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Takeshi Iwaya

is a Japanese politician who was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2024 until 2025. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2000. 

Iwaya was the Minister of Defense from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019. 

In September 2024, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba picked Iwaya as the next Foreign Minister, replacing Yōko Kamikawa.

## References
Gen Nakatani

is a Japanese politician who was the Minister of Defense from 2024 until 2025 during the Shigeru Ishiba government. He served in this position before from 2001 to 2002 and from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of the far-right organization Nippon Kaigi.

## References
Minister of Defense (Japan)

The , or , is a  member of the Japanese cabinet and is the leader of the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

The minister of defense is appointed by the Prime Minister and is a member of the National Security Council.

## List of ministers of defense (2007–present)
Vorombe

The largest elephant bird species, **V. titan**, was 3 metres (10 feet) tall. The average weight was about 650 kg (1,433 pounds). 

## Related pages
*Aepyornis
## References
Hideki Makihara

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. In 2024, he became the Minister of Justice. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2024.

## References 
## Other websites 
* Official website in Japanese.
Minister of Justice (Japan)

The  is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Justice. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

The current minister is Hiroshi Hiraguchi, who took office on 21 October 2025.

## List of ministers of justice 
### 1952–2000 
### 2001–present 

## References
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

The  is a member of the Cabinet of Japan. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi took office on 21 October 2025.

## List of ministers of health, labour and welfare (2001–)

## Other websites
*Official website
Keizō Takemi

is a Japanese politician who was the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare from 2023 to 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2012. He has been a member of the Commission for Universal Health by Chatham House and co-chaired by Helen Clark and Jakaya Kikwete. 

## References
Toshiko Abe

**Toshiko Abe** (阿部 俊子, Abe Toshiko; born 19 May 1959) is a Japanese politician who was the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology from 2024 until 2025. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She has been a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet since 2005.

## References
## Other websites
* Official website in Japanese.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017 movie)

***Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul*** is a 2017 American road comedy movie written and directed by David Bowers. It serves as a standalone sequel to *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days* and the fourth installment in the *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* movie series and the final live-action movie in the franchise. It was based on the ninth book of the same name, with elements of the seventh, eighth and tenth books in the series and was cowritten by the books' author, Jeff Kinney.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was the final Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie to be released by 20th Century Fox before Disney's ownership of the franchise.

## Cast
* Jason Drucker as Greg Heffley, Susan and Frank's son
* Alicia Silverstone as Susan Heffley, Greg's mother
* Tom Everett Scott as Frank Heffley, Greg's father
* Charlie Wright as Rodrick Heffley, Greg's older brother
* Owen Asztalos as Rowley Jefferson, Greg's best friend
* Dylan and Wyatt Walters as Manny Heffley, Greg's younger brother
* Joshua Hoover as Mac Digby
* Christopher A. Coppola as Mr. Beardo
* Kimberli Lincoln as Mrs. Beardo
* Mira Silverman as Brandi Beardo
* Mimi Gould as Meemaw
* Nathaniel Dickson as Brandon Beardo
* Jake Strerner as Brent Beardo
Flag of Florencia, Caquetá

The **flag of Florencia** (), it has a horizontal tricolour of green (double-width), white and red. It was adopted on 4 May 2021.

## References
ظ

**ظ** (called **Ẓāʾ**) is the 17th letter in the Arabic alphabet. It is written as ظ in its isolated form. This letter is used in Arabic and other languages that use the Arabic script.

## How it sounds 
The letter ظ represents a voiced pharyngealized alveolar fricative sound. This means it is pronounced by constricting the throat and making a “z” sound. It is similar to the English “z” but with a deeper, more guttural sound.

Example: The word “ظَهر” (ẓuhr) means “back” or “afternoon” in Arabic and is pronounced like “ẓuhr”.

## Usage in Arabic 
**Common Words**: The letter **ظ** appears in many common Arabic words.

Example: “ظَريف” (ẓarīf) means “nice” or “charming”.

Another example: “ظُلم” (ẓulm) means “injustice”.

## Writing forms 
The letter ظ changes its shape depending on its position in a word:

* **Isolated**: ظ
* **Initial**: ظـ
* **Medial**: ـظـ
* **Final**: ـظ

## Unicode 
The letter ظ has special codes in computers:

* Unicode: U+0638

These codes are used to represent the letter in digital text.

## Arabizi 
In Arabizi, a system used to write Arabic using the Latin alphabet and numbers, the letter ظ is represented by the number 6’. This helps people type Arabic sounds on keyboards that do not have Arabic letters.
Keiichiro Asao

is a Japanese politician who was the Minister of the Environment from 2024 until 2025. He is also a member of the House of Councillors since 2022.

## References
Meitei monuments in Bangladesh

called Umang Lai of Sanamahism (ancient Meitei religion) in Bangladesh]]
The Meitei people, during their settlement in Bangladesh, constructed numerous brick buildings and temples, particularly during the period of the Seven Years' Devastation (1819-1826).

These temples are situated on a brick platform with dimensions of 15.5 meters in breadth, 37 meters in length, and 90 cm in thickness. These temples face the southern direction.
## Related pages 
* Meitei language in Bangladesh
* Meitei clothing in Bangladesh
* Lai Haraoba in Bangladesh
## References
Tetsuo Saito

is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the New Komeito Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993. In 2024, he became the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for a short time.

