cyanic-selkie/wikianc huggingface dataset:
Mount Kyllini
Much of the mountain is desolate and rocky. The area below 2000 m is largely forested. There is an observatory at 908 m, at 22.67 east longitude and 37.97 north latitude. Roads pass near the southern and western slopes, but there are not many on the mountain itself, as much of the mountain is part of a park.
List of EGOT winners
EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the honor given to people who have won all four awards. These awards honor good performances in television, recording, movie, and theatre.
EGOT is seen as one of the highest achievements any person in the Hollywood industry can get.
, eighteen people are EGOTS.
List of EGOTS
Notes:
The artist also subsequently won one or more additional competitive awards.
The artist also received one or more honorary or non-competitive awards.
The artist also earned the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in the Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Hypercourt
Hypercourt is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France. The municipality was created on 1 January 2017 and consists of the former communes of Pertain (the seat), Hyencourt-le-Grand and Omiécourt.
List of EGOT winners
List of EGOTS
The artist has won a Daytime Emmy Award, not a Primetime Emmy Award.
The artist was awarded posthumously.
The artist has subsequently achieved multiple EGOTs.
Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice achieved their EGOTs simultaneously with their shared Emmy Award for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
PEGOT
A PEGOT winner is someone who has won all four EGOT awards as well as a Peabody Award or Pulitzer Prize.
EGOT winners who have also won a Peabody Award:
EGOT winners who have also won a Pulitzer Prize:
Note:
Noisettes
The Noisettes are a band from England. They mostly play rock and alternative rock. With Shingai Shoniwa singing and playing bass guitar guitar, Dan Smith playing guitar, and Jamie Morrison who drums.
They released their first EP Three Moods of the Noisettes in April 2005 on the independent record label Side Salad Records which led to signing internationally with Universal Music Group, who released the EP in the US on the Low Altitude imprint.
Noisettes have performed in Europe and the United States with bands such as TV on the Radio, Tom Vek, Babyshambles, Bloc Party and the Mystery Jets, and Muse. In 2007 the band released their first album What's the Time Mr. Wolf?.
Comet Borrelly
Comet Borrelly may mean:
Rebecca Koerner
She signed a contract with Uno-X Pro Cycling Team for 2022 and 2023.
Muslim Indian
Islam arrived in Northern India in the 12th century through Turkic invasions who created the Delhi Sultanate and since then has been part of India's religious and cultural heritage. Over the centuries especially in the Mughal Empire, there has been an important integration of Muslim cultures across India, and Muslims have played an important role in India's economy, politics and culture. However in later times, in specific eras, terrible conflicts broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities, such as for example in the era of the Independence and Partition of India.
Yellow-spotted tree frog
Yellow-spotted tree frog is a common name for several frogs and may refer to:
Unidentified flying object
A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which cannot be identified by the person who sees it. Sometimes the object is investigated. If people can still not figure out what the object is after an investigation, it is called a UFO. If they figure out what the object is, it can no longer be called a UFO because it has been identified. Even though UFOs can be anything, people often use the word UFO when they are talking about alien spacecraft. Flying saucer is another word that is often used to describe an unidentified flying object.
Identified flying objects (IFOs)
Studies estimate that 50-90% of all reported UFO sightings are identified later. Usually 10-20% are never identified. Studies also show that very few UFO sightings are hoaxes (people trying to trick other people). Most UFOs are actually natural or man-made objects that looked strange.
80-90% of IFOs are identified as one of three different things:
10-20% of IFOs are other causes (such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc.)
Unconditionally
"Unconditionally" is a song by American pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was the second single from her fourth studio album, Prism, and it appears as the fifth track from that album. The song is a pop rock and power pop song. It is about a woman not wanting anything more from her lover than he already gives. She will love him no matter what.
Music video
The video shows Katy Perry dressed as a geisha.
Constantia (town), New York
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Human rights in Yemen
Human rights in Yemen are seen as problematic in numerous ways. The security forces have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extrajudicial executions.
The Blackstone Group
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Human rights in Yemen
LGBT rights
Homosexuality is illegal in Yemen in accordance with the country's Shari'ah legal system. LGBT persons in Yemen are likely to suffer discrimination, legal, and social challenges. Punishments for homosexuality range from flogging to death. Yemen is one of only seven countries to apply a death penalty for consensual sexual acts between adults of the same sex.
