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12330728 | W. C. Handy Music Festival | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=W.%20C.%20Handy%20Music%20Festival | W. C. Handy Music Festival
& B and jazz. The roster of jazz musicians, known as the "Festival All-Stars," or the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars, includes noted musicians from all over the United States, such as guitarist Mundell Lowe, guitarist Lloyd Wells, drummer Bill Goodwin, pianist / vocalist Johnny O'Neal, vibraphonist Chuck Redd, trumpeter Ken Watters, pianist / vocalist Ray Reach (Director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame), and flutist Holly Hofmann.
Each year, the W. C. Handy Jazz Camp is presented, jointly sponsored by the University of North Alabama and the W. C. Handy Music Festival.
# External links.
- W. C. Handy Music Festival website
- W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars at Bhamwiki.com | 6,135,900 |
12330801 | Wang Ling | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wang%20Ling | Wang Ling
Wang Ling
Wang Ling may refer to:
- Wang Ling (Three Kingdoms) (200–250), nephew of Wang Yun, general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
- Wang Ling (historian) (1917–1994), Chinese historian known for his collaboration with Joseph Needham
- Wang Ling (basketball) (born 1978), female Chinese basketball player
- Wang Ling (Qin general), general of the Qin state in the Warring States period of Chinese history
- Wang Ling (Han Dynasty), Han Dynasty general
# See also.
- Lin Wang (1917–2003), Asian elephant | 6,135,901 |
12330798 | Carlos Saladrigas Zayas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlos%20Saladrigas%20Zayas | Carlos Saladrigas Zayas
Carlos Saladrigas Zayas
Carlos Saladrigas Zayas ("Carlos Eduardo Ramón Saladrigas y Zayas"; October 13, 1900 – 15 April 1956) was a Cuban conservative politician and diplomat.
He was an abogado-notario who served as Senator (1936-1940), Minister of Justice (1934), Foreign Minister (1933) and (1955-1956), Prime Minister of Cuba (1940-1942), Ambassador to Great Britain, and presidential candidate in the elections of 1944.
He was the son of Enrique Saladrigas Lunar and María Luisa Zayas y Diago. He married his wife, María de las Mercedes González-Llorente y Martínez in 1923 and they had two children, Gloria and Carlos Saladrigas y González-Llorente. He later married Esperanza Plasencia y del | 6,135,902 |
12330798 | Carlos Saladrigas Zayas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlos%20Saladrigas%20Zayas | Carlos Saladrigas Zayas
rigas y González-Llorente. He later married Esperanza Plasencia y del Peso and lastly Cusa Carrillo.
# References.
- "Fulgencio Batista: Volume 1, From Revolutionary to Strongman", Argote-Freyre, Frank (Rutgers, New Jersey:Rutgers University Press, 2006)
- "Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958", Guillermo Jimenez Soler (Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2007)
- "Anuario Social de La Habana 1939", (Luz-Hilo, S.A.)
- "Directorio Social de La Habana 1948", (P. Fernandez y Cia, S. en C.)
- "Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949", (Editorial Lex)
- "Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950", (Editorial Lex)
- "Registro Social de La Habana 1958", (Molina y Cia, S.A.)
- (Spanish) | 6,135,903 |
12330780 | Paul Bannai | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Bannai | Paul Bannai
Paul Bannai
Paul Takeo Bannai (born July 4, 1920) is an American politician who was the first Japanese American to ever serve in the California State Legislature. He served in the State Assembly as a Republican legislator from 1973 until 1980, when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Richard Floyd.
# Legislative career.
He represented the 67th District in his first term but was then reapportioned into the 53rd District, where he served for the rest of his time in the legislature. Bannai served on the following committees: Criminal Justice, Finance and Insurance, Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, and Rules.
# Background.
Prior to serving in the legislature, Bannai served on the Gardena | 6,135,904 |
12330780 | Paul Bannai | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul%20Bannai | Paul Bannai
esented the 67th District in his first term but was then reapportioned into the 53rd District, where he served for the rest of his time in the legislature. Bannai served on the following committees: Criminal Justice, Finance and Insurance, Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, and Rules.
# Background.
Prior to serving in the legislature, Bannai served on the Gardena City Council and the Gardena Planning Commission. After his defeat, Bannai served as Chief Memorial Affairs Director for National Cemetery System which is part of the Veterans Administration. During World War II, Bannai enlisted in the United States Army and served with the 442nd Infantry Regiment and the Army Intelligence Service. | 6,135,905 |
12330828 | SIDF | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SIDF | SIDF
SIDF
SIDF can mean:
- Sender ID Framework
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival
- System Independent Data Format (ISO/IEC 14863 & ECMA-208)
- The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) | 6,135,906 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
Guillermo Prieto
Guillermo Prieto Pradillo (10 February 1818 – 2 March 1897) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, chronicler, journalist, essayist, patriot and Liberal politician. According to Eladio Cortés, during his lifetime he was considered Mexico's national poet, and his political allegiance to the Mexican liberals allowed him to serve as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs under different administrations.
In his writings he used several pen names, including Don Benedeno and Fidel.
# Early years.
Prieto was born in Mexico City, the son of José María Prieto Gamboa and Josefa Pradillo y Estañol. His childhood was spent near Molino del Rey (King's Mill), next to the historic | 6,135,907 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
Chapultepec Castle, since his father administered the mill and the associated bakery. When Prieto was 13 his father died and his mother had a nervous breakdown. Andrés Quintana Roo and Fernando Calderón took him under his protection, and he was thus able to continue his studies. After working in a clothing store and in the customs, he entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán.
Together with Manuel Toussaint Ferrer and the brothers José María y Juan Lacunza, he founded the Academia de Letrán in June 1836, with the aim of "the Mexicanization of literature". Quintana Roo was named "perpetual director" of the Academy.
Prieto began his career as a journalist and theater critic with "El Siglo XX", | 6,135,908 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
publishing the column "Los San Lunes de Fidel". He worked for "El Monitor Republicano", and together with Ignacio Ramírez he founded the satirical periodical "Don Simplicio". A supporter of the Liberal Party from a young age, he advocated its positions in the press and in his other writings.
# Political career.
Prieto became personal secretary of Valentín Gómez Farías and Anastasio Bustamante, in succession. Under Bustamante he was editor of "El Diario Oficial". He was minister of finance (hacienda) under Presidents Mariano Arista, Juan Álvarez and Benito Juárez. He was a congressional deputy 15 times and a representative of Puebla in the constituent congress of 1856-57. Together with other | 6,135,909 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
Liberals he supported the Plan de Ayutla, proclaimed March 1, 1854 and aimed at overthrowing dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna. For this he suffered temporary exile in Cadereyta, Guanajuato. As minister of finance under President Juárez, he accompanied the president into exile after the coup by Félix Zuloaga.
During the subsequent War of the Reform, he saved the life of President Juárez in Guadalajara by stepping between the president and the guns of the rebelling guardsmen (March 14, 1858). The guardsmen backed down and did not shoot. Prieto composed the satirical song of the Liberal army, "Los cangrejos" (The Crabs). It was to the tune of "Los cangrejos" that the Liberals under General | 6,135,910 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
Jesús González Ortega reentered Mexico City in January 1861, ending the War of the Reform.
After the return of the Republican government to Mexico City, Prieto, again minister of finance, published the decree of February 5, 1861 declaring that ecclesiastical property was and had always been property of the nation, and that as a consequence, contracts and other dealings celebrated by the clergy without the consent of the constitutional government were null and void.
He later served as minister of foreign relations in the government of José María Iglesias.
In 1890 the periodical "La República" held a poll to choose the most popular poet in Mexico. Prieto won easily. He was named by Ignacio | 6,135,911 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
Manuel Altamirano the "Mexican poet par excellence, the poet of the Fatherland".
According to Eladio Cortés, in his old age "he became somewhat of an eccentric in his manners and in his general appearance". He died in Tacubaya on 2 March 1897 at age 79, in the presence of his second wife, Emilia Golard, his children and his grandchildren.
