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# Lucretia Johanna van Winter

Lucretia Johanna van Winter (April 15, 1785 – February 28, 1845) was a Dutch art collector.
Winter was born in Amsterdam as the oldest child of the wealthy merchant Pieter van Winter who received visitors to his art gallery that he had installed at the rear of his house Saxenburg, Keizersgracht 244. He had purchased the house for the astronomical sum of Dfl. 100,000 from Jean de Neufville. In 1800 her mother died and in 1807 her father died, leaving the collection as it then was in the family home, the portraits of which became the property of Lucretia's brother. The rest of the paintings were to be divided between Lucretia and her younger sister Anna Louisa, who would later amass her own art collection.
After her brother's marriage Lucretia bought the house Herengracht 440 in 1809. Her father's art gallery remained available for viewing at her parents’ home (now her brother's residence) and were to be split after the youngest sister Anna Louisa came of age. Anna Louisa took her portion of the collection when she married jonkheer Willem van Loon in 1815, but Lucretia had already made her first art purchases since 1810 with a view to forming her own art gallery and united her half of her father's collection with this modest collection of her own. She continued collecting in her own name until 1820, purchasing in total 71 paintings on her own. In 1822 at the age of 37 Lucretia married Hendrik Six van Hillegom (1790-1847) and the couple moved into his house at Herengracht 509-511. After that all art purchases were made in his name, but it is assumed that she remained an avid collector since there are no records of him making art purchases before his marriage.
Among the most notable of the paintings Lucretia bought herself are Vermeer's Milkmaid and The Little Street. After the death of Lucretia the collection went to her husband and on his death in 1847 it fell to their sons. In 1877 the heirs of Anna Louisa sold the Van Loon-Winter collection as a block to the Paris Rothschild family, which caused a stir in the Dutch papers (it included the Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit, among others). When Lucretia's children died her grandchildren also expected to sell the collection, but a large portion was acquired by the Rijksmuseum amidst debates about the value. They accepted an offer from the heirs for Vermeer's milkmaid plus 38 other paintings for Dfl. 750.000.
# Poompat Sapkulchananart

Poompat Sapkulchananart (Thai: ภูมิพัฒน์ ทรัพย์กุลชนนาถ; born 18 October 1983) is a badminton player from Thailand. He was the national championships in 2006, and in the same year, he represented his country at the Asian Games. In 2007, he won the Smiling Fish Asian Satellite in the men's singles event. He also help the Thai team to win gold at the 2007 Summer Universiade, and at the individual event, he won the men's singles bronze.
# Armando de Armas Romero

Armando de Armas Romero (November 27, 1914 – May 25, 1981) was a Cuban painter.
De Armas studied between 1957 and 1959 at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Havana, Cuba; but is considered a self-taught artist. Between 1930 and 1950 he worked as postal employee, construction worker and trader in Havana, Cuba. He was also a scenographer with Manolo Roig of the Teatro Martí, Havana, Cuba between 1957 and 1959.

## Individual exhibitions

* 1975 - "Exposición de Paisajes de Armando de Armas" at the Galería de La Rampa, Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba
* 1978 - "Paisajes Cubanos del Pintor Armando de Armas", at the Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, Havana, Cuba.

## Collective exhibitions

* 1972 - "III Trienal de Arte Insito (Naif)" at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
* 1972–1973 - "8 Primitive Painters", Copenhagen, Denmark; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Warsaw, Poland; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; Szépmúvészeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary; Bucharest, Romania; and Sofia, Bulgaria.
* 1976 - "Eleven Cuban Primitive Artist"; Expo de Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
* 1978 - "11 Pintores Ingenuos de Cuba" at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico
* 1982 - "Artistas Populares de Cuba" in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana

## Collections

His works can be found in the permanent collection of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Cuba.
# Joseph Scates

Joseph Scates (born February 19, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He previously played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and for the Memphis Tigers.