The Blackstone Group
Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last decade, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate. Since its inception, Blackstone has invested in such notable companies as Hilton Worldwide, Merlin Entertainments Group, Performance Food Group, Equity Office Properties, Republic Services, AlliedBarton, United Biscuits, Freescale Semiconductor, Vivint, and Travelport.
Human rights in Yemen
LGBT rights
Gay and lesbian websites are blocked by the government.
The Blackstone Group
Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc.. Blackstone has become one of the world's largest private equity investment firms. In 2007, Blackstone completed a $4 billion initial public offering to become one of the first major private equity firms to list shares in its management company on a public exchange. Blackstone is headquartered at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, with eight additional offices in the United States, as well as offices in London, Paris, Düsseldorf, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Madrid, Mumbai, and Dubai.
Human rights in Yemen
LGBT rights
As a result of Sharia, LGBT people are killed in attacks. The government does not protect its gay citizens from violence.
East Duke, Oklahoma
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Nunningen
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Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway (or Garden State Pkwy) is a toll highway (which means that people must pay to drive on it) that goes through New Jersey from the south end of the state at Cape May to the north end of the state at Montvale, New Jersey. It is 172.4 miles long, and in 2008, was reported to be the busiest toll highway in the United States.
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It is a consortium of state cricket associations and the state associations select their representatives who in turn elect the BCCI Chief.
Hurricane Belle
Hurricane Belle was a Category 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone in August 1976. The storm, at one point, had winds around 120 mph before it moved northward up the East Coast of the United States.
Because of Hurricane Belle's proximity, hurricane watches were issued from Georgia to Maine.
The hurricane brushed the North Carolina coast with gale-force winds. Unlike most storms that threaten the Northeastern United States, Belle didn't accelerate as it came closer to land.
On the morning of August 10, Belle came ashore as a minimal hurricane near Jones Beach on Long Island, New York. Just after crossing the Long Island Sound, it came ashore as a strong tropical storm near Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut.
Belle took twelve lives when it struck the East Coast of the United States. Damage was $100 million.
2006 Canadian electoral calendar
This is list of elections in Canada in 2006. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.
Mostar
Mostar is the fifth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2019 the city had a total population of 104,518. The city has several different cultures living in it but is mostly inhabited by Croats. Mostar is home to one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, The Old Bridge, which was damaged during the Croat-Bosniak War which also had ended up destroying most of the cities bridges, but since 1995 the city has been restored. The Old Bridge was built by the Ottomans and is an example of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.
Mexico (village), New York
Mexico is a village in Oswego County, New York.
Shaun Wallace
Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace (born 2 June 1960) is an English barrister, lecturer and television personality. He is most famous for being a "Chaser" on the ITV British quiz show The Chase.
Carla Garapedian
Carla Garapedian (Քարլա Կարապետեան) (born 27 February 1961) is an American movie director. She was the anchor of BBC World News.
Movies directed by Garapedian include:
Gemma Hadley
She coached for School Sport WA Girls Water Polo.
Sarlat Rugby
The Sarlat Rugby Club is a French rugby union club based in Sarlat-la-Canéda. From 2020, the first team is referred to as Sarlat rugby. He evolves in 2020-2021 in the Federal 2 championship.
Stadium
In 1926, the CAS bought the plots with a total area of 1 ha 43a 80ca for a price of 11,000 francs. 6,000 are paid by the club, the remaining 5,000 from the funds of ten loyal Sarladais supporters11, repayable over 10 years.
Ekaterina Zubacheva
Ekaterina Zubacheva (born 2 April 1982) is a Russian water polo player. She played for the Russian women's national water polo team in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships and 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
Walterswil, Bern
Walterswil is a municipality of the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Nevada's 1st congressional district
Nevada's 1st congressional district is where Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County are represented in the United States House of Representatives. The district is strongly Democratic.
Chuck Peddle
Charles Ingerham “Chuck” Peddle (November 25, 1937 – December 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer. He was born in Bangor, Maine. He was best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, as well as the KIM-1 SBC (single-board computer) and the Commodore PET PC (personal computer).
Peddle died at the age of 82 on December 15, 2019 at his Santa Cruz, California home of pancreatic cancer.
Shreve's sarayacu tree frog
Shreve's Sarayacu tree frog (Dendropsophus sarayacuensis) is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil. It may also live in Venezuela.
Yanina Kuskova
Yanina Kuskova (born 11 December 2001) is an Uzbekistani road racing cyclist.
She competed at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, in the women's time trial event and women's road race event.
She became national champion in 2020 and 2021 in both the road race and time trial events.
