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The Laurie Beechman Theatre (formerly the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar) is an 80-seat dinner theater in the basement of the West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street in the Manhattan Plaza apartment complex in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City.

The theater is named for Laurie Beechman, who was a Broadway singer/actor and cabaret performer.

History
The theater was opened in 1983 by the West Bank Cafe owner Steve Olsen. The cafe/theater is in Manhattan Plaza, which was specifically built to house people who are active in New York's theater scene. Bruce Willis was a bartender in the restaurant. Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and Sean Penn were regulars.

Olsen experimented with the venue, offering it for jazz and cabaret. Lewis Black, Rand Foerster, and Rusty Magee proposed staging plays at what initially was called the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar.  Over the course of 14 years, Foerster was the Artistic Director, Black was the playwright in residence, and authored forty plays there, and Magee was the musical director. More than 1,500 one-act plays have been performed at the theater.

Initially, the theater was strictly drinks only. However, it has evolved to include dinner before the show. Joan Rivers often performed there, as has Karen Finley.

On August 27, 2014, Joan Rivers gave her final performance at the theatre. The following day, Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest resulting from complications during a procedure on her vocal cords, and died on September 4, 2014.

On Christmas day 2020, the Cafe ran a telethon to raise needed funds to stay open. Among the notable performers who appeared on the  program were Matthew Broderick, Al Pacino, Betty Buckley, Nathan Lane, André De Shields, Marissa Mulder, Pete Townshend, and the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. 
The telethon raised its target of $250,000 within the first ninety minutes of the show.

See also
 List of dinner theaters

References

External links
westbankcafe.com
Laurie Beechman Theatre at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (incomplete)

Theatres completed in 1983
Dinner theatre
Nightclubs in Manhattan
Theatres in Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
1983 establishments in New York City
42nd Street (Manhattan)
Kevin M. Iiams is a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who serves as the commander of the United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command since August 2, 2021. He most recently served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration of the United States Marine Corps and Deputy Commanding General of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. Previously, he was the Commanding General of the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing. In April 2021, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment to reassume his command of the U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command, replacing LtGen Lewis A. Craparotta.

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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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Jeff Sheridan (born 1948) is an American magician who started his career by specializing in street magic.  Sheridan began working in New York City around 1967.  He studied briefly at the School of the Visual Arts in NYC in the late 1960s. He authored the 1977 book, Street Magic, An Illustrated History of Wandering Magicians and Their Conjuring Arts. The book was coauthored by Edward Claflin.

Sheridan is best known for his card manipulations, and for his silent avant-garde style of performance which he self-created in NY's Central Park. He is a pioneer at making a living at magic purely by working the street, and was well known as the Central Park magician performing at the Walter Scott statue in NYC in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.  In 1970 Sheridan co-founded the Theatre of the Surreal, a performance troupe that utilized magical technique to create living surreal vignettes.  The troupe, that included Fonje deVre and Donald Waskover (co-founder), performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, early SoHo galleries and other venues in the late 1960s and early 1970s.   He is also a magic inventor, creating for the major U.S. toy company Milton Bradley's Magic Works line of magic, as well for the Tenyo company of Japan. Sheridan is well known in the magic community, now lectures on the circuit as well selling his DVDs. He was a teacher of Las Vegas magician Jeff McBride and David Kotkin who used the ideas and tricks taught by Sheridan to later become known as David Copperfield.  Jeff Sheridan also authored in 1982 'Nothings Impossible, Stunts to Entertain and Amaze' published by Lothrop Lee and Shepard. The book was illustrated with photographs by NY based performing arts photographer Jim Moore.

Since the 1990s, he has lived mostly in Frankfurt, Germany, performing frequently at Tigerpalast, a variety theater. In recent years, he has increasingly devoted his energies to combining magic and surrealist art, incorporating his own artwork into his performances as a magician. In 2007 and 2008, there have been exhibitions of his artwork in NYC and Frankfurt. His one man show in Germany was a collection of his surrealist objects that were tied thematically to his magic work. His sculptures were shown at the NY gallery Francis Nauman Fine Arts in 2007.

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American magicians
American street performers
1948 births
Living people
Alpha is a neighborhood in Morristown, Tennessee, United States. It is located at and around the junction of U.S. Route 11E and Tennessee State Route 160 between Morristown and Jefferson City. It was formerly a unincorporated community before being annexed into the City of Morristown.

