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Santa Fe University of Art and Design

The Santa Fe University of Art and Design (sometimes called SFUAD) is a private 4-year university in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was founded in 1859 with the name St. Michael's College. The government gave it a charter for higher education in 1874. This meant that the college had the right to give degrees. In 1966 it was renamed College of Santa Fe. In 2010 it was renamed again to Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

The school has a large movie studio where many movies have been made. In 2013 tuition was $27,996 a year.

References

Colleges and universities in New Mexico
1859 establishments in the United States
Hastings Banda

Hastings Kamuzu Banda (15 February 1898 – 25 November 1997), was the leader of Malawi from 1961 to 1994.

Education

Banda attended school in the United States.  In 1928 he graduated from the school that is now Central State University in Ohio.  Next he attended Indiana University as a premedical student. After four semesters he transferred to the University of Chicago.  He graduated in 1931.  Banda then studied medicine at Meharry Medical College in Tennessee.

Banda was required to get a second medical degree in order to practice medicine in the British Empire. He attended the University of Edinburgh. Between 1941 and 1945, he worked as a doctor in North Shields.

Malawi
In 1946 he represented the Nyasaland African Congress at the fifth Pan African Congress in Manchester.  He began to take more interest in home country.

Banda was against the efforts of Sir Roy Welensky.  Welensky wanted to form a federation between Southern and Northern Rhodesia with Nyasaland (Malawi).

In 1951 he moved to the Gold Coast in West Africa. Banda finally returned to Nyasaland on 6 July 1958.  In August he was named as the leader of the Congress.  He spoke against colonialism and for independence. In 1963, he was formally made Nyasaland’s prime minister.   On 6 July 1964, Nyasaland became the independent Commonwealth of Malawi. When he swept to power as the first President of Malawi in 1966 he called himself "Ngwazi", which means conqueror, and after a few years declared himself "Life President".

Malawi became a one-party state under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). In 1970, the MCP made him the party’s President for Life. In 1971, he became President for Life of Malawi itself.

References

1898 births
1997 deaths
Presidents of Malawi
Prime ministers
Southern Alps

The Southern Alps is a mountain range in New Zealand. The mountain range runs along the entire length of the South Island.

The tallest peak of the Southern Alps is Aoraki / Mount Cook which stands at 3,754 metres (12,316 ft). The mountain range was named on March 23, 1770 by Captain James Cook. He described the Southern Alps as being very high.

References

Mountain ranges
Mountains of New Zealand
Lee Si-yeon

Lee Si-yeon (, born July 24, 1980, is a South Korean model and actress.  Lee Si-yeon is transgender, meaning she was raised as a boy but later decided to live as a woman.

Lee's birth name was Lee Dae-hak ().  She changed it to Lee Si-yeon when she did gender transition to live as a woman.  In 2007, Lee decided to use sexual reassignment surgery to change her body to be more like other women's bodies and less like men's bodies. Her uncle is Seo Jae-hyok, a member of the South Korean musical band Buhwal.

In 1999, Lee participated in the Anti-Miss Korea competition.(안티 미스코리아 대회) In 2010 she did her first performance as a singer.

Related pages 
 Transgender
 Harisu
 Hong Seok-cheon
 Jin Xing

References

Other websites 
 이시연 싸이월드 미니홈피 
 이시연 "남자로 산 27년, 행동과 표정 모두 거짓"(인터뷰) 
 트랜스젠더 가수 이시연, 부활 서재혁과 5촌 당숙지간 스포츠투데이 2011.04.21 
 트렌스젠더 배우 이시연 가수 변신···“난 여자가 됐어” 강원일보 2010.04.13 
  [거꾸로 사는 사람들] '트랜스젠더' 하리수와 이시연 스포츠조선 2009.07.06 
  트랜스젠더 이시연 가수 데뷔 '여자가 됐어 뉴시스 2010.05.06 

1979 births
Living people
South Korean models
South Korean actors
Transgender and transsexual people
Bob Backlund

Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation from 1977 to 1984. He is known for holding the record for the second longest reign as WWE Champion in history which is ahead of Hulk Hogan's first reign and behind Bruno Sammartino's first. Signature move known as the cross face chicken wing was said to be inescapable once fully applied.

Before becoming a professional wrestler, Backlund started as an accomplished amateur wrestler and wrestled for the North Dakota State University Bison during the late 1960s to early 1970s. He also ran for a Connecticut seat in Congress on a Republican ticket in 2000 but was unsuccessful. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Maria Menounos on April 6, 2013.