# Works.
A prolific author in many genres, with a festive and ironic style, Prieto's political passion is never far beneath the surface. He is remembered especially for the following works.
## Poetry.
- "Versos inéditos" (2 vol., Mexico City, Imprenta del Comercio de Dublán y Chávez, 1879), includes two sections: "Poesías varias" and "Poesías festivas | 6,135,912 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
y Musa callejera".
- "Musa callejera" (3 vol., Mexico City, Tipografía Literaria de Filomeno Mata, 1883), a retelling of Mexican folklore topics.
- "El romancero nacional" (Mexico City, Oficina Tipográfica de la Secretaría de Fomento, 1885), a patriotic epic.
## Prose.
- "Memorias de mis tiempos de 1828 a 1840" (Paris, 1906)
- "Memorias de mis tiempos de 1840 a 1853" (Paris, 1906)
- "Viajes de orden supremo" (unfinished, 1857)
- "Viajes a los Estados Unidos" (3 vol., Mexico City, Dublán y Chávez, 1878)
- "Compendio de Historia Universal"
## Drama.
- "El Alférez" (1840)
- "Alonso de Ávila" (May 1, 1842)
- "Los tres Boticarios"
- "El Susto de Pinganillas" (March 19, 1843)
- "Patria | 6,135,913 |
12330778 | Guillermo Prieto | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guillermo%20Prieto | Guillermo Prieto
vol., Mexico City, Dublán y Chávez, 1878)
- "Compendio de Historia Universal"
## Drama.
- "El Alférez" (1840)
- "Alonso de Ávila" (May 1, 1842)
- "Los tres Boticarios"
- "El Susto de Pinganillas" (March 19, 1843)
- "Patria y Honra"
- "La Novia del Erario"
- "Monólogo a mi Padre"
As professor of political economy and later professor of national history at the Military College, Prieto also wrote "Indicaciones sobre el origen, virtudes y estado que guardan actualmente las rentas generales de la federación mexicana" (1850), "Lecciones elementales de economía política" (1871–1888), "Lecciones de historia patria" (1886) and "Breve introducción al estudio de la historia universal" (1888). | 6,135,914 |
12330850 | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess%20Louise%20of%20Schleswig-Holstein | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein may refer to:
- Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898), wife of Christian IX of Denmark (previously a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
- Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858-1936), daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, wife of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866-1952), daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, wife of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
- Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872-1956), daughter of Prince Christian | 6,135,915 |
12330850 | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess%20Louise%20of%20Schleswig-Holstein | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
istian IX of Denmark (previously a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
- Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858-1936), daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, wife of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866-1952), daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, wife of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
- Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872-1956), daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, wife of Prince Aribert of Anhalt
# See also.
- Louise (disambiguation) | 6,135,916 |
12330750 | Si River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Si%20River | Si River
Si River
The Si River is a river in Shandong Province, China. It also ran through the area of modern Jiangsu Province until floods in 1194.
# Course.
The Si rises in the southern foothills of the Mengshan Mountains (蒙山), then flows through Sishui County and the cities of Qufu and Yanzhou before emptying into Lake Nanyang (南阳湖).
# History.
In antiquity, the river was a major tributary of the Huai River in central China. Tributaries such as the Fan (反), Sui (睢), Tong (潼) and Yi (沂) swelled its banks as it passed through present-day Yutai, Pei, Xuzhou, Suqian, and Siyang counties in Shandong and Jiangsu. Its confluence with the Huai occurred at Sikou (泗口) or Qingkou (清口) at present-day Huai'an | 6,135,917 |
12330750 | Si River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Si%20River | Si River
in Jiangsu.
From a very early date, the Huai was connected with the Yellow River through the Honggou Canal ( "Hónggōu", "Canal of the Wild Geese"). In 486, King Fuchai of Wu built the Hangou Canal ( "Hángōu"), connecting the Huai and Honggou to the Yangtze River to their south. Amid his ongoing wars against Qi and Jin, in 483 and 482, he further expanded this network with the Heshui Canal ( "Héshuǐ Yùnhé"), connecting the Si with the Ji River, which ran parallel to the Yellow River through densely peopled districts in what is now western Shandong.
In 1194, at the time of the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Yellow River altered its course southwards, engulfing the lower reaches of the Si River | 6,135,918 |
12330750 | Si River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Si%20River | Si River
below Xuzhou City and those of the Huai River below Huai'an. As a result, the Si River no longer exists in Jiangsu Province.
During the 1851–1855 Yellow River floods, the Yellow River once more altered its course northwards, assuming the course of the former Ji River and again passing north of the Shandong Peninsula in 1852. However, due to the large amount of silt carried by the river, it left behind a high layer of mud in the lower reaches of the Si River’s former course.
# Legacy.
The philosopher Confucius is buried on the north bank of the Si River where it passes through Qufu City. The river was also traditionally regarded as a place where the Nine Cauldrons were lost.
# See also.
- | 6,135,919 |
12330750 | Si River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Si%20River | Si River
a result, the Si River no longer exists in Jiangsu Province.
During the 1851–1855 Yellow River floods, the Yellow River once more altered its course northwards, assuming the course of the former Ji River and again passing north of the Shandong Peninsula in 1852. However, due to the large amount of silt carried by the river, it left behind a high layer of mud in the lower reaches of the Si River’s former course.
# Legacy.
The philosopher Confucius is buried on the north bank of the Si River where it passes through Qufu City. The river was also traditionally regarded as a place where the Nine Cauldrons were lost.
# See also.
- List of rivers in China
# References.
## Bibliography.
- . | 6,135,920 |
12330803 | Gunnar Andersson (footballer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gunnar%20Andersson%20(footballer) | Gunnar Andersson (footballer)
Gunnar Andersson (footballer)
Gunnar Andersson (14 August 1928 – 1 October 1969) was a Swedish footballer. He is widely considered as one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, along with Josip Skoblar and Jean-Pierre Papin.
He started his career in Sweden, where he was nicknamed "Säffle", before playing for Danish side Kjøbenhavns BK before being transferred to Olympique de Marseille, where he became a key player, scoring 169 goals in 220 matches in Division 1. With "l'OM" he was also Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951–1952 and 1952–1953 and runner-up in the Coupe de France 1953–1954. He also played for other French teams such as FC Girondins de Bordeaux and AS Aix.
Despite his success | 6,135,921 |
12330803 | Gunnar Andersson (footballer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gunnar%20Andersson%20(footballer) | Gunnar Andersson (footballer)
in France, he never played for the Sweden national football team because of a policy not to select players based outside Sweden, such as Andersson and Gunnar Nordahl. However, as he obtained French citizenship in 1954, he was capped once for the France B team, but was disappointing and was never called again.
He died in 1969, as he was heading to Stade Vélodrome, to see a match against Dukla Prague in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70. He remains today one of the best players to wear "l'OM" uniform and one of the most appreciated by supporters.
# Titles.
- Coupe de France runner-up in 1954 with Olympique de Marseille
- Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 with Olympique de | 6,135,922 |
12330803 | Gunnar Andersson (footballer) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gunnar%20Andersson%20(footballer) | Gunnar Andersson (footballer)
ordahl. However, as he obtained French citizenship in 1954, he was capped once for the France B team, but was disappointing and was never called again.
He died in 1969, as he was heading to Stade Vélodrome, to see a match against Dukla Prague in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70. He remains today one of the best players to wear "l'OM" uniform and one of the most appreciated by supporters.
# Titles.
- Coupe de France runner-up in 1954 with Olympique de Marseille
- Division 1 top goalscorer in 1951-1952 and 1952-1953 with Olympique de Marseille
# External links.
- Article and photos on a Olympique de Marseille fan site
- Article on Gunnar Andersson http://mondediplo.com/2003/02/15soccer | 6,135,923 |
12330878 | Holman Bible Outreach International | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holman%20Bible%20Outreach%20International | Holman Bible Outreach International
Holman Bible Outreach International
Holman Bible Outreach International is a new Bible society established by the trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources on September 11, 2001. Their purpose is to "share Christ with a hurting nation and world," according to www.holmanbibleoutreach.org. They help facilitate the distribution of the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Holman Bible Outreach has a unique business structure. They sell Bibles for a minimal profit. With that profit and donations from individuals and ministries, they are able to give Bibles away to people who may not be able to afford them.
