cyanic-selkie/wikianc huggingface dataset:
Thalassomedon
Description
It had a long neck (with 63 vertebrae), a long snout, long, sharp teeth (up to 5 cm long), a short, pointed tail and four flippers, each about 1.5–2 meters (4.9–6.6 ft) long. This reptile was about 40 feet (12 m) long; its skull was about 18.7 inches (47 cm) long.
Stones have been found in the fossil's stomach area, leading some to believe they helped with eating.
Fred Dretske
His later work centered on conscious experience and self-knowledge. Additionally, he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 1994. Dretske received his Ph.D from The University of Minnesota and taught for a number of years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before moving to Stanford University.
After retiring from Stanford, he moved to Duke University where he was Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy until his death in 2013. Dretske died on July 24, 2013 from heart failure, aged 80.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium, 1–1.2µm in width and 3–5µm in length. It is the agent which causes anthrax.
Description
The bacillus lives in soils worldwide at moderate temperatures. It can be grown in aerobic or anaerobic conditions (it is a facultative anaerobe) in a medium with essential nutrients, including carbon and nitrogen sources. In 1877, this organism was the first to be shown to cause disease by Robert Koch and verified by Louis Pasteur.
Keiko (whale)
Keiko (c. 1976 – December 12, 2003) was a killer whale who played "Willy" in the movie Free Willy in 1993. He was a world-famous whale. He died of pneumonia in 2003.
Montgeroult
Montgeroult is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Avebury
Avebury is the site of the largest ancient monument in Great Britain. It consists of a large henge, several stone circles, stone avenues and barrows. The main henge and stone circle surrounds the village of Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire.
At, Avebury is roughly midway between the towns of Marlborough and Calne, just off the main A4 road. Avebury is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a World Heritage Site, and a National Trust property.
On the World Heritage list, Avebury and Stonehenge are listed together as 'Avebury, Stonehenge and Associated Sites'. However, Stonehenge is really a different site built at a different time.
Monument
Within the henge is a great outer circle. This is one of Europe's largest stone circles, with a diameter of 331.6 m, Britain's largest stone circle. It was either contemporary with, or built around four or five centuries after the earthworks. There were originally 98 sarsen standing stones, some weighing over 40 tons. The stones varied in height from 3.6 to 4.2 m, as exemplified at the north and south entrances. The fill from two of the stoneholes has been carbon dated to between 2900 and 2600 BC (3870+/-90, 4130+/-90)
Kansai Yamamoto
Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎) (8 February 1944 – 21 July 2020) was a Japanese fashion designer. He was well known during the 1970s and 1980s.
Avebury
Monument
The West Kennet Avenue, an avenue of paired stones, leads from the southeastern entrance of the henge; and traces of a second, the Beckhampton Avenue, lead out from the western entrance.
Aristóteles Sandoval
Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz (22 January 1974 – 18 December 2020) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Sandoval was Governor of Jalisco from 2013 to 2018. Sandoval was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Kansai Yamamoto
In 1971, he opened his own company, Yamamoto Kansai Company, Ltd., Tokyo. His first collection debuted the same year in London and the United States at Hess's Department Store in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Avebury
Monument
The henge had four opposing entrances, two on a north by northwest and south by southeast line, and two on an east by northeast and west by southwest line.
Aristóteles Sandoval
Sandoval was assassinated on 18 December 2020 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco at the age of 46.
Kansai Yamamoto
Kansai became well known for creating stage costumes for David Bowie, mainly during his Ziggy Stardust Tour.
Yamamoto died on 21 July 2020 from acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 76.
George Bancroft
George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman. He was important in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. He made the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. Among his best-known writings is History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent. He was known as the "father of American History". He was born into a Whig family. Later his studies led him to become a Democratic.
Light beer
Light beer is the name for beer that either has less alcohol, or fewer calories than regular beer. Light beer with less alcohol is made in a special process, either the fermentation is stopped, or the alcohol is later extracted. This is similar to making alcohol-free beer. Light beers are sometimes criticised, because some of them have "less taste" than regular beers. Light beers contain up to 30% less alcohol than regular beers. Regular beer contains between 4 and 6 percent alcohol by volume, light beer usually contains 2-3%.
Large-scale production of light beers in the United States started in the mid-1970s. The first brewery to sell light beer was Coors Brewing Company, who sold Coors Light in the 1940s, during World War II.
Beer with less alcohol is very popular in the United States.
Port scanner
A port scanner is an input device for a computer to scan documents or papers using the computer system.
Donald Pellmann
Donald Pellmann (August 12, 1915 – October 11, 2020) was an American centenarian multi world-record-setting masters athlete. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jay Porter
J. W. "Jay" Porter (January 17, 1933 – October 11, 2020) was an American Major League Baseball player. He appeared with the St. Louis Browns in 1952, Detroit Tigers between 1955 and 1957, Cleveland Indians in 1958, Washington Senators in 1959, and St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. Porter was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Port scanner
This is often used by network administrators to verify security policies of their networks and by attackers to find network services running on a host to take advantage of vulnerabilities.
