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Electret microphone

An electret microphone is a microphone whose diaphragm forms a capacitor (historically-termed a condenser) that incorporates an electret. The electret's permanent electric dipole provides a constant charge Q on the capacitor. Sound waves move the diaphragm, changing the capacitance C, which produces a corresponding voltage change across the capacitor of ΔV = ⁠Q/ΔC⁠. The electret's constant charge eliminates the need for the polarizing power supply required for non-electret condenser microphones, though a preamplifier is typically incorporated to boost the audio voltage signal.
An electret is a stable dielectric material with a permanently-embedded electric dipole that persists for hundreds of years due to its high resistance and chemical stability. The name comes from electrostatic and magnet; drawing analogy to the formation of a magnet by alignment of magnetic domains in a piece of iron. Electrets are commonly made by first melting a suitable dielectric material such as a plastic or wax that contains polar molecules, and then allowing the dielectric to re-solidify in a powerful electrostatic field. The polar molecules of the dielectric align themselves to the direction of the electrostatic field, producing a permanent electrostatic "bias".
Electret materials have been known since the 1920s and were proposed as condenser microphone elements several times, but they were considered impractical until the foil electret type was invented at Bell Laboratories in 1961 by Gerhard Sessler and James West, using a thin metallized Teflon foil. This became the most common type, used in many applications from high-quality recording and lavalier use to built-in microphones in small sound recording devices and telephones. Modern electret microphones use PTFE plastic, either in film or solute form, to form the electret.
There are three major types of electret microphones, differing in the way the electret material is used:
Electret microphones require no polarizing voltage unlike other condenser microphones, but normally contain an integrated preamplifier which requires a small amount of power (often incorrectly called polarizing power or bias). This preamp is frequently phantom powered in sound reinforcement and studio applications. Other types include a 1.5 V battery in the microphone housing, which is often left permanently connected as the current drain is usually very small.
Mic drop

A mic drop is the gesture of intentionally dropping one's microphone at the end of a performance or speech to signal triumph. Figuratively, it is an expression of triumph for a successful event and indicates a boastful attitude toward one's own performance.
When laying down his magazine Then Swänska Argus at the end of 1734, Swedish journalist Olof von Dalin ended with the words "as I now throw my pen" (när jag nu kastar min penna), typeset in a slanted manner, as a display of actually throwing his pen. (Possibly this was copied from The Spectator by Addison and Steele or other magazines of the time.)
The gesture with a microphone became prevalent in the 1980s, when it was used by rappers and comedians. Performers from different groups can engage in confrontational performance styles — rappers may participate in rap battles; comedians may interact with a heckler in the audience — and dropping the microphone after a particularly effective line indicated complete confidence in the opponent's inability to come back with anything that would be worthy of a response. Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the British punk band the Sex Pistols performed a mic drop at the end of a concert at the Mafcentrum Maasbree, Netherlands, in December 1977. Another early occurrence was Eddie Murphy in 1983 in his standup show Delirious. He did it again in his 1988 film Coming to America after a musical performance of “The Greatest Love of All” when playing the character Randy Watson.
The gesture gained increased popularity from 2012. US President Barack Obama performed a mic drop on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which has been credited with popularising the meme. Then at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 30, 2016, Obama ended his speech with the words "Obama out", then dropped a mic, evoking a speech by the then retiring NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, who had ended his speech with the words "mamba out" at the end of his last game on April 14, 2016. In 2017, RM, the leader of boy band BTS, revealed that the track "Mic Drop" from their extended play Love Yourself: Her was inspired by Obama's speech. A figurative use also features in a promotional video for the Invictus Games featuring Obama and the British Royal Family.
Google introduced a "mic drop" feature to Gmail on April 1, 2016, as an April Fools' Day joke, allowing users to send a GIF of a Minion dropping a microphone as a reply to any email. If used, the feature also prevented the sender from seeing any subsequent replies that the recipient sent. The feature was removed within hours after Google received complaints from some users, with some reporting that they lost their job as a result of accidentally using it.
2015 Indian Premier League

The 2015 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 8 or, for sponsorship reasons, Pepsi IPL 2015) was the eighth season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 8 April 2015 to 24 May 2015. The tournament's opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 7 April 2015. Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season.
On 24 May 2015, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to win the IPL title for the second time. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded player of the match in the final for his knock of 50 from 26 balls. Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season. This was the last time that Sony Television Network broadcast the tournament before Star Sports Network took the broadcasting rights from the 8th season and are currently bearing the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
The eight franchises retained a total of 123 players for the 2015 IPL season before moving into the auction. The released players were provided an option to register themselves for auction. Six players were traded across teams before the auction took place. At the 2015 IPL auction held on 16 February at Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh was sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹16 crore, a record bid in IPL auction history. A total of 67 players were sold out in the auction and the franchises spent a total of ₹87.60 crore to buy the players.
The 2015 IPL season saw 26 match officials, 13 Indian umpires and four match referees officiating. 26 match officials (umpires and referees) participated in a two-day workshop, organised by the BCCI, in preparation for the 2015 IPL season. The workshop was held at the Cricket Centre, Mumbai, on 4 and 5 April 2015, from 9am to 5pm.
12 venues were selected to host the league stage matches. Mumbai, Pune and Ranchi hosted Qualifier 1, Eliminator and Qualifier 2 respectively and Kolkata hosted the Final.
BCCI started a new initiative IPL Fanpark to spread the reach of IPL across the country. As a part of the initiative, IPL was made available in the stadiums across 15 cities, apart from the 12 venues hosting the matches, on a large screen. The access to these stadiums was free and based on first-come first-served basis.
The opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, on 7 April 2015. The captains of all eight teams signed the "MCC Spirit of Cricket" pledge. The ceremony featured live performances of Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor among others. The ceremony began after a one and a half hours delay due to rain.
("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)
Kishori Shahane

