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The , also known as a "15-cm" gun, was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). It History. Type 4 was available to IJA forces after 1915. Combat record. This artillery piece was used during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. This gun was designed to be moved by horses; and it continued to be used until 1945. Type 4s were used by the IJA on Saipan in World War II.
H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a two-act operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the fourth of their fourteen operettas. It premiered on 25 May 1878 at the Opera Comique in London, England. It had 571 performances. The operetta became an international success, and had great influence on the development of musical theatre in Britain and America. Story. Act I. The H.M.S. "Pinafore" lies at anchor off Portsmouth. Little Buttercup comes on board to sell things to the sailors. She says that she has a secret. Ralph Rackstraw says he loves Josephine. The Captain worries that his daughter will decline Sir Joseph's marriage proposal. She tells her father that she loves a sailor in his crew, but assures him that she will never reveal her love to him. Sir Joseph comes on board with his sisters, cousins, and aunts. He says he rose from humble beginnings to be "the ruler of the Queen's Navee", although he has no qualifications. He then delivers a lesson in etiquette, telling the Captain that he must always say "if you please" after giving an order for "A British sailor is any man's equal". He has composed a song to illustrate that point.  Ralph is delighted with Sir Joseph's views on equality. He decides to declare his love to Josephine. Dick Deadeye points out that "when people have to obey other people's orders, equality's out of the question". Ralph is left alone on deck. Josephine enters, and Ralph confesses his love. She rejects his love and leaves. Ralph decides on suicide. He puts a pistol to his head. Josephine returns to say she loves him. They make plans to leave that night to marry. Dick Deadeye warns them against such a scheme. The joyous ship's company ignores him. Act 2. Later that night, Captain Corcoran tells Buttercup that he would have returned her love long ago if they were not so far apart in social class. She warns him that a change is in store for him. Sir Joseph complains that Josephine has not yet agreed to
WrestleMania XXIX (also known as WrestleMania NY/NJ) was the twenty-ninth yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by WWE. It took place on April 7, 2013 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The event was the fifth WrestleMania in the New York metropolitan area and the third WrestleMania held in the state of New Jersey. In the main event, John Cena faced The Rock in a rematch from WrestleMania XXVIII the previous year. Cena won the match and became a record 11-time WWE Champion. Also on the card, The Undertaker defeated CM Punk, Triple H defeated Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred match, Alberto Del Rio defeated Jack Swagger to keep his World Heavyweight Championship, this was the final time the championship was defended at WrestleMania. There was an 8-man mixed tag team match scheduled between Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and "Sweet T" Tensai) (with Cameron and Naomi) and Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) (with The Bella Twins) but the match was pulled from the card on short notice because of time constraints.
Prince Albert is the third largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The population of Prince Albert was 35,129 in 2011 The mayor of Prince Albert is Greg Dionne. It is nicknamed the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan. It is named after Albert, Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria
Periwinkle is a color in the blue family. Its name comes from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb ("Vinca minor") which has flowers of the same color.  The color "Periwinkle" is also called lavender blue. The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of indigo – a "pastel indigo".  The first written use of "periwinkle" as a color name in English was in 1922.
Sherlock is a BBC television series based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle placed in 21st century London. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Sherlock Homes, alongside Martin Freeman who plays Dr. John Watson. The series aired 4 seasons between 2010 and 2017.  In this contemporary TV version, Watson is a war vet just home from Afghanistan. He meets the eccentric Sherlock Holmes when he advertises for a flatmate. Together they solve mysteries related to Sherlocks nemesis Moriarty.
Pedro Bigas Rigo (born 15 September 1990 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish footballer. He plays for RCD Mallorca as a left midfielder or defender. He start playing football at la Salle Palma, after that he played in Montuiri, and then in the Mallorca B. He left Mallorca B to join the Athletico de Baleares. While he was playing for Athletico de Baleares he was offered a position in RCD Mallorca.
Sasha Grey (born Marina Ann Hantzis on March 14, 1988) is an American former pornographic actress, who now does ordinary acting, modelling, and music. She was born and raised in North Highlands, California. In 2005, she started taking acting, dancing and music lessons. After she turned 18, she started to participate in pornographic movies in Los Angeles. She is openly bisexual. Grey has released two books. A photo book, "Neü Sex", was released on March 29, 2011 by VICE books. On May 9, 2013 "The Juliette Society", an erotic novel, was published by Sphere. She has been in three music videos.
The Danish People's Party is a Danish national conservative political party placed on the right wing. The aim of the Danish People's Party is to assert Denmark's independence, to guarantee the freedom of the Danish people in their own country, and to preserve and promote representative government and the monarchy. The leader of the party has since 2022 been Morten Messerschmidt. The former leader was Pia Kjærsgaard who also founded the party in 1995. By 2013, the party has over 12,000 members. By February 2023 the party has 7 members in the Danish parliament The Folketing.
