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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque%20Commerciale%20du%20Maroc

Banque Commerciale du Maroc

Banque Commerciale du Maroc (BCM, , "Commercial Bank of Morocco") was a bank founded in 1911, shortly ahead of the establishment of the French protectorate in Morocco. The bank was initially controlled by France's Banque Transatlantique, then from 1941 by the Crédit Industriel et Commercial, and from 1988 by Morocco's ONA Group. In 2004, it merged with Wafa bank to form Attijariwafa Bank. History The BCM was created in 1911 by the Banque Transatlantique together with its Tunisian subsidiary, the Banque de Tunisie. Its registered office was in Paris, initially at 10, rue de Mogador (later absorbed by the Galeries Lafayette), and from 1925 relocated to the Banque Transatlantique's head office at 17, Boulevard Haussmann. Its main office in Morocco was in Casablanca. The BCM opened a branch in Tangier in 1913, and after World War I expanded to Rabat and Mazagan, then in the late 1920s in Marrakesh and Fez. In 1941, BCM was acquired together with Banque Transatlantique and Banque de Tunisie by the Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC), which took advantage of the Vichy anti-Jewish legislation. In 1963, Morocco, which had become independent in 1956, undertook a policy of national control of the banking sector known as , and the BCM's registered office was relocated from Paris to Casablanca. That same year, Deutsche Bank acquired 10% of the BCM's equity capital. In 1969, a further capital increase resulted in significantly higher Moroccan ownership of the BCM's shares. In June 1988, ONA Group acquired 25% of the BCM's equity through a capital increase and thus became its controlling shareholder, while the CIC reduced its stake to 10.6%. By 1999, the capital of BCM was 1,325,000,000.00 Moroccan Dirhams for a total of 13,250,000 shares. In 2002, the capital of Wafabank was 639,482,700 Moroccan dirhams. The two banks announced their merger in November 2003 and completed it in 2004, in a friendly all-shares transactions at a parity of 7 BCM shares per 8 Wafabank. Casablanca head office In Casablanca, the BCM's head office relocated several times. In 1921, it moved to a building shared with the affiliated shipping company, the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, on the newly traced , now , just north of the recently erected office of the State Bank of Morocco. Both these buildings, of the BCM and of the State Bank, have since been demolished. In 1930, the BCM moved to a building designed by Marius Boyer on 1, , now . The iconic art deco structure still exists, and was renovated in 2021. In the 1970s, under the leadership of its charismatic president , the BCM built a modern inverted-pyramid-shaped head office at 2, Boulevard Moulay Youssef, near the Arab League Park. This became the headquarters of Attijariwafa Bank following the 2004 merger, and still is as of 2022. See also List of banks in Morocco Notes 1911 establishments in Morocco 2004 disestablishments in Morocco Banks established in 1911 Banks disestablished in 2004 Banks of Morocco Defunct banks of Morocco ONA Group

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mocking%20Bird

The Mocking Bird

"The Mocking Bird" is a popular song. It was recorded twice by The Four Lads. The song was written by D. Jordan. The B-side was "I May Hate Myself In The Morning". Song Information The first version, made April 16, 1952, was released on Columbia's Okeh label in 1952 (reaching number 23 on the Billboard chart that year) and re-released four years later on Columbia (number 67 on the 1956 chart.) A new recording was made in 1958, entering the Billboard Hot 100 list on November 24, 1958, eventually reaching number 32 on that chart. References 1952 songs The Four Lads songs

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

Wafabank

Wafabank was a private bank in Morocco, that belonged to the Kettani family. In 2004, the Kettanis sold their stakes to ONA Group which resulted in the merger of the bank with Banque Commerciale du Maroc to form Attijariwafa Bank. History 1904 France's Compagnie Algérienne established its first Moroccan branch in Tangier, later complemented by branches in Casablanca and other Moroccan cities 1959 On the eve of independence, the Compagnie Algérienne, with 38 branches, had the largest network in Morocco. 1964 The Moroccan operations of the Compagnie Algérienne became an autonomous subsidiary, the Compagnie Marocaine de Crédit et de Banque (CMCB) 1968 A group of Moroccan private investors acquired majority control of the CMCB, together with the Compagnie Financière de Suez. 1985 CMCB changed its name to Wafabank. 1986 Wafabank moved its HQ to Casablanca. 1987 Wafabank established a subsidiary in Belgium. 1993 Wafabank carried out an IPO. 1996 Wafabank acquired BBV's Uniban subsidiary and BBV took an 8% stake in Wafabank. Credit Agricole Indosuez also took a stake in Wafabank (14.8%). 2000 Wafabank and the Senegalese holding "Keur Khadim," agreed to establish Senbank to provide banking services in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 2001 Wafabank acquired BBVA's subsidiary BBVA Maroc and BBVA increased its stake in Wafabank to 10%, further cementing the partnership commenced in 1997. 2003 Banque Commerciale du Maroc acquired Wafabank. References 1904 establishments in Morocco 2004 disestablishments in Morocco Banks established in 1904 Banks disestablished in 2004 Banks of Morocco Defunct banks of Morocco Attijariwafa bank Stock in the Casablanca Stock Exchange

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallamine%20triethiodide

Gallamine triethiodide

Gallamine triethiodide (Flaxedil) is a non-depolarising muscle relaxant. It acts by combining with the cholinergic receptor sites in muscle and competitively blocking the transmitter action of acetylcholine. Gallamine is a non-depolarising type of blocker as it binds to the acetylcholine receptor but does not have the biological activity of acetyl choline. Gallamine triethiodide has a parasympatholytic effect on the cardiac vagus nerve, which causes tachycardia and occasionally hypertension. Very high doses cause histamine release. Gallamine triethiodide is commonly used to stabilize muscle contractions during surgical procedures. It was developed by Daniel Bovet in 1947. The pharmaceutical is no longer marketed in the United States, according to the FDA Orange Book. See also Neuromuscular-blocking drug Curare References Muscle relaxants Nicotinic antagonists Quaternary ammonium compounds Phenol ethers Neuromuscular blockers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua%20New%20Guinea%20%28song%29

Papua New Guinea (song)

"Papua New Guinea" is a 1991 song by the electronic music group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut single and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator. The single reached #22 on the UK singles chart. Development Background Garry Cobain described himself as being "bit of an indie kid" in the mid 1980s , being a fan of the Manchester-based Factory Records acts such as Joy Division. Cobain reflected in 2006 that he had played guitar but was "never very good, and I'm still not very good at it." This led Cobain going to the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. At the school he met Brian Dougans who was studying sound recording and was also a fan of Factory Records bands like A Certain Ratio. Cobain described Dougans as "I was well envious of Brian, and he was also a couple of years older, which seemed to be very significant when I was in my late teens. He was very much a guiding force, and he was also extremely charismatic." Dougans was producing music for bands but after dance music became popular in the United Kingdom he began working on tracks like "Stakker Humanoid". Cobain stated that he managed to get money working at Heathrow Airport, through his landlord and through the Enterprise Allowance Scheme leading him to develop his own music, and that after Dougans "ran into some trouble", they teamed up to become the group that would develop into Future Sound of London. Development The duo released several tracks under aliases, some of which Cobain felt in retrospect were "admittedly dodgy — but we were always looking for the opportunity to start getting weirder, and gradually we found it." Cobain recalled that the music industry at the time was very aimed towards dance singles at the time, while Dougans and Cobain wanted to make what Cobain described as "big, sprawling, cosmic, ambient rock albums — in other words, concept albums — which would be easy for us." Accelerator was developed at Future Sound of London's studio called Earthbeat which was located in Dollis Hill in Northwest London. The engineer credited on the "Papua New Guinea" was YAGE, who Cobain described as "semi-fictitious and semi-real" and admitting that it was "kind of an alter-ego for the both of us". The name was derived from Yajé, a vision-inducing drink that is made from a psychoactive jungle vine and plants. Cobain described the development of "Papua New Guinea" as him writing, sequencing and playing the Roland JX-3P top-line synth parts live, and doing the same for the strings which were triggered from the 1040. Music The song samples the bass line from Meat Beat Manifesto's "Radio Babylon" with Lisa Gerrard's vocal from "Dawn of the Iconoclast" by Dead Can Dance. Cobain described the sampling choices stating that the "Radio Babylon" bass line was "one of the greatest within the culture" while the bass line in "Papua New Guinea" was "kind of a staccato sampled version." The Dead Can Dance sample came from a mixtape sent to a band members' girlfriends collection which she received from a man she had been seeing briefly. Cobain stated that he had "always loved Dead Can Dance but I didn't have that particular album, so I sampled it from the cassette." Release "Papua New Guinea" was released in the United Kingdom in 1991. The label that was to release their debut album Accelerator held off releasing it for about 9 months and only released it after "Papua New Guinea" became a hit. The song later featured on the soundtrack album for the hybrid animation film Cool World starring Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger and Brad Pitt. Reception Garry Cobain later referred to the track as not "the best piece of music I've ever written, but it just hit a mindset". From retrospective reviews and commentary, Simon Reynolds described the track as a "sumptuous, gorgeously emotional rave anthem". Pitchfork had the song placed on their list of the top 200 singles from the 1990s, with writer Tom Ewing declaring it "A great example of breakbeat techno's early, optimistic peak, when simply nailing the right vocal sample-- here Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance-- put you halfway to something memorable." Charts References Sources External links 1991 songs The Future Sound of London songs 1991 debut singles Music Week number-one dance singles

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

Basingas

The Basingas were an Anglo-Saxon tribe, whose territory in the Loddon Valley formed a regio or administrative subdivision of the early Kingdom of Wessex. Their leader, Basa, gave the tribe its name which survives in the names of Old Basing and Basingstoke, both in Hampshire. (The existence of both the tribe and their leader must be assumed to have been inferred from the existence of the place name "Basingstoke" as there is no independent documentary evidence referring to them.) Old Basing was first settled around 700 by an Anglo-Saxon tribe known as the Basingas, who give the village its name (the meaning is "Basa's people"). It was the site of the Battle of Basing on 22 January 871, when a Danish army defeated Ethelred of Wessex. It is also mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The subdivision of the Basingas retained a role beyond the Anglo-Saxon period as Basingstoke remained the administrative centre for a distinctive grouping of hundreds within Hampshire throughout the Middle Ages. References Peoples of Anglo-Saxon England History of Hampshire

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

Berta

Berta is a female Germanic name or may also be a colloquial shortening of Alberta or Roberta. Berta may refer to: Berta people, an ethnic group from western Ethiopia and eastern Sudan Berta language, their language Berta (moth), a geometer moth genus Berta monastery, a medieval Georgian monastery in modern Turkey Berta, a fictional character on the American sitcom Two and a Half Men, portrayed by Conchata Ferrell Berta, a former name of Ortaköy, Artvin, Turkey See also Bertha (disambiguation) Alberta (disambiguation) Roberta (given name) German feminine given names

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage%20Islands%20%28film%29

Savage Islands (film)

Savage Islands (also known as Nate and Hayes in the United States) is a 1983 swashbuckling adventure film set in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. Directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and filmed on location in Fiji and New Zealand, it starred Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe and Jenny Seagrove. It was one of several 1980s films designed to capitalize on the popularity of Indiana Jones, but Savage Islands was a flop at the box office. Plot The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamson, taken to an island mission with his fiancée Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish William "Bully" Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease, "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her. The two men enjoy a friendly rivalry for Sophie's affections, and she is to some extent torn between them, though committed to Nate. Cast Tommy Lee Jones as Bully Hayes Michael O'Keefe as Nathaniel Williamson Max Phipps as Ben Pease Jenny Seagrove as Sophie Grant Tilly as Count von Rittenberg Peter Rowley as Louis Beck Prince Tui Teka as King of Ponape Production The story was based on the adventures of real-life blackbirders Bully Hayes and Ben Pease. The character of Hayes was much softened in the film and Pease turned into a villain. The script was rewritten by John Hughes. The director was Ferdinand Fairfax, an Englishman most recently notable for his direction of the television series, Churchill — The Wilderness Years. Fairfax described the film as a tongue-in-cheek adventure in the style of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. "I'm not making Carry on Pirates or anything like that, but I think it will be a very funny film", he said. The film was entirely financed with New Zealand money but achieved distribution in the US. Producer Phillips raised money in part on the back of the success of his short film, Dollar Bottom. The film was shot in Fiji, Rotorua and Urupukapuka Island. At Urupukapuka, the producers built a set reconstructing the Port of Samoa. Release and reception The film has a cult following which seems to have encouraged the release of the film on Region 1 and Region 2 DVD, in June and November 2006 respectively. Reception In his review, Roger Ebert gave the film one star and called it 'inexplicable', criticizing the tone and plot. The New York Times gave plaudits to the performances, but felt the film was 'no fun at all', criticizing the inconsistent action and production values. Colin Greenland reviewed Savage Islands for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Savage Islands doesn't have quite the pace or panache of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it is first-class nonsense." Legacy Sir Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop said Savage Islands kick-started the New Zealand filmmaking boom of the 1980s. Savage Islands inspired Lawrence Watt-Evans to write the 1992 novella The Final Folly of Captain Dancy. References External links Savage Islands at New Zealand On Screen Review at DVD Savant 1983 films 1983 drama films 1980s adventure films Action films based on actual events Films scored by Trevor Jones Films set in the 1860s Films set in the 1870s Films shot in Fiji Films with screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker) New Zealand adventure films Paramount Pictures films Pirate films Seafaring films Films directed by Ferdinand Fairfax Films with screenplays by David Odell

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

BMCI

BMCI (, "Morocco Bank of Commerce and Industry") is a bank based in Morocco. It is a majority-owned subsidiary of the French financial group BNP Paribas. History At the end of the 19th century, the Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris (CNEP) – one of the founders of the , now BNP Paribas – had interests in Morocco, while from 1902 the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas (Paris and Netherlands Bank) helped financed the Sherifian Empire in Morocco. Loans to Morocco, including those of 1902 and 1904 by the Paris and Netherlands Bank, helped finance the First Moroccan Crisis which led to the formation of Morocco as we know it today. However, these loans were at extremely high repayment rates. France, claiming payment guarantees, took control of Morocco's customs duties, which led to its taking control of the country in 1912 as the French protectorate in Morocco. The bank played a key role as a capital investment bank in developing the Moroccan economy during the first half of the twentieth century. With holdings such as the Compagnie générale du Maroc (Génaroc) and ONA Group (, ), it was actively involved in financing Morocco's infrastructure (roads and railways, electricity, mining, and so on) in partnership with the State Bank of Morocco. In 1950, Paribas opened a branch in Casablanca. In 1974 this merged with part of Banque Worms in 1974 to form the Société Marocaine de Dépôt et de Crédit ("Morocco Savings and Loan Association", SMDC). The Banque Nationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie en Afrique ("National Bank for Trade and Industry in Africa", BNCIA) had also been developing interests in Morocco since 1941. developed its activities Morocco from 1940. Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie was created in 1964 from these origins, as part of the nationalization of Moroccanization businesses. In 2000, , itself created in 1966 by the merger of the CNEP and BNCI, merged with Paribas to form BNP Paribas. In November 2001, Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie acquired its dormant ABN Amro Bank Maroc arm, to consolidate its position in the Morocco financial services market. Ownership , BNP Paribas is the majority shareholder, with 65.03% of stock. The remaining stock is divided between: AXA Assurance Maroc (9.11%) Sanad Assurance (5.84%) Atlanta Assurance (4.44%) Holmarcom (2.41%) Others: 13.17% Subsidiaries Arval BMCI Bourse BMCI Finance BMCI Leasing Auto BMCI Gestion BMCI Assurance BMCI Crédit Conso BMCI Banque Offshore References External links Banks of Morocco BNP Paribas Companies based in Casablanca

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick%20Agreement

Warwick Agreement

The Warwick Agreement is the name of a document agreed in July 2004 to the 2005 General Election between many of Britain's main trade unions and the Labour Party, which helped form Labour's 2005 election manifesto. The affiliated trade unions are organised into a group called TULO (Trade Union & Labour Party Liaison Organisation). The document is named after The University of Warwick, where the agreement was made. Five main points There are five main points covered by the Warwick Agreement: Fairness at work Pensions Public services Manufacturing Other commitments There are many principles covered by each heading (see separate sheets), including statutory pay and paid holidays, protection for pensions, sanitation improvements in the NHS, healthy eating in schools, expansion of skills programmes in the UK and more stringent limitations on interest rates and fees. Future developments There is a small sector that believes a new, more relevant version of the Warwick Agreement is required to clamp down on some aspects of public services. John McDonnell MP is one of this group, quoted as saying: “Central to this Warwick Mark II programme should be the end of privatisation, the promotion of public ownership and public services, and the implementation of the Trade Union Freedom Bill.” Another prominent character in this is Jon Cruddas MP, who puts a lot of emphasis on policy change and improving Trade Union rights. Principles covered Fairness at work Four weeks paid holiday for all, exclusive of bank holidays. Legislation on corporate manslaughter in the next parliamentary term. Using Anti-Social Behaviour Orders to tackle violence and anti-social behaviour in and around front-line workplaces. Major rollout of childcare schemes including Sure Start & Extended Childcare Scheme for lone parents. Increased statutory redundancy pay. To work in Europe for the introduction of employment protection for temporary and agency workers. Protection for striking workers to be extended from 8 to 12 weeks. New ‘Sectoral Forums’, for example in low wage industries to improve pay, skills, productivity and pensions. Pensions Protection for pension funds in company transfers or mergers. Trade unions will gain the right to bargain on pensions. Training to be introduced for pension trustees, and members to make up 50% of trustees. Assistance for those who have already lost out on occupational pensions. An agreement to engage in effective dialogue over the future of public sector pensions. Legislation, if necessary, to move beyond the current voluntary system of occupational pensions. A commitment on pensions for same sex partners. Public services The extension of two-tier workforce protection in local government across the public services. A review of all National Health Service cleaning contracts on a test of cleanliness and not just the cost. Consultation with all stakeholders to monitor PFI, including future financial implications. Steps to develop staff roles, e.g., health care assistants to receive paid training and possible registration. A commitment not to transfer out the vast majority of NHS employees. Agreement to tackle unequal pay in local government. Measures to promote healthy eating in schools and evaluate the possible extension of the free school meals programme. Manufacturing Review and enhance investment funds for manufacturing support with a view to having the best support possible. Promote a public procurement which safeguards jobs and skills, encourages contracts to be given to UK firms for UK workers within EU law, and support a review of EU procurement policy. The Bank of England to consider regional and employment information when setting interest rates. A strong skills agenda, including The expansion of apprenticeships Rolling out Employer Training Pilots, supporting free training up to NVQ2 Action in sectors under-performing on skills, including possible training levies Union Learning Representatives trebled to 22,000. Investment in Research and Development to rise to 2.5% of national income. Improve credit export facilities. Ensure Regional Development Agencies produce manufacturing strategies through working with employers and Trade Unions, and assist manufacturers to find new markets. Other commitments The Royal Mail to stay in public hands, with telecom regulation to focus on service choice and reliability as well as network competition. An immediate review of National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit to help lower paid workers get benefits. The New Deal to provide help to unemployed over 50’s. Action to tackle unethical labour agencies in the health sector. Further action to tackle domestic violence and support those at risk. Legal limits to stop rip-off interest rates for credit. Stronger company disclosure on social, ethical, and environmental issues. Resources http://www.brc.org.uk/policycontent04.asp?iCat=42&iSubCat=406&sPolicy=Employment+%28UK%29&sSubPolicy=Warwick+Agreement http://www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=94362&int1stParentNodeID=89645&int2ndParentNodeID=89660 http://www.amicustheunion.org/default.aspx?page=2824 http://www.amicustheunion.org/pdf/warwick%20agreement%20leaflet1.pdf http://newsweaver.co.uk/amicus/e_article000655215.cfm?x=b11,0,w http://www.tgwu.org.uk/shared_asp_files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=93339 http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file11436.pdf Labour Party (UK) trade unions British trade unions history Labour relations in the United Kingdom History of the Labour Party (UK) 2004 in British politics 2004 in labor relations

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20of%20Accountancy

Master of Accountancy

The Master of Accountancy (MAcc, MAcy, or MAccy), alternatively Master of Science in Accounting (MSA or MSAcy) or Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcy, MPAcc or MPAc), is a graduate professional degree designed to prepare students for public accounting; academic-focused variants are also offered. In the United States, the program provides students with the 150 credit hours of classroom, but mostly clinical hours, required by most states before taking the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. This specialty program usually runs one to two years in length and contains from ten to twelve three semester credit courses (30 to 36 semester hours total). The program may consist of all graduate accounting courses or a combination of graduate accounting courses, graduate management, tax, leadership and other graduate business electives. The program is designed to not only prepare students for the CPA examination but also to provide a strong knowledge of accounting principles and business applications. Similar graduate programs exist in Canada, where certain universities such as Brock University's Goodman School of Business, Carleton University's Sprott School of Business, University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business, and University of Waterloo's School of Accounting and Finance offer master's programs and waive all education requirements up until the Common Final Examination (CFE) in order to become a Canadian CPA. A Master of Professional Accounting can also be obtained from Australian universities to qualify for the Australian CPA, IPA or CA. As above, in other countries the degree's purpose may differ. Where the Bachelor of Accountancy is the prerequisite for professional practice, for example in South Africa, the Master of Accountancy then comprises specialized coursework in a specific area of accountancy (computer auditing, taxation...), as opposed to CPA preparation as above. It may also be offered as a research based program, granting access to doctoral programs. Graduates entering corporate accounting or consulting often additionally (alternatively) pursue the Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or other such certifications. See also Bachelor of Accountancy Certified Public Accountant Chartered Professional Accountant Enrolled Agent List of master's degrees Master of Laws Master of Taxation References Accounting scholarship Business qualifications Accounting Accounting education

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lount%20Township%2C%20Ontario

Lount Township, Ontario

Lount is a geographic township in the Unorganized Centre Part of Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. The communities of Bummer's Roost, Rye and Wattenwyle are located in the township. It originally was settled by the building of the Rosseau and Nipssing Road which cuts diagonally through the township. Lount is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. Etymology This township in Parry Sound District was named in 1874 for William Lount (1840-1903), Liberal member for Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1867–71, and for Toronto Centre in the House of Commons, 1896–7. He was subsequently appointed a judge in the High Court of Ontario. William Lount was a nephew of Samuel Lount, who led a party of reformers in the Rebellion of 1837 and was put to death the following year. See also List of townships in Ontario References Geographic townships in Ontario Communities in Parry Sound District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keti%20Bandar%20Port

Keti Bandar Port

The Keti Bandar Port () is a port on the Arabian Sea, in the Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The port was built on the remains of the older seaport of Debal where Muhammad bin Qasim and his army arrived from Iraq. Keti Bandar is approximately 150 highway kilometers from Karachi, with a driving time of around 3.5 to 4 hours. Two of the larger towns on the route from Karachi to Keti Bandar are Gharo and Mirpur Sakro. Economy Keti Bandar Project was planned to build a port and power station at Keti Bandar. The Keti Bandar economy completely relies upon fishing and the entire village is dependent on the fishermen who sometimes spend days at a time on their boats in the Arabian Sea. As these fishermen return with their catch they display their products in the open market, where buyers collect the fish and transport it to Karachi. See also List of ports in Pakistan Keti Karachi Port Port Qasim Gwadar Port List of seaports External links Keti Bandar project may be revived - DAWN.com References Thatta District Ports and harbours of Pakistan Tourist attractions in Thatta

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20airports%20in%20New%20Jersey

List of airports in New Jersey

This is a list of airports in New Jersey (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code Airports Footnotes: See also New Jersey World War II Army Airfields Aviation in the New York metropolitan area References Aviation Safety Network – used to check IATA airport codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in New Jersey – used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: New Jersey – used for information on former airports Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FAA Airport Data (Form 5010) from National Flight Data Center (NFDC), also available from AirportIQ 5010 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2017–2021), released September 2016 Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data for CY 2016 (final), released October 2017 New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Aviation Public Use Airports Airports New Jersey Airports

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Tanimola%20Ayorinde

James Tanimola Ayorinde

James Tanimola Ayorinde, more well known as J.T. Ayorinde was born in 1907 and died in the 1970s. He was the first Nigerian General Secretary (and chief executive officer) of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, in the 1960s. Ayorinde served as General Secretary from 1962 until his retirement in the 1970s. Based on the customs of Yoruba, "it was revealed to the Ifa priest who performed a divination at the naming ceremony that he would be an Ifa priest." His name, Tanimola, means, "Who knows honor?" Rev. Dr. Ayorinde was married to Mobola Ayorinde, who was President of the Women's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Ayorinde was a national delegate of Nigeria, along with his fellow Baptist clergyman, Solomon Adeniyi Babalola, to the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization, Lausanne, Switzerland. References Nigerian Baptists Nigerian Christian clergy 1970s deaths Place of birth missing 1907 births Yoruba Christian clergy 20th-century Nigerian people 20th-century Baptists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20S.%20Duncanson

Robert S. Duncanson

Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821 – December 21, 1872) was a 19th-century American landscapist of European and African ancestry. Inspired by famous American landscape artists like Thomas Cole, Duncanson created renowned landscape paintings and is considered a second generation Hudson River School artist. Duncanson spent the majority of his career in Cincinnati, Ohio and helped develop the Ohio River Valley landscape tradition. As a free black man in antebellum America, Duncanson engaged the abolitionist community in America and England to support and promote his work. Duncanson is considered the first African-American artist to be internationally known. He operated in the cultural circles of Cincinnati, Detroit, Montreal, and London. The primary art historical debate centered on Duncanson concerns the role that contemporary racial issues played in his work. Some art historians, like Joseph D. Ketner, believe that Duncanson used racial metaphors in his artwork, while others, like Margaret Rose Vendryes, discourage viewers from approaching his art with a racialized perspective. Early life Robert Seldon Duncanson was born in Fayette, New York, in 1821. Duncanson was one of the five sons of John Dean Duncanson (c. 1777 – 1851), a free black tradesman, and Lucy Nickles (c. 1782 – 1854). Often, it is cited that Robert's father was Scot-Canadian; however, there is no evidence to support this claim, and it is unclear when or where the original source of the claim began. All evidence points to Robert Seldon being the descendant of freed slaves from Virginia. John Dean's father, Charles Duncanson, was a former slave from Virginia who was freed from bondage by his owner. Charles received special privileges, including his emancipation and the opportunity to learn a skilled trade, because he was likely the illegitimate son of his owner. After becoming emancipated, Charles and his son John Dean lived as freemen in Virginia. However, at the end of the eighteenth century, white opposition toward free black men grew in the Upper South. In response, Charles, his son John Dean, and his wife Lucy Nickles, like many free African Americans, moved north. The Duncanson family settled in Fayette, New York, where Robert Seldon was born. Charles' knowledge of carpentry and house painting was passed down to his son, John Dean, and his grandchildren. This knowledge would later allow Robert Seldon Duncanson to develop as an artisan and later as an artist. In 1828, the family moved to the “boomtown” of Monroe, Michigan, following the death of Charles. In Monroe, John Dean found considerable success working as a housepainter and a carpenter. This success allowed him to support his family and educate his children. During their childhood, Robert and his four brothers apprenticed in the family trades of house painting and carpentry. While Robert's brothers achieved modest success as housepainters, Robert emerged as the most talented of his siblings in his apprenticeships. In 1838, Robert established a painting business with partner John Gamblin. Robert and his partner frequently advertised their services in local publications, like the Monroe Gazette. However, in 1839, Robert suspended the business in order to pursue his ambition to work as a portrait painter. In 1840, nineteen-year-old Duncanson left Monroe and moved to Mount Pleasant, Ohio, a town north of Cincinnati later known as Mount Healthy, to begin his career in fine arts. Duncanson lived in Mt. Healthy with the Reuben Graham family who were also descendants of Virginian slaves. The community of Mt. Healthy, like Cincinnati, had a substantial free black population. In the nineteenth century, Cincinnati was considered a southern' town on free soil”. Cincinnati was a fast-growing city—the city’s population grew from 43,000 to 115,000 between 1840 and 1850. In particular, Cincinnati attracted many freed or escape slaves in search of a new community. The city hosted one of the largest African-American communities in the U.S. Upon Duncanson’s arrival, the African-American population of the city was approximately 3,000. Many of these 3,000 African-Americans living in Cincinnati were previously enslaved. By 1870, the city had 5,900 African-American residents, with an overall population of 216,000. Duncanson was primarily attracted to Cincinnati for its strong arts community. In the 19th century, Cincinnati was referred to as "the Athens of the West". It was also referred to as the "emporium of the West" by its free black population who had much greater access to opportunities of advancement there than in other parts of antebellum America. During the 19th century, Cincinnati and the American west became well known for its landscape artists, including William Louis Sonntag, Godfrey Frankenstein, T. Worthington Whittredge, and Duncanson himself. Career Itinerant portrait painting Robert Seldon Duncanson had no formal art education, and thus had to teach himself by copying prints, copying engravings of European works, sketching from nature, and painting portraits. In the 1840s, Duncanson worked primarily as an itinerant portrait painter, like many African-American artists at the time, traveling among Cincinnati, Detroit, and Monroe, Michigan. His first datable work is from 1841—The Portrait of a Mother and Daughter. This work is similar to the style of many contemporary painters, demonstrating Duncanson's experience learning by copying others' works. In 1842, Duncanson had three portraits—Fancy Portrait, Infant Savior, a copy, and Miser—accepted to the second exhibition hosted by the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts.(p. 15) While Duncanson's work was accepted into the show, and was well received, it is likely that Duncanson was not allowed to take art classes at the Academy because of his race. This exhibition served as his public debut to the art world, but none of Duncanson’s family members were permitted to attend the show because of their race. His mother, while unable to attend the show, is reported to have said “I know what they look like ...I know that they are there! That’s the important thing.” Taking a short break from portrait work, Duncanson collaborated with another artist, photographer Coates. Together, on March 19, 1844, Coates and Duncanson advertised a spectacle of "Chemical Paintings...comprising four splendid views after the singular style of Daguerre.”(p. 18) Duncanson was believed to have been the artistic mind behind the composition of the images while Coates took care of the technical side. Although Duncanson was making progress as an artist personally and publicly, the lack of commissions for his work pushed him to move around and work as an itinerant portrait painter beginning in 1845, spending the majority of his time in Detroit. While in Detroit, Duncanson worked primarily as a portrait painter and was well received by the local press. In 1846, the Detroit Daily Advertiser praised Duncanson for his skill and color usage, adding, “Mr. Duncanson deserves, and we trust will receive the patronage of all lovers of the fine arts.” Portrait commissions in Detroit were forthcoming. Duncanson received his most substantial portrait commission by the Berthelet family, a prominent Detroit family. However, Duncanson became more interested in the genre painting tradition. He was first exposed to the tradition of genre painting through the work of fellow Cincinnati artist James H. Beard.(p. 19) Duncanson returned to Cincinnati in 1846, aspiring to expand his repertoire. Landscape painting Landscape painting was a particularly important genre from the 1830s to the 1900s. Artist Thomas Cole and other members of the Hudson River School used nature to convey ideas about America and its ideals. Duncanson was intrigued by landscape painting. As he moved away from portrait work, Duncanson became intrigued by travel prints, particularly the exploration journals of John Stevens and Frederick Catherwood, Incidents of Travel in the Yucatan. The prints in these books prompted Duncanson to experiment with depicting exotic places and forgotten civilizations in his work. Back in Cincinnati and full of new inspiration, he received a commission from Charles Avery, an abolitionist Methodist minister, in 1848. Not only did Cliff Mine, Lake Superior—the work Duncanson created for Avery—bolster his career as a landscape painter, it also established him within a network of abolitionist patrons who sustained most of his career. After completing Cliff Mine, Lake Superior (1848) for Charles Avery, Duncanson pursued landscape painting in earnest. Along with two other Cincinnati artists, T. Worthington Whittredge and William Louis Sonntag, Duncanson became inspired by the work of the Hudson River School artists and aspired to paint the American landscape. Together, the three artists set out on a series of sketching trips around the country to provide them with the necessary material and inspiration to bring back to their Cincinnati studios.(p. 28) After finishing the sketching tours, Duncanson focused on the Ohio River Valley in the early 1850s. With his ambitions cast on landscape work, operating on the style of the Hudson River School, Duncanson strived to transform his topographical works into romantic landscapes with literary allusions In order to accomplish this, he turned to Thomas Cole, copying many of his works dealing with paradise and drawing parallels between the imaginary lands painted and America. Around 1850, Duncanson was given his largest commission of his career by Nicholas Longworth to paint 8 landscape panels in Longworth's Cincinnati estate Belmont.The panels have been called the regarded as "among the most accomplished domestic mural paintings of pre-Civil War America." In 1851, Duncanson's created one more well-known landscape paintings from this time period, Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Miami River. In 1853, Duncanson embarked on the traditional "grand tour" of Europe, completed by many contemporary artists, which exposed him to the art world and provided inspiration for many of his future landscape works. In 1859, Duncanson finished his painting Landscape with Rainbow which, when exhibited, was "hailed as 'one of the most beautiful pictures painted on this side of the [Allegheny] mountains.’" This painting was prominently shown during Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021 when he and his wife entered the U.S. Capitol. In 1861, Duncanson created his "greatest work": Land of the Lotus Eaters. This painting was Duncanson's most widely acclaimed work. Moreover, Duncanson intended for the work to receive this tremendous acclaim. He planned to exhibit the work on a European tour before he began painting it. European Travels and Romantic Literary Landscape Painting Many of Duncanson's paintings, such as Land of the Lotus Eaters, were influenced by works of British Romantic poets to include mythical themes. This attraction to European poetry and novels was developed through many trips Duncanson took to Europe over a period of 20 years. These trips were funded by Cincinnati-based Abolitionist patrons like Nicholas Longworth and a local Anti-Slavery league. The opportunities provided by these "grand tours" of Europe gave Duncanson the ability to study the works of the Old Masters while exploring the historic landscapes of the European countryside. Two of the works that came out of Duncanson's trips to Europe were Italian Landscape and Italian Landscape with Ruins. Abolitionist patronage Duncanson's success as an artist is partially attributed to the many abolitionist patrons who supported him. Abolitionist patrons provided him with ample commissions, acquired his paintings, financed his travel to various locations nationally and abroad, and introduced him to other prominent people in the art community. Abolitionists were motivated to support artists like Duncanson because it emphasized the abilities of African Americans to participate in and contribute to mainstream culture. Additionally, abolitionists would often commission works with overtly racial themes in order to further the antislavery cause. Duncanson likely received even more support from abolitionist patrons because he was considered mulatto. Duncanson’s lighter complexion, due to the miscegenation that occurred when his ancestors were enslaved, allowed him greater access into the art world than African Americans with darker complexions. There were a number of other African-American artists who shared these advantages due to their light skin, including African-American painter Joshua Johnston. The North, particularly cities like Cincinnati with substantial black populations and strong abolitionist presences, was a more advantageous place for African-Americans to pursue fine arts professions. Although Duncanson never explicitly addressed race issues in his work, there is debate among historians on whether or not Duncanson subtly referenced, or alluded to racial problems and racism in the United States. For example, Joseph Ketner II argues that in Duncanson's painting Garden of Eden (1852) "paradise with its palm trees might also be the promised land of slave songs." David Lubin also believed that Duncanson's paintings "may have contained hidden allegories on racial themes whose meanings were available only to certain audiences." Uncle Tom and Little Eva, 1853 Robert Duncanson’s Uncle Tom and Little Eva, painted in 1853, is housed at the Detroit Institute of Arts. This work demonstrates Duncanson's growth in his early years of landscape painting. The painting depicts a scene from Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The painting is a copy of an engraving from the novel's illustrations. While Stowe's novel has many violent scenes that address the brutality of slavery, Duncanson chose to paint an innocuous scene from the book. He depicts two characters, a slave named Tom and the young daughter of a slave owner named Eva, set in an idyllic landscape. Tom and Eva are looking up at the sky—to the heavens and God—at the shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. The scene is a critical moment in Beecher's novel related to the theme of salvation from slavery through spiritual love and sacrifice. In the 1850s, Duncanson gained popularity amongst abolitionist patrons. Reverend James Francis Conover, an outspoken abolitionist minister and news editor, recognized Duncanson's rise to prominence in the abolitionist art community and commissioned the work. Many abolitionists would commission works that explicitly portrayed the contemporary racial issues. While some art historians believe that Duncanson's works contained metaphors pertaining to issues of race, Uncle Tom and Little Eva is his only painting that explicitly addresses the racial issues of antebellum America by portraying an abolitionist story. As a free black artist active prior to the Civil War, Duncanson was in a unique position to make statements about racial issues, but he typically did not address these issues explicitly in his work. Although Duncanson’s son urged him to address contemporary racial concerns in his works, Duncanson wrote to his son, “I have no color on the brain; all I have on the brain is paint.” Some art historians, such as Joseph D. Ketner, believe that Duncanson intended to make an indictment of the institution of slavery by depicting this delicate yet profound scene from Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Other art historians, like Margaret Rose Vendryes, assert that Uncle Tom and Little Eva (1853) demonstrates Duncanson's desire to satisfy abolitionist patrons, and not necessarily his own views. Nicholas Longworth's Belmont Mansion Duncanson's success in the Cincinnati art community brought him many substantial commissions, such as that of Nicholas Longworth, one of the city's wealthiest citizens. In 1851, Longworth commissioned Duncanson to paint murals on the walls of his home, which was called the Belmont Mansion. Duncanson created eight murals for the entry of the Belmont Mansion, each nine feet high and six and a half feet wide, that depicted landscapes of the American West. Although the scale of the job was large, and Duncanson was still relatively new to the profession, Longworth selected him to decorate his home because he thought Duncanson to be “one of our most promising painters.” Duncanson's previous training in the trade of house painting served him well in his work on the Belmont Mansion. Duncanson's work on the murals in the Belmont Mansion greatly increased his popularity in the art community of Cincinnati, particularly among the white abolitionist contingent. The murals were eventually covered by wallpaper, but were rediscovered in 1933 and are now displayed in the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati. Work with daguerrotypist James Presley Ball Beginning in 1854, Duncanson worked in the photography studio of James Presley Ball, a prominent African-American photographer, retouching portraits and coloring photographic prints.(pp. 101–103) In 1855, Duncanson and Presley Ball created an anti-slavery panoramic painting titled Mammoth Pictorial Tour of the United States Comprising Views of the African Slave Trade which toured across the country. The work displayed images of the African slave trade, sugar and cotton plantations, and American landscape scenes. Self-imposed exile and international acclaim With the onset of the Civil War, Duncanson exiled himself to Canada and the United Kingdom. In 1863, Duncanson settled in Montreal, where he would work for two years. Duncanson was inspired by the Canadian landscape, as is evident from his works produced then. While in Montreal, Duncanson developed important relationships within the Canadian art scene. He was accepted enthusiastically by the Montreal art community and served as an inspiration for Canadian painters such as Otto Reinhold Jacobi. The Canadians thought of Duncanson as one of “the earliest of our professional cultivators of the fine arts.” Duncanson had a tremendous influence on 19th century Canadian art; he inspired the creation of the first Canadian school of landscape painting. In 1865, he left Canada for the United Kingdom, particularly England and Scotland, to tour one of his most well-known works, The Land of the Lotus Eaters (1861). In Europe, his work was well received and the prestigious London Art Journal declared him a master of landscape painting. In the winter of 1866–1867, Duncanson returned to Cincinnati. Inspired by his European travels, he painted many scenes of the Scottish landscape. Duncanson's time in Canada and the United Kingdom allowed him to gain even greater recognition in the international art scene. Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine, 1871 This painting was inspired by a selection from Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott's 1810 poem, The Lady of the Lake. The narrative poem was important to several important contemporary African American leaders, such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Frederick Douglass. Art historian Joseph D. Ketner considers Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine to be the "pinnacle of [Duncanson's] aesthetic and technical accomplishments." The work shows Duncanson's use of the conventions of Hudson River School artists, as well as his own romantic vision for landscape painting. Final years Throughout his career, Duncanson's works had always tended toward the pastoral, and his late works continued to show his love of landscape painting and resonated calmness and serenity.(p. 157) In the final years of his life, Duncanson developed dementia, possibly from lead poisoning. The dementia, and possibly schizophrenia, caused Duncanson to act unpredictably and erratically. He developed a belief in spiritualism and was convinced that he was possessed by a master painter. While Duncanson continued to create artwork, his behavior and declining physical health was alarming to his patrons. In 1872, Duncanson suffered a seizure while setting up an exhibition in Detroit, which eventually led to his death. Duncanson died on December 21, 1872; he was 51 years old. He was buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan. Legacy Robert Seldon Duncanson was one of few African American landscape painters of the nineteenth century, and he achieved levels of success unknown to his contemporaries. By the 1860s, Duncanson was proclaimed to be the "greatest landscape painter in the West" by the American Press and London newspapers held him in equal regard to other British artists at the time. Richard Powell of American Visions says that Duncanson’s success is a “victory over society’s presumptions of what African-American artist should create.” Duncanson became nationally and internationally known for his landscape paintings modeled after the Hudson River School tradition, and is credited with developing the regional Ohio River Valley art form. Art historian Joseph D. Ketner claims that Duncanson's greatest contribution to art was "his distinctively picturesque-pastoral vision of landscape painting with allusions to popular romantic literature." Duncanson was largely forgotten from American art history until his work was rediscovered in the 1950s and 1960s. However, art historians maintained a false narrative about Duncanson for several decades. Beginning in the 1990s, art historians like Ketner made an effort to research Duncanson's life and work to develop an accurate portrayal of the artist. The primary art historical controversy surrounding Duncanson is whether or not he represented racial issues in his art. Some art historians, like Ketner, theorize that there are veiled racial meanings in his paintings, while others, like Vendryes, consider his landscapes to be “race-free." Ketner asserts that Duncanson's artworks are representations of his cultural and racial identity. Vendryes argues that Duncanson did not explicitly represent contemporary racial issues in his work, and warns viewers from interpreting Duncanson and his art solely through the lens of his race, as it may limit the viewer's understanding of his work. Since 1986, the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio has maintained an artist-in-residence program for contemporary African-American artists in honor of Duncanson. Abbreviated list of artworks Portrait of a Mother and Daughter, 1841 (Fulton County Arts Council, Hammonds House, Atlanta, Georgia) Trial of Shakespeare, 1843 (Douglass Settlement House, Toledo, Ohio) Roses Fancy Still Life, 1843 (National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.) Mt. Healthy, Ohio, 1844 (National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.) Drunkard's Plight, 1845 (Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan) At the Foot of the Cross, 1846 (Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan) Cliff Mine, Lake Superior, 1848 (F. Ward Paine, Jr., Portola Valley, California) Mayan Ruins, Yucatan, 1848 (Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio) The Belmont Murals, c. 1850–1852 (Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio) Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Little Miami River, 1851 (Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio) View of Cincinnati, Ohio From Covington, Kentucky, 1851 (Cincinnati Historical Society) The Garden of Eden (after Cole), 1852 (High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia) Dream of Arcadia (after Cole), 1852 (Private Collection, New York City) Uncle Tom and Little Eva, 1853 (Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan) Italianate Landscape, 1855 (California African American Museum, Los Angeles, California) Robbing the Eagle's Nest, 1856 (National Museum of African American History and Culture) Untitled (Landscape), late 1850s (Princeton University Art Museum) Landscape with Rainbow, 1859 (National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.) Land of Lotus Eaters, 1861 (Collection of His Royal Majesty, the King of Sweden) Faith, 1862 (National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio) Vale of Kashmir, 1863 (Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio) Silver River, North Carolina, 1863 (The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina) Lake Beauport, 1864 (Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, Canada) Lake Saint-Charles, 1864 (Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, Canada) A Dream of Italy, 1865 (Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama) Cottate Opposite Pass at Ben Lomond, 1866 (Museum of Art, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, purchase) Mountain Landscape with Cows and Sheep, 1866 (Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, purchase) Loch Long, Scotland, 1867 (National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.) The Caves, 1869 (Amon Carter Museum of American Art) Dog's Head Scotland, 1870 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts) Gallery Exhibitions 1842: Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Statuary, Western Art Union, Cincinnati, Ohio 1843: Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Statuary, Western Art Union, Cincinnati, Ohio 1864: Art Association of Montreal, Montreal, Canada 1865: Dublin Exhibition, Art Association of Montreal, Ireland 1871: Western Art Gallery, Detroit, Michigan 1943: Balmoral Castle, Scotland, Museum of Modern Art, New York City 1953: Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado 1955: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio 1961: Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis, Indiana 1967: Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 1970: La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California 1971: Bowdoin College, Museum of Contemporary Art, Brunswick, Maine 1972: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio 1972: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 1976: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles 1979: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan 1983: National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. 1992: National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C. 1996: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri 1999: To Conserve a Legacy - American Art from History, Black Colleges and Universities, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City 2003: Then and Now: Selection of 19-20th Century Art by African American Artists, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan 2009: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio See also List of Hudson River School artists List of African-American visual artists Notes External links American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Duncanson (see index) Ohio Collection, Dayton Museum of Art artcyclopedia Long Island University 1821 births 1872 deaths Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Monroe, Michigan) 19th-century American painters American male painters Artists from Cincinnati Hudson River School painters People from Fayette, New York People from Mount Healthy, Ohio African-American painters 19th-century American male artists