Championships
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Steve Keirn)

Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Jerry Brisco)

NWA Western States Sports
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (three times)

Northeast Wrestling Federation
NEWF Heavyweight Championship (one time, first)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Match of the Year (1978) (vs. Billy Graham on February 20)
PWI Match of the Year (1982) (vs. Jimmy Snuka in a cage match on June 28)
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1994)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1977)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1981)
PWI Rookie of the Year (1976)
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1980)
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1982)
He was ranked him #7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Modern Era (Class of 2008)

St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (one time)

World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation/WWE
WWF Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Pedro Morales)
WWWF/WWF Championship (two time)
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2013)Wrestle Association RWAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Scott Putski and The Warlord)Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards'''
Best Technical Wrestler (1980)
Match of the Year (1980) (vs. Ken Patera in a Texas Death match on May 19 in New York City, New York)
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1982) (Being WWF Champion)
Most Overrated Wrestler (1983)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

References

Other websites
WWE profile

1949 births
American professional wrestlers
Former WWE wrestlers
Living people
Sportspeople from Minnesota
WWE Hall of Fame
Michael (archangel)

Michael is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, and Lutherans call him "Saint Michael the Archangel" or simply "Saint Michael". Orthodox Christians call him the "Taxiarch Archangel Michael" or simply "Archangel Michael".

In Hebrew, Michael means "who is like God?". The Book of Daniel speaks of Michael three times. One time, it says he is a "great prince who stands up for the children of your people". Jews saw Michael as their supporter. They are normally not allowed to appeal to angels as a link between God and his people. However, Michael became important in Jewish liturgy.

In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against Satan's forces in the Book of Revelation. During the war in heaven he defeats (wins against) Satan. In the Epistle of Jude Michael is called "the archangel Michael". Christian sanctuaries to Michael appeared in the 4th century. He was first seen as a healing angel. Later, Christians saw him as a protector (someone who defends and helps) and the leader of the army of God against the forces of evil. By the 6th century, devotions to Archangel Michael were common both in the Eastern and Western Churches. Over time, teachings on Michael began to change among Christians.

References

Angels
Biblical people
Christian saints
Quran
Harisu

Harisu (, born February 17, 1975) is a South Korean model, actor, and entertainer. Harisu (or Ha Ri-soo) is her stage name. Her real name is Lee Kyung-eun ().

She was born male, as Lee Kyung-yeop (). She had a sex change operation in Japan in 1999. She is South Korea's first transgender entertainer.

On May 19, 2007, Harisu married Micky Chung, a Korean singer.

Related pages 
 Lee Si-yeon
 Hong Seok-cheon

References

Other websites 
 Harisu at HanCinema 
 Harisu  
 Harisu discography  at FormulaRecordings 
 Facebook Fan Page

1975 births
Living people
South Korean models
South Korean singers
South Korean actors
Transgender and transsexual people
K-pop singers
Couesnon

The Couesnon River () is a river. It starts in the département of Mayenne in north-western France. It forms an estuary at Mont-Saint-Michel. Its last stretch is the border between the historical duchies of Normandy and Brittany. In the past, its course changed often between two beds. They are on the north and south of the Mont Saint-Michel. In the end, it settled to the south bed. This created (made) the saying "The Couesnon's madness placed Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy" (in french, "le couesnon en sa folie mit le Mont en Normandie"), as the mount is just to the Norman side of the river's mouth, now.  However, the administrative boundary which separates the two regions does not depend on the course of the river. The border is about six kilometres west of the mount.

Geography 
The Couesnon, the Sée and the Sélune form part of the complex water system of the bay of Mont Saint-Michel. On one side, the tide brings lots of sediment. This causes large sandbars within the river. On the other side, the three rivers bring the sediment back to sea.

In the 20th century, the Couesnon was made into a canal. This to reduced the erosion of its banks. In 1969, a dam was built. These changes, and the causeway linking Mont Saint-Michel to the mainland, have made mudflats. The French built a bridge to replace the causeway. It was finished in 2013. This helped to remove the silt.

During spring tides, a tidal bore — a wave caused by the tide rising — can be seen going up the river.

The Couesnon flows through the following departments and towns:
Ille-et-Vilaine: Fougères, Antrain
Manche: Pontorson

Hydrology and water quality
In the summer, the water flow is typically in the range of . The pH has been measured at 8.26 (Hogan, 2006). The temperature of the water is 19 degrees Celsius in summer, in the area of the mouth.  Water turbidity is moderate with a Secchi disc reading of 14 centimetres.  Electrical conductivity at the mouth is high.

Gallery

References
 Hogan, C Michael, Water quality of freshwater bodies in France, Lumina Tech. Press, Aberdeen (2006)
http://www.geoportail.fr
The Couesnon at the Sandre database

Other websites 
 The public works project
 The Couesnon on the site sandre.eaufrance.fr

Rivers of France
Pays de la Loire
Brittany
Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa (born March 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He currently works for WWE on the Raw brand under the ring name, Samoa Joe.

He also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) 2002 to 2007. During his time in ROH, he held the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months.