The Boxcar Children is a children's story. It was written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. It was published by Rand McNally in 1924. Warner wrote 19 other books about the boxcar children and their adventures. Other people wrote more stories. There are over 100 books about the boxcar children. Over the years they have made the story into different novels, comic books and they are making a movie which will be released in April of 2014. Story. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. They have never seen their grandfather Mr. Alden. They have heard he is cruel. They run away because they don't want to live with him. One night, they find shelter in a bakery. They say they will help with the work the next day if they can stay the night. Benny is too little to work. The baker wants to take him to the children's home. The childen run away.  The children find an old boxcar in the woods. They make it their home. They find dishes, spoons, and other things to use in their new home. They help a dog with a hurt paw. Benny names the dog "Watch". The children dam a stream to make a swimming pool. Henry gets a job working for Dr. Moore. He mows the lawn and cleans the garage. He works in the garden for the doctor's mother. She gives him some vegetables. All the children pick cherries from the trees in the garden. The children are happy.  Dr. Moore reads in a newspaper that Mr. Alden is looking for his grandchildren. The doctor calls Mr. Alden. Mr. Alden arrives at the doctor's house. The children grow to like him. He is not cruel but kind. The children move to their grandfather's house. Mr. Alden puts the boxcar in the back yard for their fun. The series has over 160 titles the first one being “The Boxcar Children”
Genevieve Knight Hannelius (born December 22, 1998) is better known as G. Hannelius. She is an American actress and singer who is the new voice of Rosebud in the "Air Buddies" series. Early life. Hannelius was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She moved to southern Maine at age 1. She started acting at a young age. Her theater roles include Madeline in Madeline's Rescue and Jenny in "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" with Children's Theatre of Maine and Maine State Music Theater. She moved to California for 3 months to try out auditions, and she was so successful that her family relocated permanently to Los Angeles in 2008.
Alejandro Abrines Redondo (born in Palma de Mallorca in 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player. He currently plays for FC Barcelona Bàsquet.  Abrines started to play basketball at seven years old in La Salle Palma (C.B. La Salle). He was playing basketball in La Salle in the junior category at seventeen years old. In 2010 Abrines went to a campus with Unicaja De Málaga, and signed a contract with Aíto García Reneses, the trainer of Unicaja De Málaga. He started playing in LEB Oro with Clínicas Rincón, the branch of Unicaja.  In the summer of 2011 Abrines was selected to the Spanish selection of Basketball U-18 for play the European Championship, where he was elected MVP. And later was selected to play the all-star at European level. In October 2011 Alejandro Abrines debuted VS Gran Canaria in the ACB. He later did the same in the Basketball Euroleague. In February 2012 he debuted in La Copa del Rey.
Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (Pietrasanta, 27 July 1835 – Bologna, 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet and teacher. He was very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. In 1906, he became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was fascinated with the restrained style of Greek and Roman antiquity, and his mature work reflects a restrained classical style, often using the classical meters of Latin poets as Horace and Virgil.
Audley Harrison (born 26 October 1971) is a British heavyweight boxer. He is 6 ft 5 1/2 tall (1.97 metres) and weighs 18 stone 3 pounds (116 kilograms). Harrison was born and raised in London. As a Super Heavyweight, he won two gold medals: one at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and another at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the European Boxing Union Heavyweight Champion from 9 April - 8 June 2010.  Harrison was a contestant in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing. He is a housemate in the August-September 2014 series of Celebrity Big Brother.
Japanese calendar types have included several of official and unofficial systems. At present, Japan uses the Gregorian calendar and also the Japanese era name system.  History. Japan has more than one traditional system for counting years, including Since the Meiji period, Japan has used the system. In Japan today, the old Chinese calendar is rarely used. The system of counting years from the reign of Emperor Jimmu has been abandoned. Annual holidays in Japan's calendar. The Japanese calendar has yearly holidays and traditional events. Some of these preserve ancient customs. The names and dates of some of Japan's national holidays have changed over time.
in Japan is celebrated on May 5. It has been a national holiday in Japan since 1948. Children's Day is one of a group of national holidays called "Golden Week". History. Since the 8th century, it was traditional to have special days for children twice a year—March 3 for girls and May 5 for boys.
Plastic Man (real name Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic-book superhero, with the ability to shift his body into any shape or form, created by artist Jack Cole. He was published by Quality Comics first and then later by DC Comics. Plastic Man first appeared in August 1941. After being shot by an acid bullet, his fellow burglar partners left him for dead without hesitation. This angered him and caused him to become a crime fighter. The acid from the bullet caused a chemical reaction inside of him that allows his body to take on any shape or form, even ones with moving parts.
or "National calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan. It is based on the legendary founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. "Kōki" emphasizes the long history of Japan and the Imperial dynasty. History. The Summer Olympics and Tokyo Expo were planned as anniversary events in 1940 ("Kōki 2600"); but the international games were not held because of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) used the "Kōki" system for identification. For example,  In Japan today, the system of counting years from the reign of Emperor Jimmu has been abandoned.
