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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marangal%20na%20Dalit%20ng%20Katagalugan

Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan

The Marangál na Dalit ng̃ Katagalugan (English title: Honorable Hymn of the Tagalog Nation/People) is a song of the Philippine Revolution and the national anthem of the Tagalog Republic also claimed to be the first national anthem of the Philippines. Julio Nakpil composed the anthem in November 1896, but it was later on replaced by the current Philippine's official national anthem which is known today as Lupang Hinirang. History Nakpil was requested by Andres Bonifacio to compose a national anthem for his conceptual Filipino nation-state as realized through the Katipunan as its revolutionary government, of which he was the President ("Pangulo"). This concept of the Filipino nation was called the Haring Bayang Katagalugan ("Sovereign Tagalog Nation/People", or "Sovereign Nation of the Tagalog People"), also known as the Republika ng Katagalugan ("Republic of the Tagalog Nation/People", simplified in other languages as "Tagalog Republic"), with "sovereign nation" and "republic" being used interchangeably, and "Tagalog" etc. being used in place of "Filipino", etc. The song was first performed in Bonifacio's camp in Balara in November 1896. The form chosen by Nakpil, the dalit, was traditionally a sung prayer or supplication. Later, Nakpil sent a copy of the Himno Nacional to Bonifacio, who was then in Cavite, together with a letter to him dated January 30, 1897. Bonifacio acknowledged this in a reply letter dated February 13. However, in an ensuing power struggle involving Bonifacio and the Magdalo and Magdiwang factions of the Katipunan in Cavite, the Katipunan revolutionary government was displaced and superseded by a succession of revolutionary governments headed by Emilio Aguinaldo, and Bonifacio was eventually executed by the first of Aguinaldo's Republics on May 7. Lyrics The following lyrics follow Nakpil's handwritten notes, marked with "Balara - Nov. 1896. The English translations are tentative and for the purposes of the article. Nakpil's reconstructed sheet music indicates further repetition of some words, thus: Nakpil's notes include other verses, also marked as "Balara - Nov. 1896", but without sheet music, so it is unclear if these are additional, draft, or variant verses, or what words are supposed to repeat. Replacement Nakpil recalled decades later that even after Bonifacio's death, the song was still being played in Cavite and Laguna as late as 1898. But his piece lost its prior status and Aguinaldo eventually chose the Marcha Nacional Filipina (originally Marcha Filpina Magdalo) by Julian Felipe as the official Philippine national anthem in 1898. Felipe's piece, with added lyrics derived from the Spanish-language poem Filipinas by Jose Palma from 1899, is still the current official national anthem under the title Lupang Hinirang ("Chosen Land"). Later years In 1903, Nakpil extended the anthem as an instrumental tribute to Jose Rizal under the title “Salve, Patria” ("Hail, Fatherland"). The only surviving copies of the original score were destroyed in 1945, during the Battle of Manila. The version which survives today was reconstructed by Nakpil from memory as a piece for piano years later. Its use was likely revived by Macario Sakay, a compatriot of Bonifacio and Nakpil who revived and continued the Katipunan and the Tagalog Republic from 1902 to 1906, years after the end of Aguinaldo's final Republic (the "First Philippine Republic"). The piece has described by historians as "very solemn, almost mournful" while other historians have opined that the lyrics and music do not quite seem to match each other, but the music is less obviously derivative of foreign pieces compared to Felipe's composition. In modern media The song appears in a 1993 biopic of Macario Sakay, titled Sakay. The song was recorded by the folk music duo Inang Laya in 1996 but only the first verse. See also Lupang Hinirang Dalit (poem) Tagalog Republic References External links Bonifacio's April 1897 letter to Nakpil thanking him for the Himno Nacional Tagalog-language songs Historical national anthems 1896 songs Asian anthems Philippine anthems

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English River (Ontario)

The English River is a river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River at Tetu Lake as a right tributary. The river is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is long and has a drainage basin of . There are several hydroelectric plants on this river. There is also a settlement on the river called English River, located where Ontario Highway 17 crosses the river at its confluence with the Scotch River, along with a nearby railway point of the same name, constructed as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line. The English River was on the historic canoe route from James Bay to Lake Winnipeg, via the Albany River. Geography The English River flows through Lac Seul to its mouth at Tetu Lake on the Winnipeg River, which flows via the Nelson River to Hudson Bay. It flows through numerous lakes during its course. 2 non-contiguous segments of the river are protected in 2 separate provincial parks: the East English River Provincial Park and West English River Provincial Park. Tributaries Vermilion River Wabigoon River Settlements Settlements along its course are: Caribou Falls Ear Falls Kejick Bay / Lac Seul First Nation Sioux Lookout English River See also List of longest rivers of Canada List of Ontario rivers Ontario Minamata disease References Sources Rivers of Kenora District Tributaries of Hudson Bay

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2%20%28classification%29

B2 (classification)

B2 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have vision that falls between the B1 and B3 classes. The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) defines this classification as "visual acuity ranging from LogMAR 1.50 to 2.60 (inclusive) and/or visual field constricted to a diameter of less than 10 degrees." It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Some sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics and swimming, have equivalents to this class. The B2 classification was first created by the IBSA in the 1970s, and has largely remained unchanged since despite an effort by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to move towards a more functional and evidence-based classification system. Classification is often handled on the international level by IBSA although it is also handled by national sport federations. There are exceptions for sports like athletics and cycling, where classification is handled by their own governing bodies. Equipment utilized by competitors in this class may differ from sport to sport, and may include sighted guides, guide rails, beeping balls and clapsticks. There may be some modifications related to equipment and rules to specifically address needs of competitors in this class to allow them to compete in specific sports. Some sports specifically do not allow a guide, whereas cycling and skiing require one. Definition B2 is a disability sport classification for people who are visually impaired. The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) defines this classification as "visual acuity ranging from LogMAR 1.50 to 2.60 (inclusive) and/or visual field constricted to a diameter of less than 10 degrees." It thus falls between the B1 and B3 classifications. The Canadian Paralympic Committee defined this classification as "Up to approximately 3-5% functional vision." This classification is borrowed by some other sports, including blind golf who also define the class as "From ability to recognise the shape of a hand up to visual acuity of 2/60 or visual field of less than 5 degrees". Para-alpine skiing sport specific versions of this definition include one by the Australian Paralympic Committee which defined this classification as this classification as "Athletes with some partial vision or the ability to recognise the shape of a hand but have a field of vision less than five degrees." The International Paralympic Committee defined this classification for alpine skiing as "From ability to recognise the shape of a hand up to a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees." This classification has parallels in other sports. The comparative classification in adaptive rowing is LTA-B2. In equestrian, Grade 4 is equivalent to B2. The B2 equivalent for swimming is S12. Governance IBSA handles classification for a number of sports internationally including five-a-side football, goalball and judo. Part of being classified involves assessing vision for factors including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color vision, motion detections and visual field. When being assessed into this class by the IBSA, the process first includes the athlete filling out a consent form, submitting a photograph, and scheduling an appointment with a classifier for evaluation. During the actual evaluation, the competitor may be accompanied by another person to assist them in communicating with the classifiers. If necessary, the person can also bring a translator. A medical assessment is then conducted. There are several status groups used by classifiers that assist in classification. This includes Confirmed for competitors who have a visual impairment unlikely to change, Review for competitors who have vision that may fluctuate, New for competitors who have never been classified before, Not Eligible for competitors who have a visual impairment that is not severe enough and not likely to deteriorate in the future to the point where they could be eligible. Classification is also handled on a national and by sport level. Australians seeking classification for blind sports can be classified by an IBSA classifier or an Australian Paralympic Committee vision impairment classifier. In the United Kingdom, blind sport is handled by British Blind Sport, which is recognised nationally by Sport England. In the United States, governance related to this classification is handled by the United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA). Not all sports use IBSA classifiers. For adaptive rowing, classification assignment may be handled by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA), cycling by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), para-equestrian, by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). Swimming classification is handled by IPC Swimming, while in athletics, classification assignment for this class is handled by the IPC. History This classification traces its history to the early history of blind sport. There was a belief that those with vision impairment that was less severe had a competitive advantage over competitors who had more severe impairment. Classification was developed by the IBSA to insure more even competition across the different bands of visual acuity. In 1976, the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD) developed a blind classification system. Parallel to this, IBSA and national blind sport associations were developing their own classification system, with the IBSA one based on visual acuity in place by 1980. The rise of the IBSA classification system for blind sport meant the ISOD classification system failed to gain traction in blind sports competition. The IBSA classification system has largely remained unchanged since it was put in place, even as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) attempted to move towards a more functional disability and evidence based system that does not rely on medical based classification. In 2003, the IPC made an attempt to address "the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport focused classification systems and their implementation." It approved the classification at the IPC General Assembly in 2007 as part of the overall blind class group, but was still medically based despite changes in other disability types. IBSA was not prepared at the time to move towards a more functional classification system similar to that utilized by other disability groups and sports. In some cases, non-Paralympic, non-IBSA affiliated sports have developed their own classification systems. This is the case with blind golf, where a classification existed by 1990 and was used at the Australian Open Golf Tournament for the Blind and Visually Impaired. At that time, four classifications existed and were the same as the IBSA for this class. In 1990, the Equestrian Federation of Australia did not have specific classifications for competitors with disabilities, including those with visual impairments. Acknowledging membership needs, some rules had organically developed that looked like classifications based on rule modification for different disability types, including blind riders. These included allowing blind riders, when they reached a marker, being given an auditory signal to inform them of this. Equipment Equipment utilized by competitors in this class may include sighted guides, guide rails, beeping balls and clap sticks. For blind archery, archers in this class use a tactile sighting device and must not be able to use a bow sight. The use of a sighted guide by people in this class is dependent on the specific requirements of the sport. Guides are used in para-alpine and para-Nordic skiing. Guides for B2 and B3 skiers often position themselves differently from for B1 skiers as the skiers in this class have some vision, which means the things a guide assists with will be different from what is required of a skier who has almost no sight. The guide may ski in front of the skier and use visual cues to inform the skier of what is ahead of them on the course. For cyclists in this class, a guide is used with the guide sitting at the front of a tandem bicycle. For S12 classified swimmers, a tapper may stand on the pool deck to tap the swimmer as they approach the wall. The swimmer has to bring their own tapper, but having a tapper is optional. In blind cricket, B2 batsmen have the option of having a runner. Rules There are some rule differences for this class in competition that are sport specific and which differ from able bodied versions of the sport. In adaptive rowing's Coxed Four, LTA4+, the maximum number of vision impaired rowers in a boat is two. In blind cricket, three players in this class are required to be on the field at the same out of the eleven total players on the pitch. B2 batsmen have the option of having a runner. In judo, all three blind sport classes compete against each other, with competitors classified by weight for the purposes of competition. Weight classes use the international standards used in the Olympics. In IBSA sailing competitions, the three person boat can have a maximum of five points, and must include at least one female and one male sailor on the boat. In competitions run by Blind Sailing International, this class sometimes competes only against other boats with where all the sailors are in this class. Sports On the Paralympic level, a number of disability sports are not open to this classification or other visually impaired competitors including archery, basketball, boccia, curling, fencing, ice sledge hockey, powerlifting, rugby, shooting, table tennis, tennis, volleyball. Five-a-side football is not open to women. Eligible Paralympic sports for this classification include adaptive rowing, athletics, cycling five-a-side football, goalball, judo, para-equestrian, para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, and swimming. This classification is not eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games in archery. The classification is used in other sports including blind golf and lawn bowls. While this classifications is open to five-a-side blind football, women are not eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games. This classification is eligible to play goalkeeper but in some competitions is not allowed to be a field player. Athletics The B2 classification is used in athletics, where the equivalent athletics classification is "T12". Athletes in this class can generally perceive the links on the track. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, classification assignment for this class was handled by the IPC. Guides In athletics, competitors have the option of using a guide. For field events such as the long jump or discus, a caller may be used. For runners in this class, using a guide is often a personal preference; some use guides only in practice, others only in competition, or both competition and practice, and some never use guides. When a runner is looking for a guide, they are encouraged to find one with a gait similar to their own, where a rope or tether may be used to connect the runner to the guide. At the elite level, guides are treated the same as the blind runner. Guides and runners must both use blocks for any race shorter than . In races, the guide runs on the right side of the runner. For races of or longer, a runner may use up to two guides, but the course officials must be informed of any decision to use more than one guide in advance of the race. In the marathon, the runner may use up to four different guides. The runner must finish ahead of the guide. In running, the guide attempts to match the running pattern of the runner, not the other way around. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, sighted guides in athletics were awarded medals for the first time. References Parasports classifications Goalball at the Summer Paralympics Articles containing video clips

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathura%20Adi%203500

Sathura Adi 3500

Sathura Adi 3500 (English: Square Feet 3500) is a 2017 Indian Tamil horror drama film written and directed by Jaison Pazhayattu, Script & Screenplay by R. Radhakrishnan. Featuring Nikhil Mohan, Ineya, Swathi Deekshith and Felix Johnny Kuruvilla in the lead roles, the film also has veteran actors Rahman, Pratap Pothan and Kovai Sarala in pivotal roles. The film began production during mid-2016 and was released on 4 August 2017 to negative reviews from critics. Cast Nikhil Mohan as Karuna Ineya as Sophie Rahman Swathi Deekshith Felix Kuruvilla as Stephen Akash as Emmanuel Pratap Pothan as Fahad Manobala as Gauri Shankar M. S. Bhaskar Kovai Sarala Thalaivasal Vijay as Perumal Saravana Subbiah as Kannan Besant Ravi Paravai Muniyamma Production Jaison Pazhayattu wrote the film's script after being inspired by a real life incident in Chennai, where people had allegedly experienced a supernatural presence. He cast Ineya in the leading female role, opposite a Malayalam actor Felix Kuruvilla who plays the ghost Stephen in the film, while Rahman also accepted to work on the film after being convinced by Jaison's Pazhayattu narration. Malayalam actor Nikhil Mohan, Kannada actor Akash and Swathi Deekshith, who had earlier appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's horror film Ice Cream (2014) were also signed. The film was also one of the final projects of cinematographer Anandakuttan, who was replaced by I. Francis after his death. Sathura Adi 3500 was shot extensively in Bengaluru, Chalakudy, ECR and other interior parts of Chennai during late 2016. The success of Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) starring Rahman prompted producers of his delayed ventures to publicise and release their films to make most of the actor's renaissance at the box office. Subsequently, after the release of Pagadi Aattam in February 2017 and Oru Mugathirai in March 2017, the makers of Sathura Adi 5000 chose to promote Rahman as one of the film's main characters despite his relatively small role. During the film's audio launch in July 2017, veteran director K. Bhagyaraj criticised actress Ineya for failing to attend the event. Bhagyaraj called for producers to think twice before casting her, and stated that she was not in the top bracket of actresses. Ineya later played down Bhagyaraj's comments and stated she was recuperating from an ankle injury. She also revealed that the team had merely sent her a WhatsApp message telling her to attend rather than providing a formal invitation. Soundtrack The film's music was composed by Ganesh Raghavendra, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Times Music India. The album released on 25 July 2017 and featured four songs. Release The film opened on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews, with the critic from The Times of India giving the film a negative review and stating "the film lacks a proper script". The critic further added that "the film lacks a hero who can emote at least in a couple of scenes", "lacks humour", "actors lack enthusiasm", while concluding it "lacks good music", "lacks good visuals", "lacks the basic thrill that a film involving a murder, a ghost and an investigation should have" and that "it lacks empathy – for the poor audience who might buy a ticket for the film in the hopes of having a good time". A critic from the Deccan Chronicle called the film "tacky and unconvincing", while the New Indian Express claimed it "was a horror show indeed". References https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7919786/reference 2017 films 2017 horror films Tamil-language films Indian films 2010s Tamil-language films Films set in Chennai Films shot in Chennai 2017 horror thriller films Indian horror thriller films Films shot in Bangalore 2017 directorial debut films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%20Butler

Milo Butler

Sir Milo Boughton Butler, NH, GCMG, GCVO (11 August 190622 January 1979) was a Bahamian politician who served as the second governor-general of the Bahamas from 1973 to 1979. He died in office aged 72. Early life and family Butler was born in Nassau, The Bahamas on 11 August 1906 to George Raleigh Butler and his wife Frances. He attended the George Washington School in Florida, the public school at Rum Cay, and the Boys' Central School in Nassau. At age 17, Butler began his own grocery business. On 14 October 1928, Butler married Long Island resident Caroline Loretta Watson. They had seven sons and three daughters. Career and death Butler entered electoral politics in 1936 as a member of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), when he unsuccessfully ran against Sir Harry Oakes in the Western District of New Providence. Although Butler was seen as a charismatic candidate who had the support of the working class voters, Oakes' team allegedly employed "questionable" means to win the election. The following year, Butler was elected to parliament following a by-election in the same constituency, relinquishing the office in 1947. In 1956, after the government imposed a 12-minute limit on parliamentary speeches, Butler threw the Speaker's hourglass out of the window at the House of Assembly. He returned as a member of parliament for the Western District the same year, serving for a decade. From 1967 to 1973, he represented Bain Town. After the FMN emerged victorious in the 1967 general election and formed a majority government, Butler became Minister of Health and Welfare followed by Minister of Labour, Agriculture and Fisheries a year later. In 1970, he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and in 1972 he became Minister without Portfolio. On 1 August 1973, Butler was appointed as the second Governor-General of the Bahamas by Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas on the recommendation of Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and leader of the PLP. He served as Governor General until his death on 22 January 1979 in Nassau. Butler is buried at the cemetery next to the nineteenth-century St. Matthew's Anglican Church on Church and Shirley Streets. On 14 November 1991, his son Milo Butler Jr. became Speaker of Parliament. Recognition In June 1972, Butler was honoured as a National Hero of the Bahamas following a Special Resolution by the Honourable House of Assembly. In 1973, he was appointed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by Queen Elizabeth II. In February 1975, following the Queen's visit to Nassau, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO). A bronze statue of Butler designed by Bahamian sculptor Randolph Johnson was unveiled on 22 January 1986 at Rawson Square in downtown Nassau. In 2018, he was posthumously awarded the Bahamian Order of National Hero (NH). References 1906 births 1979 deaths Governors-General of the Bahamas Knights Bachelor Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Progressive Liberal Party politicians People from Nassau, Bahamas Labor ministers of the Bahamas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradash

Bradash

Bradash (, ) is a village in Podujevë municipality. Notes References Villages in Podujevo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolskoye%2C%20Belgorodsky%20District%2C%20Belgorod%20Oblast

Nikolskoye, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast

Nikolskoye () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nikolskoye Rural Settlement, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,778 as of 2010. There are 139 streets. Geography Nikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Belgorodsky District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics%20at%20the%202009%20Summer%20Universiade%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%204%20%C3%97%20100%20metres%20relay

Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 11–12 July. Medalists * Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals. Results Heats Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Final References Results (archived) Relay 2009 in women's athletics 2009

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millawana%20Pahalagama

Millawana Pahalagama

Millawana Pahalagama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karagastenna

Karagastenna

Karagastenna is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasmus%20Bengtsson

Rasmus Bengtsson

Rasmus Mattias Bengtsson (born 26 June 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Starting off his professional career with Trelleborgs FF in 2006, he went on to represent Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga and Twente in the Dutch Eredivise before retiring at his boyhood club Malmö FF in 2021. A full international between 2009 and 2014, he won four caps for the Sweden national team. Career Early career Bengtsson started his career in his home town club Malmö FF. He transferred to Superettan side Trelleborgs FF in 2006 after having failed to make into the first team at Malmö FF. Bengtsson made his professional debut for Trelleborg in 2006. During his time in Trelleborg Bengtsson also changed his preferred position from striker to central defender. With Trelleborg he won the Superettan title of 2006 as the club were promoted to the first tier of Sweden, Allsvenskan. Bengtsson played a further three seasons in Allsvenskan with the club before he departed for German side Hertha BSC in the summer of 2009. Hertha BSC In August 2009, Bengtsson transferred to Hertha BSC on a three-year contract. Prior to signing with Hertha, it was claimed that he was close to signing with Italian club S.S. Lazio. Bengtsson later declared he had no interest in signing for Lazio. When Bengtsson signed for Berlin it upset the Italian club, who claimed that he had already signed with them. Lazio took their case to FIFA. Bengtsson only spent one season at the German side as they were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2009–10 season. Twente Bengtsson signed with Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente on 9 July 2010. He gained a more important role in the Twente defence in the 2012–13 season after having played more sporadically during his first two seasons at the club. Bengtsson was chosen as Twente's club captain in July 2013 ahead of the 2013–14 season. During his time at Twente, Bengtsson has also played in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League. Malmö FF Bengtsson returned to his youth club Malmö FF on 25 March 2015. He signed a five-year contract lasting until the end of the 2019 season. After the end of the 2020 season, Malmö FF and Bengtsson parted ways. On April 13, 2021, Bengtsson announced via Swedish newspaper Expressen that he had retired. He won three Allsvenskan titles with the club and played in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. International career During the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden, Bengtsson played all Sweden's four matches from start together with Mattias Bjärsmyr. His first cap for the Swedish senior national team came in a friendly against Mexico in January 2009. Career statistics Club International Appearances and goals per year Honours Trelleborgs FF Superettan: 2006 Twente KNVB Cup: 2010–11 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2010, 2011 Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2016, 2017, 2020 References External links Malmö FF profile 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Malmö Swedish footballers Association football defenders Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Malmö FF players Trelleborgs FF players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Allsvenskan players Superettan players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players FC Twente players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautifying%20Sheger

Beautifying Sheger

Beautifying Sheger is a project sponsored by the Ethiopian government that aims to clean rivers and create public works in the capital city, Addis Ababa. It was launched on 27 February 2019 under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and aims to run for three years. Goals Beautifying Sheger aims to increase tourism and quality of life, reduce the effects of climate change and to create jobs in the Ethiopian capital city by developing green spaces from Entoto to Akaki waste water treatment plant. The project aims to convince citizens to assist in the cleaning efforts as well, as despite Ethiopia's recent economic development, there has been no environmental action to reduce industrious and urban waste. Chinese influence Ethiopia (alongside other African nations like Kenya) has been part of the Belt and Road Initiative with China in order to gain economic stability and modernization through loans and increased trade. China is currently Ethiopia's biggest trading partner and investor. Criticism of the BRI points out the fact that China may be using their economic power in the region to gain political power. On 25 April 2019, the Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, had agreed to fund development for a plaza and 12 kilometres of the project. This came alongside the announcement that China's paramount leader Xi Jinping had adjusted a previous statement on writing off all interest loan debt, stating that the Chinese government aimed to write off "interest free loans matured till end of 2018". However, the Chinese government also promised to extend the maturity period of the $4 billion loan on the Addis Abeba-Djibouti railway- increasing it from ten years to thirty. One of the two companies funding this investment, the China Railway Construction Corporation, have expressed interest in the development of Ethiopian agriculture and oil and gas. Dine for Sheger On 19 May 2019, the Ethiopian government held a fundraising dinner at Menelik Palace, which the Prime Minister called "Dine for Sheger". 300 business executives and representatives from international companies attended the event, each paying $173,000 per seat. The project requires an estimated $1 billion, and the dinner raised $25 million, with donors from the United Nations, the Italian government, the African Development Bank, and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. On 2 March 2019, Ahmed had tweeted that he had secured the support of Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, claiming that "He gave his support to the Beautifying Sheger initiative & pledged that Kenyan companies will stand by PM Abiy Ahmed & Ethiopians in the ‘Dine for Sheger’ fundraiser." Donors were offered a plaque with their name on it, which would be placed along the project route, and a private photo-op with Ahmed. Project On 1 October 2019, 12 kilometres of the total 56 were funded to be built using $1 billion supplied by the Chinese government through the China Communications Construction Company, which aims to build the segment of road. Aside from the road itself, the venue will feature a recreational space, an artificial lake, and a wedding venue—all in front of the Sheraton Addis hotel. Its construction was expected to be complete in May 2020. References Events in Ethiopia Dining events Fundraising events

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Chan%20Wai-chi

Paul Chan Wai-chi

Paul Chan Wai Chi (; born 4 January 1957) is a Macau politician, who is the President of New Democratic Macau Association and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. He is one of the three pro-democracy lawmakers in Macau. Chan graduated from Yuet Wah College. In 2009, he participated in the legislative election in the candidate list led by Antonio Ng, and won the third seat for the Macau democracy camp. Election results See also List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau References 1957 births Living people Chinese Roman Catholics Macanese Roman Catholics Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau New Macau Association politicians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casavant%20Fr%C3%A8res%20Lt%C3%A9e.%20Opus%201841%20%28Highland%20Arts%20Centre%20Organ%29

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1841 (Highland Arts Centre Organ)

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1841 is a pipe organ built by the famous Casavant Frères of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The organ was first completed in 1911 as Casavant Brothers - Opus 452 for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at 40 Bentinck Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. St. Andrew's later became St. Andrew's United Church and is now the Highland Arts Theatre. Opus 1841 is presently composed of 33 speaking stops spread over three manuals and pedals. The 2,045 pipe organ is the largest such instrument on Cape Breton Island. Its facade, casing, pipes, swell and chorus boxes completely fill the apse of the theatre. History Opus 1841 was purchased for the new church, then under construction, in 1911 for $5,395. The original specification was for three manuals, 4 divisions, 29 stops, 27 registers, 29 ranks, 1843 pipes. A Stoplist for the 1911 instrument copied from the factory specifications for Casavant Opus 452 1911 3/29, courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives, St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada is available by following this link: Original Stoplist The organ was rebuilt, including electrification, in 1946 by Casavant Frères Ltée. as Opus 1841, at a cost of $7,600.00. Work included three new Choir stops, a new traditional style console with roll top, three manuals, 4 divisions, 33 stops, 30 registers, 32 ranks, 2045 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes, pedal compass is 32 notes. Equipped with electro-pneumatic (EP) chests, drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs, balanced swell shoes/pedals at standard AGO placement, adjustable combination pistons, AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard, reversible full organ/tutti toe stud, combination action thumb pistons, combination action toe studs, coupler reversible thumb pistons, coupler reversible toe studs. In 1962 further work was undertaken, the Clarion 4' replaced the Vox Humana, the Trompette 8' replaced the Cornopean, & the Hooded Harmonic Trumpet replaced an earlier Trumpet on the Great Organ, with tonal changes (new pipework supplied) made by Casavant via Ledoux & MacDonald Organ Service Co., Halifax. Wind is supplied by a 3 hp electric blower located in the basement directly below the organ. The 18-ton organ underwent $15,000 in repairs to its bellows in 2008, with the sheep skin seams being replaced by rubberized bellows cloth. The repairs were undertaken by Maritime Pipe Organ Builders Ltd. of Moncton, New Brunswick. The tubular chimes in the Swell Organ, now disconnected, were donated in about 1929 by the Lady's Aid group of the Church. They were activated by an electro-pneumatic action and were dis-connected from the wind supply during repairs to the bellows. In February 2017 Organ Tuner Jean-François Mailhot of Sydney Mines spent a week refurbishing Opus 1841, revoicing the reed stops (cleaning the reed tongues and shallots) of the swell organ: the 8' Trompette, the 8' Oboe, and the 4' Clarion, as well as the 16' Trombone of the Pedal Organ. At this time he also repaired a damaged facade pipe, part of the 8' Open Diapason stop of the Great Organ. Basic specification Builder: Casavant Frères Ltée, St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Opus No: 1841, Originally built by Casavant Brothers - Opus 452, 1911 Console: traditional style console with roll top 3 manuals shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard Stop controls: drawknob Speaking stops: 33 Registers: 30 Ranks: 32 Pipes: 2045 Wind: Power: 3 hp electric blower Stoplist since 1962 tonal work Couplers: I Great to Pedal, II Swell to Pedal, III Choir to Pedal, IV Great Super to Pedal, V Swell Super to Pedal, VII Choir Super to Pedal, VIII Swell Sub to Great, IX Swell to Great, X Swell Super to Great, XI Choir Sub to Great, XII Choir to Great, XIII Choir Super to Great, XIV Swell Sub to Choir, XV Swell to Choir, XVI Swell Super to Choir. Organists W. D. Fife was the organist when the church was being built, & signed the contract for the organ, but moved away before it was completed. Other organists over the years were: A. F. MacKinnon Fred Liscombe Edward Stuart H. W. Sparrow William Raines John B. Neild just after WW I & at least well into 1925, (he was a Conference delegate to the first Maritime Conference meeting in 1925) William E. Fletcher R. MacK. Wiles A. J. McKnight Mrs. Frank Crossen W. D. Fife came back during WWII, signed the contract for the electrification & enlargement, then retired & moved to New Glasgow before it was finished. He was succeeded by: Clifford L. Gates in 1946 Vernon H. Atkinson in 1951 S. Peter Fraser in 1964 Concerts While still serving as a church, St. Andrew's was considered to be perhaps the finest concert venue in the city of Sydney. Before its rebirth as an arts centre, the building had a distinguished background as a performance space. St. Andrew's Choir presented many cantatas over the years and massed choirs from eight of Sydney's churches assembled in St. Andrew's to sing as individual choirs and as a group the new and old Christmas carols. Radio broadcasts of Classical musicians regularly held recitals and concerts there over the years because of the building's outstanding acoustical properties and its Casavant Freres organ. In the mid 1950s St. Andrew's was a regular stop for one of the incarnations of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra whose performances at St. Andrew's were broadcast regionally and even nationally by CBC Radio. Thomas Mayer was the conductor. He would often invite local performers to join them, at the time there were several operatic sopranos and mezzo-sopranos from Cape Breton who gained a national following because of these broadcasts. More recently, due to its seating capacity of over 1,000, and excellent acoustics it was sought after by organizations such as Celtic Colours, The Barra MacNeils, and the Cape Breton Chorale. Gallery Further reading References External links Official Highland Arts Theatre Site Casavant Brothers, Ltd., Opus 452, 1911. Casavant Frères Ltée., Opus 1841, 1946. Casavant Frères website Individual pipe organs Arts centres in Canada Theatres in Nova Scotia Community theatre Music venues in Nova Scotia Buildings and structures in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Tourist attractions in Cape Breton County Former churches in Canada

