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DeSoto County, Mississippi

**DeSoto County** is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 185,314 people lived there, making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: DeSoto County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: February 9, 1836
- **seat wl**: Hernando
- **largest city wl**: Southaven
- **area total sq mi**: 497
- **area land sq mi**: 476
- **area water sq mi**: 21
- **area percentage**: 4.2
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 185314
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: www.desotocountyms.gov
- **ex image**: Court House Hernando MS.jpg
- **ex image cap**: DeSoto County Courthouse
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Hernando de Soto
George County, Mississippi

**George County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 24,350 people lived there. Its county seat is Lucedale.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: George County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1910
- **seat wl**: Lucedale
- **largest city wl**: Lucedale
- **area total sq mi**: 484
- **area land sq mi**: 479
- **area water sq mi**: 4.9
- **area percentage**: 1.0
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 24350
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://www.georgecountyms.com/index.html
- **ex image**: George County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: George County courthouse in Lucedale
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: James Z. George
Ryukyu Kingdom

**The Ryukyu Kingdom** is a country that no longer exists in present-day Okinawa. Before Japan took control of it during the Meiji Era, it was an independent country with its own culture, government, and language from 1429 to 1879.  Okinawa was a major trading center in Asia, so there are aspects of Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian cultures that were blended into the native Okinawan culture.

The name Ryukyu is a transcription of the Chinese name for the region, _Liuqiu_ (written as 琉球 in Chinese characters).

Before the Ryukyu Kingdom was created, Okinawa was made up of three countries: Nanzan, Chuzan, and Hokuzan. Chuzan took over the other two kingdoms, united the three kingdoms, and created the Ryukyu Kingdom. The kingdom had its own dynasty of kings and they ruled from Shuri Castle in the city of Shuri. Although they used to be different cities, Shuri is now in the northern part of present-day Naha.
Shurijo

**Shurijo** or **Shuri Castle** was the palace where the Ryukyu kings lived before Okinawa became part of Japan. Since it was built when Okinawa was independent, the castle structure is very different from other castles in Japan. Shuri Castle is located in Shuri. Shuri was once the Ryukyu capital, but it is now part of the present-day city of Naha.

Throughout its history, it had been destroyed and rebuilt four times, including during the Battle of Okinawa. This is why the courtyard is a little asymmetrical, or lop-sided. It was a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On the morning of 31 October 2019, a large fire broke out at the main hall of the castle. _Seiden_, _Hokuden_, _Nanden_ and _Bandokoro_ were completely destroyed. According to news sources, "Six castle buildings occupying some 4,200 square meters in total were [destroyed]." The fire was put out around 1:30 p.m.
Grenada County, Mississippi

**Grenada County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 21,629 people lived there. Its county seat is Grenada.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Grenada County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: Pulling into Grenada Station - panoramio.jpg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: National Register of Historic Places listings in Grenada County, Mississippi,
Illinois Central Depot now used by Grenada Railroad.
- **founded**: 1870
- **seat wl**: Grenada
- **largest city wl**: Grenada
- **area total sq mi**: 449
- **area land sq mi**: 422
- **area water sq mi**: 27
- **area percentage**: 6.1
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 21629
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Province of Granada, Granada
Sweetwater, Texas

**Sweetwater** is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Nolan County.
Shuri

**Shuri** was the capital of the former countries of Chuzan and later of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which were in present-day Okinawa. The Ryukyu kings would rule the kingdom from Shuri Castle. Today, it is a district of the present-day city of Naha. Shuri and Naha used to be different cities, but since Okinawa became part of Japan, Shuri would no longer be the capital. The Japanese government made Naha, which was a nearby port city, to be Okinawa's capital instead. Today, Shuri Station it is the last stop on the Okinawa Urban Monorail.
Mamady Youla

**Mamady Youla** (born 1961) is a Guinean businessman and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Guinea from 29 December 2015 to 24 May 2018.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Mamady Youla
- **image**: 20 March 2017 - Ms Arancha González meets H.E. Mr. Mamady Youla, Prime Minister of Guinea (cropped).jpg
- **office**: List of Prime Ministers of Guinea, Prime Minister of Guinea
- **president**: Alpha Condé
- **term start**: 29 December 2015
- **term end**: 24 May 2018
- **predecessor**: Mohamed Said Fofana
- **successor**: Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
- **birth place**: Conakry, Guinea
- **party**: Independent politician, Independent
- **alma mater**: Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Félix Houphouët-Boigny
University
Okinawa Urban Monorail

**The Okinawa Urban Monorail**, or the **Yui Rail**, is a monorail train line in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, Japan. It is the only public train line in the entire prefecture, and right now the entire line is only in Naha. It has 15 stops, beginning from Naha Airport and ending in Shuri Station. There are plans to extend the line to Urasoe City. There are also plans to allow passengers to pay using Suica by the spring of 2020.
Social commentary

**Social commentary** is indirectly expressing an opinion on how society should change. Martin Luther, Jonathan Swift and Charles Dickens are among many people who wrote social commentaries.

