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

Jannum

Jannum

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Location in the Ferwerderadiel municipality

Jannum is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 63 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

Jannum (Dutch: Janum) is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 63 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

Location in the Ferwerderadiel municipality

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

Family

Extended family

Family / Types / Extended family

English: Settled Sami (Lapplander) farmers in Stensele, Västerbotten, Sweden. PC published in 1926. Read more in Saamiblog: http://saamiblog.blogspot.com/

In human society, family is a group of people related either by consanguinity or affinity. The purpose of families is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families would offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and participate in the community. In most societies, it is within families that children acquire socialization for life outside the family. Additionally, as the basic unit for meeting the basic needs of its members, it provides a sense of boundaries for performing tasks in a safe environment, ideally builds a person into a functional adult, transmits culture, and ensures continuity of humankind with precedents of knowledge. Anthropologists generally classify most family organizations as matrifocal; patrifocal; conjugal; avuncular; or extended. Members of the immediate family may include spouses, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. Members of the extended family may include aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and siblings-in-law.

The term "extended family" is also common, especially in the United States. This term has two distinct meanings: It serves as a synonym of "consanguinal family" (consanguine means "of the same blood"). In societies dominated by the conjugal family, it refers to "kindred" (an egocentric network of relatives that extends beyond the domestic group) who do not belong to the conjugal family. These types refer to ideal or normative structures found in particular societies. Any society will exhibit some variation in the actual composition and conception of families.

Settled Sami (Lapplander) family of farmers in Stensele, Västerbotten, Sweden, early 20th century

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

Ahmad Yani

Career with the Indonesian military

Ahmad Yani / Career with the Indonesian military

Col. A Yani leading a briefing on 12 April 1958

General Ahmad Yani was the commander of the Indonesian Army, and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house.

After Independence Yani joined the army of the fledgling republic and fought against the Dutch. During the first months after the Declaration of Independence, Yani formed a battalion with himself as Commander and led it to victory against the British at Magelang. Yani then followed this up by successfully defending Magelang against the Dutch when it tried to take over the city, earning him the nickname of the "Savior of Magelang". Another notable highlight of Yani's career during this time period was the series of guerilla offensives he launched in early 1949 to distract the Dutch whilst Lieutenant Colonel Suharto prepared for the 1 March General Offensive which was to be directed at Yogyakarta and its suburbs. After Indonesia's independence was recognized by the Dutch, Yani was transferred to Tegal, Central Java. In 1952, he was called back into action to fight the Darul Islam, a group of rebels seeking to establish a theocracy in Indonesia. To deal with this rebel group, Yani formed a special forces group called the Banteng Raiders (today the 400th Raider Infantry Battalion, Kodam IV/Diponegoro). The decision to call in Yani paid dividends and over the next 3 years, Darul Islam forces in Central Java suffered one defeat after another. In December 1955, Yani left for the United States to study at the Command and General staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Returning in 1956, Yani was transferred to the Army Headquarters in Jakarta where he became a staff member for General Abdul Haris Nasution. At the Army Headquarters, Yani served as Logistics Assistant to the Army Chief of Staff before becoming Deputy Army Chief of Staff for Organization and Personnel. In August 1958, he commanded Operation 17 August against the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia rebels in West Sumatra. His troops managed to recapture Padang and Bukittinggi, and this success led to his being promoted to 2nd deputy Army chief of staff on 1 September 1962, and then Army chief of staff on 13 November 1963 (automatically becoming a member of the cabinet), replacing General Nasution, who was appointed Minister of Defence.

Col. Yani leading a briefing on 12 April 1958 during Operation 17 August

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(bivalve)

Venus (bivalve)

Common name

Venus (bivalve) / Common name

English: Drawing of Venus dione (now Pitar dione) by Linnaeus in his Fundamenta Testaceologiae, 1771, labelled with overtly sexual descriptors: a: vulva; d: labia; e: hymen; f: nates (buttocks); g: anus.

Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are marine bivalve molluscs.

The common names of clams in this genus often include the name Venus. A few species that still have "Venus" as part of their common name, but which are no longer in the genus Venus are: Sunray Venus, Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot) Cross-barred Venus, Chione cancellata (Linnaeus) Lady-in-waiting Venus, Chione intapurpurea (Conrad) Imperial Venus, Lirophora latilirata (Conrad) Grey pygmy Venus, Chione grus (Holmes) Striped Venus clam, Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) Elegant Venus clam, Pitar dione (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linnaeus's 1771 drawing of the elegant Venus clam, which he had named "Venus dione"

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

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki

English: Sanjūrokkasen-gaku (Thirty-six Poetry Immortals framed picture) #17: Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Asomi 日本語: 「三十六歌仙額」 藤原敏行朝臣/高倉大納言永慶

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki was a middle Heian waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu. Toshiyuki's poems are included in several imperial poetry anthologies, including Kokin Wakashū and Gosen Wakashū. A personal poetry collection known as the Toshiyukishū also remains.

Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (birthdate unknown – 901 or 907, Japanese: 藤原 敏行, also 藤原 敏行 朝臣 Fujiwara Toshiyuki no Ason) was a middle Heian waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu. Toshiyuki's poems are included in several imperial poetry anthologies, including Kokin Wakashū and Gosen Wakashū. A personal poetry collection known as the Toshiyukishū also remains.

Portrait of Fujiwara no Toshiyuki

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

Codex Boreelianus

Textual variants (against Textus Receptus)

Codex Boreelianus / Text / Textual variants (against Textus Receptus)

English: folio 200 verso with text of John8:15

Codex Boreelianus, Codex Boreelianus Rheno-Trajectinus, designated by Fᵉ or 09 in the Gregory-Aland numbering and ε 86 in von Soden numbering, is a 9th century uncial manuscript of the four Gospels in Greek. The manuscript, written on parchment, is full of lacunae, many of which arose between 1751 and 1830. The codex was named Boreelianus after Johannes Boreel, who brought it from the East. The text of the codex represents the majority of the text, but with numerous alien readings. Some of its readings do not occur in any other manuscript. According to the present textual critics its text is not a very important manuscript, but it is quoted in all modern editions of the Greek New Testament. The manuscript was brought from the East at the beginning of the 17th century. It was in private hands for over 100 years. Since 1830 it has been housed at the Utrecht University.

The words before the bracket are the readings of the Textus Receptus (received text used in the West from the 16th century until the end of the 19th century), the words after are the readings of the codex. Matthew 9:1 εμβας ] εμβας ο Ιησους (unique reading) Matthew 9:1 ιδιαν ] υδαιαν Matthew 9:5 αφεωνται σοι ] αφεωνται σου Matthew 9:5 εγειραι ] εγειρε Matthew 9:13 ηλθον ] εληλυθα Matthew 9:18 αρχων ελθων ] αρχων προσηλθεν τω Ιησου Matthew 9:18 αυτω λεγων ] αυτω λεγω Matthew 9:18 οτι η θυγατηρ ] τι η θυγατηρ Matthew 9:32 εξερχομενων ] διεξερχομενων Matthew 9:33 οτι ] absent (codices: B C D E G K L S) Matthew 9:36 εκλελυμενοι ] εσκυλμενοι (codices: B C D E F G K S) Matthew 10:4 κανανιτης ] κανατης Matthew 10:5 αποστειλας ] απεστειλεν Matthew 10:8 νεκρους εγειρετε ] absent (codices: E K L M S) Matthew 11:7 (also in Matthew 11:8; 11:9) εξελθετε ] εξεληλυθατε (Alexandrian manuscripts have εξελθατε) Matthew 13:43 ακουετω ] absent Matthew 13:54 εκπληττεσθαι ] εκπλησεσθαι Matthew 14:19 και λαβων ] λαβων (codices: B D E F K L M P S) Matthew 14:22 τους οχλους ] τον οχλον (later hand corrected into τους οχλους) Matthew 14:23 μονος ] absent Matthew 14:34 γεννησαρετ ] γενησαρεθ (codices: K L) Matthew 15:4 σου ] absent (codices: B D E F G S) Matthew 15:14 πεσουνται ] εμπεσουνται Matthew 15:36 μαθηταις ] ματαις (corrected by several later hands) Matthew 16:3 μεν ] absent Matthew 16:27 την πραξιν ] τα εργα Matthew 16:28 των ωδε εστηκοτων ] ωδε εστωτες Matthew 17:9 απο ] εκ (B C D E F H K L M S) Matthew 18:14 υμων ] μου (B H) Matthew 18:8 σκανδαλιζει ] σκανδαλιζη Matthew 19:5 προσκολληθησεται ] κοληθησεται (κολληθησεται B D F G H S) Matthew 19:18 Ιησους ] absent Matthew 21:30 δευτερω ] ετερω (D E F H K) Matthew 22:24 αναστησει ] εξαναστησει (F G) Matthew 22:37 ειπεν ] εφη (B D E F G K L M S) Matthew 23:25 ακρασιας ] αδικιας (C E F G H K S) Matthew 23:27 absent ] τοις ανθρωποις Matthew 23:33 πως φυγητε απο της κρισεως της γεεννης ] πως φυγητε της κρισεως της γεεννης Matthew 26:15 καγω ] και εγω Matthew 26:17 πασχα ] πασα Matthew 26:26 ευλογησας ] ευχαριστησας (A E F H K M S) Matthew 26:33 εγω ουδεποτε σκανδαλισθησομαι ] εγω ουδεποτε σκανδαλισθησομαι εν σοι Matthew 26:40 τω πετρω ] αυτοις (F K M) Matthew 27:17 πιλατος ] πηλατος Matthew 27:41 πρεσβυτερων ] πρεσβυτερων και φαρισαιων (E F K M S) Matthew 28:13 οι μαθηται αυτου νυκτος ελθοντες εκλεψαν αυτον, ημων κοιμωμενων ] ημων κοιμωμενων οι ματηται αυτου ελθοντες εκλεψαν αυτον Matthew 27:55 τω Ιησου ] αυτου Mark 1:9 ναζαρετ ] ναζαρεθ Mark 1:16 βαλλοντας ] αμφιβαλλοντας (A B D F G H L S) Mark 2:9 κραββατον ] κραβαττον Mark 4:3 σπειραι ] σπειραι τον σπορον αυτου (unique reading) Mark 5:6 προσεκυνεσεν ] προσεπεσεν Mark 6:23 ωμοσεν ] ωμολογησεν Mark 7:3 κρατουντες την παραδοσιν των πρεσβυτερων ] κρατουντες των πρεσβυτερων Mark 9:1 εως αν ιδωσι την βασιλειαν του θεου ] εως αν ιδωσι την βασιλειαν του θεου Mark 9:8 Ιησουν μονον μεθ' εαυτων ] Ιησουν μεθ' εαυτων Mark 9:43 (the same in Mark 9:45) εις την γεενναν, εις το πυρ το ασβεστον ] εις τεν γεενναν του πυρος Mark 9:47 εις την γεενναν, εις το πυρ το ασβεστον ] εις το πυρ το ασβεστον Mark 10:26 οι δε περισσως εξεπλησσοντο ] οι δε εξεπλησσοντο Mark 12:28 εις των γραμματεων ] εις γραμματεων Luke 1:64 ανεωχθη δε το στομα αυτου ] ανεωχθη δε και το στομα αυτου Luke 1:78 δια σπλαγχνα ελεους θεου ημων ] absent Luke 7:47 αφεωνται ] αφιονται Luke 8:2 δαιμονια επτα εξεληλυθει ] δαιμονια εξεληλυθει Luke 8:22 αυτος ανεβη ] αυτος ο Ιησους ανεβη Luke 8:30 επηρωτησε ] επερωτησε (lack of augmentum) Luke 9:45 περι του ρηματος τουτου ] περι τουτου Luke 9:46 εισηλθεν δε διαλογισμος ] εισηλθεν διαλογισμος Luke 10:13 και σποδω ] absent John 2:3 υστερησαντος ] οιστερησαντος John 9:1 ειδεν ] ο ις ειδεν (G H) John 10:8 προ εμου ] absent John 13:17 αποκρινεται ο ιξσους εκεινος εστιν ] absent

Folio 200 verso with text of John 8:15–21; John 8:16b-17 was omitted by scribe and added at the margin

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

Central Philippine University

Undergraduate schools and colleges

Central Philippine University / Academics / Academic units / Tertiary education / Undergraduate schools and colleges

English: Loreto D. Tupaz Hall houses the Central Philippine University College of Nursing, the first nursing school in the Philippines established by Joseph Andrew Hall in 1906 as Union Mission Hospital Training School for Nurses. The school for nurses operation was transferred later after the post World War II to Central Philippine University but maintains Iloilo Mission Hospital (formerly Union Mission Hospital) as its based hospital for clinical training of nurses.

The Central Philippine University is a private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 1905 through a benevolent grant of the American industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller under the auspices of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, it is the first Baptist founded and second American university in the Philippines and Asia. It initially consisted of two separate schools, the Jaro Industrial School and the Bible School, both founded by the American missionary William Orison Valentine. In 1913, the Jaro Industrial School began admission of women and started offering high school education. It converted into a junior college in 1923 and in 1936, it became a senior college with the eventual merging of the Baptist Missionary Training School to the college's theology department, a separate theological school for women. In 1953, the college attained university status.

The university grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than 30 academic majors and including minors, in nine undergraduate Colleges. Programs offered in the undergraduate level are Liberal Arts and Science, Hospitality Management, Tourism, Theology, Engineering, Business and Accountancy, Information Technology, Library and Information Science, Pharmacy, Medical Technology, Mass Communications, Public Administration and Political Science, Nursing, Teaching Education, Multimedia and Advertising, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. The Agriculture, Engineering, Business and Accountancy and Teacher Education programs are CHED Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development. Central ranks first among other universities in Western Visayas in Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) Centers of Development and Centers of Excellence List with six of the university programs designated by the Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) as Centers of Development and Excellence. Recently, through international collaborations with other institutions in different countries has made CPU to offer like undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Accountancy programs especially at the Thai Nguyen University of Economics and Business Administration in Vietnam. The College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences – established by Bob Slocum, an American agriculturist. It is the first government recognized agricultural school outside Luzon. It offers undergraduate or Bachelor of Science degrees in Agriculture, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Environmental Management. Accredited by PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities) as Level II and is also the first and only agricultural school designated by the Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) as Center of Excellence in Agriculture in Western Visayas region. The College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences has been also designated as CHED-NAFES provincial agricultural center for Iloilo and Panay. The College of Arts and Sciences – the liberal arts and sciences college of the university established in 1920s. It offers courses in Mathematics, Mass Communications, Biology, Micro-biology, Languages, Literature and Humanities. Some of its academic programs are designated by the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities Accrediting Agency Incorporated (ACSCU-AAI) as Level III and Level IV. The College of Business and Accountancy – established in the 1930s as one of the oldest American established business schools in the Philippines. Originally named as the College of Commerce, it was changed to its present name during the Presidency of Juanito M. Acanto. It offers baccalaureate degrees in Accountancy, Accounting Technology, Advertising, Business Administration (majors in Business Management, Financial Management (Banking and Finance), Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship) and Real Estate Management. The school is also Level IV in accreditation in some of its programs by the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU-AAI). The College of Business and Accountancy is the only business school in the Western Visayas region that has been designated by the Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) as Center of Excellence in Business Administration (the only Business school with Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) Center of excellence designation in the region). It is also the only business school with Level IV accredited (the highest level of accreditation for a program in the Philippines) programs in Panay. The College of Computer Studies – established in early 2000, it is a CISCO Networking Academy and ORACLE Academic Initiative Partner computer college, it offers computing science baccalaureate programs in Computer Science, Digital Media and Interactive Arts, Information Technology and Library and Information Science. The College of Education – a Center of Development in Teacher Education designated by the Commission o

Loreto D. Tupaz Hall of the College Nursing (the first nursing school in the Philippines established in 1906).

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

Warsaw

Flora and fauna

Warsaw / Cityscape / Flora and fauna

Agrykoli Marble bathhouse. Arch. Tylman Gamerski around 1683-89. Largely remodeled for Stanisław II Augustus. Arch. Domenico Merlini 1764-95

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.8 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 517.24 square kilometres, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres. Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. The elegant architecture, grandeur and extensive boulevards earned Warsaw the nickname Paris of the North prior to the Second World War. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege, but was largely destroyed by the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, the general Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and the systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive.

Green space covers almost a quarter of Warsaw's total area. These range from small neighborhood parks and green spaces along streets or in courtyards, to tree-lined avenues, large historic parks, nature conservation areas and urban forests at the fringe of the city. There are as many as 82 parks in the city; the oldest ones were once part of representative palaces and include the Saxon and Krasiński Gardens, Łazienki Park (Royal Baths Park) and Wilanów Palace Parkland. The Saxon Garden, covering an area of 15.5 ha, formally served as a royal garden to the now nonexistent Saxon Palace. In 1727, it was made into one of the world's first public parks and later remodelled in the forest-like English style. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated at the east end of the park near the central fountain, on Piłsudski Square. With its benches, flower carpets and a central pond, the Krasiński Palace Garden was once a notable strolling destination for most Varsovians. The Łazienki Park covers an area of 76 ha and its unique character and history is reflected in the landscape architecture (pavilions, sculptures, bridges, water cascades) and vegetation (domestic and foreign species of trees and shrubs). The presence of peacocks, pheasants and squirrels at Łazienki attracts tourists and locals. The Wilanów Palace Parkland on the outskirts of Warsaw traces it history to the second half of the 17th century and covers an area of 43 ha. Its French-styled alleys corresponds to the ancient, Baroque forms of the palace. The Botanical Garden and the University Library rooftop garden host an extensive collection of rare domestic and foreign plants, while a palm house in the New Orangery displays plants of subtropics from all over the world. Mokotów Field (once a racetrack), Ujazdów Park and Skaryszewski Park are also located within the city borders. The oldest park in the Praga borough was established between 1865 and 1871. The flora of Warsaw may be considered very rich in species on city standards. This is mainly due to the location of Warsaw within the border region of several big floral regions comprising substantial proportions of close-to-wilderness areas (natural forests, wetlands along the Vistula) as well as arable land, meadows and forests. The nearby Kampinos Nature Reserve is the last remaining part of the Masovian Primeval Forest and is protected by law. The Kabaty Woods are by the southern city border and are visited by the residents of southern boroughs such as Ursynów. There are 13 natural reserves in the vicinity and just 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Warsaw, the environment features a perfectly preserved ecosystem with a habitat of animals like the otter, beavers and hundreds of bird species. There are also several lakes in Warsaw – mainly the oxbow lakes at Czerniaków and Kamionek. The Warsaw Zoo covers an area of 40 hectares (99 acres). There are about 5,000 animals representing nearly 500 species. Although officially created in 1928, it traces back its roots to 17th century private menageries, often open to the public.

Łazienki Palace, also referred to as the Palace on the Isle

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Immaculate_Conception,_Dublin

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin

English: The Franciscan Church of the Immaculate Conception in Dublin, also known as "Eve & Adam's."

Church of the Immaculate Conception also known as Adam and Eve's is a Roman Catholic church run by the Franciscans and it is located on Merchants Quay, Dublin.

Church of the Immaculate Conception also known as Adam and Eve's is a Roman Catholic church run by the Franciscans and it is located on Merchants Quay, Dublin.

The Merchants Quay entrance

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

Underground living

Underground living

English: Casa Grotta in Matera.

Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures. Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seekers, including those who are looking to minimize impact on the environment. Factories and office buildings can benefit from underground facilities for many of the same reasons as underground dwellings such as noise abatement, energy use, and security. Some advantages of underground houses include resistance to severe weather, quiet living space, an unobtrusive presence in the surrounding landscape, and a nearly constant interior temperature due to the natural insulating properties of the surrounding earth. One appeal is the energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of underground dwellings. However, underground living does have certain disadvantages, such as the potential for flooding, which in some cases may require special pumping systems to be installed. It is the preferred mode of housing to communities in such extreme environments as Italy's Sassi di Matera, Australia's Coober Pedy, Berber caves as those in Matmâta, Tunisia, and even Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.

Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures. Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seekers, including those who are looking to minimize impact on the environment. Factories and office buildings can benefit from underground facilities for many of the same reasons as underground dwellings such as noise abatement, energy use, and security. Some advantages of underground houses include resistance to severe weather, quiet living space, an unobtrusive presence in the surrounding landscape, and a nearly constant interior temperature due to the natural insulating properties of the surrounding earth. One appeal is the energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of underground dwellings. However, underground living does have certain disadvantages, such as the potential for flooding, which in some cases may require special pumping systems to be installed. It is the preferred mode of housing to communities in such extreme environments as Italy's Sassi di Matera, Australia's Coober Pedy, Berber caves as those in Matmâta, Tunisia, and even Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. Often, underground living structures are not entirely underground; typically, they can be exposed on one side when built into a hill. This exposure can significantly improve interior lighting, although at the expense of greater exposure to the elements.

An underground house in the Sassi di Matera, Italy

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

Kenwood House

Artwork

Kenwood House / Artwork

Kenwood House is a former stately home, in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The house was originally constructed in the 17th century and served as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield through the 18th and 19th centuries. Part of the estate was bought by the Guinness family in the early 20th century, and the whole property and grounds came under ownership of the London County Council and was open to the public by the end of the 1920s. It remains a popular local tourist attraction.

Kenwood House contains a significant number of historic paintings and other works of art, including 63 Old Master paintings. Paintings of note include The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer Self Portrait with Two Circles, a late Rembrandt self-portrait Portrait of Pieter van den Broecke, by Frans Hals Thomas Gainsborough, 'Portrait of Countess Howe' (wife of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe) Edwin Henry Landseer, 'Hunting in the Olden Times' Other painters include Joshua Reynolds, 'The Hon'ble Mrs Tollemache as Miranda' Angelica Kauffman John Crome Claude de Jongh George Morland Anthony van Dyck William Larkin J. M. W. Turner Arthur Boyd Houghton François Boucher Thomas Lawrence, 'Miss Murray' Henry Raeburn George Romney Jan Baptist Weenix Joseph Wright Most of the works were acquired by Iveagh in the 1880s–1890s and are mainly Old Master portraits, landscapes and 17th century Dutch and Flemish works and British artists. Others were not part of the Iveagh Bequest but were added to the collection after his death because of a connection with Kenwood House. There is also a collection of shoe buckles, jewellery and portrait miniatures. In 2002, a selection of the Suffolk Collection of Stuart portraits was moved to Kenwood from Ranger's House, Greenwich. In 2012, an exhibition of works from the art collection, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London began a tour of museums in the United States while Kenwood House was undergoing renovations; many of the works had never been outside Britain. The exhibit opened 6 June 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Arkansas Arts Center.

Pieter van den Broecke by Frans Hals

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

Benjamin of Petrograd

Arrest and execution

Benjamin of Petrograd / Arrest and execution

Русский: Патриарх Тихон и митрополит Вениамин (Казанский)

Benjamin of Petrograd born Vasily Pavlovich Kazansky was a hieromartyr, a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church and eventually Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov from 1917 to 1922. He was martyred, executed by a firing squad by Soviet authorities. In April 1992 Benjamin was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church together with several other martyrs, including Archimandrite Sergius, Professor Yury Novitsky, and John Kovsharov, who were murdered with him.

On 24 March twelve priests broke ranks with the other clergy, whom they called counter-revolutionaries and blamed for the famine, and called for unconditional surrender of all Church valuables to the Soviets. This led to outrage which Benjamin tried to calm, asking for a meeting with the authorities leading to an agreement that parishes would be permitted to keep their sacred vessels if they substituted other property of equal value. This pacified the situation until some priests tried to wrest control of the Church from Patriarch Tikhon and the established hierarchy. Benjamin excommunicated his priests involved with the coup which enraged the Soviets who threatened Benjamin with his and others' arrest and execution. Benjamin reacted by commencing meeting with his friends in order to say farewell and giving instructions for the administration of the diocese. In April and May 1922, a number of churchmen were arrested and tried as counter-revolutionaries for opposing the seizure of church valuables. Benjamin was placed under house arrest on 29 May and subsequently imprisoned after he had opposed efforts by Alexander Vvedensky to establish the renovationist All-Russian Church Administration as the new church government after Patriarch Tikhon abdicated on 12 May. Benjamin was tried by a revolutionary tribunal with ten other defendants from 10 June to 5 July. As Benjamin entered the courtroom for his trial, people stood up for him and he blessed them. The defendants were found guilty and condemned to death, but the sentences of six of the defendants were later commuted by the Politburo, though not of Benjamin and others seen as the main instigators of counterrevolution. The defendants were given a chance to speak, and Benjamin addressed the court saying it grieved him to be called an enemy of the people whom he had always loved and to whom he had dedicated his life. During the night of 12–13 August [O.S. 30–31 July] 1922 after having been shaved and dressed in rags so that the firing squad would not know that they were shooting members of the clergy, Benjamin and those with him, Archimandrite Sergius, Yury Novitsky, and John Kovsharov, were executed in the eastern outskirts of Petrograd, at the Porokhov Station of the Irinovskaya Railroad (a narrow-gauge railroad built to bring peat into the city for heating that starts in the Bolshaya Okhta district of St. Petersburg, across the Neva River from the Smolny Institute and ending at Vsevolozhsk 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the city.) Benjamin's cenotaph is in the Nikolskoe Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra; the Decree of Canonization directs for Benjamin and others "That their precious remains, should they have been found, shall be considered holy relics."

Patriarch Tikhon and Metropolitan Benjamin

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

Communes of France

Number of communes

Communes of France / Terminology / Number of communes

Français : Communes de France métropolitaine, carte de l'auteur.

The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy or municipio in Spain. The United Kingdom has no exact equivalent, as communes resemble districts in urban areas, but are closer to parishes in rural areas where UK districts are much larger. Communes are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The communes are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. Communes vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. Communes typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All communes have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are communes, the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers.

As of January 2015, there were 36,681 communes in France, 36,552 of them in metropolitan France and 129 of them overseas. This is a considerably higher total than that of any other European country, because French communes still largely reflect the division of France into villages or parishes at the time of the French Revolution. The whole territory of the French Republic is divided into communes; even uninhabited mountains or rain forests are dependent on a commune for their administration. This is unlike some other countries, such as the United States, where unincorporated areas directly governed by a county or a higher authority can be found. There are only a few exceptions: COM (collectivité d'outre-mer, i.e. overseas collectivity) of Saint-Martin (33,102 inhabitants). It was previously a commune inside the Guadeloupe région. The commune structure was abolished when Saint-Martin became an overseas collectivity on 22 February 2007. COM of Wallis and Futuna (14,944 inhabitants), which still is divided according to the three traditional chiefdoms. COM of Saint Barthélemy (6,852 inhabitants). It was previously a commune inside the Guadeloupe region. The commune structure was abolished when Saint-Barthélemy became an overseas collectivity on 22 February 2007. Furthermore, two regions without permanent habitation have no communes: TOM (territoire d'outre-mer, i.e. overseas territory) of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (no permanent population, about 200 resident scientists, soldiers and meteorologists) Clipperton Island in the Pacific Ocean (uninhabited)

Map of the 36,569 communes of metropolitan France

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

Littoinen

Littoinen

English: The bell tower of Littoinen broadcloth factory in Lieto, Finland Suomi: Littoisten verkatehtaan kellotorni, Lieto

Littoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred on Lake Littoinen. The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. It started growing after the founding of a broadcloth factory by Lake Littoinen in 1739, and the railway connection built in 1899 increased its growth. In the 1960s the operations of the broadcloth factory were discontinued due to decreased demand, but the premises still exist and have been transformed into residential and commercial spaces. The factory's heritage is still visible in the village's place and street names.

Littoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred on Lake Littoinen (Finnish: Littoistenjärvi). The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. It started growing after the founding of a broadcloth factory by Lake Littoinen in 1739, and the railway connection built in 1899 increased its growth. In the 1960s the operations of the broadcloth factory (Finnish: verkatehdas) were discontinued due to decreased demand, but the premises still exist and have been transformed into residential and commercial spaces. The factory's heritage is still visible in the village's place and street names.

Littoinen broadcloth factory

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_of_the_Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System

Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Finishing the line

Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System / Finishing the line

English: Photo of the E.L. Patton bridge over the Yukon River

The construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System included over 800 miles of oil pipeline, 12 pump stations, and a new tanker port. Built largely on permafrost during 1975–77 between Prudhoe Bay and Valdez, Alaska, the $8 billion effort required tens of thousands of people, often working in extreme temperatures and conditions, the invention of specialized construction techniques, and the construction of a new road, the Dalton Highway. The first section of pipe was laid in 1975 after more than five years of legal and political arguments. Allegations of faulty welds drew intense scrutiny from local and national observers. A culture grew around the unique working conditions involved in constructing the pipeline, and each union that worked on the project had a different function and stereotype. Thirty-two Alyeska Pipeline Service Company employees and contract workers were killed during the project. The main construction effort lasted until 1977; the first barrel of oil was delivered on July 28 of that year. Several more pump stations, added as oil flow increased, were completed through 1980.

Few tasks were left to complete when the 1977 construction season began. Most of the pump stations had been turned over to operating personnel by construction workers, and environmental mitigation and cleanup was in full swing as Alyeska repaired tundra damage caused by construction. Associated-Green, which had performed its construction tasks well, was assigned the job of finishing the final touches on the main pipeline. The last 160 miles of hydrostatic testing were done, 33 remedial welds were completed, and 45 miles of pipe were insulated, among other tasks. Because the pace of construction was much slower than in 1976, fewer workers were needed. Fewer than 11,000 were employed at the peak of 1977 work, about half of 1976's total. On May 31, the final pipeline weld took place. Additional tasks remained still to be completed, but the pipeline could be put into operation without them. The 2,290-foot (700 m) E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge was not completed until October 1979; until then, traffic utilized a series of ferries across the river. Additional pump stations also were constructed between 1977 and 1980, as oil flow increased.

The E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge was not completed until October 1979.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson,_Kentucky

Henderson, Kentucky

18th century

Henderson, Kentucky / History / 18th century

Henderson is a home rule-class city along the Ohio River and is the county seat of Henderson County in western Kentucky in the United States. The population was 28,757 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area, locally known as the "Tri-State Area". It is considered the southernmost suburb of Evansville, Indiana. Notable residents have included the ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon and blues legend W. C. Handy.

Henderson has its roots in a small, block-wide strip of land high above the Ohio River, the site of the present-day Audubon Mill Park directly south of the city's riverfront boat dock. A village on this site was called "Red Banks" because of the reddish clay soil of the bluffs overlooking the Ohio River. The future city was named after Richard Henderson, an eighteenth-century pioneer and land speculator, by his associates Samuel Hopkins and Thomas Allin. Henderson County also shares this namesake. On March 17, 1775, North Carolina judge Richard Henderson and his Transylvania Company had met with 1,200 Cherokee in a council at Sycamore Shoals (present-day Elizabethton, Tennessee) to purchase over 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km²) of land between the Ohio, Cumberland, and Kentucky rivers in present-day Kentucky and Tennessee to resell it to white settlers. Known as the Transylvania Purchase, the sale was voided by the Virginia General Assembly, since the territory (and the sole right to purchase land from Indians within its bounds) was part of Virginia's royal charter. However, the commonwealth granted Henderson and his company an area of 200,000 acres (810 km²) to develop. It was located at the confluence of the Green and Ohio rivers. Henderson hired Daniel Boone to survey the country and select favorable sites, but Henderson died before the town was developed. By the early 1790s, Red Banks had a tavern and several European-American families co-existing with the local Cherokee. On November 16, 1792, resident Robert Simpson wrote to Alexander D. Orr in Lexington, requesting help to appoint a magistrate for Red Banks to deal with some of its 30 families he felt were of dubious (criminal) character. During this period, the Red Banks settlement had gained notoriety as a frontier haven for westward-moving outlaws and their families. One such family was that of Squire Samuel Mason. By that time, excluding the Cherokee, the free male inhabitants of Red Bank totaled 62. Later, in 1797, Captain Young of Mercer County, Kentucky and the "Exterminators", a group of regulators under his leadership swiftly and violently drove out the remaining outlaw element in Red Banks. Samuel Hopkins and the surveyor Thomas Allin visited Red Banks in 1797 and laid out plans for the future town of Henderson. It was formally established by the Kentucky legislature the same year. A distinguishing characteristic of the new town plan was unusually wide streets, reportedly to prevent a fire in one block from easily spreading to another. Even with diagonal parking spaces outlined on downtown streets today, the streets are wide enough to include two-way traffic and space left over for delivery trucks to park in the center of the streets without interfering. By October 29, 1799, a census for the city of Henderson showed a population of 183. The county had 423 residents, 207 slaves, and 412 horses.

The Transylvania Purchase at Sycamore Shoals in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and the Wilderness Road into Kentucky

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

Magnet Kitchens

Magnet

Magnet Kitchens / Operations / Magnet

Wordmark of Magnet, Trademarked by Magnet Limited

Magnet is a British kitchen retailer operating in over two hundred locations across the United Kingdom supplying products under the Magnet and Magnet Trade brands. The company has over 2,000 employees and its headquarters are in Darlington, County Durham. Magnet was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but is now part of Nobia UK, a division of the Nobia group which is listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange.' The Nobia division also includes brands such as Gower and Norema.

Magnet supplies kitchens to retail consumers via 170 showrooms. The company primarily targets the middle market, and offers a wide variety of kitchen designs together with a comprehensive range of worktops, sinks and taps, electrical appliances and kitchen accessories. Other services offered include a home survey, free CAD planning, expert installation and a post installation visit. The company's Full Circle Service process guides customers throughout the kitchen buying process from design through to installation. In 2003, Magnet's retail showroom concept won Best UK Retail Interior by Retail Interiors Magazine, and has subsequently refurbished the majority of its estate in line with this footprint. Magnet was the first national kitchen retailer to achieve Trustmark accreditation, a scheme designed to drive out the cowboys in the home improvement sector. Trustmark provides customers with a two-year guarantee on installation and payment protection.

Current Magnet Retail logo

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

Al Spangler

Al Spangler

English: Milwaukee Braves outfielder Al Spangler in a 1961 issue of Baseball Digest.

Albert Donald "Spanky" Spangler is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder.

Albert Donald "Spanky" Spangler (born July 8, 1933, in Philadelphia) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder.

Spangler in 1961.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Este_(river)

Este (river)

Este (river)

Deutsch: Die Este bei Kakenstorf. Fotograf: Reinhard Kraasch Fotografiert am: Juni 2004

The Este is a 63.6-kilometre-long left-bank tributary of the river Elbe that flows through Lower Saxony and Hamburg, Germany.

The Este (German pronunciation ) (Low Saxon: Eest) is a 63.6-kilometre-long (39.5 mi) left-bank tributary of the river Elbe that flows through Lower Saxony and Hamburg, Germany.

The Este near Kakenstorf

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

Canton of Aargau

Forming the canton of Aargau

Canton of Aargau / History / Forming the canton of Aargau

Deutsch: Die Helvetische Republik nach dem Anschluss Graubündens als 19. Kanton am 21.4.1799. Die Helvetische Verfassung wurde am 12.4.1798 in Aarau durch zwölf Kantone (Aargau, Baden, Basel, Bern, Freiburg, Leman, Luzern, Oberland, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau und Zürich) beschlossen. Am 4.5.1798 wurde die Bildung von weiteren drei Kantonen (Waldstätte, Linth, Säntis) durch die Zusammenfassung der durch Frankreich unterworfenen Gebiete verfügt

The canton of Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It is situated by the lower course of the Aare River, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau. It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland.

The contemporary canton of Aargau was formed in 1803, a canton of the Swiss Confederation as a result of the Act of Mediation. It was a combination of three short-lived cantons of the Helvetic Republic: Aargau (1798–1803), Baden (1798–1803) and Fricktal (1802–1803). Its creation is therefore rooted in the Napoleonic era. In the year 2003, the canton of Aargau celebrated its 200th anniversary. French forces occupied the Aargau from 10 March to 18 April 1798; thereafter the Bernese portion became the canton of Aargau and the remainder formed the canton of Baden. Aborted plans to merge the two halves came in 1801 and 1802, and they were eventually united under the name Aargau, which was then admitted as a full member of the reconstituted Confederation following the Act of Mediation. Some parts of the canton of Baden at this point were transferred to other cantons: the Amt of Hitzkirch to Lucerne, whilst Hüttikon, Oetwil an der Limmat, Dietikon and Schlieren went to Zürich. In return, Lucerne's Amt of Merenschwand was transferred to Aargau (district of Muri). The Fricktal, ceded in 1802 by Austria via Napoleonic France to the Helvetic Republic, was briefly a separate canton of the Helvetic Republic (the canton of Fricktal) under a Statthalter ('Lieutenant'), but on 19 March 1803 (following the Act of Mediation) was incorporated into the canton of Aargau. The former cantons of Baden and Fricktal can still be identified with the contemporary districts – the canton of Baden is covered by the districts of Zurzach, Baden, Bremgarten, and Muri (albeit with the gains and losses of 1803 detailed above); the canton of Fricktal by the districts of Rheinfelden and Laufenburg (except for Hottwil which was transferred to that district in 2010).

Helvetic Republic c. 1798/99, with the newly created cantons of Aargau and Baden

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

Alison Holcomb

Alison Holcomb

Mark Kleiman, Alison Holcomb, Jonathan Rauch, Sue Rusche, and moderator Paul Glastris

Alison Holcomb has served as criminal justice director of American Civil Liberties Union Washington and in 2014 was named national director of the ACLU Campaign to End Mass Incarceration. Holcomb wrote Initiative 502, which legalized recreational cannabis in Washington, has been called "Pot Mama". In her role as director of the Campaign to End Mass Incarceration, she will work "to reform state-level criminal justice policies that have increased incarceration rates dramatically during a period of declining crime and have exacerbated racial disparities".

Alison Holcomb has served as criminal justice director of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington and in 2014 was named national director of the ACLU Campaign to End Mass Incarceration. Holcomb wrote Initiative 502, which legalized recreational cannabis in Washington, has been called "Pot Mama". In her role as director of the Campaign to End Mass Incarceration, she will work "to reform state-level criminal justice policies that have increased incarceration rates dramatically during a period of declining crime and have exacerbated racial disparities".

Mark Kleiman, Alison Holcomb, Jonathan Rauch, Sue Rusche, and moderator Paul Glastris

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

Sam Basil

Sam Basil

English: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne with Hon Sam Basil, Minister for Communication, Information Technology and Energy at the launch of the National Cyber Security Centre in Port Moresby.

Sam Basil is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2007, representing the electorate of Bulolo Open. From 8 June 2019, to August 2019 Basil served as the Treasurer of Papua New Guinea.

