OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Seal finger

Seal finger, also known as sealer's finger and spekkfinger (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), is an infection that afflicts the fingers of seal hunters and other people who handle seals, as a result of bites or contact with exposed seal bones; it has also been contracted by exposure to untreated seal pelts. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology defines it as "a finger infection associated with bites, cuts, or scratches contaminated by the mouths, blood, or blubber of certain marine mammals".
Seal finger was first described scientifically in 1907. It can cause cellulitis, joint inflammation, and swelling of the bone marrow; untreated, the course of "seal finger" is slow and often results in a thickened, contracted joint. Historically, seal finger was treated by amputation of the affected digits once they became unusable. Ariana Bindman, for SFGATE in 2023, reported that "for hundreds of years, fishers long feared contracting" it due to amputation. In the present day, seal finger is more commonly an "affliction among biologists, veterinarians and scuba divers".
The precise nature of the organism responsible for seal finger is unknown, as it has resisted culturing because most cases are promptly treated with antibiotics. However, as seal finger can be treated with tetracycline or similar antibiotics, the causative organism is most likely bacterial. In 1991, there was the first reported association of Mycoplasma with seal finger following a trainer sustaining a seal bite at the New England Aquarium. In 1998, Baker, Ruoff, and Madoff showed that the organism is most likely a species of Mycoplasma called Mycoplasma phocacerebrale. This Mycoplasma was isolated in an epidemic of seal disease occurring in the Baltic Sea.
# Tom McMakin

Tom McMakin (born 1961) is an American business executive and author. He is the chief executive officer of Profitable Ideas Exchange (PIE), a business development consulting firm.

## Career

McMakin attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating in 1984.
McMakin was a two-time Peace Corps Volunteer, serving in the Boyo region of Cameroon and in Estonia. Upon return to the United States, he worked as newsletter editor and later COO of Great Harvest Bread Company. He parlayed this success into a career as an author and business development consultant, co-founding the Orchard Holdings Group, an investment group focused on mid-sized privately held companies, and serving as the chief executive officer of Profitable Ideas Exchange (PIE), a consultancy that helps professional service firms with their business development.
McMakin lives in Montana with his wife, Mary. They have two children, Valerie and Wilson.

## Books

* Bread and Butter: What A Bunch of Bakers Taught Me About Business and Happiness (St. Martins Press, 2001)
* How Clients Buy: A Practical Guide to Business Development for Consulting and Professional Services (Wiley, 2018)
* Never Say Sell: How The World’s Best Consulting and Professional Firms Expand Client Relationships (Wiley, 2021)
# William Carroll

William Carroll may refer to:
* William Carroll (Tennessee politician) (1788–1844), Major-general of Tennessee state militia, Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812); six-term Governor of Tennessee
* William Carroll (Australian politician) (1872–1936), Australian Senator
* William A. Carroll (1876–1928), American silent film actor
* William D. Carroll (1880–1955), member of the Wisconsin State Senate, 1931–1935
* William F. Carroll (1877–1964), lawyer, judge, and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
* William G. Carroll (1893–1969), American politician
* William Henry Carroll (1810–1868), Confederate general, American Civil War; son of Governor Carroll
* William K. Carroll (born 1952), professor of sociology
* William T. Carroll (1902–1992), American politician and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
* William "Billy", Carroll (1960–1976), victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy
* Will Carroll (born 1970), author
* Bill Carroll (broadcaster) (born 1959), Canadian broadcast personality
* Bill Carroll (coach) (?–2009), pole vaulter and athletics coach at the University of Oklahoma
* Bill Carroll (musician) (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, record producer, bassist and guitarist
* Bill Carroll (rower), former New Zealand rower
* Billy Carroll (born 1959), Canadian former ice hockey player
# Marshall Cropper

Marshall Joseph Cropper (born April 1, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
# Warren Goodhind

Warren Goodhind (born 16 August 1977) is a South African football coach and former professional player. He is currently assistant manager at Combined Counties Premier Division club Southall.
He played as a right back. Active primarily in England, Goodhind made over 200 appearances in the Football League for four clubs between 1996 and 2007, before beginning his non-League football career, retiring in 2012.

