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The Top Bet ( Literal translation: Queen of Gambling) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen and starring Carol Cheng, Anita Mui and Ng Man-tat. It is a sequel to Lau and Yuen's 1990 film All for the Winner.

Synopsis
After Sing (Stephen Chow) uses his special powers to beat Hung Kwong (Paul Chun) in the Gambling King Competition, his elder sister Mei (Anita Mui) is ordered by the Special Power Clan in Mainland China to bring him back as he is not supposed to use his special powers for gambling. Meanwhile, Sing is on a world tour and Mei cannot find him in their Uncle's (Ng Man-tat) home. In the meantime, Sing's ex-Taiwanese boss Chan Chung (Jeffrey Lau) is looking for him to represent Taiwan again in another upcoming world gambling competition. Since he cannot be found, his Uncle is at his wit's end to find someone with similar powers to replace him. Whence, comes a rescuer in the form of a local female gambler by the name of Fanny (Carol Cheng), a.k.a. Queen of Gambling, at a fish market. But in reality, she is no more than a con artist fooling her fellow fishmongers. Fanny decides to pretend to have special powers because she needs a large sum of money to cure her younger brother's illness.

Cast
 Anita Mui as Mei, Sing's elder sister
 Carol Dodo Cheng as Fanny/Queen of Gambling
 Ng Man-tat as Blackie Tat/Sam Suk (3rd uncle)
 Sandra Ng as Ping
 Lowell Lo as Tai
 Paul Chun as Hung Kwong
 Jeffrey Lau as Chan Chung
 Corey Yuen as Fishy Shing
 Kenny Bee as Bee
 Bowie Wu as referee at gambling competition
 Shing Fui-On as Brother Shaw/male voice of Aunty Luk
 Dion Lam Dik-On as Kwong's hired killer
 Yuen Wah as Sifu Wu Lung Lo (cameo)
 Stephen Chow as Sing (cameo)
 Sharla Cheung Man (cameo; archive footage)
 Angelina Lo as Aunty Luk
 Lau Shun as Yim Chun
 Elaine Law Suet-Ling as fat lady reporter
 Sze Mei-Yee as Competition commentator
 Lo Hung as Fanny's 1st competitor
 Hoh Dung as Brother Shaw's man
 Jameson Lam Wa-Fan as Chung's bodyguard
 So Wai-Nam as Chung's bodyguard
 Dickens Chan Wing-Chung as Tony
 Wong Ying-Kit as doctor
 Fruit Chan Goh as spectator
 Rico Chu Tak-On as manager of Dominic Saloon
 Hui Sze-Man as customer of Dominic Saloon
 Chan Ging as robber at Dominic Saloon
 Lee Ying-Git as robber
 Alexander Chan Mong-Wah as gambler
 Benny Tse Chi-Wah as ice-cream seller

References

External links

The Top Bet at Hong Kong Cinemagic

1991 films
1991 comedy films
Films about gambling
Hong Kong sequel films
Hong Kong slapstick comedy films
1990s Cantonese-language films
Films directed by Jeffrey Lau
Films directed by Corey Yuen
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
1990s Hong Kong films
The British Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in England. It was first held in 2021 at The Belfry before moving to St Mellion International Resort the following year.

Winners

References

External links
Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

Challenge Tour events
Golf tournaments in England
Sport in Cornwall
2021 establishments in England
Fusinus marisinicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Description
The length of the shell attains 172.5 mm.

Distribution
This species occurs in the East China Sea.

References

 Callomon P. & Snyder M.A. (2009) On some Fusinus from the East and South China Seas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), with description of a new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 158: 209-219
 Callomon P. & Snyder M.A. (2019). The genus Fusinus in the northwestern Pacific. Special Publication of the Malacological Society of Japan. 4: 1-122 page(s): 33, figs 68-70

marisinicus
Gastropods described in 2009
is  a historic Shinto shrine in the Miyauchi neighborhood of the city of Nan'yō, Yamagata, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. It is commonly referred to as the "Kumano Taisha", although the shrine does not officially have a "Taisha" designation. The shrine is one of the three main centers of the Kumano cult within Shinto.

