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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Fleet%20Project

Star Fleet Project

Star Fleet Project is a solo project of Brian May, Queen's guitarist, and a mini-album of the same name. Released as the work of Brian May + Friends, the album consisted of May, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alan Gratzer (then of REO Speedwagon), Phil Chen (session bassist who played with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart), and Fred Mandel (keyboard player for Alice Cooper and additional keyboard player on Queen's Hot Space Tour and The Works). "[T]he result is high-octane instrumentals, instantly Queenish, and not unlike Flash with added fretboard pyrotechnics". The tapes were not intended to be released and received minimal mixing. "Star Fleet Project was called a 'mini-album' by [May] because he thought it...too short to be a proper album, but too long to be even an EP single". Production The idea for the album came from May's son Jimmy, a fan of Star Fleet, the English title of Japanese sci-fi puppet TV show X-Bomber. "[M]y little boy had been watching this science fiction series and I always thought that the theme tune for it would be a great vehicle for all-out guitar playing". "And [Jim] said, 'Daddy, you should play that!', and I thought, 'Actually, that's a rather good piece of music!'" There was a seven-month period between May watching the show with his son and the mini-LP's recording. "We were all in a little bit of downtime in our own projects. Queen was in a bit of a hiatus, and I think Van Halen weren't doing too much and my neighbour [in Los Angeles] Alan Gratzer from R.E.O. [Speedwagon] wasn't doing much and we got together". Recorded on 21 and 22 April 1983 at the Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California, the mini-album was released in October that same year. The record consists of three songs: "Star Fleet", "Let Me Out", and "Blues Breaker". The album name apparently comes from the title track: "Because one song was called 'Star Fleet', [May] dubbed the jam session...Star Fleet Project". "Star Fleet", May's hard-rock arrangement of the Star Fleet theme tune, "soars on more sheer guitar power as the piece is translated into interstellar heavy metal", with heavy emphasis on May's and Van Halen's guitar work, as May "intended to provide a platform for Van Halen's soloing skills with...Star Fleet". The "strongest" track, the song "[carries] both the energy and full flavor of an early Queen work". "Van Halen's and May's guitar solos bounce off one another like playful lions". This "[bouncing] off one another" is intended, as May explained: "I wanted to play in a sympathetic way to him, to supply the great rhythms that he could play to. I wanted to be the perfect rhythm guitarist, and I grew up as a rhythm guitarist, so that's natural to me. But when we were trading solos... we were feeding off each other.... We'd never played together before, and yet the chemistry is there. It was as spontaneous as anything could be". "Edward played the solo on 'Star Fleet' three times. Each time it was incredible. Each time it was different". Prior to beginning work on the project, May "attempted to get in touch with the song's writer, British keyboardist Phil Bliss, but was unsuccessful until after the Star Fleet Project was completed". Of this attempted contact, May said, "I tried to get in touch with the guy who had written the song, Paul Bliss, and couldn't at the time. So I pressed on and did some arrangement around a couple of verses and wrote extra middle bit for it. Later I got in touch with him, and he said it was a pity that I couldn't find him in the early days because he's got some more verse in the middle – which I'm dying to hear – but it was too late for the project. My song does follow his musical theme, and I used the verse he wrote". Apparently "Brian sent a signed copy of the finished [mini-album] to... Bliss, with a message thanking him for his composition". "Let Me Out", "an old song of [May's] which found new life", "turns into a blues jam, with Brian and Van Halen trading licks". "[Not as] structured", the song "does carry a nice, bluesy swagger". During this song, "Edward tortures his top string to its audible death and winds up quite naturally on the remaining five". The song "received its first live performance on 7 December 1990 at the Astoria Theatre, when Brian guest-starred on guitar for the last four minutes of The Cross' Fan Club gig....[and got] one additional airing on 7 July 2001 at [the Auditorium Stravinksi] as part of the Montreux Jazz Festival), with Brian on guitars and vocals, Jon Clearly on piano, Chris Spedding on guitar, John Hatton on bass, Bernie Dresel on drums, and Emily [May], [Jim May], and Anita [Dobson] providing backing vocals". "Queen fans may enjoy the piano blues "Let Me Out" best, as it sounds like it would have fit right in on News of the World. I can imagine Freddie putting his spin on it quite easily. Brian takes the first solo, but next time he says "Help me, Edward!" and it's Van Halen playing the blues....Brian and [Edward] alternate, and then [Edward] blazes the fretboard shredder style". "Blues Breaker", "a 13-minute piece of improvisation highlighted by the attacks and counter-attacks of May and Van Halen", "a masterpiece...for its pure spontaneity", is a "long blues jam (edited together from several recorded that day), with no lyrics or vocals.... The liner notes dedicate this piece to E. C. (Eric Clapton), and that's where the name comes from". "[W]hen we started... the Blues Breaker track, I think we kind of had Eric Clapton in our minds and the people that Clapton would revere like [B.B.] King, Muddy Waters; it was the power of the blues which made us gel. I remember [Edward] saying, 'You know, you got me to play today in a way that I haven't played for years.' Just simple and from the heart and with that kind of feeling". Heavy metal magazine Kerrang! said of the song, "It has something epic, as if every one of the players touched deep into [the] collective music lexicon, and promptly replied to his previous speaker". This song and "Let Me Out" were more spontaneous than "Star Fleet", with May showing off his signature sound and Van Halen using his uniqe tapping technique to great effect. "May sent... 'Blues Breaker' to Eric Clapton, who reportedly found the song to not be terribly bluesy. [Edward Van Halen] was greatly disappointed". More than finding the song "not...terribly bluesy", Clapton took insult from the song, finding it horrible. "May was on the defensive when he talked about "Bluesbreaker" [sic], a lengthy jam dedicated to Eric Clapton, which took up all of side two: 'It seemed very indulgent putting out a long jam, but having listened to it, I think it's worthwhile...it's rock blues with all the mistakes left in'". On the mini-album as a whole, Van Halen said: That was just a get-together jam. [May] invited me down to... Record Plant and we played.... After we played, he called me up about four months later and asked what I thought about putting the stuff out. And I said, "Send me the tape, let me hear it first," because I didn't remember how it went. He did and said, "Sure, what the hell." It reeks of fun. Releases The project was originally released on 31 October 1983, and was later re-released in November of that year. Capitol released "[a] shorter edit of 'Starfleet'....[a] move [which] proved to be a disaster...". "Star Fleet Project" was released on two CD formats. It was first re-issued as part of May's "Back to the Light" single, in two CDs: the first featured "Star Fleet" and "Let Me Out", the second "Blues Breaker". In 1993, the songs were re-issued as tracks 6–8 of the Japanese mini-album Resurrection. Reception Although the album did not do well initially—by the end of the year it reached No. 35 in the UK and No. 125 in the US, with the "Star Fleet" single being counted as "a non-starter at 65" that "received no daytime radio airplay", individuals took a liking to the mini-LP—so much so that by 1984, it was reported that the album was "already a cult guitar favorite. Where solo efforts often tend to be politely applauded and then forgotten as an artist's 'indulgence', the raw power of this album has given it instant, unanticipated acceptance.... [May admitted:] 'I must contest I still enjoy it—I still put it on the record player and like what I hear'". "[O]n this album May is able to let loose and allow his blues influences to show through....[T]he expert musicianship shows through in such a way that makes [the album] worth purchasing". "[T]here is so much spirited byplay among...May and...Van Halen...Alan Gratzer...Phil Chen and...Fred Mandel that [the mini-album] was just too good to be left sitting in the can". Star Fleet Project was voted Best Spontaneous Recording by Hope College in 1984. "[I]t lived on – at the conclusion of 'One Vision' on the 1986 Magic tour, [Queen] launched into the ascending false conclusion [of 'Star Fleet'] before [going] into 'Tie Your Mother Down'". This occurred at Råsundastadion and Wembley. By 1993, general perception of the mini-album was favorable, as Joe Kleon wrote in Scene magazine: "[May] has appeared in many projects, including the highly-acclaimed "Star Fleet Project" released in 1983 with [Edward] Van Halen". In comparing Star Fleet Project to the Ultima Thule Mix of May's song New Horizons, Rolling Stone journalist Kory Grow wrote that "May's first-ever solo recording was also a tribute to space travel". Re-release In late 2021, May stated that Star Fleet Project would be re-released following the re-releases of Back to the Light and Another World, "I'm going to do Star Fleet, which is the one with Eddie Van Halen, after that". Following Van Halen's death on 6 October 2020, May stated that "[a]t some point it would be lovely to revisit [Star Fleet Project] in depth, but at the moment I'm not. It doesn't feel right now". May explained "I didn't want to do [Star Fleet] first, because I wanted to put my proper solo album out first... I'll do [Back to the Light] first, Another World and then the third one will be Star Fleet". Another World was re-released on 22 April 2022, As of late 2022, the remastering process for Star Fleet was in progress. Track listing Personnel Brian May – guitar, vocals, production, keyboards Edward Van Halen – guitar Alan Gratzer – drums Phil Chen – bass guitar Fred Mandel – keyboards Roger Taylor – backing vocals on "Star Fleet", added and mixed at SARM Studios Mack – mixing Mike Beiriger – engineering Nicholas Froome – additional engineering References External links Star Fleet Project music video 1983 debut EPs Brian May albums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd%20R.%20Puin

Gerd R. Puin

Gerd Rüdiger Puin (born 1940) is a German scholar of Oriental studies, specializing in Quranic palaeography, Arabic calligraphy and orthography. He was a lecturer of Arabic language and literature at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. In regards to his approach of historical research, Puin is considered a representative of the "Saarbrücken School", which is part of the Revisionist School of Islamic Studies. Discovery of the Sanaa manuscript Gerd R. Puin was the head of a restoration project commissioned by the Yemeni government, which spent a significant amount of time examining the ancient Quranic manuscripts discovered in the Great Mosque of Sanaa, Yemen in 1972, in order to find criteria for systematically cataloging them. According to journalist Toby Lester, his examination revealed "unconventional verse orderings, minor textual variations, and rare styles of orthography and artistic embellishment." These scriptures were written in the early Hijazi Arabic script, matching the pieces of the earliest Quranic manuscripts known to exist. Some of the papyrus on which the text appears shows clear signs of earlier use, being that previous, washed-off writings are also visible on it. In 2008 and 2009, Elisabeth Puin published detailed results of the analysis of "Sanaa manuscript DAM" (dar al-makhtutat) 01.27-1, proving that the text was still in flux in the time span between the scriptio inferior and the scriptio superior of the palimpsest. More than 15,000 sheets of the Yemeni Quranic manuscripts have painstakingly been cleaned, treated, sorted, cataloged and photographed and 35,000 microfilmed photos have been made of the manuscripts. Some of Puin's initial remarks on his findings are found in his essay titled the "Observations on Early Qur'an Manuscripts in Sana'a", which has been republished in the book What the Koran Really Says (2002), written by the Ex-Muslim author and activist Ibn Warraq. In January 2021, an interview with Puin regarding the discovery of the Sanaa manuscript was conducted by Robert M. Kerr, secretary of the INÂRAH Institute for Research on Early Islamic History and the Koran. Assessment of the Quran In a 1999 article published in the American magazine The Atlantic, Gerd R. Puin has been interviewed and quoted as saying that: Works See also Patricia Crone History of the Quran Christoph Luxenberg Sana'a manuscript John Wansbrough References Reprinted in What the Koran Really Says, ed. Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2002, . External links Atlantic Monthly article: What is the Koran Guardian article: Querying the Koran 1940 births German Arabists German Islamic studies scholars German male non-fiction writers German orientalists German palaeographers History of Quran scholars Living people Non-Muslim scholars of Islam

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

Melastoma

Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Species , Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, Melastoma malabituin, was described in 2020. Melastoma aculeolatum Bakh.f. Melastoma affine D.Don Melastoma ansowii K.M.Wong Melastoma apiense K.M.Wong Melastoma ariffinii K.M.Wong Melastoma ashtonii K.M.Wong Melastoma atrofuscum Bakh.f. Melastoma aureum Bakh.f. Melastoma barioense K.M.Wong Melastoma bauchei Guillaumin Melastoma beccarianum Cogn. Melastoma bensonii Merr. Melastoma borijanum Korth. Melastoma borneense Bakh.f. Melastoma botryanthum K.M.Wong Melastoma buennemeyeri Bakh.f. Melastoma bukitrayense K.M.Wong Melastoma celebicum Blume Melastoma ceramense Naudin Melastoma chevalieri Guillaumin Melastoma collinum K.M.Wong Melastoma culionense Merr. Melastoma curvisepalum Bakh.f. Melastoma cyanoides Sm. Melastoma decipiens Bakh.f. Melastoma denticulatum Labill. Melastoma dodecandrum Lour. - dì niè (Chinese: 地菍) or de rěn (Chinese: 地稔) Melastoma eberhardtii Guillaumin Melastoma elbertii Bakh.f. Melastoma godeffroyi Reinecke Melastoma griffithianum Masters Melastoma hansenii K.M.Wong Melastoma harmsianum Lauterb. Melastoma horridum Bakh.f. Melastoma iliasii K.M.Wong Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex Triana - senduduk Putih, senggani putih Melastoma impressinervium K.M.Wong Melastoma incisum K.M.Wong Melastoma × intermedium Dunn Melastoma jenkinsii Masters Melastoma joffrei K.M.Wong & Y.W.Low Melastoma kahayanense K.M.Wong Melastoma kemamanense L.Neo & K.M.Wong Melastoma klossii Baker f. Melastoma koordersii Bakh.f. Melastoma kostermansii K.M.Wong Melastoma kuchingense K.M.Wong Melastoma kudoi Sasaki Melastoma lanuginosum Blume Melastoma linusii K.M.Wong Melastoma longiramense K.M.Wong Melastoma magnificum Bakh.f. Melastoma malabathricum L. (many synonyms, some recognized as separate species by some sources, including Melastoma affine D.Don and Melastoma septemnervium Lour.) - Malabar melastome, Singapore rhododendron, senduduk, senggani Melastoma malabituin J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser Melastoma maraiparaiense K.M.Wong Melastoma micans Gilli Melastoma microlepidotum K.M.Wong Melastoma microphyllum Naudin Melastoma minahassae Koord. ex Karst.Mey. Melastoma molkenboerii Miq. Melastoma molle Wall. ex Cogn. Melastoma muticum Ridl. Melastoma oreophilum K.M.Wong Melastoma oresbium K.M.Wong Melastoma orientale Guillaumin Melastoma ovalifolium Bakh.f. Melastoma paleaceum Naudin Melastoma palungense K.M.Wong Melastoma patulisetum Ohwi Melastoma pellegrinianum (H.Boissieu) Karst.Mey. Melastoma penicillatum Naudin Melastoma pentapetalum (Toyoda) T.Yamaz. & Toyoda Melastoma picklesii K.M.Wong Melastoma porphyraeum Zipp. ex Blume Melastoma postarii K.M.Wong Melastoma praetermissum K.M.Wong Melastoma pubescens Bakh.f. Melastoma pulongtauense K.M.Wong Melastoma robustum Bakh.f. Melastoma roemeri Mansf. Melastoma runiae K.M.Wong Melastoma sabahense Karst.Mey. Melastoma saigonense (Kuntze) Merr. Melastoma sanguineum Sims - fox-tongued melastoma, blood-red melastoma, red melastome Melastoma sarawakense K.M.Wong Melastoma scaberrimum (Hayata) Yuen P.Yang & H.Y.Liu Melastoma septemnervium Lour. Melastoma sibatii K.M.Wong Melastoma suave Bakh.f. Melastoma subalbidum Merr. Melastoma subgrande Hochr. Melastoma sugaui K.M.Wong Melastoma sumatranum Bakh.f. Melastoma sylvaticum Blume Melastoma tanjiewhoei K.M.Wong Melastoma tetramerum Hayata Melastoma toppingii Merr. Melastoma trachycaulon Miq. Melastoma trachyphyllum Backer ex Bakh.f. Melastoma trungii Pócs & Tiep Melastoma ultramaficum K.M.Wong Melastoma velutinosum Ridl. Melastoma vile Bakh.f. Melastoma vulcanicum Ridl. Melastoma yahudii K.M.Wong Melastoma yiianthum K.M.Wong Melastoma zollingeri Naudin References Melastomataceae genera Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume

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

Bernal

Bernal is a Spanish given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Bernard. Bernal may refer to: People with the name Given name Bernal de Bonaval, 13th century Galician troubadour Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli, Spanish military officer Bernal Díaz del Castillo (c. 1492 – 1581), Spanish conquistador Middle name Ralph Bernal Osborne (1808–1882), British Liberal politician Surname A Agostino Bernal, Spanish Jesuit theologian Agustín Bernal, Mexican film actor Alejandro Bernal, Colombian football player Andy Bernal, Australian football player C Cassie Bernall (1981–1999), student killed in the Columbine High School massacre César Bernal (born 1995), Mexican footballer Chesús Bernal (1960–2019), Spanish professor and politician D Darío Yazbek Bernal (1990), Mexican actor David "Elsewhere" Bernal (1979), American popping dancer Delfina Bernal (born 1941), Colombian painter and multimedia artist Diana Bernal, Mexican politician E Egan Bernal, Colombian road cyclist G Gabriel Bernal, Mexican boxer Gael García Bernal (born 1978), Mexican film actor H Heraclio Bernal, Mexican bandit I Ignacio Bernal (1910–1992), Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist Ishmael Bernal (1938–1996), Filipino filmmaker J Jair Bernal (born 1968), Colombian road cyclist Jesús Aparicio-Bernal, Spanish politician Jesús Mosquera Bernal, Spanish actor John Desmond Bernal (1901–1971), Irish-born biophysicist, crystallographer, historian of science, and British Communist Jorge Bernal, Mexican football player José Bernal (1925–2010), Cuban-American artist José Daniel Bernal (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist José León Bernal (born 1995), Spanish football player Joyce E. Bernal, Filipina director Juan Bernal Ponce, Costa Rican architect Julio Ernesto Bernal, Colombian road cyclist K Kris Bernal, Filipina actress L Laura Bernal (195?–2020), Argentine diplomat Lorena Bernal, Argentinian-Spanish beauty queen and actress Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado, Spanish captain Luz Marina Bernal (born 1960), Colombian human rights activist M Marcelino Bernal, Mexican football player Martin Bernal (1937–2013), British scholar of modern Chinese political history Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910–1956), Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist P Paulino Bernal, American accordion player R Ralph Bernal, British Whig politician Rodrigo Bernal (born 1959), Colombian botanist Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 1969), Spanish-American astrophotographer S Sergio Bernal, Mexican football player Susan Bernal, Colombian materials scientist V Victor Bernal, Major League Baseball pitcher Geography Peña de Bernal, monolith in Mexico Bernal, Querétaro, Mexico (San Sebastián Bernal), site of the Peña de Bernal Bernal, Argentina Bernal, New Mexico, United States Bernal, a location in Serafina, New Mexico, United States Bernal Heights, neighborhood of San Francisco, United States Bernal Heights Summit, a nearby hill Bernal District, Peru Bernal Islands, sub-group of the Biscoe Islands, Antarctica Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location, bus station in Dallas, Texas. United States Bernal Subbasin, an aquifer in California, United States Augustin Bernal Park, a park in Pleasanton, California, United States Other Bernal Lecture (endowed by John Desmond Bernal), organised by the Royal Society of London Bernal sphere (named after John Desmond Bernal), a type of space habitat Bernal v. Fainter, 1984 US Supreme Court case See also Bernalillo Sephardic surnames

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20of%20the%20Month

Book of the Month

Book of the Month (founded 1926) is a United States subscription-based e-commerce service that offers a selection of five to seven new hardcover books each month to its members. Books are selected and endorsed by a panel of judges, and members choose which book they would like to receive, similar to how the club originally operated when it began in 1926. Members can also discuss the books with fellow members in an online forum. In late 2015, in concert with the club's 90th year, the club announced a relaunch into its current iteration. Within two years, the club had grown its membership to more than 100,000 members, primarily millennial women, and the club's presence on social media grew to over 1.2 million instagram followers. Approximately 75% of the club's titles are by up-and-coming authors, and 80% of titles are fiction. The club has also worked with a series of celebrity guest judges who bring broader awareness to new titles, and continues producing its own versions of books that feature special endpapers and casings. In 2016, the club launched a Book of the Year award. In 2017, the club debuted its first ever television advertisement called "Monthly". The club has a tradition of focusing on debut and emerging writers, and is known for having helped launch the careers of some of the most acclaimed authors in American literary history. In 1926 (its first year in operation), the Club featured Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. In 1936 (its tenth year), the Club selected Gone with the Wind by unknown author Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell wrote: "I wanted to thank [Book of the Month] from the bottom of my heart for selecting my book. It was quite the most exciting and unexpected thing that ever happened to me." In 1951 (its 25th year), the club distributed its 100 millionth book and selected J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, which became both the most-censored and the most-taught book in America. In 1978, the Club selected By the Rivers of Babylon, the first book by Nelson DeMille, who later wrote: "I will be forever grateful to Book of the Month for ensuring that my first book, By the Rivers of Babylon, was not my last. When the Club selected Babylon in 1978, it reached hundreds of thousands of additional readers and became an instant best-seller." History Harry Scherman was a copywriter for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in 1916 when he set out to create the "Little Leather Library". With his partners Max Sackheim, and Charles and Albert Boni, Scherman began a mail order service that offered "30 Great Books For $2.98" (miniature reprints "bound in limp Redcroft") and sold 40 million copies in its first five years. Sackheim and Scherman then founded their own ad agency devoted entirely to marketing books. The problems of building interest in a new book led Scherman to create, along with Sackheim and Robert Haas (son of Kalman Haas), the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1926. As Scherman explained it, the club itself would be a "standard brand". "It establishes itself as a sound selector of good books and sells by means of its own prestige. Thus, the prestige of each new title need not be built up before becoming acceptable," he explained later. After starting with 4,000 subscribers, the club had more than 550,000 within twenty years. The size of the club did in fact create the Book of the Month Club as a brand. Being a "Book of the Month Club" selection was used to promote books to the general public. Book of the Month Club was acquired by Time Inc. in 1977; Time Inc. merged with Warner Communications in 1989. The original judges panel was eliminated in 1994. In 2000, the Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. merged with Doubleday Direct, Inc. The resulting company, Bookspan, was a joint venture between Time Warner and Bertelsmann until 2007 when Bertelsmann took over complete ownership. In 2008, Bertelsmann sold its US subscription business to the private equity firm Najafi Companies. In 2013, Najafi sold Bookspan to current parent company Pride Tree Holdings, Inc. Membership terms The club operates a subscription program, similar to other box subscription services, where customers select a membership plan for a set period of time (3-months, 6-months or 12-months) and books are shipped to all members during the first seven days of the month. Historically, when the club operated through mail-order catalogs, membership involved a "negative response" system whereby a member was shipped the monthly selection on a particular date if the selection was not declined before that date. Members had the option to respond by declining the selection or opting to order another book or merchandise instead. No response was deemed acceptance of the selection. Book of the Year Award In late 2016, the club announced its first annual Book of the Year Award, the finalists for which are chosen by the club's members. The award is called the "Lolly", in tribute to Lolly Willowes, the first book selected by the club back in 1926. "Lolly Willowes" was written by Sylvia Townsend Warner, who later went on to become a prolific writer and even wrote short stories for The New Yorker. In 2017, the award added a $10,000 prize, and the winner was The Heart's Invisible Furies by Irish author John Boyne. In 2018, the members voted Circe by Madeline Miller as best book of the year. In 2019, the members voted Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid as best book of the year. In 2020, the members voted The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett as best book of the year. Winners by Year 2016: Bryn Greenwood - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things Paul Kalanithi - When Breath Becomes Air Ruth Ware - The Woman in Cabin 10 Blake Crouch - Dark Matter Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow 2017: John Boyne - The Heart's Invisible Furies Taylor Jenkins Reid - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Jesmyn Ward - Sing, Unburied, Sing Celeste Ng - Little Fires Everywhere Ruth Emmie Lang - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances 2018: Madeline Miller - Circe Tayari Jones - An American Marriage Helen Hoang - The Kiss Quotient Kristin Hannah - The Great Alone A.J. Finn - The Woman in the Window 2019: Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones & The Six Blake Crouch - Recursion Etaf Rum - A Woman is No Man William Kent Krueger - This Tender Land Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient 2020: Brit Bennett - The Vanishing Half Abi Daré - The Girl with the Louding Voice Lucy Foley - The Guest List Fredrik Backman - Anxious People V.E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 2021: Kristin Hannah - The Four Winds Taylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu Rising Emily Henry - People We Meet on Vacation S.A. Cosby - Razorblade Tears Sarah Penner - The Lost Apothecary References Further reading The Hidden Public: The Story of the Book-of-the-Month Club by Charles Lee (New York: Doubleday & Company, 1958) provides a history of the club, the book selection and membership procedures, and a list of all selections, dividends, and alternates from 1926 to 1957. The Books of the Century, a website compiled by Daniel Immerwahr (Northwestern University), lists the Club's main selections from 1926 until the mid-1970s. Janice Radway, A Feeling for Books: The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste, and Middle-Class Desire (Chapel Hill, 1997) offers a cultural analysis of the BOMC and its readers. William Zinsser, A Family of Readers; An informal portrait of the Book-of-the-Month Club and its members on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary. New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1986. 74 pp. External links Book of the Month website Book-of-the-Month Club Records. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Direct marketing Bertelsmann Publishing companies established in 1926 Book publishing companies of the United States Entertainment companies of the United States Book clubs 1923 establishments in the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG%20Class%20ET%2091

DRG Class ET 91

The Baureihe ET 91 was a series of electric multiple units built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft of Germany. The units colloquially known as Gläserner Zug (Glass Train) were equipped with large panorama windows, providing an excellent outside view to the passengers. The vehicles were used for recreational trips only, especially in southern Germany and Austria. History Two units with the wheel arrangement Bo'2' were built in 1935 by Waggonfabrik Fuchs in Heidelberg and AEG. They were numbered elT 1998 (cream with red underside) and 1999 (dark green with yellow (lower) and grey (upper) window wrap). ET 91 02 was destroyed on March 9, 1943, in a bomb attack on the Munich shunting yard. ET 91 01 survived World War II without major damage and was taken over by the Deutsche Bundesbahn From 1968 on, it was listed as Baureihe 491 in the DB numbering scheme, being assigned the number 491 001-4. The train had been refurbished 5 times during its lifetime (1949, 1953, 1961, 1972, 1985), and suffered a number of changes to its livery. Between 1949 and 1953 it wore the Rheingold livery, that was grey underside, purple bodywork and cream wrap. Between 1953 and 1971 it had a black underside (standard underside paint still used today), maroon bodywork and custard window wrap. Between 1972 and 1985 this livery is changed to light blue bodywork and silver wrap. The last livery was applied from 1985 to 1995 (technically speaking it is still used today) and featured a marine dark bodywork and white window wrap. On December 12, 1995, the remaining unit suffered extensive damage in a frontal crash at Garmisch-Partenkirchen with 1044 235 of the Austrian Federal Railways and was subsequently taken out of service. The unit has been stationed at the Bahnpark Augsburg in Augsburg since May 2005. The unit is currently being renovated, however, due to economical reasons it will not be put into a usable state again, the power bogie having been destroyed in the 1995 accident. Literature Horst Troche: 60 Jahre im Betriebseinsatz: Der "Gläserne Zug". In: Eisenbahn-Kurier. No. 281/30/1996. EK-Verlag GmbH, , pp. 24–29. Horst Troche: Die elektrischen Aussichtstriebwagen der Deutschen Bundesbahn References External links Electric multiple units of Germany ET 91 15 kV AC multiple units

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical%20emergency

Surgical emergency

Surgical emergency is a medical emergency for which immediate surgical intervention is the only way to solve the problem successfully. The following conditions are surgical emergencies: Acute trauma Cardiothoracic Cardiac tamponade Acute airway obstruction Pneumothorax Gastrointestinal Acute appendicitis Bowel obstruction Gastrointestinal perforation Intestinal volvulus Acute mesenteric ischemia Peritonitis Stercoral perforation Genitourinary Testicular torsion Urinary retention Paraphimosis Priapism Gynaecological Ovarian torsion Bleeding ectopic pregnancy Retained abortion Neurological/Ophthalmic Acute subdural hematoma Retinal detachment Vascular Ruptured aortic aneurysm Aortic dissection Internal bleeding Limb ischemia See also List of medical emergencies Advanced Trauma Life Support References Monson JRT, Duthie G, O'Malley K (Eds.). Surgical Emergencies. Blackwell Science (UK), 1999. Emergency medicine

