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1804691 | Gerald Fitzgerald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerald%20Fitzgerald | Gerald Fitzgerald
Gerald Fitzgerald
Gerald Fitzgerald may refer to:
- Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord of Offaly (died 1204)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster (1851–1893), Irish peer
- Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster (1914–2004), Irish peer
- Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond (1335–1398)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Desmond (c. 1533–1583), leader of the Irish rebellion of 1579
- Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (died 1432), Irish peer
- Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (c. 1456–1513)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487–1534)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare (1525–1585)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare (died 1612), Irish peer
- Gerald FitzGerald, | 22,600 |
1804691 | Gerald Fitzgerald | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerald%20Fitzgerald | Gerald Fitzgerald
itzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare (1525–1585)
- Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Kildare (died 1612), Irish peer
- Gerald FitzGerald, 15th Earl of Kildare (1611–1620)
- Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Lord Decies (died 1553)
- Gerald Fitzgerald (priest) (1894–1969), American clergyman
- Gerald FitzGerald, (1821–1886), son of the Duke of Leinster
- Gerald F. Fitzgerald, (1925–2010), American banking magnate
- Tony Fitzgerald (judge) (Gerald Edward Fitzgerald, born 1941), Australian Judge
# See also.
- Gerard George Fitzgerald (1834–1904), New Zealand politician, in some sources misspelled as Gerald Fitzgerald
- Garret FitzGerald (disambiguation), alternative anglicisation of the same Irish name | 22,601 |
1804695 | Long Branch GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long%20Branch%20GO%20Station | Long Branch GO Station
Long Branch GO Station
Long Branch is a stop on GO Transit's Lakeshore West line in the Long Branch neighbourhood of Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Being one of the original GO Stations built in 1967, it is now scheduled for modernization. The plans would make the station accessible with new elevators, connecting tunnels, washrooms and canopies over the platforms. It is expected to be 2016 before these upgrades are complete.
It is also anticipated that more condominium development in the area will increase the population density of the neighbourhood and attract more riders.
# Connecting local transit.
The station is adjacent to the Toronto Transit Commission's Long Branch Loop, which | 22,602 |
1804695 | Long Branch GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long%20Branch%20GO%20Station | Long Branch GO Station
ghbourhood of Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Being one of the original GO Stations built in 1967, it is now scheduled for modernization. The plans would make the station accessible with new elevators, connecting tunnels, washrooms and canopies over the platforms. It is expected to be 2016 before these upgrades are complete.
It is also anticipated that more condominium development in the area will increase the population density of the neighbourhood and attract more riders.
# Connecting local transit.
The station is adjacent to the Toronto Transit Commission's Long Branch Loop, which serves as the western terminus of the 501 Queen streetcar route as well as TTC and MiWay bus routes. | 22,603 |
1804698 | Witness (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witness%20(disambiguation) | Witness (disambiguation)
Witness (disambiguation)
A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, especially a crime or dramatic event, and usually by seeing it.
Witness may also refer to:
# Arts, entertainment, and media.
## Films.
- "The Witness" (1969 French film), a 1969 French film
- "The Witness" (1969 Hungarian film), a 1969 Hungarian film, also known as "A tanú"
- "Witness" (1985 film), a film directed by Peter Weir
- "Witness" (1988 film), a 1988 Malayalam film
- "The Witness" (1992 film), a 1992 short film starring Elijah Wood and Gary Sinise
- "Witness" (1995 film), a 1995 Indian film
- "The Witness" (2000 film), a film by James LaVeck and Jenny Stein
- "Witnesses" (2003 film), | 22,604 |
1804698 | Witness (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witness%20(disambiguation) | Witness (disambiguation)
a Croatian film
- "The Witness" (2012 film), a Philippine film
- "The Witness" (2015 Chinese film), a Chinese film
- "The Witness" (2015 American film), an American documentary about the murder of Kitty Genovese
- "The Witness" (2018 film), a South Korean thriller
- Witnesses (2018 film)
## Games.
- "The Witness" (1983 video game), an interactive fiction computer game
- "The Witness" (2016 video game), an exploration-puzzle game
## Literature.
- "Witness" (autobiography), an autobiography by Whittaker Chambers
- "Witness" (novel), a 2001 verse novel of historical fiction by Karen Hesse
- "", a 2015 book Holocaust survivors
## Music.
### Groups.
- Witness (80s band), an Atlanta | 22,605 |
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rock band
- Witness (French band), a French rock band
- Witness (gospel group), a female gospel quartet
- Witness (UK band), an English alternative rock band
- A Witness, an English post-punk band
### Albums.
- "Witness" (Benjamin Booker album), 2017
- "Witness" (Blessthefall album), 2009
- "Witness" (Dave Douglas album), 2001
- "Witness" (Katy Perry album), 2017
- "Witness" (Modern Life Is War album), 2005
- "Witness" (Show of Hands album), 2006
- "Witness" (Spooky Tooth album), 1973
### Songs.
- "Witness", a song by Tori Amos from "The Beekeeper"
- "Witness", a song by Joan as Police Woman from "The Classic"
- "Witness", a song by Sarah McLachlan from "Surfacing"
- "Witness", | 22,606 |
1804698 | Witness (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witness%20(disambiguation) | Witness (disambiguation)
a song by Bo Bice from "See the Light"
- "Witness", a song by Jordan Feliz
## Periodicals.
- "Witness" (magazine), a magazine published by the Black Mountain Institute
- Witness (religious newspaper) edited by Hugh Miller in the mid nineteenth century
- "The Witness" (South African newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg
## Plays.
- "Witness" (play), a 1968 play by Terrence McNally
- "", a series of BBC Radio plays
## Television.
### Series.
- "Witness" (2006 TV programme), a documentary programme that airs on Al Jazeera English
- "Witness" (TV series), a Canadian documentary television series (1992–2004)
- "The Witness" (TV series), a 1960-61 television show | 22,607 |
1804698 | Witness (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witness%20(disambiguation) | Witness (disambiguation)
broadcast on the CBS network
- "Witnesses" (TV series), a 2015 French television series ("Les Témoins")
### Episodes.
- "Witness" ("The Secret Circle"), a 2012 episode of the American television series "The Secret Circle"
- "The Witness" ("Queen of Swords"), a 2000 episode of the TV series "Queen of Swords"
## Other arts, entertainment, and media.
- Witness (comics)
- "Witness", a cast-iron sculpture by Antony Gormley
# Other uses.
- Witness (mathematics), a value τ for variable x with the property that φ(τ) is true, rendering the existential statement ∃x φ(x) true as well; τ is then said to be a "witness" for the statement ∃x φ(x)
- Witness, a number that plays a role in a primality | 22,608 |
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tness (comics)
- "Witness", a cast-iron sculpture by Antony Gormley
# Other uses.
- Witness (mathematics), a value τ for variable x with the property that φ(τ) is true, rendering the existential statement ∃x φ(x) true as well; τ is then said to be a "witness" for the statement ∃x φ(x)
- Witness, a number that plays a role in a primality test
- Witness (altar), a monument in the Book of Joshua
- Witness (organization), a non-profit organization started by Peter Gabriel
- Witnesses, different documents of a single, original text in textual criticism
# See also.
- Eyewitness (disambiguation), various meanings
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Two witnesses
- Three Witnesses
- Eight Witnesses | 22,609 |
1804704 | Robert Carey | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert%20Carey | Robert Carey
Robert Carey
Robert Carey may refer to:
- Robert Carey (died 1583), MP for Barnstaple
- Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (c. 1560–1639), English nobleman and MP
- Robert Carey (Major-General) (1821–1883), British Army officer
- Robert D. Carey (1878–1937), 11th Governor of Wyoming
- Robert T. Carey, Whig member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Robert M. Carey, professor of medicine
# See also.
- Robert Cary (disambiguation)
- Bob Carey (disambiguation) | 22,610 |
1804683 | Operation Jericho | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation%20Jericho | Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a low-level Second World War bombing raid on 18 February 1944, by Allied aircraft on Amiens Prison in German-occupied France.
