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1214613 | Angus Buchanan (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angus%20Buchanan%20(VC) | Angus Buchanan (VC)
1921 for the ceremony marking the dedication of the school's war memorial. Funds were raised in Coleford to mark his bravery, which he asked to be used to give children somewhere to play. He is buried in Coleford Cemetery, next to the recreation field named in his honour. His Victoria Cross was disp... | 14,200 |
1214623 | Reported | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reported | Reported
Reported
Reported is the third EP from the band Dive
# Track listing.
CD:
- 1. "Final Report" (Numb Remix) – 4:12
- 2. "Final Report" (Monolith Remix) – 4:19
- 3. "Final Report" (Die Krupps Remix) – 3:03
- 4. "Final Report" (Hybryds Remix) – 3:36
- 5. "Final Report" (Wumpscut Remix) – 3:24
- 6. "Final... | 14,201 |
1214623 | Reported | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reported | Reported
Remix)
- 7. "Final Report" (It Remix)
- 8. "Final Report" (Sigillum S Remix)
# Personnel.
- Dirk Ivens - instruments, vocals
- Don Gordon - production on Numb remix
- David Collings - production on Numb remix
- Eric van Wonterghem - production on Monolith remix
- Jürgen Engler - keyboards and productio... | 14,202 |
1214623 | Reported | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reported | Reported
- 7. "Final Report" (It Remix)
- 8. "Final Report" (Sigillum S Remix)
# Personnel.
- Dirk Ivens - instruments, vocals
- Don Gordon - production on Numb remix
- David Collings - production on Numb remix
- Eric van Wonterghem - production on Monolith remix
- Jürgen Engler - keyboards and production on Die... | 14,203 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
John Brunt
Captain John Henry Cound Brunt, (6 December 1922 – 10 December 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served in Italy during the Second World War and was twice decora... | 14,204 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
1923). When Dorothy was eight, the family moved to a farm near Whittington, Shropshire, where John grew up. As he became older, his fearless nature became more apparent; every week, he read the comic "Tiny Tots", which featured instructions on "How to teach yourself to swim". One day, he asked Dorothy to tak... | 14,205 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
he was found swinging himself along the guttering of a Dutch barn above the farmyard.
When old enough, Brunt was enrolled at Ellesmere College, where his mischievous streak became quickly apparent through pranks and dares; once, while in the sanatorium with mumps, he slipped a laxative into the matron's tea... | 14,206 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
family moved to Paddock Wood in Kent and, in his school holidays, "Young John" (as he was known in the village) would come home. Although he was still a reckless individual, he was thought of very highly, and helped train the Paddock Wood Home Guard between 1940 and 1943, assisted by his father. He spent his... | 14,207 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
he never served with them, instead being posted to the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (6th Lincolns), a Territorial Army (TA) unit, having become friendly with Captain Alan Money, an officer in the Lincolns, on the boat to North Africa. The battalion was part of the 138th Infantry Brigade of the 46th I... | 14,208 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
and January 1944, during the Bernhardt Line fighting, Brunt commanded a battle patrol and saw near-constant action. In the early hours of 15 December, they received orders to destroy an enemy post based in some houses north of the River Peccia. In efforts to break the enemy line, he crossed and re-crossed th... | 14,209 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Hermann Goering Panzer Grenadier Regiment. After thirty minutes of intense fighting, the patrol withdrew, having had one man killed and six wounded. While the rest of the section pulled back, Brunt remained behind with his sergeant and a private to retrieve a wounded soldier. For hi... | 14,210 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
if it had not been for a non-commissioned officer (NCO), who forcibly led him away from the front line. At the end of the campaign, Brunt is said to have commented to his friends, "I've won the MC, now for the VC!"
## Victoria Cross.
Brunt's division left Italy in March 1944, and was sent to Syria and Egyp... | 14,211 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
the battalion began their attack on the town of Faenza. By the evening of 6 December, they had taken the village of Ragazzina near Faenza, and after heavy fighting the 6th Lincolns established defensive positions in Faenza itself. For his actions during the engagement, Brunt was awarded the Victoria Cross (V... | 14,212 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
headquarters, having a mug of tea and chatting with friends, when a stray German mortar bomb landed at his feet, killing him outright. He had celebrated his 22nd birthday just four days before.
