East Sikkim is one of the four administrative districts of the Indian state of Sikkim. Geographically, East Sikkim occupies the south-east corner of the state. The capital of East Sikkim is Gangtok, which is also the state capital. It is the hub of all administrative activity in the state.
The civilian region is administered by a district collector, appointed by the Union Government and the military area by a Major General. As of 2011 it is the most populous of the four districts of Sikkim.
According to the 2011 census East Sikkim district has a population of 281,293, roughly equal to the nation of Barbados. This gives it a ranking of 574th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.79%. East Sikkim has a sex ratio of 872 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 84.67%.
People in East Sikkim are mostly of Nepali ethnicity, arriving in search of jobs after the British appropriated the state in the 19th century. Other ethnicities include the Bhutias, the Tibetans and the Lepchas. Nepali is the predominant language in the region.
Arnold Nieberding
Rudolf Arnold Nieberding (May 4, 1838 in Konitz, West Prussia - October 10, 1912 in Berlin) was a German jurist and politician.
Nieberding studied law at the University of Breslau, the University of Heidelberg and the Humboldt-University of Berlin.
He started to work in the civil service of Prussia in 1861, followed by the civil service of the German Empire in 1872.
He was Minister of Justice of the German Empire from 1893 to 1909.
He died at the age of 74 in 1912.
Ancient Corinth
Corinth is at a critical place in the Peloponnese, a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth. Ancient Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Ancient Greece, with a population of 90,000 in 400 BC. The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC, built a new city in its place in 44 BC, and later made it the provincial capital of Greece.
The city was a major player in the Persian Wars. It sent 400 soldiers to defend Thermopylae. It supplied forty warships for the Battle of Salamis and 5,000 hoplites in the following Battle of Plataea.
At the end of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC) Corinth joined Athens in the Corinthian War against Sparta. However, in 395 BC Corinth switched back to the Peloponnesian League and joined Sparta to attack Athens.
These conflicts weakened the city-states of the Peloponnese and set the stage for the conquests of Philip II of Macedon. In 338 BC, after defeating Athens and its allies, Philip II created the League of Corinth to unite the Greeks in a war against Persia. Philip was named hegemon of the League.
In 146 BC, Rome declared war on the Greek Achaean League, led by Corinth. After some victories, the Romans under captured Corinth. When he entered the city, their commander Lucius Mummius killed all the men and sold the women and children into slavery before burning the city. This ruthless action was on a par with the destruction of Corinth. The Romans would not stand for any city which competed with them for trade in the Mediterranean. There is archeological evidence of some minimal habitation in the years afterwards. Corinth remained largely deserted until Julius Caesar refounded the city in 44 BC, shortly before his assassination. At this time, an amphitheatre was built.
Under the Romans, Corinth was rebuilt as a major city. It had a large mixed population of Romans, Greeks, and Jews.
Luzein
Luzein is a municipality of the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 2016 the former municipality of St. Antönien merged into the municipality of Luzein.
Maladers
Maladers was a municipality in Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the municipality Maladers became part of Chur.
St. Peter, Switzerland
St. Peter () is a former municipality of the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2008 the former municipalities of St. Peter and Pagig merged into the new municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.
Pagig
Pagig () is a former municipality of the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2008 the former municipalities of Pagig and St. Peter merged into the new municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality of the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and Peist merged into the municipality of Arosa.
Portein
Portein () was a municipality in Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
On 1 January 2010 the former municipalities of Cazis, Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar joined together to become the municipality of Cazis.
Samedan
Samedan is a municipality of the district Maloja in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Engadin Airport is in the municipality.
Pratteln
Pratteln (Swiss German: "Brattele") is a city of the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
The municipality is located on the A3 motorway.
Montreuil
Montreuil can mean:
Kœtzingue
Kœtzingue is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in the east of France.
Alternate ending
Alternate ending is a term used (usually in movies) to describe the ending of a story that was planned or debated but ultimately unused in favor of the actual ending. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative. On the internet, amateurs may make their own alternative endings.
Alternative endings are often filmed before being scrapped, and may be subsequently included as a special feature in the film's DVD release. These alternative endings are a special type of deleted scene. In other cases, ideas that were presented but discarded early on are alluded to by the production team in commentary or interviews.
Some films also present the alternative ending on International releases as well as their international Home media release, with its original region release only showing the alternative ending on certain TV channels.
The following are examples of known alternative endings to movies:
In TV shows, producers may want to keep the ending of an episode a secret, even if it means keeping it from the stars themselves. In such a case, they will usually film more than one ending and not tell the cast which one will be used.
Timothy F. Murphy
Timothy Francis Murphy (born September 11, 1952) was the U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 until his resignation in October 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate. He is a commander in the United States Navy Reserve.
In October 2017, Murphy announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 due to revelations that during an affair he had urged his mistress to have an abortion despite his public anti-abortion stance. On October 5, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Office announced Murphy would step down on October 21.
Rob Quist
Robert Ernest Quist (born January 5, 1948) is an American singer, instrumentalist (playing guitar and banjo), songwriter, and politician.
His songs have been recorded by artists Michael Martin Murphey and Loretta Lynn among others. He is known as a musical and cultural ambassador for the state of Montana and was appointed to the Montana Arts Council by Governor Brian Schweitzer. He has toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Japan.
Quist was the Democratic nominee for Montana's House seat in the 2017 special election, but lost the election to Greg Gianforte.
Lance Russell
Lance Russell (March 18, 1926 – October 3, 2017) was a professional wrestling announcer and commentator from 1959 to 1997. He was born in Tennessee.