The objective of the raid was to free French Resistance and political prisoners. The raid is remarkable for the precision and daring of the attack, which was filmed by a camera on one of the aeroplanes. There is debate as to who requested the attack and whether it was necessary.
Mosquito bombers succeeded in breaching the walls and buildings of the prison, as well as destroying guards' barracks. Of the 717 prisoners, 102 were killed, 74 wounded and 258 escaped, including 79 Resistance and political prisoners, although two-thirds | 22,611 |
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of the escapees were recaptured.
# Background.
In 1943, many members of the French resistance movement in the Amiens area had been caught by the Germans and imprisoned in Amiens Prison. Some had been betrayed by collaborators and the entire movement in the area was at risk. By December 1943, 12 members of the resistance had been executed at the prison and it was learned that more than 100 other members were to be shot on 19 February 1944. Dominique Ponchardier began sending information about the prison to London, including details of the layout, defences and duty rosters.
When two Allied intelligence officers were captured and sent to Amiens prison, a precision air attack on the prison was | 22,612 |
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requested and the mission was allocated to the 2nd Tactical Air Force. The prison was next to a long straight road and surrounded by high walls. The guards ate in a building adjacent to the main prison building, making lunch the best time to kill the maximum number of guards. The balance of munitions used had to be arranged so that when hitting the main prison walls, they were breached and the cell doors sprung open without the building being destroyed. As well as destroying the guards' mess hall, the outer walls had to be breached to allow the inmates to escape. There were around 700 inmates in the prison and loss of life was inevitable during an air raid but it was thought that many had already | 22,613 |
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been condemned to death and it would give a chance for some at least to escape.
# Attack force.
No. 140 Wing of the RAF Second Tactical Air Force, based at RAF Hunsdon in Hertfordshire, was selected to carry out the raid using Mosquito FB Mk VIs. The Wing comprised 18 Mosquitos from No. 464 Squadron RAAF, No. 487 Squadron RNZAF and No. 21 Squadron RAF and was led by the Wing's commander, Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard (DSO and two bars, DFC).
The Mosquitos of 487 Squadron were to breach the outer walls of the prison, while 464 Squadron was to bomb the guard's quarters and the mess hall. No. 21 Squadron was to act as reserve and breach the walls if the first two squadrons failed. The | 22,614 |
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raid was to be led by Air Vice-Marshal Basil Embry and was ready to go from 10 February. Close escort was to be provided by Hawker Typhoons from No. 198 Squadron RAF and No. 174 Squadron RAF.
# Attack.
Embry was originally intended to command the attack but was later forbidden from flying on the mission, as he was involved in the planning of the invasion of Europe. Pickard took his place, despite his limited experience of low-level attack. The mission was delayed by very poor weather, which worsened after 10 February, with low cloud and snow across Europe. By 18 February, it was not possible to wait any longer and the 18 Mosquitos, plus a PR (photo-reconnaissance) Mosquito ("O" for Orange), | 22,615 |
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were prepared. The crews were briefed at 08:00 under high security, the first time they had been made aware of the target. Pickard, in "F" for Freddie, was to bring up the rear of the second wave of aircraft, to assess the damage and to call in 21 Squadron if necessary. In the event of anything happening to Pickard's aircraft, the crew of the PR Mosquito would broadcast the signal instead.
The final decision to carry out the attack was made two hours before the deadline for striking the target and the Mosquitos took off from Hunsdon, into weather worse than many of the crews had previously experienced. Four Mosquitos lost contact with the formation and had to return to base and one had to turn | 22,616 |
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back due to engine trouble, leaving nine to carry out the main attack with four in reserve.
At one minute past noon they reached the target, three of the 487 Squadron aircraft aiming for the eastern and northern walls of the prison, with bombs fitted with eleven-second delayed-action fuses, while the other two made a diversion attack on the local railway station, before returning to the prison. The outer walls were breached but the 464 Squadron Mosquitos were too close behind and had to circle while the bombs detonated.
The eastern wall appeared un-breached at 12:06, when two aircraft from 464 Squadron attacked it from an altitude of , with eight bombs but observers did not see any damage | 22,617 |
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to the prison. Simultaneously, two Mosquitos from 464 Squadron bombed the main building from , also with eight bombs. A direct hit on the guardhouse killed or disabled the occupants and a number of prisoners were killed or wounded, while many were able to escape. Pickard, circling at , saw prisoners escape and signalled the No. 21 Squadron Mosquitos to return home. As he turned for home, hits from a Fw 190 fighter of JG 26 severed the tail of his Mosquito and the crash killed him and his navigator. A total of 255 prisoners escaped, though 182 were recaptured. The diversion attack on the railway station delayed German reinforcements, sent to recapture the escapees, by two hours.
# Controversy.
The | 22,618 |
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circumstances involving the request and the true purpose of the mission have remained a secret. While it has been widely believed that the request came from the French resistance, which had members in the prison scheduled to be executed, a post-war investigation by the RAF revealed that resistance leaders were not aware of the raid until the RAF requested a detailed description of the prison.
The raid resulted in over 250 prisoners escaping and killed a number of German guards. However, 102 prisoners were killed in the attack, and many who escaped were later recaptured.
A letter is on record from the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), Stewart Menzies, thanking the RAF for its execution | 22,619 |
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of the raid. (The letter is signed by "C", a code name for Menzies.) This suggests that the SIS played a role in the planning of the raid. When the head of the SOE's French section, Maurice Buckmaster, was confronted with the fact of the letter signed by "C", he stated that he had never seen it, but that "C" referred to the head of the SIS, Buckmaster said that he had not requested the raid and did not know who had.
A 2011 BBC television documentary on Operation Jericho suggested the raid may have been intended to divert the attention of German military intelligence and away from Normandy, where the D-Day invasion took place a few months later.
# Memorials.
A plaque at the prison is dedicated | 22,620 |
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to those who died in the attack and a general airfield memorial is at Hunsdon Airfield, the Mosquito base. On the 60th anniversary in 2004, a Spitfire performed a flypast, as none of the surviving Mosquitos were airworthy.
# In film.
"Mosquito Squadron", a 1969 British war film directed by Boris Sagal and starring David McCallum, was partially inspired by this operation.
# See also.
- Aarhus Air Raid, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark
- Operation Carthage, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Oslo Mosquito raid, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Oslo, Norway
# External links.
- RAF page on the attack
- IWM Interview with | 22,621 |
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emorial is at Hunsdon Airfield, the Mosquito base. On the 60th anniversary in 2004, a Spitfire performed a flypast, as none of the surviving Mosquitos were airworthy.
# In film.
"Mosquito Squadron", a 1969 British war film directed by Boris Sagal and starring David McCallum, was partially inspired by this operation.
