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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stri%20Purush%20Tulana

Stri Purush Tulana

Stri Purush Tulana (Hindi:स्त्रीपुरुषतुलना) (A comparison between men and women) is a pamphlet/book written by feminist activist Tarabai Shinde. Shinde was a writer born in the Berar province of Buldhana (present day Maharashtra) who protested against upper caste patriarchy and the caste system in India. She was a member of the Satyashodhak Samaj and was also an associate of Savitribai Phule and Jyotirao Phule. The pamphlet was originally published in Marathi in 1882. The literary work is a critique of upper caste patriarchy and the gender and caste system in 19th century India. The material is also considered the first modern feminist text of India. Shinde questions the position of women in the society and their rights. Description and analysis Stri Purush Tulana was a reaction to a newspaper article in Pune Vaibhav, an orthodox newspaper which supported the caste and gender system. The article was written attacking a young Brahmin widow Vijayalakshmi who was sentenced for execution for aborting her illegitimate child fearing public disgrace and ostracism. The article also criticized women in general, for their changing morals and behavior. Shinde reacted firmly against this through her work. Though the book received negative views from the society, Jyotirao Phule appreciated Shinde's work and also referenced it in his magazine, 'Satsar' Stri Purush Tulana, when published in 1882, remained virtually unknown but later became known after it was republished in 1975 by S.G Malshe. The book starts by Shinde questioning the Gods. The book also criticizes the caste system, patriarchy, denial of education to women, polygamy, ban on widow remarriage and many other practices which opposed women. References 1882 non-fiction books Marathi-language literature 19th-century Indian books Indian literature Feminist books Pamphlets Indian books

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Thanaa Debsi

Thanaa Debsi () (born 1941) is a Syrian actress. Life Born in Aleppo, in 1941, Debsi began acting in films from 1963 and joined the Syrian Order of Artists in 1968. She then married the Syrian actor Salim Sabri. The couple has three children, the eldest is Reem born in 1965, the second is Yara, who is working in the film industry and the third is the only son Thayer. Thanaa is the sister of Saraa Debsi. Filmography On television الشمس تشرق من جديد (The Sun shines again) سيرة آل جلالي (Biography of Al-Jalil) البيت القديم (The old house) القناع (The mask) غزلان في غابة الذئاب (Deer in the Forest of Wolves) قوس قزح (Rainbow) الميراث (Inheritance) الواهمون (Al-Wahmon) عشاء الوداع (Farewell dinner) عصي الدمع (Hard Tears) زمن العار (Time of Shame) وراء الشمس (Behind the Sun) الزعيم (The leader) بنات العيلة (Daughters of Eila) Theatre الأشجار تموت واقفة (Trees die standing) الأشباح (The Ghosts) التنين (The Dragon) رجل القدر (Man of Fate) References 1941 births Syrian actresses Living people

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Football trafficking

Football trafficking is the exploitation of young footballers in developing countries, particularly trafficking from South America and Africa into Europe and Asia. Human trafficking has been described as "quintessentially... a part of football in Africa". Traffickers, representing themselves as "agents" of premier football leagues, prey on families desperate for a better life for their children, convincing the families to pay the traffickers "fees" to create the opportunity for the players to try out for European football teams, then absconding with the money and often leaving the young footballers stranded in Europe and other parts of the world. Agent fees in some places represent a family's entire savings. Some families sell their homes to raise the funds. Claims of widespread trafficking have been disputed. Background "Football migration" from Africa to Europe is not a new phenomenon and has existed since the 1930s. Young boys are also trafficked from South America. According to Dan Bullock of the Hollywood News, "quintessentially, human trafficking is a part of football in Africa". Traffickers, representing themselves as "agents" of premier football leagues, prey on families desperate for a better life for their children, convincing the families to pay the traffickers "fees" to create the opportunity to try out for European football teams, then absconding with the money and often leaving the young footballers stranded in Europe and other parts of the world. According to journalists Christophe Gleizes and Barthélémy Gaillard, typical agent "fees" in Mali while they were researching their 2018 book on the practice averaged 2000 to 3000 euros, which they describe as "someone's entire life savings". Some families sell their homes to raise the funds. A 1995 court case in the European Court of Justice which abolished transfer fees for out-of-contract players created a necessity for clubs to recoup investments on players in the transfer market. This resulted in clubs searching for players outside the European Union where they could be signed for much lower fees. As early as 2006 UEFA was identifying trafficking as an area of concern. In 2007 Sepp Blatter said European football clubs were engaging in 'despicable' behaviour and 'social and economic rape' in Africa and other developing areas. By 2008 The Observer was reporting on the estimated 500 "unlicensed football 'academies' of Accra, which [had] sprung up in response to the rising profile of African players in Europe"; thousands of academies proliferated in other parts of Ghana. According to The Observer, 90% of such academies they visited "were run by local men with limited experience of the game. Most described themselves as former footballers; but none was able to produce proof of his career." According to The Observer: Former Ghana captain Anthony Baffoe in 2008 said, "the trafficking of children to play football is a reality we must all face... There must be better control of illegal academies across Africa." According to 2008 estimates by The Observer, producing a single premier-league player once every five years would cover operating costs for an academy. The primary regions from where footballers are trafficked are North Africa and the coastal sub-Saharan west, which are areas with multiple legitimate football academies. Hopeful players illegally emigrate from other countries such as Nigeria because "No European scout is crazy enough to go to the slums of Lagos." Traffickers are aware that the players who have not been scouted by one of the legitimate academies are unlikely to be sufficiently skilled to play in premier leagues. In 2008 an estimated 750,000 players competed for 23 spots at legitimate Qatari football academy Aspire. A former director of immigration at Zaventem airport in Brussels told The Independent that allegations of trafficking were "bullshit" claims made by illegal immigrants. Anti-trafficking efforts Belgian anti-trafficking organization created the Football Against Trafficking campaign, which distributed flyers about football trafficking in Ivory Coast. By 2015 anti-trafficking activists were criticizing FIFA's certification of agents; in April 2015, FIFA allowed its until-then required licensing process to be replaced by local processes. Cameroonian former professional football player operates Culture Foot Solidaire, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that helps the stranded footballers and also seeks to raise awareness of the issue. The group estimates most fees paid to traffickers are between £2,000 and £6,500. Allegations have been made against Mbvoumin and his NGO that they have engaged in trafficking themselves. In 2015 FIFA held a conference on the issue, with Mbvoumin the keynote speaker. A few weeks later, a footballer accused Mbvoumin of representing himself as an agent. Mbvoumin denied the allegations, saying the payments made had been reimbursements for expenses. Documentaries and books "Soccer's Lost Boys" is an episode of American television documentary series Vanguard. It investigated the trafficking of local football standouts and the black market football games of Paris. According to Mariana van Zeller, in 2011 there were an estimated 20,000 West African football players stranded in Europe by this trafficking. According to The Guardian, "tens of thousands" of footballers have been trafficked and in 2017 over 100 from Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali and Togo had been trafficked to Nepal alone. According to Geographical, as many as 15,000 players may be trafficked into Europe every year. Soka Afrika is a 2011 full-length documentary about the subject. A 2018 book by investigative journalists Gaillard and Gleizes, Magique système: L'esclavage moderne des footballeurs africains (Magic system: African footballers and the modern slave trade), documented the practice in West and Central Africa and also the small clubs around Paris. Investigative journalist Frédéric Loore and photojournalist Roger Job documented the practice in West Africa and Belgium, first in a 2011 article in Paris Match, 'Les Damnes du foot' (The damned of football) and then in a 2014 book, Marque ou creve (Score or die). References Football Human trafficking in Africa Human trafficking in Asia Human trafficking in Europe Human trafficking in South America

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Eidesvik Offshore

Eidesvik Offshore is a supply, subsea, seismic and cable-laying shipping company. The fleet consists of ten supply ships, both platform supply vessels and anchor handling tug supply vessels, five subsea vessels, five seismic vessels and one cable-laying ship. All the ships are orange in color, and most of them have names starting with Viking. The company is based in Bømlo, Norway and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Two thirds of the company is owned by Kristian Eidesvik, who also controls the short sea shipping company Wilson. Eidesvik is notable for its part in a collaboration with Lundin Norway AS in a research and development partnership regarding the use of batteries-on-board maritime technology. Shipping companies of Norway Supply shipping companies Scientific shipping companies Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Companies based in Hordaland Year of establishment missing

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Through Art – to Peace and Understanding

Through Art – to Peace and Understanding is an award made in Belarus to people of culture and arts, artistic groups or organizations who have made significant contribution to international cultural cooperation, promoting the achievements and examples of world culture based on humanistic ideals and values. The award is presented by the President of Belarus or its authorized officer on the opening ceremony of the International Art Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". Recipients 2005 - Andrey Petrov 2006 - Alla Pugacheva 2007 - Sofia Rotaru 2008 - Aleksandra Pakhmutova 2009 - Valery Leontiev 2010 - Vladimir Mulyavin and Pesniary 2011 - Igor Luchenok 2012 - Lev Leshchenko 2013 - Edita Piekha 2014 - Nadezhda Babkina 2015 - Polad Bülbüloğlu 2016 - Michael Finberg and Belarusian State Philharmonic and the Concert Orchestra 2017 - Tamara Gverdtsiteli 2018 - Roza Rymbayeva 2019 - Taisia Povaliy 2020 - Philipp Kirkorov 2021 - Nikolay Baskov The names of the award winners are immortalized on the “Walk of Fame” near the amphitheater. External links The "Walk of Fame" in Slavianski Bazaar website Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus Belarusian awards Awards established in 2005 2005 establishments in Belarus

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Miseducation%20of%20Lauryn%20Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. It was released on August 25, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based in hip hop soul and reggae. Its lyrics touch upon Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along with themes of love and God. The album's title was inspired by the film and autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson, and Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro. After touring with the Fugees, Hill became involved in a romantic relationship with Jamaican entrepreneur Rohan Marley, and shortly after, became pregnant with their child. This pregnancy, as well as other circumstances in her life, inspired Hill to make a solo album. Recording sessions for the album took place from late 1997 to June 1998 mainly at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, as Hill collaborated with a group of musicians known as New Ark in writing and producing the songs. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 422,000 copies in its first week, which broke a record for first-week sales by a female artist. It was promoted with the release of the hit singles "Doo Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor", and "Everything Is Everything", while "Lost Ones" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" were released as promotional singles. To further promote the album, Hill made televised performances on Saturday Night Live and the Billboard Music Awards before embarking on a sold-out, worldwide concert tour. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was among the most acclaimed albums of 1998, as most critics praised Hill's presentation of a woman's view on life and love, along with her artistic range. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill earned 10 nominations, winning five awards, making Hill the first woman to receive that many nominations and awards in one night. The album's success propelled Hill to international superstardom, and contributed to bringing hip hop and neo soul to the forefront of popular music. New Ark, however, felt Hill and her record label did not properly credit the group on the album; a lawsuit filed by the group was settled out of court in 2001. Since its release, the album has been ranked in numerous best-album lists, with a number of critics regarding it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. Among its honors are inclusion in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Harvard University's Loeb Music Library, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American history, and the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 2021, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, for estimated sales of 10 million copies in the US, making Hill the first female rapper to accomplish this feat. Worldwide, the album has sold over 20 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, the best-selling album by a female rapper, and the best-selling neo-soul album of all time. It remains Hill's only studio album. Background In 1996, Lauryn Hill met Rohan Marley while touring as a member of the Fugees. The two gradually formed a close relationship, and while on tour, Hill became pregnant with his child. The pregnancy and other circumstances in her life inspired her to record a solo album. After contributing to fellow Fugees member Wyclef Jean's 1997 solo record Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival, Hill took time off from touring and recording due to her pregnancy and cases of writer's block. This pregnancy, however, renewed Hill's creativity, as she recalled in an interview several years later: "When some women are pregnant, their hair and their nails grow, but for me it was my mind and ability to create. I had the desire to write in a capacity that I hadn't done in a while. I don't know if it's a hormonal or emotional thing ... I was very in touch with my feelings at the time." Of the early writing process, Hill said, "Every time I got hurt, every time I was disappointed, every time I learned, I just wrote a song." While inspired, Hill wrote over thirty songs in her attic studio in South Orange, New Jersey. Many of these songs drew upon the turbulence in the Fugees, as well as past love experiences. In the summer of 1997, as Hill was due to give birth to her first child, she was requested to write a song for gospel musician CeCe Winans. Several months later, she went to Detroit to work with soul singer Aretha Franklin, writing and producing her single "A Rose is Still a Rose". Franklin would later have Hill direct the song's music video. Shortly after this, Hill did writing work for Whitney Houston. Having written songs for artists in gospel, hip hop, and R&B, she drew on these influences and experiences to record The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Recording and production Hill began recording The Miseducation in late 1997 at Chung King Studios in New York City, and completed it in June 1998 at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. In an interview, Hill described the first day of recording, stating: "The first day in the studio I ordered every instrument I ever fell in love with: harps, strings, timpani, organs, clarinets. It was my idea to record it so the human element stayed in. I didn't want it to be too technically perfect." Initially, Jean did not support Hill recording a solo album, but eventually offered to help as a producer, which she did not accept. Aside from doing work at Chung King Studios, Hill also recorded at Perfect Pair Studios in New Jersey, as well as Sony Studios, with some songs having different elements recorded at different studios. The bulk of the album, however, was recorded at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, the studio built by reggae musician Bob Marley. Regarding this shift in environment, Hill stated: "When I started recording in New York and New Jersey, lots of people were talking to me about going different routes. I could feel people up in my face, and I was picking up on bad vibes. I wanted a place where there was good vibes, where I was among family, and it was Tuff Gong." Many members of the Marley family were present in the studio during the recording sessions, among them Julian Marley, who added guitar elements to "Forgive Them Father." In an interview, recording engineer Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams recalled the recording of "Lost Ones", stating: "It was our first morning in Jamaica and I saw all of these kids gathered around Lauryn, screaming and dancing. Lauryn was in the living room next to the studio with about fifteen Marley grandchildren around her, the children of Ziggy, and Stephen, and Julian, and she starts singing this rap verse, and all the kids start repeating the last word of each line, chiming in very spontaneously because they were so into the song." Columbia Records considered bringing in an outside producer for the album and had early talks with RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. However, Hill was adamant about writing, arranging, and producing the album herself: "It would have been more difficult to articulate to other people. Hey, it's my album. Who can tell my story better than me?" She recalled Ruffhouse Records executive Chris Swartz ensuring her artistic freedom while recording the album: "I had total control of the album. Chris Swartz at Ruffhouse, my label, said, 'Listen, you've never done anything stupid thus far, so let me let you do your thing.'" Music and lyrics A neo soul and R&B album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill incorporates musical styles such as soul, hip hop, and reggae. Some songs are based in hip hop soul. "When It Hurts So Bad" is musically old roots reggae mixed with soul. While mostly in English, "Forgive Them Father" and "Lost Ones" both feature singing in patois, which is the common dialect in Jamaica. Although heavily R&B, the song "Superstar" contains an interpolation of the rock song "Light My Fire" by The Doors. Hill said that she "didn't want to come out with a [Fugees] type of sound", but create "something that was uniquely and very clearly a Lauryn Hill album." She also said that she did not intend for the album's sound to be commercially appealing: "There's too much pressure to have hits these days. Artists are watching Billboard instead of exploring themselves. Look at someone like Aretha, she didn't hit with her first album, but she was able to grow up and find herself. I wanted to make honest music. I don't like things to be too perfect, or too polished. People may criticize me for that, but I grew up listening to Al Green and Sam Cooke. When they hit a high note, you actually felt it." Much of Hill's lyrics dealt with motherhood, the Fugees, reminiscence, love, heartbreak, and God. Commenting on the album's gospel content, Hill stated "Gospel music is music inspired by the gospels. In a huge respect, a lot of this music turned out to be just that. During this album, I turned to the Bible and wrote songs that I drew comfort from." Several of the album's songs, such as "Lost Ones," "Superstar," "Ex-Factor" and "Forgive Them Father" were widely speculated as direct attacks at Fugee members Wyclef and Pras. "Ex-Factor" was originally intended for a different artist, however, Hill decided to keep it after it was completed, due to its personal content. Although a large portion of the album's love songs would turn out to be bitter from Hill's previous relationship, "Nothing Even Matters," a duet performed by Hill and R&B singer D'Angelo, showcased a brighter, more intimate perspective on the subject. The song was inspired by Hill's relationship with Rohan Marley. Speaking about "Nothing Even Matters"' lyrics, Hill remarked: "I wanted to make a love song, á la Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, and give people a humanistic approach to love again without all the physicality and overt sexuality." "To Zion," among the more introspective tracks on the album, spoke about how Hill's family comes before her career and her decision to have her first child, even though many at the time encouraged her to abort the pregnancy, so as to not conflict with her burgeoning career. In an interview she discussed the song's origin and significance, commenting "Names wouldn't come when I was ready to have him. The only name that came to me was Zion. I was like, 'is Zion too much of a weight to carry?' But this little boy, man. I would say he personally delivered me from my emotional and spiritual drought. He just replenished my newness. When he was born, I felt like I was born again." She further stated: "I wanted it to be a revolutionary song about a spiritual movement, and also about my spiritual change, going from one place to another because of my son." Throughout The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, several interludes of a teacher speaking to what is implied to be a classroom of children are played. The "teacher" was played by American poet and politician Ras Baraka speaking to a group of children in the living room of Hill's New Jersey home. Hill requested that Baraka speak to the children about the concept of love, to which he improvised in the lecture. Slant Magazines Paul Schrodt remarked on the title's reference to Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro: "[Hill] adopts Woodson's thesis and makes it part of her own artistic process. Like the songs themselves, the intro/outro classroom scenes suggest a larger community working to redefine itself." Along with Woodson's book, the album's title was inspired by the film and autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson. Release and sales The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released on August 25, 1998. In its first week, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first album by a solo female rapper to peak and debut at number one in the US. Its first-week sales of over 422,000 copies broke the record for female artists, previously held by Madonna's Ray of Light (1998), and made Hill the first act to have debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 with their first entries on each chart. It topped the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week, during which it sold 265,000 copies. In the United States, the album sold one million copies in less than a month and 2.9 million copies by the end of the year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1998. The album was the top rap album of the year according to Billboard, topping the Billboard Year-End Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it the only album by a female artist to accomplish this feat. It held the record for the longest-charting debut album by a female rapper on the Billboard 200, at 92 weeks, for over 21 years before being surpassed by Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy (2018). Its first-week sales remained the highest first-week sales for a debut album by a female artist in the 20th century, and the highest for a female rapper ever. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was promoted with three singles—"Doo Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor", and "Everything Is Everything"—all of which became hits and produced popular music videos. The album's sales increased after Hill's appearance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, as it sold 234,000 more copies in the week of March 3, 1999, and 200,000 copies the following week. By August, it had sold 10 million copies worldwide, including nearly 700,000 in Canada. In April 2002, Columbia said that the album had sold 12 million copies worldwide, and by 2009, its global sales were reported to be 19 million copies. As of 2018, it is the most-streamed album released in 1998, on Spotify. 2021, it was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, earning Hill the Guinness World Record for being the first female rapper to reach RIAA diamond status, and has sold 20 million copies worldwide according to Sony Music. Critical reception The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill received widespread acclaim from contemporary critics; according to Los Angeles Times journalist Geoff Boucher, it was the most acclaimed album of 1998. Reviewers frequently praised Hill's presentation of a female's view on life and love. Eric Weisbard from Spin called her a "genre-bender" whose confident singing and rapping was balanced by vulnerable themes and sentiment. In The New York Times, Ann Powers found it "miraculous" and "exceptional" for Hill to use "her faith, based more in experience and feeling than in doctrine," as a means of connecting "the sacred to the secular in music that touches the essence of soul." AllMusic's John Bush was impressed by how she produced most of the album, "not as a crossover record, but as a collection of overtly personal and political statements", while demonstrating "performing talents, vocal range, and songwriting smarts". David Browne, writing in Entertainment Weekly, called it "an album of often-astonishing power, strength, and feeling", as well as "one of the rare hip-hop soul albums" to not lose focus with frivolous guest appearances. Browne applauded Hill's artistic vision and credited her for "easily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future of her own". Dream Hampton of The Village Voice said she seamlessly "travels her realm within any given song", while Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot deemed the record a "vocal tour de force" with arrangements that "bristle with great ideas". The album was the first in the history of XXL to receive a perfect "XXL" rating, with the magazine saying that it "not only verifies [Hill] as the most exciting voice of a young, progressive hip-hop nation, it raises the standards for it." In a less enthusiastic review, Q magazine's Dom Phillips felt the music's only flaw was "a lack of memorable melody" on some songs that did not use interesting samples, while John Mulvey from NME quibbled about what he felt were redundant skits and Hill's "propensity" for histrionics and declarations of "how brilliant God is" on an otherwise "essential" album. Pitchforks Neil Lieberman found some of the ballads tedious and the melodies "cheesy". Citing "Lost Ones" and "Superstar" as highlights, The Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau deemed it the "PC record of the year", featuring exceptionally understated production and skillful rapping but also inconsistent lyrics, average singing, and superfluous skits. He appreciated the "knowledge [and] moral authority" of Hill's perspective and values, although he lamented her appraisal of God on record. In the Los Angeles Times, Soren Baker believed Hill was more effective as a critical rapper than a singer on the more emotional songs, where her voice was "too thin to carry such heavy subject matter". Accolades At the end of 1998, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill topped numerous critics polls of the year's best albums, including Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin, and Time. It was also voted the second best record of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published in The Village Voice. Hill was nominated ten times for the 1999 Grammy Awards, making her the first woman to ever be nominated that many times in one year. She won five Grammys, including awards in the Best New Artist, Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Album categories. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making it the first hip hop album to ever receive that award. Hill set a new record in the industry, as she also became the first woman to win five Grammys in one night. Hill was the big winner of the night at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home four Moonmen, including Best Female Video and Video of the Year, for the music video for her single "Doo Wop (That Thing)", becoming the first hip hop video to win the award. It also earned her nominations at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Album, and Outstanding Song ("Doo Wop (That Thing)"). At the Billboard Music Awards, the record won in the R&B Album of the Year category, while "Doo Wop" won Best R&B/Urban New Artist Clip, and at the 1999 American Music Awards, Hill won the award for Best New Soul/R&B artist. She also won a Soul Train award and received a nomination for Best International Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has since appeared on a number of lists ranking the greatest albums ever; according to Acclaimed Music, it is the 113th most acclaimed album based on such rankings. Tour Initially, there was no immediate tour planned due to the album not needing the promotion. Hill was also pregnant again with a child due in September 1998. Her first live performances of the songs were at Saturday Night Live and the Billboard Music Awards. In January 1999, Hill recruited a band and began rehearsals for what would become The Miseducation Tour. Tickets sold out as soon as the tour was announced. The tour began at Budokan in Tokyo on January 21, 1999. Hill performed there again the following night, and played at two other Tokyo venues in the following week. One week later, she flew to London for her performance at the Brixton Academy on February 8. With 20 US dates total, the American part of the tour, which featured Outkast as the opening act, started on February 18 in Detroit, and ended on April 1 in Hill's hometown of Newark, New Jersey. She began the tour's 14-date European leg on May 13, when she performed at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway, closing on June 2 at the Manchester Arena in England. She then returned to Japan, where the tour was completed. Hill did not want an extensive tour because of obligations to her family and the difficulties she experienced touring with the Fugees in 1996, which she found desensitizing and isolating. According to Hill biographer Chris Nickson in 1999, "there was the possibility of more dates being added ... but it was unlikely that Lauryn would be willing to make the tour more grueling and draining. She'd come to know that there was much more to life than a career." Lawsuit Though The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was largely a collaborative work between Hill and a group of musicians known as New Ark (Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh, Tejumold Newton, and Johari Newton), there was "label pressure to do the Prince thing," wherein all tracks would be credited as "written and produced by" the artist with little outside help. While recording the album, Hill was against the idea of creating documentation defining each musician's role. In 1998, New Ark filed a 50-page lawsuit against Hill, her management and her record label, stating that Hill "used their songs and production skills, but failed to properly credit them for the work." The musicians claimed to be the primary songwriters on two tracks, and major contributors on several others, though Gordon Williams, the album's mixer and engineer, described the project as a "powerfully personal effort by Hill ... It was definitely her vision." In response to the lawsuit, Hill claimed that New Ark took advantage of her success. New Ark requested partial writing credits and monetary reimbursement. The suit was eventually settled out of court in February 2001 for a reported $5 million. Influence and legacy With the album's success, Hill became a national media icon, as magazines ranging from Time to Esquire to Teen People vied to place her on their front covers. In a February 8, 1999, Time cover-story, Hill was credited for helping fully assimilate hip hop into mainstream music, making her the first hip hop artist to ever appear on the magazine's front cover. Jon Caramanica, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), called it "as earnest, unpretentious, and pleasantly sloppy an album as any woman of the hip-hop generation has ever made", and said that, by appealing to a wide spectrum of listeners with hip hop filtered through a "womanist lens", the album propelled Hill to superstardom "of epic proportions" and "the focal point at hip-hop's crossover into the mainstream." Music journalist Peter Shapiro cited it as "the ultimate cross-over album of the hip-hop era." While ranking it 314th on their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone credited Hill with taking 1970s soul and making it "boom and signify to the hip-hop generation". The magazine's placement of The Miseducation at number 10 on a revised edition in 2020 made it the highest ranking rap album on the list. Along with Erykah Badu's 1997 debut Baduizm, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was also an important release in the neo soul music scene. According to Ebony magazine, it brought the neo soul genre to the forefront of popular music, and became the genre's most critically acclaimed and popular album. According to the Encyclopedia of African American Music (2010), "some tracks are based more in hip hop soul than neo soul, but the record is filled with live musicians and layered harmonies, and therefore it is a trendsetting record that connects modern hip hop, R&B, and classic soul music together, creating groundwork for what followed it in the neo soul genre." On The Miseducations fifteenth anniversary in 2014, American rapper Nas reviewed the album for XXL, hailing it as a model for artists of all genres to follow. He also called it "a timeless record, pure music", and said it "represents the time period—a serious moment in Black music, when young artists were taking charge and breaking through doors." In 2015, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry, becoming the first debut album by a solo artist to receive this honor. In 2017, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was among the first batch of albums to preserved in Harvard University's Loeb Music Library. The album has also been included in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American history. Miseducation remains Hill's only studio album. After its success, the singer shunned her celebrity status and pursued a private life while raising six children, but both personal and professional difficulties followed. As Miami New Times journalist Juliana Accioly explained, "She was reported to have spent years on a spiritual quest while dealing with bipolar disorder. She was sued over songwriting credits. She served a three-month prison sentence in 2013 for tax evasion. She was deemed a diva for wanting to be called 'Ms. Hill' and criticized for her erratic performances." In October 2018, Hill embarked on a concert tour commemorating Miseducations 20th anniversary. In its anticipation, Accioly reflected on the album in the context of the Me Too movement of recent years: "Against that backdrop, Hill's own descriptions of mistreatment carry validation and support for victims. … For women who came up during Miseducations zenith, attending Hill's 2018 performance could serve as a measure of how much the world around them has changed — and how many things remain the same. Her crash course on life is still very much relevant: 'It could all be so simple,' but it's not." Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians Al Anderson – guitar Tom Barney – bass Bud Beadle – alto/tenor saxophone, flute Robert Browne – guitar Rudy Byrd – percussion Che Pope – drum programming Che Pope – drum programming Jared Crawford – live drums D'Angelo – Rhodes piano DJ Supreme – DJ Francis Dunnery – guitar Paul Fakhourie – bass Dean Frasier – saxophone Loris Holland – keys ; clavinet Indigo Quartet – strings Julian Marley – guitar Chris Meredith – bass Johari Newton – guitar Tejumold Newton – piano Vada Nobles – drum programming Arun Pandian – guitar Grace Paradise – harp James Poyser – bass ; keys Everol Ray – trumpet Kevin Robinson – trumpet, flugelhorn Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – trombone Matthew Rubano – bass Carlos Santana – guitar Earl Chinna Smith – guitar Andrew Smith – guitar Squiddly Ranks – live drums John R. Stephens – piano Elizabeth Valletti – harp Fayyaz Virti – trombone Joe Wilson – piano Stuart Zender – bass Production Errol Brown – assistant recording engineer Che Pope – co-producer Lauryn Hill – producer, executive producer Matt Howe – recorder Storm Jefferson – recorder ; mix engineer ; assistant mix engineer Ken Johnson – recorder ; assistant recording engineer Vada Nobles – co-producer Tony Prendatt – recorder ; engineer Warren Riker – recorder ; mix engineer Jamie Seigel – assistant mix engineer Greg Thompson – assistant mix engineer Neil Tucker – assistant recording engineer Chip Verspyck – assistant recording engineer Brian Vibberts – assistant engineer Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams – recorder ; engineer ; mixer Johny Wyndrx – recorder Vocalists Lauryn Hill – vocals Mary J. Blige – vocals D'angelo – vocals Shelley Thunder – vocals Kenny Bobien – backing vocals Chinah – backing vocals Jenni Fujita – backing vocals Fundisha Johnson – backing vocals Sabrina Johnston – backing vocals Jenifer McNeil – backing vocals Rasheem Pugh – backing vocals Lenesha Randolph – backing vocals Ramon Rivera – backing vocals Earl Robinson – backing vocals Andrea Simmons – backing vocals Eddie Stockley – backing vocals Ahmed Wallace – backing vocals Tara Watkins – backing vocals Rachel Wilson – backing vocals Chuck Young – backing vocals Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications See also Billboard Year-End List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1998 List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.) List of best-selling albums in the United States References Footnotes Bibliography Further reading Laura Checkoway, "Inside The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", Rolling Stone, August 26, 2008. External links 1998 debut albums Lauryn Hill albums Albums involved in plagiarism controversies Albums produced by Lauryn Hill Albums recorded at Chung King Studios Columbia Records albums Concept albums Grammy Award for Album of the Year Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Ruffhouse Records albums United States National Recording Registry recordings United States National Recording Registry albums

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HK Rīga

HK Rīga is an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2009 to serve as the farm club of Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga. The club played the 2009–10 season in both the Latvian Hockey Higher League (which they won) and the Belarusian Extraleague, but joined the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL), the junior league of the Kontinental Hockey League, for the 2010–11 season. References External links 2009 establishments in Latvia HK Riga Ice hockey clubs established in 2009 Ice hockey teams in Latvia Junior Hockey League (Russia) teams

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Insaan (1944 film)

Insaan is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1944. References External links 1944 films Indian films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films

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James Taliaferro

James Piper Taliaferro (September 30, 1847October 6, 1934) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1899 to 1911. Biography Taliaferro was born in Orange, Virginia. He attended the common schools and the William Dinwiddie School in Greenwood, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1864 and served until the close of the war, when he resumed his studies in college. Subsequently, Taliaferro moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1866. Non-political work Taliaferro engaged in the lumber business and other commercial enterprises; he also engaged in the building of railroads. Later president of the First National Bank of Tampa. Political career Taliaferro was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1899. He was appointed and subsequently reelected in 1905 and served from April 20, 1899, to March 3, 1911; but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910. Taliaferro was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Sixtieth Congress) and the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Sixty-first Congress). He again resumed his former business and commercial pursuits in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, until 1920 when he retired from active business pursuits. Taliferro died in Jacksonville; he is buried in Evergreen Cemetery. External links Retrieved on 2009-04-30 References 1847 births 1934 deaths Florida Democrats United States senators from Florida Confederate States Army soldiers James Democratic Party United States senators People from Orange, Virginia Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida

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2009 Challenge Bell – Doubles

Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King were the defending champions, but Grönefeld decided not to participate this year. King partnered with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and successfully defended her title, defeating Sofia Arvidsson and Séverine Brémond Beltrame 6–1, 6–3 in the final. Seeds Draw References Main Draw Challenge Bell Tournoi de Québec Can

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Telekabel

Telekabel is a cable television operator and Internet Service Provider for Cable Internet in North Macedonia headquartered in Štip, North Macedonia. They also offer Telephony services. The company relays more than 60 analogue channels, more than 50 digital channels and nine HD channels. See also Television in North Macedonia External links Telekabel on avmu.mk References Telecommunications in North Macedonia Mobile phone companies of North Macedonia Telecommunications companies of North Macedonia Telecommunications companies established in 1997 Macedonian companies established in 1997

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László Tancsics

László Tancsics (born 19 May 1978) is a Hungarian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1978 births Living people Hungarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Hungary Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Zalaegerszeg

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Massimo Gazzoli

Massimo Gazzoli (born 17 July 1975) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. Career Empoli and early career Born in Viareggio, the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Gazzoli started his career at Tuscany club Empoli. He left for Serie C teams Biellese and Marsala before returning to Empoli and playing 8 Serie B games. In January 2000 he left for Montevarchi in co-ownership deal. He returned to Empoli in mid-2000, but soon he was loaned to Pisa. Lucchese In mid-2001, he left for home province club Lucchese in another co-ownership deal and in June 2002 the club bought the remaining 50% registration rights. The team entered 2001–02 Serie C1 promotion playoffs but lost to Triestina in the finals, after extra time. However, in the next season the team only able to remain in Serie C1 by winning Alzano Virescit in the relegation "play-out". Genoa In mid-2003 he was signed by Serie B club Genoa, where he was the first choice keeper ahead of Nicola Barasso. In January 2004, new signing Alessio Scarpi became the new keeper. Gazzoli won 2004–05 Serie B, but due to match fixing scandal, Genoa relegated. Gazzoli returned to starting XI, played 20 league games. The team finished as the runner-up of 2005–06 Serie C1 Group A. He became a surplus of the team after the signing of Rubinho. On 13 September 2006 he left for Massese along with Nicola Silvestri. Return to Lega Pro On 3 July 2007 he returned to Lucca once again. He replaced departed Alex Brunner, ahead Mathieu Moreau and Paolo Castelli. At the end of season Lucchese bankrupted, Gazzoli once again became free agent. He joined Lumezzane in July 2008, replacing departed Davide Zomer. He played 59 league matches, only missed a few and played by Roberto Zaina and Matteo Trini. In August 2010 he was signed by Carrarese. At the end of the season he was offered a new 1-year contract. Despite the arrival of Timothy Nocchi, Gazzoli remained as the starting goalkeeper until round 8. On 20 January 2012 Gazzoli was sold to Viareggio, his hometown club. He suppressed Mirko Ranieri as the first choice keeper. Honours Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2010 References External links Carrarese Profile Football.it Profile Italian footballers Serie B players Empoli F.C. players Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 players Pisa S.C. players S.S.D. Lucchese 1905 players Genoa C.F.C. players U.S. Massese 1919 players F.C. Lumezzane V.G.Z. A.S.D. players Carrarese Calcio players F.C. Esperia Viareggio players Association football goalkeepers People from Viareggio 1975 births Living people A.S.D. La Biellese players

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Papilio montrouzieri

Papilio montrouzieri, occasionally referred to as Montrouzier's Ulysses, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to New Caledonia. It resembles the more widespread relative, Papilio ulysses. Its name refers to French entomologist, explorer and priest Xavier Montrouzier. See also Biodiversity of New Caledonia References Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books, plate 9, figure 6 External links The Global Butterfly Information System Images of syntype montrouzieri Butterflies described in 1859

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E. B. Loan

E.B. Loan, born Elizabeth Wall, is an author of modern fiction; primarily in the category of suspense and paranormal material. Born in the early 1970s in Elmhurst, Illinois, E.B. is the oldest of four children. Her parents, Brent and Joan Wall, are graduates of the Art Institute of Chicago and remain active in the Chicago art community. Her father teaches art full-time at St. Xavier University in Oak Lawn, Il. Joan is an artist in residence for the City of Elmhurst. E.B. Loan has two novels currently in publication. Her first book, Killer on the Key, is a suspense/thriller. Published by Wings Press in April 2010, Killer on the Key, has received high marks from reviewers and was entered into the 2010 Eppie Awards in the suspense category. Her second novel, Opals and Rubies, was released on July 1, 2010. The Elmhurst Library maintains E.B. Loan's current work. Currently, E.B. Loan resides in Lombard, IL. During the school year she works as an Assistant Teacher for Krejci Academy in Naperville, Il. Krejci Academy, a branch of Little Friends, INC, is a therapeutic day school servicing approximately 130 youths diagnosed with learning disabilities, primarily on the autism spectrum. During the summer months she travels around the United States promoting her work and mentoring other writers. E.B. recently completed her third novel, Confessions of a PTA Mafia Mom. She also formed a writers coalition called Connect, Create, and Conquer. The coalition was designed to give writers a place to connect and share ideas. In October 2011 the group will offer its first writers retreat in the Smoky mountains just outside Gatlinburg, Tennessee. References External links 21st-century American novelists American women novelists People from Elmhurst, Illinois Novelists from Illinois Living people 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people)

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Heavy Heart (band)

Heavy Heart are a British alternative rock band formed in 2014 in London. They are notable for writing, recording and releasing a new song each month of 2016, all of which then appeared on their 2017 debut Keepsake. History Heavy Heart was initially formed at the start of 2014 in south-east London as a three-piece by Anna Vincent (vocals, guitar), James Vincent (guitar) and Patrick Fitzroy (guitar). They expanded the line-up later that year with the addition of Adam Williams (bass guitar) and Craig Brown (drums). The band self-released a demo cassette tape in 2014, following this in 2016 with a project which involved writing, recording and releasing a new song online every month throughout the year. All twelve songs formed a full-length vinyl collection entitled Keepsake which was released in March 2017 by London based independent record label, I Can & I Will and digitally by AWAL. Heavy Heart appeared live at 2015's CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, also performing at MBC Fest in Valencia, Spain and Truck Festival in Oxford, UK. The band have received radio support from Tom Robinson at BBC Radio 6 Music, Gary Crowley at BBC Radio London and Charlie Ashcroft at Amazing Radio in the UK, as well as in the USA on WMFO (Medford, MA), DKFM (Fresno, CA), 913 The Summit (Akron, OH), WJCU (Cleveland, OH), 106.1 The Corner (Charlottesville, VA), and WVPB (Charleston, WV). Their music was described by NME as "a graceful and rewarding listen" and by The Line of Best Fit as "lush alt-rock", whilst The Revue included the band in their Artists to Watch in 2017 feature, saying they had "an intoxicating rock formula with a 90s slant". Members Current Anna Vincent – lead vocals, guitar (2014–present) Patrick Fitzroy – guitar, backing vocals, synths (2014–present) James Vincent – guitar, backing vocals (2014–present) Craig Brown – drums (2014–present) Former Adam Williams – bass (2014–2017) Discography Albums EPs This Season – EP (2014) Singles References External links English indie rock groups British alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 2014 Musical groups from London 2014 establishments in England

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Italy at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships

Italy competed at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 10 to 11 March 1973. Medalists Top eight Three Italian athletes reached the top eight in this edition of the championships. Men Women In this edition of the championships, no Italian woman reached the top eight. See also Italy national athletics team References External links EAA official site 1973 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1973 in Italian sport

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Timeline of the Great Recession

This article gives the timeline of the Great Recession, which hit many developed economies in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Note: The date indicated is that of the official announcement by the department or the public agency in charge of the measurement of the economic activity of the country. Thus, because of possible lags in the collection of statistics, it is possible that the chronological order of reports may not correspond to the actual order of events in recession. Definition of recession A recession is a period of two quarters of negative GDP growth. The countries listed are those that officially announced that they were in recession. It is worth noting that some developed countries such as South Korea and Australia did not enter recession (indeed Australia contracted for the last quarter of 2008 only to grow 1% for the first half of 2009). Poland, then considered to be an emerging market country, also avoided the recession as a result of their strong domestic market, low private debt and flexible currency. Timeline overview 2008 July July 1, 2008: Denmark Denmark becomes the first European economy to confirm it is in recession since the global credit crunch began. Its GDP shrinks 0.6% in the first quarter after a 0.2% contraction in the fourth quarter of 2007. August August 13, 2008: Estonia The Baltic state slides into recession with a 0.9% fall in second-quarter GDP after a drop of 0.5% in the first quarter. It falls deeper into recession in the third quarter when the economy contracted 3.3%. September September 8, 2008: Latvia Latvia joins its northern neighbor Estonia in recession as GDP falls 0.2% in the second quarter from the first quarter, when it fell 0.3%. Property markets and construction have suffered in both Baltic states. September 25, 2008: Ireland The "Celtic Tiger" slides into recession for the first time in over two decades, recording a 0.5% fall in second quarter GDP, following a 0.3% decline in the first quarter. Its last recession in 1983 saw thousands of people leave Ireland to seek work overseas. October October 10, 2008: Singapore First Asian country to slip into a recession since the credit crisis began. Singapore's export-dependent economy shrank an annualized 6.3% in the third quarter after a revised 5.7% contraction in the second quarter; its first recession since 2002. Growth has faltered in Singapore as a result of less demand for exports, a reduction in tourism, and the end of the real-estate boom. Singapore's manufacturing sector had declined 4.9% in the previous quarter. October 24, 2008: Iceland Iceland receives a £1.3 billion (US$2.06 billion, €1.63 billion) bailout package from the International Monetary Fund as the first European country to require an emergency loan with the aim of stabilising the collapsed currency and strengthening the tax system as well as the nationalised banks. October 27, 2008: Australia The banking group BNP Paribas states that Australia is in a risky position with regards to the global financial crisis as foreign liabilities accounted for 60% of the nation's GDP. October 28, 2008 United Kingdom 500,000 mortgage holders are left in negative equity after house prices dropped 15% since the previous summer, with another 700,000 mortgage holders facing the same risk if prices continue to fall. November November 13, 2008: Germany Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter after GDP fell 0.4% in the second quarter, putting it in recession for the first time in five years. November 13, 2008: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines Equity research by Deutsche Bank states that Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines should not experience a recession, despite potential harm to economic growth from falling commodity prices and possible weaker exports. November 14, 2008: Italy Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter. Second quarter GDP dropped 0.3%. November 14, 2008: Hong Kong Hong Kong becomes the second Asian economy to tip into recession, its exports hit by weakening global demand. Third-quarter GDP drops a seasonally adjusted 0.5% after a 1.4% fall in the previous quarter. November 14, 2008: Eurozone Taken as a whole the Eurozone officially slips under, pushed down by recessions in Germany and Italy for its first recession since its creation in 1999. These 15 countries are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain. On January 1, 2009, Slovakia adopted the euro, and so is now part of the Eurozone. Though the Eurozone suffers from recession as a whole, Belgium, France, Greece, and Slovakia still have better growth. November 17, 2008: Japan The world's second-biggest economy slides into recession, its first in seven years. Its GDP contracts 0.1% in the July–September quarter, as the financial crisis curbs demand for its exports. It shrank 0.9% in the previous quarter. November 23, 2008: Hawaii Economists at the University of Hawaii reported that the state entered the recession in the previous quarter based on the drop in tourist figures and growing unemployment, with 8,800 jobs expected to be cut in 2009. November 28, 2008: Canada In 2008, Canada had positive GDP growth in Q2 and Q3 but GDP fell by a sharp 3.4% annualized in Q4. Growth is widely expected to remain in recession territory going into 2009. Canada is the only OECD country out of the recession at this time. November 28, 2008: Sweden Sweden technically enters the recession after experiencing contraction of 0.1% in the second and third quarter. December December 1, 2008: United States The US economy has been in recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced in December 2008. The bureau is a private research institute widely regarded as the official arbiter of US economic cycles. It said a 73-month economic expansion had come to an end. The Bureau stated that the deteriorating labour market throughout 2008 provided reason to state the commencement of the recession as December 2007. December 12, 2008: Russia Andrei Klepach, a deputy economics minister of Russia, states that Russia has entered the recession, with two quarters of contraction expected, meaning Russia will fall short of reaching the 6.8% growth forecast for 2008. 2009 January January 13, 2009: South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, United States Global shipping experiences a drop in trade, as exports from South Korea dropping an annualised 30%, with Taiwan and Japan experiencing a 42% and 27% drop respectively. Outgoing traffic in the United States dropped 18% from Long Beach and Los Angeles. January 23, 2009: United Kingdom The UK officially enters the recession as GDP fell by 1.5% in the last quarter of 2008 following a 0.6% drop in the third quarter, with unemployment growing by 131,000 to 1.92 million (6.1%) in the three months leading to November 2008. The British economy only grew 0.7% in 2008, the weakest growth since 1992. February February 13, 2009: Netherlands The Dutch Statistics agency confirms the Netherlands are in recession since April 2008; with updated figures showing minor economic reductions in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2008, and a 0.9% reduction in the 4th quarter February 18, 2009: Taiwan The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced that its economy had contracted an unprecedented 8.36% in the fourth quarter of 2008; and also recorded 2 consecutive quarters of economic contraction, thus placing the country in a technical recession. February 27, 2009: Finland Statistics Finland informs that Finland's gross domestic product diminished by 1.3% in the last quarter of 2008 from the previous quarter. The growth slowed down already in early 2008 and in the third quarter output diminished by 0.3% from the previous quarter. March March 4, 2009: Canada U.S. Steel announced the closure of the Stelco Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario due to the increasingly worse effects of the global economic slowdown. While it may have decreased the local pollution levels, it also has affected 12,000 jobs both at the Lake Erie Works and in the Haldimand-Norfolk area. March 4, 2009: Malaysia Malaysia has a 50% chance of slipping into the recession as growth is expected to reach just 0.5% for the year, said the executive director Datuk Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research. May May 15, 2009: France, Austria, Belgium, Romania, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Hungary The French Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies announced that French gross domestic product shrank 1.2% in the first quarter of 2009 after falling by 1.5% in the final quarter of 2008. The French economy had avoided narrowly a recession in 2008. The GDP is expected to keep shrinking in 2009. Eurostat also reported at this time that Austria, Belgium, and Romania had all entered recession in the first quarter of 2009, with two consecutive quarters of shrinking GDP, while Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Portugal had already done so in the last quarter of 2008 and Hungary in the quarter before that. May 19, 2009: Norway Norway's mainland GDP, which excludes the oil and gas sectors and the shipping industry, shrank 1.0% in the three months to March after a 0.8% decline in the final quarter of 2008, with recession counted as two consecutive quarterly figures showing a contraction. Mainland GDP is considered a better indicator of the Scandinavian country's economic health, since the oil and gas sector represents 25% of its economic growth but employs only about one% of its working-age population. Still, Norway's total GDP, which includes the oil, gas and shipping sectors, shrank 0.4% in the first quarter of 2009 after 0.8% growth in the fourth quarter of 2008. May 20, 2009: Mexico Mexico becomes the first Latin American country to officially enter recession, having its GDP shrink 8.22% in the first quarter of 2009, after falling 1.6% in the final quarter of 2008. To this date, it is estimated that the Mexican domestic product will shrink 5.5% in 2009. Ministry of Finances Agustin Carstens declared the country in recession on May 7, 2009, based on estimates, which were confirmed when the actual, real data was released on May 20 by INEGI. May 25, 2009: Thailand Thailand's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter, contracting the most in a decade, plunging the nation into recession. GDP shrank 7.1% in the last quarter of 2008, followed by another shrinking of 4.2% in the first quarter of 2009. According to the Singapore branch of Macquarie Group, the Thai economy is expected to recover in the fourth quarter of 2009. May 27, 2009: South Africa South Africa entered recession as the global crisis pounded demand for its main exports; GDP shrank 6.4% in the first quarter of 2009 after falling 1.8% in the last quarter of 2008. This is the first recession for South Africa in 17 years. According to forecasts, the South African domestic product is likely to shrink between 1% and 1.5% in 2009. June June 2, 2009: Switzerland Switzerland officially entered a recession in the first quarter of 2009 when its economy shrank by 0.8%, after contracting 0.3% in the last quarter of 2008. The contraction was caused mainly by weakness in exports, which fell 5.4% in the quarter. Meanwhile, the Swiss watch industry had been reporting double-digit declines in watch exports for the past four months. June 5, 2009: Chile First South American country to enter the recession. June 9, 2009: Brazil Brazil slipped into a recession in the first quarter of 2009. June 11, 2009: Bulgaria Bulgarian authorities declare the country is officially in recession after dropping 1.6% in the last quarter of 2008, followed by a 5% drop in the first quarter of 2009. Unemployment is rising rapidly and by September 500,000 people are expected to lose their jobs. Exports are down 50%. For the first three months of 2009 GDP has shrunk by 2%. Households and small businesses are heavily in debt. June 25, 2009: Colombia Colombia enters into recession after witnessing 0.7% contraction in the last quarter of 2008 and 0.6% in the following quarter. June 30, 2009: Turkey Turkey recorded its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession after a contraction of 6.2% in the last quarter of 2008. This is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945. July July 14, 2009: Singapore Singapore experienced a seasonally adjusted and annualised growth of 20.4% in the second quarter as a result of increased pharmaceuticals production and construction, bringing the country out of the recession. July 23, 2009: Canada On 23 July, the Bank of Canada made comments that most media interpreted as an effective statement predicting with strong certainty that the recession is over with expected growth in GDP beginning the current quarter. The Bank of Canada announced the end of the recession even though it was nascent and still dependent on government stimulus money. August August 13, 2009: France, Germany The French and German GDP both grew 0.3% in the second quarter of 2009; analysts had not anticipated such a quick recovery. August 14, 2009: Hong Kong After shrinking 4.3% during January–March, Hong Kong's GDP grew 3.3% between April and June, improving its GDP forecasts, which went from negative growth between 5.5 and 6.5% to negative growth between 4.5 and 5.5%. Still, comparing the second quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2008, Hong Kong's GDP shrank 3.8% in the former. August 15, 2009: Portugal Portugal leaves recession after three consecutive quarters of negative growth having its GDP recover by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2009. According to the latest estimates by the Bank of Portugal, Portuguese GDP should fall around 3.5% in 2009, which is the worst figure for the country since 1975. August 15, 2009: Argentina Even though official government sources state that Argentina's GDP will actually grow this year (and have only recognized a GDP shrinking in June of 0.4% and in July, of 0.3%; both compared to last year's same months), private consulting firms state that Argentine economy has actually been in recession since October 2008. According to them, Argentine GDP shrank 2.9% in the last quarter of 2008, 1.6% in the first quarter of 2009, and 0.6% in the second one. It's widely known in Argentina that the official statistics office in charge of producing this information, INDEC, is not very reliable for trustworthy statistical information, due to the government's mismanagement of the office. August 17, 2009: Japan The Japanese Government informed that after fifteen continuous months of shrinking, and after the most disastrous fall since World War II of 4% between January and March, its GDP grew 3.7% in the second quarter of 2009 in comparison with the same quarter of 2008. In annual terms, Japanese GDP grew 0.9% between April and June. Recovery was mostly contributed to recovering demand in the manufacturing sector with exports growing 6.3%. Consumer spending had only increased by 0.8% in the same period. August 24, 2009: Thailand Thai GDP grew 2.3% in 2009's second quarter, technically leaving the recession. September September 9, 2009: Cyprus Cyprus enters recession after 0.6% contraction in the first quarter, followed by 0.4% in the second quarter. September 11, 2009: Brazil The Brazilian economy technically left the recession when GDP grew 1.9% in the second quarter of 2009 after having fallen in the first quarter of 2009 and last quarter of 2008. Growth surpassed what was expected by analysts, which was 1.6%. September 11, 2009: Sweden Sweden emerges from the recession after witnessing GDP growth of 0.2% in the second quarter. September 21, 2009: Macedonia Macedonia officially enters the recession after experiencing a drop in GDP of 0.9% in the first quarter, followed by 1.4% in the second quarter. October October 2, 2009: Ireland The economic crisis in Ireland is considered to be the driving force behind the largest migration of Irish people to London in 20 years. October 23, 2009: United Kingdom The UK markets had contracted by 0.4% in the third quarter against what was expected to be a period of growth, as a result of unexpectedly poor performance by the service sector. November November 13, 2009: Netherlands The Netherlands officially exits the recession after experiencing 0.4% growth in the third quarter, but recovery for the Netherlands still remains fragile as the country is highly dependent on exports to maintain the recovery. November 13, 2009: Germany, Eurozone Germany's growth of 0.7% in the third quarter helped lead the Eurozone out of the recession after providing overall growth of 0.4% in the same period, with the whole European Union growing 0.2%. November 14, 2009: Greece The National Statistical Service of Greece states that the country had been in recession since the beginning of the year. November 20, 2009: Mexico The Mexican government declared that its economy technically had left the recession when the Mexican GDP grew by 2.93% in the third quarter of 2009. Mexico had been in a severe economic crisis for over a year prior to its economic rebound. The Mexican government also approved a $244 billion budget for 2010, a slight increase from 2009. November 22, 2009: Venezuela Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez states that the country has entered the recession as the economy contracted 4.5% in the third quarter. November 24, 2009: South Africa The economy grew an annualised 0.9% in the third-quarter after dropping 7.4% in the second-quarter. The recovery was attributed to government spending and the construction industry. November 30, 2009: Canada Canada begins its recovery from the recession. Economic growth is at 0.4% after 14 months of economic stagnation. 2010 January The late 2000s recession has entered its second full year of existence. While many nations have managed to climb out of the recession, employment is still sparse and promises to remain so throughout 2010. January 10, 2010: Canada Canada continues its long and laborious recovery over its recession. However, people are starting to lose optimism due to the continued job losses. Only Manitoba has managed to create 2000 new jobs while the rest of the nation loses approximately 105,000. The previous month brought in 36,000 new part-time jobs at the expense of 71,000 full-time jobs. January 10, 2010: United States The US economy is expected to get worse with more job cuts. This will expect to have some ramification with their northern neighbor Canada. January 12, 2010: Colombia Colombia officially leaves the recession after achieving 2% economic growth in the last quarter of 2009. January 26, 2010: United Kingdom After 6 consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, the UK economy finally came out of recession with a GDP growth of 0.1%. February February 5, 2010: Canada Employment increased by 43,000 in January, all in part-time, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 8.3%. January marks the fourth employment gain in six months. Despite the recent increases, employment still remains 280,000 below the level of October 2008. Employment gains in January were driven by women aged 25 to 54 and youths. This was the first notable increase for youths since the start of the employment downturn in the fall of 2008. There were large increases in part-time employment in January, bringing it back to the level of six months earlier. Full-time employment was little changed in January, but has trended up over the last six months. January's increase was among private sector employees, while self-employment declined. Over the last six months, the number of private and public sector employees has been rising while self-employment has been little changed. The largest employment increases in January occurred in business, building and other support services, and retail and wholesale trade. These were partially offset by losses in professional, scientific, and technical services, as well as agriculture. February 22, 2010: Taiwan Taiwan's economy exits from the recession with 9.22% growth in the last quarter of 2009 after increased demand from China and other key markets in the region. February 24, 2010: Eurozone Europe risks a double-dip recession after bad results emerged from France, Germany and Italy. The Eurozone only grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009. March March 2, 2010: Canada The economy is rocketing further away from recession, increasing the chances that the Bank of Canada will lift borrowing costs more aggressively than expected later this year. Economic growth surged an annualized 5% in the fourth quarter, providing the clearest sign yet that a broad-based recovery is taking firm hold. It was the fastest annualized quarterly growth since 2000, and the first solidly positive quarter since the economy entered recession in 2008 amid a global pullback brought on by the financial crisis. The fourth-quarter surge was fuelled by everything from a strong housing sector and healthy consumer spending to a surprise turnaround for net trade as the country's exports grew at almost double the pace of imports, according to Statistics Canada. March 12, 2010: Canada 21,000 jobs were created in Canada as of February 2010. However, employers are still not hiring people in most places including Stelco and other jobs that are in rural areas like Norfolk County, Ontario. March 24, 2010: Macedonia Last quarter expansion of 1.2% in 2009 officially brought Macedonia out of the recession. Overall, Macedonia's GDP contracted by 0.7% last year. April April 2, 2010: United States 162,000 jobs were created in the United States, unemployment rate held steady at 9.7%. April 9, 2010: Canada 17,900 new jobs were created in Canada in the previous month. The trend is moving towards job creation instead of layoffs as seen in late 2008 and most of 2009. Jobs are being created in the private sector while public sector jobs are losing ground. Employment increased marginally in Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. April 15, 2010: Canada The union vote ratification for Stelco Lake Erie Works was confirmed with 88.5% voting in favor of the three-year deal; keeping the place open for industry. As a result, numerous jobs in the local area were saved by this "eleventh hour" action. May May 31, 2010: Canada Canadian factories hummed, consumers bought more houses, governments spent more money, prices increased and the economy posted its best quarter of growth in more than 10 years. The Canadian economy expanded at an annualized rate of 6.1% in the first quarter, surpassing analyst expectations and marking the best growth rate since 1999. Economists had expected annualized GDP growth of 5.9% in the last quarter, up from 5% in last year's fourth quarter. The growth in the first quarter is the third straight quarter of economic expansion in Canada, coming on the heels of three consecutive quarters of contraction. March growth came in at 0.6%, ahead of the 0.5% estimate. June June 9, 2010: Hungary Hungary leaves the recession after experiencing 0.9% growth in the first quarter as a result of growing exports and effective government spending measures. June 9, 2010: Finland Finland falls back into a state of recession after GDP contracted 0.4% in Q1 2010 and 0.2% in Q4 2009. The country witnessed negative growth of 7.8% in 2009, being the worst result since 1918. Apart from Luxembourg, Finland maintained EU fiscal policy by keeping debt at 44% of GDP, under the 60% limit. July July 2, 2010: Canada Twenty thousand new jobs were added to Canada's economy. The unemployment rate is expected to have stayed at 8.1%. Economists expect initiated home building was at an annual rate of 192,000 last month, up from 189,100 in May. July 23, 2010: United Kingdom The ONS released preliminary figures showing that economic growth had accelerated from 0.3% in Q1 2010 to 1.1% in Q2. This is almost double the original forecast of 0.6% growth, and the news is a welcome surprise. In late August, this figure was revised up to 1.2% growth as a result of greater construction output. However, large budget cuts are being put into action by the new coalition government to tackle the £163bn budget deficit that the country faces. August August 6, 2010: Canada From April to June, Canada added a massive 225,000 jobs, over half of all of the year-over-year gains since July 2009, which has nearly brought Canada's employment to pre-recession levels. Now that growth is beginning to normalize, employment and gross domestic product growth paused in July. Canada's economy shed 9,000 jobs, pushing the employment rate up slightly to 8.0%. The 139,000 full-time jobs lost were largely offset by the 130,000 gained in part-time employment. September September 8, 2010: Egypt Egypt's Minister of Finance, Dr. Youssef Butros Ghali, states that Egypt emerged from the recession as indicated by increased total revenue from sales taxes and customs revenues. September 10, 2010: Canada Statistics Canada said an additional 36,000 people got jobs in August, but the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points, to 8.1%, as a larger number of people sought work. That raised the number of unemployed by 17,800, to slightly more than 1.5 million. Excluding the bounce in education jobs, employment actually fell by about 32,000, economists at BMO Capital Markets and CIBC said. September 20, 2010: United States The National Bureau of Economic Research state that the US left the recession in June 2009, with managing director Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute saying GDP recovered to 70% of the pre-recession level. October October 31, 2010: Belgium Belgium leaves the recession with 0.5% growth in the third quarter. December December 7, 2010: Iceland Iceland officially leaves the recession with growth of 1.2% in the third quarter. 2011 January January 25, 2011 United Kingdom It was announced the UK economy suffered a shock contraction of 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2010, which has been widely blamed on the severe winter weather in December and austere budget cuts implemented by the coalition government increasing fears that the UK is heading for a double-dip recession. However, overall economic growth for 2010 was 1.4%. February February 9, 2011 Latvia Latvia leaves deep recession with an annualised growth of 3.7% in the last quarter of 2010, meaning the Latvian economy only shrank by 0.2% in 2010, compared to 18% in 2009. February 21, 2011 Thailand Thailand's GDP rose 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2010 after a minor recession caused by GDP contractions of 0.4% in the second quarter and 0.3% in the third quarter of 2010. The growth of the fourth quarter was attributed to a strengthening global economy, along with increasing income levels in the nation and greater liquidity by financial institutions to help the private sector. Full-year growth was recorded at 7.8%. February 23, 2011 Venezuela Venezuela's economy grew 0.6% in the last quarter of 2010, technically leaving the recession after six quarters. Concern has been expressed by economists with regards to the economy improving due to instability in the private sector pressured by the socialist government, as José Guerra, former manager at the Central Bank of Venezuela, stated that private investment, accounting for half of Venezuela's GDP, dropped 2.2% in 2010. March March 30, 2011: Wales The global credit information group Experian highlighted in a report that the economic recovery for Wales is slower than the rest of the UK, stating a forecasted growth of 1.6% per year over the next decade as compared to 2.2% for the rest of the United Kingdom. Issues for Wales were attributed to low export rates, an unskilled workforce and low entrepreneurism, leading to less opportunities for growth. May May 5, 2011: Portugal Portugal's Minister of Finance Teixeira dos Santos warns that the upcoming bail-out package of €78 billion is expected to shift Portugal into recession for at least 2 years. May 6, 2011: United States The US Department of Labor stated 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February and 221,000 in March, but unemployment continued to grow, reaching 9%. For unemployment to be reduced to 6%, 13 million private sector jobs must be added over 3 years, meaning annual growth of 4-5% required. May 13, 2011: Portugal Portugal slips into double-dip recession after the economy contracted by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2011, with a 0.6% contraction in the last quarter of 2010. The European Commission forecast Portugal's GDP will drop 2.2% in 2011, followed by a 1.8% drop in 2012, along with public debt to reach 101.7% of GDP in 2011 and 107.4% of GDP in 2012. May 13, 2011: Romania Romania officially leaves the recession after 2 years following economic growth of an annualised 1.6% in the first quarter. June June 24, 2011: Canada, China, European Union, United States As house prices remain low in the US housing market, significant foreign purchases have been made by the Canadians, Chinese and Europeans (mainly French, Spanish and Italian), seeing total spending around US$16 billion. Housing prices fell 3% in the first quarter of the year, seeing housing sales increase 5.1% in March. June 24, 2011: Scotland Recovery for Scotland from the recession is stifled by the risk of stagnation from a weak rate of recovery in exports and business investments. July July 27, 2011: United Kingdom After figures showed that the 0.5% contraction in Q4 2010 was cancelled out by a 0.5% rise in Q1 2011, growth estimates from the ONS suggest that the growth in the UK is slowing down, after figures of 0.2% GDP increase was posted. Sovereign debt in the Eurozone and EU cause the stock market to crash from a FTSE-100 high of 6100 points to just above 5000. September September 15, 2011 Canada The St. Thomas Assembly plant was closed permanently after decades of providing employing to the region of St. Thomas, Ontario; resulting in the loss of roughly 1,400 good-paying jobs. November November 1, 2011 Canada Bick's is closing down its tank farm in Delhi, Ontario in November 2011. One hundred and fifty full-time jobs will be lost by this move in addition to secondary industries and retailers. 2012 March March 22, 2012: Ireland Ireland returns to recession as GDP falls by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011 following a fall of 1.1% in the third quarter. April April 25, 2012: United Kingdom The UK economy returns to recession with a fall of 0.2% in GDP in the first quarter of 2012 following a fall of 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011. July July 25, 2012: United Kingdom The double dip recession in the UK economy continues with a fall of 0.7% in GDP in the second quarter of 2012. August August 14, 2012: Hungary Hungary falls back into recession as GDP falls by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2012 following a fall of 1.0% in the first quarter. October October 25, 2012: United Kingdom The double dip recession in the UK economy ends with growth of 1.0% in GDP in the third quarter of 2012, with help from the London Olympic Games. November November 15, 2012: Eurozone The Eurozone economy returns to recession with a fall of 0.1% in GDP in the third quarter of 2012 following a fall of 0.2% in the previous quarter. December December 5, 2012: United Kingdom In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne cuts the UK growth forecast for 2013 to 1.2% from the 2% forecast in the budget. December 10, 2012: Japan Japan is again in recession as the GDP figures for the second quarter of 2012 are revised to show a contraction of 0.03% and the third quarter figures fall by a further 0.9%. 2013 January January 22, 2013: Japan The Bank of Japan doubles its inflation target to 2% and announces open-ended asset purchases for 2014 in the hope of ending deflation. January 25, 2013: United Kingdom Initial GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2012 show the UK economy shrank by 0.3% raising fears of a triple dip recession. February February 13, 2013: United Kingdom Sir Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, says he believes "a recovery is in sight". However, he also expects inflation to rise to at least 3% by the summer of 2013 and to remain above the Bank's 2% target for two years. February 14, 2013: European Union The recession in the Eurozone economy deepens with a fall of 0.6% in GDP in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of the major economies, Germany shrinks by 0.6%, France by 0.3% and Italy by 0.9%. The economy of the 27 members of the EU, including non-Eurozone members such as Denmark and the UK, shrinks by 0.5%. February 14, 2013: Japan Japan remains in recession as the economy shrinks by a further 0.1%. February 22, 2013: European Union The European Commission forecast for 2013 expects growth of 0.1% across the 27 members of the EU but a contraction of 0.3% in the Eurozone economy. February 22, 2013: Bermuda In its National Economic Report of Bermuda for 2012, the Bermudan Ministry of Finance expects GDP will decline by 0% to 1.5% in 2013 but five years of recession will end with "modest growth in 2014". GDP is thought to have contracted by 1.75% to 2.25% in 2012 after a decline of 2.8% in 2011. February 22, 2013: United Kingdom The UK's AAA credit rating is downgraded by Moody's to AA+. The agency expects growth to "remain sluggish over the next few years". March March 28, 2013: Cyprus Banks in Cyprus re-open after having been closed for two weeks. The government of Cyprus agrees a 10 billion euro bailout deal with the EU and IMF. Depositors with more than € 100,000 in certain banks will lose up to 60% of their deposits. An earlier proposal that would have seen depositors with less than €100,000 losing 6.75% of their deposits fails to attract a single vote in favor in the Cypriot parliament. Russia is expected to help finance the bailout by delaying the repayment of a 2.5 billion euro loan to Cyprus until 2021. Notes . Great Recession Great Recession

