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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Rajasthan

Cinema of Rajasthan

The cinema of Rajasthan refers to films produced in Rajasthan in north-western India. These films are produced in various regional and tribal languages including Rajasthani varieties such as Mewari, Marwari, Hadoti etc. Overview The first Rajasthani movie was Nazrana, a Marwari film directed by G. P. Kapoor and released in 1942. Babasa Ri Ladli, produced by B. K. Adarsh, was released in 1961 and has been described as the first hit Rajasthani movie. The 1983 film Mhari Pyri Channana by producer and director Jatinkumar Agarrwal was the first Silver jubilee film in Rajasthani. Between 1987 and 1995 a number of Rajasthani films were produced, including the musical Bai Chali Sasariye from 1988, which was reported to be the only successful Rajasthani-language film production in the 1980s and 1990s. Since the mid-1990s, the number of films produced in Rajasthan has been low, for reasons including lack of promotion and poor production quality. Film producers in Rajasthani cinema include B. K. Adarsh, Ram Raj Nahta, Bharat Nahta, Bhanu Prakash Rathi, and Ajai Chowdhary, and directors include Nawal Mathur of Jodhpur, Mohan Singh Rathor, Mohan Kataria, Ajit Singh, and Bhanu Prakash Rathi. Neelu Vaghela, Gajendra S. Shrotriya, and Jatinkumar Agarrwal have been both producers and directors. To encourage the production of Rajasthani movies, a tax holiday for cinemas in towns and cities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants was announced in the 2008 budget of the Rajasthani Government, and the entertainment tax was lowered. See also List of Rajasthani language films List of films shot in Rajasthan References External links Rajasthani language films at Internet Movie Database Rajasthani culture Rajasthan

23571086

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver%20Lake%20%28Yarmouth%29

Beaver Lake (Yarmouth)

Beaver Lake Yarmouth is a lake of Yarmouth District, in Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

17327458

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309%20in%20Scottish%20football

2008–09 in Scottish football

The 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland. Overview Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season. Gretna were due to play in the First Division after being relegated from the SPL. However, on 29 May 2008, they were demoted to the Third Division due to their failure to guarantee that they would fulfill their fixtures. Gretna resigned from the SFL on 3 June 2008 with the club's administrators warning of the threat of liquidation, creating an opening in the Third Division for a new SFL member. Following Gretna's demise a new club, Gretna 2008 was formed, they were given a place in the East of Scotland League, filling the gap left by Annan Athletic. Ross County competed in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions. Airdrie United were also promoted into the First Division, filling Gretna's space, as they were the losing play-off finalists. Stirling Albion competed in the Second Division after being relegated from the First Division as the bottom team. East Fife and Arbroath competed in the Second Division after being promoted as Third Division champions and Second Division play-off winners, respectively. Stranraer were also promoted into the Second Division, filling the empty space following Gretna's relegation, as they were the losing play-off finalists. Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath competed in the Third Division after being relegated from the Second Division as the bottom team and through the Second Division play-offs, respectively. Annan Athletic competed in the Third Division after being admitted to the SFL. They replaced Gretna, who resigned their league status on 3 June. St Mirren moved into their new 8,000 seater stadium, New St Mirren Park, on 31 January 2009. Notable events 2008 3 July – Annan Athletic, formerly of the East of Scotland League were admitted to the SFL, beating Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Preston Athletic and Spartans. They replaced Gretna, who resigned their league status on 3 June. 6 July – The first competitive match involving a Scottish team was played by Hibernian in the 2008 Intertoto Cup, they lost 2–0 to Elfsborg. 11 July – Gretna 2008, founded by the supporters of the bankrupt Gretna, join the East of Scotland League First Division. 26 July – Competitive domestic competition got under way with the first fixtures of the 2008–09 Challenge Cup. 2 August – The Scottish Football League begins with the playing of the first fixtures in the First and Second divisions. 8 August – Former SPL members and Scottish Cup finalists Gretna F.C. are formally liquidated by the club's administrators. 9 August – The first matches of the 2008–09 Scottish Premier League take place. 13 November – A consortium led by Berwick Rangers Supporters Club agreed a deal to take over the club. Following a poor run of form, manager Allan McGonigal resigned at the same time saying "I made up my mind that when the current directors left I would move on." 16 November – The 2008–09 Challenge Cup was won by Airdrie United who defeated Ross County 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time, the winning penalty was scored by Marc Smyth. 4 December – Scotland fail in their attempt to have the match against Norway moved to October 2009, the match was to go ahead on 12 August 2009. 13 December – Celtic drew 1–1 with Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park which was followed by a reported dressing-room argument between Celtic manager Gordon Strachan and player Aiden McGeady. This led to Strachan banning the player without pay for two weeks, after initially saying he would contest the sanction McGeady accepted the punishment and later returned to the team. 2009 3 January – St Mirren drew 0–0 with Motherwell in their last game at Love Street before they moved to New St Mirren Park. 28 January – Shares in Berwick Rangers were transferred to complete the deal which handed control to a consortium led by Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust. 31 January – St Mirren drew 1–1 with Kilmarnock in their first match at their new stadium. 14 February – The Scottish Premier League agreed to the Scottish Football Association's request to delay the start of the SPL season by a week to give the Scotland national team extra time to prepare for the match against Norway. 25 February – Former First Minister and former East Fife player Henry McLeish was appointed to chair a review of Scottish football. 15 March – Celtic won the 2008–09 League cup beating Rangers 2–0 after extra time in the final thanks to a goal from Darren O'Dea and an Aiden McGeady penalty. 4 April – Stranraer were relegated to the Third Division after being beaten 3–0 by Raith Rovers. 2 May – St Johnstone won promotion to the Scottish Premier League as First Division champions following a 3–1 win over Greenock Morton. The Second Division title and promotion to the First Division was won by Raith Rovers, following a 1–0 win over Queen's Park at Hampden Park. Clyde were relegated from the First Division despite beating Dundee 2–0. 9 May – The Third Division title was won by Dumbarton after they beat Annan Athletic 3–1, they therefore gained promotion to the second Division. 17 May – Queen's Park were relegated from the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate loss to Stenhousemuir in their Second Division play-off Semi-final. 23 May – Falkirk beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 to stay in the SPL and relegate Inverness to the First Division on goal difference. Stenhousemuir won promotion to the Second Division as Second Division play-off winners, they beat Cowdenbeath 5–4 on penalties. 24 May – Rangers are crowned Scottish champions after beating Dundee United 3–0, Celtic drew 0–0 with Heart of Midlothian so Rangers won by 4 points. Airdrie United are relegated to the Second Division and Ayr United are promoted to the First after Ayr won the First Division play-off Final 3–2 on aggregate. 30 May – Rangers won the 2008–09 Scottish Cup beating Falkirk 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from substitute Nacho Novo just after half-time. Transfer deals Managerial changes League Competitions Scottish Premier League Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division Other honours Cup honours Non-league honours Senior Junior West Region East Region North Region Individual honours PFA Scotland awards Celtic midfielder Scott Brown was named Players' Player of the Year after winning the most votes from his fellow players. He was named on the shortlist along with three other Old Firm players, Celtic defender Gary Caldwell and Rangers midfielder's Steven Davis and Pedro Mendes. The Young Player of the Year award was awarded to James McCarthy who was named on the shortlist along with; Heart of Midlothian winger Andrew Driver, Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher and fellow Hamilton Academical midfielder James McArthur. SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Summary Celtic Rangers Motherwell Queen of the South Hibernian Scotland national team Summary Scotland began the season with a friendly against Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland were denied a victory by substitute goalkeeper Allan McGregor who saved a David Healy penalty after he brought down Warren Feeney inside the area. The draw meant that Scotland had yet to win under George Burley after three matches. The 2010 World Cup qualification campaign began against Macedonia. Scotland faced an early free-kick after Macedonia striker Goran Maznov fell theatrically on the edge of the penalty area as he was challenged by stand-in captain Stephen McManus. Craig Gordon was able to tip the resulting shot onto the post, but Ilčo Naumoski followed up to score five minutes into George Burley's first competitive match. Both teams had opportunities and Scotland were denied what appeared to be a clear penalty after James McFadden was brought down but the referee waved away the appeals and booked the striker for his protests. Scotland recovered from their opening defeat with a 2–1 victory away to Iceland in what was Burley's first win as manager. Kirk Broadfoot scored on his debut and James McFadden scored from a penalty, Iceland got back into the match after captain McManus handled in the box and Eiður Guðjohnsen scored from the resulting penalty. Scotland held out for the win despite having to play the last 13 minutes down to ten men. Scotland drew 0–0 at home to Norway despite debutant striker Chris Iwelumo being presented with an open goal opportunity from just three yards, with the ball being crossed by Gary Naysmith from the left to the right side of the goal where Iwelumo is standing, he connects with the ball but somehow manages to put the ball wide of the left post. The draw left Scotland top of Group Nine but with just four points from three games, with the Netherlands having played just one. They next played a friendly against Argentina in Diego Maradona's first match as Argentina manager, Maxi Rodríguez scored the winning goal for the Argentines in a 1–0 win. The Netherlands beat Scotland comfortably with goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Robin van Persie and Dirk Kuyt, depleted by injuries Burley was forced to field an inexperienced side Ross McCormack making his debut started along with Christophe Berra and Allan McGregor, who were making their first competitive starts. Scotland were denied a chance to get back into the match at 2–0 down when referee Massimo Busacca (who was suspended by his home federation) disallowed a seemingly perfectly good Gary Caldwell goal, minutes later the Netherlands were awarded a penalty from which Kuyt scored. Ross McCormack and Steven Fletcher both scored their first international goals in a 2–1 win over Iceland, McCormack opened the scoring after 39 minutes firing high into the net from an Alan Hutton cross, Indridi Sigurdsson levelled for the visitors after Pálmi Rafn Pálmason hit the post, Scotland though regrouped and after 65 minutes were awarded a debatable corner which McCormack took, the ball was headed into the danger area by McManus and Fletcher headed into the net. Scotland had gained seven points from five matches and occupied second spot in Group nine, three points clear of Iceland, four matches between the other teams and Scotland retained second position having played less matches than all other teams in the group meaning they were in prime position for second place with Holland already guaranteed first, However, only the second placed teams from eight of the nine qualifying groups would go into the play-offs. Results Deaths 17 July – George Niven, 79, Rangers and Partick Thistle goalkeeper. 27 July – Bob Crampsey, 78, broadcaster and writer who contributed to sports programming on BBC Scotland, STV and Radio Clyde. 28 August – Bobby Cummings, 72, Aberdeen player. 31 August – Jamie Dolan, 39, Motherwell, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Forfar Athletic and Partick Thistle player. 4 September – Tommy Johnston, 81, Kilmarnock player. 25 September – Jimmy Sirrel, 86, Celtic player. 2 October – John Sjoberg, 67, Leicester City player. 15 October – Eddie Thompson, 67, Dundee United chairman. 25 October – Ian McColl, 81, Rangers defender; Scotland manager. 27 October – Andy Young, 83, Raith Rovers and Celtic player. 3 November – Brooks Mileson, 60, Gretna owner. 4 November – Paddy Buckley, 83, St Johnstone, Aberdeen and Scotland player. 5 November – Ian Anderson, 54, Dundee and St Johnstone player. 27 November – Gil Heron, 87, first black player to play for Celtic. 6 December – John Cumming, 78, Hearts and Scotland player. 26 December – George Miller, 69, Dunfermline, Hearts and Falkirk player; Hamilton and Dunfermline manager. 28 December – Willie Clark, 90, Hibernian and St Johnstone defender. 6 January – Charlie Thomson, 78, Clyde goalkeeper. 7 January – Alfie Conn, Sr., 82, Hearts and Raith Rovers player; Gala Fairydean and Raith Rovers manager. Part of the Terrible Trio forward line. 2 March – Andy Bowman, 74, Hearts, Hamilton Academical and Hawick Royal Albert player. 28 March – Hughie Kelly, 85, Blackpool and Scotland player. 22 April – Billy Smith, 78, Aberdeen defender. 3 May – Bobby Campbell, 86, Falkirk and Scotland player; Dumbarton manager. 25 May – Billy Baxter, 70, Scottish defender who mostly played for Ipswich Town. 7 June – Willie Kilmarnock, 87, Motherwell and Airdrie player. 7 June – Gordon Lennon, 26, Stenhousemuir, Albion Rovers and Dumbarton player. Notes and references Seasons in Scottish football

23571096

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20End%20of%20Fear

The End of Fear

The End of Fear is an EP by Dum Dums vocalist Josh Doyle. Track listing "The End of Fear" - 4:02 "Aphrodite" - 4:13 "Boyracer" - 5:04 "Solarstorm" - 4:15 "Become Beautiful" - 7:55 Contains the hidden track "Boyracer Ringtone". Credits Written by Josh Doyle Produced by Sam Shacklock All guitars and vocals by Josh Doyle All beats, bass and synths by Sam Shacklock Photography by Josh Doyle & Jenny Doyle Mastered by Richard Dodd References Josh Doyle albums 2004 EPs

23571098

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

Pepys Street

Pepys Street is a street in the City of London, linking Seething Lane in the west to Cooper's Row in the east. Savage Gardens crosses the street. When the Port of London Authority Building was erected in 1923, Colchester Street was extended to Seething Lane and renamed after the diarist Samuel Pepys, who lived there during the Great Fire of London. The modern Pepys Street is home to hotels and offices. The nearest London Underground station is Tower Hill and the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway. The mainline railway terminus Fenchurch Street is also close by. See also List of eponymous roads in London References Streets in the City of London

23571101

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver%20Lake%20%28Pictou%29

Beaver Lake (Pictou)

Beaver Lake Pictou is a lake of Pictou County, in Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

17327466

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechs%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom

Czechs in the United Kingdom

Czechs in the United Kingdom refers to the phenomenon of Czech people migrating to the United Kingdom from the Czech Republic or from the political entities that preceded it, such as Czechoslovakia. There are some people in the UK who were either born in the Czech lands or have Czech ancestry, some of whom descended from Jewish refugees (e.g. Kindertransport) who arrived during World War II. Population The 2001 UK Census recorded 12,220 Czech-born people resident in the UK. With the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union in May 2004, Czechs gained the right to live and work elsewhere in the EU, and large numbers moved to the UK for work, although there has been substantial return migration. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 45,000 Czech-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013. The 2011 UK Census recorded 34,615 Czech-born residents in England, 1,256 in Wales, 2,245 in Scotland, and 662 in Northern Ireland. The figure for Scotland includes people who specified that they were born in Czechoslovakia, but the figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland do not. 1,279 people in England, 39 in Wales and 16 in Northern Ireland are recorded as having been born in Czechoslovakia without specifying the Czech Republic or Slovakia. Notable people with Czech ancestry Milan Baroš, footballer Roman Bednář, footballer Patrik Berger, footballer Georgina Bouzova, actress Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, politician Petr Čech, footballer Josef Franc, motorcycle speedway rider Vera Fusek, actress Eva Hayman, Holocaust survivor, diarist and nurse Anna Hájková, historian Eva Jiřičná, architect Jan Kaplický, architect Jan Kavan, diplomat and politician Čeněk Kottnauer, chess master Karel Kuttelwascher, fighter pilot Sir Frank William Lampl, Life President of Bovis Lend Lease Miroslav Liskutin, fighter pilot WW2 Herbert Lom, actor Dan Luger, English rugby union player Ivan Margolius, author, architect and propagator of Czech culture and technology Jan Pinkava, animator, film director Hana Maria Pravda, actress Dominic Raab, politician Karel Reisz, film director Tom Stoppard, screenwriter, playwright See also Demographics of the Czech Republic Czech people White Other Czech Republic–United Kingdom relations Czech Americans References External links www.pohyby.co.uk - Czech and Slovak community portal in the UK - more than 24000 members Czech and Slovak Club in London British Czech and Slovak Association Czech Centre London Czech Radio London United Kingdom United Kingdom Immigration to the United Kingdom by country of origin Czech Republic–United Kingdom relations

23571102

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%20Brown%20Lake

Ellen Brown Lake

Ellen Brown Lake is a lake of Pictou County, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ellen Brown Lake is in the headwaters of the West Branch of St. Mary's River. The lake lies just north of the Nelson River, a tributary of the St. Mary's. Environment Canada collected water quality data in the lake in 1997. Selected findings were alkalinity 2 mg/L CaCO3, pH 6.29, total nitrogen 0.112 mg/L and total phosphorus 0.0049 mg/L. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References Sources Lakes of Nova Scotia

17327479

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT-27

VT-27

VT-27 is a primary training squadron of the United States Navy. One of just five Navy primary training squadrons, VT-27 is one of two located on the Texas Coastal Bend. History Trainin Squadron 27 was initially established on July 11, 1951 as Advanced Training Unit-B at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi. The command moved to Naval Air Station, Kingsville in 1952 and again to Naval Air Station, New Iberia, Louisiana in 1960. It was there the squadron was redesignated VT-27 in July of that year and about that time that the Grumman S2F-1T Tracker was put into service as a multi-engine trainer. In September 1962 the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system changed the Tracker's designation to TS-2A. In July 1964, the "Boomers" were returned to Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi where they continue to be an important part of the community. In 1973, the squadron began a transition to the role of a primary training squadron with the arrival on 1 August of the first T-28B Trojan. By 1 October 1973, the last Grumman TS-2A Tracker had departed, signifying the end of the advanced training role and the completion of the transition to primary training. In August 1983, the squadron took delivery of the first T-34C Turbo Mentor aircraft. From March 1984, when the last T-28B ever used for naval flight training departed, to June 2013, the T-34C was the mainstay of the Navy and Marine Corps primary flight training program. In June 2013 VT-27 transitioned from T-34C to the T-6B Texan II. The "Boomers" average well over 11,000 training missions a year, and more than 70 sorties per training day. Squadron aircraft S2F-1T / TS-2A Tracker T-28B Trojan T-34C Turbo Mentor T-6B Texan II Squadron bases Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas Naval Air Station New Iberia, Louisiana Training wing Training Air Wing Four, Corpus Christi, Texas See also History of the United States Navy List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons References VT-27 U.S. Navy website Training squadrons of the United States Navy

23571124

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

Poor Butterfly (film)

Poor Butterfly () is a 1986 Argentine drama film directed by Raúl de la Torre. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Cast Graciela Borges as Clara Lautaro Murúa Pepe Soriano as Shloime Víctor Laplace as Jose Bibi Andersson as Gertrud Duilio Marzio Cipe Lincovsky as Juana Fernando Fernán Gómez Ana María Picchio as Irma China Zorrilla Cacho Fontana References External links 1986 films 1986 drama films Films directed by Raúl de la Torre Argentine drama films 1980s Spanish-language films 1980s Argentine films

23571128

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Cranberry%20Lake%20%28Digby%29

Little Cranberry Lake (Digby)

Little Cranberry Lake is a lake of Digby District, in Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Lakes of Nova Scotia

23571134

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

Lake Henry (Nova Scotia)

Lake Henry is a lake in the municipal district of St. Mary's, in Nova Scotia, Canada. See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References National Resources Canada Henry