## References
## Other websites
* Official website in Japanese.
Minister for Digital Transformation

The  is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Digital Agency. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister.

It began operations on 1 September 2021 during the Fumio Kishida government.

## List of Ministers for Digital Transformation
## References
Yasuhiro Ozato

is a Japanese politician who has been the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries since 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2005.

## References
Takuya Hirai

**Takuya Hirai** is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2000. He was the 1st Minister for Digital Transformation from September 2021 to October 2021.

## References
Masaaki Taira

is a Japanese politician who was the Minister for Digital Transformation from 2024 until 2025 during the Shigeru Ishiba government. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2005. He is member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

## References
Megatron (character)

**Megatron**, also known as **Delta Hexadecaon** or **Dee-Sixteen** (**D-16**) and **Galva Megatron**, **Super Megatron** or **Ultra Megatron** or **Galvatron**, **Supertron** or **Ultratron**, is a character from *Transformers*. He is the main villain of the franchise, the leader of the Decepticons and the nemesis of Optimus Prime. 

## Creation
Hasbro didn't want him to be called Megatron since they thought the name was scary. The series' writer reminded them he was the villain.

## History
### Television show
In the show *The Transformers*, Megatron was played by Frank Welker. In *The Transformers: The Movie*, Megatron was turned into a more powerful robot called Galvatron, who was played by Leonard Nimoy. 

### Comics
In the Marvel Comics version of *Transformers* and in the animated television show from the 1980s, Megatron killed Sentinel Prime so that he could become dictator of the planet Cybertron and started a civil war which lasted for millions of years. Then Megatron and his followers called The Decepticons went to space and crashed into prehistoric Earth and went to sleep for millions of years but were woken up by a Volcano. Megatron wanted to take over the Earth but his sidekick Starscream wanted to rule the Decepticons instead of him and accidentally woke up their enemies the Autobots who tried to stop Megatron.

The comics later gave Megatron an origin story where he thought the government on Cybertron was corrupt so they had him enslaved and forced to work as a miner. Then Megatron escaped and became a gladiator, overthrew Sentinel Prime, took over as dictator of Cybertron and started a war. Those who supported Megatron were called Decepticons and those who fought for Optimus Prime against Megatron were called Autobots.

### Live-action movies
In the movie *Transformers*, Megatron is played by Hugo Weaving. He starts the war so he can steal the AllSpark, a magic cube that brings technology to life. He crashes into the North Pole in the 1940s and is frozen, later being captured by the government until the Decepticons rescue him in 2007. Megatron then tries to kill Optimus Prime and take over the world, but Sam Witwicky ends up killing Megatron.

## References
Mark Forster

**Mark Ćwiertnia** (born 11 January 1983 in Kaiserslautern), known professionally as **Mark Forster**, is a German singer. He is known for his singles "Au revoir" with Sido, "Chöre" and "Übermorgen". He is the coach of *The Voice of Germany* between 2017 and 2022. Forster is of Polish descent.
Robin Schulz

**Robin Schulz** (born 28 April 1987 in Osnabrück) is a German DJ and record producer. In 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves" by Mr. Probz. Schulz released a remix of the song "Prayer in C" by Lilly Wood and the Prick in 2014, which topped the charts in over 20 countries.

## Discography 
* *Prayer* (2014)
* *Sugar* (2015)
* *Uncovered* (2017)
* *IIII* (2021)
* *Pink* (2023)
Hozier

**Andrew John Hozier-Byrne** (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as **Hozier**, is an Irish singer-songwriter. He is known for his debut single "Take Me to Church", which peaked at number two on the *Billboard* Hot 100 and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 57th Grammy Awards. In 2014, he released his eponymous debut studio album *Hozier*. The album
peaked at number one in Ireland, number 2 on the *Billboard* 200 and number 3 in the UK. In 2024, he released the EP *Unheard*, which includes his first number-one single in Ireland, the US, and the UK, "Too Sweet".

Hozier was born in Newcastle, County Wicklow.

## Discography 
* *Hozier* (2014)
* *Wasteland, Baby!* (2019)
* *Unreal Unearth* (2023)
Requiem for Mignon

***Requiem for Mignon*** (German: '''''') is a six part musical composition by Robert Schumann for a choir and orchestra. The work was first made in 1849 and first played in 1851. The work is 13 minutes long.

## Development 
Schumann was interested in Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. Schuman was more interested in a character named Mignon, a young woman created out of incest. The year of the requiem's creation was exactly 100 years after Goethe's birth, and Schumann said this in several of his writings.

Schumann made the requiem on July 2 and 3, 1849 and completed its orchestration in September of the same year. The requiem was first played in a concert for Düsseldorf Allgemeiner Musikverein on November 21, 1951. 

Schumann ends the requiem before Mignon's past is found out. 