## Career

Born in Johannesburg, Goodhind began his career with Barnet. He also played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Rochdale and Oxford United, before playing non-League football with a number of clubs including Ebbsfleet United and Harrow Borough, before spending three years with Eastleigh. Goodhind left Eastleigh in 2011, and after a spell with Hemel Hempstead Town, signed for Thurrock in December 2011.

## Honours

Cambridge United
* Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001–02
# There's Life in the Old Dog Yet

There's Life in the Old Dog Yet is an album by Ronnie Drew, released in 2006.
Produced by Phil Coulter, who wrote the title track, Drew recorded this album of songs about growing old shortly before being diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006, an irony which was commented on a few months later by both men on The Late Late Show. The album contains many oldies or standards, with the predominant theme of the album being old age and death. Even the traditionally upbeat singalong "The Wild Rover" has been transformed here into a lament. Whereas in the traditional version, the singer is saying he "will play the wild rover no more", this is his own choice; but in the version here, the reason is thar he is no longer able. Not all the songs are downbeat and mournful. The title track is optimistic and "Wait Till The Clouds Roll By" is optimistic also: "Jenny, we'll be together / Just wait 'til the clouds roll by."

## Track listing

* "There's Life in the Old Dog Yet"
* "September Song"
* "If I Had My Life to Live Over"
* "The Wild Rover"
* "Macushla"
* "It Was a Very Good Year"
* "A Pint of Plain"
* "Irene Goodnight"
* "The Old House"
* "Wait Till the Clouds Roll By"
* "Love's Old Sweet Song"
* "Hard Times"
* This 2000s folk album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
* v
* t
* e
# Richard A. Couto

Richard Anthony Couto (December 31, 1941 – February 25, 2017) was a teacher, political science professor and author as well as a proponent of service learning.
Couto grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. from Marist College, an M.A. from Boston College and a Phd from the University of Kentucky.
The Tobias Leadership Center at Indiana University interviewed Couto in 2016.
He became a father by marriage and had a daughter with his wife Patricia.
He received several fellowships and awards for his work.

## Writings

* Poverty, Politics, and Health Care; The Experience of One Appalachian County University of Kentucky (1973)
* "Failing Health and New Prescriptions; Community-based Approaches to Environmental Health Risks" (1984)
* "Participatory Research: Methodology and Critique" (1987)
* Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round; The Pursuit of Racial Justice in the Rural South Temple University Press (1991)
* "Beyond Distress; New Measures of Economic Need in Appalachia" (1992)
* Lifting the Veil; A Political History of Struggles for Emancipation University of Tennessee Press (1993)
* Making Democracy Work Better; Mediating Structures, Social Capital, and the Democratic Prospect with Catherine S. Guthrie (1999)
* An American Challenge: A Report on Economic Trends and Social Issues in Appalachia Kendall Hunt Pub Co. (1994)
* To Give Their Gifts: Health, Community, and Democracy Vanderbilt University Press (2002) with Stephanie C. Eken
* Reflections on Leadership, editor, University Press Of America (2007)
* Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook (2010)
# The Eddie Bracken Show

The Eddie Bracken Show is an American old-time radio situation comedy. It was broadcast on NBC from January 28, 1945, to May 27, 1945, and on CBS from September 29, 1946, to March 23, 1947.

## Format

Eddie Bracken played himself in this situation comedy. Radio historian John Dunning described Bracken's role as that of "the same sad bumpkin of his hit films, the eternal helper who always managed to leave a situation more muddled than he found it." Vincent Terrace, in Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows, wrote: "Eddie Bracken is a well-intentioned young man with one serious drawback: He is calamity prone and his efforts to undo the chaotic situation he creates by trying to help others is the focal point of the stories."

## Characters and Cast

In addition to Bracken, characters in the program and the actors who portrayed them included Ann Rutherford as Connie Monahan (Bracken's girlfriend), William Demarest as Connie's father, Janet Waldo as another girlfriend, and Jim Bannon as the narrator. Those in supporting roles included Cathy Lewis, Wally Maher, Edwin Cooper, Irene Ryan, Jack Morton, Alan Bridge, Ruth Perrott, and Clem McCarthy. John Wald was the announcer on the NBC broadcasts, and Jimmy Wallington had that role on those on CBS. Music was by Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.
Nat Wolff was the show's director. Robert Riley Crutcher wrote for the NBC version, and George Hope wrote for the one on CBS. Mann Holiner was the producer.

