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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi%20Miller
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Levi Miller
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Levi Zane Miller (born 30 September 2002) is an Australian actor and model. He is known for playing Peter Pan in Pan (2015), Luke in Better Watch Out (2016), and Calvin in A Wrinkle in Time (2018).
Early life
Miller was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At the age of 5 or 6 he entered and won a drama competition with a Peter Pan monologue. He appeared in several Australian television commercials.
Career
Miller appeared in the film A Heartbeat Away (2012) and in short films such as Akiva (2010) and Great Adventures (2012). He was selected by the film's director Joe Wright for the role of Peter Pan in Pan. He appeared in Red Dog: True Blue where he played Mick.
In 2015, he was named ambassador for Polo, the Ralph Lauren kids' fall campaign.
In 2016, Miller starred as Luke in the psychological horror Christmas-themed film Better Watch Out where the young Australian actor's performance was highly regarded by film critics. He played Charlie Bucktin in the film adaptation of Australian novel Jasper Jones.
In 2018, he played Calvin O'Keefe in the American fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time. The next year, he played Leo in the film American Exit (2019). Miller also played Bejamin Lane in the sports drama film Streamline (2021). In 2022, Miller was cast in the superhero film Kraven the Hunter.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
2002 births
Living people
21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male child actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
People from Brisbane
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weerakumara%20Dissanayake
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Weerakumara Dissanayake
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Weerakumara Dissanayake () (born 10 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
He was deputy minister of Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development from 2010 to 2015. In 2017 he left the National Freedom Front (NFF) to join the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Political career
In the 2004 General Elections Weerakumara contested the Puttalam Electorate from the United People's Freedom Alliance and was elected. On 2 April 2018, Weerakumara was appointed as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development.
Electoral history
References
Parliament profile
Living people
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
1971 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited%20Migration
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Spirited Migration
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Spirited Migration is the debut studio album by American doom metal band Dark Castle, released in 2009.
Track listing
References
2009 debut albums
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmadasa%20Banda
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Dharmadasa Banda
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Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Dharmadasa Banda (7 February 1938 – 23 October 2010), known commonly as R. M. Dharmadasa Banda, was a Sri Lankan teacher, lawyer and politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former cabinet minister. He was a Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya.
Early life
Born in the village of Medagam Pattuwa in Bibile, his father was the R. M. Kiribanda was the Village Headman. He was educated at the Medagama School in Bibile, Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and Zahira College, Colombo. Following his studies he returned to Bibile, gained an appointment as an English teacher and was elected Chairman of the Medagama Village Council.
Political career
Dharmadasa Banda entered active politics in the late 1964 as the chief United National Party organiser for the Bibile electorate, after his brother R. M. Gunasekera, the member for Bibile in 1960, was assassinated in 1964. He contested the seat of Bibile at the 1965 parliamentary election, as the United National Party candidate, and was elected to parliament, defeating Ronnie de Mel. He was defeated at the 1970 general election. Entering Ceylon Law College and qualified as an attorney-at-law. He contested and won in the 1977 general election and was appointed Deputy Minister of Textile and Handloom Industries by Prime Minister J. R. Jayewardene. Re-elected in the 1989 general election, he was appointed Minister of Agricultural Development and Research in the cabinet of President R. Premadasa. During his tenure he introduced the farmers’ pension scheme. He lost his seat in the 1994 general election and was re-elected in the 2000 general election, but lost the 2001 general election. Re-elected in the 2004 general election from the United People's Freedom Alliance, he served as Cabinet Minister for Additional Plantation Crops from 2007 to 2010.
His son Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara, served as a member of the parliament.
References
Former Minister Dharmadasa Banda passes away
External links
Humble Politician
1938 births
2010 deaths
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sinhalese teachers
Sinhalese lawyers
Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Agriculture ministers of Sri Lanka
Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitution%20hypothesis
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Substitution hypothesis
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The substitution hypothesis or twin hypothesis states that the sightings of a risen Jesus are explained not by physical resurrection, but by the existence of a different person, a twin or lookalike who could have impersonated Jesus after his death, or died in the place of Jesus on the cross. It is a position held by some Gnostics in the first to third century, as well as some modern Mandaeans and Muslims.
Christian and Gnostic traditions
The Book of Thomas the Contender, a Gnostic text thought to have been written in the late second or the third century, cites Jesus as stating, when speaking to Thomas the Apostle, "[I]t has been said that you are my twin and true companion.". Additionally, the third century text Acts of Thomas (not to be confused with the Gospel of Thomas) contains an episode in which the risen Jesus appears "in the likeness of" Thomas the Apostle, and is subsequently mistaken for Thomas by a king. However, these early texts do not expressly put forward any sort of substitution hypothesis with respect to the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth, a Gnostic text from the third century, claims that Simon of Cyrene was crucified in the place of Jesus. The text is written from the first-person narrative perspective of Jesus, attributing to Jesus statements such as "I was laughing at their ignorance" when the crowd mistakenly crucifies Simon of Cyrene, and asserting that this deception was made possible because "I [Jesus] was altering my shapes, changing from form to form."
The Gospel of Barnabas describes Jesus escaping crucifixion through being raised alive to heaven by a committee of holy angels; afterwards, Judas Iscariot is supernaturally transformed to look identical to Jesus, and is subsequently crucified in Jesus' place. Concerning its date of composition, few academics argue that the Gospel of Barnabas was composed any earlier than the 14th century, although a minority of scholars see it as containing portions of an earlier work.
Paul William Roberts reports in his 1995 travel narrative Journey of the Magi: In Search of the Birth of Jesus, that some contemporary Mandaeans hold that Thomas the Apostle was the twin brother of Jesus and was crucified in Jesus' place.
The etymology of Thomas with respect to Thomas the Apostle and the name Judas (distinct from Judas Iscariot) that he is given in various early texts and traditions is alluded to by some as evidence of Jesus having had a twin.
Islamic perspective
A verse in the Qur'an saying of Jesus that "they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them" has been interpreted by many Muslims to mean that a different man who only appeared to be Jesus died in his place. Muslim scholars do not agree on the identity of the substitute, but he is often thought to have been one of the Apostles or Simon of Cyrene.
See also
Swoon hypothesis
Vision hypothesis
Stolen body hypothesis
Lost body hypothesis
Historical Jesus
Historicity of Jesus
Religious perspectives on Jesus
Unknown years of Jesus
Holger Kersten
Basilideans
Gospel of Basilides
Alleged Tomb of Jesus at Shingō, Aomori
References
Citations
Sources
Historicity and origin of the Resurrection of Jesus
Death conspiracy theories
Fringe theories
Denial of the crucifixion of Jesus
Biblical twins
Thomas the Apostle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akmeemana%20Dayarathana%20Thero
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Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero
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Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Thero was born in Akmeemana, Galle. His mother's name is Siriyawathi and his father was Mr. Sumatipala. Thero was in parliament from 2004 to 2010.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks
Jathika Hela Urumaya politicians
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1970 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalith%20Dissanayake
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Lalith Dissanayake
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Lalith Chandra Buddhisiri Dissanayake (born 19 November 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.
In October 2000 he was elected Deputy Chairman of Committees, a position he held until October 2001.
References
Alumni of Dharmaraja College
1955 births
Living people
Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo%20B6M
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Volvo B6M
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The Volvo B6M was a mid-engined bus chassis manufactured by Volvo in the 1980s. It was developed as a mid-engined version of the Volvo B6FA.
In Australia, it was purchased in small numbers by McHarry's Buslines, Morisset Bus Lines, Port Stephens Coaches and the Pulitano Group. It was discontinued in 1989.
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
B6M
Bus chassis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.%20B.%20Ekanayake
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W. B. Ekanayake
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Wilfred Bandara Ekanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1948 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian%20night%20monkey
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Panamanian night monkey
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The Panamanian night monkey or Chocoan night monkey (Aotus zonalis) is a species of night monkey formerly considered a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey of the family Aotidae. Its range consists of Panama and the Chocó region of Colombia. There are also unconfirmed reports of its occurrence in Costa Rica, especially on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The species definitely occurs in the Atlantic lowlands of Panama close to the Costa Rica border.
The exact classification of the Panamanian Night Monkey is uncertain. While some authors consider it a subspecies of the gray-bellied night monkey, A. lemurinus, other authors follow a study by Thomas Defler from 2001, which concluded that it is a separate species, A. zonalis.
The Panamanian night monkey is a relatively small monkey, with males weighing approximately and females weighing about . The fur on the back ranges from grayish brown to reddish brown. The belly is yellow. The hair on the back of the hands and feet is black or dark brown, which is a key distinguishing feature from other northern "gray-necked" Aotus species; also, its hair is shorter. Other distinguishing features relate to its skull, which has a broad braincase, a depressed interorbital region, and large molariform teeth.
Like other night monkeys, the Panamanian night monkey has large eyes, befitting its nocturnal lifestyle. But unlike many nocturnal animal species, its eyes do not have a tapetum lucidum. Also like other night monkeys, it has a short tail relative to the body size.
The Panamanian night monkey is arboreal and nocturnal. It and the other members of the genus Aotus are the only nocturnal monkeys. It is found in several types of forest, including secondary forest and coffee plantations. It lives in small groups of between two and six monkeys, consisting of an adult pair and one infant and several juveniles and/or subadults. Groups are territorial, and groups occupy ranges that overlap only slightly.
Vocal, olfactory and behavioral forms of communication have all been recorded. At least nine vocal calls have been reported, including various types of grunts, screams, squeals, moans and trills. Males develop a scent gland near their tail at the age of about one year that is used for scent marking. Urine washing, in which urine is rubbed on the hands and feet, is also used. Behavioral communication appears to be less important than vocal and olfactory communication, but certain behavioral displays, including arched back displays, stiff legged jumping, urination, defecation and piloerection have been noted.
The Panamanian night monkey generally walks on all four legs, although it is capable of leaping or running when necessary. It eats a variety of foods. In one study, on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, its diet was found to consist of 65% fruits, 30% leaves and 5% insects.
In common with other night monkeys, the Panamanian night monkey is one of the few monogamous monkeys. The monogamous pair generally gives birth to a single infant each year, although twins occasionally occur. The gestation period is about 133 days. The father carries the infant from the time it is one or two days old, passing it to the mother for nursing.
Although viewing monkeys is popular with tourists visiting Panama, the Panamanian night monkey's nocturnal habits make it less often seen than the other Panamanian monkey species. However, with a skilled guide it is possible to observe the Panamanian night monkey.
References
Panamanian night monkey
Mammals of Colombia
Primates of Central America
Primates of North America
Panamanian night monkey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo%20B10C
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Volvo B10C
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The Volvo B10C was a coach chassis manufactured by Volvo between 1988 and 1991. It was developed as a 3-axle version of the Volvo B10M specifically for the Australian market and came with a raked front. It sold in small numbers with purchasers including the Australian Army, Bus Australia and Peninsula Bus Lines.
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
Vehicles introduced in 1988
B10C
Bus chassis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apebusu%20rubriventris
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Apebusu rubriventris
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Apebusu rubriventris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Apebusu. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2004.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 2004
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apypema%20yara
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Apypema yara
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Apypema yara is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Apypema. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1992.
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Hemilophini
Beetles described in 1992
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arixiuna
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Arixiuna
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Arixiuna is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Arixiuna longula (Bates, 1881)
Arixiuna prolixa (Bates, 1872)
Arixiuna varians (Bates, 1881)
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lax%E2%80%93Friedrichs%20method
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Lax–Friedrichs method
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The Lax–Friedrichs method, named after Peter Lax and Kurt O. Friedrichs, is a numerical method for the solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations based on finite differences. The method can be described as the FTCS (forward in time, centered in space) scheme with a numerical dissipation term of 1/2. One can view the Lax–Friedrichs method as an alternative to Godunov's scheme, where one avoids solving a Riemann problem at each cell interface, at the expense of adding artificial viscosity.
Illustration for a Linear Problem
Consider a one-dimensional, linear hyperbolic partial differential equation for of the form:
on the domain
with initial condition
and the boundary conditions
If one discretizes the domain to a grid with equally spaced points with a spacing of in the -direction and in the -direction, we define
where
are integers representing the number of grid intervals. Then the Lax–Friedrichs method for solving the above partial differential equation is given by:
Or, rewriting this to solve for the unknown
Where the initial values and boundary nodes are taken from
Extensions to Nonlinear Problems
A nonlinear hyperbolic conservation law is defined through a flux function :
In the case of , we end up with a scalar linear problem. Note that in general, is a vector with equations in it.