# See also.
- Aarhus Air Raid, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark
- Operation Carthage, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Oslo Mosquito raid, a similar attack on Gestapo headquarters in Oslo, Norway
# External links.
- RAF page on the attack
- IWM Interview with RAF pilot Duncan Taylor, who participated in the raid | 22,622 |
1804696 | Danforth GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danforth%20GO%20Station | Danforth GO Station
Danforth GO Station
Danforth GO Station is a railway station on GO Transit's Lakeshore East line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is situated in the east end of the old City of Toronto, at Main Street, south of Danforth Avenue. The TTC's Main Street station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the subway is a short distance to the north, but is not connected to it directly.
# History.
Because of a lack of available land to expand their existing downtown yard, the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) decided to build a new freight yard on farmland south of Danforth Avenue where the line to Montreal crossed Dawes Road, which had to be closed and traffic diverted to a new street called Main. The yard had | 22,623 |
1804696 | Danforth GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danforth%20GO%20Station | Danforth GO Station
a capacity of 420 cars and could store 31 locomotives in a roundhouse with adjacent repair shops. The York Railway Station was built on the north side of the tracks just east of Main Street around 1883. The GTR became part of Canadian National Railways in 1923 and by the 1940s the yard was no longer used for freight and the roundhouse was demolished. Under Canadian National the station became Danforth Railway Station. The original GTR station building was demolished in 1974 and the current GO Transit facility was built in its place.
Main-Danforth has been identified by Metrolinx as a transportation mobility hub as it is located at the interchange of two or more current or planned regional rapid | 22,624 |
1804696 | Danforth GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danforth%20GO%20Station | Danforth GO Station
freight and the roundhouse was demolished. Under Canadian National the station became Danforth Railway Station. The original GTR station building was demolished in 1974 and the current GO Transit facility was built in its place.
Main-Danforth has been identified by Metrolinx as a transportation mobility hub as it is located at the interchange of two or more current or planned regional rapid transit lines.
# Connecting transit.
Although the 506 Carlton streetcar, 64 Main and 135 Gerrard bus routes pass on Main Street, there are no stops immediately beside the GO Station. Similarly Main Street subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth is over 300 metres away, to the north of Danforth Avenue. | 22,625 |
1804712 | Lionel Cranfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lionel%20Cranfield | Lionel Cranfield
Lionel Cranfield
Lionel Cranfield may refer to:
- Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex (1575–1645), English merchant and nobleman
- Lionel Cranfield, 3rd Earl of Middlesex (1625–1674), English nobleman
- Lionel Cranfield (cricketer) (1883–1968), Gloucestershire and Somerset cricketer
- Monty Cranfield, Lionel Montague Cranfield, (1909–1993), Gloucestershire cricketer and son of Lionel Cranfield (cricketer) | 22,626 |
1804701 | The Automatic Message | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Automatic%20Message | The Automatic Message
The Automatic Message
The Automatic Message (1933) ("Le Message Automatique") was one of André Breton's significant theoretical works about automatism. The essay was first published in the magazine "Minotaure", No. 3-4, (Paris) 1933.
In 1997 it became the title of a compilation of surrealist writing of André Breton, Paul Éluard and Philippe Soupault, amongst others. The book includes two vital “automatic” texts of surrealism.
Breton’s prefatory essay "The Automatic Message" relates the technique to the underlying concepts and aesthetic of surrealism.
"The Magnetic Fields (Les Champs Magnétiques)" (1919) by Breton and Soupault, was the first work of literary surrealism and one of the foundations | 22,627 |
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dern European thought and writing. "The Automatic Message" contains the authorised translation by the poet David Gascoyne, himself a member of the group, and a friend of both authors.
"The Immaculate Conception" (1930) traces the interior and exterior life of man from "Conception" and "Intra-Uterine Life" to "Death and The Original Judgement", and includes a section with a series of “simulations” of various types of mental instability.
# Literature.
André Breton, "The Automatic Message". In: "The Message. Art and Occultism". Ed. by Claudia Dichter, Hans Günter Golinski, Michael Krajewski, Zander. Walther König: Cologne 2007, p. 33-55, . (singular illustrated translation of Breton's Essay) | 22,628 |
1804713 | Hassocks railway station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hassocks%20railway%20station | Hassocks railway station
Hassocks railway station
Hassocks railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving the village of Hassocks, West Sussex. It is down the line from via and is situated between and . It is managed by Southern.
Trains calling at Hassocks are operated by Southern and Thameslink.
# History.
The station was named "Hassocks Gate" upon its opening on 21 September 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1846. It was one of the few intermediate stations on the line with four tracks, to allow express trains to overtake those stopping at the station. However, the number of tracks was later reduced to two, although the additional | 22,629 |
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width is still apparent from the siting of the station buildings.
The original 1841 station building was designed by David Mocatta, the architect of the railway, in a simple cottage style, but using the same modular system that he applied to other stations on the line.
For many years Hassocks Gate station was used by excursion trains for passengers visiting the nearby South Downs and suffered as a result as it became a meeting place for prostitutes. It stands almost at the summit of the line's climb from London before passing through Clayton Tunnel, a short distance south of the station. This was the site of the Clayton Tunnel rail crash in 1861, resulting in 23 deaths and 176 injuries.
Between | 22,630 |
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December 1880 and August 1881 a new station building was constructed by James Longley & Co of Crawley to the designs of Thomas Myres as the prototype for those later built in the same style on the Bluebell and Cuckoo line with a half-timbered upper storey, decorative brick eaves, stained glass windows and charming porches. The booking office was covered by a lantern-shaped roof and the platforms by wooden canopies on iron columns. The station was demolished in 1973 by British Rail and replaced with a CLASP structure which was described as "truly awful".
In 2006 the local community announced that it was hoping to raise £2.5m to rebuild the station to the previous design. Although these plans | 22,631 |
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fell through, in 2008 Network Rail announced that it would be carrying out an 18-month feasibility study to identify possible improvements to the existing building in order to facilitate access by the disabled and elderly. Limited modifications were made to the station in 2011 with the addition of ticket gate lines on both platforms and some refurbishment of the shelters. In January 2011 it was announced by Network Rail that £1.25 million would be used to rebuild the station under the Department for Transport’s National Station Improvement Programme and that a further £1.6 million, from the Access for All scheme, used to install step-free access.
Work began on building the new station in November | 22,632 |
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2012 and the new ticket office opened for the first time on 14 June 2013. At this point there was still work to be completed including the installation of lifts to improve access to the subway however the opening of the new station officially took place on Friday 5 July 2013, conducted by the MD of Southern and Catherine Cassidy. Work was completed by December 2013.
The station features in Sabine Baring-Gould's mid-Victorian ghost story "The 9.30 Up-train".
# Services.
The typical service from the station is:
- 3tph southbound to Brighton;
- 1tph northbound to Bedford via East Croydon, St Pancras International and Luton;
- 2tph northbound to London Victoria via East Croydon and Clapham | 22,633 |
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he new ticket office opened for the first time on 14 June 2013. At this point there was still work to be completed including the installation of lifts to improve access to the subway however the opening of the new station officially took place on Friday 5 July 2013, conducted by the MD of Southern and Catherine Cassidy. Work was completed by December 2013.
The station features in Sabine Baring-Gould's mid-Victorian ghost story "The 9.30 Up-train".
# Services.
The typical service from the station is:
- 3tph southbound to Brighton;
- 1tph northbound to Bedford via East Croydon, St Pancras International and Luton;
- 2tph northbound to London Victoria via East Croydon and Clapham Junction. | 22,634 |
1804721 | Oriole GO Station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriole%20GO%20Station | Oriole GO Station
Oriole GO Station
Oriole GO Station is a small train station on GO Transit's Richmond Hill line. It is located under the Highway 401 overpass, west of Leslie Street in North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is about half a kilometre south of Leslie subway station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto Transit Commission.