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutti%20%28duo%29

Tutti (duo)

Tutti (뚜띠) is a Korean female duo consisting of members No Hyun Jung and No Jung Hyun. Member profiles Both members No Hyun Jung and No Jung Hyun were born on August 5, 1977. Discography Kiss The Future, 1996. 11 1st ed.(Samsung Music) Kiss The Future (0:55) 대리만족 (3:44) 콩쥐 팥쥐 (3:59) 절제의 미 (4:06) 겨울 연인 (3:38) 완전 범죄 (3:47) 사랑하기 때문에 (4:04) - original: Yoo Jae Ha, 1987 키스의 여왕 (3:49) 데릴라 사랑 (4:11) 잠시만의 이별 (4:02) 잠시만의 이별 (연주) Kiss The Future, 1997 Special ed. 13 track (Samsung Music) Kiss The Future (0:55) 대리만족 Remix (3:44) Love Summer (3:38) 완전 범죄 (3:47) 콩쥐 팥쥐 (3:59) 사랑하기 때문에 (4:04) 키스의 여왕 (3:49) 대리만족 (3:47) 절제의 미 (4:06) 겨울 연인 (3:38) 데릴라 사랑 (4:11) 잠시만의 이별 (4:02) 잠시만의 이별 (연주) 본색 (本色), 2000 (Miracle Entertainment) Intro 본색(本色) - Part 1 Baby I Love You - Part 1 Happy Ending 후회(後悔) 다짐 애원(哀怨) 가슴이 떨려와요 상처 Loving You 바램 본색(本色) - Part 2 Baby I Love You - Part 2 Runa: Crazy, 2002.1 (WEA) Intro 첨봐 첨봐 Baby I Love (U) - 2000 2nd Album 후회 본색 - 2000 2nd Album 바램 Loving You Happy Ending 다짐 애원 첨봐 첨봐 (Instrumental) Semi Trot Song No.1, 2004 (Seeyoung) 짝짝짝 사랑가 해버려 때문에 짝짝짝 (MR) 사랑가 (MR) 해버려 (MR) 때문에 (MR) Happiness, 2006 (EMI Music Korea Ltd) 삼백원 병아리 짝짝짝 사랑가 해버려 때문에 삼백원 (Remix) 삼백원 (Remix) (MR) 짝짝짝 (MR) 삼백원 (MR) 해버려 (MR) 삼백원 (M/V) External links Tutti discography at Trifecta homepage K-pop music groups

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Lead%20Actor%20in%20a%20Limited%20or%20Anthology%20Series%20or%20Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season. The award was first presented at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards on March 7, 1955, to Robert Cummings, for his performance as Juror #8 on the Studio One episode "Twelve Angry Men". It has undergone several name changes, with the category split into two categories at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actot in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy; and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. By the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards, the categories were merged into one, and it has since undergone several name changes, leading to its current title. Since its inception, the award has been given to 58 actors. Michael Keaton is the current recipient of the award, for his portrayal of Dr. Samuel Finnix on Dopesick. Laurence Olivier has won the most awards in this category, with four, while Hal Holbrook has received the most nominations for the award, on seven occasions. Winners and nominations 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Programs with multiple wins 2 wins American Crime Story Performers with multiple wins 4 wins Laurence Olivier 3 wins Peter Ustinov 2 wins Fred Astaire Hume Cronyn Peter Falk Hal Holbrook Anthony Hopkins Al Pacino James Woods Programs with multiple nominations 13 nominations Hallmark Hall of Fame 7 nominations Playhouse 90 4 nominations Luther Sherlock 3 nominations American Crime Story CBS Playhouse The Dick Powell Theatre Fargo Studio One 2 nominations An Early Frost Behind the Candelabra Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Brian's Song Brideshead Revisited Columbo The Defenders Ford Star Jubilee Genius Hamilton Hatfields & McCoys Holocaust The Kennedys Lonesome Dove Masada McCloud The Night Of Producers' Showcase Promise Recount Rich Man, Poor Man Shōgun Something the Lord Made The Special Relationship The United States Steel Hour Performers with multiple nominations 7 nominations Hal Holbrook 6 nominations Benedict Cumberbatch Laurence Olivier 5 nominations Beau Bridges James Garner Jack Lemmon Jason Robards Mickey Rooney George C. Scott James Woods 4 nominations Kenneth Branagh Richard Chamberlain Hume Cronyn Robert Duvall Idris Elba William H. Macy 3 nominations Lee J. Cobb Laurence Fishburne Peter Falk Henry Fonda Louis Gossett, Jr. Anthony Hopkins Ben Kingsley Fredric March Al Pacino Christopher Plummer Peter Strauss Peter Ustinov 2 nominations Alan Alda Alan Arkin Fred Astaire Antonio Banderas Robert Blake Michael Caine Brian Dennehy William Devane Melvyn Douglas Albert Finney Ricky Gervais John Gielgud Hugh Grant Alec Guinness Edward Herrmann Trevor Howard Jeremy Irons Tommy Lee Jones John Lithgow Ewan McGregor Ian McKellen Barry Pepper Sidney Poitier Alan Rickman Cliff Robertson Mark Ruffalo Geoffrey Rush Martin Sheen Gary Sinise Rod Steiger Dennis Weaver Tom Wilkinson Ed Wynn See also TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie References Lead Actor - Miniseries or Movie Emmy Award

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur%20International%20Airport

Jaipur International Airport

Jaipur International Airport is an international airport serving Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur International Airport has been declared as the 'World's Best Airport' in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers per annum for 2015 & 2016 by Airports Council International. Jaipur Airport is the 11th busiest airport in India in daily scheduled flight operations. It is located in the southern suburb of Sanganer, which is located from Jaipur. The airport was granted the status of international airport on 29 December 2005. The airport's apron can accommodate 14 aircraft, and the new integrated terminal building can handle up to 1,000 passengers at peak hours. Runway The airport's runway is (9/27) and is long. Runway 9/27 became operational from 15 September 2016 to handle bigger aircraft like the Boeing 747 to take off and land from Jaipur Airport after the completion of the runway extension from to in order to handle Boeing 777s. The runway 9/27 is CAT-IIIB instrument landing system (ILS) compliant. This facilitates the landing of aircraft on a runway visibility range (RVR) of up to during fog. Earlier this was , benefiting airlines in terms of increased safety and avoiding diversions to other airports resulting in better operational and environmental efficiency. CAT III B became operational from 8 December 2016. A taxiway has been planned for Jaipur Airport, parallel to runway 9/27 to deal with its air traffic congestion. The work will be completed in the end of May 2018, after the completion the airport will be able to accommodate 16 flights in an hour. Terminals Terminal 2 The new domestic terminal building at the airport was inaugurated on 1 July 2009. The new terminal has an area of with facilities such as a central heating system, central air conditioning, an inline x-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the departure conveyor system, inclined arrival baggage claim carousels, escalators, a public address system, a flight information display system, CCTV for surveillance, airport check-in counters with Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE), car parking, etc. The domestic terminal building has a peak hour passenger handling capacity of 500 passengers and an annual handling capacity of 400,000. The entrance gate is made of sandstone and Dholpur stones along with Rajasthani paintings on the walls. The terminal is currently integrated to allow both international and domestic flights. To manage the hordes of VIP's who fly in and out of the Pink City, the airport has three VIP lounges to ensure that the visiting guests and commuters do not cause inconvenience to each other. Terminal 2 is spread over twenty three thousand meter square in area and has 14 airport check-in counters, six immigration counters, four customs counters, and four security counters that can easily accommodate the passenger traffic at the airport and provide them a hassle free experience. Terminal 1 Terminal 1 used to operate international flights until July 2012, when the airport authorities decided to shift the international flights to the newly built Terminal 2 to reserve Terminal 1 for cargo operations. After four years, in 2017, the airport administration began preparations to resume commercial flight operations in the old terminal due to increasing passenger load on Terminal 2. Presently, only Hajj and cargo flights are operated from Terminal 1. To shift the flights to Terminal 1, a part of the cargo operations will have to be shifted from there. Renovation work of Terminal 1 started in December 2017 and there are plans to make it operational by May 2019. Terminal 1 will be renovated in Rajasthani look. After the completion of renovation, Terminal 1 will be fully upgraded and expanded to 18,000 square meters and it will cater to only international departures and arrivals. Air cargo complex Beginning from 16 July 2012, Terminal 1 was closed to passenger traffic and was remodeled to handle solely cargo operations. The cargo terminal is adjacent to the old passenger terminal building and has an area of approximately . The cargo facility is being provided by Rajasthan Small Scale Industries, a public sector undertaking of Government of Rajasthan. To shift the flights to Terminal 1, a part of the cargo operations will have to be shifted there. Modernisation and expansion of terminals The current Terminal 2 will be expanded in a width of around 20 meters on each side. A new hall will be made in the departure area and 3 conveyor belts will be established in the arrival area with 2 new aerobridges to ease passenger movement. The work will be completed by May. The new departure area is spread in 2,700 square metres while the arrival area was constructed in an area of nearly 23,000 square feet. A new integrated third terminal with amenities will come up in the following years, with an area seven times larger than Terminal 2, which will negate the need for passenger operations at previous Terminals 1 and 2. Statistics Airlines and destinations Incidents On 18 February 1969, Douglas DC-3 VT-CJH of Indian Airlines crashed on take-off on a scheduled passenger flight. The aircraft was overloaded and take-off was either downwind or with a crosswind. All 30 people on board survived. On 5 January 2014, Flight AI-890 Airbus A320 VT-ESH of Air India from Imphal to Delhi via Guwahati was diverted to Jaipur Airport due to heavy fog in Delhi. The rear tire of the plane burst during landing, damaging the right wing. The plane received substantial damage and the aircraft was written off. All 173 passengers and 6 crew members survived. See also ASQ awards 2015 by Airports Council International Airports in India List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic References External links Airports in Rajasthan Transport in Jaipur Year of establishment missing

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic%20oil%20syndrome

Toxic oil syndrome

Toxic oil syndrome (TOS) or simply toxic syndrome (Spanish: síndrome del aceite tóxico or síndrome tóxico) is a musculoskeletal disease. A 1981 outbreak in Spain which affected about 20,000 people, with over 300 dying within a few months and a few thousand remaining disabled, is thought to have been caused by contaminated colza (rapeseed) oil. It was unique because of its size, the novelty of the clinical condition, and the complexity of its aetiology. Its first appearance was as a lung disease, with unusual features, though the symptoms initially resembled a lung infection. The disease appeared to be restricted to certain geographical localities, and several members of a family could be affected, even while their neighbours had no symptoms. Following the acute phase, a range of other chronic symptoms was apparent. Alternative mechanisms The conclusion of the Joint WHO/CISAT Scientific Committee for the Toxic Oil Syndrome from 2002, that oil was the cause for TOS, is based only on epidemiological evidence, since up to now, experimental studies performed in a variety of laboratory animals have failed to reproduce the symptoms of human TOS. None of the in vivo or in vitro studies performed with toxic-oil-specific components, such as fatty acid anilides, and esters of 3-(N-phenylamino)-1,2-propanediol (abbreviated as PAP), have provided evidence that these markers are causally involved in the pathogenesis of TOS. Specifically, three possible causative agents of TOS are PAP (3-(N-phenylamino)-1,2-propanediol), the 1,2-dioleoyl ester of PAP (abbreviated OOPAP), and the 3-oleoyl ester of PAP (abbreviated OPAP). These three compounds are formed by means of similar chemical processes, and oil that contains one of the three substances is likely to contain the other two. Oil samples that are suspected to have been ingested by people who later developed TOS often contain all three of these contaminants (among other substances), but are most likely to contain OOPAP. However, when these three substances were given to laboratory animals, OOPAP was not acutely toxic, PAP was toxic only after injection, but not after oral administration, and OPAP was toxic only after injection of high doses. Therefore, none of these three substances is thought to cause TOS. Similar results were obtained after administration of fatty acid anilides. Data discrepancies combined with both a high level of secrecy surrounding the huge investigation and the fact that the first cases of the syndrome were located in Madrid (near the U.S. military base in Torrejón de Ardoz) spread the idea of a conspiracy. Several of those affected by TOS claim they never consumed any of the tainted oil products. Furthermore, the tainted oil was primarily sold in low-cost street markets; yet, a considerable percentage of the patients were wealthy. Another theory suggests the toxic reaction was triggered by organophosphate poisoning (e. g., from pesticide residues in tomatoes) and covered up by the Spanish government and the WHO. See also Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome Ginger Jake Health crisis The Jungle List of food contamination incidents References External links WHO Report: Toxic Oil Syndrome - Ten years of progress Connective tissue diseases Food safety scandals Adulteration 1981 health disasters 1981 in Spain Health disasters in Spain Medical controversies Mass poisoning Syndromes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20for%20Research%20in%20Security%20Prices

Center for Research in Security Prices

The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) is a provider of historical stock market data. The Center is a part of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. CRSP maintains some of the largest and most comprehensive proprietary historical databases in stock market research. Academic researchers and investment professionals rely on CRSP for accurate, survivor bias-free information which provides a foundation for their research and analyses. As of 2020, CRSP claims over 500 clients. The name is usually pronounced "crisp". CRSP was founded in 1960 by James H. Lorie (professor of finance and director of research) and Lawrence Fisher (assistant professor of finance) of the University of Chicago, with a grant from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Its goal was to provide a source of accurate and comprehensive data that could be used to answer basic questions about the behavior of stock markets. The first effort of the Center was the production of a database consisting of monthly stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange for all common stocks from 1926 to 1962. Dividends, shares outstanding, capital changes, and delisting information was also included. Taken together, this data made possible the first comprehensive study of the rates of return on common stocks. Since then the database has been kept up to date to the present day, daily data has been expanded back to 1926, and other exchanges and financial instruments have been added. On January 1, 2020, CRSP spun off from Chicago Booth and became CRSP, LLC. CRSP, LLC is an affiliate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. CRSP's flagship databases include: Common stocks on the NYSE from 1926, AMEX from 1962, and NASDAQ from 1972 CRSP Indexes NASDAQ and S&P 500 Composite Indices NASDAQ and AMEX Industry Indices US Treasury bonds Survivor bias-free mutual funds Market capitalization reports; Proxy graphs for 10-K SEC filings Other custom datasets In partnership with Compustat, CRSP provides the CRSP/Compustat Merged Database, and in partnership with the Ziman School of Real Estate at UCLA's Anderson School of Business, the CRSP/Ziman REIT Data Series. Notes References External links Economic research institutes Research institutes of the University of Chicago

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

ARCAM

ARCAM may refer to: ARCAM Corporation, a fictional company in the Spriggan manga series ARCAM Private Army A&R Cambridge Ltd, a British manufacturer of hi-fi equipment branded ARCAM Amsterdam Centre for Architecture, an information center in the Netherlands U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, United States Armed Forces See also Arcam AB, Swedish company Arkham (disambiguation)

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

Microchilus

Microchilus is a neotropical genus of about 75 species belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1827, but the genus was not widely recognized until it was separated in 2002 by P. Ormerod from the genus Erythrodes s. str.. It corresponds to its New World species. The two genera were distinguished by the different characters of the column and pollinia. One needs to dissect the flowers to see the difference at generic level with Erythrodes. In 2005, another 32 new species were added to this genus by Ormerod (see : Reference). The horticultural abbreviation for this genus is Mcr. Species Microchilus anchoriferus (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Western South America) Microchilus arietinus (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Ormerod (2002) (tropical America to Argentina) Microchilus austrobrasiliensis (Porsch) Ormerod (2002) (Brazil) Microchilus bimentatus (Dressler) Ormerod (2004) (Costa Rica) Microchilus brachyplectron (Pabst) Ormerod (2002) (Brazil) Microchilus brunnescens Ormerod (2005) (Ecuador) Microchilus buchtienii (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Bolivia) Microchilus callophylloides (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Ecuador) Microchilus calophyllus (Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Costa Rica) Microchilus campanulatus Ormerod (2005) (Venezuela) Microchilus capitatus Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus caucanus (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia) Microchilus constrictus Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas) Microchilus curviflorus Ormerod (2005) (Venezuela) Microchilus densiflorus (Lindl.) D.Dietr. (1852) (Brazil) Microchilus dolichostachys (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia) Microchilus ecuadorensis (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Ecuador) Microchilus ensicalcar Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus epiphyticus (Dressler) Ormerod (2002) (Costa Rica, Panama) Microchilus erythrodoides (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia, Venezuela) Microchilus fendleri Ormerod (2005) (Venezuela) Microchilus fosbergii Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus glacensis (Dod) Ormerod, Lindleyana 17: 216 (2002) (Haiti) Microchilus glanduliferus Ormerod (2005) (Venezuela) Microchilus globosus Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus haughtii Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus herzogii (Schltr.) Ormerod, Lindleyana 17: 217 (2002) (Bolivia) Microchilus hirtellus (Sw.) D.Dietr. (1852) (West Indies - threatened or endangered species; northern South America) Microchilus hughjonesii Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus integrus Ormerod (2005) (Ecuador) Microchilus kuduyariensis Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus lamprophyllus (Linden & Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Brazil) Microchilus laticalcar (Dod) Ormerod (2002) (Dominican rep.) Microchilus lechleri Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus luniferus (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Mexico to Central America) Microchilus madrinanii Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus major C.Presl (1827) (north & west South America) Microchilus mexicanus (Ames) Ormerod (2002) (Mexico) Microchilus micayvallis Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus microcaprinus Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus minor C.Presl (1827) (Peru) Microchilus moritzii Ormerod (2005) (Venezuela) Microchilus nigrescens (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Costa Rica to Ecuador) Microchilus ortgiesii (Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia) Microchilus ovatus (Lindl.) D.Dietr. (1852) (Colombia, Venezuela) Microchilus paleaceus (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Caribbean, W. South America to N. Brazil) Microchilus panamanicus Ormerod (2005) (Panama) Microchilus pauciflorus (Poepp. & Endl.) D.Dietr. (1852) (Brazil) Microchilus pedrojuanensis Ormerod (2005) (Paraguay) Microchilus peytonorum Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus plantagineus (L.) D.Dietr. (1852) (Caribbean - threatened or endangered species; Venezuela) Microchilus platanilloensis Ormerod (2004) (Costa Rica) Microchilus platysepalus Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus plowmanii Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus preslii Ormerod (2002) (Peru) Microchilus pseudobrunnescens Ormerod (2005) (Ecuador) Microchilus pseudominor Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus putumayoensis Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus quadratus (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia, Ecuador) Microchilus rioesmeraldae Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) Microchilus rioitayanus Ormerod (2005) (Peru) Microchilus riopalenquensis Ormerod (2004) (Ecuador, Peru) Microchilus rojasii Ormerod (2005) (Paraguay) Microchilus schultesianus (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Trinidad) Microchilus scrotiformis (C.Schweinf.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia, Venezuela) Microchilus sparreorum (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Ecuador) Microchilus sprucei (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Ecuador) Microchilus tridax (Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Central America) Microchilus trifasciatus Ormerod (2002) (Peru) Microchilus valverdei Ormerod (2005) (Costa Rica) Microchilus venezuelanus (Garay & Dunst.) Ormerod (2002) (Venezuela) Microchilus vesicifer (Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Mexico to Peru) Microchilus weberianus (Garay) Ormerod (2002) (Ecuador, Galapagos) Microchilus xystophyllus (Rchb.f.) Ormerod (2002) (Venezuela, Brazil) Microchilus zeuxinoides (Schltr.) Ormerod (2002) (Colombia) References Ormerod, P. 2002. Taxonomic changes in Goodyerinae (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae). Lindleyana 17: 189-238 Ormerod, P. 2005. Studies of Neotropical Goodyerinae (Orchidaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 391–423 New species : Orchid Research Newsletter 47 (January 2006); Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. External links Goodyerinae Cranichideae genera Orchids of North America Orchids of South America Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee%20Secondary%20School%20Athletic%20Association

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), along with the affiliated Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association (TMSAA), is an organization which administers junior and senior high school sporting events in Tennessee. The TSSAA (commonly pronounced "Tee double-S double-A") is the only high school athletic organization in the United States to have a five-sport, Olympic-style spring sport championship tournament, known as Spring Fling, for baseball, softball, track and field, team and individual tennis, and soccer. Spring Fling began in Chattanooga in 1993, later moving to Memphis, and then establishing itself in Murfreesboro. The TSSAA was one of the first high school athletic organizations to host a central site for football championships, beginning in 1982. Description The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association administers sporting events for an estimated 110,000 participants, 374 schools, 4,000 coaches, 3,000 officials, and 5,500 teams in the state of Tennessee. First organized in 1925, the TSSAA oversees athletic functions of both public and private schools. It includes schools throughout the state of Tennessee. In 2001, the association was a party in the United States Supreme Court case Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Brentwood Academy had sued the Association after the school was penalized for "undue influence" in recruiting football players, and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court in this case held that a statewide association, incorporated to regulate interscholastic athletic competition among public and private schools, is regarded as engaging in state action when it enforces a rule against a member school. The fall of 2009 was the first year for the TSSAA to divide into six playoff classifications for football. The new system allowed more teams into the playoffs. The state championship game for football, the BlueCross Bowl, which is held three consecutive days, ending the first Saturday of December, and includes Division I classes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, and 6A, as well as Div. II A and AA, was held at Tennessee Tech University's Tucker Stadium in Cookeville 2009 – 2020 and will be held in Chattanooga beginning in 2021. Classification Each school chooses to compete in Division I or Division II. Division I schools are schools which generally allow students to attend without payment of tuition, i.e., public schools, except that tuition may be charged to a student who is a resident of the county in which a school is located but outside of a city school district or special school district, in which case the tuition is the difference between the amount of additional funding per student provided by the city or special school district above that provided by the state and county. Division II schools are independent schools which charge tuition to students' families. Financial aid is allowed provided it is limited to a need-based amount, and that the percentage of athletes receiving aid is no greater than for the school's students as a whole. The two divisions compete separately in all sports except cheerleading and girls' wrestling. Division I schools are divided into three classes, as equally as possible, based on enrollment. A school's enrollment is multiplied by 2 if it is single-sex (the only single-sex school in Division I is Chattanooga Girls' Leadership Academy). Division II schools whose enrollment (with the single-sex multiplier taken into account) is below the smallest school in Division I Class AA are Class A; larger schools are Class AA. Finally, any school that wishes to play in a higher class may do so, but must do so for all sports other than football. A full reclassification is held every four years; at the midpoint, any school that has had a 20% increase or decrease in enrollment will be moved to the class appropriate to its new enrollment (a school that will be moved down may decline). Football classification Starting with the 2015 season, a new classification system was implemented for Division I football, separate from those of other sports. The 31 largest schools in the state, plus Maryville playing up by request, will constitute Class 6A; the remaining football-playing schools are divided as equally as possible into classes 1A through 5A. The option to play up will apply separately to football and to the rest of the sports. The 2015-2016 year varied from 2014-2015 only due to 20%-change adjustments. Districts and Regions For each sport, the schools competing are divided into regions, and/or districts depending on the sport. Division I Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and Volleyball: Eight regions in each of the three classes, with two districts per region. Football (starting 2015): Four regions in Class 6A, eight regions each in 1A through 5A, with no districts. Soccer, Golf, and Tennis: Class AAA is as in basketball. Classes AA and A are combined, with districts/regions of the same number in the two classes competing together regardless of geography. (For example, soccer District 7 combines district 7-A in the Upper Cumberland Plateau with district 7-AA in western Chattanooga.) Cross-Country: As soccer, but with no districts (the state series begins with region meets). Track and Field: Class AAA has four sections (pairs of basketball/etc. regions). Class A-AA has three sections, namely the three grand divisions. Wrestling: In Class AAA, eight regions with two districts, but not the same as for other sports. (Districts are used only for the dual-meet series.) In Class A-AA, eight regions for duals, and three larger regions for the traditional series (note that one dual region is split between two traditional regions). Bowling: A single class with eight regions containing from one to four districts each. Division II Most sports: Three regions in each of the two classes, in line with the East, Middle, and West grand divisions. Football: Split into three classes (A, AA, and AAA). In Classes A and AA, there are the three standard regions. In AAA, there are only two regions (East and West) that divide the state into halves. Cross-Country: No Class AA regions (all 11 teams enter the state meet). Track and Field, Wrestling, Bowling: One class with the usual three regions. Combined Divisions Girls' Wrestling: Two regions, East and West. Cheerleading/Dance: Classes are determined by number of competitors on the team and by the style of performance, as per cheerleading/dance tradition. Administration The TSSAA divides Tennessee's 95 counties, and the state's constituent Grand Divisions, into nine "athletic districts": District 1: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties District 2: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, and Union counties District 3: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties District 4: Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White, and Wilson counties District 5: Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, and Trousdale counties District 6: Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne, and Williamson counties District 7: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Madison, and McNairy counties District 8: Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties District 9: Shelby County East Tennessee comprises Districts 1, 2, and 3. Middle Tennessee comprises Districts 4, 5, and 6. West Tennessee comprises Districts 7, 8, and 9. These districts are unrelated to the competitive districts above (although a few sports do use the grand divisions as regions); their primary purpose is to elect the Board of Control (the administrative authority) and the Legislative Council. Each district elects one member to each for a staggered three-year term; in addition, starting in November 2015, three additional members will be chosen to represent non-public schools, one from each grand division. Out-of-state teams The sole out-of-state school that is a member of the TSSAA is Northpoint Christian School in Southaven, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis. Northpoint votes in the Athletic District 9 elections. Cities and towns near Tennessee's borders with surrounding states, i.e. Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, or Virginia, such as Bristol, Chattanooga, Clarksville, and Memphis, do have various schools, both public and private, who play nearby out-of-state teams (which are not TSSAA members) on a regular basis, e.g. Heritage High School in Ringgold, Georgia for Chattanooga teams or Virginia High School in Bristol, Virginia for Bristol, Tennessee teams. Notes References External links Official Website Education in Tennessee High school sports associations in the United States High school sports in Tennessee Sports organizations established in 1925

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead%20arm%20syndrome

Dead arm syndrome

Dead arm syndrome starts with repetitive motion and forces on the posterior capsule of the shoulder. The posterior capsule is a band of fibrous tissue that interconnects with tendons of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff. They cover the outside of the shoulder to hold, protect and move the joint. Overuse can lead to a buildup of tissue around the posterior capsule called hypertrophy. The next step is tightness of the posterior capsule called posterior capsular contracture. This type of problem reduces the amount the shoulder can rotate inwardly. Over time, with enough force, a tear may develop in the labrum. The labrum is a rim of cartilage around the shoulder socket to help hold the head of the humerus (upper arm) in the joint. This condition is called a superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) lesion. The outcome in all these steps is the dead arm phenomenon. The shoulder is unstable and dislocation may come next. Dead arm syndrome will not go away on its own with rest—it must be treated. If there is a SLAP lesion, then surgery is needed to repair the problem. If the injury is caught before a SLAP tear, then physical therapy with stretching and exercise can restore it. It is common among baseball pitchers as they age, and it can also occur with quarterbacks in football and handball players also as they age. References Musculoskeletal disorders Syndromes