## Related pages

- Virtue signalling
Low comedy

**Low comedy** is a form of comedy that is meant only to make people laugh without any satire or social commentary. Low comedy can have people getting drunk, getting hit in the face with pies, tripping over banana peels and getting wedgies.  The name "Low Comedy" was created by John Dryden. It is often seen as the opposite of High Comedy.
High comedy

**High comedy** is a form of comedy based on wit, satire or clever dialogue.  The phrase was created by George Meredith in his 1877 _Essay on Comedy_ in which he says that it is the opposite of low comedy.
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings

**The Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings** occurred on 20 July 1982. Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army used a bomb in each park to attack British military ceremonies in central London.

In Hyde Park, a nail bomb in a car exploded. It killed four soldiers and seven horses.

In Regent's Park, a bomb underneath a bandstand killed seven military bandsmen.
Mainland Japan

**Mainland Japan (内地, _naichi_)** is the name used to describe areas of Japan that are seen as more Japanese than other areas. It's meaning has changed a lot. Now, people use it as a name for the four biggest islands of Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku). People also use it as a name for the biggest island in Japan which is Honshu. Also, people from Hokkaido and Okinawa use it as a name for all the regions of Japan except for Hokkaido and Okinawa. People from Hokkaido and Okinawa use this name because their cultures and native people are different from the other parts of Japan. What somebody means when they say "Mainland Japan" can change depending on the context.

Until the end of World War II, the name was a legal term (an word with a meaning set by a law) and was used to describe areas that were directly controlled by the Empire of Japan. This term did not include the colonies of the Japanese Empire. Some of the areas that were included in this definition of "Mainland Japan" are the four biggest islands of Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku), the Chishima Islands and the Ryūkyū Islands. Some of the areas that were not included in this definition of "Mainland Japan" are Taiwan, Korea and Japanese controlled Manchuria. Its important to know that just because a area was not part of Mainland Japan it did not mean that the Empire of Japan did not control them. Not being part of "Mainland Japan" just meant that they had a separate government from the Japanese Empire. However, since most of the areas that were colonies are no longer under control of Japan, those places don't call Japan "The Mainland" anymore.

In Hokkaido, a different word _Dogai_ is also used. It means every part of Japan outside of Hokkaido.

In Okinawa a different word _hondo_ is also used. It means every part of Japan outside of Okinawa.
Japanese knotweed

**Japanese knotweed** (_Persicaria japonica_) is a perennial herbaceous plant.  It lives in Asian countries including Taiwan, Japan and southern China.
Korean Empire

The **Korean Empire** (**Daehan Jeguk**_,_ ) was established in 1897 and lasted between until 1910. It was the last time Korea was unified and independent. The empire was established when King Gojong declared himself “Emperor” of Korea  . After the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea was no longer a Chinese tributary state. In 1907 Korea became a Japanese protectorate, then was annexed in 1910 by Japan as the province of Josean. Korea became a Japanese colony until 1945. Then after the Korean War it split.

### 1904-1905

After First Sino-Japanese War, the Russia Empire and Japanese Empire fought for the control of Korea Peninsula. Eventually, the Russo-Japanese War occured. The Russia Empire was defeated by the Empire of Japan that was supported by the United Kingdom. Then, the Korea Empire's neutrality was threaten by the Japanese Empire. At the Russo-Japanese War, the British Empire and the United States viewed on Korea's peace was not important more than the Russia's expansion. In addition, the international views on a Korea Penisula was changed. The Japanese Empire's forces got stronger as the time pass. Korea's unequal treaties were hidden and ignored.

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Korean Empire
- **native name**: Daehan Jeguk

대한제국 (Hangul)

大韓帝國 (Hanja)
- **image flag**: Flag of Korea (1899).svg
- **image coat**: Imperial Seal of the Korean Empire.svg
- **symbol type**: Imperial Seal
- **motto**: 광명천지

光明天地

"Let the land be enlightened"
- **anthem**: 대한제국 애국가

大韓帝國愛國歌

"Patriotic Hymn of the Great Korean Empire"

- **image map**: Korea (orthographic projection).svg
- **capital**: Hanseong
- **demonym**: Koreans, Korean
- **established**: History
- **established event1**: Gojong became an emperor
- **established date1**: 1897
- **established event2**: Protectorate of Japan
- **established date2**: 1907
- **established event3**: Full annexation
- **established date3**: 1910
- **life span**: 1897–1910
- **p1**: Joseon
- **s1**: Korea under Japanese ruleChoson
- **flag p1**: Flag of the king of Joseon.svg
- **flag s1**: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
- **today**: North Korea, South Korea
Japanese annexation of Korea

The **Japanese annexation of Korea** happened on 29 August 1910. The Empire of Japan annexed (made part of its territory) the Korean Empire according to the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 concluded on 22 August 1910. In Japanese, it is also called **日韓併合**、**朝鮮併合**、**日韓合邦** which translate as annexation of Korea, annexation of Joseon (an old name of Korea), and unification of Japan and Korea. In South Korean, It's often called **경술국치** (庚戌國恥), **국권피탈** (國權被奪) which mean national humiliation in Gyeongsul year (1910), and coercive loss of national sovereignty by Japan.