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Santissima Annunziata

Santissima Annunziata (Italian: most holy annunciation) may refer to: Churches in Italy Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato, Genoa Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, Naples Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata, Tràpani Church of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla, Genoa Santissima Annunziata, Ascoli Piceno Santissima Annunziata, Parma Santissima Annunziata, Gaeta, Lazio Santissima Annunziata, Pesaro, Marche Santissima Annunziata, Circello, Campania Santissima Annunziata, Rubiera, Emilia Romagna Santissima Annunziata, Pescia, Tuscany Santissima Annunziata, Barga, Tuscany Sanctuary of the Santissima Annunziata, Chieri, Turin Santissima Annunziata, Lucignano, Arezzo, Tuscany Concattedrale della Santissima Annunziata, or Todi Cathedral, Umbria Concattedrale della Santissma Annunziata, or Treia Cathedral, Macerata Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Anagni Cathedral, Lazio Cattedrale Maria Santissima Annunziata, or Acireale Cathedral, Sicily Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Camerino Cathedral, Marche Cattedrale di Maria SS. Annunziata, or Tursi Cathedral, Tursi, Basilicata Basilica Concattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Otranto Cathedral Basilica Concattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Sarsina Cathedral, Forlì-Cesena Abbazia di Santa Maria a Pie' di Chienti, also known as the Santissima Annunziata, Montecosaro Scalo, Marche Oratorio della Santissima Annunziata, Peretola, Florence Oratorio della Santissima Annunziata di Collecchio, Spilamberto, Spilamberto, Modena Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani, Messina, Sicily Church of Santissima Annunziata, Suvereto, Livorno Other uses Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, or Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata, a Roman Catholic order of knighthood, originating in Savoy, Italy Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, a square in the city of Florence, Italy See also Annunziata, the Italian word for Annunciation, a given name and surname Annunciation

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LNBP

LNBP may refer to: 1,3-beta-galactosyl-N-acetylhexosamine phosphorylase, an enzyme Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), professional basketball league in Mexico

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Prosopocera decellei

Prosopocera decellei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1968. References Prosopocerini Beetles described in 1968

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Carrickgollogan

Carrickgollogan () is a hill in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in Ireland, towards the southern border of the historic County Dublin. It is high, on the eastern edge of the Dublin Mountains, rising above the districts of Rathmichael and Shankill. Its summit is noted for the panoramic views it offers of south Dublin and north Wicklow. Geography and geology The geological composition of the summit is predominantly quartzite. The high ground is a mixture of heathland and commercial forestry while the lower slopes are mainly farmland. The forest on the mountain is mixed woodland including Lodgepole pine, Noble fir, Japanese larch, Lawson cypress, Scots pine, birch and beech trees and is a habitat for badgers, rabbits and a variety of birds. The area around the summit includes a number of sites of historical interest including the former lead works at Ballycorus and the ruined church and round tower at Rathmichael. Some of the branches which form the Wood Brook or Crinken Stream rise on the south-western slopes, and, merging with others from near Shankill Castle and south of there, flow under the M11, past Allies River Road and on to the sea just north of Bray. Views The author Weston St. John Joyce, writing in The Neighbourhood of Dublin (1912), described the vista as "a fine view is obtained of Bray, Howth, Dalkey, and Killiney, the vale of Shanganagh, and Bray Head and town. Between the observer and the sea will be seen Loughlinstown, looking very closely built from this point, like the towns of medieval times, which were built within as small an area as possible, so as to reduce the circuit of the enclosing wall. To the westward will be seen the wooded hill of Barnaslingan, forming the eastern side of the Scalp, beyond that the Two and Three Rock Mountains, and south of these the higher Wicklow hills – War Hill, Djouce, and Duff Hill". History Ballycorus leadmines The most distinctive landmark to the north of the summit is the ruins of the flue chimney of the former lead works at Ballycorus. Open-cast mining began at this site, just below the western side of the flue chimney, around 1807 and the site was taken over by the Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) in 1826 who undertook underground mining in the area intermittently up until 1863. Two veins of lead and a vein of silver were worked during this period. However, most of the activity at Ballycorus occurred at the smelting facility constructed by MCI in the valley below the mine workings. Here, lead from Ballycorus, as well as lead from mines in counties Donegal, Wicklow and Wexford, was processed using a reverberatory furnace. After the mine was exhausted in the 1860s, the smelting facilities continued to receive and process ore from MCI's mines at Glendalough, County Wicklow. In the 1880s it was no longer commercially viable to process Irish ores and the smelter was put to work processing ore from the Great Laxey mine in the Isle of Man up until closure in 1913. A process had been discovered in the 1770s whereby lead could be extracted from the fumes emitted by reverberatory furnaces if the vapours could be trapped long enough to precipitate the lead. To this end a flue long running from the lead works and terminating at a chimney near the summit of Carrickgollogan was constructed in 1836. The distinctive granite flue chimney with its external spiral staircase and viewing platform quickly became a noted landmark and was marked on Admiralty charts as a point of reference for mariners. Photographic records show that the flue chimney was originally much taller with an extra brick section, now dismantled, rising above the viewing platform. It is the only example of such a flue and chimney to have been built in Ireland. Weston St. John Joyce noted that the flue was "stated to be one of the best constructed in the United Kingdom". The precipitated lead deposits were scraped out of the flue by hand and many of the workers subsequently died of lead poisoning, giving the surrounding area the nickname "Death Valley". As well as the remains of the flue chimney, a number of buildings from the smelting works situated in the valley below also survive to the present day. These industrial buildings, all built from granite, include furnaces, purification tanks, lime kilns, stores, workers' cottages and manager's house. Many of these buildings are now private residences. A shot tower, built in 1857, has also survived. An earlier shot tower – described by Joyce as "a handsome and substantial structure, having a spiral stairs within, terminating in an artistic iron veranda on the outside" – built in 1829 no longer survives. Rathmichael old church and round tower Further down the slopes to the north of the summit lies Rathmichael where the ruins of a church and round tower are found enclosed within the remains of what would once have been one of the largest ringforts in Ireland. The church dates from Norman times but the presence of the round tower and ringfort indicates that the site dates back to early Christian times. Its dedication is believed to be to a saint called MacTail (later corrupted as "Michael") which would date the foundation of the monastery and church to the mid-seventh century. The site also lies close to the route of the pilgrimage route from St. Mary's Church, Dublin to Glendalough. The entrance to the ringfort was in width and had an arched gateway. The ring wall and mound is approximately in diameter and its size suggests the site was the base for an important chieftain. Within the enclosure would have lain a small quadrangular church and a number of monastic huts. Only the base of the round tower, high, remains. It has a circumference of . The tower is known locally as "The Skull Hole", a reference to the occasion when skulls and bones from the adjoining burial ground were deposited there rather than being re-interred when the graveyard was cleared to create additional space. There is a story of an underground passage that leads from the round tower to the sea and of a piper who descended into the passage playing his instrument, never to be seen again. The remains of a passage – possibly a souterrain – have been found close to the tower. All that remains of the church is the east gable of a thirteenth-century chancel and the south wall of a twelfth-century nave. The church has lain in ruins since the end of the seventeenth century. It is noted for its collection of grave slabs or known as the Rathdown stones, nine examples of which can be found at the old church in Rathmichael attached to the south wall. Thirty-two examples of these slabs are known around the Rathdown area and are found nowhere else in Ireland. No two stones are the same but share similar types of decoration in the form of concentric circles, cup marks and herring-bone patterns. It was once thought that these slabs dated to pre-Christian times but subsequent research has shown them to have been influenced by Norsemen art styles and they are now believed to be gravemarkers of Norsemen Christians. Along Rathmichael Lane, which once would have led to the old Rathmichael Church, is a twelfth-century cross with a Crucifixion scene in high relief set in a granite boulder base. This is one of a series of crosses – known as the Fassaroe Crosses – to be found in the locality, all of which are believed to have been the work of the same stonemason. The base is in its original location but the cross itself was found in the remains of the church in neighbouring Kiltuck and reunited with its base in 1910. The cross is unusual in that there is a Crucifixion scene on both faces. Competing theories for the purpose of the cross are that it marked a route between the churches at Rathmichael and Kiltuck or that it marked the site of another, now long gone, church. There is a story associated with this cross involving General George Cockburn of Shanganagh Castle who was a noted collector of antiquities. Cockburn coveted the cross and dispatched two men to retrieve it for his collection. When they attempted to move the artefact a great wind blew up and heavy rain fell. They succeeded in loading it onto their cart but then their horse bolted and they had to pull the cart themselves. Finally, a serious accident occurred to one of the men while unloading the cross and further misfortune befell his family. Puck's Castle Also to the north is the ruins of a fortified dwelling known as "Puck's Castle". The origin of the name may be related to the story of a fairy (or ) piper said to hop from rock to rock playing his pipe or it may refer to the feral goats that inhabit the hills. Francis Erlington Ball in A History of the County Dublin suggests that the building was erected around 1537 by Peter Talbot to defend the lands from incursions by the O'Toole clan. It is a small rectangular building, by internally, two stories high with thick walls. James II visited the castle following the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 while his army was camped at nearby Lehaunstown and left a gift of silver for his host, Peter Lawless. Some alterations were made to the building in the eighteenth century including a fireplace and chimney. An engraving by George Petrie around 1819 shows two thatched cottages built onto one side of the castle. Alcock memorial To the south of the summit is a plaque embedded in the rockface containing a memorial to a Doctor Nathaniel Alcock erected by his daughters in 1914. The inscription reads, "To the Memory of One who Worshipped Here. Doctor Nathaniel Alcock Died 4 April 1904 in His 65th Year. "A Wise Man is Never so busy as in the Solitary Contemplation of God And the Worship of Nature" Seneca. Erected by his Two Friends". Prehistoric monuments Fieldwork carried out by the Ordnance Survey in the nineteenth century indicates that there were several prehistoric monuments on or near Carrickgollogan. Little evidence of them remains today. A structure of three stones in a trilithon arrangement lies in a field to the south of the summit and it is uncertain as to whether this is the remains of a wedge tomb or a portal tomb. On the east side of the mountain a wedge tomb with a long gallery was discovered during the laying of a gas pipeline. It has since been reburied. Access and recreation Carrickgollogan lies within a Coillte-owned forest recreation area which is managed by the Dublin Mountains Partnership. There are approximately of trails in the recreation area, including a waymarked trail called the Lead Mines Way. There is also a permanent orienteering course. Carrickgollogan is also traversed by the Dublin Mountains Way. References Notes Bibliography External links Carrickgollogan at Dublin Mountains Partnership Rathmichael Church at Megalithomania Rathmichael Church at Megalithic Ireland Mining Company of Ireland Carrickgollogan wedge tomb at Megalithomania Archaeological sites in County Dublin Towers in the Republic of Ireland Mountains and hills of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

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Thomas Simpson Sproule

Thomas Simpson Sproule (October 25, 1843 – November 10, 1917) was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1911–1915, and a member of the Canadian Senate from 1915–1917. Early life and education Sproule was born to James and Jane (née Mitchell) Sproule, farmers who had emigrated to King Township, Canada West from County of Tyrone, Ireland. His parents moved to Grey County when he was young, and he attended public schools there before studying at University of Michigan and Victoria University in Cobourg. He left school for two years before returning to Victoria University, graduating in 1868 with a degree in medicine. Doctor, businessman, politician, and husband After his graduation, Sproule first practised medicine at Craighurst, Ontario, before he moved to Galesburg, Michigan. He moved back to Grey County, and settled in Markdale, Ontario, where in addition to his medical practice, he also opened a drug store, bought a large cattle farm, and invested in local businesses such as a flour mill and lumber yard. He turned to politics and succeeded the retiring William Kingston Flesher as MP of Grey East in the 1878 election as a Conservative MP. He also fell in love with Flesher's daughter, Mary Alice, and wooed her by having a beautiful Italianate house that he called Knarsboro Hall built for her in Markdale. The couple was married in 1881, and had a daughter, Lillian. Sproule was also related to the famous NHL Toronto St. Patricks owner Harvey Sproule. Thomas Sproule's niece was Mary Elizabeth Sproule Head, of Milton, Ontario, who along with her husband, John Head, cared for her young nephew Harvey Sproule and his sister. Sproule was subsequently re-elected to Parliament eight times in succession. Both Sproule and his wife were dedicated teetotallers and Prohibitionists, and when Mary Alice Sproule was the hostess of her husband's political functions, she never allowed alcohol to be served. Political views Sproule was a staunch Protestant from an Irish Unionist background. He was a member of the Orange Order, and rose to the position of "Master and Sovereign." In 1906, he became "President of the Imperial Grand Council of the World." The Order was noted for its anti-French and anti-Catholic views, particularly at the time. As a Conservative MP, he was a supporter of Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, but his loyalty to Orangeism led him to differ with his party's leadership on issues of language and religion, particularly on the Manitoba Schools Question. Sproule opposed any concession to Catholic separate schools or French-language instruction. Following the fall of the Conservative government in the 1896 election, largely by the divisions over the school issue, he became a pronounced critic of the immigration policies of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's government. Sproule opposed the admission to Canada of non-British migrants. He supported the abolition of French-language instruction in Ontario schools, and the implementation of Regulation 17. Sproule also opposed the expansion of French-language services by the federal government. Speaker of the House Following the defeat of the Laurier government in the 1911 election, the new Conservative Prime Minister, Robert Laird Borden, nominated Sproule to the position of Speaker of the House of Commons. Because Sproule had to lead the House in prayers in both English and French, he embarked on French lessons despite being a lifelong opponent of the language. During a thirty-six-day filibuster on the question of the government's naval bill, Sproule lost his patience after weeks of 24-hour sessions, and became the first Speaker ever to "name" a member of the House for disorderly conduct. Illness and death Sproule was forced to retire from the Speakership due to ill health, and was named to the Senate of Canada in 1915. He served for two years until his death in 1917. Four years after his death, Sproule's wife Mary Alice sold Knarsboro Hall, the house Sproule had built for her, and went to live with her daughter where she stayed until her death in 1941. References External links 1843 births 1917 deaths Physicians from Ontario Canadian senators from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Speakers of the House of Commons of Canada People from King, Ontario University of Michigan alumni

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Avitis Institute of Medical Science

Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences is an Indian hospital based in Palakkad, Kerala, India. In May 2018, two of the hospital's executive directors, Santhi Promoth and Jyothy Palat, reached out to help the family of nurse Lini Puthussery. They learned nurse Lini had died within days of contracting the Nipah virus after dutifully attending to the first victim of the virus outbreak in Kerala. The executives promised they would see to it that the educational expenses of Lini's children, ages 2 and 5 at the time of her death, would be covered, beginning with the 2019 academic year and carrying forward to when they acquire a professional degree or begin a postgraduate course. In August 2018, the hospital again gained notability for their aid and rescue efforts when helping the victims of Nelliyampathy, Kerala after flooding and heavy rains caused 70 landslides making roads impossible from the upper reaches of the Nelliyampathy Mountains to the mainland. Background Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences, a unit of Avitis Super Speciality Hospitals Private Ltd, was founded by Prasanth Manghat and Promoth Manghat. Avitis provides the people of Nemara and underdeveloped rural areas of Palakkad District with a modern healthcare facility and much needed medical services. Facilities Avitis is a 200-bed multi-specialty hospital with qualified doctors, trained staff and modern medical technology for diagnosing and treating patients. The Radiology and Imaging Sciences Department has digital X-ray, ventilators, operation theatres with airflow systems, a blood bank, a 24-hour pharmacy and ambulatory services. Services Centers of Excellence Avitis Institute of Cardiac Sciences Critical Cardiac Care Physiological Studies Cardiac, Thoracic Lung and Vascular Surgeries Cardiac Rehabilitation Avitis Institute of Neuro Sciences Epilepsy Management Stroke Movement Disorder Neurosurgery Neuro-rehabilitation Avitis Institute of Gastro-intestinal and Hepato-biliary Sciences Endoscopy GI Bleed Care Hepatology Minimally Invasive Gastro Surgery Avitis Institute of Renal Sciences Nephrology Dialysis Unit Urology Sub Specialties Obstetrics and Gynaecology Paediatrics and Neonatology Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Rheumatology Family Medicine Pulmonary Medicine ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Dermatology Dental & Maxillofacial Surgery Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine General Surgery Anaesthesiology Mental Health Radio Diagnosis and Imaging Sciences Laboratory Medicine Transfusion Medicine Plastic Surgery References External links Hospitals in Kerala Hospitals established in 2017 2017 establishments in Kerala

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Lobogenesis penai

Lobogenesis penai is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical cloud forests. The length of the forewings is 6.8 mm. The forewings are pale cream with pale brown striae. The hindwings are white with grey-brown mottling. Etymology The species is named in honour of Chilean entomologist Louis Pena. References Moths described in 2000 Euliini

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Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken

Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken is a compilation of remastered original recordings by pop singer Clay Aiken. It is part of a series of similar series of Playlist albums issued by Legacy Recordings. The track listing includes fan favorites, the No. 1 single “This Is The Night,” the Top 5 “Solitaire” and others handpicked by Aiken from his albums. The album was released on March 31, 2009. A PDF file included on the CD contains the song credits, photographs, and liner notes. First week sales of 3,000 copies placed Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken at number 173 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number ten on the Top Internet Albums chart. Track listing "Ashes" (from On My Way Here album) "A Thousand Days" (from A Thousand Different Ways album) "The Way" (from Measure of a Man album) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (from "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night" single) "On My Way Here" (from On My Way Here album) "This Is the Night" (from "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night" single) "Solitaire" (from "The Way/Solitaire" single) "Here You Come Again" (from A Thousand Different Ways album) "Measure of a Man" (from Measure of a Man album) "The Real Me" (from On My Way Here album) "Something About Us" (from On My Way Here album) "Invisible" (from Measure of a Man album) "On the Wings of Love"(from American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs compilation) "Mary, Did You Know" (from Merry Christmas with Love album) Song notes "Ashes" Written by: Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond / Produced by: Kipper – 3:44 "A Thousand Days" Written by: Christian Leuzzi, Aldo Nova & Emanuel Olsson / Produced by: John Fields – 4:30 "The Way" Written by: Steve Morales, Enrique Iglesias, Kara DioGuardi, David Siegel / Produced by: Steve Morales – 4:07 ""Bridge Over Troubled Water" Written by: Paul Simon / Produced by: Nigel Wright – 4:01 "On My Way Here" Written by: Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk / Produced by: Kipper – 4:29 "This Is the Night" Written by: Aldo Nova, Gary Burr, Chris Braide / Produced by: Steve Mac – 3:33 "Solitaire" Written by: Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody / Produced by: Cliff Magness & Steve Mac – 5:26 "Here You Come Again" Written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil / Produced by: Adam Anders – 3:34 "Measure of a Man" Written by: Steve Morales, Cathy Dennis, David Siege / Produced by: Steve Morales – 3:58 "The Real Me" Written by: Natalie Grant / Produced by: Kipper – 4:38 "Something About Us" Written by: Michael O'Brien, Scotty Wilbanks, Regie Hamm / Produced by: Kipper – 3:40 "Invisible" Written by: Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Chris Braide / Produced by: Desmond Child – 4:04 "On the Wings of Love" Written by: Jeffrey Osborne, P. Schless / Produced by: James McMillan – 3:44 "Mary Did You Know" Written by: Lee Rufus GreenebIII, Mark Alan Lowry / Produced by: Walter Afanasieff – 3:20 Notes "The Way"/"Solitaire" was released as a commercial single on March 16, 2004. "The Way" peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. In the summer of 2004, a second version of the Measure of a Man album was released in which "Solitaire" replaced "This is the Night" as a bonus cut. "The Way" music video was directed by Diane Martel. Instead of the traditional Hollywood types Aiken hired everyday people to play the couples shown in this video. "The Real Me" was originally recorded by Natalie Grant for her album Awaken (2005). Aiken stated in an interview that Grant rewrote some of the lyrics for him. "Something About Us" was written and recorded by Michael O'Brien for his album Something About Us (2007). "Invisible" was the first single from the album Measure of a Man. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Adult Contemporary and at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on January 6, 2004. The music video for "Invisible", directed by Diane Martel, was shot in Hollywood at Hollywood & Highland, a major outdoor shopping center and tourist attraction. Aiken invited 800 fans to be part of the crowd scene in the video. "On the Wings of Love" was included as a second bonus track on the Measure of a Man album released in Japan. External links Legacy Recordings – Clay Aiken References Clay Aiken albums Aiken, Clay 2009 compilation albums 19 Recordings compilation albums

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Peter Brynie Lindeman

Peter Brynie Lindeman (February 1, 1858 – January 1, 1930) was a Norwegian organist, cellist, and composer. Biography Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His father was the organist Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and he was married to the composer Anna Severine Lindeman (1859–1938). Lindeman studied under Erika Nissen in Oslo, as well as in Stockholm from 1878 to 1879 and under Friedrich Grützmacher in Dresden from 1885 to 1886. He was the principal organist at Uranienborg Church from 1880 to 1907, and at Frogner Church from 1907 to 1930. He also played cello in the evenings at the Christiania Theatre from 1880 to 1883. Together with his father, he established the Christiania Organist School in 1883, with 12 students. In 1885 it had 174 students and was renamed the Music and Organist School. This was renamed again in 1892 to the Christiania Music Conservatory, which was the only institution of its kind in Norway until 1905. Lindeman's wife, the pianist and composer Anna Severine Lindeman, also taught at the school. After Lindeman's death in 1930, his son, the cellist Trygve Lindeman (1896–1979), headed the school. Lindeman composed many musical works, and also wrote textbooks. He founded the Norwegian organists' association in 1904 together with his brother, the organist Kristian Lindeman (1870–1934), and others. Lindeman headed the organization several times and was the editor of and a regular columnist in the association's newsletter, Musikbladet (Music Magazine), published from 1908 to 1921. References 1858 births 1930 deaths Musicians from Oslo Norwegian male composers Norwegian organists Norwegian columnists Male organists Oslo Conservatory of Music faculty Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed%20buildings%20in%20Witherslack

Listed buildings in Witherslack

Witherslack is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It contained 15 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is in the Lake District National Park, it is mainly rural, and contains the village of Witherslack and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of farmhouses, farm buildings, houses and associated structures, a church with items in the churchyard, a bridge, a war memorial, and two limekilns. Key Buildings References Citations Sources Lists of listed buildings in Cumbria South Lakeland District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20A.%20Hall%20House

Frank A. Hall House

Frank A. Hall House is a historic home located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It is a two-story stuccoed brick Italian Villa style dwelling built about 1855. It is characterized by an asymmetrical massing of wings surrounding a three-story central tower. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Chautauqua County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20al-Khilani%20mosque%20bombing

2007 al-Khilani mosque bombing

The al-Khilani mosque bombing occurred on 19 June 2007 when a truck bomb exploded in front of the Shia Al-Khilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. At least 78 people were killed and another 218 injured in the blast. The explosion occurred just two days after a four-day curfew banning vehicle movement in the city was lifted after the al-Askari Mosque bombing (2007), and just hours after 10,000 US troops began the Arrowhead Ripper offensive to the north of Baghdad. Because the site was a Shia mosque, the bombing is presumed to have been the work of Sunnis. The Sinak area where the explosion took place was also the targeted by a suicide car bomber on 28 May 2007, which resulted in 21 deaths. Significance of the mosque The al-Khulani mosque was named by the Shia in honor of one of their revered four "earthly" deputies anointed by the Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi (the so-called "Hidden Imam" who disappeared in the 9th century). The attack Iraq Police said a truck stacked with electric fans and air conditioners was used to deliver the bomb to a parking lot near the Khulani mosque. The U.S. military offered a different version of events, declaring that "the truck was loaded with propane tanks and that a suicide driver detonated his bomb when the vehicle became stuck trying to drive over a curb." A preliminary investigation indicated that the truck used in the attack "was rigged with TNT a little less than a mile from where it exploded". The bomb was set off around 1:45 pm local time (10:45 GMT) outside the mosque which is located in the busy Sinak commercial district of central Baghdad. Jabbar Mohammed al-Kaissi, an eyewitness to the blast was across the street filling a five-liter gas can "when a truck carrying what he estimated was 60 canisters of gas exploded, sending canisters flying through the air, creating secondary explosions when they landed as far as 100 yards away." He saw a ball of fire rise into the air and turning back to see the car holding his wife and three daughters saw the wall of the mosque fall on it crushing and killing them. "I was frozen by the shock. As I rushed to the car to see if I could save any of them, the gas canisters started to explode one after the other." Besides causing the collapse of the courtyard wall the explosion also destroyed a building just inside the mosque compound. The mosque sanctuary was damaged slightly and the mosque's turquoise dome remained standing. The blast badly burned many worshippers and the resulting rubble buried others. The mosque's imam, Sheik Saleh al-Haidari said the bomb was especially deadly as worshippers were just leaving a prayer service. At least 78 were slain and more than 218 were wounded. Six of the slain had lived in a house behind the mosque. Twenty cars outside the mosque were incinerated and twenty-five nearby shops suffered damages from the attack. Imam Haidari went on to say "This attack was planned and carried out by sick souls", and that though he was not in the mosque at the time, his office and the room above collapsed in the explosion. Karim Abdullah an eyewitness who was headed to pray at the mosques reported "I stopped in shock as I saw the smoke and people on the ground. I saw two or three men in flames as they were getting out of their car." Gunfire was heard in the area following the explosion. Iraqi state television showed "black smoke billowing above the skyline as people on the street screamed in anguish. …storefronts were crumbled and on fire, and more than a dozen nearby cars were set ablaze. Residents walked through the area collecting body parts and unrecognizable chunks of flesh." Many of the casualties were rushed to the nearby Al Kanadi, Al Sadr and Madinat Al Tob hospitals. Reactions Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned the attack he issued a statement blaming the attack on "takfiris and terrorists who are focused on violating the sanctuaries and killing innocent lives" and said "It shows the determination of Saddamists and Takfiris to ignite sectarian violence. [The bombing] scarred the beautiful face of Baghdad by destroying the religious landmarks it has known over the centuries." The deaths at al-Khilani mosque rose the total of Baghdad deaths due to sectarian violence for Tuesday 19 June 2007 to 142 "a toll reflecting carnage associated with the months before the U.S. security crackdown in the capital began 14 February." The bombing was the deadliest single attack since a car bomb in a Shiite dominated market killed 127 in central Baghdad on 18 April 2007. Col. Christopher C. Garver a spokesman for the U.S. military, said the bombing "demonstrates why [the ongoing operation] Arrowhead Ripper and other operations we'll be conducting this summer are so important. We have to find the car bombs and suicide bombers to prevent this from happening." Iraqi Brig. Gen. Qassim Atta, said that the bombing is a sign of shifting tactics – instead of building vehicle bombs outside of the city "insurgents are now building car bombs inside Baghdad, hoping to avoid driving through the city and being detected at newly erected security checkpoints." See also 2007 suicide bombings in Iraq References 2007 murders in Iraq Explosions in 2007 Al-Qaeda activities in Iraq Attacks on Shiite mosques Violence against Shia Muslims in Iraq Mass murder in 2007 Suicide car and truck bombings in Iraq Terrorist incidents in Iraq in 2007 2000s in Baghdad 2007 June 2007 events in Asia Mosque bombings by Islamists Attacks on religious buildings and structures in Iraq Building bombings in Iraq

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%20Roosevelt

Hall Roosevelt

Gracie Hall Roosevelt (June 28, 1891 – September 25, 1941) was an American engineer, banker, soldier, and municipal official who was the youngest brother of First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt and a nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt. Early life and education Gracie Hall Roosevelt, generally known as Hall, was born on June 28, 1891, in Neuilly, France. He was a son of Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (who died when he was three years old) and Anna Rebecca Hall (who died when he was one-and-a-half years old). His uncle was Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his grandmother was Martha Bulloch. Through his sister, Eleanor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was his brother-in-law, and through his father, his fifth cousin once removed. He was also the uncle of Elliott Roosevelt. He was named Gracie for his father's aunt, Anna Bulloch and her husband James Gracie, and Hall for his mother's family. Before his death, Eleanor's father had implored her to act as a mother towards her toddler brother, and it was a request she made good upon for the rest of Hall's life. After his father's death, Hall and Eleanor were reared by their grandmother at her estate in Tivoli, New York. While at Tivoli, Eleanor doted on Hall, and when he enrolled at Groton in 1907, Eleanor accompanied him as a chaperone. While he was attending Groton, she wrote her brother almost daily, but always felt a touch of guilt that Hall had not had a fuller childhood. She took pleasure in Hall's brilliant performance at school, and was proud of his many academic accomplishments, which included a master's degree in engineering from Harvard in 1913. Career According to his obituary in The New York Times, "even if he had not belonged to the nation's first family, he could have been justly proud of his career as an electrical engineer, World War flier, banker, financier and municipal official." After graduating from Harvard, Roosevelt began working as an assistant professor of engineering at a Harvard engineering camp in 1914. Later that year, he began working in the Yukon for the Canadian Klondike Company as an electrical engineer. In 1915, Roosevelt began his 15-year career at General Electric, a career he started and returned to after his service in the War. From 1929 until 1930, he served as executive vice president of Detroit United Railways and vice president of the American State Bank in Detroit. After retiring from public service, Roosevelt entered the private sector again in 1932, and served as a consulting engineer in Chicago, Detroit, and New York, until 1938. In 1939, he became vice president of the Commercial Investment Trust, Inc. in New York City. Public service On July 14, 1917, which was Bastille Day in France, after the outbreak of World War I, Roosevelt enlisted with his cousin Quentin Roosevelt (the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt) in the Army Air Service. Hall went first to aviation school in Ithaca, New York, became a pilot, then an instructor of pursuit plane flying in Gerstner Field, Louisiana, and then Dorr Field and Carlstrom Field in Florida, where he successfully designed an early pursuit plane and taught many to fly. In 1930, Hall, who was a Democrat although he never held elected office, became the chairman of the Detroit Unemployment Bureau and was tapped for service in the municipal government of Detroit by mayor (and future Supreme Court justice) Frank Murphy. Hall was named chairman of a mayoral committee on unemployment, and in January 1931 he was appointed city comptroller. In this role, Roosevelt "performed the difficult tasks of obtaining credit from banks in various parts of the country. As head of the unemployment bureau, he did much to feed, clothe, and find work for the needy." Personal life In 1912, at age 21 while still enrolled at Harvard, Hall was married to Margaret Richardson (1892–1971), a young woman he met at school. Margaret was the younger daughter of prominent surgeon Maurice Howe Richardson. Together they had three children: Henry Parish Roosevelt (1915–1946) Daniel Stewart Roosevelt (1917–1939) Eleanor Roosevelt (1919–2013) When Hall wanted to seek a divorce in 1925, it was only with Eleanor's approval that he followed through with his decision. In the late 1920s, Hall married again and found work in the railroad industry. Hall had three children from his second marriage to Dorothy Kemp (1898–1985): Amelia "Amy" Roosevelt (1925–1992), who married John A.F. Wendt (1921–2002), the brother of E. Allan Wendt, in 1958. Diana Roosevelt (1927–1998), who married Agar Jaicks (1923–2016) in 1949. Their daughter, Lisa Jaicks, married Peter Gabel. Janet Roosevelt (1930-2020) In 1937, Hall sought a divorce from his second wife. By this point, alcoholism, a problem he shared with his father, had come to dominate Hall's existence, and he was unable to hold down any job he was offered. He spent the last few years of his life in a small building on the Hyde Park estate, and he died in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1941, at age 50. Roosevelt's funeral was held in the White House, and his body was transported to Tivoli, New York, where he was entombed in the Hall family vault in the St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard. Eleanor Roosevelt survived her brother by 21 years. See also Roosevelt family References Notes Bibliography Further reading Beasley, Maurine, Holly C. Schulman and Henry R. Beasley, eds. The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001, 458–459. Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One, 1884–1933. New York: Viking Press, 1992, 64–67, 139–140. 1891 births 1941 deaths American people of Dutch descent Bulloch family Groton School alumni Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences alumni Livingston family People from Hempstead (village), New York Hall Schuyler family

