[{"text": "Mary Haskell may refer to:"}, {"text": "Roger Sprague (1769 \u2013 July 1848) was an American businessman and politician in New York and the Territory of Michigan. He served in the New York State Assembly and on the Michigan Territorial Council. Biography. Roger Sprague was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, in 1769. He was the son of Abigail Hill and Silas Sprague, who had seven other children together in addition to seven children from Silas Sprague's first marriage. Silas Sprague moved his family to Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1772, and attained the rank of captain in the Continental Army. At the age of 22, Roger Sprague walked to western New York state and settled in the town of East Bloomfield, where he, his father, and three brothers were among the first settlers. He served as sheriff of Ontario County, New York, for seven years; the county encompassed most of western New York at the time. The auction for the Holland Purchase was held at his house, with Aaron Burr in attendance. He also served as a judge in the Ontario County courts and was a member of the state assembly in 1816. In 1820, Sprague visited Michigan and purchased property in Avon Township; he moved his family there"}, {"text": "in 1821. When the government of the Territory of Michigan was restructured to include a new legislative council, Sprague was one of the top 18 vote-earners in a general election. Those names were sent to President James Monroe, who selected nine, including Sprague, to form the First Michigan Territorial Council in 1824. He served two years, then was elected again to a term in 1832 representing Washtenaw County on the fifth council. Sprague died in July 1848. Family. Sprague married Althea Baughton (or Boughton) of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and they had eight children, among them Walter, Frederick, Roger Jr, George Washington, Asahel, Thomas, and Althea."}, {"text": "Seacret Direct is a United States-based multi-level marketing company that sells cosmetic and other personal care products made from Dead Sea minerals, mud, and nutrients. The company was founded by Izhak and Moty Ben Shabat in 2005. History. In 2001, brothers Izhak and Moty Ben Shabat began selling Israeli Dead Sea products out of kiosks in shopping malls. They founded Seacret Spa International as a skin care retail business in 2005. Since then, Izhak has served as company president and CEO, while Moty has served as managing partner. The company claimed to have had retailers in 30 countries and revenue of US$100 million in 2010. In 2011, the brothers spun off Seacret Direct, a multi-level marketing branch that sells Seacret products through a network of independent distributors, referred to as 'Seacret Agents'. Seacret Direct launched sales in Canada and Australia in 2013, followed by South Korea and Mexico in 2014, Japan in 2015, and Colombia in 2019. Seacret reported unaudited revenue of $12 million in 2012, $71 million in 2013, and $211.5 million in 2018. Mall kiosks featuring Seacret products in the U.S. and Canada have been the subject of controversy regarding illegal immigration schemes and overly aggressive sales tactics."}, {"text": "In November 2020, Seacret announced its merger with WorldVentures."}, {"text": "National Media Council may refer to:"}, {"text": "Greg Williamson (born January 1965) is an American jazz musician and composer of jazz music. Early life and education. Williamson was born and raised in Western Washington. After graduating from Bremerton High School, he earned a Bachelor of Music from Central Washington University and a Master of Music from Western Washington University. Career. Williamson has performed as a member of the big bands Woody Herman, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and the Harry James Orchestra. As part of Steve Allen's re-work of the Tonight Show, Williamson went on tour with performers including Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Paul Smith, Louis Nye and Bill \"Jose Jimenez\" Dana. In the 1990s, Williamson performed with Don Rickles, Bob Newhart, and Joan Rivers; he regularly played the drums for Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson and eventually became her musical director. He has also leads a quartet which performed at such venues as The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Williamson created the NW jazz record label Pony Boy Records. Williamson helped to create a non-profit organization for music performance and education in North Bend, Washington, named JazzClubsNW. Williamson has also worked as a music instructor at Green River College and Bellevue College. He was the graduate"}, {"text": "jazz and percussion assistant at Central Washington University for two years. Williamson is also a jazz and percussion instructor at Western Washington University. In 2019, Williamson published a 62-page book called \"Jazz Traditions A Collection of Drum Set Teaching\"."}, {"text": "Sondre Justad (born 15 October 1990) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Early life. Justad grew up in Henningsv\u00e6r in Lofoten, Northern Norway and went to upper secondary school in Bod\u00f8, Northern Norway. He began publishing his own music at the age of 16. Career. Justad released his first single, \"Nu har du m\u00e6\", in 2014 on Petroleum Records which was a radio hit. In February and July 2015 he followed up with the singles \"Det e over\" and \"Tilbake\". In October 2015, he released the debut album \"Riv i hjertet\". The album entered the Norwegian chart VG-lista Topp 20. He has also been doing TV appearances on TV2 Senkveld and P3 Gull. \"Ingenting i paradis\" received positive reviews in Norway with Dagbladet giving it 4/5 stars. In 2019 he was nominated to four categories of the Spellemannprisen music awards. Artistry. He sings in the Northern Norwegian dialect. His lyrics are described as being open and honest and are often about love and heartbreak. Personal life. He is openly bisexual."}, {"text": "Thomas de Grandison, 4th Baron Grandison (died 1 November 1375), KG, was an English soldier and nobleman. Biography. Thomas was the son of Otes (also seen as Otho) de Grandison (youngest son of William de Grandison, 1st Baron Grandison) and Beatrix Malemayne. He inherited his uncle's John de Grandison titles in 1369. Grandison led an English force in northwest France in 1370 and was defeated beneath the walls of the Ch\u00e2teau de la Faigne, by a French army and was captured. He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1370. Thomas had married Margaret of Caru, with whom he had no issue. He died on 1 November 1375."}, {"text": "Devaki V. Prasad (born 16 June 1962) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM). The title was awarded to him in 1986. He is a two-time Indian Chess Championship winner (1990, 1991), Commonwealth Chess Championship winner (1986), Asian Team Chess Championships medalist (1986, 1987, 1999), and FIDE Trainer (2019). In 1987, he was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India because of his chess achievements. Biography. Prasad hails from Karnataka, which he represents in national championships. Devaki Prasad twice in row won the Indian Chess Championship: in 1990 in Kozhikode and in 1991 in Pondicherry. In 1986, in London he won Commonwealth Chess Championship. In 1987, in Subotica he participated in World Chess Championship Interzonal tournament and ranked in 15th place but won two grandmasters - Mikhail Tal and Lev Alburt. Devaki Prasad played for India in the Chess Olympiads: Devaki Prasad played for India in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships: In 1986, he awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title, and in 2019 he became FIDE Trainer."}, {"text": "Kenya competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019. The country finished in 2nd place in the medal table."}, {"text": "The 2019 Kansas Lottery 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on October 19, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 8. Background. Track. Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation. Practice. First practice. Cole Custer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.116 seconds and a speed of . Final practice. Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.104 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying. Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.807 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying results. . \u2013 Playoffs driver Race. Summary. Christopher Bell started on pole and lead all of Stage 1, also gaining the stage"}, {"text": "points. Austin Cindric pitted shortly before the end of the stage and did not gain stage points. On lap 71, Cindric hit Harrison Burton while they were racing each other. Burton then went down on Cindric, but ultimately shot himself into the wall and ended his day. Cindric then had to pit twice during the green flag for tire rub issues. Cole Custer won Stage 2 ahead of Bell and Tyler Reddick. On lap 151, Justin Haley drove into Custer, who managed to save his car but lost several positions. On lap 164, John Hunter Nemechek spun, bringing out a caution. All the leaders got one set of fresh tires in the pit stops, and everyone except Michael Annett opted to pit. With 15 to go, Chase Briscoe and Bell were in a tight battle for the lead and they approached Garrett Smithley, who drove slightly up the race track. Briscoe and Bell were unsure where Smithley would go, resulting in them both plowed into him. The restart caused another caution as Joey Gase and Noah Gragson were involved in an accident. On the restart, Brandon Jones grabbed the lead from Briscoe. Reddick passed Briscoe and made up a lot"}, {"text": "of ground, but ran out of time. Jones took his first win by holding off Reddick. Due to Jones taking the victory, none of the playoff drivers locked themselves into the final round of the playoffs after the race. Briscoe, Annett, Gragson, and Cindric exited the race below the cutoff line. After the race, Custer and Reddick were involved in a physical altercation; Custer was upset at Reddick sliding them up the track during a restart. Reddick was annoyed when Custer placed his hand on his shoulder, and quickly responded by shoving him. Their crews quickly got involved, and Reddick ultimately received a cut over his eye from being thrown to the ground. Stage Results. Stage One \"Laps:\" 45 Stage Two \"Laps:\" 45 Final Stage Results. Stage Three \"Laps:\" 110 . \u2013 Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs. . \u2013 Playoffs driver"}, {"text": "Tirucallane is a tetracyclic triterpene with the chemical formula C30H54. It is the 20\"S\"-stereoisomer of euphane and its derivatives, such as tirucalladienol, are found in \"Euphorbia\" and other plants."}, {"text": "The 2019 Lucas Oil 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 8, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 150 laps on the oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 6. Background. Track. ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. Practice. First practice. Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.918 seconds and a speed of . Final practice. Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.968 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying. Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.021 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying results. . \u2013 Playoffs driver Race. Summary. Austin Hill started on pole. Stewart Friesen was penalized for"}, {"text": "beating Hill to the start/finish line on the initial start. A caution flew on lap 2 for Brandon Jones spinning in turn 2, sending Friesen to the rear of the field on the restart. On the restart, Ben Rhodes took the lead when Hill was unable to keep up speed. The caution flag flew for John Hunter Nemechek swerving below Kraus as they entered turn 3, hitting Kraus and sending him into the wall. Rhodes battled Chandler Smith on the restart, ultimately completing a pass and winning Stage 1. Chastain struggled in Stage 2 as only his left-side tires were changed. Stage 2 was won by Jones, while Brett Moffitt secured a spot in the championship 4 due to having a significant points lead. This left Chastain, Friesen, Hill, and Matt Crafton battling for the remaining spots. The final stage only saw one caution, occurring when Sam Mayer overdrove in a turn and collected Nemechek. On the restart, Friesen slipped his way through the pack and caught up to Jones, overtaking him with 4 laps remaining. Jones attempted to take the lead, but Friesen successfully blocked him on the corners and held him off to win the race and a"}, {"text": "spot in the championship 4. Chastain and Crafton (with a 13 point and 6 point respective lead over the cutoff) secured the last two spots over Hill, whose stage points weren't enough to overtake Crafton for a spot. Tyler Ankrum was also eliminated due to not winning any stage points and falling too far behind in the race. Stage Results. Stage One \"Laps:\" 40 Stage Two \"Laps:\" 40 Final Stage Results. Stage Three \"Laps:\" 70 . \u2013 Driver advanced to the Championship 4. . \u2013 Driver was eliminated from the playoffs."}, {"text": "The Stuart Arms Hotel was the first hotel in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (which was originally called Stuart). Located on the corner of Parsons and Todd Street, it was centre of social life for 96 years. History. The Stuart Arms Hotel was established by pioneer pastoralist William Benstead, who received his publican's license in 1888. It was initially intended to be named the \"Great Northern Hotel\"; when the date and nature of the name change is not known. Benstead purchased lot 78 and 79 of the just gazetted town of Stuart on 9 April 1889. The hotel was erected on lot 78, \"a modest structure of stone and iron, about the size of an average house\". Benstead left town in 1892 and leased the Stuart Arms to Thomas Gunter, initially on a five-year lease, but Gunter stayed until 1900. Charles Rutherford South then took over the pub for seven years. During this time Benstead, who still owned the establishment foreclosed in 1902, and it was sold to William Garnet South in 1903. In 1914 \"The Bungalow\" was built at the rear of the hotel, sharing the lot, where Topsy Smith and Mariah McDonald, cared for \"halfe-caste\" children in a galvanised"}, {"text": "iron shed that Robert Stott had built; 16 children were living there by November 1914. Living conditions at \"The Bungalow\" were less than ideal and food could be limited so the children would often look for scraps at the hotel. They remained in the hotel's \"backyard\" until 1928, when they were moved out to Jay Creek. Mona Minahan, Alice Springs' first barmaid, began work at the Stuart Arms in 1931. The pub was destroyed by fire in 1960, and later replaced by a two-storey building, also known as the Stuart Arms. This building was demolished over the weekend of 11\u201312 January 1986, so that a shopping centre, Alice Plaza, could be built on the site. A new pub of the same name was established in the shopping centre."}, {"text": "Thennakoon Pathiranalage Nilmini (born January 23, 1965, as ) [Sinhala]), popularly as Nilmini Thennakoon, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actress particularly active in television, she is a recipient of Best Actress award multiple times in many local award festivals. She is often referred to as the \"tear drop\" in Sinhala small screen and also Sri Lankan Madhuri Dixit. Personal life. She was born on 23 January 1965 to Piyadasa Thennakoon and Shriyani Thennakoon in Moratuwa. She has two siblings, one elder brother (Late Deleepa Thennakoon) and one younger sister. Her father was a businessman. He died when she was 13 years of age. She completed education from Princess of Wales' College. She was married to popular singer Madhumadhawa Aravinda, and they have one daughter Swetha Mandakini. She met Madhumadhawa during the teledrama \"Pini Bindu\" in 1992. They got married on May 5 in 1996. They divorced in early 2000s. She faced a horrible car accident in 2007. She sustained grievous bodily injuries in the accident and was rushed to the Ragama hospital's ICU. The accident occurred at Balummahara on March 14 when she was rushing to Kurunegala from Colombo for a Television filming event."}, {"text": "Her car was reduced to matchwood although the chauffeur miraculously escaped with minor injuries. Career. In 1980s, she started to act in school stage when she was in grade 7 and studied dancing under Mrs. Vajira Chitrasena. Then she attended \"Low Country\" and Kandyan dancing under a radio artist Mrs. Chitra Kumari Kalubowila at Moratuwa. Under Chithra's guidance, she performed in a ballet \"Sasara\" staged in Rupavahini. She was introduced into the cinema by popular director Roy de Silva and actress Sumana Amarasinghe. She played in the film \"Hitha Honda Chandiya\" in a dancing scene with Bandu Samarasinghe. At the same time, D. B. Nihalsinghe used Thennakoon for his TV Commercials and then for the role \"Amaravathi\" in the play \"Dimithu Muthu\" and then in 1991 film \"Keli Madala\". Her major television acting came through \"Passe Gena Manamali\" directed by Nalan Mendis. Then she acted in famous tele series \"Doo Daruwo\" which was telecast many years on the Rupavahini on Sundays at 8.30 p.m. Her character '\"Deepthi\" in television serial \"Doo Daruwo\" was the major success in her career. Her maiden cinematic experience came through 1985 film \"Mawubima Naththam Maranaya\", directed by Louie Vanderstraeten with a minor role. Her first"}, {"text": "major role in cinema came through 1990 film \"Yukthiyata Wada\" directed by Sunil Soma Peiris. Some of her popular films are \"Keli Madala\", \"Nagaran\" and \"Le Kiri Kandulu\". In 1992, she won the Sarasaviya award for the Best Upcoming actress for her role in \"Suranimala\". She won the Sarasaviya Award for the Best Actress for the role \"Veena\" in the film \"Le Kiri Kandulu\". Then she won the Most Popular Teledrama Actress Award for a record six years continuously. In 2008 Raigam Tele'es, Tennakoon won the award for the Best Actress for the role \"Tikiri Menika\" in serials \"Handewa\" directed by Sherly P. Delankawala. In 2016, she won the Sumathi award for the Best Actress for the title role in \"Amma\". She also participated in the reality program \"Hiru Mega Stars\" as the leader of group \"Shakyans\". She also hosted the psychology television program \"Sith Giman Hala\" telecast by TV Derana. She currently has a beauty salon at Nugegoda."}, {"text": "Jitendra Prasad Sonal (also known as \"Jitendra Prasad Sonar\") is a Nepalese politician. He is parliamentary party leader for the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal in the Provincial Assembly of Province No. 2. Political life. Sonal, a resident of Bara, was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from Bara 4(B) with 13118 votes. He was the Physical Infrastructure Minister for Province No. 2, Nepal till 6 June 2021. He including 3 other state ministers were replaced by other ministersfrom Lalbabu Raut ministry on 6 June 2021 after a group of PSP-N joined government led by KP Sharma Oli and Sonal supported the same. Sonal was re-elected as the member of provincial assembly of Madhesh Pradesh from Bara 4(B) in 2022. He currently serves as the provincial president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal (Madhesh Pradesh) under the leadership of Mahantha Thakur."}, {"text": "The discography of indie rock band Duster consists of seven albums, eight EPs, three compilations, seven singles, 12 music videos, and various appearances on compilations. Rising from the ashes of post-hardcore bands Mohinder and Calm, the band formed in 1996 in San Jose, California. The band's first two releases, \"Christmas Dust\" and \"On the Dodge\" were also released that year, being demo tapes spread around to friends of the band, with \"On the Dodge\" being released by Unleaded Records. The following year, the group put out their first release on Up Records, the \"Transmission, Flux\" EP. Additionally, the band released an album, \"Dweller on the Threshold\", under the Valium Aggelein pseudonym. In 1998, the band released their debut album under the Duster name, \"Stratosphere\", along with the \"Apex, Trance-Like\" EP released by Skylab Records and the final Valium Aggelein release, \"Hier kommit der schwartze Mond\". 1999 saw the release of the \"1975\" EP. In 2000, they released their second album \"Contemporary Movement\". The band fell silent following the release and tour for the album, resurfacing in 2003 only for their first music video for \"Me and the Birds\" from \"Contemporary Movement\". In 2005, they played their final show and dissolved,"}, {"text": "with members moving on to focus on other projects like Helvetia. In 2018, the band announced they were back in the studio recording new music. Later, Numero Group announced they would be reissuing the band's discography as the \"Capsule Losing Contact\" compilation, released in March 2019. In July, the band put out their first new music since 2000, the \"Interstellar Tunnel\" single, coming with the announcement of their third album, \"Duster\", releasing later that year. 2020 saw the release of \"Black Moon\", a compilation of the band's works under the Valium Aggelein name. In 2022, the band quietly released their fourth album, \"Together\", by releasing music videos for songs on their YouTube page. The album was also notable for being the first non-archival release from The Numero Group. In 2024, the band once again silently released their fifth album, \"In Dreams\", again released through Numero Group. Bootlegs. Through the early to mid 2000s, several unofficial collections of the band's material, mostly of unreleased and demo material, surfaced online. Many of the songs were sourced from The Static Cult Label's website."}, {"text": "Duster, known colloquially as Cat Album, is the third studio album by American rock band Duster. The album was released December 13, 2019 by Muddguts Records in the United States; the first Duster album to not be released under the Up Records label. \"Duster\" was also the first studio album released by the band in 19 years since the release of \"Contemporary Movement\" in 2000. On April 13, 2018, Duster posted via their Instagram page that they were \"recording a little bit\". Later it was announced that the band's discography would be reissued as the box set \"Capsule Losing Contact\" through The Numero Group, which was released on March 22, 2019. On July 4, 2019, the band released their first standalone single in almost 20 years \"Interstellar Tunnel\" (the track was not included on \"Duster\"), and subsequently announced their third self-titled studio album, which was released on December 13 that year. Critical reception. Upon its release, \"Duster\" received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 85, which indicates \"universal acclaim\", based on six reviews. AllMusic critic Tim Sendra praised the band"}, {"text": "for its ability to deliver quality music after such an extended hiatus: \"At a time when almost every band ever has reunited to make disappointing, derivative music, Duster have come back to make their most sonically challenging and emotionally invested record yet\"."}, {"text": "Telina is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Telina had a population of 2,197 people. History. The suburb takes its name from a 1960s subdivision name. Demographics. In the , Telina had a population of 2,143 people. In the , Telina had a population of 2,197 people. Education. There are no schools in Telina. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Kin Kora and the nearest secondary school is Toolooa State High School in South Gladstone. Amenities. Gladstone Uniting Church is at 1 Uniting Place (corner of Dixon Drive, ). It is part of the Central Queensland Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia. There are a number of parks in the area:"}, {"text": "Four Compositions (GTM) 2000 is an album by composer/saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in 2000 and released in 2003 by the Delmark label. Reception. AllMusic awarded the album 3\u00bd stars with reviewer Alex Henderson stating \"\"Four Compositions (GTM) 2000\" has to be accepted own its own terms -- and those terms certainly aren't terms of the conservative \"bop police.\" This is complex, abstract, dissonant, highly cerebral music that never goes out of its way to be accessible ... \"Four Compositions (GTM) 2000\" won't be a pop hit, but those who are daring enough to go along for the ride will find that Braxton is in excellent form on four extended pieces (one of which lasts 20 minutes). This time, he plays several instruments (including flute and various saxophones) and leads a cohesive quartet ... Many non-avant-garde musicians have had difficulty comprehending Braxton's work, but these sideman obviously understand where he is coming from and serve him well on this inspired addition to his sizable catalog\". On All About Jazz Jerry D'Souza noted \"in the overall scheme of his musicianship he has elevated his concepts to a dazzling level. ... and it is all to the good that he has players who"}, {"text": "rise to the challenge brilliantly. What makes it all the more striking is that they saw only one composition in advance of the recording ... Braxton and his band come up with a soul stirring and mind jiggling experience\". In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg wrote \"these musicians sound confident and game despite some knotty structures. ... Braxton and the band range widely with these pieces, ending up sometimes at places of great subtlety and sensitivity\"."}, {"text": "Alimardon Abitalipovich Shukurov (; ; born 28 September 1999) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and the Kyrgyzstan national team. Career statistics. International. \"Statistics accurate as of match played 24 September 2022\" \"Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.\""}, {"text": "Joseph Miller was an American pioneer and politician who served on the Michigan Territorial Council in 1825. Miller was one of the first settlers of Shelby Township in Macomb County, Michigan. When the government of the Territory of Michigan was restructured to include a new legislative council, Miller was one of the top 18 vote-earners in a general election. Those names were sent to President James Monroe, but Miller was not among the nine chosen to form the First Michigan Territorial Council. Following the death of council member William H. Puthuff during the council's session in 1824, Miller was proposed as a replacement, since he had received the highest vote total of the remaining nine men. He was nominated by Monroe on December 16, 1824, and confirmed by the Senate on December 21. He was seated on January 31, 1825."}, {"text": "Emily Gap / Anthwerrke is a natural attraction and significant cultural site to the Arrernte people in the East MacDonnell Ranges, eight kilometres to the east of Mparntwe/Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory. Various sections of the Gap include Aboriginal rock art. It is a registered sacred site and sits within the Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park. History. Adjacent to Jessie Gap, Emily Gap is a significant site for the dreaming stories of three ancestral caterpillars, Yeperenye, Utnerrengatye and the Ntyarlke. The caterpillar dreaming is one of the most important creation stories for Mparntwe/Alice Springs and the surrounding region. Many Arrernte people conceived in Alice Springs consider themselves direct descendants of these caterpillars. From 1 April 1872 Emily Gap became part of the Undoolya Station pastoral lease and, when cattle first arrived as part of an overland droving trip from South Australia in March 1873 they first camped here. In doing so they did not realise or acknowledge that they were camping at a very sacred site and Stuart Traynor says that: Emily and Jessie Gaps are apocryphally thought to have been named for the daughters of Charles Todd, however the true basis of the names remain"}, {"text": "unknown. Geology. Around 300-350 million years ago a mountain building event created the MacDonnell Ranges. Since that time, folding, faulting and erosion have shaped the range and created numerous gaps and gorges, of which Emily Gap is one. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their red quartzite peaks and gorges. Other rock types include granite, limestone, sandstone and siltstone. Some of the valleys of the range contain fossil evidence of the inland sea that once covered central Australia."}, {"text": "Aku Alho (born June 27, 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Ketter\u00e4 on loan from Jukurit. Career. Alho began his career in his hometown of Espoo, playing for Blues's junior teams until 2016 when he joined Jukurit. He made his Liiga for Jukurit on January 25, 2018 against Sport and played ten games in total during the 2017\u201318 season. On September 18, 2018, Alho joined Mestis side Ketter\u00e4 on loan for the 2018\u201319 season. Alho returned to Jukurit's roster to play a regular season game on September 21, 2019, also against Sport, before being loaned back to Ketter\u00e4 on October 7, 2019 for an indefinite period."}, {"text": "Stelian Bordeianu (born 15 September 1968) is a retired Romanian football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "French and Russian in Imperial Russia is a two-volume non-fiction series published in 2015 by Edinburgh University Press. The volumes were edited by Derek Offord, Lara Ryazanova-Clarke, Vladislav Rj\u00e9outski, and Gesine Argent. The two volumes are about language usage in the Russian Empire."}, {"text": "Marian Asantewah Nkansah is a Ghanaian environmental chemist. Her research work focuses on finding solutions to environmental problems associated with levels and fate of toxic substances such as heavy/trace metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food, water, soil, rocks, sediments and other environmental samples. She also researches on the interaction of these pollutants with each other in the environment. In 2016, together with some scientists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, she led a research which led to the confirmation that edible white clay poses potential cancer risk. In 2016, she became the first scientist to win the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize, an annual award that recognises exceptional women scientists from scientifically and technologically lagging countries. She and Collins Obuah, another scientist from the University of Ghana, were the two scientist selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in 2017. In 2021, she was among five women recipients in developing countries of the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards. She received the 2022 Africa Role Model Overall Female Personality Award, and was inducted as a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences the same year. Early life and education. Nkansah was born"}, {"text": "in Ghana to Mary and Joseph Nkansah, both educationists. She had her primary and secondary school education at St. Anthony's Experimental School, Nkawkaw and the St. Roses Senior High School at Akwatia, respectively and all in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She then furthered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she acquired a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in Environmental Chemistry. She holds a PhD in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Bergen in Norway. Career. She is an associate professor at the chemistry department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she teaches practical chemistry, nuclear/radiochemistry, chemistry and society, and petroleum chemistry. She is a past warden of Africa Hall of Residence and the deputy director of student affairs in charge of Welfare at KNUST. She serves on the executive committee of the International Year of Basic Science for Sustainable Development. Nkansah is a former executive member and alumna of the Global Young Academy. She is also a board member of the Ghana Geological Survey Authority and Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Awards and recognition. Nkansah has been recognised and awarded for her work including:"}, {"text": "Lulu Benstead (1891\u20131983; born Lucelle Stuart Benstead) was an Australian opera singer and performer. She claimed to be the first European child born in Alice Springs, although this was actually her older sister Queenie who had died in infancy Early life. Benstead was born in 1891. At that time, her parents Triphenia and William Benstead leased the Stuart Arms Hotel in Stuart (now Alice Springs), where they publicly presented her on 5 February 1891. Later that year, and after tiring of the Stuart Arms Hotel and the prospects of the Arltunga Goldfields, the family moved to Coolgardie, where the musically-talented family entertained people on the mining fields, among other activities. In Coolgardie, Lulu trained with the woman married to Jack Wilson and helped the town be recognised as the \"musical centre of the goldfields\". In 1907, the 'Coolgardie Lulu Benstead Continental Musical Education Fund Committee' was set up to raise money for her musical education, and her family moved to England in 1910 to help her further her career. Using the money raised, she traveled to Berlin and Paris. Career. Once living in Europe Benstead sang extensively in Paris, Vienna, Milan, America and Canada, and often topped the bill at"}, {"text": "the London Palladium, under the newly adopted professional name \"Lucille\". Some of her most popular songs, that she introduced and were written for her, are: \"The Bells of St. Mary's\", \"God send you back to me\", \"My Curly Headed Baby\", \"The Long, Long Trail\", \"The Perfect Day\" and \"Chloe\". According to Jose Petrick, Benstead's personal favourite song was \"Stay In Your Own Backyard\". She also sang to troops in both World Wars throughout Germany, France, Holland and the Middle East, during which she often experienced great personal discomfort. Later life. She gave singing lessons in London for her last 30 years, almost until her death at age 92."}, {"text": "Jehan Ara is a Pakistani businesswoman who was the president of P@SHA for over 20 years. She resigned at the end of April 2021 to start Katalyst Labs, a startup accelerator and women leadership program. She also headed the Nest i/o, a startup incubator supported by Google and Samsung. She also served as a member of the Prime Minister's Task Force on IT and Digital Economy and on the Board of Punjab IT Board, the Central Depository Company and IDEAS. Early life. Ara was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Hong Kong where her father was working as a banker.<ref name=\"pakistantoday/7march2017\"></ref> She received her early education from Rosaryhill School.<ref name=\"techinasia/7april2015\"></ref> After completing her graduation, she started her career as a journalist in a Hong Kong newspaper for a year before moving into advertising. She worked in Dubai for several magazines and journals when her father moved to the United Arab Emirates where she worked for Gulf News in the advertising marketing department.<ref name=\"pakistantoday/26dec2016\"></ref> She later moved back to Hong Kong and joined Headway Media Services as managing director. She moved to Pakistan in the mid-1990s after the retirement of her father. Career. After moving to Pakistan, Ara started her"}, {"text": "own multimedia company, Enabling Technologies in 1994.<ref name=\"dawn/7may2013\"></ref> In 2007, Ara became president of P@SHA. In November 2018, she became a member of the Prime Minister's Task Force on IT and Telecom. In 2021 she launched her own company named \"Katalyst Labs\", an accelerator and innovation hub for startups in Pakistan. Recognition. In 2016, Ara was invited by US President Barack Obama to speak at Global Entrepreneurship Summit. In 2023, she was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan."}, {"text": "Dorel Balint (born 14 January 1969) is a retired Romanian football defender."}, {"text": "Robert M. Shelby was an American poet (November 3, 1935 Joplin, Missouri - March 15, 2016, Benicia, California). He served as the poet laureate of Benicia, California from 2008 to 2010. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Shelby grew up in Los Angeles, California. After serving in the United States Naval Reserve, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, and moved to Benicia in 2002. He published many poetry books including \"Leaves Away\", \"Quick Americana\", \"The Thousand Story Pagoda\", \"Woman in a White Cap\", \"Flying Apples, Falling Parasols\", \"Music From The Bones\", \"Quick Orientalia\", and \"Raining Down Dogs, Bouncing Up Cats, And A Few Birds\""}, {"text": "Constantin Bos\u00e2nceanu (26 August 1966 \u2013 31 December 2020) was a Romanian football defender. He died at age 54."}, {"text": "Adrian State (born 28 June 1968) is a retired Romanian football striker living in Belgium. He started a company called Stab Construct in 2009."}, {"text": "Emil Spirea (born 8 February 1969) is a retired Romanian football defender."}, {"text": "Maxime D'Hoore (born 7 March 1978) is a retired Belgian football striker."}, {"text": "Jochen Janssen (born 22 January 1976) is a retired Belgian football striker."}, {"text": "This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting from 1993 and 1997. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts. The International Weightlifting Federation restructured its weight classes in 1993, nullifying earlier records and again in 1998 and 2018."}, {"text": "Raju Gari Gadhi 3 is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed and produced by Ohmkar under banner of Oak Entertainmments. The film features Ashwin Babu and Avika Gor in the lead roles and has music composed by Shabir. The film is the third instalment in the \"Raju Garu Gadhi\" series that was created by Ohmkar. The cinematography was done by Chota K. Naidu and it was released on 18 October 2019. The film was made available on YouTube in Hindi in December 2019. It is an official remake of Tamil movie \"Dhilluku Dhuddu 2\". Plot. Ashwin and his maternal uncle are happy-go-lucky men whose drunken antics create a nuisance for their neighbours. The neighbours try out different methods to escape their antics, but in vain. One of the neighbours, who is a doctor by profession, comes across Maya, whom he is in love with. However, when he tries to express his love, he is beaten black and blue by a mysterious ghost. After finding out details about Maya and the ghost, the doctor and other neighbours plot against Ashwin to make him fall in love with Maya and let the ghost take care of him. Injured in a"}, {"text": "fight, Ashwin, seeking a physiotherapist's help, and him falling in love with Maya was engineered by his neighbours. Things take a twist, and Ashwin is thrashed by the ghost. He finds out that Maya's father Garudaraja Bhattadhri is a powerful magician in Kerala and that he had set the ghost to protect Maya. He sets out to Kerala to convince Maya's father, along with his uncle. They insult Bhattadhri, and he sets out to do a pooja to harm them. To escape that, they ask for Chakra Mahadevi's help. It turns out that both Bhattadhri and Mahadevi are fake and that there is a real ghost protecting Maya. They go to a black magician, where he reveals the flashback about the ghost. In 1857, a British man named George Williams came to India, where he seduced girls and ruined their lives. Due to a transfer, he came to Kerala, where his lustful thoughts fell on Devyani Kutti, but he was unaware that she was the daughter of the king of black magic, Marthanda Varma. Soon, Marthanda Varma learned of George, so to kill George, he took the great Yatchi palm script on a pournami day and gave an order to"}, {"text": "Yatchi to protect his daughter. That night, George proposes to Devyani and at that moment, Yatchi killed George. After the Britishers left India, he stuffed Yatchi into an idol and buried it. After that, Maya's father says that he has a similar Yatchi in his house, so the magician performs pooja to find out whether it is active. To kill the Yatchi, they need to retrieve the palm script from the bungalow where Maya's father took the Yatchi. Ashwin and others had various encounters with other ghosts there, and then they finally retrieved the palm script and killed the ghost. The end credits show the wedding of Ashwin and Maya. Music. Music for the film was composed by Shabir, and features the song \"Naa Gadhiloki Raa\" with lyrics Sri Mani and performed by M. M. Manasi, Sri Vardhini, Thanushree Natarajan, Miraya Varma, LV Revanth and Shabir. The other two songs, \"Yeppudeppu\" and \"Macha Evarikkada\", were reused from \"Dhilluku Dhuddu 2\". Reception. \"The Times of India\" gave 2 out of 5 stars stating \"Devoid of goosebump moments, the film makes do with humour\". \"Great Andhra\" gave 2 out of 5 stars stating \"If you are okay with some low quality humor"}, {"text": "and silly jokes, \u201cRaju Gari Gadhi 3\u201d can be passable\". \"IndiaGlitz\" gave 2.75 out of 5 stars stating \"The film is ruined by a wafer-thin storyline. It actually comes across as an excuse for launching Ashwin Babu as a massy hero. The narration has loose ends and the comedy lacks punch. The technical departments are able and pull off a mature job.\". Prequels. It is a spiritual sequel to \"Raju Gari Gadhi 2\" released on 13 October 2017, and the first installment \"Raju Gari Gadhi\" which was released on 16 October 2015."}, {"text": "Some Trees is the debut poetry collection by the American writer John Ashbery, published on March 28, 1956 by Yale University Press. \"Some Trees\" was the winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Many of the poems collected in \"Some Trees\" were written while Ashbery was attending Harvard University. \"Ashbery was still an undergraduate when he wrote what is perhaps his most popular poem, 'Some Trees,' about a nascent love affair and the efforts of two people to define themselves within it. ... Typically perverse, Ashbery dismisses the poem today. 'A conventional modern poem of that period, my farewell to poetry as we know it\u2014it had a paraphrasable meaning. I don't see my poetry as others see it ... It's a problem of mine.' Poems. \"Some Trees\" contains the following poems: Publication. \"Some Trees\" was published on March 28, 1956, with a list price of $2.50 (equivalent to about $ in , adjusted for inflation). Yale University Press printed 817 copies of the first edition. Even given its limited quantity, the book sold poorly; in the words of Dinitia Smith, it \"dropped into a bottomless pit.\" Four years after its publication, only 456 copies had been sold. It took"}, {"text": "ten years to sell the entire original run. Corinth Books in New York issued a reprint in December 1970\u2014absent Auden's foreword\u2014with 1,000 hardcover and 2,000 paperback copies. Joe Brainard painted a new cover for this edition. It was reprinted again, in 1978, by Ecco Press. The book has been included in its entirety in Ashbery's compilations \"The Mooring of Starting Out: The First Five Books of Poetry\"(1998) and \"Collected Poems 1956\u20131987\"(2008). \"Although [Frank] O'Hara had lost the competition, he wrote a rave review of Ashbery's book for \"Poetry\", the only good review Ashbery got. Otherwise, \"Some Trees\" dropped into a bottomless pit. Eight hundred copies were printed, and it took ten years to sell them all.\" In France, \"Ashbery waited for news about \"Some Trees\". None came. He would never have a career as a poet, he decided. From now on, he would write only for himself.\" Critical reception. Harold Bloom's first exposure to Ashbery: \"Mr. Bloom discovered Mr. Ashbery by accident when he was 26, in his second year of teaching at Yale, when he stumbled upon \"Some Trees\" in the university bookstore and read it straight through standing up in the aisle.\""}, {"text": "The women's football tournament at the 2019 SEA Games was the eleventh women's SEA Games football tournament. The tournament was held in Philippines from November 26 to December 8, 2019 where six teams participated. There were no age restrictions on women's teams. Vietnam won the tournament for the record-breaking sixth time, successfully defending their title in the 2017 SEA Games, thus becoming the most successful team since women's football was added to SEA Games in 1985. Competition schedule. The following is the competition schedule for the women's football competitions: Venues. The matches were played at the Bi\u00f1an Football Stadium in Bi\u00f1an, Laguna and the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Draw. The draw was held on 15 October 2019 at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila. Host Philippines and defending champions, Vietnam were seeded in the Pot 1, Thailand and Myanmar in Pot 2 and Malaysia and Indonesia in Pot 3. Group stage. Group A. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group B. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Knockout stage. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>"}, {"text": "Baranovka () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 145 as of 2010. Geography. Baranovka is located in steppe of Transvolga, 58 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Berezhnovka () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Berezhnovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,639 as of 2010. There are 26 streets. Geography. Berezhnovka is located on Transvolga, on the east bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 46 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Politotdelskoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Brigady 2 () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Politotdelskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 19 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Brigady 2 is located in steppe, on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 36 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Levchunovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Brigady 3 () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Politotdelskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 96 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Brigady 3 is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 14 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Leninskoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Dobrinka () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 6 as of 2010. Geography. Dobrinka is located in steppe of Transvolga, 55 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Xilin Chan Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Yueyang Subdistrict, Songjiang District of Shanghai. The modern temple was built between 1986 and 2003. History. The temple traces its origins to the former \"Xilin Vihara\" (), founded by Hu Zengchu () in 872, in the ruling of Yizong Emperor of the Tang dynasty (618\u2013907). Originally known as \"Jiedai Temple\" () in the Southern Song dynasty (1127\u20131279), and later renamed \"Ting'en Temple\" () and \"Chong'en Temple\" (), Yingzong Emperor of Ming dynasty (1368\u20131644) inscribed and honored the name \"Xilin Chan Temple of Great Ming\" in the mid-15th century. The temple was destroyed by fire during the Mongolian invasion of the 13th century, and was restored and reconstructed in 1387, at the dawn of Ming dynasty. The temple became dilapidated for neglect during the Republic of China (1912\u20131949). It was devastated by the Red Guards during the ten-year Cultural Revolution. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, Xilin Chan Temple was officially reopened to the public. In 1992, abbot Shi Xingxiu () supervised the reconstruction of Kunlu Hall and Mahavira Hall. Architecture. Along the"}, {"text": "central axis of the temple stand four buildings including the Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Yuanying Pagoda () and Kunlu Hall (), which were completed between 1986 and 2003. Yuanying Pagoda. Octahedral in shape, it has seven stories with the height of . It is made of brick and stone. The Song dynasty (960\u20131279) Chinese pagoda was built in memory of Chan master Yuanying ()."}, {"text": "Zavolzhsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Berezhnovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 105 as of 2010. Geography. Zavolzhsky is located 55 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Berezhnovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Karolus Kaarlehto (born 1 September 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for Porin \u00c4ss\u00e4t of the Liiga. Playing career. Kaarlehto began his career in his native Turku, playing in junior teams for TUTO Hockey and TPS. He had two separate loan spells with TUTO of Mestis in 2016 and 2017. He then spent a month on loan at SaPKo on 2 January 2018 before being loaned to TUTO a third time on 1 February 2018. On 3 May 2018, Kaarlehto joined SaiPa but was loaned out to Mestis once more, this time to Ketter\u00e4 on 18 September 2018. Kaarlehto became a member of SaiPa's roster for the 2019\u201320 Liiga season and made his debut for the team on 14 September 2019 against KooKoo."}, {"text": "Iskra () is a rural locality (a selo) in Leninskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 189 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography. Iskra is located on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 13 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Leninskoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Jurgen Belpaire (born 3 January 1973) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper."}, {"text": "Komsomolets () is a rural locality (a selo) in Leninskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 915 as of 2010. There are 12 streets. Geography. Komsomolets is located in steppe, on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, on the bank of Zavolzhsky Canal, 24 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Leninskoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Krasnaya Znamya () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 45 as of 2010. Geography. Krasnaya Znamya is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 72 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "le.com, formerly known as LeTV, is Chinese video hosting website started in 2004.In 2012, LeTV produced the first web series, \"Once Upon a Time in Northwest\uff1a20 Years in Gangs\uff0c\"which later is banned by the country due to its violent content. \"Go Princess Go\" is one of the most popular shows produced by Le."}, {"text": "Krasny Meliorator () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,169 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography. Krasny Meliorator is located on Transvolga, on the east bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 55 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Oroshayemy is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Giuseppe Valeriani (Russian: \u0414\u0436\u0443\u0437\u0435\u043f\u043f\u0435 \u0412\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0438; before 1708, Rome April 18, 1762, Saint Petersburg) was an Italian artist who primarily painted murals and stage scenery. Biography. Giuseppe Valeriani was born in Rome. Several sources give his birth year as 1708, but this is incorrect and he must have been born before this year. In 1716 he and his brother Domenico began apprenticing under painter Marco Ricci in Venice. In 1821 the brothers were resident scenic designers at the Teatro San Angelo where their earliest designs were the sets for a production of Giuseppe Maria Orlandini's \" Antigona\". They then worked as scenic designers for the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo from 1722 through 1731. They notably designed the sets for the world premiere of Nicola Porpora\u2019s \"Ezio\" at that theatre in 1728. While primarily working out of Venice, the Valeriani brothers also had contracts with theaters elsewhere. In October 1724 they designed the sets for the Munich production of Pietro Torn\u2019s \" Amadis di Grecia\". From 1731 through 1733 the brothers were committed to making designs to decorate the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi in Turin; a contract they were given by the architect Filippo Juvarra. From 1735-1739 they were in Rome"}, {"text": "where Giuseppe was a resident scenic designer at the Teatro delle Dame. In 1742, Giuseppe Valeriani was appointed theatre engineer to the court of St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg he designed the interior of the first opera house built in Russia; a building which was completed in 1750 and designed by the architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It had its inaugural performance in December 9, 1750. He designed the sets to numerous operas at that theatre, including three operas by Francesco Araia: \"Alessandro nell\u2019Indie\" (1755 and 1759), \"Amor prigioniero\" (1755) and \"Bellerofonte\" (1757). By 1745, Valeriani had become a Professor at the . He maintained a large workshop that employed numerous artists; including a young Dmitry Levitzky, who would later become a famous portrait painter. Among his best known works are ceilings at the Catherine Palace and its attached (destroyed by fire); plafonds at Peterhof Palace and Stroganov Palace and a series of ten canvases depicting ancient Rome, now at the Hermitage Museum. Valeriani died in St. Petersburg on April 18, 1762."}, {"text": "Kumysolechebnitsa () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 230 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Kumysolechebnitsa is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 63 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Razdolnoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Levchunovka () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Levchunovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,005 as of 2010. There are 24 streets. Geography. Levchunovka is located on Transvolga, 26 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pioner is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Leninets () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Ilyichyovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 56 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Leninets is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 42 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Put Ilyicha is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Leninskoye () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Leninskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,414 as of 2010. There are 28 streets."}, {"text": "\"Red Dead Redemption 2\" is a Western-themed 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. A prequel to the 2010 game \"Red Dead Redemption\", the game is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern and Southern United States and follows outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other enemies. The game was announced on October 18, 2016, and was widely anticipated. It was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards in 2016 and 2017, and for Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards. The game was released worldwide on October 26, 2018, for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" received \"universal acclaim\" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic; it is one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic, and the highest-rated PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game alongside Rockstar's \"Grand Theft Auto V\". The game had the largest opening weekend in the history of entertainment, making over in three days, and had the second highest-grossing entertainment launch (behind \"Grand Theft Auto V\". It"}, {"text": "set records for most pre-orders, largest first-day sales, and largest sales for the first three days in market on PlayStation Network. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" won over 175 Game of the Year awards, receiving wins at the Australian Games Awards, Brazil Game Awards, Fun & Serious Game Festival, \"IGN Australia\" Select Awards, and Italian Video Game Awards, and from outlets such as \"4Players\", \"AusGamers\", \"Complex\", \"Digital Trends\", \"Edge\", \"Electronic Gaming Monthly\", \"Gamereactor\", \"GameSpot\", \"The Guardian\", \"Hot Press\", \"news.com.au\", \"Official Xbox Magazine\", \"The Telegraph\", \"USgamer\", and \"Vulture\"; it was named runner-up by several other publications. The game was named among the best games of the 2010s by \"Entertainment.ie\", \"The Hollywood Reporter\", Metacritic, \"National Post\", \"NME\", \"Stuff\", \"Thrillist\", \"VG247\", and \"Wired UK\". \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" was ranked among the best games of its generation by \"Game Informer\", \"GamesRadar+\", and \"IGN\". The game garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its story, performances, music, and graphical design. At The Game Awards 2018, the game received eight nominations and went on to win four awards: Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Score/Music, and Best Performance for Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan. At \"IGN\" Best of 2018, the"}, {"text": "game garnered seven nominations; it won two awards and was named runner-up in four (behind \"God of War\"). The game earned eight nominations at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Game of the Year. At the 6th SXSW Gaming Awards, \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" was named the Trending Game of the Year and won for Excellence in SFX and Technical Achievement. The game received seven nominations at the 19th Game Developers Choice Awards, and six at the 15th British Academy Games Awards."}, {"text": "Libknekhta () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 24 as of 2010. Geography. Libknekhta is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 80 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasnoye Znamya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "\"Red Dead Redemption 2\", a Western-themed action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games, follows the story of Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and member of the Van der Linde gang. Led by Dutch van der Linde, the gang attempts to survive against government forces and rival gangs while dealing with the decline of the Wild West. Several characters reprise their roles from the 2010 game \"Red Dead Redemption\", to which \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" is a prequel. The game focuses on Arthur's relationship with several of the gang members, including Dutch's best friend Hosea Matthews, Native American hunter Charles Smith, gunslinger Sadie Adler, experienced outlaw Micah Bell, and \"Red Dead Redemption\" protagonist John Marston. Outside of the gang, Arthur also encounters his former partner Mary Linton, as well as Native American tribe members Rains Fall and Eagle Flies. Throughout their adventures, the gang come into direct conflict with several opposing forces, including wealthy oil magnate Leviticus Cornwall, crime lord Angelo Bronte, Dutch's nemesis Colm O'Driscoll, and Pinkerton agents Andrew Milton and Edgar Ross. The game's epilogue focuses on John's relationship with his family\u2014wife Abigail and son Jack\u2014as well as the elderly Uncle, leading into the events of the first game."}, {"text": "Rockstar used motion capture to record the performances of the cast, as well as cameras to capture their facial reactions for later animation. The secretive nature of Rockstar's development processes meant that the actors and the director were unsure of the future of the characters during production; the writers continued to work on the script while the actors shot their scenes in segments. Rockstar wanted a diverse cast of characters within the Van der Linde gang and put particular focus on the individual stories behind each character. The relationships between the characters received praise from several gaming publications, and the acting has resulted in multiple awards and nominations, including a win at The Game Awards. Creation and conception. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"s recording sessions began in 2013 and lasted a total of 2,200 days, led primarily by motion capture director Rod Edge. The game features 1,200 actors, 700 of whom share the game's 500,000 lines of dialogue. In addition to using motion capture to record the performances, Rockstar Games also used cameras to record their facial reactions for later animation; a total of around 60 or 70 cameras were used. The motion capture sets were typically accurate to the dimensions"}, {"text": "of the in-game setting, which could be demonstrated in a previsualization format. The secretive nature of Rockstar's development meant that Edge and the actors were unsure about the future of the characters during production; the writers continued to work on the script while the actors shot their scenes in segments. Rockstar wanted a diverse cast of characters within the Van der Linde gang. Senior creative writer Michael Unsworth noted that the ensemble was advantageous when writing the narrative, as it helped to craft the story and added complexity to the game. The writers put particular focus on the individual stories behind each character, exploring their life before the gang and their reasons for remaining with the group. Unsworth felt that the gang is a \"family\" that offers \"a sense of belonging and purpose\", and analyzing each story\u2014and each character's relationship with the protagonist\u2014was important for the narrative. Several characters were cut from the game during development as their personalities failed to add to the narrative. Some lines of dialogue from the first game, \"Red Dead Redemption\", in which gang leader Dutch van der Linde is described as an equitable leader, allowed the team to create a diverse group of characters"}, {"text": "in the gang. The developers often allowed the actors to take scenes in their own direction to develop the characters in new ways. The actors improvised some additional lines but mostly remained faithful to the script. The team decided that the player would control one character at a time in \"Red Dead Redemption 2\", as opposed to the three protagonists simultaneously in Rockstar's previous title \"Grand Theft Auto V\" (2013), in order to follow the character more personally and understand how the events impact him. They felt that a single character felt more appropriate for the narrative structure of a Western. Nelson felt that the decision to limit to one protagonist shaped the other creative decisions of development. The conversations and sense of life within the gang environment were inspired by \"Grand Theft Auto V\"s exploration of the lives of two of the game's playable characters while the player was controlling the other one. Rockstar wanted to grant agency to the player when experiencing the story of Arthur Morgan; Unsworth noted that Arthur is neither controlled by the storytellers or by the player, but by \"a delicate push and pull between the two\". The team attempted to give the player"}, {"text": "more freedom with Arthur's relationship with other characters; when the narrative begins, Arthur has already formed relationships with the other gang members, so the team aimed to develop them in a way for the player to respond appropriately. Van der Linde gang. Dutch van der Linde. Dutch van der Linde (Benjamin Byron Davis) is the leader of the Van der Linde gang. He is intently opposed to governmental control, valuing individual liberties and dreaming of an independent life. Dutch's goal is to fight back against a corrupt system of power, and he believes that enough violence will eventually change society's outlook. Early in the gang's history, Dutch took in street kids and orphans, teaching them how to read and establishing the importance of independent thinking and self-worth as they completed tasks for him. Around 1899, Dutch reluctantly begins to realize that his ideals are becoming unrealistic. Shortly before the events of the game, Dutch kills an innocent woman during a botched ferry robbery in Blackwater organized by Micah Bell, forcing the gang into the heart of a blizzard. With the gang, Dutch orchestrates a robbery of a train owned by oil tycoon Leviticus Cornwall. Once the blizzard clears and the"}, {"text": "gang moves camp to Horseshoe Overlook, Dutch is confronted in the nearby town of Valentine by Cornwall, whose hired guns attack the gang and force them to move to Clemens Point. Dutch befriends Leigh Gray, the sheriff of Rhodes, and is named one of his deputies. Meanwhile, the gang befriends the Braithwaite family, who are rivals to the Gray family. The two families soon discover the betrayal, and the Braithwaites kidnap Jack Marston. Dutch orders an assault on Braithwaite Manor, torching the building and slaughtering the family. The gang moves to Shady Belle and retrieves Jack from businessman Angelo Bronte, who gives Dutch a tip that leads to an ambush. Dutch kills Bronte for his betrayal. After a failed bank heist forces them out of the city of Saint Denis, Dutch and several gang members become shipwrecked on Guarma, an island near Cuba. Dutch murders another woman, prompting Arthur to question his behavior. Dutch befriends revolutionary leader Hercule Fontaine, helping fight with his revolution in exchange for a ship back to the mainland. Reunited with the gang, Dutch begins to grow paranoid, refusing to rescue John Marston from prison; when Arthur Morgan and Sadie Adler rescue him, Dutch becomes furious."}, {"text": "He later confronts and kills Cornwall, attends the hanging of his rival Colm O'Driscoll, and helps a group of Native Americans fight against the Army to distract the government from the gang. After most of the gang leaves, Dutch orchestrates the robbery of a train carrying army payroll but leaves John for dead and Abigail captured at Micah's recommendation. Dutch is later confronted by Arthur, who accuses Micah of betrayal. Dutch turns on Arthur and the newly returned John. Dutch intervenes in a fight between Arthur and Micah, and Arthur convinces him to abandon Micah and leave. In 1907, Dutch meets with Micah before John and Sadie attack Micah's new gang. In a Mexican standoff, Dutch shoots Micah, letting John finish him off, before leaving. During the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, John tracks down Dutch, who commits suicide by backing off a cliff. When Davis was asked to reprise his role as Dutch, he was unsure of the nature and importance of the role until production began; he first heard about his reprisal in mid-2013, and received about the first 100 pages of the script at the end of the year. As Davis is much taller than"}, {"text": "Dutch, the animators had to adjust the height from the motion capture performances to fit the character, including eye lines of other characters. Brent Werzner stepped in as a body double for some takes. Davis portrayed Dutch \"in his prime\"\u2014as a charming, confident man\u2014for about a year before playing the decline of the character. Unsworth felt that Dutch views himself not as a criminal, but somebody fighting against a \"corrupt system of power that's been set up to divide and suppress\". He noted that Dutch's \"anarchic, anti-establishment rhetoric\" was compelling for the gang to remain with him. Davis felt that Dutch was motivated by a \"noble drive\", believing in the greater good; he described the character as a \"principled man\", but felt that he began to evolve into a villain particularly when faced against characters who were powerful figures in their areas, such as Catherine Braithwaite and Angelo Bronte. Davis felt that Dutch's downfall takes place when he witnesses the corruption of other people achieving the \"utopia\" that he wants for his gang and realizes that he does not want the same to happen to him. When Dutch does not have his best friend Hosea Matthews by his side, he"}, {"text": "is unable to hear criticism, according to Davis; when Arthur tries to help Dutch \"see the light\", Dutch begins to distrust him, instead turning to the \"unwavering [...] support\" of Micah\". Davis felt that Dutch's dream paradise would be at Horseshoe Overlook, in the game's second chapter, where he was constantly looking to the future. Davis says that Dutch \"was a dreamer. The journey was more important than any arrival\". Davis felt that, by the end of the game, Dutch was also seeking redemption for his mistakes, which is why he does not harm John or his family. \"IGN\"s Jared Petty compared the strength and downfall of the Van der Linde gang to that of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. \"Polygon\"s Cass Marshall named Dutch one of the greatest characters of the 2010s, citing his complex development. Arthur Morgan. Arthur Morgan (Roger Clark) is the protagonist and main playable character of \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". He joined the Van der Linde gang when he was 14 years old, having lost his parents at a young age, and soon became Dutch's first prot\u00e9g\u00e9. Over time, Arthur transformed from a lost cause into Dutch's most dedicated enforcer. He is"}, {"text": "unwaveringly loyal to the gang, though the failed robbery in Blackwater troubles him. During the events of the game, Arthur helps the gang to survive during a blizzard, moving to Horseshoe Overlook before relocating to Clemens Point. There, Arthur becomes involved in a conflict between two warring families, which leads to the death of a gang member. Further exploits lead the gang to Saint Denis where a failed bank heist forces some members of the gang out of town; they soon shipwreck on Guarma, but fight alongside a revolutionary in exchange for a ship back to the mainland. Reuniting with the rest of the gang, Arthur and Sadie save the captured John, much to the disdain of Dutch. Arthur reveals his growing doubts about Dutch. Arthur is soon diagnosed with tuberculosis. Shocked by the grim reality of his imminent death, he contemplates his decisions and reflects on his morals, driving his desire to protect the remnants of the gang. When Dutch ignores Arthur's plea to rescue Abigail, Arthur disavows the gang. He discovers that Micah Bell has been betraying the gang. He informs Dutch, but the latter turns on Arthur and the newly returned John. Arthur and John flee, and"}, {"text": "Arthur begs John to return to his family. Arthur is soon ambushed by the vengeful Micah, and Dutch intervenes in their fight. Arthur convinces Dutch to abandon Micah and leave. If the player has high honor, Arthur succumbs to his injuries and disease and dies peacefully; if the player has low honor, Micah executes him. For his portrayal as Arthur, Clark took main inspiration from Toshiro Mifune. He found that Mifune's characters were very stoic while also having a \"crazy\" sense of humor, a complexity he wanted to portray within Arthur. Clark also took inspiration from \"The Proposition\" (2005) as it involved a similar situation to Arthur's, wherein he is forced to betray some of his loyalties. Clark wanted to portray a character that was complex enough for the player to choose his path and still make sense. He aimed to portray vulnerability with Arthur's ego. Clark looked to Rob Wiethoff's portrayal as John in the first game for inspiration with his performance. A second love interest for Arthur was cut from the game during development. Vice President of Creativity Dan Houser was interested in subverting the trope of the protagonist starting as weak and becoming stronger as the story"}, {"text": "progresses; instead, Arthur is already tough at the beginning of the game, and is \"taken on a more intellectual roller coaster when his world view gets taken apart\". Houser felt that the decline of the American frontier has a deep impact on Arthur, noting that the character is \"caught between the nastiness of nature and the brutality of encroaching industrialization in civilization\". Houser avoided meeting Clark on set to avoid hearing his real voice. John Marston. John Marston (Rob Wiethoff) is the secondary protagonist and playable character of \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". When John was threatened to be lynched after being caught stealing at the age of 12, he was saved by Dutch van der Linde, who took him into his gang and raised him. When Abigail Roberts joined the gang, she and John fell in love and had a son, Jack. During the failed robbery in Blackwater, John is badly wounded. He gets lost after scouting ahead of the gang in the blizzard, and is attacked by wolves, leaving him with facial scars. Arthur Morgan and Javier Escuella save him. Once he has recovered, he joins the gang on some tasks before planning and executing a successful train robbery."}, {"text": "During a failed bank robbery, John is captured and incarcerated. Arthur and Sadie rescue him, much to the disdain of Dutch; protective of John's family, Arthur warns John to leave the gang when the time is right. John is later left for dead by Dutch during a train robbery but returns to the camp as Arthur is confronting Dutch and Micah. When Pinkertons invade the camp, Arthur and John flee. John returns to his family at Arthur's wishes. Eight years later, in 1907, John finds honest work with Abigail, but when John fights back against outlaws threatening his employer, Abigail leaves with Jack. John works to get her back by earning enough money to buy a property at Beecher's Hope. He builds a ranch with the help of Uncle and Charles Smith, while Sadie provides him with bounty hunting jobs to pay off his loans. After Abigail returns, John proposes. With Sadie and Charles, John attacks Micah's new gang, where they find Dutch. In a Mexican standoff, Dutch shoots Micah, letting John finish him off, before leaving. John takes the money from the Blackwater robbery and later marries Abigail at their ranch. During the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in"}, {"text": "1911, John tracks down Bill, Javier, and Dutch, before being killed by the government. When developing John, who is also the protagonist of the original game, the writers felt that his previous appearance could be limiting to them, since players have already resonated with the character. Wiethoff, who reprises his role as John, looked to his own life when returning to the character; he always looked up to his older sister's male friends for approval in the same way that John looks up to the rest of the gang for validation. He also took inspiration from the \"pretty tough dudes\" in his home town for John's personality. \"Game Informer\" staff felt that, by the end of the game, John had developed into \"the man we knew him to be in the original game: loving, faithful, honorable, and tragically doomed\". Abigail Roberts. Abigail Roberts (Cali Elizabeth Moore) is the wife of John Marston and the mother of Jack. Abigail was an orphan as a child and later earned her money as a prostitute. She was introduced to the gang around 1894 by Uncle and fell pregnant with John's son, Jack, soon afterward. Abigail cares deeply for John and Jack: when John"}, {"text": "is missing early in the game, she asks Arthur to search for him; and when Jack is abducted by the Braithwaites, she is visibly distraught until his return. She often commits crimes alongside the gang, including distracting the guards during the gang's robbery of the bank in Lemoyne and stealing Hosea's body from police after his death. She also attempts to join Arthur and Sadie as they rescue John from prison, but they refuse. Abigail is later kidnapped from the camp by Agent Milton. Arthur and Sadie attempt to rescue her, but the latter is captured and the former is held at gunpoint by Milton; Abigail breaks free and kills Milton. After they escape, Abigail gives Arthur the key to the gang's money, which she had found at camp, before departing to meet up with Jack. Eight years later, in 1907, Abigail finds honest work with John, but when John fights back against outlaws threatening his employer, Abigail believes he is unwilling to give up his old ways and leaves with Jack. She returns after John takes out a bank loan and purchases a ranch, but berates him for continuing to work as a bounty hunter with Sadie. John proposes"}, {"text": "to Abigail and, after John kills Micah and finds the gang's money, the two marry and start their new life on the ranch with Jack and Uncle. Four years later, during the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, Abigail and Jack are abducted so John will search for his former comrades; they are returned when he completes his task, and Abigail dies in 1914. Moore found ease in recording the couple's proposal scene, as both she and Wiethoff remembered their own proposals; she recalled only recording the scene twice, due to the emotion. She noted that both she and Wiethoff started crying during rehearsals for the scene. Moore also became emotional during the scenes in which Jack is returned to the camp, considering if the scenario was applied to her own children. Bill Williamson. Bill Williamson (Steve J. Palmer) is an enforcer of the Van der Linde gang. Born as Marion Williamson, Bill changed his name due to embarrassment. He was dishonorably discharged from military service in 1892 for attempted murder and deviancy, leading to a life of violence and alcoholism. He joined the gang after being saved by Dutch about six years before the events of the game,"}, {"text": "having been at a low point in his life. Bill is frequently mocked by the rest of the gang due to his short temper and small mindedness, but remains loyal to the group. He assists the gang on several outings, later coordinating a successful bank heist with Karen Jones in Valentine. Bill accompanies high-ranking members of the gang on several occasions, including a party at the mayor's mansion, the attack on Angelo Bronte's mansion, and the failed Saint Denis bank robbery, after which he becomes shipwrecked on Guarma with some other members of the gang. Upon their return, Bill continues to assist with robberies and, when Arthur confronts Dutch, Bill sides with the latter, eventually escaping. Twelve years later, during the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, Bill is hunted down by John Marston and later killed. Palmer was inspired by a comment made by Abigail in the original game, where she claims that Bill was harmless when she knew him; he found her viewpoint to be interesting and decided to approach his performance in the second game with this in mind. Palmer often referenced his portrayal of Bill in the original game during the production of \"Red Dead"}, {"text": "Redemption 2\". He considered Bill to be internally insecure, having a lot to say but unable to express himself properly; he found that the most emotionally draining moment of his portrayal was during a campfire scene where Bill manages to express his emotion when explaining how Dutch saved him. Palmer also expanded on a line of John's from the original game stating that Bill knows how to survive at all costs. He felt that Bill was always seeking approval from his fellow gang members and thought that Bill may have chosen a different side in the story if he was told that he was accepted and appreciated within the gang. Charles Smith. Charles Smith (Noshir Dalal) is a recent addition to the Van der Linde gang. Born to an African-American father and Native American mother, Charles often struggled to find a place to belong. A quiet and reserved man, Charles is highly skilled at hunting and tracking. He joined the gang about six months before the events of the game as he agreed with their overall ideologies. Charles accompanies the gang on several outings, including the robbery of Cornwall's train, the rescue of Sean MacGuire, and the train robbery orchestrated"}, {"text": "by John. Charles partakes in the failed bank robbery in Saint Denis, later distracting Pinkerton guards to allow some of the gang members to escape the country. During their absence, Charles and Sadie unite and relocate the gang. Upon their return, Charles and Arthur help the Native Americans in their fight against the army; Charles eventually chooses to stay at the reservation to help protect the Native Americans. Eight years later, in 1907, Charles is participating in fighting tournaments to earn money in Saint Denis. He leaves the city to help John build his house at his new ranch and later accompanies him and Sadie as they track down and kill Micah. Charles attends John and Abigail's wedding before departing the ranch. Dalal resonated with Charles as he is half-Japanese and half-Parsi. He drew experiences from his personal life when portraying the character. The original actor for Charles was recast as the team felt he did not fit. Hosea Matthews. Hosea Matthews (Curzon Dobell) is the co-founder and second-in-command of the Van der Linde gang. Hosea first met Dutch about 20 years before the events of the game when they tried to rob each other on the road to Chicago."}, {"text": "They quickly became friends, committing crimes and building a gang together. Valued for his wisdom, along with his skill as a con artist, Hosea regularly advises Dutch as the two share similar ideals. When the gang's focus changed from helping others to being focused on its survival in violent ways, Hosea began to feel disillusioned with the group but remained a loyal member. By the events of the game in 1899, Hosea is Dutch's most senior lieutenant, often voicing his disapproval of Dutch's methods and preferring to rob peacefully. Hosea barters with Catherine Braithwaite in an attempt to double-cross her and is later present when the gang attacks her manor to save Jack. At a party at the mayor's residence, Hosea discovers two lucrative leads; one is a bank robbery in Saint Denis, which he convinces Dutch to do. Hosea successfully distracts law enforcement but is captured and killed by Agent Milton in front of the bank. Dobell worked on the game generally around twice a month for four years. He familiarized himself with the original game about six months into production. Dobell did not take specific information from other media or characters for Hosea, though he used his own"}, {"text": "acting experience as basis for portraying Hosea's conman theatrics. He found that Hosea was more \"reflective\" than characters such as Arthur. Dobell felt that Hosea's death left Dutch \"exposed\", and ultimately led to the gang's demise. \"Game Informer\" staff considered Hosea \"most interesting when the cracks in his sweet facade show\", such as when he mocks Catherine Braithwaite or pulls a pistol on Bill. They felt that Hosea's death signaled the gang's demise. Jack Marston. Jack Marston (Marissa Buccianti and Ted Sutherland) is the son of John Marston and Abigail Roberts. Buccianti portrayed the character as a young child, while Sutherland portrayed Jack as a pre-teen. Jack was born into the gang, who go to great lengths to protect him. He wishes to spend more time with his father, and wants more children to spend time with at camp. During the events of the game, Jack is kidnapped by the Braithwaite family and given to Angelo Bronte, who treats him well and returns him to the gang when confronted. In the years that follow after the gang's dissolution, Jack and his family regularly move around the country. In 1907, they return to West Elizabeth, being briefly based at Pronghorn Ranch"}, {"text": "before Jack and his mother leave John. They return to John after he has bought a ranch at Beecher's Hope, bringing a dog named Rufus with them. Four years later, during the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, Abigail and Jack are abducted so John will search for his former comrades; they are returned when he completes his task. After John is killed by the Bureau of Investigation in 1911 and Abigail dies in 1914, Jack tracks down and kills now retired bureau director Edgar Ross. \"Mashable\"s Jess Joho described Jack as \"a representation of innocence contrasting the cruelty of his surroundings\", noting that he becomes more fleshed-out in the game's epilogue. Javier Escuella. Javier Escuella (Gabriel Sloyer) is a gunman in the Van der Linde gang. Born in Nuevo Para\u00edso, Mexico, Javier was forced to flee after killing a high-ranking army official. He joined Dutch's gang about four years before the events of the game, discovering a strong connection to Dutch's ideologies; as a result, he is incredibly loyal to Dutch. During the events of the game in 1899, Javier joins Arthur on several occasions, including searching for John, robbing Leviticus Cornwall's train, and rescuing Sean. Javier partakes"}, {"text": "in the Saint Denis bank robbery, after which he becomes shipwrecked on Guarma with some other members of the gang. There, he is shot in the leg and captured by soldiers, but later rescued by Dutch and Arthur. Upon the group's return to America, Javier continues to assist with robberies and, when Arthur confronts Dutch, Javier sides with the latter, eventually escaping. Twelve years later, during the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, Javier is hunted down by John Marston and captured or killed. Sloyer wanted players to fight against any preconceived notions about Javier from the first game, so his eventual fight against John was \"even more painful\". Sloyer felt that Javier is \"looking for home, somewhere to belong\", feeling torn between grasping at the American Dream and longing for his home in Mexico. Sloyer considered Javier to be a romantic, calling him the \"Brad Pitt of the gang\". When portraying the character, Sloyer considered the life of his own father, also named Javier, and his experience with immigrating to the United States. Sloyer attempted to emulate real-life Mexican bandit Joaquin Murrieta through the character of Javier, particularly in his quiet, brooding moments wherein he attempts to escape"}, {"text": "his dark past. Josiah Trelawny. Josiah Trelawny (Stephen Gevedon) is a conman and an associate of the Van der Linde gang. A flamboyant conman, Trelawny is allowed to move in and out of Dutch's gang as he likes. He helps Arthur, Javier, and Charles track down Sean, acting as a distraction to some of the guards. Sometime later, he is arrested for involvement in an illegal operation; while being transported to jail, he is freed when Arthur assists the sheriff in capturing runaway fugitives. Trelawny orchestrates and participates in several heists with the gang, including a stagecoach robbery with Arthur and a heist on a lavish riverboat with Javier, Arthur, and Strauss. As the gang begins to fall apart, Trelawny quietly leaves the gang permanently with Arthur's blessing. When Gevedon was cast in the role, he initially did not know that the project was a game, and suspected that recording would take around a week. He was told that Trelawny was much different to the other gang members, wearing better clothes and acting more professionally, but was still \"rough around the edges\". Gevedon described Trelawny's accent as a \"bad Katharine Hepburn, partly because he was too uncomfortable to perform a"}, {"text": "true English accent around the British crew, as well as to keep the character mysterious. Rockstar told Gevedon that they enjoyed his performance enough to expand Trelawny's role within the game. The secret revelation of the character's wife and children was added in the final years of development. Karen Jones. Karen Jones (Jo Armeniox) is a thief and gunwoman in the Van der Linde gang. She is a keen scam artist who is not afraid to speak her mind. Karen orchestrates and participates in the robbery of the Valentine bank with Arthur, Bill, and Lenny, either pretending to be a drunk harlot or a lost girl. She has a brief love affair with Sean MacGuire; after his death, Karen's alcoholism worsens and she is usually found drunk at camp. Karen eventually leaves the gang during its downfall, and her fate is unknown; Tilly surmises that she drank herself to death. Armeniox particularly appreciated scenes where Karen and Arthur drink and share stories. Kieran Duffy. Kieran Duffy (Pico Alexander) is a stable boy. Originally a lowly member of the O'Driscoll gang, Kieran is captured by Arthur and later coerced by Dutch and Bill to turn on his former gang members and"}, {"text": "give up the location of one of their safehouses. During the raid on the safehouse, Kieran shoots an O'Driscoll, saving Arthur's life. He soon becomes a full member of Dutch's gang, but several of its members never truly support him. After some time with Dutch's gang, Kieran is captured by the O'Driscolls and tortured until they discovered the gang's location at Shady Belle. Kieran is decapitated and his eyes gouged out, and his corpse is sent back to Dutch's gang on horseback. Lenny Summers. Lenny Summers (Harron Atkins) is a young gunman in the Van der Linde gang. He is well educated, having received good schooling as a child. At the age of 15, Lenny's father was killed while walking home at night; in retaliation, Lenny stole a gun and shot his father's killers. After spending three years on the run, Lenny joined the Van der Linde gang. He is dedicated to working hard and doing his part for the gang, as proven early during the events of the game when he participates in the robbery of Leviticus Cornwall's train. He forms a strong bond with Arthur, particularly when the two get drunk together in Valentine. In Rhodes, Lenny tracks"}, {"text": "down a group of ex-confederates known as the Lemoyne Raiders; he and Arthur ambush their camp and kill them. Lenny later participates in the robberies of the Valentine bank and the Saint Denis trolley station, and the ambush on Angelo Bronte's mansion. During the Saint Denis bank robbery, Lenny is gunned down and killed by Pinkertons while leading the gang's escape. \"Game Informer\"s Jason Guisao praised Lenny's role in \"Red Dead Redemption 2\", describing him as \"a vocal reminder of the heightened racial tensions that plagued the wild frontier\". \"Slate\"s Jonathan S. Jones appreciated Lenny's \"overt commentary about the brutality of life under slavery and Jim Crow\". Leopold Strauss. Leopold Strauss (Howard Pinhasik) is the bookkeeper and accountant of the Van der Linde gang. He grew up poor in Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, suffering from health problems during childhood. At the age of 17, Strauss was sent on a boat to America, where he spent several years as a scam artist. He soon joined the Van der Linde gang for protection and is responsible for the gang's money-lending operation. He is typically emotionless and known for being shifty. As the gang moves locations, Strauss continues to operate his loansharking"}, {"text": "business, tasking Arthur with collecting the money from several debtors each time. He partakes in the robbery of a lavish riverboat in Saint Denis. After being tasked with more loansharking tasks, Arthur decides to banish Strauss from camp for ruining lives with his business. He is later captured by the Pinkertons and interrogated, but is said to have died in custody without revealing any information about the gang. Mary-Beth Gaskill. Mary-Beth Gaskill (Samantha Strelitz) is a young pickpocketing thief in the Van der Linde gang. After her mother died of typhoid, Mary-Beth lived in an orphanage at a young age but ran away to take care of herself. She soon became known as a highly skilled pickpocket despite her kind heart and good nature, and encountered the Van der Linde gang while being chased by several men she had pickpocketed. She enjoys reading and writing, and had dreams of becoming a novelist when she was young. During the events of the game, she assists Arthur on some occasions, including finding a lead on a train robbery and distracting a driver during a stagecoach heist. She often talks with Arthur about his life and gives him encouraging words when he tells"}, {"text": "her about his tuberculosis. As the gang begins to fall apart, Mary-Beth eventually leaves. Eight years later, in 1907, she encounters John Marston in Valentine, revealing that she has become a novelist under the pen name \u201cLeslie Dupont. She keeps in close contact with Tilly Jackson. Strelitz worked on the game for around 3\u20134 years. Strelitz felt that Mary-Beth is a sweet girl who \"gets lost in the world of her books\". She referred to the character as \"the Danielle Steel of 1899\" because of her obsession with romance novels. Strelitz felt that the scene in which Arthur discusses his sickness with Mary-Beth has a \"gravitas\" for those who play the game, but also \"such an innocence ... because if someone tells you that how do you even take that all in?\". Micah Bell. Micah Bell (Peter Blomquist) is a gunman and hitman in the Van der Linde gang. Both Micah's father and grandfather, also named Micah Bell, were criminals; his father was once wanted for murder in five counties. Micah joined the Van der Linde gang about five months before the game's events after he saved Dutch's life during a botched deal. He consistently approves of Dutch's decisions, and"}, {"text": "has a vindictive attitude. Micah convinced Dutch to rob a ferry in Blackwater, which ultimately failed and forced the gang to flee to a mining town in the mountains. Micah partakes in the Saint Denis bank robbery, after which he becomes shipwrecked on Guarma with some other members of the gang. Upon their return, Micah begins to have a stronger influence on Dutch, convincing him to confront Cornwall and later to blow up Bacchus Bridge to distract the government. Micah convinces Dutch to ignore Arthur's plea to rescue Abigail after she is kidnapped. Arthur rescues her and returns to the camp to inform Dutch that Micah has been betraying the gang; Dutch joins Micah and turns on Arthur. When Pinkertons invade the camp, the group disbands. Micah ambushes Arthur, and Dutch intervenes in their fight. Arthur convinces Dutch to abandon Micah and leave. If the player has low honor, Micah executes Arthur. Eight years later, in 1907, Micah has formed a gang of his own. John, Sadie, and Charles later track him down at his camp. In a Mexican standoff, Dutch shoots Micah, letting John finish him off. For his audition, Blomquist was required to perform a monologue, which was"}, {"text": "not related to the game's era but reflected Micah's violent tendencies. About four or five months passed until Blomquist was accepted for the role. He was not aware that Micah was one of the game's main antagonists until late in production. He opted to develop the character from scratch, instead of taking specific inspiration from others. Blomquist felt that his chemistry with other actors, particularly Davis as Dutch and Clark as Arthur, was crucial to the development of the characters' relationships. Blomquist described the character of Micah Bell as a \"slimy opportunist\", and found the character's villainous nature to be \"liberating\". He did not anticipate the hatred that the character would receive from players on social media. The recording of the final encounter between Micah and Arthur took place late in production, which Blomquist felt added to the emotions of the actors. Molly O'Shea. Molly O'Shea (Penny O'Brien) is Dutch's lover and a member of the gang. Born in Dublin, Ireland to a wealthy family, Molly moved to America in search of excitement. She eventually joined the Van der Linde gang and fell in love with Dutch, but wants more in their relationship than he is prepared to give. She"}, {"text": "considers herself to be better than other members of the gang, which often leads to her exclusion. She eventually becomes fed up with Dutch ignoring her, and, while drunk, returns to camp and tells the gang that she informed the Pinkertons about their botched bank heist. She is killed by Susan Grimshaw for disobeying the gang's rules. Arthur later discovers that Molly did not reveal any information to the Pinkertons while interrogated. O'Brien's audition took place on Saint Patrick's Day in 2015. She was told to audition with a \"really Irish\" accent and personality. She had not played the original game, but watched videos after receiving the part. O'Brien began to understand the character of Molly around a year into production; she worked on the game for about three years. She described Molly as \"a very desperate character set in very extreme circumstances\". She found that Molly's relationship with Dutch is echoed in her relationship with the latter's actor, Benjamin Byron Davis. \"Some jokes that were made while we were in our tent ... we'll still make together when we're sitting at dinner\", she said. When recording one of the arguments between Molly and Dutch, the director spoke with the"}, {"text": "actors separately about their motivations but did not reveal them to the other; O'Brien found that Davis' in-character ignorance to Molly frustrated her more, adding to the scene. O'Brien felt that Molly did not achieve redemption by the game's end; she stated that Molly left Ireland to move away from its working conditions and barren nature, but by affiliating herself with Dutch, denied herself the opportunity to reach redemption. O'Brien's inspiration for Molly's final moments was a cry for help and a need for Dutch's attention. Mr. Pearson. Simon Pearson (Jim Santangeli) is the cook and butcher of the Van der Linde gang. His father and grandfather were both sperm whale hunters; Pearson wished to follow in their footsteps, but the occupation was obsolete by the time he finished school. For a brief period, he was part of the United States Navy. When he moved out west, he encountered financial trouble; Dutch discovered him and invited him into the gang. He sends Arthur to retrieve food and supplies several times and is responsible for setting up the camp with Susan Grimshaw upon each relocation. When the gang begins to collapse, Pearson becomes unhappy and decides to leave. Eight years later,"}, {"text": "in 1907, he owns and runs the general store in Rhodes, and is married. Reverend Swanson. Reverend Orville Swanson (Sean Haberle) is a minister and a member of the Van der Linde gang. Once a clergyman, Swanson began to use morphine to ease his pain a few years before the events of the game, eventually leading to his addiction to alcohol. Over time, he has lost his sense of direction, religion, and self-esteem. He once saved Dutch's life, and thus is allowed to remain in the gang. Early during the events of the game, Arthur finds the drunk Swanson and saves him from a fight and an oncoming train. By the time some of the gang return from Guarma, Swanson has become sober and is functioning better. As the gang begins to fall apart, Swanson decides to leave; depending on the player's honor, Swanson may encounter Arthur a final time, bestowing wise words about the latter's path to redemption. Sometime over the next eight years, by 1907, Swanson had moved to New York and become a preacher. \"GamesRadar\"s Paul Walker-Emig noted the egalitarianism of the gang to offer Swanson a home and supplies while recovering from his addiction. \"Polygon\"s Campbell"}, {"text": "criticized the trope of Swanson as the gang's \"drunken, self-loathing padre\". Sadie Adler. Sadie Adler (Alex McKenna) is a gunwoman and bounty hunter. She grew up in the mountains, where she learned to ride, shoot, and hunt. On their farm, she and her husband Jake shared the workload until he was killed by O'Driscolls in their home, where Sadie hid. During the events of the game, Arthur, Dutch, and Micah kill the O'Driscolls, rescuing Sadie and inadvertently setting her house ablaze. She decides to stay with the gang, vowing revenge on the O'Driscolls. Sometime later, when the gang is based at Clemens Point, Sadie becomes dissatisfied with her job of preparing food; Arthur takes her to town to run some errands, but they are attacked on their return, prompting the two to fight them off. Afterward, she seeks to be involved in the gang's heists. When the O'Driscolls assault the camp, Sadie refuses Arthur's orders to get to safety and helps the gang kill and drive away from the O'Driscolls. When the senior members of the gang are in Guarma, Sadie and Charles unite and relocate the remainder of the group, protecting them in the meantime. After their return, Sadie"}, {"text": "and Arthur resolve to save the captured John, much to the disdain of Dutch. Sadie is present at Colm O'Driscoll's hanging, eventually leading to a firefight with the O'Driscolls. Sometime later, she and Arthur may end the O'Driscoll gang by attacking their ranch, where Sadie finally exacts revenge on the man who killed her husband. She is present during the battle against the Army at Cornwall's refinery and participates in the gang's final robbery of a train. When Abigail is captured by the Pinkertons, Sadie joins Arthur in rescuing her. As Arthur leaves to confront Dutch and Micah, Sadie takes Abigail to meet with Jack and Tilly. Seven years later, in 1907, Sadie has become a successful bounty hunter, employing John for some tasks. She tracks down Micah's new gang and attacks them with Charles and John, but gets stabbed in the stomach. She helps John by distracting Micah, but the latter holds her at gunpoint. After Dutch reveals himself and shoots Micah, John finishes off the latter. Sadie attends John and Abigail's wedding before departing. McKenna knew very little about the character and project early in development. McKenna felt that she began to truly understand the character of Sadie"}, {"text": "about three years into the five-year process, only receiving small portions of the script at a time. McKenna said that the scene in which Sadie gets her revenge \"haunted [her] a little\", as she experienced a lot of Sadie's backstory up to that point. Motion capture director Rod Edge described Sadie as \"so feminine but so tough\". McKenna appreciated the lack of stereotyping with the characters, and enjoyed her equality to Arthur instead of a love story. The actors formed a close bond during production, which helped with individual performances. McKenna felt that Sadie continued to travel without settling after the events of the game. Sean MacGuire. Sean MacGuire (Michael Mellamphy) is a gunman of the Van der Linde gang. A young Irish thief, he is a descendant of several criminals; his father, who was wanted by the government, fled to America with Sean but was caught and killed. After unsuccessfully attempting to rob Dutch's pocket watch in an alleyway, Sean joined the Van der Linde gang. After the gang's botched ferry robbery in Blackwater, Sean is separated and captured by bounty hunters. He is rescued by Arthur, Charles, and Javier, and the gang throws a party to celebrate his"}, {"text": "return; during the party, he and Karen have sex. Sean later joins the gang on some outings, including a train robbery and burning the Gray's tobacco fields along with Arthur. He joins Arthur, Bill, and Micah on a potential job in Rhodes, but is shot in the head by a sniper while walking the street. Mellamphy was the second actor to be cast as Sean, replacing the previous actor later in the production. Mellamphy worked on the game for three years, over which the character of Sean developed significantly. He eventually discovered more about the character over time; he initially did not know that Sean was a member of the Van der Linde gang. During the original audition, Mellamphy thought that the developers wanted him to portray an Irish Republican Army member. Mellamphy discovered Sean's fate about halfway through production while recording audio work. He described the character as the player's \"little brother\". \"Eurogamer\"s Cian Maher described Sean as the \"best Irish character in a video game yet\", praising the character over previous Irish characters in Rockstar games, such as \"Red Dead Redemption\"s Irish and \"Grand Theft Auto IV\"s McReary family. Maher also appreciated the historical accuracy of the character's"}, {"text": "heritage, citing the Great Famine and subsequent emigration to the United States in the 1840s. Susan Grimshaw. Susan Grimshaw (Kaili Vernoff) is the arbiter of the Van der Linde gang. Formerly in a relationship with Dutch, she has been a member of the gang for as long as Arthur has. After her and Dutch's relationship ended, the two have remained loyal partners. She is a leader of the gang, ensuring that work is always completed. Alongside Pearson, she is responsible for setting up the camp following each relocation. When Tilly disappears from camp at Shady Belle, Grimshaw tasks Arthur to help investigate. They track her down to the hideout of the Foreman Brothers, storming the house, killing some of the gang members, and rescuing Tilly. After capturing Anthony Foreman, Grimshaw encourages Arthur to kill him. Sometime later, when Molly claims that she spoke to the Pinkertons about the gang's botched bank heist, Grimshaw shoots and kills Molly for breaking the rules. After the gang falls apart and Arthur reveals Micah to be the traitor, Grimshaw joins Arthur's side; when Grimshaw is distracted, Micah shoots and kills her. Her body is later buried by Charles Smith. Vernoff worked on the game"}, {"text": "for about four-and-a-half years. As production continued and she discovered more about the character, she wanted to ensure that she portrayed some of Grimshaw's vulnerabilities; as production continued, she was required to re-record some dialogue as she settled into the role. Vernoff enjoyed the juxtaposition of Grimshaw's character, noting that, despite her viciousness with the girls at camp, she \"will go to any lengths to protect [them] and keep them from harm\". She felt that Grimshaw was not initially likable to players, which made her more interesting to play. Vernoff felt that Grimshaw believed that the camp would not survive without her. Regarding the character's fate, Vernoff felt that Grimshaw was \"defending her family and she wouldn't have it any other way\". Colin Campbell of \"Polygon\" described Grimshaw as a \"walking clich\u00e9\", noting that her strength exists only to offer support to the male hero, comparing her to Ma Ingalls in \"Little House on the Prairie\" and Mrs. Jorgensen in \"The Searchers\". Tilly Jackson. Tilly Jackson (Meeya Davis-Glover) is a handmaiden of the Van der Linde gang. At the age of 12, she was kidnapped from her mother by the Foreman Brothers gang, with whom she ran for several years,"}, {"text": "enduring abuse. After she killed one of the gang members, she fled, getting into more trouble until she was found by Dutch, who brought her into the gang and taught her how to read. Resilient and capable, Tilly is unafraid to speak her mind. She joins Arthur, Uncle, Karen, and Mary-Beth on a trip to explore Valentine, where she is hassled by a member of the Foreman Brothers until Arthur steps in. Sometime later, Tilly is kidnapped by the Foreman Brothers and taken to their safe house; she is rescued by Arthur and Grimshaw. After the gang falls apart and Pinkertons raid their camp, Tilly takes Jack and hides, later reunited with Abigail and Sadie. Eight years later, in 1907, Tilly lives in Saint Denis and has married a lawyer from Haiti, with whom she is having a daughter. She keeps in close contact with Mary-Beth. Davis-Glover appreciated that the game featured a black woman standing up for herself. She became emotional during the scene in which Tilly discusses killing Anthony Foreman's cousin, noting that \"at a young age [Tilly] went through so much\". Davis-Glover was also pregnant when recording scenes of Tilly's pregnancy, but admitted that the writers did"}, {"text": "not intentionally make that connection. Uncle. Uncle (John O'Creagh and James McBride) is one of the oldest members of the Van der Linde gang. He is a drunkard who claims to have had several wives and traveled significantly. He also claims to have been a talented gunslinger in his younger age, and contends that he suffers from terminal lumbago. During the events of the game, Uncle joins Arthur, Karen, Mary-Beth, and Tilly to Valentine, where he shows Arthur the local shop and shares with him a bottle of whiskey. Uncle later hears about a supposedly unguarded stagecoach of Leviticus Cornwall, which he robs alongside Arthur, Bill, and Charles; however, after dozens of Cornwall's men fight back, the four hide in a barn and are forced to fight to escape. He also later tells Arthur of a cattle rustling opportunity and discovers Molly O'Shea at a bar in Saint Denis. When the gang begins to fall apart, Uncle decides to leave. Eight years later, in 1907, Uncle reunites with John Marston in Blackwater as the latter is buying a property. Uncle tracks down Charles Smith, and the two help John build his ranch. After the house is built, Uncle is captured"}, {"text": "by the Skinner brothers and tortured, but soon rescued by John and Charles. He recovers and continues to work on the ranch. Four years later, during the events of \"Red Dead Redemption\" in 1911, Uncle poorly looks after John's farm in his absence; when soldiers and agents led by Edgar Ross later attack the ranch, Uncle joins John in defending it but is shot and killed. O'Creagh was cast in the role of Uncle, replacing Spider Madison from \"Red Dead Redemption\". O'Creagh died during production and was replaced by McBride; O'Creagh's singing lines still appear in the game. O'Creagh's Run, a lake located in the Ambarino region of the map, is named after him. Supporting characters. The gang encounters several allies throughout the game, including Arthur's former partner, Mary Linton (Julie Jesneck), Guarman rebellion leader Hercule Fontaine (Guyviaud Joseph), U.S. Infantry Captain Lyndon Monroe (Jake Silbermann), and lovers Beau Gray (Bjorn Thorstad) and Penelope Braithwaite (Alison Barton). Downes family. The Downes family consists of Thomas (Peter Lettre) and Edith (Jayme Lake), and their son Archie (Paul Thode). Thomas obtained a loan from Leopold Strauss due to his financial problems; Arthur is sent to collect the loan and continually beats Thomas"}, {"text": "until Edith intervenes. After Thomas dies from tuberculosis, Arthur returns and collects the remainder of the loan from Edith. She and Archie move away from their home and eventually become financially unstable. Arthur is later diagnosed with tuberculosis, which he contracted from Thomas. Arthur encounters Edith prostituting in Saint Denis and Annesburg. After he saves her son from being bullied, Arthur goes to Edith and persuades her to return home. Arthur offers her and Archie money and tells them to start a new life; after some persuasion, she accepts the money and advice, forgiving Arthur before leaving. Eight years later, in 1907, Edith and Archie own several businesses and appear wealthier. Cade Onder of \"GameZone\" wrote that Arthur riding away from the Downes ranch on his first visit is \"an interesting choice\" by Rockstar to allow the player to \"sit there and realize what you just did\". Onder felt that Arthur's saving of Edith and Archie was an effective demonstration of his character arc after he is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Eagle Flies. Eagle Flies (Jeremiah Bitsui) is the son of Rains Fall, the chieftain of the Wapiti Indians. Arthur helps Eagle Flies and his father on several occasions; after some"}, {"text": "time, Dutch also agrees to help, hoping that it will distract the Army away from the gang's activities. Dutch later works with Eagle Flies to trap soldiers in a valley to leave a message. When reinforcements attack the Indians, they are forced to fight back; while trying to rescue his friend Paytah, Eagle Flies is captured and taken to Fort Wallace. Arthur and Charles rescue him from the fort. During an attack against the Army, Eagle Flies is mortally wounded while saving Arthur from Colonel Favours. Arthur and Charles take him to his father at the reservation, where he succumbs to his wounds. Bitsui worked on the game for about three years. \"IGN\"s Petty identified young warriors ignoring authority figures to follow their angry peers is a common theme in American tribal culture. Rains Fall. Rains Fall (Graham Greene) is the chieftain of the Wapiti Indians and the father of Eagle Flies. He first meets Arthur in Saint Denis, employing him to steal incriminating documents from Leviticus Cornwall's company, which is trying to move the Indians away from their reservation. Sometime later, Rains Fall rides to the gang's camp and pleads with his son and his men not to fight"}, {"text": "against the Army; they ignore his pleas, and Eagle Flies is mortally wounded. Arthur and Charles bring his body to Rains Fall, who weeps. Eight years later, in 1907, John Marston can encounter Rains Fall, who tells him that his tribe was forced to flee to Canada. Houser felt that Greene's role signified all of the game's important points, including history and politics, adding that Greene brought a \"great depth\" to the game's story. He described the character as a \"gentle soul in [a] violent world\". Antagonists. During the game, the gang's criminal acts bring them into conflict with various opposing forces, including a team of agents from the Pinkerton Detective Agency, led by Agent Andrew Milton (John Hickok) and his subordinate Agent Edgar Ross (Jim Bentley), the controversial Guarman ruler Colonel Alberto Fussar (Alfredo Narciso), and U.S. Army Colonel Henry Favours (Malachy Cleary). Along their travels, the gang becomes entangled in the warring Gray and Braithwaite family, primarily through their affiliations with Leigh Gray (Tim McGeever), the sheriff of Rhodes, and Catherine Braithwaite (Ellen Harvey), the matriarch of the Braithwaite family. Additional enemies in the game include the Del Lobo Gang, Laramie Gang, Lemoyne Raiders, Murfree Brood, and Skinner"}, {"text": "Brothers. Angelo Bronte. Angelo Bronte (Jim Pirri) is a wealthy Italian businessman and crime lord from Saint Denis. Bronte bought Jack Marston from the Braithwaite family after the latter abducted him; Arthur, Dutch, and John meet with Bronte and orchestrate his safe return. Bronte informs Dutch about a wealth of money at the trolley station, giving his blessing to rob it. However, the heist is a trap; the money is minimal and police are awaiting the gang. After they escape, Dutch vows revenge on Bronte. With some other gang members, he assaults Bronte's mansion, capturing him and drowning him before feeding him to an alligator. Benjamin Byron Davis claimed that the developer took some time to find an actor for Bronte before ultimately selecting Pirri. Davis felt that Bronte was the man that Dutch wanted to be, which led to the later events between the two. Colm O'Driscoll. Colm O'Driscoll (Andrew Berg) is the leader of the O'Driscoll Boys, an Irish American outlaw gang and the rivals of the Van der Linde gang. Originally a friend of Dutch, they became enemies when Dutch killed Colm's brother and Colm killed Dutch's lover Annabelle in retaliation. Colm turned the O'Driscoll Boys into"}, {"text": "one of the largest and most dangerous gangs in America. He kidnaps Arthur while distracting Dutch with a fake truce, intending to use him as bait to capture Van der Linde gang and turn them in to the Pinkertons, but Arthur escapes. Colm is later arrested and hanged in Saint Denis, after Dutch, Arthur and Sadie foil his attempt to escape his execution. Colm's name is commonly mispronounced in the game based on the spelling. Sean is the only character to pronounce it correctly\u2014in a way that sounds closer to the word \"column\"\u2014and aggressively corrects Kieran over the pronunciation. Roger Clark, who is Irish American, stated his only regret in production was saying \"Colm\" incorrectly; he told Rockstar of the error, but they insisted he pronounce it otherwise. The O'Driscoll Boys may have been based on the Dalton Gang. Upon the release of \"Red Dead Redemption 2\", a man from Ireland sharing the same name as the character was reported to have received hate messages from players. Leviticus Cornwall. Leviticus Cornwall (John Rue) is a wealthy man responsible for several businesses. While the gang is hiding in the mountains, they rob a train belonging to Cornwall; in response, Cornwall funds"}, {"text": "and commissions the Pinkertons to bring down the gang. Cornwall tracks down Dutch in Valentine, holding John and Strauss as hostages and demanding Dutch to face him; he soon leaves, and Arthur and Dutch fight off his men. When some of the gang is on Guarma, they discover that Cornwall had close business ties with Fussar due to the island's sugar plantations. Cornwall is also responsible for driving the Wapiti Indians away from their reservations in search of oil. In Annesburg, Cornwall has a brief meeting with Pinkerton agents Milton and Ross, scolding them for their lack of progress in capturing the gang. Once the Pinkertons depart, Dutch approaches Cornwall; when Cornwall refuses his demands, Dutch shoots and kills him. His businesses continue to operate, but minimal oil was ultimately found on the Indian reservations, halting the operations. \"IGN\"s Petty found Cornwall to be a parody of rich and powerful men of the era such as Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and George Washington Vanderbilt II. Scholars Hilary Jane Locke and Thomas Mackay identified Cornwall as a metaphor for American capitalism, noting a resemblance with \"robber barons\" like Morgan and John D. Rockefeller. Reception. The characters received critical acclaim. \"GameSpot\"s"}, {"text": "Kallie Plagge wrote that the new characters in the game contribute significantly to the quality of the story. Mike Williams of \"USgamer\" felt that the secondary characters \"feel like actual people\" due to their varied personalities, and the player feels a closer connection when events occur in the game. \"IGN\"s Luke Reilly praised the cultural variety within the cast of characters and the game's avoidance of caricatures. \"Giant Bomb\"s Alex Navarro echoed this sentiment, noting that the characters possess humanity often lacking in other Rockstar games, particularly in the thoughtful portrayal of Arthur's internal conflicts. Keza MacDonald of \"The Guardian\" felt that the characters felt more believable due to the \"excellent performances with unexpected range\". \"Polygon\"s Chris Plante found the game's portrayal of Native American characters, inspired by a \"mashing together of real-world people, locations, and groups into single entities\", to be insensitive and confusing, but that the game's political commentary shined when focusing on the entitlement and power of the Braithwaite and Gray families. Campbell of \"Polygon\" considered many of the game's characters to be clich\u00e9, including Strauss as a \"sinister money lender complete with a German accent\" and Trelawny as \"a gentleman thief with swell togs and a"}, {"text": "crisp English accent\". The introduction of Arthur Morgan as the protagonist was generally well received. \"Electronic Gaming Monthly\"s Nick Plessas found the journey of redemption for Arthur Morgan to be \"far more redeeming\" than John Marston's in \"Red Dead Redemption\", noting that his sins heightened his sympathy for the character. Javy Gwaltney of \"Game Informer\" felt that Arthur was a better protagonist than Marston, particularly citing his overall development and character arc. Laurence Mozafari of \"Digital Spy\" also found Arthur a far better character than Marston, submitting that he had perfectly encapsulated the feeling of the Old West. Conversely, \"Eurogamer\"s Martin Robinson considered Arthur to be less compelling than Marston, leading to a confusing narrative as a result. Patrick Klepek noted a dissonance in Arthur's character inside and outside of the main story missions, making it difficult to connect with the game. Campbell of \"Polygon\" wrote that Arthur \"barely registers as a coherent personality\", rendering the overall narrative confusing. The character performances also received praise, with \"Game Informer\"s Matt Bertz noting that they kept the story \"grounded\". Bill Lavoy of \"Shacknews\" felt that the quality of the voice acting made every character \"distinct and believable\". Dean Takahashi of \"VentureBeat\" described"}, {"text": "the performances of Benjamin Byron Davis and Roger Clark as \"first-rate\", praising the immersion of the acting and facial animation. Colm Ahern of \"VideoGamer.com\" similarly praised the two actors, noting that their performances \"would feel at home in a top HBO drama\". For his role as Arthur, Roger Clark won Best Performance at The Game Awards 2018, and was awarded gold from PlayStation Blog. He also received nominations at the 15th British Academy Games Awards, the 18th Annual NAVGTR Awards, and the 8th Annual New York Game Awards. Cali Elizabeth Moore was nominated for the Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game at the New York Game Awards for her portrayal of Abigail, while Alex McKenna was nominated for Performance in a Drama, Supporting at the NAVGTR Awards for her role as Sadie."