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# Character piece

A character piece is a musical composition which is expressive of a specific mood or non-musical idea.

## History

The first appearance of the term "character piece" is in the avertissement (preface) to Marin Marais's fifth book of viola da gamba music published in 1725. He writes that pièces de caractère are now received favorably by the public, so he has decided to insert many of them. Marais's pieces such as "La Petite Badinage" and "Dialogue" have descriptive, literary titles, as opposed to the ordinary titles of stylized dances such as the allemande and courante.
In German, the term Charakterstück was originally used to denote a broad range of 19th-century piano music based on a single idea or program, although attempts to use musical effects to describe nonmusical subjects are “probably as old as music itself.”
Character pieces are a staple of Romantic music, and are essential to that movement's interest in the evocation of particular moods or moments. What distinguishes character pieces is the specificity of the idea they invoke. Along with invoking these ideas, composers such as Robert Schumann use romantic irony to enhance the depth of their works, creating powerful illusions, “[Music] is an evidently art which lifts mankind above life”. Some of these illusions through romantic irony are broken, “this technique exposes an illusion the view that the composition in question came into existence purely spontaneously”, adding color and individuality into the classical mainstream. Many character pieces are composed in ternary form, but that form is not universal in the genre. A common feature is a title expressive of the character intended, such as Stephen Heller's Voyage autour de ma chambre ("Voyage around my room"), an early example of the genre, or Bruckner's Abendklänge ("Evening harmonies"). Many character pieces have titles based on literature (Schumann's Kreisleriana, 1838) or personal experiences (Schumann's Kinderszenen, 1838). Other character pieces have titles suggesting brevity and singularity of concept, such as Beethoven's Bagatelles, or Debussy's Préludes, or casual construction: the title Impromptu is common. Many 19th-century nocturnes and intermezzi are character pieces as well, including those of Chopin and Brahms, respectively.
Large sets of many individual character pieces, intended to be played as a single piece of music, were not uncommon; Schumann's many works of this form (including Kreisleriana and Carnaval) are the best known examples. In the late 19th and twentieth centuries, as piano music became ambitious and larger in scale, the scope of what a character piece could reference grew as well. The New Grove cites Smetana's "Festival of the Gypsy Peasants" and Sibelius's "The Oarsman" as examples of this later trend.
# Arts Council (Ireland)

The Arts Council (sometimes called the Arts Council of Ireland; legally Irish: An Chomhairle Ealaíon) is the independent "Irish government agency for developing the arts".

## About

It was established in 1951 by the government of Ireland, to encourage interest in Irish art (including visual art, music, performance, and literature) and to channel funding from the state to Irish artists and arts organisations. This includes encouragement of traditional Irish arts, support for contemporary Irish arts, and finance for international arts events in Ireland. The council was modelled on the Arts Council of Great Britain, founded in 1946, and works closely with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, formed by the British government in Northern Ireland in 1962 to fulfil a similar role.
The Arts Council is an agency of the Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport. It is the main distributor of funding to artists and arts organisations in Ireland and also serves to advise the government on the arts. It also funds the artists' organization Aosdána. They support architecture, dance, drama, film, literature, music, opera, community arts, street arts and spectacle, visual arts and other multidisciplinary projects.
In 2011, the Council launched Culture Fox, an app and "online guide to Irish cultural events". The project was phased out in 2018.
In 2023, for the 3rd year in a row, the Arts Council received €130 million in funding from the Irish government.
Maureen Kennelly was appointed as director in 2020.

## International policy

The Arts Council of Ireland is the official Cultural Contact Point between the EU Commission's Cultural Programme and Ireland.
The Arts Council of Ireland is a founding member of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies.
Visual Artists Ireland, the all-Ireland non-governmental organisation representing Irish artists nationally and internationally, is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

## Members

The arts council consists of 12 members and a chair, each appointed for a five-year term by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
* Maura McGrath - Chair
* Fearghus O'Conchuir - Deputy Chair
* Paddy Glackin
* Loughlin Deegan
* Martina Moloney
* Helen Shaw
* Pádraig Ó Duinnín
* Donall Curtin
* Sinead Moriarty
* Mark O’Kelly
* Melatu Uche Okorie
* Jillian van Turnhout
* Teresa Buczkowska