Although HBOI is a very young entity, it has already supported many ministry projects. They | 6,135,924 |
12330878 | Holman Bible Outreach International | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holman%20Bible%20Outreach%20International | Holman Bible Outreach International
dard Bible (HCSB). Holman Bible Outreach has a unique business structure. They sell Bibles for a minimal profit. With that profit and donations from individuals and ministries, they are able to give Bibles away to people who may not be able to afford them.
Although HBOI is a very young entity, it has already supported many ministry projects. They have partnered to develop a new Mandarin Chinese translation using the HCSB as the pattern. A partnership with Oasis Publishing has been forged to provide affordable Bibles to Africa. Their “Sparrow Projects” have placed God’s Word in the hands of many underprivileged adults and children (at no charge) in orphanages, prisons, and homeless missions. | 6,135,925 |
12330859 | Gamonal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gamonal | Gamonal
Gamonal
Gamonal is a little Spanish village, situated in the municipality of Talavera de la Reina (province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha).
# Geography and Demography.
Gamonal is located in the middle of Spain, in the northwestern part of Toledo province, 30 km south of the Sierra de Gredos, 10 km north of the river Tagus, 130 km southwest of Madrid, 105 km south of Ávila and 98 km west of the city of Toledo.
Its population in 2010 was 976.
The inhabitants of the village are known as 'Gamoninos' (feminine form: 'Gamoninas').
# Transport.
Gamonal is well communicated, important roads are next to the village:
- Autovía A-5 (Madrid - Lisbon).
- N-400 (Ávila-Córdoba). | 6,135,926 |
12330934 | Pietro Facchetti | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pietro%20Facchetti | Pietro Facchetti
Pietro Facchetti
Pietro Facchetti (1539 – 27 February 1613) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance, mainly active in Rome.
Born to a poor family in Mantua. Facchetti initially trained with Lorenzo Costa the younger, but then moved to Rome and joined the studio of Scipione da Gaeta, where he gained fame as a portrait painter. | 6,135,927 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
The Book of Dead Days
The Book of Dead Days is a novel by Marcus Sedgwick. It tells the story of a 15-year-old named Boy, a sorcerer named Valerian, a girl named Willow, and a scientist named Kepler. "The Book of Dead Days" is set in the days between Christmas and New Year, the period of time to which the title refers: "a strange, a quiet interlude, somehow outside the rest of the year, outside time itself."
# Plot introduction.
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian has only 4 days to live and will die on the dawn of the new year, he must save his own life within those few days, or pay the | 6,135,928 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
price that he made with evil so many years ago, but are no match against the great power pursuing him. Helping him is his servant, Boy, a child with no name or past, and the orphan girl, Willow. Together they dig in death-fields at midnight, and are swept into the subterranean city on a journey from which there is no escape.
# Plot summary.
The story starts off in a theatre in a city only known as 'Grand Theater'. Valerian is performing a magic trick using Boy's talent to fit into small spaces. Boy is Valerian's slave (Valerian calls him his 'famulus'). He is treated cruelly by Valerian. Boy, after the show, is sent to a pub to collect something from an acquaintance of Valerian's. This something | 6,135,929 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
is a music box, which the increasingly distracted Valerian assures Boy that he needs.
The acquaintance, an ugly man named Green, walks to the toilet; Boy follows. The man is killed (although it is not clear what killed him, since the killer was shielded by purple smoke) and Boy takes the music box and leaves the pub, running into Willow. Willow had found out the Theater Director, Korp, is dead, killed by a mysterious beast named the Phantom. Both of them are coated in blood because of the deaths that night. They are both arrested and accused of the murder of the director.
Valerian breaks into their prison and gets them out, taking both Boy and Willow to his home. Boy gives him the music box. | 6,135,930 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
Valerian plays it but is unable to discern the meaning. Willow gains his trust by working out the music box spells a name because of Willow's perfect pitch. She identifies the notes as 'G-A-D-B-E-E-B-E', the name of a man who had died. They search the largest cemetery in town for his grave; it is not in a single one. Valerian is attacked by people who owed money and buried alive. Boy and Willow manage to dig him out and drag him home, Valerian now increasingly more desperate and with a broken arm. They have to go and see the director of funerals. Valerian sends Boy alone while he and Willow visit Kepler, Valerian's old rival and associate. They believe Kepler has gone mad, as he has made bizarre | 6,135,931 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
patterns all over his basement, with one phrase written in Latin by it: "The miller sees not all water that goes by his mill". Boy is unable to get a meeting with the Director, but he sees that he is a madman who tries to put together mutilated pieces of dead animals together and bring them back to life by looking through the dome over his workspace. Valerian, Willow and Boy return there and manage to get the information they want, by using Kepler's electricity to fool the Director, and leave the city to find the grave, buried in a town called Lindon.
Buried with Gad Beebe, is the mysterious Book of Dead Days, that apparently holds the answer to everyone's biggest question. Boy and Willow later | 6,135,932 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
find out that Valerian had fallen in love with a woman and he gave up the last 15 years of his life for one night with her, but she rejected him despite the enchantment, the reason Valerian fought with Kepler.
The three get arrested (again) for their fruitless efforts digging up Beebe's grave, and are stowed away in dungeons. They escape through the city's underground channels, which were the patterns Kepler had traced in his basement. They find out Kepler had the book, and it is a race against time to find it. Boy pushes Kepler overboard into the channel.
Valerian finds the book and opens it, Willow reads over his shoulder and screams for Boy to run that Valerian will kill him in place of | 6,135,933 |
12330937 | The Book of Dead Days | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Book%20of%20Dead%20Days | The Book of Dead Days
himself. Valerian knocks out Willow and after chasing Boy through the underground, takes Boy home. In Valerian's tower a swirling vortex opens up. Valerian is about to sacrifice Boy, when Kepler and Willow arrive. Kepler reveals that Boy is Valerian's son and that Boy was made that night 15 years ago, when Valerian bet on his life. Valerian, shocked, willingly walks into the vortex, and the demon claims him. Boy questions Kepler about his real father, and Kepler says that Valerian is not really Boy's father, that he just said that to save Boy. The book ends with Boy and Willow returning to the City with Kepler.
# Main characters.
Boy was Valerians helper. Willow is an orphan who served a theatre's | 6,135,934 |
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singer, also the one who declared Willow with 'perfect pitch.' She used to work in a gentleman's club, before she ran away, as a servant who carried their cloaks. She is described as small and having mousy brown hair. A few flashbacks reveal Willow used to live with her parents. She explains to Boy while they are imprisoned that her aunt sent her to the orphanage. She is quick-witted and often asks people too many questions. She and Boy develop a romance in The Dark Flight Down. The love that Boy and Willow share is significant throughout the books because of the fact that it helps Boy, who has known only violence and hardship, to regain his spirit.
Valerian employs Boy as his 'famulus'. He | 6,135,935 |
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tries to save himself by sacrificing Boy, but could not kill him when he thought Boy was his son. While he is described (mostly by Willow) as rude, ungrateful, unpleasant, foul-tempered, he does have a softer side, particularly toward Willow. He is the driving force of the book, and while he claims he is not a magician, he does seem to use some form of hypnosis, for instance over the Master of Burials' secretary. He is described as tall with silver hair.
Kepler is Valerian's friend from their time at the "Academy". He pretends to be working to save Valerian but ultimately realises that Valerian must die. He and Valerian fought a long time ago over a woman named Helena, and Kepler has held a | 6,135,936 |
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"Academy". He pretends to be working to save Valerian but ultimately realises that Valerian must die. He and Valerian fought a long time ago over a woman named Helena, and Kepler has held a grudge against Valerian since. He is described as a small, thin man with a few gold teeth.
