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Kristína (singer)
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Kristína Peláková (born 20 August 1987), professionally known as Kristína, is a Slovak singer. Kristína started her career as a child singer, dancer and piano player in Svidník, Slovakia. Following the advice of her music teacher, she took singing as her major and attended the Conservatoire (Music School) in Košice. While studying, her favourite place in the town was the Jazz Club, where she met Martin Kavulič. He became her producer and helped her to secure a contract with the record label H.o.M.E. Production. Her first single was "Som tvoja" (I Belong To You), featuring the rapper Opak, released in 2007. The first track, named "Vráť mi tie hviezdy" (Give The Stars Back To Me), became a hit in Slovakia in 2008. Her début album ....ešte váham (...Still Hesitating) was also released in this year. In October 2010, her sixth single "V Sieti ťa mám" (Caught In My Net) reached No. 1 on the Slovak air chart, making it her second chart-topping single in one year. On 18 October 2010, she released her second album that has the same name. Career 2010: Eurovision Song Contest Kristína won the national selection to represent Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with her song "Horehronie". She got the largest share of television votes and came second in the jury vote. The title of the song, Horehronie, refers to a rural region in Slovakia. The lyrics of the song tell the story of a heartbroken girl who finds solace in the nature, its woods and "black hills to make her grief disappear." The song was composed by Martin Kavulič. The song peaked at No.1 on the Slovak airplay chart and became a very popular hit in Slovakia and for many eurovision fans. Despite this, Kristína failed to qualify from the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final finishing 16th out of 17. The music video for the song is one of the most viewed on the Eurovision YouTube channel. Discography Albums ....ešte váham (2008) V sieti ťa mám (2010) Na slnečnej strane sveta (2012) Tie Naj (2014) Mat Srdce (2017) Singles Other charted songs Tanec snov In 2015 she was part of dancing competition Tanec snov where she was paired with dancer Karol Kotlár. References Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:People from Svidník Category:Slovak female singers Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010 Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovakia Category:21st-century women singers
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Ottawa/Embrun Aerodrome
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Ottawa/Embrun Aerodrome, , is a small airport located southwest of Embrun, Ontario, Canada, east of Ottawa. See also List of airports in the Ottawa area References Category:Registered aerodromes in Ontario Category:Russell, Ontario
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Llangorse Lake
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Llangorse Lake (, variant: Llyn Syfaddan) is the largest natural lake in Mid and South Wales, and is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park, near the town of Brecon and the village of Llangors. The lake is famous for its coarse fishing (particularly pike), watersports, the afanc (nicknamed 'Gorsey') and has the only example of a crannog in Wales. Llangorse Lake is also one of the most mentioned sites in Welsh folklore. It is a site of international conservation importance. Due to the lake's long history of human activity, it has been known by several different names during its history, both in the Welsh language and in English: other names include the lake's original Welsh name, Llyn Syfaddon/Syfaddan, and Brycheiniog Mere. The name Llangorse Lake is comparatively recent. Geography Llangorse Lake is a eutrophic glacial lake with a circumference covering an area of . The lake is long and above sea level. The lake is sited between the basins of the River Wye to the north and the River Usk to the south, and occupies a glacially scoured rock basin partly enhanced by morainic debris. The Afon Llynfi provides the main input of water into the lake and continues as the lake overflow stream. The lake has a maximum depth of 7.5m. Natural history The lake is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and has long been regarded as a place where fish and birds are found in unusually high numbers. Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis) mentioned the abundance of waterfowl in his topographical work, The Description of Wales in the 12th century. It is a Special Area of Conservation (under the EU Habitats Directive) as an example of a natural nutrient-rich lake with pondweeds. The supposed largest pike caught by rod in the UK was caught in Llangorse Lake in 1846 by O. Owen and supposedly weighed , but this is unsubstantiated. If true, it would have been the largest pike in the world. The largest pike in the UK was actually caught from Llandegfedd Reservoir near Pontypool and weighed . More recently the skull of a pike of unknown weight, though undoubtedly large (35–40+ lb), was found on the shores of the lake in 2004; it was taken away by the Environment Agency for age testing. The Llangasty Nature Reserve forms an important protected area around the lake's boundary. The lake is a habitat of the Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ishnura pumilio). In May 2011 hundreds of water voles were released near Llangorse Lake in an ongoing programme to try to restore their numbers. History Crannog The crannog is a small artificial island about from the north shore. It is constructed of massive planks of oak behind which was built a dwelling platform formed from layers of stone, soil and brushwood. It was investigated by archaeologists from the National Museum of Wales between 1989 and 1993. Finds included a high quality textile and a bronze hinge from an 8th–9th century reliquary decorated in a style similar to that seen in Ireland. The 1993 dig was joined by the TV
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Walter Dean Myers
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Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was a writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem, New York City. A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers would encourage him in this habit as a way to express himself. He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction. He won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American authors five times. His 1988 novel Fallen Angels is one of the books most frequently challenged in the U.S. because of its adult language and its realistic depiction of the Vietnam War. Myers was the third U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving in 2012 and 2013. He also sat on the Board of Advisors of the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators (SCBWI). Personal life Walter Milton Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on August 12, 1937. When he was two years old his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister, which left his father to support a large family. At the age of three Myers was given over to Florence Dean,the first wife of his biological father George Myers, and her husband Herbert. Florence and Herbert Dean raised him in Harlem, New York City. Herbert Dean was an African-American man and his wife was a German and Native American woman who taught English at the local high school. Myers later took "Dean" as his middle name in honor of his foster parents Florence and Herbert. Myers' life as a child centered on the neighborhood and the church. The neighborhood protected him and the church guided him. He was smart but did not do that well in school, and was considered a disruptive student. As a child Myers was often teased for his speech impediment and lashed out at those who teased him. Seeing him struggle a teacher urged him to use writing as a way to better express himself. During this time he cultivated the habit of writing poetry and short stories and acquired an early love of reading. Myers wrote well in high school, which his teacher Bonnie Liebow recognized. She also suspected that he would drop out and advised him to keep writing no matter what happened. He did not exactly understand what that meant but years later, while working on a construction job in Chicago, he remembered her words. Myers would write at night, soon writing about his difficult teenage years. When asked what he valued most, he replied, "My books. They were my only real friends growing up." Myers attended Public School 125 on Lasalle Street and Stuyvesant High School, before dropping out to join the U.S. Army on his 17th birthday. After leaving the army, Myers struggled with finding work and figuring out his purpose. This struggle lead him to remember the advice given by his high school teacher and he began writing columns for men's magazines. It wasn't until Myers read the book Sonny's
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Holden Chapel
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Holden Chapel is a small building in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University. Completed in 1744, it is the third oldest building at Harvard and one of the oldest college buildings in America. Early history In December 1741, Mrs. Samuel Holden, the widow of a former Governor of the Bank of England, offered Harvard a 400 pound sterling donation towards the construction of a chapel on campus, prompted by a suggestion from Thomas Hutchinson. After additional funds were raised, the chapel opened in March 1745. From 1744 to 1772 (except for 1767-68) the chapel housed morning and evening prayers for the Harvard student body, as well as providing space for some secular uses such as lectures. After the 1783 establishment of the Harvard Medical School, the building was used by its founder, John Warren, on a regular basis for 19 years, and intermittently by him and others thereafter until 1825. 20th/21st century In the 1930s, Holden Chapel (and Hollis Hall) were chosen by the Historical American Buildings Survey Commission as two of the finest examples of early Colonial architecture in Massachusetts For much of the 20th century, Holden Chapel housed the student offices of the Harvard Glee Club and later the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, which collectively came to be known as the Holden Choirs. The chapel was remodeled in 1999 to serve as both a classroom and a musical rehearsal and performance space. Though no longer housing the Holden Choirs' offices, Holden Chapel now serves as their primary rehearsal space. References External links Audio tour of Harvard from the university's website, including a tour map and brief details about Holden Chapel The Holden Choirs from the university's website Category:Harvard University buildings Category:Churches completed in 1744 Category:University and college chapels in the United States Category:Colonial architecture in Massachusetts Category:1744 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
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Rubén Sanz
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Rubén Sanz Alonso (born 30 April 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He spent 13 years of his career with Alcorcón, his professional input with the club consisting of 149 Segunda División matches over six seasons (four goals). Club career Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Sanz started playing football with Real Valladolid B. After a brief spell with UP Langreo he signed with AD Alcorcón also from Segunda División B, where he remained until his retirement more than one decade later. Sanz appeared in only 19 games in his first season in Segunda División, 2010–11 (out of 42), but became an undisputed starter as in his previous years from there onwards. He was also in Alcorcón's starting XI in the club's 4–0 home thrashing of Real Madrid for the 2009–10 campaign in the Copa del Rey (4–1 aggregate win). On 24 June 2016, after 432 competitive appearances, Sanz left the Alfareros and joined neighbours CF Fuenlabrada as a free agent. References External links Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Valladolid Category:Spanish footballers Category:Castilian-Leonese footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Segunda División players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Real Valladolid Promesas players Category:UP Langreo footballers Category:AD Alcorcón footballers Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers
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Independent Network News (TV program)
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The Independent Network News (INN) (later retitled INN: The Independent News and USA Tonight) is an American syndicated television news program that ran from June 9, 1980 to June 1990. The program aired seven nights a week on various independent stations across the United States and was designed to serve those stations in the same manner that the "Big Three" network news programs – ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News and the CBS Evening News – served their affiliates. History The program debuted on June 9, 1980 under its original title Independent Network News. The newscast was a production of Tribune Broadcasting's New York City station WPIX, and was distributed by Tribune's syndication division as one of the first programs that the company produced for the syndication market. As INN was produced at WPIX, that station's on-air news staff presided over the broadcast. The nightly broadcast was helmed by a three-anchor team consisting of Pat Harper, Bill Jorgensen, and Steve Bosh with Jerry Girard reporting on sports and Roberto Tirado providing national weather forecasts (Tirado would later be replaced by Bob Harris), and WPIX's local reporting staff was also utilized for the program. Saturday and Sunday editions of INN were added to the schedule in October 1980. INN also used reports from its member stations, the Associated Press, United Press International, Visnews, and later CNN to supplement its own coverage. WPIX transmitted the national show's live feed at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In the New York City area, WPIX paired a replay of the national INN broadcast at 10 p.m., with its own local newscast at 10:30, called the Action News Metropolitan Report. As part of a midday expansion of INN starting in 1981, WPIX also experimented with a half-hour midday newscast at 12:30 p.m. that was co-anchored by Marvin Scott and Claire Carter; this followed the national broadcast which aired at noon. During the decade, WPIX also offered the business-oriented news program The Wall Street Journal Report (which continues to air today in syndication and also airs on CNBC, albeit under the name of On the Money); and the Sunday newsmaker show From the Editor's Desk, hosted by Richard D. Heffner, to stations carrying INN. Bill Jorgensen left the program (and WPIX) in 1983. Bosh and Harper continued to anchor together for another year until Bosh departed in 1984 to join KDFW-TV in Dallas. Brad Holbrook, who joined the operation a year earlier after anchoring at WNAC-TV/WNEV-TV in Boston, became co-anchor with Harper. Also in 1984, WPIX dropped its Action News branding for the station's local newscasts and decided to rebrand its 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. newscasts as INN: The Independent News. The midday newscast continued (now under the title of INN: Midday Edition) until the fall of 1985, when it was replaced by the lighter-toned Inday News, which focused upon consumer news and human interest stories. Holbrook and Donna Hanover anchored this newscast, which was part of a syndicated block called Inday, a co-venture of Tribune, LBS Communications and Columbia Pictures Television, designed to provide stations with a two-hour
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Dan Harding
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Daniel Andrew Harding (born 23 December 1983) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for National League South club Whitehawk. Harding began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion and has also played for Leeds United, Ipswich Town, Southend United, Reading, Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Millwall before joining Eastleigh and then Whitehawk in September 2016. Harding is a former England under-21 player. Career Brighton & Hove Albion Harding joined the Brighton & Hove Albion youth scheme in 1999 aged sixteen. After a successful run in the reserves he made his first Albion appearance as a substitute for Shaun Wilkinson in the 79th minute in a 2–0 home loss against Norwich City on 17 August 2002. This was his only appearance in the 2002–03 season after he suffered a back injury in October. In April 2003 Harding signed his first professional contract with the club. After impressing in 2003–2004 pre-season friendlies, Harding spent the first half of the season on the substitutes' bench with seven appearances. Soon after the appointment of manager Mark McGhee, Harding was selected to make his full debut against Bournemouth on 21 February 2004 following the suspension of Kerry Mayo. The game ended in a 3–0 win for Bournemouth. Harding remained in the starting eleven for the remainder of the 2003–04 season and helped the club gain promotion to the Championship after beating Bristol City 1–0 in the play-off final in Cardiff. Harding finished the season making twenty-three appearances. Harding was sent-off in the second match of the 2004–2005 season, a 2–0 loss to Plymouth Argyle. After the game manager Mark McGhee defended Harding and he regained his first team place and then scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–0 win over against Rotherham United. However, in the next game against Millwall Harding was at fault for the two goals which saw Brighton lose 2–0. He was also dropped by McGhee after making mistakes during a match against Stoke City. Despite this, Harding helped to keep the club in the Championship 2004–05, finishing 20th, their highest league position in 14 years. After two seasons in which England's U21 coach Peter Taylor and a number of Premier League clubs had reportedly taken an interest in him, Harding was preparing to move on. With his contract expiring at the end of the 2004–05 season, he expressed an interest in a new long-term deal at the club and was initially offered a new two-year contract in 2004. Delays in resolving the negotiations led manager McGhee to publicly express unhappiness, with Harding denying he had turned down a new deal. In February 2005, McGhee re-opened contract talks with Harding but three months later Harding rejected the revised deal. During his time at Brighton Harding was given the nickname Mr Tickle by his teammates because of his long legs and arms and at one point was nominated by FourFourTwo magazine as one of the best 50 players outside the Premiership along with teammate Leon Knight. Leeds United On 7 June 2005, Harding reportedly cut short a holiday to
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Loxopholis southi
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Loxopholis southi, the northern spectacled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. References Category:Loxopholis Category:Reptiles described in 1924 Category:Taxa named by Alexander Grant Ruthven Category:Taxa named by Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige
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Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?