She rides with Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team.
Dark Horse (song)
"Dark Horse" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her fourth studio album, Prism. The song features American rapper Juicy J. "Dark Horse" was originally released as a promotional single from Prism. After its unexpected success, it was released as the album's third single on December 17, 2013. "Dark Horse" became Perry's ninth number-one single in the United States. It was also number one in Canada. The song reached number four in the United Kingdom.
On the year-end charts, "Dark Horse" was the second-best performing song of 2014 in the US. It was number 6 in Canada at the end of the year. In the UK, it was number 20 on the end-of-year chart.
"Dark Horse" was certified Diamond (10× Platinum) in the United States for sales and streams equal to 10 million copies sold. It was nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award at the 57th Grammy Awards.
Background
The song is a hip hop and trap song. It is three minutes and thirty-five seconds long.
Music video
The music video shows Perry and Juicy J in an Egyptian setting. Katy Perry is shown as an Egyptian queen. She appears to zap any man who doesn't please her. She changes costumes many times in the video.
On August 24, 2014, the video won Best Female Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.
James Cayne
James E. Cayne (February 14, 1934 – December 28, 2021) was an American businessman. He was the CEO of Bear Stearns. In 2006, he became "the first Wall Street chief to own a company stake worth more than $1 billion".
In February 2009, Cayne was named in Time Magazine's list of "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis."
Cayne died on December 28, 2021 at a hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey from problems caused by a stroke, at the age of 87.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group C was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group was made up of six teams: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, and San Marino. Germany won the group and qualified for the world cup, while Northern Ireland finished 2nd and moved on to the second round.
Becca's Bunch
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Second War of Scottish Independence
The Second War of Scottish Independence began in 1333 when Edward III of England did not accept the 1328 Treaty of Northampton any more, under which England recognised the legitimacy of the dynasty established by Robert Bruce. Edward was determined to support the claim of Edward Balliol, the son of the former king, John Balliol, over David II, Bruce's son and heir. Balliol had ruled in Scotland for a short time in the autumn of 1332, but was thrown out of the country later in the year. The war itself lasted until 1357, when David II was released from English captivity. English involvement in Scotland was also one of the factors that lead to the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War with France in 1337.
Becca's Bunch
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2004 Nunavut general election
The 2004 Nunavut general election was the second general election held in the Canadian territory. It was held on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16.
Plague doctor costume
The plague doctor's costume was the clothes worn by a plague doctor to protect him from diseases spread through the air. The costume was made up of a coat which went down to the ankles and a mask. The mask looked like a bird's beak. The beak was often filled with things which smelled sweet or strong (often lavender). Along with this, gloves, boots, a hat and something else to go over the jacket was worn.
2004 Nunavut general election
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs. There were 11,285 registered voters at the time of the election call.
Issues
Issues at the election included:
Results
Elections were held in 18 of the 19 electoral districts. Rankin Inlet North acclaimed its MLA. The following is a list of the districts with their candidates.
Source: Results (CBC News)
In the main, Nunavummiut decided to stay with their present legislature. The premier, four cabinet ministers, and three other MLAs were re-elected; five incumbents were defeated, including former speaker of the house Kevin O'Brien. Only two women were elected to the 19-seat legislature.
RTÉ News (TV channel)
RTÉ News (formerly RTÉ News Now) is an Irish free-to-air news television network. It is operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available only online on 12 June 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on 29 October 2010 on Saorview.
Scott Rudin
Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an American movie, television and theater producer.
His movies produced include the Academy Award-winning Best Picture No Country for Old Men, as well as Lady Bird, Fences, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, School of Rock, Zoolander, The Truman Show, The First Wives Club, Clueless, The Addams Family, and eight Wes Anderson movies.
On Broadway, he has won seventeen Tony Awards for shows such as The Book of Mormon, Hello, Dolly!, The Humans, A View from the Bridge, Fences, and Passion.
In 2012, Rudin became one of the few people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and the first producer to do so.
Plague doctor costume
Description
The beak was held in front of the doctor's nose by straps. There were two holes in the mask, filled with glass at eye level, so that the doctor could see properly. The mask had two smaller holes for the doctor to breathe. It was a type of respirator which was often filled with strong, nice smelling things. Dried flowers (such as roses and carnations), herbs (such as mint), spices, camphor or a vinegar sponge could all be placed in the beak. The mask was supposed to keep away bad smells. At that time, it was thought that bad smells caused infection. Doctors believed the herbs would take away the "evil" smells of the plague and stop them from getting it.