Donald Pellmann
Pellmann held the current M90 world record (for men aged 90 or above) in the long jump, high jump, discus throw, and indoor pole vault.
Jay Porter
Porter died of respiratory failure on October 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida at the age of 87.
Donald Pellmann
He participated in the 100 metres, triple jump, shot put, and javelin throw.
Pellmann died on October 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California from problems caused by a broken hip at the age of 105.
Ravaillacz
Ravaillacz is a superquartet from Sweden. They participated at Melodifestivalen 2013 with the charting song "En riktig jävla schlager". The song ended up 10th. The group consists of Tommy Körberg, Claes Malmberg, Johan Rabaeus and Mats Ronander.
The group also appeared at Allsång på Skansen on 6 August 2013.
Hidde van der Ploeg
Volleyball player
Van der Ploeg played in the late 1950s and 1960s with the club REVA in Amsterdam (that later became AMVJ). He played together with international players Gertie Goedhals, Hans Maas and Paul van Lith.
Van der Ploeg played 39 matches for the Dutch national volleyball team including at the 1958 Men's European Volleyball Championship. In 1960 he came into conflict with the volleyball board and was put on non-active status.
Basketball player
In 1962 he started playing basketball with club Landlust. He played two seasons for Landlust (1962-1964) and afterwards two seasons for U.S. (1964-1966). He played a total of 13 matches during this four seasons in the Dutch Basketball League A. He also played one match for the Netherlands men's national basketball team.
Volleyball coach
Van der Ploeg became coach of AMVJ in 1968, and the team became in April 1969 for the fifth time national champion. Van der Ploeg saw international ambitions with the club. He wanted to increase among others the numbers of training sessions as some players only trained twice per week. After he came in a conflict with players his contract was not renewed in 1969. He improved his training methods while also working as a sports teacher at the university and as a volleyball trainer at the CIOS in Overveen. He became convinced that the Netherlands could become internationally successful with a stricter training regime and a different attitude.
In 1969 he was asked by the Nederlandse Volleyball Bond (NeVoBo) to become the head coach of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team where he applied his vision and training regime. The successes were mixed, but according to Van der Ploeg disappointing. After the 1970 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship he wrote an article for De Tijd about the Championships. In this article he criticized the team. This was not accepted by the volleyball association and Van der Ploeg was fired in November 1970. After a long search, the Polish Ben Krysik became his successor. He was offered a contract as coach at HVS in Haarlem that he accepted and later Van der Ploeg returned as coach for AMVJ.
He returned again for a very short while as coach for AMJV, but couldn’t combine it with his job at NRC Handelsblad.
Journalism
For VARA he renewed the radio program 'Van Start tot Finish' (translated: From start to finish) with ironic contributions of duo Henk Spaan and Harry Vermeegen.
From 1979 to the 1988 Summer Olympics, Van der Ploeg was the sports editor of national newspaper NRC Handelsblad. During these years Tim Krabbé, Freek de Jonge and Herman Kuiphof had their columns on the sports pages and made also space for a weekly column written by women. In December 1984 when Arie Selinger, the coach of the Olympic women’s silver medal winning team, gave a press conference in Amsterdam, Van der Ploeg was the only journalist who showed up. After being sports editor he continued working as reporter for NRC Handelsblad.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014.
FESTAC 77
Festac '77, was a major international festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 15 January 1977 to 12 February 1977. The event celebrated African culture and showcased to the world African music, fine art, literature, drama, dance and religion. About 16,000 participants performed at the event. Artists who performed at the festival included Stevie Wonder from United States, Gilberto Gil from Brazil, Bembeya Jazz National from Guinea, Mighty Sparrow from Trinidad and Tobago, Les Ballets Africains, South African Miriam Makeba, and Franco Luambo Makiadi. At the time it was held, it was the largest gathering of African people to ever take.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Rasmussen is now CEO of Rasmussen Global and a Senior Advisor at The Boston Consulting Group's Copenhagen office.
FESTAC 77
The official symbol of the festival was a similar symbol crafted by Erhabor Emokpae of the royal ivory mask of Benin. The hosting of the festival led to the creation of the Nigerian National Council of Arts and Culture, Festac Village and the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. Most of the events were held in four main venues: the National Theatre, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos City Hall and Tafawa Balewa Square.
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county in Northern California. The county seat is in Ukiah.
