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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Iron%20Stair%20%281933%20film%29

The Iron Stair (1933 film)

The Iron Stair (1933) is a British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Dorothy Boyd, and Michael Hogan. The film was a quota quickie produced by Twickenham Studios. Cast Henry Kendall as Geoffrey Dorothy Boyd as Eva Marshall Michael Hogan as Pat Derringham Michael Sherbrooke as Benjamin Sherbrooke Steffi Duna as Elsa Damond A. Bromley Davenport as Sir Andrew Gale Victor Stanley as Ben Charles Paton as Sloan John Turnbull as Major Gordon References External links BFI Database entry 1933 films 1933 crime films British crime films 1930s English-language films Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s British films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian%20Weyrother

Maximilian Weyrother

Max Ritter von Weyrother (1783–1833) was Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna from 1813, and Director from 1814 to 1833. His grandfather, Adam Weyrother, a previous Chief Rider at the school, may have known de la Guérinière in Paris. Adam Weyrother traveled to Paris frequently. Maximilian's father and brother Gottlieb were also Chief Riders at the school. Under Max von Weyrother, the Spanish Riding School became the Mecca for riders of the 19th century. Louis Seeger and E. F. Seidler were his best-known students. Published works Anleitung wie man nach bestimmten Verhältnissen die passendste Stangen-Zäumung finden Kann: nebst einer einfachen Ansicht der Grundsätze der Zäumung Wien: Auf Kosten des Verfassers in Commission bei Schaumburg 1814; revised 2nd edition 1826 "Instructions on how to find the most appropriate bit for given conditions..." De l'embouchure du cheval, ou, Méthode por trouver la meilleure forme de mors, d'aprés les proportions et les principes les plus simples de l'embouchure du cheval: suivie de la description d'une bride qui empêche le cheval de se cabrer A Paris: Chez Anselin, successeur de Magimel, librarie pour l'art militaire 1828 (translation of the above) Bruchstücke aus den hinterlassenen Schriften des k. k. österr. Oberbereiters Max Ritter von Weyrother 1836 References Austrian dressage riders Classical horsemanship Austrian male equestrians Spanish Riding School 1783 births 1833 deaths Writers on horsemanship

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking%20the%20Language%20Barrier

Breaking the Language Barrier

Breaking the Language Barrier is a 1961 American short documentary film. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Hermon Lee Knox served as Director of Photography. According to a declassified National Reconnaissance Office document, "Although the film failed to win an Oscar when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its annual awards on April 9, 1962, Headquarters APCS and the 1352nd Photographic Group received plaques honoring the nomination of the film for consideration in the competition. In the 1962 competition held by the magazine Industrial Photography for motion pictures in the In-Plant Category, Breaking the Language Barrier, selected as the USAF entry, tied with The Idea of Michigan (Univ. of Michigan Television Center) as the best general public-relations films. The announcement of the award was made in September 1962. See also List of American films of 1961 References External links 1961 films 1961 documentary films 1961 short films 1960s short documentary films American short documentary films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Masters%20Series%20Hamburg%20%E2%80%93%20Singles

2008 Masters Series Hamburg – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Hamburg European Open. This was the last edition of the tournament played as an ATP Masters Series event, as it was downgraded to an ATP Tour 500 event for the 2009 season. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Qualifying seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier References External links Draw Qualifying draw ITF tournament profile Singles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12%20%28Keller%20Williams%20album%29

12 (Keller Williams album)

12 is the twelfth album by Keller Williams, released in 2007. It features one song from each of his previous 11 albums, as well as one previously un-recorded song (Freshies). Track listing Turn in Difference 3:24 Anyhow Anyway 5:24 Tribe 4:48 Breathe 4:13 More Than a Little 7:50 Freeker by the Speaker 4:54 Butt Sweat 4:42 Apparition 4:37 Keep It Simple 4:35 Local 4:08 People Watchin' 5:16 Freshies 2:43 The 'Make the Title Look Silly' Track 3:15 Credits John Alagía – Engineer, Mixing Robert Battaglia – Engineer Mark Berger – Package Design Ty Burhoe – Tabla Kevin Clock – Engineer, Mixing Jeff Covert – Guitar, Engineer, Editing, Remixing, Mastering, Mixing, Soloist Doug Derryberry – Guitar, Engineer, Mixing Craig Dougald – Marimba Béla Fleck – Banjo, Engineer David Glasser – Mastering Louis Gosain – Engineer, Sample Engineering Bill Harris – Quintet Artwork Scott Harris – Bass Stacy Heydon – Engineer, Mixing Kyle Hollingsworth – Keyboards Scott Hull – Mastering Jamie Janover – Dulcimer (Hammer) Michael Kang – Violin Jenny Keel – Bass Larry Keel – Guitar Brian Durrett - Bass Jack Mascari – Engineer Bill Nershi – Slide Guitar Tye North – Bass Charlie Pilzer – Mastering Jim Robeson – Engineer, Mixing, Sample Engineering Jeff Sipe – Drums Clif Franck - Drums Michael Travis – Percussion, Drums Keller Williams – Bass, Guitar, Piano (Electric), Voices, Guitar (10 String), Guitar (12 String), Djembe, Shaker, Drum Samples Victor Wooten – Bass References 2007 albums Keller Williams albums SCI Fidelity Records albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safi%20Faye

Safi Faye

Safi Faye (born November 22, 1943) is a Senegalese film director and ethnologist. She was the first Sub-Saharan African woman to direct a commercially distributed feature film, Kaddu Beykat, which was released in 1975. She has directed several documentary and fiction films focusing on rural life in Senegal. Biography Early life and education Safi Faye was born in 1943 in Dakar, Senegal, to an aristocratic Serer family. Her parents, the Fayes, were from Fad'jal, a village south of Dakar. She attended the Normal School in Rufisque and receiving her teaching certificate in 1962 or 1963, began teaching in Dakar. In 1966 she went to the Dakar Festival of Negro Arts and met French ethnologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch. He encouraged her to use film making as an ethnographic tool. She had an acting role in his 1971 film Petit à petit. Faye has said that she dislikes Rouch's film but that working with him enabled her to learn about filmmaking and cinéma-vérité. In the 1970s she studied ethnology at the École pratique des hautes études and then at the Lumière Film School. She supported herself by working as a model, an actor and in film sound effects. In 1979, she received a PhD in ethnology from the University of Paris. From 1979 to 1980, Faye studied video production in Berlin and was a guest lecturer at the Free University of Berlin. She received a further degree in ethnology from the Sorbonne in 1988. Film career Faye's first film, in which she also acted, was a 1972 short called La Passante (The Passerby), drawn from her experiences as a foreign woman in Paris. It follows a woman (Faye) walking down a street and noticing the reactions of men nearby. Faye's first feature film was Kaddu Beykat, which means The Voice of the Peasant in Wolof and was known internationally as Letter from My Village or News from My Village. She obtained financial backing for Kaddu Beykat from the French Ministry of Cooperation. Released in 1975, it was the first feature film to be made by a Sub-Saharan African woman to be commercially distributed and gained international recognition for Faye. On its release it was banned in Senegal. In 1976 it won the FIPRESCI Prize from the International Federation of Film Critics (tied with Chhatrabhang) and the OCIC Award. Faye's 1983 documentary film Selbé: One Among Many follows a 39-year-old woman called Sélbe who works to support her eight children since her husband has left their village to look for work. Selbé regularly converses with Faye, who remains off-screen, and describes her relationship with her husband and daily life in the village. Faye's films are better known in Europe than in her native Africa, where they are rarely shown. Personal life Faye, who lives in Paris, is divorced and has one daughter. Filmography 1972: La Passante (The Passerby) 1975: Kaddu Beykat (Letter from My Village) 1979: Fad'jal (Come and work) 1979: Goob na nu (The harvest is in) 1980: Man Sa Yay (I, Your Mother) 1981: Les âmes au soleil (Souls under the Sun) 1983: Selbe: One Among Many (or Selbe and So Many Others) 1983: 3 ans 5 mois (Three years five months) 1985: Racines noires (Black Roots) 1985: Elsie Haas, femme peintre et cinéaste d'Haiti (Elsie Haas, Haitian Woman Painter and Filmmaker) 1989: Tesito 1996: Mossane References Bibliography External links 1943 births Senegalese ethnologists Women ethnologists Living people People from Dakar Safi Senegalese anthropologists Senegalese film actresses Senegalese film directors Senegalese women film directors Serer anthropologists Serer film directors Serer actresses

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Mogg%2C%20Baron%20Mogg

John Mogg, Baron Mogg

John Frederick Mogg, Baron Mogg (5 October 1943) is a previous Chairman of Ofgem and the current Chairman of the EU Energy Regulators. It was announced that he would become a life peer on 18 April 2008, and on 28 May 2008 he was created Baron Mogg, of Queen's Park in the county of East Sussex. On 14 January 2019 he retired from the House of Lords. Professional life Mogg spent half of his career in the Civil Service, particularly with regards to industry and European issues. He also served with the European Commission, reaching the grade of Director-General with responsibility for the Internal Market and Financial Services. Mogg is currently Chair of the Board of Governors at Brighton College. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2003. In his previous role as chairman of energy regulator Ofgem (a three-day-a-week job), he received £214,999 a year salary, as revealed to the public in July 2010. Titles Mr John Mogg (1943–2003) Sir John Mogg KCMG (2003–2008) The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mogg KCMG (2008–) References 1943 births Crossbench life peers Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Living people People's peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamiko%20Takai

Mamiko Takai

Mamiko Takai (高井麻巳子, Takai Mamiko, born December 28, 1966 in Obama, Fukui, Japan) is a Japanese idol from the eighties, who debuted in 1985 with the J-pop girl band Onyanko Club, and its first sub-group, duo Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi with her co-worker Yukiko Iwai. She quit those two bands in 1987, becoming a solo artist, and released four albums before marrying producer Yasushi Akimoto and subsequently retiring. Her older sister Masayo made her record debut in July 1986 as a part of a 20-member dance group named . She has two other younger sisters. Biography Takai's family owned a local bike shop. She played softball at . After entering , she became popular among the students and was dubbed (Jakkō is an abbreviation for Wakasa High School). At that time, she dreamed of becoming an actress in the future. After graduating from high school, she moved to Tokyo to attend Joshibi Junior College. On April 15, 1985, she was approached by Katsunobu Itō (伊藤克信, Itō Katsunobu), a reporter for the variety show , while she was shopping in Harajuku. This led to an audition for that show, which was accepted, and she became a member of Onyanko Club. Note that since she already was affiliated with an entertainment agency, some say that her being approached in Harajuku was a staged act disguised as a coincidence. She became a center of attention as soon as she joined Onyanko Club because she was considered a legitimate beauty. In October 1985, she teamed up with Yukiko Iwai and made their record debut as Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi. In June 1986, she made her solo debut with the song , which became number one on the Oricon chart in its first appearance. This song was very different from surrealistic novelty songs of Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi, and was a ballad with a calm and quiet tone. Since then, three more of her songs reached number one in a row. On July 6, 1986, a large-scale was held at Osaka-jō Hall and she shook hands with 16,000 fans who gathered there. In October 1986, her radio program, , was launched on Nippon Broadcasting System. In December 1986, Tōhō premiered the movie , in which she co-starred with Yuki Saitō and Haruko Sagara. In this film she played the role of a fun-loving disco queen. In reality, however, she had never been to a disco, and her character was considered to be sober and reserved, the opposite of a playful person, which made her role terribly perplexing to her fans. She also starred in the idol dramas and . In April 1987, she graduated from Onyanko Club along with Sayuri Kokushō, Aki Kihara, Rika Tatsumi, and Kazuko Utsumi (内海和子, Utsumi Kazuko). Along with this, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi also disbanded. She mentioned that Onyanko Club's first concert, held at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in October 1985, was one of the most memorable events for her as a member of the group. She then became a solo singer and actress. She was oriented more toward acting than singing. As an actress, she appeared in dramas such as and . In addition, she starred in the drama . In July 1987, she released two videos: a feature-length promotional video titled filmed in Southern Europe and a video titled featuring her first solo concert at NHK Hall in June of that year. She also published a photo book titled , taken in Southern Europe. On May 23, 1988, just three weeks after the official fan club was formed, she married Yasushi Akimoto and retired from the entertainment industry. They then lived in New York for a year and a half. In March 2001, after 13 years of marriage, she finally had a baby girl. In the 2000s, she published three books of essays on food under the name of Mamiko Akimoto: , , and . Moreover, in December 2002, she and her husband published a picture book titled . In October 2013, they invited Shinzō Abe, then Prime Minister, to their home and served him dinner. She also became an statutory auditor of Yasushi Akimoto's office. Relationship with Yukiko Iwai She and Yukiko Iwai, who were partnered in Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi, were said by those around them to be not on good terms with each other. However, at least in the early days, it is considered otherwise. They often took a cab home together after appearing on Yūyake Nyan Nyan at the time, since they were going home in the same direction. When Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi disbanded, they both said that it was a very pleasant memory and that they loved this subgroup. Kazuji Kasai, chief director of Yūyake Nyan Nyan, supervisor of Onyanko Club, explained the relationship between the two as follows. "This subgroup was originally formed by our decision without regard to their wishes. So it is true that there were differences in orientation between the two, but they were not as incompatible as they were said to be." However, Iwai subsequently admitted on a TV program that she and Takai did not get along well. She mentioned that since they were in different groups, they spent little time together and had no conversations with each other outside of work. Iwai felt that Takai was privileged by Akimoto, which was also not amusing to her. Iwai made a curt comment about the successive marriages of Takai and Ruriko Nagata (永田ルリ子, Nagata Ruriko), saying that they should not have rushed into marriage since they were only 21 years old. Note that Eri Nitta, one of the most popular members of Onyanko Club, considered Takai to be one of her best friends. On the other hand, Takai herself recalled that when she was in Onyanko Club, there were no members she was particularly close to, and she was frequently alone. Takai's characteristics and Yasushi Akimoto Many of Takai's fans interpreted her sudden marriage as Akimoto forcibly taking her away from them. Although they directed their uncontrollable anger toward Akimoto, sometimes even directly harassing him, they accepted this fact over time. In the summer of 1986, she was secretly being stalked by the paparazzi of the photo magazine Friday, which was brought to her attention by one of her most enthusiastic fans. She was also stalked by Akimoto when she and Aki Kihara went to see the movie Year of the Dragon at midnight. On this occasion, Akimoto approached Takai at the movie theater, feigning coincidence. On the other hand, actress Yuki Saitō, who admits to being Takai's close friend, In her collection of essays, , she claimed that, contrary to popular perception, Takai was in fact actively courting Akimoto. He wrote many lyrics for the members of Onyanko Club, but only one song was written for her. In addition, when Akimoto talked with her in the summer of 1986, he made the following comments about her. "She is naive because she was nurtured by the warm love of her family. Such characteristics of hers make her very clean image stand out in the greasy entertainment industry. While Sonoko Kawai and Eri Nitta will definitely have affairs, she will never commit adultery." In July 1985, when the members of Onyanko Club stayed at a hotel near in Ōiso, Kanagawa, While all of them excitedly watched the pornographic videos, the "pure-hearted" Takai was the only one who was shocked into silence by them. She was considered by the members of Onyanko Club to be the most feminine of the group. Her plain, unassuming, ordinary manner was described as her greatest appeal. On the other hand, Akimoto and others described her as having an awkward and quirky side, despite her calm outward appearance. Singles Albums Studio albums (1987) (1987) (1988) Message (1988) Compilation albums series (2002) (2010) (2004) (2004) Videos Further reading References External links Mamiko Takai on Idollica Japanese women pop singers Japanese idols Living people 1966 births People from Obama, Fukui Onyanko Club Yasushi Akimoto Musicians from Fukui Prefecture

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20Welch

Art Welch

Art Welch (born 16 April 1944) is a Jamaican former professional soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He began his career in Jamaica with Cavaliers FC, alongside twin brother Asher. In May 1977, the Las Vegas Quicksilvers traded Welch to the Washington Diplomats in exchange for Tom Galati. Welch also represented the Jamaica national team in international play, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1966 and 1970 World Cup tournaments. References External links NASL/MISL career stats 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Atlanta Chiefs players Baltimore Bays players Jamaican footballers Jamaica international footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaican emigrants to the United States Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players San Diego Jaws players San Francisco Fog (MISL) players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Washington Diplomats (NASL) players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jamaican twins Twin sportspeople Association football forwards Cavalier F.C. players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Iron%20Stair

The Iron Stair

The Iron Stair may refer to: The Iron Stair (novel), a crime novel by Rita The Iron Stair (1920 film), a British film adaptation directed by F. Martin Thornton The Iron Stair (1933 film), a British film adaptation directed by Leslie S. Hiscott

