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Bardsey Island () is a small island off the coast of Wales. Bardsey is wide, long and in area. The north east rises steeply from the sea to a height of at "Mynydd Enlli." The western end is low and flat farmland. On the south, the island narrows to a peninsula with a lighthouse. It is the fourth-largest island in Wales. Bardsey has several names, including the "Island of 20,000 saints". In Welsh the name means "The Island in the Currents". In English the name means the "Island of the Bards", or possibly the "Island of Barda", a Viking chieftain. The island has been an important religious site. In AD 516, Saint Cadfan built a monastery on Bardsey. In medieval times many pilgrims visited the island, and by 1212 the monastery was part of the Augustinian Canons Regular. In 1537 Henry VIII closed the monastery and had the buildings pulled down, but pilgrims still visit the island. Bardsey Island is famous for its wildlife and rugged scenery. A bird observatory was set up in 1953 as the island is on important migration routes. It is a nesting place for Manx shearwaters and choughs. It also has rare plants, and habitats undisturbed by modern farming practices. It is a good place to see grey seals, dolphins and porpoises. The spirituality and sacredness of the island, its relative remoteness, and its legendary claim to be the burial site of King Arthur, have given it a special place in the cultural life of Wales. It has attracted artists, writers and musicians to its shores. It has inspired award winning literature. Geology. The island is formed from rocks of the late Precambrian Gwna Group, part of the Monian Supergroup. The rocks are a mélange, often called Gwna Mélange, which have an unusual mix of clasts of all sizes up to 100m across. These are also very varied types, including both sedimentary and igneous rocks. Blocks of sheared granite in the melange can be
Serifos is an island in Greek mythology. It was used to shelter Perseus and his mother. It is roughly 92 nautical miles (170 kilometers) southeast of the port of Piraeus in Athens. The island was famous in antiquity for its frogs' supposed muteness.
An amplituhedron is a geometric shape that makes it easier to calculate particle interactions in quantum field theories. Currently, the limits of the "N" = 4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory, which is used to calculate the amplituhedron, cause it to be a toy theory. Therefore, the application of the amplituhedron is limited in the real world.
NHL 15 is an ice hockey video game. It was developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. The game was released on September 9, 2014 in North America and on September 12, 2014 in the PAL region. It was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Like previous games, fans were allowed to vote for who would be on the cover of "NHL 15". The voting started on May 5, 2014 and will end on June 1, 2014. The final two players left in the contest are P. K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. New features. New features for the game include: Reception. The game received mixed reviews.  IGN rated the game a 7 out of 10 and GameSpot gave the game a 5 out of 10.  Among the fans of the series, the game was met with disdain. This was mainly because of many features that were missing for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. The IGN community rated the PS3 and Xbox 360 releases, 4/10 and 2.6/10 respectively. Operation Sports created a list of features and modes that were missing but were available in "NHL 14".
Ciro Carlos Araujo de Quadros (30 January 1940 – 28 May 2014) was a Brazilian physician. He was a leader in the field of public health mainly in the area of vaccines and preventable diseases such as polio and smallpox. He was born in Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul. Ciro de Quadros died from pancreatic cancer in 28 May 2014 in Washington, D.C., United States. He was 74.
Madeline Ellis (April 17, 1926 – May 30, 2014), better known by her stage name Joan Lorring, was an American actress. Her career lasted from 1944 until 1981. Her best known role was as Bessie Watty in the movie "The Corn Is Green" (1945), starring alongside Bette Davis. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. Lorring was born Mary Magdalene Ellis in Hong Kong. She was raised there by her mother until 1939 following the Japanese invasion. They later settled in San Francisco, California. She used the name "Dellie" when she worked on radio. Lorring was married to Martin Sonenberg, an endocrinologist from New York from 1956 until his death in June 2011. The couple had two daughters, Andrea and Santha. Lorring died from natural causes on May 30, 2014 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, aged 88.
SSX (short for Snowboard Supercross) is a snowboarding video game published by Electronic Arts Victor in Japan, EA Sports Big in North America and Electronic Arts in Europe. The game was developed by EA Canada. It is the first game in the "SSX series". It was released on October 26, 2000 in Japan, on October 30, 2000 in North America, and on November 24, 2000 in Europe. Steve Rechtschaffner, the executive producer and creative leader of the game was the inventor of the Olympic snowboard event called Boardercross, which helped serve as an inspiration for the game. Reception. IGN rated the game a 9.3 out of 10, saying "We'll say it for the last time -- this is the best launch game. If you get a PS2, buy this game." GameSpot gave the game a 9.4 out of 10 and stated "terrific snowboarding game that has all the right stuff. Every element comes together and makes for a game that is extremely fun and rewarding to play.
