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Hemayet Uddin
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Hemayet Uddin (BB) (Bir Bikrom, this is a gallantry award by Bangladesh gov) (; 3 December 1937 – 22 October 2016), more widely known by his first name Hemayet, was a famous Bangladeshi militia leader and freedom fighter in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. For his valor, he was awarded the honor Bir Bikrom, a national award for gallantry and was conferred a military rank of Subedar after the war.
Apart from centrally coordinated Mukti Bahini and Mujib Bahini, a vast number of local resistance armies were formed during the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistani occupation. Hemayet Bahini (The Hemayet Force) was a notable one of them. It operated in the Gopalganj and Barishal region of the country and was successful in harassing and restricting the movement of Pakistani armed forces in the region.
Before the war, Hemayet Uddin was a Havildar of the East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan army. He also worked as an instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad. He was cashiered from service in 1970 on account of political agitation.
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Elymus macrourus
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Elymus macrourus is a species of grass known by the common names tufted wheatgrass and thickspike wildrye. It is native to northwestern North America in Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. It is also present in eastern Siberia.
This perennial grass grows in tufts of narrow, erect stems up to about 80 centimeters tall. It grows from a rhizome, resprouting to form new tufts. It also reproduces by seed.
This grass occurs in moist habitat types such as riverbanks, sand bars, and woodlands, often alongside willow species ("Salix" spp.). It is also associated with prickly rose ("Rosa acicularis"), western river alder ("Alnus incana"), highbush cranberry ("Viburnum edule"), raspberry ("Rubus idaeus"), northern bedstraw ("Galium boreale"), alpine bluegrass ("Poa alpina"), common fireweed ("Epilobium angustifolium"), Tilesius wormwood ("Artemisia tilesii"), and rough bentgrass ("Agrostis scabra").
This grass easily colonizes disturbed habitat, such as areas recently cleared by fire. It is a useful species for revegetation in appropriate habitat. It helps prevent erosion.
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Ghana Wildlife Society
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The Ghana Wildlife Society is a conservationist NGO seeking to support Ghana's diverse wildlife to help provide both a "better environment" and an "improved quality of life for all people." It is BirdLife International's partner in Ghana. The society was formed in the early 1970s but suffered from a hiatus in its activities. It was restarted in 1991 through a "Save the Seashore Birds Project - Ghana (SSPC-G)". This project ended in June 1994 and the Society took over the work of that project.
The Society is involved with many conservation projects including: the Important Bird Areas Project-Ghana, the Amanzuri Community Integrated Project, the Mount Afadjato Community Forest Conservation Project, the Wetlands and Waterbird Conservation Project, the Conservation Awareness Programme in schools and communities, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Programme. The projects are supported by a range of overseas donors including: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the UNDP and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ghana.
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Ali Seçkiner Alıcı
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Ali Seçkiner Alıcı (born 3 July 1965) is a Turkish musician and actor.
Life.
He was born on 3 July 1965, in Kars. In 1985 graduated from the Music Education Department of Gazi Üniversitesi. After 4 years of music education, he became a member of the "Devlet Çoksesli Korosu" that was established in 1988 as a bassist. He left it in 2017. Ali Seçkiner Alıcı at the same time in Ankara was participating working in plays, as a music director and education consultant. Beside the films and tv shows that he was a part of precedingly, he was a leading role in Mahmut Fazıl Coşkuns 75. Venedik Film Festivali participating film ""Anons" and Çağıl Bocut's first feature film "Sardunya"". At the same time he had important roles in populer projects such as "Bergen", "Beni Çok Sev", "Yargı", "Bizim için Şampiyon". His latest event was the 75th Cannes Film Festival's ""Un Certain Regard" sections International premier of Emin Alper's latest film "Kurak Günler"".
Other.
Alıcı was among the top searched people in 2022 with over 9-thousand news sources about him that year.
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Im Kinsky
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The auction house im Kinsky is an important art auction house located in Vienna's Palais Kinsky. The auctioneer of the house is Michael Kovacek.
Locations.
The auction house specialized in Austrian art, in particular modern and contemporary art, though it also deals with the Art Nouveau, antiques, Asian, Old Masters and 19th Century paintings.
Auctions.
In the almost 90 auctions im Kinsky has set records on Austrian art market. Egon Schiele's "Girl" from 1917 at a price of 3,562,400 euros, recorded the highest price ever achieved in Austria for a work of art. Other records were set by Egon Schiele's "View of Krumau" (1,233,000 euros), Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller's "The End of School Lessons" (1,061,000 euros) and Gustav Klimt's "Helene" (1,037,000 euros). This means that im Kinsky holds four of the five highest auction sales ever achieved in Austria. In 2010, Egon Schiele's "The Procession" was auctioned at the Kinsky for 4,437,400 euros.
On 12 April 2016, at the request of the French Ministry of Culture and an order of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office, the auction of the "Portrait of a Gentleman" by Bartholomeus van der Helst from 1647, which had been stolen by the National Socialists in 1943, was stopped.
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Adolescence (ballet)
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Adolescence (Prelude and Song) was an early modern dance solo choreographed by Martha Graham to music by Paul Hindemith. It premiered on March 2, 1929, at the Booth Theatre in New York City.
The all-solo program included two other new works, "Danza" and "Resurrection", and eight previously performed pieces: "Dance", "Immigrant", "Valses Sentimentales", "Four Insincerities", "Tanagra", "Two Variations from Sonatina", "Fragilité" and "Fragments".
Seattle's "Week Town Crier" described the work as depicting youth, "curious, yearning, fearful, swept away by strange visions and dreams. A very difficult, complex thing made sweepingly beautiful by its utter simplicity and sincerity." "Dance Magazine"'s reviewer called the solo "delicate and sensitive."
"The New York Times" critic wrote, "The dancer has achieved an exquisite result. Simple and stark in design, it is at the same time warm and tender in mood, childishly frank and yet deft and penetrating. It is the happiest use Miss Graham has yet made of her economy of movement, and perhaps the least inclined in the direction of ugliness."
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Clark County Water Reclamation District
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The Clark County Water Reclamation District (District) is a government wastewater treatment agency in Clark County, Nevada. As a member of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, its mission is to treat millions of gallons of wastewater that is produced every day. The District is the largest water treatment agency in Southern Nevada and is responsible for treating wastewater from unincorporated parts of Clark County within the Las Vegas Valley, including most of the Las Vegas Strip, and the communities of Blue Diamond, Moapa Valley, Indian Springs, Laughlin, and Searchlight.
The district was created by judicial decree in August 1954. Prior to that time, the treatment of sewage in unincorporated Clark County was by means of cesspools, septic tanks, and several small treatment plants operated by the hotels along the Las Vegas Strip. The continuing growth of both the tourist and residential portions of the community pointed out the need for more sanitary and efficient means of treating the wastewater.
The District collects and reclaims an average of per day of wastewater. Current plans call for expansion of the district's facility to allow for up to per day of wastewater to be treated, which will be needed as the Las Vegas Valley continues to grow.
Other wastewater in the Las Vegas Valley is treated by individual cities that operate their own treatment facilities.
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Bob Rinker
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Robert John Rinker (April 21, 1921 – December 19, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in three Major League games as a pinch hitter and catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. The native of Audenried, Pennsylvania, batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Rinker's professional career lasted three seasons, beginning in 1948 and ending immediately after his September 1950 audition with the Athletics in the waning days of Connie Mack's 50-year tenure as the team's manager.
Rinker was called up to the majors directly from the Class C Middle Atlantic League, where he had batted .381 in 126 at bats. In his debut game, on September 6, 1950 at Griffith Stadium, he pinch hit for A's pitcher Bobby Shantz in the eighth inning and singled off Sandy Consuegra of the Washington Senators. However, he was erased on a double play by Philadelphia's next batter, Eddie Joost. He would appear in two more games, one as a pinch hitter on September 8 and the other as a late-inning replacement for starting catcher Joe Tipton, and go hitless in two at bats, to finish with a Major League average of .333. He had no runs batted in.
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Mihran Poghosyan
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Mihran Poghosyan (; born 29 May 1976) is an Armenian businessman and civil servant and currently deputy of the Republican Party of Armenia. He was Major-General of Justice and Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer since June 2008, until he resigned in April 2016, following revelations in the Panama Papers.
The SIS had launched a criminal investigation shortly after Poghosyan’s resignation. The Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia said on January 24, 2017 that it will not press criminal charges against Major General of Justice.
Poghosyan was born in Yerevan on 29 May 1976. He studied Economics at Yerevan State University from 1993-1998 and Law at the International University in Moscow from 2004-2006 and holds a PhD in Economics.
The title "Honorary Professor" was conferred on him by the Scientific Council of the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia.
He was the youngest citizen of Armenia to be awarded the Major General honour (outside of periods of war).
In April 2017, Poghosyan was elected a deputy of the National Assembly of the RA by the territorial electoral list of the RPA, from the first electoral district.
In 2019, Poghosyan founded a construction company in the Russian Federation.
He is married to Karineh Mkhitaryan, and they have three children.
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Earl Hersh
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Earl Walter Hersh (May 21, 1932 – March 18, 2013), was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played seven games in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the Milwaukee Braves, during the season. He was originally signed by the Braves, as an amateur free agent, prior to the season. Hersh also played in the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
Hersh graduated from West Chester Teachers College in 1953. He was inducted into that institution's Athletic Hall of Fame. A two-sport athlete, Hersh was recognized separately, in both football (1982), and baseball (1992). An end, he was also drafted by the National Football League (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles, in the 27th round of the 1953 NFL Draft, but elected to play baseball professionally.
In , Hersh won the American Association RBI title, while playing for the Wichita Braves. On May 28, 1959, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a four-player deal, but was returned to the Braves system when another player involved in the trade refused to report to his new team.
A curious fact is that all three of Hersh's big league hits were doubles, which ties him with Verdo Elmore and Dennis Powell for the most hits in an MLB career, where all of the player's hits were two-baggers.
Hersh was born in Ebbvale, Maryland. He spent most of his adult life in the field of education, serving as an educator, administrator, and coach, retiring in 1992. Hersh died in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 2013.
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Jonathan Bailey House (Whittier, California)
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Formerly known as "The Old Ranch House", the Jonathan Bailey House is a historic site in Whittier, California. The Bailey House was built around 1868–1869 by Jacob Gerkens. In 1887, the house was occupied by Quakers Jonathan Bailey and his wife, Rebecca. It is the oldest remaining building in Whittier. The first Quaker meetings in the area were held on the front porch of the Bailey House. In 1975, the Jonathan Bailey House was deeded to the City of Whittier and now operates as a museum by the Whittier Historical Society with maintenance by the City of Whittier Park Department with special help from volunteers. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Jonathan Bailey.
Jonathan Bailey was born in Prince George County, Virginia, in 1819. When just a boy, the Bailey family relocated to Ohio along with many other Quaker families. As an adult, Jonathan Bailey married Rebecca Frazier, owned a successful mill, was a farmer, became a church and community leader, and at the age of 68, he and his wife moved to Whittier, California. The first permanent settlers and original native people of Whittier were actually the Tongva tribe. The Tongva (/ˈtɒŋvə/ tong-və) are Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2).
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Action for Trans Health
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Action for Trans Health are a British advocacy group who campaign to improve access to transgender health care and to make it more democratic.
History.
In January 2017, the group co-organised a protest with No Prisons Manchester and Queer Agenda Sheffield outside of HM Prison Doncaster over the death of Jenny Swift, a trans woman who died while incarcerated in the prison. In September 2017, the group was involved in a counter-protest against an anti-trans group at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park that sparked controversy after a brief fight broke out between one of the anti-trans demonstrators and one of the counter-protestors.
In May 2021, Dr Harriet Hutchinson, a community organiser with the group, gave evidence to a meeting of the Women and Equalities Select Committee for the committee's inquiry into Gender Recognition Act 2004 reform. Hutchinson provided the committee with evidence that trans people were often forced to "conform to stereotypes in order to receive a diagnosis" of gender dysphoria, and called for the NHS Gender Identity Clinic system to be abandoned in favour of an informed consent model.
Services.
The group maintains a list of trans-friendly GPs in the United Kingdom, crowdsourced from the trans community.
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Michael Witbrock
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Michael John Witbrock is a computer scientist in the field of artificial intelligence. Witbrock is a native of New Zealand and is the former Vice President of Research at Cycorp, which is carrying out the Cyc project in an effort to produce a genuine Artificial Intelligence.
Background and affiliations.