John Brunt is buried at Faenza War Cemetery in Italy under a Commonwealth War Grave headstone; his VC was announce... | 14,213 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
to him "I expect that you know many men who should have been awarded this medal", to which Alexander replied "No, because there is always only one who will do the unexpected and that day it was your son."
# Legacy.
In 1946, John Brunt's sister Dorothy gave birth to a boy which she named John Brunt Miller, ... | 14,214 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
the VC, MC, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star and the British War Medal 1939–1945, all of which are on display in Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and Lincolnshire Yeomanry Collections in the Museum of Lincolnshire Life in Lincoln. In 1951 an altar rail in the Soldiers' Chapel of St George in Lincoln Cathedra... | 14,215 |
1214588 | John Brunt | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Brunt | John Brunt
incoln. In 1951 an altar rail in the Soldiers' Chapel of St George in Lincoln Cathedral was dedicated to his memory by the regiment.
On 17 July 1965 "The Victor" comic featured a cover story named "Brunt V.C.", a two-page strip based on the actions that won Brunt the VC.
A John Brunt Memorial Cricket Pavil... | 14,216 |
1214609 | Lothar Bolz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lothar%20Bolz | Lothar Bolz
Lothar Bolz
Lothar Bolz (3 September 190328 December 1986) was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany (GDR).
# Biography.
Lothar Bolz was born in Gleiwitz in Upper Silesia, now Poland, on 3 September 1903. His father was a watchmaker.
He stu... | 14,217 |
1214609 | Lothar Bolz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lothar%20Bolz | Lothar Bolz
School, which aimed to indoctrinate German prisoners of war against fascism. During his stay in the Soviet Union, he became a Soviet citizen and retained dual citizenship.
In 1947, he returned to Germany and joined the East German Socialist Unity Party, but in 1948 he founded the Communist-sponsored Nation... | 14,218 |
1214609 | Lothar Bolz | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lothar%20Bolz | Lothar Bolz
ed National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD). Many members of the NDPD were former Nazis and former Wehrmacht officers. From 1948 to 1972 he was the chairman of the NDPD. In 1949 he became a member of the People's Chamber (Parliament) and from 1949 to 1953 he was the Minister of Construction. From 1950 to... | 14,219 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
Mean radiant temperature
The mean radiant temperature (MRT) is defined as the uniform temperature of an imaginary enclosure in which the radiant heat transfer from the human body is equal to the radiant heat transfer in the actual non-uniform enclosure.
MRT is a concept arising from the fact ... | 14,220 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
linearization of the Stefan-Boltzmann Law in the relevant temperature range.
MRT also has a strong influence on thermophysiological comfort indexes such as physiological equivalent temperature (PET) or predicted mean vote (PMV).
What we experience and feel relating to thermal comfort in a bui... | 14,221 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
and with the use of high temperature radiant cooling and low temperature radiant heating.
# Calculation.
There are different ways to estimate the mean radiant temperature, either applying its definition and using equations to calculate it, or measuring it with particular thermometers or senso... | 14,222 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
and the surrounding surfaces.
Most building materials have a high emittance ε, so all surfaces in the room can be assumed to be black. Because the sum of the angle factors is unity, the fourth power of MRT equals the mean value of the surrounding surface temperatures to the fourth power, weigh... | 14,223 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
and they normally depend on the position and orientation of the person. Furthermore, this method becomes complex and time consuming as the number of surfaces increases and they have elaborate shapes. There is currently no way to effectively collect this data. For this reason, an easier way to d... | 14,224 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
calculation of the mean radiant temperature depend on the diameter of the globe, a diameter of , specified for use with these formulae, is generally recommended. The smaller the diameter of the globe, the greater the effect of the air temperature and air velocity, thus causing a reduction in th... | 14,225 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
balance under the effect of convection and radiation coming from the different heat sources in the enclosure. Thanks to this principle, knowing GT allows the mean radiant temperature MRT to be determined.
According to ISO 7726 Standard, the equation that is used most frequently (forced convect... | 14,226 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
of local convective air currents GT typically lies between the air temperature and MRT. The faster the air moves over the globe thermometer, the closer GT approaches the air temperature.
Moreover, since the MRT is defined with respect to the human body, the shape of the sensor is also a factor... | 14,227 |
1214618 | Mean radiant temperature | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mean%20radiant%20temperature | Mean radiant temperature
e globe, in a radiant nonuniform environment, overestimates the radiation from floor or ceiling, so an ellipsoid sensor gives a better approximation.
