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Assembly of Vojvodina

The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has 120 members that are elected every four years.
The President of the Assembly was Istvan Pasztor of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM). The current parliament was elected in 2020.
Presidents
Other websites
Assembly of Vojvodina
Government of Serbia
Organizations based in Serbia
Unicameral legislatures
Ace Frehley

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27, 1951) is an American guitarist best known as one of the first members of the rock band Kiss. He was the lead guitar player in the band. When the band started wearing costumes and face paint onstage Frehley chose paint that made him look like he was from outer space. Frehley played with the group from 1973 until 1982.
When he left Kiss he started making his own music as a solo musician. In 1996 he went back to playing with Kiss. His second time playing with Kiss stopped in 2002 when he left the band at the end of their world tour.
He went back to his solo career. His last album was finished in September, 2009.
Other websites
Ace Frehley Official Website
1951 births
Living people
American rock guitarists
American songwriters
Musicians from New York City
American heavy metal musicians
Kiss (band)
Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez (born September 9, 1934) is an African-American poet. She is known for being part of the Black Arts Movement.
Sanchez was born Wilsonia Benita Driver in Birmingham, Alabama on September 9, 1934. She studied at Hunter College, and New York University. She founded the Black Studies program at San Francisco State University. She was poet-in-residence at Temple University.
She has written over twelve books of poetry. She has also written plays and children's books.
References
Other websites
Academy of American Poets
Sonia Sanchez Biography at Voices from the Gap
Approaches to Teaching Sonia Sanchez's Poetry
An Evening with Sonia Sanchez
Painted Voices: Sonia Sanchez Biography
Women of Color Women of Word
Sonia Sanchez Biography at Speak Out
Sonia Sanchez Article at the Heath Anthology of American Literature
1934 births
Living people
American poets
Writers from Birmingham, Alabama
Kinetic Art

Kinetic art is depiction of motion in art objects. Kinetic art is a term that today most often refers to three-dimensional sculptures. Manifesto of Futurism written by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and published in 1909 was first document who emphasized the need of speed, changes.
Kinetic art originated in the 20-30s of the XX century. Experiments in creating dynamic plastics are found in futurism, Dadaism, Bauhaus and Russian constructivism.
Art
National hero

The title of Hero is presented by various governments in recognition of acts of self-sacrifice to the state, and great achievements in combat or labour.
Related pages
Father of the Nation
Folk hero
Titles
National symbols
Folklore
2020–21 NFL playoffs

The 2020-21 NFL playoffs was the playoff tournament for the 2020 season. It began on January 9, 2021 and ended with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers becoming champions by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Participants
Bracket
Schedule
References
2021 in sports
2020 National Football League season
International law

International law is the law that is used when there is a conflict between countries. There are two different types of international law:
Public International Law applies to all countries but is not enforceable.
Private International Law is when there is a conflict between two or more countries that broke a certain law based on the countries' law. It is composed of a set of treaties.
In recent years, people have also seen international organizations like the United Nations use international law.
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International human rights law
Geneva Conventions
Laws of war
Roerich Pact
International law
Vitória S.C.

Vitoria Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitoria de Guimaraes, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimaraes that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.
Vitoria de Guimaraes have finished third in the Primeira Liga on four occasions.
References
20th-century establishments in Portugal
1922 establishments in Europe
Portuguese football clubs
Jewel

Jewels (or gems or gemstones) are rare minerals. They usually come in colours and sizes. They begin in a rough rock form, but can be cut and polished to turn into a jewellery.
However, some other non-mineral rocks (such as lapis lazuli) or organic materials can also be also used for jewelry and are called gemstones. These include amber or jet. Pearls and coral are sometimes also called gemstones.
Most gemstones are hard. Soft minerals are used in jewelry too, because of their luster that gives them value.
Being rare or in short supply also makes a gemstone valuable.
History
The Ancient Greeks began to decide which gems are precious and semi-precious. This continued in other cultures.
In modern times, the precious stones are diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, with all other gemstones being semi-precious.
Types
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Diamond
Emerald
Jade
Peridot
Ruby
Sapphire
Topaz
Turquoise
Opal
Spinel
References
Other websites
"Book of Royal Gemstones" is a book from 1554 that talks about gemstones.
"The Blossoms of Thoughts Regarding the Precious Stones" is an old book from the 1600s that is considered one of the most important books about precious stones. It is written in the Arabic language.
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Network Time Protocol