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Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? is a 2007 American flash-animated television special based on the animated series Camp Lazlo. Sequentially, this movie was released during the third season of Camp Lazlo, but chronologically the events occur at the start of the series. The plot centers on how the Jelly Cabin trio met, and Lazlo's struggle to fit into the strict atmosphere of Camp Kidney. By season three, when this special was released, the personalities of the characters had evolved beyond the personalities of the earlier episodes, but these evolved traits were incorporated into this hour-long movie. The movie lays some foundational character traits, for example: Scoutmaster Lumpus as a quasi-dictator Edward as a resentful toadie Raj as a low-keyed, middle-of-the-road personality Clam as an angry and short-tempered child Chip and Skip do not have their trademark flies until Lazlo arrives The movie also doesn't feature the Squirrel Scouts as well. When the movie aired for the first time, it was aired in a letterbox format. Later airings were shown in full screen. Plot The story opens with Lazlo missing, and Clam and Raj relating the tale up to this point. The first segment reveals how Raj and Clam meet. They meet a common enemy, Edward, who is the camp bully. Most of the other campers follow Edward's lead and after a scuffle, Lazlo makes his appearance. What follows builds Edward's growing resentfulness towards Lazlo, and Lumpus' dissatisfaction with the three new scouts' behavior. After choosing to name their cabin after the jelly bean, Lazlo builds a totem pole to decorate their new cabin, when Lazlo hears an animal in distress. Given Lazlo's nature, he goes to help it, while Clam and Raj choose not to accompany him. Lazlo finds a bear with a pinecone stuck in his nose, and pulls it out, earning the bear's gratefulness. The bear, now named Fluffy, follows Lazlo home and he hides it in his cabin. When Edward tells Lumpus that Lazlo has left camp, they both attempt to confront Lazlo, but are instead met by Fluffy. Protecting Lazlo, Fluffy attacks Edward and Lumpus. While everyone hides in Lumpus' cabin, Lazlo follows Fluffy out of the camp; when Lazlo's torn Bean Scout cap is later found in a gory, flesh-like mess the next day, the others assume that Lazlo was eaten by the bear. When Edward can find neither the bear nor Lazlo, he concocts a story about how he scared Fluffy off by his "skills" after witnessing the bear devour Lazlo, and demands the camp's respect. The next series of scenes deal with both Edward spinning a web of lies, and Lumpus trying to come to grips with Lazlo's disappearance, but only due to his fear of Commander Hoo-Ha, not over any concern for the missing scouts. Finally understanding that Edward was lying (Clam actually figuring it out, by remembering that the bear that Lazlo brought to camp was brown, when Edward mistakenly said it was black), Raj and Clam find Lazlo, alive and well, working as a waiter in the Prickly Pines restaurant, Beef Lumberjacks. Lazlo
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Joseph Schwane
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Joseph Schwane (2 April 1824 at Dorsten in Westphalia – 6 June 1892 at Münster) was a German Catholic theologian. Life After receiving his early education at Dorsten and Recklinghause, he studied philosophy and theology at Münster (184307), and upon his ordination to the priesthood, 29 May 1847, continued his studies for two years at the University of Bonn and University of Tübingen. He then became director of Count von Galen's institute at Münster, was privat-docent in church history, moral theology, and history of dogmatics at the University of Münster (1853-9), and assistant professor-in-ordinary of moral theology, history of dogmatics, and symbolism. At the same time he lectured on dogmatic theology along with the aged Anton Berlage, whom he succeeded as professor of dogmatic theology in 1881. Pope Leo XIII honoured him with the title of domestic prelate in 1890. Works His chief work is "Dogmengeschichte", the pioneer Catholic work of its kind, covering the entire history of dogmatics (4 vols., I, Münster, 1862; 2nd ed., Freiburg, 1892; II, Münster, 1869; 2nd ed., Freiburg, 1895; III, Freiburg, 1882; IV Freiburg, 1890). His larger works in the field of moral theology are: "Die theologische Lehre uber die Verträge mit Berücksichtigung der Civilgesetze, besonders der preussischen, allgemein deutschen und französischen" (Münster, 1871; 2nd ed., 1872); "Die Gerechtigkeit und die damit verwandten sittlichen Tugenden und Pflichten des gesellschaftlichen Lebens" (Freiburg, 1873); "Spezielle Moraltheologie" (Freiburg, 1878-1885). Smaller works are: "Das göttliche Vorherwissen und seine neuesten Gegner" (Münster, 1855); "De controversia, quae de volore baptismi haereticorum inter S. Stephanum Papam et S. Cyprianum agitata sit, commentatio historico-dogmatica" (Münster, 1860); "De operibus supererogatoriis et consiliis evangelicis in genere" (Münster, 1868); "Die eucharistiche Opferhandlung" (Freiburg, 1889); "Uber die scientia media und ihre Verwendung fur die Lehre von der Gnade und Freiheit" in "Tübinger theol. Quartalschrift", XXXII (1850), 394-459, and numerous other contributions to theological journals. References Chronik der Akademie zu Münster, VII (1892-3), 4 sq.; Lauchert in Allgem. deutsch Biogr., LIV (Leipzig, 1908), 268-9. External links Catholic Encyclopedia article Category:1824 births Category:1892 deaths Category:19th-century German Catholic theologians Category:University of Bonn alumni Category:19th-century German male writers Category:German male non-fiction writers
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Delčevo
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Delčevo ( ) is a small town in the eastern mountainous part of North Macedonia. It is the municipal seat of the eponymous municipality. A festival in celebration of revolutionary leader Gotse Delchev is held every year on August 2. Geography The town of Delčevo is situated at the foot of on the banks of the Bregalnica river. It is to the east of Skopje along the A3 road, south of Mount Osogovo and north of Mount Maleš. The town lies at to above sea level. Demographics In 2002, Delčevo had 11,500 residents. Sport and culture The football club FK Bregalnica Delčevo play their home games at the Gradski Stadion Goce Delčev, which has a capacity of 5000 people. A festival in celebration of Macedonian revolutionary leader Gotse Delchev is held every year on August 2. The ruins of the (Byzantine) village of Vasilevo lie about southeast of the town, and the Monastery of Sv Bogoridica, noted for its bright frescoes, is situated about to the southwest. International relations Twin towns — sister cities Delčevo is twinned with: Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Bornova, Turkey Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina Jagodina, Serbia Mladost (Varna), Bulgaria Simitli, Bulgaria Vyshhorod, Ukraine Żyrardów, Poland References External links Official site Delcevo.com Category:Towns in North Macedonia Category:Bulgaria–North Macedonia border crossings Category:Delčevo Municipality
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Ferncroft Country Club
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Ferncroft Country Club is a country club owned and operated by Affinity Management, located in Essex County, Massachusetts with portions of the club's grounds in the towns of Middleton, Topsfield and Danvers. The club's entrance is at 10 Village Road in Middleton. Facilities Golf facilities The club's championship golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones. It hosted the LPGA's Boston Five Classic from 1980 through 1990. The total yardage of the course from the back tees is 6,632, and it plays at a par of 72 for men and 73 for ladies. The 543-yard par-5 18th hole is regarded by many, including North Shore Golf and Northshore Magazine, as one of the best finishing holes in Massachusetts. The club also has an executive course, a practice range and short-game area. Instruction is available. Tennis courts The club has four clay courts and four hardcourts, all of which are outdoors. Private lessons, clinics and junior programs are offered. The Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis played their home matches at the club from 2008 through 2012. Other facilities The club has a pool, a fitness room and a full-service snack bar. The clubhouse has four rooms that are available for hosting weddings and other catered events. See also References Category:Sports venues in Massachusetts Category:World TeamTennis stadiums Category:Golf clubs and courses in Massachusetts Category:Companies based in Essex County, Massachusetts Category:Buildings and structures in Essex County, Massachusetts Category:1970 establishments in Massachusetts
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Papeda (food)
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Papeda, or bubur sagu, is sago congee, a staple food of native people in Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea. It is commonly found in eastern Indonesia, as the counterpart of central and western Indonesian cuisines that favour rice as their staple food. Papeda is made from sago starch. The Moluccans and Papuans acquire the starch by felling the trunk of a sago palm tree, cutting it in half, and scraping the soft inner parts of the trunk, the pith, producing a crude sago pith flour. This flour is then mixed with water and squeezed to leach the starch from the flour. The still-moist sago starch is usually stored in a container made of sago palm leaflets, called tumang, in which it will keep for several months before spontaneous fermentation will turn it too acidic and unsuitable for making papeda. Depending on the variety and the growing conditions, it may take a sago tree five to fifteen years to accumulate enough starch in its trunk to make the effort of extracting it worthwhile. Papeda is made by cooking sago starch with water and stirring until it coagulates. It has a glue-like consistency and texture. Sayur bunga pepaya (papaya flower bud vegetables) and tumis kangkung (stir-fried water spinach) are often served as side-dish vegetables to accompany papeda. There are similar dishes in Malaysia, where it is called , part of the Melanau cuisine in the East Malaysia state of Sarawak, and in Brunei, where it is called ambuyat. History On some coasts and lowlands on Papua, sago is the main ingredient to all the foods. Sagu bakar, sagu lempeng, and sagu bola, has become dishes that is well-known to all Papua, especially on the custom folk culinary tradition on Mappi, Asmat and Mimika. Papeda is one of the sago foods that is rarely found. The anthropologist and the leader of Papua institution research, Johszua Robert Mansoben, stated that Papeda is known more in the tradition of the native folks of Sentani and Abrab by the Lake Sentani area, Arso, and Manokwari. Menu variation In general, Papeda is consumed with mackerel. Though, it can be replaced with red snapper, Tuna, cork fish, and even burbara. Most of these fish are spiced with turmeric and lime, Papeda is sometimes also consumed with boiled starchy tubers, such as those of cassava or yam. Besides yellow broth and fish, Papeda can be enjoyed with sayur gameno, it is made from young melinjo leaves and stir - fried papaya flowers and red chili's. See also List of porridges Kissel References Category:Indonesian cuisine Category:Porridges Category:Staple foods Category:Vegetarian dishes of Indonesia
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Ken Richardson (psychologist)
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Kenneth Richardson (born 21 July 1942) is a British psychologist, author, and former lecturer at the Open University, where he began working in 1972. He has written several books highly critical of IQ testing and related concepts in the field of psychometrics, such as Spearman's g. He contends that the definitions of intelligence, and the assumptions of its causes, "lie at the core of political ideologies", and has called for IQ tests to be banned. He has supported this position by arguing that IQ tests do not measure cognitive ability, but rather conformity with the culture of the tests' designers. Richardson debated the measurement of intelligence with philosopher of science Michael Ruse on the BBC's In Our Time. Richardson's son, Brian Richardson, is a senior manager in the Science Web and Interactive Media Team at the Open University. Bibliography Race, Culture and Intelligence (Penguin, 1972) (co-editor) Race, Education, Intelligence (National Union of Teachers, 1978) (pamphlet, co-authored with Steven Rose and the National Union of Teachers) Understanding Psychology (Open University, 1988) Understanding Intelligence (Open University, 1991) Models of Cognitive Development (Psychology Press, 1998) The Origins Of Human Potential (Routledge, 1998) The Making of Intelligence (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999; Columbia University Press, 2000) The Evolution of Intelligent Systems: How Molecules Became Minds (Palgrave MacMillan, 2010) Genes, Brains, and Human Potential: The Science and Ideology of Intelligence (Columbia University Press, 2017) References Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:British psychologists Category:Academics of the Open University Category:Intelligence researchers Category:20th-century British writers Category:21st-century British writers
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Anne Richelieu Lamb
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Anne Richelieu Lamb (1807-1878) was a Scottish feminist writer. Biography Lamb was born in Midlothian, to Elizabeth (Hutchinson) and Alexander Lamb in 1807. On 23 June 1828, at the age of twenty-one, she married John Dryden at the North Leith Parish Church. Lamb did not take the name Dryden nor did the couple have any children. The family name Richley is an English variation of the French surname Richelieu. Nearly all the bearers of this name reside in the English counties along the southeast corner of the border with Scotland. In 1844, Lamb anonymously published her book Can Women Regenerate Society? The book is an outreach towards middle and upper class women, the ones who had never seen their world outside the domestic sphere. Lamb's authorship is known today; however, her name is listed as Anne Richelieu Lamb Dryden. Due to the coverture (often spelled couverture) laws in place, Anne needed John to enter into her publishing contract on her behalf, because legally a married woman was subordinate to her husband, therefore the publishing company Harrison and Co., Printers required John's name alongside her own. Feminist scholars believe Lamb also wrote several essays in the magazine English Woman’s Journal under her initials A.R.L. References Category:1807 births Category:1878 deaths Category:Scottish feminists Category:Scottish women writers Category:People from Midlothian Category:19th-century women writers
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Psychroserpens
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Psychroserpens is a Gram-negative and strictly aerobic bacteria genus from the family of Flavobacteriaceae. Further reading References Category:Flavobacteria Category:Bacteria genera
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North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office
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The North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office is a historic building in Hayward, Wisconsin. The office was built in 1889 by the North Wisconsin Lumber Company, a prominent logging company in Wisconsin's Namekagon region which was founded by A.J. Hayward and R.L. McCormick. The building's design includes cast iron columns in its storefront, tall windows with arched lintels, and brick corbels and dentils. The office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1980. Gallery References Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1889 Category:Buildings and structures in Sawyer County, Wisconsin Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sawyer County, Wisconsin
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Cerna, Croatia
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Cerna () is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia, population 3,791 and 4,595, respectively (2011). It is located half-way between the cities of Vinkovci and Županja. 98.96% of the citizens are Croats. It is located on four rivers, Biđ, Bosut, Berava, Bitulja, Krajc channel and Kaluđer channel. According to 2011 Croatian census it has 4,616 inhabitants in 2 settlements: Cerna - 3,791 Šiškovci - 804 History One Scordisci archaeological site in Cerna dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia. Archaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci. References Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Populated places in Syrmia Category:Populated places in Vukovar-Srijem County Category:Archaeological sites in Croatia Category:La Tène culture
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William John Tregillus
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William John Tregillus (2 May 1858 – 12 November 1914) was a British–Canadian businessman. The son of a miller, he became a well-to-do flour trader in England before emigrating to Calgary, Alberta. There he bred horses and then dairy cattle, became president of the United Farmers of Alberta and the Alberta Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Company, founded a brick factory and a business directory and was active in local politics. He became a millionaire, but lost most of his fortune in the Calgary depression of 1913–14. Worn out, he died of typhoid fever at the age of 56. Early years William John Tregillus was born on 2 May 1858, eldest son of John Tregillus and Emma Daw. He was baptized in Plymouth, England. He attended school in Plympton and Plymouth, and went on to Taunton College School. He learned the miller's trade from his father. His father's business at Laughton Mills, Plympton failed on 19 July 1878. By the age of 22 William Tregillus was operating a mill that he had leased for himself. He married Lillian Chapman in 1880, and they had two boys and two girls. The family moved to Southampton around 1890 and Tregillus obtained a position in the sales department of Spillers, a major flour milling company. Tregillus later started up his own flour milling and brokerage business, operating from his home in Freemantle, a suburb to the west of Southampton. He was one of the first to have a telephone installed in his home. He loved horses, and more than once visited horse fairs in Ireland to buy hunters on which he rode with the Chilworth and Stoneham harriers. Tregillus had nine siblings. In May 1882 two of his brothers sailed for Canada. At first they worked as laborers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, then started to prospect for gold. They were successful, and after a world tour returned to England in 1900 for a family reunion. His brothers' stories of Canada seem to have inspired William Tregillus to move there. Rancher and dairy farmer Tregillus emigrated to Canada with his wife and their two youngest children, arriving in Calgary in August 1902. They were accompanied by his wife's companion and helper and their groom. Tregillus leased a quarter section of land along the south shore of the Bow River just west of Calgary, and then expanded his holdings by buying three adjacent quarter sections from the Canadian Pacific Railway. He built a large two-story brick house with outbuildings that he called "Roscarrock", the name of the place in Cornwall where his family had originated. He continued to buy land until he owned over 1,000 acres, and leased another 2,500 acres. Tregillus began to import horses from British Columbia for sale to new settlers, and bred hackneys for his personal use. He then became interested in the dairy business, and built one of the best herds of Holsteins in Alberta. This evolved into a stock operation, supplying dairy herds to other farms. Tregillus loaned several cows to the Alberta Department of Agriculture in 1905 for use in demonstrations.