Sam Basil (born 16 November 1969) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2007, representing the electorate of Bulolo Open. From 8 June 2019, to August 2019 Basil served as the Treasurer of Papua New Guinea.

Basil in 2018

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

Tetsuya Naito

No Limit (2010–2011)

Tetsuya Naito / Professional wrestling career / Return to NJPW / No Limit (2010–2011)

日本語: 新日本プロレス 大阪大会

Tetsuya Naito is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is the leader of the Los Ingobernables de Japon faction. He is currently both the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in his third reign, and the IWGP Intercontinental Champion in his sixth reign. Naito began training for a professional wrestling career in 2000, initially under Animal Hamaguchi, before joining NJPW in 2004, where he underwent further training. Naito is a former NEVER Openweight Champion. In doing so, he became the first Triple Crown Champion in NJPW. He also held the IWGP Tag Team and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with former partner Yujiro Takahashi, with whom he teamed as No Limit. In addition to those, Naito is also a two-time winner of NJPW's premier singles tournament, the G1 Climax, having won it in 2013 and 2017, and the New Japan Cup, winning it in 2016. In 2016 and 2017, Tokyo Sports named Naito the wrestler of the year. In 2020, Naito became the first person to hold both the IWGP Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champion, and became a record six-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion.

On December 5, 2009, NJPW announced that Yujiro and Naito were returning to Japan as part of their annual January 4 Tokyo Dome show called Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome. At the event Yujiro and Naito defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) and Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) in a three-way hardcore match to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship. No Limit had their first title defense on February 14, 2010, defeating El Texano, Jr. and El Terrible to retain the title. On April 4 at New Dimension No Limit joined New Japan's top heel stable Chaos, led by the IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. On May 3, 2010, at Wrestling Dontaku 2010 Naito and Takahashi lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue of Seigigun in a three-way match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson). After losing the title, Tetsuya began breaking out on his own, scoring pinfall victories over the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Togi Makabe, IWGP Tag Team Champion Karl Anderson and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Manabu Nakanishi and wrestling four-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi to a 30-minute time limit draw during the 2010 G1 Climax tournament, while also having another strong showing against Tanahashi in a losing effort at Destruction '10 on October 11. On October 24 No Limit entered the 2010 G1 Tag League. After three wins and two losses, they finished first in their block and advanced to the semifinals. On November 7, after defeating Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man in the semifinals, No Limit was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue. On December 11, 2010, No Limit picked up a major win by defeating the TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Motor City Machine Guns, in a non–title match. On January 4, 2011, at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, Naito unsuccessfully challenged Jeff Hardy for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. On May 3, No Limit failed in their attempt to regain the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Bad Intentions. After the match Takahashi walked out on Naito. In May 2011 Naito took part in New Japan's first tour of the United States, the Invasion Tour 2011. On May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey, he entered the tournament to determine the first ever IWGP Intercontinental Champion, defeating local worker Josh Daniels in his first round match. The following day in New York City, Naito was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinal stage by MVP. Upon their return to Japan, Takahashi turned on Naito on May 26, effectively dissolving No Limit and turning Naito face.

Naito in February 2012

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess%C3%A8ges_station

Bessèges station

Bessèges station

La gare de Bessèges (terminus de la fr:ligne Alès-Bessèges) Photo prise par Vpe en mai 2009. photographie personnelle, si vous voulez utiliser cette image, merci d'en indiquer la source.

Bessèges is a former railway station in Bessèges, Occitanie, France. The station is located on the Bessèges–Robiac railway. The station was served by TER services to Alès operated by the SNCF. It was closed in 2012.

Bessèges is a former railway station in Bessèges, Occitanie, France. The station is located on the Bessèges–Robiac railway. The station was served by TER (local) services to Alès operated by the SNCF. It was closed in 2012.

Bessèges railway station

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Garedebesseges.JPG

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_City,_Ohio

Junction City, Ohio

Junction City, Ohio

Adapted from Wikipedia's OH county maps by Catbar.

Location of Junction City, Ohio

Junction City is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 819 at the 2010 census.

Junction City is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 819 at the 2010 census.

Location of Junction City, Ohio

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

Noordwijk

Personalities and public figures in Noordwijk

Noordwijk / Personalities and public figures in Noordwijk

Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.45 km² of which 15.97 km² is water and had a population of 42,859 in 2019. On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwijkerhout became part of Noordwijk. Besides its beaches, Noordwijk is also known for its bulb flower fields. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region". Noordwijk is also the location of the headquarters for the European Space Research and Technology Centre, part of the European Space Agency. ESA's visitors' centre Space Expo is a permanent space exhibition.

Public figures who lived in Noordwijk or sought recovery were Thomas Mann, Maria Montessori (buried in Noordwijk) among others, the entrepreneur Alfred Heineken, ex-Empress Soraya, the poet Henriette Roland Holst, the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, the writer Stefan George, the pianist Pia Beck , the tenor Jacques Urlus, the writer Margriet de Moor as well as painters and artists such as Marinus Gidding, Gerard van der Laan, Max Liebermann, Daniël Noteboom, Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller and known film actors. The landscape painter Ludolph Berkemeier (buried in Noordwijk) moved in 1896 to Noordwijk. His paintings are in the style of the Hague School. Noordwijk is also home of football coach Louis van Gaal. In March 2014, the US President Barack Obama and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping stayed in Noordwijk Part of Martin Ritt's adaptation of John le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), starring Richard Burton, was filmed at Koningin Astrid Boulevard in Noordwijk. This is where Burton's character Alec Leamas is taken for initial interrogation after appearing to defect to the East.

Max Liebermann (1906): Dune near Nordwijk with child.

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

United Gas Corporation

Rapid Rise

United Gas Corporation / Rapid Rise

English: I took photo of Louisiana State Office Building in Shreveport, LA, using Canon camera.

United Gas Corporation was a major oil company from its inception in 1930 to its hostile takeover and subsequent forced merger with Pennzoil in 1968. Headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, United and its major subsidiaries, Union Producing Company, United Gas Pipeline Company, Atlas Processing, UGC Instruments, and Duval Mining, performed integrated exploration, production, processing, and distribution of oil and natural gas and other raw materials. Second only to Gulf Oil in size and scope, United Gas was one of the first natural gas transmission companies. In 1968, United was merged into Pennzoil, and the firm was renamed Pennzoil United, Inc. The retail gas distribution assets of United were spun off into Entex Energy in 1970. United Gas Pipeline stock was distributed to Pennzoil shareholders in 1974, and that company was eventually restructured as United Energy Resources, Inc., which was, in turn, acquired by Midcon Corporation.

In the 1930s, an FTC investigation revealed that four dominant holding companies controlled 60% of natural gas produced and 58% of total pipeline mileage. One of these big four companies was the United Gas Corporation. On January 19, 1940, United Gas Pipe Line Company became the first pipeline company to handle 1,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas in one day. United proved to be a pioneer in the gas delivery industry. To provide raw supplies to its markets, United and its pipeline contractors pioneered the construction of natural-gas gathering lines across marshlands and open water. In 1941, United Gas and Houston firm, Brown & Root built the first large-diameter submarine pipeline, spanning 25 miles across Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans. The techniques employed by United and Brown & Root became industry standard. United then turned its attention offshore, extending its pipeline to Eugene Island south of St. Mary Parish. The Post-World War II era saw United's rise accelerate, as regional markets for cheap natural gas appeared and expanded. By 1947, United Gas was the largest gas company in the Southwest. In that same year, several United employees left the company to form Texas Eastern Transmission Co., including manager, Reginald Hargrove, general counsel, George Naff, and assistant chief engineer, Baxter Goodrich. Texas Eastern became a dominant pipeline player in its own right, and, in exchange for releasing the employees, United was guaranteed another market for its gas production and supply. The close relationship between the two companies would interest the Justice Department over the ensuing years. Hargrove would ultimately perish in a tragic airplane accident, occurring when a seaplane owned by United Gas crashed into the treetops outside of Shreveport during the return from a three-day duck hunting trip hosted by United Gas. The crash killed 12 people, including six prominent Shreveporters and Dallas resident Thomas E. Braniff, president of Braniff Airways. Shreveport leaders killed in the crash were Hargrove, financier Justin R. Querbes, Sr., Interstate Electric President Randolph Querbes, Sr., Atlas Processing Chairman John B. Atkins, Sr., Goldring’s Vice President E. Bernard Weiss, and independent oil producer J.P. Evans. Henry Goodrich, another United Gas alumnus employed by subsidiary Union Producing as an exploration geologist, would go on to form Goodrich Petroleum Corporation. On July 6, 1949, United Gas Corporation was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with an initial listing of 10,700,000 shares. By the early 1950s, United Gas owned and operated an extensive pipeline system stretching across the Gulf South. Annual reports indicated that, in 1953, United owned and operated more than 9,000 field and transmission lines that distributed more than 800,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas annually to 309 cities, towns, and communities. Of the approximately 18 pipeline systems built in the region, United owned five.

The Louisiana State Office Building in Shreveport was originally the headquarters of the former United Gas Corporation.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_%26_Thomas

Howell & Thomas

Howell & Thomas

English: Front of Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, located at 129 W. Mound Street in Circleville, Ohio, United States. Built in 1866, the church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Howell & Thomas was an American architectural partnership formed by Carl Howell and J. William Thomas in Columbus, Ohio and later Cleveland, Ohio, that designed many residences for wealthy clients between 1908 and 1930. The partners were classmates at University of Pennsylvania and first established their practice in Columbus, Ohio. They designed homes for the Euclid Golf subdivision along Fairmont Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, built on the site of John D. Rockefeller's once private course. A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works include: Broad Street Apartments, 880–886 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH, NRHP-listed Gannett Building, 55 Exchange St. Rochester, NY, NRHP-listed Labold House and Gardens, 633 Fourth St. Portsmouth, OH, NRHP-listed Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, 129 W. Mound St. Circleville, OH, NRHP-listed Zanesville YWCA, 49 N. 6th St. Zanesville, OH, NRHP-listed

Howell & Thomas was an American architectural partnership formed by Carl Howell and J. William Thomas in Columbus, Ohio and later Cleveland, Ohio, that designed many residences for wealthy clients between 1908 and 1930. The partners were classmates at University of Pennsylvania and first established their practice in Columbus, Ohio. They designed homes for the Euclid Golf subdivision along Fairmont Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, built on the site of John D. Rockefeller's once private course. A number of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works include: Broad Street Apartments, 880–886 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH (Howell & Thomas), NRHP-listed Gannett Building, 55 Exchange St. Rochester, NY (Howell & Thomas), NRHP-listed Labold House and Gardens, 633 Fourth St. Portsmouth, OH (Howell & Thomas), NRHP-listed Saint Philip's Episcopal Church, 129 W. Mound St. Circleville, OH (Howell & Thomas), NRHP-listed Zanesville YWCA, 49 N. 6th St. Zanesville, OH (Howell & Thomas), NRHP-listed

St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Circleville

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

Gibraltar Conservatives

2009

Gibraltar Conservatives / History / 2009

Gibraltar National Day_022

The Conservative Party in Gibraltar is the part of the Conservative Party that operates in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is a branch of the South West Region of the Conservative Party. The party does not field candidates in the local elections in the territory, and only stands candidates for the European Parliament constituency of South West England and Gibraltar.

The Conservatives won with 51% of the votes.

David Cameron speaking at the Gibraltar National Day by video link in 2013.

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

Miyada Station

Miyada Station

日本語: 宮田駅

Miyada Station is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Miyada, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Miyada Station (宮田駅, Miyada-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the village of Miyada, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Miyada Station in February 2006

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

Anoeta Stadium

History and uses

Anoeta Stadium / History and uses

Anoeta II. Français : Biarritz olympique Pays basque. Biarritz olympique v Ospreys 10 avril 2010. Anoeta Coupe d'Europe 2010. Quart de finale à San Sebastian.

Anoeta Stadium, currently known as the Reale Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain that was inaugurated in 1993. The stadium lies at the Anoeta Sports Complex, and is mostly used for football matches where La Liga side Real Sociedad contest their home games. The total seating capacity of the stadium, which was originally 32,000, was restricted to around 26,800 due to redevelopment works; its capacity for the September 2019 completion has been quoted as 39,500 seats, making it the 11th-largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd-largest in the Basque Country.

It is the third home stadium of Real Sociedad preceded by Ondarreta (1909–1913), and Atocha (1913–1993). The external concourse area features a bust of the late Alberto Ormaetxea, the club's manager during their successful early 1980s period. Real Sociedad's Basque rivals, Athletic Bilbao, were also permitted to use Anoeta for their first home game of the 2013–14 La Liga season, as their own new ground (San Mames) was still under construction. The stadium has also occasionally hosted matches of the Basque Country national football team. In recent years, it has also been used for concerts, and for occasional Heineken Cup rugby union fixtures by nearby Top 14 club Biarritz Olympique (based in France but very near to San Sebastian). Since the 2009–10 Top 14 season, both Biarritz and fellow Pays Basque club Aviron Bayonnais took home matches to the Anoeta, which is the closest large stadium to their towns. Four of the unofficial Basque Country team's friendly fixtures have been held at the stadium (1993, 1998, 2004, 2012).\ When the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals and on were held in the Basque Country, the Anoeta hosted the final.

Rugby game at Anoeta

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

Asia

History

Asia / History

Personally drew in routes myself using MS Paint and references: http://www.silkroadproject.org/silkroad/map.html and http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-jostenge/banas.htm. This image does not include silk routes to Karakorum. Free On-line Map: http://www.freeworldmaps.net ... ancient Silk Road routes

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population, but also dense and large settlements, as well as vast barely populated regions. Its 4.5 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity.

The history of Asia can be seen as the distinct histories of several peripheral coastal regions: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, linked by the interior mass of the Central Asian steppes. The coastal periphery was home to some of the world's earliest known civilizations, each of them developing around fertile river valleys. The civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and the Yellow River shared many similarities. These civilizations may well have exchanged technologies and ideas such as mathematics and the wheel. Other innovations, such as writing, seem to have been developed individually in each area. Cities, states and empires developed in these lowlands. The central steppe region had long been inhabited by horse-mounted nomads who could reach all areas of Asia from the steppes. The earliest postulated expansion out of the steppe is that of the Indo-Europeans, who spread their languages into the Middle East, South Asia, and the borders of China, where the Tocharians resided. The northernmost part of Asia, including much of Siberia, was largely inaccessible to the steppe nomads, owing to the dense forests, climate and tundra. These areas remained very sparsely populated. The center and the peripheries were mostly kept separated by mountains and deserts. The Caucasus and Himalaya mountains and the Karakum and Gobi deserts formed barriers that the steppe horsemen could cross only with difficulty. While the urban city dwellers were more advanced technologically and socially, in many cases they could do little in a military aspect to defend against the mounted hordes of the steppe. However, the lowlands did not have enough open grasslands to support a large horsebound force; for this and other reasons, the nomads who conquered states in China, India, and the Middle East often found themselves adapting to the local, more affluent societies. The Islamic Caliphate's defeats of the Byzantine and Persian empires led to West Asia and southern parts of Central Asia and western parts of South Asia under its control during its conquests of the 7th century. The Mongol Empire conquered a large part of Asia in the 13th century, an area extending from China to Europe. Before the Mongol invasion, Song dynasty reportedly had approximately 120 million citizens; the 1300 census which followed the invasion reported roughly 60 million people. The Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, is thought to have originated in the arid plains of central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road. The Russian Empire began to expand into Asia from the 17th century, and would eventually take control of all of Siberia and most of Central Asia by the end of the 19th century. The Ottoman Empire controlled Anatolia, most of the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans from the mid 16th century onwards. In the 17th century, the Manchu conquered China and established the Qing dynasty. The Islamic Mughal Empire and the Hindu Maratha Empire controlled much of India in the 16th and 18th centuries respectively. The Empire of Japan controlled most of East Asia and much of Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Pacific islands until the end of World War II.

The Silk Road connected civilizations across Asia[39]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_Rock_%26_Metal_Singles_Chart_number_ones_of_2011

List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2011

Chart history

List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2011 / Chart history

Català: El grup anglès de rock Muse en directe al Big Day Out 2010 a Melbourne, Austràlia

The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal songs in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each track's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 2011, there were 20 singles that topped the 53 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was 2003's "Christmas Time" by The Darkness, which topped the chart published on Boxing Day 2010. "Christmas Time" was also the final number-one single of the year, topping the final chart of the year published on Christmas Day. The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2011 was "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, which spent ten weeks at number one across three different spells. "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence was number one for five weeks in 2011, while the band also topped the chart with "My Immortal" and "What You Want". Muse spent seven weeks at number one with "Feeling Good", as did Foo Fighters with "Walk", "Best of You" and "Arlandria". My Chemical Romance were number one for five weeks in 2011, four of which were with "Sing".

Muse spent seven weeks atop the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 2011 with their cover of "Feeling Good".

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

Naphegy

History

Naphegy / History

Aba-Novak home, en:Vilmos Aba Novák Magyar: Aba-Novák Vilmos domborműves emléktábla (Paulikovics Iván, 2004). - Magyarország, Budapest, Várkerület, Naphegy városrész, Zsolt utca 7.

Naphegy is a hill and neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of Krisztinaváros and administratively belongs to the 1st District.

The history of Naphegy is inseparable from that of the neighboring Tabán and Gellérthegy. In the Middle Ages the hill was called Nyárshegy ("Stake Hill"), probably referring to its function as a scaffold. (The name is preserved in the name of today's Nyárs Street, where the traitor Lieutenant Conrad Fink – who, during the 1686 siege of Buda, planned to surrender the Castle of Buda to the Pasha of Fehérvár – was executed in 1687.) In 1686 Buda was freed from the Turks. Naphegy played a vital role in this: from the hill the castle walls could be kept under incessant cannon fire. In the 17th–18th centuries newly settled Serbs resurrected viticulture in the area. (The phylloxera epidemic of the 1880s brought vinegrowing to the end.) The slopes of the hill remained unbuilt for centuries. A map by Benedict J. from 1896 shows the hill still unbuilt at that time. On a map from 1885 five streets of Naphegy are mentioned: Mészáros (Butcher), Gellérthegy ("Gellért Hill"), Naphegy, Lisznyai and Czakó Streets. The area bordered by these streets was still unbuilt. The immediate surroundings of today's Naphegy tér were still empty according to the Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, published in 1905, but the Révai Lexicon published between 1910–1914 shows the whole area built up. Most of the buildings on Naphegy today were built between 1910–1939. The history of Naphegy is inseparable from that of the neighboring Tabán district. After the 1930 urban planning in Budapest, only a few old Tabán houses were left in the Naphegy area; one of them was the Tabán school, destroyed during the battle of Budapest, January 1945. Today a sports field is found where once the school had been. The events of World War II in this area can be followed from the diaries and memoirs of its inhabitants. László Deseő, who was 15 years old in 1944, lived in 32 Mészáros Street with his family. This was one of the most heavily attacked areas because of its proximity to the Southern Railway Station and the strategical importance of the hill. Deseő kept a diary throughout the siege. The memoirs of András Németh also describe the siege and the bombing of the empty school building which he and his fellow soldiers used as an observation post shortly before. After 1945 the pupils from Naphegy attended the Krisztina Téri Iskola (Christina Square Grade School), while the new school in Lisznyai Street was under construction. In 1953 the MTI (Hungarian News Agency) moved to its new headquarters atop Naphegy. One of the houses typical of old Tabán can be seen on the corner of Czakó and Aladár Streets. Before 1953 there was a similar house in place of today's Lisznyai Street School. Duna TV, the first satellite TV channel of Hungary began broadcasting on December 24, 1992. Originally based in the Róna Street building of Mafilm, the staff moved to the Mészáros Street of Naphegy in 1994.

