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Whig party

The Whigs (Whig party) were a political group and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and 1850s they contested power with their rivals, the Tories. 

The Whigs' origin was in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute monarchy. They played a big part in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. They were the enemies of the Stuart kings and pretenders, who were Roman Catholic. The Whigs took full control of the government in 1715 and remained totally dominant until King George III came to the throne in 1760.

Later on, many of their ideas were adopted by the Liberal Party  in the later 19th century.

Political parties in England
Political parties in Scotland
Protégé

A  protégé  is literally a "protected one". It is used of a younger person being being developed under the guidance of an experienced older person. It is a French term.

The younger person might be seen as an apprentice, and the older person as a mentor. If it is a physical activity, such as sport or dance, then the formal term might be 'trainer'. However, the term is not formal or official. It is just a way of describing a relationship. Psychosocial support and career guidance come into it, but usually not money. 

So the relationship is informal, but often important for the protégé.

Words
Bussigny, Vaud

Bussigny (until 2014 Bussigny-près-Lausanne) is a municipality in Ouest lausannois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References

Other websites 

 Official website 

Municipalities of Vaud
Bremblens

Bremblens is a municipality in Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References 

Municipalities of Vaud
Aclens

Aclens is a municipality in Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References

Other websites 

 Official website  

Municipalities of Vaud
Allaman

Allaman is a municipality in Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The village is famous for the medieval Allaman Castle (Château d'Allaman), built by the Count of Vaud in 1253.

References

Other websites 

 Official website 
 Château d'Allaman (homepage) 
 Aerial Views of the Castle
 

Municipalities of Vaud
Villages in Vaud
Ballens

Ballens is a municipality in Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References

Other websites 

 Official website of the municipality of Ballens 
 Aerial photos

Municipalities of Vaud
Saubraz

Saubraz is a municipality in Switzerland. It is in Morges, in the canton of Vaud.

References

Other websites 

 Official website 
 Aerial photos

Municipalities of Vaud
Romainmôtier-Envy

Romainmôtier-Envy is a municipality in Jura-Nord vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipality was created in 1970 by joining together two municipalities, Envy and Romainmôtier.

References

Other websites 

 Official website 
 Cultural agenda website  

Municipalities of Vaud
Cities in Switzerland
Etoy, Switzerland

Etoy is a municipality in Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References

Other websites 

 http://www.etoy.ch 
 

Municipalities of Vaud
Messieurs les noyés de la Seine

"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" (, in English: "Drowned men of the Seine") is a song by Belgian singer Fud Leclerc. Robert Montal and Jean Miret, Jacques Say wrote it. It represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Selection 
Belgian broadcaster Radio-Télévision belge de la Communauté française (INR) internally selected a song for the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. They selected "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine".

In the contest 
The song competed in the contest. It was held in the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Fud Leclerc performed it. Léo Souris conducted the orchestra.

It was performed third, after Switzerland's Lys Assia with "Das alte Karussell" and before Germany's Walter Andreas Schwarz with "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück". The song position is not known because the voting results were not revealed.

Notes

References 

1956 songs
Hudhud

Hudhud is a tradition of narrative songs from the Ifugao region of the northern Philippine island of Luzón . Ifugao is known for its terraced rice fields in the mountains. This tradition is practiced during rice planting, as well as in funerals and funeral rituals. The hudhud probably dates from before the seventh century and consists of over 200 stories of 40 episodes each. The full recitation lasts several days.

Cultural importance 
As Ifugao has a matrilineal culture, it is usually the wife who leads in these stories, and her brother occupies a higher position than her husband. Thus, the hudhud has value as an anthropological document. The language of stories, rich in figurative expressions and repetitions, uses metonymies, metaphors and onomatopoeias, which makes transcription very difficult. There are very few written documents of this tradition. The stories evoke ancient heroes, religious beliefs, traditional practices, and reflect the importance of rice cultivation. The narrators, especially the older women, occupy important positions in the community, as priestesses and as holders of history. The hudhud epics are alternately sung by the first reciter and the choir.

Attempts to keep Hudhud alive 
Ifugao's conversion to Catholicism weakened his traditional culture. The hudhud has been associated with manual rice harvesting, and this task is now mechanized.The terraced rice fields are inscribed on the World Heritage List under the name " Terraced Rice Fields of the Philippine Ranges ", the number of farmers is constantly falling. The last reciters are already very old and need support in their efforts to transmit their knowledge and sensitize young people. But with support from organizations including the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the hudhud is increasingly being appreciated by the younger Ifugaos today.

