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621178 | Christianization | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christianization | Christianization
Kerenyi, Karl, "Dionysus: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life" 1976.
- MacMullen, Ramsay, "Christianizing the Roman Empire, AD 100 – 400" Yale University Press (paperback, 1986 )
- Padberg, Lutz v., (1998): "Die Christianisierung Europas im Mittelalter", Stuttgart, Reclam (German)
- Trombley, Fr... | 13,900 |
621178 | Christianization | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christianization | Christianization
Brill; reprint 2014
- Vesteinsson, Orri, 2000. "The Christianization of Iceland: Priests, Power, and Social Change 1000–1300" (Oxford:Oxford University Press)
- Senaka Weeraratna, Repression of Buddhism in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese (1505–1658)(http://vgweb.org/unethicalconversion/port_rep.htm)2005]... | 13,901 |
1214550 | Park Sol-mi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park%20Sol-mi | Park Sol-mi
Park Sol-mi
Park Sol-mi (born Park Hye-jeong on January 3, 1978) is a South Korean actress.
# Acting career.
Park had a minor role in the 1996 series "Papa", then made her official debut in MBC's amateur talent contest in 1998. Her breakthrough came in 2002 when she starred in several television dramas, ... | 13,902 |
1214550 | Park Sol-mi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park%20Sol-mi | Park Sol-mi
management company Heavenly Star Entertainment. After a three-year hiatus from television, she was announced as the lead in the MBC drama "My Lady", a remake of the 1980s series "Terminal". Park said that she found the character of Sera appealing because of the good and bad sides to her personality.
In Oct... | 13,903 |
1214550 | Park Sol-mi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park%20Sol-mi | Park Sol-mi
he expressed a desire to perform with the band, and was later invited to play on their second album, "I Love You". Park played piano on the album's title track, and also appeared in the promotional video. The album was released in February 2006 by Horipro under its MusicTaste imprint. She is also active in ... | 13,904 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preser... | 13,905 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Humanities ran a public competition for a new medal design, judged by metalsmith Chunghi Choo, coin engraver Don Everhart of the U.S. Mint and sculptor George Anthonisen. In June 2013, the agency announced that a design by Paul C. Balan of Illinois had been selected as the winner. The final me... | 13,906 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
National Endowment for the Humanities.
NEH asks that nominators consult the list of previous winners and consider the National Medal of Arts to recognize contributions in "the creative or performing arts".
# Recipients.
Medalists are listed by year, then alphabetically.
- 2015 (awarded Sep... | 13,907 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Journalist & Author
- 2014 (awarded September 10, 2015)
- The Clemente Course in the Humanities
- Annie Dillard, author
- Everett L. Fly, architect and preservationist
- Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher and novelist
- Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, historian
- Jhumpa Lahiri, short story writ... | 13,908 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
architect
- Stanley Nelson Jr., producer and director
- Diane Rehm, radio host
- Anne Firor Scott, historian
- Krista Tippett, radio host and author
- 2012 (awarded July 10, 2013)
- Edward L. Ayers, historian
- William G. Bowen, academic leader
- Jill Ker Conway, author and leader in h... | 13,909 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
John Ashbery, poet
- Robert Darnton, historian and librarian
- National History Day, program
- Andrew Delbanco, literary scholar
- Charles Rosen, musician and scholar
- Teofilo Ruiz, medieval historian
- Ramón Saldívar, literary scholar
- Amartya Sen, economist and Nobel laureate
- 201... | 13,910 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
February 25, 2010)
- Robert Caro
- Annette Gordon-Reed
- David Levering Lewis
- William H. McNeill
- Philippe de Montebello
- Albert H. Small
- Ted Sorensen
- Elie Wiesel
- 2008 (awarded November 17, 2008)
- Gabor Boritt
- Richard Brookhiser
- Harold Holzer
- Myron Magnet
- Alber... | 13,911 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Art
- 2006
- Fouad Ajami
- James M. Buchanan
- Nickolas Davatzes
- Robert Fagles
- Mary Lefkowitz
- Bernard Lewis
- Mark Noll
- Meryle Secrest
- Kevin Starr
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University
- 2005
- Walter Berns
- Matthew Bogdanos
- Eva Bran... | 13,912 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Ganz Cooney
- Midge Decter
- Joseph Epstein
- Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
- Jean Fritz
- Hal Holbrook
- Edith Kurzweil
- Frank M. Snowden, Jr.
