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Jōhei

, also romanized as Shohei, was a after Encho and before Tengyo. This period started in April 931 and ended in May 938. The reigning emperor was .
Events of the Johei era
3 September 931 (Johei 1, 19th day of the 7th month): The former-Emperor Uda died at the age of 65.
932 (Johei 2, 8th month): Fujiwara no Sadakata died at the age of 65.
933 (Johei 3, 8th month): Fujiwara no Nakahira is named Minister of the Right (udaijin).
933 (Johei 3, 12th month): Ten of the chief dignitaries of the empire went falcon-hunting together in Owari province. Each of them was magnificent in his formal hunting attire.
935 (Johei 5): The Great Fundamental Central Hall (kompon chudo) on Mt. Hiei burned down.
7 September 936 (Johei 6, 19th day of the 8th month): Fujiwara Tadahira was named Prime Ministger (daijo-daijin). Fujiwara Nakahira was named Minister of the Left (sadaijin), and Fujiwara Tsunesuke was named udaijin.
937 (Johei 7, 12th month): The former-Emperor Yozei celebrated his 70th birthday.
Related pages
Heian period
References
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
931 establishments
10th-century establishments in Japan
938 disestablishments
10th-century disestablishments in Japan
930s disestablishments in Asia
Schuttrange

Schuttrange (, ) is a commune in Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Luxembourg.
As of 2019, 4,166 people live here.
Localities
Schuttrange consists of the four localities:
Munsbach
Neuhausgen
Schrassig
Ubersyren
Other websites
Communes of Luxembourg
Anne van Gent

A. H. "Anne" van Gent (1 February 1926 -- October 2022) was a Dutch politician of the PvdA. He was the mayor of Zevenhuizen from 1982 to 1991. He was nationally engaged in trade promotion.
Biography
Van Gent was born on 1 February 1926 as the son of Benjamin van Gent (1887-1975; teacher) and Johanna Adriana Ververs (1883-1963). He joined the city council of Waddinxveen. He became alderman from 1973. He was responsible for Education and Sports Affairs. For the 1982 council elections he participated as party leader. Advertisements were even made with the help of an advertising plane with a slogan to vote Anne van Gent. A day after the elections it was announced he was appointed mayor of Zevenhuizen. He stopped as an alderman, but it became a national news item that Van Gent, combined his position as a councilor in Waddinxveen with the mayorship in Zevenhuizen until September of that year. Nowadays that wouldn't be allowed.
In 1991 Zevenhuizen merged with the municipality of Moerkapelle. After nine years this ended his mayorship. He moved back to Waddinxveen.
In 2019 he moved to Gouda. He died in his sleep in Gouda in October 2022, aged 96.
References
Other websites
some newspaper articles of Van Gent -- via Delpher
1926 births
2022 deaths
Aldermen of the Netherlands
Dutch councillors
Dutch mayors
Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)

"Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" is a 1986 song by INXS and taken from their fifth studio album Listen Like Thieves. It went to number 15 in Australia, number 42 in New Zealand and number 54 in the United Kingdom.
References
1986 songs
INXS songs
Alternative rock songs
Communes of the Haute-Marne department

The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Haute-Marne departement, in France.
Haute-Marne
Irssi

irssi is an command-line IRC client. It is commonly used on Unix machines, but is also available for Windows.
Other websites
irssi website
IRC clients
Farscape

Farscape is a science fiction television show. The series was filmed in Australia. It was first shown from March 19, 1999 to March 21, 2003, followed by Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, which was broadcast on October 17 and 18, 2004. The show was cancelled after four seasons and ended with a cliffhanger. The cliffhanger was resolved in a miniseries, The Peacekeeper Wars, in 2004.
Rockne S. O'Bannon came up the idea for the series. It was produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment.
Plot
The show's main character is an astronaut named John Crichton. He travels through a wormhole by accident. He exits the wormhole at a distant part of the universe. The astronaut joins an alien crew on board a living ship. The members of the crew are escaped prisoners.
Cast
Ben Browder
Claudia Black
Virginia Hey
Anthony Simcoe
Gigi Edgley
Paul Goddard
Lani Tupu
Wayne Pygram
Jonathan Hardy
References
Other websites
Karlsweb Farscape e-Zine
Farscape World
The Farscape Encyclopedia
Far-what?
SCI-FI.COM | Farscape
What Is Farscape?
Watch Farscape
BBC Online - Cult - Farscape
The Farscape Props Forum
Neural Cluster
Terra Firma
ScapeCast - The Farscape Podcast
Science fiction television series
English-language television programs
Iwase Province

is an old province in the area of western Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu. The history of the province started in 718 and ended in 722 or 724.
History
Iwase Province was created during the reign of Empress Gensho.
The province was established in 718. The area of the province reverted to Mutsu some time between 722 and 724.
Related pages
Provinces of Japan
Prefectures of Japan
List of regions of Japan
List of islands of Japan
References
Other websites
Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
Former provinces of Japan
Fukushima Prefecture
Roger Moore (computer scientist)