History
The origins of the shrine are uncertain. The shrine claims to have been founded in 806 AD by Emperor Heizei as a branch of the famous Kumano Sanzan shrines in Kii Province, and the shrine was associated with the provincial temple of Dewa Province. However, an alternative history states that the shrine was built in the late Heian period by Taira no Koremori by order of Emperor Go-Shirakawa.  In either case, the shrine was patronized by the successive feudal lords of the region, including the Date clan, Mogami clan and Uesugi clan. After the Meiji restoration and the creation of State Shinto, the shrine was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine.

Two main features of the shrine are a giant tree which locals believe to be several hundred years old, and a traditional  bell. The bell is unique because during World War II, most large iron bells in Japan were melted down for their material. The bell at the shrine was saved by order of the Emperor, and is thus one of the few original preserved bells in Japan.

The Kumano-Taisha festival is held at the shrine each year on July 25.
Beppyo shrines

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9th-century Shinto shrines
Shinto shrines in Yamagata Prefecture
Kumano shrines
Nan'yō, Yamagata
Ken-sha
Ebright Creek Park is a  neighborhood park located alongside the Ebright Creek Watershed in the city of Sammamish, Washington, United States. It has areas for different types of activities, despite being built near wetland buffers and sensitive areas.

Sports park
At the front of the park, and adjacent to the parking lot, the sports park offers the following activities:
 Tennis
 Basketball
 Street hockey
 Handball

The sports park also contains several picnic tables, a small climbing wall and a play lawn.

Playground and picnic area

At the center of the park is a large picnic area, which includes both sheltered and unsheltered tables, as well as a large grass lawn and two children's play areas. One play area has equipment designated for children between 5 and 12 years of age, while the other has equipment designated for children 5 and younger. Restrooms are also located next to the picnic area.

Wetland and sensitive areas

Near the front of the park, a wetland boardwalk crosses a sensitive area between the parking lot and the picnic area. At the back of the park, a walking trail crosses over the recently restored Ebright Creek. The creek is of high environment value as it is the only remaining salmon-bearing creek in Sammamish. The creek is currently known to support coho and sockeye salmon, coastal cutthroat and rainbow trout.

External links

Ebright Creek Park

Parks in Sammamish, Washington
Parks in King County, Washington
Stokkøya is an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway.  The  island is located in the Stoksund area of Åfjord.  The largest village on the island is Harsvika.  The  tall mountain Kamman is the highest point on the island.

Stokkøya is connected to the mainland by the Stokkøy Bridge between the villages of Harsvika and Revsnes on the mainland.  The Linesøy Bridge is being built connecting Stokkøya to the island of Linesøya to the southwest.  The smaller island of Lauvøya lies about  to the south.

Media gallery

See also
List of islands of Norway

References

Islands of Trøndelag
Åfjord
The 1996 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 30th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 1 September 1996. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jans Koerts.

General classification

References

1996
1996 in road cycling
1996 in Belgian sport
William Henry Garforth (14 January 1855 – 15 June 1931) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of William Willoughby Garforth, he was born at Otterington in the North Riding of Yorkshire in January 1855. He was educated at Uppingham School. After leaving Uppingham, he was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry in November 1874, with promotion to the rank of lieutenant coming in August 1877, which was antedated to November 1874. He began studying at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in 1878. He continued his military service alongside his studies, with promotion to the rank of captain coming in September 1879. While studying at Cambridge, Garforth had also established a tobacconist business in his native Yorkshire. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket when he played for I Zingari against the Gentlemen of England in the Scarborough Festival of 1887. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Evan Nepean in the I Zingari first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler. Garforth married Hylda Maria Madelaine Willoughby, the daughter of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton, in April 1882. He later served in the First World War as a major in the West Yorkshire Regiment, with his son being killed in the war in 1915. He retired from active service in August 1919. Garforth died at Malton in June 1931.

References

External links

1855 births
1931 deaths
People from Hambleton District
People educated at Uppingham School
Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers
English cricketers
I Zingari cricketers
British Army personnel of World War I
West Yorkshire Regiment officers
Cricketers from North Yorkshire
Rosamunde Juliane von der Asseburg (1672–1712) was a German religious visionary and prophetess associated with the onset of Pietism.