}, {"text": "A team of approximately 1,600 people developed \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" over several years. Rockstar Games published the action-adventure game in October 2018 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in November 2019 for Windows and Stadia. Rockstar co-opted all of its studios into one large team to facilitate development. The story is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States and follows outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West while attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries. The story also follows fellow gang member John Marston, the protagonist of \"Red Dead Redemption\" (2010). Rockstar used motion capture to record the performances of the cast, as well as face cameras to capture their facial reactions for later animation. The secretive nature of Rockstar's development processes meant that the actors and director were unsure of the future of the characters during production; the writers continued to work on the script while the actors shot their scenes in segments. Rockstar wanted a diverse cast of characters within the Van der Linde gang and put particular focus"}, {"text": "on the individual stories behind each character. While one of the main themes of the original game was to protect family at all costs, \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" tells the story of the breakdown of a family in the form of the Van der Linde gang. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" is the first game from Rockstar built specifically for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rockstar had tested the technical capabilities of the consoles when porting \"Grand Theft Auto V\". Once the team had defined what limitations were sustainable, they found the areas that required the most focus. The game features an original score, composed by musician Woody Jackson, who worked with Rockstar on \"Red Dead Redemption\" and \"Grand Theft Auto V\". The score features contributions from artists such as Colin Stetson, Senyawa, and Arca. Rockstar engaged Daniel Lanois to produce the original vocal tracks for the game, collaborating with artists such as D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, and Josh Homme. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" was officially announced in October 2016; it was heavily promoted and widely anticipated. Rockstar missed the original release date, delaying the game three times for further polishing. Rockstar marketed the game through video trailers, announcing"}, {"text": "specific details about the game as development continued. Various special editions of the game were released. The game's development underwent media scrutiny due to the extensive hours expected of employees and the culture of \"crunch\" at the developer. The game's online multiplayer mode, \"Red Dead Online\", opened its beta in November 2018; the beta ended in May 2019. History and overview. Preliminary work on \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" began shortly following the release of the original game, \"Red Dead Redemption\" (2010). Publisher Rockstar Games began receiving internal pitches for a sequel during production of the first game and found the idea of a gang narrative \"too compelling to turn away\". Vice President of Creativity Dan Houser and a key team of developers worked on the game's concept. Houser spoke to Rockstar San Diego, the studio behind the original game, in early 2011 about the game's characters and style. The team had a rough outline by mid-year, and by late 2012, rough scripts of the game had been completed. Houser performed read-throughs of the script on video conference calls with animation, art design, and gameplay directors from all of Rockstar's worldwide offices. When Rockstar Games realized a group of distinct studios"}, {"text": "would not necessarily work, it co-opted all of its studios into one large team, presented simply as Rockstar Games, to facilitate development among 1,600 developers; a total of around 2,000 people worked on the game. Studio director Rob Nelson led the 650-person Rockstar North, joining production full-time in the final half after completing other projects. Analyst estimations place the game's development budget between and , and its marketing budget between and ; with a combined total between and , this would make it one of the most expensive video games ever developed. In October 2018, Houser said the team had been working 100-hour weeks \"several times\" throughout the year. Many sources interpreted this statement as crunch for the entire development staff of the game, comparable to similar accusations made by wives of Rockstar San Diego employees in regards to the development of the game's predecessor. The following day, Rockstar clarified in a statement the work duration mentioned by Houser only affected the senior writing staff for \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"\u2014which comprised himself, Michael Unsworth, Rupert Humphries, and Lazlow Jones\u2014and the duration had only been the case for three weeks during the entire development. Houser added the company would never expect"}, {"text": "or force any employee to work as long as was stated, and those staying late at the development studios were powered by their passion for the project. Rockstar shared its employees' average reported weekly hours for 2018: 42.4 from January to March, 45.5 from April to June, and 45.8 for July to September. The company lifted its social media policies and allowed developers to speak about their experiences publicly; some supported Houser's statement, noting that conditions had improved since \"Grand Theft Auto V\" (2013) and they had never been asked to work 100-hour weeks, and others acknowledged crunch was present but not excessive. Conversely, some Rockstar employees argued Houser's statements did not give an accurate picture of the \"crunch-time culture\" at the company that many of its employees worked under, which included \"mandatory\" overtime and years-long periods of crunch. Due to the salary-based nature of employment contracts, many of these employees were not compensated for their overtime work and instead depended on year-end bonus payments that hinged on the sales performance of the game. After speaking with 77 current and former employees, \"Kotaku\"s Jason Schreier reported none had worked 100-hour weeks\u2014many averaged around 55 or 60 hours\u2014but they were often"}, {"text": "\"asked or felt compelled to work nights and weekends\"; some Rockstar San Diego employees said 80-hour weeks were often mandatory between 2011 and 2016, being told to \"just test [\"Grand Theft Auto V\"] for another eight hours\" if they had no current work on \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". Crunch on the game started in 2016 or 2017 for some employees. Several admitted it had been their own decision due to their love of the product and desire to create art, while others felt it was necessary due to the frequent overhauls required by Houser and his brother, president and executive producer Sam Houser. The quality assurance (QA) team faced the worst crunch, followed by the cinematics and design teams, and the Lincoln and New York studios shared the highest number of crunch stories; the former was Rockstar's primary QA studio, consisting of more than 300 employees. Several Lincoln workers claimed overtime had been mandatory from August 2017, while in October 2018 Rockstar claimed and clarified it had been requested but remained optional; Rockstar had requested employees work 52.5 hours per week between October 2017 and August 2018, and 57.5 hours in August and September 2018. Some employees found Rockstar a"}, {"text": "positive place to work despite crunch, while others considered themselves mistreated and described a \"culture of fear\" for speaking out. Many reported they suffered from depression as a result of their time at Rockstar and had witnessed breakdowns from current and former employees. Rockstar's reputation meant several workers tolerated the conditions. A sentiment echoed across employee statements was working conditions had somewhat improved since \"Red Dead Redemption\", and any attempts to boycott the game due to crunch reports would be harmful. By April 2020, employees reported that the company had made significant changes as a result of the publicity surrounding the work culture, and many were cautiously optimistic about Rockstar's future. Story and setting. While one of the main themes of the original game was to protect family at all costs, \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" tells the story of the breakdown of a family in the form of the Van der Linde gang. The team was interested in exploring the story of why the gang fell apart, as frequently mentioned in the first game. Josh Bass, art director at Rockstar San Diego, felt the presence of gang leader Dutch van der Linde \"loomed over\" the original game. Like the first"}, {"text": "game, \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" is set during the fall of the American frontier in a world becoming too modern for the gang. Aaron Garbut, Rockstar North director of art, said Rockstar \"aimed to capture a wide slice of American life in 1899, a rapidly industrializing nation that would soon have its sights on the world stage\". The team focused on creating an accurate reflection of the time period; the game's citizens contrast between rich and poor, while the locales contrast between civilization and wilderness. Houser wanted the gang's withdrawal from society to be the antithesis of the game's calm opening. The first chapter was viewed as a method to freshen the landscape, pitting a group of cowboys against a snowy blizzard. The team redesigned the opening chapter for its extensive length, as Houser considered it the most important chapter. Nelson felt the ending was \"the right ending\" for the game due to the nature of the original title. Houser described the narrative scale as \"more like Thackeray than Hemingway\", with several changes in the characters, locations, and ideologies. He was inspired by film and literature when writing the game, though avoided contemporary works to avoid being accused of idea"}, {"text": "theft. He cited Uriah Heep, the fictional character from Charles Dickens's \"David Copperfield\" (1850), and some of the work of Arthur Conan Doyle as significant influences, as well as Henry James, John Keats, and \u00c9mile Zola. Houser wanted some narrative elements to indirectly reflect contemporary events, noting \"it's more this sensation that we found interesting in the 19th century that spoke to us, and I hope it speaks to people about today's problems\". He did not want the game to be viewed as a work of history but rather as a work of historical fiction, opting to allude to historical events instead of retelling them due to their unpleasantness. The final script for the game's main story was around 2,000 pages, though Houser estimated the pile of pages \"would be eight feet high\" if all side missions and additional dialogue was included. Individual pedestrian actors each had scripts of around 80 pages in length. About five hours of the game were dumped before release, some of which featured a second love interest for protagonist Arthur Morgan and a mission taking place on a train with bounty hunters; according to Houser, they were removed as \"they were never going to work"}, {"text": "technically or be quite slick enough, or they felt superfluous\". Garbut said the team was not specifically inspired by film or art but rather real locations, noting they \"were building a place, not a linear or static representation\". Lighting director Owen Shepherd was inspired by pastoral painters such as J. M. W. Turner and Rembrandt. The vistas in the open world were partly inspired by luminous paintings from artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Frank Tenney Johnson, and Charles Marion Russell. Saint Denis is modeled on the city of New Orleans; its original name of New Bordeaux was changed after being used in \"Mafia III\" (2016). Rockstar designed the game world to respond to the ongoing narrative; Nelson stated the team were \"obsessed with [the world] feeling natural or organic in every respect\", and noted the team was \"trying to build worlds that people believe in, that they can get lost in\". Character development. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"s recording sessions began in 2013 and lasted a total of 2,200 days. The game features 1,200 actors, 700 of whom share the 500,000 lines of voiced dialogue. In addition to using motion capture to record the performances, Rockstar used a face camera to"}, {"text": "record facial reactions for later animation; around 60 or 70 cameras were used. The motion capture sets were typically accurate to the dimensions of the in-game setting, which could be displayed to the actors and crew on a monitor in a previsualization format. Rockstar wanted a diverse cast of characters within the Van der Linde gang. Senior creative writer Michael Unsworth noted the ensemble was advantageous when writing the narrative as it helped to craft the story and added complexity to the game. The writers put particular focus on individual stories behind each character, exploring their life prior to the gang and their reasons for remaining with the group. Unsworth felt the gang is a \"family\" that offers \"a sense of belonging and purpose\", and analyzing each story\u2014and each character's relationship with Arthur\u2014was important for the narrative. Several characters were cut during development as their personalities failed to add to the narrative. Some lines of dialogue from the first game, in which Dutch is described as an equitable leader, allowed the team to create a diverse group of characters in the gang. The team decided the player would control one character in \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" as opposed to the"}, {"text": "three protagonists of \"Grand Theft Auto V\" as it was more appropriate for the narrative structure of a Western and allowed the player to follow and understand the character more closely. The conversations and sense of life within the gang was inspired by \"Grand Theft Auto V\"s exploration of its protagonists while not being controlled by the player. Rockstar wanted to grant the player agency during the story; Unsworth noted Arthur is controlled by neither the writers nor the player but his control consists of \"a delicate push and pull between the two\". The team attempted to give the player more freedom with Arthur's relationships; when the narrative begins, Arthur has already formed relationships with other gang members, so the team developed them to allow the player to respond appropriately. Houser wanted to subvert the trope of the protagonist starting as weak and becoming stronger as the story progresses; Arthur is already tough at the beginning of the game and is \"taken on a more intellectual roller coaster when his world view gets taken apart\". Houser felt the decline of the American frontier has a deep impact on Arthur, noting he is \"caught between the nastiness of nature and the"}, {"text": "brutality of encroaching industrialization in civilization\". The developers often allowed the actors to take scenes in their own direction to develop characters in new ways. The actors formed a close bond during production, which helped with individual performances. Roger Clark took inspiration for his portrayal as Arthur from Toshiro Mifune, whose characters he found stoic while having a \"crazy\" sense of humor, a complexity he wanted to portray within Arthur. Clark took inspiration from \"The Proposition\" (2005) as it involved a similar situation to Arthur's, wherein he is forced to betray some of his loyalties, and watched films such as \"High Noon\" (1952) and the work of John Wayne; despite watching the \"Dollars Trilogy\" (1964\u20131966) he did not take much inspiration from Clint Eastwood's portrayal of the Man with No Name as he felt Arthur was more talkative. Clark wanted to portray a character complex enough for the player to choose his path and still make sense; he faced difficulty due to the differences between the two paths but reminded himself that Arthur was a complex character who could easily contradict himself. Clark felt Arthur initially resented John Marston as he had a family\u2014something Arthur envies\u2014but as the gang begins"}, {"text": "to fall apart, Arthur acts to help John, \"try[ing] to do what he wishes he could have done for himself\". Clark looked to Rob Wiethoff's portrayal as John in the first game for inspiration with his own performance. Houser avoided meeting Clark on set to limit hearing his real voice. Benjamin Byron Davis was asked to reprise his role as Dutch in mid-2013. He portrayed Dutch \"in his prime\"\u2014as a charming, confident man\u2014for about a year before playing the decline of the character. Unsworth felt Dutch views himself not as a criminal, but somebody fighting against a \"corrupt system of power that's been set up to divide and suppress\". He noted Dutch's \"anarchic, anti-establishment rhetoric\" was compelling for the gang to remain with him. When developing John Marston, the writers felt his appearance in the first game could be limiting to them since players had already resonated with the character. Wiethoff looked to his own life when returning to the character; he always looked up to his older sister's male friends for approval in the same way that John looks to the rest of the gang for validation. He took inspiration from the \"pretty tough dudes\" in his home town"}, {"text": "of Seymour, Indiana for John's personality. Motion capture director Rod Edge described Sadie as \"so feminine but so tough\"; actress Alex McKenna enjoyed that Sadie was written as Arthur's equal instead of his love interest. Noshir Dalal resonated with Charles Smith, whose father is African American and mother is Native American, as Dalal is half-Japanese and half-Parsi. He drew experiences from his personal life when portraying the character. Gabriel Sloyer felt Javier Escuella is \"looking for home, somewhere to belong\", feeling torn between grasping at the American Dream and longing for his home in Mexico. Sloyer considered his own father\u2014also named Javier\u2014and his experience with immigrating to the United States. Peter Blomquist described Micah Bell as a \"slimy opportunist\". He opted to develop the character from scratch instead of taking specific inspiration from others. Technical and gameplay development. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" is the first game from Rockstar built specifically for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rockstar had tested the technical capabilities of the consoles when porting \"Grand Theft Auto V\" from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Once the team defined the limitations, they determined areas requiring focus: according to graphics technical director Alex Hadjadj, \"things like a"}, {"text": "global lighting solution, atmospheric effects, or post processing and presentation\". \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" allowed for about 10 times the amount of animations over \"Grand Theft Auto V\" due to the additional memory of the consoles. While \"Grand Theft Auto V\" required dense crowds in the city streets, \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" demanded populated towns with identifiable characters. Technical director Phil Hooker said the number of animations required for individual character reactions was unlike any previous Rockstar game. Rockstar overhauled its entire animation system to achieve more believable human and animal behavior on the new generation of consoles. A significant range of animations was added for enemy artificial intelligence to make them appear natural during combat. Subtle animations were emphasized by the developers to make the world feel more believable; Rockstar upgraded its Euphoria physics engine and completely overhauled its AI system for the first time in 17 years. The team paid great attention to the horse animation to ensure the player felt a connection with the animal. They captured footage of real horses in Scotland, used as reference material for animators. The team ensured the horse's artificial intelligence was focused on self-preservation, avoiding obstacles and cliffs during navigation. Senior"}, {"text": "animator Jason Barnes brought his dog Einstein to the motion capture set each day; he was used to test the motion capture suits for dogs, and ultimately portrayed the gang's stray dog Cain. Barnes noted Einstein's service training meant he was familiar with waiting patiently, making him \"perfect\" for the role. One of Rockstar's goals with \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"s gameplay was to make the player feel like they inhabit a living world, instead of playing missions and watching cutscenes. A method used to achieve this was the gang's moving camp, where the player can interact with other characters. The team ensured the characters maintained the same personality and mood from cutscene to gameplay to make the world feel more alive and realistic. Unsworth described the camp as \"one of the most ambitious things\" done by the studio. Rockstar felt the gameplay mechanics allowed the writers to \"delve deeper\" into the game's characters. A significant part of making the game world feel alive was to create routines for the gang members around camp, including activities and chores they partake in, and times of day they are awake. This was a system previously explored in \"Grand Theft Auto V\", particularly with"}, {"text": "one of the protagonists' family home, and Houser cites inspiration from \"Red Dead Redemption\"s town of Chuparosa, full of characters performing minor tasks. Another method for realism was characters conversing at camp, to which the player can choose to respond; should the player respond frequently, characters will begin to invite their responses in future conversations. The game features a \"walk-and-talk system\", where characters briefly follow the player and inform them of events in the game world\u2014a system previously transmitted via mobile phone in \"Grand Theft Auto V\". Some missions were deliberately placed to demonstrate Arthur's personality. The team decided to limit the weapon inventory to a select number of guns to maintain realism; all other owned weapons remain with the player's horse, also serving as a way to increase their bond with the animal. Rockstar avoided too much realism\u2014such as a full skinning animation\u2014so as to not bore the player. Some teams expanded upon the wilderness and survival elements as they had found it a large draw to the original game. When replaying the game throughout development, the team discovered conflict between missions forcing the player to behave poorly and those forcing them to behave well. As a result, they"}, {"text": "crafted branching scenes and dialogue options based on the player's behavior, which ties into the Honor system. The team considered the idea of the player being able to take camp members to different activities, such as fishing, but ultimately felt it led to more AI-like behavior instead of a realistic tone. Several activities within the game, especially those out of character for Arthur, were stripped back to become optional to the player. Some tasks became optional if they included any opportunity for the player to grow and reflect. The gunplay was revised from Rockstar's previous games to improve the feeling and speed of using the weapons. Late in the game's development, senior staff at Rockstar decided to add letterboxing to the game's cutscenes, requiring more work for cinematics staff and reshoots for the cast. Music production. Woody Jackson, who worked with Rockstar on the original game and \"Grand Theft Auto V\", returned to compose \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"s original score. He composed roughly 60 hours of music for the game, though not every track made the final product; the game has 192 interactive mission tracks. Ivan Pavlovich, director of music and audio, estimated the player would only hear around one-third"}, {"text": "of the total music in a standard playthrough. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" has three types of score: narrative, which is heard during the missions in the story; interactive, when the player is roaming the open world or in multiplayer; and environmental, which includes campfire songs or a character playing music in the world. The music regularly reacts according to the player's decisions in the world, matching the game's atmosphere and the player's choices. Jackson's goal with the ambient music was to accompany the sound design and not become distracting for the player. Comparing the game to a television season, Jackson considered a mission to be like an episode as it tells an individual story arc while maintaining themes across multiple missions. To ensure his music was effective for the game, Jackson listened to the music while shooting at a target range using a gun from the game's time. He purchased several instruments from the Wrecking Crew that were featured on classic cowboy films, such as Dennis Budimir's 1898 Martin 1\u201328 gut string and Tommy Tedesco's Harmina Salinas Hijas gut string. He acquired a 1920s Gibson Mandobass used on \"Bullitt\" (1968) that recreated an \"ominous\" bell sound, ukuleles from \"Butch Cassidy"}, {"text": "and the Sundance Kid\" (1969), and a nylon guitar used on \"Unforgiven\" (1992). While the first game imitated popular Spaghetti Western film soundtracks, the second game aimed to become more unique. Jackson estimated he changed the music about four times throughout development, from extreme experimentation to classic Western sounds, ultimately blending to make \"something different\". Jackson found Ennio Morricone's work\u2014particularly on the \"Dollars Trilogy\"\u2014was already a departure from typical Western music of the time, instead featuring sounds popular at the time such as \"psychedelic guitars, lots of noises\", so Jackson felt he could also take such creative liberties with \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". Similarly, he was influenced by Masaru Sato's score on Akira Kurosawa's film \"Yojimbo\" (1961), which he felt focused on emotion rather than trying to replicate the sound of feudal Japan, the film's setting. In total, over 110 musicians worked on the music for the game. Several musicians turned down offers to work on the soundtrack due to their unfamiliarity with the industry and technology. Pavlovich engaged Daniel Lanois to produce the original vocal tracks, wanting a consistent \"through-line\" to complement Jackson's score. Lanois collaborated with artists such as D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, and Josh Homme. Pavlovich"}, {"text": "felt the diversity of the game's landscapes allowed for more diverse sounds, engaging saxophone player Colin Stetson, experimental band Senyawa, and musician Arca to work on the score. Lanois's co-writer Rocco DeLuca conceived the chant for the songs \"Unshaken\" and \"Crash of Worlds\" in New Orleans, based on a proverb by Paramahansa Yogananda: \"You must stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds\". Lanois felt that the term applied to the determination of game's characters throughout the story. Release. Rockstar Games first teased \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" on October 16\u201317, 2016, releasing two teaser images in the color and theme of \"Red Dead Redemption\" to its website and social media platforms. The teaser images led to considerable attention and raised the stock price of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive by nearly six percent. The game was officially announced on October 18, 2016. On the day of its announcement for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, some fans started petitioning Rockstar for the game to be made available on Windows as well. The game was delayed three times: before its announcement, an internal delay to the second half of 2017, then publicly to the first half of 2018, and later to October"}, {"text": "26, 2018. According to Rockstar, the game required extra development time for \"polish\". In October 2019, Rockstar announced the game would release for Windows on November 5, 2019, and would be a launch title for Stadia when the service launched in November 2019. The Windows version has visual and technical improvements. It featured new bounties, weapons and hideouts, which were released on PlayStation 4 in December 2019 and Xbox One in January 2020. Google reportedly paid tens of millions of dollars for the game to be ported to Stadia. Promotion. The game's debut trailer was released on October 20, 2016, depicting the open world environment, and the second and third trailers\u2014released on September 28, 2017, and May 2, 2018, respectively\u2014introduced the game's characters and story. A trailer released on August 9 features the first gameplay footage, demonstrating the shooting and horse mechanics, and the ability to maintain the player's gang and camps. A second gameplay trailer, released on October 1, 2018, demonstrated the in-game heists and Dead Eye targeting system. The final pre-launch trailer was released on October 18, 2018, intended to be a television advertisement. Houser noted the team often edits several hundred versions of the trailer, based on"}, {"text": "suggestions from other teams. A trailer for the Windows version was released on October 17, 2019, demonstrating the updated 4K resolution gameplay at 60 frames per second. To spur pre-order sales, Rockstar collaborated with several retail outlets to provide special edition versions of the game. The \"Special Edition\" includes exclusive single-player content, while the \"Ultimate Edition\" features additional content for \"Red Dead Online\". The \"Collector's Box\" is a collection of physical merchandise relating to the game. Players could earn the stone hatchet in the game by acquiring it through a mission in \"Grand Theft Auto Online\". Rockstar updated the official \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" website in the months prior to release to show a preview of activities and locales within the open world, and an examination of the stories of the Van der Linde gang members. Merchandise was released for the game prior to the release, including clothing matching the in-game characters, and some with the game's logo. A companion app, released alongside the game for Android and iOS devices, acts as a second screen wherein the player can view in-game items such as catalogs, journals, and a real-time mini-map."}, {"text": "The music for the 2018 action-adventure game \"Red Dead Redemption 2\", developed and published by Rockstar Games, consists of an original score composed by musician Woody Jackson and an original soundtrack produced by Daniel Lanois. The soundtrack album was released digitally in July 2019, consisting of vocal tracks with artists such as Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, and Josh Homme. The score album was released in August 2019, mostly consisting of Jackson's original work and collaborations with artists such as Colin Stetson, Senyawa, and Arca. An additional extended play, \"The Housebuilding EP\", was released in February 2021, consisting of original songs by David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney. Two singles of music from the game have also been released: \"Unshaken\" by D'Angelo in January 2019, later released as part of the original soundtrack; and \"Letter from Bluewater Man\" by Christone \"Kingfish\" Ingram in August 2021, as part of an update for \"Red Dead Online\". \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" has three different types of score: narrative, which is heard during the missions in the game's story; interactive, when the player is roaming the open world or in multiplayer; and environmental, which includes campfire singing songs or a character playing music in the world."}, {"text": "The game's music regularly reacts according to the player's decisions in the world. Jackson composed roughly 60 hours of music for the game, though not every track made the final product. He purchased several instruments from the Wrecking Crew that were featured on classic cowboy films. Lanois was chosen to produce all of the game's vocal tracks for consistency and to complement Jackson's score. In total, over 110 musicians worked on the music for the game. Critical reception to the soundtracks was positive, as reviewers felt that the music connected appropriately with the gameplay. In particular, critics felt that the minimalist approach of the score's composition matched the gameplay, genre, and time, and the vocal tracks were praised for their impactfulness. The game's music was nominated for numerous awards. Several tracks became popular and spawned cover versions and live performances. Production and composition. Instrumental score. Woody Jackson, who worked with developer and publisher Rockstar Games on \"Red Dead Redemption\" (2010) and \"Grand Theft Auto V\" (2013), returned to compose \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"s original score. Discussions about the game's music began early in development, as the team felt that it helped to create atmosphere and tone. Jackson composed roughly 60"}, {"text": "hours of music for the game, but not every track made the final product; the game has 192 interactive mission tracks. Ivan Pavlovich, director of music and audio, estimated that the player would only hear around one-third of the total music created for the game in a standard playthrough. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" has three different types of score: narrative, which is heard during the missions in the game's story; interactive, when the player is roaming the open world or in multiplayer; and environmental, which includes campfire singing songs or a character playing music in the world. The game's music regularly reacts according to the player's decisions in the world, matching the game's atmosphere and the player's choices. Jackson compared the beginning of the scoring process to that of a film, as he worked with the game's linear cutscenes. As the process progressed, it became less like a film; he would record 11 stem loops of around 4\u20135 minutes, which change in the game based on the changing of emotions. This change is initiated in the game's engine by an artificial intelligence system internally named the \"Gunfight Conductor\", which alters and creates additional sounds for variation. This system was introduced"}, {"text": "in Rockstar's previous game, \"Grand Theft Auto V\", but received an overhaul for \"Red Dead Redemption 2\"; it is similarly used in the game's multiplayer counterpart, \"Red Dead Online\". Jackson's goal with the ambient music was for it to accompany the game's sound design and not become distracting for the player. Comparing the game to a television season, Jackson considered a mission to be like an episode, as it tells an individual story arc while maintaining the same themes across multiple missions. For the narrative music, Jackson maintained the same tempo and key to avoid any clutter. At one point during development, he used around 15 stems, but ultimately brought it back to around six. To ensure that his music was effective for the game, Jackson listened to the music while shooting at a target range using a gun from the game's time. He also purchased several instruments from the Wrecking Crew that were featured on classic cowboy films, such as Dennis Budimir's 1898 Martin 1\u201328 gut string and Tommy Tedesco's Harmina Salinas Hijas gut string. He also acquired a 1920s Gibson Mandobass used on \"Bullitt\" (1968) that recreated an \"ominous\" bell sound, ukuleles from \"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance"}, {"text": "Kid\" (1969), and a nylon guitar used on \"Unforgiven\" (1992). During recording, Jackson played cues to each musician using call and response, to which they would respond organically, either copying Jackson's cue or playing how they feel. This system took place over a few days, and the tracks make up most of the open-world music. Several recording tools were used to capture the music, dating from a 1959 8-track tape to the modern digital workstation Pro Tools. When creating the score, Jackson gathered musician friends like bassist Mike Watt, violinist Petra Haden, and drummer Jon Theodore for jam sessions, often using Jackson's old instruments. While the first game imitated popular Spaghetti Western film soundtracks, the second game aimed to become more unique. Jackson estimated that he changed the music about four times throughout development, from extreme experimentation to classic Western sounds, ultimately blending to make \"something different\". Pavlovich felt that in order to find an effective result, they had to \"push it almost until you break it, and then you swing back\". To avoid imitating the bell used in Spaghetti Western soundtracks, Jackson instead used a mandolin used by the Wrecking Crew. The music team found reference points in Willie"}, {"text": "Nelson's album \"Teatro\" (1998) and the soundtrack for the 1971 film \"The Hired Hand\". While researching for the game's score, Jackson found that Ennio Morricone's work\u2014particularly on Sergio Leone's \"Dollars Trilogy\" (1964\u20131966)\u2014was already a departure from typical Western music of the time, instead featuring sounds popular at the time such as \"psychedelic guitars, lots of noises\", so Jackson felt that he could also take such creative liberties with \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". Similarly, he was even more influenced by Masaru Sato's score on Akira Kurosawa's film \"Yojimbo\" (1961), which he felt focused on emotion rather than trying to replicate the sound of feudal Japan, the film's setting. Guitarist Matt Sweeney was first approached to work on the game while intoxicated at Max Fish Bar in New York in around 2016 or 2017 by Rockstar's music supervisor Tony Mesones. He was asked to create \"Appalachian sounding music\" for the game's smaller, character-focused missions. When Sweeney discovered the game's setting, he recommended that Rockstar engage David R. Ferguson to create music with him due to Ferguson's extensive experience with hillbilly music. Pavlovich and Mesones visited Sweeney and Ferguson at the Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio in Nashville to show them videos of the"}, {"text": "game and discuss the characters. Ferguson recalled that Rockstar wanted to avoid blues music in the game. He noted the differences between his typical work and his work on the game, noting that he avoided percussion so players would not confuse it with in-game sound effects. Ferguson provided Rockstar with traditional instruments; one of his colleagues, Leroy Troy, possesses a \"percussion rig with bells and whistles\" that was used for one of the songs, \"A Quiet Time\". Sweeney took inspiration from segments of other music\u2014such as the insistent drums in the work of Morricone\u2014without being derivative; he was partly inspired by Bruce Langhorne's work on the soundtrack for \"The Hired Hand\" (1971). Sweeney and Ferguson estimated that they created around 100 small pieces of music for the game. In total, over 110 musicians worked on the music for the game. Sweeney noted that several musicians turned down offers to work on the soundtrack, due to their unfamiliarity with the industry and technology. Pavlovich felt that the diversity of the game's landscapes allowed for more diverse sounds, engaging saxophone player Colin Stetson, experimental band Senyawa, and musician Arca to work on the score. While Pavlovich felt that Arca's work was \"too"}, {"text": "angular or sharp or modern sounding\", he found techniques to subtly add it to the game to separate it from the Spaghetti Western sounds. For the arrangement of the traditional songs in the game, Rockstar engaged historic music producer Eli Smith, who fit the songs to the game and worked with the actors to perform them. Vocal tracks. Pavlovich engaged Daniel Lanois to produce all of the game's original vocal tracks, wanting a consistent \"through-line\" to complement Jackson's score. Lanois collaborated with artists such as D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, and Josh Homme. Lanois wrote the song \"Cruel World\" specifically for Nelson. When a hurricane prevented Nelson from recording the song, the team sent the track to Homme in the hopes that he could record it in time for the game's release; Homme recorded his vocals in an Australian studio while on tour. Nelson was ultimately able to record the song in time in Los Angeles; the team considered combining both versions into a duet, but ultimately included both versions in the game. D'Angelo had played the game at Rockstar's offices in New York City before agreeing to work on the game; his apparent enthusiasm in the title prompted Pavlovich"}, {"text": "to invite him to work on music. Pavlovich felt that D'Angelo's involvement in the game led to Lanois's engagement with the project. Lanois's co-writer Rocco DeLuca conceived the chant for the songs \"Unshaken\" and \"Crash of Worlds\" in New Orleans, based on a proverb by Paramahansa Yogananda: \"You must stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds\". Lanois felt that the term applied to the determination of game's characters throughout the story. Lanois took an early version of the song to D'Angelo in New York; they added a percussion track with Brian Blade on drums and Cyril Neville on cowbell, while Lanois played guitar and D'Angelo played Rhodes piano, and turned it into a full song. The recording process with D'Angelo took around a week and a half. Lanois and D'Angelo originally began working on a rock-oriented song in a time signature, but \"it didn't pan out\". Nas also recorded a version of \"Unshaken\" with rap verses. Lanois felt that the darker tones of \"Love Come Back\" resonated well with the game, despite only featuring musical instruments that did not exist in the game's time; he also recorded an acoustic version with more accurate instruments. \"That's the Way It Is\""}, {"text": "was written with the theme of acceptance and surrender, which Lanois felt resonated with protagonist Arthur Morgan's stillness towards the game's conclusion as he is questioning life. Albums. \"Original Soundtrack\". \"The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Soundtrack)\" comprises the original songs created for \"Red Dead Redemption 2\". Produced by Daniel Lanois, the soundtrack includes songs from D'Angelo, Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens, and Josh Homme. The album was released by Lakeshore Records and Rockstar Games digitally on July 12, 2019, and as a CD and vinyl record on September 20, 2019. Rockstar announced the album's title and track listing on June 14, 2019, when pre-orders became available. Pre-orders granted immediate access to two singles from the soundtrack: \"Crash of Worlds\" and \"Table Top\". An additional song by David Ferguson was originally due for inclusion on the album. The soundtrack was positively received. Graham Banas of \"Push Square\" wrote that the vocal tracks \"create relaxing, melancholic moments\". In the context of the game, Dave Thier of \"Forbes\" praised the tracks for having as powerful an impact as in \"Red Dead Redemption\". \"Game Informer\"s Jason Guisao found that \"Mountain Hymn\" echoes the \"transience of life and innocence in [the game's] violent"}, {"text": "American frontier\"; \"Push Square\"s Banas similarly praised the track, describing it as \"one of the most beautiful melodies ever created\". The soundtrack album peaked at 45 on the \"Billboard\" Top Album Sales, 21 on the Soundtracks charts, 15 on Vinyl Albums, 12 on Independent Albums, and 11 on Digital Albums. At the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the soundtrack won Best Soundtrack Album and \"That's the Way It Is\" was nominated for Original Song in a Video Game. The vinyl release of the album, produced by Tony Giles, split it into four sides across two records. \"Original Score\". \"The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 (Original Score)\" comprises the original score created for \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" by Woody Jackson. It was recorded at Jackson's Electro-Vox Recording Studios in Los Angeles and mastered at DNA Mastering in Glendale, California. The soundtrack features additional production and arrangement by Jeff Silverman, and musical score and orchestration by Colin Stetson, David Ferguson, David Ralicke, Gabe Witcher, Luke O'Malley, Mario Batkovic, Matt Sweeney, Rabih Beaini, and Senyawa. Over 110 other musicians also contributed to the tracks, including Arca, Duane Eddy, Jon Theodore, and Michael Shuman. Pre-orders for the album became available on July 19,"}, {"text": "2019, following Rockstar's announcement of the album's title and track listing. Pre-orders granted immediate access to three singles from the soundtrack: \"Outlaws From the West\", \"Fleeting Joy\", and \"Country Pursuits\". The album was released by Lakeshore Records and Rockstar Games digitally on August 9, 2019. CD and vinyl record versions of the album were released on Record Store Day on April 10, 2020, in a collaboration between Rockstar, Lakeshore, and Invada Records. Michael Walters of \"TheGamer\" praised the progression of the soundtrack's track listing, finding it representative of the game's narrative experience; he named \"Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten\" the strongest track, lauding the growing tension and eventual clash of the horn and strings, comparing them to the characters Dutch van der Linde and Angelo Bronte, respectively. In the context of the game, Jackson's musical score was described as \"top notch\" by \"IGN\"s Luke Reilly, who described it as \"an evocative mix of jangling Ennio Morricone-esque guitar and more soulful pieces\"; \"Push Square\"s Banas wrote that it adds \"a sense of tension and action that you can only get from a western\". \"GamesRadar+\"s David Meikleham wrote that the score is \"both electrifying and eclectic\". Dean Takahashi of \"VentureBeat\" felt"}, {"text": "that the soundtrack contributed significantly to the game's immersion, while Matt Bertz of \"Game Informer\" noted that the soundtrack added authenticity to the game world by using elements of American folk music. \"VG247\"s Kirk McKeand praised the blending of music during exploration and its intensity in combat, and lauded the sparing use of vocal tracks to highlight important narrative moments. \"Game Informer\"s Guisao wrote that he preferred the \"couplet\" of the songs \"American Venom\" and \"American Reprise\" over the game's vocal tracks. The vinyl release of the album, produced by Giles, reordered the track listing and split two of the songs into two parts, increasing the track numbering from 22 to 24. \"The Housebuilding EP\". \"The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: The Housebuilding EP\" comprises the original songs created for \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" by David Ferguson and Matt Sweeney. The album was released by Lakeshore Records and Rockstar Games digitally and as a vinyl record on February 12, 2021. Produced by Ferguson and Sweeney, the album was recorded at the Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio in Nashville and engineered by Sean Sullivan. It was mastered at DNA Mastering in Glendale, California. Ben Bryson of \"mxdwn\" praised the songs for"}, {"text": "\"painting pictures through music without lyrics\", noting that album is \"less about the music and more about how the music functions\". The vinyl release of the album, produced by Giles, split it into two sides across one record. Singles. \"Unshaken\". \"Unshaken\" is a song by D'Angelo. It was produced by Lanois, who wrote the track with D'Angelo and DeLuca, The song was released digitally as an individual single by RCA Records on January 4, 2019, prior to its release as part of the \"Original Soundtrack\" in July 2019. It was D'Angelo's first piece of new music released since his third studio album, \"Black Messiah\", in December 2014. D'Angelo sings in his lower vocal register on the track, a deliberate choice by Pavlovich to differentiate it from his typical falsetto singing voice. The song received praise: \"Esquire\"s Dom Nero described its performance in the game as \"a sublime narrative moment that's among the best gaming has ever offered\", and Amanda Hurych of AXS considered it \"a perfect complement\" to the game's narrative. \"Atwood Magazine\"s Ilana Kalish praised the combination of musical elements, particularly the lyrics and percussion. \"Game Informer\"s Jason Guisao identified that \"Unshaken\" was the game's most popular song. The"}, {"text": "track peaked at number six on the US R&B Digital Song Sales. \"Letter From Bluewater Man\". \"Letter from Bluewater Man\" is a blues song performed by Christone \"Kingfish\" Ingram, who wrote and produced the track with Carl Lois. The song was created for \"Blood Money\", an update for \"Red Dead Online\" released on July 13, 2021; in the game, Ingram plays \"Bluewater\" John, a guitar player based on Robert Johnson. Ingram wanted to \"capture the essence\" of Johnson in the song. He wanted to avoid the traditional I\u2013IV\u2013IV chord progression, seeking an eight-bar blues progression instead; he wanted a \"type of groove\" like the blues standard song \"Key to the Highway\". The song was released as a digital single on August 20, 2021. Andrea Domanick of KCRW found that the song \"stands on its own\", praising its \"sparse arrangement, lilting guitar, and soul-punch vocals\". Upon hearing the song used in the game's trailer, Sam Roche of \"Guitar World\" wrote that Ingram delivers \"his instantly recognizable soulful vocals over a series of silky blue fingerstyle lines\". Legacy. \"Red Dead Redemption 2\" won Best Score/Music at The Game Awards 2018, Best Video Game Music at \"IGN\"s Best of 2018 Awards, and Best"}, {"text": "Music from \"Giant Bomb\". It was also nominated for the Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game at the 8th New York Game Awards, and Excellence in Musical Score at the 6th SXSW Gaming Awards. Banas of \"Push Square\" ranked the game's music as the best PlayStation game of 2018, and the third-best of the 2010s, writing that it \"raised the bar on what a soundtrack could accomplish\". \"GamingBolt\"s Shubhankar Parijat considered it the best game music of the year, writing that it \"enhance[s]s the core essence of [the] game's DNA in every way possible ... better than most soundtracks we've seen in a game\". Lanois and his band Heavy Sun performed several songs from the game alongside Giddens at The Game Awards on December 6, 2018. Jackson led an hour-long live performance of the game's soundtrack at the Red Bull Music Festival in Los Angeles on February 23, 2019. Lanois performed music from the game's soundtrack with his band at Amoeba Music on September 19, 2019. In September 2019, as part of its Amazon Originals series, Amazon Music engaged Giddens to record a cover of \"Cruel World\", while Lanois and his band Heavy Sun covered \"That's"}, {"text": "the Way It Is\". In February and March 2021, to celebrate the release of \"The Housebuilding EP\", Lakeshore Records released live performances of all five tracks by Ferguson, Sweeney, and Tim O'Brien, recorded at the Butcher Shoppe. Lanois, D'Angelo, and Giddens performed music from the game at the Battery in New York during the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2021, to celebrate the inaugural Tribeca Games Award as well as the tenth anniversary of the festival's recognition of Rockstar's \"L.A. Noire\" (2011); this marked D'Angelo's first live appearance performing songs from the game."}, {"text": "Luis Arturo Villar Sudek (born 20 March 1991), better known as Luisito Comunica, is a Mexican YouTuber and blogger. His channel is the second most subscribed in Mexico, behind Badabun, as well as the ninth most subscribed in the Spanish-speaking world. Early life. Luis Arturo Villar Sudek was born in Puebla de Zaragoza on 20 March 1991. Luisito is of maternal Czech descent; his grandfather migrated to Mexico for opportunities, but died when Luisito was very little. He has an older brother, Federico. Luisito attended the Instituto Oriente de Puebla, and later studied communication sciences at the Benem\u00e9rita Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Puebla (BUAP). However he did not complete the degree, instead dedicating himself to work as an English teacher, in a school that admitted students expelled from other institutions. In 2007, Luisito started a YouTube channel called \"Piano Para Gente Cool\", later renamed \"LouieArtie\", which was aimed at making tutorials and piano covers of songs, the channel was unsuccessful and was therefore abandoned. On 19 October 2011, he created another channel called \"OciodeLuisito\", in which he uploaded videos of daily life. The channels most watched video is \"Uncomfortable Dog (at the wheel)\" which was the last video uploaded. The channel"}, {"text": "is currently inactive. Career. In 2012, he joined the YouTube team \"NoMeRevientes\", led by Yayo Guti\u00e9rrez. He later said on that \"NoMeRevientes\" was a great help in his growth as YouTuber. In April of the same year, he created his own channel called \"Luisito Comunica\". This channel, dedicated entirely to travel videos, was far more successful than his previous ones. In addition he moved from Puebla to Mexico City to have access to better opportunities. In 2017, Google invited him to map the Papalote Museo del Ni\u00f1o, and on 22 April 2018, he created \"Luisito Around the World\", a Youtube channel targeted at English-speaking audiences. In 2018, he launched a clothing line under the name \"Rey Palomo\", his pseudonym. In 2019, he appeared in the film \"Dedicada a mi ex.\" The same year he appeared in the Latin American Spanish dubbed version of Sonic the Hedgehog as the voice of Sonic. In November 2019 a Change.org petition was created for voice actor Yamil Atala, who voiced Sonic in \"Sonic Underground\" and \"Wreck-It Ralph\", to play the role instead. The petition gathered 26,847 signatures by 14 February deadline. This had no effect, however, and Luis voiced the character. In October of"}, {"text": "the same year, he published his first book entitled \"Lugares Asombrosos: Traves\u00edas ins\u00f3litas y otras maneras extra\u00f1as de conocer el mundo.\" In 2020 he created \"En Cortinas con Luisito\", a podcast distributed through Spotify, YouTube and Instagram. On 9 June 2020, he participated in the YouTube Originals documentary \"Aislado: un documental en cuarentena\" together with Juanpa Zurita, recounting the isolation that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October of the same year, he announced that he would launch his own mobile phone company under the name \"PilloFon\". In December 2020, he bought the shares of the Japanese food restaurant Deigo & Kaito, located in Mexico City. Later in 2021 he launched a tequila called Gran Malo. He currently lives in Mexico City. In October 2021, he opened a fast food franchise known as Fasfu in the countries of Mexico, Peru and Colombia, to mixed reviews. In January 2023, he was one of six prominent YouTubers from around the world invited to cover the annual conference of the World Economic Forum. Awards and recognitions. Eliot Awards MTV Millennial Awards GQ Socialiteen Awards Kids Choice Awards M\u00e9xico"}, {"text": "Novy Byt () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Novobytovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 797 as of 2010. There are 17 streets. Geography. Novy Byt is located on Transvolga, on Caspian Depression, 73 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Put Ilyicha is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Oroshayemy () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 140 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Oroshayemy is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 52 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "DXYR (104.7 FM), broadcasting as 104.7 Yes FM, is a radio station owned and operated by MBC Media Group through its licensee Philippine Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at 6th Floor, Imperial Appliance Plaza Bldg., Velez St., Cagayan de Oro."}, {"text": "Ochkurovka () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ochkurovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,232 as of 2010. There are 18 streets. Geography. Ochkurovka is located on Transvolga, on the east bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, on Caspian Depression, 6 km southwest of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikolayevsk is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Peski () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 14 as of 2010. Geography. Peski is located 45 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Pioner () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Levchunovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 290 as of 2010. There are 14 streets. Geography. Pioner is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 22 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Iskra is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Piramidalny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 23 as of 2010. Geography. Piramidalny is located 66 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Razdolnoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Politotdelskoye () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Politotdelskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,085 as of 2010. There are 16 streets. Geography. Politotdelskoye is located on Transvolga, on the east bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, on Caspian Depression, 36 km northeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Levchunovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Put Ilyicha () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ilyichyovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,565 as of 2010. There are 18 streets. Geography. Put Ilyicha is located on Transvolga, 51 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stepnovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Razdolnoye () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,451 as of 2010. There are 18 streets. Geography. Razdolnoye is located in steppe of the Transvolga, 59 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kumysolechebnitsa is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rulevoy () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Stepnovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 334 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Rulevoy is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 36 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Stepnovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "This is a list of past and current municipal poets laureate serving towns, counties, and cities in California. 1.Eevelyn Mitchell's term as poet laureate was extended to a third year in August of 2022."}, {"text": "Solodushino () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Solodushinskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,588 as of 2010. There are 13 streets. Geography. Solodushino is located on the Transvolga, on Caspian Depression, on the east bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 14 km southwest of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ochkurovka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stepnovsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Stepnovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,146 as of 2010. There are 19 streets. Geography. Stepnovsky is located on the Transvolga, on Caspian Depression, 46 km southeast of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Put Ilyicha is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "89.7 Radyo Alternatibo (DXPD 89.7 MHz) is an FM station owned and operated by Prime Broadcasting Network. Its studios and transmitter are located at Door #2, Villanueva Bldg., Allah Valley Dr., Surallah."}, {"text": "Talovka () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 87 as of 2010. Geography. Talovka is located in stepp of Transvolga, 68 km ENE of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Meliorator is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Torgunsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 116 as of 2010. Geography. Torgunsky is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 91 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Melovoy is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Tselinny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sovkhozskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 25 as of 2010. Geography. Tselinny is located in steppe of the Transvolga, 68 km ESE of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Razdolnoye is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Chkalov () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Baranovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 9 as of 2010. Geography. Chkalov is located in steppe on the left bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 71 km east of Nikolayevsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasnoye Znamya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "\"Not to be mistaken for the Selangor Philharmonic Orchestra\" The Philharmonic Society of Selangor, also known as the Selangor Philharmonic Society or, colloquially, the Phil, is an amateur choral and instrumental group based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is one of Malaysia's oldest musical societies. History. The society was launched on 15 January 1958 by a group of eleven British expatriates amateur musicians in the card room of the Selangor club with the aim of staging performances and encouraging the arts. Its first conductor was Major Leonard Sharp, and its first performance was \"The Mikado\", in July 1958. It takes its name from the state that Kuala Lumpur was located in before the Capital Territory was created. Originally it was an auditioned choir but in 2009 it began to accept members without audition. In the 1980s it began to practise all year long rather than only in preparation for performances. For the first 35 years of its existence, it performed only foreign works, but in 1993 it performed its first Asian-origin performance. By 2005 it was regularly performing Malaysian works as well as Western ones. the choir had up to 300 members and had already staged more than 50 performances."}, {"text": "Proceeds from its performances are donated to charity. The choir has toured outside Malaysia, including in Australia and India."}, {"text": "DXDV (945 AM) was a radio station owned and operated by Vismin Radio and Television Broadcasting Network."}, {"text": "In classic Korean literature, a heroic novel () is a novel that tells the life story of a hero who is born of noble blood under unusual circumstances, is abandoned or leaves home and struggles in suffering circumstances, and eventually becomes a winner. Plot. Jo Dong-il argues that classic Korean novels stemmed from four different types of folktales: life and spirit (\"myeonghon\") tales (about a man falling in love with a dead woman), dream (\"mongyu\") tales (about what happened in a dream), unrecorded (\"ilsa\") tales (about an extremely talented person who does not accomplish anything notable and ends up disappearing without a trace), and heroic (\"yeongung\") tales (about the life of a hero). The four different types of Korean novels came to be: life and spirit (\"myeonghon\") novels, dream (\"mongyu\") novels, unrecorded (\"ilsa\") novels, and heroic novels. Among them, heroic novels refer to works that are structured to tell life stories of heroes. A typical life story of a hero is developed in the following form: the hero 1) is of noble blood, 2) conceived or born under unnatural circumstances, 3) has great skills unlike other ordinary people, 4) is abandoned and nearly killed, 5) meets people who can raise"}, {"text": "him and thus avoids getting killed, 6) grows up and faces a crisis, and 7) struggles through the crisis to ultimately become the winner. Jo believes that Korean heroic novels share the same structure as ancient myths about the lives of the founders of state, such as the Myth of Jumong. Stories that were passed down to younger generations became novels, starting with the \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" (\u6d2a\u5409\u7ae5\u50b3 The Story of Hong Gildong), which became the first Korean classic novel with a heroic narrative. Various heroic novels were written in the late Joseon dynasty, and they came to be at the heart of the history of Korean novels, according to Jo. Of the four different types of the early Korean novels, Jo argues that heroic novels\u2014the life stories of heroes, which have long been passed down from the ancient myths\u2014came to be central to Korean literature. He asserts that the mythological ability of the self gradually came to an end, as we went from the myths of the founding of the state to \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" and later heroic novels. In other words, as myths became novels, the genre of heroic novels became more developed, replacing the \u201cmythological characteristic of the self\u201d"}, {"text": "with the idea of using ordinary people in our daily lives as the main character. Jo classifies heroic novels into three groups depending on the degree of \u201cmythical abilities\u201d of the heroes. He estimated the first group to have been written in the mid-to the late-17th century, consisting of \"Geumbangul-jeon\" (\u91d1\u9234\u50b3 Tale of the Golden Bell), \"Yang Pung-jeon\" (\u694a\u8c4a\u96f2\u50b3 Tale of Yang Pung), \"Sukhyang-jeon\" (\u6dd1\u9999\u50b3 Tale of Sukhyang), \"Sodaeseong-jeon\" (\u8607\u5927\u6210\u50b3 Tale of Sodaeseong), and \"Kuunmong\" (\u4e5d\u96f2\u5922 Dream of the Nine Clouds). The second group consists of \"Jo Ung-jeon\" (\u8d99\u96c4\u50b3 Tale of Jo Ung), \"Yu Chungryeol-jeon\" (\u5289\u5fe0\u70c8\u50b3 Tale of Yu Chungryeol), \"Hyeon Sumun-jeon\" (\u7384\u58fd\u6587\u50b3 Tale of Hyeon Sumun), \"Hwang Un-jeon\" (\u9ec3\u96f2\u50b3 Tale of Hwang Un), and \"Yi Daebong-jeon\" (\u674e\u5927\u9cf3\u50b3 Tale of Yi Daebong), which were estimated to have been written between the late 17th century to the early 18th century. The last group, in which the \u201cmythological ability\u201d of heroes have nearly vanished, were estimated to have been written in mid-18th century or later and consists of \"Jang Pungun-jeon\" (\u5f35\u98a8\u96f2\u50b3 Tale of Jang Pungun), and \"Jang Gyeong-jeon\" (\u5f35\u656c\u50b3 Tale of Jang Gyeong). In terms of time periods, \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" marks the very beginning of the heroic novels, and the time of"}, {"text": "creation of later heroic novels were estimated depending on the degree of the heroes\u2019 \u201cmythological abilities.\u201d Features and Significance. Heroic novels account for a considerable portion of classic Korean novels, and the theory of heroic novels had a huge influence on the study of Korean literature as an important theory that supports the basic composition of the history of classic Korean novels. For instance, many scholars viewed \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" as an imitation of the Chinese novel \"Suho-jeon\" (\u6c34\u6ef8\u50b3 Outlaws of the Marsh) in the past, but now it is generally considered the first Korean heroic novel. This is an interpretation that sees \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" as a link between the Korean founding myths and the heroic novels of the late Joseon dynasty. Later scholars slightly changed the basic type of heroic novels or created subtypes that belong under the umbrella of the basic type to systematically categorize the numerous classic Korean novels. The concept of heroic novels is also closely linked to the heroic novels that feature female protagonists. At first, heroic novels included a broad range of works including \"Kuunmong\" and \"Sukhyang-jeon\", but the scope of the genre has narrowed gradually to focus on \u201cheroes\u201d that represent a group of"}, {"text": "people. Currently, there is a considerable overlap between war story (\"gundam\") novels, such as \"Sodaeseong-jeon, Jo Ung-jeon, Yu Chungryeol-jeon\", and heroic novels, and there have been active discussions on defining the concepts of heroic novels and of war story novels."}, {"text": "The women's volleyball tournament at the 2019 SEA Games was held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. Draw. No draw was made following the withdrawal of Malaysia leaving the number of participating team to four. Myanmar and Timor Leste also expressed interest for their potential participation but decided not to enter. Singapore also withdrew."}, {"text": "\"Youth With You\" (season 2) (), is a Chinese girl group reality competition show, which premiered on on video streaming platform iQiYi. The show is presented by Cai Xukun, with Lisa, Jony J, and Ella Chen serving as the mentors. The show introduces 109 female trainees from different companies, who are voted for by viewers. The Top 9 trainees with the most votes in the final episode debuted in the Chinese girl group The9. Overview. Background. \"Youth With You\" season 2 is intended to promote China's new era youth culture in overseas countries. The series has the themes of \"interpreting self\" and \"not defining self\", showing the mentality and struggle of the girls. Scheme. The show convenes 109 young girls who sing and dance well and will move towards the final debut through a four-month training and stage competition. Only 9 out of 109 girls can debut by forming a girl group, and they will be selected based on the votes of the youth producers. Mentors. Kun, as the winner of season 1, rarely participated in variety shows after his debut. This time, as a trainee who witnessed dreams, he regained the place where the dream began. Being the representative"}, {"text": "of youth producers is not only a retrospect of the very beginning mind but also the inheritance of dreams. As a member of S.H.E, who debuted 19 years ago, Ella Chen's strength and professionalism are beyond doubt. In addition to helping the participants in music, her joining has a more profound meaning for the young and inexperienced trainees. From being called \"tomboy\" at the time of debut, to a fashionable wife and mother, she has always insisted on being herself. Her experience coincides with the idea of \"Don't define, only create infinite possibilities\" in season 3, which is also the profound reason that the program chose her as the new music mentor. Lisa is the dance mentor of season 2. As a member of the immensely popular South Korean girl group Blackpink, Lisa has an amazing appearance as well as dance strength. As well as being cute and shy, she also has confidence. Plus, her bangs are known as \"iron bangs\" because she moves with such grace that they don't move. As a leading figure of the Chinese rap industry, Jony J is the first rapper in China to hold a concert of ten thousand people. Since the audience often"}, {"text": "ponders his highly personalized lyrics, he is also known as \"Hip-hop Poet\". Contestants. Color key Elimination Chart. Color key Episodes. Episode 1 (12 March 2020). Four mentors arrive at the welcome party and met the 109 trainees. In the last seasons, the mentors would only be able to meet the trainees on the stage of preliminary rating. This time the mentors get to meet them in advance to learn about their characters and backgrounds so that they can talk with the trainees in a better way. Every trainee introduces herself at the party and seated herself around a very long table next to each other. On the next day, the four mentors give their performance on the stage for the trainees. Dance mentor Lisa performs \"In the Name of Love\" and \"Attention\"; rap mentor Jony J performs \"My Man\"; vocal mentor Ella performs \"How Old Are You\"; and youth producers' representative Kun performs \"YOUNG.\" Then comes the stage of preliminary rating for the trainees. The trainees who choose the same song are automatically paired one-to-one and compete against each other. The one-to-one performance makes it easier to observe and compare the trainees. The mentors will then rank them from Class"}, {"text": "A to F according to their performance. Episode 2 (14 March 2020). The stage of preliminary rating continues. Kong Xueer becomes the first trainee that is assigned to Class A. She and Zhao Xiaotang talk about being trainees who have already debuted before and how their experiences make them more mature and independent, resonating many trainees who have similar experiences. Wang Qing and Zhang Yu perform \"Theme Song of Love\" using their unique style and make all the mentors and trainees laugh a lot. Wang Qing's management of facial expression and her overall performance touch the judges and get she into Class A. A fierce battle rises within Shangguan Xiai, An Qi and Xu Jiaqi. All of them prove themselves by their solo performances and are all assigned to A class. Chua Zhuoyi bursts into tears when she shares how she feels about the odium from people on the Internet towards her. They think that her experience makes her \"unqualified\" for being a member of a girls' team. She insists that she doesn't live in the comments at all, and she will love herself, be herself, and go ahead bravely. Vocal mentor Ella says that girls shouldn't have only one"}, {"text": "look, and a girls' team shouldn't be defined, so \"Youth With You\" season 2 will let girls' team have an evolution. Episode 3 (19 March 2020). The stage of preliminary rating continues. Duan Xiaowei's performance of new Japanese sign dance amazes everyone. Then she is assigned to Class A. After performing, \"chatty\" Esther Yu spends 3 minutes explaining how she tries to show her feelings through acting in the show, but Kun points out that Esther is trying too hard and it is better if she just highlights particular parts. As time goes, sleepiness comes quietly, but Yu Yan's stunning opening of her show awakes everyone, and she is assigned to Class A. Only XIN Liu chooses \"No Joke\", so she does not have a rival. Her perfect performance wins mentor over. Lisa says this is what she has been waiting for, and XIN aced all the aspects. Everyone is very surprised about Luna Qin coming to this stage, but Luna thinks it is difficult to understand someone through the Internet, so she wants to show more about herself through the program. The battle between AKB48 and SNH48 also attracts everyone's attention as the two groups are from the same"}, {"text": "system. Though they already have some achievement in their circle, Momo says they are in a status of closed-loop development, so they want to get out of the loop and make progress step by step. Ella points out that both groups' performances are quite formulized and lack personal characteristics. They should think about what kind of girl group members they want to become to let people remember each of them. Everyone in these two teams is assigned to Class D. Episode 4 (21 March 2020). The stage of preliminary rating continues. It begins with the competition within the original rap team. Jony J says rappers in this program are like playing away from home because this is the home for trainees. He is stricter than the trainees expect. When he criticizes GIA's performance, everyone is quite shocked. As a professional rapper, NINEONE has released over 30 original pieces, but Jony J says the song she chooses is not competent enough in such a competitive part because it doesn't show what she is capable of. Kun and Jony J have different opinions on Shaking Chloe's ranking. Kun thinks Shaking Chloe deserves Class A based on her performance as a whole. Still,"}, {"text": "Jony believes it is better to give her a signal that she is good, but not good enough, so they assign her to Class B. After the performance of rap team, Hana Lin attracts the trainees' attention because she is already a very famous influencer and owns a successful business. Hana says she chooses to come here because she thinks an Internet influencer's career is very fragile, so she wants to develop more skills. The performance of the girls from Yuehua ENT is great as a whole, but the mentors are not impressed by any of them as they don't have distinct characteristics, so all of them are assigned to Class C. The preliminary rating finally ends. The first mission for the trainees is position assessment. There are three positions: Vocal, Dance and Rap. At first, every trainee gets to choose the position they want. Different songs are for different positions, but only trainees in Class A has the right to select the song they prefer. Out of everyone's expectation, Frhanm chooses \"Kissing the Future of Love\" because she wants to show the audience that she can give everything they want. After choosing the song they want, Class A trainees"}, {"text": "can also select the teammates they want. The order of selection is decided by random draw. The trainee that is drawn can finish her selection of teammates at once. After Class A trainees finish their grouping, there are still several songs left. For all the left songs, they are chosen by picking up balls. However, if some trainees are not chosen to perform the remaining songs in their position, they will then be assigned to other groups. After the grouping ends, responsibility assignment comes. Every group needs to choose a leader and centre. Everyone wants the centre position, so the battle for it begins. For the group \"Oh Boy,\" Sharon Wang and Shen Jie battles for the centre position, but Sharon loses in the voting because the three sisters of Jie, Shen Bing, Shen Qing, Shen Yu all vote for her. The discussion becomes quite intense. Jie's sisters think Sharon and Jie are equally matched, but Jie has a bright spot and catches their eyes. However, the other two members don't agree because they think Sharon's level is way above the rest of the members. In the end, the sisters persuade others, and Jie becomes the centre. Missions. Mission 1:"}, {"text": "Position Evaluation. Color key Mission 2: Group Battle. Color key Mission 3: Theme Song Assessment. Color key Mission 4: Cooperation Stage. Color key Mission 5: Final Stage Performance. Color key Production. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the filming location, Guangdong, has been sealed up and filming has been halted since 22 January. Along with Cai Xukun and Jony J, 5 girls \u2014Xu Jiaqi, Shangguan Xiai, An Qi, Kong Xueer and Wang Qing \u2014 participated in promotions for \"Youth With You Season 2\" on Happy Camp on the episode on 29 February. Controversy. Shen Bing's Controversy. On 25 March, a man who claimed to be Shen Bing's boyfriend posted a statement that he had been seeing her since September 2019 and hidden his marriage from her. According to him, Shen Bing had made threatening comments to his wife after learning of his marriage. Thereafter, Shen Bing withdrew from the show, stating that she had had no idea about his marriage, contradicting what her boyfriend had said. Final Episode's Controversy. On the final episode of \"Youth With You\" season 2, when the song \"Hunt\" was performed live, the audio quality during the live stage was poor and some of the trainee's voices"}, {"text": "couldn't be heard. Many netizens were disappointed by the poor audio and the trainee's poor vocals, and trended the topic on Weibo, with many calling it a \"car accident\". When trainee Yu Shuxin was announced a member of The9, she sang a song to prove her vocal abilities after many found her performance in \"Hunt\" disappointing. The same day, Dove posted in Weibo to congratulate Liu Yuxin for becoming the first in \"Youth With You\" season 2 before the result was announced. Then, it was deleted. The next day, Dove clarified that the staff will send out congratulations in advance."}, {"text": "John Harvey sometimes Jack Harvey (1884\u2013????) from Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire was a British professional road racing cyclist in the 1900s and 1910s. He held the National Cyclists' Union, 25 mile title in 1909 and was the English Champion for the one mile distance, in 1910. Personal life. Between 1910 -1913, he ran a pub called Old Blue Post Hotel in Stafford. He served in the Army in 1915 aged 31."}, {"text": "Nurit Bird-David (; born 29 September 1951) is a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. She is best known for her study of the Nayaka hunter-gatherers in South India, upon which she based much of her writings on animism, relational epistemology, and indigenous small-scale communities, and which later inspired additional fieldwork and insights on home-making in contemporary industrial societies, and the theoretical concept of scale in anthropology and other social sciences. Biography. Bird-David studied economics and mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA cum laude 1975) and social anthropology at Cambridge University, Trinity College (PhD 1983). Her doctoral work was conducted with the Nayaka people in South India, studying their social system. Bird-David has been a research fellow at New Hall, Cambridge (1985\u20131987). She was appointed as a lecturer in sociology and anthropology at Tel Aviv University (1987\u20131995) and then moved in 1994 to Haifa University. She became associate professor in 2008, and full professor in 2017. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge (Smuts Institute for Commonwealth Studies, 1991), at Harvard University (2008) and at University College London (2017). Bird-David is a member of the Advisory Board of the World Council"}, {"text": "of Anthropological Associations. Much of her work is based on her early ethnographic fieldwork on the Nayaka. Bird-David began working with them in 1978, a decade before governmental and nongovernmental agents reached them, and has since continued to study their changing lifeways for four decades. Bird-David is most well-known for her work on animism and more-than-human relations of contemporary hunter-gatherer peoples. Studying the Nayaka, she noted their approach to the natural environment as a community of related humans and nonhumans. Bird-David argued that this animistic approach embodies a mode of knowing and being in the world that can be called a \u201crelational epistemology\u201d. In turn, she claimed that this mode fosters an intimate understanding of the environment and shapes manifold aspects of hunter-gatherer cultures, such as affluent economies, sharing, communication with ancestors, illness-healing practices, and parent-child relations. Her works have since been highly cited and referenced in studies discussing animism, hunter-gatherer cultural life, and more-than-human perceptions of the environment. She is often credited as being among the initiators of the anthropological re-visitation of animism, leading to a new academic discourse on human and non-human relations, and standing at the root of the ontological turn in anthropology. In 2018 Bird-David received"}, {"text": "the award of life achievement by the International Society for Hunter Gatherer Research (ISHGR). Bird-David's experience with hunter-gatherers led her to consider other cases of indigenous small-scale societies, particularly the significance of the concept of scale in anthropological theory. Ethnographically describing the distinctive phenomenological and cultural experiences of life in minuscule hunter-gatherer societies, she argues that Anthropology has long neglected group size, horizons of concerns, and scalability in describing and explaining such small-scale worlds and comparing them to larger-scale societies (especially global society and nation-states). Bird-David's interest in small-scale communities, scale, and perceptions of the environment, has led her to later study cultures of home in the neoliberal and digital age. Extending the notions of intimate communal structures and scalability developed in her previous research, she studied home-construction and home-design practices in Israeli society, and is currently conducting a cross-cultural study of Airbnb home-sharing with strangers. In these projects Bird-David examines the relation between digitally-enabled huge scales of connectivity, and small-scale cultures of home and daily living."}, {"text": "Kahatagaha Graphite Mine ( \"Kahatagaha Miniran Pathala\") is a graphite mine located in the village of Kahatagaha in Dodangaslanda in Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It is one of the largest mines in Sri Lanka. Mining started in 1872, under a British owner and was purchased by Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle. It remained in the Attygalle family after the deaths of Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle and his son Francis Dixon Attygalle and was managed by D. S. Senanayake and John Kotelawala until it was nationalised in 1972. Its production dropped after it was taken over by the state due to corruption and mismanagement. Today its managed by the government owned Kahatagaha Graphite Lanka Limited."}, {"text": "Robert Mallory Berry (28 Jan 1846 \u2013 19 May 1929) was an American naval officer and Arctic explorer. Biography. Berry began his naval career attending the United States Naval Academy from January 1862 until June 1866. Search for the \"Jeannette\". In May 1881, Berry became commander of USS Rodgers, a ship built for Arctic navigation. He was part of the second relief effort of the ill-fated \"Jeannette\" expedition. The ship left San Francisco in June and arrived at Petropavlovsk 33 days later, where the captain of the Russian corvette \"Streloch\" offered \"any needed assistance\" on behalf of his government in the search for clues of the missing ship. Berry took on two Chukchis as hunters and dog drivers at Saint Lawrence Bay, and on 20 August, entered the Arctic Ocean. At Herald Island, Berry found out that the crew of the preceding ship, , had already covered the island without success. Three days later Berry landed with a party at then still little explored Wrangel Island further to the west and was the first to survey the southern coast and part of the interior, proving that Wrangel was an island and not the southern edge of a polar land mass."}, {"text": "Berry left Wrangel Island on 13 September, and moved north and west until stopped by pack ice on 18. Returning to Wrangel, the search was continued choosing another course until 27. Again blocked by ice, Berry decided to turn south for winter quarters. The first week in October a party was left under Master Charles F. Putnam on Tiapka Island off Cape Serdtse-Kamen with provisions, supplies, and fuel for a year; as well as a boat, dogs, and sleds to explore the coast westward in search of the crews of \"Jeanette\" and the missing whalers. On October 8, 1881, the ship returned to Saint Lawrence Bay in Chukotka, but bad weather prevented the transfer of a large part of her provisions and supplies to the shore. On 30 November, fire broke out in the hold. Through the day, stores were removed to ease the firefighting efforts, but at midnight, the fires still raged and USS Rodgers was abandoned. The burning ship drifted up the bay and early the next day her magazine exploded. A temporary shore camp sheltered the crew until the next day when they moved to the village of Noomamoo, away. Later divided into four parties, most of"}, {"text": "the crew wintered there and in three nearby villages. As the crew adjusted to life ashore, Lieutenant Berry set out to inform Putnam's camp of the fire. Meanwhile, Master Putnam had learned of the disaster and had started for Saint Lawrence Bay with supplies for the relief of survivors. After reaching the bay, Putnam returned to his camp but lost his way in a blizzard and drifted out to sea on an ice floe. An unsuccessful, month-long search for him was conducted along the coast. On February 8, 1882, a party under Lieutenant Berry \u2014who had not yet learned of Putnam's loss\u2014set out on another search along the coast for \"Jeanette\"s crew. On 24 March, they arrived at the Russian post at Nishne and learned of the landing of part of \"Jeanette\"s crew at the mouth of the Lena River the previous September. Berry and his party then returned home. Later life. Berry married Mary Augusta Berry (n\u00e9e Brady; 1870\u20131928) on October 9, 1895; they had no children. He was promoted to the rank of captain on February 1a, 1901 and of rear admiral on July 29, 1906. Berry finally retired from active service in the U.S. Navy on 28"}, {"text": "January 1908. Honors. Rear Admiral Berry died in 1929 and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Berry Point, a headland in Wrangel Island, as well as Berry Peak, the highest point of the island, were named after him."}, {"text": "Frank Huyler (born September 24, 1964) is an American emergency physician, poet and author in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is best known for his book \"The Blood of Strangers: True Stories from the Emergency Room\" which has been translated into a number of languages. Early life and education. Frank Huyler was born in 1964, in Berkeley, California, to parents who were both teachers at international schools. He attended kindergarten in London, and moved to Iran with his family when he was in his teens. He is a graduate of Williams College and received his medical education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from where he qualified as a physician in 1996. Career. Huyler practices as an emergency physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Writing. Huyler has published a number of books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. He is best known for his book \"The Blood of Strangers: True Stories from the Emergency Room\" which has been translated into a number of languages. His most recent collection of essays, \"White Hot Light\", are \"tales from the emergency room, told with no-nonsense brevity, clarity, and compassion\""}, {"text": "Hinde Boujemaa () is a half-Tunisian, half-Belgian film director. Life. Boujemaa did a degree in marketing, worked in makeup and special effects, and brought up children before starting her career in filmmaking. In 2006 she studied scriptwriting in a French correspondence course school, and in 2009 wrote a feature film, \"Under Paradise\", which won the Sud Ecriture prize at the Carthage Film Festival. She has said that the Tunisian Revolution was responsible for her own \"personal revolution\", giving her the inspiration to pursue filmmaking for herself. Boujemaa's documentary \"It Was Better Tomorrow\" follows the life of a young woman in Tunis trying to care for her children after the Tunisian Revolution. Her 2019 feature film \"Noura's Dream\" portrays a woman (played by Hend Sabri) who is caught between her husband and her lover. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival."}, {"text": "\"Yeowarok\" (The Story of Yeowa: this is a case in which the title of the piece differs from the name of the protagonist of the story.) \"Yeowarok\" (\u5973\u5aa7\u9304 The Story of Yeowa), also known as \"Yeowajeon\" (\u5973\u5aa7\u50b3The Tale of Yeowa)\",\" is a novel created based on a readers\u2019 experience of reading a novel in the late Joseon dynasty. \"Yeowarok\" features women in a total of over 14 classical novels, including \"Yussisamdaerok\" (\u5289\u6c0f\u4e09\u4ee3\u9304 The Story of Three Generations of the Yu Family), \"So Hyeonseongrok\" (\u8607\u8ce2\u8056\u9304 The Story of So Hyeonseong). Most of the women are assessed by Mun Changseong, or Princess Jinyang from \"Yussisamdaerok\". It is considered to be linked to other stories that critique novels, such as \"Tusaekjiyeonui\" (\u9b2a\u8272\u8a8c\u6f14\u7fa9 A Fiction based on a True Story about Women Competing for Their Beauty) and \"Hwangneungmonghwangi\" (\u9ec3\u9675\u5922\u9084\u8a18 A Story about Meeting the Two Queens at Hwangneung Tomb). It is also known as a derivative work of \"Yussisamdaerok.\" Authorship. The author of \"Yeowarok\" is currently unknown but is assumed to have been an avid reader of Korean classical literature, who used the information about various characters in several different novels to create a new novel. As many of the characters borrowed from other"}, {"text": "novels are women, some presume the author to have been a woman. It is estimated to have been written in the 18th century and widely enjoyed across the span of two centuries from the 19th to the 20th centuries. Plot. Yeowa (\u5973\u5aa7, Pinyin: N\u00fcwa), the mother goddess of Chinese mythology, is giving a lecture about the way of the heavens when strange energy begins to rise from the earth. The energy is coming from women at Hwangneung Tomb who were competing for their beauty and calling themselves by the posthumous titles of virtuous emperors and wise kings in front of Emperor Shun's two queens. When Yeowa becomes enraged at the irreverence of the women, Bokhui (\u4f0f\u7fb2) sends Mun Changseong and Mun Ilseong down to earth to handle the situation at Hawngneung Tomb. Descending to Hwangneung Tomb along with Mun Ilseong, Mun Changseong points out the women\u2019 lack of reverence and strips them of the titles they have conferred on themselves. Mun Changseong then criticizes each woman's accomplishments and failures, rearranges their ranks, sends away some of the women from the Hwangneung Tomb, and brings in new women to the tomb to be servants to the two queens. After resolving the"}, {"text": "situation at Hwangneung Tomb, Mun Changseong and Mun Ilseong return to the celestial realm, and the women who have been left behind at the tomb praise Mun Changseong's brilliance. The story of Mun Changseong's past life is then introduced in connection with \"Yussisamdaerok.\" Overjoyed at the work carried out by Mun Changseong and Mun Ilseong, Yeowa tells the Jade Emperor about their accomplishments. The emperor praises them and appoints Mun Changseong as the Grand Supervisor of the World Under Heaven (\u5929\u4e0b\u6587\u8108 \u5927\u7e3d\u7ba1). On the way back to the palace, Mun Changseong gets into an argument with Bodhisattva Gwaneum (\u89c0\u97f3, pinyin: Guanyi), eventually persuading the latter. However, Gwaneum's disciple, novice monk Mokcha, fights Mun Changseong, who subdues him by pinning him with a brush. At this, Gwaneum goes to Buddha, asking for revenge, but Buddha orders Gwaneum to respect Mun's dignity, strengthening Mun Changseong's reputation even more. Features and Significance. \"Yeowajeon\" was created based on the reading experience of numerous novels that were circulated in the late Joseon dynasty, and it is an important source that allows us to identify the trend in which readers of the time read novels. In the process of critiquing and interpreting previous novels, the author"}, {"text": "of \"Yeowajeon\" uses the women characters in those novels and recreates them into new people, which shows traces of active reading. In particular, the focus on Mun Changseong, who is the actual protagonist of this story, shows that this novel not only emphasizes feminine ethics but also reflects expectations of women to display their skills and talents. Text. In 1992, Lee Su-bong introduced \"Yeowarok\" as an edition of \"Yussisamdaerok\". Then in 1997, it was rediscovered as an independent novel, titled \"Yeowarok\", by Song Seong-uk. Currently there are 20 handwritten editions of this novel. References. \u201cYeowa-jeon,\u201d Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (\ud55c\uad6d\ubbfc\uc871\ubb38\ud654\ub300\ubc31\uacfc) http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0036427"}, {"text": "Kriwe Kriwaito (, ) or simply Kriwe (, ) was the chief priest in the old Baltic religion. Known primarily from the dubious 16th-century writings of Simon Grunau, the concept of \"kriwe\" became popular during the times of romantic nationalism. However, lack of reliable written evidence has led some researchers to question whether such pagan priest actually existed. The title was adopted by Romuva, the neo-pagan movement in Lithuania, when Jonas Trink\u016bnas was officially installed as \"krivi\u0173 krivaitis\" in October 2002. Written sources. Peter of Dusburg wrote about \"kriwe\" in his chronicle \"Chronicon terrae Prussiae\" finished in 1326. According to him, \"kriwe\" lived in Romuva and was respected as a Catholic pope not only by the Old Prussians but also by other Baltic tribes. His envoys carried a certain rod (Latin: \"baculum\") or another symbol and commanded respect both from the nobles and the paupers. \"Kriwe\" could see dead people and describe them to the relatives. After a military victory, people would donate a third of their loot to \"kriwe\" who burned it. The same information was repeated by Dusburg's translator Nikolaus von Jeroschin who added that it was \"kriwe\" who maintained the sacred eternal flame and translated \"kriwe\" as"}, {"text": "\"the highest judge\". Jan D\u0142ugosz (1415\u20131480) wrote that people who disobeyed \"kriwe\" faced execution. He also added that Adalbert of Prague was murdered in 997 by the order of a \"kriwe\". Simon Grunau (died ) provided most detailed description of the pagan priest and introduced the double title \"Kriwe Kriwaito\" or \"Criwo Cyrwaito\". He listed the names of all \"kriwe\", from the first Bruteno, one of the legendary kings of Prussia alongside his brother Widewuto, to Alleps. According to Grunau, \"kriwe\" was the center of both religious and political life of Prussians; for example, he could start or end wars. An elderly \"kriwe\" was supposed to sacrifice himself to the gods by self-immolation though that happened infrequently. A new \"kriwe\" would be selected by lower rank priests and prophets (also known as \"). Augustinus Rotundus (1520\u20131582) described the temple of Perk\u016bnas in \u0160ventaragis' Valley in Vilnius and that it was attended by \"kriwe\". Maciej Stryjkowski () wrote that Lizdeika who interpreted a dream of Grand Duke Gediminas about the Iron Wolf (the story was first written in the Lithuanian Chronicles) was a \"kriwe\". He also wrote the double name for \"kriwe\" as \"kyrie kyrieito\" to draw parallels with Greek \"kyrios\""}, {"text": "(lord). Matth\u00e4us Pr\u00e4torius () described and drew examples of a crooked and twisted wooden stick called \"\". It was used by village elders to call neighbors to a gathering to discuss common matters. The tradition survived into the 19th century and a few examples of \"krywule\" were collected by ethnographers for various museums. Such gathering was mentioned by Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714\u20131780) in his epic poem \"The Seasons\". Later authors, including Jonas Bretk\u016bnas, Marcin Kromer, Alexander Guagnini, provided no new information about \"kriwe\". Interpretations. Since the concept of a \"pagan pope\" became very popular during the times of romantic nationalism but very little is actually known, interpretations abound. Etymology. The most commonly accepted etymology of \"kriwe\" is that the word is derived from \"curved, crooked\" (Lithuanian: \"kreivas\", Latvian: \"krievs\", Latin: \"curvus\"). was the first to connect \"kriwe\" with \"krywule\", a crooked rod used in villages. Other authors that connected \"kriwe\" with the rod or with crookedness include , Ludwig Rhesa, Aleksander Br\u00fcckner, Kazimieras B\u016bga, Vladimir Toporov. However, there were attempts at different interpretations. Johann Erich Thunmann was the first to analyze etymology of \"kriwe\" and claimed that it was derived from German \"Grewe\" meaning chief, supervisor. , , and Gotthard Friedrich"}, {"text": "Stender believed that \"kriwe\" was derived from \"krievi\", Latvian ethnonym for Russians. Kazimieras Jaunius argued that it was derived from \"ker\u0117ti\", Lithuanian word for enchant, prophesize. Rolandas Kreg\u017edys proposed that \"kriwe\" should be derived from \"Curche\", Prussian god mentioned in the 1249 Treaty of Christburg. argued that \"kriwe\" was not a title but a proper name of a man. Similarly, the double name \"Kriwe Kriwaito\" received varied interpretations. It is commonly assumed that it should be read as \"kriwe of kriwes\" (e.g. King of Kings). Kazimieras B\u016bga believed that the double name is an error by Grunau who missed a connector between \"crywe kyrwaide\". Vladimir Toporov suggested that \"kriwaito\" is a diminutive form of \"kriwe\" and reflect dual functions of \"kriwe\" as a religious and as a political leader. Authenticity. S. C. Rowell suggested that Peter of Dusburg invented \"kriwe\" and Romuva to portray the Baltic religion as a \"counter-church\". Such an account could have served several purposes: to demonstrate that pagans are so well organized that they have their own pope and pose a serious threat, to shame Christians into respecting their own pope, or to make pagan society easier to understand to a Christian reader. Rowell points to"}, {"text": "a lack of corroborating evidence from other contemporary documents or archaeological research. Aleksander Br\u00fcckner suggested that \"kriwe\" never existed and that the word denoted not a title for a priest but a rod that priests sent to people to gather them for an annual sacrifice. Some authors, including Marceli Kosman and , went further and doubted that the pagan society even had a class of religious officials. \"Kriwe\" as a more or less authentic pagan priest is accepted by Norbertas V\u0117lius and Gintaras Beresnevi\u010dius. Beresnevi\u010dius suggested that Grunau's description was drawn from Prussian tradition though likely heavily distorted. He drew parallels between Baltic \"kriwe\" and Celtic druids and suggested that the common elements could be a result of either migration or date to the common Indo-European roots. Vladimir Toporov argued that the Crooked Castle () in Vilnius was really Kriwe's Castle."