Championships
Ballpark Brawl
Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1

Extreme Wrestling Federation
Xtreme 8 Tournament (2006)

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2004)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
He was ranked #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006.
He was ranked #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008.
PWI Feud of the Year (2007) (vs. Kurt Angle)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)

Pro Wrestling Noah
GHC Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Magnus)

Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (one time)2 (with Keiji Sakoda)

Pure Wrestling Association
PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (one time)

Ring of Honor
ROH Pure Championship (one time)
ROH World Championship (one time)

SoCal Uncensored
Rookie of the Year (2000)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
TNA Television Championship (one time)
TNA World Tag Team Championship (two times) (by himself (one),3 with Magnus (one))
TNA X Division Championship (four times)
King of the Mountain (2008)
Maximum Impact Tournament (2011)
Super X Cup (2005)
Turkey Bowl (2007)
Feast or Fired (2009 – TNA World Heavyweight Championship contract)
Wild Card Tournament (2011) (with Magnus)
Third TNA Grand Slam Champion (one time)
Third TNA Triple Crown Champion (one time)
Mr. TNA (2006)
Mr. X Division (2006)
Feud of the Year (2006–2007) (with Kurt Angle)
Finisher of the Year (2007) (Muscle Buster)

Twin Wrestling Entertainment
TWE Heavyweight Championship (one time)

Ultimate Pro Wrestling
UPW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
UPW No Hold Barred Championship (two times)

United Independent Wrestling Alliance
UIWA Tag Team Championship (two times)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (2004) (vs. CM Punk at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16)
5 Star Match (2005) (vs. AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels at TNA Unbreakable on September 11)
5 Star Match (2005) (vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1)
Best Brawler (2006)
Match of the Year (2005) (vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH Joe vs. Kobashi, October 1)
Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)

1After he was stripped of the title, his reign was stricken from the promotion's records and the title returned to the opponent that he beat, Eddie Osbourne.

2After the title was vacated, Joe and Sakoda's reign was stricken from the promotion's records.

2He held the title by himself during his first reign.

References

Other websites
TNA profile 

1979 births
American professional wrestlers
Living people
Sportspeople from California
Avranches

Avranches is a commune in the Manche department. It is in the Lower Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.

Geography
Avranches is at the south of the Cotentin Peninsula.

The town was built on high ground. It overlooks the dunes and coastal marshes along the bay. From Avranches, it is possible to see the Mont-Saint-Michel.

Twin towns
  Saint-Gaudens, France, since 1944.
 Korbach, Germany, since 1963
 Saint Helier, Jersey, since 1982
 Crediton, United Kingdom, since 1993

References

Other websites

INSEE commune file

Communes in Manche
Subprefectures in France
Schwarzschild radius

The Schwarzschild radius, or gravitational radius is the radius of a sphere that has certain properties: if all the mass of an object is compressed within this sphere, the escape speed from the surface of the sphere would equal the speed of light. An example of an object smaller than its Schwarzschild radius is a black hole. Once a stellar remnant collapses below this radius, light can no longer escape and the object is no longer visible. It is a characteristic radius associated with every quantity of mass. The Schwarzschild radius was named after the German astronomer Karl Schwarzschild who calculated this exact solution for the theory of general relativity in 1916. 

This radius can be calculated using the equation:

where the gravitational constant G is  N⋅m2/kg2, M is the mass of the object, and c is the speed of light which is 299,792,458 m/s.

Derivation 
The Schwarzschild radius is found within the Schwarzschild metric, and originally was used to describe the gravitational field around a black hole, given the assumptions that it is spherical, non-rotating, without a magnetic field, and that the cosmological constant is zero; (it describes the path of a particle moving through this spacetime) however, this radius can be calculated for any object.

References

Relativity
Astrophysics
Hong Seok-cheon

Hong Seok-cheon (, born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean model and movie actor. In 1994, he was a reporter of KBS broadcast.

in 1994, he was a repoter of KBS broadcast, next years he was enter a 1995 student's gag contest, prize third-class and debut actor. In September 2000, he was public coming out, that times he was more broadcasters and drama, film casting.

so assault of more Koeran mass communication, but in 2002, he was comebacks success.

Related pages 
 Lee Si-yeon
 Harisu

Other websites 
 The Chosun Ilbo
 The Chosun Ilbo
 Cineseoul profile 
  Korea.net News
 The Korea Herald 
 Hong Suk-chun talks about coming out of the closet The Korea Herald-2013.02.04.

References 

1971 births
Living people
South Korean models
South Korean actors
Amygdala

The amygdala is an almond-shaped group of neurons. These groups of neurons in the brain are called "nuclei". 

The word amygdala comes from from the Greek word for almond. The group of neurons is positioned in the temporal lobe of the brain. The amygdala is divided into three different groups: the basolateral nuclei, the corticomedial nuclei, and the central nucleus. The amygdala is related to the processing of emotions, especially fear. It is connected to many other parts of the brain, including the hippocampus and cingulate gyrus. Information from the sensory systems is also fed into the amygdala. This information is fed mostly to the basolateral nuclei of the amygdala.

Anatomy of the brain
Pokémon Rumble

Pokémon Rumble is a Pokémon video game for the Wii. It was released for the Wii's WiiWare service. It is a spin-off game in the Pokémon series. It was released in Japan on June 16, 2009, in North America on November 16, 2009, and in Europe on November 20, 2009.