Claro, Ticino
Claro was a municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Brad Watson
Wilton Brad Watson (July 24, 1955July 8, 2020) was an American author and academic. He was a professor at the University of Wyoming until his death. Watson published four books, two novels and two collections of short stories. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Watson's 2002 novel The Heaven of Mercury was a finalist for the National Book Award. In 2013, Watson received the Award in Letters from The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Watson died on July 8, 2020, at his home in Laramie, Wyoming from heart failure, aged 64.
Schnitzel
Schnitzel is a traditional German and Austrian dish. It is made out of boneless meat thinned with a hammer, coated in bread crumbs and fried. It is a popular part of Austrian cuisine. In Austria, the dish called Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally served with a slice of lemon and either Potato salad or potatoes with parsley and butter.
In Finland, watermelon is traditionally eaten with Schnitzel (pork Schnitzel is the most popular in the country). In New Zealand their beef Schnitzel meals are almost always eaten with a large serving of mashed potatoes and/or boiled vegetables.
Maximilian Gold
Maximilian "Max" Gold (born 22 November 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; died 27 November 1961 in Tehran, Iran) was Austrian football (soccer) right full back He  played professionally in Austria and the United States. He also played two matches for the Austria national football team in 1922.
Club career
Gold began his career with Wiener AF. He won the 1922 with them. In the fall of 1922, Gold went to Hakoah Vienna. In the summer of 1924 he played for Makkabi Tallinn in Estonia. In the fall of 1924 he went back to Hakoah. He won the 1924–1925 league title with them. This was the first professional title, because professionalism was introduced then in the two highest leagues. In 1927 after a Hakoah Vienna tour of the United States Gold moved to the New York Giants of the American Soccer League (ASL)  In 1928  Gold returned to Austria and spent the 1928–1929 season with Wiener AC. In August 1929, he moved back to the ASL to play for the Hakoah All-Stars.
An ankle injury ended Maximilian Gold's active career. In the early 1930s he was the owner and manager of the Maccabi Chicago football team. He later worked as a coach in the Baltics for the Lithuanian national team and Bar Kochba Kaunas.
Emigration and flight
After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich, he emigrated to Luxembourg with his wife in 1938. After the occupation of Luxembourg by the Wehrmacht, he was used for forced labor. On November 17, 1941, he received an order from the Gestapo according to which he and his family were to be interned in Cinqfontaines. With the help of Luxembourg resistance fighters, they managed to escape to Belgium.
After the war he came back to Austria. He worked as a sports manager in Vienna. Gold died 1961 in Tehran, where he was on tour with the Swedish team Malmö FF, by falling down an elevator shaft.
Curtsey
A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman lowers her body by bending her knees. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in European cultures. The word "curtsy" comes from "courtesy" which means "politeness".
According to Desmond Morris, the movements in the curtsey and the bow were similar until the 17th century. Only later did the difference between the female and the male gesture develop. The earlier, combined version is still performed by Restoration comedy actors.
When a curtsey is very formal, the girl/woman bends the knees outward (rather than straight ahead), often sweeping one foot behind her. She may also use her hands to hold her skirt out from her body. In Victorian times, when women wore floor-length, hooped skirts, they curtsied using the plié movement borrowed from second-position in classical ballet in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight. Both feet and knees point out so the body lowers straight down. In this way, the lady lowers herself evenly, not to one side.
Traditionally, women and girls curtsey to people who are of higher rank (more important) than they are, just as men and boys bow. Today this practice has become less common. In European cultures it is traditional for women to curtsey in front of members of the Royal family. This is sometimes called a "court curtsey" and is often very deep. Some female domestic workers curtsey for their employers.
Female dancers often curtsey at the end of a performance to show thanks or acknowledge applause from the audience. At the end of a ballet class, students will also curtsey or bow to the teacher and the pianist to thank them. According to Victorian dance etiquette, a woman curtseys before beginning a dance. Female Scottish highland dancers performing the national dances and the Irish jig also curtsey as well (at both the beginning and end for the national dances and at the end for the Irish Jig). Some female ballroom dancers will curtsey to their partners before beginning the Viennese Waltz. In some cultures females bow instead of curtseying.
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.
W. C. Handy
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. Handy was one of the most important songwriters in the United States. He was known as one of the first singers to publish music American blues music.
Lee Kings
The Lee Kings was a pop group from Sweden. The band was established in 1964 as Lenne & The Lee Kings. The band scored several hits at the Tio i topp chart.
The group originally consisted of Lenne Broberg, Bengt Dahlén, Bjarne Möller, Olle Nordström and Lasse Sandgren. In 1966, Olle Nordström left the band and was repalced with Mike Watson. In 1967, eveen Lasse Sandgren left the band and was repalced with Tony Walter, and for a while even Bengt Dahlén and Bjarne Möller, who was replaced with Johnny Lundin.
