ejaasaari/simplewiki-2025-04-01 huggingface dataset:
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (born 26 June 1963) is a Russian businessman. In 2005 he was put in prison for not paying taxes. On 20 December 2013 Putin let him out of prison. He lives in London, having been more recently convicted in absentee of murder for hire. Early life. Khodorkovsky was born in Moscow to a Jewish father and Russian mother. He went to the Mendeleev Chemistry and Technology Institute. Once the richest man in Russia. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was named Person of the Year by "Expert", sharing this title with Roman Abramovich and, in 2004, Khodorkovsky was the wealthiest man in Russia and one of the richest people in the world, ranked 16th on Forbes list of billionaires. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Khodorkovsky accumulated wealth by developing Siberian oil fields. He was the head of Yukos, one of the largest Russian companies to emerge from the privatization of state assets in the 1990s. He was arrested on 25 October 2003. The government under Vladimir Putin then froze shares of Yukos shortly thereafter on tax charges. The state took further actions against Yukos, leading to a collapse of the company's share price. This destroyed most of Khodorkovsky's wealth. He was found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison in May 2005. While still serving his sentence, Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were further charged and found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering in December 2010, extending his prison sentence to 2014. Khodorkovsky was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin following lobbying for his release by Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and released from jail on 20 December 2013. Trial. There is widespread concern internationally that the trials and sentencing were politically motivated. During Putin's presidency, it became clear that many state assets had been sold far below their true value. This was shown as soon as shares became available on the open market. The conspiracy theory is that, wanting to recapture Yukos for the state, a
Libera is an all-boy singing group from England. It is directed by Robert Prizeman. There are roughly 40 members aged 7 to 16. They go to different schools in South London. Most members come from the parish choir of St. Philip's, Norbury, in South London. Libera record albums and goes on tour around the world. Libera is a not-for-profit organisation, registered as a charity in the UK. Most boys have unchanged boy soprano (also known as treble) voices. The boys in their early teens sing the lowest parts. Libera's songs are either new compositions by Robert Prizeman or new arrangements of classical and contemporary tunes. Prizeman often composes and arranges pieces with individual soloists in mind. He does this to emphasize the variety of characteristics and qualities in the boys' voices.
Kenneth Brian "Babyface" Edmonds (born April 10, 1959) is an American R&amp;B musician. He released his first album "Lovers" in 1986. He has won ten Grammy Awards. He started a record label called Soda Pop Records in 2009. Babyface will release an album with Toni Braxton called Love Marriage &amp; Divorce in 2014.
Strood is a town in Medway, North Kent. It has several named areas, the most known areas are Earl Estate and Marlowe Park. Retail. Strood High Street. Strood has a high street, some of the shops there are Tesco, Asda, Poundstretcher, Aldi, Sports Direct, Savers and Iceland, Strood Retail Park. Strood has a retail park called Strood Retail Park. In 2016, the B&amp;Q store at Strood Retail Park was demolished, and new shops were built there, the new shops were Gym Group Gym, Starbucks, B&amp;M Bargains, Maplin and M&amp;S Foodhall. In February 2018, Maplin went into administration and they closed all of their shops. In 2018, B&amp;M extended their shop into the old Maplin shop. In 2019, a Cancer Research charity shop opened at the Retail Park. In 2021, a Hobby Craft opened at the Retail Park. As of January 2025, It has the following shops: the Gym Group Gym, Starbucks, B&amp;M Bargains, M&amp;S Foodhall, Next, Argos, Cancer Research, Hobbycraft, Poundland, Matalan and KFC. Education. Strood Academy is the only secondary school in Strood. For secondary schools, many pupils from Strood go to schools in different towns. Sport and leisure. Strood has a leisure centre called Strood Sports Centre.
Nilda Elvira Vattuone (10 September 1911 – 20 December 2013) or Nelly Omar, was an Argentine actress and singer. She was born in Buenos Aires. She was married to Antonio Molina from 1935. They divorced in 1943. Omar died of cardiac arrest while she was sleeping at a hospital in Buenos Aires. She was 102 years old.