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2018 Uber Cup group stage

This article lists the fixtures of the group stage for the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. All times Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00) Group A Teams Standings Matches Japan vs Australia India vs Canada Japan vs Canada India vs Australia Japan vs India Canada vs Australia Group B Teams Standings Matches Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong Thailand vs Germany Thailand vs Hong Kong Chinese Taipei vs Germany Thailand vs Chinese Taipei Hong Kong vs Germany Group C Teams Standings Matches Korea vs Mauritius Denmark vs Russia Denmark vs Mauritius Korea vs Russia Korea vs Denmark Russia vs Mauritius Group D Teams Standings Matches China vs France Indonesia vs Malaysia China vs Malaysia Indonesia vs France China vs Indonesia Malaysia vs France References Uber Group stage

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2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution

The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian Census. As a result of changes to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003. Background and previous attempts at reform Prior to 2012, the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867, as last amended in 1985. As early as 2007, attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined, as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. The revised formula, as originally presented, was estimated to have the following impact: Three successive bills were presented by the Government of Canada before its final form was passed by the House of Commons and Senate in 2011. Passage of the Fair Representation Act (2011) The expansion of the House from 308 seats to 338 seats is pursuant to the Fair Representation Act, which came into force on December 16, 2011. In introducing the bill, the government's stated aims were: allocating more seats to better reflect population grown in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta; maintaining the number of seats for slower-growing provinces; and maintaining the proportional representation of Quebec according to population. The Act replaced s. 51(1) of the Constitution Act, 1867 with the following formula: Divide the estimated population of a province by a determined electoral quotient (initially set at 111,166). If the number of members determined is less than what a province had in 1985, increase its seat count to that number (the "grandfather clause"). If a province's population was overrepresented in the House of Commons at the completion of the last redistribution process, and would now be under-represented based on the calculations above, it will be given extra seats so that its share of House of Commons seats is proportional to its share of the population (the "representation rule"). Add one seat for each of the territories. The 1985 minimum has two components: No province can have fewer MPs than it has senators (the "senatorial clause"). Otherwise, the calculation determined in 1985 under the Constitution Act, 1985 (Representation) will govern the amount. The addition of three seats in Quebec marked the first time since the adoption of the 1985 electoral redistribution formula that any province besides Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia gained new seats. Process of redistribution The allocation of seats to the provinces and territories was based on rules in the Constitution of Canada as well as population estimates made by Statistics Canada based on the 2006 Census (in particular, the allocation is based on an estimate for the population as of July 1, 2011, "based on 2006 Census population counts adjusted for census net undercoverage and incompletely enumerated Indian reserves"). A final report was tabled October 2013, with the changes proclaimed to take effect as of the first dissolution of Parliament occurring after May 1, 2014. The names of some ridings were changed when the Riding Name Change Act, 2014 came into force on June 19, 2014. In a report issued in 2014 Elections Canada noted: "While some administrative tasks remained to be done after that point, Elections Canada's role of supporting the federal electoral boundaries commissions, which had worked for up to 18 months in their respective provinces, was complete." The report concluded that "the process for the 2012 redistribution of federal electoral boundaries was a success." Effect of 2013 Representation Orders |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party ! 2011 Election ! Redistributed ! ± ! % |- | 166 | 188 | +22 | +13.25 |- | 103 | 109 | +6 | +5.83 |- | 34 | 36 | +2 | +5.88 |- | 4 | 4 | | |- | 1 | 1 | | |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Total ! style="text-align:right;" |308 ! style="text-align:right;" |338 ! style="text-align:right;" |+30 |} |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party !! BC !! AB !! SK !! MB !!ON !! QC !! NB !! PE !! NS !! NL !! Territories!! Total |- | 28 ||33 ||11 ||11 ||83 ||5 ||8 ||1 ||4 ||2 ||2 ||188 |- |11 ||1 || 2||3 ||24 ||61 ||1 || ||3 ||2 ||1 ||109 |- | 2 || ||1 || ||14 ||8 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||3 || ||36 |- | || || || || ||4 || || || || || ||4 |- | 1 || || || || || || || || || || ||1 |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Total ! style="text-align:right;" |42 ! style="text-align:right;" |34 ! style="text-align:right;" |14 ! style="text-align:right;" |14 ! style="text-align:right;" |121 ! style="text-align:right;" |78 ! style="text-align:right;" |10 ! style="text-align:right;" |4 ! style="text-align:right;" |11 ! style="text-align:right;" |7 ! style="text-align:right;" |3 ! style="text-align:right;" |338 |} Compared to the House of Commons seat allocation in effect for the 41st Canadian Parliament (which convened in 2011), the changes were as follows: References Further reading External links Official site of the 2012 Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution commissions Electoral redistributions in Canada 2012 in Canadian politics

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Sphegina tuvinica

Sphegina tuvinica is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Russia. References Eristalinae Insects described in 1980 Diptera of Asia

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Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina may refer to: Places Brazil Santa Catarina (state), one of Brazil's federal states Santa Catarina (island), located in Santa Catarina state Cape Verde Santa Catarina, Cape Verde, a municipality Curaçao Santa Catarina, Curaçao, a small town (also spelled Santa Catharina) Guatemala Santa Catarina Barahona, a town in Sacatepéquez Department Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, a town in Sololá Department Santa Catarina Mita, a town in Jutiapa Department Santa Catarina Palopó, a town in Sololá Department Mexico Santa Catarina, Guanajuato, a town in the state of Guanajuato Santa Catarina, Morelos, a town in the state of Morelos Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, a city in the state of Nuevo León Santa Catarina Municipality, Nuevo León, a municipality in the state of Nuevo León Santa Catarina Ayometla (municipality), a municipality in the state of Tlaxcala Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, a town in the state of Durango Misión Santa Catarina Virgen y Mártir, a colonial-era Dominican mission in Ensenada, Baja California Oaxaca Santa Catarina Cuixtla Santa Catalina Quierí Santa Catarina Ixtepeji Santa Catarina Juquila Santa Catarina Lachatao Santa Catarina Loxicha Santa Catarina Mechoacán Santa Catarina Minas Santa Catarina Quiané Santa Catarina Quioquitani Santa Catarina Tayata Santa Catarina Ticuá Santa Catarina Yosonotú Santa Catarina Zapoquila Portugal Santa Catarina (Caldas da Rainha), a freguesia of Caldas da Rainha Santa Catarina (Lisbon), a freguesia of Lisbon United States Santa Catarina, Texas, an unincorporated community in Starr County, Texas, United States Other uses Santa Catarina (ship), a Portuguese carrack that was seized by the Dutch East India Company off the coast of Singapore in 1603 St. Catharina, a Roman Catholic parish in Dinklage, Germany See also Santa Caterina (disambiguation) Santa Catalina (disambiguation) St. Catherine (disambiguation)

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Brigid Makowski

Brigid Makowski (née Sheils) was a former member of Shannon Town Commission and Clare County Council. She was elected initially representing the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) of which she was a founding member. She was born 6 January 1937 in the Bogside area of Derry, and was involved in the 1968 civil rights march in the city at the beginning of the Troubles. She married Leo Makowski a Polish-American whom she met when his U.S. Navy ship U.S.S Johnson docked in Derry in August 1954. They had two dates before Leo's ship left. They corresponded and he eventually proposed, she accepted, sailed to Philadelphia and they married there 16 April 1955. She joined the Irish American grouping Clann na Gael in Philadelphia, and proposed that a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association banner be included in the 1969 Saint Patrick's Day parade. Originally she was a member of Sinn Féin and sided with the Official wing during the 1970 split. She disagreed however with the 1972 ceasefire and was a supporter of Seamus Costello. She was called to testify at the Official Irish Republican Army court-martial of Costello in Mornington. She remarked after Costello had been dismissed that "Jesus could have testified on Costello's behalf and it wouldn't have changed the verdict." After Costello's expulsion from Official Sinn Féin and the Official IRA, she helped set up the IRSP. She was elected in 1981 as a councillor to the Shannon Town Commission. She was re-elected as an Independent after leaving the IRSP. She was later elected to Clare County Council in 1991. Makowski campaigned against the building of the visitor centre in Mullaghmore, in the Burren. In 1992, she was present at the funeral of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation and Republican Socialist Collective leader Jimmy Brown. Her daughter, Stella Makowski, gave the traditional graveside speech. On 15 April 2017, Brigid died at Letterkenny Hospital, County Donegal, Ireland from complications following treatment for lung cancer. References 1937 births Independent politicians in Ireland Irish Republican Socialist Party politicians Irish republicans Local councillors in County Clare People from Derry (city) 2017 deaths

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Claire Sugden

Claire Sugden (born 7 August 1986) is a Northern Irish politician who was the Minister of Justice in the fourth Northern Ireland Executive from May 2016 to March 2017. She is also a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry, having been co-opted to the position after the death of David McClarty in 2014, and won election to the seat in 2016. She is an Independent Unionist, and is considered to be one of the most socially liberal unionist MLAs in the Assembly. Early life and education Sugden was born the youngest of five children of Arthur and Elizabeth Sugden. Arthur was born in Leeds and worked as a prison officer, and met Elizabeth in Castlerock. Claire Sugden was raised in the Greenmount area of Coleraine. She attended Killowen primary school and Coleraine High School before studying a bachelor's degree in politics at Queen's University Belfast and graduating in 2008. She also has a master's degree in Irish politics from Queen's University Belfast and was studying part-time for a master's degree in political lobbying from the Ulster University when she was co-opted as an MLA. Political career Early political career After graduating in 2008, Sugden was an intern at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. She then interned at the United States Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Washington Ireland Program. In 2008, she began working as a parliamentary assistant for David McClarty, then-UUP MLA for East Londonderry, a role she maintained until her co-option in 2014. In 2011, she managed McClarty's campaign for East Londonderry after he resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party and stood as an independent unionist. She was co-opted as a member of Coleraine Borough Council in 2013 after McClarty resigned his seat on the council. She was nominated to succeed him in his seat in February 2014 after he fell ill. Co-opted MLA After McClarty's death in April 2014, Sugden was co-opted as the MLA for East Londonderry, becoming one of the youngest MLAs in the Northern Ireland Assembly. In her maiden speech, on 16 October 2014, she told MLAs to "Be mindful of how far we have come, because that is important, and take responsibility for the power that you hold." She served as a member of the Committee for Employment and Learning from 12 May 2014 to 30 March 2016 and as chairperson of the All Party Group on Ageing and Older People from 29 October 2015 to 30 March 2016. During her first two-year term, she was considered a member of the "naughty corner" in the Assembly for being "rarely quiet and not afraid to stand up to the two major parties". Sugden raised a matter of the day on the future of Northern Irish political institutions in September 2015. During her speech, she said: "This house of cards is falling, and good will come of that only if the jokers at the top come crashing down too and do not get up again." Speaking in the Assembly on the November 2015 Paris attacks, she said "it takes a special kind of bastard to inflict that pain on so many," for which she was warned by the Speaker for her use of language. She was elected as the MLA for East Londonderry in the 2016 election. She paid tribute to McClarty upon her election, saying "It means so much to me that people have trusted me with their vote. David trusted me with his seat." Minister of Justice Following the 2016 election, the UUP, SDLP and Alliance Party all entered opposition rather than taking roles in the Northern Ireland Executive. Neither party left in the Executive, Sinn Féin and the DUP, could agree on who should take the "contentious" role of Minister of Justice, "for fear of being accused of bias towards one community in the administration of justice". It was reported in May 2016 that Arlene Foster, the DUP First Minister, and Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister, had held talks with Sugden over the possibility of taking on the justice portfolio. On 25 May 2016, it was announced that Sugden would take on the role, saying that it was a "huge challenge" but that she was "up for it". Foster said that she would be a minister "for all the people" and McGuinness praised her as "impressive and progressive." The Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland welcomed her appointment. On 19 December 2016, during the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal, which implicated the First Minister Arlene Foster, Sugden voted against a vote of no confidence in Foster, calling it "premature". She said: "You ask me to support a motion that excludes the First Minister on the basis of no confidence: my confidence or, indeed, lack of confidence in the First Minister will be based on substantiated information, not allegations manifested in the media." She said that she supported an independent investigation of the accusation, "judicially led if necessary", and that she had also instructed her permanent secretary to investigate claims that the Department of Justice under her predecessor was privy to the details of the RHI scheme. On 6 January 2017, she reiterated her support for an independent investigation but denied claims that she had unilateral power to call a public inquiry into Foster's actions. She also said that she believed Foster should remain in office while any investigation took place. She said that she would not resign, but that "Martin and Arlene have both let me down. I have not been sold a pup. But, when I took up the job, I did ask them one thing - let me do my job. And increasingly, particularly over the last four weeks, it's been difficult to do my job." On 9 January, McGuinness resigned as Deputy First Minister, and Sinn Féin refused to nominate a replacement, leading to the collapse of the Executive Office and to the calling of new elections, for March 2017. After a suggestion that she might quit politics, Sugden announced that she would stand for re-election in January 2017, saying that "I never envisaged that less than a year into my mandate, I would be defending my seat for East Londonderry." During the campaign, she said that she "would like to finish the job I started" and return to the Executive as justice minister. She formally remained in post as Minister of Justice until election day, despite the Executive Committee being unable to meet. During the election count for the 2017 election, Sugden was the first elected MLA for the constituency of East Londonderry to be declared. Personal life Sugden married Andy Anderson at the end of June 2019. References 1986 births Living people People from Coleraine, County Londonderry Members of Coleraine Borough Council Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive (since 1999) Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Women ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive Independent members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Female justice ministers Politicians from County Londonderry Women councillors in Northern Ireland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%20Province

Santiago Province

Santiago Province may refer to: Santiago Province, Chile Santiago Province, Dominican Republic Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina Province name disambiguation pages

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Hilaro%20Barlow%20%28physician%29

George Hilaro Barlow (physician)

George Hilaro Barlow (1806–1866) was a medical doctor, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the first editor of Guy's Hospital Reports, and the principal author of A Manual of the Practice of Medicine. At Guy's Hospital, he and George Owen Rees were supervised by Richard Bright in jointly investigating renal diseases. This team approach to a subject was regarded as pioneering. Barlow was a contemporary and colleague of both Thomas Addison, and Henry Marshall Hughes, to whom he dedicated his Manual. The son of a clergyman, he was named after Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet. Disliking life in the Royal Navy, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read arts and medicine. Gaining his B.A. there in 1829, he went to Guy's the following year and furthered his formal studies in medicine. He became an assistant physician in 1840, then a full physician three years later. He promoted, and became president of, the Clinical Reports Society. He was described as highly analytical, considering many contending possibilities for every diagnosis. References Works "On diseases arising from the defective expansion of the lungs in early youth" London Medical Gazette (1844) Vol. 30, pp. 705–12,785-90 A Manual of the Practice of Medicine (1856) London:John Churchill, Philadelphia:Blanchard & Lea External links Barlow's biography indexed at Munk's Roll G.H. Brown, William Munk. Lives of the fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1826-1925 Vol. 4. London : The College, 1955 19th-century English medical doctors 1806 births 1866 deaths Academic journal editors

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

Piricaudiopsis

Piricaudiopsis is a genus of fungus in the phylum Ascomycota. It is considered incertae sedis or of indeterminate placement within the phylum. References Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Ascomycota enigmatic taxa Ascomycota genera

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

Alps (film)

Alps (, translit. Alpeis) is a 2011 Greek psychological drama film produced by Athina Rachel Tsangari and Yorgos Lanthimos and directed by Lanthimos. It stars Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed and Aris Servetalis, and was co-written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou. It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival where it won Osella for Best Screenplay, and also won the Official Competition Prize for New Directions in Cinema at the Sydney Film Festival in 2012. Plot The film opens with a gymnast complaining to her coach because he will not let her perform to a pop song, which he states she is not ready for. They are members of a group known as Alps, whose members offer, for a fee, to act as the recently deceased during visits to their grieving relatives. After a serious car crash involving a young female tennis player, the ambulance driver and leader of Alps, "Mont Blanc," recruits the assisting nurse into the group. The nurse, who has few obligations other than taking care of her ageing and widowed father, becomes "Monte Rosa" and grows attached to the tennis player, convincing herself that she will recover. The gymnast, believing she will die, states that she wants to be the stand-in for the tennis player after she passes. The tennis player does eventually die, and Monte Rosa offers the services of the Alps to her grieving parents while lying to the rest of the group that the girl has recovered. Alps offers its services to various grieving parties, including a married man mourning his fun-loving mistress, a blind woman with a deceased, philandering husband, and a man who is mourning an old friend. The clientele instructs the members of Alps as to what they should wear, do, and say, constructing scenarios of their choosing, which sometimes crosses into emotionally intimate or sexual encounters; however, these scenes tend to be emotionless and transactional. Despite this, Monte Rosa grows attached to the role of the tennis player and spends a lot of time with the grieving family, cuddling with the tennis player's father and pretending to date a classmate. The other members of Alps grow suspicious when Monte Rosa fails to show up to their meetings and lies about her whereabouts. Eventually the truth is discovered and Mont Blanc violently removes her from the group due to her dishonesty and incompetence. Monte Rosa visits her father, and her affected behavior when conversing with him implies that she has been attempting to act as a "stand-in" for her mother. When she attempts to fondle him, he slaps her, and she leaves. She visits a club she had patronized with him earlier in the film and aggressively tries to dance with another patron before returning to the tennis player's house. She breaks into the home, setting off the alarm, and climbs into bed before being forcibly thrown out by the father as she desperately attempts to initiate another scene with the family. Finding herself locked out of the home, she stands at the garage door, appearing lost and uncertain. The gymnast finally performs elegantly to a pop song as her coach looks on proudly. After it is finished, she runs into his arms and tells him that he is the best coach in the world, mirroring an earlier scene in the film where they share a bizarre, sadomasochistic moment. After saying this, her expression falls and becomes cryptic, leaving their true relationship ambiguous. Cast Angeliki Papoulia as Nurse/"Monte Rosa" Aris Servetalis as Ambulance Man/"Mont Blanc" Ariane Labed as Gymnast Johnny Vekris as Coach Efthymis Filippou as Lighting shop owner Stavros Psyllakis as Nurse's Father⁣ Eftychia Stefanidou as Blind Lady⁣ Sotiris Papastamatiou as Tennis Player's Father⁣ Maria Kyrozi as Tennis Player Tina Papanikolaou as Tennis Player's Mother⁣ Konstadina Papoulia Nurse's Father's Girlfriend⁣ Nikos Galgadis as Tennis Player's Boyfriend⁣ Production Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou developed the premise for the film out of the idea of people who allege something which is fabricated, for example via prank calls or by announcing their own deaths. The story took form as they needed a setting which could work well cinematically. Lanthimos considers it the complete opposite of his previous film, Dogtooth, which he says "is the story of a person who tries to escape a fictitious world. Alps is about a person who tries to enter a fabricated world." The film was produced by Tsangari's production company Haos Film, which had previously produced Lanthimos' 2005 film Kinetta. The budget included funding from the Greek Film Center. Filming started in October 2010. Some scenes were added on the set and parts of the dialogue were improvised by the actors. Reception The film premiered on 3 September 2011 in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Lee Marshall of Screen Daily started by comparing Alps to the director's last film. He called it "a sort of Dogtooth 2", and wrote that "the cultured urban audiences turned on by the sheer kookiness of that film may feel a slight sense of déjà vu here." On the film in its own right, Marshall wrote: "Hollywood might have fashioned a weepie or a thriller out of the same material - and there are echoes here of some of Hitchcock's fascination with surrogates, from the Roger Thornhill/George Kaplan of North by Northwest to the Madeleine/Carlotta of Vertigo. But Alps is so intriguing because of what it refuses to explain... It's also a film which manages to juggle absurdist comedy with bleak tragedy, a yearning desire for human warmth with outbreaks of sudden violence, all the while maintaining an impressive control of tone." In 2012, Roger Ebert reviewed Alps on his website, giving the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of four stars. He found the movie's thematic meaning complicated, and concluded that although Alps "is provocative and challenging, it is so completely self-contained that it has no particular emotional payoff... But Alps has the effect of a sterile exercise." References External links myFILM.gr News story on Alps 2011 drama films 2011 films 2010s psychological drama films Films set in Greece Films directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Greek drama films Greek films Greek-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasco%2C%20California

Wasco, California

Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of . The population was 25,545 at the 2010 census, up from 21,263 at the 2000 census. Wasco is the headquarters of the Tejon Indian Tribe of California, a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, and Chumash indigenous people of California. History The name Dewey was in honor of Admiral George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish–American War. The Deweyville post office opened in 1899, and changed its name to Wasco in 1907. The origin of the name Wasco is subject of two different theories: (1) That it was coined from Western American Sugar Company; and (2) that it was named by a resident from Wasco County, Oregon. Wasco is the site of the Fourth Home Extension Colony, founded in 1907 by the American Home Extension Association. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of , all of it land. Wasco is located on the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, at the intersection of California State Routes 43, which runs north–south, and 46, which runs east–west. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wasco has a semi-arid climate (BSk, bordering on BSh) with hot, dry summers and cool winters. The average annual mean temperature is . Demographics 2010 At the 2010 census Wasco had a population of 25,545. The population density was 2,710.1 people per square mile (1,046.4/km). The racial makeup of Wasco was 12,579 (49.2%) White, 1,951 (7.6%) African American, 283 (1.1%) Native American, 180 (0.7%) Asian, 12 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9,714 (38.0%) from other races, and 826 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,585 persons (76.7%). The census reported that 19,825 people (77.6% of the population) lived in households, 10 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5,710 (22.4%) were institutionalized. There were 5,131 households, 3,143 (61.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,894 (56.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 992 (19.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 484 (9.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 478 (9.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 27 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 575 households (11.2%) were one person and 243 (4.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.86. There were 4,370 families (85.2% of households); the average family size was 4.11. The age distribution was 7,351 people (28.8%) under the age of 18, 3,687 people (14.4%) aged 18 to 24, 8,621 people (33.7%) aged 25 to 44, 4,593 people (18.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,293 people (5.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 28.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 160.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 192.5 males. There were 5,477 housing units at an average density of 581.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,680 (52.2%) were owner-occupied and 2,451 (47.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 10,486 people (41.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,339 people (36.6%) lived in rental housing units. 2000 At the 2000 census there were 21,263 people in 3,971 households, including 3,403 families, in the city. The population density was 2,795.7 people per square mile (1,078.8/km). There were 4,256 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile (215.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 34.64% White, 10.27% Black or African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 50.46% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. 66.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 3,971 households 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.6% of households were one person and 5.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.79 and the average family size was 4.07. The age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 183.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 230.6 males. The median income for a householder in the city was $28,997, and the median family income was $30,506. Males had a median income of $48,105 versus $18,697 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,228. About 24.3% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.3% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. People in group quarters Source: 7,975 people in Wasco State Prison 1,226 people in other types of correctional institutions 10 people in homes for the mentally ill 8 people in other non-institutional group quarters Economy One of Wasco's major economic activities is agriculture, specifically the growing of roses. Fifty-five percent of all roses grown in the United States are grown in or around Wasco. In addition to agriculture, oil and gas extraction is a significant part of the local economy. The large Semitropic Oil Field is along State Route 46 about west of town. Formerly a gas field, the region now mainly produces oil. Vintage Production, an arm of Occidental Petroleum, is the primary operator as of 2010. The Wasco Oil Field was discovered in April 1938, by Continental Oil Company. Sports The Wasco Reserve are a professional baseball team competing in the independent Pecos League which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. Their home games are played at Wasco Athletic Park. Transportation The Amtrak service, the San Joaquin, stops at the train station in the city. Being on the route of the high speed rail project but without a stop, Wasco city officials have expressed concerns that the Amtrak service might be discontinued. , no decision has been announced. The construction has impacted the city and the costs for asbestos removal are in dispute in a labor housing complex that had to be abandoned and demolished. While paid relocation costs, the city can’t afford to demolish the camp and wants the rail authority to pay. Chief Executive Brian Kelly came to the city to discuss the issue in 2021. Notable people Pablo Garza, American mixed martial artist Suzanne Lacy, artist and educator Aaron Merz, former American football offensive lineman Jim Napier, former minor league baseball catcher and manager Manuel Quezada, professional boxer Carl Smith, American football coach In popular culture The town is featured in Episode 133 of California's Gold with Huell Howser, filmed in 2007. In the movie "Son in Law" featuring comedian Pauly Shore, the opening credit flyover shots and the opening graduation scene, were filmed in Wasco, CA and at the Wasco High School football stadium respectively. See also M.V. Hartranft, land developer in Wasco References External links 1899 establishments in California 1945 establishments in California Cities in Kern County, California Incorporated cities and towns in California Populated places established in 1899 Populated places established in 1945

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Albert%20de%20Longueval%2C%203rd%20Count%20of%20Bucquoy

Charles Albert de Longueval, 3rd Count of Bucquoy

Charles II Albert de Longueval, 3rd count of Bucquoy (1607 – 29 March 1663) was a military commander, holder of high office, and nobleman in the Habsburg realms of the Low Countries and Bohemia. He was the son of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy and Maria Magdalena, Countess of Biglia. Family He in herited the dominions of his father, Charles I and became 3rd Count of Bucquoy and Lord of Achiet-le-Petit, Vaulx, Puisieux, Gratzen, Rosenberg, Libiegitz, and Farciennes. On 5 February 1634 he married Maria Wilhelmine de Croÿ Solre, daughter of Jean, Count of Croÿ Solre. The couple had thirteen children. He had the castle of Farciennes built in 1637. Career His military and civil offices included hereditary Master of the Hunt of Artois (1621–1659), captain general, grand bailiff and sovereign governor of the County of Hainaut, governor of Valenciennes, general of artillery, and general of the Spanish cavalry in the Low Countries. He was a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (invested Vienna, 1650) and a commander in the Order of Calatrava. 1607 births 1663 deaths South Netherlandish people of the Thirty Years' War Knights of the Golden Fleece Military personnel of the Thirty Years' War Flemish nobility Military personnel of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosey%2C%20Haute-Sa%C3%B4ne

Rosey, Haute-Saône

Rosey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Saône department References Communes of Haute-Saône

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentacalia%20carchiensis

Pentacalia carchiensis

Pentacalia carchiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Pentacalia Flora of Ecuador Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83r%C4%83cineanu

Mărăcineanu

Mărăcineanu is a Romanian-language surname that may refer to: Roxana Mărăcineanu, French politician, swimmer, and TV consultant Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Romanian physicist Valter Mărăcineanu, Romanian soldier Romanian-language surnames

