Liu Bei led an expedition force of several ten thousands soldiers into Yi Province after leaving behind Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to guard Jing Province. Liu Zhang welcomed Liu Bei at Fu County (涪縣; present-day Mianyang, Sichuan). Liu Zhang personally welcomed them, acting in friendly way. Zhang Song told Fa Zheng to report to Liu Bei, that with Pang Tong backing, they could ambush Liu Zhang at the meeting spot. However Liu Bei thought that the plan was too hasty for such an important act.

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At the beginning of the year 213, Zhang Song stayed at Chengdu while Fa Zheng and Meng Da accompanied Liu Bei. There were discussions that Liu Bei may leave to defend Jing. Hearing about this, Zhang Song sent a letter to Fa Zheng and Liu Bei, arguing that with success so close, they couldn't leave. Zhang Song's brother Zhang Su (張肅), learned about his brother's plot and secret communications with Liu Bei. Afraid of being implicated, Zhang Su secretly reported his brother to Liu Zhang, who had Zhang Song arrested and executed. Furthermore, Liu Zhang ordered his officers guarding the passes to Chengdu to keep secret documents and letters to Liu Bei. When Liu Bei heard about Zhang Song's death, he exclaimed, "Junjiao killed my spy!"

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Zhang Song's elder brother, Zhang Su (張肅), whose courtesy name was Junjiao (君矯), was also from Shu Commandery (蜀郡). When he was sent as emissary to Cao Cao, the year previously to Zhang Song, he impressed him and was appointed as Administrator of Guanghan (廣漢太守). Zhang Su's appearance is described as awe-inspiring and extremely impressive while Zhang Song was a short and puny man, who did not exercise restraint or cared about morality. However, Zhang Song was also knowledgeable with good discernment and possessed ability. When Liu Zhang sent him to Cao Cao, Cao Cao wasn't polite to him. But the Registrar Yang Xiu deeply respected him. And even recommended Cao Cao to have Zhang Song joined his personal staff but Cao Cao refused his proposition. During a feast, Yang Xiu showed Zhang Song the military books that Cao Cao had written. While making merry, Zhang Song quickly had all of them read and memorized them through and through. After this event, Yang Xiu esteemed him even more.

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Zhang Biao (張表), whose courtesy name was Boda (伯達), was chosen to administer the south after Ma Zhong. Zhang Biao was the biological son of Zhang Su. As Zhang Su was responsible for the death of Zhang Song when he reported him to Liu Zhang, Liu Bei hated him greatly and dismissed him from office. Zhang Song had no children therefore Liu Bei had Zhang Biao posthumously adopted by Zhang Song to continue his family line.

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In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Song is portrayed as a short, buck-toothed man with a short nose, who does not command respect for his ugly looks. In the novel, his courtesy name is Yongnian (永年).

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Liu Zhang sends Zhang Song as an envoy to meet Cao Cao. He brings with him a map of Yi Province and hopes to present it to Cao Cao and aid him in conquering Yi Province from Liu Zhang. However, Cao Cao dislikes Zhang Song for his appearance and treats him rudely. In retaliation, Zhang Song makes sarcastic remarks to humiliate Cao Cao, who orders his men to beat up Zhang Song and chase him away. Zhang Song is deeply upset by Cao Cao's attitude towards him so he leaves for Jing Province and meets Liu Bei along the way. Liu Bei treats Zhang Song like an honoured guest. Zhang Song is so impressed with Liu Bei's hospitality that he presents the map to Liu Bei and urges him to conquer Yi Province from Liu Zhang. He also introduces his colleagues Fa Zheng and Meng Da to Liu Bei and tells him that they will aid him in defeating Liu Zhang.

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Zhang Song is executed by Liu Zhang after the latter discovers that he is plotting against him.

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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms

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Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).

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Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi).

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Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).

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Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian.

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"Niggers in the White House" is a poem first published in American newspapers in 1901. It was written in reaction to a White House dinner hosted on October 16, 1901 by President Theodore Roosevelt, who had invited Black presidential adviser Booker T. Washington and his family as guests. The identity of the poem's author—who used the byline "unchained poet"—remains unknown.

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The poem is composed of 14 four-line stanzas, in each of which the second and fourth lines rhyme. It also frequently uses the racial slurs nigger (over 20 times) to refer to Washington and his family. Republican Senator Hiram Bingham III described the poem as "indecent, obscene doggerel." It was republished in 1929 after First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, the wife of President Herbert Hoover, invited Jessie De Priest, the wife of Black congressman Oscar Stanton De Priest, to a tea for wives of congressmen at the White House.

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Both visits triggered widespread condemnation by white supremacists throughout the U.S., particularly in the American South. Numerous congressmen and state legislators voiced objections to Black people being guests of the first family of the United States.

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The poem by "unchained poet" was written in 1901, appearing in Sedalia, Missouri's Sedalia Sentinel as "Niggers in the White House" on 25 October. It followed widespread news reports that President Theodore Roosevelt and his family had dinner with African-American presidential adviser Booker T. Washington at the White House on 16 October of that year. Several journalists and politicians condemned Roosevelt's action, claiming, among other things, that such an act made the two men appear equal in terms of social status. Democratic Senator Benjamin Tillman from South Carolina remarked, "The action of President Roosevelt in entertaining that nigger will necessitate our killing a thousand niggers in the South before they will learn their place again."

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The poem was reprinted in the Greenwood Commonwealth in January 1903, after which it circulated in a number of newspapers during 1903, including in The Dispatch on 18 February 1903 and the Kentucky New Era on 10 March 1903. A card-mounted copy of the poem cut from the Sedalia Sentinel forms part of the Theodore Roosevelt papers preserved by the Library of Congress. A typed caption had been added, stating, "Publications like this show something of what is the matter with Missouri."

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The poem resurfaced in June 1929 due to a public outcry triggered by another White House invitation. First Lady Lou Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover, invited the wife of Oscar DePriest to a tea event. De Priest was a member in the House of Representatives and the only African-American member in Congress in 1929. Mrs. Hoover had a series of teas with the wives of congressmen and Jessie De Priest was among the guests. Southern congressmen and newspapers reacted with public denouncements of the event. Democratic Senator Coleman Blease from South Carolina inserted the poem within a Senate resolution entitled, "To request the Chief Executive to respect the White House" in the upper chamber of Congress, which was read aloud on the floor of the United States Senate. However, the resolution, including the poem, was by unanimous agreement excised from the Congressional Record due to protests from Republican senators Walter Edge (from New Jersey) and Hiram Bingham (from Connecticut). Bingham described the poem as "indecent, obscene doggerel" which gave "offense to hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens and [...] to the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution". Blease withdrew the resolution, but stated he did so "because it gave offense to his friend, Senator Bingham and not because it might give any offense to the Negro race". Scholar David S. Day argues that Blease's use of the poem may have been a populist gesture—"a normal Southern demagogic tactic"—but that Hoover's supporters saw it as something that went beyond even the "broad limits" of partisan political point-scoring.

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The poem is composed of 14 stanzas with four lines per stanza. Every stanza is written in the simple 4-line rhyme scheme (ABCB). The term "nigger" is used in all the stanzas of the poem except two. It is ascribed to "unchained poet", whose identity is unknown.

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In Congressman Blease's version of the poem, the last four stanzas were omitted. The last three stanzas mention President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington by name and the names of their respective children.

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Edward J. Robinson links the poem's comments about racial intermarriage to a "Southern rape complex", according to which racial purity was threatened by the possibility of segregation dispersing in society, and by African-American male interest in Caucasian women.

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The final three stanzas of the poem:

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A Guest of Honor –  the first opera created by Scott Joplin, the celebrated composer of ragtime music.  The operatic production was based on the 1901 White House dinner hosted by President Theodore Roosevelt for Booker T. Washington.

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Racism and ethnic discrimination in the United States

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Newspaper publications

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Missouri newspaper the Sedalia Sentinel on 25 October 1901

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Moberly Weekly Monitor on 28 October 1901

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Greenwood Commonwealth, 31 January 1903

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The Tar Heel, 10 February 1903

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The Dispatch, 18 February 1903

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Kentucky New Era, March 13, 1903, p. 6

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The Mt. Sterling Advocate, March 25, 1903

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The Honolulu Evening Bulletin, 13 April 1903 (entitled "Koons in the Kapitol")

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Booker T. Washington incident

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Davis, Deborah (2013). Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation. New York City: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439169827.

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"The Night President Teddy Roosevelt Invited Booker T. Washington to Dinner". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 35 (35). The JBHE Foundation, Inc: 24–25. Spring 2002. doi:10.2307/3133821. JSTOR 3133821.

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Norrell, Robert J. (Spring 2009). "When Teddy Roosevelt Invited Booker T. Washington to Dine at the White House". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 63 (63). The JBHE Foundation, Inc: 70–74. JSTOR 40407606.

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Severn, John K.; William Warren Rogers (January 1976). "Theodore Roosevelt Entertains Booker T. Washington: Florida's Reaction to the White House Dinner". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 54 (3). Florida Historical Society: 306–318. JSTOR 30151288.

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White, Arthur O. (January 1973). "Booker T. Washington's Florida Incident, 1903-1904". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 51 (3). Florida Historical Society: 227–249. JSTOR 30151545.

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Jessie De Priest incident

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Day, Davis S. (Winter 1980). "Herbert Hoover and Racial Politics: The De Priest Incident". Journal of Negro History. 65 (1). Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc.: 6–17. doi:10.2307/3031544. JSTOR 3031544. S2CID 149611666.

