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Shimenawa

Shimenawa (標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, lit. 'enclosing rope') are ropes   used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.

Shimenawa come in different sizes, ranging from a few centimeters to several meters in diameter, and are often adorned with shide, which are traditional paper streamers. When a space is enclosed by shimenawa, it is considered sacred or ritually pure, such as in a Shinto shrine. Shimenawa are believed to ward off evil spirits and are commonly used in Jichinsai before constructing new buildings. They are also commonly found at Shinto shrines, torii gates, and other sacred landmarks.

Shimenawa, are also placed on objects believed to attract spirits or be inhabited by them, known as yorishiro. This includes trees called shinboku, with the spirits believed to inhabit them known as kodama. Cutting down these trees is considered to bring misfortune. Similarly, stones believed to be inhabited by spirits are known as .

## Related pages

- , household Shinto shrines
- – a custom utilizing
- Kannabi
- , traditional Japanese braided cord

## Further reading

- Kasulis, Thomas P. (2004). _Shinto: The Way Home_. University of Hawaii Press. .

## Other websites

- "Shimenawa" in _Encyclopedia of Shinto_

## Infobox (artifact)

- **image**: Izumooyashiro89.JPG
- **image**:
- **caption**: Meoto Iwa, two rocks in Ise Bay connected by
- **material**: Hemp fiber/Straw
- **location**: Japan
Shrine Shinto

**Shrine Shinto** is a form of the Shinto religion which emphasizes ritual over belief. It has two main varieties: State Shinto which was controlled by the Japanese government, and another centered on Shinto shrines after World War II.

In the Empire of Japan Shrine Shinto was considered secular due to Secular Shrine Theory and only Sect Shinto was considered religious. This is because they argued belief made something a religion, and not ritual.

Today, the term "Shinto" commonly refers to Shrine Shinto. Shrine Shinto is the most common form of Shinto.. Prior to 1945, all Shinto shrines were under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Divinities, which was an external department of the Home Ministry. After World War II the Shinto Directive issued by the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces (GHQ) in December 1945 abolished the Institute of Divinities and reorganized it into one religious corporation, known as the Association of Shinto Shrines.

Shinto shrines and their rituals are conducted in accordance with sacred texts such as the _Kojiki_ and _Nihon Shoki_, which are considered important scriptures in Shintoism. The Kannushi, who hold positions such as priests, priests-in-charge, and administrators of the rituals, are responsible for conducting these rituals. However, the miko, who are female attendants at Shinto shrines, are not considered part of the priesthood in Shintoism. While a Kagura dancer, who performs traditional Shinto dance, may participate in Shinto rituals, they are not authorized to preside over or perform the rituals in a priestly role.

## Related pages

- Seicho-no-Ie
- List of Shinto shrines
- Secular Shrine Theory
- Shinto sects and schools
- Sect Shinto
Yoshida Shrine

is a Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 859 by the Fujiwara family.

## History

The royal family helped the shrine in the Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami of Japan sent messages, called heihaku, to tell important events to the guardian kami (spirits) of the country. At first, 16 shrines got the messages. In 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines, including Yoshida Shrine.

From 1871 to 1946, Yoshida Shrine was a  in the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. Yoshida Kanetomo, who began Yoshida Shinto, is buried here.

## Related pages

- List of Shinto shrines in Japan
- Twenty-Two Shrines
- Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

## Sources

- Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). _Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami._ Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962).  _Studies in Shinto and Shrines._ Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
- ____________. (1959). _The Imperial House of Japan._ Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887

## Infobox (religious building)

- **name**: Yoshida Shrine
吉田神社
- **religious affiliation**: Shinto
- **image**: Yoshida torii sakura 03.jpg
- **caption**: Yoshida _torii_ at cherry blossom time.
- **map type**: Japan
- **location**: 8 Yoshidakaguraokacho, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Sakyō, Kyoto 〒 606-8311
- **architecture style**: Kasuga-zukuri
- **established**: 859
Yasakatome

is a Shinto goddess.

She is considered to be the concubine of  no Kami, the enshrined deity of Suwa Taisha Shrine, and is enshrined at Suwa Taisha Shitasha and Suwa Shrines in various places. She is not found in the Kojiki or the Nihonshoki, and is thought to be a unique god associated with Suwa.

Although the name of Yasaka Tome no Kami is unknown, one theory suggests that 'Yasaka' is similar to 'Iyasaka,' and her divine name is thought to mean 'an increasingly prosperous woman' ().

There are different ideas about where Yasaka Tome no Kami came from because she is a goddess that is not mentioned in the ancient texts "Kojiki" or "Nihonshoki," and we only have incomplete stories about her.

There are different theories about Yasaka Tome no Kami's origin. One theory suggests that she was from the Azumi clan. According to the legend of Kawai-jinja Shrine in Kitaazumi-gun, she is believed to be the daughter of Watatsumi no Mikoto and the younger sister of Hotakami. Another theory proposes that she is the daughter of Amayasakahiko no Mikoto, who descended from heaven following Nigihayahi no Mikoto. However, this theory is based on the name of the same god in the Edo period and may not have strong historical evidence

There is a legend that Omiwatari (cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa) are formed when Takeminakata no kami, the god enshrined at kami sha (southern shrine building in Suwa taisha Shrine) visits shimo sha (northern shrine building in Suwa taisha Shrine) enshrining Yasakatome no kami.