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for distributing the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over IP networks.
NTP is one of the oldest Internet Protocols still in use (since before 1985) and uses UDP port 123.
References
Other websites
NTP Public Services Project This is the home for the NTP (Network Time Protocol) Public Services Project which provides public support for the NTP Project and the IETF NTP Working Group. Also a Wiki with lists of NTP servers.
IETF NTP working group
David Mills' NTP project page
NTP version 4 Release Notes
Time and NTP paper
NTP Articles and News - A collection of NTP related articles and news
NTP Survey 2005
Network Time Protocol - National Research Council of Canada
Network Time Server - NTP time server software for Windows
Online NTP Test Utility - Tests a NTP Server which is public to the internet
A Brief Guide to NTP - Google Knol on NTP
Time Synchronisation Blog
Other time synchronization protocols
Daytime protocol DAYTIME synchronization protocol via TCP or UDP port 13
ICMP protocol Time synchronization with ICMP timestamps (basis for timed )
HTTP Time Protocol (HTP) Time synchronization with HTTP headers
Reference-Broadcast Synchronization (RBS) Time synchronization for wireless networks
Time protocol Time synchronization protocol via TCP or UDP port 37
Internet protocols
Trumbo (movie)

Trumbo is a 2015 American biographical-drama movie directed by Jay Roach. It was written by Michael London. The movie is about when screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is blacklisted as a communist for his support of the Communist Party of the USA during the 1950s.
It stars Bryan Cranston as Trumbo with Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg, and John Goodman. It was released to positive reviews on November 6, 2015.
Other websites
2015 drama movies
2010s biographical movies
Movies directed by Jay Roach
American biographical movies
American drama movies
Movies set in the 1950s
Movies set in Los Angeles
Arthrostylidium multispicatum

Arthrostylidium multispicatum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family.
Distribution
Arthrostylidium multispicatum is native to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
References
Bamboo species
Sticky

Stickiness or the quality of being sticky can refer to several things:
When something has adhesion and cohesion
the main property of glue
Sticky (economics)
Sticky (comics)
Sticky content on the Web attracts visitors to return to the site and/or spend long periods of time on the same site
Sticky note
Dessert wines are called stickies in Australia.
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Arundel, Maine

Arundel is a town in York County, Maine, United States.
Towns in Maine
Telgruc-sur-Mer

Telgruc-sur-Mer () is a commune. It is found in the region Brittany in the Finistere department in the northwest of France.
Communes in Finistere
Merlimont

Merlimont is a commune. It is in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department. This is in northern France.
Related pages
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
Other websites
Merlimont's own website
Position of Merlimont on a map of France
Communes in Pas-de-Calais
Cordaitales

Cordaitales are an extinct order of woody plants. They are gymnosperms which may have been early conifers.
They had cone-like reproductive structures rather like those of modern conifers. The Cordaitales appeared during the Carboniferous period. They made big trees which were common on drier ground in tropical environments.
Also, some tall trees and some shrubby mangrove-like species of Cordaitales seem to have grown in the Carboniferous coal swamps. Cordaitales were also abundant during the Permian, but died out at the end of the Permian.
Many Cordiatales had elongated strap-like leaves, which look like the leaves of some modern-day conifers of the Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae.
References
Gymnosperms
Run, Fat Boy, Run

Run Fat Boy Run is a 2007 British romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort and Hank Azaria. It was released in the UK on 7 September 2007, in Canada on 10 September 2007 and in the United States on 28 March 2008.
Characters and cast
Simon Pegg as Dennis Doyle
Thandie Newton as Elizabeth Olivia 'Libby' Odell
Hank Azaria as Whit
Dylan Moran as Gordon
Harish Patel as Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort as Maya Goshdashtidar
Matthew Fenton as Jake
Simon Day as Vincent
Ruth Sheen as Claudine
Tyrone Huggins as Grover
Nevan Finegan as Mickey
Guest appearances
Chris Hollins (sports reporter)
Peter Serafinowicz (reporter voice over)
Denise Lewis (British athlete)
Stephen Merchant (injured runner)
David Walliams (customer in Libby's shop)
References
Other websites
Official site
Official Canadian site
Interview with director David Schwimmer at YouTube
2007 romantic comedy movies
2000s sports comedy movies
British romantic comedy movies
2000s English-language movies
Movies set in London
Mitre

A mitre is a tall hat worn by leaders in some Christian churches. In the Roman Catholic church, it is worn by bishops, archbishops or cardinals (higher order). The front and back are the shape of a triangle. It is only worn when the bishop is dressed in his special religious clothes, but is used on a coat of arms to show that the owner is a bishop.
Mitres are also worn by some clergy in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
Christian clothing
Headgear
Burhan Muhammad

Burhan Muhammad (3 August 1957 - 19 May 2015) was an Indonesian diplomat. From 14 November 2012 until his death, he was the Ambassador to Pakistan. He was born in Yogyakarta.
Muhammad was badly burned and injured in a helicopter crash in Naltar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan on 8 May 2015. He later died at a hospital in Singapore, aged 57.
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1957 births
2015 deaths
Accidental deaths
Ambassadors of Indonesia
Aviation deaths
Indonesian politicians
Safi