# Sequel.
The book has a sequel, "The Dark Flight Down". It explains many of the mysteries in "The Book of the Dead Days", such as the Phantom. It also takes the budding romance between Boy and Willow hinted at in "The Book of Dead Days" to another level, with the two confessing their love for each other at the end boy finding out who his true father is.
# References.
- Segwick, M. (2003) "The Book of Dead Days" | 6,135,937 |
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Mowich River
The Mowich River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. Its watershed drains a portion of the western side of Mount Rainier, part of the Cascade Range. The river has two main headwater branches, the South Mowich River and the North Mowich River. The South Mowich is significantly larger and sometimes considered the main river. The Mowich and its tributaries drain several of Mount Rainier's glaciers. The upper portion of its watershed is contained within Mount Rainier National Park. The river flows into the Puyallup River in the foothills west of Mount Rainier.
The name "Mowich" come from the Chinook Jargon word for "deer". Originally used for Mowich Lake, the name was later | 6,135,938 |
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applied to the river and the glacier.
# Sources.
Meltwater from Mount Rainier's Edmunds Glacier, South Mowich Glacier, and North Mowich Glacier feed the north and south branches of the Mowich River. Other rivers originate in glaciers just south and north of the Mowich River's glaciers. To the south, the Puyallup Glacier gives rise to the Puyallup River, while to the north the Carbon Glacier creates the Carbon River.
# South Mowich River.
The South Mowich River's headwater tributaries flow around a highland called Jeanette Heights. The river, having been formed by meltwater from the South Mowich and Edmunds Glacier, flows northwest for several miles. Several (all unnamed) glacier-fed streams | 6,135,939 |
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gather into the South Mowich River on its way to its confluence with the North Mowich. The two join just inside the western boundary of Mount Rainier National Park.
Another highland, the plateau-like Sunset Park lies just southwest of the South Mowich River. The Wonderland Trail passes through Sunset Park and descends into the valley of the South Mowich River, crossing it just above the confluence of the south and north branches. The Wonderland Trail then crosses the North Mowich River and climbs to Mowich Lake and another highland area called Spray Park.
# North Mowich River.
The North Mowich River's headwater tributaries drain North Mowich Glacier near an area of Mount Rainier called Division | 6,135,940 |
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Rook. Shortly below the toe of the glacier, the river drops over a large wall, forming Moraine Falls, the first of two waterfalls on the river, both of which are very difficult to access and would take several days to reach on foot. Giant Falls, just as difficult to reach, is located a ways downstream of Moraine Falls. Ptarmigan Ridge separates the North Mowich River's headwaters from Spray Park, much of which is drained by other tributaries of the North Mowich River. Spray Creek rises in Spray Park, tumbles over Spray Falls, and collects a tributary called Grant Creek. Spray Creek then flows down from Spray Park and along the bottom of the steep slope called Eagle Cliff, after which it joins | 6,135,941 |
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the river.
Shortly below the Spray Creek confluence, the North Mowich River is joined by Crater Creek, which flows from Mowich Lake a few miles to the north. Various tributary creeks, many of which drain Spray Park, flow into Crater Creek. The North and South Mowich Rivers then join just downstream.
# Mowich River Proper.
After the North Mowich and South Mowich join to form the Mowich River Proper which flows west. It passes Paul Peak to the north, then exits Mount Rainier National Park. Just outside the park the river is joined by Meadow Creek. Then the Mowich River flows by Martin Peak to the north before curving southwest and flowing through a broad, glacier-carved valley. Rushingwater | 6,135,942 |
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Creek joins the Mowich River just before the Mowich River itself joins the Puyallup River.
# Tributaries.
South Mowich River
No major tributaries
North Mowich River
- Spray Creek
- Crater Creek
Mowich River Proper
- Meadow Creek
- Rushingwater Creek
# Geology.
Formed by glacial meltwater, the Mowich River contains a heavy load of sediment such as silt and gravel. After descending from the upper slopes of Mount Rainier the Mowich River flows through a broad glacier-carved valley where thick sediment deposits in the stream bed create sand and gravel bars causing the river to become complexly braided and meandering.
As with other rivers sourced high on Mount Rainier, the Mowich River | 6,135,943 |
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iver
- Spray Creek
- Crater Creek
Mowich River Proper
- Meadow Creek
- Rushingwater Creek
# Geology.
Formed by glacial meltwater, the Mowich River contains a heavy load of sediment such as silt and gravel. After descending from the upper slopes of Mount Rainier the Mowich River flows through a broad glacier-carved valley where thick sediment deposits in the stream bed create sand and gravel bars causing the river to become complexly braided and meandering.
As with other rivers sourced high on Mount Rainier, the Mowich River valley, as well as the Puyallup into which the Mowich flows, are at risk of lahars.
# See also.
- List of Washington rivers
- List of Chinook Jargon placenames | 6,135,944 |
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Romulus (comics)
Romulus is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring Wolverine. He is the leader of the Lupines, a species resembling humans that he claims evolved from canines instead of primates through convergent evolution. A shadowy character whose origin and motives remain a mystery, he is shown to have orchestrated most major events in the life of Wolverine, manipulating and controlling him for most of his life.
# Publication history.
Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Simone Bianchi, the character first appeared obscured by shadow in "Wolverine" vol. 3 #50 (March 2007), and made his first full appearance in | 6,135,945 |
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"" #39 (August 2009).
# Fictional character biography.
Romulus is first seen in several flashbacks that Wolverine experiences, later explained by Wild Child to have been induced by Romulus himself. He is shown leading the Lupines in prehistoric and barbaric times, being an emperor in Ancient Rome, as well as being the main force behind Weapon X.
In the present, Romulus restored Feral and Thornn's feline look after their depowerment on M-Day, augmented Wild Child's powers greatly, and seemed to have erased all humanity from Sabretooth causing the latter's death at the hands of Wolverine (later it was revealed Sabretooth was a clone). Romulus did all of this to reveal himself to Wolverine.
Romulus | 6,135,946 |
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was also the one who took Daken from his dead mother's womb and raised him as a ruthless killer. Nick Fury revealed to Wolverine that Romulus has been manipulating people from his family's bloodline for centuries, and that he plans for Daken to become the next-generation Weapon X. This was achieved through Tinkerer who bonded the metal from the Muramasa blade to Daken's inner claws. Daken hinted he complied with the process because of his own agenda. Romulus told Daken to kill all the Weapon X experiments that gave them a healing factor with his Muramasa claws. He killed every one except Deadpool.
He appears to have ties with Russian authorities, arranging Omega Red's transfer to a regular | 6,135,947 |
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Russian prison to set a trap for Wolverine. After Wolverine temporarily subdues Omega Red, he is captured by Wild Child, who reveals that Romulus made Logan and several villains battle each other, his agenda being vaguely described as him needing a successor. Moments after Wolverine uses the Muramasa blade to kill Omega Red, Romulus reveals himself in front of him, prepared for battle with four claws already extended (the three between the knuckles of his fingers and one extending from behind his thumb). Wolverine attacks Romulus but is easily overpowered since he is only using the sword at this point. Romulus slashes and attacks Wolverine from the shadows as he reveals his plans. Telling Wolverine | 6,135,948 |
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that everything has led up to this moment. Romulus is what Wolverine will become. Pushing Wolverine to the breaking point, he drops the sword and pops his claws, much to Romulus' amusement. However, Wolverine fights back and gains the upper hand and slashes at Romulus' hand, shattering what turned out to be a clawed gauntlet. Seeing that Romulus' claws are fake, Wolverine taunts him saying, "You're not what I'm gonna become... I'm what you've always wanted to be". Hearing this, Romulus blindly attacks Wolverine with his remaining claws only to be slashed open by Wolverine. Seemingly beaten, Romulus tells Wolverine that although he is at the top of the food chain, by making Daken in his own image, | 6,135,949 |
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he has set the stage for a confrontation between Wolverine and his son. Only the most ruthless will survive. Only the one most like Romulus. Wolverine defeats Romulus, but leaves him alive saying that he will return when he is ready to finish the job. As Wolverine turns his back, Romulus seizes the opportunity to knock Wolverine unconscious with his own sword. Romulus then leaves, but not before telling Wolverine to keep the Muramasa blade: he will need it. After his confrontation with Wolverine he coordinates a successful assassination in Tokyo from what seems to be his base of operations, a European-style castle. It is here that Romulus first begins to doubt his own understanding of Wolverine's | 6,135,950 |
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actions.