The Sagrada Familia (full name ) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by architect Antoni Gaudi (1852–1926). Although it is not finished, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010 it was consecrated (dedicated to a special purpose) and made a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. Building of the Sagrada Familia began in 1882. Gaudi started working on it in 1883. He took over the project, and changed it with his ideas on architecture and engineering. Gaudi worked on it until he died. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the building was finished. The Sagrada Familia's building was slow. It needed private donations (people giving money to it). It was stopped by the Spanish Civil War—only to start again in the 1950s. Building was more than halfway done after 2010. Some of the project's biggest problems still remain.
Tauriel is a fictional character from Peter Jackson's three-part feature movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The character does not appear in the original book by writer J.R.R. Tolkien, but was created by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh for two of the movies. Tauriel is a Woodland Elf, and is the leader of the Elven guard. Her name means "forest daughter" in the Elvish language. She is played by actress Evangeline Lilly, who appeared as Kate Austen on the TV show "Lost". Appearances. Tauriel first appears in the second part of the trilogy, "The Desolation of Smaug", which was released December 13, 2013. Before it was decided to have three films instead of two, Tauriel was described as having a more important role in what was then the final film, " Battle of the Five Armies", which was originally going to be released in 2013. However, when the filmmakers decided to make the series into a trilogy, that part of the story became the third part of the trilogy, which would be released in December 2014. In "The Desolation of Smaug", the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and thirteen dwarves, are traveling to Lonely Mountain, and pass through the black forest of Mirkwood, where they are captured by giant spiders. The spiders are then attacked by the Wood Elves, led by Legolas and Tauriel. Tauriel saves Kíli by killing a spider that was attacking him, but the Elves take the dwarves as prisoners for trespassing on their land. During the dwarves' imprisonment, Tauriel forms a bond with Kíli. It is later mentioned that Tauriel is a talented warrior and for this reason, was made leader of the Mirkwood border guards. Legolas, the son of Mirkwood's Elven king Thranduil, is shown to be attracted to her, and she used to be attracted to him too, but because she is a lowly Silvan Elf, she does not believe herself worthy of him, and similarly, Thranduil
The Canet guns were designed by Gustave Canet (1846-1913) for Schneider et Cie. Naval artillery. Schneider was successful in sales to the Empire of Japan.  The guns supplied to Japan equipped the cruisers , , and .  The guns were used during the First Sino-Japanese War.
Norwich School (before called King Edward VI’s Grammar School) is a co-ed (girls and boys) private school in Norwich, England. It is one of the oldest schools in the world, going back to at least 1096. Norwich School has one of the best academic records in East Anglia. "The Daily Telegraph" ranked the school's A-Level results as 74th in 2006, 55th in 2007 and 80th in 2008 amongst independent schools in the UK. In each case, the rank was the highest in Norfolk and Suffolk.  The school used to be for boys only. It began admitting girls below the Sixth Form in September 2008. All year groups had girls in them by September 2010.  Norwich School is an Anglican school. It has a long relationship with Norwich Cathedral, which it uses for morning assemblies and some annual events. Many famous people were taught at Norwich School, like Horatio Nelson, who has a house named after him.  There are eight houses: Brooke, Coke, Seagrim, Nelson, Parker, Repton, School and Valpy.
Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. She is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her song "Jar of Hearts" became a hit in the United States. It has been used on the FOX network programs "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Glee" and the ABC Family series "Switched at Birth". Another of her songs, "A Thousand Years", was used in the movie "Twilight: Breaking Dawn". Personal life. Perri was born in , Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She attended Archbishop Ryan High School, a Roman Catholic high school in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia. She married Paul Costabile on December 12, 2017. Their daughter, Carmella Stanley Costabile, was born January 17, 2018. In March 2019, Perri revealed she had maintained sobriety for seven years.