Safi (Berber: Asfi, ; , Portuguese: Safim) is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Safi Province, it has a population of 282,227 (2004 census). Safi is the main fishing port for the country's sardine industry, and also exports phosphates, textiles and ceramics.
References
Other websites
Entry in Lexicorient
Cities in Morocco
Sirius

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It is a binary star system in Canis Major, near Orion. It has an apparent magnitude of -1.46. The system is between 200 and years old. It was originally composed of two stars: one was blue-white and one was white.
Sirius appears bright because of its intrinsic luminosity and its position (it is relatively close to Earth). At a distance of 2.6 parsecs (8.6 ly), the Sirius system is one of Earth's near neighbours.
The Egyptians called this star 'Sopdet'. They relied on it to predict when the flood season would start. Sirius is sometimes called the Dog Star. The phrase the dog days of summer means the hottest days of summer.
Sirius A
Sirius A is about twice as massive as the Sun and has an absolute magnitude of 1.42. It is 25 times more luminous than the Sun, but has a significantly lower luminosity than other bright stars such as Canopus or Rigel.
Sirius B
Originally, Sirius B had about five times the mass of the Sun. and was a B-type star (roughly B4-5) when it still was on the main sequence.
Sirius B used up its fuel and became a red giant. Then it shed its outer layers and collapsed into its present state as a white dwarf, about years ago. Its mass now is about the same as the Sun.
Related pages
Canis Major
References
Binary stars
Reiki (era)

was a after Wado and before Yoro. This period started in September 715 and ended in November 717. The reigning empress was .
Events of the Reiki era
715 (Reiki 1): In the 7th year of Gemmei's reign, the empress abdicated; and her daughter received the succession (senso). Soon after, Empress Gensho's new role as empress is confirmed with ceremonies (sokui).
Related pages
Nara period
References
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
710s establishments in Japan
710s disestablishments in Japan
715 establishments
717 disestablishments
Brittany Daniel

Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American actress. She works mostly in television programs. She and her twin sister Cynthia performed in many venues using the "twin gimmick." She played Jessica Wakefield in the teen sit-com Sweet Valley High. When she Sweet Valley program ended, Cynthia decided to leave acting in favor of a career as a photographer and Brittany decide to keep right on acting. She played Kelly Pitts in the comedy-drama television series The Game.
Brittany Daniel was born in Gainesville, Florida.
References
Actors from Florida
1976 births
Living people
Fox McCloud

is a video game character from the Star Fox series. He was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by Takaya Imamura. He is a red fox and the main character of the series.
In the English version of Star Fox 64, he was voiced by Mike West. In both the Japanese version of Star Fox 64 and Super Smash Bros., Fox's voices were done by Shinobu Satouchi. For English dialogue of Super Smash Bros. Melee and Star Fox Adventures, Fox's voice was done by Steve Malpass. In Star Fox: Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, his voice was done by Jim Walker in the English version and by Kenji Nojima in the Japanese version.
Fictional characters introduced in 1993
Nintendo video game characters
Star Fox
Claudecir (footballer, born 1975)

Claudecir Aparecido de Aguiar (born October 15, 1975) is a former Brazilian football player.
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1975 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Clarksville, Tennessee

The city in New Zealand is at Clarksville, New Zealand
Clarksville is a city in Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County and is Tennessee's fifth largest city. As of the 2010 census , the city had a total population of 132,929, and as of 2017 had an estimated population of 153,205. Clarksville is the central city of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville metropolitan statistical area, which is made up of Montgomery County, Tennessee, and Christian County, Kentucky.
The city has several nicknames: "The Queen City", "Gateway to the New South", and "Clarksvegas" (The name of a former bar in town).
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Cities in Tennessee
County seats in Tennessee
Ahmad Shah Massoud

Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan military commander during Afghan-Soviet war and later on in the civil war afterwards. He was an ethnic Tajik and a Sunni muslim. During the civil war, he defended the capital from the Taliban, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Abdul Rashid Dostum.
After the Taliban came to power in 1996, Massoud returned to armed opposition. Mssoud rejected the Talibans radical interpretation of Islam. He became the leader of the Northern Alliance which allied with NATO during the war against the Taliban. He was assassinated on September 9, 2001, two days before the September 9/11 attacks in the US.
Afghan generals
Assassinated people
2011 deaths
Afghan politicians
Deaths by suicide bomber
European Convention on Human Rights