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Sikhs

List of Sikhs

Sikh ( or ; , ) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term , meaning "disciple, learner" or , meaning "instruction". Historical importance to Sikh religion Bhai Mardana (1459–1534) was Guru Nanak Dev's companion on all of his Udasis (travels) and he played kirtan. Bebe Nanaki (1464–1518) is known as the first Sikh. She was the elder sister of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder and first Guru (teacher) of Sikhism. Bebe Nanaki was the first to realize her brother's spiritual eminence. Sri Chand ( ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚੰਦ )(1494–1629) was the first son of Guru Nanak, raised by his sister. Sri Chand was a renunciate yogi. After his father left Sri Chand stayed in Dera Baba Nanak and maintained Guru Nanak's temple. He established the Udasi order who travelled far and wide to spread the Word of Nanak. Mata Khivi ( ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ ) (1506–1582) is the only woman mentioned in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. She was the wife of Guru Angad, and established the langar system, a free kitchen where all people were served as equals. Only the best possible ingredients were used, and everyone was treated with utmost courtesy. Her hospitality has been emulated over the centuries and has become the first cultural identity of the Sikhs. She helped her husband to establish the infant Sikh community on a stronger footing, and is described as good natured, efficient, and beautiful. Baba Buddha (6 October 1506 – 8 September 1631) was one of the earliest disciples of Guru Nanak. He lived an exemplary life and was called on to perform the ceremony passing the guruship on to five gurus, up to Guru Hargobind. Baba Buddha trained the sixth Guru in martial arts as a young man to prepare him for the challenges of the guruship. Bhai Gurdas ( ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ ) (1551–1637) is one of the most eminent literary personalities in the history of the Sikh religion. He was a scholar, poet and the scribe of the Adi Granth. He was an able missionary and an accomplished theologian. Being well versed in Indian religious thought, he was able to elaborate profoundly the tenets of Sikhism. Mata Gujri (1624–1705) joined the ninth Guru in his long meditation at Baba Bakala before he assumed the guruship. She gave birth to and raised the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Mata Gujri accompanied her youngest grandsons, Baba Fateh Singh and Baba Zorawar Singh to their martyrdom at Sirhind-Fategarh, and subsequently passed as well. Mai Bhago (ਮਾਈ ਭਾਗੋ) is one of the most famous women in Sikh history. She is always pictured on horseback wearing a turban with her headscarf gracefully flowing in the wind, courageously leading an army into battle. A staunch Sikh by birth and upbringing, she was distressed to hear in 1705 that some of the Sikhs of her village who had gone to Anandpur to fight for Guru Gobind Singh had deserted him under adverse conditions. She rallied the deserters, persuading them to meet the Guru and apologize to him. She led them back to Guru Gobind Singh in the battlefield at Muktsar (Khidrana) Punjab. She thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh as one of his bodyguards, in male attire. After Guru Gobind Singh left his body at Nanded in 1708, she retired further south. She settled in Jinvara, where, immersed in meditation, she lived to an old age. Bhai Mani Singh (1644–1738) was an 18th-century Sikh scholar and martyr. He was a childhood companion of Guru Gobind Singh[1] and took the vows of Sikhism when the Guru inaugurated the Khalsa in March 1699. Soon after that, the Guru sent him to Amritsar to take charge of the Harmandar, which had been without a custodian since 1696. He took control and steered the course of Sikh destiny at a critical stage in Sikh history. The nature of his death in which he was dismembered joint by joint has become a part of the daily Sikh Ardas (prayer). Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) was the leader of the Sikh Empire which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernization, investment into infrastructure, and general prosperity. His government and army included Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and Europeans. Ranjit Singh's legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar as well as other major gurudwaras, including Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Bihar and Hazur Sahib Nanded, Maharashtra under his sponsorship. He was popularly known as Sher-i-Punjab, or "Lion of Punjab". Bhagat Puran Singh ( ਭਗਤ ਪੁਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ )(1904–1992) was a great visionary, an accomplished environmentalist and a symbol of selfless service to humanity. He was the founder of the All India Pingalwara charitable society which imparts service to the poor, downtrodden, the dying, and the mentally and physically handicapped people. Martyrs Guru Arjun Dev was the first of two Guru's martyred in Sikh faith and fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus Guru Tegh Bahadur was the second of two Guru's martyred in Sikh faith and ninth of the ten total Sikh Gurus]] Bhai Dayala also known as Bhai Dyal Das was an early Martyr in Sikhism.He was martyred in Delhi.1675 along with his Sikh companions Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das and the ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Bhai Mati Das was an early Martyr in Sikhism. He was martyred in Delhi in 1675 along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das and companion Bhai Dayala and the ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, Bhai Sati Das was an early Martyr in Sikhism.He was martyred in Delhi in 1675 along with his elder brother Bhai Mati Das and companion Bhai Dayala and the ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur ji Baba Ajit Singh ji was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.He was martyred in battle during second battle of chamkaur along with his younger brother Jujhar Singh Ji, Baba Jujhar Singh Ji was the second son of Guru Gobind Singh ji. He was martyred in battle during second battle of chamkaur along with his elder brother Baba Ajit Singh ji Baba Zorawar Singh was the third son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.He and his younger brother Baba Fateh Singh are among the most hallowed martyr in Sikhism. Baba Fateh Singh was the fourth and youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh He and his elder brother Baba Zorawar Singh are among the most hallowed Martyr in Sikhism, Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh worrier and a commander of Khalsa army.He was among one of most hallowed martyr in Sikhism. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was executed at Delhi in 9 June 1716, Baba Deep Singh is revered among Sikh as one of most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. Bhai Mani Singh was a one of most hallowed martyr in Sikhism. Bhai Mani Singh was executet in Nakhaas chowk in Lahore in December 1738 ca.the Nakhaas chowk since known as Shaheed Ganj-The place of Martyrdom Bhai Taru Singh was a prominent Sikh Martyr known for sacrificing his life, in the name of protecting Sikh values,by having had his head scalped rather than Cutting his hair and converting to Islam. Kartar Singh Sarabha was an Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh Lahore 1931 Udham Singh Barnsbury, England, 1940. Fauja Singh Amritsar, 1979. Other Religious Figures Bhai Kanhaiya Bhai Daya Singh Bhai Dharam Singh Bhai Himmat Singh Bhai Mohkam Singh Bhai Sahib Singh Bhai Nand Lal Randhir Singh Babaji Singh Gurbani Keertan Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa – Performer of Sikh Keertan at Harimandir Sahib Singh Kaur – Composer and performer of Sikh Keertan and New-age music Snatam Kaur – Performer of Sikh Keertan and New-age music Entertainment Punjabi Cinema Sonia Anand Ammy Virk Amrinder Gill Anurag Singh Babbu Maan Baljit Singh Deo Binnu Dhillon Diljit Dosanjh Gippy Grewal Gugu Gill Gurdaas Maan Gurpreet Ghuggi Harbhajan Mann Harry Baweja Himanshi Khurana Jaspal Bhatti Jaswinder Bhalla Jimmy Shergill Kulraj Randhawa Mahi Gill Mandy Takhar Neeru Bajwa Rana Ranbir Shavinder Mahal Sidhu Moosewala Simran Kaur Mundi Smeep Kang Sonam Bajwa Surveen Chawla Yograj Singh Bollywood Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi Arijit Singh Diljit Dosanjh Dharmendra Sunny Deol Abhay Deol Amrita Singh Bobby Deol Gippy Grewal Honey Singh Manjot Singh Minissha Lamba Navneet Kaur Dhillon Nimrat Kaur Pamela Chopra Geeta Bali Gracy Singh Gulzar Guru Randhawa Jagjit Singh Jaspal Bhatti Jimmy Shergill Joginder Kabir Bedi Kanwaljit Singh Kuldip Kaur Kulraj Randhawa Mangal Dhillon Manjot Singh Neetu Singh Neha Dhupia Poonam Dhillon Priya Gill Priya Rajvansh Ranjeeta Kaur Shaad Randhawa Simi Garewal Sukhwinder Singh Sunny Leone Sunny Singh Nijjar Swaran Lata Taapsee Pannu Vikram Chatwal Vimi Vindu Dara Singh Yogeeta Bali Parmeet Sethi Telugu Cinema Rakul Preet Singh Charmy Kaur Mehreen Pirzada Taapsee Pannu American Gurinder Chadha Kulvinder Ghir Namrata Singh Gujral Parminder Nagra Satinder Sartaj Lilly Singh Tarsem Singh Waris Ahluwalia British film, drama and entertainment Alexandra Aitken (Uttrang Kaur Khalsa) – Environmental campaigner, model, actress, artist and socialite Ameet Chana – Actor Amrit Maghera – Professional model turned actress Chandeep Uppal – Critically acclaimed starring role as Meena Kumar in the film Anita and Me. Jassa Ahluwalia – Actor and presenter Lena Kaur – Best known for her role as Leila Roy in Channel 4's Hollyoaks Neelam Gill – Model, known for her work with Burberry, Abercrombie & Fitch and appearing in Vogue. Paul Chowdhry – Comedian and actor Perry Bhandal – Film director, screenwriter Simon Rivers – English actor who played the role of Kevin Tyler in Doctors Stephen Uppal – Known for playing Ravi Roy in the long-running British soap Hollyoaks Mandip Gill – Actress Internet celebrities Lilly Singh Jasmeet Singh Dhar Mann Pop and western Bhangra B21 (Bally and Bhota Jagpal) Bally Sagoo Gippy Grewal Amrinder Gill Jassi Gill Jaz Dhami Jazzy B Diljit Dosanjh Bobby Friction Dr. Zeus Hard Kaur Jas Mann (with Babylon Zoo) Jay Sean Juggy D Navtej Singh Rehal of Bombay Rockers Panjabi MC Rishi Rich Sahotas Sukhbir Taz Bhangra and other Punjabi Artist Diljit Dosanjh''''Amar Singh Chamkila Amrinder Gill Apna Sangeet Asa Singh Mastana Babbu Mann Balkar Sidhu Daler Mehndi Gippy Grewal Gurdas Mann Hans Raj Hans Harbhajan Mann Harshdeep Kaur Jagmeet Bal Kamal Heer Kuldeep Manak Lal Chand Yamla Jatt Lehmber Hussainpuri Malkit Singh Manmohan Waris Mika Singh Rabbi Shergill Ravinder Grewal Sangtar Snatam Kaur Sukhwinder Singh Surinder Kaur Surinder Shinda Surjit Bindrakhia Uttam Singh Sikh nationalist leaders Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a commander of Khalsa army Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was a Sikh Leader of During Sikh Confederacy and Ruler of Ahluwalia Misl Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was a Sikh Leader During the period of Sikh Confederacy and Founder of Ramgarhia Misl Baba Deep Singh One of Most hallowed Martyr in the History of Sikhs, he was also a Founder of Shaheedan Misl Charat Singh was the father of Mahan Singh, and the grandfather of Ranjit Singh. He was the founder of Sukerchakia Misl. Nawab Kapur Singh was the oraganizer of Sikh Confederacy and Dal Khalsa, He was also a Founder of Singhpuria Misl Akali Phula Singh was an Akali Nihang leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a founder of Sikh Empire Baba Binod Singh was the first jathedar of Buddha Dal Rulers Nawab Kapur Singh was the organizer of Sikh Confederacy and the Dal Khalsa. He was also a founder of Singhpuria Misl Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, was a supreme leader of Dal Khalsa. He was also misldar of Ahluwalia Misl.He founded the Kapurthala state in 1772. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab was a founder of the Sikh Empire. He was also a Misldar of Sukerchakia Misl Maharaja Kharak Singh, second emperor of the Sikh Empire Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh, third emperor of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Sher Singh, was the fourth maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Duleep Singh was the last Emperor of the Sikh Empire Ala Singh. was the first king of princely state of Patiala State Misl Period Notable Rulers Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, founder of Ramgarhia Misl Jodh Singh Ramgarhia, second ruler of the Ramgarhia Misl Phul Singh Sidhu, founder of the Phulkian Misl Hari Singh Dhillon, ruler of Bhangi Misl one of most Powerful ruler of Punjab during Misl period Bhuma Singh Dhillon, ruler of Bhangi Misl Heera Singh Sandhu, founder of Nakai Misl Ran Singh Sandhu, third ruler of Nakai Misl Karmo Kaur Sandhu, regent of Nakai Misl Datar Kaur Sandhu, princess of Nakai Misl Kahan Singh Nakai was the last ruler of the Nakai Misl Jai Singh Sandhu was the founder of Kanhaiya Misl Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya was second chief of Kanhaiya Misl. He was the eldest son of Jai Singh Kanhaiya And the father of Maharani Mehtab Kaur Sada Kaur Dhaliwal was the chief of Kanhaiya Misl and the mother-in-law of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Baghel Singh Dhaliwal, ruler of the Singh Krora Misl Gulab Singh Rathore was the founder of Dallewalia Misl Charat Singh was the father of Maha Singh and the grandfather of Ranjit Singh. He was the founder of Sukerchakia Misl Desan Kaur Warrach, regent of Sukerchakia Misl Maha Singh was second chief of Sukerchakia Misl. He was the eldest son of Charat Singh. He was the father of Ranjit Singh Raj Kaur Sidhu, regent of Sukerchakia Misl Titular Ruler Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Raghubir Singh Jind Hira Singh Nabha Yadavindra Singh Indian revolutionaries and freedom fighters Bhai Randhir Singh Baba Gurdit Singh Baba Gurmukh Singh Baldev Singh Bhagat Singh, also known as "Shaheed-e-Azam", was a charismatic Indian socialist revolutionary whose acts of dramatic violence against the British in India and execution at age 23 made him a folk hero of the Indian independence movement Captain Mohan Singh Gurdan Saini Kartar Singh Sarabha,Sikh Martyrs – Kartar Singh Sarabha . Searchsikhism.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-14. Indian Sikh revolutionary and the most active member of the Ghadar Party Labh Singh Saini Teja Singh Samundri Udham Singh Harnam Singh Saini Sardul Singh Kavishar Sardar Ajit Singh, was an Indian revolutionary, he was the uncle of sardar Bhagat Singh Dharam Singh Hayatpur was an Indian revolutionary, he was a prominent member of the Sikh political and religious group the Babbar Akali Movement in India Kartar Singh Jhabbar, was an Indian revolutionary, he was a Sikh leader known for his role in the Gurdwara Reform Movement of the 1920s Ripudaman Singh, Indian revolutionary Baba Kharak Singh Bhai Balmukund was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter Ram Singh, credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British merchandise and services as a political weapon. Kishan Singh Gargaj Sohan Singh Bhakna, was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party Sohan Singh Josh, was an Indian communist activist and freedom fighter Diwan Mulraj Chopra Gulab Kaur Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, was a General of Akali Movement Maya Singh Saini Jagbir Singh Chhina Achhar Singh Chhina Sadhu Singh Hamdard, well-known freedom fighter and the journalist of Punjab Darshan Singh Pheruman, Indian freedom fighter, Sikh activist and politician Jaswant Singh Rahi Giani Ditt Singh Ganda Singh, was a prominent member of the Ghadar Party Teja Singh Swatantar Politicians Canada Gurbax Singh Malhi – former Liberal MP Amrit Mangat – Liberal MPP, Brampton Gulzar Singh Cheema – Manitoba and British Columbia Former MLA Gurmant Grewal – former Conservative MP, half (with Nina, listed below) Manmeet Singh Bhullar – former Progressive Conservative MLA, Calgary-Greenway, Alberta Hardial Bains – founder and leader of the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada from 1970–1997 Harinder Takhar – Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation Harry Bains – British Columbia New Democratic Herb Dhaliwal – former Liberal MP and the first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister Jagmeet Singh – Ontario NDP MPP / Leader of the Federal New Democratic Party Vic Dhillon – Ontario Liberal MPP Harjit Sajjan – Liberal MP, Vancouver South and Minister of National Defence (Canada) Navdeep Bains – Liberal MP, Minister of Education and Science Amarjeet Sohi – Liberal MP, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Bardish Chagger – Liberal MP, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Ujjal Dosanjh – former Premier of British Columbia, former MPP, former federal Minister of Health Prab Gill – MLA, Calgary-Greenway, Alberta Pakistan Mahindar Pall Singh, Sikh MPA, politician and Business man from Multan Fiji Ujagar Singh Elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in the 1968, representing the National Federation Party (NFP). He was also a member of independent Fiji's House of Representatives. India Amarinder Singh.former chief minister of Punjab Baldev Singh Bhagwant Maan.Current chief Minister of Punjab Buta Singh Charanjit Singh Channi Darbara Singh Giani Zail Singh Gurcharan Singh Tohra Gurdial Singh Dhillon Harkishan Singh Surjeet Harsimrat Kaur Badal Manmohan Singh, Master Tara Singh Montek Singh Ahluwalia,Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia confirmed for Sikh Forum Annual Dinner . Journalism.co.uk (2008-11-17). Retrieved on 2010-12-14. Deputy Chairman, Planning commission of India Navjot Singh Sidhu Nirmal Singh Kahlon Parkash Singh Badal Pratap Singh Bajwa Pratap Singh Kairon Preneet Kaur Kahlon Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Sant Fateh Singh Sardar Ujjal Singh, former Governor of Punjab and Tamil Nadu Sardul Singh Caveeshar Simranjit Singh Mann Sukhbir Singh Badal Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Surinder Singh Bajwa Surjit Singh Barnala Swaran Singh Varinder Singh Bajwa Malaysia Gobind Singh Deo – Democratic Action Party Central Executive Committee, Current Member of Parliament, Minister of Communications and Multimedia Karpal Singh – Chairman of DAP. Member of parliament (aka "Tiger of Jelutong") Mauritius Kher Jagatsingh – Minister of Education and Minister of Planning & Economic Development (1967-1982) New Zealand Kanwal Singh Bakshi, Member of Parliament from 2008 (first Indian and first Sikh MP in New Zealand) Sukhi Turner, Mayor of Dunedin 1995-2005 United Kingdom Parmjit Dhanda, former Labour MP Tan Dhesi, Labour MP Preet Gill, Labour MP Indarjit Singh, non-party Marsha Singh, former Labour MP Parmjit Singh Gill, Liberal Democrats Paul Uppal, former Conservative MP United States Ravinder Bhalla, New Jersey politician and Hoboken mayor elect Preet Bharara (born 1968), former U. S. attorney Harmeet Dhillon, Republican Party official in San Francisco Preet Didbal, First Sikh Mayor in the United States. Mayor of Yuba City, CA Kashmir Gill, banker and former mayor Gurbir Grewal, 61st Attorney General of New Jersey Martin Hoke (born 1952), Republican politician Dalip Singh Saund (1899–1973), Democrat politician G. B. Singh, periodontist and retired army officer Bhagat Singh Thind (Bhagat Singh Thind (1892–1967) writer, scientist, and lecturer on spirituality, involved in legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship Uday Singh Taunque (1982–2003) soldier, KIA, bronze star recipient Athletes Athletics Milkha Singh,Milkha Singh. Mapsofindia.com; retrieved 2010-12-14.Milkha Singh The Flying Sikh . Sadapunjab.com; retrieved 2010-12-14. Ranjit Bhatia Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Kamaljeet Sandhu Fauja Singh, a centenarian marathon runner Basketball Sim Bhullar, Canadian professional basketball player Satnam Singh Bhamara Boxing Andrew Singh Kooner, current Bantamweight Champion of Canada Akaash Bhatia, British featherweight professional boxer Cycling Alexi Grewal, Olympic Gold medalistThe Tribune – Windows – Taking note. Tribuneindia.com (2003-03-08). Retrieved on 2010-12-14. (1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles) Cricket Amar Virdi - Cricketer for Surrey County Cricket Club Anureet Singh Arshdeep Singh - Cricketer for India's National Team Balwinder Sandhu Bhupinder Singh, Sr. Bishan Singh Bedi Former Cricketer & Captain for India's National Team Jasprit Bumrah Gurkeerat Singh Mann Gursharan Singh Harbhajan Singh Tanveer Sangha, member of Australia cricket team Gurinder Sandhu, member of Australia cricket team Harvinder Singh Ish Sodhi, member of New Zealand cricket team Simi Singh - Cricketer for Ireland National Team Mandeep Singh Maninder Singh Manpreet Gony Monty Panesar Former Cricketer for England's National Team member of English cricket team Navjot Singh Sidhu - Former Cricketer for India's National Team Ravi Bopara, member of English cricket team Reetinder Sodhi Sarandeep Singh Simranjit Singh Sunny Sohal Vikramjit Singh - Cricketer for Netherlands National Team V. R. V. Singh Yograj Singh Yuvraj Singh - Former Cricketer for India's National Team Equestrian Amarinder Singh Football Ashvir Johal - First team coach at Wigan Athletic Rikki Bains Danny Batth Mal Benning Gurdev Singh Gill Arjan Raikhy - Footballer for Aston Villa Harpal Singh Harmeet Singh - Former Norwegian International Footballer Inder Singh Roger Verdi Golf Jyoti Randhawa Arjun Atwal Gaganjeet Bhullar Ashbeer Saini Jeev Milkha Singh Vijay Singh Hockey Balbir Singh Dosanjh Harmanpreet Singh Ravi Kahlon Ajit Pal Singh Baljeet Singh Saini Baljit Singh Dhillon Balwant (Bal) Singh Saini Gagan Ajit Singh Garewal Singh Gurdev Singh Kullar (field hockey) Jujhar Khaira Kulbir Bhaura Pargat Singh Prabhjot Singh Prithipal Singh Ramandeep Singh Surjit Singh Randhawa Sardar Singh Sandeep Singh Mixed martial arts Kultar Gill Muay Thai Kash Gill Powerlifting Rajinder Singh Rahelu, Sikh paralympian and also 2004 Athens bronze medalist Rally Karamjit Singh, PRWC champion 2002, Asia Pacific Rally Championship champion 2001. A Malaysian known as the "Flying Sikh" Rugby Tosh Masson Shooting Abhinav BindraWSN-Sports News-Sikh shooter wins first ever individual gold for India at Olympics. Worldsikhnews.com (2008-08-11). Retrieved on 2010-12-14.Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal. Nriinternet.com; retrieved 2010-12-14. Olympic gold medalist in shooting Avneet Sidhu, Commonwealth Games medalist in shooting Manavjit Singh Sandhu, world champion in shooting Heena Sidhu, world champion in shooting Swimming Pamela Rai, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, 1986 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Wrestling Dara Singh Tiger Joginder Singh Randhawa Tiger Jeet SinghTiger Singh: Most feared man in Japan – Rediff Sports. In.rediff.com (2005-05-05); retrieved on 2010-12-14. Gurjit Singh Jinder Mahal Ranjin Singh Gadowar Singh Sahota Arjan Bhullar Tiger Ali Singh Business Nav Bhatia, businessman, First Sikh with NBA Championship Ring Ajay Banga, President/COO, MasterCard; ex-CEO- Citi Group-Asia Pacific Analjit Singh, founder/chairman, Max India Limited; chair, Max New York Life Insurance Company Ltd; Max Healthcare Institute Ltd and Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd Bob Singh Dhillon, founder/CEO, Mainstreet Equity Corp. Dyal Singh Majithia, Indian banker Gurbachan Singh Dhingra, owner of Berger Paints India Gurbaksh Chahal H. S. Bedi (entrepreneur), telecom Jasminder Singh, British businessman Jessie Singh Saini, founder of BJS Electronics and American industrialist of Indian descent. Kamel Hothi, former banker at Lloyds Bank Kuldip Singh Dhingra, owner of Berger Paints India Malvinder Mohan Singh, Ranbaxy/Fortis Group Mohan Singh Oberoi M. S. Banga, ex-CEO, Hindustan Lever Param Singh (property developer), property developer, entrepreneur Sanjiv Sidhu, Founder and President of i2 Technologies Sant Singh Chatwal, owner of the Bombay Palace chain of restaurants and Hampshire Hotels & Resorts Satwant Singh, Le Meridien Hotel, DSS Enterprises, Pure Drink Shivinder Mohan Singh, Ranbaxy/Fortis Group Tom Singh, founder, New Look (Fashion chain) Trishneet Arora, author Vikram Chatwal, hotelier Historians Harbans Singh Jodh Singh Rattan Singh Bhangu Max Arthur Macauliffe Journalists Khushwant Singh Tavleen Singh Sathnam Sanghera Jagjit Singh Dardi (Punjab Rattan) Writers Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi Bhai Gurdas Nanak Singh Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Bhai Vir Singh Rajinder Singh Bedi Jaswant Neki Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon Harbhajan Singh Harcharan Singh (playwright) Jaswant Singh Kanwal Amrita Pritam Dalip Kaur Tiwana Kulwant Singh Virk English Rupi Kaur Bali Rai Jaspreet Singh Khushwant Singh Dayal Kaur Khalsa Ranj Dhaliwal Shauna Singh Baldwin Models Jesse Randhawa Humanitarians Narinder Singh Kapany, known as the father of fibre optics. Bhagat Puran Singh,A Selfless Life – Bhagat Puran Singh of Pingalwara: A Selfless Life – Bhagat Puran Singh of Pingalwara . Sikhfoundation-store.org (2009-06-02). Retrieved on 2010-12-14. founder of Pingalwara, Home of Disabled, Amritsar Bhai Trilochan Singh Panesar, devoted his life to sewa (service to community and God) and simran (remembrance of God), the two tenets of Sikh life. Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK Ravi Singh, CEO, Khalsa Aid Amanpreet Singh, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Khalsa Aid Alex Sangha, social worker and documentary film producer and Founder of Sher Vancouver Painters and artists Amrita Sher-GilAmrita Sher-Gill. Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-14. Aman Singh Gulati Sobha Singh S. G. Thakur Singh Sohan Singh Architects Ram Singh, one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects Health and wellness David Shannahoff-Khalsa, prolific researcher on the psychiatric applications of Kundalini Yoga based at the Biocircuits Institute at the University of California, San Diego. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Harvard University-based researcher of Kundalini Yoga and an authority on the field of yoga research. Science and technology Medicine Harvinder Sahota, cardiologist; invented the FDA-approved Perfusion Balloon Angioplasty and holds patents of 24 other medical inventions. Harminder Dua, discovered a previously unknown layer lurking in the human eye named the "dua's layer". Physics Narinder Singh Kapany, physicist, specializing in fiber optics. He was named as one of the seven "Unsung Heroes" by Fortune Magazine in its Businessmen of the Century'' (November 22, 1999) edition. Lawyers Jasvir Singh - Family law barrister Military leaders Indian Army General Joginder Jaswant Singh, former Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army. General Bikram Singh, former Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, GOC XV Corps, 1960–63 Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora Indian Navy Admiral Karambir Singh Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema Indian Air Force Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, former Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, former Chief, Indian Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, former chief, Indian Air Force. Harjit Singh Arora Trilochan Singh Brar Kulwant Singh Gill Jasjit Singh Jagjeet Singh Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC Singaporean Army and Navy General Ravinder Singh Pritam Singh Colonel Gurcharan Singh Sekhon Sikhs In US Military Bhagat Singh Thind Uday Singh Taunque Akal Purakh Ki Fauj after 1947 Saint Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal Bhai Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala Talwindar Singh Babbar Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar Bhai Jugraj Singh Toofan Maj Gen Shahbeg Singh Bhai Amrik Singh Military Gallantry Award Winners British Indian Army Victoria Cross Ishar Singh, first Sikh to receive the Victoria Cross Nand Singh Gian Singh Parkash Singh Karamjeet Singh Judge Indian Armed Forces Param Veer Chakra Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded Param Vir Chakra Subedar Bana Singh Karam Singh Joginder Singh Sahnan Mahavir Chakra Dewan Ranjit Rai, first Indian to receive Mahavir Chakra Brigadier Rajinder Singh Rajinder Singh Sparrow Sant Singh Ranjit Singh Dyal Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala Major General Kulwant Singh Pannu See also List of British Sikhs List of Canadian Sikhs References Lists of people by religion Sikhism-related lists List