There are several other precautions to be taken when using a black-globe thermometer, depending on the conditions of the measurement. Furthermor... | 14,228 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
Curse of Billy Penn
The Curse of Billy Penn (1987–2008) was a curse used to explain the failure of major professional sports teams based in Philadelphia to win championships since the March 1987 construction of the One Liberty Place skyscraper, which exceeded the height of William Penn's statue ato... | 14,229 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
proprietor of the then-British colony of Pennsylvania (meaning "Penn's Woods"). For years, a "gentlemen's agreement" stated that the Philadelphia Art Commission would approve no building in the city which would rise above this statue. This ended in March 1987, when a modern steel-and-glass skyscrape... | 14,230 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
Series and the 1983 National League pennant; the National Hockey League's Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cups in and , and appeared in the finals in , , , and ; the National Football League's Eagles appeared in Super Bowl XV following the 1980 season, losing to the Oakland Raiders; and the National... | 14,231 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
The Villanova Wildcats won the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament, in one of the most famous upsets in sports history. Construction on One Liberty Place began in 1985, two years after the last championship season in Philadelphia.
# Philadelphia sports since the curse's inception.
## ... | 14,232 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
advantage and had dominated the previous three playoff series en route to meeting the Red Wings. The Phillies upset the Atlanta Braves to win the NLCS, but then lost the 1993 World Series in six games to the Toronto Blue Jays, with the Series ending on Joe Carter's walkoff 3-run home run. The 76ers ... | 14,233 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
Philadelphia's franchises reached their league's championship round after One Liberty Place opened were years that U.S. presidents were inaugurated, except for the Flyers in 1987, and losses during such years date back to the 76ers loss in . When the Flyers played for the 2010 Stanley Cup, "The Otta... | 14,234 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
had occurred eight times since the opening of One Liberty Place. Five of these semi-final eliminations were by the Flyers, in 1989, 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2008. The 2000 team was one win away from a Stanley Cup Finals appearance, after leading the eventual champion New Jersey Devils 3-1 before losing ... | 14,235 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
game in the Super Bowl) three years in a row from to , thus becoming the first NFL team to do this in either conference since the Dallas Cowboys of –, losing the last two at home after posting the best record in the NFC. No other team in NFL history had lost back-to-back conference title games at ho... | 14,236 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII, while the Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII over the Oakland Raiders.
During the period of the alleged Curse of Billy Penn, Philadelphia sports fans were infamous for rude and unsportsmanlike behavior. Fans pelted national TV broadcast... | 14,237 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
drought for the Eagles and the 76ers' 1972-1973 season, which was the worst in NBA history at 9-73.
## Other sports.
The curse was also said to include Bensalem-Township-based thoroughbred racehorse Smarty Jones, who saw his bid for horse racing's Triple Crown disappear when he finished second in ... | 14,238 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
Stake, leading to the horse's death.
Although the curse was not generally considered as extending to college sports, two Philadelphia-area college basketball teams, the St. Joseph's Hawks (in Philadelphia) and the Villanova Wildcats (in Villanova), which had successful seasons in 2004 and 2006, res... | 14,239 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
Place opening. A third Philadelphia-area team, the Temple Owls (in Philadelphia) has also lost five times in the Elite Eight (1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001).
Villanova ended the college basketball drought for the Philadelphia teams with a national championship in 2016 and 2018.
The curse, however, ... | 14,240 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
affiliate from 1996 to 2009, won the Calder Cup championship in 1998 and 2005. Additionally, the Philadelphia KiXX of the MISL won their league's championship in 2002 and 2007. The AFL's Philadelphia Soul won ArenaBowl XXII in 2008 and ArenaBowl XXIX in 2016. The Philadelphia Freedoms, a tennis team... | 14,241 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
has sometimes been decorated to support that team's success. For example, after the Phillies won the 1993 National League pennant, Penn was fitted with an oversized red Phillies baseball cap; when the Flyers went to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, the city adorned Penn with an orange-torso-with-white-s... | 14,242 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
lifted.
On June 18, 2007, ironworkers helped raise the final beam in the construction of the Comcast Center at 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Philadelphia. In an attempt to end the curse, workers John Joyce and Dan Ginion attached a small figurine of William Penn to the beam,... | 14,243 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
1983 NBA Championship. During the TV coverage of parade which occurred two days later, Comcast aired an ad congratulating the Phillies which featured the small figurine of William Penn standing at the top of the Comcast Center.