## Chair of the Arts Council

The Chair of the council is appointed for a five-year term by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
* Monsignor Pádraig de Brún (1959–1960)
* Father Donal O’Sullivan SJ (1960–1973)
* Máire de Paor (1974–1978)
* Dr. Ciarán Benson (1993–1998)
* Dr. Brian Farrell (1998–2000)
* Patrick Murphy (2000–2003)
* Olive Braiden (2003–2009)
* Pat Moylan (2009–2014)
* Sheila Pratschke (2014–2019)
* Prof. Kevin Rafter (2019–2024)
* Maura McGrath (2024– )
# The Great Rocksteady Swindle

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The Great Rocksteady Swindle is the twelfth studio album from New York City ska band The Slackers. It was released on April 20, 2010, on Hellcat Records.
The Great Rocksteady Swindle was intended to showcase a more spontaneous, less produced side of the band. The album was recorded in three days in Berlin while the band was on tour. All six members of the band were asked to contribute songs and a total of 25 tracks were recorded, 15 of which appear on the final album. It is the first Slackers album to feature songs written by all the members of the band.
The album title is a reference to the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.

## Vinyl track listing
### Side one

* "Cheated"
* "Because"
* "A Long Way Off"
* "The Same Everyday"
* "Mr. Tragedy (extended)"

### Side two

* "Bo Evil"
* "Tool Shed"
* "Don't Look Back"
* "How It Feels"
* "Ain't No Sunshine"
* "Thank You"

## Personnel
### Players

* Ara Babajian – drums
* Marcus Geard – bass
* Dave Hillyard – saxophone
* Jay Nugent – guitar
* Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
* Vic Ruggiero – organ, piano, vocals, harmonica
# Nanda (surname)

Nanda is an Indian surname. It is found among the Khatris of Punjab and Brahmins of Odisha.
Notable people bearing the surname, who may or may not be associated with the clan, include:
* Agastya Nanda, Indian actor
* Ananya Nanda, Indian playback singer and winner of Indian Idol Junior
* Ashish Nanda, Director of IIM Ahmedabad
* Bal Ram Nanda (1917-2010), Indian historian and biographer
* Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, (1931–2018), Indian Army General
* Chetanya Nanda, Indian cricketer
* Govind Nanda, American tennis player
* Gulshan Nanda (1929–1985), Indian novelist and screenwriter
* Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998), former Indian Prime Minister
* Har Prasad Nanda (1917–1999), Indian automotive industrialist
* Ishwar Chander Nanda (1892-1965), father of Punjabi drama
* Jimmy Nanda, Indian actress and model, Mrs India 2007
* Kiranmoy Nanda (born 1944), politician
* Meera Nanda (born 1954), Indian writer, historian and philosopher of science
* Nabin Nanda, Indian politician
* Nikhil Nanda (born 1974), Indian businessman, Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group
* Pintu Nanda (1977-2023), Indian actor
* Prashanta Nanda (born 1947), movie actor from Odisha
* Ramakrushna Nanda (1906-1994), Indian writer in the Odia language
* Ratish Nanda, Indian conservation architect
* Ravindra Nanda (born 1943), HOD of Craniofacial Sciences at Division of Orthodontics
* Sanjeev Nanda, son of Suresh Nanda, grandson of SM Nanda, accused in the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case
* Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (SM Nanda, 1915–2009), Indian Navy Admiral
* Seema Nanda, American government official
* Serena Nanda, American author and anthropologist
* Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Indian author, journalist and model
* Suresh Nanda, Lieutenant Commander in Indian Army
* Srabani Nanda, Indian sprinter
* Swati Nanda, Indian actress and model
* Vartika Nanda, Indian journalist and campaigner
* Ved Prakash Nanda (1934-2024), Indian American academic
* William Nanda-Bissell, Chairman at FabIndia
# 1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1924, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Norman Shepard.

