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# Walter Ekblaw

Walter Elmer Ekblaw (March 10, 1882 – June 7, 1949) was an American college professor who served as geologist, ornithologist and botanist on the Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917).

## Life and career

Walter Elmer Ekblaw was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He was one of six children born to Andrew Ekblaw (1854-1923) and Ingrid (Johnson) Ekblaw (1860-1942) both of whom were Swedish immigrants. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in 1910. At the university, he was editor of the Daily Illini (1910). Together with fellow senior, Clarence Foss Williams (1886-1971), he organized the first University of Illinois homecoming on October 15, 1910. He taught at the University of Illinois from 1910 to 1913.
He subsequently became a research associate with the American Museum of Natural History. He attended Clark University where he received a Ph.D. in 1926. He served as a professor of geography at Clark University from 1924 to 1949. In 1947, he received the Order of the Polar Star from King Gustav V of Sweden for his work in promoting good relations between Sweden and the United States. He died in 1949, aged 67, and was buried at the Glen Cemetery in Ford County, Illinois.

## Crocker Land Expedition

From 1913 to 1917, he served as geologist and botanist of the Crocker Land Expedition together with Maurice Cole Tanquary of the University of Illinois who served as the zoologist. The Crocker Land Expedition, which explored northern Greenland, was organized by Arctic explorers Donald Baxter MacMillan. The expedition was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society, and the University of Illinois' Museum of Natural History. Members of the ill-fated expedition, including Ekblaw, were rescued by the ship Neptune, commanded by Robert Bartlett in 1917. On his return to the United States, Ekblaw wrote a number of papers including The importance of nivation as an erosive factor and of soil flow as a transporting agency in northern Greenland (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 4, 1918, p. 288-93), and also one on The food birds of the Smith Sound Eskimos (Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 31 (o.s.), Vol. 26 (n.s.), No. 106, 1919, pp. 1-5). Later publications dealt with The ecological relations of the polar Eskimo (Ecology, Vol. 2, 1921, pp. 132-44) and Eskimo dogs forgotten heroes (Natural History, Vol. 37,1936, pp. 173-84). Mount Ekblaw was named for him.
Journals from Maurice Tanquary, Ekblaw, Donald and Mirriam MacMillan are available online at the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives website. Digitization of materials at Bowdoin College related to the Crocker Land Expedition funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in 2016.

## Selected works

* Correlation of the Devonian System of the Rock Island Region (1912)
* Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Devonian System in Rock Island County, Illinois (1912)
* Along Unknown Shores: Narratives of Exploration in the Far North (1918)
# Taraxacum suecicum

Taraxacum suecicum is a species of plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
It is native to Northern Europe and Baltic states.
# Burrell James

Burrell S. James was a state legislator in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. His photograph was included in a montage of "Radical Republican" South Carolina state legislators.
He represented Sumter County, South Carolina. He was African American.
He married. He was one of the incorporators of the Sumter Land & Joint Stock Loan Association.
He was listed in an 1887 A.M.E. publication as involved in church work in Marion, North Carolina.
# 1986 in Norwegian television

This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 1986.

## Events

* 15 April – British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends premieres on Norwegian television on NRK making Norway the very first country outside its homeland to translate the series into a different language.
* 3 May – The 31st Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Grieghallen in Bergen. Belgium wins the contest with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by 13-year-old Sandra Kim.

## Debuts
### International

* 15 April – Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (NRK)
# Tabatière rifle

The Tabatière rifle was a breech-loading rifle of the French Army.
The Tabatière system was developed from 1864 as a way to convert numerous muzzle-loading weapons (usually Minié rifles) into breech-loading ones, in a process similar to that of the Snider-Enfield in Great Britain, Wänzl rifle in Austria, and the Springfield Model 1866 in the United States. The name "Tabatière" comes from the fact that the breech-loading mechanism looked like a snuff box.
Most of the conversion work had been accomplished by the time of the Franco-Prussian War. By July 1870, roughly 358,000 rifles had been converted, while 1.4 million muzzleloaders stayed in their original configuration.
The ammunition was a center fire cartridge closely resembling a shortened 12 gauge shotgun shell. This weapon system was recognized as ballistically inferior to the Chassepot rifle, therefore it was used by second line troops and in defensive roles.
These are commonly encountered today as "Zulu Guns", after rifles were converted into shotguns and sold cheaply in the late 1800s.

## Models

* Tabatière rifle model 1867.

## Users

* Argentina: Acquired small amounts during the Paraguayan war. A number were imported from Germany and France by Buenos Aires in 1880 along with 500.000 cartridges. Those rifles were shipped without bayonets, and were adapted to use old muzzleloader bayonets.
* France
* Qajar Iran: 30,000 captured Tabatiere rifles were purchased from Germany in 1873.