Wolverine decides to confront Romulus one last time, using the help of various other heroes and his son Daken. In the end, as Daken is about to kill Romulus, Logan has Cloak teleport him into the Dark Force dimension. For a second Wolverine thinks he should behead Romulus, just like he did with Creed, but in the end he decides to leave him stranded in the Dark Force dimension.
However, thanks to Sabretooth's blackmailing life of Dagger, Romulus gets free from his prison. After a losing fight against Romulus, a mysterious woman with long red hair appears and tells Wolverine that the answers that he seeks are at the Weapon X facility. Following his fight with the Sabretooth clones, | 6,135,951 |
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the mysterious woman appears to Wolverine again. She calls herself Remus and informs him that Romulus is her twin brother. She aids Wolverine in his struggle against Romulus and Sabretooth all while providing Wolverine with information about Romulus. She reveals to Wolverine that Romulus' claim about certain mutants evolving from canines rather than apes (referring to the Lupine) is untrue which Wolverine had long since guessed. She further reveals that the whole "Lupine Sapiens" story was all just an elaborate hoax by her brother intended to be a ruse for his real goal of creating a master race of natural mutants artificially enhanced by a new type of adamantium created using vibranium illegally | 6,135,952 |
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mined from Wakanda, using Wolverine as a template. After tracking Romulus to his stronghold somewhere in Italy, Wolverine brutally attacks and incapacitates Sabretooth before confronting Romulus. Wolverine finds Romulus immersed within a tank very similar to the one Wolverine was held in during the days of the Weapon X Program. Wolverine breaks open the tank and savagely assaults Romulus with his claws. He gouges away much of the right side of Romulus' face, revealing that the bones beneath have been bonded with adamantium. As Romulus heals, Wolverine asks what the purpose is of becoming an imitation of him. Romulus declares that he is not as he once was, as he has "taken the best from both | 6,135,953 |
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Wolverine and Sabretooth", implying that his animal-like powers were artificially copied from Sabretooth (as his twin sister has none of those traits and her only powers shown is a healing-factor). He reveals that he now has four adamantium claws from both his hands in exactly the same configuration he used on the gauntlets he wore. As he launches into his attack, Romulus says to Wolverine that having Romulus erase his memory and bond the adamantium to his skeleton was actually his idea rather than something that he was forced to endure as he's believed for so long (however, this assertion remains ambiguous). Romulus and Wolverine resume their battle with Wolverine ultimately proving victorious, | 6,135,954 |
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resulting in Romulus being remanded to the Raft.
# Powers and abilities.
Little is known about the full extent of Romulus's powers. As with Wolverine, Romulus' primary power is an accelerated healing factor that allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than normal humans. The full limits of this power aren't known, but he has healed wounds that ripped away the flesh from the right side of his face, exposing the bone, within a matter of seconds. Romulus' healing factor also grants him virtual immunity to known diseases and renders him highly resistant to most forms of drugs. It also affords him greatly extended longevity by slowing his | 6,135,955 |
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natural aging process to an extraordinary degree as he claims to be tens of thousands of years old. However, Romulus is known to mix exaggeration and half truths in order to perpetuate the mystique surrounding him, though Romulus is ancient. Since the appearance of Remus, she has confirmed that Romulus is at least several thousand years of age. While he does show signs of aging, such as his hair turning almost completely white where it was once black, Romulus still has the same physical vitality and overall appearance of his physical prime. Romulus' senses of sight, smell and hearing are also enhanced to unknown superhuman levels. While they constitute a separate power, their efficiency is still | 6,135,956 |
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somewhat linked to his healing factor. Romulus also possesses some degree of superhuman strength, the limits of which aren't fully known, though it has been shown as sufficient to lift Wolverine by the arm over his head using one hand and hurl him across a room. Romulus' speed, agility, and reflexes are similarly enhanced. His healing factor grants him partial immunity to the fatigue toxins generated by his muscles during physical activity, so he has much greater stamina and endurance than an ordinary human. He can exert himself physically for at least several hours before the buildup of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. He also possesses a single, retractable claw at the tip | 6,135,957 |
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of each finger as well as elongated canine teeth. Romulus' claws are extremely sharp and are capable of cutting most known conventional materials and flesh.
Romulus has also displayed some degree of telepathic capabilities during past confrontations with Wolverine. He has been able to enter Wolverine's mind and to manipulate his memories, even going so far as to be able to create false memories or to awaken memories that have been suppressed. However, his telepathic powers are nowhere near the level of Charles Xavier, as Xavier has used his powers to shield Wolverine's mind from Romulus' influence for years.
After his return from the Dark Dimension, Romulus underwent the process of bonding | 6,135,958 |
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adamantium to his skeleton. As a result, his bones are now virtually indestructible. Romulus has also had four adamantium claws implanted into each arm that have the same configuration as the claws mounted onto his gloves. As with his skeleton, these claws are virtually unbreakable and can cut nearly any known substance.
Romulus is consistently depicted as being of exceptional stature, surpassing Sabretooth in size. The font used for his words is unique, having a more ancient appearance than those of other characters. Although he often appears naked, he has been shown to wear clothes on several occasions, possibly making use of the fact that only a few living people can recognize him. Romulus | 6,135,959 |
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has been seen wearing armor over his right knee which has a faint reminder of the adamantium armor worn by Cyber.
His facial features are very similar to both Sabretooth and Wolverine. This is seen in his sideburns, canine fangs, pointy ears, and white eyes. His hair is almost solid white with the exception of his bangs, which are black. Romulus has been seen wearing his hair in a long pony tail in a way similar to Omega Red. Romulus also speaks with a unique accent. According to Wolverine, it sounds part Italian and part Japanese.
## Skills.
Romulus is extremely intelligent with detailed knowledge of genetics and other areas of science. Romulus also controls a vast criminal empire spread | 6,135,960 |
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ding to Wolverine, it sounds part Italian and part Japanese.
## Skills.
Romulus is extremely intelligent with detailed knowledge of genetics and other areas of science. Romulus also controls a vast criminal empire spread throughout the world and has contacts throughout the criminal underworld. Romulus is also a master manipulator that prefers to work behind the scenes. He is also a formidable hand-to-hand combatant with many thousands of years of experience and knowledge. He also has extensive knowledge of many foreign and ancient cultures as he has alleged to have participated in the rise and fall of many civilizations throughout his existence.
# External links.
- Romulus at Marvel Wiki | 6,135,961 |
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Bulletproof (soundtrack)
Bulletproof is a soundtrack album of the game "" released by Shadyville.
# Background.
The soundtrack features 13 new songs from 50 Cent. The soundtrack was also released as an instrumental edition. Consumers who pre-ordered the album were also given a never-before-released DVD of 50 Cent's 2003 European tour called, "No Fear, No Mercy".
# Track listing.
From "50 cent bulletproof".
All tracks produced by Sha Money XL except Pimpin, Part 2 Produced by J.Bonkaz
"Pimpin" contains a sample from "I Choose You" by Willie Hutch. | 6,135,962 |
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Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke is a 1999 American four-part television miniseries starring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain which was first broadcast on CBS on February 21 and 24, 1999. It was based primarily on the book "The Richest Girl in the World" by Stephanie Mansfield (Pinnacle Books issued a special movie tie-in edition of the book in February 1999) as well as Bob Colacello's two in-depth articles about Ms. Duke in "Vanity Fair". Colacello was the magazine's authority on Doris Duke.
