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Robert Fortune

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish plant expert, plant hunter and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India.

Travels and introduction of plants to Europe
Fortune was born in Kelloe, Berwickshire. He was employed in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and later in the garden of Horticultural Society of London at Chiswick. In 1842 was sent out by the Society to collect plants in China.

He brought back to Europe many new, exotic and beautiful flowers. His most famous achievement was the successful introduction of tea from China to India in 1848 on behalf of the British East India Company.

Like some European travellers of that period, such as Walter Medhurst, Fortune disguised himself as a Chinese merchant during several of his journeys into parts of China that were prohibited to him. Not only was Fortune's purchase of tea plants forbidden by the Chinese government of the time, but he was not permitted to travel more than one day from certain ports where Europeans were allowed to trade. Fortune travelled to some areas of China that had seldom been visited by Europeans, including remote areas of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangsu provinces.

Fortune employed many different means to transport tea plants, seedlings, and other botanical discoveries, but he is most well known for his use of cases like small greenhouses called Wardian cases (as used by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward) to keep the plants alive. With these cases Fortune introduced 20,000 tea plants and seedlings to the Darjeeling region of India. He also brought with him a group of trained Chinese tea workers to assist in the production of tea leaves. Except for a few plants which survived in Indian gardens, most of the Chinese tea plants Fortune introduced to India died. The special growing methods and knowledge that was brought over from China, however, may have been very helpful in the later success of the Indian tea industry. 

Apart from his many contributions to plant history, Fortune was the first European to discover that black tea and green tea were actually from the same plant.

In later journeys he visited Formosa (now called Taiwan) and Japan, and described the culture of the silkworm and the growing of rice. He introduced many trees, shrubs and flowers to the West, including the cumquat, a climbing double yellow rose ('Fortune's Double Yellow' (syn. Gold of Ophir) which proved a failure in England's climate) and many varieties of tree peonies, azaleas and chrysanthemums. A climbing white rose that he brought back from China in 1850 was named R. fortuniana (syn. R. fortuneana) in his honor. This rose also proved a failure in England, preferring warmer climates.  Today both of these roses are still widely grown by antique rose fanciers in mild winter regions.  R. fortuniana is also  a valuable rootstock in Australia and the southern regions of the United States. 

The stories of his travels were told in a number of different books. He died in London in 1880, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.

References

1812 births
1880 deaths
British botanists
Scottish scientists
Neuroethology

Neuroethology is the study of animal behavior and its control by the nervous system.  Neuroethology explores how the brain links stimuli (e.g. sights, sounds, or smells) to behavior.  For example, many bats and Odontoceti have a special ability called echolocation.  They use echolocation to find prey and to navigate.  Researchers study their auditory system to show how sounds can be changed into a neural representation of sound.  Neuroethologists are scientists who study neuroethology.  They try to discover how the nervous system works.  They often use animals with special behaviors in their research.
 
The word neuroethology combines ideas from two fields:   neurobiology (the study of the nervous system) and ethology (the study of behavior in nature).  Neuroethology focusses on natural behavior.  Natural behaviors of animals were created by natural selection (e.g., finding mates, moving, avoiding enemies).  Neuroethology avoids artificial behaviors like those in lab experiments.

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Institute of Jewish Studies

The Institute of Jewish Studies in Nanjing, China has a connection with the Department of Religious Studies at Nanjing University. 

It was created in January, 1992, after friendship between Israel and the People's Republic of China started over again. It gives classes in Jewish lessons where there are over 200 students each year, and has published a Chinese kind of the Encyclopaedia Judaica, and other books or other things released. It has now created both masters and Ph.D. programs in Jewish leasons, the only Chinese school that has ever done that. It had an worldwide seminar on The Holocaust and the killing of people due to their skin color or religion in World War II on August 7–12, 2005, in Nanjing.

It was renamed the Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies  after a quarters for it from the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation was built in a new building at the school in 2006. It is planned that it will become part of a larger Nanjing University-Johns Hopkins University Institute for International Research. 

The director of the school is professor Xu Xin.

Related pages
Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London

References

Other websites 
Chinese Judaic Studies Association 

Judaism
Jimmy Kimmel

James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, voice actor, actor, writer, producer, musician, television host, and radio personality. He is the host and creator of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC.

Early life
He is of German and Italian ancestry.

References

1967 births
Living people
American television talk show hosts
Comedians from New York City
Emmy Award winners
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy movie released by Paramount Pictures. It was written, produced and directed by John Hughes. It stars Steve Martin and John Candy.

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 94% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Siskel & Ebert gave the movie two thumbs up and Siskel declared that was it John Candy’s best role to date. The movie is featured in Roger Ebert's Great Movies collection.