The generalization of the Lax-Friedrichs method to nonlinear systems takes the form
This method is conservative and first order accurate, hence quite dissipative. It can, however be used as a building block for building high-order numerical schemes for solving hyperbolic partial differential equations, much like Euler time steps can be used as a building block for creating high-order numerical integrators for ordinary differential equations.
We note that this method can be written in conservation form:
where
Without the extra terms and in the discrete flux, , one ends up with the FTCS scheme, which is well known to be unconditionally unstable for hyperbolic problems.
Stability and accuracy
This method is explicit and first order accurate in time and first order accurate in space ( provided are sufficiently-smooth functions. Under these conditions, the method is stable if and only if the following condition is satisfied:
(A von Neumann stability analysis can show the necessity of this stability condition.) The Lax–Friedrichs method is classified as having second-order dissipation and third order dispersion . For functions that have discontinuities, the scheme displays strong dissipation and dispersion ; see figures at right.
References
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Numerical differential equations
Computational fluid dynamics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikop%20Pat
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Ikop Pat
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Ikop Pat is a lake situated in western part of Khangabok, at a distance of about 40 km in the south-eastern direction from Imphal, India.
Hydrology
Ikop Pat is located at an altitude of 772 m above MSL is 7.5 km in length and 1.8 km in breadth during the rainy season. The surface area measures 13.5 km2 while the depths in the different areas range between 0.93 m and 1.59 m. The depths have become much shallower currently. The volume of the lake is estimated as 0.013 cu km. The lake is physiographically characterized by a saucer shaped basin with gentle slope and a much silted bottom. Physico-chemical analysis of the water samples from the lake reveal highly polluted condition. There occurs rise in the water temperature while the turbidity rate also stands high. The water in many areas is found to be highly acidic (pH-3.6) while in other areas high alkalinity (pH-9.3) has been noticed. Observation of high concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide coupled with lower values of dissolved oxygen in different seasons reveal the deteriorating quality of water.
Ecology
Ikop Lake is currently under great human pressure due to heavy encroachments due to the development of farms by a number of fishing co-operative societies. Ikop Pat is also a part of the legacy based on the legendary lovers - Khamba and Thoibi of Moirang. As the tale goes Ikop Pat is where Khamba captured a wild bull.
See also
Loktak lake
References
Lakes of Manipur
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Quentin%20%28cricketer%29
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George Quentin (cricketer)
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George Augustus Frederick Quentin (3 November 1848 — 6 May 1928) was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Kirkee, became an Anglican priest, and died in St. Leonards-on-Sea.
Life
He was the eldest son of George Augustus Frederick Quentin of the 10th Hussars and Kirkee (son of Sir George Quentin), and his wife Anne Medlycott. Educated at Shrewsbury School, he graduated B.A. at St. John's College, Oxford in 1872. He was ordained in 1877, and became rector of Shipdham in Norfolk in 1884.
Cricket
Quentin made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1874 season, against Yorkshire. From the lower-middle order, he scored 22 runs in the only innings in which he batted, becoming one of future England Test cricketer George Ulyett's five wickets.
References
External links
George Quentin at Cricket Archive
1848 births
1928 deaths
19th-century English Anglican priests
20th-century English Anglican priests
English cricketers
Gloucestershire cricketers
People from Pune district
People educated at Shrewsbury School
Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
People from Shipdham
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butocrysa
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Butocrysa
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Butocrysa is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Thomson in 1868. Its only species, Butocrysa insignis, was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 1857
Monotypic beetle genera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Rutherford
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Ken Rutherford
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Ken Rutherford may refer to:
Ken Rutherford (political scientist) (born 1962), co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network; political science researcher
Ken Rutherford (cricketer) (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabreuva%20lucianoi
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Cabreuva lucianoi
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Cabreuva lucianoi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Cabreuva. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1992.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 1992
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacupira
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Cacupira
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Cacupira is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Cacupira iodina (Bates, 1881)
Cacupira tucurui Martins & Galileo, 1991
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Johnson%20%28pilot%29
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Charlie Johnson (pilot)
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Charles Johnson is an American businessman and former president of Cessna.
Early life and education
He was born in 1942 in Georgia and grew up in Memphis. He fought in the Vietnam War flying the T-33, T-37, T-38, and the F-105.
Career
Johnson was a personal pilot of Arnold Palmer. He later became a test pilot for company Learjet and ATG Javelin, a fighter-like training airplane. He advanced through the ranks of Cessna to President and COO. Johnson joined Bye Aerospace in 2014 and was inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame the same year. He was inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 2015.
References
Living people
1942 births
American aviators
United States Air Force officers
20th-century American businesspeople
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mints%20of%20Scotland
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Mints of Scotland
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There were a number of mints in Scotland, for the production of the Scottish coinage. The most important mint was in the capital, Edinburgh, which was active from the reign of David I (1124–1153), and was the last to close, in the 19th century.
Carlisle was probably the first Scottish mint in 1136. According to Bateson, David I began to mint coins after capturing the city. Mints at Bamburgh and Corbridge in Northumberland, under the control of David's son Henry, Earl of Northumberland, later returned to English control. Under Alexander III (1249–1286) there were 16 mints. In the reign of James IV (1488–1513), the sole mint was located at Edinburgh. After this time, the only other active mint was at Stirling, where bawbees were minted under Queen Mary.
In 1581 the mint in Edinburgh was relocated to the environs of Cardinal David Beaton's lodging, which then belonged to Archibald Stewart. The buildings became the property of the mint master Thomas Acheson. The site, near the Cowgate, is now commemorated by the street name "Coinyie House Close".
Minting ceased in Scotland in 1709 when the Edinburgh Mint produced its last batch of coins at the end of the 1707–1710 Scottish recoinage, although it retained its permanent officials (though not other staff) for a further hundred years, until 1814. The mint was finally abolished in 1817 and sold in 1830. The title of 'Governor of the Mint of Scotland', which passed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer under the Coinage Act 1870, was finally abolished with the passing of the Coinage Act 1971.
Mints
References
Bibliography
Donald Bateson. Scottish Coins. Shire Publications Ltd., Bucks, 1987,
James Mackay – John Mussel (eds.): Coin Price Guide to British coins, Token Publishing Ltd, Axminster, Devon
Ian Halley Stewart. The Scottish Coinage, Spink & Son, London, 1955
Currencies of Scotland
Economic history of Scotland
Coins of Scotland
Scotland
Scottish exchequer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matri
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Matri
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Matri may refer to:
Matri (mountain), in the Himalayas
Matri (biblical figure), ancestor of Saul, the first King of Israel
Alessandro Matri (born 19 August 1984), Italian footballer
MATRI could mean monoamine transporter reuptake inhibitor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callanga
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Callanga
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Callanga is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Callanga tenebrosa Lane, 1973
Callanga trichocera Lane, 1973
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosler
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Hosler
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Hosler is a surname which is popular in America, Western Europe, and some parts of Italy. Notable people with the surname include:
Jay Hosler, American writer
Mark Hosler (born 1962), American musician
See also
Hößler
Hosmer (surname)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/456th%20Fighter-Interceptor%20Squadron
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456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
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The 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command San Francisco Air Defense Sector stationed at Oxnard Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 18 July 1968.
History
World War II
It was established in late 1944 as a very long range Republic P-47N Thunderbolt fighter squadron. It trained under III Fighter Command. The 456th was deployed to Pacific Theater of Operations, and assigned to XXI Bomber Command as a long-range escort squadron for B-29 Superfortress bombers engaged in the strategic bombardment of Japan, based on Iwo Jima. After the Japanese capitulation, it was moved to Luzon where the squadron was demobilized; the P-47Ns were returned to storage depots in the United States. It was inactivated as a paper unit in 1946.
Cold War Air Defense
It was reactivated in 1954 under Air Defense Command as an air defense interceptor squadron, and stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin for the air defense of the Great Lakes. It was equipped with North American F-86D Sabres. In August 1955 the unit was inactivated, and was reactivated at Castle Air Force Base, California in October 1955 with North American F-86D Sabres. In 1957 it began re-equipping with the North American North American F-86L Sabre, an improved version of the F-86D which incorporated the Semi Automatic Ground Environment, or SAGE computer-controlled direction system for intercepts. The service of the F-86L was brief, since by the time the last F-86L conversion was delivered, the type was already being phased out in favor of supersonic interceptors.
The squadron upgraded in June 1958 into supersonic Convair F-102A Delta Daggers. In September 1959 it received Convair F-106 Delta Darts.
On 22 October 1962, before President John F. Kennedy told Americans that missiles were in place in Cuba, the squadron dispersed one third of its force, equipped with nuclear tipped missiles to Fresno Air Terminal at the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis. These planes returned to Castle after the crisis.
The squadron moved to Oxnard Air Force Base, California on 18 July 1968 and was inactivated the same day, transferring its mission, personnel and equipment to the 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron.
Lineage
Constituted as the 456th Fighter Squadron on 5 October 1944
Activated on 15 October 1944
Inactivated on 25 August 1946
Redesignated 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 23 March 1953
Activated on 8 August 1954
Inactivated on 18 August 1955
Activated on 18 October 1955
Inactivated on 18 July 1968
Assignments
414th Fighter Group, 15 October 1944 – 25 August 1946
520th Air Defense Group, 8 August 1954 – 18 August 1955
28th Air Division, 18 October 1955
San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960 – 18 July 1968
Stations
Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 15 October 1944
Selfridge Field, Michigan, 21 November 1944
Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina, 19 March – 5 June 1945
North Field, Iwo Jima, 7 July 1945
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 23 December 1945
Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, unknown-25 August 1946
Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 August 1954 – 18 August 1955
Castle Air Force Base, California, 18 October 1955 – 18 July 1968
Oxnard Air Force Base, California, 18 July 1968
Aircraft
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1946
North American F-86D Sabre, 1954–1955; 1955–1957
North American F-86L Sabre, 1957–1958
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1958–1959
Convair F-106 Delta Dart, 1959–1968
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
– Formerly Confidential, declassified 22 March 2000.
– Formerly Top Secret NOFORN, declassified 9 March 1996.
External links
The 456th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at 456FIS.org
Fighter squadrons of the United States Air Force
Aerospace Defense Command units
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Norman%20%28gridiron%20football%29
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Tony Norman (gridiron football)
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Anthony Alexander Norman (born January 27, 1955) is a former American and Canadian football defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings. Norman played college football at Iowa State.
References
1955 births
Living people
Players of American football from Atlanta
American football defensive ends
Canadian football defensive linemen
Iowa State Cyclones football players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Minnesota Vikings players
National Football League replacement players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Surtees
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Jack Surtees
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John Surtees (1 July 1911 – 16 July 1992) was an English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1931 until 1939. He played for Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest. Surtees was an inside forward who made 156 League appearances plus 15 in the F.A. Cup, scoring 36 goals.
Playing career
Early days
Surtees was born in Willington Quay, Wallsend, Northumberland and played football for Percy Main Amateurs in the Northern Football Alliance before as a 20-year-old he was signed by Division One side Middlesbrough. He only made one appearance in the 1931–32 season before he moved to Portsmouth for the following season. Once again Surtees only made one appearance for the south coast club before moving to Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South in an exchange deal involving Surtees and John Friar going to Bournemouth and Len Williams moving in the opposite direction. He established himself in a struggling Bournemouth team playing 21 times in the 1933–34 season, at the end of which the club had to apply for re-election.
Surtees changed teams once again for the 1934–35 season, joining Northampton Town in May 1934 but he had an unhappy time at the County Ground failing to make a first team appearance. So discontented was Surtees with his football career at this point that he agreed a release from his contract with Northampton and arranged to emigrate to North America. However his brother Albert, who had played at Aston Villa in 1924 with Sheffield Wednesday boss Billy Walker managed to arrange a months trial for Surtees at Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday
Surtees arrived at Hillsborough in November 1934 and contrary to his earlier career, his fine form was an eye-opener, so much so that he was given a first team chance on Christmas Day 1934 in a 2–0 home victory against Birmingham City when Ronnie Starling was rested. Surtees retained his place, even though Starling returned to the side with Harry Burgess losing his position in the team after a fall out with the manager. Surtees played all but one of the remaining 28 matches that season, including six FA Cup ties as Wednesday won the trophy at Wembley. Surtees lost his place in the Wednesday side in early 1936 with the emergence of a young Jackie Robinson and was transferred to Nottingham Forest in October 1936 for a fee of £2,500.