23571136

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%20Stallion%20Stakes

Florida Stallion Stakes

The Florida Stallion Stakes is an American series of Thoroughbred horse races run annually at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. Created in 1982 to benefit the Florida Thoroughbred breeding industry, it is open to two-year-olds sired by a nominated Florida stallion and raced over three months at increasing distances. In order for a horse to run in the Florida Stallion Stakes series, their sire must have been nominated each year for a set fee which makes all of that stallions' foals eligible to participate. Graduated payments are required over a nineteen-month period in order to maintain the foals' eligibility. In 1984, Smile became the first horse to ever win all three legs of the Florida Stallion Stakes. In 2009, due to the rising popularity of the Florida Stallion Stakes, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, in partnership with Florida stallion owners, announced an agreement with the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Churchill Downs Inc., to bring significant changes to juvenile racing at Calder Race Course. One of the biggest changes being made is the scheduling of the races. Traditionally the last leg of both the colt and the filly races have been held very near or on the date of the Breeder's Cup World Championship which often forced trainers to decide between going to the Breeder's Cup and the Florida Stallion Stakes. "The [new] agreement calls for the legs to be scheduled at least three weeks apart, including the time between the final legs and the Breeders’ Cup." Richard Hancock, executive vice president of the FTBOA, hopes that this will encourage Florida trainers to use the races a preparatory events to get their horses ready to compete in the Breeder’s Cup. Florida Stallion Stakes Each race is named in honor of a horse bred in Florida. Two-year-old filly divisions: Desert Vixen Stakes - 6 furlongs in August Susan's Girl Stakes - 7 furlongs in September My Dear Girl Stakes - 8.5 furlongs (11/16 miles) in October Two-year-old colt divisions: Dr. Fager Stakes - 6 furlongs in August Affirmed Stakes - 7 furlongs in September In Reality Stakes - 8.5 furlongs (11/16 miles) in October References The Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder Race Course Flat horse races for two-year-olds Horse races in Florida Recurring sporting events established in 1982 Calder Race Course 1982 establishments in Florida

17327485

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle%20of%20Leiria

Castle of Leiria

The Castle of Leiria () is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes, municipality of Leiria, district of Leiria. History The castle of Leiria was built by D. Afonso Henriques for the purpose of creating a line of defense against the Arabs. In 1142 he reinforced the defense of the castle after regaining Leiria. D. Sancho I ordered erection of the walls of the castle in 1195. In 1324 D. Dinis ordered construction of the keep (Tower of Menagem) which was completed only during the reign of D. Afonso IV. In the early 16th century D. Manuel ordered a sacristy to be built between the main chapel and the bell tower. Throughout the centuries the castle gradually lost its military value. It was badly damaged during the French invasion. At the end of the 19th century restoration of the castle started in 1915 by the initiative of Liga dos Amigos do Castelo. The restoration project was directed by Ernesto Korrodi between 1921 and 1933, and then by Baltazar de Vastro. The castle hosted important events as the meetings of the first courts called by D. Afonso III; became the residence of D. Denis and Queen Elizabeth; transformed into a meeting venue for the new court in the reign of D. Ferdinand I and the marriage of D. João I’s son D. Afonso was celebrated in this castle as well. It has been listed as a National monument since 1910. The castle was damaged by the 1969 earthquake. Architecture The present configuration of the castle of Leiria was influenced by the 4 major construction periods: the 12th century’s Romanesque, the 14th century’s Gothic Dionysus, the early 15th century’s Gothic Johannine and the restoration trends of late 19th and early 20th century. The shape of the castle is irregular polygonal with solid walls and towers. Paços Reais (Royal Palace), the Church of Nossa Senhora da Pena, Menagem Tower, the former Collegiate space, and medieval barns are located inside the complex. The castle has 4 floors; the lower two floors are hardly seen from outside and are intended for domestic services. There is a large loggia with eight arches of twin capitals. The loggia has the panorama over the city and was used as a place for leisure and socializing. The loggia is accessed through a room called Royal Hall or Noble Hall which has a total area of 130 square meters used for receptions by monarchs. Stonemasonry, brick and concrete were used in the construction. Gallery See also Castles in Portugal Castle of Alcobaça Castle of Alfeizerão References External links Leiria Castle (Municipality of Leiria) Leiria Leiria Buildings and structures in Leiria National monuments in Leiria District

23571145

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Values%20and%20Virtues

Values and Virtues

Values And Virtues is an EP by former Dum Dums vocalist Josh Doyle. Track listing "High School Soldier" - 3:50 "Ghosts Like You" - 4:18 "Pop Idol" - 2:55 "Waiting For The Payoff" - 4:46 "Concrete Moon" - 4:03 Middletown Bonus Tracks "Middletown" - 3:24 "Two Lines Instead Of One" - 3:36 "This Transcendant Ache" - 3:25 "My Jerusalem" - 3:53 "Waiting For The Payoff (Acoustic)" - 4:18 "Jericho" - 3:24 "Damaged Goods" - 4:17 "Army Of Two (Acoustic)" - 4:08 "Concrete Moon (Acoustic)" - 4:56 Credits Written by Josh Doyle Track 2, 4 & 5 produced by Justin Saunders Track 1 & 3 produced and mixed by Joe Baldridge Track 2, 4 & 5 mixed by John Castelli Mastered by Steve Wilson Artwork & design by Shaun Gordon Vocals & guitar by Josh Doyle Additional guitars by Mark Hamilton, Justin Saunders & Jason Moore Bass by Jordan Hester, Beau Burtnick, Tony Lucido & Josh Fink Drums by Paul Evans, Doy Gardner & Joshua Moore Backing vocals by Jason Moore Cello by Justin Saunders References Josh Doyle albums 2009 EPs

23571148

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

Atar (disambiguation)

Atar is the Zoroastrian concept for "burning and unburning fire" and "visible and invisible fire". Atar may also refer to: People Atar (name) Places Atar Department Atar International Airport Atar, Mauritania, a city in Mauritania Atar, Padang Ganting, a village in Indonesia Other uses ATAR, an acronym for Australian Tertiary Admission Rank Atelier Technique Aéronautique de Rickenbach ATAR-23 SNECMA Atar Volant SNECMA Atar, a French jet engine AT-AR, a type of Imperial Walker from the Star Wars fictional universe See also Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (ATARS) Attar (disambiguation)

23571165

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank%20You%20Pretty%20Baby

Thank You Pretty Baby

"Thank You Pretty Baby" is 1959 R&B/pop hit by Brook Benton. The song was written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis. Chart performance The single was the second release for Benton as solo artist to reach number one on the R&B charts. It held the top spot for four weeks. "Thank You Pretty Baby" was a successful crossover hit, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Cover version The track was covered by Curley Bridges on his 1999 album, Keys to the Blues. References 1959 singles Brook Benton songs Songs written by Clyde Otis 1959 songs Songs written by Brook Benton

23571166

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20the%20Spheres%20Society

Music of the Spheres Society

Inspired by the Neoplatonic academies of 16th and 17th-century Italy, which combined discourse with musical presentations, the Music of the Spheres Society was founded in 2001 by its artistic director and violinist, Stephanie Chase, and hornist Ann Ellsworth. Its first concert took place in New York City on November 1, 2001, the proceeds of which were donated to families of firefighters from two nearby stations who were killed at the World Trade Center disaster. The mission of the Society is to promote classical music through innovative chamber music concerts and pre-concert lectures which illuminate music’s historical, philosophical and scientific foundations, in order to give greater context for music to the average audience member. The Music of the Spheres Society features a core group of artists - Stephanie Chase (violin), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), and Jon Manasse (clarinet) - plus guest artists that include soloists, chamber musicians, and principal members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Its concerts feature works composed for one to nine performers, dating from the 16th to 21st centuries. Many of the Society's artists specialize in historically informed performance practices or contemporary music. Of a performance by the Society of Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, a New York Times critic wrote: "These musicians brought the music vividly to life in every particular. They should be playing it everywhere. They should go on the road with it tomorrow." Concert programs presented by the Society explore the contexts of music and include chamber music master-pieces, lesser-known works, and world or US premieres. Contemporary music performed by the Society has included world premieres and works by Edward Applebaum, John Harbison, Lou Harrison, and Jose Evangelista. Works by less-known composers - such as Juan Arriaga, Johan Kvandal, Leoš Janáček, Jan Dussek, Zdenek Fibich, and Bohuslav Martinu - are programmed alongside composers such as Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Ravel, Beethoven, and Prokofiev. Since 2001 the Society has presented a series of chamber music concerts in New York City - at venues that include Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Society for Ethical Culture - and has been presented by concert organizations that include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dallas Chamber Music and Troy (NY) Friends of Music. The Society presents concerts on both original and modern style instruments. Lectures presented by the Society focus primarily on a philosophical, scientific, or historic aspect of music and reveal some of the historic contexts of composed music. Guest lecturers have included music historians, an organologist, a Freudian analyst, music therapists, and ethnomusicologists. “Music of the Spheres” is a term applied to an idea put forth by the Greek scholar Pythagoras (6th century BCE) and his followers, among them Plato and Kepler, that the proportional ratios used to describe musical intervals also refer to those of the physical universe, including the orbiting motion of planets. Pythagoras recognized the innate connection between musical sound, or its “pitch,” and the physical characteristics of an object producing that sound. He is credited with discovering the physical laws of musical sound through his observations that the ratio of mass - as in a vibrating string length sounding an interval - of a fifth is 2:3, that of an octave is 1:2, and that of the fourth is 3:4. Thus, he proved that there is a correlation between the vibrations of sound and the physical world, such as that of numbers and proportion. (See Music and mathematics.) Incorporated in February 2002, the Music of the Spheres Society is a non-profit, 501 c(3) organization. References External links The Music of the Spheres Society official site 2001 establishments in the United States Chamber music groups Musical groups established in 2001 Musical groups from New York City

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malandro%20Records

Malandro Records

Malandro Records was an American record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio, which released albums by Brazilian musicians. Founded by Rick Warm, the label released about 20 albums before it ceased operation. The label's name came from the Portuguese word malandragem, a person who lived a certain type of free lifestyle. All About Jazz called Malandro "the leading U.S. label specializing in contemporary Brazilian music". Discography Recordings c. 1996 – 2001 References American record labels Brazilian record labels Music of Cincinnati

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someone%20at%20the%20Door%20%281936%20film%29

Someone at the Door (1936 film)

Someone at the Door is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Aileen Marson, Billy Milton, Noah Beery, John Irwin and Edward Chapman. A journalist comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder but soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place. It is based on a successful West End play by Campbell Christie and his wife Dorothy. Plot When penniless Sally (Aileen Marson) inherits a decrepit country manor, formerly her childhood home, she moves in with her younger brother Ronald (Billy Milton). An ambitious young journalist, Ronald comes up with an outlandish scheme to get his first big story. He plans to hide Sally in the house, to fake her death, and then get himself arrested for her murder. When Sally suddenly reappears at his trial, it will prove his innocence, and leave Ronald to supply his paper with an exclusive story. However, the siblings uncover a real mystery when they become mixed up with jewel thieves, whose loot is hidden in their house. Cast Ronald Martin - Billy Milton Sally Martin - Aileen Marson Harry Kapel - Noah Beery Price - Edward Chapman Bill Reid - John Irwin Mrs Appleby - Hermione Gingold Sgt Spedding - Charles Mortimer Soames - Edward Dignon Poole - Lawrence Hanray PC O'Brien - Jimmy Godden Critical reception The Radio Times preferred the film's 1950 remake, "although, in this case, that's not saying much, as the 1950 version of Campbell and Dorothy Christie's old theatrical chestnut wasn't very good either. Contrived only goes part way to describing this creaky thriller"; while Infernal Cinema described the film as "a little like a game of Cluedo come to life," and appreciated, "A short yet entertaining thriller from the thirties," concluding, "Brenon is sometimes under appreciated in the history of cinema, Someone at the Door is a brisk reminder of his talent." References External links 1936 films 1936 drama films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s English-language films British drama films British black-and-white films British films based on plays 1930s British films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Bracey

Frederick Bracey

Frederick Cecil Bracey (20 July 1887 – 28 March 1960) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914 Bracey was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1906 season, in June against Northamptonshire when he only had the chance to bowl seven balls, and was last man in, scoring 1 in his second innings. However he took three wickets in his next match against Warwickshire and continued to play regularly for Derbyshire until 1909 averaging 2 wickets per match. In the 1907 season, he took 5 for 102 against the South Africans, and then in one match against Northamptonshire took 5 for 9 in the first innings and 6 for 36 in the second. In the 1908 season, he took 5 for 66 against Lancashire. He only played half the 1910 season, and did not play at all in 1911. He reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1912 season, maintaining his form and in the 1913 season, he took 6 for 62 against Northamptonshire. In the 1914 season, his performance was considerably down, and the First World War brought a halt to his first-class cricket career. Bracey was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler who took 132 first-class wickets at an average of 23.65 and a best performance of 6-36. He had five 5 wicket innings and one 10 wicket match. He was a left-hand batsman and played 132 innings in 77 first-class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 28. Bracey was also a footballer for Leicester Fosse, Bradford Park Avenue and Rochdale<ref name= Bracey died at Derby at the age of 72. References 1887 births 1960 deaths Derbyshire cricketers English cricketers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign%20for%20Social%20Justice

Campaign for Social Justice

The Campaign for Social Justice (CSJ) was an organisation based in Northern Ireland which campaigned for civil rights in that region. The CSJ was inaugurated on 17 January 1964 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, by Patricia McCluskey, who became its first chairwoman, and her husband, local general practitioner Dr Conn McCluskey. The couple had in 1963 established a Homeless Citizens' League to campaign against discrimination in the allocation of public housing. The CSJ was established, according to the founding statement, for "the purpose of bringing the light of publicity to bear on the discrimination which exists in our community against the Catholic section of that community representing more than one-third of the total population". References The Troubles (Northern Ireland) Civil rights organisations in the United Kingdom Political advocacy groups in Northern Ireland Organizations established in 1964 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty%20Martyrs%20Cathedral

Forty Martyrs Cathedral

The Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral () of Aleppo, Syria, is a 15th-century Armenian Apostolic church located in the old Christian quarter of Jdeydeh. It is significant among the Armenian churches for being one of the oldest active churches in the Armenian diaspora and the city of Aleppo. It is a three-nave basilica church with no dome. Its bell tower of 1912, is considered to be one of the unique samples of the baroque architecture in Aleppo. Armenians in Aleppo The first significant Armenian presence in the city of Aleppo dates to the 1st century BC, when Armenia under Tigranes the Great subjugated Syria, and chose Antioch as one of the four capitals of the short lived Armenian Empire. After 301 AD, when Christianity became the official state religion of Armenia and its population, Aleppo became an important center for Armenian pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. Yet, the Armenians did not form into an organized community in Aleppo until the Armenian presence grew noticeably during the 11th century at the times of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, when a considerable number of Armenian families and merchants settled in the city creating their own businesses and residences. With the foundation of Armenian schools, churches and later on the prelacy, Armenians presented themselves as a well-organized community during the 14th century. The Armenian population of Aleppo continued to grow as Aleppo was swallowed into the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire had a large indigenous Armenian population in its Eastern Anatolia region, from where some Armenians moved to Aleppo in search of economic opportunity. The Armenian presence in Aleppo grew exponentially after 1915, when it became an immediate haven for refugees of survivors of the Armenian genocide. Tens of thousands of Armenian refugees, likely well over 100,000, settled in Aleppo during this period. By some estimates, Armenians accounted for a quarter of Aleppo's population by the middle of the twentieth century, by which time they had become a respected, upwardly mobile community. Later, as a result of political upheaval in Syria, Armenians began to emigrate to Lebanon and later to Europe, the Americas and Australia, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. Nonetheless, Aleppo remained a center of the worldwide Armenian diaspora, ranging between 50,000 and 70,000 Armenians residents. Tens of thousands of Armenians left during the civil war, and it remains to be seen what will remain of the community when stability returns. History The Armenian church of the Forty Martyrs in Aleppo was mentioned 1476, in the second edition of the book The Exploit of the Holy Bible, written by Father Melikseth in Aleppo. However, the current building of the church was built and completed in 1491 to replace a small chapel in the old Christian cemetery of the Jdeydeh quarter. The church was named in honour of a group of Roman soldiers who faced martyrdom near the city of Sebastia in Lesser Armenia, and were all venerated in Christianity as the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. At the beginning, the church was of a small size with a capacity of only 100 seats. In 1499-1500, the church went under large-scale renovations. Within 2 years, it was enlarged and a new prelacy building of the Armenian Diocese of Beroea was built in the church yard, funded through the donation of an Armenian elite named Reyis Baron Yesayi. During the following years, Forty Martyrs Cathedral frequently became a temporary seat of many Armenian catholicoi of the Holy See of Cilicia. Until 1579, the cathedral was surrounded with the tombstones of the Armenian cemetery, when the cemetery was moved and only clergymen and the elites of the community were allowed to be buried in the church yard. The Forty Martyrs Cathedral was renovated again in 1616 by the donation of the community leader emir Khoja Bedig Chelebi and the supervision of his brother Khoja Sanos Chelebi. By the end of the same year, the church was reopened with the presence of Catholicos Hovhannes IV of Aintab (Hovhannes 4th Aintabtsi) and Bishop Kachatur Karkaretsi. In 1624, as a result of the growing number of Armenian residents and pilgrims, the Armenian prelacy started to build a quarter near the church, which is still known with its original name "Hokedoun" (Spiritual House). It was designated to serve as a rest-house with 23 large rooms for the Armenian pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The Hokedoun was built by the donation of Khoja Gharibjan. The Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle who visited Aleppo in 1625, has described the church as one of the four churches that were built adjacent to each other in one yard with one gate, in the newly created Jdeydeh Christian quarter. The other three churches are the Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, the Holy Mother of God Armenian Church (the current Zarehian Treasury) and the old Maronite Church of Saint Elias. Currently, the cathedral has 3 altars, an upper story built in 1874 and a baptismal font placed in 1888. The church never had a belfry until 1912, when a bell tower was erected by the donation of the Syrian-Armenian philanthropist Rizkallah Tahhan from Brazil. During the 2nd half of the 20th century, the interior of the church underwent massive renovations to meet with the requirements of traditional Armenian churches. On 28 May 1991, by the donation of Keledjian brothers from Aleppo, a khachkar-memorial was placed in the churchyard commemorating the victims of the Armenian genocide. On 26 April 2000, the Armenian community of Aleppo marked the 500th anniversary of the first enlargement of the church under the patronage of Catholicos Aram I, during the period of Archbishop Souren Kataroyan. Icons The church is rich for both ancient and modern-day icons, with more than 30 samples: The Mother of God (canvas, 96x118, 1663 by Der-Megerdich) Virgin Mary with Jesus (canvas, 115x145cm, 1669 by an unknown Armenian painter) The Baptism of Jesus (canvas, 66x90cm, from the 17th century) The Worship of the Magi (canvas, 112x134cm, from the 17th century by an unknown Armenian painter) Saint John The Baptist (wood paint, 39x76cm, 1720 by Kevork Anania) Saint Joseph (wood paint, 39x76cm, 1720 by Kevork Anania) Virgin Mary with Jesus (wood paint, 46x126cm, 1729 by Kevork Anania) The Baptism of Jesus Christ (wood paint, 86x105cm, 1756 by Kevork Anania) Virgin Mary surrounded by The Apostles (canvas, 70X80cm, from the late 18th century by an unknown Armenian painter) The Last Judgement, one of the most famous icons of the Aleppine school (canvas, 400x600cm, 1703 by Nehmatallah Hovsep) With the initiative of Archbishop Souren Kataroyan, the majority of the icons were renovated between 1993 and 1996 by the Armenian expert Andranik Antonyan. Church of the Holy Mother of God The old church of the Holy Mother of God was built prior to 1429, at a time when the Armenian community was formed as a significant community in Aleppo with its own clergymen, scholars and the prelacy. This small church has witnessed several renovations, in 1535, 1784, 1849 and 1955 respectively. The church remained active until the beginnings of the 20th century, when it was turned into a library. In 1991, the building was turned into museum and renamed Zarehian Treasury of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Aleppo, in memory of Catholicos Zareh I of the Great House of Cilicia, who had served as archbishop of the diocese of Aleppo before being elected as catholicos. Current status The Forty Martyrs Cathedral is the seat of the Armenian Diocese of Beroea and one of the oldest active churches in the city. It is also one of the oldest functioning churches in the Armenian diaspora. The old building of the prelacy within the churchyard is under renovation to serve as an administrative office. The church complex is also home to the Zarehian Treasury, Haygazian Armenian School, Avetis Aharonian theatre hall and Nikol Aghbalian branch of Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Society. The current building of the prelacy stands in front of the cathedral. On April 28, 2015, parts of the Forty Martyrs church compound were destroyed in a suspected bombing or artillery attack; the church itself and the bell tower survived the attack. After the last anti-regime rebels left the city in December 2016, renovation works were announced in July 2017. The reconstruction lasted two years, until March 31, 2019, when reconstruction was achieved. The church was reconsecrated by Catholicos Aram I. Gallery See also List of churches in Aleppo Armenian Apostolic Church Echmiadzin List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia Church of the Holy Mother of God (Aleppo) Holy See of Cilicia Armenian Diocese of Beroea References External links Official site of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia Armenian Prelacy of Beroea (Aleppo, Syria) Armenian Apostolic churches in Syria Christian organizations established in the 15th century Churches destroyed by Muslims Cathedrals in Aleppo Jdeydeh quarter Armenian Apostolic cathedrals Churches completed in 1491