Yadavs of Devagiri
The Seuna, Sevuna, Gavli Ahir kings or Yadavs of Devagiri was an Indian dynasty, that existed from the mid-9th to mid 14th century. At its peak, the kingdom stretched from the Tungabhadra to the Narmada rivers, including present-day Maharashtra, north Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh. The capital was at Devagiri (present-day Daulatabad in Maharashtra). The Yadavas initially ruled as feudatories of the Western Chalukyas. Around the middle of the 12th century, they declared independence and established independence that reached its peak under Singhana II.
According to local tradition, the town of Sinnar was established by the Gavali (Yadava) chief Rav Singuni. His son Rav Govinda built the great temple of Gondeshwara or Govindeshwara, at a cost of 2 lakh rupees. Traditionally, Seuna Yadavas are called "Gavli Kings". Bhillama V (1185–93) moved their capital from Sinnar, near Nashik, to Devagiri. They were also known as Gollas in Andhra Pradesh, who were hostile to the Hoysalas. Like Hoysala Yadavas, Seunas Yadavas were also originally pastoralists or cattle-herders. The Yadavas often proudly claimed their pastoral ancestry.
Christadelphians
The Christadelphians are a Christian denomination that developed in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 19th century. Other names for them include Brothers of Christ and Christ's Brethren. They were in effect founded by John Thomas, but do not consider him greater than any other teacher. Today, there are about 55,000-60,000 Christadelphians. Many of them live in Britain, Australia, Africa and the United States.
Ideas
Their ideas are close to other Restorationist movements such as the Anabaptist movement. They say that when Christianity came in contact with the Hellenic world, it was spoiled. Therefore, they only accept teachings that can be found in the Bible. They think that the Bible was inspired by God and they accept no other texts.
Different Groups
Today almost all Christadelphians belong to the main "Central" fellowship. But, following some disagreements, there have been different groups of Christadelphians:
Community
They do not have priests or pastors, instead each local church has a group of elders who are chosen by the members each year. Most male members take turns to speak each week.
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] (listen)),[Note 1] abbreviated as VW ([faʊˈveː] (listen)), is a German motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a global brand post-World War II by the British Army Officer Ivan Hirst, it is known for the iconic Beetle and serves as the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automotive manufacturer by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017.[2] The group's biggest market is in China, which delivers 40 percent of its sales and profits.[3][4] Its name is derived from the German-language terms Volk and Wagen, translating to "people's car" when combined.
Arsphenamine
Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan or compound 606, is a drug. It was introduced at the beginning of the 1910s. It was the first effective treatment for syphilis and African trypanosomiasis. This organoarsenic compound was the first modern antimicrobial {antibiotic} agent.
Arsphenamine was first synthesized in 1907 in Paul Ehrlich's lab by Alfred Bertheim.
Karelian pasty
A Karelian pasty, also called a Karelian pie or Karelian pirog, known in Finnish as karjalanpiirakka, is a traditional Finnish cookie, where inside a thin rye layer is rice pudding, pearl barley pudding, or mashed potatoes. It is often served with a spread made of butter and hard boiled eggs. There are annual baking competitions such as the one at Rääkkylä's Kihaus.
Arsphenamine
The antisyphilitic activity of this compound was discovered by Sahachiro Hata in 1909. He surveyed hundreds of newly synthesized organic arsenical compounds. Ehrlich thought that by screening many compounds, a drug could be discovered which would have anti-microbial activity but not kill the patient.
Ehrlich's laboratory developed a more soluble (but slightly less effective) arsenical compound, Neosalvarsan (neoarsphenamine), which was easier to prepare.
Académie des Beaux-Arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts (, Academy of Fine Arts) is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The current President of the Academy (2016) is Érik Desmazières.
The Academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a merger of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648), the Académie de musique (Academy of Music, founded in 1669) and the Académie d'architecture (Academy of Architecture, founded in 1671).
Musical form
The term musical form can have two meanings:
Salford City F.C.
Salford City are a club based in Salford. They currently play in League 2 The 4th Division of English Football
Jean Cardot
Jean Cardot (20 July 1930 – 13 October 2020) was a French sculptor. He was born in Saint-Étienne, France. He was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts on 9 November 1983 and president in 1992 and 1997. He made statues in Paris of Sir Winston Churchill 1998 on the Right Bank of the Seine in front of the Petit Palais.
Cardot died on 13 October 2020 in Paris. He was 90 years old.
Tarrasmart
Tarrasmart is an Indonesia n-based startup that focuses on developing innovative AI solutions to assist humans in various tasks and automate business processes. The company was founded by Cristianto Rian Tarra, who envisions a future where smart robots can make human work easier. Tarrasmart has received recognition for its contributions to the field of AI, earning awards such as "Frontrunners AI Solution of the Year" at the Go Global Awards 2021.
History
Tarrasmart was founded in 2013 by Cristianto Rian Tarra, who wanted to create smart robots that could assist humans in various tasks and automate business processes. The company's primary focus is on providing automation solutions to improve human life. Tarrasmart has made significant strides in the field of AI and has received recognition for its contributions to the industry.