Then Japanese ruled Korea until 1945, after the Potsdam Conference at the end of World War II.
Hot pot

**Hot pot** is a popular food throughout China, and its popularity is increasing in other countries. Hot pot restaurants can be found in many places in China. Hot pot is a pot of boiling water, often with chili oil inside, where people put in whatever food they like to boil. Food that is cooked often includes thin slices of meat, starches, vegetables, mushrooms, and noodles. Chengdu and Chongqing hot pot are especially well-known throughout China and worldwide. In Japanese, the dish is called **shabu-shabu**.
Death Parade

is a 2015 Japanese anime television series. It was created, written, and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa and produced by Madhouse. The television series aired in Japan between January 9, 2015 and March 27, 2015.

## Story

When someone dies, they are sent to one of many bars run by bartenders. There, they must play a Death Games with their souls on the line. The game reveals their secrets and what led them to their situation. Based on what is revealed, the bartender sends them for reincarnation or banishment into the void. The story is about Decim, a bartender of the bar where people who died at the same time are sent to. The place is also known as the Quindecim bar. His role in judging these souls changes when he meets a curious black-haired woman.

## Infobox (animanga/header)

- **name**: Death Parade
- **ja kanji**: デス・パレード
- **ja romaji**: Desu Parēdo
- **genre**: Psychological thriller, Psychological
- **creator**: Yuzuru Tachikawa


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: film
- **title**: Death Billiards
- **director**: Yuzuru Tachikawa
- **producer**: Takuya Tsunoki
Toshio Nakatani
- **writer**: Yuzuru Tachikawa
- **music**: Kotaro Tanaka
- **studio**: Madhouse (company), Madhouse
- **released**: March 2, 2013
- **runtime**: 25 minutes


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: tv series
- **director**: Yuzuru Tachikawa
- **producer**: Toshio Nakatani
Kojiro Naotsuka
Hiroyuki Inage
Shunsuke Nara
Ayuri Taguchi
- **writer**: Yuzuru Tachikawa
- **music**: Yuki Hayashi (composer), Yuki Hayashi
- **studio**: Madhouse (company), Madhouse
- **network**: Nippon TV, NTV, Sun Television, Sun TV, BS Nittele, AT-X (company), AT-X, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, MMT
- **first**: January 9, 2015
- **last**: March 27, 2015
- **episodes**: 12


## Infobox (animanga/footer)
Birmingham pub bombings

The **Birmingham pub bombings** was a terrorist attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 21 November 1974. Two bombs exploded in pubs in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, killing 21 people.

The first bomb exploded in the Mulberry Bush, killing ten people.

The second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town, killing eleven people.

A third bomb was planted in the doorway of a branch of Barclays bank. It was found by a policeman and did not explode.

The Birmingham bombings were 20th century England's most deadly terrorist attack.

Six Irishmen were arrested within hours of the blasts, and in 1975 sentenced to life imprisonment for the bombings. The men—who became known as the Birmingham Six—continued to say that they were innocent and believed that the police had forced them into signing false confessions through abuse. After 16 years in prison, their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal in 1991.
Gravitino

A **gravitino** is a theoretical particle that physicists think will carry the force of gravity. There is no confirmation of the particle's existence.

It’s essentially the same as the graviton particle.
Bepanah Pyaar

***Bepanah Pyaar*** (English: _ Endless Love_) is an Indian romantic drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms. It premiered on 3 June 2019 on Colors TV. It stars Pearl V Puri, Ishita Dutta and Aparna Dixit as Raghbir, Pragati and Bani.

## Synopsis

The series revolves around two star-crossed lovers Raghbir and Bani who love each other endlessly but destiny brings them apart as Bani dies in an accident. Soon destiny brings Pragati in Raghbir's life.