Gameplay
The player controls Pokémon, battling other Pokémon in a series of dungeons and closed arenas. The player starts off with a low-level Pokémon that has only one attack. As the player battles other Pokémon, the player can collect coins which can be used to buy new attacks and get new Pokémon. When the player gets a Pokémon of a high enough level, the Battle Royale room opens, where the player battles many Pokémon at a time in a closed arena. The player has to beat all of the Pokémon to get a higher rank. As the player gets higher ranks, they can battle stronger Pokémon, including Legendary Pokémon.

The player controls the game by holding the Wii Remote sideways. Up to four players can play the game at once. There is a password system which allows the player to get certain Pokémon.

Sequels
Two sequels to the game have been released: Pokémon Rumble Blast, which was released for the Nintendo 3DS on August 11, 2011, and Pokémon Rumble U, which was released for the Wii U in 2013.

References

Other websites
Official website

2009 video games
Wii games
Pokémon RPGs
University of al-Karaouine

The University of al-Karaouine (or al-Qarawiyyin, ) is a university in Fes, Morocco. The mosque was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859. It had a school, or madrasa, that taught students about Islam. It later became one of the most important centres of learning in the Muslim world. It was made a part of Morocco's modern university system in 1963. It is the oldest continually operating school in the world. It is sometimes also called the oldest university

References 

Buildings and structures in Morocco
Karaouine
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859 establishments
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Battle of Troina

The Battle of Troina was a battle that happened between 31 July and 6 August 1943. It was part of the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II. Forces of the United States II Corps, part of the U.S. Seventh Army, had violent battles around the town of Troina. It is in the central portion of Sicily along the Caronie Mountains.

The battle was in the hills and mountains surrounding Troina. The Germans had fortified positions. They hid in these positions and fired weapons at the Allies

Background
On 29 July 1943, after 20 days of fighting in Sicily, the Germans realized that the Allies would capture Sicily. The Germans also realized that 80,000-100,000 American and British troops would break through the Etna Line.

The U.S. 7th Army commander, Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr, had ordered the U.S. 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions to attack the city of Troina. Troina was one of the main parts of the Etna Line. It was defended by the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division commanded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Rodt.

It was also defended by four battalions of General di Divisione Giacomo Romano's 28 Infantry Division Aosta. The Axis forces were in deep trenches.

The battle
The Battle of Troina began on 31 July, when the 39th Infantry Regiment advanced towards the Germans. The Germans fought off the attack. The Allies planned a bigger attack. The 1st Infantry Division was put with troops from the 9th Division and a French Moroccan infantry battalion. The Allies used 165 artillery pieces and Allied aircraft.

Over six days, the important hilltops were captured by the Allies, then recaptured by the Axis troops. The 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to capture Monte Basilio two miles north of the town. From here, the regiment could stop the Axis troops from retreating. For the next two days the men on Monte Basilio had to hide from Axis artillery fire.

The Germans left Troina later that night. General Hube withdrew the damaged 15th Panzer Grenadier Division to Randazzo.

Afterwards
The Allies had broken through the Etna Line. But the roads were filled with mines, so it was hard for the Allies to advance. General Hube withdrew his XIV Panzer Corps toward Messina.

Patton tried to attack the 29th Panzer Grenadier Division again on 11 August. He ordered Colonel Bernard to land his troops by sea at Brolo. Bernard's men surprised the Germans. However, Bernard did not have enough troops to beat the Germans. Most of the 29th Panzer Grenadier Division escaped.

References

Troina
1943 in Italy
Joe Jackson

Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson (July 26, 1928 – June 27, 2018) was an American talent manager. He was the father of the Jackson family of musicians. His most famous son was Michael Jackson. His most famous daughter was Janet Jackson.

Early life
Joseph Walter Jackson was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas. He was the eldest son and child of Samuel Jackson (1893-1993), a schoolteacher, and Crystal Lee King (1907-1999). Samuel was the son of Israel Nero Jackson (1838-1934), a slave. Isreal was the son of Jack July Jackson (1803-1908), an indigenous choctaw of the Plantation of Gale. He was raised in East Chicago, Indiana and in Gary, Indiana. Jackson married Katherine Jackson in 1949.

Career
In 1963, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine started a band called The Jackson Brothers. Joe was their manager. The band changed their name to The Jackson 5 and they became su
Michael fired Jackson as his manager in 1979. The rest of the brothers did the same in 1983. In 2002, Jackson was given a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for being the Best Entertainment Manager of All Time.

Personal life
In 2003, Joe told Louis Theroux that he whipped Michael when he was a child. Michael Jackson died in 2009. He did not put Joe in his will.

In November 2012, he had a stroke.

Jackson told Piers Morgan in 2013 that "There's no such thing as beating a kid".

Children
Ten children were born to Katherine and Joe Jackson.
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (born May 29, 1950)
Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951)
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953)
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954)
La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956)
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957)
Brandon Jackson (March 12, 1957 – March 12, 1957)
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29, 1961)
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966)

Jackson also has a daughter with Cheryl Terrell. Terrell is a woman that Jackson had an affair with for 25 years. The daughter, Johvonnie, was born 1974.