Witbrock was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and has a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining Cycorp, he was a principal scientist at Terra Lycos, working on integrating statistical and knowledge-based approaches to understanding Web user behavior; he has also been associated with Just Systems Pittsburgh Research Center and the Informedia Digital Library at Carnegie Mellon.
Research topics.
Witbrock's dissertation work was on speaker modeling; before going to Cycorp, he published in a broad range of areas, including:
His work at Cycorp has focused on improving its knowledge formation efforts, particularly dialogue processing, and on improving accessibility to the Cyc project.
Random art.
Together with John Mount, Witbrock is credited with genetic art, a kind of Computer-generated art.
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Gianfranco Bettin
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Gianfranco Bettin (Venice, 21 June 1955) is an Italian sociologist and long-time leader of the Greens in Veneto.
During his long political career, he was deputy mayor of Venice for Mestre (1995–2005) and member of the Regional Council of Veneto (2000–2010). In 2003 he supported the Gianfranco Fini's proposal to have migrant citizens vote at the general national elections. Additionally, he supported the anticicipation of the full citizenship rights for migrants in the municipal and regional territory, including the administrative vote for the Deputy Major and for the Veneto Council.
In 2010 he launched IDEA – List for Veneto in order to broaden the base of Greens in Veneto, but somewhat surprisingly he was not re-elected.
In 2010 he won 35% of the vote in the centre-left primary election for mayor of Venice and barely won the nomination (the winner was Giorgio Orsoni with a mere 46% of the vote). Bettin was later a member of the municipal executive of Venice and president of the municipality of Marghera.
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Technical Image Press Association
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The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) is an international, non-profit association advocating the interests of the photography and imaging magazine-publishing industry.
The association represents 30 titles, published in eight European countries and seven non-European countries.
History.
The organization was established in 1991 as an association of European photography and imaging magazines. Since 2009, members have joined from outside of Europe.
Activities.
Each year, the editors of the member magazines vote for the best products introduced to the market during the previous twelve months, taking into account innovation, cutting-edge technology, design, ease-of-use and the price to performance ratio of the products.
TIPA holds its awards ceremony every second year at photokina, a biennial trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries.
Member magazines.
The member magazines that form TIPA are:
Administration.
TIPA is supported by a board of directors and a secretariat based in Madrid, Spain. The board is elected by members at a general meeting held every year.
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Henkenshage
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Henkenshage is a notable building located in the municipality of Meierijstad in the Netherlands. It is a former fortified farmhouse, known in the 14th century as a Strijpe or Streepe. The building, often mistaken for a castle, is not a real castle but rather a manor house.
In 1818, Henkenshage was bought by Dutch diplomat and civil servant Christaan Diederik Emerens Johan Bangeman Huygens, who was Minister Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C. from 1825 to 1832. Born in Sint-Oedenrode, he lived at the mansion for a period and in 1843 it went to his only son, Rutger Bangeman Huygens van Löwendal.
The property was bought in 1850 by Peter Jacob Girard de Mielet van Coehoorn and was given its present form as a country stay.
During World War II, Henkenshage was used as a distribution centre, and during the liberation of Holland (Operation Market Garden) in 1944 it was the headquarters of the US 101st Airborne Division.
It is now known as Kasteel Henkenshage and is a Wedding and Function Centre.
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Dress Her in Indigo
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Dress Her in Indigo (1969) is the eleventh novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald.
Plot synopsis.
McGee investigates what happened to a young woman, Beatrice "Bix" Bowie, on behalf of her father, Harlan Bowie, after she disappears into the expatriate subculture of hippies and drug addicts in Oaxaca, Mexico, and is found dead. McGee interacts with several characters to track down the true story of Bix and her four now-missing companions, Walter "Rocko" Rockland, Jerome Nesta, Mindy McLeen, and Carl Saunders. McLeen's father Wally is in Oaxaca on his own search McGee's sidekick Meyer, a family friend of the Bowies, convinced McGee to investigate, and joins McGee in Mexico.
Theme.
The title phrase "Dress Her in Indigo" is found on page 244 of the first edition when one of the characters states, "Look at how splendid that color is for her. It makes those deep blue eyes look almost deep violet. I will dress her in indigo, and in the good blues and greens and grays." This the only book in the series that uses a verb in the title (dress).
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Lower Machen
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Lower Machen () is a small hamlet of 19 houses on the A468 road at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales.
Machen itself lies further west in the county borough of Caerphilly, although both lie within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Lower Machen holds an annual festival of chamber music concerts in the 12th-century church of St. Michael and All Angels. Ruperra Castle is also located in Lower Machen. Lower Machen was formerly served by Church Road railway station, which closed in 1957. The Conservative politician, Peter Thorneycroft, lived at Machen House in the hamlet, during his time as Member of Parliament for Monmouth from 1945-1966.
St Michael and All Angels' Church.
It is believed that the church () was founded during the Celtic period in the 6th century. The current building dates back to the 12th century. The church has connections with the Morgan family of the nearby Tredegar House in Newport. There are eleven hatchments connected with the family and the Morgan Family Chapel contains monuments to the family. Three of the hatchments appeared in BBC One's "Antiques Roadshow" broadcast on 23 November 2014 and were valued at around £3,000 each.
The church has eight bells which are rung at festivals and weddings.
External links.
Lower Machen Festival - www.lowermachenfestival.co.uk - an annual chamber music festival founded in 1967
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Kenny Macintyre (political journalist)
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Kenny Macintyre (19 July 1944 – 30 May 1999) was a Scottish political journalist. Born in Oban, he spent most of his life on Mull, and became a journalist in his 30s. He was known for his work ethic and sense of humour. He was Political and Industrial Correspondent for BBC Scotland for 10 years and was also a keen sportsman. He was a son of Angus Macintyre, a poet and bank manager. Before he entered journalism he was a bank clerk, and ran a gift shop and a building business. He was the father of Colin MacIntyre, the musician, and Kenny Macintyre who is also a BBC journalist. During his career as a journalist, he charmed John Major into giving him an interview by telling him that if he refused, Chelsea F.C. would be defeated. He ambushed Margaret Thatcher by hiding in a hotel cupboard to get an interview with her. He refused an OBE. He died of a heart attack while jogging in Glasgow. Then-prime minister Tony Blair called him "an institution". He also received eulogies from Donald Dewar, Charles Kennedy, Gordon Brown, George Robertson, Alex Salmond, Michael Forsyth and Tam Dalyell. He was buried at Taynuilt with a mobile phone.
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Baccharis articulata
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Baccharis articulata is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae.
The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, but was later reclassified by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1807. The species is used for a variety of medical uses and is also native to parts of South America.
Medical uses.
It is used in traditional folk medicine for liver diseases. It has also been traditionally used to treat digestive disorders and urinary infections. In Brazil the plant is used to treat diarrhea in cattle.
Distribution.
It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It can be found in the Paranaese forest. It was also introduced to Spain.
Flowers.
Like almost all baccharis species, "Baccharis articulata" is dioecious with unisexual flowers. The flowers are visited by "Discodon", "Apis mellifera", "Lucilia sericata", and "Ruizantheda divaricata".
In August and September, the plant has multi-petal flowers which are pale greenish yellow.
Common names.
In Portuguese, the species goes by the common name "carqueja-branca", "carqueja-doce", and "carquejinha".
In English, it goes by the common name salt water false willow.
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MARCH (Japanese Universities)
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MARCH (マーチ, "Māchi") is the collective name of 5 private universities located in Tokyo, Japan. The name comes from the initial letters of the Japanese Roman characters of each school:
MARCH universities are some of Japan's most prestigious and well known private universities. They have highly selective admissions, with an acceptance rate averaging around 15%. All MARCH universities have an entrance examination difficulty level that is in the top 10 for private universities in Japan.
Combined, MARCH universities' alumni include 5 world leaders, 2 Supreme Court Justices, and 6 Olympic medalists. Meiji, Hosei and Rikkyo universities are part of the Top Global University Project of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Extensions.
GMARCH.
Originating in 2005, GMARCH is a widely used extension of MARCH, with G being Gakushuin University (学習院大学, "Gakushūin Daigaku").
TMARCH.
With T standing for Toyo University (東洋大学, "Tōyō Daigaku"), the extension recently originated in 2023 as a result of Toyo's rise in prestige and reputation, with observers and pundits often comparing the University with the rest of MARCH.
JMARCH.
A former extension, Sophia University (上智大学, "Jōchi Daigaku)," alongside the rest of MARCH, were called "JMARCH" in the 1960s. The term is no longer used, due to Sophia now being grouped with Waseda and Keio as Japan's top 3 private universities.
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Solanum subinerme
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Solanum subinerme is a species of flowering plant from the genus "Solanum". The species was originally described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
Description.
"Solanum subinerme" is a flowering shrub that can grow up to 3 meters in height. It has purple flowers and berrylike fruit.
Range.
"Solanum subinerme" has been observed and documented in the northern part of South America and the Caribbean.
Ecology.
It has been suggested that cattle ingesting "Solanum subinerme" may experience cerebellar degeneration. The main clinical signs are periodic crises with loss of balance, falls, opisthotonus, and nystagmus.
Look-a-likes.
"Solanum subinerme" looks similar to "Solanum junctum" and "Solanum poinsettiifolium". "S. subinerme" has larger flowers, longer cauline prickles, and often has long straight prickles on the adaxial leaf surface that are lacking in Solanum junctum. Solanum poinsettiifolium has fewer spines, dense white tomentum on the abaxial leaf surfaces, stout unbranched inflorescences, and more extensive interpetalar corolla tissue than Solanum junctum.
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Poh Siew Wah
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Poh Siew Wah is a Singaporean artist known for his powerful Abstract Expressionistic styled paintings themed to Singapore and Southeast Asian landscapes. His "Rhythmic Exuberance" series of paintings also form the main theme for the interiors of the Farrer Park MRT station.
Born in Singapore, Poh first received his art education in Gan Eng Seng Secondary School where he was taught by his teachers, artist S. Namasivayam and Yeong Ah Soo, both encouraging the young Poh to experiment with various art mediums. In 1967, Poh entered the Teacher's Training College, majoring in art education. Even then, this earnestness to experiment in his art-making followed him through College, which opened up his mind to newer techniques and ideas in art. Poh graduated from the college in 1970 and taught art with various schools in Singapore.
Poh is a self-taught artist and inspired by works of the Impressionists and Cubism, which led him to develop his unique style exploring ideas about nature. His major influence came from the works by Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies and helped to embark Poh's personal journey into abstract art and free-form expression works of art in ink.
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Alex Jolig
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Alexander Jolig (born January 14, 1963, Stuttgart), better known by his stage name Alex, is a German actor, singer, and motorcycle racer.
Once a housemate in Big Brother Germany reality show on RTL II, he became famous in Europe and also internationally with his hit songs Ich will nur dich and Willst du...?. The former reached #3 and stood there for 10 weeks in Germany, #5 for 9 weeks in Austria, and #15 for 7 weeks in Switzerland, but the latter was less successful and reached #46 for 3 weeks in German charts.
Alex is an actor, known for Python 2 (2002), Interceptor Force 2 (2002), and Sperling (1996). He has been married to Britt since 2012. He was previously married to Sandra Mahnkopp. Currently working at 9.91 Radio, and has a book on the way, "A Life In The Big Brother House". The release date is yet to be announced.
The interesting thing about his music career is that most of his fans, about 80 percent, are from Iran, which was shown on his Instagram account in a documentary made by Bamdad Esmaeili for Radio farda TV network in 2017. He also said he started his music career just for fun, and he didn't think that he would become so popular, but then he had to choose between his company and music, which he the company because he cared more about it.
He has a son with his ex-girlfriend.
He has a spouse.
Owned two local Hip Restaurants in Bonn which he handed over to his younger brother.
He took part in March 2008 HyperMania in Dubai, UAE.
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Marc Seriff
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Marc S. Seriff (born May 5, 1948 in Austin, Texas) is best known as the CTO and co-founder of America Online, along with Jim Kimsey (CEO), Steve Case, and William von Meister (as Control Video Corporation).
Biography.
Seriff received his B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971 and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1974.
In 1974 he was one of the first dozen people at Telenet Communications. He later served as an executive of several audio and data communications companies, including GTE Corporation, Venture Technology, Digital Music, Inc., and Control Video Corporation. In 1985, he co-founded Quantum Computer Services (later known as America Online), where he served as a Senior Vice President until 1996.