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Williamson

George Williamson

George Williamson may refer to: George Williamson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1994), English footballer George Williamson (Australian footballer) (1866–1929), Australian rules footballer George Hunt Williamson (1926–1986), UFO contactee George Henry Williamson (1845–1918), British Member of Parliament for Worcester, 1906 George H. Williamson (1872–1936), American architect George M. Williamson (architect) (1892–1979), American architect George Williamson (diplomat) (1829–1882), US ambassador George A. Williamson (born 1938), American politician in the state of Florida George Williamson (academic) (1898–1968), professor of English G. C. Williamson (George Charles Williamson, 1858–1942), British art historian, antiquarian, and author See also George M. Williamson (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoravar%20Church

Zoravar Church

Zoravar Church can refer to: Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church, late 17th-century three-nave basilica type church located in Yerevan, Armenia Gharghavank, late 7th-century central-plan aisled tetra-conch (circular) church located just outside Zoravan in the Kotayk Province of Armenia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydar%20Zorlu

Haydar Zorlu

Haydar Zorlu (born 4 May 1967 in Karlıova) is a Kurdish-German actor. Filmography Films 1988 Eine türkische Hochzeit 1996 Der Trainer 2001 Nothing Less Than the Best 2003 September 2003 Worst Case 2008 Halbzeit 2008 Belanglos TV 1991-92 Türkei - Land, Leute und Sprache 1993 Sterne des Südens 1993 Tatort 1994 Die Sendung mit der Maus 1997 Ein todsicheres Ding 1998 Tatort 1998 Reise in die Nacht 1998-2008 Die Anrheiner 1999 Ein starkes Team 2003 Die Kumpel 2002 Westentaschenvenus 2003 2003 SOKO 5113 2004 Forsthaus Falkenau 2004-2005 Verschollen 2005 Küstenwache 2006 Esir Kalpler 2006 Ein Fall für zwei 2006 Verschleppt - Kein Weg zurück, Regie: Hansjörg Thurn 2006-2008 Oben Ohne 2009 Oben Ohne - Weihnachts Special "DU HEILIGE NACHT" Theatre 1989 Moritz Jäger in "Die Weber" - Stadttheater Oberhausen 1989 -1991 Ensemblemitglied des Arkadas Theater`s Köln 1995 Agathe, Schlucki, Dieter, Leichi, Kontrolleur u.a. in "Linie 1" - Theater in der Christallerie Wadgassen 1996 Haroon in "Borderline" - Wupper Theater 1996 Naim in "Vermummte" - Wupper Theater / Freies Werkstatt-Theater Köln 2005 Entertainer, Thorndyke, Bürgermeister u.a. in "Die Marx Brothers Radio Show" - Arkadas Theater Köln 2009 Faust, Mephisto, Gretchen u.a. in "Goethes Faust" als Schauspielsolo - Bühne der Kulturen Köln References External links Official Website 1967 births Living people People from Karlıova German people of Turkish descent German male film actors German male stage actors German male television actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male stage actors Turkish male television actors

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion%20Act%201592

Religion Act 1592

The Religion Act 1592 (35 Eliz. I, c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act imprisoned without bail those over the age of sixteen who failed to attend Church; persuaded others to do the same; denied Queen Elizabeth's authority in religious matters; and who attended unlawful religious meetings. The Act was cognisable in the Court of High Commission. If, after offending, they did not conform in the next three months, they would be exiled from England forever. The Act fined those who harboured recusants £10 for every month hidden. The Act stated that it would continue no longer than the end of the next session of Parliament. However, the Act was still in effect in 1661, when John Bunyan was tried and convicted for disobedience to it. Towards the end of 1680, during the Exclusion Crisis, Parliament passed a Bill for repealing the Act. However, on the day of the proroguing of Parliament (10 January 1681), when the Bill ought to have been presented to Charles II to sign, he instructed the Clerk of the Crown to withdraw the Bill. As late as 1683 the act was being used against a Quaker meeting in 'Gratious' Street (Gracechurch Street), London. Notes Acts of the Parliament of England concerning religion 1592 in law 1592 in England 1592 in Christianity

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shek%20Yam%20Estate

Shek Yam Estate

Shek Yam Estate () is a public housing estate in North Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the first Government Low Cost Housing Scheme estate in Kwai Chung. It had 8 blocks built in 1968, which were all demolished in the 1990s and 2000s. Ning Fung Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in North Kwai Chung, near Shek Yam Estate and Shek Yam East Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 2001. Background The estate was redeveloped into 4 phases. Phase 2 consists of three rental residential blocks, a car park podium and a shopping centre which were completed in 2000. Phase 3 consists of four HOS concord-typed blocks, Ning Fung Court. Phase 1 and Phase 4 were handed over to Leisure and Cultural Services Department to construct a park, Sham Yam Lei Muk Road Park. Phase 5 was the old site of Shek Yam Community Hall and a HOS building, but it was renamed Lai Shek House and changed to rental use. Houses Shek Yam Estate Ning Fung Court Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Shek Yam Estate had a population of 8,657 while Ning Fung Court had a population of 3,816. Altogether the population amounts to 12,473. Politics Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court are located in Shek Yam constituency of the Kwai Tsing District Council. It was formerly represented by Andrew Wan Siu-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections until May 2021. See also Public housing estates in Kwai Chung References Kwai Chung Public housing estates in Hong Kong Residential buildings completed in 1968 Residential buildings completed in 2000 Residential buildings completed in 2006

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketu%20railway%20station

Ketu railway station

Ketu railway station is a railway station on the Qingzang railway. It serves Ketu and is located 122 km from Xining railway station. See also List of stations on Qingzang railway Railway stations in Qinghai Stations on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Keayne

Robert Keayne

Robert Keayne (1595 – March 23, 1656) was a prominent public figure in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and served as speaker of the House of the Massachusetts General Court. Keayne was a prosperous London merchant who joined his fellow Puritans in Boston where he built a fortune. He was accused of unfair business practices, and brought before the legislature, the Massachusetts General Court. It found Keayne guilty, fined him, and compelled him to confess his "sins." He proclaimed his innocence, and justified his actions in elaborate detail in his will. It bequeathed £2500 to Boston, to upgrade the infrastructure with an aqueduct, relieve the city's poor, and fund the First Town-House, a grand public meeting place. He attached a condition to the effect that the bequest would become void if there were any legal actions against his estate; there were none. Biography Keayne was born in Windsor, England in 1595. His father, John Keayne, worked as a butcher. While living in London, Keayne held membership in the Honourable Artillery Company and the Merchant Taylor's Company. He also kept notes in his private journal of sermons preached 1627-1628 by John Cotton, John Wilson, Hugh Peters, and John Davenport. In 1617 Keayne married Anne Mansfield; they had a son, Benjamin Keayne, in 1619. Keayne and his family arrived in Boston from London in 1635 on the ship Defence. In Boston, he worked as a tailor, and kept a shop on State Street, "living in apartments overhead, as was the custom in those times." He belonged to the First Church congregation, and kept notes in his private journal of sermons preached by John Wilson, Thomas Cobbet, and John Cotton, who had moved to Boston in 1633. In 1637, he was found guilty and fined 200 pounds by a Puritan court for overcharging customers. By today's capitalistic standards he would have been judged shrewd and successful. At the time, he penitently bewailed "his covetous and corrupt heart," but justified himself at length in his will. In 1638, he helped to establish the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, serving as first captain. He served as town Selectman for several years; and as a representative to the Massachusetts General Court, being appointed House Speaker in 1646. Keayne left a 37-page will, covering a range of topics, which notably left several hundred pounds to establish the First Town-House, a building to "be used by the town and county government and be shared by the military company, with convenience for a market and conduit near by." Remarking on the need for a covered market, he wrote: I having long thought and considered the want of some necessary things of public concernment which may not be only comodious, but very profitable and useful for the Town of Boston, as a market place ... useful for the country people that come with their provisions for the supply of the towne, that they may have a place to sett dry in and warme, both in cold raine and durty weather, and may have a place to leave their corne or any other things safe that they cannot sell, till they come again, which would be both an encouragement to come in and a great means to increase trading in the Towne also. Keayne died in 1656 and is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground where a plaque has been affixed to his brick burial vault. Another memorial plaque, placed in 1925, honors Keayne in downtown Boston, on the corner of State and Washington Streets. Each year on the first Monday in June the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company leads a procession to the gravesite, laying a wreath in Keayne's memory. References Further reading Bailyn, Bernard. "The Apologia of Robert Keayne." William and Mary Quarterly (1950): 568-587. in JSTOR Dalzell, Jr. Robert F. The Good Rich and What They Cost Us (Yale University Press, 2013) External links People from colonial Boston Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives American philanthropists 1595 births 1656 deaths 17th century in Boston Burials in Boston People from Windsor, Berkshire Kingdom of England emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony 17th-century philanthropists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai%20Lake%20railway%20station

Qinghai Lake railway station

Qinghai Lake railway station is a railway station on the Qingzang railway. It serves Qinghai Lake and is located 133 km from Xining railway station. See also List of stations on Qingzang railway Railway stations in Qinghai Stations on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Intimate%20Adventures%20of%20a%20London%20Call%20Girl

The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl

The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl are memoirs of a former London call girl written by Dr. Brooke Magnanti, under the pseudonym Belle de Jour. From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004 Belle charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the field in a web diary. The blogs were then published into the book, in which Belle elaborates on the diary entries and tells of how she became a Call Girl. Synopsis The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl begins with Belle de Jour introducing herself as a "whore", then further explaining that she does not mean it metaphorically, and that she literally is a "whore". After the prologue the book begins in a diary format, with Belle explaining the clients she meets and her personal complications that become entwined with her job as a call girl. The average diary entries last little longer than a page and are always titled with the date, which is written in French, for example, the first diary entry reads "Samedi, le 1 Novembre", which translates into Saturday, 1 November. Each chapter is broken apart by the month the diary entries were written in, for example "Novembre" (November). People featured in the book Belle: The writer of The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl. The book focuses primarily on Belle's life. N: An ex-boyfriend of Belle's and her good friend. The manager: Belle's madam, an intelligent woman, fluent in German and Arabic. The Boy: Belle's boyfriend, who is aware of her job as a call girl. Adaptation An adaption was created for ITV2 in 2007 called Secret Diary of a Call Girl. The show stars Billie Piper as Belle but also shows her private life and her personal struggles; in the adaptation her real name is Hannah Baxter. The show has since been aired in America by Showtime. Differences Some of the characters in Secret Diary of a Call Girl have different personalities from their literary counterparts. N is described as "the hub of all gossip", whereas Ben in Secret Diary of a Call Girl does not seem to share this trait. The manager is described as rather nice, and Belle appears to have a pleasant enough relationship with her, however Stephanie, Belle's madam in Secret Diary, is a cynical woman who often argues with Belle. The Boy appears to have no television equivalent. The closest character to The Boy would be Alex; however the links between the two are somewhat tenuous. The character of Hannah Baxter, who also goes under the pseudonym Belle, remains very close to the original descriptions of Belle de Jour in the books. References External links Orion Publishing English non-fiction books 2005 non-fiction books Non-fiction books about British prostitution Prostitution in the United Kingdom

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuole%20railway%20station

Tuole railway station

Tuole Railway Station is a railway station on the Qingzang railway in the People's Republic of China. It serves Tulai and is located 147 km from Xining Railway Station. See also List of stations on Qingzang railway Railway stations in Qinghai Stations on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists%20of%20habeas%20petitions%20filed%20on%20behalf%20of%20War%20on%20Terror%20detainees

Lists of habeas petitions filed on behalf of War on Terror detainees

The United States has published multiple lists of the habeas corpus petitions filed on behalf of detainees apprehended in the course of its War on Terror. It was the position of the Bush Presidency that none of these detainees were entitled to have writs of habeas corpus considered by the US Justice system. But some jurists differed. And several habeas corpus cases have been considered by the United States Supreme Court, or are scheduled to be considered by the Supreme Court. Habeas petitions for detainees who have been repatriated The Bush Presidency argued that Guantanamo detainees who have been repatriated from Guantanamo should have their cases dismissed as moot. The determination that these detainees were "enemy combatants" remain in effect. See also Guantanamo Bay attorneys Guantanamo military commissions OARDEC References External links United States habeas corpus case law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjellgren%20Kaminsky%20Architecture

Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture

Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture is an architecture firm based in Göteborg, Sweden. It works with architecture in its broadest meaning ranging from furniture to city planning, from theory to practice. In 2007, it won the international architect competition for a new dancehall/restaurant in Falsterbo (southern part of Sweden), which was inaugurated in 2009. The project won the Skånes Arkitekturpris. In 2021, Fredrik Kjellgren left the office, which was later run by Joakim Kaminsky under the name Kaminsky Arkitektur. Publications Ecological Architecture, Chris van Uffelen (ed.), Braun, 2009, p. 48-49 Desire, The shape of things to come, R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, A. Kupetz, S. Moreno, A. Mollard (ed.), Gestalten, 2008 Notes and references Carlsson, David Worlds first passive museum David Report, Accessed April 10, 2008 Bright, Christopher Swedish Prefab Dwell, Accessed May 19, 2008 Passive Houses Tropolism, Accessed Mars 05, 2008 Pirate Chair Designerblog, Accessed Mars 24, 2008 Kjellgren Kaminsky设计Passive Houses Interior Design, Accessed April 7, 2008 ArchDaily , September 24, 2011 Arkitektur, November 3, 2011 External links Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture website Swedish Association of Architects website Hägring, the award winning proposal Architecture firms of Sweden Companies based in Gothenburg

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bloudy%20Tenent%20of%20Persecution%20for%20Cause%20of%20Conscience

The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience

The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, Discussed in a Conference between Truth and Peace is a 1644 book about government force written by Roger Williams, the founder of Providence Plantations in New England and the co-founder of the First Baptist Church in America. Tenent is an obsolete spelling of tenet, and the book argues for a "wall of separation" between church and state and for state toleration of various Christian denominations, including Catholicism, and also "paganish, Jewish, Turkish or anti-Christian consciences and worships." The book takes the form of a dialogue between Truth and Peace and is a response to correspondence by Boston minister John Cotton regarding Cotton's support for state enforcement of religious uniformity in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams argues that Christianity requires the existence of a separate civil authority which may not generally infringe upon liberty of conscience, which Williams interpreted to be a God-given right. Impact The 1644 text is considered one of Williams' best-developed arguments, even though it was written under presumably rushed conditions and is stylistically difficult. Many of the original copies of The Bloudy Tenent were burned by order of a Parliamentary faction offended by his view of government. John Cotton responded to the book by defending his positions in The Bloudy Tenent, Washed, and Made White in the Bloud of the Lamb. Upon his return to London in 1652, Williams published a defense of his positions and responded to Cotton in The Bloudy Tenent Yet More Bloudy by Mr. Cotton's Endeavour to Wash it White in the Blood of the Lamb; of Whose Precious Blood, Spilt in the Bloud of his Servants; and of the Blood of Millions Spilt in Former and Later Wars for Conscience Sake, That Most Bloody Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience, upon, a Second Tryal Is Found More Apparently and More Notoriously Guilty, etc. (London, 1652). The Bloudy Tenent has been cited as a philosophical source for John Locke, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and several writings of Thomas Jefferson regarding religious freedom. Biblical support for preventing governmental interference in religious matters In the Bloudy Tenent and other writings, Williams interpreted many passages in the Old and New Testaments as limiting governmental interference in any religious matters, and therefore opposing the traditional Puritan exegesis which supported using state force in some religious matters: Williams believed that historic Israel was a unique covenant kingdom and the kings should be interpreted using typology. Therefore, the covenant kings were not appropriate government models for New Testament Christians, who believed that the Old Testament covenant had been fulfilled through Christ, as the ultimate king. Accordingly, Williams asserted that the more informative Old Testament examples of civil government were good non-covenant kings such as Artaxerxes, a pagan who gave the Hebrews freedom to worship in but did not compel any kind of worship. For examples of bad kings, Williams mentioned Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Daniel who oppressively forced the Jews (including Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) to worship the state god or face death. Williams also used the example of Naboth's unjust execution in as an example of a bad civil government abusing its religious power. Williams interpreted the Parable of the Tares in the to support toleration of all of the "weeds", because civil persecution often inadvertently hurts the "wheat" (believers) too. He specifically defined the "weeds" as heretics who were clearly not Christians, such as Paul before his conversion, and not simply people with minor theological differences, as the Puritans asserted. Ultimately, he argued, it is God's duty to judge, not man's. Williams cited the legitimate role of government in as applying only to enforcement of the second table of the Ten Commandments—that is, the last five commandments involving hurting other people. He further cited Paul's letters in , , and to explain how to use "spiritual weapons" rather than physical ones in dealing with unbelievers. Williams interpreted to support the use of spiritual weapons rather than civil weapons, and pointed out that Christ's letters in these chapters were written to and applied to churches, not to civil governments. Williams interpreted 's Beast of Revelation prophecy as representing all state churches that used governmental force to coerce political goals in the name of Christianity, including those in Europe and Massachusetts. See also Roger Williams A Key into the Language of America Christian debate on persecution and toleration References External links The Bloody Tenent of Persecution (1867 reprint) (accessed July 10, 2009, on Google Books) Text of book Roger Williams, Richard Groves, [https://books.google.com/books?id=YC-Oy0hswEkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s The bloudy tenent of persecution for cause of conscience: discussed in a conference between truth and peace : who, in all tender affection, present to the High Court of Parliament, (as the result of their discourse) these, (among other passages) of highest consideration] (Mercer University Press, 2001)0865547661, 9780865547667 (accessible on Google Books, July 28, 2009) 1644 books 17th-century Christian texts History books about the United States History of religion in the United States Rhode Island culture Separation of church and state in the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIlwraith%2C%20McEacharn%20%26%20Co

McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co

McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co was an Australian shipping company. History McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co (MMC) was founded in 1875 in London by Scottish sea captains, Andrew McIlwraith and Malcolm McEacharn. In 1876 it began operating ships to take British migrants to the Australia under contract to the Government of Queensland. In 1891, it relocated it headquarters to Melbourne. MMC built up a coal bunkering businesses, had a shareholding in Mount Morgan Mine and had associations with Burns Philp and Castlemaine Perkins. In 1958, MMC became a shareholder in bulk carrier operator Bulkships in partnership with the Adelaide Steamship Company. In May 1993, MMC was sold to Cyprus Mining Company. References 1875 establishments in England Companies based in Melbourne Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Defunct shipping companies of Australia Transport companies established in 1875

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzihe%20railway%20station

Ganzihe railway station

Ganzihe railway station is a railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway. It serves Ganzihe and is located 162 km from Xining railway station. See also List of stations on Qinghai–Tibet railway Railway stations in Qinghai Stations on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haergai%20railway%20station

Haergai railway station

Haergai railway station is a railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway. It serves Hairag and is located 177 km from Xining railway station. See also List of stations on Qinghai–Tibet railway Railway stations in Qinghai Stations on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego%20Capusotto

Diego Capusotto

Diego Esteban Capusotto (September 21, 1961) is an Argentinian TV presenter, actor, and humorist who is noted for his participation in TV shows like Cha Cha Cha, Todo por dos pesos and Peter Capusotto y sus videos. Biography Diego Capusotto was born in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina on September 21, 1961, but moved to the Villa Luro neighborhood of Buenos Aires when he was 7, where he lived for three decades. At 25, he began to study acting at the Arlequines Theater. He has starred in several movies. The first, Zapada, una comedia beat (1999), was not released commercially. He followed up with Mataperros (2001), India Pravile (2003), Soy tu aventura (2003), Dos ilusiones (2004) and Regresados (2007), also known as D-Graduated. His most recent film was Pajaros Volando (2010). His television career began in 1992 with De la cabeza, a series in which he worked with actors and comedians like Alfredo Casero, Fabio Posca, Mex Urtizberea, and Fabio Alberti. After the program was killed off by a falling out between Posca and the other actors, Capusotto teamed up with Casero and Alberti in a new comedy project, Cha Cha Cha, which was broadcast intermittently between 1992 and 1997. Capusotto and Alberti would team up again, in 1998, on the cast of the TV series, Delikatessen, starring Horacio Fontova, and again in 1999 when the program Todo por dos pesos (99 Cent Store) made its debut: this program would finally establish Diego Capusotto as an icon of Argentinian comedy. For this series, in which he established some of his best and most famous characters like "Irma Jusid", "El Hombre Bobo", and "Peter Conchas", Capusotto received the Martin Fierro Award for Comedy Performance in 2001. Todo por dos pesos went off the air in 2002. In 2003, Capusotto played a mentally ill person in the series Sol Negro, produced by Sebastián Ortega and with performances by Rodrigo de la Serna and Carlos Belloso, among others. On March 25, 2004, Capusotto returned to the theater together with Fabio Alberti to present the comedy show Una noche en Carlos Paz, written by Pedro Saborido and directed by Néstor Montalbano, where they continued the shtick of Todo por dos pesos. The show was followed by Qué noche Bariloche, which premiered in 2006. Up to the age of 17, Capusotto wanted to play Football: Capusotto was always involved with music, but he never wanted to make a career of it: Capusotto co-wrote and starred in the comedy plays Una noche en Carlos Paz ("A Night in Carlos Paz") and Qué noche Bariloche ("What a Night, Bariloche!"). In 2006, the TV show Peter Capusotto y sus videos (Peter Capusotto and his videos), created and starring Capusotto, debuted on Rock&Pop TV (later airing on Televisión Pública, and currently airing on TBS). The humoristic program (which features rarely seen rock music videos) consists in Capusotto parodying the different facets of the rock-and-roll lifestyle in various sketches, and taking rock personalities and stereotypes for an intertwining critique of several aspects of the Argentinean society and culture, with "Luis Almirante Brown (Artaud for millions)", "Pomelo, ídolo de rock" ("Pomelo, rock idol") and "Perón y rock" as some of the highlights. The program has become a cult hit, and video clips from the show are frequently viewed on YouTube. On December 17, 2007, after Peter Capusotto y sus videos was nominated for the Clarín Awards, Capusotto received awards in the Musical Performance and Best Comedy Program categories. On July 2, 2008, at the Martín Fierro Awards he received the award for Best Comedy Performance for Peter Capusotto and his videos. On 2009, he again received a Martín Fierro Award for Best Comedy Performance for Peter Capusotto and his videos. 2012 saw the release of Peter Capusotto y sus 3 Dimensiones ("Peter Capusotto and his Three Dimensions"), a movie based on the TV show, which was quite successful at the box office. Selected filmography TV De la cabeza ("Crazy") Cha cha cha Delikatessen Todo por dos pesos ("99 cent store") Tiempo Final ("Final time") Sol Negro ("Black sun") Peter Capusotto y sus videos ("Peter Capusotto and his videos") Film Tiempo de Descuento (time's running out) [short film] Zapada, una comedia beat (Zapada, a Beat comedy) Mataperros (thug) India Pravile Soy tu aventura (I'm your adventure) Dos ilusiones (two dreams/illusions) Regresados (known as D-Graduated internationally) Pájaros Volando (Birds Flying) Peter Capusotto y sus Tres Dimensiones (Peter Capusotto and his Three Dimensions) Kryptonita 27, El club de los malditos Awards 2013 Tato award as best comical work. 2011 Konex award - Merit Diploma as one of the 5 best TV actor of the decade in Argentina. Nominations 2013 Martín Fierro Awards Best work in humor Personal life Capusotto is married to María Laura, with whom he has 2 daughters: Elisa, and Eva (named after Eva Perón). He is a big fan of the Racing Club soccer team. He currently resides in the Barracas district of Buenos Aires. He had two brothers, but both are deceased. His older brother died of peritonitis, and his younger brother died of complications from Prader-Willi syndrome at the age of 2. References The vast majority of this article was translated from its corresponding version on Spanish Wikipedia. External links Official site Youtube channel Diego Capusotto on Cinenacional.com Interview with Diego Capusotto (Spanish) Interview with Diego Capusotto for Sudestada Magazine (Spanish) Article about Diego Capusotto and his comedy (Spanish) Arlequines Theater (Spanish) 2001 interview 1961 births Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine comedians People from Morón Partido Argentine people of Italian descent Living people

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakestone%20Moor

Bakestone Moor

Bakestone Moor is an area of settlement in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the west side of Whitwell. Geography of Derbyshire Bolsover District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Congress%20of%20Maritime%20Museums

International Congress of Maritime Museums

The International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM) is the world's only international network of maritime museums, associations, and individuals devoted to maritime heritage, founded in 1972. It has 120+ members of every size across thirty-five countries and six continents. It convenes biennial congresses hosted by different member museums around the world, publishes a monthly newsletter, and offers resources on its website on subjects including maritime archaeology, historic vessels and maritime curatorship. External links Official Website of ICMM Museum associations and consortia Maritime history events History organizations Maritime museums Maritime history organizations Organizations established in 1972

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido%20Colliery%20and%20Railway%20Company

Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company

was a company engaged in coal mining, railway operation and shipping in Hokkaidō, Japan. The company was established in 1889 when the state-owned and Horonai Railway were sold to the company. The company developed coal mines and transported coal to consumers by its own railways and a fleet of steamships. The railway of the company was nationalized on October 1, 1906 under the Railway Nationalization Act. At this time the company was renamed , which continued mining until 1995 and is in business of coal importing from Russia as of 2014. Railway List of lines and stations As of September 30, 1906 Muroran – Temiya The Muroran–Iwamizawa section and the Iwamizawa–Otaru section are part of the Muroran Main Line and the Hakodate Main Line respectively today. The remaining Otaru–Temiya section became the Temiya Line, which was closed in 1985. Iwamizawa – Utashinai The Iwamizawa–Sunagawa section is the part of the Hakodate Main Line today. The remaining part became the Utashinai Line, which was closed in 1988. Iwamizawa – Ikushunbetsu This section later became a part of the Horonai Line, which was closed in 1987. Horonaibuto – Horonai This section later became a part of the Horonai Line, which was closed in 1987. Oiwake – Yūbari The section from Oiwake to Shin-Yubari (Momijiyama) is a part of the Sekishō Line (Main section) today while the remainder became the Yubari Branch Line which closed in 2019. Sunagawa – Sorachigawa The company leased this section to Japanese Government Railways. This section is a part of the Hakodate Main Line today. Nationalization As the Railway Nationalization Act was promulgated, on October 1, 1906, the company's railway (207 miles 51 chains), rolling stock (1,940), steamship (1), personnel (3,673) and other goods and contracts were transferred to the government of Japan, in exchange of 30,997,100 yen worth of government bond. References External links Hokkaido Colliery & Steamship Co., Ltd. Coal companies of Japan Economic history of Japan Defunct railway companies of Japan Rail transport in Hokkaido Railway companies established in 1889 Railway companies disestablished in 1906 Japanese companies established in 1889

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaitanya%20Mangala

Chaitanya Mangala

The Chaitanya Mangala () (c.16th century) of Lochana Dasa is an important hagiographical work on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna Chaitanya - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Bengali. This work of Lochana Dasa or Lochananda Dasa is influenced by the Sanskrit Kadacha of Murari Gupta. The complete text is divided into four sections: the Sutra Khanda, the Adi Khanda, the Madhya Khanda and the Shesh Khanda. As this work was written for the purpose of singing only, it is not further sub-divided into chapters. Contents The Chaitanya Mangala comprises about 11000 verses. The Sutra Khanda has around 1800 verses, the Adi Khanda has about 3300 verses, the Madhya Khanda consists nearly 4300 verses and the Shesh Khanda comprises about 1600 verses. The Sutrakhanda is a prelude to the Krishna's appearance as the Gauranga avatar in Nabadwip, which describes the events which led to this incarnation. The Adi Khanda narrates the early life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu up to his trip to Gaya. The Madhya Khanda describes events in Mahaprabhu's later life up to his meeting with Sarvabahuma Bhattacharya. The Shesh Khanda narrates his pilgrimages to southern and northern India. Some manuscripts also consist a description of the last part of the Mahaprabhu's life till his disappearance. See also Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Bhagavata Notes Bengali-language literature 16th-century Indian books

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demet%20Akal%C4%B1n

Demet Akalın

Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music. Akalın, who was born in Gölcük, Kocaeli, initially decided to pursue a career in modeling and started working as a model for Neşe Erberk's agency. She also acted in a number of motion picture films and television series in the 1990s. Simultaneously with modeling, she started singing in the casinos, and released her first studio album, Sebebim in 1996 which was not successful. With the release of the album Banane in 2004, she became well-known in Turkey. The album's lead single, "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", earned Akalın a Turkey Music Award for the Song of the Year. Kusursuz 19 (2006) received a gold certification from Mü-Yap and with the success of Dans Et (2008), she became one of the influential figures of Turkish pop music. Her album Pırlanta was the best-selling album in Turkey in 2015. Many of her songs, including "Afedersin", "Mucize", "Toz Pembe" and "Hayalet", have been number-one hits in Turkey. Other songs such as "Tecrübe", "Çanta", "Olacak Olacak", "Sabıka", "İlahi Adalet" and "Ders Olsun" have ranked among the top 5 on Turkey's music charts. Akalın, who is considered by music critics to have created her own style, has frequently appeared on the cover of magazines and has been the subject of numerous tabloid reports. From 2007 to 2018, she was in an on and off feud with Hande Yener, and their arguments were covered in the tabloids from time to time. After her marriages to Oğuz Kayhan in 2006 and Önder Bekensir in 2010 ended in divorce, she married Okan Kurt in 2012 and the couple's first child Hira was born in 2014. The couple divorced in 2018. To this day, she has won two Golden Butterfly Awards and four Kral Turkey Music Awards, and has received numerous other awards and nominations. Life and career 1972–96: Early life and career beginnings Demet Akalın was born on 23 April 1972 to Ali and Şenay Akalın in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Her paternal family has Laz ancestry, while her maternal grandmother, Iffet Hanim (1912-2011), was of Tatar descent and her maternal grandfather was of Bosniak descent. She attended primary and secondary schools in Gölcük and eventually got enrolled in Gölcük Barbaros Hayrettin Lisesi. With the help of her mother, she took modeling courses with Yaşar Alptekin. She subsequently joined Neşe Erberk's modeling agency. Meanwhile, she acted in a number of movies and TV series including Günlerden Pazar (1992), Tele Anahtar (1994) and Sensiz Olmaz (1994). She also appeared in a TV movie titled Hayatın Anlamı alongside Ece Sükan. 1996–2005: Sebebim, Unuttum and Banane While continuing her modeling career, Akalın started to sing at casinos as well. In September 1996, her first studio album Sebebim (My Reason) was released by Elenor Plak. The songs were a mix of pop and Arabesque. Naim Dilmener wrote in his review for Hürriyet that Akalın was still inexperienced and her shaky vocals made the album poorly received. The album's lead single, titled "Sebebim", was written by Seda Akay and Niran Ünsal, for which a music video was released. Two other music videos were made for the songs "Asla Affedilmez" and "Sakın Vazgeçme". In 1998 Akalın got a role as Deniz in one episode of Kanal D's TV series Sibel. In June 2000 her first EP Yalan Sevdan was released by Şahin Özer Müzik. A music video was made for the EP's song "Senin Anan Güzel mi?", which became Akalın's first hit in Turkey and Sırma Karasu of Habertürk later praised the song as one of the earliest examples of modern Turkish pop music. Akalın's second studio album Unuttum (I've Forgotten) was produced by Peker Müzik and released in June 2003. All of the new songs in the album were written by Ersay Üner and three music videos were made for the album's lead single, "Unuttum", as well as the songs "Gazete" and "Allahından Bul". In December 2004, her third album Banane (I Don't Care) was released by Seyhan Müzik. The songs on this album were written by Serdar Ortaç and Yıldız Tilbe. The album sold 40,000 copies and eight music videos were made for the songs "Bittim", "Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı", "Banane", "Vuracak", "Bir Anda Sevmiştim", "Tamamdır", "Pembe Dizi" and "Adam Gibi", the second of which was chosen as the Song of the Year at the 12th Turkey Music Awards. Critics drew similarities between "Banane"'s music vido and Madonna's short film "Star" made in 2002 for BMW. Akalın's future husband, Oğuz Kayhan, appeared in the music video for "Pembe Dizi". 2006–09: Kusursuz 19 and Dans Et Akalın wrote a few songs for her fourth studio album Kusursuz 19 (The Perfect 19) which was produced by Seyhan Müzik and released in June 2006. The album was released with high hopes to make Akalın a solid figure of Turkish pop music as, in Akalın's words, "Hande Yener was a bit distressed because her new tape was very European, and Gülşen was having problems due to her troubled relationship with her producer. As they are dealing with their problems and losing blood, I will take my place in the music market with my new album." The album sold 147,000 copies, got a gold certification from Mü-Yap and its lead single "Afedersin" became a number-one hit on Türkçe Top 20. Separate music videos were also made for the songs "Herkes Hakettiği Gibi Yaşıyor", "Mantık Evliliği" and "Alçak". Akalın received the award for Best Female Artist at the 13th Turkey Music Awards and "Afedersin" was chosen as the Best Song of the Year. In July 2006, she married restaurant owner Oğuz Kayhan and the couple got divorced in November. Akalın later stated that they were divorced because they had fallen in disagreement about having children. Akalın did not intend to release any new works for a period of time, but at the request of her fans, she eventually released the single "Tatil" in June. Meanwhile, she got into a feud with Hande Yener. Yener had said: "I do western music, so I can not compete with those who make fantasy music. What Demet does is not similar to my style." to which Akalın responded by saying: "If she does not like me, why is she after my works? It is obvious that she takes all the works that I don't like or refuse to do for herself." Yener subsequently took a case to the court asking for 50,000 on the grounds that Akalın had insulted her and attacked her verbally, but the court said that they did not find any insult in Akalın's words. The feud continued when Yener said: "Demet? She's a grocery singer. What she does is 'grocery music'. No doubt. The likes of her are the followers of Serdar Ortaç." Akalın responded by saying: "Oh, she does electronic music? It's more likely that she's been electrocuted." and won 10,000 in the court in a case against Yener. Hürriyet chose the phrase 'grocery music' as one of the core words of 2007 and Sırma Karasu from Habertürk described the grocery music debate as one of the breaking points of Turkish pop music. After this point, the feud between the two continued on numerous occasions. Akalın's fifth studio album Dans Et (Dance) was produced by Seyhan Müzik and released in March 2008 with Ersay Üner writing and composing most of the songs. By the end of the year it sold 128,000 copies in Turkey and received a gold certification from Mü-Yap. Critics reacted negatively to slow-paced songs but praised the dance songs. The lead single "Mucize" ranked number one on Billboard Türkiyes Türkçe Top 20 for seven weeks. After making a music video for "Mucize", separate music videos were released for the songs "Bebek", "Gururum" and "Dans Et". "Bebek" became the third most-played song on radio in Turkey in 2008. At a concert in Bodrum in May 2008 Akalın said to a group of audience: "Bro, are you all from Diyarbakır? From the mountain side? I didn't understand where you came from. You're just looking like morons. One gives a round of applause or something." These words made her subject to a large number of reactions. She responded by saying: "The words I have said were a joke at my own friends from Diyarbakır who had come to see my performance. If the joke I made with all my sincerity towards my friends has been misunderstood, I apologize to all my fans from Diyarbakır." The criticism continued and seven businessmen from Diyarbakır accused Akalın of "publicly denouncing a section of society based on social class, sex, and regional difference". In 2010, the court decided to postpone the announcement of the judgment and, as a precautionary measure, the singer was ordered to write the words of the İstiklal Marşı on a page and make a five-page comment on the anthem. In April 2009, Akalın released the single "Toz Pembe", which ranked number one on Türkçe Top 20. While the song was favorably received by some critics, it was considered by some as a replay of the singer's previous works. 2010–14: Zirve, Giderli 16 and Rekor In January 2010, Akalın married the businessman Önder Bekensir, but just like her first marriage this one also ended after a few months. In July, the couple applied to the court on the grounds of severe disagreement and they divorced over the course of 20 minutes. In April, she released her sixth studio album Zirve (Peak), which sold 83,000 copies and made her the eighth best-selling artist in Turkey in 2010. She later jokingly said that this album was full of "grocery songs to the bottom". Critics noted that the album contained "flat pop music rant" and was mostly commercial. The albums's lead single, "Tecrübe", ranked number two on Turkey's music charts. The first music video for the song was directed by Teoman Topçu, who spent 40,000 for its preparation, but as some drew similarities between the clip and Corenell's music video for "Keep on Jumpin'", Akalın set the video aside and worked with Tamer Aydoğdu on a second video clip for the song. Five other music videos were made for the songs "Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu", "Çanta", "Bozuyorum Yeminimi", "Umutsuz Vaka" and "Olacak Olacak". Akalın's former husband appeared in the music video for "Evli, Mutlu, Çocuklu" and Tan Taşçı appeared in the music video for "Çanta", which was directed by Akalın herself. "Çanta" and "Olacak Olacak" ranked third and fourth on Turkey's official music charts. On 3 August 2010, Akalın performed for the first time at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre, and Murat Dalkılıç made an appearance on the stage as well. In May 2011 Akalın began preparations for her new studio album and in summer she released her second EP Aşk, followed by the newly recorded song "Ben de Özledim" together with Ferdi Tayfur. Three months before that she had collaborated with Fettah Can on the song "Yanan Ateşi Söndürdük". Her EP sold 40,000 copies and one of its songs, "Sabıka", ranked among the top five on Turkey's music charts. In July, she performed at the 52nd International Nasrettin Teachers Memorial and Humor Days in Akşehir, Konya, and said to the district governor Ahmet Katırcı: "You covered your ears with your hands for an hour. Are you disturbed, 'uncle'? You're making me lose my concentration." These words resulted in a backlash from the district governor. Katırcı said that he had covered his ears as he was suffering from vertigo and accused Akalın of being disrespectful saying: "A professional artist, who has been on stage for many years, should know that she should not address a person who has come to see her performance as 'uncle'." Next month, Akalın's house in Beykoz was robbed and 100,000 cash and some jewelry were stolen. Akalın later sued the robbers for 600,000, five of whom were sent to prison. In October, she got a role as a supporting actress on TNT's TV series Yıldız Masalı and the next month her duet with Alişan, "Melekler İmza Topluyor", was released. In March 2012, she played in a commercial for Morhipo together with Hande Yener. As to why they accepted the advertising offer, Akalın said: "They paid us a lot, we could not say no!" In the same month, she was featured on Erdem Kınay's album Proje, performing the songs "Rota" and "Emanet". The next month she married her third husband Okan Kurt. In May, her concert in Nicosia was cut short because of a protest during which plastic bottles were thrown at the stage, and the reason for this action was stated to be due to the comments she had made in Diyarbakır back in 2008. After a while Akalın posted a message on Twitter and said: "Killers of an unborn baby! All my curses be upon those who bothered me." hinting that she had had a miscarriage due to the criticism that she had faced in the press. Her seventh studio album Giderli 16 (Break Up 16) was released in November 2012 and sold 69,000 copies in Turkey, becoming the ninth best-selling album of the year. The critics stated that Akalın had continued to repeat the style of her previous works in this album and that she was making commercial-like music to sell out the album. Ersay Üner was featured on the lead single "Yılan". The song "Türkan", which was written as a tribute to Türkan Şoray, was chosen as the Best Song at the Turkey Music Awards and the 40th Golden Butterfly Awards. After these two songs, new music videos for "Giderli Şarkılar", "Yıkıl Karşımdan" (feat. Gökhan Özen), "Kalbindeki İmza", "Sepet", "Nasip Değilmiş" (duet with Özcan Deniz) and "Felaket" were released. From March to June 2013, Akalın served as a judge on Popstar 2013 for 13 episodes together with Bülent Ersoy, Orhan Gencebay and Serdar Ortaç. After learning that she was pregnant, she canceled ten concerts in Europe at the end of the year from which she was supposed to earn 410,000. In February 2014, Akalın gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Hira, in Istanbul, and two months later her eighth studio album Rekor (Record) was released by Seyhan Müzik. The album sold 89,000 copies, becoming the number-one best-selling album in Turkey. Akalın recorded different music videos for the songs "İlahi Adalet", "Rekor", "Koltuk", "Nefsi Müdafaa" and "Yeminim Var". Out of these songs, the first one ranked second on Turkey's official music chart, and singer Gökhan Özen was the featuring artist on the fourth one. Music critic Yavuz Hakan Tok wrote that Akalın, who claimed that she did not have any concerns over the success of this album, was in fact trying to maintain her current popularity with the release of Rekor. Tok found this album's potential of becoming a hit low compared to Akalın's previous albums. In October, she was the guest judge at Show TV's Bu Tarz Benim. In the same month, she stopped working with Seyhan Müzik, the production company with which she had worked since 2004. 2015–present: Pırlanta, Rakipsiz and Ateş In December 2014, Akalın signed a 750,000 contract with DMC to produce a new album. In the early months of 2015 she started working on her ninth studio album; meanwhile she was featured on Emrah Karaduman's song "İntikam" and Sinan Akçıl's song "Vazgeçilmezim". In June, her new album Pırlanta (Diamond) was released, and its lead single "Ders Olsun" ranked second on Turkey's official music chart. The album itself became the best-selling album in Turkey, and sold 105,000 copies, receiving a gold certification from DMC. Following "Ders Olsun", new music videos were released for the songs "Gölge", "Çalkala", "Beş Yıl", "Pırlanta" and "Şerefime Namusuma". In the same year in August, Akalın took part in the first season of TV8's singing competition Rising Star Türkiye as a judge alongside Gülben Ergen, Fuat Güner and Mustafa Sandal. In February 2016, Akalın was cast in a supporting role together with her husband in Osman Pazarlama. In November, her tenth studio album Rakipsiz (Unrivaled) was released and its lead single, "Hayalet", became a number-one hit on the official music chart for two weeks. On 11 September 2018, Akalın and her husband Okan Kurt divorced due to "irreconcilable differences". Their daughter's custody was given to Akalın. Akalın's house was reportedly being under the threat of confiscation due to the debts of Martaş Logistics, a company run by her husband's family. The couple later reconciled in late November 2018, but are not legally married. By the end of the year, Akalın and fellow singer Hande Yener reconciled after an 11-year feud which made them the subject of many tabloid news. Akalın's eleventh studio album, Ateş (Fire), was released by DMC on 18 April 2019. The album's first music video, "N'apıyorsan Yap", was released on 19 April 2019, four days prior to the album's release on digital platforms. It was followed by music videos for the songs "Ağlar O Deli", "Esiyor" and "Yekten". In December 2020, Akalın launched her own cosmetic collection under the name DA. Philanthropy Demet Akalın donated 50,000 and 10,000 to Mehmetçik Foundation in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, she donated proceeds from her concert at the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre to the same charity. In December 2019, Akalın together with Hande Yener and producer Polat Yağcı had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prevention of child abuse and violence against women were among the discussed topics during the meeting. Discography Sebebim (1996) Unuttum (2003) Banane (2004) Kusursuz 19 (2006) Dans Et (2008) Zirve (2010) Giderli 16 (2012) Rekor (2014) Pırlanta (2015) Rakipsiz (2016) Ateş (2019) Filmography Films Günlerden Pazar (1992) Sensiz Olmaz (1994) Tele Anahtar (1994) Osman Pazarlama (2016) TV series Sibel (1998) En İyi Arkadaşım (2006) Television programs As judge Popstar 2013 (2013) Bu Tarz Benim (2014) (guest judge) Rising Star Türkiye (2015) As presenter Daha Ne Olsun (2007) (presented together with Alişan) Evlilik Hayatı (2010) (presented together with Önder Bekensir) Demet ve Alişan ile Sabah Sabah (2020–2021) (presented together with Alişan) Gelinim Mutfakta (2021) Commercials References External links Demet Akalın on Spotify 1972 births 21st-century Turkish singers 21st-century Turkish women singers Golden Butterfly Award winners Living people People from Gölcük Turkish dance musicians Turkish female models Turkish people of Tatar descent Turkish people of Laz descent Turkish people of Bosniak descent Turkish pop singers Turkish women singers

