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Nasir Ahmed (Bangladeshi cricketer)

Nasir Ahmed (born 1 January 1964) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played in seven One Day Internationals from 1988 to 1990. He is one of the three best wicketkeepers to play for Bangladesh, Shafiq-ul-Haq and Khaled Mashud being the other two. After the retirement of Haque, the selectors tried a number of young keepers, and Nasir (commonly known as Nasu) emerged as the most competent one. After cementing his place in 1986, he was a regular in the national side until 1993.

He eventually lost his place mainly due to tactical reasons, not for any keeping deficiencies. With one day game becoming more and more competitive, the team required a wicketkeeper who can bat up the order. Other players fulfilled this criterion better than Nasu. After retiring from cricket as a player, Nasu continued to serve the game as a national selector.

1964 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Wicket-keepers
Cricketers from Dhaka
Zahid Razzak

Zahid Razzak is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals from 1988 to 1990.
After scores of 6,4,4, his ODI career ended. He also failed in two International Cricket Council trophy tournaments (in 1986 &  in 1990). Nevertheless, he was more successful in the lower tiers of the game.

References

Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Living people
1967 births
Cricketers from Chittagong
J. E. Dunn Construction Group

J. E. Dunn Construction Group is a privately owned construction company in the United States. In 2011, the company was ranked 25th in Engineering News-Record's top 400 contractors; Forbes Magazine reported it was the 186th largest private company in the nation in 2010. Its headquarters are in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

History
J.E. Dunn Construction was founded by John Ernest Dunn in 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. The company began expanding to other cities in the 1990s. In 2020, J.E. Dunn was honored as a Best Place to Work in Kansas City by the Kansas City Business Journal.

References

External links
J. E. Dunn Construction Group Official Web Site

Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Kansas City Royals owners
1924 establishments in Missouri
American companies established in 1924
Faruk Ahmed

Faruque Ahmed (; born 24 July 1966), also known as Faruk Ahmed, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 7 ODIs from 1988 to 1999. A right hand middle order bat, he mostly batted at No. 3, but he could open the batting if necessary.

In ODIs
He made his ODI debut at Chittagong in 1988, against Pakistan
. His highest one day score was 57 against India at Chandigarh in 1990. There he put on 108 for the 3rd wicket with Athar Ali Khan.

In ICC Trophy
Ahmed also played in two ICC Trophy tournaments, in 1990 and 1994. He scored 56 against Canada in 1990. There he shared a match winning partnership of 121 with MOM Nurul Abedin (105). Overall, he scored 69 runs in 3 innings (Avg. 23.00). 4 years later, leading the side, he had a disappointing time with the bat in Kenya. He scored 114 runs at an average of 19.00.

As a captain
In the domestic circuit, Ahmed proved himself as a successful captain very early in his career. This prompted the national selectors to make him the Bangladesh captain for the 1993–94 season. This however, didn't turn out to be a very good decision. Specially, in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, dissatisfaction among senior players combined with injury to key players meant that Bangladesh failed to reach the Semis despite being one of the pre-tournament favorites.

After the 94 ICC Trophy, not only did Ahmed lose his captaincy, he also lost his place in the side. Nevertheless, he showed great courage to win back his place in the side as a top order batsman. He was one of the members of the Bangladesh side in the 1999 WC in England. He, however, failed to impress there, and retired afterward. After retirement, like many others of his generation, he has continued to serve Bangladesh cricket as an administrator. He has served as a national selector.

References

External links

 Faruque bids his final bye (24 August 1999) | Cricket News | Bangladesh | ESPN Cricinfo

1966 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
20th-century Bangladeshi cricketers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricketers
Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup
University of Dhaka alumni
Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh
Cricketers from Dhaka
Blue card (Australia)

Blue Card Services administers the blue card system—Queensland’s Working with Children Check.

The blue card system is used in Queensland, Australia as a prevention and monitoring system for people working with children and young people. Other states in Australia have a similar working with children check, but are not called a "blue card".

Purpose 
All children in Queensland have a right to be safe and protected from harm. The blue card system regulates activities that are essential to children’s lives. These include childcare, education, sport, cultural activities and foster care. We check and monitor people who work in these industries and help organisations to create safe environments for children.

The blue card system is regulated by 2 pieces of legislation: the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (the act) and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Regulation 2020.

The blue card system contributes to the creation of safe service environments for children in various ways. Just as each piece of a jigsaw comes together to make a complete picture, the same applies to the blue card system. The different parts all play an essential role in keeping children and young people safe and it works best when all parts work together.