From August 1997 to May 1998 he was a director of InteliHome, which merged with Global Converging Technologies. From January to June 1998 he was CEO of Eos Management, LLC. He also served as a director of U.S. Online Communications.
In a 2007 interview, Seriff cited two people who influenced him at a young age: J.C.R. Licklider, one of his professors in graduate school at MIT, and Larry Roberts, whom he met and worked for at Telenet.
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TAST
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In linguistics, TAST (always written as uppercase T plus uppercase AST in subscript) is an abbreviation for the time of assertion, a secondary temporal reference in establishing tense.
Grammatical tense represents the contrast between two measurements along the timeline of an utterance, with one of those measurements being the time of utterance TUTT (the time at which the actual utterance is made). TUTT is always the primary point of reference for tense. There are three additional references to which TUTT can be contrasted: TAST — the time of assertion, TCOM — the time of completion, and TEVL — the time of evaluation; these are secondary references. The type used for the secondary reference is determined by aspect and type of utterance.
TAST is the time at which the action of a verb takes place. It can be a single point in time (in the non-durational aspects) such as in English “I had dinner at 5pm.” Or, it can be a range of time (in the durational aspects) such as “I was eating dinner from 5 till 7.”
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Slovak National Council (1848–49)
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The Slovak National Council was a Slovak political body, which was created in Vienna on September 15–16, 1848 during the Revolutions of 1848. It was led by Ľudovít Štúr, Jozef Miloslav Hurban and Michal Miloslav Hodža.
It organised the Slovak Uprising in 1848–1849 within the Revolution of 1848, as well as executive power in Western parts of Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) occupied by united Austrian-Slovak forces within their fight against the Hungarians.
The first meeting on the territory of contemporary Slovakia was in the house of Mrs. Koléniová in Myjava (then Miava).
On 19 September 1848, the first national gathering of Slovaks took place in Myjava as part of the First Slovak Volunteer Campaign (from Vienna via Moravia to Slovakia). Ľudovít Štúr declared the independence of the Slovak nation from Hungary at the gathering. However, the Slovak National Council administered only Myjava and its surroundings and the volunteers were defeated after a few days.
The Slovak National Council also participated in the organization of the remaining Slovak volunteer Campaigns and other activities during the revolution. It ceased to exist in the autumn of 1849, after the revolution had been suppressed.
There is a commemorative tablet to the council near the Karlskirche in Vienna.
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The Hygieostatic Bat Roost is located in Kendall County, approximately east of Comfort on the south side of RM 473, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was erected in 1918 on property owned by former San Antonio Mayor Pro Tem Albert Steves, who had commissioned San Antonio health officer Dr. Charles A. R. Campbell to design the structure. The shingled pyramid-shaped raised tower stands high. One dormer serves as an entrance for the bats, while the other dormers are ornamental. The lower portion of the tower allows access for humans. The concrete base of the tower is raised off the ground, facilitating wagons being driven beneath to collect the guano.
Campbell had been researching a method of controlling the spread of mosquito-carried malaria, by encouraging the insect's natural enemy, the bat. Although mosquitoes have other natural enemies, many of them are active only during the daytime hours, while bats fly in search of food during the night when mosquitoes are most active. Campbell patented his bat roost design and erected several of them in the San Antonio area beginning in 1907. When the bat roost was built on his Kendall County property, Steves coined the name Hygieostatic Bat Roost based on the Greek words "hygiea" (health) and "stasis" (standing). The descendants of Albert Steves still own the property where the tower is located. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981. In 1983, the roost was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Mount Kasa
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is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.
Mountaineering.
Main ascent routes.
There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.
Mountain hut.
Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kasa.
Around Shin-Hotaka-Onsen, there are many hot spring (Onsen) to take the tiredness and to relax.
Geography.
It is the mountain that consists chiefly of the Porphyry (geology). The higher region than Shakushi-daira(杓子平) are the forest limit of Siberian Dwarf Pine belt, and the place that Alpine plant grows naturally and Rock Ptarmigan live.
Nearby mountains.
Mount Kasa is on the subridge (from Mount Sugoroku) of the main ridge line in the southern part of the Hida Mountains. There are Mount Shakujō and Mount Ōkibanotsuji on the southern ridge.
Rivers.
The mountain is the source of the following rivers, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan.
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Vokzalna (Kyiv Metro)
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Vokzalna (, ) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened along with the Metro on 6 November 1960 and is named after Kyiv's Central rail station (Vokzal)
Decoratively the station is reminiscent of the 1950s stations seen in Moscow Metro, particularly VDNKh. To justify the name of a main railway terminal and thus as a gateway to the system and to Kyiv the architects (V.Yezhov, E.Katonyn, V.Skyharov, I.Shemsedinov, A.Dobrovolsky and I.Maslenkov) took a pylon trivault design with bright white marbled pylons and white ceramic tiles on the walls. Lighting comes from square chandeliers suspended from the apex of the vault. The pylons are decorated with bronze medallions depicting the various episodes from Ukrainian and Soviet history (artist O. Mizin); they are planned to be removed due to 2015 decommunization laws.) In the far end of the station is a bronze grill that used to have a large image of Lenin.
The station's round vestibule is part of a larger structure which contains platforms leaving to the commuter trains. On 16 August 2006, the "Construction Committee of Kyiv" approved plans for a second exit to open on the opposite side of the railway station with access to the southern terminal. The station will also serve as a future transfer to Podilsko-Voskresenska Line, with Vokzalna-II to open in 2015.
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Dos Palmas Preserve
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Dos Palmas Preserve is a wildlife preserve in the Colorado Desert in Riverside County, California, in the United States. The preserve is within the Salt Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It contains a large oasis and wetland habitat, with pools fed both by water seeping from the Coachella Canal and by artesian water from several springs, including the Dos Palmas Spring. Desert fan palms are abundant.
Plants and wildlife.
Endangered species at the preserve include the Yuma rail (a subspecies of Ridgway's rail), the desert pupfish and Orocopia sage; the black rail is on the state "threatened" list. More common resident or migrant species that may be seen at the oasis include the American avocet, black-necked stilt, bufflehead, desert woodrat, flat-tail horned lizard, leaf-nosed bat, least bittern, osprey, lesser scaup and snowy egret. Loggerhead shrike, northern harrier and the prairie falcon are found in the surrounding desert.
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Pillai Nila (TV series)
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Pillai Nila is a 2012-2014 Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 23 April 2012. It aired Monday through Saturday at 5:30PM IST. The show starring by Shamitha Shreekumar, Divya Padmini, Shyam Ganesh, Shreekumar, Neha Menon and Shanthi Williams.
The show was produced by Saregama and directed by V. Sadhashivam, with screenplay by A. Jawahar. Pillai Nila is the fight between two good friends, Hema and Kokila, for Baby Nila. The show last aired 4 October 2014 and ended with 679 episodes. The show was re-telecastied from 24 October 2022 at 10:00AM (Indian Standard Time).
Plot.
Kokila (Shamitha) and Hema (Divya Padmini) are best friends who are thick as thieves. Unfortunately they break up due to their love over Nila(Neha). Though this is the main line of story, a number of minor characters and stories associated with Nila are intermingled in the series. Nila stays with Kokila and Ramkumar and loves them like her parents and the couple reciprocates it. Suspicion creeps in the mind of Nila when she overhears the conversation between Sharadha and Ramkumar. Nila mistakenly accuses Ramkumar guilty of an affair with Sharada and being the father of Hari, who is actually her nephew.
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Beautiful fruit dove
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The beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus), also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove, is a small, approximately long, mainly green fruit dove. It has a red crown, whitish throat, a greenish-yellow bill and purplish-red feet. It has a blue-grey breast and yellowish orange belly, with a reddish purple patch in between. Both sexes are similar.
The beautiful fruit dove is distributed in rainforests of New Guinea and the islands of Batanta, Waigeo, Salawati and Misool in West Papua, Indonesia. The female usually lays a single white egg.
Its diet consists mainly of various fruits from trees, palms and vines. In the Port Moresby area, birds were found to eat a mixed diet in May. Large "Tristiropsis canarioides" fruit were taken when available, but the species gets displaced from fruiting trees by larger pigeons such as the collared imperial pigeon ("Ducula mullerii"). Small "Endiandra" sp. fruit were very often eaten, but made up only a small quantity of food volume. Other food were "Gymnacranthera paniculata" and small quantities of "Polyalthia" sp., "Livistona" palm fruit, and occasionally pepper ("Piper") berries. Despite their small size, they are able to swallow fruits of 5 cm³ volume, which would translate into a diameter of about 2 cm in spherical fruit. (Frith "et al." 1976)
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the beautiful fruit dove is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Recreational kayak
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A recreational kayak is a type of kayak that is designed for the casual paddler interested in recreational activities on a lake or flatwater stream; they presently make up the largest segment of kayak sales.
Comparison with other types of kayaks.
As compared to the other big kayaks, a recreational kayak has characteristics which are different like a larger cockpit that is easy to open, make an entry and exit from. It has a wider beam of about for more stability in water and is generally less than in length. This smaller dimensions of the recreational kayak makes it smaller than a longer boat. As compared to the big kayaks, a recreational kayak is light, and thus it is easier to handle both in and out of water. This recreational kayak is cheaper as compared to a big kayak. Since the recreational kayak has a wider hull, recreational kayaks will not track lines, especially straight lines as compared to longer and narrower models. A recreational kayak has limited cargo carrying capacity as compared to a huge kayak. The materials used to manufacture the recreational kayak is rotomolded polyethylene which is less expensive and has fewer options.
Recreational kayaks are generally used for fishing. Other models may be inflatable, this can make for easier storage, but would require an air pump to inflate once it is brought to the desired destination.
External links.
Expert kayaks
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Marlim
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Marlim is a giant Brazilian oil field located in the north-eastern part of the Campos Basin, about 110 km offshore Rio de Janeiro, in water depths ranging from 650 to 1,050 m. Marlim means marlin, in Portuguese.
Marlim was originally discovered by well in February 1985. The 75 m column was predominantly unconsolidated sandstone, with a permeability as high as two darcies. The discovery also showed high-gravity oil (17-21 degree API). At the time of discovery, the Marlim reservoir had an oil-in-place volume of about 9 billion barrels and an expectated 1.7 billion barrels of oil in total reserves.
Geology.
The Marlim field consists of a single Oligocene producing horizon of sandstone turbidites, with an area of 152 km2. Reflection seismology in 1972 disclosed a faulted anticline and seismic amplitude bright spot, which was drilled by wildcat 1-RJS-219A in 1985 and discovered oil. The stratigraphy of the Campos Basin starts with the Lower Cretaceous Lago Feia Formation a source rock, followed by the Albian Macae Formation consisting of shallow water carbonates overlain by late Albian shales, marls, calcilutites, and turbidite sandstones. From this formation through most of the Cenozoic, the Campos Formation was deposited, consisting of deep water turbiditic sandstones and shales, the main producers in the Albacora and Marlim fields. Finally, the basin was filled by the Ubatuba Formation, consisting of slope and shelf deposits.
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Tim Potter
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Tim Potter is an English actor in theatre, films and TV since the 1980s.
Career.
Potter's stage work includes playing the role of Salvador Dalí in the original production of Terry Johnson's "Hysteria" at the Royal Court in 1993, and Charles II in Stephen Jeffreys' "The Libertine" the following year. He has appeared in productions of plays by Edward Bond, Oscar Wilde, Dario Fo, Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, Shakespeare, George Etherege and Jim Cartwright. and worked for directors including Sam Mendes, Phyllida Lloyd, Neil Bartlett, Ken Russell, Benjamin Ross, Julian Jarrold, Steven Berkoff, Max Stafford-Clark, Philip Prowse, Uberto Pasolini, Deborah Warner and Stephen Frears.
He was a founder member, with Jim Cartwright and Louis Mellis of Acme Acting, a theatre company which performed plays in domestic homes, using the whole house, with the audience following the actors room to room. His roles included Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Col. Kurtz in "Apocalypse Now".
His film roles include the Ghost of Christmas Future in "A Christmas Carol" (1999) opposite Patrick Stewart, Chief Gentleman in "The Prince and the Pauper" (2000), and Captain Hook in "Finding Neverland" (2004), as well as roles in "The Young Poisoner's Handbook" (1995), "Entrapment" (1999), "Faintheart" (2008), "Still Life" (2013), and the 1999 TV movie adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland".