It is said that her father was Amenoyasakahiko no mikoto and that Yasakairihime no mikoto was her younger sister. Another folkloric myth says that Yasakatome no kami was a daughter of Watatsumi and a younger sister of Hotakami no mikoto.

## Related pages

- Azumi people

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## Sources

- Books

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## Infobox (deity)

- **名**: 八坂刀売神
- **image**: Suwa Taisha (Shimosha, Kaguraden) - panoramio.jpg
- **画像サイズ**: 250px
- **画像説明**: <center>諏訪大社下社秋宮 神楽殿
（長野県諏訪郡下諏訪町）</center>
- **神祇**: 国津神
- **全名**: 八坂刀売神
- **別名**: 八坂斗女命、八坂比売命、八坂刀自神、八坂入姫命 等
- **別称**: 姫大明神
- **神階**: 正一位
- **神格**: 水神、農業神、温泉の神、国造りの神
- **陵所**: 諏訪大社上社前宮
- **父**: 不明（綿津見神または天八坂彦命とする説あり）
- **配偶者**: 建御名方神
- **子**: 出早雄命, 伊豆早雄神、片倉辺命 等
- **神社**: 諏訪大社、妻科神社 ほか
Oyamakui no Kami

Oyamakuhi no kami is a Japanese deity. He is worshipped at Hiyoshi Taisha.

He is the son of Toshigami.

## Mythical narrative

Oyamakui is recorded in Kojiki, written in the 8th century AD, which states that this god resides at Mount Hiei, which is located immediately to the east of Hiyoshi Taisha. This _kami_ was relocated from the summit of the mountain to its present location in the seventh year of the reign of the semi-legendary Emperor Sujin, or 90 BC per the traditional calendar.

## References

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## Sources

- Shikinaisha Kenkyukai ed. "Shikinaisha Research Report Vol. 6 Tokaido 1" Kogakkan University Press, February 28, 1990, 690p. ISBN 4-87644-080-8
Violator (album)

***Violator*** is the seventh studio album by Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode is an English electronic music band. The album was released on 19 March 1990. It was released by Mute Records. It was also released by Sire and Reprise Records in the United States.

The album had four singles. Two of them were released before the album. These were named "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence". Later, "Policy of Truth" and "World in My Eyes" were released as singles. _Violator_ made Depeche Mode much more popular. It was the band's first album to be in the top 10 on the _Billboard_ 200. It was number two on the UK Albums Chart. The song "Enjoy the Silence" was in the top 10 on the _Billboard_ 100 and UK Singles Chart. It has been on _Rolling Stone_<nowiki/>'s list of the best 500 albums ever made.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Violator
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Depeche Mode
- **recorded**: 1989–1990
- **studio**: * Logic (Milan)
* Puk (Gjerlev)
* The Church Studios (London)
* Master Rock (London)
* Axis (New York City)
- **genre**: * Synth-pop
* alternative rock
* Electronic dance music, dance
* gothic rock
- **length**: 47:02
- **label**: Mute Records, Mute
- **producer**: * Depeche Mode
* Flood
Silas Hite

**Silas Hite** (born March 30, 1980) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and visual artist.

## Early life

Hite was born in Scottsdale, Arizona to Patrick Hite and Amy Mothersbaugh.
East Kalimantan

**East Kalimantan** (Indonesian: Kalimantan Timur) is a province in the island of Borneo. The Indonesian future capital, Nusantara, will be in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara Regency. The capital is in Samarinda. The economy of Balikpapan eight times are more "maju" than the capital province.
Ame-no-Tajikarao

is a Japanese deity. Ame-no-tajikarao is written as 天手力男神 in _Kojiki_, and 天手力雄神 in _Nihon Shoki_. Tajikarao's name means heaven hand power.

## Shrines

Ame-no-tajikaro is a god of sports and physical power, and is worshipped at these shrines

- Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮) -  Ise, Mie Prefecture
- Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社) - Nagano city, Nagano Prefecture
- Sana Shrine (佐那神社) - Taki District, Mie Prefecture
- Iwatowake Shrine (伊波止和気神社) - Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture
- Haseyamaguchisuwa Shrine (長谷山口坐神社) - Sakurai (city), Nara Prefecture
- Shirai Shrine (白井神社) - Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Oyama Shrine (雄山神社) - Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture
- Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Gifu (city), Gifu Prefecture
- Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture
- Ōmatsuri-ame-no-iwatohiko Shrine (大祭天石門彦神社) - Hamada (city), Shimane Prefecture
- Ama-no-iwatowake Yasukutama-nushi-amatsukami Shrine (天石門別安國玉主天神社) - Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture
- Toake Shrine (戸明神社) - Kitakyushu (city), Fukuoka Prefecture
- Ame-no-ta-nagao Shrine (天手長男神社) - Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture
- Takuzudama Shrine (多久頭魂神社) - Tsushima (city), Nagasaki Prefecture

## Other websites

- Amenotajikarao - History of Japan Database

## Infobox (deity)

- **name**: Ame-no-Tajikarao
- **deity of**: God of Physical Power, Strength and Sports
- **image**: Ame-no-Tajikarao-no-kami.jpg
- **script name**: Japanese
- **script**: アメノタヂカラオ
- **greek equivalent**: Heracles
Dirk Nannes

**Dirk Peter Nannes** (born 16 May 1976 in Mount Waverley, Victoria) is a Dutch/Australian cricketer who played one One-day International and 17 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia and the Netherlands in 2009 and 2010. He is also a professional skiier.