The costume had a wide brimmed leather hood to show that they were doctors. They used wooden canes to point out areas needing medical attention. This was also used to look at patients without touching them. The canes were also used to keep people away, to take clothes off plague victims without having to touch them and to take a patient's pulse.
Wearing these clothes actually helped make sure that the doctors were not infected by fleas or rats. Fleas could not bite through the leather jacket and infected people could not touch the doctor, which was also because of his leather jacket.
History
Some modern writers have said that fourteenth-century plague doctors wore masks which looked like birds. However, medical historians say that the plague doctor costume was invented by Charles de Lorme. In 1619 he used the idea of full head-to-toe protective clothing. It was modelled after a soldier's armour. This was made up of a bird-like mask and a long leather (Moroccan or Levantine) or waxed-canvas gown. The gown went from the neck to the ankles. The clothing which went on top of the gown, as well as leggings, gloves, boots and a hat, were made of waxed leather. The garment was impregnated with similar fragrant items as the beak mask.
This poem was written in the seventeenth century. It describes the plague doctor's costume.
Jean-Jacques Manget, in his 1721 book Treatise on the Plague, written just after the Great Plague of Marseille, talks about the costumes that plague doctors wore at Nijmegen in 1636-1637. A picture of the costume is at the front of the book. The plague doctors of Nijmegen also wore beaked masks. Their robes, leggings, hats, and gloves were made of morocco leather.
This costume was also worn by plague doctors during the Plague of 1656. This plague killed 145,000 people in Rome and 300,000 in Naples. The costume made people very scared because it was a sign that they would die soon.
Culture
The costume was worn by a commedia dell'arte character called Il Medico della Peste (the Plague Doctor). He wears a special plague doctor's mask. The Venetian mask was normally white. It was made up of a beak and round eye-holes. The eye-holes were covered with clear glass. It is one of the most unique masks worn during the Carnival of Venice.
Wangen an der Aare
Wangen an der Aare is a city in the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Rœulx
Rœulx is a commune in Nord in north France. In 2018, 3,817 people lived there.
Claude Jeancolas
Claude Jeancolas (1949 – 17 February 2016) was a French writer, art historian and journalist. He was best known for his expertise on Arthur Rimbaud. He was born in Nancy, France.
Jeancolas died in Paris, France from cancer on 17 February 2016. He was aged 66.
Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva
Ekaterina Zubacheva is a Russian water polo player. She played for the Russian women's national water polo team in the 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championships, 2007 World Aquatics Championships‎, and 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
Belinda Nash
Nash died in Virginia Beach, Virginia on February 16, 2016 from cancer. She was aged 69.
2002 Vancouver municipal election
The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the 2002 Vancouver municipal election, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Park Board seats. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 School Board seat and 2 Park Board seats. The Green Party of Vancouver won 1 School Board seat.
In the race for mayor, the COPE's Larry Campbell defeated Jennifer Clarke of the NPA by a margin of 58% to 30%.
Mayor
16 candidates sought election to the position of mayor. Five were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. COPE candidate Larry Campbell was elected.
Councillors
Ten councillors were elected from 46 candidates. Of those, 35 were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. Eight COPE councillors and two NPA councillors were elected.
Park Commissioners
Seven Park Board commissioners were elected from 33 candidates. Of the candidates, 20 were affiliated with a political party and 13 were independent. 5 COPE commissioners and 2 NPA commissioners were elected.
School trustees
Nine school trustees were elected to the Vancouver Board of Education from 23 candidates. Of the candidates, 18 were affiliated with a political party and five were independent. Five COPE trustees, one NPA trustee, and one Green trustee were elected.
Verka Serduchka
Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko (Андрі́й Миха́йлович Дани́лко; Андрей Миха́йлович Дани́лко; born 2 October 1973), better known for his drag stage name Verka Serduchka (Вєрка Сердючка; Верка Сердючка), is a Ukrainian comedian, actor and pop and dance singer.
Danylko represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and finished in second place.
Carlos Rosenkrantz
Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz (born 27 October 1958) is an Argentine lawyer. He is a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina since August 2016, nominated by president Mauricio Macri's. He served as president of the court from October 2018 to 2021, currently serves as vice president of the court.