Cast
 Steve Martin as Neal Page
 John Candy as Del Griffith
 Laila Robins as Susan Page
 Michael McKean as State trooper
 Kevin Bacon as Taxi racer
 Dylan Baker as Owen
 Olivia Burnette as Marti Page
 Larry Hankin as Doobie
 Richard Herd as Walt
 Diana Dill as Peg
 Matthew Lawrence as Neal Page, Jr.
 Edie McClurg as St. Louis car rental agent
 Bill Erwin as Man on plane
 Ben Stein as Wichita airport representative
 Lyman Ward (uncredited) as John
 William Windom (uncredited) as Bryant

References

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1987 comedy movies
1980s buddy movies
1980s road movies
American buddy movies
American comedy movies
American road movies
Buddy comedy movies
Comedy road movies
English-language movies
Movies directed by John Hughes
Movies produced by John Hughes
Movies shot in Chicago, Illinois
Movies set in Chicago, Illinois
Movies set in Kansas
Movies set in Missouri
Movies set in New York City
Screenplays by John Hughes
Thanksgiving
Paramount Pictures movies
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (also known as Madagascar 3 and Madagascar: Europe's Most Wanted) is a 2012 American computer-animated movie made by DreamWorks Animation. It is the third movie of the Madagascar movie series and is a sequel to the first two Madagascar films. It is the first 3-D movie in the series. It is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon. It was released on June 8, 2012.

Release dates

Video game

Unlike the previously movie was published by Activision, Madagascar 3: The Video Game is developed by D3 Publisher.

2012 movies
2012 animated movies
American animated movies
English-language movies
American family movies
American romance movies
Sequel movies
Madagascar (franchise)
Movies composed by Hans Zimmer
Movies set in Rome
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo comprise The Neptunes. They produce hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead vocalist of the band N*E*R*D. He formed the band with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003. His first album In My Mind was released in 2006.

As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced many singles for various musicians. These artists include Jay-Z, Backstreet Boys, Blackstreet, Ludacris, Rage Against the Machine, Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes, Garbage, Mary J. Blige, and Usher. The two have earned three Grammy Awards in ten nominations. He is also the co-founder of the streetwear brands Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream footwear.

Williams became more well-known worldwide during 2013 and 2014, when he was featured on Robin Thicke's single "Blurred Lines" with T.I. (which he produced) and released his own single, "Happy", for the movie Despicable Me 2.  Both songs reached number one in several countries around the world, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.  He was also featured on Daft Punk's single "Get Lucky", another international chart-topper. first season of the coach The Voice.

Personal life
Williams and model/designer Helen Lasichanh have a son, Rocket Williams, who was born in 2008. The couple married on October 12, 2013. In January 2017, the couple welcomed triplets.

Discography

Solo albums
 In My Mind (2006)
 Girl (2014)

References

 01
African-American singers
American fashion designers
1973 births
Living people
American record producers
American R&B singers
American funk singers
People from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Singers from Virginia
Pradikta Wicaksono

Pradikta Wicaksono (born in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 1986) or often called Dikta, is an Indonesian singer. He is a singer for the group Yovie & Nuno, along with Dudi Oris. He joined Yovie & Nuno in 2007.

Personal life 
Pradikta Wicaksono was born in Jakarta on January 10, 1986. He was the second child of three siblings.

References

Other websites 
 Yovie & Nuno official site

1986 births
Living people
Pop musicians
People from Jakarta
Indonesian singers
Ready to Die

Ready to Die is the debut album by American rapper, The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on September 13, 1994 by Bad Boy Records. Ready to Die was ranked #133 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and was included in Time's list of the 100 greatest albums of all time. The song "Big Poppa" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards but lost to Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". It was his only studio album that was released during his lifetime as he was murdered days prior to the release of his second studio album Life After Death (1997).

Songs

References

1994 albums
Debut albums
The Notorious B.I.G. albums
Hip hop albums
G-funk albums
R&B albums
Adipati Koesmadji

Adipati Koesmadji (born in Bandung, Indonesia, August 19, 1991) or also known as the Adipati Dolken is an actor from Indonesia. Adipati Koesmadji began to be known since role as Virgo in the soap opera that aired on SCTV, Kepompong.

Filmography

Movie 
 "Putih Abu-Abu dan Sepatu Kets" (2009)
 "18+" (2010)
 "Pocong Keliling" (2010)
 "Malaikat Tanpa Sayap" (2012)

TV series 
 "Kepompong" on SCTV
 "Cinta Puteri" on ANTV
 "Kejora dan Bintang" on RCTI
 "Dia Jantung Hatiku" on RCTI
 "Marah dan Galak" on Indosiar

References

Other websites 
 Profil Adipati 
 

Indonesian actors
1991 births
Living people
Terry Balsamo

Terry Balsamo (born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is the current guitarist of the alternative metal band Cold and the former guitarist of Evanescence.