Countries, which are members of the Council of Europe agreed on certain points written in a document to ensure human rights written in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These points became the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In its shorter form it is European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The convention also established the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and the sentence of this Court has a force legal power by its Article 46.
The ECHR was written on 4 November 1950.
The ECHR has made many protocols, for example: protocol 2nd for right to education, 12th against all discrimination also by public authority and 13th for complete abolition of the death penalty. Protocols are set of rules. All member countries must follow these rules.
The ECtHR can give decisions on complaints or cases which come to it. If a person thinks that a European country has abused his or her human rights, that person may take the matter to the judges of ECtHR. The judges will listen to the complaint and give their decisions. These decisions must be followed by the governments of the countries.
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Council of Europe
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International human rights law
Human rights
Human rights
Human Rights
Treaties and Conventions
Royal Alcazar of Madrid

The Royal Alcazar of Madrid (Real Alcazar de Madrid) was a former royal residence. It was originally built as a fortress by Muslims between 850 and 856 AD. It was in the center of Madrid and served as the center of the Spanish royal court. This was up to the construction of the Royal Palace of Madrid by the Bourbons in the 1700's. the great building kept its original title of Alcazar (English: "fortress").
The first extension to the building was completed in 1537 and was commissioned by King Charles I. Its exterior was constructed by the architect "Juan Gomez de Mora" in 1636, commissioned by King Philip IV.
It was famous for its many paintings and for its unusual architecture. It was the residence of the Spanish Royal Family and home of the Court until it was destroyed by fire in 1734. Many artistic treasures were lost. This included over 500 paintings, although 1,038 artworks were saved from the fire. One of these was Las Meninas by Velazquez. It was damaged, but later restored by Juan Garcia de Miranda.
Related pages
Royal Palace of Madrid the building that is presently on the site.
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Castles in Spain
Buildings and structures in Madrid
9th-century buildings and structures
Bughouse chess

Bughouse chess (also known as transfer chess or exchanged chess) is a version of the game chess. It is played by four people in two teams. Each team has two players. Teammates sit next to each other, and use opposite colored pieces. (This means that one player on a team will have white pieces and the other will have black pieces.) The game is played on two chess boards. Two chess clocks can also be used. Two games of chess are played in at the same time. If a player one game captures a piece, following the regular rules of chess, they give that piece to their partner to use in the other game. The partner can put the piece on the board instead of making a normal move. Pawns can not be placed in the first or last row but other pieces can be placed in any empty space.
If one player wins, that team wins the match.
The game is usually played with a clock, which is often set from as short as one minute (usually when played online) to five minutes or longer. If a player runs out of time, that player's team loses.
There are many variations in how to play bughouse; most of these variations have to do with pawns.
Chess variants
Bagnères-de-Luchon

Bagneres-de-Luchon (), also called Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of southwest France.
Communes in Haute-Garonne
Spa towns in France
Luther Strange

Luther "Big Luther" Johnson Strange III (born March 1, 1953) was the junior United States Senator from Alabama. He served as the 49th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Alabama from 2011 through 2017. Strange was a candidate for public office in both 2006 and 2010.
Early life
Luther was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied at Tulane University earning his BA and JD degrees.
Political career
In 2006, Strange ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and defeated George Wallace, Jr. in the Republican primary. Strange then lost the general election to Democrat Jim Folsom, Jr.. In 2010, Strange defeated incumbent Attorney General Troy King in the Republican primary, before going on to win the general election on November 2, 2010, against Democrat James Anderson.
United States senator (2017-2018)
On December 6, 2016, Strange announced his candidacy for the seat held by Jeff Sessions after then-President-Elect Donald Trump had announced on November 18, 2016 that he would be nominating Sessions to the office of Attorney General of the United States. Strange was appointed as Senator on February 9, 2017, by Alabama governor Robert J. Bentley to fill out the seat after Sessions resigned to become Attorney General.
At tall, Strange is the tallest U.S. Senator in history.
2017 special election
Strange ran for a full term in the 2017 special election and advanced to the Republican primary runoff, where he lost to the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, Roy Moore.
Personal life
Strange is married to Melissa Strange. They have two children.
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1953 births
Living people
United States senators from Alabama
Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama
Republican Party (United States) politicians
Haroun

The Haroun was the government of the Daraawiish, a 19th century Dhulbahante state. The British government realized how important the haroun was. They said this about it:
but the Haroun, which was his emblem of power and seat of government, offered a fairly large though movable objective. Though the Mullah himself might escape, the capture of the Haroun meant the destruction of his prestige, and, in all probability, his own final surrender.
References
Darawiish
19th-century establishments in Africa
Pixel