A pedestrian walkway along the east side of tracks connects the north end of the platform to Esther Shiner Boulevard and a short walk along Old Leslie Street leads to the upper, automated entrance to the subway station. It has been proposed several times that the GO station should be moved to allow for a direct connection with the subway.
Passengers boarding TTC | 22,635 |
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first, then again at the end of their GO Transit journey may use a TTC transfer for their second ride. At Oriole GO Station this applies to the Sheppard Subway and bus routes 51 Leslie, 85 Sheppard East and 115 Silver Hills.
This station serves a number of businesses in the area including IKEA North York and North York General Hospital.
# CNR Oriole Station.
The station is named for the old Canadian Northern Railway Oriole Station, built in 1905 as Duncan Station on the south side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road. The two storey station was closed and abandoned as Oriole was relocated in 1978, and was finally demolished in 1987.
# External links.
- Oriole GO Station construction at | 22,636 |
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n again at the end of their GO Transit journey may use a TTC transfer for their second ride. At Oriole GO Station this applies to the Sheppard Subway and bus routes 51 Leslie, 85 Sheppard East and 115 Silver Hills.
This station serves a number of businesses in the area including IKEA North York and North York General Hospital.
# CNR Oriole Station.
The station is named for the old Canadian Northern Railway Oriole Station, built in 1905 as Duncan Station on the south side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road. The two storey station was closed and abandoned as Oriole was relocated in 1978, and was finally demolished in 1987.
# External links.
- Oriole GO Station construction at GO Transit | 22,637 |
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Exhibition GO Station
Exhibition GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Lakeshore West line between Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The station is located west of downtown Toronto at Exhibition Place, an area of convention and exhibition venues, sports facilities, and other entertainment attractions, restaurants and nightclubs. It is also on the south side of Liberty Village, a former industrial area which has been redeveloped into a residential neighbourhood with retail and restaurants.
Although the station is widely used during the Canadian National Exhibition, other major events and destinations at the Exhibition grounds include, Coca-Cola Coliseum, Enercare Centre, Medieval | 22,638 |
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Times, Liberty Grand, BMO Field, Ontario Place, Budweiser Stage and Honda Indy Toronto.
# Transit connections.
Directly in front of the station there is a connection with Toronto Transit Commission buses on Dufferin route 29C and at the nearby Exhibition Loop with 511 Bathurst and 509 Harbourfront streetcar lines.
A suggestion has been made to integrate TTC and GO Transit fares so that riders from the adjoining Liberty Village neighbourhood would not have to pay full fare again when transferring between the GO train and TTC services. This would also help to ease rush hour congestion on the 504 King streetcar.
# History.
The original Grand Trunk Railway station consisted of a wooden frame | 22,639 |
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building, located on the south side of the tracks just east of Dufferin Street. The grade separation, which was done between 1910 and 1912, resulted in the demolition of that station since it was necessary to build a retaining wall along the south side of the cutting. New Dufferin Gates were constructed at the entrance to Exhibition Place, with concrete stairs down to two side platforms west of the new bridge over the tracks. Passenger service continue to operate there until the 1960s.
Work to widen the platforms and add a snowmelt system, an accessible boarding area, and platform canopies began in the fall of 2012 and was completed in the spring of 2016.
Exhibition is the southwestern terminus | 22,640 |
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The grade separation, which was done between 1910 and 1912, resulted in the demolition of that station since it was necessary to build a retaining wall along the south side of the cutting. New Dufferin Gates were constructed at the entrance to Exhibition Place, with concrete stairs down to two side platforms west of the new bridge over the tracks. Passenger service continue to operate there until the 1960s.
Work to widen the platforms and add a snowmelt system, an accessible boarding area, and platform canopies began in the fall of 2012 and was completed in the spring of 2016.
Exhibition is the southwestern terminus of the proposed Ontario Line. The line is targeted for an opening in 2027. | 22,641 |
1804730 | Burgess Hill railway station | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burgess%20Hill%20railway%20station | Burgess Hill railway station
Burgess Hill railway station
Burgess Hill railway station is on the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink in England, serving the town of Burgess Hill, West Sussex. It is down the line from via and is situated between and on the main line. Train services are provided by Southern and Thameslink.
# History.
The first station at Burgess Hill was opened on 21 September 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway (L&BR), at the time of the completion of the route to Brighton. The original facilities were all in the small wooden hut (which still stands on platform 1) and wooden platforms set beside the main line. The L&BR became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in 1846 and a track plan | 22,642 |
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of the station dating from 1874 shows that by then several sidings and a signal box had been constructed at the station.
# Station facilities.
The present station building dates from 1877 and is typical of LB&SCR stations of the period. It contains:
- Ticket office
- Newsagent
- Small cafe
- Cash machine
- Telephone
- Covered bridge down to platforms
- Seating
- Shelters on both platforms covering four car train length
- Car park
- Toilets
- Ticket barriers at the main, east and west entrances
# Services.
As of July 2019, the typical off-peak Monday-Friday service pattern from this station is:
- Northbound:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to via , , London St Pancras Int'l and , operated | 22,643 |
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by Thameslink;
- 2tph to Cambridge via Gatwick Airport, London Bridge, London St Pancras Int'l and , operated by Thameslink;
- 2tph to via Gatwick Airport, operated by Southern.
- Southbound:
- 6tph to .
At peak times the Southern services between London Victoria and Brighton are replaced by Gatwick Express services on the same route, while Southern additionally serves the station with two trains per hour between London Victoria and (via and ).
On Saturdays the Thameslink services between Brighton and Cambridge are reduced to hourly, although upon completion of the Thameslink Programme it is planned to increase these to half-hourly as well. On Sundays services between Brighton and Cambridge | 22,644 |
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o Cambridge via Gatwick Airport, London Bridge, London St Pancras Int'l and , operated by Thameslink;
- 2tph to via Gatwick Airport, operated by Southern.
- Southbound:
- 6tph to .
At peak times the Southern services between London Victoria and Brighton are replaced by Gatwick Express services on the same route, while Southern additionally serves the station with two trains per hour between London Victoria and (via and ).
On Saturdays the Thameslink services between Brighton and Cambridge are reduced to hourly, although upon completion of the Thameslink Programme it is planned to increase these to half-hourly as well. On Sundays services between Brighton and Cambridge do not run at all. | 22,645 |
1804731 | Ali Mohammad Afghani | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ali%20Mohammad%20Afghani | Ali Mohammad Afghani
Ali Mohammad Afghani
Ali Mohammad Afghani (, born 1925 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian writer.
# Biography.
Veteran contemporary writer, Ali Mohammad Afghani was born in 1925 in Isfahan. He was raised in a poor family. Although a top student, he dropped out of school to work alongside his father. He failed to get employment with the National Iranian Oil Company. He then decided to continue his education. After obtaining a high school diploma, he joined the armed forces and studied at the Military Academy. During that time the country was experiencing political turmoil. He became a member of a clandestine political organization comprising army colonels. They had left-wing political inclinations | 22,646 |
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and opposed the then leader of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. On August 19, 1953, the nationalist government of Mohammad Mosaddeq was overturned through a Shah-backed coup d'état. Activities of the organization were disclosed after Zahedi swept to power, and Afghani was arrested along with a number of his colleagues. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, but he was released after five years due to a commutation.