On November 27, 2017, the day of the "topping out" of the new tallest b... | 14,244 |
1214585 | Curse of Billy Penn | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse%20of%20Billy%20Penn | Curse of Billy Penn
TV coverage of parade which occurred two days later, Comcast aired an ad congratulating the Phillies which featured the small figurine of William Penn standing at the top of the Comcast Center.
On November 27, 2017, the day of the "topping out" of the new tallest building in Philadelphia the Comcas... | 14,245 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
William Buckingham
William Buckingham VC (February 1886 – 15 September 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He received the VC during the First ... | 14,246 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
of years later, when William was six, he and his brother was placed in the Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, in Leicester, where he would spend most of his youth.
# Military career.
Buckingham joined the British Army in November 1901, when he was nearly 16, and was posted to the 2nd Battalion of The Lei... | 14,247 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
General James Willcocks, the commander of the Indian Corps, for special mention.
In March 1915, the Meerut Division was selected to be involved in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, which called for an assault on the German lines at Neuve Chapelle. The Meerut Division was to help force a gap for the Cava... | 14,248 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
he was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC). The VC, instituted in 1856, was the highest award for valour that could be bestowed on a soldier of the British Empire. The citation reads as follows:
Buckingham was wounded in the chest during the fighting, and was sent to England for recovery. He was unaware... | 14,249 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
hometown of Leicester took some pride in the award, gifting him ₤100 in war loan stock and a purse of gold.
Rather than immediately returning to his battalion, Buckingham was used in recruitment drives for the war effort. He remained in England until April 1916, at which time he was posted to the 1s... | 14,250 |
1214624 | William Buckingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William%20Buckingham | William Buckingham
September 1916, during the later stages of the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
# Medals.
His medals, which in addition to the VC, included the 1914 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal, were in the c... | 14,251 |
1214627 | Alexander Buckley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander%20Buckley | Alexander Buckley
Alexander Buckley
Alexander Henry Buckley, VC (22 July 1891 – 1 September 1918) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
# Early life.
Buckley was born on 22 July 1891 to James... | 14,252 |
1214627 | Alexander Buckley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander%20Buckley | Alexander Buckley
at Bathurst, New South Wales in June, he was sent to England among a draft of reinforcements. Just prior to departing Australia, Buckley became engaged. He was posted to 54th Battalion, an infantry battalion assigned to the 14th Brigade, which was part of the 5th Division.
Joining the battalion on th... | 14,253 |
1214627 | Alexander Buckley | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander%20Buckley | Alexander Buckley
k part in the fighting around Bullecourt, Polygon Wood and Broodseinde and in November 1917 he was promoted to temporary corporal. In August 1918, the 54th Battalion took part in the initial stages of the Allied Hundred Days Offensive around Amiens. On the night of 1/2 September 1918, at Peronne, Fran... | 14,254 |
1214628 | Wat Chedi Liam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wat%20Chedi%20Liam | Wat Chedi Liam
Wat Chedi Liam
Wat Chedi Liam (; "Temple of the Squared Pagoda"), formerly known as Wat Ku Kham (; "Temple of the Golden Stupa"), is one of the wats in the ancient Thai city of Wiang Kum Kam, now part of present-day Chiang Mai.
# History.
The temple was built c. 1287 and remained in use during the ear... | 14,255 |
1214628 | Wat Chedi Liam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wat%20Chedi%20Liam | Wat Chedi Liam
chedi was also renovated in 1992 CE when a number of other improvements were made to the site. Not all of these improvements were popular, nor were some needed repairs carried out. Despite its great age the wat is used in much the same way as later wats (for example, there is a weekend market there).
# ... | 14,256 |
1214628 | Wat Chedi Liam | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wat%20Chedi%20Liam | Wat Chedi Liam
improvements were made to the site. Not all of these improvements were popular, nor were some needed repairs carried out. Despite its great age the wat is used in much the same way as later wats (for example, there is a weekend market there).