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Comparison of geographic information systems software
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This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article. License, source, & operating system support Pure server Map servers Map caches Pure web client Libraries See also Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) List of geographic information systems software GIS Live DVD References External links An Overview of Free & Open Source Desktop GIS (FOS-GIS) - GIS software comparison (2008) A Survey of Open Source GIS - GIS software comparison (2007) Category:GIS software GIS
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Kiev Oblast
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Kiev Oblast or Kyiv Oblast (, translit. Kyivs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kyivshchyna – ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kiev (, Kyiv), which also serves as the capital of Ukraine. Despite being located in the center of the Kiev Oblast, and hosting the governing bodies of the oblast, Kiev itself is a self-governing city with special status and not under oblast jurisdiction. Kiev Oblast neither corresponds to nor is limited to the unofficially designated Kiev metropolitan area although it is significantly dependent on the urban economy and transportation of the latter. The largest city in the oblast is Bila Tserkva. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is technically located within the northern part of the Kiev Oblast but access to the Zone is prohibited to the public and it is administered separately from the oblast. Geography Kiev Oblast has a total area of (approximately 35 times the area of Kiev city) and is located in north-central Ukraine. On the west it borders the Zhytomyr Oblast, on the Southwest – Vinnytsia Oblast, on the South – Cherkasy Oblast, on the Southeast – Poltava Oblast, on the East and Northeast – Chernihiv Oblast, and on the North – Homyel Voblasts of Belarus. The oblast is equally split between the both banks of Dnieper River (Dnipro) north and south of Kyiv. Other significant rivers in the oblast are the Dnieper's tributaries: Pripyat (Prypiat) (R), Desna (L), Teteriv (R), Irpin' (R), Ros' (R) and Trubizh (L). The length of the Dnipro River within the boundaries of the oblast totals . The oblast has a total number of 177 rivers intersecting the region; 13 reservoirs (the most notable ones being Kiev Reservoir and the Kaniv Reservoir), over 2000 ponds, and approximately 750 small lakes. Climate The climate of Kiev Oblast is characteristic of the Polesia area and other neighboring forested areas. The oblast has a moderately continental climate with relatively mild winters and warm summers. The temperatures range from in January to degrees in July. Vegetation Kiev Oblast has small mountains and slopes on the right bank of the Dnieper River. This entire area is surrounded by a continuous belt by greenery and forests. The oblast's "green area" covers , characterized by 250 different sorts of trees and bushes. History Kiev Oblast was officially created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on February 27, 1932. Earlier historical administrative units that later became the territory of the oblast include the Kiev Voivodeship under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Kiev Governorate under the Russian Empire. The northern part of the oblast belongs to the historical region of Polesia (Polissia). In Kiev region, there was a specific folk icon-painting style much influenced by the Kiev Pechersk Lavra painting school. Saints were depicted on the deep purple or black background, their clothes dark, their haloes dark blue, dark green or even black, outlined by thin white dotted contours. The Kiev region's icons' collection is the part of the exhibition of the Museum
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Bonvicini
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Bonvicini is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Caterina Bonvicini (born 1974), Italian writer Franco Bonvicini (1941 1995), Italian comic writer Joan Bonvicini (born 1953), American basketball coach Michelangelo Baracchi Bonvicini, President of Atomium - European Institute for Science Monica Bonvicini (born 1965), Italian artist
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Events January–March January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded in England by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War – Battle of Coatit: Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. January 17 – Félix Faure is elected President of the French Republic, after the resignation of Jean Casimir-Perier. February 9 – Mintonette, later known as volleyball, is created by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Massachusetts. February 11 – The lowest ever UK temperature of is recorded at Braemar, in Aberdeenshire. This record is equalled in 1982, and again in 1995. February 14 – Oscar Wilde's last play, the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, is first shown at St James's Theatre in London. February 20 The gold reserve of the U.S. Treasury is saved, when J. P. Morgan and the Rothschilds loan $65 million worth of gold to the United States government. The offering of syndicate bonds sells out only 22 minutes after the New York market opens, and just two hours after going on sale in London. Venezuelan crisis of 1895: U.S. President Grover Cleveland signs into law a bill resulting from the proposition of House Resolution 252, by William Lindsay Scruggs and Congressman Leonidas Livingston, to the third session of the 53rd Congress of the United States of America. The bill recommends that Venezuela and Great Britain settle their dispute by arbitration. February 25 – The first rebellions take place, marking the start of the Cuban War of Independence. March 1 – William Lyne Wilson is appointed United States Postmaster General. March 3 – In Munich, Germany, bicyclists have to pass a test and display license plates. March 4 – Japanese troops capture Liaoyang, and land in Taiwan. March 15 – Bridget Cleary is killed and her body burned in County Tipperary, Ireland, by her husband, Michael; he is subsequently convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter, his defence being a belief that he had killed a changeling left in his wife's place after she had been abducted by fairies. March 18 – The first worldwide gasoline bus route is started in Germany, between Siegen and Netphen. March 30 – Rudolf Diesel patents the Diesel engine in Germany. April–June April 6 – Oscar Wilde is arrested in London for "gross indecency", after losing a criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. April 7 – Nansen's Fram expedition to the Arctic reaches 86°13.6'N, almost 3° beyond the previous Farthest North attained. April 14 – A major earthquake severely damages Ljubljana, the capital of Carniola. April 16 – The town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, is incorporated. April 17 – The Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed between China and Japan. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea, and to concede the southern portion of Fengtien province, Taiwan, and the Pescadores Islands to
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Ratatouille
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Ratatouille ( , ; ) is a French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice, and sometimes referred to as ratatouille niçoise (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include tomato, garlic, onion, courgette (zucchini), aubergine (eggplant), bell pepper, and some combination of leafy green herbs common to the region. Origins The word ratatouille derives from the Occitan ratatolha and is related to the French ratouiller and tatouiller, expressive forms of the verb touiller, meaning "to stir up". From the late 18th century, in French, it merely indicated a coarse stew. The modern ratatouille – tomatoes as a foundation for sautéed garlic, onion, zucchini, aubergine (eggplant), bell pepper, marjoram, fennel and basil, or bay leaf and thyme, or a mix of green herbs like herbes de Provence – does not appear in print until c. 1930. Preparation The Guardians food and drink writer, Felicity Cloake, wrote in 2016 that, considering ratatouille's relative recent origins (it first appeared in 1877), there exists a great variety of methods of preparation for it. The Larousse Gastronomique claims "according to the purists, the different vegetables should be cooked separately, then combined and cooked slowly together until they attain a smooth, creamy consistency", so that (according to the chair of the Larousse's committee Joël Robuchon) "each [vegetable] will taste truly of itself." Related dishes Similar dishes exist in many cuisines. These include: pisto (Castilian-Manchego, Spain), samfaina (Catalan, Spain), tombet (Majorcan), ciambotta, caponata and peperonata (Italy), briám and tourloú (Greek), şakşuka and türlü (Turkish), ajapsandali (Georgian), lecsó (Hungarian) and zaalouk (Moroccan). Different parts of the Indian subcontinent have their own versions of winter vegetable stew. Gujarat makes Undhiyu, Kerala Avial, and Bengal Sukto. Confit byaldi is a variation of the dish invented by Michel Guérard. See also Caponata Ciambotta Shakshouka French tian List of stews List of vegetable dishes References External links Recipe (in French) from Larousse Cuisine Category:Cuisine of Provence Category:Occitan cuisine Category:French stews Category:Eggplant dishes Category:Vegetable dishes Category:French cuisine
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Preputial mucosa
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The preputial mucosa of the penis is the epithelium of the inside of the prepuce, or foreskin. To differentiate it from the cutaneous skin of the outside of the prepuce, it is sometimes referred to as the inner mucosa. It starts at the ridged band of the prepuce and continues to the coronal sulcus (groove behind the glans penis), where it meets the epithelium of the glans and penile shaft. The preputial mucosa is devoid of hair, as is the cutaneous surface. Weiss et al. (1993) report the preputial mucosa contains fewer Langerhans cells than most mucosal epithelia. These cells secrete cytokines (a non-antibody protein that generates an immune response on contact with specific antigens), and are an essential part of the immune system. Fleiss et al. (1998) point out that Weiss et al. (1993) studied foreskins of neonates and their findings may not be applicable to adults. De Witte et al. (2007) report that Langerhans cells produce Langerin. Langerin inhibits the infection of T-cells with HIV-1. Dinh et al. (2012) compared the depth of the keratin layer of the inner foreskin with the depth of the keratin layer outer foreskin in foreskins of healthy Ugandan males who had been circumcised. The researchers concluded that, "despite inter- and intra-individual variability, keratin thickness was similar in the inner and outer foreskin of healthy Ugandan men, and that reduced keratin thickness is not likely to make the inner foreskin more susceptible to HIV acquisition." Fleiss et al. (1998) report the inner mucosa contains apocrine glands, which secrete cathepsin B, lysozyme, chymotrypsin, neutrophil elastase, and hormones such as androsterone. The first four substances have protective immunological functions. This view is currently controversial and a histological study reported that the mucosal surface of the prepuce is completely free of lanugo hair follicles, apocrine (sweat) and sebaceous glands. See also Ridged band References External links Category:Sexual anatomy Category:Penis Category:Human penis anatomy
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Olavius finitimus
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Olavius finitimus is a species of clitellate oligochaete worm, first found in Belize, on the Caribbean side of Central America. References Further reading Diaz, Robert J., and Christer Erseus. "Habitat preferences and species associations of shallow-water marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) from the barrier reef ecosystems off Belize, Central America." Aquatic Oligochaete Biology V. Springer Netherlands, 1994. 93-105. Giere, Olav, et al. "A comparative structural study on bacterial symbioses of Caribbean gutless Tubificidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta)." Acta zoologica 76.4 (1995): 281-290. Dubilier, Nicole, Anna Blazejak, and Caroline Rühland. "Symbioses between bacteria and gutless marine oligochaetes." Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 251-275. External links WORMS Category:Tubificina
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Cao Ju (Prince of Pengcheng)
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Cao Ju ( 220s – early 260s) was an imperial prince of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Life Cao Ju was a son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to prominence towards the end of the Han dynasty and laid the foundation for the Cao Wei state. His mother was Lady Huan (環氏), a concubine of Cao Cao. He had two full brothers: Cao Chong (elder) and Cao Yu (younger). In 211, Cao Ju was enfeoffed as the "Marquis of Fanyang" (范陽侯) by Emperor Xian, the figurehead emperor of the Han dynasty under Cao Cao's control. In 217, his title was changed to "Marquis of Wan" (宛侯). In 220, following Cao Cao's death, Cao Ju's half-brother Cao Pi usurped the throne from Emperor Xian, ended the Han dynasty, and established the Cao Wei state with himself as the new emperor. Cao Pi first enfeoffed Cao Ju as a duke in 221, but promoted him to a prince under the title "Prince of Zhangling" (章陵王) in 222. Later in 222, he changed Cao Ju's title to "Prince of Yiyang" (義陽王). Sometime between 222 and 224, he changed Cao Ju's title to "Prince of Pengcheng" (彭城王) and relocated him to Pengcheng (彭城; around present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu), where Cao Ju's mother Lady Huan was living. Later, he changed Cao Ju's title to "Prince of Jiyin" (濟陰王). In 224, Cao Pi issued an edict to reform the nobility system by reducing the sizes of princedoms from commanderies to counties. Cao Ju's title was thus changed to "Prince of Dingtao (County)" (定陶王). In 232, after Cao Rui (Cao Pi's successor) restored the nobility system to the previous one, Cao Ju became the "Prince of Pengcheng (Commandery/State)" (彭城王) again. In 237, Cao Ju had 2,000 taxable households removed from his princedom as punishment after he was found guilty of ordering the manufacture of restricted items. Cao Rui also issued an imperial edict to reprimand Cao Ju for his conduct. The 2,000 taxable households were returned to him in 239. Throughout the reigns of the subsequent Wei emperors (Cao Fang and Cao Huan), the number of taxable households in Cao Ju's princedom increased until it reached 4,600. Family Cao Ju had at least three sons. One of them, Cao Cong (曹琮), was designated as the heir of Cao Ju's elder brother Cao Chong, because Cao Chong died early and had no son to succeed him. The other two, Cao Fan (曹範) and Cao Chan (曹闡), were consecutively designated as the heirs of Cao Zizheng, a half-brother of Cao Ju, because Cao Zizheng too died early and had no son to succeed him. See also Cao Wei family trees#Lady Huan Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms Notes References Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Category:Year of birth unknown Category:Year of death unknown Category:Cao Cao and immediate family Category:Cao Wei imperial princes
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West Port, Malaysia
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Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd) is a multi-cargo terminal located on Pulau Indah, Port Klang, Malaysia which is accessible by road via Pulau Indah Expressway, connecting to the KESAS Highway. On 1 October 2013, Pulau Indah was directly connected to the Malaysian Administrative Capital, Putrajaya via the South Klang Valley Expressway. Westports handles all types of cargoes in containers, breakbulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, vehicles (roll-on roll-off) and other conventional cargoes. Located along the straits of Malacca, Westports, collectively with Northport as Port Klang, has become the 18th busiest seaport in the world. History During privatisation by the government of Malaysia in the early 1990s, Port Klang was subdivided into 3 terminals which are now known as Northport, Southpoint and Westports. Starting out as Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd in 1994, renamed as Westport Sdn Bhd since 1997 and now known as Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the seaport terminal have played a leading role in Malaysia's efforts to provide storage, bunkering, cargo/freight handling and other port related facilities which add to Malaysia's importance as a link in the global maritime trade. Located on the island of Pulau Indah (formerly Pulau Lumut), Westports have transformed the island's natural swamplands and sands into a multi-cargo seaport terminal. With the current quay length of 3.2 kilometers, which includes 5 container terminals, Westports are able to handle up to 7.5 million TEUs yearly, with the potential to expand to a further 4 container terminals which would give a total capacity of 15 million TEUs. Ruben Gnanalingam is the company's CEO. Port Services Overview Container Container operations is the core business of Westports. Facilities Container Terminal Berth length 11 berths (16 meter depth)| 3200 meters Terminal capacity out of total built up area of | 7.2 million TEU capacity per year CT 1 - CT 2 - CT 3 - CT 4 - CT 5 - Equipments 45 Quay Cranes (QC) 115 Rubber Tyred Gantrys (RTG) 273 Prime Movers (PM) 25 Reach Stackers 1,236 Refrigerated Points (Reefers) 25,036 Total Ground Slots Award 2010 - July Asia HRD Congress Award External links Official site References Category:Ports and harbours of Malaysia
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Ash Carter
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Ashton Baldwin Carter (born September 24, 1954) is an American public policy professor who served as the 25th secretary of defense from February 2015 to January 2017. He is currently Director of the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. Carter began his career as a physicist. After a brief experience as an analyst for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, he switched careers to public policy. He joined the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1984 and became chair of the International & Global Affairs faculty. Carter served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy during President Clinton's first term, from 1993 to 1996, responsible for policy regarding the former Soviet states, strategic affairs, and nuclear weapons. During President Obama's first term, he served first as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and then Deputy Secretary of Defense until December 2013. In February 2015, he replaced Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense and served until the end of the Obama administration. For his service to national security, Carter has on five occasions been awarded the DOD Distinguished Public Service Medal. He has also received the CJCS Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award, and the Defense Intelligence Medal for his contributions to intelligence. Carter is author or co-author of 11 books and more than 100 articles on physics, technology, national security, and management. Early life Ashton Baldwin Carter was born on September 24, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is William Stanley Carter Jr., a World War II veteran, Navy neurologist and psychiatrist, and department chairman at Abington Memorial Hospital for 30 years. His mother is Anne Baldwin Carter, an English teacher. He has three siblings, including children's book author Cynthia DeFelice. As a child he was nicknamed Ash and Stoobie. He was raised in Abington, Pennsylvania, on Wheatsheaf Lane. At age 11, working at his first job at a Philadelphia car wash, he was fired for "wise-mouthing the owner." Education Carter was educated at Highland Elementary School (class of 1966) and at Abington Senior High School (class of 1972) in Abington. In high school he was a wrestler, lacrosse player, cross-country runner, and president of the Honor Society. He was inducted into Abington Senior High School's Hall of Fame in 1989. He attended the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in the spring of 1975. In 1976 Carter received a B.A. in his double-major of Physics and Medieval History from Yale College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. His senior thesis, "Quarks, Charm and the Psi Particle," was published in Yale Scientific in 1975. He was also an experimental research associate at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in 1975 (where he worked on quark research) and at Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1976. Carter then became a Rhodes Scholar, studying at the University of Oxford, from which he received his DPhil in theoretical physics in 1979. He was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow research associate in theoretical physics at Rockefeller University from 1979 to 1980, studying time-reversal invariance and dynamical symmetry breaking. He was then
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Martim Silveira
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Martim Mércio da Silveira (2 March 1911 - 26 May 1972), in Argentina better known as Martín Mercío Silveyra, was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team at the 1934 and 1938 World Cup finals. He commenced his career in 1929 with Guarany FC of Bagé in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In October 1929 he moved on to Rio de Janeiro where he joined Botafogo FC where he won the Championships of Rio of the same year and 1932. From February to December 1933 he played for CA Boca Juniors in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, where he was the first Brazilian in the club's history. After this he returned to Botafogo winning 1934 and 1935 two more city Championships, albeit in the amateur orientated league in the then divided football of Rio. He stayed with Botafogo until the end of his career in 1940. After his death he was laid to rest on 27 May 1972 in the Cemitério de São João Batista in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. References Martim Mércio da Silveyra, La Historia de Boca Juniors (per 12/9/2019) Martim Silveira: craque dono do meio-campo, Mundo Botafogo (per 12/9/2019) Category:1911 births Category:1972 deaths Category:Brazilian footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers Category:Brazil international footballers Category:Guarany Futebol Clube players Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Category:Boca Juniors footballers Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Expatriate footballers in Argentina Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players Category:1938 FIFA World Cup players Category:Brazilian football managers Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Category:People from Bagé Category:Association football midfielders