Products and Services
Tarrasmart specializes in developing AI solutions that provide real-time analytics and automate business processes. The company's products and services include smart robots that can assist humans in various tasks, automation opportunities in the financial industry, and real-time analytics that can help businesses make informed decisions. Additionally, the company has been recognized as one of the most innovative Jakarta-based machine learning companies.
Financials
Tarrasmart's revenue and funding history are not publicly available. However, the company has received recognition for its contributions to the field of AI, earning awards such as "Frontrunners AI Solution of the Year" at the Go Global Awards 2021. Tarrasmart is committed to promoting technological advancements and providing job opportunities in Indonesia while maintaining customer trust and quality.
Coal forest
Coal forests were huge areas of wetlands which covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas in the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and Permian times.
At the time most continents were crowded together in the supercontinent Gondwana. They lay on the path of tropical rainfall. As vegetable matter from these forests decayed, enormous deposits of peat accumulated, which later changed into coal. Now those continents are wide apart, but they have the coalfields which those ancient forests left behind.
Much of the carbon in the peat deposits produced by coal forests came from photosynthetic splitting of carbon dioxide. This released oxygen into the atmosphere. This increased the oxygen level, perhaps as high as about 35%. This had the effect of making the air more easily breathable by animals with limited respiratory systems. This may explain the size of Meganeura compared to modern dragonflies.
At the very end of the Carboniferous period, the coal forests underwent a resurgence, expanding mainly in eastern Asia, notably China. They never recovered fully in Euramerica. The Chinese coal forests continued to flourish well into Permian times.
Later coal measures
The conditions which led to the late Carboniferous coal measures returned twice later on. These occasions were in part of the Jurassic period, and the Eocene. The later Jurassic left coal measures in parts of Europe and Australia. The Waloon coal measures are where the fossils of Iguanodon were found. The coal in Queensland, Australia is from the same time.
Conditions in the Paleocene and Eocene were also favourable to plant growth. The coal from this time is found in Chile, Nepal and in the so-called Eocene Okanagan Highlands in British Columbia and Washington State.
2022 Nepalese general election
General elections are expected to be held in Nepal on 20 November 2022 unless the House of Representatives is dissolved earlier. The discussion is underway due to interest of leading Nepali Congress while the opposition, CPN (UML), is already demanding a fresh mandate.
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, officially the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was an organization of Central and Eastern European socialistic and people’s democracy states. The states were all allies and would fight together if one of them was attacked. While in theory all the countries in the organisation were equals, the smaller countries were controlled by the Soviet Union. The countries in the Warsaw Pact were East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania however Albania withdrew in 1968 following the 1968 Warsaw Pact Invasion Of Czechoslovakia and so did Romania.
It was established in 1955 in Warsaw, Poland in response to West Germany joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Warsaw, on 14 May 1955 and official copies were made in the languages of Russian, Polish, Czech, and German. The Pact lasted until the end of the Cold War when some members quit in 1991, following the collapse of the Eastern bloc and political changes in the Soviet Union.
Members
Most member states were considered puppet states of the Soviet Union. Additionally, Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam and (until 1961) China were observer states.
Montlignon
Montlignon is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Warsaw Pact
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Margaret Chung
Margaret Jessie Chung (or “Mom” Chung; Chinese: 張瑪珠; October 2, 1889 – January 5, 1959) was the first Chinese-American doctor that was a woman. She created the first Western Medicine clinic in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Chung was also recruited for a secret mission to enlist American pilots. They became known as the Flying Tigers. She created WAVES, a reserve force for women in the U.S Navy. Chung also worked in the Allied war effort. She used her fame to influence others to join.
Chinatown & Beyond
Chung moved to San Francisco’s Chinatown and started the first Western Medicine clinic there. She continued to work in her L.A clinic. Chung conducted medical exams on seven Navy pilots at the beginning of the Great Depression. These pilots became the first of her “sons”. Chung slowly built out a network of connections. She was a patron of the arts and dined with the L.A Philharmonic. Sometimes, she would make home-cooked meals for them. She would also invite them to her house to provide late meals. Another group, the “Kiwis '', were started by famous stars like Ronald Reagan and Robert Wang. The “Kiwis” could not fly.
World War II
Chung gifted all her “sons” a jade Buddha at the beginning of World War II. The “Golden Dolphins” were a group of submarine and naval officers. She also gave them special leather notebooks. Chung worked for the Allied war effort during World War II. She used her fame to influence others to join. Chung supported her “sons” on the front-line with gifts and letters. These gifts and letters connected them with each other.