# Architecture.
The Chedi (Cetiya) is a five-tiered design c... | 14,257 |
1214631 | International Canoe Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20Canoe%20Federation | International Canoe Federation
International Canoe Federation
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated with the IC... | 14,258 |
1214631 | International Canoe Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20Canoe%20Federation | International Canoe Federation
slalom, formerly slalom racing (World championships since 1949)
- Wildwater canoeing
- Canoe freestyle (formerly called rodeo)
- Flatwater and Ocean
- Standup paddleboarding (SUP)
# Executive board.
- José Perurena, President
- István Vaskúti, 1st Vice President
- Joao Manuel Da C... | 14,259 |
1214631 | International Canoe Federation | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International%20Canoe%20Federation | International Canoe Federation
## Continental associations.
There are five continental associations affiliated with the ICF. These associations are responsible for organizing continental championships, providing support for their member federations and communicating their interests at the ICF Board meetings.
- Europe... | 14,260 |
1214633 | Tryvann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryvann | Tryvann
Tryvann
Tryvann is a small lake in Nordmarka, the forest area just north of Oslo city, near the Holmenkollen ski jump. By the water lies a cabin called Tryvannstua, in which there is a café open regularly during both summer and winter. On a hill above the lake looms the television tower Tryvannstårnet ("The Tr... | 14,261 |
1214633 | Tryvann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryvann | Tryvann
vinterpark is an alpine ski resort in the area around Tryvann. The first ski slope of Tryvann vinterpark, named "Tryvannskleiva", was created in 1931. Since then an enormous expansion has occurred, and today Tryvann vinterpark consists of 18 slopes and 11 lifts. The longest run (Wyllerløypa) is 1,400 metres, wi... | 14,262 |
1214633 | Tryvann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryvann | Tryvann
to the top of Tryvann takes approximately 25 minutes. This gives easy access and opportunities for over one million citizens in Oslo. Tryvann is Norway's fourth biggest ski resort in Norway, measured in ticket sales. In 2012 there were 205,000 visitors.
# History of Tryvannstua.
Tryvanstua was built in 1931. ... | 14,263 |
1214633 | Tryvann | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryvann | Tryvann
and was constructed unexpectedly after an immense storm in Nordmarka that occurred in November 1930. The storm damaged a radius close to 7000 m, bringing down 3000 trees. As a result, Tryvannstua was constructed with the purpose of serving food for people travelling in the woods, and that was the beginning of T... | 14,264 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
Division of Macarthur
The Division of Macarthur is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
# History.
The division is named after John Macarthur and his wife Elizabeth, who were both pioneers of Australia's wool industry. The main products and work in the electorate ar... | 14,265 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
Originally a hybrid urban-rural seat stretching from southwest Sydney to the Southern Highlands, successive redistributions have shrunk the geographical size of the seat due to the rapid growth of the Campbelltown area. In the redistribution prior to the 2001 federal election, Southern Highlands t... | 14,266 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
an 8.3% swing to retain the seat for the Liberals, actually tallying a primary vote large enough to win without the need for preferences. He increased the margin from 7 to 9.5% at the 2004 election.
Ahead of the 2007 election, a redistribution seemingly consolidated Farmer's hold on the seat; the... | 14,267 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
marginal 0.7%. A further redistribution in 2010 made it notionally a Labor seat. Farmer was defeated for Liberal preselection by Campbelltown mayor Russell Matheson, who was able to retain the seat for the Liberals. Matheson gained a large swing at the 2013 election, increasing the Liberal margin ... | 14,268 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
hold on the seat and turning it into a safe Labor seat in one stroke. Freelander actually won enough votes on the first count to defeat Matheson without the need for preferences.