Roger D. Moore (November 16, 1939 - March 21, 2019) was an American computer scientist. He worked in the design and implementation of APL.
Moore was a cofounder of I. P. Sharp Associates and held a senior position in the company for many years. Before this, he worked at Stanford University and wrote the ALGOL 60 compiler for the Ferranti-Packard 6000 and the ICT 1900.Moore and his associates helped many people to see well/ better/ clearer with glasses. Many people are legally blind/ struggle to physically open their eyes without their glasses or a glass like structure nearby.
References
1939 births
2019 deaths
American computer scientists
Scientists from California
Shenton Way

Shenton Way is a major road in Singapore. It is part of the Central Business District (CBD) area that is found at the south of Singapore. Together with Raffles Place, it forms part of Singapore's first CBD area. This road is a one way street that starts at the junction of Cross Street, Central Boulevard and Raffles Quay and ends at Keppel Road. The road was named after Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor of Singapore in 1934-1946, to commemorate his decision to stay in the city during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
This road was officially opened in 1951 and became Singapore's version of Wall Street in the 1970s when many business started building their offices there.
Buildings along Shenton Way
8 Shenton
DBS Building
Marina House
MAS Building
One Shenton (still building)
SGX Centre (Singapore Exchange)
Shenton House
Singapore Conference Hall
UIC Building
Roads in Singapore
Doriot Anthony Dwyer

Doriot Anthony Dwyer ['do:ri,oU] (March 6, 1922 - March 14, 2020) was an American flutist.
She was one of the first women to be awarded principal chair for a major U.S. orchestra. She was the principal flute for the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1952 until 1990. She was second flute for the National Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
She was an Adjunct Professor of Music at Boston University.
She died on March 14, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas, aged 98.
References
1922 births
2020 deaths
Educators from Illinois
Musicians from Illinois
Musicians from Boston
Educators from Boston
Flutists
Aglet

An aglet, or aiglet, is the small tip on the end of a shoelace or rope. It can be plastic or metal. It keeps the fibres from fraying or unwinding. This makes it easier to hold, and easier to feed through a hole, such as a grommmet, eyelet, or lacing guides.
The word aglet (or aiglet) comes from the Old French word, aguillette (or aiguillette), which means needle. This in turn comes from acus, Latin for needle. An aglet is like a small needle at the end of a cord.
Types
There are two main types of aglets. Some are purely functional, that is to simply stop fraying, while others can also be decorative. Decorative aglets are on the end of decorative cords, such as bolo ties, or on the aiguillettes of military dress uniforms.
Aglets today are most often made of plastic; they also have been made of metal, glass, and stone. Many were highly ornamental and made of metals such as silver. Before the invention of buttons, they were used on the ends of ribbons to hold clothing together. Sometimes they were formed into small figures. Shakespeare called these an "aglet baby" in The Taming of the Shrew.
Homemade aglets can be made out of adhesive tape, wax, resin, glue, thread, heat shrink or metal tubing, and by simply knotting or melting the end of a lace or cord. During the Great Depression, aglets were made out of paper and glue.
References
Other websites
Aglets on Ian's Shoelace Site
Footwear
Sleeping with the Past

Sleeping with the Past is the 22nd studio album by Elton John and was released on 29 August 1989. It topped the album charts in New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and made the top 30 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United States.
Track listing
References
1989 albums
Elton John albums
Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 - August 29, 2016) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter. He was most famous for his acting work and in particular for the movies he made with Mel Brooks which include The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. He also played the part of Willy Wonka in the musical movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Wilder studied Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa.
Wilder was drafted into the Army on September 10, 1956.
An unauthorized biography of Wilder called Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad by Brian Scott Mednick was published in December 2010 by BearManor Media.
Wilder died from Alzheimer's disease on August 29, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut at age 83.
Work
Movies
Television
Voice for The Electric Company'''s segment The Adventures of Letterman (60 episodes, 1972-77)Something Wilder (1994-95)Will & Grace (2002) Episode "Boardroom and a Parked Place" (Guest Star - Mr. Stein)Will & Grace (2003) Episode "Sex, Losers & Videotape" (Guest Star - Mr. Stein)
Stage
The Complaisant Lover (Broadway, 1962)
Mother Courage and Her Children (Broadway, 1963)
Death Of A Salesman
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Broadway, 1963)
The White House (Broadway, 1964)
Luv (Broadway, 1966)
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (London, 1996)
The Scarecrow (Broadway, 1972)
Rhinoceros'' (1974)
References
1933 births
2016 deaths
Actors from Milwaukee
American movie actors
American movie directors
American screenwriters
American stage actors
American television actors
American voice actors
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Disease-related deaths in Connecticut
Jewish American actors
Writers from Milwaukee
Comedians from Milwaukee
Currency symbol