Kishori Shahane Vij is an Indian classical and folk dancer and actress who works in the Marathi and Hindi movies and television. She is married to Hindi filmmaker Deepak Balraj Vij. She is a producer who helped to make a film about the life of Sai Baba of Shirdi. She is known for appearing in shows like Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki and Ishq Mein Marjawan. In 2019 she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Marathi 2 finishing at the fifth place. From October 2020 until January 2024, she played the role of Bhavani Chavan in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin and Babita Singh Ahuja in Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye.
While at Mithibai College, Kishori was crowned Miss Mithibai at the college known as the cultural hub of Mumbai. She entered into Marathi films and shot to fame with Maherchi Sadi and Wajva Re Wajva. Her stage performances in plays like Moruchi Mavshi (Marathi) and Aadhe Adhure (Hindi), directed by Amal Allana bought her recognition as an actress. She worked in Marathi blockbuster films like Prem Karuya Khulllam khulla, Majha Pati Karodpati,Balache Baap Brahmachari, Changu Mangu, Saglikade Bombabomb, Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad, and Navra Maza Navsacha. Her role in Hindi movies like Pyaar Mein Twist and Red: The Dark Side directed by Vikram Bhatt put forward her ability to play different roles.
Deepak Balraj Vij, a Hindi filmmaker noticed her talent. He directed Hafta Bandh, Bomb Blast and two more films with her. During the making of Hafta Bandh in 1991, they grew closer and later got married. Kishori then switched over to Hindi TV serials and continued to work in Hindi and Marathi films. She became popular with her performance in serials like Ghar Ek Mandir, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and Sindoor.
Kishori is a classical and folk dancer. She has performed on stage in India and abroad. She also completed her music video Saavan for Venus. After almost 13 years, she took part in the Mrs. Gladrags Beauty Pageant show and was the Runner-up in 2003.
As a filmmaker, her Marathi film Mohatyachi Renuka won the Maharashtra State Award 2007 for best editing. The film was produced and directed by Kishori. Her next venture Malik Ek (Hindi) was based on the life of Sai Baba and had Jackie Shroff in the lead role. She then launched her next Marathi film Aika Dajiba. She played the role of a transgender in the soap opera Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, airing on Colors TV, in 2016.
In 2020, she is seen in the drama series, Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin, playing the role of the matriarch of the Chavan family, Bhavani. This went on to be opined by many reviews as the most iconic villainess till date, winning her a number of Awards including Indian Television Academy Awards, Indian Telly Awards, Iconic Gold Awards for Best Actress in Negative Role.
In her college days, she was known as Miss Mithabai. She took part in Mrs. Gladrags Beauty Pageant show and became Mrs. Gladrags Runner-up in 2003.
Manoj Vasudevan

Manoj Vasudevan (born November 17, 1973) is an International speaker, author, consultant, and coach. He is the founder of Thought Expressions. Vasudevan is best known for winning the World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International in 2017.
Vasudevan was born in Kerala, India. He completed engineering in Electronics and Communication from College of Engineering Trivandrum and thereafter completed MBA from Imperial College London. He currently lives in Singapore.
Vasudevan started his career in 1995 as a software engineer and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services as a principal consultant. He left PwC in 2004 to start his own company and founded Thought Expressions in 2008 to help people become speakers, leaders, and influencers. Vasudevan has given motivational talks to multinational corporate houses for leadership, team-building, and personal breakthroughs. He authored the book Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way.
Vasudevan is a professional speaker and coaches executives and entrepreneurs.
Vasudevan married entrepreneur and author Sindu Sreebhavan in 1998. They have two children, named Advaith Vasudevan and Aditi Vasudevan.
Indian pop

Indian pop music, also known as I-pop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music produced in India that is independent from filmi soundtracks for Indian cinema. Indian pop is closely linked to Bollywood, Tollywood, Pollywood, Kollywood and the Asian Underground scene of the United Kingdom. The variety of South Asian music from different countries are generally known as Desi music.
Pop music originated in the South Asian region with the playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song "Ko Ko Korina" in 1966 and has since then been adopted in India, Bangladesh, and lately Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a pioneering influence in their respective pop cultures. Following Rushdi's success, Christian bands specialising in jazz started performing at various night clubs and hotel lobbies in various Southeast Asian cities. They would usually sing either famous American jazz hits or cover Rushdi's songs.
Pop music began gaining popularity across the Indian subcontinent in the early 1980s, with Pakistani singers Nazia and Zoheb Hassan forming a sibling duo whose records, produced by Biddu, sold as many as 60 million copies. Biddu himself previously had success in the Western world, where he was one of the first successful disco producers in the early 1970s, with hits such as the hugely popular "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974).
The term Indipop was first used by the British-Indian fusion band Monsoon in their 1981 EP release on Steve Coe's Indipop Records. Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982) anticipated the sound of acid house music, years before the genre arose in the Chicago house scene of the late 1980s, using the Roland TR-808 drum machine, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and Jupiter-8 synthesizer.
In the late 2000s, Indi-pop music faced increasing competition from filmi music. Major pop singers stopped releasing albums and started singing for movies. Recently, Indian pop has taken an interesting turn with the "remixing" of songs from past Indian movie songs, new beats being added to them.
In 2022, Jaimin Rajani, an Indian singer-songwriter, fused the sitar's Indian classical sound with Western rock sensibilities in "Something Here to Stay," a track from his debut album Cutting Loose.
I-pop is a new and emerging music genre in India, blending Indian sounds with global pop influences. It features a mix of Hindi, regional languages, and English lyrics, with themes ranging from romance to social issues.Gaining popularity among youth, I-pop reflects a shift from traditional Bollywood music, driven by independent artists and digital platforms. Key contributors to the genre include groups like W.i.S.H. and First5. and solo artists like Zaeden, Shevya Awasthi and Dhvani Bhanushali.
Lú (Dáilcheantar)