Balsamo was hired as Evanescence's new lead guitarist after Ben Moody left the band. He co-wrote the album The Open Door with Amy Lee and also participated in the songwriting process of Evanescence.

Balsamo uses Ibanez guitars.

Band projects
Evanescence - guitar (2003–present)
Cold - guitar (1999–2003, 2009 tour only)
Shaft - guitar (1996–1999)
Limp Bizkit - guitar (1995)

References

1972 births
Living people
American heavy metal musicians
American rock guitarists
Evanescence
Musicians from Tampa, Florida
Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is a British actor. He was born in Gosport, Hampshire. He played roles in television sitcoms Going Straight, Butterflies, Only Fools and Horses, The Two of Us, Goodnight Sweetheart, After You've Gone and Rock & Chips.

Other websites 

Actors from Hampshire
English movie actors
English television actors
1961 births
Living people
Range (biology)

In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area or 
habitat where the species live.

Sometimes, when species are found in different regions at different times of year, terms such as summer range and winter range can be used. When discussing about animals, the species' natural range is often discussed.

There are at least five types of distribution patterns:

 random
 clustered/grouped (most are in one area)
 linear             (they are in a line)
 radial             (radiating from a centre)
 Regular/ordered    (not random, but in set positions)

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Ecology
Population
Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka (, ; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian tennis player. She won the mixed doubles at the 2007 US Open and at the 2008 French Open. She won the singles at the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the singles and a gold medal in the mixed doubles. She is a former world no. 1. As of 8 July 2013, she was the world no. 3. 
She was born in Minsk and lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

References

Other websites 
Official website

1989 births
Living people
Australian Open champions
Belarusian tennis players
Female tennis players
Olympic bronze medalists
Olympic gold medalists
World No. 1 tennis players
People from Minsk
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Japanese Bobtail

The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of cat from Japan. It has a short tail. 

The Maneki Neko is usually a Calico cat (Japanese Bobtail).

References

Cat breeds
Animals of Japan
Maneki Neko

, also known as "welcoming cat", "lucky cat", "money cat" or "fortune cat", is a common Japanese figurine. It is a lucky charm. This small statue is found in many Japanese shops, and it is also seen in some places outside Japan.

Maneki neko is usually painted as a Calico cat (Japanese Bobtail), but new colors has appeared recently (for example, white, red, black, pink, blue and gold).  It usually has the right paw raised.  Some of these statues have the left paw raised.

The statue commonly has a gold coin called a koban around the cat's neck.

Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture is Japan's top producer of Maneki neko.

Color
This is the meaning of the colors
red, black; avoid getting ill
pink; help his or her love
gold; be lucky with money
calico; traditional color

Gesture
Maneki-neko can be found with either the right or left paw raised (and sometimes both). 
Generally, a right paw raised brings good luck and wealth, while the left paw raised brings in customers.

History
Maneki neko was a mascot of the silk industry, but now it is considered to be a mascot of business prosperity.
Different theories say that the Maneki neko came from Imado temples or that it came from Gotoku temples.
Maneki neko is made with wood mainly, but in recent years it is made of the plastic.

Related pages 

 Hello Kitty

References

Other websites 

  "Giant Maneki Neko....Tokoname Japan" at Panoramio 

Cats
Japanese culture
Luck
Hokota, Ibaraki

Hokota is a city in Ibaraki, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

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Cities in Japan
Settlements in Ibaraki Prefecture
Fukuro, Shizuoka

Fukuro is a city in Shizuoka, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

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Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Fujieda, Shizuoka

Fujieda (藤枝市, Fujieda-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the main island of Honshū.

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Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Iizuka, Fukuoka

Iizuka is a small city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Kyūshū.

Other websites

Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture
Takaoka, Toyama

is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

History
Takaoka was established in 1609. It developed as a castle town.

The modern city of Takaoka was established in 1889.

In 1933, Takaoka's large statue of the Buddha (Daibutsu) was created.

Geography

Surrounding municipalities
 Toyama Prefecture
 Himi
 Imizu
 Oyabe
 Tonami
 Ishikawa Prefecture
 Hōdatsushimizu
 Tsubata

Demography
According to Japanese census data,

References

External links
 Official website

Cities in Toyama Prefecture
Settlements in Toyama Prefecture
Hirakata, Osaka

Hirakata is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.

References

Other websites

Cities in Osaka Prefecture
Kurashiki, Okayama

Kurashiki (Japanese: 倉敷) is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a core city since 2002.