A pixel (short for picture element) is a single point in a picture. On the monitor of a computer, a pixel is usually a square. Every pixel has a color and all the pixels together are the picture. The color of a pixel can be stored by using a combination of red, green and blue (RGB) but other combinations are also possible, such as cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK).
The word "pixel"
The word "pixel" was first used in a paper by Frederic C. Billingsley in 1965. He did not create the word himself. He got it from Keith E. McFarland but Keith does not know where he got it from. Keith said that the word was in use in those days.
The word "pixel" uses "pix" as a shorter word (an abbreviation) for "picture". The word pix was first used in 1932 in Variety, a magazine. It was an abbreviation for "pictures" or movies. By 1938 the word "pix" was also used for pictures that did not move (still pictures).
The word "picture element" is even older. For example, the German word Bildpunkt (which means "picture point") was used in a 1888 patent of Paul Gottlieb Nipkow.
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Display resolution
Raster graphics
Computer graphics
Judy Dyble

Judith Aileen Dyble (pronounced Die-bull; 13 February 1949 - 12 July 2020) was an English singer-songwriter and pianist. She was known for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. She and Ian McDonald joined and recorded several tracks with Giles, Giles and Fripp, who later became King Crimson. Dyble was born in London.
Dyble died in Oxfordshire, England on 12 July 2020 from lung cancer, aged 71.
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1949 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from lung cancer
English pianists
Singer-songwriters from London
Musicians from London
Forced labor

Forced labor includes all forms of slavery and related practices including debt slavery, serfdom, human trafficking and labor camps. It is any work or service a person is forced to do against their will. It usually includes a threat of some form of punishment. The International Labour Organization had defined Forced labor as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily." This was in the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29). Exceptions included work done while serving in a military organization, community service when the work serves the community, and anyone convicted and serving a prison sentence. Convict labor must be supervised by public officials. The convention does not allow convicts to be under the supervision of private individuals, companies or organizations.
There are over 29 million people living as slaves today. There are an estimated 60,000 slaves living in the United States. This includes prostitutes and sex workers, illegal immigrants and those held in debt bondage.
References
Labor
Human rights abuses
Wataru Misaka

Wataru "Wat" Misaka (December 21, 1923 - November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. He was the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Misaka played college basketball for the Utah Utes. He played three games for the New York Knicks in 1947. He was born in Ogden, Utah.
Misaka died at the age of 95 on November 20, 2019 in Salt Lake City.
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1923 births
2019 deaths
New York Yankees players
People from Ogden, Utah
Sportspeople from Salt Lake City, Utah
Deptford

Deptford ( ) is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham. From the middle of the 16th century to the late 19th century, Deptford was home to Deptford Dockyard which was the first Royal Navy dockyard. The area declined as the Royal Navy moved out and commercial docks closed. The last dock, Convoys Wharf, closed in the year 2000.
Areas of London
Per Olov Enquist

Per Olov Enquist (23 September 1934 - 25 April 2020) was a Swedish author. He worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist. He became well-known around the world with his novel The Visit of the Royal Physician (1999). His awards include Nordic Council Literature Prize (1968), Dobloug Prize (1988), Nelly Sachs Prize (2003) and Swedish Academy Nordic Prize (2010). Some of his works have been translated from Swedish to English by Tiina Nunnally.
Enquist was born in Hjoggbole, a village in present-day Skelleftea Municipality, Vasterbotten. He died on 25 April 2020 in Vaxholm of multiple organ failure. He was 85.
Related pages
List of Swedish-language writers
References
Other websites
1934 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from multiple organ failure
Swedish novelists
Swedish journalists
Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire, an area ruled by the great Mongol Khans in the 13th and 14th centuries, was one of the largest land empires in history.
The original homeland of the Mongols, was bounded by the Khingan Mountains on the east, the Altai and Tian mountains on the west, the Shilka River and the mountain ranges by Lake Baikal on the north, and the Great Wall of China on the south.
It was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 AD when he brought together the Mongol and Turkic tribes. When he died in 1227 AD, he had conquered Central Asia, North China and parts of eastern Persia. Later his grandson Kublai Khan would go on to expand the empire and found the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty, ruling whole China. The Mongol Empire stretched from Eastern Europe to East Asia, including Central Asia and the Middle East. Its power did not last long, though. By the 1360s it had broken into several empires, all of which were later destroyed.
One of Shi Tianze's sons married a daughter of the Mongol official Menggu Baer (Meng-ku Pa-erh) on an epitaph that Hu Zhiyu wrote. The son is mentioned as having served as Minister of the Right. Shi Jiang (Shih Chiang) and Shi Ge (Shih Ko) among the 8 sons of Shi Tianze were minister of the right and it could be either one of them. Shi Tianze who was Han himself had 2 Jurchen wives, 1 Korean wife and a Han wife. The National history project of the Mongol empire under Kublai was supervised and directed by Shi Tianze who was the left chancellor recommended by Wang E (Wang O) in August 1261 after a National History Academy and Hanlin were recreatd.
Menggu Baer served as an official in China and was known for his leniency and kindness towards commoners.
References
Other websites
Genghis Khan and the Mongols
The Mongol Empire
Mongols
Genghis Khan Biography
The Mongols in World History
The Mongol Empire for students
History of Mongolia
1206 establishments
1360s disestablishments
1200s establishments in Asia
14th-century disestablishments in Asia
United States Secretary of the Navy