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaue%E2%80%93Themar%20railway

Plaue–Themar railway

The Plaue–Themar railway is a 62 kilometre-long, single-track, non-electrified, standard-gauge branch-line in the Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald) in Germany. The Stützerbach–Schleusingerneundorf section was built as the first Prussian rack railway between 1879 and 1904 and connects the Erfurt–Schweinfurt railway in the north via the towns of Plaue, Ilmenau, Schleusingen and Themar with the Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway in the south. It is divided into three sections: the northern section from Plaue to Ilmenau is currently operated once an hour by Erfurter Bahn, the steep section in the middle from Ilmenau to Schleusingen, which originally contained stretches of rack, and the southern section from Schleusingen to Themar. There is occasional freight traffic on the southern section. Plaue–Ilmenau Route Today's secondary line branches off the Erfurt–Schweinfurt railway in Plaue. The line climbs 200 metres during the 10 km-long section to Geraberg. The route followed here does not run through the easier Reichenbach valley, but instead climbs the slope up the valley of the Zahme Gera. The reasons are historical. There are numerous rocky areas where the terrain is nearly impassable. The line climbs steeply on the western slope of the valley and reaches a height that is about 30 m above the valley in Angelroda. Here it crosses the valley on a viaduct, which is followed by a 20 m deep cutting, where the line transitions from the Gera valley to the Reichenbach valley. It continues through relatively flat terrain to Martinroda, which also has a Haltepunkt (halt), although it is about 2 km from the village. The next place on the line is Geraberg. The route changes again from the Reichenbach valley to the Gera valley. The line runs above the village around Mönchsheide hill to Elgersburg station. In the village there is a cutting that is about 12 m deep, which takes the line from the Gera valley to the Reichenbach valley again. Here it runs relatively directly on the edge of the forest to the southeast towards Ilmenau-Roda. There the high point of the section is reached at an altitude of 515 metres. It then passes through a wide curve, past the halt of Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe (opened in 1995) through the town of Ilmenau down into the Ilm valley, where Ilmenau station is located at an altitude of 477 metres. History Background and construction When the Neudietendorf–Arnstadt railway reached Arnstadt, there were increasing demands for railway to Ilmenau. The efforts failed for the time being due to the political fragmentation of Thuringia. The rulers of four Thuringian states had to give permission for a route between Arnstadt and Ilmenau. They had little interest in economic competition with their capital cities along the Leipzig–Weimar–Erfurt–Gotha–Eisenach axis. In addition, transport planners were already forging other plans, like an Ilmenau–Suhl connection, which would form part of a Berlin–Stuttgart route, and an Ilmenau–Saalfeld connection. Prussia urged Suhl (which, along with Erfurt, belonged to Prussia) to build a connection to the northern Thuringian foreland to provide an efficient access to the arms industry in Suhl. A further extension of the line via Stützerbach to Suhl, which had already been envisaged by the planners in the early planning phase, was not carried out, since no agreement was reached between the small states of the Thuringian area affected by the line and the construction costs were too high. Under this option, an approximately 2000 m-long tunnel would have been built under the ridge of the Thuringian Forest in the Schmücke/Großer Finsterberg area. When the Thuringian Railway Company (Thüringische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft) proposed in 1876 to continue the line from Arnstadt to Ilmenau, difficult negotiations had to be held with the representatives of the various states. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernst II offered the greatest resistance. The Thuringian Railway Company knew that the Duke liked to stay in Elgersburg for recreation and they wanted to meet him with a proposal for a route that would start in the valley of the Zahme Gera and run via Geschwenda, Arlesberg (which later merged with mid-Thuringian—mittelthüringischen—Gera to form Geraberg) to Elgersburg. This plan failed initially due to the resistance of the Duke, who wanted to build a railway from Ohrdruf to Elgersburg that would have run entirely over his own territory, but also due to massive protests by the citizens of Geschwenda against the railway. The citizens feared that constant boiler explosions would ravage the country, that the smoke of the locomotives would pollute the air and make the grass bitter and that the cows would give only sour milk as a result of the sight of the monsters—common prejudices in the time, which George Stephenson also had to fight in England. The planned line running entirely through the Reichenbach valley and Martinroda was welcomed there and Martinroda was willing to provide the land for any route through it free of charge. However, this route now failed because of the veto of the Duke of Gotha. Since his preferred route from Ohrdruf to Elgersburg proved too expensive, he had to give it up and now wanted a station in Elgersburg on the Arnstadt–Ilmenau line. His approval for the project was needed because the Arnstadt–Plaue section of the line had to run through his territory. A route from Plaue that only ran through the Reichenbach Valley would not have passed through Elgersburg, but it would have been much cheaper. The Duke's consent was dependent on a large and prestigious station in Elgersburg, which would include permanent additional tracks that would be available for the use of his special trains. The route now required an elaborate and expensive structure in Angelroda in order to be able to fulfill the promise given to Martinroda, even though Martinroda station could no longer be built in the village and instead had to be built 2 km away from it. The new complex route also avoided touching the area of the municipality of Geschwenda, whose citizens were vehement against the building of a railway. In fact, Martinroda and Geraberg (at that time still called Gera ) provided virtually all the land for the line free of charge. As a result of the new route, Geraberg also now received a station. This is only about 1.1 km in a direct line from the station in Elgersburg, also connected by a direct road, but the railway was difficult to build. It is 1.7 km-long and required an elaborate, deep cutting through rock. In Angelroda support for the 26 m high embankment on the edge of the village, which was now necessary, was anything but enthusiastic, as it was feared that there would be less "good air" coming down from the Thuringian Forest in down-slope winds. They therefore wanted a bridge that was as long as possible. This would have increased the cost of the project that was now estimated to cost 4,140,000 marks (M) by a further 27,000 M, which the Thüringian Railway Company did not want to raise to benefit farmers in Angelroda. The little village of Angelroda did not have the necessary financial resources to pay for the proposed change, even though this was only a fraction of the cost of the changes required to meet the special demands of the Duke of Gotha. The Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt sought a continuation of the line to Gehren and on to Schwarzburg, Rudolstadt and Saalfeld. There it would have connected with the Gera–Saalfeld–Eichicht railway opened in 1871. The building permit for the Arnstadt–Ilmenau railway was therefore issued only on the condition that this connection was to be built within 10 years and that the entire line was to be at least prepared to allow a second track to be built. This requirement meant that all viaducts, mountain sections and bridges had to be built significantly larger than originally planned. All stone bridges and the embankment from Plaue towards Ilmenau across the valley of the Zahme Gera (called the Sand valley in Plaue), which is 825 m long and up to 8.5 m high, were designed for the eventual laying of a second track, but only the abutments of stone bridges like the viaduct over Angelroda were built for two tracks, while the steel superstructures and pillars were built for one track. The only doubling of the track that was ever implemented was a section built between Arnstadt and Plaue during the construction of the main line from Plaue via Oberhof and Suhl to Würzburg and Stuttgart. As a result of tenacious negotiations, the Thuringian Railway Company was able to conclude treaties with all four Thuringian Principalities concerned. Agreements were signed with Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on 16 April 1877, with Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and with Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on 6 June 1877 and with Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on 27 June 1877. Tree clearing began in the winter of 1877/78 and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on 23 April 1878 at Kleine Spiegelsberg, between Roda and Elgersburg. The building was divided into two sections (Arnstadt–Angelroda and Angelroda–Ilmenau) and it was carried out simultaneously in all construction phases. On average, 300 workers were employed in each section. Among them were many workers from Italy, Croatia, Poland and the Tyrol. The pay was 3.50 M to 4.50 M per day in the summer and 2.25 M to 3.25 M per day in the winter because of the shorter days. Day labourers earned 2.25 M per day. During the construction work, five workers were killed in work accidents, while there were five major and eleven minor injuries. The line was essentially built by hand and was supplied by a field railway from Arnstadt. The most outstanding achievements were the rock cutting on the approach through a hill to the bridge in Angelroda, which was up to 26 m deep, and the movement of earth for an embankment near Plaue, which was 825 m long and up to 8.5 m high. 90,000 m³ of rock was placed for this embankment below the track and 150,000 m³ of rock was placed above the track bed. The project used a funicular, which ran on a wooden trestle which had been built for it. Rock was dumped from the funicular down on the embankment. The wooden trestle was left in the completed embankment. Rocks along almost the whole line had to be loosened with explosives. 2,950 kg of dynamite, 8,810 kg of black powder and 115,000 percussion caps were used for about 10,000 firings. The line has grades from Plaue of 1:50 to 1:70 and sections with radii of only 300 m as it passes through a genuine mountain range. The largest bridge on the line is the Marien bridge near Plaue. It spanned former federal highway 4 at line-kilometre 15.9. The biggest bridge on the line is the arched viaduct in Angelroda. It is 26.5 m high, 100.4 m long and consists of three spans. 253 t of steel were used for the bridge. It was built in a very innovative way as a projected bridge supported by auxiliary scaffolds. For this purpose, the individual sections of the bridge were mounted on the projections of the viaduct and moved over the bridge piers by being hauled by cable. The position of the entire bridge on a sharply curving track made this bridge construction difficult and also posed a challenge for the designers. A curiosity is also the construction of the retaining walls at the bases of the bridge piers. Here, the supporting walls were not inclined, as is normal custom, but were stepped instead. It is not known why the greater and self-reinforcing stability of a sloped retaining wall was not used. The original steel lattice structures of the two piers were covered in concrete in 1905 to increase their load bearing capacity. In contrast to the steel pillars, the rebuilt concrete bridge piers were again designed to receive the superstructures for a second track that was never installed. On the new, wider piers, a new, stronger bridge was built parallel to the existing bridge and the track was swung onto it and the old superstructure, with the exception of the old bridge deck, which was cast in place, was demolished. Since then the eastern side of the piers has been undeveloped. The masonry structure of the bridge piers is deceptive and has only a visual character. In fact, the pillars are not brick, but are cast in mass concrete. Later development The Arnstadt–Ilmenau line was opened on 6 August 1879. The continuation of the line from Ilmenau to Gehren was opened on 13 November 1881. The planned extension to Königsee and Saalfeld, however, was not implemented and a planned continuation to Stadtilm and Weimar through the Ilm valley was also not built. Königsee was reached from Rudolstadt by the Schwarza Valley Railway (Schwarzatalbahn, later considered to be the Köditzberg-Königsee railway or part of the Rottenbach–Katzhütte railway) in 1899, but the missing 8 km section to Gehren through geologically easy terrain was never built because of a lack of profitability and this was partly responsible for the later closure of both branch lines. The line to Gehren was, however, extended to Großbreitenbach on 2 December 1883. The planned continuation from Grossbreitenbach to Schönbrunn (in the municipality of Schleusegrund) or Katzhütte (which the Schwarza Valley Railway reached from Rudolstadt on 18 August 1900) was omitted. Here, in particular, a 7 km-long connection to Katzhütte would have significantly increased traffic on the line, but it failed because of the difficult geology on this route. In the last war days of the Second World War, the bridge in Angelroda was prepared for detonation, although it was completely irrelevant to the course of the war. Citizens of Angelroda, who feared damage to their houses, some of which were next to the bridge, delayed the detonation until the arrival of American troops. During the Cold War, acts of sabotage to the bridge were feared. Therefore, it was permanently guarded from 1950 to 1958/59. During the time of the GDR, the line initially had the timetable number of "189d", but since 1968, it has had the number of 622. A general overhaul of the line took place in the summer of 1970. The track and sleepers were replaced, and the railway line was moved to the centre of the formation in places, since doubling of the track was no longer expected. Over several months in 2012/2013, the line between Plaue and Ilmenau was rehabilitated with all traffic operating and the line speed was increased to 80 km/h. Over a two kilometre-long section, adjacent rock walls were secured with a special system of nets. The free steel trusses of the viaduct at Angelroda were lifted with mobile cranes and then repaired. A total of €13 m was allocated for these works. Due to heavy corrosion of the bridge’s superstructure, this could not be completed by the end of October 2012 as planned. The recommencement of services was postponed initially from 19 November 2012 to 16 May 2013. The renovation of the section between Elgersburg and Ilmenau, which had originally been planned to be done separately was, however, brought forward and was also intended to be completed by May 2013. After the reconstruction of the bridge superstructure was carried out in the middle of July 2013, the line was re-commissioned on 11 August 2013. Accidents and incidents The temperature fell to -38 °C in the winter of 1928/29. This led to several days without operations because of the icing of the water supply, the locomotives and the points on the line. On 9 January 1935, a freight train derailed in Martinroda at the exit towards Ilmenau. Locomotive 94106 derailed and remained leaning on a gradient of about 45°. It was recovered and repaired. Arnstadt locomotive depot was bombed on 6 February 1945. This raid killed 70 forced labourers, who were lodged in barracks near the depot. Shortly before the end of the war a Lockheed P-38 Lightning strafed a passenger train from Arnstadt at Geraberg killing passengers, including a pregnant woman. German soldiers senselessly blew up still isolated bridges at the end of the war, like the small bridge over the B88 behind Elgersburg. This was replaced on 1 July 1945 by a temporary timber bridge and finally repaired in 1948 by installing a steel structure. Current operations Today the Plaue–Ilmenau section is served hourly by the Erfurter Bahn line 46 (Erfurt–Arnstadt–Ilmenau, timetable line 566). Two Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel multiple units (150 seats) are normally used, occasionally Bombardier Itino sets (120 seats) are also used. Since the timetable change in June 2014, Erfurter Bahn services have run on weekends and holidays to Rennsteig station. Four train pairs run on operating days between Ilmenau and Rennsteig. Ilmenau–Schleusingen (Rennsteigbahn) Route The Ilmenau–Schleusingen section has a length of 31.8 km. The line to Großbreitenbach, which was closed in 1998, branched off just after Ilmenau station. The line runs on a gentle curve to the right for 1.3 km through the built-up area of Ilmenau to Ilmenau Bad station. From there, the line follows the Ilm Valley along the foot of the Kickelhahn to Manebach. The station is located in the lower part of a linear settlement, which is about two kilometres long. The line follows the Ilm Valley through Meyersgrund, where there was another halt until 1920, to Stützerbach. The station is at the top of the valley. The line here separates from Bundesstraße 4 (B 4). The continues up the Ilm valley and then takes hairpin turns on the way to Rennsteig. The first steep section of the route starts after Stützerbach. On a stretch of 4.4 km it climbs through a difference in height of 156 m. The Rennsteig line follows the Lengwitz. In the valley of the Göpfersbach, the steepest section north of Rennsteig follows with a gradient that is in parts over 6.0%. The highest point of the line is on the zig zag in Rennsteig station at an altitude of 747.7 m. Beyond Rennsteig station the line runs down the next steep section (5.9%) to reach Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig after two kilometres. Beyond Schmiedefeld, the line runs along the right (western) slope of the Nahe valley. There are two further steep sections with a gradient of 5.9%. Near Schleusingerneundorf, the line reaches the valley floor of the Nahe and runs alongside the B 4 to the station. Beyond Schleusingerneundorf the valley widens and the line continues next to the road. It then runs directly through Hinternah, where the foothills begin. Shortly before the halt at Schleusingen Ost, the railway leaves the Nahe. This is where the last steep section (5.9%) begins, running down the Erle valley. Here the line meets the tracks of the Suhl–Schleusingen railway and runs into Schleusingen station. History The first plans for a railway line from Ilmenau via Stützerbach to Suhl were made in 1868. This project failed due to the need for complex engineering structures as well as the need to gain the approval from different countries. Schleusingen had belonged to Prussia since 1815. In the vicinity there were many glass and porcelain factories. After the line from Schleusingen to Themar had been built in 1888, Schleusingen tried to persuade the Prussian government of the necessity and profitability of a railway to Ilmenau in order to promote further economic development. Approval was given for the construction of the line in 1899 and surveying began in the same year. Construction of the line started in 1903 and lasted 15 months. The construction cost 3 million instead of the expected 4.4 million marks because, among other things, numerous temporary immigrants were involved in its construction. It commenced operations as a rack railway in August 1904. Rennsteig station was connected to the Rennsteig–Frauenwald railway from 1913 to 1965. If the route had only a local significance until the end of the Second World War, this changed after the founding of the GDR. Since East Germans initially found it difficult to travel to many more distant destinations and later were not able to reach them at all, tourism in the Thuringian Forest had its heyday. So there were through holiday trains from Schmiedefeld to Berlin; the DR timetable of 1990/1991 listed a daily train pair on the Schmiedefeld–Magdeburg route. The freight traffic on the steep Stützerbach–Schleusingen slope was discontinued on 1 January 1970. It ended on the rest of the line on 31 December 1993. After the end of communism in the GDR, express trains still ran on this secondary railway from Themar to Erfurt and in the opposite direction. Scheduled passenger services ended on the line on 23 May 1998. Operations since 1998 The line from Ilmenau to Schleusingen was taken over in 2003 by Rennsteigbahn GmbH & Co KG as train operator and infrastructure owner. It maintains the line and operates privately organised museum excursions, mostly with class 94.5–17 locomotives. Regular services were operated by the Erfurter Bahn between Ilmenau and Ilmenau Bad and on the weekends from Ilmenau to Stützerbach from the commencement of the 2006 timetable. However, this was discontinued in December 2007. At the end of 2009 there were reports that operations were planned on the weekend and public holidays from Ilmenau to Rennsteig station. This announcement was renewed in April 2014 and it was announced on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk that a trial would run from Erfurt to Rennsteig station at least until 2016. Erfurter Bahn was to start operations on the line by extending the Erfurt–Ilmenau service to Rennsteig station every two hours on Sundays and public holidays from 15 June 2014. After Petra Enders, a member of the Landrat, had succeeded in involving neighbouring districts and transport companies in the project, Transport Minister Christian Carius refused to approve the operation because the almost parallel bus route 300 would not have been closed. The newspaper Freies Wort presumed personal animosities between Enders and Carius during the upcoming parliamentary elections was the real reason for the refusal of the proposal which had previously been supported. On 10 June 2014, Carius, however, ultimately approved the contract for its operation and Enders announced the adjustment of bus route 300 from September 2014. Erfurter Bahn operates and markets the service under the name of RennsteigShuttle. A total of 9,476 passengers had used these trains by 26 August 2014. 1,041 bicycles had been transported. Operational characteristics The route is one of the steepest adhesion railways that is still in operation in Germany. The maximum gradient is 6.12%. Until 1927, the line was partly operated using rack and pinion and was thus the first rack railway of the Prussian state railways. Toothed bars using the Abt system with two bars were laid on several sections: between Stützerbach and Rennsteig station for 2.12 kilometres (line-kilometre 30.81 to 32.93) at a gradient of 6.01% between Rennsteig and Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig for 1.2 kilometres (line-kilometre 33.93 to 35.13) at a gradient of 5.44% between Schmiedefeld and Thomasmühle for 1.18 kilometres (line-kilometre 35.76 to 36.94) at a gradient of 5.78% and 1.05 kilometres (line-kilometre 37.88 to 38.39) at a gradient of 6.06% between Schleusingen-Ost and Schleusingen for 0.75 kilometres (line-kilometre 49.24 to 49.99) at a gradient of 6.12% The Prussian T 26 class steam locomotives always had to face the valley on the rack sections. Therefore, these trains had to have an assisting locomotive to push them uphill. In order to avoid the locomotives having to run around in Rennsteig station, where trains had to reverse, the locomotives were always placed with the chimney towards the mountain. This procedure ensured that the boiler water on the steep rack sections always stood at a sufficient height above the ceiling of the firebox. Soon, the company was looking for alternatives to the staff and cost-intensive rack railway operations (which with the maintenance of the Prussian T 26 rack locomotives and the toothed rack sections, particularly in winter, were complex and expensive). As early as 1923, both class 94.5–17 and class 95 locomotives were tested. However, the class 95 locomotives proved to be too heavy because they damaged the rail track superstructure. The experiments with class 94.5-17 locomotives however proved satisfactory and thus the changeover to adhesion operations occurred in 1927 with steam locomotives that could operate on the rack sections (with Riggenbach counter-pressure brakes), which now also hauled the trains while facing uphill because of the comprehensive introduction of fail-safe air brakes and more powerful locomotives. From the 1950s, the traveling coaches were mostly reinforced by a second double-decker section. From 1971, six-axle diesel locomotives of DR class V 180 (class 118) were used, which were able to haul a load of 155 t over the steepest gradient. The journey time on timetable route 622 was at least 70 minutes for the 32 kilometres between Ilmenau and Schleusingen. From 1995 onwards it was operated with class 213 locomotives. On the steep slopes, the locomotives always required three independent braking systems. In the summer of 2006, Rennsteigbahn operated trials with class 612 (RegioSwinger) and class 650 (Regio-Shuttle) diesel multiple units, in particular to test the braking systems of these sets and their ability to handle steep grades on the line. Since the beginning of 2007, RegioSwinger sets have been able to operate to Rennsteig. On 24 March 2007, the 612 176 set first ran the line as a non-public special train to prove its suitability for Rennsteigbahn. DB Regio class 612 sets ran on the line as special excursions for the public in January 2011. The Federal Railway Authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt) finally granted approval for the operation of Erfurter Bahn's Regio-Shuttles on the steep grades without additional modifications on 24 January 2014 after it had been drafting a new set of rules for several years. Schleusingen–Themar This railway was opened in 1888 by the Werra-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft to connect Schleusingen to the Werra Railway. This gave Schleusingen a long-awaited connection to the railway network, thereby giving an important stimulus to the economy and making possible a revitalisation of the Rennsteig region around Schmiedefeld. The former mayor of Ludwigsburg, Schleusingen, had long fought for it, just as he did later in relation to the Rennsteig Railway between Ilmenau and Schleusingen. The railway was purchased by the Prussian state railways in 1895. Scheduled traffic was discontinued on the line on 16 June 1998. Thus Schleusingen was separated from the rail network with the closure of the Rennsteig Railway and the Suhl–Schleusingen railway a few weeks earlier on 31 May 1997. In 2003, Rennsteigbahn GmbH rented the Rennsteig Railway along with the Schleusingen–Themar railway. Occasional special excursions are operated from Ilmenau and Stützerbach to Kloster Veßra and Themar. Occasional special excursions are also operated by Süd-Thüringen-Bahn with RegioShuttles between Themar and Schleusingen. Rennsteigbahn GmbH operates freight traffic as required. At times, timber trains have run from Schleusingen via Themar to Schweinfurt up to twice a week; some of the timber was then transported to Austria and the Czech Republic. A class 52 steam locomotive of the IGE Werrabahn Eisenach e. V. was regularly used for this timber traffic in March and April 2006. Rennsteigbahn GmbH & Co. KG Rennsteigbahn GmbH & Co KG is a private train operating and infrastructure owning company based in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, which is responsible for the Ilmenau–Themar and Schleusingen–Suhl lines. The company organises excursions, together with Dampfbahnfreunden mittlerer Rennsteig e. V., on the Ilmenau–Rennsteig station–Themar Nostalgiefahrten route on several weekends a year and operates freight traffic (including timber transport and waste shipments from Ilmenau to the incinerator in Leuna). References Notes Sources External links Railway lines in Thuringia Railway lines opened in 1879 1879 establishments in Germany Buildings and structures in Ilm-Kreis Buildings and structures in Hildburghausen (district) Railways with Zig Zags

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Lanterne rouge

The lanterne rouge is the competitor in last place in a cycling race such as the Tour de France. The phrase comes from the French for "Red Lantern" and refers to the red lantern hung on the rear vehicle of a passenger railway train or the brake van of a freight train, which signalmen would look for in order to make sure none of the couplings had become disconnected. Cultural uses In the Tour de France the rider who finishes last, rather than dropping out along the way, is accorded the distinction of lanterne rouge. Because of the popularity it affords, riders may compete for the last position rather than settling for a place near the back. Often the rider who comes last is remembered while those a few places ahead are forgotten. The revenue the last rider will generate from later appearance fees can be greater than if he had finished second to last, although this was more true when riders still made much of their income from post-Tour criteriums. In the 1979 Tour de France, Gerhard Schönbacher and Philippe Tesnière were on the last two spots in the general classification, less than one minute apart. Tesnière had already finished last in the 1978 Tour, so he was aware of the publicity associated with being the lanterne rouge. In the 21st stage, a time trial, Tesnière therefore rode slowly. The winner of the time trial, Bernard Hinault, took 1 hour, 8 minutes and 53 seconds to cover the 48.8 km, Schönbacher used 1 hour, 21 minutes and 52 seconds, while Tesniere rode it in 1 hour, 23 minutes and 32 seconds; both were slower than all other cyclists. Tesnière's time was more than 20% slower than Hinault's, which meant that he had missed the time cut, and was taken out of the race. The Tour organisation did not like the attention that the lanterne rouge received, and for the 1980 Tour devised a rule to make it more difficult to finish last: between the 14th and the 20th stage, the rider last in the general classification was removed from the race. Still, Schönbacher managed to finish last in that race. Before the Tour, Schönbacher was promised by his sponsor that he would receive extra money if he finished in last place. After the last stage of the Tour, his team leader Patrick Lefevre told Schönbacher that he would not get the money, and after a heated discussion, Schönbacher was fired. Red lantern holders are often great sprinters or great riders of shorter races who are not fit enough for such a long race as the Tour de France, or who try to finish the race despite injury, as in the case of Sam Bennett, who finished last after breaking a finger in the opening stage of the 2016 Tour, but eventually won the green jersey in 2020. In 2018 Lawson Craddock became the first rider in the history of the Tour de France to have the distinction of lanterne rouge for all stages of the entire tour. He crashed in the 1st stage resulting in facial lacerations and a fractured scapula. Despite his left eye being smashed and the pain of fractured scapula, he continued to race and finished the stage which led to a picture of his bloodied and grimacing face going viral. Later that day he posted an announcement on social media that he was donating $100 for every stage he finished to the Greater Houston Cycling Association to help rebuild the Alkek Velodrome that had been damaged by Hurricane Harvey. A GoFundMe page was also setup for donations to go directly to the velodrome. Craddock continued to ride all the remaining stages which garnered much publicity for the fundraising efforts and eventually over US$250,000 being raised for the cause. In this case the lanterne rouge has been described as being worn as "a badge of courage" and winning it as "a triumph of sporting endeavour". Lanternes rouges of the Tour de France 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915–18: no tour due to World War I 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–46: no tour due to World War II 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Multiple lanternes rouges of the Tour de France Spain's Igor Flores received the lanterne rouge in 2002, and his brother Iker Flores received it in 2005. Lanternes rouges of the Tour de France by nationality The first 24 red lanterns went to France between 1903 and 1930, with the French total reaching 53 in 2015. The rest of the world received its first red lantern in 1931, and eventually equaled France's total of 53 in 2019, and overtook it with 54 in 2020. See also Maglia nera Wooden spoon Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race References Tour de France classifications and awards French words and phrases Ironic and humorous awards

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Coupar Angus

Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, south of Blairgowrie. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and Perthshire, the town centre being in Perthshire. The Angus part was transferred to Perthshire in 1891, but the town retained its name. It is located on the A94 Perth-Forfar road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed. Coupar Angus railway station previously served the town. History Sites Clock Tower - The Steeple The six-storey Tolbooth was built in 1762, funded by public subscription. Coupar Angus Abbey In the Middle Ages the Cistercian Coupar Angus Abbey was one of Scotland's most important monasteries, founded by Malcolm IV (1153–65) in the 1160s. Of the abbey, only architectural fragments, preserved in the 19th-century parish church (which is probably on the site of the monastic church), or built into houses and walls throughout the town, survive, along with part of one of its gatehouses. World War II Polish Forces Several Polish units were stationed in and around Coupar Angus from 1939 to 1945. Animals Scottish Fold The Scottish Fold breed of cat originated in Coupar Angus. Sport Coupar Angus is home to the junior football club Coupar Angus F.C. and also Coupar Angus Amateur Football Club. Notable people Military Major-General Douglas Wimberley, commander of the 51st (Highland) Division from 1941 to 1943, including at the Second Battle of El Alamein, lived in Coupar Angus from his retirement as President of University College, Dundee in 1954 until his death in 1983. Sport Coupar Angus is the birthplace of Jock Sutherland, coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1946–1947. Coupar Angus is the birthplace of Alan Gilzean, who is a former professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s and played for Scottish club Dundee, national side Scotland and English club Tottenham Hotspur. Science James Stirton, physician and leading expert on mosses and lichen was born in 1833 in Coupar Angus. Emigrants William Nairne Clark, one of the two protagonists that fought the first recorded duel in Western Australia, was born in Coupar Angus in 1804. Clark and his opponent, George French Johnson, faced each other in Fremantle, Western Australia, on the morning of Friday 6 June 1832. Johnson was fatally wounded in the hip in the encounter. Clark was subsequently charged with, and acquitted of, Johnson's manslaughter. Clark, who had trained as a lawyer, emigrated to Western Australia on the convict ship 'Eliza' in 1830. He initially practised as a lawyer before founding the Swan River Guardian newspaper in 1836. References Scottish Fold