Afghani wrote his masterpiece "Madam Ahou's Husband" while in prison and he himself published his masterpiece in 1961 because no publisher accepted to publish such a long novel written by an unknown writer, but after its publication many famous writers admired it. Literary figures such | 22,647 |
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as the renowned translator Najaf Daryabandari and the prominent author Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh praised his novel. The novel depicts the appalling life of Iranian women in that era.
Daryabandari once stated, "Looking into the life of the rabble, the author in this book pictures a painful tragedy. The scenes described in the book are reminiscent of masterpieces written by Leo Tolstoy and Honoré de Balzac. I have never had the same opinion about any other Persian books."
In March 1962, Jamalzadeh, in a letter to a friend, wrote, "I received "Madam Ahou’s Husband". I think fellow writers and I should kiss goodbye writing. Iran is a bizarre country. It nurtures talented youth in no time. What a | 22,648 |
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n books."
In March 1962, Jamalzadeh, in a letter to a friend, wrote, "I received "Madam Ahou’s Husband". I think fellow writers and I should kiss goodbye writing. Iran is a bizarre country. It nurtures talented youth in no time. What a wonderful book! Such descriptive images."
In 1965, Afghani published his second novel, "Joyful People of Qarrasu Valley". The novel is about the love of a poor boy for the daughter of the village lord. It also depicts political currents of the post-1941 period.
His other works include "Woven of Grief", "Sindokht", "Turnip Is a Paradisal Fruit" and "Cousin Parvin". His forthcoming books are "Fathers’ World; Children’s World" and a novel on the Iran-Iraq War. | 22,649 |
1804733 | FUNET | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FUNET | FUNET
FUNET
FUNET is the Finnish University and Research Network, a backbone network providing Internet connections for Finnish universities and polytechnics as well as other research facilities. It is governed by the state-owned CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd. The FUNET project started in December 1983 and soon gained international connectivity via EARN with DECnet as the dominant protocol. FUNET was connected to the greater Internet through NORDUnet in 1988. The FUNET FTP service went online in 1990, hosting the first versions of Linux in 1991.
The main backbone connections have gradually been upgraded to optical fiber since 2008. First 100 Gbit/s connections were put on production in 2015. FUNET | 22,650 |
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ecember 1983 and soon gained international connectivity via EARN with DECnet as the dominant protocol. FUNET was connected to the greater Internet through NORDUnet in 1988. The FUNET FTP service went online in 1990, hosting the first versions of Linux in 1991.
The main backbone connections have gradually been upgraded to optical fiber since 2008. First 100 Gbit/s connections were put on production in 2015. FUNET is connected to other research networks through NORDUnet, and to other Finnish ISPs via three FICIX points.
# See also.
- NORDUnet
- GEANT
# External links.
- Funet Network Services provided by CSC - IT Center for Science
- Funet FTP archive
- CSC — IT Center for Science Ltd. | 22,651 |
269821 | HMS Upholder | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS%20Upholder | HMS Upholder
HMS Upholder
Two Royal Navy submarines have been named HMS "Upholder".
- The first , launched in 1940, was a U-class submarine. She served in World War II. Her captain was Lieutenant Commander David Wanklyn, who received the Victoria Cross whilst in command of the vessel. HMS "Upholder" was the most decorated submarine in the British fleet. She was sunk off the coast of Sfax in North Africa by the Italian torpedo boat "Pegaso" in April 1942.
- The second , launched in 1986 and named after the first, was the lead ship of her class of submarines. | 22,652 |
269824 | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill%20Masterton%20Memorial%20Trophy | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. It is named after Bill Masterton, the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered during a game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association after each team nominates one player in competition. It is often awarded to a player who has come back from career– or even life-threatening illness or injury.
# History.
The trophy is named in honor of the late Bill Masterton, a Minnesota North Stars player who died on | 22,653 |
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January 15, 1968, after sustaining an injury during a hockey game. During his playing career, Masterton exhibited "to a high degree the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey". It was first awarded following the 1967–68 regular season. As of the end of the 2016–17 NHL season, players for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens have won the trophy five times; players for the Boston Bruins have won the trophy four times; and players for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and the New York Islanders have won the trophy three times.
# See also.
- List of National Hockey League awards
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
# References.
- | 22,654 |
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his playing career, Masterton exhibited "to a high degree the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey". It was first awarded following the 1967–68 regular season. As of the end of the 2016–17 NHL season, players for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens have won the trophy five times; players for the Boston Bruins have won the trophy four times; and players for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and the New York Islanders have won the trophy three times.
# See also.
- List of National Hockey League awards
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
# References.
- Notes
# External links.
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at NHL.com | 22,655 |
1804697 | Step pyramid | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Step%20pyramid | Step pyramid
Step pyramid
A step pyramid or stepped pyramid is an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid. Step pyramids are structures which characterized several cultures throughout history, in several locations throughout the world. These pyramids typically are large and made of several layers of stone. The term refers to pyramids of similar design that emerged separately from one another, as there are no firmly established connections between the different civilizations that built them.
# Mesopotamia.
Ziggurats were huge religious monuments built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley and western | 22,656 |
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Iranian plateau, having the form of a terraced step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels. There are 32 ziggurats known at, and near, Mesopotamia. Twenty-eight of them are in Iraq, and four of them are in Iran. Notable Ziggurats include the Great Ziggurat of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq, the Ziggurat of Aqar Quf near Baghdad, Iraq, Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān, Iran, the most recent to be discovered – Sialk near Kashan, Iran and others. Ziggurats were built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Elamites and Assyrians as monuments to local religions. The probable predecessors of the ziggurat were temples supported on raised platforms or terraces that date from the Ubaid period during the fourth | 22,657 |
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millennium BC, and the latest date from the 6th century BC. The earliest ziggurats probably date from the latter part of the Early Dynastic Period of Sumer. Built in receding tiers upon a rectangular, oval, or square platform, the ziggurat was a pyramidal structure. Sun-baked bricks made up the core of the ziggurat with facings of fired bricks on the outside. The facings were often glazed in different colors and may have had astrological significance. Kings sometimes had their names engraved on these glazed bricks. The number of tiers ranged from two to seven, with a shrine or temple at the summit. Access to the shrine was provided by a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral | 22,658 |
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ramp from base to summit. It was also called Hill of Heaven or Mountain of the gods.
# Ancient Egypt.
The earliest Egyptian pyramids were step pyramids. During the Third Dynasty of Egypt, the architect Imhotep designed Egypt's first step pyramid as a tomb for the pharaoh, Djoser. This structure, the Pyramid of Djoser, was composed of a series of six successively smaller mastabas (an earlier form of tomb), one on top of another thus producing seven levels (including the rooftop) and four sides. Later pharaohs, including Sekhemkhet and Khaba, built similar structures, known as the Buried Pyramid and the Layer Pyramid, respectively.
In the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, the Egyptians began to build | 22,659 |
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"true pyramids" with smooth sides. The earliest of these pyramids, located at Meidum, began as a step pyramid built for Sneferu. Sneferu later made other pyramids, the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid at Dahshur, which were the first true pyramids to be built as such from the beginning. With this innovation, the age of Egyptian stepped pyramids came to an end.
# Africa.
One of the unique structures of Igboland was the Nsude Pyramids, at the Nigerian town of Nsude, northern Igboland. Ten pyramidal structures were built of clay/mud. The first base section was 60 ft. in circumference and 3 ft. in height. The next stack was 45 ft. in circumference. Circular stacks continued, till it reached the top. | 22,660 |
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The structures were temples for the god Ala/Uto, who was believed to reside at the top. A stick was placed at the top to represent the god's residence. The structures were laid in groups of five parallel to each other. Because it was built of clay/mud like the Deffufa of Nubia, time has taken its toll requiring periodic reconstruction.