The United States Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is the civilian head of the Department of the Navy. The position was a member of the President's Cabinet until 1947, when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the Secretary of Defense.
Secretaries of the Navy
Continental Congress
Cabinet
Secretaries of the Navy (Department of Defense)
References
Navy
Eddie Hazel

Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel (April 10, 1950 - December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist. He is most famous for working with Parliament-Funkadelic.
Maggot Brain is famous song by Parliament-Funkadelic and has a ten-minute guitar solo which is one of Hazel's most famous guitar songs. In 2008 Rolling Stone Magazine listed Maggot Brain as number 60 on its list of the " 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time."
In the mid 1970s Hazel was also a member of The Temptations and recorded two albums with the group.
Through his career Hazel had problems with drug and alcohol addiction. In 1974, Hazel was arrested for hitting an airplane stewardess as well as a drug charge. He spent some time in jail.
In 1977 he released his only solo album.
In 1992 Eddie Hazel died from internal bleeding and his liver failed. This was caused by stomach problems due to his alcoholism and drug abuse. The song "Maggot Brain" was played at his funeral.
In 1997, 5 years after his death, Hazel was made a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic.
Eddie Hazel is listed at 43 in Rolling Stone Magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" issue.
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1950 births
1992 deaths
American guitarists
Musicians from New York City
American funk musicians
American rock musicians
Christ the Redeemer (statue)

Christ the Redeemer (), is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was built between 1922 and 1931 and stands tall. It sits on a pedestal on the peak of the
History
The first electric railway in Brazil was built in the late 1800s. At that time people would go to the top of the Corcovado Mountain to enjoy the panoramic view of the city below. Construction started in 1926 and took five years. During that time workers balanced themselves on scaffolds with no safety equipment. It was risky work but during the entire construction period, no workers were killed. Many regarded that as a miracle. The statue was finished in 1931. It was built to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Brazil's independence from Portugal. The statue was built in France by the sculptor Paul Landowski. He never came to Rio to see the sculpture in place.
21st century
The statue underwent a $4 million renovation in 2010. Since then it has been damaged by lightning at least two times. Repairs in 2014 added more lightning rods to prevent future damage from lightning.
The statue is maintained by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro.
Related pages
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes
Cristo Redentore, Christ the Redeemer of Maratea, Italy
Christ of the Ozarks in Arkansas, United States: a 20 metre high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba: a 20 metre high statue inspired by Christ the Redeemer
References
Other websites
Christ the Redeemer Construction Facts
7 Largest Statues in the World
Statues
Art Deco
Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro
1931 works
Mohammed Magariaf

Mohammed Yousef el-Magariaf (also written as Magariaf, Elmegaryaf or Almegaryaf) or, as he writes on his official website, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Al Magariaf (; born 1940), is a Libyan politician. He was the President of the General National Congress from its first meeting in August 2012 until his resignation in May 2013.
References
1940 births
Living people
Heads of state of Libya
Ambassadors
Economists
Montfaucon-d'Argonne

Montfaucon-d'Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-east France.
Related pages
Communes of the Meuse department
Communes in Meuse
A History of Violence (album)

A History of Violence is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group, Jedi Mind Tricks. It was released on November 11, 2008. The producer of the album was Stoupe. The first single off the album is "Monolith".
Songs
References
2008 albums
Jedi Mind Tricks albums
Hurricane, Utah

Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States.
Cities in Utah
Moving Pictures (album)

Moving Pictures is the eighth album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on February 12, 1981. The band started to write and record songs for this album in August 1980 with co-producer Terry Brown. The album had shorter songs than their earlier albums. Rolling Stone called Moving Pictures Rush's biggest album.
Music critics in the 1980s liked Moving Pictures. Music critics from later periods liked it too. It also made money for the record company, reaching number one in Canada and number 3 in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is Rush's highest-selling album in the United States. "Limelight," "Tom Sawyer" and "Vital Signs" were released as single songs during 1981, and the instrumental "YYZ" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental. Rush then did a tour for the album from February to July 1981.
References
1981 albums
Rush albums
Rock albums
Replay value

Replay value (colloquially known as replayability) is a term used to figure out how fun it is to play a game after the player completed it already. Factors that may change the replay value are the game's additional characters, secrets or multiple endings.
References
Video games
Ceuta

Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa, at the Strait of Gibraltar which divides it from mainland Spain. It is an exclave of Spain, and is all surrounded by Morocco, which believes it should belong to them. Melilla is another such city. The city area is about 20 square kilometers, and there are over 82,000 people living in the city. The city is surrounded by a border fence, which has been built to keep the Moroccans (and other Africans) from moving there unlawfully. Until it became a self-governing city in 1995, it belonged to the Province of Cadiz.
It was built by the Phoenicians at a strategic position.
References
Other websites
Exclaves
North Africa
Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin (born Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin; 12 November 1840 - 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor. Rodin was born in Paris. He made solid objects from stone or clay. His most famous works are 'The Thinker' and 'The Kiss'.
Although Rodin is generally considered the start of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. His training was old-school. He took a craftsman-like approach to his work, but he was rejected three times to Paris's foremost school of art.
Rodin had a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of his most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. They clashed with the sculpture tradition, in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic.
Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory. He modelled the human body with realism, with individual character and physicality. Rodin refused to change his style. Gradually there came increasing favour from the government and the artistic community.
His statue of writer Honore de Balzac for the Societe des Gens des Lettres was heavily criticised. Rather than try to convince skeptics of its merit, Rodin repaid the Societe his commission and moved the figure to his own garden. After this experience, Rodin did not complete another public commission. Only in 1939 was Monument to Balzac cast in bronze. It is now thought to be a masterpiece.
Rodin's reputation grew, and he became the top French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Rich private clients sought Rodin's work after his 1900 World's Fair exhibit. For example, a Japanese patron, Matsukata Kojiro, paid for some of Rodin's best castings, including "The Gates of Hell."
Rodin kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. He married his lifelong companion, Rose Beuret, in the last year of both their lives.
His sculpture suffered a decline in popularity after his death in 1917.
Gallery
Other websites
Musee Rodin, Paris
Rodin Museum, Philadelphia
Views of the Musee Rodin
Rodin-Web.org: Academic site on Rodin
Biography resources dedicated to Auguste Rodin
References
1840 births
1917 deaths
Artists from Paris
French sculptors
Caesalpinioideae

Caesalpinioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae. Members of this family usually have zygomorphic flowers.
Some classification systems, for example the Cronquist system, treat Fabaceae in a narrow sense, raising Mimosoideae to the rank of family as Caesalpiniaceae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group treats Fabaceae in the broad sense.
Fabaceae
British Rail Class 414

The British Rail Class 414 (or 2Hap) electric multiple units were built between 1956 and 1963.
414
Royal Asiatic Society

The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), in full the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was made in 1824, under a Royal Charter.
The main aim of this Society is to study and to do research on all kinds of subjects about Asia. The members (called 'Fellows') live in the United Kingdom and many other countries of the world, and they write 'FRAS' after their names, to show they are its members.
The Society also publishes the famous journal, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Notable Fellows
Henry Thomas Cranbrooke
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Thomas Manning
Sir Stamford Raffles
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Aurel Stein
Sir Wilfred Thesiger
Rabindranath Tagore
Ahmad Hasan Dani
Eric Newby
William Dalrymple
Omer Tarin
Tariq Rahman
Ustad Ashish Khan Debsharma
References
Royal Societies of the United Kingdom
1824 establishments
1820s establishments in the United Kingdom
Research organisations in the United Kingdom
Assassin for Hire

Assassin for Hire is a 1951 British crime movie directed by first time director Michael McCarthy and starring Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, Katharine Blake, John Hewer, Gerald Case, Sam Kydd, Martin Benson, Ewen Solon and Ivor Danvers. It was distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors.
Other websites
Assassin for Hire at BFI
1951 crime movies
British crime movies
Movies based on plays
Movies directed by Michael McCarthy
County Tipperary

County Tipperary () is a county of Ireland. County Tipperary is in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county is in two halves, North Tipperary and South Tipperary. The population of the county as a whole is 158,754, according to the 2011 Irish Census.
Tipperary
Munster
Pierre Henry

Pierre Henry (9 December 1927 - 5 July 2017) was a French composer. He was considered a pioneer of the musique concrete genre of electronic music. He was born in Paris. Among Henry's works is the 1967 ballet Messe pour le temps present. In 1970 Henry collaborated with British rock band Spooky Tooth on the album Ceremony.
Henry died at a hospital in Paris on 5 July 2017 at the age of 89.
References
Other websites
Discography of vinyl records.
Pierre Henry at Virtual International Philharmonic
Vinyl recording of prologuePsyche Rock (1967)
1927 births
2017 deaths
Writers from Paris
20th-century French composers
21st-century French composers
Brittany (name)