## Cast

- Pearl V Puri as Raghbir Malhotra; Pragati's husband; Bani's former husband
- Ishita Dutta as Pragati Malhotra; Raghbir's wife
- Aparna Dixit as Bani Raichand; Raghbir's former wife

## Infobox (name module)

- hi
- बेपनाह प्यार


## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Drama
Romance movie, Romance
Mystery
- **creator**: Ekta Kapoor
- **developer**: Ekta Kapoor
- **writer**: **Story**
Mrinal Jha
 **Screenplay**
 Shilpa D'Melo
 **Dialogues**
 Hemant Bahal
- **director**: Dipak Vithoba Chauhan
- **creative director**: Chloe Ferns Qureshi
 Sujhata Rao (Shalu)
- **starring**: Pearl V Puri
Aparna Dixit
Ishita Dutta
- **theme music composer**: Binod Ghimire
- **opentheme**: Kya Hua Tera Vaada
- **country**: India
- **language**: Hindi
- **num seasons**: 1
- **num episodes**: 36  as of (22 July 2019)
- **producer**: Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
- **location**: Mumbai, India
- **editor**: Vikas Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Sandip Bhatt
- **camera**: Multi-camera
- **runtime**: 20-23 minutes
- **company**: Balaji Telefilms
- **network**: Colors TV
- **last aired**: present
- **related**: Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
Louisiana Territory

The **Territory of Louisiana** or **Louisiana Territory** was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It was made from the former Louisiana (New France) on July 4, 1805. It lasted until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory.

## Creation

On March 3, 1805, Congress passed legislation organizing the District of Louisiana into the Louisiana Territory, starting July 4, 1805.

The Territory was governed like how the Indiana Territory was governed.

## Government

The capitol of government was in St. Louis.

The first territorial governor was James Wilkinson. He was chosen by President Thomas Jefferson. He also was a Senior Officer of the United States Army while he was governor.

## Other websites

- Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase from the Library of Congress

## Infobox (former subdivision)

- **conventional long name**: Territory of Louisiana
- **common name**: Louisiana Territory
- **nation**: the United States
- **subdivision**: Organized incorporated territories of the United States, Organized incorporated territory
- **date start**: July 4
- **year start**: 1805
- **event end**: Renamed Territory of Missouri
- **date end**: June 4
- **year end**: 1812
- **p1**: District of Louisiana
- **flag p1**: Star-Spangled Banner flag.svg
- **s1**: Missouri Territory
- **flag s1**: Star-Spangled Banner flag.svg
- **image flag**: Star-Spangled Banner flag.svg
- **flag type**: Flag of the United States
- **flag**: Flag of the United States#Historical progression of designs
- **image map**: United States 1805-07-1809.png
- **image map caption**: A map of the Territory of Louisiana
- **capital**: St. Louis
- **government type**: Organized incorporated territory
- **title leader**: Governor
- **leader1**: James Wilkinson
- **year leader1**: 1805–1807
- **leader2**: Meriwether Lewis
- **year leader2**: 1807–1809
- **leader3**: Benjamin Howard (Missouri), Benjamin Howard
- **year leader3**: 1810–1812
Grand Canal (China)

The **Grand Canal** or **Dayunhe** or **Jing–Hang Grand Canal** () is the longest and oldest canal and artificial river in the world.

It starts in Beijing; passes through Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang; and ends in Hangzhou.

It connects China's two longest rivers: the Yellow River and Yang zi river

The oldest parts of the canal were built during the 5th century BC.

The Sui dynasty (581–618 AD) added some other parts. Between 1271–1633, the Yuan dynasty (through Guo Shoujing and others) and the Ming dynasty improved it and built parts to direct water to Beijing.

The total length is . Its greatest height is 42 m (138 ft) near the Shandong mountains.

Song Dynasty (960–1279) engineer Qiao Weiyue invented the pound lock in the 10th century. This allowed ships to travel higher and lower through the canal.

The canal amazed many people throughout history including Japanese monk Ennin (794–864), Persian historian Rashid al-Din (1247–1318), Korean official Choe Bu (1454–1504), and Italian missionary Matteo Ricci (1552–1610).

Historically, flooding of the Yellow River threatened to break the canal. During wartime the canal was even used as a weapon: the dikes of the Yellow River were sometimes broken to flood the enemy troops. But this caused disasters and hurt the economy.

The Canal has greatly improved China's economy and increased trade between the north and south. It is still used heavily to this day.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

## Infobox (canal)

- **name**: Grand Canal of China
- **image size**: 280pp
- **image caption**: Watercraft moving across the Grand Canal of China in Suzhou
- **date began**: Sui dynasty
- **start point**: Beijing
- **end point**: Hangzhou
- **connects to**: Hai River, Yellow River, Huai River, Yangzi River, Qiantang River
- **length km**: 1794