Is toghcheantar parlaiminte suite i bPoblacht na hÉireann é Lú. Is Dáilcheantar 5 suíochán é seo.
San olltoghchán in 2016, toghadh Gerry Adams (SF), Imelda Munster (SF), Fergus O'Dowd (FG), Peter Fitzpatrick (FG) agus Declan Breathnach (FF).
San olltoghchán in 2020 bhí 42% den vóta céadrogha ag iarrthóirí Shinn Féin, a ndóthain vótaí le triúr a thoghadh ach na vótaí a bheith roinnte go cothrom. Níor éirigh le Fianna Fáil aon suíochán a fháil anseo in 2020, cé go raibh 13.7% den vóta céadrogha eatarthu ag a mbeirt iarrthóirí. Toghadh Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), fear a bhfuil Gaeilge mhaith aige, Imelda Munster (SF), Fergus O'Dowd (FG), Peter Fitzpatrick (FG) agus Ged Nash (Lucht Oibre).
San olltoghchán in 2024, bhí athrú beag ar an Dáilcheantar, sa mhéid is go raibh cuid den Mhí bainte de agus curtha ar ais sa Mhí Thoir.
Sa deireadh thiar thall, toghadh in 2024 Paula Butterly (FG), Joanna Byrne (SF), Erin McGreehan (FF) agus atoghadh Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF) agus Ged Nash (Lucht Oibre).
Contae Lú

Tá Lú nó Contae Lú suite i gCúige Laighean in oirthear na hÉireann. Is é an contae is lú in Éirinn é. The Wee County an leasainm Béarla air. Tá sé ar an 19ú contae is mó ó thaobh an daonra de. Is é Dún Dealgan an príomhbhaile contae. Bhí cónaí ar 110,894 duine i Lú sa bhliain 2006 de réir an daonáirimh. Cé go bhfuil sé suite i gCúige Laighean an lá inniu, bhí sé i gCúige Uladh roimhe 1596.
CLG Chontae Lú

Imrítear na cluichí Ghaelacha i gContae Lú, Poblacht na hÉireann faoi cheannas Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chontae Lú. Is iad peil Ghaelach, iomáint, Peil Ghaelach na mBan agus camógaíocht na cluichí a imrítear sa chontae, ach is í an pheil an ceann is coitianta.
Tá trí bhua ag Contae Lú i gCraobh Peil Sinsearach na hÉireann, an ceann deireanach sa bhliain 1957. Tá an-iomaíocht idir iad féin agus a gcomharsa Contae na Mí, a thosaigh idir na blianta 1945 agus 1953 nuair a d'imir siad in éadan a gcéile i 13 cluiché móra. Tháinig 42,858 duine chun féachaint ar an gcluiche eatarthu sa bhliain 1951, an méid is mó ag an am. Maireann an iomaíocht fós sa lá atá inniu ann, rud a bhí le feiceáil sa chluiche leathcheannais Laighean iontach sa bhliain 1997.
Speiceas is lú imní

Is éard is speiceas is lú imní (LI) ann, ná speiceas atá rangaithe ag an tAontas Idirnáisiúnta do Chaomhnú an Dúlra (AICD) a mheas nach fócas caomhnaithe speiceas é. Ní cháilíonn sé go bhfuil siad i mbaol, cóir a bheith i mbaol, nó (roimh 2001) caomhantas-spleách.
Ní féidir an catagóir is lú imní (Béarla: Least Concern) a shannadh do speiceas mura ndearnadh meastóireacht ar a stádas daonra. Is é sin, tá faisnéis leordhóthanach ag teastáil chun measúnú díreach, nó indíreach, a dhéanamh ar riosca a dhíothaithe, bunaithe ar a dháileadh nó ar a stádas daonra.
Ó 2001 tá an giorrúchán "LC" (ón Bhéarla 'Least-concern) sa chatagóir, 'Categories & Criteria' (version 3.1) de chuid an AICD. Mar sin féin, úsáideann thart ar 20% den tacsóin "is lú imní" (3261 de 15636) i mbunachar sonraí AICD an cód "LR / lc", a thugann le fios nach ndearnadh athmheastóireacht orthu ó 2000. Roimh 2001 bhí “LI” ( "is lú imhí" nó of "least-concern" sa Bhéarla) mar fhochatagóir den chatagóir “Riosca Íochtarach” ("Lower Risk" sa Bhéarla) agus sannadh an cód “LR / lc” nó "lc" dó.
Cé nach measann an AICD "imní is lú" mar chatagóir sa liosta dearg, sannann Liosta Dearg an AICD 2006 an catagóir do 15636 tacsón fós. Is é líon na speiceas ainmhithe atá liostaithe sa chatagóir seo ná 14033 (lena n-áirítear roinnt speiceas neamhléirithe mar fhrog ón ngéineas Philautus ). Tá 101 fospeiceas ainmhithe liostaithe agus 1500 tacsón plandaí (1410 speiceas, 55 fospeiceas, agus 35 cineál). Níl an t-aicmiú ag aon fhungas ná protista, cé nach ndearna an AICD ach ceithre speiceas sna ríochtaí sin a mheas. Cáilíonn daoine don chatagóir seo, agus in 2008 rinne an AICD measúnú foirmiúil orthu .
Ìle