The 4 components of the blue card system involve:

 Who needs a blue card?
 The blue card check.
 Ongoing daily monitoring and compliance with blue card requirements.
 Requirements to develop and implement a child and youth risk management strategy.

References

 www.qld.gov.au/bluecard
 Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 
 Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Regulation 2020.

External links
Official website

Child welfare in Australia
Jahangir Alam Talukdar

Mohammad Jahangir Alam Talukdar (born 4 December 1968) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in two One Day Internationals in 1990.

A left-arm fast bowler (commonly called Dulu) he first played for Bangladesh side in a three-day match against Pakistan in January 1986. But it was only from the 1989–90 season that he started to appear regularly in international level. His 3/29 helped BCCB (White) defeat the Indian team Deccan Blues at Mymensingh in January 1990. He was a key performer in the 4th ICC Trophy tournament in Netherlands in 1990. There he shared the new ball with another left-arm fast bowler, Gholam Nousher. Dulu's best performance came in the second round. His 3/27 against Denmark and 2/24 against Canada helped Bangladesh win vital matches. In December 1992, Dulu took 3/19 against Sri Lanka A, at Dhaka, in the 1st SAARC cricket tournament. He also played in the 5th ICC Trophy tournament in Kenya.

Apart from being a fast medium bowler, Jahangir Alam Talukdar was an unorthodox but effective lower-order right-hand batsman.

References

1968 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricketers
20th-century Bangladeshi cricketers
Cricketers from Dhaka
Moe Meguro

is a Japanese curler. She was born November 20, 1984 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, but grew up in Minamifurano, Hokkaido.

Career 
Moe Meguro won her first medal at the international level at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships winning the gold medal. She played lead under skip Yumie Hayashi.

Team Aomori was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she threw first under skip Ayumi Onodera.

At the 2006 Pacific Curling Championships in Tokyo, Moe Meguro skipped Team Aomori and won a bronze medal. She also won a bronze medal at the 2007 Winter Universiade and a silver medal at the 2007 Pacific Curling Championships finishing the tournament with an 8-1 record.

At the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, Meguro skipped the Japanese team to 4th place (one of Japan's best ever finishes, Japan also finished 4th in 1997). The team was one shot away from the gold medal final, but let Canada steal a point in the 10th and 11th ends of their semi-final game. In the bronze medal game, they lost to Switzerland, in a re-match of the 3 vs. 4 game which the Japanese had won.

Moe Meguro won the bronze medal at the 2008 Pacific Curling Championships and the silver medal in 2009, losing the final to China skipped by Wang Bingyu.

She was also skip for Team Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics (finishing the round robin stage with a 3-6 record) and the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship (finishing 11th with a disappointing 2-9 record).

She announced her retirement in June 2010.

Teammates 
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Kotomi Ishizaki, Lead
Mari Motohashi, Second
Anna Ohmiya, Third
Mayo Yamaura, Alternate

2006 Torino Olympic Games
Ayumi Onodera, Skip
Mari Motohashi, Second
Yumie Hayashi, Third
Sakurako Terada, Alternate

Grand Slam record 

Key
C - Champion
F - Lost final
SF - Lost semi final
QF - Lost quarter final
Q - Did not make playoffs
DNP - Did not participate in event
N/A - not a Grand Slam event that season

References 
 Team Aomori profile (in Japanese)
 Torino 2006 profile

Japanese female curlers
Living people
1984 births
People from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Curlers from Hokkaido
Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic curlers for Japan
Universiade medalists in curling
Pacific-Asian curling champions
Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women
Cunningham (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Cunningham Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity).  Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It was located in the northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.

The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.

Election results 
In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast.  The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).

1999

2001

2006

Sources 
 Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive
 Fiji Facts
Wahidul Gani

Wahidul Gani (born 22 September 1958) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 1988, and a coach who is highly regarded for his coaching of young cricketers.

Playing career
Wahidul Gani was a right-arm leg-spin bowler and a lower order batsman. He played his only ODI match for Bangladesh against Pakistan in the Asia Cup at Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium in 1988.

Coaching career
After retiring he dedicated his time to finding and coaching young talented Bangladeshi cricketers. He founded a coaching institution called "Ankur" and trained his students by himself, three times a week, at the indoor facilities of the Abahani Club. One of his students, Mohammad Ashraful, who was discovered by Wahid at the age of 11, scored a Test century in 2001 at the age of 16 to become the youngest centurion in Test history. Another of his students, Mohammad Sharif, also started his international career on a high but later lost his place for the national team because of long-term injury.