- John Updike
- 2002
- Frankie Hewitt
- Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Donald Kagan
- Brian Lamb
- Art Linkletter
- Patricia MacLachlan
- Mount Ve... | 13,913 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Toni Morrison
- Earl Shorris
- Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
- 1999
- Patricia Battin
- Taylor Branch
- Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
- Garrison Keillor
- Jim Lehrer
- John Rawls
- Steven Spielberg
- August Wilson
- 1998
- Stephen E. Ambrose
- E. L. Doctorow
- Diana L. Eck
- Nancye Brown G... | 13,914 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Moyers
- 1995
- William R. Ferris
- Charles Kuralt
- David Macaulay
- David McCullough
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
- 1994
- Ernest L. Boyer
- William Kittredge
- Peggy Whitman Prenshaw
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller
- Dorothy Porter Wesley
- 1993
- Ricardo E. Alegría
- John Hope Frankl... | 13,915 |
1214559 | National Humanities Medal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National%20Humanities%20Medal | National Humanities Medal
Bernice Johnson Reagon
- 1994
- Ernest L. Boyer
- William Kittredge
- Peggy Whitman Prenshaw
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller
- Dorothy Porter Wesley
- 1993
- Ricardo E. Alegría
- John Hope Franklin
- Hanna Gray
- Andrew Heiskell
- Laurel T. Ulrich
- 1992
- Allan Bloom
- Shelby Foote
... | 13,916 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
Ranged weapon
A ranged weapon is any weapon that can engage targets beyond hand-to-hand distance, i.e. at distances greater than the physical reach of the weapon itself. It is sometimes also called projectile weapon or missile weapon because it typically works by launching projectiles, though technically... | 13,917 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
It also puts distance between the attacker and the opponent, which is a safer combat option since the close physical contact during melee combat often puts the attacker within the immediate striking range of enemy counterattack, and thus at an equal risk of getting hurt or killed.
The line between ranged... | 13,918 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
used for stabbing in desperate situations.
Early ranged weapons often included specifically designed hand-thrown weapons such as javelins, slings and darts, as well as more complex elastic weapons such as slingshots and bows; and siege engines like stone throwers, catapults, ballistas and trebuchets. The... | 13,919 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
weapon of choice in armed conflicts, even in close combat. In modern warfare, ranged weaponry is also used both tactically and strategically in the form of long-range artilleries, rockets and guided missiles. Maximum effective range of a weapon is the greatest distance from which the weapon can be fired w... | 13,920 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
Bow
- Crossbow
- Slingshot
- Pneumatic
- Blowgun
- Gun
- Firearm
- Airgun
- Siege weapon
- Ballista
- Cannon
- Catapult
- Trebuchet
## Modern projectile weapons.
Most modern projectile weapons fall into the broader category of either direct fire or indirect fire, with the former often being ... | 13,921 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
Cruise missile
- Grenade launcher
- Mortar
- Rocket artillery
- Rocket-propelled grenade
- Surface-to-air missile
- Surface-to-surface missile
## Directed energy weapons.
- Electrolaser
- Pulsed energy projectile
- Dazzler
- Particle-beam weapon
- Microwave weapon
- Sonic weapon
- Water cann... | 13,922 |
1214551 | Ranged weapon | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranged%20weapon | Ranged weapon
s by nation
# Further reading.
- Gray, David (2002) "Bows of the World". The Lyons Press.