Vilmos Aba Novák painter-s home Budapest, Zsolt utca 7.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election

2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election

Opening of the campaign

2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election / Opening of the campaign

Simon Hughes MP addressing a Liberal Democrat conference in the ACC, Liverpool

Middle-aged man with a serious expression in a suit.

In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir Menzies Campbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom. On 5 January 2006, following a period of heavy speculation about both his leadership and his personal life, party leader Charles Kennedy called for a leadership contest to allow party members to decide if his leadership should continue. On 7 January 2006, following public pressure from many prominent Liberal Democrats to stand down, including twenty-five Members of Parliament who publicly announced they would refuse to serve on the party's frontbench if he did not stand aside, Kennedy announced that he would not be standing in the leadership election, resigning as party leader with immediate effect. Four candidates declared their intention to stand: Campbell, then interim leader; home affairs spokesman Mark Oaten; the party's President, Simon Hughes; and treasury spokesman Chris Huhne. Oaten garnered little support from colleagues and withdrew from the contest, confessing two days later to a sexual relationship with a male prostitute.

When Kennedy called the election, no one else declared themselves as candidates, with several possible contenders explicitly saying they would not stand against him. However, within an hour of Kennedy's resignation and withdrawal from the contest, Menzies Campbell declared his intention to stand and rapidly garnered support from party heavyweights. Early speculation surrounded the positions of the two other favourites, Simon Hughes and Mark Oaten, both of whom had initially declined to say whether they would enter the contest. Most of the other candidates given serious consideration by the media said they were not standing. John Hemming, the MP for Birmingham Yardley, said he was contemplating standing to prevent a "coronation", but was considered a rank outsider – he later dropped out and backed Campbell. After Kennedy's withdrawal, there was also speculation as to whether the Parliamentary party would seek a single candidate to avoid a contest, an option initially mooted by Mark Oaten, or whether a leadership campaign would be a good thing for the party. Campbell was soon seen as the most likely person to be a unity candidate. Although Kennedy had decried in his resignation speech the simplification of debates within the party as being solely between left and right, each candidate was seen to draw support from one area of the party. Hughes was identified with the left of the party and was described as being more popular with activists than his fellow MPs. Oaten was seen to be on the right of the party, associated with the Orange Book group. Campbell was seen as more centrist, but identified by those on the right as being sympathetic to them; he was the bookmakers' favourite on the evening of 7 January and remained in pole position for most of the contest. Being older, Campbell was seen as a possible shorter-term leader who would vacate the post after the next General Election, which would suit the leadership ambitions of some younger and newer members of the Parliamentary party. The election of David Cameron as leader of the Conservatives focused questions on Campbell's age: old enough to be Cameron's father, was he too old for modern politics or did his seniority give him an advantage, a welcome contrast to Cameron? Another issue early in the campaign was the extent to which the potential candidates had conspired to bring about Kennedy's downfall. Campbell's backers stressed his authority, his experience and how respected he was even beyond the party. He was described as a unity candidate who could lead the party out of a troubled period. His detractors pointed out that his experience was largely in foreign policy and described him as an unknown when it came to domestic issues. The implication was that he would lead the party in a more market liberal direction, especially given that his support included prominent figures on the right of the party like David Laws and Nick Clegg. His detractors also questioned whether he was sufficiently supportive of Kennedy prior to the resignation. Hughes's supporters also stressed his Parliamentary experience (he had been an MP longer than Campbell), charisma and his very large majority (over Lembit Öpik) in the poll of party members for the post of President two years previously. In policy terms, Hughes's opposition to any role for the market in health and education was cited. Oaten was also seen to be to the right and talked of modernising the party. He attacked the "nanny state" instincts of the Labour government. However, the bookmakers favoured Campbell and Hughes over him. Oaten subsequently withdrew having gained minimal support amongst MPs. Chris Huhne, an MP since 2005 but a Member of the European Parliament for six years prior to that, entered the contest last, stressing his green policies. He soon gathered support, overtaking Oaten in the betting markets. Subsequent to his withdrawal from the contest, it was revealed by a newspaper that Oaten had repeatedly visited a male prostitute. Oaten resigned his frontbench position. Hughes was also forced to admit previously having

Simon Hughes, the party's president, also stood.

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

Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex

Modules

Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex / Modules

English: Screencap from NASA 3D model. I removed the USOS radiators in order to get a better view of ROS. No visiting vehicles are shown in this image.

The Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex was a 2009–2017 Russian proposed third-generation modular space station for Low Earth orbit. The concept was to use OPSEK to assemble components of crewed interplanetary spacecraft destined for Mars, the Moon, and possibly Saturn. The returning crew could also recover on the station before landing on Earth. Thus, in the concept, OPSEK could form part of a future network of stations supporting crewed exploration of the Solar System. In early plans, the station was to consist initially of several modules from the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station. However, in September 2017, the head of Roscosmos Igor Komarov said that the technical feasibility of separating the station to form OPSEK had been studied and there were now "no plans to separate the Russian segment from the ISS ... We keep the same position, that we should work on the ISS together with our partners."

Expected Russian Orbital Segment modules around the time of OPSEK separation (2020 or later) arranged by launch dates: 2000, Zvezda (DOS-8) - potential part of OPSEK 2009, Poisk (MRM-2) - potential part of OPSEK Poisk (Russian: По́иск; lit. Search), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2), Малый исследовательский модуль 2, or МИМ 2. Poisk is a Russian airlock module with two identical hatches. Its predecessor, Pirs, is used to store, service, and refurbish Russian Orlan suits. The outermost docking ports on both airlocks allow docking of Soyuz and Progress spacecraft, and the automatic transfer of propellants to and from storage on the station. 2020, Nauka (FGB-2) - to form part of OPSEK Nauka (Russian: Нау́ка; lit. Science), also known as the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) or FGB-2, (Russian: Многофункциональный лабораторный модуль, or МЛМ), is the major Russian laboratory module. This module will be separated from the ISS before de-orbit with support modules to become the OPSEK space station. It contains an additional set of life support systems and orientation control. Nauka's mission has changed over time; during the mid-1990s it was intended as a backup for the first FGB, and later as a universal docking module (UDM). Its docking ports will be able to support automatic docking of both spacecraft, additional modules and fuel transfer. Prior to the arrival of the MLM, a Progress robotic spacecraft will dock with the ISS PIRS module, depart with that module, and both will be discarded. Nauka will then use its own engines to attach itself to the ROS after 2014. The European Robotic Arm, which will service the Russian Orbital Segment, will be launched alongside the MLM. 2020, Uzlovoy Module - to form part of OPSEK Node Module (UM)/(NM) This 4-ton ball shaped module will support the docking of two scientific and power modules during the final stage of the station assembly and provide the Russian segment additional docking ports to receive Soyuz TMA (transportation modified anthropometric) and Progress M spacecraft. NM is to be incorporated into the ISS in 2016. It will be integrated with a special version of the Progress cargo ship and launched by a standard Soyuz rocket. The Progress would use its own propulsion and flight control system to deliver and dock the Node Module to the nadir (Earth-facing) docking port of the Nauka MLM/FGB-2 module. One port is equipped with an active hybrid docking port, which enables docking with the MLM module. The remaining five ports are passive hybrids, enabling docking of Soyuz and Progress vehicles, as well as heavier modules and future spacecraft with modified docking systems. More importantly, the node module was conceived to serve as the only permanent element of OPSEK. Equipped with six docking ports, the Node Module would serve as a single permanent core of the future station with all other modules coming and going as their life span and mission required. Uzlovoy will be launched after Nauka MLM; launch dates will be 2017 or later 2022, Science and Power Module 1 (NEM-1) - to form part of OPSEK.

Computer generated image of the ROS after Nauka docking.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Knight

James L. Knight

James L. Knight

James_L_Knight_portrait

James Landon Knight was an American newspaper publisher and co-founder of the Knight Ridder group of newspapers. He was also co-founder of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with his brother John S. Knight. The James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida is named in his honor. He caught a then-record 585-pound blue marlin in 1964 on a fishing trip that saw the sinking of the family's 75-foot pleasure boat.

James Landon Knight (July 21, 1909 – February 5, 1991) was an American newspaper publisher and co-founder of the Knight Ridder group of newspapers. He was also co-founder of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with his brother John S. Knight. The James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida is named in his honor. He caught a then-record 585-pound blue marlin in 1964 on a fishing trip that saw the sinking of the family's 75-foot pleasure boat.

Knight in 1969

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

Old Port of Marseille

Points of interest around the Old Port

Old Port of Marseille / Points of interest around the Old Port

English: Old harbour of Marseille, at night, seen from the Pharo park. This picture is a mosaic of 4 landscape pictures taken at 59mm (35mm equiv.), f/8.0, 10 sec and ISO 100. Sitching was done with Hugin and Enblend.Français : Vieux port de Marseille, vu depuis le parc du Pharo. Ce panorama a été réalisé à partir de 4 images format paysage, prises à 59mm (équiv. 35mm), f/8.0, 10 sec et ISO 100. Le collage a été réalisé avec Hugin et Enblend.

The Old Port of Marseille is at the end of the Canebière, the major street of Marseille. It has been the natural harbour of the city since antiquity and is now the main popular place in Marseille. It became mainly pedestrian in 2013.

St. Victor's Abbey, on the south side of the Old Port, one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in France. the Phare de Sainte Marie, a lighthouse. the Canebière, situated at the far end of the Old Port on the Quai des Belges. the Hôtel de Ville (town hall). the historic ferry, plying between opposite sides of the Old Port. the Roman Dock Museum. the Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, MUCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean civilizations)

Old port of Marseille, at night, seen from the Pharo park

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Donkey_(Boston)

Democratic Donkey (Boston)

Democratic Donkey (Boston)

English: This statue of a donkey, found by preservationist Roger Webb in an antique market in Florence, was placed in front of Boston's Old City Hall in 1998. (The story that it represents the Democratic Party, the dominant one in Boston politics for over a century, is apocryphal; apparently Webb, who owns the building, just liked the look of it).

A statue of a donkey, sometimes called Democratic Donkey, is installed outside Boston's Old City Hall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Roger Webb acquired the bronze sculpture in Florence, Italy. It was installed outside Old City Hall in 1998.

A statue of a donkey, sometimes called Democratic Donkey, is installed outside Boston's Old City Hall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Roger Webb acquired the bronze sculpture in Florence, Italy. It was installed outside Old City Hall in 1998.

The statue in 2018

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_de_San_Agust%C3%ADn,_Lima

Iglesia de San Agustín, Lima

Iglesia de San Agustín, Lima

Español: Iglesia de San Agustín, Lima, PerúEnglish: Church of St Agustin, Lima, Peru

The Basilica and Convent of San Agustín is located in the historic centre of Lima, in front of the square of the same name, and a few blocks from the Plaza Mayor of the capital. Its care is, since its foundation, run by the Augustinian friars, and belongs to the Province of Our Lady of Grace of Peru.

The Basilica and Convent of San Agustín is located in the historic centre of Lima, in front of the square of the same name, and a few blocks from the Plaza Mayor of the capital. Its care is, since its foundation, run by the Augustinian friars, and belongs to the Province of Our Lady of Grace of Peru.

Detail of the main entrance of the Church of San Agustin.

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

Tomb of the Julii

Tomb of the Julii

The popularly named "Tomb of the Julii" survives in the Vatican Necropolis beneath St. Peter's Basilica. The serendipitous discovery near the crypt has a vaulted ceiling bearing a mosaic depicting Helios with an aureole riding in his chariot, within a framing of rinceaux of vine leaves, which are not given their usual pagan Dionysiac reading in this context but are related to the True Vine imagery of Gospel of John 15.1. The mosaic is dated to the late 3rd century to early 4th century. Other mosaics in this tomb depicting Jonah and the whale, the good shepherd carrying a lamb, and fishermen have encouraged its interpretation as a Christian tomb. This tomb was first discovered in 1574 AD when workmen accidentally broke through the ceiling while conducting some floor alterations in the basilica. The inside was briefly explored and documented before the opening was sealed over once more.

The popularly named "Tomb of the Julii" (Mausoleum "M") survives in the Vatican Necropolis beneath St. Peter's Basilica. The serendipitous discovery near the crypt has a vaulted ceiling bearing a mosaic depicting Helios (Roman Sol Invictus) with an aureole riding in his chariot, within a framing of rinceaux of vine leaves, which are not given their usual pagan Dionysiac reading in this context but are related to the True Vine imagery of Gospel of John 15.1. The mosaic is dated to the late 3rd century to early 4th century. Other mosaics in this tomb depicting Jonah and the whale, the good shepherd carrying a lamb (the kriophoros motif), and fishermen have encouraged its interpretation as a Christian tomb. This tomb was first discovered in 1574 AD when workmen accidentally broke through the ceiling while conducting some floor alterations in the basilica. The inside was briefly explored and documented before the opening was sealed over once more.

Detail of the mosaic

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_Park,_South_Carolina

Homeland Park, South Carolina

Homeland Park, South Carolina

Adapted from Wikipedia's SC county maps by Seth Ilys.

Location of Homeland Park, South Carolina

Homeland Park is a census-designated place in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,296 at the 2010 census.

Homeland Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,296 at the 2010 census.

Location of Homeland Park, South Carolina

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

Erwin Rommel

Posthumous honours

Erwin Rommel / Posthumous honours

Deutsch: Generalfeldmarschall-Rommel-Denkmal in Heidenheim (Brenz)

Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel was a German general and military theorist. Popularly known as the Desert Fox, he served as field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, as well as serving in the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, and the army of Imperial Germany. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in World War I and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his actions on the Italian Front. In 1937 he published his classic book on military tactics, Infantry Attacks, drawing on his experiences in that war. In World War II, he distinguished himself as the commander of the 7th Panzer Division during the 1940 invasion of France. His leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African campaign established his reputation as one of the ablest tank commanders of the war, and earned him the nickname der Wüstenfuchs, "the Desert Fox". Among his British adversaries he had a reputation for chivalry, and his phrase "war without hate" has been used to describe the North African campaign.

The German Army's largest base, the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf, is named in his honour; at the dedication in 1961 his widow Lucie and son Manfred Rommel were guests of honour. The Rommel Barracks, Dornstadt, was also named for him in 1965. A third base named for him, the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Osterode, closed in 2004. A German Navy Lütjens-class destroyer, Rommel, was named for him in 1969 and christened by his widow; the ship was decommissioned in 1998. Numerous streets in Germany, especially in Rommel's home state of Baden-Württemberg, are named in his honor, including the street near where his last home was located. The Rommel Memorial was erected in Heidenheim in 1961. The Rommel Museum opened in 1989 in the Villa Lindenhof in Herrlingen; there is also a Rommel Museum in Mersa Matruh in Egypt which opened in 1977, and which is located in one of Rommel's former headquarters; various other localities and establishments in Mersa Matruh, including Rommel Beach, are also named for Rommel. The reason for the naming is that he respected the Bedouins' traditions and the sanctity of their homes (he always kept his troops at least 2 kilometers from their houses) and refused to poison the wells against the Allies, fearing doing so would harm the population. In Italy, the annual marathon tour "Rommel Trail", which is sponsored by the Protezione Civile and the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia through its tourism agency, celebrates Rommel and the Battle of Caporetto. The naming and sponsoring (at that time by the center-left PD) was criticized by the politician Giuseppe Civati in 2017.

Memorial to Erwin Rommel in Heidenheim, Germany

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_US_Cr%C3%A9teil-Lusitanos_season

2010–11 US Créteil-Lusitanos season

Coaching staff

2010–11 US Créteil-Lusitanos season / Club / Coaching staff

Français : Panorama du stade Dominique-Duvauchelle (Créteil)

The 2010–11 US Créteil-Lusitanos season is French semi-professional football club US Créteil-Lusitanos's 74th season of competitive football in France. Créteil will participate in the Championnat National, the third division of French football under the helm of new manager Hubert Velud who replaces Laurent Fournier after his failure to achieve promotion to Ligue 2. The club will also participate in the Coupe de France.

Last updated: 3 June Source: uscl.fr

Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, current stadia of Créteil.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_County,_Oklahoma

Love County, Oklahoma

Geography

Love County, Oklahoma / Geography

English: Water tower in Love County, Oklahoma, located along Interstate Highway 35

Love County is a county on the southern border of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,423. Its county seat is Marietta. The county was created at statehood in 1907 and named for Overton Love, a prominent Chickasaw farmer, entrepreneur and politician. For tourism purposes, the Oklahoma Department of Tourism includes Love County in 'Chickasaw Country'. Love County is also part of the Texoma region.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 532 square miles (1,380 km²), of which 514 square miles (1,330 km²) is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) (3.5%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Oklahoma by land area. Love County is within the Red River Plains physiographic region, with a rolling to hilly topography. The Red River and its tributaries Simon Creek, Walnut Bayou, Hickory Creek and Mud Creek drain the county. Lake Murray is on the northeastern border and Lake Texoma is on the southern border.

Water tower in Love County

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

Pierre de la Vergne

Pierre de la Vergne

Français : Cardinal Pierre de la Vergne

Pierre de la Vergne, aka Pierre de Veruche, Pierre Verneyo, Pierre Veruco, Pierre Verrujo or Pierre Veroche, Latin Petrus de Vernio died 6 October 1403 in Avignon was a French cardinal.

Pierre de la Vergne, aka Pierre de Veruche, Pierre Verneyo, Pierre Veruco, Pierre Verrujo or Pierre Veroche, Latin Petrus de Vernio (died 6 October 1403 in Avignon was a French cardinal.

Engraving of de la Vergne

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

Sacred grove

Ancient Near East

Sacred grove / In history / Ancient Near East

Русский: Древние оливы в Гефсимании, Иерусалим.

A sacred grove or sacred woods are any grove of trees that are of special religious importance to a particular culture. Sacred groves feature in various cultures throughout the world. They were important features of the mythological landscape and cult practice of Celtic, Baltic, Germanic, ancient Greek, Near Eastern, Roman, and Slavic polytheism, and continue to occur in locations such as India, Japan, and West Africa. Examples of sacred groves include the Greco-Roman temenos, various Germanic words for sacred groves, and the Celtic nemeton, which was largely but not exclusively associated with Druidic practice. During the Northern Crusades, there was a common practice of building churches on the sites of sacred groves. The Lakota and various other North American tribes consider particular forests or other natural landmarks to be sacred. Singular trees which a community deems to hold religious significance are known as sacred trees.

There are two mentions on this tradition in the Bible: Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there the name of God. —Genesis 21:33 and where the women wove hangings for the grove. —II Kings 23:7 Excavations at Labraunda have revealed a large shrine assumed to be that of Zeus Stratios mentioned by Herodotus as a large sacred grove of plane trees sacred to Carians. In Syria, there was a grove sacred to Adonis at Afqa.