Life

Origins 
Rosamunde was born in Eggenstedt in 1672 into the noble Saxon family of Asseburg. Her parents were Christian Christoph von der Asseburg and Gertrud Margarete von Alvensleben. Her father died in 1675, leaving her mother with seven surviving children out of ten in financial distress. The property in Eggenstedt was auctioned off despite a six-year delay. The widow probably moved to Magdeburg with her children in 1682.

Visions 
Asseburg is said to have had visions of Christ and the Devil since she was seven. She had a particular vision at the age of seven of a beautifully adorned virgin approaching her. When she was ten or twelve years old, she experienced a calling similar to that of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 3:9). At fifteen, she boasted special revelations about the end times and the millennium.

Life with Petersen 
In 1691 the impoverished family moved to Lüneburg. The superintendent there, who was later relieved of office, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, believed he felt a blessing in the presence of the young enthusiast:

From 1691, Asseburg lived in the house of Petersen, who published her visions in his letters. Petersen believed the Grace and presence of the Lord present in his home: "Rosamunde's face is said to have 'shone so brightly that it even shone through the cracks in the wall'". 

According to Markus Matthias, she "exerted a remarkable edifying and pastoral effect on some people with her testimonies". Her revelations testified to nothing new and usually only reproduced the Biblical word in different variations "in a somewhat curious guise".

Later life and death 
Asseburg later became acquainted with Marie Sophie von Reichenbach, who invited her to her estate in Jahnishausen, near Dresden, and even gave her a final resting place in the family burial grounds of the Friesens in Schönfeld near Pillnitz.

Notes

References 

 Frank, Gustav (1875). "Asseburg, Rosamunde von". In Liliencron, Rochus von (ed.). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Vol. 1. Duncker & Humblot: Munich & Leipzig. p. 622.
 Matthias, Markus (1993). Johann Wilhelm und Johanna Eleonora Petersen: Eine Biographie bis zur Amtsenthebung Petersens im Jahre 1692. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 260–267.
 Müller, Reinhard (2017). "Asseburg, Rosamunde Juliane von". In Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon Online. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter.
 Pick, B. (1886). "Asseburg, Rosamunde Juliane Von". In McClintock, John; Strong, James (eds.). Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Supplement.—Vol. 2. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 1046.
 Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). "Asseburg, Rosamunde Juliane". In Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie Online. Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur.

1672 births
1712 deaths
Presbyosmia is the gradual degeneration of sense of smell due to ageing process, which occurs especially in those who are 70 years old or more. It is possibly due to loss of nerve endings in the nose, as well as reduced mucus production. Prebyosmia is less prevalent among elderly who are healthy, and who lack the risk factors for smell disorders. Other factors among elderly that can effect the sense of smell are medication use and some neurological disorders, in these cases the loss of smell can be much more noticeable. There is currently no established treatment for this condition.

References

Gerontology
Olfaction
Orange is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Biju Varkey who had earlier directed films like Devadasi, Chandranilekkulla Vazhi and Phantom.

Plot 
Yakobi is an orphan who works in a dairy farm, where he drives his own lorry on a contract basis. Orange is the name of his lorry. He falls in love with Saritha and they marry.  His sisters and relatives are not informed of this marriage. Later Saritha bears a daughter, Orange. Whenever he goes to his native place, his relatives enquire why he remains a bachelor.

As usual when Yakobi was returning to Kambam after visiting his native place, a man asked him a free lift. While continuing their journey Yakobi learns that his name is Jith and he is going to an interview for a job  in the  dairy farm where Yakobi works. But they fail to arrive at the farm  within time.  Yakobi arranges a temporary job for Muthu at the dairy farm.

When Yakobi meets one of his old friends Baboottan, he invites him to his house and this serves as the turning point in the story.