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

Bamyaw

Bamyaw is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma. References Populated places in Kachin State Chipwi Township

17327611

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

Chechin

Chechin is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma. References Populated places in Kachin State Chipwi Township

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

Chiglai

Chiglai is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma. References Populated places in Kachin State Chipwi Township

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chih-ko

Chih-ko

Chih-ko is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma. References Populated places in Kachin State Chipwi Township

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Winton

Alan Winton

Alan Peter Winton (born 4 September 1958) is the Bishop of Thetford in the Church of England Diocese of Norwich. Education and family Winton was educated at Sheffield University, whence he was awarded his Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) honours degree in Biblical Studies in 1983. He then studied for and received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from that university in 1987, then trained for the ministry at Lincoln Theological College. Winton married in 1982, and they have two children; his wife is also a priest. Ministerial career Winton was made a deacon at Petertide 1991 (29 June), by Jim Thompson, Bishop of Stepney, at St Paul's Cathedral, and ordained a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1992), by Brian Masters, Bishop of Edmonton, at All Hallows, Gospel Oak; his first (title) post was as assistant curate (1991–1995) of Christ Church Southgate, London. His first post of responsibility was priest in charge of St Paul's Walden with Preston, Hertfordshire (1995–1999), during which time he was simultaneously Continuing Ministerial Education (CME) Officer for that diocese. Finally (before his appointment to the episcopate) he served in Welwyn, first as Rector (1999–2005) of St Mary the Virgin, Welwyn, and of St Michael, Welwyn, with St Peter, Ayot St Peter; then as Team Rector (2005–2009) of the new Welwyn Team Ministry. During the latter part of that appointment, from 2007, he was also an honorary canon of St Albans Abbey. In 2009, he was appointed to become Bishop of Thetford, one of the two suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Norwich. He was consecrated as bishop by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 29 September 2009 (Michaelmas), at St Paul's Cathedral. Styles The Reverend Doctor Alan Winton (1991–2007) The Reverend Canon Doctor Alan Winton (2007–2009) The Right Reverend Doctor Alan Winton (2009–present) Notes References 1958 births Alumni of the University of Sheffield 21st-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Thetford Living people Alumni of Lincoln Theological College

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members%20of%20the%20Victorian%20Legislative%20Assembly%2C%201856%E2%80%931859

Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1856–1859

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from the elections of 23 September – 24 October 1856 to those of 26 August – 26 September 1859. The Assembly was created in 1856. Note the "Term in Office" refers to that members term(s) in the Assembly, not necessarily for that electorate. Notes O'Shanassy won both Melbourne and Kilmore districts, deciding to represent the latter he resigned from Melbourne. The by-election for Melbourne in January 1857 was won by Henry Langlands. Baragwanath resigned in December 1857, replaced by John Everard in an January 1858 by-election. Cameron resigned in March 1857, replaced by John Wood in an April 1857 by-election. Childers resigned in February 1857, replaced by John Findlay in a July 1857 by-election. Clarke resigned in August 1858, replaced by Robert Anderson in an October 1858 by-election. Fellows resigned in May 1858, replaced by John Crews in a May 1858 by-election. Fyfe resigned in November 1857, replaced by George Board in a February 1858 by-election Goodman resigned in January 1858, replaced by William Forlonge in a January 1858 by-election. Forlonge resigned in January 1859, replaced in turn by William Nicholson in a January 1859 by-election Greeves resigned in March 1857, replaced by Richard Heales in a March 1857 by-election Griffith resigned in February 1858, replaced by William Mollison in an April 1858 by-election Haines left Parliament around November 1858, replaced by John Bell in a January 1859 by-election. King resigned in September 1857, replaced by John Johnson in a November 1857 by-election McDougall resigned in August 1857, replaced by Joseph Wilkie in an August 1857 by-election Palmer resigned in July 1857, replaced by Richard Davies Ireland in an August 1857 by-election Pasley resigned in July 1857, replaced by Sidney Ricardo in a July 1857 by-election. Pyke resigned in February 1857, replaced by Robert Sitwell in a March 1857 by-election Read resigned in February 1858, replaced by James Harrison in an April 1858 by-election Rutherford resigned in July 1857, replaced by Theodore Hancock in a July 1857 by-election Sargood resigned in December 1857, replaced by Henry Chapman in a January 1858 by-election. Sladen resigned in March 1857, replaced by Alexander Thomson in December 1857 Stawell resigned in February 1857, replaced by James Service in March 1857 Were resigned in February 1857, replaced by Charles Ebden in a March 1857 by-election References Members of the Parliament of Victoria by term 19th-century Australian politicians

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20textbook

Open textbook

An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost. Part of the broader open educational resources movement, open textbooks increasingly are seen as a solution to challenges with traditionally published textbooks, such as access and affordability concerns. Open textbooks were identified in the New Media Consortium's 2010 Horizon Report as a component of the rapidly progressing adoption of open content in higher education. Usage rights The defining difference between open textbooks and traditional textbooks is that the copyright permissions on open textbooks allow the public to freely use, adapt and distribute the material. Open textbooks either reside in the public domain or are released under an open license that grants usage rights to the public so long as the author is attributed. The copyright permissions on open textbooks extend to all members of the public and cannot be rescinded. These permissions include the right to do the following: use the textbook freely create and distribute copies of the textbook adapt the textbook by revising it or combining it with other materials Some open licenses limit these rights to non-commercial use or require that adapted versions be licensed the same as the original. Open licenses Some examples of open licenses are: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA) Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) GNU Free Documentation License Waivers of copyright that place materials in the public domain include: Creative Commons Public Domain Tools: CC0 (if you are the copyright holder) and the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark (to be applied to works "free of known copyright restrictions") Affordability Open textbooks increasingly are seen as an affordable alternative to traditional textbooks in both K-12 and higher education. In both cases, open textbooks offer both dramatic up-front savings and the potential to drive down traditional textbook prices through competition. Higher education In the United States, textbook costs increased 88% from July 2006 to July 2016. For this reason, in 2019, students were recommended to budget at least $1,230 per year for textbooks. Overall, open textbooks have been found by the Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) to offer 80% or more savings to higher education students over traditional textbooks. In 2010, research commissioned by the Florida state legislature pointed to the savings potential open textbooks could secure for students. Legislative reports in Texas and North Dakota also pointed to the potential of open textbook programs to secure cost savings. State-backed initiatives began in Washington, Ohio, California, and Texas. In Canada, the province of British Columbia became the first jurisdiction to have a similar open textbook program. In subsequent years, various state, provincial, national, and institutional initiatives emerged to support creation and use of open textbooks. Open Oregon, a state-funded initiative active since 2015, indicated in an annual report that open textbooks can not only secure significant savings for students, these savings compound over time as materials are reused. For instance, Open Oregon initially offered $52,098 in funding for open textbooks in 2015. By 2019, the program estimated that students in Oregon higher education had secured $477,409.24 in savings. Organizations supporting creation of open textbooks cite other reasons for doing so that go beyond cost savings. In 2010, the Florida state legislature pointed to "compelling academic reasons" for using open textbooks that included: "improved quality, flexibility and access to resources, interactive and active learning experiences, currency of textbook information, broader professional collaboration, and the use of teaching and learning technology to enhance educational experiences" (OATTF, p. i). Based on survey data gathered in September 2020, Student PIRGs cited additional reasons for supporting accessible open textbooks in light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. They noted that, while commercial textbook prices had not continued to surge in the past year, students experiencing economic uncertainty, food shortages, and limited access to Internet were more likely to forgo or lose access to course materials. This report highlighted the economic inequalities that are further exacerbated by an educational market characterized by cost inflation and demanding technological requirements. Research A meta-analysis of 22 studies of 100,012 students found that there were no differences between open and commercial textbooks for learning performance. Students enrolled in courses with open textbooks had a lower withdrawal rate than students enrolled in courses in commercial textbooks. Systematic reviews of open educational resources, including open textbooks, concluded that faculty and student perceptions of the quality of open textbooks was comparable to that of commercial textbooks. Platforms Open textbooks and other open educational resources may be found on several platforms, typically organized by universities and non-profit organizations, such as MERLOT. The University of Minnesota Open Textbook library is coordinated through the Center for Open Education and is a repository of downloadable open textbooks. OpenStax is both a platform for locating open textbooks and an open textbook creator. Peer review is a common practice across platforms. K–12 education Research at Brigham Young University has produced a web-based cost comparison calculator for traditional and open K-12 textbooks. To use the calculator the inputs commercial textbook cost, planned replacement frequency, and number of annual textbook user count are required. A section is provided to input time requirements for adaptation to local needs, annual updating hours, labor rate, and an approximation of pages. The summary section applies an industry standard cost for print-on-demand of the adapted open textbook to provide a cost per student per year for both textbook options. A summed cost differential over the planned period of use is also calculated. Milestones Several organizations, publishers, and initiatives have taken a lead in furthering open textbook publishing, particularly in North America. In early 2011, Connexions announced a series of two grants that would allow the platform to produce a total of 20 open textbooks ultimately distributed as the OpenStax collection. Initially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Michelson 20MM Foundation, and the Maxfield Foundation, this project expanded over an 18-month time frame to include open textbooks for Anatomy & Physiology, Sociology, Biology, Biology for non-majors, and Physics. The second phase of the OpenStax project would produce an additional 15 titles. The most expensive part of this process was image rights clearing with cleared images becoming available for reuse in even more titles. As of June 2021, OpenStax indicates that their textbooks are in use in 60% of U.S. colleges and universities and 100 countries worldwide. In February 2012, the Saylor Foundation sponsored an "Open Textbook Challenge", offering a $20,000 reward for newly written open textbooks or existing textbooks released under a CC-BY license. After its launch in 2012, the BC Open Textbook Pilot went on to win many accolades for its commitment to providing open textbooks to students in British Columbia, Canada. BCcampus was tasked with coordinating the program, whose goal was to "make higher education more accessible by reducing student cost through the use of openly licensed textbooks." BCcampus' catalog of open textbooks is widely regarded as a leading source of information about existing OER in Canada. The organization has taken the lead in educating the OER community about textbook accessibility via its Accessibility Toolkit. In 2015 and 2016, BCcampus won Creative Innovation and Open Education Excellence awards from the Open Education Consortium. In 2018, it won a SPARC Innovator Award. In 2012, David Ernst, a faculty member in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, founded Open Textbook Library (OTL) to help other faculty members locate and adopt open textbooks. Ernst launched traveling workshops that presented the concept of OER to faculty members and invited them to review textbooks in OTL using a pre-set rubric. In 2014, Ernst created Open Textbook Network to provide peer support to institutions looking to expand their open education initiatives. Later renamed Open Education Network, this organization had grown by June 2021 to comprise 140 members and 1,147 campuses across North America and select locations worldwide. Its initiatives came to include local workshops, a publishing cooperative, a certificate in OER Librarianship, and an annual Summer Summit. Meanwhile, Open Textbook Library had grown to 883 textbooks by June 2021. In 2013, the Maricopa County Community College District launched the Maricopa Millions Study. The goal of this project was to "radically decrease student costs by offering LOW COST or NO COST options for course materials." The project aimed to save students $5 in five years. In 2013, Tidewater Community College rolled out the first known degree program using exclusively zero-cost course materials. Tidewater's Associate of Science in Business Administration was known as a "Z-Degree" program, and in 2017 the college reported that the degree had garnered students $1 million in savings to date. Based in Canada, the Rebus Foundation emerged in the 2010s to provide support for authors seeking to publish open textbooks. The foundation provides professional development, facilitates workshops, and encourages authors to connect over shared OER projects. Also emerging in the 2010s, Pressbooks set out to provide "open-source, book production ... built around the WordPress platform." Since the platform's introduction, many institutions have built open textbook publishing efforts around Pressbooks. Some of the results may be viewed on the Pressbooks Directory. As of June 2021, more than 2,500 books had been published to the directory. Awards Because authors do not make money from the sale of open textbooks, many organizations have tried to use prizes or grants as financial incentives for writing open textbooks or releasing existing textbooks under open licenses. Examples of grants and awards follow. In November 2010, Anthony Brandt was awarded an "Access to Artistic Excellence" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his innovative music appreciation course in Connexions. "Sound Reasoning" "takes a new approach [to teaching music appreciation]: It presents style-transcendent principles, illustrated by side-by-side examples from both traditional and contemporary music. The goal is to empower listeners to be able to listen attentively and think intelligently about any kind of music, no matter its style. Everything is listening based; no ability to read music is required." The module being completed with grant funds is entitled "Hearing Harmony". Brandt cites choosing the Connexions open content publishing platform because "it was an opportunity to present an innovative approach in an innovative format, with the musical examples interpolated directly into the text." In December 2010, open textbook publisher Flat World Knowledge was recognized by the American Library Association's Business Reference and Services Section (ALA BRASS) by being named to the association's list of "Outstanding Business Reference Sources: The 2010 Selection of Recent Titles". The categories of business and economics open textbooks from Flat World Knowledge's catalog were selected for this award and referenced as "an innovative new vehicle for affordable (or free) online access to premier instructional resources in business and economics." Specific criteria used by the American Library Association BRASS when evaluating titles for selection were: A resource compiled specifically to supply information on a certain subject or group of subjects in a form that will facilitate its ease of use. The works are examined for authority and reputation of the publisher, author, or editor; accuracy; appropriate bibliography; organization, comprehensiveness, and value of the content; currency and unique addition to the field; ease of use for intended purpose; quality and accuracy of indexing; and quality and usefulness of graphics and illustrations. Each year more electronic reference titles are published, and additional criteria by which these resources are evaluated include search features, stability of content, graphic design quality, and accuracy of links. Works selected are intended to be suitable for medium to large academic and public libraries.The Text and Academic Author's Association awarded a 2011 Textbook Excellence Award ("Texty") to the first open textbook to ever win such recognition in that year. A maximum of eight academic titles could earn this award each year. The title "Organizational Behavior" by Talya Bauer and Berrin Erdogan earned one of seven 2011 Textbook Excellence Awards granted. Bauer & Erdogan's "Organizational Behavior" open textbook was published by Flat World Knowledge. Other significant honors can be found via Open Education Global—a community that presents annual awards for innovation and leadership in open education. Instruction Open textbooks are flexible in ways that traditional textbooks are not, which gives instructors more freedom to use them in the way that best meets their instructional needs. One common frustration with traditional textbooks is the frequency of new editions, which force the instructor to modify the curriculum to the new book. Any open textbook can be used indefinitely, so instructors need only change editions when they think it is necessary. Many open textbooks are licensed to allow modification. This means that instructors can add, remove or alter the content to better fit a course's needs. Furthermore, the cost of textbooks can in some cases contribute to the quality of instruction when students are not able to purchase required materials. A Florida governmental panel found after substantial consultation with educators, students, and administrators that "there are compelling academic reasons to use open access textbooks such as: improved quality, flexibility and access to resources, interactive and active learning experiences, currency of textbook information, broader professional collaboration, and the use of teaching and learning technology to enhance educational experiences." (OATTF, p. i) Authorship Author compensation for open textbooks works differently than traditional textbook publishing. By definition, the author of an open textbook grants the public the right to use the textbook for free, so charging for access is no longer possible. However, numerous models for supporting authors are developing. For example, a startup open textbook publisher called Flat World Knowledge pays its authors royalties on the sale of print copies and study aids. Other proposed models include grants, institutional support and advertising. American legislation Legislation "to authorize grants for the creation, update, or adaption of open textbooks" and assure those developed would be made available under favorable licenses was introduced into the 111th United States Congress, both in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Findings specific to open textbooks detailed in the bill text are: The growth of the Internet has enabled the creation and sharing of open content, including open educational resources. The U.S. President has proposed a new, significant federal investment in the creation of online open-source courses for community colleges that will make learning more accessible, adaptable, and affordable for students. The high cost of college textbooks continues to be a barrier for many students in achieving higher education, and according to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 200,000 qualified students fail to enroll in college each year due to cost. The College Board reported that for the 2007-2008 academic year an average student spent an estimated $805 to $1,229 on college books and supplies. Making high quality open textbooks freely available to the general public could significantly lower college textbook costs and increase accessibility to such education materials. Open textbooks can improve learning and teaching by creating course materials that are more flexible, adaptable, and accessible through the use of technology. This legislation did not reach the floor of either chamber for debate or vote prior to the conclusion of the 111th Congress. After this initial foray into legislation supporting OER in higher education, the U.S. Congress funded an Open Textbook Pilot Program in 2018. As of 2021, funding had been renewed every year. In 2021, $7 million was awarded to nine projects nationwide. Industry opposition The current higher education textbook industry has voiced stiff opposition to creation and adoption of open textbooks. The industry is represented by Bruce Hildebrand, a former senior vice president from the controversial firm Hill & Knowlton International Public Relations, who is now acting as executive director for higher education for the Association of American Publishers. Accessibility As institutions moved toward digital access during the COVID-19 pandemic, accessibility of course materials became a mounting concern. Specifically, accessibility for people with disabilities has been a challenge across resources including open textbooks. Web accessibility is defined by W3C as adherence to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Studies have increasingly shown that open textbooks fail multiple criteria outlined in WCAG. These studies have caused the open education community to produce guides for improving the accessibility of open textbooks and OER. Projects and Initiatives A number of projects and initiatives around the world seek to develop, support and promote open textbooks. Two very notable advocates and supporters of open textbook and related open education projects include the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Australian Open Textbook Project The Australian Open Textbook Project is investigating the current and potential role of open textbooks in Australian higher education. The project has a particular focus on social justice and is funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE). BCcampus BCcampus supports online college and university education in British Columbia (BC), Canada. In 2012 BCcampus was awarded the first in a series of provincial funds from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education to support the use and development of open textbooks in British Columbia, including the creation of open textbooks in popular subjects. BCcampus provides a library of curated open textbooks and extensive support for open textbook development. Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) The DOT4D project is based at The University of Cape Town and funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The project focuses on supporting the use of open textbook use in South African higher education. DOT4D has a particular focus on social justice. eCampus Ontario eCampus Ontario is a Canadian non-governmental organisation (NGO). It supports the use of OER and partners with higher education institutions to support the development of open textbooks. eCampus Ontario also provide a curated collection of OER, including open textbooks. OpenStax OpenStax (formerly Connexions and OpenStax College) was founded in 2011 and is based at Rice University. As at June 2021 OpenStax provided 61 openly licensed, curriculum aligned textbooks for universities, colleges and high schools, largely available in US English but with some textbooks available in Polish. OpenStax has charitable status and is funded from a variety of sources, including foundation funding. During 2019 it was reported that OpenStax materials were being used by half of all higher education institutions in the United States. Open Education Network The Open Education Network (formerly the Open Textbook Network) is based at The University of Minnesota. A membership organisation, The Open Education Network supports the use of OER in Higher Education. The associated Open Textbook Library had curated 886 open textbooks for reuse as at June 2021. Polish Coalition for Open Education (KOED) and the Polish Government The KOED advocates for the use of OER in Poland. The work of KOED informed the Polish Government investment in open textbooks for use in primary and secondary education during 2012 and 2013. A range of open textbooks have been developed and made available. Siyavula Based in South Africa, Siyavula was founded in 2007 and offers high school maths and science open textbooks. Initially funded through a Shuttleworth Foundation fellowship, the South African government provided 2.5 million print copies of Siyavula textbooks to South African high school students during 2012. UK Open Textbooks Project The Hewlett Foundation funded UK Open Textbooks project (2017–2018) was a collaborative pilot project investigating the applicability of two methods of open textbook adoption to the UK context. See also Open educational resources Open content Openness California Open Source Textbook Project Global Text CK-12 Foundation Free High School Science Texts OER Commons MIT OpenCourseWare WikiToLearn Wikibooks References External links BC Open Textbooks Mavs Open Press Milne Open Textbooks OASIS (Openly Available Sources Integrated Search) OER Africa Open Oregon Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota OpenStax PDX Open Pressbooks Directory Textbooks