David Robert Coleman, OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was an English sports commentator and television presenter. He worked for the BBC for over 40 years. He covered eleven Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six FIFA World Cups. Coleman became the first broadcaster to receive the Olympic Order award. This was in recognition of his contribution to the Olympics. Coleman died of a short illness in his home in London. He was aged 87.
David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939) is a British retired racing driver. Hobbs was a commentator for the Speed Channel. He now works as a commentator for NBC and NBC Sports Network. Hobbs was born in Royal Leamington Spa, England. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers. This is an elite group of 27 drivers who were rated the best in the world by their achievements.
Michael Joseph Anderson, Sr. (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was a British movie director. He was best known for directing "The Dam Busters" (1955), "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) and "Logan's Run" (1976). He was the step-grandfather of Laurie Holden.  Anderson died at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia on 25 April 2018 at the age of 98.
In real estate, a short sale is a way for a homeowner to avoid a foreclosure. In both situations, the homeowner is at least several months behind on payments. In a foreclosure, the bank or lending institution seizes the house, and they now own it and have to try to sell it themselves (or through an agency). In a short sale, the homeowner agrees with the bank to sell it for less than it is worth on the market. The banks would maybe agree to this because it means the house will get sold, saving them the selling responsibility. But they are losing money, because the house is selling for less than it is worth. Sometimes, they make the homeowner pay the balance, and sometimes they forgive it. Short sales are not always a great deal because of the highly inflated prices of the housing bubble. For example, if a house that normally costs $100,000 was suddenly 'valued' at $200,000, and someone got a loan for that amount, they would want to re-sell it for $200,000 or even more to make a profit. However, values dropped. So now, they may short sell (less than it is worth) the house for $175,000, and lose $25,000. But to a new buyer, that $100,000 house is probably still not worth $175,000. So see what the average is for that house over time.
Chatham Waterfront bus station is a bus station in Chatham, Kent. The bus station was opened in October 2011. It replaced the town's previous Pentagon bus station. The main bus companies that use the bus station are Arriva Medway Towns and Nu-Venture. The bus station has 19 stands. Buses run from the bus station around the Medway area and to parts of Kent. The bus station has toilets. The Travel Centre closed in 2020
Pentagon bus station was the main bus station in Chatham, Kent, South East England. It was part of the Pentagon Shopping Centre. It was replaced by Chatham Waterfront bus station in 2011.
South West Africa (; ; ) was the name used for Namibia when it was ruled by the German Empire and later Union of South Africa and Republic of South Africa. German colony. From 1884 to 1915, South West Africa was a German colony under the name of German South West Africa (, DSWA). Germany had a difficult time ruling the territory, and it experienced many insurgencies. The main port city, Walvis Bay, and the Penguin Islands were annexed by Great Britain in 1878 as a part of the Cape Colony, which became a part of the Union of South Africa on 31 May 1910. South African rule. In 1915, South Africa captured the German colony. It became a League of Nations Mandate territory, with the Union of South Africa administering it. In 1946, the League of Nations was replaced by the United Nations. The Mandate was supposed to become a Trust Territory when the League of Nations Mandates were transferred to the control of the UN. However, South Africa refused, regarding the territory as its fifth province (even though it was never formally incorporated into the Union of South Africa). In 1966, the United Nation terminated the Mandate and said that South Africa had no right to administer South West Africa any more, but South Africa refused. In 1971, the South African occupation of the territory was illegal and that they should leave, but South Africa still refused. On 21 March 1990, South Africa granted independence to the territory, which became the Republic of Namibia. However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands only became a part of Namibia in 1994.