War with Japan
Chung volunteered to work as a front-line doctor when the Japanese invaded China. She was rejected and given a secret mission. This mission was to recruit American pilots. They became known as the Flying Tigers because of the stripes on their planes. Chung lost some of her “sons” due to the series of wars. She still served home-cooked meals and regularly entertained her remaining “sons”.
WAVES
Chung also rallied for more women in the U.S military. She created WAVES. This stands for the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. WAVES was established in 1942. It was a reserve corps for women in the U.S Navy.
Retirement
Chung retired and moved to Marin County after these wars. She died of cancer in 1959. She was 69 years old.
Opossum
Opossums are the largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, the Didelphimorphia.
Nevzat Güzelırmak
Nevzat Güzelırmak (1 January 1942 – 12 October 2020) was a Turkish football defender and later manager. He played 18 times for Turkey from 1962 to 1968. He also played for Göztepe S.K. between 1960 to 1975.
Güzelırmak died on 12 October 2020 at the age of 78.
Kaiserschmarrn
Kaiserschmarrn is a well-known Austrian dessert. It was popular in the former Austria–Hungary as well as in Bavaria. The Czech name is "trhanec" or "kajzršmorn". In Hungary it is called "császármorzsa" or simply "smarni".
Overview
Kaiserschmarrn is a light, caramelized pancake. It is made from a sweet batter using flour, eggs, sugar, salt, and milk, baked in butter. Kaiserschmarrn can be prepared in different ways. When making Kaiserschmarrn the egg-whites are usually separated from the yolk and beaten until stiff. Then the flour and the yolks are mixed with sugar, and the other ingredients are added. The pancake is split into pieces while frying, shredded after preparation. It is usually sprinkled with powdered sugar, then served hot with apple or plum sauce or various fruit compotes. Kaiserschmarrn is eaten like a dessert.
Traditionally Kaiserschmarrn is served with Zwetschkenröster, a fruit compote made out of Plums.
Opossum
They are often called possums, though that term is more properly applied to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes.
The Virginia opossum was the first animal to be called an opossum: the word comes from the Algonquian language, and means "white beast." It was one of the few South American marsupials to establish itself permanently in North America after the Great American Interchange, and the only one to survive there today.
Opossums can help slow the spread of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever because they eat deer ticks and other ticks that carry the germs for these diseases. One opossum can eat 5000 ticks each year. They also eat garden pests, for example slugs, and animals that can carry disease, for example mice and rats.
Marsupials like opossums are born before their jaw bones have grown enough for them to drink their mothers' milk the way other baby mammals do. Scientists from King's College London found that opossums and other marsupials use tissue from their inner ear to make a temporary jaw so they can feed and grow.
Rafael Sóbis
Rafael Sóbis (born 17 June 1985) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Al-Jazira.
Club career statistics
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Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded is the reissue of Barbadian singer Rihanna's third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It was released June 2, 2008, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. The album has three new songs to go with the Good Girl Gone Bad album.
Track listings
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Austrian Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West is one of three 3rd level football leagues in Austria. The Regionalliga West is formed by teams from the federal states Vorarlberg, Tyrol (only North Tyrol) and Salzburg. The league was formed in the 1980/81 season.
The champions of the three leagues have to play relegation matches against the 9th from the first league. Amateur teams of professional clubs are not allowed to promote, so Red Bull Juniors, last seasons champion, is still playing in this league.
Damian Jackson
Damian Jacques Jackson (born August 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California) is an American baseball player. He is a second baseman for the Orange County Flyers of Golden Baseball League.
Jackson has formerly played for the Cleveland Indians from 1996-97, Cincinnati Reds from 1997-98, San Diego Padres from 1999-01, Detroit Tigers in 2002, Boston Red Sox in 2003, Chicago Cubs in 2004, Kansas City Royals in 2004, again with the San Diego Padres in 2005 and the Washington Nationals in 2006.
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are an American football team in Detroit. The Lions play in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field.
The Lions won four NFL Championship Games between 1935 and 1957, all prior to the Super Bowl era. Since the 1957 championship, the franchise has won only a single playoff game during the 1991 season and holds the league's longest postseason win drought. They are the only franchise that has existed for the entire Super Bowl era to not appear in the Super Bowl.
October 2007 California wildfires
The California wildfires of October 2007 are more than 20 wildfires until November 9, 2007 burning in Southern California, making over 1,000,000 people have to leave their homes, breaking at least 1,500 homes and buildings and moving in on at least 56,000 more. At least 420000 acre of land have burned between Santa Barbara County and the Mexican border. Officials have said that they fear the fire could become even more deadly than the 2003 Cedar Fire, said to be the worst on ever. The number and strength of the fires have tired the firefighters, with one department saying the "lack of resources [is] hindering suppression efforts."
Kate Smith
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, better known as Kate Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American singer and musician. She is best known for being plus sized and for singing "God Bless America". Her radio, television and recording career began around 1930. It reached its best during the 1940s. She died from complications of diabetes in June 1986.