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block%20Island%20North%20Light

Block Island North Light

Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham). History The first light on the site was built in 1829. The current structure at Sandy Point is the fourth lighthouse built on the site and was made of granite and iron in 1867. The light was deactivated in 1973 and United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. After years of neglect, the lighthouse, along with two acres of land, was sold to New Shoreham in 1984 for $1 USD. Following much renovation by the North Light Commission, it was relighted in 1989, and a museum opened on the first floor in 1993. Then, in 2008 the light underwent restoration at Georgetown Ironworks in Massachusetts and was returned in 2009. Finally, on 23 October 2010, a relighting ceremony took place. Structure The building is made of brown granite. The tower is octagonal in shape, in height, and provides a focal plane height of . It contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which flashes white light every five seconds, and has a range of . The lighthouse does not have a foghorn. A wind generator and solar panels provide much of the power for the building. See also Block Island Southeast Light National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island References External links Lighthouse pics and info Lighthouse Friend information and photos Lighthouses in Washington County, Rhode Island Lighthouse museums in Rhode Island Museums in Washington County, Rhode Island New Shoreham, Rhode Island Lighthouses completed in 1867 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island 1867 establishments in Rhode Island

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

Garena

Garena is a Singaporean game developer and publisher of free online games. It is the digital entertainment arm of parent company Sea Ltd, which was formerly named Garena. The company distributes game titles on Garena+ in various countries across Southeast Asia and Taiwan, including the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth, the online football (soccer) game FIFA Online 3, the first-person shooter game Point Blank, the mobile MOBA game Arena of Valor and the mobile racing game Speed Drifters. In 2017, it released Garena Free Fire, which had over 80 million daily active users globally as of May 2020. History Game developments In November 2011, Garena announced its publishing rights for the team-based shooter game, Firefall, in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. In December 2011, Garena announced their collaboration with online games developer, Changyou, to publish and operate the popular 3D martial arts game, Duke of Mount Deer, in Taiwan. The game was the first MMORPG game available through Garena+. The game combines a classic Chinese story with the latest 3D rendering technology and cinematic quality graphics. Duke of Mount Deer was created by several top online-gaming experts from China and South Korea and has gained much popularity in China. The same month, the "Dominion" game mode for Garena's League of Legends players in Singapore and Malaysia. In 2012, it launched its first product, Garena+, an online game and social platform for people to discover, download and play online games. In 2014, the World Startup Report valued Garena as a 1 billion internet company and ranked it as the largest internet company in Singapore. Recent updates In March 2015, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), one of the largest pension funds in the world, invested in Garena, valuing the company at over US$2.5 billion. In May 2017, Garena was renamed to Sea Limited. However, Garena was retained as a brand name of Sea Limited (aka Sea Group). In October 2017, Sea Limited filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and aimed to raise US$1 billion. Before the IPO, Tencent was the major shareholder of Sea Limited, for around 20% of outstanding shares and is currently at 18.7%. It was followed by Blue Dolphins Venture, established by Forrest Li, for 15%. Li personally owned 20% shares, and Chief Technology Officer, Gang Ye, 10%. In January 2021, Garena acquired Vancouver-based Phoenix Labs, the developers of Dauntless. The acquisition did not affect the operations of Phoenix Labs or Dauntless, but helped Garena expand its international presence. As of the second quarter of 2021, Garena recorded 725 million active users, 45% more than the year prior, while the number of paid users grew 85% year-on-year, reaching 92 million. The outlook for Garena is expected to decline in 2022, after reports in March 2022 suggested that Garena will post US$2.9 to US$3.1 billion in bookings for the year, down from US$4.6 billion in 2021. The muted forecast would be Garena's first decline in business ever. The ban imposed on its Free Fire title in India across both Google Play and Apple app stores has been cited as a contributory factor. Products Garena+ is an online game and social platform that has an interface similar to instant messaging platforms. Garena+ allows gamers to develop buddy lists, chat with friends online and check on game progress and achievements. Gamers can create their own unique identity by customizing their avatar or changing their names. Gamers are also able to form groups or clans, and chat with multiple gamers simultaneously through public or private channels through Garena+. Garena+ users use a virtual currency, Shells. Other products include BeeTalk and TalkTalk. Events and tournaments In May 2012, Garena launched the Garena Premier League (GPL), a six-month-long online professional gaming league with more than 100 matches to be played. The first season of GPL is a League of Legends competition which comprises six professional teams. The teams are: the Bangkok Titans, KL Hunters, Manila Eagles, Saigon Jokers, Taipei Assassins and Singapore Sentinels, which represent top players from respective countries. GPL matches are captured and broadcast online along with commentaries, which are available for viewers to watch on the GPL official website. In January 2013, Garena announced the second season of the Garena Premier League, which would start on 4 January 2013. Garena Premier League 2013 includes two new teams from Taiwan and Vietnam, bringing the total number of teams to eight. The teams are: AHQ, Saigon Fantastic Five (SF5), Bangkok Titans, KL Hunters, Manila Eagles, Saigon Jokers, Taipei Assassins and Singapore Sentinels. In November 2014, the Garena e-Sports Stadium, a dedicated venue for esports, opened in Neihu District, Taipei. The studio was built partially to accommodate the beginning of the League of Legends Masters Series, the top-level Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau LoL league that was spin-off of the GPL. In January 2015, Garena launched Iron Solari League, a women's League of Legends tournament in the Philippines. It is a monthly event organized in the second half of each month. It aims to encourage participation by under-represented groups and is open to all those who self-identify as female. Besides competitive tournaments, Garena also organizes events to cater to users to meet and connect offline. This includes the annual Garena Carnival held in Singapore and Malaysia. Controversies On 3 February 2015, Garena eSports announced limitations on the number of gay and transgender people participating in a women-only League of Legends tournament, due to concerns that LGBT. participants might have an "unfair advantage". This led to gamers questioning the decision, while League of Legends developer Riot Games responded that "LGBT players are welcome at official LoL tourneys". On 4 February 2015, Garena apologized and subsequently removed the restrictions. Published games Garena provides a platform for game titles such as Defense of the Ancients and Age of Empires, and also publishes games, like multiplayer online battle arena games League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Free Fire, Call Of Duty and Black Shot for players in the region. Garena-published games: See also List of game companies in Singapore References External links Official website (Indonesian) Official website (Taiwan) 2009 establishments in Singapore Android (operating system) games Companies of Singapore iOS games Mass media companies established in 2009 Multiplayer video game services Singaporean brands Singaporean social networking websites Video game companies established in 2009

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%99e%C5%BEany%20I

Břežany I

Břežany I is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Břežany II. Administrative parts The village of Chocenice is an administrative part of Břežany I. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%99e%C5%BEany%20II

Břežany II

Břežany II is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Břežany I. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%ADrkvice%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29

Církvice (Kolín District)

Církvice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dob%C5%99ichov

Dobřichov

Dobřichov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M43%20motorway%20%28Hungary%29

M43 motorway (Hungary)

The M43 motorway () is a Hungarian motorway that runs from the junction with the M5 Motorway west of Szeged to the Romanian border at Nagylak via Makó. Since 2015 it connects Hungary with Romania as the first border crossing on a motorway between the two countries. Openings timeline 1: Szeged; M5 – Szeged-north (3 km): 2005.12.10. 2/A: Szeged-north – Szeged-Sándorfalva (4.4 km): 2010.04.01. 2/B: Szeged-Sándorfalva – Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely (3.3 km): 2010.10.07. 2/C: Szeged-Hódmezővásárhely – Makó (23.9 km): 2011.04.09. 3: Makó – Csanádpalota ( border) (23.1 km): 2015.07.11. Junctions, exits and rest area The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with (2x2 lane road with stop lane). Maintenance The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer. near Makó, kilometre trench 35 Payment From February 1, 2016, the M43 motorway is fully charged. The motorway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers: European Route(s) Significant artifacts Bridge Ferenc Móra Bridge (; ) over Tisza river See also Roads in Hungary Transport in Hungary International E-road network External links National Toll Payment Services Plc. (in Hungarian, some information also in English) Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.) National Infrastructure Developer Ltd. 43

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verba%20%28surname%29

Verba (surname)

Verba is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ross Verba (born 1973), American football player Sidney Verba (1932-2019), American academic

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doln%C3%AD%20Chvatliny

Dolní Chvatliny

Dolní Chvatliny is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Dolní Chvatliny is located southwest of Kolín and east of Prague. Administrative parts Villages of Horní Chvatliny and Mančice are administrative parts of Dolní Chvatliny. History The first written mention of Chvatliny, when Dolní Chvatliny and Horní Chvatliny have not yet been distinguished, is from 1250. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20submarine%20I-31

Japanese submarine I-31

The Japanese submarine I-31 was one of 20 Type B cruiser submarines of the B1 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1940s. Design and description The Type B submarines were derived from the earlier KD6 sub-class of the and were equipped with an aircraft to enhance their scouting ability. They displaced surfaced and submerged. The submarines were long, had a beam of and a draft of . They had a diving depth of . For surface running, the boats were powered by two diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a electric motor. They could reach on the surface and underwater. On the surface, the B1s had a range of at ; submerged, they had a range of at . The boats were armed with six internal bow torpedo tubes and carried a total of 17 torpedoes. They were also armed with a single /40 deck gun and two single mounts for Type 96 anti-aircraft guns. In the Type Bs, the aircraft hangar was faired into the base of the conning tower. A single catapult was positioned on the forward deck. Career November 1942 I-31 was spotted doing doing reconnaissance with its seaplane off Suva, Fiji. On 12 May 1943 I-31 torpedoed attacked the USS Pennsylvania and the USS Santa Fe (CL-60) nine miles northeast of Holtz Bay, all missed. On 12 May 1943, near Holtz Bay, Attu, her periscope was sighted by American destroyers, and , who immediately opened fire. I-31 dove quickly but not before Edwards scored hits. The destroyers quickly made sonar contact and began a series of depth charge attacks until, after surviving for 10 hours, she was sunk by Frazier on 13 May. Notes References External links 1941 ships 1943 in Alaska World War II submarines of Japan Japanese submarines lost during World War II Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign Shipwrecks of the Alaska coast Type B1 submarines World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Maritime incidents in May 1943

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom%C3%A1novice

Dománovice

Dománovice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubrav%C4%8Dice

Doubravčice

Doubravčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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

Drahobudice

Drahobudice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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

Landgericht

Landgericht may refer to: Landgericht (Germany), a mid-level court in the present-day judicial system of Germany For example, Landgericht Berlin Landgericht Bremen Landgericht (medieval), a regional magistracy in the Holy Roman Empire

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

Grunta

Grunta is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrade%C5%A1%C3%ADn

Hradešín

Hradešín is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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

Chotutice

Chotutice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Chotutice is from 1100. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho%C5%A5ovice

Choťovice

Choťovice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chr%C3%A1%C5%A1%C5%A5any%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29

Chrášťany (Kolín District)

Chrášťany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bylany and Chotouň are administrative parts of Chrášťany. Notable people Procopius of Sázava (?–1053), saint; born in Chotouň according to legend References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jest%C5%99ab%C3%AD%20Lhota

Jestřabí Lhota

Jestřabí Lhota is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kbel%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29

Kbel (Kolín District)

Kbel is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Kbílek is an administrative part of Kbel. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Basque%20regional%20election