External links

1958 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
20th-century Bangladeshi cricketers
Bangladeshi cricket coaches
Cricketers from Dhaka
Bangladeshi cricketers
C/1948 V1

The Eclipse Comet of 1948, formally known as C/1948 V1, was an especially bright comet discovered during a solar eclipse on November 1, 1948.  Although there have been several comets that have been seen during solar eclipses, the Eclipse Comet of 1948 is perhaps the best-known; it was however, best viewed only from the Southern Hemisphere.

When it was first discovered during totality, it was already quite bright, at magnitude -2; as it was near perihelion, this was its peak brightness.  Its visibility  during morning twilight improved as it receded outward from the Sun; it peaked near zero magnitude, and at one point displayed a tail roughly 30 degrees in length, before falling below naked eye visibility by the end of December.

References

External links 
 Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris

Non-periodic comets
1948 in science
19481101
Saiful Islam (cricketer, born 1969)

Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan () (born 14 April 1969) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in seven One Day Internationals from 1990 to 1997.

Originally from Mymensingh, Saif played for the Bangladesh U-19 side in 1989. He made his full ODI debut at Eden Garden  Calcutta on 31 December 1990. His best performance in ODI came at Sharjah against Sri Lanka in 1995. he took 4/36 to help Bangladesh bowl out their opposition for the first time in a full ODI. He also played in the Bangladesh side that won the ICC Trophy in 1997. But with the emergence of a group of talented medium pacers he soon lost his place in the national side.

References

1969 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
People from Mymensingh
Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division
Anisur Rahman (cricketer)

Anisur Rahman (; born 1 March 1971, in Dacca) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in two ODIs from 1995 to 1998. He also stood as an umpire in nine ODI games between 2014 and 2018, and in 13 Twenty20 Internationals between 2012 and 2018.

The early days
The tall left armer was successful with the ball in the U-19 Asia cup in 1989. There he took 3/44 against India, and 3/36 against Pakistan.

He was elevated him to the national squad. There, however, he struggled to hold his place, as Bangladesh already had two other left arm seamers, Gholam Nousher and Jahangir Alam Talukdar. Anisur Rahman's career was also hampered by injuries and No-Ball problem. Still, he briefly emerged in 1994, following the retirement of Prince and Dulu, as the country's top pace bowler.

International cricket
In the 1994-95 SAARC Quadrangular Tournament at Dhaka, (December 1994), he took 3/29 against Pakistan A, 4/29 against Sri Lanka A, & 3/28 against India A. In these matches, he used the reverse swing of the old ball with great effect. In fact, Anisur Rahman was one of the first Bangladeshi bowler to successfully use the reverse swing.

He played in 2 ODIs against India, but failed to impress. On each occasion, he suffered at the hands of Sachin Tendulkar.

As an umpire
Anisur Rahman stood his first match as an on-field umpire in 2012 in a T20I match between Bangladesh and West Indies. In 2014, he stood his first ODI match as an umpire in a match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He stood his last match as an umpire in the group match between India and Afghanistan in the 2018 Asia Cup.

 as on 26 October 2018

Retirement as an umpire
After the group match between Afghanistan and India in 2018 Asia Cup, he did not officiate any matches and quit his umpiring profession for uncertainty of career under Bangladesh Cricket Board and settled in USA in order to pursue a better career in other profession.

See also
 List of One Day International cricket umpires
 List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

References

External links
 

1971 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Barisal Division cricketers
Chittagong Division cricketers
Bangladeshi One Day International cricket umpires
Bangladeshi Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Cricketers from Dhaka
Sajjad Ahmed (Bangladeshi cricketer)

Sajjad Ahmed (born 20 May 1974) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in two One Day Internationals in 1995.

He was only 19 when he was selected to open against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in autumn 1993. Though these games were not recognized as full ODIs, they were important for Bangladesh's preparation for the 5th ICC Trophy in Kenya. Unfortunately, the young opener couldn't handle the pace of Heath Streak.  He did play two full ODIs in 1995, but after scores of 4 and 11, was omitted from the national team.

He played first-class cricket for Dhaka Metropolis and Dhaka Division from 2001 to 2006. He scored his only first-class century for Dhaka Metropolis in a victory over Barisal Division in 2000–01.

References

1974 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
Dhaka Metropolis cricketers
Cricketers from Dhaka
Sakurako Terada

is a Japanese curler, born May 17, 1984, in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.

History 
Terada is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she was the alternate under skip Ayumi Onodera.

References 
 
 Team Aomori profile (in Japanese)
 Torino 2006 profile

Japanese female curlers
Living people
1984 births
Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic curlers for Japan
Curlers from Hokkaido
Universiade medalists in curling
Pacific-Asian curling champions
Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Aomori Public University alumni
20th-century Japanese women
21st-century Japanese women
Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)

Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed (10 February 1969 – 29 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi international cricketer.