A currency symbol is a short symbol used as for a currency's name.
When writing currency amounts the location of the symbol varies by currency. Many currencies in the English-speaking world and Latin America, place it before the amount (e.g., R$50,00). The Cape Verdean escudo places its symbol in the decimal separator position (i.e., 20$00). The usage of many European countries, such as France, Germany, Scandinavian countries, is to place the symbol after the amount 20,50 EUR.
List of presently used currency symbols
List of currency symbols no longer in use
References
Currency
Bushwick Bill

Richard Shaw (December 8, 1966 - June 9, 2019), known by his stage name, Bushwick Bill, was an American rapper of Jamaican descent. He was best known as being a member of the rap group, Geto Boys. Bushwick Bill has dwarfism.
Life
He lost his eye when he was depressed, drunk and suicidal, and went to his girlfriend's house and asked her to shoot him. She refused, and he threatened to hurt their baby. After a struggle, the gun went off and the bullet pierced his eye which left the bullet stuck inside his head. Bill survived the accident. The album cover for Geto Boy's 1991 album, We Can't Be Stopped is a picture of Bill in the hospital after his accident.
On May 1, 2019, he revealed that in February of that year he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He died a month later on June 9, 2019 at a Denver, Colorado hospital from the disease, aged 52.
Discography
Albums
Bushwick Bill has released 6 studio albums:
References
Websites
Bushwick Bill at Myspace
1966 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Rappers from Texas
Singers from Houston
People with dwarfism
Yasinta Aurelia

Yasinta Aurellia (Hanacaraka: ; born October 2, 2003) is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2023. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Malopolska, Poland and finished in the top 24.
References
Living people
Indonesian actors
Models
2003 births
Airon-Notre-Dame

Airon-Notre-Dame is a commune. It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.
Communes in Pas-de-Calais
Mats Traat

Mats Traat (23 November 1936 - 27 June 2022) was an Estonian poet, translator and novelist. Traat was born in Arula, Otepaa Parish. His career began in 1962. He published over 20 anthologies of poetry. His poetry was about social commentary and society's love for science. He also wrote about the indigenous Estonian population. His short story, The Cross of Power, won the Friedebert Tuglas Award for Short Prose.
Traat died on 27 June 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia at the age of 85.
References
Other websites
Estonian Literature Information Center
1936 births
2022 deaths
Estonian writers
Estonian poets
European novelists
Estonian translators
Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer (; March 13, 1950 - June 21, 2018) was an American syndicated Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, author, political commentator, and former physician. His weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide.
Krauthammer was paralyzed from the waist down due to a diving board accident while at Harvard University.
He was a weekly panelist on PBS news program Inside Washington from 1990 until it ceased production in December 2013. He is a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and a nightly panelist on Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier.
On June 8, 2018, Krauthammer announced that he had been suffering from small intestine cancer the "past ten months." He died two weeks later on June 21 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 68.
References
Pulitzer Prize winners
1950 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from small intestine cancer
American columnists
American political commentators
American physicians
American political writers
American television news anchors
Jewish American writers
Cancer deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)
Fox News people
Writers from New York City
Jan Nolten

Jan Nolten (20 January 1930 - 13 July 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Nolten rode in five Tours de France, and won two stages.
Death
Nolten was hospitalized in July 2014 after suffering a brain hemorrhage and died three days later.
Palmares
1952
Tour de France:
Winner stage 12
1953
Tour de France:
Winner stage 8
1956
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 12
References
Other websites
Official Tour de France results for Jan Nolten
1930 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage
Dutch cyclists
People from Sittard-Geleen
Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands)
Province of Terni

The Province of Terni () is a province in the Umbria region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Terni.
History
The province of Terni was created in 1927 when the old Province of the Umbria, created in 1860, was divided in two provinces, the Perugia and Terni provinces.
Geography
The province of Terni has an area of , one-third of both the area and population of the Umbria region.
The province is bordered to the north with the province of Perugia, to the east, south and west with the Lazio (the Rieti and Viterbo provinces) and to north-west with the Tuscany (province of Siena).
The province is in the southwest of the Umbria region, in the last part of the Nera river valley near the confluence with the Velino river, and the eastern part of the valley of the Tiber river.
The highest mountain in the province is Monte Aspra (), in the eastern part of the province, with an altitude of .
There are two fluvial parks, to protect two rivers and their areas around them, in the province of Terni: Parco fluviale del Tevere ("Fluvial park of the Tiber") and Parco fluviale del Nera ("Fluvial park of the Nera").
Population
, there are 229,071 persons living in the province, for a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Administration
The province of Terni has 33 comuni. There are only four comuni with more than 10,000 people living in them; they are:
The largest comune is Orvieto, with and the three smallest are Attigliano (), Montefranco () and Penna in Teverina (). Only two comuni have less than 1,000 inhabitants: Parrano with 534 inhabitants, and Polino with 233 inhabitants
Related pages
List of communes of the Province of Terni
Gallery
References
Other websites
Official Site
Terni
Sexual dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction is a medical problem in which a person or a couple have problems during any stage of sex, This can make it hard for them to have an arousal or orgasm.
Sexual dysfunction happens when a person feels extremely uncomfortable for a minimum of six months. Sexual dysfunctions can have a profound impact on an individual's perceived quality of sexual life.
There are certain drugs that change the ways hormones are processed. These drugs can also lead to a sexual dysfunction. These drugs are used to treat symptoms such as depression.
References
Medical signs
José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira

Jose Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira (10 April 1935 - 14 October 2020) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate. He was born in Valenca, Portugal. He was the Bishop of Viana do Castelo from 1997 to 2010.
Martins Fernandes Pedreira died on 14 October 2020 in Braga, Portugal at the age of 85.
References
1935 births
2020 deaths
Portuguese Roman Catholic bishops
Jirair Sefilian

Jirair Sefilian (Zhirayr Sefilyan; born 10 July 1967) is an Armenian military commander and political activist. He is one of the leaders of Armenian opposition and the head of Founding Parliament opposition group. Since April 8, 2015 he is under arrest and recognized as a political prisoner.
Biography
In 1990 Sefilian arrived in Armenia and participated in the Karabakh War. Sefilian became the commander of the Shushi special military commando, playing a significant role during the Battle of Shusha. Sefilian was awarded with the First Degree Order of the Combat Cross.
Other websites
Biography
1967 births
Armenian military people
Armenian activists
Prisoners
People from Beirut
Living people
Lin Junq-tzer

Lin Junq-tzer () is a politician in the Republic of China. He has been the Governor of Taiwan Province since 26 February 2010.
Related pages
Taiwan Province
References
1944 births
Living people
Taiwanese politicians
Urt

Urt is a commune of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement in the southwestern part of France.
Urt
Simeon bar Yochai

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was a Rabbi from the Talmud.
It's said that when Rabbi Yehudah praised the Roman Empire for building good things, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai criticized the Romans saying that everything they did they only did to help themselves instead of the Jews while Rabbi Yossi said nothing. So the Romans exiled Rabbi Yossi, rewarded Rabbi Yehuda and sentenced Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai to death.
To escape, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son went into exile and spent years in a cave learning Torah from Elijah. When it was safe for them to leave they left and when Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai saw Jewish farmers farming instead of studying Torah, he criticized them so the field caught on fire and a voice from heaven asked "Have you come out to destroy my world" and told Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son to go back to the cave. They did.
One year later, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son left the cave and after speaking to the other Jews, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai praised them for how much they honoured the Sabbath. According to tradition, what Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai learned from Elijah eventually became the Zohar.
Rabbis
Inflatable boat

An inflatable boat is a kind of boat which is made from rubber. It is filled with air. In some boats is possible to install outboard motor. Inflatable boats are usually made to fit into small places so they can be moved easily. Some inflatable boats are rigid. They have a hard floor, and the tubes of the walls are strong so they can be inflated to high pressure and become stiff.
Vulcanization of rubber became commonplace in the 1840s and was used for inflatable objects including boats. British explorers in the Arctic used Peter Halkett's boats. Since then, they have been used for many purposes.
Notes
Boats
Mimmo Palmara

Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 - 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor. He was born in Cagliari. Palmara made his movie debut in 1952 as character actor in drama movies by famous directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli and Antonio Pietrangeli. He was known for his roles as Sheriff Steven Benson in For One Thousand Dollars Per Day.
Palmara died on 10 June 2016 in Rome, Italy, aged 87.
References
Other websites
Obituary
1928 births
2016 deaths
Italian movie actors
President of the Federal Senate (Brazil)

The President of the Federal Senate, sometimes referred to as the President of the Senate, is elected from among their number by the members of the Brazilian Federal Senate.
They stand third in the order of presidential succession, after the Vice-President of the Republic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
List
References
San Antonio Province

San Antonio Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaiso (V). The port city of San Antonio is the capital of the province.
Geography
The San Antonio province has an area of , the third smallest province in the Valparaiso region; only the Quillota and Marga Marga provinces are smaller.
The San Antonio province is on the coast along the Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the north by the Casablanca commune (Valparaiso province), on the east by the Melipilla commune (Santiago Metropolitan region), to the south with the Navidad commune (Cardenal Caro province, O'Higgins region), and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The San Antonio valley is a small region where wine is produced. It is very close to the sea around the city of San Antonio, at only west of Santiago.
Population
(last national census), there were 136,594 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km2.
The largest city of the province is San Antonio, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 87,205 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division, consisting of six communes (comunas). The city of San Antonio serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
Related pages
Provinces of Chile
References
Other websites
Territorial division of Chile
Gobierno Regional de Valparaiso Official website
Province of San Antonio website
Provinces of Chile
Manuscript