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Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School
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Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School (HLWW HS) is located just south of Howard Lake, Minnesota, United States. The Public High School enrolls 9th12th Graders in the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public School District. As of 2019, the school had 315 students enrolled. The campus consists of the High School, complete with a Gymnasium, the Laker Theater, the Middle School, with a field house housing three full-court basketball courts, a walking track, a weight room; a Football Field; the Track; several Baseball Fields; a School Garden; and the District's Bus Garage. History The previous building was built in 1930 and located in the city of Howard Lake. It had additions built in 1947 and 1954, as well as the addition of Humphrey Hall in 1966. In its latter years it served as the middle school for the school district after the new high school was constructed. But due to the expensive repairs that were needed, a new middle school was built and the old complex demolished with the exception of the Humphrey Hall area, which was renovated. That portion of the school is now home to the Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative as well as the HLWW Alternative Learning Program. It still possesses its gymnasium which is attached to Humphrey Hall which is also used for the Laker gymnastics practices and home meets. The current building is located between Howard Lake, Minnesota and Winsted, Minnesota. It was constructed in 2006 and connected to the Middle School in 2016. Extracurricular activities HLWW is a member of the Central Minnesota Conference and will join the Wright County West Conference in 2021. The HLWW School District offers the following activities. Sports: Fall Cross Country Football Volleyball Winter Boys/Girls Basketball Gymnastics Wrestling Spring Baseball/Softball Golf Track and Field Other activities: Band Choir Cheerleading Clay Target Drama FFA KLKR Studios Knowledge Bowl Speech The Laker Theatre The Laker Theatre is an Auditorium located within the high school, which hosts the school district's band and choir concerts, plays and musicals, as well as occasionally hosting community productions. The auditorium has a main floor which has a seating capacity of 458 seats, and a balcony, only accessible by stairs which can seat an additional 130 persons. The auditorium was built with the school but was not finished until 2009, the balcony of which was not finished until the Middle School was added to the complex. The Laker Gymnasium The Laker Gymnasium has a main court with basketball lines and a main volleyball court in the middle of two roll-out bleachers. However, for some youth tournaments the gym can be converted to two courts by rolling back the bleachers and lowering a curtain which is above the half court line of the main court. There are motorized basketball hoops situated on the ceiling that can be raised and lowered depending on the requirements. The gym also has two Daktronics scoreboards which are used in tandem during main events but can be operated independently if the gym is separated to two courts. One of the scoreboards has additional side player panels which display additional
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Spinaceto
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Spinaceto is the urban area 12g of Municipio XII of the city of Rome. It is part of the area Z. XXVIII Tor de 'Cenci. Population: 25,198. Aka Eur Spinaceto its name initial design, is located south of GRA, which is 1 km, and is bounded on the north and west by Mezzocammino, east of Pontina. Education The Pier Paolo Pasolini public library is in Spinaceto. References Category:Subdivisions of Rome
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3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase
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In enzymology, a 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + H2O tetrahydrofolate + 2-dehydropantoate The 3 substrates of this enzyme are 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate, and H2O, whereas its two products are tetrahydrofolate and 2-dehydropantoate. This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases that transfer one-carbon groups, specifically the hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase. Other names in common use include alpha-ketoisovalerate hydroxymethyltransferase, dehydropantoate hydroxymethyltransferase, ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase, oxopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase, 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate:alpha-ketoisovalerate, and hydroxymethyltransferase. This enzyme participates in pantothenate and coa biosynthesis. Structural studies As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , and . References Category:EC 2.1.2 Category:Enzymes of known structure
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Michael Coleman (dancer)
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Michael Bruce Coleman (born 10 June 1940) is a British ballet dancer, a former dancer of The Royal Ballet and a character artist with the English National Ballet. Early life Coleman, was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. He worked as a photographer's assistant then joined The Royal Ballet School, aged 15 before joining The Royal Ballet touring company in 1959 and then The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden. Career Coleman's notable stage performances with The Royal Ballet included Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), "The Concert" (Husband), Giselle, (Hilarion), Cinderella (Ugly Sister), "Song of the Earth" (Death), "La Fille Mal Gardee" (Colas), "Manon" (Lescaut), "The Sleeping Beauty" (Bluebird), "The Firebird", "Symphonic Variations", "Concerto", "Dances at a Gathering", "Monotones". Coleman has also appeared in the televised performances of Tales of Beatrix Potter (as Mr. Jeremy Fisher), The Slipper and The Rose, and as Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. Coleman was also part of the original cast of Kenneth Macmillan's Elite Syncopations which premiered on 7 October 1974 in Covent Garden. Coleman first appeared with The English National Ballet in 1995 as a Guest Artist and continues to work with them in character roles in the UK and abroad. He danced 'The Husband' in Jerome Robbins' The Concert., when the ballet was first staged at Covent Garden in a gala performance to celebrate the 80th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. References Category:British male ballet dancers Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:The Royal Ballet Category:English National Ballet dancers Category:People from Southend-on-Sea
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Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (1971 TV series)
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Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (Italian girl comes to get married) is a 1971 Mexican telenovela by Televisa produced by Ernesto Alonso and directed by Alfredo Saldaña, starring Angélica María and Ricardo Blume. Writing credits belong to Delia González Marquez (original story), Fernanda Villeli (adaptation), Marissa Garrido (adaptation), Miguel Sabido (adaptation) and Carlos Lozano Dana (adaptation) The series featured two theme songs: "A dónde va nuestro amor" and "Lo que sabemos del amor". Both songs were written by Eduardo Magallanes and performed by Angélica María. Plot Valeria and Gianna Donatti lived happily in Naples with his father, until he suddenly gets ill and dies, then the sisters must travel to Mexico City to meet with Vittorio Maglione, the fiance to Valeria. Valeria and Vittorio have never been seen since their marriage was arranged by her parents; so the two have no idea have no idea of how they appear. Believing Valeria will never arrive, Vittorio (the impatient fool he is) stops waiting. Valeria and Gianna are lost in the city, when they get robbed and are practically on the street, at nightfall the concierge of a luxury apartment complex gives them stay in her room, finally gives Valeria Vittorio disappointment but this is an old man and Valeria decides not to marry him and to survive looking for job cleaning departments and friend Hilda ago Gianna falls ill and the doctor says Valeria need expensive treatment, while Hilda commits suicide and leaves power Valeria a letter. Valeria reads the letter and decides to use it against Juan Francisco de Castro to blackmail him and make him marry her to pay for treatment of his sister, as Juan Francisco was the lover Hilda, same portraying him as responsible for his suicide. Before reaching the life of Juan Francisco, Valeria finds work in a couple's house very good people, and Teresa Vicente, who become friends and recommend Valeria Castro home. After working at Juan Francisco, Valeria holds its plan and likewise discovers the opposition and enmity of Mercedes grandmother, uncle Hector and the wife of this, apart from Elena and Joseph Butler sinister mansion knows all the secrets of the old Mercedes and becomes the same helper in the task of removing Valeria their lives, Dulce cook becomes the mainstay of Valeria addition to Fanny, a friend of the family who discovers Valeria is the result of a love he had when he was admitted to a school in Naples. While Juan Francisco lives by Valeria resentful toward blackmail, gradually discovers that Valeria is the love of his life. The same applies to Valeria, who stops seeing Juan Francisco as a stranger and goes really falling for him. Main cast Angélica María - Valeria Donatti Ricardo Blume - Juan Francisco de Castro Isabela Corona - María Mercedes de Castro Celia Castro - Fanny Iglesias del Campo Miguel Manzano - Vicente Nelly Meden - Analia de Castro Aarón Hernán - Patricio de Castro Silvia Pasquel - Gianna Donatti Rafael Banquells - Joseph Hortensia Santoveña - Teresa #1 Alicia Montoya - Teresa #2 María Rubio -
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Eli Izhakoff
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Eli Izhakoff born in 1941 is a leader in the international diamond and jewelry industry, filling a variety of public positions since 1979. Early career A member of a family that pioneered the diamond industry both in the United States and Israel, he is a partner at J. Izhakoff & Sons, a diamond manufacturing and import/export firm, with offices in New York. In 1979, he first joined the board of directors of the (Diamond Dealers Club), in New York, the largest diamond exchange in the United States, and in the years that followed held several senior positions, including chairman of the board and secretary. He was elected to serve as treasurer-general of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, a global body that unites diamond exchanges around the world in 1986, and was appointed a member of its Executive Committee. In January 1990, Izhakoff was elected president of the Diamond Dealers Club and conceived and formed the Diamond Industry Steering Committee, an umbrella organization of the four diamond trade associations in New York, and served as its first chairman. World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) At the World Diamond Congress, which was held in May 1991 in London, England, Izhakoff was unanimously elected president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB). He was unanimously re-elected for a second term at the following World Diamond Congress, which was held in Antwerp, Belgium, in June 1993. At the World Diamond Congress held in Tel Aviv, Israel, in May 1996, he was unanimously re-elected for a third term as WFDB president. During his term as WFDB president his played an instrumental role the expansion of the federation, and oversaw the establishment of new diamond bourses in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China, Russia and India. In June 1995, Izhakoff played a key role in the organization of an international diamond summit, attended by many industry leaders, which revealed for the first time to the world the scope of the Russian diamond industry. It began with a conference in Moscow, and continued with a tour of various mining sites in the Republic of Sakha, during which its president, Mikhail Yefimovich Nikolayev, presented awards of recognition to Izhakoff, Nicholas Oppenheimer and Gary Ralfe of De Beers, and Maurice Tempelsman of Lazare Kaplan International. Upon completion of his third term as WFDB president at the World Diamond Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, in July 1998, he was unanimously elected as Honorary Life President of the WFDB. World Diamond Council Following the emergence of the conflict diamond crisis in Africa in the late 1990s, Izhakoff was requested by industry leaders to head a new organization that would coordinate efforts to end the trade in rough diamonds financing civil conflict. Called the World Diamond Council (WDC), it was established at the World Diamond Congress in Antwerp, Belgium, in July 2000, and he was unanimously elected as its founding President. Over the three years that followed, Izhakoff worked together with government representatives from around the world and representatives of civil society, to create an international system that will regulate the flow of
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Foilboard
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A foilboard or hydrofoil board is a surfboard with a hydrofoil that extends below the board into the water. This design causes the board to leave the surface of the water at various speeds. Background Laird Hamilton, a prominent figure in the invention of big wave tow-in surfing, later discovered the foilboard's capability to harness swell energy with the use of a jet ski, pulling the rider into a wave. The stand-up design allows the rider to glide with the moving wave by harnessing the kinetic energy with the underwater swell. Hydrofoil kiteboards allow the rider to achieve the same result with the use of a kite. The hydrofoil minimizes the effects of choppy or rough conditions. Due to the hydrofoil's underwater characteristics, the rider can angle higher into the wind than on traditional kiteboards which ride on the surface of the water. Foils are used on wind-surfboards through design development from Neil Pryde Maui, inventors of hydrofoil sailing "windsurfing" boards. Using a moderately sized sail, a foil windboard can achieve speeds over 6 knots faster than the apparent wind. With advancements in hydrofoil design the energy required to stay on foil was reduced to levels achievable by human power alone. Kai Lenny pioneered a technique now called "pumping" in which the rider shifts their weight over the axis of rotation, driving the foil through the water column which generates lift. In 2017, Lift Foils, a small company from Puerto Rico, introduced to the world the first commercially available electric powered hydrofoil surfboard. Gallery See also Sit-down hydrofoil References Category:Surfing equipment
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Ota Sklenčka
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Ota Sklenčka (19 December 1919 in Hradec Králové – 10 October 1993 in Prague) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982. Selected filmography Lovers in the Year One (1973) Poslední propadne peklu (1982) References Category:1919 births Category:1993 deaths Category:Czech male film actors Category:Czech male stage actors Category:People from Hradec Králové Category:20th-century Czech male actors
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Mount Hannah Lodge, California
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Mount Hannah Lodge is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located west-southwest of Lower Lake, at an elevation of 2595 feet (791 m). References Category:Unincorporated communities in California Category:Unincorporated communities in Lake County, California
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Yesterday and Today (Yesterday and Today album)
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Yesterday and Today is the self-titled debut studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Yesterday and Today, released in 1976 through London Records. Long out of print, in 2009 it was made available on the band's official website together with the follow-up, Struck Down, on a single CD. Track listing Side one "Animal Woman" (Joey Alves, Phil Kennemore, Dave Meniketti) – 3:40 "25 Hours a Day" (Alves, Meniketti, Leonard Haze) – 3:39 "Game Playing Woman" (Meniketti, Kennemore, Haze) – 5:23 "Come on Over" (Meniketti, Alves, Haze) – 3:08 "My Heart Plays Too" (Meniketti) – 6:37 Side two "Earthshaker" (Meniketti, Haze) – 3:19 "Fast Ladies (Very Slow Gin)" (Meniketti, Haze) – 4:29 "Alcohol" (Meniketti, Alves, Haze) – 4:30 "Beautiful Dreamer" (Meniketti, Haze) – 5:31 Personnel Dave Meniketti – lead guitar, lead (1-7, 9) and backing vocals Joey Alves – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Phil Kennemore – bass, backing and co-lead (1) vocals Leonard Haze – drums, backing and lead (8) vocals Category:Y&T albums Category:London Records albums Category:1976 debut albums
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Santa Rosa de Conlara
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Santa Rosa de Conlara is a village and municipality in San Luis Province in central Argentina. References Category:Populated places in San Luis Province
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Jorge Ottati
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Jorge Ottati may refer to: Jorge Ottati (Senior), sports announcer Jorge Ottati (Junior), his son, sports announcer
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Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital
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Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed campus located in Red Bluff, California. The hospital is part of the Dignity Health network. It has a level-III trauma emergency department. Red Bluff is in a small, rural community north of Sacramento, and south of Redding, and it is near Interstate 5. On November 14, 2017 several victims of the Rancho Tehama Reserve shootings were taken to Saint Elizabeth's emergency department for treatment. Awards Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital in the Nation for seven consecutive years. References External links Category:Hospitals in California Category:Hospital networks in the United States
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Unfolding (music)
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In Schenkerian analysis, unfolding (German: Ausfaltung) or compound melody is the implication of more than one melody or line by a single voice through skipping back and forth between the notes of the two melodies. In music cognition, the phenomenon is also known as melodic fission. The term "compound melody" may have its origin in Walter Piston's Counterpoint (New York, Norton, 1947), under the form "compound melodic line" (London edition, 1947, p. 23). In the context of Schenkerian analysis, it appears among others in Forte & Gilbert, Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis (1982), Chapter 3, pp. 67-80. Manfred Bukofzer, Music in the Baroque Era, New York, Norton, 1947, had spoken of "implied polyphony". Unfolding is "a prolongation by means of the unfolding of intervals horizontally." Though the notes skipped between, those heard, may be considered near the foreground, the dyads, those implied, are in the middle or background. Middleground dyads are "unfolded" in the foreground: "intervals conceptually heard as sounding together are separated in time, unfolded, as it where, into a melodic sequence." See also Counterpoint Monophony Polyphony References Category:Melody Category:Schenkerian analysis
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Mesopotamia in Classical literature
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Before the decipherment of cuneiform text, knowledge of the history of the ancient Mesopotamia was mostly dependent upon classical authorities and the Hebrew Bible. These testimonies were scanty and confused for times predating the 7th century BCE. Had the native history of Berossus survived, this may not have been the case; all that is known of the Chaldaean historian's work, however, is derived from quotations in Josephus, Ptolemy, Eusebius, Jerome and George Syncellus. Classical Greece The account of Babylon given by Herodotus is not that of an eye-witness and not very extensive. In his Histories he mentions that he will devote a whole section to the history of Assyria, but this promise was unfulfilled, or perhaps the book has been lost. Herodotus' opinions are disputed by Ctesias, who, however, has mistaken mythology for history, and Greek romance owed to him its Ninus and Semiramis, its Ninyas and Sardanapalus. Xenophon's account in the Anabasis gives information on the Achaemenid Empire of his time. Hellenistic era Berossus The authenticity of his list of 10 antediluvian kings who reigned for 120 sari or 432,000 years, has been partially confirmed by the inscriptions; but his 8 postdiluvian dynasties are difficult to reconcile with the monuments, and the numbers associated with them are probably corrupt. It is different with the 7th and 8th dynasties as given by Ptolemy in the Canon of Kings in his Almagest, which prove to have been recorded faithfully: Nabonassar (747 BC) 14 years Nadios (Nabu-nadin-zeri) Khinziros (Nabu-mukin-zeri) and Poros (Pul) Ilulaeos (Ululayu) Mardokempados (Marduk-apal-iddina II) 12 Arkeanos (Sargon II) Interregnum Hagisa 1 month Belibos (702 BC) 3 years (Bel-ibni) Assaranadios (Ashur-nadin-shumi) Regebelos- (Nergal-ushezib) ..year Mesesimordakos (Mushezib-Marduk), 4 years Interregnum Asaridinos (Esarhaddon), 13 years Saosdukhinos (Samash-shum-ukin), 20 years Sineladanos (Kandalanu), 22 years Roman era See also Assyriology References Category:Ancient Near East