Later career
Surtees stayed with Forest until the outbreak of World War II playing regularly in a side which were struggling at the wrong end of the Second Division playing 96 games in all competitions. During the war he played occasionally for Forest and also as a guest for York City until he was appointed manager of Darlington in May 1942 for a brief period. In November 1948 he returned to Sheffield Wednesday in a scouting capacity, a position he held until 1960. Jack Surtees died on 16 July 1992, aged 81.
Managerial statistics
References
1911 births
People from Willington Quay
1992 deaths
English footballers
Association football forwards
Percy Main Amateurs F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
English football managers
Darlington F.C. managers
Northampton Town F.C. players
FA Cup Final players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocosmus
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Calocosmus
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Calocosmus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Calocosmus chevrolati Fisher, 1925
Calocosmus contortus Lingafelter, 2013
Calocosmus dimidiatus (Chevrolat in Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Calocosmus fulvicollis Fisher, 1925
Calocosmus hispaniolae Fisher, 1925
Calocosmus janus Bates, 1881
Calocosmus magnificus Fisher, 1932
Calocosmus marginipennis Gahan, 1889
Calocosmus melanurus Gahan, 1889
Calocosmus nigripennis Chevrolat, 1862
Calocosmus nigritarsis Fisher, 1942
Calocosmus nuptus Chevrolat, 1862
Calocosmus punctatus Lingafelter, 2013
Calocosmus rawlinsi Lingafelter, 2013
Calocosmus robustus Lingafelter, 2013
Calocosmus semimarginatus Bates, 1881
Calocosmus speciosus Chevrolat, 1862
Calocosmus venustus (Chevrolat in Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%20State%20Route%20209
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Ohio State Route 209
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State Route 209 (SR 209, OH 209) is an east–west state highway in eastern Ohio, a U.S. state. The western terminus of State Route 209 is at a T-intersection with State Route 83 approximately north of New Concord. State Route 209's eastern terminus is concurrent with the northern terminus of State Route 821 at Interstate 77 at its exit 41 in Byesville, just southeast of the Interstate's interchange with Interstate 70.
Route description
State Route 209 traverses a small portion of northeastern Muskingum County and a good part of the western half of Guernsey County. No segment of this highway is included within the National Highway System, a network of routes deemed to be most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.
History
When it was first designated in 1923, State Route 209 ran along its present alignment from its current western terminus at what was then designated State Route 76 (now State Route 83) north of New Concord to downtown Cambridge. By 1959, with the transferring of U.S. Route 21 onto a new alignment from Byesville north that passes to the east of Cambridge along what is now the alignment of Interstate 77, State Route 209 was extended southeasterly from Cambridge to its present eastern terminus in Byesville along the former alignment of U.S. Route 21.
Major intersections
References
External links
209
Transportation in Muskingum County, Ohio
Transportation in Guernsey County, Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Nuit%20%28song%29
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La Nuit (song)
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"La Nuit" is a 1964 famous song by Belgian singer and composer of Italian ancestry Salvatore Adamo and one of his definitive songs besides "Tombe la neige" and "Inch'Allah". He simultaneously released an Italian language version as well under the title as ""La notte" and a Spanish version as "la noche". The French language "La Nuit" reached number 3 in the Belgian Singles Chart in 1964. In Spain, the song was interpreted by Raphael.
Track list
Various single releases included different B-side tracks. One release included "Mauvais garçon" as a B-side and another "Le barbu sans barbe". The Belgian release included four tracks, "La Nuit", "Mauvais garçon", "Elle.." and "Petit Camarade".
Versions
Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat recorded an instrumental version of the song, making it the opening track of his album Paul Mauriat Plays Standards..
Adamo rereleased the song in 1993 with a new orchestra arrangement as part of his compilation album 30 ans with rearrangements for his biggest hits.
In 2008, Adamo performed it as a duo with Jeanne Cherhal and with Nolwenn Leroy in 2011. In 2013, he performed it as a duo with David Madi, a contestant and eventual winner of The Voice Belgique in season 2.
The song has been covered in many languages by a number of artists.
Songs about nights
1964 songs
Salvatore Adamo songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.%20B.%20Ekanayake
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T. B. Ekanayake
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Thilakarathne Bandara Ekanayake (ටී. බී. ඒකනායක; 28 August 1954 – 6 December 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Sri Lankan actor-politicians
2020 deaths
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
1954 births
Culture ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camposiellina%20sulfureopicta
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Camposiellina sulfureopicta
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Camposiellina sulfureopicta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Camposiellina. It was described by Lane in 1972.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 1972
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandimithra%20Ekanayake
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Nandimithra Ekanayake
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Mahinda Nandimithra Ekanayake (born 26 December 1943 in Handala, Wattala) is a Sri Lankan politician.
Early career
Prior to entering politics in 1989, he held a number of positions with the Rural Development Department. At the age of 21, he worked as a rural development officer. He was ultimately promoted to district officer and subsequently served as the Chief Officer in charge of the Rural Development Training Center at Nalanda, Matale. During his time in the Rural Development Department, he became known as a writer and journalist. In 1984, Nandimithra joined the growing Sri Lanka Mahajana Party.
Political career
In 1989, after 23 years of government work, he entered politics. He was first elected to the parliament in 1989 as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate in the Matale electorate. His first appointment was as the Minister of Forestry and Environment. After several years in that post, he took over political leadership of the Central Province as the Chief Minister. He was the deputy minister of higher education, and he pledged support to Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the 2015 presidential election. He is also an author and journalist who has written for many national newspapers and has written books on Buddhism.
References
1943 births
Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Myanmar
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Chief Ministers of Central Province, Sri Lanka
State ministers of Sri Lanka
Local government and provincial councils ministers of Sri Lanka
Living people
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the Central Provincial Council
Sinhalese politicians
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canarana%20%28beetle%29
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Canarana (beetle)
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Canarana is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Canarana affinis (Aurivillius, 1908)
Canarana arguta Martins & Galileo, 2008
Canarana brachialis (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)
Canarana exotica Galileo & Martins, 2001
Canarana marceloi Martins & Galileo, 1992
Canarana nigripennis (Bates, 1866)
Canarana roseicollis Galileo & Martins, 2004
Canarana seminigra (Bates, 1866)
Canarana tuberculicollis (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)
References
Cerambycidae genera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%20Canada%20Cup
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1995 Canada Cup
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The Canada Cup (aka Maple Cup) of 1995 was an international football (soccer) tournament, played at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 22 May 1995 to 28 May 1995.
Results
Canada vs Northern Ireland
Chile vs Northern Ireland
Canada vs Chile
References
RSSSF
RSSSF details 1995 matches
Canada Cup (soccer)
1995 in Chilean football
1995 in Canadian soccer
1994–95 in Northern Ireland association football
May 1995 sports events in Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.%20H.%20M.%20Fowzie
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A. H. M. Fowzie
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Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie (born 13 October 1937) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
He was injured while walking with a crowd in the Akuressa suicide bombing. He joined the National Government of Sri Lanka led by the United National Party as the Minister of Disaster Management.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
He stood for what is right and just
Lovable leader
Living people
Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo
Sri Lankan businesspeople
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Mayors of Colombo
Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1937 births
Sri Lankan Muslims
Social affairs ministers of Sri Lanka
Survivors of terrorist attacks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Mozart%20%28album%29
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Black Mozart (album)
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Black Mozart is the fourth studio album by R&B singer-songwriter and producer Ryan Leslie, it was released on August 31, 2013. The album was released for free for whoever joined the Renegades - Leslie's own portal for fans.
Promotion
On July 29, 2013, Leslie released a 25-minute documentary titled - Ryan Leslie presents BLACK MOZART, which showed him in Europe recording the album. Then, on November 13, 2013, Leslie released a second 12-minute documentary titled - Ryan Leslie presents Black Mozart (Epilogue), which shows him recording the second half of the album.
Commercial performance
As of August 7, 2015, the album has sold 15,000 copies. The number of albums sold mirrors the number of Renegades a part of Leslie's portal.
Track listing
References
2013 albums
Ryan Leslie albums
Albums produced by Ryan Leslie
Albums produced by WondaGurl
Albums produced by Illmind
Albums produced by Cardiak
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicky%20Natapradja
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Dicky Natapradja
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Dicky (Bobby) Natapradja, known as Bobby Orlando, (born 29 March 1977) is a former Indonesian rugby union player who played for the Indonesian National Rugby team, also known as the "Rhinos". Between 2008 and 2015, he played prop in 14 international matches, four as captain, for Indonesia. He has played for Jakarta Banteng Rugby Club, Jago Dulu Rugby Jakarta.
Originally from Bandung, Indonesia, Natapradja was raised in Sydney, Australia, where he graduated from St Marys Senior High School in 1994 and grew up playing both rugby union and league. He attended the University of Technology, Sydney.
International rugby career
Natapradja made his Rhino debut on 15 July 2008, on the Indonesian squad that would play Laos in the 2008 Asian Five Nations tournament held in Jakarta. The historic 23-11 win would mark Indonesia's first win on home soil and also Natapradja's first win as captain. The following week, he would again lead the Rhino squad in their 55-3 win over Cambodia to win the tournament.
Natapradja was again named to the 42 man Indonesian training squad in preparation to the 2009 A5N tournament became the starting tight head prop for that series. Indonesia would ultimately lose matches against Guam and Iran, finishing in last place. He would go on to play four more matches for the Rhinos in 2010 and 2011, and named captain for the 2011 A5N tournament in which Indonesia beat Pakistan in a battle for third place.
In 2011, Natapradja retired from international rugby to take a post as Chairman for the Persatuan Rugby Union Indonesia, the governing body of Indonesian rugby, but came out of retirement two years later to once again represent his country in the 2014 A5N tournament in Laos, and again in the 2015 Asian Championship hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Coaching
In 2019 Natapradja was named head coach of the Indonesian national team.
References
1977 births
Living people
Rugby union props
Indonesian international rugby union players
Indonesian rugby union players
Indonesian emigrants to Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston%20Fernando
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Johnston Fernando
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Johnston Xavier Fernando (born 5 December 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, Chief Government Whip and a current member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Kurunegala District. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is considered a leader of the Rajapaksa loyalist mobs that carried out violent attacks against peaceful protestors during the 9 May 'Black Monday' incident of the 2022 Sri Lankan Protests.
Controversies
Corruption
Johnston Fernando was arrested on 5 May 2015 in relation to the non-payment for goods worth more than 5 million rupees but was released on bail amounting to Rs. 25,000 and three sureties worth Rs. 2.5 million each. He is also being investigated on financial irregularities connected to Lanka Sathosa during his tenure as the Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister. The bribery commission also filed a case against him for failing to declare assets and liabilities from 2010 to 2014.
In January of 2022 Johnston Fernando was acquitted from three cases filed against him by the bribery commission of Sri Lanka for allegedly employing CWE employees in electoral activities costing the state Rs. 40 million. The acquittal was attributed to a technical error in the indictment. However, on May 30th, 2022 the bribery commission filed fresh indictments on these same charges.
Violence and abuse of power
Johnston Fernando has a history of threatening, advocating for and engaging in violence, and his conduct and behavior has been deplored by many including fellow legislators. On 18th Nov 2018 Johnston Fernando took to violence in parliament where he and a few other legislators attacked, and assaulted police officers and parliamentary staff called in to protect the speaker of the parliament.
Threatening others including an MP
When the United National party MP Mujibur Rahuman mentioned Wasim Thajudeen a group of UPFA members including Fernando surrounded the MP obstructing his speech. It was claimed that the group made death threats to the MP. He was also alleged to have threatened anyone who touches Mayor of Kurunegala, Thushara Sanjeewa, about the wrecking down of archaeological grounds in Kurunegala.