Olive trees can attain impressive age, as here at Gethsemane

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

Ramcharitmanas

Bāl Kāṇḍ

Ramcharitmanas / Narrative / Bāl Kāṇḍ

English: Image showing the birth of the four divine sons of King Dasaratha. Dasaratha ruled a land called Koshala in northern India and his capital was Ayodha. In this image, Dasaratha is seated under a white canopy. Inside the palace, on the top floor to the left is Queen Sumitra with her twins. On the top floor to the right is Queen Kausalya with Rama. On the bottom floor is Queen Kaikeyi with Bharata. Meanwhile in the street, the people of Ayodhya dance and sing in the streets in celebration at the royal births.(Ramayana from Udaipur)

Ramcharitmanas, is an epic poem in the Awadhi language, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas. The word Ramcharitmanas literally means "Lake of the deeds of Rama". It is considered one of the greatest works of Awadhi literature. The work has variously been acclaimed as "the living sum of Indian culture", "the tallest tree in the magic garden of medieval Indian poetry", "the greatest book of all devotional literature" and "the best and most trustworthy guide to the popular living faith of the Indian people". Tulsidas. Tulsidas was a great scholar of Sanskrit. However, he wanted the story of Rama to be accessible to the general public, as many Apabhramsa languages had evolved from Sanskrit and at that time few people could understand Sanskrit. In order to make the story of Rama as accessible to the layman as to the scholar, Tulsidas chose to write in Awadhi which was the language of general parlance in large parts of north India at the time. Tradition has it that Tulsidas had to face a lot of criticism from the Sanskrit scholars of Varanasi for being a bhasha poet.

The Child Episode Tulsidas begins the story with an invocation to various deities, his guru and saints who have preceded him and those who will succeed him in the future. Homage is paid to Valmiki for bringing the Ramayana to the devotees of Rama. Next are introduced and praised the various characters of the epic beginning with the birthplace of Rama, the holy city of Ayodhya. Praises are bestowed on Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya and Rama's father and his queens Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra. Tulsidas then praises King Janaka (the father-in-law of Rama), and his family. He goes on to praise the brothers of Rama - Bharata, Lakshman & Shatrughna and sings the glories of Hanuman, the constant companion to Rama, Sugriva, the monkey king and Jambavan, the leader of bears. Next, the characters of Sita and Rama are introduced. The story of Ramcharitmanas is then underway. It begins with the meeting of two sages - Bharadwaj and Yajnavalkya. Bharadwaj asks Yajnavalkya to narrate in detail the story of Rama. Yajnavalkya begins with how Shiva came about retelling the story of Rama to his wife Parvati. (The great story of Sati's self-immolation, the destruction of her father Daksha's sacrifice, the rebirth of Sati as Parvati and her marriage to Shiva). Shiva explains five different reasons as to why Rama incarnated on earth in different ages Kalpa (aeon). Each of these stories is discussed in detail, with the primary message being that Rama incarnated on earth to protect the righteous who follow the path of Dharma. The story then moves to the birth of Ravana and his brothers. Post this point, the narration is done at different times by Shiva, Yajnavalkya, Kakbhushundi and Tulsidas. The story now moves to the abode of Brahma where Brahma and the other Hindu Devas are found mulling on the ways to rid the earth of Ravana and his excesses. Unable to find a solution, they pray to Shiva and ask him for his guidance on where to find the supreme God who will come to their rescue. Shiva tells them that they don't need to go anywhere to find the Supreme God for he resides in the hearts of his devotees. All the Devas then Pray to the supreme Brahman/Vishnu to rid the earth of the demons wreaking havoc on men as well as Devas. Brahman shows compassion to all and announces in an Akashvani that he will be born in the Sun Dynasty to save the Devas and His devotees from the demons. The story then moves to Ayodhya. One fine day, Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya, realizes that he has become old and still issueless. He conveys his distress to sage Vasistha, the family guru, and seeks the way forward. Vasistha comforts Dasharatha and tells him that he will have four sons. Vasistha requests Rishyasringa to perform the Putrakām yajna (vedic yajna for the birth of sons). Tulsidas states that the birth of Rama and his brothers took place on the ninth day of the Chaitra month. It was the fortnight of the moon, known as the shukla period. The story then moves on and Rama and his brothers are now grown-up boys. The sage Vishvamitra arrives at Dasharatha's royal court where the King receives his eminent guest with great honour. Sage Vishvamitra lived in the forest and was performing great sacrifices. However, the demons Maricha and Subahu would always desecrate the ceremonial offerings. He knew that Rama had taken birth on earth to protect his devotees and so he decided to visit Dasharatha to ask him a favor. The sage asks the king to let his sons accompany him to the forest. Reluctantly the king agrees. Rama knew beforehand the intention of Vishvamitra in asking him to come along with him. He assures the sage that he would obey his commands. Lakshman kills Subahu and Rama kills Tataka and defeats Maricha, the dreaded demons. The story then moves to the deliverance of Ahalya. Rama, Lakshman and Vishvamitra venture on a journey and reach the beautiful kingdom of the Videhas, Mithila. The king of Mithila, Janaka, welcomes the great sage and asks him who are the two boys accompanying him. Janaka is overcome by great emotion as he is able to sense the true nature

The birth of the four sons of Dasharatha.

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Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

English: “Second Moscow Watch Factory locksmith's family”. V. Kuzmin, a Second Moscow Watch Factory locksmith, with his family on Cosmonauts Alley near the obelisk "To the Conquerors of Space". Русский: «Семья слесаря 2-го Московского часового завода». Семья слесаря 2-го Московского часового завода В.Кузьмина на Аллее Космонавтов возле обелиска "Покорителям космоса". Россия, Москва

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a starting rocket that rises on its exhaust plume. The monument is 107 meters tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (Russian: Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса», tr. Monumént "Pokorítelyam kósmosa", IPA: [mənʊˈmʲent pəkɐrʲˈitʲɪlʲɪm ˈkosməsə]) was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a starting rocket that rises on its exhaust plume. The monument is 107 meters (351 feet) tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument.

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

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Julija Pranaitytė

Julija Pranaitytė

Julija Pranaitytė around 1896

Julija "Julė" Pranaitytė was a Lithuanian newspaper editor, book publisher, and one of the first Lithuanian women travelers. She was educated in Saint Petersburg, La Chapelle-Montligeon, and Ingenbohl. After the death of her fiance poet Pranas Vaičaitis in 1901, she moved to United States where she collaborated with priest Antanas Milukas and edited the Catholic-minded magazine Žvaigždė until her death. Using her personal funds, she published about 35 Lithuanian books. Together with Milukas, she published about a hundred books. She translated religious texts from French and wrote travel books on her journey to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Caucasus, Lithuania, Spain. She died in poverty and obscurity in 1944.

Julija "Julė" Pranaitytė (26 June 1881 – 29 January 1944) was a Lithuanian newspaper editor, book publisher, and one of the first Lithuanian women travelers. She was educated in Saint Petersburg (Russia), La Chapelle-Montligeon (France), and Ingenbohl (Switzerland). After the death of her fiance poet Pranas Vaičaitis in 1901, she moved to United States where she collaborated with priest Antanas Milukas and edited the Catholic-minded magazine Žvaigždė until her death. Using her personal funds, she published about 35 Lithuanian books. Together with Milukas, she published about a hundred books. She translated religious texts from French and wrote travel books on her journey to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Caucasus (published in 1914), Lithuania (1928), Spain (1932). She died in poverty and obscurity in 1944.

Pranaitytė around 1896

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Vaše

Vaše

English: The settlement of Vaše in the Municipality of Medvode, Slovenia

Vaše

Vaše is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River just before its confluence with the Sava River at Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Vaše ([ˈʋaːʃɛ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River just before its confluence with the Sava River at Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Vaše

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Jules-Charles_Le_Bozec

List of works by Jules-Charles Le Bozec

Gouarec War Memorial

List of works by Jules-Charles Le Bozec / Gouarec War Memorial

Français : Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Fosse (Gouarec), monument aux morts

Jules-Charles Le Bozec was a French sculptor.

Le Bozec sculpted the figure of a young widow in local peasant dress who stands before the pedestal on which her husband's name is inscribed, along with those of all the men of Gouarec who died in the 1914-1918 war.

Gouarec War Memorial

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

Kakching Khunou

Healthcare

Kakching Khunou / Healthcare

English: Primary Health Centre, Kakching Khunou

Kakching Khunou is an agricultural town in Kakching district in the Indian state of Manipur. Situated at a distance of 56 km from Imphal, it is surrounded by hillocks and agricultural land. Tarang Turel, a rivulet flowing down from the eastern hills, runs through the middle of the town serving as a natural spring. It is connected to other parts of the state by the Imphal -Sugnu state highway.

There is a Primary Health Center at Kakching Khunou.

Primary Health Centre, Kakching Khunou

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United Refining Company

References

United Refining Company / References

English: Photo taken myself

The United Refining Company is an oil company in Warren, Pennsylvania. The company operates an oil refinery in Warren that can process 70,000 barrels of oil into gasoline, diesel fuel and other petroleum distillates per day. It distributes gasoline under the Kwik Fill and Keystone brands.

Carroll, Jim (May 10, 2007). "United Refining hikes capacity". Erie Times-News. Martin, Jim (January 1, 2002). "Warren, Pa.-based United Refining buys convenience store chain Country Fair". Erie Times-News. Carroll, Jim (October 11, 2006). "Comments spark call for Citgo boycott". Erie Times-News. Associated Press. "Citgo signs coming down in response to Venezuelan leader's remarks". WSTM-TV. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2007. [5] http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/39872717/warren-tops-the-list-for-most-expensive-gasoline-in-western-pennsylvania

The United Refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania

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Park Pobedy (Moscow Metro)

Services

Park Pobedy (Moscow Metro) / Services

English: Noused way on the Moscow subway st. "Park Pobedy" Русский: Неиспользуемый путь станции Московского метрополитена "Парк Победы"

Park Pobedy is a station of the Moscow Metro in the city's Dorogomilovo District. It is on two lines: the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line and the Kalininsko–Solntsevskaya line. At 84 metres underground, according to the official figures, it is the deepest metro station in Moscow and one of the deepest in the world.

The Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line serves the station with trains running from Pyatnitskoye Shosse in the northwest via Park Pobedy and central Moscow to Shchyolkovskaya in the northeast of the city. Until 16 March 2017, the Kalininsko–Solntsevskaya line's western section has only two stations, Park Pobedy and Delovoy Tsentr. An extension to the south, opened on that day, connected Park Pobedy first with Ramenki via two other stations. Eventually it is planned to be extended to Rasskazovka, near Vnukovo International Airport. Park Pobedy allows cross-platform interchange between the two lines across the station's two island platforms.

Northern platform

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

Mohammad Khatami

Early life and education

Mohammad Khatami / Early life and education

فارسی: محمد خاتمی در لباس سربازی English: Mohammad Khatami in military service uniform

Sayyid Mohammad Khatami served as the fifth President of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992. Later, he was critical of the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Little known internationally before becoming president, Khatami attracted attention during his first election to the presidency when he received almost 70% of the vote. Khatami had run on a platform of liberalization and reform. During his two terms as president, Khatami advocated freedom of expression, tolerance and civil society, constructive diplomatic relations with other states including those in Asia and the European Union, and an economic policy that supported a free market and foreign investment. On 8 February 2009, Khatami announced that he would run in the 2009 presidential election but withdrew on 16 March in favor of his long-time friend and adviser, former Prime Minister of Iran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Khatami proposed the Dialogue Among Civilizations. The United Nations proclaimed the year 2001 as the United Nations' Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, on Khatami's suggestion.

Khatami was born on 14 October 1943, in the small town of Ardakan, in Yazd Province. Khatami holds the title of Sayyid, which means that he is a direct patrilineal descent from Muhammad. He married Zohreh Sadeghi, the daughter of a professor of religious law, and niece of Musa al-Sadr, in 1974 (at the age of 31). The couple have two daughters and one son: Laila (born 1975), Narges (born 1980), and Emad (born 1988). Khatami's father, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khatami, was a high-ranking cleric and the Khatib (the one who delivers the sermon for Friday prayers) in the city of Yazd in the early years of the Iranian Revolution. Like his father, Khatami rose to prominence in the locality when he became an Ayatollah. Khatami's brother, Mohammad-Reza Khatami, was elected as Tehran's first member of parliament in the 6th term of parliament, during which he served as deputy speaker of the parliament. He also served as the secretary-general of Islamic Iran Participation Front (Iran's largest reformist party) for several years. Mohammad Reza is married to Zahra Eshraghi, granddaughter of Ruhollah Khomeini (founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran) who is a feminist human rights activist. Khatami's other brother, Ali Khatami, a businessman with a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, served as the President's Chief of Staff during President Khatami's second term in office, where he kept an unusually low profile. Khatami's eldest sister, Fatemeh Khatami, was elected as the first representative of the people of Ardakan (Khatami's hometown) in 1999 city council elections. Mohammad Khatami is not related to Ahmad Khatami, a hardline cleric and Provisional Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran. Mohammad Khatami received a BA in Western philosophy at Isfahan University, but left academia while studying for a master's degree in educational sciences at Tehran University and went to Qom to complete his previous studies in Islamic sciences. He studied there for seven years and completed the courses to the highest level, Ijtihad. After that, he briefly settled in Germany to chair the Islamic Centre in Hamburg from 1978 to 1980. Before serving as president, Khatami was a representative in the parliament from 1980 to 1982, supervisor of the Kayhan Institute, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance (1982–1986), and then for a second term from 1989 to 24 May 1992 (when he resigned), the head of the National Library of Iran from 1992 to 1997, and a member of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution. He is a member and chairman of the Central Council of the Association of Combatant Clerics. Besides his native language Persian, Khatami speaks Arabic, English, and German.

Mohammad Khatami in military service uniform

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

Live From the Barrage

Live From the Barrage

English: live from the barrage, queens, NY

Live From the Barrage is a combination music, call-in, and comedy Internet radio show/podcast hosted independently by John Houlihan since 2012, in a bar in a garage in Queens, New York. The show's slogan is: "it’s Friday night and we’re in fuggin' Queens". The show began on livestream 2012-2015 and then Radio NOPE from 2015-Present. The format is largely talk based, ranging from music, sports, national events & more with both call-in and in-person guests. Founded in 2012, Live From The Barrage broadcasts live at 8PM Eastern each week drawing regular listeners from around the world. Since launching the show has aired over 300 episodes and has hosted celebrity guests such as Marc Maron, DMC of

Live From the Barrage is a combination music, call-in, and comedy Internet radio show/podcast hosted independently by John Houlihan since 2012, in a bar in a garage in Queens, New York. The show's slogan is: "it’s Friday night and we’re in fuggin' Queens". The show began on livestream (now: Vimeo Livestream) 2012-2015 (episodes 1-118) and then Radio NOPE from 2015-Present (119-Present). The format is largely talk based, ranging from music, sports, national events & more with both call-in and in-person guests. Founded in 2012, Live From The Barrage broadcasts live at 8PM Eastern each week drawing regular listeners from around the world. Since launching the show has aired over 300 episodes and has hosted celebrity guests such as Marc Maron, DMC of (Run DMC, Billy Bragg, Steve Albini, Mike Watt, Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, C. J. Ramone , Pussy Riot, Eric Bachmann, & many more. The show is noted for its irreverent tone and occasional forays into Insult comedy and a roast like atmosphere. The interplay and frequent frustration between the host and the other on-air personalities being a key part of the show. The shows feature a live weekly game hosted by producer Ryan Collison, which often involve the guests and the listeners. It also features a live news read by newsman and producer Tommy Rockstar, that is frequently interrupted by wisecracks and (frequently inebriated) commentary. The show has been featured favorably in the New York Timesand on FOX5 News in New York. Barrage has listeners and callers around the world, from the United States and Canada, to as far afield as the U.K., Germany and Australia. Regular callers and in-studio guests of note have included Steve Albini, Matt Sweeney, Justin Foley of the Austerity Program and many others.

Live From the Barrage

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halder,_Netherlands

Halder, Netherlands

Halder, Netherlands

English: photo Kasteeltje Nieuw-Herlaar This is an image of rijksmonument number 33630

Het gerestaureerde kasteeltje Herlaar bij Halder

Halder is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, between the towns of Sint-Michielsgestel and Vught.

Halder is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, between the towns of Sint-Michielsgestel and Vught.

Het gerestaureerde kasteeltje Herlaar bij Halder

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veitsh%C3%B6chheim

Veitshöchheim

Attractions

Veitshöchheim / Attractions

English: detail of castle Veitshöchheim near Würzburg Deutsch: Balustrade mit Putten und Vasen des Schlosses Veitshöchheim

Veitshöchheim is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 6 kilometres northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000.

Statuary in the gardens at Schloss Veitshöchheim

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

Hemispherical photography

Hemispherical photography

English: Creative Commons attribution "photo by S.B. Weiss". Hemispherical photograph of winter roosting habitat at Monarch Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Hemispherical photography, also known as canopy photography, is a technique to estimate solar radiation and characterize plant canopy geometry using photographs taken looking upward through an extreme wide-angle lens or a fisheye lens. Typically, the viewing angle approaches or equals 180-degrees, such that all sky directions are simultaneously visible. The resulting photographs record the geometry of visible sky, or conversely the geometry of sky obstruction by plant canopies or other near-ground features. This geometry can be measured precisely and used to calculate solar radiation transmitted through plant canopies, as well as to estimate aspects of canopy structure such as leaf area index. Detailed treatments of field and analytical methodology have been provided by Paul Rich and Robert Pearcy.

Hemispherical photography, also known as canopy photography, is a technique to estimate solar radiation and characterize plant canopy geometry using photographs taken looking upward through an extreme wide-angle lens or a fisheye lens (Rich 1990). Typically, the viewing angle approaches or equals 180-degrees, such that all sky directions are simultaneously visible. The resulting photographs record the geometry of visible sky, or conversely the geometry of sky obstruction by plant canopies or other near-ground features. This geometry can be measured precisely and used to calculate solar radiation transmitted through (or intercepted by) plant canopies, as well as to estimate aspects of canopy structure such as leaf area index. Detailed treatments of field and analytical methodology have been provided by Paul Rich (1989, 1990) and Robert Pearcy (1989).

Hemispherical photograph used to study microclimate of winter roosting habitat at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponta_Gar%C3%A7a

Ponta Garça

Ponta Garça

Português: Ponta Garça, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores

Partial view of the parish of Ponta Garça, considered the longest parish on the island of São Miguel

Ponta Garça is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,547, in an area of 29.35 km². It is the largest parish in Vila Franca do Campo.

Ponta Garça is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,547, in an area of 29.35 km². It is the largest parish in Vila Franca do Campo.

Partial view of the parish of Ponta Garça, considered the longest parish on the island of São Miguel

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

List of routes of City of Buffalo streetcars

List of routes of City of Buffalo streetcars

English: A map displaying the street car and bus routes in Buffalo, NY in 1935. Routes of City of Buffalo Streetcars

The Pan-American Exposition was held from May 1 through November 2, 1901.

Buffalo Street Car and Bus Guide Oct 1935

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

Loppers

Loppers

Deutsch: Astschere von GardenaEnglish: Gardena loppers

Loppers are a type of scissors used for pruning twigs and small branches, like pruning shears with very long handles. They are the largest type of manual garden cutting tool. They are usually operated with two hands, and with handles typically between 30 centimetres and 91 centimetres long to give good leverage. Some have telescopic handles which can be extended to a length of two metres, in order to increase leverage and to reach high branches on a tree. Loppers are mainly used for the pruning of tree branches with diameters less than 5 centimetres. Some of the newer lopper designs have a gear or compound lever system which increases the force applied to the blades, or a ratchet drive.