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William A. Bablitch
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William Albert Bablitch (March 1, 1941 – February 16, 2011) was a politician, jurist, and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1972 to 1983, and on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1983 to 2003. Bablitch was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1959. He studied at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1963. He served in the Peace Corps for two years before earning a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1968 and a master of laws degree in the appellate process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987. Bablitch was married to Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Martha Bablitch. They divorced in 1978. Bablitch served as Portage County district attorney from 1969 to 1972 and served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1972 to 1983 and was a Democrat. He was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1983 and reelected in 1993. Bablitch retired at the end of his term July 31, 2003. He was a part-time partner at the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Madison. He died in Hawaii. References External links Category:1941 births Category:2011 deaths Category:People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin Category:Peace Corps volunteers Category:District attorneys in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Democrats Category:Wisconsin state senators Category:Wisconsin Supreme Court justices Category:University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni
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Jim Turkiewicz
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Jim Turkiewicz (born April 13, 1955 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Turkiewicz played 392 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls. External links Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Atlantic Coast Hockey League players Category:Birmingham Bulls players Category:Birmingham South Stars players Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Canadian people of Polish descent Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks Category:Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Category:Rochester Americans players Category:Springfield Indians players Category:Toronto Toros draft picks Category:Toronto Toros players Category:World Hockey Association first round draft picks
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Angélique Bullion
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Angélique de Bullion was a French benefactress influential in the foundation of Montreal. Life Angélique Faure was born in Paris, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; her parents were Guichard Faure and Madeleine Brulart de Sillery. She was the niece of Noël Brûlart de Sillery, who, in 1632, donated twelve thousand livres to fund the foundation of St. Joseph Mission in New France (Canada), as a settlement for indigenous converts to Catholicism. The mission would eventually be named Sillery, in memory of his generosity. On January 21, 1612, she married Claude de Bullion, Keeper of the Seals and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIII; Cardinal Richelieu annually rewarded him with a bonus of 100,000 livres. Société Notre-Dame de Montréal The Society of Our Lady of Montréal for the conversion of the Indians of New France, (sometimes known as the "Company Our Lady of Montreal") was formed in 1641 by Jean-Jacques Olier de Verneuil and Jérôme Le Royer, Sieur de La Dauversière with the aim of establishing a fortified city in New France in order to teach French settlers and Christian Indians. Upon the death of her husband in 1640, she inherited a large fortune, including the Château de Brie-Comte-Robert. In 1641, Father Charles Rapine de Boisvert, former Provincial of the Recollects, Director of Saint-Denis and a distant cousin of her husband, introduced her to Jeanne Mance, a nurse from Champagne and member of the Society of Our Lady of Montréal, who plans to accompany Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve to New France. and her friend Madame de Villesasin (Isabelle Blondeau) are benefactors of the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. Having learned that the Duchess d'Aiguillon had funded the establishment of a hospital in Quebec, Madame de Bullion offered Jeanne Mance 1200 livres for a similar undertaking at Ville-Marie. An agreement between Angélique Faure de Bullion and Jeanne Mance is the oldest letter in the Archives Department of the City of Montréal. The Hôtel-Dieu was founded in honour of Saint Joseph, and confided in 1657–59 to the care of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, an order instituted at La Flèche by Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, one of the founders of Montréal. She also contributed more than 20,000 livres for the defence of the settlement against the Iroquois. In 1663, shortly after the death of Olier and La Dauversière, the company was dissolved. She insisted on being mentioned in the deeds ratifying her donations as "An unknown benefactress". Her identity was revealed only after her death, on July 3, 1664. She bequeathed her assets to the Compagnie de Saint-Sulpice, which was active in Montréal. Legacy Formerly Rue Saint-Constant and then Cadieux Street, on May 9, 1927, de Bullion Street, Montreal was named in her honor. References Category:17th-century French people Category:French philanthropists Category:People of New France Category:People from Paris
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The Heart of O'Yama
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The Heart of O'Yama is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou. Cast Florence Lawrence as O'Yama George Gebhardt as O'Yama's Lover D. W. Griffith as Footman George Nichols as Grand Daimio (unconfirmed) Mack Sennett as Footman Harry Solter as Spy References External links Category:1908 films Category:1908 drama films Category:American films Category:American drama films Category:American silent short films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films based on works by Victorien Sardou Category:Films directed by D. W. Griffith Category:1908 short films
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Mokrsko Górne
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Mokrsko Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sobków, north-east of Jędrzejów, and south-west of the regional capital Kielce. References Category:Villages in Jędrzejów County
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Caprellidira
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Caprellidira is a parvorder of marine crustaceans of the infraorder Corophiida. The group includes skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) and whale lice (Cyamidae). Fifteen families are currently recognised in the group. They are grouped into seven superfamilies. Superfamily Aetiopedesoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003 Aetiopedesidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 Paragammaropsidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 Caprellidae Leach, 1814 - Skeleton shrimps Caprogammaridae Kudrjaschov & Vassilenko, 1966 Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Whale lice Dulichiidae Laubitz, 1983 Podoceridae Leach, 1814 Superfamily Isaeoidea Dana, 1853 Isaeidae Dana, 1853 Superfamily Microprotopoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003 Microprotopidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 Superfamily Neomegamphopoidea Myers, 1981 Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981 Priscomilitariidae Hirayama, 1988 Superfamily Photoidea Boeck, 1871 Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899 Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 Photidae Boeck, 1871 Superfamily Rakirooidea Myers & Lowry, 2003 Rakiroidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 References External links Category:Corophiidea
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Ruel Vernal
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Ruel Vernal (born September 8, 1946) is a Filipino actor. He was known for portraying villain roles in many famous Philippine movies. Movies Notable films 1971 - Asedillo 1974 - Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa 1976 - Insiang 1978 - Juan Tapak 1979 - Roberta 1980 - Pompa 1980 - Angela Markado 1982 - Brother Ben 1982 - Cain at Abel 1983 - Roman Rapido 1983 - Kapag Buhay Ang Inutang 1985 - Sa Dibdib Ng Sierra Madre 1985 - Baun Gang 1985 - Calapan Jailbreak 1986 - Iyo ang Tondo Kanya ang Cavite 1986 - Mabuhay Ka Sa Baril 1986 - Muslim .357 1986 - No Return, No Exchange 1986 - Kamagong 1986 - Halimaw 1986 - Kapitan Pablo: Cavite's Killing Fields 1986 - Captain Barbell 1986 - Gabi Na Kumander 1987 - Vigilante 1987 - Boy Tornado 1988 - Kumakasa, Kahit Nag-iisa 1988 - Boy Negro 1988 - Ompong Galapong 1988 - Sheman: Mistress of the Universe 1988 - Savage Justice 1988 - Alyas Boy Life 1988 - Eagle Squad 1989 - Long Ranger and Tonton 1989 - Moises Platon 1989 - Impaktita 1989 - Hindi Pahuhuli ng Buhay 1989 - Uzi Brothers 1989 - Gawa Na Ang Bala Para Sa Akin 1989 - Joe Pring: Manila Police Homicide 1990 - Sgt. Clarin 1990 - Bad Boy 1990 - Apo, Kingpin Ng Maynila 1990 - May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi 1991 - Dudurugin Kita Ng Bala Ko 1991 - Noel Juico 16, Batang Kriminal 1991 - Pretty Boy Hoodlum 1992 - Grease Gun Gang 1992 - Dito Sa Pitong Gatang 1992 - Pat. Omar Abdullah: Pulis Probinsiya 1993 - Enteng Manok, Tari Ng Quiapo 1993 - Masahol Pa Sa Hayop 1994 - Hindi Pa Tapos Ang Laban 1994 - Chinatown 2: The Vigilantes 1995 - Alfredo Lim, Batas Ng Maynila 1996 - Kristo 1996 - Hagedorn 1996 - Sandata 1998 - Buhawi Jack 1999 - Black Gun Team 2001 - Oras Na Para Lumaban 2001 - Masikip Na Ang Mundo Mo 2001 - Eksperto: Ako Ang Huhusga 2003 - Dayo Television endorsement 1982 - Red Horse Beer 1983 - Red Horse Beer 1983 - Red Horse Beer 1983 - Red Horse Beer 1988-1989 - Standard Electric Fan References External links Category:Living people Category:Filipino actors Category:1946 births
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Twarde Pierniki Toruń
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Twarde Pierniki Toruń, for sponsorship reasons named Polski Cukier Toruń, is a Polish professional basketball team based in Toruń. The team currently plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and Basketball Champions League. The club has won Polish Cup and Polish Supercup titles in 2018. History Twarde Pierniki was founded in 2004. Toruń was offered a spot in the 2014–15 PLK season as a wild card because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams. In the 2016–17 season, Toruń had its best season in club history and reached the PLK Finals. Here it lost to Stelmet Zielona Góra which meant the team ended in second place. Toruń won its first trophy in on 19 February 2018, when it beat Zielona Góra 88–80 in the final of the Polish Cup, behind Karol Gruszecki who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Sponsorship names Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as: MMKS VIII LO SIDEn Toruń (2004–2005) SIDEn MMKS VIII LO Toruń (2005–2011) SIDEn Polski Cukier Toruń (2011–2014) Polski Cukier Toruń (2014–present) Honours Polish League Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2018–19 Polish League 3rd place (1): 2017–18 Polish Cup Winners (1): 2018 Polish Supercup Winners (1): 2018 Season by season Players Current roster Coaches Marek Ziółkowski Grzegorz Sowiński: 2008–2011, 2013–2014 Jarosław Zyskowski: 2011–2012 Eugeniusz Kijewski: 2012–2013 Milija Bogicević: 2014–2015 Jacek Winnicki: 2015–2017 Dejan Mihevc: 2017–2019 Sebastian Machowski: 2019–present Individual awards Polish Cup MVP Karol Gruszecki – 2018 Polish Supercup MVP Karol Gruszecki – 2018 PLK Most Improved Player Krzysztof Sulima – 2017 PLK Best Coach Dejan Mihevc – 2018 All-1 Liga Team Tomasz Wojdyła – 2014 All-PLK Team Danny Gibson – 2016 Maksym Korniyenko – 2016 Aaron Cel – 2018, 2019 Notable players References Category:Basketball teams in Poland Category:Basketball teams established in 2004 Category:Toruń
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Credit score in the United States
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Credit scores in the United States are numbers that represent the creditworthiness of a person, the likelihood that person will pay their debts. Lenders, such as banks and credit card companies, use credit scores to evaluate the risk of lending money to consumers. Lenders allege that widespread use of credit scores has made credit more widely available and less expensive for many consumers. Credit scoring models FICO score The FICO score was first introduced in 1989 by FICO, then called Fair, Isaac, and Company. The FICO model is used by the vast majority of banks and credit grantors, and is based on consumer credit files of the three national credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. Because a consumer's credit file may contain different information at each of the bureaus, FICO scores can vary depending on which bureau provides the information to FICO to generate the score. Makeup Credit scores are designed to measure the risk of default by taking into account various factors in a person's financial history. Although the exact formulas for calculating credit scores are secret, FICO has disclosed the following components: Payment history (35%): Best described as the presence or lack of derogatory information. Bankruptcy, liens, judgments, settlements, charge offs, repossessions, foreclosures, and late payments can cause a FICO score to drop. Debt burden (30%): This category considers a number of debt specific measurements. According to FICO there are six different metrics in the debt category including the debt to limit ratio, number of accounts with balances, the amount owed across different types of accounts, and the amount paid down on installment loans. Length of credit history or "time in file" (15%): As a credit history ages it can have a positive impact on its FICO score. There are two metrics in this category: the average age of the accounts on a report and the age of the oldest account. Types of credit used (10%): Consumers can benefit by having a history of managing different types of credit. Examples of types of credit include installment, revolving, consumer finance, and mortgage. Recent searches for credit (10%): hard credit inquiries or "hard pulls", which occur when consumers apply for a credit card or loan (revolving or otherwise), can hurt scores, especially if done in great numbers. Individuals who are "rate shopping" for a mortgage, auto loan, or student loan over a short period (two weeks or 45 days, depending on the generation of FICO score used) will likely not experience a meaningful decrease in their scores as a result of these types of inquiries, as the FICO scoring model considers all of those types of hard inquiries that occur within 14 or 45 days of each other as only one. Further, mortgage, auto, and student loan inquiries do not count at all in a FICO score if they are less than 30 days old. While all credit inquiries are recorded and displayed on personal credit reports for two years, they have no effect after the first year because FICO's scoring system ignores them after 12 months. Credit inquiries that were made
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Fort Darland
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Fort Darland was a post-mediaeval infantry fort built from 1870 to 1900 as part of the defensive network for Chatham Dockyard. It was demolished in the 1960s and the site used for housing. Some earthworks and encasement remain and are visible on aerial photographs. During the Second World War Fort Darland was a British Army detention centre. The camp was one of twelve military detention centres in England, Scotland, and the Orkney and Shetland Islands. First and second-time offenders were sent to seven of the twelve prisons. Fort Darland drew Parliamentary attention after Rifleman William Clarence Clayton perished while incarcerated; two British Army Warrant Officers were criminally charged after an investigation into Clayton's death. In addition to British Army personnel being incarcerated, members of the Canadian Army were also sentenced to Fort Darland upon conviction of first-time offences, usually sent up by their Commanding officers. Prior to Fort Darland becoming a detention centre it was an Army Technical school for boys, built in 1938 and opened for its first intake. In March 1939 it served as a school for both Royal Engineer and Royal Artillery enlisted boys. In 1940 during the Dunkirk evacuation the school became a transit camp for men returning from France the pupils having been sent home and subsequently to other Army schools. After the war, the fort's tunnels were used as a mushroom farm. References British Parliamentary Hansards, 6 July 1943 Canadian National Archives file, 666 (AOP)(RCAF) Squadron, War Diary External links Victorian Forts data sheet Category:Forts in Medway
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William Craven, 5th Baron Craven
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William Craven, 5th Baron Craven (19 September 1705 – 17 March 1769) was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament. He was born the son of John Craven of Whitley, Coventry in Warwickshire and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was the Member of Parliament for Warwickshire from 24 December 1746 to 10 November 1764. He married in 1749 Jane, the daughter of the Rev. Rowland Berkeley of Cotheridge, Worcestershire but had no children. He succeeded his cousin, Fulwar Craven, as Baron Craven in 1764, inheriting and residing at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire. He was succeeded in turn by his nephew William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, the son of his brother John. References Category:1705 births Category:1769 deaths Category:People from Coventry Category:Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Category:Barons in the Peerage of England Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Category:British MPs 1741–1747 Category:British MPs 1747–1754 Category:British MPs 1754–1761 Category:British MPs 1761–1768 William
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Histiocytoma (dog)
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A histiocytoma in the dog is a benign tumor. It is an abnormal growth in the skin of histiocytes (histiocytosis), a cell that is part of the immune system. A similar disease in humans, Hashimoto-Pritzker disease, is also a Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Dog breeds that may be more at risk for this tumor include Bulldogs, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Greyhounds, Boxers, and Boston Terriers. They also rarely occur in goats and cattle. Histiocytic disorders A histiocyte is a differentiated tissue cell that has its origin in the bone marrow. The source for histiocytes is the monocyte/macrophage line. Monocytes (found in the blood) and macrophages (found in tissue) are responsible for phagocytosis (ingestion) of foreign material in the body. Langerhans cells are dendritic cells found in the skin and function by internalizing antigens (foreign particles) and presenting them to T cells. They arise from monocytes. Histiocytic disorders refer to diseases that are caused by abnormal behavior of these cells. They include the following: Reactive diseases of Langerhans cells Histiocytomas Cutaneous histiocytosis Systemic histiocytosis Reactive diseases of macrophages Hemophagocytic syndrome - a condition where macrophages phagocytose myeloid and erythroid precursors (similar to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in humans) Malignant diseases of Langerhans cells Malignant histiocytosis - a condition found in Bernese Mountain Dogs Diffuse histiocytic sarcoma Localized histiocytic sarcoma Malignant diseases of macrophages Histiocytic lymphoma Tumor biology A histiocytoma originates from epidermal Langerhans cells of antigen-presenting cell lineage. Spontaneous regression is common in these tumors, and it is mediated by infiltration of CD8-expressing T cells followed by expression of Type 1 T helper cell cytokines (such as Interferon-gamma) and recruitment of antitumour effector cells. Symptoms Most commonly histiocytomas are found in young dogs and appear as a small, solitary, hairless lump, although Shar Peis may be predisposed to multiple histiocytomas. They are most commonly found on the head, neck, ears, and limbs, and are usually less than 2.5 cm in diameter. Ulceration of the mass is common. Diagnosis is made through cytology of the mass. Cytology reveals cells with clear to lightly basophilic cytoplasm and round or indented nuclei with fine chromatin and indistinct nucleoli. Treatment Most histiocytomas will regress within two or three months. Surgical removal may be necessary if the tumor does not regress or if it is growing rapidly to a large size. Histiocytomas should never be treated with an intralesional injection of a corticosteroid, as remission relies on recognition of the tumour by the body's immune system which is suppressed by steroids. References External links Histiocytoma from The Pet Health Library Histiocytoma and Histiocytic Sarcoma in Cats and Dogs from Pet Cancer Center Photos of histiocytoma in a Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) Category:Dog diseases
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James Stopford (bishop)
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James Stopford was Bishop of Cloyne from 1753 until his death in Dublin on August 23, 1759: he had previously been Provost of Tuam, Archdeacon of Killaloe and Dean of Kilmacduagh. References Bibliography Category:1759 deaths Category:Provosts of Tuam Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Category:Archdeacons of Killaloe Category:Deans of Kilmacduagh Category:Anglican bishops of Cloyne