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Clarence Holbrook Carter (March 26, 1904, Portsmouth, Ohio – June 4, 2000, Holland Township, New Jersey), known to friends as "Cartie," was an American artist who worked primarily in oil and watercolor. He is considered one of Cleveland’s most renowned painters.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Carter studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923 to 1927 with painters like Henry Keller and Paul Travis. During his time in school, Carter won third prize in the “May Show” at the Cleveland Museum of Art for his work The Wanderer, earning him $25.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Upon Carter's graduation, William Millikin (then director of the Cleveland Museum of Art) arranged for him to study with modernist painter Hans Hoffman in Capri, Italy. During this time, Carter sent works back from Europe to be sold in the United States by Milliken, which allowed him to spend 1928 in places like France, Switzerland, and Northern Africa. When Carter returned to Cleveland, Milliken hired him to teach classes at the CMA while selling his own work.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


At age 30, Carter painted two murals in Cleveland's Public Auditorium under the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). He later produced two murals for post offices in Ravenna and Portsmouth, Ohio, later serving as the regional superintendent of the Northeast Ohio division of the painting projects arm of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Throughout the 1930s and 40s he was known for his paintings of rural America and the burden brought on by the Great Depression.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Carter was the first person in Ohio to have a painting bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1935, he entered the painting The Creepers in the CMA’s “May Show” and won first prize; the Met bought the piece for $225. He won numerous prizes for his May Show submissions through the rest of the decade.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


In 1938, Carter took a position at Pittsburgh's now Carnegie-Mellon University until the mid-1940s.  After World War II, he worked in commercial advertisement design for large corporations, landing his work in magazines like Vogue, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Business Week, and US News & World Report. By this time, his paintings had been acquired by over 25 major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, alongside his Met acquisition. One of his oil paintings, Summer Storm, was purchased by Barbara Hutton, Countess Haugwitz von Reventlow, in 1940. In 1949, he was elected to the National Academy of Design as an associate member, and became a full member in 1964.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Later in life, Carter made a major shift in his visual language. Turning away from representational painting and towards surrealism, his works became more abstract. He depicted mystical structural forms and egg motifs, imagery that would dominate his works until his death. Publications on Carter's life and work began in the 1970s, and around that same time he won the 1972 Cleveland Arts Prize for the Visual Arts. Posthumously, his aptitude for photography was discovered in a chest of reference shots for his paintings.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


In 1974, a painting Carter had long deemed stolen was found in an attic by the owner of an antique shop in Jackson, Ohio. This was a work he had started during his time in Capri and later finished in Paris; he had loaned the piece to a man in Portsmouth for an exhibition in the 1930s, but it was never returned. The antique shop owner claimed to receive the painting as a gift from a friend after World War II, hanging it in his family home for some time before putting it into storage, when it was damaged by a house fire. Carter said, "I consider the painting was stolen and that it still belongs to me and should be returned."

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Eleven books were released in the 1970s covering Carter's work, followed by 18 more in the 1980s. By 2004, his citations went up to 61. That same year, the Southern Ohio Museum put on the show Clarence Carter: The Unknown Snapshot Studies, which later moved to the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio with support from the Cleveland Artists Foundation.

Clarence Holbrook Carter


Currently, Carter's works can be found across the United States in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; the James A. Michener Art Museum; the Cleveland Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; the Yager Museum of Arts & Culture, Oneonta, NY; WOLFS Gallery in Beachwood, OH; the Toledo Museum of Art; and many more. At one point in time, he was represented in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and was featured in the Tate Gallery's exhibition  American Painting: From the Eighteenth Century to Present Day in 1946.

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Two of the most recent publications on his work are Bathsheba Monk's 2018 book Clarence H. Carter: Favorite Son and WOLFS Gallery's 2020 catalog titled Clarence Holbrook Carter: The Metamorphosis of an American Surrealist.

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Carter, Clarence Holbrook; James A. Michener;  Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer (New York, N.Y.);  Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Clarence Carter : a joint exhibition 30 April through 1 June, 1974 Gimpel & Weitzenhiffer Gallery ... and Bodley Gallery (New York : Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer) OCLC: 6540063

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Clarence H. Carter: Favorite Son, by Bathsheba Monk, (Blue Heron Book Works, 2018)

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Trapp, Frank;  Douglas Dreishpoon;  Ricardo Pau-Llosa. Clarence Holbrook Carter (New York : Rizzoli, ©1989) ISBN 0-8478-0975-7

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Askart.com pages on Clarence Holbrook Carter (includes several color images)

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Clarence Holbrook Carter Online (artcyclopedia.com)

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color image and discussion of a Clarence Carter painting (War Bride, 1940; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA)

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Bio of Carter at the Michener Museum website

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The panel painting of The Madonna between St Catherine and St Margaret dating from the period before 1360 most probably formed the central part of a lost altarpiece in the Cistercian Abbey of Zlatá Koruna. It is a key work of early Bohemian Gothic painting. It is on display at the permanent collection of the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká nad Vltavou.


The painting was in private possession in Český Krumlov until it was purchased in 1880 by the Town Museum in České Budějovice, from where it was transferred to the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká nad Vltavou.


Description and classification


It is a tempera painting with a gilded background on a chalk base with engraved drawing. The spruce-wood panel covered with canvas, measuring 102 x 98.5 cm, was at a later time clearly cut down to a smaller size, since the remaining fragment of another figure’s clothing can be seen in the left-hand margin. It was restored by Bohuslav Slánský (1936, 1957).


The scene of the seated Madonna and Child accompanied by female saints is called the ‘Holy Conversation’ (Santa Conversazione). The crowned Virgin Mary sits on a throne with a canopy, and on her right knee she holds the half-naked body of the Baby Jesus who turns his face to the faithful. This type of enthroned Madonna, representing the Throne of Wisdom, originates in Byzantium and was also common in Italian Gothic painting. St Catherine standing on the left with her wheel and St Margaret on the right with the dragon, a symbol of hellish forces, both hold in their hands a palm frond as the sign of martyrdom. The crowns on the head of the Madonna and the saints are a valuable aid to dating the work. They differ from the precise execution of the Loving Madonnas by the circle of the Master of the Vyšší Brod Altarpiece and, with their proportions and the long stems of their trefoils, they are similar, for example, to the crowns in the Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim (1371).


Characteristic of this transitional period of style are certain traditional elements such as the halos, the overall composition of the Madonna and Child, and the complex, subtle and Italianate composition of the throne. In contrast to this, the features of the Virgin Mary’s face and the childish charm and playfulness of the Baby Jesus represent a shift in this theme towards a more natural character. In addition, the modelling of the bodies and the radiant colours link the work to book and panel painting of the 1360s and 1370s. The painting dates from about twenty years after the Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle and has most in common with the Descent of the Holy Spirit. It is dated to the end of this stylistic period, when the canon became less rigid. It inclines beyond the linear style, aiming towards greater abstraction and a softening of form; towards a spiritualisation, a new conception of the function of light; and towards a richly-toned colour scheme that anticipated the style of the 1360s and the work of the Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece. Technological analysis of the picture has shown that oil was used as a bonding agent. It differs in the underpainting of the flesh tones from the Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle and thus represents a new kind of painting technique.


Wall paintings in the presbytery of the church in Čachrov


The illumination of the Annunciation, the Portable Breviary of John of Neumarkt


The Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle (The Annunciation, The Resurrection, Decent of the Holy Spirit)


The Madonna of Kłodzko


The Holy Trinity of Wrocław


Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká nad Vltavou, inv. no. 0-1


Hynek Látal a kol., Meziprůzkumy. Sbírka AJG 1300-2016, AJG 2016, ISBN 978-80-87799-52-9


Hynek Rulíšek, Gotické umění jižních Čech, Průvodce, sv. 3, Alšova jihočeská galerie v Hluboké nad Vltavou 1989, ISBN 80-900057-6-4


Hynek Rulíšek, Gotické umění v jižních Čechách, Národní galerie v Praze 1989, ISBN 80-7035-013-X


Mojmír Hamsík, Die Technik der böhmischen Madonnenbilder um 1350-1360, Umění XXVI, 1978


Jaroslav Pešina, Studie k ikonografii a typologii obrazu madony s dítětem v českém deskovém malířství kolem poloviny 14. století, Umění XXV, 1977


Jaroslav Pešina, Desková malba, in: České umění gotické 1350-1420, Academia Praha 1970


Vladimír Denkstein, František Matouš, Jihočeská gotika, Praha 1953


Antonín Matějček, Česká malba gotická, Melantrich Praha 1950


Vincenc Kramář, Madona mezi sv. Kateřinou a s. Markétou Městského muzea v Českých Budějovicích, Praha 1937


Dimitrios Oikonomou (Greek: Δημήτριος Οικονόμου; 4 June 1883 – 11 September 1957) was a Hellenic Navy admiral. After fighting as a junior officer in the Balkan Wars, he was a convinced royalist and was dismissed from service in 1917–20. Reinstated, he held various ship and senior commands during the interwar period, including serving as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 1935–36. In the latter post he was among the leaders of the military coup of 10 October 1935 that overthrew the Second Hellenic Republic and restored the Greek monarchy.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


Dimitrios Oikonomou was born in Chalcis on 4 June 1883, the son of Alexandros Oikonomou. He entered the Hellenic Navy Academy on 10 September 1899 and graduated as a Line Ensign on 15 July 1903. As a young officer he took part in the Goudi pronunciamiento in August 1909, as well as in the abortive revolt of Lt. Konstantinos Typaldos-Alfonsatos in October of the same year.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 29 March 1910, he fought in the First Balkan War of 1912–13 on board the battleship Psara, participating in the battles of Elli and Lemnos and the liberation of various Aegean islands. he was further promoted to Lieutenant on 2 June 1913, a few days before the outbreak of the Second Balkan War against Bulgaria, in which he fought on land with the 29th Naval Landing Detachment. On 16 July 1913 he was promoted to Lieutenant First Class.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


In 1914 he finished a course in the Naval Gunnery School. During World War I he sided with King Constantine I in his dispute with Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. A Lt. Commander since 3 March 1917, he was dismissed from the service on 21 June 1917, after Venizelos prevailed and took the country into the war on the side of the Entente. Following the electoral victory of the anti-Venizelist royalist parties, he was recalled to active service on 6 November 1920; his dismissal was revoked and he was quickly promoted to commander on 2 December. After participating briefly in the naval operations of the Asia Minor Campaign on board the destroyer Aetos, he assumed the post of commander of the Palaio Faliro naval airfield.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


He then commanded the destroyer Panthir (1923) and the light cruiser Elli (1923–25). In June 1924, as captain of the Elli, he participated in the so-called "Navy Strike". Promoted to captain on 12 October 1925, he again assumed command of the Elli in 1926–27, before commanding the training ship Aris (1927–28) and the battleships Kilkis and Limnos in 1929. In 1929–30 he served as Superior Submarine Commander, a position where he distinguished himself by the drastic overhaul and modernization of crew training. In 1931 he served briefly as Commander of the Destroyer Flotilla, and subsequently, until 1934, as Chief of the Training Squadron. Promoted to rear admiral on 21 February 1934, and on 3 March 1935 he was appointed Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, as well as Director-General in the Ministry of Naval Affairs. In May he was president of the Extraordinary Naval Court-Martial that tried the naval officers who had participated in the failed pro-Venizelist March coup attempt. He nevertheless immediately requested, with success, that the death sentences passed out not be carried out. On 10 October, along with the heads of the Army, Lt. General Alexandros Papagos, and the Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Georgios Reppas, he toppled the Second Hellenic Republic, restored the Greek monarchy, and installed Georgios Kondylis as Prime Minister and Regent pending the return of the exiled King George II.