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1979 Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Rhodesia in April 1979, the first where the majority black population elected the majority of seats in parliament. The elections were held following the Internal Settlement negotiated by the Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith and were intended to provide a peaceful transition to majority rule on terms not harmful to Rhodesians of white descent. In accordance with the Internal Settlement, on 1 June, Rhodesia officially became the nation of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, under the government of the United African National Council elected in the 1979 elections. The Internal Settlement was not approved internationally but the incoming government under Bishop Abel Muzorewa did decide to participate in the Lancaster House talks which led to the end of the dispute and the creation of Zimbabwe. Electoral system Under the agreement of 1978, the new Zimbabwe Rhodesia House of Assembly was to consist of 100 members. 20 were to be elected on the old roll with property, income and education qualifications, which most black citizens did not meet, and which was previously used to elect the majority of the Rhodesia House of Assembly. 72 seats were elected by the "Common Roll" which every adult in the country had a vote. Owing to the lack of an electoral roll, voters were instead marked with ink on their fingers to stop multiple voting. Once the 92 members had been elected, they assembled to vote for eight White non-constituency members. All the candidates for these posts were members of the Rhodesian Front. The 20 White Roll members were elected from new constituencies made up of combinations of the previous constituencies. The Common Roll members were elected by province using a closed list system. It was intended to set up a full electoral register and institute single-member constituencies for future elections. Campaign The main question in the election campaign was how many Africans would vote in the common roll election. The Patriotic Front parties, Zimbabwe African National Union and Zimbabwe African People's Union, pledged to disrupt the election and called for a boycott. By 1979, all of Rhodesia apart from the central area between Salisbury and Bulawayo was under a form of martial law due to attacks by the Patriotic Front's armies, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA). In the event the turnout was quite respectable in Mashonaland, although somewhat depressed in Manicaland and Victoria. In Matabeleland South, where ZIPRA was strongest, the turnout was lowest. Results Common roll Polling day was 21 April 1979. Candidates and elected members * – Subsequently, formed the Zimbabwe Democratic Party (see below) ** – These candidates had resigned from the United National Federal Party and joined the Zimbabwe United Peoples' Organisation after nominations had closed. It was ruled that their candidatures stood. White roll Polling day was 10 April 1979. White non-constituency members Polling day was 7 May 1979. Eight seats were up for election. Changes during the Assembly John Moses Chirimbani (UANC, Manicaland) was elected as the Speaker of the House of Assembly on 8 May 1979, and therefore an ex officio member. On 25 May, John Zwenhamo Ruredzo was appointed to replace him. Robert Siyoka (UNFP, Matabeleland South) resigned, and was replaced by Sami Thomani Siyoka on 28 June 1979. On 25 June 1979 James Chikerema led a group of eight elected UANC members in resigning from the party, and on 29 June seven of the eight formed the Zimbabwe Democratic Party. Actor Mupinyuri (UANC, Mashonaland Central) rejoined the UANC shortly after resigning from it. The seven who joined are denoted by asterisks in the lists above. A questionable wording in the electoral law led to the UANC taking legal action to disqualify the seven on the grounds that they had to keep their membership of the party to remain members of the Assembly, but Chikerema was successful in defending the right to break away. Hilary Gwyn Squires resigned in June 1979, moving to South Africa to take up a legal career. David Colville Smith was returned unopposed as Rhodesian Front candidate for Borrowdale constituency on 24 July 1979. Terrence Mashambanhaka (UANC, Mashonaland Central) was murdered on 16 September 1979 after being lured to an ambush at 'peace talks' with ZANLA forces. Abel Muringazuwa Madombwe was appointed to the Assembly to replace him on 27 November 1979. Theunis de Klerk (RF, Lundi) was killed in a rocket attack on his home on 20 September 1979. Donald Galbraith Goddard was returned unopposed to follow him on 30 November 1979. United Nations reaction The United Nations Security Council passed several resolutions against the "illegal" election, including Resolution 445 and Resolution 448, both of which argued that the election was not representative of the Zimbabwean people and was designed to entrench white minority rule. In these resolutions, the UN declared the results of the election null and void. Sources Rhodesia Government Gazette (candidates for White Roll constituencies; elected MPs) The Herald (common roll constituencies and election results) References Zimbabwe Elections in Rhodesia 1979 in Rhodesia April 1979 events in Africa Zimbabwe Election and referendum articles with incomplete results

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James V. Herring

James Vernon Herring (January 7, 1887 – May 29, 1969) was an African-American artist and professor of art at Howard University. James V. Herring founded the Howard University Department of Art in 1922. In 1943 along with Alonzo J. Aden he opened the Barnett-Aden Gallery in Washington, DC. The gallery was the first black privately owned and operated art gallery in the United States and was located at 127 Randolph Street, NW. In an effort to fight segregation, both black and white artists were exhibited at the gallery. The gallery served as a place to meet for those interested in art, including curators from the Phillips Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. Herring and Aden also worked together on the Gallery of Art at Howard. Herring founded it in 1930 and Aden served as the first curator. Herring retired from Howard in 1953. References Biography. External links "Being But Men, We Walked Into the Trees", February 11, 2016. 1887 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters Howard University faculty 20th-century African-American painters 20th-century American male artists 20th-century African-American men

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Badeschiff

The Badeschiff (in English, "bathing ship") is a floating public swimming pool in Berlin, the capital city of Germany. Situated in the East Harbour section of the River Spree, the Badeschiff allows citizens to swim in a sanitary environment near the river. The Spree itself is far too polluted to permit safe swimming. The Badeschiff opened in the summer of 2004 as an art project organized by the Stadtkunstprojekte (City Art Project Society) of Berlin. It was created by local artist, Susanne Lorenz, with Spanish architects AMP and Gil Wilk, to enliven city life along a long-neglected stretch of the Spree. The pool was converted from the hull of a vessel measuring eight by thirty-two metres. It is open to the public daily from 8am to midnight. Disc jockeys commonly spin records outside the pool entrance where there is also a bar. References External links Swimming at the Most Unusual Pool in Europe Badeschiff panorama at night 1 Badeschiff panorama at night 2 Badeschiff panorama at night 3 Badeschiff Website (in German) German art Culture in Berlin Buildings and structures in Treptow-Köpenick Swimming venues in Germany Sports venues in Berlin

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Riemann Xi function

In mathematics, the Riemann Xi function is a variant of the Riemann zeta function, and is defined so as to have a particularly simple functional equation. The function is named in honour of Bernhard Riemann. Definition Riemann's original lower-case "xi"-function, was renamed with an upper-case (Greek letter "Xi") by Edmund Landau. Landau's lower-case ("xi") is defined as for . Here denotes the Riemann zeta function and is the Gamma function. The functional equation (or reflection formula) for Landau's is Riemann's original function, rebaptised upper-case by Landau, satisfies , and obeys the functional equation Both functions are entire and purely real for real arguments. Values The general form for positive even integers is where Bn denotes the n-th Bernoulli number. For example: Series representations The function has the series expansion where where the sum extends over ρ, the non-trivial zeros of the zeta function, in order of . This expansion plays a particularly important role in Li's criterion, which states that the Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to having λn > 0 for all positive n. Hadamard product A simple infinite product expansion is where ρ ranges over the roots of ξ. To ensure convergence in the expansion, the product should be taken over "matching pairs" of zeroes, i.e., the factors for a pair of zeroes of the form ρ and 1−ρ should be grouped together. References Zeta and L-functions Bernhard Riemann

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Hydrochloric acid regeneration

Hydrochloric acid regeneration or HCl regeneration refers to a chemical process for the reclamation of bound and unbound HCl from metal chloride solutions such as hydrochloric acid. Field of application The commercially most relevant field of application for HCl regeneration processes is the recovery of HCl from waste pickle liquors from carbon-steel pickling lines. Other applications include the production of metal oxides such as, but not limited, to Al2O3 and MgO, as well as rare-earth oxides, by pyrohydrolysis of aqueous metal chloride or rare-earth chloride solutions. A number of different process routes are available. The most widely used is based on pyrohydrolysis and adiabatic absorption of hydrogen chloride in water, a process invented in the 1960s. However tightening environmental standards and stringent air permit policies render it increasingly difficult to establish new pyrohydrolysis-based acid regeneration plants. Known processes The following processes for the regeneration of HCl from spent pickle liquors have been adopted by the ferrous metals processing industry: Regeneration Pyrohydrolysis Spray roaster pyrohydrolysis Fluidised bed pyrohydrolysis Hydrothermal regeneration Electrolytic Fe precipitation Recovery of free HCl Retardation Dialysis Ion exchange Transformation of FeCl2 to FeCl3 Electrolytic oxidation Chemical oxidation Hydrothermal regeneration Hydrothermal hydrolysis of hydrochloric SPL from carbon-steel pickling lines is a hydrometallurgical reaction, which takes place according to the following chemical formula: Step 1: oxidation 12 FeCl2 + 3 O2 → 8 FeCl3 + 2 Fe2O3 Step 2: hydrolysis 2 FeCl3 + 3 H2O → 6 HCl + Fe2O3 Today hydrothermal hydrolysis, which operates at very low temperatures, consumes only a fraction of the energy other processes demand and produces virtually no emissions, is considered the most effective way to regenerate any given quantity of spent pickle liquor. Advantages low energy consumption (about 1300 kJ per litre waste acid) no gaseous emissions wide operating range (10 to 100% of nominal capacity) high-value byproduct (>20 m3/g BET specific surface; >2 kg/L specific weight; <0.05% water-soluble chlorides) theoretically unlimited operating capacity Known implementations Known implementations of the hydrothermal HCl regeneration processes include the PORI process (1974 for J&L Steel, dismantled) and the optimized SMS Demag wet process (2008 for ThyssenKrupp Steel, under construction). Pyrohydrolysis of spent pickle liquor Pyrohydrolysis of hydrochloric spent pickle liquor from carbon steel pickling lines is a hydrometallurgical reaction which takes place according to the following chemical formulae: 4 FeCl2 + 4 H2O + O2 = 8 HCl + 2 Fe2O3 2 FeCl3 + 3 H2O = 6 HCl + Fe2O3 The process is an inversion of the chemical descaling (pickling) process. Main differences between different implementations of pyrohydrolytic acid regeneration Furnace Type (spray roaster, fluidised bed or combined furnace) Physical Properties of Iron Oxide By-Product (ferric oxide powder or pellets) Purity and commercial value of Iron Oxide By-Product Cl content SiO2 content (typically 40 to 1000 ppm) other impurities specific weight (typically 0.3 to 4 kg per litre) specific surface (typically 0.01 to 8 m2/g) Energy Consumption (between 600 and 1200 kcal/L) Fuel type Concentration of regenerated acid (typically approx. 18% wt/wt) Purity of regenerated acid (remaining Fe content, Cl content) Recovery efficiency (typically 99%) Rinse water utilization Stack emissions (HCl, Cl2, Dust, CO, NOx) Liquid effluents (composition, amount) Basic process flow diagram of spray roaster hydrochloric acid regeneration plant Process description of spray roaster hydrochloric acid regeneration plant Preconcentration The metal chloride solution (in the most common case waste pickle liquor from a carbon steel pickling line) is fed to the venturi evaporator (III), where direct mass and heat exchange with the hot roast gas from the roaster (reactor/cyclone) takes place. The separator (IV) separates the gas and liquid phase of the venturi evaporator product. The liquid phase is re-circulated back to the venturi evaporator to increase mass and heat exchange performance. approx. 25 to 30% of the waste acid (H2O, HCl) are evaporated roast gas is cooled down to approx. 92 to 96 °C dust particles are removed from the roast gas Roasting Preconcentrated waste acid from the preconcentrator (III / IV) is injected into the reactor (I) by means of one or more spray booms (VIII) bearing one or more injection nozzles each. Injection takes place at reactor top at a pressure between 4 and 10 bar. The reactor is directly fired by tangentially mounted burners that create a hot swirl. Temperatures inside the reactor vary between 700 °C (burner level) and 370 °C (roast gas exit duct). In the reactor the conversion of droplets of preconcentrated waste acid into iron oxide powder and hydrogen chloride gas takes place. Hydrogen Chloride leaves the reactor through the top, while iron oxide powder is removed from the reactor bottom by means of mechanical extraction devices. A cyclone (II) in the roast gas duct ensures separation and feed back of larger oxide particles carried by the roast gas. Absorption In the absorption column (V) the hydrogen chloride compound of the saturated roast gas leaving the preconcentrator is adiabatically absorbed in water (which in many cases is acid rinse water from a carbon steel pickling line). Regenerated acid (typical strength: 18% wt/wt) is collected at absorption column bottom. Exhaust gas treatment The roast gas is conveyed through the system by means of an exhaust gas fan (VI). Fans in plants provide pressure increases of approx. 200 mbar and are feedback-controlled to maintain a relative pressure of -3 mbar between reactor and atmosphere to avoid any overpressure-related leakage of acid gas. To rinse the impeller and cool the gas as well as to remove remaining traces of HCl from the roast gas, the exhaust gas fan is commonly supplied with quenching water, which is separated from the exhaust gas stream by means of a mist eliminator (VII) at the pressure side of the fan. In a final scrubber, commonly consisting of a combination of wet scrubbers such as venturi scrubbers (IX) and scrubber columns (X), remaining traces of HCl and dust are removed. In some plant, absorption chemicals such as NaOH and Na2S2O3 are used to bind HCl and Cl2 (which is created under certain circumstances in several, but not all spray roasting reactors). Environmental impact Pyrohydrolysis based acid regeneration processes produce a considerable amount of stack emissions containing HCl, particles and chlorine, which has led to numerous violations of the U.S. clean air act in the past. Notes External links Minimizing Fuel Cost during Regeneration of the HCl Lixiviant (by Hatch) 3D Animation of Spray Roaster Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plant (by SMS Siemag Process Technologies) 3D Animation of Fluidized Bed Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plant (by SMS Siemag Process Technologies) 3D Animation of Hydrothermal Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plant (by SMS Siemag Process Technologies) Inorganic reactions Chemical processes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Ohio

Politics of Ohio

Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, Mike DeWine, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jon A. Husted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague. In the Ohio State Senate, the Republicans have firm control (24-9), and in the Ohio House of Representatives the Republicans control the delegation (61-38). The Ohio Congressional Delegation is mostly Republican as well; 12 representatives are Republicans while four are Democrats. The Congressional map is gerrymandered (for Republicans), but in 2018, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment to limit how much the majority party could control the process of drawing congressional lines, beginning in 2022. One U.S. senator, Rob Portman, is a Republican, while the other, Sherrod Brown, is a Democrat. The mayors of most of the 10 largest cities in the state (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, Youngstown, Canton, Parma, Lorain) are Democrats. The Republicans are strongest in the rural Northwest, the affluent Cincinnati and Columbus suburbs, and have made gains in Appalachian Southeast Ohio over the past decade. The Democrats rely on the state's major cities as well as Northeast Ohio, and have made gains in educated suburban areas in recent years. Due to a close split in party registration and its historical electoral importance, Ohio is a key battleground state. The state was vital to President George W. Bush's re-election chances, because he won there by nearly four points in 2000. No Republican has ever been elected president without winning Ohio. In 2004, Bush won the state with 51% of the vote, giving him its 20 electoral votes and the margin he needed in the Electoral College for re-election. The state was closely contested in 2008 and 2012, with Barack Obama winning narrowly on both occasions. Ohio has been a bellwether state in presidential elections. Since 1860, Ohio has voted for the winning candidate, except for Grover Cleveland in both 1884 and 1892, Franklin D Roosevelt in 1944, John F Kennedy in 1960, and Joe Biden in 2020. Since 2016, Ohio's bellwether status has been questioned given that Donald Trump won it by 8 points, the largest margin for each party since 1988. Ohio's presidential electoral vote total has been declining for decades. Ohio lost two electoral votes after the results of the 2010 United States Census, leaving it with 18 electoral votes for the presidential elections in 2012, 2016 and 2020. The number of electoral votes was down from 20 in the 2004 and 2008 elections, and down from a peak of 26 in 1964 and 1968. As of 2020, Ohio has its fewest electoral votes since 1828, when it cast 16. The state cast 3.71 percent of all electoral votes in 2004 through 2020, the smallest percentage since it cast 3.40 percent of the votes in 1820. Ohio's large population has long made the state a major influence in politics. Seven presidents have been from Ohio, all Republicans: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding. The General Assembly, with the approval of the governor, draws the U.S. congressional district lines for Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Ohio Apportionment Board draws state legislative district lines. Parties As of September 19, 2019, there were two recognized political parties in Ohio. There are also two deregistered parties that have active executive committees. See also Government of Ohio Elections in Ohio Political Party Strength in Ohio Ohio Democratic Party Ohio Republican Party Libertarian Party of Ohio Charter Party of Cincinnati, Ohio Green Party of Ohio References External links Government of Ohio

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%20Labour%20Temple

Finnish Labour Temple

The Finnish Labour Temple (also known as the Big Finn Hall or Finlandia Club) is a Finnish-Canadian cultural and community centre ("Finn hall") and a local landmark located at 314 Bay Street in the Finnish quarter in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Built in 1910, the Finnish Labour Temple was at one point one of the largest workers' halls in Canada in addition to being the centre of Finnish cultural and political life in Northwestern Ontario. Currently, the hall houses the historic Hoito Restaurant, a museum, and features a large stage, dance floor, and hall as well as meeting rooms for various groups. The Finnish Labour Temple serves as one of the main locations of the Bay Street Film Festival. Construction The construction of the Finnish Labour Temple was initiated by two organizations, the Finnish-American Workers' League Imatra #9 and the "Uusi Yritys" or New Attempt Temperance Society, who formed the Finnish Building Company. The lot for the hall had been purchased by socialist local in June 1907 and blueprints for the hall had already been prepared in early December 1908 by architect C.W. Wheeler. The building opened its doors to the public in March 1910, holding three consecutive days of opening ceremonies. The inscription on the top of the building reads "Labor Omnia Vincet," meaning "labour conquers all." Early Labour Temple activity, 1910–1914 Already in 1910, the hall was referred to as the "Port Arthur Finnish Socialist's Local Temple" as the socialist local had become the majority share holder in the hall and was connected to the Port Arthur Branch of the Socialist Party of Canada. The Temperance Society had basically become a committee of the socialist local. By December 1910, however, foreign language locals of the Socialist Party had been expelled from the party. In 1911, a new organization called the Finnish Socialist Organization of Canada had been formed, which then became affiliated to the Social Democratic Party of Canada. In January 1910, during the first annual meeting of the Finnish Building Company, the membership voted to rent the downstairs of the hall to the Finnish Publishing Company, who occupied the basement until the summer of 1912 when it moved to its own building next door. Of note, was the first Finnish-Canadian newspaper Työkansa (The Working People), which was published by the Finnish Publishing Company. Between 1910 and 1914, the basement of the hall also housed several co-operative restaurants and a billiards room. On September 12–17, 1910, the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada held its annual convention at the Finnish Labour Temple complementing the "industry, thrift and co-operative spirit" of the Finnish community in the commemorative booklet given to convention delegates. The First World War and the communist/syndicalist split During the First World War, the foreign-language affiliates of the Social Democratic Party were declared illegal by the Canadian Government. This led to many difficulties as several Finnish-language newspapers were banned and leading organizers were arrested. At this time, many Finnish workers joined the rapidly emerging One Big Union and the regional support group became the majority share holder of the Finnish Building Company. In 1919, a split occurred at the One Big Union National Convention held at the Finnish Labour Temple. The split was essentially between two different factions; Finnish socialists who believed that the working class needed a political arm, and Finnish syndicalists who felt that social change could best be achieved through economic direct action such as the general strike. As a result, the Finnish socialists were ousted and bought their own building next door at 316 Bay Street or the "Little Finn Hall", and became affiliated with the Communist Finnish Organization of Canada. The Finnish workers who maintained control of the Finnish Labour Temple affiliated to the Industrial Workers of the World after the Winnipeg General Strike and the collapse of the One Big Union. The Finnish Wobblies—1919 to the 1960s The syndicalist oriented Finns remained affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the auxiliary organization, Canadan Teollisuusunionistinen Kannatusliitto (Canadian Industrial Worker Support Circle or CTKL). This was the group responsible for establishing and operating the Hoito Restaurant as well as establishing a chain of People's Co-operative stores in the region. The Finnish Labour Temple acted as the Canadian IWW administrative offices for several years and housed the Canadian news service headquarters for the Industrialisti, the Finnish-language daily newspaper of the IWW. The Finnish Wobblies were also able to pay off the mortgage on the building. The IWW competed for the hearts and minds of members with the communist-dominated unions, and held union locals well into the 1940s. With the younger generation rapidly being assimilated into dominant Canadian society, the IWW and CTKL in Northwestern Ontario became friendship and mutual aid societies for an aging membership. In the late 1960s, following the last major wave of Finnish immigration to Canada, a new organization called the Finlandia Club of Port Arthur became the majority shareholder of the hall. The new wave of immigrants were a generation separated from their Finnish-Canadian brethren and had no connection to the social struggles of the past. In addition, the newly arriving immigrants were either apolitical or conservative, associating any left-wing activity with the brutality of Stalinism and the Finnish Winter War. This was despite the fact that the Finnish Wobblies in Canada and the U.S. had actively supported and aided Finland in the war against the Soviet Union and denounced Bolshevism, from a libertarian socialist perspective, since the Kronstadt uprising. The Finnish Labour Temple today The Finnish Labour Temple remains a highly visible local landmark and a symbol of the city. The Temple is the last remaining Finnish cultural centre in Canada, and has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. In 2015 a ceremony was held to install a plaque marking the Finnish Labour Temple as a National Historic site. The Hoito Restaurant was a very popular eatery for locals and tourists; recently, there has been a marked increase in activity in the hall as a new generation of locals stepped in to revive and breathe new life into this historic building. This includes a mojakka competition; an annual Finnish-Canadian art exhibit during the summer solstice. This, along with more traditional dances, celebrations, and events like St. Urho's Day make the Finnish Labour Temple a distinctive tourist attraction in Thunder Bay. The Finnish Labour Temple was home to The Finlandia Association Of Thunder Bay, previous owner of the building, and other local companies such as The Walleye Magazine and Seek Tours. In May 2020, because of outstanding debt, the Finlandia Association voted to liquidate its assets, including the hall. A group - The Finlandia Co-operative - was created to raise money to buy the building, but was unsuccessful. In October 2020, the sale of the new building to a private owner was confirmed. The new owner said he wanted to reopen The Hoito Restaurant and convert the rest of the building into "high-end apartments". It had been anticipated that the restaurant would reopen in early summer 2022. However, during the early evening hours of December 22, 2021, amid on-going renovations, smoke could be seen billowing from the rooftop, and The Hoito restaurant suffered extensive damage when a massive fire burned through the Finnish Labour Temple building above. By mid-February 2022 the remains of the building destroyed in the fire were completely demolished and removed from the site. The property owner anticipates rebuilding and recreating the former façade of the structure including the iconic cupola. It is also anticipated that the Hoito restaurant would be re-established on the main floor of the new building and not in the basement as it existed previously. On March 3, 2022 it was announced that the time capsule hidden in the foundation during construction in 1909 was recovered and would be opened at a special ceremony at a later date. See also Co-operatives Finnish history Libertarian socialism Ukrainian Labour Temple, Winnipeg San Francisco Labor Temple 411 Seniors Centre - formerly Vancouver's Labor Temple, where events in the 1918 Vancouver general strike took place References External links Hoito Restaurant and Finnish Labour Temple website Finnish Settlement in Thunder Bay The Lakehead Finns Project: Finnish Labour Temple Buildings and structures in Thunder Bay Culture of Thunder Bay Finnish-Canadian institutions 1910 establishments in Ontario Industrial Workers of the World in Canada Tourist attractions in Thunder Bay District Canada–Finland relations National Historic Sites in Ontario Designated heritage properties in Ontario Festival venues in Canada Labour history of Canada 2021 fires in North America

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20and%20the%20Transamericans

Al and the Transamericans

Al and the Transamericans is a side project band formed by guitarist Al Schnier of moe. Hailing from the Northeast, the band is best described as a roots rock, alt country, Americana group. All of the musicians are members of other bands (moe., Strangefolk, Okemah, the Gordon Stone Trio). History The band was started as a side project by Schnier in January 1999. They played four shows in the Northeast with their first show being at the Pontiac Grill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first incarnation of the band featured Schnier on guitar and vocals; Kirk Juhas of freebeer&chicken on keyboards, banjo, harmonica, and vocals; Jim Loughlin of Yolk on bass and vocals; Ted Marotta of Ominous Seapods on drums and vocals; and Rolf Witt of the Merry Danksters and Sonic Garden on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar. They would not perform again until March 2000, when they played three shows in the Northeast. The lineup remained the same except Vinnie Amico of moe. replaced Marotta on drums. A few months later, in June 2000, the band played three more shows making their way across Upstate New York (Buffalo, Utica, Albany). The last show, in Albany, included a guest appearance by Marotta on drums. Their final show of 2000 was played at the first annual moe.down festival in Turin, NY. The festival is hosted by Schnier's band moe. over Labor Day weekend. Marotta once again made a guest appearance during this performance. Over a year later they would make their next appearance playing a moe. aftershow. The show, at the Lion's Den in New York City on Thanksgiving weekend, featured the same lineup minus Rolf Witt. In 2002 they played BerkFest, moe.down, and two other shows in the Northeast. The band's most active year was in 2003 when they played over twenty shows throughout the year. During this time the band was augmented; Al, Kirk (now of Okemah), and Vinnie remained, while Gordon Stone took over for Witt on banjo and pedal steel, and Erik Glockler from Strangefolk took over bass duties from Loughlin. Schnier's wife, Diane, also provided vocals from time to time. After moe.down IV, the band performed a series of dates in the Northeast in both the beginning of September and December. The tour was in support of their newly released album Analog, which was released on September 9, 2003. In late March 2004 the band did a small seven show tour that started in Austin, Texas, and went through Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Eventually the tour made its way North and ended in Hoboken, NJ. Later that same year in late May they played four more shows in the Northeast. Eventually they would finish the year with a performance at moe.down V. During this show, Jay Barady of Woodenspoon sat in on mandolin since Gordon Stone was unable to appear. This performance also featured three songs written by Diane Schnier, who also played keyboards and drums. The songs would later appear on her first album Before Cowboys. For the only time since its inception, the band did not perform in 2005. However, Al, Kirk, and Vinnie along with Diane, Kenny Juhas, and Shannon Lynch performed as Before Cowboys. The band performed songs written by Diane Schnier at three separate shows throughout the year, including a set at moe.down VI. The Transamericans would return for one night in 2006, on July 15 they played at the Electric Company in Utica, New York. Before Cowboys also made one appearance in 2006, once again playing a set at moe.down VII. Both bands would appear together on May 11, 2007, at the Electric Company in Utica, NY. Later that month the Transamericans would play another annual moe. festival, Summer Camp in Chillicothe, Illinois, over Memorial Day weekend. A return trip to the Electric Company for a moe. after show in July was followed by two Northeast dates in mid-August. Once again their last show of the year was a set at moe.down VIII. On October 31, 2008 Basemental Records officially released the band's second studio album This Day & Age. The new album features five brand new songs and is a limited edition series of only 1000 copies. Each copy is signed and numbered by Al Schnier. The album features the most frequent incarnation of the band; Al Schnier, Vinnie Amico, Erik Glockler, Kirk Juhas, and Gordon Stone. The band kicked off a tour to support the new album with a release party on Halloween night at the Electric Company in Utica, NY. The tour consisted of dates in the Northeast and lasted midway through November. Discography 2003 – Analog – Fatboy Records/Basemental "Guitar" (Schnier) - 3:33 "Old Friend" (Schnier) - 4:49 "Me & Pat & Bill & You" (Schnier) - 3:21 "I Will" (Schnier) - 3:00 "Waiting for the Punchline" (Schnier) - 6:20 "Red Hill Road" (Schnier) - 2:40 "Banks of the Ohio" (Traditional) - 3:48 "Lost & Found" (Schnier) - 4:06 "20th Century Man" (Schnier) - 4:39 "Guitar" [Original 1995 Demo] (Schnier) - 1:21 2008 – This Day & Age – Basemental Records "Somewhere in Kansas" (Schnier) "Grass is Greener" (Schnier) "Everything Here" (Schnier) "Another Home" "Time" "Blue Eyed Angel" (Schnier) "Waiting For The Rain" "Light Of The Moon" (Juhas) "When You Were Beautiful" "Some Of The Parts" "Promised Land" (Schnier) See also moe. Before Cowboys Strangefolk External links Al & The Transamericans MySpace Basemental Records website Al & The Transamericans Live Recordings at the Live Music Archive [ The band at Allmusic] The official moe. website Musical groups from New York (state) Jam bands

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochin%20Special%20Economic%20Zone