October 2007 California wildfires
The fires have killed six people and have hurt at least 16 firefighters and 25 others.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in seven California counties where fires burned. President Bush has declared an emergency is in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to help State and local efforts.
Death in Venice (opera)
Death in Venice is an opera by Benjamin Britten. It is based on the story Death in Venice (Der Tod in Venedig) by the German writer Thomas Mann.
The libretto (words) for the opera was written by Myfanwy Piper. It was the last opera that Britten wrote. It was first performed at Snape Maltings near Aldeburgh, England on June 16, 1973. Britten was too ill to conduct it himself. The main part of Aschenbach was sung by Sir Peter Pears.
October 2007 California wildfires
An event that helped the fires is the drought hapenning in Southern California. The fires have been strengthened by the strangely strong Santa Ana winds. The winds are believed to have broken power lines, creating some of the fires. One fire was because of arson; one was started by an flipped-over semi-truck. Why the other fires are happening it not yet known. Winds are not expected to get better until October 25 2007.
Death in Venice (opera)
The story of the opera
The story is supposed to take place in the year 1911. It starts in Munich, and then moves to Venice. The opera is divided into two acts.
October 2007 California wildfires
San Diego County
San Diego County is where the two biggest fires are, the Witch Fire near the northeastern edge of the city of San Diego, and the Harris fire southeast of San Diego. The Witch fire forced Interstate 15 to be closed, and the Harris fire burns near the border with Mexico.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
Aschenbach is a famous German writer. He is getting old and starting to find it difficult to think of new ideas for stories. As he is walking in Munich he stops in front of a cemetery. He sees a traveller who is obviously from another country. This makes him think he ought to travel somewhere to get new ideas for his books.
October 2007 California wildfires
San Diego County
As of the night of October 22, 2007, at least 5,000 homes were in danger. About 500,000 people have to leave, the largest evacuation in the area's history. Evacuees were meeting at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Qualcomm Stadium and other places in the county. Officials think that 10,000 were meeting at Qualcomm. Other than food, blankets and water, volunteers gave toys to children, massages, and a live rock and roll band showe. Many schools and business were closed. The only burn unit in the county, the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest was operated on an overflow basis. The unit, which has 18 beds, had gotten 16 fire victims and several patients with injuries not due to the blazes.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
He takes a boat to Venice. On the boat he watches a group of young people. Their leader is showing off. Aschenbach realizes that, although their leader looks young, he is in fact old. He has dressed in clothes and used make-up to make him look young. Aschenbach does not like him.
October 2007 California wildfires
San Diego County
Info on the fires right now is from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, although the chaotic nature of the fires meant not all information was available. As of October 23 at 11:34 a.m. PST:
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
In Venice he is takes a gondola, but the boatman does not take him where he wants to go. Aschenbach argues at first, but the boatman does not take any notice.
October 2007 California wildfires
Witch Fire
The Witch Fire, also known as the Witch Creek Fire, is the largest of the fires. Approximately 6,800 structures are in danger, including 5,000 homes. Hundreds of thousands of people living there are being told of evacuations through the Reverse 911 system. This evacuation comes almost exactly four years after the Cedar Fire of 2003.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
Aschenbach arrives at the hotel. In the hotel he watches the people coming down to dinner. Suddenly he sees Tadzio. Tadzio is a young Polish boy who is unbelievably beautiful. Aschenbach realizes it is stupid for him to feel love for the boy, but he cannot get the boy out of his mind.
October 2007 California wildfires
Witch Fire
The fire started near Santa Ysabel and quickly spread to Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Poway and Escondido. From there the fire jumped over the Interstate 15 and kept moving west, causing bad damage in the upscale areas of Lake Hodges, 4S Ranch, Del Dios, Harmony Grove and Rancho Santa Fe.
Heavy Santa Ana winds have been pushing the fires west near the coast. San Diego County Sheriff William B. Kolendar said that the Witch Creek Fire could be "well in excess of Cedar Fire of 2003". Officials have also said that the fire could reach the coastline; people living in Solana Beach were told to be ready to evacuate.
All residents south of Del Dios Highway, north of Sorrento Valley Road, west of Interstate 15, and east of Interstate 5 were told to evacuate. By 9:30pm October 22, 2007 a dispatch from the city of Del Mar's web site stated "For your safety, we are strongly advising that all Del Mar residents evacuate." Evacuations were also ordered for Scripps Ranch neighborhood, mostly "Everything south of Scripps Poway Parkway, north of MCAS Miramar, east of Interstate 15, and west of Highway 67". The Mesa Grande Indian reservation was evacuated from the Witch Fire. Residents of the Barona Indian Reservation have been told to leave if they wish, but the evacuation is not a must. The casino on the reservation is closed. At about 01:00 on 23 October, fire happened near the southern end of Wild Cat Canyon, where many houses were broken and people killed in the Cedar Fire. Residents of Wild Cat Canyon and Muth Valley were told to evacuate, and the road was closed.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
Aschenbach walks along the streets of Venice. Everywhere beggars are asking him for money. There is a horrible smell coming from the water of the canals. Aschenbach decides to leave Venice. The hotel manager is very sorry that he going so soon. Tadzio walks past Aschenbach. Aschenbach goes to the train station, but his luggage has been put on the wrong train, so he goes back to the hotel. He is annoyed, but he is also pleased because he can see Tadzio again.