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Whitespotted bullhead shark

The whitespotted bullhead shark, Heterodontus ramalheira, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the western and northern Indian Ocean between latitudes 22°N to 26°S, at depths between 40 and 305 m. It can grow up to a length of 83 cm. Little is known about the whitespotted bullhead shark. It is found on the outer continental shelf and is thought to feed on crabs, based on the gut contents of two specimen. As a member of the genus Heterodontus, it is thought to be oviparous, but egg case of this species have never been seen. References Heterodontidae Fish described in 1949

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SM U-21 (Austria-Hungary)

SM U-21 or U-XXI was a or U-boat built for and operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy ( or ) during the First World War. The design for U-21 was based on submarines of the Royal Danish Navy's Havmanden class (three of which had been built in Austria-Hungary), and was largely obsolete by the beginning of the war. U-21 was just over long and was armed with two bow torpedo tubes, a deck gun, and a machine gun. Construction on U-21 began in mid 1915 and the boat was launched in September 1916. After suffering damage during a diving trial in January 1917, U-21 underwent seven months of repairs before her commissioning in August 1917. The U-boat conducted patrols off the Albanian coast in October 1917, but experienced the failure of the seal on her main hatch. The repairs kept the boat out of action until June 1918. But in July a piston in her diesel engine broke, knocking the submarine out of the rest of the war. At the end of World War I, U-21 was ceded to Italy as a war reparation and scrapped in 1920. U-21 had no wartime successes. Design and construction When it became apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Navy that the First World War would not be a short one, they moved to bolster their U-boat fleet by seizing the plans for the Danish Havmanden class submarines, three of which had been built at Whitehead & Co. in Fiume. Although the Austro-Hungarian Navy was not happy with the design, which was largely obsolete, it was the only design for which plans were available and which could be begun immediately in domestic shipyards. The Austro-Hungarian Navy unenthusiastically placed orders for U-21 and her three sister boats on 27 March 1915. U-21 was one of two boats of the class to be built at the Pola Navy Yard. Due to demands by the Hungarian government, subcontracts for the class were divided between Hungarian and Austrian firms, and this politically expedient solution worsened technical problems with the design, resulting in numerous modifications and delays for the class in general. U-21 was an ocean-going submarine that displaced surfaced and submerged and was designed for a complement of 18. She was long with a beam of and a draft of . For propulsion, she featured a single shaft, a single diesel engine for surface running, and a single electric motor for submerged travel. She was capable of while surfaced and while submerged. Although there is no specific notation of a range for U-21, the Havmanden class, upon which the U-20 class was based, had a range of at , surfaced, and at submerged. U-21 was armed with two torpedo tubes located in the front and carried a complement of two torpedoes. She was also equipped with a deck gun and an machine gun. Service career U-21 was launched on 15 August 1916, the first of the four U-20-class boats. During a diving trial in January 1917, the submarine was damaged when it sank too deep, requiring repairs that took place over the next seven months. U-21 was commissioned on 15 August under the command of Linienschiffsleutnant Hugo von Seyffertitz. A 31-year-old native of Brixen, von Seyffertitz was a first-time U-boat commander. Ten days after commissioning, U-21 safely submerged to a depth of . However, her nose was dented when she hit bottom on another test dive in September, necessitating more repairs. On 29 September, von Seyffertitz steered the boat from the submarine base at Brioni to Cattaro, where she arrived on 1 October. On 4 October, U-21 set out for a patrol off the coast of Albania, but had returned to Cattaro by mid October. On 15 October, von Seyffertitz and U-21 departed from Cattaro to begin their first Mediterranean deployment. Slated to sail into the Ionian Sea, U-21 instead had to turn back the following day when the main hatch seal on the conning tower leaked and could not be repaired. After her 18 October return to Cattaro, she sailed for Pola, arriving on 24 October. There, she would undergo another lengthy stay in port for repairs. While U-21 was under repair, von Seyffertitz was transferred to . Linienschiffleutnant Robert Dürrigl was assigned the new commander of U-21 on 24 March 1918. The 26-year-old Galician had served as commander of for four months in 1917. Dürrial led U-21 out of Pola on 1 June for Cattaro, making stops en route at Arbe and Novigrad for repairs to the gyrocompass. On 16 July, while conducting patrols off the Albanian coast, a piston in U-21s diesel engine broke and Dürrial put in at Djenovic. On 25 July, U-21 was towed to Pola, where she remained until the end of the war. She was ceded to Italy as a war reparation and scrapped in 1920. Like all of her sister boats, U-21 had no wartime successes. References Bibliography U-20-class submarines U-boats commissioned in 1917 1916 ships World War I submarines of Austria-Hungary Ships built in Pola

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Indulekha.com

Indulekha.com () is an infotainment web portal for Malayalam books, movies, music, videos and paintings. The website publishes film and book reviews as well as other entertainment features. The website is edited by Swapna Tom Mangatt. Indulekha is the first Keralan website to enter the Limca Book of Records after its exhibition of the complete works of Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair. Held between 18 April – 19 May 2006, the exhibition was the first of its kind in the history of Indian internet. Visitors were able to read selected pages from each of the books and leave their comments on the works. Channels The PINK channel depicts trends and temptations in fashion, home making, food and travel. And there's a section of personal finance named, Money Plant. The GREEN channel is for the written word and the painted world, adorned by geniuses from Vaikom Muhammad Basheer to Balachandran Chullikkad; from Raja Ravi Varma to Bini Roy. The channel repletes with innovative features including excerpts from books and the best collection of Malayalam e-literature. The ORANGE channel entertains with Malayalam movie and music updates, reviews, interviews and interesting videos. References External links Indulekha official website The HINDU bookworms on the net The HINDU soccer book fair Limca Book Of Indian Records New Indian Express - Indulekha.com Enters Limca Book of Records Indulekha - A journey through Malayalam literary works New Indian Express Report on India's first online cartoon exhibition Malayalam-language mass media Mass media in Kerala Online companies of India

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Thockrington

Thockrington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bavington, in Northumberland, England. The village lies about north of Hexham. In 1951 the parish had a population of 18. Governance Thockrington is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. The parish was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Bovington. Religious sites Thockrington church, which stands so prominently on a spur of the Great Whin Sill, is one of the oldest churches in the county. The church is dedicated to St Aidan. Here are buried several members of the ancient family of Shafto, the earliest mention of whom is in 1240. The Shaftos lived at nearby Bavington until the eighteenth century when, as a result of their support of the Jacobite cause in 1715, their estates were confiscated by the Crown, and ultimately sold to a Delaval. The Shaftos had connections with the county of Durham and lived on their Durham estates until 1953, when Mr R. D. Shafto returned to Bavington Hall. Landmarks A little over a mile south-west of the village are the ruins of Little Swinburne Tower, a fifteenth-century pele tower. Notable people Lord Beveridge, founder of the modern welfare state, is buried in the churchyard The author Tom Sharpe's ashes were buried in the churchyard in 2014 by his Spanish partner, witnessed by a Spanish TV crew. Sharpe's father was once vicar of Thockrington. The aviatrix, Connie Leathart (1903–93), is buried here; her remains are marked by a simple stone bearing the initials "CL". References External links GENUKI (Accessed: 19 November 2008) Villages in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa%20Petrobras%20Buenos%20Aires

Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires

The Copa Petrobras Argentina was a tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2004. The event is part of the ''challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles External links Official website ITF search ATP Challenger Tour Sports competitions in Buenos Aires Tennis tournaments in Argentina Clay court tennis tournaments

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHCHL-FM

XHCHL-FM

XHCHL-FM is a radio station on 90.1 FM serving Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is owned by and known as . History XHCHL received its concession on November 23, 1994. XHCHL was authorized to broadcast with 15,000 (later 20,000) watts on 99.1 MHz from China, Nuevo León. On July 15, 1996, the station came to air with a grupera format known as "La Picosa". In 2007, XHCHL moved to 106.5 MHz. In 2010, XHCHL was authorized to move to Los Ramones and broadcast on 90.1. Initially, XHCHL on 90.1 was Beat 90.1, a dance Top 40 station featuring s a current-based mix of dance music, with Top 40 and R&B remixes, along with electronica and house music. It was the second Dance Contemporary radio station in Mexico, after semi-sister station XHSON-FM/Mexico City. In 2017 and 2018, the Bichara family, which owns Núcleo Radio Monterrey, slowly shifted XHCHL toward a new direction, which was completed in early 2018 when the station adopted the name "90.1 FM" and the slogan "Sonamos Diferente"; the Ultra name was added in August. The format is similar to that of KJAV-FM in McAllen, Texas, owned by members of the Bichara family. On May 1, 2020, Ultra 90.1 ceased broadcasting, making way for El Heraldo Radio's Monterrey debut. The station mostly simulcast the network with some local programming for the Monterrey area. The news/talk programming moved to XHSP-FM 99.7 upon the newspaper's outright purchase of that station from Grupo Radio Centro; on June 1, 2021, Ke Buena officially launched on the frequency by way of a franchise agreement with Heraldo Media Group. The agreement ended on December 1, 2022, at which time NRM resumed programming XHCHL-FM itself and paired it with the La Ranchera de Monterrey programming of XEG-AM 1050. References Radio stations in Monterrey 1996 establishments in Mexico

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Masters%20Series%20Hamburg%20%E2%80%93%20Doubles

2008 Masters Series Hamburg – Doubles

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated them 6–4, 5–7, [10–8], in the final. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links Draw Doubles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical%20spreadsheet

Logical spreadsheet

A logical spreadsheet is a spreadsheet in which formulas take the form of logical constraints rather than function definitions. In traditional spreadsheet systems, such as Excel, cells are partitioned into "directly specified" cells and "computed" cells and the formulas used to specify the values of computed cells are "functional", i.e. for every combination of values of the directly specified cells, the formulas specify unique values for the computed cells. Logical Spreadsheets relax these restrictions by dispensing with the distinction between directly specified cells and computed cells and generalizing from functional definitions to logical constraints. As an illustration of the difference between traditional spreadsheets and logical spreadsheets, consider a simple numerical spreadsheet with three cells a, b, and c. Each cell accepts a single integer as value; and there is a formula stating that the value of the third cell is the sum of the values of the other two cells. Implemented as a traditional spreadsheet, this spreadsheet would allow the user to enter values into cells a and b, and it would automatically compute cell c. For example, if the user were to type 1 into a and 2 into b, it would compute the value 3 for c. Implemented as a logical spreadsheet, the user would be able to enter values into any of the cells. The user could type 1 into a and 2 into b, and the spreadsheet would compute the value 3 for c. Alternatively, the user could type 2 into b and 3 into c, and the spreadsheet would compute the value 1 for a. And so forth. In this case, the formula is functional, and the function is invertible. In general, the formulas need not be functional and the functions need not be invertible. For example, in this case, we could write formulas involving inequalities and non-invertible functions (such as square root). More generally, we could build spreadsheets with symbolic, rather than numeric data, and write arbitrary logical constraints on this data. References J. Bongard et al.: Reports on the 2006 AAAI Fall Symposia, AI Magazine 28(1), 88-92, 2007. I. Cervesato: NEXCEL, A Deductive Spreadsheet, The Knowledge Engineering Review, Vol. 00:0, 1-24, Cambridge University Press, 2004. G. Fischer, C. Rathke: Knowledge-Based Spreadsheets, in Proceedings of the 7th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, St. Paul Minnesota, 21–26 August 1988, AAAI Press, Menl Park, California, 802-807, 1988. D. Gunning: Deductive Spreadsheets, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Small Business Innovation Research, 2004.3-Topic SB043-040, 2004. M. Kassoff, L. Zen, A. Garg, M. Genesereth: Predicalc: A Logical Spreadsheet Management System, in Proceedings of the 31st INternational Conference on Very Large Databases, Trondheim, NOrway, 30 August - 2 September 2005, ACM, New York, New York, 1247-1250, 2005. M. Kassoff, M. Genesereth: Predicalc, A Logical Spreadsheet Management System, The Knowledge Engineering Review, Vol. 22:3, 281-295, Cambridge University Press, 2007. M. Spenke, C. Beilken: A Spreadsheet Interface for Logic Programming, in K. Bice and C. H. Lewis (eds), Proceedings of ACM CHI 89 Human Factors in Computing Systems, Austin, Texas, 30 April - 4 June 1989, ACM Press, New York, New York, 75-80, 1989. M. van Emden, M. Ohki, A. Takeuchi: Spreadsheets with Incremental Queries as a User Interface for Logic Programming, New Generation Computing 4(3), 287-304, 1986. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/april25/logic-042507.html https://dbgroup.ncsu.edu/?p=9 http://logic.stanford.edu/spreadsheet/ Spreadsheet software

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages%20of%20South%20Asia

Languages of South Asia

South Asia is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka. It is home to the third most spoken language in the world, Hindi–Urdu; and the sixth most spoken language, Bengali. The languages in the region mostly comprise Indo-Iranic and Dravidian languages, and further members of other language families like Austroasiatic, Turkic, and Tibeto-Burman languages. South Asian English is considered the international lingua franca of the South Asian countries. Afghanistan The official languages of Afghanistan are Pashto and Dari, both of which are Iranic languages. Dari, an Afghan standardized register of the Persian language, is considered the lingua franca of Afghanistan and used to write Afghan literature. Tajik is spoken by people closer to Tajikistan, although officially the language is regarded same as Dari. A few Turkic languages like Uzbek and Turkmen are also spoken near regions closer to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Pashto is widely spoken by the Pashtun people, who mainly reside towards the south of Afghanistan on the Pakistani-Afghan border. Bangladesh Standard Bengali based on Rarhi dialect (West Bengal, India) is the national language of Bangladesh. Majority of Bangladeshis speaks Eastern Bengali. Native languages of Bangladesh are Sylheti and Chittagonian, while some ethnic minority groups also speak Tibeto-Burman, Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic languages. Bhutan Dzongkha is the national language of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Almost all the languages of Bhutan are from Tibetic family (except Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language). India Most languages spoken in India belong either to the Indo-Aryan (), the Dravidian (c. 24%), the Austroasiatic (Munda) (c. 1.2%), or the Tibeto-Burman (c. 0.6%) families, with some languages of the Himalayas still unclassified. The SIL Ethnologue lists 461 living languages for India. Hindustani is the most widespread language of India. The Indian census takes the widest possible definition of "Hindi" as the broad variety of the Hindi languages. The native speakers of Hindi so defined account for 39% of Indians. Bengali is the second most spoken language of South Asia, found in both Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The International Mother Language Day was created by UNESCO to commemorate the Bengali language. Other notable languages include Odia, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Sindhi, Kannada, Pashto, Malayalam, Meitei (Manipuri) and Konkani. Thirteen languages account for more than 1% of Indian population each, and between themselves for over 95%; all of them are "scheduled languages of the constitution." Scheduled languages spoken by less than 1% of Indians are Santali (0.64%), Meitei (Manipuri) (0.14%), Bodo (0.13%), Dogri (0.01%, spoken in Jammu and Kashmir). The largest language that is not "scheduled" is Bhili (0.95%), followed by Gondi (0.27%), Tulu (0.17%) and Kurukh (0.099%) Maldives Divehi is national language of Maldives, spoken by 95% of the population. Arabic being considered as religious language and English being medium of instruction for education and international purposes such as tourism. Nepal Most of the languages of Nepal either fall under Indo-Aryan languages or Sino-Tibetan languages. The official language of the country is Nepali, earlier known as Gorkhali in the Kingdom of Nepal, and is the mother tongue of around half the population. Pakistan Pakistan is a linguistically diverse country it has many dozens of languages spoken as first languages. The major languages of Pakistan broadly fall under the category Indo-Iranian languages, with western regions of Pakistan (close to Iran and Afghanistan) speaking Iranic languages and eastern regions (close to India) speaking Indo-Aryan languages (with the Indus River approximately dividing the families). Other language families in Pakistan include Dravidian (Brahui spoken in Central Balochistan), Sino-Tibetan languages such as Balti and Purgi spoken in the north-east (In Baltistan region of Pakistan), Nuristani languages such as Kamkata-vari spoken in the north-west (In chitral region of Pakistan), Language Isolate Burushaski spoken in the north (In Gilgit Division), Turkic languages are also spoken in Pakistan by a few kyrgyz families in the North and by Refugees from Afghanistan and China. The national uniting medium of Pakistan is Urdu, a persianized register of the Hindustani language. The major native languages of Pakistan are Baluchi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Saraiki, Pashto, while more than 70 other languages like Shina, Balti, Gujarati, Bengali etc. are also spoken. Sri Lanka Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages of Sri Lanka, with Sri Lankan English as the link language. Tamil is a South-Dravidian language, and Sinhala belongs to the Insular Indic family (along with Dhivehi of Maldives). Vedda is said to be the indigenous language of Sri Lanka before the arrival of the Indo-Aryans and Dravidians. See also Languages of Asia Languages of Bangladesh Languages of India: Official languages of India List of languages by number of native speakers in India Languages of Pakistan Languages of Maldives References Data table of Census of India, 2001 SCHEDULED LANGUAGES IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH – 2001 COMPARATIVE RANKING OF SCHEDULED LANGUAGES IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH-1971, 1981, 1991 AND 2001 Census data on Languages External links Major Indian Languages Ethnologue report Central Institute of Indian Languages

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle%20of%20Genius

Cradle of Genius

Cradle of Genius is a 1961 Irish short documentary film directed by Paul Rotha on the history of the Abbey Theatre. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Cast Eileen Crowe Maureen Delany Barry Fitzgerald Siobhán McKenna References External links 1961 films 1961 documentary films 1961 short films English-language Irish films Irish short documentary films Irish black-and-white films 1960s short documentary films Films directed by Paul Rotha 1960s English-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Iron%20Stair%20%281920%20film%29

The Iron Stair (1920 film)

The Iron Stair is a 1920 British silent-era crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton from the novel The Iron Stair by Rita. It starred Reginald Fox and Madge Stuart. A subsequent adaptation of the same story The Iron Stair was made in 1933 directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. References External links 1920 films 1920 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1920s British films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef%20Degeorgi

Josef Degeorgi

Josef Degeorgi (born 19 January 1960) is a former international Austrian footballer. Degeorgi won the Austrian league four times and the Austrian cup three times while playing for Austria Wien from 1983 to 1990. References External links Profile - Austria-archiv 1960 births Living people Austrian footballers Austria international footballers FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Association football defenders

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro%20Parisi%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201988%29

Alessandro Parisi (footballer, born 1988)

Alessandro Parisi (born 21 September 1988 in Napoli, Italy) is an Italian footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team Catanzaro. References Italian footballers U.S. Catanzaro 1929 players Living people 1988 births Association football goalkeepers

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

Woodhorn

Woodhorn is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newbiggin by the Sea, in Northumberland, England, about east of Ashington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 219. The village is sometimes identified with Wucestre, given to St Cuthbert by King Ceolwulf when he gave up his throne in 737 to become a monk at Lindisfarne. A medieval bell at Woodhorn, inscribed "Ave Maria", is said to be one of the oldest in existence. Governance On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Newbiggin by the Sea and Ashington parishes. Economy The main employment was at the coal mine. The mine has since closed and the site has been landscaped incorporating a lake and known as Queen Elizabeth II Country Park. Some of the mine buildings have been retained and are used as a visitor centre. Landmarks Woodhorn Colliery Museum is situated in a country park with a lake. With sound effects, models, paintings, working machinery etc., the museum gives an insight into life in a local coal-mining community. The site of the old pit is now the location for Northumberland Record Office, a purpose-built building having been constructed to replace the two previous buildings at Morpeth and Gosforth. Religious sites The church is dedicated to St Mary. References External links GENUKI (Accessed: 27 November 2008) (Woodhorn colliery museum and country park, and the Northumberland archives) Villages in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino%20Zec

Nino Zec

Ninoslav "Nino" Zec (, born 7 July 1949) is a retired Yugoslav professional footballer who played as midfielder or striker. Career Born in Miloševo, SR Serbia, Zec began his professional career in 1968 with OFK Beograd. In 1978, Zec moved to the United States to play in the NASL, signing with the Tulsa Roughnecks. He moved to the Atlanta Chiefs in 1979 and was traded to the Houston Hurricane during the season. In 1980, the league terminated the Houston franchise and in December 1980 the Jacksonville Tea Men signed Zec. In 1983, the Tea Men moved to the American Soccer League. Zec spent the 1983 season with the Tea Men in the ASL. When the ASL collapsed at the end of the season, Zec and his teammates moved to the United Soccer League. He also played six games for the Pittsburgh Spirit during the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. He played another three games for the Tulsa Roughnecks during the 1983–1984 NASL indoor season. He currently lives in Florida where he owns a flooring business. His father in law was one of the most famous Yugoslavian strikers Stjepan Bobek. Zec was the first player ever to receive a yellow card in Yugoslavian football after the booking rule was introduced. References External links NASL/MISL career stats 1949 births Living people American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Atlanta Chiefs players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriates in the United States Yugoslav footballers Houston Hurricane players Jacksonville Tea Men players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players OFK Beograd players Pittsburgh Spirit players Serbian footballers Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players United Soccer League (1984–85) players Association football midfielders Association football forwards Yugoslav expatriate footballers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20structural%20engineering