- (1992) "The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 1". The Lyons Press. .
- (1992) "The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 2". The Lyons Press. .
- (1994) "The Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 3". The Lyons Press. .
... | 13,923 |
1214565 | Leo Kinlen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leo%20Kinlen | Leo Kinlen
Leo Kinlen
Leo Kinlen is a British cancer researcher. His hypothesis, explaining the higher rate of leukemia in the areas around the British Sellafield nuclear complex, than in other parts of the country, is that the mixing of the population, which occurred when people started moving into the area to work a... | 13,924 |
1214565 | Leo Kinlen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leo%20Kinlen | Leo Kinlen
ish cancer researcher. His hypothesis, explaining the higher rate of leukemia in the areas around the British Sellafield nuclear complex, than in other parts of the country, is that the mixing of the population, which occurred when people started moving into the area to work at the facility, resulted in the ... | 13,925 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) was a group of artists united in rejection of the Neue Künstlervereinigung München in Munich, Germany. The group was founded by a number of Russian emigrants, including Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, and native German ... | 13,926 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Marc, August Macke, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, Gabriele Münter, Lyonel Feininger, Albert Bloch and others formed the group in response to the rejection of Kandinsky's painting "Last Judgment" from an exhibition. Der Blaue Reiter lacked an artistic manifesto, but it was centered on Kan... | 13,927 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
love of riders, combined with a shared love of the colour blue. For Kandinsky, "blue" is the colour of spirituality: the darker the blue, the more it awakens human desire for the eternal (see his 1911 book "On the Spiritual in Art").
Within the group, artistic approaches and aims varied from artist to... | 13,928 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
art scene in France. As a result of their encounters with cubist, fauvist and Rayonist ideas, they moved towards abstraction.
Der Blaue Reiter organized exhibitions in 1911 and 1912 that toured Germany. They also published an almanac featuring contemporary, primitive and folk art, along with children'... | 13,929 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Der Blaue Reiter was short-lived, lasting for only three years from 1911 to 1914.
Supported by their dealer Galka Scheyer, Kandinsky, Feininger, Klee and Alexej von Jawlensky formed Die Blaue Vier (the Blue Four) group in 1923. Together they exhibited and lectured in the United States from 1924.
An e... | 13,930 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
underwritten by the industrialist and art collector Bernhard Koehler, a relative of Macke. It contained reproductions of more than 140 artworks, and 14 major articles. A second volume was planned, but the start of World War I prevented it. Instead, a second edition of the original was printed in 1914, ... | 13,931 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
of song settings by Alban Berg and Anton Webern
- Thomas de Hartmann's essay "Anarchy in Music"
- an article about Alexander Scriabin's ""
- an article by Erwin von Busse on Robert Delaunay, illustrated with a print of his "The Window on the City"
- Macke's essay "Masks"
- Kandinsky's essay "On th... | 13,932 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Russian folk art, and Bavarian religious art painted on glass. The five works by Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Gauguin were outnumbered by seven from Henri Rousseau and thirteen from child artists.
# Exhibitions.
- First exhibition
December 18, 1911, the "First exhibition of the editorial board of Der Blau... | 13,933 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Gabriele Münter, Jean Bloé Niestlé and Arnold Schönberg, and an illustrated catalogue edited.
- Second exhibition
February 12 through April 2, 1912, the "Second exhibition of the editorial board of Der Blaue Reiter" showed works in "Black & White" ("Zweite Ausstellung der Redaktion Der Blaue Reiter, ... | 13,934 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
