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Kolja Blacher
Kolja Blacher (born 1963) is a German violin player. He plays the 1730 "Tritton" Stradivarius.

Aged 15, Blacher won the Jugend musiziert competition and studied violin with Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard in New York City. He then continued his studies with Sándor Végh. He was first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado from 1993 to 1999, and later at the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.

Blacher performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with conductors including Kirill Petrenko, Vladimir Jurowski, Dmitri Kitayenko, Mariss Jansons, Matthias Pintscher, Markus Stenz.

Kolja Blacher was born in Berlin, the son of the composer Boris Blacher and Gerty Blacher-Herzog; his sister is the actress Tatjana Blacher.

Dmitri Kitayenko
Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko; Russian: Дми́трий Гео́ргиевич Китае́нко; born 18 August 1940) is a Soviet and Russian conductor. He was bestowed the title People's Artist of the USSR (1984).

He was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. He studied at Glinka Conservatory, at Leningrad Conservatory and then at Moscow Conservatory with Leo Ginzburg and at Music Academy of Vienna with Hans Swarowsky. He was a prizewinner in the first Herbert von Karajan competition in 1969.

Kitayenko served as principal conductor of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (1970–1976). Then he was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years. He has also held principal conductorships with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1998), the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (1990–1996), the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra, the KBS Symphony Orchestra (1999–2004), and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004).
Flag of Sindh
The flag of Sindh is the official flag of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It uses the same colours as the national flag of Pakistan, dark green and white. The emblem of the province representing its major crops forms the centre of the flag with "Government of Sindh" written in Sindhi and Urdu on a crescent. It was adopted in 2005, by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

Sindhudesh Liberation Army
The Sindhudesh Liberation Army (Sindhi: سنڌوديش آزادي فوج, romanized: Sindhudesh Azadi Foj, abbreviated SLA) is a Sindhi nationalist militant organization based in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its aim is to separate Sindh from Pakistan & establish an independent state known as Sindhudesh. It became publicly known in 2010 after it claimed responsibility for a targeted bomb blast on railway tracks near Hyderabad, Pakistan. The group is currently active in some parts of the city of Karachi and mostly active the rural areas of Sindh province.

Darya Khan is the leader of the group.

Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz's Chairman, Shafi Muhammad Burfat was reported to be operating the Sindhudesh Liberation Army from Kabul, in 2012.
Matilija Wilderness
The Matilija Wilderness is a 29,207-acre (11,820 ha) wilderness area in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, Southern California. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, being situated within the Ojai Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest. It is located adjacent to the Dick Smith Wilderness to the northwest and the Sespe Wilderness to the northeast, although it is much smaller than either one. The Matilija Wilderness was established in 1992 in part to protect California condor habitat.

Matilija Fire
The Matilija Fire was a major wildfire that burned nearly 220,000 acres (89,000 ha) in the Santa Barbara National Forest (now Los Padres National Forest) of Southern California, during the autumn of 1932. The fire is named for Matilija Creek, near the location from which it originated.

With the possible exception of the Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 (which occurred before the start of official record-keeping), it was the largest-known wildfire in California history until the 2003 Cedar Fire. The Matilija Fire is currently the 18th largest in the state's modern history.
Aram Van Ballaert
Aram Van Ballaert (29 May 1971) is a Belgian guitarist and composer who is active since 1988. His classical guitar background resulted in a series of concerts throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East. Since 2012, Van Ballaert has been a composer for films and television.

Novastar
Novastar is a Belgian rock band led by Dutch-born singer-songwriter and guitarist/pianist Joost Zweegers. They are known for their  emotional ballads, and the high pitch of Zweegers's voice. Zweegers has also released solo material under the name Novastar.
Oregon Naval Militia
The Oregon Naval Militia is the unorganized naval militia of the state of Oregon. As a naval militia, the Oregon Naval Militia was a reserve unit organized as a naval parallel to the Oregon National Guard.

Governor of Oregon
The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments.

The current governor of Oregon is Tina Kotek, who took office on January 9, 2023. The governor's salary as of 2018 is $98,600.
Kaelo Mosalagae
Kaelo Mosalagae (born 23 September 1980) is a Botswana athlete who competed in cross-country and road running.

Mosalagae was a prolific competitor at World Championships. He competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2000, 2004, 2005 25th, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 with his best placement being 25th in 2005. He competed at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2002, 2004, 2005,  2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 with his best placement also happening in 2005, when he finished 39th. He also competed in the 10,000 metres at the 1999 All-Africa Games.