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling%20power%20meter

Cycling power meter

A cycling power meter is a device on a bicycle that measures the power output of the rider. Most cycling power meters use strain gauges to measure torque applied, and when combined with angular velocity, calculate power. The technology was adapted to cycling in the late 1980s and was tested in professional bicycle racing i.e.: the prototype Power Pacer (Team Strawberry) and by Greg LeMond with the SRM device. This type of power meter has been commercially available since 1989. Training using a power meter is increasingly popular. Power meters generally transmit data wirelessly and can be paired to standard bike computers. By providing instantaneous feedback to the athlete, and by allowing more precise analysis of rides, power meters can be a useful tool for training. Interfaces Older cycling power meters use a set of wires to transmit power information to a computer mounted on the bicycle; this system has a serious disadvantage of having fine electrical cables being run all over the bicycle, making it harder to clean as well as using a fair number of fasteners to hold them up. However, since 2009 there is a general trend to move towards wireless systems. Power meters generally transmit data over ANT+ or Bluetooth Low Energy protocols and can be paired to standard bike computers that display information about the power output generated by the rider. Use in training Power meters provide an objective measurement of real output that allows training progress to be tracked very simply—something that is more difficult when using, for example, a heart rate monitor alone. Cyclists will often train at different intensities depending on the adaptations they are seeking. A common practice is to use different intensity zones. When training with power, these zones are usually calculated from the power output corresponding to the so-called lactate threshold or MAP (maximal aerobic power). Power meters provide instant feedback to the rider about their performance and measure their actual output; heart rate monitors measure the physiological effect of effort and therefore ramp up more slowly. Thus, an athlete performing "interval" training while using a power meter can instantly see that they are producing 300 watts, for example, instead of waiting for their heart rate to climb to a certain point. In addition, power meters measure the force that moves the bike forward multiplied by the velocity, which is the desired goal. This has two significant advantages over heart rate monitors: 1) An athlete's heart rate may remain constant over the training period, yet their power output is declining, which they cannot detect with a heart rate monitor; 2) While an athlete who is not rested or not feeling entirely well may train at their normal heart rate, they are unlikely to be producing their normal power—a heart rate monitor will not reveal this, but a power meter will. Further, power meters enable riders to experiment with cadence and evaluate its effect relative to speed and heart rate. Power meters further encourage cyclists to contemplate all aspects of the sport in terms of power because power output is an essential, quantitative link between physiological fitness and speed achievable under certain conditions. A cyclist's VO2 max (a proxy for fitness) can be closely related to power output using principles of biochemistry, while power output can serve as a parameter to power-speed models founded in Newton's laws of motion, thus accurately estimating speed. The joint application of power meters and power models has led to increasingly more scientific analyses of riding environments and physical properties of the cyclist, in particular aerodynamic drag. Dual-sided power measurement Dual-sided power meters, generally direct applied force or pedal power meters, can measure the power generated individually by the left leg and the right leg. The resulting data allow monitoring of the dominant/non-dominant leg ratio and observe how it varies in relation to different racing and fitness conditions. This can be useful to correct penalizing imbalances and in post-traumatic rehabilitation programs. Power meter types Most cycling power meters use strain gauges to measure torque applied, and when combined with angular velocity, calculate power. Power meters using strain gauges are mounted in the bottom bracket, rear freehub, or crankset. Certain newer devices do not use strain gauges and instead measure power through handlebar-mounted units that utilize the principles of Newton's Third Law by measuring a cyclist's opposing forces (gravity, wind resistance, inertia, rolling resistance) and combining these with velocity to determine the rider's power output. Crank or Spider Crank and Spider based power meters measure the torque applied through both pedals via strain gauge/s positioned within the crank or crank spider. A calculation of power is derived from the deflection of the strain gauge/s and pedaling cadence. While most crank-based power meters measure the power output of one leg only or need a second sensor to measure the power output of both legs, the spider-based power meters always measure the total power output of both legs. These units require specific cranks or cranksets but can be relatively simple to interchange between bikes, depending on compatibility. Pedals Pedal-based power meters can be located either in the pedal axle or in the pedal body. This type of cycling power meter measures the cyclist’s force exactly where it is applied, through one or both pedals. Power meters with sensors on both pedals can provide a real dual-sided power measurement, that is power data gathered individually on both legs. This feature is useful to observe and correct penalizing differences in performance between legs. Power meter pedals are easy to install and swap across bikes. Bottom bracket Bottom bracket power meters rely on the torsional deflection in the BB shaft. This is done by the shaft having a disc at each end with perforations. These perforations are detected using non-contact photo-electric sensors that detect when torque is applied to the left pedal and then doubled. Data is sent digitally to a handlebar mounted computer unit. These units are difficult to interchange and require a different bottom bracket unit for each bike. Freehub A freehub power meter uses the same strain gauges that are present in the crank power meters, but it is located in the rear wheel hub and measures the power at the rear wheel. The power measured by a freehub power meter will be slightly less than the power measured by a crank-based power meter due to power losses in the chain, pedals, and bottom bracket. Because freehub power meters are built into the rear wheel, it is simple to interchange them among bikes so long as the wheels are compatible. Chain At the heart of chain units is essentially a guitar pick-up that mounts to the cycle's chain stay. The pick-up detects chain vibration from which it calculates chain tension which, along with chain speed, gives power output. Finnish company Polar was the first to bring a chain-based power meter to market. Opposing force Opposing force power meters measure hill slope (gravity), bike acceleration (inertia), and sometimes, wind speed. From this, power can be indirectly calculated. Direct applied force This method monitors the forces applied to the pedal by the cyclist's foot. Sensors in the shoe or pedal measure the forces as the cranks rotate, and calculate the power based on the magnitude and direction of the applied force, and the angular velocity of the crank. Advantages of this technique include independent measurement of power for each leg, measurement of efficiency of pedaling style, and (depending on the placement of sensors) avoiding the need to replace bike components. Current power meters in the market Hub-based power meter PowerTap Hub Pedal-based power meter Favero Assioma Favero bePRO Garmin Vector, Rally Limits Look Polar/Look Power PowerTap Pedals Wahoo Speedplay POWRLINK zero Spider-based power meter SRM Power2Max Quarq Dzero DUB SRAM AXS FSA Powerbox XCadey XPOWER-S, 2XPOWER Sigeyi AXO Croder S-POWER Crank-based power meter Avio PowerSense WATTEAM Powerbeat PowerTap ChainRing Stages (crank arm) 4iiii Precision, Podiiiium (crank arm) Pioneer Power Verve infocrank Rotor Magene P325, RIDGE DUAL Sigeyi DLS, AXPOWER XCadey XPOWER InPeak PowerCrank Giant Power Pro Footpod power meter RPM2 Opposing force power meter PowerPod See also Bicycle performance Cadence Cyclocomputer Outline of cycling References External links cycling shoes Book: Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 2nd Ed. DC Rainmaker - The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2016 Edition Bicycle parts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartist%20%28magazine%29

Chartist (magazine)

Chartist is a bi-monthly democratic socialist magazine which has been published in Britain since the 1970s. The magazine is based in London. Its name is inspired by the Chartists, a British democratic movement which existed from 1838–1857. History and profile The magazine's editorial policy is firmly aligned with the "democratic socialist left" within the Labour Party, supporting such causes as the Grassroots Alliance slate in Labour National Executive Committee elections and the Save The Labour Party initiative. Its readership and editorial board are not confined, however, to the Labour Party or any one of its factions. This is because it seeks to invite debate with the broader left including greens and various independence movements. It has offered support to Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour party. Chartist defines its policy as being "to promote debate amongst people active in radical politics about the contemporary relevance of democratic socialism across the spectrum of politics, economics, science, philosophy, art, interpersonal relations – in short, the whole realm of social life". The current editor is Mike Davis. The magazine's production editor and treasurer is Peter Kenyon, and its web editor is Andy Morton. Other members of the Editorial Board include Duncan Bowie, Peter Chalk, David Floyd, Don Flynn, Roger Gillham, Frank Lee, Dave Lister, Mary Southcott, James Grayson, Patricia d’Ardenne and Sheila Osmanovic, Robbie Scott, Patrick Mulcahy and Tehmina Kazi. References External links Official website 1970s establishments in the United Kingdom Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Democratic socialism Labour Party (UK) publications Magazines published in London Magazines with year of establishment missing Political magazines published in the United Kingdom Socialist magazines

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling%20machine

Bowling machine

In cricket a bowling machine is a device which enables a batsman to practise (usually in the nets) and to hone specific skills through repetition of the ball being bowled at a certain length, line and speed. It can also be used when there is no-one available to bowl, or no one of the desired style or standard. There are a number of different types of bowling machine available to cricket coaches, each quite different in the ways they achieve the required delivery, though most allow the use of remote control, so that a coach can be closer to a batsman when the stroke is played. Mechanical bowling machines This type of machine is by far the most common. It is simple, strong and reliable, as well as being able to bowl a useful range of deliveries. How they work The main mechanism of the machine consists of two heavy wheels, between 30 and 50 cm in diameter, fitted with solid or pneumatic rubber tyres, each driven by its own electric motor. These are mounted in a frame such that the wheels are in the same plane, about 7 cm apart (slightly less than the diameter of a cricket ball). A ball joint allows the machine a wide range of movement. The whole assembly is mounted on a sturdy tripod or other frame so that the plane of the wheels is roughly at the height that a typical bowler would release the ball. A chute delivers the ball between the wheels, protecting the coach's hands. The motors are typically powered by a car battery, and turn in opposite directions. A controller allows variation of the speed of each wheel, allowing the machine to be slowed down for less experienced batsmen, or when the motors are not running at the same speed, swing or spin bowling can be simulated. These machines will work with any ball of roughly the right size and weight, such as normal cricket balls or tennis balls. However, they usually work best with their own balls, bowling machine balls which are made of hard plastic, and are covered in dimples. These dimples are to help with the swinging characteristics when this type of delivery is desired. Simulating different deliveries Fast bowling This is achieved by setting both wheels to the same speed, as fast as the batsman is able to deal with, although the machine itself would have to be tipped horizontally. The coach can move the machine around slightly to vary the line and length of each ball. Swing bowling The plane of the wheels is flat, and the motors are set to run at slightly different speeds. This means the ball will spin about an axis perpendicular to the ground, causing it to swing due to the Magnus effect. If the ball is spinning anticlockwise (looking from above) the ball will swing from right to left; clockwise spin results in a swing from left to right. This means that if the coach slows down the wheel on one side, ball will swing in that direction. The swing produced in this way is different from normal swing bowling, however – it is much more like a curling ball in football. Spin bowling To achieve spin, the machine should be tilted to one side, and the wheels set to different speeds as per swing bowling. It will also probably be necessary to make the machine bowl significantly more slowly. The combined action of the spin imparted by the wheels, and the non-perpendicular axis of that spin will cause the ball to bounce up at an angle. While spinning always see the ball when it has been started to deliver the ball towards the wicket Seam bowling This is difficult to achieve since the operator cannot control exactly how the ball will roll into the machine and between the wheels. However, by the law of averages, a ball will occasionally come out with its seam at the correct angle, and bounce unpredictably as a result. Bouncers To get balls that bounce unnaturally high or low, the plane of the machine must be set so that it is vertical. Not all machines can do this, simply because their ball joint doesn't give the required range of movement. To get balls that bounce higher than normal, the lower wheel should spin slightly faster than the upper. Deliveries that bounce much lower than normal are less common and are usually the result of the ball striking a broken-up patch of ground. These balls can still be simulated, however, by increasing the speed of the upper wheel. Pneumatic bowling machines This design is significantly less common than the mechanical type and operates using a completely different principle. How they work Most of the space in the machine is a hopper that contains the balls. At the bottom of the hopper, near the front, is a rotor with space for six balls. The balls slot into the spaces on the rotor by gravity, which then takes them into the innards of the mechanism. The rotor passes over a trap-door, which the ball opens with its weight, falling into a small chamber. A pump is used to provide a flow of air into the chamber that the ball drops into. The airflow pushes the ball along the chamber to rubber ring, or gasket, known as a "restrictor". The restrictor has a hole through it that is sightly smaller than the ball, which the ball presses up against. This seals the hole, so air pressure builds up in the chamber. When the pressure is so great that the restrictor can no longer hold it, the ball bursts through, out of the main body of the machine and into an external tube, which guides it upwards and releases it at the height of a bowler's arm. Simulating different deliveries Fast bowling A system exists that allows air to escape from the barrel shortly after it has passed the restrictor. This reduces the pressure on the ball, reducing its muzzle velocity. Closing this increases the speed to its maximum; its maximum speed is 160+ km/hr (100+ mph). Swing bowling To do this a curved piece of tubing is attached to the end of the barrel. The ball rolls around this causing it to spin and swing. Spin bowling The tubing used for swing bowling can also be used for spin bowling, by pointing the curve somewhere between vertical and horizontal. Seam bowling Seam bowling is impossible on this machine as it only accepts tennis balls and cricket training balls such as Slazenger's "Slazball" (a hard, small, low-bounce, heavy ball, similar in appearance to a tennis ball but usually red in colour). Neither of these types of ball has a seam. Bouncers The tubing can again be used, this time to simulate high and low bounce by mounting the tube vertically. Programmable bowling machines Both of the types of machines described above are fairly simple designs, intended for regular, hard use by clubs, and hence are simple to operate and reliable. They can only simulate one type of delivery with the machine in a given configuration and have other limitations, particularly with spin bowling, which limit their usefulness to players at the highest levels of the game. Programmable bowling machines are intended to overcome some of these limitations by rapidly re-configuring themselves to bowl different types of delivery in quick succession. A programmable bowling machine called "Merlyn", which its makers claimed could "bowl any ball known to man" received much public attention when it was used by the English cricket team in the run-up to and during the 2005 Ashes series. Originally a one-off, Merlyn was built by Henry Pryor, a cricket coach in Herefordshire. Its mechanism has not been publicly revealed, though it is safe to assume it is much more complex than the other machines. Crucially, the machine was claimed to be able to emulate Shane Warne's leg breaks, and although he is dismissive of its usefulness, the England batsmen disagree, and consider their ability to play spin bowling significantly improved. The machine, as well as its mechanical abilities, also has significant elements of computer-control built in. It is claimed that it can reproduce an over from a particular bowler if fed the correct data. One of the more unnerving aspects of the machine is that it provides no indication of the type of ball it is about to bowl until the ball has left the machine. This forces batsmen to work on their instinctive batting, rather than trying to second guess the bowler. An improved version is currently in development at Loughborough University, which will add visual feedback by showing a representation of the bowler projected onto a screen. The ball will be released as the virtual bowler's hand reaches the hole from which the ball is released. This version of the machine is intended for mass production, so it can be sold to cricket clubs around the world. In the winter of 2009/10 the ECB acquired 20 of the machines, one for each county and two for the performance centre at Loughborough. See also Cricket clothing and equipment Pitching machine References External links "Merlyn proves a triumph for man and machine" by Matthew Pryor, "The Times" 23 July 2005 "Artificially Intelligent Bowling Machines-Revolutionizes the Cricket Learning" by Chaitanya Vankadaru, "DustMoon.Com Team" 31 March 2016 Cricket equipment Bowling (cricket) Loughborough University

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed%20skating%20at%20the%202006%20Winter%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%205000%20metres

Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 m speed skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 11 February, the first day of competition at the Olympics. The American Chad Hedrick, a former inline skater, began his quest to emulate Eric Heiden by taking five gold medals by racing a time of 6:14.68, 0.02 second behind the four-year-old Olympic record of Jochem Uytdehaage, which was enough to clinch gold. Dutchman Sven Kramer won the silver medal, 1.72 seconds adrift, while home skater Enrico Fabris claimed Italy's first medal by skating home the bronze in the last pair. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition. Although, American Chad Hedrick missed out on the Olympic record by just 0.02 second. Results Lap times Chad Hedrick, United States, (18.64 – 29.03 – 29.46 – 29.26 – 29.23 – 29.34 – 29.52 – 29.45 – 29.71 – 29.95 – 30.19 – 30.20 – 30.70) 6:14.68 Sven Kramer, Netherlands, (18.45 – 28.63 – 29.59 – 29.83 – 29.95 – 29.82 – 30.08 – 29.75 – 30.07 – 29.95 – 30.04 – 30.27 – 29.97) 6:16.40 (+ 1.72) Enrico Fabris, Italy, (18.70 – 29.40 – 30.09 – 30.20 – 29.86 – 30.43 – 30.29 – 30.35 – 30.22 – 29.90 – 29.85 – 29.71 – 29.25) 6:18.25 (+ 3.57) Carl Verheijen, Netherlands, (18.49 – 28.93 – 29.81 – 30.04 – 29.93 – 29.94 – 29.82 – 30.02 – 30.23 – 29.98 – 30.42 – 30.66 – 30.57) 6:18.84 (+ 4.16) Arne Dankers, Canada, (19.43 – 29.00 – 29.33 – 29.75 – 29.80 – 30.09 – 30.16 – 30.33 – 30.36 – 30.59 – 30.65 – 30.83 – 30.94) 6:21.26 (+ 6.58) Bob de Jong, Netherlands, (19.58 – 29.67 – 30.30 – 30.28 – 30.00 – 30.11 – 30.03 – 30.07 – 30.11 – 30.22 – 30.35 – 30.54 – 30.86) 6:22.12 (+ 7.44) Shani Davis, United States, (18.37 – 28.38 – 29.49 – 30.08 – 30.34 – 30.05 – 30.54 – 30.36 – 30.61 – 30.67 – 31.08 – 30.90 – 32.21) 6:23.08 (+ 8.40) Øystein Grødum, Norway, (19.31 – 29.01 – 29.73 – 29.77 – 30.09 – 30.24 – 30.55 – 30.48 – 30.66 – 30.67 – 31.28 – 31.21 – 31.21) 6:24.21 (+ 9.53) Lasse Sætre, Norway, (19.38 – 29.80 – 30.12 – 30.02 – 30.13 – 30.19 – 30.23 – 30.19 – 30.51 – 30.70 – 31.20 – 31.24 – 31.44) 6:25.15 (+ 10.47) Eskil Ervik, Norway, (18.64 – 29.77 – 29.97 – 29.97 – 30.52 – 29.87 – 30.76 – 30.72 – 31.11 – 30.86 – 31.55 – 31.51 – 31.66) 6:26.91 (+ 12.23) Detailed results Skater in inner pair on first lap listed first Claudiu Grozea, ROM – Bart Veldkamp, BEL After running even with the Romanian for the first 200 metres from the outside lane, Veldkamp started with two sub-30 laps, and despite going up in lap times for the whole race and ending with a lap of 32.84, Veldkamp finished in 6:32.02, 18 seconds ahead of his Romanian compatriot. Yeo Sang-yeop, KOR – Gao Xuefeng, CHN Neither of the Asians had the stamina to catch Veldkamp; though Yeo was two seconds behind after 3.5 laps, and skated his first four full laps under 30 seconds, he finished with his last four laps in 36 seconds and ended with the worst time yet, 6:58.13. Gao held better, with a last lap of 34.10, and finished in second place with 6:44.78. Justin Warsylewicz, CAN – Stefano Donagrandi, ITA Warsylewicz, who clocked the first 3,000 metres in 3:54.51, was only 0.6 seconds behind Donagrandi then. However, he finished with laps of 34 and 35; Donagrandi kept his lap times better, only bursting into 32 on his penultimate lap, and went into second place with 6:33.45, over 10 seconds ahead of Warsylewicz. Takahiro Ushiyama, JPN – Dmitry Babenko, KAZ Two more Asians; Babenko won the battle, placing third after four pairs with 6:42.25, while Ushiyama fell behind in the first few hundred metres and eventually clocked 6:51.53, which was to be the second worst time of the day. Steven Elm, CAN – Paweł Zygmunt, POL Zygmunt took an early lead, and remained ahead for the entire race, as the Canadian went into 31 on the third full lap and 32 on the fifth; Zygmunt did not break 31 until the sixth lap. With three laps to go, Zygmunt was 0.08 behind second-placed Donagrandi; however, a last lap of 33.61 spoiled his chance of a second place thus far, as he clocked 6:35.01. Elm placed fourth, a further six seconds adrift. Kesato Miyazaki, JPN – K. C. Boutiette, USA Miyazaki, the last Asian, also records the best time of any Asian skater in the race; however, Boutiette kept ahead from the start, and despite losing time mid-race with a worst lap of 32.45, he went under 32 again for the penultimate lap. Boutiette eventually placed fourth, with 6:37.29, while Miyazaki, a further three seconds adrift, was fifth. Johan Röjler, SWE - Lasse Sætre, NOR The Scandinavians both better the leading time of Veldkamp, who was finally dethroned after six pairs in the lead. Röjler led the pair until 3,000 metres, when Sætre took over, clocking a time of 3:50.06, 1.4 seconds ahead of Veldkamp. Sætre went up from 30.19 on the seventh lap to 31.44 on the final lap, but still extended his lead over Veldkamp to 6.88 seconds. Röjler's time of 6:29.24 puts him between the two. Jens Boden, GER – Øystein Grødum, NOR Grødum gained 0.86 seconds on the leader Sætre on the first 600 metres, and didn't give them away, skating a race broadly similar to Sætre's. The German, who won a bronze medal at Salt Lake City in 2002, skates his last five laps above 32 seconds, and his time of 6:38.34 was only enough for eighth place. Ivan Skobrev, RUS – Ippolito Sanfratello, ITA Skobrev kept slightly behind Grødum and slightly ahead of his pairmate for most of the race; his final laps cost him a few tenths to Grødum, and he eventually finished in 6:27.02, three seconds behind the Norwegian. Sanfratello was within half a second until 3,000 metres, but went over 32 seconds towards the end, and his time of 6:32.58 was also behind Veldkamp for a fifth place thus far. Yury Kokhanets, RUS – Artyom Detyshev, RUS Skobrev remains the best Russian after this all-Russian pairing; neither could keep their laps below 32 for the entire race, with Kokhanets skating seven laps between 31 and 32. Detyshev skated the first seven full laps below 31, but finished in 33.16, keeping Kokhanets 1.77 seconds behind him as they go into sixth and eighth place respectively. Carl Verheijen, NED – Sven Kramer, NED Kramer and Verheijen had taken a 1–2 at the Salt Lake City World Cup event in November 2005, when Kramer set a world record; now, Kramer clocked his first 600 metres in just over 47 seconds, 1.3 seconds ahead of leader Grødum. With a worst lap of 30.27, and all but four of his laps below 30, Kramer eventually betters the leading time by eight seconds to end with 6:16.40; Verheijen was not much worse, but lost 1.5 seconds on the final two kilometres, and ended with 6:18.84. Bob de Jong, NED – Chad Hedrick, USA Hedrick took the lead by eight tenths out of his first outer curve, and just extended that lead, as de Jong could only keep below 30 on his first full lap and ended with 6:22.12. Hedrick had caught up with Kramer by 1,400 metres after laps of 29.5, 29.3 and 29.2 seconds, and his six next laps were also below 30, as he took a lead of 2.5 seconds with three laps to go. He lost somewhat towards the end, and a last lap of 30.70 prevented him from skating under Jochem Uytdehaage's Olympic record of 6:14.66; he finished 0.02 seconds behind it. Arne Dankers, CAN – Shani Davis, USA Davis, the leader of the World Cup on 1,000 metres, clocked the fastest first 600 metres of the day with 46.75. However, after a first full lap of 28.38, the fastest of the day, Davis trailed off, and the second lap following that went slower than 30 seconds. Dankers overtook him with three laps to go, and kept his lap times below 31 to go into fourth place with 6:21.26, while Davis' last lap of 32.21 sent him in 0.96 seconds behind Bob de Jong and into sixth place. Enrico Fabris, ITA – Eskil Ervik, NOR Fabris, the European all-round champion of 2006, paired up with the winner of the 5,000 metres at that event. After the two exchanged the lead for the first 2,000 metres, Fabris gained on his pairmate who had two laps around 30.75, but by 3,000 metres Fabris was more than five seconds behind the leading time. However, Fabris skated progressively faster for his last five laps, and his last lap of 29.25 was his fastest of the entire race; he was the only skater to achieve this. It also brought him in 0.59 seconds ahead of Verheijen to clinch bronze. Ervik, Norway's best by the World Cup standings, completed his last three laps with times above 31.5 seconds, and finished in tenth place, worst of the Norwegians with 6:26.91. References External links Men's speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour%20and%20Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated Labour Co-op; ) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party. Candidates contest elections under an electoral alliance between the two parties, that was first agreed in 1927. This agreement recognises the independence of the two parties and commits them to not standing against each other in elections. It also sets out the procedures for both parties to select joint candidates and interact at a local and national level. There were 26 Labour and Co-operative Party MPs elected at the December 2019 election, making it the fourth largest political grouping in the House of Commons, although Labour and Co-operative MPs are generally included in Labour totals. The chair of the Co-operative Parliamentary Group is Preet Gill and the vice-chair is Jim McMahon. Description Labour and Co-operative is a joint description registered with the Electoral Commission, appearing alongside a candidate's name on ballot papers. When elected, the designation is officially Labour and Co-operative Party, with elected representatives often meeting together in addition to being part of an official Labour group. For example, MPs and peers are members of the Co-operative Parliamentary Group. Most Labour and Co-operative candidates use the joint description but some stand under another version, particularly for local government elections and elections in Scotland, Wales and London that use a list system. In this case only one description will be used to avoid voters thinking Labour and Co-operative candidates are standing against Labour candidates; however, joint candidates are still recognised as part of the Labour and Co-operative Group if they are elected. Labour and Co-operative candidates and representatives also use a joint logo on their printed materials and websites. History The Labour Party was founded in February 1900, followed in October 1917 by the Co-operative Party. Initially both parties operated independently, but saw each other as part of a broader movement, appealing to a similar voting base. At a local level, the parties began working together, with informal pacts to stand agreed candidates to maximise the vote for centre-left candidates. The first Co-operative Party MPs also took the whip of the much larger Labour Party upon entering the House of Commons. Moves toward a formal national partnership began in 1925 with the creation of the 'Joint Committee of the Executive Committees of the Co-operative Party and Labour Party'. This Joint Committee drafted a formal agreement between the two parties that was ratified at the June 1927 Co-operative Congress at Cheltenham, becoming the first 'National Agreement', also known as the 'Cheltenham Agreement'. The Agreement was updated a number of times throughout the twentieth century, deepening the partnership between the two parties and gradually removing restrictions that formed part of earlier versions, such as a limit on the number of joint candidates in elections. The most recent National Agreement was signed in 2003 and sets out the process for selecting candidates and how the two parties can work together locally and nationally. See also Labour Party Co-operative Party List of Labour Co-operative Members of Parliament References Co-operative Party Centre-left parties in the United Kingdom Organisation of the Labour Party (UK) Political party alliances in the United Kingdom