Cochin Special Economic Zone

The Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is a multi-product special economic zone located at Kochi, Kerala. It is established in an area of in Kakkanad. It is a multi-product zone, with industrial units operating in Electronics Hardware, Engineering, Gem & Jewellery, IT & ITES, Agro & Food Processing, Textile & garments, Plastic & Rubber etc. Currently it has around 160 units operating employing more than 15,000 people. In FY2011-12, the total exports from the zone stood at 29,961 crore, recording a 63% rise in exports compared to the previous financial year. For the current financial year 2012-13, as on 30 September 2012, the total exports from CSEZ stand at 16,306 crore, ranking it the third among SEZs in the country. CSEZ was originally started as one of the first Export Processing Zone in India, and was later converted into a Special Economic Zone in 2003, when that system was introduced. It is operated by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce, under the CSEZ Authority, and headed by a Development Commissioner. It is the first integrated industrial park in Kerala. The land area of the existing zone in Kochi has been fully utilized. As part of expansion of CSEZ, a proposal to set up phase II of the Zone in 125 acres of land adjacent to the Infopark in Cherthala has been mooted. Facilities CSEZ offers standard design factory floors, and plots of land for building custom buildings. There is a dedicated building for IT/ITES units, built with private participation. Power distribution, Telephone connectivity, Water supply and sewage processing are managed by the zone authority. There is on site customs facilities for easy processing of import and export. Most of the procedures for starting a unit is handled by the zone authority, except a few regulatory approvals from the government. The Central Board of Excise and Customs have an office dedicated for the units in the CSEZ on the premises, and all the customs procedures for import and export can be done in the unit itself. Consignments are inspected and sealed on premises, and does not require customs processing at the port entry/exit points. The zone operates a 25MVA/110KV electrical substation exclusively for the use within the zone. This is fed from the main grid of the Kerala State Electricity Board. The zone is a licensee of power distribution, and supplies power to the units via the network of underground cables. The zone is exempt from the power-cuts normally applied to the consumers at the time of shortages. BSNL have established a 1000 line 5ESS telephone exchange exclusively for the zone. It supports all the facilities available to PSTN, ISDN and DSL customers. The cellular operators have base stations on site, and the private telecom operators also provide telephone and high speed internet services. The international gateway of VSNL is located very close to the zone, and have established an access centre on the premises of the zone. The CSEZ authority have established an optical fiber network that serve all the buildings, where the units can avail the connectivity for data and internet access. The zone has also set up a video conferencing facility that could be availed by the units. The Zone has its own integrated water supply system. Water is drawn from the Kadamprayar river and treated at a facility within the Zone. The system capacity is 1.5 million litres per day. A Common Effluent Treatment facility of one million litre per day capacity is established to process all the sewage and effluents let out from units. Zone units are required to send all their sewage and effluent to this treatment plant. Units are encouraged to undergo ISO 14000 certification. There is a warehouse admeasuring an area of 24000 sq.ft. for the temporary storage requirements of CSEZ units. The Zone has an efficient drainage network and an incinerator for disposal of solid waste within the zone. The Zone also has a 35m3 capacity bio-gas plant to treat vegetable/seafood waste. The Muthoot Technopolis is an IT Park building within the zone. History The Government of India resolved to set up CEPZ, the predecessor of CSEZ, on 28 June 1983. Construction started on 1 May 1985 with an estimated cost of 15 Crores. The official notification for the establishment happened on 26 August 1986. The first board meeting to consider the applications for setting up units was held on 7 June 1986. M/s D. V. Deo, a manufacturer of essential oils and oleoresins, conducted the first export in October, 1986. The zone is originally envisaged to support industries operating in the fields of Electronics, Computer Software, Readymade Garments, Spices, glass products, wood products, leather products, rubber products, coir-based products, food-processing, pharmaceuticals, light engineering goods, sports goods, printing, gems and jewellery, electrical appliances, hand tools, automobile parts etc. There was a minimum stipulated value addition of 30%, with an option to reduce it to 20% for deserving cases. During the first year, i.e. 1986-87, the zone recorded a total export of 94 lakhs, which grew to 120.31 Crores in 1995-96. The net foreign exchange earnings in this period was 200 Crores. The liberalization of the economy from 1991 boosted the performance of the zone considerably. By the next decade, the total exports has grown to 696 Crores. By the year 2009-10, the total turnover grew to 17124 crores. Even though the zone was envisaged to leverage on the cheap labour and the locally available raw materials to facilitate the units, it saw the establishment of a few units in advanced technologies. AMP Tools, a subsidiary of AMP Inc. set up a unit to produce advanced tooling, which commenced operation in July 1992. NortPak Fiber Optics set up a unit to manufacture fiber optic switches and multiplexers in April 1993. Sun Fibre Optics started manufacturing fiber optic networking products in April 1991. In recent years, the norms for value addition had been changed, facilitating the operation of gem and jewellery manufacturing units. The leading exports had been from this class in the recent years, followed by Electronics Hardware. The traditional items like readymade garments and rubber products had been on comparative decline. Units in CSEZ CSEZ currently have 160 units functioning within employing around 15,000 people. See also Special Economic Zone Free trade zone List of SEZs in India References Further reading Manoharan, V M, Sankaranarayanan, K C(1996). An evaluation of the working of the export processing zones in India-A case study with reference to the Cochin export processing zone, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Chapter IV External links Official site CSEZ Authority Economy of Kochi Special Economic Zones of India

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi%20the%20Movie%202%3A%20The%20Daughter%20of%20Darkness

Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness

Tenchi the Movie 2: Daughter of Darkness, known in Japan as in Japan is the second of three films set in the Tenchi Muyo! multi-verse directed by Tetsu Kimura and written by Nahoko Hasegawa. The film was released in Japan on August 2, 1997 as a double feature, along with Slayers Great. The film was later released in North America on DVD on August 8, 1998. Tenchi Muyo! Daughter of Darkness was later re-released along with Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love and Tenchi Forever! The Movie in a collectors' pack. Funimation announced distribution of the film, along with several other Tenchi properties, on July 2, 2010 at Anime Expo. Plot Long ago, a young Prince Yosho met a young demon girl, named Yuzuha. Attracted to Yosho, two agreed to meet to play together during the annual Startica celebration on Jurai; she was driven away by the palace guards and she hated Yosho for it. 700 years later, Yuzuha wakes up within the underworld and discovers that Yosho is alive and on Earth, celebrating Christmas with the family and the ladies that had gathered around Tenchi. She believes Tenchi Masaki is a charmer due to the fact he is surrounded by so many girls; she decides to send Tenchi a present. She obtains a lock of Tenchi's hair and takes a piece of her own to a created a girl that's part human, Juraian, and demon to entertain her mischievous nature. Six months later during summer, while walking down the steps of the shrine, Tenchi meets a teenage girl named Mayuka, who calls him daddy. Tenchi takes the girl back to the house where she introduces herself as Tenchi's daughter, shocking everyone within the household. Ryoko felt threatened by Mayuka and denied her paternity to Tenchi. She attacks Mayuka and demands real answers by threatening her with an energy sword, but Mayuka defends herself by summoning a faux-Lighthawk Sword; the situation was stopped by Katsuhito. In the midst of the confusion, Washu took a sample of her hair to confirm half her DNA belongs to Tenchi; Mayuka is genetically Tenchi's daughter. The Masaki household tries to make sense of how Mayuka came to be and the most popular theory is that she's from the future. Unknown to the rest of group, Mayuka was secretly being manipulated by Yuzuha for her own enjoyment. Whenever the crew was too preoccupied to notice Tenchi or Mayuka, Yuzuha uses those moments to control Mayuka and have her do things that makes her questionable. At one point, Mayuka takes Tenchi away from the gang and tries to transport him to Yuzuha. Before she is able to, Ryoko breaks the trance and carries Mayuka away. Katsuhito finds Mayuka and brings her back to the house, where she once again tries to bring Tenchi to Yuzuha; Katsuhito and Washu interfered and Mayuka runs off into the forest. Taking Mayuka back to the underworld, Yuzuha erases Mayuka's memories and takes Sasami hostage, which leads Tenchi and Ryoko enter Yuzuha's world to save them; Tenchi was warned he can't use his Juraian powers there, giving Yuzuha the advantage. Losing all sense of who she was and turned into a monster, Mayuka attacks Ryoko and injures her; she then attacks Tenchi but after hearing Sasami telling her that the whole group loves her, she breaks free of Yuzuha's control and assaults her. Yuzuha kills Mayuka for her betrayal and transforms into a giant dark creature, but Ayeka appears and gives Tenchi a branch from the Tree of Light to utilize his Juraian powers. He defeats Yuzuha and they returned home with the remains of Mayuka, a red crystal. Washu is able to resurrect Mayuka, but she wanted everyone's consent to forward the project. Although Ryoko was against Mayuka, she also welcomed the idea and promise to train her in her ways. It is seen at the ending of the story, Mayuka's crystal was used to bring her back and by next Christmas, Mayuka is returned to the crew as an infant and to be raised by the Masaki family. Cast Reception Jared Wietbrock of Mania reviewed the film. While saying that Daughter of Darkness was a "fun movie", he commented on the film being "too short" and "rushed". He also said he still didn't know what Yuzuha's problem was claiming "for all I know she was just bored and picked Tenchi out of the blue to be her entertainment". Despite this Wietbrock gave the film an A and called the film a keeper and said no Tenchi fan should be without it. Marc of Akemi's Anime World said the film was "[...] another confusing addition to the scattershot mess that passes for continuity in the series". He also said "[...] has the usual combination of touching sentiment, silly comedy, wild plot, and plenty of action". Marc praised both of Mayuka's voice actors, "[...] she sounds as sweet and naive as she looks, and you just can't help but like her". Music The music for the film was composed by Kow Otani and theme song of the movie is , which is performed by Mariko Nagai. In Japan, the soundtrack was released a few weeks before the film's release; however, it failed to chart on the Oricon. References External links 1997 anime films Adventure anime and manga Anime International Company Fantasy anime and manga Funimation Geneon USA Harem anime and manga NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan 1990s Japanese-language films Romance anime and manga Japanese sequel films Tenchi Muyo! films Films scored by Kow Otani

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Saroj Khan

Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the first woman choreographer in Bollywood. With a career spanning over forty years, she choreographed more than 3000 songs. She died on 3 July 2020 of a sudden cardiac arrest. Early life and career She was born Nirmala Nagpal. Her parents, Kishanchand Sadhu Singh and Noni Singh, migrated to India after partition of India. She started her career as a child artist at the age of three with the film Nazarana as baby Shyama, and was a background dancer in the late 1950s. She learnt dance while working under film choreographer B. Sohanlal, whom she married at the age of 13 while he was 43 years and was already married with 4 children which she did not know at the time of marriage. After having three children (including one that died as an infant), the couple separated; after their separation, she married businessman Sardar Roshan Khan in 1975 and changed her name after converting to Islam. The couple have one child together: a daughter, Sukaina khan, who is known to run a dance institute in Dubai. Later, she moved to choreography, first as an assistant choreographer and later getting her break as an independent choreographer, with Sadhana Shivdasani's Geeta Mera Naam (1974). However, she had to wait many years to receive acclaim, which came with her work with Sridevi; Hawa Hawai in Mr India (1987), Main Teri Dushman, Dushman Tu Mera in Nagina (1986) and Mere Haathon Mein in Chandni (1989), and later with Madhuri Dixit, starting with the hit "Ek Do Teen" in Tezaab (1988), Tamma Tamma Loge in Thanedaar (1990) and Dhak Dhak Karne Laga in Beta (1992). Thereafter, she went on to become one of the most successful Bollywood choreographers. In 2014, Khan worked with Madhuri Dixit again in Gulaab Gang. She was on the advisory board of Rishihood University. Television appearances Saroj Khan appeared on a reality dance show as a member of the jury in 2005 Nach Baliye, which aired on STAR One along with two other judges. She also appeared in the second season of the same show. She has recently been a judge for the show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad, which is aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India). She appeared on the 2008 show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan, which was aired on NDTV Imagine. She choreographed for this show. She appeared on Sony's Boogie Woogie (TV series) show from December 2008 as one of the judges, along with Javed Jaffrey, Naved Jaffrey and Ravi Behl. She was a judge on the third season of a popular show – Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, which began on 27 February 2009 and was aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India) alongside former Nach Baliye judge Vaibhavi Merchant and actress Juhi Chawla. She was judging the dance reality show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. She has hosted and completed Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. In 2012, The Saroj Khan Story, a documentary produced by PSBT and Films Division of India and directed by Nidhi Tuli was released. She appeared in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as a judge in a dance competition. She won three National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards, the most recognition of any choreographer. Death Saroj Khan was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital at Bandra, Mumbai on 17 June 2020, because of breathing difficulties, and died of cardiac arrest on 3 July 2020 at the age of 71. Selected filmography Sanam Tujhko Music Video (2020) Kalank (2019) Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019) Byomkesh Pawrbo (2016) Bengali Film Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) Gulaab Gang (2014) Kochadaiiyaan (Tamil) (2014) ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2012) Rowdy Rathore (2012) Agent Vinod (2012) Khatta Meetha (2010) Life Partner (2009) Love Aaj Kal (2009) Delhi-6 (2009) Jab We Met (2007) (Won the National Film Award for Best Choreography) Namastey London (2007) Guru (2007) (Won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography) Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) Saawariya (2007) Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006) Fanaa (2006) Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005) Sringaram (2005) (Tamil) Won the National Film Award for Best Choreography Veer-Zaara (2004) Swades (2004) Kuch Naa Kaho (2004) Dhund: The Fog (2003) Saathiya (2002) Devdas (2002) Won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography & National Film Award Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography Hum Ho Gaye Aapke (2001) Fiza (2000) Taal (1999) Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) Won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography & American Choreography Award Soldier (1998) Vinashak - Destroyer (1998) Choodalani Vundi (1998) Telugu movie Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) Pardes (1997) Iruvar (1997) (Tamil) Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Raja (1995) Yaraana (1995) Mohra (1994) Anjaam (1994) Baazigar (1993) Tholi Muddhu (1993) (Telugu) Aaina (1993) Khalnayak (1993) Darr (1993) Beta (1992) Vishwatma (1992) Awaargi (1990) Thanedaar (1990) Sailaab (1990) Chandni (1989) Chaalbaaz (1989) Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989) Tezaab (1988) Kizhakku Africavil Sheela (1987) Tamil movie Mr India (1987) Hifazat (1987) Nagina (1986) Hero (1983) Thai Veedu (1983) Tamil movie Geeta Mera Naam (1974) As writer Veeru Dada (1990) Khiladi (1992) Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994) Nazar Ke Samne (1995) Chhote Sarkar (1996) Dil Tera Diwana (1996) Daava (1997) Judge Mujrim (1997) Bhai Bhai (1997) Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya (1999) Benaam (1999) Khanjar (2003) Awards and recognitions Saroj Khan was the recipient of the most National Film Awards for Best Choreography with three wins. Filmfare Best Choreography Award Saroj Khan was the first recipient of the filmfare Best Choreography Award. Filmfare instituted this award after watching the excellent choreography and audience response to Khan's song "Ek Do Teen" from Tezaab. Saroj Khan went on to have a hat-trick at the Filmfare awards winning consistently for 3 years from 1989 to 1991. She also held the record for winning the most Filmfare Best Choreographer Awards, winning 8. 2008 – Guru for the song "Barso Re" 2003 – Devdas for the song "Dola Re Dola" 2000 – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam for the song "Nimbooda Nimbooda" 1994 – Khalnayak for the song "Choli Ke Peeche" 1993 – Beta for the song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" 1991 – Sailaab for the song "Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar" 1990 – ChaalBaaz for the song "Na Jaane Kahan Se" 1989 – Tezaab for the song "Ek Do Teen" American Choreography Award 2002: Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Nandi Awards 1998: Nandi Award for Best Choreographer: Choodalani Vundi Zee Cine Award for Best Choreography 2003 – Devdas for the song "Dola Re Dola" Kalakar Awards 2011: 19th Annual Kalakar Achiever Award for Outstanding Contribution in Dance Choreography IIFA Awards 2000 – IIFA Award for Best Choreography for the song "Nimbooda Nimbooda" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2019 – IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award The Saroj Khan Story is a 2012 Indian documentary film on Khan's life directed by Nidhi Tuli and produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Controversy In April 2018, Khan made statements defending the practice of casting couch, stating that the film industry provides people employment and "doesn't rape and abandon" them. Following an online backlash, she apologised for her comments. See also Indian women in dance References External links 1948 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Indian dancers 20th-century Indian women artists 21st-century Indian dancers 21st-century Indian women artists Best Choreography National Film Award winners Dancers from Maharashtra Filmfare Awards winners Indian choreographers Indian female dancers Indian film choreographers Indian women choreographers Sindhi people Women artists from Maharashtra

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Mojola Agbebi

Mojola Agbebi (1860–1917) was a Nigerian Yoruba Baptist minister. He was formerly named David Brown Vincent, but during the wave of African nationalism in the late 1880s, he changed his name. Agbebi was a strong advocate of indigenous leadership for African churches. He initiated evangelistic work in Yorubaland and in the Niger Delta. Agbebi was the son of a Yoruba Anglican catechist, and was born shortly after his "Saro" father returned from Sierra Leone to his homeland with the gospel. He left the CMS (the Church Missionary Society) in 1880 and became a Baptist around 1883. He played a prominent role in the March 1888 establishment of the Native Baptist Church (now the First Baptist Church) in Lagos, which was the first indigenous church in West Africa. Agbebi was a part of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lagos, which was formed as result of a dispute within the First Baptist Church when American missionary Rev. W. J. David fired Rev. Moses Ladejo Stone, the native pastor. David rebuffed requests for an explanation by a delegation and by the church business meeting, claiming that he had the authority to dismiss Stone. Agbebi was an apostle of ecumenism. In 1898 he founded the African Baptist Union of West Africa, and in 1914 he started the Yoruba Baptist Association. He also supported his wife's efforts in establishing the nationwide Baptist Women's League in 1919. He was also politically active, and presented a paper at the 1911 First Universal Races Congress in London. References Nigerian Baptists 19th-century Baptist ministers 20th-century Baptist ministers Yoruba Christian clergy 1860 births 1917 deaths 19th-century Nigerian clergy 20th-century Nigerian clergy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythos%20%28film%29

Mythos (film)

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind." Transformations: A False Step After Campbell's death and the posthumous celebrity brought by the airing in 1988 of The Power of Myth, the filmmakers who had recorded the lectures quickly cobbled together a much-abridged, hastily edited series for PBS entitled Transformations of Myth Through Time. An even-more-highly redacted version was briefly released under the title The World of Joseph Campbell. Mythos Emerges Campbell's estate, represented by his widow Jean Erdman and, eventually, by the Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF), asked that these versions, which were unlicensed and did not accurately represent Campbell's thoughts, be pulled from the market, and proposed the production of a twenty-hour television series in four parts that followed Campbell's original vision more closely: Mythos. Volume One of Mythos was released in 1999. Volume Two was released in 2000. Both parts are narrated by Susan Sarandon. After these initial releases, the original distributor, Unipix, promptly went bankrupt, and production on the series halted. The JCF re-released the first two volumes in 2007 and 2008 in conjunction with Acorn Media as part of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series and the third volume was released in 2011. The decision was eventually made that the planned fourth volume, dealing with James Joyce's novels, was to be released in 2013 as a separate product. This was motivated by the difficulties to make its contents fit with the overall format of Mythos. The three volumes of Mythos were released together as Mythos - The Complete Series in September 2012. Mythos Episodes Mythos: Vol. 1, The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition (1999) Mythos - 1.1: Psyche & Symbol - The psychological impulse for and response to myth Mythos - 1.2: The Spirit Land - How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life. Mythos - 1.3: On Being Human - The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies Mythos - 1.4: From Goddesses to God - The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities Mythos - 1.5: The Mystical Life - Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit Mythos: Vol. 2, The Shaping of the Eastern Tradition (2000) Mythos - 2.1: The Inward Path - The core myths of the great Asian religions Mythos - 2.2: The Enlightened One - The Buddha and enlightenment, East and West Mythos - 2.3: Our Eternal Selves - Yoga and transcendence Mythos - 2.4: The Way to Illumination - Kundalini yoga and the seven chakras Mythos - 2.5: The Experience of God - Tibetan Buddhism and the spiritual journey that is death Mythos: Vol. 3, The Shaping of the Western Tradition (2011) Mythos - 3.1: Love as the Guide - The Arthurian romances, including Tristan and Iseult Mythos - 3.2: The Path of the Heart - Parzival and the Grail Quest Mythos - 3.3: Beyond Time and Space - The Romantic philosophers Mythos - 3.4: Between Pairs of Opposites - Thomas Mann and The Magic Mountain Mythos - 3.5: Into the Well of Myth - The Joseph novels and modern myth Footnotes External links Mythos Volume One - Boxed Set Mythos Volume Two - Boxed Set New York Times review Mythos page on Joseph Campbell Foundation website Mythography American documentary films 1999 films Joseph Campbell 1990s American films

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Ikuya Sawaki

, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Filmography Anime television series Dirty Pair (1985) (Goolley) Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (1990) (Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami) Berserk (1997) as Boscogne Turn A Gundam (1999) as Ladderum Kune Cyborg 009 (2002) as Dr. Gaia Divergence Eve (2003) (Wolfgang Woerns) Misaki Chronicles (2004) (Wolfgang Woerns) Ouran High School Host Club (2006) (Renge's Father) Darker than Black (2007) as Mao Darker Than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini (2009) as Mao Naruto: Shippuden (2009) as Hanzo of the Salamander Kyoukai no Kanata (2013) as Grandfather Nase One Piece (2014) as Fujitora (Issho) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018) as Gregor von Mückenberger Carole & Tuesday (2019) as Hamilton Unknown date The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn (Shuttle Saber, Redlone) Flame of Recca (Gashakura) Highschool! Kimen-gumi (Gorō Mutsu) Red Baron (Kaizer) Rurouni Kenshin (Koshijirō Kamiya, Tsuruzaemon) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Ichirō Ōno) Saint Seiya (Canis Major Sirius) Sakigake!! Otokojuku (Ninja (Tetsu Kabuto), Wang Ta Ren) Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san (Takeda-sensei) Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Bagup) Star Ocean EX (Ronix J. Kenni) Tenchi Universe (Sasami and Ayeka's Uncle) Transformers: The Headmasters (Fortress/Fortress Maximus) Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Grand/Grand Maximus) Transformers: Micron Legend (Ratchet) Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Yuan Shao) You're Under Arrest (Inspector Tokuno) Original video animations Baoh (????) (Number 22) Bondage Queen Kate (????) (Boss) Gatchaman (1994) (Dr. Kōzaburō Nambu) Gunsmith Cats (????) (Roy Coleman) Guyver (????) (ZX-Tole) Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1996) (High Priest) One Piece - Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! (1998) (Herring, Narration) The Deep Blue Fleet (????) (Heinrich von Hitler) Ys: Tenkuu no Shinden (????) (Gōban) Legend of the Galactic Heroes(1997) (Guzmán) Game Flash Hiders (1993) (Rablehalt) Kunoichi (2003) (Jimushi) Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (MCP) Ace Combat Zero (2006) (Dietrich Kellerman) Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee (2008) (Revolver Ocelot) Drama CDs Last Order (????) (Hiroshi Shiho) Tokusatsu Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V (1999) (Dark Demon Sword Psyma Beast Solgoil (ep. 4)) Ultraman Neos (2000) (Narrator) Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) (Ayakashi Isagitsune (ep. 17)) Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010) (Tensouder Voice) Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010) (Master Head (eps. 2-5, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 29, 32, 45-50), Tensouder Voice, Narrator) Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Epic on the Movie (2010) (Tensouder Voice) Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku (2011) (Tensouder Voice, Narrator) Tensou Sentai Goseiger Returns (2011) (Master Head, Tensouder Voice, Narrator) Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011) (Tensouder Voice) Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) (Tensouder Voice) Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (2018) (Arsène Lupin (ep. 18, 34, 44)) Dubbing Live-action Ant-Man (Mitchell Carson (Martin Donovan)) Australia (Ivan (Jacek Koman)) Cliffhanger (1997 NTV edition) (Kynette (Leon Robinson)) Crimson Tide (Lieutenant Bobby Dougherty (James Gandolfini)) Domestic Disturbance (Ray Coleman (Steve Buscemi)) Don't Breathe (Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang)) Don't Breathe 2 (Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang)) Downsizing (Joris Konrad (Udo Kier)) Gilda (Det. Maurice Obregon (Joseph Calleia)) The Irishman (Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro)) Jennifer 8 (Sgt. John "J.K." Taylor (Graham Beckel)) Matchstick Men (Chuck Frechette (Bruce McGill)) The Matrix Reloaded (Councillor West (Cornel West)) The Matrix Revolutions (Councillor West (Cornel West)) Miracles (Tiger (Ko Chun-hsiung)) The Monuments Men (2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries (Hugh Bonneville)) Mortal Engines (Governor Kwan (Kee Chan)) Painted Faces (Wah (Lam Ching-ying)) The Perfect Host (Warwick Wilson (David Hyde Pierce)) Predator 2 (Detective Danny Archuleta (Rubén Blades)) The Quiet Man (2017 Star Channel edition) (Father Peter Lonergan (Ward Bond)) Rough Magic (Doc Ansell (Jim Broadbent)) Sonic the Hedgehog (Commander Walters (Tom Butler)) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Commander Walters (Tom Butler)) Twin Peaks (Leland Palmer (Ray Wise)) U-571 (Maj. Matthew Coonan (David Keith)) Animation Samurai Jack (Scotsman) References External links Ikuya Sawaki at Arts Vision (Japanese) Ikuya Sawaki at Ryu's Seiyuu Info 1951 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Voice actors from Chiba (city) Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Arts Vision voice actors

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Eastern garter snake

The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) is a medium-sized snake indigenous to North America. Taxonomy and etymology The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped garter strap. Description Eastern garter snakes average between long. The largest recorded length was long. Females are typically larger than males. They are either a greenish, brown, or black color and have a distinct yellow or white stripe. Reproduction Eastern garter snakes are ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young. Many males may try to mate with one female, resulting in a "breeding ball". The young are long at birth. Distribution and habitat The eastern garter snake has a wide range across eastern North America, as far north as southern Ontario and Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, along the eastern shores of America to the Mississippi River. In New England, the snake is described as the "most widespread and ubiquitous" serpent, from wilderness to urban environments and from sea level to high elevations. The eastern garter snake will live in a variety of environments, with a preference for grassy or shrubby fields, including abandoned farmland, outbuildings and trash dumps. In particular the snake likes to inhabit stone walls that separate the forest from fields. It is also found along moist habitats such as lakes, rivers, streams, swamps, bogs, ponds, drainage ditches, and quarries. Snakes are present in urban environments in habitats that include "city parks, cemeteries and suburban yards and gardens". Eastern garter snakes like to conceal themselves under logs, stones and other debris that allow them to bask in the sunlight and quickly seek refuge from predators. Krulikowski notes that "[o]ld poultry farms with discarded sheet-metal incubation trays provide warm, moist hiding places." Feeding Eastern garter snakes mostly eat toads, frogs, slugs, and worms, but they will eat almost anything they can overpower. The eastern garter snake is broadly considered non-venomous. Garter snakes do have a Duvernoy's gland, and the secretion from the gland may be chewed into prey during bites. The secretion is noted to cause hemorrhaging in mice and has produced non-allergic symptoms in at least one bite on a human. References External links (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), Ontario Nature Colubrids Reptiles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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Chasles' theorem

Chasles' theorem may refer to any of several mathematical results attributed to Michel Chasles (1793–1880): Chasles' theorem (kinematics), about translation of rigid bodies Chasles' theorem (gravitation), about gravitational attraction of a spherical shell Chasles' theorem (geometry), in algebraic geometry about intersections of curves

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Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. History The orchestra was founded in 1987 by Richard Auldon Clark, who remains the Artistic Director and conductor. The orchestra performs music of all genres with a special focus on contemporary music by American composers. It performs an average of eight concerts per season in New York City and also tours. Activities It has premiered and/or recorded the music of William Grant Still, Alec Wilder, Victor Herbert, John Rutter, Henry Cowell, Alan Hovhaness, Otto Luening, Dominick Argento, Randall Thompson, Eric Ewazen, David Amram, and Dave Soldier. The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra has released 30 CDs on the Newport Classic, KOCH International, AVANT, VOX, Helicon, KLEOS Classics, and Mulatta Records labels. It records an average of three new CDs per year. References External links Manhattan Chamber Orchestra official site Musical groups established in 1987 Chamber orchestras 1987 establishments in New York City Orchestras based in New York City

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Cascade (song)

{{Infobox song | name = Cascade | cover = Fsol_cascade_cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Future Sound of London | album = Lifeforms | released = 25 October 1993 | recorded = Earthbeat Studios | studio = | venue = | genre = Ambient techno | length = 36:31 | label = AstralwerksCat. | writer = FSOL | producer = FSOL | prev_title = Liquid Insects | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = Lifeforms | next_year = 1993 }} "Cascade" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1994 album Lifeforms. It is a series of variations on the song "Cascade", all different from the album's version as is customary for most FSOL singles. Track listing "Cascade: Part 1" (7:22) "Cascade: Part 2" (9:38) "Cascade: Part 3" (4:24) "Cascade: Part 4" (4:39) "Cascade: Part 5" (6:12) "Cascade: Shortform" (4:16) Crew Written, produced, performed by FSOL Artwork by Buggy G. Riphead. The first sleeve to feature The Electronic Brain, the model by Olaf Wendt. Part 3 is essentially an extended version of "Elaborate Burn", another song on Lifeforms''. Chart Position References External links 1993 songs 1994 singles The Future Sound of London songs Astralwerks singles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc%20XO%20Vodka

Jean-Marc XO Vodka

Jean-Marc XO Vodka is a vodka distilled in the Cognac region of France by Jean-Marc Daucourt and owned by the Campari Group. Its recipe includes four French wheat grains, selected for their specific flavors. Each wheat grain is separated from its chaff before distillation in order to eliminate any bitterness and to reveal the wheat’s individual flavor. Spring water, filtered through Grande Champagne limestone, is added. Jean-Marc XO Vodka is distilled nine times in very small batches using traditional copper alambic stills. Then it is micro-oxygenated (a Bordeaux technique) and filtered through Limousin oak charcoal to finish. Very unusually, the entire process takes several weeks from start to finish. Each bottle is individually numbered to reflect its handmade artisanship. The Jean-Marc XO has performed reasonably well at spirit ratings competitions. It was awarded 97 points by the US Beverage Testing Institute in 2007 (one of only two vodkas to get this score), and is the only vodka ever honored by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (2005). Wine Enthusiast was significantly less impressed with Jean-Marc XO, however, giving the vodka a rating of 85-89 in 2005. References External links Jean-Marc XO Vodka News coverage of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Award Beverage Testing Institute Review Proof66.com Liquor Review and Ratings Aggregator French vodkas Campari Group

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando%20Picchi

Armando Picchi

Armando Picchi (; 20 June 1935 – 27 May 1971) was an Italian football player and coach. Regularly positioned as a libero, he captained the Internazionale side known as "La Grande Inter". Club career Early career Born in Livorno, Picchi started his career by playing for A.S. Livorno Calcio. In 1959 he moved to SPAL, before later at the peak of his time, and most of his career, at Milanese powerhouse F.C. Internazionale Milano. Captain of Grande Inter A versatile defender, Picchi started to play in Internazionale as a right back, a role he previously held at SPAL. During the course of 1961–62 season, the legendary Grande Inter coach Helenio Herrera experimented by placing him as a libero. The new position was successful; he became an important figure in the team's strong defence, and indirectly set examples for teammates Tarcisio Burgnich and Giacinto Facchetti with his leadership. During that time, Internazionale was still captained by Bruno Bolchi. When Bolchi moved to Verona, Picchi was then selected as team captain. It was in his captaincy that Internazionale evolved into the era famously known as Grande Inter, when they won three scudetti, two European Champions Cups and two Intercontinental Cups in the 1960s. Later career After his time at Inter, he played for two seasons at Varese before retiring in 1969, at the age of 34. International career He made his debut for Italy several months after becoming Intercontinental champion with Internazionale, in a 6–1 victory over Finland in November 1964. However, Italy coach at that time, Edmondo Fabbri, deemed him unsuitable for the team's scheme, as he felt he was too defensive minded, and subsequently left him out of the squad for 1966 World Cup in England. Under the management of Ferruccio Valcareggi, he was regularly called for the qualifying matches of Euro 1968. Yet a fractured pelvis injury in a match against Bulgaria in April 1968, ruled him out of the competition, which concluded his last match with the Azzurri, totalling 12 international appearances. Style of play A quick, versatile, and tenacious defender, Picchi began his career playing as a forward or as a central defensive midfielder, before being moved to right back, where he excelled, but later came into his own in the libero role. Picchi was primarily an old-fashioned sweeper, who was mainly known for his defensive skills, strong physique, and ability to win back, intercept and clear loose balls as a last man, while he was not particularly good in the air, due to his small stature; despite his more traditional, defensive-minded interpretation of the role, he was, however, also occasionally capable of getting forward, and of carrying the ball out into midfield, or starting plays from the back-line, due to his good technique and ability to read the game. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest defenders, and as one of the best sweepers of his generation, he was highly regarded for his tactical intelligence as well as vocal leadership on the pitch, and was known for his ability to organise the back-line and motivate his teammates. Coaching career and death After his playing career was over, Picchi pursued a coaching career in 1969; he went on to coach Varese, Livorno, and then Juventus, until 16 February 1971, when he was hospitalised because of cancer, which ended his coaching career prematurely. He died three months later, at the age of 35, due a tumour in his sixth left rib. Legacy After his death in 1971, a memorial tournament, Memorial Armando Picchi, was played in his honour. On 21 October of the same year, the football club Armando Picchi Calcio was founded in his memory. As of 1990, the football stadium of Livorno, his hometown club, is named after him. Honours Inter Milan Serie A: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66 European Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65 Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965 Individual Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2021 References External links Inter Profile FIGC Profile 1935 births 1971 deaths Sportspeople from Livorno Italian footballers Italy international footballers Association football sweepers S.P.A.L. players Inter Milan players Serie A players Juventus F.C. managers Serie A managers S.S.D. Varese Calcio players Italian football managers U.S. Livorno 1915 players U.S. Livorno 1915 managers UEFA Champions League winning players Deaths from cancer in Liguria Footballers from Tuscany

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David VandeLinde

David VandeLinde is an American electrical engineering graduate from Carnegie Tech in 1964 and was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick from 2001 to 2006. David VandeLinde was raised in St. Albans, WV. He graduated from St. Albans High School in 1960. He played football and was an offensive end. Professor VandeLinde came to Warwick in 2001 from the University of Bath, where he had been Vice-Chancellor for nine years. He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) by the University of Bath in 2001. VandeLinde saw Warwick through five years of fast growth, but not without controversy. As well as being closely associated with the 'corporate' ethos of Warwick, he became prominent supporter of higher tuition fees for students. He was also a firm supporter of the University's attempts to build a campus in Singapore, which did not ultimately come to fruition. Before coming to the United Kingdom, VandeLinde was dean of the engineering faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. References American electrical engineers Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering alumni Johns Hopkins University faculty American expatriates in the United Kingdom Vice-Chancellors of the University of Bath Vice-Chancellors of the University of Warwick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people

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Grand Lake (New Brunswick)

Grand Lake is a lake located in central New Brunswick, Canada. It is approximately 40 kilometres east of Fredericton; and the province's largest open body of water being a total of 20 kilometers long and 5 kilometres wide. The lake drains through the Jemseg River and the Grand Lake Meadows into the Saint John River. Records indicate that by the early 1600s [Grand Lake] was inhabited by Maliseet and Mi’kmaq peoples. The traditional word for Grand Lake is "Kchee'quis" meaning Big Lake. Commercial barges of forest products were towed across the lake from a large sawmill in Chipman to a pulp mill in Saint John until the late 1990s. Other commercial activities included New Brunswick's largest coal mining area with extensive strip mines in the Newcastle Creek valley. In the 1850s, significant amounts of 'Newcastle coal' was being shipped down river from Grand Lake to the Saint John River. This was a coal-fired power generating station that was built in 1931 and was torn down in 2012, it was formerly operated by NB Power, and is located on the lake shore near the village of Minto. Today, the lake is popular for recreational activities for both locals and visitors, with several beaches, cottages, and campgrounds along its shores. This large body of water acts as a heat sink, moderating local temperatures and creating the warmest climate in the province which extends the growing season. There is a small aerodrome, Cumberland Bay Water Aerodrome, located in a bay of the same name on the east shore of the lake. Communities along or near Grand Lake include: Minto Princess Park Grand Lake West Douglas Harbour Jemseg Mill Cove Youngs Cove Cumberland Bay Waterborough Campgrounds along or near Grand Lake include: Grand Lake Campground Princess Park Mohawk Camping Lakeside Campground Lakes and rivers which drain into Grand Lake include: Newcastle Creek Salmon River Coal Creek Cumberland Bay Stream Maquapit Lake See also List of lakes of New Brunswick References Lakes of New Brunswick Landforms of Queens County, New Brunswick

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20McKinlay

Donald McKinlay

Donald McKinlay (25 July 1891 – 16 September 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. He spent most of his career with Liverpool, winning the Football League title twice in the early 1920s. Early career Born in the hamlet of Boghall and raised in the mining village of Newton in Lanarkshire, McKinlay played local football with Newton Swifts, Rutherglen Woodburn and Newton Villa. Liverpool He joined Liverpool in January 1910. The goalkeeper Kenny Campbell (a childhood acquaintance) credited McKinlay's assistance during his early days at Anfield. He captained the club from January 1922 to 1928, and made 434 appearances for the club, including 393 in the league. Liverpool were league champions two years in succession in 1921–22 and 1922–23 in the first two seasons of his captaincy. He also made two appearances for the Scottish national team in 1922. Later years He finished his career with nearby Prescot Cables, and later became a publican in Liverpool. References 1891 births 1959 deaths People from Baillieston Sportspeople from Cambuslang Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Liverpool F.C. players Prescot Cables F.C. players English Football League players Association football fullbacks Scottish Junior Football Association players Place of death missing FA Cup Final players Footballers from South Lanarkshire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith%20River%20Formation