History
The town has been a center of business and trade for a long time. It is on a canal near Mt. Tsurugata. Kurashiki was not badly damaged during World War II. Many old storehouses, or kura, are here in their original condition. Kurashiki is a popular tourist spot.

Museums
There are several museums in the historic Bikan neighborhood of the city.
 The City Art Museum was designed by influential Japanese architect, Kenzō Tange.
 The Ohara Museum of Art shows European art and Japanese art. It features statues by Rodin, and pottery by Shōji Hamada and others. Torajiro Kojima built the original collection.
 Kojima Torajiro Memorial Hall shows paintings by this artist.

References

Other websites

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Okayama Prefecture
Ichinomiya, Aichi

is a Japanese city in Aichi on the island of Honshu.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.

History
In the Edo period, Ichinomiya grew up around the Masumida Shrine.  It was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Owari Province.

Timeline
 1889 (Meiji 32): The town was established by the merger of Ichinomiya and Ichishiki.
 September 1, 1921 (Taishō 10): The city was established.
 1940 (Shōwa 15): Merged with the villages of Haguri and Nishinari.
 1955 (Shōwa 30): Merged with surrounding 8 municipalities.
 April 1, 2002 (Heisei 14): Ichinomiya became a Special City.
 April 1, 2005 (Heisei 17): Absorbed the city of Bisai and the town of Kisogawa from Haguri District.

Geography
The city is northwest of Nagoya.

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.ichinomiya.aichi.jp/multilingual/ , 

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Aichi Prefecture
Takasaki, Gunma

is Japanese city in Gunma Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a core city since 2011.

History
The tradition of the daruma doll as a good luck charm was started at the  in Takasaki.

References

Other websites

 Takasaki City website 

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Gunma Prefecture
Takatsuki, Osaka

Takatsuki is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a core city since 2003.

References

Other websites

  Takatsuki City website 

Cities in Osaka Prefecture
Ōmihachiman, Shiga

Ōmihachiman is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

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Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shiga Prefecture
Sakado, Saitama

Sakado is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

Other websites

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Saitama Prefecture
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka

Hamamatsu is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. Every May 3-5, the Hammamatsu Festival is held in the city.

Related page
 Honda F.C.

References

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Numazu, Shizuoka

is a Japanese city in Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.

History

In the Edo period, Numazu-juku and Hara-juku was the 12th and 13th of 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. Both Tōkaidō rest stops are within the boundaries of modern Numazu.

Related pages
 The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/living_in/english.htm ,  

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Kaminoyama, Yamagata

Kaminoyama is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.

Other websites 

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Yamagata Prefecture
Western philosophy

Western philosophy is the school of thinking of Western civilization. Generally, it is seen to start with the philosophy of Ancient Greece. Its early devleopment mainly occurred in Europe and the countries around the Mediterranean. 

It is different from Eastern philosophy,  which developed in Asian countries such as China, Persia, Japan, India and Korea. 

Philosophical thought developed in Babylon, and that relating to Islam are sometimes counted as "Eastern", and sometimes as "Western".

Branches of philosophy
Shizuoka, Shizuoka

Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. The population was 3,765,044 in 2010. There are three areas of the city: Aoi, Suruga, and Shimizu.

Places

Granship is a large, public convention facility designed by architect Arata Isozaki. 
 Miho no Matsubara is a place on the Miho peninsula with pine trees and views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. The pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site in 2013.
 Nihondaira is a 308-metre hill in central Shizuoka with good views of Mount Fuji, the Izu Peninsula, and Shimizu Bay.
 Kunōzan Tōshō-gū was the original burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
 New Tower was built in Sumpujou Park in 2013.

Education 
 Shizuoka University
 Tokai University
 Tokoha Gakuen University
 Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University

People from Shizuoka
 Princess Akishino—princess in the Japanese Imperial Family
 Masafumi Goto—lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation
 Koji Gyotoku—football player and coach of Bhutan national football team
 Keiko Masuda—Singer, "Kei" of female pop music duo Pink Lady
 Kazuyoshi Miura—football player
 Riyo Mori—Miss Universe 2007
 Mitsuyo Nemoto—Singer, "Mie" of Pink Lady
 Momoko Sakura—cartoonist, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan
 Atsuto Uchida—football player
 Yoshito Usui—creator of Crayon Shin-Chan 
 Takahiro Yamada—bassist of Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Related pages
 Shimizu S-Pulse

References

Other websites
 
 
 

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Fuji, Shizuoka

is a Japanese city in eastern Shikuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is near Mount Fuji.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.

History

In the Edo period,  was the 14th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.