## Sponsors

The NBC version was sponsored by Standard Brands, and Texaco sponsored the episodes on CBS.
# The Falcon (radio series)

The Falcon radio series premiered on the Blue Network on April 10, 1943, continuing on NBC and Mutual until November 27, 1954. Some 70 episodes were produced.

## Background

"Drexel Drake" (a pseudonym of Charles H. Huff) created Michael Waring, alias the Falcon, a free-lance investigator and troubleshooter, in his 1936 novel, The Falcon's Prey. It was followed by two more novels (The Falcon Cuts In, 1937 and The Falcon Meets a Lady, 1938) and a 1938 short story. In 1941, RKO Radio Pictures launched a Falcon movie series, but that was based on a different character (Gay Lawrence) by a different author (Michael Arlen). Only the popularity of the film series prompted the radio series; the film and radio series were otherwise unrelated. The radio series was based on the Drexel Drake character. No explanation for the nickname was ever mentioned in any of the dramatizations.
The Michael Waring Falcon was also the hero in three late 1940s movies starring John Calvert, and a television series starring Charles McGraw.

## Characters and story

Like the Falcon film series, the radio plots mixed danger, romance and comedy in equal parts. Each show began with a telephone ringing and Michael Waring, the Falcon, answering the phone. Speaking with a woman whose voice was never heard, Waring would explain that he had an urgent situation in which he had to deal with criminals. This led into the standard opening, followed by the week's tale of adventure. Often, incompetent police were unable to solve the mysteries without his help.

## Actors

The program's characters and the actors who played them are indicated in the table below.
| Character | Actor |
| The Falcon (Michael Waring) | Berry Kroeger (1943) James Meighan (1945–47) Les Tremayne (1947–1950) Les Damon (1950–1953) George Petrie (1953–1954) |
| Nancy | Joan Banks Elspeth Eric Joan Alexander |
| Sergeant Johnny Gleason | Mandel Kramer |
| Sergeant Corbett | Ken Lynch |
Source (except for years): Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows
Those heard in supporting roles included Robert Dryden, Ethel Everett and Everett Sloane. Russ Dunbar and Ed Herlihy were the announcers. The organist was Bob Hamilton, with Emerson Buckley and Harry Sosnik as orchestra leaders. Bernarld L. Schubert was the producer.

## Schedule

Adventures of the Falcon was broadcast on Mutual on Sundays at 7 p.m. Eastern Time until May 7, 1950, when it was moved to NBC in the same time slot. NBC made that change because the program had been more successful against Jack Benny's show than any other radio competitors.
# The Frightened

The Frightened was an American radio program broadcast in the late 1950s.
During 1956 Lyle Kenyon Engel put together a package of two radio shows and four magazines. The shows were American Agent, a spy drama, and The Frightened, narrated by Boris Karloff; the magazines included Tales of the Frightened, a tie in to the radio show.
The publisher, Republic Features Syndicate, went out of business in late 1957.
# Rhododendron fauriei

Rhododendron fauriei is a rhododendron species native to Japan and Korea. Its flower's colors are light red to white.
# The Gayle King Show

The Gayle King Show is the name of several programs which have been hosted by Gayle King, friend and business associate of Oprah Winfrey.

## Syndicated program

The first show to be called The Gayle King Show was a half-hour syndicated television show which lasted one season, running from 1997 to 1998.

## Radio and OWN program

In September 2006, King began hosting a new program on Winfrey's XM Satellite Radio channel, which was also broadcast online; the show later moved to syndication on Westwood One. On January 3, 2011, King began hosting an hour-long daily televised version of the radio show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
On November 10, 2011, King secured a deal with CBS to co-host the second incarnation CBS This Morning, the replacement of The Early Show, beginning on January 9, 2012. As a result, The Gayle King Show ended on November 17, 2011.
# The Jack Smith Show

The Jack Smith Show was a radio program of popular music in the United States. It was broadcast on CBS Aug. 21, 1945-Dec. 26, 1952. It first originated from New York, but production was moved to Hollywood in 1948 to allow more opportunities for Smith to work in movies.