2022 attack on peaceful protestors
Johnston Fernando encouraged violence against critics and peaceful protestors during the 2022 Sri Lankan Protests claiming "The problem is that the government is too lenient. If we kill one crow (anti-government protestors) and hang up their wings this will all end," . On 9 May Johnston and Mahinda Rajapaksa armed and incited loyalists to launch a violent against peaceful protestors that had occupied Temple Trees and Galle Face. Before the attack Fernando gave a speech claiming “There is something called Mynagogama in front of Temple Trees. Today, we will end that. Get ready. We will start the war!”. The attack was condemned as an act of state terrorism and incited mass retaliation against the Rajapaksa. The protestors organized a counter-attack that resulted in Johnston's vehicle being thrown into the Beira Lake alongside many of his supporters that carried out the attack. His office in Kurunegala and his residence in Mount Lavinia were also attacked and torched as part of the mass retaliation that followed.
Sri Lanka’s Attorney General on 16th of May directed the Police to arrest Johnston Fernando and 21 others and to produce them in court 22 for the attacks on the peaceful protestors on 9th of May 2022.
However, due to his political power, the police have failed to arrest him more than two weeks since the directive.
Portfolio
1991 – Councilor in Kurunegala Municipal Council (6936 Votes - 1st Place)
1993 – Minister of Health Ministry and Member of Wayamba Provincial Council
1994 – Candidate for the Parliament Election (40794 Votes)
1999 – Member of Wayamba Provincial Council (50489 Votes - 2nd Place)
2000 – Member of Parliament (94385 Votes - 2nd Place in Kurunegala District)
2001 – Minister of Spots and Youth Affairs Ministry (114845 Votes - 2nd Place in Kurunegala District)
2004 – Member of Parliament (112601 Votes - 2nd Place in Kurunegala District)
2009 – Minister of lands, land development and Armed Forces welfare
2022 – Minister of Highways and Chief Government Whip
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Notes
References
Sri Lankan Roman Catholics
Living people
Sinhalese businesspeople
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
Trade ministers of Sri Lanka
Members of the North Western Provincial Council
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1964 births
Sports ministers of Sri Lanka
Alumni of St. Anne's College, Kurunegala
People from Kurunegala
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cariua%20sulphurea
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Cariua sulphurea
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Cariua sulphurea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Cariua. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2008.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 2008
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathetopteron%20amoena
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Cathetopteron amoena
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Cathetopteron amoena is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Cathetopteron. It was described by Hamilton in 1896.
References
Hemilophini
Beetles described in 1896
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Hook
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Norman Hook
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Norman Hook (1898 – 20 May 1976) was an Anglican dean in the second quarter of the 20th century. Born in 1898 he was educated at Durham University (St Chad's Hall) and ordained in 1921. Following curacies in Liverpool he held incumbencies at Enborne, West Norwood and Knutsford. In 1945 he was appointed Rural Dean of Wimbledon and became a Canon of Southwark Cathedral. From 1953 until 1969 he was Dean of Norwich. An eminent author, he died on 20 May 1976.
Arms
Notes
1898 births
1976 deaths
Alumni of St Chad's College, Durham
Deans of Norwich
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20military%20equipment%20of%20the%20Canadian%20Army%20during%20the%20Second%20World%20War
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List of military equipment of the Canadian Army during the Second World War
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At the beginning of the Second World War, Canada did not have an extensive manufacturing industry besides car manufacturing. Therefore, most of Canadian weapons and equipment during the war were imported from either Britain or the US.
Knives and bayonets
Small
Pistols
Submachine guns
Rifles
Grenades and grenade launchers
This list is grossly incomplete, listing a small fraction of approximately 30 grenade varieties used by Canadians during World War II.
Flamethrowers
Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack-Pack"
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
Vehicle and aircraft machine guns
Artillery
Infantry mortars
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers
Land Mattress
C-21 UCM -
Field artillery
Anti-tank guns
Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)
Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
PIAT-1943-1950s
Clam Magnetic Mine
Mk 5 mine
Mk 2 mine
Bazooka
Bangalore torpedo (not a grenade or anti-tank)
Anti-aircraft weapons
Vehicles
Canada produced a wide variety of combat vehicles during World War II domestically, but all primary fighting vehicles were imported because of manufacturing quality concerns.
Tankettes
Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette - not used in combat
Tanks
Self-propelled guns
Tank-based
Other
M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage - M3 Half-track equipped with the M1A1 75 mm gun
Armored cars
Engineering and command
Sherman Ib recovery vehicle
Tractors & prime movers
Miscellaneous vehicles
Aircraft
Although the Canadian government purchased and built thousands of military aircraft for use by the RCAF Home War Establishment (RCAF Eastern Air Command and RCAF Western Air Command) and the Canadian-based units of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, under the provisions of the plan Canada was to provide the training aircraft and facilities and a very large number of Canadian airmen would be committed to go overseas to fight in Article XV squadrons formed in the Great Britain and known as 400 series squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Forty-four of these squadrons were formed and most under this agreement were equipped by the British largely from their stocks and that is why many of the types of aircraft flown in combat in great numbers (such as the North American Mustang, Boulton Paul Defiant, Bristol Beaufighter, hundreds of Supermarine Spitfires of various marks, British built Avro Lancasters, Vickers Wellington, Hawker Typhoon, Short Sunderland, etc.) by most of the RCAF squadrons engaged in the fighting are missing from the following list altogether (or the quantities actually used by the RCAF overseas are not included in the numbers given below).
Fighters
Attack aircraft
Bombers
Reconnaissance aircraft
Trainers
Transports
Radars
Night Watchman (NW), 200-MHz, 1-kW prototype of SW radars (from 1940)
SW1C - surface-warning radar for merchant ships and frigates (from 1941)
SW2C - frequency changed to 215 MHz (1942)
SW3C - miniaturization to fit on torpedo boats, plan-position indicator (1943)
CD radar - coastal defense only (from 1942)
CDX radar - improvements and export to USSR (from 1943)
GL IIIC - mobile air search radar (from 1941)
Type 268 – 10 GHz submarine snorkel search radar (from 1944)
MEW/AS - 2.8 GHz, 300 kW submarine detection radar (from 1943)
MEW/HF - air search radar (from 1943)
2 other unknown radar types used operationally
18 radar types developed but never used
Cartridges and shells
Uniforms, Load Bearing and Protective Equipment
Uniforms
Load bearing equipment
Head dress
See also
List of infantry weapons of the Canadian military
References
External links
www.canadiansoldiers.com/weapons
Canadian Army World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islington%20Green%20War%20Memorial
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Islington Green War Memorial
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The Islington Green War Memorial is a war memorial located at Islington Green in the London Borough of Islington.
A "temporary" memorial was erected at the site in 1918 by Charles Higham. The original memorial consisted of a painted concrete obelisk, with bronze plaques and wreath, and concrete flower boxes to either side. After the council proposed landscaping work at Islington Green, it became clear in 2004 that the old memorial needed to be replaced, and it was demolished in 2006.
A new memorial was completed in 2007, designed by artist . His proposal for a twisted stone ring, reminiscent of a wreath, was accepted by a memorial commission, which included representatives from the local Royal British Legion, the Canonbury Society, and representatives from the council.
The stone for the new memorial was sourced from Fujian province in eastern China, and the ring was carved in China before being shipped to England. An inscription on a nearby slab repeats the words from the original memorial, "In Memory of the Fallen"; separate slabs bear the words "Land", "Sea", "Air" and "Home". The project cost £490,000, of which the stone for the memorial, and the apron and walls, cost approximately £100,000.
Remedial work was required in 2013 after the new memorial started to sink because its foundations were inadequate.
See also
2007 in art
In popular culture
The memorial features in the children's book Gaspard's Foxtrot by local author Zeb Soanes, illustrated by James Mayhew and is referenced in the composer Jonathan Dove's orchestral adaptation of the story.
References
Islington Green War Memorial Repaired by Greg Warren (May 19, 2014), Islington Labour
Islington's War Shrine 1918, British Pathé
Inquiry over sinking war memorial that will force veterans to lay wreaths against a fence, Islington Tribune, 7 November 2013
Islington (lost), Imperial War Museum
2007 establishments in England
2007 sculptures
Military memorials in London
Outdoor sculptures in London
Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Islington
World War I memorials in England
World War II memorials in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendiuna
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Cendiuna
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Cendiuna is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Cendiuna auauna Galileo & Martins, 1998
Cendiuna cendira Galileo & Martins, 1991
Cendiuna pataiuna Galileo & Martins, 1991
Cendiuna planipennis (Bates, 1881)
Cendiuna puranga Galileo & Martins, 1991
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn%20White
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Marilyn White
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Marilyn Elaine White (born October 17, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with teammates Willye White, Wyomia Tyus and Edith McGuire. She also competed in the 100 meter dash, where she finished in fourth place with the same time as the silver and bronze medalists. She earlier won the Bronze medal at the 1963 Pan Am Games.
Early life
Marilyn White was raised in Los Angeles, CA and is the oldest of four children. She attended a diverse elementary school, Holy Cross, where she mixed with students from various backgrounds and she was exposed to a variety of languages spoken, including Spanish, Hungarian and Mandarin. She went to high school at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School graduating in 1962. She competed for the L.A. Mercurettes track club. She was recruited to the team out of a dance class while in high school. Prior to Title IX, high schools did not offer sports for girls. At the 1963 Los Angeles Invitational she beat Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph and set the meet record.
She attended UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and was elected freshman class vice president in 1963. She was then offered an athletic scholarship to Pepperdine College, even though Pepperdine did not have a fully developed track program. Individually she wore her Pepperdine jersey at many high level meets.
References
1944 births
Living people
American female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Track and field athletes from Los Angeles
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Olympic female sprinters
21st-century American women
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20McCarthy%20%28Canadian%20politician%29
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Thomas McCarthy (Canadian politician)
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Thomas McCarthy (1832 – September 23, 1870) was a businessman and political figure in Canada East, later Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Richelieu from 1867 to 1870.
He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1832, the son of John McCarthy, and came to Canada in 1839. McCarthy was a shipbuilder in the Sorel region in partnership with his brothers Daniel and John. He served on the council for Sorel in 1860, 1862, 1863 and 1865. McCarthy died at Sorel in 1870 while still in office.
Electoral record
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Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from County Cork
1832 births
1870 deaths
People from Cork (city)
Immigrants to Lower Canada
Anglophone Quebec people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litvin
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Litvin
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Litvin (; ; ; ; ) is a Slavic word for residents of Lithuania, which was used no earlier than the 16th century mostly by the East Slavs. Currently, Litvin or its cognates are used internationally for Lithuanians (; ; ; ).
Meanings
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
In the 16–18th centuries, the term "Litvin" was mostly used by East Slavs to refer to all inhabitants of Lithuania, i.e. Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Several authentic sources, surviving from the Middle Ages, with expressed opinion of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania themselves proves that the Lithuanians (founders, rulers of Lithuania from the Gediminids dynasty) were those who spoke Old Lithuanian and originated from the cultural regions of Aukštaitija and Žemaitija, while their Eastern neighbours were Rus' people (Ruthenians):
Ethnic group in Ukraine
Litvins are a small ethnic group in the area of the mid-stream Desna River (northern Ukraine). The ethnographic or cultural studies about Litvins are poorly noted and are traced to the beginning of the 18th century. The poet-monk who published several cultural studies noted that Litvins, perhaps after an older pagan tradition, worked on Sundays and rested on Fridays. More notes about Litvins were provided at the end of the 18th century by historians of the Russian Empire and . According to Markovych, Litvins are a regional group such as Gascons in France or Swabians in Germany.
The name Litvin (Litvyak) owes its origin to political factors and is a demonym (politonym) referencing the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Litvins in the Chernihiv region (Chernihiv Oblast) call themselves Ruski, but not Moskals or Katsaps. They consider the term Litvin to be derogatory. According to the 2001 census, there were 22 Litvins in Ukraine.
Modern usage in Belarus
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the term "Litvin" has been adopted by some Belarusian nationalists to claim the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as Belarusian. This is an alternative to the demonym "Belarusians" which is derived from White Rus' and, therefore, implies that it is somehow less than the Great Russia. Belarusians like Mikola Yermalovich and Viktor Veras claim that the Grand Duchy was Belarusian and that modern Lithuanians are historical Samogitians (the term Samogitia translates as Lowlands of Lithuania proper) who, despite being "not Lithuanians", somehow managed to usurp the name "Lithuania" for themselves. In other words, these writers in contrast to Lithuanian linguists claim that modern Belarusians are the true Lithuanians referred to in historical texts and not modern Lithuanians. This theory is considered fringe and is not accepted by historians. During the 2009 census, 66 people identified themselves as Litvins in Belarus.