## Bracket

| First round February 29 | First round February 29 | First round February 29 | Quarterfinals March 1 | Quarterfinals March 1 | Quarterfinals March 1 | Semifinals March 3 | Semifinals March 3 | Semifinals March 3 | | Finals March 4 | Finals March 4 | Finals March 4 |
| VMI | VMI | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | Maryland | 34 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | Maryland | 34 | Maryland | Maryland | 25 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 29 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 36 | Georgia | Georgia | 29 | | | | | | | |
| Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington & Lee | Washington & Lee | 24 | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 37 | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 44 | | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 37 | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 42 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 42 | Alabama | Alabama | 40 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Auburn | Auburn | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 29 | Auburn | Auburn | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | Auburn | 35 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | Auburn | 35 | | | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 26 |
| Tulane | Tulane | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 26 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 23 | Tulane | Tulane | 30 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mississippi A&M | Mississippi A&M | 38 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi A&M | Mississippi A&M | 35 | Mississippi A&M | Mississippi A&M | 38 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 18 | | | | Mississippi A&M | Mississippi A&M | 23 | | | | |
| | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 33 | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 41 | | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 33 | | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 20 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 37 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 42 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Overtime game

### Championship

* March 4
Alabama 18, North Carolina 26 :
| Pts: Slim Carter 6 | Pts: Jack Cobb 15 |
* Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sutton

## All-Southern tournament team

| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Monk McDonald | G | Senior | North Carolina |
| K. P. Gatchell | G | Senior | Mississippi A&M |
| Cartwright Carmichael | F | Senior | North Carolina |
| Eddie Gurr | F | Senior | Georgia |
| Slim Carter | C | Junior | Alabama |
# Pam Myhra

Pamela J. Myhra (born 1957) is an American politician and served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives during the 87th and 88th legislative sessions. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented portions of Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. During her first term representing Minnesota House District 40A; January 4, 2011 to January 7, 2013; Myhra served as a member of the Capital Investment, Education Finance, Education Policy and Tax committees. During her second term representing Minnesota House District 56A; January 8, 2013 to January 5, 2015; Myhra served as the minority lead member on the Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy committee and as a member of the Education Finance and Tax committees. In her second term she was appointed the minority party House legislative liaison to the Minnesota Early Learning Council and to the Minnesota Youth Council.
Myhra is a certified public accountant with an active license. "Board of Accountancy". state.mn.us.</ref>

## Early life, education, and career

Myhra is a long-term resident of Burnsville where she graduated from Burnsville High School in 1975. After graduating from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, earning her B.A. with honors in Business Administration, she joined the public accounting firm, KPMG. As a certified public accountant, she specialized in banking, insurance, and government until placing her career on hold to have a family and home educate her three children. Active in her community, she has also served as a director of a girls’ club and teacher of numerous parenting classes.

## Political career

Myhra is a graduate of the Minnesota Excellence in Public Service Series, a communication, leadership, and management program for female leaders and, while serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives, was a fellow of the National Conference of State Legislatures Early Learning program and a Council of State Governments Early Childhood Development program participant. Myhra received the "Elected Women of Excellence Award" from the National Foundation of Women Legislators in November 2013.
Myhra was first elected to the District 56A of the House in 2010, and was re-elected in 2012. She did not seek re-election in 2014. Myhra ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota as the running mate of GOP gubernatorial candidate, Marty Seifert, who ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Minnesota. Their ticket was defeated in the Republican primary on August 12, 2014. Myhra opted to run for lieutenant governor, rather than seek re-election to her House seat in 2014. In 2018, Myrha ran for Minnesota State Auditor, but lost to Julie Blaha. In 2020, Myrha ran for her previously held House seat, but lost to Jessica Hanson.
# Caridina spinata

Caridina spinata, also known as the yellow goldflake shrimp, is a freshwater shrimp native to Sulawesi. It is endemic to Lake Towuti. It lives on rocky substrates and adults prefer waters at depths of 3 - 5 meters deep .

## Threats

Caridina spinata, alongside many other Caridina species are severely under threat by introduced species such as the flowerhorn cichlid (Colossoma sp.), which is an invasive species in some Malili lakes. Caridina species serve as a food source for the invasive flowerhorn cichlids. Flowerhorn cichlids previously colonized Lake Matano, which had a detrimental effect on the native populations of Cardinia species. Although C. spinata is not native to Lake Matano it is predicted that if flowerhorn cichlids reach Lake Towuti it will have a devastating effect on C. spinata.
Caridina spinata is an attractive shrimp species, therefore heavily harvested from the wild for the aquarium trade. Wild collection of this species has been increasing, which is believed to be aiding population decline.
Pollution by the human activities such as nickel mining also threatens the habitat of Caridina spinata.
# Kalpana Debnath

Kalpana Debnath is an Indian Bengali gymnast from Tripura who received the Arjuna Award in 2000 for her contributions to Indian gymnastics. She is the second Arjuna awardee from Tripura after Mantu Debnath. She was trained by Dalip Singh.
# Union Party (Burma)

The Union Party (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုပါတီ, romanized: Pyidaungsu Pati) was the ruling political party in Burma in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Formed by a split in the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, it was initially known as the Clean Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (Clean AFPFL) or Nu-Tin faction.