Judith River Formation

The Judith River Formation is a fossil-bearing geologic formation in Montana, and is part of the Judith River Group. It dates to the Late Cretaceous, between 80 and 75 million years ago, corresponding to the "Judithian" land vertebrate age. It was laid down during the same time period as portions of the Two Medicine Formation of Montana and the Oldman Formation of Alberta. It is an historically important formation, explored by early American paleontologists such as Edward Drinker Cope, who named several dinosaurs from scrappy remains found here on his 1876 expedition (such as Monoclonius). Modern work has found nearly complete skeletons of the hadrosaurid Brachylophosaurus. Lithology The Judith River Formation is composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. Coal beds, bentonite and coquinas are also observed. Relationship with other units The Judith River Formation conformably overlies the Claggett Formation and Pakowki Formation. It is overlain by the Bearpaw Formation. It is equivalent to the Belly River Formation in the southern Canadian Rockies foothills, the Lea Park Formation in central Alberta and the Wapiti Formation in the northwestern plains. Sub-divisions The Judith River Formation is divided into four members, the Parkman Sandstone Member, the McClelland Ferry Member, the Coal Ridge member, and the Woodhawk Member. The McClelland Ferry Member is believed to be equivalent to the Oldman Formation, with the Coal Ridge Member equivalent to the Dinosaur Park Formation, but radiometric dates from the three formations do not support this, although this may be a problem with the dates themselves. Fauna Faunal list follows a review published by Ashok Sahni in 1972 unless otherwise noted. Amphibians There are three potential species of discoglossid frogs. Hip bones, possibly representing a North American member of the European spadefoot toad family are also known from the formation. Bony fish Cartilaginous fish Ornithischian dinosaurs Choristoderes Crocodilians Lizards Theropod dinosaurs Turtles See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations References Campanian Stage Cretaceous Montana Cretaceous geology of South Dakota Stratigraphy of Alberta

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar%20C%C3%B3rdoba

Óscar Córdoba

Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born 3 February 1970) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played more than 70 games for the Colombia national team. He is also the only person to never concede a goal in a Copa América edition, having done so in 2001. Club career Córdoba started playing professionally with Atlético Nacional in 1988, but transferred to Deportivo Cali in 1989 and loaned to Deportes Quindío in 1990. In 1991, he moved to Millonarios, and in 1993 he played for Once Caldas, and América de Cali, with which he would win the Colombian Championship in 1997. After the title, he moved to Argentine team Boca Juniors to what was probably his most successful time, winning the Argentine Championships Apertura 1998, Clausura 1999 and Apertura 2000, the Copa Libertadores 2000 and 2001, and the Intercontinental Cup of 2000. In 2000 and 2001 was part of the dream team of America. Ready to make the jump to Europe, Córdoba moved to Italian Perugia Calcio, but after only half season he transferred to Turkish Beşiktaş Istanbul. In Turkey he often played against another Colombian goalkeeper of the Süper Lig; Faryd Mondragón of Galatasaray. After four seasons and after winning the 2002–03 Süper Lig and the 2005–06 Turkish Cup, he transferred to Antalyaspor, club in which he announced his retirement after the 2006–07 season. In spite of the announcement, he returned to Colombia and signed for Deportivo Cali to play the following season. His contract with the Colombian side expired after Deportivo Cali were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Copa Mustang in the Apertura of 2008. In December 2008 he was nominated by the American channel Fox Sports as "Outstanding Career" Award given annually by such means the best athletes in the world. Oscar will be awarded with special recognition for Outstanding Career with Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta. After his experience at Deportivo Cali, Córdoba expressed his interest in either returning to Argentina, returning to Turkey, or retiring from football itself. He finally signed for Millonarios where he played until his retirement in December 2009. He won Fox Sports Radio's "Outstanding Career" Award with three other Colombians, including Formula 3 driver Gustavo Yacaman and bronze medal-winning Paralympic athlete Elkin Serna. International career Córdoba made his debut for the Colombia national team in a friendly against Costa Rica on 31 March 1993. He has gone on to make over 70 appearances for his country, making him the most capped goalkeeper in the history of Colombian international football. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification he started in every game and conceded only two goals making him the best goalkeeper in the playoffs. He played a key role in the 2001 Copa América, playing five of six games, and winning the tournament with no goals conceded. Along with Miguel Calero, the Colombian side kept their net virgin throughout the tournament, first time to ever happen in the Copa América. He also won the award for best goalkeeper in the tournament. He played in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup where Colombia came fourth. On 10 September 2003, Córdoba surpassed René Higuita's record of 68 caps, to become Colombia's all-time record goalkeeper. He was called up to the Colombia national team for his final time in October 2009 as the third goalkeeper in a FIFA World Cup qualifier for the CONMEBOL. Honours América de Cali Categoría Primera A: 1996–97 Copa Libertadores: runner-up 1996 Boca Juniors Argentine Primera División: 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2001 Intercontinental Cup: 2000 Beşiktaş Süper Lig: 2002–03 Turkish Cup: 2005–06 Colombia Copa América: 2001 Individual Most Valuable Player, 2000 Copa Libertadores Best Goalkeeper, 2000 and 2001 Copa Libertadores Best Goalkeeper, 2001 Copa América Named to the América dream team, 2000 and 2001 First and only goalkeeper in Copa América history to keep a perfect clean sheet References External links Óscar Córdoba Interview Óscar Córdoba: the greatest Óscar Córdoba, from Maradona and his Ferrari Testarossa to football glory 1970 births Living people Footballers from Cali Colombian footballers Association football goalkeepers Atlético Nacional footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Once Caldas footballers América de Cali footballers Millonarios F.C. players Boca Juniors footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina A.C. Perugia Calcio players Expatriate footballers in Italy Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Colombian expatriate footballers Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Categoría Primera A players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Süper Lig players Copa América-winning players Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams%20from%20My%20Father

Dreams from My Father

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995) is a memoir by Barack Obama that explores the events of his early years in Honolulu and Chicago until his entry into Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama originally published his memoir in 1995, when he was starting his political campaign for the Illinois Senate. He had been elected as the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. According to The New York Times, Obama modeled Dreams from My Father on Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man. After Obama won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary victory in Illinois in 2004, the book was re-published that year. He gave the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) and won the US Senate seat in the fall. Obama launched his presidential campaign three years later. The 2004 edition includes a new preface by Obama and his DNC keynote address. Narrative Childhood Barack Obama recounts in his book of how his parents met, and his own life until his enrollment at Harvard Law School in 1988. He was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents were Barack Obama Sr. of Kenya, and Ann Dunham of Wichita, Kansas, who had met while they were students at the University of Hawaii. In the first chapter, speaking of his father and namesake, Obama states "[h]e had left Hawaii back in 1963, when I was only two years old." Obama's parents separated in 1963 and divorced in 1964, when he was two years old. The elder Obama later went to Harvard to pursue his PhD in economics. After that, he returned to Kenya to fulfill the promise to his nation. Obama himself formed an image of his absent father from stories told by his mother and maternal grandparents. He saw his father one more time, in 1971, when Obama Sr. came to Hawaii for a month's visit. The elder Obama, who had remarried, died in a car accident in Kenya in 1982. After her divorce, Ann Dunham married Lolo Soetoro, a Javanese surveyor from Indonesia who was also a graduate student in Hawaii. The family moved to Jakarta when Obama was six years old. At age ten, Obama returned to Hawaii under the care of his maternal grandparents for the better educational opportunities available there. He was enrolled in the fifth grade at Punahou School, a private college-preparatory school, where he was one of six black students. Obama attended Punahou from the fifth grade until his graduation in 1979. Obama writes in his book: "For my grandparents, my admission into Punahou Academy heralded the start of something grand, an elevation in the family status that they took great pains to let everyone know." There, he met Ray (Keith Kakugawa), who was two years older and also multi-racial. He introduced Obama to the African-American community. Adulthood Upon graduating from high school, Obama moved to the contiguous United States for studies at Occidental College. He describes having lived a "party" lifestyle of drug and alcohol use. After two years at Occidental, Obama transferred to Columbia College at Columbia University, where he majored in Political Science. After graduation, Obama worked for a year in business. He moved to Chicago, where he worked for a non-profit as a community organizer in the Altgeld Gardens housing project on the city's mostly black South Side. Obama recounts the difficulty of the experience, as his program faced resistance from entrenched community leaders and apathy on the part of the established bureaucracy. During this period, Obama first visited Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, which became the center of his religious life. Before attending Harvard, Obama decided to visit relatives in Kenya for the first time in his life. He recounts part of this experience in the final and emotional part of the book. Obama acknowledged his entire memoir to reflect on his personal experiences with race relations in the United States. Book cover Pictured in left-hand photograph on cover: Habiba Akumu Hussein and Barack Obama Sr. (Obama's paternal grandmother and his father as a young boy, respectively). Pictured in right-hand photograph on cover: Stanley Dunham and Ann Dunham (Obama's maternal grandfather and his mother as a young girl). Persons in the book With the exception of family members and a handful of public figures, Barack Obama says in the 2004 preface that he had changed names of others to protect their privacy. He also created composite characters to expedite the narrative flow. Some of his acquaintances have recognized themselves and acknowledged their names. Various researchers have suggested the names of other figures in the book: Reception In discussing Dreams from My Father, Toni Morrison, a Nobel Laureate novelist, has called Obama "a writer in my high esteem" and the book "quite extraordinary". She praised his ability to reflect on this extraordinary mesh of experiences that he has had, some familiar and some not, and to really meditate on that the way he does, and to set up scenes in narrative structure, dialogue, conversation—all of these things that you don't often see, obviously, in the routine political memoir biography. ... It's unique. It's his. There are no other ones like that. In an interview for The Daily Beast, author Philip Roth said he had read Dreams from My Father "with great interests", and commented that he had found it "well done and very persuasive and memorable." The book "may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician", wrote Time columnist Joe Klein. In 2008, The Guardian Rob Woodard wrote that Dreams from My Father "is easily the most honest, daring, and ambitious volume put out by a major US politician in the last 50 years." Michiko Kakutani, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New York Times, described it as "the most evocative, lyrical and candid autobiography written by a future president." Writing for the Guardian, literary critic Robert McCrum wrote that Obama had "executed an affecting personal memoir with grace and style, narrating an enthralling story with honesty, elegance and wit, as well as an instinctive gift for storytelling." McCrum had included the book in his list of the 100 best non-fiction books of all time. The audiobook edition earned Obama the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2006. Five days before being sworn in as President in 2009, Obama secured a $500,000 advance for an abridged version of Dreams from My Father for middle-school-aged children. Time magazine Top 100 List In 2011, Time magazine listed the book on its top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. Versions New York: Times Books; 1st edition (July 18, 1995); Hardcover: 403 pages; New York: Kodansha International (August 1996); Paperback: 403 pages; New York: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (August 10, 2004); Paperback: 480 pages; New York: Random House Audio; Abridged edition (May 3, 2005); Audio CD; ; Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention. New York: Random House Audio; Abridged edition on Playaway digital audio player New York: Random House Large Print; 1st Large print edition (April 4, 2006); Hardcover: 720 pages; New York: Crown Publishers (January 9, 2007); Hardcover: 464 pages; New York: Random House (January 9, 2007); eBook; Melbourne: Text Publishing (2008); Paperback: 442 pages; Translations Arabic: Aḥlām min abī : qiṣṣat ʻirq wa-irth, translated by Hibah Najīb al-Sayyid Maghrabī; Īmān ʻAbd al-Ghanī Najm; Majdī ʻAbd al-Wāḥid ʻInabah, (2009), Bosnian: Snovi moga oca : priča o rasi i naslijeđu, Sarajevo : Buybook (2008), Chinese: 歐巴馬的夢想之路：以父之名 (), translated by Yao-Hui Wang () and Kuan-Lan Shih (). , Taipei, Taiwan, (2008), Croatian: Snovi mojega oca : priča o rasi i naslijeđu, (2004), Czech: Cesta za sny mého otce : jedna z nejpůsobivějších autobiografických knih o sebepoznání a hledání vlastní identity, translated by Marie Čermáková, Praha : Štrob, Širc & Slovák, (2009), Danish: Arven fra min far : selvbiografi, Gyldendals Bogklubber, (2009), Dutch: Dromen van mijn vader, translated by Joost Zwart, Atlas, (2007), Finnish: Unelmia isältäni : kertomus rodusta ja sukuperinnöstä, translated by Seppo Raudaskoski and Mika Tiirinen, (2009), French: Les rêves de mon père, translated by Paris Presses de La Cité, Paris, France, (2008), German: Ein amerikanischer Traum, Carl Hanser Verlag (2008), Greek, Modern: Eikones tou patera mou : he historia henos genous kai mias klēronomias, (2008), Hebrew: חלומות מאבי (Ḥalomot me-avi), translated by Edna Shemesh, Tel Aviv, Israel, (2008), Hindi: Pitā se mile sapane, translated by Aśoka Kumāra, Aravinda Kumāra Pabliśarsa, Guṛagām̐va,(2009), Indonesian: Dreams from My father : pergulatan hidup Obama, (2009), Japanese: , translated by Yuya Kiuchi, Mikiko Shirakura, (2007) Korean: Nae abŏji robutŏ ŭi kkum (내 아버지로부터의 꿈), translated by Kyŏng-sik Yi, Random House Korea, Seoul, Korea, (2007), Marathi: Ḍrīmsa phrôma māya phādara, translated by Yamājī Mālakara and Nītā Kulakarṇī, Ameya Prakāśana, (2009), Persian: Ruyāhā-ye pedaram, translated by Rītū Baḥrī, (2009), Persian: Ruyāhā-ye pidaram, translated by Manīzhih Shaykh Javādī, (2009), Polish: Odziedziczone marzenia, translated by Piotr Szymczak, (2008), Portuguese: A Minha Herança, translated by Artur Lopes Cardoso, Cruz Quebrada, (2008), Portuguese: A Origem dos Meus Sonhos, translated by Irati Antonio, Renata Laureano & Sonia Augusto, (2008), Serbian: Snovi moga oca : priča o rasi i nasleđu, translated by Vesna Džuverović; Jasna Simonović, (2008), Spanish: Los sueños de mi padre : una historia de raza y herencia, Vintage Español, New York City, New York, (2009), Spanish: Los sueños de mi padre : una historia de raza y herencia, translated by Fernando Miranda; Evaristo Páez Rasmussen, Granada : Almed, (2008), Swedish: Min far hade en dröm, Albert Bonniers förlag (2008), Thai: Bārak ʻŌbāmā : phom likhit chiwit ʻēng, translated by Nopphadon Wētsawat, Krung Thēp : Samnakphim Matichon, (2008), Turkish: Babamdan hayaller : [ırk ve kimlik mirasının öyküsü], İstanbul : Pegasus Yayınlar (2008), Urdu: Obāmā kī āp bītī, translated by Yāsar Javvād, (2009), Vietnamese: Những giấc mơ từ cha tôi, translated by Quang Nguyễn, (2008), References External links Barack Obama interview, 1995 August from the Connie Martinson Talks Books collection in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library All editions at WorldCat 1995 non-fiction books African-American autobiographies Books about Barack Obama Books by Barack Obama Political autobiographies American political books Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Literary autobiographies

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Nerysoo

Richard Nerysoo

Richard Nerysoo (born 1953) is a territorial level politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. He was a member of the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1979 to 1995 and served as the third premier of the Northwest Territories and Speaker. Political career Nerysoo served a long career as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories (MLA). He was first elected in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election in the Mackenzie Delta electoral district, becoming the youngest MLA in the history of the Northwest Territories. Nerysoo was re-elected in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. He was elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve as the third Premier of the Northwest Territories. His election as Premier made him the first Aboriginal in Canada to serve in the role, as well as the youngest Premier in Canadian history and the first native-born Premier of the Northwest Territories. He was re-elected in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election. History would be made by Nerysoo again when he was elected on October 19, 1989 as the first Aboriginal Speaker of the Assembly, and served in that role until November 13, 1991. He was re-elected to a fourth term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. Nerysoo was defeated by candidate David Krutko in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election. In 1996, Nerysoo was elected as President of the Gwich'in Tribal Council and served until 2000. Nerysoo was one of the founding Directors of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group. Nerysoo was the founding member of Gwich'in Council International, a body that represents the Gwich'in in Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories as permanent participants on the Arctic Council. Nerysoo was elected Chief of the Inuvik Native Band and President of the Nihtat Gwich'in Council in 2003 and served until 2008. He was selected as the Chief Negotiator on the Access and Benefits Agreements with Imperial Oil Ltd. who represented the Mackenzie Gas Project. He was elected as President of the Gwich'in Tribal Council again from 2008 to 2012, during which time he served as the Chair and President of the Gwich'in Development Corporation. Nerysoo was a member of the Working Group on Natural Resources Development as a representative of the Assembly of First Nations. Nerysoo was also selected as the Co-chair of the Chiefs Committee on Economic Development. Nerysoo served as the Chief Negotiator on NWT Transboundary rights and interest for the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun. References External links Native Aboriginal Achievement Awards: article on Richard Nerysoo Gwich'in Tribal Council Northwest Territories speakers 1975 to present 1953 births Living people 20th-century First Nations people 21st-century First Nations people First Nations politicians Gwich'in people Indspire Awards Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Premiers of the Northwest Territories Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th%20Alpine%20Division%20%22Cuneense%22

4th Alpine Division "Cuneense"

The 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" () was a division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The headquarters of the division was in the city of Cuneo, and the majority of its Alpini soldiers were drafted from the surrounding Province of Cuneo - hence the division's name "Cuneense". The division participated in all Italian World War II campaigns with the exception of the North African Campaign. The division was annihilated during Operation Little Saturn by Soviet forces in January 1943. History The division's lineage begins on 19 October 1933 when the 1st Alpini Regiment in Mondovì and 2nd Alpini Regiment in Cuneo left the 1st Alpine Division "Taurinense" and entered the newly raised IV Alpine Brigade in Cuneo. On 27 October 1934 the brigade changed its name to IV Superior Alpine Command, which received the name Cuneense in December of the same year (). The command received the newly formed 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment in Cuneo on 1 January 1934. On 31 October 1935 the IV Superior Alpine Command "Cuneense" was reformed as 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" with the 1st and 2nd Alpini regiments and the 4th Alpine Artillery Regiment. On 25 December 1935 the Cuneense temporarily transferred its Alpini battalions "Pieve di Teco" and "Saluzzo" and one of its artillery batteries to the 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. World War II Invasion of France The division participated in the Italian invasion of France in June 1940. On 22 June it entered French territory in the Chabriere and Mary valleys. Greco-Italian War In December 1940 the division was sent as reinforcements to Albania for the Greco-Italian War. Between 15-17 December 1940 the division's units entered the front in the upper Devoll valley and inserted in 23 November the division had entered the front in the upper Devoll valley. On 18 March 1941 the division was taken out of the front and sent to Berat. At the end of March the division deployed to the Yugoslav=Albanian border for the upcoming Invasion of Yugoslavia. On 10 April the division crossed the border and advanced to Debar in Macedonia. After the war's conclusion the division returned to Italy in May 1941. Soviet Union The Tridentina was one of the ten Italian divisions of the Italian Army in Russia, which fought on the Eastern Front. In July 1942 the division, together with the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" and the 3rd Alpine Division "Julia" formed the Alpine Army Corps, which was transferred to Eastern Ukraine. In July 1942 the division arrived in Izium from where it marched eastwards to Millerovo and then onward to the Don river. The Italian units covered part of the left flank of the German 6th Army, which spearheaded the German summer offensive of 1942 into the city of Stalingrad. On 12 December 1942 the Red Army's Operation Little Saturn commenced, which in its first stage attacked and encircled the Italian Army in Russia's II Army Corps and XXXV Army Corps. On 13 January 1943, the Red Army launched the second stage of Operation Little Saturn: four armies of General Filipp Golikov's Voronezh Front attacked, encircled, and destroyed the Hungarian Second Army near Svoboda on the Don to the northwest of the Alpine Army Corps and pushed back the remaining units of the German XXIV Army Corps on the Alpine Army Corps' left flank, thus encircling the Alpine Army Corps. On the evening of 17 January, the Alpine Army Corps commander, General Gabriele Nasci, ordered a full retreat. At this point only the Tridentina division was still capable of conducting effective combat operations. The 40,000-strong mass of stragglers — Alpini and Italians from other commands, plus German and Hungarian Hussars — formed two columns that followed the Tridentina division which, supported by a handful of German armored vehicles, led the way westwards to the Axis lines. As the Soviets had already occupied every village bitter battles had to be fought to clear the way. On the morning of 28 January the division had walked 200 km, fought 20 battles, lost 80% of its men and spent 11 nights camped out in the middle of the Russian Steppe. Temperatures during the nights were between -30 °C and -40 °C. On 28 January the last remnants of the division were annihilated by Cossack forces. The last survivors of the 1st Alpini regiment burned the regiment's flag to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. The Cuneense then ceased to exist. Casualties On 11 February 1943 the count of the survivors gave the following result: 1st Alpini Regiment out of 5,282 men: 722 survivors; none of the soldiers of the battalions Ceva, Pieve di Teco and Mondovì survived. 2nd Alpini Regiment out of 5,229 men: 208 survivors; none of the soldiers of the battalions Borgo San Dalmazzo and Saluzzo survived. 4th Alpine Artillery Regiment out of 3,616 men: 379 survivors; none of the soldiers of the Artillery Group "Mondovì" survived. 4th Mixed Engineer Battalion out of 1,240 men: 139 survivors Support units out of 1,313 men: 159 survivors In total 1,607 men of the division's total of 17,460 survived Operation Little Saturn. Return to Italy The remnants of the division were repatriated in March 1943 and the division was reformed on 1 May 1943 in Bolzano with troops of the 1st Alpini "Valley" Group of the 6th Alpine Division "Alpi Graie" and with the 104th Marching Alpini Regiment of the 8th Marching Division. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the invading German forces disbanded the division. Organization In late 1942 the division consisted of the following units: 1st Alpini Regiment, in Mondovì Command and Command Company, in Mondovì Alpini Battalion "Ceva", in Ceva Command Company, in Ceva 1st Company, in Ceva 4th Company, in Bagnasco 5th Company, in Ceva 101st Support Weapons Company, in Ceva (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Teco", in Chiusa Pesio Command Company, in Chiusa Pesio 2nd Company, in Chiusa Pesio 3rd Company, in Chiusa Pesio 8th Company, in Roccaforte Mondovì 102nd Support Weapons Company, in Chiusa Pesio (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) Alpini Battalion "Mondovì", in Mondovì Command Company, in Mondovì 9th Company, in Torre Mondovì 10th Company, in San Michele Mondovì 11th Company, in Vicoforte 103rd Support Weapons Company, in Vicoforte (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) 84th Anti-tank Company, in Mondovì (47/32 anti-tank guns) 1st Supply Squad, in Beinette 21st Train Section, in San Bernolfo Mondovì (Logistic Support) 1st Medical Section, in Mondovì 612th Field Hospital, in Mondovì 2nd Alpini Regiment, in Cuneo Command and Command Company, in Cuneo Alpini Battalion "Borgo San Dalmazzo", in Cuneo Command Company, in Cuneo 13th Company, in Cuneo 14th Company, in Cuneo 15th Company, in Cuneo 104th Support Weapons Company, in Cuneo (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) Alpini Battalion "Dronero", in Dronero Command Company, in Dronero 17th Company, in Dronero 18th Company, in San Damiano Macra 19th Company, in Dronero 105th Support Weapons Company, in Dronero (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) Alpini Battalion "Saluzzo", in Vinadio Command Company, in Vinadio 21st Company, in Vinadio 22nd Company, in Demonte 23nd Company, in Demonte 106th Support Weapons Company, in Demonte (Breda M37 machine guns, 45mm Mod. 35 and 81mm Mod. 35 mortars) 14th Anti-tank Company, in Cuneo (47/32 anti-tank guns) 2nd Supply Squad, in Dronero 22nd Train Section, in Bene Vagienna (Logistic Support) 2nd Medical Section, in Cuneo 615th Field Hospital, in Dronero 4th Alpine Artillery Regiment, in Cuneo Command and Command Unit, in Cuneo Mountain Artillery Group "Pinerolo", in Beinette (75/13 mountain guns) 7th Battery, in Beinette 8th Battery, in Borgo San Dalmazzo 9th Battery, in Boves Ammunition and Supply Unit, in Crava Mountain Artillery Group "Mondovì", in Mondovì (75/13 mountain guns) 10th Battery, in Villanova Mondovì 11th Battery, in Mondovì 12th Battery, in Villanova Mondovì Ammunition and Supply Unit, in Magliano Alpi Mountain Artillery Group "Val Po", in Piasco (reserve unit raised in 1942 for deployment to the Soviet Union; 105/11 mountain guns) 72nd Battery, in Piasco 73rd Battery, in Verzuolo Ammunition and Supply Unit, in Manta 64th Anti-aircraft Battery, in Fontanelle Boves (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) 116th Anti-aircraft Battery, in Fontanelle Boves (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) 78th Anti-tank Battery (75/39 anti-tank guns; unit attached to the division for the campaign in the Soviet Union) IV Mixed Alpine Engineer Battalion, in Peveragno Command Platoon, in Peveragno 104th Searchlight Section, Peveragno 114th Telegraph and Radio Operators Company, in Peveragno 124th Engineer Company, in Peveragno 2nd Train Unit, in Busca 4th Alpine Division Command Transport Squad, in Cuneo 63rd Bakers Section, in Borgo San Dalmazzo 107th Supply Section, in Chiusa Pesio 201st Transport Section 121st Mixed Transport Platoon 701st Heavy Transport Platoon 702nd Heavy Transport Platoon 947th Heavy Transport Platoon 306th Medical Section, in Cuneo 613th Field Hospital, in Cuneo 614th Field Hospital, in Cuneo 616th Field Hospital, in Cuneo 617th Field Hospital, in Cuneo 413th Carabinieri Section, in Cuneo 414th Carabinieri Section, in Cuneo 203rd Field Post Office, in Cuneo The division strength was 573 officers and 16,887 NCOs and soldiers for a total strength of 17,460 men. The division also had 176 horses, 4,698 mules and 584 transport vehicles at its disposal. Military honors For their conduct during the Italian campaign in the Soviet Union the President of Italy awarded on 31 December 1947 to the three regiments of the 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" Italy's highest military honor, the Gold Medal of Military Valour. 1st Alpini Regiment on 5 March 1949 2nd Alpini Regiment on 5 March 1949 4th Alpine Artillery Regiment on 5 March 1949 Commanding officers The division's commanding officers were: Generale di Divisione Umberto Testa (1935 - 1937) Generale di Brigata Alberto Ferrero (1937 - 9 September 1938) Generale di Brigata Giovanni Maccario (10 September 1938 - 9 September 1939) Generale di Brigata Achille d'Havet (10 September 1939 - 10 June 1940) Generale di Divisione Alberto Ferrero (11 June 1940 - 15 February 1941) Colonel Armando Pezzana (acting, 16 February 1941 - 10 March 1941) Generale di Divisione Emilio Battisti (11 March 1941 - 27 January 1943) POW Generale di Divisione Carlo Fassi (15 May 1943 - 9 September 1943) References Sources Homepage of the 4th Alpine Division Cuneense Divisions of Italy in World War II Alpini divisions of Italy Military units and formations of Italy in Yugoslavia in World War II Italian military units and formations of the Greco-Italian War Military units and formations established in 1935 Military units and formations disestablished in 1943

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

Ballyseedy

Ballyseedy () is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It was historically situated in the parish of Ballyseedy, within the barony of Trughanacmy. The townland contains a number of notable landmarks, including Ballyseedy Wood, a bridge over the Ballycarty River and a ruined Protestant church. There is also a large restored castle (Ballyseedy Castle) which is in use as a hotel. Location Ballyseedy is located off the N21 road, southeast of Tralee. A section of the River Lee, from which Tralee takes its name, forms the northern edge of the townland. History Ballyseedy Wood is an ancient woodland dating at least to the 16th century, when it was mapped by Sir Edward Denny. The wood contains the ruins of Ballyseedy House (or Old Ballyseedy Castle). Alongside nearby "New" Ballyseedy Castle (now restored as a hotel). The main S block was remodelled in medieval-revival style by James Franklin Fuller. This was the seat of the Blennerhassett family from around 1586 to 1967. Ballyseedy Massacre The townland was the scene of an atrocity in the Irish Civil War, in which eight anti-Treaty IRA prisoners were killed by their captors, members of the Free State forces. The lone survivor was Stephen Fuller TD. Demographics In the 2002 census, Ballyseedy had a population of 127. By the 2006 Census, it had a population of 474. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland List of baronies of Ireland References Towns and villages in County Kerry Townlands of County Kerry

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

Slone

Slone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Slone (born c. 1937), American basketball coach Philip Slone (1907–2003), U.S. soccer player Ricca Slone, Canadian-born American politician Richard T. Slone (born 1974), English painter Tara Slone (born 1973), Canadian rock vocalist, actor and TV personality Verna Mae Slone (1914–2009), American writer Doctor Slone, a fictional character from the video game Fortnite See also Slone Glacier, Antarctica Słone (disambiguation), various places in Poland Sloan (disambiguation) Sloane (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleran%2C%20Duke%20of%20Lower%20Lorraine

Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine

Waleran II (or Walram II) ( 1085 – 1139), also called Paganus, probably due to a late baptism, was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon (de) from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later. He was given the Duchy of Lower Lorraine by Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor in 1128 after the latter's accession as King of Germany in 1125. Life Waleran was the son of Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine (1101–1106), and Adelaide of Pottenstein (Adelheid von Botenstein). Henry had been forced to yield the duchy to Godfrey I of Leuven on Henry V's succession, but had kept the ducal title. With the coming of Lothair, Godfrey was forced to yield it to Waleran. Godfrey was not willing to do so and war broke out, especially over disputes about the advocats of the abbey of Sint-Truiden, the Counts of Duras. In 1129, Waleran and the bishop of Liège, Alexandre de Juliers, defeated Godfrey's forces at Wilderen, near Duras, but Brabant and Duras subsequently continued to fight until they came to terms three years later. Though Waleran and Godfrey eventually reconciled, Godfrey continued to use the ducal title. Marriage & issue Waleran married Jutta von Wassenberg sometime between 1107–10, daughter of Gerard I of Guelders. In 1129, Waleran was made forester of Duisbourg. In 1139, Lothair died and Waleran supported Conrad of Hohenstaufen, who was elected. He remained faithful to the new king until his death shortly thereafter. He was succeeded by Godfrey II of Leuven in Lorraine. Waleran and Jutta had: Henry II, Duke of Limburg (d. Rome, Aug 1167), Count of Arlon from 1139 and Duke of Limburg from 1140 Gerhard van Limburg, who married Elizabeth [unknown] and had a child, Gerhard (1148– ) Beatrix van Limburg (– 12 July, after 1164), who married Rupert I, Count of Laurenburg (d. before 13 May 1154), Walram van Limburg (d. 5 Jan 1147) a daughter (d. 1150/51) who married Ekbert, Graf von Tecklenburg. References Sources Dukes of Lower Lorraine Dukes of Limburg 1080s births 1139 deaths Year of birth uncertain 11th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire 12th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samella%20Lewis

Samella Lewis

Samella Sanders Lewis (February 27, 1923 – May 27, 2022) was an American visual artist and art historian. She worked primarily as a printmaker and painter. She has been called the "Godmother of African American Art". She received Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement from the College Art Association (CAA) in 2021. “Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity.  It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” – Dr. Samella Lewis Early life and background Samella Sanders was born to Samuel Sanders and Rachel Taylor Sanders in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 27, 1923 and raised in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Her father worked as a farmer and mother along other jobs worked as a domestic worker. Widely exhibited and collected as an artist herself, Lewis was better known as a historian, critic, and collector of art, especially African-American art. Lewis completed four degrees, five films, seven books, and a substantial body of artworks which have received critical respect. She pursued an art degree starting off at Dillard University in 1941, but left Dillard for Hampton Institute in Virginia, earning her master's degree in 1947. She earned her B.A. degree at Hampton University, then completed her master and doctorate in art history and cultural anthropology at the Ohio State University in 1951. Lewis was the first female African American to earn a doctorate in fine art and art history. While finishing her doctorate, Lewis taught art at Morgan State University. Lewis became the first Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Florida A&M University in 1953; that same year Lewis also became the first African American to convene the National conference of African American artists held at Florida A&M University. She was a professor at the State University of New York, California State University, Long Beach, and at Scripps College in Claremont, California. She co-founded, with Bernie Casey, the Contemporary Crafts Gallery in Los Angeles in 1970. In 1973, she served on the selection committee for the exhibition BLACKS: USA: 1973 held at the New York Cultural Center. Lewis's grandson is Bay Area artist and musician Unity Lewis. He plans to create a contemporary version of Samella Lewis's catalog Black Artists on Art, which featured black artists not typically showcased in mainstream art galleries and sold thousands of copies. "I wanted to make a chronology of African American artists, and artists of African descent, to document our history. The historians weren't doing it. I felt it better the artists do it anyway, through pictorial and written information… It was really about the movement," Samella Lewis said of the book published in 1969 and 1971. In 1960-70s, Samella Lewis belonged to a group of artists that would meet every month. Lewis began collecting art in 1942. She mostly collected art from WPA and the Harlem Renaissance. Career In the 1960s and 1970s Lewis's work, which includes lithographs, linocuts, and serigraphs, reflected humanity and freedom. Between 1969 and 1970, Lewis and E.J. Montgomery were consultants for a "ground breaking" exhibition creating awareness to the history of African American history and art. Lewis was the founder of the International Review of African American Art in 1975. In 1976, she founded the Museum of African-American Art with a group of artistic, academic, business and community leaders in Los Angeles, California. These founders had similar goals including increasing the public's awareness of African American art. Many individuals and corporations, such as Macy's, made generous donations to the museum. Lewis, as the staff's senior curator in the museum, not only organized a great number of exhibitions but also developed diverse ways of educating the public on African American arts. In an article, she discussed the ideas of "art of tradition", and argued that museums had the responsibility to explore the African roots of African American art. The museum operates on donations in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza with staff and volunteers who are dedicated to supporting the museum. Lewis once mentioned an "art of inspiration" based on the experiences of African Americans themselves. Lewis founded three other museums in the Los Angeles, California. Lewis was an NAACP member, and a collector of art with her collection including African, Chinese, Asian, South American, and other works. Some of the art that Lewis collected was transferred to the Hampton Institute, now the University Museum. In 1984, she produced a monograph on the artist Elizabeth Catlett, who had been one of Lewis's mentors at Dillard University. In 2012, works by Lewis were exhibited alongside selected artworks from her personal collection in Samella Lewis and the African American Experience at Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, California. The exhibition was accompanied by a full-color catalogue with text by art writer and critic Suzanne Muchnic. In 2015, Unity Lewis and art entrepreneur Trevor Parham created The Legacy Exhibit, which featured three generations of black fine artists, including contemporary artists as well as some included in the original "Black Artists on Art." The show launched their recruitment efforts for 500 black American artists to participate in the updated volumes. Personal life and death Lewis married mathematician Paul Gad Lewis in 1948 and they had two sons. He died in 2013. She died from renal failure in a hospice in Torrance, California on May 27, 2022 at the age of 99. Exhibitions 1969: Samella Lewis and George Clack, Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles 1980: Solo Exhibition, University Union Gallery, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, California 1980: Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, United States and Canada 1981: Solo exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California 1981: Solo exhibition, University of California, San Diego 1984: African American Art in Atlanta, Public and Corporate Collections, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia 1984: Solo exhibition, Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, California 2011: Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California 2012: Samella Lewis and the African American Experience, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, California Awards and recognition 1962: Fulbright Fellowship to study Asian culture at First Institute of Chinese Civilization and Tung Mai University, Taiwan 1964-65: National Defense Education Act postdoctoral fellow at University of Southern California, studying Chinese language and Asian civilization 1995: UNICEF Award for the Visual Arts 1996-97: Named a Distinguished Scholar by the Getty Center for the History of Art and Humanities 1993: Charles White lifetime Achievement Award 2003: The History Maker Award 2004: Special Day Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions from the City of New Orleans 2005: Alumni Association Award from the Ohio State University 2021: Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement from the College Art Association References Further reading Lewis, Samella S. African American art and artists (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1990), ; ; ; Samella S. Lewis; Ruth G. Waddy. Black Artists on Art (Los Angeles, CA: Contemporary Crafts Publishers, 1969), External links University of Delaware: Paul R. Jones Collection African American Museum of Dallas Tilford Art Group Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Samella S. Lewis papers, 1930-2010 Louis Stern Fine Arts 1923 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American women artists American art historians American women printmakers Artists from Louisiana Artists from New Orleans Hampton University alumni Ohio State University Graduate School alumni Women art historians 20th-century American printmakers 21st-century American women artists American women historians African-American art dealers American art dealers Women art dealers African-American printmakers Historians from Louisiana 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American artists 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American artists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path%C3%A9%20News