Ahead of the 2016 federal election, ABC psephologist Antony Green listed the seat in his election guide as one of elev... | 14,269 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
Hill, Eagle Vale, Englorie Park, Eschol Park, Gilead, Gledswood Hills, Glen Alpine, Gregory Hills, Kearns, Kentlyn, Leumeah, Menangle Park, Minto, Minto Heights, Oran Park, Raby, Rosemeadow, Ruse, Smeaton Grange, St Andrews, St Helens Park, Varroville, Wedderburn[[Woodbine,New South Wales; as well... | 14,270 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
the electorate is predominantly outer-suburban, its contains some semi-rural areas such as Bringelly and [[Leppington, New South Wales|Leppington]]. The population of the electorate is likely to expand significantly over coming years due to the release of new land surrounding Sydney for residentia... | 14,271 |
1214625 | Division of Macarthur | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division%20of%20Macarthur | Division of Macarthur
ghlighted in the fact that 23.3% of the population is attending school, compared to the national average of 18.1%. The income is above average, with 19.7% of the families in the electorate earning less than A$500 per week, compared to 24.3% for the national average. The birth demographics of the e... | 14,272 |
1214630 | John Walter (publisher) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(publisher) | John Walter (publisher)
John Walter (publisher)
John Walter (1 January 1738 – 17 November 1812) was an English newspaper publisher and founder of "The Times" newspaper, which he launched on 1 January 1785 as "The Daily Universal Register". He was born in London and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, then locate... | 14,273 |
1214630 | John Walter (publisher) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(publisher) | John Walter (publisher)
Henry Johnson a patent for a new method of printing from logotypes (i.e. founts of words or portions of words, instead of letters), and made some improvements to it. In 1784 he acquired an old printing office in Blackfriars, which formed the nucleus of the Printing-house Square of a later date, ... | 14,274 |
1214630 | John Walter (publisher) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(publisher) | John Walter (publisher)
convicted of libel on the Duke of York and was sentenced to a fine of £50, a year's imprisonment in Newgate, to stand in the pillory for an hour and to give surety for good behaviour for seven years; for further libels the fine was increased by £100 and the imprisonment by a second year. On 9 Ma... | 14,275 |
1214630 | John Walter (publisher) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Walter%20(publisher) | John Walter (publisher)
to give surety for good behaviour for seven years; for further libels the fine was increased by £100 and the imprisonment by a second year. On 9 March 1791, however, he was freed and pardoned on the request of the Prince of Wales.
In 1799 Walter was again convicted for a technical libel, this t... | 14,276 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
SR Class 6Pul
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6-PUL, 6-CITY and 6-PAN to electric multiple units built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. None of these units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated a TOPS class number. The ... | 14,277 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company. Both were introduced in October 1931, and ran with three trailers converted from former London and South Western Railway carriages as unit number 2001.
After trials with this unit had been completed the set was disbanded, and the two prototype driving cars... | 14,278 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
a Pullman composite kitchen car, which were built by Metropolitan Cammell and numbered 256 to 278 in the Pullman Car Company series.
The 6-CITY units differed from the 6-PUL units only in that the three trailers other than the Pullman car had all first class accommodation. They were dedicated for use on ... | 14,279 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
was replaced by a first class dining car with a pantry. From this time, 12-car trains were often formed from a 6-PAN coupled to either a 6-PUL or 6-CITY.
Until the arrival of the 6-PAN units, the 6-PUL units had been referred to as 6-COR (6-car Corridor stock) and, as explained below, the designation COR... | 14,280 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
1946, the Pullman cars in these units were withdrawn and stored at the Pullman workshops in Brighton. This was part of the general withdrawal of Pullman and other restaurant and dining cars from railway stock during World War II. During this period, the 6-PUL and 6-CITY stock were referred to as 5-COR. Wh... | 14,281 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
6-PUL and 6-PAN units were disbanded, many of the carriages continued to run in service together with former 4-RES and 4-COR stock. These reformed units were classified either 4-PUL, 4-COR, 4-COR(N), 6-COR or 6-TC.
## 6-TC.
The 6-TC unit was formed in 1965 to trial push-pull equipment that would allow a... | 14,282 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
to the Clapham Junction to Kensington Olympia service. The trials were successful, and led to the production of the 3-TC and 4-TC units for working the Bournemouth line with Class 33/1 locomotives. However, the 6-TC unit had a short life, and was withdrawn after incurring accident damage.
# Accidents and... | 14,283 |
1214638 | SR Class 6Pul | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SR%20Class%206Pul | SR Class 6Pul
unit No. 3014 and 6PAN unit 3042 formed a passenger train that was involved in a head-on collision with a sleeper car train at , East Sussex after the latter overran a signal. Five people were killed and 40 were injured.
# Preservation.
Former 6-PUL Pullman cars 264 "Ruth" and 278 "Bertha" have been pre... | 14,284 |
1214677 | Porsche Carrera | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porsche%20Carrera | Porsche Carrera
Porsche Carrera
Carrera (Spanish for "race" and "career") is a brand of Porsche automobile. The name commemorates the company's success in the Carrera Panamericana race.
The following vehicles have been called "Carrera":
- Porsche 356
- Porsche 904
- Porsche 911
- Porsche 911 (1963–1989)
- Porsch... | 14,285 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
John Buckley (VC)
Major John Buckley VC (24 May 1813 – 14 July 1876) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was the 115th recipient of the award and the first of 182 awarded during the Indian Mutiny (1358 have been awarded in total).