## Conflicts

* Paraguayan War (limited use)
* Argentine Civil Wars
* Franco-Prussian War
# Abram Avdalimov

Abram Borisovich Avdalimov (Russian: Абрам Борисович Авдалимов; Hebrew: ;אברם אבדלימוב September 10, 1929 – January 27, 2004) was a Soviet, Russian folk singer, stage actor and theatre director. Honored Worker of Culture of the Dagestan ASSR (1967). Co-founder of the Judeo-Tat theatre in Dagestan. He made a great contribution to the development of Dagestan culture.

## Biography

Abram Avdalimov was born in 1929 in the city of Derbent into a family of musicians and stage actors. His grandfather Shamay played the viola, and his father Baaz Avdalimov worked in the theater of folk art.
During his childhood, Abram Avdalimov began to get involved in singing, performing on the stage of the Judeo-Tat theatre. Participated in the folklore festival in the city of Moscow.
In 1960, Abram Avdalimov got a job at the Judeo-Tat theatre as a stage actor. In 1967, he was awarded the title "Honored Worker of Culture of the Dagestan ASSR".
Abram Avdalimov graduated in absentia from the directing faculty of the Derbent School of Music named after A. B. Avdalimov. During his studies, he performed and worked as a director of the Judeo-Tat theatre.
Abram Avdalimov's repertoire included more than twenty performances. He staged various plays; (ru:«Увядшие цветы») - "Withered flowers", (ru:«Пери-Ханум») - "Peri-Khanum", (ru:«Ашуг-Гариб») - "Ashug Garib" and (ru:«Лейла») - "Leila", about a revolutionary who fought against capitalism.
Abram Avdalimov the author of two plays; (ru:«Я буду ждать») - "I'll be waiting" and (ru:«Он не виноват») - "It's not his fault".
In 1985, Abram Avdalimov received a diploma for performing at the "All-Union Review of Amateur Artistic Creativity", on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia.
Abram Avdalimov died on January 27, 2004, in Derbent.
On August 2, 2017, a memorial plaque in honor of Abram Avdalimov was unveiled and renamed in his honor a street in Derbent where he lived.
# Glen Joseph

Glen Robinson (born 2 November 1984 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England) is an English Actor, Director, Musician and Broadcaster.

## Career

Joseph trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating with first class honours in 2007. He won the Sir John Gielgud Award for Musical Theatre in 2008.
Joseph spent the majority of his Acting career touring the World playing the titular role of Buddy Holly in Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. as well as playing the role in the revival of the show in London’s West End.

## Wrestling

Joseph was one of three owners of PROGRESS Wrestling, a professional wrestling company based in London. He was also the lead commentator for the company, and Executive Producer. The company was formed by Jim Smallman and Jon Briley in March 2012, with Joseph joining them in May of that year. In 2020, Joseph and co-owner Smallman stepped away from the company to focus on their expanding roles at WWE .
Joseph works for WWE as a producer and as part of the European Talent Development team for their NXT UK brand.

## Music

In 2014 Joseph released his debut EP, Under Nashville Skies, which reached the top ten of the iTunes country music chart upon its release.

## Filmography
### Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008-17 | Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly |
| 2008 | Footloose | Chuck Cranston |
| 2010-12 | Dreamboats and Petticoats | Eric |
| 2015 | To Sleep | Director |
| 2016 | Dick Whittington | Director |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Goal III: Taking on the World | | |
# Order of Ivory Merit

The Order of Ivory Merit (Ordre du Mérite Ivoirien) is the second highest honorary order of the Ivory Coast created in 1970, and is intended to reward distinguished merits acquired in a public, civil, military or private function.

## History

The Order was established on 11 September 1970, replacing the Medal of National Merit. The President of the Republic is Grand Master of the Order.

## Grades

The order does have five levels, of which 3 grades and 2 dignities:
* Three grades:
** Chevalier (Knight): badge worn on left breast suspended from ribbon.
** Officier (Officer): badge worn on left breast suspended from a ribbon with a rosette.
** Commandeur (Commander): badge around neck suspended from ribbon necklet.
* Two dignities:
** Grand officier (Grand Officer): badge worn on left breast suspended from a ribbon, with star displayed on right breast.
** Grand-croix (Grand Cross): the highest level; badge affixed to sash worn over the right shoulder, with star displayed on left breast.