A manuscript is any document that is written by hand, not printed or made in some other way. The early history of writing is intimately connected with the history of writing materials, of which the manuscript is one. Early printing made use of many ideas which developed in the era of manuscripts.
Manuscripts have played a pivotal role in human history, serving as vehicles for transmitting knowledge, literature, religious texts, scientific discoveries, and personal writings. They offer insights into the intellectual, cultural, and artistic achievements of civilizations throughout the ages.
They were written on palm leaves and compressed birch tree barks.The people who wrote manuscripts were known as scribes. Only the kings could afford a manuscript.
In the early stages of human civilization, various materials were used for writing manuscripts, including clay tablets, papyrus, parchment, and paper. These materials influenced the form, durability, and portability of manuscripts, shaping their physical characteristics and preservation needs.
With the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, manuscripts gradually gave way to printed books, which allowed for mass production and wider dissemination of texts. However, early printing methods often borrowed techniques and styles from manuscript production, such as the use of decorative initials and illustrations. The transition from manuscripts to printed books marked a significant shift in the history of written communication and knowledge sharing.
In the modern context, manuscript writing continues to hold relevance, particularly in academic and creative fields. Manuscripts are created for various purposes, including research articles, novels, poetry, plays, and historical texts. While digital technology and word processing software have made it easier to produce and edit manuscripts electronically, there is still a demand for professional manuscript writing services to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to specific style guidelines.
Editor World is a notable provider of manuscript writing services, offering assistance to authors, researchers, and professionals seeking expert editing and proofreading. With a team of skilled editors, Editor World assists clients in refining their manuscripts, improving readability, grammar, structure, and overall quality.
Manuscripts hold a significant place in the history of human communication, representing the artistry and intellectual endeavors of past generations. While the shift to digital formats has transformed the landscape of writing, manuscripts continue to be appreciated for their historical value, aesthetic appeal, and the human touch they embody. As we expand our knowledge and understanding of the world, manuscripts remain a testament to the enduring power of handwritten expression and the craftsmanship involved in their creation.
References
Manuscripts
Province of Isernia

Isernia is a province in the region of Molise, Italy.
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Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver (VR), was a Grammy Award-winning rock supergroup that started in 2002. The members of the band were three Guns N' Roses band members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals) and Wasted Youth bassist Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar). Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland was previously the lead singer. He joined the band after Stone Temple Pilots broke up in 2003. The band got success with their first album Contraband in 2004 and released their second album Libertad in 2007. Scott left the band in 2008, though he did one more one-off show with the band in 2012. Velvet Revolver had had several searches for a new singer since then, but had yet to announce a replacement.
Band members
Slash - lead guitar, talkbox, occasional backing vocals (2002-2012)
Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals (2002-2012)
Matt Sorum - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2002-2012)
Dave Kushner - rhythm guitar (2002-2012)
Scott Weiland - lead vocals, occasional keyboards (2003-2008, 2012; died 2015)
Discography
Studio albums
Contraband (2004)
Libertad (2007)
Other websites
Velvet Revolver Official Site (dot com) / Velvet Revolver Official Site (dot net)
Velvet Revolver @ RCA Records
RCA Records
Velvet Revolver VH1 Artist Page
Velvet Revolver MTV Artist Page
Velvet Revolver AOL Artist Page
Velvet Revolver Billboard Artist Page
Velvet Revolver All Music Guide Artist Page
Velvet Revolver Rolling Stone Artist Page
Scott Weiland talks about "Libertad"
Officiele Velvet Revolver Benelux Website
Online wiki for Velvet Revolver concerts and setlists
2002 establishments in the United States
2000s American music groups
2000s establishments in California
American hard rock bands
Grammy Award winners
Musical groups established in 2002
Musical groups from California
Orange County, California
Mehmed II

Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, permanently cementing its destruction.
After the conquest Mehmed claimed the title Caesar of the Roman Empire (), based on the fact that Constantinople had been the seat and capital of the surviving Eastern Roman Empire since its consecration in 330 AD by Emperor Constantine I. The claim was only recognized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Nonetheless, Mehmed II viewed the Ottoman state as a continuation of the Roman Empire for the remainder of his life, seeing himself as "continuing" the Empire rather than "replacing" it.
Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia. After conquering Constantinople and getting the Byzantines out of the way, he started making more conquests in the Balkans and focused on his Balkan campaigns, even unsuccessfully laying siege to Belgrade in 1456 at one point. He was also known for his rivalry with Vlad the Impaler, who grew up at his father's court alongside him. Vlad the Impaler had taken control over Wallachia and rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, thus Mehmed II sent an Ottoman army, resulting in a war between the two. The war ended when Vlad was killed by an Ottoman patrol in Wallachia. He was then beheaded with some saying his head was sent to Mehmed II himself at the capital city Constantinople (modern Istanbul) by the Ottoman soldiers. He was also known for his campaigns against Albanian rebel leader Skanderbeg. For most of his reign, Mehmed II was on campaign against either John Hunyadi, Vlad the Impaler or Skanderbeg. Domestically, he made many political and social reforms, encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding program had changed Constantinople into a thriving imperial capital. He is considered a hero in modern-day Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world. Among other things, Istanbul's Fatih district, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Fatih Mosque are named after him.
Related pages
Byzantine Empire
Sultan
Turkey
References
Other websites
Biography page at OttomanOnline
Sultans of the Ottoman Empire
History of the Middle East
1481 deaths
Pleasant Groves, Alabama