Feininger
- Natalia Goncharova
- Alexej von Jawlensky
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Paul Klee
- Alfred Kubin
- August Macke
- Franz Marc
- Gabriele Münter
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Marianne von Werefkin
# References.
- John E. Bowlt, Rose-Carol Washton Long. "The Life of Vasilii Kandinsky in Russian ar... | 13,935 |
621334 | Der Blaue Reiter | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Der%20Blaue%20Reiter | Der Blaue Reiter
andinsky
- Paul Klee
- Alfred Kubin
- August Macke
- Franz Marc
- Gabriele Münter
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Marianne von Werefkin
# References.
- John E. Bowlt, Rose-Carol Washton Long. "The Life of Vasilii Kandinsky in Russian art : a study of "On the spiritual in art" by Wassily Kandinsky". Pub ... | 13,936 |
1214570 | Most Serene Republic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Most%20Serene%20Republic | Most Serene Republic
Most Serene Republic
Most Serene Republic () is a title attached to a number of European states through history. By custom, the appellation "Most Serene" is an indicator of sovereignty (see also Serene Highness or Most Serene Highness for a sovereign prince); consequently "Most Serene Republic" em... | 13,937 |
1214570 | Most Serene Republic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Most%20Serene%20Republic | Most Serene Republic
the city of Venice with continuously controlled territory along the eastern Adriatic at its strongest period. "La Serenissima" was also popularly used as a specific reference to the Venetian government or state authorities.
- Republic of Genoa (; ), an independent state based in present-day Liguri... | 13,938 |
1214570 | Most Serene Republic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Most%20Serene%20Republic | Most Serene Republic
Genoa (1339). Even so, to distinguish their government from its ancient rival to the east, the Genoese rarely used the "Most Serene" designation, opting more frequently for the appellation "Superb Republic" (), a nickname allegedly coined by Petrarch in 1358.
- Republic of Lucca (; ), a city-state... | 13,939 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
Titchfield
Titchfield is a village in southern Hampshire, by the River Meon. The village has a history stretching back to the 6th century. During the medieval period, the village operated a small port and market. Near to the village are the ruins of Titchfield Abbey, a place with strong associations with Sh... | 13,940 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
district in 1932.
Several miles to the south of the village, at the mouth of the River Meon and on the shores of the Solent, is Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, where there is a small harbour that dries out at low tide. Inland is a Nature Reserve which is an important breeding and visiting ground f... | 13,941 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
the Lord of the Manor "by Cutting ye new River hath taken away and doth detain" parts of their copyholds, implying that in 1676 the construction was recent. It lies close to Titchfield Haven, concealed by a bridge with the remains of a sea-lock at the south end. A footpath follows the canal to Titchfield vil... | 13,942 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
as inhabiting the area were a Jutish tribe, the Meonwara. The tribe were part of the Jutes originating from Denmark who founded the village during the 6th century. The name of Titchfield comes from the Old English ticcen, meaning kid or young goat, and feld, meaning field. Therefore, the meaning of Titchfiel... | 13,943 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
1st Earl of Southampton, who when Lord Chancellor, personally tortured Anne Askew.
The Domesday Book in 1086 mentions "Ticefelle": with a mill, a market and farms. It was a successful community, though tiny by today’s standards with a population of 160. The Doomesday book entry for Titchfield states ""The K... | 13,944 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
in the spelling may be seen in a Mediaeval legal record, where it appears as "Thechefeld".
Titchfield has long been a centre for business, with the village once having a small port. There were also tanneries (some of the buildings still exist), a market, a fair, brewers, craftsmen, traders and other busines... | 13,945 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
village and in 1894 Titchfield was given a parish council.
In 1970, with the market hall in a derelict state, it was bought by the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. The entire hall was dismantled and moved to Singleton where it now stands restored in the centre of a new (old) village.
At the 2001 census,... | 13,946 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
Portland and the Duke of Beaufort lived at Place House until 1742 at which point the estate was sold to the Delmé family. They lived there for another forty years until, in 1781, a decision was made to abandon the mansion.
Much of the buildings were deliberately demolished to create a romantic ruin. When th... | 13,947 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
Office for National Statistics.