## Other websites

- Dirk Nannes at International Ski Federation
- Dirk Nannes Profile at MyCricket Australia
Statelessness

**Statelessness** is a legal and social concept applicable to persons who are not citizens or subjects of any state.
Better Be Good to Me

"**Better Be Good to Me**" is a 1984 song by Tina Turner. It is the fourth single from her fifth studio album _Private Dancer_. It went to number 5 in the United States, number 6 in Canada, number 21 in Ireland, number 22 in New Zealand and the Netherlands, number 28 in Australia and number 33 in Belgium. It won a Grammy Award in 2015.

## Versions and remixes

- 7-inch edit – 3:43
- Video edit – 4:05
- Album version – 5:10
- Extended 12-inch Remix – 7:47
- Extended 12-inch Remix (early fade on _Private Dancer_ EMI Centenary Remaster) – 7:03

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Better Be Good to Me
- **caption**: U.S. 12-inch vinyl single
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Tina Turner
- **album**: Private Dancer
- **b-side**: When I Was Young
- **released**: September 1984
- **recorded**: 1984
- **length**: 5:10 (LP Version)
3:43 (Single Version)
7:47 (Extended Version)
- **label**: Capitol Records, Capitol
- **producer**: Rupert Hine
- **prev title**: What's Love Got to Do with It (song), What's Love Got to Do with It
- **prev year**: 1984
- **next title**: Private Dancer (Tina Turner song), Private Dancer
- **next year**: 1984
Baby Blue (Badfinger song)

"**Baby Blue**" is a 1972 song by Welsh rock band Badfinger. It is from their fourth studio album _Straight Up_. It went to number 3 in Malaysia, number 7 in Canada, number 9 in the United States, number 14 in Sweden and the United States, number 16 in Australia, number 18 in South Africa, number 30 in Germany, number 35 in Ireland and number 73 in the United Kingdom. It was used in series finale of _Breaking Bad_.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Baby Blue
- **border**: yes
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Badfinger
- **album**: Straight Up (Badfinger album), Straight Up
- **b-side**: Flying
- **released**: (US)
- **recorded**: 25 & 27 September, 6 October 1971
- **studio**: AIR Studios, London
- **genre**: hard rock
- **length**: 3:37
- **label**: Apple Records, Apple
- **writer**: Pete Ham
- **producer**: Todd Rundgren
- **prev title**: Day After Day (Badfinger song), Day After Day
- **prev year**: 1971
- **next title**: Apple of My Eye (song), Apple of My Eye
- **next year**: 1973
The Killing Moon

"**The Killing Moon**" is a 1984 song by Echo & the Bunnymen. It is the leading single from their fourth studio album _Ocean Rain_. It went to number 7 in Ireland, number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in New Zealand and number 96 in Australia.

## Track listing

- UK 12"
1. "The Killing Moon" (All Night Version) – 9:11
1. "The Killing Moon" – 5:50
1. "Do It Clean" (Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall London 18 July 1983) – 6:36

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: The Killing Moon
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Echo & the Bunnymen
- **album**: Ocean Rain
- **b-side**: Do It Clean
- **released**: 20 January 1984
- **recorded**: December 1983
- **studio**: *Amazon Studios (Liverpool)
*Crescent Studio (Bath, Somerset, Bath)
- **genre**: * Post-punk
* gothic rock
* New wave music, new wave
- **length**: 5:47
- **label**: Korova (record label), Korova
- **writer**: * Will Sergeant
* Ian McCulloch (singer), Ian McCulloch
* Les Pattinson
* Pete de Freitas
- **producer**: David Lord (producer), David Lord
- **prev title**: Never Stop (Echo & the Bunnymen song), Never Stop
- **prev year**: 1983
- **next title**: The Sound of Echo
- **next year**: 1984
People Are Strange

"**People Are Strange**" is a 1967 song by The Doors. It was taken from their second studio album _Strange Days_. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 9 in New Zealand and number 12 in the United States. The track was first released with "Unhappy Girl" as its B-side.

## Echo & the Bunnymen cover

In 1987, British group Echo & the Bunnymen covered _People Are Strange_ for the 1987 film _The Lost Boys_. It went to number 29 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland in 1991.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: People Are Strange
- **type**: single
- **artist**: the Doors
- **album**: Strange Days (The Doors album), Strange Days
- **b-side**: Unhappy Girl
- **recorded**: April 1967
- **genre**: *Psychedelic rock
- **length**: 2:12
- **label**: Elektra Records, Elektra
- **writer**: *Jim Morrison
*Robby Krieger
- **producer**: Paul A. Rothchild
- **prev title**: Light My Fire
- **prev year**: 1967
- **next title**: Love Me Two Times
- **next year**: 1967


## Infobox (song)

- **name**: People Are Strange
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Echo & the Bunnymen
- **album**: The Lost Boys#Music, The Lost Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- **b-side**: Run Run Run (Lou Reed song), Run, Run, Run
- **released**: 1987
- **length**: 3:36
- **label**: Warner Music Group, WEA, EastWest Records, EastWest
- **writer**: The Doors
- **producer**: Ray Manzarek
- **prev title**: Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
- **prev year**: 1987
- **next title**: 'The Peel Sessions (Echo & the Bunnymen EP), The Peel Sessions'
- **next year**: 1988
Beta Monocerotis