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Blythe Ferry

Blythe Ferry was a ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee. In 1838, the ferry served as a gathering point and crossing for the Cherokee Removal, commonly called the Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma from their homeland in the southeastern United States. While the ferry no longer exists, the ferry site is now part of the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, which was dedicated in 2005 and was still under development in 2007. The park comprises a section of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Geographical setting The Blythe Ferry site is situated along the eastern bank of the Chickamauga Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River, just south of the mouth of the Hiwassee River. The site is located near a point where Meigs County, Rhea County, and Hamilton County meet. Tennessee State Route 60, which formerly crossed the river at the ferry, connects the area to Cleveland to the east, Dayton to the west, and Decatur to the north. The unincorporated community of Birchwood is located just to the southeast. History Blythe Ferry was established by William Blythe and his Cherokee wife, Nancy Fields, around 1809. The ferry was an important river crossing on the "Great Road" between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Blythe sold the ferry in 1825, and the Blythe family would make the trek west with the Cherokee in the 1830s. In 1836, the Treaty of New Echota was ratified, transferring all Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi River to the United States. The treaty called for a general relocation of the Cherokee Nation to the Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma). In 1838, President Martin Van Buren ordered General Winfield Scott to round up all Cherokees who had not voluntarily made the trek to Oklahoma and commence a forced removal. By the Fall of that year, some 9,000 Cherokee and 300 Creek had been imprisoned in stockades in Bradley County, a few miles to the east. It took several weeks to move the entire contingent across the river, with the last detachment crossing on November 12, 1838. The route that Blythe Ferry was on was grandfathered onto State Route 60, and operated until 1994, when a bridge was built spanning the river immediately downstream. The ferry site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Tourist attractions in Meigs County, Tennessee Ferries of Tennessee Trail of Tears National Register of Historic Places in Meigs County, Tennessee Water transportation on the National Register of Historic Places Ferry terminals on the National Register of Historic Places 1809 establishments in Tennessee 1994 disestablishments in Tennessee

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Crassula glomerata

Crassula glomerata is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and November producing white-red flowers. It has become naturalised in Western Australia where it is found on coastal dunes and plains along the coast in the Great Southern, Wheatbelt, South West and Peel regions. References glomerata Plants described in 1767 Flora of Western Australia Saxifragales of Australia Taxa named by Peter Jonas Bergius

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Gerome Clark House

The Gerome Clark House is located east of Milford, Iowa, United States. New York native Gerome Clark settled in Dickinson County about 1867. As he and his sons cleared the land of glacial rock for plantings they collected the multi-colored rocks and boulders of various sizes. The house was built in two sections, and it was not completed until 1888. The older section is two stories high, and the second section is a single story. Because the second section was built on higher ground it appears taller. It is a typical example of Iowan pioneer architecture. Its significance is derived from the adaptive use of unusual materials in its construction. The Clark family owned the house until 1905, when it was sold to Jacob L. Williams, whose family continued to own it at least into the late 20th century. However, it has not been lived in since 1967. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. References Houses completed in 1888 Vernacular architecture in Iowa Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Iowa Buildings and structures in Dickinson County, Iowa

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Adjara

Adjara ( Ach’ara ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. Located in the country's southwestern corner, Adjara lies on the coast of the Black Sea near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second-largest city of Batumi as its capital. About 350,000 people live on its . Achara is home to the Adjarians, a regional subgroup of Georgians. Adjara's name can be spelled in a number of ways, including Ajara, Ajaria, Adjaria, Adzharia, Atchara and Achara. Under the Soviet Union, Adjara was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic as the Adjarian ASSR. History Adjara has been part of Colchis and Caucasian Iberia since ancient times. Colonized by Greeks in the 5th century BC, the region fell under Rome in the 2nd century BC. It became part of the Lazica before being incorporated into the Kingdom of Abkhazia in the 8th century AD, the latter led unification of Georgian monarchy in the 11th century. The Ottomans conquered the area in 1614. The people of Adjara gradually converted to Islam in this period. The Ottomans were forced to cede Adjara to the expanding Russian Empire in 1878. After a temporary occupation by Turkish and British troops in 1918–1920, Adjara became part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1920. After a brief military conflict in March 1921, Ankara's government ceded the territory to Georgia under Article VI of Treaty of Kars on the condition that autonomy be provided for the Muslim population. The Soviet Union established the Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1921 in accord with this clause (until 1937 the name was Ajaristan). Thus, Adjara was still a component part of Georgia, but with considerable local autonomy. Independent Georgia After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Adjara became part of a newly independent but politically divided Republic of Georgia. It avoided being dragged into the chaos and civil war that afflicted the rest of the country between 1991 and 1993 due largely to the authoritarian rule of its leader Aslan Abashidze. Although he successfully maintained order in Adjara and made it one of the country's most prosperous regions, he was accused of involvement in organised crime—notably large-scale smuggling to fund his government and enrich himself. The central government in Tbilisi had very little say in what went on in Adjara during the presidency of Eduard Shevardnadze. This changed following the Rose Revolution of 2003 when Shevardnadze was deposed in favour of the reformist opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who pledged to crack down on separatism within Georgia. In the spring of 2004, a major crisis in Adjara erupted as the central government sought to reimpose its authority on the region. It threatened to develop into an armed confrontation. However, Saakashvili's ultimata and mass protests against Abashidze's autocratic rule forced the Adjaran leader to resign in May 2004, following which he went into exile in Russia. After Abashidze's ousting, a new law was introduced to redefine the terms of Adjara's autonomy. Levan Varshalomidze succeeded Abashidze as the chairman of the government. In July 2007, the seat of the Georgian Constitutional Court was moved from Tbilisi to Batumi. In November 2007 Russia ended its two century military presence in Georgia by withdrawing from the 12th Military Base (the former 145th Motor Rifle Division) in Batumi. Turkey has noticeable influence in Adjara. Turkish influence can be seen in the region's economy and in the religious life—through the region's Muslim population. Law and government The status of the Adjaran Autonomous Republic is defined by Georgia's law on Adjara and the region's new constitution, adopted following the ousting of Aslan Abashidze. The local legislative body is the Parliament. The head of the region's government—the Council of Ministers of Adjara—is nominated by the President of Georgia who also has powers to dissolve the assembly and government and to overrule local authorities on issues where the constitution of Georgia is contravened. Zurab Pataridze is the current head of the Adjaran government. Administrative divisions Adjara is subdivided into six administrative units: Geography and climate Adjara is located on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea and extends into the wooded foothills and mountains of the Lesser Caucasus. It has borders with the region of Guria to the north, Samtskhe-Javakheti to the east and Turkey to the south. Most of Adjara's territory either consists of hills or mountains. The highest mountains rise more than above sea level. Around 60% of Adjara is covered by forests. Many parts of the Meskheti Range (the west-facing slopes) are covered by temperate rain forests. Adjara is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. Climate Adjara is well known for its humid climate (especially along the coastal regions) and prolonged rainy weather, although there is plentiful sunshine during the spring and summer months. Adjara receives the highest amounts of precipitation both in Georgia and in the Caucasus. It is also one of the wettest temperate regions in the northern hemisphere. No region along Adjara's coast receives less than of precipitation per year. The west-facing (windward) slopes of the Meskheti Range receive upwards of of precipitation per year. The coastal lowlands receive most of the precipitation in the form of rain (due to the area's subtropical climate). September and October are usually the wettest months. Batumi's average monthly rainfall for the month of September is . The interior parts of Adjara are considerably drier than the coastal mountains and lowlands. Winter usually brings significant snowfall to the higher regions of Adjara, where snowfall often reaches several meters. Average summer temperatures are between 22–24 degrees Celsius in the lowland areas and 17–21 degrees Celsius in the highlands. The highest areas of Adjara have lower temperatures. Average winter temperatures are between 4–6 degrees Celsius along the coast while the interior areas and mountains average around -3–2 degrees Celsius. Some of the highest mountains of Adjara have average winter temperatures of -8–(-7) degrees Celsius. Economy Adjara has good land for growing tea, citrus fruits and tobacco. Mountainous and forested, the region has a subtropical climate, and there are many health resorts. Tobacco, tea, citrus fruits, and avocados are leading crops; livestock raising is also important. Industries include tea packing, tobacco processing, fruit and fish canning, oil refining, and shipbuilding. The regional capital, Batumi, is an important gateway for the shipment of goods heading into Georgia, Azerbaijan and landlocked Armenia. The port of Batumi is used for the shipment of oil from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Its oil refinery handles Caspian oil from Azerbaijan which arrives by pipeline to Supsa port and is transported from there to Batumi by rail. The Adjaran capital is a centre for shipbuilding and manufacturing. Adjara is the main center of Georgia's coastal tourism industry, having displaced the northwestern province of Abkhazia since that region's de facto secession from Georgia in 1993. Demographics Population According to the 2014 census, the population of Adjara is 333,953. The Adjarians (Ajars) are an ethnographic group of the Georgian people who speak a group of local dialects known collectively as Adjarian. The written language is Georgian. The Georgian population of Adjara had been generally known as "Muslim Georgians" until the 1926 Soviet census which listed them as "Ajars" and counted 71,000 of them. Later, they were simply classified under a broader category of Georgians as no official Soviet census asked about religion. Today, calling them "Muslim Georgians" would be a misnomer in any case as Adjarans are nearly 55% Christian and nearly 40% Muslim (see below). Ethnic minorities include Russians, Armenians, Pontic Greeks, Abkhaz, etc. Religion The collapse of the Soviet Union and the re-establishment of Georgia's independence accelerated the growth of Christianity in the region, especially among the young. However, there still remains Sunni Muslim communities in Adjara, mainly in the Khulo district. According to the 2014 Georgian national census, 54.5% were Orthodox Christians, and 39.8% Muslim. The remaining were Armenian Christians (0.3%), and others (5.3%). Traditional public festivals Selimoba Selimoba is held in the village of Bako, Khulo Municipality on July 3 and commemorates the life of Selim Khimshiashvili. A concert with the participation of local amateur groups of a folk handicraft products exhibition is held during the festival. It is supported by Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara. Shuamtoba Shuamtoba ("inter-mountain festival") is a traditional festival, which is held on the summer mountain pastures of two municipalities (Khulo and Shuakhevi), during the first weekend of every August. Horse racing, a folk handicraft exhibition and a concert involving folk ensembles are held as well. Chupapimunianoba Chupapimunianoba is the festival of Anzor Melikidze, held in the second half of September. It is a traditional holiday celebrated in Machakhela gorge, Khelvachauri Municipality. The festival begins at the Machakhela rifle monument (at the point of convergence of the rivers Machakhela and Chorokhi), continues in the village Machakhispiri and ends in the village Zeda Chkhutuneti. Kolkhoba Kolkhoba is an ancient Laz festival. It is held at the end of August or at the beginning of September in Sarpi village, Khelvachauri District. The story of the Argonauts is performed on stage during the festival. People Tbeli Abuserisdze (1190–1240), a Georgian writer and scientist. Fyodor Yurchikhin (born 3 January 1959), cosmonaut. Sopho Khalvashi (born 31 May 1986), Georgian singer. Selim Khimshiashvili (3 June 1815), as Pasha (Minister) of Ottoman and Russia Political Affairs on 1802. Ahmed-Pasha Khimshiashvili (died 1836), Great Ottoman Pasha. Memed Abashidze (1873–1941), a prominent political leader of Muslim Georgians. Aslan Abashidze (born 1938), an ousted regional leader. Zurab Nogaideli (born 1964), former Prime Minister of Georgia (3 February 2005 – 16 November 2007). Levan Varshalomidze (born 1972), Head of the Adjarian Government, 2004–2012. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954), President of Turkey; his ancestors are from Adjara. See also Former countries in Europe after 1815 Laz people Subdivisions of Georgia References External links Government of Adjara Supreme Council of Adjara Tourism & Resorts Department of Adjara Georgian territories: Ajaria - BBC profile Islam and Islamic Practices in Georgia In pictures: Ajaria's 'velvet revolution' 2004 Former provinces of Georgia (country) Historical regions of Georgia (country) Autonomous republics of Georgia (country) States and territories established in 1991

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Linda Porter (actress)

Linda Porter (January 31, 1933 – September 25, 2019) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous feature films, television programs, advertisements and music videos—most prominently in the series Superstore and Twin Peaks and the film Dude, Where's My Car?. She died of cancer on September 25, 2019. Selected filmography Beauty and the Beast (1988, TV series) as Elizabeth Who Gets the Friends? (1988, TV movie) as Manya Baby M (1988, TV Mini-series) as Dr. Einwohner Twins (1988) as Painter Murder, She Wrote (1992, TV series) as Clerk Frasier (1994, TV series) as Mary Roseanne (1995, TV series short) as Bev's Friend Mad About You (1995, TV series) as Mark's Grateful Patient The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) as Newscast Auditioner Hang Time (1996, TV series) as Martha Wings (1996, TV series) as Little Old Lady Becoming Rebecca (1996) as Ella The Naked Truth (1997, TV series) as Edwina ER (1998, TV series) as Inga Paulson The X-Files (1998, TV series) as Elderly Woman Tumbleweeds (1999) as Mrs. Boman Melrose Place (1999, TV series) as Nun G vs E (1999, TV series) as Mother Character The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999) as The Wise Old Woman Get Real (1999, TV series) as Office Assistant The Phantom Eye (1999, TV series) as Old Woman Diagnosis: Murder (2000, TV series) as Miss Winkle Stanley's Gig (2000) as Alice Partners (2000, TV movie) as Older Woman Even Stevens (2000, TV series) as Lady in the Street Dharma & Greg (2000, TV series) as Becky Judging Amy (2000, TV series) as Ms. Duncan When Billie Beat Bobby (2001, TV movie) as Old Woman Malcolm in the Middle (2001, TV series) as Audrey Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) as Mrs. Crabbleman Gilmore Girls (2001–2003, TV series) as Fran Weston Girlfriends (2003, TV series) as Mrs. Nussbaum Strong Medicine (2003, TV series) Duplex (2003) as Old Biddy #2 Boomtown (2003, TV series) as Shirley Donadoni Phil of the Future (2004, TV series) as Grandma Berwick What I Like About You (2004, TV series) as Old Woman Scrubs (2004, TV series) as Old Woman Committed (2005, TV series) as Woman in Elevator The King of Queens (2005, TV series) as Eloise Out of Practice (2005, TV series) as Doris Queen of Cactus Cove (2005, short) as Mrs. Wadsworth That's So Raven (2006, TV series) as Gertie Grossman My Name Is Earl (2008, TV series) as Doris Johannssen Uncross the Stars (2008) as Phyllis CSI: NY (2010, TV series) as Mary Riesling How I Met Your Mother (2010, Episode: "Home Wreckers") as Muriel The Suite Life on Deck (2011, TV series) as Grammy Picket American Horror Story: Murder House (2011, TV series) as Mary, Violet's Grandmother The Middle (2012, TV series) as Grandma Dot The Mindy Project (2012, TV series) as Grandma Putch Bunheads (2013, TV series) as Mrs. Weidemeyer 2 Broke Girls (2013, TV series) as Grace Mercy (2014) as Henrietta Togetherness (2015, TV series) as Elderly Reporter Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) as Mrs. Rose Superstore (2016–2019, TV series) as Myrtle Vartanian (recurring role) (final appearance) The House (2017) as Old Lady Twin Peaks (2017, TV series) as Lady Slot-Addict Other appearances Porter appeared as the sample lady in a series of Nature Valley Cereal television commercials, which aired in the United States. She also played the part of the demonic old lady at the end of the Tenacious D music video "Tribute". References External links 1933 births 2019 deaths American film actresses American television actresses Place of death missing Actresses from Cleveland 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses

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Funny Times

Funny Times may refer to: Funny Times (newspaper), an American humor newspaper Funny Times (Harry Hill album), 2010 Funny Times (Misty's Big Adventure album), 2007

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooker%20County%2C%20Nebraska

Hooker County, Nebraska

Hooker County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 736. Its county seat is Mullen, which (as of 2019) is the county's only community of substantial size. In the Nebraska license plate system, Hooker County is represented by the prefix 93, because it had the smallest number of registered vehicles out of the state's 93 counties when the licensing system was established in 1922. History Hooker County was formed in 1889 with construction of a line for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad into the territory. It was named for Civil War General Joseph Hooker. Geography The terrain of Hooker County consists of low rolling hills running east–west. The Middle Loup River flows eastward through the upper part of the county. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3) observe Central Time; the western counties observe Mountain Time. Hooker County is the easternmost of the Nebraska counties to observe Mountain Time. Major highways Nebraska Highway 2 Nebraska Highway 97 Adjacent counties Cherry County – north Thomas County – east (Central Time Zone boundary) McPherson County – south Arthur County – southwest Grant County – west Lakes Carr Lake Jefford Lake Demographics As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 783 people, 335 households, and 220 families in the county. The population density was 1.0 person per square mile (0.4/km2). There were 440 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.72% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 335 households, out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 33.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90. The county population contained 24.00% under the age of 18, 4.10% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 26.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,868, and the median income for a family was $35,114. Males had a median income of $25,234 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,513. About 4.90% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over. Communities Mullen (county seat) Former communities Dunwell Politics Hooker County voters have been overwhelmingly Republican ever since World War II. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 when the region was decimated by the Dust Bowl, and in no presidential election since 1936 has the Democratic nominee reached thirty percent of the county's vote – a record of Republican dominance equalled only by the Unionist Kentucky counties of Jackson and Clinton where no Democrat has passed thirty percent since before 1896. In 1968 Hooker was the nation's most Republican county, and it was in the top ten most Republican in 1960, 1976, and 1984. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hooker County, Nebraska References External links County website Nebraska counties 1889 establishments in Nebraska Populated places established in 1889

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over%20the%20Hills%20and%20Far%20Away

Over the Hills and Far Away

Over the Hills and Far Away may refer to: Music "Over the Hills and Far Away" (traditional song), an 18th-century song Over the Hills & Far Away: The Music of Sharpe, a soundtrack album "Air Bharr na G-Cnoc 's an Ime G-Céin — Over the Hills and Far Away" by Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill (written c. 1715), see Mo Ghile Mear "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Led Zeppelin song) "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore song) Over the Hills and Far Away (EP), an EP by Nightwish "Over the Hills and Far Away", a 1976 single by Kevin Johnson "Over the Hills and Far Away", an orchestral piece by Frederick Delius "Over the Hills and Far Away", a children's march by Percy Grainger "Over the Hills and Far Away", a 1908 popular song by William Jerome (w.) and Jean Schwartz (m.) "Over the Hills and Far Away", a song by The Mission from the 1987 album The First Chapter Other uses Over the Hills and Far Away (short story collection), by Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany Over the Hills and Far Away, a 2002 novel by Candida Lycett Green "Over the Hills and Far Away", an episode of One Tree Hill "Over the Hills and Far Away", an episode of That '70s Show "Over the Hills and Far Away", Chapter 35 of "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman.

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Shantinagar, Dhaka

Shantinagar () is a neighborhood located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is under Paltan Thana. Shantinagar is administered by Dhaka South City Corporation. It is also one of the busiest area in Dhaka. Its neighbouring areas are Bailey Road, Paltan, Rajarbagh and Kakrail. Numerous shops, pharmacies, restaurants and salons can be found in Shantinagar. Education Green Bud School References Neighbourhoods in Dhaka

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cudno%20Selo

Čudno Selo

Čudno Selo (; ; ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Lahinja River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name Čudno selo has been explained as derived from the word čud 'giant'. If so, the name would literally mean 'giant's village'. In the past, the village was known as Tschudnofeld in German. References External links Čudno Selo on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members%20of%20the%20Tasmanian%20Legislative%20Council%2C%202011%E2%80%932017

Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2011–2017

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council between 2011 and 2017. Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six year terms, with a number of members facing election each year. Elections Members Independent MLC for Huon Paul Harriss resigned on 24 February 2014 in order to contest Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party. As Huon was one of the seats due for election in 2014 regardless of the resignation, no by-election was held. See also Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2010–2014 Sources Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 Members of Tasmanian parliaments by term 21st-century Australian politicians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian%20National%20Academy%20of%20Fine%20Arts

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts

The Norwegian National Academy of Arts () is a Norwegian Academy offering studies in the area of Fine Art. The Academy currently offers 3-year bachelor and 2-year MA programmes. The "Norwegian National Academy of the Arts" is still referred to simply as Kunstakademiet or the Art Academy amongst both Staff and students. History The Art Academy was formerly National Academy of Art (Statens Kunstakademi), an autonomous art academy formed in 1909. The noted Norwegian painter Christian Krogh was one of three professors at the Academy of Art when it was established. The staff additionally included painter Halfdan Strøm and the sculptor Gunnar Utsond (1864–1950). The Academy was initially organized along the lines of the old master studios. The Academy moved to better premises in the Merchant Building on Drammensveien in central Oslo during 1919 and special drawing office at the rear of the Kunstnernes Hus in 1930. In 1935, the Danish painter and architect Georg Jacobsen came to the Academy. From 1935 to 1940, he worked in an extraordinary professorship in art construction and composition teaching. In 1941, the collaborationist Quisling regime called for new arrangements of the academy and added painter and Nasjonal Samling party member Søren Onsager as a professor. In the mid-1990s the academy merged with the formerly independent Design, Craft, Stage Arts, and Opera academies to form the Oslo National Academy of Art (Kunsthøgskole i Oslo), the nation's largest arts college. The former Kunstakademiet then became the Faculty of Visual Arts within the KhiO administration organisation. In August 2010 all the schools physically merged into a new building in a former sail factory in Grünerløkka on the east side of Oslo. Forming one of the largest art academies in Europe. The Kunstakademi has its own semi-autonomous power of operations, its own quarters and studios as well as its own academic and admissions programs. References External links Oslo National Academy of the Arts Fine Arts Fine Arts Educational institutions established in 1909 Educational institutions disestablished in 1996 1909 establishments in Norway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulla%20bin%20Touq%20Al%20Marri

Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri

Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri (Arabic: عبدالله بن طوق المري; born 1982) is an Emirati politician. He has been the United Arab Emirates’s Minister of Economy since July 2020 and is Chairman of the Securities and Commodities Authority. He is a former Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet, a supportive body within the government that assists it in implementing decisions. Education Al Marri holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, which he obtained at the University of Sheffield in 2005. He is a graduate of the UAE Government Leaders Program and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development. Career Al Marri joined the Prime Minister’s Office in 2007, moved on to become Director General of the Executive Office, then CEO and later Cabinet Member of the Dubai Future Foundation. He was appointed Secretary-General of the UAE Cabinet in October 2017. He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, the Securities and Commissions Authority, UAE International Investors Council, and CSR UAE Fund’s Board of Trustees. He is also part of MIT REAP Team Dubai and on the Board of Directors of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. Minister of Economy Al Marri assumed his position as Minister of Economy after a new governmental structure approved in July 2020; Ministry of Economy functions were split, with Ministers Ahmed Belhoul and Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi assuming other responsibilities. In October 2020, he was part of the first UAE delegation to Israel following the 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, a development he championed as “wonderful”. He credited the accords for opening “new avenues for strengthened collaboration and exchange between the UAE and Israel” and a “framework for bilateral trade and economic ties”, including diversifying the UAE’s economy away from oil. As minister, he worked to “digitize” the UAE’s economy to create a new development model through investments in "high tech areas". References External Links Bin Touq’s page on the UAE Ministry of Economy website Interview with the Atlantic Council on Emirati plans for economic cooperation with Israel Economy ministers of the United Arab Emirates Emirati politicians 1982 births Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skottevik

Skottevik

Skottevik is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skaggerak coast, about east of the village of Ribe and about northeast of the village of Ulvøysund. The outport of Gamle Hellesund lies about to the northeast of Skottevik in the nearby coastal archipelago. References Villages in Agder Lillesand