History of structural engineering

The history of structural engineering dates back to at least 2700 BC when the step pyramid for Pharaoh Djoser was built by Imhotep, the first architect in history known by name. Pyramids were the most common major structures built by ancient civilizations because it is a structural form which is inherently stable and can be almost infinitely scaled (as opposed to most other structural forms, which cannot be linearly increased in size in proportion to increased loads). Another notable engineering feat from antiquity still in use today is the qanat water management system. Qanat technology developed in the time of the Medes, the predecessors of the Persian Empire (modern-day Iran which has the oldest and longest Qanat (older than 3000 years and longer than 71 km) that also spread to other cultures having had contact with the Persian. Throughout ancient and medieval history most architectural design and construction was carried out by artisans, such as stone masons and carpenters, rising to the role of master builder. No theory of structures existed and understanding of how structures stood up was extremely limited, and based almost entirely on empirical evidence of 'what had worked before'. Knowledge was retained by guilds and seldom supplanted by advances. Structures were repetitive, and increases in scale were incremental. No record exists of the first calculations of the strength of structural members or the behaviour of structural material, but the profession of structural engineer only really took shape with the Industrial Revolution and the re-invention of concrete (see History of concrete). The physical sciences underlying structural engineering began to be understood in the Renaissance and have been developing ever since. Early structural engineering The recorded history of structural engineering starts with the ancient Egyptians. In the 27th century BC, Imhotep was the first structural engineer known by name and constructed the first known step pyramid in Egypt. In the 26th century BC, the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed in Egypt. It remained the largest man-made structure for millennia and was considered an unsurpassed feat in architecture until the 19th century AD. The understanding of the physical laws that underpin structural engineering in the Western world dates back to the 3rd century BC, when Archimedes published his work On the Equilibrium of Planes in two volumes, in which he sets out the Law of the Lever, stating: Archimedes used the principles derived to calculate the areas and centers of gravity of various geometric figures including triangles, paraboloids, and hemispheres. Archimedes's work on this and his work on calculus and geometry, together with Euclidean geometry, underpin much of the mathematics and understanding of structures in modern structural engineering. The ancient Romans made great bounds in structural engineering, pioneering large structures in masonry and concrete, many of which are still standing today. They include aqueducts, thermae, columns, lighthouses, defensive walls and harbours. Their methods are recorded by Vitruvius in his De Architectura written in 25 BC, a manual of civil and structural engineering with extensive sections on materials and machines used in construction. One reason for their success is their accurate surveying techniques based on the dioptra, groma and chorobates. During the High Middle Ages (11th to 14th centuries) builders were able to balance the side thrust of vaults with that of flying buttresses and side vaults, to build tall spacious structures, some of which were built entirely of stone (with iron pins only securing the ends of stones) and have lasted for centuries. In the 15th and 16th centuries and despite lacking beam theory and calculus, Leonardo da Vinci produced many engineering designs based on scientific observations and rigour, including a design for a bridge to span the Golden Horn. Though dismissed at the time, the design has since been judged to be both feasible and structurally valid The foundations of modern structural engineering were laid in the 17th century by Galileo Galilei, Robert Hooke and Isaac Newton with the publication of three great scientific works. In 1638 Galileo published Dialogues Relating to Two New Sciences, outlining the sciences of the strength of materials and the motion of objects (essentially defining gravity as a force giving rise to a constant acceleration). It was the first establishment of a scientific approach to structural engineering, including the first attempts to develop a theory for beams. This is also regarded as the beginning of structural analysis, the mathematical representation and design of building structures. This was followed in 1676 by Robert Hooke's first statement of Hooke's Law, providing a scientific understanding of elasticity of materials and their behaviour under load. Eleven years later, in 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, setting out his Laws of Motion, providing for the first time an understanding of the fundamental laws governing structures. Also in the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz both independently developed the Fundamental theorem of calculus, providing one of the most important mathematical tools in engineering. Further advances in the mathematics needed to allow structural engineers to apply the understanding of structures gained through the work of Galileo, Hooke and Newton during the 17th century came in the 18th century when Leonhard Euler pioneered much of the mathematics and many of the methods which allow structural engineers to model and analyse structures. Specifically, he developed the Euler–Bernoulli beam equation with Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) circa 1750 - the fundamental theory underlying most structural engineering design. Daniel Bernoulli, with Johann (Jean) Bernoulli (1667–1748), is also credited with formulating the theory of virtual work, providing a tool using equilibrium of forces and compatibility of geometry to solve structural problems. In 1717 Jean Bernoulli wrote to Pierre Varignon explaining the principle of virtual work, while in 1726 Daniel Bernoulli wrote of the "composition of forces". In 1757 Leonhard Euler went on to derive the Euler buckling formula, greatly advancing the ability of engineers to design compression elements. Modern developments in structural engineering Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, materials science and structural analysis underwent development at a tremendous pace. Though elasticity was understood in theory well before the 19th century, it was not until 1821 that Claude-Louis Navier formulated the general theory of elasticity in a mathematically usable form. In his leçons of 1826 he explored a great range of different structural theory, and was the first to highlight that the role of a structural engineer is not to understand the final, failed state of a structure, but to prevent that failure in the first place. In 1826 he also established the elastic modulus as a property of materials independent of the second moment of area, allowing engineers for the first time to both understand structural behaviour and structural materials. Towards the end of the 19th century, in 1873, Carlo Alberto Castigliano presented his dissertation "Intorno ai sistemi elastici", which contains his theorem for computing displacement as partial derivative of the strain energy. In 1824, Portland cement was patented by the engineer Joseph Aspdin as "a superior cement resembling Portland Stone", British Patent no. 5022. Although different forms of cement already existed (Pozzolanic cement was used by the Romans as early as 100 B.C. and even earlier by the ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations) and were in common usage in Europe from the 1750s, the discovery made by Aspdin used commonly available, cheap materials, making concrete construction an economical possibility. Developments in concrete continued with the construction in 1848 of a rowing boat built of ferrocement - the forerunner of modern reinforced concrete - by Joseph-Louis Lambot. He patented his system of mesh reinforcement and concrete in 1855, one year after W.B. Wilkinson also patented a similar system. This was followed in 1867 when a reinforced concrete planting tub was patented by Joseph Monier in Paris, using steel mesh reinforcement similar to that used by Lambot and Wilkinson. Monier took the idea forward, filing several patents for tubs, slabs and beams, leading eventually to the Monier system of reinforced structures, the first use of steel reinforcement bars located in areas of tension in the structure. Steel construction was first made possible in the 1850s when Henry Bessemer developed the Bessemer process to produce steel. He gained patents for the process in 1855 and 1856 and successfully completed the conversion of cast iron into cast steel in 1858. Eventually mild steel would replace both wrought iron and cast iron as the preferred metal for construction. During the late 19th century, great advancements were made in the use of cast iron, gradually replacing wrought iron as a material of choice. Ditherington Flax Mill in Shrewsbury, designed by Charles Bage, was the first building in the world with an interior iron frame. It was built in 1797. In 1792 William Strutt had attempted to build a fireproof mill at Belper in Derby (Belper West Mill), using cast iron columns and timber beams within the depths of brick arches that formed the floors. The exposed beam soffits were protected against fire by plaster. This mill at Belper was the world's first attempt to construct fireproof buildings, and is the first example of fire engineering. This was later improved upon with the construction of Belper North Mill, a collaboration between Strutt and Bage, which by using a full cast iron frame represented the world's first "fire proofed" building. The Forth Bridge was built by Benjamin Baker, Sir John Fowler and William Arrol in 1889, using steel, after the original design for the bridge by Thomas Bouch was rejected following the collapse of his Tay Rail Bridge. The Forth Bridge was one of the first major uses of steel, and a landmark in bridge design. Also in 1889, the wrought-iron Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel and Maurice Koechlin, demonstrating the potential of construction using iron, despite the fact that steel construction was already being used elsewhere. During the late 19th century, Russian structural engineer Vladimir Shukhov developed analysis methods for tensile structures, thin-shell structures, lattice shell structures and new structural geometries such as hyperboloid structures. Pipeline transport was pioneered by Vladimir Shukhov and the Branobel company in the late 19th century. Again taking reinforced concrete design forwards, from 1892 onwards François Hennebique's firm used his patented reinforced concrete system to build thousands of structures throughout Europe. Thaddeus Hyatt in the US and Wayss & Freitag in Germany also patented systems. The firm AG für Monierbauten constructed 200 reinforced concrete bridges in Germany between 1890 and 1897 The great pioneering uses of reinforced concrete however came during the first third of the 20th century, with Robert Maillart and others furthering of the understanding of its behaviour. Maillart noticed that many concrete bridge structures were significantly cracked, and as a result left the cracked areas out of his next bridge design - correctly believing that if the concrete was cracked, it was not contributing to the strength. This resulted in the revolutionary Salginatobel Bridge design. Wilhelm Ritter formulated the truss theory for the shear design of reinforced concrete beams in 1899, and Emil Mörsch improved this in 1902. He went on to demonstrate that treating concrete in compression as a linear-elastic material was a conservative approximation of its behaviour. Concrete design and analysis has been progressing ever since, with the development of analysis methods such as yield line theory, based on plastic analysis of concrete (as opposed to linear-elastic), and many different variations on the model for stress distributions in concrete in compression Prestressed concrete, pioneered by Eugène Freyssinet with a patent in 1928, gave a novel approach in overcoming the weakness of concrete structures in tension. Freyssinet constructed an experimental prestressed arch in 1908 and later used the technology in a limited form in the Plougastel Bridge in France in 1930. He went on to build six prestressed concrete bridges across the Marne River, firmly establishing the technology. Structural engineering theory was again advanced in 1930 when Professor Hardy Cross developed his Moment distribution method, allowing the real stresses of many complex structures to be approximated quickly and accurately. In the mid 20th century John Fleetwood Baker went on to develop the plasticity theory of structures, providing a powerful tool for the safe design of steel structures. The possibility of creating structures with complex geometries, beyond analysis by hand calculation methods, first arose in 1941 when Alexander Hrennikoff submitted his D.Sc thesis at MIT on the topic of discretization of plane elasticity problems using a lattice framework. This was the forerunner to the development of finite element analysis. In 1942, Richard Courant developed a mathematical basis for finite element analysis. This led in 1956 to the publication by J. Turner, R. W. Clough, H. C. Martin, and L. J. Topp's of a paper on the "Stiffness and Deflection of Complex Structures". This paper introduced the name "finite-element method" and is widely recognised as the first comprehensive treatment of the method as it is known today. High-rise construction, though possible from the late 19th century onwards, was greatly advanced during the second half of the 20th century. Fazlur Khan designed structural systems that remain fundamental to many modern high rise constructions and which he employed in his structural designs for the John Hancock Center in 1969 and Sears Tower in 1973. Khan's central innovation in skyscraper design and construction was the idea of the "tube" and "bundled tube" structural systems for tall buildings. He defined the framed tube structure as "a three dimensional space structure composed of three, four, or possibly more frames, braced frames, or shear walls, joined at or near their edges to form a vertical tube-like structural system capable of resisting lateral forces in any direction by cantilevering from the foundation." Closely spaced interconnected exterior columns form the tube. Horizontal loads, for example wind, are supported by the structure as a whole. About half the exterior surface is available for windows. Framed tubes allow fewer interior columns, and so create more usable floor space. Where larger openings like garage doors are required, the tube frame must be interrupted, with transfer girders used to maintain structural integrity. The first building to apply the tube-frame construction was in the DeWitt-Chestnut Apartment Building which Khan designed in Chicago. This laid the foundations for the tube structures used in most later skyscraper constructions, including the construction of the World Trade Center. Another innovation that Fazlur Khan developed was the concept of X-bracing, which reduced the lateral load on the building by transferring the load into the exterior columns. This allowed for a reduced need for interior columns thus creating more floor space, and can be seen in the John Hancock Center. The first sky lobby was also designed by Khan for the John Hancock Center in 1969. Later buildings with sky lobbies include the World Trade Center, Petronas Twin Towers and Taipei 101. In 1987 Jörg Schlaich and Kurt Schafer published the culmination of almost ten years of work on the strut and tie method for concrete analysis - a tool to design structures with discontinuities such as corners and joints, providing another powerful tool for the analysis of complex concrete geometries. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the development of powerful computers has allowed finite element analysis to become a significant tool for structural analysis and design. The development of finite element programs has led to the ability to accurately predict the stresses in complex structures, and allowed great advances in structural engineering design and architecture. In the 1960s and 70s computational analysis was used in a significant way for the first time on the design of the Sydney Opera House roof. Many modern structures could not be understood and designed without the use of computational analysis. Developments in the understanding of materials and structural behaviour in the latter part of the 20th century have been significant, with detailed understanding being developed of topics such as fracture mechanics, earthquake engineering, composite materials, temperature effects on materials, dynamics and vibration control, fatigue, creep and others. The depth and breadth of knowledge now available in structural engineering, and the increasing range of different structures and the increasing complexity of those structures has led to increasing specialisation of structural engineers. See also Base isolation History of sanitation and water supply Qanat water management system References External links "World Expos. A history of structures". Isaac López César. A history of architectural structures over the last 150 years. 3rd-millennium BC introductions Structural engineering

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Gym%20%28Gainesville%2C%20Florida%29

Norman Gym (Gainesville, Florida)

The James W. Norman Gym is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The facility was designed by Rudolph Weaver and built in 1932. It is located on U.S. Route 441, near the southwest corner of Southwest 3rd Avenue and 12th Street in Gainesville. See also University of Florida Buildings at the University of Florida University of Florida College of Education External links Specific Info about the facility Buildings at the University of Florida University of Florida 1932 establishments in Florida University and college buildings completed in 1932

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

Lyot

Lyot may refer to: Bernard Lyot, French astronomer Lyot filter Lyot stop Lyot depolarizer Lyot (lunar crater) Lyot (Martian crater) 2452 Lyot, asteroid Bernard Lyot Telescope

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army%20and%20Navy%20YMCA

Army and Navy YMCA

The Army and Navy YMCA is a historic YMCA building at 50 Washington Square in Newport, Rhode Island. It is a five-story concrete, masonry, and brick building, designed by Louis E. Jallade and erected in 1911 by the Norcross Brothers. It occupies a small, irregularly-shaped city block at the upper end of Washington Square, Newport's historic civic center. The building was constructed in a Beaux Arts style, with limestone finish predominating on the main facades, with some terra cotta paneling. Mrs. Thomas Emery, a philanthropist from Cincinnati, Ohio, funded its construction to provide services for Navy members when Newport was a major center of the United States Navy. YMCA closed after the Navy significantly reduced its presence in Newport in 1973. The building now serves as low income (section 8) housing. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Although it is within the boundaries of the Newport Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, it does not contribute to its significance, which has a cutoff date of 1820. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References External links Quahog.com information on History Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Buildings and structures completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island YMCA buildings in the United States Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Newport, Rhode Island

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Patricia Marand

Patricia Marand (January 25, 1934 – November 27, 2008) was an American actress and singer, best known for roles in musical theatre. She was nominated for a 1966 Tony Award for her part as Lois Lane in the musical It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman. She also appeared in the 1952 musical Wish You Were Here. She was a regular on The Merv Griffin Show. Life and career Marand, was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in New York City, the daughter of Patrick and Justine Marandino. Her birth name was Patricia Marandino, and she had a brother Robert. She made her Broadway debut in South Pacific as a replacement for Lt. Genevieve Marshall. She then starred as Teddy Stern in the 1952 musical Wish You Were Here, opposite Jack Cassidy. She was back on Broadway in The Pajama Game in 1955 as a replacement in the role of Brenda. She was nominated for the Tony Award in 1966 as Lois Lane in the Hal Prince-directed Broadway production of It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, composed by Charles Strouse. The press called her "A statuesque, red haired beauty with an unforgettable rich, smooth and melodic soprano voice, Marand’s iconic performances epitomized legendary Broadway theatre with memorable grace and style." A regular in summer stock, she toured in 1981, starring opposite Yul Brynner, as Anna in The King and I. In other stage roles, she played Aldonza in Man of La Mancha opposite Alfred Drake and had leading roles in Kiss Me, Kate, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma! and Kismet, among others. She was a regular on The Merv Griffin Show and appeared as a guest several times on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Johnny Carson Show. On March 5, 1967, she was the featured star for the "Stars of Defense" radio show. She also sang in concerts with the Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New Haven and Minneapolis Symphonies, and sang in long-running engagements at supper clubs at such venues as New York's Pierre and St. Regis Hotels. She guest starred as Helen Barone in The Sopranos (2000). Marand married lawyer Irving Salem in 1984 and died in 2008 at the age of 74, in New York City, from brain cancer. She is buried at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Harrison, New York. References External links Patricia Marand website by her husband Irving Salem, with numerous links to photos and sound files Tribute to Patricia Marand as Lois Lane on SupermanBobHoliday.com Photo with Jack Cassidy, 1966 1934 births 2008 deaths American musical theatre actresses Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from brain tumor 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New York City Musicians from Brooklyn 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women

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Lohse

Lohse is a German-language surname. Notable people with the name include: Adolf Lohse (1807–1867), Prussian master builder and architect Anna Lohse (1866–1942), Danish teacher and women's rights activist Bobby Lohse (born 1958), Swedish sailor Brian Lohse (born 1968), American politician Bruno Lohse (1911–2007), German art dealer and looter during World War II Detlef Lohse (born 1963), German physicist Ernst Lohse (1944–1994), Danish architect and designer Gustav Lohse (1911–1999), German film editor Hinrich Lohse (1896–1964), Nazi German politician and convicted war criminal Kyle Lohse (born 1978), American baseball pitcher Martin Lohse (born 1971), Danish composer and visual artist Martin J. Lohse (born 1956), German physician and pharmacologist Oswald Lohse (1845–1915), German astronomer Otto Lohse (1859–1925), German conductor and composer René Lohse (born 1973), German ice dancer Richard Paul Lohse (1902–1988), Swiss painter and graphic artist Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899–1940), German avant-garde painter German-language surnames Surnames from given names

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Theory of everything (disambiguation)

A theory of everything is a hypothetical physical theory that would explain all known physical phenomena. Theory of everything may also refer to: Philosophy Theory of everything (philosophy), a hypothetical all-encompassing philosophical explanation of nature or reality A Theory of Everything, a book by Ken Wilber dealing with his "integral theory" Film and television "The Theory of Everything" (CSI), an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The Theory of Everything (2006 film), a TV film The Theory of Everything (2014 film), a biographical film about Stephen and Jane Hawking Music Theory of Everything (album), 2010 album by Children Collide The Theory of Everything (Ayreon album), 2013 The Theory of Everything (Life On Planet 9 album), 2014 Theory of Everything, a series of tracks by electronic composer DJ-Nate, of which two are used as the background music of levels in the video game Geometry Dash See also Theory of Everything (podcast), a radio show and then podcast by Benjamen Walker Toe (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey%20Mouse%20March

Mickey Mouse March

"(The) Mickey Mouse March" is the opening theme for The Mickey Mouse Club television show, which aired in the United States from October 1955 to 1959, on the ABC television network. (The first two lines are: Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!) The song is reprised with the slower "it's time to say goodbye" verse, at the end of each episode. In the show's opening, the song is partially performed by the characters Dumbo and Jiminy Cricket. It also ended with Donald Duck attempting to hit a gong with the "Mickey Mouse Club" title on it, but would end with comic results, such as him getting hit by lightning, or the gong turning out to be a pie, or Donald just hitting a triangle instead. The song was written by the Mickey Mouse Club host Jimmie Dodd and was published by Hal Leonard Corporation, July 1, 1955. Dodd, who was a guitarist and musician hired by Walt Disney as a songwriter, wrote other songs used over the course of the series, as well, such as the “theme day” songs sung on the show. Cover versions Julie London covered the song on her 1967 album, Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast. Elvis Presley performed a bit of the song during his May 2, 1975 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. A concert recording of the show was made available on the Follow That Dream Collectors' label release, Southbound - Tampa / Atlanta '75. Mannheim Steamroller covered the song as the final track on the album, Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999). In 2000, a eurobeat version of the song was released on the Japan-only Eurobeat Disney, recorded by Domino and Dave Rodgers. Andrew W.K. also covered the song, on the Japanese-only release of the album Mosh Pit On Disney (2004). In 2017, D-Metal Stars created a Heavy Metal cover of the song on the album "Metal Disney" featuring Mike Vescera and Rudy Sarzo There was a gachimuchi cover made of Mickey Mouse March called "Bockey Mouse March" on YouTube, receiving immense amount of popularity until it was removed by YouTube. In popular culture In M*A*S*H season 5 (1976–77), Hawkeye Pierce sings the M-O-U-S-E line of the song after Radar O'Reilly spells out a name. The episode was first aired in December 1976, but depicts events in 1952, three years before the song was published. In Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket (1987), American Marines sing the song to ironic effect at the film's end, as they march out of the city at the Battle of Huế. In The Simpsons short film Plusaversary (2021), the song is heard when Bart Simpson, dressed as Mickey Mouse, enters Moe's Tavern. Parodies The titles for the second series of Alexei Sayle's BBC comedy series, Alexei Sayle's Stuff are a parody of those for The Mickey Mouse Club with the third and fourth lines: Who’s an ugly bastard and as fat as he can be? A-L-E-X-E-I S-A-Y-L-E! References Disney songs 1955 songs Animated series theme songs Children's television theme songs Comedy television theme songs The Mickey Mouse Club Songs about mice and rats Songs about fictional male characters

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSDAP/AO%20%281972%29

NSDAP/AO (1972)