Just outside Titchfield is one of the offices of the Office for National Statistics. The office is the national centre for population, regional and demographic statistics. It is one of three national statistical centres run by the Office for National Statistics.
## Titchfiel... | 13,948 |
1214547 | Titchfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titchfield | Titchfield
n October every year from 1880 to 2006, organised by the Titchfield Bonfire Boys Society. By 2006 it was the largest village carnival in Hampshire. However, in 2007, due to the lack of funding and increasing costs, the carnival did not take place. The Titchfield Carnival returned in 2008 and it took place on... | 13,949 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
Pok Fu Lam
Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam () is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. It is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellett, around Telegraph Bay.
Pok Fu Lam can claim several "firsts" in the history of Hong Kong: It was the place where Hong Kong's fl... | 13,950 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
Fu Lam is connected to Lung Fu Shan, Sai Ying Pun and Aberdeen by the Pok Fu Lam Road. It's also indirectly connected to the Mid-Levels. Pok Fu Lam also outlooks Lamma Island. Pok Fu Lam is connected to Kennedy Town via Smithfield and Shek Tong Tsui via Hill Road.
# Sights.
While the farm no longer exists,... | 13,951 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
for Performing Arts, but were previously controlled by the University of Hong Kong which used Béthanie as headquarters for the HKU Press. The APA uses Béthanie and the cow sheds for various educational purposes, but also lends the chapel in Béthanie to St. John's Cathedral (Anglican) as the locale for Emmanu... | 13,952 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
small chapel. In its present restored configuration, this chapel seats about 100 and is used each Sunday by Emmanuel Church - Pokfulam, a daughter church of St. John's Cathedral. The Béthanie chapel is a beautiful Neo Gothic structure. Some of the original statuary and stained glass windows have been recover... | 13,953 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
in many languages for nearly 100 years. In the 1950s, when missionary work in China died, the building was given to the HK government which gave it to the University of Hong Kong as a student residential unit. It is smaller now than it used to be, but still houses 100 or so undergraduates. There was a chapel... | 13,954 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
apartments, the conservation value of the village has been acknowledged by its inclusion on the 2014 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund.
## History.
Pok Fu Lam Village is a historic village, which has existed since the beginning of the 17th century. Local residents in the past have repeatedl... | 13,955 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
villagers, mostly with the surnames of Chen, Huang, and Luo, were farmers. The "Xinan County Journal" of 1819 mentioned that Pok Fu Lam Village was one of three villages on Hong Kong Island (the other were at Stanley and Wong Chuk Hang). It was described as "built alongside the hill and the creek, its struct... | 13,956 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
began to decrease, but many villagers remain in the village today.
## Fire Dragon Festival.
The villagers have their own festivals: the annual Fire Dragon Dance, the oldest of its kind in Hong Kong, is held during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and is organised entirely by the villagers, who strive to preserve t... | 13,957 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
of incense and each household is blessed by the dragons as they dance through the village, making the festival a fundamental part of the village life. Many other less well known festivals include Bou Chun Tin, which commemorates Nüwa repairing the Wall of Heaven; Fa San Fuk, a ritual carried out on Lunar New... | 13,958 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
few types of village house. Some are made of stone and hay with Chinese tiled pitched roof. Some Chinese tiled pitched roof had been replaced with galvanised steel roof. Some village houses are made of brick with concrete flate roof or galvanised steel roofs. In addition the village has characteristic towers... | 13,959 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
private housing estates are located in Pok Fu Lam.
- Chi Fu Fa Yuen () was developed in the mid-seventies by Hongkong Land. It comprises 20 towers of 28-storey high-rise buildings with a total of 4,258 residential units and 7 towers of 5-storey villa type low-rise buildings with 70 household units.
- Pokfu... | 13,960 |
1214557 | Pok Fu Lam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pok%20Fu%20Lam | Pok Fu Lam
mprises 20 towers of 28-storey high-rise buildings with a total of 4,258 residential units and 7 towers of 5-storey villa type low-rise buildings with 70 household units.