Pathé News

Pathé News was a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 to 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as British Pathé. Its collection of news film and movies is fully digitised and available online. History Its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Société Pathé Frères was founded by Charles Pathé and his brothers, who pioneered the development of the moving image. Charles Pathé adopted the national emblem of France, the cockerel, as the trademark for his company. After the company, now called Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Pathé Frère Phonographes & Cinématographes, invented the cinema newsreel with Pathé-Journal. French Pathé began its newsreel in 1908 and opened a newsreel office in Wardour Street, London in 1910. The newsreels were shown in the cinema and were silent until 1928. At first, they ran for about four minutes and were issued fortnightly. During the early days, the camera shots were taken from a stationary position but the Pathé newsreels captured events such as Franz Reichelt's fatal parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower and suffragette Emily Davison's fatal injury by a racehorse at the 1913 Epsom Derby. During the First World War, the cinema newsreels were called the Pathé Animated Gazettes, and for the first time this provided newspapers with competition. After 1918, British Pathé started producing a series of cinemazines, in which the newsreels were much longer and more comprehensive. By 1930, British Pathé was covering news, entertainment, sport, culture, and women's issues through programmes including the Pathétone Weekly, the Pathé Pictorial, the Gazette and Eve’s Film Review. In 1927, the company sold British Pathé (both the feature film and the newsreel divisions) to First National. (French Pathé News continued until 1980, and the library is now part of the Gaumont-Pathé collection.) Pathé changed hands again in 1933, when it was acquired by British International Pictures, which was later known as Associated British Picture Corporation. In 1958, it was sold again to Warner Bros. and became Warner-Pathé. Pathé eventually stopped producing the cinema newsreel in February 1970 as it could no longer compete with television. During the newsreels' run, the narrators included Bob Danvers-Walker, Dwight Weist, Dan Donaldson, André Baruch and Clem McCarthy among others. Digitisation The library itself was sold with Associated British Picture to EMI Films and then others, including The Cannon Group (which split the feature film and newsreel divisions) and the Daily Mail and General Trust, before relaunching in its own right in 2009. The feature film division is now part of StudioCanal and is not connected with Pathé, the French company and original parent of British Pathé. In 2002, partially funded by the UK National Lottery, the entire archive was digitised. The British Pathé archive now holds over 3,500 hours of filmed history, 90,000 individual items and 12 million stills. On 7 February 2009, British Pathé launched a YouTube channel of its newsreel archive. From March 2010, British Pathé relaunched its archive as an online entertainment site, making Pathé News a service for the public as well as the broadcasting industry. In May 2010, The Guardian was given access to the British Pathé archive, hosting topical videos on its website. In May 2012, British Pathé won the FOCAL International Award for Footage Library of the Year. In April 2014, British Pathé uploaded the entire collection of 85,000 historic films to its YouTube channel as part of a drive to make the archive more accessible to viewers all over the world. As of 2021, the British Pathé YouTube channel had 822 million views and more than 2 million subscribers. By 2020, the British Pathé archive now includes material from the Reuters historical collection. Additionally, as historically the British Pathé newsreels covered events in the island of Ireland, while it was variously part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, and later a Republic, that part of the archive was shared with the Irish Film Institute's Irish Film Archive, curated as "The Irish Independence Film Collection". This also resulted in a more accurate cataloguing of the locations, people, and the historical context, than the UK office would have historically had. Television use British Pathé produced a number of programmes and series as well as newsreels, such as Pathé Eve and Astra Gazette. In 2010, BBC Four reversioned the 1950s Pathé series Time To Remember, which was narrated by the actor Stanley Holloway, and broadcast it as a thematic 12-part series. BBC News continues to use extracts in its coverage of various events, such as Windrush, and World War II. Name changes British Pathé has been known under the following names: C.G.P.C. (1910–1927) First National-Pathé (1927–1933) Associated British-Pathé/RKO-Pathé (1933–1958) Warner-Pathé (1958–1969) British Pathé News (1990–1995) British Pathé (since 1995) American Pathé News The British and American newsreel companies separated in 1921 when the American company was sold. In 1947, the film assets of the successor companies of Pathé News, Inc. were purchased by Warner Bros. from RKO Radio Pictures, which had acquired them in 1931. Warners, as had RKO before them, continued to produce the theatrical newsreel Pathé News, its title changing from RKO-Pathé News to Warner-Pathé News Warner also produced a series of 38 theatrical short subjects and 81 issues of the News Magazine of the Screen series, which added to the Pathé film properties and were part of the company's extensive film library. Producer/editor Robert Youngson was primarily responsible for these series and won two Academy Awards for them. In 1956, Warner Bros. discontinued the production of the theatrical newsreel and sold the Pathé News film library, the 38 theatrical short subjects, the Pathé News Magazine of the Screen, the crowing rooster trademark and the copyrights and other properties to Studio Films, Inc.—shortly thereafter named Pathé Pictures, Inc.— At this time, the new owners, Barnett Glassman, Samuel A. Costello and Joseph P. Smith acquired ownership and subsequently re-branded the name and film properties of both companies to Pathé News, Inc. A 50% interest in the Pathé News Film Library was sold to Sherman Grinberg in 1958. The Sherman Grinberg Film Library licensed the marketing rights to the Pathé News Film Library. Pathé News, Inc retained the sole exclusive right to sell the library. The series of 38 theatrical short subjects and 81 issues of the News Magazine of the Screen series, Milestones of the Century, the Men of Destiny series, Showtime at the Apollo, as well as many other titles are marketed by Historic Films Archive, LLC. In 2016, the children of Joseph P. Smith, acquired 100% of the stock. Today, Pathé News, Inc. is a family-owned private company. Other U.S. newsreel series included Paramount News (1927–1957), Fox Movietone News (1928–1963), Hearst Metrotone News/News of the Day (1914–1967), Universal Newsreel (1929–1967) and The March of Time (1935–1951). See also Oliver G. Pike – filmmaker for British Pathé References External links British Pathé History Newsreels British film studios Articles containing video clips

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeforms%20%28song%29

Lifeforms (song)

"Lifeforms" is a song by British electronic music group The Future Sound of London, released as the second single from their 1994 album, Lifeforms. Vocals on the single were performed by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins. The original version of "Lifeforms" from the album of the same name is present as "Path 3", while the album track "Life Form Ends" from the album can be heard in somewhat remixed form as "Path 5". A 2:50 edit of "Path 4" was used as a radio edit and for the promotional video for the single. It is this version that appears on the commercial compilation album The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (vol 1). In 1995, Fraser called the collaboration "disappointing". She said, "I sang my heart out for eleven fucking hours on that record and all that is on it is something that sounds like a sample. It was good, but it could have been brilliant." Brian Dougans, however, has given an alternate story, stating "If it sounds sampled it’s because that’s the way she compiled it. We were annoyed that we were restricted to the DAT provided [...] strict instruction was given not to deviate from what was given.” An mp3 version of the single was premiered on 22 June 1994 on the New York-based internet bulletin board SonicNet. In 2014, after some verification, the single was given a Guinness World Record, certified as "the first internet music download". Track listing "Lifeforms (Path 1)" (4:43) "Lifeforms (Path 2)" (6:49) "Lifeforms (Path 3)" (5:24) "Lifeforms (Path 4)" (9:03) "Lifeforms (Path 5)" (6:02) "Lifeforms (Path 6)" (2:48) "Lifeforms (Path 7)" (4:02) Charts Crew Vocals by Elizabeth Fraser. Written by The Future Sound of London and Elizabeth Fraser. Tablatronics by Talvin Singh. References External links 1994 songs 1994 singles Astralwerks singles The Future Sound of London songs

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

Chaldron

A chaldron (also chauldron or chalder) was an English measure of dry volume, mostly used for coal; the word itself is an obsolete spelling of cauldron. It was used from the 13th century onwards, nominally until 1963, when it was abolished by the Weights and Measures Act 1963, but in practice until the end of 1835, when the Weights and Measures Act of that year specified that thenceforth coal could only be sold by weight. Coal The chaldron was used as the measure for coal from the 13th century, measuring by volume being much more practical than weighing low-value, high-bulk commodities like coal. It was not standardized, and there were many different regional chaldrons, the two most important being the Newcastle and London chaldrons. The Newcastle chaldron was used to measure all coal shipped from Northumberland and Durham, and the London chaldron became the standard measure for coal in the east and south of England. Many attempts have been made to calculate the weight of a Newcastle chaldron as used in medieval and early modern times. Coal industry historian John Nef has estimated that in 1421 it weighed , and that its weight was gradually increased by coal traders due to the taxes on coal (which were charged per chaldron) until 1678, when its weight was fixed by law at , later increased in 1694 to . A London chaldron, on the other hand, was defined as "36 bushels heaped up, each bushel to contain a Winchester bushel and , and to be in diameter". This approximated a weight in coal of around . The chaldron was the legal limit for horse-drawn coal waggons travelling by road as it was considered that heavier loads would cause too much damage to the roadways. Railways had standard "chauldron waggons" which were about and around high. The value of a chaldron of coal depended on the size of the lumps of coal and also their water content. Unscrupulous merchants would purchase their coal in lumps as large as possible then sell them in smaller sizes. This was abolished by the Weights and Measures Act of 1835, which legislated that from January 1836 coal was only to be sold by weight. See also Chalder Corf (mining) Mine car Minecart Mineral wagon Quarry tub References Notes Sources Imperial units Coal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Corso

Mario Corso

Mario Corso (; 25 August 1941 – 19 June 2020) was an Italian football player and coach. A famed and dynamic left winger, he was regarded as one of the greatest Italian players in his position, earning the nicknames "Mandrake" and "God's Left Foot", due to his skills, free kick technique and crossing ability. Corso was mostly remembered for his highly successful club career at Inter, and was a key member of Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter side. He also represented the Italy national football team on 23 occasions. After retiring, he later served as a coach for Internazionale and other teams, winning the B group of the 1987–88 Serie C2 campaign with Mantova. Club career Corso was an important player of Internazionale, the team with which he played almost exclusively throughout his entire career, from 1957 to 1973, winning four Serie A titles, two European Champions and two Intercontinental Cups, also reaching another European Cup final, and a Coppa Italia final. Corso made his Inter debut at the age of 16, in a Coppa Italia match against Como, which Inter won 3–0; on his debut, Corso scored the second goal of the match, becoming the youngest ever goalscorer in Inter's history. On 23 November 1957, he also made his Serie A debut, in a 5–1 win against Sampdoria, soon becoming a permanent member of the starting eleven, and later serving as captain of the squad. Corso had a role on the left wing in Helenio Herrera's Inter Milan team of the 1960s, which is known as La Grande Inter, winning consecutive Serie A, European Cup, and Intercontinental Cup titles. Following his time with Inter, Corso briefly moved to Genoa in 1973, remaining there for two seasons before retiring in 1975. In total, he played 436 matches with 78 goals in Serie A. International career In total, Corso made 23 appearances for the Italy national team over ten years, scoring four goals, although he was never elected to take part in a major international tournament with Italy. He made his debut in 1961, in a 3–2 home loss against England in an international friendly match. On 15 October 1961, he scored his first goals for Italy, scoring two goals against Israel in a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, which Italy won 4–2 away from home. He also scored a goal in the return leg on 4 November, in Turin. Following an argument with manager Edmondo Fabbri, he was left out of Italy's 1962 FIFA World Cup squad, which was eliminated in the first round of the tournament. He returned to the starting line-up in 1964, and on 10 May, he scored his final goal for Italy in a 3–1 victory against Switzerland. He would also later be excluded from Italy's squad in their similarly disappointing 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign, as well as Italy's victorious UEFA Euro 1968 squad, which won the tournament on home soil. He was once again excluded from the Italian side that would reach the final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Corso made his final appearance for Italy on 9 October 1971, in a 3–0 victory against Sweden. Along with Giuliano Sarti, Armando Picchi, Gianfranco Bedin, and Antonio Angelillo, he is one of the most successful Italian, Inter club players to have never been called up for a World Cup. Despite his exclusion from the national side, in 1967 FIFA placed him in their All-Star team for an international friendly against Spain, in honour of goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora, winning the match 3–0. Style of play A predominantly left-footed player, Corso was noted for his consistency, intelligence, pace on the ball, and stamina as a winger, as well as being renowned for his accurate distribution, crossing ability, creativity, and wide range of passing with his stronger foot, which made him an effective playmaker. He was capable of playing both on the left and right flank, due to his ability to provide crosses from the touchline on the left wing, or cut into the middle to strike on goal from the right. An atypical winger, he was notorious for his lack of tactical discipline, and often played between the lines in more of a central, free role, as a sort of attacking midfielder; because of this, he was capable of playing both as a forward and as a midfielder. Although he was not particularly quick footed, he was gifted with tenacity and a good physique, as well as class, outstanding technical ability, close control, flair, and dribbling skills. An accurate free-kick taker, he was known in particular for his powerful, bending knuckleball free-kicks and shots from distance. In spite of his ability, the journalist Gianni Brera accused him of being inconsistent, lacking dynamism, and having a poor defensive work-rate, something which Corso himself denied, however; as a result, Brera gave Corso the nickname "past participle of the verb "to run"", a reference to his surname, as well as the fact that, according to Brera, Corso did not run a lot during matches, preferring to make the ball move. Later life and death Corso died on 19 June 2020, at the age of 78. Honours Inter Milan Serie A: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71 European Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65 Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965 References 1941 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Verona Italian footballers Italy international footballers Inter Milan players Genoa C.F.C. players Serie A players Serie B players U.S. Lecce managers U.S. Catanzaro 1929 managers Inter Milan managers Mantova 1911 managers Serie A managers Association football midfielders Association football wingers Italian football managers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20Rufinella

Villa Rufinella

Villa Rufinella, also called Villa Tuscolana, is a villa in Frascati, Italy. Villa Rufinella is situated highest of the villas on the hill above the town of Frascati. It was built by Alessandro Ruffini, bishop of Melfi, in 1578, but during its history, the proprietors have made changes in different parts of it. In 1773 the villa became property of the pope. Architect Luigi Vanvitelli, commissioned by the Jesuits, gave the building its present appearance. In 1804 Pope Pius VII sold the Villa to prince Lucien Bonaparte during his self-imposed exile in Rome. Prince Lucien started the first excavations in the area of the villa and in the territory of Tusculum, sending many of the artifacts found to Paris to be sold on the antiques market. In 1817 a group of bandits of the famous band of robber Gasperoni, commanded by Tommaso Transerici, tried to kidnap the Prince Lucien during one of his parties in the gardens. Instead of the Prince, the bandits kidnapped one of his guests, an artist named Charles de Chatillôn, who softened the bandits by painting portraits of them during his captivity. The Prince was so annoyed by the attack that he sold the villa soon thereafter. In 1820 the villa was passed into the possession of Princess Maria Anna of Savoy. Queen Maria Christina of Naples and Sicily, wife of Charles Felix of Sardinia, inherited the villa bequeathed to the Princess Maria Anna, and lived there for long periods until 1843. In 1834, to commemorate his stay as a guest in the villa, Italian poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli wrote a sonnet in Roman dialect called "La Rufinella". After 1848 the Villa became the property of King Vittorio Emanuele II, who sold it to the Lancellotti family. The villa suffered heavy damage during World War II (1943–1944). Since 1966 the Villa Rufinella has been owned by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a Roman Catholic religious society: they have restored the building and turned it into a conference hotel. See also Luigi Vanvitelli References External links Official website 1578 establishments in Italy Rufinella Baroque architecture in Lazio Luigi Vanvitelli buildings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Last%20Hero%20%28The%20Saint%29

The Last Hero (The Saint)

The Last Hero is the title of a thriller novel by Leslie Charteris that was first published in the United Kingdom in May 1930 by Hodder and Stoughton and in the United States in November 1930 by The Crime Club. The story initially appeared in The Thriller, a British magazine, in 1929. Because of this somewhat convoluted publishing history, The Last Hero is occasionally cited as the second volume of adventures featuring the crime-busting antihero Simon Templar, alias The Saint, predating Enter the Saint. In fact, according to Charteris himself, it was the third book of the series. This is supported by references to the events of Enter the Saint within the novel. Alternative titles The book is also known by its later republication title The Saint Closes the Case, which was first used in 1950. The modified title The Saint and the Last Hero is also often used (somewhat bizarrely, since the last hero — so-called by Vargan — is the Saint himself). Other alternative titles include The Creeping Death and Sudden Death. Plot summary Unlike previous Saint stories, which were straightforward realistic crime dramas, The Last Hero saw Simon Templar entering the realm of both science fiction and spy fiction. The novel starts an unspecified length of time after the events of Enter the Saint with an account of Simon Templar, The Saint, foiling an assassination attempt on a visiting prince by tricking the would-be assassin into blowing himself up. This leads to The Saint becoming a cause célèbre among the British people, to the point where the government offers him not only a full pardon for past crimes, but also a job as a sanctioned crime-buster. Templar politely refuses, saying he prefers to remain underground, his identity a secret to all but a select few. (He would revisit this decision, however, in the later story "The Impossible Crime" (featured in the collection Alias the Saint) and again in the novel, She Was a Lady.) Over the next three months, the Saint operates so far in the shadows that the general public thinks he has retired or disappeared. During this time, Templar hears from a reporter friend about troubling indications that conditions for a new war in Europe might be brewing (Templar insists that after the events of the First World War there wouldn't be another such war "for hundreds of years"). Later, during an outing in the countryside with fellow adventurer and girlfriend Patricia Holm, Templar stumbles upon a secret British government installation where he and Holm witness the testing of a deadly and mysterious weapon—the electroncloud machine, which creates a vapour capable of turning anything (and anyone) it touches into ash. Templar and Holm are about to leave when they encounter a giant of a man named Rayt Marius, an evil tycoon who wants the weapon for his own purposes. After escaping to safety, Templar determines that he and his team must steal or destroy the weapon before their government—or any other—can use it against people. Not only that, but the weapon must not be allowed to fall into Marius' hands. In order that such a weapon never be re-created, Templar also plans to kidnap the device's inventor and, if necessary, kill the scientist. Things become complicated when Marius kidnaps Patricia Holm, setting Templar off into an uncharacteristically murderous rage. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard Inspector Claud Eustace Teal also finds himself getting involved, even though the identity of The Saint remains a mystery to him. After rescuing Patricia from the clutches of Marius, Templar realises that his quest for anonymity is at an end (with both Marius and Teal now aware of who he really is) and begins to make plans to leave the country (along with his compatriots if they so choose). But first he must try to convince the inventor of the electroncloud to abandon the weapon; when the scientist indicates that he not only refuses to give up his work, but might also be mad, Templar reluctantly decides the man must die to potentially save the lives of millions. Before he can execute the scientist, Templar's base is attacked by Marius, who is revealed to be working for the same prince Templar earlier saved. During the melee, one of Templar's men, Norman Kent, completes the Saint's orders and kills the scientist; he does so after determining that whoever killed the scientist would be likely to hang for murder if caught, and out of loyalty to Templar chose to take the chance himself. It is also revealed that Kent, who had only been mentioned briefly in previous Saint adventures, harboured an unrequited love for Patricia Holm, possibly originating from a Mediterranean cruise on which Templar had assigned Kent to take Holm to keep her out of trouble (as indicated in Enter the Saint). Later, while being held at gunpoint by Marius and the prince, Kent reveals that he killed the scientist, but not before being given the man's final notes on the electroncloud. In exchange for Marius and the Prince allowing the Saint and his friends Patricia and Roger Conway to go free, Kent agrees to hand over the documents. After Templar and his group (save Kent) depart, Kent reveals that he has played a trick on Marius and had secretly passed the notes off to Simon before his departure. As the book ends, Marius shoots Norman Kent dead as he stands in front of a window to stop Marius shooting through it. The Last Hero was published 15 years before the advent of nuclear weapons, and nine years before the outbreak of the Second World War, yet contains statements that could be seen as predicting these two milestones. Perhaps coincidentally, the name Albert Einstein is mentioned in passing. The electroncloud device is only shown in action once and, while the inventor of the device is killed, and Marius states to Templar that the machine Templar and Holm witnessed in action was destroyed by his men, it is never revealed what, if anything, Templar did with the scientist's notes. It is noteworthy that "The Last Hero" was published on the same year as Olaf Stapledon's vast science fiction opus Last and First Man - an otherwise utterly different kind of book, yet Stapledon also included the plot element of a scientist inventing a terrible weapon of mass destruction, which must be suppressed, even at the cost of its inventor's life. The Last Hero was the first of a trilogy of novels. The events of this novel (in particular the fate of Norman Kent) led to an immediate sequel, Knight Templar (a.k.a. The Avenging Saint), which was published later in 1930 and which takes place three months after the conclusion of Last Hero. In 1932, after an interval of a number of unrelated novellas and a full-length novel, the trilogy concluded with Getaway. After this book, the character of Holm fades somewhat into the background for a time, although she would return to the forefront in the novella collection The Holy Terror. The tone of the book is far more romantic and tragic than the average Simon Templar books. In most books of the series, the reader can know in advance that no matter what terrible threats and perils Templar would face, he would survive them all and live to have new adventures in the next book and the next. Conversely, in the present book Charteris drops many hints that Norman Kent is in effect "fey", meaning doomed to die—for example, his hopeless but gallant love for Patricia Holm. Norman Kent, rather than Templar, is the true protagonist—certainly in the book's later parts. With reference to this book, Caroline Whitehead and George McLeod wrote: (...) Norman Kent is an archetypal knight-errant. Though formally a man of 20th Century England, he lives (and dies) by the Code of Chivalry. He loves totally his Lady, Patricia Holm—who, like Don Quixote's Dulcinea, is not aware of that love. He is totally loyal to his Liege Lord, Simon Templar. Like Sir Gawain in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Norman Kent takes on threats made to his Lord, wholly and without reservation. Not only physical threats to life and limb, but also the sometimes unavoidable necessity to perform dishonorable acts which would have reflected badly on the reputation of King Arthur/Simon Templar are taken unflinchingly by Sir Gawain/Norman Kent. The third sentence of this, however, is contradicted by Patricia herself: "Dear Pat," said Norman Kent, "I've always longed for a chance to serve you. And now it's come. You knew I loved you, didn't you?" She touched his hand. "Don't, Norman dear … please! … Of course I knew. I couldn't help knowing. I'm so sorry…". Updated edition In a foreword to the 1964 Hodder Paperback edition of Featuring the Saint, Charteris admits to "in a few cases" succumbing to the temptation of updating his earliest Saint stories. One such example occurs in the 1963 Hodder Paperback edition of The Saint Closes the Case where references to Mussolini and the League of Nations are changed to Khrushchev (misspelled "Kruschev") and the United Nations. Adaptations Although the novel itself has yet to be adapted on film, the 2013 television pilot The Saint, released in 2017, featured Rayt Marius as its villain. It was also adopted for radio by the BBC in 1995. References External links Review of the book Portion of the story 1930 British novels 1930 science fiction novels British science fiction novels Simon Templar books Novels by Leslie Charteris Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in British magazines Hodder & Stoughton books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenchi%20the%20Movie%3A%20Tenchi%20Muyo%20in%20Love

Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love

Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi in Love!, also known in Japan as , is a 1996 Japanese animated film and the first of three films set in the Tenchi Muyo! multi-verse. The film takes place after the conclusion of Tenchi Universe, and so varies from the original OVAs at several points. Most noticeable of these is the inclusion of Achika as Tenchi's mother instead of Kiyone Masaki. It was followed by Tenchi Forever!, released in 1999. Plot After being defeated by the Jurai Emperor and the Galaxy Police centuries ago, the monstrously powerful Super A-1 class criminal Kain was imprisoned in the subspace room of the GP's headquarters, never to be released. In the present (established to be 1996, the year of the film's release), Kain escapes his bonds, destroys the GP space station, and travels back in time to take his revenge on Jurai's royal family. The Galaxy Police only has time to send a short warning, which Mihoshi and Kiyone intercept. The Masaki house, the shrine, and Tenchi himself all begin to fade out of existence. Washu theorizes that someone is tampering with the established timeline, and uses a shield to keep Tenchi from vanishing. The shield is only a temporary solution, so Washu sends the rest of the group back to 1970 to prevent Kain from killing Tenchi's mother Achika. Tenchi's friends assume roles at Tenchi's father Nobuyuki and Achika's high school, while Tenchi himself stays hidden to prevent causing a paradox. Tenchi and his friends must also deal with a rogue GP operative bent on seizing glory by killing Kain. After determining the exact time that Kain strikes in 1970, the group tries to defend Achika, only to see the villain escape into subspace with her and Nobuyuki. Tenchi, Ayeka and Ryoko follow and challenge Kain, but even with their powers boosted by Washu they are no match for him. Washu sends a powerful "dimensional cannon" from the present, and Kiyone mans the weapon to destroy Kain. Tenchi is wounded, and Achika unlocks her latent Jurai powers to fuel his sword and deal a crippling blow to Kain. The group barely escapes in time before the dimensional cannon is fired into their pocket of subspace, finally destroying Kain. Before her memory is wiped along with Nobuyuki's, Achika asks Ryoko and Ayeka to take care of Tenchi, since she will not be there for him in their present. Cast Masami Kikuchi as Tenchi Masaki Ai Orikasa as Ryoko Megumi Hayashibara as Achika Yumi Takada as Ayeka Chisa Yokoyama as Sasami Etsuko Kozakura as Ryo-Ohki Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Kain Toshiyuki Morikawa as young Nobuyuki Masaki Yuko Kobayashi as Washu Yuko Mizutani as Mihoshi Yuri Amano as Kiyone Takeshi Aono as Nobuyuki Masaki Music The music for Tenchi in Love was composed by Christopher Franke (formerly of Tangerine Dream and the main composer for the Babylon 5 series). The end theme song is Alchemy of Love, written by Franke and performed by Nina Hagen, with Rick Jude on backing vocals. There is also an Achika version of the song, with new Japanese lyrics, and is performed by Megumi Hayashibara (Achika's Japanese voice actress). The Achika version is available on a single mini-CD (Pioneer PIDA-1033) and on the Japanese LaserDisc version of the movie, as a music video, which also features the original English version. Distribution Tenchi in Love! had its US television premiere during Sci-Fi Channel's (now SyFy) Anime theme week on August 26, 1996. In North America, it was initially released on home video in the '90s by Pioneer Entertainment USA before they released it independently on DVD in 2003. This release was one of the few releases from Pioneer/Geneon to have THX-certified video, re-mastered for superior picture quality, and with the audio, remixed in 5.1 Dolby Digital AC3 surround sound. After Pioneer's shut down in 2007, FUNimation Entertainment announced the license of the movie, along with a handful of other Geneon titles. The movie is distributed by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand and by MVM Films in the United Kingdom. It was released on Blu-ray Disc in North America in December 2012 by FUNimation in a box set with the other Tenchi movies. References External links 1996 anime films Adventure anime and manga Anime International Company Fantasy anime and manga Animated films about time travel Films set in 1970 Films set in 1996 Films set in Tokyo Funimation Geneon USA Harem anime and manga NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Shōnen manga Tenchi Muyo! films Films scored by Christopher Franke

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athribis%20%28Upper%20Egypt%29

Athribis (Upper Egypt)

Athribis (; ), also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome. The modern villages of Wannina and Nag' Hamad in the Sohag Governorate are situated nearby. It is located some southwest of the city of Akhmim and about south of the White Monastery, on the west bank of the Nile. Overview The city is the site of a temple built for the goddess Repyt (Triphis) by Ptolemy XV Caesarion and subsequent Roman Emperors. South of this temple was an earlier temple of Ptolemy IX Soter II. One of the tombs nearby, belonging to the brothers Ibpemeny "the younger" and Pemehyt of the late 2nd century BC, has two zodiacs on its ceiling. In 2021, archaeologists discovered 13,000 ostraca in Demotic (Egyptian), Hieratic, Coptic, Greek and Arabic with financial transactions. See also Athribis, for the ancient city called Athribis in Lower Egypt. List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities Athribis Project References Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (), p. 77. Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt Roman sites in Egypt Populated places in Sohag Governorate Former populated places in Egypt

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20End%20Christian%20School

West End Christian School

West End Christian School (WECS) is a private Christian school in Hopewell, Virginia. The school mascot is a crusader and school colors are blue, white, and black. Buildings and structures in Hopewell, Virginia Christian schools in Virginia Private K-12 schools in Virginia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur%20radio%20operator

Amateur radio operator

An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service. Amateur radio operators have been granted an amateur radio license by a governmental regulatory authority after passing an examination on applicable regulations, electronics, radio theory, and radio operation. As a component of their license, amateur radio operators are assigned a call sign that they use to identify themselves during communication. About three million amateur radio operators are currently active worldwide. Amateur radio operators are also known as radio amateurs or hams. The term "ham" as a nickname for amateur radio operators originated in a pejorative usage (like "ham actor") by operators in commercial and professional radio communities, and dates to wired telegraphy. The word was subsequently adopted by amateur radio operators. Demographics Few governments maintain detailed demographic statistics of their amateur radio operator populations, aside from recording the total number of licensed operators. The majority of amateur radio operators worldwide reside in the United States, Japan, and the nations of East Asia, North America, and Europe. The top five countries by percentage of the population are Japan, Slovenia, Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand. Only the governments of Yemen and North Korea currently prohibit their citizens from becoming amateur radio operators. In some countries, acquiring an amateur radio license is difficult because of the bureaucratic processes or fees that place access to a license out of reach for most citizens. Most nations permit foreign nationals to earn an amateur radio license, but very few amateur radio operators are licensed in multiple countries. Gender In the vast majority of countries, the population of amateur radio operators is predominantly male. In China, 12% of amateur radio operators are women, while approximately 15% of amateur radio operators in the United States are women. The Young Ladies Radio League is an international organization of female amateur radio operators. A male amateur radio operator can be referred to as an OM, an abbreviation used in Morse code telegraphy for "old man", regardless of the operator's age. A single female amateur radio operator can be referred to as a YL, from the abbreviation used for "young lady", regardless of the operator's age. A licensed married female is sometimes referred to as an XYL. Age Most countries do not have a minimum age requirement in order to earn an amateur radio license and become an amateur radio operator. Although the number of amateur radio operators in many countries increases from year to year, the average age of amateur radio operators is relatively high. In some countries, the average age is over 80 years old, with most amateur radio operators earning their license in their 40s or 50s. The unfavourable age distribution has led to a slow decrease in amateur operator numbers in most industrialised countries due to attrition, but in countries which do not apply yearly licence fees, the effects are not immediately noticed. It has been estimated from German statistics, which are considered the most reliable, that the net decrease currently is in the order of 1 to 1.5% per year. Average age is approaching 70 in most European countries. Some national radio societies have responded to the aging ham population by developing programs specifically to encourage youth participation in amateur radio, such as the American Radio Relay League's Amateur Radio Education and Technology Program. The World Wide Young Contesters organization promotes youth involvement, particularly among Europeans, in competitive radio contesting. A strong tie also exists between the amateur radio community and the Scouting movement to introduce radio technology to youth. WOSM's annual Jamboree On The Air is Scouting's largest activity, with a half million Scouts and Guides speaking with each other using amateur radio each October. US amateurs by state NOTE: AA..US Armed Forces Americas AE..US Armed Forces Africa/Canada/Europe/Middle East AP..US Armed Forces Pacific AS..American Samoa GU..Guam MP..Mariana Islands PR..Puerto Rico VI..US Virgin Islands Canadian amateurs by province NOTE: ZZ..Canadian amateurs outside of Canada Silent Key When referring to a person, the phrase Silent Key, and its abbreviation SK, is a euphemism for an amateur radio operator who is deceased. The procedural signal "" (or "") has historically been used in Morse code as the last signal sent from a station before ending operation, usually just before shutting off the transmitter. Since this was the last signal received by other operators, the code was adopted to refer to any amateur radio operator who is deceased, regardless of whether they were known to have used telegraphy in their communications. Gallery Notable amateur radio operators References External links Amateur radio reference guide - Technical specifications and manuals Operator

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ship%20launches%20in%201987

List of ship launches in 1987

The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987. See also References 1987 Ship launches

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20of%20J%C3%BClich

Alexander of Jülich

Alexander I (called "of Jülich"; , ) was the prince-bishop of Liège from 1128 to 1134. As bishop, he received Pope Innocent II, Emperor Lothair II, and Bernard of Clairvaux. As prince, he was a warrior, taking part in the wars of Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine against Godfrey I of Leuven. Sources 12th-century Prince-Bishops of Liège 1134 deaths Prince-Bishops of Liège Year of birth unknown

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

Chamade

In war, a chamade was a certain beat of a drum, or sound of a trumpet, which was addressed to the enemy as a kind of signal, to inform them of some proposition to be made to the commander; either to capitulate, to have leave to bury their dead, make a truce, etc. Gilles Ménage derives the word from the Italian chiamate, from Latin clamare, to call. References Law of war Military diplomacy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winner%20Takes%20All%20%28novel%29

Winner Takes All (novel)

Winner Takes All is a BBC Books original novel written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was published on 19 May 2005, alongside The Clockwise Man and The Monsters Inside. It features the Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler, Jackie Tyler and Mickey Smith. Plot On finding that her mum has just won the lottery, Rose decides to visit Earth. Rose and the Doctor go to visit Mickey, who tells them that everyone is playing Death to Mantodeans, the game that is complementary with the console. Interested, the Doctor starts playing it, while Rose goes out. The Doctor and Robert are again interrupted by Quevvils calling to find out why the game isn't being played as expected. The door explodes before they are able to get the controlled Quevvil to respond, so the Doctor has to go back to pretending to play. He and Robert are taken to another room. All of the other prisoners are brought into the room as well, and the Doctor is told that one will be killed every time he deviates from the game. Rose makes it to the center of the game, and the Quevvils get ready to teleport, but the Doctor has Mickey send a signal that disrupts it, which atomizes all the Quevvils. Rose finds that she can move and talk on her own again. Continuity Rose tells the Doctor 'You've reversed teleportation before,' a reference to "The End of the World". Mention is made of Rose being gone for a year, and Mickey being a suspect in her disappearance, a reference to "Aliens of London". The Doctor's dislike of guns in this book anticipates his comments in "The Doctor Dances" about destroying the weapons factory on Villengard. One of Mickey's video games is called Bad Wolf. References to popular culture When asked by Rose how he knew she was in trouble on her way back from the market, the Doctor replies (with a whole biscuit in his mouth) that his "fpider fenfe waf tingling", a reference to the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man and his spider-sense that helps him detect trouble. When briefing the Doctor and Rose about the new game, Death to Mantodeans, Mickey mentions the PlayStation, the Xbox, Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, TimeSplitters 2, The Blair Witch Project, and Sonic the Hedgehog and Bad Wolf. A reference to Harry Potter is made when a character daydreams about being a boy whose parents turned out to be great wizards and died fighting an evil sorcerer and is now sent to a special wizarding school to become the great wizard he is destined to be. The same character makes references to Star Wars in how he daydreams meeting a character who remarks "I am your father," in a cold, deep voice and how it is his destiny to defeat his father (although he interprets it as his mother) in order for good to triumph over evil. Several references to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are made by the Doctor and Rose when they are searching for a winning scratch card. The Doctor jokes that Cookie Monster from Sesame Street is really an alien. Rose mentions the Thunderbirds. Robert mentions Bob the Builder. See also Whoniverse External links The Cloister Library - Winner Takes All 2005 British novels 2005 science fiction novels Ninth Doctor novels Novels by Jacqueline Rayner