**Beta Monocerotis** (**Beta Mon**, **β Monocerotis**, **β Mon**) is a triple star system in the constellation of Monoceros.  To the naked eye, it appears as a single star with an apparent visual magnitude of about 3.74, making it the brightest visible star in the constellation. A telescope shows a curved line of three pale blue stars (or pale yellow stars, depending on the scope's focus). William Herschel who discovered it in 1781 commented that it is "one of the most beautiful sights in the heavens".  The star system consists of three Be stars, β Monocerotis A, β Monocerotis B, and β Monocerotis C.  There is also an additional visual companion star that is probably not physically close to the other three stars.
Behind Locked Doors

***Behind Locked Doors*** is a 1948 American drama movie directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley, Ralf Harolde, Herbert Hayes, Thomas Browne Henry, Tor Johnson. It was distributed by Eagle-Lion Films.
Middle of the Road (song)

"**Middle of the Road**" is a 1983 song by The Pretenders. It was taken from their third studio album _Learning to Crawl_. It went to number 12 in Canada, number 19 in the United States, number 28 in Belgium, number 52 in Australia and number 81 in the United Kingdom. In 1989 it was donated to Greenpeace.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Middle of the Road
- **caption**: Front cover of US single
- **type**: single
- **artist**: The Pretenders
- **album**: Learning to Crawl
- **b-side**: 2000 Miles <small>(US)</small>, Watching the Clothes <small>(UK)</small>
- **released**: November 1983 <small>(US)</small>, February 1984 <small>(UK)</small>
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock, New wave music, new wave
- **length**: 4:14
- **label**: Sire Records, Sire
- **writer**: Chrissie Hynde
- **producer**: Chris Thomas (record producer), Chris Thomas
- **prev title**: 2000 Miles
- **prev year**: 1983
- **next title**: The Thin Line Between Love and Hate / Time the Avenger
- **next year**: 1984
Change of Heart (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)

"**Change of Heart**" is a 1983 song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and is the second and final single from their fifth studio album _Long After Dark_. It went to number 21 in the United States and number 36 in Canada. It is based on the 1972 song _Do Ya_ by The Move.

## Infobox (song)

- **name**: Change of Heart
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- **album**: Long After Dark
- **b-side**: Heartbreakers Beach Party
- **recorded**: 1982
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock, power pop
- **length**: 3:19
- **label**: Backstreet Records, Backstreet
- **writer**: Tom Petty
- **producer**: Tom Petty, Jimmy Iovine
- **prev title**: You Got Lucky
- **prev year**: 1982
- **next title**: Don't Come Around Here No More
- **next year**: 1985
Milldale, New Zealand

**Milldale** is a suburb of Auckland, 33 kilometres north of the city centre and is situated west of Orewa. The Auckland Northern Motorway is on the eastern side of the boundary. The suburb began construction in 2019 and is expected to be completed by 2032.

## Infobox (mapframe)

- **zoom**: 11


## Infobox (new zealand suburbs)

- **name**: Milldale
- **city1**: Auckland
- **ward**: Rodney Ward
- **north**: Puhoi, New Zealand, Puhoi
- **northeast**: Orewa, Ōrewa
- **east**: Millwater, New Zealand, Millwater
- **southeast**: Silverdale, Auckland, Silverdale
- **south**: Dairy Flat
- **west**: Wainui
- **council**: Auckland Council
- **postcode**: 0932
- **board**: Rodney Local Board
Meraas

**Meraas** is a private company in Dubai with many businesses in the United Arab Emirates. In 2020, it was supposed to become part of Dubai Holding.

## History

Meraas started in 2007 and has worked on many projects in different areas like real estate, shopping, hotels, food, fun, and healthcare. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the leader of the group.

The company has made and managed many buildings in Dubai. Some of these are Port de La Mer, Central Park at City Walk, Cherrywoods, Bluewaters Residences, Bvlgari Residences, Nikki Beach Residences, and Villa Amalfi.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Meraas Holdings
- **logo**: Meraas-logo.svg
- **type**: Private company
- **foundation**: 2007
- **location**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **key people**: Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, (Group Chairman)
- **products**: Real estate, tourism, retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment, hospitality, healthcare
- **parent**: Dubai Holding
Ping Identity

**Ping Identity** is an American software company that provides identity management and access control solutions for web identities, allowing users to access applications with a single set of credentials. The company has offices in various locations worldwide and offers products such as PingID, PingFederate, and PingOne. Ping Identity has received funding from various investors and was acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2022.

## History

Ping Identity founded in 2002 by Andre Durand and Bryan Field-Elliot, in Denver, Colorado.

Ping Identity has received a number of rounds of funding, beginning with a Series A on April 16, 2004.

Ping Identity was listed on the New York Stock Exchange with 12,500,000 shares of common stock at $15.00 per share. It has received $35 million on September 18, 2014, $44 million from DFJ Growth and W Capital Partners on July 16, 2013, as well as $21 million  on June 21, 2011, and $13 million from Appian Ventures.

In August 2022, Thoma Bravo bought Ping Identity for $2.8 billion in an all-cash transaction.