# Early life.
Buckley was born in a cottage on Cocker... | 14,286 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
where he enlisted at the Recruiting Office into the Bengal Artillery. He joined the Regiment as a Gunner at Chatham and on 20 June 1832 he embarked on HMS Layton at Gravesend to join his unit in India.
He married fourteen year old Mary Ann Broadway on 28 July 1835 at Chunar, India. He was then statio... | 14,287 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
speak several Indian dialects he gained a position with the Bengal Veterans' Establishment as a Sub-Conductor on 21 April 1854. He was appointed Staff Conductor on 26 May 1856, and in 1857 he took his wife and three surviving children to Delhi, where he became Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and was ... | 14,288 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
Commissary Buckley was one of nine men who defended the ammunition storehouse for more than five hours against large numbers of mutineers. When the wall was being scaled and hope of outside help was gone, they blew up the ammunition, killing many of the mutineers. Of the defenders, five died in the ex... | 14,289 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
refused to kill him on account of his bravery at the magazine.
On escaping to the British lines he volunteered for every dangerous mission he could in order to vent his anger and seek revenge. He was present at the Battle of Badli-ki-Serai on 8 June 1857, and three attacks of sunstroke left him weak ... | 14,290 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
for Britain on 21 May 1858 and arrived home on 6 July.
John Buckley was invested with his Victoria Cross by Queen Victoria on the 2nd August 1858 during a parade of the garrison on Southsea Common, Portsmouth.
He returned to Stalybridge in September 1858, but soon left again for India. Buckley retir... | 14,291 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
Ordnance Corps for ₤11,000. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Royal Logistic Corps Museum at Camberley, Surrey, England.
# Commemorations.
A blue plaque to commemorate Buckley's life is sited at the Travellers Call public house in Stalybridge.
Buckley Barracks, home of 9 Regiment Royal Logisti... | 14,292 |
1214639 | John Buckley (VC) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John%20Buckley%20(VC) | John Buckley (VC)
the Defence Storage and Distribution Centre at Bicester is also named after Buckley.
His grave was left unmarked for 136 years until it was found by Doreen Kendall in 2012. Two years later the grave was marked with a headstone in a ceremony on 14 July 2014, which was attended by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, s... | 14,293 |
1214636 | Whau River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whau%20River | Whau River
Whau River
The Whau River is an estuarial arm of the southwestern Waitemata Harbour (rather than a river) within the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It flows north for from its origin at the confluence of the Avondale Stream and Whau Stream to its mouth between the Te Atatu peninsula and the long... | 14,294 |
1214636 | Whau River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whau%20River | Whau River
Street and Wolverton Road in New Lynn. The area at the mouth of the estuary is legally protected as the Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve.
The Whau River is named after a native tree, the whau ("Entelea arborescens").
# History.
In earlier times, Maori used the Whau for travel between the Waitema... | 14,295 |
1214636 | Whau River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whau%20River | Whau River
mouth of the river. For many years after European settlement, there was talk of making a canal between the Whau and the Manukau. Plans for a long canal, with a cutting up to deep, were made in 1907, but dismissed as too costly in 1921.
European settlers used the Whau for marine transport and by 1865 there w... | 14,296 |
1214636 | Whau River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whau%20River | Whau River
discharged wastes directly into the Whau.
Friends of the Whau Inc. was formed in 1999 to restore the ecology of the Whau through revegetation and reduction of pollution. The Whau River Catchment Trust was formed in 2012.
The West End Rowing Club has been based on the Whau since 2001.
In 2015 construction ... | 14,297 |
1214636 | Whau River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whau%20River | Whau River
rine and riverine sediment. The stream's intertidal banks are commonly settled by mangroves and exotic weed species.
The river's catchment covers and includes all or part of Te Atatu South, Glendene, Kelston, Titirangi, Titirangi North, Green Bay, New Lynn, Glen Eden, Avondale, Blockhouse Bay and Mount Albe... | 14,298 |
1214681 | Beer bong | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beer%20bong | Beer bong
Beer bong
A beer bong is a device composed of a funnel attached to a tube used to facilitate the rapid consumption of beer. The use of a beer bong is also known as funneling.
# Construction.
The typical construction of a beer bong involves a large funnel connected to tubing. Beers are stockpiled in the fun... | 14,299 |
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