Cast 
 Kalabhavan Mani as Yakobi
 Biju Menon  as Baboottan
 Salim Kumar  as Ashan
 Jaffar Idukki as Shivaji
 Lena as Saritha
 Machan Varghese as Allavuddin
 Manikandan Pattambi 
 Sona Nair as Pullachi Thanku
 Prakash Nath as Jithu
 Saravanan as Thevar
 Diya Babu  as Orange

Production
Biju Varkey and Suresh Kochamminy have jointly written the story. The director Biju Varkey himself has written the dialogue. Ramalingam handles the cinematography. The movie has been produced under the banner of Swaraj films by Ravi Bangalore.

The music was given by Manikanth Kadri for the lyrics written by Rafeeque Ahmed and Afzal Yusuf composed one song with lyrics by C.R. Menon.

The film has been shot on locations at Marayoor.

Soundtrack 
The film's soundtrack contains 5 songs, all composed by Manikanth Kadri and Afzal Yusuf. Lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed, C. R. Menon and Muthamizhu.

References

2012 films
2010s Malayalam-language films
Films scored by Afzal Yusuf
Sadhu Aliyur (സദു അലിയൂർ) (1963 – 2020) was an Indian (watercolor) painter and art teacher from Kerala, India. He has done a workshop on the art of watercolor painting  at the State Gallery of Fine Arts. He co-founded "Colouring India foundation" a non profit organisation.

Early life and career 
He was born in the Kozhikode District of Kerala and studied fine arts at Kerala school of Arts, Thalassery. He was an Art instructor at Brushman's school of Arts. Sadhu has been honoured for his talents with awards in Kerala and outside. He has had 23 exhibitions where each time he brings a fresh look at his chosen subject and theme. The Kerala Lalith Kala Academy chose Sadhu for this year's Vijaya Raghavan Gold Medal Endowment. His art work has also been honoured by Turkey International Water Colour society for his contributions in fine art.

He died on 20 February 2020 in Ernakulam.

Art galleries & Exhibitions 
Sadhu has had various solo exhibitions of his works at Mayyazhi  Chithranhaliloode, municipal town hall, Kannur- May 2006. The artist's work has exhibited at many solo or group art exhibitions.

Solo Exhibition 
2001- Mahe, Chalakkara and Pandakkal
2006- Municipal Town Hall, Kannur
2006- Mary Matha Community Hall, Mahe
2006- Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery, Kozhikkode
2007- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath art gallery, Bangalore
2008- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Durbar Hall, Earnakulam
2008- Alliance Française, Pondicherry
2008- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
2009- Malayala Kalagramam Art Gallery, New Mahe
2009- Alliance Française, Pondicherry
2009- Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Durbar Hall, Earnakulam
2010- Kathirur Grama Panchayath Art Gallery, Thalassery 
2010- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
2010- Lalit Kala Akademi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
2012- Mary Matha Community Hall, Mahe
2012- Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery, Bangalore
2013- Kerala Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery, Kozhikkode
2013- Sargalaya Art and Craft Village, Iringal, Vadagara
2013- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishth gallery, Bangalore
2014- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishth Gallery, Bangalore
2015- Soryakanthi Art Gallery, Thiruvanthapuram
2015- Kerala lalithakala Akademi Gallery, Thalassery
2015- Durbar Hall Ernakulam, Kerala
2015- Jahangeer art gallery, Mumbai
2016- Soryakanti Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram
2016- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath gallery, Bangalore
2016- State Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2016- Wintage Art Gallery, Payyanoor
2016- Vadagara Block panjayath gallery
2017- Gudham Art gallery, Kozhikode

Group exhibition 
 National Exhibition of Paintings conducted by Kerala Chithrakala Parishath at Karnataka Chithrakala Parishath Art Gallery
 Bangalore and many group shows in various parts of India.

Art workshops

"Hues of Watercolours" at Venkatappa Art Gallery. Organised by Coloring India

References 

Painters from Kerala
1963 births
People from Kozhikode district
Indian watercolourists
2020 deaths
Yancarlos Martínez Martínez (born 8 July 1992) is a Dominican Republic sprinter. He competed in the 100 and 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals in the second event. Initially he practiced baseball, and only switched to athletics after injuring his wrist in 2013.