Related pages
 The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.fuji.shizuoka.jp/hp/menu000009500/hpg000009476.htm ; 

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Shizuoka Prefecture
Futsal

Futsal is a sport that is like association football, but on hard court. It is played on indoor courts by two teams with five players each. Its name is short for futebol de salao, which means 'room football' in the Portuguese language, or fútbol de sala, which is the same in the Spanish language. Futsal is most popular in South American countries, like Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. However, it is also played in many other countries.

The pitch is between 38 and 42 metres long and between 20 and 25 metres wide. This is shorter and narrower than football. The pitch is a hard court and smooth, unlike grass in football. The halves of the game are both twenty minutes long, shorter than the usual 45 minutes in football. There are 6 players on the court in total, including the goalkeeper. Substitutions are unlimited, and the maximum number of subs is 9. Players who break the rules can get yellow or red cards. If a player gets a red card, they can't play in that game anymore. The team that got the red card also has to play with one less player for two minutes or until the other team scores a goal. Another difference from football is that when the ball goes out, instead of throwing it back in, it is kicked in. There is also no offside in futsal.

A teacher from Uruguay called Juan Carlos Ceriani made the game in 1930. The rules were made in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1933. He used rule templates from Football (soccer), Basketball, and Handball. A World Championship was held in 1971 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first Futsal World Cup was in 1989 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Since 1992 it is played every 4 years. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Futsal was played for the first time in the Olympics.

FIFA Futsal World Cup winners 

 Netherlands 1989: Brazil
 Hong Kong 1992: Brazil
 Spain 1996: Brazil
 Guatemala 2000: Spain
 Chinese Taipei 2004: Spain
 Brazil 2008: Brazil
 Thailand 2012: Brazil
 Colombia 2016: Argentina

 
Team sports
Indoor sports
Association football
Niigata (city)

is the capital city of Niigata Prefecture in Japan. The port city is on the island of Sea of Japan.  The city has the mouth of Shinano River which is the longest river in Japan.

Wards
Niigata has eight neighborhoods or wards (ku).

History
On April 1, 2007 Niigata City became the largest Nihonkai coast city as a government-designated city.

Related pages
 Albirex Niigata
 Niigata Prefecture
 Echigo Province
 Sado Province

References

Other websites

 Niigata City website

Cities in Japan
Settlements in Niigata Prefecture
Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American novelist and a screenwriter. He was born in Chicago. He became a detective fiction writer after he lost a position as an oil executive.

His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine.  His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published just seven novels during his lifetime. In the year before he died, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died on March 26, 1959, in La Jolla, California.

Novels
The Big Sleep (1939). Based on the short stories "Killer in the Rain" (1935) and "The Curtain" (1936).
Farewell, My Lovely (1940). Based on the short stories "The Man Who Liked Dogs" (1936), "Try The Girl" (1937) and "Mandarin's Jade" (1937).
The High Window (1942). Based on the short stories "Bay City Blues" (1938) and "The Lady In The Lake" (1939).
The Lady in the Lake (1943). Based on the short stories "Bay City Blues" (1938), "The Lady In The Lake" (1939), "No Crime In The Mountains" (1941).
The Little Sister (1949). Scenes based on the short story "Bay City Blues" (1938).
The Long Goodbye (1953 UK; Sept 1954 USA; Edgar Award for Best Novel, 1955).
Playback (1958). Based on an unproduced screenplay.
Poodle Springs (1959). (incomplete; completed by Robert B. Parker in 1989).

These are the criminal cases of Philip Marlowe, a Los Angeles private investigator. Their plots follow a pattern in which the men and women who hire him reveal themselves to be as corrupt, corrupting, and criminally complicit as those against whom he is hired to protect them.

Screenplays
The Blue Dahlia
Double Indemnity
Strangers on a Train
Playback (Unproduced)

References 

American novelists
Screenwriters from Illinois
Writers from Chicago
1888 births
1959 deaths
2014 Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland.

It is the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland, although the country previously hosted the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years, however, Glasgow and Scotland have also staged World, Commonwealth, European, or British events in all 17 sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championships in 1997.

Selection process 
Scotland was the first country to consider hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games in 2004, with Scottish cities being invited by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland to consider making a bid. In September 2004, Glasgow was announced as the Scottish candidate city over Edinburgh (which hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986, and the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000) following a cost-benefit analysis by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland. The Scottish Executive under then First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, with the support of the United Kingdom government and all main parties in the Scottish Parliament, formally announced Glasgow's intention to host the games on 16 August 2005.
 