}, {"text": "Alimov-Lyubimovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 150 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Alimov-Lyubimovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Kumylga River, 39 km south of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sharashensky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Alsyapinsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Galushkinskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 152 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Alsyapinsky is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Buzuluk River, 24 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Rog-Izmaylovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Amochayevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Cherkesovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 30 as of 2010. Geography. Amochayevsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Panika River, 36 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Cherkesovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Atamanovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Trostyanskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 18 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Atamanovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 72 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Popov is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Beryozovka 1-ya () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Beryozovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 698 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography. Beryozovka 1-ya is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Buzuluk River, 11 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novoanninsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Beryozovka 2-ya () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Beryozovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 268 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Beryozovka 2-ya is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 17 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Beryozovka 1-ya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Bolshoy Golovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 208 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Bolshoy Golovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 46 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maly Dubovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Joshua Brooksbank (22 March 1642 \u2013 5 February 1692) was a Church of Ireland priest in Ireland during the late seventeenth century. Brooksbank was born at Eccleshill, West Yorkshire and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He graduated BA in 1664 and MA in 1667. He was ordained deacon by Matthew Wren the Bishop of Ely on 22 September 1664; and priest by William Fuller the Bishop of Lincoln on 12 March 1867. He was Precentor of Limerick Cathedral from 1689 until 1690; and Dean of Clonfert from 1670 until his death."}, {"text": "Bolshoy Dubovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 53 as of 2010. Geography. Bolshoy Dubovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the Panika River, 31 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Popovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Borisovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 137 as of 2010. Geography. Borisovsky is located near Malyye and Bolshiye Yaryzhki Lakes, 20 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pereshchepnovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Bocharovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Bocharovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 583 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography. Bocharovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 250 km from Volgograd, 19 km south of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kuznetsovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Moruya, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904."}, {"text": "Budennovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Krasnokorotkovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 29 as of 2010. Geography. Budennovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Podpeshnoye Lake, 7 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasnokorotkovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Burnatsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Amovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 152 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Burnatsky is located 37 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Posyolok sovkhoza AMO is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "\"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\" () is a novel with a plot that revolves around the conflict between the stepmother and her stepchildren. It was written in \"hangeul\" and is considered to have been written by Lady Yi of Jeonju (\u5168\u5dde\u674e\u6c0f, 1694\u20131743), the mother of Ahn Gyeomje, in the early 18th century. It is one of the lengthiest books with 180 chapters in 180 volumes and is considered a masterpiece of classical Korean novels for its quality. Authorship. A record in \"Songnamjapji\" (\u677e\u5357\u96dc\u8b58 Miscellaneous Writings by Songnam) compiled by Songnam Jo Jaesam (\u8d99\u5728\u4e09, 1808\u20131866) states, \u201c\"Wanwol\" was written by the mother of Ahn Gyeomje (\u5b89\u517c\u6fdf, 1724-unknown), who wished to gain fame and honor by passing it over to the royal court.\u201d Scholars presume that \"Wanwol\" mentioned in this record is \"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\". Plot. Diachronically, it is a story that follows four generations of the Jeong family; synchronically, it focuses on the events of the Jeong family and also tells the stories of other families that are related to the Jeong family by marriage. The members of the third generation of the Jeong family are the central figures in this novel, which mainly depicts the birth of the third generation, their growth and marriage, social accomplishments,"}, {"text": "and filial piety and brotherly love. Early in the novel, a birthday banquet is held for Jeong Han, a member of the first generation of the Jeong family. Jeong Han\u2019s eldest son Jeong Jam does not have a son and ends up adopting his younger brother Jeongsam\u2019s son Jeong Inseong. At the birthday banquet, Jeong Inseong is named the successor of the family and promises of marriages are made with family friends. Two members of the third generation of the Jeong family, Jeong Inseong and Jeong Ingwang, become betrothed to Yi Jayeom and Jang Seongwan, respectively. The two couples who are bound by promises of marriage suffer numerous hardships and difficulties until they eventually marry and live in harmony. The two main conflicts in this novel are the conflict involving the naming of the family\u2019s successor and the conflict between the father-in-law and the sons-in-law. The former conflict occurs when Jeong Jam\u2019s second wife So Gyowan slanders Jeong Inseong and his wife Yi Jayeom to make her own son the successor of the Jeong family, while the latter conflict occurs between Jeong Ingwang and his father-in-law Jang Heon. While Jeong Inseong is a man of virtue with a calm and"}, {"text": "mild personality, Jeong Ingwang is a heroic character with a strong and reckless disposition. Ingwang\u2019s father in law Jang Heon is a weak-minded man without a sense of shame who grovels before the powerful. Immediately after the Jeong family collapses, Jang betrays them despite being indebted to them. Considering the ungrateful Jang Heon as his sworn enemy, Ingwang shifts his wrath to his wife Jang Seongwan. The conflict between Ingwang and his father-in-law is extremely intense, to the point that Ingwang demands his wife to commit suicide. However, an even more important conflict in the novel involves the issue of family succession, which is evidenced by the main narrative of the novel beginning with So Gyowan\u2019s plot against Jeong Inseong and ending with her becoming a completely changed person. Features and Significance. The theme of \"Wanwolhoemangyeon\" is well-depicted in the conflict in family succession: filial piety. Even with the knowledge of the stepmother\u2019s schemes and willingness to murder them, Jeong Inseong and his wife Yi Jayeom silently bear all the burden, sacrificing themselves to cover for her lack of virtue. \"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\" is a novel written by the first woman writer who has been rather specifically identified. Lady Yi from the"}, {"text": "Jeonju Yi clan had the cultural sophistication and skills to write a novel, considering the popularity of novels written in \"hangeul\" reaching its peak in the 18th century, the highest levels of scholarship attained by both her parents\u2019 family and her husband\u2019s family, and the high level of cultural sophistication of the Korean nobility including the family of Lady Yi. Also, there was a culture of the whole family getting together to write and enjoy reading novels written in \"hangeul\" (Korean alphabet) among the Korean nobility at the time. Taking into consideration the possibility of a group being involved in writing, it seems difficult to deny the record that states the author of \"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\" as Lady Yi from the Jeonju Yi clan. \"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\" is a classical masterpiece created relatively early, in the eighteenth century, that is unique in terms of length and quality writing. The sheer length of the novel is enormously long, matched only by Pak Kyung-Ri\u2019s \"Land\". It also boasts quality writing, particularly in terms of writing style and content. Among the classic novels written in \"hangeul,\" it is the most difficult to interpret but also has an elegant writing style. Based on these facts, some denied that"}, {"text": "it was authored by a woman, but continued research showed a high likelihood of a woman writer for this novel, which has since become an indicator of women\u2019s intellect at the time. Another characteristic feature of \"Wanwolhoemaengyeon\" is the narrative of scenes that focus on the details of dialogues, characters\u2019 emotions, and aspects of daily life throughout the gradual progress of events. Texts. There are three different editions of the novel. The \u201cNakseonjaebon\u201d consisting of 180 chapters in 180 volumes housed at the Academy of Korean Studies and the \u201cKyujanggakbon\u201d consisting of 180 chapters in 93 volumes are complete sets of the novel. There is an incomplete set of six chapters in five volumes of the novel, housed at Yonsei University. This lengthy novel was set in modern type by Professor Kim Jin-Se of Seoul National University and was printed by Seoul National University Press. References. \u201cWanwolhoemaengyeon,\u201d Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (\ud55c\uad6d\ubbfc\uc871\ubb38\ud654\ub300\ubc31\uacfc). https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=568820&cid=46641&categoryId=46641"}, {"text": "Verbochny () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Polevoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 53 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Verbochny is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 41 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zvyozdka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayyi, c. 1920 - 1987 is a Pintupi man born at Walukuritji, south of Lake Macdonald, and is best known as an artist, and important member with Papunya Tula Artists. Following the move to Papunya Tjungurayyi became a ngangkari and traditional doctor. Tjungurayyi first made contact with Papunya Tula Artists in February 1972 and, as a part of this movement, he experimented with a variety of styles from simple figurative imagery to significantly more complex work; these artworks referenced Western Desert iconography used in body painting for ceremony and ritual ground paintings. Tjungurayyi is an often under recognised artist in the Western Desert art movement."}, {"text": "Wat Tha Phra (, ) is one of the two \"khwaeng\" (subdistrict) of Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok's Thonburi side (left side of Chao Phraya River). History. Its name after a local temple, Wat Tha Phra, an ancient private temple. There is no obvious evidence of when temple was built or who built the place. It is only known that formerly the temple was called \"Wat Ko\" (\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e40\u0e01\u0e32\u0e30), which means \"island temple\" since in those days it was surrounded by three waterways, namely Khlong Mon, Khlong Bangkok Yai, and Chao Phraya River. Later, its name was changed to \"Wat Tha Phra\" as today, because Luang Pho Kesorn, the sacred Buddha image of Ayutthaya period, floated along the water and reached the temple, hence the name Wat Tha Phra, which means \"Buddha pier temple\". Wat Tha Phra sites on the right side of Charan Sanit Wong Road not far from Tha Phra Intersection and Tha Phra MRT station. Geography. The area is surrounded by canals on all parts except on the east part with Itsaraphap Road serves as boundary line between Wat Tha Phra and Wat Arun Subdistricts. Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Khun Si and Ban Chang Lo"}, {"text": "of Bangkok Noi District (across Khlong Mon), Wat Arun in its district, Hiran Ruchi, Bang Yi Ruea and Talat Phlu of Thon Buri District (across Khlong Bangkok Yai), Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen and Khuha Sawan of Phasi Charoen District (across Khlong Bangkok Yai). Soi Phet Kasem 4, also known as Soi Wat Sangkrachai is a shortcut to Soi Itsaraphap 21 on Itsaraphap Road near the foot of Charoenphat Bridge and Kudi Charoenphat."}, {"text": "This is a list of public art in Harlow in Essex, including statues, busts and other memorials. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and as such does not include, for example, artworks in museums."}, {"text": "The Antas da Valeira are two Chalcolithic dolmen, or burial chambers, about 100 metres apart, close to the village of Nossa Senhora da Gra\u00e7a do Divor in the \u00c9vora district of the Alentejo region of Portugal. Situated in a farm field about one kilometer from the Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech and ten kilometers from the notable megalithic complex of the Almendres Cromlech, these dolmen are among numerous megalithic sites identified in the \u00c9vora area. These two monuments have yet to be studied by archaeologists and are in a poor condition. Anta da Valeira 1 is situated between two olive trees. It consists of a degraded polygonal chamber with traces of an entrance corridor and tumulus. Six large stones or pillars can be seen but all have fallen from their original positions. There is no trace of a capstone or an entrance corridor. Anta da Valeira 2 is also in a bad condition. Five large stones that would have served as pillars remain on the site, which has been much affected by agricultural work."}, {"text": "\"Restroom Occupied\" is a song by American rapper Yella Beezy, featuring American singer Chris Brown. It was released on July 19, 2019 as the second single from Yella Beezy's mixtape \"Baccend Beezy\" (2019). An official music video for the song was released on November 14, 2019, and features a club scenario. Music video. The video was directed by Ben Griffin. On November 14, 2019, it was uploaded to Yella Beezy YouTube account. Comedian Michael Blackson makes a cameo appearance in the video."}, {"text": "Wang Lang-banhonjeon (Korean: \uc655\ub791\ubc18\ud63c\uc804; \u738b\u90de\u8fd4\u9b42\u50b3 The Story of the Return of Wang Lang's Spirit to This World) is a Buddhist narrative found in documents of the Koryo dynasty that was fleshed out and completed in the mid-Joseon dynasty. The story is about a man named Wang Lang who is taken to the other world for something he did but then is brought back to life. Authorship. The novel is published in \"Gwonnyeomyorok\" (\u52f8\u5ff5\u8981\u9304 An Essential Record of Advice on Buddhist Invocations) published by Hwaeomsa in 1637 (15th year in the reign of King Injo of the Joseon dynasty). The foreword includes the characters \u201cNaamchan (\u61f6\u5eb5\u64b0),\u201d meaning \u201ccompiled by Naam,\u201d which led scholars to believe that the book was compiled by Naam Bou (\u61f6\u5eb5 \u666e\u96e8, 1515-1565), a Buddhist monk from the mid-Joseon dynasty. However, a version of the novel appears in \"Bulseolamitagyeong\" (\u4f5b\u8aaa\u963f\u5f4c\u9640\u7d93 Amitabha Buddha Sutra), published in 1304 (30th year in the reign of King Chungnyeol from the Koryo dynasty), citing \"Gungwonjip\" (\u7aae\u539f\u96c6, a book of unidentifiable nature) as a reference. Therefore, the story is assumed to be written before the time of King Chungnyeol of Koryo, and the author is unknown. Plot. Wang Lang's real name is Wang Sagwe,"}, {"text": "and he is a man from Gilju. One night, his wife Song who has been dead for 11 years appears to him, telling him that Yeomla (Yama) is will punish the two of them for criticizing a devout Buddhist named An Nosuk. She then advises him to hang a painting of Amitabha Buddha on the west wall, and sit on the east side of the house, and recite Buddhist invocations. The next day, Wang Lang does as Song told him the night before when five demon messengers appear. They pay respects to the painting and bow to Wang, telling him that they admire Wang but that they were ordered by Yeomla to bring him to the other world. Although the third demon messenger argues that Wang Lang should be tied up and brought to Yeomla, the rest of the demon messengers disagree, saying that someone reciting the Buddhist invocations should not be tied up. The first demon messenger comforts Wang by telling him that his sin is grave enough for him to be sent to hell but their good word will bring him back to life. In hell, the five demon messengers speak highly of Wang's conduct to Yeomla, who"}, {"text": "becomes impressed by Wang. He then calls \"choepangwan\" (an official in hell), telling him to look for ways for Wang's wife Song, who has died so long ago and no longer has a body, to be reincarnated. \"Choepangwan\" comes up with an idea of putting Song's soul in the body of the princess of Wolji who died at the age of 21 and was reborn in Yamacheon (the third of the six realms in the Buddhist cosmology). Advising Wang Lang and his wife not to criticize Ahn Nosuk, Yeomla asks them to relay to Ahn that he will pass away in three years. Wang Lang comes back to life, while Song is reborn as a princess of Wolji. Seeing that her daughter has come back to life, the king of Wolji is overjoyed at first but becomes morose when he hears about what happened in the other world. Song and Wang Lang live together for the rest of their lives until they die and go to heaven. Features and Significance. There have been conflicting arguments about \"Wangnangbanhonjeon\" being the first novel written in \"hangeul\" (Korean alphabet)\",\" which became irrelevant when an edition written in Chinese characters from the Koryo dynasty"}, {"text": "was eventually discovered. However, this story is published in both Chinese characters and in Korean in \"Gwonnyeomyorok\", which shows how this Buddhist narrative came to be enjoyed in \"hangeul.\" This novel also illustrates the process in which a story about a man's experience in hell is developed into an early work of fiction in the Koryo dynasty. As the story involves the prolonging of the protagonist's life, it is related to the tales or dances and songs about prolonging life. In particular, it features a scene in which the protagonist fools the demon messengers, which is comparable to the plot of \"Jangjapuri\", a \"seosamuga\" (a shaman's song and dance performance with a narrative). Other. The genre of the book is considered a Buddhist novel. However, there are conflicting thoughts on whether it should be considered a novel as it lacks the structure of fiction and is also bound together with annotations of Buddhist scriptures, while some also consider it a play for the conversational tone of the work. Texts. There is a total of 10 editions of \"Wangnangbanhonjeon.\" Among them, two editions are bound together with the Buddhist scripture \"Amitagyeong\" (Amitabha Sutra), one is bound with \"Gwonnyeomoyorok\", and seven are"}, {"text": "published together with the Buddhist book \"Yeombulbogwonmun\" (A Book of Buddhist Invocations). References. \u201cWangnangbanhonjeon,\u201d Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (\ud55c\uad6d\ubbfc\uc871\ubb38\ud654\ub300\ubc31\uacfc) https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=568879&cid=46641&categoryId=46641"}, {"text": "Kobamelo Kebaikanye (born 27 August 1991) is a Motswana footballer playing for Orapa United in the Botswana Premier League and the Botswana national football team. Career. Kebaikanye began his career at Molepolole New Town Highlanders in the KRFA Division One. Although he stayed just one season with the Division One side, he impressed Township Rollers and made the switch to the Premier League in 2010. There he quickly established himself as one of the most fearsome wingers in the league, mainly due to his terrifying pace and dribbling down the flank. He was loaned to fellow Premier League team BDF XI for the 2016\u201317 season and sold to Orapa United upon his return. 2010\u201311, 2013\u201314, 2015\u201316 2011\u201312 2018\u201319"}, {"text": "Joel ben Simeon, also known as Feibush Ashkenazi (died c.1492) was a 15th-century Jewish scribe and illuminator who worked in Germany and Northern Italy. He is best known for the manuscript today known as the Ashkenazi Haggadah. Life. Joel ben Simeon was originally from either Cologne (where Jews were expelled in 1424) or Bonn. Around the middle of the century he moved to northern Italy, where he travelled between cities to work his trade. He died around 1492."}, {"text": "Joeri Pardo (born 12 October 1977) is a retired Belgian football midfielder. He was a squad member for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship."}, {"text": "Munivasakasamy Temple, Neithavasal is a Siva temple in Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu (India). It is at distance of 3 km from Tiruvenkadu Neithalvayil is called by local people as Neithavasal now. Vaippu Sthalam. The Vaippu Sthalam also Called Tevara Vaippu Sthalam are places in South India that were mentioned casually in the songs in Tevaram, hymns composed in praise of Lord Shiva during 7th-8th century. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar. This place might have been the Neithalankanal very Kaverippumpattinam. Later it might have got the name of Neithalvasal. List of Vaippu Sthalam. The list of the Vaippu Sthalam is found in each verse of Tevaram that may be part of verses glorifying other temples. Presiding deity. The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the \"lingam\", is Munivasakasamy. He is also known Kailasanathar. His consort is known as Mathurabashini. Shrines. In the Prakaram shrines of Vinayaka, Subramania, Bairava and Sanisvara are found. To reach. From Tiruvenkadu the corner of the place where the temple car was kept can be seen. From there one should go through left. From there at a distance of 3 km this place can"}, {"text": "be reached."}, {"text": "Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi is a Hungarian solar scientist and professor of physics at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London. She also maintains affiliations with Solar and Stellar Activity Research Team at Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Space Research Laboratory (LESIA) of Paris Observatory. She has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal \"Solar Physic\"s since 2005 and has served in leadership roles within the International Astronomical Union. Background and scientific career. van Driel-Gesztelyi completed a University Diploma in Astronomy and Physics at Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary in 1974. and a PhD at Charles University, Prague, in 1990. In 2004 she was awarded a DSc from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest. van Driel-Gesztelyi started her research career at Debrecen Observatory, Hungary, in 1974, where she was remained until 1992. In 1988 she was appointed a guest researcher of the Astronomical Institute, University of Utrecht and in 1992 of the ISAS & Kiso Observatory, Tokyo University. In 1994 she also began a guest appointment at the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (which she maintains to this day), and was appointed a senior scientific fellow of Konkoly Observatory, Hungary. In 2000 she joined the Mullard Space Science Laboratory"}, {"text": "of University College London and in 2001 KU Leuven, Belgium. She is married to Wim van Driel, a Dutch astronomer working at the Paris Observatory. Research interests. van Driel-Gesztelyi has published around 300 articles on solar physics topics including the emergence and decay of magnetic flux on the solar surface, long-term evolution of active regions, flares, coronal mass ejections, magnetic helicity, coronal heating. In particular, she has made significant contributions to our understanding to how solar active regions form and evolve. Awards and honours. 2018 Doctor Honoris Causa title from Paris Observatory 2017\u2013present Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics editorial committee member 2015 Royal Astronomical Society award for service to Geophysics 2013\u20132017 International Space Science Institute science committee 2012\u20132015 President of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere) of the International Astronomical Union 2009\u20132012 President of Commission 10 (Solar Activity) of the International Astronomical Union 2005\u2013present Editor-in-chief of \"Solar Physics\""}, {"text": "\"Trouble\" is a song recorded by Australian singer/songwriter Vassy. The track became Vassy's eleventh charted single in the United States on \"Billboard\"'s Dance Club Songs chart, as well as her eighth charted single at Dance/Mix Show Airplay, where it reached number 5 in December 2019, her highest on the latter so far. Background. In an interview with \"Billboard's\" Dance Chart Upstarts, Vassy noted that \"'Trouble' is a song about taking risks in life, about not being afraid to attract a little trouble... It's about how you look at life, having a positive outlook. 'Trouble' is more of an attitude than a predicament. She went further to add that \"I wanted to create a song that embodies an uplifting tone with a little bit of attitude to encourage my fans to take chances and not be afraid of the rejections that they may encounter in life. It's a nice balance of pop-leaning dance with a fusion of EDM drops, yet embracing a more traditional songwriting style. I wanted to embellish and embody all the different musical elements that make up who I am today as an artist. After all, I like a little trouble in my life.\" Track listings. Digital download"}, {"text": "and stream"}, {"text": "Nicholas Proude was a Church of Ireland priest in Ireland during the seventeenth century. Proude was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He graduated BA in 1629 and MA in 1632. He held livings at Ballysheehan, Killenaule and Ballingarry He was appointed Archdeacon of Cashel in 1640 and Dean of Clonfert in 1666; and held both offices until his death in 1669."}, {"text": "The 2019\u201320 season is Universo Treviso Basket's 8th in existence (6th after the re-foundation) and the club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball. Overview. Treviso qualified to the Serie A after ending the 2018\u201319 Serie A2 Basket in second position and winning the qualification playoffs. The 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone. Treviso ended the championship in 13th position. Kit. Supplier: Erre\u00e0 / Sponsor: De'Longhi Players. Current roster. <section begin=roster/> <section end=roster/> Depth chart. <section begin=depthchart/> <section end=depthchart/> Squad changes. Unsuccessful deals. The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season."}, {"text": "\"Yussisamdaerok\" (\u5289\u6c0f\u4e09\u4ee3\u9304 The Story of Three Generations of the Yu Family) is a novel written in \"hangeul\" about the various incidents that occur in the Yu Family over three generations. The novel consists of 20 \"kwon\" (equivalent to a chapter) and 20 \"chaek\" (equivalent to volume). It is the sequel to \"Yuhyogongseonhaengrok\" (\u67f3\u5b5d\u516c\u5584\u884c\u9304 The Story of the Good Deeds of Yu Yeon and is one of the many serial novels that cover three generations of a family. Considered one of the works that show the lofty preferences of mainly the upper class, it is mentioned in various records and also exists in many different editions, which seems to suggest that it was the most popular novel in the late Joseon dynasty. Authorship. The author of \"Yussisamdaerok\" is unknown. Records of this novel are found in \"Yeonamjip\" (\u71d5\u5dd6\u96c6 A Collection of Essays by Yeonam) by Bak Jiwon (\u6734\u8dbe\u6e90, 1737\u20131805)), \"Hanjungnok\" (\u9591\u4e2d\u9304 A Record of Sorrowful Days) by Lady Hyegyeong (\u60e0\u6176\u5bae \u6d2a\u6c0f, 1735\u20131815), \"Jemangsilmyomun\" (\u796d\u4ea1\u5ba4\u5893\u6587 A Funeral Oration for Dead Wife) by Yu Sukgi (\u516a\u8085\u57fa, 1696\u20131752), and therefore it is estimated to have been written before the first half of the 18th century. Plot. \"Yussisamdaerok\" tells the story of the growth of"}, {"text": "the Yu family, mainly focusing on the marital conflicts of the Yu brothers of the first generation (Yu Baekgyeong and Yu Useong), second generation (Yu Segi and Yu Sehyeong), and the third generation (Yu Gwan and Yu Hyeon). The stories of the first and third generations are relatively fewer, and therefore the stories of the second generation of the Yu family are central to the novel. The novel paints a detailed picture of the people of the second generation of the Yu family, such as Yu Segi, Yu Sehyeong, Yu Sechang, Yu Segyeong, Yu Sepil, and Seolyeong, Hyeonyoung, and Okyeong, from their marriages to civil service exams, marital conflicts, prosperity, and death. Each married couple in the story has a different type of relationship. There are a gentleman and a lady in a happy marriage; a man who is already betrothed to a woman but is selected to be a princess\u2019 husband which causes a conflict with his wife-to-be; a couple in a conflict because the husband falls in love with a woman fighter he meets after marrying a lady; a couple with different personalities who come to accept each other after a near-death experience; a wife who is mistreated"}, {"text": "by her grandmother-in-law and is able to live together with her husband only after she moves the grandmother-in-law\u2019s heart; and a couple where the generous husband attempts to reign in his headstrong wife by mistreating her but accepts her as she is after her near-death experience and live happily together. The central character in the novel is Princess Jinyang, who is married to Yu Sehyeong, one of the second-generation members of the Yu family. After she marries into the Yu family, she changes her husband, who is originally at odds with her, and also resolves various problems in and outside of the family. Around the time of the Queen Mother\u2019s death, Princess Jinyang falls ill and dies at the age of 25. On her deathbed, she prepares a sealed letter for the Yu family, and the Yu family overcomes a number of crises thanks to her letter. Similar marital conflicts are repeated in the third generation of the Yu family, but the narrative progresses in a way where the various conflicts are happily resolved. The novel ends with the members of the Yu family enjoying prosperity as the previous generations had and bringing honor to the family. Features and Significance."}, {"text": "While the preceding novel \"Yuhyogongseonhaengrok\" tells the origin of the Yu family, starting with the virtuous gentleman Yu Yeon, \"Yussisamdaerok\" features Princess Jinyang as the person who makes the most contributions to the Yu family. While it maintains the same setting as the preceding work, it is considered to have been created with a focus on a different set of issues. Among the various characters in the book, Princess Jinyang, who marries Yu Sehyeong, plays a central role in the Yu family. In fact, she becomes the main character of a derivative novel titled \"Yeowarok\" (\u5973\u5aa7\u9304 The Story of Yeowa) from the late Joseon dynasty. As Princess Jinyang is considered the most idealistic character in \"Yussisamdaerok,\" some scholars have deemed this novel \"Jinyanggongjujeon\" (\u6649\u967d\u516c\u4e3b\u9304 The Story of Princess Jinyang) that borrows the structure of a three-generation family story, and the novel also received attention for its view of women. The fact that different types of deaths are portrayed in the novel is also considered a characteristic unique to \"Yussisamdaerok.\" Texts. Since the novel began to be studied in 1978 by Lee Su-bong, a number of different editions were discovered. Currently there are over 40 different editions of the novel, all"}, {"text": "handwritten in \"hangeul\". The difference between the different editions is too minimal to be considered as different versions. References. Han, Gil-yeon, Jeong Eon-hak, and Kim Ji-yeong, \"Yussisamdaerok\" Vols. 1-4, Somyung Books, 2010 \u201cYussisamdaerok,\u201d Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (\ud55c\uad6d\ubbfc\uc871\ubb38\ud654\ub300\ubc31\uacfc) http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0041632"}, {"text": "Vesyoly () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 77 as of 2010. Geography. Vesyoly is located in forest steppe on the Volga Upland, 10 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Rodnikovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "BNS \"Umar Farooq\" () is a Type 053H3 frigate of the Bangladesh Navy. She has served in the Bangladesh Navy since 2020. The ship is named after the second Rashidun Caliph Omar. History. The Type 053H3 frigate BNS \"Umar Farooq\" was previously known as \"Lianyungang\" (522) which served with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the East Sea Fleet. The ship was launched in October 1997 and commissioned to the PLAN in January 1998. On 5 August 2019, she was decommissioned to be sold to the Bangladesh Navy. The handover took place on 18 December 2019. The ship started the journey to her new home, Bangladesh, on 23 December 2019, reaching the Port of Mongla on 9 January 2020. The Bangladesh Navy commissioned her at Chittagong on 5 November 2020. BNS Umar Farooq participated in Exercise Milan-2022, a multilateral exercise hosted by Indian Navy, held from 25 February to 4 March 2022 at Visakhapatnam. She left home to take part in the exercise on 22 February 2022. The ship returned to Chattogram on 6 March 2022. Armament. The ship is armed with two quad-pack C-802A anti-ship missile launchers. The C-802A missiles have range of . She also carries one"}, {"text": "PJ33A dual 100 mm gun to engage surface targets. For anti-aircraft role, the ship carries an eight cell FM-90 surface-to-air missile launcher system. Besides, four Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns are also there. For anti-submarine operations, the ship has two 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers and two depth charge (DC) racks and four DC projectors. Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers are also in the ship for anti-ship missile defence."}, {"text": "Vikhlyayevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 42 as of 2010. Geography. Vikhlyayevsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the Ilmen Lake, 36 km west of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Martynovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "\"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" (\u7530\u79b9\u6cbb\u50b3 The Tale of Jeon Uchi) is a classic Korean novel featuring a historical figure named Jeon Uchi, who lived in the mid-Joseon dynasty. Most of the novel consists of Jeon Uchi using Taoist magic to do something. It is a novel that adequately combines excitement and seriousness, as it evokes the reader\u2019s interest by developing the events in the novel through Taoist magic while also using Taoist magic as a means to express a sense of criticism of reality. Authorship. Both the author and the time of creation are unknown, but it is assumed that the story was written by a man in the 18th or 19th century. Plot. \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" is largely divided into two versions: \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" and \"Jeon Unchi-jeon.\" The two versions have different plots. Jeon Uchi-jeon. The following is the plot of the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version of the novel. Jeon Jungbo is a slave belonging to the Gangwon Provincial Office in Wonju. He offers tens of thousands of sacks of rice during a famine to help the people of Korea and receives a government post. Afterward, Jeon Jungbo and his wife dream of a boy who serves Taoist gods, and his wife gives"}, {"text": "birth to a boy, who they name Uchi. In his childhood, Uchi learns Taoist magic from different teachers. One day, upon hearing from a fortuneteller that Uchi has the mark of a king, Uchi\u2019s father attempts to kill him to protect the family, but Uchi runs away. Uchi becomes the leader of thieves and steals rice from Buddhist temples. He also goes to China to ridicule the Ming Emperor and disappear after revealing that he is Korean. When the Ming Emperor sends an emissary to Joseon, demanding that they bring Uchi to him, the Korean government officials imprison Uchi\u2019s father, Jeon Jungbo, to catch Uchi. When Uchi appears in front of the king, the king promotes Jeong Jungbo as Uchi requested and sends Uchi to China. The Ming Emperor tries to punish him but is duped into giving him a government post, and Uchi makes fun of the emperor and disappears once again. Afterward, Uchi heads to the Chinese state of Yan and marries its princess, brings his parents over from Joseon to Yan, and eventually becomes the king of Yan. Jeon Unchi-jeon. The following is the plot of the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version of the novel\".\" In the late Koryo"}, {"text": "dynasty, there was a scholar named Jeon Suk, who never held a government office, and his wife surnamed Choe. They dream of a boy who serves Taoist gods and have a son, who they name Unchi. One day. Unchi lies with a woman, who is actually a fox in disguise, and ends up swallowing a ball of the fox\u2019s energy that was in its mouth. It gives him the power to turn into 36 different beings. At the age of 15, he wins first place in the civil examination. The next year, on the way to a temple where a demon is supposed to be tormenting people, he meets an old man, who gives him a rope and a paper talisman. A beautiful woman approaches him at night, and Unchi figures out that she is an old fox in disguise. He binds her with the rope and subdues her with the talisman. The fox gives him the Heavenly Book, a mysterious and secret book that contains Taoist magic used by Taoist gods, and learns all the magic. After becoming proficient at Taoist magic, Unchi gives up his government post and wanders the country using Taoist magic. He makes a fool"}, {"text": "of the king, helps ordinary people in need, and plays tricks on government officials. As Unchi kicks up a storm throughout the country, the king gives him a government post to stop him from his mischief. However, when government officials torment him, he decides to punish them. Through this experience, he becomes a new man, devoting himself to the country and subjugating thieves. Around that time, a treasonous plot is uncovered in Hoseo, and Unchi is arrested when the conspirator confesses that he wished to enthrone Unchi as a king. Unchi uses Taoist magic to escape and lives in hiding with his mother in the mountains. Even in hiding, he uses magic to punish a Buddhist monk who harasses a widow, torments a government official who told the king to kill Unchi, and sets an envious wife straight. When he tries to help a friend, who falls head over heels for a widow, Unchi is scolded by Gangnim Doryeong, who is a Taoist god. One day, Jeon Unchi travels to Seo Hwadam, who is known for his Taoist magic skills. He competes with Seo\u2019s younger brother and wins but ends up losing to Seo. Afterward, he follows Seo into the"}, {"text": "mountains of gods to cultivate himself and is never seen again. Features and Significance. Since \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" consists of two different versions with different plots, it is necessary to examine the features and significance of each version separately. In the big picture, \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" was mainly discussed in comparison with \"Hong Gildong jeon\" (\u6d2a\u5409\u7ae5\u50b3 The Tale of Hong Gildong) in terms of the basic form and themes. Regarding the form of the two versions, the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version is similar to \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" as it narrates the life story of a hero, while the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version consists of independent episodes, unlike \"Hong Gildong-jeon\". Aside from the fact that the protagonists of both stories are born to a parent who is a slave, and become kings by the end, and that their spaces of activity are expanded from Joseon Korea to overseas, the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version and \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" have other similarities in terms of specific events in the plot. However, while \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" expresses a sense of criticism of reality through the protagonist\u2019s use of Taoist magic, the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version shows its protagonist using Taoist magic to fulfill his own desires and needs. On the other hand, the"}, {"text": "\"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version does not copy the \"Hong Gildong-jeon\" in terms of the format. The plot of this version largely consists of three major events: 1) the birth of Jeon Uchi and his learning of Taoist magic, 2) his various activities using Taoist magic, and 3) his competition against Seo Hwadam and defeat, and his disappearance into the mountains to cultivate himself. The novel mainly consists of 2, which also reveals the theme of the novel. Jeon Uchi\u2019s magical activities tend to be focused on helping the common people (the subjugated) in need or punishing the ruling class who harass the common people. This exposes the negative aspects of reality, and therefore the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version maintains a critical sense of reality, similar to \"Hong Gildong-jeon.\" In this way, \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" combined excitement and seriousness by using colorful and fascinating Taoist magic to criticize reality. \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" well illustrates the significance of the existence of the so-called \u201cTaoist magic novels,\u201d classic Korean novels where the story progresses through the use of Taoist magic. Other. In 2009, \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" was turned into a film titled \"\" by director Choi Dong-hoon. Gang Dong-Won starred as the titular character. In 2012, it was"}, {"text": "also turned into a TV series with 24 episodes under the title \"Jeon Woo-chi\", starring Cha Tae-hyun as the titular character. Texts. All editions of \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" are written in \"hangeul\" (Korean alphabet). There are a total of 19 editions, including seven editions of handwritten scripts, three editions of woodblock prints created in Seoul, and nine editions of metal-type prints. The 19 editions are divided into the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version and the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version. There are only handwritten scripts of the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version of the novel, including the one owned by Nason Kim Dong-uk. On the other hand, there are various forms of the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version of the novel, including handwritten scripts, woodblock prints created in Seoul, and metal-type prints. The fact that woodblock prints of the novel continued to be printed and abridged (from 37 pages to 22 pages and again to 17 pages) shows that this version was well-loved by the readers. Compared to the copies of the \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" version, the editions of the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version were created at an earlier time. The edition that is representative of this version is a 37-page woodblock print publication created in Seoul. Engraved in Seoul and"}, {"text": "printed in 1847, it is the oldest edition of \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\" today. The \u201cIlsabon\u201d (an edition handwritten by Ilsa Bang Jong-hyeon, currently housed at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University) is a handwritten version of the 37-page woodblock print created in Seoul. Of the metal-type prints, \u201cSinmungwanbon\u201d (an edition printed by a publisher named Sinmungwan) is the oldest edition, published in 1914. This suggests that the \"Jeon Unchi-jeon\" version is the more representative version of the novel. Despite this, the novel is referred to as \"Jeon Uchi-jeon\", possibly because it is based on an actual historical figure, whose name is listed in the records of the Joseon dynasty as \u201cJeon U-chi.\u201d References. \u201cJeon Uchi-jeon\u201d Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=546523&cid=46641&categoryId=46641"}, {"text": "Vostochny () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Polevoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 76 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Vostochny is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 38 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Galushkinsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Galushkinsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Galushkinskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 867 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography. Galushkinsky is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Kardail River, 31 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dubrovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Goslesopitomnik () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Filonovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 57 as of 2010. Geography. Goslesopitomnik is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 14 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Filonovskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Gulyayevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Bocharovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 242 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Gulyayevsky is located 19 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kuznetsovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Deminsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 839 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography. Deminsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 37 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kosovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Drobyazkin () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 116 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Drobyazkin is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 58 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Poltavsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Rotterdam Design Award (Rotterdamse Designprijs) was an annual and later biennial design award in the Netherlands from 1993 to 2013. In the first five editions the work of the nominees were exhibited in the Kunsthal, and afterwards in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The winners were selected by an international jury during this exhibition, and were announced at the end of the exhibition. The winners received an amount of \u20ac 20,000, which could be spent freely. History. The prize was organized annually from 1993 to 1997, after which it became a biennial prize. No edition took place in 2005. In the first years the prize was awarded to individual products of designers, architects and other participants in the field of design. Since 2007 the conceptual vision and performance in the field of the designer became its major criterion. The awarded was inaugurated by the Rotterdamse Kunststichting, where Christine de Baan was director of the Rotterdam Design Prize from 1993 tot 2000. In 2007 Thimo te Duits & Gerard Forde managed the award and wrote the catalog. Towards the end in 2011 the Rotterdam design prize was organized by Stichting Designprijs Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Premsela, Dutch Institute for"}, {"text": "Design and Fashion."}, {"text": "Durnovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 432 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Durnovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Buzuluk River, 24 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tavolzhansky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Jo Ung jeon () is a classic Korean heroic novel. The protagonist, Jo Ung, suffers hardships in his childhood but eventually achieves great honor in battles owing to the help of various supporters and saves the nation in crisis. Jo Ung\u2019s heroic actions are emphasized in this story, which is known to be one of the most-read heroic novels in the late Joseon dynasty alongside . Authorship. The author of \"Jo Ung jeon\" is unknown, and it is estimated to have been written in the late Joseon dynasty. It is generally believed that this novel was written by a \"yangban\" (people of well-educated scholarly class) of lower status or \"jungin\" (a privileged class of commoners). Among the various existing copies of the book, the oldest is from 1857, which implies that \"Jo Ung jeon\" was widely read prior to the mid-19th century at the latest. Plot. During the reign of Emperor Wen of China\u2019s Liu Song dynasty, Prime Minister Jo Jeongin renders distinguished services but ends up committing suicide after being falsely accused by Yi Dubyeong. When the emperor continues to miss Prime Minister Jo and cherishes his son, Jo Ung, Yi tries to harm Jo. After the emperor dies,"}, {"text": "Yi sends the crown prince on an exile and usurps the throne. Enraged, Jo writes a manifesto criticizing Yi and calling him a traitor and posts it on the streets, and Jo and his mother ends up on the run from the wrath of Yi. While Jo and his mother were roaming the street in disguise, hiding from Yi and begging for food, a Buddhist monk named Wolgyeong leads the two to Gangseonam. There, Jo Ung studies under Wolgyeong and receives a sword\u2014the Sword of Jo Ung\u2014from an old man in the market. Later on, Jo learns martial arts and military tactics from Cheolgwan from Gwansan and gains a swift horse (\"yongma\", literally \"dragon horse\"), assuming the qualities of a hero who will save a country from difficult times. After all the training, Jo Ung leaves to go see his mother. On the way to see her, he stays at the house of a government official surnamed Jang, where he promises to marry his daughter, Lady Jang, in the future. Upon returning from the visit to his mother, Jo follows Cheolgwan's advice and wins the war against Seobeon, saving the State of Wei from a crisis. Meanwhile, Ganghojasa, who has"}, {"text": "been looking to remarry after his wife died, hears about the beauty of Lady Jang and attempts to force her to marry him. Lady Jang runs away, and Ganghojasa imprisons her mother. On his way to see the exiled crown prince, Jo Ung learns what happened to Lady Jang and punishes Ganghojasa. He then takes Lady Jang\u2019s mother to Gangseonam, where he reunites with his mother and Lady Jang with her mother. Jo Ung takes off again, arriving just before the crown prince drinks the poison given by the order of the emperor. Jo rescues the crown prince and his faithful servants and returns to Wei. In an alliance with the King of Wei, Jo attacks the Imperial City, and Yi attempts to thwart him by sending the troops but ends up failing. Yi\u2019s men try to escape from the crisis by handing Yi and his family over to Jo, but Jo Ung kills Yi and all of his men in the presence of the crown prince. Later, Jo Ung becomes the king of a small region, where he rules with benevolence and lives happily ever after (Wanpan edition with 104 pages). Features and significance. \"Jo Ung jeon\" is a"}, {"text": "representative heroic novel from the late Joseon dynasty. It was the most published novel among the existing woodblock-print (\"panggakbon\") novels that have been passed down to today, which shows that it was one of the most loved novels of the time. It is also a typical work of fiction that shows the trend of heroic novels and the way readers enjoyed novels in late Joseon. Heroic novels often feature the heroic exploits of the protagonists in wars and as a result they are also known as war story (\"gundam\") novels. Depending on the materials, heroic novels are divided into two large groups: creative heroic novels and historical heroic novels. Creative heroic novels are works of complete fiction with fictional characters and events, while historical heroic novels feature real historical figures alongside fictional characters against the backdrop of historical incidents, such as the Imjin War (Japanese invasions of Joseon Korea) or the Qing invasion of Joseon. Creative heroic novels, such as \"Jo Ung jeon\", tend to be set in China, and the main plot involves an invasion of an enemy and a war that quells the insurrection of villainous subjects. \"Jo Ung jeon\", in particular, achieved a high dramatic tension by"}, {"text": "making the main villain who usurps the power of the emperor also the protagonist\u2019s personal enemy who killed the protagonist\u2019s father. \"Jo Ung jeon\" is based on the structure of the \"life story of a hero\", but it does not contain the portion about the parents praying for a child or having a birth dream prior to the protagonist\u2019s birth. Moreover, while other protagonists tend to be reincarnations of the people of the heavenly realm with superpowers, Jo Ung shapes his own destiny with the help of ascetics who are masters in different sets of skills, spirits, and other superhuman beings. Also, the fact that Jo Ung and Lady Jang promise to wed without the meddling of the parents is considered to show a sense of \"free love\", going against the marriage customs of the time. Texts. There are over 80 editions of \"Jo Ung jeon\" today, including about 20 editions of woodblock prints, 50 editions of handwritten scripts, and 10 editions of metal-type prints. The earliest version of the novel was published in 1857 and contains the name of the engraver (who creates woodblock prints), which is significant as it is the only novel that shows the name of"}, {"text": "an engraver. Among the existing copies of \"Jo Ung jeon\", the \"Wanpan\" version (printed in present-day Jeonju) with 104 pages consists of three volumes and is considered more detailed and consistent compared to other editions."}, {"text": "Zaprudny () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 7 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Zaprudny is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 37 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Trud-Rassvet is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Zvyozdka () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Cherkesovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 49 as of 2010. Geography. Zvyozdka is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 38 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verbochny is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Ivanovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 85 as of 2010. Geography. The village is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain."}, {"text": "Karpovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Bocharovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 73 as of 2010. Geography. Karpovsky is located 35 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Oktyabr is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kirpichyovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Galushkinskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 87 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Kirpichyovsky is located 43 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Chelyshevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kleymenovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 123 as of 2010. Geography. Kleymenovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the Panika River, 31 km west of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yaryzhensky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kozlinovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 248 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Kozlinovsky is located on the Bolshiye Yaryzhki Lake, 16 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Staroanninskaya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kosovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 98 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Kosovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 40 km west of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Martynovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Krasnaya Zarya () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 296 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Krasnaya Zarya is located 240 km from Volgograd, 28 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Panfilovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Madeleine Beaus\u00e9jour (1946\u20131994) was a film editor and director from R\u00e9union. She was a co-founder of the activist organization R\u00e9volution Afrique. Her activist training activities and film efforts from the 1970s to the mid-1980s reflected a time marked by postcolonial racist crimes and struggles against \u201ccolonialism at home.\" She had links with international movements such as the Black Panthers, who financed her film project in Senegal at the end of the 1960s. The 1988 short French-Creole film she directed \"Koman I le la sours\" portrayed the life of a young mother in the La Source district in Saint-Denis, whose house is used as a hangout by the local children."}, {"text": "Krasnogorsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Amovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 122 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Krasnogorsky is located 24 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Panfilovo is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Richard Heaton (1601\u20131666) was a Church of Ireland priest in Ireland. Heaton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed Prebendary of Kilrush in Killaloe Cathedral in 1633 and Dean of Clonfert in 1662, holding both positions until his death in 1666. He was an amateur botanist."}, {"text": "Sakari Rainer Puisto (born 19 December 1976 in Tampere) is a Finnish politician serving as Minister of Economic Affairs, representing the Finns Party. He was a candidate of the Finns Party in European Parliament elections in 2014 and in parliamentary elections in 2015 and 2019. In spring 2015, he participated in the government negotiations. He worked as a Senior Adviser to former Minister of Employment Jari Lindstr\u00f6m in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland. During this time, he especially focused on the asylum seeker crisis as well as education and innovation policy, in addition to economic affairs and employment policy. In 2019, he was a candidate of the Finns Party in Pirkanmaa constituency and was elected to the Parliament. In 1995, Puisto graduated from Sampo upper secondary school in Tampere. After his military service, he moved to Britain to study physical sciences in Cambridge University. In 2004, he obtained a Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University. After that, he worked for local companies in South China \u2012 in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Puisto has been a visiting scholar in Cambridge University. In July 2021, Puisto announced he would run for the leader of the Finns Party after Jussi"}, {"text": "Halla-aho announced he would not seek another term. He eventually lost the election to Riikka Purra. In 13 June 2025, he was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the Orpo Cabinet. Memberships in committees. In addition, he is the Chair of the Finnish Parliamentary Friendship Group of Lithuania since 2019."}, {"text": "Krasnokorotkovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Krasnokorotkovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 570 in 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Krasnokorotkovsky is located 10 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Budennovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kuznetsovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Bocharovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 237 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Kuznetsovsky 14 km south of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Gulyayevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Red Sun () is a 1970 West German thriller film directed by Rudolf Thome and starring Marquard Bohm, Uschi Obermaier, Diana K\u00f6rner, Sylvia Kekul\u00e9 and Gaby Go. Synopsis. Four German women decide to murder every man they meet and spend more than a few days with. But when Peggy lets her boyfriend live a few days longer, he starts to figure out what is going on, leading to a tragic conclusion."}, {"text": "Maly Dubovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 33 as of 2010. Geography. Maly Dubovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 45 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Deminsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Stephen Eales is a professor of astrophysics at Cardiff University, where he is currently head of the Astronomy Group. In 2015, he was awarded the Herschel Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding contributions to observational astrophysics. He also writes articles and books about astronomy. Research. His main research field is the new field of submillimetre astronomy, in particular using submillimetre observations to investigate the origin and evolution of galaxies. He has led a number of large submillimetre observing programmes. In particular, with Loretta Dunne he led the Herschel ATLAS the largest survey of the extragalactic sky carried out with the Herschel Space Observatory."}, {"text": "Martynovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Deminskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 293 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Martynovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Buzuluk River, 43 km west of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tavolzhansky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Lake Chichancanab is a lake in Mexico located in the northwest of the state of Quintana Roo, in the municipality of Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Morelos. It is also known as Laguna Chichancanab, Laguna Chicnancanab and Laguna de Chichancanab. It has an approximate length of 30 kilometers from near the settlement of La Presumida to that of Kantem\u00f3, in the same municipality. It is the largest lake on the Yucatan Peninsula. The lake has a clay lake bed which seals the water off from the bedrock. The water level is therefore determined by the balance between rainfall and evaporation. The lakes waters are saline, with high concentrations of dissolved minerals. When the area undergoes drought for a sufficiently long period, gypsum precipitates and concentrates in the mud on the lake bed. In the last five thousand years, this deposit of gypsum has occurred at just one period which coincided with the start of the decline of the classical Mayan civilisation. On 2 February 2004, Lake Chichancanab was declared as Ramsar site (ref. No. 1364), protecting an area of . The site provides is utilised by at least 97 species of migratory birds. It is also inhabited by a diverse number of species"}, {"text": "of birds, mammals and reptiles which are protected under Mexican law, as well as being on the IUCN Red List. An unusual feature of the lake is that it contains an inland population of the red mangrove (\"Rhizophora mangle\"), as well as Morelet's crocodile (\"Crocodylus moreletii\") and various species of wading birds, although these have not been formally surveyed. One almost unique feature of Lake Chichancanab is that different species of pupfish in the genus \"Cyprinodon\" coexist within the lake, in most parts of the world these species do not overlap in their range. There are, however, two notable exceptions one of which is Lake Chichancanab. Within the lake \"C. maya\", \"C. beltrani\", \"C. esconditus\", \"C. labiosus\", \"C. simus\", \"C. suavium\" and \"C. verecundus\" are found, making up a species flock. The only other place where several \"Cyprinodon\" species are sympatric are lakes on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. The sympatric \"Cyprinodon\" species in Lake Chichancanab have diversified to exploit different niches. Pupfish typically feed on algae and detritus, however, in Lake Chichancanab, \"C. maya\" has become not only the largest species in the genus \"Cyprinodon\", attaining lengths of up to , but also the only species capable of"}, {"text": "preying on whole fish. Among the endemic \"Cyprinodon\" species which were found in Lake Chichancanab, only \"C. beltrani\" and \"C. labiosus\" still occur in some numbers in their habitat, while the other species are almost extinct in the wild. At least some of these, including \"C. maya\", survive in captivity. The primary reason for the decline of the endemic pupfish is introduced species, notably the Nile tilapia and the tetra \"Astyanax fasciatus\"."}, {"text": "Makhinovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 71 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Makhinovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 53 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novokiyevka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Novokiyevka () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 762 as of 2010. There are 15 streets. Geography. Novokiyevka is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 50 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Talovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Novoselsky () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 520 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Novoselsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 40 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zaprudny is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Battle of Tam K\u1ef3 took place during the Vietnam War from 3\u20136 March 1968. After a night-time rocket attack on their base camp by the People\u2019s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Regiment, 3rd Division. The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and Company A, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment engaged the PAVN killing 436. Background. In early March 1968 the 23rd Infantry Division was using Lieutenant colonel Walter C. Cousland's 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment as a separate maneuver battalion in his own area of operations against the Vietcong (VC) 72nd Local Force Battalion, the 70th Main Force Battalion and the V-13 and V-15 Local Force Companies. On 26 February, they searched a wooded area some 3 km southwest of Tam K\u1ef3 known as the Pineapple Forest, a well-known enemy base area and flushed from cover around 500 VC who had been hiding in a forward staging area, apparently intent on attacking Tam K\u1ef3 at some point in the near future. The cavalry killed an estimated 201 VC over the next three days and thus removed an incipient threat to the Provincial capital. Battle. On the evening of 3 March 1968, the 1/1st Cavalry was at its base camp at"}, {"text": "Hawk Hill (). The 1st Platoon of Troop A was on Hill 10, securing a sector of Highway 1 and the 2nd Platoon of Troop A was at Tam K\u1ef3 Base Camp prepared to assist in the defense of the Province headquarters. That evening Hawk Hill was hit by a heavy bombardment of 45 122mm rockets and 50 rounds of mortar fire. At first light Troop C, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, the squadron\u2019s air cavalry troop, discovered the rocket-firing positions on Hill 34 () to the west of the base camp. 23rd Division commander General Samuel W. Koster extended the cavalry's area of operations to the west and attached one company of infantry. The squadron was again to be committed as a maneuver battalion to eliminate the enemy force that had fired on it. Troop C was ordered to move to the west to link up with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. About that time, 15 PAVN soldiers were sighted in bunkers and the operations officer requested an immediate air strike. At 09:38, Troop C started moving toward the area of contact as the air cavalry discovered more and more enemy positions. Some small arms fire was"}, {"text": "being received by the aircraft and one UH-1 was hit but continued to fly. A Forward Air Controller arrived on station and asked the air cavalry to mark the target area. Fighters completed the first air strike at 11:00. The linkup of the infantry company and Troop C was completed shortly after noon. The PAVN were defending from well-fortified positions. Throughout the afternoon the cavalry-infantry team tested the PAVN's positions, pulling back periodically to let the fighters strike. Finally, the PAVN began to withdraw, pursued by air strikes and artillery strikes. At 19:20 Troop C and Company A, 3/21st Infantry, moved to establish a night defensive position on Hill 34. The hill was triangular in shape, with rice paddies and streams on two of its three sides; it was an excellent defensive position. The field of fire over the rice paddies was well suited to the long-range, direct fire weapons on the tanks and armored cavalry assault vehicles. This position guarded the Phu Xuan River, a known infiltration route and prevented the PAVN from using the same firing data against Hawk Hill as was used the previous night. Except for a few rounds which landed about 100 meters outside the"}, {"text": "perimeter at 22:55 hours, the PAVN, identified as the 3rd Regiment, 3rd Division did not threaten the position overnight. On the morning of 5 March Cousland sent Troop C and Company A back into the area of contact to attack the suspected PAVN positions from the rear. Two air strikes were made on the area shortly after first light, followed by an artillery preparation. After an aerial resupply of ammunition, the cavalry-infantry team moved out with air cavalry elements on either flank. At 13:05 the team received small arms and automatic weapons fire at a range of 50m. This attack soon developed into a heavy fight which lasted until 18:30 when the unit withdrew to its night defensive positions. On 6 March Cousland committed Troop B, Troop C, Company A, 3/21st Infantry and the air cavalry troop. Aftermath. The battle resulted in 436 PAVN soldiers killed and many weapons captured."}, {"text": "Panfilovo () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, in southern Russia. The population was 1,797 as of 2010. There are 27 streets. Geography. Panfilovo is located in a steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 30 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasnaya Zarya is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Pereshchepnovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 78 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Pereshchepnovsky is located on the bank of the Buzuluk River, 21 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Borisovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Polevoy () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Polevoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 355 as of 2010. There are 12 streets. Geography. Polevoy is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 24 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zvezdka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Poltavsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 102 as of 2010. There are 5 streets. Geography. Poltavsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Karmanchik River, 59 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Drobyazkin is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Popov () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Trostyanskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 250 as of 2010. There are 11 streets. Geography. Popov is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 66 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Atamanovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Abdul Awal Sarkar (died 1993) was a freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. For his courage in the war of independence, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik. Birth and education. Abdul Awal Sarkar's ancestral home is in Shadgaon village of Vijayanagar (former Sadar) upazila of Brahmanbaria district. His father's name is Aftab Uddin Sarkar and mother Kalestara Bibi. His wife's name is Halima Khatun Siddique. They have six daughters, two sons. Career. Abdul Awal Sarkar served in the Pakistan Navy and served in Karachi for six years. When the War of Liberation began, he jumped into the battlefield. In order to join the war of resistance, he went to India. Later, he joined the Bangladesh Navy. Role of the Liberation War. The final phase of the War of Liberation reached the Khulna waterside on the morning of 3 December when two gunboats of the freedom fighters and the Indian Navy arrived. Abdul Awal Sarker was on a gunboat of the Liberation Army. Suddenly three fighter jets were seen in the sky. The planes came around and bombed the freedom fighter's gunboat. It is a sudden catastrophe. Earlier, on 4 December, two freedom fighters 'Padma'"}, {"text": "and 'Palash' started sailing from India on their way to Bangladesh . Abdul Awal Sarker was in the Palash Gunboat. The expedition began at Haldia by boat and on the way, two warships joined the Padma-Palash. One is INS 'Panvel' (gunboat) and the other is 'Chitrangada' (Patrol Craft). Later in the night, on 5 December, the warships reached Akram Point in Bangladesh. The final expedition started from Mongla at nine in the morning. There was a panvel in the front, Palash sometimes, Padma at the end. When the warships were near the Pakistani naval base at Khulna, three fighter jets were seen in the sky. But then it was known that they were Indian aircraft. However, after some time, the planes went down a little to the south-west. Then he suddenly turned and bombed Padma. Palash soon after. Although the gunboats were not released, the Allies had a 4-foot-tall and 3-foot-wide yellow cloth on the ceiling to identify them. After that the accident happened. The Indian Air Force launched a raid on enemy lines. The bomb hit the freedom fighter's gunboat. In the two gunboats, there were three naval fighters, including Abdul Awal Sarkar. Some people have jumped into the"}, {"text": "water before realizing the danger. They remain intact. But many of the freedom fighters, including Auwal, were on the gunboat until the very last moment. Some of those who were in the gunboat were martyred and almost everyone else was injured. Incidentally, Abdul Awal Sarkar was not injured in the attack. He jumped into the water with two seriously wounded warriors. There are other naval freedom fighters who jump like water. Many swim and go to the river. There was another danger waiting for them. Because the Pakistani army or their allies were razakar along the river. Abdul Awal Sarkar, Ruhul Amin and some of them were arrested. Ruhul Amin was handed over to the Pakistanis immediately after the assassination and torture of the rest. Pakistanis imprisoned him and others. After independence he was released."}, {"text": "George P. Kent (born 1969) is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Estonia from 2023 to 2025. George Kent served as deputy assistant secretary of state for the European and Eurasian Affairs from 2018 to 2021. As a career United States Foreign Service officer, his early service has included assignments in the U.S. diplomatic missions to Poland, Thailand and Uzbekistan. In 2004, he was assigned to serve as deputy political counselor in Kyiv, Ukraine, and was deputy chief of mission in Kyiv from 2015 to 2018. On October 15, 2019, Kent gave a deposition in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump. He appeared again before the House Intelligence Committee in a public hearing alongside Ambassador Bill Taylor, the U.S. \"charg\u00e9 d'affaires ad interim\" to Ukraine. Education. Kent graduated from high school in 1985 at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Russian History & Literature from Harvard University. He then earned a Master of Arts from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1992. Kent later graduated with a Master of Science in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of"}, {"text": "the Armed Forces of the National Defense University in 2012. Career. Kent has been a member of the United States Foreign Service since 1992. He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and Thai, as well as some Polish, German, and Italian. He has worked as a U.S. Foreign Service officer in Ukraine, Poland, Thailand and Uzbekistan. From 1995 to 1997, he was posted in Warsaw, Poland, as an economics officer dealing with trade, environmental, and counter-narcotics issues. Ukraine appointments. Kent was later assigned to serve as deputy political counselor in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 2004 to 2007, which included the time period of the Orange Revolution. From 2012 to 2014, Kent served as director of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. He served as a senior anti-corruption coordinator in the European bureau in 2014\u20132015, and as deputy chief of mission in Kyiv from 2015 to 2018. On September 4, 2018, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and held this position until September 3, 2021. On October 15, 2019, Kent gave a deposition in the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, serving as a key witness on whether Rudy Giuliani used"}, {"text": "a campaign of disinformation to undermine the former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Kent's warnings regarding the disinformation campaign are documented in State Department emails submitted to Congress by the organization's inspector general. Kent protested a \"fake news smear\" directed at Ambassador Yovanovitch by media commentators supportive of President Trump. He also criticized the Ukrainian prosecutor undermining Yovanovitch, calling the disinformation \"complete poppycock.\" On November 13, 2019, along with Ambassador Bill Taylor, Kent gave public testimony to the House Intelligence Committee during the first public hearing. While serving as interim Charge d'affaires at the Embassy of the United States, Kyiv during the summer of 2021, Kent embarked on a press tour of local Ukrainian media. In one interview, Kent opined that the differences between Russia and Ukraine are distilled in the paintings of Ilya Repin. \"Burlaki\", per Kent, shows the \"servile and slavish character of the people\" in the country, however \"Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks\" illustrates the \"dignity and imbued liberty of Ukraine.\" U.S. Ambassador to Estonia. On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Kent serve as the next ambassador to Estonia. His nomination was sent to the Senate on September 8, 2022. On November 29, 2022, hearings"}, {"text": "on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. On December 7, 2022, the committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate. On December 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. Kent presented his credentials to Estonian President Alar Karis on February 21, 2023."}, {"text": "Kirkwood is a semi-rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people. Geography. The locality is bounded to the north by Kirkwood Road and to the east by Auckland Creek. Situated on the southern edge of the urban development of the city of Gladstone, small pockets of residential development have been established in the north of the locality. As at December 2020, most of the locality is undeveloped and used for grazing. However, real estate businesses are describing it as \"Gladstone's newest suburb\" and anticipate rapid residential growth. O'Connell Ridges is a mountain range () that commences in Beecher, passes through the south of Kirkwood, into Burua and ends in Wurdong Heights. The elevation of Kirkwood ranges from above sea level in the north-east of the locality through to in the south of the locality. History. The suburb was named after a notable Gladstone family at the suggestion of the Gladstone City Council. Demographics. In the , Kirkwood had a population of 2,250 people. In the , Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people. Education. There are no schools in Kirkwood. The nearest primary schools are Clinton State School in neighbouring"}, {"text": "Clinton to the north-west and Kin Kora State School in Kin Kora to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone to the north and Toolooa State High School in South Gladstone to the north-east. Amenities. Kirkwood Shopping Centre is at 505 Kirkwood Road (corner of Dixon Drive, ). There are a number of parks in the area: Gladstone Mountain Bike Park has 36 mountain biking trails, a total of , at different degrees of difficulty."}, {"text": "Tchessa Abi is a Togolese barrister. He was the Togolese Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2009. Prior to his cabinet appointment, he was the leader of the Party of Social Reformers in Togo. His son Charles Abi is a professional footballer, who has played as a youth international for France, in the national U16, U18 and U19 teams."}, {"text": "Yerevan Wine Days (arm. \u0535\u0580\u0587\u0561\u0576\u056b \u0533\u056b\u0576\u0578\u0582 \u0555\u0580\u0565\u0580) is an annual international street festival in Yerevan, Armenia dedicated to winemaking. The festival was launched in 2017 and is organized by the EventToura Company. It takes place every year on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of June, on Yerevan\u2019s central streets \u2014 Saryan, Tumanyan, and Moskovyan. In 2025, the event will be held from June 6 to 8. Yerevan Wine Days is unique in its format across the region and has become not only a leading platform for event tourism, but also one of Armenia\u2019s most important economic and cultural events. In 2024, the festival welcomed around 120,000 visitors, including approximately 25,000 tourists, and its total economic impact was estimated at around 25 million USD. Purpose. The goal of the festival is to promote wine tourism in Armenia and increase the country\u2019s recognition as one of the ancient cradles of winemaking. By developing event tourism, the festival aims to popularize Armenian winemaking traditions, support the advancement of local wine producers, and create a sustainable platform for collaboration between winemakers, consumers, and international tourists. The festival has a multifaceted economic, cultural, and social impact. Year after year, it contributes to the growth"}, {"text": "of tourism, which in turn improves the business environment for local enterprises, enhances the country\u2019s reputation, and ensures financial inflow. According to official data, the \"Yerevan Wine Days\" festival has had a positive influence on the development of Armenia\u2019s wine industry, contributing to the expansion of vineyard areas, grape harvest volumes, and wine production. For example, following 2017 \u2014 the year the festival started being held regularly \u2014 a significant increase in vineyard acreage was recorded. Growth was already evident in 2017 and 2018 compared to 2016, the year before the festival\u2019s launch. In parallel, both grape procurement and wine production volumes grew, indicating an upward trend in the industry. In addition to promoting wine consumption culture, the festival has played a key role in stimulating Armenia\u2019s economic development. By establishing a platform for event tourism, the festival generates substantial economic inflow and encourages investment in both the tourism and winemaking sectors. By increasing demand for Armenian wine and related products, the festival has created opportunities for local producers to gain international exposure and enter export markets. \"Yerevan Wine Days\" has become a unique \u201cwindow to the world,\u201d strengthening the global competitiveness of Armenian wine. Festival agenda. At Yerevan Wine"}, {"text": "Days, wine-loving tourists and locals are offered a wide selection of options \u2014 to taste the finest wines made from indigenous Armenian grape varieties and enjoy the full flavor spectrum of white, red, and ros\u00e9 wines, paired with their favorite Armenian delicacies, cheese assortments, and/or snacks from various international cuisines. Entrance to the event is free. However, to taste the wines presented, visitors need to purchase special Wine Enjoying Packages. These packages include a The Wine Days-branded glass, 12 tickets, branded wine case, an informational booklet containing detailed information about participating winemakers, a raffle ticket, gifts and special offers from partners, museum campaigns. All of this is accompanied by diverse music performances from top bands and DJs. Festival zone. The Yerevan Wine Days festival is divided into four main zones, each designed to provide visitors with a complete, comfortable, and diverse experience. Each zone has its own functional and specialized purpose. Wine tasting zones. This is the main part of the festival, where over 700 varieties of Armenian and imported wine are presented. Visitors have the opportunity to taste hundreds of wines made from local and traditional grape varieties. Visitors can explore the winemakers' booths by purchasing a 'Wine Enjoyment"}, {"text": "Package'. The number of winemakers represented in the Wine Zone increases year by year, reflecting the growth of the industry and the trust in the festival. This growth reflects not only the active development of Armenian winemaking but also the reputation of the \"Yerevan Wine Days\" festival as an effective platform for collaboration. The Wine Zone also serves as a B2B platform, where winemakers have the opportunity to meet international suppliers, importers, HoReCa representatives, and tour operators. These meetings often lead to long-term partnerships and new export opportunities, opening pathways to new markets for Armenian wine. Gastronomy Zones. The Gastronomy Zone perfectly complements the wine tasting by offering a wide variety of delicious wine and food pairings.Over 30 restaurants take part in the festival, offering a blend of traditional Armenian dishes alongside a range of well-known international dishes. The participation of food-related companies contributes to increasing the visibility of the Armenian HoReCa sector, providing restaurants and food service companies with the opportunity to showcase their offerings to a new audience. Wine Culture Awareness Zone. By providing visitors with a rich and diverse entertainment experience, the festival also aims to spread the culture and history of Armenian wine. To this end,"}, {"text": "during the festival, masterclasses are held with the participation of local and international sommeliers, wine pairing workshops, as well as the 'YereWine' Audioperformance. This is a unique experience created with advanced 3D audio technology.Through headphones, listeners hear the romantic story of Daniel and Miriam, during which Daniel, together with sommelier Miriam, embarks on a journey of wine discovery. For the listeners, this entire experience is accompanied by tastings of red and white wines and music, creating a unique atmosphere to reinforce the knowledge gained on the spot. Music zone. The entire festival is accompanied by live music, creating a festive, positive, and energetic atmosphere. This zone serves as a unique platform where both emerging musicians and bands, as well as well-known and beloved performers, showcase their music. On the two stages of the festival, performances of various genres can be heard, ranging from jazz and folk to modern electronic and pop music. The musical segment of the event is diverse and accessible to a wide range of audiences. Each year, the festival provides an opportunity for several emerging artists to perform in front of a large audience and gain widespread recognition. Alongside these up-and-coming artists, the festival also features performances"}, {"text": "by well-known performers such as Forsh, Lav Eli Band, Astghik Safaryan, the Nemra band, YereOne Project, Arsen Grigoryan, and many others. The event also hosts popular groups and artists from other countries, such as the Czech Blue Apple band, the American Black Alley band, and the Sihasin band representing Navajo culture. Festival branding. The symbol of the millennia-long history of winemaking, the karas (wine jug), has been a key part of the festival's branding. The festival's main logo depicts the silhouette of a clay karas dating back to the 10th-9th century BC, discovered during archaeological excavations in the area of Dvin. The choice of this emblem has deep cultural significance, emphasizing Armenia's role as one of the world's oldest winemaking centers. The wave-like element on the karas in the logo symbolizes the liquid\u2014wine\u2014while the horizontal line represents the level of the ground, where the karas was buried halfway. The wave-like element also symbolizes the earth and the air. The color scheme further reflects the unique characteristics of the karas' placement: the dark wine color at the bottom represents the buried portion of the karas, while the warm tones at the top symbolize the sun, under which they were dried. You"}, {"text": "can see the original karas, which serves as the foundation of the logo, by visiting the National Museum of Armenian History. To develop the festival's branding, up to 20 karas were studied, all of which were excavated from various historical sites in Armenia, including Karmir Blur, Teghut, Erebuni, and Metsamor. The decorative patterns on the karas are depicted in a sketch-like manner, emphasizing the handcrafted nature of both the karas and the designs. Participants. The event involves a great number of Armenian and Artsakh winemakers, as well as restaurants and cafes featuring dishes and sweets specific to Armenian, Japanese, Mexican, Italian, French cuisines. In three years (2017-2019) there have been 79 wine-presenting participants. The following museums were presented in Yerevan Wine Days 2019: The event also hosts Armenian musicians, small bands and artists to join the musical part which is a set of various performances on large and several small stages situated in different parts of the streets. Visitors. Yerevan Wine Days is a major tourism event in Armenia, annually welcoming thousands of tourists from around the world and positioning Armenia as one of the leading wine destinations on the global tourism map. The geographic diversity of visitors is vast\u2014ranging"}, {"text": "from neighboring countries in the region to wine enthusiasts from Europe, Asia, the Americas, and even Australia. Yerevan Wine Days has become one of the rare events capable of bringing together a multicultural and multinational audience, creating a unique atmosphere of international connection and cultural exchange. Visitors have come from countries such as: Canada, USA, Colombia, Mexico, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Scotland, Norway, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, the Philippines, Switzerland, Singapore, China. Yerevan Wine Days had over 25,000 visitors in 2017, about 30,000 in 2018, and more than 30,000 in 2019. These numbers caught the attention of Forbes\u2019 journalist Tom Mullen, who mentioned Yerevan Wine Days in his article \"Yerevan City In Armenia Is A Jewel For Travel, Food And Wine\": \"Yerevan Wine Days\u2014a two-day, free festival focused on showcasing national food and some 200 Armenian wines. The event includes music and traditional dances.\" By expanding the number of participating winemakers and partners, the event also tripled the number of festival visitors. In 2024, the event welcomed over 120,000 attendees over the course of three days. The Chronology of the Event. Yerevan Wine Days has been held since 2017, and starting from"}, {"text": "2021, it takes place annually on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of June. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic Yerevan Wine Days 2020, which was to be held on May 1\u20132, has been postponed until 2021. Symbols. The emblem of the Yerevan Wine Days event is a traditional Armenian wine jar (karas, Armenian: \u056f\u0561\u0580\u0561\u057d) that depicts a cuneiform inscription left by King Argishti I of Urartu. A cuneiform inscription is archaeological evidence which indicates that the Urartian military fortress of Erebuni (\u0537\u0580\u0565\u0562\u0578\u0582\u0576\u056b) was founded in 782 BC by the orders of King Argishti I at the site of modern-day Yerevan."}, {"text": "The 2019 Kisk\u00fat Open II was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r, Hungary between 21 and 27 October 2019. Singles main-draw entrants. Other entrants. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following player received entry using a protected ranking: The following player received entry as a special exempt: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:"}, {"text": "Numerous plants have been introduced to the US state of Pennsylvania in the last four hundred years and many of them have become invasive species that compete with the native plants and suppress their growth. Description. Invasive species are often grouped by threat levels that vary from county to county from very high impact to remarkable increased growth. The species below are by no means comprehensive and are listed in type order rather than level of threat The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ranks invasive species into 3 categories based on urgency of threat."}, {"text": "SIBIIR is a Norwegian blackened hardcore band from Oslo. The band was formed in 2014, and released their first single in 2015. Since then, SIBIIR has released two critically acclaimed albums on the label Fysisk Format. History. The band consists of Jimmy Nymoen (vocals), Tobias Gausemel Backe (guitar), Steffen Gr\u00f8nneberg (guitar), Kent Nordli (bass) and Eivind Kj\u00f8lstad (drums), and was formed in Oslo in 2014. Their first single \"Swallow and Trap Them!\" was premiered exclusively on MetalSucks, who wrote: \"This is one of those songs you pretty much have to be a crazy person not to dig\". Their self titled debut album \"SIBIIR\" was released in 2016, and got great reviews from several music magazines. Their latest album, \"Ropes\" has also gotten great reviews, Metal Injection wrote \"If nasty vocals, blackened guitars, and fiercely punk drumming is your jam, then you owe it to yourself to check out SIBIIR\" SIBIIR has also toured around in Europe, and have played at festivals like Roskilde Festival, and \u00d8yafestivalen. They have been on tour with bands like Kvelertak and Enslaved (band)."}, {"text": "Lady Dracula is a 1977 West German comedy horror film, directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Evelyne Kraft, Brad Harris, and Theo Lingen in his final film appearance. The film is initially set in 1876, when Count Dracula kidnaps and bites an adolescent countess. Dracula is killed shortly after, and the girl is sealed in her tomb before having a chance to turn into a vampire. In 1976, she is accidentally released from her tomb and quickly changes into an adult form. The vampiress has to adapt to the changes in her life, while also working for a living. An inspector investigating a series of vampire murders quickly falls in love with the attractive vampire woman. Plot summary. In Austria-Hungary, 1876, Count Dracula emerges from his castle and raids a girl boarding school, kidnapping the young Countess Barbara von Weidenborn. A posse pursues him, but Dracula is able to bite Barbara and drain her blood before he is cornered and staked inside his tomb. Unwilling to defile Barbara's corpse, the citizens bury her in a coffin sealed with a cross to prevent her from rising as a vampire herself. In 1976, a hundred years later, two construction workers accidentally"}, {"text": "unearth Barbara's coffin, and one of them steals the cross to trade it for a drink of beer before they report their find to the police. In the meantime, however, the coffin is stolen and sold to an unscrupulous antique dealer. Barbara emerges the following night and kills the dealer; but after having consumed his blood, she turns into a beautiful adult woman. Barbara eventually finds employment with Theo Marmorstein, an undertaker, where she secretly drains the corpses of their blood for later consumption. However, during a carnival party, her supply of blood runs out (mostly thanks to Marmorstein's bumbling assistants), and in her thirst she attacks and drains Irene Ruhesanft, Marmorstein's love interest. When Marmorstein catches her in the act, she moves to attack him as well; Marmorstein accidentally knocks over a bunch of chemicals which set the building ablaze, forcing Barbara to flee and sustain herself on blood banks and the occasional human victim. The vampire murders are investigated by Austrian police Inspector Harris and his assistant Eddi. They encounter Barbara while she is still working for Marmorstein, and while Harris falls in love with her, Eddi gradually begins to suspect that the murderer is a vampire, which"}, {"text": "Harris dismisses. After the undertaker's firm has burned down, Harris is delighted to find Barbara still alive, but as they spend one evening together, she attacks and tries to drain him. The imminent sunrise forces her to retreat to her coffin stored inside a secret room within her apartment; when Harris uncautiously follows her and bends over the coffin, she pulls him inside and the lid falls shut. When Eddi, after having deduced that Barbara is the vampire, arrives right afterwards and comes upon the shaking coffin, he ends the film by nervously asking the audience: \"I wonder if I should disturb them now?\" Production. It was shot in 1975 on location in Vienna, but the release was delayed to 1977."}, {"text": "The 2019 Internationaux F\u00e9minins de la Vienne was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the twenty-sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Poitiers, France between 21 and 27 October 2019. Singles main-draw entrants. Other entrants. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:"}, {"text": "Byellee is an industrial suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Byellee had \"no people or a very low population\". Geography. The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Calliope River, to the east by Don Young Drive, to the south-east by the Dawson Highway, and to the south by Clyde Creek, a tributary of the Calliope River. In the north of the locality is an unnamed and undeveloped island, which is largely marshland (). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Callemondah) and exits to west (West Stowe) crossing the river on two railway bridges. The suburb is served by the Byellee railway siding (). The Moura railway line also passes through the suburb, entering from the north-west (Callemondah) and exits to the south (Beecher). There is a major overhead electric power transmission corridor () from the Gladstone Power Station in Callemondah which passes through Byellee from the north-east to the south (Kirkwood). Most of the west and south-west of the locality is marshland and is within the Byelle Wildlife Reserve (), an environmentally-significant area for bird species. Most of the land use is railway corridors, electricity"}, {"text": "corridors and the wildlife, but the remainder being either undeveloped land or land used for grazing on native vegetation. History. The suburb takes its name from the corrupted pronunciation of name of an Aboriginal clan resident on Curtis Island and the mainland north of the Calliope River. Byellee was used as an alternative to Boyne Valley during World War II by the Queensland Railways Department. Demographics. In the , Byellee had \"no people or a very low population\". In the , Byellee had \"no people or a very low population\"."}, {"text": "Sulli (1994\u20132019) was a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress and model. Sulli may also refer to:"}, {"text": "L\u00e9onie Yangba Zowe or Zoe is a filmmaker from the Central African Republic. Yangba Zowe has studied in France, writing a thesis on the Nigerien filmmaker Oumarou Ganda. Her super 8 films, made with support from the French Ministry of Cooperation, document Central African Republic dances and rituals. Two of her documentaries were shown at the Cr\u00e9teil International Women's Film Festival in 1989."}, {"text": "Acacia doratoxylon, commonly known as currawang, lancewood, spearwood or coast myall, is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus \"Acacia\" and the subgenus \"Juliflorae\" that is native to eastern and south eastern Australia. Description. The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of and a maximum height of and has a single stem with an erect to spreading habit. It has dark greyish brown to black coloured bark on the trunk which is corrugated. The glabrous or appressed-hairy branchlets are angled towards the apices. Like most species of \"Acacia\" it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The green to bright green phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to more or less linear shape and are straight to slightly curved. The phyllodes are glabrous with a length of and a width of with many faint longitudinal veins and one prominent mid-vein. It blooms between August and September in northern areas and September to November in southern areas and produces golden flowers. The inflorescences mostly occur in groups of two to five on an axillary axis that is in length. The cylindrical flowers heads have a length of and are densely packed with bright yellow flowers. Following flowering, usually from December"}, {"text": "to February, glabrous, papery and brittle seed pods form that are straight and flat but slightly raised and constricted between seeds and are in length and and have longitudinally arranged seeds inside towards seed. Taxonomy. The species was first formally described by the botanist Allan Cunningham in 1825 in B. Field's work \"Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales\". It was reclassified by Leslie Pedley in 2003 as \"Racosperma doratoxylon\" and transferred back to genus \"Acacia\" in 2006. The specific epithet originates from the Greek words \"doratos\" meaning \"spear\" and \"xylon\" meaning \"wood\" in reference to the use of the wood by Indigenous Australian groups including the Koori peoples to manufacture spears from the wood. Distribution. It is endemic to central parts of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. It is fairly common on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and plains of New South Wales and its range extends through the southern tablelands through the Australian Capital Territory and across Ovens Range in Victoria. In New South Wales it is found as far east as Wollemi spreading as far west as the Ivanhoe District and as far north as Brewarrina. It is found on rocky"}, {"text": "ridges where it is associated with \"Eucalyptus\" and \"Callitris\" woodland communities and on red sandy plains where it is often part of mallee communities. In Victoria it is considered rare and has a small disjunct distribution in the East Gippsland Uplands and the northern inland slopes in the Barambogie Range close to Beechworth and around Suggan Buggan where it grows on rocky well-drained hillsides and ridges. Cultivation. The plant is widely available for cultivation in seeds form although seeds need to be scarified or treated with boiling water prior to sowing. It prefers a well-drained and reasonably dry position and is frost tolerant. It is often planted as a good screen plant in its rounded shrub form and makes a suitable hedge or windbreak. Uses. \"A. doratoxylon\" can be used for land rehabilitation and can grow quickly in rocky soils that are prone to erosion and on recharge areas. It is also nitrogen fixing which will increase soil fertility and makes a suitable habitat for native species. It produces pollen prolifically which is a good food source for native moths, butterflies and insects, attracting insectivorous birds. Other birds including native pigeons and parrots consume the seeds. The timber is a"}, {"text": "good fuel and produces a hot fire. The dark brown wood is dense and very hard and heavy and used to manufacture for furniture. Indigenous Australians used it to make spears. The foliage is used as fodder for stock during times of drought."}, {"text": "The 2019 Mercer Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Macon, Georgia, United States between 21 and 27 October 2019. Singles main-draw entrants. Other entrants. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:"}, {"text": "Esther Dierkes (born 9 February 1990) is a German operatic, concert and lied soprano. Life and career. Born in M\u00fcnster, Dierkes received her first voice lessons at the age of 13. She achieved first prize in the national competition Jugend musiziert. From 2009 to 2015, she studied opera singing at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts in Hedwig Fassbender's class. In the autumn of 2014 Dierkes toured Poland with the of North Rhine-Westphalia, conducted by Hubert Buchberger with concerts in the , the Krak\u00f3w Philharmonic and in the University of Warsaw. The concert with works by Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Schubert, Alban Berg and Max Reger was broadcast by WDR 3. Dierkes attended master classes with Gerd Uecker, Rudolf Piernay, Edith Wiens and Helmut Deutsch. She was a member of the opera studio of the Staatstheater Stuttgart from 2015 and became a member of its ensemble with the 2017/18 season, where she appeared as Venus in Offenbach's \"Orpheus in the Underworld\", Zerlina in Mozart's \"Don Giovanni\" and in the title role in Dvo\u0159\u00e1k's \"Rusalka\". She appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival as the First Lady in Mozart's \"Die Zauberfl\u00f6te\" in 2019. She is a regular guest at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie,"}, {"text": "Berliner Philharmonie, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and Alte Oper in Frankfurt. She has worked with conductors such as Hartmut Haenchen, Sylvain Cambreling, Risto Joost, Marc Soustrot, Andrew Manze, Ulf Schirmer and Bertrand de Billy. Personal life. Dierkes is married to the baritone Bj\u00f6rn B\u00fcrger"}, {"text": "Glenwood House is a Grade II listed townhouse in Winchmore Hill. It was built c. 1800. History. The house was originally part of a pair, but the other house has been demolished and replaced with smaller buildings forming Keble School It was listed in January 1974. The walls in front of the property have been listed as architecturally significant by the local council. Architecture. The house is made up of three storeys, plus an attic and a basement, and a two-storey extension to the left of the property. The partition wall between the demolished house to the right has not been particularly well-rendered. The building has been constructed of stock brickwork and topped with a slated mansard roof. The original sash windows were later replaced with gauged brick arches."}, {"text": "The year 1907 in radio involved some significant events."}, {"text": "The 2019 Bendigo Women's International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Bendigo, Australia between 21 and 27 October 2019. Singles main-draw entrants. Other entrants. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following player received entry as a special exempt: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a lucky loser:"}, {"text": "Visiting the sick, either at hospital or their home, is a recommended philanthropic deed in different cultures and religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam and is considered an aspect of benevolence and a work of mercy. In Judaism, for instance, the act is called \"bikur cholim\" and is considered a part of \"mitzvah\" (commandment). In Christianity it may be done by relatives or friends or formally by a chaplain or minister. Format. Visiting the sick is mainly performed on a voluntarily basis. The purpose of the visit is to reflect on shared feeling with the sick person and to spend some warm quality time with them, providing them with inspiration and positive feelings that can help them fight their sickness and get well soon."}, {"text": "Captain Creek is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. Geography. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation, but rural residential housing is increasing. History. The locality presumably takes its name from the creek which rises in the north of the locality and is a tributary of Oyster Creek which exits to the south-west to Taunton and Round Hill. It is ultimately a tributary of Baffle Creek which enters the Coral Sea between the localities of Rules Beach and Mullet Creek. Demographics. In the , Captain Creek had a population of 358 people. In the , Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. Education. There are no schools in Captain Creek. The nearest government primary school is Agnes Water State School in Agnes Water to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the west and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south-east."}, {"text": "The 2019 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada between 21 and 27 October 2019. Singles main-draw entrants. Other entrants. The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The following player received entry as a lucky loser:"}, {"text": "Donald C. Bolduc (born May 8, 1962) is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army. The Republican nominee in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire, he lost to incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan. Bolduc was also a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020, but did not win the primary. Since 2022, Bolduc has been employed as a police officer in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. Bolduc has been described by newspapers and wire services as far-right. He initially endorsed the false Stop the Steal conspiracy theory positing that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged to favor Joe Biden. He later stated his belief that the election was not stolen, though claiming that there was still fraud. Early life and education. Bolduc was born in Laconia, New Hampshire, on May 8, 1962, to Armand A. Bolduc (1939\u20132018) and Janet Gagne Bolduc (1940\u20132003). His father was a farmer and served in the National Guard. Bolduc earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Salem State University in 1989 and a Master of Science in security technologies from the United States Army War College. Military career. Bolduc served ten tours in Afghanistan, during which he received two Purple Hearts. In"}, {"text": "2006, he led the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group during Operation Medusa. From 2010 to 2011, he commanded the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. From 2012 to 2013, he commanded the Combined Joint Special Operations Component, where he started the Village Stability Operations program. Bolduc suffered a hip injury in a friendly fire incident in 2001. In 2005, it was discovered that he also had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). U.S. Senate campaigns. In June 2019, Bolduc entered the 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire, seeking the Republican nomination to run against incumbent Democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen. He lost the Republican primary to Corky Messner, who was endorsed by then-President Donald Trump. During the election campaign, Bolduc ran a television ad attacking Democrats as \"a bunch of liberal, socialist pansies\", a remark perceived as being homophobic. After the 2020 election, Bolduc closely tied himself to Trump. In February 2021, he announced that he would run for Senate again in the 2022 election, hoping to challenge Democratic incumbent Senator Maggie Hassan. In the Republican primary, he ran against Chuck Morse, the New Hampshire State Senate president. Bolduc sought endorsement by Trump, who"}, {"text": "made no endorsement in the primary but praised Bolduc as a \"strong guy, tough guy\". On September 14, Bolduc defeated Morse and won the Republican primary election. Accusations against Chris Sununu. After Chris Sununu announced in November 2021 that he would seek reelection as governor and would not run for U.S. Senate\u2014an announcement that was viewed as a setback for the Republicans' hopes of winning Hassan's seat\u2014Bolduc gave a conspiracy-filled interview on conservative talk radio in which he denounced Sununu, a fellow Republican, as a \"Chinese Communist sympathizer\" and claimed that Sununu's business \"supports terrorism\". Sununu has described Bolduc as \"not a serious candidate\" and a \"conspiracy-theorist extremist\"; Sununu endorsed Bolduc's primary rival, Chuck Morse. However, Sununu endorsed Bolduc for the general election. Political positions. Bolduc was described as far-right during his 2022 Senate run as a Republican candidate. Bolduc has called for the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ending direct popular election of U.S. senators. He opposed the provision in the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, saying, \"Anything the government's involved in, it's not good, it doesn't work.\" 2020 presidential election. Bolduc was a 2020 presidential election"}, {"text": "denier. He endorsed Donald Trump's false claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged to favor Joe Biden. In May 2021, Bolduc was one of 124 retired generals and admirals who signed an open letter promoting the lie that the presidential election was \"rigged\" in Biden's favor. Throughout his campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Bolduc continued to promote the false claim that the election was stolen and that Trump actually won; in an August 2022 primary debate, he said of his signing the May 2021 letter: \"damn it, I stand by [it]\". In September 2021, Bolduc criticized General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for reportedly telephoning his Chinese counterpart after the January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol to assure him of the strategic stability of the United States. Bolduc said of Milley: \"I believe his actions are irresponsible and they fall somewhere between treason and dereliction of duty.\" Two days after Bolduc won the Republican primary in September 2021, he reversed his stance on the 2020 election: \"I have come to the conclusion, and I want to be definitive on this, the election was not stolen.\" After he lost the Senate"}, {"text": "election to Hassan in November, Bolduc told \"The New Yorker\", \"Joe Biden won. He is the legitimate President of the United States. President Trump should have accepted that.\" But Bolduc continued to promote his false claims that the election was marred by fraud. \"I went through a learning process on the whole thing and came out the other end to it not being a stolen election but one with irregularities and fraud, like a lot of other people on both sides of the aisle\", he said in November. Abortion and fertility medicine. Bolduc opposes legal abortion and hailed the Supreme Court decision overturning \"Roe v. Wade\", calling it an occasion to \"rejoice\". After winning the Republican primary election, Bolduc distanced himself from a 15-week federal abortion ban proposed by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham; Bolduc said abortion should be a \"state-level\" issue. Bolduc also considers the disposal of embryos for in vitro fertilization \"a pretty disgusting practice\". COVID-19 pandemic. Bolduc has repeated misinformation about COVID-19. He has falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines are really \"Bill Gates saying we should put [micro]chips inside people\" and asserted that the use of face masks to control the spread of the virus \"cause[s] more problems"}, {"text": "than they solve\". Donald Trump. During both of his Senate campaigns, Bolduc was considered an ally and supporter of Donald Trump. After Trump's defeat in the 2020 United States presidential election, Bolduc supported Trump's claims of election fraud. However, after winning the primary for the Republican nomination in the 2022 Senate election in New Hampshire, Bolduc disavowed his previous statements about the election. Regardless, Trump endorsed Bolduc for the general election, writing on Truth Social that \"His opponent is a disaster on Crime, the Border, Inflation, & all else. Vote for Don Bolduc!\", although he also criticized Bolduc for changing his stance on election denial. By the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Bolduc disavowed Trump, and campaigned for his opponent, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Bolduc criticized Trump in a press conference for his draft deferments in the Vietnam War (which Trump had received due to bone spurs, which Bolduc claimed he had while going through Ranger School) and other military issues. He also appeared in an advertisement for the Haley campaign. Foreign policy. In a February 2021 op-ed in \"USA Today\", Bolduc criticized the Afghanistan Study Group's recommendation to reverse the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan."}, {"text": "Bolduc urged the Biden administration to stick with the withdrawal deadline as set by the Trump administration. Litter boxes in schools. Speaking to an audience in North Hampton, New Hampshire, on October 27, 2022, Bolduc repeated the debunked hoax that children are being told they can identify as cats and use litter boxes in schools. Pinkerton Academy and the Dover School District released statements refuting Bolduc's claim, calling his allegations \"entirely untrue\". Marijuana legalization. Bolduc is opposed to the legalization of marijuana, and considers it to be a gateway drug and a risk to public safety. In a July 2020 interview with WMUR-TV, Bolduc stated that \"My big problem with marijuana is that it could be an entry drug and a gateway for our children. And I don't not want our children to be introduced to drugs. We have a big enough drug problem here, which nobody has really done anything about,\" and \"when you get in a motor vehicle and you drive [under the influence of marijuana], your sobriety is impaired, and that is very, very dangerous. And until we get controls or some sort of system and technology in place for our police to be able to test"}, {"text": "sobriety of people that that are operating under the influence of marijuana, this is a public safety issue.\" Personal life. Bolduc lives in Stratham, New Hampshire, with his wife Sharon. They have three sons: Joshua, Matthew, and Zachary. Bolduc was hired as a police officer in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, in 2022, initially in a part-time role, and then as a full-time patrol officer."}, {"text": "Popovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Beryozovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 96 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Popovsky is located on the Panika River, 35 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Bolshoy Dubovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Posyolok otdeleniya 1 sovkhoza AMO () is a rural locality (settlement) in Amovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Its population was 98 as of 2010. It has four streets. Geography. The settlement is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 35 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Burnatsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Strathglass is a strath or wide and shallow valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland down which runs the meandering River Glass from the point at which it starts at the confluence of the River Affric and Abhainn Deabhag to the point where, on joining with the River Farrar at Struy, where the combined waters become the River Beauly. Although less densely populated than was formerly the case, Strathglass has played an important role in Scottish history, both secular and religious, and in Scottish Gaelic literature. Geography. The A831 road runs southwest from the vicinity of Erchless Castle up the length of Strathglass and serves the village of Cannich which is the largest settlement within the valley. The road then runs east from here via Glen Urquhart to Drumnadrochit beside Loch Ness. A minor road continues southwest up the valley from Cannich towards Glen Affric. Strathglass was also followed by a line of electricity pylons but that has been replaced by a line of new pylons across Eskdale Moor to the east of the strath. Both flanks of the valley are heavily wooded; on the higher ground to the northwest, beyond the forests are the moors of Struy Forest and"}, {"text": "Balmore Forest. History. Strathglass has been carved out by water and glacial action along the line of the Strathglass Fault through Loch Eil Group psammites of the Loch Ness Supergroup. The northeast\u2013southwest aligned fault is a Caledonoid tectonic feature. The floor of the valley is formed from alluvium deposited by the river, backed by remnant river terraces in places. The Christianisation of the Picts and Gaels of Strathglass is believed to have been spearheaded by Irish missionaries of the Celtic Church from Iona Abbey, during the Abbacy of St Columba's kinsman and immediate successor, St Baith\u00e9ne mac Br\u00e9naind, who is referred to in Strathglass as St Bean. Beginning on 27 May 1700, underground Catholic Bishop Thomas Nicolson had visited Strathglass. In his later Report, the Bishop had described the region, unlike the Hebrides, as so abundant with trees that the local population lived in wattle and daub houses instead of dry stone and thatch crofts. The Bishop explained, \"They are called Criel Houses, because the larger timbers are interlaced with wickerwork in the same way baskets are made. They are covered outside with sods, or divots. All of the houses on the mainland, wherever we went, are built in this"}, {"text": "fashion, except those of the lairds and principal gentry. Strathglass is partly inhabited by Frasers, whose chief is Lord Lovat, and partly by Chisholms under the Laird of Strathglass. These latter are all Catholics.\" According to Odo Blundell, \"When writing of Strathglass on a previous occasion, I mentioned that, 'from the Reformation to the beginning of the [19th-]century, the Catholics in the Aird and in Strathglass received no more support from the two chief families of the neighbourhood, namely, the Frasers and the Chisholms, than was to be expected from the heads of clans who looked upon all their clansmen, whatever might be their religion, as members of their own family.\" Both clans Chisholm and Fraser of Lovat were involved in the Jacobite risings and, after the Battle of Culloden, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat became the last man in the United Kingdom to be executed by beheading. Before his emigration to the Colony of North Carolina in 1773, Iain mac Mhurchaidh, a poet from Clan Macrae in Kintail, composed a poem bidding farewell to the people of Strathglass, whom he praised, according to Colin Chisholm, for, \"their well known hospitality and convivial habits; the musical sweetness and modest demeanor"}, {"text": "of their matrons and maidens, uncontaminated by modern fashions and frivolities.\" According to Alexander Mackenzie, the once heavily populated Strathglass began to empty of its people, first through voluntary emigration and the estate clearances ordered by Mrs. William Chisholm of Chisholm in 1801, \"In 1801, no less than 799 took ship at Fort William and Isle Martin from Strathglass, The Aird, Glen Urquhart, and the neighbouring districts, all for Pictou, Nova Scotia; while in the following year 473 from the same district left Fort William for Upper Canada, and 128 for Pictou. Five hundred and fifty went aboard another ship at Knoydart, many of whom were from Strathglass. In 1803, four different batches of 120 souls each, by four different ships, left Strathglass, also for Pictou; while not a few went away with emigrants from other parts of the Highlands.\" For these reasons, Odo Blundell commented ruefully in 1909 that the language, customs, and oral tradition of Strathglass were better preserved in Nova Scotia than at home."}, {"text": "The year 1909 in radio contained a number of significant events."}, {"text": "Posyolok otdeleniya 2 sovkhoza AMO () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Amovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 132 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. The settlement is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 35 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Burnatsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kolong (English: Under) is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language horror film directed by Zul Abu Kassim. It was released on 17 October 2019 in Malaysia. Synopsis. Suri dreams of becoming an actress but her money, which she has borrowed from a \"money lender\", is stolen by a travel agency. Thugs are now hunting her down to force her to pay her debt. She plans to get her mother's grant to pay for it but she is stopped by her sister. In dire need of money, she decides to accept a high-paying job as a caretaker of a blind man, since she has experience taking care of her blind mother. She encourages herself to go to the man's bungalow, even though it is supposedly haunted by the spirit of his late wife."}, {"text": "Posyolok sovkhoza AMO () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Amovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 782 as of 2010. There are 19 streets. Geography. The settlement is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 9 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novoanninsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Nevfidan Kad\u0131n (; \"\"chalice of light\" and \"young seedling\"\"; 4 January 1793 \u2013 27 December 1855) was a consort of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire. Life. Her origin is unknown, but the consorts of the Ottoman sultans were by custom normally concubines of Christian origin, who came to the Ottoman Imperial harem via the Ottoman slave trade, and converted to Islam and given a slave name after their arrival. She was the Ba\u015fKadin (First Consort) of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II after the death of the first two. She was already Mahmud's concubine when he was still a \u015eehzade, and on 4 February 1809, six months after Mahmud acceded to the throne she gave birth to Fatma Sultan, Mahmud II's first child. Her birth, the first in the imperial dynasty after 19 years and just six months after her father acceded to the throne, caused a scandal, as it meant she must have been conceived when Mahmud was still \u015eehzade and confined to the Kafes, which was forbidden at the time. The princess died on August 5, 1809. On 30 April 1810, she gave birth to a second daughter, also named Fatma Sultan, who died on 7 May 1825."}, {"text": "On 17 June 1813, she gave birth to \u015eehzade Osman and his twin Emine Sultan; the prince died on 10 April 1814 and the princess in July 1814. On 7 January 1815, she gave birth to Emine Sultan, but the princess died on 25 September 1816. The children of Nevfidan Kad\u0131n all died young, and in 1830, after the death of Adile Sultan's mother Zernigar Kadin, Adile was entrusted to the care of Nevfidan Kad\u0131n. After his death, she asked the new sultan, Abd\u00fclmecid II, for permission to go on Hajj. She was the second consort of Sultan Mahmud to go on pilgrimage to Mecca. She returned to Istanbul in 1842 was thus known by the title Hac\u0131ye. She had a seal commissioned made for the occasion: \"His Heavenly Majesty Sultan Mahmud, Her Highness Haciye Nevf\u00eedan Ba\u015f Kad\u0131n\u201d. In 1845, Adile married Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha, who had been serving as an advisor in the Imperial Arsenal. After the wedding, Adile went to live at Ne\u015fat\u00e2bat Palace, which was allocated to her in F\u0131nd\u0131kl\u0131, Rize. Sultan Abd\u00fclaziz, Abd\u00fclmecid's half-brother and his heir, named one of his ships the \"Pertevpiyale\" in her honor. Nevfidan Kad\u0131n was very pious and a philanthropist,"}, {"text": "and built foundations for the poor in Mecca and Medina. Death. Nevfidan Kad\u0131n died on 27 December 1855 in Nafizpa\u015fa Palace inside Beylerbeyi Palace, and was buried in the tomb of her husband Sultan Mahmud. Issue. By Mahmud II, Nevfidan had a son and four daughters: After her children death, in 1830 Nevfidan was entrusted to raise one of Mahmud's other daughters who had just lost her mother:"}, {"text": "Gillingham Hall is a Jacobean manor house in the village of Gillingham, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade II* Listed Building. The house has 10-bedrooms and was built in the early 16th century. It was altered and enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries, including an 18th-century walled garden, and 19th century additions to the stable block. History. 16th century: The Gillingham Estate was founded by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Gillingham Hall was built by his son, Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor and the first baronet of Gillingham, in the early 1600s. Gillingham Hall remained in the family, always passing through the female line, until it was sold in 2000. 19th century: Gillingham Hall passed to Admiral Henry Eden in 1849 when he married Elizabeth Harriet Georgiana Beresford, daughter of Lord George Beresford. They had no children, so on Elizabeth's death, the Hall was inherited (much to his surprise) by John George Kenyon, Elizabeth's nephew. Kenyon, a passionate follower of John Henry Newman, had converted to Roman Catholicism in 1870, fought as a Papal Zouave against Garibaldi and was made a Knight of the Order of St Gregory"}, {"text": "the Great and Papal Chamberlain to Pope Leo XIII and to Pope Pius X. Kenyon immediately set about supporting the Benedictine Catholic mission at nearby Beccles. He helped to build two churches locally: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Gillingham (a private Chapel of Ease which remains in family ownership) and St Benet's Minster, Beccles. 21st century: In 2000, Gillingham Hall was sold to Hassanain al-Nakeeb, a hotel owner and breeder of Arabian horses. In 2005, al-Nakeeb put Gillingham Hall up for sale. It was bought by Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. On his death in 2014, the house passed to his son Edward Haughey, the current owner."}, {"text": "Marie-Roger Biloa is a Cameroonian magazine editor, television show host, journalist, filmmaker and president of various community-oriented initiatives. She lives in France, from where she hosts a television talk show. In France, she was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. For her work as a journalist, she has also received the Percy Qoboza Award. Ms Biloa owns a website named Africa-international.info. Early life. Biloa is the daughter of Germain Tsala Mekongo, who in 1957 became Cameroon's first Secretary of State for Civil Service. She went to the Paris-IV University, where she graduated in Germanic studies. Career. In 1991, Biloa became the editor of the Africa International, a magazine which was established in 1958 and which focused on politics, economic news and culture when Biloa joined it. Later on, Marie-Roger Biloa joined the controversial pan-African themed magazine Jeune Afrique, which had previously been banned in several Northern African (Arab) countries. In 1997, Biloa was honored as the Journalist of the Year by the American organization, the National Association of Black Journalists, receiving the award from then United States President Bill Clinton himself. In 2001, Biloa was named \"woman of excellence\" by Unesco. Launching a television channel. Ms."}, {"text": "Biloa announced on October 15, 2018, that she would be launching a new television channel named MRB TV (not to be confused with MRB Productions, an American film producing company), which is a cable and satellite television channel. Personal info. She is fluent in various languages, including Spanish, English, French and German. Biloa lives between Paris, Berlin and Yaounde, Cameroon."}, {"text": "The Kanjanapas family () is a Thai business family of Teochew Chinese origin, belonging to the Huang/Wong (\u9ec3) clan. It owns businesses in Hong Kong and Thailand, including Stelux Holdings, Bangkok Land and BTS Group Holdings. The family was founded by Mongkol Kanjanapas () or Wong Chue Meng (; 1919\u20132003), who was born in Bangkok to an immigrant Chinese father. He did business in Thailand, and was a shareholder in Siam City Bank, before moving to Hong Kong. There, in 1963, he founded Stelux Holdings, whose business grew from producing Seiko watches. Mongkol had eleven children, including sons Anant (1941\u20132020) and Keeree (born 1950). Most of the family settled in Hong Kong under the name Wong, though Anant and Keeree moved back to Thailand during the 1980s\u20131990s for business opportunities. Anant headed real estate developer Bangkok Land, while Keeree led Tanayong (later known as BTS Group Holdings, BTSG), the developer of Bangkok's first mass transit system, the BTS Skytrain. Both companies suffered heavy losses from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, but the family managed to retain the businesses. Today, Anant's sons Paul and Peter serve as vice chairs in Bangkok Land, while Keeree's son Kavin took over as CEO of"}, {"text": "BTSG in 2015."}, {"text": "Jean-Philippe Gentilleau (born 12 September 1965) is a Monegasque chess FIDE Master (FM) (2010) and Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2002). Biography. In 2004, Jean-Philippe Gentilleau won the Monegasque Chess Championship. In 2015, he participated in the Macedonian Open Chess Championship, where he ranked 9th among 50 players. Jean-Philippe Gentilleau played for Monaco in the Chess Olympiads: Jean-Philippe Gentilleau played for Monaco in the Small Nations Chess Team Tournament:"}, {"text": "Palazzo Giustinian Recanati is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooking the Giudecca Canal, just to the left of Palazzo Clary. History. Palazzo Giustinian was built in the 16th century for one branch of the Giustinian family, that was linked to the Morosini family by marriage. Then the palazzo passed to the Recanati, a family originally from Badia Polesine and in the 17th century ascribed to the Venetian patriciate. Currently, the building is well-preserved in all its parts and still belongs to the descendants of the Giustinian Recanati family. Architecture. The palazzo is of three floors. The fa\u00e7ade has, on the ground floor, a large portal decorated by the Giustinian stone coat of arms. The noble floor is decorated by a quadrifora flanked pairs of monoforas. All openings on the noble floor are supported with stone balconies and inscribed in rectangular frames. The attic level, terminating with a denticulated cornice, offers a series of eight square windows. The rear fa\u00e7ade of the palace has neoclassical lines, due to an 18th-century intervention, probably by Antonio Diedo. This fa\u00e7ade overlooks a small garden separated from the Rio Ognissanti by a wall, on which stands a 19th-century statue"}, {"text": "representing the Madonna and Child. The interiors of the palace are sumptuously decorated with 18th-century stuccos and antique furnishings."}, {"text": "Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) is a category of projects launched in 2013, which the European Commission has identified as a key priority to interconnect the energy infrastructure in the European Union. These projects are eligible to receive public funds. The PCI list is reviewed every two years. Since 2014, it is synoymously used with the term \"Important Project of Common European Interest\" (IPCEI) and includes innovation in microelectronics and communication technologies. Mission, history. In April 2013, the EU decided to codify \"Projects of Common Interest\" for cross-border energy projects, aiming to achieve EU energy policy and climate objectives. These are affordable, secure and sustainable energy for all its citizens, and its 2050 decarbonisation of the economy in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Major infrastructure facilities that connect energy networks across the union boost the use of renewables and ensure that clean, secure and affordable energy can reach all its citizens. In June 2014 the EC introduced the term \"Important Project of Common European Interest\" (IPCEI) in the context of financial aid for the Projects of Common Interest. IPCEI has since been used synonymously with PCI. In 2018, the EU announced funding the IPCEI for innovation in microelectronics and communication"}, {"text": "technologies with \u20ac1.75 billion, which was complemented in 2020 by the European Chips Act. In 2020, the EU overhauled their regulation regarding trans European energy infrastructure (TEN-E policy), as part of the Trans-European Networks in light of the European Green Deal. It reworked criteria IPCEII, for example introducing intelligent gas networks, hydrogen and electrolysis of water projects. Eligibility process. A project must have a significant impact on energy markets and market integration in at least two EU states. It must also boost competition on energy market, help the EU's energy security by diversifying sources, contributing to slowing climate change and increasing the use of renewable energy. The PCI list completes the regulatory proposals of the Clean Energy Package with a clean infrastructure dimension. Process. PCI projects are first assessed to identify if they can effectively solve a need through infrastructure. Once they pass this test, they are assessed against the criteria set out in the TEN-E Regulation to identify how they contribute to the implementation of the respective energy infrastructure priority corridor. Projects meeting all requirements of the Regulation and making the largest contributions are proposed for inclusion in the Union list of Projects of Common Interest. The list is"}, {"text": "adopted by the European Commission and published in the Official Journal. Transparency and confidentiality. As part of the European Transparency Initiative, organisations should use the Register of interest representatives to provide the Commission and the public with information about their objectives, funding and structures. Contributions received from surveys and the identity of the contributors are published on the Commission's website, unless the contributor objects to publication of the personal information. In this scenario, the contribution will be published in an anonymous form. The protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the institutions is based on Regulation (EC) N\u00b0 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000. Examples. In February 2023, the US chip manufacturer Wolfspeed announced it would build its first European factory in Germany. It is supposed to be on the site of a former coal plant in Ensdorf, Saarland with ZF Friedrichshafen as a coinvestor and susidized by the EU as an important project of common European interest (IPCEI) for Microelectronics and Communication Technologies."}, {"text": "Anant Kanjanapas (, 2 June 1941 \u2013 13 April 2020) was a Sino-Thai business executive, best known as CEO and chairman of Bangkok Land, developer of the Muang Thong Thani project in the northern suburbs of Bangkok. Anant was the second child and oldest son of Mongkol Kanjanapas, patriarch of the Kanjanapas family. He grew up in Thailand, and attended university in Switzerland. He moved with the family to Hong Kong, where he became an executive at the family's Stelux Holdings, and returned to Thailand in 1989 to head Bangkok Land. Under his leadership and amid an economic boom in Thailand, the company grew spectacularly in the early 1990s, but came crashing down as a result of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Anant spent the next decade relatively quietly, reviving the company through the Impact, Muang Thong Thani exhibition and convention centre, finally announcing completion of the company's debt restructuring in 2012, when it paid dividends for the first time in fifteen years. Anant had many political connections, and served as an appointed senator from 1992 to 2000. He continued to head Bangkok Land until his death, and is succeeded in the business by his two sons with his wife"}, {"text": "Sophie, Peter and Paul. His younger brother Keeree headed the family's other main venture in Thailand, BTS Group Holdings."}, {"text": "Slavery was legally practiced in the Province of North Carolina and the state of North Carolina until January 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Prior to statehood, there were 41,000 enslaved African-Americans in the Province of North Carolina in 1767. By 1860, the number of slaves in the state of North Carolina was 331,059, about one third of the total population of the state. In 1860, there were nineteen counties in North Carolina where the number of slaves was larger than the free white population. During the antebellum period the state of North Carolina passed several laws to protect the rights of slave owners while disenfranchising the rights of slaves. There was a constant fear amongst white slave owners in North Carolina of slave revolts from the time of the American Revolution. Despite their circumstances, some North Carolina slaves and freed slaves distinguished themselves as artisans, soldiers during the Revolution, religious leaders, and writers. Growth of the slave population in North Carolina. The Lord Proprietors encouraged importing of slaves to the Province of North Carolina by instituting a headright system that gave settlers acreage for the number of slaves that they brought to the province. The"}, {"text": "geography was a factor that slowed the importation of slaves. Settlers imported slaves from Virginia or South Carolina because of the poor harbors and treacherous coastline. The enslaved black population grew from 800 in 1712 to 6,000 in 1730 and about 41,000 in 1767. In the early years, the line between white indentured servants and African laborers was vague, as some Africans also arrived under an indenture, before more were transported as slaves. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom before slavery became a lifelong racial caste. Most of the free colored families found in North Carolina in the censuses of 1790\u20131810 were descended from unions or marriages between free white women and enslaved or free African or African-American men in colonial Virginia. Because the mothers were free, their children were born free. Such mixed-race families migrated along with their European-American neighbors into the frontier of North Carolina. As the flow of indentured laborers slackened because of improving economic conditions in Britain, the colony was short on labor and imported more slaves. It followed Virginia in increasing its controls on slavery, which became a racial caste of the foreign Africans. The economy's growth and prosperity were based on slave"}, {"text": "labor, devoted first to the production of tobacco. The oppressive and brutal experiences of slaves and poor whites led to their using escape, violent resistance, and theft of food and other goods in order to survive. The number of slaves in North Carolina increased from 100,783 in 1790 to 351,059 in 1860. The percentage of population that was slaves varied by county. There were 19 counties in 1860 where the slave population was greater than the free white population in 1860. These counties were in agricultural areas producing cotton, tobacco, rice and naval stores and where larger plantations and farms existed in the coastal plains, Piedmont, and counties bordering Virginia. There were more slaves in both Virginia and South Carolina in 1860. The Appalachian mountain counties had a lower percentage of slaves. The number of slaves in the western North Carolina counties (Davidson, Washington, Tennessee, Sullivan) that became part of Tennessee in 1796 had relatively few slaves. Slave owners. Enslaved people labored in a variety of roles. Men, women, and children worked variously as domestic servants, skilled artisans, field laborers, and more in urban settings and on both small farms and large plantations. Plantations are often defined as large land"}, {"text": "holdings that produced cash crops beyond subsistence requirements. Alternatively, some scholars distinguish a plantation from a farm based on the number of people enslaved by the property owner. The number of slaves on a plantation would vary from tens to over one thousand at larger plantations. Early 1900 efforts to document the number of plantations in North Carolina indicate that there were at least 328 plantations in the state. Slaves were personal property of their owners and could be sold at the discretion of the owner. Slaves were also conveyed in personal wills of the slave master to heirs. Through records of slave auctions and estate records, the value of slaves were recorded. The value of a slave depended on the gender and age with able bodied male slaves, especially skilled artisans, being the highest. The value of a slave was between \u00a360 and \u00a380 at the time of the French and Indian War (17541763). The value of a slave increased to about \u00a3180 in 1780 and to about $800 in 1840. At the onset of the Civil War, the value of an enslaved male field hand was $1,500 to $1,700; the average value of an enslaved woman ranged from"}, {"text": "$1,300 to $1,500; an enslaved artisan with specialized skills was valued at as much as $2,000. Legal status of enslaved in North Carolina. Below is a list of dates of laws and events that were relevant to slaves in North Carolina. The full referencing can be found in the linked articles. Slave religions. The religion amongst enslaved people was diverse. Some twenty to thirty percent of slaves that came to America were Muslim. A few had heard of Christianity but many followed traditional African religions. During the 1700s, most enslaved people held on to their native religions and customs from Africa. However, by the early 1800s, enslaved people were converting to Protestant religions\u2014most notably Baptist and Methodist. Some white churches had balconies where enslaved people were allowed to attend services with their masters. Fear of revolts did not allow enslaved people to organize churches until after the Civil War."}, {"text": "The year 1908 in radio involved some significant events."}, {"text": "Ryan Edward Kit Seng Lee Lambert (born 21 September 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persis Solo. Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur, but then moved to Thailand and Australia at a young age. He played youth football with Richmond before starting his senior career with the side. After spending some time with Melbourne Victory's youth team, Lambert moved to the Netherlands in 2017, where he played for Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch. Early life. Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur to an English father and Malaysian Chinese mother. The family then moved to Thailand, where they stayed for six months before relocating again to Melbourne, Australia. Lambert has a twin brother, Declan, who is also a professional footballer. The two played together at Clifton Hill, Richmond, Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch. Club career. After playing youth football for FC Clifton Hill and Richmond, Lambert made his senior debut for Richmond aged just 15. In 2016, he played for one season for Melbourne Victory's youth team before departing after he suffered a major injury. In 2018, the Lambert twins moved to Europe, and trialed with sides including Sparta Rotterdam"}, {"text": "and FC Dordrecht. The pair eventually signed for Dutch Tweede Divisie side Achilles '29. However, they left the club after it suffered relegation at the end of the 2017\u201318 Tweede Divisie. The twins then moved to Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch in 2018. Their first-team opportunities were initially limited by the arrival of several other foreign players shortly after their signing. However, Lambert made his debut as a substitute in Den Bosch's opening game of the 2019\u201320 Eerste Divisie and by the 2020\u201321 Eerste Divisie season, both brothers featured regularly for the side. On 5 October 2020, Lambert tested positive for COVID-19. In March 2021, he was told that his contract with the club would not be extended. On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Lambert had signed with Kuala Lumpur City. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup. Honours. KL City"}, {"text": "Higor Pires (In Japanese : \u30d4\u30ec\u30b9 \u30a4\u30b4\u30fc\u30eb, born 7 July 1980) is a professional futsal player. He was born in Brazil and became a Japanese citizen in 2016. He plays for Bardral Urayasu and the Japanese national futsal team. Career. On 7 July 1980, he was born in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. He started playing futsal when he was six years old. In 2004, he debuted from S\u00e3o Paulo FC. In 2007, he moved to S\u00e3o Caetano Futsal. In 2009, he moved to Shriker Osaka in F.League in Japan. In 2009, Shriker Osaka won the All Japan Futsal Championship (Puma Cup), he was selected Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2009\u201310 season, he was selected in F.League Most Valuable Player (MVP) and F.League Best 5. In 2011\u201312 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 again. In 2013, he moved to Pescadola Machida. On 30 November 2014, he broke his left little phalanx in the game against Espolada Hokkaido. In 2013\u201314 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (3rd title). In 2014\u201315 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (4th title). In 2015\u201316 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (5th title). Before 2015\u201316 season, he became the captain"}, {"text": "of Pescadora Machida. On 22 January 2016, he became a Japanese citizen. In April 2016, he selected in Japanese national futsal team for the first time. In 2016\u201317 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (6th title). In 2017\u201318 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (7th title). In February 2018, he participated in the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship. Japan lost to the Iran in the final. In 2018\u201319 season, he was selected in F.League Best 5 (8th title)."}, {"text": "Posyolok Uchkhoza Novoanninskogo Selkhoztekhnikuma () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novoanninsky Urban Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2010. Geography. The village is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 270 km from Volgograd, 16 km from Novoanninsky."}, {"text": "Pyshkinsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Polevoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 18 as of 2010. Geography. Pyshkinsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 18 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Cherkesovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rog-Izmaylovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Krasnokorotkovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 336 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography. Rog-Izmaylovsky is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the Rog Leka, 19 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Alsyapinsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Raisa Maria R\u00e4is\u00e4nen (born 10 March 1983) was a Finnish teenager who went missing, aged 16, in Tampere, Finland, on 16 October 1999. Her case has been described as the most infamous disappearance in Finnish history, and remains unsolved . R\u00e4is\u00e4nen was declared dead \"in absentia\" on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance, in 2004. Disappearance. On the evening of 16 October 1999, Raisa R\u00e4is\u00e4nen was out celebrating with a friend. She called her boyfriend from her mobile phone at 22:18, indicating that she wanted to join him at a house party in the suburbs, if she could get a lift. Before doing so, R\u00e4is\u00e4nen and her friend visited a restaurant in the city centre; although aged only 16, they had got in using fake IDs. However, they stayed in the restaurant for only half an hour, leaving when R\u00e4is\u00e4nen's friend received a phone call from her boyfriend, inviting her to a party outside Tampere. R\u00e4is\u00e4nen's friend received a lift to the party from some friends, but R\u00e4is\u00e4nen stayed behind as there was no room for her in the car. R\u00e4is\u00e4nen's friend checked to make sure R\u00e4is\u00e4nen's phone was charged, and gave her some money. The last confirmed sighting of"}, {"text": "R\u00e4is\u00e4nen was from this time, at 22:50, near the Sokos department store in central Tampere. After that, there were several unconfirmed reports of someone resembling her. The police believe that CCTV footage from the area also shows her in the city centre at around 23:50, an hour after the last confirmed sighting. Because of the EU Summit being held in Tampere that day, security had been tightened and there was an increased police presence in the city, with additional police resources brought in from other parts of the country. However, the use of CCTV monitoring was considerably less in 1999 than it is now. Investigation. Over time, investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (Finnish: \"Keskusrikospoliisi\") have looked into over 3,000 clues and tips, considered numerous theories, searched extensively in the local lakes and waterways, and appealed to the public through media several times. The police have pursued the three following main lines of investigation: The police continue to investigate the disappearance as a homicide. The case was initially considered manslaughter, but is today being investigated as murder. According to Finnish law, murder never expires under the statute of limitations, whereas manslaughter expires after 20 years. The head of investigation"}, {"text": "Jussi Luoto stated in November 2022 that the case is not currently being actively investigated, but authorities are responding to both old and new leads as required. He also stated that all of the three main lines of investigation are still equally considered. Later developments and connection to Virpi Butt. It was reported in 2022 that the National Bureau of Investigation had suspected Virpi Butt, a convicted murderer who had died in 2021, of having killed R\u00e4is\u00e4nen. Butt was active in the area of Tampere at the time of R\u00e4is\u00e4nen's disappearance, and she matched the eyewitnesses' descriptions of an older, heavy-built woman whom had been seen walking with R\u00e4is\u00e4nen. Butt, who had become known to the Finnish public for appearing on the television series Gladiaattorit, was reportedly recognized by one of the witnesses as the woman accompanying R\u00e4is\u00e4nen. It was also reported that a street musician, who was an acquaintance of Butt, had told the police that he had run into Butt in Tampere in either 1999 or 2000. According to the street musician, Butt pulled a human head out of her backpack and presented it to him. He initially believed the head to be that of a mannequin, and"}, {"text": "did not contact the police until 2006. Police found this testimony to be consistent with Butt's history, as in 2002 she and her boyfriend had dismembered the 29-year-old programmer Kari Anttonen and proceeded to present his head to other people. However, the police have been unable to positively confirm or exclude Butt as a suspect, and have stated that the emergence of more suspects is possible."}, {"text": "Rogachev () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Cherkesovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 92 as of 2010. Geography. Rogachev is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Panika River, 36 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Amochayevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Rodnikovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 139 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Rodnikovsky is located 11 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vesyoly is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Maher Ayyad (born 5 December 1978) is a Bahraini chess FIDE Master (FM) (2004) and Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2002). Biography. Maher Ayyad won Bahrain's international chess tournament \"Ramadan Chess Championship\" twice in a row (2014, 2015). He is also known as a good fast chess specialist. Maher Ayyad ranked 2nd in the Kuwait Open Blitz Chess Championship in 2014 and won the Saudi Arabia Open Chess Championship in 2015. Maher Ayyad played for Bahrain in the Chess Olympiads: Maher Ayyad played for Bahrain in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games:"}, {"text": "Rozhnovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Filonovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 312 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography. Rozhnovsky is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Buzuluk River, 19 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Salomatin is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Salomatin () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Filonovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 374 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography. Salomatin is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Buzuluk River, 22 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Rozhnovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Satarovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Bocharovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 243 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography. Satarovsky is located 38 km southwest of Novoanninsky, (the district's administrative centre) by road. Krasny Oktyabr is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Staroanninskaya () is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 808 as of 2010. There are 16 streets. Geography. Staroanninskaya is located on the left bank of the Buzuluk River, 15 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kozlinovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Strakhovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 31 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Strakhovsky is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Karman River, 46 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Burnatsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Tavolzhansky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Staroanninskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 162 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Tavolzhansky is located in forest steppe on the bank of the Buzuluk River, 29 km southwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Durnovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Talovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Novokiyevskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 10 as of 2010. Geography. Talovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 49 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novokiyevka is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Troyetsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 221 as of 2010. There are 7 streets. Geography. Troyetsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 31 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Trud-Rassvet is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Trostyansky () is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Trostyanskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 627 as of 2010. There are 16 streets. Geography. Trostyansky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 56 km east of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Udodovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Trud-Rassvet () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Panfilovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 110 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Trud-Rassvet is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 34 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Troyetsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Udodovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Trostyanskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 182 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Udodovsky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 59 km southeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Trostyansky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Filonovskaya () is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Filonovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,227 as of 2010. There are 22 streets. Geography. Filonovskaya is located in a forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, along the bank of the Buzuluk River, 14 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Budennovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Chelyshevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Galushkinskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 129 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Chelyshevsky is located 40 km northeast of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kirpichevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Cherkesovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Cherkesovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,545 as of 2010. There are 29 streets. Geography. Cherkesovsky is located in steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the bank of the Kumylga River, 27 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pyshkinsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Popcorn and Ice Cream (German: Popcorn und Himbeereis) is a 1978 West German sex comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Benny, Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy."}, {"text": "Yaryzhensky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Beryozovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 171 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Yaryzhensky is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Buzuluk River, 30 km west of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kleymenovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yastrebovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Beryozovskoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2010. Geography. Yastrebovsky is located on the Panika River, 36 km northwest of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Popovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "There are four series of \"The Story Makers\". These are the episodes."}, {"text": "The Extra (Spanish: El extra) is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Alma Delia Fuentes. In the film, Cantinflas plays a man who works as an extra through several films. This was the last Cantinflas film whose art direction was made by long-time set designer Gunther Gerzso. Plot. Rogaciano (Cantinflas) is the modest worker of a Mexican film studio, who performs several roles as an extra in the films shot there. His excessive zeal at work causes the antipathy of successive directors who do not support his forays into their films. After his run-ins into film sets, he dreams that he is the protagonist of each of the productions of which he has participated, such as him playing a \"sans-culotte\" and saving Marie Antoinette in a film about the French Revolution, being the lover of Marguerite Gautier in a retelling of \"La Dame aux Cam\u00e9lias\" in which she survives, and saving a maiden from an Aztec sacrifice by fighting a warrior (defeating him by fighting him as if it were a bullfight) in an Aztec film. In one of the productions Rogaciano is in, he meets Rosita (Alma Delia Fuentes), a young"}, {"text": "woman who also works as an extra, who is initially disappointed in the treatment of the studio workers, who tell her that they don't need more people like her to work there. Rogaciano, seeing the situation of Rosita, who is the guardian of her two younger brothers and has economic deficiencies, helps her to be chosen as an actress in an audition for a blockbuster conducted by the directors of the studio where Rogaciano and Rosita work. After signing Rosita to a contract, the directors, having been made aware of Rosita's relation to Rogaciano, tell her that from now on she must not get involved with him due to Rogaciano's low social status. Rosita is reluctant to this, but Rogaciano learns this and, albeit heartbroken, convinces her to follow through it. Analysis. Professor Jeffrey M. Pilcher, on \"Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity\", argued that in the film, Cantinflas \"continued to perpetuate\" a theme from his previous films of \"helping beautiful young women live fairy tales,\" and that during his character's dream sequence about the French Revolution, Cantinflas \"preached a conservative view of national history\" by \"inserting referentes to Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution within a monarchist speech"}, {"text": "in defense of Marie Antoinette and respect for a traditional, hierarchical society.\" In popular culture. The film is referenced in the Colombian novel \"\u00c9rase una vez en Colombia (Comedia rom\u00e1ntica y El espantap\u00e1jaros)\" by Ricardo Silva Romero."}, {"text": "Krzysztof Strza\u0142ka (born 1967, D\u0119bica) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, between 2018 and 2023 serving as an ambassador to Slovakia. Life. Education and scientific career. Strza\u0142ka graduated from political science at the Sapienza University of Rome and from history at the Jagiellonian University (both master's degree). He has also completed post-graduate studies in management and business at the Jagiellonian University. He has received NATO, the Foundation for Polish Science, the Lanckoro\u0144ski Foundation scholarships. In 1999, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in humanities, presenting thesis on Italy\u2013Poland relations between 1939 and 1945. From 2005, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Jagiellonian University, Institute of European Studies. He has been working also at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Political Studies. He authored several articles on history of diplomacy, public diplomacy, foreign affairs of the Holy See. Diplomatic career. In 2000, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2000 to 2005 he was the First Secretary at the Polish Embassy in Rome. Between 2006 and 2008 he was working at the MFA Department of Planning and Strategy of Foreign Policy and at the Department of Europe. From 2008 to 2012 he served as the"}, {"text": "Consul-General in Milan. From 2013 he worked at the Department of Cooperation with the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, and as a deputy director at the Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy (2016\u20132018). In 2018, he was nominated Polish ambassador to Slovakia, later presenting his letter of credence to the President Andrej Kiska on 11 September 2018. He ended his term on 7 August 2023. Besides Polish, he speaks fluently English and Italian. He has also passive knowledge of French, Russian and Slovak languages."}, {"text": "Rainbow Town is a 2010 Liberian documentary, directed by Lauren Selmon Roberts. Summary. In a war torn country where people are being killed and their children are left as orphans, the orphans are often not able to bear the challenges that comes their way, so they start dying as time goes on. It took one woman who empowered the orphans to believe that there is light after the tunnel despite the challenges they face."}, {"text": "Puigaudeau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Joynal Abedin may refer to:"}, {"text": "Mary O'Brien (fl. 1785 \u2013 1790), was an Irish poet and playwright who wrote during and about the Regency period. Biography. Very little is known about the personal life of Mary O'Brien except that she was the wife of Patrick O'Brien Esq. as she wrote both under her name and as Mrs Patrick O'Brien. She was in favour of Irish economic independence and an independent Irish parliament as well as being a supporter of Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. She believed that George III should be replaced by a Regent while he was unwell. O'Brien hoped that this would also remove William Pitt from his position. Her work was considered satyrical and political. She wrote poetry and plays."}, {"text": "The Constan\u021ba Aquarium is located along the Black Sea in Constan\u021ba, Romania. The building that hosts the aquarium dates to the early 20th century. It served as a restaurant for the adjacent Constan\u021ba Casino until the aquarium opened in 1958. For many years Romania\u2019s only aquarium, it holds over 100 species of fish and other aquatic wildlife. These are divided into three sections: marine, freshwater and exotic fish. The aquarium is named after marine biologist Ioan Borcea."}, {"text": "Immediate Delivery (Spanish: Entrega inmediata), originally known as Agente XU 777 (English: Agent XU 777) is a 1963 Mexican spy comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gina Romand, Claudio Brook and Fanny Cano. In the film, Cantinflas plays a simple mailman forced to become an international spy. It was the last black and white film made by Cantinflas, although he had already made six color films at the time. Plot. Feliciano (Cantinflas) is a mailman who is recruited by a secret counterintelligence service (which codenames him Agent XU-777), and must discover an international conspiracy. He manages to find out that enemy agents, led by Carlota (Gina Romand) and Alex (Claudio Brook), will smuggle a teacher to decipher keys through a coffin. Feliciano is put in charge of the funeral home, but he ends up delivering the coffin to a wrong person, distracting the loyal agents and allowing the enemy to achieve their goal. However, the enemy agents discover that for the deciphering process they also must obtain a specific code. In a parallel storyline, Feliciano learns that an old \"compadre\" of his arranged for his daughter to go live with Feliciano after his death. Due to"}, {"text": "a letter from his \"compadre\" where he describes his daughter as his \"beb\u00e9\" (\"baby\"), Feliciano assumes that his \"compadre\"\u2019s daughter is an infant, even buying a crib and milk for the impending arrival. However, much to his surprise, he ends up discovering that his \"compadre\"\u2019s daughter is actually a young woman nicknamed \"Beb\u00e9\" (Fanny Cano), and they end developing a romantic relationship. The enemy agents then kidnap Beb\u00e9 to force Feliciano to betray his homeland and give the code to the enemy."}, {"text": "Bob Jenks may refer to:"}, {"text": "Matora is a village in Osian tehsil in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan State, India. Its population was 2,612 as per the 2011 census."}, {"text": "\"America's Next Top Model\" (abbreviated \"ANTM\" and \"Top Model\") is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of \"America's Next Top Model\" and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. Created by Tyra Banks, who also serves as an executive producer, and developed by Ken Mok and Kenya Barris. Banks also serves as host for most of the series, Rita Ora has hosted once in the series. It premiered in May 2003, and aired semiannually until 2012, then annually from 2013. The first six seasons (referred to as \"cycles\") aired on UPN, before UPN merged with The WB to create The CW in 2006. The following sixteen cycles aired on The CW until the series was first cancelled in October 2015. The series was revived in 2016 and aired on VH1 for two more cycles. The series was among the highest-rated programs on UPN and was the highest-rated show on The CW from 2007 to 2010."}, {"text": "Kristi Overton Johnson (born February 16, 1970) is an American former water skiing champion, author, and missionary. Competing professionally between 1983 and 2005, Overton Johnson accumulated 80 pro victories. Athletic career. Overton Johnson was born in Greenville, North Carolina and started water skiing competitively at the age of five. She became professional at the age of 13. During her athletic career, Overton Johnson competed in the slalom, accumulating 80 pro-victories and more number 1 world rankings than any other female water skier. She was the holder of the women's world slalom record from 1992-2010. She is an eight-time U.S. Masters Champion, four-time U.S. Open Champion, and 1999 World Champion. She was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. She is one of five women featured in the North Carolina Women in Sports Display at the NC Sports Hall of Fame at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. In 2013, she was inducted into the USA Water Ski Hall of Fame. In 2017, she was inducted into the International Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation Hall of Fame. Education. Overton Johnson attended the University of Central Florida completing a Bachelor of Arts. She went on to attend"}, {"text": "the University of Florida College of Law where she earned a Juris Doctor. Ministries and works. In 2003, Overton Johnson founded In His Wakes, which is a Christian-based water sports ministry. She later founded Kristi Overton Johnson Ministries and \"Victorious Living\" Magazine, a publication of KOJM. \"Victorious Living\" Magazine is a quarterly publication that is distributed within the US prison system. Overton Johnson published her first book in 2004, titled \"Running the Course: Becoming a Champion in God's Eyes\". She published her second book, \"Hit it!: Your Victory May Just be One \"Hit it\" Away!\", in 2015. \"Victorious Living\" Magazine is published quarterly. Personal life. She lives in Keystone Heights, Florida with her husband, Tim, and three children. Her father, V. Parker Overton, founded Overton's Inc. in Greenville in 1975 and became known as the world's largest water sports dealer. The company was eventually acquired by Camping World Holdings. Lake Kristi, a man-made lake located in Grimesland, North Carolina, is named after her and was specifically designed for water skiing. It is privately owned by her father but it serves as the home course for East Carolina University's men's and women's cross country teams."}, {"text": "Elizabeth Bond (1942 \u2013 December 2002) was an Australian radio broadcaster, TV host and journalist. Education. Bond graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English and German. Bond attended the university with Germaine Greer, whom Bond credited with teaching her how to apply make-up. While at the university, Bond appeared as an extra in a production of \"Saint Joan\" which starred Zoe Caldwell. Career. After a successful audition in December 1963, Bond commenced working for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Melbourne, working in various capacities. Bond relocated to Sydney in 1970 where she presented her own program on 2BL. The program was dropped after Bond attracted criticism for making controversial comments on the program following a discussion with social commentator Ray Taylor, angering ABC management, prompting protests and accusations of Bond being a \"left wing libber on the ABC\". During this time, Bond appeared on ABC Television, hosting \"Matinee\" and \"At Home with Elizabeth Bond\". However, Bond expressed the view that she didn't enjoy television work and said she had no desire of becoming a media personality. Following a short-lived marriage and the birth of her son, Bond took a break"}, {"text": "from radio but returned to 3LO in 1977 to take over from Terry Lane on the \"Mornings\" program. Following an initial outcry immediately following Lane's departure, listeners warmed to Bond and she was able to command a large audience, covering topics such as national and international politics, business affairs and media analysis. Bond was explicit in her instructions to her producer to never be asked to help promote television shows, movies or books as they were a national broadcaster, and \"not a PR company\". Following disagreements with management about proposed changes to her program, Bond resigned from the ABC at the end of 1979. Following her resignation, Bond accepted an offer to work for \"The Age\". In 1981, Bond was appointed as the first community relations officer at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne. Bond became the first female commissioner of the Liquor Control Commission, which was later renamed the Liquor Licensing Commission. Her work there prompted her to enroll in a law course at Melbourne University in 1989, which she graduated from in 1995. Throughout the 1980s, Bond served in a number of roles including as a foundation board member of the Meat Market Craft Centre, as a chairperson"}, {"text": "of St Martins Youth Centre, as a member of the ethics committee at the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital and as advisory committee member with the ABC. Recognition. In October 1979, Bond received a gold citation at the United Nations Association of Australia's media awards. Personal life. Bond suffered from rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 16. Because of this, she often used a wheelchair. In her final years at the ABC, she asked to be carried from her house to her car, and then from her car into the studio so she could continue working. Death. Bond died in December 2002. Her death prompted a number of tributes including from political commentator Max Teichmann."}, {"text": "Girl, Woman, Other is the eighth novel by Bernardine Evaristo. Published in 2019 by Hamish Hamilton, it follows the lives of 12 characters in the United Kingdom over the course of several decades. The book was the co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize, alongside Margaret Atwood's \"The Testaments\". \"Girl, Woman, Other\" has received more than 30 Book of the Year and Decade honours, alongside recognition as one of Barack Obama's top 19 books for 2019 and Roxane Gay's favourite book of 2019. Its prizes include Fiction Book of the Year at the 2020 British Book Awards, where Evaristo also won Author of the Year. Additionally, the novel won the Indie Book Award for Fiction and the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage. It was finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, the Australia Book Industry Awards, and the Women's Prize for Fiction. Overview. \"Girl, Woman, Other\" follows the lives of each of 12 principal characters as they navigate the world. The book is divided into four chapters, each containing episodes about three people who are connected directly to one another in some way, the majority as relatives (such as mother and daughter). Although each character has their own chapter set"}, {"text": "across a particular time, their lives intertwine in numerous ways \u2013 from friends and relatives to chance acquaintances. The book opens with a playwright, Amma, anticipating the opening of her new production, \"The Last Amazon of Dahomey\", at a theatre in London. The play is based around the fictional life of a Dahomey Amazon. The last chapter of the book takes place at the party that follows the play's opening night, in which many of the characters are present and interact, though not necessarily knowing one another. The epilogue contains a plot twist after which the story concludes: this is not about feeling something or about speaking words this is about being together Among the themes explored in the characters' lives are racism, feminism, politics, patriarchy, success, relationships, gender, and sexuality. Asked about her motivation for writing the work, Evaristo said: I wanted to put presence into absence. I was very frustrated that black British women weren't visible in literature. I whittled it down to 12 characters \u2013 I wanted them to span from a teenager to someone in their 90s, and see their trajectory from birth, though not linear. There are many ways in which otherness can be interpreted"}, {"text": "in the novel \u2013 the women are othered in so many ways and sometimes by each other. I wanted it to be identified as a novel about women as well. Overview of the characters in the novel. The novel spans several generations and describes family relations, friendships, colleagueship, mentor-mentee relationships, classmates, study groups, etc. All of these are inferred, and it is up to the reader to remember who is who. This overview maps out the relationships. The youngest gereration is at the bottom, the eldest in the top. Themes. Intersectionality. The novel explores how race, sexuality, gender, history and economic stratification intersect to define the experiences of the women in the novel. At university Yazz establishes a group of friends who share the commonality of being people of colour. She becomes hostile to Courtney, a white girl from Suffolk, joining their group, arguing she would not be able to relate to the experience of being \"one of the few brown girls on a white campus\". On a trip to London to visit her friend Nenet, the daughter of an Egyptian diplomat, she discovers that her friend is profoundly wealthy, and has had her university papers written for her by"}, {"text": "a retired professor. Yazz is alienated by the experience, and recognises that even as a woman of colour, her life is more similar to that of her lower-middle-class white friend. Courtney, herself born into a farming background, addresses the intersectional flaws of only considering the racial element of social privilege. Citing Roxane Gay, she states:Roxane Gay warned against the idea of playing 'privilege Olympics' and wrote in \"Bad Feminist\" that privilege is relative and contextual, and I agree, Yazz, I mean, where does it all end? is Obama less privileged than a white hillbilly growing up in a trailer park with a junkie single mother and a jailbird father? is a severely disabled person more privileged than a Syrian asylum-seeker who has been tortured? Roxane argues that we have to find a new discourse for discussing inequality.This idea is sustained throughout the book. Despite the 12 women in the book experiencing various forms of oppression, many of them contribute to intersectional forms of exclusionism because of their life experiences, class and social standing. Many of the characters \"other\" each other. Dominique's reductive view of Shirley as a \"dry heterosexual schoolteacher\" closes her off from discovering how similar their life experiences"}, {"text": "have been. Penelope, who through most of her life is in fact unaware of her light-skinned Black parentage, others Bummi, simply describing Bummi as her \"African cleaner\" (the former having been raised by her adoptive parents to believe that Whites were the master race). When Penelope discovers her true African heritage (Hattie), she abandons her racist sentiments, realising Hattie's story is undeniably intertwined with her own. Suggesting a solution for Gay's new discourse for discussing inequality, Evaristo provides the narratives of these 12 characters so that readers can sincerely relate to their experiences on a humanistic level rather than reducing them to a stereotype. Reception. Critical response. Emily Rhodes of the \"Financial Times\" said that \"Evaristo writes sensitively about how we raise children, how we pursue careers, how we grieve and how we love\", while Johanna Thomas-Corr of \"The Sunday Times\" describes \"Girl, Woman, Other\" as \"a triumphantly wide-ranging novel, told in a hybrid of prose and poetry, about the struggles, longings, conflicts and betrayals of 12 (mostly) black women and one non-binary character.\" Evaristo's polyphony of voices is successful and compelling, according to Josie Mitchell of \"Literary Review\", who writes, \"The perspectives complement and contest one another, amounting to"}, {"text": "a glorious, atmospheric set of ventriloquisms.\" According to Sarah Ladipo Manyika, writing for the \"New Statesman\", Evaristo \"continues to expand and enhance our literary canon. If you want to understand modern-day Britain, this is the writer to read.\" Accolades. \"Girl, Woman, Other\" was joint winner (with Margaret Atwood's \"The Testaments\") of the 2019 Booker Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2019 Gordon Burn Prize. The Booker judges described the work as \"a must-read about modern Britain and womanhood\". It was named one of the top ten books of 2019 by the \"Washington Post\". \"Girl, Woman, Other\" was one of Barack Obama's 19 favourite books of 2019 and Roxane Gay's favourite book of 2019, and is the 12th bestselling hardback fiction book in the UK. It stands as a \"Sunday Times\" bestseller and book of the decade for \"The Guardian\", and was identified as book of the year 25 times, including as \"O, The Oprah Magazine\"s best LGBT book, \"Time\" magazine's 100 must read books, CBC's 28 best international fiction, \"Elle\" 13 best feminist books, Amazon editors' pick of the year and Apple Books best of the year, as well as \"The Times\" best audio book of 2019. Evaristo received recognition"}, {"text": "as one of the \"Financial Times\"s Women in 2019: the game changers and is currently shortlisted for the Women's Prize, British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year/ and Publishing Triangle Awards (USA). Featured in OkayAfrica's 100 Women 2020 she is also longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, Glass Bell Award, Australian Book Industry Awards and Visionary Honours Awards. \"Girl, Woman, Other\" was included on the \"Big Jubilee Read\" list of 70 books selected by a panel of experts, and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency in April 2022, to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in June 2022."}, {"text": "Kathryn L. Beers is an American polymer chemist. Beers is Leader of the Polymers and Complex Fluids group in the Materials Science and Engineering Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include microreactors and microfluidics, advances in polymer synthesis and reaction monitoring, macromolecular separations, integrated and high throughput measurements of polymeric materials, degradable and renewable polymeric materials, and sustainable materials. Early life and education. Beers is a native of the Washington metropolitan area. She completed a B.S. in chemistry at the College of William & Mary in 1994. Her Honors College undergraduate thesis was titled \"The effects of deuteration of ferromagnetic properties: a study of single crystal Fe[S2CN(C2D5)2]2Cl\". In 1996, she earned an M.S. in polymer science at Carnegie Mellon University. She completed a Ph.D. in chemistry at Carnegie Mellon in 2000. She worked with professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Her dissertation was titled \"Design, synthesis and properties of comb copolymers with variable grafting density by controlled radical polymerization\". From 2000 to 2002, she was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow in the Polymers Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Career. From 2002 to 2007, Beers was a research chemist and project leader"}, {"text": "in the polymer formulations at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) in the Polymers Division at NIST. Beers was the Assistant Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from 2007 to 2008. While at OSTP, Beers oversaw a portfolio including the Office of Science, Science Mission Directorate, and portions of the National Science Foundation. She worked to coordinate inter-agency and international cooperation and interaction with the physical science field. She was the director of the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) from 2008 to 2009. From 2008 to 2012, she was a Project Leader of the Renewable Polymers project, and Group Leader of the Sustainable Polymers Group. Since 2013, Beers serves as Group Leader of the Polymers and Complex Fluids group in the Materials Science and Engineering Division at NIST. Beers became a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1993. She has served as secretary of the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and served in the POLY Chair series from 2012 to 2017. She became a member of the Materials Research Society in 2001 and Sigma Xi in 2004. She is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers."}, {"text": "Research. Beers researches microreactors and microfluidics, advances in polymer synthesis and reaction monitoring, macromolecular separations, integrated and high throughput measurements of polymeric materials, degradable and renewable polymeric materials, and sustainable materials. Awards and honors. In 2005, Beers was awarded the Department of Commerce Silver Medal. She was a 2006 Department of Commerce Science and Technology Policy (ComSci) fellow. In 2007, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers."}, {"text": "Shiino (\u690e\u91ce) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Illalu Priyuralu is an Indian Telugu-language drama film released on 2 August 1984. The film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy is a remake of the Bollywood film Masoom, which was adapted from the 1980 novel Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal. The novel had two other film adaptations: the 1983 American film of the same title and the 1982 Malayalam film Olangal. Illalu Priyuralu was produced by G. Babu under Babu Arts and featured Sobhan Babu, Suhasini, Pallavi and Master Arjun in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Chakravarthy. Soundtrack. Music was composed by Chakravarthy."}, {"text": "Elizabeth Ann Donley (born April 5, 1970) is an American physicist. She is a researcher in the time and frequency division at the Physical Measurement Laboratory. Donley's research areas include the operation and development of atomic fountain clocks and chip scale atomic devices and instruments. Life. Donley was born on April 5, 1970. She completed a B.S. in physics from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1994. Donley earned a M.S. in physics at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1996. Donley completed her doctoral studies in Switzerland, earning a Ph.D. in natural sciences from ETH Zurich in 2000. Her thesis was titled \"Single-molecule spectroscopy at subkelvin temperatures\". Donley's doctoral advisor was Urs Wild. Her postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado Boulder was on ultracold atomic physics with 2001 Nobel Laureates Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell. Donley joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2002 as a research physicist in the Time and Frequency Division at the Physical Measurement Laboratory; in 2018 she became its Division Chief. She has served in a number of leadership positions for the IEEE professional society. Donley's research areas include the operation and development of atomic fountain clocks and chip scale atomic"}, {"text": "devices and instruments, for which she has won the Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2004 and 2014. In 2022, she won the IEEE C. B. Sawyer Memorial Award."}, {"text": "Reginald DeWayne Nelson (born June 23, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the McNeese State Cowboys and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft."}, {"text": "Aaron Dean could refer to:"}, {"text": "In post-quantum cryptography, NewHope is a key-agreement protocol by Erdem Alkim, L\u00e9o Ducas, Thomas P\u00f6ppelmann, and Peter Schwabe that is designed to resist quantum computer attacks. NewHope is based on a mathematical problem ring learning with errors (RLWE) that is believed to be difficult to solve. NewHope has been selected as a round-two contestant in the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization competition, and was used in Google's CECPQ1 experiment as a quantum-secure algorithm, alongside the classical X25519 algorithm. Design choices. The designers of NewHope made several choices in developing the algorithm:"}, {"text": "Steir is a surname. People with that name include:"}, {"text": "Nova Marivka () is a village in Telmanove Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 85.9 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city. History. The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the war in Donbas, that started in 2014. Demographics. The settlement had 175 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:"}, {"text": "Oregon House Bill 2001 is an Oregon law which allows for alternative, more economical types of housing in an effort to preserve outer-city rural areas, such as farms. The law is especially aimed at reducing the pace of urban sprawl in densely populated cities such as Portland, Oregon, with non-traditional land use zoning. Content. On July 2, 2019, the state of Oregon passed House Bill 2001 which provides an alternative to single-family zoning. The law is an example of inclusionary zoning and allow for more affordable housing to be built. The bill allows duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and cottage clusters (which are several smaller homes built around a community backyard or other green space) to be built on land zoned for single family homes in cities with over 25,000 residents. In cities with over 10,000 residents duplexes will be allowed on land zoned for single family homes. Approximately 2.8 million people of Oregon\u2019s 4.1 million population live in areas that will be affected by this bill. The bill was signed into law by Governor Kate Brown on August 8, 2019 and will take effect in 2020. Background. Oregon has often been seen as a leader in non-traditional land use as they"}, {"text": "have had a statewide urban growth boundary since 1973. While Urban Growth Boundaries and in particular Portland\u2019s have become more controversial lately, the idea is to prevent urban sprawl from growing into farmland directly outside of the city. Affordable housing has become an increasing problem in Portland and other US cities. HB 2001 is one way that Oregon is attempting to combat that. The law is similar to Minneapolis\u2019s new housing policy that bans zoning for single family homes. A similar plan has been adopted into certain neighborhoods in Seattle. While Oregon\u2019s plan is less extreme, it does not ban single family homes but simply makes it easier for alternatives to be built, it is the first bill of its type to be implemented at a state rather than local level. The bill passed through the house fairly quickly and easily. The bill\u2019s main sponsor, then-speaker Tina Kotek, defended the bill's emphasis about choice and providing more affordable alternatives rather than banning single family homes. Criticism. The bill received criticism from both sides of the aisle. From the right, opponents of the bill argued that the state should expand or get rid of the Urban Growth Boundary to combat the"}, {"text": "rising cost of housing rather than implement HB 2001. From the other side, people argued that the bill was insufficient and would not address the short term effects that the city needs. Proposed amendments. HB 2138 (2025). In January 2025, Kotek, who was elected governor in 2022, announced her proposal for House Bill 2138, which would amend the applicability of HB 2011. Among its provisions:"}, {"text": "\"Love Don't Hate It\" is a song by Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence. It was released as a digital download on 23 October 2019 by Spark Records as the second single from his debut studio album \"Small Town Boy\", the song also features on his debut EP \"Worlds on Fire\". It is the follow-up to \"Arcade\", Laurence's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Background. Laurence previously stated that he did not want to rush out a follow-up to \"Arcade\", but rather take his time and wait until he found the right song. \"De Telegraaf\" announced on 14 October that fans that had attended Laurence's performance in Nijmegen were told the follow-up single would be \"Love Don't Hate It\". Laurence called it \"a song about fighting for who you are and who you choose to love\" and his \"answer against the hate in the world, that will always keep trying to break down what we crave most: love\". Live performance. Duncan premiered the song on Dutch television during \"De Wereld Draait Door\" on 23 October. Music video. A music video for \"Love Don't Hate It\" was released on 8 November. Directed by Ed Sayers of Seven Productions, it features Laurence"}, {"text": "in a dark area, singing amongst red lights and celluloid film effects. Bryan Kress of Billboard wrote, \"With so much on the line, [Laurence] looks every bit prepared to lead the way and fight to the end.\" In an interview with Promonews, Sayers explained the process to achieve the video's effects: \"A pretty singular approach with a mix of hard and soft dynamic lighting using white and red lights and a host of special flare lens to fire firey light down the barrel and onto Super 16mm film and a little Super 8mm.\" Personnel. Credits adapted from Tidal."}, {"text": "John Joseph Krimm Jr. (born May 30, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). Krimm was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived there until age 13, getting his start in football in the local youth leagues. He played scholastically at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio. He played collegiately for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where, as a senior, he was honored as a first-team All-American by Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and \"The Sporting News\". Krimm graduated magna cum laude in Philosophy. He was the recipient of an NCAA post-graduate scholarship and spent a summer in Washington, D.C. as a Congressional Intern. Selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third-round of the 1982 NFL draft, Krimm was active for all nine games during the shortened season. He hyperextended his left knee during training camp in 1983, and spent the season on the injured reserve list. He was released by the Saints during the 1984 preseason. The Los Angeles Raiders gave Krimm a tryout in 1985, but he pulled a hamstring in training camp and was released. Krimm had three aunts and two uncles"}, {"text": "who were members of the Roman Catholic clergy."}, {"text": "Christine Susan Betham Grimmond is a New Zealand scientist and professor of urban meteorology at the University of Reading. She has also held the post of Met Office Joint Chair. Grimmond is a pioneer of the fields of urban meteorology and micrometerology, which deal with the atmospheric boundary layer. Education and early career. Grimmond completed her BSc in physical geography at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand in 1980. In 1984, she obtained an MSc in physical geography, specialising in climatology and hydrology, from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She completed her PhD on evapotranspiration of urban areas at the University of British Columbia in 1989. In 1989, Grimmond took up an assistant professor post at Indiana University, USA. In 2006 she was appointed professor and chair of physical geography in the Environmental Monitoring & Modelling Group of King's College London, UK. In 2013 she took up the post of professor of meteorology at the University of Reading. Grimmond has undertaken visiting scientist positions at Tsinghua University, Chongqing University and Shanghai Institute of Meteorological Sciences (China), National University of Singapore (Singapore), the CSIRO Centre for Marine & Atmospheric Research (Australia), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), University of Tokyo"}, {"text": "(Japan) and Monash University (Australia). Research interests. Grimmond has contributed to wide range of topics within boundary layer and urban meteorology, publishing around 260 papers which have attracted approximately 34,000 citations, generating a h-index of 96. She has been particularly influential in understanding the effects of urbanisation on climate and the representation of urban environments within climate and weather simulations."}, {"text": "Per la bona gent (English: \"For the good people\") is the fifth album by Spanish indie pop band Manel, and their first to be released on their label Cer\u00e0miques Guzm\u00e1n. It was released on 4 October 2019 and produced by Jake Aron. Music videos were filmed for \"Per la bona gent\" and \"Boy Band\". The band toured in support of the album from November 2019. The album debuted at number one on the Spanish albums chart. Background. The band emphasised that each song was intended as a \"small island\" and disconnected from the rest of the album. On the album, they also began to incorporate the use of synthesizers and a \"more electronic\" sound, as well as to make extensive use of sampling\u2014for example, the title track samples \"Alenar\" by Maria del Mar Bonet, and \"Aqu\u00ed tens el meu bra\u00e7\" samples \"Vine a la festa\" by Llu\u00eds Gavald\u00e0. Critical reception. Joan S. Luna of \"\" called the album \"solid and remarkable\" and noted the \"ironic political connotations\" of the title, writing that Manel's \"lyrical and musical universe returns to throw splinters in very different directions\" and that they have managed to find a new sound without \"copying themselves\". Writing for"}, {"text": "\"El Periodico\", Juan Manuel Freire acclaimed the band's experimentation, noting that \"there are injections of electronics, Latin stitching, a lot of rhythm diversity and imagination in the arrangements, but 'Per la bona gent' is really something else. Or twelve new things.\""}, {"text": "Ctenochelyidae is an extinct family of sea turtles which lived in North America during the Santonian-Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous. Classification. The family is defined as a monophyletic clade arising from the most recent ancestors of \"Ctenochelys\" and \"Peritresius\". Fossils of ctenochelyids are known from the Western Interior Seaway and Mississippi embayment. As of 2025, four genera have been assigned to this family: \"Asmodochelys\", \"Ctenochelys\", \"Peritresius\" and \"Prionochelys\". Below is a cladogram from the analysis by Gentry, Ebersole & Kiernan (2019):"}, {"text": "Institutions of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition status set up in 2017 for higher education institutes in India, by the University Grants Commission. Recognised institutions are granted more autonomy, both administratively and academically, are allowed to open offshore campuses, and enjoy better collaboration opportunities with global universities. The plan encompasses twenty institutions, twelve of which have already been declared Institutes of Eminence . Public institutions are granted up to ; no funding is awarded to private institutions. Incentives. The regulatory infrastructure for the Institutes of Eminence (IoE) plan was provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC) through the \"UGC (Declaration of Government Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017\" for public institutions and \"UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017\" for private deemed to be university institutions. According to these, both categories of institutions are granted more autonomy, both administratively (e.g. setting fees) and academically, and both will enjoy better collaboration opportunities with global universities. Public institutions are also granted up to but no funding is awarded to private institutions. History. The IoE scheme was first announced in the presentation of the 2016 Union budget of India on 29 February 2016 by the Finance Minister of India,"}, {"text": "Arun Jaitley. The purpose of the plan was stated as \"... to empower Higher Educational Institutions to help them become world class teaching and research institutions\". The plan will include twenty institutes, ten private and ten public. The UGC set the guidelines and regulations for IoE in 2017 and set up an Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) which was tasked with the selection of the institutes and later with monitoring them. The EEC considered 114 applications, 74 from public institutes and 40 from private ones, including institutes which are yet to be established, and in May 2018 shortlisted eight public institutes and three private ones. However, on the principle of giving equal weight to both categories of institutions, only six institutes were recommended by the UGC in July 2018, three from each category, a move which has drawn some criticism. More criticism was drawn to the fact that one of the private institutes recommended, Jio Institute, which was sponsored by Reliance Foundation, does not yet exist. The recommendation of the UGC was accepted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), granting the IoE status to the three public universities and issuing a letter of intent to the three private ones."}, {"text": "In December 2018, the EEC recommended 19 more institutes, completing a list of 15 institutes from each category, allowing for five institutes in each category in a reserve list. These institutes were ranked by the UGC based on QS World University Rankings, in which National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was used as a tie-breaker for private universities. The resulting 14 institutes, seven in each category, were recommended by the UGC for IoE status in August 2019. This included two public institutes, Anna University and Jadavpur University, which will be considered for IoE status only if the respective state universities will comment to finance half of the investment. For private institutes, since not enough institutes were ranked, one vacant position was granted in the \"greenfield\" category, which gives the institute three years to operationalise the institution, after which the EEC will consider giving them the IoE status. This move again drew some controversy. In September 2019, the MHRD awarded IoE status to an additional five public institutes, four existing private institutes, and another private institute in the greenfield category. The five private universities were issued a letter of intent to grant them the IoE status, while two more private universities, Shiv"}, {"text": "Nadar University and O. P. Jindal Global University, required state legislation to end the existing private university status, in order to be declared IoE Deemed Universities. By October 2020, the first two private universities to be issued the letter of intent, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, were conferred the IoE status. In the same month, having met the legislation requirements, O. P. Jindal Global University was conferred the IoE status. Shiv Nadar University followed in March 2021. In January 2021 the Government of India issued further guidelines, allowing IoEs to open offshore campuses. List of institutes. , the public institutions declared IoE are: The private institutions declared IoE are:"}, {"text": "Miss World USA 1972 was the 11th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in Hampton, Virginia and was won by Lynda Jean C\u00f3rdoba Carter of Arizona. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Karen Brucene Smith of Texas. Carter went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1972 in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World. Delegates. The Miss World USA 1972 delegates were: Crossovers. Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:"}, {"text": "Emily Rudge is a British rugby league player who plays for St Helens Women in the Women's Super League. She plays at . Born in Warrington Rudge attended Cardinal Newman High School and first played rugby league for a local Warrington club before joining Thatto Heath Crusaders. While at Warrington she was first selected for the England women's national rugby league team in 2008, aged 16. In 2011, Rudge was in the Warrington team that won the Championship Final of the Women's Rugby League Conference in August, before joining for Featherstone Rovers for the interim season before the launch of the first summer-based season. In 2014, Rudge scored tries for Thatto Heath in their 32\u201324 Challenge Cup final and Premier Division 36\u201314 play-off final wins over the Bradford Thunderbirds. In June 2015, while at back at Featherstone Rovers, Rudge was part of the England team that played a two-match series against France. Rudge was part of the Featherstone team that reached the 2015 Championship final, losing 18\u201312 to Thatto Heath. The following season she returned to Thatto Heath and scored twice in their 62\u20136 Challenge Cup final win over the Leigh Miners Rangers, and once in their Grand Final win"}, {"text": "over the Bradford Bulls. At the end of the 2018 season Rudge was named captain of the England team for the test match against and in 2019 was named as England captain for the World 9s tournament in Australia in October 2019 and also the two-match test series against in November 2019. In the first test match against Papua New Guinea on 9 November 2019 Rudge became the first England player to score four tries in a test match as England won 24\u201310. Rudge was one of the three nominees for the 2019 Telegraph Woman of Steel award but lost out to Leeds' Courtney Hill. In March 2023, Rudge stepped down from her role as England captain and was succeeded by Jodie Cunningham. Away from rugby Rudge is a PE teacher at a high school in St Helens. In 2018, Rudge married Gemma Walsh who also played in the Women's Super League for St Helens' rivals Wigan Warriors Women. Test match appearances. With her appearance in the October 2021 test match against France, Rudge equalled the record for most test match caps, 24, for England women's national rugby league team."}, {"text": "Angela Renee Hight Walker is an American physicist. She is a project leader in the nanoscale spectroscopy group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Hight Walker's research includes advancing optical spectroscopic techniques and specifically their applicability to characterize quantum nanomaterials. Life. Growing up in a small-town in Ohio she did not have many ways to make or connect with role models that were like her. Despite this she found a passion in learning about chemistry and physics. Attending the Capital University in Bexley, Ohio she was able to pursue her budding interest the fields. She then was able to achieve a bachelor's degree in chemistry with a minor in physics. Education. Hight Walker completed a B.S. in chemistry with a minor in physics at Capital University. She earned a Ph.D. in chemical physics at Wesleyan University. Her 1994 dissertation was titled \"Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of multiconformational molecules and van der Waals complexes\". Hight Walker's doctoral advisor was Stewart E. Novick. She was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow in 1994 at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Career. Hight Walker works as a research physicist at NIST. She served as a program analyst in NIST Office"}, {"text": "of the Director from 2000 to 2001 and was an invited researcher at Laboratoire Aim\u00e9 Cotton in Orsay from 2005 to 2006. She is a project leader. Her research focuses on advancing optical spectroscopic techniques and specifically their applicability to characterize quantum nanomaterials. Hight Walker\u2019s research team has developed resonance Raman capabilities and unique hyphenated Raman techniques such as atomic force microscopy (AFM)-Raman and magneto-Raman, where the samples are probed as a function of laser wavelength, temperature, magnetic field and back gating. She applies these novel measurement capabilities to study the underlying photophysics of nanomaterials, specifically noble and transition metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, graphene and other 2D materials resulting in over 140 publications and 3800 citations. The future focus of Hight Walker\u2019s effort is pushing the forefront of optical methods to characterize the magnetic phenomenon in layered systems. Hight Walker is involved in international documentary standards activities focused on nanotechnology, leading the US technical committee on Measurement and Characterization to ISO TC229. Also, she is a member of two VAMAS committees, TWA 41 and 42, where several international round robin studies are underway to validate measurement protocols. Hight Walker leads a team composed of experts from the National Metrology Institutes"}, {"text": "concerned with enabling SI-traceable, Raman measurements. Hight Walker is involved with the American Physical Society, having held leadership roles throughout the Topical Group on Measurement and Instrumentation. She co-organized the APS 2014 Women in Physics conference which was jointly sponsored by the University of Maryland and NIST and will do so again in January 2020. Mentoring. An issue of great importance to Hight Walker is encouraging the young and underrepresented to participate in science. Through on and offsite demonstrations and lectures, she engages in promoting the excitement of science. Recruiting, promoting and mentoring undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers is a passion. Hight Walker has hosted 14 NRC postdoctoral fellows and countless students in her lab during her 25-year career at NIST. Recognition. She was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022 \"for pioneering advancements to the measurement science of Raman spectroscopy for quantifying light-matter interactions of low-dimensional materials, including nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and 2D materials, and outstanding mentorship of women in physics\". In 2023 Hight Walker was awarded Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science."