Gerlind Cornell Borchers (16 March 1925 – 12 May 2014) was a German-Lithuanian actress. She was active in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was known for starring along with Errol Flynn and Nat King Cole in the movie "Istanbul" (1957). Borchers was born in Silute, Lithuania. She died in Bavaria, Germany from an illness, aged 89.
Brajanath Ratha (January 12, 1936 – May 31, 2014) was an Indian poet. He is known for writing his poems in Oriya, an Indian language. He won many awards during his 50-year career and was even declared as an honorary ambassador to South Korea by the Indian government. Ratha died in Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha, aged 78.
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz, Jr. (born December 22, 1970) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Texas. He is the first person of Cuban, Hispanic, or Latino descent to hold the office. He ran for President as a Republican in 2016. Early life. Cruz's parents are a Cuban father, Rafael Cruz, and an American mother, Eleanor Darragh. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His parents, who worked in the oil business at the time, were in Calgary on business. He started using the name Ted when he was thirteen years old. Cruz graduated from Second Baptist High School as a valedictorian. He then went to Princeton University and Harvard Law School. Early career. Cruz was the domestic policy advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign. He helped defend them in the case "Bush v. Gore". He also recruited future Chief Justice John Roberts to Bush's legal team. He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to May 2008, after being appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. He was the first Hispanic, the youngest and the longest-serving solicitor general in Texas history. Cruz was also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, from 2004 to 2009. While there, he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation. Cruz is one of three Latinos in the Senate; the others—also Americans of Cuban ancestry—are fellow Republican Marco Rubio of Florida and Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey. U.S. senator. Cruz was the Republican nominee for the Senate seat vacated by fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison. On July 31, 2012, he defeated Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff, 57%–43%. Cruz defeated former state Representative Paul Sadler in the general election on November 6, 2012. He won to 56%–41% over Sadler. Cruz openly identifies with the Tea Party movement and has been endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus. On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice
Bryn Celli Ddu is a prehistoric site on the Welsh island of Anglesey near Llanddaniel Fab. Its name means 'the mound in the dark grove'. It was robbed in 1699 and archaeologically dug between 1928 and 1929. During the Neolithic period a stone circle and henge stood at the site. There were 14 stones in the circle, and the henge was about 30 m in diameter, with a ditch about 5 m across. The ditch was about 2 m deep. There was probably a path or causeway across the ditch to the henge. A small human bone from the ear, covered with a flat stone, was found in an area of burnt material in the centre. The amount of silt in the ditch showed that it had been used for a long time. The stone circle was pulled down in the early Bronze Age. Five of the stones were removed, two were pushed over, and six were smashed, and one was buried. A passage grave was built in the centre of the henge. The passage is about 8.5m long and 1 m wide. The burial chamber is about 2 m wide, made from six large upright stones, covered with two capstones. A stone, carved with a twisting, serpent like design was in the burial chamber. It has been moved to the National Museum of Wales and replaced with a copy standing outside. The earth barrow covering the grave was made in after the 1928 dig; the original was probably much bigger. In 1906 Norman Lockyer said that Bryn Celli Ddu marked the summer solstice. This was made fun of at the time, but research by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas in 1997- 98 showed it was true. They also say the site can be used as an agricultural calendar. Steve Burrow, curator of Neolithic archaeology at Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum of Wales), has more recently supported the case for summer solstice alignment. This alignment links Bryn Celli Ddu to other sites, including Maes Howe and Newgrange, both of which point to the Winter sol
Epping Forest district is a district of Essex, bordering Greater London. Much of the district is covered with the forest of the same name. The district was formed on 1 April 1974. Much of the district has a rural appearance. In the south, at the border of Greater London it is more suburban. The biggest town in the district, Loughton, lies in this area. Chipping Ongar is a small market town a bit more to the north. The administration is in Epping, which is roughly in the centre of the district. The rest of the district is dominated by villages. About 130,000 people live in the borough. The M25 and M11 go through it.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamara, (17 April 1923 – 7 May 2014) was an Australian war veteran. He was the senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as the RAAF's highest-ranking position, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), from 1979 until 1982. He was also Chief of the Defence Force Staff (CDFS), Australia's top military role at the time, from 1982 until 1984. McNamara was born in Toogoolawah, Queensland. McNamara died on 7 May 2014 in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, aged 91. His wife and two daughters outlived him.