In March 2006, the bidding process began, with the Glasgow Bid team presenting their case to the Commonwealth Games Federation at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, along with the other confirmed candidate cities; the Nigerian capital, Abuja and Halifax in Canada. In October 2006, the first voting delegates arrived in Glasgow, in order to inspect the city's existing and proposed amenities and facilities. Glasgow announced on 16 January 2007, the 17 sports to be included should its bid be successful. Halifax later withdrew its bid on 8 March 2007, following the withdrawal of funding from the municipal government.

References 

Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow
Sport in Scotland
21st century in Scotland
Bullfinch

Bullfinches are a genus of passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae). They belong to the genus Pyrrhula. 

The genus has a palearctic distribution. All species occur in Asia with two species exclusively in the Himalayas and one species, P. pyrrhula, also occurring in Europe. The Azores bullfinch (P. murina) is a critically endangered species (about 120 pairs remaining), occurring only in the east of the island of São Miguel in the Azores archipelago. 

Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b sequence indicates that the holarctic pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is the sister group to the ancestor of the bullfinches. 

The evolution of the bullfinch species started soon after the pine grosbeak's ancestors diverged from them (at the end of the middle Miocene, about a dozen million years ago (mya). It is fairly certain is that the bullfinch radiation started in the general area of the Himalayas. The mountain finches also seem to be part of this clade.

Bullfinches have glossy black wings and tail feathers. They show a white rump. The legs and feet are fleshy brown. Their short, swollen bill is adapted to eat buds, and is black except in P. nipalensis, which has a yellowish bill. The males can be distinguished by their orange or red breast. Some species have a black cap.

Probably most populations are partially migratory. Most migrants move short or medium distances. North European birds move within a wider compass than central European birds. Numbers migrating show marked annual fluctuations; no link with any particular food source has been established. Autumn migration begins late, and is fairly brief, mostly October–November; spring migration February–April.

The Eurasian bullfinch population in Britain has been in serious decline since the mid-1970s; numbers have fallen by 62 per cent in 35 years. Data suggests that productivity has increased over the last decade, and nest failure rates at the chick stage (15 days) have fallen from 37% to 21%.

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Goldfinch

Goldfinch are finches of the genus Carduelis. They are small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae.

The goldfinch breeds across Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia, in open, partially wooded lowlands. It is resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from colder regions. It will also make local movements, even in the west, to escape bad weather. It has been introduced to many areas of the world.

The goldfinch's preferred food is small seeds such as those from thistles and teasels, but insects are also taken when feeding young. It also regularly visits bird feeders in winter. They nest in the outer twigs of tall leafy trees, or even in bamboo, laying four to six eggs which hatch in 11–14 days.

In the winter goldfinches group together to form flocks of up to forty birds, occasionally more. The song is a pleasant silvery twittering.

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Margaret Corbin

Margaret Corbin (born Margaret Cochran, November 12, 1751 – January 16, 1800) was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War She and her husband, John Corbin were both from Philadelphia. On November 16, 1776, they were part of 600 American soldiers defending Fort Washington in northern Manhattan. The fort was being attacked by about 4,000 Hessian troops under British command. John and Margaret worked one of the two cannons at the fort. When her husband died, Margaret took his place at his cannon. She kept firing until she was badly hurt. She later became the first woman in U.S. history to get a pension from Congress for military service.

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1751 births
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David Strassman

David Strassman (born September 6, 1957) is an American ventriloquist. He is widely known for performing Chuck and Ted E. Bare, as well as many other puppets.

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Machida, Tokyo

is a Japanese city in the western part of the greater metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. It is in the Tsurumigawa River basin.

History
The city was founded on February 1, 1958.

Before 1965, Machida was an group of farm villages near Tokyo.

Related pages
 F.C. Machida Zelvia
 Oberlin University

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Ichikawa, Chiba

Ichikawa is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. It is just to the east of Tokyo. There are a lot of schools and universities there. Ichikawa station is between Koiwa and Motoyawata Stations on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Local attractions

 Satomi-kōen is a historic park in the city. It is near Konodai station. There are lots of flowers in this park. Many tourists visit here every year. Akedo kofun is an historic tomb in the park.

Education

Universities
Chiba University of Commerce
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Wayo Women's University
Showagakuin Junior College

Sister cities
  Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia, from November 4, 1989.
  Gardena, California, USA from November 6, 1962
  Leshan, People's Republic of China, from October 21, 1981
 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  Rosenheim, Germany, from July 14, 2004.
  Wonju, South Korea

People from Ichikawa
Kuniko Inoguchi – Cabinet minister
Michio Hoshino – photographer
Yuki Abe – professional soccer player
Atsuko Maeda – AKB48 singer
Peter Takeo Okada – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo

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Niihama, Ehime

Niihama is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Shikoku.

