Samantha912/NLP_A2_WTH huggingface dataset:
A blank cheque or blank check in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or vague, and therefore subject to abuse, or in which a party is willing to consider any expense in the pursuance of their goals. The term carte blanche () is used in a similar way.

Literal meaning 
Cheque writers are advised to specify the amount of the cheque before signing it. A blank cheque can be extremely expensive for the drawer who writes the cheque, because whoever obtains the cheque could write in any amount of money, and might be able to cash it (if the current account or checking account contains sufficient funds, and depending on the laws in the specific country). Under American law, a blank cheque is an example of an "" as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code's Article 3, Section 115 (a). Writing an amount in a blank cheque, without the authority of the signer, is an "alteration". It is legally equivalent to changing the numbers on a completed (non-blank) cheque.

Metaphorical meaning

In finance
A "blank cheque company" refers to a company in development that has no specific business plan, such as a special-purpose acquisition company.

In politics
 On July 5, 1914, Germany gave Austria a "blank cheque" in handling its punishment of Serbia regarding the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne. It led to the start of the First World War. German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg told the Austrian ambassador in Berlin that the Austrian Emperor had the support of the German Kaiser:
Finally, as far as concerns Serbia, His Majesty, of course, cannot interfere in the dispute now going on between Austria- Hungary and that country, as it is a matter not within his competence. The Emperor Francis Joseph may, however, rest assured that His Majesty will faithfully stand by Austria-Hungary, as is required by the obligations of his alliance and of his ancient friendship.

In March 2003, Gordon Brown, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, "effectively offered a blank cheque for war against Iraq", and would thus '"spend what it takes" to tackle Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.'

In literature
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used the term carte blanche in several of his Sherlock Holmes stories.

 "A Scandal in Bohemia":
"Then, as to money?"
"You have carte blanche."
"Absolutely?"
"I tell you that I would give one of the provinces of my kingdom to have that photograph."

 "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet":
"I understand that you give me carte blanche to act for you, provided only that I get back the gems, and that you place no limit on the sum I may draw."
"I would give my fortune to have them back."

See also 
 Blank endorsement
 List of political metaphors
 Cheque#United States
 Tabula rasa
 
Blank Check with Griffin and David (American film podcast)

References

Financial regulation
Cheques
Political metaphors
Peter Miles , born Peter Kanyike, is a Ugandan reggae and dancehall artist. He sings in Luganda, Patwa and English. He appeared on the Vuqa cypher, A song alongside rappers Bigtril, The mith,  Ruyonga, St Nelly Sade and more others in 2016.

Early life and education
Peter Miles was born on  29 September 1980 in Entebbe, Uganda. He attended Budo junior school, St Lawrence secondary, Kabojja high school and Makerere University.

Music
Miles has collaborated with artists like Navio (rapper), Elephant Man (musician) on the remix of "Nice and polite", Demarco (musician) on "Blessings", "General Levy" on "Ooh Aah". He has had hits songs like "One time","Owange","Muwala","Ruckus","Oah Aah" and "Combination". Miles has won a number of awards in Africa including: Best Ragga artist/group PAM AWARDS for 2 years,) Best Ragga dancehall video Channel O awards (SOUTH AFRICA) Best Dancehall Video Kisima awards (KENYA). On 7 June 2007, Peter Miles was the only artist from East and Central Africa selected to perform at the anti G8 summit concert code named the"P8 concert" in Rostock"Germany alongside big European bands like U2, Bono, Bob Geldolf, Seed and Africa's Youssou N’dour.

Discography
One time
Tumetokachini
Love
Nice and polite
Ooh ahh
Blessings
Front line
Nyinimu
Ruckus
Muwala

Awards and recognition
Best East African Video at Channel O Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards, 2007.

References 

1980 births
21st-century Ugandan male singers
Living people
Makerere University alumni
Kumusha
Pericyma scandulata is a moth of the  family Erebidae.

Distribution
It is found in Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

References

Ophiusina
Lepidoptera of South Africa
Lepidoptera of Uganda
Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
The 1964 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Charlie Tate, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 4–5–1.

Schedule

Roster
 S Andy Sixkiller

References

Miami
Miami Hurricanes football seasons
Miami Hurricanes football
Anna "Ola" Sologashvili (; 1882 – 1937) was a Georgian politician of the Social Democratic Party and member of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia from 1919 to 1921. After the Soviet takeover of Georgia in 1921, she was part of an opposition underground and later worked as a teacher. She was tried for treason and executed in 1937.