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Hugh Metcalfe
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Hugh Metcalfe is a musician and filmmaker from London and Suffolk, England. He is best known as the promoter of The Klinker in London, a club which he has run in various venues since at least 1982 (stories vary). He plays guitar, violin, hi-hat and gas mask. He performs in several bands including Bicycle Clip Sex, The Small Faeces, The Cross-Dressed Quartet and Fuck Off Batman. He also performed with noted sound poet Bob Cobbing, saxophonist Lol Coxhill and dancer Jennifer Pike in Birdyak, up until Cobbing's death in 2002.
Metcalfe's experimental film work began in 1978, and uses 8mm film methods to produce silent films, often used later as a springboard for free musical improvisation, either by Metcalfe himself or other musicians. During some of the 1980s, Metcalfe ran a record label, 'Klinkerzoundz', releasing records by Metcalfe, Cobbing, the Bow Gamelan Ensemble, and more.
The Klinker has, in its 30-year lifespan, acquired a reputation as London's leading forum for free improvisation and marginal music and performance.
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Miles Corbet
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Miles Corbet (1595–1662) was an English politician, recorder of Yarmouth and Regicide.
Life.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk and the younger brother of Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, MP for Great Yarmouth from 1625 to 1629. He entered Lincoln's Inn and was appointed Recorder of Great Yarmouth.
Miles succeeded his brother John as MP for Yarmouth, England, serving from 1640 to 1653, and signed Charles I's death warrant.
In 1644 he was made clerk of the Court of Wards. In 1649 Oliver Cromwell granted the estate of Malahide Castle to Corbet after the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland. The castle was returned to its ancestral owners in 1660 with the restoration of Charles II. In 1655 Corbet was appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.
After the Restoration of Charles II of England in 1660, all the 59 men who had signed the death warrant for Charles I were in grave danger as they were considered regicides. Miles Corbet, like many of the 59, fled England. He went to the Netherlands where he thought he would be safe. However, with two other regicides (John Okey and John Barkstead) he was arrested by the English ambassador to the Netherlands, Sir George Downing, and returned to England under guard. After a trial, he was found guilty and then executed on 19 April 1662. In his dying speech he said:
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USS LST-924
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USS "LST-924" was an in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Construction.
"LST-924" was laid down on 8 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 17 June 1944; and commissioned on 10 July 1944.
Service history.
During World War II, "LST-924" was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landings in November 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945, and the Tarakan Island operation in April and May 1945.
Following the war, "LST-924" performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 5 May 1947, the ship was sold to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) where it operated as HTMS "Angthong" (LST-1).
Thai Service.
HTMS "Angthong" () had been discarded by the Royal Thai Navy by 1978, but was later restored to service circa 1994–1995. In 1998, she was renumbered LST-711. She was decommissioned in 2006. The name was later given to a new ship, an ordered from Singapore and delivered on 19 April 2012, commissioned as .
Awards.
"LST-924" earned four battle star for World War II service.
Bibliography.
Online resources
External links.
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Cecil Holmes (director)
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Cecil William Holmes (23 June 1921 – 24 August 1994) was a New Zealand-born film director and writer.
Biography.
Holmes was born on 23 June 1921 in Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and British Royal Navy during World War II before turning to filmmaking. He made a number of documentaries for the New Zealand National Film Unit then moved to Australia, where he directed several feature films and a number of documentaries for the Commonwealth Film Unit.
He died on 24 August 1994.
Personal life.
His second wife was author and Indigenous Australian advocate Sandra Le Brun Holmes, who contributed an account of the experience of their making "I, the Aboriginal" to "Walkabout", a magazine for which Holmes himself also wrote.
Recognition.
The Cecil Holmes Award given by the Australian Directors Guild is named after him. The Award was instigated in 1995, and is presented by the ADG board from time to time to honour recipients who have advocated for the role of the director.
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Ajaymerukot
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Ajaymerukot (Nepali:अजयमेरुकोट) was one of the capital of Doti kingdom established by the Malla kings in 13th century. The ruins of the palace is located in Ajaymeru Rural Municipality in Dadeldhura district which about 3.3 km away from Dadeldhhura, Nepal.
History.
The establishment of Ajaymerukot is not verified, but two theory exists. The first one says that it was established in the 13th century by king Ranjana Paal while another theory suggests it was established by two princes of Katyuri dynasity: Sahastra Paal and Niryapaldev before .
Copper inscription by king Niray Paldev from has been found in the ruins of the palace.
Palace ruins.
The ruins of palace consists of a seven storied main palace. A paved stair leads from palace to the bath house. The stone carvings in the face of palace is believed to be carved by "Jaad" artists from India. A assembly hall is situated in lower section of the palace. For a long period, the ruins were neglected. In 2074 BS, government started conservation effort by making a plan, however the encroachment of the area by local has affected the effort.
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Fay-Cooper Cole
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Fay-Cooper Cole (8 August 1881 – 3 September 1961) was a professor of anthropology and founder of the anthropology department at the University of Chicago; he was a student of Franz Boas. Most famously, he was a witness for the defense for John Scopes at the Scopes Trial. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1903 and became Assistant Curator of Anthropology of at the Field Museum of Natural History the following year. He led the museum's Philippine expeditions, collecting more than 5,000 objects, traveling together with his wife, Mabel Cook Cole, with whom he co-authored "The Story of Man." He helped establish the University of Chicago's graduate program in Anthropology and started an archeological survey of Illinois. Cole also played a central role in planning the anthropology exhibits for the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair. He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1941.
References.
Redman, Samuel J. Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museum (Cambridge: Harvard University Press). 2016.
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Transparency in Armaments
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Transparency in Armaments (TIA) is an arms control reporting program established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1991 under UN resolution 46/36L. It calls for annual reporting by UN member states on imports, exports, and holdings of weapons in seven categories: battle tanks; armored combat vehicles; large caliber artillery systems; attack helicopters; combat aircraft; warships; and missiles and missile launchers. Reporting is not required but is strongly encouraged. Reports are sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations and are maintained in the United Nations Conventional Arms Register (UNCAR).
Reporting has not been consistent. At least 170 member states and three non-member states have reported at least once since reporting began. However, in 2010, only 72 national reports were received. The highest rate of compliance is by nations that are members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), because the data required by TIA is comparable to that required by other OSCE arms control initiatives.
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Motorsports Association of India
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The Motorsports Association of India (MAI) was the national sporting authority (ASN) of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in India for a period between 2000 and 2008. It was the association responsible for the control and promotion of motorsport in India under the International Sporting Code of the FIA for a few years. The current ASN is Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India (FMSCI). MAI was a rival body formed by Nazir Hoosein.
The MAI was also a member of the Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK), the commission of the FIA that deals with world karting and runs the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), and other karting events.
As the sole recognised body of the FIA and CIK, the MAI was the only authority permitted to issue FIA licences for all levels of motorsport in India during that period.
The MAI was formed as a rival body to the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, which was also represented at the FIA and regained full control of motorsport after the MAI was disestablished in 2008. In December 2013, FIA removed MAI from its rolls of any membership or association.
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Vox (Nicholson Baker novel)
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Vox is a 1992 novel by Nicholson Baker. Unusually for a literary novel, "Vox" enjoyed several weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.
Reception.
On release.
On the release of "Vox", "Publishers Weekly" declared it was "unaccountably self-indulgent" and that "Baker's inestimable gift, evinced in the other books, for describing the indescribable with absolutely spot-on flourishes are nowhere to be found in "Vox"." For "The Village Voice", it "simply ushers us into the back pages of a glossy magazine", whereas "The New York Times Book Review" found it "a compelling and irresistible take, a tour-de-force illustration of the fantasy inherent in eroticism." For James Kaplan, writing in "Vanity Fair", "the book achieves between its two geographically distanced protagonists the kind of intimacy that all of us, from Bible-thumpers to leather fanciers yearn for. "Vox" is that rarest of rarities: a warm turn on".
Later.
Writing in "The New York Times" in 2011, Charles McGrath declared "Vox" to be a "phone-sex novel so steamy that Monica Lewinsky gave it as a gift to Bill Clinton." Baker's editor in the 1990s, David Rosenthal commented that "when "Vox" came in, I thought it was both hilarious and horny [...] I kept thinking, 'Where on earth did this come from?'"
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Saturday (Ocean Colour Scene album)
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Saturday is the ninth studio album by Ocean Colour Scene and first album by the band to be released on the Cooking Vinyl independent record label. The album was produced by Gavin Monaghan, who is also known for his work with Editors, Scott Matthews, Nizlopi and The Twang and engineered by Gazz Rogers. Saturday previously had the working title of 'Blue Sky Drinking' which was changed to 'Rockfield' and again shortly before its release to its eventual name of 'Saturday'.
The first single to be released from the album was 'Magic Carpet Days' as a digital download only single, the single failed to chart.
Upon its release "Saturday" débuted and peaked at #35 in the Official UK Album Chart.
The song Harry Kidnap was written in tribute to John Weller, the deceased father of Paul Weller, and Steve Cradock contributes lead vocals to his own song composition 'Postal'.
The album is to be released on limited edition green vinyl for the very first time as part of Record Store Day 2021.
Track listing.
All songs written by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock and Oscar Harrison, unless otherwise noted.
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Leyte, Leyte
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Leyte (IPA: ]), officially the Municipality of Leyte (; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,397 people.
History.
There are several versions as to how the place got its name. One of these relates that according to tradition, toward the west of the present town of Carigara, was a village ruled by Datu Ete. When the Augustinian Fathers heard of the region, they went to the place in order to Christianize the natives. They sailed by boat towards a small bay that swelled into a big river. Disembarking at a small village near the bank of the river, the friars asked the natives for direction. The natives, not knowing the language, answered, "Hira Ete" - which means, "the place belonged to Ete." The friars thought the natives meant that the name of the place was called Hiraete, hence their communications with their superiors referred to the place as Hiraite.
Geography.
Barangays.
Leyte is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Demographics.
In the 2020 census, the population of Leyte was 40,397 people, with a density of .
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Willi Heinz
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Willi Heinz (born 24 November 1986) is a professional rugby union player who currently plays for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC and the Crusaders in Super Rugby. Heinz started his professional career with the 2 clubs before moving to England and playing for Gloucester and Worcester Warriors in the Premiership. After almost a decade away from home, Heinz returned to Christchurch in 2022 to play for Canterbury and the Crusaders. He has also represented England internationally.
Heinz played four years in his 1st XV rugby team at school, Burnside High, which is a record for the school.
On 24 February 2015, English Premiership club Gloucester Rugby announced his signing for the start of the 2015–16 season.
In May 2017, he was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones. Heinz qualifies to represent England through his grandmother.
In August 2019, he was selected as the starting scrum-half and vice-captain for England's first summer international against Wales. That game marked his international debut for the England national team. The next day, Heinz was named in England's 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
On 23 February 2021, Heinz agreed to leave Gloucester for local rivals Worcester Warriors after six seasons on a two-year contract, option for a further season from the 2021–22 season. He left with immediate effect to return to New Zealand in March 2022.
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Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379
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The Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and Division No. 6.
History.
The RM of Reford No. 379 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.
Geography.
Communities and localities.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Demographics.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reford No. 379 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reford No. 379 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government.
The RM of Reford No. 379 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Gerald Gerlinsky while its administrator is Sherry Huber. The RM's office is located in Wilkie.
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The Amazing Charlatans
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The Amazing Charlatans is a compilation album by the American psychedelic rock band the Charlatans that was released in 1996 by Big Beat Records. The album is a collection of demos, tracks that appeared on singles, and previously unreleased sessions that the band recorded between August 1965 and early 1968, at a variety of different San Francisco studios.
All but three of the tracks featured on the album were previously unreleased, although a number of them had appeared on unofficial or bootleg albums over the years. The tracks on the album that had been officially released before were "The Shadow Knows" and "32–20", which had both been issued on a 1966 single, "Codine Blues", which had first appeared as "Codine" on the 1985 Rhino Records' compilation, "", and "Number One", which had appeared on the 1986 compilation, "The Autumn Records Story".
The tracks on the album originate from four recording dates: an August 1965 demo session for Autumn Records, a recording session for Kama Sutra Records in early 1966, a July 1967 demo session, and an early 1968 studio session. The final track on the album is a radio commercial for Groom N' Clean hair preparation, recorded in November 1966. It features the band playing their signature song, "Alabama Bound", with alternate lyrics outlining the merits of Groom N' Clean.
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Jungingen
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Jungingen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located nearby the castle Burg Hohenzollern, about 5 km east of Hechingen.