Illness
In July 2015, Jackson was rushed into hospital after suffering a stroke and heart arrhythmia while celebrating his birthday in Brazil. The stroke reportedly left him temporarily blind.

On June 23, 2018, it was reported that Jackson was hospitalized in Las Vegas in the final stages of terminal pancreatic cancer. He died of the disease on June 27 at the age of 89.

References

Other websites
Official website 

1928 births
2018 deaths
African-American people
Cancer deaths in the United States
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Disease-related deaths in Nevada
Jackson family
People from Gary, Indiana
People from East Chicago, Indiana
Battle of Cisterna

The Battle of Cisterna was a battle during World War II. It happened on 30 January-2 February 1944 near Cisterna, Italy. It was part of the battle of Anzio that followed Operation Shingle.

The battle was a clear German victory. It really affected the US Rangers.
During this battle, many US Ranger groups were ordered to support an attack by the 3rd Infantry Division on Cisterna. The 3rd Infantry Division  had tried to capture Cisterna on 25–27 January.

The 3rd Division's attack was part of a large attack by the U.S. VI Corps to move out of the Anzio beach. The US VI Corps wanted to get off the Anzio beaches before new German troops could arrive and attack.

Background
On 22 January 1944, the Allies launched Operation Shingle. This was a sea landing of 
U.S. and British troops near Anzio and Nettuno. They wanted to attack the  German Gustav Line defences  to the southeast.

The Allies had been attacking from the south since 16 January in the first Battle of Monte Cassino. Following the landings, the Allies built up their forces on the beach. This also gave the Germans to strengthen their defensive positions. By 29 January, there were 69,000 men in the beach. The Germans had 71,500 troops to stop them.

On 30 January, the Allies attacked, going northeast toward Campoleone and the Alban Hills. A Ranger force tried to sneak into Cisterna.

The Rangers expected to encounter few German troops. In fact, they were moving towards a large enemy force.

The Rangers had had many dead and wounded. New troops sent to replace the dead and wounded did not have experience or much training.

Battle
Many Ranger troops and the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry tried to sneak behind German lines into the town of Cisterna. They wanted to attack and capture the town until the main attack came.

As the two battalions tried to sneak into German territory, they were attacked by strong German forces. They included the 715th Motorized Infantry Division and Herman Göring Panzer Division, including seventeen German Panzer IV tanks.

The 1st Battalion commander—Major Dobson—attacked one tank by shooting the commander with his pistol, and dropping a white phosphorus grenade into the tank. Two other tanks were captured by Rangers.

In the end, the Germans won. About 803 Allied troops did not return. About 400 Rangers became POWs. The Germans also had many losses.

Attempted relief of the Rangers
The main attack tried to rescue the trapped battalions. The Allies captured some territory, but they could not get past the Germans and capture Cisterna. Cisterna remained held by the German until May 1944.

German attacks on 1–2 February did not recapture any of the ground from the Allies. The Germans had heavy losses in these attacks.

Afterwards
Using the lightly armed Rangers to lead the attack was criticized. The weakened Ranger forces within Italy stopped operating. Ranger units continued to fight in northern Europe (leading D-Day) and in the Pacific War.

Footnotes

References

European battles of World War II
1944 in Italy
January events
February events
Barbara Branden

Barbara Branden (born Barbara Weidman, 14 May 1929 – 11 December 2013) was a Canadian writer, editor, and lecturer. She was known for her relationship and subsequent break with novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand.

References

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1929 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from breast cancer
Canadian writers
People from Winnipeg
Jang Sung-taek

Jang Sung-taek (alternatively Jang Song Thaek or Chang Sung-taek; 2 February 1946 - 13 December 2013) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, aunt of Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea.

On 13 December, North Korean state media announced he had been executed.

References

Other websites
North Korean Leadership Watch

1946 births
2013 deaths
Executed people
North Korean politicians
Business people
Criminals
Atifete Jahjaga

Atifete Jahjaga (born 20 April 1975) is the fourth President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo.

References

Other websites

Facebook
Twitter

1975 births
Living people
Presidents of Kosovo
Robert Schwarz Strauss

Robert Schwarz Strauss (October 19, 1918 – March 19, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1972 and 1977 and served under President Jimmy Carter as the U.S. Trade Representative and special envoy to the Middle East.

Strauss was selected by President George H. W. Bush to be the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1991 and after the USSR's collapse, he served as the U.S. ambassador to Russia from 1991 until 1993.  Strauss has advised and represented U.S. presidents over three administrations and for both major U.S. political parties.

Strauss died from natural causes in Washington, D.C., aged 95.

References

Other websites

 Strauss profile and bio at the Academy of Achievement 
 Strauss bio at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 
 Strauss bio at Answers.com
 Strauss bio at U.S.-Russia Business Council
 McGarr, Kathryn J. The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics. PublicAffairs, 2011. 