In 2008 UNESCO integrated the "Hudhud, sung accounts of the Ifugao" into the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

To encourage the involvement of the community and to ensure the continuous practice of the hudhud in its social-cultural context, the Hudhud Perpetual Award was created and launched in 2006. The annual award encourages the chanting of the stories during harvests, wakes, and bone washing (bogwa) occasions in the participating municipalities.

References 

Filipino culture
Victor Lindelöf

Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born July 17, 1994) is a Swedish football player. He plays as a defender for Manchester United and the Swedish national team. He plays mostly as a center-back, but has played as a right-back. Lindelöf started his footballing career in Sweden with Vasteras SK in 2010. He moved to Benfica in 2011, and to Manchester United in July 2017.

References

1994 births
Living people
Swedish footballers
Manchester United F.C. players
Premier League players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Charles Grandison Finney

Charles Grandison Finney (August 29, 1792 – August 16, 1875) was a proponent of the Second Great Awakening. He preached several Gospels across the western part of the US.

1792 births
1875 deaths
American abolitionists
American Evangelicals
American Presbyterians
American theologians
Christian theologians
Congregationalists
Writers from Connecticut
Prime Minister of Iraq

The Prime Minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq.

Under the new constitution the Prime Minister is the country's active executive leader.

Nouri al-Maliki (formerly Jawad al-Maliki) was selected to be Prime Minister on 21 April 2006. On 14 August 2014, al-Maliki agreed to step down as prime minister of Iraq to allow Haider al-Abadi to take his place.

On 6 May 2020, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi became the current Prime Minister.

References
Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki (, born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi politician and economist. He was the Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 to May 2020.

Al-Muntafiki was one of the Vice Presidents of Iraq from 2005 to 2011. He was the Finance Minister in the Interim government and Oil Minister from 2014 to 2016.

On 29 November, after weeks of violent protests, Mahdi announced that he would resign his post. The Iraqi parliament approved his resignation on 1 December 2019. He was replaced by Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in May 2020.

References

1942 births
Living people
Prime Ministers of Iraq
Vice Presidents of Iraq
People from Baghdad
Communists
French scientists
President of Iraq

The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq. 

The President is elected by the Council of Representatives by a two-thirds majority. and is limited to two four-year terms. The President is responsible for fixing treaties and laws passed by the Council of Representatives.

List

Notes

References
Barham Salih

Barham Salih (; ; born 12 July 1960) is the 8th and current President of Iraq since 2 October 2018.

References

Other websites
Dr. Barham Salih's official website
Dr. Barham Salih on Facebook
Dr. Barham Salih on Twitter
Dr. Barham Salih on YouTube

1960 births
Living people
Presidents of Iraq
Current national leaders
Doug Bowser

Doug Bowser is the current President of Nintendo of America, after the retirement of Reggie Fils-Aime.

1965 births
American businesspeople
American chief executives
Living people
Nintendo people
Strawberry poison-dart frog

The strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a small poison-dart frog found in Central America. 

It is common throughout its range, from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. 

The frog is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest. Large numbers are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. 

The strawberry poison-dart frog is famous for its widespread color variation. There are about 15–30 color morphs, most of which may be true breeding. O. pumilio is not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, but it is the most toxic member of its genus.

References 

Poison dart frogs
Nevado Tres Cruces

Nevado Tres Cruces is a massif in the Andes range, in Argentina and Chile. It has two peaks. One is Trace Cruces Sur at , which is the 6th highest mountain in the Andes. The other is Tres Cruces Centro at .

Nevado Tres Cruces is a volcano, but has not been active for a long time.

The first people to reach the top of the highest peak (Trace Cruces Sur) were Stefan Osiecki and Witold Paryski, in 1937

References 

Mountains of Argentina
Mountains of Chile
Volcanoes of Chile
Andes
Paul Smith (composer)

Paul J. Smith (October 30, 1906 – January 25, 1985) is an American composer. He was best known for his work at Disney.

References

Other websites
 

1906 births
1985 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
American movie score composers
Musicians from Michigan
Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of plateaus in South America. 

It was first described to Europeans by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh during his 1595 expedition. Raleigh learned about it from indigenous peoples. 

Roraima has a  summit area. It is bounded on all sides by cliffs rising . 

The mountain is in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. Mount Roraima is the point where the boundaries of Venezuela, Brazil and British Guiana actually meet. A stone stands on its summit, put there by the International Commission in 1931.