Anna Sologashvili was born into a noble family in the village of Mejvriskhevi near Gori, then part of the Russian-controlled Georgia, in 1882. She graduated from the Kharkov University with a degree in history. In 1903, Sologashvili joined the Social Democratic Party and helped propagate Marxist literature in the countryside. In the split within the Social Democratic Party, she sided with the Mensheviks against the Bolsheviks. In 1912, she was arrested for revolutionary activities, but eventually acquitted. After the February Revolution overthrew the Russian monarchy in 1917, Sologashvili became member of the Georgian National Council and voted for the independence of Georgia in May 1918. She was then elected to the city council of Tiflis. In 1919, Sologashvili was elected to the Constituent Assembly of a newly independent Georgia on a Social Democratic Party ticket. She thus became one of the five women in the first democratically elected 130-member Georgian legislature. In the Assembly, she was a member of the commissions for libraries, pensions, and elections and cosponsored several bills.      

After the Georgian republic fell to the Bolshevik invasion in 1921, Sologashvili became involved in underground political opposition to the new regime. She was member of the Women's Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Georgia, which provided aid to political prisoners and their families. In 1922, the Committee was transformed into a multi-party underground organization, the Georgian Political Red Cross. After the futile anti-Soviet revolt in 1924, she was no more politically active and worked as a teacher in the recently created South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast. At the height of Stalinist Great Purge in 1937, Sologashvili was arrested and hastily tried by the NKVD troika for "anti-Soviet propaganda", "chauvinism", and ties with the emigre politician Noe Ramishvili. She was executed by firing squad the same year.

References 

1882 births
1937 deaths
20th-century politicians from Georgia (country)
Social Democratic Party of Georgia politicians
National University of Kharkiv alumni
Revolutionaries from Georgia (country)
People from Georgia (country) executed by the Soviet Union
20th-century women politicians from Georgia (country)
Boris Alekseyevich Batanov (; July 15, 1934 in Moscow – June 18, 2004 in Moscow) was a Soviet football player.

The father of figure skater Elena Batanova, father in law of hockey player Igor Larionov.

Honours
 Soviet Top League winner: 1960, 1965.
 Soviet Cup winner: 1960.

International career
Batanov played his only game for USSR on June 18, 1961 in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey (1:0).

External links
  Profile

1934 births
2004 deaths
Russian men's footballers
Soviet men's footballers
Soviet Union men's international footballers
Soviet Top League players
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
FC Torpedo Moscow players
Footballers from Moscow
Russian football managers
FC Rubin Kazan managers
FC Luch Vladivostok managers
Men's association football midfielders
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players
Pico do Barbado is the highest mountain in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and the highest in all Northeastern Brazil, reaching  above sea level. It is located within the area of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. From Catolés, it is possible to reach the peak via a trail.

References 

Mountains of Brazil
Landforms of Bahia
Highest points of Brazilian states
This is a list of official symbols for the U.S. state of Illinois:

State symbols

See also

Flags of the U.S. states and territories
Index of Illinois-related articles
List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
Outline of Illinois

Notes

References

State Symbols
Illinois
Ah Pah Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of California. The  long stream is a tributary to the Klamath River.

"Ah Pah" is a name derived from the Yurok language.

References

Rivers of Humboldt County, California
Gordon Woods (July 14, 1952 – August 20, 2009) was an American veterinary scientist who co-created Idaho Gem, the world's first cloned mule. Idaho Gem was the first clone born in the horse family.

Early life
Woods was raised in northern Idaho. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho. Woods received a doctorate of veterinary medicine from Colorado State University. He later obtained a second doctorate in reproductive biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career
Woods first taught veterinary medicine at Cornell University.

Woods founded the Northwest Equine Reproduction Laboratory in Idaho in 1986. He moved to Moscow, Idaho, and he taught at Washington State University in Pullman, WA until he joined the faculty of the University of Idaho in 1988 as an Animal and Veterinary Science Department professor.

Woods, along with colleagues Dr. Dirk Vanderwall of University of Idaho and Dr. Ken White of Utah State University, led a team of scientists in 2003 that cloned Idaho Gem, the world's first cloned mule. The cloning of Idaho Gem was a part of a larger scientific study intended to understand human diseases. Horses, mules, and other equines have lower rates of cancer than humans. Woods, Vanderwall, White and their team hoped that the cloning of mules and other equines would provide an important scientific insight into the different cancer rates between humans and equines. Woods was particularly interested in the role that calcium played in the development of cancer. Horses and mules have less calcium in their cell walls than humans.