## Insignia

The badge of the order is a five-pointed green star that is placed on an inverted five-pointed white star. The obverse central disc of the badge is a gold medallion that features an elephant in the middle with two palm branches on both sides. The disc is surrounded by a red enamel ring with the motto "IVOIRIAN MERIT" in French (MÉRITE IVOIRIEN). There is an elevation in the form of two golden palm leaves with white veins.
The star of the Order has long golden or silver rays and no laurel wreath. The badge is placed in the middle of the star.
The ribbon is yellow with a wide green center line and narrower side stripes.
Ribbon bars of the Order of Ivory Merit :
| Grand Cross | Grand Officer | Commander | Officer | Knight |
# Ville Tikkanen (footballer)

Ville Tikkanen (born 8 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki, as a centre back.

## Club career

Born in Oulu, Tikkanen played in the youth sectors of Tervarit and OLS, before moving to SJK in Seinäjoki in 2017, and signing a three-year deal.
On 30 October 2023, the club exercised their option to keep Tikkanen in SJK for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. On 27 March 2024, Tikkanen was named the captain of his team.
After being linked with Scottish club St. Johnstone, on 18 November 2024, Tikkanen signed with HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal.

## International career

After representing Finland at youth international levels, Tikkanen received his first call-up to the Finland national team on 12 March 2025 by the head coach Jacob Friis, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Malta and Lithuania.

## Career statistics

    As of 17 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Finnish Cup | Finnish Cup | Finnish League Cup | Finnish League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| SJK Akatemia | 2017 | Kolmonen | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2018 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2020 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | Total | Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | Total | Total | 131 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 4 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 163 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 5 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
# 2001 in Belgian television

This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2001.

## Events

* 14 April - Singer Sam Gooris wins the first season of Big Brother VIPs.
* 16 December - Ellen Dufour wins the second season of Big Brother.

## Television shows
### 1990s

* Samson en Gert (1990–present)
* Familie (1991–present)
* Wittekerke (1993-2008)
* Thuis (1995–present)
* Wie wordt multimiljonair? (1999-2002)
* Wizzy & Woppy (1999-2007)

### 2000s

* Big & Betsy (2000-2003)
* Big Brother (2000-2007)

## Networks and services
### Launches
### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| YoungTV | AB3 | Cable and satellite | 6 October | | |
# Irvine, Kentucky

Irvine (locally /ˈɜːrvən, ˈɜːrvaɪn/) is a home rule-class city in Estill County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. Its population was 2,715 at the time of the 2010 census.

## Geography

Irvine is located in the center of Estill County at 37°41′49″N 83°58′1″W﻿ / ﻿37.69694°N 83.96694°W﻿ / 37.69694; -83.96694 (37.696835, -83.966895). The city limits are on the northeast side of the Kentucky River, and the city is bordered by Ravenna to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Irvine has a total area of 1.49 square miles (3.85 km$^2$), of which 1.41 square miles (3.65 km$^2$) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.20 km$^2$), or 5.13%, is water.

## History

Gen. Green Clay established the town of Irvine on 20.5 acres (8.3 ha) of his land on January 28, 1812, four years after Estill County was separated from Madison County. It was named for Col. William Irvine, a pioneer settler of Madison County. The post office was established in 1813, and the city was incorporated by the state legislature in 1849.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,843 people, 1,259 households, and 793 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,871.7/sq mi (722.7/km$^2$). There were 1,409 housing units at an average density of 927.6/sq mi (358.1/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the city was 99.26% White, 0.04% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.04% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 1,259 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82.
22.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,286, and the median income for a family was $25,046. Males had a median income of $28,988 versus $17,194 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,075. About 20.9% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

## Economy

Major employers include Carhartt. Mercy Health Partners operates Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine.

## Notable people

* Harry Dean Stanton – American actor (1926–2017)

## Education

Irvine has a lending library, the Estill County Public Library.
# Langney Wanderers F.C.

Langney Wanderers Football Club were a football club based in the Langney district of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. They groundshared at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane.

## History

The club was established in 2010 and joined the Lewes Sunday League. In 2012 they applied for membership of the East Sussex League, gaining entry to the Premier Division for the 2012–13 season. The club were Premier Division champions at the first attempt, winning 17 of their 18 league matches, and were promoted to Division Three of the Sussex County League.
Langney were Division Three champions the following season, but were unable to be promoted to Division Two as their ground did not have floodlights. However, after finishing third in Division Three in 2014–15 the club were promoted after planning permission was secured for floodlights.
In 2015 the Sussex County League was renamed the Southern Combination, with Division Two becoming Division One. The 2016–17 season saw Langney win the Division One Cup, beating Southwick 3–0 in the final. In the following season the club achieved promotion to the Premier Division with five games to spare.
In March 2021 the club announced they would fold due to financial issues.