He was born in Rajapur, Khulna, and played in six One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1997. He continued to play first-class cricket for Khulna Division until 2006.

Salahuddin died in October 2013 from a cardiac arrest. A minute of silence was held in his memory before the ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Dhaka later on the same day.

References

External links
 

1969 births
2013 deaths
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Khulna Division cricketers
People from Khulna District
Cricketers from Khulna Division
Mafizur Rahman

Mafizur Rahman (born 10 November 1978) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in four One Day Internationals in 1997.

1978 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
People from Madaripur District
Cricketers from Dhaka Division
Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1972)

Mohammad Zakir Hasan (born 1 December 1972) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in a single One Day International in 1997.

References

1972 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
People from Mymensingh
Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division
TWTV7

TWTV7 is a marketwide cable station on Time Warner Cable systems in two markets:

 Albany, New York, where it is a regional advertising channel.
 El Paso, Texas, where it a regional access channel and the market's UPN affiliate (and for a time also carried WB programming).
Thomas Farrell

Thomas or Tom Farrell may refer to:

Thomas Farrell (general) (1891–1967), Deputy Commanding General of the Manhattan Project
Tom Farrell (hurdler) (born 1932), British hurdler and middle-distance runner
Tom Farrell (middle-distance runner) (born 1944), American middle-distance runner
Tom Farrell (long-distance runner) (born 1991), British long-distance runner
Tom Farrell (rugby union) (born 1993), Irish rugby union player
Tom Farrell (Gimme Gimme Gimme), a fictional character in Gimme Gimme Gimme
Tommy Farrell (1921–2004), American actor
Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2012), former Irish football player
Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1916), English footballer
Thomas Richard Farrell (1926–1958), New Zealand pianist
Thomas Joseph Farrell (1847–1913), Member of Parliament for South Kerry 1895–1900
Thomas Farrell (sculptor) (1827–1900), Irish sculptor
Tom Farrell (Canadian politician) (1924–2012)
Thomas J. Farrell (medievalist), American medievalist
F. Thomas Farrell (born 1941), American mathematician

See also
O'Farrell, surname
Samuel H. Smith (politician)

Samuel H. "Sam" Smith (born August 10, 1955) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 66th District who served from 1986 to 2015. The district included portions of Jefferson, Indiana and Armstrong counties. He was elected Speaker in January 2011 and served until January 2015, when he was succeeded by Mike Turzai.

Biography
Born August 10, 1955 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Smith attended and graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School and later earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Penn State University. After working for several years in the construction industry, he later took a job with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. In 1986 Smith was elected to succeed his father, Eugene "Snuffy" Smith, who had represented the 66th district since 1963.

He served as Minority Leader from 2007 through 2010, and spoke for his party on the floor and led debate on major issues. Prior to the Democratic takeover in the 2006 election, Smith served as Majority Leader where he was responsible for planning, discussion, debate and final passage of legislation. He was also majority whip until 2003.

Following the 2010 election, which saw Republicans regain their House majority, Smith was elected Speaker when the House reconvened.

Personal
Smith serves on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees and the Punxsutawney College Trust that supports the Punxsutawney Campus of IUP. With Gobbler's Knob in the heart of his district, Smith is a long-standing member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

He is married to Donna Bruder-Smith and has a son, Zachary and a daughter, Alexandra.

See also

 Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

References

External links
State Representative Sam Smith official caucus website
Samuel H. Smith (R) official PA House website

Follow the Money – Sam Smith
2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 campaign contributions

1955 births
Living people
People from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Methodists from Pennsylvania
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications alumni
21st-century American politicians
Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Jahangir Alam (cricketer, born 1973)

Jahangir Alam (born 5 March 1973) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals from 1997 to 1999.
An opening batsman who could keep wicket if necessary, Jahangir Alam was ideally suited for one day cricket. Unfortunately for Bangladesh, though enormously successful in domestic arena, he failed to perform up to expectation at the international level.

Early days
Jahangir was born in 1973 at Narayanganj, Dhaka. He first came into prominence during the under-19 tour of England in the summer of 1989. He started the tour with a hundred and continued to score consistently after that. His 132 against Wycombe was the highest score in the tour. In the process he shared a 210 run opening partnership with Javed Omar. Jahangir Alam scored 35 against Homestead and 40 against Wakeham Overall in five matches he scored 219 runs at an average of 43.80.
In contrast, he was a big failure in the Asian under-19 Cup in Dec. 1989. His highest score of 38 in 4 matches came against Sri Lanka at Chittagong.