## Infobox (chinese)

- **title**: Grand Canal
- **pic**: Grand Canal (Chinese characters).svg
- **piccap**: "Grand Canal" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
- **picsize**: 130px
- **t**: 大運河
- **s**: 大运河
- **l**: "Great Transport River"
- **p**: Dà Yùnhé
- **w**: Ta<sup>4</sup> Yün<sup>4</sup>-he<sup>2</sup>
- **wuu**: Du<sup>平</sup> Yun<sup>上</sup> Ghu<sup>平</sup>
- **j**: Daai<sup>6</sup> Wan<sup>6</sup> Ho<sup>4</sup>
- **poj**: Tāi-ūn-hô
- **order**: st
- **altname**: Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
- **t2**: 京杭大運河
- **s2**: 京杭大运河
- **wuu2**: Cin<sup>平</sup> On<sup>入</sup> Du<sup>平</sup> Yun<sup>上</sup> Ghu<sup>平</sup>
- **j2**: Ging<sup>1</sup> Hong<sup>4</sup> Daai<sup>6</sup> Wan<sup>6</sup> Ho<sup>4</sup>
- **p2**: Jīng-Háng Dà Yùnhé
- **w2**: Ching<sup>1</sup>-Hang<sup>2</sup> Ta<sup>4</sup> Yün<sup>4</sup>-he<sup>2</sup>
- **poj2**: Kiaⁿ-hâng-tāi-ūn-hô
Slavery in the United States

**Slavery in the United States** was the legal institution of human slavery in the United States. Slaves were mostly sub-Saharan Africans and African Americans.  Slavery existed in British America from early colonial days.  It was legal in all Thirteen Colonies at the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.  Slavery existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries.  It lasted in about half the states until 1865.  This was when it was banned in the entire country by the Thirteenth Amendment.

By the time of the American Revolution (1775–1783), slaves had been institutionalized as a racial caste. The caste associated with sub-Saharan African ancestry. When the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789, a small number of free people of color were able to vote. This was because they were men who owned property. During and shortly after the Revolutionary War, abolitionist laws were passed in most Northern states, and there was a movement created to end slavery. Slave states tried to extend slavery into new Western territories. They wanted to do this to keep their share of political power in the country. Southern leaders also wanted to annex Cuba as a slave territory. The United States became split over the issue of slavery. It was split into slave and free states. The Mason–Dixon line divided the country. The line divided (free) Pennsylvania from (slave) Maryland.
Nebraska Territory

The **Territory of Nebraska** was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the part of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. The territorial capitol was Omaha. The territory included areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Montana.

## Other websites

- "Nebraska as a Territory," _History of the State of Nebraska,_ Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1882
- History of Nebraska
- History of Nebraska State Government Organization (PDF)

## Infobox (former subdivision)

- **conventional long name**: Territory of Nebraska
- **common name**: Nebraska Territory
- **nation**: the United States
- **subdivision**: Organized incorporated territories of the United States, Organized incorporated territory
- **event start**: Kansas–Nebraska Act
- **date start**: May 30
- **year start**: 1854
- **event end**: Nebraska, Statehood
- **date end**: March 1
- **year end**: 1867
- **event1**: Colorado Territory formed
- **date event1**: February 28 1861
- **event2**: Dakota Territory formed
- **date event2**: March 2 1861
- **event3**: Idaho Territory formed
- **date event3**: March 3 1863
- **p1**: Unorganized territory
- **flag p1**: U.S. flag, 31 stars.svg
- **p2**: Washington Territory
- **flag p2**: US flag 33 stars.svg
- **s1**: Colorado Territory
- **flag s1**: US flag 33 stars.svg
- **s2**: Dakota Territory
- **flag s2**: US flag 33 stars.svg
- **s3**: Idaho Territory
- **flag s3**: US flag 34 stars.svg
- **s4**: Nebraska
- **flag s4**: Flag of Nebraska.svg
- **image map**: Nebraskaterritory.PNG
- **capital**: Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha
- **government type**: Organized incorporated territory
- **title leader**: Governor
- **leader1**: _List of Governors of Nebraska Territory, List_
Hancock County, Mississippi

**Hancock County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 46,053 people lived there. Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. The county was created in 1812. It is named for Founding Father John Hancock.

The county is along the Gulf of Mexico and the state line with Louisiana.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Hancock County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1812
- **seat wl**: Bay St. Louis
- **largest city wl**: Bay St. Louis
- **area total sq mi**: 553
- **area land sq mi**: 474
- **area water sq mi**: 79
- **area percentage**: 14
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 46053
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: https://hancockcounty.ms.gov/
- **ex image**: HancockCountyCourthouse14Sept07.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Hancock County courthouse in Bay St. Louis
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: John Hancock
Holmes County, Mississippi

**Holmes County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 17,000 people lived there. Its county seat is Lexington.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Holmes County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1833
- **seat wl**: Lexington
- **largest city wl**: Durant
- **area total sq mi**: 765
- **area land sq mi**: 757
- **area water sq mi**: 7.9
- **area percentage**: 1.0
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 17000
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://holmescountyms.org/
- **ex image**: HolmesCountyMSWelcomeSign.jpg
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: David Holmes (politician), David Holmes
Humphreys County, Mississippi