In his country, he was known as a barefoot runner. He still won national championships in cross-country running in 2015, but when he bowed out in 2016 due to the heat, national press speculated whether this was the end of the "legend of the barefoot runner, Kaelo Mosalagae". He represented the Lefika Athletics Club.

2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
The Men's short race at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal, on March 18, 2000.  Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.
Yury Afanasenko
Yury Afanasenko (born 19 August 1973) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he played for Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Brest, Alania Vladikavkaz, Belshina Bobruisk, and Gomel.

FC Dinamo Minsk
FC Dinamo Minsk or FK Dynama Minsk (Belarusian: ФК Дынама Мінск; Russian: ФК Динамо Минск) is a Belarusian professional football club based in the capital city of Minsk.

It was founded in 1927 as part of the Soviet Dinamo Sports Society, and was the only club from the Byelorussian SSR that competed in the Soviet Top League, playing 39 of the 54 seasons, and winning the title in 1982. Since the independence of Belarus, the club participates in the Belarusian Premier League, having won 9 league titles and 3 Belarusian Cups.

Dinamo plays its home games in the 22,246-capacity Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Dinamo is the second Belarusian team, after BATE Borisov, to reach UEFA Europa League group stages (2014–15 and 2015–16).
2022 Minnesota elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2022. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election, as well as all the seats in the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives, several judicial seats, Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. Primary elections to nominate major party candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 9, 2022.

The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of the Minnesota Senate for the first time since 2016, while maintaining its majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives and control of all statewide offices, and as such won full control of Minnesota state government for the first time since 2014.

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party
The Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party (G–LC) was a political third party in the U.S. state of Minnesota created by Oliver Steinberg in 2014 to oppose cannabis prohibition. G–LC was a democratic socialist party with a background branching from the Grassroots Party established in 1986.

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party attained major party status in Minnesota in 2018 when their Attorney General candidate, who dropped out of the race to support the Democratic candidate, but whose name nevertheless remained on ballots, received 5.7 percent of the vote.

In 2022, G–LC resumed minor party status, when none of their candidates got 5% of votes, which was required then for major party ballot access in Minnesota. However their candidate for Minnesota State Auditor received more than 1% of votes, in 2022, maintaining minor party status for G–LC until 2026, though the party became inactive after 2023.
Peipsi whitefish
The Peipsi whitefish (Coregonus maraenoides) is a freshwater whitefish of the family Salmonidae that naturally occurs in Lake Peipus on the border of Estonia and Russia, from where it also ascends to Lake Võrtsjärv to spawn. It has been introduced in Lake Burtnieks (Latvia), Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea), many lakes of northern Russia, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Lake Sevan (Armenia) and Balkash (Kazakhstan). It is a benthopelagic fish up to 60 cm long.

It is part of the European whitefish complex  (Coregonus lavaretus sensu lato), and often not distinguished from C. lavaretus.

Võrtsjärv
Võrtsjärv (Estonian: Võrtsjärv [ˈʋɤrts.jærʋ]; English: Lake Võrts, German: Wirzsee) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² (104 mi²).

It is the second-largest lake in Estonia (after Lake Peipus), and it is the largest lake entirely within Estonia. The shallow lake is 33.7 m (111 ft) above sea level. The Emajõgi River flows from Võrtsjärv to Lake Peipus.
Video Professor
Video Professor, Inc. was an American company that developed and marketed tutorials for a variety of computer-related subjects, such as learning to use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, and eBay.  Video Professor was founded in 1987 by John W. Scherer and was located in Lakewood, Colorado.  It was known in the U.S. for its commercials and infomercials on late night television and print ads almost daily in USA Today and other nationally-distributed newspapers. The company has been the subject of controversy regarding its sales and billing practices, as well as lawsuits it has filed against online critics of the company.

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing program developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the original name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running the Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T UNIX PC (1985), Atari ST (1988), OS/2 (1989), Microsoft Windows (1989), SCO Unix (1990), Handheld PC (1996), Pocket PC (2000), macOS (2001), Web browsers (2010), iOS (2014), and Android (2015).