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Fujisawa, Kanagawa

Fujisawa (藤沢市, Fujisawa-shi) is a Japanese city in Kanagawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

History

In the Edo period, Fujisawa-shuku was 6th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.

The area of the city expanded around Yugyō-ji temple (遊行寺) after 1325.

Related pages
 The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

References

Other websites

 http://www.city.fujisawa.kanagawa.jp/introduce/english/ ; 

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Urawa, Saitama

Urawa was a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is now part of the city of Saitama.

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Itabashi, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in Tokyo, Japan.

The municipality calls itself "Itabashi City" in English.

Geography
Itabashi is in northern Tokyo. It borders Toshima to the south.  Nerima is on the ward's western border. The Arakawa River and Saitama Prefecture are the norther border.  Kita is on the east.

Related pages 
 List of special wards of Tokyo
 Capital of Japan

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 Itabashi website ;   
 Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Special wards 

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Himeji, Hyōgo

Himeji () is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. The city is well known for its landmark, Himeji Castle. It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.

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Autopsy (band)

Autopsy is an American death metal band from Concord, California. Autopsy has four members in the band; the current band members are Chris Reifert, Danny Coralles, Eric Cutler and Joe Trevisano.

Band members 

Current
Chris Reifert – drums/vocals (1987–present)
Danny Coralles – guitar (1987–present)
Eric Cutler – guitar (1987–present)
Joe Trevisano - bass (2010–present)

Former
Eric Eigard – bass (1987–1988)
Ken Sorvari – bass (1988)
Steve Cutler – bass (1990–1991)
Josh Barohn – bass (1991–1993)
Freeway Migliore – bass (1993–1995)
Dan Lilker - bass (the 2010 Maryland Deathfest Show)

Discography 
So far as of 2011, Autopsy has released 5 Studio albums:

Albums
Severed Survival (1989)
Mental Funeral (1991)
Acts of the Unspeakable (1992)
Shitfun (1995)
Macabre Eternal (2011)

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Other websites 
Official Myspace

Death metal bands
Musical groups from California
Concord, California
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1987 establishments in California
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1990s disestablishments in California
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet communication protocol used to send and relay an email message between email servers. It is not used to retrieve email messages from a server. Instead either IMAP or POP is used to retrieve email messages.

The SMTP protocol needs to be made available by an application, this application that responds to the SMTP requests for those who wish to send Email or relay EMail is called a SMTP Serve/SMTP Relay. You can break it into two types as given below, both are mostly the same other than the a minor difference –

 SMTP Server : It is the same thing as a SMTP relay but mainly used when the receiver domain is the same as the server domain. These are usually used with free email services like gmail.com , yahoo.com.
 SMTP Relay Server : This is also a Server, but this term is used when the source email and destination email domains are different from the SMTP server domains. An example can be SendGrid or SendInBlue who offer these.These servers are mainly routers for the mail.

How SMTP Works ? 
Below is a common guide to how the process of Sending Emails work with the SMTP.

 A user wanting to send an email from say source user to recipient user mail uses his Email client to draft an Email with Subject and Body and press Send.
 Once the user presses send the Email client will connect to the configured SMTP server for now let’s assume it to be smtp.source.com . The client and SMTP server do a handshake and if authorization is required then the client will provide credentials for the same.
 After handshake the Email Client sends the Receivers address which in our case is recipient mail , subject and the body.
 If it had been our user had been sending to a someone in the same domain then our server will simply forward it internally to the local recipient server.
 Next the SMTP server using a DNS request for MX records finds out the recipients IP or domain address where his SMTP server is running.
 Next it connects to the receivers SMTP address and tried to deliver the email.
 The recipients Email Server verifies if it can handle the Email being forwarded to it. And if all is well then it forwards this to the incoming IMAP or POP3 Server.

(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) SMTP is an international electronic standard for transmission of emails. Nearly all emails use a free SMTP server. If you get an email in your inbox, most likely it is sent from an SMTP server.

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 Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
 Post Office Protocol (POP)

Application layer protocols
E-mail
Richard Beckinsale

Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was a British actor. 

Beckinsale was born in Carlton, Nottinghamshire and went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

He had starring roles in five sitcoms. They are: The Lovers, Rising Damp, Porridge, its spin-off Going Straight and Bloomers.

Beckinsale has two daughters, actresses Samantha and Kate Beckinsale. He died of a heart attack in Sunningdale, Berkshire.

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Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 - 15 April 1988) was a British comedy actor and comedian. He acted in movies including 26 Carry Ons. He appeared in many television and radio shows and on stage.

Wiiliams was gay. He was born in North London and died there of a barbiturate overdose.