In ICC Trophy
Apart from this, his most successful time in international cricket came during the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya. His century, scoring 177 not out, against the eventual champions UAE was the only bright point for his team, in what was a miserable campaign for them. Jahangir followed his hundred with 48 against The Netherlands and 57 against Kenya. He finished with 283 runs at an average of 47.16 runs per innings. He was also a member of the Bangladesh team that won the ICC Trophy in 1997. However, he played in only one of the matches (against the hosts Malaysia, in the Group stages).

References

1973 births
Living people
Jahangir Alam
Bangladeshi cricketers
Chittagong Division cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
Wicket-keepers
People from Narayanganj District
Cricketers from Dhaka Division
Lins

Lins may refer to:

People
 Ivan Lins, Brazilian singer and composer
 Luizianne Lins, Brazilian politician
 Paulo Lins, Brazilian writer
 , German singer and author

Places
 Lins, São Paulo, Brazil

See also
 Linse, a surname and a given name
Shafiuddin Ahmed

Shafiuddin Ahmed Babu (born June 1, 1973, Dhaka) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in eleven One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2000. He is now an umpire and stood in matches in Bangladesh's National Cricket League.

References

1973 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Bangladeshi cricket umpires
Chittagong Division cricketers
Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup
Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh
Cricketers from Dhaka
Salesian Sisters

The title Salesian Sisters may refer to one of these Roman Catholic orders for women:

 Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, also known as Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, founded in 1872
 Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, also known as Visitationists, founded by in 1610 by Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Morshed Ali Khan

Mohammad Morshed Ali Khan Sumon (born 14 May 1972) is an umpire and former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals in 1998. He was included in the Bangladesh national cricket team squad in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

The tall left arm bowler played in the tri-nation tournament in India in 1998. He performed well, specially in the first match against India. There, he took 1/31 from ten overs. At present he is a professional umpire appointed in BCB's panel of first-class umpires.

References

1972 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Metropolis cricketers
Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh
People from Faridpur District
Cricketers from Dhaka Division
Shariful Haque

Shariful Haque (born 15 January 1976) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played one One Day International in 1998.

His career ended when he was given an indefinite ban by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2012 after he was found guilty of spot-fixing in a Bangladesh Premier League match. The Dhaka Gladiators captain Mashrafe Mortaza had earlier reported to his team management a spot-fixing approach by a cricketer.

References

1976 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricketers
Cricketers banned for corruption
People from Mymensingh District
Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division
Verysdale

Verysdale is a part of medieval England which is mentioned in the early ballads of Robin Hood (especially the ballad A Gest of Robyn Hode, in which a friendly knight, Richard at the Lee, befriends the gallant outlaw and later is revealed as the lord or Earl of Verysdale). Verysdale may be entirely fictional, or it may be based upon a real county with some basis in geographical reality, or it may even have been a term used to refer to a real county. Scholars and historians are divided as to this, as well as the exact supposed location of Verysdale.

Some believe the location of Verysdale was somewhere in the Peak District (the ballad would seem to suggest so), although there are many suggestions and theories. Locations in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Cumbria have all been suggested. One scholar equated Verysdale with Wensleydale whilst another equated it with Kirklees.

Also mentioned in the same ballad was "Uterysdale", which has been identified by some as relating to the village of Lee in the Wyre valley - Wyresdale (Lancashire) and references to Richard de Leghs [Leghe] in Lancashire to one in the village of Woodhouses (since 1974 in Greater Manchester) during the early 13th century. This bears a similarity to the title "Richard at the Lee" who is said to have been the lord of Verysdale.

See also 
Robin Hood
Richard at the Lee

References

External links 
 Article regarding the discussion of the location of Verysdale
An intriguing theory as to who Richard at the Lee was; equating him with a historical figure
The medieval text of "A Gest of Robyn Hood"
A translation of above ballad into modern English

Fictional regions
Robin Hood
Hong Kong Association of Science and Mathematics Education

Hong Kong Association of Science and Mathematics Education is a society to promote and improve the teaching methodology of the science and mathematics in Hong Kong.  Founded in 1964, current members are secondary school teachers, professors and lecturers in the universities and government officials in education.

External links
  Official website

Education in Hong Kong
Oleg Skorlukov

Oleg Albertovich Skorlukov (; born March 2, 1968) is a Russian politician who served in the State Duma of Russia. He has attended higher education. He is a member of the LDPR.  His was Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism.

References

1968 births
Living people
Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia politicians
Yishtabach

Yishtabach () (Hebrew: "[ God ] be praised") is a prayer in the final portion of the Pesukei Dezimra morning prayers of Judaism known as shacharit, recited before the second kaddish leading to the Shema prayers. 