Barbara Ann Murray (27 September 1929 – 20 May 2014) was an English actress. She was known in movies for appearing in "Passport to Pimlico" (1949), "Meet Mr. Lucifer" (1953) and "The Curse of King Tut's Tomb" (1980). On television, she was best known for her role as Lady Pamela Wilder in the 1960s drama series "The Plane Makers" (and the sequel, "The Power Game"). She was born in London. Murray was married to actor John Justin from 1952 until they divorced in 1964. The couple had three daughters. Murray died from a heart attack in Spain, aged 84. She had been in hospital for an operation to fix her broken hip.
Alan Michael Sugar (Baron Sugar; born 24 March 1947), also known as Lord Sugar, is a British businessman, television personality and member of the House of Lords. He has a fortune of around £1 billion. Business. Sugar founded electronics company Amstrad in 1968. He also founded Amsair (which owns a Cessna fleet), Amsprop (a property company) and Amscreen (an advertising company). He was the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. from 1991 until 2001. For his achievements in business, Sugar was made a member of the House of Lords and is a baron (lord). Television. He is currently the boss of the UK version of the reality show "The Apprentice". In the show, a group of young businesspeople compete for an investment from Lord Sugar of £250,000. Sugar also appeared as the host of the Australian version of the show in 2021 and 2022. Personal life. Sugar was born in Hackney, London and brought up in a council house there. He married in 1968. The couple live in Chigwell, Essex. They have two sons and a daughter.
Reginald William "Reg" Gasnier (12 May 1939 – 11 May 2014), also nicknamed "Gaz", was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played centre for the St. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia. He was on the National Rugby League's list of 100 greatest players and the honorary Team of the Century. Gasnier was born in Mortdale, Sydney, New South Wales. He was the uncle of rugby league player Mark Gasnier. Gasnier died from an illness on 11 May 2014 in Miranda, Sydney. He was 74 and would have turned 75 the next day. His wife and children, Peter and Kellie, outlived him.
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (born Mary Spencer-Churchill; 15 September 1922 – 31 May 2014) was the youngest of the five children of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. Until her death, she was their only surviving child. Soames was born in Chartwell, Westerham, Kent. She was married to Christopher Soames, Baron Soames or The Lord Soames from 1947 until his death in 1987. The two had five children, Nicholas, Emma, Jeremy, Charlotte and Rupert. Soames died after a short illness on 31 May 2014 in London, aged 91.
James E. Allison (born May 13, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a career total of 372 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators, and Florida Panthers. Career. Before playing in the NHL, Allison played 1 year with the Windsor Spitfires and 3 years with the Detroit Jr. Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Allison was drafted with the 44th overall pick by the Calgary Flames in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He played 64 games with the Flames, 142 games with the Chicago Blackhawks, 37 more games with the Flames, 55 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, 67 games with Nashville Predators and 7 games with the Florida Panthers. Allison retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2007. Since retiring, Allison started The Hockey Force Hockey Camp which helps teach kids both hockey and life skills which helps them on and off the ice.
Todd White (born May 21, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He played a career total of 653 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, and New York Rangers. Career. Before playing in the NHL, White played 4 years of college hockey with Clarkson University. During his time playing college hockey, he was named as a Hobey Baker Award finalist. Blackhawks. He went undrafted but he signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on August 6, 1997. He played 43 games with the Blackhawks before he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional draft pick. White spent most of his time with the Flyer's AHL affiliate team, Philadelphia Phantoms. Senators. He only played 3 games with the Flyers before he signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators on July 12, 2000. He had some success with the Senators and was able to reach the second round of the playoffs with the but they were eliminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The next year, he was able to make the playoffs but they were again eliminated by the Maple Leafs this time in the first round. Wild. When the season ended, White was traded to the Minnesota Wild for a fourth round draft pick. He played 2 seasons with the Wild and signed a four-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. He was traded to the New York Rangers for Donald Brashear and Patrick Rissmiller on August 2, 2010. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2011.