The title of the series was derived from the book "Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke" by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas. Manfield's book was the | 6,135,963 |
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first to be obtained by CBS, which optioned it for a planned miniseries in early 1995. The Duke-Thomas book, which was "being peddled as a miniseries" by the authors months before publication (it was not published until December 1995), was originally optioned earlier that year by the producer Doris Keating, who planned a miniseries of her own.
"Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke" presents a dramatized account of the life of the heiress, philanthropist, and once richest woman in the world, Doris Duke. It has since been re-broadcast on The Hallmark Channel, and on Lifetime combined together and presented as a 192-minute movie. The film stars Hayden Panettiere as young Doris Duke, Lindsay | 6,135,964 |
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Frost as 20- to 50-year-old Doris Duke, and Lauren Bacall as an elderly Doris Duke. Bacall, who had met Doris Duke a few times, was pleased to have been able to appear in a TV miniseries, devoting a few paragraphs to the experience in her autobiography.
While Bacall, Chamberlain and Frost were highly praised for their roles, most reviews of the miniseries were generally unfavorable. The "Orlando Sentinel" went so far as to say: "If the real Duke were talking, a curse on the filmmakers would be likely."
Another film about the relationship between Duke and her butler, Bernard Lafferty, "Bernard and Doris", directed by Bob Balaban and starring Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes, was released in | 6,135,965 |
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2007 to much greater critical acclaim, receiving three Golden Globe and ten Emmy nominations.
# Plot outline.
Doris Duke, the famous real-life billionairess, is seen going over her life as she prepares to die. Her life includes the early death of her loving father, being raised by a cold mother, two marriages and numerous affairs that still leave her hungry for love, a fascination with mystics and reincarnation, and a disastrous adoption late in life. Even now as she is dying, her roller-coaster life has one last bump in it: her butler, Bernard Lafferty, is suspected of arranging her death so he can get all her money.
# Cast.
- Lauren Bacall as Doris Duke (elderly)
- Hayden Panettiere as | 6,135,966 |
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n now as she is dying, her roller-coaster life has one last bump in it: her butler, Bernard Lafferty, is suspected of arranging her death so he can get all her money.
# Cast.
- Lauren Bacall as Doris Duke (elderly)
- Hayden Panettiere as Young Doris Duke
- Lindsay Frost as Doris Duke (age 20s to 50s)
- Richard Chamberlain as Bernard Lafferty
- Mare Winningham as Chandi Heffner
- Kathleen Quinlan as Nanaline Duke
- Michael Nouri as Porfirio Rubirosa
- Joe Don Baker as Buck Duke
- Roberta Maxwell as Myra
- Sheila McCarthy as Tammy
- Lisa Banes as Barbara Hutton
- Brian Stokes Mitchell as Duke Kahanamoku
- Brian Dennehy as Louis Bromfield
- Liam Cunningham as Alec Cunningham-Reid | 6,135,967 |
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Shaun Proulx
Shaun Proulx (born August 1, 1968) is a Canadian media entrepreneur, speaker, authour, publisher, interviewer and radio personality, who currently hosts the weekly "The Shaun Proulx Show" on SiriusXM's Canada Talks. In late September 2013, during a live interview with the CBC Radio's Matt Galloway, Proulx publicly disclosed that he was diagnosed HIV+ in 2005. He has contributed to "The Globe and Mail" and to Toronto's LGBT newspaper "Xtra!", and was the afternoon radio host on 103.9 PROUD FM (CIRR-FM).
"DecAIDS – Anything Is Possible", a documentary he produced, won "Best Social Documentary" at WorldFest in 2007, won "Best Full Length Feature" at the New York AIDS Film Festival | 6,135,968 |
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in 2007, and was an official selection of the Hollywood Festival the same year.
Proulx also works as a keynote speaker and coach.
# Career.
Shaun Proulx Media produces the TheGayGuideNetwork.com, Canada's first gay web portal, established in 2002. It also produces "The Shaun Proulx Show" and "Gold Access App", focusing on gay men and the women in their lives.
Proulx formerly had his own one-hour television talk show, "The Shaun Proulx Show" on OUTtv, a Canadian gay television station.
# Personal life.
Proulx is openly gay, and recently divorced from former porn actor Eddie Stone.
# Filmography.
- 2001: "Die Mutter" - actor
- 2001: "Three Shades of Black" - actor
- 2007: "DecAIDS – | 6,135,969 |
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oulx is openly gay, and recently divorced from former porn actor Eddie Stone.
# Filmography.
- 2001: "Die Mutter" - actor
- 2001: "Three Shades of Black" - actor
- 2007: "DecAIDS – Anything Is Possible" - creative producer and story editor
# Theater.
- 2000: "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" - lead actor - Buddies in Bad Times
- 2001: "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" - actor - Workman Theatre
# Bibliography.
- 2003: "Quickies 3 – Short Stories on Gay Male Desire". Vancouver, Arsenal Pulp Press
# External links.
- Shaun Proulx's official website
- "The Shaun Proulx Show" page on OUTtv website
- Gay Guide Toronto - gay web portal published by Shaun Proulx | 6,135,970 |
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Antonio Andrisani
Antonio Andrisani (born 1966) is an Italian filmmaker and director.
Andrisani was born at Matera. Inspired by the works of Stanley Kubrick, he has created a number of significant cinematographic works, including "La Ragazza nel Bar" ("The Girl in the Bar"), "La Sosta" ("The Stop"), "Il Garante" ("The Guarantee"), "31", "La Mosca" ("The Fly"), "Ecco perciò" ("Here therefore"), "Al proprio posto" ("To his own place"), "Il numero uno" ("The number one").
He wrote the screenplay for the latest Silvia Ferreri movie, still editing, "Lo stallo" ("The stall"), where he also plays the main role together with Rolando Ravello and Pierfrancesco "Titizzo" Natale.
# External links.
- | 6,135,971 |
2568337 | Antonio Andrisani | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio%20Andrisani | Antonio Andrisani
an Italian filmmaker and director.
Andrisani was born at Matera. Inspired by the works of Stanley Kubrick, he has created a number of significant cinematographic works, including "La Ragazza nel Bar" ("The Girl in the Bar"), "La Sosta" ("The Stop"), "Il Garante" ("The Guarantee"), "31", "La Mosca" ("The Fly"), "Ecco perciò" ("Here therefore"), "Al proprio posto" ("To his own place"), "Il numero uno" ("The number one").
He wrote the screenplay for the latest Silvia Ferreri movie, still editing, "Lo stallo" ("The stall"), where he also plays the main role together with Rolando Ravello and Pierfrancesco "Titizzo" Natale.
# External links.
- More information about Andrisani
- Official site | 6,135,972 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
Charles "Chuck" Harrison
Charles "Chuck" Harrison (September 23, 1931 — November 29, 2018) was an American industrial designer and the first African-American executive to work at Sears, Roebuck and Company, starting in 1961 as a designer and eventually becoming manager of the company's entire design group. He was involved in the design of over 750 consumer products, including the portable hair dryer, toasters, stereos, lawn mowers, sewing machines, Craftsman power tools, the see-through measuring cup, fondue pots, stoves, and the first plastic trash can, which has been credited with changing the sound of trash collection day. Perhaps his most famous achievement was leading the team | 6,135,973 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
that updated the View-Master in 1958, designing the classic Model F View-Master.
# Early life.
At the time Harrison was born, his father, Charles Harrison Sr., was teaching industrial arts at Southern University in Louisiana. In 1936, the family moved to Texas where Harrison Sr. become a professor at Prairie View A&M University. Both Harrison Sr. and Harrison's maternal grandfather were carpenters, and Harrison credits his interest and ability in design to their influence.
In 1945, the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona where Harrison attended George Washington Carver High School, an all-black high school. The school closed when integration became law in the 1950s, and is now a museum and cultural | 6,135,974 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
center celebrating the contributions of African-Americans; a room in the museum is dedicated to Harrison's work.
