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en | wit-train-topic-005270955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Barber_Stephens | Alice Barber Stephens | Early life and education | Alice Barber Stephens / Early life and education | Alice Barber Stephens was an American painter and engraver, best remembered for her illustrations. Her work regularly appeared in magazines such as Scribner's Monthly, Harper's Weekly, and The Ladies Home Journal. | Alice Barber was born near Salem, New Jersey. She was the eighth of nine children born to Samuel Clayton Barber and Mary Owen, who were Quakers.
She attended local schools until she and her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At age 15 she became a student at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art & Design), where she studied wood engraving.
She was admitted to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1876 (the first year women were admitted), studying under Thomas Eakins. Among her fellow students at the Academy were Susan MacDowell, Frank Stephens, David Wilson Jordan, Lavinia Ebbinghausen, Thomas Anshutz, and Charles H. Stephens (whom she would marry). During this time, at the academy, she began to work with a variety of media, including black-and-white oils, ink washes, charcoal, full-color oils, and watercolors. In 1879, Eakins chose Stephens to illustrate an Academy classroom scene for Scribner's Monthly. The resulting work, Women's Life Class, was Stephens' first illustration credit. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edosaki,_Ibaraki | Edosaki, Ibaraki | Introduction | Edosaki, Ibaraki | Edosaki (江戸崎町, Edosaki-machi) was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,030 and a population density of 379.21 per km². The total area was 52.82 km².
On March 22, 2005, Edosaki and the towns of Azuma and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), were merged to create the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270959 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higer_H5C | Higer H5C | Overview | Higer H5C / Overview | The Higer H5C, Higer H5F, and Higer H6C is a light commercial van produced by the Chinese automobile manufacturer Higer. First launched in 2004, the Higer H5C, H5F and H6C has since been available in a wide range of body configurations, including a minivan/MPV, minibus, and panel van. | Higer H5C engine options include both gasoline and diesel engines. The gasoline engine options of the H5C can be equipped with engine sizes of 2.4L and 2.7L. Its diesel engine options of the H5C is a 2.5L engine option.
The suspension setup of the Higer H5C is double wishbone independent suspension for the front and variable rate leaf spring for the rear.
Prices of the Higer H5C ranges from 16,530 yuan to 24,680 yuan. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Eastern_Hotel,_London | Great Eastern Hotel, London | Introduction | Great Eastern Hotel, London | Andaz London Liverpool Street is a 5 star hotel in central London, situated immediately south of Liverpool Street station, originally built as the Great Eastern Hotel in 1884. The building underwent extensive renovation and expansion between 1899 and 1901 and again in 2000, when it was co-owned by Terence Conran. Hyatt has owned the hotel since 2006, operating it under the Andaz brand.
The hotel has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since March 1993. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison | Benjamin Harrison | Judicial appointments | Benjamin Harrison / Presidency 1889–1893 / Judicial appointments | Benjamin Harrison was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather–grandson duo to have held the office. He was also a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father who signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
Harrison was born on a farm by the Ohio River and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After moving to Indianapolis, he established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1887.
A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland. | Harrison appointed four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was David Josiah Brewer, a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Brewer, the nephew of Justice Field, had previously been considered for a cabinet position. Shortly after Brewer's nomination, Justice Matthews died, creating another vacancy. Harrison had considered Henry Billings Brown, a Michigan judge and admiralty law expert, for the first vacancy and now nominated him for the second. For the third vacancy, which arose in 1892, Harrison nominated George Shiras. Shiras's appointment was somewhat controversial because his age—sixty—was older than usual for a newly appointed Justice. Shiras also drew the opposition of Senator Matthew Quay of Pennsylvania because they were in different factions of the Pennsylvania Republican party, but his nomination was nonetheless approved. Finally, at the end of his term, Harrison nominated Howell Edmunds Jackson to replace Justice Lamar, who died in January 1893. Harrison knew the incoming Senate would be controlled by Democrats, so he selected Jackson, a respected Tennessee Democrat with whom he was friendly to ensure his nominee would not be rejected. Jackson's nomination was indeed successful, but he died after only two years on the Court.
In addition to his Supreme Court appointments, Harrison appointed ten judges to the courts of appeals, two judges to the circuit courts, and 26 judges to the district courts. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270964 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Manitoba | Russell, Manitoba | Introduction | Russell, Manitoba | Russell is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015 when it and the nearby Village of Binscarth amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Russell. It is located along PTH 16 and PTH 83, and is at the western terminus of PTH 45. Russell is approximately 15 km (9 mi) from the Saskatchewan border and 340 km (211 mi) northwest of Winnipeg. The community is home to 1,611 people (2011 census).
Russell is the home of Manitoba's Beef and Barley Festival, which is held annually in October to celebrate the region's strong agricultural tradition. Grain farming and cattle ranching are extensive in the surrounding areas. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270966 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid | Citric acid | Food and drink | Citric acid / Applications / Food and drink | Citric acid is a weak organic acid that has the molecular formula C₆H₈O₇. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.
More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring and a chelating agent.
A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solution. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When part of a salt, the formula of the citrate anion is written as C
₆H
₅O³⁻
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Citric acid can be added to ice cream as an emulsifying agent to keep fats from separating, to caramel to prevent sucrose crystallization, or in recipes in place of fresh lemon juice. Citric acid is used with sodium bicarbonate in a wide range of effervescent formulae, both for ingestion (e.g., powders and tablets) and for personal care (e.g., bath salts, bath bombs, and cleaning of grease). Citric acid sold in a dry powdered form is commonly sold in markets and groceries as "sour salt", due to its physical resemblance to table salt. It has use in culinary applications, as an alternative to vinegar or lemon juice, where a pure acid is needed. Citric acid can be used in food coloring to balance the pH level of a normally basic dye. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270971 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyptoliva | Calyptoliva | Introduction | Calyptoliva | Calyptoliva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270973 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travois | Travois | Construction and use | Travois / Construction and use | A travois is a historical frame structure that was used by indigenous peoples, notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America, to drag loads over land.
There is evidence to support the thesis that travois were used in other parts of the world before the invention of the wheel. | The basic construction consists of a platform or netting mounted on two long poles, lashed in the shape of an elongated isosceles triangle; the frame was dragged with the sharply pointed end forward. Sometimes the blunt end of the frame was stabilized by a third pole bound across the two poles.
The travois was dragged by hand, sometimes fitted with a shoulder harness for more efficient dragging, or dragged by dogs or horses (after the 16th-century introduction of horses by the Spanish).
A travois could either be loaded by piling goods atop the bare frame and tying them in place, or by first stretching cloth or leather over the frame to hold the load to be dragged.
Although considered more primitive than wheel-based forms of transport, on the type of territory where the travois was used (forest floors, soft soil, snow, etc.), rather than roadways, wheels would have encountered difficulties which would have made them less efficient. As such the travois was employed by coureurs des bois in New France's fur trade with the Plains Tribes.
It is possible for a person to transport more weight on a travois than can be carried on the back. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonaki_Prefectural_Natural_Park | Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park | Introduction | Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park | Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park (渡名喜県立自然公園, Tonaki kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park on and around the island of Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The park was established in 1997 and includes a designated marine zone of 13 km². |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegia_(moth) | Carnegia (moth) | Introduction | Carnegia (moth) | Carnegia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1896. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester-by-the-Sea,_Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | Other points of interest | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts / Points of interest / Other points of interest | Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is known for scenic beaches and vista points. At the 2010 census, the population was 5,136. | Agassiz Rock
Masconomo Park
Coolidge Reservation
Crow Island
Kragsyde
Smith's Point
Manchester Historical Museum (Trask House)
Tucks Point
Cathedral Pines |
en | wit-train-topic-005270979 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_of_Filipino_Americans | Health of Filipino Americans | Hypertension | Health of Filipino Americans / Measurement of health of the Filipino American population / Hypertension | The Filipino American identity comprises principles from both the Philippines and the United States. Although the meaning of identity differs from one individual to another, the fundamental factors are the same. History, genetics, socio-economic status, culture, and education are all indirect factors that influences the identity of an ethnic group; thus, they are also reflective of a group's health beliefs and practices.
The ethnic differences between the Philippines and the United States are influential on the health practices and behaviors of Filipino Americans; however, these differences can also be regarded as being on opposite ends of a spectrum. While it is apparent that the United States exhibits a greater Western approach to health care than Eastern medicine, the health care practices in the Philippines reflect both traditional medicine as well as Western medicine. Due to the historical ties between the United States and the Philippines and societal progression, the healthcare practices of the Philippines also have an allopathic influence. | Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans. In addition, the prevalence of hypertension was greater within Filipino American communities than Filipinos living in the Philippines. There are behavior-related risk factors related with hypertension. These factors include reduced physical activity levels and excess dietary sodium intake from foods. In addition to hypertension, Filipino Americans have a genetic risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270981 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Line | Reading Line | Introduction | Reading Line | The Reading Line is a main freight line in Pennsylvania owned and operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. It stretches from the Harrisburg Line at Wyomissing Junction in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to a junction with the Lehigh Line in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The line sees about 65 trains a day, mostly trains running from Northern New Jersey and Allentown, Pennsylvania to points west and south. The line, for the most part, is double-track, with the only area of single track between CP Blandon and CP West Laurel. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Richards | Vincent Richards | Grand Slam finals | Vincent Richards / Grand Slam finals | Vincent "Vinnie" Richards was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 both as an amateur in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers, and as a pro by American Lawn Tennis magazine in 1930. | |
en | wit-train-topic-005270985 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Cutter_(Breaking_Bad) | Box Cutter (Breaking Bad) | Production | Box Cutter (Breaking Bad) / Production | "Box Cutter" is the fourth season premiere of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and its 34th episode overall. Written by series creator Vince Gilligan and directed by Adam Bernstein, "Box Cutter" originally aired on AMC in the United States on July 17, 2011. The narrative follows protagonist Walter White and his partner Jesse Pinkman as they face repercussions from drug kingpin Gus Fring for killing Gale Boetticher at the end of the previous season. Meanwhile, Skyler White breaks into her husband Walter's condominium to investigate his sudden disappearance, and Marie Schrader struggles to help Hank Schrader recover from his injuries.
The episode marked the final regular performances of actors David Costabile and Jeremiah Bitsui as Gale and Victor. Gilligan considered changing the episode based on audience responses to the third-season finale, "Full Measure", on whether Gale would be killed or not, but ultimately decided against it. During a twist scene in "Box Cutter", Gus slices his loyal henchman Victor's throat with a utility knife right before Walt and Jesse's eyes. | "Box Cutter", the fourth season premiere of Breaking Bad, was directed by Adam Bernstein and written by series creator Vince Gilligan. Filmed in January 2011, the episode was edited by Skip MacDonald, one of a handful of editors who have regularly worked on the series. It was broadcast on July 17, 2011, and was the first original Breaking Bad episode in 13 months, since the third season finale episode "Full Measure" aired in June 2010. AMC officials delayed the fourth-season premiere until July because they felt the Nielsen ratings would be better during the summer. While Breaking Bad scripts are generally 50 pages long, the screenplay to "Box Cutter" was 43 pages long, and Gilligan was originally concerned because he did not want to stretch out the episode simply to pad the running time. "Full Measure" ended with Jesse's pulling a gun on Gale and firing directly into the screen, with Gale's death not visibly revealed on-screen. This led to wide speculation among fans and reviewers that Jesse did not actually kill Gale, but rather aimed away from him and fired the gun. This speculation continued up until the original broadcast of "Box Cutter", which confirmed Jesse indeed killed Gale. Gilligan said he never intended for that scene to be a cliffhanger and he thought it clearly conveyed that Gale had died.