1918 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from natural causes in the United States
Politicians from Texas
United States Trade Representatives
US Democratic Party politicians
Ambassadors of the United States to Russia
The Face Reader

The Face Reader is South Korean movie released on September 11, 2013.  It was made by director Han Jae-rim and actor Song Kang-ho (who has also acted in the movie Snowpiercer) appears in the title role of the movie. It won six awards at the 50th Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Han Jae-rim, and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho. Also, at The 33rd annual Korean Association of Film Critics Awards held on November 29, The Face Reader also won three awards for Best Male Actor, Best New Actor, and Best Music Score.

Historic background 
King Munjong (1414–1452), the fifth King of the Joseon Dynasty, succeeded King Sejong in 1450 as the first son of him. However, two years later because of disease he died and was followed by his young son King Danjong. King Danjong ascend the thrown at the age of 12 and was forced to abdicate by his uncle, Grand Prince Suyang who became Sejo of Joseon, and exiled to Yeongwol County. Sejo produced a coup d'état and became the seventh king himself in 1455

Plot 
The main character, Nae-gyeong, could not run for public office as the son of a disgraced yangban live in seclusion and works as a physiognomist. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at his or her face. One day, Yeon- hong who is a famous gisaeng in Joseon dynasty visits him to suggest a partnership that reading the faces of Yeon-hong’s guest and receiving money. As becoming famous at hanyang, a capital city of Joseon dynasty, he was called from the royal courts where he seeks out the talented person who can do work well. Meanwhile, King Munjong who has feeling of danger as his condition gets worse orders Nae-gyeong to identify the potential traitors who threaten his reign. After the death of Munjong, Nae-gyeong tries to keep his loyalty to the late King and help Kim Jongseo protect the young King which forces him into the biggest power struggle in the history of the Joseon dynasty.

References 
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/2328/critics-awards-snowpiercer-face-reader-both-win-3-awards-korean-film-critics-awards 
http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsMore.jsp?strMenuId=010401&movieCd=20126091

South Korean movies
2013 movies
Oriel College, Oxford

Oriel College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford. It claims to be the oldest college at the University. University College, Balliol College and Merton College also claim to be the oldest.  Oriel College traces its origins to 1324. 

The full name of the college is "The Provost and Scholars of the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England". 

The common name of the college refers to one of its earliest buildings That building, which no longer exists, featured a prominent bay window, known as an oriel.

Colleges of the University of Oxford
1324 establishments
1320s establishments in Europe
14th-century establishments in England
Hijra (South Asia)

In the culture of South Asia, hijras are people who were born male who have a feminine gender identity and wear women's clothing. Hijras do not feel male or female. There are hijras in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The word 'hijra' is often translated into 'eunuch' or 'hermaphrodite'. Some hijras are eunuchs or hermaphrodites. Many are not.

Social status
Hijras are discriminated against a lot. Many hijras do sex work because people will not give them jobs. Since November 2013, hijras in Bangladesh have been allowed to choose 'hijra' as a gender on their passports. Before this they had to choose 'male' or 'female'. Hijras have their own language called Hijra Farsi. It is also known as Koti. In 2000, Shabnam Mausi was the first hijra to be elected into Indian parliament.

References

South Asia
Transgender
Cha Tae-hyun

Cha Tae-hyun is a South Korean actor. He was born on March 25, 1976. He is also a singer, radio DJ and entertainer in variety programs.

Drama 
His start was in the KBS Talent Contest. In this contest, he got silver medal. His first drama was Our Sunny Days of Youth. He played minor roles at first. Then starting with the other dramas, he became a big star. He became popular and appeared in TV commercials. He has acted in 18 dramas. In 2013, he appeared in the TV drama Jeon Woo-chi.

Movies 
After Jeon Woo-chi, he focused on movies and TV variety programs. He appeared in 22 movies. From Hallelujah (1997) to The Grand Heist (2012), he performed various characters in the movies. In 2013, he prepared the movie Slow Video.

TV programs 
He appears on a TV variety program every Sunday. This program is called 1 night & 2 days.

References 
Cha Tae-hyun's official website

1976 births
Living people
South Korean movie actors
South Korean television actors
South Korean singers
K-pop singers
Nicole Beharie

Nicole Beharie (born January 3, 1985) is an American actress. The first movie Beharie acted in was American Violet. Beharie was nominated for Best Actress at the 2010 Black Reel Awards for her acting in American Violet. Beharie played Rachel Robinson in the 2013 movie 42. In 2013, Beharie started playing Lt. Abbie Mills in the television series Sleepy Hollow.

References

Other websites

1985 births
African American actors
Living people
Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship

The Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship was a treaty between Morocco and the United States. It was signed in 1786. By signing it, King Mohammed III began diplomatic relations with the newly independent United States.

The treaty agreed that free Moors of North Africa would remain free and not be classified as Negroes, blacks, or slaves.