## Ground

The club initially played at Shinewater Lane, the former ground of Shinewater Association. Due to problems with the pitch, they played at Eastbourne United Association's Oval ground during the 2016–17 season, before moving to Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane ground for the 2017–18 season.

## Management history

| Name | From | To | Time in charge |
| Dave Shearing | July 2013 | | |
| Kenny McCreadie | | 13 October 2016 | |
| Andy Goodchild | 1 November 2016 | 9 October 2018 | 1 year, 342 days |
| Kenny McCreadie | 10 October 2018 | 20 August 2019 | 314 days |
| Simon Colbran | 21 August 2019 | 23 July 2020 | 337 days |
| Alex Walsh | 27 July 2020 | 25 October 2020 | 90 days |
| Simon Colbran | 25 October 2020 | 31 March 2021 | 157 days |

## Honours

* Southern Combination
** Division Three champions 2013–14
** Division One Cup winners 2016–17
* East Sussex League
** Premier Division champions 2012–13

## Records

* Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2020–21
* Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18, 2020–21
# Five Christmas Songs

The Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1897 to 1913 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

## Constituent songs

Ordered by catalogue, the Op. 1 songs are as follows:
* "Nu står jul vid snöig port" ("Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate"), Op. 1/1 (1913); text by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius
* "Nu så kommer julen" ("Now Is Christmas Coming"), Op. 1/2 (1913); text by Topelius
* "Det mörknar ute" ("Outside It is Growing Dark"), Op. 1/3 (1897); text by Topelius
* "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" ("Give Me No Splendor, Gold or Pomp"), Op. 1/4 (1909); text by Topelius
* "On hanget korkeat, nietokset" ("High are the Snowdrif"), Op. 1/5 (1901); text by the Finnish poet Wilkku Joukahainen

### Arrangements of Nos. 4–5

Sibelius made several arrangements of "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt": for male choir a cappella in 1935; for voice and female choir a cappella in 1942; for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942; and for children's choir and organ in 1954. Moreover, he also made several arrangements of "On hanget korkeat, nietokset": for two voices and piano in 1903–1905; and for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942.
# 2004 in Norwegian television

This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2004.

## Events

* 14 May - Kjartan Salvesen wins the second series of Idol. His debut single, "Standing Tall" reaches number one in the VG-lista three weeks later.

## Debuts
### International

* January - Tractor Tom (TV 2)

## Television shows
### 2000s

* Idol (2003-2007, 2011–present)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date |
| TV2 Xtra | Cable television | 24 January |
| Viasat Sport 3 | Cable television | 1 February |
| Canal+ Film 2 | Cable television | 1 May |
| Canal+ Sport | Cable television | 1 May |
| Showtime Scandinavia | Cable television | 30 September |
| Viasat History | Cable television | 1 November |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| [] | | Cable and satellite | | | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
| [] | Cable and satellite | | | |
# 1984 in Swedish television

This is a list of Swedish television related events from 1984.

## Events

* 5 May - Sweden wins the 29th Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The winning song is "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", performed by Herreys.
* 9 July – Miss Sweden 1984 Yvonne Riding is crowned as Miss Universe in Miami, USA, in the XXXIII edition.

## Television shows

* 1–24 December - Julstrul med Staffan & Bengt
# 2008 in Belgian television

This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2008.

## Events

* 9 March - Ishtar are selected to represent Belgium at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "O Julissi". They are selected to be the fiftieth Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong held at the VRT Studios in Schelle.
* 4 June - Sara actor Antony Arandia and his partner Leila Akcelik win the third season of Sterren op de Dansvloer.
* 17 December - Dirk De Smet wins the second and final season of X Factor.

## Television shows
### 1990s

* Samson en Gert (1990–present)
* Familie (1991–present)
* Thuis (1995–present)

### 2000s

* Idool (2003-2011)
* Mega Mindy (2006–present)
* Sterren op de Dansvloer (2006–2013)

## Ending this year

* Wittekerke (1993-2008)
* X Factor (2005-2008)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| KAANALTWEE | 2BE | Cable and satellite | Unknown | | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
# 2002 in Norwegian television

This is a list of Norwegian television related events from 2002.

## Events

* January – The channel Viasat Explore launches.
* 2 June – Veronica Agnes Roso wins the second series of Big Brother Norway.
* Unknown – Ronny Inderberg, performing as Garth Brooks wins the sixth and final series of Stjerner i sikte.

## Television shows
### 2000s

* Big Brother Norway (2001–2003, 2011)

## Ending this year

* Stjerner i sikte (1996–2002)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
| Viasat Explorer | Cable television | January | | |
| ZTV Norway | Cable television | 1 January | | |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| [] | | Cable and satellite | | | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
| Metropol TV | Cable and satellite | 27 February | | |