## Structure 
The work has of 6 parts, also called movements, that play without stopping:

## Performances 
Some performances of the work are:

* Bernhard Klee, Conductor Schumann - Requiem Op.148, Requiem Für Mignon Op.98b + P° (reference recording: Bernhard Klee)
* Chamber Orchestra of Europe, January 1, 1992 Schumann: Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b - I. Langsam feierlich Schumann: Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b - VI. Lebhaft
* Michael  Corboz, Conductor, 1998 Schumann : Requiem for Mignon Op.98b
* William Dazeley, Conductor, January 1, 2010. Schumann: Requiem für Mignon aus Goethes "Wilhelm Meister", Op.98b For Soloists, Chorus And...
* Conservatory of Innsbruch Choir, January 1, 2011 Schumann - Requiem für Mignon Op. 98B

## References
Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano

**Adagio and Allegro**, Op. 70, is a chamber music piece in A-flat major for piano and horn (optionally cello,  double bass, viola or violin) by Robert Schumann. It was made in February of 1849. At first, the name was meant to be "Romance and Allegro". Schumann later decided on the name "Adagio and Allegro".

After this work was completed, Clara Schumann said that it was "just the sort of piece that I like, brilliant, fresh and passionate."

## References
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La Veuve

**La Veuve** is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

## Related pages
*Communes of the Marne department

## References
Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack

***Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack*** (stylized as ***Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack***, and known as ***Bring It On: Worldwide Showdown*** in the United Kingdom) is a 2017 cheerleading movie directed by Robert Adetuyi, and the sixth installment in the [Bring It On movie series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_(film_series)).
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

The  is a member of the Cabinet of Japan. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

The current minister is Yasushi Kaneko, who took office on 21 October 2025.

## List of ministers of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (2001–)

## Other websites
*Official site
Blue Heelers

***Blue Heelers*** is an Australian police drama that aired on the Seven Network from 1994 to 2006. The show focused on the policing and daily lives of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional town in Victoria.

## Plot 
*Blue Heelers* follows the daily lives of police officers, known as "Heelers". Each episode is shown from the officers' perspective as they handle issues ranging from homicides to robberies. In season 11, the police station gets bombed. The Heelers sometimes get help from the police in St Davids. The series also follows the personal lives of the officers, especially the relationship between Maggie and PJ, which ends tragically with Maggie's death.

## References
Gunnar Jervill

**Gunnar Jervill** (born 23 November 1945 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish archer. Gunnar competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

## References
Maj-Britt Johansson

**Maj-Britt Johansson** (14 November 1928 – 31 May 2015) was a Swedish archer. Johansson competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

## References
Carina Jonsson

**Carina Jonsson** (born 15 April 1969) is a Swedish archer. Jonsson competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

## References
Son Hyun-woo

**Son Hyun-woo**, (Korean: **손|현|우**, born on July 30, 1996) is a South Korean musician, actor and model, He is best known for his role as Im Han-tae in the BL series in "Sing My Crush" (2023), Heli in "Raseuteu Taeksi" (2023) and Kim Joon-soo in "Trap" (2020).

## Career
He is an under in YKG Plus and won in Landing Award at the '2017 Supermodel Selection Contest'. He made also his debut as an actor with the web drama of 'Love Room Guest' and made a successful leap as an actor, In 2023 he is popularly for his role in Sing My Crush alongside with Jang Doyoon.

## Filmography
### Television
## References
## Other websites
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Grimsburg

**Grimsburg**  is an American adult animated sitcom. It was created by Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel for the Fox Broadcasting Company.  It premiered on the Animation Domination programming block on January 7, 2024. Season two was concluded on July 17, 2025. In May 2025, the show was renewed for a season three.

## Voice cast
### Main
*Jon Hamm as Marvin Flute, Grimsburg's finest detective who is Stan's estranged father and Harmony's ex-husband. He returns to his hometown to try to solve the greatest mysteries: himself and his family.
*Greg Chun as Lt. John Kang, Marvin's mentor who teaches him important lessons about detective work.
*Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Marvin and Harmony's son who is trying to get his parents back together.
*Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Marvin's ex-wife and Stan's mother who was raised by bears, and has a job as an anchor woman.
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Det. Greg Summers, a newer member who became a cyborg after an accident involving a carousel. It is revealed in season 2 that Summers was actually a worker for the carousel rather than a cop before the accident. The cyborg procedure was supposed to be for a actual cop but mistakenly went to Summers.
*Alan Tudyk as
** Dr. Rufis Pentos, Marvin's former music teacher-turned-nemesis.
** Mr. Flesh, Stan's imaginary friend, who appears to Stan in order to get him to do something bad or crazy.

### Recurring
*Wendi McLendon-Covey (season 1) as Chief Stamos, Marvin's boss and the former chief of the Grimsburg Police Department. She had a silent cameo in the season 2 episode, "CrimeCon"
*Kaniehtiio Horn as Wynona Whitecloud, a mortician and Summers’ love interest
*Rosie Perez as Martina Martinez who takes over as the chief of the Grimsburg Police Department in season 2.
*Jaime Camil as Mayor Dilquez, the mayor of Grimsburg
*Debi Derryberry as Teague Hilton, leader of the Stable Boys clique who bullies Stan.
*Natalie Palamides as Khaleesi, the popular girl at Grimsburg Middle School
*Martin Short as Otis Volcanowitz, the newest detective at the Grimsburg police department