The NSDAP/AO is an American neo-Nazi organization. It was founded in 1972 by United States citizen Gary Rex Lauck (born in 1953) in Fairbury, Nebraska. The organization's name stands for "NSDAP Aufbau- und Auslandsorganisation" ("NSDAP Development and Foreign Organization"). Lauck's organization claims to be a continuation of the original NSDAP – the German initials for the full name of the Nazi Party – and supplies neo-Nazis worldwide with propaganda material. Since 1973 this new NSDAP/AO publishes neo-Nazi magazines – "NS-Kampfruf", for example – by his own account in ten languages. As one of its political aims it demands the readmission of the NSDAP as an eligible party in Germany and Austria. The group has also been active in a number of countries across Europe, both co-ordinating with local movements and distributing propaganda individually. References External links NSDAP/AO 'Farmbelt Fuehrer' loses web case, BBC News, January 25, 2002. When Laws Conflict, Intelligence Report, Issue Number 103, Fall 2001 Elliot Welles: A Survivor Faces A New 'Fuhrer', Anti-Defamation League, Press Release, May 22, 1996 Nancy Finken: Nebraska's Nazi, Nebraska Public Radio, March 24, 1995 (quoted after Statewide, Nebraska's weekly news journal) Nazi Lauck NSDAP/AO Neo-Nazi organizations in the United States Organizations established in 1972 Organizations based in Lincoln, Nebraska

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fierza%20Reservoir

Fierza Reservoir

The Fierza Reservoir () is a reservoir in Albania and Kosovo. The Drin River and parts of the White Drin and Black Drin also runs through the reservoir. The size of the lake is , of which 2.46 km2 belong to Kosovo. It is 70 km long and has a depth of 128 m. In the Albanian side of the lake there are many canyons and some small islands. The dam is 167m tall. In 2014, the lake was declared a Regional Nature Park by the Kukes County Council. The reservoir was formed as a result of the construction of the Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station in 1978 by the Albanian government. See also Lakes of Albania Geography of Albania Lakes of Kosovo Geography of Kosovo References Lakes of Albania Lakes of Kosovo Albania–Kosovo border Geography of Kukës County Tourist attractions in Kukës County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20Dealing

Double Dealing

Double Dealing may refer to: Double Dealing (1923 film), an American comedy film starring Hoot Gibson Double Dealing (1932 film), a British film starring Frank Pettingell See also Double Deal (disambiguation) Cheating in poker Double Dealer (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberger%20Kugel

Iberger Kugel

The Iberger Kugel is a 1,013 metre high mountain in the Allgäu, located seven kilometers southeast of Isny im Allgäu. A transmitter on top of the mountain transmits the radio stations Radio 7 on FM 105.0 and Radio Seefunk on FM 103.9. External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas%20Highway%20321

Arkansas Highway 321

Highway 321 (AR 321, Ark. 321, Hwy. 321) is a designation for two north–south state highways in central Arkansas. One route of runs from Highway 5/Highway 367 in Cabot north to Highway 38 east of Austin. A second route of begins at AR 31 north of Beebe and runs north to Highway 267. Route description Cabot to Austin Highway 321 begins near an exit from US 67/US 167 (Future I-57) at Highway 5 and Highway 367 in Cabot. The route intersects Highway 89 in south Cabot before exiting the city and running due east. Near Oak Grove the route turns due north, with Highway 321 Spur (AR 321S) continuing east to Highway 31. A 2010 study of annual average daily traffic (AADT) by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reveals that about 19,000 vehicles per day (VPD) use the route between its southern terminus and Highway 89/Highway 367, with the traffic count dropping to 7,000 VPD between that junction and the Cabot city limits. Traffic counts continue around 2,500 VPD until the Highway 321S junction, then drop to 2,100 VPD for the remainder of the route. Beebe to Essex Highway 321 begins north of Beebe at Highway 31. The route runs north, having a junction with Highway 321 Spur and passing through Essex. The highway continues north and terminates at Highway 267. An AHTD traffic count from 2010 reveals that the average annual daily traffic never exceeds 640 vehicles per day anywhere on the route. Major intersections Special routes Lonoke County spur Highway 321 Spur (AR 321S, Ark. 321S, and Hwy. 321S) is an east–west state highway spur route in Lonoke County. The route of serves as a connector between Highway 321 and Highway 31. Major intersections White County spur Highway 321 Spur (AR 321S, Ark. 321S, and Hwy. 321S) is an east–west state highway spur route in White County. The route of serves as a short connector between Highway 321 and Highway 31. Major intersections See also List of state highways in Arkansas References External links 321 Transportation in Lonoke County, Arkansas Transportation in White County, Arkansas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster%20Adams

Buster Adams

Elvin Clark "Buster" Adams (June 24, 1915 – September 1, 1990) was a major league outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies in and between and . Early life Adams was born in 1915 in Trinidad, Colorado. He graduated from Bisbee High School in Bisbee, Arizona, in 1935. He spent a year playing in the Western Association before moving to the Pacific Coast League (PCL) for the 1936 season. Early professional career In 1936, Adams began playing for the Sacramento Solons of the PCL; he played in the PCL off-and-on for the next 16 seasons. When Adams broke his leg during the 1936 season, he had been leading the PCL in stolen bases, but he missed much of the season with that injury. Adams was in spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals in March 1939 when his jaw was fractured after he was struck with a thrown ball. He still made his major league debut on April 27, 1939 for the Cardinals, but appeared in only two games that season. He was cut in early May. In May 1941, Alan Ward of the Oakland Tribune wrote that Adams had been playing with a stomach illness for a couple of seasons. He was hitting .423 for the Sacramento Solons at the time. Adams finished the season with a .285 batting average in 1941 and then hit .309 the next season. Later career Adams returned to the majors with the Cardinals in 1943, playing in eight games before being traded to the Phillies. He played the rest of that season, all of 1944, and the first 14 games of 1945 with the Phillies. Though Adams had been able to play through his stomach ailment, the illness rendered him ineligible to serve in the military in 1944. In May 1945, Adams was traded back to the Cardinals for John Antonelli and Glenn Crawford. Adams played mostly in center field; a slot had opened up in the outfield because Stan Musial was serving in the military. Adams put together his best season with the Cardinals in 1945 and finished 18th in voting for the MVP Award. He finished the season with 109 runs batted in; his 101 RBI with the Cardinals was a record for a Cardinals center fielder until 1987. Adams also played in 1946 with the Cardinals and 1947 with the Phillies. He returned to the PCL after that and played until 1951. In 576 major league games over six seasons, Adams posted a .266 batting average (532-for-2003) with 282 runs, 96 doubles, 12 triples, 50 home runs, 249 RBI and 234 bases on balls. He recorded a .979 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions. Later life Adams died of congestive heart failure in Rancho Mirage, California, in 1990. References External links 1915 births 1990 deaths Baseball players from Colorado Columbus Red Birds players Major League Baseball outfielders People from Trinidad, Colorado Philadelphia Phillies players Rochester Red Wings players Sacramento Solons players St. Louis Cardinals players San Diego Padres (minor league) players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Springfield Cardinals players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers%20Vagabond

Vickers Vagabond

The Vickers Vagabond was Vickers' entrant for the second Lympne light aircraft competition, held in 1924. It was a conventional small biplane, with a very unusual method of trimming. It was eliminated from the trials at an early stage and only one was built. Development Following the first Lympne trials held in 1923 for single-seat motor-gliders, the Air Ministry organised a similar event in 1924, this time for low-powered two-seat aircraft. The engine capacity limit was set at 1,100 cc. and, as before, the wings had to fold for easy transport and storage. The trials took place between 29 September and 4 October. Several companies built aircraft for them, including the Blackburn Bluebird, Hawker Cygnet, Supermarine Sparrow and two from Westland, the Woodpigeon and Widgeon. The Type 98 Vagabond was Vickers' entry. It was a single-bay, wire-braced biplane with wings of constant chord except towards the rounded trailing tips. The wings had equal span and carried marked stagger. There were ailerons on both upper and lower wings, with flaps inboard on the lower wings which could be folded to assist wing-folding. The pilot and passenger sat in open cockpits, the latter under the upper wing. The pilot's upward view was enhanced by a small cutout in the trailing edge of the top wing. The fuselage had a more rounded cross-section than that of the earlier Viget, Vickers' single-seat entry to the 1923 competition, extending a little below the lower wing. The 32 hp (24 kW) Bristol Cherub III flat twin engine was mounted in a smooth nose with the finned cylinders exposed for air cooling. The horizontal tail was similar to that of the Viget, but the fin and rudder were much more rounded. Because of the stagger, the mainwheels were in front of the lower wing, braced to the lower fuselage logeron aft to the front wing spar and forward to a point roughly below the upper wing leading edge. A most unusual feature of the Vagabond was the method of longitudinal trimming. Rather than changing the angle of the tailplane with respect to the fuselage, the whole rear part of the fuselage was hinged just ahead of the lower wing's trailing edge. This was controlled via a handwheel between the two cockpits; the rear fuselage was raised at the start of a landing descent to increase drag and slow the aircraft. Early flight trials, with H.J.Pain as pilot revealed a need to stiffen the engine mountings. When this was done, the Vagabond, now fitted with a three-cylinder 1,095 cc Blackburne Thrush radial engine flew well enough at Lympne, but was eliminated in the preliminary rounds. Only one Vagabond, registered as G-EBJF on 1 July 1924 was built. It was deregistered on 24 January 1928. Specifications References Notes Bibliography 1920s British sport aircraft Vagabond Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1924

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%20Lake%20%28Halifax%29

Nelson Lake (Halifax)

Nelson Lake Halifax is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, lying northeast of Dartmouth City in Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85sa

Åsa

Åsa may refer to: Åsa, Kungsbacka, Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden Åsa, Ringerike, Ringerike municipality, Buskerud, Norway People with the given name Åsa Domeij (born 1962), former politician for the Swedish Green Party Åsa Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish politician Åsa Karlsson (born 1973), Swedish politician Åsa Larsson (born 1966), Swedish crime-fiction writer Åsa Regnér (born 1964), Swedish politician Åsa Romson (born 1972), Swedish politician Åsa Sandell (born 1967), Swedish journalist and former boxer Åsa Svensson (born 1975), Swedish tennis player Åsa Westlund (born 1976), Swedish politician See also Aasa (disambiguation) Asa (disambiguation) Åse (disambiguation), the Norwegian version of the name Feminine given names

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine%20Lake%20%28Nova%20Scotia%29

Porcupine Lake (Nova Scotia)

Porcupine Lake is located near the community of Aldersville, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaths%2C%20Land%20and%20Sea%20Forces%20Act%201817

Oaths, Land and Sea Forces Act 1817

The Oaths, Land and Sea Forces Act 1817 (57 Geo. III, c. 92) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act opened up all ranks in the Army and Navy to Roman Catholics and Dissenters. Notes United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1817 United Kingdom military law Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry%20Lake%20%28Nova%20Scotia%29

Perry Lake (Nova Scotia)

Perry Lake, Nova Scotia is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Kunda

Stephen Kunda

Stephen Kunda (born August 17, 1984) is a Zambian football central defender who is currently a free agent. He played for Power Dynamos F.C. in his home country before moving to Finland. Kunda can also play as a defensive midfielder. Kunda had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2012. Kunda was one of the Zambians who came to RoPS in 2007. He came along with Nchimunya Mweetwa, Chanda Mwaba, Chileshe Chibwe and Zeddy Saileti's younger brother Derik Saileti for a trial. Quintet (Mweetwa, Kunda, Chibwe, Mwaba) got contract's with RoPS. Kunda signed with RoPS 3-years long contract including 2-years option. Later season he extended his contract to 2012. After the season RoPS won promotion to Veikkausliiga (Finnish Premier Division). Originally in RoPS, Kunda was considered to play as a defensive midfielder, but he was later dropped to defence after RoPS had some injuries and bans with their defenders. Kunda performed well in central defence and subsequently, he was made regular central defender. Kunda has good technical skill and keeps cool head even under pressure from opposite players. During the 2010 season Kunda has played in the midfield position, while Jarkko Lahdenmäki has been the starting defender with American Etchu Tabe. On August 2, 2008, Kunda was chosen as a central defender in the Finnish Premier League's best XI in July. On 15 November 2008, RoPS informed that Kunda has been loaned to his former club Power Dynamos F.C. and he played some games with Mwaba on guest player status. He has played once in Zambia's national football team. Kunda and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal. Career statistics External links at rops.fi at veikkausliiga.com References 1984 births Zambian footballers Zambian expatriate footballers Zambia international footballers Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Association football central defenders Expatriate footballers in Finland Veikkausliiga players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Living people

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Washington Redhawks

The Washington Redhawks was a culture jam created by a group of Native Americans to draw attention to the Washington Redskins name controversy. In 2020, the team retired the Redskins branding amidst the removal of many names and images as part of the George Floyd protests. The football team was later renamed the Washington Commanders in 2022. Action On December 13, 2017, a Native American group, Rising Hearts, created several authentic-appearing websites and a Twitter campaign, that seemed to announce that the Washington Redskins had agreed to change its name to the Washington Redhawks for the 2018 season. The sites included one for the team, and for several news outlets: The Washington Post, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Bleacher Report. After an initial period, a disclaimer was posted on each spoofed page with a link to a press release explaining the group's action. The organizers describe their tactic as culture jamming, and state that their intention is to stimulate debate that will eventually lead to an actual name change. Rather than presenting the continued hostility of the debate, their action provided an opportunity for change advocates to write about the positive responses and outcomes that would follow the change. Rising Hearts Coalition included Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation), Sebastian Medina-Tayac (Piscataway), Valarie Marie Proctor (Cedarville Band of Piscataway), Jair Carrasco, (Aymara), Lindsay Rodriguez (Cheyenne Arapaho), Jordan Marie Daniel (Kul Wicasa Oyate) and Nick Courtney (Makah). Response The Washington Redskins posted a message on their own web site stating: "This morning, the Redskins organization was made aware of fraudulent websites about our team name. The name of the team is the Washington Redskins and will remain that for the future." At a news conference the following day the organizers of Rising Hearts stated that their effort was satire or parody, and were surprised that the Redskins issued a statement denying any plans to change, as if it were serious, or "fake news". Reaction to the "culture jam" was varied among Native Americans depending upon whether the action was taken seriously or recognized for what it was. Some who took it seriously were elated, then felt betrayed when they found out it was not true. However, the action was supported by some long-time activists on the issue including Suzan Shown Harjo and Jacqueline Keeler, who agreed that it served to stimulate new attention. In an interview, the organizers took exception to the framing of their action as a "hoax", which has negative connotations of intending to mislead, which was not their intent. Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell wrote based upon his experience when his alma mater, Amherst College, changed its mascot in 2016 from "Lord Jeff" to the "Mammoths". Although he was as attached to his team's mascot as any fan, he understood the reason for the change, and got over it quickly. The reason was letters that were discovered revealing that Lord Jeffery Amherst had advocated the use of smallpox-infected blankets as a weapon against Native Americans not to defeat, but to exterminate them. "Nicknames such as the Lord Jeffs and the Redskins are two illustrations of the same issue. In the beginning, no one means any harm. But once you know better, and don’t change, that's when the harm starts." Boswell later explained that while dropping the team nickname, which was never official, was no big deal; changing the name of the town and college also named for the same person would be difficult. In Forbes, Demetrius Bell compliments the creators, stating "The best part of any hoax is ultimately how believable the hoax could be and from top to bottom, this is one of the more believable hoaxes that you'll see. If the team did indeed make the incredibly shocking decision to change their nickname and logo, then it wouldn't be a huge shock to see them go the conservative route with a change as relatively simple as this." In July 2020, the team retired the Redskins branding amidst the removal of many names and images as part of the George Floyd protests. On February 2, 2022, the team was renamed the Washington Commanders. Parody websites References 21st-century controversies Anti-indigenous racism in the United States Cultural appropriation National Football League controversies Native American topics Native American-related controversies Sports mascots in the United States Name controversy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock%20in%20Sri%20Lanka

Livestock in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka many farmers depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood, but not a large proportion. Therefore, many livestock products have to be imported. The main livestock products in Sri Lanka are milk, meat and eggs. Hides, wools and other products are still not produced within the country. Animal power formerly used in the cultivation of rice and vegetables have been replaced by modern technology to farmlands. However animal husbandry plays an important role in the rural economy for improving the living conditions of farmers in the country. The land area of Sri Lanka is 65,610 km2. and of this, 30% belongs to agricultural activities. From that 30%, 70% is solely devoted to crop production. The remainder consists of a mixture of crops and livestock. Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons. According to statistics from the Department of Animal Production and Health, there are about 1.3 million cattle, 0.3 million buffalo, 0.4 million goats, 13 million poultry and 0.08 million pigs in the country with negligible numbers of sheep, ducks and other animal breeds. Consumption of meat and dairy products The per capita consumption of milk and dairy products in Sri Lanka (about 36 kg) is less, compare to other countries in the South Asian region. Since the 1980s Sri Lanka import dry milk powder as their main dairy commodity from Australia and New Zealand up to now. Main dairy/meat products A very few types of dairy products are locally processed by a few companies as well as household producers in the country. The most leading product among them is yoghurt and hundreds of trade names are available to buy it. Other main dairy products are ice cream, curd, ghee, liquid milk (pasteurized and flavoured), cheese and some sweets. Livestock Breeds Domestic breeds are rarely used as livestock breeds in Sri Lanka. A large portion of livestock breeds are cross or introduced breeds. Because local breeds have poor productive ability and improper quality of milk and meat. Cattle There are few breeds of dairy cattle used for milk production. The selection of a cattle breed largely depends on the bio-climatic condition in the region. European breeds are recommended for upcountry wet and intermediate zones, while Indian breeds are recommended for low country dry and intermediate zones. There are also cross breeds for the low country wet zone. Cattle breeds for up country Ayrshire Friesian Jersey Cattle breeds for low country Sindhi Sahiwal Tharparkar (cattle) AMZ (Australian Milking Zebu) AFS (Australian Frisian x Sahiwal) Local crossbreeds. ("Indigenous" or "native" "local" is no longer valid; they are cross breeds of indigenous cattle with Indian bos indicus breeds and mostly found in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. True indigenous breed of local cattle became extinct in the late 1930s. Recently they have been called "Lankan Cattle, but not true Lankan cattle). With the exception of a few breeds, most of the dairy breeds can be used in most bio-climatic areas providing that the level of management is high and the availability of quality fodder is well planned. The Australian Frisian x Sahiwal has not met the expectations of a tropical dairy breed. Cattle breeds for mid-country Jersey Friesian AMZ Hatton cow or Cape cattle were good milking breeds available before the present exotic milk breeds were popularised, presently extinct. Local breed Thamankaduwa White Cattle confined to the eastern part of the island Cattle breeding The main cattle breeding method is using Artificial insemination (AI), which covers approximately 60% and Natural Breeding using improved breeds of stud bulls is practiced in remote areas and it covers approximately 25% of the total. Artificial Insemination (AI) is being practiced using locally produced semen and a limited amount of imported semen. There are two AI Stations available in Sri Lanka, namely Central Artificial Insemination Station (CAIS) situated in Kundasale, in Kandy district and Artificial Insemination Station situated at Kaduruwela, Polonnaruwa. Buffalo Breeds Water buffaloes are reared for draught and milk production. Local buffaloes produce low milk yield and in the rural sector they mainly kept for power in rice cultivation to plough and harrow the fields. Introduced Indian breeds are mainly kept for milk production and for cross breeding with local buffaloes for upgrading. A large portion of water buffalo milk is used for curd and ghee production. Water buffalo meat is not very popular within Sri Lanka and is legally banned for slaughter. Murrah Niliravi Surti(Pure bloodlines cannot be found in Sri Lanka at present. They are mixed with other breeds of buffaloes These three Indian breeds are Riverine type water buffaloes they prefer clear water to wallow. Domestic buffalo (Phenotypically swamp type (prefer mud puddles for wallowing), but genetically riverine) Goat Breeds available in Sri Lanka Saanen- for milk production Jamnapari - for meat and milk Crosses of Jamnapari & Saanen - for meat and milk Boer imported from Germany for cross breeding with Jamnapari or Kottukachchiya breed to establish a new synthetic breed called Sri Lankan Boer Nondescript local crossbreds (local breed) - meat Crosses of Jamnapari,Saanen x Local breed - meat Goat Breeding Farms Thelahera Goat Breeding Farm in Kurunegala District, Imbulandanda Goat Breeding Farm in Matale district of Department of Animal Production & Health (DAP&H). Breed - Jamnapari, (Original herd imported from India in 1997 by the Ministry of Livestock and Rural Industrial Development.) Bopatahlawa Farm in Nuwara Eliya district and Mahaberiyatenna Farm in Kandy district of The National Livestock Development Board (NLDB). Breed - Saanen (Original herd Imported from The Netherlands) Other goat breeds previously available in Sri Lanka but presently vanished Kottukachchiya - Synthetic breed developed in the late 1960s for meat Beetal - for milk and meat German Boer - meat Sri Lanka Boer (German Boer X Kottukachchiya / Jamnapari) - meat German fawn - milk and meat Akyub extinct breed recorded in literature found in Jaffna Peninsula believed to be brought from Burma (Myanmar) Sheep breeds Jaffna Local Bikenary Bannur Red Madras Dorset All the above breeds are kept for meat. Present the few insignificant numbers found are all crossbreds. Previously Operated Goat & Sheep Breeding Farms Kottukachchiya Farm - DAP&H, SRL / GTZ Goat Development Project. - Goat Breeding Weerawila and Ridigama in the Southern Province Boralanda Farm - DAP&H - Sheep Breeding Pig breeds local landrace / "mini pigs" - extensively managed / Scavenging Exotic breeds raised about 40 years ago Berkshire Yorkshire Large Black Blue Pigs (Large White X Large Black) Present day exotic breeds Large White Middle White Landrace Duroc References Livestock Economy of Sri Lanka Agriculture in Sri Lanka Animal husbandry

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Simons

David Simons

David Simons may refer to: David G. Simons (1922–2010), American physician and U.S. Air Force officer who set a record of high-altitude balloon flight J. David Simons (born 1953), Scottish novelist and short story writer David Simons, developer of Simons' BASIC Dave Simons (1954–2009), American comic book artist D. Brenton Simons, president and CEO of the New England Historic Genealogical Society See also David Simon (disambiguation) David Simmons (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six%20Mile%20Lake%20%28Nova%20Scotia%29

