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is a short story written by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It was published in 1922. It is a story about a young boy who experiences the adult world for a short amount of time. Many junior high school students in Japan study this short story in class. In 2009, a movie based on this story was released. Plot. Construction of a light railway has begun between Odawara and Atami, two towns in east Japan. At the construction site, workers are using minecarts for transporting earth and sand. Ryōhei, aged eight, is interested in these minecarts. One day, he pushes one of the minecarts with a construction worker. At the beginning, he is very excited. But as it gets late in the day, he starts to worry about how he will get home. After a while, the construction worker tells him to go home because it is late. Ryōhei runs down a dark hill road thinking “I just don’t want to die”. As soon as he comes back home, he bursts into tears. He becomes an adult and moves to Tokyo. He looks back on that time. He is tired of everyday life. Without any reason, he sometimes dreams of the dark hill road. The story is set between Odawara and Atami. The boy describes seeing the sea on his right as he heads away from his home, and on his left on the way back. Because of this, it seems that he was moving toward Odawara from Atami. Additional information. Rikiishi Heizo was a journalist from Yugawara, a town between Atami and Odawara. The Atami light railway was under construction when he was a boy. Construction workers changed a human-powered railway into a light railway. Rikiishi looked back on his memory of watching this construction work and wrote it down. The story’s author, Akutagawa, embellished Rikiishi’s writing to make the story.
Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress, musician, writer and model. She is best known for her roles as lead superheroine Jessica Jones on the Marvel Cinematic Universe series "Jessica Jones" and the crossover miniseries "The Defenders", Jane Margolis on the AMC drama series "Breaking Bad" and Chloe on the ABC comedy series "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23". She has also had roles in the television series "Veronica Mars", "Gilmore Girls" and "Gossip Girl". She has also acted in movies such as "What Happens in Vegas" (2008), "27 Dresses" (2008), "She's Out of My League" (2010), "Veronica Mars" (2014) and "Big Eyes" (2014). Ritter is one half of indie rock duo Ex Vivian, performing guitar and singing. Her first novel, "Bonfire", a psychological thriller was released on November 7, 2017. Ritter was born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. She grew up on a farm outside Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. She is of German, Scottish and English ancestry. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the final game of the women's soccer tournament to determine the winners of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, It took place on July 5, 2015, at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was played between Japan and the United States, this was also a rematch of the 2011 final which Japan won on penalties. The United States won 5–2, winning its first title in sixteen years and becoming the first team to win three Women's World Cup finals. Match. Details. &lt;onlyinclude&gt; &lt;/onlyinclude&gt;
Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to just Bedford, was a brand of vehicle produced by Vauxhall Motors. It was ultimately owned by General Motors (GM). The brand was established in 1930 and built commercial vehicles. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international lorry brand. It had substantial export sales of light, medium, and heavy lorries throughout the world. It was GM Europe's most profitable venture for several years. Bedford's core heavy trucks business was sold off as AWD Ltd in 1987 but the Bedford brand continued to be used on light commercial vehicles and car-derived vans based on Vauxhall/Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki designs. The brand was retired in 1991. After this, GM Europe's light commercial vehicles were branded as either Vauxhall or Opel, depending on the market.
Manish Sisodia (born 5 January 1972) is an Indian politician. He has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi between late December 2013 and February 2014. Sisodia was a social activist, journalist and a member of the National Executive Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party. Early life and career. Sisodia is a son of a teacher. He started his career as a journalist. He hosted a program called "Zero Hour" for All India Radio in 1996 and then worked for Zee News as a news producer and reader between 1997-2005. Political career. Sisodia became a member of Political Affairs Committee of Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in December 2013 Delhi Assembly election. He was re-elected in the February 2015 Delhi Assembly election.
Group F of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 17 June 2015.
Alfredo del Águila Estrella (3 January 1935 – 26 July 2018) was a Mexican football player. He was born in Mexico City. He played for Mexico in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Deportivo Toluca. Del Águila died on 26 July 2018 at the age of 83.
Commerzbank AG is a major German bank operating as a universal bank, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main.  Overview. In 2017, the Commerzbank handled 13 million customers in Germany and 5 million customers in Central and Eastern Europe. In the 2019 financial year, it was the second largest in Germany by the total value of its balance sheet.  Operation. The bank is present in more than 50 countries around the world and provides almost a third of Germany's trade finance. Commerzbank is a member of the Cash Group. 15% of the shares are owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and 85% are in free float. Controversies. The bank has been subject to several corruption investigations, paying $US1.5 billion in fines in 2015.