**Humphreys County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 7,785 people lived there. Its county seat is Belzoni.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Humphreys County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: HUMPHREYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, HUMPHREYS COUNTY, MS.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Humphreys County Courthouse
- **founded**: 1918
- **seat wl**: Belzoni
- **largest city wl**: Belzoni
- **area total sq mi**: 431
- **area land sq mi**: 418
- **area water sq mi**: 13
- **area percentage**: 3.0
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 7785
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: https://humphreyscounty.ms/
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Benjamin G. Humphreys
Issaquena County, Mississippi

**Issaquena County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 1,338 people lived there. Its county seat is Mayersville.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Issaquena County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: Court House, Issaquena County, Mississippi.jpg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Historic photo of the Issaquena County Courthouse in Mayersville, Mississippi
- **founded**: 1844
- **seat wl**: Mayersville
- **largest city wl**: Mayersville
- **city type**: town
- **area total sq mi**: 441
- **area land sq mi**: 413
- **area water sq mi**: 28
- **area percentage**: 6.4
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 1338
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central
Itawamba County, Mississippi

**Itawamba County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 23,863 people lived there. Its county seat is Fulton.

## Geography

The county has a total area of .

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Itawamba County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: Fulton-Itawamba-County-Courthouse-ms.jpg
- **ex image size**: 250px
- **ex image cap**: Itawamba County Courthouse in Fulton, Mississippi, Fulton
- **founded**: 1836
- **named for**: Levi Colbert, Levi Colbert (Itawamba)
- **seat wl**: Fulton
- **largest city**: Fulton
- **area total sq mi**: 540
- **area land sq mi**: 533
- **area water sq mi**: 7.7
- **area percentage**: 1.4
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 23863
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://itawambacoms.com/
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central
Jackson County, Mississippi

**Jackson County** is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 143,252 people lived there which makes it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula.

## History

The county was founded in 1812 and named for Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (31%) is water. It is the largest county in Mississippi by total area.

### Bordering counties

- George County - north
- Mobile County, Alabama - east
- Harrison County - west
- Stone County - northwest

### Cities

- Gautier
- Moss Point
- Ocean Springs
- Pascagoula (county seat)

### Census-designated places

- Big Point
- Escatawpa
- Gulf Hills
- Gulf Park Estates
- Helena
- Hickory Hills (former CDP)
- Hurley
- Latimer
- St. Martin
- Vancleave
- Wade

### Unincorporated places

- East Moss Point
- Gulf Islands National Seashore

### Ghost towns

- Brewton

## Other websites

- Official Website of Jackson County, Mississippi

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Jackson County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1812
- **seat wl**: Pascagoula
- **largest city wl**: Pascagoula
- **area total sq mi**: 1043
- **area land sq mi**: 723
- **area water sq mi**: 321
- **area percentage**: 31
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 143252
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: www.co.jackson.ms.us
- **ex image**: Jackson County MS Courthouse Sept 2012 02.jpg
- **ex image cap**: The Jackson County Courthouse in Pascagoula
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Andrew Jackson
Jasper County, Mississippi

**Jasper County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 16,367 people lived there. Its county seats are Bay Springs and Paulding.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Jasper County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: Montrose Presbyterian Church.jpg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: Historic Montrose Presbyterian Church
- **founded**: 1833
- **seat**: Bay Springs, Mississippi, Bay Springs and Paulding, Mississippi, Paulding
- **largest city**: Bay Springs
- **area total sq mi**: 677
- **area land sq mi**: 676
- **area water sq mi**: 1.2
- **area percentage**: 0.2
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 16367
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://www.co.jasper.ms.us/
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: William Jasper
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

**Jefferson Davis County** is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 11,321 people lived there. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county was founded on March 31, 1906. It is named in honor of Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

## Other websites

- Official county website

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Jefferson Davis County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1906
- **seat wl**: Prentiss
- **largest city wl**: Prentiss
- **city type**: town
- **area total sq mi**: 409
- **area land sq mi**: 408
- **area water sq mi**: 0.7
- **area percentage**: 0.2
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 11321
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **ex image**: Jefferson Davis County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Jefferson Davis County courthouse in Prentiss
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Jefferson Davis
- **website**: [http://www.jeffersondaviscountyms.com www.jeffersondaviscountyms.com]
Kemper County, Mississippi

**Kemper County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 8,988 people lived there. Its county seat is De Kalb.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Kemper County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **ex image**: Kemper County Coal Gasification Plant.png
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: The Kemper Project power plant.
- **founded**: 1833
- **seat wl**: De Kalb
- **largest city wl**: De Kalb
- **city type**: Town
- **area total sq mi**: 767
- **area land sq mi**: 766
- **area water sq mi**: 0.8
- **area percentage**: 0.1
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 8988
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: www.kempercounty.ms
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Reuben Kemper
Lafayette County, Mississippi

**Lafayette County** is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 55,813 people lived there. Its county seat is Oxford.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Lafayette County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1836
- **seat wl**: Oxford
- **largest city wl**: Oxford
- **area total sq mi**: 679
- **area land sq mi**: 632
- **area water sq mi**: 47
- **area percentage**: 7.0
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 55813
- **population density km2**: auto
- **web**: http://lafayettems.com/
- **ex image**: Lafayette Co Mississippi courthouse during Double Decker Festival.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Lafayette County courthouse in Oxford
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Marquis de Lafayette
Union County, Mississippi

**Union County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 27,777 people lived there. Its county seat is New Albany.