"Box Cutter" featured the final regular appearances of recurring Breaking Bad actors David Costabile and Jeremiah Bitsui who, respectively, played Gale Boetticher and Victor. Stand-up comedian Lavell Crawford also made his first of several guest appearances in "Box Cutter" as Huell, Saul's new bodyguard. Gilligan stated that he named the episode "Box Cutter" mainly because "it just sounded like a cool title", but also because he was concerned that the climax of the episode took so long to build to that, by calling it "Box Cutter", "Perhaps I was thinking on some level, 'We'd better let the audience know that there's something at the end of this.'" Although the Breaking Bad staff always intended for Gale to be killed, the audience reaction to "Full Measure" made Gilligan and the Breaking Bad writing staff reconsider whether their plans were the best ones. However, Gilligan said they instead decided to follow their original plan, saying "At the end of the day, the choice we made for how to press forward was the choice we felt was the most honest, and the one that would best continue the story."
Giancarlo Esposito said that when he first read the script for "Box Cutter", he was so shocked that he had to put it down and walk away from it. Esposito said he did not want to "take any of [the scene] home with me" and had "some deep concern about being able to do it and coming out of it unscathed, without really hurting my spirit and my soul". He worked through these concerns by justifying Gus' actions in that, by killing Victor, he was protecting everyone else who works for him. Nevertheless, he said it was "a difficult moment for me" to slit Victor's throat, and that during one take he tried to hush the character to make him die more calmly. That scene took two days to film, and Esposito remained silent and focused during filming, rarely speaking to the others on set. The boots he was originally given were too large and he was concerned that he would slip, which would be out of character for Gus, who was otherwise completely calm and in control. A costume designer quickly procured the right-sized boots for him.
In writing the script, the Breaking Bad staff decided early on that Gus would not speak much during the scene because they felt it was more dramatic that way and more appropriate for his character. Esposito felt the scene was a pivotal moment not only for his character, but for Gus' relationship with Walter, and a warning that Walter should continue to operate Gus' way or risk death. Regarding his character's murder of Victor, Esposito said: "This had to be done. Someone did something, they got seen. ... It was about survival. This had to be done, but I could do it in a way that also sent a message to the people who were |
en | wit-train-topic-005270992 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifugao | Ifugao | American occupation | Ifugao / History / American occupation | Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and it borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south.
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. These terraces are believed to have been hand-carved into the mountains 2,000 years ago to plant rice. However, recent research by carbon dating suggests that they were built much later. In 1995, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008 and 2015, the Hudhud chants of the Ifugao and the Punnuk were inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. | On August 18, 1908, Ifugao was separated from Nueva Vizcaya and, along with Amburayan, Apayao, Benguet, Bontoc, Kalinga and Lepanto, was annexed to the newly created Mountain Province established by the Philippine Commission with the enactment of Act No. 1876. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_art_in_the_Vale_of_Glamorgan | List of public art in the Vale of Glamorgan | Porthkerry | List of public art in the Vale of Glamorgan / Porthkerry | This is a list of public art in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in south-east Wales. It is the southernmost unitary authority in Wales and is bordered by Bridgend, Cardiff, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums. | |
en | wit-train-topic-005270995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutaz_Abdulla | Mutaz Abdulla | Introduction | Mutaz Abdulla | Mutaz Abdullah (Arabic: معتز عبد الله) is the veteran goalkeeper for Al-Shaab. He previously represented the UAE national team on 25 occasions.
Abdulla started off in the youth teams of Al Sadd in Qatar, the country where he grew up. He joined Al Ain in 1998 and was one of the three goalkeepers for the team. Honors he has received with Al Ain include the AFC Champions league trophy. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005270997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefect | Prefect | Ecclesiastical | Prefect / Ecclesiastical | Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area.
A prefect's office, department, or area of control is called a prefecture, but in various post-Roman empire cases there is a prefect without a prefecture or vice versa. The words "prefect" and "prefecture" are also used, more or less conventionally, to render analogous words in other languages, especially Romance languages. | The term is used by the Roman Catholic Church, which based much of its canon law terminology on Roman law, in several different ways.
The Roman Curia has the nine Prefects of all the Congregations as well as the two of the Papal Household and of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
The title also attaches to the heads of some Pontifical Council (central departments of the Curia), who are principally titled president, but in addition there is sometimes an additional ex officio position as a prefect. For example, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is also the prefect of the Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims.
Traditionally these Curial officials are Cardinals, hence often called "Cardinal-Prefect" or "Cardinal-President". There was a custom that those who were not cardinals when they were appointed were titled "Pro-Prefect" or "Pro-President". Then these officials would be appointed prefect or president after their elevation to the Sacred College. However, since 1998, this custom has fallen into disuse.
A Prefect Apostolic is a cleric (sometimes a Titular Bishop, but normally a priest) in charge of an apostolic prefecture, a type of Roman Catholic territorial jurisdiction fulfilling the functions of a diocese, usually in a missionary area or in a country that is anti-religious, such as the People's Republic of China, but that is not yet given the status of regular diocese. It is usually destined to become one in time. |
en | wit-train-topic-005270998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filogonio_Nax%C3%ADn | Filogonio Naxín | Introduction | Filogonio Naxín | Filogonio Naxín (born 1986) is a Mazatec artist and illustrator whose work fuses Mazatec cosmology with modern elements to promote Mexican indigenous language and culture as well as comment on modern social issues. His work has been exhibited in various Mexican states and featured in magazines such as Mexicanismo, Arqueología Mexicana and Playboy México. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germagny | Germagny | Introduction | Germagny | Germagny is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_P._Hickerson | Patricia P. Hickerson | Introduction | Patricia P. Hickerson | Patricia Parsons Hickerson is a retired major general in the United States Army. She served for 32 years and served as Adjutant General of the Army from 1991 to 1994. Upon her retirement in 2001, Hickerson held the rank of two-star General, the third woman in U.S. Army history to receive her second star, and the senior woman officer in the Army. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom%C3%A9_H._Fang | Thomé H. Fang | Introduction | Thomé H. Fang | Thomé H. Fang (Chinese: 方東美; pinyin: Fāng Dōngměi) was a Chinese philosopher.
From 1925 to 1948, Thomé H. Fang taught at several universities in China, mostly at the National Central University (later renamed Nanjing University and reinstated in Taiwan), in Nanking and Chungking. Then he taught at National Taiwan University.
Thomé H. Fang was the 16th generation descendant of Fang Bao, a Qing dynasty scholar and a relative of his contemporary Fang Chih, a Chinese diplomat.
Professor Charles A. Moore considered him the "greatest philosopher of China." |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_One_Life_to_Live_characters_(2000s) | List of One Life to Live characters (2000s) | Claudia Reston | List of One Life to Live characters (2000s) / Claudia Reston | A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live that began their run between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009: | Claudia Reston is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live. Kerry Butler portrayed the role on a contract status from January 18, 2006 until January 3, 2007.
Claudia Reston is the ex-girlfriend and later friend to Nash Brennan. Nash's pregnant girlfriend Tess, the alternate personality of Jessica Buchanan, visits Claudia in a drug rehab, where Claudia has been since her break-up with Nash. Claudia, a rich heiress and a recovering alcoholic, explains that Nash made her believe he loved her, but was really scamming her for her father's money. Nash explains that his grifter days are behind him and that he sincerely regrets taking advantage of Claudia. Seemingly rehabilitated, Claudia soon appears in Llanview, taking a job as a singer at Antonio Vega's club "Capricorn." Soon her powerful father George arrives, blaming Nash for Claudia's troubles. After Mr. Reston threatens Nash and Tess' lives, Nash turns to Claudia for help. Claudia hopes to regain Nash's love by aiding him in a scheme against her father, but their plan ends in tragedy when George Reston ends up dead by Claudia's hand during a scuffle with Nash. Nash helps her cover up the accident. Claudia continues to try and woo Nash while befriending Antonio. When she falls off the wagon on New Year's Eve 2006, Nash and Antonio urge her to go to rehab. Claudia then heads back to New York City to detox and start a new life. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271015 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_de_los_Agustinos_Recoletos_(Madrid) | Convento de los Agustinos Recoletos (Madrid) | Introduction | Convento de los Agustinos Recoletos (Madrid) | The Convento de los Agustinos Recoletos or Convento de Copacabana, in the city of Madrid, was a convent located in the land now occupied by the National Library, the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, and several city blocks. This convent named the known Paseo de Recoletos of Madrid, name that refers to the Augustinian Recollect (Agustinos Recoletos), former owners of the convent and of the adjacent properties. In this convent the painter Francisco de Zurbarán was buried. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_Cenozoic_life_of_Oregon | List of the Cenozoic life of Oregon | Z | List of the Cenozoic life of Oregon / Z | This list of the Cenozoic life of Oregon contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oregon and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age. | Zalophus
†Zalophus californianus
†Zanthopsis
†Zanthopsis rathbunae – type locality for species
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en | wit-train-topic-005271020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | Other venues and companies | Richmond, Virginia / Arts and culture / Visual and performing arts / Other venues and companies | Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2019, the population was estimated to be 230,436, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
Richmond is at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles west of Williamsburg, 66 miles east of Charlottesville, 91 miles east of Lynchburg and 92 miles south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 and encircled by Interstate 295, Virginia State Route 150 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast. | Other venues and companies include:
The Altria Theater, the city-owned opera house.
The Leslie Cheek Theater, after lying dormant for eight years, re-opened in 2011 in the heart of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at 200 N. Boulevard. The elegant 500-seat proscenium stage was constructed in 1955 to match then museum director Leslie Cheek's vision of a theater worthy of a fine arts institution. Operating for years as the Virginia Museum Theater (VMT), it supported an amateur community theater under the direction of Robert Telford. When Cheek retired, he advised trustees on the 1969 appointment of Keith Fowler as head of the theater arts division and artistic director of VMT. Fowler led the theater to become the city's first resident Actors Equity\LORT theater, adding major foreign authors and the premieres of new American works to the repertory. Under his leadership VMT reached a "golden age," gaining international recognition and more than doubling its subscription base. Successive artistic administrations changed the name of the theater to "TheatreVirginia". Deficits caused TheatreVirginia to close its doors in 2002. Now, renovated and renamed for its founder, the Leslie Cheek is restoring live performance to VMFA and, while no longer supporting a resident company, it is available for special theatrical and performance events.
The National Theater is Richmond's premier music venue. It holds 1500 people and has shows regularly throughout the week. It opened winter of 2007 and was built in 1923. It features a state-of-the-art V-DOSC sound system, only the sixth installed in the country and only the third installed on the East Coast.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond, a not-for-profit organization that is one of the largest nongovernmental arts learning centers in the state of Virginia, founded in 1963. Serves 28,000 individuals annually.
Richmond CenterStage, a performing arts center that opened in Downtown Richmond in 2009 as part of an expansion of earlier facilities. The complex includes a renovation of the 1,700-seat Carpenter Theater and construction of a new multipurpose hall, community playhouse, and arts education center in the location of the old Thalhimers department store.
The Byrd Theatre in Carytown, a movie palace from the 1920s that features second-run movies, as well as the French Film Festival.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, consistently ranked as one of the best in the nation.
Dogwood Dell, an amphitheatre in Byrd Park, where the Richmond Department of Recreation and Parks presents an annual Festival of the Arts.