## Format

Starring Smilin' Jack Smith (not to be confused with Whispering Jack Smith, who was also featured on musical programs on radio), The Jack Smith Show offered light music that was "more or less contrary to the crooning style that was popular during the time." One newspaper article described the program as "a fast moving musical mélange that puts the accent on informality and music."

## Personnel

In addition to its star, The Jack Smith Show featured other singers as co-stars. At various times during the show's run they included Eugenie Baird, Dinah Shore, Ginny Simms, Martha Tilton, the Clark Sisters and Margaret Whiting. The program also featured guests, including Dorothy Shay, Kay Starr, Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Raye and The Pied Pipers.
Musical accompaniment was by Earl Sheldon and his orchestra and Herman Chittison Don Hancock was the announcer. William Brennan was the director.
# The Jane Pickens Show

The Jane Pickens Show is the title of an American television series which aired in 1954 on ABC and a radio program broadcast on NBC from 1948 to 1949 and again from 1951 to 1957.

## TV series

It was a music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot, and starred popular radio singer Jane Pickens. Music programs aired in 15-minute time-slots were a common type of show on the then-"Big 4" U.S. networks, with many popular singers such as Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, Perry Como etc. doing such series. They typically ran for 12–13 minutes excluding the ads, and many accompanied the evening news, which in those days was also 15-minutes.

### Episode status

Four episodes are held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

## Radio

The Jane Pickens Show began on NBC radio on June 29, 1948, as a summer program. It returned on October 24, 1948, running until March 20, 1949, and returned again on July 4, 1949, ending on August 22, 1949. A longer run began on February 5, 1951, and continued until June 12, 1955. The show's final radio run (also known as Pickens Party) began on December 3, 1955, and ended on April 13, 1957.
Besides Pickens, Jack Kilty was heard regularly on the show in 1948 and Bob Houston was a regular in 1949. Robert Warren was the announcer in 1948. Norman Cloutier led the orchestra in 1948–49. Edwin L. Dunham was the program's director.

### Critical response

The trade publication Variety described the premiere of the 1948 series as "a pleasant, unpretentious newcomer to radio" and complimented the singing of Pickens and Kilty.
# The Lone Ranger (2003 film)

The Lone Ranger is a 2003 American western action television film. It was an attempt by The WB to revive the Lone Ranger franchise for a new generation. The character first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show's writer. The radio series proved to be a hit and spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several movies.
The film, intended as a pilot for a new television series, stars Chad Michael Murray as the Lone Ranger (the name of the Ranger's secret identity was changed from "John Reid" to "Luke Hartman") and Nathaniel Arcand as his Native American companion Tonto.

## Plot

This version takes a look at the character in the years before he became a legend. It all begins with the introduction of Luke Hartman, a 20-year-old Boston law student who witnesses the murder of his brother, a Texas Ranger. He himself is wounded in the midst of the chaos, but is rescued by the Apache Tonto, and subsequently becomes smitten with Tonto's sister Alope. He then devotes his life to avenging the death of his brother and fighting injustice, and in the process becoming a worldwide legend.

## Cast

* Chad Michael Murray as The Lone Ranger / Luke Hartman
* Nathaniel Arcand as Tonto
* Anita Brown as Alope
* Fay Masterson as Grace Hartman
* Sebastian Spence as Harmon Hartman
* Wes Studi as Kulakinah
* Bradford Tatum as Tryon
* Jeffrey Nordling as James Landry
* Lauren German as Emily Landry
* Tod Thawley as Tera
* Gil Birmingham as One Horn
* Paul Schulze as Sheriff Landry
* Mike Weinberg as Harmon Jr.