Verka Serduchka
Interesting Facts
In November 2022, Andriy Danylko put up for auction at Sotheby's the previously purchased Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 1974, which belonged to Freddie Mercury. On November 5, 2022, the car was sold at an auction for 250,000 pounds (11 million hryvnias). All 100% of the proceeds were directed by Andriy Danylko to the construction of a new modern center for the rehabilitation and prosthetics of Ukrainians injured in the war in the Lviv region.
Carlos Rosenkrantz
Biography
He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and later in the United States thanks a Fulbright Scholarship.
Irene Bedard
Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Suzy Song in the 1998 movie Smoke Signals and for the voice of the main character in the 1995 animated Disney movie Pocahontas.
She was chosen in 1995 as one of People magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People'.
Pantelis Pantelidis
Pantelis Pantelidis (23 November 1983 – 18 February 2016) was a Greek singer and songwriter. He was born in Athens and grew up in Nea Ionia. He worked in the Greek Navy, but left this job for a musical career. He learned music by himself. He became known from some YouTube videos. He worked with Greek musicians such as Vasilis Karras, Despina Vandi and others. He twice won awards at the MAD Video Music Awards, first in 2013 as the best new artist and secondly in 2015 as the best Greek male singer.
Pantelidis was killed on February 18, 2016, in a car crash in Athens. He was aged 32.
Lake Kari
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First Czechoslovak Republic
The First Czechoslovak Republic was a country in Eastern Europe. It was commonly known as Czechoslovakia, and it existed between 1918 and 1938. It was occupied by Nazi Germany and became the Protectorate of the Third Reich.
Piriyadha Varam Vendum (TV series)
Piriyadha Varam Vendum (பிரியாத வரம் வேண்டும்) ( Want a boon to not separated) is a 2019-2020 Indian Tamil-language supernatural drama which aired on Zee Tamil. It starring Vimal Venkatesan in the lead with Madhumitha H and Priyanka Shivanna are the female leads. While Mamilla Shailaja Priya in a pivotal role.
This series started from 17 June 2019 and ended on 1 August 2020. The story is about A king is torn apart from his lover when his mother murders her to get him married to her niece. However, they are all reborn, which gives the king and his lady-love a second chance to unite.
Synopsis
A queen named Chitra is seen killing Amaravati, a peasant girl, so that her son, who was in love with her, cannot marry her. The queen did not approve the relationship, as the girl was poor and not of the same caste as the boy. The queen wants to get her son married to her niece Mithrasena. The niece helps the queen in eliminating Amaravati. So they killed Amaravati and the King.
Now after a millon of years, they all are reborn, which they get a second chance to get unite. Will the king and Amaravati will get unite or not forms rest of the story.
Production
This series was setup with 17,500 sq.feet of palace with 2 crore of budget.
International broadcast
The series was released on 17 June 2019 on Zee Tamil. The show was also broadcast internationally on the network's international channels.
Phou Ningthou
Phou Ningthou is a deity in Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism) of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is the God and the divine male personification of the agriculture, crops, fertility, grains, harvesting, paddy, rice and wealth. He is the consort of Phouoibi (Phouleima), the goddess of crops and agricultural fertility.
Worship
Phou Ningthou is worshipped with Phouoibi, the goddess of rice. Farmers prayed to the two deities for a doubling of the previous year's yield, after the harvest.
Phoukourol (Phoukouron or Phougourol or Phougouron) is a sacred hymn to call the spirit of the paddy. It is generally sung during harvesting. It is done before the harvested crops are stored in the grain house.
The Phou Kouba (calling the paddy/rice) ceremony is usually performed during mis-happenings to the farmers. Mis-happenings may be theft or burning of the paddy/rice, an animal like cow trespasses the threshing ground, etc. People perform the rites and rituals to induce the deity to stay at their places.
Sareng fish (Wallago attu, helicopter catfish) with rice is the most important offering to the deity. It should be cooked with herbs and not with spices.
U.S. postal abbreviations
This is a list of postal code abbreviations used by the United States Postal Service. They are used to help the postal service process mail. In other contexts, such as newspaper articles, the traditional abbreviations for the states are used.
States
In alphabetical order by postal abbreviation (not by state):
Justine Henin
Justine Henin (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian former professional tennis player and a World Number 1. She won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four (and three in a row) at the French Open. She is two-time runner up at Wimbledon but never won the title. Her mental toughness and her one-handed backhand are recognized by great tennis players. One of the greatest tennis player of all time, Billie Jean King has said that Justine is the best player of her generation. She was known as Justine Henin-Hardenne for a while, until she separated from her husband in 2007 and went back to her maiden name of Justine Henin. She retired in 2008 but announced her comeback on 22 September after seeing the success of her compatriot Kim Clijsters.