Woods' colleague, Dirk Vanderwall, later explained Woods' goals during the Idaho Gem cloning, "That certainly was another primary focus of Gordon's...to use the horse as a model to try to understand age-onset diseases in people. Gordon's hypothesis was that excessive intracellular calcium in human cells could be an underlying factor in age-onset diseases."

Woods departed the University of Idaho in 2007 and joined the faculty of Colorado State University. He became a professor in the school's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Gordon Woods died unexpectedly at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado, at the age of 57. He was survived by his wife, Shauna, to whom he had been married for 37 years, four children, six grandchildren and his mother.

References

1952 births
2009 deaths
American scientists
Cloning
Colorado State University alumni
Colorado State University faculty
Cornell University faculty
University of Idaho alumni
University of Idaho faculty
University of Washington faculty
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Veterinary scientists
Saint Euphrasius of Illiturgis () is venerated as a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age.  Euphrasius’ diocese was traditionally associated with Illiturgis (Iliturgi), located between Bailén and Andújar.  He is said to have been martyred at Illiturgis.  
According to tradition, he is one of the group of Seven Apostolic Men (siete varones apostólicos), seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain. Besides Euphrasius, this group includes Sts. Hesychius, Ctesiphon, Torquatus, Indaletius, and Secundius (Isicio, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo).

Veneration
The communal feast of the Seven Apostolic Men was celebrated in the Mozarabic Liturgy.

In the 7th century, Sisebut built a church over the saint's sepulcher at Illiturgis, but during the invasion of Spain by the Moors in the 8th century, his relics were translated to the Valley of the Mao River in Galicia, in Lugo Province.  He is buried in the church of Santa María do Mao, in the municipality of O Incio, near the monastery of San Xulián de Samos in Samos.

Euphrasius is also patron of Corsica and of Ajaccio; “this seems to have been due to a secondary translation of his relics.”

A relic of a kerchief found in a chapel behind the high altar of Jaén Cathedral is associated with a legend of St. Euphrasius.  When Euphrasius was sent to Rome to free the Pope from Satan's temptations, it is said that he traveled to Rome in only half an hour due to the assistance of a captive goblin who helped the saint in return for some leftovers from the saint's supper.  Euphrasius vanquished Satan, and was awarded with a kerchief.

Euphrasius is also associated with the cult of Our Lady of Cabeza (la Virgen de la Cabeza).  According to one legend, when Saint Euphrasius came to Spain, he brought with him an image of the Virgin Mary to which he showed devotion.  According to the legend, this image was given to Euphrasius by Saint Peter, and is said to have been the portrait that Saint Luke painted of the Virgin Mary.

References

External links 
 SAN EUFRASIO VARÓN APOSTÓLICO www.galiciadixital.com
 El viaje de San Eufrasio de Jaén a Roma, volando
 CatholicSaints.Info

Saints from Hispania
1st-century Christian martyrs
Iossif Surchadzhiev (born 2 May 1945) is a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since making his screen debut in 1952.

Life and career
Surchadzhiev was born on 2 May 1945 in Sofia in the family of director Stefan Sarchadzhiev, founder of the Satirical Theatre, and Anna Fadenhecht, daughter of lawyer and politician Yosif Fadenhecht. His mother was of Jewish descent. In 1970, he graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. After graduating, he performed in various stage productions around Bulgaria.

He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists and the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers since 1973.

In 2004, Surchadzhiev suffered a severe stroke, from which he recovered for years. His wife Raina Tomova, with whom he has a daughter, is a screenwriter. He has an estranged daughter, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva, from his relationship with actress Pepa Nikolova.

In 2013, he appeared in the TV7 period drama series The Tree of Life.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links
 

1945 births
Living people
Male actors from Sofia
Bulgarian male film actors
Bulgarian male television actors
Bulgarian male stage actors
20th-century Bulgarian male actors
21st-century Bulgarian male actors
Bulgarian people of Jewish descent
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni
The 1900 Colgate football team represented Colgate University in the 1900 college football season. Colgate reports the record for the season as 3–7, however, a reporting error in early record keeping mistakenly tracked a loss to Colgate Academy as a win.

Schedule

References

Colgate
Colgate Raiders football seasons
Colgate football
Anthostella is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. It has two described species.

References

Actiniidae
Hexacorallia genera
Terence Arnold Betts (born 15 September 1943 in Harlow, Essex, England) is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship in 1974. He became World Pairs Champion with Ray Wilson in 1972 and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the World Team Cup in 1972 and 1973.