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella%20Flagg%20Young

Ella Flagg Young

Ella Flagg Young (January 15, 1845 – October 26, 1918) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. She was the first female head of a large United States city school system. She also served as the first female president of the National Education Association. Early life and education Ella Flagg was born January 15, 1845 in Buffalo, New York to Theodore and Jane (Reed) Flagg. Her parents were American-born, and of Scottish decent. Flagg was the youngest of three cilhdren. She did not attend school until the age of ten, but had, by then, already taught herself how to read and write. After only a few months she dropped out because she wasn't being intellectually challenged and because of the lack of support from her parents. At age 15, she took the certification examination to become a teacher and passed but was told she was too young to be a teacher. She was told she would never make it as a teacher by her mother but persevered and decided to set up her own practicum to test her potential in the classroom. She decided the classroom was right for her. She graduated in 1862 from the Chicago Normal School. She later studied part-time at the University of Chicago under John Dewey in 1895, and received her Ph.D. in 1900. Her dissertation was published under the title Isolation in the School. Career Young's career as an educator began in 1862. Young devoted her life to her teaching career, which spanned 53 years (1862–1915). She became professor of education at the University of Chicago in 1899, holding the position until 1905. She became principal of the Chicago Normal School in 1905; and was superintendent of schools of Chicago from 1909 until her resignation in 1915. She served on the Illinois State Board of Education from 1888 to 1913. In 1910, the membership of the National Education Association elected her its first woman president. Her election had come with the backing of Margaret Haley, head of the Chicago Teachers Federation. Young was a prominent figure in the progressive movement. Young identified strongly with the women's suffrage movement. Young was a significant influence on John Dewey's thinking when he authored The School and Society. Young was also an editor of bi-monthly education publications. She also published two volumes for the University of Chicago in 1902 as part of a series which also included her 1900 dissertation. In 1903, she and John Dewey, along with a group of other scholars (James Rowland Angell, George Herbert Mead, E. W. Moore, and James Hayden Tufts) published a series of monographs in the university's Decennial Publications. This series led William James to declare that there was a Chicago "school of thought". Young was the only one of them to write directly about education in this series. The series would play an important role in the development of the democratic and pragmatic movement in American education. Chicago Public Schools She began teaching elementary school in 1862. She then served as the principal of the new practice school of the Chicago Normal School from 1865 through 1871. She afterwards worked as a high school mathematics teacher. Her innovative methods at the practice school, as well as her tenure as a high school mathematics teacher, led to her appointment as a principal. From 1876 through 1888, she was the principal of elementary schools. Even though female applicants for principalships were not required to take the exam that male applicants were, Young insisted on taking the exam, and passed at the head of the list. This led to her appointment at one of the city's largest elementary schools, instead of one of the small primary schools that women were typically assigned to when they were made principals. She was first made principal of Scammon School in 1876, and three years later being promoted to principal of Skinner School (one of the city's biggest and most prestigious elementary schools). Young received a reputation for giving teachers at Skinner School the liberty to devise their own teaching methods. She was fond of saying, "no one can work in another's harness". She also ran faculty study groups on subjects such as Greek drama and English literature. She managed to successfully dismiss an incompetent school engineer, and was the first recorded Chicago principal who managed to do so without the engineer being reinstated. The style of administration she practiced received praise, including from Mayor Carter Harrison Sr., who called the Skinner School under Young's leadership, "the most effective social institution in the city". Harrison's neighborhood lay in the area served by Skinner School. In addition, Harrison's son, Carter Harrison Jr. (who himself would serve as mayor) would also offer praise of Young during her career. From 1887 through 1889, Young was a district superintendent Chicago Public Schools. She gave teachers in her district a role in decision-making on matters concerning them, the first practical application of the idea of teachers' councils, which she had written about in her University of Chicago thesis. This was a brand-new practice in education. Young was principal of the Chicago Normal School from 1905 until becoming appointed superintendent of Chicago Public Schools in 1909. Superintendency On July 30, 1909, the Chicago Board of Education voted to appoint Young Chicago Public Schools' superintendent. She took office on August 2. She was the first woman in America to head a large city school system. At the time, the school district had 290,000 enrolled students and owned property worth $50,000,000. It was said that no woman had ever held such an important public office in the United States before. With an annual salary of $10,000, she was paid more than any woman had ever been paid for a public service position. She was the school superintendent who during the 1911 spring break requested all schoolchildren in the Chicago area to organize neighborhood searches for five-year-old Elsie Paroubek, who had disappeared April 8 of that year. In 1913, Young tendered her resignation. After controversy arose, with protest against her departure being led by Jane Addams and others, she was reappointed to the position. Young permanently resigned from the position in 1915. Personal life and death In 1868, she married merchant William Young. They had no children together. William died in 1873. Young's mother died in 1862, and her brother died in 1868. Her father and brother both died within a year of her husband's death. This left her with no immediate relatives. She died in the 1918 flu pandemic, on October 26, 1918, in Washington, D.C., at the age of 73. She was the last remaining member of her family line. She left an estate valued at $60,000. On October 28, 1918, Chicago flew its flags at half-mast and draped the Chicago Board of Education's board room in black in recognition of Young's passing. Legacy The University of Illinois conferred on her the degree of LL.D. Eponymous school The Chicago Public School system named an elementary school (K-8) in honor of Dr. Young in 1924. The school is located in the north Austin neighborhood and continues to be used as an elementary school. The school is traditional masonry construction, with a central boiler heating system. In 1998, an addition was built to the school almost doubling the usable floorspace, and the masonry was renovated and the windows were glazed. Publications Isolation in the School (1900) Ethics in the School (1902) Some Types of Modern Educational Theory (1902) She also founded and edited The Educational Bi-Monthly, a free journal for teachers. John T. McManis, biography (Chicago, 1916) References Biographical Dictionary of American Educators. Works cited External links Ella Flagg Young Elementary School 1968 class reunion website 1845 births 1918 deaths University of Chicago faculty Educators from Illinois American non-fiction writers Writers from Chicago Writers from Buffalo, New York Presidents of the National Education Association Deaths from Spanish flu American suffragists Activists from Buffalo, New York Women trade unionists Members of the Illinois State Board of Education Superintendents of Chicago Public Schools American school principals

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Zarilla

Al Zarilla

Allen Lee "Zeke" Zarilla (May 1, 1919 – August 28, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, scout and coach. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from to , most notably as a member of the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in . He also played for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, primarily as a right fielder. Zarilla batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and . Baseball career Zarilla was born in Los Angeles, California. A solid outfielder with a strong arm and basically a line-drive hitter, Zarilla started his major league career in 1943 with the St. Louis Browns. In 1944 he hit .299 in 100 games, scoring and driving in a run in Game Three of the World Series. After that, he served in the military, returning to the major leagues in 1946. Zarilla had his most productive season in 1948, when he posted career-highs in average (.329, fourth in the American League), hits (174), home runs (12), doubles (39), stolen bases (11) and games (144), while scoring 77 runs with 74 RBI and made his only appearance in the All-Star Game. By 1949, Zarilla was the lone member of the pennant-winning 1944 Browns still on the roster. That year, the team sent Zarilla to the Boston Red Sox. He hit .281 in 124 games for his new team, and enjoyed another fine season in 1950 with a .325 average (fifth in AL), joining Dom DiMaggio (.328) and Ted Williams (.317) in the Boston all-.300 outfield. He also collected career-highs in slugging percentage (.493), runs (92) and walks (76), and tied a major league record with four doubles in a game (June 8). On December 10, 1950, Zarilla was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Dobson and Dick Littlefield to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Wight and Ray Scarborough. Zarilla and Gus Zernial teamed up in April 1951 to become the only players whose last names started with "Z" to play together in the same outfield. Zarilla and Zernial played right and left field, respectively, as part of a White Sox outfield unit in four games. At the end of April, Zernial was traded to the Philadelphia A's. In 1952, Zarilla divided his playing time between the White Sox, Browns and Red Sox. He played his final major league game at the age of 34 with Boston in the 1953 season. Zarilla is also remembered for a call by Dizzy Dean, the former Cardinals pitching ace turned Browns broadcaster, who saw him slide into third base, and yelled, "Zarilla slud into third!" In a ten-season MLB career, Zarilla posted a .276 batting average with 61 home runs and 456 RBI in 1120 games played. He posted a career .974 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions. Zarilla scouted for multiple MLB teams after his playing career, and spent one season, , on the coaching staff of his old teammate Ted Williams, then the manager of the Washington Senators. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 77. References . External links Al Zarilla at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Baseball Almanac Baseball Library 1919 births 1996 deaths American League All-Stars Baltimore Orioles scouts Baseball players from Los Angeles Batesville White Sox players Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds scouts Helena Seaporters players Hollywood Stars players Kansas City Athletics scouts Lafayette White Sox players Magic Valley Cowboys players Major League Baseball right fielders Montreal Expos scouts Oakland Athletics scouts St. Louis Browns players San Antonio Missions players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Seattle Rainiers players Springfield Browns players Texas Rangers scouts Toledo Mud Hens players Washington Senators (1961–1971) coaches Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade%20in%20Flame%20%28album%29

Slade in Flame (album)

Slade in Flame is the first soundtrack album and fifth studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 29 November 1974, reached No. 6 in the UK and was certified Gold by BPI in February 1975. The album was produced by Chas Chandler and contains songs featured in the band's film of the same name. The band tried to give the album a "sixties" feel, as the film was set in 1966. In the US, the album was released on the Warner Bros. label, with "The Bangin' Man" replacing "Summer Song (Wishing You Were Here)" & "Thanks for the Memory" replacing "Heaven Knows". The most recent re-issue of the album was in 2015, when Salvo Sound & Vision released a repackaged CD + DVD version of the album and film. "So Far So Good" was covered by Alice Cooper songwriter Mike Bruce on his 1975 solo album In My Own Way. In a 1989 fan club interview, drummer Don Powell singled out "Standin' On the Corner" as one of the band's best efforts on record: "It's got a great swing to it and it's the first time we even used brass." Background By 1974, Slade had become a big success in the UK, Europe and beyond; however the band felt that continuing to provide 'more of the same' was not what they wanted to do. The band's manager Chas Chandler suggested Slade do a movie, to which the band agreed. Rather than producing a film portraying the band's "happy-go-lucky" image, the subject matter was based on the gritty tale of the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s group called Flame. The script, written by Andrew Birkin and Dave Humphries, was largely based on true music business events that had occurred to Slade and other groups of the time. To accompany the film, lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea began writing material for a soundtrack album, which would continue to see the band break out of their successful formula and try different musical ideas. Having completed a fifth US tour, the band spent a month recording the new album. In October 1974, the lead single "Far Far Away" was released and reached No. 2 in the UK. The Slade in Flame album followed in November, peaking at No. 6. Though the record was lauded by critics, the album did not sell as well as expected, particularly as the band's previous three albums had all reached number one. While Slade In Flame was clearly a distinct step forward for Slade, it also marked the end of their reign as the UK's favourite band. Far Far Away performed respectably in the UK, but the album's opening track (and next single), the ballad How Does It Feel, had such a different sound from the British teeny pop scene of the day that it reflected the gulf between where Slade were at and what was expected of them. Although regarded, thirty years on, as one of the greatest rock films, at the time the movie itself (released in January 1975) hardly helped matters. Slade's audience were used to Slade delivering a rollicking good time whereas the movie's bleak, sour atmosphere had understandably confused rather than enthused fans. While it was a story that Slade wanted told, this half satirical look at the inside of the rock'n'roll business wasn't necessarily the kind of story most of their young fans were eager to hear about. Release The album was originally scheduled for release on 22 November 1974 but Polydor were unable to produce enough copies to cover pre-order sales. Prior to its release, the album was awarded a Gold Disc based on pre-order sales. By February 1975, the album had surpassed 200,000 sales in the UK. Critical reception Upon release, Record Mirror commented that "because Flame is set in the 1960s, the album has a distinctive 1960's flavour", but also noted: "[As] the songs have been taken out of context, a few of them have lost their charm and meaning but nevertheless, it is an enjoyable elpee." In 1976, Record Mirror would vote the album No. 5 on their list of the Top 10 best albums of 1975. Disc said: "The music included here certainly sounds like the Slade we all know and love. Only occasionally, do they stray from the usual mould. A touchy album but definitely more good than bad." After the film was shown on British TV in December 1987, London Evening Standard advised people to listen to the soundtrack instead of watching the movie. In 2007, Classic Rock listed Slade in Flame as No. 18 on their "49 Best Soundtrack Albums" list. Geoff Ginsberg of AllMusic retrospectively said: "Slade in Flame is a tough album to judge. Made as an accompanying piece to the movie of the same name, it was different than the group's other records. It's an artistic tour de force for a band that was looked on as "just a good time." Although Slade was that, the band had a lot more in its bag of tricks, and this album shows it. Don't worry, though, because it's still pure Slade." Track listing UK track listing US track listing Listed as "Thanks for the Memories" Chart performance Personnel Slade Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Dave Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals Jim Lea - bass, piano, backing vocals Don Powell - drums Additional personnel Chas Chandler - producer Alan O'Duffey - engineer Bud Beadle - baritone saxophone Ron Carthy, Eddie Quansah - trumpet Mick Eve, Steve Gregory - tenor saxophone Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Hammer Smith - trombone Chris Mercer - baritone, tenor saxophone Paul Welch - art direction Wadewood Associates - art design Steve Ridgeway - logo design Welbeck Photography - production stills Gered Mankowitz - photography (front, back & portrait photos) References Slade in Flame Musical film soundtracks Slade soundtracks Polydor Records soundtracks Albums produced by Chas Chandler

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Zealous%20%281864%29

HMS Zealous (1864)

HMS Zealous was one of the three ships (the others being and ) forming the second group of wooden steam battleships selected in 1860 for conversion to ironclads. This was done in response to the perceived threat to Britain offered by the large French ironclad building programme. The ship was ordered to the West Coast of Canada after she was completed to represent British interests in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Zealous became the flagship for the Pacific Station for six years until she was relieved in 1872. She was refitted upon her arrival and subsequently became the guard ship at Southampton until she was paid off in 1875. The ship was in reserve until she was sold for scrap in 1886. Design and description HMS Zealous was given a straight stem and a rounded stern, but her hull was otherwise unmodified from her original form; it had been found that lengthening the hull, as was done in the earlier , led to longitudinal weakness. Her conversion to a central battery ironclad therefore cost less than that of any of her contemporaries, though this was offset with a shorter battery and therefore a less effective broadside. She also carried less armour than the earlier class, and was nearly a knot slower; however, as she was built to serve in distant waters, and not expected to face opposing ships of significant force, these shortcomings were thought acceptable. Zealous was long between perpendiculars and had a beam of . The ship had a draught of forward and aft. She displaced . Propulsion Zealous had a simple horizontal 2-cylinder horizontal return connecting-rod steam engine driving a single four-bladed, propeller. Steam was provided by eight rectangular boilers at a working pressure of . The engine produced during the ship's sea trials in November 1866 which gave the ship a maximum speed of . Zealous carried a maximum of of coal. She was ship rigged with three masts and had a sail area of . Her best speed with the propeller disconnected and under sail alone was . Armament All of the available and guns had already been earmarked for other, more powerful ships. Zealous therefore received an armament of guns, which were deemed adequate for her expected service activity, and which, indeed, she retained for the whole of her active career. She was the only battleship ever to have a uniform armament of this calibre, and she, and her half sister , were the only Victorian ironclads to retain their original armament unchanged through their entire active careers. Zealous was armed with twenty 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns. Four of these guns were mounted on the upper deck as chase guns, two each fore and aft. The 16-calibre 7-inch gun weighed and fired a shell. It was credited with the nominal ability to penetrate armour. Armour Zealous had a complete waterline belt of wrought iron that was thick amidships and tapered to thick at the bow and stern. From the level of the main deck, it reached below the waterline. The guns on the main deck amidships were protected by a section of 4.5-inch armour, long, with 4.5-inch transverse bulkheads at each end which left the chase guns unprotected. The armour was backed by the sides of the ship which consisted of of teak. The total weight of her armour was . Service history HMS Zealous was laid down on 26 October 1859 as a wooden two-deck, 90-gun ship of the line by Pembroke Royal Dockyard, but her construction was suspended pending experience with the conversion of her half-sisters of the Prince Consort class to broadside ironclads. The Admiralty ordered on 2 July 1862 that she be cut down one deck and converted to an armoured frigate for the price of £239,258. The ship was launched on 7 March 1864 and commissioned in September 1866, but was not completed until 4 October 1866. In order to match the French deployment of armored corvettes of the and es in the Pacific Ocean the Admiralty ordered Zealous to sail for the west coast of Canada shortly after she was completed. Upon her arrival the ship became the flagship, and reached her operational base at Esquimalt in July 1867 (Esquimalt was the headquarters of the Pacific Station); she remained moored there, at the end of a telegraph link with Britain, until April 1869. During this time her only sea service was for gunnery practice on two days every quarter. In January 1870 she picked up a fresh crew at Panama brought out by the two-decker . After six years on station she was relieved by Revenge as flagship and started for home. Her bottom had not been cleaned since she had left Great Britain and she could only make a maximum of under sail or steam so her return voyage took five months. Zealous struck a rock while sailing through the English Narrows in the southwestern coast of Chile, but was only slightly damaged. She was refitted in Plymouth in April 1873 and then became guard ship at Southampton until 1875, when she was paid off. The ship was placed in reserve in Portsmouth until sold for scrap in September 1886. As coal was extremely expensive on the West Coast of the Americas, HMS Zealous generally used her sails and covered more miles under sail than any of the other Victorian sailing ironclads, and in her whole career never once travelled in company with another ironclad. She was also the first British ironclad to sail further from Britain than the Mediterranean. Notes Footnotes References Bulwark-class battleships (1859) Ships built in Pembroke Dock 1864 ships Victorian-era battleships of the United Kingdom

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Cousineau

Phil Cousineau

Philip Robert Cousineau (born 1952) is an American author, lecturer, independent scholar, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. He lives in San Francisco, California. Early life and education Phil Cousineau was born on 26 November 1952 in Columbia, South Carolina. He grew up just outside Detroit, with French Canadian roots. He studied journalism at the University of Detroit. Career Before turning to writing books and films full-time, Cousineau’s peripatetic career also included playing semi-professional basketball in Europe, harvesting date trees on an Israeli kibbutz, painting 44 Victorian houses (also known as Painted Ladies in San Francisco), teaching, and leading art and literary tours to Europe. He has worked as a sportswriter and taught screenwriting at the American Film Institute (AFI). American mythologist Joseph Campbell was a mentor and major influence; Cousineau wrote the documentary film and companion book about Campbell's life, The Hero's Journey. The author of more than 25 nonfiction books, and contributed to magazine publications including Parabola, and Paris magazine. Cousineau has more than 15 documentary screenwriting credits to his name, including the 1991 Academy Award-nominated Forever Activists. His best known works include Soul: An Archaeology, Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles, which Los Angeles Times columnist Jonathan Kirsch reviewed as "Inspiring, often mind-blowing, sometimes even a little scary," and the best-selling book, The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide the Making Travel Sacred. Cousineau worked with religion scholar Huston Smith on three books as well as four documentary films on contemporary Native American issues. His books have been translated into nine languages. Cousineau is the host and co-writer of the Link TV television series, Global Spirit, interviewing guests such as Robert Thurman, Karen Armstrong, Andrew Harvey, Deepak Chopra, and Joanne Shenandoah. The first season of Global Spirit was presented by John Cleese and broadcast on PBS-TV stations nationwide in the United States in 2012 and 2013. A self-avowed night owl, Cousineau published Burning the Midnight Oil, a book of essays and poems about finding inspiration in the night, in 2013. Filmography Bibliography References External links American male screenwriters American people of French-Canadian descent 1952 births Living people University of Detroit Mercy alumni American non-fiction writers American spiritual writers Writers from San Francisco Independent scholars American male non-fiction writers Screenwriters from California

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto%20Maschio

Humberto Maschio

Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 Copa América, and the Italy national team, taking part in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Club career Maschio started playing at Arsenal de Llavallol to later move to Quilmes Atlético Club where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954 and was part of the Argentine national team that won the 1957 South American Championship. That team, and its forward line in particular, was nicknamed The Angels with Dirty Faces (a reference to the then-celebrated Angels with Dirty Faces movie) due to both their irreverent style of play as well as to their less than rigorous attitude to training. The nickname followed Maschio when he, along with fellow national team forwards Antonio Valentín Angelillo and Omar Sívori, moved from Argentina to play football in Italy after the tournament. There, the trio was also known as The Trio of Death due to their clinical ability in scoring goals. Maschio had originally been linked with a move to Juventus in 1956, but their interest cooled following the international between Italy and Argentina in Buenos Aires that year when he looked ineffective. Instead he signed for Bologna in 1957, but although he paired up with Bernard Vukas there, he was unable to recreate the form he showed at Racing. From Bologna Maschio moved to Atalanta, who bought a half-share in him during the 1959–60 season. In Bergamo Maschio regained the form that had taken him to international prominence scoring heavily, and creating numerous chances for his colleagues. At Atalanta Maschio moved from playing as central striker to a deeper role which allowed him to use his vision and creativity. So impressive was his form at Atalanta that he moved to Inter Milan in 1962. However, Maschio failed to fit in with manager Helenio Herrera who used him as a central striker and his time in Milan was of limited success. Following his time at Inter, Maschio briefly played with Fiorentina. His performance brought him to the Italian national team to play in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He returned to Racing in 1966 to win the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1967. He finished his career with the Avellaneda side with 44 goals in 139 matches. International career Argentina Maschio played 12 games for the Argentina national football team between 1956 and 1957, scoring 12 goals. He helped Argentina to win the 1957 Copa América, and was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals. Italy Following Maschio's move to Italy, along with his compatriots Sívori and Angelillo, the trio were banned from playing for the Argentine national team by the Argentine Football Federation, and missed out on the 1958 World Cup. Thanks to his Italian ancestry (from Godiasco, in the province of Pavia), Maschio was later also able to play two games for the Italian team in 1962, scoring no goals. In the 1962 World Cup played in Chile, Maschio was the captain of the Italian team and one of the protagonists of the infamous Battle of Santiago incidents in the match against the Chilean host team, in which Chilean player Leonel Sánchez broke his nose with a left hook; Italy lost the match 2–0, and were eliminated in the first round. Managerial career Maschio coached the Argentine national team in the first half of 1969 and the Costa Rica national team 1972. He also had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming in the 1985 Copa Libertadores. Honours Club Internazionale Serie A: 1962–63 Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 1965–66 Racing Club Primera División: 1966 Copa Libertadores: 1967 Intercontinental Cup: 1967 International Argentina Copa América: 1957 See also Oriundo List of Argentine born footballers to play for other national teams References External links 1933 births Living people Sportspeople from Avellaneda Argentine people of Italian descent Italian people of Argentine descent Italian people of Lombard descent Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Italian footballers Italy international footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Atalanta B.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Inter Milan players ACF Fiorentina players Serie A players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Dual internationalists (football) Argentine football managers Argentina national football team managers Costa Rica national football team managers Club Blooming managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Copa América-winning players Association football forwards Association football midfielders Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina L.D.U. Quito managers Footballers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin%20Malinowski

Merlin Malinowski

Merlin "The Magician" Malinowski (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Malinowski was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Playing career Malinowski was drafted in the 2nd Round, 27th overall by the Colorado Rockies in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. He played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Rockies, the New Jersey Devils and the Hartford Whalers. He then had a long spell in Switzerland, playing for the EHC Arosa and later the SCL Tigers from 1983 until his retirement in 1991. He also played for the Canadian Olympic Team that finished 4th in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1958 births Living people Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Polish descent Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Colorado Rockies (NHL) players EHC Arosa players Fort Worth Texans players Hartford Whalers players Sportspeople from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Sportspeople from North Battleford Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medicine Hat Tigers players New Jersey Devils players Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players SCL Tigers players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Far-Out%20Son%20of%20Lung%20and%20the%20Ramblings%20of%20a%20Madman

The Far-Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman

The Far-Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman is an EP which was released by Future Sound of London in 1995 to promote the album ISDN. Unlike the band's other EPs, there are no variations on a theme here, simply album versions of the tracks segued together in a new way. The only exception is Snake Hips, which appears in an extended version sometimes referred to as "Snake Hips (Parts 1 & 2)". Track listing "Far-Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman" – 4:41 "Snake Hips" – 8:33 "Smokin' Japanese Babe" – 5:42 "Amoeba" – 5:00 Chart Position Crew Written, produced and performed by FSOL. Artwork by Buggy G. Riphead and FSOL. The man depicted on the cover and in album artwork is "Vit", the Chinese restaurateur down the street from FSOL's studio. References External links 1995 EPs The Future Sound of London EPs Astralwerks EPs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson%20Street

Dawson Street

Dawson Street (; ) is a street on the southern side of central Dublin, running from St Stephen's Green to the walls of Trinity College Dublin. It is the site of the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Mansion House. Location Dawson Street runs parallel to Grafton Street from St Stephen's Green to Nassau Street. It is connected to Grafton Street by Duke Street and South Anne Street. Much of the street is a shopping thoroughfare. Molesworth Street links the street to Kildare Street. The street has a slight slope downwards from its Stephen's Green end to its Trinity end. Traffic flows one way, northwards. History The street was named after Joshua Dawson, who acquired the site in 1705 from Henry Temple and Hugh Price. Dawson laid out the street in 1707 as well as the nearby Grafton, Anne, and Harry Streets. At the point of construction, it was a wide roadway and considered one of the best in Dublin. Buildings and businesses The Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, lies near the southern end of the street. It was constructed by Dawson in 1714 but sold to the Dublin Corporation on 25 April 1715 for £3,500, as a residence for the Lord Mayor. A portico was added to the entrance in the 19th century. The round room alongside the Mansion House was constructed over six weeks in 1821 for George IV. The house has undergone several reconstructions, including external plastering of the original brick walls, and has been used for function rooms, and as a restaurant. A large office block was constructed to the right of Mansion House in 2002. Saint Ann's Church is found on the eastern side, almost halfway along. Northland House was at No. 19 Dawson Street, and constructed in 1770 for the Knox family. It was bought by the Royal Irish Academy in 1851 and renamed Academy House. Near the northern end is the bookshop Hodges Figgis. Hodges Figgis, a bookshop founded in 1768, is on the street. The Dawson Lounge, Dublin's smallest pub, is found near the Stephen's Green end of the street. Famous inhabitants The eminent architect, Jacob Owen, lived at 27 Dawson street in the 1860s. Noted Irish ecclesiastical architect William Hague had his office at 50 Dawson Street, as did architect Thomas Francis McNamara (also at No. 50 and No. 5). Redevelopment From the 1960s onwards many of the Georgian and Victorian buildings on the street were demolished in favour of modern retail and office units. One such development was on the corner of Dawson Street and Nassau Street by the Norwich Union Group. A collection of 15 Georgian and Victorian buildings were demolished, including the original Elverys Sports corner store and the 1870 McCurdy's Law Club. The new 5-storey t-shaped office block with street level retail units was designed by Lardner and Partners. The new building, completed in 1967 was called Nassau House. Permission was granted to demolish this block in 2016, and the construction of a replacement mixed-use development is due for completion in 2022. The Royal Hibernian Hotel was a prominent landmark on the street, and at one point was the oldest hotel in Ireland, opening in 1751. It was popular with wealthy country dwellers and frequented by British Army officers in the 19th century, but went into gradual decline at the start of the 20th. It was sold in 1982 by the owners, Trust House Forte and demolished two years later, only 4 years after an extensive renovation. The hotel was replaced with a large mixed-use development, the Royal Hibernian Way, completed in 1987. Transport Dawson Luas stop is on the Luas Cross City extension. The line links the Red and Green lines going from Broombridge in North Dublin (interchange with Irish Rail station) and St. Stephen's Green Green Line stop. Construction started in June 2013 with services beginning on 9 December 2017. See also List of streets and squares in Dublin References Sources External links LUAS Cross City Project Website Streets in Dublin (city) Shopping districts and streets in Ireland St Stephen's Green

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

Kindzadza

Kindzadza, real name Lev Greshilov (Russian: Лев Грешилов), is a dark psytrance music producer based in Moscow, Russia. His stage name is derived from the title of the popular Soviet movie Kin-dza-dza! He is currently booked with the Osom Music record label. KinDzaDza was one of the first musicians to perform DarkPsy in Russia in the early 2000s, along with such performers as Psykovsky and Transdriver. Biography Leo was born in Moscow, got acquainted with computers and learned that with their help you can extract wonderful sounds. Then there was a trip to Goa, after which he began to write his music. Discography Kindzadza — Waves From Outer Space (Parvati Records) (2004) Kindzadza And Friends — 13 Dimension Connection (Insomnia Records) (2005) Kindzadza — Waves From Inner Space (Osom Music) (2007) Kindzadza — Insoluble (2010) Kindzadza - Nano Ninja (Osom Music) (2012) Kindzadza - I`d like You to be a Mind Reader (Osom Music) (2016) Kindzadza - Rugged Tales Part 1 (Osom Music) (2020) External links Kindzadza in Discogs.com Osom Music official website Kindzadza official Soundcloud page Russian musicians Psychedelic trance musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman

Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman is an Indian scholar of Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000. He had earlier served as Professor and chairman, Department of Ilmul Advia at the Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, for over 40 years before retiring as Dean Faculty of Unani Medicine. Presently, he is serving AMU as "Honorary Treasurer". In 2006, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri for his contribution to Unani Medicine. Career Rahman started his career in 1961 as a Demonstrator at Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University as a Demonstrator. He then became a Lecturer at Jamia Tibbiya, Delhi, where he became a Reader in 1973 and a Professor in 1983. He remained Chairman of the Department of Ilmul Advia for 18 years and Dean of the Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University. Bibliography His books include: Daur Jadeed Aur Tibb, 1963. (Book in Urdu on Modern times and Unani medicine) Tarikh llm Tashrih, 1967. (Book in Urdu on History of anatomy) Ilmul Amraz, 1969. (Based on Avicenna's tract on Pathology in Urdu) Resalah Judia, 1971. (Based on Avicenna's tested Prescriptions in Urdu) Tajdeed Tibb, 1972. (Book in Urdu on Unani medicine) Bayaz Waheedi, 1974. (Book in Urdu on Prescriptions and formulations by Hakim Abdul Waheed) Matab Murtaish, 1976. (Book in Urdu on Unani Formularies used by Azizi Family of Lucknow) Tazkerah Khandan Azizi, 1978. (Book in Urdu on History of Azizi Family of Unani medicine) Kitabul Murakkabat, 1980. (Book in Urdu on Pharmaceutical formulation of Unani medicine) Safvi Ahad Main Ilm Tashreeh Ka Mutala, 1983. (Book in Urdu on Studies of History of anatomy during Safavid dynasty) Hayat Karam Hussain, 1983. (Biography of Hakim Syed Karam Husain in Urdu) The Azizi Family of Physicians, 1983. (Book in English on Azizi Family of Unani medicine) Aligarh Key Tibbi Makhtootat, 1984. (Book in Urdu on Manuscripts of Unani medicine extant in Aligarh) Qanoon lbn Sina Aur Uskey Shareheen wa Mutarjemeen, 1986. (Based on references and translations of the works of Ibn Sina in Urdu) Risalah Nabidh (Edited with Facsimile), 1986. (Book in Urdu and Arabic on Nabidh by Qusta ibn Luqa) Tibb Firoz Shahi, 1990. (Book in Urdu on Unani medicine during Firuz Shah Tughlaq) Research in Ilmul Advia, 1990. (Book in English on Research in Unani Pharmacology) Risalah Atrilal, 1993. (Book in Arabic on Treatise on Ammi majus Linn) Studies in Ilmul Advia, 1994. (Book in English on Studies on Unani Pharmacology) Dilli aur Tibb Unani, 1995. (Book in Urdu on History of Unani medicine in Delhi) AI-Advia al-Qalbia, 1996. (Book in Urdu on Avicenna's treatise on Cardiac drugs) Iran Nama, 1998. (Iran Travelogue / Travel journal in Urdu) Tibbi Taqdame, 2001. (Based on Prefaces written for many books of other Unani scholars in Urdu) Aina-e Tarikh Tibb, 2001. (Based on chapters written on History of Unani medicine in Urdu) Asmaul Advia, 2002 (Based on Names of Pharmaceutics in Unani medicine in Urdu) Maqalat Shifaul Mulk Hakim Abdul Latif, 2002 (Based on Unani articles written by Shifaul Mulk Hakim Abdul Latif in Urdu) Hakim Ajmal Khan, 2004 (Biography of Hakim Ajmal Khan in Urdu and Hindi) Persian Translation of Qanun Ibn Sina aur uskey Shirehin wa Mutarjamin, 2004 (Based on references and translations of the works of Ibn Sina in Persian) Safar Nama Bangladesh, 2006 (Bangladesh Travelogue / Travel journal in Urdu Jawami Kitab Al-Nabd Al-Saghir by Galen, 2007 (Based on Galen's treatise on arterial and venous pulse in Urdu and Arabic) Risalah Fi Auja Al Niqris by Qusta Ibn Luqa, 2007 (Based on Al Niqris by Qusta ibn Luqa in Urdu and Arabic) Ainul Hayat by Mohammad Ibn Yusuf Harawi, 2007 (Based on Ageing and senile problems by Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Harawi in Urdu and Arabic) Rislah fil Nabidh, 2007 (Based on Arabic translation by Qusta ibn Luqa on Treatise of Nabidh by Rufus of Ephesus in Urdu and Arabic) Kitab al Anasir by Galen, 2008 (Based on al Anasir by Galen in Urdu and Arabic) Kitab Al Mizaj by Galen, 2008 (Based on Theory of temperament and Four humours by Galen in Urdu and Arabic) Kitab fi Firaq al Tibb by Galen, 2008 (Based on a book fi al Firaq by Galen in Urdu and Arabic) Tazkira Atibba-e-Asr, 2010 (Biographies of Unani scholars of contemporary age in Urdu) Post Graduate Education, Research Methodology and Manuscript Studies in Unani Medicine, 2011 (Edited Book in English on Research methodology in Unani medicine) Ross Masud, 2011 (Book on the Biography of Ross Masood in Urdu) Mîzân-i Harf, 2012 (Book based on essays and chapters on the life of Syed Amin Ashraf) Risala Khizab, 2013 (Book based on Hair coloring) Manzoom Tibbi Rasail, 2013 Shifaul Amraz, 2015 Dewan-e Ghalib (Based on Ghalib's Poetry collection printed in 1863) Mujarrbat-e Karam Hussain, 2015 (Based on prescription of Hakim Syed Karam Husain) Ibn Sina Yadgari Khutbat, 2016 Hakim Ahsanullah Khan, 2017 (Book based on biography; prime minister of Bahadur Shah Zafar) English Translation of Qanun Ibn Sina aur uskey Shirehin wa Mutarjamin, 2012 Translator Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Library He established a library and archive in the 1960s, which became part of the Shifa-al Mulk Hakim Abdul Latif Memorial Committee in 1970. After the establishment of Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000, this library (Hakim Zillur Rahman Library) and museum (Hakim Karam Hussain Museum on History of Medicine & Science and Hakim Fazlur Rahman Museum on Arts, Culture & Orientalism) have now become a part of the academy. The library at present houses one of the most precious and valuable collection of 35,000 printed books, 1500 manuscripts", Awards and honours Rahman was appointed honorary visiting professor at Hamdard University in 1997 and have further been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at a graduation ceremony in 2013. Ayurvedic and Tibbi Academy Award, Government of UP, Lucknow, 1968. Urdu Academy Award, Government of UP, Lucknow, 1974. Urdu Academy Award, Government of UP, Lucknow, 1978. Urdu Academy Award, Government of UP, Lucknow, 1993. Certificate of honours for outstanding contribution to Persian Language, (President of India Award on Independence day, 15 August 1995). Short-term Consultant, World Health Organization to the South East Asia Region for development of Unani Medicine in Bangladesh, 1996. Shifaul Mulk Hakim Habibur Rahman Memorial Foundation Shield, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1996. Visiting Professor, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, 1997. lmtiaz-e Mir Award, All India Mir Academy, Lucknow, 1997. Pakistan Tibbi Pharmaceutical Manufacture's Council, Pakistan, 1997. Conferment of title: Reflective thinker and Researcher, ldara Sada-e-Qasmi, Karachi, Pakistan, 1997. Urdu Academy Award, Government of UP, Lucknow, 1998. Hakim Said Memorial Lecture, Hamdard Foundation, Hamdard University, Karachi, 2004 Institute of Alternative Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan, 2004 Padma Shri by Government of India, 2006. Ibn Sina Award, All India Unani Tibbi Congress, 2009 Maulana Azad National Award, Milli Educational Foundation & All India Urdu Educational Committee, 2009 Felicitated by Azam Tibbia College, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, 2004; Punjab Tibbia College, Jhang, Pakistan, 1997; Ajmal Tibbia College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 1997; AR Memorial Tibbia College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1997; Anjuman Himayat Islam Tibbia College, Lahore 1997, 2004 and 2008 Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial Global Award – Awarded in 2009, by Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial Society (Regd.), Hyderabad. D.Litt. (honoris causa) Awarded by Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, 2013. Yash Bharti Award, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 2015 Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial lifetime achievement award,by Hakim Ahmed Ashraf Memorial society (Govt.Regd.)in 2016, Hyderabad Telangana. Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan Award, Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Government of Madhya Pradesh, 2018 First Sheikh Zayed International Award for TCAM 2020 in the category of Unani Medicine See also Sources of Galen' works Writings of Qusta ibn Luqa Works on Ibn Sina Works on Rufus of Ephesus Ain al-Hayat by Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Harawi Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman Library Hakim Ajmal Khan Hakim Habibur Rahman Foundation Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz Hakim Abdul Aziz List of Indian writers References Further reading Bhopal ka Maya-i naz Sapoot: Padma Shri Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, by Kausar Siddiqi (Bhopal), Karwan-e Adab, January – March 2011, p. 10 – 16. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Hayat wa Khidmat, Aik Jaiza, Swad-e Harf (First edition 2011), Authored by Dr. Mukhtar Shamim, Bhopal, p. 112 – 127. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Eik Mut'ala (A monograph) by Dr. Fakhre Alam, Ibn Sina Academy, Aligarh, 2010; . Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Hayat wa Khidmat (A voluminous biography), Ed. Dr. Hasan Abbas (Banaras Hindu University) & Dr. A. Latif (Aligarh Muslim University), Markaz Tahqiqat Farsi wa Urdu, Siwan (Bihar), 2005, page 604. Muslims in India, Ed. Ratna Sahai, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Investiture Ceremony Brochure, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Dept. of Education, New Delhi, 10 August 1996. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman Ek Mumtaz aur Yagana Sifat Tibbi Shakhsiyat by Basheer Zafar, Asrar-i Hikmat, Special Number, Lahore, 1970. Professor Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, by Dr. Rais Ahmad Naumani, Qaumi Awaz, 4 December 1995, New Delhi and Rehnumi Sehat, Faisalabad, Pakistan, April 1998, pp. 9 – 15. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Shakhsiyat aur Fan by Hakim Shafqat Azmi, Rahnuma-i Sehat, Faisalabad, Pakistan, January 1998. Mufakir wa Mohaqiq Tibb-i Unani – Professor Zillur Rahman ka Tarikhi Taruf by Hakim Mohd. Qasim Siddiqui, Sada-i Qasmi Procedures, Karachi, 1997. My Days at Aligarh, Autobiography by Prof. M. N. Farooqui, Former vice-chancellor, AMU, Aligarh, 1995. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman ke Azeem Ilmi Karname by Mr. Farooq Nafey of Qaide Azam University, Islamabad, Tahzibul Akhlaq, Lahore, Pakistan, April 1997. Special Brochure on the Title Ceremony, Sada-i Qasmi, Karachi, Pakistan, July 1997. Souvenir, Hindustan Mein Tibbi Unani (Past, Present, Future), All India Unani Tibbi Conference, New Delhi, 1993. Dastawaiz, Urdu Academy, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow, 1983. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Aik Ilmi Shakhsiyat by Prof. Nisar Ahmad Faruqui, Idrak, Gopalpur, Bakarganj, Siwan (Bihar), 213–216: No. 3, 2003 Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – Aik Maya’ naz Shakhsiyat by Dr. Abdul Latif, Idrak, Gopalpur, Bakarganj, Siwan (Bihar), 217–222: No. 3, 2003 Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman Number, Idrak (5), Gopalpur, Bakarganj, Siwan (Bihar), 2005. First "Professor Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman Oration" Delivered by Prof. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Dean, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, at International Integrative Medicine Conference, Karachi, Pakistan, 24–26 Nov. 2008 Tibb-e Unani main Urdu tarjume ki rawayat aur Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman – aik tanqeedi aur tajziati muttala by Hakim Fakhre Alam, Uni-Med – Kulliyat 2007, Vol 3, No. 1: 2–11 Aks Khama Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman by Hakim Fakhre Alam, Aligarh, 2008 Indian Muslims Living people Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine People from Aligarh Aligarh Muslim University Scientists from Bhopal 1940 births Founders of academic institutions Indian medical historians History of medieval medicine Unani practitioners Aligarh Muslim University alumni Aligarh Muslim University faculty Indian medical academics Indian genealogists 20th-century Indian historians Indian orientalists Indian editors Indian medical writers Indian male journalists 20th-century Indian biographers Gardēzī Sadaat Urdu-language writers Urdu-language writers from India Indian medical researchers 20th-century Indian medical doctors Linguists of Urdu Hamdard University faculty Medical doctors from Madhya Pradesh 20th-century Indian educational theorists Writers from Bhopal 20th-century Indian linguists 20th-century Indian male writers Male biographers Founders of Indian schools and colleges