Marcel Amont (; born Marcel Jean-Pierre Balthazar Miramon ; 1 April 1929 – 8 March 2023) was a French singer and actor of the 1960s and 1970s. Amont also recorded in Occitan and promoted Bearn culture from the 1950s. He was a singer of great artistic career, being one of the most popular in France, and the most prolific of the French language with many years of career. He has sold 300 million albums, has recorded 30 albums, 79 singles 126 ep, 11 compilations and about 1,000 songs in different languages (English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Irish and Spanish). He is famous for having performed songs by composers such as Georges Brassens, Léo Ferré and Georges Moustaki. Inspired by American pop and jazz in the style of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Andy Williams. He recorded international hits such as "Blue, bland, blond", "L'amour ça fait passer le temps", "Ballade pour l'espagnol", "Le plus beau tango du monde" and "Cathy, fais-moi danser". His famous song entitled "Le Mexicain" reached number 1 on the charts in France. He has also made movies and is director of soundtracks. Marcel Amont married Tamara Vladimirovna Deiness in 1952 and divorced in 1959; He had three children, Pascual, Jean and Pierre. Amont died in Saint-Cloud on 8 March 2023, at the age of 93.&lt;ref name="lefigaro_8/3/2023"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;
Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician and businessman. He has been the 83rd Governor of Georgia since 2019. As a member of the Republican Party he was a state senator from 2003 to 2007, then became the 27th Secretary of State of Georgia from January 2010 to November 2018. Governor of Georgia. Kemp was the Republican nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election. He defeated Stacey Abrams in the general election in November 2018, but the election was controversial and many newspapers reported that he cheated. In his first term as governor, Kemp was against forcing people to wear face mask and stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, he faced criticism from President Donald Trump for following the state law that had him to approve the results, despite Trump's repeated false claims of fraud in the election. In 2021, Kemp signed into law the Election Integrity Act of 2021, which expanded early in-person voting and increased the state government's control over local election officials. In his 2022 reelection campaign, former U.S. Senator David Perdue ran against Kemp in the Republican primary. Although Trump supported Perdue, Kemp beat Perdue in a landslide. In the general election, Kemp defeated Abrams in a rematch by a wider margin than in 2018. Personal life. Kemp was born in Athens, Georgia to a family that had been in politics for a long time. Some of his ancestors owned plantations with many slaves. He enjoys keeping the family tradition alive today, by purging black and brown Georgian voter registrations. He studied at University of Georgia. Kemp married Marty Argo, daughter of longtime Georgia House of Representatives member Bob Argo. on January 8, 1994; They have three daughters. The family belongs to Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Athens.
The Youth Parliament is a youth organisation in India. Formed to develop skill and awareness among the youth. Members meet regularly to hold debates and plan campaigns. History. Youth Parliament was launched in 2008 at Delhi. Annual Youth Parliament competitions are organized nationally.
Adem Demaçi (26 February 1936 – 26 July 2018) was a Kosovo-Albanian politician, writer and activist. He was born in Podujevë, Yugoslavia. Demaçi was first arrested for his opposition to the authoritarian government of Josip Broz Tito in 1958, serving three years in prison.  He was Chairman of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms of the People of Kosovo from 1991 to 1995. He was editor-in-chief of "Zëri", a magazine based in Prishtina, from 1991 to 1993. He was the president of the Parliamentary Party of Kosovo from 1996 to 1998. Demaçi died in Prishtina, Kosovo on 26 July 2018 at the age of 82.
Mary Ellis (née Wilkins; 2 February 1937 – 24 July 2018) was a British ferry pilot. She was one of the last surviving British women pilots from the Second World War. She was born in Leafield, Oxfordshire. She fought with the Royal Air Force and the Air Transport Auxiliary. Ellis died on 24 July 2018 in Sandown, Isle of Wight, aged 81.
Tony Lee Cloninger (August 13, 1940 – July 24, 2018) was an American baseball player. He was born in Cherryville, North Carolina. Cloninger played in the Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves (1961–68), the Cincinnati Reds (1968–71), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1972).  Cloninger batted and threw right-handed. He also coached the New York Yankees from 1992 to 2001 and the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003. Cloninger died on July 24, 2018 in Denver, Colorado from an aortic dissection at the age of 77.
Cherryville is a small city in northwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,078 at the 2020 census. Cherryville is located about west of Charlotte and northwest of Gastonia.
Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 80,411 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.
was a Japanese supercentenarian. She was the world's oldest verified living person from July 22, 2018 until she died on April 19, 2022. After Tanaka's death, French nun Lucile Randon become the oldest recognised living person ever which is to be 118 years, 340 days old.  Tanaka is the second-oldest verified person (behind Jeanne Calment) and the oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever, following the death of Nabi Tajima on April 21, 2018. Biography. Tanaka lived in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She credited family, sleep and hope as her secrets for long age. She married Hideo Tanaka from 1922 until her husband's death in 1993, at the age of 90 after they married for 71 years. They had five children: Nobuo Tanaka, Etsuko Tanaka, Tsuneo Tanaka, Kazuko Tanaka, and her adopted daughter Haturo Tanaka 1922 to 1945. Tanaka married Hideo Tanaka at the age of 19 and was in charge of an udon noodle shop when her husband and eldest son Nobuo were sent to fight in World War II. After the war, she and her husband became Christians and ran a rice shop together. She lived through all five imperial reigns that make up modern day Japan, with the first, the Meiji era, ended in 1912 when she was nine years old. Tanaka said that she wanted to live to the age of 120, saying her faith in God, family, sleep, hope, eating good food, and practicing mathematics has helped her live a long life. Her long life along with that of Jeanne Calment and Sarah Knauss has created the debate that the maximum lifespan for humans could be 115–125 years. She was supposed to participate the Olympic torch at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but she decided not to participate due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Japan. She died in a hospital in Fukuoka, Japan, from complications from old age in a hospital on April 19
Pakistanis go to the polls on Wednesday, July 25, to elect another National Assembly for a five-year term. But instead of prospectively celebrating the second peaceful transition of power from one civilian government to another—which in the case of Pakistan is an important marker indeed—the general mood among observers appears to be one of great concern. General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and to the four Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan.  Most of the opinion polls suggested an overall Pakistan Muslim League (N) lead with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) being the close second. Many people are believing that the Pakistani courts and military are rigging the votes in favor of the PTI and against the PML (N). Pakistan Tahreek e Insaaf party leader Imran Khan leads in early poll results despite calls of corruption. The allegations were denied by the Election Commission of Pakistan. On July 27, election officials declared that Khan's party had won 109 of the 269 seats, giving PTI a majority in the National Assembly thus making Khan Prime Minister-elect. On August 15, Asad Qaiser elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Qasim Suri as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. On August 17, Imran Khan elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Synthetic materials are created by people through chemical engineering. This differentiates them from natural materials, such as wood. The raw materials (such as oil) used for the production of many synthetic materials come from nature. The best-known synthetic materials are plastics, derived from polymers.
Raymond Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Julio Sanchez in the police procedural "The Closer" and its spin-off "Major Crimes", and as the drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama "Breaking Bad" and its spin-off "Better Call Saul". He has also appeared in the movies "Under Siege" (1992), "Clear and Present Danger" (1994), "The Substitute" (1996), "" (1997) and "Training Day" (2001). Cruz was born in Los Angeles, California. He is of Mexican ancestry. He is married to Simi Cruz.
Sila María Calderón Serra (born September 23, 1942) is a Puerto Rican politician and businesswoman. She was the eighth Governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She was the first, and as of 2021, the only woman elected to that office. Calderón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
As of 2018, more than forty women were Governors of U.S. States or Puerto Rico. They had been state or U.S. territory Governors. Past United States Governors include Nellie Tayloe Ross, Ella T. Grasso, Judy Martz, Kay A. Orr, Barbara Roberts and Ann Richards. States that have never had a female Governor are: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. As of 2019, the states of Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia all have female Governors or executives.
Komi Sélom Klassou (born February 10, 1960) is a Togolese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Togo from 2015 to 2020. He was born in the commune of Notsé, in Haho. He has a university degree in geography and is a doctor in hydro-climatology. He occupied the ministries of Culture, Youth, Sport and Education and then vice-presidency of the National Assembly before being appointed Prime Minister on June 5, 2015, by President Faure Gnassingbé, following the presidential election. He formed his government of 22 members (including 4 women) after his election and made the list public on June 28, 2015.
Cantal, a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France Cantal may also refer to:
Senlis is a commune in the Oise department of France. Senlis may also refer to:
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La Sagne is a municipality in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. The municipality is in the eastern part of the Vallée de La Sagne et des Ponts-de-Martel.
John Banks Elliott (9 February 1917 – 18 July 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman. He was Ghana's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union, from 1960 to 1966. He was born in Cape Coast, Ghana. Elliott died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Accra on 18 July 2018 at the age of 101.