History
A post office called Alpha was established in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.

Education
Alpha is home to Alpha Elementary School which is a part of the Hamblen County Board of Education.

References

Morristown metropolitan area, Tennessee
Neighborhoods in Tennessee
Rao Remala is an Indian former software developer, now angel investor, and philanthropist. He was the first Indian to be hired at Microsoft in 1981. He was one of the lead developers of the first version of Microsoft Windows. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Warangal. Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked at HCL.

Life 
Rao Remala was born in T. Kothapalem village Nagayalanka Mandalam in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh to a peasant family. He has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT Warangal and master's degree from IIT Kanpur.

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Microsoft employees
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Mops bakarii is a species of mastiff bat, described in 2008. It is endemic to Pemba Island, which lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania.

Taxonomy
Mops bakarii was described as a new species in 2008. The holotype had been collected in 2006 in the attic of a hospital in the village of Kipangani near Ngezi Forest Reserve. Within the genus Mops it is in the subgenus Xiphonycteris. Other species in this subgenus include the Sierra Leone free-tailed bat, Peterson's free-tailed bat, the dwarf free-tailed bat, Spurrell's free-tailed bat, and the Railer bat. The eponym for the species name "bakarii" was Bakari Asseid "to recognize his significant contributions to the conservation of natural habitats and biota of Zanzibar".

References

Mops (bat)
Mammals described in 2008
Bats of Africa
Talton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Alix Talton (1920–1992), American actress
Brad Talton, American board game designer from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chester Talton (born 1941), the Provisional Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
Gary Talton (born 1990), American basketball player
Irvin Talton, Democrat who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1880–1884)
Robert Talton (born 1945), Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Tim Talton (1939–2021), American professional baseball player
Tommy Talton, American guitarist who played with Cowboy, Gregg Allman, and recording sessions
Tyree Talton (born 1976), former American football defensive back in the NFL and the XFL
Willie Talton, Republican member of the Georgia General Assembly till 2015

See also
Talton v. Mayes, 163 U.S. 376 (1896), a United States Supreme Court case that decided that individual rights protections do not apply to tribal government
Talton Higbee Embry (1897–1946), wealthy aviation enthusiast who co-founded the company leading to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The 1999 World's Strongest Man was the 22nd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous year. Janne Virtanen also from Finland finished second, and Svend Karlsen from Norway finished third. The contest was held on Malta.

Heats

Group 1

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley

Group 2

Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Atlas Stones, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Group 3

Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley

Group 4

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Group 5

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Final results

Events: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley

References

External links
 Official site

World's Strongest Man
1999 in Maltese sport
Chudachandra, also known as Chadrachuda or simply Chuda, was a legendary Abhira king and founder of the Chudasama dynasty of Saurashtra (now in Gujarat, India). He belonged to the nomadic tribe of Abhiras, already ranking as a reputable Rajput Clan.

Founder of the Chudasama dynasty

According to bardic tales and limited historical records, after the fall of Vallabhi ruled by Maitrakas, the Chavda Governor of Vamansthali (now Vanthli) near Junagadh became independent. His descendants ruled till the later part of 9th century till the ruler Vala Ram.

The bardic accounts are unanimous in ascribing the origin of the Chudasama to Chudachandra, a Rajput of the Samma tribe then ruling at Nagar-Samai or Saminagar (now Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan); and they also agree that before his arrival in the peninsula, Vala Ram was the ruler of Vamanasthali (now Vanthali). Some say that Vala had no son, but that his sister had married the father of Chudachandra, and that the Vala Ram kept his nephew Chudachandra at Vamanasthali, and finally appointed him his successor. Others say that Vala Ram had a son, but that he quarreled with Chudachandra, and that rather than that this son should have Vamanasthali, Vala Ram expelled him from the country. All agree that Chudachandra succeeded him. There are very few bardic verses regarding Chudachandra, but he is mentioned in the Dhandhusar inscription (VS 1445/1389 CE), and there is a play on his name, viz. that as Chandrachuda (Shiva) placed the moon (Chandra) on his head (Chuda) so Chudachandra was considered by the kings of the neighbouring countries as Chudasaman or as their head; hence Chudasama, but no doubt the real derivation is Chuda from Chudachandra's name, and Sama from the name of his tribe. Chudachandra is called Rai Chuda in bardic poetry.