School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community). SPARC was founded in 1981, and trained children to become "triple threats", meaning they were equally versed in singing, acting, and dancing. SPARC has become the largest community-based theater arts education program in Virginia and it offers classes to every age group, during the summer and throughout the year.
Classic Amphitheatre at Strawberry Hill, the former summer concert venue located at Richmond International Raceway.
Commercial art galleries include Metro Space Gallery and Gallery 5 in a newly designated arts district.
Not-for-profit galleries include Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1708 Galleryy and Artspace.
In addition, in 2008, a new 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m²) Gay Community Center opened on the city's north side, which hosts meetings of many kinds, and includes a large art gallery space. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portages_in_North_America | Portages in North America | Introduction | Portages in North America | Portages in North America usually began as animal tracks and were improved by tramping or blazing. In a few places iron-plated wooden rails were laid to take a handcart. Heavily used routes sometimes evolved into roads when sledges, rollers or oxen were used, as at Methye Portage. Sometimes railways were built (Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad). The basic purpose of most canals is to avoid portages.
Places where portaging occurred often became temporary and then permanent settlements (such as Hull, Quebec; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Chicago, Illinois). The importance of free passage through portages found them included in laws and treaties. The Northwest Ordinance says "The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States..." The Treaty of Greenville between the U.S. and the Indian tribes of the area includes: "And the said Indian tribes will allow to the people of the United States a free passage by land and by water, as one and the other shall be found convenient, through their country,..." Then four portages are mentioned specifically. Portages are also used in the treaty to set boundaries ("The general boundary line between the lands of the United States and the lands of the said Indian tribes, shall begin at the mouth of Cayahoga river, and run thence up the same to the portage..."). One historically important fur trade portage is now Grand Portage National Monument. Recreational canoeing routes often include portages between lakes, for example, the Seven Carries route in Adirondack Park. Algonquin Park, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Sylvania Wilderness have famous portage routes.
Numerous portages were upgraded to carriageways and railways due to their economic importance. The Niagara Portage had a gravity railway in the 1760s. The passage between the Chicago and Des Plaines Rivers (and so between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River systems) was through a short swamp portage which seasonally flooded and it is thought that a channel gradually developed unintentionally from the dragging of the boat bottoms. The 1835 Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad connected the cities of New York and Montreal without needing to go through the Atlantic. The passage between Lake Superior and Lake Huron was by a portage dragway of greased rails with capstans until a railway was built in 1850 and a canal in 1855. The 5-mile-long Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway was built just to carry logs between lakes on their way to the sawmill. Allegheny Portage Railroad and Morris Canal both used canal inclined planes to pass loaded boats through portages. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palghar_district | Palghar district | Introduction | Palghar district | Palghar District is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. On 1 August 2014, the Maharashtra State government announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra, when a new Palghar District was carved out of the old Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu at the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and Vasai-Virar. At the 2011 Census, the talukas now comprising the district had a population of 2,990,116.
Palghar has an urban population of 1,435,210, that is 48% of total population is living in Urbanized Area. The district is bounded by Thane and Nashik districts in the east and northeast, and by the Valsad district of Gujarat state and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory in the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while Vasai-Virar, Palghar-Boisar, Dahanu are parts of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271026 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Tod | Isabella Tod | Introduction | Isabella Tod | Isabella Maria Susan Tod (18 May 1836 – 8 December 1896) was a Scottish suffragist, women's rights campaigner and unionist politician in Ireland. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Pokriva%C4%8D | Nikola Pokrivač | Introduction | Nikola Pokrivač | Nikola Pokrivač (born 26 November 1985) is a former Croatian footballer who played as midfielder. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271030 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Williams | Audrey Williams | Introduction | Audrey Williams | Audrey Mae Sheppard Williams (February 28, 1923 – November 4, 1975) was an American musician known for being the first wife of country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, the mother of Hank Williams Jr. and the grandmother of Hank Williams III and Holly Williams. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense_in_China | Incense in China | Chinese censers | Incense in China / Chinese censers | Incense in China is traditionally used in a wide range of Chinese cultural activities including religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional medicine, and in daily life. Known as xiang, incense was used by the Chinese cultures starting from Neolithic times with it coming to greater prominence starting from the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties.
One study shows that during the Han Dynasty there was increased trade and acquisitions of more fragrant foreign incense materials when local incense materials were considered "poor man's incense".
It reached its height during the Song Dynasty with its nobility enjoying incense as a popular cultural pastime, to the extent of building rooms specifically for the use of incense ceremonies.
Besides meaning "incense", the Chinese word xiang also means "fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume; spice". The sinologist and historian Edward H. Schafer said that in medieval China:
there was little clear-cut distinction among drugs, spices, perfumes, and incenses – that is, among substances which nourish the body and those which nourish the spirit, those which attract a lover and those which attract a divinity. | The earliest vessels identified as censers date to the mid-fifth to late fourth centuries BCE during the Warring States period. The modern Chinese term for "censer," xianglu (香爐, "incense burner"), is a compound of xiang ("incense, aromatics") and lu (爐, "brazier; stove; furnace"). Another common term is xunlu (熏爐, "a brazier for fumigating and perfuming"). Early Chinese censer designs, often crafted as a round, single-footed stemmed basin, are believed to have derived from earlier ritual bronzes, such as the dou 豆 sacrificial chalice.
Among the most celebrated early incense burner designs is the hill censer (boshanlu 博山爐), a form that became popular during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141–87 BCE). Some scholars believe hill censers depict a sacred mountain, such as Mount Kunlun or Mount Penglai. These elaborate vessels were designed with apertures that made rising incense smoke appear like clouds or mist swirling around a mountain peak.
Other popular designs include censers shaped to look like birds or animals, small "scenting globes" (xiangqiu 香球), and hand-held censers (shoulu 手爐). Very large censers, sometimes made to resemble ancient ritual bronze vessels, are often placed in the courtyards of Buddhist and Daoist temples. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271035 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Iowa_Democratic_presidential_caucuses | 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses | Pre-caucus polls | 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses / Pre-caucus polls | The 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucus occurred on January 3, and was the state caucuses of the Iowa Democratic Party. It was the first election for the Democrats of the 2008 presidential election. Also referred to as "the First in the Nation Caucus," it was the first election of the primary season on both the Democratic and Republican sides. Of the eight major Democratic presidential candidates, then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois received the most votes and was ultimately declared the winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucus of 2008, making him the first African American to win the caucus. Former U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina came in second place and then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York finished third, though Clinton received more delegates than Edwards. Campaigning had begun as early as two years before the event. | Before the caucuses, the Des Moines Register reported that during a poll of 800 likely Democratic caucus goers from December 27 to December 30, 2007, the candidates had the following results:
Barack Obama - 32%
Hillary Clinton - 25%
John Edwards - 24%
Bill Richardson - 6%
Joe Biden - 4%
Christopher Dodd - 2%
Dennis Kucinich - 1%
Mike Gravel - 0%
Not sure/Uncommitted - 6%
The above results have a margin of sampling error of ±3.5 percentage points.
Barack Obama's results in the opinion polls rose from 28% in the Des Moines Register's poll in late November 2007. This was in part a result of a "dramatic influx of first-time caucusgoers, including a sizable bloc of political independents." Hillary Rodham Clinton remained at a constant 25%, while John Edwards was almost unchanged when his ratings increased to 24% from 23% in November. Approximately one-third of likely caucusgoers said that they could have been persuaded to choose a different candidate before the caucuses.
The December results of the Des Moines Register's poll also showed a widened gap between the three-way contest for the lead — Clinton, Edwards, and Obama — and the rest of the Democratic candidates. No other Democrat received more than 6 percent support of caucusgoers.
Thirty percent of the sample population from the Des Moines Register's poll said that a candidate's ability to bring about change in the United States was the most important to them; 27% said that a candidate who would be most successful in unifying the country would have taken priority in their votes. Most caucusgoers also said that Obama was strong in both of these areas. Having the experience and competence to lead was considered the most important aspect of a candidate by 18 percent of the sample population; Hillary Clinton was rated best on this trait. Only 6 percent of the sample population said that being best able to win the general election was the top priority; Clinton, again, was rated best on this trait. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shropshire_Hills | Shropshire Hills | Introduction | Shropshire Hills | The Shropshire Hills is an upland area and one of the natural regions of England. They lie wholly within the county of Shropshire and encompass several distinctive and well-known landmarks, such as the Long Mynd, Wenlock Edge, The Wrekin and the Clees.
The Shropshire Hills lie south of the county capital of Shrewsbury between the Welsh border and Much Wenlock, extending as far south as Ludlow. To the north they are bounded by the Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, to the east by the Severn Valley and Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau, to the southeast by Knighton and the Teme Valley and to the southwest by the Clun and North West Herefordshire Hills. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Alsace | History of Alsace | Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire | History of Alsace / Alsace within the Holy Roman Empire | The History of Alsace begins when the area was inhabited by nomadic hunters in antiquity, and includes several changes in political control of the area between Germany and France. | At about this time, the surrounding areas experienced recurring fragmentation and reincorporations among a number of feudal secular and ecclesiastical lordships, a common process in the Holy Roman Empire. Alsace experienced great prosperity during the 12th and 13th centuries under Hohenstaufen emperors. Frederick I set up Alsace as a province (a procuratio, not a provincia) to be ruled by ministeriales, a non-noble class of civil servants. The idea was that such men would be more tractable and less likely to alienate the fief from the crown out of their own greed. The province had a single provincial court (Landgericht) and a central administration with its seat at Hagenau. Frederick II designated the Bishop of Strasbourg to administer Alsace, but the authority of the bishop was challenged by Count Rudolf of Habsburg, who received his rights from Frederick II's son Conrad IV. Strasbourg began to grow to become the most populous and commercially important town in the region. In 1262, after a long struggle with the ruling bishops, its citizens gained the status of free imperial city. A stop on the Paris-Vienna-Orient trade route, as well as a port on the Rhine route linking southern Germany and Switzerland to the Netherlands, England and Scandinavia, it became the political and economic center of the region. Cities such as Colmar and Hagenau also began to grow in economic importance and gained a kind of autonomy within the "Decapole" or "Dekapolis", a federation of ten free towns.
As in much of Europe, the prosperity of Alsace came to an end in the 14th century by a series of harsh winters, bad harvests, and the Black Death. These hardships were blamed on Jews, leading to the pogroms of 1336 and 1339. In 1349, Jews of Alsace were accused of poisoning the wells with plague, leading to the massacre of thousands of Jews during the Strasbourg pogrom. Jews were subsequently forbidden to settle in the town. An additional natural disaster was the Rhine rift earthquake of 1356, one of Europe's worst which made ruins of Basel. Prosperity returned to Alsace under Habsburg administration during the Renaissance.
Holy Roman Empire central power had begun to decline following years of imperial adventures in Italian lands, often ceding hegemony in Western Europe to France, which had long since centralized power. France began an aggressive policy of expanding eastward, first to the rivers Rhône and Meuse, and when those borders were reached, aiming for the Rhine. In 1299, the French proposed a marriage alliance between Philip IV of France's sister Blanche and Albert I of Germany's son Rudolf, with Alsace to be the dowry; however, the deal never came off. In 1307, the town of Belfort was first chartered by the Counts of Montbéliard. During the next century, France was to be militarily shattered by the Hundred Years' War, which prevented for a time any further tendencies in this direction. After the conclusion of the war, France was again free to pursue its desire to reach the Rhine and in 1444 a French army appeared in Lorraine and Alsace. It took up winter quarters, demanded the submission of Metz and Strasbourg and launched an attack on Basel.