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright%20law%20of%20India

Copyright law of India

The Copyright Act 1957 as amended governs the subject of copyright law in India. The Act is applicable from 21 January 1958. The history of copyright law in India can be traced back to its colonial era under the British Empire. The Copyright Act 1957 was the first post-independence copyright legislation in India and the law has been amended six times since 1957. The most recent amendment was in the year 2012, through the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. India is a member of most of the important international conventions governing the area of copyright law, including the Berne Convention of 1886 (as modified at Paris in 1971), the Universal Copyright Convention of 1951, the Rome Convention of 1961 and the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Initially, India was not a member of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) but subsequently entered the treaty in 2013. Applicable Copyright Act before 1958 Prior to 21 January 1958, the Indian Copyright Act, 1914, was applicable in India and still applicable for works created prior to 21 January 1958, when the new Act came into force. The Indian Copyright Act, 1914 was based on the Imperial Copyright Act of 1911 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, but was slightly modified in terms of its application to Indian law. According to this Act, the period of copyright for photographs was 50 years from the time it was first published. (Act language is: "the term for which copyright shall subsist in photographs shall be fifty years from the making of the original negative from which the photograph was directly or indirectly derived, and the person who was owner of such negative at the time when such negative was made shall be deemed to be the author of the work, and, where such owner is a body corporate, the body corporate shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to reside within the parts of His Majesty's dominions to which this Act extends if it has established a place of business within such parts.") For photographs published, before 21 January 1958 in India, the period of copyright is thus 50 years, as for them the old Act is applicable. Definition of copyright Copyright is a bundle of rights given by the law to the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and the producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. The rights provided under Copyright law include the rights of reproduction of the work, communication of the work to the public, adaptation of the work and translation of the work. The scope and duration of protection provided under copyright law varies with the nature of the protected work. In a 2016 copyright lawsuit, the Delhi High Court states that copyright is "not an inevitable, divine, or natural right that confers on authors the absolute ownership of their creations. It is designed rather to stimulate activity and progress in the arts for the intellectual enrichment of the public. Copyright is intended to increase and not to impede the harvest of knowledge. It is intended to motivate the creative activity of authors and inventors in order to benefit the public." Types of works protected The Indian copyright law protects literary works, dramatic works, musical works, artistic works, cinematograph films and sound recordings. Duration of copyright protection under the Copyright Act 1957 Foreign works Copyrights of works of the countries mentioned in the International Copyright Order are protected in India, as if such works are Indian works. The term of copyright in a work shall not exceed that which is enjoyed by it in its country of origin. Ownership of copyright under the Copyright Act 1957 The author of a work is generally considered as the first owner of the copyright under the Copyright Act 1957. However, for works made in the course of an author's employment under a "contract of service" or apprenticeship, the employer is considered as the first owner of copyright, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary. The concept of joint authorship is recognised in Section. 2(z) of the Act which provides that "a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of one author is not distinct from the contribution of the other author or authors" is a work of joint authorship. This concept has been elucidated in cases like Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd. and Ors. Section 19 of the Copyright Act 1957 lays down the modes of assignment of copyright in India. Assignment can only be in writing and must specify the work, the period of assignment and the territory for which assignment is made. If the period of assignment is not specified in the agreement, it shall be deemed to be 5 years and if the territorial extent of assignment is not specified, it shall be presumed to be limited to the territories of India. In a recent judgement (Pine Labs Private Limited vs Gemalto Terminals India Limited), a division bench of the Delhi High Court confirmed this position and held that in cases wherein the duration of assignment is not specified, the duration shall be deemed to be five years and the copyright shall revert to the author after five years. Exceptions to copyright infringement in India The Copyright Act 1957 exempts certain acts from the ambit of copyright infringement. While many people tend to use the term fair use to denote copyright exceptions in India, it is a factually wrong usage. While the US and certain other countries follow the broad fair use exception, India follows a different approach towards copyright exceptions. India follows a hybrid approach that allows : fair dealing with any copyrighted work for certain specifically mentioned purposes and certain specific activities enumerated in the statute. While the fair use approach followed in the US can be applied for any kind of uses, the fair dealing approach followed in India is clearly limited towards the purposes of private or personal use, including research, and education, criticism or review, reporting of current events and current affairs, including the reporting of a lecture delivered in public. While the term fair dealing has not been defined anywhere in the Copyright Act 1957, the concept of 'fair dealing' has been discussed in different judgments, including the decision of the Supreme Court of India in Academy of General Education v. B. Malini Mallya (2009) and the decision of the High Court of Kerala in Civic Chandran v. Ammini Amma. IBomma is a website which releases movies for free illegally.It copies movies of streaming services such as Prime Video, Netflix etc. Surprisingly no one has lodged a complaint against this torrent website which has been running for a long time.In September 2016, the Delhi High Court ruled in Delhi University's Rameshwari Photocopy Service shop case, which sold photocopies of chapters from academic textbooks was not infringing on their publisher's copyright, arguing that the use of copyright to "stimulate activity and progress in the arts for the intellectual enrichment of the public" outweighed its use by the publishers to maintain commercial control of their property. However, in December 2016, the ruling was reversed and taken back to court, citing that there were "triable issues" in the case. Remedies available against copyright infringement in India The Copyright Act 1957 provides three kinds of remedies - administrative remedies, civil remedies and criminal remedies. The administrative remedies provided under the statute include detention of the infringing goods by the customs authorities. The civil remedies are provided under Chapter XII of the Copyright Act 1957 and the remedies provided include injunctions, damages and account of profits. The criminal remedies are provided under Chapter XIII of the statute and the remedies provided against copyright infringement include imprisonment (up to 3 years) along with a fine (up to 200,000 Rupees). Jurisdiction [Place of Suing] Under Copyright Act, 1957 - in 2015 the jurisdiction law regarding copyright violation underwent significant change through the judgement of the Supreme Court in the 2015 case Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd. Vs. Sanjay Dalia – If cause of action has arisen wholly or in part in place where plaintiff resides or is doing business suit has to be filed at such place – Plaintiff cannot drag defendant to far off place under guise that he carries business there also. --- Interpretation of statutes – Mischief Rule – Construction that suppresses even counter mischief has to be adopted. See also Registrar of Copyrights (India) National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy – Government of India References Bibliography The Copyright Act, 1957 Further reading External links Official website of Registrar of Copyright Indian Copyright Act, 1957: Full text A Handbook of Copyright Law Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 Copyright Rules, 2013 Copyright law in India India Law of India Indian intellectual property law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby%20Cadabby

Abby Cadabby

Abby Cadabby, mostly referred to as just Abby, is a Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show Sesame Street, performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph. On August 14, 2006, Abby made her debut in the first episode of Sesame Street’s 37th season, when she moved into the neighborhood and met some of the Street's residents. On the day of her debut, her wand broke; Big Bird told her to take her wand to the Fix-It Shop where Maria would fix it. Season 40 features her CGI animated recurring segments titled Abby's Flying Fairy School which was adapted into a proper spin-off. She is also currently the host of another spin-off Abby's Amazing Adventures, with her stepbrother Rudy, which debuted in 2018. Her name is a play on words of the magic word Abracadabra. Abby's magical powers are limited to popping in and out of thin air, floating when she's happy, and turning things into pumpkins. Although familiar with the world of fairy tales, Abby is astounded by such basic learning skills as drawing letters or counting, prompting her catchphrase "That's so magic!" She frequently uses her wand cell phone to call her mommy. When she's asked to return home, she says that she's "gotta poof". She can speak Dragonfly and Butterfly and is teaching Rosita the languages, while Rosita teaches her Spanish. Along with Baby Bear, Abby begins attending school in a 2006 episode at the Storybook Community School, where Mrs. Goose is the teacher and other fairy tale characters like Hansel and Gretel are her classmates. Her mother being the fairy godmother, went to that school and had the same teacher. In 2020 on Sesame Street in Communities, Abby was shown going to online Pre-School, but is obviously a different school as she has a different teacher and Elmo is now one of her classmates. Tony Geiss conceptualized Abby as a way to simultaneously introduce a major female character to the show and add someone from a different culture, without "having consciously to introduce somebody from Indonesia or India". Abby's design is an intentional departure from the typical Muppet look because she's not originally from Sesame Street. The implication is that the fairies in her old neighborhood look like her. Abby's likeness has been adapted for a 43-foot balloon which premiered in the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a full-body costume character for stage appearances and several merchandise items. In 2008, Abby was added to the cast of Plaza Sésamo, the Mexican co-production of Sesame Street, appearing in new segments where she tries to perform magic tricks with various ordinary objects. She also has a segment with Lola where they solve everyday problems with simple science and sometimes art. In 2009, she became the host of 3, 2, 1 Vamos!, a Latin American pre-school programming block, which first aired in English in 2010, on Canadian television. She is also one of the few Muppet characters to age, being age 3 from 2006 to 2018 and age 4 from 2018 to present. Character launch Abby Cadabby was officially announced in TV Guide, months before the 37th season debut of Sesame Street, and a press kit was issued soon after. Rumors had floated on the Internet before that, with an anonymous Sesame Workshop or Muppet insider revealing the addition on Muppet Wiki. She made her Street debut on August 14, 2006. Abby was scheduled to be interviewed August 10, 2006, on The Today Show on NBC; "NBC Special Report" coverage of the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot pre-empted the interview. Abby appeared for a short chat on 14 August, a few short minutes with Ann Curry and Lester Holt before the weather. The scheduled "satellite-tour" of local stations across America went on later that day. Abby was to be featured as ABC World News "Person of the Week" on 11 August 2006; Hurricane Katrina/2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict dog rescuer Linda Nealon pre-empted her. Abby Cadabby was featured on the 18 August broadcast, with the teaser, "Femininity comes to Sesame Street". She was touted as the first 3-year-old "Person of The Week". Abby appeared on the August 11 edition of All Things Considered on NPR. In 2007, Abby had a balloon made after her in the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2008, Abby starred as 'Alice' in the Sesame Street direct-to-DVD film Abby in Wonderland that adapts Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Abby was featured in the 2007-2009 tour of Sesame Street Live show When Elmo Grows Up and the 2012-2013 leg of the "Elmo Makes Music" tour. In 2014's direct-to-DVD film "Elmo's Super Numbers", Abby appears at NumberCon as "One-Da Woman", a numeric spoof and pun of the DC comic book female superhero, Wonder Woman. In 2018 (season 49) she got a wardrobe change. Her dress was replaced with a skirt with flower sparkles, a t-shirt with a flower, and hair clips shaped like daisies and ladybugs. This is a hint to her liking to take care of her fairy garden. Abby is the host of Sesame Streets autism initiative. Animation team The animation studio SpeakEasy FX, founded by director Scott Stewart, produces the "Abby's Flying Fairy School" series. References External links Fictional fairies and sprites Sesame Street Muppet characters Television characters introduced in 2006 American female characters in television

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafino%20Vannutelli

Serafino Vannutelli

Serafino Vannutelli (26 November 1834 – 19 August 1915) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and official of the Roman Curia where he held several of the highest administrative posts. Made a cardinal in 1887, he was named a cardinal-bishop in 1893 and elected dean of the College of Cardinals in 1915 and he died shortly after. He was thought a possible candidate for the papacy in 1903. At the start of his career, he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1869 to 1887, serving as Apostolic Delegate to several Latin American countries and as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Austria. His younger brother Vincenzo (1836–1930) was also a Catholic cardinal. Biography Vannutelli was born at Genazzano, in the diocese of Palestrina, where he studied and graduated in philosophy before studying theology in the Capranica College, Rome. After teaching theology at the Pontifical Seminary, he began his work in the diplomatic service of the Holy See as secretary to the Papal Nuncio in Bavaria. He became auditor to the Nuncio at the Court of Maximilian in Mexico. On 25 June 1869 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Nicaea and on 18 July was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro. On 23 July 1869, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Central America, which comprised these countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. He was made Apostolic Nuncio to Brussels in 1875, but his role there ended abruptly when the Belgian government broke off diplomatic relations with the Holy See on 28 June 1880. He became Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 18 November of that year. His service as a nuncio ended when Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal on 14 March 1887. As a Cardinal-Priest he was initially assigned the title of Santa Sabina, and then assigned to San Girolamo dei Croati on 11 February 1889. On 16 January 1893, after Vannutelli reportedly declined an appointment as Secretary of State, Pope Leo XIII named him Archbishop of Bologna, an assignment considered an exile from Rome. The Pope wrote a letter to the people of Bologna saying that he had been guided by divine inspiration in making the appointment and was reported to have said "Vannutelli goes to Bologna Cardinal and will return a Pope". The New York Times commented: "He has for some time been prominently mentioned in connection with the Papal succession, and is supported by an influential ecclesiastical party, with whom, it is believed, Pope Leo is in sympathy." He served until he was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati just six months later on 12 June 1893. From 1899 until his death in 1915 he was Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary. He served as Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition (later known as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith), from 16 January 1903 until he resigned that office on 31 December 1908 at the age of 74. On 22 June 1903 he was moved from Frascati to become Cardinal-Bishop of Porto Santa e Rufina. At the conclave in 1903 that elected Pope Pius X, he was considered a contender for election to the papacy. On 25 May 1914, Pope Pius X approved his election as Dean of the College of Cardinals, adding the title of Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia to his other titles. Performing the duties of Dean during the conclave that met in August 1914 proved challenging as he was "almost blind ... stone deaf ... and weakened from nervous prostration". En route to that conclave from Naples, his train was bombed and several other passengers were injured. He died in Rome on 19 August 1915. References External links Serafino Vanuttelli, Catholic Hierarchy 1834 births 1915 deaths People from Genazzano Deans of the College of Cardinals Apostolic Nuncios to Ecuador Apostolic Nuncios to Colombia Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII Apostolic Nuncios to Austria Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Cardinal-bishops of Porto Roman Catholic archbishops of Bologna 20th-century Italian cardinals 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Members of the Holy Office Major Penitentiaries of the Apostolic Penitentiary Apostolic Delegates to Peru Apostolic Nuncios to Belgium Apostolic Nuncios to Costa Rica

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal%20Vannutelli

Cardinal Vannutelli

Cardinal Vannutelli may refer to: Serafino Vannutelli (1834-1915), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, older brother of Vincenzo Vincenzo Vannutelli (1836-1930), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, younger brother of Serafino

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus%20virens

Ficus virens

Ficus virens is a plant of the genus Ficus found in Pakistan, India, southeast Asia, through Malaysia and into Northern Australia. Its common name is white fig; it is locally known as pilkhan and in the Kunwinjku language it is called manbornde. Like many figs, its fruits are edible. One of the most famous specimens of this tree is the Curtain Fig Tree of the Atherton Tableland, near Cairns, a popular tourist attraction. Another famous example is the Tree of Knowledge in Darwin. Ficus virens var. sublanceolata occurs the subtropical rainforest of northeastern New South Wales, and south eastern Queensland in Australia. Description It is a medium-sized tree which grows to a height of In dry areas and up to tall in wetter areas. It is a fig tree belonging to the group of trees known as strangler figs, which is because its seeds can germinate on other trees and grow to strangle and eventually kill the host tree. It has two marked growth periods in its Indian environment: in spring (February to early May), and in the time of the monsoon rains (i.e. June to early September). The new leaves are a beautiful shade of reddish pink and very pleasing to the eye. This is a very massive tree in which the size of the crown can sometimes exceed the height of the tree. Use as food The leaves are known in Thai cuisine as phak lueat (). They are eaten boiled as a vegetable in Northern Thai curries, referred to in the Northern dialect as phak hueat (ผักเฮือด). References External links Galamarrma, The Tree of Knowledge, Darwin, Australia - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com Epiphytes virens Flora of tropical Asia Rosales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai%20Ki-in%20Championship

Kansai Ki-in Championship

The Kansai Ki-In Championship is a Go competition. Outline The original Kansai Ki-In Championship ran from 1957 to 1975. It was merged with the Nihon Ki-In Championship to form the Tengen. A new Kansai Ki-In Championship tournament replaced the old. The tournament is sponsored by Sanyo Shimbun. Past winners Go competitions in Japan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%202

Now That's What I Call Music! 2

Now That's What I Call Music! 2 or Now 2 may refer to four "Now That's What I Call Music!" series albums. Now That's What I Call Music II (UK series), released on 26 March 1984 Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (Asia), released on 9 August 1996 Now! 2 (Canadian series), released in 1997 Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (U.S. series), released on 27 July 1999 See also Now That's What I Call Music! discography

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pui%20Ching%20Invitational%20Mathematics%20Competition

Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition

Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition (Traditional Chinese: 培正數學邀請賽), is held yearly by Pui Ching Middle School since 2002. It was formerly named as Pui Ching Middle School Invitational Mathematics Competition for the first three years. At present, more than 130 secondary schools send teams to participate in the competition. See also List of mathematics competitions Education in Hong Kong External links Official website (in Traditional Chinese) Site with past papers (in Traditional Chinese and English) Competitions in Hong Kong Mathematics competitions Recurring events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Hong Kong

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene%20Ricard

Rene Ricard

Rene Ricard (July 23, 1946 – February 1, 2014) was an American poet, actor, art critic, and painter. Life and career Albert Napoleon Ricard was born in Boston and grew up in Acushnet, Massachusetts near New Bedford. As a young teenager he ran away to Boston and assimilated into the literary scene of the city. By age eighteen, he had moved to New York City, where he became a protégé of Andy Warhol. He appeared in the Warhol films Kitchen (1965), Chelsea Girls (1966), and The Andy Warhol Story (1966). As a performer, Ricard was a founding participant in the Theater of the Ridiculous collaborating with John Vaccaro and Charles Ludlam. He also appeared in the 1980 Eric Mitchell independent film Underground U.S.A. (1980), as well as numerous other independent art and commercial films. In the 1980s, he wrote a series of influential essays for Artforum magazine. Having achieved stature in the art world by successfully launching the career of painter Julian Schnabel, Ricard helped bring Jean-Michel Basquiat to fame. In December 1981, he published the first major article on Basquiat, entitled "The Radiant Child," in Artforum. Ricard also contributed art essays to numerous gallery and exhibition catalogs. He was immortalized by Jean-Michel Basquiat in the drawing entitled Untitled (Axe/Rene), representing the tension that existed between the two. Warhol called Ricard "the George Sanders of the Lower East Side, the Rex Reed of the art world." From the mid-1960s Ricard contributed writings to numerous independent poetry magazines and anthologies. In 1979, the Dia Art Foundation published Ricard's first book of poems, an eponymous volume styled on Tiffany & Co. catalog. The fact that the turquoise-covered book of poems appears in photographs taken on the beach in The Ballad of Sexual Dependency by Nan Goldin illustrates its ubiquity as summer reading in 1979. His second book of poetry, God With Revolver (Hanuman Books) was published ten years later, edited by Raymond Foye. The same year he contributed poems to Francesco Clemente: Sixteen Pastels (London: Anthony D'Offay). Ricard released two other volumes of poetry: Trusty Sarcophagus Co. (Inanout Press, 1990), which featured his poems rendered in paintings and drawings and was the basis of an exhibit at the Petersburg Gallery, New York City; and Love Poems (C U Z Editions, 1999) as a collaboration with artist Robert Hawkins who provided drawings for the book. Ricard also saw publication of single-poem works as limited edition artist books: Opera of the Worms with paintings by Judith Rifka (1984), Cecil (2004), and In Daddy's Hand with artist Rita Barros (2010). Beginning in the late 1980s Ricard's poems were often rendered in paintings and drawings. His work was the subject of several solo gallery exhibitions in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as being represented in many group exhibitions. In 2003, Percival Press published the full-color monograph Paintings & Drawings, illustrating a collection of visually rendered poems by Ricard. In 2004, Ricard created the album cover for Shadows Collide With People by musician John Frusciante. Ricard was portrayed by Michael Wincott in Julian Schnabel's biographical film, Basquiat (1996). He lived at the famed Hotel Chelsea in New York City intermittently for 40 years. Death Ricard died on February 1, 2014 of cancer at Bellevue Hospital in New York City at the age of 67. Books Art reviews and essays Selected additional published works Solo exhibitions Film performances Recordings References External links "After The Fall", Michele Civetta, NYU TSOA 1946 births American male actors American male poets American gay writers American LGBT poets LGBT people from Massachusetts 2014 deaths People from Acushnet, Massachusetts Writers from Boston Writers from New York City 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers Deaths from cancer in New York (state)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra%20Bank

Andhra Bank

Andhra Bank was a medium-sized public sector bank (PSB) of India, with a network of 2885 branches, 4 extension counters, 38 satellite offices and 3798 automated teller machines (ATMs) as of 31 March 2019. During 2011–12, the bank entered the states of Tripura and Himachal Pradesh. It operated in 25 states and three union territories. It had its headquarters in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Along with Corporation Bank, Andhra Bank was merged with Union Bank of India in April 2020. The government of India owned 90.85% of its share capital as on 31 March 2019. The state owned Life Insurance Corporation held 7.80% of the shares. The bank had done a total business of and has earned a net profit of for the financial year 2015–16. History Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya founded Andhra Bank in 1923 in Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency (present-day Andhra Pradesh). Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was the individual who committed the financial resources for starting the institution. The bank was registered on 20 November 1923 and commenced business on 28 November 1923 with a paid up capital of and an authorised capital of . In 1956, linguistic division of States was promulgated and Hyderabad was made the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The registered office of the bank was subsequently shifted to Andhra Bank Buildings, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad. In the second phase of nationalisation of commercial banks commenced in April 1980, the bank became a wholly Government-owned. In 1964, the bank merged with Bharat Lakshmi Bank and further consolidated its position in Andhra Pradesh. IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company is a life insurance company in India. It is a joint venture between two of India's public sector banks – Bank of Baroda (44%) and Andhra Bank (30%), and UK's financial and investment company Legal & General (26%). It was incorporated in November 2009. It has its headquarters in Mumbai. India First Life made more than in turnover in just four and half months since the insurance company became operational. India First Life insurance company is headquartered in Mumbai. India First is the first life insurance company to be recommended for ISO certification within 7 months of inception. On 30 August 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank would be merged into Union Bank of India. The proposed merger would make Union Bank of India the fifth largest public sector bank in the country with assets of and 9,609 branches. The Board of Directors of Andhra Bank approved the merger on 13 September. The Union Cabinet approved the merger on 4 March, and it was completed on 1 April 2020. Products and services Andhra Bank introduced Internet Banking Facility (AB INFI-net) to all customers of cluster linked branches. Rail Ticket Booking Facility is made available to all debit card holders as well as to internet banking customers through IRCTC Website through a separate gateway. Corporate Website is available in English, Hindi and Telugu Languages communicating Bank's image and information. Bank has been given 'BEST BANK AWARD' a banking technology award by IDRBT, Hyderabad for extensive use of IT in Semi Urban and Rural Areas on 2 September 2006. IBA Jointly with TFCI has conferred the Joint Runner-up Award to the Bank in the Best Payments initiative category in recognition of outstanding achievement of the Bank in promoting ATM Channel. International expansion Andhra Bank opened a representative office in Dubai in May 2006 and another at Jersey City, New Jersey, in June 2009. In 2010 Malaysia awarded a commercial banking license to a locally incorporated bank to be jointly owned by Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank. The new bank, India International Bank (Malaysia), is based in Kuala Lumpur. Andhra Bank will hold a 25% stake in the joint-venture. Bank of Baroda will own 40% and IOB the remaining 35%. Andhra Bank entered MoU with Bank of Baroda and Legal & General Group of UK to form a joint venture life insurance company IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company. The shareholders' agreement has already been signed and necessary formalities are being completed for setting up of the company. The JV Company is already incorporated in June'08 and is in the process of filing for approvals from IRDA etc. IndiaFirst has commenced operations. Community involvement Andhra Bank, along with A P State Government, NABARD, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, IOB and SBH sponsored the Andhra Pradesh Banker's Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, which will offer training to unemployed youth for improving their skills in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Bank adopted Gundugolanu village, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh – the birthplace of its founder, Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya. A comprehensive budget with an outlay of was finalised for improving health, sanitation, education and social service facilities in the village. See also List of banks in India Notes References External links Draft Red Herring Prospectus of Andhra Bank filed with SEBI Andhra Bank Press release-March '15 Defunct banks of India Banks established in 1923 Banks disestablished in 2020 Companies formerly listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Companies nationalised by the Government of India Companies based in Hyderabad, India Indian companies disestablished in 2020 Indian companies established in 1923 Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime%20Emmy%20Award%20for%20Outstanding%20Supporting%20Actress%20in%20a%20Drama%20Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, or even gender-, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actresses in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances often included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below: # – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, prior to the category's creation § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation Winners and nominations 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Programs with multiple wins 4 wins Lou Grant (3 consecutive) 3 wins Ozark (2 consecutive) St. Elsewhere (2 consecutive) The Waltons (2 consecutive) The West Wing (consecutive) 2 wins Breaking Bad (consecutive) Caesar's Hour Downton Abbey Family Hill Street Blues (consecutive) Huff (consecutive) The Practice (consecutive) thirtysomething (consecutive) Programs with multiple nominations 13 nominations Hill Street Blues 12 nominations Game of Thrones 11 nominations Lou Grant The West Wing 10 nominations Grey's Anatomy The Handmaid's Tale L.A. Law NYPD Blue St. Elsewhere 9 nominations The Good Wife 8 nominations ER 7 nominations Downton Abbey Mad Men 6 nominations Judging Amy The Sopranos 5 nominations The Crown Family The Practice thirtysomething The Waltons 4 nominations I Love Lucy Mannix Northern Exposure Trapper John, M.D. 3 nominations Ben Casey The Bob Cummings Show Breaking Bad Caesar's Hour China Beach In Treatment Ironside The Jackie Gleason Show McMillan & Wife The Name of the Game Ozark Six Feet Under Succession Upstairs, Downstairs Westworld 2 nominations 24 Arrest and Trial Big Little Lies Boston Legal Brothers & Sisters Christy Damages The Dick Van Dyke Show The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Huff I'll Fly Away Killing Eve Make Room for Daddy Marcus Welby, M.D. Mister Peepers Moonlighting Orange Is the New Black Perry Mason Peter Gunn Peyton Place Stranger Things Reasonable Doubts Touched by an Angel Twin Peaks Performers with multiple wins 4 wins Nancy Marchand (3 consecutive) 3 wins Ellen Corby (2 consecutive) Julia Garner (2 consecutive) 2 wins Bonnie Bartlett (consecutive) Tyne Daly Blythe Danner (consecutive) Anna Gunn (consecutive) Allison Janney (consecutive) Kristy McNichol Maggie Smith Performers with multiple nominations 8 nominations Tyne Daly 7 nominations Nancy Marchand Betty Thomas 6 nominations Christine Baranski Barbara Bosson Stockard Channing Christina Hendricks 5 nominations Ellen Corby Lena Headey Linda Kelsey Sandra Oh Christina Pickles 4 nominations Gail Fisher Susan Ruttan Madge Sinclair Maggie Smith Chandra Wilson 3 nominations Barbara Anderson Bonnie Bartlett Emilia Clarke Kim Delaney Ann Dowd Joanne Froggatt Julia Garner Rachel Griffiths Anna Gunn Marg Helgenberger Sharon Lawrence Melanie Mayron Kristy McNichol Thandiwe Newton Gail O'Grady Archie Panjabi Susan Saint James Nancy Walker Samira Wiley 2 nominations Uzo Aduba Mary Alice Lauren Ambrose Angela Baddeley Barbara Barrie Meredith Baxter Allyce Beasley Candice Bergen Helena Bonham Carter Millie Bobby Brown Rose Byrne Blythe Danner Cynthia Geary Barbara Hale Laura Innes Allison Janney Piper Laurie Kay Lenz Camryn Manheim Julianna Margulies Janel Moloney Diana Muldaur CCH Pounder Della Reese Gloria Reuben Doris Roberts Fiona Shaw Sarah Snook Yvonne Strahovski Holland Taylor Maura Tierney Aida Turturro Elena Verdugo Dianne Wiest Maisie Williams Notes See also Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film References Supporting Actress - Drama Series Emmy Award

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%20French%20Open%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20singles

1994 French Open – Women's singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1994 French Open. Pierce reached the final with the loss of only 10 games. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Pierce. This tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova lost in the first round of a major since 1976. This was also the last major to feature former world No. 1 Tracy Austin. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links 1994 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles 1994 in women's tennis 1994 in French women's sport

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Sky%20Conference%20men%27s%20basketball%20tournament

Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big Sky Conference. The event has been held annually since 1976, the conference's thirteenth year. The tournament winner earns a berth in the NCAA Division I tournament. Format and host sites For the Big Sky's first twelve seasons, it did not have a conference tournament. Starting with its fifth season of the regular season champion received a berth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament. an unscheduled tiebreaker playoff was held; the two had identical records (conference & overall) and each had won at home to split the season series; visiting Idaho State prevailed at Montana in the Tuesday night playoff. For the tournament's first eight editions (1976–1983), only the top four teams (of eight) in the conference standings participated. The tournament expanded to eight teams in 1984, then scaled back to six in 1989. Before 2016, when the tournament moved to a predetermined neutral site, it was often hosted by the regular season champion, but not always. If two or more teams tied for the regular season title, all were declared co-champions, but hosting rights were determined by a tiebreaker procedure. The first tournament in which the regular season champion did not host was in 1985. Since the 2016 tournament, all full conference members (currently 12) have participated (barring NCAA sanctions or self-imposed postseason bans, the latter of which kept Northern Colorado out of the 2017 tournament), and the tournament is held at a predetermined site. The first such site to host was the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada, which hosted from 2016–2018. On September 18, 2017, the Big Sky announced that its men's and women's tournaments would relocate in 2019 to Boise, Idaho; the initial contract runs for three years at CenturyLink Arena, through 2021. History of the tournament finals Finals performance by school Current members of the Big Sky Conference are highlighted in yellow. Boise State was a member for 26 years (1970–96), Nevada for 13 years (1979–92). Charter member Idaho was out of the conference for 18 years (1996–2014). Broadcasters Television Radio See also Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament References Recurring sporting events established in 1976

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20American%20Masters%20Tournament%20%28defunct%29

North American Masters Tournament (defunct)