## Early life and high school

Scates attended high school at Dunbar. In Scates' junior season, he hauled in 37 passes for 966 yards and 20 touchdowns. Coming out of high school, Scates was rated as a four star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.

## College career
### Iowa State

In Scates' first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he totaled eight receptions for 159 yards and three touchdowns. During the 2021 season, Scates hauled in eight receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown. After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Scates decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

### Memphis

Scates decided to transfer to play for the Memphis Tigers. In week two of the 2022 season, Scates recorded a catch for a 79 yard touchdown in a win over Navy. Scates finished the 2022 season bringing in 18 receptions for 412 yards and four touchdowns in his first season with Memphis. In week eleven of the 2023 season, Scates caught the game winning touchdown versus South Florida. In Scates final collegiate season in 2023 he played in 12 games hauling in 33 receptions for 414 yards and six touchdowns.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump |
| 6 ft 2+1⁄3 in (1.89 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.55 s | 1.65 s | 2.58 s | 4.43 s | 7.07 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
| All values from Pro Day |||||||||||

### Jacksonville Jaguars

Scates signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2024. He was waived on August 25.

### Memphis Showboats

On December 6, 2024, Scates signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL).
# Pernille Nedergaard

Pernille Nedergaard (born 5 December 1967) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.
She won the European Badminton Championships in women's singles in 1990 and 1992. She also competed in the women's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pernille retired in 2002 when she was 36 and make a small comeback for Værløse club back in 2006 in domestic league. Nowadays, he is already married to Jens Glavind and had two children, working as a secretary for Peter Brixtofte, when he was the mayor of Farum.

## Achievements
### European Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1990 | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Soviet Union | Fiona Smith | 5–11, 12–11, 4–0 retired | Gold |
| 1992 | Glasgow, Scotland | Camilla Martin | 12–10, 6–11, 11–7 | Gold |
| 1994 | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Lim Xiaoqing | 1–11, 11–6, 6–11 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1986 | Denmark Open | Zheng Yuli | 4–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 1988 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kirsten Larsen | 3–11, 11–6, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 1989 | German Open | Helen Troke | 11–4, 8–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Finnish Open | Christine Gandrup | 12–10, 11–0 | Winner |
| 1990 | Dutch Open | Minarti Timur | 4–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | German Open | Camilla Martin | 12–9, 11–8 | Winner |
| 1991 | Swedish Open | Susi Susanti | 2–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 1991 | German Open | Huang Hua | 1–11, 11–6, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Finnish Open | Elena Rybkina | 11–1, 11–4 | Winner |
| 1993 | Canada Open | Camilla Martin | 5–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Finnish Open | Camilla Martin | 12–11, 11–12, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Canada Open | Meiluawati | 11–6, 11–2 | Winner |

### IBF International

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Stockholm International | Elena Rybkina | 11–2, 11–8 | Winner |
| 1989 | Scottish Open | Kirsten Larsen | 5–11, 1–11 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Nordic Championships | Catrine Bengtsson | 11–6, 8–11, 12–10 | Winner |
| 1992 | Nordic Championships | Christine Gandrup | 11–7, 9–12, 1–11 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Hamburg Cup | Mette Pedersen | 11–8, 11–1 | Winner |
| 1995 | Hamburg Cup | Mette Pedersen | 11–5, 11–5 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Scottish Open | Jon Holst-Christensen | Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson | 2–15, 11–13 | Runner-up |

### Invitation Tournament

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Copenhagen Masters | Camilla Martin | 2–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
# Lion (coin)

A Lion was a Scottish gold coin ordered to be struck in 1451 which featured a lion on one side and a depiction of St. Andrew on the other. The coin weighted the same as half an English Noble and was worth six shillings and eight pence.
# Razane Jammal

Razane Jammal (Arabic: رزان جمّال; born 7 August 1987) is a British-Lebanese actress, best known for her role as Sara in the Pan-Arab Serie Al-Thaman, Netflix Original series Paranormal, and her work in films by Kanye West, Robert Guédiguian, Marwan Hamed and Olivier Assayas. She plays Lyta Hall in the 2022 Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.