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malusi%20Gigaba

Malusi Gigaba

Knowledge Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba (born 30 August 1971) is a South African politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa from 27 February 2018 until his resignation on 13 November 2018. He also held the post from 25 May 2014 to 31 March 2017 as appointed by former President Jacob Zuma. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Finance in the government of South Africa. He is currently a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. He was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 as Member of Parliament for the African National Congress. He resigned in 2001 but was elected to the National Assembly again in 2004. President Thabo Mbeki appointed him to the position of Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. President Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Public Enterprises, succeeding Barbara Hogan in October 2010. He served in that position until 2014, when he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs. Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance in March 2017 after the controversial dismissal of Pravin Gordhan. In February 2018, Gigaba for the second time was appointed Minister of Home Affairs in the cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa. He served until his forced resignation in November 2018, after mounting pressure for him to resign or for Ramaphosa to dismiss him. Minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, was serving as Acting Minister of Home Affairs. Gigaba resigned as Member of the National Assembly on 15 November 2018. Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture. Early life Gigaba is the second born to Reverend Jabulani Gigaba and Nomthandazo Gigaba. He has three sisters and a brother. Gigaba did his primary school education at Mathonsi Primary School in Mandeni around 1983. He then proceeded to do his high school education at Vryheid State High School in 1988. He attended Ethalana high school in the district of Umzinyathi where he attained his matric. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Durban-Westville (now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal) in 1991, and a Master's degree in Social Policy. Early political career During this period Gigaba became involved in various student and youth organisations such as Congress of South African Students (COSAS), the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO), the South African Student Congress (SASCO) and Young Christian Students (YCS). Some of these organisations such as COSAS and SASCO were aligned to the banned African National Congress (ANC). It was his involvement in these organisations that laid the foundation for his activities in the ANC Youth League. Gigaba has also been active in youth organizations, and was elected president of the African National Congress Youth League three times in a row (1996, 1998, 2001). When the ANC, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and other liberation movements were unbanned in 1990, he joined the African National Congress Youth League, SACP and the ANC. That same year he completed his Bachelor of Pedagogics at UDW, but continued pursuing a postgraduate degree. Gigaba became one of the founding members of the Education Students Society University of Durban-Westville in 1992. The following year (1993) he was elected as chairman of SASCO at the University Durban-Westville (UDW). Later political career In 2004 Gigaba was re-elected to Parliament where he became Deputy Minister of Home Affairs until October 2010. He was involved in a new visa system allowing easier legal flow of migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe. In November 2010 he became the Minister of Public Enterprises and a leading figure in the South African Government responsible for a significant aspect of the governments infrastructure investment programmes through State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as the embattled Transnet and Eskom. In May 2014, former president Jacob Zuma appointed Gigaba as Minister of Home Affairs. On 31 March 2017, Gigaba was appointed Minister of Finance, replacing Pravin Gordhan, raising suspicions that he was deployed by Zuma to assist him in developing his allegedly corrupt relationship with the Guptas. On 27 February 2018, Gigaba was removed from his position as the Minister of Finance and replaced by Nhlanhla Nene. On the same day Gigaba was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs by President Cyril Ramaphosa following the announcement of his new cabinet, replacing Ayanda Dlodlo. On 13 November 2018, Gigaba resigned as Minister of Home Affairs and subsequently also as Member of the National Assembly on 15 November 2018. Controversy Dubai Bank Account In 2014 it was reported that State security agents had investigated a mysterious offshore bank account opened in Gigaba's name, in Dubai, when Gigaba was still public enterprises minister. Gigaba apparently told state security agents that the account was opened by one of his officials without his knowledge. But banking and security insiders have indicated that it is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone to open an offshore account using a person's name without their knowledge, and that this could amount to fraud. His spokesperson denied any connection with the account or knowledge of the investigation. When Gigaba appeared before The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture at parastatals in 2018. He denied holding any bank accounts in Dubai. He stated that he only has one account with a local South African bank. Visa Regulations At home affairs his reputation took a blow when he implemented arduous rules for those travelling with children, creating concerns around South Africa's tourism industry. Prior to the announcement of the visa regulations, tourist arrivals into South Africa had been steadily growing. 2011 = 2,176,719 arrivals 2012 = 2,505,763 arrivals (15,1% growth) 2013 = 2,660,631 arrivals (6,1% growth) but this changed abruptly in the third quarter of 2014 – the in-person visa application requirement came into effect in June 2014. Since then, there has been a systematic decline in tourist arrivals. From Sep – Dec 2014, Brazil was down -37%, China -46.9% and India -14.4%, continuing into 2015. The June 2015 arrivals data from Statistics SA showed overseas arrivals down -13% . At the same time competitors were up. According to SA Tourism R7.51bn of revenue has been lost to the country. Fireblade Aviation In a judgment relating to the Fireblade Aviation case on 27 October 2017, the North Gauteng High Court found that Gigaba had lied under oath during his tenure as Minister of Home Affairs. The court case related to Gibaba, then Home Affairs Minister, allegedly granting permission to the Oppenheimer family to operate a private terminal at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The judge called Gigaba's arguments "disingenuous, spurious and fundamentally flawed, laboured and meritless, bad in law, astonishing, palpably untrue, untenable and not sustained by objective evidence, uncreditworthy and nonsensical". An appeal by Gigaba was heard in December 2017. Judge Tuchten concluded that "the Minister has committed a breach of the Constitution so serious that I could characterize it as a violation". Gigaba then approached the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court concurrently. The Constitutional Court dismissed the application with costs, saying it was not in the interests of justice to hear the matter at that stage because the Supreme Court of Appeal had to rule on the matter first. The Supreme Court of Appeal on 28 March 2018 dismissed Gigaba's application for leave to appeal against the judgment, saying there was no reasonable prospect of success. Judge Malcolm Wallis said in his judgment that "there is nothing to suggest that the issues raised by the minister are of such a nature as to warrant the grant of leave to appeal notwithstanding the lack of prospects of success". The application was dismissed with costs. Gigaba's application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal against a lower court ruling that he lied under oath was dismissed on 1 November 2018 "as it bears no prospects of success." State Capture A pivotal point in the state capture project was the appointment of Malusi Gigaba as Minister of Public Enterprises in 2010. He exploited a loophole in the Public Finance Management Act that made it possible to use the procurement procedures of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to benefit selected contractors sanctioned by the Gupta Family network, this initiated the "repurposing" of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as vehicles for looting. Gigaba is known as a chief architect of state capture, mainly because he purposely appointed key brokers of the state capture project to high level positions at State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Transnet and Eskom. In 2017, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse laid charges of treason, corruption, extortion, fraud and theft against Gigaba. Gupta Involvement Controversy was stirred in early 2015 when Gigaba fraudulently granted South African citizenship to members of the Gupta Family. A Parliament portfolio committee on Home Affairs in March 2019 recommended that members of the Gupta Family be charged criminally, their South African citizenships cancelled and the information be passed to the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture. Transnet Gigaba was instrumental in appointing Iqbal Sharma, a known Salim Essa and Gupta Family associate, to the Transnet board and Brian Molefe, later a known Gupta Family intimate, as Transnet chief executive in 2011. Gigaba attempted to elevate Sharma to board chair but this was shot down by his Cabinet colleagues over concerns of Sharma's known close relationship with the Gupta Family. A new structure, formally called the Board Acquisitions and Disposals Committee, was set-up to oversee and supervise large-scale infrastructure spending and tenders worth more than R2.5bn. Sharma became chair of this committee, enabling Gupta-linked entities to begin benefiting from Transnet tender opportunities, most notably the R51bn tender for the purchase of 1 064 locomotives. In July 2012, Transnet issued its tender for 1,064 freight locomotives; 599 electric and the rest diesel. This included R25-billion in tenders that were signed off by Molefe and awarded to CSR (China South Rail). CSR in turn paid Tequesta Group Ltd, a Gupta-linked shell company, R5.3 billion in consultancy fees. Transnet was a key institution for the Gupta Family and associates. Procurement processes were flouted, tenders were unlawfully awarded, contracts were signed off and extended with no accounting to the board, and money was siphoned from Transnet to Gupta-linked companies. A National Treasury investigation concluded that Gigaba had acted outside his authority and compromised the tender process, that Transnet officials had contravened the Public Financial Management Act and misrepresented facts to the board, and called on the Hawks to launch a corruption investigation into Transnet's board members, as well as for criminal investigations into Gupta associates and businesses linked to the inflated R54 bn locomotive procurement deal. Eskom One of Gigaba's first moves in 2011 was to overturn a procurement decision on which the Eskom executive and board had signed off – the replacement of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's steam generators. Soon after, Gibaba removed the board. Most of the new appointees had no corporate or electricity sector experience. New board members included Gupta business associates: former Oakbay director Mark Pamensky, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane's advisor Kuben Moodley, and Nazia Carrim, wife of a relative of close Gupta associate Salim Essa. The governance of Eskom was captured and repurposed - the next period was the scaling up of grand corruption, with the Gupta Family managing complex brokering and money laundering. The most notable examples include Eskom's facilitating and financing of the Guptas' acquisition of Glencore's Optimum Coal Holdings as a suppler to Eskom. While Glencore was driven into business rescue, the Guptas' firm Tegeta benefited from an Eskom guarantee (R1.6bn), a large and unusual pre-payment (R600m) and additional lucrative coal contracts. The guarantee and pre-payment income enabled the Gupta family to buy Optimum Coal Holdings. Further instances of Gupta-favoured coal contracts and the squeezing out of large coal miners were revealed in Parliament's inquiry report published on 28 November 2018. The report conclusions included: 'The Committee finds that that the Executive arm of government represented by the two former ministers – Gigaba and Brown – was grossly negligent in carrying out its responsibility as the sole Shareholder of Eskom. and 'recommends that the two former Public Enterprises ministers Gigaba and Brown must make presentations to the Zondo Commission in order to share insights into the roles they played as Shareholder representatives during the period of corruption and corporate capture that flourished at Eskom. South African Airways In 2012 Gigaba delayed support for a turnaround strategy for SAA put forward by then board chair Cheryl Carolus, causing financial damage to the airline. After Carolus resigned, Gigaba brought back Vuyisile Kona as both acting CEO and board chair after a meeting at the Guptas' Saxonwold house with Rajesh Gupta, Duduzane Zuma, and Ace Magashule's son Tshepiso. During 2017, South African Airways was bailed out to the tune of R5-billion, including a portion of R3-billion that was meant to settle SAA's debt with Citibank. Another R5-billion payment to SAA was due at the end of March 2018, a month after Gigaba announced VAT increase. The reason for these costly failures in SoEs is poor corporate governance, whose seeds sprouted when Minister Gigaba was at the helm of the Department of Public Enterprises. Poor understanding of government's oversight role as a shareholder, lack of strategic perspective, and absence of a developmental mindset are other factors that undermine effective governance of SoEs. Personal life He was married to Thabong Nxumalo until their divorce in 2010. He has children from his first marriage. He married Nomachule "Norma" Mngoma in 2014. Gigaba's former mistress Buhle Mkhize and his wife Nomachule "Norma" Gigaba (née Mngoma) have engaged in several spats on social media, eventually leading to confirmation of the affair. A video of Gigaba performing a solo sexual act went viral on social media. Gigaba apologized for the incident in a series of tweets. References External links Official site at the South African Ministry of Home Affairs Zimbabwean starves outside home affairs Sowetan deputy minister meets brother of deceased Official site at the Parliament of South Africa |- |- 1971 births African National Congress politicians Finance ministers of South Africa Living people Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Ministers of Home Affairs of South Africa People from Eshowe University of Durban-Westville alumni Zulu people Controversies in South Africa Corruption in South Africa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Herbert%20%28British%20Army%20officer%29

William Herbert (British Army officer)

Major-General The Hon. William Herbert (c. 1696 – 31 March 1757) was a British Army officer and politician. He was the fifth son of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke by his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Sawyer of Highclere. Biography Herbert entered the Army on 1 May 1722 with a commission as lieutenant in the 1st Troop of Life Guards. In 1734 he was elected to Parliament for his family's seat of Wilton: he would represent the constituency for the rest of his life, supporting the Government. On 15 December 1738 he was promoted to captain in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and in 1740 he was made a groom of the bedchamber to the King and paymaster to the garrison at Gibraltar, offices he would hold until his death. In 1745 Herbert was appointed aide-de-camp to the King, with brevet rank as a colonel, and in February 1747 he was made colonel of the 6th Regiment of Marines. On 1 December 1747 he transferred to the colonelcy of the 14th Regiment of Foot and on 27 January 1753 to that of the 2nd Dragoon Guards. He was promoted major-general in 1755. William Herbert was married before 1741 to Catherine Elizabeth Tewes, of Aix-la-Chapelle. They had five children (three sons and two daughters), including Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon. References 1690s births 1757 deaths Year of birth uncertain William Younger sons of earls British Army generals British Life Guards officers 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) officers Grenadier Guards officers West Yorkshire Regiment officers Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1734–1741 British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Rumler

Bill Rumler

William George Rumler (March 27, 1891 – May 26, 1966), known as James Rumler during the 1918 season, and Red Moore during the 1921 season, was a professional baseball player, whose career spanned 19 seasons, three of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Browns (1914, 1916–17). He played catcher, and outfielder. Over his major league career, Rumler compiled a combined batting average of .251 with 15 runs scored, 43 hits, seven doubles, four triples, one home run, and 32 runs batted in (RBIs) in 139 games played. After making his MLB debut in 1914, he spent the next season in the minor leagues. He returned to the majors in 1916, and again for a final time in 1917. After his MLB career was over, Rumler joined the minor league Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). In 1920, during his second season with the team, Rumler was given a five-year suspension from the PCL after being accused of throwing games for gamblers. He played with several outlaw leagues after he was suspended. He returned to the PCL in 1929 as a member of the Hollywood Stars. In 1932, he was hired as a player-manager for the Lincoln Links. He has a combined career minor league batting average of .342 with 1,037 hits in 826 games played. Rumler batted and threw right-handed. During his career, he stood at , and weighed . Early life Rumler was born on March 27, 1891 in Milford, Nebraska to Charles, and Sophia Rumler of Germany, and Russia, respectively. Bill Rumler had two brothers and a sister. Their father worked as a farmer. At the age of 17, Bill Rumler was working on his father's farm. Professional career Early career, and St. Louis Browns (1913–17) In 1913, Rumler began his professional baseball debut after signing with the minor league Great Bend Millers of the Class-D Kansas State League. With Great Bend, he batted .314 with 76 hits in 61 games played. Late in the season, Rumler was sold to the Burlington Pathfinders of the Class-D Central Association. For the Pathfinders, Rumler batted .350 with 49 hits in 37 games played. After the season, he was drafted by the Major League Baseball (MLB) St. Louis Browns in the 1913 rule 5 draft. He joined the Browns for spring training in 1914. Rumler made his MLB debut on May 4, 1914, against the Chicago White Sox. On June 22, in a game against the Philadelphia Athletics, Rumler collided with the fence at Sportsman's Park, and was knocked unconscious. In his first season in the majors, Rumler batted .174 with two runs scored, eight hits, one double, six runs batted in (RBIs), and two stolen bases in 34 games played. Defensively, he played 10 games at catcher, and six games in the outfield. On June 30, 1914, the St. Louis Browns sold Rumler to the Montgomery Rebels of the Class-A Southern Association. However, he never made an appearance with the Rebels. In December 1914, Rumler was signed by the Atlanta Crackers of the Class-A Southern Association. At the start of the 1915 season, Crackers manager William Smith stated that he was going to use Rumler primarily as an outfielder. On the season, he batted .253 with 93 hits, 12 doubles, nine triples, and six home runs in 122 games played. His home run total tied him for fourth in the Southern Association with Tim Hendryx, and Red McDermott. Rumler started the 1916 season with the Little Rock Travelers of the Class-A Southern Association. He batted .337 with 84 hits, 10 doubles, five triples, and eight home runs in 75 games played. Rumler led the league in slugging percentage (.514); and was second in home runs, and batting average. In late-July 1916, Rumler was sold by the minor league Little Rock Travelers to the St. Louis Browns. On the season with the Browns, he batted .324 with six runs scored, 12 hits, three doubles, and 10 RBIs in 27 games played. That season, Rumler set a career high in MLB batting average. He played all of his nine defensive games at the catcher position. After the season, Rumler participated in a charity game with semi-professional baseball players in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1917, Rumler re-joined the St. Louis Browns. It was his first, and only full MLB season. On April 20, Rumler drove in the winnings runs in the top of the ninth inning during a game against the Cleveland Indians. Through July 3, Rumler had the third-highest batting average in the American League, behind Earl Hamilton, and Babe Ruth. In July, Rumler stated that he was considering joining the United States military so he could fight in World War I. He hit his first, and only MLB home run on September 21, against New York Yankees pitcher George Mogridge. His final game came on September 27. With St. Louis that year, he batted .261 with seven runs scored, 23 hits, three doubles, four triples, one home run, 16 RBIs, and two stolen bases in 78 games played. During the season, Rumler registered 71 pinch-hit at-bats, which was an MLB record at the time. World War I, return, and suspension (1918–1920) In 1918, Rumler was sold by the St. Louis Browns to the minor league Columbus Senators of the Double-A American Association. That year, he was known as "James" Rumler. He played just seven games with Columbus, who was managed by Joe Tinker. In those games, he batted .125 with two hits in 16 at-bats. On May 23, Rumler was drafted into the United States military to fight in World War I. He attained the rank of sergeant with the Army's 5th Company, 163rd Depot Brigade, in Iowa at Camp Dodge, mostly playing baseball. A broken leg sustained during a game had not healed by the end of the war, and when Rumler was discharged in December he had yet to see action oversees. After World War I, Rumler signed with the minor league Salt Lake City Bees of the Double-A Pacific Coast League (PCL). During spring training that season, the Oakland Tribune wrote that Rumler was "one of the hardest hitters in the Bees camp", and that "if he keeps up the clip throughout the season he will be right up among the leading batters [in the PCL]". He won a starting job with the Salt Lake club out of spring training. On the season, he batted .362 with 214 hits, 42 doubles, 17 triples, and 17 home runs in 140 games played. He led the league in batting average, doubles; was second in home runs; and third in triples. In January 1920, the St. Louis Browns, Rumler's former team, attempted to make a deal with the Salt Lake City Bees for him. However, the Browns did not offer the players that Salt Lake wanted, and the deal fell apart. Rumler injured his leg during spring training in 1920. On April 7, Rumler hit the first home run in the PCL by any batter in the 1920 season. On July 24, in a game against the Seattle Rainiers, he hit two home runs in the same game. In August 1920, Babe Borton, a first baseman for the Vernon Tigers, came forward and claimed the Vernon club paid players from the Salt Lake City Bees to throw the 1919 PCL pennant series. According to Borton, Vernon manager Bill Essick had asked him if he could get any Salt Lake players to throw the pennant game. Borton stated that he got four players from the Salt Lake club, Rumler being one of them, to agree to throw games so that Vernon could win the PCL pennant. Broton claimed that he paid Rumler US$200. Rumler admitted to taking Borton's money, but claimed it was not a bribe, but a friendly bet on which team would win the series. On August 13, executives from the Salt Lake club cleared Rumler of any wrongdoing. On August 17, Rumler was suspended indefinably by PCL executives. It was later announced that the suspension meant Rumler would be prohibited from playing in organized baseball for five years. Rumler batted .348 with 185 hits, 37 doubles, 12 triples, and 23 home runs in 128 games played before his suspension. In September 1920, it was announced that PCL team presidents would meet and decide if Rumler should be re-instated. The president of the Pacific Coast League at the time, William H. McCarthy, stated that if Rumler, who he believed was guilty of throwing the pennant games, was allowed to continue to play in the PCL, he would resign his post as league president. Rumler threatened to take legal action against the PCL. Every team president voted against the reinstatement of Rumler, upholding league president McCarthy's five-year ban. Rumler was brought before a Los Angeles County grand jury in November 1920 on criminal conspiracy charges. The grand jury handed down an indictment on Rumler. He was eventually cleared on all charges. In January 1921, the National Association of Minor Leagues adopted a resolution banning Rumler, Maggert, Borton, and Gene Dale from organized minor league baseball, backing up the PCL's decision. Outlaw leagues, and return to organized baseball (1921–1932) In 1921, Rumler went under the name Red Moore, and played with the Minot Minoters, who represented Minot, North Dakota. Minot was an outlaw baseball team. On July 15, Rumler was appointed manager of the Minot club. The Bismarck Tribune called Rumler Minot's "big home run hitter and catcher". At the end of the season, it was rumored that Rumler was going to be able to return to the PCL Salt Lake City Bees. However, in 1922, Rumler joined the outlaw Hibbing, Minnesota Minnesota Steel League team. He joined the Canton Terminals, who represented Canton, Ohio in 1923. He re-signed with the Canton club in 1924. In 1925, Rumler signed with the Kenosha Twin Sixies, who represented Kenosha, Wisconsin. He primarily played center field for the Twins Sixies that year. On the season, he hit eight home runs. In January 1926, Rumler announced that he wanted to re-sign with the Kenosha club. He eventually made it official when he re-signed with the Twin Sixies, and returned to his spot in center field. In 1927, Rumler again played for the Twin Sixies. In April 1928, Rumler was hired to manage to the Milford, Nebraska team. On December 4, 1928, Rumler's suspension from organized baseball was lifted, and he signed with the Hollywood Stars of the PCL. He attended spring training with the Stars that season. He made the club at the start of the regular season. In late-May, he suffered an injury to his shoulder, which healed by mid-June. During the fourth game of the 1929 PCL pennant series against the Mission Reds, Rumler was struck in the head by a pitch, and knocked unconscious. He regained consciousness that night in the hospital. Rumler was released from the hospital in time for the deciding fifth game, which the Stars won due to an eight inning come-back led by Rumler. On the season, he batted .386 with 194 hits, 39 doubles, three triples, and 26 home runs in 140 games played. He was third in the PCL in batting average. Rumler re-signed with the Hollywood Stars in 1930. In April, while on a train going to Oakland, California, Rumler had a nightmare, which caused him to kick his foot through the Pullman's window. After the incident, he had to sit out for a week while the lacerations on his foot and leg. On June 18, during a game against the Mission Reds, Rumler hit a game-winning home run. He suffered another injury in September. With the Stars that year, Rumler batted .353 with 122 hits, 23 doubles, three triples, and 14 home runs. On May 6, 1931, Rumler signed with the Denver Bears of the Class-A Western League. With the Bears, he batted .237 with 14 hits, one double, and one triple in 16 games played. In August, he signed with the Canadian-American Clowns, a travel team. As a member of the Clowns, he played a game against the House of David, a Negro league baseball team who represented Ogden, Utah. His last season in professional baseball would come in 1932, as the player-manager for the Lincoln Links of the Class-D Nebraska State League. With Lincoln, he batted .340 with 16 hits, five doubles, and one triple in 17 games played. He was succeeded as manager of the club by Bob Sanguinet. Later life In 1930, Rumler lived with his parents on their farm in Milford, Nebraska. His last residence was in Milford. Rumler died on May 26, 1966 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was buried at Blue Mound Cemetery in Milford. References General references Inline citations External links 1891 births 1966 deaths People from Seward County, Nebraska Baseball players from Nebraska Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball outfielders Minor league baseball managers Farmers from Nebraska Great Bend Millers players Burlington Pathfinders players St. Louis Browns players Atlanta Crackers players Columbus Senators players Salt Lake City Bees players Hollywood Stars players Denver Bears players Lincoln Links players United States Army personnel of World War I Semi-professional baseball players

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1940s in sociology

The following events related to sociology occurred in the 1940s. 1940 Marc Bloch's Feudal Society is published. Marc Bloch's Strange Defeat; a Statement of Evidence is published. Franz Boas's Race, Language and Culture is published. Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard's The Nuer is published. Meyer Fortes's African Political Systems is published. David V. Glass's Population Policies and Movements in Europe is published. Walter Benjamin's On the Concept of History is published. Robert M. MacIver serves as president of the ASA. Births Claus Offe George Ritzer Deaths September 27: Walter Benjamin 1941 Melville Jean Herskovits' The Myth of the Negro Past is published. George Homans' English villages in the Thirteenth Century is published. Harold Lasswell's The Garrison State is published. Herbert Marcuse's Reason and Revolution is published. Karl Marx's Grundrisse is published. Pitirim Sorokin's Social and Cultural Dynamics is published. William Lloyd Warner's Social Life of a Modern Community is published. 1942 William Beveridge's Social Insurance and Allied Services is published. James Burnham's The Managerial revolution is published Stuart C. Dodd's Dimensions of Society is published. Georges Gurvitch's Sociology of Law is published. Siegfried Frederick Nadel's A Black Byzantium is published. Franz Leopold Neumann's Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism is published. Wilhelm Reich's The Mass Psychology of Fascism is published. Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is published. Dwight Sanderson serves as president of the American Sociological Association. Births Michael Mann February 9: Manuel Castells Deaths May 16: Bronislaw Malinowski December 22: Franz Boas 1943 Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness is published. 1944 William Beveridge's Full Employment in a Free Society is published. W. E. B. Du Bois' Jacob and Esau is published. Morris Ginsberg's Moral Progress is published. Friedrich Hayek' The Road to Serfdom is published. Clyde Kluckhohn' Navajo Witchcraft is published. Alfred Louis Kroeber' Configurations of Cultural Growth is published. Paul Felix Lazarsfeld' The People's Choice is published. Helen Merrell Lynd' England in the Eighteen Eighties: Toward a Social Basis for Freedom is published. Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy is published. Karl Polanyi' The Great Transformation is published. Rupert B. Vance serves as president of the ASA. Births July 19: Karin Knorr Cetina Donna Haraway Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski Ulrich Beck Deaths February 7: Robert E. Park 1945 Ruth Fulton Benedict' The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is published. Helen Merrell Lynd' Field Work in College Education is published. Maurice Merleau-Ponty' Phenomenology of Perception is published. Sir Karl Raimund Popper' The Open Society and its Enemies is published. 1946 Morris Janowitz's The Professional Soldier is published. C. Wright Mills and Hans.H Gerth's From Max Weber is published. Viola Klein's The Feminine Character: History of an Ideology is published. Carl C. Taylor serves as president of the American Sociological Association. Activities of the German Society for Sociology are resumed and Leopold Von Weise becomes chairperson. Births April 12: Richard Machalek September 7: Francisco Varela 1947 Theodor Adorno's The Stars down to Earth is published. Theodor Adorno's and Max Horkheimer's Dialectic of Enlightenment is published. Fei Xiaotong's Shengyu zhidu 《生育制度》 (The institutions for reproduction) is published. Max Horkheimer's The Eclipse of Reason is published. George Lundberg's Can Science Save Us? is published. George Elton Mayo's The Social Problems of Industrial Civilization is published. Thomas Humphrey Marshall's Sociology at the Crossroads is published. Robert Morrison MacIver's The Web of Government is published. 1948 Chester Barnard's Organisation and Management is published. Oliver Cox's Caste, Class and Race is published. Kingsley Davis' Human Society is published. Fei Xiaotong's Xiangtu chongjian 《鄉土重建》 (Rural recovery) is published. Alfred Kinsey' Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male is published. Robert Lowie' Social Organisation is published. C. Wright Mills' The New Men of Power: America's Labor Leaders is published. E. Franklin Frazier serves as president of the ASA. Births January 9: Claude S. Fischer Deaths September 17: Ruth Benedict 1949 Marc Bloch's The Historian's Craft is published. Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex is published. Meyer Fortes' The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi is published. E. Franklin Frazier's The Negro in the United States is published. Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure is published. Max Weber's General Economic History is published (posthumously). International Sociological Association is founded. Sociology Sociology timelines

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Thomas Otway (bishop)

Thomas Otway (1615 – 6 March 1692) was an Anglican bishop in Ireland. Otway was born in Wiltshire. He was educated at Sedbergh School and later consecrated Bishop of Killala and Achonry on 29 January 1671. He was translated to Ossory on 7 February 1680. From 1680 until 1691 he was also Archdeacon of Armagh in commendam. He died on 6 March 1692 in Kilkenny. References 1615 births People from Wiltshire Bishops of Killala and Achonry Anglican bishops of Ossory 1692 deaths Archdeacons of Armagh

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Prairie City, Illinois

Prairie City is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 379 at the 2010 census. Geography Prairie City is located at (40.620740, -90.463582). According to the 2010 census, Prairie City has a total area of , all land. State Highway 41 passes through Prairie City. The Decker Press From 1937-1950, Prairie City was home to the Decker Press, which in the mid-1940s was the largest publishing house in America devoted exclusively to putting out poetry. The business was not financially successful and its founder, Prairie City native James A. Decker, sold it to a local lumber dealer, Harry M. Denman, who in turn sold it several months later to Ervin Tax, a poet from Chicago. Decker left town, but his sister, Dorothy, remained. Tax tried to make the business more efficient and profitable—buying new presses and binding equipment and hiring an artist, sales promoter and other employees. But The Decker Press came to a tragic end in May 1950 when Dorothy, who had fallen in love with Tax in a one-side relationship, shot Tax in the head with a rifle and then killed herself. Demographics Per the 2010 US Census, Prairie City had 379 people. Among non-Hispanics this includes 371 White (97.9%), 5 Black (1.3%), 1 Asian (0.3%), & 1 from two or more races. The Hispanic or Latino population included 1 person (0.3%). Of the 135 households 43 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80 were married couples living together, 5 (3.7%) had a female householder with children & no husband present, and 34 were non-families. 25 households were one person and 37 had someone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92. The age distribution was 78.1% over the age of 18 and 19.3% 65 or older. The median age was 43.5 years. The gender ratio was 50.1% male & 49.9% female. Among 135 occupied households, 121 were owner-occupied & 14 were renter-occupied. At the 2000 census there were 461 people, 155 households, and 119 families in the town. The population density was 455.2 people per square mile (176.2/km). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 168.8 per square mile (65.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.61% White, 1.08% Asian, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87%. Of the 155 households 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.4% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13. The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median household income was $36,875, and the median family income was $40,313. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,269. About 21.2% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. References Villages in McDonough County, Illinois Villages in Illinois

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Privolzhsky, Saratov Oblast

Privolzhsky () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Engelssky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia. Population: References Urban-type settlements in Saratov Oblast

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Baeckeoffe

Baeckeoffe (English: "bake oven") is a casserole dish that is typical in the French region of Alsace, situated on the border with Germany. In the Alsatian dialect, Baeckeoffe means "baker's oven". It is a mix of sliced potatoes, sliced onions, cubed mutton, beef, and pork which have been marinated overnight in Alsatian white wine and juniper berries and slow-cooked in a bread-dough sealed ceramic casserole dish. Leeks, thyme, parsley, garlic, carrots and marjoram are other commonly added ingredients for flavor and color. Alsatian people often eat this dish for a special occasion, such as Christmas. History The Baeckeoffe is a dish inspired from the Hamin, an Hebraic traditional dish of Shabbat. Because of the spiritual prohibition of using the fire from Friday night to Saturday night, the Jews had to prepare food for Saturday on Friday afternoon, and then would give the dish to the baker, who would keep it warm in his oven until Saturday noon. Traditionally, the women would prepare this dish on Saturday evening and leave it with the baker to cook in his gradually cooling oven on Sunday while they attended the lengthy Lutheran church services once typical to the culture. The baker would take a "rope" of dough and line the rim of a large, heavy ceramic casserole, then place the lid upon it for an extremely tight seal. This kept the moisture in the container. On the way back from church, the women would pick up their casserole and a loaf of bread. This provided a meal to the Alsatians that respected the strict Lutheran rules of the Sabbath. Part of the ritual is breaking the crust formed by the rope of dough. Another version of the story of the origin of this dish is that women in Alsace would do laundry on Mondays and thus not have time to cook. They would drop the pots off at the baker on Monday morning and do the laundry. When the children returned home from school they would then pick up the pot at the baker and carry it home with them. This version of the story may be closer to reality as bakers were often closed on Sundays. See also List of casserole dishes List of meat dishes References Alsatian cuisine Potato dishes Casserole dishes Lamb dishes Beef dishes Meat dishes Pork dishes Meat and potatoes dishes

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San Rocco, Lendinara

San Rocco is a small Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located at the banks of the Adigetto in the city of Lendinara, in the province of Rovigo, region of Veneto, Italy. History This church, just outside the medieval city walls, was built in 1516, and dedicated to Saint Roch, the patron saint of those affected by the plague, which had afflicted the town in 1511. Adjacent to the church was a convent of the Order of the Serviti, suppressed in 1656. Between 1923 and 1927 the church became a monument for those fallen (caduti) in the first world war. The interior was frescoed with stories of the First World War by the Veronese painter Angelo Zamboni. References 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Renaissance architecture in Veneto Roman Catholic churches in Lendinara Roman Catholic churches completed in 1516

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Apacheria chiricahuensis

Apacheria chiricahuensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Crossosomataceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Apacheria. It is known by the common names Chiricahua rock flower, cliff brittlebush, and Apache bush. The genus is named in honor of the Apache people who inhabit the region; the specific epithet refers to the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. This plant is a shrub up to half a meter tall and one meter wide. The hard, spine-like twigs are lined with opposite clusters of leaves each a few millimeters long. The solitary flowers have four white to cream-colored, or occasionally pink, petals 5 to 6 millimeters long. The fruit is a follicle with 1 or 2 brown seeds. Apacheria is similar to Crossosoma species, which can be differentiated by their alternate leaves and five-parted flowers. This plant grows in many types of rocky desert habitat, such as cliffs, riparian woodlands, and chaparral. References Crossosomataceae Flora of Arizona Flora of New Mexico Plants described in 1975

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Dude Wipes

Dude Wipes are a disposable wipe product manufactured by Dude Products, a personal care brand based in Chicago. Dude Wipes was launched in 2012 and received the 2013 Visionary Award at the Vision 2013 Consumer Products Conference. History Dude Wipes were invented by founders and childhood friends Sean Riley, Brian Wilkin, Ryan Meegan, and Jeff Klimkowski from their apartment in Chicago, Illinois in 2010. It was marketed as a flushable personal wipe specifically for men, as an alternative to traditional baby wipes. The product became available to consumers in retail stores and online in 2012, and are now available in Kroger, Target, Meijer, Ralphs, and Bass Pro Shops nationwide. In 2015, the founders of Dude Products appeared on ABC reality television program Shark Tank, and secured a $300,000 investment from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for a 25% stake in the company. In 2018, Dude Products were selected by Walmart for nationwide distribution as part of their Made in the USA program, which pledges to source $250 billion in US-made products by 2023. Promotion During UFC 174, Dude Wipes trended worldwide on Twitter after sponsoring fighter Tyron Woodley, with their logo appearing on his trunks. Dude Products also sponsored UFC fighter Justine Kish after she lost control of her bowels in the ring during a choke hold. In 2015, Dude Wipes were featured on an episode of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. In 2016, signs for Dude Wipes appeared numerous times during Fox's broadcast of the 2016 World Series at Wrigley Field as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign. After Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley revealed in an interview that he had a bowel accident while pitching during a game, Dude Products sent him a shipment of Dude Wipes, which Bradley shared on social media and subsequently went viral. Dude Wipes in 2018 began sponsoring Matt DiBenedetto and the 32 Go Fas Racing team in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning at Pocono in July. In October 2018, Dude Wipes struck an endorsement deal with New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell after Crowell celebrated a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns by pretending to wipe his behind with the football. Dude Wipes would sponsor Anthony Alfredo and the 21 Richard Childress Racing team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2020 beginning at Talladega Superspeedway in April. Dude Wipes would sponsor Anthony Alfredo and the 38 Front Row Motorsports team in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021 beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway in February. Dude Wipes would sponsor Anthony Alfredo and the 23 Our Motorsports team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 beginning at Daytona International Speedway in February. References Further reading Inquisitr Heavy Daily Dot Men's Health The Blast American Inno BBC External links Dude Products Paper products American brands