Adam Mickiewicz is considered by some Belarusians to be "Litvin", but is more often considered to be a Lithuanian.
Modern usage in Poland
The Poles still use the words Litwini and Litwa when referring to the Lithuanians and Lithuania respectively. While the Belarusians and Belarus are named as Białorusini and Białoruś respectively in Polish.
Modern usage in Ukraine
The Ukrainians nowadays refer to Lithuania as (Lytva) in Ukrainian, which is its historic name from the Middle Ages, and to the Lithuanians as (Lytovtsi). The Grand Duchy of Lithuania is called (Velyke kniazivstvo Lytovske).
See also
Prussian Lithuanians
Samogitians
Polish-Lithuanian identity
Litvaks or Lithuanian Jews
Tutejszy
Belarusian nationalism
References
External links
Litvin, I. "Our "Lost world". Selected pages of Belarusian history ("Наш "Затерянный мир". Некоторые страницы белорусской истории").
"Litvin" Belarusian folksong (Літвін Белорусская народная песня).
Baltic peoples
Demographic history of Lithuania
Ethnic groups in Ukraine
Slavic ethnic groups
Social history of Belarus
Social history of Ukraine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milroy%20Fernando
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Milroy Fernando
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Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
1944 births
Candidates in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Living people
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Social affairs ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
Sri Lankan Roman Catholics
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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Pyramid Analytics
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Pyramid Analytics is a business intelligence software company that was founded in 2009 by Omri Kohl, Avi Perez, and Herbert Ochtman. The company has offices in Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, London, Boise, and Seattle.
On May 3, 2011, Pyramid Analytics was selected to join the Microsoft Bizspark One program.
In early 2013, Pyramid Analytics secured its Series A of funding led by Sequoia Capital.
In 2014, Pyramid Analytics was recognized in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. Pyramid Analytics released Version 5 of BI Office. In September 2014, Microsoft and Pyramid Analytics partnered with Hospital Physical Partners (HPP) to leverage their BI to "drive revenue and stay competitive."
On October 20, 2015 Pyramid Analytics secured $30 million for their round B of funding led by Viola Private Equity.
In 2016, Pyramid Analytics released BI Office Version 6.
In September 2017, Pyramid was featured as a Strong Performer on the “Forrester Wave: Enterprise BI Platforms with Majority On-Premises Deployments, Q3 2017”.
In October 2017, Pyramid Analytics released Pyramid 2018, the next generation of its BI platform. Pyramid 2018 can run on any HTML5-compliant browser. It includes a new graphically based end-user ETL and supports multiple AI engines and languages (R, Python, TensorFlow, Weka, MLIB, SAS runtime and others).
In September 2019, Pyramid Analytics released Pyramid v2020, with several new data connectors and a powerful new augmented analytics server.
In March 2020, Pyramid Analytics secured $25 Million for their growth equity funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Participation in this round also included existing investors Sequoia Capital, Viola Growth, and Maor Investments.
In May 2022, it was announced that Pyramid Analytics had secured $120 million in Series E financing, co-led by General Oriental Investments, H.I.G. Growth Partners, and Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings. The investment came at a "nearly" $1 billion valuation.
Pyramid Analytics’ software is used by companies, universities, and organizations, including the US Department of Veteran Affairs, Boise State University, Swiss Army, EMC, HP and Hallmark. They are also partnered with Thorogood, AAJ technologies, and Blackboard Analytics, among others.
Product
Pyramid develops and sells a data analytics platform using the marketing term "decision intelligence" – meaning - it is a platform that enables non-technical people to analyze data and make faster, more intelligence decisions.
Pyramid’s decision intelligence platform consists of data preparation, data science and business analytics modules with AI capabilities.
Pyramid’s PYRANA query engine launched in 2018 as a new query engine that runs directly on data lakes, OLAP and relational, and other types of data sources to boost query performance for different analytics initiatives.
References
Data visualization software
Business software
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika%20Helkearo
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Mika Helkearo
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Mika Helkearo (born October 4, 1960) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was born in Forssa, Finland.
Helkearo is best known from his tenure in Finnish First Division team FPS where he posted 817 points in 580 First Division games.
Helkearo's records are being considered virtually unbreakable and he holds the records for most Mestis/1. Divisioona games, most Mestis/1. Divisioona assists and most Mestis/1. Divisioona points as Håkan Hjerpe, the only one who is even close to Helkearo's numbers has the record for most Mestis/1. Divisioona goals (317 goals).
Cause of this, Helkearo is called "Divarin Gretzky", Gretzky of the First Division, as a nod to famous National Hockey League player Wayne Gretzky, who has big numbers on his all-time stats for NHL.
Helkearo also played in the top league of Finland, the SM-liiga where he played two seasons for HIFK, 1981–82 and 1982–83, one season for HPK, 1983–84 and a single game for Jokerit in 1993–94 season.
Helkearo retired in 1996. Helkearo was 36 years of age when he retired.
Helkearo's Jersey number 15 has been retired by FPS.
Career statistics
References
1960 births
Living people
People from Forssa
FoPS players
Jokerit players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
HPK players
Finnish ice hockey forwards
Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassim%20Faizal
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Cassim Faizal
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Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Faizal is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
1957 births
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians
Sri Lankan Moor businesspeople
Sri Lankan Muslims
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalodina
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Cephalodina
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Cephalodina is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Cephalodina acangassu Martins & Galileo, 1993
Cephalodina capito (Bates, 1866)
Cephalodina crassiceps Bates, 1881
References
Hemilophini
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Piyasena Gamage
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Ihala Medagama Piyasena Gamage (born 10 January 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister. He has been in parliament 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2010 from Galle district.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Living people
1949 births
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaperda
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Chrysaperda
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Chrysaperda is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Chrysaperda circumcincta (Pascoe, 1859)
Chrysaperda collaris Pascoe, 1888
Chrysaperda metallica Bates, 1881
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihal%20Galappaththi
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Nihal Galappaththi
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Arachchige Nihal Galappaththi is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Living people
1954 births
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandana%20Gunathilake
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Nandana Gunathilake
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M. D. Nandana Gunathilake (born 7 September 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He also contested for the presidential election under his previous party, the JVP.
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
United National Party politicians
1962 births
People from Panadura
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False%20scent
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False scent
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A false scent or false trail is an incorrect scent which may mislead an animal which hunts by smell, especially a hound. This may be the result of deliberate interference by a hunt saboteur or it may be a form of control by the master. Aniseed, a red herring or the entrails of a rabbit are commonly used for this purpose.
Metaphorical usage
In the first and second
editions of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage Fowler uses the heading false scent to explain writing that causes the reader to second-guess: because the writer knows what is coming ahead, he may forget that his reader does not, and unwittingly "lay false scent" by writing something ambiguous that can only be disambiguated later in the text (for example "I looked at the man with the telescope, and watched him put the telescope away"). The reader, once he realises he has been distracted, must go back and rescan the sentence or paragraph to understand the writer's intended meaning.
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Hunting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Euphrates%20%281866%29
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HMS Euphrates (1866)
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HMS Euphrates was an iron-hulled troopship of the Euphrates class. She was designed for the transport of British troops to India, and launched in the River Mersey on 24 November 1866 by Laird Brothers of Birkenhead. She was the fourth and last Royal Navy ship to bear the name.
Design
Euphrates was one of five iron-hulled vessels of the Euphrates class. All five were built to a design of 360 ft overall length by about 49 ft breadth, although Malabar was very slightly smaller than the rest of the class. They had a single screw, a speed of 14 knots, one funnel, a barque-rig sail plan, three 4-pounder guns, and a white painted hull. Her bow was a "ram bow" which projected forward below the waterline.
History
She was operated by the Royal Navy to transport up to 1,200 troops and family from Portsmouth to Bombay. The return trip via the Suez canal normally took 70 days. Her two-cylinder single-expansion steam engines were replaced in 1873 with a more efficient but less powerful 2-cylinder compound-expansion engine, giving her a reduced top speed under steam of about .
On 28 February 1870, she was damaged in a collision with the British merchant ship Bates Family at Bombay, India. On 19 December 1883, she ran aground off Gibraltar. She was refloated the next day. On 6 February 1892, she collided with the German steamer Gutenfels in the Suez Canal. Gutenfels suffered several broken plates and some damage to her upperworks.
Fate
She was sold to I Cohen in Portsmouth on 23 November 1894 and resold to Henry Castle and Son for breaking in August 1895.
References
External links
Personal description, Alnod Studd of 15th Hussars, 1876
Diary of voyage, J S Waterhouse, Green Howards, 1870
Questions in the House of Commons, 1872 - HMS Euphrates
Troop ships of the Royal Navy
Euphrates-class troopships
Victorian-era naval ships of the United Kingdom
Ships built on the River Mersey
1866 ships
Maritime incidents in February 1870
Maritime incidents in December 1883
Maritime incidents in 1892
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFXX%20%28AM%29
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KFXX (AM)
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KFXX (1080 kHz "1080 The FAN") is a commercial AM radio station in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and runs a sports radio format. The studios and offices are on SW Bancroft Street in Portland.
KFXX is one of four sports stations in the Portland radio market, the others being co-owned KMTT, KPOJ (owned by iHeartMedia) and KXTG (owned by Alpha Media).
Signal
The transmitter site is on NE Marine Drive in the northeast side of Portland along the Columbia River. KFXX is a Class B radio station. By day, it runs the maximum power for commercial AM stations in the U.S., 50,000 watts, audible around much of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. At night, because AM 1080 is a clear channel frequency, KFXX must reduce power to 9,000 watts, so it does not interfere with co-owned KRLD in Dallas and WTIC in Hartford, the two dominant Class A stations on the frequency. KFXX uses a directional antenna at all times.
Programming
KFXX is a network affiliate of ESPN Radio but mostly runs its own local shows on weekdays. Its sister station, 910 KMTT, carries the ESPN Radio lineup around the clock. As of March 1, 2021, KFXX starts the day at 6 a.m. with "Dirt and Sprague" in morning drive time. At 9, it carries Colin Cowherd from the Fox Sports Radio Network. At noon, KFXX airs "AJ and Dusty". "Primetime with Isaac Ropp and Jason 'Big Suke' Scukanec" is heard on weekday afternoons from 3 to 7 pm. The first three hours of "Primetime" were simulcast on the Comcast SportsNet Northwest cable TV network. Nights and weekends, KFXX runs programming from ESPN Radio when it isn't airing a live sports event.
History
Early years
This station was first licensed as KFWV, which signed on the air on October 12, 1925. In 1927, the call sign was changed to KWJJ, incorporating the initials of the station's founder, Wilbur J. Jerman. In the 1930s, KWJJ was powered at 500 watts, heard on 1060 kilocycles in the daytime, 1040 kilocycles at night.
After the enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in 1941, KWJJ moved to its current position on the dial, at 1080 kHz. The power was boosted to 1,000 watts. By the late 1940s, the power increased to 10,000 watts.
In 1946, KWJJ added an FM station, KWJJ-FM at 95.5 MHz. It was only powered at 3,400 watts and it mostly simulcasted the AM station. However, in the 1940s and 1950s, few radios could receive FM signals and management saw little opportunity to make it profitable. In the mid 1950s, KWJJ silenced the FM station, giving up the license. Another station signed on at 95.5 in 1959, which is today KBFF.
Switch to Country
KWJJ was acquired by Rodney F. Johnson in 1952. Johnson served as president and general manager as well. KWJJ became Portland's ABC Radio Network affiliate in 1959 and adopted a country music format on March 1, 1965. In the 1970s, the station's daytime power was increased to 50,000 watts, while it continues to operate at 10,000 watts at night.
In 1973, KWJJ was acquired by Park Communications. A year later, Park acquired KJIB, an FM station airing a beautiful music format. For the first years of Park ownership, KJIB remained easy listening and KWJJ remained country. In the late 1970s, Park moved KJIB from mainstream easy listening to a new format known as "Beautiful Country." The sound was soft, but used instrumental cover versions of country songs, rather than pop songs. With KWJJ as Portland's top country music station, management thought a beautiful country format on the FM station would be attractive to the AM station's advertisers.
KJIB switched to a conventional country format in the early 1980s. The FM station played mostly contemporary country hits with only a small amount of DJ chatter, while the AM station continued as a personality country outlet, going back several decades for its playlist of country tunes. On August 19, 1985, KJIB changed its call sign to the current KWJJ-FM. The two stations simulcasted the morning show and some other segments during the day.
KWJJ dropped its simulcast of KWJJ-FM in 1995, becoming a network affiliate for ABC's "Real Country," a classic country service.
Hot Talk KOTK
In 1996, Seattle-based Fisher Communications bought KWJJ-AM-FM for $35 million. Fisher continued the country format on KWJJ-FM, while making plans to change the AM station.
On October 27, 1997, KWJJ's call sign was switched to KOTK, and flipped to a "hot talk" format as "Hot Talk 1080 KOTK." Fisher added several sports play-by-play broadcasts to the station, including Washington Huskies football and basketball, Portland Pilots basketball and Portland Forest Dragons football.
KFXX
The KFXX call letters were first used in the Portland market on "The X", an active rock station on 1520 AM. KFXX flipped to its current sports format on September 1, 1990. KFXX and its sports format moved to AM 910 on March 29, 1998, swapping frequencies with adult standards-formatted KKSN. The station again swapped frequencies, this time with hot talk-formatted KOTK on March 19, 2004.
In its early days as a sports station, one of KFXX's hosts was Neil Lomax, a former quarterback at Portland State University and the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.
In 2003, Fisher Communications sold KOTK and KWJJ-FM to Entercom for $44 million.
References
External links
FCC History Cards for KFXX
FXX
ESPN Radio stations
Radio stations established in 1925
1925 establishments in Oregon
Audacy, Inc. radio stations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep%20integration
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Deep integration
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Deep integration, as defined by Simone Claar and Andrea Nölke, means trade agreements which not only contain rules on tariffs and conventional non-tariff trade restrictions, but which also regulate the business environment in a more general sense. Issues of deep integration include competition policy, investor rights, product standards, public procurement and intellectual property rights, for example.
Canada and United States
Deep integration can also specifically refer to the harmonization of policies and regulations of Canada and the United States.
Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
In 2011, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru initiated steps to create a Deep Integration bloc.
It is called "The Pacific Alliance".
References
See also
Independent Task Force on North America
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement
North American Forum
Canada–United States relations
Economic integration
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Jack Fairless
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Jack Fairless was manager of the English football club Darlington from 1928 to 1933.
Managerial statistics
External links
Darlington F.C. managers
Year of death missing
Year of birth missing
English football managers
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Bandula Gunawardane
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Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane (born 15 March 1953) is a Sri Lankan politician, teacher and film prdoucer who is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for Colombo District, and a former government minister.
Early life
He was born in Mabula village, in Avisasalwella Electorate, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. His primary education was at Roman Catholic School in Mabula and for secondary education he entered to Rajasinghe Central College. He entered Lumbini College for his Advanced Level studies and entered to University of Sri Jayewardenepura after passing A/Ls in commerce stream.
Career
He was a tutor in the city which he started as a hobby while he was still in university. He successfully contested the 1989 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna party, and entered parliament. He was defeated in the subsequent 1994 parliamentary election.
Gunawardena was the producer of the film, Suddilage Kathaawa, which won Sarasaviya Awards.
Personal life
He is married and has four children: a son, Sahan, and three daughters. In 2021, his daughter Randula was appointed Third Secretary to the Sri Lankan Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Notes
References
External links
"කන්යාවි" අසභ්යයි? ගුවන්විදුලියේ තහනම්
Sinhalese politicians
Living people
1953 births
Lumbini College alumni
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Education ministers of Sri Lanka
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna politicians
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4rbel%20Struppert
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Bärbel Struppert
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Bärbel Struppert ( Schrickel, (born 26 September 1950 in Jena) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.
She became European junior champion in 4 × 100 metres relay in 1966. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert and the 100 and 200 m champion Renate Stecher.
She competed for the club SC Motor Jena during her active career. She married the DDR-Oberliga footballer Gerd Struppert.
References
1950 births
Living people
East German female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of East Germany
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic female sprinters
Sportspeople from Jena
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade bronze medalists for East Germany
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Hanna Honthy
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Hanna Honthy (born Hajnalka Hügel; 21 February 1893, Budapest – 30 December 1978, Budapest), was a Hungarian opera singer and actress.
Career
Hügel was born on 21 February 1893, in Budapest. From age 10, she was a ballet student at the Opera. She finished her training as a private student and learned acting with Szidi Rákos between 1914 and 1915, then from Ödön Bárdi between 1915 and 1917, and singing from renowned tenor Georg Anthes. After appearing as an actress in Pozsony, Fiume, and Szombathely by the name of Hanna Honthy, she returned to Budapest in 1920. In Budapest her first success came in the Blaha Lujza theatre. She appeared in numerous theaters during her career including the Vígszínház, Városi Színház, achieving fame as a 'prima donna'. Her critically acclaimed voice and acting talent bore fruit for many years. She was the member of the Fővárosi Operettszínház [Budapest Operetta] between 1925-1927 and 1949. She also appeared in film.
Filmography
Movies
Budapesti hangos filmkabaré (1931)
Régi nyár (1941)
Déryné (1951)
Díszelőadás (1955)
Bástyasétány '74 (1974)
TV movies
Csárdáskirálynő (1963)
Nyolcvanéves Cecília
Gallery
Sources
Gál Péter Molnár. Honthy Hanna és kora Budapest: Magvető, 1997. .
Hanna Honthy in the Hungarian Biographical Lexicon freely available online at mek.niif.hu
External links
1893 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Hungarian women opera singers
Hungarian film actresses
Hungarian stage actresses
Actresses from Budapest
Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimonita%20Station
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is a passenger railway station in the town of Shimonita, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Jōshin Dentetsu.
Lines
Shimonita Station is a terminal station of the Jōshin Line and is 33.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .
Station layout
The station consists of a single bay platform serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Adjacent stations
History
Shimonita Station opened on 8 September 1897.
Surrounding area
Shimonita Town Hall
Shimonita Post Office
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
External links
Jōshin Dentetsu
Burari-Gunma
Railway stations in Gunma Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
Shimonita, Gunma
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Earl Gunasekara
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Earl Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries. He was a Member of Parliament elected from the District of Polonnaruwa representing the United National Party.
References
See also
Politics of Sri Lanka
Living people
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1960 births
Alumni of Kingswood College, Kandy
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Nozomi Masu
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is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture.
Filmography
Anime
Desert Punk (Namiko Onami)
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime (Seed Princesses)
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! (Noche)
Ga-rei -Zero- (Miku Manabe)
Girls Bravo (Kosame)
Hyōka (Sweets Study Group Girl B)
Kure-nai (Ginko Murakami)
Lucky Star (Inori Hiiragi)
Mahoraba Heartful Days (Mizuho Amane)
Shura no Toki (Shiori/Kisshoumaru)
The Melody of Oblivion (Maid)
White Album (Haruka Kawashima; Sakura-Dan member 7 (ep 6))
External links
Official agency profile
1980 births
Living people
Japanese video game actresses
Japanese voice actresses
Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications%20training
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Communications training
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Communications training or communication skills training refers to various types of training to develop necessary skills for communication. Effective communication is vital for the success in various situations. Individuals undergo communications training to develop and improve communication skills related to various roles in organizations.
Purpose
In organizations, it is necessary to communicate with different sub-groups and overcome difficulties in effective communication. Since each sub-group has a unique sub-culture, an effective communications trainer may assist organizational members in improving communications between sub-groups of the organization. It is necessary to ensure that communications between individuals the various sub-cultures serve to meet the mission and goals of the organization. Communications training can assist leaders to develop the ability to perceive how various individuals and subgroups relate to each other and make appropriate interventions
Types of skill development
Listening skills
Influence Skills
Responding to conflict
Customer service
Assertiveness skills
Negotiation
Facilitation
Report writing; business and technical writing
Public speaking, effective presentation
Speaking skills
Interacting skills
Benefits
Business communication training: It is possible for developing the skills needed for business networking and enhance their communication skills. It helps in communicating the apt message to the appropriate person at the most right time and to effectively manage and develop assertive skills. It enable candidates to manage competently, maintain long-term relationships, form new alliances, meet new people and establish contact with them and develop relationship with them
Corporate communications training: It is useful for corporate events and help in dealing with other corporate participants, besides being helpful for routine dealings.
Executive communication training: It focuses on how to conduct meetings by helping to develop facilitation skills and through exceptional executive communication coaching, candidates learn how to open, manage, as well as end meetings.
Crisis communication training: It enables candidates to communicate while dealing with the various difficulties and emergencies that can arise including conflict management and change management. With training, candidates will be fit to come up with beneficial solutions for solving the crisis or conflict or make change/transition easier.
Public speaking training: It is very useful to make presentations, for developing their verbal communication skills so that it is possible to express their facts publicly with great confidence. This is useful for even sales and marketing personnel who need to express things in the best possible way.
Effective Training
In order to maximize the benefits of instruction, some key points such as management training, identifying your audience, and up to date use of technology can be used to fully profit the managers as well as the members of the organization.
Training for management must be done on a regular basis gives an advantage to any institution since they can provide ongoing feedback to personnel in order to ensure the good function of the different components of an association. Leadership instruction as well as communication skills education are some examples of management training.
Identifying your audience, in this case, the format of the organization such as family business, small business, event, charity group, or simply meetings enables you to apply the required techniques get the most out of your training and preparation sessions.
As technology grows, its important to keep your preparation up-to-date by using all means necessary. The Internet, computers as well as E-learning provide new insights to effective training and can be adapted to fit different needs for different companies. It's also very important to get constant feedback from the members as well as having assessment strategies to ensure that the training that is being provided is useful and productive to not waste time and resources.
In the medical field, recent research draws on available evidence from general educational literature, as well as specific literature on communication skills training (CST). These studies "delineate how educational interventions should be organized in order to enhance clinicians’ communication skills learning and practice. CST interventions need to be learner- and practice-centered and include core conceptual knowledge and experiential opportunities for practice, reflection, feedback, and rehearsal".
See also
POWERtalk International
Toastmasters International
Association of Speakers Clubs
Notes
Communication skills training
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Edward Gunasekara
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Edward Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Deputy minister of Internal Affairs and Wayaba Developments
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Agustina Jacobi
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Agustina Jacobi (born April 27, 1986) is an Argentine Art Director. Before moving to New York, she worked at Diseño Cronico and Cris Morena Group, a worldwide renowned TV and theatre Production Company based in Buenos Aires as well as Pierini Partners, an also worldwide renowned packaging design studio.
Notable work
Axe Twist: packaging (at Pierini Partners)
Rexona Latam: packaging (at Pierini Partners)
Casi Ángeles – Teen Angels: Senior Designer
Jake & Blake: Senior Designer
Supertorpe (Superclumsy): Senior Designer
AAMNBA (National Museum of Fine Arts Association, Buenos Aires)
Vinos del Norte: design consulting (2010-2014)
Residencia Sophia: Art Director
Grupo Almar: packaging design
Especially Puglia: Multimedia designer
Casa Mia: Art Director ¬– branding and packaging design
OpenBCI: Art Director prior to and during a successful kickstarter campaign (which raised $215,438).
Manhattan Short Film festival: Art Director
Termica San Luis: Art Director – branding and website design, and interactive video.
Face: Project Lead
Harley-Davidson Annual Dealer Meeting 2014: Multimedia Designer (at Proscenium)
TD Ameritrade Leadership Summit 2014" Art Director (at Proscenium)
Harley-Davidson Annual Dealer Meeting 2015: Multimedia Designer (at Proscenium)
TD Ameritrade National Advisor Conference 2015" Art Director (at Proscenium)
Heineken USA Employee Meeting 2015: Art Director (at Proscenium)
Harley-Davidson Annual Dealer Meeting 2016: Multimedia Designer (at Proscenium)
TD Ameritrade National Advisor Conference 2016" Art Director (at Proscenium)
Heineken USA National Distributors Conference March 2016:Art Director (at Proscenium)
Heineken USA National Distributors Conference October 2016:Art Director (at Proscenium)
TD Ameritrade National Advisor Conference 2017" Art Director (at Proscenium)
Awards
Universidad de Palermo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Design and Communication Faculty
Prize: Real Projects For Real Clients, 2009
“Signage System and Branding Design for The Historic Heritage from Buenos Aires Zoo”
Category: Tridimensional Design II, Graphic Design
Third Prize
Universidad de Palermo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Design and Communication Faculty
Prize: Santander Rio Bank 2008
Category: Web Campaign Project, Graphic Design
First Prize
Universidad de Palermo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Design and Communication Faculty
Contest 2006/2
Young Culture: Cultural Magazine
Category: Studio IV (Editorial Design)
First Prize
References
External links
"Parsons MFA D+T - Face"
"Personal Website"
"Diseño Crónico"
"The Art of Stop Motion". Parsons MFA D+T.