The Sino-Indian border dispute is about several territories that are claimed by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India. The farthest west, Aksai Chin, is part of another dispute involving Pakistan. It is controlled by China but is claimed by the Government of India. They consider it part of the region of Xinjiang. It is a place where very few people live. The other large disputed territory is to the east. It is south of the McMahon Line. It used to be called the North East Frontier Agency. It is now called South Tibet. The McMahon Line was part of the 1914 Simla Convention between British India and Tibet. China rejected the agreement. Former Kingdom of Sikkim. In 1975 India annexed the territory of Sikkim. This was rejected by China. Today, the Sikkim-China border's most northern point, "The Finger", is still disputed.
Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress. She was a leading movie lady in the 1930s. She made movies between 1926 and 1977. In "The Bad Seed", she played Christine. In "Show Business" (1944), she played Nancy Gae. Kelly was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. She died from diabetes in Bel-Air, California at age seventy-three.
Patricia Highsmith (previously: Mary Patricia Plangman; 19 January 1921 – 4 February 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer. She was known for psychological thrillers.  She wrote the novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in 1955. Her first book, "Strangers on a Train" was 1950. Some of her novels included homosexual themes or undertones. The novelist was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She had sexual relationships with men and women. She died in Locano, Switzerland from aplastic anemia at age seventy-four.
David Melvin English (later Melvin Franklin; October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) was an American bass singer. He was known for being in the Motown group The Temptations.  In the late 1960s, Franklin developed rheumatoid arthritis. He used cortisone to treat it. The cortisone made his immune system not work well. He also developed diabetes. Franklin was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He moved to Detroit. He died because of several seizures at age fifty-two.
Edward Paul "Ed" Flanders (December 29, 1934 – February 22, 1995) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall in the television series "St. Elsewhere". He also played Richard in the movie "The Ninth Configuration". Flanders was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died after shooting himself in Denny, California at age 60.
Linda Gary (born Linda Gary Howerton Dewoskin; November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995) was an American voice actress and voice over artist who did animated projects. She voiced the character of Jane on "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle". In "Web Woman", she voiced the title character. Gary was born in California. She died from brain cancer on October 5, 1995 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Mary Wickes (originally Wickenhauser; June 3, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American actress. She first performed on Broadway in "The Farmer Takes a Wife". She also acted as Nurse Preen in "The Man Who Came to Dinner".  Wickes was also a comedian. Mary Wickes was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She died in Los Angeles as a result of surgical complications.
Alicia de Larrocha i de la Calle (May 23, 1923 – September 25, 2009) is an Spanish pianist. She received many Grammy Awards. She performed for 76 years, following which she retired. De Larrocha was born in Barcelona. She died at age 86 after declining health.
There are 2 arrondissements in the Tarn department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. The arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. The arrondissements of the Tarn department are: History. Since its creation, the Tarn department has had few changes:
The arrondissement of Albi is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Tarn "département". Its capital, and of the department, is the city of Albi. History. When the "arrondissements" were created in 1800, Albi was one of them in the Tarn department. Geography. It is the northernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , the largest in area of the department. It has 190,101 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the Tarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie) department, to the west by the Aveyron (Occitanie) department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Castres and to the south by the Haute-Garonne (Occitanie) department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". That is the case of the Le Haut Dadou and the Les Portes du Tarn cantons where some "communes" are in the "arrondissement" of Albi and others in the "arrondissement" of Castres. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Albi has 169 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes): The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
The Tarn is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments are named after this river. Geography. The Tarn river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Moissac, near the confluence with the Garonne, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department for a period of 57 years. Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Moissac Course. The source of the Tarn is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the "commune" of Le Pont-de-Montvert, Lozère department, at an altitude of about . The Tarn flows to the southwest, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and "communes": The Tarn river flows through a total of 104 "communes". Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Moissac, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at of altitude. Main tributaries. The main tributaries, with a length greater than 25 km, of the Tarn are: Left tributaries: Right tributaries:
The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was set up in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands. The division is named after Ludwig Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist. Most of the electorate is almost uninhabited except for small Aboriginal communities. The southeast corner includes, the Wet Tropics, and includes urban Cairns. There are small, intensive sugar cane, banana and mango farms in this region. The main towns are Aurukun, Bamaga, Cairns, Cooktown, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Kuranda, Lockhart River, Mossman, Pormpuraaw, Port Douglas, Thursday Island and Weipa.