In former times, the city was located in "Hohenzollern-Hechingen", a principality of the House of Hohenzollern, and a fiefdom of Swabian counts.
Geography.
Jungingen is located in the valley of the Starzel, a tributary of the Neckar.
Adjacent municipalities.
The following towns and municipalities border on Jungingen, clockwise from the north (all part of the Zollernalbkreis):
Hechingen, Burladingen and Albstadt.
History.
Jungingen was probably founded in the 4th century by Alemanni, named after a leader called "Jungo".
The village was first documented in 1075.
The local castle was located on a hill called "Bürgle". In 1278 it was transferred to the Order of St. John, and around 1300 to the Duke of Württemberg. In 1311, it was destroyed in the Towns war, by Reutlingen, which also burned down the village.
The most famous people from Jungingen were two brothers who became Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order during the Baltic Crusades, Konrad von Jungingen and Ulrich von Jungingen.
Under Konrad, the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia was at the peak of its power (1393–1407) after an invasion force under Konrad conquered the island of Gotland in 1398, destroyed Visby, and drove the Victual Brothers out of Gotland and the Baltic Sea.
Ulrich died 1410 in the Battle of Grunwald.
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Trentham Racecourse
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Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp.
The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Club.
The first race meeting was held there in January 1906.
In November 2022 it was reported that a $12.4 million investment from the New Zealand Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund would be used in a new 850 home housing development and shopping centre on Trentham Racecourse land. Mayor of Upper Hutt and Wellington Racing Club president Wayne Guppy said it would future proof the Club allowing it to upgrade its facilities and continue to operate, as well as boosting the Upper Hutt economy. Tim Savell, the chief executive of RACE Incorporated, which administers racing clubs in the lower North Island, including the Wellington Racing Club, said the proposed work would provide the club with income and much needed new facilities.
Main races.
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Trentham was also the venue for the Wellington Derby between 1966 and 1986. Linda Jones won the 1979 Wellington Derby on Holy Toledo, likely becoming the first woman rider to win a Derby anywhere on the world.
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The Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV), is United Kingdom's premier low carbon vehicle event. It is held annually since 2008 at Millbrook Proving Ground at the beginning of September. The show consists of a technological exhibition, seminars sessions and Ride & Drive (of latest research and development and commercial available low emission vehicles) activities. LCV is a business-to-business free-to-attend event organised by Cenex and whose main aim is promoting the UK supply chain of the low carbon vehicle industry.
LCV history.
The Low Carbon Vehicle Event has been organised annually from 2008 by Cenex and supporting partners include: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, The Office for Low Emission Vehicles, The Department for International Trade, The Advanced Propulsion Centre, The Automotive Council UK, Innovate UK, The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, Millbrook, The Society of Motor Manufacturers, and Transport Systems Catapult.
LCV 2016.
The event attracts a range of customers (Automotive 53%, Energy & Infrastructure 8%, Government & Local Authority 7%, Academia 8%) and senior managers including those at board level [38%] and middle management [27%].
LCV2016 set a new record attendance with 3,137 visitors, 226 exhibitors and 1180 organisations represented.
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Omen (band)
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Omen is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell.
History.
The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell, previously with the band Savage Grace, and signed on with Metal Blade in 1984, with whom they released their debut, "Battle Cry". (It contained the song "The Axeman", which appeared on the soundtrack for the heavy metal-themed 2009 video game "Brütal Legend".)
In 1985, the second album "Warning of Danger" followed, which built up Omen's reputation as one of the forefathers of power metal acts. In 1986, they released "The Curse", their first release with major label distribution by Capitol Records in the US. In Japan the band climbed to number 14 in the "Burrn!" Charts.
With new singer Coburn Pharr (who would later leave to join Annihilator), the band released "Escape to Nowhere" in 1988; although considered a departure from the classic Omen sound, "Thorn in Your Flesh" was their first hit single in the US.
In 1996, they signed with new label Massacre Records and toured Europe with Fates Warning for the first time. In October 2003, their former singer, J.D. Kimball, died, having succumbed to cancer after three years of treatment.
Currently, Omen has released seven studio albums worldwide, and a 20th anniversary box set. The release "Hammer Damage" has been delayed for more than eight years and was released in 2016 via DSN Music.
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Exile (Demon Hunter album)
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Exile is the twelfth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released through their self-founded record label, Weapons MFG, and the band's first concept album. It was announced for release on September 9, 2022, then delayed to October 28, 2022, due to supply chain issues.
Background.
Six singles were released ahead of "Exile", including “Silence the World”, “Defense Mechanism”, and “Godless”, featuring vocals from Tom S. Englund (Evergrey) and Max Cavalera (ex-Sepultura, Soulfly), and a guitar solo by Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest) respectively. It marks Faulkner's first studio recording since suffering an aortic rupture and dissection and subsequent 10-hour surgery. Among the track listing was a new recording of the song "Praise the Void", previously released in Demon Hunter's acoustic album "Songs of Death and Resurrection" a year prior. In conjunction with the album, a four-part comic series written by Ryan Clark was released, and in September the band embarked on an anniversary tour
celebrating 20 years since their official debut.
Chart performance.
The album sold 6,400 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 200 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 of Top Christian Albums, No. 3 of Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 3 of Top Independent Albums, No. 4 of Top Rock Albums and No. 9 of Top Albums Sales.
Track listing.
The deluxe also includes six storyline interludes, complete with voiceovers and sound effects.
Personnel.
Demon Hunter
Additional personnel
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Project Unreality
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Project Unreality was a video game console emulator for the Nintendo 64. It was notable for being one of the earliest attempts at Nintendo 64 emulation (predating UltraHLE by nearly a year), and the first Nintendo 64 emulator to successfully boot a commercial game.
History.
Development on Project Unreality started in late 1997, just over a year after the launch of the Nintendo 64. In its earliest days, Project Unreality had few contemporaries; at the time, emulators for current-generation consoles were often hoaxes or "shells" with extremely limited emulation capabilities.
By early 1998, Project Unreality could emulate homebrew games to some extent. The emulator's initial release saw its ability to boot commercial games, a first for any Nintendo 64 emulator.
Discontinuation.
In May 1998, lead programmer Michael Tedder announced that Project Unreality would be "put on the back burner for now", though no future updates were ever released. Slashdot later reported that one of Project Unreality's developers was hired to a game studio, leaving the emulator's development in limbo. This news coincided with Tedder's hiring to Z-Axis, where he continued to work until early 2000.
Though Tedder repeatedly claimed that Nintendo hadn't contacted him regarding Project Unreality, the rumor that Nintendo halted the emulator's development spread throughout the emulation scene; it has been suggested that UltraHLE's development was carried out in secret directly as a result of this rumor.
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K. D. Johnson
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Kadarius "K. D." Johnson (born May 25, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs.
High school career.
Johnson played basketball for Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia. As a junior, he averaged 21.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 4.5 steals per game, receiving Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year honors. Johnson played a postgraduate season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He averaged 26.2 points, 7.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game per game, leading his team to a 37–4 record and the Final Four of the National Prep Tournament. A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Georgia in October 2019, despite never having an official visit, over offers from Texas A&M, Tennessee and Ole Miss, among others.
College career.
Johnson missed the first 10 games of his freshman season for academic reasons before being cleared to play on January 11, 2021. Two days later, he made his debut, recording 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a 95–77 loss to Auburn. On February 13, Johnson posted a season-high 24 points and four steals in a 115–82 loss to Alabama. As a freshman, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in 16 games, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team honors. For his sophomore season, Johnson transferred to Auburn.
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International Potato Center
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The International Potato Center (known as CIP from its Spanish-language name Centro Internacional de la Papa) is a research facility based in Lima, Peru, that seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweet potato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas. It was established in 1971 by decree of the Peruvian government.
CIP is one of the 15 specialized research centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an international consortium of agricultural research organizations, having joined in 1972.
In late 2015, they partnered with NASA to attempt to grow potatoes in a simulated Martian environment. In March 2017, they announced that preliminary indications are positive.
CIP - Georgia.
In 2015, CIP began a 3-year project to "Enhance the rural livelihood of Georgia", for which in 2017 the Republic of Austria provided funding, delegated to the Austrian Development Agency, which was extended an additional three years. The project's goal is to "improve the livelihoods of Georgian farmers by increasing profitability and sustainability of their potato crops and to increase capacity of national players in the potato seed value chain."
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Jewish Cemetery, Chrzanów
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The Jewish cemetery of Chrzanów in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship is located outside the centre.
History.
It was founded in the middle of the 18th century. It covers an area of 1.71 ha and houses over 3,700 places of burial. The oldest gravestone preserved until now dates back to 1802 and the most recent one to 1949. There are two "ohelim" at the cemetery: one of rabbi Salomon Bochner, who died in 1828, who was a student of Elimelech of Lezajsk, and the other one of six representatives of the rabbinic dynasty of the Helbersztams who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. A collective tomb has been situated in the centre of the cemetery for 37 people who were murdered in 1939 in Trzebinia by the Nazis.
On August 7, 2007, a thorough renovation of the cemetery was concluded with an international ceremony, and in December 2007 the cemetery was entrusted to the care of the Chrzanów Museum.
Admission for prayer purposes is possible as well as guided tours through the Chrzanów Museum. The cemetery remains closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays.
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Gigi Adamashvili
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Gigi Adamashvili () (born 23 September 1998) is a Georgian singer and musician.
Early life.
Gigi Adamashvili was born on 23 September 1998 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Adamashvili has been playing guitar since the age of eleven, after being taught by his mother. He performed and won first place at New Star in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2012.
Career.
2015–2016.
In 2015, at age sixteen, Adamashvili participated in X-Factor Ukraine. He auditioned with the Bob Dylan song, ″Make You Feel my Love″ which has since accumulated over 2.5 million views on Youtube. In 2016, he entered X-Factor Georgia, auditioning with a cover of "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, reaching over 1.5 million views on YouTube. Mentored by Sofia Nizharadze, Adamashvili finished X-Factor Georgia 2016 in second place.
2017-present.
Adamashvili toured throughout Georgia in 2017, playing at 20 venues across the country over the course of three months.
He won the Golden Wave Award after receiving 103078 votes from the public in 2018. Gigi Adamashvili released his first single, ″Yellow Kites″ on Soundcloud in April 2019. His second single, ″BABI″ was released in May 2019 in memory of the late Tamar ″Babi″ Babilua. On the French music platform CLAPCHARTS, song "BABI" hit the new charts and took the first place.
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Katherine Kellgren
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Katherine Ingrid Kellgren or Kjellgren (1969 – January 10, 2018) was an American actress, known for her narration of audiobooks.
Personal life and education.
Kellgren was born in 1969 in New York City, though she undertook a large proportion of her schooling in London. She studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Kellgren married writer David Cote in 2011.
She died on January 10, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from complications of cancer.
Career.
Kellgren recorded radio plays early in her career, which prepared her for audiobook reader work.
Kellgren recorded over three hundred audiobooks. She was a multiple winner of the Audie Award and among her titles are five recipients of the American Library Association's Odyssey Award, as well as numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, "Publishers Weekly" Listen Up Awards, and "ForeWord Magazine"s Audiobook of the Year. She was named a Voice of Choice by "Booklist" magazine, and is on "AudioFile" magazine's list of Golden Voices.
In addition to her audiobook work, Kellgren performed on the stage, notably Laura in "The Glass Menagerie" in 2003 with the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.
Awards and honors.
As a narrator, Kellgren was the 2011 "Booklist" Voice of Choice. "AudioFile" named her a Golden Voice Narrator. She won 11 Audie Awards and 43 Earphone Awards and was a finalist for numerous other awards.
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331P/Gibbs
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331P/Gibbs (P/2012 F5) is a small periodic Encke-type and rare main-belt comet, discovered by American amateur astronomer Alex Gibbs.
Description.
It is a rare type of comet called a main-belt comet. Although most comets come from the Oort cloud or the Kuiper belt, main-belt comets are instead members of the asteroid belt that have a coma and tail. As of 2016, it is one of only 15 known main-belt comets.
Precovery observations of 331P/Gibbs in Sloan Digital Sky Survey data were found dating to August 2004, in which the object was visible as a regular asteroid. Further observations in 2014 by the Keck Observatory showed that the comet was fractured into 5 pieces and rotating rapidly, with a rotation period of only 3.2 hours. Due to the YORP effect, P/2012 F5 had begun to spin so quickly that, being a likely rubble pile, parts began to be thrown off, leaving a very long dust trail. This is very similar to 311P/PANSTARRS, being the best-established cause for main-belt comets along with impacts between small asteroids (such as with 596 Scheila and P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)).