- Pokfulam Gardens
- Baguio Villa
# Education.
- German Swiss International School maintains a campus in Pok Fu Lam.
- Kellett School... | 13,961 |
621313 | Lever action | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lever%20action | Lever action
Lever action
Lever action is a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is worked. This contrasts to bolt-action, semi-automatic, or selective-fire weapo... | 13,962 |
621313 | Lever action | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lever%20action | Lever action
Kyle Reese and the T-800 (Model 101) in the "Terminator" movie franchise. Even Colt's Mfg. Co. produced 1883 until 1885 6403 lever-action Colt-Burgess rifles. Mossberg produces the 464 in centerfire .30-30 and rimfire .22. While the term "lever-action" generally implies a repeating firearm, it is also some... | 13,963 |
621313 | Lever action | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lever%20action | Lever action
ring-lever was located in front of the trigger. This loading-lever, when pulled, would index the cylinder to the next position and cock the internal hidden hammer.
Multiple lever action designs including the Volcanic pistol were designed before the American Civil War, but the first significant lever-actio... | 13,964 |
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and used during the American Civil War, marking the first adoption of a removable-magazine-fed infantry-and-cavalry rifle by any country. Unlike later designs, the early Spencer's lever only served to unlock the falling-block action and load a new cartridge from the magazine; it did not cock the hammer, an... | 13,965 |
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under the barrel, rather than in the butt-stock, a trend followed by most tubular magazines since.
John Marlin, founder of Marlin Firearms Company, New Haven, Connecticut, introduced Marlin's first lever-action repeating rifle as the Model 1881. This was chambered in rounds such as the 45/70 and 38/55. It... | 13,966 |
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94 ceased in 2006. While externally similar, the Marlin and Winchester rifles are quite different internally; the Marlin has a single-stage lever action, while the Winchester has a double-stage lever. The double-stage action is easily seen when the Winchester's lever is operated, as first the entire trigge... | 13,967 |
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and declining interest in lever-action rifles from the 1950s on, resulted in dropping the Model 99 from production in 2000. Unlike most Winchester and the Marlin lever-action rifles, which used a tubular magazine requiring round-nose or flat-nose bullets, Arthur Savage designed his rifle using a rotary mag... | 13,968 |
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rifles, and the Savage bolt-action rifles and economics determined the fate of the rifle.
More recently, Sturm Ruger and Company introduced a number of new lever-action designs in the 1990s, unusual because most lever action designs date from before World War II, in the period before reliable semi-automat... | 13,969 |
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Civil War. Typically, these were Winchesters or Winchester copies of Spanish manufacture. At least 9,000 Model 1895 rifles are known to have been provided by the Soviet Union in 1936 to the Spanish Republicans for use in the Spanish Civil War. Both the Russian Empire and the United States adopted the Winch... | 13,970 |
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Repeating Arms Company, who wanted to market a repeating shotgun. The lever-action design was chosen for reasons of brand recognition, Winchester being best known for manufacturing lever-action firearms at the time, despite the protestations of Browning, who pointed out that a slide-action design would be ... | 13,971 |
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are (or have been), however, manufactured by Armi Chiappa in Italy, Norinco in China and ADI Ltd. in Australia, while Winchester continued to manufacture the .410-bore Model 9410, effectively a Winchester Model 94 chambered for .410-bore shotgun shells, until 2006.
French Firearm Manufacturer Verny-Carron... | 13,972 |
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marketplace with over 7000 ordered in under 2 week they are also being imported into North America as well. The success of the Adler in these markets has sparked several other manufactures in Turkey to begin development of and production of their own lever action shotguns. Australian firearm laws strictly ... | 13,973 |
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the breech to reload. This unique operation gave the nickname "potato digger," as the lever swung each time the weapon fired and would dig into the ground if the weapon was not situated high enough on its mount.