Is é Íle (Gaeilge na hAlban: Ìle, Béarla: Islay) an t-oileán is faide ó dheas de na hOileáin Istigh in Albain. Tá sé suite in Earra-Ghàidheal síor ó dheas ó Dhiùra agus thart ar 40 ciliméadar ó thuaidh ó chósta na hÉireann. Is é Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd a cheantar comhairle agus is é Bogha Mòr a phríomhbhaile, áit ina bhfuil Eaglais chiorclach Chill an Rubha lonnaithe agus ceann de na hocht ndrioglann ar an oileán freisin. Is é Port Ilein, ar an gcósta theas, príomhchalafort an oileáin. De réir dhaonáireamh na bliana 2001 bhí 3,457 daoine ina gcónaí ann agus 24% díobh siúd ina gcainteoirí Gàidhlige.
Slèite

Is leithinis é Slèite, ar an Eilean Sgitheanach sna hOileáin Istigh, i gComhairle na Gàidhealtachd.
Tagann an t-ainm Slèite nó Slèivhte ón bhfocal Sean-Lochlannais "sléttr", a chiallaíonn: "réidh, séimh". . Tar éis 1981 athraíodh an t-ainm go Slèite.
Seo cuid de na bailte agus na seanbhailte i Slèite:
Tá an coláiste Gaeilge, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig i Slèite.
Forfeda

Litreacha sa bhreis san aibítir oghaim is ea na Forfeda, i dteannta leis an bunliosta le fiche litir. Cumadh iad i ré na Sean-Ghaeilge, roinnt céadta tar éis bhuaic an Oghaim. Is amhlaidh go seasaidís d'foghair a measadh a bhí ar iarraidh sa bhunaibítir, mar shampla é(o), ó(i), ú(i), ch agus p.
Cuireadh na forfeda is tábhachtaí ina n-aicme féin: Éabhadh, Óir, Uilleann, Pín agus Eamhancholl.
Is iad a leanas luachanna foghraíochta na bhforfid, a mbunluachanna agus iad a cumadh níos deireanaí — féach thíos.
Is iad a leanas briatharoghaim na litreacha (nathanna meafaracha dhá-fhoclach nó kennings) sna lámhscríbhinní Auraicept na n-Éces, De Dúilib Feda na Forfid agus An Leabhar Oghaim:
Ó thaobh ainmneacha na bhforfid de, níl ann ach ceann amháin a d'fhéadfadh bheith ina chrann nó tom (.i. pín). San Auraicept ámh, tugtar ainmneacha crann mar ghluais do cheithre litir:
Seachas an chéad litir Éabhadh, ní fheictear go minic na forfeda in inscríbhinní Oghaim ortadocsacha. Ní fheictear Óir, Uilleann agus Pín ach go hannamh, agus ní fheictear Eamhaincholl riamh.
Scríobhtaí Éabhadh go minic le haghaidh an fhocail fhoirmle KOI ᚕᚑᚔ, leis an bhfoghar /k/ nó /x/. Ciallaíonn KOI 'Seo é' nó a leithéid, amhail is 'Hic iacit' as Laidin (McManus §5.3, 1991). Feictear é ámh leis a luach gutha in inscríbhinní ortadocsacha níos deireanaí.
Tá na forfeda eile chomh gann sin sna hinscríbhinní gur fiú é iad go léir a léiriú (uimhriú de réir Macalister):
Thar na cúig forfeda pléite thuas, tá cuid mhaith leaganacha eile ann, le fáil idir lámhscríbhinní agus inscríbhinní "scolaí" (iar-6ú haois), ar a dtugtar le chéile "Forfeda". Téann siad siar go dtí réanna Sean-Ghaeilge, Meán-Ghaeilge nó fiú nua-aimseartha moch.
Óir nach scríobhtaí na forfeda aicmiúil ach go hannamh, d'éiligh na hOghamaithe níos deireanaí (de bharr a "scéimreachas" (McManus 1988:167)) gur ghuthaí iad na príomh-fhorfeda. B'éigean dóibh ansin litir nua a chruthú don fhoghar [p], mar mhionathrú de [b], ar a taobh, ar a nglaoitear peith nó beith bhog.
I measc leaganacha an Oghaim among le fáil in Auraicept na n-Éces den 7ú-12ú haoiseanna, aithnítear thuilleadh litreacha mar fhorfeda (uia. 79, 80 agus 81).
Ar Chloch Bressay ar Inse Shealtainn (Celtic Inscribed Stones Project (CISP) BREAY/1) feictear cúig forfid, trí díobh le feiceáil ar leachtanna cuimhneacháin eile na hAlban agus i lámhscríbhinní Gaelacha araon, agus dhá cheann a fhaightear i mBressay amháin.
Louth, County Louth