Microsoft Word has been the de facto standard word processing software since the 1990s when it eclipsed WordPerfect. Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a standalone product or as a component of Microsoft Office, which can be purchased with a perpetual license, as part of the Microsoft 365 suite as a subscription, or as a one-time purchase with Office 2024.
Bazzi
Bazzi (Arabic: بزي) is both a South Lebanese surname and a surname from Northern Italy and Ticino. Notable people with the surname include:

Ahmad Bazzi, French-Lebanese research scientist

Al-Bazzi (c. 786 – c. 864), Muslim figure who transmitted the Qira'at or Qur'an readings

Ali Ahmad Bazzi, Lebanese politician

Andrew Bazzi (born 1997), American singer-songwriter known as Bazzi

Bill Bazzi (born 1963), American politician

Elías Bazzi (born 1981), Argentine football player

Fayssal Bazzi (born 1982), Australian actor

Gian Bazzi (1931–2016), Swiss ice hockey player

Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477–1549), Italian Renaissance painter known as Il Sodoma

Khalid Bazzi (1969–2006), Hezbollah commander

Louay Bazzi, Lebanese-American mathematician

Mohamad Bazzi (born c. 1975), Lebanese-American journalist

Patrizia Bazzi (born 1957), Swiss gymnast

Al-Bazzi
Abu al-Hasan Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdillah Ibn al-Qasim Ibn Nafi'i Ibn Abi Bazzah (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن عبدالله بن القاسم بن نافع بن أبي بزَّة), better known simply as al-Bazzi (170–250AH) (786/7–864/5 CE), was an important figure in the transmission of Qira'at, the seven canonical methods of Qur'an reading. He and Qunbul were the primary people responsible for spreading the recitation method of Ibn Kathir al-Makki, which became especially popular among the people of Mecca.

Al-Bazzi's forefather, Abu Bazza, was of Persian descent and had reportedly converted to Islam through al-Sāʾib b. Abī al-Sāʾib Ṣayfī al-Makhzūmī (died after 638), one of the companions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Al-Bazzi was a client (mawla) of the Banu Makhzum tribe.

Al-Bazzi was considered the chief Qāriʾ in his time and was also the Mu'adhin of Al-Masjid al-Haram. He died in 864CE.
Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (film)
Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (lit. 'I carry the World') is a 1987 Philippine drama film directed by National Artist Lino Brocka. The screenplay written by Rene Villanueva and Orlando Nadres was based on the comics serial written by Pablo S. Gomez. It stars Sharon Cuneta, Loretta Marquez, and Tonton Gutierrez. It was the first time Brocka and Cuneta worked together on a movie.

In 2007, the film was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the fourth installment of Sine Novela and stars Yasmien Kurdi as Lupe and JC de Vera as Carding.

Rene Villanueva
Rene O. Villanueva (September 22, 1954 – December 5, 2007) was a Filipino playwright and author. He is famed for his deep involvement in theater and television and in children's literature, whether it be on television, in books or on stage.
1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament
The 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II colleges and universities in the United States at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division II softball season.

The final, four-team double elimination tournament was played in Stratford, Connecticut.

Sam Houston State defeated Cal State Northridge, 3–2, in the championship game of the tournament to capture the inaugural Division II national title. While this was their first NCAA championship, Sam Houston had won the inaugural NAIA softball championship the prior season (1981).

This remains the only Division II softball tournament without someone named as Most Outstanding Player.

NAIA softball championship
The NAIA softball championship, referred to as the NAIA Softball World Series, is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA collegiate softball in the United States and formerly in Canada. It has been held annually since 1981. The South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia is the most recent host, having hosted the tournament since 2021.

The reigning national champions are the Southern Oregon Raiders, who won their fourth title in 2025.

Oklahoma City is the winningest program, with eleven NAIA championship titles.
White Pants Willie
White Pants Willie is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Charles Hines and written by Howard J. Green. It is based on the 1924 novel White Pants Willie by Elmer Davis. The film stars Johnny Hines, Leila Hyams, Henry A. Barrows, Ruth Dwyer, Walter Long and Margaret Seddon. The film was released on July 24, 1927, by First National Pictures.

Elmer Davis
Elmer Holmes Davis (January 13, 1890 – May 18, 1958) was an American news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
Takarlikovo
Takarlikovo (Russian: Такарликово; Bashkir: Тәкәрлек, Täkärlek) is a rural locality (a selo) in Takarlikovsky Selsoviet, Dyurtyulinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 255 as of 2010. There are 6 streets.