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Personal bests
Outdoor
100 metres – 10.14 (+1.9 m/s, Toronto 2015)
200 metres – 20.17 (-0.4 m/s, Tokyo 2021)
Indoor
60 metres – 6.78 (New York 2016)

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
Dominican Republic male sprinters
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Dominican Republic
Place of birth missing (living people)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Dominican Republic people
Sportspeople from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
The Magic Towne House was a magic show spot on three floors at 1026 Third Avenue, north of 60th Street, New York City,  in the 1970s and 1980s. It was a venue for adults in the cabaret as well as having a children's theater for patrons of all ages to see and enjoy magic.

Importance 

The Magic Towne House became a popular magic show spot in New York City, with the longest continuously running magic shows in New York City's history.  For fifteen years it showcased both new and established magicians to the general public.  It was in the posh area of the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Third Avenue and 61st Street next to Bloomingdale's Department Store.

Operation 

It was headed up by magicians Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks.

According to William Dorfliinger's book The Magic Catalogue: 
Dick Brooks and Dorothy Dietrich were "involved in the management and direction of all its activities.

Incubator for young magicians 

One of the goals of the establishment was to develop future generations of magicians. Originally opened by Eddie Davis, it was taken over by two professional performers, Dick Brooks (entertainer) and Dorothy Dietrich.  They encouraged new and unknown performers by allowing them to perform after the main acts had gone on. Some of the magicians who got their early start at The Magic Towne House include Robert Baxt, Jeff McBride, Otto and George, Johnny Ace Palmer and Rocco Silano.

Venue for established magicians 

Established performers of the era also performed there such as Harry Blackstone, Jr., Milbourne Christopher, Daryl, Fantasio , Frank Garcia, Walter B. Gibson, Lou Lancaster, Max Maven, James Randi, David Roth, Darwin Ortiz, George Schindler and Slydini.

Legacy 

Opening a magic show venue in New York City had been a dream of many famous magicians, such as Houdini, Thurston and Doug Henning. This was finally accomplished with the efforts of Eddie Davis, Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks (entertainer) and the help of many who worked this venue.  Dick Brooks also searched out Brother Theodore, whose career had waned, to do several seasons of midnight shows, and helped to bring him back to prominence. After that Theodore appeared on The Tom Snyder Tomorrow Show and a long series of TV and movie appearances.  Magic Towne House advertisements appeared in local New York newspapers such as the Village Voice and The New York Post.

After the closing of the Magic Towne House, Michael Chaut and Peter Samelson went on to develop "Monday Night Magic" along with Frank Brents, Todd Robbins, and Jamy Ian Swiss, which still runs successfully in New York City.

References

See also 
List of magic museums

1970s establishments in New York City
1980s disestablishments in New York (state)
1980s in Manhattan
Former theatres in Manhattan
Magic clubs
Mendham may refer to:

 Mendham, Saskatchewan, Canada
 Mendham, Suffolk, England
 Mendham Borough, New Jersey, USA
 Mendham Township, New Jersey, USA

People with the surname
John Mendham, English MP
Joseph Mendham, English clergyman and controversialist
Maurice B. Mendham, New York stockbroker
Peter Mendham, English former footballer
Kim Ryrie is an Australian synthesiser inventor who founded the audio technology company Fairlight with Peter Vogel.

Career 
Kim Ryrie was the son of magazine publisher, Colin Ryrie, of Modern Magazines Pty Ltd. Based in Sydney, Ryrie launched the magazine Electronics Today International in 1970 where readers would build the ETI 4600 analogue synthesiser by adding to it with pieces in each issue month by month. In 1975 he discussed the limitations of analogue synthesisers with his schoolfriend, electronics designer, Peter Vogel and they invented the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument). Launched in 1979, the CMI synthesiser became popular in the 1980s with musicians like Stevie Wonder, and the two founders received a CSIRO medal for their innovation.

As other companies entered the market and introduced low-cost alternatives Fairlight went bankrupt. Ryrie purchased the companies patents and set up a new company called Fairlight ESP (Electric Sound and Picture), which sold digital audio workstations to Hollywood film studios, and won an Academy Award in 2001.

In 1997 he started DEQX, which stands for digital equalisation crossover, and began working on improving speaker technology. The first commercial DEQX product was released in 2007 and was used by Abbey Road Studios in London.

References 

Australian inventors
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)