Harrison was active in extracurricular activities at the high school, playing basketball and tennis, and participating in the band and chorus.
# Education.
Harrison attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) from 1949 to 1954, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. One of his undergraduate professors, Henry P. Glass, would prove to be one of Harrison's greatest mentors and allies over the course of his career. It was also while attending SAIC that Harrison met his future wife.
In 1956, he returned to the school to pursue graduate studies, transferring later to the Illinois | 6,135,975 |
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Institute of Technology to complete his Master's in Art Education.
# Career.
Between his undergraduate and graduate degrees, Harrison was drafted into the United States Army and posted to Germany. He served two years in the topography unit doing spot mapping and drafting.
Back in the U.S., fresh out of school, Harrison began looking for work with a design firm. He interviewed at Sears but was told that he could not be hired on staff because he was black. The hiring manager liked Harrison's work, however, and was able to feed him freelance work from Sears on the side. But it was Henry Glass, one of Harrison's undergraduate professors, who gave him his first job with a design firm, putting | 6,135,976 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
him to work on furniture designs. Harrison credits Glass with teaching him a great deal about detailing, drawing, and production, as well as the business elements of the trade, such as client relations.
Over the next several years, Harrison worked for Ed Klein & Associates and Robert Podall Associates. It was at Robert Podall Associates in 1958 that Harrison updated the popular View-Master toy before getting a call from his old contact at Sears. Sears was ready to offer him a job. It was 1961, and Harrison became the first African-American executive ever hired at the company's Chicago headquarters. Harrison worked for Sears until his retirement in 1993.
After retirement, Harrison taught part-time | 6,135,977 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and at Columbia College Chicago.
# Awards and Exhibitions.
In October 2008, Harrison was awarded the Lifetime Achievement National Design Award by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. He is the first African-American to receive this accolade.
In 2007, his work was featured alongside other African-American product designers at the Designs for Life: Black Creativity 2007 exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
In 2006 his memoir, "A Life's Design: The Life and Work of Industrial Designer Charles Harrison" (), was published by Ibis Design.
In 2006, Harrison received | 6,135,978 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
a Lifetime Achievement Award from FocusOnDesign, a Washington, D.C.-based group that promotes diversity in design. In the same year, he also received "personal recognition" from The Industrial Designers Society of America.
In 2000, Harrison's work was featured in an exhibit titled "The World of a Product Designer: Charles Harrison" at the Carver Museum and Cultural Center.
# Death.
Harrison died at age 87 on November 29, 2018.
# External links.
- Design Collection images from University of Illinois at Chicago digital collections - includes dozens of sketches created by Harrison.
# Further reading.
- "Autobiography by Charles Harrison"br
- "News article on the occasion of Charles Harrison | 6,135,979 |
12330965 | Charles "Chuck" Harrison | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles%20"Chuck"%20Harrison | Charles "Chuck" Harrison
arrison" at the Carver Museum and Cultural Center.
# Death.
Harrison died at age 87 on November 29, 2018.
# External links.
- Design Collection images from University of Illinois at Chicago digital collections - includes dozens of sketches created by Harrison.
# Further reading.
- "Autobiography by Charles Harrison"br
- "News article on the occasion of Charles Harrison receiving the award for lifetime achievement from FocusOnDesign"br
- "Review of book signing event at the University of Illinois (Chicago) Art & Architecture Building in 2006"br
- "Biographical article on the occasion of Charles Harrison receiving the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Lifetime Achievement Award"br | 6,135,980 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
Mika Väyrynen
Mika Väyrynen (born 28 December 1981) is a Finnish former footballer.
# Club career.
## Early career.
Väyrynen started his career with FC Lahti and joined FC Jokerit for the 2001 season.
## Heerenveen.
Midway through that year SC Heerenveen beat Internazionale to his signature, Väyrynen opting for the Dutch club in order to have a better chance of a regular starting place. He immediately broke into the Heerenveen side, though the switch from a summer to winter season meant he began to suffer from injury problems. However, in 2003–04 he became their key player in midfield, and ended up scoring 17 goals in 100 Eredivisie games.
## PSV.
In the summer of 2005, Väyrynen joined | 6,135,981 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
PSV, upon joining stating, "PSV is the best option for me. At Heerenveen I learned to play more simple football. I am not the player I was in Finland any more, tactically and physically especially I have grown a lot." He was brought in to replace Mark van Bommel by PSV manager Guus Hiddink. Väyrynen was, however, ruled out for much of the early 2005–06 season with an ankle injury. Väyrynen returned to action as a substitute on 17 December 2005 against Willem II, and immediately scored his first goal for PSV. He was not able to earn a regular starting place in the spring season, and mostly made substitute appearances, as PSV secured the Dutch title for the second year in a row.
Väyrynen was | 6,135,982 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
linked with a move to Rangers and newly promoted Premier League side Derby County as they looked to strengthen for the 2007–08 season. Väyrynen almost moved to Derby in August 2007, but the move collapsed because of a calf injury.
In the summer of 2008, Väyrynen was again linked with Rangers and an undisclosed Belgian team, believed to be Club Brugge. He was also linked with Derby for the second time on 22 July 2008, according to Derby's local radio, despite their relegation to the Championship.
## Heerenveen.
31 August 2008, two days before the closing of the transfer window, Väyrynen was signed by former club Heerenveen to a contract until 2011 with an option of one year more. He picked | 6,135,983 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
up a knee injury in a January 2009 match against Ajax which ruled him out of play until the end of 2009. In his final season at Heerenveen, he scored 9 league goals for the club in 30 games.
## Leeds United.
On 13 September 2011, Väyrynen, now a free agent, signed a one-year deal – with an option of a further year – with English Championship side Leeds United. Väyrynen was rumoured to have been on the verge of signing Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg at the time Leeds came in for him.
In signing for Leeds, Väyrynen joined compatriot Mikael Forssell at Elland Road. Väyrynen made his first appearance in a Leeds squad on 20 September, he was named on the bench against rivals Manchester United, | 6,135,984 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
and was brought on with Forssell in the 52nd minute. Väyrynen made his league debut as a substitute in the 3–3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 23 September, coming on for the last nine minutes. He made his Elland Road league debut against Portsmouth on 1 October, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win. He made his first start for Leeds on 22 October, coming into the side for the injured Robert Snodgrass against Peterborough United.
Väyrynen was ruled out for a few weeks when he had groin surgery which also ruled him out of some of the international fixtures with Finland.
On 16 April, Leeds united terminated Väyrynen's contract by mutual consent after eight months at the | 6,135,985 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
club.
## HJK Helsinki.
Since leaving Leeds, Väyrynen had been training with HJK Helsinki in order to maintain match fitness. On 10 July, HJK announced that Väyrynen had signed a three-month contract with the club. He made his debut one week later, scoring from a penalty, in a 7−0 home win against KR Reykjavik in UEFA Champions League qualifiers. He made in total of 12 league appearances, scoring three goals, as HJK were crowned as league champions for the fourth consecutive season.
On 1 February 2013, Väyrynen signed a two-year contract extension with HJK.
## LA Galaxy.
In February 2015, Väyrynen trialed with LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer and signed with them on 6 March 2015. On 15 March | 6,135,986 |
2568331 | Mika Väyrynen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mika%20Väyrynen | Mika Väyrynen
h them on 6 March 2015. On 15 March 2015, he made his debut against the Portland Timbers, coming off the bench in the 62nd minute and replacing Baggio Hušidić in an eventual 2–2 draw.