Mount Roraima lies on the Guiana Shield. It is the highest peak of Guyana's Highland Range. The highest point in Guyana and the highest point of the Brazilian state of Roraima lie on the plateau, but Venezuela and Brazil have higher mountains elsewhere. The triple border point is at , and the mountain's highest point is called 'Laberintos del Norte'.

Although the steep sides of the plateau make it difficult, it was the first recorded major table-top to be climbed. Sir Everard im Thurn walked up a forested ramp on 18 December 1884 to scale the plateau. This route also used by the Clementis group in their climb of 15 January 1916. It is  one of the most important mountain trekking routes in Venezuela.

References 

Guyana
Venezuela
Geography of Brazil
Mountains of South America
Massif

A massif is a part of the Earth's crust that has been pushed up. Usually this happens when continental plates press against each other. One set of rocks goes up, the other goes down towards the Earth's mantle. 

The word "massif" means a block of mountains formed by this process, and  surrounded by fault lines. Linear mountains like those on the western side of the Americas are usually not called massifs. They are called mountain chains.

An example of a massif is Saser Kangri in the Karakoram which is made up of six mountains. The most famous example of a massif is the Himalayan group.

References 

Mountains
Landforms
Mark Cady

Mark Cady (July 12, 1953 – November 15, 2019) was an Independent American jurist. He was on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1998 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019, he was the chief justice of the court. He was the author of the court’s opinion in Varnum v. Brien, which legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa. He was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. 

Cady died on November 15, 2019 from a heart attack in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 66.

References

Other websites
Iowa Judicial Branch page for Mark S. Cady 
Ballotpedia Profile
Votesmart Profile

1953 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
American judges
Politicians from South Dakota
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
Independent politicians in the United States
Jim Coates

James Alton Coates (August 4, 1932 – November 15, 2019) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Coates pitched in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1956, 1959–62), Washington Senators (1963), Cincinnati Reds (1963), and Los Angeles/California Angels (1965–67). He was born in Farnham, Virginia.

Coates died on November 15, 2019 in Lancaster, Virginia at the age of 87.

References

Other websites

1932 births
2019 deaths
New York Yankees players
Cincinnati Reds players
Los Angeles Angels players
Texas Rangers players
Sportspeople from Virginia
Vojtěch Jasný

Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director. He won a Cannes Special Jury Prize for The Cassandra Cat (1963). He was born in Kelč in Moravia.

Jasný died in Přerov, Czech Republic on 15 November 2019 at the age of 93.

References

Other websites

 Jasný's Faculty Profile at SVA 
Vojtech Jasny - a filmmaker in different eras

1925 births
2019 deaths
Czech movie directors
John Campbell Brown

John Campbell Brown  (4 February 1947 – 16 November 2019) was a Scottish astronomer. He worked in solar physics. He worked at Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, and honorary professor at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen.

He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1984.

Brown died on 16 November 2019 at the age of 72.

References

1947 births
Scottish people
Astronomers
2019 deaths
Diane Loeffler

Diane Loeffler (July 12, 1953 – November 16, 2019) was an American politician. She was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 through 2019. She was a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). Loeffler was also a health policy analyst and planner for Hennepin County. She was born in Minneapolis.

Loeffler died in Minneapolis on November 16, 2019 of cancer, aged 66.

References

1953 births
2019 deaths
Cancer deaths in the United States
State legislators of the United States
Politicians from Minneapolis, Minnesota
US Democratic Party politicians
Zeng Guoyuan

Zeng Guoyuan (; ; 195316 November 2019), also known as Zeng Guoyan, Thomas Chan Hock Seng and, erroneously, Zeng Guoyung, was a Singaporean businessman, philanthropist, politician, author, and acupuncturist.

He was known for running multiple times in general elections either under the Workers' Party or Independent and for dropping out of the elections in the last minute. He was accused multiple times of sexual harassment by his patients and was sued multiple times.

In 2014, he was diagnosed with terminal melanoma. He was found dead on 16 November 2019 on a balcony in Singapore in a possible act of suicide, aged 66.

References

1953 births
2019 deaths
Suicides by jumping
People with cancer
Singaporean politicians
Singaporean businesspeople
Norodom Buppha Devi

Norodom Buppha Devi ( ; official title Her Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Ream Norodom Buppha Devi, 8 January 1943 – 18 November 2019) was a Cambodian princess, ballerina and politician. She was director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.

Background 
She was the daughter of Norodom Sihanouk and the late Neak Moneang Phat Kanthol, the elder sister of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, and a half-sibling of current King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.

From 1998 through 2004, Devi was Minister of Culture and Fine Arts for the Hun Sen ministry. She was born in Phnom Penh.