The theme of the number "fifteen" plays a pivotal role in the blessing; there are fifteen expressions conveying praise in the beginning half of the paragraph and fifteen words in the concluding blessing (after "Blessed are You, God..."). The number fifteen is an allusion both to the Divine Name יה (whose gematria is fifteen) and to the fifteen Songs of Ascents composed by King David (Psalms 120–34).

There are two themes of Yishtabach: God's power and might are deserving of our praise and adoration, and that one must continually praise God.

Since Baruch Sheamar and Yishtabach are both blessings, this gives the sense that Pesukei Dezimra is one single prayer. Yishtabach is not recited unless Baruch Sheamar is recited, because Baruch Sheamar is the opening blessing, and Yishtabach is the closing blessing.

Yishtabach is normally recited while standing. This is because Baruch Sheamar is recited while standing, and since Baruch Sheamar is the opening of Pesukei Dezimra and Yishtabach is the conclusion, they are both recited in the same manner. However, on Shabbat, some congregations have a custom to sit.

The author of Yishtabach is not known to this day. But with words 2–5 in the prayer spelling שׁלמה (Shlomo), this alludes to a reference to King Solomon.

Text of Yishtabach

References

Pesukei dezimra
Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish prayers and blessings
Siddurim of Orthodox Judaism
Nate Bump

Nathan Louis Bump (born July 24, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Florida Marlins from 2003 to 2005.

Biography
A native of Towanda, Pennsylvania, Bump attended Penn State University, and in 1996 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft as the 25th overall pick.

He was traded in  by the Giants with Jason Grilli in exchange for Liván Hernández from the Florida Marlins. Bump played for the Marlins between  and , but was a free agent from  to . On July 26, 2004, Bump recorded his only MLB save. During a blowout victory against the Phillies, Bump pitched 3 shutout innings to close out an 11-3 Marlins victory.

In May , Bump signed a minor league contract with the Giants and was assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the Connecticut Defenders. He became a free agent after the season, and was signed by the Camden Riversharks on April 6, 2009.

On July 3, 2009, Bump signed with the Detroit Tigers and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mudhens. Bump became a free agent at the end of the season. On December 24, 2009, Bump signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. On November 2, 2011, Bump elected free agency.

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1976 births
Living people
Florida Marlins players
Baseball players from Pennsylvania
Major League Baseball pitchers
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
Pennsylvania State University alumni
People from Towanda, Pennsylvania
San Jose Giants players
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
Portland Sea Dogs players
Shreveport Captains players
Albuquerque Isotopes players
Connecticut Defenders players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Camden Riversharks players
Lehigh Valley IronPigs players
Cotuit Kettleers players
Yelena Afanasyeva (politician)

Yelena Vladimirovna Afanasyeva (; born 27 March 1975) is a Russian politician. She was a member of the State Duma between 2003 and 2014. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia group. She attended Orenburg Educational Institute. She was selected to be a senator in the Federation Council from 26 September 2014, representing Orenburg Oblast.

References

External links
 Елена Афанасьева на сайте Совета Федерации

1975 births
Living people
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia politicians
21st-century Russian women politicians
People involved in plagiarism controversies
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation alumni
Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000)
Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1975)

Mohammad Aminul Islam (; born 1 April 1975), also known as Bhola, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who played in one ODI in 1999.

Aminul Islam played for the Rajshahi Division first-class side through 2003/2004, taking 71 wickets in 25 matches, with an average of 22.19. Islam's best innings was 6/57, and his best batting innings was 52 (his only half-century).

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1975 births
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Rajshahi Division cricketers
Living people
People from Rajshahi District
Cricketers from Rajshahi Division
Willys-Knight

Willys-Knight is an automobile that was produced between 1914 and 1933 by the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio.

John North Willys purchased the Edwards Motor Car Company of Long Island, New York, in 1913, moving the operation to Elyria, Ohio, where Willys owned the plant that had previously manufactured the Garford automobile. Production began with a four-cylinder model which was priced in the $2,500 price range. The Willys-Knight employed a Knight sleeve valve engine, generally four- and six-cylinder models.

In 1915, Willys moved assembly of the Willys-Knight to Toledo, Ohio, but continued manufacturing the engines in Elyria. Willys-Knight introduced a sleeve-valve V8 in 1917, which was sold until 1919.

Willys-Knight enjoyed a production run average of 50,000 cars per year after 1922. Willys also purchased Stearns-Knight of Cleveland, Ohio, which also used a sleeve valve Knight Engine, making that marque the crown jewel in his growing automotive empire.