# Europe.
A step pyramid exists in the archaeological site of Monte d'Accoddi, in Sardinia, dating to the 4th millennium BC.: "a trapezoidal platform on an artificial mound, reached by a sloped causeway. At one time a rectangular structure sat atop the platform ... the platform dates from the Copper Age (c. 2700–2000 BC), with some minor subsequent activity | 22,661 |
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in the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1600 BC). Near the mound are several standing stones, and a large limestone slab, now at the foot of the mound, may have served as an altar."
# Mesoamerica.
The most prolific builders of these step pyramids were the pre-Columbian civilizations. The remains of step pyramids can be found throughout the Mayan cities of the Yucatán, as well as in Aztec and Toltec architecture. In many of these cases, successive layers of pyramids were built on top of the pre-existing structures, with which the pyramids expanded in size on a cyclical basis. This is true of the Great Pyramid of Cholula and of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan.
# South America.
Step pyramids were | 22,662 |
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also a part of South American architecture, such as that of the Moche and the Chavín culture.
# North America.
There are a number of earthwork step pyramids within North America. Often associated with mounds and other mortuary complexes across the Eastern Woodlands (concentrated in the North American Southeast), step pyramids were constructed as ceremonial centres by the Mississippian cultures (900-1500 CE), and are regarded as a facet of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
The largest earthen work step pyramid of this type in North America is Monk's Mound, located in present-day Cahokia, Illinois. With the base of the structure exceeding 16 acres Monks Mound is also one of the largest pyramids | 22,663 |
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by area in the world (after La Danta and Great Pyramid of Cholula).
# Indonesia.
As well as menhirs, stone tables, and stone statues Austronesian megalithic culture in Indonesia also featured earth and stone step pyramid structure, referred to as "punden berundak" as discovered in Pangguyangan site near Cisolok and in Cipari near Kuningan. The construction of stone pyramids is based on the native beliefs that mountains and high places are the abode for the spirit of the ancestors.
The step pyramid is the basic design of 8th century Borobudur Buddhist monument in Central Java. However the later temples built in Java were influenced by Indian Hindu architecture, as displayed by the towering | 22,664 |
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e spirit of the ancestors.
The step pyramid is the basic design of 8th century Borobudur Buddhist monument in Central Java. However the later temples built in Java were influenced by Indian Hindu architecture, as displayed by the towering spires of Prambanan temple. In the 15th century Java during the late Majapahit period saw the revival of Austronesian indigenous elements as displayed by Sukuh temple that somewhat resembles a Mesoamerican pyramid, and also stepped pyramids of Mount Penanggungan.
# See also.
- Pyramids of Güímar
- List of Mississippian sites
# References.
## Further reading.
- Harriet Crawford, "Sumer and the Sumerians", Cambridge University Press, (New York 1993), . | 22,665 |
269827 | Priory School, Portsmouth | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Priory%20School,%20Portsmouth | Priory School, Portsmouth
Priory School, Portsmouth
Priory School is a secondary school in Southsea, Hampshire, England. It is situated in the north of Southsea, close to Fratton railway station on the A2047.
# History.
The current site was originally purchased by the Portsmouth School Board in May 1890 for £3000, at the time the area was known as "The Wilderness" due to the lack of development activity. On the site were several buildings in a heavy state of disrepair, among the buildings were "Howard's Cottage" reputedly the oldest building in Portsmouth and home to the ghost of Lady Temple.
The construction of the school cost £9,704 and took two years, the buildings were completed in May 1892. Later extensions of | 22,666 |
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the school site led it to cover the site of an old priory and a farm called "Priory Farm".
In 1905 it was decided that the Francis Avenue School for girls should move to a building next to the boys school. This school, which cost £25,000 to build, was opened on 4 November 1907.
During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 5th Southern General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.
During the 1920s the school became heavily over-crowded and an extension to the girls school was competed in 1934. Portsmouth was considered a high-risk target during the Second World War and the girls school moved to Salisbury. | 22,667 |
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On 10 January 1941, German bombing led to the destruction of the boys school and the extension at the girls school. The boys moved to the St Ronan's Road School, with the old boys school being left as a bombed out wreck for the next twenty years.
In 1946 the girls school became the Portsmouth Southern Grammar School for Girls. The Southern Grammar School for Boys was on Eastern Road and went on to be part of Portsmouth College.
In the late 1950s the boys school was demolished and replaced with a gymnasium for the girls school. A lecture theatre was completed in the 1960s.
In 1974 the boys school returned to the site, this time merging with the girls school to form Priory comprehensive school. | 22,668 |
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The school became a specialist sports college with the opening of the Priory Tennis Centre in 2006 and it became an academy, sponsored by the Bohunt Education Trust, in September 2014.
# Admissions.
Stewart Vaughan is the Headteacher at the school. Priory school is an academy and part of the Bohunt Education Trust.
# Notable former pupils.
- Prof Jim Al-Khalili OBE, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Surrey
- Ben Close, professional footballer
- Stephen Morgan, MP For Portsmouth South
- Jake Thomson, former professional footballer
## Portsmouth Southern Grammar School for Girls.
- Marilyn Cole, January 1972 Playmate of the Month, and Playmate of the Year 1973
- Kathleen | 22,669 |
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## Portsmouth Southern Grammar School for Girls.
- Marilyn Cole, January 1972 Playmate of the Month, and Playmate of the Year 1973
- Kathleen O'Donovan, businesswoman, the first female finance director in a major public-listed company (in 1996)
## Notable former teachers.
- Mary James (educator), 1970-4 (at the girls' school)
# Students Ties.
Ties are used to identify year groups:
- Year 7 - Green
- Year 8 - Red
- Year 9 - Grey
- Year 10 - Blue
- Year 11 - Gold/Yellow
# Further reading.
- Brian L Davies, "A Short History Of Priory School (Southsea)" (1997)
# External links.
- Priory School
- EduBase
- History of the school
- Ofsted: Priory School (Specialist Sports College) | 22,670 |
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Priory School
Priory School may refer to several schools:
# Jamaica.
- Priory School (Kingston)
# United Kingdom.
## England.
- Priory School, Isle of Wight, an independent school in Whippingham, Isle of Wight
- Priory School, Lewes, a comprehensive secondary school in Lewes, Sussex
- Priory School, Orpington, a comprehensive secondary school in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley
- Priory School, Portsmouth, a secondary school in Southsea, Hampshire
- Priory Community School, a secondary school in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
- Priory Preparatory School, Banstead, Surrey
- The Priory School, Dorking, a comprehensive secondary school in Dorking, Surrey
- The Priory School, | 22,671 |
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reparatory School, Banstead, Surrey
- The Priory School, Dorking, a comprehensive secondary school in Dorking, Surrey
- The Priory School, Hitchin, a comprehensive secondary school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- The Priory School, Shrewsbury, a secondary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Harris Academy Orpington, formerly The Priory School, a primary school in Slough, Berkshire
# United States of America.
- Saint Louis Priory School, a Roman Catholic boys' school in St. Louis, Missouri
- Woodside Priory School, a Roman Catholic school in Portola Valley, California, known locally as "The Priory"
# Other uses.
- The Adventure of the Priory School, a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 22,672 |
269835 | Tabi | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tabi | Tabi
Tabi
# Use.
Tabi are worn by both men and women with footwear such as zōri and sometimes geta. Tabi must be worn with clothing such as kimono. Tabi are toe-divided, so they can be worn with thonged footwear easier.