}, {"text": "The Mannheim\u2013Weinheim railway is a metre-gauge railway between Mannheim-Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen and Weinheim, mainly in the German state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. It was built by the former \"Oberrheinischen Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft AG\" (Upper Rhine Railway Company, OEG), later \"MVV OEG AG\" and is now operated by \"MVV Verkehr GmbH\" (infrastructure owner) and \"RNV\" (operations manager and train operator) according to Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung f\u00fcr Schmalspurbahnen (narrow-gauge railway regulations; ESBO). However, the line is still owned by \"MVV Verkehr AG\" (the City of Mannheim's transport utility) as the successor to the OEG. It is operated as a branch line using electronic direct traffic control. History. The first years of operations. In 1886, the \"Centralverwaltung f\u00fcr Secund\u00e4rbahnen Herrmann Bachstein\" (Hermann Bachstein Branch Line Central Organisation) was awarded the concession for the line from Mannheim to K\u00e4fertal and Viernheim to Weinheim, which was opened as early as 1887. Finally, in 1892, the remaining gap between the two stations in Mannheim, the (Weinheimer Bahnhof (station to/from Weinheim) north of the Neckar and the Heidelberger Bahnhof (to/from Heidelberg) south of the Neckar) were closed. However, this connection via the Friedrich bridge (now the Kurpfalz bridge) was not used for public traffic. Takeover by the SEG. The Bachstein company was absorbed"}, {"text": "into the South German Railway Company (\"S\u00fcddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft AG\", SEG), founded by Bachstein in 1895, which took over the operations of the \"Mannheim-Weinheim-Heidelberg-Mannheimer Eisenbahn\" (MWHME) in 1897. The line from Mannheim towards K\u00e4fertal and K\u00e4fertaler Stra\u00dfe and Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe on the former Kronprinzenstra\u00dfe (now Friedrich-Ebert-Stra\u00dfe) was moved on 16 July 1903 and the SEG then shared the tramway with city trams to/from K\u00e4fertal. A section of the old line in Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe remained as a connecting track to the national railway (at K\u00e4fertal station on the Mannheim\u2013Frankfurt railway) until 1971. For many decades a branch line branched off at \"K\u00e4fertal Wald\" station and ran through the K\u00e4fertaler Wald (forest) along Birkenallee to the waterworks opened in 1888. This siding was used to supply the waterworks with coal for the steam-powered pumps. Excursion trains ran on this branch line from 1911. The 90\u00b0 left-hand curve was relocated to the east for the construction of barracks (later called the Sullivan Barracks) around 1936 and its heating plant was also connected. The connection was dismantled at the end of the 1950s. Since an extension of the Mannheim\u2013Weinheim line via Birkenau and F\u00fcrth to Reichelsheim connecting to the SEG's Reinheim\u2013Reichelsheim Railway, which had been"}, {"text": "desired since the early days, could not be realised (the Weschnitz Valley Railway between Weinheim and F\u00fcrth was built to standard gauge), the route in Weinheim was moved in 1912, including the construction of an OEG bridge over the Main-Neckar Railway on 7 May. The old line ran straight from Stahlbad to the east \u2013 following the course of today's \"Breslauer Stra\u00dfe\" \u2013 to the freight yard, which it crossed by a bridge, then along Bergstra\u00dfe to the north to the \"Pf\u00e4lzer Hof\" inn (at the location of today's Stadthalle). The line was relocated to today's \"Stahlbadstra\u00dfe\" and \"Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe\" for the new OEG bridge and the branch line running through Weschnitz from Bahnhofstrasse to Pf\u00e4lzer Hof was dismantled. Electrification. Electrification of the K\u00e4fertal\u2013Viernheim\u2013Weinheim line was completed on 2 September 1915 and the line was double-tracked at the same time. This was the first part of the OED network to be electrified. A fully zigzagged overhead catenary mounted on cross-beams was installed at that time. The electrification of this line also meant that the OEG supplied the town of Weinheim with electricity until 1934. Simultaneously with the electrification, the lines in Mannheim were extended from the OEG station (\"Weinheimer Bahnhof\")"}, {"text": "north of the Neckar over the urban tramway via Paradeplatz, Planken and Wasserturm (Water Tower) to the forecourt of Mannheim Hauptbahnhof. After being delayed by the First World War, the planned electrification of the other lines was completed on 1 September 1956, allowing the continuous operation of electric railcars around the OEG ring. Modernisation. Between 1970 and 1980, the local signal boxes were replaced by automatic block signaling. The line was then controlled by the signal box in K\u00e4fertal, which was put into operation in 1978. In 1968, as part of the upgrade of the federal highway 38, the line in Viernheim was moved slightly to the southeast. Up to that time the line ran to Kiesstra\u00dfe curving next to Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe then turned right\u2013approximately following the course of a current road called \"Auf der Beune\"\u2013crossed Heddesheimer Stra\u00dfe and then ran just off Ringstra\u00dfe (now called \"Berliner Ring\") to Viernheim OEG station. It thus ran largely on what was then the outskirts. The newly built line, on the other hand, swings away from Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe after Jahnstra\u00dfe and runs past the former \"beer cellar\" and under the new Heddesheimer Stra\u00dfe bridge on an altered route to Viernheim OEG station. The"}, {"text": "community had negotiated for the line to be moved to this route as early as 1911, along with the construction of Berliner Ring on the same route. The halt of Viernheim was moved as a result of this new construction from its previous location between Sandstra\u00dfe and Kiesstra\u00dfe to Jahnstra\u00dfe. In 1972 it was transferred again to the west, however, this time to give access the newly opened \"Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum\" shopping mall. In the meantime, it was also renamed \"Tivoli\", as it is adjacent to the Viernheim district of Tivoli. \"Kapellenberg\" station, which has since been built further to the northeast on the new route, is now close to the original halt of Viernheim. The initial lines terminated in Mannheim at separate OEG stations on either side of the Neckar river near Kurpfalz bridge. In 1973, the line from Weinheim was extended over Friedrich-Ebert Bridge over the Neckar to Mannheim Hauptbahnhof and the Weinheimer station was closed. The grounds of the former station are now used for part of the Neckar promenade, completed in 2006, and a new tram line has been opened along Schafweide at almost the same location. The carriage shed in Viernheim was closed on 1 July 1973."}, {"text": "It became superfluous because the main workshop in K\u00e4fertal was dissolved due to the founding of the central transport workshop. Staff and vehicles were transferred from Viernheim to K\u00e4fertal. The Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Eisenbahngeschichte (German Railway History Company, DGEG) operated a museum of narrow-gauge rolling stock on its grounds from 1976 to 1986. The listed building was in a poor state for a long time and was closed to the public after the removal of the historic OEG carriages. The sidings were removed, the sheds were cleaned up in 2008 and it was converted into an office complex in 2010. By 1977 the railway tracks in K\u00e4fertal OEG station had been completely remodelled since at that time it was in the same condition that it had been when it was built before the First World War and therefore no longer met current requirements. A turning loop was built there. In 1995, the concept of \"MVG 2000\" was implemented that also brought big changes for the OEG. Up to this time, trains coming from Weinheim terminated in the forecourt of the Mannheim Hauptbahnhof and from Heidelberg in Mannheim Kurpfalz Bridge station (\"Bahnhof Mannheim Kurpfalzbr\u00fccke\"). The circuit was now closed with trains"}, {"text": "running through the centre of Mannheim. To achieve this, a short connecting line was built from the front of the \"Collini-Center\", bypassing the Kurpfalz bridge station branch and connecting to the tram line on Friedrichsring. These connections were restorations; there had been similar links until 1928 and 1974 respectively. The OEG was connected to the Mannheim tram network and now ran with the line designation of 5R (and 5 for trains running only on the K\u00e4fertal\u2013Mannheim\u2013Edingen section). RNV period. Since the standardisation of line names of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN) on 10 December 2006, the entire OEG route has been designated as line 5. The control and safety technology of the line was renewed from March 2012. It is now controlled by means of an electronic signal centre from the operations centre in M\u00f6hlstra\u00dfe depot in Mannheim. Between Universit\u00e4tsklinikum and Mannheimer Stra\u00dfe the line is now operated according to the rules of Stra\u00dfenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung (BOStrab), which are designed for tram operations, although this section operates over railway infrastructure. Operations. Originally passenger traffic on the line was operated as one of four independently operated OEG lines and was referred to as line A. The carriage shed was in Viernheim. In"}, {"text": "the summer of 1922, trains ran from Weinheim to Bad D\u00fcrkheim. The trains of line A ran hourly. On weekday mornings it operated at twenty, sometimes ten-minute intervals, and in the afternoons and evenings every half hour. On Sundays additional long-distance trains ran without stopping between Mannheim OEG station and Weinheim OEG station, along with additional hourly trains from Mannheim to K\u00e4fertal Wald. Trains in Mannheim ended at the OEG station and no longer ran into the city centre from 6 September 1943 as a result of wartime bombing raids. Operations stopped due to the war from 26 March to 18 June 1945 and trains running from Weinheim to Handschuhsheim in Heidelberg could continue on the provisional Friedrich bridge to Bismarckplatz only from 21 November. Trains ran every 24 minutes from 2 June 1957. After the completion of electrification of the OEG Mannheim\u2013Heidelberg\u2013Weinheim\u2013Mannheim triangular route in 1956, the two train services running to Weinheim were joined. Normal train services were also joined in Heidelberg from 30 May 1965, so that all trains now ran on round trips except for additional peak-hour services. A round trip took 122 minutes. Thus services ran on line A from Mannheim Hbf via Weinheim and"}, {"text": "Heidelberg to Mannheim Kurpfalzbr\u00fccke and on line C from Mannheim Hbf via K\u00e4fertal to Heddesheim over the Mannheim\u2013Weinheim route. Half-hourly services were introduced on 25 September 1966. A reduced timetable with less regular intervals was operated from 1 July 1971 to 31 June 1973. Thereafter, regular-interval trains every half hour were restored, with 20-minute intervals in the peak hours. Services to Mannheim ran to the Hauptbahnhof again from 30 September 1973, but this time running over the Friedrich-Ebert bridge and the Kaiserring. As of 26 May 1974 the timing of the trains to/from Heddesheim was adjusted so that on the section used by two services, trains ran approximately every quarter of an hour. Another half-hourly service was introduced on 23 May 1993, with additional trains between Weinheim and Mannheim. The top speed was increased from 60 km/h to 80 km/h. In 1995, services to/from Weinheim and to/from Heidelberg were also joined in Mannheim. So the OEG trains have since run continuously around the ring, unless they reverse in Edingen/Schriesheim or K\u00e4fertal/Weinheim. The OEG reversing tracks on Schlossgartenstra\u00dfe (at the Hauptbahnhof) were therefore no longer normally used. The trains running only on the K\u00e4fertal\u2013Mannheim\u2013Edingen section were designated as line 5, with"}, {"text": "the round trips designated as line 5R and the line from Heddesheim via Mannheim to Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim designated as line 4. Line 5R continued from K\u00e4fertal at 20-minute intervals (half-hourly on weekends); between Edingen and K\u00e4fertal additional services on line 5 mean that there are services every 10 minutes (on Sundays every 20 minutes). In 1995, line number 62 was initially used for the complete circuit and 63 for the short services between K\u00e4fertal and Edingen, as the VRN envisaged taking a network-wide approach. However, as the MVV used the designation 5 to include the OEG line in its light rail network in Mannheim, it eventually renumbered the circuit route as 5R (instead of 62) and the short services between K\u00e4fertal and Edingen as 5 (instead of 63). In the VRN's printed timetable, however, the timetable was listed under the table number \"R 65\". The distinction between 5 and 5R was finally abandoned at the end of 2006 and since then only the designation 5 has been used, which is now also used in the printed timetable. The trains of the line to Heddesheim have run as lines 5A and 15 since June 2016. The railway line connects the Hessian town"}, {"text": "of Viernheim to the rest of the railway network over state borders. On the festivals of the \"Three Wise Men\" (6 January) and \"All Saints' Day\" (1 November), which are public holidays in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg only, there are fewer services between Mannheim and Weinheim. However, due to increased traffic to the Viernheim Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum shopping mall, most additional peak hour services operate on these days."}, {"text": "Rumgally House is the site of a 16th-century tower house, about east of Cupar, Fife, Scotland, and south of the River Eden. The castle became part of a mansion. History. James Butellare owned the property in 1446; it is mentioned in the document that associated lands belonging to Sir William Scott of Balweary into the barony of Strathmiglo. The estate came into the possession of a cadet of the Wemyss. A charter of Charles I, dated at Greenwich 18 June 1635, mentions \"Rungallie with lease of manor, mill\". In 1658 the Rev. James M'Gill, minister of Largo, Fife acquired it. The house is said to have been the resting place of several kings of Scotland, when travelling between St Andrews and Falkland Palace. Structure. The old part of Rumgally House is to the south; there have been additions to the east and north at different periods. The old portion is L-plan, with a round tower in the re-entrant angle. The south west angle of the west wing has a small corbelled turret. But the property has been restore completely, with the walls harled."}, {"text": "S. Lee Merritt (born Stacy Sylvester Lee Merritt) is an American civil rights lawyer and activist, most known for his work on racial justice issues. On March 20, 2021, Merritt announced on Twitter his proposal to run for Texas attorney general, saying \"Texas deserves an attorney general that will fight for the constitutional rights of all citizens.\" He suspended his campaign on March 10, 2022, and endorsed Rochelle Mercedes Garza as the Democratic candidate. Early life and education. Merritt was born on February 1, 1983 in South Central Los Angeles and as a child moved to north Florida. Merritt graduated \"cum laude\" from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Temple University\u2019s James Beasley School of Law, graduating in 2012. While at Temple, Merritt participated in the trial advocacy program. Career. Following graduation from Morehouse College, Merritt taught in Camden, New Jersey through the Teach for America program. After graduating from Temple University, Merritt began his career at The Cochran Firm in their Philadelphia office and at McEldrew Young. Merritt founded the Merritt Law Firm, which represents victims of police brutality, official corruption, corporate discrimination, and hate crimes. Based in Philadelphia, the firm takes on civil rights cases nationwide. Deandre"}, {"text": "Harris. On August 12, 2017, Deandre Harris was beaten in a parking garage by six men following a \"Unite the Right\" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia; Merritt served as Harris' attorney in the case. Jordan Edwards. On April 29, 2017, Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old African American male, was fatally shot in the back of the head by police officer Roy Oliver in Balch Springs, Texas, while riding in the passenger's seat of a vehicle leaving a house party. Merritt served as the Edwards' family attorney. Marlin Gipson. Merritt represented 20-year-old Marlin Gipson after he was arrested then charged for failing to identify himself and resisting arrest. Gipson was distributing business cards for his lawn care service, but was misidentified as the suspect in a local string of burglaries. Atatiana Jefferson. Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot in her home by a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, in the early morning of October 12, 2019. Merritt served as the family's attorney in this case. Ahmaud Arbery. Merritt is currently serving as the lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, who was jogging through Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, and murdered by two white men who claimed Arbery looked like"}, {"text": "a suspect in a string of local burglaries. Alongside the lawyers for the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Merritt plans to bring the case to the United Nations. Activism. In 2017, Merritt appeared before the National Black Caucus of State Legislators 41st Annual Conference on a Town Hall panel to discuss mass incarceration. \u201cMass incarceration is a problem that must be addressed otherwise we become a part of the problem due to inaction,\u201d said Merritt in the panel. Following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd in 2020, Merritt made various television appearances alongside Arbery's mother to call attention to the broad issues of racial bias in policing and American society at large. On March 20, 2021, Merritt announced on Twitter his proposal to run for Texas attorney general, saying \"Texas deserves an attorney general that will fight for the constitutional rights of all citizens.\" He suspended his campaign on March 10, 2022, and endorsed Rochelle Garza as the Democratic Party candidate. Garza was defeated in the general election. Awards and recognition. In 2017, Merritt was No. 8 on The Root 100, a list honoring the top 10 most influential African Americans in the country ages 18"}, {"text": "to 45. In his biography, Merritt is described as an \"emerging as a new leader in the fight for racial justice, standing on the front lines of making sure people know that black lives matter.\""}, {"text": "Larry Lovette Brown (born September 1, 1976) is a former American football tight end who played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Georgia."}, {"text": "Elizabeth Virginia Schofield (1935\u20132005) was a British\u2013American archaeologist and classical scholar. Career. Schofield attended Cheltenham Ladies' College in the UK before studying in the United States at Wilson College in Pennsylvania. She followed her college studies with a master's degree from Washington State University and then, in 1959, a PhD at the University of Cincinnati under Jack Caskey. Schofield taught at Cornell University before moving with her partner and family to a teaching position at St John's College, Cambridge. Academically, she focused full-time on excavations at Kea; first with Jack Caskey and then directing the archaeological project there after Caskey's death. In 2005 she was awarded the distinguished service award by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati."}, {"text": "Elizabeth L. Paul is an American academic administrator and psychologist. She is the president-elect of Nazareth College. Paul was the 16th president of Capital University. She previously served as executive vice president of Stetson University where she was a tenured professor of psychology. Paul was a longtime faculty member at The College of New Jersey. Education. Paul completed a bachelor's degree in psychology and a doctorate in personality psychology at Boston University. She conducted pre-doctoral training at the National Institute of Mental Health. Paul completed a certificate in higher education administration from the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University. Career. From 1992 to 2009, Paul was a vice provost and professor of psychology at The College of New Jersey. She joined Stetson University in 2009 as provost and vice president of academic affairs. In 2015, she became provost and executive vice president. She was also a tenured professor of psychology. On July 1, 2016, she became the 16th president of Capital University. On September 6, 2019, she announced she would leave the university in June 2020. Paul is set to become the 10th president of Nazareth College on July 1, 2020, succeeding Daan Braveman."}, {"text": "Haskell or Haskel is a surname with several origins. The English surname derives from the Norman personal name Aschetil (Old Norse \"\u00c1sketill\" or \"\u00c1skell\"), \"\u00e1s\" meaning \"god\" and \"ketill\" meaning \"helmet\". The Ashkenazic surname derives from the personal name Khaskl; the Yiddish form is Yechezkel. Related surnames include \"Askelson\", \"Askin\", \"Axtell\", \"Hascall\", \"Haskett\", \"Haskin\", \"Hasty\", and \"MacAskill\". People with the name include:"}, {"text": "Virginia Neal Blue (1910-1970) was an American businesswoman and politician, Colorado State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970, and the first woman elected to executive office in the state. Early life. Virginia Neal Blue was born in Meeker, Colorado She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Colorado in 1931. Career. Blue was one of the Regents of the University of Colorado, the governing board of the University of Colorado system, from 1953 to 1959, and chairman of the Colorado Commission on the Status of Women from 1964 to 1966. She was Colorado State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970, and the first woman elected to executive office in the state. Personal life. She married James Elliott Blue (1907-1986). Their sons Neal Blue and Linden Blue took a subsidiary of Chevron private as General Atomics."}, {"text": "Yech (majuscule: \u0535; minuscule: \u0565; Armenian: \u0565\u0579) is the fifth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5. It represents the ([]) sound, but when it occurs word-initially, it is pronounced as [j\u025b]."}, {"text": "Jacob Fork is a long, fourth-order tributary of the South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Jacobs Creek. Jacob Fork rises near the top of Grassy Ridge in Burke County, North Carolina, on the He Creek divide, then flows east into Catawba County to form South Fork Catawba River with Henry Fork about 3 miles southwest of Startown. It drains of area, receives about 51.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 325.14, and is about 64% forested."}, {"text": "Air Marshal Arvindra Singh Butola, PVSM, VM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, and assumed office on 14 October 2019 succeeding Air Marshal Surendra Kumar Ghotia. Air Marshal AS Butola superannuated on 30 September 2020. Early life and education. Butola graduated from National Defence Academy Khadakwasla in May 1981. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, New Delhi. Career. Butola was commissioned as a helicopter pilot in the Indian Air Force in June 1982. He was a qualified flight instructor and had a flying experience of over 6700 hours on 21 different types of aircraft. He has commanded a helicopter unit in Jammu and Kashmir, and had also been senior flying instructor and advisor to Namibian Defence Force. His other appointments included chief test pilot at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, station commander of an air base under Western Air Command, senior officer-in-charge of administration of an operational command, as well as assistant chief of air staff operations (transport and helicopters) at air headquarters. Butola assumed office of Commandant Air Force Academy on 4 September 2018 and served there till"}, {"text": "his appointment as AOC-in-C Training Command. Prior to Commandant of Air Force Academy, he served as Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command, taking over on 1 August 2016. Honours and decorations. During his career of 37 years, Butola has been awarded the Vayusena Medal (VM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 for his service."}, {"text": "Kottingbrunn is a railway station serving the town of Kottingbrunn in Lower Austria."}, {"text": "John II (died 9 February 782) was the abbot of Saint Gall and of Reichenau and, from 760 to 782, was the Bishop of Constance. Initially, John was a monk at the Abbey of Reichenau. When Othmar was taken prisoner by Bishop Sidonius in the year 759, John was appointed abbot of Saint Gall. After 4 July 760, he became abbot of the Abbey of Reichenau and Bishop of Constance. He held the offices in personal union. According to the Necrology of Reichenau, John died on 9 February 782. As abbot of Saint Gall, John pursued a specific property and acquisition policy in southern Breisgau, eastern and southern Thurgau, and across Lake Constance in Linzgau and Argengau. He established the connections to the properties south of Lake Constance through the acquisition of property in Romanshorn and Steinach near Arbon. Under Abbot John, the contingent donations began to take place where the donors kept the property assigned to the monastery, but committed themselves to an annual payment of interest. In this way, relationships between the monastery and the people developed which were fostered and checked by Abbot John in line with Frankish politics. The result was the increasing delimitation of the"}, {"text": "areas of influence of Saint Gall and Constance leading to a contract between the abbey and the bishopric which was confirmed by Charlemagne in 780. During John's role as Abbot of Saint Gall, Winithar was head of the scriptorium and the school of Saint Gall. He is the first in this office who is known by name."}, {"text": "Pichkurir Dhal railway station is a railway station of Sahibganj loop line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Gangarampur, Pichkuri near Guskara in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal."}, {"text": "The 139 Mcurn earthquake is listed in bibliographical records of seismology as having affected the city of Mcurn (modern H\u00f6snek, Turkey). The earthquake reportedly took place in the vicinity of Mount Ararat. The region was part of the historic Kingdom of Armenia, corresponding to eastern areas of modern Turkey. A primary source for the earthquake is the work of the historian Movses Khorenatsi (5th century). Khorenatsi reported that the city of Mcbin-Nisibis (modern Nusaybin) was reconstructed by Sanatruk, following the city's destruction by an earthquake. It is unclear whether this Sanatruk was a king of Armenia or a Parthian invader. According to Khorenatsi's narrative, Sanatruk demolished the ruins of Nisibis and then rebuilt the city. The new city was reportedly more magnificent than its predecessor, fortified with a double defensive wall and an outwork. The location of the earthquake is unclear. Mcbin was the Armenian name for Nisibis. But Nisibis was traditionally located in Mesopotamia, not in Armenia. The historian Sebeos (7th century) mentions a palace of Sanatruk, which was located in Nisibis. Sebeos drew information from earlier sources, and his narrative may have been influenced by Khorenatsi. The historian Faustus of Byzantium (4th-5th century) reports that Sanatruk reconstructed the"}, {"text": "city of Mcurn, and not that of Mcbin. Mcurn was an Armenian city, located near the river Euphrates. Its exact site is unidentified. The difference concerning the identity of the reconstructed city may be based on a spelling mistake. Mcbin's name was also spelled as \"Mcuin\", closer to the name of Mcurn. The Armenian historians drew information from ancient legends and oral traditions, placing doubt on the reported date and location of the earthquake. The traditional date of this earthquake is the year 139, but it may have instead occurred in earlier or later years of the 2nd century, since Sanatruk died around 110."}, {"text": "Michael Aaron Kovaleski (born January 30, 1965) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Notre Dame."}, {"text": "Matheus Alvarenga de Oliveira (born 16 August 1999), known as Matheus Dav\u00f3, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Remo. Early life. Born in S\u00e3o Paulo, he earned the nickname, Dav\u00f3, which means \"Grandma's\" in Portuguese, due to his grandmother's intense participation in his career. She was responsible for taking him to games and training, which set him apart from other boys who played on his team at Clube do Magr\u00e3o. He said, \"I stayed with my grandmother during the week, my parents worked. She was the one who took me to training and to school. As they had many Matheus, that was what differentiated Matheus Dav\u00f3. When I arrived at the first kindergarten, I didn't know my last name, the guys asked what it was and I said \"Dav\u00f3\".\" Then he took it, he stayed with Dav\u00f3 for the rest of his life. Dav\u00f3's youth career included stints at Joinville and Portuguesa. His 2017 performance with the under-17 side of \"Lusa\" resulted in scoring 12 goals in 23 games, and led to interest from Guarani as his former Portuguesa coach M\u00e1rcio Zanardi had just joined the team. Club career. Guarani. Dav\u00f3 joined Guarani and their"}, {"text": "under-20 team in March 2018, from Portuguesa. On 17 January 2019, after impressing in the year's Copa S\u00e3o Paulo de Futebol J\u00fanior by scoring six goals in eight games (including four goals in a 5\u20130 win against Internacional), he renewed his contract with the club for three years. Dav\u00f3 made his professional debut for \"Bugre\" on 28 May 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2\u20131 S\u00e9rie B home loss against Brasil de Pelotas. He scored his first goal on 29 July 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1\u20131 away draw against Sport Recife, and finished the season scoring three goals in 30 matches. Corinthians. With teams such as Santos and Cruzeiro also having interest in Dav\u00f3, Corinthians acquired 60% of Dav\u00f3's economic rights for R$ 2.5 million, and signed him to a four-year contract through 2023. He was presented by his new club on 12 January 2020. Dav\u00f3 made his first appearance as a substitute on 16 January 2020 in a 2\u20131 win over New York City FC. He made his first competitive appearance ten days later, replacing Janderson in a 1\u20131 Campeonato Paulista tie with Mirassol. Dav\u00f3 made his S\u00e9rie A debut on 31 October 2020,"}, {"text": "starting and netting his team's winner in a 1\u20130 home success over Internacional. He featured in three more league matches during the campaign, also scoring in a 2\u20131 loss to Atl\u00e9tico Mineiro, but later lost space under head coach Vagner Mancini. Transfer controversy. During 2020, Dav\u00f3's transfer to Corinthians was reviewed twice in the Brazilian courts. Prior to his transfer to Corinthians, Dav\u00f3's economic rights were held by Guarani and his player agency, Elenko Sports Management after rights were formerly held by his former agency, Gold Sports. In order to get out of his contract with Guarani for its economic rights, he had to make a R$700,000 termination payment that was deposited with a 3rd party that was at odds with FIFA's position on 3rd party transactions. In a July 2020 decision, the 9th Civil Court of Campinas ruled that Dav\u00f3's transfer was ruled as fraud that could have made the transfer ineffective. In a November 2020 decision, the 5th Civil Court of Campinas overturned the previous decision and the transfer remained in effect with Dav\u00f3's economic rights being held by Corinthians 60%, Guarani 20% and Dav\u00f3 20%. Return to Guarani (loan). After declining the option of training with Corinthians'"}, {"text": "under-23 team for remainder of the 2021 season, Dav\u00f3 returned to Guarani on loan until the end of the year. His transfer situation addressed in the courts in 2020 caused additional delays in getting him registered to be able to play in 2021; however, the 7th Civil Court of Campinas allowed him to be registered for the 2021 season. Dav\u00f3 scored once in eight matches in the 2021 \"Paulist\u00e3o\", and scored twice in 14 S\u00e9rie B matches before announcing his early departure in July 2021. Philadelphia Union (loan). On 11 August 2021, Dav\u00f3 joined Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union on loan for the remainder of the 2021 season, with the Union having an option the purchase at the end of the season. He made his debut abroad on 4 September, replacing Jack McGlynn in a 1\u20130 home loss against New England Revolution. His loan expired following the club's 2021 season. S\u00e3o Bernardo (loan). On 21 January 2022, Corinthians loaned Dav\u00f3 to S\u00e3o Bernardo for the 2022 Campeonato Paulista. He was a regular starter for \"Bern\u00f4\" during the competition, scoring twice in 12 appearances. Bahia (loan). On 7 April 2022, Dav\u00f3 was announced at Bahia in the second division, on"}, {"text": "loan until the end of the year. He scored nine goals during the 2022 S\u00e9rie B, including braces against Ponte Preta (2\u20131 win), Crici\u00fama (2\u20131 win) and Ituano (2\u20130 win) as his side achieved promotion to the top tier. Cruzeiro. On 11 January 2023, Cruzeiro announced the signing of Dav\u00f3 on a three-year contract; his new club paid R$3.5 million for 60% of his economic rights. He made his debut for the club seventeen days later, replacing Rafael Bil\u00fa and being sent off in a 1\u20131 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Athletic Club."}, {"text": "Bad V\u00f6slau is a railway station serving the town of Bad V\u00f6slau in Lower Austria."}, {"text": "The \u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure is a French institute of higher learning."}, {"text": "Toska or Toskas may refer to the following:"}, {"text": "Echo of the Waves (also known as Dolphin or Whale) is a sculpture by Susumu Shingu, installed outside the New England Aquarium, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was completed in September 1981, and dedicated on July 6, 1983. The abstract, kinetic structure is made of painted steel and Teflon coated fiberglass, and rests on a painted steel base. It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's \"Save Outdoor Sculpture!\" program in 1994. The sculpture was removed from the aquarium's plaza during the 1998 expansion."}, {"text": "High Pockets or Highpockets may refer to:"}, {"text": "Mason Drake Pendrous (2000\u20132019) was a New Zealand student who died at a hall of residence owned by Campus Living Villages whilst studying at the University of Canterbury. His death raised concerns about the welfare of young students staying at student accommodation in New Zealand after his body laid undiscovered in his room for between two and four weeks, although the exact timeframe remains unclear. Pendrous' death made headlines in New Zealand and garnered international media attention, resulting in a number of investigations including by police, and a response from the New Zealand education minister ultimately leading to law reform. The incident also prompted other universities to review the pastoral care at their halls of residence, and prompted discussion about the decline in the quality of care provided by companies managing student accommodation. Investigations into the incident were unable to determine a cause of death. An independent investigation conducted on behalf of the University of Canterbury found that Campus Living Villages had failed to adequately follow processes to monitor student welfare. Coroner Sue Johnson, who handled the case, concluded that there was no evidence to show Pendrous' death was avoidable, and was likely due to natural causes. In 2020, a"}, {"text": "cherry tree was dedicated to the memory of Pendrous in the surrounding gardens of the historic Ilam homestead. In 2021, Campus Living Villages sold their property assets in Christchurch to Cedar Pacific, with management of the properties handed to UniLodge in October that year. Background. Pendrous, then 19 years old, was in his first year of a bachelor's degree in e-commerce. He occupied room 209 in the Hinoki building at the Sonoda student hall of residence, one of several facilities owned and run by Campus Living Villages (CLV). Pendrous was from Wellington and had formerly attended Scots College. He was a member of the school rowing team. Pendrous' family and friends described him as a \"good and confident guy\", outgoing, and a busy student who enjoyed computer gaming and would sometimes spend several days alone presumably engaged in the hobby. Pendrous had a close relationship to his step-father, Anthony Holland, who raised Pendrous from a young age alongside his mother who had died of breast cancer in 2014. Holland claimed Pendrous was in \"good spirits\", had been excited about university and seemed to be enjoying university life, and appeared to have no mental health issues. However, it has been claimed"}, {"text": "that Pendrous was \"struggling\" academically, and staff at Sonoda had been concerned after he became difficult to contact earlier in the year. Cause of death. Pendrous' body was in an advanced state of decomposition when he was found, complicating efforts to identify him and establish the exact cause of death which remains unknown following the conclusion of the coroner's investigation. However, there is no evidence that drug use or self-harm was involved, or that Pendrous' body was moved, and the case was not treated as suspicious. In November 2019, Holland told media that he had been advised his son likely died of natural causes. Forensic pathologist Dr Christopher Lawrence, who performed a full autopsy, stated there were no obvious injuries to Pendrous' body. However, Pendrous was found close to a heating unit which had been turned on to a high setting, and he was in possession of medicine for gastrointestinal discomfort. Lawrence noted this could indicate Pendrous had a fever and may have been unwell, but it would not be possible to assess if Pendrous had died as the result of an infection. Timeline of incident. The exact circumstances leading up to Pendrous' death are unclear, due to his semi-seclusive"}, {"text": "behaviour, however it is alleged that concerns were raised as early as May 2019. May Campus Living Villages claims that during this period, Pendrous had been slow to collect a replacement access key card for the Sonoda complex he stayed at. Staff discuss the need to check on Pendrous regularly. It is unclear if this was followed up. Friday, 21 June Pendrous last bank transaction occurred on this day at a Countdown supermarket located on Church Corner, an area of Upper Riccarton. Friday, 19 July Holland speaks to Pendrous for the last time at approximately 11pm. Holland described him as sounding \"very happy.\" Monday, 12 August Pendrous is photographically recorded leaving and entering the Hinoki building where he lived. This is the last time he is confirmed to have left the building. Monday, 19 August Holland had been unable to reach Pendrous despite sending him emails and text messages, but assumed it was due to his busy lifestyle. Around this time, Holland claims he attempted to contact Campus Living Villages. Saturday, 24 August At the beginning of the mid-semester break (a two-week break from lectures) Pendrous logs into university-provided Internet for the last time. He allegedly messaged online friends with"}, {"text": "whom he played multiplayer games with, joking about the results of a game they had played together. This is the last time Pendrous was heard from. After discovering Pendrous' phone number had been deactivated, Holland becomes suspicious and emails the University of Canterbury to enquire. He alleges that neither Campus Living Villages or the University of Canterbury were able to determine when they had last seen Pendrous. Monday, 23 September Pendrous' body is found at approximately 10:50pm by a Campus Living Villages duty manager. Other students claim they had noticed a strange smell in the complex in September. It is purported that alarm was raised when a student scaled the roof to peer into Pendrous' room, which was above ground level. Pendrous' body was heavily decomposed. Police required assistance from the Disaster Identification Team which use specialist methods (typically fingerprints and dental records) to identify bodies. It was initially reported that Pendrous had been deceased for eight weeks, but this was later revised to approximately four. Reaction. Reaction to the death of Pendrous swiftly spread around New Zealand media and was picked up by a number of outlets for weeks following the initial story, broadly criticising the circumstances that allowed"}, {"text": "Pendrous to lay unnoticed for weeks after his death, and raising concerns about the quality of pastoral care provided by companies offering accommodation services. Student unions also demanded changes to better protect students. In October, it was reported that fraudsters had created a fake fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding website GoGetFunding, using the memory of Pendrous to solicit donations. The page was taken down after several days. Criticism of Campus Living Villages. Campus Living Villages, which is headquartered in Australia, came under scrutiny following Pendrous' death, in large due to the perception that the company had failed to provide the pastoral care it had promised. Former students who had stayed at Sonoda and other facilities owned by the company penned articles that were critical of the quality of care the company offered and alleged they were left unnoticed during their stay. One former residential assistant, who left the role in 2011, claimed that the company was intentionally under-staffing to cut costs, putting strain on staff and making it difficult for them to provide appropriate care, and ignoring their warnings. Holland also alleged that John Schroder, then the managing director of Campus Living Villages, had told him that there were twelve"}, {"text": "deaths across their global facilities in the last thirteen months. Schroder would later state that there had not been an incident (to his knowledge) where a student had died and gone unnoticed for an extended period of time. Schroder held a press conference in response to Pendrous' death, announcing the company would begin its own investigation into how Pendrous went unnoticed for several weeks, and would consider changing how it operates. The Sonoda campus was removed from the company's website and the facility was made unavailable to first year students in 2020 following the incident. Other New Zealand halls of residence operated by Campus Living Villages made adjustments to their processes, including Te Pa Taiura Student Village at the Otago Polytechnic. University of Canterbury. Vice-Chancellor Cheryl de la Rey apologised to Pendrous' family and fronted press to address his death, stating \"it is inconceivable to imagine how these circumstances could have occurred.\" Following Pendrous\u2019 death, questions were raised about the relationship the University of Canterbury has with Campus Living Villages to provide accommodation, which first signed its contract in 2005 and has renegotiated several times since. The university announced it would be starting its own investigation into the case but"}, {"text": "would not comment on if it was considering terminating its contract with Campus Living Villages. In January 2020, the university collaborated with Lincoln University to develop a \"student health initiative\" to further support student wellbeing. In December 2019, following the conclusion of coroner, the University of Canterbury released a press statement stating it would implement a variety of new programmes to support first-year students during their transition to university life, as well as a system to allow staff to monitor student engagement and progress to help detect if students are struggling. The university also dropped their support for semi-independent accommodation packages for first-year students, and is requiring a 1:25 ratio of residential assistants to students at apartment-style facilities. The university formally reached out to Campus Living Villages on the issues. Reviews by other universities. In response to Pendrous' death, other universities in New Zealand began reviewing their student accommodation services, including the Southern Institute of Technology. Tim Fowler, the chief executive of the Tertiary Education Commission, contacted every tertiary provider in New Zealand requesting they review the accommodation services provided to their students. Ashley Day, the former head of several halls of residences for the University of Otago, publicly called"}, {"text": "for a compulsory ratio of 1:20 residential assistants to students. Day criticised the reduction in the number of residential assistants at student accommodation providers in New Zealand, as well as the increased responsibilities, stating \"young people with no experience are being put in managerial positions.\" Details also emerged about the unrelated death of a 30-year-old student at Victoria University of Wellington in 2018 following investigations into student accommodation, however the student was discovered shortly after death; the university was happy with its staff response. This case, in conjunction with Pendrous' death, prompted education minister Chris Hipkins to investigate regulatory rules for accommodation providers, which would lead to law reform. Investigations. The New Zealand Police and coroner conducted their own investigation into the death. It was treated as non-suspicious. The investigation focused mainly on the timeframe in which Pendrous died, and was dubbed Operation Hinoki. Coroner Sue Johnson concluded her investigation in December 2019, stating the exact cause of Pendrous' death was indeterminable due to the state of decomposition his body was found in. In 2021, Johnson made her final comments on the case, stating Pendrous likely died of \"unascertained natural causes\" such as a \"sudden medical event or a more"}, {"text": "slowly developing illness.\" Johnson concluded that there was no evidence to show Pendrous' death was avoidable. Both Campus Living Villages and the University of Canterbury announced their own internal investigations into the incident shortly after Pendrous' death. The latter was to be independently conducted over six weeks by former High Court judge Kit Toogood QC, however the release of the report was delayed twice; first until late November 2019, then again when Toogood stated the coroner's investigation \"takes precedence.\" Outcome of UC investigation. Toogood released the findings of his investigation in January 2020. The report concluded that the primary reason that Pendrous was not found in a timely manner was because of his preference to spend time alone in his room, such that students and CLV staff were not alarmed by his absence. However, the report also noted that Campus Living Villages failed to adequately follow-up with Pendrous after concerns were raised, a move Toogood labelled \"inconsistent with accepted practice.\" The report also stated there was a shortage of staff at Sonoda and processes to monitor student welfare were loosely adhered to. Toogood made several recommendations in the report, including increasing minimum staffing numbers, introducing new processes to monitor student"}, {"text": "wellbeing, and restricting first year students from living at Sonoda. An article published by Stuff claimed that a more robust 127-page report (intended to be confidential and allegedly withheld from media) stated that the University of Canterbury had disclosed student grades to the Campus Living Villages regional manager expecting students of concern to be checked upon. The company did not follow-up on this information for over a month despite being sent reminder emails. It is likely that Pendrous would have been found sooner had the information been acted upon. CLV claimed that historically staff would have followed-up in a matter of days. In September 2021, Campus Living Villages sold its property assets in Christchurch to Cedar Pacific, who handed the operations to UniLodge. A CLV spokesperson confirmed the handover would be in effect by October that year. Government response. Following news of the death, the Education Minister Chris Hipkins released a statement: \u201cMy thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim. This must be an incredibly distressing time for them.\" He expressed his expectation that the university would investigate. Hipkins would later vow to look into reforming the law at the time, in which student accommodation codes were"}, {"text": "adopted on a voluntary basis by providers. This decision was prompted both by the Pendrous case and new details of a student death at the Victoria University of Wellington in 2018. Changes to Education Act. On Monday 14 October, Hipkins announced an \"urgent\" law change in response to the death of Mason Pendrous, dubbed the Education (Pastoral Care) Amendment Bill. An interim code was developed and is to be put in effect for the start of the 2020 academic year, pending a permanent code for 2021 that would be mandatory for universities to adhere to. It is set to replace the existing voluntary code, making it an offence under the Education Act if a student is harmed as the result of a failure to provide adequate pastoral care. It is proposed institutions will be liable for fines of up to $100,000 (NZD). Holland reportedly said in a statement that he was \"pleased and grateful\" and described the governments reaction as \"swift\". The bill passed its first reading on 17 October, and received royal assent on 19 December. Hipkins labelled the former voluntary code, as having failed to \"maintain adequate standards of student wellbeing\". Response by Ardern. Following announcements of law"}, {"text": "change, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was questioned on the reforms, with allegations the response was a \"knee-jerk reaction\" to the Pendrous case. Ardern refused to comment specifically on Pendrous' death, instead stating she was waiting for the coroners investigation to conclude."}, {"text": "Pierata (foaled 16 November 2014) is a Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Background. Pierata was sold for A$160,000 at the 2016 Magic Millions yearling sale. Racing career. As a 3 year old Pierata won the Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben Racecourse. Two weeks later he won the Magic Millions 3 year old Guineas and in doing so collected the largest prize money in the history of Queensland racing, A$ 1.2 million for first place as well as a $500,000 bonus for previous races won. After 7 unsuccessful performances in Group 1 races, Pierata finally achieved Group 1 success in the 2019 All Aged Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse. In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Pierata was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world. Stud career. Pierata was retired from racing in 2020 and was acquired by Aquis Farm to stand at their stud in the Hunter Region for a service fee of A$44,000."}, {"text": "Baden is a railway station serving the town of Baden in Lower Austria. The terminus of the Wiener Lokalbahn is located nearby the station. The composer Karel Komz\u00e1k II died after attempting to jump onto a departing train at the station in 1905."}, {"text": "Sara Yael Hirschhorn is currently the visiting assistant professor of Israel studies at Northwestern University. She was formerly the university research lecturer and Sidney Brichto Fellow in Israel and Hebrew studies at the University of Oxford, historian and author. In May 2017, Harvard University Press published her first book \"City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement\". She began fieldwork for the book in 2008. She is a contributor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, as well as news publications such as \"The New York Times\", \"Haaretz\", \"The Times of Israel\" and \"Jewish Chronicle\". She is considered an expert on Hilltop Youth. Education. Hirschhorn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Yale University, as well as both a Master of Arts degree in Middle Eastern studies and a PhD in history from the University of Chicago. Career. In 2017, her research was published by \"The Atlantic\", reporting that 60,000 out of 400,000 (roughly 15 percent) of settlers on Israel's West Bank are American. In May 2017, Harvard University Press published Hirshhorn's first book \"City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement\" exploring the role of the approximately 60,000 liberal-leaning American"}, {"text": "Jews in settling the West Bank, particularly what Hirshhorn describes as \"the clash between Jewish-American settlers' liberal personas and their illiberal project\". The book is based on interdisciplinary literature review and Hirshhorns' field research in Israel. The book was positively reviewed in the \"Perspectives on Terrorism\" journal. A review in \"The American Historical Review\" wrote that \"In an American Jewish historiography that now favors transnational approaches, \"City on a Hilltop\" delivers.\" In the Jerusalem Post, writer Ron Kronish states that \"Hirschorn tackles the topic in a comprehensive, sophisticated and nuanced manner.\" In 2018, she became the visiting assistant professor of Israel Studies at Northwestern University's Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies. In 2019, \"Haaretz\" covered her research into American Jews' role in the US settler movement, including her analysis of Baruch Goldstein. Hirschhorn has mainly focused her research on Diaspora-Israel relations. In 2022, Hirshhorn received a Center on Antisemitism Research fellowship from the Anti-Defamation League, which she planned to develop into a book about how how anti-Zionism developed, in part, to disenfranchise Jews. Awards. In 2018, Hirschhorn was awarded silver medal (Choice Award) as runner-up to Ilana Kurshan in the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, winning an"}, {"text": "$18,000 prize for \"City on a Hilltop\"."}, {"text": "Mary-Ann Baldwin is an American marketing executive and politician from the state of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, serving from 2019 to 2024, and previously served on the Raleigh City Council from 2007 to 2017. Early life and education. Baldwin grew up in Rhode Island and graduated from the University of Rhode Island. She is married to Jim Baldwin, her fifth husband, and she has two children, a daughter and son-in-law. She also has two step-children. Career. Baldwin communications. Prior to political service, she worked in the marketing field, including working as marketing director for several firms and managing her own consulting firm, Baldwin Communications. City council service. She served on the Raleigh City Council for ten years, from 2007 through 2017 during the mayoral terms of Charles Meeker and Nancy McFarlane. While on the city council, she served as chair of the Law & Public Safety Committee and the Transportation Committee, and served on several other committees, as well as acting as the city's representative to GoTriangle, a regional transportation authority. When Meeker decided to step down prior to the 2011 election, he approached both Baldwin and McFarlane"}, {"text": "to run for mayor in his stead, Baldwin however declined the offer to run, as she was dealing with personal issues, she felt would interfere with her ability to effectively campaign and serve in the role as mayor. Mayoral tenure. On March 27, 2019, Baldwin announced that she would be running for mayor of Raleigh in the 2019 election to succeed McFarlane, who was stepping down as mayor in the midst of health troubles. Baldwin came in first place, winning 38% of the vote. A runoff was not requested by Charles Francis, the runner-up, and so Baldwin became mayor of Raleigh. She assumed office December 2, 2019. Baldwin ran for reelection in 2022, defeating DaQuanta Copeland and Terrance Ruth. On April 16, 2024, Baldwin announced that she would not seek reelection. Response to COVID-19. Baldwin was mayor while the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Raleigh. On June 17, 2020, she made a proclamation that mandated masks. Baldwin made a second mask mandate on August 13, 2021, due to the rise in the Delta variant that she later terminated on February 18, 2022. Mayor Baldwin tested positive for COVID-19 on April 18, 2022. Response to George Floyd Protests. Baldwin was mayor during the"}, {"text": "George Floyd protests in Raleigh. In the midst of rioting she declared a citywide curfew. Her response was criticized in the following weeks. Tax Increment Grant (TIG) and Property Tax Increase. On May 4, 2021, Raleigh City Council approved a tax increment grant (TIG) policy which Mayor Baldwin voted in favor of. Mayor Baldwin received campaign contributions from developer John Kane, who may benefit from the TIG. The TIG policy allows the city of Raleigh to provide up to $5 million per year (2% of the annual budget) in tax rebates to private developers, effectively shielding them from increases in property taxes due to rising property values. A month later on June 1, 2021, Raleigh City Council passed an annual budget that included an increase in property taxes generating an increased $7 million per year which was supported by Mayor Baldwin. Gun violence. Baldwin responded after the 2022 Raleigh shootings killed five people, including a law enforcement employee."}, {"text": "Dell Kerbs (born September 22, 1973) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 26th district since 2016. He was one of twenty early Oklahoma lawmakers who endorsed Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential election."}, {"text": "The College Admissions Scandal is a 2019 TV film that aired on Lifetime as part of its \"Ripped from the Headlines\" feature film. The film is based on the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal and stars Penelope Ann Miller, Mia Kirshner, and Michael Shanks. It tells a fictional account of the event that involves two fictional characters. Premise. Caroline DeVere (Penelope Ann Miller) and Bethany Slade (Mia Kirshner) are two wealthy mothers. Caroline is an interior designer and Bethany owns a financial services firm. When they want their teenagers to get into a college, they resort to paying Rick Singer (Michael Shanks) to get them in. Production. On September 5, 2019, ET Online reported that characters in the film would be depicted by actresses Mia Kirshner and Penelope Ann Miller in roles inspired by Lori Loughlin's and Felicity Huffman's involvement in the college admissions matter. Describing her role, Kirshner was quoted saying, \"This story is about privilege and corruption and it's about people who don't follow the rules because they think they're above rules... My character (based on Loughlin but named \"Bethany\" in the film) is so corrupt, greedy, narcissistic, self-centered, and the dialogue is hilarious, so I'm glad that"}, {"text": "they're able to capture humor about this as well.\" Reception. The film premiered with a 719,000 viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored based on reviews. On Metacritic, the film scored a 57 based on 7 critic reviews. Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave the film a C+."}, {"text": "Ashan Dias (Sinhala: \u0d85\u0dc2\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca \u0da9\u0dba\u0dc3\u0dca; born 31 May 1981) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Started as a newscaster in MBC Networks, Dias became a character actor with several critically acclaimed roles in films including \"Alimankada\", \"Sarigama\" and \"Vijayaba Kollaya\". He hosted two seasons of the television reality show \"Thathvika\" on TV Derana. Personal life. He was born on 31 May 1981 to a Roman Catholic family. He studied at Maris Stella College, Negombo. He completed A/L education from mathematics stream. He has two brothers. Career. After A/Ls, he worked with an architect friend for six months. While studying at the Institute of Architecture, he started to work part time as a reporter in MTV/MBC network. He started as a reporter for MTV, doing coverage, news writing and editing. After five months as a news reporter, Dias got into news reading for Yes FM and then later for MTV. He worked in News reading for Yes FM on Tuesday evenings and for MTV on Monday and Friday nights. During the time as a TV presenter, Dias started backstage in a couple of Workshop Players' plays. He also acted as a \"hyena\" in theater play \"Lion King\". His maiden cinematic"}, {"text": "experience came through 2008 film \"Alimankada\" directed by Chandran Rutnam. His role as \"Captain Wasantha Ratnayake\" was highly praised by the critics. In 2016, he acted in the film \"Siri Parakum\". For his role as \"Pathiraja Senevi\", he won the Hiru Golden Film award for the Best Supporting actor. In 2019, he co-hosted the Derana Lux Film Festival with fellow actor Jagath Manuwarna. In 2020, he hosted the adventure cookery program \"Cookout\" on TV Derana. In 2020, he acted in the Sci-Fi horror film \"Vikaari\" directed by Sandun Seneviratne and British Filmmaker Charlie Bray. As a television presenter, he is currently hosting the cookery program Derana \"Cook-Out\" and entertainment program Sirasa \"Five Million Money Drop - season III\"."}, {"text": "The St. Gallen State Archive () is the archive for the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Since the canton was founded in 1803, it has preserved the records relating to the cantonal authorities, the cantonal administration and the institutions of the state. It also contains records from the legal predecessors of today's canton. Organisationally, the State Archive is part of the Department of the Interior, located in the Office of Culture. Responsibilities. The Gesetz \u00fcber Aktenf\u00fchrung und Archivierung (Act on Filing and Archiving \u2013 sGS 147.1) of 19 April 2011 defines the State Archive as the highest specialised cantonal body for filing and archiving. It decides on the archival value of documents offered and guarantees permanent storage and access to the records. The archive ensures the traceability of the actions of public bodies and contributes to the provision of ongoing legal certainty. In addition, it ensures the preservation of records relating to private institutions, organisations, families and individuals, in as far as these are relevant to the history of the canton and its population, and have been provided to it. It takes an independent role in carrying out its responsibilities. Further details of its legal basis and responsibilities can"}, {"text": "be found in the Verordnung \u00fcber Aktenf\u00fchrung und Archivierung (Ordinance on Records Management and Archiving \u2013 sGS 147.11) of 19 March 2019. History. Like the canton itself, the State Archive was created in 1803. Initially, the focus of its archival activity was on legal documents from the early years of the Swiss Confederation and the subsequent transitional period from 1798 to the foundation of the canton. The change in legal structure during this time led to the transfer of archival records to other cantons. Archival records, such as those from the bailiwicks of Rheintal or Sax, were finally able to be incorporated into the St. Gallen State Archive. However, some of the proposed acquisitions were difficult and some failed. In recent years, the State Archive was able to acquire other valuable archives belonging to public bodies from the period before the canton was founded, such as the Rheineck Town Archive and the Lichtensteig Town Archive. The fact that the canton consisted of twelve independent \u2018states\u2019 prior to 1798 is reflected in the archival landscape. For example, not all the written records from these regions are held in the State Archive. Important archival records from the period before the founding of"}, {"text": "the canton can be found in the Abbey Archive and in the St. Gallen Local Authority City Archive (the archive of the former imperial city and republic of St. Gallen), in various other cantonal archives and in communal archives in the canton. There is currently no overview of all the archival records relating to St. Gallen in other Swiss archives from before 1798. However, the cantonal records since 1803 have been secured, although there are gaps in certain periods. Important privately-owned records have been acquired in recent years and the State Archive has developed a consistent process for overseeing and evaluating records, which has been in place since 2003. In addition, the State Archive plays a significant role in digital preservation. In this and other areas, it collaborates with other archives both nationally and internationally (e.g. archives in the Arge Alp). Records. The records are divided into state and non-state archival records. They are further divided into the following sections: In terms of materials, the records are primarily on paper, but may also be parchment, celluloid or glass plates. Questions about the long-term durability of electronic data and media are becoming increasingly important. In 2022, the State Archive records would"}, {"text": "cover more than 10 kilometres. Every year, the archive grows by another 100 to 200 metres. Research. The Digital Reading Room offers numerous search options. Individual archival records or collections are digitalised (particularly image documents) and can be viewed online. Recently, digital archival material has been transferred from the public authorities. In addition to the archival records, the State Archive also offers a publicly accessible research library. The media are included in the old catalogue of the SGBN (St. Gallen Bibliotheksnetz) or in the new SGBN catalogue and can be found in the reference library of the St. Gallen State Archive. Building. Originally built by Felix Wilhelm Kubly from 1838 to 1841 as an armoury, the north wing of the government building was in poor condition in the early 1970s. The Cantonal Council commissioned St. Gallen architect Ernest Brantschen (1922\u20131994) with a reconstruction project in 1970. The building was to serve as an archival and administrative complex in the future. Extensive renovations and the addition of new parts to the building were required for this. Since 1979, the State Archive, Abbey Archive and Cantonal Court have been based in this north wing, which is part of the Abbey District. Due"}, {"text": "to the increasing numbers of records and the inability to extend the building, two other buildings now house an external storage facility and other offices and workshops."}, {"text": "The Chiesa madre of Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio ('Mother Church of St. Mary of the Pit and St. Alphius') is the main Roman Catholic church in Lentini, province of Syracuse, Sicily Italy. History and description. The present church was built after the 1693 Sicily earthquake by merging the former cathedral of Santa Maria la Cava with the chapter of the collegiate church dedicated to the Saints Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus. Construction began in 1700 and continued until 1750. Built in baroque-style, the interior has three naves. In the left nave, the reliquary float of St. Alphius, made of silver, is stored. The float is carried in a procession through the main streets of Lentini during the celebrations for Saints Alphius (9\u201311 May), the patron saint of the town. The right nave hosts the sepulchres of the martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus. Notably, the church hosts a Byzantine icon of the Virgin Hodegetria dated from the 12th century."}, {"text": "Paul Leonard Sch\u00e4ffer (born 16 March 1987) is a German composer, conductor and pianist. Life. Born in Hannover, Sch\u00e4ffer received his first piano lessons at the age of five and a short time later became a member of the Knabenchor Hannover. At the age of 16, he received his first organ lessons from Torsten Meyer. He studied music composition at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main with Gerhard M\u00fcller-Hornbach, church music with Martin L\u00fccker (organ) as well as conducting with Wojciech Rajski at the same university. Further studies with Beat Furrer, Mark Andre, as well as song accompaniment and accompaniment lessons with Eugen Wangler and Helmut Deutsch complemented his musical education. He is a scholarship holder of the Aribert-Reimann-Stiftung, the \"Paul-Hindemith und Heinrich-Mann-Stipendiums\" of the and since 2010 he has been supported and sponsored by Frankfurt am Main. In the year 2014 he was finalist of the orchestra composition competition of the . His works have been performed by the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, of the Jenaer Philharmonie, as well as by the ensemble \"l'Autre mOnde\". Performances took place at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, the Alte Oper Frankfurt and in the context of the Rheingau Musik Festival,"}, {"text": "of the , der Kasseler Musiktage und der Handel-Festspiele Karlsruhe statt. In February 2012 he made his debut as musical director of \"The Threepenny Opera\" with the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz at Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen. The production was awarded with the golden bird at the 3rd Papageno-Award. In January 2016. he took over the musical direction of the Figuralchor Frankfurt."}, {"text": "medRxiv (pronounced \"med-archive\") is an online disciplinary repository publishing preprints in all disciplines of the health sciences. It distributes papers in the areas of medicine and clinical research without charge to the reader. In January 2022, there were over 10,000 papers released on medRxiv, which is a 50% increase compared to January 2020. As of December 2024, medRxiv contains more than 61,000 papers. The site was founded in 2019 by John Inglis and Richard Sever of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Theodora Bloom and Claire Rawlinson of BMJ (the medical publisher), and Joseph Ross and Harlan Krumholz of Yale University. The server was owned and operated by CSHL until March 11, 2025, when ownership transferred to the newly formed non-profit openRxiv, dedicated to bioRxiv and medRxiv. medRxiv, and its sister site, bioRxiv, have been major sources for the dissemination of research on COVID-19. medRxiv is indexed by Crossref, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Europe PubMed Central and Web of Science's Preprint Citation Index. In addition preprints reporting research funded by the National Institutes of Health are indexed by PubMed."}, {"text": "A Bengali Kissa (), also known as Keccha (), is a genre of Bengali poetry and prose as well as a tradition in the Bengali language of oral story-telling. It started flourishing in Bengal with the fusion of local Bengali folklore and stories from the Arab and Turco-Persian immigrants. The art form remains popular amongst the rural Muslim communities of Bangladesh. Where \"Kissa\" reflect an Islamic and/or Persian heritage of transmitting popular tales of love, valour, honour and moral integrity amongst Muslims, they matured out of the bounds of religion into a more secular form when it reached Bengal and added the existing pre-Islamic Bengali culture and folklore to its entity. Etymology and pronunciation. The word \"Kissa\" originates from the Arabic word \"Qissa\" (\u0642\u0635\u0647) meaning \u2018\"epic legend\"\u2019 or \u2018\"folk tale\"\u2019. It has influenced many languages of the Indian subcontinent and occurs as a regular common noun in Indo-Aryan languages like Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu and Hindi. If used informally, the word means an \u2018\"interesting tale\"\u2019 or \u2018\"fable\"\u2019. History. Kissa is said to have gained immense popularity in Bengal from the 15th century onward. Bengali Muslim writers would mix Perso-Arab themes of love, war, religion and valour into their Kissas. The \"Dobhashi\""}, {"text": "dialect of Bengali was a popular standard for writing. It was heavily influenced in vocabulary by Persian, the official language of Mughal Bengal and the Bengal Sultanate (which preceded British colonial Bengal). The nineteenth century hosted the establishment of many Kissa publishing companies across Bengal, in particular the printing presses at Battala. Literary societies were being founded such as the \"Mussalmani Kissa Sahitya\" in Howrah. Towards the start of the twentieth century however, Kissa had lost its popularity. It is considered to have lost popularity alongside the Dobhashi dialect as the Standard variant of Bengali (Shadhu-bhasha), which was highly Sanskritised, became more institutionalised. This is evident in later Kissas such as Mir Mosharraf Hossain's Bishad Shindhu, based on the traditional Bengali kissa about the Battle of Karbala, which he wrote in the late 19th century in Sanskritised Shadhu-bhasha instead of Persianised Dobhashi. Notability. Written Bengali \"kissa\"s became household items in Bengali Muslim families. Shah Muhammad Sagir's Yusuf-Zulekha from the 15th century was considered to be the greatest work of medieval Bengali literature. Bahram Khan of Chittagong made his own version of Laila and Majnun which he called \"Laily-Majnu\". In nearby Satkania, the poet Nawazish Khan, son of Muhammad Yar Khandakar,"}, {"text": "wrote Gule Bakawali which was also about love and included creatures such as fairies. Many different versions of the stories mentioned were written by the poets of Bengal. Other famous Kissas include Amir Hamza, Madhumalati, Farhad and Shirin, Tutinama, Hatemtai, Sakhi Sona, Jangnama, Alif-Laila wa Laila and Gule Tarmuz. Notable writers, other than those listed above, included Syed Hamza, Naser Ali, Roushan Ali and Fakir Shah Garibullah."}, {"text": "The Chad\u2013Sudan border is 1,403 km (872 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Libya in the north to the tripoint with the Central African Republic in the south. Description. The border begins in the north at the tripoint with Libya on the 24th meridian east, and follows this meridian for 423 km (263 m) before reaching the Wadi Hawar. The border then forms a very irregular line down to the tripoint with the Central African Republic, delimited by numerous small streams, hills and other features. The northern area of the border lies within the Sahara Desert, the middle stretches within the Sahel, and the areas further south consist of grasslands and savannah. History. The border first emerged during the Scramble for Africa, a period of intense competition between European powers in the later 19th century for territory and influence in Africa. The process culminated in the Berlin Conference of 1884, in which the European nations concerned agreed upon their respective territorial claims and the rules of engagements going forward. As a result of this France gained control of the upper valley of the Niger River (roughly equivalent to the areas of modern Mali and Niger), and also"}, {"text": "the lands explored by Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza for France in Central Africa (roughly equivalent to modern Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville). From these bases the French explored further into the interior, eventually linking the two areas following expeditions in April 1900 which met at Kouss\u00e9ri in the far north of modern Cameroon. These newly conquered regions were initially ruled as military territories, with the two areas later organised into the federal colonies of French West Africa (\"Afrique occidentale fran\u00e7aise\", abbreviated AOF) and French Equatorial Africa (\"Afrique \u00e9quatoriale fran\u00e7aise\", AEF). Meanwhile, the British had conquered Sudan in the 1890s and administered it a condominium with Egypt (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan). In 1898-99 Britain and France agreed upon their mutual spheres of influence in northern third of Africa. In the north French influence would run no further than that of a diagonal line running from the intersection of the Tropic of Cancer and the 16th meridian east to the 24th meridian east, that is, the majority of the modern Chad\u2013Libya border. To the east the frontier would continue south along the 24th meridian down to the border of the Sultanate of Darfur in the vicinity of the 15th parallel north, whereupon it would roughly follow"}, {"text": "the border between Darfur and the Wadai Sultanate. The precise joining point of the 16th and 24th meridians (i.e. the modern Chad-Libya-Sudan tripoint) was affirmed at the Anglo-French Convention of 8 September 1919. The AEF-Anglo-Egyptian Sudan boundary was demarcated on the ground by an Anglo-French commission in 1921-23 and the final border ratified on 21 January 1924. In 1935 France and Italy signed a treaty which would have awarded the Aouzou Strip to Italian Libya, thus shifting the tripoint south, however this treaty was never ratified. On 1 January 1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan declared independence as the Republic of Sudan; Chad followed later on 11 August 1960 and the border then became an international frontier between two independent states. Since then relations between the two states have often been tense, with each accusing the other of harbouring rebel groups which are allowed to cross the boundary. For instance, Sudan offered the FROLINAT rebel group sanctuary in western Sudan during the Chadian Civil War (1965\u20131979), and later the Patriotic Salvation Movement of current Chadian president Idriss D\u00e9by, who invaded Chad from his base in Darfur in 1990 and overthrew president Hiss\u00e8ne Habr\u00e9 in the 1990 Chadian coup d'\u00e9tat. Relations steadily deteriorated in"}, {"text": "later years as Chad became caught up in the War in Darfur, resulting in large numbers of refugees crossing the border. Following an attack on the Chadian border town of Adr\u00e9 in 2005 by Chadian rebel group the Rally for Democracy and Liberty, Chad publicly accused Sudan of backing the group. The subsequent proxy war between Chad and Sudan resulted in numerous cross-border incursions and fighting, until a peace treaty was arranged in 2010."}, {"text": "The Cleveland Bearcats were an American professional Minor League Baseball team that played in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914 and 1915 as members of the American Association. They shared League Park with the American League's Cleveland Naps. After the 1913 season, Charles Somers, owner of the Toledo Mud Hens and Cleveland Naps, relocated the Toledo team to Cleveland. The team played the 1914 season as the Cleveland Bearcats but became the Cleveland Spiders in 1915. The team moved back to Toledo in 1916."}, {"text": "Alamgir Kabir (born 1 January 1948) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Naogaon-6 constituency. He also served as the state minister of Housing and Public Works and Women and Children Affairs. Career. Kabir was elected to parliament from Naogaon-6 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991, 1996, 1996, and 2001. In 2007, he was sued for patronizing Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, an Islamist terror organisation. He was nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 11th Jatiya Sangshad elections from Naogaon. In March 2014, ACC sued Kabir for corruption charges."}, {"text": "The 2009 Premi\u00e8re Division was the Chad Premier League season, the top Chadian league for association football clubs, for 2008/09. Elect-Sport came into the season as defending champions of the 2008 season. Gazelle won the National Championship title after beating Renaissance (Ab\u00e9ch\u00e9) 3\u20131 in the final. AS CotonTchad as the cup winners qualified to Confederation Cup, after beating ASBNF de Koumra 3\u20130 in the final. Summary. Ligue de N'Djamena. Ligue de N'Djamena for this season was expanded from 10 to 12 clubs. League run from March to October with each team playing 22 matches (playing all 11 other teams both home and away). The league was contested by the 10 teams from the 2008 season as well as Postel 2000 and Toumai who joined as the promoted clubs from the Ligue de N'Djamena D2. The season started in March 2009, and concluded on 4 October 2009. Petro Sport FC was renamed to NBK. Gazelle won the title, Tourbillon finished runners-up, Renaissance finished third. NBK, Faucon Sporting and AS Douth were relegated to Ligue de N'Djamena D2. Gazelle as the winners of the Ligue de N'Djamena qualified to National Championship. National Championship. Gazelle as the winners of the Ligue de N'Djamena"}, {"text": "qualified to National Championship, the final stage, which gathers winners of regional leagues. On 3 January 2010 Gazelle beat Renaissance (Ab\u00e9ch\u00e9) 3\u20131 in the final, and became champions of Chad. Teams. The participating teams in Ligue de N'Djamena were:"}, {"text": "St John the Evangelist Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at 2985 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi, City of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and built from 1846 to 1864. History. In May 1845, district residents met to plan for the construction of a protestant episcopalian church. By 1846, the architect had been selected, the site granted by the government and tenders called for the stone and woodwork. The church was designed by Edmund Blacket who had arrived in the colony in 1842. This was one of his early buildings. The foundation stone was laid in July 1846, and the church consecrated on 15 February 1849, by the Bishop of Newcastle, the Rt Rev. William Tyrrell. The nave was lengthened by between 1862 and 1864. The extensions were designed and supervised by Blacket. Anglican Diocese 1920 photo states \"Erected 1847 - ..added 1864 - seat 160\". Description. St John the Evangelist Church is a simple village church completed in the Old Colonial Gothic Picturesque style; in a rectangular plan with projecting porch; vestry and chancel lit by single lancet windows. The gable is ornamented by a small belfry at one end and stone cross at"}, {"text": "the other. Built of local sandstone of a variegated golden colour. The church has a simple pitched iron roof with internal fittings and pews of the finest cedar. The church is approached through a characteristic picket fence under a fine wrought iron lantern. See also Anglican Diocese 1920 Plans on \"Images\" page. Condition. As at 3 August 2002, the church was in original condition. The building remains predominantly intact (inclusive of modifications like the nave extension, organ and repairs). Its integrity is very high given its state of conservation, completeness of context and original building. Significance. As at 3 September 2013, this church was very well conserved and picturesque in the valley landscape. It is historically significant because it demonstrates the prosperity and expectation of the time. It is also historically significant because it is an example of Edmund Blacket's early work in NSW. It is aesthetically significant because of its design, setting and the use of local stone. It is socially significant because of its demonstrated value both spiritually and socially to parishes of the 1840s to this day. It is significant for research purposes because it is an early Blacket church and because of its 1949 flood marker."}, {"text": "Its intactness and high integrity makes it at least of high local significance and possibly of state significance. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. The item is historically significant because of the period in which it was built when the importance and future prosperity of Wollombi was linked to the Great North Road and Governance of the district. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. This item is historically significant by its association with architect Edmund Blacket and the fact the church is one of his early commission in NSW. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. The item is aesthetically significant because of its design, use of local materials and landscape context. The place is ihas strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The item is socially significant because it demonstrates its value to its parishioners of yesterday"}, {"text": "and today for spiritual and social support and reflects the ?? And expectations of the community in the 1840s. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The item provides the opportunity for research because it is an early work of Edmund Blacket and because it is a depth marker of the 1949 flood level (which has been used in assessing development applications before Council). The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. The item is representative of Blackets early work and representative of local parishes churches in early 19th Century townships."}, {"text": "Jeffrey L. Coleman (born 1963) is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 32nd District, serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party."}, {"text": "Youku Tudou Inc. (formerly Youku Inc.), doing business as Youku is a video hosting service based in Beijing, China. It operates as a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Limited. On 12 March 2012, Youku reached an agreement to merger with Tudou in a stock-for-stock transaction, the new entity being named Youku Tudou Inc. In 2014, it had more than 500 million monthly active users, with 800 million daily video views. Youku is one of China's top online video and streaming service platforms, along with iQiyi, Sohu, LeTV, Tencent Video, PPTV, 56.com and Funshion. However, Youku's domination in the Chinese market was toppled by its competitor Baidu's iQiyi in 2015. Original programming. Numbers of Youku original programs:"}, {"text": "Jin Keyu (; born 13 November 1982) is a Chinese economist. She is currently associate professor of economics at the London School of Economics and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, specializing in international macroeconomics and the Chinese economy. Her research focuses on global trade imbalances, global asset prices and China's economic growth model. Early life and education. Jin was born in Beijing, China. Her father, Jin Liqun, is an economist and politician who previously served as the vice minister of finance of China and is the founding president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. At the age of 14, Jin moved to the Bronx of New York City to attend Horace Mann School, and later moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Harvard University. Jin received a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 2004 and a Doctor of Philosophy in economics in 2009, both from Harvard. Career. Jin is a specialist of macroeconomic and financial policy issues. Her research focuses on global imbalances and global asset prices, drivers of China's growth model, the impact of the one-child policy and the Chinese saving puzzle. Between 2009 and 2016, she was an assistant professor of economics at the London School of"}, {"text": "Economics, before becoming an associate professor. Jin was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014. Jin was also a visiting professor at Yale University on the Cowles Fellowship from September to December 2012 as well as at UC Berkeley from January to May 2015. In 2022, Jin joined the board of Credit Suisse and was a member of the Risk Committee and the Digital Transformation and Technology Committee. She is a member of the China Finance 40 Forum. Jin has advised and consulted for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She also has had experience at various financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley. She is a columnist for Project Syndicate and Caixin Magazine, and has contributed opinion pieces to media outlets like the \"Financial Times\" and the \"South China Morning Post\". Jin also serves as a non-executive director to Richemont Group, the world's second-largest luxury goods company. She served on a working committee for China Banking Regulatory Commission on Fintech and previously sat on the editorial board of the Review of Economic Studies."}, {"text": "The De Brouckere mean diameter is the mean of a particle size distribution weighted by the volume (also called volume-weighted mean diameter, volume moment mean diameter. or volume-weighted mean size). It is the mean diameter, which is directly obtained in particle size measurements, where the measured signal is proportional to the volume of the particles. The most prominent examples are laser diffraction and acoustic spectroscopy (Coulter counter). The De Brouckere mean is defined in terms of the moment-ratio system as, formula_1 Where ni is the frequency of occurrence of particles in size class i, having a mean Di diameter. Usually in logarithmic spaced classes, the geometric mean size of the size class is taken. Applications. The De Brouckere mean has the advantage of being more sensitive to the larger particles, which take up the largest volume of the sample, therefore giving crucial information about the product in the mining and milling industries. It was also used in combustion analysis, as the D[4,3] is less affected by the presence of very small particulate residuals, which enabled the evaluation of the primary diesel spray."}, {"text": "Super Tuesday! is a 1996 role-playing game adventure published by FASA in 1996 for the dystopian near-future cyberpunk role-playing game \"Shadowrun\". Contents. \"Super Tuesday!\" is a 112-page softcover book designed by Stephen Kenson and Tom Dowd, with interior art by Tom Baxa, Peter Bergting, Kevin Long and Karl Waller, and cover art by Jim Nelson. The book is an anthology of five \"Shadowrun\" adventures set during the 2057 United Canadian and American States presidential campaign, presenting background information regarding the election and detailing the six unusual candidates. Reception. In the June 1996 edition of \"Arcane\" (Issue 7), Andy Butcher commented that \"five good adventures (if a little on the short side) and valuable background information on the 2057 election (the storyline of which is scheduled to run through several forthcoming \"Shadowrun\" releases) isn't a bad deal.\" He concluded by giving the anthology an above average rating of 7 out of 10. In the October 1996 edition of \"Dragon\" (Issue #234), Rick Swan called the anthology \"another first-rate FASA production.\" Swan thought the writing had \"an appealingly light touch.\" He really liked two of the adventures, and thought another two \"failed to engage.\" He concluded by calling this \"a must for"}, {"text": "Shadowrunners with a sense of humor\", and gave the book an average rating of 4 out of 6."}, {"text": "Trekking (foaled 20 October 2014) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Background. Trekking was bred at the Australian Darley Stud and was sired by the stallion Street Cry. Racing career. Trekking made a successful debut as a 2 year old when ridden to victory by James Doyle at Rosehill Racecourse as a 9/10 favourite. At his following start Trekking finished 2nd in the Black Opal Stakes before finishing 12th in the Golden Slipper behind She Will Reign when ridden by William Buick. As a 4 year old Trekking achieved Group 1 success in the Stradbroke Handicap when ridden by Kerrin McEvoy at odds of 6/1 Trekking won his second Group 1 race when successful in The Goodwood at Morphettville Racecourse. In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Trekking was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world."}, {"text": "Zahed Ali is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Sherpur-2. Career. Ali was elected to parliament from Sherpur-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He served as the whip in the parliament. In 2010, he served as the central publication secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party."}, {"text": "PTron (pronounced as P-Tron) is an Indian electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Hyderabad. PTron is a brand owned by Palred Electronics Private Limited, which is a subsidiary of Palred Technologies Ltd, a public-listed company on BSE and NSE since 2004. PTron sells products like Bluetooth headsets, portable Bluetooth speakers, wired headsets, chargers and cables, smart watches and networking products. History and operations. PTron was founded in 2014 by Ameen Khwaja, CEO of Palred Electronics (a subsidiary of Palred Technologies). In 2015, it opened an office in Shenzhen, China and began manufacturing products from there. In its first two years of launch, the company claimed to have recorded 50 crore in sales, (as of 2019, equals US $7.04 million) having sold more than one million products. As of 2019, the company has sold over 5 million mobile accessories including headphones, bluetooth audio devices, smartwatches and power banks. The company initially sold products through its retail platform LatestOne, before expanding to other e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. As of 2019, PTron sells its products in various countries such as United States, Canada, Italy, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Israel and Indonesia. According to Khwaja, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi are the major markets"}, {"text": "for the company within India, while selling products through more than 1000 offline stores in other cities. By 2018, the company had more than 40 distributors in 12 states in India. In August 2019, PTron announced its plans to set up an assembly plant in Hyderabad (under Make in India) which is expected to handle two-thirds of its manufacturing requirements. In October 2019, PTron launched Bass Buds TWS (True Wireless Stereo) earbuds which sold over 10,000 units within the first three days. In August 2020, the company signed up Bollywood actor Aparshakti Khurana to endorse the brand. PTron registered sales of 7.87 lakh units in the second quarter of FY 2020\u201321, up from 2.67 lakh units in the first quarter. In July 2021, Pooja Hegde signed as new brand ambassador."}, {"text": "Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez is a Santo Domingo Metro station on Line 1. It was open on 22 January 2009 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1 between Mam\u00e1 Ting\u00f3 and Centro de los H\u00e9roes. The station is between Gregorio Luper\u00f3n and Hermanas Mirabal. This is an elevated station built above Avenida Hermanas Mirabal. It is named in honor of Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez."}, {"text": "Beatrice Cherrier is a historian of economics and associate professor at CREST, CNRS, and ENSAE/Ecole Polytechnique, France. Her research interests include the history of economics since World War II. She has been cited in the popular media on several topics in the history of economics, including theories of discrimination, the rise of the MIT economics department, and the representation of women in the economics profession. Biography. Beatrice Cherrier earned a BS in Economics from the Ecole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure de Cachan and in Management Science from The University Paris XII in 2001, a Master of Arts in the Methodology of Economics from the University of Paris Sorbonne in 2004, a PhD in the History of Economics from the University of Paris X-Nanterre, and a Habilitation from the University of Caen in 2016. She was a postdoctoral scholar at Duke University, an assistant professor at the University of Caen (Alen\u00e7on Technical College) from 2012 to 2017, and served on the faculty of the CNRS & Th\u00e9orie \u00c9conomique, Mod\u00e9lisation, Application (THEMA), University of Cergy Pontoise as a tenured associate professor from 2017 to 2020. Since 2020, she has been an associate professor at CNRS, CREST, and ENSAE/Ecole Polytechnique. She was awarded the CNRS"}, {"text": "Bronze medal in 2021. Research. Professor Cherrier has studied how world events affected the intellectual development of Gunnar Myrdal, Jacob Marschak and Milton Friedman, and how economists\u2019 individual visions combined in the development of the MIT economics department. In more recent work, she is studying the rise of applied economics, such as the rise of empirical work in urban economics, public economics, and macro econometric modeling, beginning in the mid-1960s. She has also studied changes in the classification of economic publications over time."}, {"text": "Rose Weaver is an American actress, singer, director and writer in Rhode Island. Weaver is described as a \"major figure in Rhode Island entertainment,\" and she is known for her role in the film \"Poetic Justice\". Early life. Weaver grew up in McDonough outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Her family were sharecroppers. She was one of the first black people to attend Joseph Emerson Brown High School, an all-white high school in Atlanta, Georgia and participated in the Emory University Upward Bound program in her youth. Career. Weaver began singing in Boston and Rhode Island clubs in the 1970s. She graduated from Wheaton College in 1973 and was awarded a three-year fellowship by Trinity Repertory in 1973. She spent 11 seasons acting at Trinity, including roles as Silvia in Two Gentleman of Verona, Dussie Mae in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues. In 1994, she returned to Trinity in 1994 for another 11 seasons, taking roles such as the Witch in Into the Woods and Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. In addition to her time at Trinity, Weaver was the producer and host of the television program \"Sunday Sunday\" on"}, {"text": "WJAR TV in the 1980s. In 1993 she played Aunt Audrey in the film \"Poetic Justice\" alongside Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. Weaver continues to act, sing, write and direct. She performed at the state inauguration in Rhode Island, 1999. In 2000, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Brown University. She was an artist in residence at Brown University's Rites and Reason Theatre in 2015 where she developed her play about Alzheimer's disease and memory, \"Skips The Record\". Her play \"Menopause Mama\", which she wrote, directed and starred in toured internationally and earned her a fellowship in play writing at the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts in 2017. In 2022, her play \"Silhouette of a Silhouette\", a semi-autobiographical play, received its world premiere at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence. Awards and distinctions. 2019, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame 2018, Rhode Island Woman of the Year, GoLocalProv 2018, Wheeler School Community Spirit Award 2018, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Wheaton College 2016, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Providence College 2002, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College 2001, Rhode Island Historical Society History Makers 2000, Pell Award for Excellence in"}, {"text": "the Arts 1991, \"Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz\" 1973, Miss Massachusetts - Miss Congeniality 1973, Miss Foxboro Selected film and television roles. A Snow White Christmas, 2018, Mrs. Woods Brotherhood, 2006, Mrs. Lynch Poetic Justice, 1993, Aunt Audrey Tales From The Crypt, \"Mute Witness to Murder\", 1990, Desk The Accused, 1988, Nurse Go Tell It On The Mountain, 1984 In the Heat of the Night, 1989 \"Brother to Dragons,\" Great Performances, 1975, Family Slave Published works. \"Mama's Helper\" and \"Chips on My Shoulder\", \"Monologues for Women by Women\", Tori Haring-Smith ed., 1994 \"NuMuse: an anthology of plays from Brown University's New Plays Festival\", 1994"}, {"text": "Elias James Manning, OFM Conv. (14 April 1938 \u2013 13 October 2019) was an American-born Brazilian Catholic bishop. He served as Bishop of Valen\u00e7a from 1990 to 2014. He was also a member of the Conventual Franciscans. Biography. Manning was born in Troy, New York, and had a brother and a sister. He attended La Salle Institute. After graduating in 1959, instead of attending college he decided to attend St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer. During his time in seminary he served on a mission trip to Puerto Rico, which inspired him to become a missionary and join the Conventual Franciscans. After graduating from seminary and being ordained in 1965 Manning traveled to Brazil, where he would spend his life as a Franciscan priest and missionary. In 1990 he was appointed Bishop of Valen\u00e7a. Manning died on 13 October 2019 at the age of 81."}, {"text": "Aksenov () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Verkhnekardailskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Aksenov is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Kupava River, 36 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkhnekardailsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Mahmudul Haque Rubel is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Sherpur-3. Career. Rubel was elected to parliament from Sherpur-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. His father, Md Sherajul Haque, is a former member of parliament from Sherpur-3 and his uncle, A. K. M. Fazlul Haque of Bangladesh Awami League, is the incumbent member of parliament."}, {"text": "Aleksikovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Aleksikovskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,537 as of 2010. There are 29 streets. Geography. Aleksikovsky is located in forest steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 6 km southwest of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novonikolayevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Andreyevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Khopyorskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 73 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Andreyevsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Kardail River, 51 km southeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novokardailsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "The Establishment (), also referred to as the military establishment, or deep state, is a term commonly used in Pakistan to describe the influence of the Pakistan Armed Forces, intelligence agencies, and associated pro-military entities within the country's governance structure. Since Pakistan's independence in 1947, the Establishment has periodically assumed direct control of the government through military coups and has frequently played a substantial role in influencing political and security policies during civilian administrations. It is widely regarded as an influential force in Pakistan's political and strategic affairs, particularly in areas concerning domestic policies, national security and foreign relations. This includes state policies introduced during various periods of military rule, including the Islamization measures implemented under General Zia-ul-Haq. In the 2000s, the military establishment later reversed its support of political Islam under General Pervez Musharraf, who pursued enlightened moderation, leading Pakistan to join the United States-led War on terror and subsequently becoming designated as a major non-NATO ally by the Bush administration. Furthermore, in the 2010s, General Raheel Sharif pursued a policy of hardline crackdowns on Islamist militant groups, continuing this reversal of Zia-ul-Haq's aggressive pro-Islamist policies. Civilian members of the military-dominated Establishment have included: Sharifuddin Pirzada, Tariq Azim Khan,"}, {"text": "Sahabzada Yaqub Khan A. K. Brohi, Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Zafar Ahmed Ansari. Reinforcement of deep-state dominance. The Establishment is notable for its covert interventions and organisation of military coups against the civilian government, and was reportedly behind the 1953\u201354 Constitutional Coup in the Dominion of Pakistan. It also organised the coups of 1958, 1977, and 1999. The Pakistan Army has been involved in enforcing martial law against civilian governments under the claim of restoring law and order in the country as is its role in the Constitution of Pakistan. It has dismissed the legislative branch and parliament a total of four times since Pakistan's independence, and maintains wider commercial, foreign, and political interests in the country. Due to this imbalance of power, the Pakistani military has faced allegations of acting as a state within a state. Characteristics and composition. Ayesha Siddiqa, a Pakistani journalist and scholar, notes that the Establishment is overwhelmingly dominated by the Pakistan Armed Forces (i.e. serving and retired officers, SPDF personnel, military-sponsored think-tanks etc.), with its core members also including civil bureaucrats, politicians, media houses and major economic players. Abubakar Siddique, a Bangladeshi writer, observed that the civilians involved with the Establishment, such as politicians"}, {"text": "and judges, are also very \"pro-military\". American political scientist Stephen P. Cohen says in his book, \"The Idea of Pakistan\": \"Of all of Ayub Khan's achievements, the most enduring was an informal political system that tied together the senior ranks of the military, the civil service, key members of the judiciary, and other elites. Subsequently dubbed the \"Establishment,\" it resembles a classic oligarchy. Pakistani politician, Mushahid Hussain, revealed that members of the Establishment included members of the business community; journalists, editors, and media experts; and a few academics and members of think tanks. At times, some foreign ambassadors with particularly close ties to the leadership were de facto members [...] Military officers and civilian bureaucrats above a certain level were potential members. As Hussain notes, the informality of the Establishment ensures that occupying a particular post does not confer membership. Over time, the civil\u2013military power equation has undergone changes, such as increased power sharing between the civilian government and the military as well as the convergence of interests in major aspects such as the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor. During the tenure of General Ayub Khan, the Establishment's code and tenants included the following (as outlined in Cohen's book): India was the"}, {"text": "main, existential threat to Pakistan, and accordingly the Pakistani military was a priority in all affairs of the state. Since Pakistan could not take on India alone, military alliances were important and essential to the state's survival. Likewise, natural allies included other moderate Islamic states, which were seen as role models. Domestically, the military was a role model for the Pakistani people. Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region that served as the core territorial conflict hotspot between India and Pakistan, was always an issue for the Establishment, to the extent that it became an integral reason for the existence of Pakistan. Quick reforms and revolutions were considered problematic. Foreign aid from the United States, Japan, and then the People's Republic of China (after 1963) was a driver of the economy. The Establishment ensured control over information dissemination through the media and academia. Radical and/or violent Islamic groups were slowly tolerated. The Establishment theoretically tolerated democratic rule and never seriously imposed Islam; the army being less tolerant of Islamists. Just by surviving, Pakistan and its Establishment would be defeating India. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a founding member of the Establishment, started looking for a new identity for Pakistan, chiefly one that it did not"}, {"text": "share with neighbouring rival India. Accordingly, Pakistan started to look towards the Middle East for \"aid, ideology, and strategic cooperation\"; while at the same time turning its back away from its own shared history with India in South Asia. Further building on Ayub Khan-era policies, Kashmir remained important for the Establishment for a variety of reasons; most notably due to its strategic importance to Pakistan. Furthermore, it was seen as a chance for Pakistan to fulfil its vision of its founding, the two-nation theory\u2014that of being a \"homeland for oppressed Indian Muslims\". Outside of the Kashmir conflict, India as a nation was perceived as an existential threat to Pakistan in every way, particularly after the 1971 secession of Muslim-majority Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), and the latter's belief that India did not pose an existential threat, effectively endangering the two-nation theory. On 1 April 2022, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that in context of no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly, the \"establishment\" had given him three options to choose from viz: \"resignation, no-confidence [vote] or elections\". Criticism. In Pakistan, many voices have been taken and there have been several protests against the Establishment but these are not shown by"}, {"text": "Pakistani media channels since they are not allowed by the Establishment. In Pakistan, especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there is a famous slogan \"\"ye jo dehshatgardi hai, iske peeche wardi hai\",\" \u201c (Those in uniform are behind terrorism). Due to the popularity of the slogan, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) adopted it. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), led by Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, has significantly raised awareness among Pakistan\u2019s Pashtun community about the military establishment\u2019s actions. Originating from South Waziristan, Pashteen\u2019s leadership sparked widespread peaceful protests, highlighting extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and landmine hazards in tribal areas. His distinctive red-and-black cap and compelling speeches symbolized resistance, exposing the civilian toll of military operations like Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Despite media blackouts and state repression, PTM\u2019s social media activism amplified Pashtun grievances, challenging the military\u2019s unchecked authority and advocating for justice and constitutional rights. Apart from political movements, many journalists have also taken voice against the Establishment. Hamid Mir, Pakistan's most well-known journalist, spoke against the Establishment many times. Assassination attempts have been made on many journalists who spoke against the Establishment including Mir, Asad Ali Toor, and others. Prominent journalist Matiullah Jan was also abducted and Jan accused the Establishment of abducting him."}, {"text": "Journalist Imran Riaz Khan, with over 5.6 million YouTube subscribers, was abducted on 11 May 2023, allegedly for criticizing the government and military. Released in September 2023 after alleged torture, he was rearrested in February 2024 for corruption. Initially a PTI and military supporter, Khan mocked Pashtun and Baloch missing persons, calling them \u201ctraitors\u201d who \u201cdeserved to disappear.\u201d After his own disappearance, he apologized, expressing solidarity with Baloch families. Critics label this shift hypocritical; supporters see it as growth. In September 2020, the Pakistan Democratic Movement was formed with the main objective to remove the Establishment's association with the politics of Pakistan. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement openly criticises the Pakistan Army and accuses the Pakistani state of violating the basic human rights of Pashtuns. In 2023 when Imran Khan was arrested after his removal from government in April 2022 and the subsequent political crisis in the country, there were large-scale protests against the Establishment's strongholds by Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf which led to a crackdown against it."}, {"text": "Andrianovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Krasnoarmeyskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 64 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography. Andrianovsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Kupava River, 67 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novoberezovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Yvette Gastauer-Claire (born 1957) is a Luxembourgish sculptor and medallist who has designed coins for Luxembourg, including euros. Her sculptures can be seen in buildings and parks in Luxembourg and the surroundings. Biography. Born in 1957 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Yvette Gastauer-Claire studied art at the \u00c9cole des Arts et M\u00e9tiers, Luxembourg (1974\u20131979). Thereafter she served an apprenticeship under the sculptor Camille Nocher. From 1980 to 1984, she worked for Luxembourg's national museums in the restoration department. She has carried out restoration work for Luxembourg monuments working in a private modelling studio. In addition to giving sculpture courses for adults, she has taught weak-sighted children at Luxembourg's Institut pour D\u00e9ficients Visuels. She lives in Schifflange where she has her own studio. Gastauer-Claire has participated in group exhibitions in Luxembourg, Germany, France and Belgium, and since 1985 has exhibited with FIDEM. She held her first solo exhibition in Dudelange in 1995. As a medallist, she has received numerous commissions from the Caisse d'\u00c9pargne de l'\u00c9tat, including a series of medals to commemorate the millennium of Saint Michael's Church, Luxembourg in 1987. Gastauer-Claire's coin designs are described in her \"Livret d'artiste autour de l'Euro\". It includes commemorative coins as well as her euro coins:"}, {"text": "1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 euro and 2 euros."}, {"text": "Baklanovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Kulikovskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 27 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography. Baklanovsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, near the Biryuchy Pond, 29 km southeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kulikovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Belorechensky () is a rural locality (a settlement) Krasnoarmeyskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 24 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. Geography. Belorechensky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 70 km east of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Novoberezovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Verkhnezubrilovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Mirnoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 13 as of 2010. Geography. Verkhnezubrilovsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Kardail River, 61 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nizhnezubrilovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Verkhnekardailsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Verkhnekardailskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 869 as of 2010. There are 17 streets. Geography. Verkhnekardailsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the right bank of the Kardail River, 28 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikolayevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Gosplodopitomnik () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Novonikolayevskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010. Geography. Gosplodopitomnik is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 21 km northwest of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Korolevsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Grachi () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Aleksikovskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 376 as of 2010. There are 18 streets. Geography. Grachi is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 13 km southwest of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Aleksikovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "TableMaster is a computer program published by Wintertree Software in the US and FarPoint Technology in the UK as a play aid for role-playing games. Contents. \"TableMaster\" is a program to help construct and use tables to generate random results for a wide variety of games. Reception. James V. Trunzo reviewed \"TableMaster\" in \"White Wolf Inphobia\" #50 (Dec., 1994), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that \"I'm having a lot of fun with \"TableMaster\". Its uses as a table generator and game and are limited only by your imagination. I even dug up my ancient \"Boot Hill\" game and transferred tables into the computer. Some of Ms. McGuire's pregenerated tables are a kick..\" Andy Butcher reviewed \"TableMaster\" for \"Arcane\" magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that \"\"TableMaster\" has its uses, but it doesn't do anything that you can't do yourself with a handful of dice, and entering new tables, while simple, can be time consuming. For a tables-heavy system such as \"Rolemaster\", \"TableMaster\" could be a great help. For simpler systems, though, it is limited to providing inspiration for flagging imaginations, which is where the ready-made tables come in handy.\""}, {"text": "Grudne-Yermaki () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Khopyorskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 50 as of 2010. Geography. Grudne-Yermaki is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 45 km ENE of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Khopyorsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "RETRIEVE is a database management system (DBMS) offered on Tymshare's systems starting in August 1971. It was written in Tymshare's own SUPER FORTRAN on the SDS 940. It offered basic single-file, non-relational database functionality using an interactive programming language. It is one of the earliest examples of software as a service (SaaS). RETRIEVE was highly influential and spawned a number of relatively direct clones. Wang Laboratories's RECALL on the Wang 2200 minicomputer was almost identical to RETRIEVE, to the point the differences were detailed in a single page. JPL made a version known as JPLDIS for the UNIVAC 1108 in 1973 that was also very similar. Wayne Ratliff, a contractor at JPL for many years, was inspired by JPLDIS to port it to the IMSAI 8080 to manage his football pool, later releasing it commercially as Vulcan for CP/M in 1979. Ashton-Tate licensed Vulcan and re-released it as dBASE II in 1980, which sparked the microcomputer database market. Most of RETRIEVE's original syntax remains unchanged in dBASE and the many xBASE clones that survive into the 21st century. History. In 1969, Jim Ryan of Tymshare designed an expanded version of IBM System/360 H-level (258 kB) FORTRAN, adding strings and other"}, {"text": "features that took advantage of their SDS 940 systems. Ryan hired Richard Moore and Franck Bracher to develop it as SUPER FORTRAN, and it went live on their systems in 1970. Soon after SUPER FORTRAN was released, Arden Scott asked Moore to use SUPER FORTRAN to develop his vision of a database management system (DBMS). The first version was ready in a few weeks, and immediately proved very popular with Tymshare customers. During the 1970s, Tymshare began moving their systems from SDS to the PDP-10 platform, eventually running TOPS-10. This led to an effort to build an entirely new database engine for this platform, known as MAGNUM. MAGNUM was a complete relational database engine, and in many references it is claimed to be the first such system offered commercially when it went live in October 1975. Although most Tymshare customers, and internal users, switched to MAGNUM, by this time RETRIEVE had been ported to a number of platforms and these versions remained very popular outside the company. In 1970, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) installed three UNIVAC 1108 machines. Fred Thompson had been using RETRIEVE to manage a database of mechanical calculators at JPL, and decided to bring the system"}, {"text": "in-house when the 1108's arrived. In 1971, he collaborated with JPL programmer Jack Hatfield to produce JPLDIS. Hatfield left JPL in 1974, and the project was assigned to another JPL programmer, Jeb Long, who added a number of features. In 1973 the Wang 2200 was released, a desktop minicomputer with cassette tape storage. RETRIEVE was ported to this platform under the name RECALL. A report for the US Army detailed the differences in a single page and concluded \"Differences between the two implementations are very minor.\" While working at JPL as a contractor, Wayne Ratliff entered the office football pool. He had no interest in the game, but felt he could win the pool by processing the post-game statistics found in newspapers. In order to do this, he started looking for a database system and, by chance, came across the documentation for JPLDIS. He used this as the basis for a port to PTDOS on his kit-built IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, and called the resulting system Vulcan (after Mr. Spock on \"Star Trek\"). It was later ported to CP/M when that system became almost universal in the S-100 bus market. In 1980, George Tate saw an advertisement for Vulcan being sold"}, {"text": "for $49. He arranged a licensing deal with Ratliff, renamed it to dBASE II to make it sound like the second version, and put it on the market for $695. The system was a success, and in 1981, IBM commissioned a port to the still-unreleased PC DOS. This was a runaway success, one of the big three packages, along with Word Perfect and Lotus 1-2-3 that made up the equivalent of an office suite in the early DOS market. Description. Basic operations. RETRIEVE was a non-relational database, that concept not being introduced until 1970. RETRIEVE databases contained a single table stored in a single file, which typically used a short-form of the database name as the filename. The table structure is defined when the database is created, allowing fields of character, integer or free-form numeric inputs. A database could have a maximum of 98 fields, with a maximum of 72 characters per field, and the total for any one row was 768 characters, or 256 words. Field names had to begin with a letter and could include additional letters, digits, a period and the @ character, with a maximum of 31 characters in total. The system was interactive, using a"}, {"text": "command prompt within the system for user interaction. For instance, to start a new database the user would type at the command prompt, which would then respond by asking the user to type in the name for the database and then prompt for the field definitions. An empty line stops this process and sends it into data-entry mode, allowing rows to be entered. Any step of this operation could be removed by providing the data in the original command, for instance, if one typed instead of , the system no longer asked for the file name. There were three database file formats, which could be specified during , the normal character-format , which saved numbers in their 24-bit-based internal formats, and which encrypted the file with a user-supplied password. Existing databases were loaded using or (they were equivalent). Data was saved as it was changed, but there was also a command to write out data (or selections of it) to flat files. exited the system and returned to the underlying operating system. Retrieving data. Once the database was defined and populated, or an existing one was loaded, data could be displayed using . Without any parameters, it printed out all"}, {"text": "the records in the order they were entered, their \"RECNO\", which was printed at the front of the line. One could also provide a field list to select and reorder the fields in the printout, like . The statement worked almost identically, differing only in that it did not print out the RECNO at the start of the lines. was similar to , but suppressed the field headers as well. Individual records could be selected using the \"record number addressing system\", which was prepended to or . This was a flexible format allowing both single RECNOs separated by commas or ranges with colons to be specified, for instance, would print out the records 1, everything from 7 to 20, and then 50. It also included the pseudo-record to represent the last record, so printed out all records from 100 on. Records could also be selected by fields meeting certain criteria based on their contents, using the syntax. To list all the employees with a salary greater than $40,000, one would . The same syntax could be used to select single records based on their contents, not the RECNO, for instance . RETRIEVE supported all basic comparisons, , , , ,"}, {"text": "and for not-equals, which was found in some contemporary BASICs. Unusually, RETRIEVE also included English expansions of traditional comparisons, so one could use either or . Such expressions could also include basic math, including , , for multiplication, for division, and for exponentiation. These could be further combined with boolean expressions using , and . Additionally, the , and worked similar to or , including the same record selection concepts. As the name implies, these output a single value with their associated values. For instance, would likely return 1, while might return 42500. In addition to the //, a further output statement is . This works in a similar fashion, but has a number of options to pretty-print the output. It can be invoked alone or with qualifiers as above, but when it is used it enters an interactive mode that asks a number of questions about where to send the output (with T being the terminal), whether it should be single or double spaced, include headers and totals, etc. Modifying data. Records could be deleted using the statement, using the same record selectors or field expressions as above. New records were inserted using . entered an interactive mode allowing"}, {"text": "the user to type in additional records field-by-field rather than entering comma-separated values a row at a time. read data from a comma-delimited text file into the current database already in memory. was used to update existing records; it worked similar to , loading into the current database from another file, but in this case included an additional qualifier . For instance, would read data from the file ADDRESSES and look in that file for a column where the first entry was \"NAME\". It would then process the file row-by-row, looking for entries in the database with that NAME and then updating the rest of the fields with the data from that row in ADDRESS. RETRIEVE supported two interactive methods to update existing records, and . worked similarly to the modern SQL equivalent, , taking a selector expression of some sort, one or more fields, and the new values. For instance, one might . While ultimately did the same thing, it did so using an interactive mode. One invoked without the new value, for instance, . The system printed out that row and then allowed the user to edit the record. If there is more than one unique value, for"}, {"text": "instance, , each value was printed on a separate line and changes were sent to all matching records. was essentially identical to but did not print out the existing values first. Sorting was not performed at retrieval time, but was implemented by modifying the database and re-writing its contents in sorted order. This was accomplished with , followed by up to twenty field names. The original unsorted data is written to a backup file. The modifier could be used with any of the data modification statements to redirect the results to a new database. For instance, would append the data in the file FEBSALES to the current database and then save the results to CURSALES without updating the already-opened database. Or one might . Other commands. Utility commands included which printed out the database schema, and which returned the number of records. Programming RETRIEVE. Although RETRIEVE was often used interactively, the system also included the ability to save lists of commands to files and then play them back. Command files could also include a number of other \"helper\" statements, including to output any string, to suppress the command prompt (a period), to turn the prompt back on, and and to"}, {"text": "stop the playback from appearing on the terminal. These command files were run using the statement from the internal command line or from outside RETRIEVE, in EXECUTIVE. If the script intended to leave the user in RETRIEVE at the end, one could put a at the end, \"running\" the Terminal, which specified what should happen next. Scripts could be strung together with to form more complex workflows. When run, the commands inside the files operated just as they would if the user typed them in. This means that if a statement is provided that would normally require additional user input, for instance, a with no parameters, the interactive mode would be invoked as normal. This allowed the command files to invoke user-based input and then perform additional instructions. One could, for instance, use to catch any recent changes in salary, call to have the system present each employee record and ask for their weekly hours, then to calculate the weekly paycheck for all users, and finally it send it all to a printer. Comparison with dBASE. Although separated by almost a decade, and having moved across four platforms in the process, dBASE on DOS remained very similar to RETRIEVE. Ratliff"}, {"text": "stated there was a \"sort of progression from Retrieve to JPLDIS to my program, which I called Vulcan.\" John Walker, better known for AutoCAD, also used JPLDIS and stated flatly that \"DBase II, the Ashton-Tate database system, was a copy, a reimplementation of a package developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory called JPLDIS.\" / became and periods in field names were replaced by colons, but most other commands and features remained unchanged other than to support differences in the underlying platforms, like numeric formats. For instance, the original dBASE User Manual uses this example: use people list Which is identical to the instructions in RETRIEVE: LOAD people LIST The overall operation of the statements is largely identical between the two systems. dBASE's primary differences are related to the programmability; dBASE added variables, could columns made of formulas like , and added a much wider variety of functions to manipulate data, including functions for returning the length of a string or the data type of a given field."}, {"text": "Plebeiogryllus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been found in the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Indo-China and the Philippines. Species. \"Plebeiogryllus\" includes the following species:"}, {"text": "Dvoynovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Dvoynovskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 813 as of 2010. There are 16 streets. Geography. Dvoynovsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 13 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Orlovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Phonarellus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species can be found in mainland Asia, Japan and tropical Africa. Species. \"Phonarellus\" includes the following species:"}, {"text": "Mimicogryllus is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini. Species have been found in Indo-China and Borneo. Species. \"Mimicogryllus\" includes the following species:"}, {"text": "Duplyatsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) and the administrative center of Duplaytskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 922 as of 2010. There are 14 streets. Geography. Duplyatsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the Kasarka River, 16 km north of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Orlovsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kamenka () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Serpo-Molotskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 169 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Kamenka is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 22 km south of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Serp i Molot is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "State Route 270 (SR 270), also known as Old Columbia Road, is a east\u2013west state highway in Middle Tennessee. It connects Chapel Hill with Unionville and Shelbyville. Route description. SR 270 begins in Marshall County in Chapel Hill at an intersection with US 31A/SR 11/SR 99 just south of downtown. It goes east to leave Chapel Hill and pass through wooded areas, where it crosses a bridge over a creek, before passing through farmland to cross into Bedford County. The highway winds its way southeast, where it crosses over another creek, and passes through farmland and rural areas for several miles before coming to an end at an intersection with US 41A/SR 16 between Unionville and Shelbyville. The entire route of SR 270 is a two-lane rural highway."}, {"text": "Kikvidze () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Khopyorskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 265 as of 2010. There are 11 streets. Geography. Kikvidze is located on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, on the left bank of the Kardail River, 38 km southeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nizhnekardailsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kirkhinsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Serpo-Molotskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 17 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. Geography. Kirkhinsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 22 km southeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Serp i Molot is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "Kleyevsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Komsomolskoye Rural Settlement, Novonikolayevsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 47 as of 2010. Geography. Kleyevsky is located in steppe, on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, near the Kleyevsky pond, 16 km northeast of Novonikolayevsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Komsomolsky is the nearest rural locality."}, {"text": "This is a list of the etymology of street names in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England."}, {"text": "Donald S. Rudd (born June 13, 1950) is a Canadian curler. He is a and a 1992 Labatt Brier champion. He started curling in 1960 when he was 10 years old. In 2005 he was inducted in the Manitoba Curling Association Hall of Fame with all of the 1992 and 1993 Vic Peters' champions team."}, {"text": "The Girl on a Swing may refer to:"}, {"text": "Gaddum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Ann Fowler Rhoads (born 1938) is an American botanist who worked as a plant pathologist at Morris Arboretum for 36 years, retiring in 2013. She is the co-founder (with Timothy A. Block) of the Pennsylvania Flora Project of Morris Arboretum. In addition, Rhoads is a former adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a former Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Rhoads has written and edited 6 books. Her most important work is \"The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual\", which she coauthored with Timothy Block. It has been called the \"Bible of our state's plant life\". It is particularly significant \u201cbecause most states simply don\u2019t have such a comprehensive work on regional flora. Relevant to plant life found in much of the Northeast, the book has also been requested in neighboring states.\" A second edition was published in 2007. In 2014, the \"Chestnut Hill Local\" said of Ann Rhoads: \u201cThrough tireless documentation, a specimen collection of 14,000 plants, and sharing her discoveries and expertise in books and articles, she has significantly advanced our understanding of Pennsylvania plant communities.\u201d Ari Novy, former Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden, called her \u201ca giant in the world of"}, {"text": "plants who has championed plant education in the Mid-Atlantic.\" She has also been referred to as a \u201clegend among the region's ecological scientists.\u201d In 2016, Rhoads became the inaugural recipient of the Hamilton Award from Rutgers Gardens. This award is named for former director Bruce Hamilton, and recognizes \u201can unsung hero, a quiet leader, or patient mentor in the field of horticulture\". Early life and education. Ann Rhoads was born in Delaware County, PA, the daughter of activist Eleanor Woolley Fowler and granddaughter of psychologist Helen Thompson Woolley; her childhood was spent on her parents' farm in southern New Jersey near the Pine Barrens. She currently resides in Bucks County with her husband. She was inspired by the book \"The Vegetation of the New Jersey Pine-Barrens: An Ecologic Investigation\" by John William Harshberger. She and her father found the book in Leary\u2019s Used Bookstore after they had moved to New Jersey. Fowler says \u201cthat book opened horizons for me because I realized at that moment that you could study this stuff\". Rhoads graduated from Rutgers University in 1976, where her graduate work focused on plant pathology. At that time there were not many women earning PhD's in the sciences. Career"}, {"text": "and regional impact. Rhoads was hired to be a botanist by the Morris Arboretum in 1976, shortly after she completed her PhD. While working at the Morris Arboretum, Rhoads created a database of Pennsylvania plants and introduced Integrated pest management (IPM) practices. These accomplishments have been used locally in the Delaware Valley and as a model for other states. She retired from the Morris Arboretum in 2013. In addition, Rhoads contributed botanical images of \"Ribes rubrum\" to the SEINet data portal, a website which accesses \u201cdistributed data resources of interest to the environmental research community within Arizona and New Mexico\u2026.. SEINet is more than just a web site - it is a suite of data access technologies and a distributed network of collections, museums and agencies that provide environmental information.\u201d Rhoads has said that her \u201cresearch interests are focused on the floristics of Pennsylvania.\u201d Floristics is the scientific study of the distribution of plants, especially on the regional level. Rhoads wants \u201cto document the natural vegetation of the state and better understand historical and contemporary influences that have shaped the patterns of plant distribution we see today.\u201d Her research has applications to climate change and how it will affect our"}, {"text": "local flora. Increases in sea level and temperature are likely to stress both plants and animals, as changes occur in the specific areas and conditions to which they have adapted. Biodiversity is predicted to decline, because, as Rhoads notes, \"Things just don't evolve and adapt as fast as they would need to.\u201d Understanding existing and historic plant distributions may help researchers to develop measures for mitigation and restoration of threatened areas. Rhoads was an adjunct professor in the Department of Biology at The University of Pennsylvania where she taught Field Botany. She is also a former Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences, as well as the co-founder (with Timothy Block) of the Pennsylvania Flora Project. Rhoads is a former board member of the Natural Lands Trust, a non-profit organization focused on connecting people to the outdoors in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. During her tenure at the Natural Lands Trust, she created the Green Hill Preserves project, where she can observe botanical changes over time. Her advice to everyone: \u201cOpen your eyes to nature, and enjoy the intricacies of the natural world.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting, changing and ongoing story,\u201d she said, \u201cand appreciating the complexities of this"}, {"text": "world is my greatest pleasure.\u201d Awards. Rhoads was awarded the Henry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award in 2014 by the . She is the ninth person to earn this award. She is the inaugural recipient of the Hamilton Award a national-level award first presented by Rutgers Gardens in 2016. This award is named for former director Bruce Hamilton, and recognizes \u201can unsung hero, a quiet leader, or patient mentor in the field of horticulture.\u201d"}, {"text": "Halmay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Wolfgang Branoner (born 15 April 1956) is a Berlin politician (CDU) and businessman. (More recently he has become a business consultant.) As Berlin's high-profile senator for he took a notably pro-business stance. His opposition to excessive regulation was evident in his eye-catching 1999 proposal for a federal (i.e. national) law to limit the power of state (\"L\u00e4nder\" i.e.regional) governments to impose restrictive opening hours on shops. Life. Branoner was born in the Sch\u00f6neberg quarter of West Berlin. While he was still small his mother moved with the family to Neuk\u00f6lln (Berlin) where he grew up the eldest son in a family without a father. Branoner was only 19 in 1975 when he joined the centre-right CDU (party). He studied \"Verwaltungswissenschaften\" (\"loosely, \"Public Administration\"\") in Berlin between 1973 and 1984, attending the Berlin Technical Academy for Public Administration (\"Fachhochschulen f\u00fcr \u00f6ffentliche Verwaltung\", as the Berlin School of Economics and Law was known at that time) and the . He emerged with a degree in \"Verwaltungswissenschaften\" in 1978 and a second degree in \"Kameralismus\" (\"loosely, \"Public Accounting and Management\"\") in 1984. During this time, in 1978, took a job with the council for Berlin's Neuk\u00f6lln \"Bezirk\" (\"administrative district\"). His professional career progressed"}, {"text": "in 1980 when he joined the staff of , Berlin's (SPD) . A succession of administrative posts with the Berlin Senate followed between 1980 and 1985. In 1985 Branoner returned to working for the council at Neuk\u00f6lln, but now as \"Bezirksstadtrat f\u00fcr Bau und Wohnungswesen\", the senior official responsible for Housing and Construction in the borough. He was still in the job when street protestors broke through the Berlin Wall in November 1989. During the next few month social and political changes took place which were followed, formally in October 1990. by German reunification. Berlin's inner boroughs were affected by major population shifts during the reunification process, which gave Branoner's role an unexpected importance and a heightened public profile. In 1991 he was recruited by the Berlin senator to work as in the city's . This was an appointed rather than an elective post, but Branoner's political sympathies (which were aligned with those of ) were no secret. He was an enthusiastic backer of Chancellor Kohl, whose \"shirt-sleeve openness\" (\"\"hemds\u00e4rmlige Offenheit\") he greatly admired. The 1995 Berlin state election resulted in a return to power of the existing \"Grand coalition\" city government, but was one of several senators who resigned"}, {"text": "their seats at the end of 1995. With the redistribution of senatorial positions at the start of 1996 Wolfgang Branoner, as Hassemer's Secretary of State, might have been expected to inherit Hassemer's senatorial position and responsibilities, but that did not happen. Instead, in February 1996 he was switched to the senate's department, again as . The city government was headed up by the Mayor Eberhard Diepgen throughout the decade 1981-1991. There is a reference to Diepgen having shared his opinion in 1997 that Branoner, though very obviously ambitious, was \"too young\" and \"nicht ministrabel\" (\"in other words, \"unsuitable for election to the Berlin senate\"\"). According to at least one source, by 1998 Branoner's political career showed every sign of having peaked. In 1998, slightly unexpectedly, Elmar Pieroth resigned his senate seat. The decision on a successor was one that, in reality, would be taken by the party (which could be expected to pay close heed to any opinions shared by the mayor). Branoner was not a typical Berlin politician, but he was an eloquent speaker and a good communicator more generally. In November 1998, following a series of senatorial resignations, new elections among the members of the Berlin parliament were"}, {"text": "organised in order to fill the empty places. Mayor Diepgen, after failing to identify a candidate who would enjoy wider support from the business community, Diepgen let it be known in October 1998 that Branoner's candidacy had his support. In the end Branoner received 132 of the 200 votes cast by members of the Berlin parliament. He remained in office till the collapse of the [in the wake of the of June 2001, at which point Branoner was one of a number of senators who resigned with the mayor. After 2001 Brananoner moved across to the private sector. Between 2001 and 2003 he worked in various sales related functions with T-Systems, an IT service company that originated as part of Deutsche Telekom. In August 2003 he moved to Microsoft Germany where, till his departure in July 2006, he held a board-level position as was \"Director Public Sector\". Since January 2007 he has worked as a partner with SNPC, a Berlin business consultancy, taking over as senior partner in July 2011. Personal. Wolfgang Branoner has been married twice. His first marriage, to Sabine Spr\u00f6de, produced two children but ended in 2001."}, {"text": "Pavel Zakharov (; born 3 May 2001) is a Russian professional basketball player for Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and California Baptist Lancers. Early life and career. Zakharov was born in S\u00f8r-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, and spoke Norwegian as a child. In June 2017, he attended the adidas EuroCamp in Treviso, Italy. In the 2017\u201318 season, Zakharov played for the junior team of Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg in the VTB United Youth League. In 21 games, he averaged 10.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. In January 2018, Zakharov joined the CSKA Moscow junior team at Kaunas qualifiers for the Adidas Next Generation Tournament. In the 2018\u201319 season, he played basketball for Montverde Academy, a prep school in Montverde, Florida with a prestigious basketball program. In November 2018, Zakharov drew attention as one of the best prospects at the National Prep Showcase in New Haven, Connecticut. During 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend, he attended the Basketball Without Borders camp. Recruiting. Zakharov was considered a consensus four-star recruit and ranked among the top 50 players in the 2019 recruiting class by 247Sports and Rivals. On 19 November 2018, he"}, {"text": "committed to play college basketball for Gonzaga. College career. Zakharov played sparingly during his two years at Gonzaga. After his sophomore season, he transferred to California Baptist. National team career. Zakharov played for Russia at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. In seven games, he averaged 8.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He returned to national team duty at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship in Latvia, where he averaged 7.3 points and five rebounds per game over seven appearances."}, {"text": "The LFG V 3 Susanna was a three seat, high wing monoplane flying boat with a single, pusher configuration engine mounted above the wing. A later variant, the LFG V 3a Susanne, was a bigger, more powerful four-seater. Only one of each was built. Design and development. During World War I Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft (LFG) were best known for their Roland fighter series, though there were several water-borne designs amongst their one-off prototypes, both floatplanes and flying boats. The LFG 3 Susanna or LFG V 3 Susanne was their first post-war flying boat, appearing in 1919. Though many German prototypes of this period were judged by the Allies to be warplanes and destroyed, the Susanna was accepted as a civil type. The wing of the Susanna was essentially rectangular in plan, though the tips were slightly angled and the trailing edge complicated by overhung ailerons and a central cut-out for the pusher propeller. Its Mercedes D.II was on top of the centre-section, supported by transverse, inward leaning pairs of struts from the upper and lower fuselage. The outer wings were braced on each side with an N-strut from the upper fuselage to the wing spars. The flying boat had a rectangular section"}, {"text": "fuselage with a flat, single-step planing bottom. Short sponsons under the wing gave stability on water. Both pilot and passengers sat in open cockpits within a fairing on top of the forward fuselage. The pilot was near the nose, with side-by side rear seats immediately behind him under the wing leading edge. Fuel, carried in a tank in the sponsons and another, tank in the fuselage was pumped to the engine by compressed air. Behind the step the fuselage was narrow in profile though wider in plan. The tail was conventional with rectangular, broad chord fixed surfaces. A vertical tail, broader than it was high, carried a narrow, straight-edged, conventionally balanced rudder. The tailplane was high on the fin and had, like the aileron, elevators with horn-balances; they had a nick for rudder movement. In 1920 a more powerful, four seat variant, the V 3a Susanne, was flown. It was similar to the V 3 but the wing plan was no longer as rectangular, having blunted and more angled tips. The horn-balanced ailerons were replaced with conventional surfaces. Its completely revised hull was shallow but wide, curving outwards in plan from the nose, at its broadest under the wing and"}, {"text": "tapering smoothly back to the tail. The extra width provided stability on the water and the sponsons had gone. The underside ahead of the single step, just aft of the centre of gravity, was concave in section rather than flat; behind it the profile was \"claw-like\", dipping down into the water then up again to the tail. On top of the hull, the pilot had a wider cockpit with room beside him for one passenger and the other two now had the protection of a small, enclosed cabin. The tail was also modified: a single strut on each side strengthened the tailplane from below, the elevator horn balances were removed, the rectangular tail surfaces blunted and the tailplane given angled tips. The control surfaces were partly duralumin. It was powered by a , six-cylinder, Benz Bz.IIIa inline engine, mounted above the wing and driving a larger, diameter propeller. It was also larger, with span increased by 8% and length by 14%. These modifications increased the empty weight from to . A fuel capacity of gave the V 3a a duration of 4 hours. Operational history. Both the LFG V 3s were entered onto the German civil register by June 1920."}, {"text": "In October 1920 an order was placed for one by a Hamburg based company who intended to move it to Norway. This may have been the V 3 as Andersson and Sanger suggest, though in December LFG was granted an export licence for an aircraft with an 185 hp engine, pointing to the V 3a. It was transported to Hamburg but then put in store. In November 1921 its engine was confiscated by the RTG, the body set up in early 1920 to destroy German aircraft and engines or distribute them between the Allies. Nothing more is known about it, but it never reached Norway."}, {"text": "The High Frontier Honor Guard is the official United States Space Force ceremonial unit assigned to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It renders honors to local officials and veterans during ceremonies and parades. In conducting its duties, it has an \"area of responsibility\" that consists of the most counties in Colorado and 8 in the western part of neighboring Kansas. Outside of Peterson SFB, it also recruits guardians from Schriever Space Force Base at the request of their unit leadership. Bugles Across America is partnered with the honor guard to ensure a live bugler is present at events. Creed. The creed is as follows:"}, {"text": "The Martin Harris Gravesite, in a cemetery in Cache County, Utah overlooking the town of Clarkston, Utah, is a gravesite from 1875 with a monument placed in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The site is the grave of Martin Harris (1783\u20131875), one of three witnesses to the golden plates received by Joseph Smith. Harris served as the first scribe to Smith in translating the plates to write the Book of Mormon. In 1870, at the age of 87, he traveled by train to Utah, and would be re-baptized there, and spend the rest of his life in Cache County. He was buried with a copy of the Book of Mormon in his right hand, and a Doctrine and Covenants in his left. The monument is tall and was dedicated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints president Heber J. Grant in 1925. The monument is engraved with the statement:Martin Harris one of the three witnesses to the Divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Born Easttown, Saratoga County, New York, May 18, 1783. Died Clarkston, Utah July 10, 1875. It is the only known site in Utah associated with Harris."}, {"text": "\u00dana N\u00ed Dhongha\u00edle () is an Irish film editor and film director. Career. She won a BAFTA award in 2017 for her work on Netflix's \"The Crown\". She won BAFTA, IFTA and WIFTA awards in 2018 for her work on the \"Three Girls\" miniseries. She was the editor of Kenneth Branagh's 2018 film, \"All Is True\". She was also editor for Branagh's 2021 film \"Belfast\" and his 2022 film \"Death on the Nile\". For her work on \"Belfast\", she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. In recognition of her contribution to the editing craft and her mentoring of up and coming talent, Una received the \"Outstanding Contribution Award\" at the British Film Editors' Cut Above Awards 2025 on 13th February. The award was announced by BFE governor Col Goudie and presented to Una by director Kenneth Branagh, for whom she edited All is True, Belfast and Death on the Nile."}, {"text": "The 1977 Mexico City WCT was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was part of the 1977 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 8 March until 13 February 1977. Unseeded Ilie N\u0103stase won the singles title. Finals. Singles. Ilie N\u0103stase defeated Wojciech Fibak, 4\u20136, 6\u20132, 7\u20136 Doubles. Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker defeated Ilie N\u0103stase / Adriano Panatta, 6\u20132, 6\u20133"}, {"text": "Sam Gor (), also known as The Company, is an international crime syndicate, based in Asia-Pacific. The organization is made up of members of five different triads: 14K, Bamboo Union, Big Circle Boys, Sun Yee On and Wo Shing Wo. Sam Gor is understood to be headed by Chinese\u2013Canadian Tse Chi Lop, who was arrested in January 2021 in the Netherlands. The syndicate is primarily involved in drug trafficking, earning at least $8 billion per year. Sam Gor is alleged to control between 40 and 70% of the Asia-Pacific methamphetamine market, while also trafficking heroin, ketamine and synthetic drugs, and precursor chemicals. The group is active or working with organized crime partners in a variety of countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Sam Gor previously produced meth in Southern China and is now believed to manufacture mainly in the Golden Triangle, specifically Shan State, Myanmar, responsible for much of the massive surge of crystal meth in recent years. Leadership. The group is understood to be headed by Tse Chi Lop, a gangster born in Guangzhou, China. Tse is a former member of the Hong Kong-based crime group, the Big Circle Gang."}, {"text": "In 1988, Tse immigrated to Canada and built the foundations of this syndicate in Toronto. In 1998, Tse was convicted of transporting heroin through Canada into the United States in partnership with the Rizzuto crime family which was the dominant North American Italian mafia family at the time. Tse served nine years behind bars with fellow Big Circle Boys associates Wai Dai Cheung and Chung Wai Hung. Tse has been compared in prominence to Joaqu\u00edn \"El Chapo\" Guzm\u00e1n and Pablo Escobar. Tse has been wanted for years and subject to an Interpol notice since 2019 after he was named publicly. Tse was arrested en route to Canada from Taiwan during a stopover in Amsterdam on 22 January 2021. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) was seeking his extradition from the Netherlands to face trial. In July 2021 a Dutch court approved an order to extradite Lop to Australia to face trial. He was eventually extradited in December 2022 to face charges in Australia. The arrest was the culmination of the multi-year Operation Kungur, led by Australia and supported in different ways by twenty law enforcement agencies with interests in the case including from Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Macau SAR,"}, {"text": "Myanmar, New Zealand, Thailand, and the US (including the DEA). Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau assisted. It remains unclear how he was able to live without detection or arrest in Taiwan after being publicly named in 2019. Raising concerns about the influence of organized crime in the region after the arrest, UNODC Regional Representative Jeremy Douglas commented \"It's a great result...[b]ut the organisation remains\". He added, \"...while taking down syndicate leadership matters, the conditions they have effectively used in the region to do business remain unaddressed, and the network remains in-place. The demand for synthetic drugs has been built, and someone will step in to replace Tse.\" Organization. Sam Gor is made up of 14K, Wo Shing Wo, Sun Yee On, Big Circle Gang and Bamboo Union. The group does business with many other local crime groups such as the Yakuza in Japan and the Comanchero Motorcycle Club and Lebanese mafia in Australia. A June 2020 Canadian news article stated that factories run by major organized crime groups, located on or near the borders of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, were \"protected by private militias\". In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs and chemicals"}, {"text": "continues at record levels in the region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that Sam Gor generated between $8 billion and $17.7 billion in revenue from meth in 2018 and that the triad had \"expanded at least fourfold in the past five years\". In October 2020, Lee Ching Chak was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2022 he was extradited to Australia."}, {"text": "Barun Mazumder (9 September 1942 \u2013 14 October 2019) was an Indian journalist, news reader, writer and teacher. He received Padma Shri from the Government of India for his contribution in literature and education. Biography. Mazumder was born 9 September 1942. He received post graduate degree in Journalism from Kolkata University in 1965. Mazumder worked in \"Dainik Basumati\" for ten years. He was a war correspondent in Bangladesh during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Besides, he also worked in Akashbani Kolkata as a journalist and news reader. Mazumder was also involved in teaching and writing. He wrote more than fifty books. He was a teacher of Baje Shibpur B. K. Paul's Institution. Besides, he was a lecturer of Indira Gandhi National Open University and Midnapore College. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution in literature and education. Mazumder died on 14 October 2019. Awards. He received Padma Shri for his contribution in literature and education from the Government of India."}, {"text": "is a Japanese \"tarento\" and musician who is known as the keyboard player of \"\". She is a first generation student of the Japanese TV show called \"Seishun K\u014dk\u014d 3-nen C-gumi\", airing every week on TV Tokyo, and also acts under the name of \"Calonal\" for Miss iD. She is represented with Twin Planet Entertainment. Life and career. As recommended by her mother, she entered and passed the audition for the first generation students of the TV show, \"Seishun K\u014dk\u014d 3-nen C-gumi\", produced by Yasushi Akimoto and TV Tokyo, in 2018 during her high school days. About a month later, as part of club activities in the program, she joined the light music club called \"Hey! school\" and became a keyboard player. They subsequently formed a new band \"Chiky\u016b no oto\", which means \"Sound of the earth\" in Japanese. In 2019, she walked in the Tokyo Girls Collection show as the muse for a fashion brand at Studio Coast. On August 16, the theater performance at the 4th studio in TV Tokyo she presides played to full houses and the seats were filled, which drew the largest number of standees in history, 40. On November 23, under the name of"}, {"text": "\"Calonal\", she won a TOKYO Black Hole Award from around 3,500 applicants who attended the auditions at Miss iD 2020, which has been hosted by Kodansha. On January 22, 2020, the light music club released their debut single, \"Sukinara Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!(\u597d\u304d\u306a\u3089Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!)\", for a B-side track with the idol girl group club for the A-side track after Seishun K\u014dk\u014d 3-nen C-gumi signed a contract with EMI Records (a subsidiary of Universal Music Japan). It debuted and peaked at number 7 on the Oricon weekly chart. Works. Live performances. Chiky\u016b no oto Events. Calonal Chiky\u016b no oto Awards. Calonal"}, {"text": "Christine Mary Snow (Pilkington) (1902\u20131978) was an Oxford botanist who contributed to the study of geotropism and phyllotaxis. She is known for her co-development, with her husband Robin Snow, of the \"Snow and Snow Rule\": a new primordium (such as a leaf) appears in a plant as soon as and in the place where it has enough space to do so. Mary Pilkington was the daughter of wealthy glass manufacturer Alfred 'Cecil' Pilkington (1875\u20131966). She was born in Rainhill, Lancashire, on 1 Aug 1902, and became an exhibitioner of St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1922. She graduated with first-class honours in botany in 1926 and was a research student at St Hugh's in 1925. In 1926 she became the first research student of George Robert Snow (1897\u20131969), a botanist and fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and was awarded the BSc, a research degree, in 1929. (Known by his nickname Robin, he published under the names R. or Robert Snow.) She was elected as a research fellow of Somerville College but was unable to take up the position because of her planned marriage to her supervisor Robin Snow in 1930. She continued to teach at Somerville and was later made an"}, {"text": "honorary research fellow both there and at St Hughs. From 1947 to 1958 she was curator of the botanic gardens. After a trip to Jamaica in 1924, Robin Snow had acquired an undiagnosed illness associated with severe fatigue that affected his work for the rest of his life. The Snows lived in Headington from 1930 to 1960, when Robin Snow resigned his fellowship for health reasons. After five years living in Budleigh Salterton, the Snows moved to Vernet-les-Bains in the Pyrenees. Robin Snow died on 1 August 1969. Mary Snow died in 1978 in Perpignan. They had no children. Snow and her husband both enjoyed rock climbing and investigation of the paranormal. Mary Snow's work was largely carried out in collaboration with Robin Snow. As his research student, she worked on the regeneration of stem-apices after splitting. This and their work tested the hypotheses of Hofmeister and van Iterson that new primordia would arise in the largest gaps left by previous ones, and largely relied on dissection of the growing stem of \"Lupinus albus\" under a microscope. In all the work published by them jointly, Mary Snow carried out almost all of the practical manipulation, they shared the interpretation of"}, {"text": "the results and the generation of new experimental ideas, while Robin alone wrote them up. All of the experimental work was carried out in their home, Southerway, in Headington, whether the couple frequently entertained undergraduates and research students. The Snows published a series of papers on the subject from 1931 onwards, which are still widely cited. Mary Snow's benefaction to the Oxford Botanic Gardens made possible the development of their arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay."}, {"text": "The 1854 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 15. American Party candidate Henry J. Gardner was elected to his first term as governor, defeating incumbent Whig governor Emory Washburn. Future senator and vice president of the United States Henry Wilson also ran as a candidate for the new Massachusetts Republican Party. This marks the first campaign in which the new party participated, following its founding on Worcester Common in September. The election was also the first after the 1853 legislature repealed the secret ballot law passed a few years earlier, returning the state to public balloting. Background. Following the collapse of the Democratic-Free Soil coalition and defeat of the coalition's proposed constitution in 1853, political reformism in Massachusetts appeared to be at its lowest ebb in years. However, a secretive realignment of the rank-and-file of every party had already begun: the Know-Nothing movement. Know-Nothing lodges permitted entrance to all native-born adult male Protestants willing to abandon party ties. The ad hoc American Party was decentralized to the local level and controlled directly by members, a novel experiment in political organization for the time. Members emphasized opposition to immigration and Catholicism, support for temperance, and support for organized (native) labor."}, {"text": "These disparate social reformers were united in a belief that the existing elite had failed to address novel concerns brought by . The Know-Nothing movement first entered state politics in the spring municipal elections, when candidates running on \"Citizens\" tickets swept the elections in the Whig strongholds of Boston, Roxbury, and Cambridge. Jerome V.C. Smith received the largest vote ever for a Boston mayoral candidate, prompting the \"Boston Post\" to describe his coalition as \"composed of as many colors as Joseph's coat\u2013abolitionists, free-soilers, Whigs, 'Native Americans', a few democrats etc.\u2014one of the most reprehensible coalitions that we have had since the one that defeated the proposed new constitution.\" Over the summer, 'Sam', as the movement was publicly known, won local elections in Chelsea, Lynn, Marblehead, Waltham, Stoneham, and other towns. In Salem, a Whig city, the Know-Nothings ran a machinist and won over 70 percent of the vote. Conventions. The party conventions, held for the purpose of nominating candidates and ratifying party platforms for the fall campaign, are listed in chronological order. Whig convention. The Whig Party met in convention at the Boston Music Hall in mid-August. Continuing the theme of their 1853 campaign, they promoted themselves as the party"}, {"text": "of reform, proposing a half-dozen constitutional amendments culled from the failed 1853 constitution. They passed resolutions denouncing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and calling for restoration of the Missouri Compromise, a ban on further extension of slavery into the territories, and repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act. The platform also attempted to appeal to nativists by excoriating the Franklin Pierce administration for appointing foreigners \"to the exclusion of native citizens of highest reputation and lofty patriotism.\" Governor Washburn was re-nominated. Despite the rapid decay of the party's rank-and-file, Whig leadership remained ignorant of the strength of the Know-Nothing movement. The Boston \"Advertiser\" confidently trumpeted, \"We do not recollect a time at this season of the year when the prospects were fairer for a successful result of the Autumnal election. If a judicious course is pursued by the Whig party, they are sure of an honorable triumph.\" Republican convention. In 1853 and 1854, the Free Soil Party in several states had joined with anti-slavery Democrats and Whigs to form a new Republican Party. In July, the Massachusetts Free Soil Party attempted to do likewise with an abortive \"People's Convention,\" but the proposal failed to attract Whig or Democratic support. Whigs, confident in their"}, {"text": "dominance over Beacon Hill, counter-proposed that anti-slavery activists should simply join the Whigs. Behind closed doors, most were joining the Know-Nothings. The new Republican Party, formed from a small die-hard remnant of the Free Soil Party, held their founding convention on Worcester Common on September 7. A highlight of the convention was the speech of Charles Sumner. One speaker referred to the coming campaign as one that would pit \"Slavery, Romanism, and Rum [against] Freedom, Protestantism, and Temperance.\" A platform was adopted opposing the acquisition of Cuba or any other territory without a free vote of its residents, denouncing the Boston Municipal Government for the arrest of Anthony Burns, and pledging \"to make the question of freedom paramount to all other political questions.\" The platform proposed the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act and the prohibition of slavery in Kansas, Nebraska, the District of Columbia, and all future territories and states. Candidates. All of the candidates were considered free-soilers, except Samuel Hoar, though he had founded the Free Soil Party. Results. Wilson's nomination exposed fissures between the free-soil elite and the rank-and-file, many of which had already fully entered the Know-Nothing movement. Though Wilson remained a forceful campaigner for the"}, {"text": "antislavery cause, his association with Know-Nothings was known by this time. Upon Wilson's nomination, Judge Charles Allen took the floor to launch a blistering attack against Wilson and the Know-Nothing movement, with which he was associated. Allen introduced a movement to revoke the nomination, which failed. A Democrat, Increase Sumner of Great Barrington, was nominated for lieutenant governor. Democratic convention. The Democratic Party held their convention in Lowell on September 26. Isaac Adams was elected president with 297 out of 553 votes. Perennial nominee Henry Bishop was re-nominated by acclamation, despite his letter declining. A state party platform was passed endorsing the national Democratic platform of 1852, the Pierce administration, the principle of democratic self-government, and a recent act of Congress \"changing the superintendence of our National armories from the military to the civil.\" The platform also included a plank emphasizing the freedom of religion. Free Soil convention. At the Free Soil convention in Springfield on October 17, the party voted to disband and endorse the Republican ticket. Native American convention. The Know-Nothing movement coalesced into the Native American Party and held their first convention at Tremont Temple in Boston on October 18. Henry J. Gardner served as president. More"}, {"text": "than 1,500 delegates were in attendance. Political rivals and the press were barred from the proceedings, but some informants were planted among the delegates. Despite the party's populist roots and membership, the proceedings were dominated by professional politicians. Gardner, who was a leading candidate, reassured delegates that he was \"an antislavery man, and... a temperance man of fifteen years standing.\" With no access to the proceedings, men more familiar with Gardner were unable to inform the delegates that he enjoyed brandy and had a long record as a \"proslavery, Fugitive Slave Law, Webster Whig.\" Balloting. After the contentious first ballot, Henry Wilson withdrew his name from consideration. A motion was passed disqualifying any person who had joined the party within the prior month, effectively eliminating front-runner Marshall Wilder as well. There was some accusation that the Boston Whig Party had inordinate influence at the convention. After balloting was concluded, the party secretary was instructed to misinform the Boston newspapers as to which candidates had been nominated. Some in the movement, especially early adopters, were aggrieved that the party had given choice nominations to \"political stock-jobbers and curbstone brokers.\" Nevertheless, the slate remained secret until late October. General election. Campaign. With"}, {"text": "the American Party ticket being withheld from the press until a week before the election, most of the campaign was largely conducted on their terms: behind closed doors and at the local level. By the time the slate became public, most acknowledged that the American Party had a strong chance of victory. Gardner was especially confident, telling one Whig newspaperman, \"You had better not abuse me as you are abusing me in the \"Atlas\". I shall be elected by a very large majority.\" Some Whigs held out hope that his nomination would sink the movement. One public issue in the brief campaign was the Fugitive Slave Act. Allen and Wilson both strongly opposed it and Allen charged Gardner with having supported it, which he denied. Gardner advocated for the repeal or modification of the law and said that he had, in the past, favored a fusion between the Whig and Free Soil parties. A few days before the election, Wilson wrote the Republican state committee asking to have his name removed from the ticket. With no time to reprint ballots, his withdrawal obliterated what was left of an independent antislavery party in the state. In his memoirs, Wilson credits his"}, {"text": "withdrawal to a belief that only the American Party could upend the elite establishment. (In reality, Wilson had been a member of the movement since March.) The accusation of opportunism would hound Wilson into his January 1855 campaign for U.S. Senate. Results. Election day was held amidst a deluge. Despite the rain, the Know-Nothings celebrated their victory with fireworks and cannons on Boston Common. Gardner addressed the crowd, \"Whatever may be the result elsewhere in the state\u2014of which I know nothing [laughter]\u2014we can proudly say that in Boston our principles\u2014and they are American principles\u2014are triumph.\" The Know-Nothings won a historic victory. Gardner's margin was the largest ever by percentage and raw vote. He carried every city and all but twenty towns. The victory swept all regions of the state and erased old sectarian political boundaries. Every state constitutional officer, the entire congressional delegation, all forty state senators, and all but three of the 379 representatives were endorsed by the American Party. Reaction. The Whig and Free Soil establishment was deeply shocked by the result. Charles Francis Adams Sr., who had expected a Know-Nothing victory, wrote, \"There has been no revolution so complete since the organization of government.\" Edward Everett thought"}, {"text": "the election was \"the most astonishing result ever witnessed in our politics\" and wrote to Robert C. Winthrop, \"What a political overturn!\" Winthrop himself voiced grief for \"poor old Massachusetts.\""}, {"text": "Houssein Hassan Rizk (, ; born 1 January 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Shabab Sahel. Club career. Nabi Chit. Rizk began his career with Nabi Chit during the 2017\u201318 Lebanese Premier League season; he scored three goals in 20 games, helping his side avoid relegation by finishing in 10th place. Shabab Sahel. On 6 July 2018, Rizk joined newly-promoted Lebanese Premier League side Shabab Sahel. In 2018\u201319 Rizk played 20 games, scoring once. He helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup in 2019, beating Ansar in the final on penalty shoot-outs. On 3 January 2021, Rizk sustained an ACL injury to his right knee, in a league match against Nejmeh. He renewed his contract for two further seasons on 10 May. Rizk sustained another ACL injury, to his left knee, in February 2022; he underwent surgery. International career. Rizk made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 15 October 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3\u20130 away win against Sri Lanka in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Honours. Shabab Sahel"}, {"text": "New Urban Arts is a nonprofit arts organization that provides after school arts mentoring and studio space for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, Rhode Island. In 2017, students at New Urban Arts came primarily from four Providence schools: Classical High School, Central High School, the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (the Met), and Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA). The organization focuses on helping students develop a life-long creative practice, a summer arts inquiry program, and a leadership program that allows student participants to drive the direction of the organization. Each year, New Urban Arts serve 700 high school students, 25 emerging artists, and 2,000 visitors to the studio. History. Originally called \"Project New Urban Arts,\" the organization was founded in October 1997 by four college students (Jullia Kim, Malaika Thorne, Marcus Civin, and Tyler Denmead) and ten high school students from Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, Central High School, Mount Pleasant High School, and Hope High School. In 1998, Tyler Denmead was awarded a prestigious Echoing Green Fellowship to launch New Urban Arts as a nonprofit, and he became the first executive director. New Urban Arts began in a loft above Grace"}, {"text": "Church in downtown Providence, Rhode Island and then moved to 743 Westminster Street in Providence in 1998. In 2011, New Urban Arts announced a capital campaign and purchased, renovated, and moved to its current space at 705 Westminster Street. In 2016, with support from the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, New Urban Arts renovated 705 Westminster Street, adding space and accessibility for a total of 6,000 square feet. People. Notable alumni, staff, and former staff members of New Urban Arts include: Executive Directors: Programs. Central to New Urban Arts is the Youth Mentorship in the Arts program, which pairs adult artists with small groups of students for after school art making. Artist mentors include both volunteers and staff, known as resident artist mentors. New Urban Arts supports volunteer artist mentors through a Professional Development Program and the students through leadership programs (the Studio Team Advisory Board), postsecondary advising, and tutoring. Summer programs include paid internships, arts inquiry explorations, an Untitlement program that explores identities, and open studio time. In 2017, New Urban Arts and Central High School began a collaboration called NUA Knights, which includes arts programming at the school. During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Urban Arts arranged"}, {"text": "for the delivery of arts supplies to students and mentors. Awards. In 2009, New Urban Arts received a Coming Up Taller Award presented by Michelle Obama at the White House. These awards \"recognize exemplary arts and humanities programs which foster young people's intellectual and creative development.\" Another national award came in 2008 (followed by renewals in 2013 and 2018) when the Rhode Island Department of Education named New Urban Arts a 21st Century Community Learning Center. The Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence of the Rhode Island Foundation and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island awarded New Urban Arts a Best Practices Award in Board Governance in 2013. Emily Ustach, Deputy Director, was named a National Institute on Out-of-School Time Fellow for 2017\u20132019. Influential Ideas. The ideas and practices developed in New Urban Arts over more than twenty years have been very influential. In a recent book, \"The Creative Underclass: Youth, Race and the Gentrifying City,\" founding director Tyler Denmead provides an ethnography of New Urban Arts in the beginning of the twentieth century and ties student expectations to local and national public policy initiatives. Susan Smulyan, a Brown University professor and former Board Chair at New Urban Arts, writes"}, {"text": "about the organization and what it can teach the new academic field of public humanities in an essay in an anthology, \"Doing Public Humanities\". Staff and mentors have written hands-on essays, most recently Deputy Director Emily Ustach who describes \u201cFlexibility and Fidelity in a Drop-In, After School Art Studio Program\u201d in \"Afterschool Matters.\""}, {"text": "National Botanic Gardens Shah Alam ( or TBNSA) is a national botanic garden in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is incorporated in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries. With area of 817 hectares, it is the habitat of flora and fauna, also a recreational destination in the Klang Valley. As of August 2021, the director of TBNSA is Siti Zubaidah binti Mohamad. History. National Botanic Gardens Shah Alam (TBNSA) was constructed on 24 April 1986, known as Taman Pertanian Bukit Cerakah (the Bukit Cherakah Agricultural Park). It is located in the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve that was constituted in 1909. In the year of 1991, the name was changed to Taman Pertanian Malaysia Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam. In the year of 2007, TBNSA has finally got its current name, Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam. The garden was established on the forest reserve area of Bukit Cerakah which served as a reservoir for the water for the people of Shah Alam. The forest is a red meranti-keruing forest, consist of various Dipterocarpaceae such as \"Seraya\" and \"Meranti\". There are also a few hills that can be hiked along the paved trail. The highest point is the \"Bukit Sapu Tangan\" (200m"}, {"text": "asl), on top of the hill, there's a lookout point that provide the view of the city of Shah Alam. The trails from the hill connect with adjacent forested areas outside TBNSA, including Shah Alam Community Forest. Vision & Mission. TBNSA is developed to provide a national scientific education centre and also act as a natural resource conservation centre for the development of botanical, horticultural, floricultural, agriculture and other related field in Malaysia. TBNSA also functions as a community awareness centre that aims to create excitement and induce the community to appreciate the beauty and benefit of our own local plants variety which is also our national heritage. Address. Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam,<br> Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam,<br> 40000 Shah Alam,<br> Selangor Darul Ehsan."}, {"text": "Olzhas Bakytzhanuly Kerimzhanov (, \"Oljas Baqytjan\u016bly Ker\u0131mjanov\"; born 16 May 1989) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for Shakhter Karagandy. International. He was first called up to Kazakhstan national football team in June 2019 for games against Belgium and San Marino, but remained on the bench. He made his debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium. He started the game and played the whole game as Kazakhstan lost 0\u20132."}, {"text": "Mirko Ludwig is a German tenor who is mostly active in concert, especially in historically informed performance. He is a member of the vocal quartet Quartonal. Career. Born in Hamburg, Ludwig was from grade three a member of the boys' choir Chorknaben Uetersen. He studied voice at the University of the Arts Bremen with Thomas Mohr and Krisztina Laki, with a focus on historically informed performance. In 2012, Ludwig appeared at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg with the Franz-Schubert-Chor in a program combining Schubert's Mass No. 2 in G major with Dona nobis pacem by P\u0113teris Vasks and Mart\u00edn Palmeri's \"Misa a Buenos Aires\" (or \"Misatango\"). He has performed the tenor part in Bach's \"St John Passion\", both Evangelist and arias, for example at St. Nikolai in 2016, conducted by Volkmar Zehner. A review noted that he used his bright and agile tenor voice for an intense dramatic narration. He appeared in the opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in 2017 with a vocal quintet called Ensemble Praetorius, founded for the occasion. In 2019, he appeared as a soloist with the conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie, performing Schumann's \"Missa Sacra\". He performed the first tenor solo part"}, {"text": "in Monteverdi's \"Vespro della Beata Vergine\" at St. Martin, Idstein, conducted by Franz Fink, alongside soprano Elisabeth Scholl and bass Johannes Hill. A reviewer credited the six soloists with perfect technique and harmony among their voices in the ensembles. Ludwig is a member of the vocal quartet Quartonal. Founded in 2006, they won first prize at the 2010 Deutscher Chorwettbewerb."}, {"text": "Transport in Bengaluru consists of several intracity commute modes such as BMTC buses, Namma Metro rail services, taxis and auto rickshaws, as well as several intercity forms of transport: Government operated KSRTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC, other states RTC buses, Private bus operators, trains, and flights. Intracity. Road. Bangalore has a road network of 10,200 kilometres, with a road density (length of road per square kilometre) of 8.2 km, according to a report by Global Mobility Monitor Network. This road density is substantially lower than of that of India's capital Delhi and cited as the reason for traffic congestion in the city. Private and rental vehicles. At the end of the 2018\u201319 financial year, Bangalore had more than 80 lakh vehicles registered in the city, the most in India after Delhi. Over 55 lakh two-wheelers (motorcycles) and 15 lakh cars together make up for close to 85 per cent of the vehicles. In 2018, Bangalore was reported to have the second highest number of two-wheelers in the country. Bangalore's car density (number of cars for every kilometre of road), however, was found to be 149 \u2013 much lower than other major Indian cities. App based rental motorcycles, bicycles and cars are also"}, {"text": "available for commuting. Buses. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses are the primary mode of public transport in Bangalore. As of September 2019, BMTC operates a fleet of 6023 buses, which is 0.1% of vehicle population. BMTC has a daily ridership of 35.8 lakh. BMTC has 3 major bus stations i.e., Kempegowda Bus Station, Krishna Rajendra Market Bus Station (Kalasipalya Bus Station), or Shivajinagara Bus Station. BMTC also has 35 minor bus stations and 12 TTMCs in various locations in the city and suburbs. Non-AC buses are branded as \"Bengaluru Sarige\". Mini Non-AC buses as \"Samparka\". AC buses as \"Vajra\". Airport bound AC buses as \"Vayu Vajra\" and Bus Priority lane buses as \"Nimbus\". In 2006, BMTC became the first state road transport undertaking to utilise air-conditioned buses for intra-city transport. As of 2019, BMTC has 825 air-conditioned Volvo buses branded as \"Vajra\". Several tech parks and groups of companies in the city have partnered with BMTC to provide dedicated bus routes, such as ORRCA, for their employees in order to reduce vehicular traffic. BMTC also operates air-conditioned \"Vayu Vajra\" buses from different parts of the city to the Kempegowda International Airport. These buses have fewer stops compared to other"}, {"text": "bus routes. BMTC issues different types of bus passes for its passengers including yearly student passes, monthly and daily passes. A survey conducted in 2019 found that nearly 48 per cent of BMTC passengers have bus passes. BMTC ridership saw a decline starting from 2014 to 2015, due to various factors. In 2019, BMTC's operating loss was reported to have gone up from 1.06 per km in 2018\u201319 to 4.32 per km in 2019\u201320. The same year, it was announced that BMTC buses will be provided a \"priority lane\" on 12 high-density corridors in late-2019 to reduce traffic congestion and travel time branded as \"Nimbus\". Taxis. The number of registered cars in Bangalore was reported to be eleven million in 2022 of that number over 251 thousand were taxis(in 2020) This increase was attributed to the rising popularity of app-based taxi-hailing services such as Ola Cabs and Uber, which have \"revolutionised\" transport in the city while contributing to the increase in traffic. Taxi services, along with Namma Metro, caused the decline in BMTC and rickshaw ridership, according to a report in \"The Times of India\". Prior to the entry of Ola Cabs and Uber, Bangalore had taxi services such as"}, {"text": "Meru Cabs, KSTDC and Mega Cabs. Meru Cabs started plying in 2007, whereas the government-owned KSTDC entered the industry in 2009, providing taxis to and from the airport, in partnership with the Bangalore International Airport Limited. Some companies also operated bike taxis in Bangalore but the state transport department deemed them to be illegal. Auto rickshaws. Auto rickshaws are used in the city for travelling short distances. As of January 2019, Bangalore has 1.94 lakh auto rickshaws, out of which more than 25,000 are two-stroke rickshaws. Two-stroke rickshaws, which are said to be a major cause of sound and air pollution, will be allowed to ply only until 2020. Rickshaw drivers in the city are known to charge the customer extra and seldom use the meter. In 2014, Ola Cabs introduced on-demand rickshaw hailing services on its platform, making Bangalore the first city to get \"Ola Auto\" Uber also re-introduced 'Uber-Auto' in Bangalore on 2018. As of 2017, the city does not have permission to run electric rickshaws (e-rickshaws) which are smaller than normal auto rickshaws and have a maximum speed of 25kmph. Bangalore Traffic Police stated that, although eco-friendly, e-rickshaws \"would slow down vehicular movement.\"Though e-rickshaws are allowed in"}, {"text": "other parts of the State in 2021, it is still not allowed in Bangalore. However, the city does have permission to operate e-autorickshaws. Rail. There are two types of rail in Bangalore. They are Namma Metro (For travel within the city) and the Indian Railways which links Bengaluru with the rest of India. Metro rail. Namma Metro rapid transit system operated by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) began construction in 2008 and operation started in 2011, after missing several deadlines. As of 2023, it has 65 operational stations across two lines (Green Line and Purple Line), covering a distance of 42.3 km. Several stations are under construction as part of Phase 2 on these two lines, with Yellow, Red and Blue Lines also proposed. The Metro runs six-car and three-car trains which have total capacity of 2002 and 975 respectively. The average daily ridership was reported to be 4.5 lakh in 2019. Namma Metro has seen a steady growth in passenger footfall and popularity since 2017. However, the compartments are reported to be highly crowded during peak hours, despite addition of more trains during such time. There have been claims that Metro has caused road traffic congestion around its"}, {"text": "stations due to a lack of efficient last-mile connectivity. Lines: Commuter/Suburban rail. A 148.17 km commuter rail network project has been approved and is under construction. It will be operated by Bangalore Suburban Rail Company Limited (BSRCL). Lines: Sampige Line (Under Construction) Mallige Line (Under Construction) Parijaata Line (Under Construction) Kanaka Line (Under Construction) Intercity. Buses. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), headquartered in Bangalore, along with sister corporations NWKRTC and KKRTC runs intercity buses from the city to various parts of Karnataka as well as neighbouring states. It operates ordinary seater bus services with the brand name \"Karnataka Sarige (\"Karnataka Roadways\")\". Non-air conditioned sleeper and semi-sleeper with the brand name \"Ultra Deluxe Rajahamsa\". It was the first state RTC to launch air-conditioned buses in 2002\u201303 under the brand name \"Airavat\". These buses are premium bi-axle semi-sleeper buses manufactured by Volvo and Mercedes-Benz. \"Airavat Club Class\" is a premium multi-axle bus service operated using buses manufactured by Volvo, Scania, and Mercedes-Benz. Air-conditioned sleeper buses manufactured by Corona are branded as \"Ambaari Class\" and those manufactured by Volvo are branded as \"Ambaari Dream Class\" and \"Ambaari Utsav Class\". Apart from KSRTC, a number of private operators and other state RTCs"}, {"text": "ply buses from Bangalore to different parts of South India, West India and Rajasthan. According to a 2012 report in \"The Hindu\", more than 6000 buses belonging to KSRTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC and other states' RTCs, as well as 2000 private buses run from Bangalore to other cities. Rail. Bangalore is part of the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways and is well connected to various parts of the country by rail network. Air. Bangalore is India's third largest city and fourth largest metropolitan Area. It is well connected by air to all the important destinations domestically and Internationally. It houses India's third busiest Airport. The current airport situated 40 km from the heart of the city on NH 44 was built in 2008 due to the growing air traffic and expansion constraints at HAL Airport. Airport:"}, {"text": "Disney Fam Jam is an American dance competition television series that aired on Disney Channel from February 23 to December 4, 2020. The series is hosted by Phil Wright, Ariel Martin, and Trevor Tordjman. Premise. Two families dance against each other. Phil Wright helps the families with the choreography while Ariel Martin and Trevor Tordjman host the main event. After their performances, the audience votes for their favorite families. The family with the most votes receives a grand prize of $10,000 and the Fam Jam trophy, while the runner-up family receives $2,500. Production. On October 11, 2019, it was announced that Disney Channel had given a straight-to-series order to \"Disney Fam Jam\", inspired by Phil Wright's online \"The Parent Jam\" dance classes. Production on the multi-camera series began in November 2019. Matador Content serves as production company. Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Irene Dreayer, and Phil Wright serve as executive producers. James Sunderland serves as showrunner. On January 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 23, 2020. Ariel Martin, Trevor Tordjman, and Phil Wright serve as hosts for the series."}, {"text": "The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition that would have determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Romania in the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to participate. Apart from Romania, 53 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would also have take place in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs, with the 13 qualifying round group winners joining the top seed by coefficient ranking, Portugal (which originally received a bye to the elite round), in the play-offs in May 2021 to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament. On 23 February 2021, UEFA announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and its effect on staging competitions, the tournament was cancelled. Format. The qualifying"}, {"text": "competition originally consisted of the following two rounds: After the format change, the qualifying competition would have consisted of the following two rounds: Qualifying round. Draw. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 10:00 CET (), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following: Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Ukraine and Russia, Serbia and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. Groups. The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be completed by 17 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, before its cancellation earlier in February. Group 1. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 2. Originally scheduled to be played between 10\u201316 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>"}, {"text": "Group 3. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 4. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 5. Originally scheduled to be played between 7\u201313 October 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 6. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 7. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 8. Originally scheduled to be played between 7\u201313 October 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 9. Originally scheduled to be played between 7\u201313 October 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 10. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 11. Originally scheduled to be played between 7\u201313 October 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 12. Originally scheduled to be played between 10\u201316 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group 13. Originally scheduled to be played between 11\u201317 November 2020. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Elite round. The draw for the elite round would originally have been held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the matches were originally scheduled to be played in spring 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the elite round would be abolished and replaced by play-offs."}, {"text": "Play-offs. The fourteen teams were planned to be drawn into seven ties. The seven winners would have qualified for the final tournament. The play-offs were scheduled to be played in May 2021, before the tournament was ultimately cancelled."}, {"text": "Brayan Josu\u00e9 Vel\u00e1squez Moya (born 19 October 1993) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Olimpia and the Honduras national team. Club career. Moya made his professional debut for C.D.S. Vida on 23 August 2015 in the Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Profesional de Honduras. He replaced Marcelo Canales in a 1\u20130 defeat against C.D. Victoria. He scored his first goal the following 19 September in a 2\u20131 win against C.D. Honduras Progreso. On 22 December 2016, C.D. Olimpia confirmed the signing of Moya. He made his debut \u2013 as a starter \u2013 for the club the following 8 January in the 5\u20132 home win against Honduras Progreso in the Clausura tournament. He scored his first goal for \"Los Albos\" on 7 October 2017, the winner in a 2\u20131 away win against Platense F.C. On 7 January 2019, Moya signed with Venezuelan Primera Divisi\u00f3n side Zulia F.C. The following 17 February, Moya made his debut coming off the bench and scoring a brace in the 2\u20131 win over Academia Puerto Cabello. On 15 July 2020, Moya joined Angolan Girabola side C.D. Primeiro de Agosto. He made his debut on 28 October in the 3\u20131"}, {"text": "win against FC Valientes de Maquis. He scored his first goal three days later in a 3\u20132 win over G.D. Sagrada Esperan\u00e7a. On 9 November 2021, Primeiro de Agosto terminated Moya's contract, due to a legal problem surrounding his previous club, Zulia, claiming that he still had a contract with them. On 14 January 2022, Moya returned to Olimpia. He scored his first goal in his second spell at the club, in a 3\u20130 home win against Honduras Progreso in the league. International career. Moya received his first ever national team call-up on 28 August 2019 for friendlies against Puerto Rico and Chile. He made his international debut for Honduras on 5 September 2019 in the 4\u20130 win against Puerto Rico and scored his first international goal against Trinidad and Tobago the following 10 October in 2\u20130 victory during the CONCACAF Nations League. In July 2021, Moya was called up as one of the three overage players to be included in Honduras' squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. \"Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.\""}, {"text": "Kelvin Mubanga Kampamba (born 24 November 1996) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ZESCO United F.C. and the Zambia national team. \"Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.\""}, {"text": "The 2019 USL Championship playoffs was the postseason tournament following the 2019 USL Championship regular season. Including USL Pro history, it was the ninth postseason tournament. The tournament began on October 23, and ended with the USL Championship Final on November 17. The top 10 teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. Each conference had a \"Play-In round\" where the 7 seed hosted the 10 seed and the 8 hosted the 9. The lowest remaining seed then played the 1 seed and the other play-in survivor played the 2 seed to form an 8-team playoff bracket. Each of the 8 team playoff brackets consisted of teams within their respective conference and the matches were hosted by the higher seed. The USL Cup will be the season's only match that involves teams from different conferences; it will be hosted by the conference champion with the better regular-season record. Phoenix Rising FC clinched the USL Championship regular season title on September 28 and earned the number one seed in the Western Conference. Conference standings. The top 10 teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. Eastern Conference Western Conference Schedule. USL Championship Final. Championship Game MVP: Konrad Plewa (SLC) Top goalscorers."}, {"text": "Own Goals"}, {"text": "The King R&B Box Set is a four-disc box set of King Records' greatest hits."}, {"text": "The Last Thieves (, literally \"Sages and Thieves\") is a 2019 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Jack Hsu. The film stars Yen Tsao and Joanne Tseng as young entrepreneurs who are pitted against the elites of the social hierarchy, played by Megan Lai and Eric Tsang. The film is billed as Asia's first Blockchain corporate warfare movie and introduces the concept of Blockchain decentralization and immersive entertainment."}, {"text": "The following is a list of European Boxing Union female champions. The European Boxing Union (EBU) is a professional boxing governing body that sanctions championship bouts in Europe."}, {"text": "People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Sofia, Bulgaria are: Honorary Citizens of Sofia. Listed by date of award:"}, {"text": "Cuban Dance Party is a 1959 album by Bebo Vald\u00e9s and his orchestra. It is an entirely instrumental album, including big band renditions of chachach\u00e1s, mambos, afros, etc. It was released in the United States by Everest Records in stereo, which makes the sound quality particularly good compared to other Cuban albums of the time. It features Humberto Su\u00e1rez, long-time pianist of the Orquesta Cosmopolita, on organ on two tracks. Having directed radio and cabaret orchestras for two decades, this was one of the first albums recorded by Bebo with his own \"jazz-band\", known as Orquesta Sabor de Cuba, which featured jazzmen such as saxophonists Edilberto Escrich and Santiago Pe\u00f1alver. Several of their recordings, including \"\u00cdtamo real\" and \"Sasauma\", became hits at the time. However, shortly after the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1960, Bebo left Cuba and went into a long hiatus which lasted until 1994. The album cover makes a reference to the revolution by showing Fidel Castro's patrol cap with a \"26 de julio\" inscription. Critical reception. \"Cuban Dance Party\" has received generally positive reviews. A contemporary review published in \"The Billboard\" praised the sound of the album and its \"liveness\". Mark Romano of AllMusic called"}, {"text": "the album \"a peek back to a glorious golden era\", highlighting the \"great arrangements\" and the \"top form\" of the orchestra."}, {"text": "Kurt Shaw (born 1 April 1999) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hibernians and the Malta national team. Career. Shaw made his international debut for Malta on 12 October 2019 in their 0\u20134 home loss in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Sweden."}, {"text": "Mark Patterson (born 26 May 1969) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Patterson was born in Mumbai to former Indian international goalkeeper Terence Patterson and is currently based in Perth, Australia."}, {"text": "Larry Bwalya (born 29 May 1995), also known as Rally Bwalya, is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Napsa Stars and the Zambia national team. Club career. Bwalya signed with Simba S.C. on 15 August 2020 on a three-year deal. The central midfielder has appeared in two matches during the 2020\u201321 CAF Champions League competition, starting matches against F.C. Platinum on 6 Jan 2021, and in the opening group stage match against AS Vita Club. He moved on to Sekhukhune United in the summer of 2023. In 2024 he was reported as joining Napsa Stars."}, {"text": "Ricardo Colbachini (born 23 March 1985) is a Brazilian football coach. Career. Colbachini was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, and quit his playing career at the age of 17 after \"not seeing himself as a distinct player\". He then started his coaching career at Juventude, club he was representing as a player, as a head coach of the under-13s. Colbachini was subsequently in charge of Gr\u00eamio and Internacional's under-15 sides before being appointed Lisca's assistant at Caxias in 2011. In April of that year, after Lisca's successor Luiz Carlos Ferreira was sacked, he was appointed interim head coach. At the age of just 26, he became the youngest head coach of the Copa do Brasil when his side defeated Botafogo-PB. On 3 January 2013, Colbachini returned to Juventude, again being named Lisca's assistant. On 25 October, he moved back to \"Inter\" and was appointed in charge of the under-17 squad. In May 2015, Colbachini took over Internacional's B-team, replacing fired Clemer. On 10 October 2019, after the dismissal of Odair Hellmann, he was appointed interim head coach of the first team; his first professional match occurred three days later, a 0\u20130 home draw against Santos for"}, {"text": "the S\u00e9rie A championship. On 20 October 2019, after the appointment of Z\u00e9 Ricardo as head coach of the first team, Colbachini returned to his previous role with the reserve team. On 24 April of the following year, he was named Pelotas head coach. Sacked by Pelotas on 26 March 2021, Colbachini was named at the helm of Gama on 25 May, but left on 12 June to become Abel Braga's assistant at Swiss side FC Lugano. The duo were dismissed by the latter on 1 September, however. Colbachini followed Braga to Fluminense, also as his assistant, and later reunited with Lisca at Ava\u00ed on 19 September 2022 under the same role. The duo left the latter on 24 October, and Colbachini was appointed in charge of Primavera on 10 November. On 1 February 2024, Colbachini left Primavera by mutual consent, and subsequently moved to Cuiab\u00e1 as an assistant. On 29 April, after interim head coach Luiz Fernando Iubel resigned, he was named interim of the club himself."}, {"text": "Rajinder Singh Rawat (born 30 January 1964) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was from Uttarakhand."}, {"text": "The 2019 GT Cup Open Europe was the inaugural season of the GT Cup Open Europe, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded by the Spanish GT Sport Organizaci\u00f3n. It began on 27 April at Le Castellet and finished on 12 October, at Monza after six double-header meetings. Championship standings. Points systems. Points are awarded to the top 10 (Overall) or top 6 (Am, Pro-Am, Teams) classified finishers. If less than 6 participants start the race or if less than 75% of the original race distance is completed, half points are awarded. At the end of the season, the lowest race score is dropped; however, the dropped race cannot be the result of a disqualification or race ban. Teams' Championship. Only the highest two finishing cars from a team count towards the Teams' Championship"}, {"text": "Lastman is the surname of the following notable people:"}, {"text": "Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 \u2013 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England. Badminton career. Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010. Family. His mother was Heather Ward, the 1958 women's doubles and 1959 women's singles All England Open Badminton Championships winner. Achievements. Commonwealth Games. \"Men's singles\" European Championships. \"Men's singles\" IBF World Grand Prix. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. \"Men's singles\" IBF International. \"Men's singles\""}, {"text": "Mohinder Pal Singh (born 16 October 1962) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he was high scorer for India scoring 5 goals. Personal life. His father was in Indian Army and he is an alumnus of the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow. His has only one child, a son who is international level golf player. As of 2025, Mohinder Pal Singh is living in college/university town of Saifai (in Uttar Pradesh) and teaching field hockey to the students of Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai as a faculty member."}, {"text": "The 2020 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that initially included twenty-one road cycling events throughout the 2020 women's cycling season. It was the fifth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Women on 1 February. The schedule was extensively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in two-thirds of the races on the calendar being either postponed or cancelled outright. As a result, the season was extended until 8 November, when the final stage of the Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta took place. Great Britain's Lizzie Deignan became the fifth rider in as many years to win the overall classification, amassing a tally of 1622.33 points for . Deignan won consecutive races in August at the GP de Plouay and La Course by Le Tour de France, before adding a season-high third victory at Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge. Deignan finished 55 points clear of her team mate Elisa Longo Borghini; Longo Borghini failed to win any overall classifications, recording a best finish of second place at the season-ending Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta. She also finished in third place at the Giro Rosa,"}, {"text": "and had six other top-ten finishes during the season. Lisa Brennauer of finished third in the overall classification with 1424.67 points, after recording podium finishes in three of the season's final four races: third at Gent\u2013Wevelgem, second at the Three Days of Bruges\u2013De Panne, and victory at the Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta. From the 11 individual events, a total of 8 riders won races while the World Tour lead was held during the season by Liane Lippert (), Deignan and Anna van der Breggen (), who was the only other rider to win multiple races, at the Giro Rosa and La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne. With 28 points, Lippert was the winner of the youth classification for riders under the age of 23. Lippert led the classification from start to finish, having scored points in each of the first seven races on the schedule, including her overall victory at the season-opening Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race \u2013 the only race to be held prior to the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced stoppage of racing. Second place in the standings went to Mikayla Harvey with 22 points, who won the classification 3 times during the season, however her season was cut short following the"}, {"text": "disbandment of due to financial issues. Lorena Wiebes (), the defending champion of the classification, finished third, following victories in each of the final two races. For the first time, won the teams classification, with a total of 4380.98 points and Deignan's three victories. Second place went to , the previous winners of the classification in each of the first four years of the UCI Women's World Tour, with 3177.02 points and four victories \u2013 van der Breggen's pair of victories, Jolien D'Hoore's win at Gent\u2013Wevelgem, while Chantal van den Broek-Blaak won the Tour of Flanders. completed the final top three with 2876.98 points and the two victories earned by Wiebes (Three Days of Bruges\u2013De Panne) and Lippert. Other than , were the other team to win during 2020 with Annemiek van Vleuten's victory at Strade Bianche. Events. For the 2020 season, the calendar consisted of 21 races, down from 23 in 2019. The RideLondon Classique lost its place in the Women's World Tour due to scheduling conflicts resulting from the Olympic races, and the Emakumeen Euskal Bira and Tour of California was cancelled due to financial pressures. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCI announced that all UCI races"}, {"text": "in China in April and May would be cancelled or rescheduled, including the Tour of Chongming Island. Due to further outbreaks in Italy, Strade Bianche was postponed to an undetermined date, Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio was delayed until June. On 12 March, the Ronde van Drenthe was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. while all Belgian races were cancelled until 3 April, removing the Three Days of Bruges\u2013De Panne (postponed to a later date), and Gent\u2013Wevelgem from the schedule. The following day, The Women's Tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Three Belgian races were postponed on 17 March, with the Amstel Gold Race also postponed the following day. By mid-April, only one race had been completed, while thirteen other races had been either postponed or cancelled outright; no racing was rescheduled before July. On 5 May 2020, a revised calendar was announced by the UCI, with 18 races to be held between 1 August and 8 November, including the introduction of a women's Paris\u2013Roubaix. In June, in line with the men's race, the Tour of Guangxi was moved from 20 October to 10 November. Cancelled events. Three events that were"}, {"text": "initially postponed in the first half of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were not able to rescheduled during the season; these were the Ronde van Drenthe due to be held on 15 March, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio due to be held on 2 June (initially 22 March), and The Women's Tour due to be held from 8 to 13 June. Following the release of the revised calendar on 5 May, the Postnord UCI WWT V\u00e5rg\u00e5rda West Sweden TTT and Postnord UCI WWT V\u00e5rg\u00e5rda West Sweden, scheduled for 8 and 9 August, were cancelled on 14 May. The Ladies Tour of Norway, scheduled between 13\u201316 August, was cancelled on 4 June. The Holland Ladies Tour, scheduled for 1\u20136 September (initially 25\u201330 August), was cancelled on 27 July. In August, the Chinese races at the Tour of Chongming Island (23\u201325 October, initially 7\u20139 May) and the Tour of Guangxi (10 November, initially 20 October) were cancelled. On 30 September, the Amstel Gold Race (initially scheduled for 19 April, and then rescheduled to 10 October), was cancelled following a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 9 October, the inaugural Paris\u2013Roubaix (scheduled for 25 October)"}, {"text": "was delayed until 2021, following a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Points standings. For the 2020 season, a revised point-scoring system was introduced by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As had been the case since 2018, the top 40 riders in each race accumulated points towards the individual and team rankings. Instead of receiving 200 points, each race winner received 400 points, 320 points were given for a runner-up placing, 260 points for third place and so forth down to 8 points for finishes between 31st and 40th. There were also tweaks to the stage points and points for wearing the leader's jersey in stage races. Individual. Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages. Youth. The top three riders in the final results of each World Tour event's young rider classification received points towards the standings. Six points were awarded to first place, four points to second place and two points to third place. Team. Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of all the riders of a team in"}, {"text": "the table."}, {"text": "Vivek Singh (1 August 1967 \u2013 2 February 2007) was an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing bakery workers. History. On 24 and 25 August 1907, an international congress of bakers was held in Stuttgart, and it resolved to form an international trade secretariat covering the industry. Its headquarters were located in Hamburg, and it organised a second international congress in August 1910, at which the secretariat was re-organised as the \"International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations\", and it later became known as the International Federation of Bakers and Confectioners. The federation's leadership decided it would be more effective if it merged with other secretariats in the food industry, and so in 1919 it organised a conference in Amsterdam on the topic. The International Federation of Meat Workers and the International Federation of Brewery Workers attended, while the International Union of Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Workers and International Federation of Tobacco Workers did not. In August 1920, the bakers' international merged with the meat and brewery workers, to form the International Union of Food and Drink Workers' Associations. Affiliates. As of 1911, the federation had members in the following countries: 1907: Oskar"}, {"text": "Allmann 1918: Josef Diermeier"}, {"text": "Sujit Kumar (born 26 October 1962) is an Indian field hockey player, who competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The tabletop game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games that fall within the scope of tabletop games, which includes dice and card games. According to Statista, the tabletop game industry had an estimated market of approximately 7.