Willys-Knight production ended in November 1932 (model year 1933) when the company, in receivership, stopped building higher priced cars, and instead focused on the manufacture of the inexpensive but durable Willys 77.

Seven Willys-Knight vehicles including two large trucks and a touring car were used on the Martin and Osa Johnson photographic safari in the remotest areas of Africa.

See also
List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

Models

References

Chrysler
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Cars powered by Knight engines
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Ohio
Willys-Knight
Mahbubur Rahman (cricketer)

Mahbubur Rahman (born 1 February 1969) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 1999. In the 1980s Mymensingh was a great hub for producing cricketing talent in Bangladesh. Mahbubur Rahman, also known as Selim, was one of the finest talents to come from there. A right-handed middle order batsman, he occasionally bowled spin as well. In the 1989 Under-19 Asia Cup, he scored 40 against Sri Lanka and 28 against Pakistan.  Unfortunately he took too long to make the transformation to the senior team. Thus he played in only one ODI, against Zimbabwe, at Dhaka in 1999.

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External links
 

1969 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
People from Mymensingh
Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division
Niamur Rashid

Neeyamur Rashid Rahul, also known as Niamur Rashid, (born 1 January 1975) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in two One Day Internationals in 1999. Post retirement from cricket he became a match referee.

Playing career
In 1999, he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe. He was also a part of the playing XI of Bangladesh's famous victory over Pakistan in 1999 Cricket World Cup, which was his last match in international cricket.

Career as a match referee
After retiring from cricket, he became a match referee. He first officiated as match referee in 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, officiating all 6 matches of the tournament.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, ICC rescinded its decision to use neutral match referee, instead allowing local match officials to officiate in international cricket. and subsequesntly, he was named as the match referee for all matches played between Bangladesh and West Indies in 2020-21. Thus, he became the first Bangladeshi match referee to officiate in test matches.

In January 2023, he was named as one of the match referees for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

References

External links
 

1975 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
Dhaka Metropolis cricketers
Cricket match referees
People from Pabna District
Cricketers from Rajshahi Division
Disaster convergence

Disaster convergence is the phenomenon of individuals or groups moving towards a disaster-stricken area. Convergers have many reasons for heading towards a disaster area. Kendra and Wachtendorf (2002) identified seven distinct categories of convergers. These categories are mourners, the anxious, returners, the curious, the helpers, the exploiters, and the supporters.

Sources
Kendra, J. and Wachtendorf, T. (2002) Reconsidering Convergence and Converger - Legitimacy in Response to the World Trade Center Disaster. Research in Social Problems and Public Policy 11: 197–224.

Convergence
Alexey Chernyshov

Alexey Gennadiyevich Chernyshov (; born February 24, 1963, in Saratov) is a Russian politician and former member of the State Duma of Russia (2003–2007).

In 1989 he graduated from the Saratov State University. Doctor of political sciences. Chernyshov taught at Saratov Economic Institute and Volga Academy of Public Administration. He was a member of Saratov City Duma in 1997–2003.

In 2003, he ran successfully for the 4th State Duma on LDPR list and became deputy chairman of the Duma Education and Science Committee. Chernyshov was considered possible Liberal Democratic candidate in the 2004 Russian presidential election. His support at the convention was relatively low and as a result, State Duma member Oleg Malyshkin was nominated from LDPR.

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1963 births
Living people
Politicians from Saratov
Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia politicians
Ahmed Kamal (cricketer)

Shaker Ahmed Kamal (born 15 June 1977) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 1999.

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1977 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Khulna Division cricketers
People from Kushtia District
Cricketers from Khulna Division
Alex Gray (ice hockey)

Alexander Haim Gray (June 21, 1898 – April 10, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played 50 games for the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1933. With the Rangers he won the Stanley Cup in 1928.

Early life
Although born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Gray grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He played for five years with the Port Arthur Ports of the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League (TBSHL). According to Legends of Hockey, "he topped the league in goal scoring three times and was its most penalized player twice."

Playing career
In 1928 Gray signed with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Wearing jersey number 2, he played on a line with Paul Thompson and Murray Murdoch. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup that spring.

After his rookie season in New York he was involved in a big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, He was traded along with Lorne Chabot for Melville "Butch" Keeling and John Ross Roach.