Louth (Irish: Lú) is a village at the heart of County Louth, Ireland. It is approximately 11 km south-west of Dundalk, 11 km to the neighbouring town of Ardee and 15 km south-east of Carrickmacross town in County Monaghan. The village gave its name to the county. Louth is in a barony and civil parish of the same name.
The village is named after Lugh, a god of the ancient Irish, and may once have been the site of a shrine dedicated to the god. Historically, the place-name was spelt in variously different ways such as; "Lughmhagh", "Lughmhadh" and "Lughbhadh". The first is thought to mean "Lugh's plain" or "Lugh's field", but the meaning of the other two is unclear. Lú is the modern simplified spelling.
According to tradition, Mochta—a Christian missionary from Britain—founded a monastery at Louth in the 6th century, known today as St. Mochta's House. In the 1920s the structure was completely dismantled and rebuilt in an attempt to save it from damage caused by ivy. In the 12th century, Saint Mary's Monastery was built approximately 50m east, but today lies in ruins after the dissolution of the monasteries under the English king Henry VIII. The current structure dates mainly from the 1300s it is believed that Edward Bruce of Scotland stayed at the priory in 1315, leading to the estate being fined by the English crown.
The remnants of a motte-and-bailey castle stand in a private field overlooking much of the village, on the edge of the Artoney townland. The eight meter tall motte - known locally as the Fairy Mound - is the highest point in the village and in Norman times had a wooden structure atop.
Until early in the 21st century, the village was also home to the last remnants of St John's Abbey. The last standing portion of the walls of the monastery, a 12-foot-high (3.7 m), 4-foot-wide (1.2 m) piece known locally as The Pinnacle, suddenly collapsed overnight.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, which was built in 1892, sits atop a hill overlooking the village and surrounding area. Its interior was destroyed in 2003 by an accidental fire, started during renovation work, leaving only the exterior walls and spire standing. In early 2006, it reopened with a renovated modern-style interior.
The local GAA team took the name St. Mochtas and play at the nearby Pairc Mochta founded in 1949, in honour of the saint who founded the small church in the village in the 6th century. The local primary school, St. Mochta's NS, was established in 1973.
The population of the village doubled from 373 inhabitants as of the 1991 census to 735 people as of the 2016 census.
The village was home to former Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Eddie Filgate. Filgate was first elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election in the Louth constituency. He died in 2017, aged 101, at which time he was living next to the site of his childhood home on the outskirts of the village, in the Priorstate townland.
Denis Faul (1932–2006), Roman Catholic priest and civil rights campaigner, was born in Louth.
Bodenstown Graveyard

Bodenstown Graveyard (Irish: Reilig Bhaile Uí Bhuadáin) is a cemetery located in County Kildare, Ireland. Containing a ruined medieval church, it is best known as the burial place of the Irish patriot Wolfe Tone (1763–1798).
The stone church dates to before 1352, in which year it belonged to Great Connell Priory, and measures 12 m (39 ft) by 7 m (23 ft). It was described as being in good condition in 1612 but was ruined by the 19th century; all that remains are the west gable and north and south walls.
After his conviction for treason at a court-martial in Dublin and his subsequent death in November 1798, Tone was buried next to his father at Bodenstown. Semi-official commemorations are believed to have begun in the 1840s. In "Tone's Grave", Thomas Davis describes his visit there c. 1843.
Pilgrimages to Wolfe Tone's graveside were first held in 1873, the 75th anniversary of his death. After gaps in the 1880s, they resumed in 1891, and have been held every year since, except in 1906–10 and 1921. The ceremony, involving a march from Sallins railway station to the graveyard, took place on the Sunday closest to Tone's birthday, 20 June. Since 1922 there have been rival parades on different June Sundays due to schisms within Irish republicanism.
In October 1969, the Tones' tomb was bombed and damaged by the Ulster loyalist UVF. In June 1975, the same group sought to derail a train at near Sallins carrying 250 Official IRA supporters to the annual commemoration, and murdered a witness to their attempt, a local farm labourer, Christopher Phelan. In 2013, the Tone's headstone was replaced with a tomb of Irish limestone and, overlooking it on a church wall, a bronze relief portraying Tone in profile next to an excerpt from Pearse's 1915 eulogy.
There is one British Commonwealth war grave of the First World War, of Private Walter Duffy of the Leinster Regiment, who died on 7 July 1918.
Maudlins Cemetery

Maudlins Cemetery is a Church of Ireland cemetery located in Naas, Ireland. It is notable for its two large pyramid-shaped mausoleums, and as the burial place of much of the local anglo/norman aristocracy.
The name is archaically spelled Maudlings; derives from Mary Magdalene, often depicted in art as mourning for Jesus after his crucifixion, and thus associated with burial grounds (cf. maudlin). At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries (c. 1540), Great Connell Priory was noted as possessing seven acres near to "the Maudelein of Naas." By 1606 the lands at Maudlings belonged to the chantry priests of St. David's Church, Naas.
The cemetery dates to a 1780 donation by John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo.
The west pyramid was built in honour of Anne de Burgh, wife of Walter Hussey Burgh, while the east pyramid is unmarked but believed to belong to another member of the De Burgh family.
The cemetery was expanded in 1889.
The Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society recorded in 1895 that grave-robbing took place at Maudlins, with the body of Moorehead, former governor of Naas Gaol, being one of the victims.
The two pyramids were restored in 2020 with €65,000 from the Follies Trust.
Painted Ruins

Painted Ruins is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grizzly Bear, released on August 18, 2017, by RCA Records. Along with the announcement of the album, the band announced a fall European and North American tour.
Grizzly Bear spent two years writing and recording for the album. Band member Chris Taylor produced Painted Ruins, with recording sessions occurring primarily at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York, but also at various locations around Los Angeles, including Taylor's own Terrible Studios.
Prior to the release of the first single from the album, the band uploaded a series of mysterious teaser videos to their YouTube account.
On May 4, 2017, the first single from the album, "Three Rings", was released. The song was officially released at midnight in each successive time zone across the globe, and was later uploaded to their YouTube channel.
On May 17, Grizzly Bear revealed the name and release date of the upcoming album, and also announced their first tour in four years, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on October 5, and continuing through the end of the year, with concerts in Europe and North America. Later that same day, Grizzly Bear released the second single from the album, "Mourning Sound".
On June 23, the band released the third track from the record, "Four Cypresses".
On July 21, the band released the fourth single from the record, "Neighbors".
Painted Ruins has received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 29 reviews.
Laura Snapes in The Observer described the album as "Unbeholden to the band’s existence, Painted Ruins has a cavalier quality that you’d struggle to spot in its tense forebears".
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Clochán