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 and is expected to increase by 4.8 billion U.S. dollars within the next 6 years. Since most of the game play requires offline meetings players may choose to participate via meetups or through a variety of tabletop exhibitions held around the world, which are supported by both game designers and players. Some individuals involved in the tabletop industry focus on collecting valuable game cards, games, or pieces, as they see the value of cards as far higher that its original production and sales cost. This mixture of individuals makes up a market structure that can give the board game market a variety of opportunities. Classification of games. Tabletop games are occasionally referred to as board games, but are not limited to games that require a game board to play. These games are typically based on strategy, randomness, or a combination of both. Games that are traditionally described as tabletop games"}, {"text": "includes board games, card games, dice games, paper and pencil games, tabletop role-playing games, strategy games, and tile-based games. These types of games typically include chessboards, game pieces, figurines, cards, dice, and a variety of other accessories that vary according to the complexity of the game involved. Chess is frequently cited as a classic example of a two-player board game. Desktop games can be oriented to one or more people at the same time and the number of players varies depending on the size and rules of the game. Process. According to author and game inventor Brian Tinsman, the average tabletop game company does not create their own games but instead purchase or license them from independent inventors. These inventors will pitch their games to potential buyers after coming up with a game idea and running the prototype through several test groups and revisions. If the pitch is successful the game will be run through a publisher's art department, which will work on the game's art and graphic design while the game is refined and made ready for the production team, who will select the physical game materials and prep artwork to be run through the machines used to print"}, {"text": "the game. After this the game is typically sent to distributors, who will sell the game to mass market retailers and specialty/hobby shops. If a publisher is very large they may choose to distribute the games without using a distributor. Many North American companies use factories in China to produce their games, which can make tariffs or laws on Chinese imports of great importance to companies. Tinsman states that for game inventors there are four major markets for tabletop games: mass market, hobby games, American specialty games, and European games. Mass market games are ones marketed to the general public, whereas hobby games are aimed at a more specific market and mostly fall into three categories: role-playing games, miniatures games, and trading card games. American specialty games are made up of games that would not fall into the prior two categories while the European game market is primarily made up of games put out by German companies, most of which are not translated into English or brought over to the United States. Select vendors. There are thousands of board game publishers around the world, here is a selection of a few of the largest. Asmodee Editions (Group). Asmodee is a"}, {"text": "French publisher of board games, card games and role-playing games that was founded in 1995. As of 2019 the company has 11 development studios, 11 distribution business units, and over 750 employees worldwide. Tabletop games released by Asmodee include Catan, , Ticket to Ride, and Pandemic. Hasbro. Hasbro is a global play and entertainment company that has its corporate headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The majority of its products are manufactured in East Asia. Products released by Hasbro include MONOPOLY, , and the D&D series. Mattel. Mattel is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California. Ravensburger. Ravensburger AG is a German game and toy company and publishing house. The company is known for games such as their puzzles games series. Board games. A board game is a tabletop game that involves counters or <dfn>pieces</dfn> moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or \"board\", according to a set of rules. Some games are based on pure strategy, but many contain an element of chance; and some are purely chance, with no element of skill. While the board gaming market is estimated to be smaller than that for video games, it has also experienced"}, {"text": "significant growth from the late 1990s. A 2012 article in \"The Guardian\" described board games as \"making a comeback\". Another from 2014 gave an estimate that put the growth of the board game market at \"between 25% and 40% annually\" since 2010, and described the current time as the \"golden era for board games\". The rise in board game popularity has been attributed to quality improvement (more elegant mechanics, , artwork, and graphics) as well as increased availability thanks to sales through the Internet. A 1991 estimate for the global board game market was over $1.2 billion. A 2001 estimate for the United States \"board games and puzzle\" market gave a value of under $400 million, and for United Kingdom, of about \u00a350 million. A 2009 estimate for the Korean market was put at 800 million won, and another estimate for the American board game market for the same year was at about $800 million. A 2011 estimate for the Chinese board game market was at over 10 billion yuan. (Some estimates may split board games from collectible card, miniature and role-playing games; for example another 2014 estimate distinguishing board games from other types of hobby games gave the estimate"}, {"text": "for the U.S. and Canada market at only $75 million, with the total size of what it defined as the hobby game market at over $700 million, with a 2015 estimate suggesting a value of almost $900 million) A 2013 estimate put the size of the German toy market at 2.7 billion euros (out of which, the board games and puzzle market is worth about 375 million euros), and Polish markets, at 2 billion and 280 million zlotys, respectively. Per capita, in 2009 Germany was considered to be the best market, with the highest number of games sold per individual. Gaming conventions. Gaming conventions are large gatherings centered on various types of games, which can include tabletop games. These conventions can range in size from small single day exhibitions to large multi-day events. Tabletop gaming conventions typically provide venues for players to conduct exhibitor activities or test board games that have not yet been released. Game conventions can often be divided into two categories: small conventions or large conventions. Small conventions are most frequently attended by local people and have between 200 and 5,000 attendees. They are often focused on bringing people together to play games and can lack showrooms."}, {"text": "Large conventions can draw attendees from all over the country or globe and can accommodate between 15,000 and 200,000 people. There are several hundred gaming conventions around the world each year. Conventions typically have a dealer's room or hall where attendees can purchase games from sellers. Attendees can also purchase directly from the publisher, a feature that is most common at larger conventions. Some conventions also feature a large event hall where participants can sign up to play specific games or participate in competitions."}, {"text": "Subramani Balada Kalaiah (born 24 April 1962) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Miga Miga Avasaram () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Suresh Kamatchi, in his directorial debut. The film, starring Sri Priyanka and Harish, is based on the gender inequality and harassment faced by female police officers. It was released on 8 November 2019. Sri Priyanka won Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Actress at Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards in 2020. Plot. Samandhi is a female cop who has been assigned the task to be an escort to a VIP coming from a different country to visit a popular festival in Bhavani Temple, Erode. After waiting for a long time patiently, she desperately feels like answering the nature\u2019s call, but her senior officer makes sure that she goes through hell of a time without allowing her the permission for the same, thanks to his grudge on her. Soundtrack. Ishaan Dev composed the film's soundtrack and director Cheran wrote a song. Release. Upon release, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy viewed the film and recommended it be screened for 200 female police officers. Reception. \"The Times of India\" gave the film a 2 out of 5 stars stating that \"The only takeaway is the decent performance by Sri"}, {"text": "Priyanka, who managed to convey the harrowing experience women face during such situations\". \"Deccan Chronicle\" gave the film two and a half out of five stars and wrote how \"The writing could have been better and the length of the movie also plays spoilsport. Nevertheless, MMA is a well-intentioned film with a message. These small glitches can be overlooked\"."}, {"text": "Jude Felix Sebastian (born 26 January 1965) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He has capped over 250 matches, including 2 World Cups, 2 Asian Games, and 3 Champions Trophy tournaments. Jude Felix captained the National Hockey Team from 1993 to 1995, leading the side in the 1994 World Cup at Sydney and the Asian Games at Hiroshima. Named one of the 7 most contemporary players in the world by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in 1995, he is known for his skillful reverse flick. He has excelled both as a player and a coach, having received the Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award, among the highest accolades in the field of sport in India. Under his mentorship, the Indian side has won several medals over the years, including Gold for the Senior Men\u2019s Team at the 2014 Asian Games, and Silver for the Junior Team at the 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup. He is a familiar figure in international hockey circles as well, having coached various clubs from 1997 to 2011, including the Indian Gymkhana club London,Racing Club de France \u2013 Paris, Singapore Recreation, Scottish Hockey Association, and"}, {"text": "the Netherlands Hockey Federation. Jude Felix has also championed social initiatives in the sport, as the Founder, Trustee and President of Jude Felix Hockey Academy (JFHA). The academy has been transforming the lives of young members of the community through the sport of hockey since 2009."}, {"text": "The Napetipi River () is a salmon river in the C\u00f4te-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Location. The Napetipi River is long, of which about or 10.7% is in Labrador. The river's Strahler number is 5. The main channel's headwaters are at an elevation of about . It falls steeply in the upper sections, by nearly in the first , then becomes flatter and in the last drops by only or so. Along most of its length it flows between high rocky shores. It widens along its length to form Lake Jamyn (or Napetipiu Nipi) and Lake Napetipi about from its mouth. The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Saint-Augustin in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The mouth is about from the village of Saint-Augustin. The river empties into the narrow Napetipi Bay which reaches inland for about between high rocky shores. It provides little shelter from southerly winds. Name. The name Napetipi is Innu in origin and means \"river of man\". Some authors suggest the Saint-Jacques River, mentioned by Jacques Cartier during his first voyage in 1534, was the Napetipi River and bay. In his 1890 report on the"}, {"text": "Napetipi River, surveyor Henry Robertson mentions that \"there are many seals in Napetipi Lake\". Description. The \"Dictionnaire des rivi\u00e8res et lacs de la province de Qu\u00e9bec\" (1914) says, Basin. The Napetipi River basin covers . It lies between the basins of the Ch\u00e9catica River to the west and the Saint-Paul River to the east. About or 4.7% of the watershed is in Labrador. The average elevation of the watershed is , rising to over in the north, with the highest point at . The Quebec portion is partly in the unorganized territory of Petit-M\u00e9catina and partly in the municipalities of Saint-Augustin and Bonne-Esp\u00e9rance. Environment. A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the Napetipi River in sub-regions 6o-T, 6n-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain. 85.4% of the watershed is forested, and 3.5% has other forms of dry land vegetation. 8.3% is water covered, and 1.2% is wetlands. Annual daily mean temperature is , ranging from in January to in July. Annual precipitation is . The river basin include part of the proposed Basses Collines du Lac Guernes\u00e9 Biodiversity Reserve. The biodiversity reserve would protect that part of the river from hydroelectric development. The basin is home to"}, {"text": "mammals such as black bear, moose, wolf, American mink and red fox. Fishing. The Napetipi River is recognized as an Atlantic salmon river. The waters are cool, and salmon are unusually energetic. Other fish are anadromous brook trout and brown trout. The Napetipi River Outfiters has exclusive rights, located on the shore of Lake Pareme, north-west of Lake Napetipi. They recommend the release of all catches. The river had exceeded its target for salmon management, and in July 2018 the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks announced that in August anglers could keep their catch of one large salmon or longer in the Gros M\u00e9catina, Napetipi, Saint-Paul, Vieux Fort and Matapedia rivers."}, {"text": "America's Most Musical Family is an American reality music competition television program that aired on Nickelodeon from November 1, 2019, to January 17, 2020. The program features 30 talented families competing for a record contract with Republic Records and a $250,000 cash prize. The Melisizwe Brothers were announced as the winning band of the series. Production. On February 14, 2019, it was announced that Nickelodeon was developing a reality competition television series under the working title of \"America's Most Musical Family\". On July 25, 2019, Nick Lachey was announced as the host of the program, while Ciara, David Dobrik, and Debbie Gibson as judges on the program. The program consisted of 12 episodes, as well as a special episode. Production on the program began in Los Angeles in July 2019. On October 2, 2019, it was announced that the program would premiere on November 1, 2019."}, {"text": "Balwinder Singh (born 24 September 1965) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Gundeep Kumar (born 15 May 1965) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of AKB48, BNK48 and CGM48 Also She is a former General Manager of CGM48 Career. Izuta was born in Saitama Prefecture, and joined AKB48's 10th generation lineup in March 2010. In June 19, 2010 she was drafted into the Kenkyusei (research members) position within the group. In June 24, 2012 she is promoted bto eing a members f Team Unknown and later moved to Team A in August 2012. After staying as Team A member, on 2014 at AKB48's Group Grand Reformation Festival she was moved to the group Team B. In 2015 she is moved to Team 4. In July 2017 she was fully transferred to newly formed AKB48 overseas sister group BNK48. In the same year she got her first senbatsu position for the Thai version of \"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie\" and was also promoted to the formation of BNK48's Team BIII. In January 2019 Izuta ranked #21 at her group single election. This also marked her first position at election during her AKB48 Group career. In July she announced that she would become CGM48's general manager. This also marked her position from BNK48 members to become CGM48 members."}, {"text": "In 2020 she was part of CGM48 debut single senbatsu performer and filled the formation of CGM48's Team C. In summary, she is experienced as part of three different groups: AKB48, BNK48, and CGM48. She is also a part of AKB48's Team Unknown, Team A, Team B, and Team 4; BNK48's Team BIII; and CGM48's Team C. AKB48 group general election placements. Izuta's first election was in the third edition of the AKB48 general election in 2011, while her first election in BNK48 was in 2019. Here are her placements: Discography. Singles. AKB48 BNK48 CGM48 Other Albums. AKB48 BNK48"}, {"text": "The International Secretariat of Brewery Workers was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing workers in breweries and mills which processed grains for brewing. History. The first international conference of brewery workers' trade unions was held in London in 1896, and it agreed to set up an office and co-ordinate some activities. However, several of the unions struggled to contribute to this effort, and no lasting international organisation was formed. The next conference of brewery workers' trade unions was in 1908, and this did form a lasting secretariat, which from 1910 was located in Berlin, led by general secretary Martin Etzel. Its affiliates had a total of 130,000 members by 1912, and by the outbreak of World War I, the federation had affiliates in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. The International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America was by far the largest affiliate, contributing around half the total membership. In 1919, the secretariat responded to an appeal by the International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations to attend a conference to discuss a merger. The International Federation of Meat Workers also attended, and in August 1920,"}, {"text": "the brewery workers' international merged with these two organisations, to form the International Union of Food and Drink Workers' Associations. 1908: Martin Etzel 1914: Eduard Backert"}, {"text": "Joris van der Hoeven (born 1971) is a Dutch mathematician and computer scientist, specializing in algebraic analysis and computer algebra. He is the primary developer of GNU TeXmacs. Education and career. Joris van der Hoeven received in 1997 his doctorate from Paris Diderot University (Paris 7) with thesis \"Asymptotique automatique\". He is a \"Directeur de recherche\" at the CNRS and head of the team \"Max Mod\u00e9lisation alg\u00e9brique\" at the Laboratoire d'informatique of the \u00c9cole Polytechnique. Research. His research deals with transseries (\"i.e.\" generalizations of formal power series) with applications to algebraic analysis and asymptotic solutions of nonlinear differential equations. In addition to transseries' properties as part of differential algebra and model theory, he also examines their algorithmic aspects as well as those of classical complex function theory. He is the main developer of GNU TeXmacs (a free scientific editing platform) and Mathemagix (free software, a computer algebra and analysis system). In 2019, van der Hoeven and his coauthor David Harvey announced their discovery of the fastest known multiplication algorithm, allowing the multiplication of formula_1-bit binary numbers in time formula_2. Their paper was peer reviewed and published in the \"Annals of Mathematics\" in 2021. Recognition. In 2018, he was an Invited"}, {"text": "Speaker (with Matthias Aschenbrenner and Lou van den Dries) with the talk \"On numbers, germs, and transseries\" at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro. In 2018, the three received the Karp Prize. In 2022, he received the N. G. de Bruijn prize"}, {"text": "The 2019 Hellenic Premier League (HPL) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gouvia, Corfu, Greece between 14 and 19 October 2019. The participating teams were the hosts Greece, along with Bulgaria, Serbia and three Greek club sides (Athens Pak, Corfu Pak and Forge Athens). All of the national teams played their first matches with T20I status during the tournament, following the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members from 1 January 2019. The international teams competed in one group and the three club sides competed in a second group. The top two sides in the international group played a stand-alone final, that was not part of the HPL, to determine the winner of the international event; Bulgaria defeated Greece in the final by 18 runs. The group stage was followed by semi-finals and a final for the overall HPL event. Greece defeated Corfu Pak in the first of the semi-finals. In the second semi-final, Forge Athens defeated Bulgaria to join Greece in the final. Greece won the final by 81 runs. Bulgaria won the third-place play-off."}, {"text": "Iceton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Kindon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "Houston Wells and the Marksmen were a British country band, that were most successful in the early 1960s. They had one UK hit single in August 1963 with \"Only the Heartaches\". They were also known for their association with experimental producer Joe Meek, and were one of the UK's first professional country bands. Houston Wells. Houston Wells (born Andrew Smith on 25 February 1932 in Northumberland, England) was a British country singer. In 1958 in Southend-on-Sea, Smith joined a band called the Coasters, and renamed themselves Andy Smith and the Coasters. There was already an American group with the same name, so they changed their name to the Marksmen. Their record company, Parlophone Records, decided that 'Smith' was too plain a name for a singer, and renamed him Houston Wells. After some minor chart success, the Marksmen felt that they were being exploited by Wells and his management, and tore up his return ticket home during a trip to Ireland and removed him from the group. He then recorded with another group 'The Outlaws,' but never had another UK chart hit. He later worked as a logger. Wells died on 28 December 2013 in Taup\u014d, New Zealand. Career. Houston Wells"}, {"text": "and the Marksmen attained a UK Singles Chart hit in August 1963 with \"Only the Heartaches\" (No. 22, 10 weeks). The song is a cowboy version of the traditional ballad \"The Unfortunate Rake\", with lyrics by Wayne Walker. Record producer Joe Meek was interested in country music and took an interest in Houston Wells and the Marksmen. The band recorded 28 tracks with Meek, but they have never been published owing to legal problems with Meek's estate."}, {"text": "The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program was initiated by the United States Army in 2018 to develop a successor to the Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter as part of the Future Vertical Lift program. The OH-58 was retired in 2017; three prior programs for a successor were cancelled prior to reaching production: Light Helicopter Experimental (1982\u20132004, resulting in the Boeing\u2013Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche), Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (2004\u201306, resulting in the Bell ARH-70 Arapaho), and Armed Aerial Scout (2012\u201313, evaluating commercial off-the-shelf designs). Several billions of dollars were spent without delivering any new helicopters to service, due to this cycle of development and cancellation. During this time the armed scout role was filled primarily by the Vietnam-era OH-58, which was finally retired in the late 2010s, leaving the Army to use attack helicopters to fill in this role. Design contracts for FARA candidates were awarded in April 2019 to five manufacturers: AVX Aircraft (in partnership with L3Harris Technologies), Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Karem Aircraft, and Sikorsky Aircraft (part of Lockheed Martin now). In March 2020, the designs from Bell and Sikorsky were selected to proceed to Phase 2 of the competition, expected to end with a government flight test evaluation in fall"}, {"text": "2023, followed by the selection of a successor by 2028. However, on 8 February 2024, the U.S. Army announced that the FARA program would be terminated due to developments in modern warfare rendering it unnecessary. Design goals. U.S. Army officials called the FARA its \"'knife-fighter' of future Army Aviation capabilities\", providing maximum performance in a small package. Per the initial request for proposal, FARA candidates will use the engine selected under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP). Performance goals were set with few restrictions aside from maximum dimensions not to exceed for both rotor diameter and fuselage width. The proposed FARA aircraft must integrate government furnished equipment (weapons and engine) with an affordability goal, and should meet desired range, endurance, and payload targets. Competition history. The OH-58 was retired without a clear successor in 2014; three successive programs were cancelled without reaching production; although the Army intended to perform a service life extension program for the OH-58 fleet in 2013, cuts to the defense budget forced its retirement. In lieu of the OH-58, the Army has used Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters paired with AAI RQ-7 Shadow drones in the armed reconnaissance role. FARA is part of the Future Vertical"}, {"text": "Lift program and its procurement is largely modeled on the Joint Multi-Role technology demonstration program. The US Army released a draft solicitation on June 22, 2018 for reconnaissance helicopter proposals, with the intent to have two flying prototype designs by 2023, which will compete for the final award. On October 3, 2018, the Army released its formal request for proposal and outlined its proposed schedule: The FARA procurement, headed by Brigadier General Wally Rugen, would disburse $15 million per candidate selected in the first development phase. The two prototype candidates would each receive $735 million to build flying aircraft for the competition. In April 2019, the Army awarded candidate design contracts to five manufacturers: AVX/L3, Bell, Boeing, Karem, and Sikorsky. MD Helicopters, which was developing a variant of its MD902 Explorer with a wing to meet the Army's requirements, was not selected for the candidate design phase. Initial candidate designs. AVX/L3. The AVX/L3 candidate design was unveiled at the summit of the Army Aviation Association of America in April 2019. The design, which AVX/L3 call the Compound Coaxial Helicopter (CCH), uses a side-by-side cockpit with main compound coaxial rotors; ducted fans at the tail provide both forward and reverse thrust."}, {"text": "Bell. The CEO of Textron, Bell's parent company, stated that its FARA candidate design would be based on technology developed for the 525, rather than a further development of the V-280 tiltrotor. In October 2019, Bell announced the 360 Invictus as its FARA candidate design, a winged helicopter with a single rotor and ducted tail rotor. Boeing. , Boeing had not released details on its FARA candidate aircraft to the public. A Boeing executive declined to state if the recently unveiled Compound Apache would form the basis for the company's FARA candidate design. On February 13, 2020, Boeing released a teaser video and images of its FARA design. It offers stealth features. More details of the Boeing FARA design were revealed on March 3, 2020; it is a three-rotor compound helicopter with tandem seating. Karem. Karem Aircraft announced in July 2019 it had partnered with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to design its FARA candidate aircraft. On October 16, 2019, Karem unveiled its AR40 design, a compound helicopter with a rigid main rotor, a swiveling tail rotor/pusher propeller, and a pivoting wing. Sikorsky. Sikorsky stated that its FARA candidate design would incorporate the compound coaxial rotors and pusher propeller design used"}, {"text": "on its Sikorsky X2 and S-97 Raider; the S-97 had initially been developed for the Armed Aerial Scout program. In October 2019, Sikorsky unveiled the Sikorsky Raider X, a scaled-up version of the S-97 Raider designed to accommodate the General Electric T901-900 turboshaft engine, which won the ITEP competition in February 2019. Finalists. On March 25, 2020, the US Army selected Bell and Sikorsky to move forward to develop flying prototypes. In May 2022, budget documents showed that flight testing would be delayed to Fiscal Year 2024, which starts in October 2023. Deliveries of the GE T901, developed under ITEP and installed in the FARA prototypes, were delayed until November 2022. Cancellation. On 8 February 2024, the U.S. Army ended development on the FARA program. According to an Army press release, the decision was made after a \"sober assessment of the modern battlefield\". Army Chief of Staff Randy George stated it was influenced by the use of inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicle systems in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Production of the GE T901 engine would also be delayed pending compatibility with the Boeing AH-64 Apache and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Development on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program and its winner,"}, {"text": "the Bell V-280 Valor, is continuing. Reactions to the cancellation were mixed, noting that $9 billion had been spent over two decades on multiple cancelled programs, resulting in no replacement, and leaving the Army to rely on existing types to fill the role."}, {"text": "Suzanne Louis-Lane (born 1965), is a female former badminton international who competed for England. Early life. She originated from Exmouth. Badminton career. Louis-Lane represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team event and reached the quarter finals of the women's singles, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She was twice the English National champion in 1993 and 1994 and won the 1989 Irish Open and the 1992 Welsh International. Personal life. Her sons are Alex Lane and Ben Lane."}, {"text": "The Alma Compton House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1908 as a cottage for Alma Compton, an immigrant from England, and designed in the Victorian style. Compton, who became a professional photographer in Brigham City, lived here with his wife, n\u00e9e Jane E. Dalton, his son Matthew, and his two daughters. The Comptons were Mormons. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 7, 1988. The Compton Studio Photographs collection at Utah State University includes \"over 100,000 original photographic negatives.\""}, {"text": "Phrynops paranaensis is an extinct species of turtle in the family Chelidae. This fossil species is from the Huayquerian Ituzaing\u00f3 Formation of the Paran\u00e1 Basin, Argentina, likely to be late Miocene in origin."}, {"text": "The Smithfield Public Library, at 25 N. Main St. in Smithfield, Utah, is a Carnegie library which was built in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It was designed by architect Fred W. Hodgson in Prairie School style."}, {"text": "Fred Hodgson may refer to:"}, {"text": "The Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech is a megalithic stone circle situated in \u00c9vora district in the Alentejo region of Portugal. It is believed to date back to the fifth millennium BCE or earlier, and is classified as a National Monument. The Vale Maria do Meio cromlech is located in an area with a significant number of megalithic monuments. It is about one kilometer south of the Antas da Valeira, two neolithic dolmen or megalithic tombs, and 1.5km to the northeast of the Portela de Modos cromlech. The Almendres Cromlech, a major megalithic site, is about ten kilometers to the southwest. The cromlech was identified in 1993 by a team of students from the University of Lisbon, led by Manuel Calado. Excavations in 1995, sponsored by the local authority and led by Prof. Calado, identified 34 granite menhirs, which are predominantly oval in shape and have an average height of 1.74 meters. They are believed to have come from a granite outcrop to the south of the site. Suggesting an astronomical purpose, the stones form an east-west elongated arch, which is about 37 meters long and 25 meters wide, with the largest monoliths being placed at the highest point of"}, {"text": "the site, to the west. Most of the stones are well preserved, although some show fractures. Engravings of circles, horseshoes and lunar crescents have been found on two of the menhirs, closely resembling engravings found on the Almendres Cromlech. The arrangement of the menhirs suggested to the archaeologists that this monument was built in two distinct phases. In December 1995, an attempt was made to understand the effort involved in the construction of stone circles. With the help of ropes, logs and 70 volunteers, it proved possible to raise most of the monoliths. The 1995 excavations involved controlled sampling of soil from different stratigraphic units. The area has been heavily used for agriculture since at least Roman times, which limited the findings, but artifacts collected did include fragments of millstone, ceramics, scrapers, chisels, chips, plates, and splinters. These are all stored at the Unit of Archaeology of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon."}, {"text": "Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) is a nonprofit civil rights, legal reform, and support organization, in Sacramento. ACSOL advocates for the protection of the constitution by restoring the rights of those required to register as sex offenders, and their families. ACSOL was formerly known as California Reform Sex Offender Laws (CA RSOL). Activism. ACSOL is active in legislation and played a significant role in the recent passage of the Tiered Registry Law, SB 384, which allows some, but not all, registrants to petition for removal from the state's sex offender registry. ACSOL is currently involved in a legislative effort to alter the Tiered Registry Law by changing key provisions of that law that would expand the number of registrants eligible to petition for removal. ACSOL also monitors bills introduced in the legislature that could harm registrants and their families and opposes all such bills. In addition to its legislative efforts, ACSOL engages in legal battles challenging local Halloween ordinances, and proximity and residency restrictions aimed at registrants in federal court across the state of California. Due to lawsuits, registrants in California who are not on parole or probation are no longer required to post a sign on the"}, {"text": "front door of their residence on Halloween. Due to the proximity restrictions lawsuits, registrants in California are currently allowed to visit public and private places throughout the state. In 2015, ACSOL began a series of lawsuits in state of California soon after the California Supreme Court ruled San Diego residency restrictions unconstitutional. As of August, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed across the state. ACSOL is currently serving as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging federal SORNA regulations that places significant burdens on registrants, such as requiring some registrants to register more than once a year although state law only requires annual registration. The lawsuit was initiated by the Pacific Legal Foundation in federal district court. The judge in that case has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits the federal government from enforcing the regulations in the state of California. In 2016 ACSOL participated in a challenge to the International Megan's Law (IML), passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, in February 2016. The lawsuit was filed on February 9, 2016, but was dismissed by the United States District Court"}, {"text": "The Queen of Angels Hospital was a private hospital complex located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The 404-bed hospital was founded in 1926 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart and built by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. The hospital served the local community and ran a nursing school. After its closure, the hospital served as a film set for the local film and television industry. The property was eventually sold to the Assembly of God church and is now known as the Dream Center. Location. The hospital consisted of a number of buildings, but the iconic main building is known because it looms over the Hollywood Freeway. The hilltop site was chosen for the hospital because it was close to both Sunset Boulevard and Temple Street, and because it was outside Downtown Los Angeles. History. Seeing a need for quality care in the city, the Franciscan Sisters went as far as begging door to door to accrue money for the hospital. Once built, the hospital kept growing in size by adding wings and new buildings, topping out at 14 stories in height. Due to excess capacity, the operations of the"}, {"text": "Queen of Angels Hospital were merged with the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in 1989, becoming known as the Queen of Angels \u2013 Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Due to its proximity to Hollywood, several notable people were born (Jill St. John, Michael Reagan, Bob Beemer, Steve Maslow, Harry Crosby, Marcia Reed, Madeleine Stowe, Mike Thaler, Victoria Vetri) or died (Esther Dale, John Harvey Gahan, Linda Loredo, Robert Asa Todd) there. Kathryn Crosby is among the alumnae of the nursing school. Sakaye Shigekawa was a past president of the hospital. Tirso del Junco was once the medical chief of staff. During its heyday, the hospital was a \"centerpiece\" of the city's hospital community. Filming site. In 1951, the exterior was used as the setting for the fictitious Mercy General Hospital in the \"Adventures of Superman\" television series. After its closure, the main building, a Spanish-style hospital complex, was used primarily as a film set. It appeared in a number of productions, including \"\", \"Men Don't Tell\", \"Snapdragon\", \"Late for Dinner\", \"The Invaders\", and \"The Innocent\"."}, {"text": "Frederick W. Hodgson (1886 -1930), known as Fred W. Hodgson, was an American architect based in Logan, Utah. He was born March 19, 1886, in Salt Lake City, Utah He died February 16, 1930. Relationship to Leslie S. Hodgson (1879-1947) / Hodgson & McClenahan ? He worked as a draftsman for Smith & Hodgson in Ogden during 1908\u20131909. At least one of his works is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Works include: The collected architectural drawings of Fred W. Hodgson are held by the Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library in Logan, Utah. These are mostly of works in Cache County and Box Elder County."}, {"text": "The Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies (Spanish: \"Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrat\u00e9gicos\"; RIE) is a think tank based in Madrid, Spain. It was created on 26 November 2001 as private foundation, formed by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, Defence and Education, Culture and Sport as well as the public railway company RENFE, also receiving the additional funding from PRISA, CASA, CEPSA, SEAT, Indra Sistemas, the SGAE; Telef\u00f3nica and Zeltia. It was set up with the aim of \"promoting in society the knowledge of the international reality and of the foreign relations of Spain in all its aspects.\""}, {"text": "Symmetrolestes is an extinct genus of small spalacotheriid mammal from the Early Cretaceous period of Japan. The genus contains one species known as S. parvus, the type fossil (which is only fossil known) is from fluvial deposits located in the Dinosaur Quarry in the Kitadani Formation, near the city of Katsuyama which lies alongside valley of the Sugiyamagawa River. It was described by Tsubamoto and Rougier in 2004. The holotype is kept at the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Description. The type specimen (NSM PV 20562, holotype) is known from a fragmentary right jaw with the first incisor and five postcanine teeth preserved. \"Symmetrolestes\" is more derived than zhangheotheriids as it had acute\u2212angled molariform teeth with completely developed shearing surfaces, taller crowns on its teeth and more complete cingulids. It differs from other spalacotheriids due to the fact it had fewer molariform teeth, a higher number of premolariform teeth and gradual transition between premolariforms and molariforms. The jaw is gracile, slender, and never reaches more than 1.5 times the height of the teeth. Etymology. \"Symmetrolestes\" means \"symmetric hunter\", The root Symmetro is in reference to the symmetric aspect of the molars and the root lestes meaning \"hunter\", a common ending"}, {"text": "of the taxonomic names of most Mesozoic mammals based on the dubious hunting habits of these of such mammals. The species name \"parvus\" means small, in reference to its small stature. Classification. A cladistic analysis that was made shows that \"Symmetrolestes\" is a sister group to other Spalacotheriidae. The scientists went on to say that the combination of the occurrences of the more primitive spalacotheriids and \"Symmetrolestes\", in Japan and of Zhangheotheriidae, which is the sister taxon of Spalacotheriidae, in China suggests a possibility the East Asian origins of the group Spalacotheriidae. Paleoecology. The type specimen of \"Symmetrolestes\" was found in Barremian-Aptian layers in the Kitadani Formation, the formation belongs to the Tetori Group in which is located in Central Japan. The formation shows a wide array of faunae, mainly many species of plants like cycads and conifers, which are mainly represented by cones and shoots. The animal fauna mainly consisted of dinosaurs such as the medium-sized theropod \"Fukuiraptor\", the small ornithopod \"Fukuisaurus\", and the giant sauropod \"Fukuititan\". Smaller dinosaurs and basal birds like \"Fukuivenator\" and \"Fukuipteryx\" also coexisted with \"Symmetrolestes\". The formation also preserves fossils of crocodilians belonging to the group Eusuchia, turtle shells and the remains of prehistoric"}, {"text": "mollusks. Two other mammals from the Kitadani Formation remain undescribed. The Kitadani Formation was likely not an arid environment, but one that was more wet with meandering rivers. Volcanic sediments have also been found in the formation in the form of tuffs."}, {"text": "Philosophy of conspiracy theories is the academic study by philosophers of the phenomenon and history of conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory has been defined as an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, or more narrowly a conspiracy where other explanations are more probable. The term has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient evidence. History. The debate in analytic philosophy regarding conspiracy theories began in the mid-1990s when Charles Pigden challenged Karl Popper's position. Popper, an influential philosopher of science, described what he called the \"conspiracy theory of society\", according to which history is a product of conspiracy, intended by some individuals or groups. Popper argues that this view must be wrong because not everything is intended. Although Popper's critique has been and continues to be influential, Pigden has maintained that Popper's argument does not apply to most conspiracy theories, which do not posit complete control of events. Pigden also points out that when a conspiracy fails in some way, a theory about the conspiracy is still a conspiracy theory and may still play an explanatory role. Brian"}, {"text": "Keeley's 1999 essay, \"Of Conspiracy Theories\", which originally appeared in \"The Journal of Philosophy\", prompted a new phase in the debate. Keeley focused on a subset of conspiracy theories that he called \"unwarranted conspiracy theories\" (UCTs). According to David Coady, Keeley argued that several generalizations about conspiracy theories \"suggest a \"prima facie\" case against belief in them\" (Coady 2006, p. 6). Lee Basham takes a more sympathetic view, suggesting we should adopt an attitude of \"studied agnosticism\" (Coady 2006, p. 7). Steve Clarke argues that because conspiracy theories overestimate dispositional explanations an attitude of prima facie skepticism towards them is warranted. In 2007, a special issue of ' contained several more essays that continued the debate. Therein, Neil Levy, in \"Radically Socialized Knowledge\", argues that conspiracy theories, conceived of as conflicting with officially endorsed accounts, \"should be treated with \"prima facie\" scepticism\" because they conflict with the views of the relevant epistemic authorities. Charles Pigden frames the issue in terms of the \"ethics of belief\". He argues that the conventional wisdom about conspiracy theories\u2014that they \"should neither be believed nor investigated\"\u2014is dangerously mistaken on any of a variety of interpretations of the phrase \"conspiracy theory\". More recently, philosophers and social"}, {"text": "scientists engaged in arguing over the nature of conspiracy theories and pejorative implications over policies and funding, to the extent this debate has been classified as a \"cross-disciplinary disagreement\". Pejorative implications. Philosophers M Dentith and Brian Keeley have argued that defining conspiracy theories as being \"prima facie\" unlikely may result in prematurely dismissing theories that posit conspiracies. Dentith, Keeley, and Basham favor minimalist definitions, defining \"conspiracy theories\" as theories involving conspiracies as a significant cause. This has been criticized by Coady as capturing too many false positives, including, for example, the official account of 9/11. Coady has suggested that a characteristic feature of conspiracy theories is their opposition to some official account. The term \"conspiracy theory\" typically implies oppressive or sinister intent. The following philosophers have argued that such language overstates the case: Susan Feldman has pointed out that beliefs designated as conspiracy theories may purport to explain, not events that have occurred or facts that are widely known, but \"hidden facts\". Coady suggests that the phrase \"conspiracy theory\" should not be used, while Dentith and Keeley maintain that it should continue to be used and to be discussed."}, {"text": "Crunch Time is an Australian play by David Williamson. It had its world premiere in 2020. Williamson says it is about a family at crisis point, \"a story of sibling rivalry and a story about dying.\" It will be Williamson's final play before he retires. \"The 50 years really has marked the milestone for me,\" he said in 2020. \"Audiences are still coming as strongly as ever. I want to get out. I don\u2019t want to be wandering around at 98 wondering why the theatre\u2019s only a third full.\u201d Background. He says he was motivated to write it because of the failure of most Australian states to support voluntary euthanasia laws, saying \"The NSW Liberal party seems to be still in thrall of the religious right, and it\u2019s the lizard brain dictating the rational capacity of human beings; it\u2019s some emotional fear that someone is going to turn the switch off on them, or God wants to prolong our pain as long as possible before we have a decent death.\u201d. Williamson added, \u201cA friend of mine was generous enough to let me use his experience as the basis of the story: estranged from one of his sons and unable to"}, {"text": "see his grandchildren. I then invented him being given six months to live and his attempts to reconcile and bring the family together to help him die.\" Plot. Steve has recently retired and passed the family business over to his son Jimmy. Steve hasn't seen his eldest son Jimmy in eight years. When Steve suddenly falls ill, time is running out to repair their broken relationship."}, {"text": "A Tribal Historic Preservation Officer or THPO is an officer in U.S. federally recognized Native American tribes \"to direct a program approved by the National Park Service and the THPO must have assumed some or all of the functions of State Historic Preservation Officers on Tribal lands.\" THPOs can be appointed by Indian tribes that are recognized by the federal government to direct and lead programs that were supported by the National Park Service. Each THPO prepares a Tribal Historic Preservation Plan, which is used to \"advise Federal agencies on the management of Tribal historic properties...\" The National Historic Preservation Act, Section 101(d)(2), created the NPS program for THPOs. To create a position, the tribe submits a historic preservation plan to the NPS. This plan is supposed to describe how the \"proposed Tribal Historic Preservation Officer functions will be carried out.\" They are elected to perform the same duties as a State Historic Preservation Office, but not forced or required to. Tribes elect them, and while they can not participate, most tribes do because they assist in preserving the historic properties and land.\"They are also available to advise federal, state and local agencies on the management of Tribal historic properties"}, {"text": "and instruct municipalities on Section 106 reviews to represent tribal interests.\" The THPOs are worried about protecting the importance of their \"traditional cultural properties, places that are eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places because of their association with cultural practices and beliefs.\" The most important beliefs include the history of their culture and community, and keeping up with their traditions. THPOs works with museums to implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)."}, {"text": "The 10th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Acad\u00e9mie Andr\u00e9 Delvaux, honored the best films of 2019 in Belgium. It took place on 1 February 2020, at the Square, in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels. During the ceremony, the Acad\u00e9mie Andr\u00e9 Delvaux presented Magritte Awards in 22 categories. The ceremony was televised in Belgium by La Deux. Actor Pascal Duquenne presided the ceremony, while comedian Kody hosted the show for the first time. The nominees for the 10th Magritte Awards were announced on 8 January 2020. Films with the most nominations were \"Mothers' Instinct\" with ten, followed by \"Young Ahmed\" with nine and \"Lola\" with seven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 1 February 2020. \"Mothers' Instinct\" won a record-breaking nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Olivier Masset-Depasse. Other multiple winners were \"Lola\" and \"Young Ahmed\" with two awards each. Films with multiple nominations and awards. The following fifteen films received multiple nominations. The following three films received multiple awards."}, {"text": "Family Values is a 2020 play by David Williamson. It was inspired in part by Williamson's anger at Australia's treatment of refugees. Plot. A judge is about to retire. On his 70th birthday, his eldest daughter attempts to shelter an asylum seeker, originally from Nauru, from the Australian Border Patrol, which causes familial strife. Background. Williamson said, \u201cWhat kind of country have we become, to send people fleeing persecution to Nauru?\u201d In particular he family of Tamil asylum seekers from Biloela. \u201cMy play is based on a lot of real events. I researched Nauru as fully as I could, I looked at the makeup of the people there and the women too, and it is an attempt to depict the situation truthfully.\u201d He added, I also depict a family coming apart at the seams. There are lots of blackly funny moments based on the ideological positions of the children, which differ so widely.\u201d Williamson also wanted to explore the growth of religion in Australia.\u201c The influence of evangelism seems to be growing. When our current prime minister invites cameras into church to see him asking God for a favour ... it's troubling.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a play in which people who shouldn\u2019t"}, {"text": "be in the same room together have to be in the same room together because they\u2019re related,\u201d Williamson says. \u201cSo drama ensues \u2013 and comedy, too. Without that, the situation would be unbearable... It\u2019s a big ask for any play, but I think it\u2019s right on the fault lines of where we are now. Australia today is a deeply divided nation.\u201d The play had its world premiere at the Griffin. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier than having the circle close at Griffin,\u201d he said. \u201cJohn Bell\u2019s production of The Removalists in 1972 was on that stage \u2013 back when it was called the Nimrod Theatre \u2013 and that established me as a writer more than anything else. My career as a playwright took off from there and it\u2019s terrifically satisfying to come back to that wonderful. I\u2019m back where I started, but I\u2019m terribly happy to be there.\u201d"}, {"text": "Gluck Sandor (1899\u20131978), aka Senia Gluck-Sandor, was an American artist, dancer, director, producer, actor, mime and teacher. He made his stage debut in the Met Opera production of Le Coq d'Or in 1918, and continued to choreograph, dance, and act in several Broadway productions from the 1920s through the early 1970s. He married dancer and choreographer Felicia Sorel, and in 1931 they opened The Intimate Theatre in New York City where they taught dance, mime, choreography, and dance theory. In 1930 he went to Europe to study with the Wigman school of Modern Dance and returned to N.Y. in September 1931. Sandor and Sorel, established \"The Dance Center\" a dance school and a professional dance company of the same name. In 1977, a retrospective exhibition of Sandor's paintings toured small galleries in Florida and New York. Gluck Sandor died in 1978 in New York City. Among those who have studied with or been directed by Sandor are John Garfield, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Dane Clark, Felicia Sorel, Jerome Robbins, Robert Lewis and Elia Kazan. He is remembered for his Broadway role as the original Rabbi in Jerome Robbins' \"Fiddler on the Roof\" (1964\u20131970). Early life. Sandor was born in Harlem,"}, {"text": "N.Y. July 4, 1899 and left home at the age of 14 to seek his independence. He attended Townsend Harris High School at C.C., N.Y. for gifted children. He joined the famous Henry Street Settlement where he studied drama, dance, scene designs and theatre arts. He performed at the Rivoli Movie Theater, The Earl Carroll Theater, the Hippodrome and staged shows at Paramount Theater. Sandor also created the first ballets ever done on Broadway for the first \"Vanities\" in 1923. Sandor continued to choreograph dance productions as well as teach and perform through the 1920s in major theaters in New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Later life. Interested in the visual arts at an early age. Sandor painted silk scarfs at the age of 17 and begin painting on canvas in 1920. In 1938, he disbanded his dance theater and became more serious about painting, studying life drawing, technique and color and studied graphic arts at the Art Students League in New York. He had numerous one-man exhibitions; at the Art Center in Brooklyn in 1955, in Tampa Florida, Woodstock N. Y., and Prince Street Gallery SoHo in New York City. References. Dorothy Cowden, Gallery Director, University of Tampa Lee Scarone"}, {"text": "Gallery, GLUCK SANDOR WAS ACTIVE IN MODERN DANCE, THEATER, New York Times, 1978, Playbill.com Gluck Sandor, http://jeromerobbins.org/a-biography-in-brief/ http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19065, http://www.playbill.com/person/gluck-sandor-vault-0000002954, http://johvassoscom/blog/dream-phobias-a-dance-based-on-john-vassoss-book-phobia-premiered-almost-83-years-ago-today-at-barbican=plaza-with-felicia-sorel-and-senya-gluck-sandor, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gluck-sandor-1425"}, {"text": "Tangar\u00e1 da Serra Airport , is the airport serving Tangar\u00e1 da Serra, Brazil. Airlines and destinations. No scheduled flights operate at this airport. Access. The airport is located from downtown Tangar\u00e1 da Serra."}, {"text": "Leonard Emlyn Davies (born November 7, 1939) is an American lawyer, civil rights activist, writer, and painter whose early work defending migrant farm workers and the Black Panther Party resulted in his participation in \"The Trial: The City and County of Denver vs. Lauren R. Watson,\" the first criminal trial to be filmed in its entirety in the United States. Early life. Davies was born in Weymouth, England during a German bombing raid. His Welsh father, Emlyn Davies and American mother, Neva (Snedeker), met in New Mexico in 1934, and traveled to the U.K. in 1937. They were caught in the U.K. by the outbreak of World War II and remained the duration, Davies's father serving as an officer in a bomb disposal squad. In 1946, Davies returned with his parents to the United States. Davies attended public schools in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico near Albuquerque and then Denver. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation from Durango High School and served exclusively in the United States. He attended the University of New Mexico and then San Francisco State University, where he studied international relations. In 1960, Davies married Susan Ayres, a descendant of two of"}, {"text": "the founding families of Durango, Colorado. Davies and his wife moved to Denver, Colorado, where in 1963 he enrolled in the University of Denver School of Law. Civil rights career. While studying law at the University of Denver, Davies became acquainted with the criminologist Gresham Sykes, who enlisted him to work on a grant providing storefront legal services in Denver. The experience of working with clients in the extensive Denver Black and Latino communities would shape the unfolding of Davies's subsequent legal career. San Francisco Mime Troupe. Davies was appointed to the Colorado Bar in April 1966. In September of that year, the Denver Young Democrats sponsored two performances at the Phipps Auditorium by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. The program was entitled \"The Minstrel Show or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel.\" On the evening of the second performance, two plain clothed Denver Police vice squad detectives attended, directed to ascertain whether the performance was \"obscene.\" The detectives found grounds for offense and called in support. Twelve uniformed patrolmen and two attack dogs responded. When the cast, three of the men wearing exaggerated blackface, exited at the end of the show along with the audience, they were arrested in"}, {"text": "front of the auditorium. They were charged with lewd acts and use of indecent language. The Mime Troupe selected Davies with Walter Garash as co-counsel to represent the accused troupe members. Among the three men charged was a \"Beatle-haired\" young creative writing student at San Francisco State University named Peter Cohon. At trial, a witness for the prosecution stated that he had taken his wife to the program, wanting to show her the sort of minstrel show he remembered seeing as a youth in Tennessee. \"I'd seen minstrel shows before, but never one like that,\" the witness testified. His wife described the show as \"vulgar, lewd, and quite profane,\" and that it gave her \"a feeling of deep nausea.\" Witnesses for the defense included two Colorado state representatives and a Lutheran minister who had been in the audience. After a week-long trial the jury returned acquitted the three Mime Troupe members on the sole remaining charge of lewdness on the stage. The decision was considered a signal First Amendment ruling that would pave the way for future Mime Troupe defenses. \"We will return to Denver,\" said Cohon, one of the acquitted defendants. Cohon would soon thereafter change his name to"}, {"text": "Peter Coyote. Neighborhood Law Center. With a paper written for a law school course taken with the criminologist Gresham Sykes, the two began collaborating on the notion of a storefront legal clinic. As Sykes later wrote, \"the location of the law office in the neighborhood where the poor lived would help overcome the social distance and the physical distance which were apt to alienate the poor from the very service they needed.\" Likewise, most legal available indigent legal services operated only during standard business hours, further distancing the services from the access of the working poor. Next, legal aid societies, which at the time were a dominant vehicle of legal representation to the poor, were typically both overwhelmed and limited in the types of legal aid they might offer. It was in those limitations that Davies and Sykes found the signal problem. As Sykes wrote: \"The legal rights of the poor...were all too often regarded not as rights but as privileges, even by legal aid societies.\" In their conclusion, the most pressing legal rights of the poor were too often seen as a threat to the status quo. Constitutional challenges, conflicts with local businesses, and confrontations with governments, both local,"}, {"text": "state, and federal, were avoided by establishment legal aid societies that had \"grown too staid and were financially dependent on the very elements in the community that would feel threatened by such activities.\" The Office of Economic Opportunity responded with a legal services grant, which led to the creation of the Neighborhood Law Center, located in the Five Points/Curtis Park district of Denver, then a center of African-American and Latino poverty. The offices were established in a disused retail storefront retrofitted with three office cubicles, a reception desk, and a waiting area. The NLC differed from existing indigent legal aid in the cases it would entertain. Rather than the standard practice, the NLC would enjoin both divorces and bankruptcies. This met with strong opposition. These areas were considered the purview of the bar, not to be encroached on by free legal aid. However, a tenet of the founding of the NLC was that, as Sykes wrote, \"The existing system of laws and regulations can and should be challenged at numerous points, for in a very fundamental sense the problems of the poor are often rooted in situations which are now held to be lawful or legitimate.\" In over ten months"}, {"text": "of operation, the NLC handled over 1,700 cases. Its approach, to treat clients with an aim toward canvassing their entire legal circumstances, as compared to the then common practice of addressing only the issues for which the clients presented themselves for assistance. As Sykes wrote, \"the exercise of one's legal rights is a fundamental part of what is meant by full participation in a democratic society.\" The following year another and larger grant was awarded. In time, Howard Rosenberg, a professor at the University of Denver School of Law, would take over the roll of director. What began as the NLC in 1966 would become the foundation for a large clinical legal program today at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. University of Denver Sit-in. Over the next two years, Davies built on his experiences and connections made at the storefront legal clinic to represent a number of important civil rights causes along the Eastern Slope of Colorado. Among them were the Crusade for Justice, founded by Corky Gonzales and the cause of migrant beet harvesters working around Greeley and Ft. Lupton, Colorado. He won the dismissal of charges against 23 students of the University of Denver who"}, {"text": "had staged a sit-in at the DU registrar's office: the judge found, on the motion by the defense, that the ordinance the students were charged with violating, prohibiting loitering, annoying, disturbing the orderly conduct of classes at academic institutions, had been written with only convicted sex offenders in mind. The Trial: The City and County of Denver vs. Lauren R. Watson. On November 6, 1968 four Denver policemen subdued and arrested Lauren R. Watson leader of the Denver Black Panther Party and arrested him on charges of resisting arrest and resisting a police officer. The arresting officer, Robert C. Cantwell, who would go on to become director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, claimed that Watson had been speeding and, after pulling over, had driven away, only to be further pursued by the patrolman and finally taken into custody with the assistance of other officers. Watson presented a different version. Earlier in the day, Cantwell had driven slowly in his patrol car past Watson's house, yelling to Watson, who was on his porch, about Nixon's presidential victory the day before and ending with a shout of \"White power!\" Colorado was the first state in the U.S. that allowed cameras into"}, {"text": "the courtroom. With funding from National Education Television, the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Robert Fresco and Denis Sanders approached all parties involved with the controversial proposal of filming the entirety of the trial. The result, \"Trial: The City and County of Denver vs. Lauren R. Watson\" was broadcast nationally over four nights in March 1970. Future Federal Judge Zita Weinshienk presided. Watson was acquitted on all counts and in an interview following the verdict, made an impassioned speech. The simple verdict of not guilty, he argued, did nothing to alleviate the pain black Americans continued to suffer every day. Reies Tijerina and the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid. By way of his work with the Crusade for Justice, Davies was asked to represent Reies Tijerina on Federal trespassing and vandalism at Echo Amphitheater in New Mexico. These charges sprang from New Mexico state charges related to the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid. When county officials moved to break up a meeting of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes being led by Tijerina. Resistance ensued. Two Alianza members were arrested. \" On the assumption that the prisoners were still being held in the Tierra Amarilla courthouse, Tijerina and his backers moved to make a"}, {"text": "citizen's arrest of the local district attorney on charges of false imprisonment and unlawful police action. The D.A., Alfonso S\u00e1nchez, was not at the courthouse when Tijerina and his supporters arrived. Versions of events differed, but all agreed that chaos ensued. Over the course of two hours, multiple shots were fired and both a prison guard and a deputy sheriff were injured.\" While Tijerina defended himself on state charges, Davies represented him on the Federal charges at trial in the 10th Circuit, New Mexico District in Albuquerque. By that point, the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid had attracted international attention to Tijerina and his Land Grant Movement cause. World Agricultural Systems and The Fight to Reverse Post-Harvest Losses. In the late 1970s, Davies turned his attention to a problem he had been awoken to through his defense of a Kansas wheat farmer. While the U.S. donated huge volumes of grain aid to countries in need around the world, substandard or, often more likely, nonexistent grain storage facilities would lead to loss and spoilage often amounting to 40 percent of the donated grain. The loss often equalled the shortfall from need experienced annually by the recipient countries, because suitable grain storage was"}, {"text": "too expensive to build. . Davies set about the problem as one of civil rights. As in his legal practice, where he found that the law was regularly not being fairly applied, particularly to the poor, minorities, and women, the fact was that the U.S. was donating sufficient grain to starving countries. The countries themselves had no way of storing the aid. In 1979 TK Davies founded InterAg, a precursor to a subsequent concern, World Agricultural Systems. Beginning with coffee harvests in Colombia and sorghum harvests in Mexico, he began experimenting with various extremely low-cost ways of storing harvested grains. In the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, blowers piled sorghum silage to be covered by a specially fabricated type of tarpaulin and condensed with metal cords strung through locally obtained waste tires. In his research Davies came across an Idahoan engineer named David South who had converted his childhood fascination with domes to found Monolithic Dome, a company he began by building a 35-foot-high dome potato storage structure near his home. While he was expanding principally into economic cold storage, South immediately saw how his patented structure with its low cost and low technological entry point would be ideally suited for"}, {"text": "use as a grain storage facility in a developing country. With a grant from U.S. A.I.D., Davies and South and their teams settled on Souma, Algeria for their test project. In a short period of time and on a shoestring budget, the huge volume of cement need for the structure, for example, was produced in a portable mixer, the project, a 60 foot tall solid clad cement dome, was completed. As negotiations were underway for the next Algerian facility, the political situation in the country deteriorated. At one point, in meeting with the newly installed Secretary of the Interior for Algeria, Davies was accused of being an agent for the CIA and stealing documents. Davies left the country shortly thereafter on the advice of the ambassador; by December of that year the country had slipped into civil war. Return to the Law. Back in Colorado, Davies was again drawn into high-profile cases that emanated from the penny stock scandals. Joseph Pignatiello had been swept up in an FBI sting operation related to the fraudulent promotion of penny stocks. In 2001, Davies represented Meyer Blinder, the self-proclaimed \"King of the Penny Stocks\" a penny stock trader. Davies last major case was"}, {"text": "the much-publicized \"Black Widow\" trial in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he represented multiple murder suspect Jill Coit's accused co-conspirator, Michael Backus. Coit, who had been married by one count ten times, allegedly beat, stun-gunned, and shot her penultimate husband in a dispute over a lien the victim, Gerry Boggs, had on Coit's bed and breakfast, which he had invested in when the coupled were married. Notably, the bed and breakfast was run principally by Coit's son, Seth. Seth Coit became a principal witness for the prosecution, though doubts lingered over the blanket immunity he was granted. Despite suspicions, Seth Coit testified that his mother had asked him to murder Boggs. On cross-examination, he denied directly having played any role in Boggs's murder. Michael Backus claimed that he and Jill Coit were camping in Kelly Flats, two and a half hours away, 6,600 feet in altitude, and in late October. Davies made several motions to separate the cases but all were denied. Backus was submitted to a trial that mainly regarded the extraordinary career of his co-defendant. Genuine questions existed as to whether Backus participated in the murder. Nevertheless, Backus refused to testify against Coit. The two were found guilty. Backus"}, {"text": "is currently serving a sentence of life without parole at the Limon Correctional Facility in Limon, Colorado. Books. At the instigation of Prentice Hall publishers, Davies wrote a history and hornbook of cross-examination, taking his cue from the famous \"The Art of Cross-Examination\" by Francis L. Wellman. Davies's book, \"Anatomy of Cross-Examination\", was published in 1996. He also published a novel in 2000 based, in part, on his experiences with Reies Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Mercedes, \"Sangre de Cristo\", in 2000. Painting. After retirement from legal practice Davies returned to a lifelong interest in painting and began studying plein air and Western landscape work. His work has been featured in group shows at the Durango Arts Center and two solo shows at the Galeries of the Abiquiu Inn."}, {"text": "R\u00f6sti refers to a Swiss fried potato cake. R\u00f6sti may also refer to the following:"}, {"text": "Charles Povey (1652?4 May 1743) was a British pamphleteer and entrepreneur, who challenged the Royal Mail's postal monopoly by running the \"Halfpenny Carriage\", a local London postal system similar to William Dockwra's Penny Post. He founded the first joint-stock company for fire insurance, the Exchange House Fire Office later the \"Sun Fire Office\" that remains in business today as the RSA Insurance Group. Insurance. Founding the Exchange House Fire Office in 1708, Povey was not long involved with it. In 1709 it became the Company of London Insurers. It was called the \"Sun Fire Office\", after the fire mark used by Povey. A deal of 1710 saw Povey sell out. The company innovated by insuring both houses and goods. The Sun Fire Office was soon followed by other such companies, which grew more rapidly at the outset. Shares in it were acquired by Royal Exchange Assurance in 1720. Yet the Sun mark lasted for centuries. The Halfpenny Carriage. The Halfpenny Carriage was a postal service run by Povey in the London area from October 1709, in competition with and undercutting the official Post Office monopoly, which charged a penny per letter. It was closed down by the government, after seven"}, {"text": "months. Povey was fined, but his systematic use of bellmen was adopted by the Post Office. Life. Povey was the brother of the Rev. Josiah Povey, parish priest of Telscombe. During the reign of James II of England, he was jailed for writing against the king. At the end of the 17th century, he took part in the coal trade. Some years later he operated as a middleman and broker in his Traders' Exchange House, Hatton Garden. The insurance company and its promotional newspaper, mostly on trade topics, were originally offshoots of a labour brokerage he ran. Publications. Amongst Povey's publications are the following:"}, {"text": "Faghani may refer to:"}, {"text": "Holiday Rush is a 2019 Christmas romantic comedy-drama film directed by Leslie Small and written by Sean Dwyer and Greg Cope White. It was released on November 28, 2019. Plot. Widowed hip-hop radio DJ Rashon \"Rush\" Williams loses his job at the radio station WMLE when it is bought by CamCom and switches to a pop format. He and his four children, who have become accustomed to a privileged life, are forced to downsize and move back into Aunt Jo's house where they lived before Rush became wealthy. Rush and his producer Roxy buy WBQL, an old radio station where they used to work, but CamCom puts pressure on advertisers to not buy advertising time from Rush and Roxy. Rush and Roxy develop a romantic relationship but when Rush announces this to his children, Rush's son Jamal, already angry that he will not be able to afford Harvard anymore, runs away from home. Rush finds Jamal at his deceased mother's favorite location in a nearby park and Jamal expresses his discomfort living in their old house without his mother but comes to accept the new situation and his father's new relationship. Rush finally manages to sell his large expensive house"}, {"text": "that he cannot afford anymore and Marshall from WMLE quits his job at the station and invests in WBQL, enabling them to broadcast during the Christmas season. Release. \"Holiday Rush\" was released on November 28, 2019."}, {"text": "Disco Elysium is a 2019 role-playing video game developed and published by ZA/UM. The game was written and designed by a team led by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz and executive producer Kaur Kender, featuring an art style based on oil-painting and music by the English band British Sea Power. The game was released for Windows in October 2019 and macOS in April 2020. An expanded version of the game featuring full voice acting and new content, subtitled \"The Final Cut\", was released for consoles in 2021 alongside a free update for the PC versions. \"Disco Elysium\" follows a troubled detective with no memory of his identity or the world around him. As he investigates a murder with a detective from another precinct, the player can piece together the protagonist's identity and discover what led him to his state. \"Disco Elysium\" is a non-traditional role-playing game featuring little combat. Instead, events are resolved through skill checks and dialogue trees using a system of 24 skills representing the protagonist's different aspects and personalities, each of which can speak directly to the player to influence their decisions. The game is based on a tabletop role-playing game setting that Kurvitz had created before forming"}, {"text": "ZA/UM in 2016 to adapt it into a video game. This is the second time the \"Elysium\" setting is explored, following the 2013 novel \"Sacred and Terrible Air\". \"Disco Elysium\" received critical acclaim upon its release, winning numerous awards, notably at the Game Awards 2019 (Best Independent Game, Best Narrative, Best Role Playing Game, Fresh Indie Game). It is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time, and a strong example of video games as an art form. Gameplay. \"Disco Elysium\" is a role-playing video game that features an open world and dialogue-heavy gameplay mechanics. The game is presented in an isometric perspective in which the player character is controlled. The player takes the role of a detective, who suffers from alcohol and drug-induced amnesia, on a murder case. The player can move the detective about the screen to interact with non-player characters (NPC) and highlighted objects or move onto other screens. Early in the game, the player gains a partner, Kim Kitsuragi, another detective who acts as the protagonist's voice of professionalism and who offers advice or support in certain dialogue options. The gameplay features no combat in the traditional sense; instead, combat is handled through"}, {"text": "skill checks and dialogue trees. There are four primary attributes in the game: Intellect, Psyche, Physique, and Motorics. Each attribute has six distinct secondary skills for a total of 24, which the player can improve through skill points earned from levelling up. Upgrading these skills helps the player character pass skill checks, based on a random dice roll, but potentially result in negative effects and character quirks, discouraging minmaxing. For instance, a player character with high Drama may be able to detect and fabricate lies effectively, but may also become prone to hysterics and paranoia. Likewise, high Electrochemistry shields the player character from the negative effects of drugs and provides knowledge on them, but may also lead to substance abuse and other self-destructive, self-gratifying behaviours. The choice of clothing that the player equips on the player-character can also impart both positive and negative effects on certain skills. \"Disco Elysium\" features a secondary inventory system known as the \"Thought Cabinet\". Thoughts are unlocked through conversations with other characters and internal dialogues within the protagonist\u2019s mind. The player is then able to \"internalize\" a thought through a certain amount of in-game hours, which, once completed, grants the player character benefits but also"}, {"text": "occasionally negative effects, a concept that ZA/UM compared to the trait system used in the \"Fallout\" series. A limited number of slots are available in the Thought Cabinet at the start, though more can be gained with experience levels. For example, an early possible option for the Thought Cabinet is the \"Hobocop\" thought, in which the character ponders the option of living on the streets to save money, which reduces the character's composure with other NPCs while the thought is being internalized. When the character has completed the Hobocop thought, it allows the player to find more junk on the streets that can be sold for money. Later, the player may opt to spend a skill point to \"forget\" completed thoughts in order to make space for different ones. This removes it from the Thought Cabinet for the rest of the playthrough, along with any bonuses gained from its completion. The 24 skills also play into the dialogue trees, creating a situation where the player-character may have internal debates with one or more aspects of either mind or body, creating the idea that the player is communicating with a fragmented persona. These internal conversations may provide suggestions or additional insight"}, {"text": "that can guide the player into actions or dialogue with the game's non-playable characters, depending on the skill points invested into the skill. For example, Inland Empire, a subskill of Psyche, is described by ZA/UM as a representation of the intensity of the soul, and may come into situations where the player-character may need to pass themselves off under a fake identity with the conviction behind that stance, should the player accept this suggestion when debating with Inland Empire. Synopsis. Setting. \"Disco Elysium\" takes place in the fantastic realist world of Elysium, developed by Kurvitz and his team in the years prior, which includes over six thousand years of history. The fiction has been constructed with attention to the theory of historical materialism, which posits that, even if the details were different, human history would play out in a similar way. The game takes place in the year '51 of the Current Century. Elysium is made of \"isolas\", masses of land and sea that are separated from each other by the Pale, an inscrutable, mist-like \"connective tissue\" in which the laws of reality break down. Prolonged exposure to the Pale can cause mental instability and eventually death, and traversing the"}, {"text": "Pale, which is typically done with aerostatics, is heavily regulated due to the danger. Events in the game take place in the impoverished district of Martinaise within the city of Revachol on the isola of Insulinde, the \"New New World\". Forty-nine years before the events of the game, a wave of communist revolutions swept multiple countries; the Suzerainty of Revachol, a monarchy that up to that point had been Elysium's pre-eminent superpower, was overthrown and replaced by a commune. Six years later, the Commune of Revachol was toppled by an invading alliance of moralist-capitalist nations called \"the Coalition\". Revachol was designated a Special Administrative Region and remains firmly under Coalition control decades later. One of the few governmental responsibilities that the Coalition concedes to the people of Revachol is policing, which is carried out by the Revachol Citizens Militia (RCM), a voluntary citizens' brigade turned semi-professional police force. Plot. The player character wakes up in a trashed hostel room in Martinaise with a severe hangover and no memory of his own identity due to an ostensible extreme case of drug-induced amnesia. He meets Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi, who informs him that they have been assigned to investigate the death of a"}, {"text": "hanged man in an empty lot behind the hostel. The victim's identity is unclear and initial analysis of the scene indicates that he was lynched by a group of people. The detectives explore the rest of the district, following up on leads while helping residents with a variety of tasks. In the course of the investigation, the player character learns that he is a decorated RCM detective, Lieutenant Harrier \"Harry\" Du Bois. Harry experienced an event several years ago that began a midlife crisis, and on the night he was assigned to the hanged man case, he finally snapped and embarked on a self-destructive three-day drinking spree around Martinaise. When the player goes to bed on the first night in-game, Harry has a nightmare where he discovers himself as the hanged man underneath a disco ball. When he talks to his own dead body, it tells him that everything is hopeless and he will inevitably fail to solve the case or put his life back together. Harry and Kim discover the hanged man killing is connected to an ongoing strike by the Martinaise dockworkers' union against the Wild Pines Group, a major logistics corporation. They interview union boss Evrart Claire"}, {"text": "and Wild Pines negotiator Joyce Messier. Joyce reveals that the hanged man was Colonel Ellis \"Lely\" Kortenaer, the commander of a squad of mercenaries sent by Wild Pines to break the strike. She warns that the rest of the mercenaries have gone rogue and will likely seek retribution for Lely's death. Harry and Kim discover that Lely was killed before the hanging, and the Hardie Boys, a group of dockworker vigilantes who act as the de facto peacekeepers of Martinaise, claim responsibility for the murder. They assert that Lely attempted to rape a hostel guest named Klaasje. When questioned, Klaasje reveals that Lely was shot in the mouth while the two were having consensual sex. Unable to figure out the origin of the bullet and fearful of the authorities due to her past as a corporate spy, Klaasje enlisted the help of a union sympathiser named Ruby, who staged Lely's hanging with the rest of the Hardie Boys. The detectives find Ruby hiding in an abandoned building, where she incapacitates them with a radio wave-based device normally used to aid in traversing the Pale. She claims that the cover-up was Klaasje's idea and has no idea who shot Lely. Harry"}, {"text": "manages to overcome the Pale device and contemplates arresting Ruby, but she believes Harry to be a corrupt cop and either escapes or kills herself, depending on the player's skills and choices. Returning to their hostel, the detectives intercede in a standoff between the rogue mercenaries and the Hardie Boys. A firefight breaks out and Harry is wounded, leaving him unconscious for several days. Depending on the player's actions, none, some, or all of the mercenaries may die, and Kim may also be hospitalized, in which case street urchin Cuno offers to take his place as Harry's partner. The detectives chase down their remaining leads and determine that the shot that killed Lely came from an old fortress on an islet just off of Martinaise's shoreline. The detectives explore the ruins and find the shooter, a former commissar of the Revachol communist army named Iosef Lilianovich Dros who survived the collapse of the Revacholian commune because he deserted his post. Iosef reveals that he shot Lely with his sniper rifle in a fit of anger and jealousy; his motivations were born out of his bitterness towards the capitalist system Lely represented, as well as sexual envy for Klaasje. The detectives"}, {"text": "arrest him for the murder. At this point, an insectoid cryptid known as the Insulindian Phasmid appears from the reeds, whose existence the player has the choice to investigate throughout the game. It is implied that the Phasmid indirectly set off the chain of events leading to the murder, as the psychoactive chemicals it exudes inadvertently affected the man's mind for years, stoking his fanaticism and resentment. Harry may have a psychic conversation with the Phasmid, who tells him that it is fearful of the notion of his unstable mind, but awed by his ability to continue existing. It also implies to Harry that the Pale is a consequence of human perception and self-reflection that threatens to consume the world. Before leaving, it comforts Harry, telling him to move on from the wreck of his life. Harry and his partner are confronted by his old squad upon their return to Martinaise. They reflect on Harry's actions during the game, particularly whether he solved the case and how he handled the mercenaries. Lieutenant Jean Vicquemare, Harry's usual partner, confirms that Harry's emotional breakdown was the result of his fianc\u00e9e leaving him years ago. In the best possible outcome, the squad expresses"}, {"text": "hope that Harry's state will improve in the future, and invites him and either Kim or Cuno to join a special RCM unit. Development. \"Disco Elysium\" was developed by ZA/UM, a company founded in 2016 by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz, who served as the game's lead writer and designer. Kurvitz since 2001 had been part of a band called Ultramelanhool, and in 2005, while in Tallinn, Estonia, with the group struggling for finances, conceived of a fictional world during a drunken evening while listening to Ti\u00ebsto's \"Adagio for Strings\". Feeling they had a solid idea, the group created a collective of artists and musicians, which included oil painter Aleksander Rostov, to expand upon the work of that night and developed a tabletop role-playing game based on \"Dungeons & Dragons\" on this steampunk-like concept. During this period, Kurvitz met Estonian author Kaur Kender, who helped him to write a novel set in this world, \"Sacred and Terrible Air\", which was published in 2013 but only sold about one thousand copies. Kurvitz fell into a period of depression and alcoholism for about three years following the book's failing. Kurvitz eventually managed to overcome this period of alcoholism and helped Kender to overcome"}, {"text": "his alcoholism. As a sign of gratitude, Kender suggested to Kurvitz that instead of pursuing a novel, that he try capturing his world as a video game as to draw a larger interest. Kurvitz had no experience in video games before, but once he had seen artwork of the game's setting of Revachol as easily fitting into an isometric format, as well as Rostov's agreement that they might as well continue taking the risk of failing on a video game together, Kurvitz proceeded with the idea. Kurvitz wrote a concise description of what the game would be: \"D&D meets '70s cop-show, in an original 'fantastic realist' setting, with swords, guns and motor-cars. Realised as an isometric CRPG \u2013 a modern advancement on the legendary Planescape: Torment and Baldur's Gate. Massive, reactive story. Exploring a vast, poverty-stricken ghetto. Deep, strategic combat.\" Kender was impressed by the strong statement, investing into the game's development, with additional investment coming from friends and family. The game was announced as an upcoming 2017 game under the title \"No Truce With the Furies\", taken from the poem \"Reflections\" by R.S. Thomas and published in Thomas' \"No Truce with the Furies\" in 1995. Kurvitz established the ZA/UM"}, {"text": "team to create the game, using the name \"za um\", a reference to the Zaum constructed language created by Russian avant-garde poets in the early 1900s. Its name can be read in Russian as a shortcut for the idiom (), which is similar to the English idea of bootstrapping. The use of all-capitals and the slash symbol is to present the team as \"something that definitely exists and weighs eight tonnes\". Work on the game started around 2016, with the local team living in a squat in a former gallery in Tallinn. They were able to secure venture capital into the game during that first year which allowed Kurvitz to seek out the English band British Sea Power for their music for the game's soundtrack. While in Birmingham to speak to the band, Kurvitz realised England was a better location for the main development team as there were more local resources for both development and for voice-overs. During development, some of the staff relocated from Estonia to London and Brighton, with other designers working out of Poland, Romania, and China. Overall, by the time of the game's release, ZA/UM had about 20 outside consultants and 35 in-house developers, with a"}, {"text": "team of eight writers assisting Kurvitz in the game's dialogue. The majority of the game's funding was provided by Estonian businessman Margus Linnam\u00e4e. The game uses the Unity engine. Kurvitz said that an aim was to have a full, complex depth of choices and outcomes, limited by the practicalities of game development. Knowing they could not realistically cover all possible choices, Kurvitz and his team instead focused more on what he called \"microreactivity\", small acts and decisions the player may make such as an embarrassing comment, and how that may propagate throughout events. The dialogue of the player's various skills helped then to provide critique and internalisation of how these small decisions had larger effects on the game world, so that the player would become more aware of such choices in the future. An additional factor in writing was the recognition that there was no real solution to the game; while the player may resolve some portions of the story, the primary case is nearly unworkable, similar to the rest of Revachol. They created the companion Kim as a no-nonsense character to help keep the player on track of resolving some part of the game and recognising that there were"}, {"text": "some story threads they simply could not fix or resolve. As originally planned, the game was to focus on action in a single city location to make the 2017 release. However, as ZA/UM had indicated to investors that this was to be a game that spanned a larger world, they found the need to spread beyond that single location, forcing them to delay the game's release, along with the name change to \"Disco Elysium\". This title plays on a few double meanings related to the word \"disco\"; in one sense, it refers to ideas that briefly gain the spotlight before burning out similar to the fad of disco music, and reflected in the protagonist's clothing style, while in a more literal sense, \"disco\" is Latin for \"I learn\", thus reflecting on the protagonist's overcoming his amnesia to learn about the world of Elysium. Kurvitz had always anticipated the \"No Truce\" title to be more of a working title and wanted to reserve it for when they had bundled \"Disco Elysium\" with a second planned game. Though ZA/UM had initially planned to publish the game through Humble Bundle, they ultimately chose to self-publish it. In March 2025, ZA/UM announced an official"}, {"text": "mobile version of \"Disco Elysium\" for Android, aimed at engaging TikTok users. The release is scheduled for Summer 2025, with pre-registration available on Google Play. Influences and inspirations. The game's art, drawn mostly in a painterly style, was led by Aleksander Rostov, while the soundtrack was written and recorded by the English band Sea Power (at the time of the game's publication, known as British Sea Power). Members of ZA/UM were longtime fans of the band, and approached the group directly to request the use of their music in \"Disco Elysium\". The band agreed to produce the soundtrack, contributing a mix of original compositions and instrumental remixes of previously released songs. Several tracks from Sea Power's discography were reworked for the game's soundtrack. \"Smallest Church in Sussex\", from their 2003 debut \"The Decline of British Sea Power\", was adapted into \"The Smallest Church in Saint-Sa\u00ebns\". \"Up Against It\" from the 2012 \"EP2\" became \"Whirling-In-Rags, 8 AM\". \"Red Rock Riviera\" from the 2012 documentary soundtrack \"From the Sea to the Land Beyond\" was reworked as \"Instrument of Surrender\". Two tracks from their 2017 album \"Let the Dancers Inherit the Party\", \"Wants to Be Free\" and \"Praise for Whatever\", were transformed respectively"}, {"text": "into \"Burn, Baby, Burn\" and \"The Insulindian Miracle\". \"Cleaning out the Rooms\" from the 2011 album \"Valhalla Dancehall\" was remixed into both \"Detective Arriving on the Scene\" and \"ZA/UM\". The track \"Tiger King\" from the 2009 \"Man of Aran\" soundtrack was also remixed but retained its original title. Additionally, the name of the in-game hostel-cafeteria \"Whirling-in-Rags\" is derived from a lyric in the song \"Hail Holy Queen\" from the 2013 album \"Machineries of Joy\". The voice-acting cast includes metal musicians Mikee Goodman of SikTh and Mark Holcomb of Periphery. The original release also had voice-acting by Dasha Nekrasova of the cultural commentary podcast \"Red Scare\" and four of the hosts from the political satire podcast \"Chapo Trap House\"; these would later be replaced in \"The Final Cut\". In a Steam post published in January 2020, ZA/UM cited several works that influenced the writing and style of \"Disco Elysium\". One major influence is the 1999 video game \"\", which, like \"Disco Elysium\", features an amnesiac player character, heavily emphasises dialogue, and is rendered isometrically. The television show \"The Wire\" was also used as an influence for the game's working class setting, while \u00c9mile Zola's writings shared stories on the misery of"}, {"text": "human life that narrative writer Helen Hindpere said she felt resonated within the game. Other works that influenced \"Disco Elysium\" included the video game \"Kentucky Route Zero\"; television shows \"True Detective\" and \"The Shield\"; literary references include \u00c9mile Zola\u2019s \"Germinal\", Dashiell Hammett\u2019s \"The Glass Key\", China Mi\u00e9ville\u2019s \"The City & The City\", and the Soviet sci-fi authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. For visual references, the developers mentioned painters Rembrandt, Ilya Repin, Jenny Saville, Alex Kanevsky, and Wassily Kandinsky. \u00c9mile Zola is likely the most significant literary influence on \"Disco Elysium\". Lead writer Helen Hindpere has repeatedly expressed admiration for the French author, noting that both she and several other members of the studio are longtime fans of his work. Studio founder Robert Kurvitz has similarly acknowledged Zola\u2019s impact, stating during a conference in France that he does not consider himself a writer, as he prefers not to draw comparisons with literary figures of Zola\u2019s stature: \u201cYou are not going to be a better writer than \u00c9mile Zola.\u201d The creators have also said that their work owes a lot to the Estonian urbanist poet Arvi Siig. Kurvitz said while accepting the Estonian President's Young Cultural Figure annual award for 2020 \"Without"}, {"text": "his modernism, Elysium \u2013 the world the game is placed in \u2013 would not be half of what it is.\" He also said Siig's vision of an international, radical and humanist Estonian culture lives on in \"Disco Elysium\". The main protagonist of \"Disco Elysium\" was directly inspired by producer Kaur Kender\u2019s father, who served as a detective in the Soviet police. The scene in which the protagonist vomits due to the stench of a decaying corpse is based on a real incident experienced by Kender\u2019s father during his career. During a livestream, Robert Kurvitz cited \"Fallout\" as an influence, describing \"Disco Elysium\" as being \u201cfrom the \"Fallout\" school of RPG.\u201d He added that the original \"Fallout\" and \"Fallout 2\" were among the first games to demonstrate that \u201cvideo games can be forms of art.\u201d Re-release. An expanded and reworked edition of the game, subtitled \"The Final Cut\", was announced in December 2020. According to lead writer Helen Hindpere, \"The Final Cut\" was directed based on input from players of the original game. It included complete voicework for the nearly 100 characters including the game's narration and the player-character skills, encompassing over 1.2 million words according to Hindpere. Because of the"}, {"text": "importance of the characters to the game, ZA/UM kept voice directing in-house rather than outsourcing the task as typically done with RPG games of this nature. It took about fourteen months to complete the global casting and recording processing for the additional voice overs. While they brought back some of the prior voice actors who had read introductory dialogue lines in conversation trees for their respective characters, ZA/UM sought out new voice actors they felt were a better fit for many roles, especially for minor characters. They came upon jazz musician Lenval Brown for the voice of the narrator and of the player skills, representing nearly half of the game's dialogue, and considered him essential to \"The Final Cut\". Brown spent about eight months with the vocal directors in recording his lines, keeping his voice otherwise constant, slow and meticulous for all of the different characters skills since these were explaining things to the player, but including small nuances to try to distinguish the various facets of each skill's personality. The voice-acting by Nekrasova and the \"Chapo Trap House\" hosts was completely replaced. \"The Final Cut\" allows players the option to use a selection of voice acting for the game,"}, {"text": "such as only having the narrator's voiceover while the other characters presented as text. There are four quests that were cut from the original game but reworked to explore some of the political implications of the game's story, now called Political Vision Quests. These quests were designed to encourage the player to consider how they have developed their player-character and where their decisions have taken the character, and how committed they are to seeing that out, according to Hindpere. Additionally, the expansion includes new art and animations, including two additional tracks by British Sea Power. Release. \"Disco Elysium\" was first released for Windows on 15 October 2019. The macOS version was released on 27 April 2020. One of the first translations that ZA/UM published was the Chinese version, which was released in March 2020. Its release had to bypass the typical approval process needed to release games in China, since Disco Elysium's content did not meet the Chinese governmental standards due to its violence and sexual content. After its release, reviews left by Chinese players indicated that they were drawn to the game, as they appreciated many of its ideological aspects. In May 2020, ZA/UM released an update that improved"}, {"text": "some of the game's performance on lower-end hardware, as well as adding support for additional language translations, which are being developed by the community and by the localisation firm Testronic Labs. After its original release, Kurvitz announced plans for an expansion for the game as well as a full sequel. In addition, a tabletop RPG based on the systems the game used, tentatively titled \"You Are Vapor\", was also announced, with Kurvitz also announcing plans to translate his novel \"Sacred and Terrible Air\" into English, which narratively takes place 20 years after the events of \"Disco Elysium\". In June 2020, it was announced that ZA/UM had partnered with production company dj2 Entertainment to develop a television series based on the game. ZA/UM launched a limited edition clothing and artwork line, Atelier, in March 2021, featuring pieces based on the game. \"The Final Cut\". \"The Final Cut\" was released on 30 March 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Stadia as a free update for existing copies of the game on PC and macOS. Versions for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S were released on 12 October 2021. While the original game was not submitted for rating for the"}, {"text": "Australian Classification Board as it was only released digitally for personal computers, the planned console release of \"The Final Cut\" required a Board review. The game was refused classification by the Board, making it illegal to sell in the country, due to its depiction of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, and violence, as well as showing \"revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency, and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults.\" The ban was appealed by ZA/UM then subsequently dropped, with the game reclassified to an adults-only R18+ rating and allowed to be sold, as the Board acknowledged that the game provided disincentives related to drug-taking behavior where \"regular drug use leads to negative consequences for the player's progression in the game.\" The game was released by Spike Chunsoft in Japan on 25 August 2022. Reception. \"Disco Elysium\" received \"universal acclaim\" according to review aggregator Metacritic, with it being praised for its narrative and conversational systems. \"PC Gamer\" praised the game for its depth, freedom, customisation, and storytelling and called it one of the best RPGs on the PC. \"IGN\" praised the game's open world and compared it favourably"}, {"text": "to \"The Witcher 3\" and \"Red Dead Redemption 2\", despite being much smaller. \"The Washington Post\" said that the game is \"conspicuously well written\". \"GameSpot\" awarded it a 10 out of 10, their first perfect score since 2017. \"PCGamesN\" wrote that the game set new genre standards for exploration and conversation systems. Conversely, \"Eurogamer\" criticised the game for not offering enough choice in role-playing and for a distinct lack of focus. In a review of \"Disco Elysium\" in \"Black Gate\", Joshua Dinges said \"The nihilistic world is remarkably well fleshed out, the non-player characters earnestly realized, and the myriad plot threads extremely engaging. You may have no idea what to do fifty percent of the time, but will still find yourself spending every available minute of the day carrying out nebulous tasks and exploring your fascinating surroundings. Surroundings which, I will add, are all gorgeously represented in the style of expressionist watercolors.\" \"Disco Elysium: The Final Cut\" was reviewed by \"IGN\" and \"Game Informer\", both of which praised the addition of voice lines and new quests. The PlayStation releases were initially found to have game-breaking bugs that made some of the quests impossible to finish. In June 2020, ZA/UM and"}, {"text": "dj2 Entertainment announced that a television series based on the game was under development. Awards. The game was nominated for four awards at The Game Awards 2019 and won all of them, the most at the event. \"Slant Magazine\", \"USGamer\", \"PC Gamer\", and \"Zero Punctuation\" chose it as their game of the year, while \"Time\" included it as one of their top 10 games of the 2010s. The game was also nominated for the 2020 Nebula Award for Best Game Writing. Legal issues and potential related works. Following the critical and commercial success of \"Disco Elysium\", work immediately began on a direct sequel to the game as well as several spin-off projects. The direct sequel, code-named Y12, was led by Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere. Another project, P1, was led by Kender. In October 2022, ZA/UM member Martin Luiga announced that he, Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere of ZA/UM had \"involuntarily left the company\" in late 2021, stating that ZA/UM \"no longer represents the ethos it was founded on.\" Luiga also affirmed that the ZA/UM cultural association had also been dissolved. In an interview, Luiga stated that the other three members had been fired under false pretenses. A spokesperson for ZA/UM denied"}, {"text": "the allegations. In early November 2022, conflicting reports of the events were announced. According to Kurvitz, Zaum Studio O\u00dc, the development studio, was originally owned in majority shares by Margus Linnam\u00e4e, and was then acquired by T\u00fctreke O\u00dc, a holding company owned by studio CEO Ilmar Kompus through a share purchase in 2021. Kurvitz and Rostov claimed that the funds used for that purchase were pulled from the studio itself, making it a fraudulent purchase, upon which they started to challenge the purchase and recover their IP from the studio. Among Kurvitz' and Rostov's complaints is that Kompus purchased four sketches from Zaum that were establishing the basis for a \"Disco Elysium\" sequel for , then resold these to Zaum for , effectively helping Kompus regain part of the money spent to acquire Zaum through T\u00fctreke. Kurvitz and Rostov discovered the change in how the company was organised, including their demotion, and were fired when they began raising questions. Kurvitz and Rostov argued that they still have some control of the \"Disco Elysium\" intellectual property rights, and thus should have had a say in blocking the sale. Zaum Studio denied the charges in a statement, and alleged that the former"}, {"text": "employees had been let go for creating a disruptive environment at the studio, claiming that the two had \"limited to no engagement in their responsibility and work\", as well as verbally abused and discriminated against other employees. Other employees of Zaum Studio, speaking anonymously with \"GamesIndustry.biz\", claimed the situation was \"not black and white\". Legal proceedings in the matter were started by Kaur Kender, the executive producer of \"Disco Elysium\". Kender had asked similar questions of the change in Zaum's management, leading to his firing. He filed suit asserting that Kompus owed him . Kender further asserted that Kompus was aided by T\u00f5nis Haavel, an Estonian investor and Kompus' brother-in-law who had been convicted of fraud and was already in debt. Haavel has a majority share in Yessirnosir Ltd., a United Kingdom subsidiary of Zaum where the \"Disco Elysium\" rights are held. An initial hearing in Kender's case, which included statements from Kurvitz, was held in October 2022. By December 2022, Kender had dropped his lawsuit, as Kompus had paid back from T\u00fctreke back to ZA/UM. Kurvitz and Rostov still assert that there were illegal actions to take over the development studio leading to their ouster. The studio issued a"}, {"text": "statement on 14 March 2023 stating that all legal actions from the former members were concluded. Of Kender, he had \"divested all his shares in the studio, repaid all his debts to the studio\", and paid for the studio's legal fees under court order. Of Kurvitz and Rostov, the studio alleged that their lawsuit was dropped due to a lack of evidence. Further details of these cases remain confidential. On 17 March 2023, Kurvitz and Rostov responded to this statement by clarifying that the announcement was \"wrong and misleading in several respects\" and \"[sought] to unfairly paint [them] - the remaining minority shareholders in ZA/UM - as mere disgruntled employees.\" Kurvitz and Rostov also stated that their lawsuit regarding employment claims against the studio was dismissed \"as part of a larger campaign against [them]\" and that they plan to \"pursue legal options accordingly.