### Guest Voices
*Rob Huebel  
*Ronny Chieng
*Toks Olagundoye
*Brian Jordan Alvarez
*Tim Meadows as Alistair Chadwell, the host of the murder express.
*Patton Oswalt as Stinky the Camp Slasher
*Piotr Michael as McSnuff / Paul Giamatti / Garfield / Damien Flesher
*Andrés du Bouchet
*Ross Marquand as Timmy Tommy
*Amy Sedaris as Lil Betsy 
*Christina Hendricks as Anna
*Asif Ali as Lt. Ravi
*Cheri Oteri as Doris
*Tom Segura as Buddy
*Kiernan Shipka as Mo11y
*Sherry Cola as Charlotte Kang
*J. K. Simmons as Mitchell Flute, Marvin's Father.
*Joel McHale as Junior
*Tina Fey as Herself
*Anna Osceola as Bridget
*Jonathan Kite as Chuck Noland 
*Neil Magnuson 
*Yara Martinez
*Danny Mastrogiorgio 
*Danny Trejo as Tino
*Melissa Villasenor
*Tara Strong as Nedward
*David Herman
*Scott Menville

## Episodes
### Series overview
### Season 1 (2024)
### Season 2 (2025)
## References
American Statistical Association

The **American Statistical Association** (**ASA**) is a not-for-money group of statisticians in the United States. Their mission is to work on research about statistics and similar sciences. It was founded by Lemuel Shattuck in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839. The association publishes journals and holds international conferences every year.

## Mission 
The group's mission is to promote statistics, especially by doing the following things:

* support good research, journals, and meetings about statistics
* make education about statistics better
* encourage using statistics the right way
* help its members
* use the discipline of statistics to help humanity
* help the profession of statistics

## Membership 
As of 2022, the ASA has more 19,000 members. The group works with companies like AstraZeneca, Merck & Co., the National Security Agency, Pfizer, RTI International, StataCorp and Westat.

## Meetings 
The group holds meetings so that their members can meet each other and share ideas. ASA holds annual meetings called Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), Spring Research Conference (SRC), Conference on Statistical Practice (CSP), and other meetings.

## References
JMP (statistical software)

**JMP** is computer software used for statistical analysis and machine learning. It is created by JMP, a part of SAS Institute. The name is pronounced like the word "jump". The program was launched in 1989 to be used on MacOS, and can be used on MacOS and the Windows operating system. The software is used for analyzing and using data in areas like data mining, research and engineering.

## History
JMP was developed in the 1980s by John Sall and a team of programmers, to be used on the Apple Macintosh. The name originally stood for "John's Macintosh Project". It was released in October 1989. and JMP Live. The software has a simple menu design, and shows data using visual information like graphic so that users can easily discover information. It is used for designing experiments, analyzing data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining.

JMP can be used with the R and Python programming languages.

## References
Malice Mizer

**Malice Mizer** was a Japanese rock band. They were a part of the visual kei movement. They were formed in 1992 by guitarists Mana and Közi. They were a very successful band during the 1990s when they were signed to Nippon Columbia. Malice Mizer stopped making music in 2001, but reunited on a few occasions since then.

## Members 
* Mana – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion (1992–2001, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
* Közi – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, backing vocals, occasional cello (1992–2001, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
* Yu~ki – bass, contrabass, percussion (1992–2001, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

### Former members 
* Gaz – drums (1992–1993)
* Tetsu – lead vocals, occasional guitar (1992–1994)
* Kami – drums (1993–1999)
* Gackt – lead vocals, piano (1995–1999)
* Klaha – lead vocals (2000–2001)

## Albums 
* *Memoire* (1994)
* *Voyage Sans Retour* (1996)
* *Merveilles* (1998)
* *Bara no Seidou* (2000)

## References 
## Other websites 
* Malice Mizer official website
Iannis Xenakis

**Giannis Klearchou Xenakis** (also known as **Yannis** or **Iannis Xenakis**; , ; 29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Greek, French, and Romanian composer and architect

## Early Life 
Giannis Klearchou Xenakis was born in Brăila, Romania. He was born to Klearchos Xenakis, a businessman from Euboea, and Fotini Pavlou from Lemnos, a pianist. He would learn music at a boarding school and the National Technical University in Athens.

In college, Xenakis fought for the National Liberation Front. He later graduated from college. 

Xenakis left Greece for Paris as a refugee. He was sentenced in absentia to death in Greece. He came back many years later, once the sentence was ended.

## Works 
Xenakis wrote many musical compositions. This includes thirty two pieces for voice, two ballets, and seventeen solo instrumental pieces. 