The Knötgen automatic rifle is another example.
# Advantages and disadvantages.
While lever-... | 13,974 |
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of fire than bolt-action rifles, lever-action firearms are also generally fed from a tubular magazine, similar to the one used on the first bolt action rifle which limits the type of ammunition that can be used in them. Pointed centerfire "spitzer" bullets, for example, can cause explosions in a tubular ma... | 13,975 |
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also pushes the center of gravity forward, which alters the balance of the rifle in ways that are undesirable for shooting off hand from a standing position to some shooters. There are, however, some lever-action rifles—such as the Winchester Model 1895, which saw service with the Russian Army in World War... | 13,976 |
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cartridges in the toggle-lock lever action rifles such as the Henry rifle and the following Winchester Model 1866, Model 73 and Model 76 (which was used by the mounted police of Canada). The new lever action designs, notably the Winchester Model 1886, Model 92 Model 94 and the Model 1895 (in 7.62x54R, a Ru... | 13,977 |
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having done with an inexpensive bolt action design.
Due to the higher rate of fire and shorter overall length than most bolt-action rifles, lever-actions have remained popular to this day for sporting use, especially short- and medium-range hunting in forests, scrub, or bushland. Lever-action firearms hav... | 13,978 |
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wide variety of calibres, bullet shapes and powder loads, but they fall into two basic categories: Low-pressure cartridges with rounded bullets, and high-pressure cartridges with aerodynamic pointed ("spitzer") bullets.
Some lever actions are not as strong as bolt-action or semi-automatic rifle actions. T... | 13,979 |
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.44 Special/.44 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .444 Marlin, .45-70, .45 Colt, .32-20 Winchester, .35 Remington, .308 Marlin Express, .22 calibre rimfire, and .300 Savage. There is dispute about which of these cartridges can safely be used to hunt large game or large predators. Even in the largest calibres, the low ve... | 13,980 |
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a pistol and rifle. The rifle's longer barrel and better accuracy permits higher velocities, longer ranges and a wider selection of game. A pistol provides extra security.
Some of these cartridges (e.g. the .45-70) are developmental descendants of very early black-powder metallic cartridges. When metallic... | 13,981 |
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locking bolts (such as the Browning BLR with seven locking lugs) safely use very high-powered cartridges like the 300 Winchester mag, 300 WSM and 7 MM Remington magnum. Tilting block designs such as the Savage Model 99 are also strong enough to handle high pressures.
Many lever actions have a tubular maga... | 13,982 |
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be damaged in a tubular magazine. So, some lever actions such as the Savage Model 99 can be fed from either box or rotary magazines. The Winchester Model 1895 also uses a box magazine, and is chambered for .30-06 and other powerful military cartridges. More recently, spitzer bullets with elastomeric tips h... | 13,983 |
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, whereas the Model 1901 was chambered for 10 gauge smokeless shotshells. Modern reproductions are chambered for 12 gauge smokeless shells, while the Winchester Model 9410 shotgun is available in .410 bore.
# Other long gun actions.
- Bolt action
- Pump action
- Break-action
- Falling-block action
- ... | 13,984 |
1214571 | Anton Ackermann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anton%20Ackermann | Anton Ackermann
Anton Ackermann
Anton Ackermann (real name: Eugen Hanisch, 25 November 1905 Thalheim, Saxony – 4 May 1973 East Berlin) was an East German politician. In 1953, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
# Life and career.
From 1920 to 1928, he worked as functionary of the Communist Youth Moveme... | 13,985 |
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After staying a shortwhile, he went to Moscow and became editor of the German language newspaper "The Free Word".
In 1943 he became an active member of the Moscow-based National Committee for a Free Germany (NKFD).
After World War II, at the end of April 1945, he returned to Saxony as head of the Acke... | 13,986 |
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. He was elected into the Central Committee and became a candidate member of the Politburo in 1949. From 1950 to 1954, he was a member of the People's Chamber.