The North American Masters Tournament is a Go competition. Outline The North American Masters Tournament is a tournament held in North America where players in America competed. It was the first professional Go tournament to be held in North America and is unusual in that it is mostly played over the internet. Past winners Go competitions in North America

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ear%2C%20the%20Eye%20and%20the%20Arm

The Ear, the Eye and the Arm

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is a children's science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer. It was awarded a Newbery Honor. The novel is set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194, with a strong theme of Afrofuturism. Combining elements of science fiction and African culture, the book depicts the struggle of a notorious general's three children to escape from their kidnappers in the technologically advanced and crime-infested capital of Zimbabwe. Plot In Zimbabwe in the year 2194, Chief of Security General Matsika leads a battle against the gangs which terrorize the nation. His three children, Tendai, Rita, and Kuda, are kept in a fortified mansion to ensure their security. Seeking adventure to earn the Scout Badge, they escape the house with the help of the Mellower, a praise singer employed by their parents. The children then find themselves in the busy streets of Mbare Musika, where they are kidnapped and taken to Dead Man's Vlei, the lair of the She Elephant, a child trafficker. There, they are forced to work in the plastic mines. Their parents enlist the help of the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, three mutant detectives. Ear has super-sensitive hearing; Eye has hawk-like vision; Arm has empathic powers which allow him to sense others' feelings and see into their souls. Tendai realizes that the She Elephant is planning to sell them to the Masks, a gang who have evaded General Matsika's efforts to combat crime. The siblings escape to Resthaven, an independent country within Zimbabwe which aims to retain traditional African culture. Eventually, the children are banished from Resthaven. The children seek help from the Mellower's mother, Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham, who takes them into her care. Tendai discovers that the Mellower's mother is holding them for ransom. The She Elephant again captures the children and takes them to one of the Masks' secret lairs. The Masks take the children to the Mile-High MacIlwaine, a skyscraper which houses the Gondwannan Embassy, the real headquarters of the Masks. While the Masks attempt to sacrifice Tendai to their gods, Arm is possessed by a mhondoro, a holy and legendary spirit of the land, who helps him to find the children. When Arm is knocked out, the mhondoro helps Tendai and his friends to incapacitate the Big-Head Mask, a manifestation of a Gondwannan god. When the children's parents arrive, the She Elephant crushes the Mask, and the mhondoro revives Arm. The gang is destroyed and their stolen wealth is redistributed among the poor. The children reunite with their parents, and General Matsika allows his children to have freedom. Reception Kirkus Reviews found that "Farmer has created a splendidly imaginative fantasy", while Publishers Weekly wrote "Farmer uses her knowledge of Africa to imagine a city in 23rd-century Zimbabwe, combining old traditions and speculative technology with delightfully entertaining results", and concluded "Farmer is emerging as one of the best and brightest authors for the YA audience". References 1994 American novels Novels set in the 22nd century Newbery Honor-winning works Novels by Nancy Farmer Novels set in Zimbabwe 1994 science fiction novels Children's science fiction novels American science fiction novels American children's novels 1994 children's books Orchard Books books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marieta%20Ilcu

Marieta Ilcu

Marieta Ilcu (born October 16, 1962 in Darabani, Botoşani) is a retired Romanian long jumper. In 1989 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships, and jumped 7.08 metres in June. This would remain her personal best. In 1993 she celebrated her greatest sporting triumph as she won the World Indoor Championships. Achievements External links 1962 births Living people People from Darabani Romanian female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Romania European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Romania World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie%20Jackson

Willie Jackson

Willie Jackson may refer to: Willie Jackson (American football) (born 1971), former NFL wide receiver Willie Jackson (basketball) (born 1962), American former basketball player Willie Jackson (footballer) (1900–1986), Scottish footballer Willie Jackson (politician) (born 1961), New Zealand broadcaster and Member of Parliament New Orleans Willie Jackson, 1920s New Orleans Jazz Singer William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson (1871–1955), Scottish curler See also William Jackson (disambiguation) Will Jackson (disambiguation) Bill Jackson (disambiguation)

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

Krasnogorsky

Krasnogorsky (masculine), Krasnogorskaya (feminine), or Krasnogorskoye (neuter) may refer to: Krasnogorsky District, several districts and city districts in Russia Krasnogorsky Urban Settlement (or Krasnogorskoye Urban Settlement), several municipal urban settlements in Russia Krasnogorsky (inhabited locality) (Krasnogorskaya, Krasnogorskoye), several inhabited localities in Russia See also Krasnogorsk (disambiguation) Krasnaya Gora Krasnogorsky Zavod, an optical and photography equipment factory in Moscow Oblast, Russia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%20French%20Open%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20singles

1993 French Open – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open. With the win, Graf recaptured the world No. 1 ranking. It was Fernández' third and last appearance in a major singles final. Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links 1993 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles 1993 in women's tennis 1993 in French women's sport

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochil%20%28UK%20Parliament%20constituency%29

Ochil (UK Parliament constituency)

Ochil was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP by the first-past-the-post voting system. It replaced the former constituency of Clackmannan. In 2005 it was mostly merged into the new constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire. A western portion was merged into Stirling. Boundaries Clackmannan District, the Stirling District electoral divisions of Airthrey and Cairseland, and the Perth and Kinross District electoral division of Kinross. The constituency included Alloa, Clackmannan, Tillicoultry, Dollar and Kinross. It covered Clackmannanshire and small portions of Stirlingshire and Perth and Kinross. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1990s References Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005 Politics of Clackmannanshire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Murray

Tom Murray

Tom Murray may refer to: Sports Association football Tom Murray (footballer, born 1889), English footballer Tommy Murray (footballer, born January 1933), Scottish football outside right for Falkirk, Queen of the South, Leeds and Tranmere Tommy Murray (footballer, born February 1933), Scottish football inside forward for Darlington, St. Johnstone, Alloa, Albion Rovers and Stranraer Tommy Murray (footballer, born 1943), Scottish footballer Other sports Tom Murray (baseball) (1866–?), Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Murray (curler) (1877–1944), Scottish winner of the Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France Tom Murray (golfer) (born 1990), English golfer Tom Murray (American rower) (born 1969), American rower Tom Murray (New Zealand rower) (born 1994), New Zealand rower Tommy Murray (ice hockey) (1893–1963), American ice hockey goalie Others Tom Murray (musician), drummer for The Litter Tom Murray (actor) (1874–1935), American silent-era actor Tom J. Murray (1894–1971), American politician See also Thomas Murray (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Training

In-Training

in-Training is an online peer-reviewed publication for medical students. It was founded on April 5, 2012 by Ajay Major and Aleena Paul, two medical students at Albany Medical College, as the first online publication in the United States that is written, edited, and produced entirely by medical students. in-Training identifies itself as "the agora of the medical student community" and strives to be the intellectual center for news, commentary, and the free expression of the medical student voice. in-Training is edited and managed entirely by an independent editorial board of over 40 volunteer, unpaid medical students. in-Training publishes a wide array of written content generated by medical students, as well as artistic works. Content is published continuously throughout the year in a blog format on the magazine’s website, in-training.org. in-Training published a print book entitled in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow's Physicians on April 29, 2016. The book is a compendium of 102 articles originally published on in-Training accompanied by discussion questions. in-Training published its 1000th article on September 18, 2016, representing 450 medical student authors at 152 medical schools in 19 countries. History The inception of in-Training began in April 2012 with a niche analysis of medical student publishing, which revealed an absence of peer-managed publications that were dedicated to the medical student community. Following the development of an editorial structure and peer-editing workflow, publication bylaws, ethical guidelines, and consultation with legal experts, the publication went live at in-training.org on July 2, 2012. In an interview with the Scientific American Incubator, founders Ajay Major and Aleena Paul explained their vision in founding in-Training:"With in-Training, we recognized the need for a proper forum for medical students to showcase their literary and artistic endeavors. in-Training seeks to meet a dire need for a communal gathering place for medical students. We are the agora of the medical student community, and as such, we strive to publish innovative thought in the arts, politics, science, and literature. We provide a virtual forum for medical students to participate in the shared experience of being a physician-in-training and to learn from the reflections and wisdom of their peers."The publication was specifically founded as a peer-edited and peer-managed publication "by medical students and for medical students" in order to "provide medical students with a place to express themselves in a way that was unfiltered and uncensored." In addition, the publication was founded upon several core principals, including no anonymous authors with all authors identified, an open-access publication without subscriptions, no advertisements, and no copyrighting of articles, with all copyrights retained by authors. One year after its founding in the summer of 2013, editors-in-chief Ajay Major and Aleena Paul retooled the publication as a magazine focused on publishing narratives and reflection articles, and also released a new mission statement for the publication that focused on in-Training as a virtual platform that facilitated self-reflection, community and collaboration among medical students on the global stage. Editor-in-chief and founder Ajay Major explained the rationale for this change in the in-Training mission in an interview:"...when we went live, we got a huge onslaught of articles in the realm of humanism in medicine: talking about the first day in gross dissection, the first patient dying, or the stresses of having a family in medical school. We found that we had built a publication that reached out to this medical student audience that so desperately wanted to write."It was at that time that in-Training gained its identity as an "organic" publication that would evolve over time to meeting the changing needs of the medical student community. With the publication of "A Lack of Care: Why Medical Students Should Focus on Ferguson" by a medical student at Alpert Medical School in December 2014, which was featured in a Stanford Medicine X talk in 2015 about the article's role in unifying the White Coats 4 Black Lives movement, in-Training began to evolve as a publication. Throughout 2015 to 2016, editors-in-chief Joseph Ladowski and Vikas Bhatt focused increasingly on publishing articles on social justice, politics, and health policy, including a series of articles on the Flint water crisis and controversy surrounding the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam. In January 2015, in-Training launched the Writers-in-Training Program, a year-long intensive writing internship for medical students with one-on-one mentorship from the medical student editors. The internship has enrolled cohorts for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Content in-Training currently produces content in the following sections: opinion ('Opinion'), reflections from the preclinical years ('Preclinical'), news ('News'), patient stories and narratives from the clinical years ('From the Wards'), technology ('Tech'), interviews with physicians ('Doctor's Orders'), guest contributors ('Consults'). The magazine also publishes artistic works, including traditional and digital art, audio and video ('Off the Shelf'). The magazine identifies itself as an “organic" publication that changes over time to meet the needs of the medical student community. (sci am, wing of zock) As stated by the founders Ajay Major and Aleena Paul in their Scientific American Incubator interview:At its inception, we embraced that in-Training would be an organic publication that advanced with the changing perspectives and passions of the medical student community. We imagine that the body of knowledge hosted on in-Training represents a sort of ‘institutional memory’ of the medical student community, a notion that requires us to be malleable and acutely aware of the shifting needs of medical students.in-Training has published 40 columns written by medical students. in-Training has produced three podcast series which are syndicated on iTunes and is a founding member of The Vocalis Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for medical students. in-Training articles are also syndicated on Student Doctor Network. in-Training publishes an annual Mental Health Week issue, which first began in June 2015 and continued in 2016 and 2017. Editorial Board and Workflow in-Training is edited and managed entirely by an independent editorial board of over 40 volunteer, unpaid medical students. The publication is led by two editors-in-chief, who approve all content prior to publication. All articles published on in-Training undergo peer-review by at least two medical student editors prior to publication. The former and present editors-in-chief of in-Training are as follows: founders Ajay Major and Aleena Paul from Albany Medical College (2012-2016); Vikas Bhatt from Drexel University College of Medicine and Joseph Ladowski from Indiana University School of Medicine (2015-2017); and Andrew Kadlec at Medical College of Wisconsin and Ria Pal from University of Rochester Medical Center (2016–present). in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow's Physicians On April 29, 2016, in-Training published a book entitled in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow's Physicians, a print collection of 102 manuscripts originally published on in-Training since 2012. The book was marketed as “a compendium of peer-edited narratives written by medical students on humanism, our real-life patients, and the challenges of being a physician-in-training.” The book was designed as a resource guide for medical students and educators interested in the medical humanities, with each manuscript being accompanied by discussion questions written by the medical student editors of in-Training. The collection was curated and edited by Ajay Major and Aleena Paul, the founders of in-Training. The book has been reviewed by The British Medical Journal, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities, Student Doctor Network, and Clinical Correlations: The NYU Langone Online Journal of Medicine. The publisher of the book is Pager Publications, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit literary corporation founded in 2015 by Ajay Major and Aleena Paul. Awards in-Training is a winner of the Summer/Fall 2014 and Fall 2015 Digital Health Awards, a competition that recognizes high-quality digital health resources for consumers and health professionals. Founder and editor-in-chief Ajay Major was the winner of the MedTech Boston "40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovators of 2015" for his work with in-Training. Funding in-Training is currently funded by Pager Publications, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit literary corporation that curates and supports peer-edited publications for the medical education community. Website hosting costs for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 calendar years were funded by a gift from the Albany Medical College Alumni Association. References External links Albany Medical College Online magazines published in the United States Student magazines published in the United States Medical magazines Magazines established in 2012 ISSN needed Magazines published in New York (state) Mass media in Albany, New York

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Truesdell%20Peck

Jesse Truesdell Peck

Jesse Truesdell Peck (April 4, 1811 – May 17, 1883) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. Birth and family He was born on April 4, 1811, in Middlefield Center, Otsego County, New York. His family was of English heritage, traceable back to the 15th century and known in heraldry. Henry Peck came to America in 1637. Jesse Peck's grandfather, also named Jesse, died in Washington's army. Jesse Peck's father, Luther, was a blacksmith and lifelong class leader, whose five sons (of whom Jesse T. was the youngest) all became Methodist preachers. The trend in his family toward the Methodist ministry led his great-nephew, Stephen Crane, to say: "Upon my mother's side, everyone in my family became a Methodist clergyman as soon as they could walk, the ambling-nag, saddlebag, exhorting kind." Ordained ministry Peck was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 16. He sensed a call to preach almost immediately. He entered the traveling ministry as a circuit rider of the Oneida Annual Conference of the M.E. Church in 1832. He was ordained by bishops Elijah Hedding and Beverly Waugh. Prior to his election to the episcopacy, Peck served as a pastor and a presiding elder. As a bishop, he was a delegate to the First Ecumenical Conference, 1881. Presidency at Dickinson In 1848, he was elected the tenth president of Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During his presidency, Peck was unpopular with the students. In one student prank, he was detained in an insane asylum in Staunton, Virginia, where he had traveled for a church conference. Students locked Peck in a railroad boxcar overnight and another time, shot, and killed, his dog. On top of all of these problems with the students, Peck proved to be an inadequate fundraiser for the college; in June 1851, he announced his intention to leave the institution the following year, citing his belief that he was ill-suited to the tasks associated with the job. In July 1852, he gave the address to the graduating class, entitled God in Education. Syracuse University Though not a college graduate himself, Peck was prominent in the beginnings of Syracuse University, serving as the first chairman of its board of trustees. He developed what became, in effect, the university's first master plan: a scheme for the construction of seven buildings on land donated by George F. Comstock, also a member of the Board. Each building was to be dedicated to a different academic discipline. Peck's vision for the new campus was one of stylistic eclecticism; on one occasion declaring that the new university should "demonstrate the perfect harmony and indissoluble oneness of all that is valuable in the old and the new." The first building completed under this plan was the Hall of Languages, built at the summit of University Avenue in Syracuse. Nationally renowned architect Horatio Nelson White was the designer of this French Second Empire structure. Peck died May 17, 1883, in Syracuse and is buried there in the Oakwood Cemetery. Selected writings Sermon: Talent, in Clark, D.W., The Methodist Pulpit, 1897. The Central Idea of Christianity, 1857. Also, revised, 1876 and later. Also Chapter V of this book a pamphlet with the same topic, 1902. The True Woman, 1857. What Must I Do to Be Saved?, 1858. Sermon: The Life Battle, in The New York Pulpit in the Revival of 1858, A Memorial Volume. Address: Centenary Conv., Boston, 1866, Proceedings. History of the Great Republic, 1868. Biography of Mary Brison, in Our Excellent Women, pub. by James Miller, 1872. Addresses State Convs, N.J., 1870, political; N.Y., 1870, Public Schools, N.Y., 1871, Political Reform. Sermon in Fraternal Camp-Meeting Sermons, Round Lake, 1875. Reader of the Address published by the First Ecumenical Methodist Conference, City Road, London, 1881. The preparation of the paper was largely in his hands. Biographies Peck, Rev. J.K., Luther Peck and His Five Sons, 1897. See also List of bishops of the United Methodist Church Syracuse University Mary Helen Peck Crane References Notes Bibliography Leete, Frederick DeLand, Methodist Bishops. Nashville, The Methodist Publishing House, 1948. American Methodist bishops Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church Presidents of Dickinson College American theologians 1811 births 1883 deaths Religious leaders from Syracuse, New York American sermon writers Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York) Methodist circuit riders 19th-century American clergy Syracuse University trustees

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Company%20%28comics%29

Bad Company (comics)

Bad Company is a comic book concept initially created for British comics anthology 2000 AD by Alan Grant and John Wagner. According to Peter Milligan "Originally Bad Company had been devised as part of the Dredd mythos, featuring a Judge who had turned bad and been shipped off to a prison colony on Titan, one of Saturn's moons". Milligan, along with regular collaborators Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy, dropped all aspects of the original concept, keeping only a team of new recruits facing an inhospitable planet and enemy. They first appeared in their self-titled strip in 2000 AD prog 500 (December 13, 1986). Plot Humanity is at war with a strange alien species known as the Krool. Young soldier Danny Franks is fighting on the planet Ararat, recruited by the renegades known as Bad Company after the destruction of his own platoon. As their name might suggest this is no ordinary group of soldiers; instead they are a collection of freaks and maniacs led by Kano, a Frankenstein's monster-like character with a secret kept in a little box. The Krool The Krool are an alien species that serve as the main foe in Bad Company. They are led by a being known as the "Krool Heart" on the unnamed Krool Home Planet. The "Krool Heart" controls the Krool race via its vast psychic mind. Whatever the heart thinks, the mind will obey. The Krool have the technology to create "War Zombies", hybrids and other such monstrosities. Due to their sadistic behaviour, they have also created machines to extract the "soul" out of their human prisoners. They have also been known to employ sadistic brainwashed human captives as guards. The Krool were ultimately responsible for creating Bad Company and their leader when they took half a human brain and inserted it into a Krool and vice versa thus creating the Krool-hybrid. In conversation between Mad Tommy and Danny Franks Tommy explains that the Krool have reached their evolutionary limit, while Humanity (specifically the two races' brains) are only using a fraction of their potential. This leads the Krool hybrid to lapse into insanity while Kano's human brain assumes dominance over the implanted Krool half-brain. The Ararat War The Ararat War was a war waged against Humanity. The Krool wanted to capture Ararat to add to their already extensive empire whereas the Earth elite needed it to evacuate to as Earth was on the verge of being destroyed by ecological catastrophe. They employed their "War Zombies" to attack the front line's defences. They finished off the survivors personally. Officially, the war ended when Ararat exploded but unofficially, the war continued on the Ghetto Planets, led by the remnants of Humanity who had survived the destruction of Earth. Aftermath of the war The second incarnation of Bad Company, now led by Danny Franks & consisting of the last Protoid (an alien shapeshifter) in existence, Sheeva a "Boom Baby", (genetically enhanced, and with the ability "...to make atoms dance...",) De Racine, one of the "Earth Elite" and a masochist called Rackman, track down a monster terrorizing the Ghetto Planets whilst looking for Kano, unaware that the two are one and the same. After finding and recruiting Kano, they use Protoids chameleon ship to head to the Krool Homeworld undetected in order to destroy the Krool once and for all. Sheeva, Rackman, De Racine and Protoid are killed, but the alien is revealed to have been a puppet of the true Protoid – the chameleon ship – who is trying to merge and replace the new Krool Heart. Instead, Danny takes the place of the Krool Heart, and Protoid is defeated. Afterwards, Danny/The Krool Heart allows the survivors and prisoners to leave the planet promising to make the Krool more passive, it being revealed that the sadistic excesses of the Krool had been due to the corruption and decadence of the old Krool Heart. A few years later, Kano returns to the Krool Homeworld with a further incarnation of Bad Company. After a long battle, Kano and Bad Company managed to free Danny. As they leave, Kano elects to stay to continue fighting the Krool. Characters Danny Franks – a naive young soldier whose story we follow as he gets broken and broken in. He narrates the story through his diary. He later becomes the leader of Bad Company when Kano is thought dead. Mac – A member of the same battalion as Danny, who joins Bad Company at the same time. Trucker – Another member of Danny's battalion. Kano – the leader of Bad Company, who has had half his human brain replaced with a Krool half. For a time he keeps this fact a secret, and does not hesitate to kill those who might discover it, even his own men. Mad Tommy Churchill – a soldier who believes himself to be a British soldier fighting in World War II. This is later revealed to be a pretence: Tommy knows Kano's secret, and feigned insanity to appear harmless. Thrax – a cadaverous and unpleasant figure, who often expresses mistrust at Kano's leadership abilities. Wallbanger – the company's war robot, who as well as being a heavily armed fighter, is also the group's medic, scientist, food synthesizer and chef. Malcolm – one of the few members of the company to treat Danny in a friendly manner, and perhaps the most human. Dogbrain – a man whose brain has been replaced with that of a dog by the Krool. Flytrap – having lost his arm, he replaced it with a carnivorous Ararat plant. This makes him sensitive to changes in the Ararat environment. Gobber – a native of Ararat. He acts as the company's guide. He also has the ability to spit a substance like "unbreakable chewing gum". Shrike – Companion of Thrax – resembles a voodoo-style witch-doctor in appearance. Joe Scummer – Member of Bad Company. The first to try to open Kano's box. Stitches – Bad Company member with heavy facial scarring, hence his nickname. Bibliography They have only appeared in their own strip: "Bad Company" (with Peter Milligan; Pencils: Brett Ewins; Inks: Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD #500-519, 1986–1987) "The Bewilderness" (with Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD #548-557, 1987–1988) "Young Men Marching" (with Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy, in 2000AD Annual 1989, 1988) "The Krool Heart" (with Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD #576-585, 1988) "Simply" (with Peter Milligan; Pencils: Brett Ewins; Inks: Steve Dillon, in 2000 AD #601, 1988) "Ararat" (with Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD Annual 1990, 1989) "Kano" (with Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD #828-837, 1993) "Down Among the Dead Men" (with Peter Milligan; Pencils: Brett Ewins; Inks: Jim McCarthy, in 2000AD Annual 2001, 2000) "Bad Company" (with Peter Milligan; Pencils: Brett Ewins; Inks: Jim McCarthy, in 2000 AD prog 2002 and #1273-1277, 2001–2002) "B.A.D. Company" (with Alan Grant/John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, in Judge Dredd Megazine 24 Sept, 2002) "First Casualties" (with Peter Milligan, Rufus Dayglo, in 2000 AD #1950–1961, 2015) "Terrorists" (with Peter Milligan, Rufus Dayglo, in 2000 AD #2061-2072, 2017–2018) Collections Titan Books released at least four collections between 1987 and 1988: Bad Company Book One (Titan Books, 1987, ) by Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy/Tom Frame Bad Company Book Two (Titan Books, 1987, ) Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy/Tom Frame Bad Company Book Three the Bewilderness (Titan Books, 1988, ) Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy/Tom Frame Bad Company Book Four the Krool Heart (Titan Books, 1988, ) Peter Milligan, Brett Ewins/Jim McCarthy/Tom Frame The more recent Rebellion collections have included: Bad Company: Goodbye, Krool World (Rebellion, 2005, ) consisting of reprints of the more popular strips from the 1980s. The Complete Bad Company (Rebellion, 2011, ) containing all the strips from 1986 to 2002. Bad Company: First Casualties (Rebellion, 2016, ) reprinting the first new Bad Company strip since 2002. References External links Review of Goodbye Krool World The characters of Bad Company at International Hero 1986 in comics 2005 books 2000 AD comic strips 2000 AD characters Comics by Peter Milligan Military science fiction comics Fictional organizations in comics

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens%20Boden

Jens Boden

Jens Boden (born August 29, 1978 in Dresden) is a German speed skater, who won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. External links Photos of Jens Boden 1978 births Living people German male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Germany Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Dresden

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

Fugazi (EP)

Fugazi, also known as the EP 7 Songs, is the debut eponymous release by the American post-hardcore band FUGAZI. Unlike all their other releases, Guy Picciotto did not contribute guitar to this record; all guitar was performed by Ian MacKaye. It was originally recorded in June 1988 and released in November 1988 on vinyl and again in 1989 on the compilation release 13 Songs along with the following EP Margin Walker. The photo used for the album cover was taken on June 30, 1988 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. Content The release features "Waiting Room" which is often seen as the band's most well-known song, notorious for "the attention-getting drop into silence that occurs at the 22-second mark," as well as for its "relentless ska/reggae-inflected drive", and "Suggestion", a "Meters-meets-Ruts thrust." Reception The band's entry in the Trouser Press record guide, written by Ian McCaleb, Ira Robbins and Mike Fournier, calls the EP an "impressive debut" which "blends a classic DC-core sensibility with a mature, objective outlook and crisply produced mid-tempo songs that are dynamic, aggressive and accessible." They write that MacKaye and Picciotto "trade raw emotionalism for an introspective, almost poetic vision, using abstractions in strongly structured compositions like “Bulldog Front” and “Give Me the Cure,” a contemplation on death." Andy Kellman of AllMusic calls the EP "excellent". Legacy Accolades In 2018, Pitchfork ranked the EP at #45 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s", with Evan Rytlewski writing that while the band "would go on to release hours of the most inventive post-hardcore ever, [...] they never recorded anything else so instantly gratifying." Influence According to Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, the band would regularly listen to cassettes of the Fugazi EP and Nirvana's Bleach whilst on tour. "Waiting Room" has been covered by a wide range of musicians since the EP's release. Tropical Fuck Storm covered "Burning" live. Prong covered "Give Me the Cure". Pearl Jam covered "Suggestion" in various concerts in the early 1990s, usually as a tag to another song or an improvised jam. The track was also covered by Jonah Matranga and Taina Asili (in collaboration with the Nuyorican hip-hop/punk band Ricanstruction). Track listing Personnel Ian MacKaye – vocals, guitar Guy Picciotto – vocals Joe Lally – bass Brendan Canty – drums References Fugazi EPs 1988 debut EPs Dischord Records EPs Albums produced by Ted Niceley Albums produced by Ian MacKaye

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria%20Stadium

Alexandria Stadium

Alexandria Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in the Moharram Bey district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built in 1929 by King Fouad I. Alexandria stadium now holds over 20,000 people after the remodeling and renovations in 2016–2017. The stadium hosts the Al-Ittihad football team and has been the scene of international tournaments, including the inaugural of the 1951 Mediterranean Games. It was a venue for the 1986 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 African Cup of Nations editions, and hosted the Group B matches during the 2019 African Cup of Nations. Architecture The stadium was designed by Russian architect Vladimir Nicohosov, who was influenced by Islamic architecture. 2019 Africa Cup of Nations The stadium was one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The following games were played at the stadium: Gallery References External links Alexandria Stadium See also Borg El Arab Stadium Haras El Hodoud Stadium Sports in Alexandria Football venues in Egypt Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt Sports venues in Alexandria Sports venues completed in 1929 1929 establishments in Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haras%20El%20Hodoud%20Stadium

Haras El Hodoud Stadium

Haras El-Hodood Stadium (Border Guard Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 22,000 people. The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track, rectangular in shape & therefore having 90 degrees corners, rather than the conventional curve. The stadium is home to Haras El-Hodood and El Raja Marsa Matruh. See also Alexandria Stadium Borg El Arab Stadium Sports in Alexandria Football venues in Egypt Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt Sports venues in Alexandria