A clochán (plural clocháin) or beehive hut is a dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly associated with the south-western Irish seaboard. The precise construction date of most of these structures is unknown with the buildings belonging to a long-established Celtic tradition, though there is at present no direct evidence to date the surviving examples before c. 700 CE. Some associated with religious sites may be pre-Romanesque, some consider that the most fully intact structures date after the 12th century or later. It is where monks lived.
They are most commonly round beehive huts, but rectangular plans are known as well. It has been suggested that the rectangular footprints date to a later era. Some clochán are not completely built of stone and may have possessed a thatched roof. The walls are very thick, up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). Sometimes several clochans are joined by their walls.
Clochán are mainly found in the Southwest of Ireland, for example at Skellig Michael, Church Island off Beginish Island, Glanfahan, Fahan and Reask in the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry. Many occur in religious contexts such as used by the monks following Saint Patrick; moreover, his successors carried on the architectural tradition in the Scottish island of Iona and eventually via Aidan to the eastern English islands of Farne and Holy Island. There are others in ringforts (such as Leacanabuaile, County Kerry) that are commonly interpreted as secular dwellings. Elaborate dry walled stone churches like the Gallarus Oratory may derive from the clochán. The clochán has been described in the 7th to 8th-century law Críth Gablach. Beehive huts are also found in West Penwith, Cornwall.
Parts of the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi were filmed using the beehive huts on the island of Skellig Michael. Because of the restrictions regarding filming on the island, a set of replica beehive huts were also built in 2016 at Ceann Sibéal, near Ballyferriter, on the Dingle Peninsula.
Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (often invoking symbols of ancient Celtic mythology), visual effects, and highly choreographed staging.
Since the original group's formation in 2007, Celtic Thunder has released twelve albums as well as ten live performances on DVD, three of which were split into two releases.
Celtic Thunder was conceived in the mind of producer Sharon Browne (Celtic Collections) who started the group in 2007. Celtic Thunder debuted in August 2007 at The Helix in Dublin, Ireland. They are accompanied by the Celtic Concert Orchestra under the direction of Phil Coulter, the musical director of the group.
In December 2008, 2009 and 2011, Billboard magazine named Celtic Thunder Top World Album Artist. Their first three albums also placed in the top 10 for World Albums.
In March 2009, Celtic Thunder opened the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.
On 28 November 2010, Celtic Thunder member Paul Byrom announced his resignation from the group to begin a solo career. He left the group when the 2010 concert tour was over.
In 2011, Damian McGinty (the group's youngest member) entered and won the Oxygen reality show The Glee Project. On 21 August 2011, McGinty announced on The Glee Project's Live Viewing Party, that he would be stepping down from Celtic Thunder due to his new role on Glee. McGinty returned to the group in 2015, and has been on their subsequent albums.
George Donaldson died of a heart attack on 12 March 2014 in his home in Glasgow.
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In 2015 Legacy re-released the whole Celtic Thunder back-catalogue, including re-releases of Celtic Thunder, Celtic Thunder: Act Two, Take Me Home, It's Entertainment!, Christmas (with new art work), Heritage, Storm, Voyage, New Voyage (originally entitled Voyage II), Mythology and The Classic Christmas Album (originally entitled Holiday Symphony). Some of the songs originally sung by Paul Byrom got re-recorded by Emmett O'Hanlon or Colm Keegan. All tracklists were revised.
Dromiskin

Dromiskin (historically Druminisklin, from Irish: Droim Ineasclainn) is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is situated 10 km south of Dundalk, about 1 km inland from the Irish coast. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
The village was home to a monastery for hundreds of years, which was reputedly associated with Saint Patrick. The first bishop of Dromiskin was Lughaidh, son of Aengus mac Nadfraoch the first Christian king of Munster. St Patrick reputedly pierced Aengus's foot with his pastoral staff during the baptism.
Áed Findliath monarch of Ireland, son of Niall Caille, retired to and died at Dromiskin. The Chronicon Scotorum records his death at 879. O'Donovan records his death as 876 and the Annals of Ulster place it at 878.
The next few hundred years were turbulent times for Dromiskin. The constant plundering by both Vikings and Irish destroyed the Abbey and dispersed the monks. Annudh macRuaire rampaged through the territory in 1043 and Dromiskin was destroyed. The ecclesiastical site was abandoned and the monks took refuge in the neighbouring Abbey of Saint Mochta, the possessions of this ancient church being placed in the hands of the Prior of Louth Abbey.
Dromiskin served as the home to the Archbishops of Armagh for a time. The Archbishops of Armagh lived at Dromiskin House. Archbishop Milo Sweetman is buried here.
The old ninth-century round tower and parts of the Abbey still remain. From the tower, there is a view of all of Dundalk Bay and the surrounding countryside.
The village is part of the parish of Darver and Dromiskin parish, Darver being a neighbouring village. The parish is bounded by the Fane River on the north and by the Glyde River on the south.
Since the mid-1990s, Dromiskin, like many areas in County Louth, has seen an increase in population. In 2006, 992 people were living in Dromiskin. By 2016, the population of the village had increased to 1,195. According to 2016 census figures, 221 of the village's 391 private houses were built between 1991 and 2010.
The local Gaelic football club, St. Joseph's, was formed in 1961. It covers the entire parish of Darver & Dromiskin, and won the Senior county championship (Joe Ward Cup) in 1996 and 2006.
As of 2011, the club was playing Intermediate level championship as well as Division 2 league football, having been relegated from League Division 1 in 2010. The club's Minor (U-18) team won the county championship for the first time in 2009 and retained the championship in 2010. St Peter's Athletic Club is located in the outskirts of the village.
Bus Éireann route 168, Annagassan to Dundalk serves Dromiskin Mondays to Fridays inclusive providing one journey in each direction.
Church of the Assumption, Howth

The Church of the Assumption, Howth is a Roman Catholic church in Howth, in Fingal in the traditional County Dublin.
The church is situated at the junction of Thormanby Road and Main Street, Howth, with St. Mary's Road, a short road joining the other two roads, behind. The roof is double pitched slate with decorative terracotta ridge tiles and cast iron rainwater goods. The walls are rockfaced granite with a limestone plinth, gargoyles and early Irish stone crosses.
Márcia (cantora brasileira)