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoila%20Ceballos

Zoila Ceballos

Zoila Ceballos is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder, professional model, and actress. She represented her country at Nuestra Belleza Latina. In 2008, Ceballos became one of the 12 finalists of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 where she finished as 4th runner-up. In 2016, Zoila give it another chance in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016. She later became one of the 12 finalists in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016. Despite being a favorite, She finished in 9th Place. Career Ceballos has worked with several companies, and has performed in TV shows Don Francisco, movies and video clips with Pitbull, Don Omar and others. After Nuestra Belleza Latina Ceballos moved to Miami, Florida to take some acting classes. Zoila had appeared in a novela Marido en Alquiler for Telemundo. Ceballos also had worked on Mortales la Serie a Hispanic television series. Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 Ceballos auditioned in New York to participate in the second year of Nuestra Belleza Latina. Ceballos then was chosen to travel to Miami and see if she could win the PASS to enter the mansion. In 2008 she became the 4th runner up of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008. NBL VIP "All★Star"- Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016 Zoila has been chosen by producers to compete in the first ever "All★Star" season of Nuestra Belleza Latina. The season of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016 premiered on Sunday February 28, 2016 where 25 girls from past seasons were selected to compete. After several elimination rounds she made it to the Top 12 girls, but on Sunday April 17, 2016 she was eliminated for not receiving enough votes to stay in the competition leaving her in 9th place. Movies/Videos Zoila Ceballos featured in several videos and movies: Lotto man 2 Maestra Barraza Rey Ungria the game El Pelotudo Dark Dreams by Wilton Reynoso Donde Quieras Que Vallas by Eduardo Luna La fiesta ya empezó by Yalitza Lora Don't Stop the Party by Pittbull El Amor De Mi Vida by Anthony Mana I Swing Merengue Tipico Hasta Abajo by Don Omar Awards She received the Actress of the Year Award and Gruperos Latinos Show Awards 2014. References Nuestra Belleza Latina Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 Android App External links NBL 2008 Official NBL Page Living people Dominican Republic female models People from Santo Domingo Models from New York City Year of birth missing (living people)

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

Sahil

Sahil may refer to: Sahil, Azerbaijan, a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan Sahil (Baku Metro), a metro station of Baku Metro Sahil, Saudi Arabia, a city in the governorate of Bareq, Saudi Arabia Sahil, Somaliland, a region of Somaliland Sahil (name), a Muslim boy or Hindu boy name (including a list of people with the name) Sahil (film), a 1959 Indian film

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox%20Mathematics%2C%20Science%20%26%20Technology%20Academy

Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy

Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy (LMSTA) is a charter high school located in Lennox, California, USA. It specialises in mathematics, science and technology for ninth to twelfth grade pupils. In its 2009 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 21st out of 21,000 US High Schools. The school has continued to perform highly in subsequent editions of the rankings, scoring 25th and making the Gold Medal List in the most recent version of the report. References External links Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy High schools in Los Angeles County, California Charter high schools in California

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis%20Fedorenko

Denis Fedorenko

Denis Sergeyevich Fedorenko (; born 11 June 2003) is a Russian football player. He plays for PFC Sochi. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Baltika Kaliningrad on 28 October 2020 in a game against FC Dynamo Bryansk. He substituted Mikhail Markin in the 76th minute. References External links Profile by Russian Football National League 2003 births Living people Russian footballers Association football midfielders FC Baltika Kaliningrad players PFC Sochi players Russian Football National League players Russian Football National League 2 players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlos%20Dansby

Karlos Dansby

Karlos Montez Dansby (born November 3, 1981) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football for Auburn University and received All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and Cincinnati Bengals. Early years Dansby was an All-State linebacker and wide receiver at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. He caught 51 passes for 857 yards and five touchdowns on offense, 81 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries on defense as a senior. In basketball, he played as a power forward, earning All-state honors as a junior. In track & field, he competed in the jumping events and got a PR of 6.73 meters in the long jump as a junior. College career Dansby played for the Auburn Tigers football team while attending Auburn University from 2000 to 2003. He was a Butkus Award semi-finalist regarded as one of the premier defenders in college football. While he began his Auburn career at strong safety, he shifted to outside linebacker as a sophomore. In 36 games for the Tigers, he recorded 218 tackles (128 solos) with 10 quarterback sacks, 31 stops for losses, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 15 pass deflections, and eight interceptions for 107 yards in returns. He was First-team All-America and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a senior when he had 84 tackles (50 solo), 5.5 sacks, 13 stops for losses, 6 pass deflections, 4 caused fumbles. In 2002, he was a First-team All-SEC with 76 tackles (32 solo), 4 sacks, 10 stops for losses, 3 interceptions, 4 pass deflections, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 caused fumbles. Professional career Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals selected Dansby in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Dansby was the third linebacker drafted in 2004. On August 4, 2004, the Arizona Cardinals signed Dansby to a four-year, $3.95 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $2.45 million. Throughout training camp, Dansby competed to be a starting outside linebacker against Levar Woods. Head coach Dennis Green named Dansby the backup outside linebacker to start the regular season in 2004, behind Levar Woods and James Darling. He started in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener at the St. Louis Rams and made two solo tackles in their 17–10 loss. On September 26, 2004, Dansby earned his first career start after surpassing Levar Woods on the Cardinals' depth chart. Dansby recorded four combined tackles and made his first career sack on quarterback Michael Vick during a 6–3 loss at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3. In Week 7, he recorded two combined tackles, two pass deflections, and made his first career interception during a 25–17 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. On November 14, 2004, Dansby recorded five solo tackles, deflected a pass, and made two sacks on quarterback Kurt Warner before exiting in the fourth quarter of the Cardinals' 17–14 victory against the New York Giants in Week 10. He was inactive during the Cardinals' Week 11 loss at the Carolina Panthers due to a neck injury he sustained the previous week. In Week 13, he collected a season-high seven solo tackles in a 26–12 loss at the Detroit Lions. Dansby finished his rookie season in 2004 with 60 combined tackles (43 solo), five sacks, five pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble in 15 games and 11 starts. Dansby entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker in 2005. Head coach Dennis Green named Dansby and Orlando Huff the starting outside linebackers to start the regular season. He started in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener against the New York Giants and recorded three solo tackles, two pass deflections, two interceptions, a sack, and scored the first touchdown of his career during a 42-19 loss. Dansby intercepted a pass by Giants' quarterback Eli Manning and returned it for an 18-yard touchdown in the second quarter. In Week 7, he collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) and made a sack in the Cardinals' 20-10 victory against the Tennessee Titans. He was sidelined during a Week 11 victory at the St. Louis Rams after suffering a groin injury. On December 24, 2005, he made four solo tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception by quarterback Mike McMahon for an 11-yard touchdown in a 27-21 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. He finished the 2005 season with 88 combined tackles (69 solo), four sacks, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and two touchdowns in 15 games and 15 starts. In 2007, he started all 14 games he played and led team with 117 tackles, marking second season with 100+ tackles (103 in 2005). On February 14, 2008, he was designated as the Cardinals' franchise player. He has been franchised twice by Arizona, in 2008 and 2009. Cardinals signed franchised Dansby to a one-year, $8.065 million contract. In 2008, Dansby led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl while again totaling over 100 tackles and making 4 sacks and intercepting two passes. Karlos Dansby's 2009 franchise tag guaranteed him $9.7 million in salary in 2009 and would make him an unrestricted free agent in 2010. In a first-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on January 10, 2010, Dansby recovered a fumble in overtime by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and returned it 17 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the highest scoring game in NFL postseason history. Miami Dolphins On March 5, 2010, Dansby signed with the Miami Dolphins to a five-year, $43 million contract with $22 million guaranteed, which made it the richest contract for an inside linebacker in NFL history until Patrick Willis signed a five-year, $50 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Dansby was released from the team on March 12, 2013. Arizona Cardinals (second stint) On May 10, 2013, Dansby signed a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals. Cleveland Browns On March 11, 2014, Dansby signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal included $14 million guaranteed. He was released by the Browns on March 16, 2016. Cincinnati Bengals Dansby signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 29, 2016. Arizona Cardinals (third stint) On March 10, 2017, Dansby signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals. In Week 9, Dansby picked off C. J. Beathard in a 20-10 win over the 49ers, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week. He retired at the end of the season having never been selected for a Pro Bowl despite having more career tackles than Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher; he had 1,422 tackles to Urlacher's 1,361. However, he played on mostly mediocre teams for most of his career; he only made the playoffs twice and played on a winning team only one other time. NFL statistics Personal life Dansby trains at EVO Ultrafit in Phoenix, AZ. His family is from Birmingham, AL. References External links Cleveland Browns bio ESPN Player Profile 1981 births Living people Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama African-American players of American football American football linebackers Auburn Tigers football players Arizona Cardinals players Miami Dolphins players Cleveland Browns players Cincinnati Bengals players People from Southwest Ranches, Florida 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20All%20England%20Super%20Series%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20doubles

2009 All England Super Series – Women's doubles

This article list the results of women's doubles category in the 2009 All England Super Series of badminton. Seeds Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu-chin Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won Du Jing and Yu Yang Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting Shendy Puspa Irawati and Meiliana Jauhari Draws Finals Top Half Bottom Half Sources Yonex All England Open Super Series 2009 - Women's doubles - Women's Doubles, 2009 All England Super Series

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque%20de%20Agando

Roque de Agando

Roque de Agando (commonly called Roque Agando) is a prominent rock formation on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is one of La Gomera's most striking features and is frequently used as a symbol for the island. Roque Agando is the most prominent of a group of volcanic plugs called simply Los Roques, near the centre of the island. The others are named Roque Ojila and Roque Zarcita, and sometimes Roque Carmona and Roque Las Lajas are also included. It rises directly above the main road between the island's capital San Sebastián and Garajonay National Park in the centre, which makes it a popular tourist sight. The summit is not accessible by foot. During the 20th century, some easy rock-climbing routes were established on the peak, but climbing is now banned there, and hiking is restricted to established paths in its vicinity, as it forms part of a protected area. Remains of the indigenous Guanche sacrificial shrines have been found on the summit. These were in good condition until the 1980s, when they were looted by a German group making a documentary film. References La Gomera Mountains of the Canary Islands Volcanic plugs of the Canary Islands

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%20National%20Invitation%20Tournament

2018 National Invitation Tournament

The 2018 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I college men's basketball teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The first three rounds of the annual tournament were played on campus sites (the host team being the higher seeded team). The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Experimental rules In February 2018, the NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in this tournament: Games were played in 10-minute quarters instead of 20-minute halves. The NCAA has used this timing convention for women's basketball since the 2015–16 season. As in NCAA women's basketball, as well as the 2017 NIT, there were no "one-and-one" foul shots. Starting with the fifth foul in each quarter, non-shooting fouls by the defense resulted in two free throws, with the exception of administrative technical fouls (for which only one shot is awarded). The 2018 NIT, however, returned to the standard NCAA procedure of treating overtime periods as extensions of the final period of regulation for purposes of team foul accumulation. The three-point line changed to the current FIBA distance of from the center of the basket, except along the sidelines. Once the arc reaches a distance of from the sideline, it becomes a straight line parallel to the sideline. The free-throw lane was wide, the same width as in (W)NBA and FIBA rules, instead of the in the current NCAA rules. The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds after an offensive rebound. Notes Participants Automatic qualifiers The following teams were guaranteed berths into the 2018 NIT field by having the best regular season record in their conference but failing to either win their conference tournament or earn an at-large berth in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Grambling State won the SWAC regular season title but was banned from the postseason due to low graduation rates and did not participate in the conference tournament. There was thus no automatic qualifier from the SWAC. At-large bids The following 20 teams were also awarded NIT berths. Bids by conference Seeds Schedule The NIT Tournament began on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Due to a conflict at Taco Bell Arena (with the NCAA tournament), Boise State travelled to the University of Washington for their first round match. The first three rounds were played on campus sites. The Semifinals were held on Tuesday, March 27, and the Championship Game was held on Thursday, March 29, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bracket ^ Game played at Washington due to Taco Bell Arena hosting First and Second Round 2018 NCAA Tournament games. * Denotes overtime period Media ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights to all of the NIT Games. It was telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship. See also 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament 2010s in Manhattan National Invitation Tournament Basketball in New York City College sports in New York City Madison Square Garden National Invitation Tournament National Invitation Tournament Sports competitions in New York City Sports in Manhattan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%20in%20Spain

1988 in Spain

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Spain. Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos I Prime Minister: Felipe González Events 29 May: In the 1988 Catalan regional election, Jordi Pujol retains the regional presidency. 14 December: The 1988 Spanish general strike ("14-D") takes place, in opposition to government economic reforms. Arts and entertainment Sports 2 October: The Spanish Grand Prix takes place at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, and is won by Alain Prost of France. Births 8 January: Adrián López, footballer 3 March: Rafael Muñoz, swimmer 14 April: Roberto Bautista Agut, tennis player 28 April: Juan Mata, footballer 16 July: Sergio Busquets, footballer 7 October: Diego Costa, footballer 17 October: Marina Salas, actress 21 October: Blanca Suárez, Spanish actress Deaths 26 December: Pablo Sorozábal, composer (b. 1897) See also 1988 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 1988 References Spain Years of the 20th century in Spain Spain 1980s in Spain

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Kaitlin Hopkins

Kaitlin Persson Hopkins (born February 1, 1964) is an American actress and singer, the daughter of actress Shirley Knight and stage producer/director Gene Persson. Biography Hopkins was born in New York City to actress Shirley Knight and actor producer Gene Persson. After her parents' divorce, Hopkins was raised in London by her mother and stepfather, John Hopkins, and returned to New York in 1976, at the age of 12. The following year she began her career in a summer stock production of The Children's Hour starring her mother and Joanne Woodward. In 1982, at the age of 18, Hopkins graduated from the Williston Northampton School, where she was a member of the Williston Widigers. Hopkins attended the musical theater program at Carnegie Mellon University and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Hopkins' first television credit was an appearance on the soap opera One Life to Live, followed by a regular role on Another World. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles, where she joined The Matrix Theatre Company. She spent weekends singing at The Pink in Santa Monica, and later performed at The Cinegrill, The Gardina, and At My Place. During this period, her television credits included Beverly Hills, 90210, Murder, She Wrote, The Practice, Diagnosis: Murder, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Spin City, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. In 1994, at the age of 30, Hopkins was cast in the rock opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky by Peter Sellars. She spent the next year traveling the world with the production, performing in Paris, Hamburg, Helsinki, and Montreal, as well as at the Edinburgh Festival, among other locales. In 2002, aged 38, Hopkins made her Broadway debut in Noises Off. She has also appeared in the Lincoln Center benefit performance of Anything Goes with Patti LuPone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Hopkins has performed in numerous live radio plays for LA Theater Works, including Proof with Anne Heche and The Heidi Chronicles with Martha Plimpton. In 2009, Hopkins was named the new Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University under the Department Chair, Dr. John Fleming. Her husband, Jim Price, is also on the faculty at Texas State, where he is the Head of Playwriting. Discography Make Me Sweat (2004) Acting credits Theatre Bare: A Pop Opera The Great American Trailer Park Musical Bat Boy: The Musical Come Back, Little Sheba Disney's On the Record Present Laughter The Philanderer She Loves Me Film and television Confessions of a Shopaholic The Nanny Diaries How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles “Diagnosis Murder“: By Reason of Insanity Little Boy Blue As Good as It Gets Rescue Me Providence Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Division Wings References External links Official website 1964 births Actresses from New York City American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Texas State University faculty Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipra%20Pra.%20Pi

Pipra Pra. Pi

Pipra Pra. Pi is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5692. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Siraha District Populated places in Siraha District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%20%26%20Wesson%20Model%2052

Smith & Wesson Model 52

The Smith & Wesson Model 52, sometimes referred to as the 38 Master, is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Smith & Wesson for Bullseye shooting. It was one of the first semiautomatic pistols chambered in .38 Special with flush-seated, full wadcutter bullets. The shape of the rimmed cartridge limited the magazine capacity to five rounds. A variant, known as the Model 952, in 9 mm Parabellum, is still produced in limited quantities by Smith & Wesson's Performance Center. The Model 52 was discontinued in 1993 when the machinery to manufacture the pistol broke down and it was deemed too costly to replace. History In 1961 Smith & Wesson Model introduced the Model 52 as a match-grade target pistol derived from the Smith & Wesson Model 39. It was chambered in .38 Special Wadcutter for the sport of Bullseye shooting. The first version, known simply as the Model 52, retained the basic trigger mechanism of the Model 39, with the Double-Action function selectable via a simple frame-mounted setscrew, allowing the pistol to be fired in either single-action or double-action mode depending on the setscrew's adjustment. In 1963 the Model 52-1 was introduced with a separately developed single-action trigger system and was manufactured until 1970, when it was succeeded by the Model 52-2. Changes to the 52-2 included an improved extractor and this version was manufactured for 23 years. By 1992, the 30-year-old machinery used to make the Model 52 was showing signs of age and was starting to fail. Smith & Wesson decided against replacing it and the handgun was discontinued. The last model 52-2 was completed on July 23, 1993. The pistol's serial number was “TZW9149” and it was delivered to the company's private gun vault as an archive piece. Model 952 The Smith & Wesson Model 952 was introduced in 2000 as a Performance Center pistol based on the Model 52 but chambered in 9mm. Enhancements included a 5” match-grade barrel, titanium-coated spherical barrel bushing, 9-round magazine, loaded chamber indicator and a slide-mounted decocking lever. An enhanced version was produced in 2004 and a long slide variant with a 6" barrel debuted in 2006. References Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistols

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Pictures

United States Pictures

United States Pictures (also known as United States Productions) was the name of the motion picture production company belonging to Milton Sperling who was Harry Warner's (of the Warner Bros. studio) son-in-law. Sperling was a highly experienced screenwriter and producer with 20th Century Fox and other studios who had just returned from his World War II service in the U.S. Marine Corps Photographic Unit. Warner Bros. offered Sperling an independent production company that would use Warner Bros. studio resources and financing to make motion pictures that would be released by the studio. In the post World War II era, the Hollywood major studios were beginning to find the idea of purchasing completed motion pictures from independent film production companies more economical than producing the films themselves (although United Artists had done this decades earlier, acting as a distributor for independent films since its establishment in 1919). Beginning with Fritz Lang's Cloak and Dagger (1946), followed by Raoul Walsh's Pursued (1947), Sperling's United States Pictures made a total of 14 films. The last two, Samuel Fuller's Merrill's Marauders (1962) and Ken Annakin's Battle of the Bulge (1965) were filmed in the Philippines and Spain respectively. Sperling found that the Filipino and Spanish governments and film companies thought they were dealing with a branch of the United States Government due to the name of the company and provided superb cooperation. Filmography The United States Pictures marked with an (*) signifies Milton Sperling contributed to the screenplay. Cloak and Dagger (1946) - directed by Fritz Lang Pursued (1947) - directed by Raoul Walsh My Girl Tisa (1948) - directed by Elliott Nugent South of St. Louis (1949) - directed by Ray Enright Three Secrets (1950) - directed by Robert Wise The Enforcer (1951) - directed by Bretaigne Windust & Raoul Walsh (uncredited) Distant Drums (1951) - directed by Raoul Walsh Retreat, Hell! (1952) - directed by Joseph H. Lewis* Blowing Wild (1953) - directed by Hugo Fregonese The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - directed by Otto Preminger* The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) - directed by Budd Boetticher The Bramble Bush (1960) - directed by Daniel Petrie* Merrill's Marauders (1962) - directed by Samuel Fuller* Battle of the Bulge (1965) - directed by Ken Annakin* References Film production companies of the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablos%20Motorcycle%20Club%20%28founded%201999%29

Diablos Motorcycle Club (founded 1999)

The Diablos Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club that was founded in Pattaya, Thailand, in 1999. The Diablos are a support club (called puppet clubs by law enforcement) for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. The Diablos' colors are red and gold. Like all Bandidos support clubs, the lettering on the patch is gold on red, contrasting the Bandidos' red on gold. The club insignia consists of a maliciously grinning devil's head. Branches Since the foundation of the first chapter in Thailand in 1999, branches in other Asian countries have also been formed, including Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. In 2000, the club expanded to Europe, and chapters in Belgium and Germany were founded. Branches opened in Sweden and Finland the following year. The club was established in Australia in 2014. Incidents Australia Members of the Hells Angels and associated clubs raided the Diablos' clubhouse in Melton, Melbourne, on 1 March 2013, according to the Sydney Morning Herald "bashing" a Diablos member and taking identification details of the Diablos' girlfriends at gunpoint as a threat to stop them reporting the attack to police. Approximately thirty minutes after the assault began, Bandidos members arrived in four cars in response to the raid. The Hells Angels group set up their own ambush, ramming a car driven by Bandidos national sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell and firing around thirty shots. Mitchell was shot in the right arm and another Bandido received a minor gunshot wound. Finland The National Bureau of Investigation has designated the Diablos a criminal organization. Police conducted a search of the Diablos' clubhouse in Oulu on 18 October 2011 due to a serious criminal suspicion. The chapter president was arrested during the raid. Diablos member Timothy Stuart Robinson shot and wounded a man in the buttocks in a restaurant in Oulu on 24 May 2012. Robinson was arrested in the vicinity of the restaurant shortly after the crime. In September 2012, Robinson was convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, assault and a firearms offence, and was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. In addition to the shooting, he, along with another man, committed a gross robbery at the beginning of the same month during which the duo beat the victim with a metal baseball bat and an iron pipe. In January 2015, a total of eight people, some of whom were members of the Bandidos and X-Team, were given prison sentences of various lengths for the violent extortion of a man in Oulu that took place in July 2014. According to the district court, the events originated when the Diablos chapter in Varkaus asked Bandidos' Oulu branch to collect the debt. Germany The Diablos chapter in Heinsberg, along with the Aachen Bandidos chapter, was banned by the ministry of SPD MP Ralf Jäger on 26 April 2012. A nationwide ban on wearing the emblems of the Diablos and seven other motorcycle clubs in public came into effect on 16 March 2017. Sweden Two members were arrested at the Diablos' clubhouse in Malmö on 22 August 2002 following an assault at a nightclub which left three people injured. Police raided the Diablos' clubhouse in Toftanäs, Malmö, on 25 February 2006, seizing amphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Police also found several firearms, including two automatic guns with ammunition, during a search of the chapter president's home. On 10 May 2006, the chapter president was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for firearms offences. Police arrested six people for drug offences following an operation at the club's Malmö headquarters on 27 June 2007. Eight members were arrested after police found quantities of weapons and narcotics during another raid on the Diablos' clubhouse in Malmö on 23 January 2008. References External links Organizations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Thailand Outlaw motorcycle clubs Gangs in Australia Gangs in Finland Gangs in Germany Gangs in Sweden Bandidos Motorcycle Club de:Diablos MC

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Foote%20Johnson

Frederick Foote Johnson

Frederick Foote Johnson (April 23, 1866 – May 9, 1943) was fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. Early life and education Johnson was born in Newton, Connecticut on April 23, 1866, the son of Ezra Levan Johnson and Jane Eliza Camp. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Foote. Johnson was educated at Newtown High School, St Stephen's College in Annandale, New York and the Cheshire Episcopal School. He then attended Trinity College from where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1894, a Master of Arts in 1897, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1906. He also studied at Berkeley Divinity School, graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1897, and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1906. The University of the South also awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1918. Ordained ministry Johnson was ordained deacon on November 11, 1896, by Bishop John Hazen White of Indiana, and then priest on October 15, 1897, by Bishop John Franklin Spalding in Denver, Colorado. He served as minister at St Barnabas' Church in Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 1897 and then as curate at St Stephen's Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1897 till 1898. In 1898 he also briefly served as rector at Boulder, Colorado, before becoming rector of Trinity Church in Redlands, California in 1899. Between 1904 and 1905, he was a diocesan Missionary in Western Massachusetts. Bishop On June 8, 1905, Johnson was elected Assistant Bishop of South Dakoda, and was consecrated on November 2, 1905, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He was elected Missionary Bishop of South Dakota on October 11, 1910. A year later, in May 1911, he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Missouri, and succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1923. He retired in 1933 and died 10 years later on May 9, 1943. External links References 1866 births 1943 deaths Episcopal bishops of Missouri People from Newtown, Connecticut Sewanee: The University of the South alumni Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni Berkeley Divinity School alumni Episcopal bishops of South Dakota

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga%20Seryabkina

Olga Seryabkina

Olga Yurievna Seryabkina (; born 12 April 1985) is a Russian singer-songwriter. She is a former member of girl group Serebro, which won third place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, until 2019 when she confirmed that she would leave the group – the last of the original lineup to do so. Life and career Early life and career (1985–2007) At seven years old, Olga Seryabkina began studying ballet. At the age of 17, she received the rank of the candidate to the master of sports, and she took part in many international competitions. From 2004 to 2006 she worked as a backup singer/dancer for the Russian singer Iraklij. Serebro (2007–2019) After that she joined Serebro. She was brought to the casting by her friend Elena Temnikova, who was already a band member. They took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and won 3rd place. Today Serebro is one of the most popular Russian bands. In 2007 she started writing lyrics for the group. In October 2007, there were some rumors that Olga was leaving the band because it was said she had problems with the lead singer Elena Temnikova, but that wasn't true. Max Fadeev, the manager of the band, also said that the replacement for Olga had already been found, but Olga decided not to leave Serebro. On 9 October 2018 Seryabkina (the only remaining member of the original line-up) announced via Instagram that she is leaving the group in 2019 to concentrate on her solo career. She mentioned the release of one more album with the group. Her solo career began with the name Holy Molly at first, later being changed solely to Molly. Seryabkina had a few years' period of being both the leading singer (as well as songwriter) for Serebro and having her solo career as MOLLY. Some of her songs include: "Holy Molly", "Ya prosto lublyu tebya" and "Kill me all night long", a duet with DJ M.E.G. After having left SEREBRO, she continued to work closely with the new line-up. Solo career (2014–present) Her solo career began with the name Holy Molly at first, later being changed solely to Molly. Seryabkina had a few years' period of being both the leading singer (as well as songwriter) for Serebro and having her solo career as MOLLY. Some of her songs include: "Holy Molly", "Ya prosto lublyu tebya" and "Kill me all night long", a duet with DJ M.E.G. After having left SEREBRO, she continued to work closely with the new line-up. In April 2019, she released her first solo album named "Kosatka v nebe", produced by Maxim Fadeev. The same year she released the songs: "Polugolie" (half-naked) and "Opalionnye solncem" (Scorched by the sun), which was, according to Irina Titova (a former member of the then-line-up), a song the new SEREBRO were supposed tosing. However, Seryabkina, being the lyricist, after a supposed argument between her and Titova, had decided to keep the song for herself. In October 2019, Maxim Fadeev, the founder of the MALFA label, announced via video on the official channel MALFA on YouTube, the disbandment of the label as well as giving all the artists the rights to sing their songs, with the exceptions of 2 unnamed artists. He gave Olga Serybakina the rights to sing her songs as a solo artists as well as the songs she had sun during her years in the band SEREBRO; the reasoning for that being, as Fadeev himself said in an interview on "Alena, blin": Olga had written all of the songs in SEREBRO and had always been involved with the writing & creative process. Thus that marks the beginning of Seryabkina's solo career as an independent artist. In February 2020, her first song as an independent artist was released and named "Chto zhe ti nadelal" and under her own name, not the pseudonym. She also announced that from now on she will release music under her real name but is likely to continue using MOLLY for her English-language projects. On 10 April 2020 Olga released her second single "Под Водой", and on 1 May 2020 the "Причины" EP. Other activities On 8 August 2008 Olga participated in “The stars motor racing” in Yarkhoma Park. The other competitors were Iljya Zudin (from the band Dinamit), Marina Lizorkina (also a Serebro member), Star Factory-participants Lena Kukarskaya and Oleg Dobrynin, Maxim Postelnyj (from the band Plazma) and Sid Spirin (from the band Tarakany!) among others. A true excitement was displayed by the band Serebro only. They showed a real fighting capacity, for instance, Marina Lizorkina even had her motorcycle gloves with her. Lena Temnikova also came to the racing and actively supported her colleagues, but she didn't take part in the competition. Only three participants took part in the final motor-racing. It was a time trial without any obstacles, and Olga Seryabkina was the winner. In 2014 she adopted the stage name Holy Molly and was featured in Dj M.E.G.'s song "Kill Me All Night Long". She also wrote the lyrics to the Russian entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performed by Alisa Kozhikina. Personal life She graduated from an art school in Moscow and from the ИМПЭ Institute, earning a higher education diploma in Specialization in Translation and Entrepreneurship. Olga Seryabkina is fluent in Russian, English and German. In June 2019, Seryabkina came out as bisexual in an interview with the Russian tabloid Super. She did so to dispel rumors she was in a relationship with Maxim Fadeev, which were spread by her former bandmate Elena Temnikova. In the interview, Seryabkina confirmed she had been in a four-year relationship with Temnikova while they were bandmates, and that the relationship was well known throughout their inner circle, but they had never confirmed it publicly. Since ending her relationship with Temnikova, Seryabkina has solely dated men. In 2020, Seryabkina secretly married 32-year-old Georgy Nachkebia in a suburb of Vienna. According to the singer, Nachkebia "is involved in projects in various fields - from show business to high technology." She and Nachkebia have known each other for many years, and "really became close only after I left Maxim Fadeev's label." On September 13, 2021, she confirmed her first pregnancy to Tatler Russia. On November 20, 2021, Seryabkina gave birth to her and Nachkebia's child together, a son named Luca. Discography Albums (as Molly) Косатка в небе (2019) EPs (as Olga Seryabkina) Причины (2020) Singles Russian singles As Olga Seryabkina As Molly English singles As Molly As Olga Seryabkina Promotional singles Other charted songs Features Awards References External links Official website of Serebro Instagram of Serebro / Molly 1985 births Living people Singers from Moscow Russian singer-songwriters Russian women singer-songwriters Serebro members 21st-century Russian women singers LGBT musicians from Russia Bisexual musicians Bisexual women

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

Hotaling

Hotaling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Hotaling (1824–1886), American soldier, engineer, and businessman Anson Parsons Hotaling (1827-1900), American businessman Pete Hotaling (1856–1928), American center fielder in Major League Baseball Arthur Hotaling (1873–1938), American film director, producer and writer Frank Hotaling (1909–1977), American art director Norma Hotaling (1951–2008), American women's rights activist

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

Hearthside

Hearthside is a historic house in Lincoln, Rhode Island at 677 Great Road (Rt. 123), at the intersection of Breakneck Hill Road. Stephen Hopkins Smith built this Federal style house in 1810 of fieldstone and it contains 10 fireplaces or hearths. Smith allegedly built the house with winnings from the Louisiana state lottery to unsuccessfully woo a woman from Providence. Frederick C. Sayles bought the property in 1901. Hearthside served as a private residence until 1996 until the town of Lincoln purchased the property and the "Friends of Hearthside", a nonprofit organization, became overseers of the property. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island References External links Hearthside Website Woonsocket site info Stephen Smith info Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Historic house museums in Rhode Island Houses completed in 1810 Museums in Providence County, Rhode Island Houses in Lincoln, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFK%20Lokomot%C3%ADva%20Zvolen

MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen

MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Zvolen. The club was founded in 1902. In summer 2014, MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen was merged with TJ Baník Ružiná and the club is eligible to play in the Slovak 2nd football tier. The club plays home matches at MFK Zvolen Stadium in Zvolen. Current squad Updated 24 February 2018. For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2017–18. Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for MFK. Peter Grajciar Notable Managers Milan Albrecht Anton Jánoš (2014–17) Marián Süttö (2017-) For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2015. References External links Official club website Football clubs in Slovakia Association football clubs established in 1902 MFK Lokomotiva Zvolen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kymis%20B.C.