## Biography
### Early life

Razane Jammal was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Her father is British-Lebanese who was born in Nigeria. Her mother had a father born to a Turkish father and a Romanian mother who met in Lebanon. Her maternal grandmother had a Palestinian father and a French mother who met while studying in London. Her parents lived and married in Alexandria, Egypt.
She started acting in television commercials at age 15, taking part in regional campaigns in the Middle East. At age 18 she moved to London where she studied business at the King's College, and was eventually cast in her first film role in 2009 in Carlos by Olivier Assayas.

### Career

Her breakout role was in 2010's Carlos, followed by horror director Tobe Hooper's Djinn in 2012. In 2012, she was also part of the cast for Kanye West's debut short film screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Cruel Summer. In 2014 she starred with Liam Neeson in A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014). In 2015, she starred in Robert Guédiguian's Don't Tell Me The Boy Was Mad, which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She played the role of Maggie in the Netflix Original series Paranormal, based on the books by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. The series is directed by Amr Salama and Majid Al Ansari.
In May 2021, it was announced that Jammal had joined the cast of The Sandman for Netflix, based on Neil Gaiman's DC Comics graphic novel.

## Filmography

Television and film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Carlos | Lana Jarrar | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Cruel Summer | Queen | Short film; directed by Kanye West |
| 2012 | Flying Blind | Dima | Film |
| 2013 | Djinn | Salama | Film |
| 2014 | Embratoriyet Meen | Karla | Main role |
| 2014 | A Walk Among The Tombstones | Carrie Kristo | Film |
| 2015 | Saraya Abdeen | Ujeni | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad | Anahit | Film |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | Aalia Bidwee | Episodes: "Lights Don't Run on Loyalty", "Proof of Life" |
| 2017 | Bad Buzz | Salayadinya | Film |
| 2020 | Paranormal | Maggie | Main role |
| 2020 | Doubt | Iman | Main role |
| 2022 | Kira & El Gin | Emily | Main role |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Lyta Hall | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Al Thaman | Sarah | Main role |
| 2023 | Taghyeer Gaw | Gisele |
| 2024 | Al Qadar | Nour | Main role |
# Mancheng, Baoding

Mancheng District (simplified Chinese: 满城区; traditional Chinese: 滿城區; pinyin: Mànchéng Qū) is a district of west-central Hebei province, China, in the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains. It is administratively part of Baoding prefecture-level city, of which the Mancheng is a northwestern suburb.
Mancheng is the site of the Han dynasty tombs of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Sheng and his wife Dou Wan.

## Administrative divisions

There is 1 subdistrict, 5 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
Subdistricts:
* Huiyang Subdistrict (惠阳街道)
Towns:
* Mancheng (满城镇), Daceying (大册营镇), Shenxing (神星镇), Nanhancun (南韩村镇), Fangshunqiao (方顺桥镇)
Townships:
* Yujiazhuang Township (于家庄乡), Xiantai Township (贤台乡), Yaozhuang Township (要庄乡), Bailong Township (白龙乡), Shijing Township (石井乡), Tuonan Township (坨南乡), Liujiatai Township (刘家台乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Mancheng, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.7 (94.5) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.5 (104.9) | 42.2 (108.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.0 (39.2) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | −1.1 (30.0) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 0.8 (33.4) | −5.3 (22.5) | 8.4 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −16.3 (2.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | −3.4 (25.9) | −12.5 (9.5) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 5.2 (0.20) | 8.4 (0.33) | 24.3 (0.96) | 29.3 (1.15) | 67.1 (2.64) | 166.6 (6.56) | 136.6 (5.38) | 51.8 (2.04) | 25.7 (1.01) | 12.0 (0.47) | 2.1 (0.08) | 531.3 (20.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 67.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 74 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.5 | 166.8 | 212.2 | 230.1 | 251.7 | 207.5 | 167.3 | 181.2 | 191.9 | 179.7 | 154.0 | 156.5 | 2,261.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
# Tumansky R-11

The Tumansky R-11 (initially AM-11) is a Soviet Cold War-era turbojet engine.