Six Mile Lake (Nova Scotia)

Six Mile Lake, Nova Scotia is a lake about 2 Kilometers west of Halifax City in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Lake%20%28Halifax%29

South Lake (Halifax)

South Lake, Halifax is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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

Bouverie Street

Bouverie Street is a street in the City of London, off Fleet Street, which once was the home of some of Britain's most widely circulated newspapers as well as the Whitefriars Priory. The offices of the News Chronicle, a British daily paper, were based there until it ceased publication on 17 October 1960 after being absorbed into the Daily Mail. The News of the World had its offices at No. 30 until its move to Wapping in the mid-1980s. Bouverie Street was also the location of the offices of Punch magazine until the 1990s, and for some decades of those of Lutterworth Press, one of Britain's oldest independent publishers, celebrated for The Boy's Own Paper and its sister The Girl's Own Paper. The street's name comes from the landlords of the area, the Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor. The Planet News Press Photo Agency was based at 8 Bouverie Street until the WWII Blitz forced them to relocate to no. 3 Johnson's Court, just across Fleet Street. The surviving glass plate negative collection is owned by TopFoto. See also List of eponymous roads in London References Further reading Streets in the City of London

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan%20Lake%20%28Halifax%29

Sullivan Lake (Halifax)

Sullivan Lake is a lake in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Bennery Lake that flows via Bennery Brook and the Shubenacadie River to Cobequid Bay on the Minas Basin, part of the Bay of Fundy. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC%20Wide%20Bay

ABC Wide Bay

ABC Wide Bay is an ABC Local Radio station based in Bundaberg broadcasting to the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland. This includes the towns of Maryborough, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Mundubbera. History The station began broadcasting as 4QB in 1948 originally as a relay of the national program. The station was originally based in Maryborough, the traditional capital of the Wide-Bay region. The station negotiated with the School of Arts in 1950 to rent out a small office on the first floor of the school's building for broadcast, and thus it was opened 20 November, 1950. Programs originally consisted of music and local information. The station's local services increased over the years, and in 1952 the first proper newsroom was established with Don Harvey at the helm. In October of that year a new Rural Officer position was established and that person was responsible for putting to air a special rural program every day. In 1954 and 1962 new renovations to the transmitters meant that the station could reach many more communities outside the Maryborough region. In 1990 the station moved from its Maryborough studios to a new studio at 58 Woongarra Street in Bundaberg, to better broadcast to the region. The ABC still administered a Maryborough bureau, on 146 Bazaar Street, which staffed a rural reporter to cover news from that region. The ABC closed its Maryborough bureau in the late 1990s to early 2000s. In April 2022, the ABC opened a new Hervey Bay bureau to improve its coverage of the Fraser Coast. Staffed by two journalists, the new Hervey Bay bureau on Boat Harbour Drive was established as part of the ABC's regional expansion. To mark the bureau's opening, ABC Wide Bay held an outside broadcast at Scarness Jetty, which was attended by Gardening Australia personality Costa Georgiadis. Transmitters The station broadcasts through the following main AM and FM transmitters along with low power FM repeaters: Local Programs ABC Wide Bay broadcasts four local programs throughout the week. Wide Bay Rural Report 6:15 - 6:30 - presented by Megan Hughes Breakfast 6:35 - 8:00 - presented by David Dowsett Mornings 10:00 - 11:00 - presented by Ross Kay Saturday Breakfast 6:00 - 8:00 - presented by Ross Kay At all other times the station is a relay of ABC Brisbane, which itself at times broadcasts networked programming from across Australia. Staff As of 2021, there are a total of ten full-time staff and several casuals at ABC Wide Bay. References See also List of radio stations in Australia Wide Bay Radio stations in Queensland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier%20Grand%20Lake

Tangier Grand Lake

Tangier Grand Lake is a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located near Mooseland, Nova Scotia. Description Tangier Grand Lake is full of islands, from the largest island, which is long and wide, to very small islands, scattered throughout the western and eastern arms. It is, for the most part, relatively shallow, but it has a relatively deep spot with a depth of approximately in its centre. The lake is located on the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge, an area of 350-million year old granite bedrock. History The remnants of a sluice, once used in log driving, can be found on Struggle Brook, one of the primary inflows into Tangier Grand Lake from Crooked Lake. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia Mooseland, Nova Scotia References Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls%27%20Generation%20%28song%29

Girls' Generation (song)

Girls' Generation (Hangul: 소녀시대; RR: Sonyeo Sidae) is a Korean song sung by several artists. The song was originally sung by Lee Seung-chul in 1989, released on his self-titled album Lee Seung-chul: Part 2 (Korean: 이승철 1집 Part 2). It was covered by Maya in 2005 and girl group Girls' Generation in 2007, whose band name is derived from the song's. Gil Hak-mi also performed the song at Superstar K in 2009 and it was released on Love which contains songs by the first Superstar K Top 10. Girls' Generation version "Girls' Generation", written and produced by Lee Seung-Chul and Song Jae Jun, was released on November 1, 2007. It was the lead single for the group's debut album, Girls' Generation. The music video for "Girls' Generation" was released on November 1. To celebrate this cover, Lee Seung Chul appeared on KM M!Countdown with the girls performing the song. The song was also used in episode 76 of You Are My Destiny, a drama series that starred Yoona. Promotions Girls' Generation held their comeback performed on M! Countdown, on November 1, 2007. The group also performed the song on various music shows such as Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo in November and December. Music programs awards Credits and personnel Lee Seung-chul – songwriting Song Jae Jun – arranger, music Kenzie – arranger References 2007 singles Girls' Generation songs Dance-pop songs SM Entertainment singles Korean-language songs 1989 songs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk%20Lake%20%28Halifax%29

Tomahawk Lake (Halifax)

Tomahawk Lake (Halifax) is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Tomahawk Lake watershed is approximately 1550 hectares and is managed by the Halifax Regional Water Commission as a potential future source of expansion to the municipality's drinking water supply. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Kennedy

Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy may refer to: Mark Kennedy (judge) (born 1952), American jurist Mark Kennedy (Australian footballer) (born 1972), Australian rules footballer Mark Kennedy (boxer) (born 1967), Jamaica boxer Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976), Irish football player Mark Kennedy (musician) (born 1951), Australian musician Mark Kennedy (police officer) (born 1969), British undercover police officer Mark Kennedy (politician) (born 1957), American politician and university president See also Marc Kennedy (born 1982), Canadian curler

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery%20Park

Artillery Park

The Artillery Park (also known as the Churchyard Cemetery) is an historic cemetery at North Road and Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It is located at a high point on the southern part of Conanicut Island. It was originally laid out in 1656 as a burying ground and militia training ground, but appears to have been used as a burying ground only since the 1740s. When British forces occupied the island in 1776, there was a brief skirmish there, and the British afterward used the area as a military staging ground. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References and external links Town of Jamestown: Artillery info Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island 1656 establishments in Rhode Island Jamestown, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactions%20%28The%20Spectacular%20Spider-Man%29

Interactions (The Spectacular Spider-Man)

"Interactions" is the second episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man, based on the comic book character Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The episode sees Spider-Man confronting the supervillain Electro, whose body was corrupted with electricity after a freak lab accident. Directed by Troy Adomitis, "Interactions" was written by Kevin Hopps, who researched all the available comic books he had that featured Electro. The character's appearance in the episode draws on his traditional comic book style, though designer Victor Cook emphasized the color green and removed the character's customary star-shaped mask. His voice actor, Crispin Freeman, sought to reflect the character's declining sanity in his vocal style. "Interactions" first aired March 8, 2008, on the Kids' WB block of The CW network, following the first episode. Its 1.4/4 Nielsen rating was higher than that of the pilot, "Survival of the Fittest". The episode received mixed reviews; IGN commented that "[w]hile not as strong as the pilot, the episode had some notable moments". Plot summary The episode opens in Dr. Connors's laboratory, where Connors demonstrates to his interns Peter and Gwen a new potential source of clean energy: genetically modified eels. After Gwen and Peter leave, an electrician, Max Dillon, attempts to upgrade the lab's electrical filters, but gets electrocuted and is sent to the hospital. There, he is found to be emitting strong electrical fields and is placed in quarantine. Max is further angered when a doctor explains that, although he is stable, he must wear a special suit to contain this emitted bioelectricity and escapes the hospital. Peter, meanwhile, is assigned to tutor a popular girl named Liz Allan. He is attempting to teach her science in a café when an angry Max enters and accidentally short circuits the power. Max leaves; Peter, believing him to be dangerous, pursues him as Spider-Man. Peter manages to photograph Max and remove his mask; Max, enraged, attacks, but flees while Peter is distracted by a phone call from Aunt May. The following day Peter discovers that his photographs have not developed properly, but is still able to identify the man he fought as Max. He meets with Dr. Connors, Eddie, and Gwen to seek a way to contain Max, who has meanwhile been attacked by the police and has decided to seek help from the lab. On arrival, though, Max becomes aggressive and threatens Connors's wife, Martha. Eddie distracts him long enough for Peter to lead the girls to safety and return as Spider-Man: Max, declaring himself "Electro," begins to fight with Spider-Man. The battle leads the pair out from the lab into the rain, where Spider-Man spots a radio tower beside a pool: he knocks Electro into the water, causing him to short circuit into unconsciousness. At school the next day Peter talks to Liz in the hall; she is complimenting his tutoring when the popular students approach, making her change her attitude, act rudely, and walk away. In the lab, Dr. Connors picks up a vial of lizard DNA that Electro had electrified, and leaves with his wife. Production "Interactions" was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by Troy Adomitis. Hopps, who had previously written for animated series such as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Justice League, and Darkwing Duck, researched for the episode by re-reading every available comic book that featured Electro. Hopps notes that he "like[s] the humanity" of Electro: "Here's a person who didn't ask to be a villain, but found himself thrust into that role." The radio tower scene initially called for Electro to climb to the very top of the structure, a concept the crew found "clunky" throughout the storyboarding and directing process. Victor Cook, a producer and developer for The Spectacular Spider-Man, observed "He's gonna climb the whole tower? It just seems kind of weird." Before release, the scene was altered to have Electro gradually propel himself up the tower with several electrical blasts. Cook retained the "classic silhouette" of Electro's suit from the original comics, but removed his star-shaped mask. Cook made green the key color in the Electro design, noting that "In the 1960s it seems like the majority of Spider-man's rogues gallery had green as part of their costumes." In Cook's broader color scheme for the cartoon green is used to symbolize negative situations in Peter's life, while positive settings and occurrences, such as Peter's biology class, feature other key colors like yellow. Electro was voiced by Crispin Freeman, who sought to reflect in his vocal style the psychological decline brought on by the character's new powers: "It never occurred to me before how that would have an effect on his character – to be dealing with that curse and blessing. And when you think about it, that's also Peter Parker's core issue." The episode's title, "Interactions," expands the series theme "The Education of Peter Parker" chosen by developer Greg Weisman. Episodes in the early season one arc all shared a naming scheme based on the biological sciences. Broadcast and reception "Interactions" originally aired on March 8, 2008, on the Kids' WB block of The CW Network, following the show's pilot, "Survival of the Fittest." Disney XD aired the episode on March 23, 2009, between "Survival of the Fittest" and "Natural Selection". The episode's initial broadcast garnered a Nielsen rating of 1.4/4, the network's 2007–08 highest rating for the 10:30 a.m. timeslot. It beat the previous episode's rating of 1.2/3 (the highest for the 10:00 a.m. timeslot for the same season) and represented a 75% increase in the share of viewers aged 2 to 11 and a 200% increase in viewers aged 2 to 5. "Interactions" rated the highest of the season for kids and boys aged 9 to 14. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics. Eric Goldman of IGN thought the episode "wasn't as strong as the pilot" and rated it at 7.4 ("Decent"). Goldman wrote that Electro's redesigned costume retained "some nice visual nods to the Electro many of us grew up with." Liz Allan's characterization, though, he found confusing, with the character's accent and background unclear, and the scene where Peter fought Electro while conducting a phonecall with Aunt May "just a bit too much": "Come on, Aunt May isn't freaking out hearing [that]?" Nonetheless, Goldman praised the episode's humorous scenes and the introduction of Dr. Conner's limb regeneration experiments. Rob M. Worley of the entertainment website Mania said that Freeman "charges up" the series with his role, writing that he "steps away from his luminary status in the world of anime and video game voiceovers." Ultimate Disney reviewer Luke Bonanno did not include the episode among his top five episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man's first season, but "feel[s] obligated to point out that the uniform excellence of the lot [makes] this a challenging task." DVD Talk reviewer Todd Douglass Jr. described Electro's design as "[incorporating] some sharp edges and dynamic plays" to an "old" character. References External links "Interactions" on Marvel.com 2008 American television episodes The Spectacular Spider-Man episodes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ning%20Chunhong

Ning Chunhong

Ning Chunhong (; born January 21, 1968) is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was in the Top 50 Women rating list from October 2001 to 2002. In 1992 she won the women's section of the World University Chess Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. She was awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter in 2008. Ning plays for Tianjin chess club in the China Chess League (CCL). See also Chess in China References External links 1968 births Living people Chinese female chess players Chess woman grandmasters Chess arbiters Place of birth missing (living people)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace%20Lake

Wallace Lake

Wallace Lake may refer to: Wallace Lake (Louisiana), a lake in Louisiana, United States Tom Wallace Lake, a lake in Kentucky, United States Lake Wallace, a lake in Victoria, Australia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webber%20Lake%20%28Sackville%29

Webber Lake (Sackville)

Webber Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated between Middle Sackville and Lucasville, just south of Nova Scotia Highway 101. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webber%20Lake%20%28Eastern%20Shore%29

Webber Lake (Eastern Shore)

Webber Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams%20Lake%20%28Halifax%29

Williams Lake (Halifax)

Williams Lake, Halifax is a lake of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada. History Williams Lake was created in the late 18th century by settlers who collected rainwater to build a dam. In 1968, the Williams Lake Conservation Company was founded to preserve the lake. The current head of the company is Murray Coolican. Geography Williams Lake is located at Cunard Junior High School. It is just outside the community of Spryfield and is approximately 7 km from Downtown Halifax. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/why-parts-of-a-popular-urban-lake-in-halifax-have-disappeared-1.5131176 Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Adams%20%28baseball%29

Jim Adams (baseball)

James J. Adams (born 1868) was an American major league baseball catcher. He played professionally for the St. Louis Browns. Career Adams was born in 1868 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He played in one game for the St. Louis Browns on April 21, 1890. He hit one single in four at-bats during the game. In addition to his brief appearance for the Browns, he played on various minor league teams from 1889–1892 and again in 1899–1900. He was briefly the player/manager of the Aspen, Colorado team in the Colorado State League in 1889. References External links Baseball Almanac 1868 births Baseball players from Illinois Major League Baseball catchers St. Louis Browns (AA) players 19th-century baseball players Year of death unknown Sportspeople from East St. Louis, Illinois Pueblo Ponies players Aspen (minor league baseball) players Fort Worth Panthers players Carthage (minor league baseball) players Ottumwa Coal Palaces players Macon Central City players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Memphis Giants players Springfield Ponies players Lawrence (minor league baseball) players Fitchburg (minor league baseball) players Hampton Crabs players Minor league baseball managers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mase%20discography

Mase discography

American rapper Mase has released three studio albums and twenty-two singles, including ten as a featured artist. Albums Studio albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other charted songs Guest appearances Notes A "Get Ready" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. B "Welcome Back" and "Breathe, Stretch, Shake" charted as a double A-side single in the United Kingdom. C "Stay Out of My Way" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. References External links Hip hop discographies Discographies of American artists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams%20Lake%20%28Goffs%29

Williams Lake (Goffs)

Williams Lake, Goffs is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, in Goffs, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams%20Lake%20%28Jeddore%29

Williams Lake (Jeddore)

Williams Lake, Jeddore is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality in Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsan%20Powys

Betsan Powys

Betsan Powys (born 1965), is a Welsh journalist and former Editor of Programmes for BBC Radio Cymru. Biography Powys was born in Cardiff. A native Welsh speaker after being educated at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari, Powys joined BBC Wales as a News Trainee in 1989, before joining the newsroom in Cardiff as a bilingual, bi-media reporter. Moving to Current Affairs in 1994 she reported undercover, where one investigation required her to pose as one half of a swinging couple in the "Garden of Eden", a West Wales brothel. Powys then presented the Welsh language news programme Newyddion, was chief reporter on the European current affairs series , and joined Huw Edwards to front United Kingdom national election specials. Powys was lent for a period to BBC One's flagship current affairs programme Panorama, during which time she returned to Wales to give birth to her daughter. Her first report for Panorama was an investigation into the way Jehovah's Witnesses deal with allegations of child abuse, while her first worldwide exclusive occurred when she persuaded the commanding officer of 30 Royal Welch Fusiliers held hostage in Goražde, Bosnia, to allow her to interview colleagues and friends, agreeing to his condition that the programme would be broadcast only "in the Gaelic tongue." After working for a period at ITV Wales, she returned to BBC Wales as Culture and Media Correspondent, and as a result of presenting Week In Week Out she won the BT Welsh Journalist of the Year. Powys also presented the Welsh-language version of Mastermind on S4C. From 11 September 2006, Powys replaced the retiring David Williams, and took editorial charge of all BBC Wales' daily political output ahead of the Welsh Assembly elections in 2007. She resigned from this role in June 2013. Powys is a frequent contributor to Radio Cymru's popular and is regarded as a stalwart of the programme, adding much to its 'flagship' status as the BBC's most prestigious Bangor-produced daily news broadcasts. She was appointed Editor of Programmes (in effect, director) of BBC Radio Cymru in May 2013, taking up her post from July 2013. In June 2018, Powys announced that she would leave the role, with effect from Autumn 2018. Since leaving the BBC, Powys has returned to broadcasting for both television and radio. In December 2019 she joined Dewi Llwyd and Vaughan Roderick as co-presenter for S4C and BBC Radio Cymru's coverage of the 2019 General Election (Etholiad 2019). During the Election campaign Powys also fronted The Leaders Lounge for BBC Radio Wales. In July 2020, she replaced Llwyd as presenter of (, a Welsh-language equivalent to Question Time). Personal life Powys lives with Dylan Hammond, a former artist. She lists her hobbies as choral singing, harp music and competing in choral recitation competitions at local and chapel . She is a member of the Gorsedd of the Bards and has adopted the bardic name Betsi Treganna. References External links Betsan's blog – BBC Wales' political editor. I'll be blogging the inside track on Welsh politics. Betsan Powys Welsh Assembly Election blog 1964 births Living people Welsh-speaking journalists BBC Cymru Wales newsreaders and journalists BBC Radio Wales presenters Welsh bloggers Welsh women bloggers Welsh women journalists Welsh radio presenters Welsh women radio presenters People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari People educated at Ysgol Tryfan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis%20Lake%20%28Waverley%29

Willis Lake (Waverley)

Willis Lake Waverley is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality in Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erol%20Sander

Erol Sander

Erol Sander (born 9 November 1968 as Urçun Salihoğlu) is a Turkish-German actor. Filmography 1990: Two's a Crowd (TV series) - Jannicke Guigue 1997: (TV series) - Philippe Roussel 2000: Zwei Leben nach dem Tod 2001: The Apocalypse (TV film) - Ionicus 2001-2002: Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (TV series) - Kriminalhauptkommissar Sinan Toprak 2003: Spurlos – ein Baby verschwindet (TV film) - Peter Wedekind 2003: Für immer verloren (TV film) - Erkan Öcelit 2003: Betty – Schön wie der Tod (TV film) - Thomas Lohner 2003: (TV film) - the Shah 2003: Mein Mann, mein Leben und du (TV film) - Frank Moss 2003: Rosamunde Pilcher: Federn im Wind (TV) - David Norris 2004: Tausendmal berührt (TV film) - Leon Willfahrt 2004: Alexander - Persian Prince 2004: Vernunft und Gefühl (TV film) 2004: Liebe ist (k)ein komisches Wort 2005: Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne (TV film) - Paul Bachmann 2005: Ums Paradies betrogen (TV miniseries) - Andrew Stoughton 2005: Die Liebe eines Priesters (TV film) - Michael 2005: Wen die Liebe trifft (TV film) - Luca Berger 2005: Inga Lindström: Sprung ins Glück (TV) - Axel Hasselroth 2005: Andersrum (TV film) - Makler 2005: Die goldene Stadt 2005: Liebe hat Flügel 2006: 2006: Im Himmel schreibt man Liebe anders (TV film) - Christoph Fischer 2006–2011: Die Alpenklinik (TV series, 6 episodes) - Dr. Daniel Guth 2007: Im Tal der wilden Rosen (TV series) - Jake Cross 2007: Eine Liebe in Kuba (TV film) - Jan Holzer 2007: Der Zauber des Regenbogens (TV film) - Brian O'Casey 2007: (TV film) - Bernhard Reichenberg 2008: Die Blüten der Sehnsucht (TV film) - Paul Pflüger 2008: Rebecca Ryman: Olivia and Jai (TV film) - Jai Raventhorne 2008-2018: Mordkommission Istanbul (TV series, 22 episodes) - Police Inspector Mehmet Özakin 2009: Tatort: Familienaufstellung (TV) - Durmus Korkmaz 2016: Snowden - Diplomat Party Guest Personal life In 2000 Sander married Frenchwoman Caroline Godet, a niece of director Oliver Stone. References External links 1968 births Living people Turkish emigrants to Germany German male television actors German male film actors 21st-century German male actors