Death 
Devi died on 18 November 2019 at a hospital in Bangkok at the age of 76.

References 

1943 births
2019 deaths
Princes and princesses
Civil servants
Ballerinas
Cambodian people
Almena, Kansas

Almena is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 408 people lived there.

History
Almena was a shipping point at the junction of two railroads. It was named by Margaret Brown Coleman. She named it after Almena, Wisconsin, her hometown.

The first post office in Almena was created in June 1872.

Geography
Almena is at  (39.891535, -99.708865). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 408 people, 180 households, and 102 families living in Almena.

Education
Almena is part of USD 212 Northern Valley Schools. The Northern Valley High School mascot is Huskies.

References

Other websites
City
 Almena - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 212, local school district
Maps
 Almena City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
Norton County, Kansas
Group of Seven

The Group of Seven (G7) is an international group made up of the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

In 2018, the seven countries represented 58% of the global net wealth ($317 trillion) and more than 46% of the global gross domestic product (GDP). The European Union is an invitee to G7.

History
The group began in the early 1970s. The number of members has changed over time. Representatives from four leading economies first met in 1973. The representatives were finance ministers from France, the United Kingdom, the United States and West Germany. Later that year, the four members agreed to invite Japan to attend. These five came to be known as the "Group of Five".

In 1975, Italy was invited to attend the first heads-of-government summit, forming the "Group of Six", or G6. Canada joined in 1976, making the G7. The group meets every year, with a different host and president each year. The president of the European Council has attended since 1977. Since 1987, the finane ministers of G7 countries have met at least twice a year at separate meetings. In some years they have met four times.

From 1995, Russia attended informally, and they joined the group in 1998, creating the G8. On 2 March 2014, the other members of the G8 criticized the "Russian Federation's violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." As a result, Russia was removed from the G8 which was later renamed G7 as there are now seven leaders in the group.

Country leaders and EU representatives (as of 2021)

Wealth data

List of leaders

Also see
Group of Eight (G8)

References

G7
List of G7 leaders

This is a list of the heads of government of the Group of Seven nations at each G6, G7, G8 summit since the organisation's creation in 1975.

List of G7 Leaders

Notes

G7
Zenkō Suzuki

was a Japanese politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.

Suzuki died at a hospital in Tokyo of pneumonia on 19 July 2004 at the age of 93.

References

Prime Ministers of Japan
1911 births
2004 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
List of prime ministers of Japan

This is a list of prime ministers of Japan:

List of prime ministers

References
Giovanni Spadolini

Giovanni Spadolini (21 June 1925 – 4 August 1994) was a Republican Italian politician. He was the 44th Prime Minister of Italy from 1981 through 1982 and the acting President of Italy in 1992.

References

1925 births
1994 deaths
Presidents of Italy
Prime Ministers of Italy
People from Florence
Presidents of the Italian Senate
Arlington, Kansas

Arlington is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 473 people lived there.

History

Arlington was created in 1877. It was named after Arlington, Massachusetts. The first post office in Arlington was created in February 1878.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Herington through Arlington to Pratt.

Geography
Arlington is at  (37.896363, -98.179313). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 473 people, 200 households, and 124 families living in Arlington.

References

Other websites
City
 Arlington - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 310, local school district
Maps
 Arlington City Map, KDOT

Cities in Reno County, Kansas
Saburō Ōkita

Saburō Ōkita (大来 佐武郎 Ōkita Saburō) (3 November 1914 – 9 February 1993) was a Japanese economist and politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 1979 through July 1980.

References

1914 births
1993 deaths
Japanese economists
Japanese politicians
Masayoshi Ōhira

was a Japanese politician. he was Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 to 1980. Ōhira's time in office was cut short when he died in office of a heart attack.

References

1910 births
1980 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Prime Ministers of Japan
Aurora, Kansas

Aurora is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 60 people lived there.

History

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) through Aurora to Superior, Nebraska.  In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with Burlington Northern Railroad. It was renamed to the current BNSF Railway.  Most locals still call this railroad the "Santa Fe".

Aurora was named by settlers who came from Aurora, Illinois.

The first post office in Aurora was created in 1886. From 1886 until 1888, the post office was called St. Peter.

Geography
Aurora is at  (39.451641, -97.530396). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it land and no water.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census reported 60 people, 24 households, and 17 families living in Aurora.

References

Other websites
City
 Aurora - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 333, local school district
Maps
 Aurora City Map, KDOT

Cities in Cloud County, Kansas
Takeo Miki

was a Japanese politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 1974 until 1976.