He played a total of 13 games for the Maple Leafs in the 1928–29 season (7 regular season games and 4 playoff games). After 1 season in Toronto he was sent to the minors where he spent the remainder of his career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements
1928 Stanley Cup Championship (NYR)

See also
 List of National Hockey League players from the United Kingdom

References

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1898 births
1986 deaths
British emigrants to Canada
Cleveland Indians (IHL) players
Eveleth Rangers players
New York Rangers players
Sportspeople from Glasgow
Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
Stanley Cup champions
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Ravinas players
Carbona Not Glue

"Carbona Not Glue" is a song by the Ramones from their second album, Leave Home (1977).

Story
"Carbona Not Glue" is a follow-up to "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", a song that appeared on their first album. The band sarcastically suggested that the high obtained from sniffing Carbona cleaning solvent (carbon tetrachloride) was more pleasurable than that of airplane glue. In the hardcover book included in some versions of Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology, Tommy Ramone says, "Something like 'Carbona Not Glue' has to be tongue-in-cheek. It's absurd, like saying that you should try something more poisonous." It was featured prominently in the graphic novel Ghost World by Dan Clowes.

Controversy
The original release of Leave Home included "Carbona Not Glue" as the fifth track on the album. However, the song was deleted from the album to avoid a potential lawsuit, as Carbona was a corporate trademark. The album was re-released with the outtake "Babysitter", which was also released as the B-side of "Do You Wanna Dance?", in its place. On the British version, "Babysitter" is not listed on the back cover or inner sleeve, but it is listed on the label. Most collectors believe that the "Babysitter" version is rarer than the "Carbona" version.

When Sire Records suddenly switched distributors from ABC Records to Warner Bros. Records (who had bought the label), yet another version of the album was released, with "Babysitter" being replaced by "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", then a non-LP single already planned to be on the next Ramones album in a different mix.

"Carbona Not Glue" was restored to its original position in the running order for the 2001 expanded edition of Leave Home, and the deluxe 40th anniversary edition included additional mixes of the track.

See also
Ramones discography
Songs about drug use

References

Ramones songs
Song recordings produced by Tony Bongiovi
1977 songs
Song recordings produced by Tommy Ramone
Mazharul Haque

Mohammad Mazharul Haque Chowdhuri (3 July 1980 – 3 April 2013) was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one One Day International in 2002. He was born in Narayanganj, Dhaka.

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1980 births
2013 deaths
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
People from Narayanganj District
Cricketers from Dhaka Division
Curt Smith (author)

Curt Smith (born March 20, 1951, in Caledonia, New York) is an American author, media host and columnist. In addition to work as a newspaper reporter, Smith was a political speechwriter until 1992 and a host of radio and television programs until 2002. He has written 17 books, including Voices of the Game, which covers the history of baseball broadcasting. Smith is a newspaper columnist in upstate New York and holds an academic appointment at the University of Rochester.

Biography
Smith is a 1973 graduate of State University of New York at Geneseo. He worked as a Gannett Company reporter, a speechwriter to former Texas Governor John Connolly, and an editor at the Saturday Evening Post. In 1989 he joined the George H. W. Bush Administration as a speechwriter. After Bush's defeat in 1992 Smith lectured at the Smithsonian Institution and then turned to radio and television. From 1994 to 1996 he hosted the Midday Milwaukee talk show on radio station WISN. He also hosted WROC-TV’s Perfectly Clear program from 2000 to 2002 and a 1997–2002 series on the Fox Empire Sports Network.

Currently Smith hosts the weekly Perspectives series on Rochester, New York's NPR affiliate WXXI. The show deals with politics, pop culture, sports, and other topics. Smith also hosts the twice-weekly Talking Point show on Rochester's CBS affiliate WROC, where he spars with co-hosts on political and other issues.

Smith is the author of eleven books: Voices of Summer, What Baseball Means to Me, Voices of The Game, Storied Stadiums, Windows on the White House, Our House, Of Mikes and Men, Long Time Gone, A Fine Sense of the Ridiculous, America's Dizzy Dean and The Storytellers. Perhaps his best known book is Voices of The Game, which recounts the history of baseball broadcasting from KDKA's first Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast in 1921 to today's enormous media coverage of the game. A three-part documentary was also made based on the book and has aired on ESPN. His writing style has been highly praised by pundits like Bob Costas, but he has also been criticized for overly florid and sometimes tangled prose.

Smith lives in Rochester with his wife Sarah and their two children. He writes columns for the Messenger-Post newspapers in upstate New York and is a senior lecturer at the University of Rochester.

References

External links
Curt Smith web site

1951 births
Living people
American columnists
American speechwriters
American talk radio hosts
Baseball writers
Journalists from New York (state)
People from Caledonia, New York
Speechwriters for presidents of the United States
State University of New York at Geneseo alumni
University of Rochester faculty
Writers from Rochester, New York