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Swedish football league system
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The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 288 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels. Below those five levels, additional regional levels numbered six to ten exist but these lower leagues are controlled by the regional associations and not by the nationwide association. There is, however, promotion and relegation to and from all levels. , there were a total of 2510 teams in the Swedish league system of which 299 of them were reserve teams.
Current system in men's football.
2019.
The table below shows how the current system works. For each division, its Swedish name and number of clubs is given. It is not certain that each division is a feeder of teams to the division that lie directly above it and relegates teams to the divisions that lie directly below it, even though this usually is the case. As of the 2018 season, both "Norra" and "Södra" leagues of Ettan are composed of 16 clubs, similar to Allsvenskan and Superettan. For level 6 to level 9, the number of clubs are as of 2013.
Current system in women's football.
In 2013 the two second tier divisions were combined in the new Elitettan.
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The Bozo () are a Mande ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali. The name "Bozo" is thought to derive from Bambara "bo-so" "straw house"; the people accept it as referring to the whole of the ethnic group but use more specific clan names such as "Sorogoye", "Hain", and "Tieye" themselves. They are famous for their fishing and are occasionally referred to as the "masters of the river".
The Bozo language, which belongs to the Soninke-Bozo subgroup of Northwestern Mande, have traditionally been considered dialects of one language though there are at least four distinct varieties.
Aspects of Bozo culture took shape under the 10th century Ghana Empire, when the Bozo took possession of the banks of the Niger. The Bozo were the founders of the Malian cities of Djenné and Mopti.
Though the Bozo are predominantly Muslim, they preserve a number of animist traditions as well. Their animal totem is the bull, whose body represents the Niger and whose horns represent the Bozo fishing pirogues.
A 2000 census counted the Bozo population of Mali to be 132,100.
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Dane County Farmers' Market
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The Dane County Farmers' Market is America's largest producers-only farmers' market. It is held from April to November on Saturday mornings on the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin and on Wednesday mornings on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. From November to December, it is held indoors at the Monona Terrace. Starting in January 2020, it is held at the Garver Feed Mill in Monona through early April, when the outdoor market starts (previously the late winter market was held at the Senior Center on Mifflin St). Throughout the year, a pool of about 275 vendors of agriculturally-related products from Wisconsin, including farmers, food trucks, artists, and more sell fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, meats, cheeses, nuts, and specialty products. During the summer, the market hosts 150 vendors who completely encircle the state capitol. USA Today listed it as the top-rated market in the state and it placed fifth for the country in a reader's poll. Fox News said the Farmers' Market was one of the reasons why Madison is a top foodie paradise.
The farmers' market was founded in 1972 by Madison Mayor Bill Dyke, who sought to unite Dane County's urban and rural cultures. It is currently managed by the Dane County Farmers' Market co-op.
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It Takes a Thief (1979 TV series)
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It Takes a Thief is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's "Chu Liuxiang Series". The series was first broadcast on RTV (now ATV) in Hong Kong in September 1979.
Changes in title and characters' names.
The series' original Chinese title was 盜帥留香 ("Dou Seoi Lau Heung"; literally "Bandit Chief Liuxiang"). It was released around the same time as "Chor Lau-heung", a similar television series produced by TVB. RTV and TVB became involved in copyright lawsuits against each other because of similarities between "It Takes a Thief" and "Chor Lau-heung". TVB won the lawsuits and eventually RTV had to change the Chinese title of "It Takes a Thief" from 盜帥留香 to 俠盜風流, and the names of characters in the television series. The name of the protagonist Chor Lau-heung (Cantonese for "Chu Liuxiang") was changed to "Dou Seoi" (盜帥; literally "Bandit Chief"), one of Chu Liuxiang's nicknames in the novels. "It Takes a Thief" started airing on 1 September 1979, two days earlier than TVB's "Chor Lau-heung".
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Edward Taswell
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Lieutenant-colonel Edward Taswell (21 June 1826 – 1 June 1889) was an English soldier and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1863.
Taswell was born at Canterbury in 1826, the son of George Morris Taswell who was a Justice of the Peace. He joined the Royal Artillery (RA) and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in June 1845.
He served in the RA until retiring in 1870. As a captain Taswell served at the Siege of Sebastapol during the Crimean War in 1854 and was awarded the Crimea Medal and the Turkish Crimea Medal. He was serving at Dover in 1861 in 273 Regiment before being promoted to the rank of major in 1867 and lieutenant-colonel in 1868. He retired with the honorary rank of colonel.
Cricket.
Taswell played cricket for the Royal Artillery Cricket Club from 1846 to 1867. He played non-first-class cricket for amateur side I Zingari and made his first-class debut for the amateur Gentlemen of Kent side in 1847 during the first Canterbury Cricket Week to be held at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. He made a total of nine first-class appearances, all of them at the St Lawrence Ground, including three for Kent County Cricket Club between 1860 and 1861.
Taswell died at Worthing in Sussex in 1889 aged 62. His brother, Henry, was also first-class cricketer.
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Massachusetts Route 67
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Route 67 is a north–south (though geographically more northeast-southwest) highway in western and central Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Palmer and its northern terminus is at Route 32 in Barre.
Route description.
Route 67 begins at U.S. Route 20 in Palmer near the Palmer/Monson town line. The highway runs north and east along the Quaboag River and under Interstate 90/Mass Pike, without an intersection. Route 67 becomes concurrent with Route 19 in the center of Warren, running in a northeasterly direction for approximately three miles. At the intersection with Route 9 in West Brookfield along the southern shore of Wickaboag Pond, Route 19 ends and Route 67 turns east, running concurrent with Route 9 for approximately one mile to the center of West Brookfield. Route 67 then runs in a northeasterly direction into North Brookfield and becomes concurrent with Route 148 for about one mile (1.6 km) to the center of North Brookfield. After the concurrency ends, Route 67 goes through New Braintree and ends at Route 32 in Barre.
History.
In 1930, the section of Route 67 from U.S. Route 20 to Route 9 was part of US 20. By 1933, that section was unnumbered and Route 67 had been assigned to the road from East Brookfield to Barre. By 1939, Route 67 was shifted to its current routing.
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Alex Salmon
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Alexander Mark Salmon (born 9 July 1994) is an English footballer who is currently plays for Green Gully SC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria in Australia. He has previously played for Alloa Athletic, Carlisle United, Celtic Nation and Workington, along with Western Australian clubs Armadale, Bayswater City and Inglewood United.
Career.
Salmon began his career with Carlisle United and made his professional debut on 20 April 2013 in a 3–1 defeat against Bournemouth.
On 30 August 2013, Salmon joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on a six-month loan deal. On 17 December 2013, the loan was ended after four months. Following his return to Carlisle he was released.
In January 2014 Salmon joined Conference North side Workington on a one-month deal but didn't get to play due to postponements because of the weather. After his contract expired he left and signed for Northern League Division One side Celtic Nation until the end of the 2013–2014 season.
Salmon returned to Workington A.F.C for the 2014–2015 season and made 28 appearances and scoring 4 goals in all competitions.
Salmon signed on with National Premier League side Armadale SC at the beginning of 2016 but transferred mid-season to Bayswater City SC. He switched to Inglewood United for the 2017 campaign. After taking out back-to-back golden boots for Inglewood, Salmon moved to Victoria to join Green Gully SC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria for 2019.
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2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
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The 2015–16 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Tim Duryea's first season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Wyoming to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.
Previous season.
The Aggies finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
Recruiting.
Note: Brock Miller a 2015 high school graduate from Goodyear, AZ, went on a 2-year LDS Mission and will be arriving back on campus at Utah State in the fall of 2017.
Schedule.
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Furskin Bears
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Furskins was a series of plush toy bears in different sizes and guises created by Xavier Roberts in the 1980s. Furskins are a highly collectible item, yet are not as highly sought by collectors as Robert's most notable creation Cabbage Patch Kids.
Background.
Created by Xavier Roberts, Furskins were produced by Panosh Place, Roberts’s Original Appalachian Artworks and Coleco from 1983 to the late 1980s.
The Furskins Bear series.
Each Furskins Bear had its own unique attire, name and character background story in the valley of Moody Hollow. Bear sizes were styled into two main types, with a novel third. A set of 8 original five-inch posable bears began the series, followed by a second set of 8 five-inch posable bears out of popular demand. A subsequent set of 16 twenty two-inch bears were created as the demand for the toy grew. The Furskins series was rounded out by the addition of 6 small bears. Four special collectible bears were created for and sold at Wendy's for $1.99 during the 1980s.
Additional clothing was available for Furskins, as were playsets, for collectors to own. Playsets included the Moody Hollow Express and Moody Hollow General Store.
Furskins Bear character names.
Each Furskin hailed from Moody Hollow and had a unique look to match the character's story. Some popular Furskins characters were:
Collectability.
Xavier Roberts's Furskins vary in collector value depending on condition and desirability.
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Ashland, Oregon)
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A 1915 marble statue of Abraham Lincoln by Antonio Frilli is installed in Ashland, Oregon's Lithia Park, in the United States. The statue was gifted to the city by Gwin S. Butler, who dedicated the artwork as a memorial to his stepfather, pioneer Jacob Thompson, in 1916.
Description.
The statue is a standing figure of Lincoln with books stacked on his proper left foot. He wears an unbuttoned coat and holds a scroll in his proper right hand. The marble sculpture measures approximately 5 x 2 x 1 1/3 ft and rests on a granite base measuring approximately 4 ft, 4 in tall. One bronze plaque reads:
Another reads:
History.
The statue was created in 1915. It was originally installed near Butler-Perozzi Fountain and was later relocated to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and eventually Lithia Park. It has been vandalized several times, including in 1958 and the beheading of the statue in 1967. The artwork was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. It was beheaded once again in 2008 and removed from the park for repairs.
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Old City Cemetery (Columbus, Georgia)
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The Old City Cemetery, also known as Linwood Cemetery, is a cemetery on what is now Linwood Boulevard, in Columbus, Georgia. It dates from 1828, when the town of Columbus was founded, or before. It appears in surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas's original plan for the city. The cemetery consists mostly of rectangular family plots bordered by iron fences or walls made of brick or granite, accessed by a main east-west corridor and perpendicular lanes. It includes both simple and elaborate tombstones, some displaying Egyptian Revival or Gothic styles.
The cemetery was given the name "Linwood" in 1894 by city council resolution, probably to honor Columbus author Caroline Lee Hentz whose works include "Ernest Linwood", an 1856 book.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
According to its 1978 nomination, the majority of prominent Columbus persons are buried there. Its burials include more than 200 Confederate Army soldiers representing every state in the Confederacy.
Thomas's own son was an early burial, as he died and was buried in the cemetery in 1828 while Thomas was amidst his work surveying, but apparently the grounds include earlier marked and unmarked graves of "'early traders, river people, and Indians.'"
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Yeomanry House, Hertford
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Yeomanry House is a military installation in Hertford. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History.
The building, which was originally known as Wisteria House and built in 1725, was converted for use by the Hertfordshire Yeomanry when its headquarters moved from St Albans to Hertford in 1910. The regiment was mobilised at Yeomanry House in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front.
After the Hertfordshire Yeomanry converted to artillery and the Hertfordshire Regiment's drill hall at Port Hill was withdrawn from use, Yeomanry House became the main drill hall in the town. Following the re-organisation of the Territorial Army in 1967, 5th (Hertfordshire) Company, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment was formed in Hertford in 1969. This unit evolved to become 5 (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) Company, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1978, B (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) Company, 7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1992 and E (Essex and Hertfordshire) Company the East of England Regiment in 1999, before becoming 3 (Essex and Hertfordshire) Company, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in 2006. Yeomanry House remains in use as an active Army Reserve Centre.
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Greg Barreto
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Greg Barreto is an American businessman and politician. He represented district 58 in northeastern Oregon in the State House of Representatives from January 2015 to January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
House district 58 includes all of Union County and Wallowa County, as well as portions of Umatilla County.
Business career.
In 1982, Barreto invented a hydraulic rototiller. He and his wife founded Barreto Manufacturing in 1984 in Keizer, Oregon, moving to La Grande, Oregon, in 1986.
Political career.
Barreto was elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives in 2014. He succeeded Dean of the House, Republican Bob Jenson. Barreto was selected to serve on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Business and Labor Committee and Education Committee during the 78th Legislative Assembly.