## Design and development

The Tumansky R-11 was developed by A.A. Mikulin, Sergei Tumansky, and B.S. Stechkin as a twin-spool axial-flow high-altitude non-afterburning turbojet for Yakovlev Yak-25RV reconnaissance aircraft. This engine was the first Soviet twin-spool turbojet. It was first run in early 1956 and was later employed in some variants of the Yakovlev Yak-26 and Yakovlev Yak-27, as well as the Yak-28. The R-11's basic design was very successful and it was later developed into the Tumansky R-13 and Tumansky R-25 along with the experimental Tumansky R-21. A total of 20,900 R-11 engines were built.

## Variants

* R-11V-300 - first production version, high-altitude, non-afterburning
* R-11F-300 (R-37F) - afterburning version, entered production in 1956, used on MiG-21F, P and U.
* R-11AF-300 - improved version for Yakovlev Yak-28B, L and U.
* R-11F2-300 - new compressor, afterburner and nozzle, used on MiG-21P, PF and FL.
* R-11AF2-300 - R-11F2-300 adapted for Yakovlev Yak-28I, R and P.
* R-11F2S-300 - upgraded version for MiG-21PFM, PFS, S, U and UM, and for Sukhoi Su-15, UT and UM.
* Shenyang WP-7, Chinese license built copies of the R-11

## Applications

* Sukhoi Su-15
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
* Yakovlev Yak-25
* Yakovlev Yak-26
* Yakovlev Yak-27
* Yakovlev Yak-28

## Specifications (R-11F2S-300)
#### General characteristics

* Type: Afterburning turbojet
* Length: 4,600 mm (181.1 in)
* Diameter: 906 mm (35.7 in)
* Dry weight: 1,124 kg (2,477 lb)

#### Components

* Compressor: Axial compressor, 3-stage LP, 3-stage HP
* Turbine: one stage LP, one stage HP

#### Performance

* Maximum thrust:
* 38.7 kN (8,708 lbf) military power
* 60.6 kN (13,635 lbf) with afterburner
* Overall pressure ratio: 8.9:1
* Turbine inlet temperature: 955 °C (1,750 °F)
* Specific fuel consumption:
* 97 kg/(h·kN) (0.95 lb/(h·lbf)) at idle
* 242 kg/(h·kN) (2.37 lb/(h·lbf)) with afterburner
* Thrust-to-weight ratio: 3.51; 5.50 with afterburner.
# Menongue

Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a municipality and the capital of Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda.
Menongue is the current terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes, and also home of the small Menongue Airport.

## History

During the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Portuguese explorer.
Menongue was formerly the capital of Cuando Cubango Province, until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando and Cubango in 2024.

## Sports

FC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue.
# Nanhe, Xingtai

Nanhe District (simplified Chinese: 南和区; traditional Chinese: 南和區; pinyin: Nánhé Qū) is a district in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City.

## Administrative divisions

Nanhe District is divided into 3 towns and 5 townships.
3 towns are: Heyang (和阳镇), Jiasong (贾宋镇), Haoqiao (郝桥镇).
5 townships are: Dongsanzhao Township (东三召乡), Yanli Township (阎里乡), Heguo Township (河郭乡), Shizhao Township (史召乡), Sansi Township (三思乡).