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1926 births
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Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (Courbevoie, 27 May 1894 – Meudon 1 July 1961) was a French writer and physician. Céline was his grandmother's first name. He is thought to be one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. He created a new style of writing that modernized both French and world literature. His most famous work is Journey to the End of the Night. He is a controversial person because of his anti-Semitic pamphlets. He was married to dancer Lucette Destouches.

Works 

 1932: Journey to the End of the Night (Voyage au bout de la nuit)
 1936: Death on Credit  (Mort à crédit)
 1936: Mea Culpa 
 1937: Trifles for a Massacre (Bagatelles pour un massacre 
 1938: School for Corpses (L'École des cadavres), 
 1941: A Nice Mess (Les Beaux Draps)
 1944: Guignol's Band
 1949: Cannon-fodder (Casse-pipe) 1949
 1952: Fable for Another Time (Féerie pour une autre fois) 
 1954: Normance: Fable for Another Time II (Normance - Féerie pour une autre fois II) 
 1955: Conversations with Professor Y (Entretiens avec le Professeur Y) 
 1957: Castle to castle (D'un château l'autre), 
 1960: North (Nord)
 1964: London Bridge: Guignol's Band II (Le Pont de Londres − Guignol's band II
 1969: Rigadoon (Rigodon)

1894 births
1961 deaths
French novelists
French physicians
Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai (, ; born 24 December 1957) is a former President of Afghanistan. He served from 22 December 2001 to 29 September 2014. He was the first democratically elected leader of the country.

He is ethnic Pashtun from Kandahar and can speak several different language, including English, French, Persian, Urdu and his native Pashto language. He was educated in Afghanistan and India. He lived in Pakistan before becoming popular in late 2001. He has many family members and relatives living in the United States.

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1570 Concepción earthquake

The 1570 Concepción earthquake occurred at 9:00 (13:00 UTC), on February 8, 1570. The earthquake destroyed the town of  Concepción. A tsunami was caused and aftershocks were reported for months after the earthquake.

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Monbetsu, Hokkaido

Monbetsu is a city in Hokkaido, Japan. It is on the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Catatonia

Catatonia means a person is awake, but does not move, talk, or react to anything but pain. The person can stay stiff and still for hours. A person with catatonia may look to be in a stupor (being mentally numb and in a daze).  The cause is in the nervous system; the brain and nerves. This problem was first written about in 1874 in Die Katatonie oder das Spannungsirresein.

Causes 
Catatonia can sometimes happen with mental disorders. It can be a symptom of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. Catatonia may also happen when a person abuses drugs or overdoses by taking too much of a drug.

Catatonia can also be caused by many different medical disorders. Some causes are infections, such as encephalitis; autoimmune diseases; damage to the brain from strokes; and metabolic problems. 

A person can also get catatonia from benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, which happens if the person quickly stops taking benzodiazepine medications.

Treatment 
Doctors can treat catatonia. They usually start with medicines such as benzodiazepines. If those medicines do not work; doctors may use shock therapy. Antipsychotic medicines can also be used, but with safety in mind. Sometimes they can make catatonia worse or have bad side effects. A group of anesthetic drugs called NMDA antagonists may be helpful when benzodiazepines don't work.

References

Other websites
 Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders - Catatonic Disorders

Mental illnesses
Vinessa Shaw

Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (born 19 July 1976) is an American actress and model. Shaw was born in Los Angeles, California. She has starred in many movies since the early 1990s. These include Hocus Pocus, Ladybugs, the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes, and Two Lovers.

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Bezliudivka

Bezliudivka (; ) is a settlement in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Situated on the river Udy (Seversky Donets Basin), 3 km south of Kharkiv, 3 km from the railway station Bezlyudivka. As of 2001, 9,693 people lived there.

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Joué-du-Plain

Joué-du-Plain is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune was mentioned in 1216 by the name of "Jeum". There are 201 people living there. It is  in size. The highest point in the commune is . The river l'Udon flows through the commune. The forest of Mancelliere is here. The community festival is 29 June.

Important places
The church in the commune is dedicated to Saints Gervais and Portais.  The architectural elements are pointed arches, a Norman tower and Roman arches. The church was rebuilt in the Renaissance. Inside the church are sculptures of St. Gervais and Saint Portais made in the 18th century. Also, there is an 18th century sculpture of Saint Michael made in stone and painted. There are also sculpted wooden stalls, a statue of the Virgin Mary and a baptismal font made in the 18th century. The cemetery around the church has two 16th century entrances.

Another important place in the commune is Château de la Motte. The chateau is a 19th century building.

Legends
Joué-du-Plain has a legend that the lord of Chantelou killed his wife and her lover. The lord painted the front of his chateau with their blood. The farm called Baritaur is the former place of the lord called "Red House of Chante-lou"

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Communes in Orne