On December 11, 2020, Barreto and 11 other state Republican officials signed a letter requesting Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum join Texas and other states contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election in "Texas v. Pennsylvania". Rosenblum announced she had filed in behalf of the defense, and against Texas, the day prior.
Personal life.
Barreto and his wife, Chris, a RNC National committeewomen, reside in Cove. They have eight children.
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Pete Seeger discography
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The discography of Pete Seeger, an American folk singer, consists of 52 studio albums, 23 compilation albums, 22 live albums, and 31 singles. Seeger's musical career started in 1940 when he joined The Almanac Singers. He stayed with the group for two years until he was drafted into the Army to fight in the Second World War. After the end of World War II in 1945, Seeger helped found an organization known as People's Songs, along with the influential folk music magazine "People's Songs Bulletin". He published several singles and a studio album with the magazine. Seeger would play at People's Songs events, called hootenannies, until the organization folded in 1949. After People's Songs, Seeger and another former member of the Almanacs, Lee Hays, founded the Weavers, who achieved commercial success. In 1952, The Weavers went on hiatus due to the Red Scare; Seeger and Hays both had Communist ties. After the demise of the Weavers, Seeger released a solo album, "American Folk Songs for Children", in 1953 on Folkways Records. He continued to release albums on Folkways until he signed with Capitol in 1961.
Singles.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma)
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The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 812 Blaine Avenue in Chandler, Oklahoma (also known as Chandler Seventh-Day Adventist Church) is a historic church building. It was built in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
It was deemed significant as "the best example of a small, stone Gothic Revival church building in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
It is located in a residential neighborhood, across from the Carpenter Gothic First Presbyterian Church of Chandler, which was built in 1897 and is also National Register-listed. The Presbyterian church was one of few buildings in Chandler that survived a tornado on March 30, 1897.
Its National Register nomination in 2000 noted that "St. Stephen's remains in use today because, unlike most church buildings of its size, it has not become obsolete due to either a dwindling or burgeoning congregation, or become obsolete because it became too small for its congregation. The church was owned by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral until
1946, when it was bought by the Society of Friends. In 1959, ownership changed to the Oklahoma Conference Corporation of the Seventh-Day Adventists."
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Test article (food and drugs)
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In medicine and food law, a test article is a prototype product specifically manufactured to test the product. Since medical and food test products involve human safety, they are subject to legal regulation.
United States.
In the United States, medical and food test products are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Title 21 "Food and Drugs" , Part 50 "Protection of Human Subjects" defines test article as "drug (including a biological product for human use), medical device for human use, human food additive, color additive, electronic product, or any other article subject to regulation under the act or under sections 351 and 354-360F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262 and 263b-263n)." Title 21 "Food and Drugs" , Part 58 "Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies" defines test article similarly: as "any food additive, color additive, drug, biological product, electronic product, medical device for human use, or any other article subject to regulation under the act or under sections 351 and 354-360F of the Public Health Service Act".
Generally, prior to the usage of test articles in research involving human subjects, and approval from the institutional review board (IRB), however emergency life-threatening situations are exempt form this requirement. IRB must be notified about an emergency usage of test articles within 5 business days.
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Gaver Tigers
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Gaver Tigers were man-eating tigers identified in Bardiya National Park of Nepal. By April 2021, the tigers killed ten people and injured several others. Three of the tigers were captured and transferred to rescue centers. One of the tigers escaped from its cage and is yet to be captured.
Capture.
Because of possibility of free movement to Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India, the Nepalese officials could not trace the tigers smoothly. Later, in April 2021, four tigers were identified as the attackers and taken under control. They were captured from Gaidamachan on 4 April, from Khata on 18 March and from Geruwa on 17 March. The tigers were found with broken canine teeth, possibly due to fighting between two males.
After the capture, one of the tigers escaped from the iron cage and returned to the forest in Banke district.
Two are being housed at the rescue facility in Bardia National Park in Thakurdwara and Rambapur. One has been transferred to the Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Kathmandu.
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Gioele Celerino
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Gioele Celerino (born 4 October 1993) is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship and Italy at international level.
Primarily playing as a , he was a member of Italy's 2013 and 2017 World Cup squads.
Playing career.
At the time of the 2013 World Cup, Celerino was playing for the North West Roosters. He was the only Italian-born player selected in the World Cup squad, and one of only two players selected from the Italian domestic competition (alongside Fabrizio Ciaurro). Celerino did not feature in a World Cup match, but did play in Italy's non-Test friendly against England prior to the start of the tournament.
On 25 January 2016, it was announced that Celerino had signed with the semi-professional Newcastle Thunder in England's third-tier League 1 competition.
In July 2017, Celerino moved to Australia to play with the Tully Tigers in the amateur Cairns District Rugby League. In October 2017, Celerino was named in Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup. In 2018, Celerino joined his Italian teammate Terry Campese at the Queanbeyan Blues.
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Saint Lucia Kings
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Saint Lucia Kings (formerly known as St Lucia Stars and St Lucia Zouks) are the representative team of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) of cricket. It is one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Zouks won only 4 games out of 14 in the first two seasons finishing last and second last in the tournament respectively.
For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the St Lucia Stars.
In 2018, St Lucia Stars finished fifth in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches.
In the 2019 season, St Lucia finished fifth again and narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot.
In the 2020 season, St Lucia finished as Runner's up and missed out the opportunity to Win the season.
In 2021, Punjab Kings, the IPL franchise bought the team ownership and renamed it to Saint Lucia Kings.
Again in the 2021 season, St Lucia finished as Runner's up and missed out the opportunity to Win the season.
Current squad.
"As of 5 June 2023"
Result summary.
Overall results.
"Last updated: 15 September 2021"
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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Tohoku International School
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Tohoku International School (TIS) is a coeducational international school located in Izumi-ku, Sendai, Japan. There are about 100 students from kindergarten (ages 4–5) to grade 12. TIS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Tohoku International School's mission statement reads "A community of learners preparing for life in an evolving global society".
History.
The school was founded in 1950 as a school for the children of Christian missionary families. It was originally known as Sendai American School, though it changed its name to Sendai Christian Academy and then back to Sendai American School before finally renaming itself Tohoku International School in 1997. It is currently now applying to be part of the International Baccalaureate and appears to have a musical theater programme
There are currently 95 students enrolled at Tohoku International School: 10 pre-school pupils, 47 primary school pupils, 24 secondary school pupils, and 14 pupils of unknown age.
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Red Tea
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Red Tea is an English historical novel written by Paul Harris Daniel. It was published in Madras by Higginbotham's in 1969. It is based on the experiences of tea plantation workers in the Madras Presidency during the British Raj.
Background.
Daniel was born on May 22, 1910.
Daniel was a medical doctor and had worked in a series of Assamese tea plantations in South India as chief medical officer from 1941 to 1965. He also acted as a union organiser. During that time, he had interviewed workers, obtaining signed statements, developing material from which he used to write the novel. Though a work of fiction detailing the lives of Karuppan and Valli, "Red Tea" was written with an "explicit documentary purpose". It details how the Madras Planters Act of 1903 led to the poor conditions of plantation workers. Debt bondage of the workers, their poor working conditions, their inability to escape their life are all captured in the novel.
Translation and adaptation.
It was translated into Tamil as "Eriyum Panikaadu" by Ira. Murugavel.
The 2013 Tamil film "Paradesi" was adapted from the novel.
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Marie Deetz
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Marie Deetz, "née" Marie Brand, (11 December 1835 – 24 June 1893) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano and stage actress.
Life.
Born in Damm near Aschaffenburg, Deetz, the daughter of the municipal music director Brand, received her musical education in Vienna through Matteo Salvi and "Eckart" (Karl Anton Eckert?) and entered the stage for the first time in Hanover in 1856 as "Agathe" in "Der Freischütz". From 1856 until 1860, she worked in Mannheim, then in Leipzig, Wiesbaden, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Then she didn't accept any further fixed engagement, but only appeared as a guest at excellent art places.
She was the first "Elsa" in Mannheim (9 January 1859) and in Rotterdam (19 January 1859) as well as the first "Gretchen" in Amsterdam, Wiesbaden and Rotterdam, created "Elisabeth" in "Tannhäuser" in Amsterdam in 1865 and "Selika" in "L'Africaine" in Leipzig on 12 February 1866.
Deetz finished her stage career in 1876.
She was married with the actor and director Arthur Deetz (1826-1897) from 1858.
Deetz died in 1893 at the age of 59. She was buried at the Jerusalem and New Church in front of the Hallesches Tor, where her husband would later also find his final resting place. Both graves have not been preserved.
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Marsha Mateyka Gallery
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Marsha Mateyka Gallery is a fine arts gallery in Washington, DC. The gallery was established in 1983 by art historian Marsha Perry Mateyka. The gallery focuses generally on national and regional contemporary artists. The gallery is located at 2012 R Street NW, Washington DC 20009.
Artists represented.
As one of the oldest art galleries in the city, the gallery represents approximately 20 well-known contemporary artists, including Jae Ko, Jim Sanborn, Athena Tacha, William T. Wiley, Christopher French, Sam Gilliam, and the Estates of Gene Davis and Nathan Oliveira.
Critical reception.
Exhibitions at the gallery have been widely reviewed over the years by both local newspapers such as "The Washington Post," "Washington City Paper," and "The Washington Times," as well as by national art magazines. The gallery can also be credited with playing a pivotal part in the revival in the interest in the work of major American artist Sam Gilliam, whom the gallery has represented for several decades.
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Roberto Mandje
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Roberto Mandje (born March 7, 1982) is an Equatoguinean Olympic middle-distance and long-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and the 2012 and 2013 XTERRA World Trail Racing Championships, where he placed seventh and fifth, respectively.
In the 2004 Athens Games, Mandje was tripped early in his first-round heat, which also included world record-holder Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, the eventual Olympic champion. He finished the race, despite injuring an ankle, in a time of 4:03.37. The injury forced him to withdraw from the 3000-metre steeplechase, for which he had also qualified.
In 2012 and 2013, Mandje was among the world's best trail racers. Besides his XTERRA World Trail Racing Championships performances, in 2013 he won the Lake Las Vegas 21K and the Cheyenne Mountain Trail Run 12K and finished second at the Oak Mountain Trail Run 20K and the Beaver Creek Trail Run 10K.
At the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, ESP, Mandje finished 109th in a time of 41:54 for the 12,000m distance.
Personal bests:
1500m — 4:00.33 (Ninove, BEL), 11 AUG 2007
3000m SC — 9:04.54 (Los Angeles, CA, USA), 7 JUN 2008
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Campodus
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Campodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodont holocephalans from the Carboniferous. Likely one of the earliest and most basal caseodontoids, it can be characterized by its broad, ridge-ornamented crushing teeth made of various types of dentine. The type species, C. agassizianus, was originally described in 1844 based on a small number of teeth from the Namurian of Belgium.
Additional fossils have been referred to the genus. These include Belgian specimens referred by Lohest (1884), fossils from Missouri referred by Zangerl (1981), and symphyseal tooth-whorls from Nebraska and Kansas referred by Eastman (1902). The tooth whorls were given their own species, "C. variabilis". They shared some similarity to a massive "Agassizodus" jaw apparatus found in Osage, Kansas and described by St. John & Worthen (1875). This has led some authors to the conclusion that "Agassizodus" and "Campodus" were synonyms. However, others note that clearly identifiable "Campodus" teeth have not been found in the same areas from which "Agassizodus" was originally described. Ginter (2018) concluded that Eastman's ""C. variabilis" and St. John & Worthen (1875)'s "Agassizodus"" belonged to neither "Campodus" nor "Agassizodus", and instead represented a new unnamed genus. Ginter additionally referred a specimen from Derbyshire, England to "Campodus agassizianus".
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Michael O'Connor (centenarian)
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Michael John O'Connor (13 October 191321 August 2022) was an Irish centenarian. At the time of his death he was believed to be Ireland's oldest man.
Biography.
O'Connor was born in Glencar, County Kerry in October 1913. His parents both worked as teachers in the area. At the age of six, O'Connor and his mother contracted Spanish flu, an illness which his mother eventually succumbed to. He left Ireland as a young man, joined the Merchant Navy and worked as a radio operator during World War II. In 1942, O'Connor's ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, but he survived the sinking. He also survived the Japanese raid of the Bay of Bengal. O'Connor settled in Clare after returning to Ireland and worked with the Irish Aviation Authority until his retirement in 1980.
Personal life and death.