Frances Janse van Rensburg
Frances Janse van Rensburg (born 10 January 2001) is a South African road racing cyclist.
She competed at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, in the women's time trial event and women's road race event.
She won multiple medals at the African Cycling Championships. She races with Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime.
Dave Mustaine
David Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the frontman of the heavy metal band Megadeth. Mustaine was also a guitarist and songwriter for Metallica.
Early life
David Mustaine was born in La Mesa, California. His parents are Emily and John Mustaine. His father was of French and Finnish descent and his mother was Jewish. He also had three older sisters named Michelle, Suzanne, and Debbie. The Mustaine family were Jehovah's Witnesses.
Personal life
Mustaine married Pamela Anne Casselberry in 1998. They have a son, Justice Mustaine who also plays guitar and has appeared in several local theatrical productions, and a daughter, Electra Nicole Mustaine.
In 2018, Mustaine said that his neck and spine condition, known as stenosis, was caused by many years of headbanging.
In June 2019, Mustaine announced that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Human rights in Saudi Arabia
LGBT rights
LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are unrecognized. Homosexuality is frequently a taboo subject in Saudi Arabian society and is punished with imprisonment, corporal punishment and capital punishment. Transgender people are generally associated with homosexuality and doctors are banned by the Saudi Ministry of Health from giving hormone replacement therapy to transgender people seeking to medically transition. In 2017, two transgender Pakistanis were allegedly tortured to death by Saudi police. Police later denied the reports.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born March 21, 1972) is an American songwriter and lyricist. She is known for co-writing the songs for the 2013 animated movie Frozen with her husband Robert Lopez.
Anderson-Lopez won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Let It Go" from Frozen and "Remember Me" from Coco (2017). She also won two Grammy Awards.
Rodinia
Rodinia broke up in the first period of the Neoproterozoic, the Tonian. Later its continental fragments were re-assembled to form Pangaea 300–250 million years ago. In contrast with Pangaea, little is known yet about the exact position and history of Rodinia.
The extreme cooling of the global climate around 700 million years ago (the so-called Snowball Earth of the Cryogenian period) and the rapid evolution of primitive life during the following Ediacaran and Cambrian periods may have been caused by the breaking up of Rodinia.
Break-up
The break-up of Rodinia is understood better than its formation. Extensive flood basalt flows and volcanic eruptions of Neoproterozoic age are found on most continents. This is evidence for large scale rifting about 750 million years ago. As early as 850 and 800 million years ago, a rift developed, eventually becoming an ocean in the Ediacaran.
In a separate rifting event about 610 million years ago (halfway in the Ediacaran period), the Iapetus Ocean formed. It might be that all continental mass was again joined in one supercontinent between roughly 600 and 550 million years ago. This hypothetical supercontinent is called Pannotia.
Its effect on life
Unlike later supercontinents, Rodinia itself was entirely barren. It existed before life colonized dry land. It was before the ozone layer formed, so Rodinia was too exposed to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight for organisms to live there and leave fossils. However, its existence probably affected the marine life of its time.
In the Cryogenian period, the Earth experienced large glaciations, and temperatures were at least as cool as today. Substantial areas of Rodinia may have been covered by glaciers or the southern polar ice cap.
The eventual rifting of the continents created new oceans, and seafloor spreading, which produces warmer, less-dense oceanic lithosphere. Due to its lower density, hot oceanic lithosphere does not lie so deep as old, cool oceanic lithosphere. In periods with relatively large areas of new lithosphere, the ocean floors come up, causing the sea level to rise. The result was a greater number of shallower seas.
The increased evaporation from the larger water area of the oceans may have increased rainfall, which, in turn, increased the weathering of exposed rock. This increased rainfall may have reduced greenhouse gas levels. When CO2 level dropped, the period known as Snowball Earth began. Increased volcanic activity also introduced nutrients into the seas. This may have played an important role in the development of the earliest animals.
Faty Papy
Faty Papy (18 September 1990 – 25 April 2019) was a Burundian professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Papy was born in Bujumbura. He played for local side AS Inter Star before signing for Turkish side Trabzonspor. He was loaned to Dutch club MVV Maastricht for a season. He later signed for APR of Rwanda, before moving to South Africa to play for Bidvest Wits of the Premier Soccer League. He also played for Burundi. He played 21 games for his country, scoring twice.