## History

The party was formed in June 1958 when the AFPFL split in two following internal disputes that had intensified since its January congress; One group was led by Prime Minister U Nu, which he named the "Clean AFPFL"; the other was led by Kyaw Nyein and Ba Swe and became known as the Stable AFPFL. The Clean faction was occasionally referred to as the Nu-Tin faction, referring to its other leader Thakin Tin, and contained several groups from different political streams, including the left-wing Pongyi Kyaung faction of the Burma Socialist Party and conservative commercial interest groups.
Although the Stable faction was supported by the larger group of AFPFL members in the Chamber of Deputies, U Nu was able to continue as Prime Minister due to support from the National United Front and some of the independent MPs. However, the dispute between the two factions continued to worsen and in September 1958 the Army brokered a compromise, taking power with a government headed by Ne Win until elections were held eighteen months later.
In the 1960 elections campaign the Clean AFPFL promised increased autonomy for the Mon and Rakhine minorities, and that Buddhism would become the state religion, gaining it support from the Buddhist clergy. It received 57% of the vote, winning 158 of the 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 53 of the 125 seats in the Chamber of Nationalities, allowing U Nu to return as Prime Minister. Following the elections, it adopted the Union Party name.
In 1962 U Nu's government was overthrown by a military coup led by Ne Win. In 1964, Ne Win's Burma Socialist Programme Party became the sole legal political party.
# Grabionka

Grabionka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
# Grabówek, Lubusz Voivodeship

Grabówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Tuplice, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Żary, and 51 km (32 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.
# Ball Bluff Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Ball Bluff Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 270 as of the 2020 census. The 2021 population estimate is 274.

## History

Ball Bluff is a corruption of Bald Bluff, a glacial morainic drift with a treeless, grassy top. It was incorporated May 26, 1900.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km$^2$), of which 87.9 square kilometres (33.9 sq mi) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km$^2$), or 3.62%, is water.

### Major highways

* Minnesota State Highway 65
* Minnesota State Highway 200

### Lakes

* Hay Lake
* Little Ball Bluff Lake (north quarter)
* Vanduse Lake

### Adjacent townships

* Sago Township, Itasca County (north)
* Wawina Township, Itasca County (northeast)
* Cornish Township (south)
* Verdon Township (southwest)

### Cemeteries

The township contains Ball Bluff Cemetery.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 300 people, 121 households, and 86 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.9 inhabitants per square mile (3.4/km$^2$). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.4/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% White, 0.67% Native American, and 0.67% from two or more races.
There were 121 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,602. About 19.6% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over.
# Robbie McDaid

Robert McDaid (born 1993) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin SFC club Ballyboden St Enda's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team. He usually lines out as a defender.

## Career

McDaid played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyboden St Enda's club. He eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and was selected at right wing-back when Ballyboden beat Castlebar Mitchels in the 2016 All-Ireland club final. McDaid first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Dublin minor football team that lost the 2011 All-Ireland minor final to Tipperary. He later won an All-Ireland U21 Championship title in 2014. McDaid was drafted onto the Dublin senior football team in 2015, however, he remained a member of the extended panel for a number of seasons. He won two All-Ireland Championship titles as a non-playing substitute in 2016 and 2019, before claiming his first winners' medal on the field of play in 2020. McDaid has also won five Leinster Championships and two National League titles.

## Honours
### University College Dublin

* Sigerson Cup: 2016

### Ballyboden St. Enda's

* All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 2016
* Leinster Senior Club Football Championship: 2016, 2019
* Dublin Senior Football Championship: 2015, 2019

### Dublin

* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2015, 2016, 2020
* Leinster Senior Football Championship: 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021
* National Football League: 2015, 2021
* All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 2014
* Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 2014
* Leinster Minor Football Championship: 2011 (c)