The Hohe Warte Stadium is a football stadium in the Döbling district of Vienna. It is the home ground of the oldest football club in Austria, First Vienna FC 1894. It is also used by the American football team Vienna Vikings. It is one of the oldest stadiums which are still in use in professional football. History. The stadium was opened in 1921 with a match between First Vienna and S.C. Hakoah Wien. It was at that time the biggest in Europa. It was and still is the homeground of First Vienna F.C. 1894. The stadium was planned by Eduard Schönecker, who was not only a architect, but also a notable football defender playing for SK Rapid Wien and the national team. With 90,000 capacity it was the largest stadium in Europe at this time. In 1923, 80,000 visitors were looking at the match of the Austrian national football team versus Italy. The stadium was also used for open air opera performances and boxing events. In the 1920s the stadium was used for open air operas and boxing. 1924 the composer Pietro Mascagni conducted the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. Today the capacity is 5,500 because the city closed the natural hills around the stadium for visitors. The costs to maintain the stadium are €400,000. There are plans to build a wellness center to lower the costs for the club.
Kevin Kampl (born 9 October 1990 in Solingen) is a football player from Slovenia. He plays as a midfielder for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. Club career. Before he was born, Kampl's parents moved from Maribor to Solingen, where he started his career with VfB Solingen. From 1997 he went on to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In 2010 he signed his first contract. Because he did not play much he went on loan to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. After he came back he was still part of the squad but still played seldomly. He went to VfL Osnabrück in the 3rd league. The next club was VfR Aalen, where he only played two months. Then he signed for FC Red Bull Salzburg. It is said that Salzburg payed €3 million for Kampl. Within a short time he became an important player. In his first season he scored four goals and gave 9 assists. On January 1st he went on to Borussia Dortmund for €12 million. Then he went on to Bayer Leverkusen and 2017 to RB Leipzig for €20 millions. National team. He played 17 matches for the Under-21 team of Slovenia. His first match for the team was on October 12, 2012 versus Cyprus. 2018 he retired from the team. He played 28 matches and scored two goals.
Andrei Viktorovich Markov (born December 20, 1978) is a Russian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and served as their alternate captain. Career. He was drafted with the 162nd overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing in the NHL, he played 4 seasons in the Russian Superleague with Khimik Voskresensk for 2 seasons and Dynamo Moscow for 2 seasons. He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens during 2000-01 NHL season. He split his time between both the Canadiens and their AHL affiliate Quebec Citadelles. He earned a permanent spot on the Canadiens roster during the 2001-02 NHL season. He went back to Russia during the 2004-05 NHL lockout to play for his former team Dynamo Moscow. He came back to North America after the lockout and signed a four-year deal with the Canadiens on May 28, 2007. He became a Canadian citizen on July 16, 2010. He signed a three-year deal with the Canadiens on June 23, 2011. On September 15, 2014, the Canadiens named Markov as one of their alternate captains along with P.K. Subban, Tomas Plekanec, and Max Pacioretty. On 16 April 2020, Markov announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.