It is almost certain that Chudachandra reigned at Vamanathali, and that he founded the rule of the Chudasama dynasty in Saurashtra at the close of the ninth or the start of the tenth century or possibly a few years previously. According to bards and traditional dates, he succeeded around 875 CE. Chudachandra had a son named Hamira, but it is doubtful whether he succeeded his father, and it seems most probable that he died during his father's lifetime, and that Chudachandra was succeeded by his grandson Mularaja, the son of Hamira.

The historical accuracy of these bardic legends is doubtful.

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Chudasama dynasty
9th-century Indian monarchs
Legendary monarchs
The Blade is the ninth studio album by the English band Sol Invictus, released in 1997. It continues the classical instrumentation established on the band's preceding album, In the Rain (1995), but adds more martial drums and electric guitar. The frontman Tony Wakeford brought in two classically trained musicians, Eric Roger on trumpet and cornet and Matt Howden on violin, with whom he had worked in his other band L'Orchestre Noir.

Reception
Cesare Buttaboni and Marco De Baptistis of  said the first half of the album is interesting and the second is "gorgeous", highlighting the tracks "The House Above the World", "Laws and Crowns" and "See How We Fall".

Track listing
 "The Blade"
 "In Heaven"
 "Time Flies"
 "The House Above the World"
 "Laws And Crown"
 "Once Upon a Time"
 "See How We Fall"
 "Gealdor"
 "From the Wreckage"
 "Nothing Here"
 "Remember and Forget"
 "The Blade"

References

External links
 FluxEuropa review
 Filosofem review

Blade, The
Blade, The
Ada Boni (; 1881–1973) was an Italian chef, magazine editor, food writer and book author. Her most famous book, Il talismano della felicità (The Talisman of Happiness in English), published in 1928, is considered one of the classic Italian cookbooks and is still very popular. She also wrote the notable book, La cucina romana (Roman Cuisine in English), with the stated aim of saving traditional cuisine that was being lost.

Bibliography
Boni, Ada (1929). Il talismano della felicità. I Ed. 
Boni, Ada (1930). La cucina romana. Rome: Edizioni di Preziosa.
Boni, Ada (1969). Italian Regional Cooking. New York: Bonanza Books. 
Riolo, Claudio (2004). "Ada Boni" in Le Italiane. vol. II.

See also
Italian cuisine

References

Italian food writers
Writers from Rome
Women chefs
Italian magazine editors
1881 births
1973 deaths
Women food writers
Women cookbook writers
Women magazine editors
Khalwa (, also khalwat; lit., "solitude"; pronounced in Iran, "khalvat"; spelling in Turkish, halvet) has several meanings in Sufism, Islamic jurisprudence, and the Druze religion, which in some way derive from the concept of being alone or withdrawing from the world.

Sufism 

 
In Sufism, a solitary retreat, traditionally for forty days, during which a disciple does extensive spiritual exercises under the direction of a shaykh.

A Sufi murid will enter the khalwa spiritual retreat under the direction of a shaykh for a given period, sometimes for as long as 40 days, emerging only for salah (daily prayers) and, usually, to discuss dreams, visions and live with the shaykh. Once a major element of Sufi practice, khalwa has become less frequent in recent years.

It is the act of total self-abandonment in desire for the Divine Presence. In complete seclusion, the Sufi continuously repeats the name of God as a highest form of dhikr, remembrance of God. Then, "Almighty God will spread before him the degrees of the kingdom as a test".

Other Sufi uses include:
 A religious school is known as "a khalwa" in Sudanese Arabic. This reflects the former dominance of Sufism in the Sudan.
 The Khalwati order (Halveti) of Sufism derives its name from the term "khalwa".

In Islamic jurisprudence 

In Islamic jurisprudence, it is a state in which two people, male and female, are alone and, if unmarried, it is a state from which they ought to remove themselves.

The prohibition of khalwa in Islam is comparable to that of in Judaism of the equivalent concept of yichud.

In architecture
The underground prayer chamber in the traditional mosques of central Arabia (Najd) is termed a khālwa.

Among the Druze, a prayer house is known as Khalwa.