Samurai used to wear tabi.
# Styles.
The most common color of tabi is white. White tabi are worn in formal situations such as tea ceremonies. Men sometimes will wear blue or black tabi for traveling. Colored tabi are available.
Traditionally, tabi are sewn from cloth cut to form. They are open at the back to be slipped on and have fasteners along the opening so it can be closed.
# Jika-tabi.
"Main article: Jika-tabi"
There is a type of tabi called . Made of heavier, tougher | 22,673 |
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# Jika-tabi.
"Main article: Jika-tabi"
There is a type of tabi called . Made of heavier, tougher material and often having rubber soles, jika-tabi resemble boots and are outer footwear rather than socks. Like other tabi, jika-tabi are toe-divided.
# Modern versions.
Contemporary tabi socks—socks with a separation between the big toe and its neighbor to allow wear with thonged footwear—are also available. This reflects the number of people who still prefer to wear zōri and geta, especially during Japan's hot, humid summers.
Sometimes, modern tabi have elastic openings instead of fasteners.
A related item are toe socks, which have five separate compartments; these are called in Japanese. | 22,674 |
269828 | Frank J. Selke Trophy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20J.%20Selke%20Trophy | Frank J. Selke Trophy
Frank J. Selke Trophy
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association following the regular season. Named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, the trophy has been awarded 35 times to 23 different players since the 1977–78 NHL season. The current holder is Ryan O'Reilly of the St. Louis Blues.
# History.
The trophy was first awarded at the end of the 1977–78 NHL season. It was named after Frank J. Selke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple | 22,675 |
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Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. The Selke Trophy was the fifth and last of the major NHL awards to be introduced that have been named after General Managers and owners of the Original Six teams, the other awards being the Art Ross Trophy, James Norris Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy, and Jack Adams Award.
The first recipient was Bob Gainey of the Canadiens, who won the trophy the first four years it was given, and along with Bruin Patrice Bergeron, won it more times than any other player. Guy Carbonneau, Jere Lehtinen and Pavel Datsyuk are tied for the second-most wins, with three apiece.
The Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings have won the trophy the most times, with 7 awards apiece. | 22,676 |
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The team with the greatest number of unique winners are the Red Wings with 4—Sergei Fedorov (twice), Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Datsyuk (three times)—all coming since 1994.
There has been only one instance in which a Selke Trophy winner was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player when Sergei Fedorov captured both trophies during the 1993–94 NHL season. There has not been an instance in which the Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994, while Hart Trophy winner and Art Ross Trophy runner-up Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001. The most points scored in a Selke-winning | 22,677 |
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ei Fedorov captured both trophies during the 1993–94 NHL season. There has not been an instance in which the Art Ross Trophy winner has been awarded the Selke Trophy, though Fedorov finished second in regular season scoring in 1994, while Hart Trophy winner and Art Ross Trophy runner-up Joe Sakic finished second in Selke voting in 2001. The most points scored in a Selke-winning season is 127 by Doug Gilmour in the 1992–93 NHL season.
# See also.
- List of National Hockey League awards
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- Two-way forward
# References.
- General
- Frank J. Selke Trophy at NHL.com
- Frank J. Selke Trophy history at Legends of Hockey.net
- Specific | 22,678 |
269818 | Pike Expedition | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pike%20Expedition | Pike Expedition
Pike Expedition
The Pike Expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase. Roughly contemporaneous with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, it was led by United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, Jr. who was promoted to captain during the trip. It was the first official American effort to explore the western Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains in present-day Colorado. Pike contacted several Native American tribes during his travels and informed them of the new US rule over the territory. The expedition documented the United States' | 22,679 |
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discovery of Pikes Peak. After splitting up his men, Pike led the larger contingent to find the headwaters of the Red River. A smaller group returned safely to the US Army fort in St. Louis, Missouri before winter set in.
Pike's company made several errors and ended up in Spanish territory in present-day Southern Colorado, where the Americans built a fort to survive the winter. Captured by the Spanish and taken into Mexico in February, their travels through present-day New Mexico, Mexico, and Texas provided Pike with important data about Spanish military strength and civilian populations. Although he and most of his men were released because the nations were not at war, some of his soldiers | 22,680 |
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were held in Mexican prisons for years, despite US objections. In 1810, Pike published an account of his expeditions, which was so popular that it was translated into French, German, and Dutch for publication in Europe.
# Exploration.
On June 24, 1806, General James Wilkinson, commander of the Western Department, ordered Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, then age 27, to lead an expedition to the western and southern areas of the Louisiana Purchase to map the terrain, contact the Native American peoples, and to find the headwaters of the Red River. Pike left Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri on July 15 with a detachment of 20 soldiers and 50 Osage hostages, freed for return to their people. | 22,681 |
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The expedition followed the Missouri River and the Osage River to the Osage Nation village at the present-day border of Kansas and Missouri. On August 15, Pike returned the hostages and parleyed with the natives.
Striking northwest, the group made for the Pawnee territory on the Republican River in southern Nebraska. At the Pawnee village on September 29, Pike met with the Pawnee tribal council. He announced the new protectorship of the United States government over the territory. He instructed the Pawnee to remove a Spanish flag from their village and to fly the American flag instead.
The expeditionary force turned south and struck out across the prairie for the Arkansas River. After reaching | 22,682 |
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it on October 14, the party split in two. One group was led by Lieutenant James Biddle Wilkinson, son of the General. They traveled downstream along the length of the Arkansas to its mouth and back up the Mississippi, safely returning to St. Louis.
Pike led the other, larger group upstream, to the west, toward the headwaters of the Arkansas. Upon traversing the Great Plains, Pike wrote, "This vast plains of the western hemisphere may become in time as celebrated as the sandy deserts of Africa; for I saw in my route, in various places, tracts of many leagues where the wind had thrown up the sand in all the fanciful form of the ocean's rolling wave, and on which not a speck of vegetable matter | 22,683 |
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existed." When Stephen Long led an expedition to the area in 1820, he labeled the area on his map as the "Great American Desert."
## Pike in Colorado.
On November 15, Pike recorded the first sight of the distant mountain he called "Grand Peak". It has since been called Pikes Peak in his honor. Pike tried to climb the peak, hoping to get a view of the surrounding area to record on maps, the 14,000-foot summit. Pike's group ascended a lesser summit nearby—likely Mount Miller, which was named for Theodore Miller, one of the soldiers who accompanied Pike. With winter threatening, Pike pressed onward up the Arkansas, and on December 7 the party reached Royal Gorge, a spectacular canyon on the Arkansas | 22,684 |
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at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
Pike next intended to travel to the headwaters of the Red River and head downstream to the Mississippi and relative safety in the lowlands. But, the company had gotten confused in its bearings, and they made several blundering steps trying to find the river. They were not equipped for a mountain expedition, nor for hard winter weather. Heading north, the party found the South Fork of the Platte River and, following it upstream, came to what they thought were the headwaters of the Red. Turning back downstream, they returned to the point at which they had left the Arkansas originally. They had executed a large loop, taking weeks of precious travel time.
Hungry, | 22,685 |
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cold, and exhausted, the party headed south over the mountains. Several men were left behind as they dropped from fatigue, but Pike doggedly pressed on. By January 30, he and the ten men still with him came to the Rio Grande at a point near Alamosa in present-day southern Colorado and then part of the Spanish empire. Pike mistook the Rio Grande for the Red River he had been seeking. Here, he built a fort and attempted to collect the rest of his men, who were strewn across miles of mountains behind him.