Kymis B.C.

Kymi B.C. or Kymis B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kymi, on the island of Euboea, Greece. The club is also known as G.S. Kymis, with the club's full name being Gymnastikos Syllogos Kymis (). The club has competed in the Greek Basket League. The team's emblem is the Greek Goddess Athena. Kymi was founded in 2010, with the creation of the men's basketball section. The club began its course very strongly, and managed to achieve several league promotions, from their local regional championships, all the way up to the top-tier level Greek national league. In 2019, the club merged with Lavrio, and granted its licence for the Greek Basket League to them. Kymis then temporarily suspended its basketball operations, and dropped out of all competitions for the time being. Logos History The Greek athletic club Gymnastikos Syllogos Kymis 1893, or G.S. Kymis 1893, was founded in the year 1893. G.S. Kymis was one of the first Greek sports clubs, and the club's gym was used to train Greek athletes that competed at the first modern Olympics in 1896. G.S. Kymis was also one of the original 28 founding clubs of the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) in 1897. In 1907, G.S. Kymis ceased operations as an active sporting club. In 2010, an ownership group re-founded the club G.S. Kymis, as a legal continuation and rights successor of the original G.S. Kymis 1893 club. The club was re-founded using the same emblem that the original club used, the Greek Goddess Athena. Local regional categories At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, the club joined the 3rd class of the local regional ESKASE division, and managed to directly achieve a promotion to the ESKASE local regional second division. In the following season, Kymis maintained its previous season's impetus, and in the next summer, it gained another promotion to the 1st class of the local regional ESKASE league. In May 2012, the club named Vassilis Bratsiakos, as the men's team's head basketball coach. The rise of the club's status in the 1st ESKASE local regional league continued the following year, when Kymi won their local regional championship against A.C. Kymi, and gained promotion to the Greek lower level national leagues. Lower level national leagues With Vassilis Bratsiakos as the head coach, Kymi became the champion of the 4th-tier level Greek C Basket League, finishing with 19 wins and just one defeat. The next season, the club competed in the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League, and in particular, in the South Group. Continuing its upward trend, the club once again finished in the top of the final standings, having collected 24 wins and 2 losses, against 13 rivals, while maintaining an unbeaten record at home games. A2 Basket League In the 2015–16 season, the club competed in the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, for the first time in its history. During the 2015 summer transfer window, Kymi managed to make some very good transfers (for that level of competition), including Stavros Toutziarakis, Ioannis Psathas, Alexandros Sigkounas, and Vaidas Kariniauskas, who was signed from the EuroLeague team Žalgiris Kaunas. This made Kymi one of the favorites to win the A2 league. On May 21, 2016, Kymi beat their main rivals for the league's promotion, Faros Keratsiniou, by a score of 67–56, and secured their place in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time in the club's history. Kymi also became the first club that had managed to get six straight promotions to higher-tier leagues. Greek Basket League Kymis played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for the first time, in the 2016–17 season. Following the 2018–19 season, the club merged with Lavrio, and granted its licence for the 2019–20 season to them. Kymis then temporarily suspended its basketball operations, and dropped out of all competitions for the time being, due to the delays on the construction of the new stadium in Kymi. Arenas The club normally plays its home games at the Nikos Marinos Indoor Hall, a small arena that originally had a capacity of about 500. After the promotion of the club to the top-tier level Greek Basket League, Kymi began to renovate and expand the arena, in order for it to be eligible for Greek Basket League matches. The capacity of the arena will be increased from 500 to 1,100 seats. While the Nikos Marinos Indoor Hall was being renovated, Kymi decided to play their home Greek Basket League games at the 1,620 capacity Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, which is also located on the island of Euboea, in Chalcis. Season by season Championships and honors Total Titles: 3 Divisional: 3 Greek A2 League (A2 Ethniki): 2016 Greek B League South Division (Beta Ethniki): 2015 Greek C League Fourth Group (Gamma Ethniki): 2014 Roster Notable players Nikos Barlos / Etinosa Erevbenagie Panagiotis Katranas Markos Kolokas Thanos Konstantakopoulos Dimitrios Lolas Nikos Marinos / Igor Milošević Ioannis Psathas Angelos Siamandouras Alexandros Sigkounas Stavros Toutziarakis Vaidas Kariniauskas Martin Pahlmblad Slaven Čupković Chavdar Kostov Jason Cadee Teddy Okereafor Muhammad El-Amin Chris Horton Cameron Jones Michale Kyser JeQuan Lewis Thad McFadden Gary McGhee Jordan Morgan Daniel Orton Lenzelle Smith Jr. Scott Suggs DeVaughn Washington Matt Williams Head coaches Ioannis Kastritis References External links Kymis B.C. – Official Website Eurobasket.com Team Profile 2010 establishments in Greece Basketball teams in Greece Sports clubs in Euboea

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

Plugawice

Plugawice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Doruchów, within Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Doruchów, east of Ostrzeszów, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. References Plugawice

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

Fuentelisendo

Fuentelisendo is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 111 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Burgos

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

Kanchrapara

Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). History From early historical period, geographically, this area had been full of swamps, natural riverine lake, low land, water bodies sparse village-settlements surrounded by deep jungle infested with wild animals of all kinds. Barring a few pockets, the area was considered unfit for human habitation. However, around this area, there were several dozen villages more or less prosperous, such as Mallickbaag, Kanchanpalli or Kanchrapara, Bhawanipur, Ghoshpara, Chandua and Kampa. This area underwent development from 1862– the Sealdaha Kusthia Broad Gauge Railway Line, through 1863– construction of a locomotive workshop and railway station on the northernmost tip of Bizpur Mouza, undertaken by Eastern Bengal State Railway. In 1914 a carriage and wagon shop were added. Subsequently, a planned Railway Township was laid and built to the East & South West of the Workshops with a wide range of infrastructure – roads, drains, bridges, street lights, internal Railway lines, parks, Institutes, Administrative Buildings, Technical School, Hospital, Co-operative shopping stores, Bazaar, playgrounds for football, Tennis, golf, theatre attached to each institute (Hindmarsh Institute, Bell Institute, Spalding Institute), Officers' Club etc. The resulting population increase caused the construction of huts and pucca buildings, necessitating the expansion of Municipal infrastructure beyond the Railway area. The Kanchrapara Municipality was carved out of the Halisahar Municipality in the year 1917 AD, at the enterprise of Mr. Harnett, the then officer of Kanchrapara Railway Workshop. This city was named Kanchrapara since the Railway Station at Bijpur was named after the then village Kanchanpalli or Kanchrapara. It was prosperous economically and culturally, being the seat of many stalwarts of Baishnab literature and early Bengali literature, as well as famous Vaidyas. Geography Location Kanchrapara is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). Kanchrapara is bounded by Kalyani and Gayespur in Nadia district on the north, Jayanpur, Palladaha, Kampa, Srotribati, Chandua and Jetia on the east and Halisahar on the south and west. Bijpur is a neighbourhood in Kanchrapara. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) lives in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns. For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise. All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map. Neighbourhoods Kanchrapara railway station is in the city's north-east. On its Western Side lies the Greater Kanchrapara. One enters its central market area through the Station Road, which is a two-lane road. Then is the central roundabout of the city, the city's heart – Gandhi More. One road from Gandhi More leads to the 1.5 km long Workshop Road off to the esteemed Kanchrapara Railway Workshop towards the south and another road, Kabi Guru Rabindra Path, which is a 4 km long main road running westwards from Gandhi More till it merges with Rani RashmoniGhat Road, at Bagmore, the city's westernmost locality. Along the KGR Path, in the order of their increasing distance from the Kanchrapara Station, the major neighbourhoods are Gandhi More-Mondal Bazar Chottor, Moti Bazar Chottor, Kalinagar, Gyan Mukul School Chottor, Shri Laxmi Cinema More, Kanchrapara College More, Litchubagan, Joramandir, Milannagar, Kumore Para, and finally Bagmore. The Eastern Side of the Station is called Little Kanchrapara or Gram (Rural) Kanchrapara. Here lies Kampa Panchayat, which houses the Kanchrapara Airfield and the Indian Army Camp. Nearby is Jonepur, which is home to a significant minority Christian population. Police station Bijpur police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Kanchrapara and Halisahar Municipal areas. Post Office Kanchrapara has a delivery sub post office, with PIN 743145 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. The other post offices with the same PIN are Bagermore, Binodnagar, Chandmari Road, Palashi, Kanchrapara Loco Shop, Barajonepur, Chandua, Majhipara and Saliadaha. Demographics Population As per the 2011 Census of India, Kanchrapara (municipal area + outgrowth) had a total population of 129,576, of which 65,436 (51%) were males and 64,140 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 9,947. The total number of literates in Kanchrapara was 108,092 (90.36% of the population over 6 years). As of 2001 India census, Kanchrapara had a population of 126,118. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanchrapara has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 76%. In Kanchrapara, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kolkata Urban Agglomeration The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dumdum (M), North Dumdum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG). Infrastructure As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kanchrapara Municipal city covered an area of 9.06 km2, subdivided into 24 wards. Amongst the civic amenities it had 160.23 km of roads and both open and closed drains. Amongst the educational facilities It had 48 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 14 secondary schools, 14 senior secondary schools, 1 degree college for arts/science/commerce and 8 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 3 stadiums, 2 auditoriums/ community halls, 3 cinema/theatres, 6 public libraries and 6 reading rooms. It had several bank branches, including those of Indian Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, UCO Bank, Punjab National Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank among others. Kanchrapara has 3 petrol pumps, one near Gandhi More(East Kanchrapara), another at Litchu Bagan(Central Kanchrapara), and a yet another at Bagmore(West Kanchrapara) See also Cities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision Economy Kanchrapara Railway Workshop Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was established by Eastern Bengal Railway in 1863, and served the defence department during World War II. With the introduction of electric traction in eastern India in 1962, Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was made a base workshop for periodic overhauling of electric locomotives and electric multiple stock of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway. It ranks first among the Indian Railways workshops in terms of number of EMU coaches overhauled and second in terms of number of electric locomotives overhauled. The Loco Complex mainly deals with repair and overhaul of electric locomotives and EMU motor coaches. The Carriage Complex deals with periodical overhauling of suburban and mainline EMU trains, DEMU trains, non-AC coaches, accident relief train vans and 8 wheeler tower cars. Timber Industry Wooden furniture-making and timber harvesting are the major economic factors at Kanchrapara. KMDA Kanchrapara Municipality is included in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area for which the KMDA is the statutory planning and development authority. Transport Airfield: Kanchrapara Airfield (for special military purpose). Railway: Kanchrapara railway station. EMU Trains, UP towards Krishnanagar City, Shantipur, Ranaghat, Chakdaha, Gede & Kalyani Simanta, DOWN towards Naihati, Barrackpore, Dumdum, Sealdah, Budge Budge, Princep Ghat & Majherhat. Lalgola Passenger & MEMU. Roads & Highway: Kalyani Expressway, Kabiguru Rabindra Path, Kanchrapara Jaguli Road connects to NH 12 (old numbering NH 34). Private buses running across the town consist of route no. 85 to Barrackpore, route no. 88 to Barasat, route no. 22 to Nimtala, route no. 27 to Kalyani Simanta. Private Bus: 85 Barrackpore Court – Shyamnagar – Naihati – Kanchrapara, 88 Barasat – Amdanga – Jaguli – Kanchrapara, 22 Kanchrapara – Haringhata – Nimtala, 27 Kanchrapara – Kalyani Simanta, E48 Kanchrapara – Jaguli – Barasat – New Town – Salt Lake Karunamoyee. Culture Kanchrapara has the Krishna-Raya Temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, which is a point of attraction. Other attractions of the town include religious temples like the Dakat Kali Mandir and Station Kali Bari. There are also mosques in the city. Churches are found predominantly in the Kanchrapra Railway Workshop Complex and in Jonepur. The Kanchrapara Municipality organises Vivek Chetana Utsav, Subhash Chetana Utsav and Rabindra Jayanti every year to commemorate the birth anniversaries of Vivekananda, Subhash Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore respectively. The Vishwakarma Puja is conducted in the Kanchrapara Railway Workshop every year with great pomp and splendour. Annual Cricket tournament, the Kanchrapara Premiere League (KPL), is held in the playground behind the Kanchrapara College during the winter. Education There is a college named Kanchrapara College under the University of Kalyani. Schools such as Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Kanchrapara and Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 Kanchrapara are also present in the locality which are under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Other well known educational institutes are St.Joseph's School, Kanchrapara Harnett English Medium School (C.B.S.E), Kanchrapara Harnett High School for Boys, Kanchrapara Indian Girls' High School, Kanchrapara Municipal Politechnic High School, Kanchrapara Sharada Devi Uchcha Baalika Vidyalaya, Jonepur High School for Boys, Jonepur Girls School, Kanchrapara High School (W.B.B.S.E.), Kanchrapara Albatross School, Kanchrapara Shree Mandhari High School (H.S) (Hindi Medium), Kanchrapara Janta High School (H.S) (Hindi Medium), Kanchrapara Ram Prasad High School (H.S) (Hindi Medium). Kanchrapara houses Indira Gandhi National Open University centre from where students can receive higher distance education at minimal costs. Healthcare Kanchrapara Railway Hospital functions with 220 beds and Shibani Arogya Niketan with 8 beds. Private health units include Night Angel Nursing Home, etc. North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where groundwater is affected by arsenic contamination. Cuisine Kanchrapara is well renowned for its sweets- especially its gujiya and traditionally cooked rasgulla. Notable people Ishwar Chandra Gupta, renowned Bengali poet, was born at Rathtallah, Gram Kanchrapara. Tarak Nath Das, Indian Revolutionary and one of the first American Indians Mukul Roy, TMC leader and former national vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party. References Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area Cities in West Bengal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%20irredentism

Spanish irredentism

Spanish irredentism mainly focuses on claims over the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, whose long-standing territorial vindication as a British colony is enshrined in the Spanish foreign policy. Along history, other minor irredentist proposals have claimed territories such as the whole of Portugal, Andorra, parts of Northern Africa, the Roussillon (including Cerdanya) and the French Basque Country (including Lower Navarre). Unification of Iberia A Spain holding all of the Iberian Peninsula became a topic in Spanish nationalism beginning in the 19th century, with proponents idealizing historical Roman Hispania when all of the Iberian Peninsula was united under the same rule. The identification of a unified Hispanian cultural heritage both encompassing Portugal and Spain had been developed centuries earlier with the publishing of Juan de Mariana's History of Spain (1598), in which Mariana supported a Hispanian identity based on the Reconquista, on both countries' Roman-Visigothic heritage and their common Catholic and monarchical polities. There has been strong Spanish objection to the separation of Gibraltar from Spain since British acquisition in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) in the aftermath of the Spanish War of Succession. During the Spanish Civil War, the Carlists and the Falange prior to the two parties' unification in 1937 both promoted the incorporation of Portugal into Spain. The Carlists stated that a Carlist Spain would retake Gibraltar and conquer Portugal. The Falange, both prior to and after its merger with the Carlists, supported the unification of Gibraltar and Portugal into Spain, during its early years of existence the Falange produced maps of Spain that included Portugal as a province of Spain. After the Spanish Civil War and the victory of the Nationalist faction led by Francisco Franco, radical members of the Falange called for the incorporation of Portugal and the French Pyrenees into Spain. Franco in a communiqué with Germany on 26 May 1942 declared that Portugal should be annexed into Spain. The years of World War II were fertile in the projection by several authors of irredentist imaginaries across the Strait of Gibraltar (after all the Strait was to become the "neuralgic point of nationality" to them): according to the Africanist Tomás García Figueras "Spain and Morocco are like two halves of the same geographical unity". Historian Jaume Vicens Vives (1940) talked about a "vital space" conceptualised as a "geopolitical basic unit". Rodolfo Gil Benumeya traced the links back to the Neolithic, pointing to a common Ibero-Berber People living at both sides of the Strait. Gil Benumeya and Hernández Pacheco stressed the strengthening of those links due to Morocco being part of "Hispania Tingitana". Some of these authors, transcending historical arguments, even pointed at a Spanish-African union during "the Tertiary" when the Strait would not have existed. To a lesser extent the territories adjacent to Equatorial Guinea were also subject to irredentist rhetoric in this time, and as well were claims about the Spanishness of Andorra, the Roussillon, the Cerdanya, the Lower Navarre and the French Basque Country and the yearning for an approximation with Portugal. See also Gibraltar United Nations list of colonial territories Spanish nationalism Iberian federalism References Irredentism

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

Bayachevo

Bayachevo is a village in Northern Bulgaria. The village is located in Targovishte Municipality, Targovishte Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Bayachevo currently has a population of 916 people with a permanent address registered in the settlement. Geography Bayachevo village is located in Municipality Targovishte, 10 kilometers northeast away from Targovishte. The village has an average elevation of 193 meters above sea level. The climate is continental. The total length of all streets within the village is 20 kilometers, making it one of the largest villages in Targovishte in terms of land area. History Bayachevo's name stems from a story dating back to the 16th century. Bayach comes from the word “Baene” which in the Bulgarian language means curing diseases or curses. According to the legend, there used to be a person in the village who occupied such a position. Infrastructure Buildings There is a kindergarten in the village. The local community center and library were founded in 1927. Ethnicity According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011. References Villages in Targovishte Province Populated places established in the 16th century

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareni%C4%87

Marenić

Marenić is a settlement (naselje) in the Vrbovec administrative territory of Zagreb County, Croatia. As of 2011 it had a population of 58 people. References Populated places in Zagreb County

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

Vinokurovo

Vinokurovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Chernushinsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography Vinokurovo is located 17 km northeast of Chernushka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ryabki is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Chernushinsky District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay%20County%2C%20Arkansas

Clay County, Arkansas

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,083. The county has two county seats, Corning and Piggott. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or prohibited. History When Clay County was created as Arkansas's 67th county on March 24, 1873 (along with Baxter County), it was named Clayton County, after John M. Clayton, then a member of the Arkansas Senate and a brother of then-U.S. Senator Powell Clayton, though some sources suggest it may have been named for Powell Clayton instead. Two years later on December 6, 1875, the county's name was shortened to "Clay" by the Arkansas General Assembly. Some claim it was renamed for the statesman Henry Clay, while others say John M. Clayton remained its official namesake. The name change apparently was inspired by lingering distrust of Powell Clayton, as he had declared martial law and suspended elections in the county in 1868 when he was Governor of Arkansas and it was still part of Greene County. The first county seat was Corning, established in 1873, with the arrival of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, as the first incorporated town in the county. The county seat was moved to Boydsville in 1877, in what was known as “Old Bradshaw Field”, because people living east of the Black and Cache Rivers had difficulty getting to Corning during the flood season. However, this caused problems for those living west of the rivers, and in 1881 Corning was re-established as the seat of the Western District, with Boydsville remaining the seat for the Eastern District. With the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad in 1882, other towns such as Greenway, Rector and Piggott experienced growth. In 1887, the Eastern District seat was moved to Piggott, and the dual county seat system remains in place today. Important county functions (such as the Quorum Court) alternate between Piggott and Corning as their venues. In the early 20th century, Clay, Greene, and Craighead counties had sundown town policies forbidding African Americans from living in the area. On April 6, 1972, Sheriff Douglas Batey and deputies Glen Ray Archer and Troy Key were shot and killed while trying to serve a warrant on Bert Grissom. Grissom opened fire as soon as the men stepped out of their car. He later surrendered without resistance to another deputy, and was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. William Thomas Pond became sheriff, but he died in an automobile accident on June 8, 1973. Four of the five police officers who have lost their lives serving the Clay County Sheriff's Office died in these two incidents. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Major highways Future Interstate 57 U.S. Highway 49 U.S. Highway 62 U.S. Highway 67 Highway 90 Highway 119 Highway 139 Adjacent counties Butler County, Missouri (north) Dunklin County, Missouri (east) Greene County (south) Randolph County (west) Ripley County, Missouri (northwest) Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,552 people, 6,444 households, and 4,140 families residing in the county. 2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 17,609 people, 7,417 households, and 5,073 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km2). There were 8,498 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. 0.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,417 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,345, and the median income for a family was $32,558. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $17,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,512. About 13.4% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over. Government County officials County Judge: Mike Patterson County Clerk: Pat Poole Sheriff & Collector: Terry Miller Circuit Clerk: Janet Kilbreath County Treasurer: Carolyn Morrisett District Judge: David Copelin Quorum Court Justices: David Cagle, Greg Ahrendt, Doyne Holifield, Joey Henderson, David Hatcher, Dennis Haynes, Mark Watson, & Burton Eddington, Jeff Douglas. Politics Like almost all of Arkansas and the rural South, the 21st century has seen Clay County make a hard turn to the Republican Party after supporting Democrats throughout its history; the move is likely due to racial and cultural agitation with the party in Appalachian and rural Southern areas. John Kerry was the last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election, in 2004. Further elections has only seen sharper turns to the right, first at the presidential level and increasingly for other contested seats, to the point where this county, and Arkansas as a whole, is very Republican today. Economy Agriculture is the cornerstone of Clay County's economy. Farmers throughout the county grow a wide variety of crops. Rice is the dominant crop, but significant amounts of cotton, soybeans, corn, hay, and milo are also grown. Industry is limited to a handful of factories located in the cities of Piggott, Corning, and Rector. Education Public education of elementary and secondary school students is provided by: Corning School District Piggott School District Rector School District Communities Cities Corning (county seat) Greenway Knobel Peach Orchard Piggott (county seat) Pollard Rector St. Francis Towns Datto McDougal Nimmons Success Unincorporated community Scatterville Townships Bennett-Lemmons (McDougal) Bradshaw-Haywood (Greenway) Brown-Carpenter (Success) Cache-Wilson (Knobel) Chalk Bluff-Liddell (part of St. Francis) Clark (Peach Orchard) Cleveland-North Kilgore (part of Corning) East Oak Bluff-Blue Cane (part of Rector) Gleghorn-South Kilgore (part of Corning) Johnson Knob Nelson (Datto) North St. Francis (part of Piggott) Payne-Swain (Nimmons) Pollard (Pollard) South St. Francis (part of Piggott) West Oak Bluff (part of Rector) See also Battle of Chalk Bluff List of lakes in Clay County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Arkansas References 1873 establishments in Arkansas Populated places established in 1873 Sundown towns in Arkansas

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke%20Township%2C%20Rowan%20County%2C%20North%20Carolina

Locke Township, Rowan County, North Carolina

Locke Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 12,401 according to the 2000 census. Geographically, Locke Township occupies in central Rowan County. The only incorporated municipality here is a portion of the city of Salisbury, the county seat of Rowan County. Townships in Rowan County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier%20On%20%28EP%29

Soldier On (EP)

Soldier On is an EP by American musician Andrew Bird. Track listing Other appearances "The Water Jet Cilice" appears as a bonus track on Armchair Apocrypha with the name "Self-Torture" A version of "Heretics" also appears on Armchair Apocrypha "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm" is a cover of the World War I era song, How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?. The lyrics are the same, but the melody, chords, and tone have been changed. Oh Sister is a Bob Dylan cover, originally from the album Desire A live version of "Sic of Elephants" was recorded for 30 Days, 50 Songs References Andrew Bird albums 2007 EPs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel%20Hadfield

Isabel Hadfield

Isabel Hodgson Hadfield (29 January 1893 - 6 February 1965) was a British physical chemist and one of the first women to be employed as a scientific member of staff for the metallurgy department of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Early life Isabel Hodgson Hadfield was born on 29 January 1893 to Annie (née Hodgson) and George William Hadfield in Welling, Kent, the youngest of three siblings. Education Hadfield graduated from East London College in 1914, where her father was a schoolmaster. She earned an M.Sc. in 1923 as a result of her work with the metallurgy department of the National Physical Laboratory. Career Hadfield joined the Birmingham Education Council in 1915, working as a chemistry mistress. In 1917, she joined the National Physical Laboratory as a junior assistant. She was one of the first two women in the scientific staff within the metallurgy department, alongside Marie Gayler. She initially worked alongside Mr Murdock for the India Office, with a focus on steel analysis. Although Hadfield joined the NPL as a result of the demand for female scientists during World War I, she continued with the department after the War. She moved to work in research and testing on the chemical problems related to aeronautics with Dr Guy Barr, contributing to reports submitted to the Fabrics Research Co-ordinating Committee of DSIR. These reports focused on the effects of acid traces and light on the strength of cotton. She presented a paper entitled Some Chemical Problems in the Cotton Industry at the International Conference of Women in Science, Industry and Commerce at the British Empire Exhibition on 16 July 1925, speaking alongside the American engineer Ethel H. Bailey and electrical engineer Margaret Partridge. This paper was later published in Vol II Part 4. of The Woman Engineer in September 1925. Her work experimenting with very small specimens led to her selection in 1931 by Dr Cecil H. Desch to develop microchemical methods in the NPL. As a result of this work she became active in the British Microchemical Club and became known as an authority on microchemistry, developing new techniques and apparatus for use within the field. Her work in microchemistry led her to become a member of the British Standards Institution sub-committee contributing to the production of updates to B.S. 914:1940. Her work included experiments and examinations of porcelain apparatus, which were excluded from the existing standard. She was a member of the Society for Analytical Chemistry, joining in 1944, and the National Union of Scientific Workers. She retired from the NPL in March 1953, at which time she held the role of Principal Scientific Officer. She was particularly known within the NPL for her contributions to the welfare of female staff. Isabel Hodgson Hadfield died in Alresford, Hampshire on 6 February 1965. References British physical chemists 1893 births 1965 deaths National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom) People from Bexley

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20%26%20White%20Radio

Black & White Radio

"Black & White Radio" is a single by Australian rock group British India, taken from their debut album Guillotine. Track listing Release history External links British India (band) songs 2006 singles 2006 songs Song recordings produced by Harry Vanda

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20S.%20Havens

James S. Havens

James Smith Havens (May 28, 1859 – February 27, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Weedsport, New York. He attended the public schools and Munro Collegiate Institute, Elbridge, New York and graduated from Yale College in 1884. He moved to Rochester the same year and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Rochester. He was the father of noted artist James D. Havens. He learned of research being done by Banting and Best in Canada, and his son Jim became the first American to use insulin. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James B. Perkins (April 19, 1910 – March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910, and resumed the practice of his profession in Rochester. He declined the Democratic nomination for mayor of Rochester in 1913. He was vice president and secretary of the Eastman Kodak Company, and head of its legal department from 1919 until his death and interment in Mount Hope Cemetery in 1927. References New York Times, James S. Havens, Noted Lawyer, Dies, February 28, 1927 1859 births 1927 deaths Yale College alumni Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) New York (state) Democrats Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Kodak people Politicians from Rochester, New York People from Weedsport, New York Lawyers from Rochester, New York 19th-century American lawyers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Vester%20%28SP-686%29

USS Vester (SP-686)

USS Vester (SP-686) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919. Vester was built as a wooden-hulled commercial freight boat of the same name at Boothbay, Maine, in 1876. On 24 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the Delaware Fish Oil Company, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned on 2 June 1917 as USS Vester (SP-686) with Ensign J. T. H. Anderson, USNRF, in command. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Vester operated on patrol duties until 21 October 1917, when she was transferred to the naval district's minesweeping squadron, based at the section base at Lewes, Delaware. Plagued by engine problems, she apparently was unable to carry out many operations with the squadron, spending most of her time alongside the pier. On 11 September 1918, she was transferred back to patrol duties, which she carried out as much as her troublesome engine would permit through the end of World War I and until May 1919. On 15 May 1919, Vester was decommissioned at Cape May, New Jersey. She was sold to Hayes and Anderton of New York City on 15 January 1920. References SP-686 Vester at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Vester (SP 686) Patrol vessels of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Minesweepers of the United States Navy World War I minesweepers of the United States Ships built in Boothbay, Maine 1876 ships

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock%20COP26

Mock COP26

Mock Cop26 was a two week online conference attended by 350 youth delegates from 141 countries held in late November 2020. During the conference a treaty with 18 policies was developed. At the end of the conference the treaty was presented to the UK's high level climate action champion Nigel Topping. COP26 was due to be held in Glasgow in November 2020 but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now due to be held in Glasgow in November 2021. Frustrated by the postponement of the COP26 UN climate crisis talks, youth climate activists set up a parallel process. The idea for Mock COP26 came from young people working on the Teach the Future campaign. According to Lancaster University first year politics student Phoebe Hanson "[s]omebody said, 'why don’t we hold our own?' as a joke, but it stuck in our heads." The Mock COP was set up as a virtual conference to run for two weeks, from 19 November 2020 to 1 December 2020. It was attended by 350 youth delegates, aged 11 to 30, from 141 countries, selected from over 800 who applied. To give more weight to the views of those from the global south there were five delegates allowed from each of those countries and three from each global north country. In addition the event was moved to the end of November so as to avoid a clash with Diwali. The conference was organised by a team 196 volunteer students from 52 countries backed up by 18 student staff and the educational charity Students Organising for Sustainability. All of the volunteers and staff were under the age of 30. According to the organisers, by holding a virtual conference carbon emissions were reduced by 1,500 times that of face to face COP events. The organisers hope that theirs could be a model for future international conferences that lead to lower carbon emissions. The president of COP26, Alok Sharma, spoke on the first day of the conference. During the conference there were panel discussions, speeches and workshops. The issues covered were climate justice, climate education, carbon reduction targets, green jobs and health. Talks and workshops were held across multiple time zones, with delegates grouped by time zone so they could attend around their studies. With the aim of raising the ambitions for COP26, the delegates voted on a statement to world leaders. With assistencte from ClientEarth environmental law charity, the statement was developed as a treaty that countries could adopt into law. The statement includes 18 policies calling for: a ban on offshoring emissions, climate education across all levels of education, ecocide laws, limiting global warming to below 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and stronger air quality regulation. The statement was presented at the closing ceremony to Nigel Topping, the UK appointed high level climate action champion for COP26. References External links 2020 conferences 2020 in the environment Climate change conferences

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Biaggini

Benjamin Biaggini

Benjamin Franklin Biaggini (April 15, 1916 – May 28, 2005) was president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad, from 1964 to 1976 and chairman of the Board of Directors from 1976 to 1983. References 1916 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American railroad executives Southern Pacific Railroad people St. Mary's University, Texas alumni