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On 21 February 1936, he was promoted to vice admiral. He remained in the post of Chief of the Navy General Staff until 19 December, when he was transferred to the post of Inspector-General of the Navy. In 1938–39 he held in tandem the position of Chief of Fleet Command. Oikonomou remained Inspector-General at the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War on 28 October 1940. For the duration of the war, until the Greek capitulation following the German invasion of Greece in April 1941, he remained in the post and held in parallel the positions of Chief of the Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Air Defence Chief and Director of the Air–Sea Alarm Service, as well as commander of the Naval Regions 1 and 3. Finally, on 25 April 1941, as the bulk of the Fleet and the government had left for the Middle East, Oikonomou was authorized to represent the Minister for Naval Affairs and command what remained of the navy until the final capitulation two days later. Oikonomou remained in Greece during the Occupation, and served in the Directorate-General of the Navy in the Ministry of National Defence of the collaborationist government in 1941–43.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


After liberation, on 31 August 1946 he was decorated with the War Cross First Class and the Distinguished Actions Medal for his role in the 1940–41 conflict. He retired on 25 April 1947 and died at Syros  on 11 September 1957.

Dimitrios Oikonomou


In 1935, Oikonomou was a member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, and from 1940 until 1944 he was chairman of the Yacht Club of Greece. After his retirement, in 1953–57 he was chairman of the board of the Greek Sea Union, and of the Hellenic Maritime Museum.

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Oikonomou also published a number of historical works, including the archive of the Greek War of Independence hero, general Kostas Botsaris (1934), a study on the Suliots and the Botsaris family (Το Σούλι, οι Σουλιώτες και η Οικογένεια Μπότσαρη, 1954), as well as studies on the war record of the Navy during World War II (Πεπραγμένα του Β.Ν., 1947), and on Prince George of Greece and Denmark and the Greek naval programme (Η Α.Β.Υ. ο Πρίγκηψ Γεώργιος και το Ναυτικόν Πρόγραμμα της Χώρας, 1952).

Dimitrios Oikonomou


Haripriya Banoth (née Badavath; born 1 May 1985) is an Indian politician from Telangana. She won the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly Election from constituency on a Congress ticket but later shifted to BRS. At the age of 33 when elected, Banoth was the youngest member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Now, the youngest member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly is Mynampally Rohit Rao.

Haripriya Banoth


Early and personal life

Haripriya Banoth


Haripriya Badavath was born on 1 May 1985 in Kothagudem of present-day Telangana (then in Andhra Pradesh) to Seetharam and Darjan. Her father used to work in the Singareni Collieries Company. She was married to Hari Singh Banoth of Tekulapalli immediately after completing her intermediate education in 2002. However, with her husband's encouragement, she completed her graduation with B. Tech and later obtained post-graduation with M. Tech in computer science from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH). In 2006, they started Hari Singh Education Institutions which has four private schools and four junior colleges in Tekulapalli and Hyderabad. She lives at Tekulapalli, Telangana.

Haripriya Banoth


In June 2021, Banoth announced that she would adopt two orphaned children from Yellandu who lost both their parents at a young age, on a response to the minister K. T. Rama Rao's tweet.

Haripriya Banoth


Hari Singh was an active member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) which influenced Haripriya to join the politics. For the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu nominated Haripriya Banoth to represent the Yellandu constituency from TDP as the party felt that an educated person would have a better chance at winning the seat. However, she was defeated by the Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Kanakaiah Koram by a margin of 11,507 votes.

Haripriya Banoth


In 2017, following the statehood of Telangana, Banoth joined Indian National Congress in the hope of contesting from the party. In the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Banoth was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Yellandu by narrowly defeating the incumbent Kanakaiah Koram of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) with a margin of 2,887 votes. Elected at the age of 33, Banoth became the youngest MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

Haripriya Banoth


In February 2019, Banoth carried out a hunger strike for 36 hours demanding the establishment of steel plant in Bayyaram. In March 2019, she joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi citing "the interest of her constituency's development" as the reason. But she lost the 2019 Assembly election to Koram Kanakaiah of Indian National Congress by a margin of 57,309 votes.

Haripriya Banoth


Political statistics

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Rafael Marcelo Delgado (born 13 January 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean club Deportes La Serena.

Rafael Delgado (footballer)


Delgado began with Rosario Central in 2011. He scored on his professional career debut on 4 April, netting the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Ferro Carril Oeste in Primera B Nacional. In his first three seasons, Delgado scored two goals in fifty-two matches including twenty-eight appearances during 2012–13 which ended with promotion to the Argentine Primera División. He went onto score twice in forty-four games in the top-flight. In January 2015, Delgado joined Estudiantes. He made his debut on 9 March versus San Lorenzo, prior to making three further appearances during the 2015 Argentine Primera División campaign.

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On 1 July 2015, seven months after arriving, Delgado departed Estudiantes to sign for Defensa y Justicia. He scored his first goal for Defensa in April 2016 during a 3–1 defeat to Atlético Tucumán. After sixty-six appearances and one goal in his first four seasons with Defensa y Justicia, Delgado left the club on loan in February 2018 to join Categoría Primera A side Atlético Nacional. Fourteen appearances in all competitions later, Delgado returned to Defensa y Justicia and subsequently made his 200th career appearance in the Primera División against Independiente on 24 August.

Rafael Delgado (footballer)


In January 2026, Delgado moved to Chile and signed with Deportes La Serena.

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As of 6 September 2018.

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Primera B Nacional: 2012–13

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Rafael Delgado at Soccerway

Rafael Delgado (footballer)


Orchard Township is located in Wayne County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 604 and it contained 241 housing units.

Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois


According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.06 square miles (96.0 km2), of which 36.87 square miles (95.5 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.51%) is water.


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20XX is a platform game developed by American studio Batterystaple Games. The early access version was released for Microsoft Windows on Steam on October 12, 2016, and in full on August 16, 2017. PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions were released in July 2018.  A sequel, 30XX, was released on Steam Early Access on February 17, 2021, and in full on August 9, 2023.

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Inspired by Mega Man X, players must defeat enemies and complete difficult platforming challenges to finish a stage. In contrast to Mega Man X, stages are proceduraly generated based on level segments, or "chunks", and allow for both local and online co-op. Rather than giving several lives, the game has permadeath, but is a "roguelite" in that the player can use Soul Chips earned during the level to unlock new types of passive upgrades to buy, and gain upgrades for the next attempt of that particular run.

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During levels, players can use bolts gained as currency to buy passive upgrades or to restore health or energy in vending machines. They can find upgrades in treasure chests and other places. Upon beating a boss the player can choose between multiple rewards: the boss' power (granting them a new special ability), bolts, or a random passive upgrade.

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The game follows Nina, an armored girl armed with a power blaster, and Ace, an armored boy with an energy sword, in the aftermath of a robotic uprising. Traveling from their base on the Ark, a space station orbiting the Earth, they have been hired to clear dangerous locations infested with robots running amok.

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20XX began development after a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in the spring of 2014, when the game was called Echoes of Eridu. Following a successful Kickstarter, the game joined the Fire Hose Games accelerator program and appeared in the Indie Megabooth at Penny Arcade Expo 2015.

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The game was developer Chris King's first commercial game, and its development was prompted by the belief that it was his last chance to do such a risky thing as game development without a family to support, as he was in his late 20s. The idea behind the game was due to his belief that Capcom had ceased to make enough Mega Man titles, and that he and other fans desired more of that style of gameplay.

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The developer's main focus was on the game feel and getting it to play similarly to Mega Man. The most difficult aspect of developing the game was debugging its netcode that allowed for online play.

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Chris believes that Steam's Early Access program was essential to the development of the game, and he "couldn't imagine" releasing the game without it.

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The game's soundtrack was composed by Brandon "Cityfires" Ellis and includes chiptune and synthesizer elements to make it resemble that of a Super NES game.

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Nintendo Life described the gameplay as addictive, and, although they felt some aspects were a bit repetitive, they said the upgrades and customization made up for it. Nintendo World Report recommended it to fans of Mega Man and platform games, but they felt it should have more story.

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Gwiździny [ɡvʲiʑˈd͡ʑinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bratian, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

Gwiździny, Nowe Miasto County


During the Second World War it was the site of the Gwisdyn subcamp of the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp.

Gwiździny, Nowe Miasto County


Eucalyptus gracilis, commonly known as yorrell, snap and rattle, red mallee, white mallee or kong mallee, is a species of mallee or small tree endemic to Australia, where it is found in south-western New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. It has smooth white bark, usually with rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the lower stems, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in group of between seven and eleven and cup-shaped, cylindrical or barrel-shaped fruit.