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Green trading
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Green trading encompasses all forms of environmental financial trading, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide (acid rain), nitrogen oxide (ozone), renewable energy credits, and energy efficiency (negawatts). All these emerging and established environmental financial markets have one thing in common, which is making profits in the emerging emissions offset economy by investing in "clean technology". Green Trading claims to accelerate change to a cleaner environment by using market-based incentives whose application is global. Some examples, such as the carbon market or market for SO2 suggests that market-based systems are more likely environmentally effective because market systems will direct abatement to relatively larger and more heavily utilized sources with relatively high emission intensities. . Many current projects to advance green technology are recipients of funding generated through the voluntary carbon offset market in the United States. Though currently not required to do so, many companies are seeking ways to clean up their environmental impact. Bad energy practices that they cannot eliminate, they may offset; knowing that they are funding projects that are actively developing cleaner energy practices and increasing energy efficiency for the future. In November 2008, in a unique partnership initiated by Verus Carbon Neutral, 17 businesses of Atlanta's Virginia Highland came together to establish themselves as the first carbon-neutral zone in the United States. Their efforts now fund the Valley Wood Carbon Sequestration Project, the first such project to be verified through the Chicago Climate Exchange. References Category:Financial markets Category:Environmental economics
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Elachista nuraghella
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Elachista nuraghella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicilia, Malta and in France, Italy and Austria. It is also found in Algeria and Tunisia. Records from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey refer to Elachista grotenfelti. Adults are unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker grey hindwings. The larvae feed on Dasypyrum villosum. References nuraghella Category:Moths described in 1951 Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of Turkey Category:Moths of Africa Category:Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel
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Kjell Underlid
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Kjell Underlid (June 24, 1950 – July 31, 2016) was a Norwegian psychologist and specialist in clinical psychology. He was mainly interested in social psychology. He became a professor at Bergen University College in 2005, where he had worked since 1990. His areas of interest included unemployment, poverty and social justice. Underlid was born in Nyttingnes. From quite early in young adulthood, Underlid was active in the socialist movement in Norway. For many years, he was a member of the Socialist People's Party, through which he entered the Socialist Electoral League, later the Socialist Left Party, which he left in protest against what he perceived as a shift to the right under Erik Solheim. From 1993 to 2000 he was a member of the collective leadership of the Communist Party of Norway. He left that party in 2003 in protest against the party's shift toward Stalinism. Underlid was a member of the Movement for Socialism. Underlid died in Bergen on July 31, 2016. Bibliography Arbeidslaus (Jobless; Det Norske Samlaget, 1992) Gruppepsykologi (Group Psychology; Fagbokforlaget, 1997) Arbeidshefte til Gruppepsykologi (Workbook for Group Psychology; Fagbokforlaget, 1997) Fattigdommens psykologi (The Psychology of Poverty; Det Norske Samlaget, 2005) Sosial rettferd (Social Justice; Det Norske Samlaget, 2009) Å bli hersa med. Utilbørleg sosial dominans på arbeidsplassen (Being Bullied: Inappropriate Social Dominance in the Workplace; Gyldendal akademisk, 2013) References External links Publications by Kjell Underlid in Bibsys Publications by Kjell Underlid in CRIStin Category:Norwegian psychologists Category:People from Flora, Norway Category:1950 births Category:2016 deaths
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1162 in Norway
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Events in the year 1162 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch: Magnus V Erlingsson (along with Haakon II Sigurdsson) Events 7 July - Battle of Sekken. Arts and literature Births Deaths 7 July – Haakon II of Norway, King (born c. 1147). References Norway
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Luxapalila Valley Railroad
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The Luxapalila Valley Railroad is a 38-mile short line freight railroad that operates between Columbus, Mississippi, and Belk, Alabama. The LXVR interchanges with the Columbus & Greenville, Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern. Commodities transported include forest products and waste products. The LXVR was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming in 2008. References Category:Alabama railroads Category:Mississippi railroads Category:Genesee & Wyoming Category:Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway Category:Companies operating former Southern Railway (U.S.) lines
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Queen's Park station (Toronto)
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Queen's Park is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1963, is located under University Avenue at College Street. The station is wheelchair-accessible and has underground connections to adjoining buildings since 2002. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. Entrances The mezzanine level of the station is located under the intersection of College Street and University Avenue/Queens Park and entrances are located at all four corners. Northwest entrance: The only uncovered stairwell entrance is located beside the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building at the southeast corner of the University of Toronto lands. Northeast entrance: This is where the elevator between ground level and the ticketing mezzanine is situated. A different elevator provides further access to the train platform. There is a tunnel here connecting to the Ontario Government Buildings and other important destinations include the Ontario Legislative Building and Women's College Hospital. Southwest entrance: Twin escalators provide a direct connection to the Ontario Power Building, with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute being on the west side of University Avenue to the south. Southeast entrance: Beside this entrance is the MaRS Discovery District, where a connecting tunnel is to be constructed, and a short distance to the south are Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children. Architecture and art The station is in a bored tunnel, and it is one of only two stations in the system to have a tubular shape, the other being the next station south at St. Patrick. North of the station, the tunnel curves east around the Ontario Legislative Building, then comes back to its original alignment centred under the road just before Museum Station A ceramic tile mural, a gift from the Government of Portugal, is located within the fare-paid area of the mezzanine. The mural features subject matter inspired by Portuguese exploration of the New World. It was designed by Ana Vilel, manufactured by Viúva Lamego in Lisbon and installed here in 2003. Surface connections A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes: TTC routes serving the station include: See also Queen's Park References External links Category:Line 1 Yonge–University stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1963 Category:1963 establishments in Ontario Category:Toronto Transit Commission stations located underground
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Ginjirō Fujiwara
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, was an industrialist and politician in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan, advisor to Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō, and twice as a cabinet minister. Prior to his political career, he was a central figure in the pre-war Mitsui zaibatsu and president of Oji Paper. Biography Fujiwara was born in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, currently part of Nagano city, where his father, a farmer, was also a trader in indigo and thus the wealthiest man in the village. Fujiwara originally intended to become a medical doctor, and travelled to Tokyo at the age of 16. However, on graduation from a school affiliated with Keio University, he found employment at the Matsui Shimpo newspaper instead, rising to the position of editor-in-chief. When the newspaper was in severe financial difficulties, he also assumed the post of president, but was unable to prevent it from falling into bankruptcy. In 1895, through the introduction of one of his former classmates, Fujiwara was hired by the Mitsui Bank. One of his close colleagues was Shigeaki Ikeda. He rose rapidly through the ranks, working at the branch office at Otsu, Shiga, and was assistant manager of a branch in Fukagawa, Tokyo. He was then appointed manager of the Tomioka silk mill, which was under Mitsui ownership. Under his management, he resolved labor dispute issues by a combination of wage increases and improved working conditions through negotiations. Due to his success at the Tomioka Silk Mill, he was called in to assume management of Oji Paper, when its workers went on strike in 1898; however, this time he was not as successful and had to call in workers from Fuji Paper (also owned by Mitsui) to break the strike. In 1899, he was transferred to Mitsui & Co., where he was made vice-manager of the company branch in Shanghai. He remained in Shanghai over ten years, becoming branch manager, and also director of procurement for wood. He returned to Oji Paper as vice-president in 1911, at a time when Oji Paper was in severe financial difficulties. Fujiwara turned the company around by replacing managers suspected of embezzlement, purchasing the latest production equipment from Europe, and suing major debtors who were delinquent on payments. In 1929, Fujiwara was appointed to a seat in the Upper House of the Diet of Japan. In 1933, he merged Oji Paper with Fuji Paper and Karafuto Industries, a paper company based in Karafuto to form New Oji Paper, with a market share of over 80%. He resigned his position as president of the new company in 1938 to become chairman of the board. The same year, he established a private university in Yokohama, of the Fujiwara Institute of Technology, to train engineers and managerial talent. The university is now the Faculty of Engineering of Keio University. In 1940, he was asked to join the cabinet of Mitsumasa Yonai as Minister of Commerce and Industry. In 1942, he was nominated a special advisor to the cabinet of Prime Minister Tōjō, with oversight over naval procurement,
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Jamal al-Haidari
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Jamal al-Haidari (, died 1963) was an Iraqi communist politician. He joined the Iraqi Communist Party in 1946, and became the leader of a rebel communist faction during the 1950s. After rejoining the Communist Party in 1956 he became a prominent leader but was entangled in the internal disputes of the party. In 1963 he was executed by the new Baathist regime. Joining the Communist Party In 1946 al-Haidari, along with his brother Salah al-Haidari, was amongst the militants of the Kurdish communist group Shursh that joined the Iraqi Communist Party rather than merging into the Kurdish Democratic Party. Rayat ash-Shaghilah period In 1952, whilst in prison, al-Haidari rebelled against the adoption of a new party programme of the Communist Party. Al-Haidari, along with other critics of the new party leadership, were expelled from the party. In February 1953, after the Communist Party organ al-Qaidah had published a ferocious attack on the expelled dissidents, al-Haidari's group decided to form a new organization, named after its organ Rayat ash-Shaghilah ('Toilers Banner'). Al-Haidari became the main spokesperson of the Rayat ash-Shaghilah group. Al-Haidari dedicated his energy into combating the Communist Party and its leader, Basim, in particular. Amongst other things, al-Haidari tried to unsuccessfully to convince the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to recognize his group over the Iraqi Communist Party. Communist Party Politburo In 1956, after shifts in the leadership in the Iraqi Communist Party, al-Haidari's group reunified with the party. Following the merger, Al-Haidari became a politburo member of the Communist Party. Al-Haidari became a close associate of the new general secretary Salam Adil, and together Adil and al-Haidari constituted one of the two politburo fractions (the other, nicknamed the 'Clique of Foor' was led by Baha ud-Din Nuri). Towards the late 1950s, the situation in the politburo deteriorated. The 'Clique of Foor' accused Adil and al-Haidari of spoiling the relations with Abd al-Karim Qasim. Forced into exile In 1960, al-Haidari was forced into exile. At the time the Communist Party was seeking legal recognition, but the state authorities had instead decided to register a bogus 'Iraqi Communist Party' headed by Daud as-Sayegh. As-Sayegh had demanded that Adil, al-Haidari and Amir Abdullah be expelled from the Iraqi Communist Party as a condition for a merger with his party (which would have given the Communist Party legal status). In the end a settlement was reached (with as-Sayegh unofficially bargaining on behalf of the then government), al-Haidari and Abdullah were relieved of their party duties due to 'health reasons' and exit visas were provided (through as-Sayegh's government contacts) for them to travel to Moscow. In Moscow they joined Adil, who had already been sent there for medical treatment. Still, the merger between the Communist Party and as-Sayegh's party failed to go through for other reasons. Back in Iraq, Baathist coup In September 1962 Adil and al-Haidari returned to Iraq. Adil again took charge of the party, and formed a new Secretariat with al-Haidari as the head of the Peasants Bureau of the party. With the February 8, 1963, Baathist coup d'état, a crackdown
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Philharmonia insigna
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Philharmonia insigna is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka. References Category:Moths described in 1999 Category:Philharmonia
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Haddon Hall (opera)
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Haddon Hall is an English light opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by Sydney Grundy. The opera, set at the eponymous hall, dramatises the legend of Dorothy Vernon's elopement with John Manners, resetting the tale in the 17th century. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 24 September 1892 for a modestly successful run of 204 performances, closing on 15 April 1893. The piece was popular with amateur theatre groups, particularly in Britain, up to the 1920s, but it has been produced only sporadically since then. The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company presented the opera in August 2018 in Buxton and Harrogate, England. Background When the Gilbert and Sullivan partnership disbanded after the production of The Gondoliers in 1889 the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte tried to find a new collaborator with whom Sullivan could write comic operas for the Savoy Theatre. Grundy was familiar to Carte, having written The Vicar of Bray in 1882 with Carte's friend Edward Solomon, and also from his many English adaptations of French works. Although modestly successful, Haddon Hall was far less so than Sullivan's earlier Savoy Operas with W. S. Gilbert, and Sullivan did not write any further operas with Grundy. Haddon Hall is a dramatisation of a nineteenth century legend: Dorothy Vernon's elopement in 1563 with John Manners, son of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. For the opera, Grundy moved the story forward to about 1660, adding the conflict between the Royalists and the Roundheads as a backdrop to the plot. The 1892 opening night cast included such Savoy Theatre favourites as Courtice Pounds as John Manners, Charles Kenningham as Oswald, Rutland Barrington as Rupert Vernon, W. H. Denny as The McCrankie, and Rosina Brandram as Lady Vernon. Florence Easton originated the small role of Deborah and later played the role of Dorothy Vernon. John D'Auban choreographed the production. Although the story has its comic episodes, the work's tone is considerably more serious than Savoy audiences were accustomed to. Most of the comedy is derived from satiric swipes at the hypocritical Puritans who arrive with Rupert Vernon. Among them is a comic Scotsman, "The McCrankie." The original review in The Times observed: Whether from the impression that even thus the comic element needed strengthening, or from the very natural desire to provide a good part for Mr. Denny, the author has introduced, in the M'Crankie, a figure which, though wholly unnecessary to the development of the plot, and in his surprising mixture of Scottish characteristics scarcely credible in any period, will probably have as much to say to the success of the new piece as any of the characters. It is true that the absurdities of the part would be more acceptable in one of the frankly extravagant inventions of the older librettist than in a more professedly historical, and one which presents in all other respects, faithful pictures of the place and period chosen. The piece followed Sullivan's only grand opera, Ivanhoe (1891). Haddon Hall was performed with some regularity by amateur operatic societies in Britain in the first
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Keyserlingk
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Keyserlingk was a noble family from Westphalia. It was first mentioned with Hermann Keselinch on 16 November 1300. The direct line began with Albert Keserlink (mentioned 1443–1467), mayor at Herford. In 1492 his son Hermann von Keyserlingk fought in Livland for the Teutonic Order. For this Wolter von Plettenberg gave him fiefs in Courland. In Prussia, the Russian Empire and the Electorate of Saxony his descendants worked for the state and in 18th century four of them gained the title of Graf. From this 4 Graf-lines 2 still exist. It was Count Carl Keyserlingk who was responsible for inviting Rudolf Steiner to his estate in Koberwitz (Kobierzyce) in 1924 to present the Agriculture Course which led to the founding of the biodynamic agriculture. There is also a Freiherr-line. There are a number of interesting articles on Keyserling(k) as well as an extensive bibliography on the family website. Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk (1696–1764), a Russian ambassador to Saxony, helped Johann Sebastian Bach to get the title Court composer to the King of Poland and the Elector of Saxony, received from Frederick Augustus I of Saxony in 1733. After 1945 all property in the Baltics and East Prussia had to be abandoned. Since then around 1700 descendants scattered all over the world, mainly in Germany, United States, Canada and Australia. References External links Keyserlingk family website Category:German noble families nl:Keyserlingk
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Mirror (Charles Lloyd album)
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Mirror is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in December 2009 and released on the ECM label. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "Ultimately, Mirror is another Lloyd triumph. It may not shake the rafters with its kinetics, but it does dazzle with the utterly symbiotic interplay between leader and sidemen". Track listing All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:00 "Go Down Moses" (Traditional) - 5:59 "Desolation Sound" - 7:03 "La Llorona" (Traditional) - 5:35 "Caroline, No" (Tony Asher, Brian Wilson) - 4:02 "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:01 "Mirror" - 6:42 "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) - 5:25 "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) - 7:19 "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) - 4:29 "Being and Becoming" - 7:02 "Tagi" - 9:17 Personnel Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, voice Jason Moran - piano Reuben Rogers - bass Eric Harland - drums References Category:Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) albums Category:2010 albums Category:albums produced by Manfred Eicher Category:ECM Records albums
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Elizabeth Parkinson
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Elizabeth Parkinson is an American stage actress and dancer. She is best known for playing Brenda in the original production of the musical Movin' Out. For this performance she was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer. Career Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp Dance. She appeared on Broadway in the musical Fosse in 1999 and then in Movin' Out (2002). Parkinson appeared in the Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis Encores! concert, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, from November 13 through 17, 2013 at City Center, New York City. She is the co-owner/co-director of Fineline Theatre Arts with her husband, fellow performer Scott Wise; the couple have one child. References External links Category:Living people Category:American female dancers Category:Dancers from Connecticut Category:American musical theatre actresses Category:People from Sherman, Connecticut Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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List of mosques in the United States