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Privy chamber

A privy chamber was the private apartment of a royal residence in England. The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber were noble-born servants to the Crown who would wait and attend on the King in private, as well as during various court activities, functions and entertainments. In addition, six of these gentlemen were appointed by the Lord Chamberlain, together with a peer, and the Master of the Ceremonies, to publicly attend to all foreign ambassadors. Their institution was owed to King Henry VII. As a singular mark of favour, they were empowered to execute the King's verbal command without producing any written order; their person and character being deemed sufficient authority. Below Gentlemen in the hierarchy of the Privy Chamber were the Grooms of the Privy Chamber. History Privy chamber and outer chamber in an English royal household The privy chamber was the most influential department in an English royal household. It contained the king's "privy lodging", consisting of bedroom, library, study, and lavatory. What was known as the chamber was later divided into a privy chamber (distinguished from bedchamber in 1559), and outer chamber (often styled presence chamber). "While entry to the Presence Chamber was strongly contested by many, the key to real influence lay in access to the Privy Chamber." In fact, maintaining verbal contact with the King effectively required access to and control of the King's private lodgings; in other words, the privy chamber. The privy chamber under the Tudors The privy chamber originated in Henry VII's reign (1485–1509). By the time his son Henry VIII had ascended the throne, the privy chamber had become quite institutionalized, with a regular staff of its own, such as gentlemen, ushers, grooms, and pages. It developed further under the reign of Henry VIII, through a winding process of reform and reorganisation, particularly from 1518 to 1536. The gentlemen who dominated the privy chamber were servants of the Crown and usually "shared two characteristics: the king's religion and the king's personal favour." Apart from playing an "increasingly important role in the handling of the crown's cash", the Privy chamber also played a military role, providing an "army-within-an-army". Often, the gentlemen in the privy chamber were peers of Henry or figures of importance in the government, who shared their duties with the Groom of the Stool and the Chief Gentleman of the Chamber, with overall responsibility for all staff. These people usually organised hunting expeditions, in King Henry's case, or games, in the case of the boy King Edward VI who succeeded him, as a form of entertainment and as a way to create time for bonding. The duties of the gentlemen of the privy chamber or "gentlemen weyters" (later these gentlemen waiters would belong to the chamber) were required to "dilligently attend upon... [the king's] person... doeing humble, reverent, secrett and lowly service". In other words, this service consisted primarily in giving company to the sovereign and in dressing and undressing him, although they performed a variety of chores. King Henry VIII The privy chamber was properly established under Henry VIII who, as a young man early in his reign, had a "desire to have friends around him"; friends who also enjoyed sports and jousting as Henry did. The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber usually became very distinguished individuals, sometimes having more influence over the king even than his wife. As Henry's rule progressed, the number of office-holders in the privy chamber increased, partly to accommodate outsiders who had recognised the advantages of holding a post so close to the king, and partly to provide enough cover to allow staff some release from duty. Occasionally, as in the case of Thomas Wolsey, access to the privy chamber could contribute to a downfall. An extract from the Ordinances of Eltham, manuscript dated 1526, reads:It is ordeyned that such persons as be appointed of the privy Chamber, shall be loving together, and of good Unity and accord keeping secrett all such things as shalbe done or said in the same, without disclosing any part thereof to any person Not being for the time present in the said chamber, and that the King being absent, without they be commanded to goe with his Grace, they shall not only give their continuall and diligent attendance in the said Chamber, but also leave hearkening and inquiring where the King is or goeth, be it early or late, without grudgeing, mumbling, or talking of the King's Pastime; late or early going to bedd. In the early years of Henry VIII's reign, the title Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was awarded to subordinates of the king and to court companions who spent time with him. These were the sons of noblemen or important members of the gentry. In time, they came to act as personal secretaries to the king, carrying out a variety of administrative tasks within his private rooms. The position was an especially respected one since it held the promise of regularly gaining the king's attention, as described in the Ordinances of Eltham: It is also ordeyned that the six gentlemen of the privy chamber, by seven of the clock or sooner, as the King the night before determineth to arise in the morning, shall be in the said chamber there diligently attending upon his Grace coming forth; being ready and prompt, to apparel and dresse his Highnesse, putting on such garments, in reverent, discreet and sober manner, as shall be his Grace’s pleasure to weare; and that none of the said groomes or ushers doe approach or presume (unlesse they be otherwise by his Grace commanded or admitted) to lay hands upon his royall person, or intermeddle with prepareing or dressing of the fame, but onely that said six gentlemen : except it be to warme cloaths or to bring to the said gentlemen such things as shall apperteyne to the apparelling and dressing of the King’s said perſon. Grooms of the Stool under Henry VIII The position of Groom of the Stool became an increasingly influential one, especially in King Henry's old age, when he required a great deal of physical assistance. Although this position was one of a male servant to the household, in charge of the "royal excretion" (which meant he had the task of cleaning the monarch's anus after defecation), the service was seen as very honourable rather than humiliating, and the Groom of the Stool had a high standing. Sir William Compton (1509–1528): Died in 1528 during the sweating sickness Sir Henry Norris (1526–1536): Beheaded 1536 for High Treason Sir Thomas Heneage (1536–1546) Sir Anthony Denny (1546–1547) Sir Michael Stanhope (1547–1551): Beheaded 1552 for High Treason King Edward VI During 1549–53, there were six "principal gentlemen" (Sir John Cheke, Sir Henry Sydney, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, Sir Thomas Wroth, Sir Henry Nevill and Barnaby) and twenty-six "ordinary gentlemen" in Edward VI's Privy chamber. All of these gentlemen, except for Barnaby, were 10 to 15 years older than the king. Usually, the six "principal gentlemen" would be close intimates of the monarch; however, with a king as young and inexperienced as Edward, there was a huge possibility that some of these men could have forced themselves onto the king rather than the other way around. In fact, it might well have been the case that there were gentlemen of the privy chamber who were not so friendly with the king: such may have been Sir Phillip Hoby, who was a diplomatist and an intriguer, or Lord Strange and William Stanley who "confessed to having been employed by Somerset as a spy". As salary, a gentleman received £50 a year, a gentleman usher £30, and a groom £20. The gentlemen were regular officers of the court and hence belonged to what was called the "Ordinary of the King's Honorable House", as opposed to the six gentlemen, two gentlemen ushers, four grooms, one barber, and one page, whose positions had been established during the reign of King Henry VIII. The privy chamber led to the rise of many powerful men. Later in the reign of King Edward VI, Sir John Gates emerged as "a political figure, based in the privy chamber, and able to control access to the young king on behalf of his patron, the Duke of Northumberland." Usually, it was the person closest to the king (whether it was the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Protector or the Lord President of the Privy Council) who would pack the privy chamber with his allies. This not only suggests that the members of the privy chamber changed depending on who occupied these positions of power, but also hints that the privy chamber was very useful in maintaining the power of such people. In fact, John Fowler indirectly maintained Thomas Seymour's control over Edward by accepting bribes and allowing repeated contact and influence between the two. Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Queen Mary's household, at the time of her death, included a Privy Chamber establishment of seven Ladies and thirteen Gentlewomen, alongside a mere half a dozen Gentlemen and Grooms. Under Elizabeth I the number of males on the establishment was further reduced to just two, one Gentleman and one Groom. James VI and I James VI of Scotland became king of England in 1603. The institutions of the Scottish royal court and household and the architectural spaces of the palaces were different to England. James' varlets of the "chalmer" became grooms of the bedchamber. Some English courtiers like John Fortescue, who resisted the appointments of Scottish courtiers lost their places.The new Privy Chamber formed in May 1603 had 48 gentlemen, twelve in service at any time. The new gooms seem to have been of lower family status than Elizabeth's but the ushers enjoyed some superiority. The Duke of Lennox was Chamberlain, but Sir Thomas Erskine was in charge. John Murray of Bedchamber became a particularly influential courtier and conduit of patronage.. Notes References English monarchy Noble titles Positions within the British Royal Household

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The Children's Museum

The Children's Museum may refer to: Taiwan Children's Art Museum in Taipei United States The Children's Museum, Connecticut, in West Hartford The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana Boston Children's Museum, Massachusetts Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York Children's Museum of Utica, New York The Children's Museum (Pennsylvania), in Bloomsburg Seattle Children's Museum, Washington Venezuela Children's Museum of Caracas See also Children's museums

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (TV series)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon () is a 2001 Taiwanese television series based on the novel by Wang Dulu. It is similar to Ang Lee's 2000 film adaptation but explains the story of the novel more deliberately due to its longer running time. The serial was released in the United States in 2004 as New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in a two-disc set. Plot Yu Jiaolong takes up kung fu with the former rebel master Jade Fox as a way to escape an undesirable arranged marriage, while simultaneously, sword master Li Mu Bai falls in love with Yu Shu Lien when she arrives to avenge the murder of her parents. When the Green Destiny Sword turns up stolen, and the notorious female thief Jade Fox arrives to finish the ordeal, the four become enmeshed in a tangle of adventure, vengeance, and betrayal. Cast Chiu Hsin-chih as Li Mubai Jiang Qinqin as Yu Jiaolong Huang Yi as Yu Xiulian Peter Ho as Luo Xiaohu Angus Tung as Meng Sizhao Chen Changhai as Yu Rui Jiang Lili as Madame Yu Reception Unlike the Ang Lee adaptation, which was accepted by most international consumers and became a broad success save for its Asian origins, the television serial was considered low-budget and was criticized for its lack of quality and directing. Many English reviewers noted it was poorer in comparison to the original, and that its similarities were few and far between, such as the fight scenes being animated strangely and its direct mode of film from its television series being sub-par. However, some have endorsed its release and support its longer storyline, detailed costumes, and general adherence to the original source material. References External links IGN review of New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2001 Taiwanese television series debuts 2001 Taiwanese television series endings Taiwanese wuxia television series Television series set in the Qing dynasty Television shows based on Chinese novels

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Telegony (theory)

Telegony is a pseudoscientific theory of heredity holding that offspring can inherit the characteristics of a previous mate of the female parent; thus the child of a woman might partake of traits of a previous sexual partner. Experiments in the late 19th century on several species failed to provide evidence that offspring would inherit any character from their mother's previous mates. It was superseded by the rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance and the Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory. Although no evidence exists of any true telegenetic mechanism of inheritance, a similar phenomenon whereby environmental (non-genetic) traits of a prior mate affected the development of a subsequent mate's offspring was recently discovered in a species of fly. Etymology The term was coined by August Weismann from the Greek words τῆλε (tèle) meaning 'far' and γονος (gonos) meaning 'offspring'. The name may also refer to Odysseus' son Telegonus; the lost poem named after him is Telegony. Early perceptions The idea of telegony goes back to Aristotle. It states that individuals can inherit traits not only from their fathers, but also from other males previously known to their mothers. In other words, it was thought that paternity could be shared. The theory, expounded as part of Aristotle's biology, was accepted throughout Antiquity. The concept of telegonic impregnation was expressed in Greek mythology in the origins of their heroes. Such double fatherhood, one immortal, one mortal, was a familiar feature of heroes such as Theseus, who was doubly conceived in the same night. By the understanding of sex in Antiquity, the mix of semen gave Theseus a combination of divine as well as mortal characteristics. Of a supposed Parnassos, founder of Delphi, Pausanias observes, "Like the other heroes, as they are called, he had two fathers; one they say was the god Poseidon, the human father being Cleopompus." Sometimes the result could be twins such as Castor and Pollux, one born divine and one mortal. The more general doctrine of "maternal impressions" was also known in Ancient Israel. The book of Genesis describes Jacob inducing goats and sheep in Laban's herds to bear striped and spotted young by placing dark wooden rods with white stripes in their watering troughs. Telegony influenced early Christianity as well. The Gnostic followers of Valentinius (circa 100–160 CE) characteristically took the concept from the physiological world into the realm of psychology and spirituality by extending the supposed influence even to the thoughts of the woman. In the Gospel of Philip, a text among those found at Nag Hammadi: Whomever the woman loves, to him those who are born are like; if her husband, they are like her husband; if an adulterer, they are like the adulterer. Often when a woman sleeps with her husband, but while her heart is with the adulterer with whom she is accustomed to unite, she bears the one whom she bears so that he is like the adulterer. The concept of telegony was revived with the rediscovery of Aristotle in the Middle Ages. This was part of the resistance to the marriage in 1361 of Edward, the Black Prince, heir to the throne of Edward III of England, with Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent, who had been previously married: their progeny, it was thought, might not be completely of his Plantagenet blood. Understandings in the 19th century and the collapse of the theory in the 20th In the 19th century, the most widely credited example was that of Lord Morton's mare, reported by the distinguished surgeon Sir Everard Home, and cited by Charles Darwin. Lord Morton bred a white mare with a wild quagga stallion, and when he later bred the same mare with a white stallion, the offspring strangely had stripes in the legs, like the quagga. The Surgeon-General of New York, the physiologist Austin Flint, in his Text-Book of Human Physiology (fourth edition, 1888) described the phenomenon as follows: Both Schopenhauer and Herbert Spencer found telegony to be a credible theory; August Weismann, on the other hand, had expressed doubts about the theory earlier and it fell out of scientific favor in the 1890s. A series of experiments by James Cossar Ewart in Scotland and other researchers in Germany and Brazil failed to find any evidence of the phenomenon. Also, the statistician Karl Pearson pointed out that, if telegony was true, later children of the same couple should increasingly resemble their father, which is not the case. Biologists now explain the phenomenon of Lord Morton's mare with reference to the dominant and recessive variants of a gene: both the mare and the stallion had a recessive gene; the foal inherited these alleles and thus displayed the characteristic invisible in its parents. In mammals, each sperm has the haploid set of chromosomes and each egg has another haploid set. During the process of fertilization a zygote with the diploid set is produced. This set will be inherited by every somatic cell of a mammal, with exactly half the genetic material coming from the producer of the sperm (the father) and another half from the producer of the egg (the mother). Thus, the myth of telegony is fundamentally incompatible with our knowledge of genetics and the reproductive process. Encyclopædia Britannica stated "All these beliefs, from inheritance of acquired traits to telegony, must now be classed as superstitions." Recent developments Telegony, once a popular theory among nineteenth century biologists, was largely dismissed with the arrival of Mendelian genetics. However, in 2014 the evolutionary ecologists A. J. Crean and colleagues reported a seemingly telegonic phenomenon in a fly, Telostylinus angusticollis. Y. S. Liu has proposed possible molecular mechanisms that may account for telegony; however, his work is predicated on the beliefs of pre-Mendelian breeders to reinforce the idea that traits are passed from earlier matings. The proposed mechanisms include the penetration of spermatozoa into the somatic tissues of the female genital tract, the incorporation of the DNA released by spermatozoa into maternal somatic cells, the presence of fetal DNA in maternal blood, incorporation of exogenous DNA into somatic cells, presence of fetal cells and fetal DNA in maternal blood and sperm RNA-mediated non-Mendelian inheritance of epigenetic changes. Influence in culture Telegony influenced late 19th-century racialist beliefs. A woman who had a child with a non-Aryan man, it was argued, could never have a "pure" Aryan child at a later point in time. This idea was adopted by the German Nazi Party. Telegony re-emerged within post-Soviet Russian Orthodoxy. Virginity and Telegony: The Orthodox church and modern science of genetic inversions was published in 2004. Pravda.ru gave an overview of the concept and a brief review of the book, saying that the authors invented "scary and incredible stories" to "make women be very careful about their sexual contacts" and that the idea was being used by the Church to scare the faithful. Anna Kuznetsova, who was appointed Children's Rights Commissioner for the Russian Federation in 2016, had said several years earlier that she believes in the concept, amongst other fringe views. The founding editor of the business newspaper Vedomosti interpreted the appointment of someone with such views as a sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin was becoming more ideological. The religious practice known as P'ikareum is an unusual variant in that it holds that one can purify one’s own bloodline from sin by having sex with a holy person, such as the founder of one of the religious sects that engages in this practice. See also Epigenetics Maternal effect Microchimerism Racial hygiene Notes References Applied genetics Obsolete biology theories

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Crane%20Wife

The Crane Wife

The Crane Wife is the fourth album by The Decemberists, released in 2006. It was produced by Tucker Martine and Chris Walla, and is the band's first album on the Capitol Records label. The album was inspired by a Japanese folk tale, and centers on two song cycles, The Crane Wife and The Island, the latter inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest. National Public Radio listeners voted The Crane Wife the best album of 2006. The album cover was designed by the Portland artist Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy's wife, who has created artwork for each of the band's albums. The story of The Crane Wife The Crane Wife is an old Japanese folktale. While there are many variations of the tale, a common version is that a poor man finds an injured crane on his doorstep (or outside with an arrow in it), takes it in and nurses it back to health. After he releases the crane, a woman appears at his doorstep with whom he falls in love and marries. Because they need money, his wife offers to weave wondrous clothes out of silk that they can sell at the market, but only if he agrees never to watch her making them. They begin to sell them and live a comfortable life, but he soon makes her weave them more and more. Oblivious to his wife's declining health, his greed increases. He eventually peeks in to see what she is doing to make the silk she weaves so desirable. He is shocked to discover that at the loom is a crane plucking feathers from her own body and weaving them into the loom. The crane, seeing him, flies away and never returns. "When the War Came" This song is a portrayal of the 900-day Siege of Leningrad during the Second World War. During the siege, the German army surrounded the city entirely, preventing anything from going in or out. As a result, many died of starvation, and the final death-toll is estimated to be over one million. The song also has a political undertone to it; it is stated that despite the fact that people put their faith in the government which swore to protect them, they ended up being left unprepared and unequipped to fight off the Germans. The song references Nikolai Vavilov, a Russian botanist who died in a Soviet prison camp, in the lyrics. Colin Meloy explained: "Shankill Butchers" "Shankill Butchers" is about the Shankill Butchers, a faction of the Ulster Volunteer Force. The UVF is a Loyalist paramilitary organization. The Shankill Butchers split off from the UVF in the mid-1970s and carried out a series of grisly murders. These are the basis of the song. The Butchers abducted seven random Catholic citizens of Northern Ireland and killed them in the middle of the night by slashing their throats. They also carried out several other shootings and bomb attacks, killing as many as 32 people. Track listing All songs written by Colin Meloy. Bonus tracks "After the Bombs" (iTunes bonus track) – 5:04 "Culling of the Fold" (Tower Records bonus track) – 4:24 "The Perfect Crime #1 + The Day I Knew You'd Not Come Back" (Starbucks bonus track) – 15:17 "Hurdles Even Here" (Starbucks bonus track) – 4:31 Reception The Crane Wife was highly acclaimed by music critics, earning an 84% positive out of all reviews culled by Metacritic, and remains one of the Decemberists' best-reviewed efforts. Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times praised its progressive rock influences with the tongue-in-cheek description "the best Jethro Tull album since Heavy Horses". Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork wrote that the album "further magnifies and refines [the Decemberists'] strengths" and that their folk rock has been "honed to an incisively sharp point". It was ranked #41 on Pitchforks list of the top 50 albums of 2006, #19 on PopMatters list of the top 60 albums of 2006, and JustPressPlay named it the second best album of the 2000s. In a listener poll by National Public Radio, The Crane Wife was picked as the #1 album of 2006. Release As of February 2009 it had sold 289,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, close to 100,000 more than the band's final Kill Rock Stars release, "Picaresque." Personnel According to the liner notes of The Crane Wife. The Decemberists Colin Meloy – vocals, guitar, bouzouki, percussion Chris Funk – guitar, pedal steel, bouzouki, banjo, hammered dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, backing vocals Jenny Conlee – piano, Wurlitzer, pump organ, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, accordion, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals Nate Query – upright bass, electric bass, cello, percussion, backing vocals John Moen – drums, percussion, backing vocals Additional musicians Laura Veirs - duet vocal on "Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)" Eyvind Kang - viola, violin Ezra Holbrook - backing vocals Christopher Walla - backing vocals, keyboards Steve Drizos - hand drums Production Produced by Tucker Martine and Christopher Walla with The Decemberists Mixed by Tucker Martine and Christopher Walla Mastered by Roger Seibel Assistant engineering by Rich Hipp Design by Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy and Mike King Illustrations and lettering by Carson Ellis Layout by Mike King Band portraits drawn from photographs by Autumn de Wilde In popular culture "The Crane Wife 3" was covered by Marianne Faithfull on her album Easy Come, Easy Go. She performed it live when she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on March 31, 2009, and on Later… with Jools Holland, transmitted on April 14, 2009, on the British BBC2 TV channel. References The Decemberists albums 2006 albums Capitol Records albums Rough Trade Records albums Albums produced by Chris Walla Rock operas Progressive rock albums by American artists Art rock albums by American artists

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Nauman Scott

Nauman Steele Scott (June 15, 1916 – September 19, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in New Roads, Louisiana, Scott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in 1938. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Tulane University Law School in 1941. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria, Louisiana from 1941 to 1942. He was a United States Army Air Corps First Lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Alexandria from 1946 to 1970. Federal judicial service Scott was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 14, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 15, 1970. He served as chief judge from 1976 to 1984. He assumed senior status on December 4, 1984. His service was terminated on September 19, 2001, due to his death in Alexandria. References Sources FJC Bio 1916 births 2001 deaths Louisiana lawyers People from Alexandria, Louisiana People from New Roads, Louisiana Military personnel from Louisiana Tulane University Law School alumni Amherst College alumni United States Army officers United States Army personnel of World War II Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon 20th-century American judges

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

28 (album)

28 is an electronic music album by Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko, released on Fat Cat Records in 2005. Reviewers have compared Noriko's vocals and Takamasa's production to the Vespertine-era work of Björk and Matmos, with the track "Vinyl Words" particularly highlighted. Track listing Production All tracks written, performed, and produced by Takamasa and Noriko. Equipment Mac PowerBook G4 1Ghz Laptop Neumann TLM 103 Microphone & MOTU 2408 Soundcard Korg Z1 Synthesizer Logic Pro 6.4.1 and Max/MSP 4.2.1 Software References External links Artists' page at Fat Cat Records Video of "Vinyl Words" 2005 albums FatCat Records albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Horror%20Convention%20Grand%20Master%20Award

World Horror Convention Grand Master Award

The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award is a yearly distinction given to an author who has contributed greatly to the field of horror literature. Nominees must be alive at the time of voting and can not have previously won the award. The award is given at the annual World Horror Convention. Past recipients Recipients of the award include: Robert Bloch – 1991 Stephen King – 1992 Richard Matheson – 1993 Anne Rice – 1994 Clive Barker – 1995 Dean Koontz – 1996 Peter Straub – 1997 Brian Lumley – 1998 Ramsey Campbell – 1999 Harlan Ellison – 2000 Ray Bradbury – 2001 Charles L. Grant – 2002 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro – 2003 Jack Williamson – 2004 F. Paul Wilson – 2005 Ray Garton – 2006 Joe R. Lansdale – 2007 Robert McCammon – 2008 Tanith Lee – 2009 James Herbert – 2010 Jack Ketchum – 2011 T. E. D. Klein – 2012 Dan Simmons – 2013 Brian Keene – 2014 William F. Nolan – 2015 Michael R. Collings – 2016 References Horror fiction awards

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Kingdom%20%28song%29

My Kingdom (song)

"My Kingdom" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1996 release Dead Cities. It is written in a theme and variation format on the song "My Kingdom", but Part 4 returns to the original theme. Part 5 is the radio edit. Track listing "My Kingdom: Part 1" (10:50) "My Kingdom: Part 2" (03:15) (Leon Mar reconstruct) "My Kingdom: Part 3" (07:11) "My Kingdom: Part 4" (05:12) "My Kingdom: Part 5" (03:54) Crew & Notes The guitar sample is by Ozric Tentacles, from the song "Phalarn Dawn" on their album, "Pungent Effulgent" The pan flute sample (performed by Gheorghe Zamfir), is from "Cockeye's Song" and "Childhood Memories", on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone, although it is only credited on the sleeve as being from "Once Upon a Time in America". The vocal sample is by Mary Hopkin, from "Rachel's Song", on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis "My Kingdom: Part 3" starts with the voice sample from "Everyone in the World is Doing Something Without Me" also from Dead Cities. Engineer – Yage Producer – Future Sound of London, The Written By Dougans, Cobain Chart Position References External links 1996 songs The Future Sound of London songs Astralwerks singles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen%20Denmark%20Temple

Copenhagen Denmark Temple

The Copenhagen Denmark Temple is the 118th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Copenhagen Denmark Temple is one of the few temples that have been converted from existing buildings. History The building of the temple in Denmark was announced on March 17, 1999. On April 24, 1999 the site for the temple in Frederiksberg was dedicated and a groundbreaking ceremony held, with Spencer J. Condie presiding. About 700 church members from the area attended the ceremony. As the church had done with the Vernal Utah Temple, the Copenhagen Denmark Temple is a renovation of an existing building, the Priorvej Chapel. This chapel was built by LDS members in 1931 and was dedicated by John A. Widtsoe, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was built in the Neo-classical style with columns in the front. Most of the renovation of the building was done on the inside. The church wanted to keep the outside looking as it did originally. The Copenhagen Denmark Temple has had a long and full history. The day the chapel was dedicated, June 14, was the eighty-first anniversary of the day that the first Mormon missionaries arrived in Denmark. During World War II the chapel was used as a bomb shelter, but the building managed to survive the war with little damage. After World War II the chapel was remodeled to hold more classrooms for the growing membership. As of May 2015, Denmark has a church membership of approximately 4,400. From April 29 through May 15, 2004 an open house was held to let people see the inside of the temple. More than 25,000 people toured the temple during that time. The dedication of the temple was held on Sunday May 23, 2004. More than 4,000 members attended the four dedicatory services held throughout the day. LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley gave the dedicatory prayer. The Copenhagen Denmark Temple has a total of , two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. In 2020, the Copenhagen Denmark Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. See also Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints) References External links Copenhagen Denmark Temple Official site Copenhagen Denmark Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples Religious buildings and structures in Copenhagen Religious buildings and structures completed in 2004 Temples (LDS Church) in Europe The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark 2004 establishments in Denmark

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton%20High%20School

Brockton High School

Brockton High School, established in 1870, is a high school located in Brockton, Massachusetts. It is a part of Brockton Public Schools. As of 2016 Brockton High School, with 4,029 students, is one of the largest high schools in the United States and the largest high school in Massachusetts. Brockton High School's colors are Black & Red and their mascot is the Boxers, which is a reference to the storied boxing history of the city, and also a tribute to hall-of-fame boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, who are both from Brockton and alumni of Brockton High School. History When Brockton High was founded, it could house only 125 students. As the population of Brockton grew, there was increasing demand for a larger building. In 1906, a new high school was constructed, consisting of an "A" building and a "B" building. By the 1960s, student numbers exceeded capacity, causing split sessions; upperclassmen and sophomores attended school at different times of the day. The sophomores attended in the afternoon while the upperclassmen took their classes in the morning. In 1965, the City Council Finance Committee approved an $8 million proposal to construct a new high school to accommodate the swelling student body. In 1965, the ground for the new building was broken and in 1970, the school was complete. The "A" building has since been torn down, and the "B" building currently houses charter and alternative high school programs. Currently there are about 4,250 students housed in the nine buildings which comprise the current high school; the campus is approximately the size of an aircraft carrier (1/3 mile long) and has of floor space, about half the size of the Prudential Center in Boston. Nahyo M. Kim of The New York Times wrote that in a period around 10 years before 2010, Brockton High "was a case study in failure". At that time the school's unofficial motto was "students have a right to fail if they want". Around 1999 the school set up a reform plan, using the skill areas of reading, reasoning, speaking, and writing and using them in the school's curriculum. By 2001 student performance improved. Susan Szachowicz, the former principal, said that the school culture and large size was crucial to the school's turnaround. This occurred in a period when education advocates promoted small schools. Campus Brockton High School is set on a small urban campus comprising eight buildings including four main student academic buildings divided by colors (Green, Red, Azure, Yellow) a core connecting them all and a gym and fine arts building. The campus also features a turf football stadium, ice skating rink, 25-yard swimming pool, 1608-seat capacity auditorium, and four cafeterias in the respective buildings. The current Brockton High School campus was advanced for its time when it first opened in 1970, for it featured a modern greenhouse, a modern public address system, and a high-tech TV studio (redone in 2003.) It also has the original fire alarm system from 1970, which is still in use as of 2016. Academics In 1999, 75% of its students failed Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) mathematics examinations and 44% failed MCAS English examinations. Around that period, about 1/3 of students of each Brockton class dropped out. By 2001, student performance improved. Between 2000 and 2001, more students went from failing to passing at Brockton High than at any other school in Massachusetts. In 2005, 98% of the senior class (850 students) graduated. In 2008 78% of the graduating senior class planned to pursue a college degree. In 2006, Brockton High School was a recipient of the National School Change Award. Brockton High School was one of 7 schools in the United States to receive this award. Out of the seven schools, there were only two high schools. In 2008, Brockton students had a higher level of improvement on the English MCAS than 90% of the Massachusetts high schools. By 2010 it was one of the highest performing schools on the MCAS. Demographics As of 2021-22, the school has approximately 3,943 students. Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2021-22) 61.9% African American 14.4% White 2.4% Asian 16.9% Hispanic 4.2% Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic .3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% Native American Athletics Football Since the football teams' inaugural season in 1897, they have achieved 17 undefeated seasons, as well as achieving 15 one-loss seasons. Since 1972, the football team has made 17 appearances in the MIAA Division 1 State Championship game, winning it 11 times. (1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005). The Boxers have also won 1 MSSPA State Championship (1948), and 2 MIAC State Championships (1960, 1970); bringing their total number of state championships to 14. In 1948, the Boxers played in a post-season game against Miami Edison Senior High School, winning 34–0. From 1979–1992, Brockton was one of the most dominant high school football teams in the country. During this 14-year period, the Boxers' won 6 state championships, won 11 league championships, had 3 undefeated seasons, and had 8 one-loss seasons. The Boxers' record during this period was 118-14-0. They are regarded as one of the greatest high school football programs of the 1980s. Football accomplishments National Championships (1) - 1948 State Championships (14) - 1948, 1960, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005 State Finalists (11) - 1950, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2012 Undefeated seasons (17) - 1899, 1900, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005 One-loss seasons (15) - 1897, 1918, 1921, 1930, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 Notable accomplishments The football team has made USA Today's Top 25 list a total of 4 times. In 1984 (#7), 1985 (#9), 1987 (#5), and 1988 (#17). Over 20 players from Brockton have played in the NFL, including Ken MacAfee, Greg McMurtry, Rudy Harris and Al Louis-Jean. Brockton has the 14th-most wins of any high school football program in the country. Armond Colombo, who coached at Brockton for 34 years (1969–2002), has the second-most wins of a head coach in Massachusetts history, behind only Ken LaChapelle of Northbridge High School. Colombo retired as head coach in 2002 with an overall record of 316-100-5. Before Colombo arrived in Brockton in 1969, he was the head coach at nearby Archbishop Williams High School from 1955–1968. At the school, he led the Bishops to five catholic Conference titles and three Massachusetts Class D State Championships. Colombo amassed 96 wins as the head coach of Archbiship Williams, and 220 wins as the head coach of Brockton. Other sports The school's mascot is the Boxer. The actual mascot is a dog, but the name is a pun in reference to Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, two famous boxers from Brockton. The stadium in which the Boxers' football, field hockey, soccer and outdoor track teams compete is named Rocky Marciano Stadium in honor of the legendary boxer. With a capacity of approximately 10,000 people, Marciano Stadium is one of the largest high school stadiums in Massachusetts and is one of the premier facilities in the state as well. The stadium also plays host to numerous Massachusetts high school football state playoff games, including the sectional and regional finals. The BHS baseball team plays at Campanelli Stadium, constructed in 2002, which also plays host to the amateur baseball team, the Brockton Rox, of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. In 2012, a nearly 30-foot tall bronze statue of Rocky Marciano was erected outside the north end of the stadium as a tribute to the boxer. Clubs and activities There are clubs for most of the cultures that are within the student body (African-American Club, Asian Club, Cape Verdean Club, Greek Club, Haitian Club, Jamaican Club, and Latin American Club (LASO)). There are also a number of programs students can join, such as Amnesty International, BHS Newspaper, Canoe Club, Chess Club, Cheerleading, DECA, Drama Club, Ecology Club, Future Teachers of America, Garden Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, International Club, Key Club, Literary Review, Majorettes, Mathematics Club, National Honor Society, Powerlifting Club, Ski Club, STEP, Student Council, TV and Radio Club, Writing Club, Junior Classical League Honor Society, Latin Club, JROTC Drill Team, JROTC Color Guard, ROTC Orienteering (“Raider”) Team JROTC Command and Staff Council, Yearbook and many more. Music department The music department consists of a concert band and advanced concert band,a jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, marching band, a repertory choir and concert choir, an a cappella jazz/pop group called Brockappella, show choir called Harmonics, and a Chamber Singers group. In 2006, the BHS Wind Ensemble competed in the Music Festival's competition in Virginia. They were awarded first place. In 2010, both the BHS Wind Ensemble and BHS Advanced Jazz Band competed in the Music Festival's competition in Virginia. Both were awarded first place. In 2012, both the BHS Wind Ensemble and BHS Jazz Band competed in Festival of Music's competition in New York City. Both were awarded first place with a superior rating. Brockton High School also won the Best Overall Concert Band Award and the Best Overall Jazz Band Award. In June 2014, the concert choir collaborated with the rock band Foreigner at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA. They performed one of their most well known hits: I Want To Know What Love Is. In 2016, both the BHS Wind Ensemble and BHS Jazz Band competed in Festival of Music's competition in New York City. Both were awarded first place with a superior rating. Brockton High School also won the Best Overall Concert Band Award and the Best Overall Jazz Band Award. In 2018, both the BHS Wind Ensemble and BHS Jazz Band competed in Festival of Music's competition in Washington, D. C.. Both were awarded first place with a superior rating. Brockton High School also won the Best Overall Jazz Band Award and a professionalism award. A fifth award, “Outstanding Jazz Section,” was given to honor the seven-piece ensemble that performed a Dixieland number. JROTC-Boxer battalion The Army JROTC battalion held 2 state champion drill teams. They are the current holder of the Governors Cup and regional champions. On October 14, 2010 the JROTC Boxer Battalion won the 'Honor Unit with Distinction' award for the Second Time. Notable Alumni/ae Claire D. Cronin - United States Ambassador to Ireland Kristian Alfonso - Actress Gerry Cassidy, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and former political aide Keith Davidson – former lawyer for Stormy Daniels Kenneth Feinberg - Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Mike Gordon - Former MLB player (Chicago Cubs) Marvin Hagler - Middleweight boxing championsc Mark Hartsell - American football quarterback, played for Boston College, and professionally for the Chicago Bears and Scottish Claymores of the NFL and NFL Europe Pooch Hall - Actor Rudy Harris - NFL football player, attended Clemson, played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Kelleher - Musician, Jimmy Luxury and the Tommy Rome Orchestra. Songs appeared in the movies "Go" and "Oceans Eleven" John Kiely - Former MLB player (Detroit Tigers) Al Louis-Jean - NFL player Ken MacAfee - NFL football player, attended Notre Dame, played for the San Francisco 49ers Rocky Marciano - Heavyweight boxing champion Brian McFadden - Cartoonist for The New York Times, Big Fat Whale Greg McMurtry - NFL football player, attended Michigan, played for the Chicago Bears & New England Patriots Freddie Moncewicz - Former MLB player (Boston Red Sox) Lynda Newton - professional wrestler Eric Rubin, MD, PhD - microbiologist, Editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine Wally Snell - Former MLB player (Boston Red Sox) Walt Uzdavinis - American football player Herbert Warren Wind - Author Dave Wedge - Author References Further reading Bloom, Alex. "New principal looks to build on success of Brockton High." Enterprise News. July 9, 2013. External links Brockton High School History of Brockton Public School Buildings and structures in Brockton, Massachusetts Schools in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Public high schools in Massachusetts 1870 establishments in Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 1870