October 2007 California wildfires
Witch Fire
Evacuation sites include Qualcomm Stadium, Escondido High School, Poway High School, Mira Mesa Senior High School, Ramona High School, Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act I
Aschenbach sits in his chair on the beach, watching Tadzio and his friends play. It makes him think of the Greek gods. The boys do different sports on the beach: running, long jump, discus, javelin and wrestling. Tadzio wins easily. Aschenbach wants to congratulate him, but when the chance comes he cannot speak.
Act II
Aschenbach realizes that he loves the boy. He goes to the barber for a shave. The barber tells him that lots of people in Venice are getting sick. Aschenbach wants to know whether it is something serious, but the barber says it is nothing to worry about.
October 2007 California wildfires
Witch Fire
Adding to the evacuations, many major roads have been closed around the fire. On October 22, 2007, the California Highway Patrol closed Interstate 15 in both ways between state Route 78 and state Route 56.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act II
Aschenbach is being rowed on the water. He can smell disinfectant. There are notices in the streets warning people to be careful of the sickness. In a German newspaper he reads that the sickness in Venice is cholera. It says that all German people should leave the city and return home. Aschenbach does not want the Polish family to leave Venice. He does not want them to know about the cholera. He follows then to a café and to church, but he still cannot find the courage to speak to them. After dinner the guests watch a group of actors. Aschenbach notices that Tadzio, like himself, cannot laugh at their jokes.
October 2007 California wildfires
Harris Fire
The Harris Fire started at Harris Ranch Road near Potrero. As of October 23 the fire was moving towards eastern Chula Vista. Many places have been evacuated, with evacuation centers set up at a nearby high school and community center.
Death in Venice (opera)
Act II
Lots of the hotel guests are leaving. An English clerk tells him that lots of people in the city have Asiatic cholera. He tells him he ought to leave immediately before they stop everyone from leaving the city.
Aschenbach decides to warn Tadzio's mother of the danger of the illness, but he just cannot do it. He has a dream about the Greek gods. When he awakes he realises that these wild thoughts about Tadzio have gripped him. He cannot do anything about it.
Again Aschenbach watches as Tadzio and his friends play a game on the beach; they soon leave. Aschenbach goes to the barber. He asks him to try to make him beautiful and young. When he goes on a gondola he realises he is just like the old man he saw on the boat. He follows the Polish family. Tadzio starts to walk separately from his family. He waits for Aschenbach and looks straight at him, but Aschenbach turns away. He is pleased that Tadzio does not let his mother notice what happened. Aschenbach is alone again, and buys some strawberries. They are not fresh. He thinks about the Greek gods again, and about the relationship between a writer and what he writes about.
The hotel manager organizes the departure of the last guests. The Polish family are leaving. Aschenbach watches Tadzio and another boy playing on the beach. The game gets rough, and the other boy pushes Tadzio’s face into the sand. Aschenbach tries to get up to help him, but he is too weak to get out of his chair. Tadzio is left alone on the beach. He gives Aschenbach a sign to follow him, but Aschenbach slumps back in his chair and dies. Tadzio continues walking far out into the sea.
October 2007 California wildfires
Other fires
The Coronado Hills Fire burned south of Cal State San Marcos.
Death in Venice (opera)
The cast and the music
All the different characters that Aschenbach meets: the man by the cemetery, the old man dressed as a young man, the gondolier, the hotel manager, the barber, the leader of the actors and the voice of the God Dionysus are really like one character. They are sung by the same singer, a bass-baritone. Apart from him and Aschenbach (a tenor) the only other solo singer in the opera is the voice of Apollo, sung offstage by a countertenor as the boys play sport on the beach. There are several choruses: the groups of young people, hotel staff, actors, church choir and tourists.
October 2007 California wildfires
Other fires
The McCoy fire has burned in the Cleveland National Forest.
Death in Venice (opera)
The cast and the music
The whole sound of the opera is written with the voice of Peter Pears in mind. Britten’s music is partly tonal but also uses twelve-tone music and gamelan music from the Far East. When Aschenbach sings recitative (telling the story) he is just accompanied by the piano. Britten deliberately uses a limited number of musical sounds. This gives the opera a specially expressive character, particularly in the beautiful ending.