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Merritt

Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt (born June 28, 1970) is an American technology journalist, writer, and broadcaster best known as the host of several podcasts. He is a former co-host of Tech News Today on the TWiT.tv Network, and was previously an executive editor for CNET and developer and co-host of the daily podcast Buzz Out Loud. He currently hosts Daily Tech News Show, Cordkillers and Sword and Laser, among other shows. Early life Merritt was born in Greenville, Illinois, to a food scientist father who worked on the Coffee-Mate project. Merritt received a BS in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and pursued graduate work in communications at the University of Texas at Austin. Career Merritt's career in radio began in 1986 as a DJ for WGEL, a country music station located in Greenville, Illinois. In 1993, he worked as an intern for National Public Radio's Morning Edition. From 1999 to 2004, he worked for TechTV in San Francisco as an executive web producer and was a radio host with TechTV until 2003. CNET Merritt started with CNET in 2004. In addition to his duties as co-host of Buzz Out Loud with Molly Wood, he also had a regular column and podcast (co-hosted with Rafe Needleman) dealing with consumer technology. He also co-hosted the tech support call-in program CNET Live with fellow editor Brian Cooley, and was the host of CNET Top 5. On April 16, 2010, Merritt announced that he would be stepping down as co-host of Buzz Out Loud, and that he would be joining the TWiT. Network as a full-time daily host on June 1, 2010. During his last Buzz Out Loud episode on May 14, 2010, he announced that his main focus at TWiT would be a new daily show, Tech News Today. TWiT Network Before joining TWiT as an employee, Merritt had a long-standing working relationship with former TechTV colleague Leo Laporte's network, having regularly appeared on This Week in Tech as either a guest or as a relief host. His independent general discussion podcast with Roger Chang, East Meets West, was also on TWiT Live. Tech News Today was launched on June 1, 2010. Merritt was a regular host along with Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell. On joining TWiT, Merritt brought with him two shows previously produced by the cartoonist Scott Johnson's Frogpants Studios. Originally started on July 7, 2009, Fourcast had Merritt and Johnson inviting guests to discuss the future and what it might contain in a so-called virtual fireside setting. Meanwhile, Current Geek Weekly is a weekly discussion of geek culture stories and the companion podcast to the Current Geek podcasts still produced by Frogpants Studios. Merritt still appeared on the Frogpants Network for a segment called Tom's Tech Time on Wednesdays on the Scott Johnson/Brian Ibbott-hosted podcast, The Morning Stream. On November 10, 2010, Merritt officially launched his second new show on TWiT, FrameRate. Focusing on video in its many and varied forms (television, film, Internet), Merritt co-hosted the show with the magician and NSFW podcast host Brian Brushwood. On January 20, 2011, TWiT officially launched Triangulation, a new show with Merritt co-hosting with Leo Laporte and interviewing a notable figure in technology. In July 2012, he stopped co-hosting the show because he "wanted to work on other projects". In addition to these regular shows, Merritt hosted live breaking news coverage of major technology events on TWiT's live stream such as WWDC, Google I/O and the resignation and death of Steve Jobs. These ware later released as TWiT Live Specials podcasts. He has acted as a relief host for Laporte on TWiT, Windows Weekly, Security Now and other shows when Laporte has been unavailable. On October 22, 2012, Merritt announced that he would be moving to Los Angeles to accommodate his wife's new employment at YouTube, but would continue to present on the TWiT network over Skype. On December 5, 2013, Leo Laporte announced that Merritt's contract would not be renewed, stating that the decision was based on the need for an in-studio anchor for Tech News Today. Merritt hosted his last edition on December 30, 2013. Freelance podcasts Since February 4, 2008, Merritt has hosted Sword & Laser, a science fiction and fantasy book club podcast, co-hosted with his former CNET colleague, Veronica Belmont. On June 22, 2010, he launched a new show for Tom's Top 5, originally for Revision3. The show counted down a new Top 5 list every week released on Tuesday until November 1, 2011. He then did a similar show, CNET Top 5, for TechRepublic (part of CNET). Merritt appeared in two early episodes of his Frame Rate co-host Brian Brushwood's Revision3 show Scam School. On March 3, 2013, Merritt and Molly Wood began the It's a Thing podcast, described as a show grown from the brain of Molly Wood, derived from a regular segment on the CNET podcast Gadgettes. They started the hit podcast Buzz Out Loud which they co-hosted for years after the turn of the century In early January 2014, following his departure from TWiT, Merritt began co-hosting a podcast with Brian Brushwood called Cordkillers, while also starting a new podcast, Daily Tech News Show (DTNS). His main projects currently are Daily Tech News Show, Cordkillers, Sword and Laser, CurrentGeek! and It’s a Thing. Books Merritt has written several books, mostly sci-fi novels. Boiling Point, which he later narrated as an audiobook, describes a near future United States civil war. Chapters of United Moon Colonies (2006) were posted on his blog. Both books were published on Lulu.com with a Creative Commons license. Foxconn In 2012, newspapers reported calls by consumer groups to boycott Apple products in response to accounts of worker suicides and dangerous working conditions at the Foxconn plant in China. Merritt, who has followed tech news since 2005, responded by saying, "Boycotts of Apple might be good to nudge Apple into doing something to improve conditions, but, you're going to have to boycott buying electronics if you really wanted to punish China. I'm not sure that that's called for, necessarily." Citing a Forbes infographic showing Foxconn with, reportedly, fewer suicides per million workers (18) than the number of suicides per million Chinese citizens (220), Merritt suggested it might be worth investigating whether the lower rate at Foxconn may be due to "the fact that people who are gainfully employed are in some way less likely to commit suicide". There may be other reasons besides the working conditions at the plant for worker suicides. Instead of boycotts, he advocated addressing the dangerous working conditions in a broader context. Comparing the conditions at Foxconn to American coal mines of the 1800s and early 1900s, he added, "There may be similar types of abuses going on at Foxconn, but we have those kinds of conditions arise because the conditions that the workers are in before they take the job are worse. That doesn't excuse the conditions, but you don't just want to get rid of the factory. You don't want to just get rid of the coal mine and send people back into abject poverty. What you want to do is put pressure on the coal mine or the factory or whatever to begin to change their ways and improve those conditions so that everybody wins." Bibliography Pilot-X 2017 Boiling Point (Revised Edition) 1997 United Moon Colonies: Chronicles of the Clone Incident 2007 Chronology of Tech History 2012 Lot Beta 2013 Citadel 32: A Tale of the Aggregate 2015 Personal life Merritt is married to Eileen Rivera and they live in Los Angeles, California, with their dogs Sawyer and Rey (another dog, Jango, died of natural causes on January 25, 2017), and formerly lived in Marin County and Oakland. He is a fan of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. References External links Tom Merritt.com SubBrilliant News East Meets West Podcast with Roger Chang The Sword & Laser Podcast with Veronica Belmont The Current Geek & Current Geek Weekly Podcast with Scott Johnson The Real Deal column The Real Deal podcast CNET 1970 births Living people American podcasters TechTV people 21st-century American businesspeople People from Marin County, California People from Greenville, Illinois TWiT.tv people Technology commentators

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

Krasnooktyabrsky

Krasnooktyabrsky (masculine), Krasnooktyabrskaya (feminine), or Krasnooktyabrskoye (neuter) may refer to: Krasnooktyabrsky District, several districts and city districts in Russia Krasnooktyabrsky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Urban-Type Settlement of Krasnooktyabrsky in Medvedevsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia is incorporated as Krasnooktyabrskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the work settlement of Krasny Oktyabr in Saratovsky District of Saratov Oblast, Russia is incorporated as Krasnooktyabrsky, Russia (Krasnooktyabrskaya, Krasnooktyabrskoye), several inhabited localities in Russia Krasnooktyabrsky, former name of the town of Shopokov in Kyrgyzstan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization%20of%20Belarusian

Romanization of Belarusian

Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian is any system for transliterating written Belarusian from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet. Standard systems for romanizing Belarusian Standard systems for romanizing Belarusian include: BGN/PCGN romanization of Belarusian, 1979 (United States Board on Geographic Names and Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use), which is the US and Great Britain prevailing system for romanising of geographical information British Standard 2979 : 1958 Scientific transliteration, or the International Scholarly System for linguistics ALA-LC romanization, 1997 (American Library Association and Library of Congress) ISO 9:1995, which is also Belarusian state standard GOST 7.79–2000 for non-geographical information Instruction on transliteration of Belarusian geographical names with letters of Latin script, which is Belarusian state standard for geographical information, adopted by State Committee on land resources, geodetics and cartography of Belarus, 2000 and recommended for use by the Working Group on Romanization Systems of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN). It was significantly revised in 2007. Examples See also Belarusian Latin alphabet (Łacinka / лацінка) Cyrillic alphabets Cyrillic script Romanization of Bulgarian Romanization of Macedonian Romanization of Russian Romanization of Serbian Romanization of Ukrainian Scientific transliteration of Cyrillic See also Belarusian alphabet Cyrillic alphabets Cyrillic script Faux Cyrillic Greek alphabet Macedonian alphabet Montenegrin alphabet Romanization of Bulgarian Romanization of Greek Romanization of Macedonian Romanization of Russian Scientific romanization of Cyrillic Ukrainian alphabet Ukrainian Latin alphabet Russian alphabet Scientific transliteration of Cyrillic Serbian Cyrillic alphabet References British Standard 2979 : 1958, London: British Standards Institution. United Nations Statistics Division, Geographical Names Belarusian language Belarusian

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Jackson%20%28curler%29

William Jackson (curler)

William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson (14 March 1871 in Lamington, South Lanarkshire – 26 January 1955 in Symington) was a Scottish curler. He was the skip of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Jackson ran his family's farm in Symington. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the Royal Club in 1922–23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933–34. He was the father of fellow gold-medallist Laurence Jackson. See also Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics References External links 1871 births 1955 deaths Sportspeople from South Lanarkshire Scottish male curlers British male curlers Olympic curlers of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in curling Curlers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Scottish Olympic medallists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Mercy%20%281986%20film%29

No Mercy (1986 film)

No Mercy is a 1986 American crime thriller film starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger about a policeman who accepts an offer to kill a Cajun gangster. The film grossed over $12 million domestically. Plot Eddie Jilette is a Chicago cop on the vengeance trail as he follows his partner's killers to New Orleans to settle his own personal score. Eddie flees through the Louisiana bayous with Michel Duval, the beautiful Cajun mistress of a murderous crime lord who aims to destroy the Chicago detective before he can avenge his partner's murder. Michel and Eddie fall for each other, although they clash repeatedly while handcuffed together as they attempt to elude the brutal underworld figure and his henchmen. Cast Reception Critical response No Mercy received poor reviews from critics and currently holds a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 reviews, though reviewers did praise Gere's performance and the film's atmosphere. References External links 1986 films 1986 action thriller films 1980s crime thriller films Films set in New Orleans Films set in Louisiana Films shot in New Orleans Films shot in North Carolina Films directed by Richard Pearce American crime thriller films American action thriller films Films scored by Alan Silvestri TriStar Pictures films American neo-noir films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin%20Walker

Margin Walker

Margin Walker is the second EP by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi. It was originally released in June 1989 on vinyl and again in the same year on the compilation release 13 Songs along with the debut EP Fugazi. The 12" vinyl went out of print, but was remastered and reissued by Dischord Records in October 2009. Background Margin Walker was recorded at Southern Studios in London, where Fugazi had finished their first European tour. It was produced by John Loder who was the engineer for several underground artists, including anarcho-punk band Crass which greatly influenced Fugazi. Originally intended to be their first studio album, Margin Walker was released as an EP due to what the members perceived as sub-par performances caused by the exhausting tour. Reception According to Trouser Press, the EP "illustrates just how far Fugazi’s four have traveled from their hardcore beginnings. [...] in MacKaye’s melodic guitar work, the tight, fluid rhythm section, the incisive lyrics and the sharply arranged vocal exchanges." "Continuing to develop the stylings he began with Minor Threat," it continues, "MacKaye manages to make the expletives in the vigorously monotonal, part spoken “Promises” sound somewhat eloquent." Andy Kellman of AllMusic called it an "equally excellent follow-up to the Fugazi EP". Margin Walker was also voted the 2nd best EP of the year in the 1989 Pazz & Jop poll, behind Lucinda Williams' Passionate Kisses. In a 2014 retrospective piece on 13 Songs, Washington City Paper's Brandon Gentry writes that "[w]hile Margin Walker sounds more polished than Fugazi, it doesn’t lack in intensity or intelligence. The title track’s stunray guitar and elastic bass lines are the ideal backdrop for MacKaye’s and Picciotto’s traded lyrical barbs. “And the Same” combines slashing chords and shouted invective into a scathing diatribe against racism and retrograde thinking. “Promises” is an insightful meditation on trust, betrayal, and the acceptance of disappointment." Covers "Margin Walker" was covered live by Wild Flag. "Provisional" was covered by The Dirty Nil as a b-side to their "No Weaknesses" single. Ryan Adams covered the track "Promises" live. Track listing Credits Ian MacKaye – vocals & guitar Guy Picciotto – vocals & guitar Joe Lally – bass Brendan Canty – drums References Fugazi EPs 1989 EPs Dischord Records EPs Albums produced by John Loder (sound engineer)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Olympique%20de%20Sousse

Stade Olympique de Sousse

The Stade Olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 40,000 people. It hosts within it the meetings played by the football team of the city: Étoile sportive du Sahel (ESS). It hosted 1977 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2004 African Cup of Nations. History For many decades, Sousse footballers knew only the clay surfaces and knew the turf surfaces only when the stadium was inaugurated with an initial capacity of 10,000 places. It passes over the years to 15,000 seats and is then expanded again on the occasion of the 1994 African Cup of Nations with 6,000 additional seats to reach a capacity of 21,000 seats; A luminous panel is installed at the same time. The last expansion was carried out in 1999 to bring the capacity of the stadium to 28,000 seats for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, a reorganization of the gallery of honor was carried out, from a capacity of 70 to 217 places. The stadium has yet to be expanded to reach the capacity of 49,000 seats after the announcement the president of the club Moez Driss in May 2008. The Olympic Stadium of Sousse also hosted some of the Libyan national team’s matches due to the Libyan war, such as Libya and Rwanda in the 2018 World Cup qualification. Renovation In November 2017, on a visit to the President of the Republic, Beji Caid Essebsi, to Sousse, he gave an indication of the beginning of the expansion of the stadium and thus in March 2019, the inauguration ceremony of the beginning of works of the Stadium was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sonia Ben Cheikh, in order to be able to accommodate 40,000 spectators instead of 28,000. The cost of completing the total works was estimated at 32 million dinars, including 4 million dinars as a contribution from the Municipality of Sousse and 2 million dinars from the contribution of the team and coastal and is expected to include the expansion of the stadium, which will extend for 27 months, especially covered runways and open runways in the east and north and south will also include works. The rehabilitation of the wardrooms, the rehabilitation of the health units for the public, the creation of 22 cells and the complete restoration of electricity networks. Tunisia national football team The following national team matches were held in the stadium. Major tournaments 1977 FIFA U-20 World Cup Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted all the matches of Group C. The games were: 1994 Africa Cup of Nations Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted six matches of the group stage, and two matches of quarter-finals. The games were: 2001 Mediterranean Games Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted all the matches of Group B. The games were: 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Stade Olympique de Sousse served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted four matches of the group stage, and one match of semi-finals. The games were: References External links Photos of Stadiums in Tunisia at cafe.daum.net/stade Stade Olympique de Sousse Stadium Guide Sousse Sousse Multi-purpose stadiums in Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary%20Guild

Literary Guild

The Literary Guild of America is a mail order book club selling low-cost editions of selected current books to its members. Established in 1927 to compete with the Book of the Month Club, it is currently owned by Bookspan. It was a way to encourage reading among the American public through curated and affordable selections. History The Literary Guild was established in 1927 by Samuel W. Craig and Harold K. Guinzberg as a competitor to the Book of the Month Club, which had started in the previous year. Craig asserted that he first incorporated the company in 1922 and reincorporated it in 1926 after hearing of the success of similar book clubs in Germany. In 1929 the founders created a subsidiary operation, the Junior Library Guild, which also continues to this day. Method of operation Books are selected by an editorial board. The chairman was Carl Van Doren. The chosen books are printed in special editions identified by the Literary Guild imprint on the title page. They are published on the same date as the trade editions. Charter subscribers were to receive twelve books a year at half the price of the trade editions for an annual fee of eighteen dollars. References and sources References Sources External links Literary Guild web site Book clubs Book publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 1927

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%2C%20Philadelphia

Logan, Philadelphia

Logan is a neighborhood in the upper North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The majority of the neighborhood falls within the 19141 zip code, but some of it falls within 19140 (Hunting Park ZIP Code). The neighborhood is sometimes confused with the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia. Olney Avenue extends from both the Olney and Logan neighborhoods of the city. The Olney Transportation Center is located in Logan. History The area was once part of the plantation of James Logan, adviser to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. Modern transportation formed the community: the Broad Street subway, which opened in 1928, and a thriving network of streetcar and bus routes, allowed development of what was then considered one of the earliest suburban communities in Philadelphia, though the area is considered urban today. The transportation network still provides Logan residents easy access to the rest of the city. Logan had been a predominantly Jewish neighborhood until the 1970s. 11th Street was a center of commerce with two bakeries, a deli, and a dairy store. Broad Street had three movie theaters. In the 1970s, Korean people began moving into Logan and established businesses. By the mid-1980s Koreans began moving out of Logan and into sections such as Olney in Philadelphia, and nearby suburbs such as Cheltenham as the area began to gentrify, as African-Americans and Hispanics, which accompanied the migration of Koreans into the neighborhood from the previous decade, began to populate the area, as Koreans began to migrate out of the Logan section and into the nearby suburbs further from Philadelphia. In 1980, the Fishers Lane Historic District was created, certifying 12 Second Empire and Italianate architecture style buildings. Geography The neighborhood is bordered by the Hunting Park neighborhood to the south, the Feltonville neighborhood to the southeast, the Germantown neighborhood to the west, the Olney neighborhood to the east, the Ogontz/Belfield neighborhood to the northwest, and the Fern Rock neighborhood to the north. The terrain is generally flat. Wingohocking Creek flows under Wingohocking Street along Logan's southern border. Demographics As of the census of 2010, the racial makeup of Logan is 59.7% African American, 29.1% Hispanic, 5.4% Asian, 3.9% white, and 2% from other races. The neighborhood is mainly made up of African Americans and Puerto Ricans. The population of Logan decreased by 14% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses, in large part because of the razing of numerous row homes in the Southern portion of the neighborhood, which had sunk into the landfill on which they were built. This area today is known as the "Logan Triangle". Education Primary, secondary, and higher education Logan is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Elementary schools: Birney Elementary School Jay Cooke Elementary School Logan Elementary Thurgood Marshall Elementary St. Vincent dePaul School High schools: Central High school (a magnet school) Philadelphia Girls' High School (a magnet school) Widener Memorial School Delaware Valley Charter High School (charter) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School (Catholic) Logan is also home to one college: La Salle University, a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university founded in 1863 by the Christian Brothers religious order. La Salle is located in the northwestern corner of the neighborhood. Museums The Stenton is the former home of James Logan, colonial Mayor of Philadelphia and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This home has been turned into a house museum. La Salle University Art Museum is a six gallery museum located on La Salle's campus. Public libraries The Free Library of Philadelphia Logan Branch serves Logan. It was built in 1917. Health care The principal hospital is Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, also a significant employer in the region. As of Autumn 2008, Quality Community Health Care has opened the Cooke Family Health Center. CFHC is open to residents of Logan and the surrounding area located within Jay Cooke Elementary School. Economy In the past factories were clustered in a few areas; historically they were diverse, and included Mrs. Smith's Pies on Lindley Avenue and the Fleer Baseball Card Gum Company near 10th Street and Lindley. Four block commercial districts of retailers and neighborhood businesses stretch along Broad Street and the parallel Old York Road. Transportation SEPTA buses , and run in this neighborhood. Olney Transportation Center is on Olney Avenue in Logan. Olney Transportation Center is served by SEPTA bus routes , and . The Broad Street Line subway also serves Olney Transportation Center. The subway travels from North Philadelphia to Center City and South Philadelphia. The Logan neighborhood has three stops on the Broad Street Line: Olney Transportation Center (upper/north Logan) - located near Philadelphia High School for Girls, Widener High School, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Central High School, and La Salle University Logan subway stop (mid-Logan) located near Logan's Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Delaware Valley Charter High School, and Cristo Ray High School Wyoming subway stop (south Logan) - located near the Stenton Park, Logan Triangle, and Roosevelt Boulevard Notable residents Gerard Ebbecke, Chief Traffic Engineer of Philadelphia until his death in 1998 - resided in Logan in his youth David Goodis, author of many noir novels of the 1940s and 50s, including Dark Passage and Shoot the Piano Player Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC References Logan Redevelopment Area Plan. Philadelphia: PA: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, May, 2002. 1976 Bulletin Almanac. Philadelphia, PA: Evening and Sunday Bulletin, 1976. External links "Logan & Wagner," Ryan Caviglia, New Colonist Aerial perspective from Virtual Earth including northern edge of the Logan Redevelopment Area Aerial perspective from Virtual Earth of Broad St & Lindley Avenue Logan Redevelopment Area Plan Neighborhoods in Philadelphia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Mustapha%20Ben%20Jannet

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet is a multi-use stadium in Monastir, Tunisia. It is currently used by US Monastir, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 20,000 people and sometimes, it's used as a home for Tunisia national football team. History Inaugurated in 1958, this stadium with suspended tiers thanks to the technique of "cantilevered ball joint" used by the architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub initially offers a capacity of 3,000 places. Over time, several expansion works were carried out: its capacity was increased in the late 1990s to more than 10,000 places. On the occasion of the organization of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, new works allow to reach a capacity of 20,000 places. Name The stadium is named after Mustapha Ben Jannet, a nationalist militant executed by the French guards and having gathered the footballers of Monastir around a football team: US Monastir. Equipment The stadium is integrated into the sports complex of the city of Monastir, Tunisia, located a few hundred meters from the city center, which extends over 11 hectares and includes a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool, a tennis complex and various golf courses, training. References Monastir US Monastir (football)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur%20Wilde

Wilbur Wilde

Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Robert Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian saxophonist, television personality and radio presenter. He is best known for his work on Hey Hey It's Saturday. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55 and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Career Music career Wilde was the tenor saxophonist (and did some vocals) with Ol' 55 from 1975 until 1977. Wilde then joined Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons in 1977 as saxophonist and backing singer. He still remains in that role to this date. Television career He is most famous for appearing as part of the house band on Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1984 until 1999, and again from 2009 until 2010. Wilde has made numerous other TV appearances throughout his career on shows including The Flying Doctors, MDA, The Paul Hogan Show, Blankety Blanks, Sale of the Century, Celebrity Squares, MTV, Getaway, Postcards, Prisoner, Temptation, Spicks and Specks, The Russell Gilbert Show, and commercials for the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency. From 1992 to 1999, Wilbur toured with The New Rocky Horror Show, contributing to more than 750 performances along the way. His CV also boasts a string of movie credits including Trojan Warrior, Mad Max, The Coolangatta Gold, City of the Damned, Jenny Kissed Me, Dead End Drive-In, and Cool Change. Radio career Between 2000 and 2004, Wilde presented the Classic Cafe on Gold 104.3 Melbourne. In December 2005, Wilde joined Vega 91.5, hosted a drive show between 3 - 6pm. departing the station in 2008. Wilde also previously presented radio shows at 3UZ and 3XY. Personal life Wilde is a supporter of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. His brother, Chris Aitken, played fourteen games for them in the 1960s and 1970s. He plays golf at the National. References External links 1955 births Australian saxophonists Male saxophonists Australian rock keyboardists Australian television personalities Australian radio personalities Living people Musicians from Melbourne Musicians from Sydney Rock saxophonists Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons members Ol' 55 (band) members 20th-century saxophonists 20th-century Australian male musicians 20th-century Australian musicians 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians

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

Bookspan

Bookspan LLC is a New York–based online bookseller, founded in 2000. Bookspan began as a joint endeavor by Bertelsmann and Time Warner. Bertelsmann took over control in 2007, and a year later, sold its interest to Najafi Companies, an Arizona investment firm. Najafi held its ownership in a subsidiary named Direct Brands, which also held Najafi's ownership in the Columbia House record club. In 2013, Najafi sold its interest in Direct Brands to Pride Tree Holdings, a New York–based media and consumer technology holding company founded in 2012 and incorporated in Delaware. Bookspan operates a number of discount book purchasing programs. As of 2017, the programs include: Crafter's Choice Crossings Book Club Doubleday Book Club The Good Cook History Book Club The Literary Guild Mystery Guild Science Fiction Book Club References External links American companies established in 2000 Internet properties established in 2000 Retail companies established in 2000

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Centrepoint

The Centrepoint

The Centrepoint is a shopping mall in Singapore which opened in 1983 as Centrepoint Shopping Centre (or just Centrepoint) until its renaming in 2006 as The Centrepoint. History The Centrepoint is managed by Frasers Property, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fraser & Neave. It was built in 1983. Throughout the decades, the eight-storey complex was home to many different tenants, including Teochew City Seafood Restaurant, Cold Storage, Marks and Spencer, TianPo Jewellery, and Metro. The mall, which has six storeys and two basement levels, opened with Robinsons as the anchor tenant. It had been replaced by Metro in 2015, out of which it will be closing down on 15 September 2019. Centrepoint is undergoing third renovation works and is expected to complete by 2020 with more tenants such as Decathlon, JustCo and Harvey Norman. The shopping mall underwent a makeover in 1991 and the first cost $4 million. The Centrepoint's management committee at the time carried out a survey to find out what customers wanted, and top on the wish list was better toilets. The toilets were fitted with automatic flushing systems and renovation works were carried out at night. Times Bookstores is also the biggest bookstores in the Orchard Road, of which it opened in 1983. It underwent a revamp in 2002, expanding across three floors but ended up downsized again. In 2005, Frasers Centrepoint refurbished the mall for the second time. The revamp included a six-storey extension with two basements which was previously a sidewalk. The second basement to the third floor would be for food and beverage outlets and shops, and the fourth to sixth floors would be an extension of the former Robinsons. The renovation works were completed in December 2006, and there is now a Gap store on the second floor and an Esprit store on the third floor. There was a shopping mall decentralisation strategy over the years. There are plans to transform Orchard Road into a megamall that is connected by a network of linked walkways. Part of this plan is a link bridge between The Centrepoint and Orchard Point. The Straits Times reported that this second major makeover included the widening of its Orchard Road entrance and a new drop-off and pick-up point on level one to make it easier for families with children and the elderly. Apart from this, many of the tenants had begun to leave – Marks & Spencer was replaced by Ministry of Food (MOF). Accessibility The Centrepoint is accessible from Orchard Road where vehicles can enter the car park through a side road. Somerset MRT station is located opposite the shopping mall. See also Centrepoint Kids, social history List of shopping malls in Singapore References Orchard, Singapore Orchard Road Shopping malls established in 1983 Shopping malls in Singapore 1983 establishments in Singapore

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Alon

Roy Alon

Roy Alon (24 April 1942 – 1 February 2006) was a British stuntman. Born in Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, during his 36-year career he appeared in over 1,000 films including the James Bond and Superman films. His debut came in A Bridge Too Far. Roy made the Guinness Book of Records for being the world's most prolific stuntman. He doubled for actors as varied as Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren. Filmography Film References External links 1942 births 2006 deaths English stunt performers People from Otley British people of Jewish descent

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

Thottada

Thottada is a census town and suburb of Kannur city situated on NH 66 of about south of Kannur railway station in Kerala State, India. The Sree Narayana College (S.N. College), Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Kannur Polytechnic, Kannur ITI and the Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology (IHTT) are located in Thottada. Many of the famous vehicle showrooms in Kannur city are located in Thottada mainly companies like Renault, Tata, Kia, Škoda, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota. Thottada is also a scenic place. Thottada beach is an ideal place for a sunbathing and swimming. There are many beach houses and guest houses offering accommodation at reasonable price. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Thottada has a population of 40,818 with 18,483 males and 22,335 females. Thottada census town has an area of with 8,798 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1208 higher than the state average of 1084. Thottada had an average literacy of 96.6%, higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.8%, and female literacy was 95.6%. In Thottada, 10.5% of the population was under 6 years of age. Thottada Beach Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach in Kannur district of Kerala, South India. It is situated at Thottada just about 2.5 km from the NH 66 connecting Kannur city and Thalassery town and 7 km from Kannur city also 13 km from Thalassery. The virgin beach 800 meter long is ideal for sun bathing. Tourists could stay at the beach house or guest house near the beach. The Thottada river (a small one) which is 4.5 km long, flows into one end of the Edakkad beach. There is also a dam/bund built across the river 3 decades ago to keep the fresh water from salt water. Away from the sea the river spreads to form swamps which makes a great habitat for various birds and fishes. Kuruva Kuruva is a small village in the Kannur District of Kerala. It is located between Kannur town and Thottada. Kuruva was once known for its beedi manufacturing, but this industry no longer exists in the village. The Sree Narayana Guru Smaraka Vayanasala were witnessed for many incidents during the Indian independence movement. Many of the local meetings were held here. There were many agricultural activities in the village. But now all the fields have become residential areas. References External links Suburbs of Kannur