Loppers are a type of scissors used for pruning twigs and small branches, like pruning shears with very long handles. They are the largest type of manual garden cutting tool. They are usually operated with two hands, and with handles typically between 30 centimetres (12 in) and 91 centimetres (36 in) long to give good leverage. Some have telescopic handles which can be extended to a length of two metres, in order to increase leverage and to reach high branches on a tree. Loppers are mainly used for the pruning of tree branches with diameters less than 5 centimetres (2 in). Some of the newer lopper designs have a gear or compound lever system which increases the force applied to the blades, or a ratchet drive.

Bypass loppers with double curved blades

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

Ike Taylor

Ike Taylor

English: Ike Taylor, a player on the National Football League.

Ivan "Ike" Taylor is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and spent his entire 12-year career in Pittsburgh. He played college football at University of Louisiana at Lafayette He was formerly an analyst for NFL Now and other shows on the NFL Network.

Ivan "Ike" Taylor (born May 5, 1980) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and spent his entire 12-year career in Pittsburgh. He played college football at University of Louisiana at Lafayette He was formerly an analyst for NFL Now and other shows on the NFL Network.

Taylor with the Steelers in 2020

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

Charles Chewings

Charles Chewings

English: Charles Chewings, Australian geologist Source:

Charles Chewings was an Australian geologist and anthropologist.

Charles Chewings (16 April 1859 – 9 June 1937) was an Australian geologist and anthropologist.

Charles Chewings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C5%9Fak%C5%9Fehir

Başakşehir

Başakşehir

English: Başakşehir 20170825

Başakşehir is one of the 39 second-level districts in Greater Istanbul, Turkey. The population of Başakşehir is 311,095 as of 2012. It is in the European part of Istanbul.

Başakşehir is one of the 39 second-level districts in Greater Istanbul, Turkey. The population of Başakşehir is 311,095 as of 2012. It is in the European part of Istanbul.

Başakşehir from air

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

Marc Blitzstein

Life and career

Marc Blitzstein / Life and career

English: Photograph of Marc Blitzstein and the cast of the Federal Theatre Project production of The Cradle Will Rock

Marcus Samuel Blitzstein, was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his Off-Broadway translation/adaptation of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. His works also include the opera Regina, an adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes; the Broadway musical Juno, based on Seán O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock; and No for an Answer. He completed translation/adaptations of Brecht's and Weill's musical play Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and of Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children with music by Paul Dessau. Blitzstein also composed music for films, such as Surf and Seaweed and The Spanish Earth, and he contributed two songs to the original 1960 production of Hellman's play Toys in the Attic.

Blitzstein was born in Philadelphia on March 2, 1905, to affluent parents. Blitzstein's musical gifts were apparent at an early age; he had performed a Mozart piano concerto by the time he was seven. He went on to study piano with Alexander Siloti (a pupil of Tchaikovsky and Liszt), and made his professional concerto debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Liszt's E-flat Piano Concerto when he was 21. After studying composition at the Curtis Institute of Music, he went to Europe to continue his studies in Berlin with Arnold Schoenberg (with whom he did not get on), and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger (with whom he did). Despite his later political beliefs, he was, in the early years of his career, a self-proclaimed and unrepentant artistic snob, who firmly believed that true art was only for the intellectual elite. He was vociferous in denouncing composers—in particular Respighi, Ravel, and Kurt Weill—who, he felt, debased their standards to reach a wider public. His works of this period, mostly pianistic vehicles such as the Piano Sonata (1927) and the Piano Concerto (1931) are typical of the Boulanger-influenced products of American modernism — strongly rhythmic (though not influenced by jazz) and described by himself as "wild, dissonant and percussive." These early works were far removed from the Schoenberg style. The dramatic premiere of the pro-union The Cradle Will Rock took place at the Venice Theater on June 16, 1937. The cast had been locked out of the Maxine Elliott Theatre by the Works Progress Administration, the government agency which had originally funded the production, so the cast and musicians walked with the audience to the nearby Venice. There, without costumes or sets, they performed the work concert-style, actors and musicians alike, sitting among the audience (to evade union restrictions on their performance) with Blitzstein narrating from the piano. In 1939, Leonard Bernstein led a revival of the play at Harvard, narrating from the piano just as Blitzstein had done. Blitzstein attended the performance, after which he and Bernstein became close friends; Bernstein would later say that Blitzstein's contribution to the American musical theatre was "incalculable". The 1999 film Cradle Will Rock was based on this event, though heavily embellished. In the film, Blitzstein (played by Hank Azaria) is portrayed as gaining inspiration through ghostly appearances by his idol Brecht and his late anorexic wife. Additional major compositions include the autobiographical radio song play I've Got the Tune, The Airborne Symphony (1946), Regina (1949), Reuben, Reuben (1955), and Juno (1959). At the time of his death Blitzstein was at work on Idiots First, a one-act opera based on the eponymous story by Bernard Malamud – intended to be part of a set of one-acters called Tales of Malamud – which Ned Rorem has called "his best work". This was followed by the work Blitzstein intended to be his magnum opus, a three-act opera commissioned by the Ford Foundation and optioned by the Metropolitan Opera entitled Sacco and Vanzetti. Both Tales of Malamud and Sacco and Vanzetti were completed posthumously, with the approval of Blitzstein's estate, by composer Leonard Lehrman. Lehrman's long-awaited Marc Blitzstein: A Bio-Bibliography, published in 2005 by Praeger, is the longest published biographical bibliography of any American composer at 645 pages. In 1958, Blitzstein was subpoenaed to appear before the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). Appearing first in a closed session, Blitzstein admitted his membership in the Communist Party (ending in 1949) and, challenging the right of HUAC to question him at all, refused to name names or cooperate any further. He was recalled for a further public session, but after a day sitting anxiously in a waiting room he was not called to testify. During a visit to Martinique in 1964, at the age of 58, Blitzstein was murdered by three sailors he had picked up in a bar, one of whom he was said to have propositioned. He is buried at Chelton Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Marc Blitzstein and the cast of The Cradle Will Rock (1937)

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

GAZ Volga

Second series—the Shark

GAZ Volga / First Generation, the GAZ-M-21 / Second series—the Shark

Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Donezk. Parade der Bräute 2010.English&#x3a;&#32; Brides parade in Donetsk, 2010. GAZ M-21 Volga of 1958-62 (inscriptions on fenders are from later cars, wheels are custom)Русский&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Донецк. Парад невест 2010

Volga is an Executive car that originated in the Soviet Union to replace the venerated GAZ Pobeda in 1956. Their role in serving the Soviet nomenklatura made them a contemporary cultural icon. Several generations of the car have been produced. Despite the continuous modernisations, GAZ found it increasingly difficult to keep the ageing design competitive in a market economy. GAZ CEO Bo Andersson decided to discontinue the Volga range in 2010.

The 16-slit vertical grille for models from 1958 (which gave it the unofficial nickname Akula (Shark)) was not the only change by any means. Most of the changes came in February 1959, and included new front fenders with raised wheel arches, reflector glasses in the tail lights, a flock trim on the dashboard (later replaced by leatherette), a new radio with a metallic mesh speaker, windscreen washer and lock actuator on the boot. The following year was to have a new rear design with more contemporary tailfins , but this was not implemented. Instead, the car body received several reinforcement supports and the novel, but ultimately troublesome central lubrication system was removed. The actual model designation of the Sharks was such that the automatic-equipped vehicles would retain the GAZ-M-21 with no suffix designation and the GAZ-M-21E (though by this point these have all but disappeared from the line-up). Also unchanged was the taxicab GAZ-M-21A. The base model, from February 1959 was now called GAZ-M-21I. Its export 80 hp vehicle now became the GAZ-M-21K. In addition to the engine, it now had a more extensive chrome trim elements on the exterior (including the mentioned grille) and improved upholstery inside. Russian customers could order the latter features, for an extra price, and such vehicles were called GAZ-M-21U. In 1961, the Volga lost another characteristic icon, the removal of the deer mascot from the bonnet. A feature of both the "Star" and the "Shark", it became an iconic attribute of the 21st Volga, and Soviet automotive industry in general. Nonetheless, it was not only a common victim to hooligans, but also would divert splash stream right into the windscreen should the car pass a puddle at speed. Even more, it played a role in Pedestrian injury during accidental run-overs. Given its added cost, it was gradually phased out. In 1959 the taxi models gained a new droplet shaped object. In 1960 the deer was standard only on export cars and vehicles allocated for private ownership. In 1961, the deer could be found on the extra-trimmed GAZ-M-21Us. Simultaneously, two-tone colour schemes were also phased out from available options.

The second generation featured a more natural fascia. This example has the GAZ-M-21U additional trim, which includes chrome on the grille, front window frame and side window sills.

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

Bogdan Borusewicz

Senator and Marshal

Bogdan Borusewicz / In post-1989 Poland / Senator and Marshal

Bogdan Michał Borusewicz, was the Marshal in the Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the Communist regime, a member of the Polish parliament for three terms and first Senate Marshal to serve two terms in this office. He was the acting president of Poland for a few hours in 2010.

He was chosen a senator in the 2005 parliamentary election, running as an independent but supported by both the Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO) parties. He was chosen as the Marshal (Speaker) of the Senate with their support. During first term he was caucused with PiS and after 2007 parliamentary election, with PO. After Parliamentary election in 2015 Civic Platform preceded to opposition and Borusewicz was made Deputy Marshal of the Senate.

Marshal Bogdan Borusewicz with Albanian President Alfred Moisiu

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

Harriet Mordaunt

Marriage

Harriet Mordaunt / Marriage

English: Walton Hall. The original Walton Hall dates back to the 1500s as the family seat of the Morduant Family. The current building, seen here across one of the lakes formed in the River Dene, was rebuilt in 1862 to a design by Sir Gilbert Scott at the commission of Sir Charles Morduant, the 10th Baronet. Some years ago the hall was converted into a very upmarket time share complex. This ran into financial difficulties and today the hall consists of apartments, a conference centre and a spa. See http://www.pumahotels.co.uk/waltonhall

Harriet Sarah, Lady Mordaunt was the Scottish wife of an English baronet and Member of Parliament, Sir Charles Mordaunt. She was the respondent in a sensational divorce case in which the Prince of Wales was embroiled, and after a counter-petition had led to a finding of mental disorder she spent the remaining 36 years of her life out of sight in a series of privately rented houses, and then in various private lunatic asylums, finally ending her days in Sutton, Surrey.

On 6 December 1866, at the age of 18, Lady Mordaunt married Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th baronet (1836–1897) at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Perth. Sir Charles was a Conservative M.P. for the two-member constituency of South Warwickshire from 1859 to 1868. Through his brother, John Murray Mordaunt (1837–1923), who played cricket for Warwickshire and I Zingari, he was the uncle of three other cricketing Mordaunts, H.J. (Sir Henry Mordaunt, 12th baronet), E.C. and G.J., who all appeared at county level. The couple lived at Walton Hall, Warwickshire, which, to mark his coming-of-age, Sir Charles had commissioned in the fashionable Gothic Revival style from the architect George Gilbert Scott, who later designed St. Pancras station in London. A descendant of Sir Charles once counted 72 bedrooms at Walton. They also had a residence in Belgrave Square, London. The Mordaunts remained part of the so-called "Marlborough House set" who were associated socially with the Prince and Princess of Wales. According to later legal reports, Sir Charles made a “handsome” settlement on his wife at the time of their marriage and initially they appeared to live “most happily together”. However, it became clear subsequently that Lady Mordaunt was in the habit of entertaining male guests alone while her husband was absent on Parliamentary business or engaged in his various sporting pursuits.

Walton Hall, Warwickshire, home of Sir Charles and Lady Mordaunt

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

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae)

Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The family contains 114 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera. All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey usually caught by swooping down from a perch. While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, many species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. Some kingfishers nest in arboreal termite nests. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher.

Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The family contains 114 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera. All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey usually caught by swooping down from a perch. While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, many species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. Some kingfishers nest in arboreal termite nests. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher.

The paradise kingfishers of New Guinea have unusually long tails for the group.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Fran%C3%A7ois_Bastien_S%C3%A9bastiani_de_La_Porta

Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta

Embassy to Mustafa IV

Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta / Embassy to Mustafa IV

English: Badge of Légion d'Honneur Русский: Знак ордена Почётного легиона

Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician, who served as Naval Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State under the July Monarchy. Having joined the French Revolutionary Army in his youth, Sébastiani rose through its ranks before becoming a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sébastiani was the French Consulate's emissary to The Levant, notably drafting plans to reconquer Ottoman Egypt, and later served as the Empire's Ambassador to The Porte. In the latter capacity, he attempted to increase French influence and signaled pro-Russian activities in the Danubian Principalities, thus provoking the War of 1806–1812. In 1807, Sébastiani organized the defense of Constantinople during the Dardanelles Operation. Recalled due to British pressure after the deposition of Selim III, he served in the Peninsular War and resided in the Alhambra, took part in the unsuccessful invasion of Russia, and defended the Champagne region in front of the Sixth Coalition. Sébastiani recognized the Bourbon Restoration, but rallied with Napoleon during the Hundred Days, being elected to the Chamber for the first time in 1815.

The successful rebellion led by Kabakçı Mustafa and the Janissary troops put an end to French diplomatic success. Sébastiani negotiated with Kabakçı, while the British sought support from various factions inside Constantinople — the Grand Dragoman, Aleko Soutzos, eventually informed the French Ambassador on the parallel British projects. This resulted in Soutzos' beheading — that which, in Ion Ghica's version of events, caused the Soutzos family to abandon their commitment to France and begin supporting Russia. According to the Revue des Deux Mondes biography, Sébastiani had betrayed Aleko Soutzos' confidence by revealing as many details of Anglo-Ottoman negotiations as to render it clear that the Dragoman had been acting as his spy, and by failing to respect the promise of French protection. Under the new monarch, Mustafa IV, he attempted to impose a pro-French pasha as governor of Baghdad, and later provoked a scandal by asking for the Imperial Executioner, the Bostanji-bashi, to be demoted—this came after three Ragusan subjects, having been found guilty of theft, were subjected to the falaka torture, despite the facts that the recent annexation of Ragusa by France offered them a degree of immunity. As a result of his pressures, Sébastiani obtained rule over the province of Baghdad for his favorite, and, in return, allowed the Bostanji-bashi to remain in office. He asked to be recalled in April 1807, being replaced by Chargé d'affaires Faÿ de La Tour Maubourg. This departure was also prompted by renewed British requests. Shortly before his leaving, Sultan Mustafa awarded Sébastiani the Order of the Crescent 1st Class, which has been interpreted as a measure to alleviate the impact of British successes. According to other accounts, Mustafa himself had become deeply dissatisfied with Sébastiani's interventions and policies. Upon his return to France, Sébastiani received the Grand Aigle de la Légion d'honneur. The Revue des Deux Mondes speculated that, based on the Corsican heritage he shared with Sébastiani: "the Emperor would often keep his eyes closed in respect to his Generals' mistakes. As for [Sébastiani's] diplomatic skills, Napoleon was so affected that he sent him to the arms as soon as he returned from the Orient, and did not assign him to any negotiations until his fall [of 1814]."

Légion d'honneur

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanie_V%C3%B6gele

Stefanie Vögele

2017

Stefanie Vögele / Professional career / 2017

English: Vögele at the 2017 Australian Open.

Stefanie Vögele is a professional Swiss tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 42 on 11 November 2013. Her career-high in doubles is No. 103, set on 12 January 2015.

Vögele kicked off her 2017 season at the Shenzhen Open. Coming through qualifying, she lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Ons Jabeur. Getting past qualifying at the Australian Open, Vögele won her first-round match over Kurumi Nara. She was defeated in the second round by thirteenth seed and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.

Vögele at the 2017 Australian Open

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

Les Lobb

Les Lobb

English: Photograph of Les Lobb in1920

Les Lobb was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League.

Les Lobb (5 September 1894 – 3 March 1970) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lobb (right) in 1920

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

Taj Mahal

Outlying buildings

Taj Mahal / Architecture and design / Outlying buildings

English: Taj Mahal world heritage site in Agra, India. Svenska: Taj Mahal, världsarv i Agra i Indien.

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall. Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2020 would be approximately 70 billion rupees. The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".

The Taj Mahal complex is bordered on three sides by crenellated red sandstone walls; the side facing the river is open. Outside the walls are several additional mausoleums, including those of Shah Jahan's other wives, and a larger tomb for Mumtaz's favourite servant. The main gateway (darwaza) is a monumental structure built primarily of marble, and reminiscent of the Mughal architecture of earlier emperors. Its archways mirror the shape of the tomb's archways, and its pishtaq arches incorporate the calligraphy that decorates the tomb. The vaulted ceilings and walls have elaborate geometric designs like those found in the other sandstone buildings in the complex. At the far end of the complex are two grand red sandstone buildings that mirror each other, and face the sides of the tomb. The backs of the buildings parallel the western and eastern walls. The western building is a mosque and the other is the jawab (answer), thought to have been constructed for architectural balance although it may have been used as a guesthouse. Distinctions between the two buildings include the jawab's lack of a mihrab (a niche in a mosque's wall facing Mecca), and its floors of geometric design whereas the floor of the mosque is laid with outlines of 569 prayer rugs in black marble. The mosque's basic design of a long hall surmounted by three domes is similar to others built by Shah Jahan, particularly the Masjid-i Jahān-Numā, or Jama Masjid, Delhi. The Mughal mosques of this period divide the sanctuary hall into three areas comprising a main sanctuary and slightly smaller sanctuaries on either side. At the Taj Mahal, each sanctuary opens onto an expansive vaulting dome. The outlying buildings were completed in 1643.

Taj Mahal and outlying buildings as seen from across the Yamuna River (northern view)

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

Dirck Vellert

Dirck Vellert

English: The Triumph of Faith Nederlands: Triomf van het Geloof Alternate titles: English: Stained glass with the Triumph of Faith.&#91;1&#93; Nederlands: De triomf van de Eeuwigheid.&#91;2&#93; Nederlands: Glasruitje met de Triomf van het Geloof.&#91;3&#93;

Dirck Vellert, was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

Dirck Vellert (1480, Amsterdam – 1547, Antwerp), was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

Triumph of Faith, stained glass allegory, 1517

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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/K/T_extinction_event

K/T extinction event

K/T extinction event

English: This shaded relief image of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula shows a subtle, but unmistakable, indication of the Chicxulub impact crater. Most scientists now agree that this impact was the cause of the Cretatious-Tertiary Extinction, the event 65 million years ago that marked the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs as well as the majority of life then on Earth.

The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, now called the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event, was about 65.5 million years ago. It may be called the K/T extinction event or K/Pg event for short. This is the famous event which killed the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. It was a large-scale mass extinction of animal and plant species. The event marks the end of the Mesozoic era and the beginning of the Cainozoic era.

The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, now called the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event, was about 65.5 million years ago. It may be called the K/T extinction event or K/Pg event for short. This is the famous event which killed the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. It was a large-scale mass extinction of animal and plant species. The event marks the end of the Mesozoic era and the beginning of the Cainozoic era.

This image of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula show a subtle, but unmistakable, indication of the Chicxulub impact crater. Most scientists agree that this impact was the main cause of the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wood_(mathematician)

James Wood (mathematician)

James Wood (mathematician)

English: James Wood (1760-1839), Master of St John's College, Cambridge, and Dean of Ely

James Wood was a mathematician, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In his later years he was Dean of Ely.

James Wood (14 December 1760 – 23 April 1839) was a mathematician, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In his later years he was Dean of Ely.