In 1469, following the Treaty of St. Omer, Upper Alsace was sold by Archduke Sigismund of Austria to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. Although Charles was the nominal landlord, taxes were paid to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. The latter was able to use this tax and a dynastic marriage to his advantage to gain back full control of Upper Alsace (apart from the free towns, but including Belfort) in 1477 when it became part of the demesne of the Habsburg family, who were also rulers of the empire. The town of Mulhouse joined the Swiss Confederation in 1515, where it was to remain until 1798.
By the time of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, Strasbourg was a prosperous community, and its inhabitants accepted Protestantism in 1523. Martin Bucer was a prominent Protestant reformer in the region. His efforts were countered by the Roman Catholic Habsburgs who tried to eradicate heresy i |
en | wit-train-topic-005271045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-Indigenous_Relations_and_Northern_Development_Canada | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Development Canada | Introduction | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Development Canada | Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC; French: Relations Couronne-Autochtones et des Affaires du Nord Canada (RCAANC)) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for Canada's northern lands and territories, and one of two departments with responsibility for policies relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada (the other being Indigenous Services Canada).
The department is overseen by two cabinet ministers, the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations (whose portfolio includes treaty rights and land negotiations) and the Minister of Northern Affairs. Its headquarters were in Terrasses de la Chaudière, in downtown Gatineau, Quebec. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271047 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Atlantic_hurricane_season | 1929 Atlantic hurricane season | Tropical Storm Three | 1929 Atlantic hurricane season / Systems / Tropical Storm Three | The 1929 Atlantic hurricane season was among the least active hurricane seasons in the Atlantic on record – featuring only five tropical cyclones. Of these five tropical systems, three of them intensified into a hurricane, with one strengthening further into a major hurricane. The first tropical cyclone of the season developed in the Gulf of Mexico on June 27. Becoming a hurricane on June 28, the storm struck Texas, bringing strong winds to a large area. Three fatalities were reported, while damage was conservatively estimated at $675,000.
The second storm, nicknamed the Bahamas hurricane, developed north of the Lesser Antilles. It was the most intense tropical cyclone of the season, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph and a minimum barometric pressure of 924 mbar. The storm moved through the Bahamas at this intensity and later struck Florida while slightly weaker. Overall, this hurricane resulted in 59 deaths and at least $9.31 million in damage. The next three tropical cyclones did not impact land, with the last transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on October 22. | Historical weather maps indicate that a low pressure area was embedded within a west to east oriented stationary front over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean on September 24. The low quickly detached from the stationary front and acquired a closed circulation while tracking across sea surface temperatures of 80 °F (27 °C). Early on September 25, a tropical depression formed just west of Bermuda and strengthened into a tropical storm later that day. Around 02:00 UTC on September 26, a ship observed a barometric pressure of 1,002 mbar (29.6 inHg) – the lowest while the storm was tropical. Four hours later, sustained winds peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h). The storm eventually curved northward, before becoming extratropical at 06:00 UTC on September 27, while located about 240 mi (390 km) south-southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The extratropical remnants accelerated northeastward and then east-northeastward, before dissipating east-southeast of Newfoundland on September 29. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_Science_Center | Greensboro Science Center | Attractions | Greensboro Science Center / Attractions | The Greensboro Science Center is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 2008, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums. | The Animal Discovery Zoological Park is home to animals including red pandas, tigers, white-nosed coati, meerkats, black howler monkeys, and Nile crocodiles, and is designed to showcase the "Science of Survival." Attractions within the zoo include the Friendly Farm, Kavanagh Discovery House and Davis Kelly Fountain of Youth and Discovery.
The Museum includes Prehistoric Passages: Realm of Dragons, SciPlay Bay, Time Warner Cable's Extreme Weather Gallery, and touch labs that include live snakes, lizards, and invertebrates.
The OmniSphere Theater is a full dome theater where visitors experience everything from the stars to coral reefs in 2D and 3D.
The Wiseman Aquarium is an aquarium that features animals including stingrays, African penguins, otters, fishing cats, sharks, mata matas, and moon jellies. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heringia_vitripennis | Heringia vitripennis | Introduction | Heringia vitripennis | Heringia vitripennis is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenarchopterus | Zenarchopterus | Introduction | Zenarchopterus | Zenarchopterus is a genus of viviparous halfbeaks. These fish are found in marine, brackish and fresh water of the Indo-Pacific region. Despite being in the viviparous halfbeak family, Zenarchopterus species are oviparous. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271054 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Building | Hamilton Building | Introduction | Hamilton Building | The Hamilton Building is a historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. It went through a renovation in 1977, and was listed on National Register of Historic Places in March of that year. It is the neighbor of the Dekum Building, a fellow NRHP listing on Third Avenue.
The building, completed in 1893, is an anomaly among its contemporaries. While many buildings built during the late 19th century were often ornate, the Hamilton building has little decoration. It is said that architects Whidden & Lewis designed a ground-breaking building, built decades ahead of later (and similar) trends in commercial architecture. Decoration comes in the form of granite-clad cast iron entry columns and cable mouldings, set against a Japanese-brick facade.
The Hamilton Building is 6 stories tall, and is named after Hamilton Corbett, son of Henry W. Corbett. It is also the first building in Portland designed in the Classical Revival style. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum_clavatum | Sedum clavatum | Introduction | Sedum clavatum | Sedum clavatum is a succulent plant that grows in compact rosettes that elongate into long stems with time. Originally identified growing in southern Mexico, S. clavatum produces white, star-shaped flowers in mid to late spring to early summer. They are often grown as decorative plants in rock gardens. Like almost all succulents, S. clavatum needs to be protected from frost and is hardy to 32 °F (0 °C). It grows 4 to 6 inches tall at mature height and 8 inches wide. S. clavatum is an annual that needs average watering and is categorized as fairly easy to maintain. It flourishes in semi-arid and arid climates from southern California to mid-Texas, but can be grown elsewhere given proper precautions. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271057 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krossblade_Aerospace_Systems | Krossblade Aerospace Systems | Introduction | Krossblade Aerospace Systems | Krossblade Aerospace Systems is an aviation company founded in 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The company is known for developing a 5-seat hybrid, vertical take-off and landing, VTOL concept, SkyCruiser, and for its drone/UAV prototype, SkyProwler. Both aircraft employ the switchblade transformation mechanism to transform from a multirotor aircraft for vertical take-off and landing, to a pure winged aircraft, for rapid and efficient cruise. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiting_Farms,_Holyoke,_Massachusetts | Whiting Farms, Holyoke, Massachusetts | Introduction | Whiting Farms, Holyoke, Massachusetts | Whiting Farms is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts, located to the southwest of the city center, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown. Developed in the 1960s and 1970s, its name derives from its original use as site of the farm of William Whiting, where the former mayor and papermaker bred a prizewinning herd of Jersey cattle in the late 19th and early 20th century, many of which were sold for breeding to all parts of the country. A disastrous fire caused by arson in 1919 would kill off the entire herd of 75 head, and following this the farm, then-owned by William F. Whiting, became largely defunct. At the end of the Second World War it was proposed that the property be redeveloped into an airpark, however these plans would never come to fruition. Shortly after another case of arson in 1967 which destroyed a remaining barn, the property began to see the medium-density residential development that characterizes it today, with the First Whiting Farms Cooperative Housing breaking ground later that year. Initially criticized as the "Road to Nowhere" during Samuel Resnic's administration in the early 1960s, Whiting Farms Road today serves as a major artery for retail businesses and traffic to I-91 in the area. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1941) | Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941) | Introduction | Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941) | Robert Primrose Wilson, OBE (born 30 October 1941) is a former Scotland international football goalkeeper and later broadcaster.
As a player, Wilson is most noted for his 11-year playing career at Arsenal where he made over 300 appearances. Wilson as well featured as a youth and senior international for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he turned to coaching and broadcasting, presenting football programmes on television for 28 years until 2002. Wilson has also gone on to create a charity organization known as the Willow Foundation. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bradford_(printer,_born_1663) | William Bradford (printer, born 1663) | Introduction | William Bradford (printer, born 1663) | William Bradford (May 20, 1660 – May 23, 1752) was an early English printer in North America. He is best known as "the pioneer printer of the Middle colonies" and the head of a family that included publishers for 140 years. He was also known for controversies regarding freedom of the press. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271064 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesdun | Vesdun | Introduction | Vesdun | Vesdun is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor-Constant_Michel | Victor-Constant Michel | Introduction | Victor-Constant Michel | Général Victor-Constant Michel (30 January 1850 – 8 November 1937) was a French General officer. He led the French Army in 1911, but following his opposition to the French strategy for war with Germany was replaced by General Joseph Joffre in July 1911. In August 1914, he was the Military governor of Paris, but was replaced later that month by General Joseph Gallieni. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271067 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadukhipa | Tadukhipa | Introduction | Tadukhipa | Tadukhipa, in the Hurrian language Tadu-Hepa, was the daughter of Tushratta, king of Mitanni (reigned ca. 1382 BC–1342 BC) and his queen Juni, and niece of Artashumara. Tadukhipa's aunt Gilukhipa (sister of Tushratta) had married Pharaoh Amenhotep III in his 10th regnal year. Tadukhipa was to marry Amenhotep III more than two decades later. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate_phyla_radiation | Candidate phyla radiation | Introduction | Candidate phyla radiation | Candidate phyla radiation (also referred to as CPR group) is a large evolutionary radiation of bacterial candidate phyla and superphyla, whose members are largely uncultivable and only known from metagenomics. It is suggested that it represents over 15% of all bacterial diversity and may consist of more than 70 different phyla. They are generally characterized as having small genomes and lacking several biosynthetic pathways and ribosomal proteins. This has led to the speculation that they are likely obligate symbionts. Member phyla form a huge CPR monophyletic clade, on a level around the infrakingdom.