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%20French%20Open%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20singles

1992 French Open – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. Seles became the first woman to win three consecutive French Open titles (later followed by Justine Henin). The final is considered by some to be the greatest French Open match in the Open Era. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links 1992 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles 1992 in women's tennis 1992 in French women's sport

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Good%20Cook

The Good Cook

The Good Cook was a series of instructional cookbooks published by Time-Life Books 1978-1980 and sold on a month-to-month basis until the early 1990s and edited by cookbook author Richard Olney. Each volume was dedicated to a specific subject (such as fruits or sauces) and was heavily illustrated with photos of cooking techniques. Recipes were drawn from a wide array of published sources, all scrupulously acknowledged. The 28 volumes were as follows: Beef and Veal Beverages Biscuits/Cookies and Crackers (US title) Breads Cakes and Pastries/Cakes (US) Confectionery/Candy (US) Desserts/Classic Desserts (US) Eggs and Cheese Fish and Shellfish (two separate volumes, US) Fruits Game (UK only) Grains, Pasta and Pulses/Dried Beans and Grains (US) Hot Hors d'Oeuvres/Hors d'Oeuvres Lamb Offal/Variety Meats (US) Outdoor Cooking Pasta (US only) Patisserie/Pies and Pastries (US) Pork Poultry Preserving Salads and cold Hors-d'Oeuvre/Salads (US) Sauces Snacks and Canapes/Snacks and Sandwiches (US) Soups Terrines, Pates and Galantines Vegetables Wine In addition there was a 50-page booklet "The Well-Equipped Kitchen" that came with the set. See also Foods of the World - a similar Time-Life cookbook series Richard Olney - Chief Series Consultant of "The Good Cook" book set Cookbooks

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel%20%2B%20Cultural%20Center%20at%20Rensselaer

Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer

The Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer is an architecturally unique, multipurpose performing arts and spiritual space in Troy, New York. The Center is owned and operated by the Rensselaer Newman Foundation (RNF). It is conventionally referred to as "The C+CC"; the "+" sign has come to be formally used instead of "and" or an ampersand as a representative symbol of the Christian cross. While located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the C+CC is managed and operated as an independent organizational entity. The C+CC provides a home to the Roman Catholic University Parish of Christ Sun of Justice, and its staff members provide administrative support to Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim chaplaincy services at RPI. Early history The Roman Catholic Church at RPI began as a Newman Association with a faculty advisor in 1907. ("Newman Associations" and "Newman Centers" are often used to designate Catholic campus ministry centers at state and other non-Catholic universities; they take their names from Cardinal Newman). In 1914, a part-time chaplain was assigned to RPI by the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. In 1936, Monsignor William M. Slavin was appointed as the first Resident Catholic Chaplain at RPI, serving the entire campus community. He was succeeded in that position by Reverend Thomas W. Phelan in 1959. In the early 1960s, the issue of a permanent home became more pressing when the chapel of the Convent of the Good Shepherd was sold to RPI, leaving the Catholic community without a regular worship space. A petition was filed with the State of New York to incorporate a nonprofit organization to support fundraising for and operation of an independent facility. On November 22, 1963, the Regents of the University of the State of the New York chartered the Rensselaer Newman Foundation (RNF) as an educational corporation. The RNF's founding trustees were Martin F. Davis, William A. Kerrigan, John I. Millet (Board President), Monsignor William M. Slavin and Reverend Thomas W. Phelan. The purposes of the corporation as stated on its charter were: a. To establish and maintain non-degree courses in theology, philosophy and related subjects; b. To foster and provide extracurricular programs for Catholic Students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; c. To foster and provide scholarships, fellowships and other student aids; and d. To foster and develop the intellectual and moral life of Catholic students through religious education, cultural activity and social participation. In 1965 and 1966, the RNF trustees began researching and acquiring land to build a dedicated facility, eventually settling on a series of parcels on Burdett Avenue between Peoples Avenue and Sherry Road in Troy. On December 6, 1966, the RNF Board of Trustees passed a resolution directing its Building Committee, chaired by Stephen E. Wiberley, to develop a final plan for the C+CC. By February 1967, the C+CC design was completed by the architectural firm of Levatich and Miller from Ithaca, New York. In June 1967, Board President John I. Millet signed a construction contract with Corina Construction Company to build the C+CC. The facility opened with a two-week dedication festival in October and November 1968. In September 1970, the University Parish of Christ Sun of Justice was chartered by canonical decree of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Reverend Thomas W. Phelan was the parish's first pastor, and served in that capacity until 2001, when he was relieved by Reverend Edward S. Kacerguis. (Reverend Phelan also served as RPI's Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences through much of his tenure as pastor). A total of eleven additional Catholic priests have been assigned to the C+CC since Phelan's service began in 1959, as well as six female Resident Catholic Chaplains, and nine non-clerical Directors. The C+CC Building The C+CC was conceived and designed as a functional multi-purpose facility, drawing together the sacred and the secular, religious services and performing arts, educational and social events. By February 1969, nine national and international publications had written major feature articles on the C+CC (including a cover story in The New York Times), praising its unique mixture of utilitarian simplicity (it is an unfinished block building) and functional flexibility. It received the highest award then given for religious buildings by the Liturgical Conference. A book specifically about the C+CC, Community on Campus (edited by Myron B. Bloy, Jr.) was published in 1971, arguing that the distinct multi-purpose model created by the RNF's founding trustees marked a major milestone in the development of the contemporary Catholic Church in America by fully embracing the Second Vatican Council's liberalization of the liturgy and the role of the Church in the secular world. The C+CC features a main auditorium that can seat up to 450 people, with movable risers and chairs allowing a variety of configurations for various events. An altar chapel may be connected to or separated from the auditorium via sliding wooden doors. Ade Bethune designed the altar chapel and main auditorium's liturgical features, including the stained glass oculus in the east wall. Father Edward Catich wrote the giant Greek, Roman and Hebrew alphabets painted on the main auditorium's floor. Next to the Bethune oculus hangs a massive fragment of the "Spoil Bank Crucifix" carved by Eric Gill and acquired from the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, Sussex, England. The C+CC's permanent collection also includes works by Pablo Picasso, Tomie dePaola, George Nakashima, Edgar Holloway, Larry Kagan and numerous other contemporary artists, as well as a collection of antique sculpture and liturgical pieces. A hallway art gallery, lounge and conference room provide space for curated fine art exhibitions and community meetings. A connected rectory provides housing for parish priests and staff; the rectory was named "Slavin House" in honor of Monsignor Slavin. In 1994, a capital campaign was begun to fund building and grounds improvements at the C+CC, and to bring the facility fully into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. In October 2003, 19th Street between Sherry Road and Peoples Avenue in Troy was renamed "Tom Phelan Place" in recognition of the RNF/C+CC founder's service to the local community. Reverend Phelan died in April 2006 shortly before his 81st birthday. His Liturgy of Christian Burial was held at the C+CC. In 2011 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. References No Ivory Tower, by Stephen E. Wiberley, Digital Page, Albany, New York, 2004 Community on Campus, edited by Myron B. Bloy, Jr., Seabury Press, New York, New York, 1971 External links Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer University Parish of Christ Sun of Justice University and college arts centers in the United States University and college chapels in the United States Music venues in New York (state) Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Troy, New York Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Buildings and structures in Troy, New York Tourist attractions in Rensselaer County, New York Performing arts centers in New York (state) Event venues established in 1968 Religious buildings and structures in New York (state) Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Albany

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

Server

Server may refer to: Computing Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients Role Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers and supplying them with food and drink as requested Server, a tennis player who makes a serve; see Serve (tennis) Altar server, a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. Other uses Server (name) Server Sundaram, a 1964 Indian comedy film Server, any serving utensil; see List of serving utensils See also Serve (disambiguation) Service (disambiguation) Cake and pie server

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%20French%20Open%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20singles

1991 French Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles title at the 1991 French Open. The tournament marked the most decisive defeat suffered by Steffi Graf at a major: she won just two games in her semifinal against Sánchez Vicario. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Monica Seles (champion) Steffi Graf (semifinals) Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (finalist) Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) Zina Garrison (first round) Manuela Maleeva (second round) Jennifer Capriati (fourth round) Katerina Maleeva (third round) Helena Suková (second round) Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) Leila Meskhi (fourth round) Natasha Zvereva (second round) Anke Huber (third round) Qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 External links 1991 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles 1991 in women's tennis 1991 in French women's sport

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

Bunnygrunt

Bunnygrunt are an American indie pop band from St. Louis, Missouri composed of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harnish and drummer Karen Ried. History 1993–1998 The band formed in early 1993, with Wally Schwartz on bass. Their first release, the "Criminal Boy" 7", came in the same year, on Silly Moo Records. In short order Rene Dullum took over the duties on bass. They continued to release 7"s and EPs, drawing attention for this and for their rapid release schedule, until they recorded their debut full-length in 1995, titled Action Pants!, released on No Life Records. This release was not without its problems. Dullum was fired from the band before the album was released, taking her songs with her. This meant that the album's running time was rather short – now being only 8 songs long, and around 20 minutes in length (partly due to the 10-minute-long "Open Wide and Say Oblina", the album's closer). The band then recruited bassist Jen Wolfe, and continued to release 7"s, including The Bunnygrunt Family Notebook, and Blue Christmas (a Christmas 7", with their cover of the holiday standard on the one side, and an original, 'Season's Freaklings', on the other). In 1998, they released their second album, Jen-Fi, again on No Life. This had double the tracks of their first album, although the running time was again very brief, as few songs broke the 2 minute mark. The album attracted favourable reviews, yet the band disappeared soon after this, with little fanfare. Matt and Karen went on to form The See-Thrus. Later still Matt joined The Julia Sets and Karen formed The Fantasy Four. 2003–present In 2003, the earlier-recorded Bunnygrunt song 'Season's Freaklings' (also previously featured on a compilation entitled Better Than Fruitcake which was a forerunner to the Bert Dax Christmas compilations—see below) was used on the soundtrack to the Billy Bob Thornton movie, Bad Santa, enhancing the band's popularity. In the fall of 2004, a new collection of Bunnygrunt's old tracks and rarities, entitled In the Valley of Lonesome Phil, was released on Harnish's own label, "The Bert Dax Cavalcade of Stars". Ried had been playing with various local musicians as The Fantasy Four, and Harnish was busy at various pf local artists playing original and traditional holiday songs every Christmas season), playing bass for the St. Louis-based Julia Sets (who had a split EP with theoints since Bunnygrunt's secession into relative non-existence around 1998 with running his Bert Dax label (which releases, among other things, a compilation o Fantasy Four on the Bert Dax label in 2001), and working at popular local record store Vintage Vinyl. The band played a house party with Lauren Trull on bass to celebrate the release of Bad Santa and decided to reform full-time, playing the Athens PopFest (to which they have returned as recently as August 2010, and at which they are one of only three acts to appear every single year since its inception, alongside Cars Can Be Blue and Casper & the Cookies) later that year. The band released their latest album, Karen Haters Club, on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, in the fall of 2005. Trull has since left the band, and Ried and Harnish now continue officially as a two-piece, with Eric Von Damage (formerly of Corbeta Corbata and The Adversary Workers) on drums, though a set arsenal of regular guests with whom they play live shows and record has been established, including Jason Hutto of Walkie Talkie U.S.A. and Phonocaptors fame, Mario Viele of the Pubes and Sex Robots, as well as Erik Seaver of the Museum Mutters, Parker's Back, Lost to Metric, and the Five Deadly Venoms. At the 2007 Athens Popfest, Bunnygrunt was joined onstage by the horn section of HHBTM label-mates Red Pony Clock for a cover of Carmelita by Warren Zevon. At the 2010 Athens Popfest, Bunnygrunt was joined onstage by several friends for a cover of Red Pony Clock's "Don't Forget Who Your Friends Are." In 2009, the band released a new full length on HHBTM entitled Matt Harnish and Other Delights. Pancake Productions released two Bunnygrunt 7" records, "Lady, You Just Got Von Damaged" in 2010 and "The Worst Of Both Worlds" (a split with The Winchester and with Throwing Things Records) in 2012. The title of "...Von Damaged" is in keeping with their tradition of naming records after members of the band, Eric Von Damage having been Bunnygrunt's drummer for the majority of years since their reunion. The cover of the record is an embroidery painting of Von Damage lounging in a chair with a bulldog nearby and a macaw on his shoulder. Bunnygrunt's sixth (or fifth, depending on how you are counting) album Vol. 4 was released in July 2015 on HHBTM. The cassette and CD versions featured bonus tracks from singles and other records released since (and even before) their previous album, including the two Pancake Productions 45s and the WeePOP! EP. Tribute album In late August 2013, Pancake Productions released You Wanna Be Just Like Bunnygrunt: A Loving Tribute To The First 21½ Years. It features 26 covers of Bunnygrunt songs from all eras of the band by label-mates, friends, and a variety of acts from around the globe, including members of longtime tour partners Tullycraft and Darling Little Jackhammer as well as other bands containing former members such as The Sex Robots and Jason Hutto, and other friends including The Ottomen, Red Pony Clock, Casper & The Cookies, and Googolplexia. Style During their original lifespan, Bunnygrunt's sound changed only marginally, being centred on a sound that was primarily labelled as twee pop or cuddlecore, which led to Allmusic naming them 'The World's Cutest Band'. While the accuracy of this label is open to dispute, it is clear that the band themselves were not happy with being presented in this way, or indeed even being classified as 'twee', due to the connotations associated with such a label (deliberately sloppy instrumentalism, overly 'cutesy' presentation). Indeed, Harnish noted that he "hated" the label, and this aspect of twee music. However, the band's position as twee was only solidified when their first major show after their 2004 reformation took place at the Athens PopFest, a music festival organised by noted twee label Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, who also released Karen Haters Club. The style of music prevalent on this album, however, is not exactly what one might call twee pop, the band creating a far heavier sound, more akin to simple punk rock. However, the band's twee label persists, though mainly by association. Lyrics Bunnygrunt's lyrics cover a wide range of material, but are not often particularly serious, as song titles such as "I Mock You With My Monkey Pants", "I Dated a Zombie", and "I Just Had Broken Heart Surgery, Love Won't Bypass Me Again" attest. At times, their lyrics have taken on leanings towards the satirical, for example, "Superstar 666" from Action Pants!, which features Ried satirically proclaiming herself to be a celebrity, a theme which continues in several Bunnygrunt songs. Discography Albums Action Pants! (No Life Records, 1995) Jen-Fi (No Life Records, 1998) In the Valley Of Lonesome Phil, (The Bert Dax Cavalcade of Stars, 2004) Karen Haters Club (Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, 2005) Matt Harnish and Other Delights (Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, 2009) Vol 4 (2015) EPs/Singles Criminal Boy (7", 1993) The Northerns Meet Bunnygrunt (7", World Control Records, 1994) Standing Hampton (7", No Life Records, 1994) Bunnygrunt Family Notebook (7", March Records, 1995) Split with Beanpole, Wack Cat, and Recycled Pop ("Repulsion" on "Pop Goes the World" 7", Love Me Not... Records) Split with Lydia's Trumpet, Crime Squad, Darling Little Jackhammer, Mr. Pink Jeans, the Northerns, and Give Her a Lizard ("Spot the Mommyhead" on "Roller Skates" 7", unmarked Silly Moo) Johnny Angel (7", Septophilia, 1996) Blue Christmas (7", Septophilia, 1996) Team Bunnygrunt Vs. Team Tullycraft (7", KittyBoo Records, 1997) Split with B'ehl, Kitty Craft, Naysay, and Tummybug ("I Mock You With My Monkey Pants" on "Bumping Up and Down" 7", Little Red Wagon Recordings, 1999) The 1000% Hot EP (EP, WeePOP! Records, 2007) Split with Phil Wilson (7", Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, 2007) Split with Sex Robots (7", The Bert Dax Cavalcade Of Stars, 2008) Lady, You Just Got Von Damaged! (7", Pancake Productions, 2010) The Worst Of Both Worlds (7" split with The Winchester, Pancake Productions and Throwing Things Records, 2012) References External links [ Bunnygrunt on Allmusic] Bunnygrunt on Twee.net Interview with Bunnygrunt Label website Official Bunnygrunt Myspace Page Official Bunnygrunt FaceBook Page, including brief concert recap notes for every show 1993-2012 Musical groups from St. Louis Indie pop groups from Missouri Cuddlecore musicians

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Now That's What I Call Music! 3

Now That's What I Call Music! 3 may refer to at least four different Now That's What I Call Music!-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music 3 (original UK series, 1984 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 3 (US series, 1999 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 3 (Asia series, 1997 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 3 (Norwegian series, 2010 release)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%204

Now That's What I Call Music! 4

Now That's What I Call Music! 4 may refer to two albums such as: Now That's What I Call Music 4 (UK series), 1984 album Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (U.S. series), 2000 album

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%2015%20Octobre

Stade 15 Octobre

The Stade 15 Octobre is a multi-use stadium in Bizerte, Tunisia ( north-west of Tunis). It has a capacity of 20,000 seats of which 4,000 are covered. The stadium hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which has also been won by the Tunisian team, but it is usually used by CA Bizertin. The stadium is named encrypted the date corresponding to the evacuation of the last foreign soldier of independent Tunisia, on 15 October 1963 after Bizerte crisis. The space devoted to various media features 170 workstations. References Bizerte Club Athlétique Bizertin Bizerte 1990 establishments in Tunisia Sports venues completed in 1990

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95th/Dan%20Ryan%20station

95th/Dan Ryan station

95th/Dan Ryan, announced as 95th, is an 'L' station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Currently, it serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, and is the southernmost CTA station. This station was the system's thirteenth busiest in 2021. Trains take approximately 30 minutes to travel to the Loop, and 60 minutes to reach . It is the only CTA rail terminal located in an expressway (except for , the terminal for some Blue Line trains during weekday rush hours), and also one of the only terminals with no park-and-ride lot. Like Howard, this station has a bus terminal and connects to CTA and Pace buses, but unlike Howard, it also connects to Greyhound buses. History The station opened on September 28, 1969 as part of the Dan Ryan branch, in the mid-1990s, the station's name was changed from 95th to 95/Dan Ryan, then later to 95th/Dan Ryan. Ridership Over 1 million people used the terminal in 2021. Many commuters from the far south side or south suburbs connect to 95th Street via the CTA and Pace bus systems. 95th/Dan Ryan is the southernmost stop in the CTA system. The station also serves as the Greyhound bus "Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan, Illinois" station. 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal Improvement Project After the Red Line South Reconstruction project was completed in October 2013, The CTA did an improvement project that costed $280 million, and expanded, improved and rebuilt the entire 95th/Dan Ryan terminal; the station remained open during the project, the project began on September 22, 2014. The entire project was completed on April 27, 2019, with the reopening of the Red Line train platform under the South Terminal building, which became a walkway, the new and expanded terminal has a pedestrian bridge that connects the North and South Terminal buildings, four customer assistant booths, two on the outside of the station, one in the North Terminal and one in the South Terminal, six station entrances, four at the North Terminal and two at the South Terminal, additional escalators, elevators and stairs, additional turnstiles and Ventra card machines, additional bike racks, security cameras, and more bus boarding areas than the old station. Extension On January 26, 2018, the final alignment for the extension was announced. The extension would run west of the existing Union Pacific Railroad tracks from I-57 to 107th Place, then cross over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and run east of the tracks until crossing the Metra Electric tracks near 119th Street, and continuing at-grade to 130th Street, three new stations would be built at 103rd, 111th, and Michigan, a new yard and shop would be built at 120th Street, and a new terminal station would be built at 130th. if the CTA can get the funding for the $3.6 billion extension, construction on the extension would begin in 2025 and would be completed in 2029. Bus connections CTA 3 King Drive 4 Cottage Grove X4 Cottage Grove Express (Weekday Rush Hours only) N5 South Shore Night Bus (Owl Service - Overnight only) N9 Ashland (Owl Service - Overnight only) 29 State 34 South Michigan (Owl Service) 95 95th 100 Jeffery Manor Express (Weekday Rush Hours only) 103 West 103rd 106 East 103rd 108 Halsted/95th (Weekdays only) 111 111th/King Drive 112 Vincennes/111th 115 Pullman/115th 119 Michigan/119th Pace 352 Halsted (24/7 Service) 353 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/Calumet City/Homewood 359 Robbins/South Kedzie Avenue 381 95th Street 395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA/UPS Hodgkins (Weekday UPS shifts only) 772 Brookfield Zoo Express/CTA Red Line (Memorial Day through Labor Day on weekends only) Notes and references Notes References External links 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page at Chicago-'L'.org Train schedule (PDF) at CTA official site 95th/Dan Ryan Station Page CTA official site Greyhound Chicago 95th & Dan Ryan Station State Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Lafayette Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View CTA Red Line stations Chicago "L" terminal stations CTA stations located above ground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1969 Bus stations in Illinois

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade%20Chedly%20Zouiten

Stade Chedly Zouiten

Stade Chedly Zouiten is a multi-purpose stadium in the Mutuelleville district of Tunis, Tunisia. It is currently used by football team Stade Tunisien. The stadium holds 18,000 people. It hosted the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations. It was renovated for two meetings of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. Long the main stadium in the capital, it was supplanted by the Stade El Menzah in 1967 and then by the Stade 7 November of Radès in 2001, both larger and more modern. Name It was named as Stade Géo André, who was a French sportsman killed by German forces during the Tunisian campaign of World War II, before being renamed in honour of Chedly Zouiten, a figure of Tunisian football and a relative of President Habib Bourguiba after the independence of Tunisia from France. Renovation The municipality of Tunis closed it on 17 November 2006 to carry out renovation work estimated at 3.4 million dinars and initially caused by faults in the rainwater drainage channels. This cost includes the renovation of the sanitation and drainage network for rainwater, the renovation of the grandstand, the press stand, bleachers on the lawn side, changing rooms, electrical installations; the works were launched on 2 January 2009 for a period of ten months. It was not until 20 May 2012 that the stadium was finally reopened. Equipment The stadium houses two grass football pitches, one for training and the other for national and international sports competitions, a handball field, a 400-metre track, two jumping pits, two shooting ranges and a steeple river. Citations References Tunis Sport in Tunis Multi-purpose stadiums in Tunisia Stade Tunisien

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%205

Now That's What I Call Music! 5

Now That's What I Call Music! 5 or Now 5 may refer to at least four different "Now That's What I Call Music!"-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music 5 (original UK series, 1985 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series, 2000 release) Now 05 (Australian series, 2004 release) Now That's What I Call Music 5 (Hungarian series)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%206

Now That's What I Call Music! 6

Now That's What I Call Music! 6 refers to at least two different "Now That's What I Call Music!"-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music 6 (UK series), 1985 Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (U.S. series), 2001

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%207

Now That's What I Call Music! 7

Now That's What I Call Music! 7 or Now 7 may refer to at least three different "Now That's What I Call Music!"-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music 7 (original UK series, 1986 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (U.S. series, 2001 release) Now 07 (Australian series)

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

Krasny

Krasny (masculine), Krasnaya (feminine), or Krasnoye (neuter), Russian for red, may refer to: People Michael Krasny (disambiguation), several people Places Krasny, Russia (Krasnaya, Krasnoye), name of several inhabited localities in Russia Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh, a village in the Republic of Artsakh, also known as Dağdağan (Azerbaijani) Krasnoye, former name of Chambarak, Armenia Krasnoye, Belarus Other Krasnaya (river), a river in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Krasny (surname), a Russian language surname Krasnaya (Kazanka), a river in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Krasnaya Hotel, former name of Bristol Hotel in Odessa, Ukraine See also Krasny Oktyabr (disambiguation) Surnames from nicknames

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%209

Now That's What I Call Music! 9

Now That's What I Call Music! 9 may refer to: Now That's What I Call Music 9 (UK series), original UK series, 1987 release Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series), 2002 release

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20N.%20Deramus%20Jr.

William N. Deramus Jr.