## References 
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## Further reading 
* Amagali, Rosemary Tristano. (1975). "Texture as an Organizational Factor in Selected Works of Iannis Xenakis". M.M. Thesis, Indiana University.
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* Bardot, Jean-Marc. (1999). "Cendrées de Xenakis ou l'émergence de la vocalité dans la pensée xenakienne." Undergraduate thesis (equivalent). Saint-Etienne: Université Jean Monnet.
* Biasi, Salvatore di. (1994). *Musica e matematica negli anni 50–60: Iannis Xenakis*. Bologna. Università degli Studi di Bologna.
* Boivin, Jean. 1995. *La Classe de Messiaen*. Paris: Christian Bourgois.
* Clark, Philip. (2009). "Xenakis", in *The Wire Primers: A Guide To Modern Music*, 191–198. London and New York: Verso. .
* Kitsikis, Dimitri. (2014). Περί Ηρώων: Οι ήρωες και η σημασία τους για τον σύγχρονο ελληνισμό (On Heroes.: Heroes and Their Importance for Contemporary Hellenism). Athens: Herodotos.  (Chapter "Iannis Xenakis: Souvenirs from Paris, by D. Kitsikis, Xenakis's Intimate Friend").
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* Paland, Ralph, and Christoph von Blumröder (eds.). (2009). *Iannis Xenakis: Das elektroakustische Werk. Internationales Symposion. Tagungsbericht 2006*. Signale aus Köln. Beiträge zur Musik der Zeit 14. Vienna. Der Apfel. .
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* Woodward, Roger (2014). "Iannis Xenakis". *Beyond Black and White*. HarperCollins. pp.&nbsp;353-399. ISBN&nbsp;9780733323034

### Obituaries
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## Other websites 
* xenakis.musicportal.gr from the Institute for Research on Music and Acoustics, Athens (Greece) – in Greek and English with many score and audio examples
* Iannis-Xenakis.org by the Friends of Xenakis
* Medieval.org: Modern Music: Xenakis
* Luque, Sergio. 2009. "The Stochastic Synthesis of Iannis Xenakis." Leonardo Music Journal (19): 77–84
* Works catalogue 70-page PDF from Xenakis's publisher Éditions Durand-Salabert-Eschig
* Iannis Xenakis @ Boosey & Hawkes Publisher
* Iannis Xenakis: the aesthetics of his early works by Markos Zografos
* Iannis Xenakis Bibliography and Discography compiled by James Harley for Leonardo/ISAST
* Two articles by Grant Chu Covell (2006) documenting then-recent Xenakis recordings and books about Xenakis: Part 1 and Part 2
* Interview with Iannis Xenakis, 25 March 1997
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)

The  is a member of the Cabinet of Japan. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan.

The current minister is Norikazu Suzuki, who took office on 21 October 2025.

## List of ministers of agriculture, forestry and fisheries 
 
 
  

## Other websites
* Official website
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

***The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire*** is a 2000 American animated musical comedy-drama movie directed by Charles Grosvenor. It was a sequel to *The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock*.
DREAM Act

The **DREAM Act** is a U.S. legislative proposal that would provide temporary housing and work rights to minors who enter the United States as immigrants. If they meet further requirements, they could gain permanent residency. The bill was first introduced in 2001 by Senators Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch, and has been reintroduced multiple times. It has not passed Congress as of 2024.

## References
Paddlefish

, *Polyodon spathula*]]
**Paddlefish** are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Acipenseriformes. There are 8 genera in total, the two main species being the American and Chinese paddlefish, and the other 5 being fossil genera.

Aside from the American paddlefish, there is a hypothetical extinct species called "*Polyodon*" *tuberculata*, but there's not a lot of information about it.

## Description 
Just like sturgeons, paddlefish have a cartilaginous skeleton. They also have a unique feature; their notochord is still there despite growing up.

## Classification 
* **Family Polyodontidae** Bonaparte, 1838 (paddlefish)
** Genus †*Protopsephurus* Lu, 1994
** Genus †*Paleopsephurus* MacAlpin, 1941a
** Genus †*Pugiopsephurus* Hilton et al., 2023
** Genus †*Parapsephurus* Hilton et al., 2023
** **Subfamily** **Polyodontinae** Grande & Bemis, 1991 non Pflugfelder, 1934
*** Genus †*Crossopholis* Cope, 1883
*** Genus *Polyodon* Lacépède, 1797 (American paddlefish)
*** Genus †*Psephurus* Günther, 1873 (Chinese paddlefish)

## Habitat 
, *Psephurus gladius*]]

### *P. spathula* 
*See the main article: American paddlefish*

The American paddlefish (*Polyodon spathula*) once lived in oxbow lakes, big rivers, and more. However, it is now limited to the Mississippi possibly due to overfishing.

### *P. gladius* 
*See the main article: Chinese paddlefish*

The Chinese paddlefish (*Psephurus gladius*) lived in the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers while it was still alive, but now, it's extinct.

## Gallery 

File:Crossopholis.png|Restoration of *Crossopholis*
File:Parapsephurus.jpg|Holotype of *Parapsephurus*, note that the snout is separated
File:Paddlefish-USFWS-Fish-and-Aquatic-Conservation-2160x1440.jpg|An American paddlefish swimming
File:Psephurus gladius.jpg|Restoration of the Chinese paddlefish
File:Protopsephurus-Tianjin Natural History Museum.jpg|Fossil of *Protopsephurus*
File:Fish of the yixian formation (named).png|Restoration of *Protopsephurus* along with other fishes of the Yixian Formation

## References 
# "Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, declared extinct". *Animals*. 8 January 2020.
# Grande, Lance; Jin, Fan; Yabumoto, Yoshitaka; Bemis, William E. (2002). "*Protopsephurus liui*, a well-preserved primitive paddlefish (Acipenseriformes: Polyodontidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China". *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*.
# "†*Crossopholis* Cope 1883". *Paleobiology Database*.
Oversteer (movie)

**Oversteer** is a Singapore’s first car-racing movie, directed by Derrick Lui.

## Plot 
"Oversteer," which is based on a true incident, tells the tale of Wind, a young guy who gets into trouble with his family because of his love of vehicles and discovers a world for which he is unprepared. Unexpected allies help Wind as he navigates his personal and financial difficulties. The film portrays a touching and inspirational story set in the world of auto racing while examining themes of friendship, tenacity, and pursuing one's aspirations.