## Climate

Climate data for Nanhe, elevation 43 m (141 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.0 (93.2) | 38.8 (101.8) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.0 (105.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | 13.7 (56.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −3.6 (25.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | 8.5 (47.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.9 (−7.4) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −11.3 (11.7) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | −15.0 (5.0) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −21.9 (−7.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) | 6.6 (0.26) | 7.9 (0.31) | 24.8 (0.98) | 40.8 (1.61) | 59.1 (2.33) | 142.2 (5.60) | 114.5 (4.51) | 47.5 (1.87) | 26.0 (1.02) | 14.4 (0.57) | 2.7 (0.11) | 488.8 (19.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 64.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.9 | 147.7 | 195.4 | 217.3 | 241.2 | 217.5 | 176.7 | 185.8 | 175.5 | 172.7 | 140.5 | 132.6 | 2,137.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
# Bulakul family

The Bulakul family (Thai: บูลกุล) is one of Thailand's first and oldest business families and is of Cantonese Chinese descent, descended from the Ma clan. It traces its origins to Ma Tong-zen (Chinese: 馬棠政, 1871–1923), an engineer who immigrated to Siam in 1888, and his son Ma Liap-khun (馬立群, 1897–1964), who adopted the Thai name Mah Bulakul (มา บูลกุล) in 1941, the surname being granted by Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram, under royal decree. Mah built his fortune from rice milling starting in the early 20th century and was part of the "Big Five" families across Asia to control rice trade, while also holding prominent political positions. The family's business holdings has since expanded under his descendants to form a conglomerate covering real estate, financial services, retail, shipping, food and beverage, and media and entertainment.
Among the family's holdings and past ventures are the Mah Boon Krong Drying and Silo Company (now MBK Group), which expanded into retail under Mah's son Sirichai Bulakul and developed Mahboonkrong Center, one of Thailand's first large-scale shopping malls; Farm Chokchai, a dairy farm and tourist attraction developed by Chokchai Bulakul, another son; and Brooker Group, a listed financial services business headed by Chan Bulakul, Mah's youngest son. The majority of the family's businesses are privately held.
# Niroshan Wijekoon

Pathmasiri Niroshan Bandara Wijekoon (born 10 February 1964) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He is the first badminton player to represent Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games. Wijekoon held the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships singles title for nine years (1983–1987 and 1989–1992).

## Family and early life

Wijekoon is the son of former Minister, MP, Ambassador and Presidential Candidate Ukku Banda Wijekoon. Wijekoon had his education at St. Thomas' College, Bandarawela and Royal College, Colombo.

## Career

Wijekoon made his debut at the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships in 1975 as an 11-year-old and went on to win 28 titles; 9 singles, 12 doubles and 7 mixed doubles. He won his first singles title in 1983. Wijekoon has represented Sri Lanka at three Asian Games and two Commonwealth Games.
In 1984, he beat Singaporean no. 1 at the Thomas Cup and was the first Sri Lankan to win a singles match in a Thomas Cup game. In 1992, Wijekoon beat the Indian No. 1 at the Portugal Open.
Wijekoon competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's singles. He lost in the first round to Hannes Fuchs, of Austria, 15-9, 15-11. In his home country he won several national championships. He also participated the World Badminton Championships in 1989 in the men's singles losing to Kim Hak-kyun of South Korea 7:15 and 7:15. In his home country, he won nine titles in the men's singles at the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships between 1983 and 1992.

## Retirement and later years

Although the grace of the younger days are fading Wijekoon has no thoughts of hanging the boots. Even now, as Director of the stock brokering firm Asia Securities he still plays in Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships, making his 32nd appearance in 2007.
At the age of 38, unseeded Wijekoon beat the bottom seeded Udaya Wanigasinghe to make a long due singles quarter finals berth. In 2007, at the age of 43, he stretched as far as the semi-finals in doubles, beating the second seed on the way.

## Achievements
### IBF International

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Portugal International | Andrey Antropov | 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
# Miss Detroit

The Miss Detroit hydroplane, piloted by Jack Beebe, won the 1915 American Power Boat Association Gold Cup on Manhasset Bay, outside of New York City.
As a result of the victory, Detroit Michigan won the right to host the Gold Cup race the following year (1916), thus thrusting the City of Detroit and the Detroit River into Gold Cup hydroplane racing and making Detroit a major venue for the sport.