Career summary
Betts began his career with the Norwich Stars but joined the King's Lynn Stars in 1965 after the closure of Norwich . He remained there for the majority of his career, spending one season with Reading Racers before he retired on the eve of the 1980 season. He was awarded a testimonial meeting in 1975 after ten years of continuous service to the club. Betts was a regular England international.

In 2005, Betts was voted as the greatest King's Lynn Stars rider of all time by the club's fans.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship
 1974 -  Göteborg, Ullevi - 12th - 6pts

World Pairs Championship
 1972 -  Borås (with Ray Wilson) - Winner - 24pts (9)

World Team Cup
 1966 -  Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Nigel Boocock / Ivan Mauger / Colin Pratt) - 4th - 8pts (0)
 1972 -  Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ivan Mauger / Ray Wilson / John Louis) Winner - 36pts (8)
 1973 -  London, Wembley Stadium (with Malcolm Simmons / Ray Wilson / Peter Collins) – Winner – 37pts (9)

References

1943 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Harlow
British speedway riders
English motorcycle racers
Speedway World Pairs Champions
King's Lynn Stars riders
Norwich Stars riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Reading Racers riders
Long Eaton Archers riders
The 1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican Ed Schafer won re-election to a second term as Governor of North Dakota, defeating Democratic-NPL nominee Lee Kaldor.

Results

References

North Dakota
1996
gubernatorial
Anne Colgan is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1984.

Career
Promoted to the senior team after winning junior League honours with Dublin in 1982 she played at right back. After Dublin's All Ireland victory she retired from the game, returning briefly in 1988–89.

References

External links
 Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Dublin camogie players
The Hungarian Rugby League Federation () was established as a nonprofit non-governmental organisation in 2013 by three Hungarians: Zsolt Lukács, Zsolt Habóczki and Bálint Mézes.

Description 
In 2013, it became a member of the Rugby League European Federation with Observer status.

It organises the national team's matches, events and training sessions.

The organisation currently has two officials: Zsolt Lukács (match official) and Bálint Mézes (Trainer).

See also
 Hungary national rugby league team

References

External links

Rugby league in Hungary
Rugby League
Rugby league governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 2013
2013 establishments in Hungary
Hiram Wilkinson may refer to:

Sir Hiram Shaw Wilkinson, British lawyer, diplomat and judge
Hiram Parkes Wilkinson KC, British lawyer and judge (and son of Hiram Shaw Wilkinson)
Edward Gilbert Abbott (1825–1855) was the patient upon whom William T. G. Morton first publicly demonstrated the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic.  The operation was done in an amphitheater at the Massachusetts General Hospital now known as the Ether Dome on 16 October 1846.  After Morton administered the ether, surgeon John Collins Warren removed a portion of a tumor from Abbott's neck. After Warren had finished, and Abbott regained consciousness, Warren asked the patient how he felt. Reportedly, Abbott said, "Feels as if my neck's been scratched." Warren then turned to his medical audience and uttered "Gentlemen, this is no Humbug." This was presumably a reference to the unsuccessful demonstration of nitrous oxide anesthesia by Horace Wells in the same theater the previous year, which was ended by cries of "Humbug!" after the patient groaned with pain.

References

External links
 Edward Gilbert Abbott:  Enigmatic Figure of the Ether Demonstration
 The Day Pain Died
 Dr John Collins Warren ( 1778-1856 )
 Dr William Thomas Green Morton ( 1819 – 68 )

1825 births
1855 deaths
History of anesthesia
Aperture Peak is a 13,265-foot-elevation (4,043 meter) mountain summit located in Inyo County, California, United States.

Description
Aperture Peak is set within the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is situated one-half mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the Palisades area, just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park. It is approximately  west of the community of Big Pine, one mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Bishop Pass,  north of line parent Mount Agassiz, and  southeast of Picture Puzzle. Aperture Peak ranks as the 95th-highest summit in California, and the fourth-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises  above the Big Pine Lakes in 1.5 mile. The west face of the peak features a large, white, diagonal dike, and a rock glacier lies below the east face.

History
The first ascent of the summit was made June 14, 1934, by David Brower and Hervey Voge. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1969 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, but the name was used informally by mountaineers for years prior. The geological term "aperture" is the measure of the distance separating adjacent rock walls relating to joints and open discontinuities.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Aperture Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains east into headwaters of North Fork Big Pine Creek, and west into headwaters of South Fork Bishop Creek.

Gallery

See also
 
 List of the major 4000-meter summits of California
 Thirteener

References

External links
 Weather forecast: Aperture Peak

Inyo National Forest
Mountains of Inyo County, California
Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
North American 4000 m summits
Mountains of Northern California
Sierra Nevada (United States)