From 1949 to 1953, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. After the arrest of the minister, Georg Dertinger, Ackermann succeeded him, b... | 13,987 |
1214584 | Night Shadows | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Night%20Shadows | Night Shadows
Night Shadows
Night Shadows is a studio album by Dive and Controlled Bleeding.
# Track listing.
- 1. Controlled Bleeding - "Hymn from the Shadows (Parts 1 & 2)" (Paul Lemos, Joe Papa) – 29:17
- 2. Dive - "Glow in the Dark" (Dirk Ivens) – 20:16
# Personnel.
Controlled Bleeding:
- Paul Lemos - instru... | 13,988 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
Paul Hunter (snooker player)
Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 – 9 October 2006) was a British professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style.
Hunter was a three-time Masters... | 13,989 |
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his 28th birthday in October 2006. In 2016, the Masters trophy was renamed in his honour.
# Early life.
Hunter was born in Leeds in 1978 and was educated at St Andrews Primary School and Cardinal Heenan High School. At the age of 9 he was awarded best junior snooker player of the year. Wi... | 13,990 |
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Johnson, Hunter made his debut among the professionals in July 1995 at the age of 16.
# Life and career.
## Early career (1995–2000).
Four months after his professional debut, Hunter reached the second round of the 1995 UK Championship by defeating world number six Alan McManus 9–4. He f... | 13,991 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
champion Stephen Hendry. Hunter was awarded a wildcard to play at the 1997 Masters, where he lost 1–5 against Mark Williams in the first round.
He was fined £4,550 and docked 1,140 ranking points after testing positive for cannabis during an event in 1997. His first ranking tournament vict... | 13,992 |
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to clinch the title. He followed up that success by reaching the semi-finals of the 1998 UK Championship in Bournemouth and was named the Snooker Writers Association's "Young Player of the Year".
Hunter's first appearance at the Crucible came in 1999 World Championship, where he lost 8–10 ... | 13,993 |
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He was a runner-up at the Welsh Open, a semi-finalist at the British Open and Scottish Open and a quarter-finalist at the Grand Prix and China Open.
## Masters champion (2001–2004).
In the 2001 Masters, Hunter beat his close friend and defending champion Matthew Stevens 6–5 in the last 16... | 13,994 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
while 2–6 down. The 'B' in "Plan B" purportedly refers to the word "bonk", a British slang term for sexual intercourse. Hunter and Fell retired to their hotel room and he recalled: "Sex was the last thing on my mind. I just wasn't in the mood. But I had to do something to break the tension.... | 13,995 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
Williams 10–9, despite at one point of the match trailing 0–5. In doing so, he became only the third player in history of the Masters to retain the trophy along with Cliff Thorburn and Stephen Hendry, and in doing so he won the £190,000 prize money. Hunter also won his second Welsh Open tit... | 13,996 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
year's runner-up and eventual champion Mark Williams. His greatest success that campaign, though, was only a few months away.
In the 2003 World Championship, he beat Allister Carter 10–5, Matthew Stevens 13–6 and defending champion Peter Ebdon 13–12 to reach the semi-finals. In his semi-fi... | 13,997 |
621339 | Paul Hunter (snooker player) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Hunter%20(snooker%20player) | Paul Hunter (snooker player)
in four years, yet again by the score of 10–9. Hunter trailed Ronnie O'Sullivan throughout the entire match before pipping him to the trophy in the final frame. In fact, Hunter trailed 1–6, 2–7, 6–8 and 7–9 before reeling off the final three frames to seal the sixth title of his professiona... | 13,998 |
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2004/2005 season, by reaching the semi-finals of the Grand Prix, where he lost 3–6 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He then reached the quarter-finals of the China Open, just days after discovering that he was suffering from cancer. His career-high ranking was number four in the world during the 2004/... | 13,999 |
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