## Infobox (company)

- **type**: Private
- **industry**: IT Software & Services
- **founded**: 2002
- **location city**: Denver, Colorado
- **locations**: 11
- **key people**: Andre Durand (CEO)
- **owner**: Thoma Bravo
- **location country**: United States
Kiteworks

**Kiteworks** is an American technology company based in San Mateo, California that provides secure content communication solutions for email, file transfer, web forms, and application programming interfaces.

## History

The company was founded in 1999 in Singapore as Accellion, initially focused on distributed file storage and later shifted focus on secure file transmission.

In 2016, Accellion started to create integrations with major cybersecurity independent software vendors (ISVs).

In 2020, Accellion was rebranded as Kiteworks. The Kiteworks Private Content Network is a consolidated platform for file and email data communications, designed to reduce data privacy exposure risk and demonstrate compliance with regulations. In late 2020, a zero-day exploit on a legacy product led to data breaches of dozens of government and private organizations in multiple countries. The company's products are used by over 3,800 organizations worldwide.

In January 2022, Kiteworks acquired totemo, an email encryption gateway provider based in Zurich, Switzerland.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Kiteworks
- **logo**: Kiteworks logo.svg
- **type**: Private
- **industry**: Security software
- **foundation**: 1999 in Singapore
- **location**: Palo Alto, California, United States
Far Beyond Driven

***Far Beyond Driven*** is Pantera's seventh album and was released on March 22, 1994. It went to number 1 in Australia and the United States. It went Platinum in Australia, Canada and the United States.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Far Beyond Driven
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Pantera
- **recorded**: 1993
- **studio**: Abtrax Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
- **genre**: Groove metal
- **label**: * Elektra Records, Elektra
* East West Records, East West
- **producer**: Terry Date
- **prev title**: Vulgar Display of Power
- **prev year**: 1992
- **next title**: The Great Southern Trendkill
- **next year**: 1996
CloudMe

**CloudMe** is a file storage service that allows users to store, share, and access their files from different devices. It offers a blue folder that appears on all devices with the same content, and all files are synchronized between devices. It provides encrypted SSL connection with SSL Extended Validation Certificate. It has client software for different platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Google TV, Samsung Smart TV, WD TV, Windows Storage Server for NAS and web browsers.

## History

CloudMe was founded by Daniel Arthursson in 2012 and is mainly owned by Xcerion.

It received several awards including the Red Herring Top 100 Global, AlwaysON Global 250 award, White Bull 2012 Yearling Award and the White Bull 2014 Longhorn Award. Previously known as iCloud.com, the service changed its name after Apple acquired the domain and trademark.

The former iCloud.com service was split into two companies and services, CloudMe for file sync and storage, and CloudTop as the virtual cloud desktop that included file storage.

## Features

CloudMe features a Cloud storage and sync solution that allows the users to store, access and share their content, both with each other and with people outside the service. Sharing can be done by email, text messaging, Facebook and Google. Files can be stored in a blue folder, which is synchronized to all connected computers and devices.

## Infobox (software)

- **name**: CloudMe
- **developer**: CloudMe AB
- **released**: April 2011
- **language**: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, P, Finnish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Confucian Shinto

**Confucian Shinto** is a Japanese religious tradition. It started in Japan during a time called the Edo period. This was from 1603 to 1868. It mixes parts of Confucianism and Shinto. Confucianism is a Chinese way of thinking and acting. Shinto is the original religion of Japan. Some people also call Confucian Shinto "Neo-Confucian Shinto". This is because it uses parts of Confucian teachings in Shinto beliefs and ways.
There are groups today linked with Confucian Shinto. These groups are Shinto Taiseikyo, Shinto Shusei,  and Tsuchimikado Shinto. Suika Shinto was a known school of Confucian Shinto but no longer exists, it was founded by Yamazaki Ansai.

## History

Confucian Shinto started in the 17th century. This is when Japanese people started to read Chinese Confucian books. They put Confucian ideas into their understanding of Shinto. A big name in this was Yamazaki Ansai. He lived from 1618 to 1682. He made a mix of Confucianism and Shinto. This mix focused on good behavior and respect for parents.

A student of Ansai, Kaibara Ekken, further developed these ideas. Ekken lived from 1630 to 1714. He wrote many important books on Confucian Shinto. One of these books is called the "Greater Learning for Women." Ekken's books stressed the need for education and becoming good. He said Confucian ethics should be part of daily life.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Confucian Shinto became more liked by the samurai class. They thought it helped them balance their duty to the emperor with their Confucian ideas. These ideas were about loyalty, honor, and being right. Regular people also liked Confucian Shinto. They were drawn to its focus on family values and everyday ethics. A thought by Wang Yangming was very important to Confucian Shinto. This thought was about the unity of knowledge and action.

## Influence and Legacy

Confucian Shinto had a significant impact on Japanese society during the Edo period and beyond. It helped to shape the moral values and social norms of the samurai class, and played a role in the development of modern Japanese nationalism.

Confucian Shinto also had an influence on the Meiji Restoration of 1868, which marked the end of the Edo period and the beginning of modern Japan. The leaders of the restoration sought to revive traditional Japanese values and culture, and saw Confucian Shinto as a way to do so. They promoted the idea of kokutai, or the "national essence", which was based on the Confucian notion of the ruler-subject relationship and the Shinto idea of the emperor as a divine being. Fukko Shinto which was also quite significant developed in reaction to Confucian Shinto, and it was the predecessor to State Shinto.