References

1907 births
1988 deaths
Prime Ministers of Japan
Arma, Kansas

Arma is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The 2010, 1,481 people lived there.

History
Arma was created in 1894. It was named after W.F. Armacost, an early landowner.

A post office was opened at Arma in 1891. It was used until it was closed in 1906.

Arma was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Geography
Arma is at  (37.543679, −94.700472). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.  It is located about 6 minutes' drive north of Frontenac, and about 8 minutes' drive east of Girard.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,481 people, 657 households, and 372 families living in Arma.

Education
Arma is part of USD 246 Northeast.

Before school unification, the Arma High School mascot was Bulldogs.

References

Other websites
City
 Arma – Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 246, local school district
Maps
 Arma City Map, KDOT

Cities in Crawford County, Kansas
Axtell, Kansas

Axtell is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 406 people lived there.

History
The first settlements in Axtell were created in the 1860s. The first post office in Axtell was created in December 1871.  Axtell was planned out in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that place. A railroad depot was built in 1872. Axtell was named after Jesse Axtell, a railroad official.

Geography
Axtell is at  (39.872447, -96.257361). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Axtell has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 406 people, 178 households, and 111 families living in Axtell.

References

Other websites
City
 Axtell - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 113, local school district
Maps
 Axtell City Map, KDOT
Media
 The Axtell Standard newspaper, published 1898-1972, archived on Newspapers.com; also see Library of Congress article "About The Axtell Standard. (Axtell, Kan.) 1898-1972" 

Cities in Marshall County, Kansas
Argonia, Kansas

Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 501 people lived there.

History
Argonia was created in 1881. It was named after the ship Argo in Greek mythology. In 1887, Susanna M. Salter became the first woman to win political office in United States history; she was elected Mayor of Argonia.

Geography
Argonia is at  (37.265299, -97.766123). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 501 people, 216 households, and 135 families living in Argonia.

Education
Argonia is part of the Argonia USD 359 school district.

Famous people
 Susanna M. Salter, former mayor of Argonia, became the first woman elected mayor in the United States in 1887.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Argonia
 Argonia - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 359, local school district
Maps
 Argonia City Map, KDOT

1881 establishments in Kansas
Cities in Sumner County, Kansas
PragerU

PragerU, short for Prager University, is a website that promotes conservative ideas using short educational videos.  However, it is not a university and doesn’t claim to be one.  Dennis Prager and Allen Estrin started this website in 2009. Prager appears in some of the videos himself. PragerU is suing YouTube for restricting 99 of its videos.  PragerU has already lost several lawsuits against YouTube.

Sources

Other websites
 
 

2009 establishments in the United States
Conservatism
American websites
Auburn, Kansas

Auburn is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,227 people lived there.

Geography
Auburn is at  (38.906709, -95.816789). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Auburn has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Auburn has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Auburn is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,227 people, 467 households, and 320 families living in Auburn.

Famous people
 Nina E. Allender, artist and women's suffrage activist

References

Other websites

City
 City of Auburn
 Auburn - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 437, local school district
Maps
 Auburn City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
Barnard, Kansas

Barnard is a city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 70 people lived there.

History
Barnard was first settled in 1888. It was incorporated as a city in 1904. Barnard was named for J.F. Barnard, a railroad employee.

Geography
Barnard is at  (39.189213, -98.043078). Yhe United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Weather
Barnard has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Barnard has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 70 people, 43 households, and 16 families living in Barnard.

Education
Barnard is part of USD 298 Lincoln.

Barnard schools were closed through school unification. The Barnard High School mascot was Cardinals.

References

Other websites
City
 Barnard - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 298, local school district
Historical
 History of Barnard, Legends of Kansas
Maps
 Barnard City Map, KDOT

Cities in Kansas
1888 establishments in Kansas
Lincoln County, Kansas
Bennington, Kansas

Bennington is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 672 people lived there.

History

19th century
Bennington was platted in 1878. More than 200 people lived there within three years. The city name comes from one of two sources.  A paper written on the history of Bennington says that Bennington is an Indian name, and it means "place of fine trees."  The same paper also says that co-city creator George R. Parker gave the town its name after Bennington, Vermont.  The Solomon Valley Railroad, part of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, reached Bennington in 1878.

In 1879, the first school was one half-mile south of town.  In 1918, a new school house was built.  In 1938, an auditorium was added; in 1955 a shop was added; and in 1961 a new grade school building was annexed.

Geography
Bennington is at  (39.033174, -97.593030). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

Climate
Bennington has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bennington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

Bennington is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 672 people, 261 households, and 188 families living in Bennington.