James Wood

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

Glasgow Art Club

Glasgow Art Club

English: The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, Glasgow. Founded in 1867 by William Dennistoun. Professional artists started joining in 1870s and exhibitions were held. It moved to 185 Bath Street premises in 1893. Wikidata has entry Q17568115 with data related to this item. This is a photo of listed building number 32960.

Glasgow Art Club is a club for practising and retired artists and lay members with an interest in the arts, that has become over the generations “a meeting place for artists, business leaders and academics.”

Glasgow Art Club is a club for practising and retired artists and lay members with an interest in the arts, that has become over the generations “a meeting place for artists, business leaders and academics.”

Bath Street entrance

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Watson-Watt

Robert Watson-Watt

Contribution to Second World War

Robert Watson-Watt / Contribution to Second World War

Sir Robert Watson-Watt KCB, FRS, FRAeS, the 'inventor' (scientist who developed the practical application) of radar, seen here descending from a plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, on Saturday 18 February, 1961, after speaking at a rally protesting the spread of nuclear weapons.

Sir Robert Alexander Watson Watt, KCB, FRS, FRAeS was a British pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology. Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Met Office, where he began looking for accurate ways to track thunderstorms using the radio signals given off by lightning. This led to the 1920s development of a system later known as huff-duff. Although well publicized at the time, the system's enormous military potential was not developed until the late 1930s. Huff-duff allowed operators to determine the location of an enemy radio in seconds and it became a major part of the network of systems that helped defeat the U-boat threat. It is estimated that huff-duff was used in about a quarter of all attacks on U-boats. In 1935 Watt was asked to comment on reports of a German death ray based on radio. Watt and his assistant Arnold Frederic Wilkins quickly determined it was not possible, but Wilkins suggested using radio signals to locate aircraft at long distances. This led to a February 1935 demonstration where signals from a BBC short-wave transmitter were bounced off a Handley Page Heyford aircraft.

In his English History 1914–1945, historian A. J. P. Taylor paid the highest of praise to Watson-Watt, Sir Henry Tizard and their associates who developed and put in place radar, crediting them with being fundamental to victory in the Second World War. In July 1938, Watson-Watt left Bawdsey Manor and took up the post of Director of Communications Development (DCD-RAE). In 1939, Sir George Lee took over the job of DCD, and Watson-Watt became Scientific Advisor on Telecommunications (SAT) to the Ministry of Aircraft Production, travelling to the US in 1941 to advise them on the severe inadequacies of their air defence, illustrated by the Pearl Harbor attack. He was knighted by George VI in 1942 and received the US Medal for Merit in 1946. Ten years after his knighthood, Watson-Watt was awarded £50,000 by the UK government for his contributions in the development of radar. He established a practice as a consulting engineer. In the 1950s, he moved to Canada and later he lived in the US, where he published Three Steps to Victory in 1958. Around 1958, he appeared as a mystery challenger on the American television programme To Tell The Truth. In 1956, Watson-Watt reportedly was pulled over for speeding in Canada by a radar gun-toting policeman. His remark was, "Had I known what you were going to do with it I would never have invented it!". He wrote an ironic poem ("Rough Justice") afterwards: Pity Sir Robert Watson-Watt, strange target of this radar plot And thus, with others I can mention, the victim of his own invention. His magical all-seeing eye enabled cloud-bound planes to fly but now by some ironic twist it spots the speeding motorist and bites, no doubt with legal wit, the hand that once created it.

Sir Robert descends from a plinth in Trafalgar Square, London in 1961 after speaking at a rally protesting at the spread of nuclear weapons

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

Bus transport in Warsaw

Fleet

Bus transport in Warsaw / Fleet

English: Bus Solaris Urbino 10 W1 (#1006, built in 2010, company MZA Warszawa) on line 119 on Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw, Poland. Polski: Autobus Solaris Urbino 10 W1 trzeciej generacji (#1006, zbudowany w roku 2010, przewoźnik MZA Warszawa) na linii 119 na ulicy Marszałkowskiej w Warszawie.

Bus transport in Warsaw was introduced in 1920. Since 1994, services have been managed by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie, and operated by various companies under contract. ZTM's fleet consists of 1787 vehicles, which cover 288 lines. In 1921, three lines were opened. From November 1939 the regular liquidation of the rolling stock began, only one car survived the war. Bus transport appeared again in April 1945. The first night bus appeared on the streets of Warsaw in 1963. On March 11, 1994, the Warsaw transport was reorganized. In November 1994, the first German low-floor Neoplan N4020 was put into operation. 1999 was marked by modern and low-floor Solaris Urbino 15 buses. In 2002, MAN buses joined the Solarises.

Solaris Urbino 10

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

Roe

India and Pakistan

Roe / Around the world / Asia / India and Pakistan

বাঙালী তরকারি। ভাতের সাথে খাওয়া হয়।

Roe or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins, and squid. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient. The roe of marine animals, such as the roe of lumpsucker, hake, mullet, salmon, Atlantic bonito, mackerel, squid, and cuttlefish are especially rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids, but omega-3s are present in all fish roe. Also, a significant amount of vitamin B₁₂ is among the nutrients present in fish roes. Roe from a sturgeon or sometimes other fish such as flathead grey mullet, is the raw base product from which caviar is made. The term soft roe or white roe denotes fish milt, not fish eggs.

Among the tribal populace of eastern India, roe that has been deeply roasted over an open fire is a delicacy. In this region, the roe of rohu is also considered a delicacy and is eaten fried or as a stuffing within a fried pointed gourd to make potoler dolma. All along the Konkan coast and Northern Kerala, the roe of sardines, black mackerel and several other fish is considered a delicacy. The roe can be eaten fried (after being coated with red chilli paste) and also as a thick curry (gashi). In Goa, roe is first steamed or poached, then coated with salt and chilli powder and then shallow fried or roasted on a tawa (flat pan). In the state of Kerala, roe is deep fried in coconut oil, and is considered a delicacy. A common method of quick preparation is to wrap the roe in wet banana leaves and cook it over charcoal embers. In Odisha and West Bengal, roe of several fresh-water fish, including hilsa, are eaten, the roe being cooked separately or along with the fish, the latter method being preferred for all but large fishes. Roe, either light or deep-fried are also eaten as snacks or appetizers before a major meal. All along the Indus River and Specially South Pakistan Sindh, the roe of Palla, Palla and several other fish is considered a delicacy. The roe can be eaten fried (after being coated with red chilli paste) and also as a thick curry (Salan/Curry). coated with salt and chilli powder and then shallow fried or roasted on a tawa (flat pan).

Fried roe dish with vegetables

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_10

Mariner 10

Instruments

Mariner 10 / Instruments

English: Mariner 10 Diagram On November 3, 1973, the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 spacecraft - also known as Mariner 10 - was launched from Kennedy Space Center. It was the first spacecraft designed to use gravity assist. Three months after launch it flew by Venus, changed speed and trajectory, then crossed Mercury's orbit in March 1974. This photo identifies various parts of the spacecraft and the science instruments, which were used to study the atmospheric, surface, and physical characteristics of Venus and Mercury. This was the sixth in the series of Mariner spacecraft that explored the inner planets beginning in 1962.

Mariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets. Mariner 10 was launched approximately two years after Mariner 9 and was the last spacecraft in the Mariner program. The mission objectives were to measure Mercury's environment, atmosphere, surface, and body characteristics and to make similar investigations of Venus. Secondary objectives were to perform experiments in the interplanetary medium and to obtain experience with a dual-planet gravity assist mission. Mariner 10's science team was led by Bruce C. Murray at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mariner 10 conducted seven experiments at Venus and Mercury. Six of these experiments had a dedicated scientific instrument to collect data. The experiments and instruments were designed by research laboratories and educational institutions from across the United States. Out of forty-six submissions, JPL selected seven experiments on the basis of maximizing science return without exceeding cost guidelines: together, the seven scientific experiments cost US12.6 million dollars, about one-eighth of the total mission budget.

An illustration showing the instruments of Mariner 10.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbury,_Illinois

Fairbury, Illinois

History

Fairbury, Illinois / History

Thomas A. Beach House, Fairbury, Illinois, USA. U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Fairbury is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,757 at the 2010 census. Fairbury is located on U.S. Route 24 11 miles east of Chenoa and six miles west of Forrest. It was founded in 1857. The town has a large population of members of the Apostolic Christian faith, who first settled in the area in 1864.

Fairbury was laid out on November 10, 1857 by Caleb L. Patton and Octave Chanute. Like most Illinois towns of the 1850s, the original town of Fairbury was centered on a depot ground. It consisted of twenty-six blocks, each divided into fourteen to sixteen lots. There was no central public square, but one was later included in Marsh's addition. The plan used was virtually identical to that at Chatsworth Illinois, including the street names, and the plan very similar to that at Gridley and El Paso on the same railroad. Octave Chanute was a civil engineer employed by the new Peoria and Oquawka Railroad, which is now the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad. Caleb L. Patton was an early settler on the land where the town was built. Chanute, a French native, was later famed for publishing Progress in Flying Machines, which helped pioneer aviation. The Wright brothers even mentioned Chanute as a mentor to them. Chanute built the railroad that made Fairbury possible, but did so against the will of Patton, Fairbury's first citizen. It is Caleb Patton who should really be credited for the creation of Fairbury. It was he who owned the land that the original town was built on, and it was he who advertised lots for sale and attracted other people to live there. Today, the original town's area starts at the corner of Maple Street and First Street and stretches to the corner of Oak Street and Seventh Street. When Patton heard that Chanute wanted to build a railroad in his general direction, he saw it as an opportunity to make use of his otherwise deserted land and struck a deal. If Chanute built his railroad through Fairbury, then Patton would give Chanute half of the town's property. Patton and Chanute reached an agreement, and Chanute kept up his end of the deal. Patton gave a small chunk of the land to the Baptist Church and set aside an area for the railroad and a depot. However, when Chanute reached Fairbury, he was met by a group of armed citizens. The town had passed an ordinance that no railroad would pass through Fairbury, and they advised Chanute to simply build around the town (preferably where the golf course is currently). They had even received an injunction from Pontiac, Illinois forbidding Chanute from building a railroad through the town. Alma Lewis-James, author of Stuffed Clubs and Antimacassars: Account and Tales of Early Fairbury, best describes what Chanute did next: "...Chanute was clever. He did not use force, but quietly laid his rails to the eastern edge of town, skipped Fairbury, began again at the western edge, and worked straight on until Saturday night. In the darkness and secretly, he moved his crews back; and the next morning, at first dawn; and reinforced by armed guards of his own, he was ready for business. To the consternation of the dumbfounded and helpless villagers, he rushed the track straight through the town and the courthouse was closed. By Monday morning he was well on his way to Peoria." In 1859 John Marsh bought 80 acres (320,000 m²) of land to the west of Patton's. He donated a section of his property to the town, and it was named Marsh Park. He named another part of his addition to the town Livingston Square. It was to be used for businesses and markets. He built the Arcade Block in another section, which were a series of brick buildings connected to each other. Inside this block were two saddle and harness stores, a gun and sporting goods store, a poultry house, a drug store, Fairbury Marble Works (they made tomb stones for the cemetery), and a bed spring factory. Many more businesses were located here later on. In 1866, the Livingston Hotel was built. It was renowned for being the only hotel in Illinois with running water. Marsh did not like the east side of Fairbury and developed his west side vigorously. His addition to the town caused it to split; the east side versus the west side. Each side wanted to have the better houses, the better buildings, the better parks, the better everything. No one really knows how this feud started, but the town was clearly divided. After that devastati

The Thomas A. Beach House is one of two Fairbury properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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

HKScan

HKScan

English: HKScan corporate headquarters in Kupittaa, Turku, Finland.

HKScan Oyj is a Finnish manufacturer of meat foods and products, but nowadays its product range also includes ready meals and pet foods. It is based in Turku. In the 1990s and 2000s the company – by then known as HK Ruokatalo Oy – targeted the international market, acquiring meat production companies around the Baltic Sea: In Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – including the Swedish Scan AB in 2007, resulting in the modern-day name of the company. HK is originally an initialism of Helsingin Kauppiaat, a company that was acquired by LSO in 1991. HK is the best known brand of the company in its native Finland. Its Finnish subsidiary is still known as HK Ruokatalo Oy. HKScan Oyj is the fifth largest food manufacturer in Europe and a company listed in the Helsinki Stock Exchange.

HKScan Oyj (Nasdaq Helsinki: HKSAV) is a Finnish manufacturer of meat foods and products, but nowadays its product range also includes ready meals and pet foods. It is based in Turku. In the 1990s and 2000s the company – by then known as HK Ruokatalo Oy – targeted the international market, acquiring meat production companies around the Baltic Sea: In Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – including the Swedish Scan AB in 2007, resulting in the modern-day name of the company. HK is originally an initialism of Helsingin Kauppiaat ("Helsinki Merchants"), a company that was acquired by LSO in 1991. HK is the best known brand of the company in its native Finland. Its Finnish subsidiary is still known as HK Ruokatalo Oy ("HK Food House Inc."). HKScan Oyj is the fifth largest food manufacturer in Europe and a company listed in the Helsinki Stock Exchange.

HKScan corporate HQ in Turku, Finland.

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

Ho Tin stop

Ho Tin stop

English: MTR Light Rail Ho Tin Stop, Hong Kong

Ho Tin, named after nearby Ho Tin Street, is an at-grade MTR Light Rail stop located at Kin Fung Circuit, opposite to Tuen Mun River and Tuen Mun Station in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 2. It serves the nearby industrial area.

Ho Tin (Chinese: 河田), named after nearby Ho Tin Street, is an at-grade MTR Light Rail stop located at Kin Fung Circuit, opposite to Tuen Mun River and Tuen Mun Station in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 2. It serves the nearby industrial area.

Ho Tin Stop platform Platform 1---Route 507 Platform 2---Route 751

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

Louis Robertshaw

Vietnam War

Louis Robertshaw / Biography / Vietnam War

English: Group photo of the attendees of the U.S. Marine Corps General Officers Symposium in 1967. Attendees: # (from left) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Front row MajGen Van Ryzin,Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 MajGen Murray,Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 LtGen Weede,CG Fleet Marine Force LtGen Masters,Commandant Marine Corps Schools LtGen Buse,Chief of staff LtGen Chapman,Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Greene,Commandant of the Marine Corps LtGen Krulak,CG, Fleet Marine Force LtGen Walt,Deputy Chief of Staff (Manpower) / Director of Personnel LtGen Ralph K. Rottet,Deputy Chief of Staff (Property &amp; Procurement) MajGen Fields,CG MCB Camp Pendleton &amp; 4th Marine Division MajGen Paul R. Tyler,Quartermaster general 2nd row MajGen Charles F. Duchein, Jr.,Reserve MajGen Kyle,CG 5th Marine Division MajGen Robert B. Bell,Reserve MajGen John H. Masters,CG MCSC Barstow MajGen Tompkins,CG MCRD Parris Island MajGen Robertshaw,Marine liaison to the Chief of Naval Operations MajGen Paul J. Fontanta,Marine Corps Equipment Command MajGen George S. Bowman,Deputy CG FMFLant MajGen Simpson,CG 2nd Marine Division MajGen Butcher,CG MCB Camp Lejeune MajGen McCutcheon,Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) Middle row BGen Carl,CAB East &amp; MCAS Cherry Point BGen Gayle,Deputy Chief of Staff G-3 BGen Hurst,Marine Corps Landing Force Development Center MajGen Thrash,CAB West &amp; MCAS El Toro MajGen Davis,Assistant Chief of Staff G-1 MajGen Jones,Deputy Director of Presonnel MajGen Hugh M. Elwood,CG 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Mr. Joseph F. Wright,Fiscal Director MajGen Russell A. Bowen,Reserve BGen Douglas J. Peacher,Reserve BGen Arthur H. Adams,Marine Air Reserve Training Command Glenview &amp; 4th Marine Aircraft Wing 4th Row BGen Ryan,Director C&amp;SColl BGen Virgil W. Banning,Deputy Director for Commands/Areas (JCS) BGen Drake,Director Marine Corps Reserve BGen Charles T. Hagan, Jr.,Reserve BGen William A. Stiles,CG Landing Force Training Command Atlantic BGen John W. Antonelli,Chairman of the Long Range Study Panel BGen Homer G. Hutchinson, Jr.,Assistant Chief of Staff J-3 for United States Pacific Command BGen Platt,Assistant Chief of Staff G-1 BGen Robinson,CG Marine Corps Supply Activity Philadelphia BGen Anderson,Deputy Chief of Staff (Research, Development &amp; Studies) BGen Frank E. Garretson,Director of Information Back row BGen Robert R. Fairburn,CG MCSC Albany BGen Wilson,Legislative assistant for the Commandant BGen Webster,CG Landing Force Training Command Pacific BGen Alan J. Armstrong,Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) BGen Regan Fuller,Force Troops Pacific &amp; MCB 29 Palms BGen George E. Dooley,Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (Programs) BGen Peatross,Director Military Advisory Group BGen Axtell,Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff G-4 BGen James A. Feeley,Deputy J-3 for United States European Command BGen John E. Williams,CG Force Troops Atlantic BGen James F. Lawrence,Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs

Louis Bentham Robertshaw was an American football player and lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. He flew combat missions in World War II and the Korean War and flew an F4B Phantom II fighter in the Vietnam War as commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. He received three Distinguished Flying Crosses, 12 Air Medals, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and three Legion of Merit with Combat "V."

During the Vietnam War, he flew an F-4B Phantom II fighter and served as commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Da Nang, then as the Marine liaison for the Chief of Naval Operations. He rose to the rank of lieutenant general and was the Inspector General of the Marine Corps from July 1967 to March 1969. He was the deputy chief of staff for manpower at Headquarters Marine Corps when he retired in 1971.

Robertshaw (6th from left, 2nd row from bottom) at the 1967 General Officers Symposium

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_(singer)

Margaret (singer)

Artistry

Margaret (singer) / Artistry

Polski: Koncert Lato Zet i Dwojki 2014 w Toruniu

Smiling Margaret performing on-stage. She is wearing a crop top and a bucket hat.

Małgorzata Jamroży, known professionally as Margaret, is a Polish singer and songwriter. Before her mainstream debut, she performed with underground bands, recorded soundtracks for television commercials and films, and produced a fashion blog. Through her blogging, she was discovered by music manager Sławomir Berdowski and signed by the record label Extensive Music. Margaret found success in 2013 with her debut single, "Thank You Very Much", which was included on her first extended play All I Need and charted in several European countries. Her debut studio album, Add the Blonde, reached the top 10 in the Polish charts, and spawned three singles, "Wasted", "Start a Fire" and "Heartbeat". The single "Cool Me Down" from its 2016 reissue became Margaret's first Polish top five single and achieved moderate success in some European territories after she signed an international record deal with Warner Music that year. Margaret released a collaborative jazz album with Matt Dusk titled Just the Two of Us in 2015. She earned her second Polish top 10 album with Monkey Business, which yielded the singles "What You Do" and "Byle jak".