## Modern groups

In Sect Shinto, Shinto Taiseikyo and Shinto Shusei are groups with Confucian influence. Tsuchimikado Shinto also carries on this legacy. But it is not a member of the Sect Shinto association.

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Doda

**Doda** may refer to:

- Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
- Doda district, in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Doda (singer) (Dorota Rabczewska-Stępień, born 1984), Polish musician
Steve Lacy (singer)

**Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya** (born May 23, 1998) is an American singer, songwriter, guitar player, and music producer. He became popular for being the guitar player for the Internet, an alternative R&B band. He started his career in music by doing production work for other artists. Then, In 2017, he started making music by himself. He released an extended play (EP) named _Steve Lacy's Demo_. After this, he worked with other music makers, such as Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, and Tyler, the Creator.

His first studio album was released in 2019. It is named _Apollo XXI_. It was nominated for a Grammy Award. It went onto the _Billboard_ 200 music chart. His second studio album is named _Gemini Rights_. It was released in 2022. The album had a single named "Bad Habit". It was Lacy's first single to go to the number one spot on the _Billboard_ Hot 100. The song was very popular on social media websites, such as TikTok. He won a Grammy Award for the album.

## Other websites

- Steve Lacy on SoundCloud

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Steve Lacy
- **image**: Steve Lacy at Icebox in 2019.jpg
- **caption**: Lacy in October 2019
- **birth name**: Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya
- **birth place**: Compton, California, U.S.
- **years active**: 2013–present
- **current member of**: The Internet (band), The Internet
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

The **Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp** are a Minor League Baseball team from Jacksonville, Florida. They play baseball at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball, against other baseball teams in the International League (a group of 20 baseball teams at the same level). The Jumbo Shrimp are partnered with the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team. When a player shows that he plays well at this level, he may be moved up to play for the Marlins.

The team started playing baseball in 1962 as the **Jacksonville Suns**. They did not play in 1969, but they did play from 1970 to 1984. The team changed their name to the **Jacksonville Expos** in 1985. They changed it back to Suns in 1991. In 2017, they changed their name to "Jumbo Shrimp" because lots of shrimp are caught in the area.

The Jumbo Shrimp have played at a stadium called 121 Financial Ballpark since 2003. Before that, they played at Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park.

## Other websites

- The team's website
- The team's statistics from _Baseball-Reference_

## Infobox (minor league baseball)

- **name**: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- **founded**: 1962
- **city**: Jacksonville, Florida
- **colors**: Navy, blue, red, shrimp

- **classnum**: 1
- **leaguenum**: 8
- **divnum**: 14
Jean-Luc Raharimanana

**Jean-Luc Raharimanana** is a writer from Madagascar. He wrote his first book there but he was unable to publish it because of the political situation. He went to France to study ethnolinguistics at the University of Paris and the Institut National des langues et civilisations orientales. He had graduated from the University of Antananarivo in 1989 with a stipend  from the RFI.

After completing his studies in France, Raharimanana went on to work as a journalist and French teacher.

In his works, Raharimanana often describes the poverty and corruption and the history in his homeland in a violent and lyrical style. Several of his screenplays have been adapted for theatre. He is the subject of the 2004 documentary Gouttes d’encre sur l’île rouge.

Raharimanana's works have been translated into German, English, Italian, and Spanish.

Raharimanana currently lives in Paris.
Beothuk

**Beothuk** is a Canadian First Nation group in Newfoundland. It was the first and only First Nation group to be extinct.

By 1500 CE, the Beothuk culture had developed. When people first moved from Labrador to modern-day Newfoundland about the year 1 CE, this might have been their most recent cultural expression. Three previous cultural periods, each lasting roughly 500 years, were experienced by the group's forefathers.
Mechinagar Municipality

Mechinagar (Nepali: मेचीनगर) is a municipality in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's custom office is in Kakarvitta (Nepali: काँकडभिट्टा), a section of the municipality. The city is almost 475 km south east of the capital city Kathmandu and 115 km east of the state capital of Province One Biratnagar.

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- Biratnagar
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Zhangixalus dorsoviridis

The **green-back tree frog** (_Zhangixalus dorsoviridis_) is a frog.  It lives in China and Vietnam.

This frog lives in forests on mountains, between 25 and 50 meters away from streams. People see it sitting 2-3 meters above the ground on ginger plants. People have seen this frog between 1500 and 2200 meters above sea level.

The male frog digs a hole under a rock and calls to the female frogs. The female frog lays her eggs in the hole. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles go to the stream or other water hole.

Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out because it does not live in a very large place. People cut down forests to build things for visitors and farms, for example cardamom farms.

Scientists think people might catch this frog to sell as a pet because of its colors. They do not know for sure if this has happened to _Z. dorsoviridis_, but people do this with other colorful frogs.

Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Hoang Lien National Park, Copia Nature Reserve, and Bat Xat Nature Reserve. Scientists think it could live in Jinpingfenshuiling Nature Reserve and Guanyinshan Nature Reserve too.
Zhangixalus dennysi

**Denny's whipping frog**, **Denny's gliding tree frog**, **Denny's large tree frog**, **large tree frog** or **Blanford's whipping frog** (_Zhangixalus dennysi_) is a frog.  It lives in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.

This frog lives in forests in low places, on mountains, and near streams on hills. This frog lives mostly in forests that have never been cut down. People have seen it between 80 and 1500 meters above sea level.