Education
Bennington is part of Twin Valley USD 240 public school district.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Bennington
 Bennington - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 240, local school district
Historic
 Historic Bennington Photos
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
Maps
 Bennington City Map, KDOT

Cities in Ottawa County, Kansas
1878 establishments in Kansas
Bucklin, Kansas

Bucklin is a city in Ford County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 794 people lived there.

History
Bucklin was originally called Corbitt. It was planned out in 1885. It was renamed Bucklin in 1887. It was named after Bucklin Township.

Bucklin was incorporated in 1909. It was at the junction of two railroads.

Geography
Bucklin is at  (37.547942, -99.635001). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Climate
Bucklin has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bucklin has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 794 people, 287 households, and 204 families living in Bucklin.

Education
Bucklin is part of USD 459 Bucklin.

Famous people
 Eddie Sutton, men's college basketball coach

References

Other websites
City
 City of Bucklin
 Bucklin - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 459, local school district
Maps
 Bucklin City Map, KDOT

Cities in Ford County, Kansas
1885 establishments in Kansas
Bentley, Kansas

Bentley is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 530 people lived there.

History
Bentley was planned out in 1888. This was when the Kansas Midland Railway was built to that point. It was named after Orsemus Hills Bentley, a railroad official.

The first post office in Bentley was created in March 1888.

Geography
Bentley is at  (37.886437, -97.517133). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 530 people, 199 households, and 142 families living in Bently.

References

Other websites
City
 City of Bentley
 Bentley - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 440, local school district
 USD 440 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
Maps
 Bentley City Map, KDOT

Cities in Sedgwick County, Kansas
1888 establishments in Kansas
Buffalo, Kansas

Buffalo is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 232 people lived there.

History
Buffalo was created in 1867. It took its name from Buffalo Creek, which was named after the American bison. The bison is often called the buffalo.

The first store in Buffalo opened in 1869. The first hotel opened in 1870. Buffalo grew in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was built through it. Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1898.

Geography
Buffalo is at  (37.709569, -95.696967). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 232 people, 95 households, and 70 families living in Buffalo.

Education
Buffalo is a part of USD 387 Altoona-Midway. The Altoona-Midway High School mascot is the Jets.

Buffalo High School closed in 1958 because of school unification. The Buffalo High School mascot was the Pirates.

Famous people
 Mel Apt,  test pilot
 Claude Willoughby, baseball player

References

Other websites
City
 Buffalo - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 387, local school district
Maps
 Buffalo City Map, KDOT

Cities in Wilson County, Kansas
1867 establishments in Kansas
Barnes, Kansas

Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 159 people lived there.

History
Barnes was called Elm Grove when it was created in 1870. It was renamed Barnes in 1876. It was named after A. S. Barnes, a stockholder of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.

Barnes was a station and shipping place on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Geography
Barnes is at  (39.711525, -96.873094). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 159 people, 71 households, and 45 families living in Barnes.

Education
Barnes is a part of USD 223 Barnes Hanover Linn.

Barnes schools were closed in 1965 because of school unification. The Barnes High School mascot was the Bullets.

Famous people
 Omar Knedlik, (1915–1989), inventor of the ICEE frozen drink.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Barnes
 Barnes - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 223, local school district
Maps
 Barnes City Map, KDOT

Cities in Washington County, Kansas
1870 establishments in Kansas
Benton, Kansas

Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 880 people lived there.

History
Benton was created in 1884. It was named after Thomas Benton Murdock, a state politician. Benton was incorporated as a city in 1908.

In 1969, part of the film The Gypsy Moths was shot in the Benton area.

Geography
Benton is at  (37.789302, -97.108402). Yhe United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 880 people, 325 households, and 254 families living in Benton.

Education
Benton is a part of USD 375 Circle Public Schools.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Benton
 Benton - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 375, local school district
Historical
 History of Benton
Maps
 Benton City Map, KDOT

Cities in Butler County, Kansas
1884 establishments in Kansas
Buhler, Kansas

Buhler is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,327 people lived there.

History

The first post office in Buhler was created in 1888.

Buhler's residents were mostly Mennonite families that had moved from Russia during the 1880s.

In September 2012, the City of Buhler received a letter from the Freedom from Religion Foundation about a complaint about a violation of the Constitution. This was because the city seal had a cross in it.  In November 2012, the city said that every legal opinion it got said the city would not be able to defend itself in court if it was sued to force it to remove the seal and sign.  If the city lost, it would have to pay all the legal costs of the winning party.  The city decided to have a contest in January 2013 to change the design of the city seal without religion in it.