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Bibb County, Georgia

This is a list of properties and districts in Bibb County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Current listings |} See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia References Bibb Bibb County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Bibb County, Georgia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Hardman%20%28MP%29

Edward Hardman (MP)

Edward Hardman (1741-1814) was an Irish politician. Ball was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. From 1801 to 1806, he was MP for Drogheda in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. References Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 18th-century Irish people Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Louth constituencies (1801–1922) 1741 births 1814 deaths People from Drogheda

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Jeff Jong

Jeff Jong is an I-Kiribati footballer who plays as a midfielder. He represents Kiribati at international level. He is the chief pilot of Coral Sun Airways, a private company. He is the husband of Shiu-Fung Jong, an MP. International career Jong made three appearances at the 2011 Pacific Games, in the 3–0 loss to Cook Islands, the 9–0 loss to Fiji and the 1–17 loss to Papua New Guinea. References Association football midfielders I-Kiribati footballers Kiribati international footballers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund%20Morgan

Edmund Morgan

Edmund Morgan may refer to: Edmund Morgan (historian) (1916–2013), American historian of early American history Edmund Morgan (of Llandaff), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and 1621 Edmund Morgan (bishop) (1888–1979), bishop of Southampton, and of Truro

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Wolf Lake (Ontario)

Wolf Lake is a freshwater lake in the Sudbury District Census Division in the Canadian province of Ontario. The lake is located in the Wolf Lake Forest Preserve which is within (but not part of) the Chiniguchi River Waterway Provincial Park, a protected area. The Wolf Lake Forest Reserve contains the world's largest remaining old-growth red pine forest; with trees estimated to be between 140 and 300 years old. In March 2012, the provincial government reaffirmed the protected status of Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve but in late May renewed the mining leases in the area as well. See also Listing of the major lakes in Canada References External links Red Pine Natural Range Distribution Map Wolf Lake Mountain overlooks Wolf Lake, popular hiking destination Old Growth Red Pine in the Wolf Lake Forest Reserve 2003 Fact Sheet including Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve Wolf Lake (Ontario)

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Rabbit Software

Rabbit Software was an English company which produced home computer games for machines such as the Commodore VIC-20, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64 in the early to mid-1980s. Rabbit's later software packaging was slightly different from that of the other software houses of the time, as the cassettes were encased within an outer red box which made them more distinctive on the shop shelves. Rabbit went into liquidation around the same time Imagine Software had problems. Games Commodore 64 Annihilator Centropods Cyclons Death Star Escape-MCP Galleons Graphics Editor Lancer Lords Monopole Murder Navarone Pakacuda Paratroopers Potty Painter in the Jungle Protector Skramble Stalag 1 Supercuda The Colonel's House Trooper Truck VIC-20 Alien Soccer Annihilator Anti-Matter Splatter Carrier Attack The Catch Centropods The Colonel's House Cosmic Battle Critters Cyclons Dam Busta Dune Buggy English Invaders Escape MCP Frogger Galactic Crossfire Grave robbers'HopperJungleKrellLunar RescueMyriadNight CrawlerNight-FlightOrbisPakakudaParatroopersQuackersRabbit ChaseRabbit WriterRace FunSki-RunSkrambleSpace PhreeksSpace StormSuperwormTank-WarZX SpectrumThe BirdsCentropodsDeath StarThe Great Fire of LondonLancer LordsJoustMurderPakacudaParatroopersPhantasiaPotty Painter'' References Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom

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Vertrokken onbekend waarheen

Vertrokken onbekend waarheen (VOW) is a Dutch term meaning "left town, destination unknown", used in resident registrations for a person who does not live at his registered address in the Netherlands anymore, while it is unknown where he lives now, not even in which country. In most cases the person has not registered that he left; in some cases he did, without specifying a destination. Some have left the country, others still live in the country without being registered. Such people are also referred to as spookburgers, or "phantom citizens". The reasons may include neglect, but also tax evasion and/or avoiding arrest for a crime. The downside for the person is that he cannot get benefits such as (for a Dutch person) getting a passport, and for anyone still living in the country, being allowed to work and to send his children to school, getting social security, etc. According to a 2011 report by the Dutch Bureau of Statistics, the number of VOWs in the Netherlands has been steadily increasing since 1996, which is not surprising, because those who leave the country and do not return, often remain out-of-sight indefinitely. VOWs are mostly male and under the age of 45. During the second world war many VOWs referred to Jewish people who left their official address to live somewhere else without registration, to avoid deportation. This included people who were forced to leave their town and to start living in Amsterdam (from where they would be deported later). In the city of Haarlem in 1942, 121 Jewish people were registered as "VOW" of the 925 members of the registered local Jewish community, and by the end of the war the total number of Jewish VOWs was estimated to be between 750–1000. References Dutch words and phrases Demographics of the Netherlands History of Haarlem

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Şevval Alpavut

Şevval Alpavut (born March 4, 1998) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the First League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 9. She is a member of the Turkish national team. Şevval Alpavut was born in Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey on March 4, 1998. Career Club She played with Fomget Gençlik ve Spor in her hometown between 2011 and 2017. In the 2017–18 Women's First League season, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor. In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor. International Alpavut played for the Turkey girls' U-15, Turkey girls' U-17, and Turkey women's U-19, before she was admitted to the Turkey women's ream. With the Turkey girls' U-17 tean, sje took part at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Group 4, 2014 UEFA Development Tournament, 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Group 8 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Elite round Group 1. She capped 27 times for the national U-17 team. Between 2014 and 2017, she played at the 2015 UEFA Development Tournament, 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 4. She scored two goals for the nTırkey U-19 team, which became champion of the 2016 UEFA Development Tournament. She took part also at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Group 10 and Elite round Group 2. She scored two goals in 20 matches. Alpavut played for the first time in the Turkey women's team at the friendly game against Estonia on 7 April 2018. Career statistics . Honours International UEFA Development Tournament Turkey women's U-19 Winners (1): 2016 References External links Living people 1998 births People from Yenimahalle Footballers from Ankara Turkish women's footballers Turkey women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Karadeniz Ereğlispor players Ataşehir Belediyespor players

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Andrew Inglis Clark

Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848 – 14 November 1907) was an Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution; he was also an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified as an engineer, but he re-trained as a barrister to effectively fight for social causes which deeply concerned him. After a long political career, mostly spent as Attorney-General and briefly as Opposition Leader, he was appointed a Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Despite being acknowledged as the leading expert on the Australian Constitution, he was never appointed to the High Court of Australia. He popularised the Hare-Clark voting system, and introduced it to Tasmania. In addition Clark was a prolific author, though most of his writings were never published, rather they were circulated privately. Clark was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania. Throughout his life, Clark was a progressive. He championed the rights of workers to organise through trades unions, universal suffrage (including women's suffrage) and the rights to a fair trial – all issues which today we take for granted, but were so radical in the 1880s that he was described as a 'communist' by the Hobart Mercury. "Clark was an Australian Jefferson, who, like the great American Republican, fought for Australian independence; an autonomous judiciary; a wider franchise and lower property qualifications; fairer electoral boundaries; checks and balances between the judicature, legislature and executive; modern, liberal universities; and a Commonwealth that was federal, independent and based on natural rights." Yet he also had a rich and warm home life. He is described as "never too busy to mend a toy for a child, and his wife once wrote on hearing of his imminent return from America: 'to celebrate your return I must do something or bust". The Australian federal Division of Clark is named after him. Early life and marriage Clark was born in Hobart, Tasmania, the son of a Scottish engineer, Alexander Clark. He was educated at Hobart High School. After leaving school, he was apprenticed to his family's engineering business, becoming a qualified engineer, and finally its business manager. His father had established a highly successful engineering business, based on an iron foundry. The business was also involved with industrial design and construction of flour mills, water mills, coal mines and other substantial undertaking. He grew to manhood during the 1860s, when the major issue, even in remote Tasmania, was the American Civil War and emancipation. This last issue had an especial resonance in Tasmania where a form of slavery, transportation, had been abolished as recently as 1853. Convicts were still a common sight for years later. As late as 1902, Clark would publicly be moved to tears when discussing slavery. Clark became fascinated by all things American. In 1872, Clark disappointed his father by leaving to study law, becoming an articled clerk with R. P. Adams. He was called to the bar in 1877. Clark, as a child attended a Baptist Sabbatical School until 1872 when the chapel was dissolved on a motion put by Clark due to the "lack of discipline and proper order of government in worship." He then joined a Unitarian chapel, which led him into contact with leading American Unitarians, including Moncure Conway and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The friendship formed with the latter would strongly influence his views and the development of the Clarks' draft of the Australian Constitution. Early in his life, Clark developed a passion for justice and liberty. He joined the Minerva Club where he participated in debate on contemporary social issues. In 1874, he edited its journal Quadrilateral. As a 'young ardent republican', he was also a member of the American Club, where at the 1876 annual dinner, he declared "We have met here tonight in the name of the principles which were proclaimed by the founders of the Anglo-American Republic... and we do so because we believe those principles to be permanently applicable to the politics of the world". He was inspired by Italian Risorgimento, especially by Joseph Mazzini of whom he had a picture in every room. He became a radical, a democrat and a republican. In 1878 he married Grace Paterson (Ross) Clark, the daughter of local shipbuilder John Ross, with whom he had five sons and two daughters: Esma (1878) Alexander (1879) Marine engineer Andrew (1882) Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania 1928–1953. Conway (1883) Architect Wendell (1885) Doctor Melvyn (1886) Carrel (1888) Clerk of Tasmanian Legislative Council Ethel (1889) One of the many mysteries of Clark's private life is the circumstances of his marriage. As the son of a prominent family, and a leading figure of his church who was marrying the daughter of a well-known businessman, his marriage might have been expected to be a major social event. Instead, they slipped away to Melbourne, where they were married in the presence of a few friends. Political career In 1878, Clark stood for election to the House of Assembly, despite his reputation as an extreme ultra-republican. He was attacked by the Hobart Mercury for "holding such very extreme ultra-republican, if not revolutionary, ideas" that his proper place should be among the 'Communists', and the Launceston Examiner as a "stranger from Hobart". He was elected, unopposed to the electorate of Norfolk Plains. His election was largely due to the influence of Thomas Reibey, a political power broker and a recent Premier. Clark was the founder of the Southern Tasmania Political Reform Association, whose agenda included manhood suffrage, fixed term parliaments, and electoral reform. While a member of the House of Assembly, Clark was regarded as republican and ultra-progressive. He was one of the few members legislate as a backbencher and introduce a private members bill. He failed to reform industrial law by amending the Master and Servant Act, but he succeeded with the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act in 1881.The ADB refers to "Criminal Law Amendment Act" of 1880. The Tasmania House of Assembly records do not include an Act with this title. There was however a "Criminal Procedure Amendment Act" in 1880. This confusion is complicated by the lack of a Hansard service prior to 1979. He also assisted with reframing the customs tariff. In the 1882 election, Clark was defeated. He failed when he stood for election in 1884 (East Hobart) and 1886 (South Hobart). In 1887, Clark was re-elected, in a by-election as member for East Hobart. In 1888, he was re-elected as member for South Hobart and remained there until the seat was abolished in 1897. He was then the member for Hobart until he resigned upon his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1898. In March 1888, he became Attorney General in the government of Sir Philip Fysh. Since the Premier was in the Legislative Council, Clark was responsible for introducing legislation into the Assembly. Over the next five years he shepherded through the lower house much progressive and humanitarian legislation. His goal was to break the power of property in Tasmanian politics. The legislation covered such diverse reforms as legalising trades unions, providing parliamentary salaries, preventing cruelty to animals, reforming laws on lunacy, trusteeship and companies, the custody of children and the protection of children from neglect and abuse. He also introduced laws to restrict the immigration of Chinese. Clark failed in his attempts to impose a land tax, introduce universal (including female) suffrage and centralise the police. Clark was the most important 19th-century Attorney-General of Tasmania. His considerable drafting skills enabled him to modernise and simplify the law over a number of areas. He introduced a total of 228 bills into the Assembly. His best known achievement as Attorney-General was the introduction of proportional representation based on the Hare-Clark system of the single transferable vote. One of the major political issues addressed by Clark during his career concerned the Tasmanian Main Line Railway – a railway which connected Tasmania's two main cites, Hobart and Launceston. In 1873, the Main Line Railway Company began the construction of the line, which opened in 1876. There were a series of disputes between the Company and the government over payments due to the Company under its Deed of Concession.ADB Audley Coote, Chief Engineer of the Mainline Railway Co Clark had spoken about the problem, advocating the acquisition of the Company by the government as early as 1878. With his dual qualifications as both an engineer and a lawyer, Clark was in a unique position to understand the issues involved. As Attorney-General, he was the government's chief negotiator. In 1889, the Supreme Court awarded the Company arrears of interest. Clark urged the government to appeal, and in 1890 he went to England to argue the case before the Privy Council. Clark may have been a poor speaker in court, but he was a superb negotiator. It was his forte. With full powers, he settled the case out of court by arranging the purchase of the Company's property by the government. In 1891, Clark returned to Tasmania from London by way of the United States. It was a fateful choice. He was introduced to a fellow Unitarian Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, with whom he corresponded for the rest of his life. The contacts and people he met in Boston were to profoundly inform his views about political constitutions. Not the least of the consequences was the introduction of the term "commonwealth" to describe the Australian polity. This term is used in two ways: the Commonwealth Government and the Commonwealth of Australia. In 1892, the fall of the Fysh government ended Clark's term as Attorney-General. When Sir Edward Braddon formed a government in 1894, Clark again became Attorney-General, the same year he was given the title 'Honourable' for life. He resigned in 1897, when his colleagues failed to consult him over the lease of Crown land to private interests, after which he became Leader of the Opposition. Clark left politics to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1898. Hare–Clark electoral system In 1896, after several failed attempts, Clark was able to get a system of proportional representation adopted by the Tasmanian Parliament, but it was to be only on a trial basis for both Hobart (to elect 6 MPs) and Launceston (to elect 4 MPs). The modified single transferable vote method, immediately known as the Hare–Clark system, was renewed annually until suspended in 1902. Clark died in 1907, just as permanent proportional representation struggled through Parliament and over a year before it was used for the first time throughout Tasmania at the general election in April 1909. Early legal career Clark was called to bar in 1877. He soon gained a reputation as a criminal lawyer in a 'poisoning case', but went on to gain a large practice in civil and commercial law as well. He practiced law both while in and out of parliament. During those periods when he was not serving as Attorney-General, he worked hard to build a successful practice. He failed to find his fortune in the law due to his generosity and refusal 'to accept anything beyond a reasonable and modest fee'. In 1887 he went into partnership with Matthew Wilkes Simmons. His career in private practice gave him a broad grounding in the law which stood him in good stead once he was promoted to the bench. Clark was knowledgeable in all branches of the law, but pre-eminent as a constitutional lawyer and jurist. Clark, never in robust health, in fact described as "small, spare, [and] nervous" by Alfred Deakin, died at his home 'Rosebank' in Battery Point on 14 November 1907. He is buried in the old Queenborough Cemetery at Sandy Bay. ReferencesNotesCitations' External links Dictionary of Australian Biography University of Tasmania digital collections containing many letters to and from Andrew Inglis Clark Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 1848 births 1907 deaths Single transferable vote Australian federationists Leaders of the Opposition in Tasmania Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania Attorneys-General of Tasmania Colony of Tasmania judges 19th-century Australian politicians Australian republicans

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The Chelsea Handler Show

The Chelsea Handler Show is an American sketch comedy series that aired on the E! television network. The series starred Chelsea Handler and featured skits that mocked the entertainment industry, spoofed celebrities, television, the elderly, and herself. The show aired Friday nights at 10:30 EST. Synopsis The mini-series was green lighted by E! in early 2006 and premiered on April 21, 2006. The cable channel ordered eight episodes of the half-hour project that features Handler, a Tonight Show correspondent and star of Oxygen's Girls Behaving Badly, in taped spoofs, film shorts and field remote pieces, all framed by stand-up segments of her performing before a studio audience. Episodes The show originally ordered eight episodes which aired from April 21 to June 9 and was given an additional four episodes starting August 11 to create a 12-episode season. The show finished its run on September 8, 2006. Successors and spin-offs Chelsea Handler began hosting the late-night comedy show, Chelsea Lately on July 16, 2007, also on E!. External links 2006 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2000s American satirical television series 2000s American sketch comedy television series E! original programming English-language television shows Television series by 3 Arts Entertainment

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Roa, Norway

Roa is the administrative centre of the Lunner municipality, in Viken (county) Norway. Together, with the village Lunner, it forms an urban area with a population of 1,576. The Gjøvik Line goes through Roa, with trains stopping at Roa Station. References Villages in Oppland Villages in Viken

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XHPOP-FM

XHPOP-FM is a radio station on 99.3 FM in Mexico City. The station is owned by Grupo ACIR and airs the company's Match format of contemporary hit radio in English. History After initially being authorized as XEN-FM, a counterpart to XEN-AM 690, XHPOP was on the air by 1977. It initially broadcast an instrumental music format under the name Música Feliz 99 before changing to a hit radio format as Sonido 99 by the end of the decade. The 1985 Mexico City earthquake severely damaged the studios used by XEN and its Ondas de Alegría sister stations, and after some time off the air and a relocation to new studios, the station reemerged as Radio Metrópoli and then Fórmula Mexicana, both broadcasting Mexican music. The station reverted to Sonido 99 at the end of 1987—a year in which the Díaz Romo cluster was split due to family differences—and soon changed to Digital 99. In 1995, it was leased alongside ARTSA sister stations XHSH and XHDFM to Grupo ACIR for a period of 10 years, with the goal being to combine the stations to form new national network concepts. In 2005, the station was sold outright to Grupo ACIR. Radio Disney In August 2013, the station stopped using the "Digital" name on-air, only referring to itself as "99-3". This sparked speculation about a format change, with Radio Disney as the main replacement option. This rumors were confirmed, when it was announced that on October 9, XHPOP-FM would become the Mexican version of Radio Disney, which officially launched at noon on that day. Most of the Digital hosts remained on Radio Disney. Match On December 26, 2019, Disney and ACIR announced they were mutually ending their relationship, which had covered twelve Mexican cities. Ten of the twelve Radio Disney stations, including XHPOP, were transitioned to ACIR's replacement format, Match, which formally launched on January 7, 2020. Unlike Radio Disney, Match's programming is mostly composed of English-language hits from the 2000s to the present, with no Spanish hits and no Latin urban music. References External links iheart Mexico City website Radio stations in Mexico City Grupo ACIR Radio stations established in 1977

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Ray Kinasewich

Roman "Ray" Kinasewich (September 12, 1933 – August 30, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. He was the head coach of the Edmonton Oil Kings team that won the 1966 Memorial Cup and he was the first coach for the Edmonton Oilers in the inaugural 1972–73 season of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Playing career Kinasewich played minor professional hockey from 1953 to 1965, with teams in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and American Hockey League (AHL). He started with the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL before spending two seasons (1956–58) with the Seattle Americans. These would be the two most productive seasons of his career. Playing right wing on a line with Guyle Fielder and Val Fonteyne, he scored 44 goals in 1956–57 and 42 goals in 1957–58, leading the Americans in goal scoring for both seasons. Kinasewich returned to the Flyers for one season before playing for the Hershey Bears of the AHL from 1959–62. The final three years of his playing career were spent playing for Edmonton (for a third time), for the Cleveland Barons (AHL), and for the Seattle Totems (WHL) before retiring in 1965. Kinasewich turned to coaching for the next season. He led the Edmonton Oil Kings to their second Memorial Cup victory in 1966. He also spent time with the Houston Apollos and was the first coach of the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in 1969–70, but is best known as the first coach of the Edmonton Oilers in the first season of the WHA. He was hired by Oilers owner Bill Hunter, who had also been the owner of the Oil Kings when Kinasewich coached for them. However, Hunter was dissatisfied with the Oilers 20–23–2 record to start the 1972–73 WHA season, and he replaced Kinasewich with himself as head coach. Career statistics --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950-51 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1951-52 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 44 20 23 43 48 -- -- -- -- -- 1953-54 Edmonton Flyers WHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1953-54 Edmonton Oil Kings WCJHL 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1954-55 Edmonton Flyers WHL 3 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1954-55 Nelson Maple Leafs WIHL 39 28 40 68 64 -- -- -- -- -- 1955-56 Edmonton Flyers WHL 68 16 17 33 41 3 0 0 0 4 1956-57 Seattle Americans WHL 70 44 38 82 62 6 1 2 3 17 1957-58 Seattle Americans WHL 70 42 26 68 40 9 5 5 10 10 1958-59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 63 15 32 47 40 3 0 0 0 2 1959-60 Hershey Bears AHL 72 24 28 52 20 -- -- -- -- -- 1960-61 Hershey Bears AHL 67 31 24 55 34 8 4 4 8 0 1961-62 Hershey Bears AHL 69 10 25 35 34 7 2 1 3 0 1962-63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 68 25 32 57 24 3 0 2 2 0 1963-64 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 28 30 58 46 9 5 8 13 10 1964-65 Seattle Totems WHL 61 10 25 35 26 7 1 0 1 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coaching statistics WHA Other leagues Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct 1967-68 Houston Apollos CPHL Head Coach 70 28 31 11 0 0.479 1969-70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL Head Coach 72 15 43 14 0 0.306 See also List of WHL seasons List of AHL seasons References 1933 births 2021 deaths Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Edmonton Oilers coaches Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Alberta Seattle Americans players People from Smoky Lake County Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian ice hockey coaches

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Milan–Chiasso railway

The Milano–Chiasso railway line is an Italian state-owned railway connecting Milan to Como and Chiasso, Switzerland. It is electrified at 3000 volts DC. Between Milan and Monza it has four tracks and is used not only by trains operating to and from Como, but also by freight and passenger trains connecting Milan with Bergamo and Lecco, either directly or routed via Molteno. North of Monza it has two tracks, but between the junction "Bivio Rosales" and Chiasso there is a parallel double track line (used mainly by freight trains) including Monte Olimpino 2 tunnel (7207 m). History The first section of the line is the Milan–Monza line, which was opened by the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (part of the Austrian Empire) as the Imperiale Regia Privilegiata Strada Ferrata da Milano a Monza ("Imperial Royal Privileged Railway from Milan to Monza") on 18 August 1840, the second railway opened in Italy after the Naples–Portici railway line. The government originally intended to permit the line to be extended to Bergamo, but had intended that a separate concession be granted for a line from Milan to Como. Instead, it decided to scale down the project by allowing the Monza line to be extended to Como. On 10 October 1849 line was opened from Monza to Camnago in Lentate sul Seveso and it was extended to Camerlata on 6 December. The line was completed to Como in 1875. It was part of the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (Upper Italian Railways) from 1865, the Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (Mediterranean Railway Company) from 1885 and Ferrovie dello Stato from 1905. Services Since 14 December 2008 suburban services on this line between Como and Milano Porta Garibaldi have been operated hourly by Trenitalia as line S11 of the Milan Suburban Railway Network. From 12 December 2004 regional passenger trains had been operated by TiLo ("Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia", a joint venture of Ferrovie dello Stato and Swiss Federal Railways). Line S9 operates between Seregno and Milano San Cristoforo via the ring railway. Camnago-Lentate station is the northern terminus of line S4, using the Camnago–Seveso link of the Milan–Asso line, and provides a link to Milan Cadorna station and the lines of Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM). There are some peak hours trains without a regular interval timetable. In 2006 integrated ticketing and subscriptions allowing travel using a single ticket on trains of both LeNord (FNM passenger services) and TiLo were introduced to facilitate rail traffic between Brianza and Milan. The line is also used by long-distance Eurocity trains to and from Basel and Zurich. The line is used by many railway companies to transport goods to and from Switzerland and northern Europe. References Footnotes Sources See also List of railway lines in Italy International railway lines Railway lines in Lombardy Railway lines in Switzerland Railway lines opened in 1876

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescenzio%20Onofri

Crescenzio Onofri

Crescenzio Onofri or Crescenzio d'Onofri (Rome, 23 May 1634 – Florence, 1712/1714) was an Italian landscape painter, draughtsman and engraver who worked in Rome and Florence. A presumed pupil of Gaspard Dughet he collaborated with many specialist figure painters of his time. Life Information about Onofri's early life is scarce. Crescenzio Onofri was born in Rome but the date of his birth is not entirely clear and dates vary from 1630 to 1650. Onofri is believed to have been one of the few pupils of Gaspard Dughet. Dughet was a painter of French descent who spent his whole life in Italy, where he became a pupil of Nicolas Poussin and a prominent landscape painter of the Roman Campagna. Onofri worked in Rome for at least 20 years. He was involved in many decorative projects in the residences of prominent Roman families such as Pamphili, Rospigliosi, Pallavicini and Colonna families. In 1675 he was listed as a member of the Accademia di San Luca, one of the most prestigious organisations of artists in Rome. Onofri moved to Florence but art historians are not unanimous about the date of this move. Some place his transfer to Florence as early as 1689 and others in 1696. He worked until his death in circa 1712 in the service of the Grand Duke. In this period he is known to have collaborated with various artists who painted the figures in his landscapes, including Livio Mehus, Francesco Petrucci and Alessandro Magnasco. Work Onofri was exclusively a landscape painter. He was one of the landscape artists whose style comes the closest to Dughet's Roman work. Typical of Onofrio's work are his carefully balanced compositions, which go back on the model of the classical landscape established in the early 17th century by Annibale Carracci and his pupils and in which the narrative element is reduced. The so-called 'ideal' landscape of the first half of the 17th century had in fact created compositional formulas that served as a model for numerous Italian and foreign artists. This style of classical landscape had an extraordinary development in the 17th and 18th centuries as is illustrated by the works of Dughet and Jan Frans van Bloemen. The success and spread of this genre of painting was linked to the preferences of the market and the taste of private clients. Important masters practicing the genre included Pietro da Cortona, Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain and Gaspard Dughet, the master of Onofri. The numerous drawings by his hand demonstrate that Onofri was familiar with the works of the Bolognese artist Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi particularly in his meticulous technique of representing the foliage of trees. In his later years the artist evolved towards a looser and more painterly style. References External links 1630 births 1714 deaths Italian Baroque painters Painters from Tuscany 18th-century Italian painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian landscape painters

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macherio

Macherio

Macherio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,751 and an area of . The municipality of Macherio contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bareggia, Pedresse, and Belvedere. Macherio borders the following municipalities: Triuggio, Lesmo, Sovico, Biassono, Lissone. Demographic evolution References External links www.comune.macherio.mb.it

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Dunning

Ted Dunning

Edward James Dunning (22 April 1913 – 14 March 1937) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Auckland in 1936/37. Dunning started his career in Whangateau in Rodney District in New Zealand. After a season where he scored more than 1,700 runs, he moved to Auckland and played for Grafton United Cricket Club. He scored a fifty in the trial match and was included in the Auckland side that travelled to Otago and Canterbury to play in the Plunket Shield during the Christmas of 1936. Dunning opened the innings in both matches, but was out without scoring each time. When Jack Cowie was selected to New Zealand's tour of England in 1937, Dunning was among a group of friends who went to celebrate in a launch in Murrays Bay. On the way back, the dinghy carrying Dunning and four others capsized. The others were saved but Dunning could not be found. His body washed up on the beach next morning. See also List of Auckland representative cricketers References External links 1913 births 1937 deaths New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Auckland Boating accident deaths

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali%20Sheegow

Ali Sheegow

Ali Sheegow was was a Somali politician. He served as the first Somali governor of Benadir and the first Somali mayor of Mogadishu from 1958 until 1960. From 1956 until 1958 he served as the governor of the province of Majertenia. From 1960 to 1961 he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Government of Somalia. References Living people Somalian politicians Year of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Gregory%20%28singer%29

Tom Gregory (singer)

Thomas Gregory (born 10 November 1995) is an English singer and songwriter. He released his album Heaven in a World So Cold in 2020. Early life Tom Gregory was born in Blackpool, England. During his childhood, he notes that some of his biggest idols are Keane, The La's, OneRepublic and Phoenix, referring to the latter as "One of the best French groups from the last twenty years". These musical inspirations Gregory acclaims to the records given to him by his father, and started his complete obsession with music. Growing up on the outskirts of Blackpool, opportunities presented little more than listening to handed down CDs and writing songs in his bedroom; something that the young singer says helped him to learn his craft. He completed his formal school education in the local independent Rossall School. Career In 2013, Gregory appeared in the second season of The Voice UK but did not make it to the final stages. This failure however did not weaken him, and eventually encouraged the young Brit to pursue a full time career. In 2015, and years after his knock back on The Voice, he appeared in the popular BBC series The A Word, a drama based on the family dynamics of raising an autistic child. He played the role of Luke Taylor, the boyfriend of Rebecca Hughes and half sister of the main character. Gregory sites that this role was crucial in his singing career as it allowed him to earn extra money in order to fund his music. After a few years of working part time jobs and travelling around the UK and Germany, he was eventually picked up by German indie record label Kontor Records. He went on later that year to release his first single "Run to You". The track became an instant success and soon reached over 20 million streams, and secured a top 30 chart position on radio. After gathering momentum touring in Germany, he then released five more singles, did two more tours throughout Germany and supported A-ha in 2018. In 2020, after previous success with his song "Small Steps", his single "Fingertips" reached the Top 40 Official Charts in Austria and Germany. It also became his most successful solo release, peaking at number 1 on the Official German Radio Chart, number 5 in the Official French Radio Chart and currently gathering over 100 million streams. His debut album, Heaven in a World So Cold was released on 18 September 2020. As well as amassing more than 350 million streams to date, various singles from the album have since gone on to credit 8 gold and 2 platinum award certifications across 5 countries. Discography Albums Singles *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Filmography 2015: The A Word as Luke Taylor (BBC TV series) References External links 1995 births 21st-century English male actors English male television actors English male singer-songwriters Living people 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers The Voice UK contestants

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Richmond F.C.

Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs (of any code). It fields teams in both men's and women's rugby; the men's first team currently play in the RFU Championship following their promotion from National League 1 at the end of the 2019–20 season, while the women's first team play in the Women's Championship. History Formed in 1861, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the world and holds a significant place in the history of association football, playing in the first ever match under the rules of the Football Association on 19 December 1863, against the Barnes Club, even though it was not a member of the Football Association. In 1878 it hosted the first ever floodlit match and in 1909 played in the inaugural match at Twickenham Stadium, the home of English rugby. Richmond always traditionally played without a number 13 (similar to Bath) – the outside centre would wear 14, right wing 15 and fullback 16. However, during the professional era they adopted squad numbering; meaning rather than rugby's usual method of giving numbers 1–15 to the starting line-up, players were assigned a number for the season, as seen in football. Back in the amateur leagues, Richmond returned to their traditional numbering system before promotion to the National Leagues in 2008 saw them forced to adopt the uniform 1–15 numbering system according to RFU laws. Professional era In 1996, the then third division club was bought by financial markets trader and Monaco tax exile Ashley Levett. Levett turned the club into the first professional team in England, and began buying in big names to push the club up the leagues, including Ben Clarke from Bath, the first £1million signing. The club outgrew the Richmond Athletic Ground and became tenants at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. But the crowds and revenues from competition meant that Levett was continually financing the club, and so he placed it in administration in March 1999. The professional Richmond club and professional London Scottish F.C. were both merged into London Irish, who moved to the Stoop Memorial Ground before taking up tenancy at Madejski the following year. This period of hesitancy and uncertainty resulted in many of the professional players leaving the club pre-merger, and returning to their original home-teams. The amateur club was reformed in 2000, and the club rejoined the leagues as an amateur club at the bottom of the pyramid. Post administration After the professional era, hooker Andy Cuthbert remained at the club and captained the side for several years. Despite its lowly league position, Richmond has still managed to attract some top class players - former South Africa captain Bobby Skinstad joined for the 2005–06 season, Chilean fly-half Sebastian Berti joined in 2006 and England Students' wing Joe Ajuwa was a regular starter in the 1st XV. Under head coach Andy Maren the club climbed through the lower ranks of the England rugby divisions, from Herts & Middlesex 1 (ninth level) to London 1 (fifth level) in four years, amassing a perfect record of 83 straight wins in league play in the process. However, the club seemingly stalled at that level, continuing to put together winning seasons, but failing to gain promotion in 2005–06 and 2006–07. In the 2007–08 season, Richmond laid out a serious plan for promotion - something they had failed to achieve in the past two seasons, one reason being they had not had any semi-professional players on their books. For the 2007–08 season, the club recruited a number of semi-professional players to boost Richmond's promotion chances. One of these players was USA international Jon Hartman. Richmond eventually achieved promotion, winning all but one of their League games. The coach, Brett Taylor, laid out plans for the club to be in National League 2 South in two seasons, and attempts were made to structure the colts teams into an effective feeder system for the 1st XV. However, during summer 2008, London Scottish were boosted financially and subsequently signed Taylor as their head coach. Richmond appointed Geoff Richards to take his place. Following two years in National League Two, Geoff Richards decided not to renew his contract citing differences in opinion between the board and himself on how the club should move forward. In 2009–10 Richmond appointed Oxford University Director of Rugby Steve Hill to take over after fourteen years in charge of the university side. Within two years (summer 2011) promotion was achieved and Richmond played in National League 1 until the end of the 2015–16 season when they achieved a further promotion into the Green King IPA Championship. Following three seasons in the Championship, Richmond were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season and forced to return to National League 1. They hit back strongly in season 2019–20, winning 20 out of 25 matches in National League 1 to finish top of the league and earn promotion back to the Championship. Current standings Youth Richmond's youth section is also highly successful - London Irish fullback Delon Armitage was a member of the mini section, and London Wasps' centre Dominic Waldouck earned an England callup for the 2008 tour of New Zealand, having progressed through the agegroups at Richmond. London Wasps No.8 Hugo Ellis, another product of Richmond's youth section, captained Wales U16s, as well as England at U19 and was the England U20 Captain in the 2008 Grand Slam winning side, also reaching the finals of the iRB Junior World Championship. Yet another former Richmond Youth, Joe Simpson, winning his first full England cap in 2011 Rugby World Cup, also of London Wasps, was scrum half for the U20s. Simpson was in the England Sevens squad for the first round of the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series; Sevens being an important stepping stone for the development of the best youth talent. In the 2009–10 season a colts team was revived based on the highly rated U17 age group team of the previous season, and several U19 players returning to further bolster the squad. They entered the National Colts Cup and having defeated eight opponents most notably Blackheath, they beat former champions Old Northamptonians, 25–12 at Franklin's Gardens. Home ground Richmond play at the Athletic Ground, Richmond, which borders Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club, and is close to other sporting facilities such as Richmond Swimming Pool, Old Deer Park and also a gym. The complex includes two pitches (pitches 3 & 4) by the front gate, the 1st team pitch and perpendicular to that, pitch 2. The site also has a disused driving range behind the 1st team pitch which has three pitches on it, and a disused bowls club. One side of the pitch has a large concrete all-seater stand, under which are the changing rooms, a canteen, shop, physio room and two bars. Also on this southern side of the pitch is a disused cricket pavilion which also contains several more changing rooms and showers. During the early professional years, a temporary stand was erected along the north side of the pitch. Later on in the professional era, Richmond 1st team moved to the Madejski Stadium, Reading, where they played until bankruptcy. The stadium would later become London Irish's home ground, and was an early example of London rugby clubs playing in football grounds – London Wasps played at Loftus Road before moving to Adams Park, and Saracens moved to Vicarage Road. Rivalries Richmond contested the first ever rugby match with Blackheath F.C., and the clubs have continued to play an annual fixture to uphold the tradition – now referred to as the longest-running annual fixture in rugby. As of 2013–14, the two clubs are in the same league, after many years apart, meaning that they play each other at least twice during the regular season, in addition to the traditional pre-season fixture. Richmond shared the Athletic Ground with London Scottish, and this rivalry is very intense. Both sides experienced a high point at the beginning of the professional era and played in the Premiership. Both teams also fell into administration and dropped down to a level well below the national leagues, and though the routes taken have been slightly different, both clubs have battled their way up the leagues. As of 2019–20, London Scottish were also in the Championship. In years when the clubs are in the same division, the two "home" and "away" matches are two of the most well-attended and hotly contested of the year. Richmond also have a local rivalry with Barnes who they have recently frequently played as both sides sought to move into the national leagues. At youth level, Richmond's strongest rivalry tends to be with nearby Rosslyn Park. A Richmond vs Rosslyn Park game is always surrounded by controversy of some sort. Honours Middlesex Sevens titles: (9) 1951, 1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983 National League 1 champions: (3) 1991–92, 2015-16, 2019-20 Courage League National Division Two champions: 1996–97 Herts/Middlesex 1 champions: 2000–01 Surrey Cup titles: (6) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 London Division 4 South West champions: 2001–02 London Division 3 South West champions: 2002–03 London Division 2 South champions: 2003–04 London Division 1 champions: 2007–08 'National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winners: 2011–12 Gala Sevens Champions (1): 1984 Current squad The Richmond squad for the 2021–22 season are: Notable former playersSee also :Category:Richmond F.C. players'' - Frank Reginald Adams - Harry Alexander - Allan Bateman - Tommy Bedford - Norman Biggs - Spencer Brown - Tony Bucknall - Daniel Carpo - Ernest Cheston - Ben Clarke - Thomas Crean - Arthur "Monkey" Gould - Bob Gould - Charles Gurdon - Edward Temple Gurdon - Ben Harvey - Jeremy Janion - Peter Kininmonth - Henry Arnold Lawrence - Dan Luger - Rolando Martin - Brian Moore - Boyd Morrison - Richard Parker - Agustín Pichot - Nick Preston - Craig Quinnell - Scott Quinnell - Chris Ralston - Alan Rotherham (IRB Hall of Fame inductee) - Bobby Skinstad - Dyne Fenton Smith, also part of the first official British Isles team that toured South Africa in 1910 - Dawson Turner - the only man to play in the first five rugby internationals - Earl Va'a - Barry Williams - Jeff Probyn See also Rugby union in London Stefan Czerpak References External links Official site Premiership Rugby teams English rugby union teams Rugby union clubs in London Rugby clubs established in 1861 1861 establishments in England 1861 in English sport Sport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond, London History of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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Seconds (song)

"Seconds" is the second track on U2's 1983 album, War. The track, with its recurring lyric of "it takes a second to say goodbye", refers to nuclear proliferation. It is the first song in the band's history not sung solely by Bono, as the Edge sings the first two stanzas. There is a break of approximately 11 seconds in the song at 2:10 featuring a sample of a 1981 documentary film titled Soldier Girls. Bono said that he was watching this documentary while he was waiting in the green room in Windmill Lane Studios and he recorded it. The band felt it would fit well into the song as unsettling evidence of soldiers training for an atomic bomb explosion. Writing and inspiration During his writer's block period in 1982, Bono felt it was lonely writing lyrics, so he asked the Edge to assist in writing, but the guitarist wasn't interested in such a goal. The Edge finally wrote the line "It takes a second to say goodbye". Bono wrote the remainder of the lyrics. On the recording, the Edge sings the first verse of the song. Lyrics in the song about dancing to the atomic bomb is a reference to "Drop the Bomb," a song by Go-go group Trouble Funk, who were U2's labelmates on Island Records. Reception In a Rolling Stone review of the album itself, editor J.D. Considine wrote, "'Seconds,' ... opens with a sleepy funk riff driven by a cheerful toy bass drum. It's a pleasant juxtaposition, but as the song's subject matter becomes clear – the insanity of nuclear blackmail, where, as Bono Vox puts it, 'the puppets pull the strings'—you realize that this jolly noisemaker is no more an innocent plaything than is the one in Gunter Grass' The Tin Drum." In 2008, for a review of new reissues of the band's first three albums, Pitchfork editor Joe Tangari wrote "'Seconds' rides a hypnotic bass line to a final verse that conflates nuclear standoff with a dance craze". Live performances "Seconds" accordingly became the first song to feature the Edge on lead vocals live when it debuted at the first concert of the War Tour on 26 February 1983. It was a regular inclusion in the first half of the band's main sets for the War Tour during 1983 and during the Unforgettable Fire Tour during 1984 and 1985. It has not been performed in concert since July 7, 1985. A live performance of the song at Red Rocks Amphitheatre is featured on the concert film U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, recorded on 5 June 1983. Other versions Mundy contributed a cover version to Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3, a charity album composed entirely of U2 songs and released in 2005. Rogue Wave released an iTunes Store-exclusive cover of this song in 2005. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars released a cover of the song in 2007, featuring Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry. References External links Seconds' performance history from U2-Vertigo-Tour.com - Lists all known performances of "Seconds". 1983 songs U2 songs Songs written by Bono Songs written by the Edge Songs written by Adam Clayton Songs written by Larry Mullen Jr. Songs about nuclear war and weapons Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite

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Jarmo Savolainen

Jarmo Savolainen (24 May 1961 – 11 June 2009) was a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, and first studied classical piano. He later turned his attention to jazz and studied at Berklee College of Music (starting in 1980). Selected discography As leader Jarmo Savolainen Nonet (1985) Jarmo Savolainen Quartet: Blue Dreams (1987) Make Lievonen: Loru (1988; with Make Lievonen (bass)) Phases (1989; with Seppo Kantonen (keyboards)) Songs for solo piano (1990) Jarmo Savolainen Quintet: First Sight (1992; with Wallace Roney (trumpet), Rick Margitza (sax), Ron McClure (bass), and Billy Hart (drums)) Jarmo Savolainen Quartet & Quintet: True Image (1995; with Dave Liebman and Sonny Heinilä (sax), Tim Hagans (trumpet), Ron McClure (bass), and Billy Hart (drums)) Jarmo Savolainen Quintet: Another Story (1997; with Tim Hagans (trumpet), Sonny Heinilä (sax), Anders Jormin (bass), and Markku Ounaskari (drums)) Jarmo Savolainen Trio: John's Sons (1998; with Uffe Krokfors (bass) and Markku Ounaskari (drums)) Jarmo Savolainen Trio with Eric Vloeimans: Grand Style (2000; with Uffe Krokfors (bass), Markku Ounaskari (drums), and Eric Vloeimans (trumpet)) Jarmo Savolainen Trio with Eric Vloeimans: Times like These (2002; with Uffe Krokfors (bass), Markku Ounaskari (drums), and Eric Vloeimans (trumpet)) Soloduotrio (2004; with Sonny Heinilä (sax, woodwinds), and Maria Ylipää (vocals)) Jarmo Savolainen Trio: Songs for Trio (2006; with Uffe Krokfors (bass), and Markku Ounaskari (drums)) As composer and/or sideman Finnforest – Demon Nights (1979) Eero Koivistoinen – Kallista on... (1988) Markku Johansson & Friends (1988) Antero Jakoila – La Morena (1991) UMO Jazz Orchestra: Plays BAT Jazz in Finland (1992) Jukka Linkola – Sketches from Karelia (1992) Antero Jakoila – Guitar (1993) Jukka Linkola – The Tentet (1994) Antero Jakoila – Guitar Tangos (1995) UMO Plays New Finnish Music (1998) Klaus Suonsaari – Something in Common (1998) UMO Plays Electric Miles (1998) Zone (1999; Soul Note 121294–2) A-Records All-Stars – edition 2000 (2000) Jukkis Uotila – Hunters and Gatherers (2000) UMO Jazz Orchestra – Transit People (2001) Suhkan Uhka – Suhka (2003) Julian F. Thayer – Zaku (2007) References International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, p. 453. Europa International Who's Who in Popular Music, Routledge, 2002. Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley. The Rough Guide to Jazz, third edition. Rough Guides, 2004. External links Keep Swinging: Jarmo Savolainen passed away 1961 births 2009 deaths Berklee College of Music alumni Finnish jazz pianists People from Iisalmi Finnish jazz composers 20th-century pianists 20th-century jazz composers

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Beveridge Group

The Beveridge Group is a centre-left group within the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. It was set up in 2001 by MPs Alistair Carmichael, Paul Holmes, John Barrett and John Pugh to promote debate within the party regarding public service provision. The group was set up largely in response to a perceived rightwards drift in Liberal Democrat thinking, typified by the economic liberalism of Lib Dem economic spokesman Vince Cable and former Home Affairs spokesman Mark Oaten. In its first article, written by Alistair Carmichael in 2003, the group questioned the claim in the Liberal Democrat policy paper Setting Business Free that the party should "start with a bias in favour of market solutions". Responding to this argument, the paper asked: "should the party of Beveridge and Keynes approach issues with a prejudice in favour of the free market system? Should we enter every policy debate with an underlying belief that private is always better than public? I certainly do not think so. That was the approach which led the Conservatives to undertake the disastrous privatisation of British Rail in the mid 1990s." The role of the Beveridge Group has been brought into focus with the rise of Nick Clegg, another leading market liberal and Orange Book contributor, to the leadership of the party in 2007, and more so after his decision to lead the Liberal Democrats into a Coalition government with the Conservatives following the hung parliament result in the May 2010 general election. It has been noted that along with Clegg (deputy Prime Minister up to the 2015 elections) MPs who contributed to the Orange Book or are otherwise associated with the market liberal faction occupied many positions in the Coalition Cabinet during the Liberal Democrats time in office, including Vince Cable (Business Secretary), David Laws (briefly Chief Secretary to the Treasury) and Danny Alexander (Chief Secretary to the Treasury), with others such as Ed Davey and Steve Webb holding ministerial posts, while it has been speculated that the more socially liberal Beveridge Group members were under-represented in the Cabinet, perhaps signalling a 'takeover' of the Liberal Democrats by the so-called Orange Bookers. However, Beveridge Group members Norman Baker and Alistair Carmichael each held ministerial ranks in the government, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Transport and Chief Deputy Whip for the Liberal Democrats in the government respectively, with Mark Hunter assigned as an Assistant Whip. Furthermore, in 2010 Group members Simon Hughes and Tim Farron were elected Deputy Party Leader and Party President, respectively. After the 2015 general election, Farron won the Liberal Democrat leadership election, beating his rival, Norman Lamb. On 18 December 2013, Simon Hughes was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. Membership As of May 2017, there was a membership of 30 current, or former, MPs: Sitting MPs (2) Alistair Carmichael MP Tim Farron MP and Former Leader Former MPs (28) Sandra Gidley Paul Holmes David Howarth Chris Huhne Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Paul Keetch Paul Rowen Phil Willis Richard Younger-Ross Evan Harris John Barrett Norman Baker Annette Brooke Don Foster Andrew George Mike Hancock John Hemming Martin Horwood Simon Hughes Former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats John Pugh Dan Rogerson Bob Russell Adrian Sanders Mark Williams Roger Williams Stephen Williams Jenny Willott Mark Hunter John Leech See also William Beveridge John Maynard Keynes Liberal Democrat Federal Conference Liberal Reform Social Democratic Party Social Liberal Forum Social liberalism Social market economy Welfare state References Liberal Democrat (UK) factions Organisations associated with the Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party factions in the United Kingdom Groups of British MPs 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom

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Oachira Grama Panchayat

Oachira Grama Panchayat is a gram panchayat located in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. This panchayat was established in 1953. Neighboring Panchayats Following Panchayats share their borders with Oachira Panchayat - North - Krishanpuram, Devikulangara Panchayats West - Klappana Panchayat South - Thazhava, Kulashekharapuram Panchayats East - Vallikunnam Panchayat History Centuries before the Proclamation of Temple entry, Ochira was the only place where worship was open to all, irrespective of caste or creed. Oachira is popular due to the centuries-old Oachira Temple. According to historians, Oachira was an important Buddhist monastery. Buddhist civilization in and around Oachira, as well as the multitude of place-names ending in pally, also highlight this. The Oachirakali, which is performed annually by combining the strength and beauty of martial arts, is considered as a renewal of some historical tradition. Geography Oachira Panchayat lies 3.05 m above sea level. This region is situated in the coastal region which constitutes a significant part of the physiography of Kerala. The common geographies of this region are Sand ridges and plains, with sand ridges taking up almost 75% of the total area. Mainly two types of soils are found here- sandy loam which is found in ridges and alluvial soil deposited by rivers are seen in plains. Climate Oachira panchayat receives both Monsoons in equal amounts. It receives an average of 2564 mm of rainfall per year. The maximum temperature is recorded in March and April and the minimum temperature is in December and January. Education Beyond Thiruvananthapuram, the only school in Travancore that had taught Sanskrit and Ayurveda parallelly was situated in Changankulangara in Ochira. Up until the1950s, Panchayat students relied on Kayamkulam High School and Karunagapally High School. High school education was started in the vicinity of Oachira in 1957. By the 1970s, high schools began in the private sector. Agriculture Ochira panchayat is a purely agricultural area. The main crops in the land are Coconut and the Areca nut. Other than this, several crops like banana, pepper, tapioca, colocasia, ginger, betel Leaf etc are also cultivated. Earlier 51% (2178 acres) of the total land area were paddy fields. The area under paddy fields has now been reduced to 9.3% (300 acres). Coconut is now cultivated in about 83% (2675 acres) of the total area. Industry There are no significant business ventures except for one industrial unit of five engineering workshops, six humidifiers, two ice plants, and one industrial unit for aluminum containers, soap, packing cases, dairy products, and electronics. There is a good percentage of women workers who work in adjoining factories in the cashew sector. Culture Thousands of devotees visit the Parabrahma Temple every year. Oachirakali is also a feature of this area. Wards Oachira panchayat consists of 16 Wards. See also Oachira Oachira Temple References Coordinates not on Wikidata All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2001 Gram panchayats in Kerala

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Aspropotamos, Evrytania

Aspropotamos () is a former municipality in the northwestern part of Evrytania, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrafa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 125.954 km2. Population 1,581 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Raptopoulo. Aetolia-Acarnania is to the west and the Karditsa regional unit to the north. Aspropotamos is located west-southwest of Karditsa, northwest of Karpenisi and north-northeast of Agrinio. Subdivisions The municipal unit Aspropotamos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Kedra Lepiana Neo Argyri Prasia Raptopoulo Other Aspropotamos has a few schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office. References Populated places in Evrytania

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La mujer de todos

La mujer de todos is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring María Félix, Armando Calvo and Gloria Lynch. It is an adaptation of the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camelias by Alexandre Dumas with the setting moved to Mexico at the beginning of the twentieth century. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Main cast María Félix as María Romano Armando Calvo as Capitán Jorge Serralde Gloria Lynch as Señora Cañedo Alberto Galán as Coronel Juan Antonio Cañedo Patricia Morán as Angélica Arturo Soto Rangel as General Juan Calvo as Conde Ernesto Alonso as Carlos Alberto Pomo as César Maruja Grifell as Portera References Bibliography Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez & Ana M. Lopez. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002. External links 1946 films Mexican films Spanish-language films Films directed by Julio Bracho Films set in the 1900s Mexican historical drama films 1940s historical drama films Films based on French novels Mexican black-and-white films 1946 drama films

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Vontimitta

Vontimitta (Telugu: ఒంటిమిట్ట) or Ekasilanagaram, is a village in YSR Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Vontimitta Mandal of the Rajampeta Revenue Division. The village is well-known for the Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Vontimitta, famous for its architecture and art. French traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier described the temple as ,“one of the grandest pagodas in the whole of India”. The temple is considered to be a centrally protected monument. Etymology The name of the village Vontimitta is said to be derived from the names of two persons Vontudu and Mittudu. These two helped a king named Kampana, who camped with his army at this place, by showing the water of Ramatirtham to quench the king and his fellowmen’s thirst. Then the king pleased at them and built a village after their names. King Kampana may be the Kumara Kampana, son of king Bukka Raya I. Vontudu –Mittudu later became “Vontimitta”. Kampana also built a temple of Rama here. Another version is that the village is called Ekasilanagaram (lit. City of one stone) because the idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are carved out of a single stone with a common pedestal. The village is situated on a risen ground by the side of a small hill. The village might've got its name from the hill which in Telugu is Vontimitta. (vonti=single, mitta=hill). Geography Vontimitta is located at . It has an average elevation of 151 meters (498 feet). See also Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta References Villages in Kadapa district

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IDrive

iDrive is an in-car communications and entertainment system, used to control most secondary vehicle systems in late-model BMW cars. It was launched in 2009, first appearing in the E65 7 Series. The system unifies an array of functions under a single control architecture consisting of an LCD panel mounted in the dashboard and a control knob mounted on the center console. iDrive introduced the first multiplexed MOST Bus/Byteflight optical fiber data busses with very high bit rate in a production vehicle. These are used for high-speed applications such as controlling the television, DVD, or driver assistance systems like adaptive cruise control, infrared night vision or head-up display. iDrive allows the driver (and, in some models, front-seat passengers) to control the climate (air conditioner and heater), audio system (radio and CD player), navigation system, and the communication system. iDrive is also used in modern Rolls-Royce models, as Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW and in the 2019 onwards Toyota Supra which is a collaboration between BMW and Toyota. BMW also owns the Mini brand, and a pared-down version of iDrive is available on those cars, branded as Connected. iDrive Generations iDrive (1st Gen) An early prototype iDrive (called the Intuitive Interaction Concept) was featured on the BMW Z9 concept in 1999. The production version debuted in September 2001 in the BMW 7 Series (E65) and was built on the VxWorks kernel while the Navigation computer used Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive; this can be seen when the system reboots or restarts after a software crash, displaying a "Windows CE" logo. The first generation of iDrive controllers in the 7 Series was equipped with only a rotary knob. The GPS computer ("NAV01", located in the trunk) was only capable of reading map CDs. In October 2003, a menu and a customizable button was added to the controller. The new GPS computer ("NAV02") was updated to read DVDs, featured a faster processor and the ability to display the map in bird's-eye view ("perspective"). In April 2005, the iDrive controller was changed again, the turn knob having a new leather top. The last hardware update of the GPS unit ("NAV03") got a faster processor again. The map display is antialiased. The 8.8" wide-screen display was updated, having a brighter screen and the ability to control a MP3 capable 6 CD-changer or a BMW iPod Interface. Possible options include a TV tuner, DVD changer, BMW Night Vision, side view camera and a rear view camera. iDrive Business (M-ASK) M-ASK stands for MMI Audio System controller and is manufactured by Becker. This is a limited version of the iDrive computer with a small 6.6" display and is only found on 5, 6 Series and the X5 or X6, without the navigation option. In addition, it can be ordered as an option in Europe on the 1 Series and 3 Series as "Business navigation", which has basic navigation abilities. Early versions of the Business navigation could only display directional arrows, but the latest version can also display 2D maps. iDrive Business Navigation uses a different map DVD than iDrive Professional Navigation. In addition, as only one optical drive is available, one cannot use both navigation and listen to a CD simultaneously. When iDrive Professional is ordered the M-ASK system is replaced by iDrive CCC Professional with a dual slot dash mounted drive computer and larger 8.8" display. iDrive Business is available on the following cars; iDrive Business Navigation (optional) 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93 iDrive Business (default when navigation is not ordered) 5 Series E60/E61 6 Series E63/E64 X5 E70 X6 E71 The above list can vary depending on the region. iDrive Professional Navigation (CCC) [iDrive 2.0] It debuted in 2003 with the E60/E61 5 Series and is based on Wind River VxWorks, a real-time operating system. CCC stands for Car Communication Computer and uses a larger 8.8" wide-screen display. It was available on the following cars as an option; 1-Series E81/E82/E87/E88 - 06/2004 – 09/2008 3-Series E90/E91/E92/E93 - 03/2005 – 09/2008 5-Series E60/E61 - 12/2003 – 11/2008 6-Series E63/E64 - 12/2003 – 11/2008 X5 E70 - 03/2007 – 10/2009 X6 E72 - 05/2008 – 10/2009 CCC based systems use a map DVD from Navteq in a dedicated DVD drive. CCC - Update 1 This is a minor update to iDrive Professional debuted in March 2007. It adds additional programmable buttons in the dashboard to directly access frequent functions and it removes the haptic feedback from the iDrive controller. It is available on the following cars as an option; 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88 manufactured between March 2007 and September 2008 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93 manufactured between March 2007 and August 2008 5 Series E60/E61 manufactured between March 2007 and August 2008 6 Series E63/E64 manufactured between March 2007 and August 2008 X5 E70 manufactured until MY2010 X6 E71 CCC - Update 2 This is a minor update debuted in September 2008 for Model Year 2009 cars equipped with iDrive Professional that did not get the new CIC based system. These cars get the new iDrive controller that is also used on cars with CIC. The actual iDrive computer (CCC) remains the same. This update is available on the following cars; 5 Series E60/E61 manufactured in September 2008 to February 2009 (to October 2008 for European production) 6 Series E63/E64 manufactured in September 2008 to February 2009 (to October 2008 for European production) iDrive Professional Navigation (CIC) [iDrive 3.0] It debuted in September 2008 with F01/F02 7 Series. CIC stands for Car Information Computer and is manufactured by Becker, utilizing the QNX operating system. It is available on the following cars as an option: 1-Series E81/E82/E87/E88 - 09/2008 – 03/2014 1-Series F20/F21 - 09/2011 – 03/2013 3-Series E90/E91/E92/E93 - 09/2008 – 10/2013 3-Series F30/F31/F34/F80 - 02/2012 – 11/2012 5-Series E60/E61 - 11/2008 – 05/2010 5-Series F07 - 10/2009 – 07/2012 5-Series F10 - 03/2010 – 09/2012 5-Series F11 - 09/2010 – 09/2012 6-Series E63/E64 - 11/2008 – 07/2010 6-Series F06 - 03/2012 – 03/2013 6-Series F12/F13 - 12/2010 – 03/2013 7-Series F01/F02/F03 - 11/2008 – 07/2013 7-Series F04 - 11/2008 – 06/2015 X1 E84 - 10/2009 – 06/2015 X3 F25 - 10/2010 – 04/2013 X5 E70 - 10/2009 – 06/2013 X6 E71 - 10/2009 – 08/2014 Z4 E89 - 04/2009 – 2016 The CIC system is a major update to iDrive, replacing the display, computer and the controller. The display is of a higher resolution, and is generally more responsive than CCC, to address one of the common complaints of iDrive. Internet access is also supported. CIC-based systems use maps from TeleAtlas that are installed on an internal 2.5" 80 GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). This HDD can also store up to 8 GB of music files for playback. For facilitating the uploading of music files to the HDD, a USB port is provided in the glove box. Following 2009 LCI production, all CIC-based iDrive systems support DVD video. This, however, is only operational when the vehicle is in the "Park" position for automatic transmissions, or while the parking brake is set for vehicles that have a manual transmission. DVD audio will continue to play while driving. iDrive Professional NBT (Next Big Thing) [iDrive 4.0] BMW introduced a further update to the iDrive Professional System in early 2012, calling it the "Next Big Thing" (NBT). It was introduced in current generation cars as an option, including: 1-Series F20/F21 - 03/2013 – 03/2015 2-Series F22 - 11/2013 – 03/2015 3-Series F30/F31 - 11/2012 – 07/2015 3-Series F34 - 03/2013 – 07/2015 3-Series F80 - 03/2014 – 07/2015 4-Series F32 - 07/2013 – 07/2015 4-Series F33 - 11/2013 – 07/2015 4-Series F36 - 03/2014 – 07/2015 5-Series F07 - 07/2012 – 2016 5-Series F10/F11/F18 - 09/2012 – 2016 6-Series F06/F12/F13 - 03/2013 – 2016 7-Series F01/F02/F03 - 07/2012 – 06/2015 X3 F25 - 04/2013 – 08/2017 X4 F26 - 04/2014 – 08/2017 X5 F15 - 08/2014 – 07/2016 X5 F85 - 12/2014 – 07/2016 X6 F16 - 08/2014 – 07/2016 X6 F86 - 12/2014 – 07/2016 i3 - 09/2013 – 09/2017 i8 - 04/2014 – 09/2017 The update includes extensive hardware and software changes including cosmetic enhancements, faster processor, more memory, detailed 3D maps and improved routing. In addition, the capacity of the internal HDD has been increased from 10GB to 20GB. NBT also introduced a redesigned iDrive controller with optional handwriting recognition capabilities and gesture controls. This was achieved through a capacitive touch pad on top of the iDrive controller. NBT also removed the need for a separate COMBOX module for A2DP and USB media as those functions were integrated directly into the NBT Head Unit. BMW Online was also replaced with the newly introduced Connected Drive, which relied on a hardware TCB module with a built-in SIM card for mobile connectivity. iDrive Professional NBT EVO [iDrive 5.0/6.0] NBT EVO (Evolution) was released starting in 2016 and represented the first major change in the operational logic of iDrive since being introduced in 2001. The familiar vertical list of text menus was replaced by a horizontal set of dynamic tiles, each able to show real time information. This update saw major updates to the iDrive hardware, including the ability to interact with the system via touch screen for the first time. BMW's Connected Drive services were further enhanced with this upgrade to the iDrive system, and the TCB module was replaced with a newer, faster ATM module. NBT EVO also introduced basic gesture controls as an optional extra on select BMW models. Three Interface options exist for NBT EVO. ID4 looks like CIC NBT while ID5 and ID6 feature the new horizontal tile interface. NBT EVO was available on the following BMW Models: 1-Series F20/F21 - 03/2015 – 2019 2-Series F22 - 03/2015 – present 2-Series F23 - 11/2014 – present 3-Series F30/F31/F34/F80 - 07/2015 – 2018 4-Series F32/F33/F36 - 07/2015 – 2019 5-Series G30 - 10/2016 – 2019 6-Series F06/F12/F13 - 03/2013 – 2018 6-Series G32 - 07/2017 – 2018 7-Series G12 - 07/2015 – 2019 X3 F25 - 03/2016 – present X3 G01 - 11/2017 – present X4 F26 - 03/2016 – present X5 F15/F85 - 07/2016 – present X6 F16/F86 - 07/2016 – present i3 (ID6.0) 09/2018- present i8 (ID6.0) 09/2018- present BMW Live Cockpit series [iDrive 7.0] iDrive consists of the MGU hardware (Media Graphics Unit) running the 7th generation of iDrive called BMW Operating System 7.0. Two Live Cockpit configurations are available: Live Cockpit Plus and Live Cockpit Professional. The Live Cockpit Plus system uses a hybrid analog/digital instrument cluster with a 5.7-inch Driver's Information Display and a 8.8-inch main display. In the Live Cockpit Professional System these are upgraded to a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch main display. iDrive 7.0 is available on the following BMW models: BMW 1 Series (F40) BMW 2 Series (F44) BMW 3 Series (G20) BMW 4 Series (G22) BMW 5 Series (G30) BMW 6 Series (G32) BMW 7 Series (G11) BMW 8 Series (G15) BMW X3 (G01) BMW iX3 (G08) BMW X4 (G02) BMW X5 (G05) BMW X6 (G06) BMW X7 (G07) BMW Z4 (G29) Rationale The design rationale of iDrive is to replace an array of controls for the above systems with an all-in-one unit. The controls necessary for vehicle control and safety, such as the headlights and turn signals, are still located in the immediate vicinity of the steering column. Since, in the rationale of the designers, the air conditioning, car audio, navigation and communication controls are not used equally often, they have been moved into a central location. The iDrive M-ASK and CCC systems were based around the points of a compass (north, south, east, west) with each direction corresponding with a specific area. These areas are also colour-coded providing identification as to which part of the system is currently being viewed. North (blue) for communication East (green) for navigation (In some models without navigation, this option is replaced by the On Board Computer) South (brown) for entertainment West (red) for climate control Starting in 2007, iDrive added programmable buttons (6 USA/Japan, 8 in Europe) to the dashboard, breaking tradition of having the entire system operated via the control knob. Each button can be programmed to instantly access any feature within iDrive (such as a particular navigation route, or one's favorite radio station). In addition, a dedicated AM/FM button, and a Mode button (to switch between entertainment sources) were added for North American-market vehicles. Older versions of iDrive used a widescreen display that was split into a 2/3 main window, and 1/3 "Assistance Window". This allowed the driver to use a function or menu, while simultaneously maintaining secondary information. For example, if the driver was not in the Navigation menu, they could still see a map on the assistance window. Other information that could be displayed included navigation route directions and a trip computer. Controversy iDrive caused significant controversy among users, the automotive media, and critics when it was first introduced. Many reviewers of BMW vehicles in automobile magazines disapproved of the system. Criticisms of iDrive included its steep learning curve and its tendency to cause the driver to look away from the road too much. Most users report that they adapt to the system after about one year of practice, and the advent of voice controls has reduced the learning curve greatly. A new iDrive system (CIC) was introduced in September 2008 to address most of the complaints. iDrive NBT, introduced in 2012, brought further improvements. References External links Third Generation BMW iDrive in the F01/F02 BMW 7 Series Operation Video BMW Connected Drive FAQ Advanced driver assistance systems Automotive technology tradenames BMW Human–computer interaction In-car entertainment Rolls-Royce Vehicle telematics