## Cast 
* Aden Tan as Wind
* Yaodong Zhang as Tony
* Yu Tian Long  as Ah Long
* Hanrey Low as Fu
* Grace Teo as Grace
* Jannassa Neo as Cloud

## Production 
Oversteer is a collaboration between Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Myanmar.

## Release 
The movie was released on 31 January 2024at *VivoCity*and *Golden Village cinemas.*

## References 
18. https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/11/film-review-oversteer-2024-by-derrick-lui/
Hostess Brands

**Hostess Brands** is an American bakery company. It was founded in 2013. It owns several bakeries in the United States that produce snack cakes under the Hostess and Dolly Madison brand names and its Canadian subsidiary, Voortman Cookies Ltd.

## History 
The company was originally called Interstate Bakeries. Interstate changed its name to Hostess in 2009. After it was closed it was renamed Old HB. Another company restarted Hostess in 2013. The company was bought by Smuckers in 2023.
+Beryll

**+Beryll** is a company that makes luxury goods and fashion accessories. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is mostly known for making designer sunglasses and other items like clothes. +Beryll has a main store in Santa Monica, and its products are sold in more than 500 stores. He was first trained as an architect, and then began making handmade sunglasses for his brand. Later, the company made other items like jewelry, handbags, boots,

Sigmar Berg's work is influenced by his European background and the Bauhaus style of architecture. The brand is sold in over 500 stores, Other sunglasses have been worn by Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Paquin,

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Alfonso the Battler

**Alfonso I**, also called **the Battler** or **the Warrior**, was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until he died in 1134. He was the son of King Sancho Ramírez and became king after his brother Peter I. Through his marriage to Urraca, Queen of Castile, Alfonso was given the title "Emperor of Spain." He became famous after the defeat of Zaragoza in 1118 and other towns like Tudela and Calatayud. Alfonso died in 1134 after losing a battle against the Muslims at Fraga.

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Afterpay

**Afterpay** is an Australian financial technology company that provides a "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service. Customers can purchase items and pay for them in four interest-free installments. The company is owned by Block, Inc. and was founded in Australia in 2014 by Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen. Afterpay operates in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.

Afterpay started in Australia in October 2014 and became a publicly traded company in 2016. In 2018, it expanded into the US market, partnering with retailers like Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. By May 2020, Afterpay had five million customers in the US. It also acquired Clearpay, a UK-based BNPL service, to grow its presence in the UK.

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Zip Co

**Zip Co Limited**, often called **Zip**, is an Australian digital financial services company operating in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. As of their FY24 report, they have 6.0 million active customers and a transaction volume of A$10.1 billion, with revenue of A$868.0 million.

Zip was founded in 2013 by Larry Diamond and Peter Gray as **Zip Money**, offering digital credit to customers. They later introduced Zip Pay for everyday purchases. In 2015, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as zipMoney Limited. In 2016, Zip acquired the popular finance app Pocketbook.

In 2017, Zip secured a $260 million debt facility and was ranked #7 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 APAC. The company rebranded from ZipMoney Limited to Zip Co Limited in December 2017 and changed its ASX ticker code from ‘ZML’ to ‘ZIP’ in January 2018.

Zip expanded by acquiring PartPay in 2019 and SpotCap ANZ the same year. In 2020, they bought Quadpay Inc for $430 million. By March 2021, Zip was operating in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom and the USA.

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Grafa

**Grafa** is an Australian financial media company that turns financial data into rich media content. This data includes information about stocks, cryptocurrencies, forex, and economies. The website and the app were created at the end of 2019, co-founded by Heidi and Jon.

Grafa uses artificial intelligence to personalize financial news and data. The platform also has AI video presenters for live market reports.

In September 2022, Grafa publicly launched its platform, including a premium version that lets users set alerts for specific changes in assets and economic events. By 2022, the platform had users from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and India.

They received a Bronze Award for app design from A' Design in 2021 and were a finalist in the INCITE tech awards in Australia that same year.

## Partnerships
In March 2023, Grafa partnered with The West Australian to create an online finance video series called "Trading Up."

In March 2024, Grafa partnered with UP Fintech, a company listed on NASDAQ. This partnership included integrating Grafa's AI newsfeed into the Tiger Trade trading app.

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Raiz

**Raiz Invest Limited**, previously known as **Acorns**, is an Australian financial technology company operating in Australia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and allows Australians to micro-invest their spare change from everyday purchases into exchange-traded funds.

As of October 2021, Raiz has 419,552 monthly active users and manages $694.27 million in funds. In the fiscal year 2020, the company earned $10.3 million in revenue. Brendan Malone serves as the Managing Director and CEO.