Dyurtyulinsky District
Dyurtyulinsky District (Russian: Дюртюли́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Дүртөйлө районы, translit. Dürtöylö rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Kaltasinsky District in the north, Burayevsky District in the northeast and east, Birsky District in the east and southeast, Kushnarenkovsky and Chekmagushevsky Districts in the south, Ilishevsky District in the west, and with Krasnokamsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,670 square kilometers (640 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Dyurtyuli (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,701.
725th Support Battalion (United States)
The 725th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) (Airborne) is a support battalion assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division located in Alaska, which is one of two brigade combat teams assigned to 11th Airborne Division. The unit provides support for the infantry, artillery and cavalry units assigned to the brigade. The 725th consists of eight support companies. The 725th used to be known as the 167th Support Battalion. The unit's motto is "Service to the Line".

Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
The Philippine Presidential Unit citation Badge is a unit decoration of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to certain units of the United States military and the Philippine Commonwealth military for actions both during and subsequent to the Second World War.
Harbour Lights (song)
"Harbor Lights", is a popular song by Northern Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy with music by Hugh Williams (the pseudonym of exiled Austrian composer Will Grosz). The song was originally recorded by Roy Fox & his Orchestra with vocal by Barry Gray in London on 29 January 1937. Another famous early version was recorded by American singer Frances Langford in Los Angeles on 14 September 1937 and was published again in 1950.

The highest charting version of the song was by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra which reached number one on Billboard in 1950.

The melody of the song is done in a Hawaiian style, 18 years before this island became a state. Several versions featured a ukulele and a steel guitar.

Ralph Flanagan
Ralph Elias Flenniken (April 7, 1914 – December 30, 1995), known professionally as Ralph Flanagan, was an American big band leader, pianist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Hal McIntyre, Sammy Kaye, Blue Barron, Charlie Barnet, and Alvino Rey.

He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in 1950.
Parviz Kazemi
Parviz Kazemi (Persian: پرویز کاظمی) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Welfare and Social Security in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad proposed him to parliament in August 2005 but has resigned after one year. After stepping down from his post in 2006, he started working in banking. Kazemi was found guilty of financial fraud on March 18, 2019. Kazemi admitted that €30 million ($34 million) was deposited into his wife's account, while prosecutors alleged he issued 46 illegal loans totaling $600,000.

Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran (Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران, romanized: Majles-e Shurâ-ye Eslâmi Iran), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an increase from the previous 270 seats since the 18 February 2000 election.
Bodø Station
Bodø Station (Norwegian: Bodø stasjon) is a railway station located in the center of the town of Bodø in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.  The station is the terminus of the Nordland Line that was completed in 1961. The station is served by day- and night trains to Trondheim and commuter trains to Rognan, operated by SJ Norge using Class 93 units.

The decision to build the railway to Bodø was made in 1923, but was not completed until the 1960s due to lack of funds and World War II. Freight traffic was permitted starting in December 1961 while the passenger section was opened on 7 June 1962 by King Olav V. In 2010, the station building was upgraded for 25 million kr, including a 23-room, 71-bed hostel.

SJ AB
SJ is the primary passenger train operator in Sweden. A wholly state-owned company operated for-profit under market conditions, SJ operates various services across Sweden. SJ's operations include high-speed trains, intercity trains, night trains, and regional trains, with some services extending into Denmark, Norway and Germany.

SJ traces its roots back to 1856, however was established in its current form as a passenger train operator (SJ AB) in 2001, following the restructuring of Statens Järnvägar, the former government agency responsible for the Swedish railways. SJ AB also has subsidiaries such as SJ Götalandståg, SJ Stockholmståg, and SJ Norge AS, which operate procured regional services in Western Sweden, Stockholm County and Norway, respectively. In 2018, SJ carried 31.8 million passengers.
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
Pinawa Dam Provincial Park is a provincial park located north of Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada, on Provincial Road 520, overlooking the Pinawa Channel.

It was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 1985. The park is 250,000 square metres (62 acres) in size. The park is considered to be a Class V protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.

The park is home to such fish species as walleye, northern pike, catfish, and smallmouth bass; and such animals as white-tailed deer, black bear, fox, and otter.

Smallmouth bass
The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes. It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water tributaries and lakes in Canada and more so introduced in the United States. The maximum recorded size is approximately 27 inches (69 cm) and 12 pounds (5.4 kg).

The smallmouth bass is native to the upper and middle Mississippi River basin, the Saint Lawrence River–Great Lakes system, the Champlain Valley, and the Hudson Bay basin. Its common names include smallmouth, bronzeback, brown bass, brownie, smallie, bronze bass, and bareback bass.