Geography
Buhler is at  (38.138147, -97.772891). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,327 people, 483 households, and 361 families living in Buhler.

Education
Buhler is a part of Buhler USD 313 school district.

Famous people
 Katharina Schellenberg, Mennonite medical missionary.

References

Other websites

City
 
 Buhler - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 313 , local school district
Maps
 Buhler City Map, KDOT

Cities in Reno County, Kansas
1888 establishments in Kansas
Terry O'Neill (photographer)

Terence Patrick O'Neill  (30 July 1938 – 16 November 2019) was a British photographer. He was known for taking pictures of the fashions, styles, and celebrities of the 1960s.

His work has been seen in many exhibitions. He was awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2004 and the society's Centenary Medal in 2011. His work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Works
Terry O'Neill: Celebrity, National Portrait Gallery, London, September 2003 – March 2004
Getty Image Gallery, the Village, Westfield London, London, July 2009. A retrospective.
San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA, July–August in 2009. Photographs of Elton John and Frank Sinatra.
Terry O'Neill, Reworked, 2010. Six artists were given their choice of the photographer's imagery to re-work as they wished.
Leeds Gallery, Munro House, Leeds, UK, September–October 2011. A retrospective.
Ransom Art Gallery, London, September 2016. O'Neill's David Bowie photographs coinciding with the publication of Bowie By O'Neill. Travelled to Mouche Gallery, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, October–November 2011.
Iconic Images Gallery, London, 2018. Rare and Unseen

References

Other websites
"Photographer Terry O'Neill: a life in pictures" at The Guardian

National Museums Liverpool, article
Millenia Fine Art, article and photographs

1938 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from prostate cancer
Cancer deaths in London
British photographers
Businesspeople from London
Liza Weil

Liza Rebecca Weil (born June 5, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Paris Geller in the WB/CW comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls and as attorney Bonnie Winterbottom in the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.

References

Other websites
 

1977 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actors
American child actors
American stage actors
American voice actors
Actors from New Jersey
Actors from Pennsylvania
People from Passaic, New Jersey
Lansdale, Pennsylvania

Lansdale is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of Philadelphia. The population was 16,269 at the time of the 2010 census.

References

Boroughs in Pennsylvania
Donald Carcieri

Donald Louis Carcieri ( ; ; born December 16, 1942) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 73rd Governor of Rhode Island from January 2003 to January 2011.

References

Other websites
 

1942 births
Living people
Governors of Rhode Island
Businesspeople from Rhode Island
US Republican Party politicians
Olivia Culpo

Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, reality television and social media personality, former beauty pageant title holder and actress.

After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to be crowned Miss USA, and then Miss Universe in 2012. She was born in Cranston, Rhode Island.

References

1992 births
Living people
Miss Universe winners
Businesspeople from Rhode Island
American television personalities
American movie actors
Internet celebrities
Actors from Rhode Island
People from Cranston, Rhode Island
Miss USA
Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He wrote and directed the cult classic Withnail and I (1987).

References

Other websites
 

BAFTA Award winning writers
1946 births
Living people
English novelists
English movie actors
English television actors
Actors from London
Movie directors from London
Screenwriters from London
New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics

New Zealand won a total of 6 gold medals during the 2012 Summer Olympics which were held in Great Britain. They won a total of 13 medals.

2012 Summer Olympics
Siruguppa

Siruguppa is a city and taluka in Bellary district in Karnataka. It is famous for rice cultivating, most of the districts in 
Karnataka depend on Siruguppa for rice.

References

Other websites 
 

Cities in India
Settlements in Karnataka
Mount Saint Elias

Mount Saint Elias is a  high mountain in Canada and the United States. It is also known as Boundary Peak 186. Mount Saint Elias is on the border of Alaska and the Yukon. It is the 2nd highest mountain in Canada and in the United States.

Mount Saint Elias the first part of the North American mainland to be seen by Russian explorers, in 1741.

The first people to reach the top were Luigi Amedeo (Duke of Abruzzi) and his expedition, in 1897.

References 

Mountains of Canada
Yukon
Mountains of the United States
Geography of Alaska
Myrtle Devenish

Myrtle Devenish (29 July 1912 – 21 January 2007) was a British film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil.

Devenish was born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, UK.

Filmography

References

Other websites

 Entry on aveleyman website

Welsh movie actors
1913 births
2007 deaths
Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil and Merchant Ivory Productions's 1992 Bafta award-winning Howards End.