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

HyperStudio

HyperStudio is a creativity tool software program distributed by Software MacKiev. It was originally created by Roger Wagner in 1989 as "HyperStudio 1.0 for the Apple IIGS", later versions introduced support for Mac and Windows. It can be described as a multimedia authoring tool, and it provides relatively simple methods for combining varied media. It has been available for purchase off and on over the years, and is now being marketed by Software MacKiev as "Version 5.1", which is aimed mostly at an educational market. References External links Evan Trent, About This Particular Macintosh Indiana University, "Indiana University Knowledge Base" 1988 software HyperCard products

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20College%20Boat%20Club%20%28Durham%29

University College Boat Club (Durham)

University College Boat Club (UCBC) is the rowing club of University College at Durham University in north-east England, with over 100 members, a large boathouse and a fleet of boats. UCBC has a long history of racing success, winning the Grand Challenge Cup at Durham Regatta more than any other College (though the majority of wins were in the 19th Century) and qualifying for Henley Royal Regatta several times, most recently in 2001. Founded in 1834, UCBC is the oldest society in Durham and is the oldest Boat Club in the North of England. The club celebrated its 175th anniversary at Durham Regatta in 2009. The Alumni organisation is Floreat Castellum Boat Club (FCBC). Boathouse and fleet UCBC uses University College boathouse on the River Wear just below Durham Cathedral and a short walk from the Castle. It is at one end of the rowable stretch of river in Durham, on the Bailey, downstream of Prebends Bridge but upstream of the weir. The boathouse is shared by St Aidan's College Boat Club (SACBC). It was constructed in the 1880s and used to have a bar and baths. These have since been removed to allow additional racking space. The club shares a landing stage with St Leonard's School Durham who occupy the adjacent boathouse. The original College landing stage was too close to the weir and has been abandoned for many decades. UCBC owns 3 VIIIs, 8 IVs, and numerous smaller boats. These were manufactured by Vespoli, Stampfli, Janousek, Sims and Browns Boathouse and the oars were produced by Concept2 or Croker. The club used to own a minibus to travel to races. However it was sold in 2002 and trailer space is now provided by Durham Amateur Rowing Club or Durham University Boat Club. Races UCBC competes in many races and regattas both in the North East and the rest of the United Kingdom. Below are some of the events UCBC has competed in over the last few years: National events Henley Royal Regatta The Head of the River Race Women's Head of the River Race Heineken Roeivierkamp (Amsterdam) Head of the River Fours BUCS Regatta (Nottingham or Glasgow) Head of the Trent (Nottingham) Regional events Durham Regatta Durham City Regatta Durham SBH Hexham Regatta Rutherford Head Tees SBH Tyne Regatta Tyne Head York Regatta York SBH College events Novice Cup Senate Cup Hayward Cup Pennant Short Course Admirals Regatta A 24-hour indoor rowing marathon is held annually against rival Hatfield College Boat Club. The charity event is jointly run by both clubs in Epiphany term. Club structure Any member of University College JCR, MCR or SCR can join UCBC as an ordinary member and any other student of Durham University may join with the President's permission. The club is run by a nine-person executive committee selected annually. These are the President, Men's Captain, Women's Captain, Secretary, Treasurer, Freshwomens Captain, Freshmens Captain, Social Secretary and Boatman. There are also non-executive roles such as Captain of Coxes and Vice Captains. As a tradition, the handover occurs when the 1st VIII crosses the finish line in the race against FCBC at Durham Regatta. All club members are able to join the club's alumni organisation Floreat Castellum Boat Club. This organises an annual dinner in London as well as an invitational race at Durham Regatta against the current UCBC 1st VIII. All members of FCBC are treated as life members of UCBC. UCBC holds its own annual Ball each year in Epiphany term. Previous locations include Durham Town Hall, The Royal County Hotel in Durham, The Three Tuns Hotel in Durham and the Assembly Rooms Newcastle. Club colours The club blades are cardinal with a white chevron, cardinal being the colour of University College. The club racing kit is defined for all-in-ones as "black with cardinal side strip" or the club Zephyrs as "White with Cardinal Trim". For winter racing, the club tech tops are "black with cardinal trim". Members of the 1st VIII's are eligible to wear different tech tops; "white with cardinal trim and 1st VIII on the collar". The club blazer is "white with cardinal trim". 1 or 2 stripes on the sleeves indicate current or past membership of the second or first VIII respectively. This can be worn at all club socials and some college events. See also Durham College Rowing University College, Durham University rowing (UK) References External links University College Boat Club University College JCR University College 1834 establishments in England Sports clubs established in 1834 Durham University Rowing Clubs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20colleges%20and%20universities%20in%20Bacolod

List of colleges and universities in Bacolod

This is a list of colleges and universities in Bacolod, Philippines. Universities State universities C Carlos Hilado Memorial State University Private non-sectarian universities S STI West Negros University Private Catholic universities U University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos University of Saint La Salle Colleges Local colleges B Bacolod City College N Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center Private Catholic colleges C Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod La Consolacion College Bacolod Private national colleges A ABE International Business College – Bacolod Campus AMA Computer College – Bacolod Campus C College of Arts & Sciences of Asia & the Pacific – Bacolod Campus M Mapúa Malayan Digital College – Learning Hub Bacolod Other private colleges A Asian College of Aeronautics – Bacolod Branch (Main Campus) B Bacolod Christian College of Negros J John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod L LaSalTech Inc. O Our Lady of Mercy College – Bacolod R Riverside College, Inc. V VMA Global College Victory Business College, Inc. External links Colleges and Universities: Official website of the Bacolod City local government Bacolod

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schism%20Act%201714

Schism Act 1714

The Schism Act or Established Church Act (13 Ann., c. 7) was a never-enforced 1714 Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which was repealed in 1718. The Act stipulated that anyone who wished to keep (manage or own) a public or private school, or act as tutor, must first be granted a licence from a bishop. Also, he (or she) must conform to the liturgy of the Church of England and to have taken in the past year the rites of that Church. The Act sought to constrain, convert or curtail Dissenter schools (dissenting academies), but on the day the Act was due to come into force, Queen Anne died and the Act was never enforced. Upon the Hanoverian succession in 1714 and the subsequent supremacy of Whigs, the Act was repealed by the Religious Worship Act 1718. References History of Christianity in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Education Acts Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1714 Repealed Great Britain Acts of Parliament

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20B.%20Floyd%20%28West%20Virginia%20politician%29

John B. Floyd (West Virginia politician)

John B. Floyd (November 13, 1854 – April 15, 1935) was a West Virginia politician, lawyer, and businessman. Born in Logan County, West Virginia, his father was George Rogers Clark Floyd, who served as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory and then in the West Virginia Legislature. Floyd went to Rock Hill College and then to the University of Virginia. He worked on the family farm and then in the lumber business. Floyd then studied law and was admitted to the West Virginia bar and practiced law. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1881–1882, and again in 1893–1894. Floyd also served in the West Virginia Senate in 1883–1885. From 1900 to 1901, Floyd served as mayor of Charleston, West Virginia. He died at his daughter's home in Charleston, West Virginia. See also List of mayors of Charleston, West Virginia Notes Sources Information about John B. Floyd 1854 births 1935 deaths People from Logan County, West Virginia University of Virginia alumni Businesspeople from West Virginia West Virginia lawyers West Virginia state senators Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Mayors of Charleston, West Virginia Lawyers from Charleston, West Virginia 19th-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting%20Away%20with%20Murder%20%28film%29

Getting Away with Murder (film)

Getting Away with Murder is a 1996 American black comedy film directed and written by Harvey Miller. Plot Ethics professor Jack Lambert's (Dan Aykroyd) neighbor Max Mueller (Jack Lemmon) is revealed on the TV news to be escaped Nazi war criminal Karl Luger, whom the courts sentenced to death. Pressured by the news media's allegations, Mueller plans escape to South America. Angered that Mueller might never pay for his crimes, Lambert takes the drastic step of poisoning him by injecting cyanide into some of the fruit in Mueller's apple tree, from which he regularly makes freshly juiced apple juice. The police initially believe it's a suicide, greatly upsetting Lambert, who mails them a cryptic letter explaining that it was actually a murder to carry out the court sentence and to avenge all the lives taken. Later, the TV news reveals that Mueller was misidentified and is innocent. Feeling guilty, Lambert atones by dumping his fiancée Gail (Bonnie Hunt) and marrying Mueller's daughter Inga (Lily Tomlin). However, after the wedding, Lambert receives information assuring him of Mueller's guilt. Cast Reception This was veteran writer and director Harvey Miller's final project. It received poor reviews from critics. Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, writing, "Here is a film that tries to find comedy in the Holocaust, and it looks in the wrong places, in the wrong way, and becomes a sad embarrassment." Nathan Rabin wrote, "Murder suffers from what I call Craig Brewer Syndrome [...] Filmmakers afflicted with Craig Brewer Syndrome make the least offensive films out of the most offensive premises. [...] Lemmon and Tomlin deliver better performances than the material warrants. A deceptively playful Lemmon is plausible as both a genocidal monster in hiding and a harmless old man and Tomlin's uncompromising performance is refreshingly devoid of sentimentality. Yet their best efforts are wasted in a movie that aspires to make audiences laugh and think and only achieves half its goals." Home media After the film's theatrical run, HBO released the movie onto VHS. In 2004, the film was finally released on DVD. The DVD is now discontinued and as of March 29, 2010, neither HBO or Focus Features, the latter of which has begun to acquire some of Savoy's movies, has announced any plans to release a new DVD of the film. References External links 1996 films 1990s black comedy films Savoy Pictures films Films about Nazi fugitives Films about Nazi hunters Films scored by John Debney Poisoning in film 1996 comedy films 1990s English-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgeway%20Benefice

Ridgeway Benefice

The Ridgeway Benefice is a group of parishes in Wiltshire, England, to the north of Marlborough. The parishes are: Holy Cross Chiseldon with Draycot Foliat; Ogbourne St Andrew, which also serves the hamlets of Ogbourne Maizey and Rockley; and Ogbourne St George. The benefice is part of the Marlborough Deanery in the Diocese of Salisbury of the Church of England, which is part of the Christian, Anglican Communion. The benefice is run by Reverend Roger Powell. References External links Church of England benefices Diocese of Salisbury

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%20Farm

Bailey Farm

The Bailey Farm is an historic farm at 373 Wyatt Road in Middletown, Rhode Island. Now reduced from more than to about , the farm is a well-preserved example of a 19th-century island farm. It was owned by members of the Bailey family, possibly as early as the late 17th century, into the 19th century. The original main house appears to be a mid-18th century structure that was given a significant Greek Revival treatment in the 19th century. It is a 1-1/2 story Cape style house, three bays wide, with a central chimney. The main entrance is centered on the northern facade, and is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, with an entablature above. The corners of the building are pilastered. A series of outbuildings stand nearby. There is a second complex of buildings on the northwest part of the property, built in the 1930s near the location of the Bailey family cemetery. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References Houses completed in 1838 Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Houses in Newport County, Rhode Island Greek Revival houses in Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Middletown, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutta%20R%C3%BCdiger

Jutta Rüdiger

Jutta Rüdiger (14 June 1910 – 13 March 2001) was a German psychologist and head of the Nazi Party's female youth organisation, the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel, BDM), from 1937 to 1945. Early career Born in Berlin but brought up in Düsseldorf where her father was an engineer, Rüdiger was trained as a psychologist. While a student at Würzburg in the 1920s, she became a convinced Nazi and joined the National Socialist German Students' League (Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund). From 1933 she was an assistant psychologist at the Institute for Occupational Research in Düsseldorf. She also became active in the leadership of the BDM, which had been started in 1930 as a girls' auxiliary to the male-only Hitler Youth, but which grew rapidly after the Nazis came to power in January 1933. In 1935 she became BDM Leader in the Ruhr-Lower Rhine region. In November 1937 she became Leader of the BDM, at which time she joined the Nazi Party, succeeding Trude Mohr, who had vacated the position on her marriage, as Nazi policy required. Career in the Reich As BDM Leader, Rüdiger had the title Reichs Deputy of the BDM (Reichsreferentin des BDM). This signified that her position was subordinate to the overall Nazi Youth Leader (Reichsjugendführer), Baldur von Schirach (and his successor from 1940, Artur Axmann). This was in accordance with Nazi policy that women and their organisations must always be subordinate to male leadership. Schirach was zealous in preventing the BDM becoming autonomous, or coming under the control of the Nazi Women's Organisation (Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft, NSF), whose Leader Gertrud Scholtz-Klink he regarded as a rival. Membership of the BDM became compulsory for girls between 10 and 18 in 1936, and the law was strengthened in 1939, but membership was never as universal as membership of the Hitler Youth was for boys. The destiny of BDM girls under the Nazi state was to become wives and mothers to Nazi men, bearing many children to increase the strength of the Aryan race. According to Rüdiger, leader of the League of German Girls in 1937:The task of our Girls League is to bring up our girls as torch bearers of the national-socialist world. We need girls who are at harmony between their bodies, souls and spirits. And we need girls who, through healthy bodies and balanced minds, embody the beauty of divine creation. We want to bring up girls who believe in Germany and our leader, and who will pass these beliefs on to their future children. By 1941, however, there was an acute labour shortage in Germany as some men were conscripted and sent to the front, and the BDM girls were increasingly pressed into compulsory labour service, usually either on farms or in munitions factories, with girls from upper or middle-class families going into office jobs. Rüdiger came to preside over a female work force of several millions, directing them as the economic ministries requested additional labour. From 1943 onwards, the BDM also supplied thousands of girls for work in flak (anti-aircraft) batteries guarding German cities. By means of this, the Nazi system would allow young women to come to combat service. Girls as young as 13 operated flak batteries, fired guns and shot down Allied planes. Many were killed when their batteries were hit by bombs or machine-gun fire from Allied fighters. Later in the war, BDM girls fought against the advancing Allied armies. Arrest and later life Rüdiger was arrested by American forces in 1945, and spent two and a half years in detention. Rüdiger was not charged with any specific offence, and was never brought to trial. Upon her release, she resumed her career as a paediatric psychologist in Düsseldorf. According to a recent historian, she remained "an unreconstructed Nazi". In a 2000 interview she said: "National Socialism is not repeatable. One can take over only the values which we espoused: comradeship, readiness to support one another, bravery, self-discipline and not least honour and loyalty. Apart from these, each young person must find their way alone." From 1940 to 1991, she lived in a lesbian relationship with her cooperator Hedy Böhmer. She died in 2001 at Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria. Publications Jutta Rüdiger Der Bund Deutscher Mädel: eine Richtigstellung, Lindhorst: Askania, c1984 abridged electronic version Der Bund Deutscher Mädel in Dokumenten: Materialsammlung zur Richtigstellung; Hrsg.: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Jugendforschung GBR, Lindhorst. Zsgest. von Jutta Rüdiger. Lindhorst: Askania References Further reading "Ein Leben für die Jugend" - Dr. Jutta Rüdiger Gisela Miller-Kipp (ed.), "Auch Du gehörst dem Führer": die Geschichte des Bundes Deutscher Mädel (BDM) in Quellen und Dokumenten, Weinheim: Juventa, 2001, pp. 41ff. 1910 births 2001 deaths Hitler Youth members Nazi Party members German psychologists German women psychologists LGBT people in the Nazi Party LGBT people from Germany 20th-century psychologists German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States 20th-century German women 20th-century LGBT people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang%20Jilin

Zhang Jilin

Zhang Jilin (; born June 24, 1986) is a Chinese and Australian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008. Career Zhang Jilin first represented China in the World Youth Chess Festival in Menorca in 1996. She played then three times subsequently at the World Girls U-20 Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006, finishing in the top ten on all three occasions. In June 2007, she qualified for the Woman Grandmaster title. She earned the required norms at: 2002 China Women's Team Championship in Beihai, China (February 5–17); score 7/9 2006 World Junior Chess Championship (Girls) in Yerevan, Armenia (October 3–16, 2006); score 7/11 3rd Singapore Masters International Open in Singapore (December 26–30, 2006); score 5/9 In 2008 Zhang qualified from the Chinese Zonal tournament to play in the Women's World Chess Championship in Nalchik, Russia. She was knocked out in the first round by Inna Gaponenko. She was awarded the International Arbiter title in 2010. Zhang moved with her family to Sydney in 2016 and in August 2017, Zhang switched her national federation from China to Australia. In 2018 Zhang was selected to play for the Australian team at the Batumi Chess Olympiad on third board. In the China Chess League, Zhang played for Shandong team, which won the gold medal in 2007 and 2010. References External links Jilin Zhang chess gales at 365Chess.com Zhang Jilin team chess record at Olimpbase.org Zhang Jilin's official website (in Chinese) Title Application for International Arbiter (IA) 1986 births Living people Chess woman grandmasters Chess players from Harbin Australian female chess players Australian people of Chinese descent Chess arbiters

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

Dyce (disambiguation)

Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland. Dyce may also refer to: Dyce station (Manitoba), a train station in Dyce, Manitoba, Canada Dyce Academy, a school in Dyce, Scotland Dyce railway station, Dyce, Scotland People with the surname Dyce Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), Scottish dramatic editor and literary historian Charles Andrew Dyce (1816–1853), Singaporean artist Keith Dyce (1926–2014) Dean of the Dick Vet School in Edinburgh William Dyce (1806–1864), Scottish artist See also Dice (disambiguation)

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

Frankston High School

Frankston High School (abbreviated as FHS) or simply Frankston High, is a government-funded co-educational high school, located in , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school offers education for students from Year 7 to Year 12. School profile Frankston High School is a large multi-campus co-educational facility situated in Frankston South. The Year 7 to 10 and Senior School (Years 11 and 12) campuses occupy sites across from one another. The school has formed a partnership, the Frankston Federation of Schools, with the main neighbourhood primary schools Derinya, Overport, Frankston and Frankston Heights. Through this federation, staff and resources are shared. A transition program helps students adjust from primary to secondary school. In 2006 a Tablet PC programme was launched, which created two "streams" for students to take either tablet, or non-tablet classes from the commencement of Year 7 onwards. The tablet programme was for students to use technology every day in all classes for their education. In 2015, the two streams were merged, and it was made compulsory for all students to purchase a Windows Surface Pro prior to commencing Year 7, as part of their school resources. Frankston High School was ranked 16th out of all state secondary schools in Victoria based on VCE results in 2018. Sustainability An updated school sustainability policy was ratified by the school's parent council in late 2014. In 2015 the St Kilda Eco Centre awarded students in the Eco Team a scholarship to participate in a Polperro Dolphin Swim, recognizing their investigation of micro-plastics at Frankston foreshore. Languages Both Japanese and French languages are established in the curriculum from Year 7 to Year 12. Sister city and sister school programmes have been established in Japan, France and Soweto, South Africa. The school operates an overseas exchange program, with Frankston High School students on exchange programs in other countries and a number of overseas students studying at Frankston. Music There are seven bands operating and approximately 200 students involved in the instrumental music program. Students perform regularly at assemblies and special events and rehearse in a music centre. Concert band and stage band are the two main bands which are available for students at Frankston, as well as smaller, varying music ensembles, such as the guitar ensemble. The establishment of the Harry McGurk Music Scholarship has helped students to continue with these opportunities. Sport Frankston High offers an array of elective sports programmes. The facilities include a basketball stadium, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, weight room, and a new multipurpose sports ground for such sports as netball, hockey, tennis, etc. Surf life saving For several years, the school has been involved in the Victorian Youth Development Program (VYPD), now known as Advance, which involves surf life saving and is run with the assistance of Surf Life Saving Victoria. Specialist programmes The school operates Hands On Learning, Pathways and Corrective Reading programs to cater for students with different learning styles and needs. School magazine A school magazine entitled Kananook is published every year. It looks back over the year and recognises what the school has accomplished. House competition The four houses are: Yawa (formerly Janaralong; blue) Tir-rer (formerly Asatangneen; green) Barrbunin (formerly Kananook; gold) Brim (formerly Eumemmering; red) The recent former house names come from early explorers of Victoria and the Port Phillip region - George Bass, William Collins, Matthew Flinders, and John Murray. The houses compete in three major competitions: swimming, athletics and cross country. The new house names based on words in the Bunarong language came into effect in 2022. Notable alumni Ellie Cole - Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player Sister schools Frankston is the sister city of Susono, Shizuoka in Japan. The school maintains a sister school relationship with Kawaguchi-Kita High School in the Greater Tokyo Area, which began in 1988. Regular cultural visits and student exchanges take place between these schools. Frankston also has a sister school relationship with Lycée Jean Zay, in Orléans, France. Students regularly visit and exchange between the two, with four-month twin exchanges during the summer holidays. Students of French have the chance to visit France every second year, with a group extending their visit to include Italian Art galleries. Frankston High School also has a sister school relationship with Letsibogo Girls' High School in Soweto, South Africa. In conjunction with Mentone Girls' Secondary College and Mac.Robertson Girls' High School the school sponsors three girls, enabling them to spend a year studying and implementing GIS in Australia, hosted by school families. See also List of high schools in Victoria References External links School website Educational institutions established in 1924 Public high schools in Melbourne 1924 establishments in Australia Frankston, Victoria Buildings and structures in the City of Frankston

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accommodative%20convergence

Accommodative convergence

Accommodative convergence is that portion of the range of inward rotation of both eyes (i.e. convergence) that occurs in response to an increase in optical power for focusing by the crystalline lens (i.e. accommodation). When the human eye engages the accommodation system to focus on a near object, signal is automatically sent to the extraocular muscles that are responsible for turning their eyes inward. This is helpful for maintaining single, clear, and comfortable vision during reading or similar near tasks. However, errors in this relationship can cause problems, such as hyperopic individuals having a tendency for crossed eyes because of the over exertion of their accommodation system. Clinically, accommodative convergence is measured as a ratio of convergence, measured in prism diopters, to accommodation, measured in diopters of near demand. The patient is instructed to make a near target perfectly clear and their phoria is measured as the focusing demand on the eye is changed with lenses. To determine stimulus AC/A, the denominator refers to the value of the stimulus, whereas to determine response AC/A, the actual accommodation elicited is the denominator. Determination of response AC/A an increase in AC/A mainly after 40 years of age, whereas assessment of the stimulus AC/A does not show change in AC/A with increasing age. Whether there is a significant increase in the response AC/A before age 40 is unclear. Research on convergence accommodation (CA) shows a decrease in CA/C, whether measured by response or stimulus methods, with increasing age. Schor C, Narayan V. Graphical analysis of prism adaptation, convergence accommodation, and accommodative convergence. Am J Optom Physiol Optics. 1982;59:774-784. 10. Wick B, Currie D. Convergence accommodation: Laborator)' and clinical evaluation. Optom Vis Sci. 1991;68:226-231. See also Convergence insufficiency Negative relative accommodation Positive relative accommodation References Eye