The name Brittany [brit-n-ee] is a female name of French and Latin origins. It came from Brittany, a region of France.Brittany is a Celtic name that originates from the ancient region of Britain. This feminine name signifies "from Britain" or "from the land of the Britons". It is widely used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This name was first used in America in the very early 1970s. It was used the most during the 1990s.This name was ranked #934 on the US Popular Names in 2021.
The name comes from the word Britannia, a 2nd-century Roman goddess.
People
Brittany Bock, American soccer player
Brittany Byrnes, actress
Brittany Curran, actress
Brittany Daniel, actress
Brittany Finamore, actress
Brittney Griner (born 1990), American basketball player
Brittany Hensel, sister to Abigail Hensel; the two are dicephalic conjoined twins
Brittany Jackson, basketball player
Brittany Lincicome (born 1985), American golfer
Brittany McConnell, child actress
Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), American actress
Brittany Perrineau, actress and former model
Brittany Petros, actress
Brittany Snow, actress
Brittany Timko, Canadian soccer player
Brittany Tiplady, actress
Brittany Underwood, actress
Brittany Allen , Canadian actress
Brittany Furlan, American comedian
Animals
Brittany spaniel, a breed of dog
French Brittany (dog)
References
Given names
Cubicle

A cubicle is a small room. It can be a small work space often seen in offices. It can also be a place used for changing clothes in, often found at swimming pools and gymnasiums.
History
Robert Propst designed the first cubicle in 1964. He wanted to "empower" people, and make them work better. Propst worked for a home furnishings company called Herman Miller at the time. In 1968, when the company started selling the cubicle, it did not sell well. Herman Miller later designed a new type of cubicle that was cheaper. The cubicle is now very popular in offices around the world.
References
Rooms
Sage

The sage (also called wise old man or "Senex") is a character who often appears in literature and mythology. He is an old man who is very wise. In times of trouble people go to ask the sage for advice. The sage is a very calm, intelligent old man. He is like a father-figure or grandfather-figure. He gives sensible advice or judgment.
In some stories the sage is seen as"foreign" in some way, that is, he is different from the other people of that culture. Merlin is a good example of this, as he was only half human.
The psychologist Carl Jung called him a senex. This is Latin for old man. Jung sees him as someone who realizes that the young person is going to be the hero of the story, and he himself is just an advisor.
Literature
Mythology
Cognition
If This Is It (Huey Lewis and the News song)

"If This Is It" is a 1984 song by Huey Lewis and the News. It is the fourth single from their third studio album Sports. It went to number 6 in Canada and the United States, number 8 in Norway, number 10 in Iceland and Sweden, number 20 in Australia, number 37 in New Zealand and number 39 in the United Kingdom.
References
1984 songs
1980s ballads
Rock ballads
Huey Lewis and the News songs
Lohengrin Filipello

Lohengrin Filipello (c. 1918 - 29 December 1993) was a Swiss television presenter. He is best known for hosting the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.
1910s births
1993 deaths
Swiss entertainers
Television presenters
Gattman, Mississippi

Gattman is a village in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
Villages in Mississippi
Simborgarmärket

Simborgarmarket is an award given to any person who can swim at least 200 meter. He or she can choose which stroke to use. The award was first awarded on 8 July 1934. It was established on the initiative of David Jonason. The ambition was increase the number of people able to swim. It was originally only awarded to people aged 16 and older. Girls and women originally only needed to swim 150 meters.
References
1934 establishments in Sweden
Swedish culture
Ouve-Wirquin

Ouve-Wirquin is a commune. It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.
Related pages
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
Communes in Pas-de-Calais
Fontaine-Uterte

Fontaine-Uterte is a commune. It is found in the region Picardie in the Aisne department in the north of France.
Communes in Aisne
Michael Rummenigge

Michael Rummenigge (born February 3, 1964) is a former German football player. He has played for the German national team.
Club career statistics
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1964 births
Living people
German footballers
Sportspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia
Zee TV

Zee TV is an Indian cable and satellite television channel. It is owned and operated by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The media entertainment company is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It broadcasts programming in Hindi.
The channel is also available in various nations of Southeast Asia, Europe, and North Asia. A part of the Essel Group, it started to broadcast on 2 October 1992. It is the first Hindi Language cable television service in India.
Zee TV HD was launched on 15 August 2011 along with Zee Cinema HD, Zee Studio HD. It changed its logo on 15 October 2017, along with all the other channels owned by its parent company.
Programming
Other websites
Official Website
Zee TV on YouTube
References
Television channels in India
1992 establishments in Asia
La Bastide, Var

La Bastide is a commune of 211 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
References
Communes in Var
Grand Duke Sergei of Russia

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (11 May 1857-17 February 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine he was an influential figure during the reign of his brother Alexander III of Russia and his nephew Nicholas II, who was also married brother in law through Sergei marriage to Elizabeth Feodorovna, the sister of the last Empress of Russia Alexandra Feodorovna.
Russian nobility
1857 births
1905 deaths
Voiceless nasal glottal approximant

The voiceless nasal glottal approximant is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English.
Consonants