Biography
Hicks was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. She lived in Little Maplestead, Essex. She was educated at Adcote School, Shropshire. She was married for forty years to Lt-Colonel Peter Taylor (25 January 1913 – 26 March 2010). He was an outstanding front line commander who won two MCs in Italy in 1944.

Hicks appeared in a National Theatre 80th birthday tribute to Lord Olivier. The tribute was called Happy Birthday, Sir Larry. It was held on 31 May 1987 in the presence of Olivier.

She has a son, the actor Giles Taylor.

Filmography

References

Other websites

1924 births
2013 deaths
English movie actors
People from Wolverhampton
Nyagan

Nyagan (Russian: Нягань) is a town in the northwest of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is near the Ob River and  northwest of Khanty-Mansiysk. It is named after the Nyagan-Yugan River, a tributary of the Ob River. In 2010, 54,890 people lived there.

Towns in Russia
Quonset hut

A Quonset hut () is a simple building made of steel and with two side-walls having the shape of a half-circle. Quonset huts are made at a factory and then later put together at their location. They use steel that is corrugated and galvanized.

The Quonset hut was first designed in the United States. It was based on the Nissen hut, which was made by the British during World War I. Hundreds of thousands of Quonset huts were made during World War II. After the war, the left over huts were sold to the public. The name comes from the site where they were first made. This was Quonset Point at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville, Rhode Island.

Design and history 
The first Quonset huts were made in 1941 for the United States Navy. They needed a building that could be used for many different purposes. At the same time, it had to be light and easy to ship. It also had to be possible to put it together without skilled workers. The George A. Fuller construction company made the first Quonset huts. They were made within 60 days of signing the contract. Afterwards Quonset huts were made by many factories around the world.

The original design was a  ×  building with a  radius. The most common design was  ×  with a  radius. This created  of usable floor space with optional  overhangs at each end to protect the entrances from the weather. Other sizes were also made.

The sides were made from corrugated steel sheets. The two ends were covered with plywood which had doors and windows. The inside was insulated and had pressed wood lining and a wood floor. The building could be placed on concrete, on pilings, or directly on the ground with a wood floor. The inside space was open, so it could be used for a variety of purposes. Some uses were as barracks, latrines, medical and dental offices, isolation wards, housing, and bakeries.

About 150,000 to 170,000 Quonset huts were made during World War II. The military then sold the extra huts to the public after the war. Many are still used in the United States for various purposes. Some are also still in active use at the United States military bases.

References

Other websites 
 
 History of Quonset Hut  from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command website.
 Quonset Hut History in Washington State . Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation.
 Quonset Huts, At National Airport, Arlington, Arlington County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
 Quonset and Pacific Huts  at the Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement in Western Washington 
 Quonset and Pacific Huts at the Kodiak Military History Museum
 Pacific Huts at the | online encyclopedia of Washington State History
 Quonset Hut (search Pacific Hut Company) at the | Seabee Museum and Memorial Park

Buildings and structures
World War II
R. Sampanthan

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (; ; born 5 February 1933) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and lawyer. He has been the Tamil National Alliance party leader since 2001. He has also been a Member of Parliament since 2001. He was the Leader of the Opposition from September 2015 to December 2018.

References

1933 births
Living people
Sri Lankan politicians
Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, psc, GR (; ; born 20 June 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician, technocrat and military officer. He is the 8th and current President of Sri Lanka since 18 November 2019. He was Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development from 2005 to 2015. 

He led the Sri Lankan Armed Forces to the military defeat of the Tamil tigers, ending the Sri Lankan Civil War.

References

1949 births
Living people
Presidents of Sri Lanka
Current national leaders
Karu Jayasuriya

Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya, MP (; born 29 September 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the  20th and current Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka since September 2015. 

He was Mayor of Colombo from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Power and Energy from 2001 to 2004, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs from 2007 to 2008, and Minister of Buddha Sasana, Public Administration, and Democratic Governance in 2015.

References

Other websites
 Sri Lanka Parliament profile
  Bio – Hon. Karu Jayasuriya 
  The man with a Plan 

1940 births
Living people
Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Mayors
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Karu Jayasuriya since 1 September 2015.

List of speakers of Parliament

Parties

References

Other websites
 Speaker of Parliament
 Speaker of the Seventh Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
M. H. Mohamed

Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed (15 June 1921  –  26 April 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician. Mohamed was the 14th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989–1994) as well as being a former member of Parliament and government minister. 

Mohamed was the first Sri Lankan Moor to hold office as Mayor of Colombo from 1960 to 1962.

References

1921 births
2016 deaths
Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Mayors