Earlier work proposed that many phyla under the CPR group form a superphylum called Patescibacteria. However, since many of the "phyla" are now considered superphyla, the rank is no longer appropriate. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271075 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunthorpe | Nunthorpe | Nunthorpe Hall | Nunthorpe / History / Nunthorpe Hall | Nunthorpe is an outer suburb of the town of Middlesbrough, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, Nunthorpe is served by Nunthorpe and Gypsy Lane railway stations, both of which are on the Esk Valley Line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. The railway line here forms the boundary between the boroughs of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland, both of which are unitary authorities and are associated with the county of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes. Nunthorpe civil parish is west of the railway line, in Middlesbrough, whilst the area east of the railway line forms part of the Ormesby ward of Redcar and Cleveland. | Nunthorpe Hall is the ancient manor house in Nunthorpe village. It was built in 1623, and largely rebuilt and extended in around 1800 and altered again in the mid-1800s. The entrance porch and was added in 1901. The building was converted into a retirement home for the elderly in 1951. The main building is of dressed sandstone, with Lakeland slate roofs, with stone ridge copings. It became a Grade II, listed building, in 1952. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garrett_(musician) | David Garrett (musician) | Introduction | David Garrett (musician) | David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), better known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_and_structure_of_the_English_Defence_League | Organisation and structure of the English Defence League | Leadership and branches | Organisation and structure of the English Defence League / Leadership and branches | Academics characterise the EDL as a social movement, and more specifically as a new social movement, and a social movement organisation. In its organisational structure, the EDL has been characterised by academic observers as a direct action or street-based protest movement. It is a pressure group rather than a political party. During fieldwork with the group, Joel Busher found that many EDL members stressed the idea that the group was not a political organisation, instead presenting it as a single-issue protest group or street movement. Busher noted that these individuals were aware of the tactical advantages of doing so, believing that in presenting itself in this manner it could avoid associations both with older far-right groups like the NF and BNP and with accusations of racism. Like several other counter-jihad groups operating in Western countries, the EDL describes itself as a human rights organisation, although this characterisation is not widely accepted among the British public. | Until October 2013, the EDL was based in Luton. The EDL's structure was informal and lacking in any strict hierarchy, while it also lacked any clear leadership. In its early years, the EDL was controlled by a leadership group referred to as the "team" and which were generally secretive about their operations; they often remained anonymous or used pseudonyms. As of June 2010, this group consisted of six men, including Robinson. In the summer of 2010, the EDL went through a formal restructuring to deal with Robinson's absence. The 2010 reforms included the introduction of a code of conduct which commanded members to respect and obey the leadership, to act in a unified manner, and to be aware that any comments that they made to the press would be taken as formal EDL statements. Till October 2013, the EDL was led by Robinson and Carroll as co-leaders, supported by the regional organisers of the 19 regional divisions. EDL members were expected to take an oath of allegiance to the organisation's leadership. After that duo left the group, it was reorganised around a committee leadership which was headed by a rotating chair.
The EDL lacked a central regulatory structure through which to impose a uniform approach to strategy or maintain ideological purity throughout. It operated through a loose network of local divisions, each of which had a good deal of autonomy. Winlow, Hall, and Treadwell found that most members liked the group's "messy structure and imprecise goals" and did not want to be part of a highly structured organisation under firm leadership.
The EDL divided into at least ninety different divisions, some of which are based on locality and others on specialist groups. These have included a women's division, Jewish division, Sikh division, Hindu division, and LGBT division. For a brief period it also had a disabled division, as well as a green division, and a soldiers' division. These groups are designed to raise the profile of a particular social group within the EDL itself and helping the organisation to draw in recruits from sectors of society that would normally avoid membership in a far-right grouping, such as ethnic minorities and LGBT people. In its early years it also formed a youth division, the English Defence Youth, which was led by Joel Titus; after Titus received a criminally-related anti-social behaviour order (CRASBO), preventing his further involvement in the EDL, the youth division became largely inactive.
The local groups were organised into a series of nine areas: North West, North East, East Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, South West, South East, South East Central, and Greater London. From the summer of 2010 onward, each of these had its own regional organiser. The EDL was heavily reliant on these grassroots networks and the initiative of local and regional leaders. Some of the local divisions covered whole cities or counties while in other cases there could be more than one division representing a single postcode, in part due to personal disputes.
Branches typically held their meeting in pubs with sympathetic owners, which are referred to as "HQs". Pilkington observed that these meetings always features alcohol consumption. Such divisional meetings were infrequent and often poorly attended. They were typically unstructured, lacking any formal agenda or the taking of minutes, and were mainly an opportunity for divisional organisers to inform members of their decisions. Sometimes guest speakers were also invited to address the audience. As well as these divisional meetings, the EDL divisions also held "meet and greet" events to attract new membership. There was no system of official membership recognised through membership cards, and no membership fees. The EDL accepted donations and local divisions sought to raise funds by selling merchandise and holding fundraising events such as barbeques. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynnakh_Mountain | Ynnakh Mountain | Introduction | Ynnakh Mountain | Ynnakh Mountain, also known as Arga Ynnakh Khaya (Russian: Арга Ыннах Хая), Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh (Russian: Гора Улахан Ыннах) and as Mother Mountain (Russian: Мать-Гора), is a mountain in Verkhoyansky District, Yakutia, Russian Federation.
The mountain has been classified as a natural monument of Russia with number 1420068. It is an important mountain in Yakut culture, where the word "Ynnakh" comes from Yakut: Ыыннаах, meaning scary, creepy. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271081 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taibao | Taibao | Rail | Taibao / Transportation / Rail | Taibao is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County, Taiwan. | The city is served by Chiayi Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271082 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Delich_Bentley | Helen Delich Bentley | Politics | Helen Delich Bentley / Career / Politics | Helen Delich Bentley was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leading maritime reporter and journalist. | In 1969, Bentley was offered a seat on the Federal Maritime Commission. However, she declined and asked for the position of chair instead. She was appointed and chaired the commission from 1969 to 1975. The position made her the highest-ranking woman in President Nixon's administration. During her tenure, Bentley advocated for federal support for American shipbuilding yards.
Bentley challenged Democratic incumbent Clarence Long in Maryland's 2nd congressional district in 1980 and 1982. She defeated Long on her third attempt in 1984, and was elected to the 99th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1985, to January 3, 1995.
During her time in office, Bentley was a strong advocate for protectionist trade policies in support of U.S. manufacturing and the U.S. Merchant Marine fleet. She also introduced legislation which enabled Chesapeake Bay to be dredged, allowing larger cargo ships to access the port of Baltimore. In the 1990s, she was sympathetic towards Serbians during the civil war in Yugoslavia, and opposed U.S. military involvement in that conflict.
Bentley was not a candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress in 1994, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Maryland. Despite an endorsement from the incumbent Democratic governor William Donald Schaefer, she was defeated in the Republican primary by the more conservative Ellen Sauerbrey.
When her successor in Congress, Bob Ehrlich, gave up his seat, Bentley sought to take the seat back in 2002. However, the district had been made significantly more Democratic in redistricting and included a large slice of Baltimore City, an area Bentley had never represented. She lost to Baltimore County Executive Dutch Ruppersberger.
In 1995, Bentley founded Helen Bentley & Associates, Inc., and provided consultancy services on international trade, business and government. She was also a consultant for the Maryland Port Administration and the Port of Baltimore, and served on the Board of Trustees for both the Baltimore Museum of Industry and the Maritime Industries Academy High School. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_boiler | Transverse boiler | Railmotors | Transverse boiler / Railmotors | A transverse boiler is a boiler used to generate steam to power a vehicle. Unlike other boilers, its external drum is mounted transversely across the vehicle.
The obvious advantage of the transverse boiler is that it is short lengthways, compared to a locomotive boiler. Where space is short, such as with railmotors, this can give more usable space inside. A less obvious, but more significant advantage for road vehicles, is that the water level of the boiler is less sensitive to the road gradient. When descending steep hills, there is less risk of the firebox crown being exposed above the water level and dangerously overheating.
Transverse boilers are broadly similar to locomotive boilers in construction. They have an internal firebox with multiple small fire-tubes. | Some rare steam railmotors used transverse boilers, instead of the more common vertical boilers, or short locomotive boilers. These were chosen to provide a compact boiler, but with easier servicing than for a vertical boiler. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271085 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Germanic_(1874) | SS Germanic (1874) | Germanic | SS Germanic (1874) / History / Germanic | SS Germanic was an ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff in 1874 and operated by the White Star Line. She was the sister ship of Britannic. Serving with the White Star Line until 1904, she later operated under the names Ottawa, Gul Djemal and Gülcemal, until broken up in 1950 after a total career of 75 years. | The sister ship of Britannic, delivered in June 1874, Germanic was launched on 15 July 1874. Although fitting out was completed in early 1875, delivery was delayed until May of that year so that she would arrive in time for the summer transatlantic season. Germanic was primarily powered by steam, although she also carried four masts, three of which were square-rigged. She departed on her maiden voyage on 20 May 1875 from Liverpool to New York, arriving ten days later. In doing so, she replaced Oceanic, the White Star's first post-Ismay steamship that was sold by the company in the same year.
In July during an eastbound run, Germanic set a transatlantic speed record of 15.76 knots (average), crossing the ocean in seven days, 11 hours, and 17 minutes, and winning the coveted Blue Riband. In February, 1876, she beat her own record. On a subsequent trip, when the ship was south of Ireland, the propeller shaft sheared and she had to limp into Waterford on sail power alone.
In 1895, Germanic underwent a major refit, during which a larger triple-expansion steam engine was installed, and the rigging was removed. On 13 February 1899, while being coaled at White Star's New York City pier, a blizzard blanketed her decks with a heavy layer of snow. Now top heavy, she listed to port so much that water began to enter doors opened for coaling, and Germanic settled on to the shallow harbour bottom. She was raised, and determined to be worth saving, so she returned to Belfast for repairs that lasted four months. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Argia | L'Argia | Introduction | L'Argia | L'Argia is an opera in a prologue and three acts composed by Antonio Cesti to a libretto by Giovanni Filippo Apolloni. It was first performed in the court theatre at Innsbruck on 4 November 1655 to celebrate the visit of Queen Christina of Sweden who was on her way to exile in Rome. Over the next 20 years it had multiple performances in Italian cities including Venice and Siena where it inaugurated Siena's new opera house in 1669. Its first performance in modern times took place at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music in 1996. Set on the Island of Cyprus in ancient times the opera's convoluted plot, full of disguises and mistaken identities, revolves around the amorous misadventures of Selino who has been pursued to Salamis by his deserted wife Princess Argia. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271087 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodleburg_Cemetery | Goodleburg Cemetery | Folklore | Goodleburg Cemetery / Folklore | Goodleburg Cemetery is a cemetery located in South Wales, New York. It is an old, inactive village lot whose use has been discontinued. Many of the original settlers of Wales and the surrounding areas are buried here. | In recent years, it has been a site of frequent desecration.
Paranormal author Mason Winfield has written about this cemetery and its purported activity several times, but has also expressed regret to writing anything about it due to the spike in vandalism since then. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271090 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaia_Storvik | Kaia Storvik | Introduction | Kaia Storvik | Kaia Storvik (born 10 October 1976) is a Norwegian journalist, former newspaper editor and politician. She has worked for several newspapers, including Vårt Land, Dagbladet, Dagens Næringsliv and Dagsavisen. She was chief editor of Dagsavisen from 2010 to 2014. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271093 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazurkowo | Mazurkowo | Introduction | Mazurkowo | Mazurkowo [mazurˈkɔvɔ] (German: Masurhöfchen) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Srokowo, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern%C5%91_Cs%C3%ADki | Ernő Csíki | Introduction | Ernő Csíki | Ernst Csiki, Ernst Dietl or Ernő Csiki (Csíki) (Hungarian: Csiki (Csíki) Ernő, 22 October 1875 in Vulkan – 7 July 1954 in Budapest) was a Hungarian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
Born as Ernst Dietl at Zsilvajdejvulka, Hunyad Shire, Transylvania today known as Vulcan in Romania, he went to study at the veterinary college in Budapest and graduated in 1897. He then joined the Hungarian Natural History Museum and worked as an assistant curator. In 1898 he changed his name to Hungarian as Csiki. He retired in 1933 as director but continued to work in entomology. He received a doctorate in 1953.
At the time of Ernő Csiki's retirement (1932) the beetle collection contained over 1 million specimens largely due to his purchases and his obtaining funding for expeditions. Csiki wrote several parts of Coleopterorum Catalogus and many papers on Carpathian Coleoptera.
A street in Budapest where he lived is called as Bogár utca (beetle street) in his honour. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271096 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lotharius_Oxholm | Peter Lotharius Oxholm | Military career | Peter Lotharius Oxholm / Military career | Peter Lotharius Oxholm was a Danish army officer and governor-general of the Danish West Indies from 1815 to 1816. He also participated in the Battle of Køge against the British troops in 1807.