# International career.
Väyrynen was a key player for the Finland national team. He made his debut on 20 March 2002 against South Korea. Väyrynen's breakthrough for Finland came in June 2003, when he was the star performer in matches against Serbia and Montenegro and Italy. Väyrynen was also a key player for Finland at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
# Honours.
## PSV.
- Eredivisie: 2005–06, 2006–07
## ScHeerenveen.
- KNVB Cup: 2009
## HJK.
- Veikkausliiga: 2012, 2013, 2014
- Finnish Cup: 2014 | 6,135,987 |
2568342 | New Brunswick Railway Museum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New%20Brunswick%20Railway%20Museum | New Brunswick Railway Museum
New Brunswick Railway Museum
The New Brunswick Railway Museum, owned and operated by the Canadian Railroad Historical Association, New Brunswick Division, is a Canadian tourism museum located in Hillsborough, New Brunswick. It was formerly known as the Salem and Hillsborough Railroad (S&H).
The Salem and Hillsborough Railroad was formed in 1982 by a group of volunteer railroad enthusiasts and retired railroad employees. They took possession of a section of former CN Rail branch line trackage which ran from CN's Moncton-Saint John mainline at Salisbury east to just beyond the village of Hillsborough, approximately away. CN had operated this subdivision to service a gypsum quarry until the late | 6,135,988 |
2568342 | New Brunswick Railway Museum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New%20Brunswick%20Railway%20Museum | New Brunswick Railway Museum
1970s when the quarry was closed, resulting in the company applying for abandonment.
The S&H initially operated several historic CN and CPR steam locomotives which had been used in New Brunswick until the early 1960s when both railways completely dieselized. The S&H operated regular coach and dinner tourist trains between Hillsborough and a location halfway between Hillsborough and Salisbury, named Salem, from 1982 until 2004.
In 1994, a disastrous fire occurred as a result of an arson attack on the railway's engine shop in Hillsborough, destroying or damaging several locomotives and historic freight and passenger cars. The rebuilding effort took many years, during which time the volunteer | 6,135,989 |
2568342 | New Brunswick Railway Museum | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New%20Brunswick%20Railway%20Museum | New Brunswick Railway Museum
destroying or damaging several locomotives and historic freight and passenger cars. The rebuilding effort took many years, during which time the volunteer base began to dwindle.
Since 2005 the site became a static museum as the New Brunswick Railway Museum, using the former excursion train, historical specialized maintenance equipment and several exhibit buildings with numerous railway artifacts.
The New Brunswick Railway Museum is open during the summer season and other times by request.
The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
# See also.
- List of heritage railways in Canada
- List of museums in Canada
# External links.
- New Brunswick Railway Museum | 6,135,990 |
2568357 | TR3A | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TR3A | TR3A
TR3A
TR3A may refer to:
- Triumph TR3A, automobile from the United Kingdom
- TR-3A Black Manta, speculated USAF spyplane | 6,135,991 |
2568343 | Palma Cathedral | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palma%20Cathedral | Palma Cathedral
Palma Cathedral
The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma (Cathedral of St. Mary of Palma), more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Majorca, Spain.
# Description.
Built by the Crown of Aragon on the site of a Moorish-era mosque, the cathedral is 121 metres long, 55 metres wide and its nave is 44 metres tall. By way of comparison, the height of the central nave reaches 33m in Notre Dame de Paris, 38m in Reims, 42m in Notre-Dame d'Amiens and 48m in Saint-Pierre de Beauvais, the highest of all Gothic cathedrals.
Designed in the Catalan Gothic style but with Northern European influences, it was begun by | 6,135,992 |
2568343 | Palma Cathedral | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palma%20Cathedral | Palma Cathedral
King James I of Aragon in 1229 but only finished in 1601. It sits within the old city of Palma atop the former citadel of the Roman city, between the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and the episcopal palace. It also overlooks the "Parc de la Mar" and the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1901, fifty years after a restoration of the cathedral had started, Antoni Gaudí was invited to take over the project. While some of his ideas were adopted – moving the choir stalls from the middle nave to be closer to the altar, as well as a large canopy – Gaudí abandoned his work in 1914 after an argument with the contractor. The planned changes were essentially cosmetic rather than structural, and the project was cancelled | 6,135,993 |
2568343 | Palma Cathedral | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palma%20Cathedral | Palma Cathedral
01, fifty years after a restoration of the cathedral had started, Antoni Gaudí was invited to take over the project. While some of his ideas were adopted – moving the choir stalls from the middle nave to be closer to the altar, as well as a large canopy – Gaudí abandoned his work in 1914 after an argument with the contractor. The planned changes were essentially cosmetic rather than structural, and the project was cancelled soon after.
# See also.
- Catholic Church in Spain
- List of highest church naves
# External links.
- "Cathedral of Palma: La Seu", Video in english, 3:33 min., Mallorca TV Teleweb+
- Virtual 3D-tour inside a Palma Cathedral
- Photos & history of Cathedral of Palma | 6,135,994 |
2568333 | Sokol space suit | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol%20space%20suit | Sokol space suit
Sokol space suit
The Sokol space suit, also known as the Sokol IVA suit or simply the Sokol (, "Falcon"), is a type of Soviet space suit, worn by all who fly on the Soyuz spacecraft. It was introduced in 1973 and is still used . The Sokol is described by its makers as a "rescue suit" and it is not capable of being used outside the spacecraft in a spacewalk or extra-vehicular activity. Instead, its purpose is to keep the wearer alive in the event of an accidental depressurisation of the spacecraft. In this respect, it is similar to the ACES suit that was worn aboard NASA's Space Shuttle during launch and landing.
# Description.
The current version of the suit is the Sokol-KV2, manufactured | 6,135,995 |
2568333 | Sokol space suit | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol%20space%20suit | Sokol space suit
by NPP Zvezda (НПП Звезда). It consists of an inner pressure layer of rubberised polycaprolactam and an outer layer of white nylon canvas. Boots are integrated with the suit but gloves are removable and attach by means of blue anodised aluminium wrist couplings. The polycarbonate visor can open on hinges mounted near the ears and seals with an anodised aluminium clavicle flange when closed; the hood or 'soft helmet' folds when the visor is raised. The suit has four pockets and adjustment straps on the arms, legs, chest, and abdomen.
There is a suit pressure gauge on the left wrist. A mirror on an elastic wrist band is worn on the right—this helps the wearer see things that would otherwise be | 6,135,996 |
2568333 | Sokol space suit | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol%20space%20suit | Sokol space suit
outside his or her field of view. During re-entry, an altimeter on a wrist strap may also be worn this gives an immediate check on cabin pressure and warns when to brace for touchdown (during the last phase of landing the cabin opens to the outside air.) A wristwatch is often worn as well, with an elastic wrist band replacing the strap so it may fit over the bulky suit glove. The watches are often privately purchased and a wide variety of Swiss and Russian models have been used.
Electrical cables are mounted on the right abdomen of the suit; on the left abdomen there are separate hoses for air and oxygen. Normally, an electric blower ventilates the suit with cabin air through the larger hose | 6,135,997 |
2568333 | Sokol space suit | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol%20space%20suit | Sokol space suit
at the rate of per minute. If the cabin pressure drops below , the air supply is automatically replaced with oxygen from pressurised bottles. at a rate of per minute. Both air and oxygen exhaust through the blue pressure relief valve at the centre of the chest; this valve also regulates the pressure of the suit.
Effectively, the suit uses an open-circuit life support system that somewhat resembles scuba equipment. This has the advantage of simplicity; the disadvantage of a high rate of oxygen consumption is considered acceptable given that it is only intended for emergency use.
The suits weigh around and are described by those who have used them as a considerable encumbrance when worn on the | 6,135,998 |
2568333 | Sokol space suit | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokol%20space%20suit | Sokol space suit
ground. Despite this, they are intended to be worn for up to 30 hours in a pressurised environment or two hours in a vacuum. They can also float and have a neck dam that allows the visor to be raised in water without the risk of flooding the suit. However, Soyuz crews are provided with buoyancy aids and cold-water survival suits which would preferably be used if the Soyuz accidentally landed in water.
, a total of 309 flight suits had been made along with 135 training and testing suits.
# Operational use.
Each Soyuz crew member is provided with a made-to-measure suit for flight although, from the numbers made, it appears that the suits provided for ground training are re-used. It is considered | 6,135,999 |
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