Living people
Argentine artists
1986 births
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Postman (disambiguation)
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A postman is a mail carrier, a person delivering post.
Postman, The Postman, or Postmen may refer to:
People
Leo Postman (1918–2004), American psychologist
Neil Postman (1931–2003), American author, media theorist and cultural critic
Mick Price (snooker player) (born 1966), English snooker player nicknamed "The Postman"
Art, entertainment, and media
Other arts and media
Postman (comics), a Marvel Comics character
Postman (The Legend of Zelda series), a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda video game series
A hypothetical or fictional adult male posthuman
The Postman (1985), a post-apocalyptic novel by David Brin
Postman, a fictional character in the British web series Corner Shop Show
Films
Postman (1967 film), Indian Malayalam film
Postman (1984 film), a Turkish comedy film
Il Postino, the 1994 Italian film known as The Postman in English
Postman (1995 film), a Chinese film
The Postman (film), a 1997 film adaptation of David Brin's novel starring Kevin Costner
Music
Postmen (band), a Dutch reggae/hip hop band
Postman, stage name of Remon Stotijn, former member of Postmen
Postman (album), a 2009 album by Postmen
"The Postman", by The American Analog Set from their album Know by Heart (2001)
"Postman", song by Living Colour from their album Stain (1993)
"Postman", song by The Rasmus from their album Peep (1996)
Other uses
Postman (software), an API platform for developers to design, build, test and iterate their APIs
The postman or common postman Heliconius melpomene, a species of butterfly
Postman (law), a senior barrister of the historic Exchequer of pleas of England and Wales
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara%20littoralis
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Amara littoralis
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Amara littoralis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae. It is native to parts of Asia.
References
Notes
Citations
littoralis
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1828
Taxa named by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhicera
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Cirrhicera
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Cirrhicera is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Cirrhicera basalis Gahan, 1892
Cirrhicera championi Bates, 1881
Cirrhicera cinereola Bates, 1881
Cirrhicera conspicua Gahan, 1892
Cirrhicera cristipennis Bates, 1881
Cirrhicera leuconota (Laporte, 1840)
Cirrhicera longifrons Bates, 1881
Cirrhicera nigrina Thomson, 1857
Cirrhicera niveosignata Thomson, 1860
Cirrhicera panamensis Bates, 1885
Cirrhicera sallei Thomson, 1857
References
Hemilophini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20Your%20Bet
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It's Your Bet
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It's Your Bet is an American game show which aired in syndication (mostly NBC owned-and-operated stations) from 1969 to 1973. The series was a revised version of the NBC game I'll Bet, which aired for six months in 1965. Both I'll Bet and It's Your Bet were produced by Ralph Andrews.
Hosts
During its four-year run, It's Your Bet had four hosts. Hal March hosted for the first few months. When health problems forced him to step down in late 1969 (he died in January 1970), actor Dick Gautier took over and hosted through the end of the 1970–1971 season.
Tom Kennedy moderated for the following year (1971–1972), followed by Lyle Waggoner, then an actor specializing in comedies and a regular repertory-company participant on The Carol Burnett Show, for its final season. Kennedy had previously guest-hosted for March for a week which included Waggoner and his wife as guests.
Gameplay
Front game
The two celebrity couples played for members of the studio audience. One player on the team bet 25, 50, 75, or 100 points (always these increments and never more) on his/her spouse's ability to answer a question. A question was telephoned in secret to the betting player by the host; to ensure seclusion from the other player a motorized wall rose between the two players while the player was on the phone with the host, ensuring the question was not known to the spouse until after the bet had been placed.
(Although the show had a betting theme, both sides began with a score of zero rather than a bankroll of any sort, and bet points rather than dollars.)
In addition, the betting player had to bet whether his/her spouse could answer the question correctly ("CAN") or not ("CAN'T"). Bets were recorded on toteboards in the desk where the couples sat, with a special rotating trilon indicating "CAN" or "CAN'T." The questions were either general knowledge or based on the couple's personal/public lives.
If the player correctly guessed whether his/her spouse would or would not answer correctly, the team would score the wagered points; otherwise, the wagered points would be awarded to the opposing team. The first team to reach 300 points won the game and advanced to the "Preference Round."
Preference Round
In the "Preference Round," the object was for each member of the team to guess how his/her spouse would answer a question. The host posed a question and three possible answers; each time the couple agreed on the response, the team won another prize for their designated audience member.
External links
1969 American television series debuts
1973 American television series endings
1960s American game shows
1970s American game shows
American game shows
English-language television shows
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Television series by Ralph Andrews Productions
Television series by CBS Studios
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Amara aeneopolita
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Amara aeneopolita is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae that is native to Asia.
References
aeneopolita
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1918
Taxa named by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.
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Soham railway station
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Soham railway station is a station on the Ipswich–Ely line, serving the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire. The original station operated between 1879 and 1965. It was reopened in 2021.
History
Soham station originally opened on 1 September 1879.
On 2 June 1944, the station was destroyed in the Soham rail disaster, when a munitions train carrying high explosive bombs caught fire and blew up, killing two and damaging over seven hundred buildings. The driver, Benjamin Gimbert, and fireman, James Nightall, were both awarded the George Cross for preventing further damage which would have occurred if the rest of the train had exploded. The signal box, also damaged in the explosion which resulted in the death of signalman Frank Bridges, is now preserved on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
The station was closed to passengers on 13 September 1965, but the line remained open both as a passenger route and for a heavy service of freight trains running principally between Felixstowe Docks and the Midlands.
Following many years of local campaigning, a new station was opened, on the same site, on 13 December 2021, with services operated by Greater Anglia.
Reopening
Since closure a local campaign had run to reopen the station. In February 2011 East Cambridgeshire District Council obtained funding for a study into a possible reopening.
In January 2013 Network Rail released a five-year upgrade plan, which included reopening Soham station as part of improvements to the Ipswich to Ely Line.
A Network Rail study concluded that building a new station on the existing infrastructure was feasible and that the current line could support an additional stop at Soham. Although Soham was unsuccessful in a bid submitted to the New Stations Fund second round, funding was obtained from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) and Cambridgeshire County Council to progress the next stage of design work with Network Rail.
Enabling works for the new station by Network Rail started in autumn 2020, and main construction started in March 2021. The station was opened in December 2021.
There are no current plans for direct services to Cambridge, but the CPCA has expressed support for the idea in a future phase of the project. Mayor James Palmer said "the delivery of Soham station gives us a much stronger case to go to Government and Network Rail and lobby for the reinstating of the Snailwell loop which will provide a direct service between Ely, Soham, Newmarket and Cambridge".
Facilities
The station has a single platform capable of accommodating a four-car train. A stepped footbridge spans across the railway to an existing right of way – as well as being future proofed for a potential second platform and lifts. The station also has a drop off and pick up point, cycle parking and a 50 space car park.
Services
The typical off-peak service frequency is one train every two hours in each direction between and via . All services are operated by Greater Anglia using bi-mode trains.
References
External links
Soham On-Line
Station on 1947 OS Map
Railway stations in Cambridgeshire
Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2021
Railway stations opened by Network Rail
Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
1879 establishments in England
1965 disestablishments in England
Soham
Greater Anglia franchise railway stations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Astonishing%20Fury%20of%20Mankind
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The Astonishing Fury of Mankind is the debut studio album by French metal band Darkness Dynamite.
Track listing
All tracks by Darkness Dynamite
"Supernatural" – 3:17
"Hell Eve Hate" – 2:59
"Immersion Inner-Nation" – 3:54
"$15" – 4:33
"Chasing Inside" – 3:56
"A Simple Taste of..." – 0:59
"Vice!" – 3:19
"By My Own" – 3:17
"Dare I Say" – 2:56
"The Everlasting Grace of Mind" – 3:18
"The Astonishing Fury of Mankind" – 5:52
Personnel
Junior Rodriguez – lead vocals
Nelson Angelo Martins – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Zack Larbi – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Christophe De Oliveira – bass guitar
Julien «Power» Granger – drums
Production
Engineered by Stephane Buriez (Guitars), Olivier T'servranex (Drums), Nelson Martins and Junior Rodriguez, at Elektricbox Studio, Lille
Mixed and mastered by Remyboy, at Ahddenteam Studio, Lille
References
Darkness Dynamite albums
2009 debut albums
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Grégory Sertic
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Grégory Sertic (; born 5 August 1989) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Bordeaux
Born in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne of Croatian descent, Sertic joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux's youth system at the age of 15, from the famed INF Clairefontaine academy. During the 2007–08 season, spent in the Championnat de France Amateur with the senior reserves, he earned praise from first team manager Laurent Blanc.
Sertic made his debut in Ligue 1 on 29 April 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Stade Rennais FC. His maiden competitive appearance had taken place on 11 November of the previous year, in the 4–2 home victory over En Avant de Guingamp in the round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue where he came on as a late substitute. His first goal in the former competition was scored in only his second appearance, helping the hosts defeat FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3–0.
For the 2010–11 season, Sertic was loaned to fellow league club RC Lens.
Marseille
On 30 January 2017, Sertic signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Olympique de Marseille. During his spell at the Stade Vélodrome, he played sparingly due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
In February 2019, Sertic moved to FC Zürich of the Swiss Super League until the end of the season. He announced his retirement in November 2020 at the age of 31, and immediately started working as a pundit for Canal+.
International career
On 25 May 2009, Sertic was called up for the first time to the France under-21 side which was due to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament. He made his debut in the competition on 6 June, playing 36 minutes in the 1–0 group stage defeat of Portugal.
Sertic was granted Croatian citizenship in March 2013, as his paternal grandfather was a native of Brinje who moved to the French capital. However, FIFA did not allow him to play for that national team due to new rules about naturalisation of players.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Bordeaux
Ligue 1: 2008–09
Coupe de France: 2012–13
Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09
Trophée des Champions: 2009
References
External links
Bordeaux official profile
Marseille official profile
1989 births
Living people
People from Brétigny-sur-Orge
French people of Croatian descent
French footballers
Footballers from Essonne
Association football midfielders
France under-21 international footballers
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Swiss Super League players
ES Viry-Châtillon players
INF Clairefontaine players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
RC Lens players
Olympique de Marseille players
FC Zürich players
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
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Dick Jackson
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Dick Jackson (born c. 1878) was an English footballer and manager who played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland as a Central defender and later managed the English football club Darlington from 1912 to 1919. Under his management, Darlington won the North Eastern League title in 1913.
References
External links
Dicky Jackson's careers stats at The Stat Cat
1870s births
English footballers
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Darlington F.C. managers
Year of death missing
Association football defenders
English football managers
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Richard Joyce (goldsmith)
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Richard Joyce (c. 1660 – c. 1737) was an Irish goldsmith. Joyce was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway and is credited with the creation of the Claddagh Ring.
In 1675 he left Galway to serve as an indentured servant in the West Indies but his ship was intercepted by pirates from Algeria who enslaved the entire crew. Joyce became the slave of a man in Algiers, said to be a goldsmith, who made him his apprentice.
In 1689 William III became King of England and enforced a request upon the Algerians to release all of his subjects enslaved in the country. Joyce's master offered him half the business and his daughter's hand in marriage if he stayed, but he refused and returned to Galway. There, he is said to have created the original Claddagh ring. Examples of his work from the time of his release to 1737 are still extant. He settled near Rahoon, then outside the town, married and had issue.