Jorje Lorenzo Guerrrero (born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish motorcyclist. He was the world champion in MotoGP in 2010. In 2008, Lorenzo signed a contract with the official Yamaha team. He was the partner of seven-time world champion, Valentino Rossi. In the Portugal championship, Lorenzo got his first victory in MotoGP. On 10 October 2010, in Malaysia, Jorge was proclaimed world champion of MotoGP.
is an armored artillery vehicle used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). History. Komatsu developed the chassis; and Japan Steel Works made the turret.  The howitzer was accepted for service or "standardised" in 1974. Type 74s are used by the 2nd Artillery Regiment at Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It was a decisive victory for the Greeks as it ended that war. The battle was in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia. It was fought between the Greek allies (the city-states, of Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara), and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. The previous year, the Persian invasion force, led by the Xerxes in person, won the Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium, and conquered Thessaly, Boeotia and Attica. However, at the last-ditch naval Battle of Salamis, the Allied Greek navy had won a surprise victory, and that stopped the conquest of the whole Peloponnesus. Xerxes then returned home with some of his army, leaving his general Mardonius to finish off the Greeks the next year. In the summer of 479 BC, the Greeks got together a huge army by the standards of the day, and marched out of the Peloponnesus. The Persians retreated to Boeotia, and built a fortified camp near Plataea. The Greeks refused to be drawn into the open cavalry ground near the Persian camp, and this led to a stalemate which lasted eleven days. When their supply lines were disrupted, the Greeks retreated a distance, and their battle-line fragmented. Mardonius thought the Greeks were in full retreat, and ordered his men to pursue them. The Greeks (particularly the Spartans, Tegeans and Athenians) turned and gave battle, routing the lightly armed Persian infantry and killing Mardonius. Much of the Persian army were caught in their camp, and slaughtered. The destruction of this army, and the remnants of the Persian navy, allegedly on the same day at the Battle of Mycale, ended the invasion. After Plataea and Mycale, the Greek allies would take the offensive against the Persians, marking a new phase of the Greco-Persian Wars. Although Plataea was in every sense a decisive victory, it does not seem (even at the time) to
Bellver Castle ("bellver" in Castilian means "good view") is a castle that was built by order of King Jaime II for use as a residence of the kings of Mallorca. The castle is built at above sea level. Today it belongs to the City Council of Palma de Mallorca and it is the Museum of the History of the city of Palma. It is open to the public. Its uses include: Bellver Castle was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.
Philosophy of the World is the first album by The Shaggs. It was released in 1969 by Third Word Records. At the time, it was considered to be one of the worst albums. It was rereleased in 1980 by Red Rooster Records/Rounder Records after the band NRBQ found it at a Massachusetts radio station in 1978, and has been a cult and influential album ever since. Recording of the album was financed by Austin Wiggin, father of the Wiggin Sisters. Track list. All songs written &amp; composed by Dorothy Wiggin.
The , also known as a "15-cm" gun, was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).  This artillery piece was designed to replace the Type 4 150 mm howitzer in front line combat. Type 96s fired the same ammunition as the Type 4s. History. Type 96s began to be built in 1937. A total of 440 units were produced. A medium artillery regiment had 24 Type 96s. Combat record. The Type 96 15 cm howitzer was used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II. The 96s were among Japan's most used artillery weapons. One of the Type 96s is preserved at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
, also known as a "15-cm" gun, was a cannon of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). This was one of the main guns of the IJA heavy artillery units. History. Type 89s were used in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II.
GRB 970228 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB). It was the first GRB which had an afterglow. It was seen on 28 February 1997. Since 1993, scientists had predicted GRBs to be followed by afterglows. But, until this event, GRBs had only been seen in very bright bursts of high-energy gamma rays. The burst had several peaks in its light curve. It lasted around 80 seconds. The light curve was not normal. This suggested that a supernova may have happened as well. GRB 970228 happened in the same place as a galaxy about 8.1 billion light-years away. This means that GRBs happen outside the Milky Way. Cause. Reichart showed that the light curve of GRB 970228 could only have been caused by a supernova. Definitive evidence linking gamma-ray bursts and supernovae was eventually found in the spectrum of GRB 020813, and the afterglow of GRB 030329. However, supernova-like features only become apparent in the weeks following a burst, leaving the possibility that very early luminosity variations could be explained by dust echoes.
Ferran Adrià Acosta (b. May 14, 1962) is a Spanish chef. He was born in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia. Adria started out washing dishes at a restaurant in the town of Castelldefels. There the chef taught him the basics. He then worked at different restaurants before becoming assistant chef at the Barcelona restaurant, Finisterre. Now Adriá is the chef at El Bulli, a restaurant on the coast of Catalonia. In 1997, El Bulli got its third Michelin star. It was one of only three restaurants in Spain with this ranking.  Adria is considered one of the best chefs in the world.
, also known as IJN, was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947. The IJN was created in 1868 by the Meiji Restoration. It won against larger navies in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) World War 1 (1914-1918) Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) World War 2 (1941-1945) and was dissolved. Legacy. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan prohibits the use of aggressive force as a means for settling international disputes. In order to defend Japan, if necessary, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) was formed. The ocean-reach of JSDF is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Vilmantas Dilys (born October 6, 1987, Utena, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Lietuvos Rytas. He is 2.08 m tall and can play both power forward and small forward positions.