Márcia Elizabeth Barbosa Machado de Souza (São Paulo, 25 de novembro de 1943), mais conhecida simplesmente como Márcia, é uma cantora brasileira.
Viúva do locutor esportivo Silvio Luiz, suas gravações de "Ronda" (Paulo Vanzolini) e "Eu e a Brisa" (Johnny Alf) são seus maiores sucessos.
Em 1958, foi contratada pela TV Tupi, por indicação de Kalil Filho e do maestro Érlon Chaves, que a conheceu cantando em sua orquestra. Em 1960, foi trabalhar na Rádio Farroupilha, de Porto Alegre e na TV Piratini, época em que sua voz começou a ser reconhecida e agraciada com vários prêmios.
De volta a São Paulo, depois de um período apresentando-se em boates, teatros e emissoras de TV, veio a era dos festivais. Em 1965, recebeu o Berimbau de Ouro (melhor cantora) pela interpretação de "Miss Biquíni" (de Silvio Mazzuca) no 1º Festival de Música Popular Brasileira, da TV Excelsior. Dois anos depois, defenderia aquela canção que se tornaria uma de suas "marcas registradas" — "Eu e a Brisa", de Johnny Alf, no 3º Festival da Música Popular Brasileira (TV Record), que nem sequer foi classificada à fase final.
Em 1968, "Eu e a Brisa" seria o carro-chefe de seu primeiro disco, lançado pela gravadora Odeon e que tinha também "Pra Machucar Meu Coração" (Ary Barroso) e "Aula de Matemática" (Tom Jobim e Marino Pinto), entre outras. Nesse mesmo ano, lançou o "Show/Recital", com Baden Powell e os Originais do Samba.
Em 1970, gravou o compacto duplo que tinha "E Lá Se Vão Meus Anéis" (Eduardo Gudin e Paulo César Pinheiro), "Minha" (Francis Hime e Ruy Guerra), "Eu e o Crepúsculo" (Johnny Alf) e "Fé Manhã" (Baden Powell e Paulo César Pinheiro).
Em 1972, fez shows em Portugal, com Baden Powell e Vinícius de Morais. No ano seguinte, além de lançar o álbum "Rimas", com músicas de Noel Rosa ("Ilustre Visita") e Assis Valente ("Fez Bobagem"), apresentou-se ainda no Expo-Som 73, com Leny Andrade, Simone e Ari Vilela, show gravado ao vivo e foi lançado em disco.
Em 1974, veio o espetáculo "O importante é que a nossa emoção sobreviva", com Eduardo Gudin e Paulo César Pinheiro, que também gerou um disco, gravado durante a longa temporada do Teatro Oficina e o segundo volume, dois anos depois.
Em 1977, gravou outro de seus maiores sucessos, "Ronda", de Paulo Vanzolini.
Nos anos 80 e os anos 90, voltou a se apresentar com a dupla Gudin e Pinheiro, e gravou vários álbuns.
Milionário (cantor)

Romeu Januário de Matos (Monte Santo de Minas, 9 de janeiro de 1940), mais conhecido pelo nome artístico Milionário, é um cantor brasileiro de música sertaneja. Conhecido como “O Garganta de Ouro”, sua carreira musical começou em 1970, e ele se destacou pelo tom potente e pelo estilo único de interpretação. A dupla Milionário & José Rico é especialmente lembrada pelo sucesso e pela inovação no gênero sertanejo, com letras que abordam temas como o amor, a vida no campo e as dificuldades do cotidiano.
Milionário fez parte da importante dupla sertaneja Milionário & José Rico. Conheceram-se em 1970, quando os dois se encontraram no Hotel dos Artistas, na cidade de São Paulo. Ao serem apresentados, José Rico disse seu nome a Romeu, pois já tinha o apelido de José Rico, nome esse dado quando criança por um padre da cidade de Terra Rica, no Paraná, onde cantava no coral da igreja. Romeu tinha o nome artístico de Tubarão. Formaram então a dupla Tubarão & José Rico, porém, um dia, ao assistir a uma propaganda do Baú da Felicidade no Programa Silvio Santos, o "Carnê Milionário", Romeu então teve a ideia de alterar o nome de Tubarão para Milionário, dando início então à dupla Milionário & José Rico, no ano de 1973. O cantor Milionário possui uma chácara onde reside, em Mogi Guaçu, e um sítio para pescar em Borborema, ambos no interior do estado de São Paulo
Além de vários discos e DVD's, a dupla Milionário e José Rico atuou no cinema em dois filmes: Na Estrada da Vida, de Nelson Pereira dos Santos, e Sonhei com Você, de Ney Sant'Anna, filho de Nelson.
Em 1991, Milionário se separou de José Rico e, em 1992, formou a dupla Milionário & Mathias, que emplacou o sucesso "Na Segunda Feira à Noite" em todo Brasil.
Em 1993, formou a dupla Milionário & Robertinho, que teve curta duração.
Após a morte de José Rico, o cantor Milionário, em 2016, passou a fazer dupla com Marciano, que até então fazia carreira solo após separar-se de João Mineiro em 1993. A dupla estava junta até o falecimento de Marciano, em 18 de janeiro de 2019, vítima de infarto.
Em 2019, Milionário foi internado no Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, em São José do Rio Preto, no interior de São Paulo, após reclamar de fortes dores nas pernas. Após dois dias no hospital, ele recebeu alta no dia 31 de outubro.
Desempenho