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej%20Smolik

Andrzej Smolik

Andrzej Smolik (born 10 February 1970, in Swinoujscie) is a Polish musician, composer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a keyboard player in the band Wilki in 1993. Later he collaborated with Wilki's vocalist, Robert Gawliński on the production of his solo album Solo. In 1996 and 1997 Smolik worked with the group Hey. He also collaborated with Hey's vocalist Kasia Nosowska on her solo album Milena in 1998. In following years he continued to work with Nosowska and Gawliński on their subsequent solo projects. He also worked with DJ Novika and with the group Myslovitz, and Artur Rojek, Mika Urbaniak, Krzysztof Krawczyk. Smolik won the national "Fryderyk" award for composers in 2003 and 2004. And in 2004 he won a 'Polityka's Passport Award' from one of the biggest opinion-forming newsmagazines in Poland - Polityka ("Politics"). His solo albums are Smolik (2001), Smolik 2 (2003), 3 (2006) and "4" (2010). Discography References 1970 births Living people Musicians from Świnoujście Polish keyboardists Polish record producers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.J.%20Cuddy

P.J. Cuddy

PJ Cuddy was a hurling player with Laois and Camross. He was voted on the "Laois Team of the Millennium", and has been called "the best full forward of his generation" by the Leinster Express. Biography Cuddy played with Laois for more than 15 years. The youngest of a family of 11, Cuddy acquired a passion for hurling at an early age. He was just 18 when he won his first Laois Senior Hurling Championship medal with Camross in 1976. Later that season, Camross captured the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship title with a victory over James Stephens (Kilkenny). They subsequently beat Ballycran (Down) in the All-Ireland semi-final but were denied the final title by Cork kingpins Glen Rovers. Cuddy went on to captain the Laois under 21 team in 1979. Laois reached the Leinster final that year but their captain missed the defeat to Offaly after being sent off in an earlier game. It was the only time in his career that he missed a game through suspension. The following year, Cuddy was promoted to the senior team (his brothers Ger and Sean had also played senior for Laois) and he made his debut as a substitute in a National Hurling League defeat to Clare at Portlaoise. He was selected from the start for Laois’ next outing against Antrim. Despite the defeat to Clare, the O’Moore County succeeded in gaining promotion to Division 1 in 1981 and were drawn to face Tipperary in the quarter-final. Tipp were favourites, but two goals from Cuddy turned the game in Laois’ favour. They subsequently lost to neighbours and bogey side Offaly at the penultimate round stage. A Railway Cup winner with Leinster in 1988, Cuddy brought his inter-county career to a close in 1996 with no silverware to show for his years of service. At club level, however, he garnered 12 county senior championship medals. The Cuddy name is synonymous with Camross hurling. At one stage, there were seven Cuddys on the club's senior team. Twenty years on from his first Leinster club championship success, Cuddy won his second Leinster medal in 1996 when Camross defeated O’Toole's of Dublin in the provincial decider. Camross’ bid for the All-Ireland title was eventually ended by Athenry of Galway. In 2009, he became the new manager of Camross. References Laois inter-county hurlers Camross hurlers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Civella

Nicholas Civella

Nicholas Civella (born Giuseppe Nicoli Civella; March 19, 1912 – March 12, 1983) was an American mobster who became a prominent leader of the Kansas City crime family. Early life Civella was born to Italian immigrants in Kansas City. He was the younger brother of mobster Carl "Cork" Civella and the uncle of mobster Anthony Civella. Nicholas Civella began his criminal career as a teenager in the Italian "Northeast" neighborhood of Kansas City. Civella's first arrest was at age 10, after which he dropped out of school. Before he reached age 20, Civella had been arrested for auto theft, illegal gambling, robbery, and vagrancy. In 1932, Civella spent two months in prison for bootlegging. In 1934 Civella married Katherine, his wife for almost fifty years. He had no children of his own. In the early 1940s, Civella became a Democratic Party precinct worker on the North Side of Kansas City and became friends with Kansas City crime boss, Charles Binaggio. Rise to power By the 1950s, Civella dominated criminal activity in Kansas City. In 1950, he was identified as a figure in the organized crime society during the U.S. Senate Kefauver hearings. Although Kansas City remained a satellite of the larger Chicago Outfit criminal organization, Civella attended the ill-fated 1957 Apalachin Meeting of mob bosses in Apalachin, New York. Civella's involvement with organized crime led to the Nevada Gaming Commission listing Civella as one of the first entries in the Black Book, prohibiting him from entering casinos in Nevada. Later, due to his acquaintance with Teamsters president Roy Lee Williams, Civella played an important role in controlling the Central States Pension Fund of the Teamsters Union and in the skimming of casino gambling profits in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arrests and convictions In 1959, Civella was sent a summons before a grand jury and subsequently convicted of tax evasion. In the two Missouri state tax evasion cases, he was convicted and fined $150 in one case, while the other case was dismissed. During this period, Civella built relations with the Cosa Nostra families in St. Louis, Denver, Milwaukee, and California. In 1966, Civella was called to appear before a Clay County, Missouri grand jury. Afterwards, the news media asked him why it took him 15 minutes to address the group. Civella replied that he "stopped in the men’s room," where he "was drawing dirty pictures on the wall." Law enforcement agencies did not appreciate Civella’s humor or his ability to elude conviction. This would result in their constant surveillance of him for the rest of his life. In 1977, Civella was convicted of illegal gambling charges and sent to prison. The key to the conviction was a telephone conversation recorded via wiretap during Super Bowl IV. Whereas the hometown Kansas City Chiefs were 12-point underdogs to the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings, local action favored the hometown team. When Civella phoned his bookie to determine just how much they had lost (almost $40,000), authorities used this recorded call to move on Civella and place him under arrest. In 1980, Civella was convicted of attempting to bribe a prison official to transfer his nephew Anthony to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Death In February 1983, Nicholas Civella received a medical release due to poor health from the Federal Medical Center, a prison medical facility, at Springfield, Missouri. Two weeks later, on March 12, 1983, Civella died of lung cancer in Kansas City. Upon his death, his brother Carl "Cork" Civella became head of the Kansas City family. 2011 revelations In 2011, a 900-page report by the Kansas City Police Department on the assassination of civil rights leader and politician Leon Jordan concluded that Civella had given the order to kill Jordan. Further reading Pileggi, Nicholas, and Shandling, Larry, Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas Simon & Schuster (October 12, 1995) Neff, James. Mobbed Up: Jackie Presser's High-Wire Life in the Teamsters, the Mafia, and the FBI. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989 . References Kelly, Robert J. Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. External links NewYorkTimes.com - Reputed Mob Leader Paroled The Mob in Decline - A Special Report: A Battered and Ailing Mafia Is Losing Its Grip on America by Selwyn Raab Americanmafia.com - Nick Civella: Kansas City Chief by Allen May, Crime Historian (January 31, 2000) 1912 births 1983 deaths People from Kansas City, Missouri American gangsters of Italian descent Kansas City crime family American crime bosses American people convicted of tax crimes American people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in United States federal government detention Deaths from lung cancer in Missouri

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List of rowing blades

This is a list of blades of national teams, rowing clubs, schools and universities. The designs are not trademarked while the sport remains near globally not-for-profit although in some jurisdictions a club may assert design rights and similar to prevent imitation. It is also possible where identical or near identical blades are watched in winter head races or in summer side-by-side (multi-lane regatta) races for there to be instances of mistaken identity among supporters all of which considerations are commonly borne in mind instead of choosing unpainted blades among established clubs. National teams National teams often draw their colours from the related national flags. Clubs Club colours may be entirely original or very often based on local governmental or manorial coats of arms. School and university As with other academic sports teams the blades used tend to draw as their inspiration heraldry of their academic institutions. On rare occasions a colour difference between male and female blades is found in academic settings, as in the case of Worcester College, Oxford. See also Oar (sport rowing) Gallery of sovereign state flags List of coats of arms List of universities References External links Oar Spotter Blades

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20winners%20of%20the%20Amsterdam%20Marathon

List of winners of the Amsterdam Marathon

This article lists the winners of the Amsterdam Marathon, which was first held during the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's competition only) and annually from 1975 onwards, with the exception of 1978. The current course records of 2:03:38 (men) and 2:17:57 (women) were set in the 2021 edition by Tamirat Tola and Angela Tanui respectively. Ferenc Szekeres, Cor Vriend, Sammy Korir, Plonie Scheringa, and Marja Wokke won the Amsterdam Marathon each two times, and Gerard Nijboer won the marathon four times. Men's winners Women's winners Victories by nationality References Amsterdam Marathon Statistics Palmares Marathon d'Amsterdam Amsterdam Sport in Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam Marathon

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Grand%20Slam%20of%20Darts

2009 Grand Slam of Darts

The 2009 PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14 to 22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with live coverage on ITV4 and highlights on ITV1. Despite being beaten by Vincent van der Voort in the group stages, Phil Taylor won a third consecutive Grand Slam with a 16–2 victory over Scott Waites, who became the first BDO player to reach the final of this tournament. Prize money The prize fund increased to £400,000 for the 2009 edition of the tournament, an increase of £44,000 from the 2008 edition, £10,000 more for the runner up, £5,000 more for the semi finalists and £2,500 more for the quarter finalists. Players who failed to make it past the group stage in the last tournament got £4,000. However, players who finished 3rd would earn £1,000 more but players who finished bottom of a group would get £1,500 less. Also the player with the highest checkout would not be rewarded. Instead, the group winners would earn £2,500. Qualifying There were numerous tournaments that provided qualifying opportunities to players. Most tournaments offered a qualifying position for the winner and runner-up of the tournament, however the World Championships and the Grand Slams offers a place in the tournament to all semi-finalists. There are also various other ways of qualifying for overseas players, including those from Australia and the United States, as well as a wildcard qualifying event open to any darts player. Some minor changes were made to the qualifying criteria from 2008. The winner and the runner-up of the 2009 Championship League Darts would be invited, whilst it was announced that only the winner of the 2008 World Masters would be invited (though runner-up Scott Waites was invited anyway due to the withdrawal of Martin Adams). It was also announced that the winner of the 2009 US Open would be invited, though this was later withdrawn from the qualification criteria. Qualifying tournaments PDC BDO Other Qualifiers Pools Draw Group stages all matches first-to-5/best of 9.NB in Brackets: Number = Seeds; BDO = BDO Darts player; Q = QualifierNB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/- = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Average = 3-dart average; Pts = Points Group A 14 November 15 November 17 November Group B 14 November 15 November 17 November Group C 14 November 15 November 17 November Group D 14 November 15 November 17 November Group E 15 November 16 November 18 November Group F 15 November 16 November 18 November Group G 15 November 16 November 18 November Group H 15 November 16 November 18 November Nine-dart shootout With Andy Hamilton and James Wade finishing level on points and leg difference, a nine-dart shootout between the two took place, to see who would play Terry Jenkins in the second round. The match took place after the conclusion of the group stages. The shootout occurred exactly one year to the day after a similar situation at the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts where Hamilton beat Alan Tabern. Knockout stages Statistics References External links PDC.tv Netzone, with results and news ITV's coverage of the event Grand Slam of Darts Grand Slam of Darts Grand Slam of Darts Grand Slam of Darts

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

Kahl (film)

Kahl is a 1961 West German short documentary film about the Kahl Nuclear Power Plant. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. References External links 1961 films 1961 documentary films 1961 short films 1960s short documentary films 1960s German-language films West German films German short documentary films Documentary films about nuclear technology Films set in Bavaria 1960s German films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukavica%20%28Isto%C4%8Dno%20Novo%20Sarajevo%29

Lukavica (Istočno Novo Sarajevo)

Lukavica () is a town in the municipalities of Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Novo Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 8,616, with 7,785 of them living in the Republika Srpska part and 831 in the Federation part. References Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Populated places in Istočno Novo Sarajevo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telef%C3%A9rico%20de%20Monserrate

Teleférico de Monserrate

The Teleférico de Monserrate is a tourist cable car that connects Bogotá with the Monserrate hill. History The cable car to Monserrate was built to provide service to the increasing number of parishioners who ascended to the Basilica del Señor de Monserrate in the years 1950, when the only means of ascent was the funicular train, or pulled train. Designed by the Swiss Von Roll company, its construction began in 1953 and it was commissioned on September 27, 1955. When it was finished, the total cost of the work amounted to one million pesos. At that time a peso bought a dollar. The equipment used today to manage the system is in perfect condition, and has also been updated and modernized. The action boards, monitoring and security systems are fully computerized, which makes it one of the most modern systems in the world. Over the years the cable car has changed in color and appearance. At first it was white, then it was painted yellow, then red and green, later red, now it is orange. Current system The cable car takes four minutes to travel the 820 meters between the station of the ring road with Calle 26 up to 3,152 meters, at the station on the hill. Each car can comfortably accommodate 35 people, who pay approximately $US 6.50 for the ride up and down, from Monday to Friday, at night the rate is higher and goes to $US 6.80. Since it began service, an accident that has occurred has been that of last December 24, 2018, which shows that it is a safe means of transport. The supporting cables on which the car is supported are changed every 70 years and those that pull the cars are changed every 35 years. Although it does not use advertising, this system is profitable. The most congested days are Good Fridays, when some 3,500 people move. That is to say that they make 10 to 12 trips. The cable car operates from Monday to Saturday from 12 noon to 12 midnight and Sundays and holidays from 5:30 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon. The advantage of the cable car over the funicular is to provide a panoramic view of the city of Bogotá. The funicular, on the other hand, operates from Monday to Saturday from 7:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. and on Sundays and holidays from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. THE CABLE CAR CHANGES ITS IMAGE After 60 years of service, the cable car to Monserrate continues to retain its classic style but changes its image to start a new stage, with the purpose of making your visit more pleasant, making each trip its passengers have a pleasant experience, for For this reason, one of its main attributes is a better panoramic view. Among other qualities that can be appreciated from the new design are: 1. Interior lighting and ambient sound. 2. Fresher, modern, spacious, light and friendly image. 3. Thematic adaptation for seasons. 4. Its orange and green colors connect visitors with nature, making orange a symbol of the beautiful sunsets that can be seen from the top of the mountain, enveloping the visitor in the green of the thick vegetation that surrounds the eastern hills creating a memory in the mind of those who visit the hill. Opening date November 28, 2015 See also List of aerial tramways References External links Cerro de Monserrate Aerial tramways in Colombia Transport in Bogotá Transport infrastructure completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Colombia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey%27s%20Mechanical%20House

Mickey's Mechanical House

"Mickey's Mechanical House" is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Television Animation. It was originally released in 1999. It was narrated by Monty Python member John Cleese. Plot This cartoon is narrated in rhyme. Mickey Mouse keeps trying to sleep while living in an old, unrepaired house, which constantly annoys him. Mickey decides to move out of it; he takes Pluto and runs down a sidewalk full of houses. Soon, he meets a salesman who is selling a modern and clean "electric house" where anything can be controlled by a push of a button on a remote control. Mickey, delighted that it was better than the other, buys the house and moves in it. At first, the mouse is happy with his new home, but the robotic servant (who refuses to let Mickey stay up to explore the house at night) and malfunctioning equipment make him change his mind and escape from the place. Eventually, Mickey changes his values and returns to live in his old house. Cast Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse Bill Farmer as Pluto John Cleese as the Narrator Jeff Bennett as Salesman References Mickey Mouse short films 1999 films 1999 animated films 1990s Disney animated short films Films scored by Stephen James Taylor

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoita%20orbicularis

Hoita orbicularis

Hoita orbicularis is a species of legume known by the common name roundleaf leather-root. It is endemic to California, where it is relatively widespread throughout the state's mountain ranges, growing most often in moist habitat. It is a perennial herb growing prostrate or nearly so at ground level with large leaves each made up of three round leaflets up to long each. The herbage is glandular and often hairy. The inflorescence is an erect raceme which may be up to long. Each of the many flowers is one or two centimeters long, pealike, and generally a shade of light to medium purple in color. The fruit is a hairy, veiny legume pod just under long. External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Photo gallery Psoraleeae Flora of California Flora without expected TNC conservation status

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharu%20languages

Tharu languages

The Tharu (Tharu: थारु, ) or Tharuhat () languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India. Tharu languages are spoken in the Tharu community. This languages are similar to other neighboring languages. Tharu language is one of the major language spoken in Nepal. Although their own precise classification within Indo-Aryan remains uncertain, Tharu languages have superficial similarities with neighbouring languages such as Kumaoni, Awadhi, Maithili, Bengali, Rajbanshi and Bhojpuri. The lexicon of certain Tharu households is indicative of an archaic, 'indigenous' substratum, potentially predating both Sino-Tibetan or Indo-Aryan settlement. Tharu languages appear to be transitional within the context of Indo-Aryan. Chitwania Tharu is spoken by approximately 250,000 speakers east of the Gandaki River, in and around the Chitwan Valley. Chitwania, as a whole, has superficial similarities with Awadhi. Nevertheless, certain Chitwania variants appear to have considerable lexical similarities with Manchad, a Sino-Tibetan language. Dangaura, Rana, and Buksa refer to a triumvirate of mutually-intelligible Tharu variants spoken west of the Gandaki River, spoken by approximately 1.3 million people. Furthermore, an additional variant of Tharu, known as Sonha, is largely mutually intelligible with Dangauru. Kochila, a diverse Tharu variant, is also spoken by approximately 250,000 people, in regions of eastern Nepal. Kochila Tharu communities are not found in isolation, but live in districts intermixed with speakers of other languages. “In contrast with western Terai where the Tharus are the only and dominant ethnic minority, the eastern – especially the far eastern – Terai is inhabited by several ethnic groups with very different linguistic affiliation”. Many ethnic Kochila have adopted Maithili. Phonology The following consists mostly of the Daungara and Rana dialects: Consonants can be heard as a palatal when preceding a palatal affricate. /, / may be in free variation with trill sounds [, ] in the Rana dialect. Palato-alveolar affricate sounds /, , , / are heard as alveolar affricate sounds [, , , ] in the Rana dialect. Vowels Nasalization also occurs as /, , , , , /. Vowels /, , , / are heard as [, , , ] when in lax form. is heard as when preceding or following velar or glottal consonants. can be heard as when following or as when following . References Eastern Indo-Aryan languages Languages of Nepal Endangered languages of India

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza%20Gazgireyeva

Aza Gazgireyeva

Aza Adlopovna Gazgireyeva (; 29 October 1954, Saran, Kazakhstan – 10 June 2009, Nazran), also known as Aza Gazgireeva, was an Ingush jurist who served as the deputy chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia. She was assassinated in Nazran on 10 June 2009. Gazgireyeva became deputy chief justice on the Ingush Supreme Court following the assassination of her predecessor on the court, Khasan Yandiyev, on 13 April 2008. On 10 June 2009, gunmen opened fire on Gazgireyeva's chauffeur-driven van in the Ingushetian city of Nazran shortly after she dropped her children off at kindergarten. At least one gunman reportedly walked up to Gazgireyeva and shot her in the head. Five other people, including a one-year-old child, were injured during the attack on Gazgireyeva, according to Russian television broadcasts. The gunmen escaped in two cars. Gazgireyeva died at a hospital in Nazran hours after the attack. Gazgireyeva is believed to have been killed because of her work on the court. She oversaw Supreme Court trials involving crimes carried out by Islamic extremists and separatist groups in Russia's North Caucasus region. She may have been targeted for her role in the investigation of a 2004 attack on Ingush police forces by Chechen militants. The chairman of the Ingush Supreme Court, Mikhail Zadvornov, told Russia's Interfax news agency that, "Aza Gazgireyeva was a judge with 25 years experience ... the reason for her murder was her professional activities." Ingushetia's deputy interior minister Valery Zhernov called Gazgireyeva's killing both "brutal" and "brazen". Gazgireyeva's assassination came just eighteen months after the shooting death of her predecessor, Khasan Yandiyev. Her death came amidst a series of attacks on officials in Ingushetia and other parts of Russia's troubled Caucasus region. Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, a Russian general and interior minister of neighboring Dagestan, was shot dead on 5 June 2009. The President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov was critically wounded in a suicide bombing on 22 June 2009, less than two weeks after Gazgireyeva's death. References 2009 deaths Assassinated Russian people Ingush people People from Ingushetia Russian judges Russian murder victims Place of birth missing Russian women judges 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people 21st-century judges 1954 births 21st-century women judges 20th-century Russian women

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renato%20Cila

Renato Cila

Renato Cila is a retired Brazilian professional soccer defender who played in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Cila signed with Corinthians when he was 17. He also played for Atletico Madrid, and Espinho before moving to Toronto and Montreal Castors to play in the National Soccer League. In 1978, Cila signed with the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League. At the time, most of the Arrows also played for the Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League and Cila joined the Lancers for the 1979 outdoor season. On July 15, 1980, the New England Tea Men purchased Cila's contract from the Lancers then released him at the end of the season. In April 1981, Cila was given a league record fine of $5,000 and a thirteen-game suspension for striking an official during an Arrows playoff game. In 1982, the Baltimore Blast signed Cila, but he was back with the Arrows for the 1983-1984 season. His son is former Major League Soccer player Jordan Cila. References External links NASL career stats 1951 births Living people Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Montreal Castors players New England Tea Men players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players New York Arrows players Canadian National Soccer League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Association football defenders Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Footballers from São Paulo