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mols%20railway%20station

Mols railway station

Mols railway station () is a railway station in Quarten, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line. Services Mols is served by the S4 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn: Starting from 12-12-2021, trains do not stop anymore at Mols railway station. Alternate service is by bus 444 form Walenstadt. : hourly service via St. Gallen (circular operation). References External links Railway stations in the canton of St. Gallen Swiss Federal Railways stations

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litzir%C3%BCti%20railway%20station

Litzirüti railway station

Litzirüti railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway (the "Arosabahn") of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It is situated in the hamlet of Litzirüti. The station has a small café on the Arosa end of the main platform. Services The following services stop at Litzirüti: Regio: hourly service between and . References External links Railway stations in Graubünden Railway stations opened in 1914 1914 establishments in Switzerland Rhaetian Railway stations

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson%20Memorial%20Hospital

Lawson Memorial Hospital

The Lawson Memorial Hospital is a health facility in Ben Bhraggie Terrace, Golspie, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. History The facility, which was designed by John Hinton Gall, was built as a memorial to Alexander Brown Lawson and opened in 1899. An extra wing, known as the Cambusavie Wing, was added in 1935 and, after the hospital had joined the National Health Service in 1948, further extensions were completed in the 1970s and in 1989. John Lennon, the musician, was treated in the hospital after a road traffic accident in 1969. References NHS Highland Hospitals in Highland (council area) NHS Scotland hospitals Hospital buildings completed in 1899 Hospitals established in 1899 1899 establishments in Scotland Golspie

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem%20Stephenson

Clem Stephenson

Clement Stephenson (6 February 1890 – 24 October 1961) was an English footballer whose 20-year career at Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town included success in both the FA Cup and League Championship. Stephenson's place in history as an inside forward was assured when Herbert Chapman targeted him as the man to lead Huddersfield Town's challenge for three consecutive Football League titles in the 1920s, he also made a single appearance for England in that period. Playing career Aston Villa Born in Blyth Northumberland, Stephenson originally played for Aston Villa in 1910 as an inside forward; his career at Villa Park totalling 216 matches, from which he scored a reasonable 85 goals. He was brought into Villa Park as Villa legend Harry Hampton's career was nearing its end and soon acquired a reputation for intuitive play: his passes were said to be "as sweet as stolen kisses". His first silverware came in the 1913 FA Cup Final alongside Hampton and England national team player Joe Bache in the victory over League Champions Sunderland; the only occasion in English football history when the FA Cup Final was contested between the top two clubs in The Football League. Stephenson claimed before the 1913 FA Cup final to have dreamt, that Villa, would beat Sunderland with a headed goal from Tommy Barber. Villa did indeed win that final with a headed goal from Tommy Barber. Stephenson was to play in the semi-final the following year and was a winner in the FA Cup final in 1920 in what proved a fitting swansong for the club. During World War I Stephenson had guested for Leeds City, a club managed by Herbert Chapman, who, typically, saw qualities, beyond Stephenson's well-renowned lack of pace, that would serve the player in his later career. It was as a result of making irregular payments to such Wartime guest players as Stephenson (Chapman had secured the services of Charlie Buchan of Sunderland, Franny Walden of Tottenham Hotspur, and Billy Hampson of Newcastle United ) that Chapman's career at Leeds City came to a questionable end and led to the dissolution of the club in 1919. Huddersfield Town However, when Chapman took over the reins at Huddersfield Town (in August 1920) one of his first tasks was to secure Stephenson in a £4,000 move from Villa Park. This caused controversy at a time and at a club where money was scarce but within two seasons, Stephenson was playing inside-left in the narrow FA Cup victory over Preston North End at Stamford Bridge becoming the first player in the 20th century to win three winners' medals in the FA Cup and eventually took the captain's armband from Tommy Wilson. The Final was notable for the controversy surrounding the penalty decision that decided that match when Hamilton brought down Huddersfield's W.H. Smith. Ivan Sharpe, writing in the Sunday Chronicle, stated: "It was certainly a close thing. I had a fairly good view of the incident and my impression was 'Penalty!' The kick was to be taken by the victim, Smith. The goalkeeper Mitchell decided on the manoeuvre of dervish leaps in the air while the act was brewing, the intention obviously to put the Huddersfield marksman off his shot. 'Ne'er mind the devil-dances' seemed to be the tenor of Town captain Clem Stephenson as he advised Smith: 'Just shove it in the net.' In another two seasons Huddersfield had won the first of three consecutive League Championships and Chapman was moved to write to Stephenson: "I want to thank you personally for your play, your wholehearted efforts both on and off the field. I have never had such confidence in any captain of a team I have been associated with." It was later written: "Chapman bought perceptively, welded his assets together astutely and soon sent out one of the most successful League sides of all time. It was stubborn, disciplined and highly mobile with Clem Stephenson, once of Aston Villa, at the heart of everything. He was a stocky tactician without much pace but his passes were as sweet as stolen kisses." Chapman brought in the free scoring George Brown and Alex Jackson and between 1924 and 1925 led the side to two consecutive League titles before departing for fame and fortune with Arsenal Without his guile the brio was gone and whereas Stephenson led Cecil Potter's team to a third straight League title in 1926 Huddersfield have never since won either the League Championship or the FA Cup instead finishing in second place in the League in 1927 and 1928 became the first side to have "Double Horror" and losing the 1928 FA Cup Final to Blackburn Rovers and finishing second to Everton by 2 points. They lost the semi-final to Bolton Wanderers the following year and Stephenson played his last game for the club that year, becoming manager in May 1929 taking over from Jack Chaplin. Career statistics Management career Stephenson went on to become Huddersfield's longest-serving manager from 27 May 1929 until 8 June 1942 overseeing club records: The record 10–1 victory over Blackpool in December 1930 at Leeds Road. The record attendance at Leeds Road 67,037 attended in the FA Cup quarter-final versus a Herbert Chapman led Arsenal. But his League and Cup exploits were fraught with irony leading Huddersfield to second place in 1933–34 losing to Arsenal by 3 points in the season Herbert Chapman died, and reaching two FA Cup Finals and losing both: the first to a Herbert Chapman led Arsenal and the other to Preston North End in an exact reversal of the 1922 final, and the semi-final to Portsmouth the following year. Huddersfield have never reached the FA Cup semi-final since 1939. Honours Aston Villa First Division runners-up: 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14 FA Cup winners: 1913, 1920 Huddersfield Town (Player & manager) First Division champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 Runners-up: 1926–27, 1927–28, 1933–34 FA Cup winners: 1922 Runners-up: 1928, 1930, 1938 FA Charity Shield winners: 1922 References External links Aston Villa career summary at Aston Villa Player Database Hall of Fame Added to Hall of Fame 1890 births 1961 deaths English footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players Aston Villa F.C. players Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players England international footballers English football managers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers English Football Hall of Fame inductees English Football League representative players West Stanley F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War I FA Cup Final players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasargundgi

Hasargundgi

Hasargundgi is a village and Grampanchayat headquarter of Hasargundgi grampanchayat, in the southern state of Karnataka, India It is located in Chincholi taluk of Kalburgi district. The nearest village is Chimmanchod. Demographics As of 2011 India census Hasargundgi had a population of 2364 with 1177 males and 1187 females. Education The schools in Hasargundgi are Government higher primary and high school run by Government of Karnataka India Agriculture Major Crops produced in the Hasargundgi pare Pigeon pea, Sorghum, Pearl millet, chickpea, mung bean, vigna mungo. Transport KSRTC bus facility is available to travel within the Karnataka state and Nabour states, to travel within 15 to 20 km, share auto available. The nearest railway station is (43 km) tandur railway station (TDU, railway station code). The nearest airport is (155 km) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. See also Gulbarga Districts of Karnataka References External links http://Gulbarga.nic.in Villages in Kalaburagi district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis%20Felipe%20de%20Las%20Casas%20Grieve

Luis Felipe de Las Casas Grieve

Luis Felipe de Las Casas Grieve (1916–1988) was a Peruvian politician and engineer. He was a featured member of APRA (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana), centre-left Peruvian political party. During the government of Juan Velasco Alvarado was Ambassador to Venezuela . He is perhaps best remembered for dying in the middle of the floor of the Congress of Peru after suffering a heart attack following a heated speech on the nationalization of banks. See also American Popular Revolutionary Alliance People from Lima 1916 births 1988 deaths Peruvian politicians 20th-century Peruvian engineers American Popular Revolutionary Alliance politicians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoquinoline%201-oxidoreductase

Isoquinoline 1-oxidoreductase

In enzymology, an isoquinoline 1-oxidoreductase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction isoquinoline + acceptor + H2O isoquinolin-1(2H)-one + reduced acceptor The 3 substrates of this enzyme are isoquinoline, acceptor, and H2O, whereas its two products are isoquinolin-1(2H)-one and reduced acceptor. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-CH group of donor with other acceptors. The systematic name of this enzyme class is isoquinoline:acceptor 1-oxidoreductase (hydroxylating). References EC 1.3.99 Enzymes of unknown structure

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murad%20Ebrahim

Murad Ebrahim

Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, (born 15 May 1948) better known as Al-hajj Murad Ebrahim, is a Moro Filipino politician and former rebel leader currently serving as the first and interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. As the current chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a Moro regionalist and Islamist armed group in the southern Philippines, Ebrahim is a key figure in the Bangsamoro Peace Process in the Philippines. Early life and education Born on 15 May 1948, Murad Ebrahim was born to an Islamic preacher. He lost both of his parents at a young age; his mother when he was just one year old and his father when he was 13 years old. He is the youngest among four children. Ebrahim started his elementary studies when he was seven years old and completed the six-year program in five years. He entered the Cotabato Public High School in Cotabato City for his high school studies in 1960. After graduating from high school, Ebrahim enrolled at the Mindanao State University in Marawi under a scholarship but transferred to the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City in his second year after passing the entrance examination. He was granted a scholarship in Notre Dame by the Commission on National Integration (CIN) and pursued a course on civil engineering. However he stopped his studies in his fifth and final year in college in 1970 to get more involved in the Moro movement. Militant career Moro National Liberation Front Ebrahim dropped out of college to join the underground movement which fought against Christian paramilitary groups and security forces during the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos allegedly targeting Muslims. He adopted "Murad" as his nom de guerre when he joined the Moro resistance against the government. Ebrahim first got involved in the underground Moro secessionist movement as early as 1968 prior to fully committing in 1970. He was recruited into the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in 1968 and was part of the "Top 300", a second batch of MNLF trainees sent to Malaysia. He was appointed as a zonal commander with his area of assignment covering 15 municipalities. Murad led the group's Kutawato Revolutionary Committee in fighting against government forces and the Ilaga paramilitary group in Central Mindanao. He was Military Chairman of Kutawato from 1974 until 1978 when he was promoted as Region Chairman. When Hashim Salamat organized a faction within the MNLF, Murad was appointed as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Coordinating Committee to lead the faction's activities in Mindanao, while Salamat is abroad. Moro Islamic Liberation Front Murad left the MNLF due to ideological differences along with Hashim Salamat who formed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In the 1980s, Murad went to Afghanistan to meet with Filipino rebels fighting against the forces of the Soviet Union amidst the Soviet–Afghan War though he said has not fought alongside them. There he also met Osama bin Laden, who would later become the head of Al-Qaeda describing him as a soft-spoken and refined man who would have never thought to be declared "a world enemy". He developed reputation within the MILF as one of its top guerrilla commanders. He served as Vice Chair for Military Affairs and as Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, the armed wing of the MILF before he was appointed as MILF chairman in mid-2003 to replace MILF founder Salamat who died within the same year. He also served as the group's chief negotiator in talks with the Philippine national government. Interim Chief Minister Upon the passage into law of the Bangsamoro Organic Law in 2018 under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, he campaigned to get the legislation ratified by voters which would lead to the establishment of the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. He was nominated by his group, the MILF, to be the chief minister of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority which would serve as the interim government in the region. On February 22, 2019, He was appointed and sworn in by President Rodrigo Duterte as the interim Chief Minister of the newly formed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Murad will lead the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), which will govern its five-province Bangsamoro Region. Scheduled election of the new members for its Parliament will take place in 2022. The BARMM was a product of the government's negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) under the virtue of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). At the official turnover of the ARMM to BARMM on February 26, 2019, Murad announced the members of the first Bangsamoro Cabinet, with himself as concurrent Minister of Public Works and Highways. On November 11, 2019, Ebrahim transferred his duties as Public Works Minister to Finance Minister Eduard Guerra with the Chief Minister placing the finance ministry under his office's supervision. His government pursued a policy of promoting "moral governance", which Murad says based on "moral values of Islam" as a response to corruption and failed governance in the former ARMM. Personal life Murad is married to Hadja Lupia Ebrahim with whom he has two children. On 14 March 2015, controversy on the citizenship of Murad arose when Philippine former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan accused him of being a citizen of Malaysia. This allegation was denied by Malaysia and Murad himself proved he does possess a Philippine passport. References Military history of the Philippines Living people 1949 births People from Maguindanao Filipino Islamists Filipino Muslims 21st-century Filipino politicians Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takht%20%28music%29

Takht (music)

Takht (alternatively spelled Takhat) () is the representative musical ensemble, the orchestra, of Middle Eastern music. In Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan, the ensemble consists of the oud, the qanun, the kamanjah (or now alternatively violin), the ney, the riq, and the darabukkah . The word takht means "bed", "seat", or "podium" in Persian. The melody instruments may play heterophonically in octaves or perform solos. Instrumental forms include bashraf, sama'i, tahmilah, and dulab. The ensemble may be joined by a male or female vocalist and a group of four to six singers who provide the refrain sections. Vocal genres performed include dawr, muwashshah, layali, ma'luf, qasidah, and mawwal. While the takht typically comprised between two and five musicians, a similar, but larger ensemble (numbering eight or more) is called a firqa in Arabic. Sources Types of musical groups Arabic music Egyptian music Persian music

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman%27s%20Road

Deadman's Road

Deadman's Road is a collection of one novel and four novellas by American writer Joe R. Lansdale. It featuring old west zombie slaying, monster fighting Reverend Jedidiah Mercer, including the re-release of the pulp novel Dead in the West, and four stories, one never before collected, one brand new. Editions This book was issued as a trade hardcover and a deluxe slipcased limited edition by Subterranean Press. Both editions have sold out. Cover artwork is by Timothy Truman and the interior artwork is by Glenn Chadbourne It was reissued as a trade paperback by Tachyon Publications on August 1, 2013. Table of contents "Introduction: The Reverend Rides Again and Again and Again and Again" Dead in the West "Deadman's Road" "The Gentleman's Hotel" "The Crawling Sky" "The Dark Down There" References External links Author's Official Website Publisher's Website Short story collections by Joe R. Lansdale 2010 short story collections Single-writer horror short story collections Horror short story collections Works by Joe R. Lansdale

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%20L.%20Rheingold

Arnold L. Rheingold

Arnold L. Rheingold (born October 6, 1940) is an American chemist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. Early life Rheingold was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 6, 1940. He completed his B.S. in Chemistry in 1962 and M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry in 1963 from Case Western Reserve University. From 1963 to 1965, he was a Project Manager at Glidden Company. He completed his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1969. Academic career After completing his Ph.D. Rheingold became Research Associate Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He also worked on the faculty of State University of New York, Plattsburgh and State University of New York, Buffalo before joining the faculty at the University of Delaware in 1981. He left Delaware in 2003 and joined the faculty at the University of California, San Diego. Research Rheingold's fields of expertise and research interest are main-group and transition-metal organometallic chemistry, gas-phase cluster synthesis, thermoelectric materials and single-crystal structural determinations. His research explores ways of using X-ray crystallography to provide rapid and accurate structural characterizations of new compounds in collaboration with several chemists from many other departments worldwide. He is one of the most cited researchers in Chemistry in the world. References External links Personal webpage of Arnold L. Rheingold 1940 births 21st-century American chemists Case Western Reserve University alumni Scientists from Chicago University of Delaware faculty University of Maryland, College Park alumni University of California, San Diego faculty Living people Virginia Tech faculty

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aihari%20Buzurg

Aihari Buzurg

Aihari Buzurg is a village in Rohaniya block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 32km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,101 people, in 192 households. It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat. The 1961 census recorded Aihari Buzurg as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 560 people (281 male and 279 female), in 124 households and 124 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 376 acres. The 1981 census recorded Aihari Buzurg as having a population of 581 people, in 147 households, and having an area of 152.57 hectares. The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice. References Villages in Raebareli district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Caldwell

Philip Caldwell

Philip Caldwell (January 27, 1920 – July 10, 2013) was the first person to run the Ford Motor Company (after John S. Gray) who was not a member of the Ford family. He orchestrated one of the most dramatically successful turnarounds in business history. Early life Caldwell was born in Bourneville, Ohio, the son of Robert Clyde Caldwell (1882 – 1935), a farmer, and Wilhelmina Hemphill (1881 – 1966). He grew up in South Charleston, Ohio and graduated from Southeastern High School. Caldwell was of English ancestry. Caldwell was a 1940 graduate of Muskingum College where he majored in economics and was a member of the school's debate team. In 1942, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School. Career He served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant during World War II. Starting at Ford in 1953, he successively headed truck operations, the Philco division, and international operations; in the last of these positions he introduced the Ford Fiesta into Europe. Following the firing of Lee Iacocca in July 1978, Caldwell became president of Ford Motor Company on October 16, 1978. On October 1, 1979, Henry Ford II retired as CEO and as Chairman of the Board of Directors on March 13, 1980; Caldwell succeeded him in each position. As Chairman of the Board and CEO, Caldwell approved and oversaw the development and launch of the Ford Taurus (and its corporate sister the Mercury Sable) which were introduced to the media days before his retirement, thus allowing him to take public credit for the Taurus program, which became one of the biggest successes in automobile business history. On February 1, 1985, Caldwell retired from Ford, He later accepted a position as senior managing director at Shearson Lehman Brothers in New York. On September 23, 1985, he was one of 21 new members appointed to the President's Export Council. He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1990. Death Caldwell died at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut on July 10, 2013 at the age of 93. Awards and Honors Industry Leader of the Year Award, Automotive Hall of Fame (1984) Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (1984) Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame (1990) Harvard Business School named the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration chair in his honor (1990) References Ford executives Muskingum University alumni Harvard Business School alumni Military personnel from Ohio United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of World War II 1920 births 2013 deaths American chief executives in the automobile industry American people of English descent People from Clark County, Ohio People from Ross County, Ohio

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Berwick

Edward Berwick

Edward Berwick (1804-1877) was an Irish lawyer and educationalist, and served as President of Queen's College Galway from 1849 until 1877. Life Berwick was the younger son of the Rev. Edward Berwick (1750-1820), a Church of Ireland clergyman who was rector of the parish of Esker, County Dublin, and later vicar of Leixlip, County Kildare. His mother was Edward's second wife Rebecca Shuldham, daughter of Pooley Shuldham of Ballymulvey, County Longford. Given personal tuition by Dionysius Lardner, he lived with Lardner at Bray and later in Gardiner St. and gave evidence in the divorce case of Heaviside v. Lardner, where Lardner was co-respondent with Mary Spice Heaviside in the action brought by her husband Captain Richard Heaviside. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, he graduated in law and was called to the Irish Bar in 1832. On the foundation of Queen's College Galway in 1845, Berwick was appointed to the office of Vice-President. The president, Joseph W. Kirwan, died in office in December 1849, and Berwick was appointed to succeed him in 1850. He was mainly an administrator and published very little. He did, however, play a considerable role in structuring the Bachelor of Arts degree, and in establishing history and English literature in the curriculum. Berwick died in office in 1877. Family He was the younger half-brother of Walter Berwick, the Irish Bankruptcy judge, who was killed in the Abergele rail disaster of 1868, along with their sister Elizabeth Mary and a young girl called Louisa Symes, probably a relative, who was travelling with them. Edward is mentioned in a letter from Walter to Lardner in 1828. Edward gave evidence at the accident inquest (see The Times, Thursday, 27 August 1868; pg. 7; Issue 26214; col D The Accident To The Irish Mail Train.) Further reading 'A reconventional matter on the part and behalf of Cecilia Lardner otherwise Flood the lawful wife of the Reverend Dionysius Lardner clark in a certain pretended cause or business of divorce'…[appendix in: 26 March 259 Reverend Dionysius Lardner, leave for a Divorce Bill, annexed, Act of the same (Lords Journals Lxxi, p166) Parliamentary archives HL/PO/JO/10/8/1269] Quinn, James "Edward Berwick" Dictionary of Irish Biography Walter Berwick, 9 Lower Fitzwilliam Street 14 December 1828 to Dionysius Lardner, Wellcome Ms. 5490/27 Notes 1804 births 1877 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Presidents of NUI Galway Irish Anglicans Irish educators Lawyers from Dublin (city) People from County Galway

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Fernside

Fernside may refer to: Fernside, Alameda, California, a neighbourhood in Alameda County, California, United States Fernside, New Zealand, rural community in Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island Fernside railway station disused railway station north-east of Featherston in New Zealand's North Island Fernside Homestead a historic home in Featherston, New Zealand Fernside, Toowoomba, a heritage-listed house in Queensland, Australia Fernside-Vacation House for Working Girls, Princeton, Massachusetts, United States Fernside, a Dublin IRA safe house of the 1920s; see Home Farm Road

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Thomas Durant

Thomas Durant may refer to: Thomas C. Durant (1820–1885), American financier and railroad promoter Thomas Durant (15th-century politician) (fl. 1401–1406), MP for Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Thomas Durant (teller), Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, c. 1362–98 See also Thomas Frank Durrant, VC (1918–1942), English soldier Sir Thomas Durrant, 1st Baronet (c.1733–1790), English MP for St Ives, 1768–74 Durant (disambiguation)

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is the flagship hospital of Jefferson Health, a multi-state non-profit health system. The hospital serves as a teaching hospital of Thomas Jefferson University. History Originally formed in 1825 as the Infirmary of the Jefferson Medical College, the predecessor of the Hospital of Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves patients in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities in the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. The Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals system has 957 licensed acute care beds. Services are provided at five locations — the main hospital facility and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, both in Center City Philadelphia; Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia; Jefferson at the Navy Yard, just past the sports complex; and Jefferson-Voorhees in South Jersey. Awards and recognition In 2017–2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the 16th Best Hospital in the country. Jefferson was nationally ranked in 11 specialties including 2nd best in ophthalmology, 4th best in orthopedics, 8th best in ear, nose & throat, 17th best in gastroenterology and GI surgery, 20th best in cancer, 21st best in neurology and neurosurgery, 26th best in diabetes and endocrinology, 27th best in urology, 38th best in geriatrics, 41st best in cardiology and heart surgery, and 48th best in nephrology. In 2013–2014, U.S. News & World Report ranked Jefferson University Hospital as the 17th Best Hospital in the country. In addition, Jefferson was ranked as the 7th best hospital in the nation for orthopedics, 14th best for pulmonology, 16th best for rehabilitation, 17th best for cancer, 18th best for diabetes & endocrinology, 19th best for ear, nose & throat and 20th best for urology. U.S. News also named Jefferson as among the best within the Philadelphia region in five other specialties: Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery. In 2009, Jefferson University Hospital was granted MAGNET recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC). In 2018, Jefferson was recognized for the third time with this honor. In 2013, Philadelphia named 75 Jefferson physicians to their annual "top docs" list. Medical milestones and innovations In 1826, Franklin Bache, a professor of chemistry at Thomas Jefferson University, became the first researcher in the United States to conduct organized studies using acupuncture therapy. In 1881, William Thomson invented a standard test for color blindness. Jacob da Silva Solis-Cohen performed the first successful laryngotomy for vocal cord cancer in 1868. A laryngotomy is a procedure which involves cutting into the larynx in order to assist respiration when the upper part of the airway has been restricted. Frank H. Krusen is regarded as the “father” of the physical medicine and rehabilitation field – a branch of medicine that aims to restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical deficiencies or disabilities. John H. Gibbon Jr. conceived and developed the world's first successful heart-lung machine in 1953. The heart-lung machine is a device that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery. He also performed multiple open heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the twentieth century. George J. Haupt invented the Jefferson Ventilator in 1957 while a resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Haupt developed and patented the mechanical ventilator used during surgeries to inflate the patient's lungs and discharge carbon dioxide accumulated in the blood because the patient could not exhale. In 1965, Barry B. Goldberg, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Medical College, was deemed a pioneer in ultrasound technology. Ultrasound imaging is a technique that enables the viewing of several body structures including tendons, muscles, joints, and internal organs. In 1972, Norman Lasker, a professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, invented the Jefferson Cycler—the first at-home self-treatment device for dialysis patients. Dialysis is the process of removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function. Charles Klieman developed the modern surgical stapler in 1982, as well as the first articulating laparoscopic instrument in 1986. These are scissors that allow surgeons to choose an extremely precise angle of cut. On March 19, 2007, Drs. Scott Silvestry and Linda Bogar were the first in Pennsylvania to implant the Jarvik 2000® Heart Assist System to save the life of a cardiac patient. Deaths George Franklin Pawling (1879–1954) Edward Walter Clark, Jr. (1857–1946) References External links Jefferson Health System Hospitals in Philadelphia Teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania Market East, Philadelphia