William Neal Deramus Jr. (March 25, 1888 – December 2, 1965) was an American railroad executive. He served as the longest running president (20 years) of the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) from 1941 to 1961. Deramus led the Kansas City Southern Railway through the Great Depression by encouraging industry to locate on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas. He helped the railway avoid bankruptcy in the 1930s and refinanced $67 million in bonded debt that fell due in the late 1940s. Deramus's formal education ended after 8th grade. Before he was 14, he agreed to tend the switch lamps eagerly and keep the station in order for $4 a month — plus an opportunity to become proficient in weaving those mysterious clicks into words so powerfully that they moved the trains for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N). Within a year, Deramus began pounding a key as a relief operator. He learned his profession, and the detail of railroading, fast and moved on to better positions. From the L&N, he went to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), then to the Southern Railway (SOU), where, at 20, he became a dispatcher in Memphis, Tennessee. His chief in Memphis resigned to accept a job with the Kansas City Southern Railway in Pittsburg, Kansas. Pleased with the prospects there, the chief wrote to his protégé about the opportunities with the new road — and opportunities were all Deramus needed. On November 9, 1909, the name of W. N. Deramus first appeared on a KCS payroll. From telegraph operator he advanced to dispatcher, then chief dispatcher. Next, he was superintendent of car service, then superintendent of the Southern Division. He was elected as the general manager, then the vice-president and general manager, the executive vice-president, and then to the president of the railway in 1941. In 1945 he was elected as the president and chairman of the board. He spent almost half his time out on the railway. It is said that he knew the 1,647 miles of track between Kansas City and the Gulf of Mexico so well that he could tell where he was by the sound of the wheels on the rails. Under the impetus he provided the Kansas City Southern, its net income was twice the industry average. Deramus was a major figure in Kansas City's civic life. In 1957, the Deramus' family donated the Deramus Field Station to MRIGlobal to support the organization's growing contract research business. References 1888 births 1965 deaths 20th-century American railroad executives Dispatchers Kansas City Southern Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%2010

Now That's What I Call Music! 10

Now That's What I Call Music! 10 may refer to at least two different "Now That's What I Call Music!" series albums, including: Now That's What I Call Music 10 (UK series), released in 1987 Now That's What I Call Music! 10 (U.S. series), released in 2002

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%2011

Now That's What I Call Music! 11

Now That's What I Call Music! 11 may refer to: Now That's What I Call Music 11 (UK series), released on 21 March 1988 Now That's What I Call Music! 11 (U.S. series), released on November 19, 2002 Now! 11 (Danish series), released on February 28, 2005 Now! 11 (Canadian series) Now 11 (Portuguese series)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%2012

Now That's What I Call Music! 12

Now That's What I Call Music! 12 may refer to: Now That's What I Call Music 12 (UK series) (original UK series, 1988 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (U.S. series) (U.S. series, 2003 release)

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

Desa

Desa or DESA may refer to: Desa (band), an American rock band Desa (Bithynia), a Roman town of ancient Bithynia Desa (company), a Turkish leather goods producer and retailer Desa (monarch), a medieval Serbian ruler Desa, Dolj, a commune in Dolj County, Romania Desa, a type of village in Indonesia Iran Heavy Diesel Manufacturing Company (DESA), a manufacturer of diesel engines in Iran United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Diplôme d'Études Supérieur Appliqué, a French educational degree Diplôme de l'École Spéciale d'Architecture, Architectural Degree earned in Paris, France See also Desh (disambiguation)

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

Maredsous Abbey

Maredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Maredsous, in the municipality of Anhée, Wallonia, Belgium. It is a founding member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The abbey was founded as a priory on 15 November 1872 by Beuron Abbey, with the financial support of the Desclée family, who donated some land and paid for the plans and construction of the buildings which were designed by Jean-Baptiste Bethune. In 1878, the priory was raised to the status of abbey by Pope Leo XIII and became a member of the Congregation of Beuron. The abbey was subsequently affiliated with the Congregation of the Annunciation within the Benedictine confederation, 1920. By a pontifical letter of Pope Pius XI dated 12 October 1926 the abbey church was awarded the title of minor basilica. Though various cheeses are products of the abbey's own dairy, Maredsous Beer is no longer brewed there but in the Duvel Moortgat brewery om Flanders which has been authorised to make and supply it. History Maredsous Abbey was founded on 15 November 1872 by Beuron Abbey in Germany, the founder of many religious houses, at the instigation of Hildebrand de Hemptinne, a Belgian monk at Beuron and later abbot of Maredsous. The foundation was supported financially by the Desclée family, who paid for the design and construction. The Desclée brothers, printers of liturgical publications, were interested in the restoration of Christian art. Like Hemptinne, Jules Desclée had served in the Papal Zouaves. The brothers chose a picturesque site on an estate of Henri Desclée's in the Province of Namur, for the erection of a monastery in which to establish the monks of Beuron. The buildings are the masterwork of the architect Jean-Baptiste de Béthune (1831–1894), leader of the neo-gothic style in Belgium. The overall plan is based on the 13th century Cistercian abbey of Villers at Villers-la-Ville in Walloon Brabant. Construction was finished in 1892. Along the aisles are arranged side chapels.As it is a monastic church, one will not be surprised by the importance of the choir where the stalls of the monks are arranged, and where, several times a day, they sing the Office. By a brief of October 12, 1926, Pope Pius XI erected it as a Basilica. The frescos however were undertaken by the art school of the mother-house at Beuron, much against the will of Béthune and Desclée, who dismissed the Beuron style as "Assyrian-Bavarian". The Abbey holds an annual traditional Christmas market, with a popular indoor skating rink. Abbots 1872-1874 : Jean Blessing, Supérior 1874-1876 : Placide Wolter, Prior 1877-1878 : Gérard van Caloen, Prior 1878-1890 : Placide Wolter, Abbot 1890-1909 : Hildebrand de Hemptinne, Abbot 1909-1923 : Blessed Columba Marmion, Abbot - buried in the abbey church 1923-1950 : Célestin Golenvaux, Abbot 1950-1968 : Godefroid Dayez, Abbot 1968-1969 : Olivier du Roy, Prior 1969-1972 : Olivier du Roy, Abbot 1972-1978 : Nicolas Dayez, Prior 1978-2002 : Nicolas Dayez, Abbot 2002-current: Bernard Lorent, Abbot Work Foundations Maredsous has either founded, or has been instrumental in the foundation of, a number of other Benedictine houses: Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino in Rome (1893); abbeys in Brazil (1895); St. Andrew's Abbey, Zevenkerken, Bruges (1899); Keizersberg Abbey in Leuven (1899); Glenstal Abbey in Ireland (1927); Gihindamuyaga in Rwanda (1958); Quévy Abbey in Hainaut (1969). School of art The idea of an art school, inspired by that at the mother house, led to the foundation of the School of Applied Arts and Crafts, also known as the St. Joseph School. There was a difference of opinion as to whether it should serve more as a place for training poor children as carpenters, blacksmiths, plumbers and cobblers, or whether it should function more as a centre of fine arts and crafts. It was the latter view that prevailed when the school opened in 1903 under the leadership of Father Pascal Rox, and in due course the production began of neo-gothic works of high quality (vestments, pieces of silver, bindings and so on) destined mostly for the abbey itself. The school's activities were curtailed by World War I and it was almost closed down in 1919, but it survived by widening its remit to undertaking paid work in a more modern style for outside customers. From 1939 onwards, the emphasis changed more explicitly towards the training of artists rather than skilled craftsmen. In 1964, after establishing an international reputation, the school merged with the Namur School of Crafts to form the I.A.T.A. (Technical Institute of Arts and Crafts). Publications Le messager des fidèles (1884-89); continued as Revue bénédictine (1890- ) Anecdota maredsolana (1893- ) Products Maredsous cheese Maredsous Abbey is known for the production of Maredsous cheese, a loaf-shaped cheese made from cow's milk. In 2016 the Cheesemaking Museum was opened, where visitors can see how milk is transformed into cheese and how the cheese is matured. Maredsous beer The abbey also licenses its name to Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat, since 1963 the makers of Maredsous beer. See also Maredret Abbey References Sources Misonne, Daniel, 2005. En parcourant l'histoire de Maredsous. Editions de Maredsous. Further reading Cottineau, L. H. Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et preurés. Mâcon, 1929; col. 1744 A. Pratesi "Maredsous" in Enciclopedia cattolica; vol. 8 (1952), pp. 61 ff. External links Catholic Forum: Blessed Columba Marmion Maredsous cheese official website 360°-panorama van de Maredsous Abbey Christian monasteries in Namur (province) Benedictine monasteries in Belgium Religious organizations established in 1872 1872 establishments in Belgium Anhée

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%20That%27s%20What%20I%20Call%20Music%21%2013

Now That's What I Call Music! 13

Now That's What I Call Music! 13 may refer to both "Now That's What I Call Music!"-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music XIII (original UK series, 1988 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 13 (U.S. series, 2003 release)

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

Milsbeek

Milsbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 14 km southeast of Nijmegen. The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Milsbeec, and is named after a brook. Milsbeek was home to 520 people in 1840. The former pottery was turned into a pottery museum in 2016, and has to last remaining wood oven of the Netherlands. Gallery References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Gennep

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vr%C3%A1ble

Vráble

Vráble () is a small town in the Nitra District, Nitra Region, western Slovakia. Etymology The name derives from vrábeľ - a Slovak dialect name of sparrow (vrabec). Geography It is located in the Danubian Hills on the Žitava river, about south-east-east from Nitra. The cadastral area of the town has an altitude from ASL. There's a small dam called Vodná nádrž Vráble west of the town. The town has three parts: Vráble proper, and the former villages of Dyčka and Horný Ohaj (both annexed 1975). History The oldest evidence of the settlement of Vráble comes from the Neolithic age (6000-2000 BC). The first written reference is from 1265 as Verebel. In Vráble, there was the oldest post-station. The city kept an agricultural character in the 19th and 20th centuries. Economic development has influenced the architecture of the city. After break-up of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the town became part of Czechoslovakia and received status of the district capital (until 1960). After the First Vienna Award, the town was from 1938 to 1945 part of Hungary. Demographics The town had Hungarian majority in the 17th century according to the Turkish tax census. According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,493 inhabitants. 93.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.69% Hungarians, 0.78% Roma and 0.55% Czechs. The religious make-up was 88.41% Roman Catholics, 8.53% people with no religious affiliation and 0.62% Lutherans. Archaeological site One of the largest urban agglomerations of the Bronze Age in Europe was found in Vráble. The area of 20 hectares makes it larger than the contemporary Mycenae and Troy. The settlement was inhabited by about 1,000 people and buildings were built around streets. Three ditches strengthened the fortifications. The site is also the northernmost known tell in Central Europe dating from the Early Bronze Age. The settlement was attributed to the Maďarovce culture. Twin towns — sister cities Vráble is twinned with: Andouillé, France Csurgó, Hungary Nova Varoš, Serbia References External links Official website Cities and towns in Slovakia Archaeological sites in Slovakia

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Now That's What I Call Music! 14

Now That's What I Call Music! 14 may refer to at least two different "Now That's What I Call Music!"-series albums, including Now That's What I Call Music 14 (original UK series, 1989 release) Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series, 2003 release)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Kariya

Martin Kariya

Martin Tetsuya Kariya (born October 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He is the youngest brother of former NHL players Paul Kariya and Steve Kariya. Playing career Amateur Kariya had a standout NCAA college hockey career at the University of Maine from 1999 to 2003 while earning a degree in Mathematics. During his four years at the University of Maine, the team made 2 Frozen Four appearances. In Martin's junior college season the Black Bears reached the 2001–02 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship final game where they suffered a disappointing 4-3 OT loss to the University of Minnesota. Martin was the captain of the team in his senior year and was also the top scorer with 50 points in 39 games. Martin was awarded the Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award and named to Hockey East First All-Star Team. He finished his Black Bear career 11th in all-time scoring with 155 points and was subsequently named in Maine's All Decade Team. Professional Kariya's outstanding college hockey career caught the attention of the Portland Pirates of the AHL, who offered him a contract to join their team for the 2002–03 playoffs. On July 22, 2003, Martin then signed with the New York Islanders affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2003–04 season. The 2004 NHL Lockout was a bump in the road for Kariya. Rather than waiting for the NHL season to resume, Martin headed to Japan to play for the Nikko IceBucks in the Asian Hockey League where he was a favorite with Japanese hockey fans. Next he played in Fredrikstad Norway for Stjernen HC and recorded 52 points in 39 games. This caught the attention of hockey scouts from Europe's top leagues and led to Martin signing with the Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2006-2007 season. Martin's speed and skill helped him to dominate the Finnish league. He was the top scorer with 61 points in 51 games and was considered the best forward in the league that season. After his great success in Europe, Martin signed his first NHL contract with the St. Louis Blues on June 1, 2007, for the following 2007–08 season. On October 1, 2007, Kariya was among the final cuts as he was assigned to affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Kariya enjoyed his most successful season in the AHL recording 53 points in 71 games. For the 2008–09 season he returned to Europe to play in the lucrative Swiss League where he finished 5th in the league's scoring standings and was a key player for the SCL Tigers. On July 15, 2009, Kariya signed with the Dinamo Riga of the KHL. In the 2009–10 season, Martin established himself as an integral part of Riga's offense scoring 22 points in 38 games. Kariya was limited to 38 games after suffering a well publicized concussion in which the KHL was criticized over the immediate medical protocol to his condition. Upon his return, Kariya helped Riga past the first round in the playoffs, leading the KHL with 5 points in 4 games against SKA St. Petersburg after the first round. On May 3, 2010, Kariya returned to the NLA, signing a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta. International play Kariya has had several opportunities to represent Canada in international ice hockey competition. These include the 2005 Loto Cup, the 2005 Spengler Cup, the 2006 Deutschland Cup, the 2008 Spengler Cup and the 2010 Spengler Cup. Awards and honors 2002–03 HE Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 2006–07 SM-Liiga Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy Career statistics Personal Martin is the younger brother of Steve, Noriko, and Paul Kariya. He is of Japanese and Scottish descent. References External links 1981 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent Dinamo Riga players Espoo Blues players HC Ambrì-Piotta players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players Nikkō Ice Bucks players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Portland Pirates players Sportspeople from Vancouver Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Latvia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuw-Bergen

Nieuw-Bergen

Nieuw-Bergen (; ) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen (L.) and lies about 28 km north of Venlo. Nieuw-Bergen was officially founded on 9 July 1963 as the new settlement. After the destruction of Bergen in 1944/1945, a new settlement was built further to the east. Construction started in 1955. In 1969, the town hall of the municipality was built in Nieuw Bergen. In 1975, a church was built. In 2015, a shopping mall was built with apartments and a distinct tall tower to give the village a landmark. In 1988, two British Royal Air Force soldiers were killed in the town. Gallery References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Bergen, Limburg 1963 establishments in the Netherlands

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche%20H%C3%B6here%20Privatschule%20Windhoek

Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek

The Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS) is a bilingual private school in Namibia. Situated in the capital Windhoek, The DHPS also offers boarding school facilities, a kindergarten and pre-school and primary and secondary grades from Grade 1 to grade 12. Various sporting facilities are part of the spacious campus in the centre of town, e.g. swimming pool, hostel, basketball courts, soccer fields, beach volleyball field and roller hockey rink. Scholars have the option of leaving with the NSSC (the Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate) in grade 12, which exempts them for Southern African universities and other Southern African institutions, or doing the (DIAP, The German International Abitur Examination), also in grade 12. History The school was established in 1909 under the name Kaiserliche Realschule (Imperial High School). Its name changed to Deutsche Höhere Privatschule () upon the abdication of the German emperor Wilhelm II. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009 with the hosting of many events during the year. DHPS is funded by the Federal German Government as well as by school fees. See also Germany–Namibia relations German language in Namibia German Namibians References External links Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek 100 Jahre DHPS 1909 - 2009, az.com.na German-Namibian culture Schools in Windhoek Boarding schools in Namibia German international schools in Africa Educational institutions established in 1909 1909 establishments in German South West Africa International schools in Namibia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubidium%20chloride

Rubidium chloride

Rubidium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula RbCl. This alkali metal halide salt is composed of rubidium and chlorine, and finds diverse uses ranging from electrochemistry to molecular biology. Structure In its gas phase, RbCl is diatomic with a bond length estimated at 2.7868 Å. This distance increases to 3.285 Å for cubic RbCl, reflecting the higher coordination number of the ions in the solid phase. Depending on conditions, solid RbCl exists in one of three arrangements or polymorphs as determined with holographic imaging: Sodium chloride (octahedral 6:6) The sodium chloride (NaCl) polymorph is most common. A cubic close-packed arrangement of chloride anions with rubidium cations filling the octahedral holes describes this polymorph. Both ions are six-coordinate in this arrangement. The lattice energy of this polymorph is only 3.2 kJ/mol less than the following structure's. Caesium chloride (cubic 8:8) At high temperature and pressure, RbCl adopts the caesium chloride (CsCl) structure (NaCl and KCl undergo the same structural change at high pressures). Here, the chloride ions form a simple cubic arrangement with chloride anions occupying the vertices of a cube surrounding a central Rb+. This is RbCl's densest packing motif. Because a cube has eight vertices, both ions' coordination numbers equal eight. This is RbCl's highest possible coordination number. Therefore, according to the radius ratio rule, cations in this polymorph will reach their largest apparent radius because the anion-cation distances are greatest. Sphalerite (tetrahedral 4:4) The sphalerite polymorph of rubidium chloride has not been observed experimentally. This is consistent with the theory; the lattice energy is predicted to be nearly 40.0 kJ/mol smaller in magnitude than those of the preceding structures. Synthesis and reaction The most common preparation of pure rubidium chloride involves the reaction of its hydroxide with hydrochloric acid, followed by recrystallization: RbOH + HCl → RbCl + H2O Because RbCl is hygroscopic, it must be protected from atmospheric moisture, e.g. using a desiccator. RbCl is primarily used in laboratories. Therefore, numerous suppliers (see below) produce it in smaller quantities as needed. It is offered in a variety of forms for chemical and biomedical research. Rubidium chloride reacts with sulfuric acid to give rubidium hydrogen sulfate. Radioactivity Every 18 mg of rubidium chloride is equivalent to approximately one banana equivalent dose due to the large fraction (27.8%) of naturally-occurring radioactive isotope rubidium-87. Uses Rubidium chloride is used as a gasoline additive to improve its octane number. Rubidium chloride has been shown to modify coupling between circadian oscillators via reduced photaic input to the suprachiasmatic nuclei. The outcome is a more equalized circadian rhythm, even for stressed organisms. Rubidium chloride is an excellent non-invasive biomarker. The compound dissolves well in water and can readily be taken up by organisms. Once broken in the body, Rb+ replaces K+ in tissues because they are from the same chemical group. An example of this is the use of a radioactive isotope to evaluate perfusion of heart muscle. Rubidium chloride transformation for competent cells is arguably the compound's most abundant use. Cells treated with a hypotonic solution containing RbCl expand. As a result, the expulsion of membrane proteins allows negatively charged DNA to bind. Rubidium chloride has shown antidepressant effects in experimental human studies, in doses ranging from 180 to 720 mg. It purportedly works by elevating dopamine and norepinephrine levels, resulting in a stimulating effect, which would be useful for anergic and apathetic depression. References Rubidium compounds Chlorides Metal halides Antidepressants Stimulants Alkali metal chlorides Rock salt crystal structure

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri%20Gorbachev

Yuri Gorbachev

Yuri Gorbachev (born December 29, 1948 in, USSR) is a Russian painter and sculptor. Since 1991, he has lived in the United States and creates in his Manhattan studio in New York City. He has been called the "Russian Rousseau". Over the last forty years Gorbachev’s career has reached the highest level of international art. Yuri Gorbachev created his own unique technique of painting on canvas, using non-ferrous metals (gold, bronze), special varnishes and enamels, completely removing black from the palette. Biography Yuri Gorbachev's work is now represented in more than twenty museums worldwide including the permanent collections of The Russian National Museum, St. Petersburg, the Louvre, the Kremlin Museum, The National Museum, the Tsarskoye Selo, Palace of Alexander the Third, National Armenian Gallery, Martiros Saryan Museum, Yerevan, The Rudana Museum, Bali, The United Nations, The White House, the National Fine Art Museum of the Ukraine, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Russian Museum of Kiev. Since his arrival in the United States Yuri Gorbachev has exhibited his work in more than two hundred and fifty one man shows worldwide. Former Christie’s Auction House expert in Russian art, Maria Paphiti, calls Yuri Gorbachev the ambassador of Russia for world art. For the past twenty years Gorbachev has traveled extensively; his artistic development moved from his naive style to his most recent intricate works. He uses a sophisticated technique with precious metals like gold and copper along with specially formulated lacquers over oil on canvas; he never uses black in his palette, leading art critics to call his style “Positivism”. In the last two years, he has developed a new technique, which highlights his paintings with enamel creating added texture and luster to his composition. The complex technique developed over two decades, using ceramic techniques on canvas is unique and inimitable. Mr. Gorbachev’s work is represented in the personal collection of President William Jefferson Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; his painting was personally presented in Washington on July 22, 1996. In 2011, Yuri Gorbachev was commissioned to design a new label for Stolichnaya Red Vodka, The label he created “Four Elements, by Yuri Gorbachev” was based on his painting of the same name. It is destined to become a collector’s item and new icon for the brand. This is not the first time Yuri Gorbachev has worked with Stolichnaya. In 1994, “Stolichnaya” commissioned Gorbachev to design their annual Christmas “Holiday” advertisement, which appeared in hundreds of magazines around the world including Art & Antiques, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Time, American Photo, W, GQ, Elle among others. It was so successful that every year for the next four years he was commissioned to do a new image for the Holiday ad. Michel Roux, art collector and President of Carillon Importers, Inc. (distributor of Absolut and Stolichnaya vodka) was the person behind the creative advertising of Stolichnaya and Absolut. He used artists including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Yuri Gorbachev for the famous Absolut Vodka ad campaigns, creating a tradition of using famous artists for vodka advertisements to promote the brands with cultural icons. Roux described Yuri Gorbachev as “…the Angel from Russia. He brings out whatever is good from there. The spirit, the subject matter, and the colors of his work-profound in their simplicity-exemplify what Russia is all about.” Americans of culture recognize Russia through his art. His energy and enthusiasm for Russia and the Ukraine, where he spent the last twenty years of his life in the USSR before moving to New York, are expressed in his work and help viewers understand emotionally and intellectually the culture which fostered his great energy and talent. Gorbachev began his career as a Russian ceramics artist making sculptures, bas-reliefs and painting on ceramic plaques, which are displayed in many Fine Art Museums and galleries around the world. He arrived in the United States from the former USSR in 1991 with little knowledge of the English language but with an abundance of his great talent and charisma. Famous for his fine art ceramics for twenty years in the USSR he dared to change his medium to oil on canvas. The result was a spectacular success. In 1993 Gorbachev’s first visit to the Far East showed him his true path as a painter – his connection to the Orient was immediate and dynamic and influenced both his style and technique. He brought these influences back to the rest of the world through his paintings. Gorbachev incorporated these different worlds and experiences– Russian, American, and Asian, into his art, and changed and developed into the unique artist he is today. On March 14, 1996, the United Nations honored Yuri Gorbachev with a commission to create an original work in conjunction with the release of the United Nations stamp “Endangered Species.” Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali received Gorbachev’s rendition of Green Parrot On Red Flower at a preview exhibition. Yuri Gorbachev was classically trained in Soviet art academies and also acquired advanced degrees in philosophy and communication. His most notable accomplishment through his art has been his success in bringing many different cultures together in his own simple language of beauty. His use of lacquer and glazing techniques in his paintings exhibit his classic training and mastery of ceramics. Gorbachev’s artistic career has flourished in New York City and he has had solo exhibits all over the United States and Europe. Recognizing Gorbachev’s great talent and influence as an artist not only in the United States, but worldwide, Rizzoli International, published “The Art of Yuri Gorbachev” in 1998. It presents 100 full-color plates divided into thematic sections spanning Gorbachev’s career. He is only one of a few Russian artists ever to have had Rizzoli publish their books; Chagall and Malevich are in this small group. In 2000, The Bertelsmann Group, published “The Art of Paradise”, a major book about Yuri Gorbachev’s life and art explaining his symbolism, roots and development as an artist and containing his ceramics from the first twenty years of is career, his early oils and later more intricate works. Mr. Gorbachev has had his work exhibited over the past several years at the Mora Museum of Russian Art, NY, 2011, the St. Petersburg State Museum of Urban Art 2010; the National Fine Art Museum of The Ukraine, 2000; the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, 2003; the Russian Museum of Kiev, 2005; the Odessa State Literature Museum, 2005 and 2006; the Donezk Museum of Fine Art, 2006; Museum Conjunto Cultural da Caixa, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2005. Brazil’s major magazine, Caras, featured Gorbachev as person of the year 2006. Gorbachev’s exhibit, visited by many thousands of people, became a cultural phenomenon in San Paulo- his images were reproduced on T-shirts, scarves, clothing and worn by stars like the Rolling Stones, Bono, Jamie Fox, and many other visiting luminaries. In June 2009, the first Russian Art Fair in London displayed a stunning array of the finest Russian art from the last millennium, including classical icons from the tenth century through the nineteenth century; art from the Hermitage Collection; works by Faberge; classical painters like Goncharova, Malevich and Chagall among many others. Yuri Gorbachev aptly named “the angel from Russia” was the brightest and best of the living artists represented at the London Art Fair. Although Gorbachev’s art has been acknowledged worldwide and he has received numerous prizes and awards, he continues to work with inexhaustible energy with Russia always at the center of his inspiration. 2010 heralded a landmark exhibition of Gorbachev’s paintings. The St. Petersburg State Museum of Urban Art & Sculpture held a major and extensive exhibit of Yuri Gorbachev's works. Attendance broke all records for this museum, and the show was a critically acclaimed success. In 2011, The Russian National Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia, the most important museum of Russian art worldwide, accepted Gorbachev's major oil painting Tsar Nicholas and his Family into their Permanent Collection. Gorbachev's museum tour continues through 2015, with the National Gallery of Fine Art Plovdiv, Bulgaria, opening July, 2012, the Literature Museum of Odessa, Ukraine, August, 2012, and future exhibitions in Major Museums in Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg and other countries. 2012-2013 opening new exhibition art Museum Shabo, UA. In an article in The New York Times, journalist Carey Goldberg said "There is no better interview subject than a man who just wants to make people happy. A man so brimming with energy that he repeats and re-repeats words of emphasis, a man with a mission so simple and sweet that it works for Americans and Russians and Indonesians alike. And there is no better art, to my taste, than art that radiates the same kind of joie de vivre so that it acts as a tonic on all those who see it, uplifting not only with its beauty but with an exuberance as potent as the blooming of northern plants in summer. Some collectors of Gorbachev's works Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the U.S.S.R. Eduard Shevardnadze, former President of Georgia Joseph Estrada, former President of the Philippines Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Thailand James Jeffords, U.S. Senator from Vermont Mikhail Barishnikov, Russian-American dancer and actor Marcello Mastroianni, Italian film actor William Saroyan, Armenian-American author Nyoman Rudana, founder of Museum Rudana, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia External links Yuri Gorbachev Official Site Yuri Gorbachev on Art Brokerage 1948 births Living people 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters Contemporary painters Artists from Saint Petersburg 20th-century Russian sculptors 20th-century Russian male artists Russian male sculptors Ukrainian painters 21st-century Russian painters 21st-century Russian sculptors 21st-century Russian male artists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Ware

Rick Ware

Richard S. Ware (born August 6, 1963) is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing. When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the BMX class when he was 12. In 1983, he was named Rookie of the Year in the California Sports Car Club. He went on to win several titles in that series, as well as the SCCA and IMSA. He also competed in the 1984 Long Beach Grand Prix. In 1990, he moved to North Carolina and made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut that year at The Bud at the Glen in the No. 22 owned by Buddy Baker. He spent the next decade running short tracks in the ARCA, and the Busch Series. He suffered injuries in 1996 at Watkins Glen International Raceway, while practicing a Winston Cup car, he crashed into the wall and was unconscious for 45 minutes. He made his return to NASCAR in 1998, when he was unable to qualify for the Save Mart/Kragen 350 in his No. 70 Ford Thunderbird. He ran 9 of the 14 races in NASCAR West Series in 1999, before he moved up to the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000, where he ran his own No. 51 Chevys, but only ran a limited schedule to sponsorship issues and injuries. Since then, he has run one Craftsman Truck race and is owner of Rick Ware Racing. He is the father of Cody Ware and Carson Ware. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup Series Busch Series Craftsman Truck Series External links Living people 1963 births Motorcycle racers from Los Angeles Racing drivers from Los Angeles NASCAR drivers NASCAR team owners ARCA Menards Series drivers Trans-Am Series drivers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20Order

German Order

German Order refers to: German Order (decoration), the highest decoration that the Nazi Party could bestow on an individual Germanenorden (German Order), the völkisch secret society in early 20th-century Germany Another name for the Teutonic Knights

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

Panheel

Panheel is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maasgouw, and lies about 9 km south-west of Roermond. The village was first mentioned in 1417 or 1418 as Panhedel. The etymology is unclear. Panheel was home to 175 people in 1840. In 1875, a chapel was built. Panheel was never elevated to a parish, however it is considered a village by the municipality. The Boschmolenplas is a lake which formed as a result of gravel excavation. It has a diameter of and has clear water with a visibility of 12 metres. It is therefore, a popular diving spot. Gallery References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Maasgouw

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

Ospeldijk

Ospeldijk is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Nederweert, and lies about 11 km northeast of Weert. The village was first mentioned in 1978 as Meijelse Dijk, and means "dike near Ospel". The Holy Spirit Church was a modern aisleless church built between 1957 and 1958. The church was demolished in 2008 and replaced by houses. Ospeldijk is an access point to De Groote Peel National Park. References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Nederweert

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio%20Mansiche

Estadio Mansiche

Estadio Mansiche is the biggest stadium of the city of Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city, Carlos A. Mannucci and Universidad César Vallejo. The stadium also has a running track for track and field sports. The stadium is part of the greater Mansiche Sports Complex which includes the Coliseo Gran Chimu, a swimming pool, and other facilities. It has hosted matched of the Copa Sudamericana in three occasions, and of the Copa Libertadores once. It hosted Group B matches during the 1995 South American Under-17 Football Championship. It hast also hosted matches at the 2004 Copa America and 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Most recently, it hosted the ceremonies of the 2013 Bolivarian Games. History Local athlete Estuardo Meléndez Macchiavello was the first to ask for the construction of a stadium in Trujillo to President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche. The construction of the stadium took two years between 13 May 1944 and July 1946 which was at first known as Estadio Modelo de Trujillo. It was inaugurated under the presidency of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero. The inauguration ceremony happened on 12 October 1946 in presence of then Vice-president José Gálvez Barrenechea, Zoila María de la Victoria, and the mother of political leader Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, Rosa Francisca de Paula de la Torre. The first football match played at the stadium was between Deportivo Trujillo and Sport Tigre. The original capacity of 5,000 was increased in 1984 to 14,000 when the north stand was built. This was so that Sporting Cristal could use the stadium during the 1984 Copa Libertadores. In 1993 artificial lighting was added to the stadium which allowed for matches to be played after dark. The stadium hosted all of the Group B matches during the 1995 South American Under-17 Football Championship. Three of the four stands, north, south, and west, where rebuilt for the 2004 Copa America. Luxury sitting, broadcasting boxes, renovated changing rooms, and an electronic scoreboard were also installed. This brought the stadium capacity to approximately 20,000. The next year, the natural grass pitch was replaced for turf for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The pitch would not return to natural grass until 2013. 2004 Copa América See also Coliseo Gran Chimu Mansiche Sports Complex References Football venues in Peru Copa América stadiums Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru Sports venues completed in 1946 Estadio Mansiche Estadio Mansiche