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This is a list of notable mosques in the United States. History of mosques in the United States A mosque, also called masjid in Arabic, is defined as any place that Muslims pray facing Mecca, not necessarily a building. By that meaning, there were mosques in the United States by 1731 or earlier. Job ben Solomon (1701–1773), an African-American Muslim kidnapped into slavery, was documented by his slave narrative memoir to have prayed in the forest of Kent Island, Maryland, where he was brought during 1731–33. Some sources assert that what is likely the first American mosque building was a mosque in Biddeford, Maine that was founded in 1915 by Albanian Muslims. A Muslim cemetery still existed there in 1996. However, the first purpose-built mosque building was most likely the Highland Park Mosque in Detroit, Michigan, opened in 1921. The mosque was located near the famous Highland Park Ford Plant, which employed "hundreds of Arab American men". This mosque, which included Sunni, Shia and Ahmadi Muslims, was funded by Muhammad Karoub, a real estate developer. The oldest still-standing mosque in the U.S. is the Al-Sadiq Mosque, built in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. However, the first "purpose-built" mosque, the Mother Mosque of America, was built in 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1994, the Islamic Center of Yuba City, in California, was destroyed by fire set in a hate-crime, the first mosque destroyed by a hate crime in U.S. history. It had just been completed at the cost of $1.8 million plus sweat equity of the Muslims of its rural community, including descendants of Pakistani who immigrated to the area 1902. Its story, including its rebuilding, is told in David Washburn's 2012 documentary An American Mosque. It has been estimated that there were somewhat more than 100 mosques in the U.S. in 1970, but immigration of more than a million Muslims since then led to hundreds more being built. By 2000, there were 1,209 U.S. mosques, which rose to 2,106 in 2010, an increase of 74%. A 2011 study, The American Mosque 2011, sponsored by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, as well as the nation's largest Islamic civic and religious groups, including the Islamic Society of North America and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, found that the U.S. states with the most mosques were New York with 257, California with 246, and Texas with 166. Through 2014, a building boom for mosques has been going on. Notable individual mosques Group See also Islam in the United States Lists of mosques (worldwide) List of mosques in Canada List of mosques in Brazil List of mosques in Mexico List of mosques in the Americas (Latin & South America) List of the oldest mosques in the world Religious buildings and structures in the United States References External links Mosques and Centers, by U.S. state, a directory of addresses & phone numbers, at BLDUSA.COM (a commercial business links directory) Mosques and Islamic Centers in Greater Chicago, at the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
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1959 Southend West by-election
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The Southend West by-election of 29 January 1959 was held after the death of Conservative Party MP and renowned diarist Henry Channon. Electoral history The seat was very safe, having been won at the 1955 United Kingdom general election by almost 18,500 votes Candidates Paul Channon was selected by the Conservatives after the death of his father, Sir Henry Channon. A company director. Born October, 1935; educated at Lockers Park, Hemel Hempstead, Eton, and Christ Church, Oxford. Labour's candidate was Anthony Pearson-Clarke, a deputy headmaster. Born November, 1923; educated at St. Luke's College School and Training College, Exeter, Battersea Polytechnic, and Ruskin College, Oxford. A former weekly newspaper editor and local government officer. The Liberal Party selected 60-year-old Miss Heather Joan Harvey. She had contested the division in 1955 and Esher in 1950 and 1951. She was a writer and was engaged in historical research. She was educated privately at Prior's Field School, Godalming, and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she graduated in 1921 with first-class honours, economics tripos. She joined the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, in 1931. She became secretary of the Study Groups Department in 1935. She was a temporary Civil servant in the Foreign Office, 1939-45. She served with the United Nations 1945-46 as deputy administrative secretary. She was Hon. treasurer, Women's Liberal Federation, a member of Liberal Party Organization Council and executive committee. She was Joint honorary treasurer of the Liberal Party organization. Result Aftermath References Category:1959 in England By-election, 1959 Category:1959 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies Category:1950s in Essex
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Omoglymmius hiekei
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Omoglymmius hiekei is a species of beetle in the subfamily Rhysodidae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1982. References Category:Omoglymmius Category:Beetles described in 1982
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Ivana Stanković
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Ivana Stanković () born on October 12, 1973 in Belgrade, Serbia, is a Serbian supermodel . and is one of the judges of the show Srpski Top Model (Serbian version of America's Next Top Model) which is broadcast on Prva Srpska Televizija. She was on the cover of the Italian Vogue. Ivana was also the face of Armani for five years. In addition, she worked for Police sunglasses with Bruce Willis, and in 2011 she wrote autobiography Bez daha (Breathless). She also worked for: Gucci, Armani, Donna Karan, Missoni, Calvin Klein. References External links Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:People from Belgrade Category:Serbian female models
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Yves Modéran
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Yves Modéran (1955 – 1 July 2010, Paris) was a French historian, a professor of Roman history at the University of Caen Normandy. Agrégé d'histoire in 1978, he was a specialist of North Africa during Antiquity and later, in particular of the Vandals period. He took part to the excavations at Bulla Regia as part of studies organized by the École française de Rome. Works (partial list) 1987: "Qui montana Gurubi colunt". Corrippe et le mythe des Maures du cap Bon, MEFRA, volume 99, n°99-2, (pp. 963-989) Read online 1989: Gildon, les Maures et l'Afrique romaine, MEFRA, volume 101, n°101-2, (pp. 821-872) Read online 1993: La chronologie de la Vie de saint Fulgence de Ruspe et ses incidences sur l'histoire de l'Afrique vandale, MEFRA, volume 105, n°105-1, (pp. 135-188) Read online 2003: Les Maures et l'Afrique romaine, IVe–VIIe., ed. Bibliothèque des Ecoles françaises d'Athènes et de Rome 2003: L'Empire romain tardif (235-395), éd. Ellipses Marketing, Paris, 2014: Les Vandales et l'Empire romain, (with Michel-Yves Perrin) éd. Errance - Actes Sud, References External links Publications d'Yves Modéran d'après le site du CRAHAM Publications de Yves Modéran (Bibliographie du Maghreb antique et médiéval) Yves Modéran, La conversion de Constantin et la christianisation de l’Empire romain, APHG Caen, juin 2001 Les Vandales, "le plus délicat des peuples" L'Histoire n° 327 - 12/2007 Hommage de Jehan Desanges à Yves Modéran on the site of the Encyclopédie berbère Category:20th-century French historians Category:21st-century French historians Category:French scholars of Roman history Category:University of Caen faculty Category:1955 births Category:2010 deaths
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Negrei
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Negrei may refer to Several species of beetles, including Blennidus negrei Metius negrei Mecyclothorax negrei Stenotsivoka negrei Ion Negrei (born 1958), Moldovan politician Pârâul Negrei, a tributary of the Moldova River in Romania
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Kenny Carr
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Kenneth Alan Carr (born August 15, 1955) is a retired American basketball player. Carr won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Carr was the 1st round (sixth overall) pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1977 NBA draft. A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State University, Carr won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Carr played 10 seasons (1977–1987) in the NBA with the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers. Carr scored 7,813 (11.6) points in his NBA career and grabbed 4,999 (7.4) rebounds. Early life As a youth, Carr was primarily a football player growing up in Washington, D.C., and did not play serious basketball until he was 14-years-old. "It was kind of by accident, to be honest, but I just fell in love with basketball," Carr recalled. "Plus, back in those days, it was kind of tough to find football shoes that would fit me, to tell the truth." Carr was a 1974 graduate of DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played under legendary coach Morgan Wootten. At DeMatha, Carr was teammates with Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley, who graduated a year ahead of Carr. The two would become Olympic teammates and college and NBA rivals. While teammates at DeMatha, Carr and Dantley led DeMatha to a 36 game winning streak. College career Carr played at North Carolina State at the varsity level from 1974-1977 under coach Norm Sloan. As a freshman in 1974-1975, Carr averaged 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds as NC State finished 22-6. NC State was defending National Champions, with Carr playing alongside Hall of Famer David Thompson, Phil Spence, Monte Towe and Tim Stoddard among others. In 1975-1976 Carr averaged a double double with 26.6 points, 10.3 rebounds along with 2.1 assists. He led the ACC in scoring as NC State finished 21-9, with Thompson having graduated and moved to the ABA's Denver Nuggets. Carr was named an Third team All-American – UPI, AP and NABC and First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. As a junior, Carr averaged 21.0 points and 9.9 rebounds as NC State finished 17-11 in 1976-1977, with Carr playing alongside freshman Hawkeye Whitney. Carr led the ACC in scoring again and was named an Third team All-American – UPI and First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference In 86 career games for North Carolina State, Carr averaged 20.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 51% from the floor and 68% from the line. "Kenny was a great, great player," reflected long-time N.C. State sports information director Frank Weedon. "But he was so stoic and never showed any emotions, and I think people forget about him. He may have been the second greatest player to ever play here, behind David (Thompson)." 1976 Olympic Team Carr was selected to the 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team which represented the USA in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Team USA captured the Gold Medal. Team USA was coached by Dean Smith, assisted by
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Wilcze Laski
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Wilcze Laski (; formerly ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczecinek, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Szczecinek and east of the regional capital Szczecin. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 300. References Wilcze Laski
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Pingali Suranna
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Pingali Surana (16th century CE) was a Telugu poet and was one of the Astadiggajas. Early life Suranna's exact birthplace is uncertain. He lived in Kanala village near Nandyala. Suranna's parents were Abbamamba (mother) and Amarana (father), scholars themselves. Surana dedicated a work to Nandyala Krishna Raju, a subject of the Vijayanagara Empire in Krishna District. It is now settled that he was from Kanala village, near Nandyala, on Nandyala and Koilakuntla Road of Kurnool District. There is his samadhi. Potter community celebrates his Jayanthi year after year. There is an old Oriental High School in Kanala, which is said to be the legacy from Pingali Surana. Surana Saraswatha Sangham, Nandyal is a literary organisation in existence for more than 25 years. Dr. G. Sahadevudu, a practicing doctor, Gottimukkala Subrahmanya Sastri, a retired teacher and Koduri Seshapani Sarma, a retired teacher are the President, the Secretary and the Joint Secretary of the organization respectively. Literary works Surana wrote Garuda Puranam, Prabhavatee Pradyumnamu, Raghava Pandaveeyam and Kalapurnodayamu in 1500 CE. He dedicated Garuda Puranam to his father and Kalapurnodayam to the Nandyal King. Prabhavati Pradyumnamu and Kalapurnodayamu have been translated into English by Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman. The Sound of the Kiss, or The Story that Must Never be Told, translation of Kalapurnodayamu, was published by Columbia University Press in 2002. The Demon's Daughter: A Love Story from South India, translation of Prabhavati Pradyumnamu, was published by SUNY Press in 2006.Review at complete review website Style Two of his works were revolutionary in Telugu and the first of their kind. Kalapurnodayam is more of a novel than poetry and Raghava Pandaveeyam is in dvayarthi (double meaning) style. Kalapurnodayamu means full bloom of art. Surana used advanced literary techniques in Indian literature such as flashbacks and character transformation. Each poem of Raghava Pandaveeyam references to the stories of Ramayanam or Mahabharatam simultaneously. The entire work is double entendre. His first work Garuda Puranam is in Prabandha style, popular for romantic poems. Awards and Titles The critic Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy praised Kalapurnodayam as the best original book ever written in Telugu. References External links Pingal Surana Telugu literature at bloom in 15th and 16th centuries K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar, (New Delhi: OUP, 1955, repr. 2002) Golden age of Telugu Literature Literary activity in Vijayanagara Empire Category:Indian male poets Category:Telugu people Category:Telugu poets Category:People of the Vijayanagara Empire Category:16th-century Indian poets
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Normandy School District
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Normandy Schools Collaborative (formerly the Normandy School District) is a public school district serving 23 municipalities in northern St. Louis County, Missouri. The district operates one comprehensive high school which includes an alternative education program, five grade 1-8 elementary schools, and one early learning center (for pre-school, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten students). The district is named for Normandy, Missouri, one of the primary municipalities served by the district. The Missouri Board of Education voted to end the school district on June 30, 2014. It lost state accreditation that year for poor academic performance. An appointed board replaced the elected board, and the district became a new entity called the “Normandy Schools Collaborative.” The state had direct oversight of the schools. The District was featured on an episode of NPR's This American Life that aired on July 31, 2015. History The first recorded account of the schools in Normandy is found in the minutes of the Board of Directors of Schools dated July 12, 1894. It was then a three-director rural district with three public schools already in operation. It was known as District No. 2, Township 46, Range 6 East, Eden, St. Louis County, Missouri. The first school built was Washington School, constructed in 1894 on one acre in the northeast corner of what is now Valhalla Cemetery. Since that first school, the district grew to nine schools which included Normandy High School, Normandy Junior High/Middle (and later 7th-8th Grade Center), in addition to the elementary schools. The district would later add an Early Childhood Center to its offerings. Normandy Schools (1894-present) Washington School - 1894 Washington School - 1930 Roosevelt School - 1897-1938 Lincoln School - est. 1900 Garfield School - 1906 McKinley School - 1907 Harrison School - 1907 Bel-Nor School - 1926 Jefferson School - 1929 Bel-Ridge School - 1953 Pine Lawn School - 1971 Normandy Junior High School - 1949 Washington High School - 1907 Normandy High School - 1925 Lucas Crossing School Complex - 2004 Barack Obama School - 2010 Normandy Early Learning Center - 2019 Currently operating as schools. Normandy School District maintained a stellar reputation throughout most of the 20th Century, but was negatively affected in the 1970s and 1980s when, as was the case in many major cities in the midwest, factories began to close and residents were unable to maintain their working/middle class salaries. The area was also impacted by white flight, when many of the Caucasian residents fled the inner-ring suburban area for locales further west and south. The reduction of industry, businesses and homeowners took a toll on the district and the surrounding municipalities. The changes in the demographics and economy also had a negative effect on the finances. In 2010, Normandy School District absorbed the failed Wellston School District under orders of the Missouri Board of Education. Prior to its absorption by the Normandy School District, the Wellston district had about 600 students, one high school, one middle school, and one elementary school. All three schools closed at the end of the 2009–2010 school year. In September 2012, the Missouri Board
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Harmony Speedway
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Harmony Speedway was a racing venue in Warren County, New Jersey, which opened on June 7, 1963 and closed in 1975. References External links Harmony Speedway Memories Category:1963 establishments in New Jersey Category:1975 disestablishments in New Jersey Category:Defunct motorsport venues in the United States Category:Motorsport venues in New Jersey Category:Warren County, New Jersey Category:Sports venues completed in 1963
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Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood
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Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a 13.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Denham in Buckinghamshire. The site is a mosaic of different habitats next to the River Alder Bourne, including unimproved pasture and woodland. The meadows have dry and wet grassland, swamp and fen. The eastern fields are grazed by cattle and the eastern ones, which are drier, have a late hay crop. Grasses include red fescue and in drier areas and creeping bent in wetter ones. Oldhouse Wood has ash and field maple on upper slopes and oak and birch on lower ones. There are several species of dragonfly. There is access from a road between Copse Hill Farm and Willetts Lane. References Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire Category:Meadows in Buckinghamshire Category:Forests and woodlands of Buckinghamshire
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Albinas Albertynas
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Albinas Albertynas (28 February 1934 – 26 May 2005) was a Lithuanian politician and former member of the Seimas. Biography Albertynas was born to a peasant family in Kampiškiai village, Vilkaviškis district, Lithuania on 28 February 1934. In 1944, he retreated with his family to Germany from the approaching Eastern front, but returned to its lands after the war. In 1950 Albertynas enrolled with the Kaunas gardening technical school. 1952 he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years of incarceration for breach of Article 58 of the penal code. Albertynas was released in 1954, after the death of Josef Stalin, and continued his studies. In 1961 he started working on a collective farm in Marijampolė district and worked there for the next thirty years. With Lithuania moving towards independence, Albertynas started participating in the activities of Sąjūdis. In the elections in 1992, Albertynas was elected as the member of the Sixth Seimas in the single-seat constituency of Jurbarkas (62). Although not a member of any party, he was endorsed in the elections by the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania. Albertynas died on 26 May 2005. References Category:1934 births Category:2005 deaths Category:Members of the Seimas Category:People from Vilkaviškis District Municipality
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Naeem Siddiqui