References

Other websites 
English text of the treaty from Yale University's Lillian Goldman Law Library

18th-century treaties
History of Morocco
Politics of the United States
1786 in the United States
One Fine Day

One Fine Day is a picture book by Nonny Hogrogian. It was published by Macmillan in 1971. It was awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book in 1972. The pictures have bright colors to express main character's personality. Also, it is simple story for young children (aged 0–8) to read. The red fox steals an old woman's milk and has his tail cut off. He starts to find his tail again. This is a short and humorous retelling of a favorite American folktale.

Summary 
There is a red fox that is very thirsty in the great forest. He wants to drink, so he steals an old woman's milk. She gets upset and cuts off his tail. To get back his tail, he tries to find some milk from a cow. The cow wants grass for him to give milk. He finds a grass but the grass wants some water. Again, he runs to stream to beg some water but the stream asks him to get a jug. Like this pattern, the red fox goes travel to find milk. Finally he meets kind miller and cries. The good miller gives him the grain and he brings it to a hen to get an egg. The egg is given for a peddler to get a bead. After all paying is done, he can get some milk for the old woman so she carefully sews his tail again.

Main character 
The main character is the fox that walks around the great forest. He cares about his looks, so he doesn't want to go back to his friends without his tail. He thinks that his friends will laugh at him. Also, he is sensitive. He cries a few times when the old woman gets angry or he meets a kind miller. It can be seen from the illustration, as his eyes always look pitiful to describe these personalities.

Children's books
1971 books
Gumi

Gumi is the second largest city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It is in the mid central part of Gyeongsangbuk-do. The Nakdong River runs through the city. Gumi is well known for its National Industrial Complex which was built in the 1970s. Manufacturing is the major industry of Gumi now, but agriculture was the main one before the Complex was built.

Tourist attractions 
Gumi is famous because Geumo Mountain (Geumo San) is there.  Geumo San, designated as a provincial park in 1970, is 976 meters above sea level. It attracts many tourists because of its beautiful scenery; such as oddly formed rocks and strangely shaped stones, forests, and valleys. The mountain is best known for its own unique shape.  Seeing  the mountain from a distance, it resembles the profile of a giant lying on the ground. It has become one of the favorite sites among photographers because it looks most spectacular at sunset. There are a variety of post cards with pictures of its side face of a giant.

People 
Park Chung-hee is one of the former presidents of South Korea and he was born in Gumi in 1917. Gumi became prosperous during his presidential term.  The Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway, which are the principal traffic routes of the country, were built to pass through the city. The routes could have been connected directly from Daejeon to Daegu. The rapid economical growth of Gumi resulted from the president’s care for his hometown.

Other websites 
Gumi

Cities in South Korea
E-mart

E-mart is the first discount store of South Korea. The first store opened in November, 1993 by Shinsegae. Also, E-mart is the largest retailer in South Korea. There are 146 hypermarkets and 127 supermarkets called ‘E-mart everyday’ across the country. E-mart is the first Korean retailer to advance into China. There are 16 hypermarkets and the first branch opened at Shanghai in February,1997.

There are 4 business areas of E-mart. First, there are hypermarkets and supermarkets. Second, there are E-mart Traders. E-mart Traders is a hypermarket warehouse store. There are 7 locations in Korea: Guseong, Songlim, Weolpyeong, Seomyeon, Busan, Ansan and Cheonan-Asan. Third, there are specialty stores. E-mart operates specialized stores to address specific lifestyle needs. Lastly, there is E-mart Mall. It is an on-line shopping mall that utilizes E-mart stores as logistics centres to offer E-mart products. E-mart stores also provide home delivery service.

E-mart stores offer general home products, electronics, sporting goods and clothing.

References 
Official site  
 Official English site 

Companies of South Korea
1993 establishments in Asia
1990s establishments in South Korea
Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec

Mont-Saint-Michel is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, in Canada. It is part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Demographics
Population change:
 Population in 2011: 633 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.3%)
 Population in 2006: 625
 Population in 2001: 619
 Population in 1996: 616
 Population in 1991: 647

Private houses where people live permanently (all the time): 266 (total houses: 422)

Mother tongue:
 English as first language: 0%
 French as first language: 97.6%
 English and French as first language: 0%
 Other as first language: 2.4%

References

Settlements in Quebec
Gravitropism

Gravitropism (also known as Geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant, fungus, or animal in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants and also in other organisms. Charles Darwin was one of the first people to say that roots grow downward and stems grow upward in response to gravity.

Plant physiology
Dr. Mario 64

Dr. Mario 64 is a puzzle video game made by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released on April 8, 2001.
It was the last Mario game released for the Nintendo 64. It is an updated version of Dr. Mario, which was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy in 1990.

Gameplay
The gameplay of Dr. Mario 64 is to make sure vitamins of the same color are lined-up together. There are three colors of vitamins: red, blue, and yellow. The player has to clear the field of viruses by dropping capsules with two colors on them. The player moves the capsules as they fall by moving them left or right and rotating them. The player gets points by killing viruses. The game ends if the bottle fills up with capsules.

Up to four players can play the game at once. There are different types of single-player modes, as well as modes for two players to play at once.