## Geography

The county has a total area of .

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Union County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: July 7, 1870
- **seat wl**: New Albany
- **largest city wl**: New Albany
- **area total sq mi**: 417
- **area land sq mi**: 416
- **area water sq mi**: 1.3
- **area percentage**: 0.3
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 27777
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://unioncoms.com/
- **ex image**: Union County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: The Union County courthouse in New Albany
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central
Lamar County, Mississippi

**Lamar County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 64,222 people lived there. Its county seat is Purvis.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Lamar County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1904
- **seat wl**: Purvis
- **largest city wl**: West Hattiesburg
- **area total sq mi**: 500
- **area land sq mi**: 497
- **area water sq mi**: 3.4
- **area percentage**: 0.7
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 64222
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: http://www.lamarcountyms.gov/11/index.php
- **ex image**: CurrentLamarCountyCourthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Lamar County Courthouse in Purvis
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Smith County, Mississippi

**Smith County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 14,209 people lived there. Its county seat is Raleigh.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Smith County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1833
- **seat wl**: Raleigh
- **largest city wl**: Raleigh
- **city type**: town
- **area total sq mi**: 637
- **area land sq mi**: 636
- **area water sq mi**: 1.0
- **area percentage**: 0.2
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 14209
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: https://www.smithcountyms.gov/
- **ex image**: Smith County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Smith County courthouse in Raleigh
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: David Smith
Raleigh, Mississippi

**Raleigh** is a town in, and the county seat of, Smith County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census, making it the largest town in Smith County.
Gainesville, Texas

**Gainesville** is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Cooke County.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi

**Lauderdale County** is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 72,984 people lived there. Its county seat is Meridian. The county was founded in 1833. It is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Lauderdale County
- **state**: Mississippi
- **founded**: 1833
- **seat wl**: Meridian
- **largest city wl**: Meridian
- **area total sq mi**: 715
- **area land sq mi**: 704
- **area water sq mi**: 12
- **area percentage**: 1.6
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 72984
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **web**: www.lauderdalecounty.org
- **ex image**: Lauderdale County Courthouse Meridian, MS.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Lauderdale County Courthouse
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central
- **named for**: James Lauderdale
2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

The **2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season** was the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with two peaks in activity in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. The season's first named storm, Pabuk, entered the basin on January 4, becoming the earliest-forming cyclonic storm of the North Indian Ocean on record.

The season currently contains 3 depressions, 3 deep depressions, 3 cyclonic storms and 2 very severe cyclonic storms.

## Season summary

Due to the presence of an weak El Niño to continue through the season, the season's first named storm, Pabuk, entered the basin on January 4, becoming the earliest-forming cyclonic storm of the North Indian Ocean on record, tying with 2014 season. The second Cyclonic Storm of the season was formed, Fani on April 26. Fani became an extremely severe cyclonic storm on April 30, reaching an Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, then made landfall in India killing 89 people between Odisha and Bangladesh; Fani caused $1.812 billion in damages. In early June, a strong pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), led to the development of the third cyclonic storm, Vayu, which formed June 10 in the Arabian Sea, near the Maldives. The storm subsequently intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on June 12, after moving northwestward towards northwestern India and Pakistan.

## Related pages

- 2019 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2019 Pacific typhoon season
Deal barracks bombing

The **Deal barracks bombing** was an attack on the Royal Marine Depot in Deal, Kent, England on 22 September 1989. The Provisional Irish Republican Army used a time bomb to kill 11 military bandsmen.
Tropical Storm Pabuk (2019)

**Tropical Storm Pabuk**, also referred to as **Cyclonic Storm Pabuk**, was a weak storm that hit the Malay Peninsula in January 2019. It was also the earliest storm in both the Western Pacific and North Indian Ocean basins on record. Forming on the last day of 2018, Pabuk went into 2019 and crossed into the North Indian Ocean basin several days later. The first storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons, Pabuk first appeared as a tropical disturbance in the South China Sea on December 28, 2018, which organized into a tropical depression on December 31.