\" Following the ouster of Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere, work on the direct sequel project Y12 continued for several months under Argo Tuulik, one of the writers on \"Disco Elysium\", and Dora Klind\u017ei\u0107 until management cancelled it in mid-2022. Shortly thereafter, Tuulik and Klind\u017ei\u0107 were asked to pitch a \"standalone expansion\" to \"Disco Elysium\", X7, later revealed to"}, {"text": "be titled \"Locust City: A Disco Elysium Story\", which centered on the characters of Cuno and Cunoesse. The game was greenlighted by management without a pre-production period. Full production began before the understaffed writing duo had a full outline of the game. They gained additional staff when Kender's project P1 was cancelled pursuant to his ouster. In May 2023, People Make Games published the findings of their investigation into ZA/UM's legal situation, in which Tuulik was featured heavily in interviews. Klind\u017ei\u0107 alleged that company executives isolated Tuulik in retaliation for unfavorable comments made toward them in the documentary. The team produced a \"well-received\" internal demo for X7 at the end of 2023. In February 2024, \"Sports Illustrated\"'s \"GLHF\" gaming publication reported that ZA/UM was laying off about 25% of its staff, including Tuulik and Klind\u017ei\u0107, cancelling X7, and confirmed the earlier cancellation of Y12. Tuulik noted that the layoffs primarily targeted women and team members who had raised complaints about working conditions. \"PC Gamer\" reported that the only remaining projects at ZA/UM were M0, a \"Disco Elysium\" mobile game, and C4, an unrelated RPG. After leaving ZA/UM, Kurvitz and Rostov launched Red Info in June 2022, a development studio to"}, {"text": "work on a spiritual successor to \"Disco Elysium\". Three separate studios, each with some former members of ZA/UM, announced simultaneously in October 2024 that they were also working on spiritual successors. One studio, Longdue, included Martin Luiga - formerly of Red Info - plus Disco Elysium narrator Lenval Brown and other developers from Bungie, Rockstar Games. Longdue announced the their game \"Hopetown\", which was funded via a Kickstarter campaign in April 2025. The other, Dark Math Games, includes Kender and other ZA/UM developers, and has named their game \"XXX Nightshift\". The third studio, Summer Eternal, includes \"Disco Elysium\" writers Argo Tuulik (formerly employed at both Dark Math Games and Longdue) and Olga Moskvina and other senior developers from ZA/UM."}, {"text": "Dylan File (born June 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears. Amateur career. File attended Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah, where he played baseball. In 2014, his senior year, he went 7\u20132 with a 0.63 ERA along with batting .400. Unselected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Dixie State University where he played college baseball. In 2015, File's freshman season at Dixie State, he appeared in 12 games (ten starts) in which he went 6\u20131 with a 2.63 ERA, striking out 44 over innings. He was named the Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2016, he started 14 games, going 6\u20131 with a 2.99 ERA. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. In 2017, his junior year, File went 8\u20132 with a 3.58 ERA over 15 games (14 starts), striking out 75 over 93 innings, earning Pacific West Co-Pitcher of the Year. Professional career. Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers selected File in the 21st round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. File signed"}, {"text": "with Milwaukee and made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers. Over 12 games (seven starts), he went 1\u20132 with a 4.02 ERA. In 2018, he spent the season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star, and compiled an 8\u201310 record with a 3.96 ERA, striking out 114 over innings and 25 starts. In 2019, he began the year with the Carolina Mudcats (earning Carolina League All-Star honors) before being promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers in June, with whom he finished the year. Over 26 starts between both teams, File pitched to a 15\u20136 record with a 3.24 ERA, collecting 136 strikeouts over 147 innings. File did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season. In February 2021, File underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right elbow, forcing him to miss the beginning of the 2021 season. He was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 2. He was activated in early July and was assigned to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A East."}, {"text": "Over 13 starts, File went 2\u20135 with a 5.36 ERA and 45 strikeouts over innings. He was assigned back to Nashville to begin the 2022 season. He was outrighted off the 40-man roster on May 23, 2022. File was released after the season on November 15. Doosan Bears. On November 16, 2022, File signed a contract with the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. In late February 2023, File took a comebacker to the head during a live batting practice session in Australia and missed the beginning of the season. On May 4, File made his KBO debut, allowing 5 runs and 5 hits against the Hanwha Eagles. His second and final start with the Bears saw him give up 4 runs (3 earned) and 5 hits in 5 innings pitched against the Lotte Giants. He later experienced elbow problems and was released by the Bears on June 8. Arizona Diamondbacks. On January 20, 2024, File signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 21 games (20 starts) split between the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and Triple-A Reno Aces, he accumulated a 5-10 record and 5.27 ERA with 74 strikeouts across innings pitched. File elected free agency following"}, {"text": "the season on November 4. Seattle Mariners. On January 2, 2025, File signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners."}, {"text": "Iuliia Sergeevna Artemeva (, born 16 March 2005) is a Russian pair skater. With her former partner, Mikhail Nazarychev, she is the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia bronze medalist. On the junior level, Artemeva/Nazarychev are the 2020 World Junior bronze medalists, the 2020 Russian junior national bronze medalists, the 2019 JGP Croatia champions, the 2019 JGP Russia silver medalists, and 2019\u201320 Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers. Career. Early years. Artemeva began learning how to skate in 2008 at the age of three. Up until the end of 2017\u201318 figure skating season, she trained as a single skater in her hometown of Kazan at the Strela Youth Sports School. Coached by Svetlana Romanova and Rezeda Sibgatullina, she finished 14th at 2018 Russian Younger Age Nationals. Artemeva made the transition to pairs at the beginning of the 2018\u201319 figure skating season, teaming up with current partner Mikhail Nazarychev and relocating to Perm. Artemeva/Nazarychev only competed domestically during the 2018\u201319 season and finished 10th at 2019 Russian Elder Age Nationals. 2019\u201320 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev made their international junior debut in September at the 2019 JGP Russia. The team placed second in both their short program and their free skate to earn a silver medal on"}, {"text": "the all-Russian podium between teammates Kseniia Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov and Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov. At their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, 2019 JGP Croatia, Artemeva/Nazarychev won gold and set new personal bests after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate, thus qualifying to the 2019\u201320 Junior Grand Prix Final. In qualifying to the Final, Artemeva/Nazarychev secured byes into the 2020 Russian Championships on both the senior and junior levels. They placed fourth at the Final. Seventh at the senior nationals, they were bronze medalists at junior nationals, securing a place at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Artemeva/Nazarychev were third in the short program, narrowly behind second-place finishers Akhanteva/Kolesov. The free skate proved a struggle, Artemeva falling on both throw jumps as well as her side-by-side double Axel attempt. They nevertheless remained in bronze medal position, aided by errors by fourth-place finishers Hocke/Kunkel of Germany. 2020\u201321 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev made their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, where they finished fifth. They placed eighth at the 2021 Russian Championships and then won the Russian junior national title. 2021\u201322 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as"}, {"text": "their first Grand Prix, but following the event's cancellation they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia. Fourth in the short program, they rose to third in the free skate to win the bronze medal behind Chinese teams Sui/Han and Peng/Jin. At their second event, the 2021 Internationaux de France, they placed second in both programs to take the silver medal, making only one error in their free skate when Artemeva doubled and stepped out of her planned triple toe loop. Nazarychev said afterward, \"overall, it was a good performance. We set goals for ourselves to do well on the Grand Prix, and I think we fulfilled that.\" At the 2022 Russian Championships, Artemeva/Nazarychev finished in fifth. They also competed at the junior edition, losing to Natalia Khabibullina / Ilya Knyazhuk. On 2 June 2022, it was announced that Artemeva/Nazarychev had ended their partnership. Artemeva teamed up with Aleksei Briukhanov. Competitive highlights. \"GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix\" Detailed results. \"Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in\" bold."}, {"text": "Jane was launched at Kingston upon Hull in 1813 as a West Indiaman. Between 1818 and 1836 she was a whaler in the northern whale fishery. She then became a merchantman and was wrecked in 1866. West Indiaman. \"Jane\" entered \"Lloyd's Register\" (\"LR\") in 1813 with John Mazon, master, Raines & Co., owners, and trade Hull\u2013Saint Croix. As a West Indiaman she was armed with 10 cannons, though her owners reduced her armament after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. (Once she became a whaler she did not need any armament as she no longer had to fear privateers and pirates in the Caribbean.) Northern Fisheries whaler. From 1818 on, \"Jane\" became a whaler in the Northern Whale Fisheries, first at Greenland and then at the Davis Strait. In 1818 her captain was Sadler; in 1817 he had been captain of , whaling at Greenland. The following data is from Coltish: On 8 April 1828 \"Lloyd's List\" reported that \"Jane\", Maddison, master, had put into Stromness leaky. Three days later it reported that she had been surveyed and had resumed her voyage. On 30 September 1835, \"Jane\", \"Middleton\", and \"Viewforth\" were beset by ice in Davis Strait while in close"}, {"text": "proximity. On 15 November, \"Middleton\" was crushed and sank. \"Jane\" and \"Viewforth\" split \"Middleton\"s crew. In January 1835, \"Jane\", Tather, master, got free of the ice at . Merchantman. After having returned from the Davis Strait in 1836, without having killed a single whale (i.e., \"Clean\"), with whaling in the previous two years having been almost as poor, and after her overwintering in Davis Strait, her owners shifted her to the merchant trade. In 1842 Captain W. Tather sailed \"Jane\" to Greenland again, but the voyage was not very successful. She killed one whale and 861 seals. Fate. \"LR\" for 1867 had unchanged information from that for 1865, except that it carried the annotation \"[wr]ecked\"."}, {"text": "The O2 Victoria Warehouse is a live music venue in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The venue is made up of two storage warehouses used during the early to mid-20th century. It was redeveloped as a music venue in 2012 and given its current name in 2018. Location. The venue is on the banks of the Bridgewater Canal in Old Trafford, behind a stone quay. History. The premises began construction in the 1920s by the Liverpool Warehousing Company as a storage facility for the city, with the two warehouses opening in 1925 and 1927, respectively. The site covered . It was later used for food storage, before being largely destroyed by fire in 1980. In 1982, a mural by Walter Kershaw was drawn on the storage buildings, showing the industries in Trafford Park, as well as players from nearby Manchester United F.C. It was replaced with a second mural on 1 November 1993, also by Kershaw, featuring updated images. The mural had to be temporarily dismantled in 2006 over health and safety concerns. The mural was subsequently renovated and restored, before being removed again in 2014. The site was purchased by developers in 2009 and the buildings reconstructed with modern"}, {"text": "facilities. It opened on 8 April 2012, and acquired a wedding licence in August 2015. On 14 May 2015, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, gave a speech at the venue entitled \"Building a Northern Powerhouse\" and covered the government's proposed redevelopment of cities in Northern England. The venue was renamed the O2 Victoria Warehouse as part of a longstanding deal between Live Nation Entertainment who own Academy Music Group, and O2. Events. The venue has attracted several major music artists, including Thom Yorke, Sam Fender and Lizzo. In October 2019, following noise complaints at the nearby Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a representative from Academy Music Group said that all Victoria Warehouse events are attended by an acoustic engineer monitoring noise levels, and that they received no direct complaints."}, {"text": "Since 2016, 45th and 47th President of the United States Donald Trump and his allies have promoted several conspiracy theories related to the Trump\u2013Ukraine scandal. One such theory seeks to blame Ukraine, instead of Russia, for interference in the 2016 United States presidential election. Also among the conspiracy theories are accusations against Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, and several elements of the right-wing Russia investigation origins conspiracy theory. American intelligence agencies believe that Russia engaged in a years-long campaign to frame Ukraine for the 2016 election interference, that the Kremlin is the driving force behind the promotion of the fictitious alternative narratives, and that these conspiracy theories are harmful to the United States. FBI director Christopher A. Wray stated to ABC News that \"We have no information that indicates that Ukraine interfered with the 2016 presidential election\" and that \"as far as the [2020] election itself goes, we think Russia represents the most significant threat.\" On August 18, 2020, the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee released its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, finding that while he was Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort worked with a close associate, who was a Russian intelligence officer, \"on narratives"}, {"text": "that sought to undermine evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election\" and to direct such suspicions toward Ukraine. Background. According to FBI witness interview notes released in October 2019, upon hearing news of a hack of a Democratic National Committee server in June 2016, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort speculated that Ukraine rather than Russia was culpable, a narrative that was also promoted by Konstantin Kilimnik, thought to be a Russian intelligence asset with whom Manafort was working along with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. The Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded in August 2020 that during the campaign Manafort actively worked with Kilimnik, whom the report called a \"Russian intelligence officer,\" to deflect interference suspicions from Russia onto Ukraine, characterizing Manafort's activities as a \"grave counterintelligence threat\". The \"New Yorker\" found that reporting of the conspiracy in the right-wing media was initiated by Peter Schweizer, a former \"Breitbart News\" contributor and president of the Government Accountability Institute, \"a self-styled corruption watchdog group chaired and funded by conservative mega-donor Rebekah Mercer\"<ref name=\"Korte_Mider_10/3/2019\"></ref> and founded by Steve Bannon. Adoption by Trump. President Trump had long felt that the conclusion of the United States Intelligence Community and the Mueller Report"}, {"text": "\u2013 that the Russian government had interfered in the 2016 election to benefit him \u2013 might undermine the legitimacy of his election as president. Trump and his alliesmost notably his personal attorney Rudy Giulianipromoted the alternative narrative that the Ukrainian government, not Russia, had interfered to benefit Hillary Clinton, in coordination with Democrats, the digital forensics company CrowdStrike, and the FBI, and asserted that the Russian government had been framed. Trump also sought to use Julian Assange and WikiLeaks to promote the idea that Russia was innocent. On 16 August 2017, U.S. Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher visited Assange and told him that Trump would pardon him on condition that he would agree to say that Russia was not involved in the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leaks. At his extradition hearings in 2020, Assange's defence team alleged in court that this offer was made \"on instructions from the president\". Trump and Rohrabacher subsequently said they had never spoken about the offer and Rohrabacher said he had made the offer on his own initiative.<ref name=\"Bowcott_Borger_19/2/2020\"></ref><ref name=\"Mai-Duc_17/8/2017\"></ref> \"The New York Times\" reported in November 2019 that American intelligence determined Russia conducted a years-long campaign to frame Ukraine for the 2016 election interference."}, {"text": "Contrary to Trump's allegations, it is the consensus judgment of the American intelligence community and the Senate Intelligence Committee that it was Russia, not Ukraine, that interfered in the 2016 elections. Trump also falsely asserted that CrowdStrike, a publicly owned American company, was owned by an unnamed wealthy Ukrainian oligarch. The conspiracy theory claimed that the company \u2014 which had investigated a hack of a Democratic National Committee (DNC) server \u2014 had planted evidence on the server to implicate Russia, and that the FBI had failed to take possession of the server to verify that claim. Although the FBI did not take possession of the server, CrowdStrike had provided the FBI with an exact disk image and traffic logs of the server to conduct its own analysis, which led the Mueller Report to concur with the intelligence community that the server had been hacked by Russian intelligence. Two weeks prior to taking office, Trump was briefed by top American intelligence officials that American, British and Dutch intelligence had attributed the DNC hack to Russia by hacking into Russian intelligence networks and observing stolen DNC emails there. Trump was also told at that meeting that a Russian mole the CIA had"}, {"text": "cultivated for decades and who had reached the highest levels of the Kremlin told the CIA that Putin personally ordered and orchestrated the Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump also asserted without evidence that Ukraine was in possession of the DNC server, as well as Hillary Clinton's deleted emails. Trump and Giuliani falsely asserted that Ukraine's involvement also included the Steele dossier, which was echoed by congressman Devin Nunes, a staunch Trump defender, during an impeachment inquiry hearing in September 2019. One former senior White House official said Trump explicitly stated Ukraine was culpable because \"Putin told me.\" The conspiracy theory later evolved to include baseless allegations of corruption by Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in their activities in Ukraine. In November 2019, Trump ally senator Rand Paul extended the conspiracy theory by asserting without evidence that the anonymous whistleblower who had triggered the Trump-Ukraine scandal \"is a material witness to the possible corruption of Hunter Biden and Joe Biden,\" adding, \"[the whistleblower] might have traveled with Joe Biden to Ukraine for all we know.\" \"Bloomberg News\" reported in January 2020 that American intelligence and law enforcement were examining whether Russia was involved in promoting disinformation to"}, {"text": "undermine Biden as part of a campaign to disrupt the 2020 election. In August 2020, CNN reported that intelligence officials had briefed senators, representatives and both the Biden and Trump campaigns with information \"indicating Russia is behind an ongoing disinformation push targeting\" Biden. This led Trump to pressure Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into the matters, which triggered the Trump\u2013Ukraine scandal, which in turn led to the opening of an impeachment inquiry into Trump. During an October 16, 2019, press meeting in the Oval Office, Trump asked about the DNC server eight times in rapid succession, which \"they say, is held by a company whose primary ownership, individual, is from Ukraine.\" His staff had repeatedly attempted to persuade Trump that the conspiracy theory had no merit, including his former homeland security advisor Tom Bossert, who later remarked, \"the DNC server and that conspiracy theory has got to go...If he continues to focus on that white whale, it's going to bring him down.\" During November 2019 hearings for the impeachment inquiry, Fiona Hill \u2014 until August 2019 the top Russia expert on the National Security Council \u2014 criticized Republicans for promulgating a \"fictional narrative\": As Trump and other"}, {"text": "Republicans used the hearings to promote the Ukraine interference conspiracy theory, Russian president Vladimir Putin remarked, \"We see what is going on there in the U.S. now. Thank God nobody is accusing us anymore of interfering in the U.S. elections. Now they're accusing Ukraine.\" During the weeks leading to Hill's testimony, American intelligence officials had briefed senators and their staffs about a yearslong campaign by Russia to frame Ukraine for the 2016 election interference. Propagators among Republican members of Congress. Republican representatives and senators who have promoted the idea that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election despite conclusions that there is no evidence of this from the Senate Intelligence Committee and U.S. intelligence agencies include the following: Senators. In response to these statements by Republican senators, as well as making other unsubstantiated claims including about the Mueller investigation, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on December 10, 2019, that the Senate GOP is becoming the \"conspiracy caucus\". Schumer said that Trump, Attorney General William Barr and GOP lawmakers should stop \"pushing baseless conspiracy theories and instead work in a bipartisan fashion to ensure the FBI and the Intelligence Community have the full support and resources necessary to stop Putin"}, {"text": "and any other foreign adversary from interfering in the 2020 elections.\" On December 20, 2019, former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), an ardent critic of President Trump, published an opinion piece in \"The Washington Post\" admonishing House and Senate Republicans for \"attempting to shift blame with the promotion of bizarre and debunked conspiracy theories\", and asked them to administer impartial justice in the upcoming Impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Statements by Cabinet-level officials. Appearing to support conspiracy theories. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. On November 26, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to grant legitimacy to the notion that Ukraine, rather than or in addition to Russia, was behind interference in the 2016 United States elections. He had been asked by a reporter \"Do you believe that the U.S. and Ukraine should investigate the theory that it was Ukraine and not Russia that hacked the DNC emails in 2016?\" Pompeo responded \"Any time there is information that indicates any country has messed with American elections, we not only have a right but a duty to make sure we chase that down,\" adding, \"to protect our elections, America should leave no stone unturned.\" This is despite Pompeo's former role personally briefing"}, {"text": "President Trump as CIA director that Russia was behind the interference, as well as his May 2017 testimony to the Senate. Attorney General William Barr. On December 10, 2019, the day following the publication of a Justice Department inspector general report on the origins of the Mueller investigation, Barr claimed in an interview with NBC news that the Russia investigation was \"completely baseless\" and said he believed the FBI's investigation was conducted in \"bad faith\". Unlike FBI Director Christopher Wray's remarks the day prior, Barr refused to refute the conspiracy theory of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election. Barr again asserted the FBI investigation was opened \"without any basis\" in April 2020. Denying conspiracy theories. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray. On December 9, 2019, following the release of the DoJ inspector general's report into the origins of the FBI-Mueller Russia investigation, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray was interviewed by ABC News. In the interview, Wray pushed back on the conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election, stating \"We have no information that indicates that Ukraine interfered with the 2016 presidential election\" and \"as far as the [2020] election itself goes, we think Russia represents the most significant"}, {"text": "threat.\" Wray added, \"there's all kinds of people saying all kinds of things out there. I think it's important for the American people to be thoughtful consumers of information and to think about the sources of it and to think about the support and predication for what they hear.\" Distraction using Russian interference investigation. President Trump directed attorney general Bill Barr to \"investigate the investigators\" who opened the FBI investigation into Russian interference, supposedly for partisan political motives to harm Trump; allied intelligence services are alleged to have been part of the scheme. That FBI investigation led to the Mueller investigation, resulting in convictions of some 2016 Trump campaign associates. In September 2019 it was reported that Barr has been contacting foreign governments to ask for help in this inquiry. He personally traveled to the United Kingdom and Italy to seek information, and at Barr's request Trump phoned the prime minister of Australia to request his cooperation. One British official with knowledge of Barr's requests observed, \"it is like nothing we have come across before, they are basically asking, in quite robust terms, for help in doing a hatchet job on their own intelligence services.\" Barr sought information related to"}, {"text": "a conspiracy theory that had circulated among Trump allies in conservative media claiming that Joseph Mifsud was a Western intelligence operative who was supposedly directed to entrap Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos in order to establish a false predicate for the FBI to open its investigation. That investigation was initiated after the Australian government notified American authorities in July 2016 that its diplomat Alexander Downer had had a chance encounter with Papadopoulos in May 2016 \u2013 two months before the DNC website hacking became known \u2013 and that Papadopoulos told him that the Russian government had \"dirt\" on Clinton in the form of emails. On October 2, 2019, Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch Trump supporter and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Italy, asserting as fact that both Mifsud and Downer had been directed to contact Papadopoulos. Joe Hockey, the Australian ambassador to the United States, sharply rejected Graham's characterization of Downer. A former Italian government official told \"The Washington Post\" in October 2019 that during a meeting the previous month, Italian intelligence services told Barr they had \"no connections, no activities, no interference\" in the matter; Italian prime minister"}, {"text": "Giuseppe Conte later affirmed this. \"The Washington Post\" reported on November 22, 2019, that the Justice Department inspector general had aggressively investigated the allegation that Mifsud had been directed to entrap Papadopoulos, but found it was without merit. American law enforcement believes Mifsud is connected to Russian intelligence. \"The New York Times\" reported in December 2019 that Barr's designated investigator John Durham was examining the role of former CIA director John Brennan in assessing Russian interference in 2016, requesting emails, call logs and other documents. Brennan had been a vocal critic of Trump and a target of the president's accusations of improper activities toward him. \"The Times\" reported Durham was specifically examining Brennan's views of the Steele dossier and what he said about it to the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Brennan and former director of national intelligence James Clapper had testified to Congress that the CIA and other intelligence agencies did not rely on the dossier in preparing the January 2017 intelligence community assessment of Russian interference, and allies of Brennan said he disagreed with the FBI view that the dossier should be given significant weight, as the CIA characterized it as \"internet rumor.\" \"Politico\" reported in July 2019"}, {"text": "that after becoming CIA director in 2017, Trump loyalist Mike Pompeo intensely challenged CIA analysts on their findings that Russian interference was designed to help Trump, but he found no evidence to dispute it. The \"Times\" reported in February 2020 that Durham was examining whether intelligence community officials, and specifically Brennan, had concealed or manipulated evidence of Russian interference to achieve a desired result. FBI and NSA officials told Durham that his pursuit of this line of inquiry was due to his misunderstanding of how the intelligence community functions. CrowdStrike. Numerous conspiracy theories falsely assert that CrowdStrike is actually owned by a wealthy Ukrainian oligarch. In fact, CrowdStrike is not owned by a wealthy Ukrainian oligarch, but is a publicly traded company headquartered in California, and the DNC server is actually 140 individual servers, decommissioned and located in the United States, rather than being in Ukraine, as Trump has claimed. The conspiracy theory additionally falsely asserts that FBI agents were not allowed to examine the server because such action would expose the DNC plot, when in fact (and as documented in the Mueller Report), system images and traffic logs of the DNC servers were provided to the FBI, making it"}, {"text": "unnecessary for them to actually possess the 140 physical servers. This conspiracy theory, that originated from a \"GRU (\"Glavnoye razvedyvatel'noye upravleniye\"; 'Main Intelligence Directorate') persona, 'Guccifer 2.0'\", was created \"to cast doubt on Russia's culpability in the DNC [intrusion]\". Political \"quid pro quo\". During a White House press briefing on October 17, 2019, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney linked the DNC server conspiracy theory to the Barr inquiry, as well as to a \"quid pro quo\" for the withholding of military aid to Ukraine, stating, \"Did [Trump] also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely. No question about that. But that's it, and that's why we held up the money.\" While the Justice Department had previously indicated that the Barr inquiry was examining whether Ukraine played any role in the opening of the 2016 FBI investigation into Russian interference, a department official declined to comment on whether that included the DNC server theory. \"The New York Times\" reported Justice Department officials were confused and angered by Mulvaney's linkage of the DNC server, a possible \"quid pro quo\", with Ukraine and the Barr inquiry. Hours later, Mulvaney released a statement denying he had made"}, {"text": "any suggestion of a \"quid pro quo\"."}, {"text": "Vyacheslav Chechenev (born 19 September 1959) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The E-Branch Guide to Psionics is a 1996 role-playing game supplement for Brian Lumley's \"The World of Necroscope\" published by West End Games. Contents. \"The E-Branch Guide to Psionics\" is a supplement about the top-secret British government organization known as E-Branch, which performs intelligence operations using psychic powers. Reception. Andy Butcher reviewed \"The E-Branch Guide to Psionics\" for \"Arcane\" magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that \"Fans of Lumley will be interested to see how the powers, which help maintain \"Necroscope\"'s unique feel, have been implemented in the game. But even then it's hardly required reading for more casual players.\""}, {"text": "Adoration of the Shepherds is a c. 1480 tempera and gold on panel painting by the Italian painter Carlo Crivelli. It is now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Strasbourg, for which it was acquired in Florence by Wilhelm von Bode. Its inventory number is 171. Art historians are uncertain about the dating of the painting, and propositions have ranged from 1470 to 1491. Its commissioner is unknown but the work relates to the \"Nativity\" panel in the predella of the Ottoni Altarpiece in Matelica. Its attribution has varied - in 1896 Charles Loeser argued it was a fake and Drey wrote of its artist as an elusive \"Master of the Adoration of Strasbourg\", but it is now held to be a late completely autograph work by Crivelli. Zampetti refers to it as \"a small masterpiece\". Bethlehem is shown in the work's background, possibly modelled on Ascoli Piceno, with the addition of a column with a gilded statue, one of the most noted ancient monuments of Constantinople. The perspectivally foreshortened Christ Child leans on a corner of the Madonna's mantle in a manner reminiscent of Mantegna's Ovetari Chapel frescoes."}, {"text": "Edward Ch\u00e1vez may refer to:"}, {"text": "Igor Yulchiyev (born 13 October 1966) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Parapentacentrus is a genus of crickets, in the subfamily Itarinae. It has also been placed in the subfamily Pentacentrinae. Species can be found in Indo-China, south-east China and Taiwan. Species. The following species are recognised in the genus \"Parapentacentrus\":"}, {"text": "Anne Bertolotti is a French biochemist and cell biologist who works as Programme Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC LMB) in Cambridge, UK. In 2022 she was appointed Head of the MRC LMB's Neurobiology Division. She is known for her research into the cellular defences against misfolded proteins and the mechanisms underlying their deposition, the molecular problem causative of neurodegenerative diseases. Education. Anne Bertolotti earned 2 B.S. degrees in biochemistry and plant physiology and an M.S. degree in cell and molecular biology from the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg, France. Bertolotti also received her PhD from the Louis Pasteur University for the discovery of hTAFII68 (now TAF15) while working with Laszlo Tora and Pierre Chambon at (IGBMC). Academic career. Bertolotti did her post-doctoral research with David Ron at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, NYU Medical Center, New York, United States, making seminal discoveries in the mammalian unfolded protein response. In 2001, Bertolotti became an Inserm Associate Professor at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. In 2006, she became a group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Bertolotti's research focuses on protein quality control systems in cells, due to their importance as the cellular defence against the"}, {"text": "misfolded proteins that accumulate in degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease. She is known for her work on the mechanisms governing aggregation of disease-causing proteins, for identifying components of cellular defense mechanisms against protein aggregation and for the discovery of strategies to rescue cell survival under protein misfolding stress. One of such strategies consists of selective inhibition of an eIF2 phosphatase to reduce transient protein synthesis, allowing the cell to \"catch up\" with the required handling of misfolded proteins. Her group subsequently demonstrated that selective inhibitors had therapeutic effects in mouse models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Huntington's disease. One of the inhibitors discovered in Bertolotti's lab, Sephin1, has passed through favourable Phase 1 clinical trials in 2019 and is being developed for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease."}, {"text": "Vladimir Antakov (13 July 1957 \u2013 16 August 2011) was a Soviet field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The Smithfield Tithing Office, at 35 W. Center in Smithfield, Utah, is a tithing building which was built sometime around 1910, between 1905 and 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a one-story brick bungalow building. It replaced a previous tithing building which was demolished during 1908\u201309."}, {"text": "Igor Atanov (born 28 September 1964) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Sergey Shakhvorostov (born 16 May 1963) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Aleksandr Domashev (4 November 1958 \u2013 27 March 2024) was a Soviet field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Domashev died on 27 March 2024, at the age of 65."}, {"text": "Igor Davydov (born 25 January 1966) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Yevgeny Nechayev (born 29 October 1967) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Disney's Snow White, or simply Snow White, is a 2025 American musical fantasy film that is a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney's 1937 animated film \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\", itself based on the 1812 fairy tale \"Snow White\" by the Brothers Grimm. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Marc Platt Productions, the film was directed by Marc Webb and written by Erin Cressida Wilson. It stars Rachel Zegler as the title character, a princess who escapes assassination by her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot), and joins with Seven Dwarfs and a rogue bandit named Jonathan (Andrew Burnap) to reclaim her kingdom. Plans for a \"Snow White\" remake were confirmed in October 2016, with Wilson attached as a screenwriter. Webb entered talks to direct in May 2019 and was announced as director in September. Principal photography took place in the United Kingdom from March to July 2022, with additional reshoots taking place in June 2024. The film was initially set to be released in March 2024 but faced delays due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Prior to its release, the film generated significant controversy regarding its color-blind casting, changes to the story, and the reimagining of the Seven Dwarfs."}, {"text": "Additional controversy stemmed from lead actress Zegler's public critiques of the original film and Donald Trump, as well as her and Gadot's opposing views on the Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict, leading to calls for boycotts on both political sides. \"Snow White\" premiered at the Alc\u00e1zar of Segovia in Segovia, Spain, on March 12, 2025, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 21. It received mixed reviews; critics praised Zegler's performance but took issue with some of the film's stylistic choices. With a production budget of $240\u2013270 million, it is one of Disney's most expensive films. It has grossed $206 million worldwide and is considered by analysts to be a box-office bomb. Despite this, the film had a good performance when it was released on home media. Plot. A benevolent queen gives birth during a snowstorm. To honor the day, she and her husband name their daughter Snow White. Years later, after the queen dies of a sudden illness, the king hastily remarries before embarking on a military campaign. When he disappears, the new queen usurps the throne, revealing herself as an enchantress whose vanity surpasses her beauty. Under the Evil Queen's rule, subjects are either left destitute or conscripted"}, {"text": "into the royal guard. Fearing that Snow White's beauty will outshine her own, the Queen confines Snow White to the palace, forces her to work as a scullery maid and asks a Magic Mirror daily who is \"the fairest one of all\". The Mirror always responds in her favor. One day, Snow White sees Jonathan, the leader of a band of bandits, raiding the pantry. When he is sentenced to be tied to the gates, she frees him. That same day, the Magic Mirror deems Snow White as the fairest. The Queen orders the Royal Huntsman to take Snow White into the forest, kill her, and bring her heart back in a jeweled box. The Huntsman instead warns Snow White of the Queen's intentions. At his urging, Snow White flees deep into the forest. Woodland animals lead Snow White to a secluded cottage, where she falls asleep. She awakens later that night to find herself confronted by the owners, the Seven Dwarfs who work in a diamond mine. They sympathize with her and agree to let her stay. Meanwhile, the Queen, having learned from the Magic Mirror that Snow White is still alive, imprisons the Huntsman before ordering a search."}, {"text": "Snow White and Jonathan meet again in the forest and fend off the guards alongside the bandits. The two realize their feelings for each other before Jonathan departs to find the king, whom Snow White believes may still be alive. Jonathan is captured by the guards and imprisoned by the Queen, who deduces Snow White's whereabouts. Retreating to her secret chambers, she creates a magic poisoned apple that will put whoever eats it into a death-like sleep. Transforming into a peddler woman, the Queen goes to the cottage after the miners leave for work. Claiming to be an ally of Jonathan's, the Queen tricks Snow White into eating the apple; she then reveals to her stepdaughter that she killed her father. Snow White falls into a death-like sleep, and the Queen retreats to her castle. The miners find her sleeping body upon returning. Having escaped alongside the Huntsman, Jonathan arrives to discover her dead and mournfully kisses her. Snow White awakens and rallies the miners and Jonathan's bandits to overthrow the Evil Queen. Snow White confronts her stepmother, who forcefully goads her to take the throne, placing a diamond dagger into her hand. Snow White refuses to hurt her, reminding"}, {"text": "the people what the kingdom used to be like under her parents' rule. Moved, the guards turn on the Queen and join the miners, the bandits, the Huntsman, and the civilians. The Queen tries to attack Snow White, but the miners and bandits defend her. The Magic Mirror tells the Queen that Snow White will always be fairer than her due to her kindness and justness. Snow White arrives to see the Queen angrily destroying the Mirror, the source of her powers. As a result, she turns into glass herself and disappears into a vortex while the Magic Mirror repairs itself. With Snow White named the new queen at a grand party, everyone in the kingdom arrives to celebrate. Cast. Additionally, Hadley Fraser and Lorena Andrea appear as the Good King and the Good Queen, Snow White's parents. Appearing as Jonathan's team of seven bandits are George Appleby as Quigg who is a \"master of the crossbow\", Colin Michael Carmichael as Farno, Samuel Baxter as Scythe, Jimmy Johnston as Finch, Dujonna Gift as Maple who is Quigg's love interest, Idriss Kargbo as Bingley, and Jaih Betote as Norwich. The royal guards consist of Adrian Bower as the captain of the"}, {"text": "guards, Felipe Bejarano as Guard Paul who used to work as a farmer that also grew cherry trees, Simeon Oakes as Guard Matthew who used to work as a baker, Joshmaine Joseph as Guard William, and Chike Chan as Guard Arthur. Production. Development. On October 31, 2016, \"The Hollywood Reporter\" reported that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a live-action remake of \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\", with Marc Platt, an avid fan of the original film, signed on as lead producer and Erin Cressida Wilson being in talks to write the screenplay. Callum McDougall, in his third producing collaboration with Disney and Platt, serves as an executive producer. Disney had been considering a live-action \"Snow White\" film since the early 2000s and at one point planned on adapting the story as a martial arts film set in China. On May 30, 2019, it was reported that Marc Webb was in talks to direct. In November 2021, Greta Gerwig was reported to be co-writing the screenplay. Gurinder Chadha was also strongly considered for the directing job. Wilson ultimately received sole credit for the screenplay; Gerwig, Jez Butterworth, Steven Levenson, Jeff Nathanson, Victoria Strouse and Chris Weitz each received an \"additional"}, {"text": "literary material\" credit from the Writers Guild of America, although they are not credited in the film itself. Casting. In June 2021, Rachel Zegler was cast in the title role. The casting of an actress of Latina descent as Snow White, who is described in the original Grimm fairy tale as having skin \"as white as snow\", was met with criticism from some quarters. Zegler responded to the criticism in January 2022, stating that Snow White is popular in Spanish-speaking countries and that casting a Latina actress in the role was significant due to its rarity. In August 2023, it was reported that Mexican actress Renata Vaca had been one of two finalists for the role. Vaca revealed that the casting call was \"open to all ethnic groups\" and that initial auditions required performing a song from a Disney Princess film. Zegler's casting was solidified through a \"glowing recommendation\" to Webb from Steven Spielberg, who directed Zegler as Mar\u00eda in his 2021 film adaptation of \"West Side Story\". In November 2021, Gal Gadot was cast as the Evil Queen. A new casting search for an actress to star as a younger version of Snow White was launched and Emilia Faucher"}, {"text": "was cast. On January 12, 2022, Andrew Burnap was cast as a new character named Jonathan in the lead male role, replacing the character of The Prince. At the 2022 Denver Fan Expo, Martin Klebba revealed that he would be portraying Grumpy; Klebba previously played similar dwarf roles in prior productions based on the \"Snow White\" fairy tale: in the 2001 made-for-television film \"\" as Friday, and in the 2012 fantasy comedy \"Mirror Mirror\" as Butcher. Colin Michael Carmichael appears. Andrew Barth Feldman, Tituss Burgess, Jason Kravits, George Salazar, Jeremy Swift, and Andrew Grotelueschen were all cast as the remaining members of the Seven Dwarfs, with Salazar and Grotelueschen both making their film debuts. David Krumholtz auditioned for Grumpy and Sleepy. Writing. In October 2024, Zegler explained that the film would feature an altered origin for Snow White's name, with the character being named as an homage to the weather on the night of her birth, after surviving a snowstorm with her parents, a narrative element she stated was inspired by of the fairy tale. She also faced criticism for comments about modernizing the titular character, particularly regarding the prince's role. At D23 Expo 2022, she stated: Some criticized these"}, {"text": "changes as overly feminist, while others accused Zegler of misrepresenting feminism. David Hand, son of the original film's co-director, called the remake \"insulting\". The controversy prompted \"The Daily Wire\" to announce a competing adaptation, though production stalled after star Brett Cooper's 2024 departure. Zegler later clarified that the film would still include a love story, expressing sadness that her comments were misunderstood. In January 2022, actor Peter Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism, criticized the film for remaking a \"backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together\". Disney responded that \"to avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film,\" they were \"taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community.\" Dinklage's comments drew mixed reactions from other actors with dwarfism, including Jeff Brooks, Katrina Kemp, and Dylan Postl, who felt Dinklage may have been denying roles to people with dwarfism. Photos published by the Daily Mail in July 2023 led to speculation that the dwarfs had been reimagined as one actor with dwarfism and six non-dwarf actors of diverse backgrounds. Disney initially called the photos fake, then acknowledged that they did in fact come from the production. These"}, {"text": "rumored changes were criticized as overly politically correct and reducing opportunities for dwarf actors. Jason \"Wee Man\" Acu\u00f1a of \"Jackass\" criticized Disney, asking \"why are you hiring 'Snow White and the seven average people'?\" The actors in the photos appear to have featured in the film as the seven bandits, rather than as dwarfs. The final film features seven CGI characters resembling the 1937 dwarfs, though they are never called \"dwarfs\" in the film. It also avoids Snow White being relegated to the dwarfs' maid; upon arriving at the cottage, she falls asleep, and the dwarfs agree to let her stay for her safety. During the musical number \u201cWhistle While You Work,\u201d all the characters share in cleaning up the home. In addition, other traditional plot points are also reimagined: the huntsman spares Snow White's life and, instead of placing an animal heart in a box as in the original, uses an apple, eliminating the need for animal death while preserving the deception. The film also reframes Snow White's identity; her destiny is to be a fair and fearless leader, and the classic song \"Someday My Prince Will Come\" is replaced with \"Waiting On A Wish,\" a solo about her"}, {"text": "\"hope to become her father's daughter and the kind leader she was raised to be.\" Prince Charming is also replaced by Jonathan, a bandit leader, whose relationship with Snow White evolves from mutual skepticism to earned respect and love. Filming. Filming for \"Snow White\" was originally set to begin in March 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Los Angeles, California, but it was delayed to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, it was announced that filming would take place in the United Kingdom from March to July 2022. Principal photography began on March 7, 2022. A fire damaged the production set on March 15 at Pinewood Studios; the stage was under construction when a tree reportedly caught on fire, leading to a huge blaze. A source from Disney confirmed that \"no filming was underway\". The shooting schedule was also reconfigured for Zegler to travel to Los Angeles to present at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, in support of her \"West Side Story\" colleagues. While Zegler was attending the ceremony, Gadot began filming her scenes. Unlike in the original, her character sings and dances. On April 22, Gadot confirmed that she had completed filming"}, {"text": "her scenes, much later adding that she enjoyed playing the role of the first Disney villain and that she was able to make a more dramatic role by changing her voice due to the film being a musical. On July 13, Zegler revealed that filming had wrapped. Mandy Moore, known for her work on \"La La Land\", choreographed the musical sequences. Disney was unsatisfied with the film's original cut and ordered reshoots, which took place in June 2024. The resulting cut of the film replaced some of the originally intended ending with a new scene involving the Evil Queen and the Magic Mirror. The track \"Snow White Returns\" was also a late addition to the film. Much of the plotline involving the bandits was excised, as was a song titled \"Hidden in My Heart\", which was described by \"The New York Times\" as a \"second-act...tear-jerker sung by one of the dwarfs.\" Visual effects for the film were provided by Moving Picture Company, Framestore, Day For Nite, Passion Pictures, Vitality Visual Effects, Cheap Shot VFX, Lola Visual Effects, and Crafty Apes. Music. Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who previously wrote the lyrics for two new songs for Disney's 2019 remake"}, {"text": "of \"Aladdin\", wrote new songs alongside Jack Feldman as additional lyricist, including a new \"I Want\" song for Snow White, titled \"Waiting on a Wish\". They also wrote a new \"villain song\" for the Evil Queen, titled \"All Is Fair\", a new love duet for Snow White and Jonathan titled \"A Hand Meets a Hand\" (written in collaboration with Lizzy McAlpine), and a new opening ensemble number titled \"Good Things Grow\". The film features four of the eight songs from the original film by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey: \"Heigh-Ho\", \"Whistle While You Work\", \"The Silly Song\" and \"Someday My Prince Will Come\", the final of which is heard only instrumentally in the underscore due to the plot changes. In January 2025, it was revealed that Jeff Morrow had composed the score. Dave Metzger, a frequent collaborator on the music for films made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, served as orchestrator for the songs. Christophe Beck, who also worked on several Disney projects (both animated and live-action) and for whom Morrow served as a prot\u00e9g\u00e9, served as score consultant. On March 4, 2025, it was announced that the soundtrack album would be released on March 14 by Walt Disney Records,"}, {"text": "with \"Waiting on a Wish\" released to the public that same day as the lead single. A deluxe edition of the album was released on March 20, 2025, featuring instrumental versions of the songs and Morrow's underscore. Marketing. On September 9, 2022, during Disney's 2022 D23 Expo presentation, a 30-second first-look trailer as well as first-look images were previewed. There were quick flashes of several major settings, including Snow White's cottage in the woods, the intricately designed interior of the Queen's castle, and the moss-covered forest. There were also short glimpses of Gadot as the Evil Queen questioning her magic mirror, Zegler as Snow White, and Snow White's hand falling with the poisoned apple toppling along with her. Gadot said about her role that playing the Evil Queen was \"very different than what [she] had done before. [She is] used to playing the other end of where the heart should be\", but she found it very \"delightful\" to \"get under her skin\". The title logo was also revealed. On October 27, 2023, Disney released the official first image of the film with Zegler as Snow White as well as Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. Zegler confirmed that"}, {"text": "there is a lot of CGI, which made her feel \"nervous\". Footage of Gadot as the Evil Queen was shown at the 2024 CinemaCon. Disney presented new footage and a behind-the-scenes look during the 2024 CineEurope. The 2024 D23 Expo presented a sneak preview with a clip of the musical number \"Whistle While You Work\" along with the first trailer. The trailer for \"Snow White\" was released on YouTube in August 2024 and became the most disliked film trailers on the platform, garnering an estimated nearly one million dislikes and over 82,000 likes within three weeks, according to available data from browser extensions that display an approximation of YouTube dislikes. The first full trailer debuted at D23 Brazil in November 2024 and was attached to select theatrical screenings of Universal Pictures's \"Wicked\" before eventually being released onto YouTube on December 3, 2024. Stuart Heritage of \"The Guardian\" criticized the visual effects for the animals and dwarves. He said the dwarves \"look like someone has snuck into Disneyland, grabbed the statues from Snow White's Enchanted Wish and wrapped them in human flesh, as a serial killer would with a gift for their mother\" and \"like someone has shaved the Sonic the"}, {"text": "Hedgehog from that first \"Sonic the Hedgehog\" trailer that everyone hated.\" \"Polygon\"'s Petrana Radulovic wrote, \"The new \"Snow White\" looks like it's putting in more of a plot, likely one where our plucky heroine will stand up to her despotic tyrant of a stepmother in a YA dystopian plotline out of 2014. Maybe it'll work, storywise! Visually, though, everything seems like it's working on the same budget as ABC Family's \"Once Upon a Time\".\" An international trailer featuring Snow White's origins was released on December 19, 2024. A featurette showing a behind-the-scenes look and how it would honor the legacy of the 1937 film was released on February 20, 2025. The press tour began in Tokyo on March 5, 2025, with Zegler joining her Japanese dub counterpart Sakura Kiryu to perform \"Waiting on a Wish\" live for the first time. On March 10, 2025, the day tickets for the film went on sale, Disney released new posters, a TV spot, and a film clip. Zegler later appeared on the March 17, 2025 episode of \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" to give the first live television performance of \"Waiting on a Wish\". At least $70 million was spent on marketing, which, combined with"}, {"text": "the main production budget, gave Disney a total investment of $350 million for the film. Release. Theatrical. During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that \"Snow White\" would be released in 2024. On September 15, 2022, the film was announced to have a release date of March 22, 2024. However, in October 2023, it was delayed a year to March 21, 2025, with the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike cited as the rationale for the delay. The theatrical release included engagements in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX and D-BOX. The European premiere took place on March 12, 2025, at Spain's Alc\u00e1zar of Segovia, which inspired the castle in the original film, to give the film a more elaborate showing at a \"fairytale\" venue. A Hollywood premiere without regular red-carpet press took place at the El Capitan Theatre on March 15, 2025, due to the controversies surrounding Zegler and Gadot's political views. In Gadot's honor, the film's first premiere in Israel took place on March 19, 2025, at the Planet Cinema in Rishon LeZion, with prominent figures from Israel attending. The film was re-released in 1,000 theatres in the United States on May 9, 2025, during the Mother's Day weekend, making"}, {"text": "$335,000. Home media. \"Snow White\" was released for digital download on May 13, 2025, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on June 24. The home media releases include deleted scenes, a gag reel, and featurettes. A special two-movie collection of the film and the animated movie, \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\", was also released. \"Snow White\" was released on the streaming service Disney+ on June 11, 2025. In the United States, \"Snow White\" debuted at No. 2 on Fandango at Home's top 10 digital sales and rental chart for the week ending May 18, shortly after its May 13 release for premium digital rental and purchase. the film later ranked No. 5 on the same chart for the week ending May 25, and later placed No. 8 for the week ending June 1. \"Snow White\" ranked No. 4 on the overall disc sales chart for the week ended July 5, with 62% of its unit sales from DVD, 36% from Blu-ray, and 2% from 4K Ultra HD. It placed No. 7 on the Blu-ray chart, according to Circana's VideoScan chart. In the United Kingdom, \"Snow White\" ranked No. 6 on the U.K. Official Film Chart for the"}, {"text": "week ending May 28. The film subsequently ranked No. 8 for the week ending June 4. Streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, which monitors daily updated VOD charts and streaming ratings across the globe, reported that \"Snow White\" became the most-streamed film on Disney+ in the U.S. following its release on the platform. Analytics company Samba TV, which gathers viewership data from certain smart TVs and content providers, reported that the film experienced a 405% spike in viewership over its first five days on Disney+ following its streaming debut, compared to its performance during the PVOD release. Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on certain American television screens, calculated that \"Snow White\" was streamed for 581 million minutes from June 9\u201315, making it the fifth most-streamed film that week. Reception. Box office. , \"Snow White\" has grossed $87.2million in the United States and Canada, and $118.4million in other territories for a worldwide total of $205.7million. \"The Hollywood Reporter\" stated the film may have trouble getting to $300-400million globally per several studio executives. In the United States and Canada, \"Snow White\" was released alongside \"The Alto Knights\" and \"Ash\", and was projected to gross $45\u201355million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend."}, {"text": "It was initially projected to gross $63\u201370million, with analysts comparing this projection to the $69.4million opening of \"Maleficent\" (2014) and believing that the film would overcome its controversies and fare well financially, given there being no strong competition against it on opening weekend, but in late February, projections were lowered. The film made $16million on its first day, including an estimated $3.5million in Thursday previews. It went on to debut to $42.2million, slightly below projections but still managing to top the box office due to little competition; the low opening was attributed by \"The Hollywood Reporter\" to \"so-so audience scores and underwhelming reviews\". \"Business Insider\" reported that the film's behind-the-scenes controversies likely had little impact on its box-office performance, while \"Deadline\" reported that the film's financial performance could primarily be attributed to its marketing, the source material failing to resonate with younger audiences, and negative buzz surrounding the film's visuals. In its second weekend, the film made $14.3 million (dropping 66%), finishing second behind newcomer \"A Working Man\", and then $6.1 million in its third weekend, falling to fourth. Producer Marc Platt's son Jonah Platt attributed \"Snow White\"s underperformance in its opening week partly to Zegler's social media post supporting"}, {"text": "Palestine. Box-office analysts largely disagreed with the view that the film's underperformance could be attributed to political controversies and instead attributed it to the film's failure to resonate with critics and audiences. Some actors and musicians have defended Zegler's comments. Critical response. The film received mixed reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 265 critics' reviews are positive; the consensus reads: \"\"Snow White\" is hardly a grumpy time at the movies thanks to Rachel Zegler's luminous star turn, but its bashful treatment of the source material along with some dopey stylistic choices won't make everyone happy, either.\" Rotten Tomatoes also reported that critics thought Zegler was \"one huge highlight\" of the film, but \"Gadot's reception is mixed [...] as are the CGI Dwarfs.\" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of \"B+\" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an average rating of three out of five stars, with 43% saying they would definitely recommend it. \"The Hollywood Reporter\" noted that Disney's previous theatrical remakes earned CinemaScores around the \"A\" range. The BBC reported that British film critics have mostly panned the film, while US critics were more"}, {"text": "positive. Katcy Stephan of \"Variety\" lauded Zegler's performance, praising her as a \"shining supernova\" and her character as having \"newfound depth through her fervent desire to become the leader her father believed she could be.\" Siddhant Adlakha of \"IGN\" called the film \"the best Disney live-action remake in a decade\" and said that it \"adapts the broad strokes of the original, while fleshing out its themes.\" Brian Truitt of \"USA Today\" wrote that it \"finds modern relevance amid the old material.\" Patrick Gomez of \"Entertainment Weekly\" described the film saying: \"Disney's best live-action remake is the fairest of them all.\" Nicholas Barber of the BBC wrote, \"The story is cluttered, the tone is muddled, and the pacing is off. Again, that doesn't make the film a disaster. In some ways, the identity crisis is what makes it worth seeing.\" Witney Seibold of \"/Film\" wrote, \"It's hollow, but unlike some more recent remakes, it seems to have thoughts in its head.\" David Rooney of \"The Hollywood Reporter\" wrote of the premise, \"If that sounds like the standard female-empowerment template that's almost obligatory in contemporary fairy-tale retreads, it more or less is. But the incandescent Zegler sells it with conviction and heart.\""}, {"text": "Daniel Bayer of \"AwardsWatch\" wrote, \"[Marc] Webb gets the job done with minimal muss and fuss, and whenever Zegler is onscreen, the film manages to conjure up some of that good old Disney magic.\" Dan Rubins of \"Slant\" called it \"a fairly paint-by-numbers exercise in updating a quintessential but unquestionably quaint property for modern consumption.\" Amy Nicholson of the \"Los Angeles Times\" wrote that the film is \"a fascinating case study in today's impossible contradictions\u2014a magic mirror reflecting the tensions of the current times.\" Nell Minow of \"RogerEbert.com\" gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, \"Some parts of the film work better than others, but none of it has the sweetness and imagination of the animated feature. This \"Snow White\" is not the fairest of them all. It's just, well, fair.\" Peter Bradshaw of \"The Guardian\" called it \"exhaustingly awful\", with \"tiresome pseudo-progressive additions\", and criticized Zegler and Gadot's roles as \"the dullest performances of their lives\". Johnny Oleksinski of the \"New York Post\" wrote, \"The timeless classic, a groundbreaking achievement for animation, has been turned into another pointless and awkward live-action automaton that vanishes from your mind the second it's over.\" Tyler Taing of \"DiscussingFilm\" wrote,"}, {"text": "\"Aside from Rachel Zegler's powerhouse performance, there is little else to enjoy from this clumsy, poorly conceived, and cynical live-action Disney remake. Even Gal Gadot's hilariously bad line reads are not worth the trip to the theater.\" Rodrigo Perez of \"The Playlist\" wrote, \"While interjecting its social commentary, \"Snow White\" otherwise tackles much of the same ideas\u2014the notions of true love, the power of friendship, and the triumph of good over evil\u2014but it's all put together in a very familiar and garish package.\" David Fear of \"Rolling Stone\" said it \"may not be the worst live-action adaptation of an animated touchstone, though it's a strong contender for its blandest.\" Controversies. Lead actor Rachel Zeglar openly criticized the original film, calling the story line \"weird\" and remarking that Snow White was saved by \"a guy who literally stalks her\". She also condemned the plot saying that Snow White was \"not going to be saved by the prince.\". These comments were condemned by many viewers, who categorized her as \"shaming anyone who liked the original film\", while others described her as a \"walking PR disaster for Disney\". Additional controversies that emerged during the film's development are discussed in the Writing section. Boycotts."}, {"text": "In August 2024, after the trailer for \"Snow White\" premiered, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called for a boycott of the film due to Gadot's past service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and pro-Israel stance. \"The Washington Times,\" a conservative publication, republished an article from \"Israel Hayom\" which viewed these calls as antisemitic. Boycott calls grew as Gadot and Zegler openly took opposing sides on the Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict, with Gadot supporting Israel and Zegler supporting Palestine. Before the film's release, Gadot received death threats, attributed to her stance, which led Disney to provide additional security for her. Despite their opposing views, Gadot and Zegler had a positive relationship with each other during the film's production. Another call to boycott was made by Republican supporters in November 2024, following the U.S. presidential election, as Zegler posted \"Fuck Donald Trump\" and attacked those who voted to re-elect him, saying, \"May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.\" Zegler later issued a public apology, saying she did not intend any harm with her message. In March 2025, several Arab organizations and individuals opposed to Israeli"}, {"text": "policies launched a digital campaign against the film, particularly targeting Gadot due to her past military service. Groups from Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Tunisia, UAE, and Egypt, called for a regional boycott, arguing that screening the film supports the Israeli occupation and the IDF's treatment of Palestinians. Later in April, the film was officially banned in Lebanon, and it was pulled from theaters in Kuwait. By April 2025, over 91% of reviews of \"Snow White\" on IMDb were one star, which led to the site flagging the film with a notice of unusual activity due to concerns of review bombing. \"Forbes\" noted the 284,000 one-star votes gathered in two weeks were as much as the remake of \"The Lion King\" had received in its lifetime. Impact. Due to the box-office underperformance of \"Snow White\", production on Disney's live-action remake of \"Tangled\" was suspended indefinitely in April 2025."}, {"text": "Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 12 April 1973. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 82 members was up for election and the council fell under no overall control. The election was the first to take place to the new non-metropolitan county council of Cumbria as defined by the Local Government Act 1972, which had reformed local government in England and Wales. The council acted as a \"shadow authority\" until 1 April 1974, when it gained control from its predecessor county councils, Cumberland, Westmorland County Council, and parts of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire."}, {"text": "Mikhail Bukatin (born 28 December 1963) is a Soviet field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "The Narragansett is a historic apartment building at 1640 E. 50th Street in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1928 at the peak of apartment construction in Chicago, as apartments had grown in popularity throughout the early 20th century. It was one of several apartments built in the Chicago Beach Development, a lakefront property that was developed into a fashionable neighborhood known as Indian Village. Architects Leichenko and Esser designed the Art Deco building. The 22-story building features brick piers spanning its entire height, terra cotta spandrels dividing each floor, and decorative limestone on the first three floors. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 2005."}, {"text": "Zazula is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:"}, {"text": "The Joseon Tongbo () was an inscription used on Korean cash coins during the Joseon period first from 1423 until 1425 and later again from 1625 until 1633. Initially the attempt to introduce coinage to Korea proved unsuccessful as had been the case when the Goryeo state had attempted to issue its own coinage centuries earlier. But during the second attempt the Korean economy had evolved to become more reliant on trade and the need for coinage began to challenge the prevalence of barter in Korean society. In the year 1633 the Stabilisation Office (\u5e38\u5e73\u5ef3, \"Sangpyeongch\u014fng\") introduced the (\uc0c1\ud3c9\ud1b5\ubcf4, \u5e38\u5e73\u901a\u5bf6) cash coins whose popularity would cause the \"Joseon Tongbo\" inscription to be phased out. In the year 1881 the Korean government experimented with producing high denomination \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins, however, these were never issued. History. 1423\u20131425. During the early years of the Joseon period cloth and grains would remain the most common forms of currency among the Korean people, during this time cotton was considered to be the most important medium of exchange. The government of Joseon also recognised the prominent role that cotton played in the Korean economy and the highest quality specimens of cotton would be stamped"}, {"text": "with the text \"Joseon Tongpyejiin\", which could be seen as a government seal of approval and meant that it could be used as currency throughout Korea. Barter would remain the norm in Joseon society for many generations before the reintroduction of cash coinage. Bronze coins were cast starting in 1423 during the reign of king Sejong the Great with the \"Joseon Tongbo\" (, ) cash coins. The coins produced under Sejong were pegged to copper at 160 coins to one \"K\u016dn\" (, ) which is equal to 600 grams, though the actual market rates regularly fluctuated. But the monetary system proved to be unpopular as people resorted back to barter after a few years. The Sejong era \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins were only issued in the years 1423 (Sejong 5), 1424 (Sejong 6), and 1425 (Sejong 7) and all of these cash coins distinctively use the regular script font of Chinese characters which tended to be both clearly and distinctively inscribed while their reverse sides tend to be blank (blank reverses are known as \"\u5149\u80cc\"). This first series of \"Joseon Tongbo\" are generally about 24 millimeters in diameter and tend to weigh between 3.2 and 4 grams. These cash coins"}, {"text": "were modeled after the Chinese Tang dynasty era Kaiyuan Tongbao (\u958b\u5143\u901a\u5bf6, \"Gaewon Tongbo\") cash coins. The first series of \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins ceased production only briefly after its introduction due to a lack of raw materials as well as the exchange rate having fallen to less than the intrinsic value of the coinage making them financially unattractive. The Kings of Joseon were consistently creating new legislation aimed at promoting coins and promoted their manufacture to be widely used. Through these measures, the monarchs hoped to dispel the general mistrust that the Korean people had towards coinage and they also hoped that these decrees would boost the value of Korean cash coins. Following the Japanese invasions of Korea it had become more necessary for there to be circulating coinage in Korea, this was needed in order to both procure military supplies and secure the national finances. 1625\u20131633. In 1625 under the reign of king Injo of Joseon a new series of cash coins with the same inscription as under Sejong the Great were minted. In order to promote the circulation of the new coinage, King Injo tried to rent out vacant rooms for the opening of new restaurants which would"}, {"text": "accept these cash coins, these rooms were situated in front of Gyeongbok Palace. This was an attempt to encourage the circulation of the new coinage and the King hoped to open the eyes of the Korean people to the value of using coinage over barter. The government soon enacted new national laws to stimulate the usage of coinage, for instance a law that allowed for people to pay their taxes using coins. Government officials were now also required to use cash coins to pay for their expenses when they would travel as a means to help promote their circulation. Another factor that led to the more widely adoption of coinage by the Korean people this time around was the fact seasonal problems such as droughts or less productive harvests made it more difficult to manufacture grains and cloth causing them to decrease in circulation. The second series of the \"Joseon Tongbo\" came roughly two centuries after the first and the first issues were made in the year 1625 (Injo 3), these cash coins had their inscriptions written in \"official style\" script or \"palbun\" (\u516b\u5206, \"eight part (script)\"). During this era the government wasn't the only manufacturer as private minting was"}, {"text": "allowed to take place and as such these cash coins tend to be very diverse. The second series of \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins tend to have a rather yellow-brown colour and the Hanja characters depicted on them were not very standardised. The character strokes can be either thin or thick and either small or large. Some varieties of this series have broad rims while others tend to have very narrow rims. Unlike with the first series of the \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins, \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins with inscriptions written using the clerical script (\u96b8\u66f8) typeface are much more scarce. In the year 1651, King Hyojong issued a royal decree which ordered the people of Joseon to use the \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins and it also prohibited the usage of cloth as a currency. During this era the private production of cash coins was also allowed. A sudden and major increase in agricultural production during the reign of King Sukjong paved the way for the opening of about 1,000 markets across Korea, this led to the development of commerce and industry in the country which in turn gave a more favourable market for the circulation of coinage. The brisk production of"}, {"text": "goods to be traded and the subsequent development of commerce led to there being a relatively stable currency system during this era. These new markets and the merchants that they brought with them substantially raised the importance of currency, cash coins were now highly valued due to their ease of transportation and storage. This second series of \"Joseon Tongbo\" coins became the inspiration for the following \"Sangpyeong Tongbo\" series, though later these coins would be suspended due to the Later Jin, and the Qing invasions of Joseon. After those wars Korea would become dependent on importing copper from Japan in order to sustain the production of coinage. 1881. A number of different 10 mun and 1 jeon versions of the \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins were also created around the year 1881, these cash coins were experimental and therefore quite rare and not many contemporary records were written about them. These cash coins tend to have a diameter of 45 millimetres and tend to weigh around 30 grams and according to some reports they were 48.2 millimetres in diameter and had a weight of 29 grams. Some of them have blank reverse sides, these can be found in two different types"}, {"text": "which is dependent on whether the Chinese characters on the obverse side are written in a \"small script\" (\u5c0f\u5b57) or a \"large script\" (\u5927\u5b57), while others have the Hanja character \"\u5341\" (\uc2ed, \"ten\") located right above the square centre hole on the back. The \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins with the denomination of 1 jeon were also only minted as an experimental issue and tend to have the mint mark of the Joseon Treasury Department on their reverse right above the square centre hole, this character was usually depicted as \"\u6238\", but can also sometimes be found as \"\u6237\". On the right side of the square centre hole were the Chinese characters \"\u4e00\u9322\" (\uc77c\uc804, \"il jeon\"), indicating its nominal value. The 1 jeon \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins was possibly 47.6 millimeters in diameter and allegedly had a weight of 31 grams. During the time when the 1 jeon \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins were issued 400 mun (or 400 small cash coins of 1 mun) were valued as being worth 1 tael (\u5169, \uc591 or \ub0e5) of silver. So in the new system planned for these \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins one coin of 1 jeon would have been worth forty coins of"}, {"text": "10 mun and were themselves of a tael. Other variants of the 1 jeon \"Joseon Tongbo\" cash coins can have some slight variations in the method that the \"head\" (or top part) of the Chinese character \"Tong\" (\u901a) is written. Furthermore, there can be variations in how the Chinese character \"Seon\" (\u9bae) is written as well, there can be slight differences in the way that the 4 bottom strokes (or \"dots\") of the \"\u9b5a\" are written as well as the method that the top part (or \"head\") of the \"\u7f8a\" is inscribed."}, {"text": "The Strasbourg Crucifixion is a painting in tempera and gold on panel of attributed to Giotto, now in the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts (inventory number 167) of Strasbourg, France. History. Previously attributed to the school of Giotto, Roberto Longhi attributed it to the master himself in 1948. It probably formed a diptych with the \"Madonna Enthroned between the Virtues\" (Wildenstein Collection, New York), attributed to the . Art historians Gnudi and Salvini did not include the work in their catalogue of Giotto's works. William Suida, Pietro Toesca, and Offner attribute the work to a \"Master of the Strasbourg Crucifixion\" to which they also attribute the \"Berlin Crucifixion\", a similar work in small format. Even today critics are uncertain about the work's attribution, although it has unambiguously been attributed to Giotto on major occasions such as the 2013 Giotto exhibition in the Louvre. In any case, the work is dated to the late phase of Giotto's career, as demonstrated by the voluminous drapery, as found in both the and . Description and style. The scene follows traditional iconography, with the experimental innovations of the \"Crucifixion\" in Scrovegni Chapel. The cross of Christ occupies the center of the painting, on a uniform gold"}, {"text": "ground. Grieving angels crowd around the figure of Christ, while below Mary Magdalene (wearing red) embraces the cross. Two groups stand at the sides, leaving the central section isolated. At left is a group of pious women with Mary, who is fainting. At right, there is Saint John the Baptist and a centurion, who is raising his arm. Their presence is all typical of Crucifixion iconography. Christ is slender, almost reedy, and far from depictions of weight found in works like the . One innovation is the manner in which the figures are cut off by the borders of the painting, giving the impression of a gather of figures larger than that represented on the panel."}, {"text": "Jackie Jocko (born Jackie Giaccio; 21 January 1929 \u2013 8 August 2019) was a musician, singer, and songwriter from Buffalo, New York. His albums included: \u201cLover, Come Back to Me\u201d (1952), \u201cJackie Jocko \u2013 Mr. Excitement \u2013 From Coast to Coast\u201d (1961), and \u201cLike Wow!\u201d (1962). Following an active national music career, he returned to Buffalo in 1972, and was locally most well known for the 20 years he played at E.B. Green's Steakhouse. He was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 1997. Early life and career. Born in the Buffalo, New York North Fillmore neighborhood, he began playing piano by ear at two years old. He took classical piano lessons at age nine and was playing in taverns on Hertel Avenue by the age of 12. In his teens he played piano with a 10-piece orchestra at Buffalo venues, such as the Kleinhans Music Hall and the Statler Hotel. He met his partner and drummer, Joe Peters, in 1948. They would play together for the next 70 years until Joe's death in March 2016. Jocko described Peters as, \u201chis partner in life and music.\u201d Jocko and Peters played their first show together at Carl's Lounge on"}, {"text": "Jefferson Avenue near Genesee Street. Jocko left Buffalo at the age of 18 with Peters. He received his first record contract from Bill Randall of WERE Station in Cleveland, and a major record deal in 1952 from Mercury Records to produce \u201cLover, Come Back to Me.\u201d He also spent some time in 1952 as the headliner for New York's famous Birdland night club. In 1962, he signed with Strand Records to produce \u201cJackie Jocko \u2013 Mr. Excitement \u2013 From Coast to Coast\u201d in 1961 and \u201cLike Wow!\u201d in 1962. Jocko and Peters developed a show together following the records and played for five years at the Sahara in Las Vegas, two years at Harrah's in Reno, and two years touring Hawaii. Later career. Jocko and Peters returned home to Buffalo, New York in 1972 and played at the Cloister on Delaware Avenue, the Everglades on Hertel Avenue, and St. George's Table in the Westbrook Hotel. Jocko invested in a restaurant named Jocko's Supper Club on Broadway, but later shifted to Fanny's, a former club on Sheridan Drive in Amherst, New York. His last location was E.B. Green's where he would play for the next 20 years until 2016. Jackie Jocko"}, {"text": "died on August 8, 2019. His personal papers and archives are held by the SUNY Buffalo State College, Archives & Special Collections and are open to the community and researchers."}, {"text": "Mabel Woodward may refer to:"}, {"text": "In October 2019, 67-year-old Gerrit-Jan van Dorsten and his six adult children were discovered in Ruinerwold, a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe, where they had lived in seclusion for nine years, since March 2009, in a farmhouse. Only the 58-year-old man who had rented the house had been seen around. Details about discovery. The adult children were thought to be aged 18 to 25. The family was found after the oldest child Israel, who has also called himself Jan, 25, left the house and spoke to local people in Ruinerwold. He had already become active on social media for a few months. His pictures show that he sometimes left the house after dark to go to the village. One of the children stated that they had never been to school. None of the six adult children were in official records of births and citizens. The 67-year-old man has four more children, a total of ten children as of 2019. His eldest son was never a part of the same cult and the three eldest children of the nine he had with his second wife, fled the family home in 2011. Only the six youngest children remained in seclusion"}, {"text": "until 2019. The 67-year-old man has extensive Facebook pages and his own website, but does not mention his children. He tried to create an ecological utopia. According to a court judgment in 2021, the father had suffered a cerebrovascular accident in 2016, rendering him incapable of making coherent communication. Aftermath. On 17 October, the father appeared at court having been arrested and charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty, harming other people's health, and money laundering. In 2021, his prosecution was terminated because of his medical condition. The 58-year-old man who rented the house and was often seen around but slept elsewhere was also arrested, initially for obstructing the police investigation and later on suspicion of complicity. They are not allowed any contact with the adult children, to avoid influencing them as witnesses and possible victims. A few years later a Dutch documentary was made about this case named \"de Kinderen van Ruinerwold\" (the children of Ruinerwold). It was awarded with the Televier-ring, a Dutch TV-award."}, {"text": "The Berlin Crucifixion is a tempera and gold on panel painting that was created and is attributed to Giotto. It is stored at the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie in Berlin. History. The first studies of the \"Berlin Crucifixion\" by Wilhelm von Bode attributed the work to Giotto. Following critics, like Roberto Longhi in 1948, have doubted the attribution. Others like William Suida, Pietro Toesca, and Richard Offner theorized a \"Master of the Strasbourg Crucifixion\", placing the \"Berlin Crucifixion\" in relation with other similar small-format works. , on the other hand, believed it to be the work of follower of Giotto. In each case, it is believed to be a work from late in Giotto's life, based on the voluminous drapery the painting displays as is seen in the and . Description. The scene is a turning point in traditional iconography, after the experimental innovations in the of Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel frescoes. The cross of Jesus is lifted from the center of the painting in hieratic splendor from a uniform gold ground. Sorrowful angels surround the figure of Christ, while Mary Magdalene (in a red dress) embraces the base of the cross. Two groups gather at the painting's sides, leaving the center with Christ"}, {"text": "isolated. At left, the group of women surrounds Mary, who is fainting, and a young girl looks at her worried. Saint John the Baptist stands at right, with a man on horseback who is raising his arm, a traditional gesture made by those recognizing Jesus as the son of God. In the depiction, Jesus is thin, almost filament-like. He is far from the sense of gravity given by the almost polemic manner of the . The figures at the sides of the painting are cut off, giving the impression of a crowd of people larger than those actually represented."}, {"text": "In 1825, three vessels were launched at Quebec and named Sir Francis N. Burton or Sir Francis Burton for Lieutenant-Governor Francis Nathaniel Burton. The launching of three vessels of the same name in Quebec in the same year has led to some confusion in subsequent reports."}, {"text": "Wallaby Peak is a mountain summit located on the boundary line of the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, in Okanogan County, Washington. The mountain is part of the Methow Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range. Wallaby Peak is situated on Kangaroo Ridge which is approximately two miles east and within view of Washington Pass. The nearest higher peak is Big Kangaroo, to the north. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Early Winters Creek, Cedar Creek, and North Fork Twisp River, all of which are tributaries of the Methow River. Climate. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward (Orographic lift) by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. Because of"}, {"text": "maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger. Geology. The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks, ridges, and deep glacial valleys. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences. These climate differences lead to vegetation variety defining the ecoregions in this area. The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted. In addition, small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago. Wallaby Peak is located in the Golden Horn batholith and composed of granite like many of the peaks in the Washington Pass area. During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of recent glaciation. Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the"}, {"text": "dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the North Cascades area."}, {"text": "Tithing buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are storehouses related to tithing by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These are places where Mormons delivered tithes, often in form of agricultural products. There were at least 28 in Utah and at least one in Idaho, which functioned between 1850 and 1910 or so. These facilities served for church members to be able to collect, store, and distribute the farm products donated as tithing, for at the time, agricultural products comprised most of what many people worked for and earned. Serving as nodes for economic activity and welfare, some of these were vital buildings for many of the early inhabitants of Utah who were members of the LDS church. A number of these survive and are significant as historic sites listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Some are termed granaries. These include:"}, {"text": "Miguel Rovira (born 7 November 1962) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Jaime Armengold (born 24 January 1961) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Jaime Escud\u00e9 Torrente (born 14 April 1962) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Eduardo F\u00e1bregas (born 12 December 1963) is a Spanish field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics."}, {"text": "Judith and Her Maidservant or Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes is an oil painting on panel executed circa 1510\u20131514 by the Italian Renaissance painter Correggio, now in the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 252. Details such as Judith's hairstyle date the work to Correggio's early period. Its subject matter was often painted by Correggio's master Mantegna, whilst its chiaroscuro effect laid the foundations for the noted \"nocturnes\" by Caravaggio. Its first definite appearance in the historical record dates to 1892, when Wilhelm von Bode bought it for its present owner. It was soon attributed to Correggio. There is a reference to a \"half-length\" Judith \"in mock-night\" in a Gonzaga inventory of 1627 which may be identifiable with the work, as may a number of mentions of a Correggio \"Herodias\", possibly a mistake for Judith in the c.1510 work."}, {"text": "Greenwich is a suburban area of Ipswich, in the Ipswich district, in the county of Suffolk, England. For many years it was a hamlet included in the parish of St Clement's and thus was part of the Ipswich Corporation from the time of its creation in 1200."}, {"text": "Governor Hubbard may refer to:"}, {"text": "H. Fred Clark (1937 \u2013 April 28, 2012) was an American veterinarian, medical scientist, and social activist. He served as a research professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as holding the position of adjunct professor at the Wistar Institute. He is recognized for his work with Paul Offit and Stanley Plotkin developing the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq. For this work, Clark, Offit, and Plotkin received the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Gold Medal in 2006. He received a degree in veterinary medicine from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University at Buffalo."}, {"text": "Paleotullbergia is a genus of springtails in the family Paleotullbergiidae, the sole genus of the family. Its only species is \"Paleotullbergia primigenia\", found in Africa."}, {"text": "The Haoji Railway (), fully known as Kholbolji/Haolebaoji to Ji'an railway (), formerly known as Menghua Railway (West Inner Mongolia to Central China), is a freight-dedicated railway in China. It runs from Haolebaoji South railway station in Uxin Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia to Ji'an railway station in Ji'an City, Jiangxi. It was built to facilitate coal transport from Inner Mongolia and Shanxi to China's southern provinces at up to 200 million tons a year. The railway is also the first north-south railway in China that is dedicated to coal, and is built to bypass existing coal transport routes that go via coastal cities by ship. The line will reduce transit time from 20 days by sea to just 3 days. The line connects to existing railways at several points to share maintenance facilities. The design speed of the railway is . The line was approved in 2014 at a cost of US$27.2 billion, financed by China Railway and several large domestic coal mining companies. The railway was inaugurated on 28 September 2019. Operating speed. For Jinzhou-Yueyang section only the designated speed is 200km/h rather than 120km/h, although presently not implemented."}, {"text": "Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 5 May 1977. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 82 members was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control."}, {"text": "Mahipatsinh Chavda (born February 10, 1967) is an Indian academic and administrator from Gujarat, India. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. Early life and education. Chavda was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Ramuba and Dansinh Chavda. His family belongs to the Kshatriya, Karadia Rajput community. He completed his secondary and higher secondary education in Vallabhipur. In 1987, Chavda earned a bachelor's degree in arts (B.A.) from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. He later pursued a master's degree (M.A.) in Psychology as well as a MPhil from Sardar Patel University, Anand. In 2003, he received a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Psychology from Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Career. Chavda has held several academic positions throughout his career. He is the Principal and Head of the Department at L. D. Arts College, though he is currently on indefinite leave. He has also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Chairman of the Board of Studies at Gujarat University. Additionally, he has been a member of the academic senate and executive council at several universities for over a decade. Chavda became the Vice Chancellor of Bhavnagar University in March 2019. Chavda has been involved in various governmental organizations, including"}, {"text": "the University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Public Service Commissions, among others. Chavda has contributed to over 60 national and international research papers and authored more than 15 books in the field of psychology. His areas of expertise include Human Resource Development, Forensic Psychology, and Social Psychology. He has also supervised numerous postgraduate and Ph.D. research projects."}, {"text": "John Hedley Cule (7 February 1920 10 April 2015) was a Welsh physician who worked as a general practitioner and later as a psychiatrist. In 2005, he was awarded a MBE for his work in mental health in West Wales. His interest in the history of medicine led him to become the editor of the journal \"Vesalius\", lecturer in the history of medicine at the Welsh National School of Medicine and the president of the British Society for the History of Medicine, the Osler Club of London, the International Society for the History of Medicine and the Welsh Society of the History of Medicine. Early life. John Cule was born on 7 February 1920 in Ton Pentre in the Rhondda Valley, to Walter Edwards Cule, a draper. The eldest of his siblings, he attended the Rhondda Intermediate School for Boys, and then became the chorister in the local chapel at Porth County School. Subsequently, he attended the Methodist Kingswood School in Bath. Here he was inspired into medicine and its history by the headmaster, A. Barrett Sackett, and as a result in 1938 gained admission to Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge. He transferred to King's College Hospital Medical"}, {"text": "School for his clinical training. Second World War. During the Second World War he attended to the injured during The Blitz and in 1942 he became house physician and casualty officer one year earlier than usual due to the effects of the war. After gaining his medical degree in 1943, he was commissioned as first lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 8 January 1944. He was posted to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Crotone in Calabria, Italy. He was forced to learn Italian as his batman, an Italian prisoner of war Marcello Fillini, spoke no English. In 1944, he was promoted to captain and mentioned in dispatches after treating a Royal Army Service Corps driver for a pneumothorax (collapsed lung). In 1945, he was posted to Austria as part of Operation Henpeck. Career. In 1947, Cule began his surgical training at Addenbrookes Hospital and the following year, his medical training at King's Cross Hospital. Between 1948 and 1971, he worked in general practice in Camberley, Surrey. Cule retired from general practice in 1972, began to fish on the River Teifi and moved to Capel Dewi in Ceredigion, West Wales. Here he trained as a psychiatrist and worked"}, {"text": "at St David's Hospital, Carmarthen, and the psychiatric unit of the West Wales General Hospital. He remained in this role until 1986. In 2005 he was awarded an MBE for his work in mental health in West Wales. History of medicine. In 1962, Cule joined the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries as a liveryman, and two years later became a freeman of the City of London. In the late 1970s, he became lecturer in the history of medicine at the Welsh National School of Medicine and a fellow of the Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Society of Apothecaries. He became a member of the international committee of the International Society for the History of Medicine and edited its chief journal \"Vesalius\" and became its world president in 1998. He became president of the British Society for the History of Medicine in 1986. In addition, he was president of the British Society for the History of Medicine, the Osler Club of London, the International Society for the History of Medicine and the Welsh Society of the History of Medicine. Family and personal. Cule married nurse Joyce Leslie Bonser in 1944 and they had two sons, Simon and"}, {"text": "Peter, and a daughter Myfanwy. He sent his sons to the same school that he had attended for sixth form, in Bath. His hobbies included fishing, and later, driving ponies. In 1979, he qualified for the scurry driving at the Horse of the Year Show. Death. Cule died on 10 April 2015, at the age of 95 and six years after his wife. At the time of his death, he resided at Abereinon, Capel Dewi, Llandysul, Ceredigion."}, {"text": "J\u00f3annes Kals\u00f8 Danielsen (born 10 September 1997) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a midfielder for K\u00cd and the Faroe Islands national team. Club career. On 28 December 2021, Danielsen signed with Danish 2nd Division leader N\u00e6stved Boldklub, after having played for K\u00cd since 2015. After one season and 9 appearances, Danielsen returned to KI. International career. Danielsen made his international debut for the Faroe Islands on 15 October 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against Malta. Personal life. Danielsen works as a electrician while also playing football."}, {"text": "Portrait of a Young Woman is a c.1518-1519 oil on panel painting by Raphael and Giulio Romano, now in the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts in Strasbourg, for which it was acquired by Wilhelm von Bode, who bought it in London in 1890. It was previously recorded in London in the Acton collection. Its inventory number is 175. Authorship. Traditionally attributed to the School of Raphael, the removal of 19th-century repainting and X-ray examination have shown that the hand, sleeves and chemise were later additions. The most widely accepted hypothesis is that Giulio Romano painted the head, neck and bust after a design by Raphael, and that Raphael then added the hand and the sleeves, and covered the young woman's cleavage. The identity of the sitter remains unknown; although there is a typological likeness, she is not the same person as La Fornarina: her nose, for instance, has a different shape."}, {"text": "Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton Transit System provides transit services in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District of British Columbia. The system is served by community shuttle-type buses from Monday to Friday. Routes. Scheduled services. In 2013, Cache Creek decided to stop service to its town, meaning buses between Ashcroft and Clinton passed through the aforementioned town without stopping. In 2017, 100 Mile house began being served once weekly for access to medical professionals. In 2019, Cache Creek rejoined the transit system. Scheduled services previously occurred two days a week, though have now been increased to two daily services. Paratransit. On the first three Mondays of a month, request service is offered to Kamloops, and once a month to 100 Mile House. This is on a different day than the Health Connections bus operate. BC Transit Health Connections. All three of the towns served by the system are also served, at differing levels of service, by the BC Transit Health Connections service."}, {"text": "Kathy Daughn (born 1959) is a cutting horse trainer who has won over $4.25 Million in cutting horse competition. She is an honoree in the NCHA Rider Hall of Fame and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, and the first woman to win two NCHA Futurity Open Division Championship titles (1985 and 2000). Daughn rode The Gemnist (Doc Bar Gem x Miss Fancy Zan by Black Gold Zan) to win the 1985 NCHA Futurity, marking an event-record score of 229. After of span of 15 years, she rode Royal Fletch (Jae Bar Fletch x Royal Blue Dually by Dual Pep) to win the 2000 NCHA Futurity. Early history. Daughn was raised in San Francisco, CA in a non-horse owning family. As a teenager, she rode hunter-jumpers in Golden Gate Park, and it was not long before she set her sights on cutting horses. Daughn moved to Texas in 1980, and worked for cutting horse trainer Larry Reeder for 3\u00bd years. She left Reeder and worked for a year with her mentor, cutting horse trainer Lindy Burch, and then set out on her own."}, {"text": "Mikhail Alekseevich Nazarychev (, born 2 April 2001) is a Russian pair skater. With his former partner, Iuliia Artemeva, he is the 2020 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2020 Russian junior national bronze medalist, the 2019 JGP Croatia champion, the 2019 JGP Russia silver medalist, and a 2019\u201320 Junior Grand Prix Final qualifier and winner of the Russian Junior Championship 2021 Career. Early years. Nazarychev began learning to skate in 2005 at the age of four. He competed as a single skater up until the 2016\u201317 figure skating season when he began competing in pairs with his first partner, Alyona Krokhaleva. Krokhaleva/Nazarychev competed together for only one season before parting ways. Nazarychev competed with his next partner, Alina Mammadova, through the end of the 2017\u201318 figure skating season before teaming up with Artemeva during the off-season prior to the start of the 2018\u201319 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev only competed domestically during 2018\u201319 and finished 10th at 2019 Russian Elder Age Nationals. 2019\u201320 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev made their international junior debut in September at the 2019 JGP Russia. The team placed second in both their short program and their free skate to earn a silver medal on the all Russian podium between teammates Kseniia"}, {"text": "Akhanteva / Valerii Kolesov and Diana Mukhametzianova / Ilya Mironov. At their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, 2019 JGP Croatia, Artemeva/Nazarychev won gold and set new personal bests after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate, thus qualifying to the 2019\u201320 Junior Grand Prix Final. In qualifying to the Final, Artemeva/Nazarychev secured byes into the 2020 Russian Figure Skating Championships on both the senior and junior levels. They placed fourth at the Final. Seventh at the senior nationals, they were bronze medalists at junior nationals, securing a place at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Artemeva/Nazarychev were third in the short program, narrowly behind second-place finishers Akhanteva/Kolesov. The free skate proved a struggle, Artemeva falling on both throw jumps as well as her side-by-side double Axel attempt. They nevertheless remained in bronze medal position, aided by errors by fourth-place finishers Hocke/Kunkel of Germany. 2020\u201321 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev made their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, where they finished fifth. They placed eighth at the 2021 Russian Championships, and then won the Russian junior national title. 2021\u201322 season. Artemeva/Nazarychev were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as their first Grand Prix,"}, {"text": "but following the event's cancellation they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia. Fourth in the short program, they rose to third in the free skate to win the bronze medal behind Chinese teams Sui/Han and Peng/Jin. At their second event, the 2021 Internationaux de France, they placed second in both programs to take the silver medal, making only one error in their free skate when Artemeva doubled and stepped out of her planned triple toe loop. Nazarychev said afterward \"overall it was a good performance. We set goals for ourselves to do well on the Grand Prix and I think we fulfilled that.\" At the 2022 Russian Championships, Artemeva/Nazarychev finished in fifth. They also competed at the junior edition, losing to Natalia Khabibullina / Ilya Knyazhuk. On 2 June 2022, it was announced that Artemeva/Nazarychev had ended their partnership. Nazarychev teamed up with Nadezhda Labazina. Competitive highlights. \"GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix\" Detailed results. \"Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in\" bold."}, {"text": "The men's floor exercise competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre on 12 and 13 August. It was the third appearance of the event. Competition format. The gymnastics format continued to use the aggregation format. Each nation entered a team of up to eight gymnasts (Cuba and Argentina had only 7; Mexico only 5). All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus, with the scores summed to give a final total. The scores in each of the six apparatus competitions were added together to give individual all-around scores; the top six individual scores on each team were summed to give a team all-around score. No separate finals were contested. For each exercise, four judges gave scores from 0 to 10 in one-tenth point increments. The top and bottom scores were discarded and the remaining two scores summed to give the exercise total. If the two scores were sufficiently far apart, the judges would \"confer\" and decide on a score. Thus, exercise scores ranged from 0 to 20, apparatus scores from 0 to 40, individual totals from 0 to 240, and team scores from 0"}, {"text": "to 1,440."}, {"text": "Justice Bosworth may refer to:"}]