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Richey

Joseph Richey

Joseph Richey (October 5, 1843 – September 21, 1877) was an Anglo-Irish priest of Episcopal Church in the United States. He was known for his work among the African-American community of Baltimore and for his high church Anglicanism. His feast day, September 23, is included in the Lesser Feasts and Fasts of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Early life Joseph Richey was born in the town of Newry, County Down, in Ireland, although other sources give Belfast as his place of birth.<ref>'The Churchman, November 17, 1877 page 558</ref> He emigrated with members of his family to the United States when he was ten years old, originally staying in Butler, Pennsylvania. Richey eventually decided to become an Anglican priest, and so at age 16 he headed to Baltimore, where his older brother Thomas Richey, who would eventually go on to become the second president of Bard College, was then serving as rector of Mount Calvary Church. Joseph obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College (Connecticut), where at commencement exercises he addressed his fellow students, the graduating class of 1866, on the topic of "The Vicissitudes of a Nation's Literature". From there, Richey attended the General Theological Seminary in New York. Ministry Richey was ordained as a deacon on May 23, 1869, at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York by Bishop Horatio Potter and on September 17 of that year was received into the Episcopal Diocese of Albany. Richey was ordained priest on December 18, 1869, by William Croswell Doane, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, and a day later was installed as rector of the congregation that is now St. John's, Delhi in that diocese. Bishop Doane later described Richey as “the best theologian he knew”. Soon after, Richey became one of the clergy of the Church of the Advent in Boston, of which the rector, Charles Chapman Grafton, was a co-founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, a high-church Anglican religious order also known as the Cowley Fathers. In 1872, Alfred Allen Paul Curtis resigned his position as rector of Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore so that he might enter the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop William Rollinson Whittingham, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and whose family parish Mount Calvary was, asked Richey to become rector. Richey accepted, and thus became the seventh rector of Mount Calvary, on the condition that he should be accompanied by his friend from seminary days, the "zealous ritualist" Rev. Calbraith Bourn Perry. That same year, Richey invited the All Saints Sisters of the Poor to send members from England to help in the work of his church. Mother Harriet Brownlow Byron, their superior, dispatched Sisters Helen, Serena, and Winifred to Baltimore to establish a community and "to do Mission work in Mount Calvary parish." Richey helped found a daughter church for Baltimore's African-American community, Saint Mary the Virgin, which was established in 1873. Eight years later, it was the largest African-American Episcopalian parish in the country and "became the church of Baltimore's aristocrats of color." Richey, together with the parishioners of Mount Calvary and the All Saints Sisters, also founded the All Saints School (described as "the darling wish of his heart") and another mission parish for the African American community, Chapel of the Epiphany for he was "very energetic in church work." The work done by Richey and Perry with the African American poor of Baltimore was reported in a book by Perry, Twelve Years Among the Colored People, a Record of the Work of Mount Calvary Chapel of S. Mary the Virgin, Baltimore. Death Richey was in poor health and on the advice of his physician, Samuel C. Chew, set out for Europe, hoping the "change in air" would provide a cure. The ship sailed from New York on July 26, 1877. He reached London on the evening of September 17, 1877. Three days later, he met with his friend, Father Richard Meux Benson, another co-founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist. The Rev. Arthur Brinckman, chaplain to the All Saints Sisters, was with him until two in the morning; but Richey died at 5:00 on the morning of September 21, the cause of death being pulmonary disease. His body was returned to Baltimore and a burial service was held at Mount Calvary Church on October 18, 1887. The Baltimore Sun reported that a great crowd attended the service and lined the streets; Richey was buried at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, close to the grave of Mother Harriet. Controversies In a memorial service of October 21, Rev. William F. Brand asserted of Richey that "A mere man of books he was not; but having entered on the duties of clerical life with a better preparation through the use of books than do the greater number of our clergy, he took care to keep his mind in due exercise as a scholar... In conveying to others the result of study, or in persuasion, he was not a brilliant orator; but in speech he was easy and self-possessed, and he gave an impression not only of the sincerity of his convictions, but also of the exactness of his knowledge." Richey believed in the doctrine of the Real Presence and heard confessions, both of which were controversial in the Episcopal church at that time. Richey and Perry were sent before Bishop William Rollinson Whittingham on February 4 and 5, 1875, for "violation of their ordination vows and of the articles of religion" for offering prayers for the dead. Bishop Whittingham objected to Richey's use of altar lights, wafer bread, elevating the Host, making the sign of the cross, and praying for the dead. Bishop Whittingham was subsequently charged by two clergymen and five laymen of the diocese with neglect of duty for failing to admonish Perry and Richey. A board of inquiry found that there was insufficient grounds to proceed further, but made a "unanimous and emphatic condemnation of the alleged teachings of Rev. Messrs. Calbraith Perry and Joseph Richey.Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year, D. Appleton & Company, 1877, p. 651 Prayers for the dead had been removed from the 1552 edition of the Book of Common Prayer as connected to the "Romish invention" of purgatory, until in the aftermath of World War I it was revived in some areas as an element of pastoral care. Acclaim In spite of theological controversies, Richey's great devotion to the priesthood and to ministry was acclaimed by many. William Francis Brand said "Your clergy will tell you that, while prompt to spare them, he never spared himself. I myself have seen him later than two o'clock taking his first morsel of food after constant labour from six in the morning,—a labour so wearying to the body through the spirit; and this at a time when the disease which cut short his days gave him little rest in sleep. And yet his complaint was that he neglected duties." Elsewhere he wrote of Richey as a man of "a lovely spirit, holy, self-sacrificing, full of labors." His former assistant rector at Mount Calvary, Calbourn Perry, wrote "He drew to himself devoted friends and ardent admirers. His enthusiasm, his brilliant intellect, the positiveness of his convictions, were singularly blended with a woman's tenderness and sympathy. Men who widely differed from him respected him, and those who had keenly felt his reproofs, loved him." A letter published in England's newspaper The Guardian'' describes him as "a brave American priest... he has left behind him as his monument in the history of the American church his devoted labors in Baltimore, his saintly life, his wonderful success in building up the spiritual fabric of the Church of Mount Calvary, and the many valuable agencies he has inaugurated... how many tears and prayers will go up before God for His brave soldier and servant, the young and crowned priest." Hall Harrison, in his biography of Bishop John Barrett Kerfoot, said that Richey "so well known and so justly beloved in Maryland as rector of Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, was himself of a frank, ingenuous nature, full of burning zeal, firm in his convictions, and fearless and outspoken in maintaining them." In 1987, the All Saints Sisters and the Mount Calvary Church jointly founded a hospice, which was named the Joseph Richey House in his honor. In 2004, Richey was added to the calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, with a feast day of September 23. References External links Mount Calvary Church Joseph Richey Hospice All Saints Sisters 1843 births 1877 deaths Anglo-Catholic clergy Anglicans from Northern Ireland People from Newry People from County Down American Anglo-Catholics Irish Anglo-Catholics Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal%20Entity%20of%20Public%20Law

Legal Entity of Public Law

According to the article 101 of the Constitution of Greece "The administration of the State shall be organized according to the principle of decentralization" and therefore the organization of the State includes both central and decentralized bodies. As central bodies we can refer to the Government, the Prime Minister as a single body of the State, the Ministries with their ministers and finally the big bodies of Administration such as the Council of State, the Independent Governing Authorities and the State Council of Law. Similarly, as decentralized bodies can be considered the Decentralized Administrations, the elected Regions and Municipalities, which are recognized by a decree issued by a proposal of the Minister of Interior Public Administration and Decentralization. In a broad sense, organizations that have elected administrations by the people can be considered as LEPLs, since although they are enshrined in the Constitution, the autonomy of Local Authorities is not envisaged, such as the legislative power of their bodies (ie, to establish autonomous rules of law). There are also a number of legal entities that are established by the self-governing bodies and serve a specific and specialized purpose. Among these we can mention Hospitals, Public Higher Educational Faculties, Public Libraries and a number of other entities that fall within the full range of Public Administration (e.g. Public Law Offices of the Ministry of Agriculture and a series of other entities by other Ministries). The LEPL are established and abolished only by an act of the authorized Legislative Body. They enjoy administrative and sometimes financial autonomy and are usually run by multimember boards. In other cases it is envisaged to have a second executive cooperative body (e.g. executive or steering committee). References Administrative law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituency%20PP-55%20%28Faisalabad-V%29

Constituency PP-55 (Faisalabad-V)

PP-55 (Faisalabad-V) is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. General elections 2013 General elections 2008 See also Punjab, Pakistan References External links Election commission Pakistan's official website Awazoday.com check result Official Website of Government of Punjab Constituencies of Punjab, Pakistan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrocnemis%20obscura

Austrocnemis obscura

Austrocnemis obscura is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as a Kimberley longlegs. It is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs. It has only been recorded from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water. Gallery See also List of Odonata species of Australia References Coenagrionidae Odonata of Australia Insects of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Günther Theischinger Taxa named by J.A.L. (Tony) Watson Insects described in 1991 Damselflies

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney%20Ernest%20Smith

Sydney Ernest Smith

Colonel Sydney Ernest Smith CBE (24 April 1881 – 11 June 1943) was an English pioneer aviator, soldier, airman and company director. Early life Smith was born on 24 April 1881 at Farnham, Surrey. In the 1901 Census of Bristol he was living with his widowed mother and was described as a Civil Engineer with Tramway Company. When the Bristol Aeroplane Company was founded by Sir George White Smith, Sir George's nephew was appointed manager. On 22 November 1910 Smith, flying a Bristol Boxkite at Brooklands, was awarded the 33rd Royal Aero Club aviators certificate. He then went to Australia to promote the use of aircraft on sheep farms. First World War During the First World War Smith re-joined his old battalion with the rank of major and by 1915 he was attached to the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force retiring with the rank of colonel. Post war Smith was a director of the Imperial Tramways Company between 1926 and 1930 and a director and general manager of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company until he retired in 1935. He was also a director of the Bristol Aeroplane Company until his death. Family Smith married Ethel Mary Ball in 1910 had they had two daughters – Alice G and Jean Mary and a son, the son was killed by enemy action in 1940. Smith died at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on 11 June 1943. References 1881 births 1943 deaths English aviators Aviation pioneers Royal Flying Corps officers Royal Air Force officers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Gloucestershire Regiment officers People from Farnham Corris Railway British Army personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War I

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Will%20Always%20Think%20About%20You

I Will Always Think About You

"I Will Always Think About You" is a song by the American rock band New Colony Six, released in 1968 on their album Revelations and as a single. The song became a top 30 hit in the U.S., peaking at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 Singles charts, and number 14 in Canada on the RPM Top Singles chart. The song was a major hit in the Chicago market, where it reached number one on WLS-AM. Chart performance References External links Lyrics of this song 1960s ballads 1968 songs 1968 singles American pop songs Mercury Records singles Pop ballads

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.338%20Marlin%20Express

.338 Marlin Express

The .338 Marlin Express is a cartridge developed by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the .376 Steyr with a goal to duplicate the venerable .30-06 Springfield's performance in a cartridge compatible with lever-action firearms. The cartridge uses a slightly shorter, rimmed case to function in lever-action rifles with tubular magazines. As introduced in Hornady's LEVERevolution line of cartridges, it follows the design logic of the .308 Marlin Express which preceded it. The .338MX fires heavier .338 caliber bullets than the .308 Marlin Express at roughly the same velocity. It is chambered in Marlin's Model 338MX and 338MXLR rifles using the Marlin Model 336 action. Design History and Cartridge Performance Whereas the .308 Marlin Express began by modifying the .307 Winchester, Hornady and Marlin engineers started with a previous collaboration between Hornady and the Austrian arms maker Steyr, the .376 Steyr, when designing the .338 Marlin Express. The case of the .376 Steyr was given a thicker web for added strength, then necked down to .338. The .308 Marlin Express, on the other hand, was made with a thinner web than its parent case, the .307 Winchester, for additional capacity. Although the thicker case webbing reduced capacity, new powders allow the .338 Marlin Express to achieve velocities similar to the .338 Federal with significantly lower pressures. Hornady engineers then looked to the projectile for the new cartridge. They settled on the 200-grain .338 projectile from their .338 Winchester Magnum line. The existing bullet was remade with a thinner jacket in order to promote expansion and upset at longer ranges. This 200-grain .338" projectile is able to impart significantly more energy than the 160 gr projectile used in the .308 Marlin Express, despite similar muzzle velocities. Furthermore, the projectile's high ballistic coefficient allows the .338 Marlin Express to maintain velocity to greater distances than big bore lever cartridges such as .45-70, .444 Marlin, or even the high performance .450 Marlin. Although the heavy bullet weight of these cartridges allow them more muzzle energy, the ballistic advantage of the .338 Marlin Express's projectile begins to show beyond 100 yards. After that point the .338 Marlin Express's projectile retains more energy than even the .450 Marlin. Like the .308 Marlin Express, the .338 Marlin Express was designed to be a relatively flat shooting cartridge, taking advantage of the bullets Hornady designed for the rounds. Its trajectory is similar to the .30-06 Springfield. Comparison The .338 Marlin Express was designed to produce performance similar to the .30-06 Springfield. This would give lever-action hunters improved performance over their .30-30 Winchester rounds. The table below shows how the rounds compare. Note that reloading data for 200-grain (13 g) bullets for some of the cartridges is not available. Extensive loading data for the .338 Marlin Express is not yet available. The powder used in the Hornady loading is also not yet commercially available as of Feb '09. This round was designed with an elastomer tip, so that the .338 projectile would be safe for use in the tubular magazines of lever-action rifles. Traditional spitzer bullets are not compatible with the tubular magazines. This is due to the danger of the hard, pointed bullet-tip igniting the primer of the round in front of it under recoil impulse. The softer tip eliminates the hazards of stacking pointed rounds end to end in a tubular magazine. See also .30-06 Springfield .308 Marlin Express .30-30 Winchester .338 Federal List of rifle cartridges Table of handgun and rifle cartridges 8 mm caliber References External links Hornady official .338 Marlin Express page with background info on cartridge 338 Marlin Express

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Newark%20Building

National Newark Building

The National Newark Building (Formerly the National Newark and Essex Bank Building) is a neo-classical office skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It has been the tallest building in Newark since 1931 and was tallest in New Jersey until 1989. At thirty-five stories, it has a height of . It is located in the heart of Downtown Newark at 744 Broad Street, just north of Four Corners. The building was designed by the father and son architectural firm, John H. & Wilson C. Ely, which also designed Newark City Hall and the American Insurance Company Building. The exterior is chiefly tan brick and limestone. The top of the building is inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The ten mezzanine murals by J. Monroe Hewlett and Charles Gulbrandsen depict the growth of commerce in Newark. It underwent a $68 million renovation which was completed in 2002. The new reinforced steel pole rises above the roof line, elevating the overall height of the building and pole to . See also List of tallest buildings in Newark List of tallest buildings in New Jersey References External links Graph of New Jersey's ten tallest buildings Old Newark.com office building images Newark skyscraper photos BCDC Newark buildings and sites Art Deco architecture in New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in Newark, New Jersey Office buildings completed in 1931 Skyscraper office buildings in Newark, New Jersey

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quello%20Center%20for%20Telecommunication%20Management%20and%20Law

Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law

The James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law is a research center at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Part of the Department of Media and Information (formerly Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media) at the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, the Quello Center is dedicated to original research on issues of information and communication management, law and policy. It is named for former Federal Communications Commission chairman James H. Quello. The Quello Center was founded to improve understanding of policy choices and management options affected by change in communication industries, and to help develop new alternatives. Among conducting rigorous interdisciplinary research and publication, both domestically and internationally; providing opportunities, such as symposia and conferences, to facilitate dialogue among policy makers, scholars, industry executives, and consumer interest groups; participating in other events and proceedings that evaluate important telecommunication policy developments; and providing expertise and research to policy making institutions. The Quello Center maintains national and international program of trans-disciplinary research addressing critical issues and serve as catalyst for the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policies and the advancement of management principles, helping to better align private sector interests with the economic and political conditions of the communications industries. History The Quello Center was established in 1998 to be a worldwide focal point for excellence in research, teaching, and the development and application of expertise in telecommunication management and policy. It is named for James H. Quello, who served as Federal Communications Commission commissioner for 23 years including one year as acting chairman, and his wife Mary B. Quello (1913–1999). He married Mary in 1937. Both of them were Michigan State University undergraduate students. James Quello, policy maker and broadcasting executive, who has received many honors and awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, was inducted to the Museum of Broadcast Communications' Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago and is a member of Broadcasting/Cable Hall of Fame in New York City. In 2014, William H. Dutton, founding director of the Oxford Internet Institute, became the director of the Quello Center. Prior to that, in August 1999, Steven S. Wildman became its first director, holding the endowed James H. Quello Chair for Telecommunication Studies, joined by Barbara A. Cherry as associate director and associate professor in the Department of Telecommunication. In 2001, Johannes M. Bauer, joined the center. He is professor and department chairperson in the Department of Media and Information and was named executive director in 2003. In August 2010, Jonathan A. Obar joined the center as its newest associate director, and as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Media and Information. Research initiatives Following are some of the ongoing research initiatives of the Quello Center: Benefits of Broadband Pricing of Commercial time for broadcast and commercial television The economics of media audience Dynamics of investment and innovation in wireless services Factors shaping diffusion of broadband in the OECD countries The future of broadcasting in digital environment Antitrust in Media and Telecommunications Issues of Media and Telecommunication ownership Content bundling for information services Governance of the information society Communication industry economics and management Internet industry and streaming media Application of complexity theory to information and communications policy Methods for evaluating the outcomes of legal and regulatory policy Spectrum Governance U.S. Telecommunications Policy-making Next-generation wireless services E-commerce and internet access New Communication Policy Paradigm The Governance of Social Media People The Quello Center is home to leading scholars in the field of communications and telecommunications economics, technology and political economy. Among them are William H. Dutton, founding director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Steven S. Wildman, PhD. (former director), Johannes M. Bauer, PhD. (director of special programs), and Steve Lacy, PhD. (director of media studies). Wildman, PhD in economics from Stanford, previously served as associate professor of Communication Studies and director of the Program in Telecommunications Science, Management and Policy at Northwestern University. Bauer, PhD in economics from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Austria, previously worked as director of Institute of Public Utilities and Network Industries at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management and professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Lacy, PhD in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin is a professor in the Michigan State University Department of Communication and School of Journalism. Faculty associates include: Thomas F. Baldwin (senior fellow) Adam Candeub, Gary Reid, Kevin Saunders, and Peter K. Yu. Research associates include: Barbara Cherry, Wayne Fu, Robert LaRose, Hairong Li, Nora Rifon, Charles Steinfield (department chair), Carol Ting, and Pamela Whitten (Dean of College of Communication Arts and Sciences). Research assistants include: Tithi Chattopadhyay, Sang Yup Lee, Wenjuan Ma, and Sonya Yan Song. Joy Mulvaney serves as the primary administrator of the center. The Quello Center hosts many national and international scholars (including Fulbright program), many of them were and are involved in award-winning research. Members of advisory board in 2006 were: Rudy Baca (vice president, Precursor Group), Lauren J. “Pete” Belvin (Federal Communications Commission), Marjory Blumenthal (associate provost, Georgetown University), Rick Coy (Clark, Hill, P.L.C, John D. Evans (John D. Evans Foundation), Brian Fontes (vice president of Federal Relations, Cingular Wireless), Eddie Fritts (president and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters), Richard D. McLellan (Attorney at Law, Dykema Gossett, PLLC), Patrick J. Mullen (president, Tribune Broadcasting), Robert Pepper (chief of policy, Federal Communications Commission), James H. Quello (Wiley Rein LLP), Charles Salmon (acting dean, College of Communication Arts & Science, Michigan State University), Richard E. Wiley (Wiley Rein LLP). Funding Center's activities are enabled by an endowment to which nearly 200 donors contributed. The center pursues funding from major national agencies and the private sector and conducts independent research. For more about the funding of Quello Center activities, see Quello Center Annual Reports Annual Quello Lecture October 15, 2014 – Lisa Nakamura "Racism, Sexism, and Video Games: Social Justice Campaigns and the Struggle for Gamer Identity" November 4, 2013 – Alessandro Acquisti "Privacy in the Age of Augmented Reality" October 17, 2012 – Constance Steinkuehler "Designing and Researching Games for Impact: National Challenges, Local Initiatives” October 24, 2011 – Milton Mueller “Internet Freedom in the Age of Google and Facebook” References Quello Center website 2010 Quello Center First Year 1998 Report in Print Quello Center News January 1999 Quello Center Annual Report in Print 2001 Quello Center Annual Report in Print 2002 Quello Center Annual Report in Print 1998–2003 Quello Center Annual Report in Print 2004 Quello Center Annual Report in Print 2005 External links Quello Center Website College of Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Media and Information Michigan State University Michigan State University

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynsham%20Abbey

Keynsham Abbey

Keynsham Abbey in Keynsham, Somerset, England, was a monastic abbey founded c. 1166 by William, Earl of Gloucester. The abbey was established as a house of Augustinian canons regular, and operated until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. Location Keynsham Abbey stood on the south side of the River Avon at its confluence with the River Chew, in what is now known as the Keynsham Hams, an alluvial flood plain consisting of open fields, pastures, and meadows, divided by hedgerows and ditches. The site has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and was also the site of a 4th-century Roman settlement, possibly called Trajectus, which was abandoned after the withdrawal of the Roman legions from Britain. The Abbey was built near the old Roman Road, which became the Bath Road connecting London with Bath and Bristol. The ruins of the abbey can be seen in Keynsham's Memorial Park near the A4 and Keynsham railway station. History Foundation There had been a religious settlement in Keynsham during the 9th and 10th centuries, but the abbey was founded by William, Earl of Gloucester, the year of his son's Robert's death in 1166, and (according to tradition) at his son's dying request. It was founded as a house of Augustinian canons regular, or priests living in a monastic community and performing clerical duties. The canons at Keynsham adopted the then-popular monastic order of Saint Victor, so that the head of the religious house was always called an abbot, and the house was known as the House of the Canons of Saint Austin and Saint Victor. At its foundation, the whole of the manor and the hundred of Keynsham, which covered an area of 24,520 acres (9,920 ha), was conferred upon the abbey. This included the parishes of Brislington, Burnett, Chelwood, Compton Dando, Farmborough, Keynsham, Marksbury, Nempnett Thrubwell, Pensford, Priston, Publow, Queen Charlton, Saltford, Stanton Drew, Stanton Prior, and Whitchurch. This also included numerous parish properties such as the church of St. Mary and St. Peter and St. Paul, and the chapels of Brislington, Charlton, Felton (or Whitchurch), Publow and Pensford. The arms of the abbey included six golden clarions or trumpets on a red ground, from the de Clares, Earls of Gloucester. Growth and management In 1276, King Edward I stayed at the Abbey on his way from Bath to Bristol. A township eventually grew up around Keynsham Abbey, and in 1307, King Edward II granted the abbey a weekly market which was to be held on Tuesdays, as well as a yearly fair on the festival of the Assumption. These rights were confirmed by Edward IV in 1461. The Abbey also acquired considerable property in Ireland. As the centuries progressed, the abbey seems to have had occasional struggles with discipline issues. In 1350, the bishop drew attention to the fact that the canons were failing to properly guard and secure the outer gate of the abbey, and that the ornaments of the church and treasures of the house would be easily stolen as they were so poorly guarded. The canons were also admonished to keep better household accounts, attend prayers more regularly, and give up luxuries such as hunting dogs and dining abroad. In 1353, the bishop visited again, and found great neglect throughout the abbey. The doors were again unguarded, household accounts were not properly kept, prayers were not attended to regularly, and up to two-thirds of the canons were regularly missing community meals and engaging in gaming. A similar issue arose again in 1450, and the bishop had many similar complaints and admonishments about the management and upkeep of the abbey. Dissolution and deconstruction The Act of Supremacy was passed in 1534, making Henry VIII the supreme head of the English Church. The last abbot of Keynsham Abbey, John Staunton, along with the prior William Herne, the subprior John Arnold, and 12 other canons, subscribed to the Act of Supremacy, pledging fidelity to Henry VIII as the head of the church. The following year, in 1535, Henry VIII ordered a survey of the finances of the church, entitled the Valor Ecclesiasticus. He sent Richard Layton, one of his principal agents in church reform, on a tour of British monasteries and other institutions, with the aim of assessing their financial state and reviewing their documents and account books. Layton visited Keynsham Abbey in August 1535. Four years later, on 28 January 1539, John Tregonwell and William Petre, Henry VIII's privy councillor and Secretary of State, were sent to the abbey as "visitors". The abbot and ten monks surrendered the abbey, and the abbot and canons received pensions or annuities. The surrender of the abbey began a 400-year period of disassembly and robbing the site for suitable building materials. The changes began almost immediately: within two years of the surrender of the abbey, the conventual church began to be dismantled and sold off. Records indicate that Richard Walker was paid £12 for melting the lead on the church, the cloister, and the steeple at Keynsham. Frances Edwards bought the seven bells of the church, and various unused buildings attached to it. The entire site was eventually sold to Thomas Bridges, who dismantled the existing structures and built his family house on the site. In 1559, Bridges bequeathed additional leftover stone from the Abbey Church for the repair of the bridge and causeway over the nearby River Avon. The house built by the Bridges family was demolished in 1776. Victorian housebuilders and excavators began taking stone from the site in 1865, and continued until the turn of the century, until only isolated stretches of unsuitable stone or stone buried under discarded material were left. In some places, so much material was disturbed and excavated for reuse that quarrying penetrated down to bedrock. 20th century In the 1960s, plans were made for the Keynsham bypass of the A4 to pass directly through the site of the abbey, which would necessarily destroy what was left of portions of the site. An archaeological excavation was made in advance of the construction. Amongst the finds was a fipple flute, a type of early recorder. The remains have been designated as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. Burials Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford died at Thornbury Castle on 21 December 1495, and was buried at Keynsham Abbey, which Lady Agnes Cheyne, the incumbent of Chenies Manor House, bequeathed to him in 1494. William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester Robert Fitzwilliam, his son See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset List of towers in Somerset References Further reading Religious buildings and structures completed in 1170 Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset Buildings and structures in Bath and North East Somerset Augustinian monasteries in England Monasteries in Somerset Scheduled monuments in Bath and North East Somerset 1539 disestablishments in England Keynsham Burial sites of the House of Tudor Buildings and structures demolished in the 16th century

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhubaneswar%20Central%20%28Vidhan%20Sabha%20Constituency%29

Bhubaneswar Central (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)

Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) (Sl. No.: 112) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India. This constituency includes Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 37 of Bhubaneswar. Elected Members Two elections were held between 2009 and 2014. Elected member from the Bhubaneswar Central constituency are: 2019: (112): Ananta Narayan Jena (BJD) 2014: (112): Bijaya Kumar Mohanty (BJD) 2009: (112): Bijaya Kumar Mohanty (BJD) 2019 Election Result 2014 Election Result 2009 Election Results In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan by a margin of 34,985 votes. Notes References Assembly constituencies of Odisha Khordha district

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling%20Curve

Keeling Curve

The Keeling Curve is a graph of the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere based on continuous measurements taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the island of Hawaii from 1958 to the present day. The curve is named for the scientist Charles David Keeling, who started the monitoring program and supervised it until his death in 2005. Keeling's measurements showed the first significant evidence of rapidly increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. According to Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History of Science at Harvard University, the Keeling curve is one of the most important scientific works of the 20th century. Many scientists credit the Keeling curve with first bringing the world's attention to the current increase of in the atmosphere. Background Prior to the 1950s, measurements of atmospheric concentrations had been taken on an ad hoc basis at a variety of locations. In 1938, engineer and amateur meteorologist Guy Stewart Callendar compared datasets of atmospheric from Kew in 1898–1901, which averaged 274 parts per million by volume (ppmv), and from the eastern United States in 1936–1938, which averaged 310 ppmv, and concluded that concentrations were rising due to anthropogenic emissions. However, Callendar's findings were not widely accepted by the scientific community due to the patchy nature of the measurements. Charles David Keeling, of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, was the first person to make frequent regular measurements of atmospheric CO2 concentrations in Antarctica, and on Mauna Loa, Hawaii from March 1958 onwards. Keeling had previously tested and employed measurement techniques at locations including Big Sur near Monterey, rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, and high mountain forests in Arizona. He observed strong diurnal behavior of CO2, with excess CO2 at night due to respiration by plants and soils, and afternoon values representative of the "free atmosphere" over the Northern hemisphere. Mauna Loa measurements In 1957–1958, the International Geophysical Year, Keeling obtained funding from the Weather Bureau to install infrared gas analyzers at remote locations, including the South Pole and on the volcano of Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa was chosen as a long-term monitoring site due to its remote location far from continents and its lack of vegetation. Keeling and his collaborators measured the incoming ocean breeze above the thermal inversion layer to minimize local contamination from volcanic vents. The data were normalized to remove any influence from local contamination. Due to funding cuts in the mid-1960s, Keeling was forced to abandon continuous monitoring efforts at the South Pole, but he scraped together enough money to maintain operations at the Mauna Loa Observatory, which have continued to the present day. Keeling's Tellus article of 1960 presented the first monthly records from Mauna Loa and Antarctica (1957 to 1960), finding a "distinct seasonal cycle...and possibly, a worldwide rise in from year to year." By the 1970s, it was well established that the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide was ongoing and due to anthropogenic emissions. Carbon dioxide measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii are made with a type of infrared spectrophotometer, now known as a nondispersive infrared sensor, that is calibrated using World Meteorological Organization standards. This type of instrument, originally called a capnograph, was first invented by John Tyndall in 1864, and recorded by pen traces on a strip chart recorder. Currently, several laser-based sensors are being added to run concurrently with the infrared spectrophotometer at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, while NOAA measurements at Mauna Loa still use the nondispersive infrared sensor. Results and interpretation The measurements collected at Mauna Loa Observatory show a steady increase in mean atmospheric CO2 concentration from 313 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in March 1958 to 406 ppmv in November 2018, with a current increase of 2.48 ± 0.26 (mean ± 2 std dev) ppmv CO2 per year. This increase in atmospheric CO2 is due to the combustion of fossil fuels, and has been accelerating in recent years. Since CO2 is a greenhouse gas, this has significant implications for global warming. Measurements of CO2 concentration in ancient air bubbles trapped in polar ice cores show that mean atmospheric CO2 concentration was between 275 and 285 ppmv during the Holocene epoch (9,000 BCE onwards), but started rising sharply at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Keeling Curve also shows a cyclic variation of about 5 ppmv each year corresponding to the seasonal change in uptake of by the world's land vegetation. Most of this vegetation is in the Northern hemisphere where most of the land is located. From a maximum in May, the level decreases during the northern spring and summer as new plant growth takes out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis. After reaching a minimum in September, the level rises again in the northern fall and winter as plants and leaves die off and decay, releasing back into the atmosphere. Legacy Global monitoring Due in part to the significance of Keeling's findings, NOAA began monitoring CO2 levels worldwide in the 1970s. Today, atmospheric CO2 levels are monitored at about 100 sites around the globe through the Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network. Measurements at many other isolated sites have confirmed the long-term trend shown by the Keeling Curve, although no sites have as long a record as Mauna Loa. Ralph Keeling Since Charles David Keeling's death in 2005, responsibility and oversight of the project was transferred to Keeling's son, Ralph Keeling. On the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the project, the younger Keeling wrote an article in Science magazine describing his father's life and work, along with how the project has grown and evolved over time. Along with more precise measurement materials and funds for the project of monitoring of the Earth's levels, Keeling wrote his pride for his father's work and how he has continued it in his memory. Recognition In 2015, the Keeling Curve was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society. Commemorative plaques were installed at Mauna Loa Observatory and at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Passing 400 ppm in 2013 On May 9, 2013, the daily mean concentration of in the atmosphere measured at Mauna Loa surpassed 400 parts per million (ppmv). Estimates of during previous geologic eras suggest that has not reached this level since the mid-Pliocene, 2 to 4 million years ago. See also Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Charles David Keeling Ralph Keeling Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere Global warming Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Mauna Loa Observatory Paris Agreement (2015 Paris Climate Accords) References External links Official Keeling Curve website. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego earth: Annually-updated version of the Keeling curve Climate Change Is Clear Atop Mauna Loa, NPR, Day to Day, May 1, 2007 Scripps Institution of Oceanography CO2-Program: Home of the Keeling Curve Atmosphere Historical climatology Carbon dioxide 20th-century neologisms