Athelfrith (died 616), in 593 became King of Bernicia. In 604 he conquered Deira and became the first King of Northumbria. Athelfrith was the first great leader among the Angles north of the River Humber. Bede called him an ambitious and powerful king who cruelly ravaged the Britons more than any other English leader. He was killed in battle against the East Angles. King of Bernicia. Athelfrith was the son of Athelric of Bernicia and grandson of Ida of Bernicia. In 593 Athelfrith became King of Bernicia. According to Frank Stenton "The continuous history of Northumbria, and indeed of England, begins with the reign of Athelfrith..." Among the northern Angles, Athelfrith was the first great leader. He gained more territory from the Britons than any other English leader. In 595 a large force of Britons, and Picts came together at "Din Eydin" (Edinburgh). They attacked the Angles of Bernicia at a place identified as Catterick. Among those killed at this battle called "Catraeth", was Owen of Rheged, Athelfrith's enemy. Owen had killed Athelfrith's father, Athelric. The remaining force of Britons, Gaels and Picts was completely defeated, most of them being killed. In 603 Athelfrith fought another great battle at a place called "Degsastan." Dál Riatan Scots, under their king Aedan mac Gabrain came against the English and were completely defeated. Athelfrith's victory eliminated the Scots as a threat for a long period of time in northern Britain. Bede, writing in 731, wrote that up to his day no king of the Scots had attempted to wage war against the northern English again. The only remaining enemy to cause Athelfrith any concern was the Britons of Strathclyde. King of Northumbria. In 604 Athelfrith attacked Deira to his south. King Athelric of Deira was killed. Athelf
The Tribute in Light is a memorial with two beams of light shooting straight up into the sky done to remember the September 11 attacks. It is lit up at dusk every September 11, lasting until dawn the next day. It is done by the Municipal Art Society of New York. It was first done on March 11, 2002, six months after the attacks happened, and lasted until April 14, 2002. It was done again on the second anniversary of the attacks, on September 11, 2003. Since then, it has been done on every September 11. On clear nights, the lights can be seen from over 60 miles away. It can be seen in all of New York City, as well as most of Northern New Jersey and Long Island, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Westchester County, New York, Orange County, New York and Rockland County, New York.
Dál Riata (also Dalriada or Dalriata) was a kingdom on the western coast of Scotland.. Beginning in the early 5th century Dál Riata covered the area of what is now Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland. They came from the area of County Antrim in Northern Ireland where they were called 'Scots'. Other groups from Ireland followed. These groups also established themselves on the west coast as far south as Cornwall. The colony from Irish Dál Riata were known as the "Scotti" to the Romans. It was this group that later gave their name to Scotland. History. At the time they began to colonize Dál Riata, the only other people living in the far north of Britain were the Picts. They occupied the eastern part of Scotland north of what is now Edinburgh. About A.D. 297 they were mentioned by Roman writers regarding an attack along Hadrian's Wall. Even at this early period the Romans encountered Irish "Scotti" assisting the Picts even though they had not yet moved there permanently. So the two groups were seen by the Romans to be allies. How Dál Riata in Scotland was seen as a colony still controlled from Ireland is not clear to modern historians.  Some view the Dál Riatans as having their own local kings with their overlord in Ireland. Others saw it as being ruled by one king. Dál Riata became the home of the Irish monk Saint Columba. He established a Christian community on the isle of Iona. He brought Christianity to the whole of Scotland, Gaels and Picts.  The kingdom rose to power under their king Aedan mac Gabrain. He became their king in 574. In 603 Aedan led his people against Athelfrith of Bernicia at a place called "Degsastan." The Scots were completely defeated. Defeats in Ireland and Scotland during the reign of Domnall Brecc (d. 642) ended Dál Riata's dominance. The kingdom came under the control of Northumbria, then subject to the Picts. The kingdom's independence ended in the Viking Age, as it merged with the lands of the Picts to form the Kingdom of Alba. References. &lt;br&gt;
Softcore pornography (or simply softcore) is pornography that is not as sexually explicit as the hardcore type. Sexual activity in softcore pornography is typically simulated, although it is sometimes real. Although it is not as graphic as hardcore, movie censorship of soft pornography may restrict it to adults in many countries.Some individuals who are addicted to PMO might even use softcore pornography to recover from this addiction.
Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut of Indian origin. She was the first Indian-American astronaut and the first Indian woman to go into space. She was married to flight instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison. She first flew in 1997 on the Space Shuttle mission STS-87, and flew again on the STS-107 mission in 2003, during which she was killed while the spacecraft was returning to Earth. Early life. Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana. She got a degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering elementary school. She moved to America and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in the year 1990s. She earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Texas. She got her doctorate from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1993. She began flying with people for NASA at the Ames Research the same year. Career. In 2000, Chawla was selected for her second voyage into space, serving again as a mission specialist on STS-107. The mission was delayed several times, and finally launched in 2003. Over the course of the 16-day flight, the crew completed more than 80 experiments. Kalpana was one of the seven people killed in the disaster on February 1, 2003.