Pleasant Groves is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated on February 17, 1993. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 420, down from 447 in 2000.
This town is not to be confused with Pleasant Grove.
References
Towns in Alabama
1504

1504 was a year of the Gregorian calendar, that started on a Friday.
Events
January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba.
January 31 - France cedes Naples to Aragon.
February 29 - Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.
Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) finishes his sculpture of David - August 8 it is erected in Florence.
Moldavia, Stephan III the Great fights against Turkey and Poland.
Baber besieges and captures Kabul.
Ferdinand II of Aragon becomes King of Naples as Ferdinand III.
Christopher Columbus return to Spain from his fourth voyage where he and his younger son, Ferdinand, explored the coast of Central America from Belize to Panama.
Aldo Manuzio publishes Demosthenes.
Grunenwald: "Crucifixion".
Voyage of Juan de la Cosa to South America.
A Funj leader, Amara Dunqas, founds the Black Sultanate (As Saltana az Zarqa) at Sennar. (History of Sudan (Coming of Islam to the Turkiyah))
Births
August 6 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1574)
Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian writer
Deaths
November 9 - King Frederick IV of Naples
November 26 - Queen Isabella of Castile (born 1451)
Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara, Italian astronomer
2011 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the 118th edition of the Stanley Cup. It included the Western Conference champions, the Vancouver Canucks and the Eastern Conference champions, the Boston Bruins. Boston beat the Canucks in 7 games to win the Stanley cup. This was the Bruins' 6th Stanley Cup win and they have the 4th-most Stanley Cups in the NHL. They played 7 games, ending in Vancouver, where Boston won Game 7, the final game, 4-0, to win the series 4 games to 3.
Stanley Cup Finals
Fleet Street

Fleet Street is a road in central London. It used to be where newspapers were made, before they moved east to Wapping.
The street existed in the 14th century. It connected the City of London to Westminster. It takes its name from the River Fleet.
Roads in London
Korendijk

Korendijk is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. On 1 January 2019, it was merged with the former municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen to form the new municipality of Hoeksche Waard.
21st-century disestablishments in the Netherlands
Former municipalities of South Holland
Hoeksche Waard
Dana Rettke

Dana Rettke (born 21 January 1999) is an American volleyball player. She was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.
Life
She played at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.
She played for the University of Wisconsin's women's volleyball team.
References
1999 births
Living people
American volleyball players
La Grave

La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, City of Dundee, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre. It corresponds broadly, but not exactly, with the former counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.
Other websites
Perth and Kinross Council
Scottish Local Government areas and history
The Perthshire Diary - 365 history stories
Perth Scotland
Towns and villages
Aberfeldy
Acharn
Alyth
Auchterarder
Ballinluig
Blackford
Blairgowrie
Bridge of Balgie
Clunie
Comrie
Coupar Angus
Crieff
Dull
Dunkeld
Dunning
Finegand
Fearnan
Forteviot
Fortingall
Glenshee
Kenmore
Killiecrankie
Kinloch Rannoch
Kinross
Lawers
Meigle
Meiklour
Methven
Milnathort
Muthill
Perth
Pitlochry
Rattray
Spittal of Glenshee
Weem
Places of interest
Atholl Country Collection
Ben Lawers
Blackhall Roman Camps
Blair Atholl Mill
Blair Castle
Castle Menzies
Cluny House
Drummond Castle
Forest of Atholl
Fortingall Yew
Glen Lyon
Grampian Mountains
Loch Earn
Loch Rannoch
Loch Tay
Melville Monument
Rannoch Moor
Strathearn
Remaufens

Remaufens is a municipality of the district Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Fribourg
Launch on warning

Launch on warning (LOW) is a strategy of using nuclear weapons that gained recognition during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Launch on warning became an important part of mutually assured destruction (MAD) theory as a result of the invention of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Under the LOW strategy, nuclear weapons are launched as retaliation upon receiving warning signs of an enemy nuclear attack, even while the incoming missiles are still in the air and before detonation occurs. U.S. land-based missiles can reportedly be launched
within five minutes of a presidential decision to do so, and submarine-based missiles can be launched within 15 minutes.
References
Nuclear weapons
Tucuruí Dam