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Eucalyptus gracilis is an open to spreading, multi-stemmed mallee or tree that typically grows to a height of 7 m (23 ft) but sometimes to 20 m (66 ft). It has smooth white, grey and coppery-cream bark, but usually rough, fibrous or flaky bark at the base of the stems. Young plants and coppice regrowth have linear to narrow lance-shaped leaves 33–90 mm (1.3–3.5 in) long and 9–18 mm (0.35–0.71 in) wide. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same glossy green on both sides, linear to narrow lance-shaped or curved, 45–110 mm (1.8–4.3 in) long and 4–17 mm (0.16–0.67 in) wide on a petiole 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven, nine or eleven on an unbranched peduncle 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long and square in cross-section, the individual buds on pedicels 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. Mature buds are club-shaped, 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide with a flattened to rounded operculum. It blooms between March and October producing creamy-white flowers. The fruit is a woody cup-shaped, cylindrical or barrel-shaped capsule 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) wide with the valves enclosed.

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Eucalyptus gracilis was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1855 in Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, from specimens collected "in the desert on the Murray River". The species name is the Latin adjective gracilis "slender", likely referring to its branches and habit.

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Eucalyptus yilgarnensis was formerly considered a subspecies of this species.

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Distribution and habitat

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Yorrell grows on sand dunes and plains, crests of rises and along creek lines in the Eremaean and South West botanical regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay-loamy soils over limestone. It is found throughout most of southern and central South Australia where it grows in mallee shrubland in a range of soils, often over limestone. In Victoria it is confined to the north-west of the state, mostly in the Big Desert and Sunset Country, east to Manangatang. It also occurs in south western New South Wales where it is found in mallee shrubland on red aeolian sands south from Yathong and west from West Wyalong.

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E. gracilis is often cultivated in open areas, wider verges, in parks and reserves and as a shelter wind-break or for erosion control. It is also known to be good for honey production. Nectar-eating birds and insects use it for food and habitat. The yellow-tailed black cockatoo consumes the seeds of this species.

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Kleppur or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic psychiatric hospital that is operated by The National University Hospital of Iceland.

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The first laws concerning Kleppur were nr. 33/1905, accepted by Christian IX on 20 October. The institution was opened in 1907, originally housing 50 patients. Kleppur was the first medical institution that was constructed and ran completely on public funds. The institution's administration consisted of the Icelandic Director of Health and individuals appointed by the Icelandic government.

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At the time of the hospital's founding, mental illness was a big issue. Mentally ill individuals were commonly mistreated and their quality of living was worse than that of healthy people. The year 1901, a census was done to count the number of mentally ill individuals in the country. The census found 133 mentally ill individuals, 124 of which lived in rural areas.

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The hospital changed a lot, although it could not take in everyone that needed it, as the Director of Health at that time told Alþingi.

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The hospital's methods of operation have changed drastically of the years with the introduction of new and improved therapeutics. Today, Kleppur's operations mainly consist of rehabilitation and various treatments for people with mental health problems, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and addiction. Kleppur now has a polyclinic, one psychiatric rehabilitation ward, a security ward, and a forensic unit. A rehabilitation center adjacent to the hospital is in use for patents and outpatients.

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The pictures are of the hospital's building, taken in March 2006.

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Grein um störf löggjafans á Heimastjorn.is, archived from the original on 12 March 2017, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Um deild 11 - Kleppi á www.landspitali.is, archived from the original on 6 October 2007, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Um deild 12 - Kleppi á www.landspitali.is, archived from the original on 6 October 2007, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Um deild 13 - Kleppi á www.landspitali.is

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Um deild 14 - Kleppi á www.landspitali.is, archived from the original on 6 October 2007, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Um deild 15 - Kleppi á www.landspitali.is, archived from the original on 6 October 2007, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Um göngudeild Kleppi á www.landspitali.is, archived from the original on 6 October 2007, retrieved 11 March 2017

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Stjórnartíðindi A, 1905-1907, bls. 212.

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Alþingistíðindi B, 1905, bls. 1125-1144.

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Alþingistíðindi B, 1907, bls. 2683.

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Arunta is a genus of cicadas, also called drummers, in the Thophini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily. It is allied to the genus Thopha. These are the only Australian cicadas that have adapted to living in mangrove habitats.

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Two species have been described:

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Arunta interclusa (Walker, 1858) (Mangrove Drummer)

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Arunta perulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) (White Drummer)

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Blue Exorcist (Japanese: 青の祓魔師（エクソシスト）, Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills their guardian, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist under Yukio's tutelage in order to defeat Satan. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since April 2009, with individual chapters collected in 33 tankōbon volumes as of December 2025. Viz Media has licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the first volume released in April 2011.

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Blue Exorcist was adapted into an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from April to October 2011. An anime film, Blue Exorcist: The Movie, premiered in December 2012. A second season, subtitled Kyoto Saga, aired from January to March 2017. A third season produced by Studio VOLN, subtitled Shimane Illuminati Saga, aired from January to March 2024. A fourth season was split in two cours; the first cours, subtitled Beyond the Snow Saga, aired from October to December 2024, while the second cours, subtitled The Blue Night Saga, aired from January to March 2025. The anime series has been licensed in English by Aniplex of America.

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By December 2022, Blue Exorcist had over 25 million copies in circulation. The manga has been well received by readers, with sales having received a boost thanks to the anime's release.

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The world of Blue Exorcist consists of two dimensions, attached to each other as a mirror and its reflection. The first is the material world where humans live, Assiah (物質界（アッシャー）, Asshā), and the other is Gehenna (虚無界（ゲヘナ）, Gehena), the world of demons, which is ruled by Satan. Originally, a journey between the worlds, or even a contact between them, was impossible, however, any demon is able to pass to the dimension of Assiah through the possession of a living being in it. Even so, demons have historically wandered among humans unnoticed, visible only to people who have had contact with demons before.

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In contrast, there are Exorcists, people who train to destroy demons who act in a damaging manner in Assiah. With more than two thousand years of existence, this group has several branches all over the world being secretly under the command of the Vatican itself and acting in a clandestine manner.

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The story revolves around Rin Okumura, who, along with his younger twin Yukio Okumura, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, an Exorcist. One day, Rin learns that he and Yukio are the sons of Satan. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin draws the demon-slaying sword Kurikara (倶利伽羅), which restrains his demonic powers. From that moment on, Rin not only gains demonic features like fangs and a tail, but also the power to ignite into blue flames that destroy almost anything he touches.

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Rin wishes to become an Exorcist like his guardian to become stronger and to defeat Satan. He enrolls at the prestigious True Cross Academy (正十字学園, Sei Jūji Gakuen), an exorcist cram school, which is actually the Japanese branch of the True Cross Order (正十字騎士團, Sei Jūji Kishidan), an international organization dedicated to protect Assiah from Gehenna. Much to his surprise, Rin finds that Yukio is already a veteran Exorcist and is one of his teachers. Thus begins Rin's journey to become an Exorcist, accompanied by his brother and his fellow students who quickly become his close friends.

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Kazue Kato took inspiration from Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm (2005), as she tried to work the angle of brothers fighting against monsters into a story. She eventually decided on making the story about demons and exorcists, thus conceiving Blue Exorcist. Due to exorcists being the main idea of the story, the manga features a lot of Biblical references. In an interview with Anime News Network, Kato said: "I should not run away from these references if I'm working in the Exorcist genre." An ending was planned by Kato but the exact length of the series has yet to be decided based on the manga's popularity in Japan.

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In 2016, Kato stated, "I think there might be four more arcs. I have a rough storyline complete for the ending, but I haven’t figured out all of the details. I have a few things where I’m not sure what to decide to do." In July 2021, Kato announced that the manga would enter on an eight-month hiatus to work on a six-chapter manga mini-series adaptation of Fuyumi Ono's Eizen Karukaya Kaiitan. The manga resumed publication one month later than planned, on May 2, 2022. In February 2026, Kato announced that the manga would take a four-month break starting on March 4 of the same year, to prepare for the final chapter, make changes to her work environment and prepare for the upcoming compiled book volumes.

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Blue Exorcist is written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. A prototype one-shot, titled Miyamauguisu House Case (深山鶯邸事件, Miyamauguisu-tei Jiken), was published in Shueisha's Jump Square on August 4, 2008. Blue Exorcist has been serialized in Jump Square since April 4, 2009. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2009. As of December 4, 2025, 33 volumes have been published.

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The series has been licensed by Viz Media for release in North America, with the first volume released under the Shōnen Jump Advance imprint on April 5, 2011. 28 volumes have been released as of November 14, 2023.

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A spin-off series written by Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki, focused on Rin's brother, Yukio, titled Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura (サラリーマン祓魔師 奥村雪男の哀愁, Salaryman Futsumashi Okumura Yukio no Aishū), started in Jump SQ.19 on April 19, 2013. After the magazine ceased publication on February 19, 2015, the series was transferred to Jump Square, starting on April 4 of that same year. The series finished on April 3, 2020. Its chapters were collected in four tankōbon volumes, released from February 4, 2015, to June 4, 2020.

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An anime adaption for the manga was announced in November 2010 on Shueisha's Jump Square official website. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures with Hitoshi Okamura as the producer. Originally, the series was scheduled to air on April 10, 2011, on MBS; however, due to the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami the series' broadcast was delayed a week later on April 17; the series was broadcast for 25 episodes until October 2 of that same year. The opening theme for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" by Uverworld, while the opening theme from episode 13 onwards is "In My World" by Rookiez is Punk'd. The ending theme for the first 12 episodes is "Take Off" by South Korean boy band 2PM, while the ending theme from episode 13 through episode 25 is "Wired Life" by Meisa Kuroki. An original video animation (OVA), titled Kuro Runs Away From Home (クロの家出, Kuro no Iede), was included with the series' fifth DVD release on October 26, 2011.

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Aniplex of America announced they would simulcast the series in North America through video sites Hulu, Crunchyroll, Anime News Network and Netflix starting on April 20, 2011. Aniplex of America released the series on four DVDs from October 18, 2011, to June 29, 2012; the Kuro Runs Away From Home OVA was included with the series' "DVD Complete 1st Season" box set on July 9, 2013. The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012. It was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 23 to August 10, 2014; the series was rebroadcast on the same programming block starting on November 3, 2024. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia, streaming it for a limited time on its YouTube channel until February 29, 2024.

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An anime film, Blue Exorcist: The Movie, was released on December 28, 2012, in Japan. The English dub cast reprised their roles for the movie.

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In June 2016, a second season, titled Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, was announced and aired from January 7 to March 25, 2017. Koichi Hatsumi directed the sequel, while Toshiya Ōno wrote the scripts, Keigo Sasaki designed the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto composed the soundtrack. A-1 Pictures returned to produce the animation. The opening theme is "Itteki no Eikyō" (一滴の影響; lit. "Drop's Influence") by Uverworld, while the ending theme is "Kono Te de" (コノ手デ; lit. "With This Hand") by Rin Akatsuki. The series has been licensed by Aniplex of America in North America, and Muse Communication in Southeast Asia, streaming it for a limited time on its YouTube channel until February 29, 2024.

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Kyoto Saga premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on May 18, 2025.

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Shimane Illuminati Saga

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In December 2022, it was announced that the anime would receive a new television series adaptation. It was later revealed to be a third season, titled Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga, which adapted volumes 10–15 of the original manga. The sequel was produced by Studio VOLN and directed by Daisuke Yoshida, with scripts written by Toshiya Ōno, character designs handled by Yurie Oohigashi, and music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto. It aired from January 7 to March 24, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Eye's Sentry" by Uverworld, while the ending theme is "Gakkyū Nisshi" (学級日誌; "Class Diary") by Mulasaki-Ima. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

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Shimane Illuminati Saga premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on August 24, 2025.

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Beyond the Snow / The Blue Night Sagas

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In March 2024, at the AnimeJapan 2024 event, a fourth season was announced. In July 2024, it was announced that the staff from the Shimane Illuminati Saga would return for the season and that it would run for two cours; the first one, subtitled Beyond the Snow Saga (雪ノ果篇, Yuki no Hate-hen), aired from October 6 to December 22, 2024, and the second one, subtitled The Blue Night Saga (終夜篇, Yosuga-hen), aired from January 5 to March 23, 2025. For Beyond the Snow Saga, the opening theme is "Re Rescue", performed by Reol, and the ending theme is "Tsurara" (ツララ), performed by Yobahi. For The Blue Night Saga, the opening theme is "Tsūkaku" (痛覚; "Sense of Pain"), performed by Amazarashi, and the ending theme is "Overlap" (オーバーラップ, Ōbārappu), performed by Shiyui. Muse Communication licensed Beyond the Snow Saga in Southeast Asia.

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The fourth season premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on November 9, 2025.

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Four light novels written by Aya Yajima, with illustrations provided by Kazue Kato, have been released by Shueisha under their Jump J-Books imprint. The first light novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Weekend Hero, was released on September 2, 2011. The second novel, Blue Exorcist: Home Sweet Home, was released on December 4, 2012. It focuses on past events, such as Rin, Yukio, Ryuji, Renzo, and Konekomaru's childhoods, as well as Juzo Shima and Mamushi Hojo's time as students at True Cross Academy. The third novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Bloody Fairytale, was released on March 4, 2014. The fourth novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Spy Game, was released on March 3, 2017.

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A visual novel for PlayStation Portable, Ao no Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth was released on April 26, 2012, by Bandai Namco Games.

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A smartphone game, Blue Exorcist: Damned Chord was originally announced in December 2018; however in November 2020, it was announced that the game was canceled.

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A 3D action RPG, Alterna Vvelt: Blue Exorcist Another Story (オルタナヴェルト -青の祓魔師 外伝-, Orutana Vueruto Ao no Ekusoshisuto Gaiden) was announced at Jump Festa 2024. It was released on smartphones on June 25, 2025, with a PC version to come later.

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A stage play based on the series, titled Live Act Ao no Exorcist: Mashin no Rakuin, ran for nine performances at the Nippon Seinenkan hall in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward from May 11–17, 2012. Satoshi Owada directed and wrote scripts for the play. Main characters Rin and Yukio Okumura were portrayed by Ryou Kimura and Kimito Totani respectively.

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By November 2016, Blue Exorcist had over 15 million copies in circulation. By December 2022, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation. The manga has been popular in Japan with the seventh volume receiving first print run of one million copies becoming the first Jump Square manga to reach such milestone. The release of the anime also drastically increased the manga's sales to the point that Shueisha decided to increase the print run for the seventh volume.

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Critics have praised the Blue Exorcist manga, with Comic Book Bin reviewer Leroy Douresseaux feeling the first volume had potential, enjoying the comedy in the work and the characters and their interactions, recommending it to teen readers. Danica Davidson from Otaku USA felt that while the series employs disturbing storytelling, Rin's heroic traits despite being Satan's son make the plot more appealing to the readers. Kato's artwork has been praised by Anime News Network's Carlo Santos for the way each character has distinct traits while background images are well designed. Deb Aoki of About.com praised Kato's art and the series' "multi-dimensional world that melds European architecture, Japanese culture, modern technology and Tim Burton-esque whimsy", also stating that it is a "multicultural mishmash" of Harry Potter, Cirque du Soleil, Blade Runner and Alice in Wonderland, but she called the action scenes "a bit chaotic, and sometimes hard to follow".

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Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network emphasized how the execution was well-performed, resulting in entertaining episodes, especially its fight scenes, which were noted to be one of the anime's strongest points, and described it as "Great action, fun characters, and an occasional tug at the heart as well; every episode without fail is a blast". Sandra Scholes of Active Anime noted similarities to other series like Trinity Blood, Fullmetal Alchemist and Bleach, but wrote that the story and characters have "plenty of their own to tantalize us to watch."

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Blue Exorcist official manga website at Jump Square (in Japanese)

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Blue Exorcist official anime website (in Japanese)

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Blue Exorcist official English anime website

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Blue Exorcist official manga website at Viz Media

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Blue Exorcist official manga website at Manga Plus

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Blue Exorcist (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Scawby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3 km) south-west from Brigg, and just east from the A15 road, and south from the M180 motorway. According to the 2001 census, Scawby population (including Sturton) was 2,277, reducing slightly to 2,243 at the 2011 census.

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The village is noted for the Nelthorpe family who owned the manor and lived at Scawby Hall. Sir John Nelthorpe founded Brigg Grammar School in 1669. Sturton was formerly a separate hamlet a little to the south of Scawby, but development of the land between the two has incorporated the settlement into the main village. Scawby Brook, situated to the east just outside Brigg, is also partly within the parish. Also in the parish, to the west of the main village, is the roadside hamlet of Greetwell on the B1398 road.

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Neolithic and Romano-British archaeological finds indicate a long history of habitation. Two mosaic floors of a possible Roman villa were found at Sturton Farm in 1816.

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Scawby is mentioned seven times in the Domesday Book of 1086, as "Scallebi" or "Scalebi", with a total of 34 households.

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Scawby Hall is thought to date from 1603, with an 18th-century frontage and windows, and 19th-century crenellations.

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Scawby Mill, a brick-built tower mill, was opened about 1829, but the present tower was built as part of a house after the original tower collapsed during renovation work in 1994.

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Scawby railway station, to the south of the village, opened in 1848, and closed 120 years later.  The line is still open.

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The church of St Hybald is dedicated to a 7th-century Saxon of that name. It is built in the Early English style, but was substantially rebuilt in 1843 by William Adams Nicholson, and in 1870 by James Fowler of Louth.  The tower is original, of the 15th century, with 13th-century work at the base.

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There was a Methodist chapel in the village until August 2012.  The Barton and Brigg circuit still operates a chapel in nearby Hibaldstow.

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An old school building is next to the church. There is a village pump, telephone box, a post office and village shop, a primary school, the Sutton Arms public house, a fish and chip shop and a hairdresser.

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Scawby bus connections are to Brigg and Scunthorpe.

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The ecclesiastical parish is Scawby and Redbourne, part of the Scawby, Redbourne and Hibaldstow group of the Deanery of Yarborough.

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The village hall committee dates back to March 1921, when it was agreed to purchase a hut for community use in the village. In 1967 this was replaced by a brick building with views of open countryside.

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Scawby is home to local Quiz team "Dobbin" who defeated The Eggheads in 2011.

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Media related to Scawby at Wikimedia Commons

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"Scawby", Genuki.org.uk

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Scawby Academy Primary School

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"Scawby Primary School", Ofsted school inspection reports

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Bucloc, officially the Municipality of Bucloc (Ilocano: Ili ti Bucloc; Filipino: Bayan ng Bucloc), is a  municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 2,264 people.

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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 63.77 square kilometres (24.62 sq mi)  constituting 1.53% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

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Bucloc is situated 56.63 kilometres (35.19 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 429.33 kilometres (266.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

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Bucloc is politically subdivided into 4 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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In the 2024 census, Bucloc had a population of 2,264 people. The population density was 36 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi).

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Poverty incidence of Bucloc

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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Bucloc, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

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The Bucloc Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Bucloc


Primary and elementary schools

Bucloc


Bucloc Central School

Bucloc


Daldalao Elementary School

Bucloc


Ducligan Elementary School

Bucloc


Lingey Elementary School

Bucloc


Abra Mt. Development Educational Center

Bucloc


Media related to Bucloc at Wikimedia Commons

Bucloc


Philippine Standard Geographic Code

Bucloc


Seahorse (officially branded as Passwords and Secrets) is a GNOME front-end application for managing passwords, PGP and SSH keys. Seahorse integrates with a number of apps including Nautilus file manager, Epiphany browser and Evolution e-mail suite. It has HKP and LDAP key server support.

Seahorse (software)


PGP support is implemented utilizing GNU Privacy Guard. Passwords are securely stored encrypted with the user's login password using GNOME Keyring. Seahorse is released as free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

Seahorse (software)


Responsibility for maintenance and development of Seahorse has changed hands several times during its lifetime:

Seahorse (software)


Niels De Graef (3.29.x - present)

Seahorse (software)


Daiki Ueno (3.29.x - present)

Seahorse (software)


Nate Nielsen (real name Stef Walter) (0.7.4 - present)

Seahorse (software)


Jacob Perkins (0.6.x - 0.7.3)

Seahorse (software)


Jose C. García Sogo (0.5.x)

Seahorse (software)


List of password managers

Seahorse (software)


Seahorse repository on GNOME GitLab

Seahorse (software)


Boris Orazowiç Şyhmyradow (born 25 May 1949) is a Turkmen politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan from 1995 to 2000. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of participation in a plot against President Saparmyrat Nyýazow in 2002. Little is known about his life in prison, and it is unknown whether he remains alive.

Boris Şyhmyradow


Early life and diplomatic career

Boris Şyhmyradow


Şyhmyradow was born in Ashgabat to an Armenian mother and Turkmen father. Beginning in 1971, he worked in the Soviet embassies to Pakistan and India. After Turkmenistan gained independence, in 1992 he became Deputy Foreign Minister and then First Deputy Foreign Minister; he also became Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers in the same year. He became Foreign Minister in 1995 and served in that position for five years. He subsequently became a Special Envoy dealing with Caspian Sea affairs and the normalisation of the situation in Afghanistan in June 2000. He served in that post until March 2001, when he became Turkmenistan's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. He remained in the latter position until November 2001, when he announced his opposition to President Nyýazow.

Boris Şyhmyradow


Following an alleged assassination attempt against Nyýazow on 25 November 2002, Şyhmyradow was arrested in Ashgabat (he had previously been in exile in Russia) on 25 December 2002. It was alleged that, as part of the plot, he had entered Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan prior to the attempt on Nyýazow's life, and that, after it failed, he had taken refuge in the Uzbek embassy from 26 November to 7 December. Subsequently, according to Şyhmyradow's confession, he stayed in a friend's apartment until he was captured. This confession was shown on television; in it, he said “We are a criminal gang, a mafia. There is not a single normal person among us. We are all nonentities. I’m not a person who is able to rule the state, but on the contrary, a criminal who can only destroy the state ... While living in Russia, we were involved in drug use and, intoxicated, we recruited mercenaries to commit the terrorist act. Our task was to destabilize the situation in Turkmenistan, undermine the constitutional system and attempt to assassinate the president”, and he also praised Nyýazow very highly. Some suspected that torture was used to obtain the confession. On 30 December, Şyhmyradow was sentenced to 25 years in prison, the maximum possible punishment; however, the People's Council amended the criminal code shortly thereafter to enable life sentences for traitors, and Şyhmyradow's sentence was accordingly changed.

Boris Şyhmyradow


Major Begenç Beknazarow, who is a nephew of Şyhmyradow, was also imprisoned in connection with the attempt on Nyýazow's life.

Boris Şyhmyradow


Following Nyýazow's death in December 2006, his successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, was asked about the fates of Şyhmyradow and alleged co-conspirator Batyr Berdiýew at a visit to Columbia University in September 2007. Berdimuhamedow said that he thought they were still alive. He also mentioned the Gadyr Gijesi ("Night of Forgiveness"), an October occasion that is customarily marked by the release of prisoners, leading to speculation that Şyhmyradow might be released. On the occasion, Şyhmyradow's wife and nephew were released on 8 October 2007, but Şyhmyradow himself was not.

Boris Şyhmyradow


Nothing has been heard of Şyhmyradow since 2007; it is thought that he is still imprisoned or that he may have died in prison. According to the other version, Şyhmyradow was secretly executed in the prison located in Türkmenbaşy between April 2003 and November 2005.

Boris Şyhmyradow


In 2014, UN Human Rights Committee found Syhmyradow's rights to life and to fair trial to have been violated.

Boris Şyhmyradow


The Ohio Hanukkiah Mound was a mound believed to be in the shape of a menorah and oil lamp, located near the Little Miami River in Milford, Ohio. Its origins are typically attributed to the Hopewell culture.

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


In 1803, William Lytle II was a surveyor in Clermont County, Ohio, and first recorded the mound in one of his maps. The mound was further recorded in 1811, in Observations on the Climate in Different Parts of America by Hugh Williamson, and in 1834 by Maj. Isaac Roberdeau.

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


Ohio Hanukkiah Mound is located within East Fork State Park, Indian Mound Shelter & Picnic Area, Bethel OH. (GPS antipodes ... 39.012285 -84.133440 ... -39.012285 95.866560)

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


The East Fork Earthwork is a Native American Earthwork and is attributed to the Middle woodland Hopewell culture, from about 100 BC to 500 AD. Its location is on the east fork of the Little Miami River in Clermont County, Ohio. The "Hanukkiah" mound has been described as having a 9-branched section resembling a menorah, surrounded by an oil lamp. Each branch was noted to have been 66 feet apart, and the base of the mound being 902 feet long. Some academics have identified the site as a bird effigy.

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


Bat Creek inscription

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


List of Hopewell sites

Ohio Hanukkiah Mound


Litozamia acares is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Litozamia acares


The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

Litozamia acares


This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

Litozamia acares


ATutor is an open source web-based learning management system (LMS).

ATutor


ATutor is used in various contexts, including online course management, continuing professional development for teachers, career development, and academic research. The software is cited as unique for its accessibility features, (useful to visually impaired and disabled learners); and for its suitability for educational use according to software evaluation criteria established by The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). ATutor is used internationally and has been translated into over fifteen languages with support for over forty additional language modules currently under development.

ATutor


ATutor is the first LCMS to comply completely with the accessibility specifications of W3C WCAG 1.0 at the AA+ level, allowing the access to all the included content of the system at all levels of user-privilege, including administrator accounts. Its conformity with XHTML 1.0 is intended to ensure that ATutor is presented and displayed consistently in any compatible technology.

ATutor


ATutor's developers assert that it is the only fully accessible LCMS software on the market, including for-fee and closed source software. This aspect of ATutor has been affirmed in at least one University-published review of the software. ATutor is also cited in numerous technical reviews and scholarly articles; and many third-party extensions have been developed and distributed for use with the software.

ATutor


ATutor was first released in late 2002. It came in response to two studies conducted by the developer in the years prior that looked at the accessibility of online learning systems to people with disabilities. Results of the studies showed none of the popular Learning Management Systems at the time even provided minimal conformance with accessibility guidelines. At the time a blind person for instance, could not participate fully in online courses.

ATutor


Accessibility features

ATutor


Two, of many, accessibility features in the system are text alternatives for all visual elements, and keyboard access to all elements of the program. With these features, a blind person can listen to the entire interface of the system with the help of a screen reader, and he or she can access the system without needing a mouse. These features also allow ATutor to adapt to a wide variety of technologies including cell phones, personal data assistants (PDAs), and text-based Web browsers, to name a few.

ATutor


ATutor includes a content authoring tool that prompts content developers to create accessible learning materials. Such prompts encourage authors to add a text alternatives if they forget to include one when adding an image, for instance. The authoring tool also includes a Web service that evaluates the accessibility of authored content against various international standards. In addition to creating accessible content, the tool is itself accessible, allowing a blind user to create content themselves.

ATutor


Adaptability features

ATutor


ATutor is also designed for adaptability to any of several teaching and learning scenarios. There are four main areas that reflect this design principle: themes, privileges, tool modules, and groups.

ATutor


The ATutor theme system allows administrators to easily customize the look and layout of the system to their particular needs. Themes are used to give ATutor a new look, to give categories of courses their own look, or to provide multiple versions of ATutor on a single system, from which users could choose one as a preference setting.

ATutor


The privilege system allows instructors to assign tool management privileges to particular members of a course. Instructors may create assistants or course tutors that had limited control over any of the authoring or management tools.

ATutor


E-learning patent dispute

ATutor


ATutor is one of three open source learning management systems named in a formal challenge to an e-learning patent issued to Blackboard Inc. in July 2006. The Software Freedom Law Center filed a re-examination request on behalf of ATutor, and two other clients in late 2006. In early 2007 the re-examination request was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). If successful, the request will ultimately lead to the cancellation of all 44 claims of the Blackboard patent.

ATutor


In support of the challenge to the Blackboard patent, volunteers across the Internet found examples of older programs that used ideas claimed by the patent. These volunteers collaborated to make a Wikipedia article on the History of virtual learning environments, which documents several examples of prior art.

ATutor


Additionally, Greg Gay, project lead of ATutor asserted in support of the re-examination request: "A patent on an educational concept -- namely the relationship among students, instructors, and administrators -- makes no sense. Such ideas are public and have been practiced for centuries; they are not the result of research and development."

ATutor


List of content management systems

ATutor


Learning management system

ATutor


Intellectual property

ATutor


Online learning community

ATutor


Notes and references

ATutor


Atutor publisher's site

ATutor


LMS Tools for College Instructors

ATutor


Bond Bridge is a Wi-Fi device that communicates with infra-red or RF controlled devices, such as ceiling fans, shades, and fireplaces.  These devices often come with a battery powered remote control.  The bond bridge receives commands form a network port, and it forwards the commands to the remote controlled device by simulating the signals the remote control would produce.

Bond Bridge


The photo shows a bond bridge in the dining room of Baywood Court, a senior community.  The bond bridge controls ceiling fans in the dining room.

Bond Bridge


Broadlink RM4 is a competing product.

Bond Bridge


Bikini waxing is the removal of pubic hair using a special wax, which can be hot or cold, that adheres to hairs and pulls them out when the wax is removed quickly from the skin, usually with a cloth strip. While the practice is mainly associated with women, male waxing to remove men's pubic hair has become a more common practice.

Bikini waxing


A bikini line is the area of the upper leg and inner thigh in which pubic hair grows that is normally not covered by the bottom part of a swimsuit. In some cultures, visible pubic hair in this region is disliked and/or considered embarrassing and so it is sometimes removed. However, some people remove pubic hair that will not be exposed for aesthetics, personal grooming, hygiene, culture, religion, fashion and for sexual intercourse.

Bikini waxing


Pubic hair can be removed in a number of ways, such as waxing, shaving, sugaring, electrolysis, laser hair removal or with chemical depilatory creams. Waxing involves applying melted, usually hot, wax to the pubic hair that an individual would like to remove. The wax, which adheres to the hair as it hardens, is then covered with small strips of cloth. When the wax hardens sufficiently, the cloth is pulled off quickly, removing the hair from its roots as the wax is pulled away. Waxing can be performed on oneself privately using a home kit or by a cosmetologist at a salon or spa.

Bikini waxing


If a person has never been waxed before, or has not been waxed for a long time, it may be necessary to trim the pubic hair using scissors or an electric razor prior to waxing. A patch test is recommended, usually on the upper thigh, to test for allergies or skin sensitivities to the ingredients in the wax. Sometimes a hair growth inhibitor is applied after waxing, which slows the regrowth of hair if applied daily for an extended period of time.

Bikini waxing


It is common to apply an antiseptic cleaner and powder to the area prior to waxing. Wax is applied with a spatula in the direction of hair growth the size of a strip about 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide and 4 inches (10 cm) long. When the wax is set but still pliable, the wax strips are pulled away against the direction of hair growth while keeping the skin taut. The strip is ideally pulled off as swiftly as possible.

Bikini waxing


The pubic area is one of the most sensitive areas in the body and during the procedure special attention must be paid to avoid irritation. Pain directly resulting from the procedure can be slight or severe and can continue from several seconds to several minutes. Some people experience less pain during subsequent treatments. It can be helpful to take a mild anti-inflammatory medication (such as ibuprofen) an hour or so before waxing to reduce potential pain from the waxing. Products such as topical anesthetics are available to lessen the pain involved. A bikini wax during pregnancy is generally more painful, due to increased sensitivity. The type of wax used for bikini lines is often made from a mixture of beeswax and tall oil rather than the more common synthetic waxes used for waxing regular leg hair. Beeswax is considered stronger and more effective at removing the thicker and coarser pubic hair.

Bikini waxing


Sometimes bumps or in-grown hair can result from waxing. Isolated hairs can be removed with tweezers or electrolysis. Discomfort following the procedure generally lasts two to five days or less. Application of egg oil for a few days post-waxing can help moisturize the skin and reduce inflammation, pain or growth of bacteria. With repeated removal over time, pubic hair becomes weaker and grows more slowly, leading to easier removal with less pain and less frequent waxing.

Bikini waxing


Some people modify their pubic hair either to fit in with societal trends or simply as an expression of their own style or lifestyle, while others object to any styling or do not practice it because of cost considerations.

Bikini waxing


"Natural" (also known as "au natural" or "bush") refers to pubic hair that has not been removed, trimmed or styled at all. "Trimmed" or "cut" refers to pubic hair that has been shortened, but not completely removed other than shaving the inner thighs. Some women trim, but keep hair on their labia, while removing the pubic hair on the mons pubis. Pubic hair may be styled into several basic styles which are often referred to by different names. Salons often use their own unique names for common types of waxing, for example referring to a Brazilian with a "landing strip" as a "Mohican" or a "Hollywood" as "Full Monty".

Bikini waxing


The three major types are described below:

Bikini waxing


American waxing is the removal of only the pubic hair that would not be covered by a swimsuit. For a bikini, it would be hair at the top of the thighs and under the navel. It is also known as a "basic bikini wax", "triangle", or "bikini line", as it involves waxing hair from the sides to form a triangle so that pubic hair cannot be seen while wearing a swimsuit. Bikini bottoms or underwear are usually worn while getting an American wax. A normal American waxing job takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

Bikini waxing


French waxing (sometimes called a landing strip or a partial Brazilian wax) leaves a vertical strip of pubic hair about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide and 3 inches (7.6 cm) long just above the vulva. Hair around the anus area and labia may be removed. To create the "landing strip" (a line of hair) practitioners and clients prefer either lying face up or lying face down. Sometimes hard wax is used, though strip wax works as effectively.

Bikini waxing


Brazilian waxing is the removal of all pubic hair from the pelvic region, labia, perineum, and anus, while sometimes leaving a thin strip of hair on the mons pubis. It can be used by those who wear thong bikinis. Brazilian waxing is also known as a full Brazilian wax, full bikini wax, or the Hollywood wax. This style was first called the Brazilian wax by the J. Sisters salon in Manhattan, founded in 1987 by seven sisters named Padilha from Brazil.

Bikini waxing


Brazilian waxing is more controversial than other types of waxing. Like all waxing, it can be painful. Some believe it is more unpleasant to receive cunnilingus from a bearded partner after getting a Brazilian wax. Some critics of the procedure believe that Brazilian waxing can contribute to making an adult woman look underage, claiming that this may be one reason for its popularity in the sex industry. There is also a health risk involved if it is not done properly, as well as a risk of infection if done on a person with a weakened immune system.

Bikini waxing


In 2016, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study in which it was found that out of 3,316 American women surveyed, 84% reported a history of lifetime pubic hair grooming, with 59% reporting that the primary motivations for grooming were for hygienic purposes.

Bikini waxing


Bikini waxing has been credited with a significant global reduction in cases of pubic lice. However, the medical community has also seen a recent increase in folliculitis, or infection around the hair follicle, in women who wax or shave their bikini areas.

Bikini waxing


In Islam, the removal of unwanted body hair is known as an act of fitra. In India, ethnologist F. Fawcett, writing in 1901, had observed the removal of body hair, including pubic hair about the vulva, as a custom of women from the Hindu caste group known as Nair. In Western societies, removal of female body hair (except for head hair, eyelashes and eyebrows) has traditionally been considered appropriate when it was visible.

Bikini waxing


The styling of pubic hair has become more fashionable as the coverage of swimwear has decreased, following innovations such as the introduction of the bikini in 1946 and the removal of skirts from swimsuits. Changes in lingerie styles also encouraged the removal of pubic hair, and the nude crotch—i.e., the total removal of pubic hair, such as in a full Brazilian—became considered by many to be erotic and glamorous. A nude crotch is considered by some to be more youthful looking. According to Tschachler, Devine and Draxlbauer, removal of all visible body hair has come to be seen as an important aspect of femininity.

Bikini waxing


Lausanne-Chauderon railway station (French: Gare de Lausanne-Chauderon) is an underground railway station in the municipality of Lausanne, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB).

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


Chauderon station opened to service on 5 November 1873, as the Lausanne terminus of the first section of the LEB to Cheseaux station. The outer terminus was extended to Échallens station in 1874, and to Bercher station in 1889, but Chauderon remained the inner terminus until 2000.

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


As originally built, Chauderon was a surface station, with a wooden station building. In 1899, the Lausanne Tramway Company (TL) opened an electric tramway to Prilly that shared the LEB's tracks on the section between the Chauderon and the former Montétan stations, with the common section electrified at 550/600 V DC using overhead lines to power the TL trams. LEB's trains in the station were electrified in 1935.

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


TL's trams continued to use the station until 1964, when the tram service was discontinued. The surface station, and its wooden buiding, survived until 1995, when the station was moved underground and the original station razed. In 2000, a tunnelled extension to a new inner terminus at Flon station opened, permitting interchange with the Lausanne Métro. In 2022, the line in the opposite direction was placed into tunnel as far as Union-Prilly station.

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Lausanne-Chauderon:

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


Regio: service every fifteen minutes between Lausanne-Flon and Echallens, with every other train continuing from Echallens to Bercher.

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


Media related to Lausanne-Chauderon railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


Lausanne-Chauderon railway station – SBB

Lausanne-Chauderon railway station


Vincenzo Valdrè, also known as Vincent Waldré (1740–1814), was an Italian artist and architect who was born in Faenza and brought up in Parma, but who practiced in a Neoclassical-style in England and Ireland.

Vincenzo Valdrè


Sometimes referred to as il Faenza or "Il Faentino", he studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Parma under Giuseppe Baldrighi and in 1764 won an award at the Academy for his drawing of Agar in the Desert consoled by the Angel. In 1768 he went to complete his studies in the French Academy in Rome.

Vincenzo Valdrè


While in Rome he taught the architects James Lewis (1751–1820) and Richard Norris (1750–1794). In 1774 he exhibited a painting entitled "Jupiter and Thetis" at the Free Society of Artists in London, giving as his address 20 Frith Street, Soho. At around this time he was recruited by George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham to work on Stowe House  in Buckinghamshire, England. He moved with his patron to Ireland, perhaps in 1787, when the latter became, for the second time, the Lord Lieutenant. He painted the ceilings in St Patrick's Hall in the Dublin Castle with frescoes depicting Irish history, including St Patrick lighting the Paschal fire on the Hill of Slane. He died in Dublin, reportedly in August 1814.

Vincenzo Valdrè


Rocco Schiavone (also known as Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders) is an Italian crime drama television series broadcast on Rai 2. It was first aired on 9 November 2016. The series is based on the books by Antonio Manzini.

Rocco Schiavone


Rocco Schiavone is a widowed detective superintendent who has recently been transferred from his beloved Rome to Aosta in the Italian Alps for disciplinary reasons. While hating his new posting, Schiavone investigates crimes that disrupt the peaceful Aosta Valley, although he sometimes resorts to questionable methods when doing so. His wife, who died almost ten years ago, is always present in his mind. He often sees her in other women and when he is home alone, he takes comfort in hearing her sound advice regarding various cases and the ethical issues they may pose.

Rocco Schiavone


Marco Giallini as Rocco Schiavone

Rocco Schiavone


Ernesto D'Argenio (seasons 1–5) and Paolo Bernardini (season 6) as Italo Pierron

Rocco Schiavone


Massimiliano Caprara as Michele Deruta

Rocco Schiavone


Christian Ginepro as Domenico D'Intino

Rocco Schiavone


Gino Nardella as Ugo Casella

Rocco Schiavone


Filippo Dini as Maurizio Baldi

Rocco Schiavone


Massimo Olcese as Andrea Costa

Rocco Schiavone


Isabella Ragonese (seasons 1–4) and Miriam Dalmazio (seasons 5–present) as Marina

Rocco Schiavone


Mirko Frezza as Furio Lattanzi

Rocco Schiavone


Massimo Reale as Alberto Fumagalli

Rocco Schiavone


Francesco Acquaroli as Sebastiano Cecchetti

Rocco Schiavone


Tullio Sorrentino as Fabrizio "Brizio" Marchetti

Rocco Schiavone


Claudia Vismara as Caterina Rispoli

Rocco Schiavone


Fabio La Fata (season 1) and Alberto Lo Porto (season 4–present) as Antonio Scipioni

Rocco Schiavone


Anna Ferzetti as Adele Talamonti

Rocco Schiavone


Sargis Galstyan as Omar Shai

Rocco Schiavone


The series is filmed in various parts of the Aosta Valley, including Aosta, the Skyway Monte Bianco, and Pila.

Rocco Schiavone


Awards and nominations

Rocco Schiavone


Rocco Schiavone on IMDb

Rocco Schiavone


The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence (French: La Lecture de la sentence de Marie Stuart) is an 1826 history painting by the French artist Eugène Devéria. It portrays the reading of the death sentence of Mary, Queen of Scots after she was condemned for her part in the Babington Plot to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I. It depicts the interior of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire where Mary was held as prisoner. It drew inspiration from Friedrich Schiller's tragedy Mary Stuart.

The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence


Depictions of British history were a common theme of the Romantic movement. The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1827 at the Louvre. Today it is in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Angers.

The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence


Mary Stuart Proclaiming Her Innocence, an 1832 painting by Francesco Hayez

The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence


Notter, Annick. Marie Stuart, une figure romantique: la destinée artistique de la reine d'Écosse au XIXe siècle. Mairie de La Rochelle, 2009.

The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence


Schaefer, Carol. Mary Queen of Scots. Crossroad Publishing, 2002.

The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence


Little Bit a Blues is an American folk and blues  trio comprising Warner Williams, Jay Summerour and Eric Selby, until Williams' death in 2021.  They played at numerous folk and blues festivals and at concerts at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and were known for playing in the Piedmont blues style, a regional variant of the blues that developed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia.

Little Bit a Blues


Williams and Summerour played music together under the name of Little Bit A Blues from the early 1990s. During their tenure together, they recorded several albums, including for the Smithsonian Folkways label.   Eric Selby later joined up with Williams and Summerour, completing the trio.

Little Bit a Blues


Their recording, The Best of Little Bit a Blues: Live at B.B. King's Bluesville, on Soul Stew Records reached number one on the Blues411 chart, was nominated for a WAMMIE for Blues/Traditional R&B Recording of the Year as well as received a JIMI Award for Best Live Recording of the Year.

Little Bit a Blues


Williams was a recipient of a 2011 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

Little Bit a Blues


Williams was from Takoma Park, Maryland, Summerour from Rockville, Maryland, and Selby from Washington Grove, Maryland.  Williams died on September 20, 2021, aged 91.

Little Bit a Blues


Blues Highway (Smithsonian Folkways, 2004)

Little Bit a Blues


Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways, 2006)

Little Bit a Blues


The Best of Little Bit a Blues: Live at B.B. King's Bluesville (Soul Stew Records, 2013)

Little Bit a Blues


Little Bit a Blues discography at Discogs Entry for Warner Williams

Little Bit a Blues


Little Bit a Blues discography at Discogs Entry for Jay Summerour

Little Bit a Blues


Little Bit a Blues discography at Discogs Entry for Eric Selby

Little Bit a Blues


Bimenes is a municipality of Asturias, Spain. It borders with Siero, Nava, Laviana and San Martín del Rey Aurelio.

Bimenes


It is situated in the center zone of Asturias. Its capital is Martimporra. It is 32 km away from Oviedo and its main road is AS-25, that runs parallel to the Pra river.

Bimenes


The main towns of Bimenes are Martimporra, San Julian, Rozadas, Suares, Melendreros and Taballes.

Bimenes


Bimenes was famous of being a municipality full of miners, even though there were no mines in it, but the surrounding municipalities, Laviana and San Martin del Rey Aurelio did have many of them.

Bimenes


Its medium size surrounding mountains and steep roads are considered for sport events like Vuelta a España, Vuelta a Asturias, and the Rally Príncipe de Asturias.

Bimenes


The current mayor is Aitor García Corte (Partíu Asturianista).

Bimenes


San Emeterio (Bimenes)

Bimenes


San Julián (Bimenes)

Bimenes


List of municipalities in Asturias

Bimenes


Ryanair is an Irish ultra low-cost airline headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. It is the largest airline in Europe based on annual passengers, fleet size, number of flights, and market capitalization, the largest airline worldwide based on number of international passengers carried, and the second-largest airline worldwide based on market capitalization after Delta Air Lines. It is also one of the most profitable airlines worldwide. In 2025, the company sold 208 million airline tickets, with average total revenue of €70 per ticket sold.

Ryanair


The parent company, Ryanair Holdings plc, includes subsidiaries Ryanair DACTooltip Designated activity company, Malta Air, Buzz, Lauda Europe and Ryanair UK.

Ryanair


Ryanair has a fleet of 613 planes, including 26 leased aircraft. Approximately 95% of aircraft used by Ryanair are single-aisle Boeing 737s; the 737-8-200 was designed specifically by Boeing for Ryanair to carry more people at lower cost per passenger.

Ryanair


Ryanair operates 3,500 short-haul flights per day serving approximately 230 airports in over 40 countries in Europe as well as Morocco, Jordan, and Turkey. The primary operational bases are at Dublin, London Stansted and Milan Bergamo airports.

Ryanair


Ryanair is ranked 790th on the Forbes Global 2000 and 280th on the Fortune 500 Europe.

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Ryanair is known for its "no-frills policy": the airline charges fees for using airport check-in facilities, paying by credit card, for checked-in luggage, has high penalties for oversized baggage not paid for in advance, and it offers food and drinks for purchase as part of a buy on board programme. As a result, it has been referred to as the "King Of Ancillary Revenue"; Ryanair generates ancillary revenue of approximately one-third of total revenue. Ryanair is also known for its low cost model; to allow for faster cleaning and quick turnaround times, Ryanair aircraft have non-reclining seats, no seat-back pockets, safety cards stuck on the back of the seats, life jackets stowed overhead rather than under the seat, and requires passengers to use boarding stairs or built-in airstairs rather than more expensive jet bridges. To keep costs low, the company also has a long history of threatening to reduce or cancel flights to countries whose governments increase airport fees, taxes, or environmental levies, often acting on these threats by shifting capacity elsewhere.

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has been known to intentionally generate controversy to gain publicity for the airline.

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Ryanair was founded in 1984 as Danren Enterprises by Christopher Ryan, Liam Lonergan (owner of Irish travel agent Club Travel), and Irish businessman Tony Ryan, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation. The airline was renamed Ryanair and launched its first flight on 8 July 1985. It began operations in 1985 flying a 15-seat Embraer Bandeirante turboprop aircraft between Waterford and Gatwick Airport.

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The first chief executive was Eugene O'Neill (1956–2018), who had formerly worked as managing director of Tony Ryan's Sunday Tribune newspaper and as Ryan's personal assistant. O'Neill was talented at marketing but did not focus on costs, and the airline lost money in its early years. Ryan vetoed O'Neill's proposal to take Aer Lingus to the European Commission for breach of competition rules, because at the time Aer Lingus was state-owned and Ryanair depended on the Irish government for its route licences. Ryan fired O'Neill in September 1987, who sued for wrongful dismissal.

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In 1986, the company added a second route from Dublin to Luton with two Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, thus directly competing with the Aer Lingus/British Airways duopoly for the first time. Under partial European Economic Community (EEC) deregulation, airlines could begin new international intra-EEC services as long as one of the two governments approved (the so-called "double-disapproval" regime). The Irish government at the time refused its approval to protect Aer Lingus, but Britain, under Margaret Thatcher's deregulating Conservative government, approved the service. With two routes and two aircraft, the fledgling airline carried 82,000 passengers in one year.

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In 1986, the directors of Ryanair acquired an 85% stake in London European Airways in a £630,000 rescue package. From 1987, this provided a connection with the Luton Ryanair service onward to Amsterdam and Brussels. That same year, Michael O'Leary joined the company as chief financial officer. In 1989, a Short Sandringham was operated with Ryanair sponsorship titles but never flew revenue-generating services for the airline.

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Due to decreasing profits, the company restructured in 1990, copying the low-fares model of Southwest Airlines, after O'Leary visited the company. In a 1994 lecture, O'Leary described the strategy as adopting a simple all Boeing 737 fleet, pursuing expansion over yield, creating a culture of cost-cutting, and "re-educating" the customer to prefer lower prices to "frills". The objective of a 30-minute turnaround enabled aircraft to make more flights per day. According to O'Leary, lower fares attracted new customers to air travel, rather than Ryanair competing directly with other airlines for passengers.

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In 1992, the European Union's deregulation of the air industry in Europe gave carriers from one EU country the right to operate scheduled services between other EU states and represented a major opportunity for Ryanair.

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In 1994, Michael O'Leary became the sixth chief executive officer. Ryan clashed with O'Leary, with Ryan wanting the airline's PR stunts to be less aggressive, and O'Leary suggesting that Ryan should leave the board.

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Ryanair Holdings was established in 1996 as a holding company for Ryanair with the two companies having the same board of directors and executive officers.

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