# Capture.
On February 26, in the night Pike and his remaining men were captured at their fort by Spanish soldiers from nearby Santa Fe. Arresting the party as spies, the Spanish collected the | 22,686 |
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rest of his men who had been scattered in the mountains, and marched them all south. The Spanish took them through Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and El Paso to Los Coabos, the state capital of Chihuahua. Along the way, Pike's party was treated with respect and celebrated by the Mexican locals, and Pike made careful notes of the military strength and civilian population.
Chihuahua's Governor Salcedo released Pike and most of his men, as they were military officers of a neighboring country, with whom Spain was not at war. He ordered the repatriation of Pike, but held some of the soldiers of his party in jail in Mexico for years. The Spanish military escorted Pike and some of his party back north, through | 22,687 |
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San Antonio, Texas, arriving at the border with Louisiana at Natchitoches on July 1, 1807.
The Spanish formally complained to the United States Department of State about the military expedition in its territory, but the government maintained that the party had been one of exploration only. Pike's capture by the Spanish and travels through New Mexico, northern Mexico, and Texas, gave him more information about Spanish power than his expedition could have done.
# Further reading.
- Jackson, Donald Dean, ed. "The Journals of Zebulon M. Pike, with Letters and Related Documents", University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1966
- Merk, Frederick, "History of the Westward Movement", Knopf, New York, | 22,688 |
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1978
- Nobles, Gregory H., "American Frontiers: Cultural Encounters and Continental Conquest", Hill and Wang, New York, 1997
- Owsley, Frank L., Jr., and Gene A. Smith, "Filibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800–1821", University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1997
# External links.
- Lake History.info: "The Exploration of the Osage Valley by Zebulon Montgomery Pike and His Party in the Year 1806", Lake History
- Zebulon Pike website
- Rick Brainard, "18th Century History - The Zebulon Pike Expedition of 1806/07", History 1700s website
- "Expedition of Zebulon Pike - The History of Texas: Zebulon Pike Expedition", Son Of The South website
- "Zebulon Pike's | 22,689 |
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tal Conquest", Hill and Wang, New York, 1997
- Owsley, Frank L., Jr., and Gene A. Smith, "Filibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800–1821", University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1997
# External links.
- Lake History.info: "The Exploration of the Osage Valley by Zebulon Montgomery Pike and His Party in the Year 1806", Lake History
- Zebulon Pike website
- Rick Brainard, "18th Century History - The Zebulon Pike Expedition of 1806/07", History 1700s website
- "Expedition of Zebulon Pike - The History of Texas: Zebulon Pike Expedition", Son Of The South website
- "Zebulon Pike's Expedition To The Southwest 1806-1807", Santa Fe Trail Research official website | 22,690 |
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Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." The league's Coach of the Year award has been presented 40 times to 34 coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the regular season. Five coaches have won the award twice, while Pat Burns has won three times, the most of any coach. The award is named in honour of Jack Adams, Hall of Fame player for the Toronto Arenas/St. Patricks, Vancouver Millionaires and Ottawa Senators, and long-time Coach and General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings. It was first awarded at the | 22,691 |
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conclusion of the regular season.
Jacques Demers is the only coach to win the award in consecutive seasons. Five coaches have won the award with two teams: Jacques Lemaire, Pat Quinn, Scotty Bowman, and John Tortorella have won the award twice, while Pat Burns is the only coach to win three times. The franchises with the most Jack Adams Award winners are the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes with four winners each, although the Coyotes had two winners in Winnipeg before they moved to Arizona. Bill Barber, Bruce Boudreau and Ken Hitchcock are the only coaches to win the award after replacing the head coach who started the season. Barber took over for Craig Ramsay during | 22,692 |
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adelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes with four winners each, although the Coyotes had two winners in Winnipeg before they moved to Arizona. Bill Barber, Bruce Boudreau and Ken Hitchcock are the only coaches to win the award after replacing the head coach who started the season. Barber took over for Craig Ramsay during the Flyers' 2000–01 season, Boudreau replaced Glen Hanlon a month into the Capitals' 2007–08 season while Hitchcock replaced Davis Payne a month into the Blues' 2011–12 season. The closest vote occurred in , when the winner Lindy Ruff edged out Peter Laviolette by a single point.
# See also.
- List of National Hockey League awards
- List of NHL head coaches | 22,693 |
269845 | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King%20Clancy%20Memorial%20Trophy | King Clancy Memorial Trophy
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is a sports award given annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. The winner is chosen by "a special panel of representatives" from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and the NHL Broadcasters' Association.
The trophy is named in honour of Francis M. "King" Clancy, a former player for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs who later went on to become a coach, referee, and team executive. The trophy was first awarded in 1988 and was presented to the NHL by Maple Leafs owner Harold | 22,694 |
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Ballard, who called Clancy "one of the greatest humanitarians that ever lived". It honours similar community service as the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award, which was retired in 1984.
Five teams have had more than one player win the award. Three members of the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Boston Bruins have each won the award, with Ray Bourque and Dave Poulin winning the award in consecutive years for the same team for the only time in the history of the award. Two New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings have also won the award. Players from the seven different Canadian teams have won the trophy on 12 of the 28 occasions that it has been awarded. Three members | 22,695 |
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Bourque and Dave Poulin winning the award in consecutive years for the same team for the only time in the history of the award. Two New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings have also won the award. Players from the seven different Canadian teams have won the trophy on 12 of the 28 occasions that it has been awarded. Three members each from the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks, as well as one each from the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Winnipeg Jets have each won the award. Henrik Sedin is the only player who has won it more than once. Henrik and his brother Daniel are the only recipients to have won the trophy jointly. | 22,696 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
Blackwood, Caerphilly
Blackwood () is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the Valleys of Wales administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire.
The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech firms.
# History.
Blackwood was founded in the early 19th century by local colliery owner John Hodder Moggridge, who lived at nearby Woodfield Park Estate: the first houses in Blackwood were built by Moggridge in an attempt to build a model village.
Deplorable working conditions at the time of the Industrial Revolution, however, led to Blackwood becoming a centre of Chartist organisation in the | 22,697 |
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1830s. The South Wales Chartist leaders John Frost, Zephaniah Williams — a Blackwood man — and William Jones met regularly at the Coach & Horses public house in Blackwood. Planning their march on Newport in what became known as the Newport Rising in 1839, intended to coincide with a Britain-wide 'revolution' against the Government, the gentry and the Establishment in 1839.
When the insurrection erupted in November a large contingent of insurgents gathered at Blackwood. Upon meeting their comrades from the upper Sirhowy Valley the rebels armed themselves with makeshift weapons and marched south to Newport to demand the adoption of the People's Charter and the release of Henry Vincent from Monmouth | 22,698 |
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gaol. However, the South Wales Movement were the only ones to march and the national rising failed and its leaders were sentenced to death (later commuted to deportation to Tasmania).
In 1912 the Titanic's distress signals were picked up by amateur wireless enthusiast Artie Moore who resided at the Old Mill, Gelligroes, just outside the town. Moore went on to work as a senior scientist for Marconi and was involved with the invention of the transistor for telecommunications.
The former Penllwyn House on the outskirts of the town was originally part of the Lord Tredegar Estates and is believed to be the original home of the family of Henry Morgan (c.1635-1688), a privateer and Governor of Jamaica. | 22,699 |
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