María Concepción César (born María Concepción Cesarano; 25 October 1926 – 26 July 2018) was an Argentine actress, singer and dancer. Her first movie was "Pampa Bárbara" with her uncle, actor Francisco Petrone. Her best known movies are "Savage Pampas" (1945) and "Rosaura a las 10" (1958). She was born in Buenos Aires. César died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on 27 July 2018 in Buenos Aires at the age of 91.
Aloyzas Kveinys (9 July 1962 — 26 July 2018) was a Lithuanian chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1992. He was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania. Kveinys was awarded the Soviet Master of Sport title for chess in 1981. He won the Lithuanian championship 5 times: in 1983 (shared with Eduardas Rozentalis), 1986, 2001 (shared with Šarūnas Šulskis), 2008 and 2012. In 2010 he won a tournament in Moss, Norway.
Marco Aurelio Denegri Santagadea (16 May 1938 – 27 July 2018) was a Peruvian intellectual, literature critic and sexologist. He made many important works to the linguistics of Spanish. During the 1970s, Denegri was the director of the magazine "Revista Científica y Artística de Cultural Sexual - Fáscinum". Its first issue was published in April 1972. From 1997 to 2000 he hosted the TV show "A solas con Marco Aurelio Denegri" on cable channel Cable Mágico Cultural.
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984), known as Abdul El-Sayed, is an American politician. He is a candidate for Governor of Michigan, running as a Democrat. El-Sayed is an Executive Director of the Detroit Health Department and Health Officer for the City of Detroit from 2015 to 2017. His essays on public health policy have also been published in "The New York Times." On February 9, 2017, the "Detroit News" reported that El-Sayed would resign as health director to run for governor of Michigan in the 2018 Democratic Party primary. El-Sayed has received support from many politicians and groups, including Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Women's March Organizer Linda Sarsour, and by Our Revolution.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich, also spelled Voynovich (, 26 September 1932 – 27 July 2018) was a Russian writer, poet, playwright and journalist. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Department of Language and Literature. He was known for his works "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin" (1969–2007), "Moscow 2042" (1986) and "Monumental Propaganda" (2000). Voinvich was born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR. Voinovich died in Moscow on 27 July 2018 from a heart attack at the age of 85.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted. In the presidential election, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump and received 7 electoral votes. Presidential. Polling. Below is a table with the polling results in Connecticut. Connecticut has voted Democrat in the general election since 1992. Primaries. Democratic. The Democratic primary occurred on 26 April 2016. Republican. The Republican primary occurred on 26 April 2016.
Hexane is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is an alkane with 6 carbon atoms. "Hexane" can mean any of the 5 structural isomers (meaning compounds with the same chemical formula but a different shape) it has. IUPAC naming says that "hexane" only means the isomer with no branches, with the other 4 having different names. Hexane is often part of modern gasoline. Pure hexane has no color and is quite unreactive.
Decane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula. 75 structural isomers are possible for decane. Decane also does not dissolve in water.
Adam Gregg (born April 26, 1983) is an American politician. He was the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 2019 to 2024. From 2017 to 2019, he was acting Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Gregg was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gregg resigned on September 3, 2024, effective immediately, to become president and chief executive officer of the Iowa Bankers Association. Gregg was born in Hawarden, Iowa. He studied at Central College and at Drake University Law School. Gregg is a former Public Defender of Iowa.
Wave speed is a wave property which may mean only one of several things: which may refer to absolute value of:
The phase velocity of a wave is the rate at which the phase of any one frequency component of the wave travels. Any given phase of the wave (for example, the crest) will appear to travel at the phase velocity. The phase velocity is given in terms of the wavelength (lambda) and wave period as formula_1
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 July 2014 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to determine the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Mario Götze. The match was the third final between the two countries, a World Cup record, after their 1986 and 1990 matches.  Match. Details. &lt;section begin=Final /&gt;&lt;section end=Final /&gt; &lt;section begin=Lineups /&gt; &lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;section end=Lineups /&gt; Match rules:
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final is a future football match to decide the winner of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It will be the eighth time the final is played for the FIFA Women's World Cup, a tournament for women's teams of the member countries of FIFA. The match will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, on 7 July 2019 between the United States, the champions last time, and the Netherlands, in their first final. The United States won 2–0, earning their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's World Cup title, with second-half goals scored by co-captain Megan Rapinoe from the penalty spot and Rose Lavelle. Both teams are the reigning winners of their confederation, with the United States having won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the Netherlands having won UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Match. Details. &lt;section begin=final /&gt;&lt;section end=final /&gt; &lt;section begin=line-ups /&gt; &lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;section end=line-ups /&gt; Match rules