References

Other websites

2001 video games
Nintendo 64 games
Mario video games
Puzzle video games
Beyoncé (album)

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The release of the album made the iTunes website stop working. This happened because there were so many people on the website at once for the album. Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams are producers of songs on the album. The album got good reviews. "XO" was released as the first single from the album. On December 21, 2013 the album will be released on CD and DVD in the United States. Billboard chose the album as the best of 2013.

SongsBeyoncé starts with "Pretty Hurts". The third track "Drunk in Love" was released as one of the album's two lead singles. Jay-Z, Knowles' husband, raps in it. The song is about how much Knowles likes having sex with Jay-Z.  "Partition" is about having sex in a limousine. In "Mine", Drake raps. The song "Superpower" has Frank Ocean singing in it. "XO" was released as a lead single to the album.

Feminism
The album has a feminist theme. "Flawless", the eleventh song on the album, samples "Why We Should All Be Feminists", a TED talk by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In New Statesman Laurie Penny described "Blow" as being about how Knowles likes being given cunnilingus. She compared it to Prince. In the song "Drunk in Love" Jay-Z raps about domestic violence. The lyric was criticized for making violence against women seem like a good thing.

Sales
The album sold 80,000 copies in the first three hours after it was released. In slightly under a day it sold 430,000 copies. In its first three days the album sold 828,773 copies. It sold over a million copies in less than a week. The album sold more quickly than any other album on iTunes ever. It went straight to number one in the Billboard'' 200. This made it her fifth number one album. It also entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one. and the UK Albums Chart at number five

Track listing

References

2013 albums
Beyoncé albums
Electronica albums
Hip hop albums
R&B albums
Court Appointed Special Advocate

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is an organization in the United States. CASA supports and promotes advocates for abused or neglected children which are appointed by courts of law. The purpose is to provide children with a safe and healthy living environment in permanent homes. The program is similar to, but in most states is not the same as a legal guardian (Guardians ad litem). According to National CASA, today there are more than 77,000 advocates. They serve in 933 state and local program offices nationwide. Because of these volunteers, 233,000 children have been assisted through CASA services.

Training 

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are in cities all over the United States. Advocates receive training on the laws of child abuse and neglect. They learn how to interview children and how to work with children with special needs. All advocates are trained to evaluate a family's situation. The typical training is about 30 hours spent in workshops and 10 hours spent in observing court cases and procedures. They also receive 12 hours of in-service training each year. Each CASA location has a volunteer coordinator. Together with a location's overseer (manager) they give help and advice to the advocates.

Notes

References 

Non-profit organizations of the United States
Child abuse
1977 establishments in the United States
Mac McGarry

Maurice James "Mac" McGarry (June 15, 1926 – December 12, 2013) was an American television personality. He was the longtime host of the television quiz show It's Academic. It airs in Washington, D.C. on NBC-owned WRC-TV. He hosted the show for five decades, from October 7, 1961, when it first aired, until June 25, 2011.

McGarry died of complications from pneumonia on December 12, 2013, aged 87, at his home in Potomac, Maryland.

References

Other websites
 Mac McGarry radio credits 

1926 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
American television personalities
American television presenters
People from Atlanta, Georgia
Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) is an American actor and artist. He is known for his roles in The Comancheros, Some Like It Hot, An American Tail, The Wrong Man, and in Twins. His career has lasted for over 50 years. 

Persoff was born in Jerusalem, on August 2, 1919. He was raised in New York City. Persoff studied the Actors Studio. He was married to Thia Persoff between 1951 and her death in 2019. They had four children.

Other websites

 
 
 Nehemiah Persoff Paintings 

1919 births
Living people
Actors from New York City
American artists
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
Jewish American actors
Naturalized citizens of the United States
People from Jerusalem
Compact star

In astronomy, the term compact star or compact object is used to refer collectively to white dwarfs, neutron stars, other exotic dense stars, and black holes. 

Most compact stars are at the end of their stellar evolution. They are called stellar remnants: the form of the remnant depends mainly on the mass of the star when it formed. These objects are small for their mass. Astronomic objects with an unknown nature are often called compact star, when evidence suggests that they are very massive and that they have a small radius.  A compact star which is not a black hole is sometimes called a degenerate star.

Types of stars
Heinz Zemanek

Heinz Zemanek (January 1, 1920 – July 16, 2014) was an Austrian computer scientist. Zemanek developed the first complete transistorised computer in Europe.

References

Other websites
 
 Oral history interview with Heinz Zemanek
 Picture (.jpg) 
 life of zemanek 

1920 births
2014 deaths
Computer scientists
Scientists from Vienna
Stoner (novel)

Stoner is a novel from 1965 by the American writer John Williams. The book is about a man called William Stoner who goes to university in Missouri. The book tells the story of William Stoner's life, his job at the university and his wife Edith. It was published by Viking Press.

In December 2013, the British bookshop Waterstones gave it their prize for Book of the Year.

References

1965 books
English-language novels
American novels