In 2019, Papy was playing in Eswatini for Malanti Chiefs. During a home game on 25 April 2019, he collapsed and died on the pitch. He was 28.
Hayley Preen
Hayley Preen  (born 28 May 1998) is a South African road racing cyclist, equestrian and trail runner.
She competed at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, in the women's time trial event and women's road race event.
She won multiple medals at the African Cycling Championships. She became South African National Road Race Champion in 2021.
Continued fraction
A continued fraction is a concept from mathematics and number theory. It is written as an integer, plus a fraction. The numerator of the fraction, is again an integer, and for the denominator, the rule repeats. Every real number can be expressed as a continued fraction. While it is possible to use continued fractions for calculations, they are used to find approximations for irrational numbers.
Leonhard Euler and Joseph-Louis Lagrange first formalized the concept, even though it was used before.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986 in Manacor, Majorca, Spain) is a Spanish professional tennis player who has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles; fourteen at the French Open, four at the US Open, two at Wimbledon and two at the Australian Open. He has been ranked number one in the world for 209 weeks. He plays very well on clay courts, and many people regard Nadal as the greatest clay-court tennis player in history. He plays tennis with his left hand.
Nadal has won 36 ATP Masters Series titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. He is a part of the Spain Davis Cup team and has won the cup four times, in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011.
Nadal is often known simply as Rafa. He has rivalries against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Nadal is agnostic.
Grand slams (Participation and victories)
This table shows Nadal's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles.
Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats (Արագած) is the highest point in Armenia. It is in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. It is a standalone extinct stratovolcano with four main peaks forming the rim of the crater. It is a popular destination for local alpinists.
Wangenried
Wangenried is a municipality in the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Buffalo Springs, Texas
Buffalo Springs is a village in the U.S. state of Texas.
Harmon Northrop Morse
Harmon Northrop Morse (October 15, 1848 – September 8, 1920) was an American chemist. He is known as the creator of paracetamol, a pain reliever.
Oberdorf, Solothurn
Oberdorf is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Maria Piechotka
Maria Piechotka (12 July 1920 – 28 November 2020) was a Polish politician and architect. She was a member of the Sejm from 1961 to 1965, representing the Warsaw district of Wola. She was a liaison officer during the Warsaw Uprising. Piechotka was born in Kraków, Poland.
Piechotka died on 28 November 2020 in Warsaw at the age of 100.
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:
No appointments have been made since 1947, the year of Indian independence and the Partition of India. In 2010 the last surviving knight, The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra, died and the order became dormant.
The motto of the Order is Imperatricis auspiciis, (Under the auspices of the Empress), a reference to Queen Victoria, the first Empress of India. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the Empire of India; the senior one is The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.
History
The British founded the Order in 1878 to reward British and "native" officials who served in India. The Order originally had only one class (Companion), but a second class, Knights Commander, was added in 1887. The British authorities intended the Order of the Indian Empire as a less exclusive version of the Order of the Star of India (founded in 1861); consequently, many more appointments were made to the former than to the latter.
On 15 February 1887, the Order of the Indian Empire formally became "The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire" and was divided into two classes: Knights Commander and Companions, with the following first Knights Commander:
However, on 5 January 1888, a further proclamation regarding the Order was made; the Order was expanded from two classes to three - Knight Grand Commander, Knight Commander and Companion. Seven Knights Grand Commander were created; they were:
Normally the highest grade in British orders is Knight Grand Cross, but Knight Grand Commander was chosen for the two Indian awards because of the Christian symbolism of the cross.
Appointments to both Orders stopped after 14 August 1947. The Orders have never been formally abolished, and Queen Elizabeth II remains the Sovereign of the Orders to this day. Today, there are no living members of the order.
The fictional characters Purun Dass (invented by Rudyard Kipling) and Harry Paget Flashman (invented by George MacDonald Fraser) each held a KCIE; Kipling's engineer Findlayson in The Day's Work (1908) wants the CIE.
Composition
The British Sovereign is the Sovereign of the Order. The Grand Master held the next-most senior rank; the position was held, ex officio, by the Viceroy of India. Members of the first class were known as "Knights Grand Commanders" rather than "Knights Grand Cross" so as not to offend the non-Christian Indians appointed to the Order.
At the time of foundation in 1878 the order had only one class, that of Companion. There could be any number of members. In 1887, the Order was divided into the two classes of Knights Commander (50 at any given time) and Companions (no quota). The following year the class of Knight Grand Commander (25 at any given time) was added; the composition of the other two classes remained the same.