André Ramalho Silva (born 16 February 1992) is a football player from Brazil. He plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Bundesliga, which is the top league in Austria. He is a defender but also can play in the defensive midfield. Career. He started playing football with São Paulo FC, EC São Bento and SE Palmeiras. He later trained with Red Bull Brazil. In January 2011 he began training with Red Bull Salzburg. He was then the first player who was transferred to Salzburg from the academy in Brazil. He played with the second team, Red Bull Juniors. In 2012/13, after a short loan with USK Anif, he came back and became part of the first team. In the 2013/14 season he played regularly in the first team. His first match in the Bundesliga was on July 20, 2013. It was in the away match against SC Wiener Neustadt. A week later he shot his first goal against FK Austria Wien. With four goals he is the best defender in the scorer list of Austria.
The Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia is a football club from Cyprus. It is based in the capital, Nicosia. Honours. Cyprus Football Association
The Mercedes-Benz Vario was a series of vans, trucks and step-entrance buses made by Mercedes-Benz from 1995 to 2013. The Vario was built to replace the Mercedes-Benz T2. The Vario minibuses could be built as a minibus or as a chassis only.
A geoglyph is a large-scale man-made feature on the ground. Usually longer than 4 metres, it is made by placing rocks, stones, live trees, gravel, or earth.  A "positive" geoglyph is formed by the arrangement and alignment of materials on the ground, while a "negative" geoglyph is formed by removing material to expose bare ground.
A biomolecule is any molecule produced by a living organism. That includes large macromolecules such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids, as well as many smaller molecules.  Biomolecules are used in biological processes such as cell division, morphogenesis, or development. Just four elements—oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen—make up 96% of the human body's mass. But many other elements, such as the various biometals, are also present in small (but vital) amounts. Biometals are at the heart of many biomolecules. One or two atoms of copper, zinc, iron or manganese are in the most important biological molecules. They act as cofactors, electron donors, at the heart of key biological molecules. Types of biomolecules. A huge range of biomolecules exist, including:
Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood; 2 May 1808 – 7 October 1896) was an English woman and the wife of Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was a very important biologist. Emma was the daughter of Josiah Wedgwood II. Josiah II was the son of Josiah Wedgwood. Josiah was a potter and founder of the Wedgwood company. Charles Darwin was her cousin. He was also a grandchild of Josiah. They married on 29 January 1839. Emma had 10 children with Charles. 2 of these died when they were babies. Another child, Annie, died when she was 10. Emma helped Charles with his work, mostly by writing out his works onto manuscripts.
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance. The championship was debuted on the May 14, 2007 taping of TNA Impact!. The episode aired on May 17, 2007 because of tape delay. It is considered the highest-ranking title in TNA. History. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling originally had an agreement with National Wrestling Alliance and had control over both the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships. The company became a NWA territory and was known as NWA–TNA. On their first show they had a twenty-man Gauntlet for the Gold match where twenty men would try to throw each other over the top rope and onto the floor to eliminate them, until there were two men left. The two men who remained would compete in a standard match to become the first ever TNA-era NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Ken Shamrock would defeat Malice to win the vacant championship with Ricky Steamboat as special guest referee at the event. Both the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships were competed for in TNA on May 13, 2007 when the Executive Director of NWA, Robert Trobich announced that the agreement between TNA and NWA had ended. This also ended TNA's control over the championships and Trobich said that the then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and then-NWA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) would be stripped of their championships. Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage and Sting in a match to win the "World Heavyweight Championship". On the May 14, 2007 taping of TNA Impact! (which aired on May 17, 2007 because of tape delay), Angle debuted the TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt and said that he was the "new TNA World Heavyweight Champion". Current champion. The current champion is Moose and he is in his second reign as champion. He defeated former champion Alex Shelley at Hard To Kill on January 13, 2024.