Margaret is an alto. On the single "Cool Me Down", her vocal range covers around one-and-a-half octaves from G₄ to C₆. Her vocals were widely compared to Rihanna's, whom some listeners accused Margaret of copying. She responded; "In lower registers my timbre is indeed similar to Rihanna's ... I will not apologise for that". Although Margaret's music has been classified as pop, she incorporates other musical styles into her songs. She said her music is "bitter-sweet. It looks cute and sweet, but it can get serious, wild and crazy." Margaret has been actively involved in the songwriting process for her albums since the beginning of her career. She co-wrote four of the songs on Add the Blonde and most of the songs on her subsequent releases. Majority of her earlier work is in English, which she attributed partly to the fact that her songs sound better when sung in that language. On her first Polish-language album Gaja Hornby, Margaret said she felt ready to open up and sing in her native language and compared singing in English to wearing a mask. The album introduced Margaret's alter ego Gaja Hornby, which she adopted at the beginning of her career to protect her privacy and regain anonymity. It was inspired by Julia Roberts' Pretty Woman character who used different names in the film and is a combination of a name Margaret wished she was given at birth and the name of her favourite author Nick Hornby. Margaret said the reason to reveal her alter ego was to show her fans the more personal side of her life. Margaret has named the Polish singer Grażyna Łobaszewska as a role model and her biggest inspiration, and credits Polish rapper Łona as a primary influence on her writing style. She has cited Miroslava Duma and earlier in her career Gwen Stefani as her fashion inspirations. She also admires Rihanna, Jarle Bernhoft and Tom Odell.

Margaret during "Lato Zet i Dwójki 2014" concert in Toruń, Poland

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Grums

Grums

Grums railway station, Grums, Sweden. Photo by Riggwelter, May 20, 2006. Seit 1. Mai 2010 befindet sich im ehemaligen Bahnhofsgebäude nun die neue Vårdcentrale (Ärztehaus).

Grums railway station

Grums is a locality and the seat of Grums Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,025 inhabitants in 2010.

Grums is a locality and the seat of Grums Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,025 inhabitants in 2010.

Grums railway station

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

Isabella Stewart Gardner

Travel and collecting

Isabella Stewart Gardner / Travel and collecting

Isabella Stewart Gardner was a leading American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity and a love of travel. She was a friend of noted artists and writers of the day, including John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Dennis Miller Bunker, Anders Zorn, Henry James, Okakura Kakuzo and Francis Marion Crawford. Gardner created much fodder for the gossip columns of the day with her reputation for stylish tastes and unconventional behavior. The Boston society pages called her by many names, including "Belle," "Donna Isabella," "Isabella of Boston," and "Mrs. Jack". Her surprising appearance at a 1912 concert wearing a white headband emblazoned with "Oh, you Red Sox" was reported at the time to have "almost caused a panic", and remains still in Boston one of the most talked about of her eccentricities.

In 1874, Isabella and Jack Gardner visited the Middle East, Central Europe and Paris. Beginning in the late 1880s, they traveled frequently across America, Europe and Asia to discover foreign cultures and expand their knowledge of art around the world. Jack and Isabella would take more than a dozen trips abroad over the years, keeping them out of the country for a total of ten years. The earliest works in the Gardners' collection were accumulated during their trips to Europe especially. In 1891, she started to focus on European fine art after inheriting $1.75 million from her father. One of her first acquisitions was The Concert by Vermeer (c. 1664), purchased at a Paris auction house in 1892. She also collected from other places abroad such as Egypt, Turkey, and the Far East. The Gardners began to collect in earnest in the late 1890s, rapidly building a world-class collection primarily of paintings and statues, but also tapestries, photographs, silver, ceramics and manuscripts, and architectural elements such as doors, stained glass, and mantelpieces. In the early years of the 20th century, Isabella traveled with friend and Boston architect Edmund March Wheelwright to collect for the Harvard Lampoon Building, also called "Lampoon Castle", a faux Flemish castle in Harvard Square. Isabella donated many pieces of art to the castle over her years of collecting. The value of this collection is uncertain, due to the secret nature of the Lampoon. Nearly seventy works of art in her collection were acquired with the help of dealer Bernard Berenson. Among the collectors with whom she competed was Edward Perry Warren, who supplied a number of works to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Gardner collection includes works by some of Europe's most important artists, such as Botticelli's Madonna and Child with an Angel, Titian's Europa, Raphael's The Colonna Altarpiece, and Diego Velázquez. She purchased some of her collection on her own, but often asked for male colleagues, such as her business partner, to purchase on her behalf as it was uncommon for women to participate in art collecting. Isabella Stewart Gardner's favorite foreign destination was Venice, Italy. The Gardners regularly stayed at the Palazzo Barbaro, a major artistic center for a circle of American and English expatriates in Venice, and visited Venice's artistic treasures with amateur artist and former Bostonian Ralph Curtis. While in Venice, Gardner bought art and antiques, attended the opera and dined with expatriate artists and writers.

Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice (1894), by Anders Zorn (Gardner Museum)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Georges_Road,_Sydney

King Georges Road, Sydney

King Georges Road, Sydney

MAIN ROAD BEVERLY HILLS

King Georges Road is a major arterial road in Sydney, Australia, running through the local government areas of the Georges River Council and City of Canterbury-Bankstown. King Georges Road begins at a junction with the Princes Highway at Blakehurst and continues north-west for about 12 kilometres through the suburbs of South Hurstville, Hurstville, Penshurst, Beverly Hills, Roselands and Wiley Park to Punchbowl, where it becomes Wiley Avenue for a short distance and then Roberts Road. King Georges Road is the southernmost section of the A3, which through various name changes continues to the city's northern beaches area, reaching the coast at Mona Vale.

King Georges Road is a major arterial road in Sydney, Australia, running through the local government areas of the Georges River Council and City of Canterbury-Bankstown. King Georges Road begins at a junction with the Princes Highway at Blakehurst and continues north-west for about 12 kilometres through the suburbs of South Hurstville, Hurstville, Penshurst, Beverly Hills, Roselands and Wiley Park to Punchbowl, where it becomes Wiley Avenue for a short distance and then Roberts Road. King Georges Road is the southernmost section of the A3, which through various name changes continues to the city's northern beaches area, reaching the coast at Mona Vale.

King Georges Road (MR3), Beverly Hills

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Caetano_do_Sul

São Caetano do Sul

Demographics

São Caetano do Sul / Demographics

English: Buildings in São Caetano do Sul. Português: Edifícios em São Caetano do Sul.

São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 158,024 in an area of 15.33 km². It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index. It is intensely conurbated with São Paulo, Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo, causing the physical limits between cities to be lost. São Caetano do Sul, together with Ferraz de Vasconcelos, is one of two cities in the state of São Paulo that are not crossed by any state or federal highway.

Immigrants from many nationalities have settled in São Caetano but the most significant groups are Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, Germans and Japanese. In the 1950s, nationals from rural Northeastern Brazil started arriving as the region experienced a rapid industrialization boom.

The vertical growth of the city occurs due to the fact that there is no more space for it to grow horizontally.

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

Cabbage

Cultivars

Cabbage / Cultivation / Cultivars

Brassica oleracea viridis Cabbage at a market near Greenville, Mississippi. Image #96cs1134/CD1468-014. Deutsch: Weißkohl-Pflanzen Español: El col se cultiva en el municipio Čeština: bílé hlávkové zelí Українська: Бруньки можуть досягати великих розмірів.

Cabbage is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage, and belongs to the "cole crops" or brassicas, meaning it is closely related to broccoli and cauliflower; Brussels sprouts; and Savoy cabbage. Cabbage weights generally range from 500 to 1,000 grams. Smooth-leafed, firm-headed green cabbages are the most common, with smooth-leafed purple cabbages and crinkle-leafed savoy cabbages of both colours being more rare. Under conditions of long sunny days, such as those found at high northern latitudes in summer, cabbages can grow quite large. As of 2012, the heaviest cabbage was 62.71 kilograms. Cabbage heads are generally picked during the first year of the plant's life cycle, but plants intended for seed are allowed to grow a second year and must be kept separate from other cole crops to prevent cross-pollination. Cabbage is prone to several nutrient deficiencies, as well as to multiple pests, and bacterial and fungal diseases. Cabbage was most likely domesticated somewhere in Europe before 1000 BC, although savoys were not developed until the 16th century AD.

There are several cultivar groups of cabbage, each including many cultivars: Savoy – Characterized by crimped or curly leaves, mild flavor and tender texture Spring greens – Loose-headed, commonly sliced and steamed Green – Light to dark green, slightly pointed heads. Red – Smooth red leaves, often used for pickling or stewing White, also called Dutch – Smooth, pale green leaves Some sources only delineate three cultivars: savoy, red and white, with spring greens and green cabbage being subsumed into the latter.

White cabbage

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

Combinatorial chemistry

Combinatorial split-mix (split and pool) synthesis

Combinatorial chemistry / Combinatorial split-mix (split and pool) synthesis

English: Flow diagram of the split-mix combinatorial synthesis

Combinatorial chemistry comprises chemical synthetic methods that make it possible to prepare a large number of compounds in a single process. These compound libraries can be made as mixtures, sets of individual compounds or chemical structures generated by computer software. Combinatorial chemistry can be used for the synthesis of small molecules and for peptides. Strategies that allow identification of useful components of the libraries are also part of combinatorial chemistry. The methods used in combinatorial chemistry are applied outside chemistry, too.

Combinatorial split-mix (split and pool) synthesis is based on the solid-phase synthesis developed by Merrifield. If a combinatorial peptide library is synthesized using 20 amino acids (or other kinds of building blocks) the bead form solid support is divided into 20 equal portions. This is followed by coupling a different amino acid to each portion. The third step is the mixing of all portions. These three steps comprise a cycle. Elongation of the peptide chains can be realized by simply repeating the steps of the cycle. The procedure is illustrated by the synthesis of a dipeptide library using the same three amino acids as building blocks in both cycles. Each component of this library contains two amino acids arranged in different orders. The amino acids used in couplings are represented by yellow, blue and red circles in the figure. Divergent arrows show dividing solid support resin (green circles) into equal portions, vertical arrows mean coupling and convergent arrows represent mixing and homogenizing the portions of the support. The figure shows that in the two synthetic cycles 9 dipeptides are formed. In the third and fourth cycles, 27 tripeptides and 81 tetrapeptides would form, respectively. The "split-mix synthesis" has several outstanding features: It is highly efficient. As the figure demonstrates the number of peptides formed in the synthetic process (3, 9, 27, 81) increases exponentially with the number of executed cycles. Using 20 amino acids in each synthetic cycle the number of formed peptides are: 400, 8,000, 160,000 and 3,200,000, respectively. This means that the number of peptides increases exponentially with the number of the executed cycles. All peptide sequences are formed in the process that can be deduced by a combination of the amino acids used in the cycles. Portioning of the support into equal samples assures formation of the components of the library in nearly equal molar quantities. Only a single peptide forms on each bead of the support. This is the consequence of using only one amino acid in the coupling steps. It is completely unknown, however, which is the peptide that occupies a selected bead. The split-mix method can be used for the synthesis of organic or any other kind of library that can be prepared from its building blocks in a stepwise process. In 1990 three groups described methods for preparing peptide libraries by biological methods and one year later Fodor et al. published a remarkable method for synthesis of peptide arrays on small glass slides. A "parallel synthesis" method was developed by Mario Geysen and his colleagues for preparation of peptide arrays. They synthesized 96 peptides on plastic rods (pins) coated at their ends with the solid support. The pins were immersed into the solution of reagents placed in the wells of a microtiter plate. The method is widely applied particularly by using automatic parallel synthesizers. Although the parallel method is much slower than the real combinatorial one, its advantage is that it is exactly known which peptide or other compound forms on each pin. Further procedures were developed to combine the advantages of both split-mix and parallel synthesis. In the method described by two groups the solid support was enclosed into permeable plastic capsules together with a radiofrequency tag that carried the code of the compound to be formed in the capsule. The procedure was carried out similar to the split-mix method. In the split step, however, the capsules were distributed among the reaction vessels according to the codes read from the radiofrequency tags of the capsules. A different method for the same purpose was developed by Furka et al. is named "string synthesis". In this method, the capsules carried no code. They are strung like the pearls in a necklace and placed into the reaction vessels in stringed form. The identity of the capsules, as well as their contents, are stored by their position occupied on the strings. After each coupling step, the capsules are redistributed among new strings according to definite rules.

Flow diagram of the split-mix combinatorial synthesis

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sylvestre,_Haute-Vienne

Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne

Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne

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The church in Saint-Sylvestre

Saint-Sylvestre is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Saint-Sylvestre (Occitan: Sint Sauvéstre) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

The church in Saint-Sylvestre

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

Estienne Roger

Estienne Roger

English: Kalverstraat 1-39 seen in direction of Damsquare. Drawing. Amsterdam, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (inv.nr. 010055000264). Nederlands: Kalverstraat 1-39 gezien in de richting van de Dam. Tekening. Amsterdam, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (inv.nr. 010055000264).

Estienne Roger was a francophone printer, bookseller and publisher of sheet music working in the Netherlands.

Estienne Roger (1664 or 1665 in Caen, France – 7 July 1722 in Amsterdam) was a francophone printer, bookseller and publisher of sheet music working in the Netherlands.

Roger's bookshop in Kalverstraat was the first or second on the right on the corner at the Gapersteeg.

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

Yuri Larionov

With Bazarova

Yuri Larionov / Programs / With Bazarova

The pairs podium at the 2011 European Figure Skating Championships. From left: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (2), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1) and Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (3)

Yuri Yuryevich Larionov is a Russian pair skater. With former partner Vera Bazarova, he is the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-time European medalist, the 2007 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2012 Russian national champion. They won six senior Grand Prix series medals outside the final, including gold at the 2012 NHK Trophy.

Bazarova/Larionov at the 2011 European Championships

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

Overhead wire marker

Overhead wire marker

Deutsch: Hoch- und Höchstspannungsfreileitungen in Einebenenanordnung beim Flugplatz Karlsruhe-Forchheim Der weitere Verlauf wird anscheinend zur Schonung des Landschaftsbildes auch unter Baumhöhe gehalten. In der Schneise wurde die Kleingartenanlage Heidenstücker angelegt, dort ist das Betreten der Dächer verboten. 110 kV und 220 kV vom Umspannwerk Daxlanden Richtung UW OberwaldEnglish: High-voltage overhead power lines in single-level arrangement at the Karlsruhe-Forchheim Airfield in Germany. This low-profile configuration extends beyond the airfield to protect the landscape by matching tree height. The Heidenstücker allotment garden was developed along the path; roof access there is forbidden. 110 kV and 220 kV from the Daxlanden substation looking towards Oberwald substation

Overhead wire markers are safety instruments applied to the overhead power lines marking transmission lines and ropeways along the flight path during the day. Markers are often installed on overhead lines near airfields, or at river crossings where there is a possibility of float-equipped aircraft using the river. Some markers contain conductor marking lights or strobe lights to improve visibility at night or in fog.

Overhead wire markers are safety instruments applied to the overhead power lines marking transmission lines and ropeways along the flight path during the day. Markers are often installed on overhead lines near airfields, or at river crossings where there is a possibility of float-equipped aircraft using the river. Some markers contain conductor marking lights or strobe lights to improve visibility at night or in fog.

markers on a line near an airfield

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

Mee Canyon

Mee Canyon

English: Source: This photograph was taken by myself, Bill Duncan.

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Mee Canyon is a remote scenic area within the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness which in turn forms the core of the Bureau of Land Management administered McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area in west central Colorado. Limited access and primitive facilities limit visitation and help preserve the wilderness in its natural state. Mee Canyon is accessed either by boat from the Colorado River, or from a trail head near Glade Park.

Arch Tower, in Mee Canyon

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

History of the hamburger

Culinary history

History of the hamburger / Culinary history

English: Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937). The film has fallen into the public domain, as its copyright has expired.

The hamburger first appeared in the 19th or early 20th century. The modern hamburger was a product of the culinary needs of a society rapidly changing due to industrialization and the emergence of the working class and middle class with the resulting demand for mass-produced, affordable food that could be consumed outside of the home. Considerable evidence suggests the USA was the first country where two slices of bread and a ground beef steak were combined into a "hamburger sandwich" and sold. There is some controversy over the origin of the hamburger because its two basic ingredients, bread and beef, had been prepared and consumed separately for many years in different countries before their combination. Shortly after its creation, the hamburger quickly included all of its currently typically characteristic trimmings, including onions, lettuce, and sliced pickles. It is named after the German city of Hamburg. After various controversies in the 20th century, including a nutritional controversy in the late 1990s, the burger is now readily identified with the United States, and a particular style of cuisine, namely fast food.

The hamburger was very popular among Americans during the postwar period following World War I, even in popular culture. An example of this was the prominent appearance of hamburgers in E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre comic strip, which prominently featured a cartoon character named Popeye the Sailor who ate spinach to sustain his superhuman strength. Popeye's first appearance was as a supporting character on January 17, 1929, alongside many other characters. One of these characters was J. Wellington Wimpy (often shortened to just "Wimpy"), a lover of hamburgers who was both polite and gluttonous. His signature phrase, "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today", became popular and widely known. During the height of his popularity in the 1930s, Wimpy introduced the hamburger to the youth of the time as a healthy food. It also resulted in the creation of a chain of fast food restaurants called Wimpy's in his honor, which sold hamburgers for ten cents. In a similar fashion, the fictional character Jughead Jones, who first appeared in Archie Comics in 1941, was passionate about food generally, and hamburgers specifically. Fictional characters related to the hamburger, such as the Ronald McDonald clown character designed by Willard Scott who first appeared on television in 1963, soon became a recognizable part of American culture. The burger also made appearances in underground comix such as Zap Comix#2 during the late 1960s, in which cartoonist Robert Crumb designed a character called "Hamburger Hi-Jinx". By the end of the decade, pop art was including the hamburger as an artistic element, appearing in the works of Andy Warhol (Dual Hamburger), Claes Oldenburg (Floor Burger), Mel Ramos (Vinaburger, 1965), and more recently, David LaChapelle (Death by Hamburger, 2002). An example of the popularity and identification that the burger enjoyed among the American public was the name of the Battle of Hamburger Hill, which occurred in May 1969 during the Vietnam War. Its name was inspired by the number of American and Vietnamese casualties, which made the scene resembles a "butcher". The hamburger was also the inspiration of Star Wars creator George Lucas's design for the Millennium Falcon ship. Hamburgers also appear in computer games, as in the case of BurgerTime, an arcade-style game created in 1982 by Data East Corporation. The hamburger also appears prominently on American television shows such as American Eats and Man v. Food. By the 1960s, American society had become highly motorized, largely due to the 1956 Federal Highway Act passed by President Dwight Eisenhower and inspired by the German Autobahn, as well as the impressive growth rates of American automobile manufacturers at the time. Due to the extensive use of cars at the time, hamburgers were often served at drive-ins, often by waiters known as carhops. Drive-in restaurants first appeared in the United States in the early 1930s, and gradually become a common sight across the country. The ability to serve hamburgers to customers in their cars was seen as a business opportunity by countless fast-food chains, especially McDonald's. The popularity of the hamburger grew rapidly among the American population during this period, and statistics indicate that the average American was eating three burgers per week. During the Cold War, the hamburger became a national symbol of the United States. As private outdoor social events, often held in backyards and featuring a barbecue, became more widespread during the mid-1950s, the hamburger gained a new culinary and social relevance in the country. By the late 1960s, hamburgers began to grow in size as various burger chains competed with each other, resulting in Burger King launching the Whopper and McDonald's launching the Quarter Pounder. As the race between the major chains grew more intense, the prices of their burgers increased, and the days when a hamburger could be bought for just a few cents were numbered. In the 1970s, major hamburger chains began to use considerable resources in marketing their products. They began

J. Wellington Wimpy (Wimpy), on the left one of Popeye's friends from a 1937 cartoon, had a tremendous craving for hamburgers.