The Tucurui Dam is a dam for a hydroelectric power plant in Brazil. It is located in Tucurui province . It has a gravity wall constructed in the 1980s, and is one of the biggest hydroelectric dams in the world. Its constructiion started in the 1980s. It is located on Tocantins River.
Dams in South America
Buildings and structures in Brazil
Para
Renia Spiegel

Renia Spiegel (18 June 192430 July 1942) was a Polish-born Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documents her life during the Nazi persecution. She is a diarist who described life in her school, with her friends, fear of deportation, murder, and being forced to move into a ghetto. She gained some posthumous fame with the 2012 publication of Renia's Diary: A Holocaust Journal, in which she documents her life as a Jew during the Holocaust from 1939 to 1942, during the German occupation of Poland in World War II.
Spiegel was born in Uhrynkowce, Poland in modern-day Uhrynkivtsi, Ukraine, in 1924. In September 1939, the Spegiels were trapped in Poland by the German occupation of Poland, with the help of the Soviet Union. Spiegel lost her citizenship and became stateless. As persecutions of the Jewish population increased, Spiegel and her younger sister Arianna were taken into captivity in a ghetto.
On 28 July 1942, Spiegel and her younger sister Arianna escaped the ghetto and Spegiel went into hiding in the attic of her boyfriend's uncle's house, while Arianna was sent to live with her mother in Warsaw. Until her capture and murder by the Gestapo on 30 July 1942, Spiegel kept a diary, in which she wrote in it regularly.
Following her capture Spiegel was murdered by gunshots, along with her boyfriend's parents at around 10:30 p.m.
Life
Renia Spiegel was born on 18 June 1924.
1924 births
1942 deaths
Holocaust victims
Polish Jews
Billy Graham Center

The Billy Graham Center was founded and opened in 1981 on the campus of Wheaton College. Named after Billy Graham, the center is the main place for many of Wheaton College's bible and theology classes. There are eleven areas of work focused on "Stimulating Global Evangelism" with 25-40 staff, carrying out the work.
Other websites
Official Billy Graham Center website
Christian organizations based in the United States
1981 establishments in the United States
Prince Johnson

Prince Yormie Johnson (born 6 July 1952) is a Liberian politician. He became Senior Senator from Nimba County in 2006. He was a rebel leader. Johnson played an important role in the Liberia civil wars. He captured, tortured and killed President Samuel Doe.
References
1952 births
Living people
Liberian politicians
African military people
Generals
1982 AFC Youth Championship

1982 AFC Youth Championship was held in Thailand from 18 December to 22 December.
Results
References
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
1982 in association football
1980s in Thailand
Football in Thailand
1982 in Asia
Guido Crosetto

Guido Crosetto (born 19 September, 1963) is an Italian politician and businessman. He co-founded the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party. He is a critic of the European Union. Crosetto was president of FdI from 21 December 2012 to 4 April 2013.
In October 2022, he was appointed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as Minister of Defence.
Notes
References
1963 births
Living people
Italian mayors
Erpe-Mere

Erpe-Mere is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
In 2007 its population was 19056.
It is at 50deg 56 North, 03deg 58 East.
References
Municipalities of East Flanders
Chautauqua County, New York

Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, 127,657 people lived there. The county seat is Mayville.
References
New York (state) counties
Takahiro Ishikawa

Takahiro Ishikawa (born 15 December 1983) is a Japanese football player.
Club career statistics
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Tokyo Prefecture
Kowhai

Kowhai are small, woody legume trees in the genus Sophora. They are native to New Zealand. There are eight species. Kowhai is the common name in Maori language used in New Zealand. In South Island grows Sophora microphylla, and in the North Island a larger leaflets species, i.e. S.tetraptera.
References
Other websites
"Sophora - The kowhais of New Zealand"
Faboideae
Trees
Miguel Ángel D'Annibale

Miguel Angel D'Annibale (27 March 1959 - 14 April 2020) was an Argentine bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Florida Este, Buenos Aires. He became a priest in 1985. From 2013 until 2018, he served as bishop of Rio Gallegos. From June 2018 until his death in 2020, D'Annibale was bishop of San Martin.
On 14 April 2020, D'Annibale died due to acute myeloid leukaemia in Buenos Aires. He was 61.
References
1959 births
2020 deaths
Cancer deaths in Argentina
Deaths from acute myeloid leukemia
People from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine Roman Catholic bishops
Bazuel

Bazuel is a commune in Nord in north France. In 2018, 517 people lived there.
Other websites
INSEE commune file
Communes in Nord
Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply

Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply is a 1984 rock album by English band Slade. It was the band's twelfth studio album. The album was a new version of the band's previous album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, where it was released in America only, after heavy metal band Quiet Riot had big success with a cover of the Slade song "Cum on Feel the Noize". It became the band's most successful album in America, peaking at #33.
The album featured the singles "Run Runaway", "My Oh My" and the promotional single "Slam the Hammer Down".
Track listing
"Run Runaway" (Holder/Lea) US #20
"My Oh My" (Holder/Lea) US #37
"High And Dry" (Holder/Lea)
"Slam The Hammer Down" (Holder/Lea)
"In The Dog House" (Holder/Lea)
"Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply" (Holder/Lea)
"Cheap 'N' Nasty Luv" (Holder/Lea)
"Don't Tame A Hurricane" (Holder/Lea)
"(And Now The Waltz) C'est La Vie" (Holder/Lea)
"Ready To Explode" (Holder/Lea)
1984 albums
Slade albums
Hard rock albums
Luc Beyer de Ryke

Luc Charles Henri Beyer de Ryke (9 September 1933 - 18 January 2018) was a Belgian journalist, television presenter, politician, and author.
He was born in Ghent, East Flanders.
He succeeded Jean Rey as a member of the European Parliament in 1980 and served until 1989. He was also an alderman of Uccle.
Beyer de Ryke died of a ruptured aorta in Paris, France, aged 84.
References
1933 births
2018 deaths
Belgian journalists
Belgian writers
MEPs for Belgium
People from Ghent
Belgian television presenters
Pato

Pato is a game played on horseback. It adds ideas from polo and basketball. It is the national sport of Argentina.
is Spanish for "duck". The early games used a live duck inside a basket instead of a ball. Pato has been written about since 1610. The playing field would often go between neighboring ranches. The first team to reach its own ranch house with the duck was the winner.
Pato was banned several times during its history. This was due to the violence--not only to the duck; many gauchos were trampled underfoot. Some lost their lives in knife fights started in the heat of the game. In 1796, a Catholic priest said that pato players who died this way should not get Christian burial. Laws saying people could not play pato were common in the 19th century.
During the 1930s, pato had rules added by ranch owner Alberto del Castillo Posse. He made a set of rules based on modern polo. President Juan Peron made pato Argentina's national game in 1953.
Gameplay
In modern pato, two four-member teams ride on horses. They try to get a ball which has six handles. They score by throwing the ball through a ring that is vertical. The rings have a 100 cm (3.3 ft) diameter. They are on 240 cm (7.9 ft) high poles. A closed net, going up for 140 cm (4.6 ft), holds the ball after goals are scored.
The winner is the team with most goals scored after the time is done. Game time is six 8-minute "periods".
The field is: length 180 to 220 m (196.9 to 240.6 yd), width 80 to 90 m (87 to 98 yd). The ball is made of leather, with an inflated rubber chamber and six leather handles. Its diameter is 40 cm (15.7 in) handle-to-handle. The weight is 1050 to 1250 g (2.3 to 2.8 lbs).
The player that has control of the (i.e. holds the ball by a handle) must ride with his right arm outstretched. He offers the pato so rival players have a chance of tugging the pato and stealing it. Not holding his arm out while riding with the pato is an offense called (refusal).
During the tug itself, or , both players must stand on the stirrups and not sit on the saddle. The hand not tugging must hold the reins. The tug is usually the most exciting part of the game.
Pato is similar to the game of horseball played in France, Portugal, and other countries.
References
Sport in Argentina
Equestrian sports
John Elliott (historian)

Sir John Huxtable Elliott (23 June 1930 - 10 March 2022) was an English historian and Hispanist. He was Regius Professor Emeritus at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was born in Reading, Berkshire.
Elliott was hospitalized on 5 March 2022 for pneumonia and kidney failure in Oxford, Oxfordshire. He died five days later on 10 March at the age of 91.
References
1930 births
2022 deaths
English historians
People from Reading, Berkshire
Deaths from pneumonia
Deaths from renal failure
Elaine H. Kim

Elaine H. Kim (February 26, 1972) teaches Asian American Studies and she fights for Asian American rights. She co-founded the non-profit organization Asian Women United (AWU).
Kim first suffered disrespect because of her race in the second grade. She has made videos and has written in newspapers. She attended University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. Kim went back to Seoul, South Korea to teach, but came back to University of California, Berkeley.
She teaches Asian American studies, and she fought for Asian American people around the San Francisco Bay Area and in Berkeley.
Awards
Asian Pacific American Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award (City and County of San Francisco), 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Asian American Studies, 2011
Association for Asian American Studies Book Award in Cultural Studies, 2005
Hall of Outstanding Women at California, 1995
Fulbright Fellowship, 1987-1988
References
1942 births
Living people
University of California, Berkeley faculty
American activists
South Korean academics
Tuenti

Tuenti is a mobile operator brand owned by the Spanish company Tuenti Technologies, S.L.U. Telefonica bought 100% of the company back in 2011.
Before, Tuenti was also the most popular social network in Spain between 2009 and 2012 with up 15 million registered users.
Tuenti works in Spain as a full virtual mobile operator (MVNO) using Telefonica's mobile network. Tuenti was launched by Telefonica in Latin-America in 2014 as a whole new brand.
References
Social networking