2009 Basque regional election

The 2009 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 1 March 2009, to elect the 9th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. It would be the first time that the elections for two of the Spanish "historical regions"—namely, those comprising Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country itself—were held simultaneously. This would evolve into an unwritten convention in subsequent years, with Basque and Galician elections being held concurrently in 2012, 2016 and 2020. The 2009 Basque election was the first one to be held without any major electoral candidacy from the abertzale left, after their previous iterations—the Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK) and Basque Nationalist Action (ANV)—had been outlawed in September 2008 because of their reported ties to ETA and the outlawed Batasuna party. In early February 2009, two political groupings formed by abertzale left members to contest the election, Demokrazia Hiru Milioi (D3M) and Askatasuna ("Freedom"), were barred from contesting the election by both the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. In response, the abertzale left asked their voters to cast invalid ballots, both in protest to the court rulings and seeking to prevent tactical voting in favour of either Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe's Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) or Eusko Alkartasuna (EA). The election resulted in an upset, as Basque nationalist parties lost their parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years, paving the way for a non-PNV led government. The Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) under Patxi López gained seven seats to command a 25-strong caucus, the best historical showing of the party in a Basque regional election. The People's Party (PP), which had switched leaders less than a year before the election as former leader María San Gil quit over disagreements with the national leadership of Mariano Rajoy, had a net loss of two seats from 2005. The new Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) party, founded in 2007 by former PSOE member and regional minister Rosa Díez was able to achieve a breakthrough in Álava and have its regional candidate Gorka Maneiro elected. Meanwhile, PNV's previous coalition partners, Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) and Ezker Batua (EB), suffered a harsh electoral downturn with both their leaders losing their seats and resigning in the aftermath of the election. The PSE formed a minority government with López as the first non-PNV lehendakari since 1979 through a confidence and supply agreement with the PP. While both parties had established an uneasy alliance in the Basque Country since the late 1990s despite their overall national rivalry, this would constitute the most relevant agreement reached between both parties at any level of administration. Overview Electoral system The Basque Parliament was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Basque Country, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a lehendakari. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, being allocated a fixed number of 25 seats each to provide for an equal representation of the three provinces in parliament as required under the regional statute of autonomy. This meant that Álava was allocated the same number of seats as Biscay and Gipuzkoa, despite their populations being, as of 1 January 2009: 315,280, 1,154,628 and 704,173, respectively. The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude. Election date The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 17 April 2005, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 17 April 2009. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 24 March 2009, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 17 May 2009. The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a sixty-day period from the Parliament re-assembly, the Parliament was to be dissolved and a fresh election called. Lehendakari Ibarretxe had been scheduled to announce a snap election for autumn 2008 following his expected failure in holding a proposed referendum on the Basque Country's political status for 25 October 2008, to be averted by the Spanish government. The electoral defeat of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in the 2008 Spanish general election in the region and internal opposition from the PNV leadership to an immediate election delayed the scheduled snap vote to early 2009. Finally on 3 January 2009, Ibarretxe took advantage of Galician president Emilio Pérez Touriño's previous announcement of a Galician election for 1 March to call the Basque election simultaneously, a move which was interpreted by the media and by political parties as intending to caught his political rivals by surprise (particularly, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the People's Party (PP), by forcing them to run two simultaneous election campaigns). Background The Ibarretxe Plan, a major proposal by Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe to reform the 1979 Basque Statute of Autonomy and turn the region into an associated state to Spain as a way to ending the ongoing conflict with the paramilitary ETA group, was brought to a standstill following its parliamentary defeat in a vote in the Congress of Deputies on 1 February 2005 and the subsequent electoral setback of Ibarretxe's coalition in the April 2005 regional election. On 22 March 2006, ETA declared a "permanent ceasefire" to allow for a peace process to ensue with the Spanish government under then-Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, but peace talks terminated as a result of the 2006 Madrid–Barajas Airport bombing on 30 December. Later into the legislature on 28 September 2007, Ibarretxe attempted to revive his statute reform plan by announcing a new "right to decide roadmap" which provided for a referendum on the proposal being held by 25 October 2008, whether it was in agreement with the Spanish government or without it. The law establishing the legal framework allowing the Basque government to hold the vote was approved by the Basque Parliament in June 2008, but was subsequently suspended and overturned by the Constitutional Court, which ended up ruling that the law and the proposed referendum were unconstitutional. On 31 August 2006, the leadership of Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) had voted for terminating their electoral alliance with the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) ahead of the 2007 foral and local elections, after seven years of collaboration; on 10 November 2008, the decision was made irreversible after EA announced its maintainment ahead of the incoming 2009 regional election. The 2007 elections had seen strong gains for the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) and a decline for the parties supporting Ibarretxe's government, PNV, EA and Ezker Batua (EB), a situation confirmed one year later in the 2008 Spanish general election in the region as the PSE–EE emerged as the most voted party with 38.1% and 9 out of 18 Congress seats. Concurrently, and in application of the 2002 Law of Political Parties—which allowed the outlawing of parties "whose activity violates democratic principles, particularly when it seeks to deteriorate or destroy the regime of freedoms or prevent or eliminate the democratic system by promoting, justifying or exculpating attacks on the life or integrity of people, legitimizing violence as a method to achieve political objectives or politically supporting the action of terrorist organizations to achieve their purposes of subverting the constitutional order"—the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court barred several parties from contesting elections because of their reported ties to ETA and the outlawed Batasuna party; namely, the Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK), Basque Nationalist Action (ANV), several groupings created specifically to contest the 2007 local elections (such as Abertzale Sozialisten Batasuna and Abertzale Sozialistak) or the 2009 regional election (Demokrazia Hiru Milioi and Askatasuna). Parliamentary composition The Basque Parliament was officially dissolved on 6 January 2009, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country. The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election: Opinion polls The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament. Results Overall Distribution by constituency Aftermath Invalid votes After Demokrazia Hiru Milioi (D3M) and Askatasuna ("Freedom") were outlawed in February 2009, Basque separatists were asked to cast their vote for D3M, whose ballots would be counted as invalid. According to some sources, the pro-independence Basque left (that were formerly represented by Batasuna and later by EHAK) was surprised by the lower support of their void option. If the void votes are to be counted as the support of this option, it would have obtained the worst results in their history, having received 100,924 void votes, 50,000 less than in the previous regional election and less than half their historical top in the 1998 election. Major electoral analysis has been performed on the results and the issue of the void votes by pro-Basque nationalist and non-Basque nationalist parties alike. It is a frequent misunderstanding that, had the votes for the illegal lists been counted as valid, they would have been entitled to seven seats. Actually, taking into account that the average of "normal" void votes (struck-out names, double-voting, etc.) in the last three Basque regional elections (1998, 2001 and 2005) was about 0.4%, and assuming that all the void votes that could not be accounted for by that statistic alone were cast for a hypothetical unitary abertzale list (instead of for two different lists, Askatasuna and D3M), those ~97,000 votes would have accounted for at most 6 seats. Government formation The election results saw the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) of Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe securing a clear victory with 38.1% of the vote and 30 seats, but it came at the expense of Ibarretxe's erstwhile allies, Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) and Ezker Batua (EB). Together with Aralar, which had seen a remarkable rise of support in absence of electoral competition from other abertzale left parties—a result of their illegalization because of their ties with ETA and Batasuna—the parties in support of Ibarretxe could only muster 36 out of the 75 seats in the Basque Parliament, against 39 of the combined totals for the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE), the People's Party (PP) and Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD), meaning that for the first time since 1979 the possibility existed for a non-PNV lehendakari to be appointed. Upon learning of the results, PP regional leader Antonio Basagoiti proclaimed his satisfaction and announced his support for Socialist Patxi López as new lehendakari, who had previously announced that he felt "legitimated to lead the change" and would be running for investiture. As the PNV–EA–EB alliance—in government since 2001—was no longer workable, the PNV attempted to figure out a coalition agreement with the PSE to remain in power, mirroring the historical collaboration that the two parties had maintained from 1986 to 1998, and hinting at withdrawing PNV's support to Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government in the Cortes Generales if the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) did not back their plan. The PSE rejected supporting a new PNV administration even if Ibarretxe was replaced with a different candidate, conditioning any agreement on Patxi López becoming lehendakari, which the PNV refused. Instead, the PSE proposed the formation of a minority cabinet led by López that could be supported by the PP, ruling out a full-fledged coalition. Concurrently, the PSOE's national leadership supported López's bid and defended the PSE's autonomy to agree on any pact that their local branch deemed fit, despite the PNV's threat of withdrawing their support nationally. Seeking to provide the new government of parliamentary stability, the PSE and the PP—which had been and still were arch-rivals at the national level—reached an unprecedented confidence and supply agreement on 30 March that would see the Basque nationalists ousted from power after 30 years of uninterrupted government. The PNV, which had dubbed any such agreement as "legitimate" but as a "fraud to the electorate" and an "act of political aggression", announced a "harsh" opposition to López's government and vowed to put forth Ibarretxe as their candidate in the investiture session, citing their "right" to head the government as the top-voted party. As part of their agreement, the PSE would support PP's Arantza Quiroga as new president of the Basque Parliament and treat the PP as their "preferred" parliamentary partner, whereas the PP would refrain from moving or supporting any vote of no confidence on the new cabinet. López was elected as new lehendakari on a 39–35 vote in the investiture session held on 5 May 2009, garnering the additional support of the sole legislator from Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD), and was sworn in two days later. Simultaneously, his political defeat led Ibarretxe to announce his farewell from politics altogether, a move which would allow his party to reorganize itself from opposition hands-free and, eventually, lead to the abandonment of Ibarretxe's sovereigntist plans and discourse. Notes References Opinion poll sources Other 2009 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country Regional elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community) March 2009 events in Europe

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Go In and Out the Window

"Go In and Out the Window" is a popular song composed by Hall of Fame songwriter Lew Pollack (1895–1946). The song remains popular as a children's music standard. The lyrics of the song were featured in Shirley Jackson's horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House." Melody c. 1762; lyrics "Bear Went" c. 1939 (Linscott); Earliest Date for US version of Go in and Out the Window: 1911; certainly dates back to 19th century. English versions published 1898. External links http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/go-in-and-out-the-window--version-3-english-1898.aspx Children's songs Songs written by Lew Pollack

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%20Rink%20Hockey%20Men%27s%20B%20World%20Championship

2004 Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship

The 2004 Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship was the 36th edition of the Rink Hockey B World Championship, held from October 16 to 23, in Macau. The champion was Catalonia, that had obtained a FIRS provisional membership few months before the tournament. However, FIRS did not endorse final acceptance of Catalonia for subsequent editions. Format Competition's schedule included 11 countries, divided in two groups, but North Korea withdrew a few days before the opening. Matches All times are Macau local time (UTC+8). Group stage Group A Group B 9th and 10th places 5th place bracket Championship Knockout stage Final standings B Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship Men's B World Championship International sports competitions hosted by Macau Roller hockey in Macau International roller hockey competitions hosted by China

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1tern%C3%AD%20Skalice

Klášterní Skalice

Klášterní Skalice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klu%C4%8Dov%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29

Klučov (Kolín District)

Klučov is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Lstiboř, Skramníky and Žhery are administrative parts of Klučov. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%99enice

Kořenice

Kořenice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Chotouchov and Pučery are administrative parts of Kořenice. References Villages in Kolín District

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

Crkvari

Crkvari is a village in north-eastern Slavonia, situated in municipality town of Orahovica, Virovitica-Podravina County, Croatia. Population References CD-rom: "Naselja i stanovništvo RH od 1857-2001. godine", Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb, 2005. Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakovany%20%28Kol%C3%ADn%20District%29

Krakovany (Kolín District)

Krakovany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Božec is an administrative part of Krakovany. References Villages in Kolín District

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Tersolo

Charles Tersolo

Charles Tersolo (born 1974 in Rochester, New Hampshire) is a Boston artist and member of the Copley Society of Art. He paints much of his works outdoors, or en plein air in the tradition of Corot, Monet, and American Impressionists such as Childe Hassam. The coloring of his works is closer to the broad palette of the Boston School of painters, who mix American impressionist technique with more traditional coloring and paint application. His largest public work is a Synthetic Impressionist piece of the Harvard Footbridge. This 9 foot by 4.5 feet high painting resides in the lobby of the Harvard Doubletree Hotel. Other public works include a painting of the South End of Boston in the Back Bay Hilton of Boston. Subject matter covered by this artist includes Provincetown, Boston, Paris, the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, New York City, San Francisco, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, and Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. References 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters Living people People from Rochester, New Hampshire 1974 births 20th-century American male artists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS%20Deltargentino

SS Deltargentino

SS Deltargentino may refer to one of two Type C3-P&C ships built for the United States Maritime Commission by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard and intended for the Mississippi Shipping Company: (MC hull number 50), designated for transfer to the United States Navy as transport USS J. W. McAndrew (AP-47), but instead went to United States Army as USAT J. W. McAndrew; collided with in 1945; sold for commercial use in 1947; scrapped 1972 (MC hull number 152), transferred to the United States Navy as transport USS Monrovia (AP-64); later converted to an attack transport and redesignated APA-31; scrapped 1968 Ship names

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHDO-CD

WHDO-CD

WHDO-CD, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 36), is a low-powered, Class A Mega TV-affiliated television station licensed to Orlando, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Western Pacific Broadcast, LLC. Its transmitter is located near the SR-417 and Florida's Turnpike intersection, along with low-powered Azteca America affiliate WATV-LD and WURF's FM translator W279DI. It previously broadcast programming from Tuff TV until that network ceased operations on August 26, 2018. External links HDO-CD Low-power television stations in the United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe%20Veyrier

Christophe Veyrier

Christophe Veyrier (25 June 1637 – 10 June 1689) was a French sculptor, the nephew and follower of Pierre Puget. Veyrier was born in Trets, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He arrived in Genoa in 1663 and stayed for a number of years, before moving to Rome to live from 1668-70. In 1674 he married the daughter of the sister of Puget's wife. He worked in Aix-en-Provence, then settled in Toulon, where he lived until his death in 1689. In one of his most important commissions, he created religious statues for the Chapel of Corpus Domini in Toulon Cathedral. He also worked at Montpellier. Statues of ancient and mythological subjects are attributed to him, including the white marble relief of the family of Darius displayed at Stowe House in England. The most recent studies attribute to him the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Tivoli Cathedral (according to older literature the statue was formerly attributed to Puget himself). His sculptures are held by the Musée d'Art, Toulon; the Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence; the Musée du Louvre, Paris; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. External links Brief Biography Photos of some of Veyrier's sculptures 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Artists from Toulon 1637 births 1689 deaths

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Fullarton%20Arnott

James Fullarton Arnott

James Fullarton Arnott (29 April 1914 – 22 November 1982) was a Scottish professor, author, and theatrical director. Arnott was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 29 April 1914. His parents were Hezekiah Merricks Arnott and Susie Willock Fullarton. He attended the Ardrossan Academy. Arnott graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Master of Arts in 1936. He went on to attend Merton College, Oxford, where he received his Master of Letters, and Peterhouse, Cambridge. He also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. James Fullarton Arnott died in 1982. Career After teaching at Hull University, Arnott became an assistant lecturer in the English department at the University of Glasgow in 1939. In 1952, he directed a production of Murder in the Cathedral. In 1962, Arnott became a Senior Lecturer at Glasgow. He then directed Shakespeare's comedy Love's Labour's Lost in 1964. That same year he also became an editor of the journal that would later become known as Theatre Research International. In 1966, Arnott became the first Head of the Drama Department at Glasgow. He went on to direct several plays, including the Play of Daniel and Curlew River in 1968 and The Forrigan Reel in 1970. He wrote English Theatrical Literature 1559-1900 in 1970. The University of Glasgow granted Arnott the rank of Reader in 1971 and Professor in 1973. He served as President of the International Federation for Theatre Research from 1975 through 1979. Arnott also served as the Chairman of the Drama Committee of the Scottish Arts Council from 1976 through 1979. He was a member of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1977 through 1979. From 1980 until his death in 1982, Arnott was a member of the UK National Commission for UNESCO. The University of Glasgow renamed its Chair of Drama the "James Arnott Chair" in 1996. Notes 1914 births 1982 deaths Alumni of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland British theatre directors Scottish theatre directors Scottish scholars and academics Writers from Glasgow

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS%20Delorleans

SS Delorleans

SS Delorleans may refer to one of two Type C3-P&C ships built for the United States Maritime Commission by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard and intended for the Mississippi Shipping Company: (MC hull number 49), delivered to Mississippi Shipping in August 1940; acquired by the United States Navy as transport USS Crescent City (AP-40) in June 1941; later converted to an attack transport and redesignated APA-21; served as training ship Golden Bear for the California Maritime Academy; as Artship, she was scrapped in 2012 (MC hull number 151), transferred to the United States Navy as transport USS Calvert (AP-65); later converted to an attack transport and redesignated APA-32; later scrapped Ship names

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20County%20Railway

Alfred County Railway

Alfred County Railway is an abandoned narrow gauge railway in South Africa, which runs from the southern transport hub of Port Shepstone on the Indian Ocean, via Izotsha and Paddock for to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal. Background South Africa, rich in natural resources and fertile lands, has many areas that are ideal for agricultural production. However, the steep mountainous terrain between the resource rich areas in the high veld and the coastal ports presented a transport challenge. Before well maintained and reliable access roads had been developed, narrow gauge railways were used extensively by South African farmers to move produce from their large farms to central sorting and packing points on their own land. As a result, entrepreneurial business people created linking railways to transport the produce from the sorting and packing points to the coastal ports. Their choice of gauge was determined by the gauge that was being used in each local area and varied between the early to the later Cape gauge of . Original operations Designed as part of the Natal Government Railways' (NGR) project to transport sugar cane and bananas grown in the agricultural Harding district to Port Shepstone, the NGR commissioned Stoke-on-Trent based Kerr Stuart to build seven Class NG4 4-6-2T tank locomotives, based on the 1907 Class NG3 4-6-2T. The route of the Alfred County Railway had some curves of , but with gradients of up to 3 in 100 / 3% (ruling grade of 1 in 37 / 2.7% for after leaving the coast), the NG4s and their replacements were often double-headed to haul the diverse freight traffic of wood, sugar cane and bananas to Port Shepstone. The line's management decided against purchasing more powerful articulated Garratt locomotives, because their longer wheelbase would make access to the sugar cane fields more difficult. From the mid-1970s, steam was replaced by Class 91-000 diesel-electric locomotives on the SAR's longer routes, which were more powerful. Also, being shorter in chassis length, these diesel-electric locomotives were able to access the growers' farms. Therefore, the SAR decided to transfer the NG G13 and NG G16 Garratts to the Alfred County Railway in Natal. Due to underinvestment, the Alfred County Railway became increasingly unreliable, and was closed to operations by the SAR in 1986. Port Shepstone and Alfred County Railway As South Africa's farmers re-entered the global markets in the late 1980s, the quality of produce going to markets became increasingly important. As handling is a key issue in the retail quality of bananas in particular, the farmers were in favour of reviving the Alfred County Railway, to reduce the amount of handling from banana plantation to port. To raise funds and reduce government expenditure, the Government of South Africa announced it would gradually put into private hands its huge state-owned corporations, including the state electricity corporation, Eskom, and SA Transport Services which owned SAR. The Alfred County Railway was hence chosen as the pilot railway privatisation project. In reality, SAR/Transnet still owned the line, infrastructure and the stock as a nationally strategic asset; while the new Port Shepstone and Alfred County Railway (PSACR) was granted an operational and maintenance lease for a period of 199 years. The company inherited 25 steam locomotives - of which only one, an NG G16, was operational - plus rolling stock. The company announced a business plan expected to win back lucrative business from farmers and timber growers. In March 1988, the PSACR raised funds by offering 1.8 million shares for sale at one rand each. Class NG G16A As part of their development to keep the railway competitive, the PSACR upgraded two of their existing Class NG G16 locomotives. The engineers incorporated developments proposed by L.D. Porta, including GPCS, Lempor exhaust, an improved spark arrestor, lightweight multi-ring articulated piston valves, improved valve events and improved mechanical lubrication. Two locomotives were modified: No. 141 in 1989 and No. 155 in 1990, and reclassified to Class NG G16A. In comparative testing No. 141 gave a fuel saving of 25% compared to a standard SAR Class NG G16 Garratt, and was easily maintained in regular service. Demise to road transport Initially, the venture lost money heavily, but after making profits from year three, the venture decided to try to return to an all-steam powered railway. The tourism based passenger train, the Banana Express, had always been steam powered, while the advantages of power and a short wheelbase meant that PSACR decided to lease SAR 91 Class diesels to provide hauling for commercial freight services. The revived PSACR became Spoornet's second largest customer at Port Shepstone. This was driven by the operations of Kulu Lime and the Natal Portland Cement, plus pulpwood, poplar logs (for matchwood), creosoted telegraph poles, and manufactured wooden items from Harding. North bound inland traffic was general cargo for the farmers, such as maize, fertilizer, salt, cement, farm implements and water tanks and small parcels. The company also revived the Banana Express. In 1991 Spoornet acquired one-million shares in PSACR, equivalent to a 28% shareholding, which gave users greater confidence in the PSACR service. The "Narrow Arrow" piggyback train was introduced for supply to the Port Shepstone pulp mill, where an entire train of 26 narrow gauge wagons was ramped onto a Spoornet train consisting of 13 wagons, having flexible connecting bridges. This eliminated the trans-shipping of timber at Port Shepstone and reduced transfer time from 14 hours to two hours. A further endeavour was the "Timbertainer," an intermodal system where pulpwood could be loaded into an open container at a plantation and taken through to the mill. Plans were in place for a similar initiative for sugar cane shipments. However, by the mid-1990s the effects of transport deregulation began to impact of the profitability of the PSACR as larger, often overloaded, road trucks becoming ever more competitive. Although Spoornet made representations to the government, transport regulations were further relaxed to allow a higher gross vehicle mass (GVM) of , a higher axle load from , together with a 5% overload tolerance: the highest heavy vehicle mass with unlimited access to the roads of any country in the world. As a result, Spoornet began to lose general freight traffic, and PSACR's reliance on trans-shipment increased transport times and costs. The railway began a gradual decline, eventually failing in 2001 when it lost the key Port Shepstone "Narrow Arrow" wood pulping contract, due to unreliability problems resulting from labour relation issues at Spoornet. Suspending freight operations, the line continued to operate the Banana Express, but accumulated huge debts to Spoornet. As a result of these increasing debts, Transnet decided to legally force the venture into bankruptcy in 2004. Banana Express After the termination of the PSACR lease, Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway (PCNGR) was granted a temporary permit to continue running the Banana Express, from Port Shepstone to Paddock. The company had three locomotives available to it: NGG16 Nos.151 and 127; plus an ex-sugar estate 0-4-0T, SAR NG UVE2. With a 6-hour journey totally devoted to tourism and enabling access to local attractions and businesses, it again became very popular with tourists because of both the scenery and the access to local businesses. Before reaching Shelley Beach the railway traversed several river bridges along the Hibiscus Coast. The train then veered inland and chugged up through banana plantations and cane fields towards Izotsha, passed through lush sub-tropical native forests and rondavel-dotted hillsides, before stopping in Paddock for lunch and then the direct return journey. Although PCNGR had proposals to reopen the line to Harding, in December 2005 Transnet shut the Banana Express, after they decreed a lease did not exist between SAR and PCNGR. On 18 June 2008 a huge storm hit the coast, which resulted in large amounts of flash flooding. This damaged many of the railway's bridges along the Hibiscus Coast so that they were considered to be beyond economic repair, and washed most of the Izotsha rail bridges away. Several steam locomotives and several carriages that were used on the Banana Express are stored at Paddock Hamba Wehelle Express In 2015 a short section of the railway line - between Paddock and Plains - was in use and a limited tourist service was being provided using a light weight carriage and an industrial Hunslet diesel locomotive The service is known as the Hamba Wehelle Express (or Humba Weheli Express) and was operated in conjunction with the Gorgez View Bed and Breakfast/Conference Centre/Coffee Shop at Paddock however by 2016 the service was suspended See also Avontuur Railway Sandstone Estates Welsh Highland Railway South African Class 91-000 Two foot gauge railways in South Africa References External links Press Release re closure of Banana Express Youtube Video of the railway in 1991. Narrow Gauge World Magazine May - June 2010 - Article about this railway 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa Railway lines in South Africa Transport in KwaZulu-Natal 1917 establishments in South Africa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Ryan%20%28Australian%20footballer%29

Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer)

Jeremiah "Tommy" Ryan (12 August 1873 – 29 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ryan, a rover and forward, came to Melbourne from Richmond City. He had spent 1893, 1895 and 1896 playing in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for both Carlton and Richmond. On his VFL debut, Ryan kicked five goals as Melbourne defeated St Kilda by 93 points at the MCG. He was the club's leading goal-kicker in their premiership year of 1900 with 24 goals, one of those in the 1900 VFL Grand Final which he played from a forward pocket. References Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. External links Demonwiki profile Blueseum profile 1873 births 1948 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club (VFA) players Melbourne Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Melbourne Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaflieg%20Stuttgart%20F.1

Akaflieg Stuttgart F.1

The Akaflieg Stuttgart F-1 Fledermaus (Bat) was a glider designed and built in Germany from 1932. Development The 'F.1' was the first glider designed and built at Akaflieg Stuttgart (Akademische Fliegergruppe) using a wind tunnel and innovative thinking. As built, the F.1 had no vertical tail, using rotatable wing-tip panels for roll and yaw control. The fuselage was curved to follow the downwash from the wing and rested solely on a single large skid under the forward fuselage, not having a tail-skid. The completely enclosed cockpit included a hanging control column, to simplify the control run, and airbrakes, for use on the ground, using the cockpit canopy. The F.1 entered its first competition at Rhön in 1933, but the technical committee insisted that the glider be given a conventional vertical tail, despite protests that the F.1 had already flown a 300 km distance task as built. The fliegergruppe acquiesced and built a vertical tail overnight, with the F.1 claiming several prizes during the competition. Specifications (F.1) See also References External links Photo of F 1, D-Fledermaus, flown by K.Baur, Rhön 1934. 1930s German sport aircraft 1930s German sailplanes Glider aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1933 Akaflieg Stuttgart aircraft

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%20Copa%20Libertadores

1979 Copa Libertadores

The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time, the first time a team from a country outside Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil won the tournament. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won. Qualified teams Argentina Boca Juniors (1978 Libertadores Champion) Independiente (Champion of Campeonato Nacional Argentino 1978) Quilmes (Champion of Campeonato Metropolitano Argentino 1978) Bolivia Bolívar (Champion of Campeonato Boliviano 1978) Jorge Wilsterman (Runners-up of Campeonato Boliviano 1978) Brazil Guarani (Champion of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978) Palmeiras (Runners-up of Campeonato Brasileiro 1978) Chile Palestino (Champion of Campeonato Chileno 1978) O’Higgins (Winner Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978) Colombia Millonarios (Champion of 1978 Campeonato Profesional) Deportivo Cali (Runners-up of 1978 Campeonato Profesional) Ecuador El Nacional (Champion of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978) Técnico Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Ecuatoriano 1978) Paraguay Olimpia (Champion of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978) Sol de América (Runners-up of Campeonato Paraguayo 1978) Peru Alianza Lima (Champion of Campeonato Peruano 1978) Universitario (Runners-up of Campeonato Peruano 1978) Uruguay Peñarol (Champion of Liga Pre-Libertadores 1978) Nacional (Runners-up of Liga Pré-Libertadores 1978) Venezuela Portuguesa (Champion of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978) Galicia (Runners-up of Campeonato Venezuelano 1978) Group stage Boca Juniors, of Argentina skips to semifinals as current champions. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Semifinals Group A Group B Finals Champion Top-scorers 6 goles Juan José Oré (Universitario) Miltäo (Guaraní) External links Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 1979 at RSSSF.com 1 Copa Libertadores seasons

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor%20Shopping%20Centre

Grosvenor Shopping Centre

The Grosvenor Shopping Centre (for a time known as The Mall Grosvenor or The Mall Chester) is a large shopping precinct in Chester, England. It hosts around 70 stores. Whereas most of the central shopping area of Chester consists of historic streets, The Mall provides undercover shopping to complement the wide range of shops in other locations around the city. It consists of some Edwardian buildings with modern covered shopping malls. It was owned by The Mall Fund, and carried their corporate branding. It was sold sometime in 2009 and the name Grosvenor Shopping Centre reinstated by the new owners. References Shopping centres in Cheshire Buildings and structures in Chester Shops in Chester

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq%20Niazi

Tariq Niazi

Tariq Masood Niazi (15 March 1940 – 20 April 2008) was a Pakistani field hockey player between 1961 and 1969 and member of the Olympic team. Niazi was part of the 1964 games in Tokyo where they won a silver medal and the 1968 games in Mexico City where they won the gold. He competed in the Asian Games. Mianwali’s municipal hockey stadium was renamed Tariq Niazi Hockey Stadium in Niazi's honor. Niazi died on 20 April 2008 of a cardiac arrest. References External links Tariq Niazi – databaseOlympics Page Pakistan Hockey Team 1940 births 2008 deaths Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1966 Asian Games Pashtun people Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20Farm%20Twins

Home Farm Twins

Home Farm Twins is a series of children's books written by Jenny Oldfield. The books were later successfully adapted into a television series for the BBC, with Polly Duniam and Sophie Duniam cast as the twins. The television series proved so popular that the books were re-packaged as TV tie-ins. The books Speckle the Stray Sinbad the Runaway Solo the Homeless Susie the Orphan Spike the Tramp Snip and Snap the Truants Sunny the Hero Socks the Survivor Stevie the Rebel Samson the Giant Sultan the Patient Sorrel the Substitute Skye the Champion Sugar and Spice the Pickpockets Sophie the Show-Off Silky the Foundling Scott the Braveheart Spot the Prisoner Shelley the Shadow Star the Surprise Specials Scruffy the Scamp Stanley the Troublemaker Smokey the Mystery Stalky the Mascot Samantha the Snob At Stonelea Mitch goes Missing Maisea wants her Mum Mac Climbs a Mountain Television series The television series ran for three seasons from 7 January 1999 until 30 March 2000 with repeats of the three seasons shown in 2001. Home Farm Twins follows the adventures of twins Hannah and Helen around the local countryside in this series dramatized by Elly Brewer from the Home Farm books by Jenny Oldfield. The first season started with the Moore family moving from London to the country village of Doveton. Hannah is a dreamer and an idealist, much more 'girly' than her tomboy sister Helen, who is more outspoken, daring and sarcastic. The girls quickly got to know the locals and began a long-term friendship with Sam from Crackpot Farm who teased them for being 'townies' but still loved to join in their adventures but Sam had dreams elsewhere and dropped a bombshell on the twins during Season 3 by announcing he was to leave Doveton. The twins' mother, Mary, is famous for making cakes at the Curlew Cafe which is the business she started up after moving to Doveton, while her husband, David, is a wildlife photographer and studies animals. The twins' parents had a baby girl during Season 3. The girls learned that animals were no longer the only ones who needed looking after and promptly watched their baby sister on numerous occasions, getting into big trouble for regular accidents involving their methods. The final season broadcast on the BBC ended with the twins facing the realities of growing up and looking back at their time spent living on Home Farm and wondering what life had in store for them next. Television series cast Polly Duniam as Hannah Moore Sophie Duniam as Helen Moore Jacquetta May as Mary Moore Martin Ball as David Moore Ben Evans as Sam References External links 1999 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 1990s British children's television series 2000s British children's television series Series of children's books British children's novels BBC children's television shows English-language television shows

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAT%20J.%20W.%20McAndrew

USAT J. W. McAndrew

USAT J. W. McAndrew was a Type C3-P&C troop ship for the United States Army during World War II. The ship was built by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard of Baltimore in 1940 as SS Deltargentino for the United States Maritime Commission on behalf of the Mississippi Shipping Company in 1940 for operation by its Delta Line. The ship was delivered to Mississippi Shipping in November 1940. Deltargentino was among the ships designated for the Army among the twenty-eight merchant vessels (twenty-one for the Navy and seven to the Army) requisitioned by the Maritime Commission's Division of Emergency Shipping announced on 4 June 1941. The Army acquired Deltargentino in New Orleans on 28 June 1941 giving it the name J. W. McAndrew honoring Major General James William McAndrew. The ship was quickly converted for troop transport and made four voyages between New Orleans and Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. In November the transport was assigned to the New York Port of Embarkation from which it made trips to Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Canal Zone, Trinidad, and New Orleans. In late January 1942 the transport left New York for Australia returning in April and then in May transported troops to Iceland and Glasgow. From Glasgow the ship went to Cape Town, South Africa, before returning to New York in August to prepare for the invasion of North Africa 8–16 November 1942. After the landing the transport returned to New York to make regular voyages to African and European ports until May–June 1944 when the ship underwent major repairs. The ship would have been transferred to the Navy and named USS J. W. McAndrew (AP-47) in 1943, but this was cancelled. The major ports served between the North African landings and the end of the war were Oran, Casablanca, Algiers, Gibraltar, Belfast, the Clyde, Naples, Plymouth and Southampton and after the Normandy landings Cherbourg and Le Havre. On 13 March 1945 in convoy during a storm the lost steering and collided with the transport resulting in the loss of 68 troops and one Naval Armed Guardsman. The destroyer escorts Earl K. Olsen and Roche rescued some men from the water. The transport put into Ponta Delgada, Azores for repairs before undergoing hull repairs at Bethlehem, Baltimore during May and June 1945. After repairs the transport made voyages out of the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation going to Naples in July then making voyages from there and New York to Italian and French ports including Marseille through 1946. J. W. McAndrew was returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 5 May 1947 as surplus and allocated by MARAD to Farrell Lines for operation by its American South African Line. The line purchased the ship on 22 December 1948 renaming it African Enterprise for operation until 22 September 1960 when the ship was traded in for credit. The ship was laid up in the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet 19 October, withdrawn briefly 28 September to 6 October 1966 for Navy to remove a spare tail shaft. On 9 April 1969 the ship was one of three sold for $191,666.66 as scrap to The Boston Metals Company. The ship was withdrawn from the fleet for scrapping on 8 May 1969. The ship was broken up in Baltimore in February 1972. References Bibliography Type C3-P&C ships of the United States Army Ships built in Sparrows Point, Maryland 1940 ships World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Maritime incidents in March 1945

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20French%20Revolution%20%28poem%29

The French Revolution (poem)

The French Revolution is a poem written by William Blake in 1791. It was intended to be seven books in length, but only one book survives. In that book, Blake describes the problems of the French monarchy and seeks the destruction of the Bastille in the name of Freedom. Background Blake felt that there was a strong connection between the American and French revolutions and that these revolutions had a universal and historical impact. The French Revolution was intended as a poetic history of these current events in Blake's life and was supposed to be an account of Blake's understanding of the French Revolution described in seven books of poetry first published in 1791. Although Blake was not part of any radical political organizations in England at the time of the French Revolution, his works suggest a connection to revolutionary thought and the poem serves as his involvement in the debate over the merits of the French Revolution. In reaction to the French Revolution and the support of it in England, there was a series of attacks upon the supporters which led to the imprisonment of Joseph Johnson, the printer of French Revolution. This possibly disrupted the completion of the books, as Johnson was just starting to print the first book, and the project was discontinued. The only pages that survived are the original proofs for the first book, which are now in the collection of the Huntington Library. Although it cannot be known why Johnson stopped printing Blake's poem, he did print other works by Blake including For Children and Songs of Innocence. The poem currently appears in only one proof copy, and there are few references to The French Revolution until the 20th century. One of these is from Samuel Palmer, a follower of Blake, who wrote on 10 October 1827 that he wished to find a copy of the poem. The other is from Alexander Gilchrist, an early biographer of Blake, who wrote on 24 November 1860 to John Linnell, a collector of Blake's works, requesting to see the manuscript of The French Revolution. Poem The work is an anapestic iambic septenary poem, a poetic meter unique in Blake's poetry to this poem, that describes the events surrounding the French Revolution. Blake was an early supporter of the American Revolution and believed that it would bring about liberty to the rest of mankind. The French, according to Blake, were stuck in a problematic feudal system that was represented by the Bastille, a prison that kept enemies of the state. As the work continues, he demands that the Bastille be removed and he explains how the American Revolution provoked the French Revolution. The dates spanned in the first book is from May 1789 until July 1789. Although Blake relies on history, he includes characters that are his own, but none of them are characters that he used in his mythological works. The work deals with the symbolism of the Bastille, which the seven towers of the Bastille representing a character type that was repressed by an oppressive government. As the work progresses, a dispute over governmental systems involves many characters including the representative of the feudal system, called Peer, Duke of Burgundy, and the Archbishop of Paris. Themes Within the work, Blake emphasizes the problems of the feudal system and the corruption and decay of the French monarchy and church. The poem operates, according to G. E. Bentley, as a "psychomachia, a war of spirits, of the spirits of freedom and privilege. Some of the noblest rhetoric in the poem defends the ancient bastions of civilization". The language that Blake relies on in the poem is very political, but Blake felt that language in such discussions is replaced by rhetoric. In order to overcome that problem, he attempts to return to an original language. Revolution is a recurring theme in Blake's works. In Blake's America, his views are expressed in the character of Orc. In The French Revolution, the ideas expressed are in direct contrast to those who stood against the French Revolution, including Edmund Burke. He accomplishes this by merging myth with history in order to create an apocalyptic vision that connects with the revolution. Other Romantic poets use apocalyptic imagery, but Blake's interpretation has a strong moral foundation. Like Blake's view of the American Revolution, in America, or the views expressed in Visions of the Daughters of Albion, the politics of the time are incorporated into a greater myth system. Notes References Altizer, Thomas. History as Apocalypse. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985. Bentley, G. E. The Stranger from Paradise. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Bentley, G. E. William Blake: The Critical Heritage. London: Routledge, 1995. Crafton, Lisa. The French Revolution Debate in English Literature and Culture. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997. Damon, S. Foster. A Blake Dictionary''. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1988. 1791 poems Christian poetry French Revolution Poetry by William Blake Unfinished poems

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Poul Schierbeck

Poul Schierbeck (8 June 1888 – 9 February 1949) was a Danish composer and organist. He was a pupil of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His pupils include Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Jørgen Jersild, Leif Kayser, Svend S. Schultz, and Leif Thybo. He composed the music for Carl Theodor Dreyer's movie Day of Wrath, and Dreyer also used his music for the movie The Word. Other works include the opera Fête galante. References External links 1888 births 1949 deaths 20th-century classical composers Danish classical organists Male organists Danish classical composers Danish male classical composers Place of birth missing Place of death missing Pupils of Carl Nielsen Burials at Holmen Cemetery 20th-century male musicians

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1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters. Michael Chang was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate this year. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky loser Nicolás Lapentti Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier References Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Newsweek Champions Cup

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Dolci, Croatia

Dolci is a village in north-eastern Slavonia, situated in municipality town of Orahovica, Virovitica-Podravina County, Croatia. Population References CD-rom: "Naselja i stanovništvo RH od 1857-2001. godine", Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb, 2005. Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County

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Swinton, Scottish Borders

Swinton is a small village in the Scottish Borders. It is in the former county of Berwickshire, around southeast of Duns, and northwest of the Anglo-Scottish border. History Swinton dates to the 11th century or earlier, and is associated with the Swinton family, who took their name from the settlement. In 1769, the village was re-designed and a market was created, now marked by the market cross. A parish church was built and still stands today. In the churchyard, the Swintons have their own burial enclosure. In 1843, the Free Church of Swinton was built, but in the 1900s the spire was removed and it became the local village hall. The main parish church was remodelled in 1910 by Robert Lorimer. Notable people Daniel Laidlaw, recipient of the Victoria Cross Etymology The name of the village is a contraction of Swine Town, a name borne from the large number of wild boar the land was once inhabited by. Swinton House Swinton House, west of the village, dates in its current form to 1800, and was the residence of many of the Swinton family. It was built to replace an earlier house, which was destroyed by fire in the late 18th century. Both the house and the nearby 18th century dovecote are protected as category A listed buildings. References Villages in the Scottish Borders