British officials and soldiers were eligible for appointment, as were rulers of Indian Princely States. Generally, the rulers of the more important states were appointed Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India, rather than of the Order of the Indian Empire. Women, except the princely rulers, could not be members the Order. Female princely rulers were admitted as "Knights" rather than as "Dames" or "Ladies".
As well, other Asian and Middle Eastern rulers were also appointed.
Tamerlan Aguzarov
Tamerlan Kimovich Aguzarov (Тамерлан Кимович Агузаров; 14 June 1963  – 19 February 2016) was a Russian politician. He was the head of North Ossetia-Alania from June 5, 2015 until his death in February 19, 2016.
Aguzarov died on 19 February 2016 in Moscow from complications of pneumonia. He was aged 52.
Human rights in Bangladesh
Human rights in Bangladesh are enshrined as fundamental rights in Part III of the Constitution of Bangladesh. However, constitutional and legal experts believe many of the country's laws require reform to enforce fundamental rights and reflect democratic values of the 21st century.
Tribal people in Bangladesh have demanded constitutional recognition.
Capital punishment remains legal in Bangladesh. Worker's rights are effected by a ban on trade unions in special economic zones. The government has often targeted trade union leaders with persecution.
LGBT rights
In 2014, the Bangladeshi government officially recognized hijras as a third gender.
The British Raj-era penal code remains in force in Bangladesh. Section 377 of the code criminalizes homosexuality. In 2016, Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the murder of Bangladesh's first LGBTQ magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his partner Tanay Majumdar.
Open Publication License
The Open Publication License (OPL) is a public copyright license for documents, it was published by the Open Content Project in 1999 to replace the Open Content License, which was published in 1998.
Wanzwil
Wanzwil was a municipality in Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Massacres in Erzurum
The Massacres of Erzerum. Turkish soldiers took an active part in the massacres in Erzeroum. The soldiers began a massacre of the Armenians and the Turkish populace joined in the attack. The shops and houses of the Armenians were pillaged.
Wanzwil
On 1 January 2009, Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of Heimenhausen.
Massacres in Erzurum
Over 60,000 Armenians have been butchered. In Trebizond, Ezeroum, Erzinghian, Hassankaleh and numberless other places the Christians were crushed like grapes during the vintage.
British consul
Following the massacres of Erzeroum of October 30, 1895, a British consul put the hand on two letters sent to his brother and to his parents by a Turkish soldier:
"My brother, if you want news from here, we killed 1 200 Armenians, all tiny rooms in pâtée for dog [... ] Mother, I am healthy and except. Father, twenty days ago, we carried out the war against the Armenian incrédules. By the grace of God, no misfortune arrived to us. The rumour says that our battalion will be dispatched in your part of the world - if it is the case, we will kill all the Armenians there. Other share, 511 Armenians were wounded, and it perishes about it one or two each day. If you want news of the soldiers and bachi bouzouks, not only one did not bleed of the nose [... ] That God blesses you."
Fischer-Tropsch process
The Fischer–Tropsch process (or Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis or F-T) is a set of chemical reactions that changes a mixture of carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas into liquid hydrocarbons (like gasoline or kerosene).
Process chemistry
The Fischer–Tropsch process involves many kinds of reactions, which lead to both wanted and unwanted results. The desirable reactions create chemicals called alkanes. Sometimes the gas methane (natural gas) is produced, which is generally undesirable. Sometimes, different kinds of alcohol are produced in small amounts.
Other reactions relevant to F-T
Many steps are required to make the gases needed for the F-T process. For example, all chemicals entering the reactor must have all sulfur removed. For factories that start out with methane and want to make a liquid hydrocarbon (like kerosene), another important reaction is "steam reforming", which turns the methane into CO (carbon monoxide) and H2 (hydrogen gas). This is the chemical equation for how steam reforming works.
Carmen Eggens
Carmen Eggens is a Canadian water polo player. She played for the Canadian women's national water polo team in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, 2013 World Aquatics Championships, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and 2015 Pan American Games.
Fischer-Tropsch process
Other reactions relevant to F-T
The reaction above describes one molecule of H2O (steam) plus one molecule of CH4 (methane) converts into one molecule of CO (carbon monoxide) and three molecules of H2 (hydrogen gas).
Carmen Eggens
She played for University of Hawaii's women's water polo team.
Obergerlafingen
Obergerlafingen is a municipality in the district Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.