This frog is about four inches long and has a very loud voice. It has disks on its toes that let it climb and stick to trees. It has a large amount of webbed skin between its toes. When it jumps off a tree branch, the skin stretches. The frog uses the skin to glide between branches and trees like a person on a hang glider. It can move its feet to steer.

The female frog makes a nest out of bubbles and blades of grass high in the trees. She puts her eggs in the nest. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into paddy fields, holes full of water, ponds, or marshes, where they swim and grow.

Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out but it is in some danger because people change the place where it lives: People go into the forest to take things they need. People change the forest into small farms. Dirty chemicals, fires, and changes in the water can also hurt this frog. In some places, people catch this frog to eat or sell as a pet.

Some of the places this frog lives are protected parks.
Tree That Owns Itself

**The Tree That Owns Itself** is a white oak tree in Athens, Georgia that is said to own itself and the land within eight feet of it. Legend says that a man named William Henry Jackson deeded the tree the ownership of itself and its surrounding land in the early 19th century. The original tree fell in 1942, but a new one was grown from one of its acorns and planted in the same location. Although the deed is lost or never existed, the local government recognizes the tree as owning itself, and it is maintained as a public street tree. The story of the tree is well-known, but there is no legal basis for the ownership claim.

For more coverage of the Tree by Wikipedia, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_That_Owns_Itself.
Canal du Midi

The **Canal du Midi**  is one of the oldest canals of Europe still open. It is 240 km (150 miles) long, going from Toulouse, where it meets the Canal de Garonne, to the Mediterranean where it joins the Étang de Thau, a large lake.  It was built from 1666 to 1681, during the reign of Louis XIV.   It joins the Mediterranean and the Atlantic ocean.  Many earlier plans had been made, but were not built because of the difficulty of getting water to supply the highest level. A reservoir was built with a large dam at Bassin de Saint-Ferréol.  The dam is 780 metres (2,560 feet) long, with a maximum height of 32 metres (105 ft), and a base thickness of more than 140 m (450 ft).  It was the largest work of civil engineering in Europe and only the second major dam to be built in Europe. Nearly 12,000 people worked to build it.

It was built  with oval shaped locks 30.5 m (100 ft) long, 6 m (20 ft) wide at the gates and 11 m (36 ft) wide in the middle.  There are six aqueduct<nowiki/>s. There was a flight of 8 staircase locks (now only 6)  at Fonseranes near Béziers.
Tejime

is a Japanese custom of clapping done to celebrate things. It is sometimes done at the end of business deals.

## Related pages

- Hakushu
Mittellandkanal

The **Mittelland Canal** is a major canal in central Germany. It is the main east-west inland waterway. It also links France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries with Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea. At 325.7 kilometres (202.4 miles) it is the longest artificial waterway in Germany.  It goes from the Dortmund-Ems Canal to the Elbe River near Magdeburg, where it joins the Elbe-Havel Canal.

Building was started in 1906, and the final section to Magdeburg was opened in 1938.

## Infobox (canal)

- **name**: Mittelland Canal
- **image**: Mittellandkanal.png
- **image size**: 250px
- **image caption**: Course of the **Mittelland Canal**
- **date began**: 1906
- **date completed**: 1938
- **start point**: Dortmund-Ems Canal at Hörstel (near Rheine, Germany
- **end point**: Elbe River and Elbe-Havel Canal near Magdeburg, Germany
Dortmund-Ems Canal

The **Dortmund–Ems Canal** is a 269-kilometre (167 mile) long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund (51°31′30″N 7°26′40″E) and the seaport of Emden. It was opened in 1899 to reduce demand on the railway network, which could not cope with the transport of products from the Ruhr area.   It was bombed in World War II.

There is a long-distance cycling route next to the canal.
Chōzuya

are purification buildings in Shinto shrines. They provide water for a purification ceremony called ***temizu*** or . They contain a water filled object called .

The water sometimes comes from wells and sometimes from tap water.

## Related pages

- Ritual purification
- Wudu

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## Further reading

- , and links therein
Mount Penglai

**Penglai** () is a place Chinese mythology. In Japanese mythology it is called **Hōrai**.

Since before the Qin dynasty people said that immortals live there.

In the story of Urashima Tarō Mount Penglai is linked with Tokoyo. In the original Chinese text, Mount Penglai is called Horai, but it's also noted that it should be pronounced as Tokoyo-no-kuni.

## Related pages

- Tokoyo
- Avalon
- Dilmun

## Infobox (chinese)

- **pic**: Penglai (Chinese characters).svg
- **piccap**: "Penglai" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
- **picsize**: 135px
- **t**: 蓬萊仙島
- **s**: 蓬莱仙岛
- **p**: Pénglái xiāndǎo
- **w**: P'eng<sup>2</sup>-lai<sup>2</sup> hsien<sup>1</sup>-tao<sup>3</sup>
- **j**: Pung4 Loi4 Sin1 Dou2
- **y**: Pùhng Lòih Sīn Dóu
- **kanji**: 蓬莱
- **romaji**: Hōrai
Crinan Canal

The **Crinan Canal** between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute is operated by Scottish Canals. It opened in 1801 and is about nine miles (14 km) long.  It connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura. This makes a short cut between the River Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, avoiding the Mull of Kintyre.