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Maulana Naeem Siddiqui (1916 – 25 September 2002) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer and politician. He was among the founder-members of the Jamaat-e-Islami and a close associate of Abul A'la Maududi and Amin Ahsan Islahi. Early life and career Naeem Siddiqui was born on 5 June 1916 at Chakwal, Punjab, British India. He was home-schooled and then from Government High School, Khanpur. He completed Molvi Faazil at Uloom-e-Islamia (institution for Islamic religious sciences) and then got the degrees of "Munshi" (Graduation) and of Munshi Faazil (that was equivalent to master's degree at that time) in Arabic and Persian literature from the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1938. Naeem Siddiqui was among the founder members of Jamaat-e-Islami along with its founder Abul A'la Maududi. However, due to irreconcilable differences with its leadership, he quit Jamaat in 1994 and founded the Islamic religious and political party tehreek e Islami along with his fellows in 1994. In 1996, Tehreek-e-Islami split into two groups, one group was led by Naeem Siddiqui himself while the coordinator of the other group was Hafeez-ur-Rehman Ahsan. Due to the endavour and mediation of some Arab-countries-based Pakistani friends, both groups were re-united in 1998. He explained the story of the reunion in a letter to his friend Khwaja Maqbool Ellahi in 2001 by saying that our difference was unique and now our union is also very unique. Contributions Literature He started his literary career by joining biweekly magazine, Kausar, from Karachi under the editorship of Nasrullah Khan Aziz. Later, he joined the monthly Charagh-i-Rah and remained its editor for nine years. He was instrumental in using the above outlets to disseminate Islamic knowledge and raise awareness on Islamic culture. He was credited as a poet of a unique style and wrote verses on religious, political and social issues. Through his short stories, poetry and articles in magazines such as the Charagh-i-Rah, he helped in creating a wide audience for Islamic literature and poetry in Pakistan and the Muslim world. He was also editor of the monthly magazine Tarjuman-ul-Quran for a long time after the death of Maulana Maududi. Books Siddiqui is well-known for his biographical work on Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhsin-e-Insaniyat, or The Benefactor of Humanity. This book describes and explains various stages of prophetic revolution. Furthermore, he is also the author of many books dealing with issues related to the socio-politico-economics system of Islam. His famous books in Urdu language are: Taleem Ka Tehzeebi Nazria Aworat Ma'raz e Kashmakash Mein Ma'reka-e-Deen-o-Siasat Ta'meer e Sirat ke Lawazim Communism ya Islam Islami Socialism ke Nahin? Shola' Nawai Iqbal Al-Maududi Tehreek-e-Islami ka ebtedaaye Daur Islami Eqtesaadiyaat mein Enfiradiat aur Ejtema'yyat Islam aur Mutaaliba-e-Haq Eqamat e Deen aur Dolat Parast Mua'shera Tehreeki Sha'or Eshq e Rasool ke Haqeeqi Taqazay Daawat-e-Fikr-o-Amal Daawat-e-Islami ke Bunyadi Usool Fikr-o-Nazr Ma'roof-o-Munkar Tehreek-e-Fikr-e-Maududi Maujooda Jamat-e-Islami se Syed Maududi ke Jamat-e-Islami tak Tehreek e Islami ka Khaaka Tehreek eIslami ka Ta'aruf Tehreek e Islami ka Qiyaam Kiyuun? Pachpan Saala Rafaaqat Tehreek e Islami – Doosri ejtema'ee Tehreekon ke Muqaabil Tehreek e Islami ko Kaisay Nojawan Darkaar Hain Islami Tehreekein aur
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Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University
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Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University is a public state university located in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Objectives of the university The objectives of the University are to promote and develop the Urdu language; to impart education and training in vocational and technical subjects through the medium of Urdu; to provide wider access to people desirous of pursuing programmes of higher education and training in the Urdu medium through teaching on the campus as well as at a distance and to provide a focus on women's education. Bilingual facility The medium of instruction in all classes is in both Urdu and English except M.A. (Urdu). Undergraduate B.A. (Honours) Economics B.A. (Honours) Commerce B.Sc. (Honours) Computer Science B.Com. (Honours) B.Com. General B.Com. Computers B.A. (Honours) Urdu B.A. (HUP) B.Sc. MPC; MPCs; MSCs; Home Science M.Sc. (Integrated) Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, 3+2 year course after intermediate Postgraduate M.A. Urdu M.A. English M.A. Social Work M.A. Economics M.A. Education M.A. Arabic M.A. Public Policy M.A. Public Administration M.Sc. Botany M.Sc. Zoology M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Chemistry M.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Applied Mathematics M.Com. M.Sc. Computer Science, Applied Mathematics M.B.A. See also Maulana Azad National Urdu University References General references Category:Language education in India Category:Universities in Andhra Pradesh Category:Universities and colleges in Kurnool district Category:Educational institutions established in 2016 Category:2016 establishments in India
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Chicla District
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Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: See also Tiktiqucha Yuraqmayu References
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John Alphonsus Murphy
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John Alphonsus Murphy (February 26, 1881 – November 29, 1935) was an American drummer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Murphy was born February 26, 1881 in New York City, New York and enlisted into the Marine Corps from Washington, D.C. January 5, 1897. After entering the Marine Corps he was sent to fight in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. He received the Medal for his actions in Peking, China from July 21-August 17, 1900 and it was presented to him December 11, 1901. He died November 29, 1935 Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Drummer, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 26 February 1881, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901. Citation: In the presence of the enemy during the action at Peking, China, 21 July to 17 August 1900, Murphy distinguished himself by meritorious conduct. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Boxer Rebellion References External links Category:1881 births Category:1935 deaths Category:United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients Category:United States Marines Category:American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion Category:Military personnel from New York City Category:Boxer Rebellion recipients of the Medal of Honor
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Hatis
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Hatis (), formerly known as Kyankyan, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. See also Kotayk Province References Category:Populated places in Kotayk Province
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USS YMS-61
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USS YMS-61 was a United States Navy auxiliary motor minesweeper during World War II. She was laid down 23 September 1941 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co. She was commissioned on 23 June 1942. Assigned to the Caribbean she operated in the former Netherlands Antilles. She was struck from the Naval Registry on 19 June 1946. Citations Category:YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States Category:1941 ships Category:Ships sunk by mines
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Lafayette Township, New Jersey
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Lafayette Township is a township located in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 2,538, reflecting an increase of 238 (+10.3%) from the 2,300 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 398 (+20.9%) from the 1,902 counted in the 1990 Census. Lafayette was formed as a Township based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1845, from part of Frankford Township and Newton Township (the latter now dissolved), based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The township was the first in the country to be named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French general and statesman who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The township is crossed by Route 15 and Route 94. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.049 square miles (46.748 km2), including 17.962 square miles (46.522 km2) of land and 0.087 square miles (0.226 km2) of water (0.48%). Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Branchville Junction, Harmonyvale, Hopkins Corner, Warbasse and Warbasse Junction. Lafayette Township borders the municipalities of Andover Township, Frankford Township, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Sparta Township and Wantage Township. Demographics Census 2010 The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $96,369 (with a margin of error of +/- $10,553) and the median family income was $98,750 (+/- $11,241). Males had a median income of $71,607 (+/- $22,034) versus $56,964 (+/- $13,270) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,364 (+/- $3,922). About 6.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Census 2000 As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,300 people, 771 households, and 647 families residing in the township. The population density was 127.6 people per square mile (49.3/km2). There were 799 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% White, 1.04% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population. There were 771 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.20. In the township the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years
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Gombe State
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Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from the city of Gombe, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Tangale-Waja Chiefdom and Gombe Emirate, a traditional state. Overview The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,365,000 people as of 2006. The State's slogan is the Jewel In The Savannah. It was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. Its location in the north eastern zone, right within the expansive savannah, allows the state to share common borders with the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi. Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season (November–March) and the rainy season (April–October) with an average rainfall of 850mm. The State is headed by the Executive Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya and also has 24 State House Assembly members. Gombe has 11 Local Government Areas and 14 Emirates/chiefdoms. It has 3 Senators and 6 Members in the National Assembly. Local Government Areas Gombe State consists of eleven (11) Local Government Areas. They are: Demographics Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the dominant Tangale tribe, who inhabit the Southern part of the Gombe State, and Fulani, who occupy the northern part of the state. Other ethnicities include the Hausa, Tera, Waja, Bolewa, and Kanuri, with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations. The second largest ethnic group apart from Hausa is the Tera, who occupy the greater part of Yamaltu Deba Local Government. The state capital, Gombe, is a reflection of the heterogeneity of the state. Languages Languages of Gombe State listed by LGA: Notable people Danladi Mohammed, politician Joshua M. Lidani, politician Eli Jidere Bala, engineer Usman Bayero Nafada, politician Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American otolaryngologist and American football player Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, jurist Jaaruma, enterprenuer Aliyu Modibbo Umar, politician Mohammed Danjuma Goje, politician Helon Habila, novelist References Category:States of Nigeria Category:States and territories established in 1996
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2016 United Kingdom local elections in the East of England
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Local elections to borough, city and district councils across the United Kingdom were held on 5 May 2016. Candidates by Party Councils 22 councils held local elections to elect members to local authorities around the East of England. Out of them, 17 had 1/3rd of their members up for election whilst 5 had all-up council elections due to boundary changes. Summary Results Category:2016 United Kingdom local elections
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Bandeirantes do Norte River
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The Bandeirantes do Norte River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. See also List of rivers of Paraná References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Category:Rivers of Paraná (state)
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Pae Gil-su
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Pae Gil-su (, also written Pae Kil-su, born March 4, 1972) is a North Korean gymnast. He won the gold medal for the pommel horse at the 1992 Summer Olympics (tied with Vitaly Scherbo). And he won the gold medal at the 27th, 28th and 32nd World Gymnastics Championships. Pae attended Pyongyang Sinri Primary School and the Korean Physical Education College. External links Competitive results at gymn-forum.net Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:North Korean male artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts of North Korea Category:Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for North Korea Category:World champion gymnasts Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Category:Olympic medalists in gymnastics Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Category:Gymnasts at the 1990 Asian Games Category:Gymnasts at the 1998 Asian Games Category:Sportspeople from Pyongyang Category:People's Athletes Category:Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
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John Rodgers (American Civil War naval officer)
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John Rodgers (August 8, 1812 – May 5, 1882) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He began his naval career as a commander in the American Civil War and during his Postbellum service became an admiral. Early life and career Rodgers, a son of the famous Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace, Maryland. He received his appointment as a midshipman in the Navy on April 18, 1828. Service in the Mediterranean on board and opened his long career of distinguished service, and he commanded an expedition of Naval Infantry and Marines in Florida during the Seminole Wars. In the mid-1850s he succeeded Commander Ringgold in command of the North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition, which added greatly to the knowledge of far eastern and northern waters. Following his promotion to Commander in 1855, he married and settled to work in the Navy's Japan Office in Washington, D.C., where he was serving when the Civil War broke out. Civil War service Commander Rodgers' first war assignment was to go with Commodore Louis M. Goldsborough to Gosport Navy Yard on April 20, 1861, where with other officers he was to remove Naval vessels and assets so they could not be used by the Confederates. Virginia had only just declared her secession from the Union. Upon arrival they found the yard in shambles, as Commodore McCauley had already ordered the vessels at Gosport scuttled, including the , since he considered the yard indefensible. Commodore Goldsborough made the decision to destroy the yard, and Commander Rodgers and Army Captain of Engineers Horatio G. Wright were given the job of destroying the drydock. They were thwarted in this attempt when the fuse was extinguished by water in the pumping gallery. Commander Rodgers and Captain Wright were captured by General William B. Taliaferro of the Virginia State Militia, but since Virginia had not yet joined the Confederate States, and was therefore not at war against the United States, Governor John Letcher returned the two officers to Washington. Commander Rodgers was then sent to the Western Rivers, where he organized the Western Flotilla and supervised construction of the City Class Gunboats, the first ironclad gunboats on the western rivers. He was relieved by Captain Andrew Hull Foote, a more senior officer being required by the Navy to deal with the prickly Major General John C. Fremont. After blockading operations off of Savannah in command of the , he assumed command of the experimental ironclad in April 1862, operating with distinction in the James River. He commanded the James River Flotilla, including the USS Galena, the ironclad , and the 90-day gunboat in an expedition up the James River in May 1862, which was stopped eight miles shy of Richmond by Confederate fortifications at Drewry's Bluff. The damage that the Galena suffered in the ensuing battle caused him to report, "We demonstrated that she is not shotproof", and made him disdainful of trying experiments in the fires of war. Thereafter he supported General McClellan's Peninsula Campaign with Naval bombardment, preventing Confederate forces from overrunning the
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Balkan Bazar
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Balkan Bazar () is an Albanian film directed by Edmond Budina. The film describes how Albanian graves were opened by Greeks and the contents moved and re-identified as being the bones of Greek soldiers from World War II. References External links Category:2011 films Category:Albanian films Category:Albanian-language films
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Vladimir Medem
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Vladimir Davidovich Medem, né Grinberg (, ; 30 July 1879 in Liepāja, Russian Empire – 9 January 1923 in New York City), was a Russian Jewish politician and ideologue of the Jewish Labour Bund. The Medem library in Paris, the largest European Yiddish institution, bears his name. Life Son of a Russian medical officer who had converted from Judaism to Lutheranism, Vladimir Medem was educated in a Minsk gymnasium. He studied later at the Kiev University and developed an interest in the Yiddish-speaking proletariat and their harsh living conditions. He was preoccupied by the fact that the Russian Jews had no nation and no right to strike. In spite of his interest in Jewish affairs, Medem did not re-convert to Judaism. Medem only learned Yiddish at the age of 22; the language was taboo in his family environment. Because of a student strike in 1899, he had to leave the university and joined the Minsk socialists, inspired by Marxist friends. His great interest in the world of Yiddish-speaking workers and the political antisemitism made him the leading ideologue of the Jewish Labour Bund, whose supporters were especially well represented among the immigrants in Paris, and were also called Bundists. Medem emigrated to New York in 1921 and died less than two years later. He is buried at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens, NY. The Jewish Labour Bund, founded in 1897 in the Lithuanian Vilnius, was committed to the cultural and national rights of Jews in Eastern Europe. In this regard, Medem dared to oppose the view of Russian Marxists, and even of Lenin. These objectives received support in Central and Western Europe, e.g. from Austromarxists, and especially in several Jewish immigrant workers' clubs in Paris, whose members described themselves as Bundists. One such club, which also saw the education of the workers as its main task was given the name Arbeter-klub afn nomen Vladimir Medem (Workers' Club on behalf of Vladimir Medem). His educational policy ambitions culminated in 1929 in the founding of the , which at 30,000 volumes is now the largest Yiddish cultural institution in Europe. Main writings 1916: The doctrine of the Bund 1938 (posthumous): (Hg. Gros, Naftole; Gros, Naftoli). Verlag Kinder-Ring, 87 S., illustrated; reedited by National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, Mass. (USA) 1999. Collection: "Steven Spielberg digital Yiddish library" No. 06827 See also National personal autonomy References External links YIVO Encyclopedia of East European Jewry A photo of the graves of Vladimir Medem, Sholem Aleichem, Morris Rosenfeld and others at the Mt Carmel Cemetery: Category:1879 births Category:1923 deaths Category:People from Liepāja Category:People from Courland Governorate Category:Latvian Jews Category:Bundists
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Mohawk Valley region
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The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region's counties have a combined population of 622,133 people. In addition to the Mohawk River valley, the region contains portions of other major watersheds such as the Susquehanna River. The region is a suburban and rural area surrounding the industrialized cities of Schenectady, Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. The area is an important agricultural center and encompasses the heavily forested wilderness areas just to the north that are part of New York's Adirondack Park. The Mohawk Valley is a natural passageway connecting the Atlantic Ocean, by way of the Hudson Valley with the interior of North America. Native American Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy lived in the region, and in the 17th century immigrants of Dutch, and the 18th century German, and Scottish settled the area, joined by Italians following the rapid industrialization of the mid-19th century. During the 18th Century, the Mohawk Valley was a frontier of great political, military and economic importance. Colonists, such as Phillip Schuyler, Nicholas Herkimer, William Johnson, trading with the Iroquois set the stage for commercial and military competition between European nations, leading to the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. Almost 100 battles of the American Revolution were fought in New York State, including the Battle of Oriskany and defense of Fort Stanwix. A series of raids against valley residents took place during the war; led by John Johnson they were collectively known as the "Burning of the Valleys". The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 as the first commercial connection between the American East and West. Strategic importance During the French and Indian War, the Mohawk Valley was of prime strategic importance; to the British, it provided a corridor to the Great Lakes from which to threaten New France directly, while to the French it provided a corridor to the Hudson Valley and on to the heart of British North America. In addition, many settlements of the Mohawk, Britain's crucial Indian ally at the time of the war, were located in or near the valley. At the beginning of the war, the major British stronghold in the Mohawk corridor was Fort Oswego, located on Lake Ontario. The French captured and destroyed the fort after a short siege in 1756, and the Mohawk Valley lay open to French advance as a result. Although the French did not directly exploit this avenue of attack, its impact swayed some of the Iroquois tribes to the French side. Mohawks of Mohawk Valley The original inhabitants of common day Mohawk Valley are traced back as far as 10,000 plus years and included Algonquian people that later relocated from the newly established Fort Orange Dutch trading post region as early as 1624, otherwise as the name implies, the inhabitants were and remained Mohawks. The name Mohawk Valley had its origins in the time period of 1614 and 1624-25 following the
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