O'Connor married Joan McTernan in Limerick in 1949 and together they had five children. After his retirement the couple settled in Muckross, County Kerry. O'Connor was predeceased by his wife in April 2008.
O'Connor died in Kenmare on 21 August 2022, aged 108. At the time of his death he was believed the oldest man in Ireland.
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Edmund Morton Pleydell
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Edmund Morton Pleydell (?1693-1754), of Milborne St. Andrew, Dorset, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1723 and 1747.
Pleydell was the fourth but eldest surviving son of Edmund Pleydell of Midgehall, Wiltshire and his wife Anne Morton, daughter of Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet, MP of Milborne St. Andrew. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 10 April 1712, aged 18. He married by 1724, Deborah Kyffyn, daughter of William Kyffyn of Denbighshire. His father, whom he succeeded in 1726, was MP for Wootton Bassett, as were many members of the Pleydell family.
Pleydell was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorchester at the 1722 general election but was unseated on petition on 13 February 1723. At the 1727 general election he was elected MP for Dorset in a contest. He was returned unopposed in the general elections of 1734 and 1741. He voted consistently against the Administration and did not stand in 1747.
Pleydell died on 16 March 1754 leaving four sons and three daughters.
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Pińczów Academy
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The Pińczów Academy or Gymnasium was a Calvinist college in Pińczów, Poland from 1550–1565. This coincides with the Calvinist synods of Pińczów 1550–1564.
Lord Nicholas Oleśnicki inherited the Pińczów estate in 1546. He was influenced by his wife Zofia Oleśnicka, and his father in law, to Calvinism. First Andreas Osiander and then the Italian ex-priest Francesco Stancaro, two Calvinist professors at the University of Königsberg, preached in Pińczów.
Stancaro moved Olesnicki to drive out the monks and convert the monastic church at Pinczow to Calvinist rite November 25, 1550. Then from 1551 founded the Academy.
Teaching staff.
The first rector was Grzegorz Orszak of the University of Kraków. In 1556 Calvin sent Pierre Statorius to be the new rector, in addition to teaching Latin and Greek. Other teachers included Francesco Lismanino, Georg Schomann and Jean Thenaud.
Alumni.
Students included
The school was forced to close temporarily 1565. A plan was started in 1578 to reopen as a university, but the acquisition of the town by the Bishop of Kraków led to the end of Calvinist activity.
Printery.
From 1558-1562 Daniel z Łęczycy operated a printing press at Pińczów publishing Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski and others. After printing an antitrinitarian work by Stancaro it was burned on 1 September 1559 but restarted and ran for another 3 years.
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High-probability request sequence
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The use of high-probability request sequences is one of several strategies used by educators and others to promote and maintain desired behaviors in children and in adults with developmental disabilities. A high-probability request involves the learner complying willingly under most conditions. In contrast, a low-probability request is one that often results in a challenging or inappropriate behavior. The high-probability request sequence involves both kinds of requests.
When using this strategy, an educator or parent first chooses a "target" behavior that is not usually performed when requested. Then the educator quickly asks the learner to do several tasks usually done willingly (the "high-probability requests"), followed immediately by an instruction that's more difficult or less popular (the "low-probability request"). The learner is praised or rewarded after complying with each request. The effectiveness of this approach in leading the learner to identify the target behavior with the previous behaviors, and thus perform it more readily when asked, has been the subject of a number of research studies.
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Pauline Clayden
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Pauline Clayden (born 12 October 1922) is a British retired ballerina.
Clayden was born in Greenwich, London on 12 October 1922. She studied at the Cone School of Dancing. Peggy van Praagh, who had spotted her among the Cone students, had recommended her to Antony Tudor's London Ballet. Tudor selected her rather than some of the Cone teachers' own favourites. He cast her in a dance for four women in the Covent Garden "Aida" - the only time she worked with him, as he departed for the United States soon after. She moved on to the Ballet Rambert and, finally, as a soloist with Sadler's Wells Ballet from 1942 to 1956.
Clayden married Major H. J. Gamble in 1948. She created roles in Ninette de Valois' "Promenade", Robert Helpmann's "Miracle in the Gorbals", Frederick Ashton's "Tiresias" and "Cinderella", John Cranko's "Bonne-Bouche" and Andrée Howard's "Veneziana". She also danced many of the roles originally created for Margot Fonteyn, already established although only three years older than Clayden.
Clayden turned 100 on 12 October 2022.
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Auto Race (ride)
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Auto Race, also known as Auto Ride, is an amusement park ride that gave children their first chance to drive a car. It was conceived and designed by Harry Guy Traver of Traver Engineereing. This ride features a set of electric cars traveling through a wooden trough-like track lined with metal strips used to carry the electrical current that powers the cars. The last remaining Auto Race is still operating at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, as of July, 2021.
Kennywood's Auto Race.
Built in 1930, Kennywood's Auto Race is the last of its kind. Built on the former location of the original racer, it originally featured a series of small hills in the track and jalopy-style cars.
In 1948, the hills were removed due to the collisions caused by cars not making it all the way up when the track was wet and the original cars were redesigned with a more streamlined body. In 1948, the name was changed to Auto Ride and was changed back to Auto Race in 1996. Also in the 90's, the cars were painted with racing numbers and the facade of the station was given a new racing motif, painted by local artist Raphael Pantalone and his wife, Kathleen, complete with a replica of the animated neon sign that was added to the front in the 1950s.
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Gene Forrell
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Gene Forrell (1915–2005) was an American composer and conductor.
Forrell was born Eugene Finkelhor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, where he attended Allderdice High School and Duquesne University. He left Duquesne for New York City and a scholarship from the Dalcroze School.
As a composer and orchestral conductor he worked in theater, dance, and television.
He wrote the soundtrack to "N.Y., N.Y. — A Day in New York", 1957, filmed by Francis Thompson. According to IMDB.com, "The soundtrack is light, breezy, and staccato."
His other soundtrack credits include "To Be Alive," a 1964 Academy Award-winning documentary. He served as a musical director in Europe and America. In England, he conducted the Alexandra Choral Society, the Enfield Grand Opera, the English Sinfonia, and the English National Orchestra. He also wrote commercial jingles. For several years, he conducted and recorded the popular Firestone Christmas albums. Forrell was also a longtime board member of the Musicians Foundation. Forrell did the musical score to the original version of The Private Life of a Cat ©1946 Alexander Hammid with "words" by Maya Deren.
Forrell died on September 21, 2005, at his home in New York.
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Midwest Tape
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Midwest Tape LLC is a full-service distributor serving the public library sector. The company specializes in shelf-ready DVDs, Blu-rays, physical audiobooks, and similar merchandise that libraries can purchase "pre-processed" with the needed bar codes, labels, RFID, and other tags necessary for libraries. The Midwest Tape catalog includes more than 13 million titles.
History.
Midwest Tape LLC was founded in 1989 and is located in Holland, Ohio. Its origins trace back to 1983 in which, John Eldred, the owner of a video rental store "Sights and Sounds" in Toledo, Ohio, was encouraged by a customer to sell used VHS tapes to public libraries. Subsequently, selling VHS tapes to public libraries became a significant part of the "Sights and Sounds" business. Then, in 1989, John Eldred founded Midwest Tape to specifically serve the public library market.
Subsidiaries.
Dreamscape: an audiobook and video production company.
Hoopla digital: a web and mobile platform for accessing digital content through public libraries.
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Gregory S. Alexander
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Gregory S. Alexander is an American lawyer and author. He currently serves as the A. Robert Noll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and is an "internationally renowned expert in property law and theory." He authored several books.
Biography.
Alexander received an undergraduate degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 1970. In 1973, he graduated from Northwestern University School of Law with a J.D. degree. From 1974-75, he was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. After graduating, Alexander clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, after which he studied at the University of Chicago Law School as a Bigelow Fellow.
Alexander began teaching at the University of Georgia School of Law after studying as a Bigelow Fellow. In 1985, Alexander moved to Cornell Law School.
In 1997, Alexander received the American Publishers Association's 1997 Best Book of the Year in Law award for his work, "Commodity and Propriety".
Alexander is a member of the American Law Institute, American Society for Legal History, Law & Society Association, and Order of the Coif.
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Miguel Aguilar (Mexican footballer)
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Miguel Aguilar (born 30 August 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer.
College and amateur soccer.
Aguilar's high school years were at Encina Preparatory High School, where he later graduated from in 2011.
Aguilar spent his entire college career at the University of San Francisco where he made a total of 73 appearances and tallied 15 goals and 9 assists. While in college, he was a youth coach for USL League Two side San Francisco Glens' academy.
He also spent the 2014 season with Portland Timbers U23s in the Premier Development League.
Professional career.
D.C. United.
Aguilar was drafted in the first round (17th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United and signed a professional contract with the club. He made his professional debut on 26 February in a 5–2 defeat to Alajuelense in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal. On August 19, 2015, Aguilar scored his first professional goal against Árabe Unido in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
LA Galaxy II.
On December 12, 2016, Aguilar was traded by D.C. along with a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft to LA Galaxy in exchange for LA's fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. On December 18, 2017, Aguilar signed a new contract with the team after being sidelined for the nearly the whole 2017 season, due to an ACL injury. After the 2018 season, Aguilar's contract ran out.
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Gondomar S.C.
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Gondomar Sport Club is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the fourth-tier Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at "Estádio de São Miguel", with a capacity of 2.450 spectators.
History.
Gondomar's early foundations were established on 1 August 1928, as the club registered in the Porto Football Association. In 1932, however, it ceased all activity, until a group of people dubbed "Os Teimosos de Gondomar" (Stubborn), ten years later, took it upon themselves to resurrect the club, which return to organized football in 1960, in the third regional division; promotion to the second regional level was achieved five years later.
In 1970, Gondomar moved to the new "Estádio de São Miguel". On 27 October 1986, the team participated for the first time in the Portuguese Cup, losing 1–2 at F.C. Marco. In 2003, whilst competing in the third division, it made nationwide headlines after eliminating Benfica in the fourth round, with a 1–0 win at the Estádio da Luz.
One year later, Gondomar reached the second level for the first time in its history. In the 2006–07 season, the club achieved its best-ever classification in the category, finishing fifth.
In 2009, after ranking 16th and last, Gondomar returned to the third level.
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Tampa Sportatorium
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The Tampa Sportatorium was a professional wrestling studio used by Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Located at 106 N Albany Ave near downtown Tampa, Florida, the 7,500-square-foot stucco building was used for television tapings at 11am on Thursdays, which would air on the following Sundays. Tampa native Hulk Hogan attended shows at the Sportatorium as a teenager and recalled that the studio could not fit more than 50 people in it and that it was not air conditioned despite Florida's often warm, subtropical, and humid climate. To make the room seem bigger to the television audience, the walls were painted black. Dory Funk Jr. praised the content to come out of the building, stating: "The Sportatorium was small, but the television it produced was so good."
The upstairs of the building was used as an office by company executives Eddie and Mike Graham and Jim Barnett. Championship Wrestling from Florida closed in 1987 and the Graham family sold the building a few years later. A textile factory occupied the building for many years, until a foreclosure saw it go on auction in 2016. In 2020, it was purchased by a Miami-based development group.
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Millennium (Indian band)
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Millennium is an Indian metal band from Bangalore. The band was formed in 1988 as one of the first Indian metal bands.
History.
The band was created during 1988 with a line-up comprising lead vocalist Vehrnon Ibrahim, guitarists Rio and Cecil Soans, bass player Stanley with Roberto on the drums. Roberto left in 1999 and Rio's classmate Nader duly replaced him. 1991 brought about further line up changes as Malcolm superseded Stanley on the bass and Blake took over second guitars from Cecil. In 1997 Blake left for the U.K. Benjamin Yates filled in for two concerts on rhythm guitars. He was leaving for the U.S. and Sharmon, Vehrnon's brother took over as the permanent rhythm guitarist. After starting off with Iron Maiden covers at the Spirit of Iron Maiden Concert, the band released a 1992 single 'Peace Just In Heaven', the promotional video for which claimed the 'Skull Krusher of the week' award on India MTV's 'HeadBanger's Ball' show. Their limited edition EP, 'Born to Reign', sold out within a week of its release. Millennium also landed the honor of opening for Deep Purple. They also opened for No Doubt and released two albums. the first of which was from the Crescendo label and the second one was independently released.
After a long hiatus, Millennium were back performing live in March 2008, opening for Megadeth in Bangalore, India.
Releases.
Millennium have released three albums including the self-titled
"Millennium" (1995)
"One Concept To Live" (1996)
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