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mispila%20mindanaonis

Mispila mindanaonis

Mispila mindanaonis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1980. References mindanaonis Beetles described in 1980

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Exp%C3%B3sito

Carlos Expósito

Carlos Expósito Verdejo (born 11 July 1991 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Internacional de Madrid as a right back. External links 1991 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers AD Alcorcón footballers Atlético Levante UD players Recreativo de Huelva players CP Cacereño players Marbella FC players CD Toledo players CD Atlético Baleares footballers Real Balompédica Linense footballers CF Talavera de la Reina players Internacional de Madrid players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro%20Seijas

Álvaro Seijas

Álvaro Daniel Seijas (born October 10, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2015. Career Seijas signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent on July 2, 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals before being promoted to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Over 14 games (13 starts), he went 5–2 with a 3.38 ERA, striking out 55 over innings. In 2017, he played with the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals, going 4–3 with a 4.97 ERA over 12 starts, and in 2018, he pitched for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, compiling a 5–8 record with a 4.52 ERA over 25 games (22 starts). Seijas began the 2019 season back with Peoria, with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star, before being promoted to the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals in July. Over 24 starts with both clubs, he went 8–6 with a 2.81 ERA, compiling 114 strikeouts over innings. The Cardinals added Seijas to their 40-man roster after the 2019 season. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 21, 2020, Seijas was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. After posting an 8.78 ERA in six games for Springfield, Seijas was released by the Cardinals on July 27, 2021. References External links Living people 1998 births Tigres de Aragua players Dominican Summer League Cardinals players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Gulf Coast Cardinals players Johnson City Cardinals players Peoria Chiefs players Palm Beach Cardinals players Springfield Cardinals players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancylosis%20harmoniella

Ancylosis harmoniella

Ancylosis harmoniella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot, in 1887 from Spain, Malta, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Transcaucasia. The wingspan is about 18 mm. References Moths described in 1887 harmoniella Moths of Europe Moths of Africa Moths of Asia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majdanek%2C%20Zamo%C5%9B%C4%87%20County

Majdanek, Zamość County

Majdanek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zamość, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. References Villages in Zamość County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala%20system

Kafala system

The kafala system (also spelled "kefala system"; ; meaning "sponsorship system") is a system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in Gulf Cooperation Council member states and a few neighbouring countries, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The system requires all migrant workers to have an in-country sponsor, usually their employer, who is responsible for their visa and legal status. This practice has been criticised by human rights organizations for creating easy opportunities for the exploitation of workers, as many employers take away passports and abuse their workers with little chance of legal repercussions. According to The Economist, "The migrant workers' lot is unlikely to improve until the reform of the kafala system, whereby workers are beholden to the employers who sponsored their visas. The system blocks domestic competition for overseas workers in the Gulf countries." Legal context and etymology In Islamic adoptional jurisprudence, "kafala" refers to the adoption of children. The original Islamic law of kafala was expanded to include a system of fixed-term sponsorship of migrant workers in several countries in the late twentieth century. In the first decades of the twenty-first century, the migrant worker system became widely referred to in English as the "kafala system". Bahrain Repeal In 2009, Bahrain was the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to claim to repeal the kafala system. In a public statement the Labor Minister likened the system to slavery. Changes to the Labour Market Regulatory Suggestion were made in April 2009 and implemented starting 1 August 2009. Under the new law, migrants are sponsored by the Labour Market Regulation Authority and can change from one employer to another without their employer's agreement. Three months' notice is required to quit from an employer. However, in November 2009 Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that "authorities do little to enforce compliance" with "employers who withhold wages and passports from migrant employees ... practices [which] are illegal under Bahraini law." Kuwait The kafala system is practiced in Kuwait. In 2018, Kuwait became involved in a diplomatic crisis with the Philippines, which ended in a May 2018 labor deal which prohibited common practices under the kafala against Filipino migrant workers, including the confiscation of passports and guaranteeing one-day off a week from work. Saudi Arabia According to a 2008 HRW report, under the kafala system in Saudi Arabia, "an employer assumes responsibility for a hired migrant worker and must grant explicit permission before the worker can enter Saudi Arabia, transfer employment, or leave the country. The kafala system gives the employer immense control over the worker." HRW stated that "some abusive employers exploit the kafala system and force domestic workers to continue working against their will and forbid them from returning to their countries of origin" and that this is "incompatible with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights". HRW stated that "the combination of the high recruitment fees paid by Saudi employers and the power granted them by the kafala system to control whether a worker can change employers or exit the country made some employers feel entitled to exert 'ownership' over a domestic worker" and that the "sense of ownership ... creates slavery-like conditions". In 2018, France 24 and ALQST reported on the use of Twitter and other online social networks by kafala system employers, "kafils", to "sell" domestic workers to other kafils, in violation of Saudi law. ALQST described the online trading as "slavery 2.0". Several Indonesian domestic workers were executed in Saudi Arabia during 2015–2018. Siti Zaeneb and Karni were beheaded in April 2015. Muhammad Zaini Misin was executed in March 2018 for having killed his employer. On 29 October 2018, Tuti Tursilawat, also an Indonesian domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, was executed for having killed her employer, an action which she claimed had been in self-defence in relation to sexual abuse. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi lodged an official complaint concerning the execution, which was carried out without warning and despite an appeal against the sentence. From 1991 to 2019, Bangladeshi women went to Saudi Arabia under the kafala system. In early November 2019, protests took place in Dhaka in response to the case of Sumi Akter, who claimed "merciless sexual assaults", being locked up for 15 days, and having her hands burnt by hot oil by her Saudi employers. The case of another Bangladeshi, Nazma Begum, who claimed being tortured, also attracted media attention. Both had been promised jobs as hospital cleaning staff but were tricked into becoming household servants. Begum died in Saudi Arabia of an untreated illness. On 4 November 2020, as part of its 2030 vision, Saudi Arabia announced a reformation plan for its labor law. Effective on 14 March 2021, the new measures are meant to curb the Kafala system through: Mandatory digital documentation of labor contracts. Dropping the stipulation of sponsor consent for exit visas, final exit visas, re-entry visas, and change of sponsor, so long as they are to be applied for after the end of a contractual term or an appropriate notice period previously specified in the contract. Other requirements may still apply in case of applying within a contractual term. The changes are to be implemented in the Absher and Qiwa portals, both being part of the e-government in Saudi Arabia. In March 2021, Saudi Arabia introduced new labour reforms, allowing some migrant workers to change jobs without their employer's consent. Human Rights Watch claimed that the reforms didn't dismantle the abuses of the kafala system, "leaving migrant workers at high risk of abuse". Many domestic workers and farmers who are not covered by the labour law are still vulnerable to multifold abuses, including passport confiscation, delayed wages and even forced labour. Although migrant workers are allowed to request an exit permit without their employer's permission, the need to have an exit permit is a human rights violation. An investigation by France 24 in April 2021 documented abuses of female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. A 22-year-old woman migrant worker from Madagascar was murdered and buried without a coffin in al-Jubail. Due to the kafala system that allows sponsors to confiscate the passports of migrant workers, young women from East Africa find it difficult to return home despite being sexually assaulted, tortured and mistreated by their employers. The women often end up falling into prostitution. Qatar About 1.2 million foreign workers in Qatar, mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Philippines, make up 94 percent of the labor force. There are nearly five foreign workers for each Qatari citizen, mostly housemaids and low-skilled workers. Most of the workers labor live under near-feudal conditions that Human Rights Watch has likened to "forced labor". Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, stated "In late 2010 we conducted a risk assessment looking at basic fundamental labor rights. The Gulf region stood out like a red light. They were absolutely at the bottom end for rights for workers. They were fundamentally slave states." An exit visa system prevents workers from leaving the country without the sponsor's permission. Employer consent is required to change jobs, leave the country, get a driver's license, rent a home or open a checking account. Amnesty International witnessed workers signing false statements that they had received their wages in order to have their passports returned. The organization called for an overhaul of the 'sponsorship' system. Arab-American businessman Nasser Beydoun described their situation as: "Foreign workers in Qatar are modern-day slaves to their local employers. The local Qatari owns you." International media attention increased after Qatar was named the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The kafala or sponsorship system practised by GCC nations has been stated as the main reason for abuse of the rights of low-income migrant workers. Little discussed is the fact that high-income professional expatriate workers are also deeply affected by the abuse of the system by companies. A confounding issue is that many of the companies are based out of western nations from the EU, and the US. The most typical form of abuse by these companies is the refusal to release employees once their employment has ended with the company. This lack of release (typically through a No Objection Certificate or NOC) restricts employees from moving to another company in Qatar after employment has ended with the present employer. This prohibition executed by the company will keep the typical employee from working in Qatar for two years beyond the time their employment ended. In worse cases, the company holds the employee indefinitely in an effort to extort money from the employee when business opportunities fail. From the highest executives to the lowest secretaries, this policy is damaging and serves as a constant threat over the employee. On 13 December 2016, the Qatari government introduced a new labour law which it said would bring "tangible benefits" to workers in the country by abolishing the Kafala system. The new regulations, aimed at making it easier for migrant workers to change jobs and leave the country, came into effect immediately. Amnesty International characterized the reforms as inadequate and continuing to "leave migrant workers at the hands of exploitative bosses". In January 2020, Qatar issued a ministerial decree that abolished the exit visa requirement that was part of the Kafala system. With the exit visa requirement removed, migrants working in Qatar no longer need to obtain employer permission to leave Qatar. The International Labour Organization described the decree as an "important milestone in the ... labour reform agenda". Human Rights Watch considered the change as insufficient, since the requirement for employer consent for changing jobs and discrimination in permanent minimum wage levels remained, and migrant workers "still [faced] arrest and deportation [for leaving] their employer without permission". In August 2020, Qatar government announced a monthly minimum wage for all workers of 1,000 riyals (US$275), an increase from the previous temporary minimum wage of 750 riyals a month. The No Objection Certificate was also removed so that employees can change jobs without consent of the current employer. A Minimum Wage Committee was also formed to check on the implementation. United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has a work visa sponsorship system to issue work permits for foreign nationals who wish to migrate for work in the UAE. Most of the visas are sponsored by institutions and companies. A person looking to enter the UAE for work obtains a work permit, valid for two months, from the Ministry of Human Resources. The sponsor is responsible for medical testing and obtaining identity cards, documents and stamps. The employee can then sponsor his or her family members and bring them into the UAE. Per Article 1 of Ministerial Decree No. 766 of 2015, an employee whose contract expires can obtain a new permit and may remain in the UAE on a 6-month job seeker visa. A new work permit is also issued if the employer fails legal and contractual obligations such as not paying wages for 60 days. A worker may request his contract to be terminated after at least 6 months of employment. A worker whose employment is terminated unfairly has the right to receive a new work permit without the six-month condition. The right of alien residence and work permit is protected by the UAE Federal law No. 6 of 1973 on the Entry and Residence of aliens. Per UAE law, an employer may not deny an employee on a work visa right to an annual leave, regular paid wage, 45 days maternity leave, right to resign, resign gratuity, and a 30-day grace period to find a new job. An employer is also prohibited by law from confiscating an employee's passport, forcing the employee to pay for his or her residency visa fees, or forcing the employee to work more than eight hours a day or 45 hours a week without compensation. An employee who wishes to leave needs to complete his or her legal notice period, which is usually 30 days or less, before leaving their job or risk being banned to work in UAE for up to one year. Alien widows or divorced women whose legal presence in the country was sponsored by their husband's work status are given a 1-year visa to stay in the country without the need for a work permit or a sponsor. Incident of domestic workers abuse In October 2014, Human Rights Watch estimated that there were 146,000 female migrant domestic workers in the UAE whose work visa was sponsored by employers in the UAE. In an interview with 99 female domestic workers, HRW listed abuses claimed by their interviewees: most had their passports confiscated by their employers; in many cases, wages were not fully paid, overtime (up to 21 hours per day) was required, or food, living conditions or medical treatment was insufficient. 24 had been physically or sexually abused. HRW criticized the UAE government for failing to adequately protect domestic workers from exploitation and abuse and made many recommendations to the UAE, including repeal or amendment of Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners, so that domestic workers can decide on their own to change between employers without losing their immigration status. The UAE introduced Ministerial Decree No. 766 of 2015, which allows a worker to terminate his contract without losing their immigration status if the employer has treated him or her unfairly and be issued a new work permit, or to request the contract to be terminated without losing immigration status and receive a new work permit after at least 6 months of employment provided they have found a new employer. The act of confiscating passports is illegal and against UAE law. UAE Domestic Workers Rights Bill In June 2017, the UAE adopted a new bill to bring its labour law into consistency with the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention, providing migrant domestic workers with the same labour protections as other UAE employees. The bill requires employers to provide domestic workers with accommodation and food, and annual minima of 30 days of paid leave, 15 days of paid sick leave, 15 days of unpaid sick leave, compensation for work-related injuries or illnesses, and 12 hours' daily rest. See also Exit visa Illegal emigration Migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council region Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon Workforce nationalization References External links Qatar Labour Law (Kafala) Full Text Immigration law Unfree labour Migrant workers Gulf Cooperation Council

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Helen Page Camp

Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930 – August 1, 1991) was an American actress. Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City. Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on Here Come the Brides. Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as The Wild Wild West, Maude (appearing six times, all in different roles; most notably, with James Coco as the swinging married couple, "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart. In 1971, she was in the movie Cold Turkey as Mrs. Watson. In early 1976, the characters from Happy Days of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, Laverne & Shirley, and Camp was cast in two episodes as the girls' landlady, Mrs. Havenwurst, but the role was short-lived. In the fall of 1976, actress Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as Laverne and Shirley's new landlady, Mrs. Babish. In 1990, Camp assumed the role of Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Camp portrayed Tanya Terwilliger on The Tony Randall Show (1976-1978), Millie Capestro on 13 Queens Boulevard (1979), and the title character's mother on Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978), Camp died in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 1991, at age 60. Filmography References External links 1930 births 1991 deaths Actresses from Washington, D.C. American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20process%20of%20law

Electronic process of law

Electronic process of law or Electronic lawsuit is an up-to-date phenomenon, concerning the use of computer programs in courts and public departments in sue activities. It is a theme of worldwide scope. In Portugal, it is known as the concept of processo eletrônico. In India, known as Electronic Judicial Resource Management. In France, it is called Dématerialisation du processus judiciaire. It is a polissemic expression related to interdisciplinarity between the information technologies and branches of law that govern the lawsuits that take place in departments of public administration; more specifically, the control, follow-up, searches and practices of juridical acts helped by computer systems. Its universal definition can be found in various sources. Internationally Internationally, there is, in Virginia State, the Records Managements System. In Pakistan, the Court Automation. In England, the Legal Case Management Software There are sources of compared legislation about the matter, but it is certain that this phenomenon takes places in United States, Europe and also in Latin America. Meanings of the expression In a wide sense, it is the use of computers and specific software for the activities in process of law, relative to management, legislation or jurisdiction. In a strict sense, it is a kind of management of the process of law in which media have the format of electronic files (text, pictures and audiovisual elements). The Brazilian phenomenon (in Portuguese) (in english) Public economy The electronic process of law has been referred as recurrently as a necessary phenomenon to lower the costs of the public finances, dealing with direct mechanisms, as well as indirect ones like the consequences of the gains with accelerating the lawsuits. These waited cause-effect relation and the best form to achieve them are object of discussions in the Public powers and in the social networks. References See also Lawsuit Judicial power Virtual world Audiovisual Public administration Lawsuits

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20I%20of%20Belgium

Albert I of Belgium

Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He ruled during an eventful period in the history of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when 90 percent of Belgium was overrun, occupied, and ruled by the German Empire. Other crucial issues included the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, the ruling of the Belgian Congo as an overseas possession of the Kingdom of Belgium along with the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the reconstruction of Belgium following the war, and the first five years of the Great Depression (1929–1934). King Albert died in a mountaineering accident in eastern Belgium in 1934, at the age of 58, and he was succeeded by his son Leopold III (). He is popularly referred to as the Knight King (roi-chevalier or koning-ridder) or Soldier King (roi-soldat or koning-soldaat) in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I. Early life Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad was born 8 April 1875 in Brussels, the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Prince Philippe was the third (second surviving) son of Leopold I (), the first King of the Belgians, and his wife, Louise-Marie of France, and the younger brother of King Leopold II of Belgium (). Princess Marie was a relative of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (), and a member of the non-reigning, Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern family. Albert grew up in the Palace of the Count of Flanders, initially as third in the line of succession to the Belgian throne as his reigning uncle Leopold II's son had already died. When, however, Albert's older brother, Prince Baudouin of Belgium, who had been subsequently prepared for the throne, also died young, Albert, at the age of 16, unexpectedly became second in line (after his father) to the Belgian Crown. Retiring and studious, Albert prepared himself strenuously for the task of kingship. In his youth, Albert was seriously concerned with the situation of the working classes in Belgium, and personally travelled around working class districts incognito, to observe the living conditions of the people. Shortly before his accession to the throne in 1909, Albert undertook an extensive tour of the Belgian Congo, which had been annexed by Belgium in 1908, finding the country in poor condition. Upon his return to Belgium, he recommended reforms to protect the native population and to further technological progress in the colony. Marriage Albert was married in Munich on 2 October 1900 to Bavarian Duchess Elisabeth Gabrielle Valérie Marie, a Wittelsbach princess whom he had met at a family funeral. A daughter of Bavarian Duke Karl-Theodor, and his second wife, the Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, she was born at Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria, Germany, on 25 July 1876, and died on 23 November 1965. The civil wedding was conducted by Friedrich Krafft Graf von Crailsheim in the Throne Hall, and the religious wedding was conducted by Cardinal von Stein, assisted by Jakob von Türk, Confessionar of the King of Bavaria. Based on the letters written during their engagement and marriage (cited extensively in the memoirs of their daughter, Marie-José) the young couple appear to have been deeply in love. The letters express a deep mutual affection based on a rare affinity of spirit. They also make clear that Albert and Elisabeth continually supported and encouraged each other in their challenging roles as king and queen. The spouses shared an intense commitment to their country and family and a keen interest in human progress of all kinds. Together, they cultivated the friendship of prominent scientists, artists, mathematicians, musicians, and philosophers, turning their court at Laeken into a kind of cultural salon. Children Albert and Elisabeth had three children: Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubert Marie Miguel, Duke of Brabant, Prince of Belgium, who became later the fourth king of the Belgians as Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983, at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert). Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium (10 October 1903, in Brussels – 1 June 1983, at Ostend). Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle, Princess of Belgium (4 August 1906, in Ostend – 27 January 2001). She was married at Rome, Italy on 8 January 1930 to Prince Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria, Prince of Piemonte (born 15 September 1904 and died on 18 March 1983 at Geneva, Switzerland). He became King Umberto II (r. 1946) of Italy. Accession Following the death of his uncle, Leopold II, Albert succeeded to the Belgian throne in December 1909, since Albert's own father had died in 1905. Previous Belgian kings had taken the royal accession oath only in French; Albert innovated by taking it in Dutch as well. He and his wife, Queen Elisabeth, were popular in Belgium due to their simple, unassuming lifestyle and their harmonious family life, which stood in marked contrast to the aloof, autocratic manner and the irregular private life of Leopold II. An important aspect of the early years of Albert's reign was his institution of many reforms in the administration of the Belgian Congo, Belgium's only colonial possession. Religion King Albert was a devout Catholic. Many stories illustrate his deep and tender piety. For instance, when his former tutor General De Grunne, in his old age, entered the Benedictine monastery of Maredsous in Belgium, King Albert wrote a letter to him in which he spoke of the joy of giving oneself to God. He said: "May you spend many years at Maredsous in the supreme comfort of soul that is given to natures touched by grace, by faith in God's infinite power and confidence in His goodness." To another friend, Lou Tseng-Tsiang, a former prime minister of China who became a Catholic monk in Belgium, Albert wrote: "Consecrating oneself wholly to the service of Our Lord gives, to those touched by grace, the peace of soul which is the supreme happiness here below." Albert used to tell his children: "As you nourish your body, so you should nourish your soul." In an interesting meditation on what he viewed as the harm that would result if Christian ideals were abandoned in Belgium, he said: "Every time society has distanced itself from the Gospel, which preached humility, fraternity, and peace, the people have been unhappy, because the pagan civilisation of ancient Rome, which they wanted to replace it with, is based only on pride and the abuse of force" (Commemorative speech for the war dead of the Battle of the Yser, given by Dom Marie-Albert, Abbot of Orval Abbey, Belgium, in 1936). World War I At the start of World War I, Albert refused to comply with Germany's request for safe passage for its troops through Belgium in order to attack France, which the Germans alleged was about to advance into Belgium en route to attacking Germany in support of Russia. In fact, the French government had told its army commander not to go into Belgium before a German invasion. The German invasion brought Britain into the war as one of the guarantors of Belgian neutrality under the Treaty of 1839. King Albert, as prescribed by the Belgian constitution, took personal command of the Belgian Army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and France to prepare for the Battle of the Marne (6–9 September 1914). He led his army through the Siege of Antwerp (28 September – 10 October 1914) and the Battle of the Yser (16–31 October 1914), when the Belgian Army was driven back to a last, tiny strip of Belgian territory near the North Sea. Here the Belgians, in collaboration with the armies of the Triple Entente, took up a war of position, in the trenches behind the River Yser, remaining there for the next four years. During this period, King Albert fought alongside his troops and shared their dangers, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. During his time on the front, rumours spread on both sides of the lines that the German soldiers never fired upon him out of respect for him being the highest ranked commander in harm's way, while others feared risking punishment by the Kaiser himself, who was his cousin. The King also allowed his 12-year-old son, Prince Leopold, to enlist in the Belgian Army as a private and fight in the ranks. In the final offensive of the war, he commanded the at the Fifth Battle of Ypres. The war inflicted great suffering on Belgium, which was subjected to a harsh German occupation. The King, fearing the destructive results of the war for Belgium and Europe and appalled by the huge casualty rates, worked through secret diplomatic channels for a negotiated peace between Germany and the Entente based on the "no victors, no vanquished" concept. He considered that such a resolution to the conflict would best protect the interests of Belgium and the future peace and stability of Europe. Neither Germany nor the Entente were favourable to the idea, tending instead to seek total victory, and Albert's attempts to further a negotiated peace were unsuccessful. At the end of the war, as commander of the Army Group Flanders, consisting of Belgian, British and French divisions, Albert led the final offensive of the war that liberated occupied Belgium. King Albert, Queen Elisabeth, and their children then reentered Brussels to a hero's welcome. The King Albert I Memorial in Nieuwpoort is dedicated to king Albert and the Belgian troops during the Great War. Post-war years Upon his return to Brussels, King Albert made a speech in which he outlined the reforms he desired to see implemented in Belgium, including an improved military, universal suffrage and the establishment of a Flemish University in Ghent. Trip to the United States From 23 September through 13 November 1919, King Albert, Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria, and their son Prince Leopold made an official visit to the United States. During a visit of the historic Native American pueblo of Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico, King Albert decorated Father Anton Docher with Knight in the Order of Leopold II. Docher offered the King a turquoise cross mounted in silver made by the Tiwas Indians. Ten thousand people travelled to Isleta for this occasion. That same year he was elected an honorary member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati. In New York, the King received a ticker tape parade in his honor. The visit was considered a success by the Belgian authorities. Introduction of universal male suffrage Since the Belgian general strike of 1893, plural votes had been granted to individual men based on their wealth, education, and age, but after the Belgian general strike of 1913 the promise had been made to have constitutional reform for one man, one vote universal suffrage but the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914 and the subsequent occupation delayed the implementation of the commission's proposal. In 1918, King Albert forged a post-war "Government of National Union" made up of members of the three main parties in Belgium, the Catholics, the Liberals, and the Socialists and attempted to mediate between the parties in order to bring about one man, one vote universal suffrage for men. He succeeded in doing so. Paris Peace Conference The Belgian Government sent the King to the Paris Peace Conference in April 1919, where he met with the leaders of France, Britain and the United States. He had four strategic goals: to restore and expand the Belgian economy using cash reparations from Germany; to assure Belgium's security by the creation of a new buffer state on the left bank of the Rhine; to revise the obsolete treaty of 1839; to promote a 'rapprochement' between Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He strongly advised against a harsh, restrictive treaty against Germany to prevent future German aggression. He also considered that the dethronement of the princes of Central Europe and, in particular, the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire would constitute a serious menace to peace and stability on the continent. The Allies considered Belgium to be the chief victim of the war, and it aroused enormous popular sympathy, but the King's advice played a small role in Paris. Later years Albert spent much of the remainder of his reign assisting in the postwar reconstruction of Belgium. In 1920 Albert changed the family name from “Saxe-Coburg-Gotha” to “House of Belgium” (van België, in Dutch; de Belgique in French) as a result of strong anti-German sentiment. This mirrored the British royal family's name-change to House of Windsor in 1917. Albert was a committed conservationist and in 1925, influenced by the ideas of Carl E. Akeley, he founded Africa's first national park, now known as Virunga National Park, in what is now Democratic Republic of Congo. During this period, he was also the first reigning European monarch to visit the United States. Death A passionate alpinist, King Albert I died in a mountaineering accident on 17 February 1934, while climbing alone on the Roche du Vieux Bon Dieu at Marche-les-Dames, in the Ardennes region of Belgium near Namur. His death shocked the world and he was deeply mourned, both in Belgium and abroad. Because King Albert was an expert climber, some questioned the official version of his death and suggested that the King was murdered (or even committed suicide) somewhere else and that his body had never been at Marche-les-Dames, or that it was deposited there. Several of those hypotheses with criminal motives were investigated by authorities, but doubts have remained ever since, being the subject of popular novels, books, and documentaries. Rumors of murder have been dismissed by most historians. There are two possible explanations for his death, according to the official juridical investigations: the first was that the king leaned against a boulder at the top of the mountain that became dislodged; the second that the pinnacle to which his rope was belayed broke, causing him to fall about . In 2016, DNA testing by geneticist Dr. Maarten Larmuseau and colleagues from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven on bloodstained leaves that were collected from Marche-les-Dames concluded that King Albert had died at that location. Like his predecessors Leopold I and Leopold II, King Albert is interred in the Royal Crypt at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Brussels. In 1935, prominent Belgian author Emile Cammaerts published a widely acclaimed biography of King Albert I, titled Albert of Belgium: Defender of Right. In 1993, a close climbing companion of the King, Walter Amstutz, founded the King Albert I Memorial Foundation, an association based in Switzerland and dedicated to honouring distinguished individuals in the mountaineering world. To celebrate 175 years of Belgian Dynasty and the 100th anniversary of his accession, Albert I was selected as the main motif of a high-value collectors' coin: the Belgian 12.5 euro Albert I commemorative coin, minted in 2008. The obverse shows a portrait of the King. Ancestry See also Kings of Belgium family tree Crown Council of Belgium Royal Trust References Further reading Galet, Emile Joseph. Albert King of the Belgians in the Great War (1931), detailed memoir by the military advisor to the King; covers 1912 to the end of October 1914 Woodward, David. "King Albert in World War I" History Today (1975) 25#9 pp. 638–43 D'Ydewalle, Charles. "Albert King of the Belgians"(1935) Translated by Phyllis Megroz D'Ydewalle a journalist describes his book in the foreword.."This book is not a history, it is a sheaf of memories" The final chapter contains interviews with the people who discovered the king's body after his climbing accident Catherine Barjansky. Portraits with Backgrounds. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, "Anglo-Belgian Military Relations and the Congo Question, 1911–1913", Journal of Modern History, Vol. 25, No. 2 (June 1953), pp. 157–165. External links Official biography from the Belgian Royal Family website Funeral of King Albert of The Belgians, newsreel on the British Movietone YouTube Channel Information about King Albert's mountaineering feats Belgium in the First World War, including stories of the royal couple, in French Archive Albert I of Belgium, Royal museum of central Africa 1875 births 1934 deaths 19th-century Belgian people 20th-century Belgian monarchs Burials at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken Nobility from Brussels Belgian monarchs Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgium) House of Belgium British field marshals Belgian Roman Catholics Sport deaths in Belgium Mountaineering deaths Grand Crosses of the Royal Order of the Lion Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium) Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Collars of the Order of the White Lion Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John Extra Knights Companion of the Garter Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Grand Crosses of the Order of the Cross of Vytis Recipients of the Order of Lāčplēsis, 1st class Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy 3 3 3 Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Grand Crosses of the Virtuti Militari Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo Knights of Malta Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Grand Crosses with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland) Accidental deaths in Belgium

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El Limonar International School, Villamartin

El Limonar International School, Villamartin - ELIS Villamartin (established in 1998), is a private profit-making coeducational international school located in Villamartín, (San Miguel de Salinas / Alicante), Spain (not to be confused with the small city Villamartín in the province of Cádiz). The school is owned and operated by the Cognita Group, and educates children from ages 3 to 18 from more than 30 different nations, however the majority of students attending the school are either British or Spanish. The school highly promotes multilingualism in its pupils, teaching certain lessons in both Spanish and English as well as teaching French, German and Chinese Mandarin separately as part of the curriculum. Students annually celebrate "International Day" in order to promote awareness of multiculturalism and help those students not of Spanish nationality to integrate into the country's culture and immerse themselves in the Spanish language. ELIS Villamartín uses an educational curriculum based on the National Curriculum for England and Wales. Senior pupils at the school are then prepared for IGCSEs and A Level examinations (Or Bachillerato examinations if they so choose), as well as the Spanish university access examination, “Selectividad”. The school also offers high level facility's including a science department with separate Physics, Biology and Chemistry laboratory's, an IT room with 24 student computers, a Library/extra computer area commonly used by A-Level/Bachillerato students, and a large Drama hall in the Loft are above the building. External links El Limonar International School, Villamartin website Schools in Spain Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Spain International schools in Spain Cognita