Desempenho (ou performance) é um conjunto de características ou capacidades de comportamento e rendimento de um indivíduo, de uma organização ou grupo de seres humanos, de animais ou de outros seres vivos, de máquinas ou equipamentos, de produtos, sistemas, empreendimentos ou processos, em especial quando comparados com metas, requisitos ou expectativas previamente definidos.
Em geral, é possível expressar o desempenho ou performance do ente que se pretende avaliar utilizando-se uma métrica, função ou índice de desempenho em relação às metas, requisitos ou expectativas previamente definidos.
A partir de um modelo matemático aceitavelmente representativo deste ente sob avaliação de desempenho, e utilizando a abordagem da teoria de controle e otimização de sistemas dinâmicos, pode-se até mesmo, em determinadas situações, calcular matematicamente qual deva ser seu comportamento para que atinja o máximo desempenho almejado.
Esta abordagem é frequentemente aplicada na solução de problemas no âmbito das engenharias, da administração, da logística, dos transportes, da economia, da biologia ou de outras atividades científicas ou tecnológicas, o que requer a construção de modelos matemáticos precisos dos respectivos sistemas dinâmicos em estudo. Dessa forma, é possível aplicar as técnicas matemáticas de otimização para maximizar ou minimizar uma função previamente definida como Índice de Desempenho (ID), ou Índice de Performance (IP), visando encontrar uma "solução ótima" do problema, isto é, que resulte no melhor ID possível.
Performance status

Em medicina (oncologia, hematologia e áreas relacionadas), o performance status é uma medida relacionada à tentativa de quantificar o bem-estar geral dos pacientes. Pode ser utilizada para determinação da possibilidade de receber quimioterapia, da necessidade de ajuste de doses destas medicações, entre outras finalidades.
O performance status de Karnofsky é um sistema de escore que, dentre outros, classifica os pacientes em uma escala de 0 a 100, onde 100 corresponderia à "saúde perfeita" e 0 à morte. Embora o escore original varie numa escala de 10, estados intermediários podem ser aceitos. Recebe este nome em homenagem à David A. Karnofsky, que, conjuntamente com Joseph H. Burchenal , descreveram o sistema em 1949.
Acordo de performance

Acordo de performance é um acordo de seguridade feito por uma companhia de seguros ou um banco para garantir que um projeto seja completo satisfatoriamente por um contratado.
Um serviço que requer pagamento e acordo de performance geralmente requer um processo de licitação. Quando o serviço é dado à oferta vencedora, os acordos de pagamento e performance são requeridos como forma de garantir a seguridade do término do serviço.
Por exemplo, um contratante pode querer assinar um acordo de performance em favor de um cliente para o qual está construindo um prédio. Se o contratante falhar em construir o prédio de acordo com as especificações dadas no contrato, o cliente tem compensação garantida para qualquer perda financeira até o valor do acordo de performance.
Acordos de performance são comumente usados em construções e reformas de propriedade imobiliária, nas quais o dono pode requerer que a empreiteira ou trabalhador contratado faça acordos para garantir que o valor do trabalho não seja perdido em caso de incidentes (como falência do contratado). Em outros casos, um acordo de performance pode ser requerido para outras grandes empreitadas que não sejam projetos de construção. Outro exemplo é o uso em compra de commodities, para as quais o comprador faz um acordo com o vendedor, que assegura a entrega e que, em caso de falha, assume do dever de dar ao comprador as devidas compensações de suas perdas financeiras.
Em geral os acordos de performance são assinados juntamente com acordos de pagamento, garantindo também que o contratante vai arcar com as despesas de pessoal e material.
No Estados Unidos, devido ao Ato Miller, de 1932, todas as obras de construção contratadas pelo Governo Federal devem conter acordos de performance e de pagamento.
Custo de um acordo de performance: companhias calculam o prêmio para seus acordos baseadas em três critérios principais: tipo de acordo, valor do acordo e risco da aplicação.
Tipo de acordo: a companhia recebe informações do histórico de ambas as partes. Com o tempo, é possível para os analistas determinar o nível de segurança e risco da aplicação. Se uma determinada parte, por exemplo, já respondeu por muitas quebras de acordo, então o valor pago aos aplicadores será maior. Valor do acordo: cada tipo de caso tem uma faixa de valor predeterminado. A partir daí, as empresas de seguro se baseiam no risco para calcular o valor do acordo.
Risco da aplicação: empresas de seguro tentam prever o risco que a aplicação representa. As de maior risco pagam mais. Uma vez que as empresas estão fazendo um trato de garantia de um trabalho futuro, devem formar uma visão clara do histórico dos indivíduos.
Acordos de performance existem desde aproximadamente 2.750 AC, e os romanos já tinham algumas leis de seguridade por volta de 150 DC.
Microfone

O microfone é um transdutor que converte o som em sinais elétricos. Microfones são usados em muitas aplicações como telefones, gravadores, aparelhos auditivos, shows e na transmissão de rádio e televisão.
O antecessor do microfone foi o megafone, que amplia a voz utilizando apenas o ar como meio de transmissão, e cuja origem remonta da Grécia antiga. Os primeiros experimentos registrados utilizando fios como meios de transmissão da voz remontam de 1665, registrados por Robert Hooke.
Telefones primordiais foram desenvolvidos nos anos 1800 independentemente por Johann Philipp Reis e Alexander Graham Bell. O primeiro microfone prático foi desenvolvido independentemente por David Edward Hughes, Emile Berliner, e Thomas Edison.
Sensibilidade polar do microfone. O microfone está paralelo à página voltada para cima em cada diagrama.
O efeito de proximidade ocorre com microfones que operam através da detecção do gradiente de pressão do ar, resultando em um grave acentuado quando o aparelho é aproximado da fonte de pressão, onde o gradiente é mais intenso, uma vez que as variações na pressão são mais intensas quanto menor a distância da fonte.