Since its launch in February 2016, the average user’s investment portfolio has grown by 11% annually. Most users (70%) are between 18 and 35 years old, and over 80% invest at least once a month. The minimum amount to open an account is $5.

## Superannuation scheme
Raiz launched its superannuation product, Raiz Invest super, on July 16, 2018, which currently manages $69.7 million.

## International expansion
Raiz is expanding in Indonesia, with 112,000 customers signed up and plans to develop new products. Monthly fees have been introduced in Indonesia, and Malaysia has 40,000 customers.

## Awards
Raiz has been recognized as Australia's Investment Innovator of the Year at the FinTech Business Awards in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

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The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses

***The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses*** is a 2005 American animated musical comedy-drama movie directed by Charles Grosvenor. It was a sequel to *The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration*.
1926 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting

The '''1926 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting''' was an international women's athletics competition in Brussels, Belgium organized by the Brussels Femina Club. The meeting was held in Josaphat Park on 1 August 1926. It was the fifth time the meeting was held.

Tickets were sold for 10 Franc (ring) or 7 Franc (numbered stands). The French athletes were announced on 29 July 1926. A complete list of athletes and the disciplines was published on 1 August 1926.

 

## Schedule
The meeting started at 3pm (local time). The meeting also included national events.

### 80 metres
### Discus throw
### 1000 metres
Degrande was leading the first part of the race ahead of British Edith Trickey. At a certain point Belgian Walburga Van Steenlandt moved to the front of the race. After a sprint of Trickey, she wins in 2:15, only one meter ahead of Van Steenlandt.

### 250 metres
The 250 metres event consisted of two heats where the best two athletes of each heat continued to the final.

### High jump
The Belgians Elise Van Truyen and Léontine Stevens jumped over 1.40 meters in their first attempt. The French Patouillet after her second attempt and the French Laloz failed all three her attempts. Only Van Truyen was able to jump over the 1.45 meters. She later also tried to jump over the 1.47 meters to beat the Belgian national record (1.455 m), but failed in doing so.

### 83 metres hurdles
### Javelin throw
In the score consists of two throws with the right arm. Left arm not measured.

### Olympic relay
The Olympic relay consisted of 800 metres, 400 metres, 200 metres and 80 metres.

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The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave

***The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave*** is a 2016 American animated musical comedy-drama movie directed by Davis Doi. It was a sequel to *The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends*.
James Goodnight

**James Goodnight** is an American software programmer and billionaire who co-founded SAS Institute.

## Early life 
He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of April 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$7.4 billion, making him the richest person in North Carolina.

## Early life and education 
Goodnight was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, on January 6, 1943. He worked at his father's hardware store as a child. Goodnight became a student at North Carolina State University (NCSU) where he first started writing software. In 1968, he got his master's degree in statistics from NCSU. Afterwards, he went back to NCSU to get his PhD in statistics. He was a faculty member at the university from 1972 to 1976. Goodnight and his team members Anthony James Barr, John Sall and Jane Helwig left the college to found a company called SAS Institute, which develops SAS software. The company's software is used for data management, analytics and artificial intelligence.

Goodnight has been CEO of SAS Institute for over 45 years. The company made $138,000 in its first year, and grew to make $3.2 billion in 2022. It is one of the largest privately held software providers in the world. The company is known for being a good work environment for employees, and having efficient management.

In 1981, Goodnight is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. Goodnight has been called the "Godfather of AI" for helping create SAS.

Goodnight has loaned items from his rock and fossil collection to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences so that the public can view them.

### Wealth and charity 
Goodnight is the richest person in North Carolina,

Goodnight has worked to improve education, especially in areas like science and mathematics. In 1996, Goodnight founded the prep school Cary Academy with his wife Ann, his business partner John Sall, and Sall's wife Ginger. 

The Goodnights have donated to North Carolina State University to create scholarships and educational fellowships for students and faculty at the university. They founded the Goodnight Educational Foundation in 2005. The foundation has donated to the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities' Science of Reading Initiative and Western Carolina University.

The Goodnights have also donated to wildlife conservation and historical preservation. They sponsored the Jim and Ann Goodnight Museum Park, part of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.

He and his wife have invested in the town Cary, North Carolina, where they live. He owns Prestonwood Country Club and The Umstead Hotel and Spa.

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Yola dialect

**Yola**, more commonly and historically the **Forth and Bargy dialect**, is an extinct dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. As such, it was probably similar to the Fingallian dialect of the Fingal area. Both became functionally extinct in the 19th century when they were replaced by modern Hiberno-English. The word *yola* means "old" in the dialect. In modern times, there have been efforts to revive the dialect.
Banshee (TV series)

***Banshee*** is an American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler that aired on Cinemax for four seasons from January 11, 2013, to May 20, 2016, comprising a total of 38 episodes. 

The show, along with Strike Back, was one of Cinemax's first original series since Comedy Experiment and The Richard Belzer Show in the 80s to early 90s. A 10-episode second season debuted in January 2014. Banshee was renewed for a third season that same month, which debuted in January 2015.
General Paz Juniors

**Club Atlético General Paz Juniors**, generally known as **General Paz Juniors** or simply **Juniors**,is an Argentina football club. It was founded on April 27, 1914 and its main activity is football . They play on the Carlos "Lalo" Lacasia Stadium, located in the "Juniors" neighborhood. Currently playing in the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, the fourth category of Argentine football.