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beginnings%20%28Ambrose%20Slade%20album%29

Beginnings (Ambrose Slade album)

Beginnings is the debut album by the British rock band Ambrose Slade, who later achieved fame as Slade. It was released on 9 May 1969, but failed to enter the charts. In the US, it was released under the title Ballzy. A re-issue as Beginnings of Slade was briefly released by Contour in 1975, but was quickly withdrawn from sale due to copyright issues. Beginnings is a mixture of self-penned songs and cover versions including two tracks by Steppenwolf. As to confirm the diversity of the group's influences, they also cut Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes' "Journey to the Centre of Your Mind", "Ain't Got No Heart" by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, The Moody Blues' "Fly Me High", Lennon and McCartney's "Martha My Dear" and "If This World Were Mine" by Marvin Gaye. The cover artwork for the original British release of the album features a photo of the band on Pouk Hill in Walsall, a local landmark which was close to lead singer Noddy Holder's home. The band didn't enjoy the photo session due to the photographer insisting that they should pose naked from the waist up in extremely cold weather. The incident was later to form the basis of the lyrics to their song "Pouk Hill", which appeared on their second album, Play It Loud, in 1970. The album has been included as part of John Peel's Rarest Records documentary. Background and release Slade had originally formed as The 'N Betweens in 1966. Aside from recording the odd, unsuccessful single, the band mainly concentrated on building a reputation on the UK's live circuit. In February 1969, Jack Baverstock, the head of A&R at Philips Records, took an interest in signing the band after hearing two of their demos, recorded during 1968 sessions with producer Martin Irving. Baverstock soon offered to sign the band if they changed their name to Ambrose Slade and found London-based management. Despite their concerns of losing the reputation gained as the 'N Betweens, the band agreed. The name Ambrose Slade was inspired by Baverstock's secretary, who had named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade. Baverstock soon found them an agent, John Gunnel. The band spent a week in the Philips studio at Stanhope Place recording Beginnings with engineer Roger Wake. Having thought the band's demo of "Mad Dog Cole" was great, Baverstock insisted the band write more material of their own. The three other originals, "Roach Daddy", "Pity The Mother" and "Genesis", were then written within days. In a 1980 interview, bassist Jim Lea recalled: "This was our first major crack at making a record, so it was all important not to let it slip. So we did "Roach Daddy", "Mad Dog Cole" and "Genesis" out of total fear. "Pity The Mother" was another one of the songs that Bavistock "forced" us to write." At a time when the band were not yet fully writing their own material, the album contained eight covers of songs the band regularly played as part of their live-set. Of the covers, Lea said: "They were all numbers that we were doing live on stage at the time. We had started to move away from the Flower Power thing then, but we were still doing unusual numbers. You can see by all the writers of the songs, they are all big names now, but at the time they were unheard of. Frank Zappa – he was totally unknown, he had only recorded one album, but we recorded his "Ain't Got No Heart"." Contrary to Lea's statement, Zappa had actually released six studio albums before Ambrose Slade released their debut. During the recording of the album, Ambrose Slade would be introduced to Chas Chandler, who visited the band in the studio with his business partner Gunnel. Impressed by what he heard in the studio, Chandler decided to watch the band perform live at Rasputin's club the following night. By the end of the show, he decided that wanted to manage the group and soon became the band's manager. In May 1969, Beginnings was released, along with the single "Genesis", however both failed to chart. This was despite a promotional video being shot at London's Euston Station to promote the album. Following the lack of commercial success, the band and Chandler began considering their next career move. Having not been pleased with the debut album, Chandler thought the band would benefit from writing their own material and a change of image. The band would record two further singles for Fontana until Chandler moved the band to Polydor, where they would later achieve a commercial breakthrough in 1971. Speaking of the album's release and lack of commercial success, Lea said: "It dropped drastically. But that wasn't the point, you see it got us the footing in London, so it was a case of mission accomplished for us. Chas Chandler took us over. We still had some time to run on our contract with Bavistock, so we released our next two singles on Fontana. There were some internal hassles between Chas and the new boss of Fontana, and the next thing that I knew was that we were out of the Fontana deal. Chas had connections with Polydor, due to when he managed Jimi Hendrix, so we signed a contract with them." Song information "Genesis" is an original instrumental, written by all four members of the band. The song would later be re-worked, with lyrics added into the track "Know Who You Are", which appeared on the band's 1970 album Play It Loud. "Everybody's Next One" is a cover of the 1968 song by Steppenwolf. "Knocking Nails into My House" is a cover of the 1968 song by The Idle Race. "Roach Daddy" was also written by all four members of the band. In addition to its inclusion on the album, the song also featured as the B-Side on the "Genesis" single. "Ain't Got No Heart" is a cover of the 1966 song by the Mothers of Invention. "Pity the Mother" was the first song to be written by Slade's future songwriting team Holder and Lea. The song features Lea on electric violin. In 1980, Lea recalled of the song: "We wrote it in Nod's parents' kitchen, the day before we went down to do some recording in the studio. Louise [Lea's wife] was there, and she helped me and Nod write the song." "Mad Dog Cole" is another original instrumental. The song had the working title of "My Cat's Got Fleas". "Fly Me High" is a cover of the 1967 song by The Moody Blues. "If This World Were Mine" is a cover of the 1967 duet by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. "Martha My Dear" is a cover of the 1968 song by The Beatles. The band would later perform the song on the BBC children's show Monster Music Mash in 1969 when promoting the single "Wild Winds Are Blowing". "Born to be Wild" is another song originally by Steppenwolf. "Born to be Wild" was later included on the 1972 live album Slade Alive!, which gave the band's version of the song greater recognition. "Journey to the Centre of Your Mind" is a cover of the 1968 song by The Amboy Dukes. Critical reception Upon release, reviewer Lester Bangs of Phonograph Record described the album as "a real dud". Record Mirror, in a review of the "Genesis" single, described the album as a "fine debut" from a band of "very substantial talent". Later in 1991, a retrospective of Beginnings by Q said: "It's an odd but pleasant album, which sees the quartet nervously relax in The Small Faces' shoes." Dave Thompson in a retrospective summary for AllMusic feels that the album presents "little of what you'd expect from Slade", although "Noddy Holder's vocals are unmistakable". Thompson praises the "well-executed covers", which served to "demonstrate the band's musical versatility". He concluded: "While there are a handful of disappointments ("Martha My Dear" is almost heinous), Beginnings stands as a fine beginning. But things were going to get a lot better than this." Track listing Track listing (Beginnings of Slade) Personnel Ambrose Slade Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer Dave Hill – lead guitar, producer Jim Lea – bass, violin, producer Don Powell – drums, producer Additional personnel Roger Wake – producer, engineer Richard Stirlin – photographer Linda Glover – artwork References 1969 debut albums Fontana Records albums Albums produced by Noddy Holder Albums produced by Jim Lea Albums produced by Dave Hill Albums produced by Don Powell

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

Eidothea

Eidothea is a genus of two species of rainforest trees in New South Wales and Queensland, in eastern Australia, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The plant family Proteaceae was named after the shape-shifting god Proteus of Greek mythology. The genus name Eidothea refers to one of the three daughters of Proteus. In 1883 German-Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller named fossil seeds Xylocaryon lockii from Miocene age sediments excavated in old gold mining sites in Victoria; they match those of Eidothea and are thought to represent the modern plant. Eidothea is known from geographic areas separated by more than , the mountains of the Wet Tropics of north-eastern Queensland, the Nightcap Range area of north-eastern New South Wales and as the fossils from southern Victoria, much further to the south, underlining the fact that Australia's rainforests are tiny remnants of ancient rainforests that millions of years ago covered large parts of Australia. This makes them a particularly precious part of Australia's natural heritage. Taxonomy The family Proteaceae also includes more well known members such as the waratahs, grevilleas, banksias, macadamias and proteas. Proteaceae is a very old family of flowering plants which probably originated while the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana was still undivided. Gondwana consisted of what are now the continents of Australia, Africa, South America and Antarctica, as well as smaller bits and pieces such as New Zealand, New Caledonia and Madagascar. Gondwana began splitting up over 120 million years ago and the fragments carried a diverse array of plants and animals with them, including a variety of lineages of the Proteaceae. Eidothea is the only relic of one of those early lineages that has barely survived in the rainforests of eastern Australia. Other lineages went on to diversify spectacularly, resulting in hundreds of descendant species. Eidothea lies within the subfamily Proteoideae, which contain such plants as Protea, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, and most other South African Proteaceae, Isopogon (Australian ‘drumsticks’), Adenanthos (Australian jugflowers), Petrophile (Australian ‘conesticks’), Conospermum (Australian smoke-bushes). Species Two living species are known: Eidothea hardeniana - natural occurrences known only in the Nightcap National Park and in the adjacent Whian Whian State Conservation Area and listed as an endangered species on Schedule 1 of the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. Eidothea zoexylocarya - known from the slopes of Mount Bartle Frere and nearby mountains, in the region around Cairns, in north-eastern Queensland. References External links Proteaceae Proteaceae genera Proteales of Australia Taxa named by Bernard Hyland Endemic flora of Australia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc%20%28N%C3%A2diya%20song%29

Roc (Nâdiya song)

"Roc" is a song recorded by the French-born singer Nâdiya, which appears on her self-titled third album Nâdiya. The single was released as the second single from the album on June 19 in Switzerland and France, 2006, two weeks after the release of the album. The single became her best-performing single in the French Singles Chart, staying in the top five for eleven weeks and eighteen weeks in the top thirty. It contains a sample taken from War composed by Survivor for the soundtrack of Rocky IV in 1985. Chart performance The single entered the French Top 100 Singles chart at number two (#2) in the chart edition of June 24. The Crazy Frog's "We Are the Champions" topped the chart then. In its following two weeks, the single remained at the number 2 position, unable to get the Crazy Frog from its number one position. In its fourth week, the "Zidane y va marquer" of Cauet jumped from No. 60 to No. 1, again making it unable for "Roc" to top the chart. After being at the number 2 position for four weeks, the single dropped to number 4 in the chart to stay here for another four weeks. In its ninth week, it jumped up one place up to number 3, overmastering Cauet's "Zidane y va marquer", which dropped to number 4. In its tenth and eleventh week, it remained on the number 4 position again. After many weeks at number four, the single finally stepped out of the top 5 and went to number 6. The weeks after, it kept on dropping in the chart. In December 2006, the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique (SNEP) released a document with the best-selling singles from the first till the third quarter of 2006 (from January 1 till September 30). In this document, "Roc" ranked number twelve (#12), with the preceding single "Tous ces mots" peaking at number thirteen (#13). On the same website, a top 50 has been composed with the best-downloaded songs in 2006, with "Roc" peaking at number twenty-nine (#29). The single was Nâdiya's longest one running in the French singles chart, up to the point where the next single "Amies-ennemies" broke its record by being a week longer in the chart and still charting (as of April 21). Track listings CD single (11:47) "Roc" (album version) – 3:39 "Inch'Allah" – 4:31 "Roc" (instrumental) – 3:37 "Roc" (video) [bonus] Charts Certifications References 2006 singles Nâdiya songs Songs written by Géraldine Delacoux Songs written by Thierry Gronfier

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility%20room

Utility room

A utility room is a room within a house where equipment not used in day-to-day activities is kept. "Utility" refers to an item which is designed for usefulness or practical use, so in turn most of the items kept in this room have functional attributes. A utility room is generally the area where laundry is done, and is the descendant of the scullery. Utility room is more commonly used in British English, while North American English generally refer to this room as a laundry room, except in the American Southeast. In Australian English laundry is the usual term. Uses The utility room has several uses but typically functions as an area to do laundry. This room contains laundry equipment such as a washing machine, tumble dryer, ironing boards and clothes iron. The room is also used for closet organization and storage. The room would normally contain a second coat closet which is used to store seasonal clothing such as winter coats or clothing which are no longer used daily. Storage spaces would contain other appliances which would generally be in the kitchen if it was in usage daily. Furnaces and the water heater are sometime incorporated to the room as well. Shelving and trash may sometimes be seen at this area as not to congest the other parts of the house. History The utility room was a modern spin off to the scullery room where important kitchen items were kept during its usage in England, the term was further defined around the 14th century as a household department where kitchen items are taken care of. The term utility room was mentioned in 1760, when a cottage was built in a rural location in the United Kingdom that was accessible through Penarth and Cardiff. A utility room for general purposes also depicted its use as a guest room in case of an immediate need. A 1944 Scottish housing and planning report recommended new state-built homes for families could provide a utility room as a general purpose workroom for the home (for washing clothes, cleaning boots and jobbing repairs). An American publication, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, on July 24, 1949 reported that utility rooms have become more popular than basements in new constructions. On June 28, 1959, in a report of a typical American house being built in Moscow, Russia, the house was described to have a utility room immediately at the right side after the entrance. The Chicago Tribune reported that the laundry room was then commonly being referred to as the utility room in a September 30, 1970, publication. See also Furnace room Mechanical room Root cellar Scullery References Rooms Laundry places

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

Autoette

See also Autoette (1910 automobile). The Autoette was a microcar created and manufactured from 1948 to the 1970s by Royce Seevers, owner of the Autoette Electric Car Company Inc. of Long Beach, California. The two-seat, three-wheeled microcar was electric powered by specially made batteries from Trojan battery Co., and motive power provided by a converted 24-volt Dodge 1½ hp. electric starter motor and later a proprietary motor built for Autoette. Models included the "CruiseAbout", "Golfmobile" and "Electric Truck". Autoettes were available with a broad range of accessories, usually installed by the dealer as upgrades. These included windscreens, doors, convertible tops, side curtains, and more. The Autoette was also marketed and sold as an early electric wheelchair or invalid car for the disabled. Starting in 1953 some models could be equipped with a small "accessible" door on the vehicle's curb side, at the level of the seat, to facilitate entry. External links Flickr Group The Autoette Microcars Electric vehicles introduced in the 20th century Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in California Cars introduced in 1948

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Holmwood

North Holmwood

North Holmwood is a residential area on the outskirts of Dorking, in Surrey, England. The village is accessible from the A24, the village's historic heart is the road Spook Hill. The 2011 census for the broader area Holmwoods shows a population of 6,417 and that North Holmwood forms part of the Dorking Built-up Area. The village The village has a main street called Spook Hill, in which there is a newsagent's shop. There are other main built up roads: Bentsbrook Road, Bentsbrook Park (no through roads) and Holmesdale Road leading to Inholms Lane, completing a circuit, and smaller roads and estates such as St John's, making the village larger than it first appears. The residential area of Stonebridge in the east is linked by residential roads to Spook Hill, as is Chart Downs across Bent's Brook. There is a village hall, a clinic called Holmwood Surgery and a local sports and social club. There is a pond on the common alongside Spook Hill. The Deepdene north of Chart Downs includes Chart House, built by wealthy banker, connoisseur and collector Thomas Hope, extended to include Chart Park, an immense mausoleum with commanding views to his son and the house itself came to inspire Osborne House. The grade II* grounds have been converted, since 1897, into Dorking Golf Club. This long-established course and now wider venue is closer to Chart Downs and Stonebridge neighbourhoods than Dorking and is a source of local employment. The main estate in North Holmwood occupies the former site of Dorking Brickworks, which was a major local employer from the 1930s until its closure in 1983. The brickworks used up the clay surrounding it, ran out of space in the 1950s and extended south of Inholms lane in 1961. The clay supply was exhausted and the brickworks closed in 1983. After demolition, the brickworks land north of Inholms lane was used to build residential housing, while the smaller excavation south of Inholms lane was designated a nature reserve, now the Inholms clay pit LNR, open to all and accessed by a tunnel under Inholms lane. The parish church A parish of Holmwood was created from parts of Dorking and Capel parishes in 1839. The parish church was built of flint in Early English style and consecrated in 1875. The tower contains two bells and a clock. The east window of the chancel has stained glass from 1874 made by Messrs Powell of White Friars. The west windows of the chancel have glass designed by Charles Eamer Kempe from 1891 showing the four Fathers of the Western Church. Transport North Holmwood has two bus stops located either side of the newsagent's shop. The nearest railway station is Dorking north. There is also a station called "Holmwood" which is the station located on the far side of South Holmwood, over away. References External links Church website-history of parish Sports and Social Club History of Holmwood Common and the surrounding villages, eminent residents and key sites of architectural interest Dorking Golf Club Villages in Surrey Mole Valley

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Chambers

Harry Chambers

Henry Chambers (17 November 1896 – 29 June 1949) was an England international footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion. Life and playing career Born in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England, Harry was a schoolboy international at age eleven when he attended Willington Board School. After school he played for North Shields Athletic, Kings Park (on loan), Belfast Distillery (wartime guest) and Glentoran (wartime guest) before he was signed, from North Shields, for the Reds by manager Tom Watson in April 1915, just before the suspension of league football due to the outbreak of the First World War. He enlisted in Irish infantry regiment The Connaught Rangers, with whom he served until invalided out of the army in 1917. He had to wait 4 years to make his debut until 30 August 1919 in a First Division match at Valley Parade, a game Liverpool won 3–1 against Bradford and in which Chambers opened his Anfield goalscoring account. After scoring on his debut he went on to establish himself as the undisputed goal king of Anfield in the immediate post-war years. Topping the club's goalscoring charts for the next five seasons, his shooting prowess was instrumental in Liverpool winning back-to-back League Championships in 1922 and 1923, he scored 41 times in 72 appearances during this spell averaging a goal every games. In total he scored 151 goals in 338 appearances for Liverpool including a memorable hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Everton at Anfield in October 1922. The left-footer nicknamed 'Smiler' was selected by England on 8 occasions scoring 5 goals, his international debut came on 14 March 1921 in a 0-0 British Championship draw with Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, his first goal for his country came in a 2-0 friendly victory over Belgium at the Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels on 21 May 1921, Chambers best game for his country came on 22 October 1921 in a British Championship match at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, it was against Ireland and he scored both goals in the 2–0 victory. Harry was allowed to leave and in April 1928, aged 32, he signed for West Bromwich Albion where the forward who scored a goal every games for the Reds was converted to a centre-half! Before he retired from the professional game he went on to be player-manager for Oakengates Town (1929-1933), at the same time as running a local public house called The Stafford Arms, and represent Hereford. Even after retiring Chambers, who was employed for the last ten years of his life at the factory of Messrs Sankey's in nearby Hadley, could not stay away from the game he loved and continued to play for Shropshire team Oakengates right up until his death at Shrewsbury in 1949 aged 52. He was buried at Wombridge Parish Church near Oakengates. Career details Liverpool F.C (1915–1928) † 338 appearances, 151 goals - Two First Division Championships winners medals (1922 and 1923) †Although Chambers signed in 1915 he was unable to make his debut until the opening day of the 1919/20 season due to outbreak of World War I of 1914/18. England (1921–1923) 8 caps, 5 goals References External links Player profile at LFChistory.net 1896 births 1949 deaths English footballers England international footballers Association football forwards Liverpool F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Oakengates Athletic F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players Footballers from Tyne and Wear Glentoran F.C. players British Army personnel of World War I Connaught Rangers soldiers People from Willington Quay

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20strike

Electric strike

An electric strike is an access control device used for door frames. It replaces the fixed strike faceplate often used with a latch (also known as a keeper). Like a fixed strike plate, it normally presents a ramped or beveled surface to the locking latch allowing the door to close and latch just like a fixed strike would. However, an electric strike's ramped surface can, upon command, pivot out of the way when the lock on the door is in the locked position and the door is opened, allowing a user to pull/push the door to open it without operating the mechanical lock or using a mechanical key. After the door is opened past the keeper, the keeper returns to its standard position and re-locks when power is removed or applied, depending upon the strike's configuration. Electric strikes are generally available in three configurations: Fail-secure. Also called fail-locked or non-fail safe. In this configuration, applying electric current to the strike will cause it to unlock. In this configuration, the strike would remain locked in a power failure, but typically the mechanical lock can still be used to open the door from the inside for egress from the secure side. These units can be powered by alternating current, which will cause the unit to buzz, or DC power, which offers silent operation, except for a "click" while the unit is powered. Fail-safe. Also called fail-open. In this configuration, applying electric current to the strike will cause it to lock. It operates the same as a magnetic lock would. If there is a power failure, the door opens merely by being pushed or pulled. A new trend is a strike that is quickly reversible from fail safe to fail secure (and back again if needed). Some manufacturers require the opening of the solenoids, but others allow the reversing of the function within seconds (usually take less than 10 seconds) with only the movement of two external screws or a mechanical unlocking accessory which is directly accessible when the door is open. This is exactly the same principle as a child safety door lock which is installed on car doors. Hold-open. In this configuration, an electric current is applied to the strike, causing it to unlock and remain unlocked until it is used. As soon as the strike has been used, it goes back to standard locked position. This is used in many residential, commercial and industrial applications, the Hold-open function ease usage because the powering of the strike and the opening of the strike do not need to be exactly synchronized. Electric strikes are sometimes equipped with buzzers that allow someone outside the door to hear when the door is open. The buzzing noise is typically made by applying alternating current (AC) to the strike instead of direct current (DC). When using a DC powered strike, a buzzer accessory can be added to create the buzzing noise, if desired. There are many manufacturers of electric strikes, and there are many things that have to be considered when buying one, i.e., type of jamb, type of locking hardware, whether one requires fail-secure, fail-safe or hold-open function, length of the latch, depth of jamb, voltage requirements and the length of the faceplate. In some cases, it is a good option to choose a magnetic lock. Before using a magnetic lock, the Fire Marshal or appropriate authority should be consulted. There are emergency egress issues that must be addressed before using a magnetic lock. Types of electric strikes by locking device Electric strikes can be differentiated in a number of ways, frame type it can be installed in, duty (continuous or intermittent), and which variety of locking mechanism on the door it can work with. The four most common locking mechanisms concerned with electric strikes are Cylindrical, Deadbolt, Mortise, and Rim Panic Exit Devices. Cylindrical electric strikes are generally the cheapest due to their use in residential markets. Deadbolts, also known as deadlocks, do not have a spring mechanism which generally means the strike for a deadbolt is 'hold' only (the deadbolt is thrown and it engages in the electric strike cavity, the electric strike can release it but cannot subsequently 'recapture it' since the deadbolt lacks the spring latching capability of the other lock sets). There are specialty electric strikes that hold the electric strike keeper open until the door with the extended deadbolt closes back into the electric strike to "recapture" the extended deadbolt. Mortise type locksets tend towards larger projecting latches from the door to engage deeper in the frame and electric strikes used for these locking mechanisms require more cutting and space in the frame. Rim exit devices (panic bars or crash bars) are required in many buildings as a 'single motion' means of egress and electric strikes used in these situations are typically different from electric strikes for other situations. Rim panic electric strikes Electric strikes for rim panic exit devices are sometimes, though not always, 'no cut' electric strikes - no cutting, in reference to a rim panic strike, means the strike is bolted to the surface of jamb without cutting into the frame or modifying it in any way (except for the drilling and tapping of mounting screw and/or anchoring pins). There are also specialty electric strikes used in vertical rod exit devices, however the exit device's bottom rod is usually deactivated and the specialty electric strike is mounted at the top of the door frame to work with the top latch of the vertical rod exit device. Further reading Code Section 27-131 Electric Strike (in German) Summary about Electric Strikes Locks (security device)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Pears

Trevor Pears

Sir Trevor Steven Pears CMG (born 18 June 1964) is a British businessman. He is the executive chairman of the Pears Foundation, the family foundation he set up in 1992 with his two brothers, Mark and David. Early life Trevor Pears was born to a Jewish family, the son of Clive Pears and Clarice Talisman Castle (1933–1999), and the grandson of Bernard Pears. Clarice Talisman Castle was born and raised in Lochside Street, Shawlands, Glasgow, the daughter of Abraham Castle, a dealer in electrical and wireless appliances, and his wife Hannah. He was educated at the private City of London School for Boys, followed by City Polytechnic, where he studied law. Career He inherited, along with his brothers Mark and David, a multi-billion pound property empire, the William Pears Group, founded by his father and grandfather. Pears remains a director. Pears also oversees the strategic direction of the Pears Foundation, which is concerned with positive identity and citizenship and seeks to build respect and understanding between people of different backgrounds and faiths; investing in programmes in the UK, Israel and the developing world. The Foundation has also partnered with the British Council, British Embassy in Israel, and UJIA to fund research into treating diabetes, heart disease, leukaemia, anaemia and Alzheimer’s. Activism In 2005, he donated £20,000 to David Cameron's Conservative Party leadership campaign. He is the chair of the Antisemitism Policy Trust. Personal life He lives in Hampstead, London, with his wife Daniela and their three children. In 2014, Daniela Pears was appointed as mayoress of the London Borough of Camden. She is also a trustee of the Jewish charity Mitzvah Day. Honours Pears is a fellow of Birkbeck, University of London and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the community and UK/Israel relations. He was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to philanthropy. References External links Pears Foundation Antisemitism Policy Trust British businesspeople British Jews Living people 1964 births Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Conservative Party (UK) donors Pears family

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-H%20Boots

Double-H Boots

Double-H Boots manufactures western footwear. It is owned by H.H. Brown, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. History Double-H Boots began in 1955 in Richland, Pennsylvania. The original factory location was an area shoe company that had other facilities in the Reading area and had no future needs for the plant in Richland. The H.H. Brown Shoe Company purchased the building, looking for a location to manufacture western footwear. The Richland facility was named the Richland Shoe Co. and began producing cowboy boots and work footwear. Shortly after production, a competitor introduced a new style called a "harness boot." H.H. Brown introduced a similar product called a "snoot Boot" and made it at Richland Shoe for a lower cost. For many years, it was almost the total production of the Richland plant. Richland shared sales personnel with the Carolina Shoe Company and for some time had a single sales manager. The western side at Richland continued to grow and a separate sales force and management was created. By the 1970s, western boots had become the majority of boots produced. The Richland plant was the first in the United States to manufacture western boots with a safety toe, the first boots to pass the now standard Class 75 ANSI tests for safety footwear. When computerized fancy stitch machines hit the shoe market, the line expanded into the dress western boot business. In 1981, it was necessary to expand again. A facility was located in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, that was large enough for manufacturing and warehouse space. In 1993 the name was changed to Double-H Boots to reflect the company heritage of H.H. Brown. Double H. Boot Co.’s plant in Womelsdorf closed its doors in June 2007, leaving 135 workers jobless. Production of the majority of the work and dress western style boots was then transferred to the company's larger production facility in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The casual and fashion lines of Double-H are produced overseas. In the spring of 2002, Double-H Boots purchased the Acme Boot Company and rolled out a new line of men's, women's and children's boots under the Acme name. In 1995, Double-H debuted the Sonora line of western inspired fashion footwear for women. Sonora is a seasonal fashion line with launches twice a year. Plans are to expand the line to include men's fashion boots in 2006. Double-H continues a relationship started in 1997 with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) organization and sponsors several bull riders and rodeo athletes. Double-H is also affiliated with national and local rodeo associations and events. References External links Brand site – doublehboots.com Corporate parent – hhbrown.com Shoe companies of the United States Companies based in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania American companies established in 1955 1955 establishments in Pennsylvania Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania Berkshire Hathaway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Rhys

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh theatre, television and film actor. Early life Rhys was born in Neath to working class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and her husband Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. At fourteen, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play Bouncers, before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners. Career Rhys received a Bernard Shaw Scholarship to study at RADA. In the first term he was spotted by Philip Prowse and was invited to perform in Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No Importance at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, playing the illegitimate son, Gerald. He also appeared as Dean Swift in Julian Temple's film Absolute Beginners. Rhys completed his education at RADA by winning the William Pole prize and the Bancroft Gold Medal on graduation. Film His next film role was in Franklin J. Schaffner's Lionheart. After a brief spell at the Royal Shakespeare Company he played opposite Colin Firth in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Tumbledown. Soon after this, he appeared in Vincent & Theo, directed by the legendary American film director Robert Altman, as Vincent van Gogh's younger brother Theo van Gogh. Continuing the theme of famous brothers, Paul then played Sydney Chaplin opposite Robert Downey, Jr.'s Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's Chaplin. He went on to play Massis in Alan Bennett's 102 Boulevard Haussmann. He then appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in Rebecca's Daughters. A series of films then followed including From Hell, Food of Love, Love Lies Bleeding, and Hellraiser: Deader. Television Running parallel to Rhys's film work has been a diverse and notable television career, working in leading roles with directors such as Mike Hodges, Stephen Frears, Sir Richard Eyre, Philip Martin, Christopher Morahan, Tom Vaughan, Edward Hall, Harry Bradbeer in productions including Tumbledown, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Heroes, Ghosts, Gallowglass, The Healer, Anna Karenina, The Deal, Beethoven, The Ten Commandments, and more recently the television series Borgia, Luther, and Spooks. In 2014, he played the lead as traitor Aldrich Ames, in The Assets miniseries, then as King George III in Turn: Washington's Spies and as Sir John Conroy in Victoria. He has made a minor industry out of playing vampires: Being Human (as Ivan); as Vlad, the Prince of Wallachia aka Dracula in seasons 1-3 of the 2015 series "Da Vinci's Demons"; and as Andrew Hubbard in two seasons of the 2020-21 hit, A Discovery of Witches. Theatre Rhys’ early stage work included performances at Glasgow Citizen’s Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Riverside Studios, Compass Theatre, and Young Vic. His first appearance at the Royal National Theatre was opposite Ian McKellen in Bent, subsequently playing Angelo in Measure for Measure for which he won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award; Houseman in The Invention of Love; and Edgar in King Lear, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award. He appeared as Edmund in Long Day's Journey into Night and as Leo in Design for Living at The Donmar Warehouse, performing opposite Rachel Weisz and Clive Owen. In 2000 he played the title role in Hamlet at the Young Vic and later in Tokyo and Osaka. He received several awards for this performance. Rhys continued a collaboration with Theatre de la Complicite's Simon McBurney, starring both as Wolan and The Master in Complicité's Master and Margarita. The show opened at the Barbican in 2010 and continued on international tour, returning to the Barbican for a second sell-out season in 2012. In 2016, he starred in a new version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by Robert Icke at The Almeida Theatre alongside Tobias Menzies, Jessica Brown-Findley and Vanessa Kirby. Real-life characters played by Rhys have included Vlad Tepes, Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Mandelson, Paul McCartney, Thomas De Quincey, A. E. Housman, Frédéric Chopin, and Marcus Tullius Cicero. On two occasions, Rhys was taken to hospital while working on a stage production, once with pneumonia and the other with exhaustion. In the title role in Howard Brenton's play Paul at the National Theatre, he was unable to continue as he had lost an unhealthy amount of weight, dropping from 76 to 57 kilos. Personal life From his youth, Rhys has been openly bisexual. His most important long-term relationship was with the late Australian actress Arkie Whiteley, with whom he appeared in Gallowglass. He is an avid cyclist and practices Transcendental Meditation and Ashtanga yoga. He is a lifelong animal lover and supports PETA. His interests include LGBTQ+ issues, contemporary literature, art and architectural design. Rhys lives in London and in New York City. Filmography Film Television Theatre References External links 1963 births Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Critics' Circle Theatre Award winners Living people People from Neath Welsh male stage actors Welsh male film actors Welsh male television actors

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Bob Stewart (ice hockey)

Robert Harold Stewart (November 10, 1950 – February 3, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing career Stewart was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft. Playing most of his career for cellar dwelling teams, his career plus-minus rating of minus 257 is the lowest total in NHL history among players for whom the stat has been recorded. Career statistics References External links 1950 births 2017 deaths Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players California Golden Seals players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Scottish descent Cleveland Barons (NHL) players Ice hockey people from Prince Edward Island National Hockey League first round draft picks Oakland Seals players Oshawa Generals players Pittsburgh Penguins players St. Louis Blues players Sportspeople from Charlottetown

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Leiber

Leiber is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Fridolin Leiber (1853–1912), German painter Fritz Leiber (1910–1992), American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. Fritz Leiber, Sr. (1882–1949), American actor Hank Leiber (1911–1983), American baseball player Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer Judith Leiber (1921–2018), American fashion designer Justin Leiber (1938–2016), American philosopher and science fiction writer Robert Leiber (1887–1967), German Roman Catholic priest See also Nickname for members of the Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment (Leibregiment) Lieber Jewish surnames German-language surnames Yiddish-language surnames

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WWF Superstars (handheld video game)

WWF Superstars is a video game released on the Game Boy handheld console by Acclaim Entertainment, based on the WWF's syndicated television show of the same name. This game was the first WWF/E game for the Game Boy system. The game was succeeded by WWF Superstars 2, which was released in 1992 by Acclaim Entertainment. A unique engine was built from the ground up; the developers never attempted to emulate the gaming engine found in the more advanced WWF games. Overview WWF Superstars was developed by Rare and published by LJN. It was released in Europe and North America in 1991, which was followed by its Japanese release on February 14, 1992. Before every match, wrestlers cut promos on their opponent. Following the match, Vince McMahon comments on the action. The wrestlers each have two comments. One is a generic taunt, while the second is specific to the opponent. The game features five wrestlers: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, and Mr. Perfect. Nintendo Power reviewed WWF Superstars in their April 1991 issue and rated it a score of 2.9 out of 5. Gameplay All wrestlers have the same moves, with the exception of individualized strike attacks. The moveset consists of attack moves (punch and kick), a bodyslam, grappling moves that can only be performed when you pick your opponent up from the mat (piledriver, suplex, headlock with punches), ground attack moves (elbow or knee drop), Irish whip moves (clothesline and dropkick), and flying turnbuckle moves (elbow or knee drop). Players can also wrestle outside the ring by throwing their opponent over the ropes or by performing a dropkick through the ropes. Throwing the opponent out of the ring can be done once per match and causes considerable damage. Once a player selects a wrestler, they must defeat the other four in a series of matches to be named WWF World Heavyweight Champion. On completion, the player gets a portrait picture of their chosen superstar. References 1991 video games Acclaim Entertainment games Game Boy games Game Boy-only games LJN games Rare (company) games WWE video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games scored by David Wise Professional wrestling games Video games developed in the United Kingdom

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Chambranle

In architecture and joinery, the chambranle is the border, frame, or ornament, made of stone or wood, that is a component of the three sides round chamber doors, large windows, and chimneys. When a chambranle is plain and without mouldings, it is called a band, case, or frame. The chambranle consists of three parts; the two sides, called montants, or ports, and the top, called the traverse or supercilium. The chambranle of an ordinary door is frequently called a door-case; of a window, window-frame; and of a chimney, mantle-tree. History In ancient architecture, antepagmenta were garnishings in posts or doors, wrought in stone or timber, or lintels of a window. The word comes from Latin and has been borrowed in English to be used for the entire chambranle, i.e. the door case, or window frame. References ANTEPAGMENTA, Ancient Library, p. 98 External links Tips To Fix Condensation Between Double Pane Windows Doors Woodworking Windows Fireplaces

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Pride Shockwave

Pride Shockwave Dynamite! is the international PPV broadcast name for the mixed martial arts and kickboxing event co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 on August 28, 2002. It was held at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The proper name for the event was Dynamite! Biggest Mixed Martial Arts World Cup - Summer Night Fever in the National Stadium, also known shortly as Dynamite! With a reported attendance of 91,107 (though other sources claim 71,000), it remains the highest number of attendance for a live MMA event in the sport's history. The event had a big opening ceremony, which featured Antonio Inoki dropping into the stadium by parachute. He then joined Hélio Gracie and the two "founding fathers of MMA" lit a ceremonial olympic torch together. The actual event was marked by a "freak show fight" between 223 lb (101 kg) Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and 350 lb (158 kg) Bob Sapp. The match had a special rule to ban knee strikes on the ground, making it a more even affair. In the first seconds of the match, Nogueira was dropped in a piledriver and got slammed on his head, despite that and Sapp's strong punches, Nogueira was able to defend himself for 19-minutes and defeat Sapp at the second round with an armbar. The other famous event was Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Royce Gracie, a "special rules match" with both fighters wearing keikogis and with limited striking allowed, billed as a "rematch" of Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, which had happened 50 years earlier. The match would end controversially as Gracie was caught in a sode guruma jime ("Ezekiel") chokehold from the mount. The referee felt Gracie passed out from the choke but was unable to see his face, still he awarded the victory to Yoshida by knockout. Royce stood up and protested the win, claiming he was neither unconscious nor tapped out and demanded the referees to declare a tie or rematch, the squabble soon resulted into a full a brawl between the corners of the two fighters. Results See also Pride Fighting Championships List of Pride Fighting Championships champions List of Pride Fighting events 2002 in Pride FC List of K-1 events K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! References External links Sherdog.com Shockwave 2002 2002 in Tokyo 2002 in mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts in Japan Sports competitions in Tokyo