In 1814, Oxholm was appointed governor-general of the Danish West Indies. | He began his career as a cadet in 1763 and was made corporal in 1769. From 1771 Oxholm was page to Queen Carolina Mathilda, and he was present at her arrest in 1772. After having served in Denmark, he left for the Danish West Indies as a lieutenant in 1777. Oxholm returned to Denmark in 1793 and was dismissed from the army with the rank of colonel.
During the English Wars, Oxholm became leader of a regiment (Søndre Sjællandske Landeværnsregiment – the Regiment of Southern Zealand in English) in the militia created in 1801. This militia participated in the Battle of Køge, where Oxholm together with a handful of soldiers barricaded themselves in the cemetery at Herfølge, a small town in the middle of Zealand. After a brief and intense battle, they were forced to surrender and were taken prisoner. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece%E2%80%93Israel_relations | Greece–Israel relations | Blue Flag | Greece–Israel relations / Military collaboration / Blue Flag | Greece–Israel relations are the bilateral relationship between the Hellenic Republic and the State of Israel. Relations between the two countries were strained during the late 20th century, but since 2008 they have been among the strongest in the Eastern Mediterranean. Israel and Greece consider each other as strong collaborators in the aspects of military, intelligence, economy and culture. Both countries are part of the Energy Triangle, which referred to the extraction of oil and gas from both Israel and Cyprus by 2015, which will be delivered to mainland Europe with a pipeline through Greece. The deterioration of Israel's relations with Turkey following the Gaza flotilla raid has heavily contributed to the strengthening of Greek-Israeli relations.
Greece and Israel today enjoy excellent diplomatic relations. Both countries are partners in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and members of the Union for the Mediterranean, the World Trade Organization and other international organizations. Israel is the second largest importer of Greek products in the Middle East. | In November 2013 Israel hosted its biggest aerial maneuver drill code-named 'Blue Flag'. The exercise included seven combat squadrons from the Israeli Air Force and one squadron each from the air forces of Greece, the United States and Italy. Half of Israel's air space has been closed to traffic for the exercise, extending from the center of the country southwards. The pilots practised attacks on enemy bases and as tactics for combating anti-aircraft measures, including shoulder-held missiles, advanced surface-to-air missiles and radar systems. Observers including military attaches and representatives from Cyprus and Bulgaria were viewing the drill. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271099 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wallace | Tim Wallace | Professional | Tim Wallace / Playing career / Professional | Timothy Todd Wallace is a former American professional ice hockey center. He is currently the head coach of UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers after arriving in May 2019. Wallace had served as joint player-coach for Milton Keynes Lightning alongside Ryan Lannon during the 2018–19 EIHL season.
Before starting his professional career, Wallace played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame of the CCHA. A product of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program, he was a member of gold-medal teams at both the 2002 Under-18 World Championships and the Under-17 World Challenge in 2001. | An undrafted free agent, Wallace was signed to a contract after attending a tryout camp with Pittsburgh in the fall of 2006. In his first season, he split time between the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers and the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, seeing action in 51 games with 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points and 62 penalty minutes. He played in 11 playoff games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring a goal and an assist. In 2007-08, Wallace played in 74 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, accruing 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points and 83 minutes in penalties. He played in 22 postseason games in helping the Baby Penguins advance to the Calder Cup finals against Chicago. He had two goals and six assists for eight points and 21 penalty minutes in the playoffs.
Wallace made his NHL debut on December 10, 2008, against the New Jersey Devils. He registered his first NHL point, an assist, on December 18, 2008 vs. the Atlanta Thrashers.
On February 23, 2012 Wallace was claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay Lightning from the New York Islanders after playing 31 games in the NHL season.
After seven professional seasons within North America, Wallace left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League on August 6, 2013. In his debut season in Sweden, Wallace adapted quickly in Örebro, posting 15 goals and 32 points in 55 games to earn a one-year contract extension on April 3, 2014. In the midst of the 2014–15 season, having been unable to replicate his previous seasons form with Örebro, Wallace was loaned to fellow SHL outfit Brynäs IF on December 10, 2014.
On September 7, 2015, having left Sweden after two-years as a free agent, Wallace agreed to a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
As a free agent after three seasons abroad, Wallace opted to return to his hometown in Anchorage, and agreed to play in third tier ECHL, signing a standard contract with the Alaska Aces on October 13, 2016.
On May 25, 2017, Wallace again left North America and moved to the UK to sign a one-year deal with the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL.
After a season in Sheffield, Wallace moved to league rivals Milton Keynes Lightning. Wallace and teammate Ryan Lannon later replaced Doug McKay as head coach early into the 2018–19 season. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271100 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittore_Bocchetta | Vittore Bocchetta | Introduction | Vittore Bocchetta | Vittore Bocchetta (born November 15, 1918 in Sassari, Sardinia) is an Italian sculptor, painter, and academic. Bocchetta was a member of the anti-fascist Italian resistance movement during World War II. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Osborne_discography | Joan Osborne discography | Introduction | Joan Osborne discography | This is a list of albums and singles recorded by Joan Osborne. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271106 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._N._Panikkar | K. N. Panikkar | Introduction | K. N. Panikkar | K. N. Panikkar (born 1936 in Guruvayoor, Kerala) is a leftist Indian historian, associated with the "Marxist school" of historiography.
K. N. Panikkar has written and edited a number of books, including A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Communalism and the ICHR volume on Towards Freedom, 1940: A Documentary History of the Freedom Struggle.
His methods and his expressed positions in public life have evoked harsh criticism from exponents of Hindu nationalism, particularly during the period of Bharatiya Janata Party government of 1998 to 2004.
Panikkar has been active in criticising the rise of "Nationalist" history in India. His books include Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar; Culture and Consciousness in Modern India; Culture, Ideology and Hegemony – Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India, and Before the Night Falls.
He was appointed by the government of Kerala as chairman of an Expert Committee that looked into the complaints raised from various quarters concerning new textbooks introduced to state-supported schools. The committee submitted its report in October 2008. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271107 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_in_aviation | 2018 in aviation | July | 2018 in aviation / Events / July | This is a list of aviation-related events in 2018. | 5 July
A Memorandum of Understanding is announced for a strategic partnership: for $3.8 billion Boeing will hold 80% of a Boeing-Embraer joint venture for Embraers's airliners and services, valued at $4.75 billion, and Embraer will own the remaining 20%.
10 July
Ten days after taking control of the program, Airbus renames the Bombardier CSeries Airbus A220-100/300.
Hours after its rebrand, jetBlue ordered 60 A220-300s to replace its 60 Embraer 190s from 2020 for $5.4 billion before customary discounts, with 60 options pending from 2025, a blow to Embraer which was marketing the E195-E2 to the carrier.
16 July
Farnborough air show is held 16–22 July.
17 July
Valencia-based Air Nostrum and Dublin-bound CityJet announce their cooperation to create the largest European regional airline, subject to regulatory approval, employing 2700 people and flying 94 aircraft including 30 CRJ1000 and 22 CRJ900, for a combined revenue of €700m with over 170,000 flights per year.
A February agreement was formalized for two 747-8 at $3.9 billion to replace from December 2024 the two 747-200-based Air Force One VC-25A presidential aircraft delivered in 1991.
19 July
The Airbus Beluga XL oversized freighter makes its maiden flight.
At the end of Farnborough Airshow business days, Embraer sold 300 jets for $15 billion at list prices, including 100 firm orders and 100 options for the E175-E1s from US carrier Republic Airways, convertible to E2s; Airbus sold 431 airliners (93 firm and 338 MoUs): 60 A220-300s, 304 A320 Family aircraft, 42 A330neos and 25 A350XWBs; Boeing signed 673 aircraft to 21 customers for a $98.4 billion list value, 145 of these were unidentified prior to the airshow, leaving 528 airshow sales. Of those 673, Boeing secured 564 737 MAXs including 110 MAX 10s, 52 Dreamliners, 48 777Fs and five 747-8Fs.
23 July
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is held 23–29 July.
31 July
Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431, an Embraer 190, crashed after takeoff from Durango International Airport in Mexico with 101 persons on board and no fatalities. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271108 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wukro_Chirkos | Wukro Chirkos | Description | Wukro Chirkos / Description | Wukro Chirkos is an Orthodox Tewahedo monolithic church located in northern Ethiopia, on the northern edge of the town of Wukro near the main highway. From the time members of the 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia reported its existence until the early 20th century, it was the only rock-hewn church known to the outside world.
Wukro Chirkos is dedicated to the child martyr Cyricus of Tarsus of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Due to its location, this church remains the most accessible example of these structures. | The layout of this church is generally described as cruciform or "cross-in-square". As a result, it is frequently grouped with other churches with the same floor plan; namely Abreha we Atsbeha and Mikael Imba. Although the structure's interior is divided into three or five aisles -- "depending on how one describes the intermediary supports in the transverse section" according to Ruth Plant -- its cruciform layout is emphasized by the barrel vault in line with the apse and the sanctuary containing the tabot. Plant identified Axumite detail acting as frieze above the columns in the three arms of the crossing. The column shafts are chamfered, rising from bases upon the floor, and the capitals of the smaller columns are squared with elliptical chamfered edges. Plant wrote that the bracket capitals of the columns at the crossing are not as refined as the corresponding columns of Abreha we Atsbeha.
Like the other Ethiopian cruciform churches mentioned above, the entrance porch of Wukro Chirkos is distinguished by a central pillar that forces the priests and congregants to enter on either side, rather than a direct line. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassis_miops | Ambassis miops | Introduction | Ambassis miops | Ambassis miops, commonly known as the flag-tailed glassfish, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae. It is native to eastern Australia. It is found only in a few coastal sites along the North Queensland coast. A distinguishing feature of this species is a tiny spine is situated above the rear corner of the eye. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271114 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirupadiripuliyur_railway_station | Thirupadiripuliyur railway station | Introduction | Thirupadiripuliyur railway station | Thirupadiripuliyur railway station (code: TDPR) is one of the two railway stations serving the town of Cuddalore, headquarters of the Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India, the other one being Cuddalore Port Junction. It is located on the Main line between Chennai Egmore and Tiruchirappalli Junction. It comes under the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271116 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Raj_Hans | Hans Raj Hans | Musical career | Hans Raj Hans / Musical career | Hans Raj Hans is an Indian singer turned politician. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.
He sings Punjabi folk and Sufi music as well as in movies and has also released his own 'Punjabi-pop' albums. He has worked alongside other artists, such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the movie Kachche Dhaage. | As a youth, Hans learned from music director Charanjit Ahuja. Then he started singing Punjabi folk, devotional and Sufi music. He worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, in the movie Kachche Dhaage
Hans has been an honorary music professor at Washington DC University and San Jose State University. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271119 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UW_Health_University_Hospital | UW Health University Hospital | History | UW Health University Hospital / History | UW Health University Hospital is a 505-bed academic regional referral center with 125 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital has seven intensive care units. UW Health University Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 17th best hospital in the United States and the #1 hospital in Wisconsin in the publication's 2019-2020 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, earning national rankings in 12 adult and 4 pediatric specialties. Additionally, UW Health University Hospital was ranked as the 14th best hospital in the United States and among the top 100 hospitals in the world by Newsweek in 2019.
UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison." It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. | UW Hospital and Clinics was established by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1924. Originally named Wisconsin General Hospital, the facility's first location was at 1300 University Avenue. In 1979, it moved to a new facility at 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, and the original building was converted for use by the university as classrooms. Formerly part of the University of Wisconsin System, UW Hospital and Clinics was reorganized as a public authority, the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority (UWHCA), on June 29, 1996. Since May 2016, UWHC's current CEO has been Alan Kaplan, MD.
The hospital and clinics are directed by statute to:
"maintain, control and supervise the use of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, for the purposes of:
Delivering comprehensive, high−quality health care to patients using the hospitals and to those seeking care from its programs, including a commitment to provide such care for the medically indigent.
Providing an environment suitable for instructing medical and other health professions students, physicians, nurses and members of other health−related disciplines.
Sponsoring and supporting research in the delivery of health care to further the welfare of the patients treated and applying the advances in health knowledge to alleviate human suffering, promote health and prevent disease.
Assisting health programs and personnel throughout the state and region in the delivery of health care." |
en | wit-train-topic-005271120 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Melbourne_Village_Hall | Original Melbourne Village Hall | Introduction | Original Melbourne Village Hall | The Original Melbourne Village Hall is a historic building currently located on Hall Road in Melbourne Village, Florida, United States. This building was built circa 1941 during World War II to serve as a military barracks at the Naval Air Station Banana River. After World War II, the U.S. government declared the building surplus and subsequently sold it to the American Homesteading Foundation located at Melbourne Village.
In May 1948, the building was moved to its current location and used as a community center. Upon becoming incorporated, the Town of Melbourne Village used the building from 1957 until 1963 as office space until a new town hall was constructed. In 2003, Melbourne Village completed restorations of the building and renamed it Hester Wagner Community House in December of that year. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayt_Daras | Bayt Daras | 1948 War and aftermath | Bayt Daras / History / 1948 War and aftermath | Bayt Daras was a Palestinian Arab town located 32 kilometers northeast of Gaza and approximately 50 meters above sea level, which was depopulated in 1948. | In response to hundreds of fighters from Bayt Daras attacking Kibbutz Nitzanim, the village was subject to an Israeli counteroffensive military assault four times,. It was defended by the Sudanese Army and a number of local militiamen and, according to Ramzy Baroud, subjected to heavy shelling on March 27–28, 1948, in which nine villagers died and much of the crops were destroyed. The objective of the Palmach's operational plan, 'Operation Lightning' (Mivtza Barak) was to compel the Arab inhabitants of the area to 'move' and by striking one or more population centres to cause an exodus, which was foreseen given the wave of panic that was sweeping Arab communities after the Deir Yassin massacre. Bayt Daras was targeted to be surrounded, to have the villagers surrender and hand over their arms, and if this order was resisted, it was to be mortared, stormed and 'dealt with in the manner of scorched earth'. It was finally captured by military assault on May 11, 1948 by the Givati Brigade during Operation Barak, just prior to the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The village suffered some 50 casualties, and many houses were then blown up, and wells and granaries sabotaged. Bayt Daras had a population of 3,190 living in 709 houses in 1948. In Baroud's account, a massacre took place as people fled the village.
According to the memoirs of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the empty village was reoccupied by Sudanese forces in June, but they left after a signaling error caused them to be shelled by their own side.
Structures in the village were made of stone foundations with vaulted rooms. There were also two elementary schools and two mosques, all of which were demolished after its capture.
Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel. In 1950 the moshav of Giv'ati was built on the site of the village, with two other moshavim, Azrikam, Emunim, established on land that had belonged to Bayt Daras. Later in the 1950s a farm called Zemorot was built on Khirbat Awda, which had also belonged to Bayt Daras.
In 1992 the village site was described: "The only remain of village buildings are the foundations of one house and some scattered rubble. The site is overgrown with wild vegetation interspersed by cactuses and eucalyptus trees. At least one of the streets is clearly recognisable. The surrounding fields are cultivated by the settlements." |
en | wit-train-topic-005271123 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neobalanocarpus | Neobalanocarpus | Introduction | Neobalanocarpus | Neobalanocarpus is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The single species, Neobalanocarpus heimii, is a tropical hardwood tree. Common names for the tree and its wood products include chengal, chan ta khien, chi-ngamat, takian chan, and takian chantamaeo. The tree grows over 60 m (197 ft) tall. Chengal is considered the number one wood (classified as heavy hardwood) of Malaysia and export of logs is prohibited due to its scarcity. The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red list. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271124 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralli_Ben-Yehuda | Ralli Ben-Yehuda | Introduction | Ralli Ben-Yehuda | Ralli Ben-Yehuda (ראלי בן יהודה; born September 26, 1934) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast.
She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271126 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_in_a_Woodpile | Devil in a Woodpile | Members | Devil in a Woodpile / Members | Devil in a Woodpile is a band from Chicago, Illinois. Although they routinely give a fresh sound to 80-year-old songs, their repertoire and instrumentation categorizes them as a country blues or jug band. | Current members
Rick "Cookin" Sherry - vocals, harmonica, clarinet, washboard, other percussion
Beau Sample - upright bass
Joel Paterson - guitar, vocals (Joel also plays with The Western Elstons and under his own name with the Joel Paterson Trio)
Former members
Paul Kaye - steel guitar
Tom V. Ray - upright bass
Gary Schepers - tuba
Mike Grenz - upright bass |
en | wit-train-topic-005271129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Eli_(1992) | Typhoon Eli (1992) | Meteorological history | Typhoon Eli (1992) / Meteorological history | Typhoon Eli, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Konsing, struck the Philippines and Hainan during mid-July 1992. A weak low pressure system developed in the Philippines Sea on July 7, which became a tropical depression on the next day. The depression tracked west-northwest and strengthened into a tropical storm on July 10. After turning more westward, Eli steadily intensified, and obtained typhoon intensity that evening. The storm attained its highest intensity of 130 km/h early on July 11 before striking northern Luzon. After entering the South China Sea, the storm maintained most of its intensity as it approached Hainan, although agencies disagree on how precisely strong it was. After passing through Hainan late on July 13, Eli passed through the Gulf of Tonkin on the next day before striking Vietnam, where Eli quickly dissipated.
Heavy rains associated with Typhoon Eli deluged Luzon and resulted in mudslides surrounding Mount Pinatubo, which had erupted a year prior. Offshore, 10 ships sunk, resulting in a fatality, 19 rescues, and initial reports of 25 missing fishermen. Monetary damage was estimated at US$862,000. Fifteen homes were damaged and five were destroyed. | Following the recurvature of Tropical Depression Deanna on July 2, 1992, ridging temporarily replaced the monsoon trough across the Philippine Islands and the Philippines Sea. This prompted weak winds out of the southwest to persist at low latitudes, which eventually spawned a weak low pressure area that was first noted by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) on the morning of July 7. On the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) first classified the system as a tropical depression. After tracking to the south of Guam, the disturbance accelerated west-northwest and increased in organization, prompting JTWC to issue a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert at 11:02 UTC on July 9. An increase in convective coverage then led the JTWC to declare the system a tropical depression seven hours later. The depression was upgraded to a tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on July 10 by both the JMA and JTWC as Eli's convective buildup continued.
The intensification trend persisted as the storm tracked more westward; the JMA declared Eli a severe tropical storm at 06:00 UTC the same day. Twelve hours later, the JTWC estimated at Eli attained typhoon intensity. At 00:00 UTC on July 11, the JMA upgraded Eli into a typhoon, with the JTWC and JMA also analyzing a peak intensity of 135 km/h (85 mph) and 130 km/h (80 mph) respectively at the same time. Shortly thereafter, the typhoon made landfall on northern Luzon. After entering the South China Sea, the typhoon tracked west as its forward motion slowed in response to Eli nearing the western end of a subtropical ridge. Now tracking west-northwest, data from the JTWC suggested that Eli maintained minimal typhoon intensity until it moved through Hainan on the night of July 13, though data from the JMA indicated that Eli was a weakening tropical storm during this time. The JTWC downgraded Eli into a tropical storm while the system moved west-northwestward across the Gulf of Tonkin. Eli made landfall late on July 13 about 160 km (100 mi) east of Hanoi, with the JMA estimating winds of 80 km/h (50 mph). Eli dissipated over northern Vietnam on July 14. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271130 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterway_Recovery_Group | Waterway Recovery Group | Introduction | Waterway Recovery Group | The Waterway Recovery Group (WRG), founded in 1970, is the national co-ordinating body for voluntary labour on the inland waterways of the United Kingdom. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Lake_Baptist_Church | Sand Lake Baptist Church | Introduction | Sand Lake Baptist Church | Sand Lake Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 2960 State Route 43 in Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York. The church was built in 1805 and is a Federal period frame building. It is a rectangular, two-story, heavy wood frame building set on a stone foundation. The church has a gable roof and features a two-stage, semi-engaged Greek Revival style tower added in 1840. The front facade features a Palladian window. Also on the property is a contributing parsonage (1846) and garage (1939).
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
As of May 2017, Pastor Samuel Kupeyan served as pastor of the church. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271134 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levis_(motorcycle) | Levis (motorcycle) | Four-strokes | Levis (motorcycle) / Four-strokes | Levis motorcycles, manufactured by Butterfields Ltd. of Birmingham, England were for many years one of England's leading marques of two-stroke motorcycle. Levis built two-stroke machines from 1911, adding a line of four-strokes in 1928, which ran to 1941 when production ceased.
The first Levis was made in the Norton works by designer Howard Newey, but James Norton turned it down.
Newey then joined with the Butterfields, Arthur and Billy, and sister Daisy, to set up a motorcycle company. Their first model had a capacity of 211 cc. | From 1928 onward, Levis produced 247 cc (67 mm (2.6 in) bore x 70 mm (2.8 in) stroke) and 346 cc (70 mm bore x 90 mm stroke) four-stroke ohv machines and later added 498 cc and 600 cc ohv four-strokes. For a brief period, a 346 cc side valve single, and also a 247 cc sohc single with chain-driven overhead camshaft were available. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271139 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caples_River | Caples River | Introduction | Caples River | The Caples River is a river flowing into the Greenstone River in New Zealand. It flows alongside part of the Caples Track. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271141 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1777_in_the_United_States | 1777 in the United States | January–March | 1777 in the United States / Events / January–March | Events from the year 1777 in the United States. | January 2 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of the Assunpink Creek, also known as the Second Battle of Trenton: American forces under the command of George Washington repulse a British attack near Trenton, New Jersey.
January 3 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Princeton: American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis.
January 12 – Mission Santa Clara de Asís founded in what is now Santa Clara, California.
January 15 – Vermont declares its independence from New York, becoming the Vermont Republic, an independent country, a status it retains until it joins the United States as the 14th state in 1791.
January 20 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Millstone, part of the Forage War
February 1 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Drake's Farm, part of the Forage War
February 8 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quibbletown, part of the Forage War
February 23 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Spanktown, part of the Forage War
March 8 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Pun Hill, part of the Forage War |
en | wit-train-topic-005271142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Digby | RAF Digby | Second World War | RAF Digby / History / Second World War | Royal Air Force Digby otherwise known as RAF Digby is Royal Air Force station located near Scopwick and 11.6 mi south east of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of Joint Forces Intelligence Group of Joint Forces Command. Other units include the RAF Aerial Erector School, No. 54 Signals Unit and No. 591 Signals Unit.