## Critical reception

The show was met with mixed reviews, criticizing the changes to the characters, comedy and soundtrack, and the pilot didn't get picked up for a full series.
# The National Farm and Home Hour

The National Farm and Home Hour was a variety show that was broadcast in various formats from 1928 to 1958. Aimed at listeners in rural America, it was known as "the farmer's bulletin board" and was produced by the United States Department of Agriculture with contributions from, and the cooperation of, various farm organizations (among them the American Farm Bureau, 4-H Club, Farmers Union, Future Farmers of America and the National Grange). Raymond Edward Johnson, and later Don Ameche, appeared in dramatic sketches in the role of the Forest Ranger.
With live coverage of livestock expositions, harvest festivals and "the most spectacular happenings in agricultural America," the program offered tips to farmers, music and news, plus advice from agencies and government officials.
The series first aired on Pittsburgh's KDKA (1928–29), moving to the Blue Network (later ABC) from September 30, 1929, to March 17, 1945. Originating from WMAQ in Chicago, it was usually heard Monday through Saturday at 12:30 EST. Under the sponsorship of Allis-Chalmers, it continued on NBC as a 30-minute show on Saturdays at noon EST from September 15, 1945 to January 25, 1958; in its final three years (1955–58), it would be incorporated into the Saturday lineup of NBC's weekend anthology Monitor.
Host Everett Mitchell opened each broadcast with his trademark line, "It's a beautiful day in Chicago!", which became a familiar catch phrase. He began using the introduction on May 14, 1932.
# The Next Big Thing (radio series)

The Next Big Thing was a radio series produced at WNYC in New York City, and syndicated nationally in the U.S. by Public Radio International. It was offered nationally after the success of PRI's Chicago-based This American Life, which it somewhat resembles; one distinction is that TNBT is more likely to be given over to one documentary or radio drama segment per episode. This show is no longer airing on WNYC, where it began in 1999 and transmitted its last episode in January, 2006. Archives are still available on the WNYC website.
# Aleksandras Plechavičius

Aleksandras Plechavičius (Polish: Aleksander Plechowicz) (1 June 1897 – 6 May 1942) was a Lithuanian military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and then the Lithuanian Army. In the service of Lithuania, he rose to the rank of colonel in the interwar period. He was a younger brother to the more famous Lithuanian military officer and later statesman Povilas Plechavičius.

## Early life

Aleksandras Plechavičius was born on 1 June 1897, in Bukančiai [lt] farmstead in the Židikai District to the Lithuanian farmer Ignas Plechavičius. His mother was the Lithuanian noblewoman Konstancija Bukontaitė. Aleksandras had ten siblings. He studied at the Mitau Gymnasium.

## Active military service

Aleksandras Plechavičius was mobilised to the Imperial Russian Army in 1914. Together with his elder brother Povilas, he completed the Cossack Cavalry School in Orenburg [ru]. While fighting against the Germans and the Ottomans, he was injured twice. In 1917, he was promoted to the commander of his cavalry squadron.
He returned from the front with his brother Povilas to Lithuania in July 1918. In November 1918, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Lithuanian Army. From December 1918 to February 1919 he actively participated in the fighting against the invading Bolsheviks with partisans in the areas of Seda, Telšiai and Akmenė. On 7 February 1919, he was designated the commander of the headquarter company (komendantūra) of Seda–Mažeikiai and was its commandant's deputy. A few months later, in July, he was the commandant of Utena and organised the headquarters of the district and town.
In December 1919, he became the 5th Infantry Regiment's commandant. In September and October 1920, he participated in fighting against the attacking Polish Army. After the fighting, in November 1920 he was transferred to the 2nd Uhlan Regiment. In December, he became the commander of a squadron and from July 1921, the deputy of the colonel. Then, in December 1921, he was the chairman of the regiment's court.

## Later life

He finished the Higher Officers' Courses in 1923. Three years later, he was the colonel of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment, and a year later, the commander. In 1929, he was sent to train with the Reichswehr. In 1933, he retired and became a farmer.
After the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania in June 1940, he was arrested by the NKVD on 13 July 1940. He was brutally interrogated in the prison of Raseiniai, and in July 1941 was deported to the Sol Iletsky in the Chkalov Oblast and in October to Petropavl. His younger brother Kazimieras (born in 1909) was deported together with him. Plechavičius died in prison in May 1942.

## Awards

He was awarded the following orders:
* Order of the Cross of Vytis, 5th class (1927)
* Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 3rd class (1928)
* Order of Vytautas the Great, 3rd class (1933)

## Memory

There is a statue dedicated to Aleksandras Plechavičius in the Kalniškiai village of the Stalgėnai eldership.