See also 
 The White Days

References 

Islamic practices
Islamic terminology
Khalwati order
Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. (May 1, 1947 – November 13, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1970, Rillera became a bishop in 1993 dying in office.

Events 
The significant events in Lomboy Rillera's life are outlined below:

Notes

20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
1947 births
2011 deaths
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
Matthew Ogens is an American film director, creative director, photographer and artist, best known for his 2021 Netflix documentary short film, Audible, which was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 94th Academy Awards.

He directed and produced the feature documentary Confessions of a Superhero, which premiered at SXSW. Ogens also earned three Emmy Award nominations for work he directed for two original series on ESPN (The Life and Timeless). In addition, he directed a short film titled From Harlem with Love about the Harlem Globetrotters as part of the Emmy Award-winning series 30 for 30.

Ogens has directed numerous television projects including segments for the CNN Heroes Awards Show hosted by Anderson Cooper, Stand Up 2 Cancer, ESPN, MTV, VH1, and more.

His second feature documentary, Meet the Hitlers, was executive produced by Morgan Spurlock and premiered on Showtime in 2016.

In 2018, Ogens directed the narrative feature film Go North.

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American film directors
American film producers
American Jews
American photographers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Birya (, also Biriya) is an agricultural village in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. As of  its population was .

Biriya existed in the Classic Era, as Jews lived in Birya and environs in Talmudic times. In early Ottoman era, the village had a mixed Muslim and Jewish population. Jewish community abandoned the location in late 16th century. By late 19th century, the village of Biriyya housed an Arab Muslim community. The Jewish village was founded in 1946 on a site adjacent to the Arab town of Biriyya. Both Arab and Jewish locations were depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Under Israeli governance, a Jewish agricultural village was re-established at the site.

History

Antiquity
The town of Birya is mentioned in the Talmud. According to the Jewish National Fund,
Jews lived in Birya and environs in Talmudic times.

Ottoman era

In early Ottoman era, the village had a mixed Muslim and Jewish population. The author of the Shulchan Aruch, Rabbi Joseph Caro is said to have completed one of his works at Birya. Jewish community abandoned the location in late 16th century.

By late 19th century, the village of Biriyya housed an Arab Muslim community. In 1908, Baron Rothschild purchased land in Birya for the farmers of Rosh Pina.

British Mandate era
A group of Palestinian Jewish pioneers settled there in 1922 but when their efforts failed, the land was transferred to the Jewish National Fund and afforestation work began.

In 1945, a group of pioneers affiliated with the Religious Kibbutz Movement settled at a  site near Birya Fortress.

In February 1946, after an attack on an Arab Legion camp in the area, the British army searched the village and found arms on the land.  All the kvutza members were arrested and the village was occupied by the British military. In response thousands of young Jews from all parts of the country re-established the settlement not far from the original site.

The British withdrew their troops two months later, although the villagers were not released until the following summer. In 1947, Birya had a population of 150 Jews.

State of Israel
Modern Birya was founded in 1971. Birya was one of the settlements hit by Katyusha rockets launched by Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Efforts were made to resuscitate the forest on its outskirts, which suffered severe damage in the war.

Biriya Forest
The forests were planted by the Jewish National Fund in the 1940s with contributions from within Palestine, as well as the Mizrahi Organization of Great Britain, and the Mizrahi Women of Britain and America.

See also
Biriyya
Birya affair

References

Religious Israeli communities
Jewish villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Jewish villages in Mandatory Palestine
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Populated places established in 1946
1971 establishments in Israel
Populated places established in 1971
NoNoNo (stylised as NONONO) is a Swedish indie rock band formed in 2012. Their debut single, "Pumpin Blood", has charted in Europe and the US, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and at number 32 on the Pop Songs chart, among others. The single sold 700,000 copies worldwide.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Notes

References

External links
 
 
 Michel Rocwell on Discogs
 Astma & Rocwell on Discogs

Musical groups established in 2012
Swedish musical trios
English-language singers from Sweden
2012 establishments in Sweden
Musical groups from Stockholm
São João da Fronteira (Portuguese meaning "Saint John of the frontier") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Piauí in Brazil. The population is 6,064 (2020 est.) in an area of 764.86 km². The elevation is 458 m.

The municipality contains part of the  Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.

References

External links
http://www.citybrazil.com.br/pi/sjoaofronteira/

Municipalities in Piauí