Pabuk killed a total of 10 people, and the storm caused an estimated total of USS$95 million in damages. In Thailand, eight people were killed and the economic losses were estimated at $93.8 million. Pabuk also caused one death each in Vietnam and Malaysia.

## Storm history

A tropical disturbance formed over the southern portion of the South China Sea on December 28, 2018, absorbing the remnants of Tropical Depression 35W (Usman) on December 30. Under high vertical wind shear, the low-pressure area remained messy until December 31 when it was upgraded to a tropical depression by both the JMA and the JTWC.

Under good conditions, including warm sea surface temperatures, good outflow but strong vertical wind shear, Pabuk did not manage to intensify further for
another two days until it started to move west-northwestward and entered the Gulf of Thailand on January 3, where vertical wind shear was slightly weaker.

Soon after Pabuk crossed over into the basin, the IMD started to make warnings on the storm, making Pabuk the earliest-forming cyclonic storm for this basin, as well as the first cyclonic storm with a name originally assigned by RSMC Tokyo. Over the few days days, Pabuk continued moved west-northwestward, before weakening into a well-marked low on January 7. The system's remnant low then turned to the northeast. Finally, it disappeared on January 8.

## Impact

The storm caused 10 deaths in total, and total damages were estimated to be ~$157.2 million (2019 USD).

On Thailand, 8 of the 10 people were killed with many trees downed. Elsewhere, many people were forced to evacuate coastal areas of Thailand. In Bangkok, rain and storm surge flooded roads in the large city. Pabuk killed 8 people in Thailand, including one Russian tourist.

## Related pages

- 2019 Pacific typhoon season
- 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

## Infobox (hurricane small)

- **basin**: WPac/NIO
- **formed**: December 31
- **dissipated**: January 6
- **image**: Pabuk 2019-01-04 0640Z.jpg
- **track**: Pabuk 2019 track.png
- **10-min winds**: 50
- **3-min winds**: 50
- **1-min winds**: 60
- **pressure**: 994
United States Naval Research Laboratory

The **United States Naval Research Laboratory** (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. It conducts basic scientific research, applied research, technological development and prototyping.
Mobility as a service

**Mobility as a Service** (**MaaS**) is transportation that you can buy but do not have to own.

For example, you can pay an Uber car to pick you up, but you do not own that car.

Or you can pay for a city bike to travel around the city, but you do not own the bike.

In each case, you pay for the transportation.

Public buses, taxis, subways, high-speed rail, and airplanes are already forms of MaaS.

MaaS is already becoming popular around the world from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, to China.

## Examples

Examples include
- ride-sharing
- e-hailing services (matches passengers with vehicles)
- bike-sharing programs,
- and car-sharing services
- on-demand "pop-up" bus services.
- self-driving cars

## Short-term impact

MaaS may decrease how many people own cars. This is already the case in China, where more than half of the population do not have cars--they just do not need it.

## Benefits

MaaS can decrease traffic.

## Self driving cars (AV)

Uber, Tesla, General Motors, Waymo, Apple, and Local Motors are building self-driving vehicles (or autonomous vehicles, AVs).

Self-driving cars could take people where they wanted to go at a lower cost than a taxi or ridesharer. It could help benefit the environment, make transportation faster, and even improve healthcare.
Batam

**Batam** (also called **Batam City**) is an industrial city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. Over 1 million people live in it. It is the biggest city in Riau Islands, and the third biggest city in Sumatra. It is part of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand and Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore free-trade zone.

The city administrative covers an area of 3 big islands with some small islands surround them. The 3 big islands are Batam, Rempang, and Galang. The islands are conected by bridges called Barelang Bridges () that is a short name for Batam-Rempang-Galang Bridges.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Batam
- **official name**: City of Batam

- **settlement type**: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, City
- **image skyline**: Nagoya Thamrin City Night View (2025).jpg
- **image caption**: Nagoya Thamrin City Night View
- **image seal**: Lambang Kota Batam.png
- **nickname**: _Kota Industri_
 ("The Industrial City")
- **motto**: Bandar Dunia Madani
- **pushpin map**: Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Indonesia, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Sumatra
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Riau Islands
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Amsakar Achmad
- **leader title1**: Vice Mayor
- **leader name1**: Li Claudia Chandra
- **area total km2**: 1595
- **area land km2**: 715
- **area water km2**: 880
- **population total**: 1236399
- **population as of**: 2017
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2000
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Indonesia, Postal code
- **postal code**: 29453
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area code
- **area code**: (+62) 778
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, BP
- **translit lang1**: Regional
- **translit lang1 type1**: Jawi script, Jawi
- **translit lang1 info1**: باتام
- **timezone**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Western Time
- **utc offset**: +7
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
- **map caption**: Location within Riau Islands
- **map caption1**: Interactive map of Batam
- **translit lang1 info2**:

- **translit lang1 type2**: Chinese Language, Chinese