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Lake Junin

Lake Junin (; Spanish Lago Junín, named after the nearby town of Junin) or Chinchaycocha (possibly from Quechua chincha, chinchay north, northern, chinchay ocelot, qucha lake, lagoon, "northern lake" or "ocelot lake") is the largest lake entirely within Peruvian territory. Even though Lake Titicaca has a much larger area, its eastern half is located on Bolivian territory. Lake Junin is an important birdwatching destination in the country. Geography Most of the lake is located in the Junin Province of the Junin Region, its northwestern tip belongs to the Pasco Province which is in the Pasco Region. The surface elevation of the lake is located at above sea level. The lake is on the upper reaches of the Mantaro River within the Amazon River catchment. There is a hydroelectric power station which regulates the water level of the lake at the outflow of the lake, through the Upamayo Dam. In years of abundant rains, fluctuations in the water level are moderate, but in years of drought water level may drop leaving extensive areas exposed. The deepest part of the lake, which is located about off Huayre, is deep. The headwaters of streams flowing into Lake Junin have been named as the "most distant" source of the Amazon River, one of the three places proposed as the "true" source of the Amazon. Pollution Since 1933 there has been an inflow of mining residues into the lake, which has adversely affected the fish and bird fauna in parts of the lake. Sewage coming from the cities of Junín and Carhuamayo also pollutes the lake. These types of pollution are contributing to the natural eutrophication process of this wetland. Fauna and flora Lake Junin has two endemic birds: the critically endangered Junín flightless grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) and the endangered Junín rail (Laterallus tuerosi). The two endangered species of frogs in the genus Batrachophrynus are restricted to the vicinity of the lake, although only one of these, the entirely aquatic Lake Junín giant frog (B. macrostomus), is found in the lake itself. Three Orestias pupfish, O. empyraeus, O. gymnota and O. polonorum, and the catfish Trichomycterus oroyae are endemic to the lake basin and its vicinity (including associated streams, rivers and smaller lakes). Lake Junin is surrounded by emergent vegetation, which in some places can reach wide and become so dense that it is impenetrable. The fish fauna is abundant but consists of few species, including introduced species. The introduced trout have been implicated in the decline of the endemic frogs. See also Antaqucha Allqaqucha References External links Factsheet of the natural reserve Lakes of Peru Lake Junin Lakes of Junín Region Lakes of Pasco Region

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List of Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches

The Central Oklahoma Bronchos football program is a college football team that represents the University of Central Oklahoma. The team has had 13 head coaches since organized football began in 1902. The Bronchos have played in more than 1,000 games in its 110 seasons. In those seasons, three coaches have led the Bronchos to postseason bowl games: Al Blevins, Gary Howard and, Chuck Langston. Seven coaches have won conference championships with the Bronchos: Charles W. Wantland, Claude Reeds, Dale E. Hamilton, Gene Smith, Blevins, Phil Ball, and Howard. Blevins, and Howard have also won national championships with the Bronchos. Howard is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and wins, while Blevins is the all-time leader in winning percentage. Tracy Holland is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Bronchos have had as he has a .341 winning percentage. Of the 13 Bronchos coaches, Reeds is the only person who has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, albeit from his time as a player for the Oklahoma Sooners. The current coach is Nick Bobeck, who was hired in December 2011. Key Coaches Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NCAA Division II football season Notes References Lists of college football head coaches University of Central Oklahoma-related lists Oklahoma sports-related lists

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Zdzisław Karos

Zdzisław Karos (died February 23, 1982) was a senior sergeant of Citizens' Militia of People's Republic of Poland who served as a guard to the embassies in Warsaw and is known as the only certain fatal victim of the generally non-violent Solidarity. On February 23, 1982, Karos was on the way to his workplace. While in a street car he was attacked by two juveniles, who were trying to disarm him. In the fight that followed, Karos was fatally shot by 17-year-old Robert Chechłacz. Both young men who attacked Karos were members of the secret anti-government paramilitary organisation Upspring Home Army - Second Company, led by a Roman Catholic priest Sylwester Zych, named after the Polish Home Army and protesting against martial law. Robert Chechłacz, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was pardoned and freed in 1989. Sylwester Zych was convicted of helping the attackers and sentenced to 6 years in prison. He subsequently served the entire term and died in 1989 under unexplained suspicious circumstances. Zdzisław Karos was survived by two children. References Year of birth missing 1982 deaths Deaths by firearm in Poland Male murder victims Polish police officers People murdered in Poland

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Ek Ajnabee

Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Apoorva Lakhia, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Perizaad Zorabian. It is a remake of Tony Scott's Man on Fire, a film based on a novel of the same name, which was also adapted into another film in 1987. Ek Ajnabee was released theatrically on 9 December 2005. Plot Colonel Suryaveer "Surya" Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bitter man and ex-Army officer, hired by his friend and former comrade Captain Shekhar Verma (Arjun Rampal) to protect a little girl, Anamika R. Rathore (Rucha Vaidya), who resides in Bangkok, Thailand with her Non-resident Indian (NRI) family. He drinks alcohol frequently, and is not interested in befriending the girl. Eventually, she wins his heart, and he helps her to prepare for a swim meet. One day Anamika gets kidnapped, and Surya receives serious injuries in his attempt to prevent the kidnapping. Her father is not able to pay the sum to release his daughter. So Suryaveer uses all his skills to save the life of the child, only to find out about the conspiracy that is behind the little girl's kidnapping. Surya learns that Chang, Shekhar's lawyer, is behind some of this. The real mastermind behind this is Chang's brother. Surya holds Chang hostage, while Chang's brother holds Anamika hostage. When they come to exchange the people, Chang's brother reveals a great secret to Surya. Surya learns that Shekhar was all behind this. Surya kills Chang's brother's men. A great fight between Shekhar and Surya starts. Shekhar is killed, and Surya spends the rest of his life with Anamika and her mother. In the end, Anamika gets a new bodyguard, and the film shows her during her swimming practice, with Surya and her new bodyguard 15 years later. Production Apoorva Lakhia said that the script was written with the lead actor, Amitabh Bachchan, in mind. Lakhia explained that "Man on Fire has been made into four films in five different languages. So this is the Indian version. It has all the necessarily ingredients required for a movie to come out of India." Vikram Chatwal, who plays Ravi Rathore in the film, said, "People talk a lot about cross cultural films. These films don't necessarily have to be like Monsoon Wedding or Bend It Like Beckham. This is not another Hindi film. This is not a remake of Man on Fire. If you see the way it is shot, edited and directed, it is setting new standards. Mr Bachchan is reinventing himself. So please don't turn this film into another Bollywood film." The film was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, for 35 days. Lakhia said that he and Bunty Walia, a producer, chose Bangkok because "we wanted our characters to stand out. When they are walking on the street, they will look different. Both my heroes are over six feet, and Thai men are not as tall. So it was really important to be in a place where they could stand out." Release and distribution Eros International released the film on 16 December 2005. It had been selected for the Bangkok Film Festival. Cast Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Suryaveer "Surya" Singh Surya has a drinking habit because he accidentally shot two children while serving as a soldier in the Kashmir Valley. Vipin Vijayan of Rediff.com said that "Amitabh and child actor Rucha are pillars of this movie and can give this racy caper a good start at the box office." Manish Gajjar of BBC Shropshire Bollywood said that "Ek Ajnabee belongs to Amitabh Bachchan and little Rucha. They manage to carry this film on their shoulders all the way. The remaining stars are mainly there to provide able support for these two." Arjun Rampal as Captain Shekhar Verma Shekhar, a former compatriot of Surya from the military service, pretends to be Surya's friend and uses him to try to gain money for himself through Anamika's kidnapping. Shekhar tries to buy Surya a ticket to India after Anamika's assumed death, but Surya refuses to go on the aircraft and does not tell Shekhar that he began the revenge campaign. Shekhar uses Surya to kill the others involved in the scheme, so he does not have to kill them. After Surya shoots Shekhar's bodyguards, he and Surya get into a physical fight. Surya shoots him fatally, while his bullets hit him non-fatally. Vijayan said that Rampal, as Shekhar, "tries to do justice to his role, but in vain." Gajjar said that the actor, as Shekhar, "is well defined in this film and seems to be popular with the girls since he has adorned a totally different getup in this movie." Gajjar added that "A small twist towards the end involving [Shekhar] does not seem convincing." Baby Rucha Vaidya as Anamika R. Rathore Anamika is the child of a Non-resident Indian (NRI) millionaire family living in Bangkok, Thailand. Perizaad Zorabian as Nikasha R. Rathore Nikasha is Anamika's mother and Ravi's wife. Nikasha does not just want Surya to be a bodyguard for Anamika; she also wants him to be her friend, because Anamika has few friends of her own due to her being sheltered. Vikram Chatwal as Ravi Rathore Ravi is Anamika's father and Nikasha's husband. Ravi engineered his daughter's kidnapping so he could receive US$500,000, without the knowledge of his wife, Nikasha. Anamika had kidnapping insurance, provided through Ravi's company. Chang had promised Ravi that Anamika would be returned two days after her kidnapping. Ravi reveals that Chang's location and the fact that he had hired his own bodyguard. Surya gives Ravi the gun and bullet that Surya had used in a suicide attempt, so Ravi could commit suicide. Ravi succeeds. Chatwal normally has a beard and wears a turban, but did not do so when he played Ravi Rathore. Daya Shankar Pandey as Kripa "Krispi" Shankar Krispi, an Indian, gives Surya information and goods. He was born in India, but moved to Bangkok when he was a child. Akhilendra Mishra as ACP Harvinder "Harry" Singh Chief of the Anti-Kidnapping Bureau, ACP "Harry" took the ransom money. He was born in India but was raised in Bangkok. He became a police officer at the age of 18. At 10:00 every day, he leaves with four bodyguards and takes the same route and stops to buy a sandwich at the same place; Surya and Krispi intercept him during this schedule. Surya plants a bomb up his rectum. He reveals that even though 1 million USD was supposed to have been dropped, only half of one million USD was there. He reveals that Chang took the half of the funds, and strips of paper were used as dummies. Surya detonates the bomb. Aditya Lakhia as Sammy Sammy is an Indian who owns the Narcissist Disco. His group delivered Anamika to her kidnappers. Surya shoots Sammy after making him say "goodbye" to a photograph of Anamika. Denzil Smith as Lee Kap Lee Kap collects extortion money for a mafia don. His name originates from the family names of his parents; his father, surnamed Kapoor, is from Delhi, and his mother, probably surnamed Lee, is from Bangkok. He periodically receives a shave at the Great Saloon barber shop, where Surya finds him. Surya cuts off some fingers and an ear. Lee Kap reveals the information about Sammy, and Surya shoots him. Rajendranath "Raj" Zutshi as Wong Wong reveals that Anamika is alive, and offers to release her in exchange for Chang. At the hostage exchange, after Anamika and Chang are released, Wong shoots Chang, then reveals that he is in cahoots with Shekhar. Kelly Dorjee as Bangkok Police Officer Inspector Kelly Kelly supports Surya's mission in stopping the kidnapping gang. Yuth as Chang Chang is Ravi Rathore's lawyer. At Chang's house, Surya discovers that Ravi received funds from him. While Chang is at Sadhu Pradep, Chong Colony Farm, Surya kills Chang's bodyguards and shoots Chang in the foot. Chang's wife reveals that Chang works for Wong, his brother. Surya takes Chang and his wife hostage, and shoots Chang in the leg to get Wong to submit to his demands. Wong kills Chang at the hostage exchange. Abhishek Bachchan as a Bodyguard (Special Appearance) Lara Dutta as Adult Anamika (Special Appearance) Sanjay Dutt in a Special Appearance (Hip-Hop MC) Pooja Bedi as a News Reporter (scenes deleted) Soundtrack The music has been composed by Vishal–Shekhar and Amar Mohile. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Vishal Dadlani, Jaideep Sahni, and Lalit Tiwari. Vipin Vijayan of Rediff.com said, "The film's music is funky and may soon rock discotheques." Track listing Reception Manish Gajjar of BBC Shropshire Bollywood said, "Overall, this thriller is a must-see if you are an Amitabh fan." Vipin Vijayan of Rediff.com said that the film "reinvents Vijay Dinanath Chauhan (Bachchan's very popular character in Agneepath)," and that the film has "a racy first" act but that it "loses steam in the second half." Bunty Walia, the producer, said that there had been accusations that the film had been plagiarised. He said "To our credit, [ Apoorva Lakhia ] and I never hid the fact that Ek Ajnabee was adapted from Man on Fire. Quite unlike some others who borrow blindly and presume others are blind to their intentions." In 2006 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stated an interest in acquiring a copy of the Ek Ajnabee screenplay for its collection. Walia said that this was an "honour" after the plagiarism accusations. Subhash K. Jha of the Hindustan Times said, "Isn't it ironical that the Americans want a copy of a script, which is straightaway inspired by the Hollywood film Man on Fire?" Box office In the United Kingdom, the film was screened in 20 cinemas during its opening weekend, making £35,058, with an average of £1,757 per showing. Manish Gajjar of BBC Shropshire Bollywood said, "It has not done so well in the UK cinemas." References External links Official Website for Ek Ajnabee Ek Ajnabee at YouTube, available officially from the Official Shemaroo Movies Channel "Ek Ajnabee – BBC Ek Ajnabee gallery – BBC 2000s Hindi-language films 2005 action thriller films Indian films Indian action thriller films Films about bodyguards Films about child abduction in India Indian remakes of American films Films set in Thailand Films shot in Bangkok 2005 films Films scored by Vishal–Shekhar Films scored by Amar Mohile Hindi remakes of English films Films directed by Apoorva Lakhia

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Divčibare

Divčibare (; ) is a town and mountain resort situated on the mountain Maljen (1104 m) in western Serbia, south-east of Valjevo, at the altitude of 980 metres above sea level. The permanent population of the town is 141 people (2011 census), although it varies significantly due to the flux of tourists and weekend house owners. Divčibare is a highland, surrounded by several peaks and saddles, covered with snow for three to four months each year. In other seasons, the micro-climate is rather pleasant, with 280 annual sunny days. The climate is attributed to fresh and dry winds coming from the Mediterranean. All this, and fact it is just away from Belgrade makes Divčibare attractive in summer and winter alike and one of the most popular resorts in Serbia. Facilities Divčibare apartments Pepa Hotel, 200 beds Divčibare Hotel, 250 beds Maljen Hotel, 60 beds Five children's holiday camps, 800 beds Nineteen worker's resting facilities, 410 beds Motorist camp, Category II, 60 camping units Two mountain lodges, 50 beds Rentable rooms in private houses, 200 beds There are two expert ski tracks (850 and 650 m), and several novice tracks. Divčibare is accessible via well-maintained roads from the north (Valjevo), west (Mionica), and south (Požega). It has hosted several Serbia Rally (and formerly YU rally) competitions. Sights Excursions to Valjevo and attractions in its vicinity include the Petnica Sports and Recreational Centre with four swimming pools and thermal mineral water, Petnica Cave, the Church of the Holy Mother's Assumption, the village of Brankovina, and Pustinja Monastery. Vrujci Spa is a town in the northwestern part of Serbia, at the northern base of the Suvobor mountain and in the valley of the River Toplica. The second biggest waterfall in Serbia, Skakalo (20m) on Manastirica river is located nearby. Gallery See also List of spa towns in Serbia References External links Divčibare travel guide Populated places in Kolubara District Spa towns in Serbia Articles containing video clips

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Theloderma

Theloderma, the bug-eyed frogs, mossy frogs or warty frogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, subfamily Rhacophorinae. They are found from northeastern India and southern China, through Southeast Asia, to the Greater Sunda Islands; the highest species richness is in Indochina. Some species, especially T. corticale, are sometimes kept in captivity. They are medium to small-sized frogs with maximum snout–vent lengths that range from depending on species, and their skin can be smooth, warty or tuberculated. The genus includes species that are contrastingly marked, but most are very well-camouflaged, resembling plant material (typically bark or moss) or bird droppings. Little is known about their behavior, but they feed on small arthropods. In species where known, breeding takes place in a small water pool in a cavity of a tree, bamboo or karst. The female places 4–20 eggs just above the water. After about one to two weeks they hatch into tadpoles that drop into the water; they metamorphose into froglets after a few months to a year. Species and taxonomy The sister taxon of Theloderma is Nyctixalus. The taxonomy of this genus and Nyctixalus as well as Theloderma moloch has been in flux; today both AmphibiaWeb and Amphibian Species of the World recognize the two genera as valid. Following the Amphibian Species of the World, there are 26 recognized species in the genus Theloderma: Theloderma albopunctatum (Liu and Hu, 1962) Theloderma annae Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Ngo, and Ziegler, 2016 Theloderma asperum (Boulenger, 1886) Theloderma auratum Poyarkov, Kropachev, Gogoleva, and Orlov, 2018 Theloderma baibengense (Jiang, Fei, and Huang, 2009) Theloderma bicolor (Bourret, 1937) Theloderma corticale (Boulenger, 1903) Theloderma gordoni Taylor, 1962 Theloderma horridum (Boulenger, 1903) Theloderma lacustrinum Sivongxay, Davankham, Phimmachak, Phoumixay, and Stuart, 2016 Theloderma laeve (Smith, 1924) Theloderma lateriticum Bain, Nguyen, and Doan, 2009 Theloderma leporosum Tschudi, 1838 Theloderma licin McLeod and Norhayati, 2007 Theloderma moloch (Annandale, 1912) Theloderma nagalandense Orlov, Dutta, Ghate, and Kent, 2006 Theloderma nebulosum Rowley, Le, Hoang, Dau, and Cao, 2011 Theloderma palliatum Rowley, Le, Hoang, Dau, and Cao, 2011 Theloderma petilum (Stuart and Heatwole, 2004) Theloderma phrynoderma (Ahl, 1927) Theloderma pyaukkya Dever, 2017 Theloderma rhododiscus (Liu and Hu, 1962) Theloderma ryabovi Orlov, Dutta, Ghate, and Kent, 2006 Theloderma stellatum Taylor, 1962 Theloderma truongsonense (Orlov and Ho, 2005) Theloderma vietnamense Poyarkov, Orlov, Moiseeva, Pawangkhanant, Ruangsuwan, Vassilieva, Galoyan, Nguyen, and Gogoleva, 2015 References Rhacophoridae Amphibians of Asia Amphibian genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi

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AOW - Gis vs Pros

Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War GIs vs Pros was the fifth mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Grand Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. The card was air on Fox Sports Net (FSN). History The fight card included James Damien Stelly and Ron Faircloth in the main event. The show also featured a bout between Mike Wessel and Patrick Castillo. This card featured military (active or former) veterans pitted against MMA professionals. Results References 2007 in sports Mixed martial arts events Mixed martial arts in Mississippi 2007 in mixed martial arts

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is an Android-based foldable smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy Z series. Its existence was first revealed in an advertisement during the 2020 Academy Awards. Unveiled alongside the Galaxy S20 on February 11, 2020, it was released on February 14, 2020. Unlike the Galaxy Fold, the device folds horizontally and uses a hybrid glass coating branded as "Infinity Flex Display". It is available in three colors for the LTE version (Mirror Purple, Mirror Black, and Mirror Gold) and two colors for the 5G version (Mystic Bronze and Mystic Gray). The 5G version was also made available in a limited-edition "Mystic White" color. Specifications Design The Galaxy Z Flip is constructed with an aluminum frame, and -thick "ultra-thin glass" with a plastic layer similar to the Galaxy Fold, manufactured by Samsung with materials from Schott AG, which is "produced using an intensifying process to enhance its flexibility and durability", and injected with a "special material up to an undisclosed depth to achieve a consistent hardness"; conventional Gorilla Glass is used for the back panels. The Z Flip is the first foldable smartphone to use a glass display, while previous foldable phones such as the Motorola Razr and the Galaxy Fold have used plastic displays. Using a glass display results in a more durable screen, and reduces the screen crease in the folding point. The hinge mechanism is strengthened with nylon fibers designed to keep dust out; Samsung rated the fold mechanism as supporting up to 200,000 uses. The device comes in 3 colors for the LTE version which are Mirror Purple, Mirror Black and Mirror Gold. It also comes in 2 colors for the 5G version which are Mystic Bronze and Mystic Gray. However, the color availability may vary depending on country or carrier. The Z Flip is also available in a Limited Edition Thom Browne model, featuring a red, white, and blue stripe on a gray base. Hardware The device uses a clamshell design to conceal a 6.7" 21:9 Dynamic AMOLED display which supports HDR10+. The screen has a circular cutout at the top of the display for the front-facing camera. The exterior features a small 1.1" external display adjacent to the camera module, which can display the time, date and battery status, interact with notifications, answer phone calls and act as a viewfinder. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC and Adreno 640 GPU are utilized, with 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256 GB of non-expandable UFS 3.0 storage. It uses two batteries which have a total capacity of 3300 mAh, and can be recharged over USB-C at up to 15W wired or wirelessly via Qi. The power button is embedded in the frame and doubles as the fingerprint sensor, with the volume rocker located above. A dual camera setup on the rear has a 12 MP primary sensor and a 12 MP ultrawide sensor. The front-facing camera has a 10 MP sensor. Software The Z Flip is pre-installed with Android 10 and Samsung's One UI 2 skin. Split-screen functionality, called "Flex mode" is supported with certain apps like YouTube and Google Duo. Reception The Z Flip was met with mixed to positive reviews at launch. It was praised for its flagship hardware, form factor, software/UI, display, and camera, but criticized for the price, size of the cover display, and perceived overall fragility. Sascha Segan of PC Magazine gave the Z Flip a 3/5, stating that "the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the first folding phone to really work, but it's still a costly and potentially fragile fashion object rather than a mainstream hit". Jessica Dolcourt of CNET gave the Z Flip a 7.9/10, calling it "a cohesive device that's easy to pick up and use right away". Dolcourt called Flex Mode "the most unique, interesting and effective feature by far", while noting that battery life was just average and most multimedia was incompatible with the device's aspect ratio, resulting in pillarboxing. Chris Velazco of Engadget gave it a 78, praising the form factor, performance and cameras while criticizing the cover display and overall fragility. Dieter Bohn of The Verge gave the Z Flip a 6/10, concluding that "as with previous folding phones it is more of an expensive experiment than a real product anybody should buy". Bohn praised the performance and hinge design, but was critical of the price and cameras, noting that the screen’s plastic covering was still susceptible to scratches. Samuel Gibbs of The Guardian praised the phone's durability, reporting that "the screen looks and works just as great today as it did fresh out of the box" despite being unfolded several dozen times each day for four months. iFixit gave the device a repairability score of 2/10. Gallery See also Huawei Mate X Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha Motorola Razr (2020) References External links Samsung mobile phones Mobile phones introduced in 2020 Android (operating system) devices Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras Foldable smartphones Mobile phones with 4K video recording Flip phones

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Volcano rabbit

The volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi), also known as teporingo or zacatuche, is a small rabbit that resides in the mountains of Mexico. It is the world's second-smallest rabbit, second only to the pygmy rabbit. It has small rounded ears, short legs, and short, thick fur and weighs approximately 390–600 g (0.86–1.3 lb). It has a life span of 7 to 9 years. The volcano rabbit lives in groups of 2 to 5 animals in burrows (underground nests) and runways among grass tussocks. The burrows can be as long as 5 m and as deep as 40 cm. There are usually 2 to 3 young per litter, born in the burrows. In semi-captivity, however, they do not make burrows and the young are born in nests made in the grass tussocks. Unlike many species of rabbits (and similar to pikas), the volcano rabbit emits very high-pitched sounds instead of thumping its feet on the ground to warn other rabbits of danger. It is crepuscular and is highly active during twilight, dawn and all times in between. Populations have been estimated to have approximately 150–200 colonies with a total population of 1,200 individuals over their entire range. Morphology and anatomy The volcano rabbit’s adult weight goes up to 500 g. It has short, dense fur that ranges in color from brown to black. The rabbit is a gnawing animal that is distinguished from rodents by its two pairs specialized of upper incisors that are designed for gnawing. Their body size and hindlimb development demonstrates how they need extra grass-cover for evasion from predators. Their speediness and their hind limb development relative to their body size correlate to their necessity for evasion action. They are relatively slow and vulnerable in open habitats; therefore they take comfort in high, covered areas. They also have difficulty breeding in small enclosures. Volcano rabbits have a very narrow gestational period: In one study, all females gave birth between 39 and 41 days after coitus. They create runways similar to those made by microtine rodents to navigate their habitat. The burrows consist of dense grass clumps, with a length of 5 m and depth of 40 cm. Their small size relates to their selective dietary habits. As of 1987, they were used in one piece of scientific research. Habitat Volcano rabbits are an endangered species endemic to Mexico. Specifically, the rabbit is native to four volcanoes just south and East of Mexico City, the largest of these volcanic regions is within the Izta-Popo National Park, other areas include the Chichinautzin and Pelado volcanos. The range of the volcano rabbit has been fragmented into 16 individual patches by human disturbance. Vegetation within these patches is dominated by native grasslands and include Nearctic and Neotropical varieties. Elevation of these patches is between 2900 and 3660 meters above sea level. The soil consists mostly of Andosol and Lithosol. The local climate is temperate, subhumid, and has a mean annual temperature of 11 °C. Annual rainfall averages at about 1000 millimeters. In the patches that are the most heavily populated with volcano rabbits, the plants Festuca tolucensus and Pinus hartwegii are most abundant. Volcano rabbits show strong preferences for habitat types that are categorized as open pine forests, open pine woodland, and mixed alder pine forest. Human activity in the area has had a great impact upon the preferred habitat of the volcano rabbit. Humans have fragmented the rabbits' habitat by constructing highways, farming, afforestation (i.e. planting trees where they don't belong), and lack of sound fire and grazing practices. Ecological fragmentation has been caused by environmental discontinuity. Volcano rabbits are commonly found at higher altitudes. Almost 71% of volcano rabbits are found in pine forests, alder forests, and grasslands. R. diazi is a gnawing animal that is distinguished from rodents by its two pairs of specialized upper incisors that are designed for gnawing. Volcano rabbits are more abundant near tall, dense herbs and thick vegetation, and are adversely affected by anthropogenic environmental disturbances like logging and burning. A study on the effects of climate change upon volcano rabbit metapopulations concluded that fluctuations in climate most affected rabbits on the edge of their habitable range. The volcano rabbit's range encompasses a maximum of 280 km2 of grasslands in elevated areas in the Trans-Mexican Neovolcanic Belt. The last unconfirmed sighting of the species at Nevado de Toluca (where no permanent colony has been historically documented) occurred in August 2003 when supposedly one volcano rabbit was observed. Since 1987, however, research conducted by Hoth et al., in relation to the distribution of the Volcano Rabbit already found no records of this species in the Nevado de Toluca, including the site where Tikul Álvarez (IPN) collected a specimen in 1975 (Nevado de Toluca, 4 km S, 2 km W Raíces, 3350 masl). Notwithstanding, although no permanent colony has been documented in Nevado de Toluca, the volcano rabbit was declared "extinct" within this portion of its range in 2018; populations exist elsewhere within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and in captivity. Due to the above, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (Red Data Book, IUCN 2019), no longer mentions the Nevado de Toluca as a current or potential site for the distribution of this species. Habitat management The IUCN/SSC Lagomorph Specialist Group has created an action plan for this rabbit that focuses upon the need to manage the burning and overgrazing of its Zacatón habitats and to enforce laws prohibiting its hunting, capture, and sale. Studies about the volcano rabbit's geographical range, role in its habitat, population dynamics, and evolutionary history have been recommended. In addition, habitat restoration and the establishment of Zacatón corridors to link core areas of habitat are needed. Diet The volcano rabbit feeds primarily on grasses such as Festuca amplissima, Muhlenbergia macroura, Stipa ichu, and Eryngium rosei. The rabbits also use these plants as cover to hide from predators. M. macroura was found to be in 89% of pellets of the volcano rabbits, suggesting that this is the base of their diet, but it does not actually provide the necessary energy and protein needs of the rabbits. Supplementing their diet with 15 other forms of plant life, volcano rabbits can get their required nutrition. Other plant species that also are responsible for supporting the volcano rabbit are the Muhlenbergia quadidentata, the Pinus hartwegii, F. tolucensis, P. hartwegeii. Volcano rabbits also consume leaves, foliage, and flowers indiscriminately under poor conditions, as habitat loss has eliminated much of their food sources. In fact, protein acquisition is the primary limiting factor on the size of the populations of each of the four volcanoes on which the species is located. Studies show that many individuals of the population suffer from serious weight loss and starvation. Seasonal changes also affect the diet of the volcano rabbit greatly. The grasses it normally consumes are abundant during wet seasons. During the dry season, the volcano rabbit feasts on shrubs and small trees, as well as other woody plants. During the winter plants, these woody plants make up most of their diet, as well as the primary building material for their nests. Decline Numerous studies conducted during the 1980s and 1990s agreed that the habitat of the volcano rabbit was shrinking due to a combination of natural and anthropogenic causes. There is evidence that its range has shrunk significantly during the last 18,000 years due to a 5–6 °C increase in the prevailing temperature, and its distribution is now divided into 16 patches. The fragmentation of the volcano rabbit's distribution has resulted from a long-term warming trend that has driven it to progressively higher altitudes and the relatively recent construction of highways that dissect its habitat. Declines in the R. diazi population have been occurring due a number of changes in vegetation, climate, and, thus, elevation. The volcano rabbit is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and other anthropogenic intrusions because of its extremely limited range and specialized diet. Patches of vegetation that R. diazi uses for survival are becoming fragmented, isolated and smaller, rendering the environment more open and therefore less suitable for its survival. Because the volcano rabbit inhabits the area surrounding Mexico City, Mexico's most populous region, it has suffered a very high rate of habitat destruction. The cottontail rabbit, Sylvilagus, is expanding into the volcano rabbit’s niche, but there is “no evidence that [volcano rabbits'] habitat selection is a response to competitive exclusion." The volcano rabbit has been severely pressured by human intrusion into its habitat. Anthropogenic disturbance enables other rabbit species to flourish in grasslands, increasing competition with the volcano rabbit. Volcano rabbits have been bred in captivity, but there is evidence that the species loses a significant amount of genetic diversity when it reproduces in such conditions. A comparative study done on wild and captive volcano rabbits found that the latter lost a substantial amount of DNA loci, and some specimens lost 88% of their genetic variability. There was, however, one locus whose variability was higher than that of the wild population. Threats and conservation efforts Threats to R. diazi, or the volcano rabbit, include logging, harvesting of grasses, livestock grazing, habitat destruction, urban expansion, highway construction and too frequent forest fires. More recent threats include unsound management policies of its habitat in National Parks and outside, mainly by afforestation (planting trees in grasslands where they do not belong). These threats have resulted in a loss of 15–20% of the volcano rabbit’s habitat during the last three generations. They have also resulted in ecological displacement and genetic isolation of R. diazi. Hunting is another threat to the volcano rabbit, despite the fact that R. diazi is listed under Appendix 1 of CITES and it is illegal to hunt R. diazi under Mexican law. However, many are unaware that R. diazi is protected and officials do not adequately enforce its protection. Hunting, livestock grazing, and fires can even harm R. diazi within national parks that are protected such as Izta-Popo and Zoquiapan National Parks. In terms of conservation efforts, various captive breeding programs have been established with relative success, but infant mortality in captivity is high. Actions toward conservation should be focused on the enforcement of laws which forbid hunting and trading of the volcano rabbit. Furthermore, efforts must be put toward habitat management, specifically the control of forest fires and livestock overgrazing of grasses. Lastly, it would be beneficial to enact education programs regarding R. diazi and the various threats that face it. The public should also be educated about the volcano rabbit’s protected status, as many are unaware that it is illegal to hunt R. diazi. References External links ARKive – images and movies of the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) Animal Diversity Web – Romerolagus diazi Animalinfo.org – Volcano Rabbit Leporidae EDGE species Mammals of Mexico Mammals described in 1893 Taxa named by Fernando Ferrari-Pérez Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt