Passage 1:Nancy BurneNancy Burne (23 December 1907 – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and filmactress.Born in Chorlton, Lancashire, she began her film career at British International Pictures, starringalongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard, Stanley Lupino and Will Hay. Most of her subsequent screenappearances were as a leading lady in quota quickies.She starred alongside John Loder in the 1935romantic comedy It Happened in Paris, which marked Carol Reed's debut as director. In 1937 she had asupporting role in the independent film Thunder in the City, an expensive drama starring Edward G.Robinson which was a major financial and critical failure. Her final screen appearance was in the 1939horseracing film Flying Fifty-Five.FilmographyThe Love Nest (1933)The Butterfly Affair (1933)Facing theMusic (1933)The Warren Case (1934)Irish Hearts (1934)Song at Eventide (1934)Dandy Dick (1935)LendMe Your Husband (1935)Trust the Navy (1935)Once a Thief (1935)Old Roses (1935)It Happened in Paris(1935)Reasonable Doubt (1936)A Wife or Two (1936)Royal Eagle (1936)Skylarks (1936)Knights for aDay (1937)Thunder in the City (1937)John Halifax (1938)Flying Fifty-Five (1939)Passage 2:The FlyingFifty-Five (1924 film)The Flying Fifty-Five is a 1924 British silent sports film directed by A. E. Coleby andstarring Lionelle Howard, Frank Perfitt and Lionel d'Aragon. It is based on a 1922 novel of the same titleby Edgar Wallace, and was remade as a sound film in 1939.CastLionelle Howard as ReggieCambreyStephanie Stephens as Stella BarringtonBrian B. Lemon as Lord FountwellFrank Perfitt as JoanhUrquhartLionel d'Aragon as Sir Jacques GregoryBert Darley as Honourable Claude BarringtonAdelineHayden Coffin as AuntJohn Alexander as JebsonJohnny ButtAnnie EsmondFurther readingLow, Rachael.The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.Passage 3:The FlyingFifty-FiveThe Flying Fifty-Five may refer to:The Flying Fifty-Five (1924 film), a British silent sportsfilmFlying Fifty-Five, a 1939 British sports drama filmPassage 4:2001–02 UEFA Champions League secondgroup stageIn the second group stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, eight winners and eightrunners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams, each containing twogroup winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round groupcould not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to thequarter-finals.SeedingSeeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients and participants' first group stagepositions. Four best-ranked group winners were seeded in Pot 1, the remaining four in Pot 2. Grouprunners-up were seeded to Pots 3 and 4 accordingly.Tie-breaking criteriaBased on Article 7.06 in theUEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:higher number of points obtained in the groupmatches played among the teams in question;superior goal difference from the group matches playedamong the teams in question;higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matchesplayed among the teams in question;superior goal difference from all group matches played;highernumber of goals scored;higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as wellas its association, over the previous five seasons.GroupsGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup DNotesPassage5:Jane PiersonJane Pierson was a French film actress. She appeared in fifty five films between 1924 and1952.Selected filmographyThe Imaginary Voyage (1926)Captain Rascasse (1927)The Marriage ofMademoiselle Beulemans (1927)Little Devil May Care (1928)The Maelstrom of Paris (1928)The WonderfulDay (1929)Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)Everybody Wins (1930)Le Million (1931)You Will Be My Wife(1932)Youth (1933)La tête d'un homme (1933)Forty Little Mothers (1936)The Brighton Twins (1936)Firein the Straw (1939)The Stairs Without End  (1943)Passage 6:Flying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-Five is a 1939British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring  Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne,Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios. Thefilm is based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace which had previously been made into a1924 silent film The Flying Fifty-Five.PlotAfter being disinherited by his wealthy father, an amateurjockey, Bill Urquhart goes to work under an assumed name (Bill Hart) at a rural racing stables owned andrun by Stella Barrington and her drunken brother, Charles, who is an old friend of Bill's. Confusion ariseswhen Bill is mistakenly reported to have been murdered.Partial castDerrick De Marney as Bill


Passage 1:Peggy PettittPeggy Pettitt (born February 8, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, teacher,playwright, and storyteller. Pettitt is best known for her role as Billie Jean in the 1972 family–drama filmBlack Girl, starring alongside Brock Peters and Claudia McNeil. Pettitt is a native of St. Louis,Missouri.Playwright and storytellerThe centerpiece of Pettitt's theater career is a unique style of soloperformance rooted in African-American storytelling. She developed this form to portray a spectrum ofcharacters. Related by blood and circumstance, these characters shed light on the multifaceted history ofAfrican American men and women. And they tell "stories addressing important issues of our time." Incollaboration with director Remy Tissier, she has created over 10 original full-length plays. Theseexamine issues of domestic violence, sexual abuse, cross-generational differences, voting registration,the Civil Rights Movement, identity and the world HIV/Aids crisis. Titles include Women Preachers,Caught Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea, Tricksters: All Over You Like White On Rice, WrappedUp, Tied Up and Tangled, Mollie Oil BETWIXT, Wild Steps and In The Spirit For Real.One play was theproduct of her 2000-01 Fulbright Fellowship to Senegal: The Spirit Factor. An original play, it's based onthe living history and the art of storytelling in West Africa. Another play, Voyage, was presented at theAvignon Off Festival in 2010. It explores American history through both the blues and a spiritual heritagethat lives along the Mississippi River but originated in West Africa. Pettitt has presented her work at theSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni Les Rencontres du Bout des Mondes International Festival in 2011 (FrenchGuiana). In addition to the Fulbright Fellowship, she has received numerous other grants and awards.These include grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts.Pearls of Wisdom is a storytelling ensemble of the Elders Share the Arts in N.Y. City. Pettitt is its foundingartistic director, and with the Pearls of Wisdom, she was inducted in 2007 into City Lore's People's Hall ofFame.ActressIn 1972, during the era of Blaxploitation movies, Pettitt starred in Black Girl, her firstfeature film. Pettitt was nominated for Best Actress by the NAACP for her role in Black Girl, written by J.E.Franklin (from her 1969 WGBH (Boston) teleplay and her 1971 play), and directed by Ossie Davis.Another of her noteworthy roles was at Lincoln Center as Miss Lindsey in Mule Bone, Zora Neale Hurstonand Langston Hughes’ historical comedy.TeacherPettitt has professional experience and training indirecting and storytelling workshops. She teaches a step-by-step process of creating, writing andperforming original material. Partnering with a wide array of organizations, she has helped scores ofdiverse groups present their own original stories as both theater and storytelling performances. She alsoworks extensively with drama therapists, social workers and educators in public schools.Both in the U.S.and abroad, Pettitt has worked at numerous schools and educational institutions. Her teaching experienceextends to facilities such as homeless shelters, prisons, drug treatment centers, VA hospitals, and seniorand adolescent centers. Additionally she has ample experience working with the emotionally andphysically disabled and their families. She currently teaches self-scripting at New York University'sExperimental Theatre Wing.BiographyIn 1974, after earning a BA from Antioch College, she moved toLondon on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Pettitt now resides in New York City. She has been marriedsince 1982 to writer, director and painter Rémy Tissier.Awards and honors2008, Story gatherer for"Another River Flows" recipient of the Pennsylvania Human Relation Award2010, Voyage was presentedat the Avignon, France Off FestivalNominated for an NAACP Image Award for role in Black Girl2007, Ms.Pettitt and the Pearls of Wisdom were inducted into New York City Lore's People's Hall of FameRecipientof New York City's Arts In Education Roundtable Award for sustained achievement in theaterHonored bythe William Hodson Senior Center, The Roundtable Senior Center and Elders Share the Arts for"Commitment to the art of storytelling that transforms lives and communities"2011, Performance Space122 founders and board pioneers Shining Star AwardIn booksOut of Character, Mark Russell,1997Performing Democracy, Susan Chandler Haedicke, 2004Mapping Memories, Pam Schweitzer,2004Local Acts, An International Anthology, Jan Cohen Cruz, 2005Ensemble Works, An Anthology,Ferdinand Lewis, 2005Reminiscence Theatre: Making Theatre from Memory, Pam Schweitzer, 2007ForgetMemory: Creating Better Lives For People With Dementia, Ann Basting, 2009.== Notes ==Passage


Passage 1:Chang YiThe Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (), is either an individual deity (shen) in Chinese religion, one of the legendary Chinese sovereigns and cultural heroes included among the mytho-historical Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, or a part of the Five Regions' Highest Deities (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wfāng Shàngdì). Calculated by Jesuit missionaries, who based their work on various Chinese chronicles, and later accepted by the twentieth-century promoters of a universal calendar starting with the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi's traditional reign dates are 2697–2597 or 2698–2598 BC.Huangdi's cult became prominent in the late Warring States and early Han dynasty, when he was portrayed as the originator of the centralized state, as a cosmic ruler, and as a patron of esoteric arts. A large number of texts – such as the Huangdi Neijing, a medical classic, and the Huangdi Sijing, a group of political treatises – were thus attributed to him. Having waned in influence during most of the imperial period, in the early twentieth century Huangdi became a rallying figure for Han Chinese attempts to overthrow the rule of the Qing dynasty, which they considered foreign because its emperors were Manchu people. To this day the Yellow Emperor remains a powerful symbol within Chinese nationalism. Traditionally credited with numerous inventions and innovations – ranging from the lunar calendar (Chinese calendar), Taoism, wooden houses, boats, carts, "the compass needle", " the earliest forms of writing", civilization and its benefits, and/or an early form of football – the Yellow Emperor is now regarded as the initiator of Han culture (later Chinese culture).Names"Huangdi": Yellow Emperor, Yellow ThearchUntil 221 BC when Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty coined the title huangdi ()  – conventionally translated as "emperor" – to refer to himself, the character di  did not refer to earthly rulers but to the highest god of the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) pantheon. In the Warring States period (c. 475–221 BC), the term di on its own could also refer to the deities associated with the five Sacred Mountains of China and colors. Huangdi (), the "yellow di", was one of the latter. To emphasize the religious meaning of di in pre-imperial times, historians of early China commonly translate the god's name as "Yellow Thearch" and the first emperor's title as "August Thearch", in which "thearch" refers to a godly ruler.In the late Warring States period, the Yellow Emperor was integrated into the cosmological scheme of the Five Phases, in which the color yellow represents the earth phase, the Yellow Dragon, and the center. The correlation of the colors in association with different dynasties was mentioned in the Lüshi Chunqiu (late 3rd century BC), where the Yellow Emperor's reign was seen to be governed by earth. The character huang  ("yellow") was often used in place of the homophonous huang , which means " august" (in the sense of 'distinguished') or "radiant", giving Huangdi attributes close to those of Shangdi, the Shang supreme god.Xuanyuan and YouxiongThe Records of the Grand Historian, compiled by Sima Qian in the first century BC, gives the Yellow Emperor's name as "Xuan Yuan" (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Xuān Yuán < Old Chinese (B-S) *qa[r]-[]a[n], lit. "Chariot Shaft"). Third-century scholar Huangfu Mi, who wrote a work on the sovereigns of antiquity, commented that Xuanyuan was the name of a hill where Huangdi had lived and that he later took as a name. The Classic of Mountains and Seas mentions a Xuanyuan nation whose inhabitants have human faces, snake bodies, and tails twisting above their heads; Yuan Ke, a contemporary scholar of early Chinese mythology, "noted that the appearance of these people is characteristic of gods and suggested that they may reflect the form of the Yellow Thearch himself". The Qing dynasty scholar Liang Yusheng (, 1745–1819) argued instead that the hill was named after the Yellow Emperor. Xuanyuan is also the name of the star Regulus in Chinese, the star being associated with Huangdi in traditional astronomy. He is also associated to the broader constellations Leo and Lynx, of which the latter is said to represent the body of the Yellow Dragon   ( Huánglóng), Huangdi's animal form.Huangdi was also referred to as "Youxiong" (; Yuxióng). This name has been interpreted as either a place name or a clan name. According to British sinologist Herbert Allen Giles (1845–1935), that name was "taken from that of [Huangdi's] hereditary principality". William Nienhauser, a modern translator of the Records of the Grand Historian, states that Huangdi was originally the head of the Youxiong clan, which lived near what is now Xinzheng in Henan. Rémi Mathieu, a French historian of Chinese myths and religion, translates "Youxiong" as "possessor of bears" and links


Passage 1:Waitrose Duchy OrganicWaitrose Duchy Organic (formerly Duchy Originals from Waitrose and earlier simply Duchy Originals) is a brand of organic food sold in Waitrose stores in the United Kingdom. The brand is a partnership between Waitrose and Duchy Originals Limited, a company set up in 1990  by King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. The Duchy Originals company is named after the Duchy of Cornwall estates that are held in trust by the Duke of Cornwall, who often holds the title Prince of Wales.HistoryThe Duchy Originals brand was originally conceived in 1990 as an outlet for the organic food grown on the Prince of Wales' Highgrove House estate and nearby Home Farm which he had leased from the Duchy of Cornwall in the mid-1980s. The first Duchy Originals product was oaten biscuits. Products were initially sold through high-end stores such as Harrods and Fortnum & Mason. During the 1990s, Duchy Originals products began being stocked in farm shops and independent delicatessens and expansion during the 2000s saw a selected range of Duchy Originals products becoming widely available in most major UK supermarkets, with Waitrose as the brand's largest customer. By 2008 sales of Duchy Originals had raised over £7 million cumulatively for The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund.Following the 2007–2008 financial crisis the Duchy Originals business began making losses, amounting to around £3 million in 2009, and in September of that year it was announced that Duchy Originals had agreed an exclusive deal with Waitrose. From August 2010 products were relaunched under the Duchy Originals from Waitrose brand and the then range of around 200 lines was expanded to over 300. Waitrose invested heavily in the brand and sales doubled during the first three years of the exclusive arrangement. By 2013 the brand was selling in 30 countries including Australia and Japan. In the summer of 2015 the brand name was changed to Waitrose Duchy Organic. The tradition of donating royalties to charity continued and Prince Charles continued his involvement with the brand which operates separately from the Duchy of Cornwall. The lease on Home Farm was not renewed in 2020, but the Prince of Wales continued to farm organically at Sandringham House. The new tenant of Home Farm continued the relationship with Waitrose Duchy Organic, which reported a profit of £3.6 million in 2021.The brandsThe company Duchy Originals, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, originated the Duchy Originals brand in 1990 as a premium organic food and drink brand. It also created two other brands, Duchy Selections and Duchy Collections. Duchy Selections was a range of premium free-range (but not organic) pork and fish products and mineral waters, and Duchy Collections was a range of high quality non food products. The Duchy Originals company has never sold the goods that carry the brand names, and other than the short-lived Duchy Originals Food company venture it has not manufactured them. Instead Duchy branded products have been sold and manufactured by a number of different retail companies, all of whom have paid royalties to the Duchy Originals Company.Financial informationBy the end of the 1990s the brand had an annual turnover of around £1 million. This had grown to £4.86 million by 2006/7. Administrative expenses came to £3.31 million, giving an operating profit of £1.53 million. The company was badly hit by the recession in 2007 and started making a loss. For the financial year 2008/9, the company failed to make any profits and turnover dropped to £2.2 million, with an operating loss of £3.3 million, compared to the previous year's operating profit of £57,000. Fortunes improved after the 2009 Waitrose arrangement, and by 2013 annual profits were £2.8 million.The Duchy Originals Food companyDuchy Originals' only venture into manufacturing has been the Duchy Originals Food company. This was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Duchy Originals company and it opened a factory in Launceston, Cornwall in 2006. The factory was a bakery making both sweet and savoury pastry products. The venture suffered financial problems, with the factory making a loss of £447,158 in the financial year 2006/7. In 2009, the Duchy Originals company decided to sell the bakery, with one-off costs from the sale contributing towards Duchy Originals making a loss for 2009–10.Herbal medicinesIn 2008, Duchy Originals partnered with the alternative medicine company Nelsons to produce a line of herbal remedies. This led to controversy, in which leading UK scientists said that Duchy Originals promoted its herbal remedies with scientifically unsound claims. Edzard Ernst, the UK's first professor of complementary medicine, said Duchy Originals detox products were "outright quackery". Subsequently, the Medicines and Healthcare products


Passage 1:Pieces of a WomanPieces of a Woman is a 2020 drama film directed by Kornél Mundruczó,from a screenplay by Kata Wéber. The film stars Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook,Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, and Ellen Burstyn as the family and associates of Martha(Kirby) involved in her traumatic childbirth, baby loss, and a subsequent court case against the midwife,Eva (Parker), whom Martha's mother Elizabeth (Burstyn) blames for the baby's death. Martin Scorseseand Sam Levinson served as executive producers, and the film was scored by Howard Shore.Aninternational co-production of the United States and Canada, the film is partly based on Mundruczó andWéber's stage play of the same name and explores themes of grief and loss. It premiered on September4, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where Kirby won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Itwas released in select theaters on December 30, 2020, before beginning to digitally stream on Netflix onJanuary 7, 2021, and became noted for its long take childbirth scene at the start of the film.The filmreceived generally positive reviews, with praise for the actors, particularly Kirby, though elements of theplot were criticized. For her performance, Kirby received Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice,and Golden Globe nominations.PlotMartha and Sean, a young Boston couple, are expecting their firstchild. Sean resents Martha's mother Elizabeth, a wealthy Holocaust survivor, who is buying them aminivan.Martha goes into labor at their home and Sean calls their midwife Barbara, who is unavailableand sends another midwife named Eva in her place. Martha struggles with nausea and pain duringcontractions and, when she reaches ten centimeters, Eva realizes the baby's heart rate has droppeddangerously low. Sean asks Eva if they are safe to continue and Eva tells Sean to call an ambulance.Martha soon gives birth to a baby girl who at first seems healthy. Eva then notices the baby is turningblue and attempts to revive her, but she goes into cardiac arrest and dies.The following month, Marthaand Sean attend an appointment with a coroner; Sean is eager to find out what went wrong, while Marthais reluctant. They learn the cause of death has not yet been established but are told they were able todetermine that the baby was in a low-oxygen environment and start proceedings against Eva. Seanleaves, overcome with emotion, while Martha remains and decides that she wants to donate the baby'sbody to science.The relationship between Martha and Sean continues to be strained, as is Martha'srelationship with her mother, who wants to bury the baby and have a funeral. Both Martha and Seanremain deeply depressed. Sean returns the car that Elizabeth bought for them. He later has sex withMartha's cousin, Suzanne, and uses cocaine after being sober for almost seven years. Suzanne, who isalso the attorney prosecuting Eva, informs him that a potential lawsuit against Eva could be verylucrative.At a tense family gathering at her home, Elizabeth tells Martha that she has to attend Eva's trialand blames Martha for her baby's death because she decided to have a home birth. Elizabeth then tellsSean that she never liked him before offering him a check for a large sum of money to leave and neverreturn. Martha drops Sean off at Logan International Airport and he leaves for Seattle.Months later,Martha testifies at Eva's trial. After her testimony, the judge allows her to address the court, and shestates that Eva is not at fault for the death and that she does not blame her. Back home, she discoversthat the apple seeds she stored in her refrigerator have started to sprout. A month later, Martha scattersher daughter's ashes into the river from the bridge that Sean helped to build.Years later, a little girlclimbs an apple tree, picks an apple, and eats it. Martha calls her name, Lucianna, then helps her down.The two go inside together.CastProductionPlayThe play Pieces of a Woman was created by KornélMundruczó and Kata Wéber, a couple who experienced miscarriage during pregnancy. The couple did notinitially talk about their experience or process their grief, but Mundruczó read a scene written in Wéber'snotebook depicting a woman and her mother debate child loss and felt that it needed exploration. Wéber,who had already titled the scene "Pieces of a Woman", became the playwright after Mundruczóencouraged her to make a "family drama" from the scene; the play was originally performed at TRWarszawa in Warsaw, Poland. Following (Polish) Maja, her senile mother, and her Norwegian husband,the play contained two scenes: the childbirth and a family dinner in the aftermath. For BroadwayWorld,Filip Piotrowicz wrote that the scenes being performed in real time with real props (including a working


Passage 1:Servillano AquinoServillano Aquino y Aguilar (April 20, 1874 – February 3, 1959) was a Filipinogeneral during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War. He served as a delegate to theMalolos Congress and was the grandfather of Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. He is the great-grandfather ofBenigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines.Early life and educationAquino, known by hisnickname "Mianong", was born on April 20, 1874, to Don Braulio Aquino y Lacsamana and Doña PetronaAguilar y Henson. He had his early education from a private tutor in Mexico, Pampanga. He moved toManila and entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and later, the University of SantoTomas.Philippine–American WarIn 1896, Aquino became a mason and joined the Katipunan. He was alsoelected mayor of Murcia, Tarlac and under General Francisco Macabulos, he organized the Filipinorevolutionary forces against the Americans. He was promoted to major but was defeated in the battle atMount Sinukuan or Mount Arayat in Arayat, Pampanga. After the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed, Aquinowas self-exiled to Hong Kong together with Emilio Aguinaldo and the revolutionary government afterreceiving 100,000 pesos from the Spanish government in exchange of their surrender. He returned to thePhilippines in 1898 and joined General Antonio Luna to fight against the American forces. Together theyattacked Manila but retreated to Mount Arayat. In September 1902, he surrendered and was jailed inBilibid Prison and sentenced to hang. However, United States President Theodore Roosevelt pardonedAquino after two years.Personal lifeHe married Guadalupe Quiambao, with whom he had three children,namely Gonzalo (born 1892), Benigno (1894–1947) and Amando (born 1896). Later, he married hissister-in-law, Belen Sanchez, and had a child with her, Herminio (born 1949).DeathAquino died of a heartattack on February 3, 1959.AncestrySee alsoList of people pardoned or granted clemency by thepresident of the United StatesPassage 2:Stanisław of MasoviaStanisław of Masovia (pl: Stanisławmazowiecki; 17 May 1501 – 8 August 1524), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast in theMasovian branch. He was a Duke of Czersk, Warsaw, Liw, Zakroczym and Nur during 1503-1524 (underregency until 1518) jointly with his brother.He was the eldest son of Konrad III the Red and his third wifeAnna, a daughter of Mikolaj Radziwiłł the Old, Voivod of Vilnius and the first Grand Chancellor ofLithuania.LifeAfter the death of their father on 28 October 1503, Stanisław and his younger brotherJanusz III inherited his domains but, because they were minors, remained under the regency of theirmother.Most of the Masovian inheritance (except Czersk, which had already been given to Konrad III as ahereditary fief in 1495) was seriously threatened by the Kingdom of Poland at the time of Konrad III'sdeath, and was not secured in his sons' hands until 14 March 1504, when by a ruling of King Alexander,the young princes received their whole patrimony as a fief.Stanisław and his brother took the governmentin 1518, because of the constant riots of the local nobility. Despite this, Anna Radziwiłł retained the realpower in Masovia until her death in 1522. In the same year when they attained their majority, bothprinces attended the wedding of King Sigismund I the Old to Bona Sforza in Kraków.In 1519, fulfillingtheir duties as Polish vassals, Stanisław and Janusz III intervened in the Polish-Teutonic War, sendingauxiliary troops to the Polish King, and in the winter of 1519-1520 they personally captured several townsin Masuria. At the same time, Stanisław secretly entered into talks with the Teutonic Knights for aceasefire, which finally took place in December 1520, a few months before a peace treaty ended the warbetween Poland and the Teutonic Order.In their private lives, both Stanisław and his brother were heavilyinclined to drink and women; however, in order to continue his bloodline, in 1523 Stanisław startednegotiations for marriage with Princess Hedwig of Poland, only surviving daughter of King Sigismund Iand his first wife, Barbara Zápolya. The wedding never took place; one year later, and likely as a result ofhis dissolute lifestyle, Stanisław died on 8 August 1524. He was buried at St. John's Archcathedral,Warsaw.The sudden death of Stanisław, and that two years later of his younger brother Janusz III, wereconsidered suspicious at the time. The main suspect was a Płock lady called Katarzyna Radziejowska, whoafter being seduced and abandoned by both princes, was believed to have poisoned firstly Anna Radziwiłł,then Stanisław and finally Janusz III in revenge. Declared guilty, she and her supposed accomplice weretied naked to poles and beaten for hours, and finally burned alive. The hurry where the sentence was


Passage 1:Vadim VlasovVadim Nikolayevich Vlasov (Russian: Вадим Николаевич Власов; born 19December 1980) is a former Russian football player.Vlasov played in the Russian Premier League with FCLokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod.He is a younger brother of Dmitri Vlasov.Passage 2:Roshan Lal VermaRoshanLal Verma is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradeshin India. He represents the Tilhar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the SamajwadiParty.Early life and educationRoshan Lal Verma was born in Shahjahanpur district. He attended theAdarsh School and is educated till eighth grade.Political careerRoshan Lal Verma has been a MLA for threeterm. He represented the Tilhar constituency and was a member of the  political party, Bahujan SamajParty. Later he joined Bhartiya Janta Party until 2021.In 2022 he joined Samajwadi Party.Members ofLegislative AssemblyHe was elected in 2007 as  Member, 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Andre-elected in 2012 for 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and again in 2017 as Member, 17thLegislative AssemblyElectoral performanceSee alsoTilhar (Assembly constituency)Sixteenth LegislativeAssembly of Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyPassage 3:Vrindavan Lal VermaVrindavanLal verma (9 January 1889 – 23 February 1969) was a Hindi novelist and playwright. He was honouredwith Padma Bhushan for his literary works; Agra University presented him with honorary D. Lit. Hereceived Soviet Land Nehru Award and the government India also awarded him for his novel, Jhansi KiRani.Life and careerHe was drawn toward mythological and historical narratives from early childhood. Hismasterpiece, Mriganayani, set at the end of the 15th century in Gwalior, tells the legend of Man SinghTomar and his "doe-eyed queen" Mrignayani.His historical novels areGadh Kundar (1927)Virata kiPadmini (1930)Musahibju (1943)Jhansi ki Rani (1946)Kachnar (1947)Madavji Sindhia (1949)Tute Kante(1949)Mriganayani (1950)Bhuvan Vikram (1954)Ahilya Bai (1955)Rani DurgavatiLalitadityaVarma'ssocial novels includeSangam (1928)Lagan (1929)Pratyagat (1929)Kundali Chakra (1932)Prem ki Bheni(1939)Kabhi na Kabhi (1945)Achal Mera Koyi (1947)Rakhi ki Laj (1947)Sona (1947)Amar Bel (1952).Hisplays include an adaptation of his novel, Jhansi ki Rani, Hans Mayur (1950), Bans ki Phans (1950), PileHath (1950), Purva ki Aur (1951), Kevat (1951), Nilkanth (1951), Mangal Sutra (1952), Birbal (1953),and Lalit Vikram (1953).Varma wrote short stories also which have been published in seven volumes. Hisautobiography Apni Kahani has also been applauded.Passage 4:Manikya Lal VermaManikya Lal Verma(Born on 4 December 1897 in a Mathur kayastha family) was a member of Constituent Assembly of Indiain 1949. He was prime minister of Rajasthan, India before full formation of the state. He was elected toLok Sabha in 1957 from Chittorgarh and in 1952 from Tonk. He was recipient of Padma Bhushan in1965.He played pivotal role in Bijolia movement, a farmers agitation raised between 1919 and 1923 inBhilwara. He remained in prison for several years being a freedom fighter.  Verma was an untiring socialactivist. He played a vital role in promoting education among Tribes, other backward classes and womenin southern Rajasthan.  He founded Vimukt Janjaati sangh to promote social conditions of notified castes.This organisation established several hostels for notified caste students in Rajasthan. In Western borderdistrict's Simant () Chatrawas were established on his initiative.He died on 14 January1969. His wife Smt. Narayni Devi was a member of Rajya Sabha and son Deen Bandhu Verma was amember of Loksabha from Udaipur constituency. His son in law Shiv Charan Mathur was also ChiefMinister of Rajasthan for two terms.The Manikya Lal Verma Textile and Engineering College was namedafter him. A huge garden at bank of Pichola lake, Udaipur is also named behind him.Other details as perloksabha.nic.in ...Social and Political worker; Secretary, Vidya Pracharini Sabha, Bijolia (1916);Organised Peasant Satyagraha against taxes and forced labour in 1918; Imprisoned in 1919, also 1923,thrice in 1927 and again in 1931; Interned at Kumbhalgarh in 1932-33 and expelled from Udaipur Statein 1938 for establishing 'Praja Mandal' and conducting Satyagraha against the State and imprisoned againfor one year, 1939; Participated in 'Quit India Movement'; Chairman of Reception Committee, All IndiaStates' People's Conference, 1945; Chief Minister of Rajasthan, 1948–49; President, Rajasthan StateCongress Committee, 1951; Member, All India Congress Working Committee, 1952–54; President,Rajasthan Bhil Seva Mandal Vimukta Jati Sevak Sangh, 1954–55; Convener, All India Gadia Luhar


Passage 1:SennedjemSennedjem was an Ancient Egyptian artisan who was active during the reigns ofSeti I and Ramesses II. He lived in Set Maat (translated as "The Place of Truth"), contemporary Deirel-Medina, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes. Sennedjem had the title "Servant in the Placeof Truth". He was buried along with his wife, Iyneferti, and members of his family in a tomb in the villagenecropolis. His tomb was discovered January 31, 1886. When Sennedjem's tomb was found, it containedfurniture from his home, including a stool and a bed, which he used when he was alive.His titles includedServant in the Place of Truth, meaning that he worked on the excavation and decoration of the nearbyroyal tombs.See alsoTT1 – (Tomb of Sennedjem, family and wife)Passage 2:ThadThad is a masculinegiven name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Thaddeus. It may refer to:Thad Allen (born 1949), UnitedStates Coast Guard admiralThad Altman (born 1955), American politicianThad Balkman (born 1971),American politician, lawyer, and judgeThaddeus Thad Bingel, American educator and politicalconsultantThaddis Thad Bosley (born 1956), American baseball playerThaddeus Thad F. Brown(1902–1970), American police chiefThad Busby (born 1974), American football playerThaddeus ThadCarhart (born 1950), American writerThad Castle, character in the TV series Blue Mountain StateWilliamThad Cochran (1937–2019), United States Senator from MississippiThad Cockrell, Americansinger-songwriterThaddeus Thad A. Eure (1899–1993), American politicianThad McIntosh Guyer (born1950), American lawyerThad Heartfield (1940–2022), American lawyer and federal judgeThaddeus ThadHutcheson (1915–1986), American attorney and politicianThad J. Jakubowski (1924–2013), AmericanRoman Catholic bishopThad Jaracz (born 1946), American basketball playerThaddeus Thad Jones(1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleaderThad Krasnesky (fl. 2000s–2020s), Americanchildren's authorThad Levine (born 1971), American baseball executiveThaddeus Thad Lewis (born1987), American football playerThaddeus Thad Luckinbill (born 1975), American actor and filmproducerThad Matta (born 1967), American men's basketball coachThad McArthur (born 1928), AmericanOlympic modern pentathleteThad McClammy (1942–2021), American politicianThaddus Thad McFadden(American football) (born 1962), American football playerThaddus Thad McFadden (basketball) (born1987), American basketball playerThaddeus Thad Moffitt (born 2000), American racing driverThaddeusThad Mumford (1951–2018), American television writer and producerThaddeus Thad Spencer(1943–2013), American heavyweight boxerThad Starner (fl. 1980s–2010s), American computerscientistThaddeus Thad Stem Jr. (1916–1980), American author and poetThaddeus Stevens(1792–1868), United States Representative from PennsylvaniaRobert Thaddeus R. Thad Taylor(1925–2006), American theatre directorThaddeus Thad Tillotson (1940–2012), American baseballpitcherThad Vann (1907–1982), American football player and coachThad Viers (born 1978), AmericanpoliticianThad Vreeland Jr. (1924–2010), American materials scientistThad Weber (born 1984), Americanbaseball pitcherPassage 3:Where Was I"Where Was I?" may refer to:Books"Where Was I?", essay byDavid Hawley Sanford from The Mind's IWhere Was I?, book by John Haycraft 2006Where was I?!, bookby Terry Wogan 2009Film and TVWhere Was I? (film), 1925 film directed by William A. Seiter. WithReginald Denny, Marian Nixon, Pauline Garon, Lee Moran.Where Was I? (2001 film), biography aboutsongwriter Tim RoseWhere Was I? (TV series) 1952–1953 Quiz show with the panelists attempting toguess a location by looking at photos"Where Was I?" episode of Shoestring (TV series) 1980Music"Wherewas I", song by W. Franke Harling and Al Dubin performed by Ruby Newman and His Orchestra  withvocal chorus by  Larry Taylor and Peggy McCall  1939"Where Was I", single from Charley Pridediscography 1988"Where Was I" (song), a 1994 song by Ricky Van Shelton"Where Was I (Donde EstuveYo)", song by Joe Pass from Simplicity (Joe Pass album)"Where Was I?", song by Guttermouth from TheAlbum Formerly Known as a Full Length LP (Guttermouth album)"Where Was I", song by Sawyer Brown(Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn, Anne Graham) from Can You Hear Me Now 2002"Where Was I?",song  by  Kenny Wayne Shepherd from Live On  1999"Where Was I", song by Melanie Laine (VictoriaBanks, Steve Fox) from Time Flies (Melanie Laine album)"Where Was I", song by Rosie Thomas from WithLove (Rosie Thomas album)Passage 4:Lydia Hamilton SmithLydia Hamilton Smith (February 14, 1813 –


Passage 1:Sun LuyuSun Luyu (died August or September 255), courtesy name Xiaohu, was an imperial princess of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the younger daughter of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu, and his concubine Bu Lianshi. She is also referred to as Princess Zhu (/) because of her marriage to Zhu Ju.LifeSun Luyu was the younger daughter of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu, and his concubine Bu Lianshi. She had an elder sister, Sun Luban. The sisters' courtesy names, Xiaohu () and Dahu (), respectively mean "small tiger" and "big tiger". Sun Luyu initially married Zhu Ju, a general who briefly served as the fifth Imperial Chancellor of Wu. She and Zhu Ju had a daughter, who married Sun Quan's sixth son, Sun Xiu, who was also a half-brother of Sun Luyu.In the 240s, a power struggle broke out between two of Sun Quan's sons – Sun He, the Crown Prince and Sun Ba, the Prince of Lu – with both of them fighting over the position of Crown Prince. The power struggle had a polarising effect on Sun Quan's subjects; two opposing factions, each supporting either Sun He or Sun Ba, emerged from among them. During this time, Sun Luyu's husband Zhu Ju supported Sun He, while Sun Luyu's sister Sun Luban and her husband Quan Cong sided with Sun Ba. When Sun Luban tried to get Sun Luyu to support Sun Ba, Sun Luyu refused and became estranged from her sister as a result.In 250, the power struggle came to an end when Sun Quan forced Sun Ba to commit suicide and deposed Sun He from his position as Crown Prince. Many of the officials involved in the power struggle were executed, exiled or removed from office. Sun Luyu's husband, Zhu Ju, was demoted and reassigned to a new post in Xindu Commandery (; around present-day Chun'an County, Zhejiang). While Zhu Ju was en route to Xindu Commandery, Sun Hong (), one of Sun Ba's supporters, took advantage of Sun Quan's poor health to issue a fake imperial decree ordering Zhu Ju to commit suicide. Zhu Ju thought that the decree was genuine so he killed himself as ordered. The general Liu Zuan () had previously married Sun Quan's second daughter (a half-sister of Sun Luban and Sun Luyu), but she died early, so Sun Quan arranged for him to marry the widowed Sun Luyu.In August or September 255 during Sun Liang's reign, Sun Yi () and others plotted to overthrow the regent Sun Jun, but were discovered and executed before they could carry out their plan. Sun Luban, who had a secret affair with Sun Jun after her husband Quan Cong died in 249, seized the opportunity to falsely accuse her estranged sister Sun Luyu of being involved in the plot. Sun Jun believed Sun Luban and had Sun Luyu arrested and executed. She was buried at Shizigang (; literally "stones hill"), a hill in present-day Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu.Postmortem eventsAfter Sun Jun died in 256, his cousin Sun Chen succeeded him as the regent for the Wu emperor Sun Liang. Sometime between 256 and 258, Sun Liang suspected that Sun Luban had something to do with Sun Luyu's death, so he summoned his half-sister and questioned her. A fearful Sun Luban lied to him, "I really don't know. I heard it from Zhu Ju's sons, Zhu Xiong () and Zhu Sun ()." Sun Liang thought that Zhu Xiong and Zhu Sun betrayed Sun Luyu to Sun Jun – especially since Zhu Sun married Sun Jun's younger sister – so he ordered Ding Feng to execute Zhu Xiong and Zhu Sun.In 258, Sun Chen deposed Sun Liang and replaced him with Sun Xiu, Sun Quan's sixth son, as the third emperor of Wu. Sun Xiu's wife, Lady Zhu, was the daughter of Zhu Ju and Sun Luyu. On 18 January 259, Sun Xiu staged a coup d'état against the regent Sun Chen, succeeded in ousting him from power, and ordered Sun Chen and his entire family to be executed. Sun Xiu also had Sun Jun's dead body unearthed and stripped of the honours accorded to him, and posthumously rehabilitated the people who were executed during Sun Jun and Sun Chen's regencies. Sun Luyu was one of them.Sometime between 6 November and 5 December 264, Sun Hao, the fourth emperor of Wu, ordered Sun Luyu's remains to be unearthed and reburied with honours befitting her status as a princess. The Soushen Ji recorded an account as follows: [Sun Hao] wanted to have [Sun Luyu]'s remains unearthed and properly reburied, but the graves all looked the same and he could not tell which was hers. Some palace servants claimed they could remember the clothes she wore when she died, so [Sun Hao] ordered two shamans to separately summon her spirit and observe closely. After some time, the shamans saw a woman in her 30s dressed in purple and white, wearing a blue patterned headpiece and red silk shoes. She walked up the hill to the middle, placed her hands on her knees and sighed, and stopped there for a while before walking


Passage 1:Christopher LawfordChristopher Kennedy Lawford (March 29, 1955 – September 4, 2018) wasan American author, actor, and activist. He was a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and son ofEnglish actor Peter Lawford and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, who was a sister of President John F.Kennedy.  He graduated from Tufts University in 1977 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from BostonCollege in 1983. He later earned a master's certificate in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University andwas a lecturer on drug addiction.After struggling with addiction for 17 years, he became an actor,performing in several movies and television shows for over 20 years.  He wrote several books, based onhis own experience, about addiction and recovery.  He also traveled around the U.S. speaking about hisexperiences with addiction for 20 years, and was a public health campaigner, working with organizationslike the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN), and for the U.S. federalgovernment.Early life and educationLawford was born on March 29, 1955, at Saint John's Health Centerin Santa Monica, California .  He was named for Saint Christopher and because his mother liked thename.: p. 1   He was the eldest child and only son of actor and "Rat Pack" member Peter Lawford(1923–1984) and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford (1924–2006), who was President John F. Kennedy'ssister. His three younger sisters were Sydney Lawford McKelvy (born 1956), Victoria Pender (born 1958),and Robin Lawford (born 1961).  Lawford described himself as a "second-string Kennedy" because he didnot get as much attention as his cousins.  His parents divorced in 1966; Patricia Lawford moved fromCalifornia to New York City with her son and daughters.Before his parents' divorce, Lawford attended St.Martin of Tours Elementary School in Los Angeles, where at the age of 8, he was informed about his uncleJohn F. Kennedy's assassination.  After moving to New York City with his mother, he attended theMiddlesex School, a prep school in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Tufts University in 1977and earned a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1983.  He later earned a master's certificatein Clinical Psychology from Harvard University, and lectured on drug addiction at Harvard, ColumbiaUniversity, and other colleges.Drug and legal issuesIn 1969, the year after his uncle Robert F. Kennedywas assassinated, when Lawford was 14, he was introduced to LSD by his peers at school.: p. 110   Hewas addicted to alcohol, cocaine, uppers, downers, and "any other drugs he could buy" for the next 17years.  During that time, he was "in and out of hospitals and arrested three times", including in 1980,  forimpersonating a doctor in Aspen, Colorado in order to purchase prescription medication. The chargeswere later dropped when Lawford completed his probation.  In 2000, Lawford was diagnosed withhepatitis C, which he contracted due to his years of drug use.Lawford briefly attended Fordham LawSchool, but dropped out after a few months due to his dependency on heroin.  In April 1984, the sameyear his father Peter Lawford died at the age of 61, after years of alcohol and drug abuse, Lawford'scousin and best friend David Kennedy, and third oldest son of Robert Kennedy, who also battledsubstance abuse issues, died of a drug overdose at the age of 28. David's death prompted Lawford toseek professional help for his issues.  In 1986, at the age of 30, Lawford entered rehab and got treatmentfor his drug addiction, and remained clean and sober until his death in 2018.CareerActingLawford choseto become, like his father, an actor in the mid-1980s, after realizing that a law career would not suithim.  He performed in commercials in Boston for two years, and then he and his wife moved to SouthernCalifornia in 1988 so that he could pursue an acting career.  He worked in film and television for over 20years.  His acting credits included the sitcom Frasier and the drama The O.C. .  In 2003, he had a briefstint on the soap opera General Hospital, but was best known for playing Philip “Charlie” Brent, Jr. on AllMy Children from 1992 to 1995.Lawford had small roles in films such as The Russia House, a 1990 spythriller co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Connery, and the 1991 rock-music film The Doors, whichwas directed by Oliver Stone.  Lawford played a Navy officer in the 2000 film Thirteen Days, a dramaabout the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.  In 1997, Lawford had a role in the independent comedy Kiss MeGuido as the gay lover of the main character.  He also had a small role in Terminator 3: Rise of theMachines, co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, who directed Lawford in a 1990 episode of the HBOanthology series Tales from the Crypt ("The Switch") and was married to Lawford's cousin Maria Shriver


Passage 1:Shari RomanShari Roman is an American artist, author, screenwriter anddirector.BiographyOriginally commissioned by John Pierson for his Independent Film Channel (USA)program  Split Screen, Roman's first short film, Lars from 1-10 about Danish Dogme film maker Lars vonTrier won a slot at the Sundance Film Festival in 1999 and went on to screen at Edinburgh, London, LosAngeles, Tokyo, NYC's Museum of Modern Art, on television and in cinemas worldwide. She has directed aseries of shorts, pop promos and additional docs  on filmmakers, including British director Mike Figgis andcinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle.  Along with the four original Dogme films; "Celebration," "TheIdiots," "Mifune" and "The King is Alive,"  two of her short films were selected for 2005's  official Dogme'95 DVD collection, celebrating the 10th anniversary of von Trier's filmmaking manifesto. She was namedone of the "Top 25 New Faces In Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine.Her book on approaches tonew cinema, Digital Babylon: Hollywood, Indiewood and Dogme '95 was published in 2001 by Lone EaglePublishing, and reissued by HCD/The Hollywood Reporter in 2003 and 2007.  Her essay on von Trier, TheMan Who Would Be Dogme, was published in the 2003 collection, Lars von Trier: Interviews by theUniversity Press of Mississippi, as part of their Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Her fiction hasappeared in Veneer Magazine,  writings on cinema, music and art have been seen in numerouspublications, including British Vogue, Mojo, The Guardian, The Independent and Time Out London. Forthe cover of Filmmaker Magazine (USA) she wrote The Genius of the System, a profile of multi-mediaartist Matthew Barney under a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.MiscellaneousShe 'sings' onGreg Weeks's 2008 solo album.DeathOn October 4, 2009, Filmmaker Magazine reported that ShariRoman had died on September 9, 2009 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York after a brief illness.See alsoTheSpotPassage 2:Stately Wayne ManorErnie Santilli is an American writer, musician and performer betterknown under the pen name of Stately Wayne Manor. He is best known for his participation in professionalwrestling as the longtime magazine columnist for Power Slam and WrestlingWorld.CareerMusicSelf-taught, Manor became competent in songwriting, synthesizer, drum set andrelated percussion instruments, harmonica, vocals and electric bass. He performed in a publicdemonstration with synthesizer inventor Dr. Robert Moog. He also wrote three articles for ModernDrummer magazine.Stately is one of the "Sigma Kids," a group of eleven (among dozens) of David Bowiedevotees who kept a ten-day vigil outside the studio and band's hotel during the recording of YoungAmericans rewarded afterwards with an exclusive listening party hosted by Bowie, as documented inRolling Stone magazine.  In 2007, a special CD/DVD re-release of the album features Manor visible infour photos in the enclosed booklet.  Photos from the event also appear in books about Bowie and theoriginal supermodel, Gia, as well as on the SWM website ‘Photos’ archive.  The May 2014 issue of Britain'sMojo magazine, in an article chronicling the YA sessions, featured two photos from said booklet, includinga never-before-released color version of one, capturing Stately in the foreground. The same photo ran inthe September 2016 editing of Wax Poetics magazine. Inspired by the Sigma experience, Manorassembled a short-lived band, recruiting bassist Gail Ann Dorsey.In the latter half of the Seventies,Stately became deeply immersed in the emerging punk rock music scene.  He was a regular andoccasional performer at Philadelphia's Hot Club and frequented NYC venues such as CBGB and Max'sKansas City, regularly sleeping on the couch of future recording-engineer superstar Bob Clearmountainwhile in New York. Manor was also slated to drum behind former Sex Pistol Sid Vicious on the Philly dateof the latter's aborted "solo tour."  Additionally, he wrote the liner notes for the aborted Cheetah Chromedebut solo album on Polish Records.  (Stately did receive a 'Thank You' on that label's release "Siren" byRonnie Spector.)Professional wrestlingManor later regained interest in a childhood hobby, professionalwrestling, and was particularly drawn towards the "heel" (‘bad guy’) characters.Manor eventually brokeinto the sport as a feature writer in 1984 and, in 1986, as a pro-heel columnist for Wrestling Worldmagazine. Manor expanded into color commentating, managing grapplers, performing in-ring skits andghostwriting wisecracks for the performers. Manor was a color commentator for the ECW promotion (intheir pre-Extreme days).  He is also the first American magazine writer to give international exposure to


Passage 1:Henry Moore (cricketer)Henry Walter Moore (1849 – 20 August 1916) was an English-bornfirst-class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand.Life and familyHenry Moore was born inCranbrook, Kent, in 1849. He was the son of the Reverend Edward Moore and Lady Harriet Janet SarahMontagu-Scott, who was one of the daughters of the 4th Duke of Buccleuch. One of his brothers, Arthur,became an admiral and was knighted. Their great grandfather was John Moore, Archbishop of Canterburyfrom 1783 to 1805. One of their sisters was a maid of honour to Queen Victoria.Moore went to NewZealand in the 1870s and lived in Geraldine and Christchurch. He married Henrietta Lysaght of Hāwera inNovember 1879, and they had one son. In May 1884 she died a few days after giving birth to a daughter,who also died.In 1886 Moore became a Justice of the Peace in Geraldine. In 1897 he married Alice Fish ofGeraldine. They moved to England four years before his death in 1916.Cricket careerMoore was aright-handed middle-order batsman. In consecutive seasons, 1876–77 and 1877–78, playing forCanterbury, he made the highest score in the short New Zealand first-class season: 76 and 75respectively. His 76 came in his first match for Canterbury, against Otago. He went to the wicket early onthe first day with the score at 7 for 2 and put on 99 for the third wicket with Charles Corfe before he wasout with the score at 106 for 3 after a "very fine exhibition of free hitting, combined with good defence".Canterbury were all out for 133, but went on to win the match. His 75 came in the next season's matchagainst Otago, when he took the score from 22 for 2 to 136 for 6. The New Zealand cricket historian TomReese said, "Right from the beginning he smote the bowling hip and thigh, going out of his ground toindulge in some forceful driving." Canterbury won again.Moore led the batting averages in the CanterburyCricket Association in 1877–78 with 379 runs at an average of 34.4. Also in 1877–78, he was a memberof the Canterbury team that inflicted the only defeat on the touring Australians. In 1896–97, at the age of47, he top-scored in each innings for a South Canterbury XVIII against the touring Queensland cricketteam.Passage 2:Wale AdebanwiWale Adebanwi (born 1969) is a Nigerian-born first Black RhodesProfessor at St Antony's College, Oxford where he was, until June 2021, a Professor of Race Relations,and the Director of the African Studies Centre, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, and a GoverningBoard Fellow. He is currently a Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the Universityof Pennsylvania. Adebanwi's research focuses on a range of topics in the areas of social change,nationalism and ethnicity, race relations, identity politics, elites and cultural politics, democratic process,newspaper press and spatial politics in Africa.Education backgroundWale Adebanwi graduated with a firstdegree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, and later earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. inPolitical Science from the University of Ibadan. He also has an MPhil. and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropologyfrom the University of Cambridge.CareerAdebanwi worked as a freelance reporter, writer, journalist andeditor for many newspapers and magazines before he joined the University of Ibadan's Department ofPolitical Science as a lecturer and researcher. He was later appointed as an assistant professor in theAfrican American and African Studies Department of the University of California, Davis, USA. He becamea full professor at UC Davis in 2016.Adebanwi is the co-editor of Africa: Journal of the InternationalAfrican Institute and the Journal of Contemporary African Studies.WorksHis published worksinclude:Nation as Grand Narrative: The Nigerian Press and the Politics of Meaning (University ofRochester Press, 2016)Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo and CorporateAgency (Cambridge University Press, 2014)Authority Stealing: Anti-corruption War and DemocraticPolitics in Post-Military Nigeria (Carolina Academic Press, 2012)In addition, he is the editor and co-editorof other books, including.The Political Economy of Everyday Life in Africa: Beyond the Margins (JamesCurrey Publishers, 2017)Writers and Social Thought in Africa (Routledge, 2016)(co-edited with EbenezerObadare) Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)(co-editedwith Ebenezer Obadare) Democracy and Prebendalism in Nigeria: Critical Interpretations (PalgraveMacmillan, 2013).(co-edited with Ebenezer Obadare) Nigeria at Fifty: The Nation in Narration (Routledge,2012)(co-edited with Ebenezer Obadare) Encountering the Nigerian State (Palgrave Macmillan,2010).AwardsRhodes Professorship in Race Relations awarded by Oxford University to Faculty of African


Passage 1:Ma che freddo fa"Ma che freddo fa" is a 1969 song composed by Claudio Mattone (music) and Franco Migliacci (lyrics).  The song premiered at the 19th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with a double performance of Nada and The Rokes, placing at the fifth place. The first verses include a citation of Donovan's "Laléna". Nada's version was a massive success, selling about one million copies, mainly in the Italian and Spanish markets.The song was later covered by numerous artists, including Mina, Giusy Ferreri, Renzo Arbore, Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel, and, with the title "Et pourtant j'ai froid", Dalida.Track listingNada version7" single - TL 19"Ma che freddo fa" (Claudio Mattone, Franco Migliacci)"Una rondine bianca" (Claudio Mattone)The Rokes version7" single - AN 4172"Ma che freddo fa" (Claudio Mattone, Franco Migliacci)"Per te, per me" (Shel Shapiro, Franco Migliacci)CertificationsPassage 2:Walter Robinson (composer)Walter Robinson is an American composer of the late 20th century. He is most notable for his 1977 song Harriet Tubman, which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.  He is also the composer of several operas.Passage 3:Xu ShaofaXu Shaofa (Hsu Shao-Fa) (born 1947), is a male former international table tennis player from China.Table tennis careerHe won a gold medal at the 1975 World Table Tennis Championships  with Li Zhenshi, Liang Geliang, Lu Yuansheng and Li Peng as part of the Chinese team. In addition he won a silver medal in 1973.See alsoList of table tennis playersList of World Table Tennis Championships medalistsPassage 4:Alonso MudarraAlonso Mudarra (c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar-shaped string instrument.  He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.BiographyThe place of his birth is not recorded, but he grew up in Guadalajara, and probably received his musical training there.  He most likely went to Italy in 1529 with Charles V, in the company of the fourth Duke of the Infantado, Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana.  When he returned to Spain he became a priest, receiving the post of canon at the cathedral in Seville in 1546, where he remained for the rest of his life.  While at the cathedral, he directed all of the musical activities; many records remain of his musical activities there, which included hiring instrumentalists, buying and assembling a new organ, and working closely with composer Francisco Guerrero for various festivities.  Mudarra died in Seville, and his sizable fortune was distributed to the poor of the city according to his will.Mudarra wrote numerous pieces for the vihuela and the four-course guitar, all contained in the collection Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela ("Three books of music in numbers for vihuela"), which he published on December 7, 1546 in Seville.  These three books contain the first music ever published for the four-course guitar, which was then a relatively new instrument. The second book is noteworthy in that it contains eight multi-movement works, all arranged by " tono", or mode.Compositions represented in this publication include fantasias, variations (including a set on La Folia), tientos, pavanes and galliards, and songs. Modern listeners are probably most familiar with his Fantasia X, which has been a concert and recording mainstay for many years.   The songs are in Latin, Spanish and Italian, and include romances, canciones (songs), villancicos, (popular songs) and sonetos (sonnets).  Another innovation was the use of different signs for different tempos:  slow, medium, and fast.References and further readingJohn Griffiths: "Alonso Mudarra", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed March 24, 2005), (subscription access)Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance.  New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954.  ISBN 0-393-09530-4Guitar Music of the Sixteenth Century, Mel Bay Publications (transcribed by Keith Calmes)The Eight Masterpieces of Alonso Mudarra, Mel Bay Publications (transcribed by Keith Calmes)Fantasia VI in hypermedia (Shockwave Player required) at the BinAural Collaborative HypertextJacob Heringman and Catherine King: "Alonso Mudarra songs and solos". Magnatune.com (http://www.magnatune.com/artists/albums/heringman-mudarra/hifi_play)External linksFree scores by Alonso Mudarra in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)Free scores by Alonso Mudarra at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)Passage 5:Wang Chien-faWang Chien-fa (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng Qiánfā; born 19 March 1949) is a politician in Taiwan. He was the Magistrate of Penghu County from 20 December 2005 until 25 December 2014.EducationWang obtained his bachelor's degree from the Department of Public Administration at National Open University.Penghu


Passage 1:Eleanor of Aragon, Countess of ToulouseEleanor of Aragon, Countess of Toulouse (1182–1226)was a daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile.She married Raymond VI, Count ofToulouse.LifeAccording to the Ex Gestis Comitum Barcinonensium, she was the second daughter andfourth of nine children of the troubadour king, Alfonso II of Aragon and his wife Sancha of Castile. Shehad for older brothers Pierre II the Catholic and Alphonse II, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, and forsisters Constance, first queen of Hungary, then empress by her marriage with Frederick II, and Sancie,countess of Toulouse.According to the Crónica of San Juan de la Peña, her brother Peter II sealed theunion of Eleanor, with Raymond VI of Toulouse, Duke of Narbonne and Marquis of Provence, in order toput an end to the dissensions with the counts of Toulouse.Raymond VI was the eldest son of Raymond Vand Constance of France, daughter of King Louis VI and Adelaide de Maurienne. Eleanor was RaymondVI's 6th wife, having divorced an unknown daughter and sole heiress of Emperor Isaac Komnenos ofCyprus just two years earlier. Raymond and Eleanor did not have children.By this marriage she becamecountess of Toulouse which would suffer the pangs of the war and the Albigensian Crusade, in thefollowing years. The crusade was initiated by Pope Innocent III and headed by the French Crown againstToulouse and Catharism.Passage 2:Maria of Aragon, Queen of CastileMaria of Aragon ((1403-02-24)24February 1403 – (1445-02-18)18 February 1445) was the Queen of Castile as the first wife of King JohnII from their marriage in 1420 until her death in 1445. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragonand Eleanor of Alburquerque.LifeMaria was married by her brother in his ambition to place his father'sissue on the thrones of Castile and Aragon. The marriage took place in simplicity. Maria was occasionallypolitically active on behalf of her brothers, the princes of Aragon; she disregarded her husband's policy infavor of her brothers and the relationship between Maria and John was somewhat tense.After her deathon 18 February 1445, her husband married Isabella of Portugal and they became the parents of Isabella Iof Castile. Maria has no descendants today, her line having gone extinct within a few decades of herdeath.ChildrenMaria and John II of Castile had four children:Catherine, Princess of Asturias((1422-10-05)5 October 1422–(1424-09-17)17 September 1424).Eleanor, Princess of Asturias((1423-09-10)10 September 1423–(1425-08-22)22 August 1425).Henry IV of Castile ((1425-01-05)5January 1425–(1474-12-11)11 December 1474). First married Blanche II of Navarre and later marriedJoan of Portugal.Infanta Maria (c. 1428–c. 1429).AncestryPassage 3:Sancha of LeónSancha of León (c.1018 – 8 November 1067) was a princess and queen of León. She was married to Ferdinand I, the Countof Castile who later became King of León after having killed Sancha's brother in battle. She and herhusband commissioned the Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha.LifeSancha was a daughter of Alfonso V ofLeón by his first wife, Elvira Menéndez. She became a secular abbess of the Monastery of San Pelayo.In1029, a political marriage was arranged between her and count García Sánchez of Castile. However,having traveled to León for the marriage, García was assassinated by a group of disgruntled vassals. In1032, Sancha was married to García's nephew and successor, Ferdinand I of Castile, when the latter was11 years old.At the Battle of Tamarón in 1037 Ferdinand killed Sancha's brother Bermudo III of León,making Sancha the heir and allowing Ferdinand to have himself crowned King of León. Sancha's ownposition as queen of León is unclear and contradictory. She succeeded to the throne of León as the heir ofher brother and in her "own right" but despite this, she is not clearly referred to as queen regnant, andafter the death of her husband the throne passed to her son, despite the fact that she was stillalive.Following Ferdinand's death in 1065 and the division of her husband's kingdom, she is said to haveplayed the futile role of peacemaker among her sons.She was a devout Catholic, who, with her husband,commissioned the crucifix that bears their name as a gift for the Basilica of San Isidoro.ChildrenSanchahad five children:Urraca of ZamoraSancho II of León and CastileElvira of ToroAlfonso VI of León andCastileGarcía II of GaliciaDeath and burialShe died in the city of León on 8 November 1067. She wasinterred in the Royal Pantheon of the Basilica of San Isidoro, along with her parents, brother, husband,and her children Elvira, Urraca and García.The following Latin inscription was carved in the tomb in whichwere deposited the remains of Queen Sancha:"H. R. SANCIA REGINA TOTIUS HISPANIAE, MAGNI REGIS


Passage 1:Lifted BellsLifted Bells are an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band consists ofmembers of the bands Their/They're/There, Braid, and Stay Ahead of the Weather.CareerLifted Bellsbegan in 2013 with the release of a self-titled EP, via Naked Ally Records. In 2014, Lifted Bells releasedtheir second EP titled Lights Out via Naked Ally. In 2016, Lifted Bells signed to Run For Cover Records andreleased their third EP titled Overreactor.DiscographyEPsLifted Bells (2013, Naked Ally)Lights Out (2014,Naked Ally)Overreactor (2016, Run For Cover)Minor Tantrums (2018, Run For Cover)Passage 2:Tri-State(band)Tri-State is an American rock band from New Jersey.AboutTri-State is a four-piece jangle pop andindie rock band from Maplewood, New Jersey, that formed in 2010, consisting of vocalist and guitaristJulian Brash, drummer Brady McNamara, bassist and vocalist Scott Stemmermann and vocalist andguitarist Jeff Zelevansky. Their music is described as "jangle-pop" and "guitar-based rock'n'roll," and theydraw comparison to the groups R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr., Eleventh Dream Day, and the artist Neil Young. Theyself-released the six-track EP, entitled Tri-State, on May 24, 2016. A review of the EP by Jim Testa inJersey Beat says "this is a terrific record [...] that neatly draws inspiration from Nineties alterna-rockwithout sounding dated or derivative. The guitars rumble and roar, the drumming always keeps thingsmoving forward, and the vocals and lyrics bring a perspective you just don't find in younger bands."Independent Clauses writes "Tri-State's tunes unfold in pleasing ways[,] creat[ing] an ominous mood thatbuilds and builds," adding that "if you're into '90s indie-rock or mature songwriting that appreciates withmultiple listens, give [Tri State] a spin." Tri-State signed with Mint 400 Records in 2014.Mint 400RecordsThat year they contributed the song "Take a Bow" for the compilation, Patchwork, and a renditionof "Carrie Anne" for the 2015 compilation, 1967. Tri-State released two singles "New Minuits" and "TitanicBrothers," on September 21, 2015. They performed at the 2016 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. Theirsecond EP, the five-track We Did What We Could Do, was released with Mint 400 Records, on October 22,2016. Bob Makin of Courier News describes the EP as "pop hooks, vocal harmonies, driving beats, andintricate, intertwined guitars with intelligent [and] probing lyrics." It was listed in Jersey Beat's Top LocalReleases" of 2016. The lead track "Summer Nun" appears on the compilation album, NJ / NYMixtape.DiscographyLP"Hey Pal" (2019)EPsDoom Loop (2021)Tri-State (2013)We Did What We Could Do(2016)Singles"New Minuits / Titanic Brothers" (2015)Appearing onPatchwork (2014)1967 (2015)NJ / NYMixtape (2018)Passage 3:The M'sThe M's is an American indie rock band from Chicago.HistoryThe M'swere formed in 2000 by Josh Chicoine, Joey King, Steve Versaw and Robert Hicks. Chicoine, King andVersaw met in the winter of 1999 and began collaborating in a makeshift studio in Chicago's Bucktownneighborhood in which the short lived group, Sanoponic, was formed. After Sanoponic's dissolution, theybegan working on new material with Hicks who had the name The M's in mind for a new project. Theirdebut EP appeared in 2002 on Brilliante Records, followed by a full-length in 2004. They signed withPolyvinyl Record Co. for their 2006 and 2008 releases. Glenn Rischke joined the group in 2008 for therelease of their last recording to date "Real Close Ones". The group decided to go into "a long hiatus" onMarch 6, 2009. In 2011, The M's released a digital-only EP "The Personal Touch" on Movings label,recorded collaboratively with electronic trio from Chicago TV Pow.MembersJosh Chicoine - vocals,guitarSteve Versaw - drumsJoey King - vocals, bassRobert Hicks - vocals, guitarGlenn Rischke -Keyboards, percussion (Joined 2008/2009)DiscographyThe M's EP (Brillante Records, 2002)The M's LP(Brillante, 2004)Split with Dr. Dog (Polyvinyl Record Co., 2006)Future Women (Polyvinyl, 2006)RealClose Ones (Polyvinyl, 2008)The Personal Touch with TV Pow (Movings, 2011)Passage 4:KnucklePuckKnuckle Puck is an American rock band, formed in 2010 in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The groupreleased several EPs, one of which, While I Stay Secluded (2014), peaked at number 5 on theHeatseekers Albums chart. The band released a split EP with the UK band Neck Deep. The group signedto Rise in 2014 and released its debut album, Copacetic, through the label in 2015.The band's namecomes from the "knucklepuck" shot in ice hockey, which was popularized by the 1994 film D2: The MightyDucks.HistoryFormation and early releases (2010–2014)Knuckle Puck started out covering songs in fall2010 in the outskirts of Chicago. The band got its name from a Stick to Your Guns t-shirt that said


Passage 1:Marzuban ibn Muhammad ibn ShaddadMarzuban ibn Muhammad ibn Shaddad was a Kurdish ruler, the brother of Lashkari ibn Muhammad. He succeeded his brother to the throne of the Shaddadids in 978. He was incompetent, however, and reigned only until his murder by his younger brother Fadl ibn Muhammad in 985.SourcesMinorsky, Vladimir (1977) [1953]. Studies in Caucasian History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-05735-3.Peacock, Andrew (2011). "SHADDADIDS". Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition.Passage 2:Shabbir MuhammadShabbir Muhammad (born 3 March 1978) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Passage 3:Maria al-QibtiyyaMāriyya bint Shamūn (Arabic:   ), better known as Māriyyah al-Qibiyyah or al-Qubiyya (Arabic:  ), or Maria the Copt, died 637, was an Egyptian woman who, along with her sister Sirin bint Shamun, was sent to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 628 as a gift by Al-Muqawqis, a Christian governor of Alexandria, during the territory's Sasanian occupation. She and her sister were slaves. She spent the rest of her life in Medina and had a son, Ibrahim with Muhammad. The son died as an infant and she died almost five years later.Al-Maqrizi says that she was a native of Hebenu (Coptic: , Koinē Greek: λάβαστρων πόλις Alábastrōn pólis, Arabic: , romanized: al-Khafn), a village located near Antinoöpolis.BiographyIn the Islamic year 6 AH (627 – 628 CE), Muhammad is said to have had letters written to the great rulers of the Middle East, proclaiming the continuation of the monotheistic faith with its final messages and inviting the rulers to join. The purported texts of some of the letters are found in Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari's History of the Prophets and Kings. Tabari writes that a deputation was sent to an Egyptian governor named as al-Muqawqis. Maria was a slave who was offered as a gift of goodwill to Muhammad in reply to his envoys inviting the governor of Alexandria to Islam. Muhammad emancipated her after the birth of her son.Tabari recounts the story of Maria's arrival from Egypt:In this year Hātib b. Abi Balta'ah came back from al-Muqawqis bringing Māriyah and her sister Sīrīn, his female mule Duldul, his donkey Ya'fūr, and sets of garments. With the two women al-Muqawqis had sent a eunuch, and the latter stayed with them. Hātib had invited them to become Muslims before he arrived with them, and Māriyah and her sister did so. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him, lodged them with Umm Sulaym bt. Milhān. Māriyah was beautiful. The prophet sent her sister Sīrīn to Hassān b. Thābit and she bore him 'Abd al-Rahmān b. Hassān.The death of Ibrahim caused Muhammad to weep.Status as a wife or concubineMuhammad's earliest biographers, like Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sa’d, and al-Tabari, mentioned Mariyah as the Prophet’s slavegirl or concubine in their sirah.Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya is another scholar and biographer of prophet Muhammad who writes a sirah called Zad al-Ma'ad where he mentioned Mariyah as a slave girl.Like Rayhana bint Zayd, there is some debate between historians and scholars as to whether Mariyah ever became Muhammad's wife or remained a concubine. An indication that she was a concubine is that when she bore her son to Muhammad, she was set free.Ibn ‘Abbas said: When Maria gave birth to Ibrahim the Messenger of Allah () said, ‘Her son has set her free.’  There is also strong evidence that there was no living quarter for her in the proximity of the Prophet's Mosque. Only the wives of Muhammad had their quarters adjacent to one another in the proximity of his mosque at Medina. Maria was made to reside permanently in an orchard, some three kilometers from the mosque. Evidence that suggests she was a concubine is in the narration:Anas said:  The Messenger of Allah () had a female-slave (amat) with whom he had intercourse, but ‘Aishah and Hafsah would not leave him alone until he said that she was forbidden for him. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: “O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you.’ until the end of the Verse.”The ‘female-slave’ referred to in this narration was Maria, the Copt, as specified in a hadith attributed to Umar and classified as sahih by Ibn Kathir, which names her Umm Ibrahim (the mother of Ibrahim).In a report from Ibn ‘Abbas and ‘Urwah b. al-Zubair concerning the same incident, Muhammad said to Hafsa:I make you witness that I my concubine (surriyyati) is now forbidden unto me.Some Islamic scholars point to a different Asbāb al-nuzūl (circumstance of revelation) for the above incident, saying it was only caused by Muhammad drinking honey, as narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari by Muhammed's wife Aisha:The Prophet () used to stay (for a


Passage 1:Jean de LimurJean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976,Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include La Garçonne (1936) and TheLetter (1929). A French army officer and a designer, he first came to the United States with his parents,Count and Countess de Limur in September 1920; their destination was Burlingame, California, wherelived Jean's brother André (who married Ethel, daughter of William Henry Crocker).FilmographyThe Arab(1924) actorHuman Desires (1924)The Legion of the Condemned (1928) co-screenplayThe Letter (1929)directorJealousy (1929) directorMy Childish Father (1930)Paprika (1933) directorL'Auberge duPetit-Dragon (1935)La Garçonne (1936) director; with Arletty, Edith Piaf, and Marie BellPassage 2:AndréaFerréolAndréa Ferréol (born Andrée Louise Ferréol; January 6, 1947) is a French actress and officer of theOrdre national du Mérite (2009).Her debut was in the 1973 film La Grande bouffe, which made a bigscandal at the Cannes Film Festival.She was the last partner of Egyptian actor OmarSharif.FilmographyPassage 3:Brian Kennedy (gallery director)Brian Patrick Kennedy (born 5 November1961) is an Irish-born art museum director who has worked in Ireland and Australia, and now lives andworks in the United States.  He was the director of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for 17 months,resigning December 31, 2020. He was the director of the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio from 2010 to2019. He was the director of the Hood Museum of Art from 2005 to 2010, and the National Gallery ofAustralia (Canberra) from 1997 to 2004.CareerBrian Kennedy currently lives and works in the UnitedStates after leaving Australia in 2005 to direct the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. In October2010 he became the ninth Director of the Toledo Museum of Art. On 1 July 2019, he succeeded DanMonroe as the executive director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum.Early life and career inIrelandKennedy was born in Dublin and attended Clonkeen College. He received B.A. (1982), M.A. (1985)and PhD (1989) degrees from University College-Dublin, where he studied both art history and history.Heworked in the Irish Department of Education (1982), the European Commission, Brussels (1983), and inIreland at the Chester Beatty Library (1983–85), Government Publications Office (1985–86), andDepartment of Finance (1986–89). He married Mary Fiona Carlin in 1988.He was Assistant Director at theNational Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1989 to 1997. He was Chair of the Irish Association of ArtHistorians from 1996 to 1997, and of the Council of Australian Art Museum Directors from 2001 to 2003.In September 1997 he became Director of the National Gallery of Australia.National Gallery of Australia(NGA)Kennedy expanded the traveling exhibitions and loans program throughout Australia, arranged forseveral major shows of Australian art abroad, increased the number of exhibitions at the museum itselfand oversaw the development of an extensive multi-media site.  Although he oversaw several years ofthe museum's highest ever annual visitation, he discontinued the emphasis of his predecessor, BettyChurcher, on showing "blockbuster" exhibitions.During his directorship, the NGA gained governmentsupport for improving the building and significant private donations and corporate sponsorship. However,the initial design for the building proved controversial generating a public dispute with the originalarchitect on moral rights grounds.  As a result, the project was not delivered during Dr Kennedy's tenure,with a significantly altered design completed some years later.  Private funding supported twoacquisitions of British art, including David Hockney's A Bigger Grand Canyon in 1999, and Lucian Freud'sAfter Cézanne in 2001. Kennedy built on the established collections at the museum by acquiring theHolmgren-Spertus collection of Indonesian textiles; the Kenneth Tyler collection of editioned prints,screens, multiples and unique proofs; and the Australian Print Workshop Archive. He was also notable forcampaigning for the construction of a new "front" entrance to the Gallery, facing King Edward Terrace,which was completed in 2010 (see reference to the building project above).Kennedy's cancellation of the"Sensation exhibition" (scheduled at the NGA from 2 June 2000 to 13 August 2000) was controversial,and seen by some as censorship. He claimed that the decision was due to the exhibition being "too closeto the market" implying that a national cultural institution cannot exhibit the private collection of aspeculative art investor. However, there were other exhibitions at the NGA during his tenure, which couldhave raised similar concerns. The exhibition featured the privately owned Young British Artists works


Passage 1:Ismail HoxhaIsmail Hoxha is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for theDemocratic Party of Albania.Passage 2:Ilir BanoIlir Bano is a member of the Assembly of the Republic ofAlbania for the Democratic Party of Albania.Passage 3:Viktor GumiViktor Gumi is a member of theAssembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.Passage 4:Paulin SterkajPaulinSterkaj is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.Sterkaj moved to the Socialist Party of Albania.Passage 5:Fatos HoxhaFatos Hoxha is a member of theAssembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.Passage 6:Dashnor SulaDashnorSula (14 March 1969) is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party ofAlbania. He started his political career in 2005 when he won the elections and became the deputy ofPeqin city.Early life and familyDashnor Sula was born in Peqin, on 14 march 1969 to Riza Sula and RefijeSula. He was raised in Peqin and continued his studies there until he finished high school. Afterwards hemoved to Tirana to continue his studies. He did his Bachelor studies in Law at the University of Tirana andhis Master studies in Criminal Law. He has been married to Elida Magani Sula since 1994 and they havetwo children, Paola Sula and Silvio Sula.Career1992-1993: Attorney at the prosecutor's office ofPeqin1993-1996: Attorney at the prosecutor's office of Elbasan1996-1998: Attorney at the prosecutor'soffice of Tirana1998-1998: Attorney at the prosecutor's office of Gjirokaster1999-2000: Attorney at thegeneral prosecutor's office; Supreme court.  2002-2005: Attorney at the general prosecutor's officeregarding organized crimes.2005-2013: Member of Albanian Parliament.2020-present: Member ofAlbanian Parliament.Other worksDashnor Sula has also taken the lawyer licence and he still continues topractice his profession.Passage 7:Ylli LamaYlli Lama is a member of the Assembly of the Republic ofAlbania for the Democratic Party of Albania.Passage 8:Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1982)Leka,Prince of Albania (Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu, born 26 March 1982) is a claimant to thedefunct throne of Albania and the head of the House of Zogu.At the time of his birth on 26 March 1982,the South African government, by order of Prime Minister P. W. Botha, declared his maternity wardextraterritorial land, to ensure that Leka was born on Albanian soil. Leka is the only child of Leka, CrownPrince of Albania and his wife Susan, Crown Princess of Albania. He is the only grandchild of King Zog I ofthe Albanians, succeeding as head of the royal house upon the death of his father in 2011. He has workedas an official at the country's interior and foreign ministries. He also served as a political advisor to theAlbanian President from 2012 to 2013.In May 2010, Leka became engaged to Elia Zaharia, an Albanianactress and singer. They married on 8 October 2016 in Tirana.Early lifeLeka is the son of the pretender tothe defunct throne of Albania, Crown Prince Leka, and his Australian wife Crown Princess Susan.He wasnamed in honour of Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat, his grandfather King Zog I, Emperor MohammedReza of Iran, and Baudouin I, King of the Belgians. Msiziwe is a Zulu term meaning 'the one who wasassisted'. Leka is a member of the House of Zogu.Education and activitiesLeka's was educated in SouthAfrica at St Peter's College, Johannesburg, and in the United Kingdom at the Royal Military AcademySandhurst, where he was named Best Foreign Student of the Academy, being congratulated by theAlbanian Minister of Defence. He was also educated at the Skanderbeg Military Academy in Albania, atthe Università per Stranieri in Perugia, where he studied the Italian language, and in Kosovo, where hestudied international relations.Leka resides in Tirana. He speaks Albanian, English, some Zulu, andItalian. He owns boxer dogs, and his interests include martial arts, volleyball, and swimming. He is fondof wildlife and has taken part in mountain climbing, abseiling, and target shooting.On 5 April 2004, Lekaaccepted the Mother Teresa Medal on behalf of his late grandmother, Queen Géraldine, for herhumanitarian efforts.Leka is known to have worked with youth organizations, like MJAFT!, and supporteda wide range of humanitarian efforts in Albania, but he maintains that he only supports self-help projectsto stimulate Albanian and Kosovar economic growth, Gazeta Sot.Leka is known as a supporter of Kosovarindependence from Serbia and has close ties to the Kosovar leadership in Pristina.Leka founded the youthleadership of the Movement for National Development, which was a movement created by his father in2005 to change the political face of Albania.On 24 June 2010, Prince Leka unveiled a blue plaque at


Passage 1:Ian Barry (director)Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.Select creditsWaiting forLucas (1973) (short)Stone (1974) (editor only)The Chain Reaction (1980)Whose Baby? (1986)(mini-series)Minnamurra (1989)Bodysurfer (1989) (mini-series)Ring of Scorpio (1990)(mini-series)Crimebroker (1993)Inferno (1998) (TV movie)Miss Lettie and Me (2002) (TV movie)NotQuite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) (documentary)The Doctor BlakeMysteries (2013)Passage 2:Dana BlanksteinDana Blankstein-Cohen (born March 3, 1981) is the executivedirector of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. She was appointed by the board of directors  inNovember 2019.  Previously she was the CEO of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. She is a filmdirector, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.BiographyDana Blankstein was born in Switzerland in 1981to theatre director Dedi Baron and Professor Alexander Blankstein. She moved to Israel in 1983 and grewup in Tel Aviv.Blankstein graduated from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem in 2008with high honors. During her studies she worked as a personal assistant to directors Savi Gabizon on hisfilm Nina's Tragedies and to Renen Schorr on his film The Loners.  She also directed and shot 'the makingof' film on Gavison's film Lost and Found. Her debut film Camping competed at the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival, 2007.Film and academic careerAfter her studies, Dana founded and directed the film andtelevision department at the Kfar Saba municipality. The department encouraged and promotedproductions filmed in the city of Kfar Saba, as well as the established cultural projects, and educationalcommunity activities.Blankstein directed the mini-series "Tel Aviviot" (2012). From 2016-2019 was thedirector of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.In November 2019 Dana Blankstein Cohen wasappointed the new director of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School where she also oversees theSam Spiegel International Film Lab. In 2022, she spearheaded the launch of the new Series Lab and thefilm preparatory program for Arabic speakers in east Jerusalem.FilmographyTel Aviviot (mini-series;director, 2012)Growing Pains (graduation film, Sam Spiegel; director and screenwriter, 2008)Camping(debut film, Sam Spiegel; director and screenwriter, 2006)Passage 3:Rolan BykovRolan AntonovichBykov (Russian: Ролан Антонович Быков; October 12, 1929 – October 6, 1998) was a Soviet andRussian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR(1990).Early lifeRolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Olga Matveyevna Bykova (néeSitnyakovskaya), the youngest of two brothers. There are many myths surrounding his biography,including the names of Rolan and his parents, date and place of birth. Different directories showed thathe was born in Moscow, yet Bykov and his brother Geronim stated that their family moved to Moscowfrom Kyiv in 1934. Throughout his life Rolan Antonovich Bykov was officially known as RolandAnatolyevich Bykov and his date of birth — as November 12 which, according to him, was caused by amistake in his passport. He named various reasons for this: from a drunken militsioner at the passportoffice to his own aunt who confused names and dates while arranging his documents. As for the unusualname, Rolan explained that he was named after Romain Rolland (according to the Russian pronunciation)by his parents who confused Romain's surname for his name.Bykov's father was a military andintelligence officer of mixed Polish-Czech ancestry originally named Semyon Geronimovich Gordanovsky.He started his career by participating in World War I and making a successful escape after being takencaptive by Austria-Hungary. During the Russian Civil War he fought as part of the 1st Cavalry Army ledby Semyon Budyonny. Between 1924 and 1926 he worked in Cheka and regularly visited Germany underdifferent passports. His last code name was Anton Mikhailovich Bykov which he adopted as a real name.He was later promoted to a high-ranking position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and servedas a managing director at various enterprises.Bykov's mother also changed her name from EllaMatusovna to Olga Matveevna at one point. While Bykov regularly referred to her and her relatives as«Ukrainians», she was in fact a daughter of a prosperous Jewish NEPman. She wanted to become anactress and finished two courses of a theater institute, but was expelled for truancy.Between 1937 and1947 Bykov studied in Moscow schools. In 1939 he joined a youth theatrical studio organized by aPioneers Palace where he met Alexander Mitta, Boris Rytsarev and Igor Kvasha. During the Battle of


Passage 1:Mickey's Tent ShowMickey's Tent Show is a 1933 short film in Larry Darmour's Mickey McGuireseries starring a young Mickey Rooney. Directed by Jesse Duffy, the two-reel short was released totheaters on October 27, 1933 by Post Pictures Corp.SynopsisMickey and the Gang decide to put on acircus show for the neighborhood kids. As usual, Stinkie Davis and his pals try whatever they can to maketheir rivals miserable. Throughout the show, whenever Mickey and his friends try to perform an act,Stinkie interrupts them by playing his father's new radio.CastIn order by credits:Mickey Rooney - "MickeyMcGuire"Douglas Scott - "Stinkey" DavisMarvin Stephens - "Katrink"Jimmie Robinson - "Hambone"JohnsonBilly Barty - Billy McGuire ("Mickey's Little Brother")Shirley Jeane Rickert - "TomboyTaylor"External linksMickey's Tent Show at IMDbPassage 2:Kadamba (1983 film)Kadamba is a 1983 film,directed by P. N. Menon and produced by P. V. George. The film stars Prakash, Jayanthi, Sathaar andAchankunju in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. Raghavan.PlotJanu is brought up by herfather after the sudden death of her mother. Problems start brewing in her life when her father searchesfor a perfect groom, unaware that she is in love with someone else.CastJayanthi asJanuPrakashAchankunju as Velu, janu's fatherBalan K. Nair as KeshavanSathaar as KunjiramanBhaskaraKuruppuSoundtrackThe music was composed by K. Raghavan and the lyrics were written by BichuThirumala and Thikkodiyan.Passage 3:Thulasi (1987 film)Thulasi is a 1987 Indian Tamil-languageromantic drama film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Murali and Seetha. It was released on 27November 1987.PlotThirunavukarasu is considered as a God by his villagers. Nevertheless, his sonSammadham is an atheist and he doesn't believe in his father's power. Sammadham and Ponni, a lowcaste girl, fall in love with each other. Sammadham's best friend Siva, a low caste boy, passes the Masterof Arts degree successfully. Thirunavukarasu's daughter Thulasi then develops a soft corner forSiva.Thirunavukarasu cannot accept for his son Sammadham's marriage with Ponni due to castedifference. Sammadham then challenges him to marry her. Thirunavukarasu appoints henchmen to killher and Ponni is found dead the next day in the water. In the meantime, Siva also falls in love withThulasi. The rest of the story is what happens to Siva and Thulasi.CastMurali as Sivalingam "Siva"Seethaas ThulasiChandrasekhar as SammadhamMajor Sundarrajan as ThirunavukarasuSenthilCharle asKhanThara as PonniMohanapriya as SarasuVathiyar RamanA. K. Veerasamy as KaliyappanSoundtrackThemusic was composed by Sampath Selvam, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.ReceptionThe Indian Expressgave a negative review calling it "thwarted love".Passage 4:Le Masque de la MéduseLe masque de laMéduse (English: The Mask of Medusa) is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by Jean Rollin. The film is amodern-day telling of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon and was inspired by the 1964 classicHammer Horror film of the same name and the 1981 cult classic Clash of the Titans. It was Rollin's finalfilm, as the director died in 2010.CastSimone Rollin as la MéduseSabine Lenoël as EuryaleMarlèneDelcambre as SthénoJuliette Moreau as JulietteDelphine Montoban as CorneliusJean-Pierre Bouyxou as legardienBernard Charnacé as le collectionneurAgnès Pierron as la colleuse d'affiche auGrand-GuignolGabrielle Rollin as la petite contrebassisteJean Rollin as l'homme qui enterre la têteThomasSmith as ThomasProductionIt was thought that Rollin's 2007 film La nuit des horloges was the final film ofhis career, as he had mentioned in the past. However, in 2009, Rollin began preparation foe Le masquede la Méduse. Rollin originally directed the film as a one-hour short, which was screened at theCinémathèque de Toulouse, but after the release, Rollin decided to add 20 minutes of additional scenesand then cut the film into two distinct parts, as he did with his first feature, Le Viol du Vampire.  The filmwas shot on location at the Golden Gate Aquarium and Père Lachaise Cemetery, as well as on stage atthe Theatre du Grande Guignol, which is where the longest part of the film takes place. It was shot on HDvideo on a low budget of €150,000. Before the release, it was transferred to 35mm film.ReleaseThe filmwas not released theatrically, although it premiered on 19 November 2009 at the 11th edition of theExtreme Cinema Film Festival at the Cinémathèque de Toulouse. As part of "An Evening with Jean Rollin",it was shown as a double feature with Rollin's 2007 film La nuit des horloges.Home mediaNo official DVDwas released, although for a limited time, a DVD of La masque de la Méduse was included with the first