Formerly an RAF training and fighter airfield it is the site of one of the country's older Royal Air Force stations, predated only by RAF Northolt which is the oldest and predates the Royal Air Force by three years having opened in 1915. Flying at Digby ceased in 1953. | RAF Digby entered the war with some of its squadrons operating from nearby satellite fields under its control at RAF Coleby Grange and RAF Wellingore. The first squadron scrambled from Digby was No. 46 Squadron on 3 September; told there was an incoming German raid they found nothing and returned.
October 1939 saw a number of arrivals at the station. On 10 October No. 611 Squadron RAF flying Supermarine Spitfires and No. 229 Squadron RAF operating Bristol Blenheims arrived at Digby. Initially, No. 611 Squadron flew affiliation exercises with the other two squadrons and with other new arrivals No. 44 Squadron RAF and No. 144 Squadron RAF, who were both equipped with Hampden light bombers. At the end of October a Bristol Blenheim fighter and escort Squadron arrived, No. 29 Squadron RAF. With the squadron came the soon-to-be-famous officer Guy Gibson, who would be awarded a Victoria Cross as the commander of the Dambusters. It was Gibson's second tour at Digby as he had learned to fly at the station while attending No. 2 FTS in 1936. Gibson was still based at Digby in 1940 when he was married in Penarth, South Wales.
As 1939 came to a close King George VI made the first of three formal visits to RAF Digby. In addition to inspecting No. 46 Squadron, he presented decorations to fighter pilots from Digby and several neighbouring stations. The recipients included Guy Gibson who received his first DFC.
For six weeks in May and June 1940 the station was home to No. 222 Squadron RAF on a rotational rest and recuperation break from fighting the Battle of Britain from RAF Duxford. The squadron's most famous flight commander was the legless fighter ace Flight Lieutenant Douglas Bader. With the station's complement of pilots expanding nearby Wellingore Hall was requisitioned as a second officers' mess.
In late August 1940 a single German Junkers Ju 88 bomber appeared suddenly out of the mist and dropped its load of bombs on the station, all of them missing the runways and buildings to explode harmlessly on open ground. In February 1941 the first of the Canadian fighter squadrons arrived at Digby. No. 1 (Canadian) Squadron and No. 2 (Canadian) Squadron immediately renumbered as No. 401 Squadron RAF and No. 402 Squadron RAF respectively; both squadrons were equipped with Hurricanes. The Canadian Digby wing was formed on 24 April 1941 when the station received three further squadrons, 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron flying Boulton Paul Defiants, No. 411 Squadron RCAF and No. 412 Squadron RAF both flying Supermarine Spitfires.
RAF Digby received several German bomber raids during 1941 and extensive damage was suffered. It was decided to relocate the 12 Group Sector Operations Centre away from further danger and it moved to a luxurious setting in the west wing of Blankney Hall where it stayed for the remainder of the war. Several RAF squadrons arrived to serve alongside the Canadians during 1941; No. 92 Squadron RAF and No. 609 Squadron RAF both arrived from RAF Biggin Hill on rotational rest and recuperation leave. There were now so many airmen at RAF Digby that even the two officers' messes could not accommodate them all. Several squadrons commandeered the nearby Ashby Hall as their officers' mess and the hall remained in this role until the end of the war when it fell into disrepair and its estate was broken up.
American-born pilot and poet John Gillespie Magee flying for the Canadian air force was killed at the age of 19 on 11 December 1941 while stationed at RAF Digby with No 412 (Fighter) Squadron, RCAF. Magee took off in a Spitfire from the satellite field at RAF Wellingore and, while descending through cloud over Roxholm village just south of Digby, was involved in a mid-air collision with an Airspeed Oxford climbing out of RAF Cranwell. Magee is buried at the war graves section of Scopwick churchyard along with 49 other aviators from local airfields and five German aircrew. On his grave are inscribed the first and last lines from his poem High Flight:
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth –
Put out my hand and touched the Fac |
en | wit-train-topic-005271144 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kradolf-Sch%C3%B6nenberg | Kradolf-Schönenberg | Religion | Kradolf-Schönenberg / Religion | Kradolf-Schönenberg is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
The municipality was created in 1996 by a merger of Buhwil, Kradolf, Neukirch an der Thur and Schönenberg an der Thur. | From the 2000 census, 857 or 28.0% were Roman Catholic, while 1,296 or 42.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland there are 37 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 186 individuals (or about 6.07% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 369 (or about 12.05% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 10 individuals (or about 0.33% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 196 (or about 6.40% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 110 individuals (or about 3.59% of the population) did not answer the question. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271146 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintetsu_9020_series | Kintetsu 9020 series | Introduction | Kintetsu 9020 series | The Kintetsu 9020 series (近鉄9020系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway since 2000. In 2001, it was awarded the Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271149 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Hours_of_Simon_de_Varie | Book of Hours of Simon de Varie | Artists and sequence | Book of Hours of Simon de Varie / Artists and sequence | The Book of Hours of Simon de Varie is a French illuminated manuscript book of hours commissioned by the court official Simon de Varie, with miniatures attributed to at least four artists; hand A who may have been a workshop member of the Bedford Master, the anonymous illustrators known as the Master of Jean Rolin II, the Dunois Master and the French miniaturist Jean Fouquet. It was completed in 1455 and consists of 49 large miniatures and dozens of decorative vignettes and painted initials, which total over 80 decorations. Fouquet is known to have contributed six full leaf illuminations, including a masterwork Donor and Virgin diptych. A number of saints appear - Saint Simon is placed as usual alongside Saint Jude; other pages feature saints Bernard of Menthon, James the Greater and Guillaume de Bourges.
The book was divided into 3 volumes by its 17th century owner Philippe de Béthune. Two are currently housed at National Library of the Netherlands, in The Hague and were acquired in 1816 and 1890. | The presence of at least four hands suggests that the worked at the same place, but at different stages. There are no records of the commission, so their identity has been built up through their similarity to other works and by associating stylistic traits. Hand A was identified as the "chief associate" of the Bedford Master by Marrow. The artist was described in 1966 as "easy to recognise because he paints carelessly with strong mannerisms of form and colour ... the broad shape of ... heads, the blond hair, the fussy folds of clothing". Hand B (the Master of Jean Rolin) contributions are largely in line with the then tradition of French manuscript illustration. He is identified with the illustrations on the 12 calendar pages. These contain roundel in the left margins, representation occupations usually associated with the months of the year. The lower borders and left margins contain zodiac symbols.
The calendars are followed by illustrations from the Gospels, followed by portraits of the evangelists. Both sequences are attributed to hand A (workshop of the Bedford Master), and are typical of the artist's manner; round, soft features and forms set in tight and crowded spaces. Matthew, Luke and Mark are set in interior settings, surrounded by iconography usually related to them. John is shown on the island of Pamtos with an eagle to his left, and a daemon to his right.
Hand A is also associated with the following pages, which consist essentially of hymns and prayers to Mary. In the first two pages she is accompanied by angels playing music, with the Christ child in front of her; seated on the floor or leafing through a book. |
en | wit-train-topic-005271152 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varieties_of_criticism | Varieties of criticism | Introduction | Varieties of criticism | There are many varieties of criticism. This article describes common types that occur regularly in everyday life. For other criteria that classify criticisms, see Criticism § Classifications. For more subject-specific information, see the pages on topics such as art, film, literature, theatre, or architecture. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271157 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Grove_Court | Orange Grove Court | Introduction | Orange Grove Court | Orange Grove Court is a bungalow court located at 745 East Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena, California. The court, which was built in 1924, contains twelve single-family houses arranged along a central walkway. The houses were designed in the Mission Revival style and feature arched porches and windows, stucco exteriors, and tile roofs. A double arch is located at the end of the walkway, a variation on the common practice of placing another home at the end of the walkway in a bungalow court. According to its National Register of Historic Places nomination, the court "epitomizes the concept of the Southern California bungalow court" due to its layout and Mission Revival details. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271160 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Madrigal | Al Madrigal | Introduction | Al Madrigal | Alessandro Liborio Madrigal (born July 4, 1971) is an American comedian, writer, actor and producer. He is a co-founder of the All Things Comedy podcast network, alongside Bill Burr. He rose to fame on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a regular correspondent for five seasons. Outside of the standup world, he is known for his co-starring roles in the film Night School, Showtime's dark comedy I'm Dying Up Here, NBC's About A Boy, as well as CBS sitcoms Gary Unmarried and Welcome to The Captain. He was a regular sketch performer on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and has also appeared on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
He appeared in the sports drama The Way Back, starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O’Connor. He will appear in the Sony Pictures Marvel Universe film Morbius, starring Jared Leto and directed by Daniel Espinosa. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271161 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salpicon | Salpicon | Introduction | Salpicon | Salpicon (or salpicón, meaning "hodgepodge" or "medley" in Spanish) is a dish of one or more ingredients diced or minced and bound with a sauce or liquid. There are different versions found in Spanish and the broader Latin American cuisine. A salpicon is sometimes used as stuffing. In contrast to the usual savory versions of other cuisines, in Colombia "salpicon" refers to a sweet and cold beverage.
In Mexican cuisine and Central American cuisine, the term refers to a salad mixture containing thinly sliced or chopped flank steak, onion, oregano, chile serrano, avocado, tomatoes, and vinegar. The mixture is commonly served on tostadas, tacos or as a filling of poblano peppers.
In Colombian cuisine, salpicón is a fruit cocktail beverage made with a base of watermelon and/or orange juice, which gives it its bright red color, and soda water. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pope_Morris | George Pope Morris | Introduction | George Pope Morris | George Pope Morris (October 10, 1802 – July 6, 1864) was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_note_effect | Ransom note effect | Introduction | Ransom note effect | In typography, the ransom note effect is the result of using an excessive number of juxtaposed typefaces. It takes its name from the appearance of a stereotypical ransom note, with the message formed from words or letters cut randomly from a magazine or newspaper in order to avoid using recognizable handwriting. The term is also used to describe poor typesetting or layout created by an untrained Web developer or desktop publishing user, but the problem is recognized in classical typography which cites handbills from the 18th and 19th centuries as particular examples.
Early versions of Macintosh system software, up through System 7, included a bitmapped font called San Francisco that replicated the ransom note effect. The font was not carried over into later versions of Mac OS.
The ransom note effect may also occur when a web browser uses different fonts to display parts of a web page in different languages or encodings (or if a language uses glyphs from different code blocks, as is the case with Ancient Greek). To avoid this, web browsers try to use the same font for as much of the page as possible. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satlada | Satlada | Introduction | Satlada | Satlada is a seven stringed pearl necklace from Hyderabad Deccan. It has 465 pearls embedded in it. It can also be set with emeralds, diamonds and rubies.
Some of the pearls are so large they look like small eggs, or outsized peas. |
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en | wit-train-topic-005271170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pateshwar | Pateshwar | Introduction | Pateshwar | Pateshwar is a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, known for rock-cut caves with shrines of Shiva.
Pateshwar is located about 11.26 km South East of Satara on the Satara-Kolhapur state highway in Maharashtra. While there are two ways of approaching Pateshwar, the most popular route is through Degaon village by State Transport buses, autorickshaws apart from private cars. The other route is from the South through a village called Borgaon. This road is preferred by the locals, however tourists prefer the Degaon route.
Pateshwar has 8 ancient caves and many ancient stone carved deities of Shiva and other deities. The place is known for having more than 1000 Shiva-lings (Also known as Pinds). Most important amongst these is the Maha Shiva Lingam which has intricate carvings. Many of the deities find references in the ancient Hindu Vedas and Puranas. Some of the identified deities are as below |
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