This team during his history has been mainly good on football. It haves 9 titles of the Liga Cordobesa, being the third team with most titles in the league, and this team managed to play on the second division of Argentina in 2000

In addition to football, the club offers other disciplines such as: basketball, volleyball, handball, swimming, figure skating, hockey, tennis, martial arts, gymnastics, women's football, futsal, children's football and acrotela.

Their colors are white and blue

Its stadium is the Carlos "Lalo" Lacasia, located in the Juniors neighborhood and with capacity for 12,000 spectators.

Its classic rival its the club Union San Vicente, it also haves rivality with Racing (Cordoba) and Las Palmas.
Sisimpur

**Sisimpur** is the Bangladeshi version of the American children's television series *Sesame Street*. It started in April 2005 on Bangladesh Television. Nayantara Communications make the show in Bangladesh and Sesame Workshop. Sisimpur is the first educational television program for children in Bangladesh. It was targeted that about 4 million children would view the program in the first two years.

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List of Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries

Here is a list of **Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries**, which includes inventions and discoveries invented or discovered by people from Bangladesh. These can be inventions or discoveries made by Bangladeshis, either inside Bangladesh or outside the country.

## Inventions and improvements 
The following is a list of inventions, innovations or discoveries known or generally recognized to be Bangladeshi.

## Related pages
* Invention
* List of Indian inventions and discoveries
* List of Pakistani inventions and discoveries
* Patent

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Nathan's Famous

'''Nathan's Famous, Inc.''' is an American fast food restaurant which specializes in hot dogs. The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded in 1916 by Nathan Handwerker.

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held every year on July 4 in Coney Island. Contestants try to eat as many hot dogs as possible in 10 minutes.

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Raphael Dwamena

**Raphael Vani Dwamena** (12 September 1995   - 11 November 11  2023) was a Ghanaian football player.
## Career 
Dwamena began his career at Red Bull Ghana. In January 2014 he moved to Austria to AKA Salzburg. He made his professional debut for the FC Liefering  on matchday 1 of the 2014/15 season against TSV Hartberg. For the 2016/17 season he moved to league rivals SC Austria Lustenau. In January 2017 he moved to the Swiss second division club FC Zurich. With Zurich he was promoted to the Super League at the end of the season.

On August 21, 2017, it was confirmed that Dwamena would move to Brighton & Hove Albion in England. However, he did not have a work permit to play in the Premier League in England. On August 25, 2017 it was announced that Dwamena had failed medical examinations . In August 2018 he moved to Spain to UD Levante. For the 2019/20 season he was loaned to the second division club Real Zaragoza.He missed a large part of the playing time due to heart problems. After the loan ended, he finally left Levante for the 2020/21 season and moved to Denmark to Vejle BK. He made five appearances in the Superliga for the Danes before his heart problems came  back.

After half a year without a club, Dwamena returned to Austria for the 2021/22 season. He joined the second division club FC Blau-Weiß Linz. After his recent heart problems, he was removed from the squad in December 2021 for safety reasons. In August 2022, Dwamena then returned to Switzerland and moved to fifth division club BSC Old Boys Basel.In January 2023, Dwamena moved to Albania to KS Egnatia Rrogozhina in the Kategoria Superiore, the highest Albanian league.
## International 
In December 2016, Dwamena was called up to a training camp for the Ghana national team for the first time. In June 2017 he made his debut for the national team in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Ethiopia (5-0) and scored two goals.
## Death 
Because of his k=nown heart problems since 2017,  a defibrillator  was implanted  2020. In 2022 he had the defibrillator removed. On November 11, 2023, Dwamena collapsed on the pitch at Arena Egnatia.  At 1:50 p.m. local time, Dwamena died on the way to hospital.

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John Sall

**John P. Sall** (born 1948) is an American billionaire and software programmer who co-founded SAS Institute and created JMP statistical software.

## Early life and education 
John Sall was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1948, and was interested in science as a child.

He got a bachelor's degree in history from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin and then went to Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he got a master's degree in economics. While he was studying at NIU, Sall became interested in statistics and computer science. He went to study statistics at North Carolina State University, where he was given an honorary doctorate in 2003. He received an honorary doctorate from NIU in 2014.

## Career 
John Sall worked with programmer James Goodnight at North Carolina State University.

### JMP 
Sall started creating JMP, which originally stood for "John's Macintosh Project", in the 1980s, He is still JMP's chief architect.

## Personal life 
Sall lives in Cary, North Carolina. He is married and has four children. Sall was on the board of The Nature Conservancy from 2002 to 2011, Sall and his wife also work with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), CARE, Pan American Health Organization, and other non-profits. He is a member of the North Carolina State University board of trustees.

Sall owns about one-third of SAS Institute, while Goodnight owns the rest of the company.  According to Forbes, Sall's net worth was about $4.2 billion in 2016, making him the 392nd richest person in the United States at the time.

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Karin Larsson (archer)

**Karin Larsson** (born 16 July 1976) is a Swedish archer. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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