Queen Victoria travelled along the canal to Crinan during a holiday in the Scottish Highlands in 1847. She was greeted at Ardrishaig and her boat was towed by four horses, two of which were ridden by servants in royal livery. At Crinan she boarded the royal yacht _Victoria and Albert_. Her journey made the canal a tourist attraction.
Karasawa Castle

was a Japanese castle from the Heian period. It was used until 1602. It was built in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture. The site was made a National Historic Site in 2014. Karasawayama Shrine is now located on its grounds.

## Other websites

- Sano city Official site
- JCaste
- Karasawayama Jinja home page

## Infobox (military structure)

- **name**: Karasawayama Castle
- **location**: Sano, Tochigi, Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- **image**: Karasawayama_Shrine.JPG
- **caption**: Karasawayama Shrine, Karasawayama Jinja, located on the site of the inner bailey
- **map type**: Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan
- **map alt**: Location in Japan
- **map relief**: 1
- **map caption**: Karasawayama Castle ruins
- **map size**: 270px
- **type**: _yamashiro_-style Japanese castle
- **built**: 927 AD
- **builder**: Fujiwara no Hidesato
- **used**: Sengoku period
- **demolished**: 1602
- **condition**: ruins
- **open to public**: yes
- **battles**: Siege of Karasawayama Castle
Union Canal (Scotland)

The **Union Canal**, full name the **Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal**, is a canal in Scotland. It goes from Falkirk to Edinburgh.  It was made to bring minerals, especially coal, to Edinburgh. It was opened in 1822 and was successful, but the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which opened in 1842 took the trade. It declined and was closed to commercial traffic in 1933. It was officially closed in 1965.

It  was reopened in 2001 and reconnected to the Forth and Clyde Canal in 2002 by the Falkirk Wheel. It is now in popular use for pleasure boats.
Sukunabikona

**Sukunabikona** is the Shinto kami of hot springs, agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. His name means "the small lord of renown." He is often described as being a dwarf and is often paired with Ōkuninushi.

The asteroid 10725 Sukunabikona derives its name from him.

## Infobox (deity)

- **type**: Shinto
- **name**: Sukunabikona
- **parents**: Kamimusubi
Kunitama

**Kunitama** is a concept in Shinto. It refers to a personification of a Province of Japan.

## Related pages

- landlord god
- Ujigami
Sandō

A  in Japanese architecture is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple. Roads to shinto shrines have _torii gates._  Roads to Buddhist temples have _sanmon gates_. The word  can refer a literal road or a metaphorical path of life. Sando sometimes have stone lanterns on their course, or pass through chinju no Mori.
Aotsuka Kofun

The  is an ancient Japanese burial mound. It is located in Ōagata Shrine in the city of Inuyama, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. In 1983 the Japanese government declared it a National Historic Site of Japan. It is the second biggest _kofun_ in Aichi Prefecture after the Danpusan Kofun in Nagoya.

## Other websites

- Aichi Prefecture Cultural Properties
- Inuyama tourist information site
- Inuyama City official site
- Oagata Jinja home page

## Infobox (ancient site)

- **name**: Aotsuka Kofun
- **native name**: 青塚古墳
- **image**: Aotsuka Kofun (Aichi), zenkei-2.jpg
- **caption**: Aotsuka Kofun
- **map type**: Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
- **map alt**: Location in Japan
- **relief**: 1
- **map caption**: Aotsuka Kofun
- **map size**: 270px
- **location**: Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
- **region**: Tōkai region
- **type**: Kofun
- **built**: mid 4th century
- **epochs**: Kofun period
- **public access**: Yes, on site museum
Mōri clan

|colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #ffffff; background-color: darkblue;"|Mōri clan <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">毛利氏</span></span>|
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|colspan="2" class="infobox-image"|<div class="infobox-caption">Mōri clan (_mon_)</div>|
|class="infobox-data"|Sagami Aki|
|class="infobox-data"|Imperial House of Japan Ōe clan (大江氏)|
|class="infobox-data"|various|
|class="infobox-data"|Mōri Suemitsu (毛利季光)|
|class="infobox-data"|Mōri Takachika (毛利敬親)|
|class="infobox-data"|Mōri Motoyoshi (毛利元敬)|
|class="infobox-data"|13th century (first half)|
|class="infobox-data"|still extant|
|class="infobox-data"|1868, after the Boshin War and during the (Meiji Restoration), Mōri Takachika is the first daimyō to hand over his lands to Emperor Meiji.|
The Mōri clan was a group of Japanese samurai that originated from Ōe no Hiromoto, who was a descendant of the Fujiwara clan. One of their most famous members, Mōri Motonari, greatly increased the clan's influence in Aki Province. During the Edo period, Motonari's descendants became daimyō (feudal lords) of the Chōshū Domain under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. However, after the Meiji Restoration, which abolished the han system and daimyō, the Mōri clan became part of the new nobility.

## Related pages

- Ōe no Hiromoto
- Sagami Province
- Aki Province
- Hiroshima Domain
- Hiroshima Castle
- Chōshū Domain
- Ōuchi clan
- Amago clan
- Kobayakawa clan
- Kikkawa clan
- Hayashi Narinaga

## References

This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.
Hotaka, Nagano

was a town in, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

In 2003 31,980 people lived in it. 219.91 people lived in it per km². The town is 145.42 km².

Hotaka, Akashina, Toyoshina, Horigane, and Misato merged to form the city of Azumino on October 1, 2005.

## Other websites

- Azumino official website