Joyce's role in the creation of the ring is somewhat debatable, in that goldsmiths such as Richard Joyce (fl. 1648) and Dominick Martin (died 1676) were already operating in Galway. However, his designs seem to have been the most popular at the time, and perhaps the basis of the present design, so he can be credited as its creator.
References
The mis-titled ‘Joyce’ tomb in the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Galway, James Mitchell, vol. 40, 1985–1986
Galway Goldsmiths:Their mark and ware, Jack Mulveen, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 46, 1994
"Claddagh Ring" in The Concise Oxford Dictionary, ed. Judy Pearsall, Oxford University Press, 2004
People from County Galway
Arabian slaves and freedmen
Irish goldsmiths
1660s births
1737 deaths
17th-century Irish people
18th-century Irish people
17th-century slaves
18th-century slaves
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Laura Anne Bossert
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Laura Anne Bossert (born 24 April 1968) is a violinist, violist, and pedagogue. She is a current faculty member at the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Wellesley College and, during the summer, the Castleman Quartet Program. She is co-director and founder of LyricaFest in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Early life
Bossert was born in Chatham Township, New Jersey to pianist Mariel Bossert and attorney Walter Bossert, and grew up with siblings Ellen Bossert and William Standish Bossert. She began violin study at age 5 with the encouragement of her mother. In elementary school, Bossert studied with New Jersey local violin teacher Virginia Howe. Growing up, she was a frequenter of Camp Point Counterpoint, where she was mentored by Edwin Finckel (father of David Finckel). She first attended the Castleman Quartet Program as a participant at age 17.
Performing career
Bossert attended the Eastman School of Music for both her undergraduate and graduate work, earning her master's degree in Violin Performance in 1992. During her time at Eastman, she was both pupil and teaching assistant to Charles Castleman. Also in 1992, Bossert tied for the bronze medal in the First International Henryk Szeryng Violin Competition. Between 1994 and 1997 she held associate concertmaster, guest concertmaster, and concertmaster positions in orchestras including the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and Intermountain Chamber Orchestra. In 1990, Bossert premiered Lalo Schifrin's Double Concerto for Cello and Violin with cellist Terry King and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. While concertmaster of the Lubbock Symphony in 1997, she played the violin solos in Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. Bossert has also appeared as a soloist with the Boston Virtuosi and the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra. An experienced chamber musician, Bossert has performed with musical notables such as Elmar Oliveira, Joseph Silverstein, Victor Rosenbaum, Tchaikovsky Gold Medalist Sergey Antonov and Robert Merfeld. Through Lyrica Chamber Music, founded by her pianist mother in 1987, she collaborated with Paul Neubauer, David Jolley, and Joseph Robinson.
Bossert has undertaken several projects coupling traditional classical repertoire with film or narration. Most recently, she performed movements of Beethoven's String Quintet in C Major Op. 29 with Charlie Chaplin's film The Immigrant at Bemis Hall in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
References
External links
Jeff Manookian's Violin Sonata
American classical violinists
American classical violists
Women violists
1968 births
Living people
Eastman School of Music alumni
Longy School of Music of Bard College faculty
People from Chatham Township, New Jersey
Wellesley College faculty
21st-century classical violinists
Women classical violinists
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Amara alpestris
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Amara alpestris is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae that is native to Asia.
Subspecies
There are seven subspecies of A. alpestris:
Amara alpestris alpestris A. Villa & G.B. Villa, 1833
Amara alpestris baldensis K. & J. Daniel, 1898
Amara alpestris bonomii Holdhaus, 1942
Amara alpestris dolomitana K. & J. Daniel, 1898
Amara alpestris interjecta Holdhaus, 1942
Amara alpestris munda Holdhaus, 1942
Amara alpestris pasubiana K. & J. Daniel, 1898
References
alpestris
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1833
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Hapoel Mishmar HaShiv'a F.C.
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Hapoel Mishmar HaShiv'a () was an Israeli football club based in Mishmar Hashiv'a. The club existed for several years in the 1950s before folding.
History
Moshav Mishmar HaShiv'a was established shortly after the end of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, in 1949. A year later, the football club was established, and started – as football league was suspended, due to disagreements between the Maccabi and Hapoel factions in the IFA – playing friendlies against neighboring teams. During the 1950–51 season, the club competed in the Hapoel-only competition, the 30 Years to the Histadrut Shield, in the South division of the second tier, and finished 10th.
The following season, the club was placed in Liga Gimel. The club won its division and was promoted to Liga Bet. However, the club finished bottom and folded after the end of the season.
Honours
League
References
Mishmar HaShiva
Mishmar HaShiva
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Paul Harkin
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Paul Harkin (birth registered during first ¼ 1958) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Bradford Northern (two spells), Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 585), Hull Kingston Rovers, Leeds, Halifax (Heritage No. 1027), and Hunslet, as a , i.e. number 7, and coached at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Town Leagues Club, and Crigglestone All Blacks ARLFC.
Background
Paul Harkin's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Harkin won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1985 against France.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Harkin played in Hull Kingston Rovers' 9–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1980–81 Challenge Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496, and played in the 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1983–84 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.
County Cup Final appearances
Harkin played in Hull Kingston Rovers' 7–8 defeat by Leeds in the 1980–81 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980, played (replaced by interchange/substitute Chris Rudd) in the 12–29 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 27 October 1984, played in the 22–18 victory over Castleford in the 1985–86 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 27 October 1985, played was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy in Bradford Northern's 12–12 draw with Castleford in the 1987–88 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, played in the 11–2 victory over Castleford in the 1987–88 Yorkshire County Cup Final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1987, and played , scored 2-tries, and was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy in the 20–14 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1989–90 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.
John Player/John Player Special Trophy Final appearances
Harkin played (replaced by interchange/substitute Chris Burton) in Hull Kingston Rovers' 4–12 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982, played , and was man of the match in the 12–0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 26 January 1985, and played , and was man of the match in the 8–11 defeat by Wigan in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986.
Family
Harkin is the younger brother of Terry Harkin, and the cousin of Kevin P. Harkin, both rugby league footballers.
References
External links
!Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)
Photograph "Harkin on the burst" at rlhp.co.uk
Photograph "Paul Harkin scores" at rlhp.co.uk
Photograph "Paul Harkin grubber" at rlhp.co.uk
(archived by web.archive.org) The Millennium Masters - Backs
Photos at flickr.com
Dobson keen to learn quick and help make a difference
(archived by web.archive.org) Rally Round the Robins
Rugby League: St Helens invest in tenacity
Rugby League: Keighley pack in the points: Wasyliw on target
League of Their Own
(archived by web.archive.org) Injury prompts retirement
Popular Harkin returns to Bulls
1958 births
Living people
Bradford Bulls players
English rugby league coaches
English rugby league players
Featherstone Rovers players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Halifax R.L.F.C. players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Leeds Rhinos players
Rugby league players from Wakefield
Rugby league halfbacks
Wakefield Trinity coaches
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara%20alpina
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Amara alpina
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Amara alpina is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae. It is native to northern parts of Europe and Asia. It was first described by the Swedish entomologist Gustaf von Paykull in 1790.
Description
The adult length is . This beetle is mainly black and the elytra are reddish-black and etched with fine longitudinal striations. The legs are often red.
Distribution
Amara alpina is a beetle of cold regions at high altitudes and high latitudes. Its range includes Norway, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Siberia and Mongolia. It is also present in Alaska, and it recolonised Canada after the end of the last ice age. It is believed to have survived further south in western Beringia and the northern part of the contiguous United States, and moved northwards when conditions ameliorated and the ice retreated.
Behaviour
In Scandinavia this beetle is often found on dwarf birch (Betula nana), dwarf willow (Salix herbacea), glacier buttercup (Ranunculus glacialis), alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina), moss bell heather (Harrimanella hypnoides), crowberry (Empetrum) and arctic wood-rush (Luzula nivalis).
Amara alpina was one of three species of beetle that has been observed in Finland eating the dead bodies of other insects on snowfields.
References
alpina
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1790
Insects of the Arctic
Taxa named by Gustaf von Paykull
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Miser%20Brothers%27%20Christmas
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A Miser Brothers' Christmas
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A Miser Brothers’ Christmas is a stop motion spin-off special based on some of the characters from the 1974 Rankin-Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus. Distributed by Warner Bros. Animation under their Warner Premiere label (the rights holders of the post-1974 Rankin-Bass library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, the one-hour special premiered on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, during the network's annual The 25 Days of Christmas programming.
Mickey Rooney (at age 88) and George S. Irving (at age 86) reprised their respective roles as Santa Claus and Heat Miser. Snow Miser (originally portrayed by Dick Shawn who died in 1987) was voiced by Juan Chioran, while Mrs. Claus (voiced in the original by Shirley Booth who died in 1992) was portrayed by Catherine Disher. The movie aimed to emulate the Rankin/Bass animation style. This is the last Christmas special to feature Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, as he died in 2014, as well as the last time George Irving voiced Heat Miser, as he died in 2016.
Plot
The feuding Miser Brothers (Heat and Snow) attend their family reunion with Mother Nature and their fellow siblings including the North Wind, Earthquake, Thunder and Lightning, and the Tides. North Wind passively asks Mother Nature what might happen if Santa would be unable to complete his duties on Christmas. She responds that North Wind would take control instead. Heat then begins to call out Snow for trying to "give global warming a bad name". Snow responds by talking about Heat's attempts to scare people with reports of a second Ice Age. Heat then reprimands Snow for claiming Iceland as his own, which barely has any ice. Snow then calls out Heat for claiming Greenland as his own because it's full of ice. The brothers then fight each other. Mother Nature ends the fight.
Despite his dashing appearance and veneer of flattery and devotion toward Mother Nature, the North Wind is far more malevolent than either of his brothers. Self-absorbed and vain, the North Wind is fixated with the idea of replacing Santa Claus as a way to achieve personal glory. Beginning his machinations, He then sends two of his minions to crash Santa's Super-Sleigh designed by his mechanic Tinsel, causing Santa to injure his back after falling in the middle of a fight between the brothers as he unintentionally crosses into their domain.
Despite what she told the North Wind before and having been informed by Mrs. Claus about what happened to Santa, Mother Nature assigns the Miser Brothers the responsibility of running the toy factory. Their fighting continues as they move through several workshop stations. The North Wind hatches a new plan to keep them fighting so it would appear as if they ruined Christmas themselves, but Mrs. Claus convinces the Miser Brothers to put aside their differences and cooperate by showing them the Naughty/Nice list station. The brothers' history is revealed, showing they've always been on Santa's naughty list for mutual bickering. Upon learning the error of their ways, they begin working together and successfully get work back up to speed. However, the North Wind hatches a plan to destroy their truce and get them fighting again, leaving Santa to deliver the toys and giving North Wind the chance to finish him off.
On Christmas Eve, the North Wind's minions surreptitiously attach heating and cooling units to the sleigh, apparently capable of heating or cooling entire regions of the planet. The discovery causes the Miser Brothers to blame each other. With them fighting again, Santa has no choice but to drive the sleigh as North Wind planned. After Santa leaves, Tinsel discovers the super-sleigh has been sabotaged, which stops the Misers' fight as they realize that neither of them was responsible for injuring Santa. Upon finding one of North Wind's Christmas cards with him dressed as Santa, the Misers realize the truth about their brother and comprehend his plan. Meanwhile, the North Wind attacks Santa's sleigh in flight, whipping up a vortex to consume Santa, but the Miser Brothers, with the aid of Tinsel and a team of young reindeer, save Santa in the nick of time.
The North Wind's cover is blown and Mother Nature sentences him to do household chores for the next several thousand years as punishment for trying to finish off Santa and making his brothers fight. With North Wind thwarted, the brothers learn they've finally made the nice list. They deliver the presents for Santa and give gifts to each other in the process, making peace between them and ending their feud.
Cast
Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus
George S. Irving as Heat Miser
Juan Chioran as Snow Miser
Catherine Disher as Mrs. Claus, Reindeer Elf
Brad Adamson as North Wind
Patricia Hamilton as Mother Nature
Peter Oldring as Bob, Elf #1
Susan Roman as Tinsel, Dr. Noel
Reception
The movie had 3.7 million viewers in its first airing, as determined by Nielsen ratings. It received a nomination for "Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children" in the 36th Annual Annie Awards.
See also
Santa Claus in film
References
External links
Animated Christmas films
Animated Christmas television specials
American animated fantasy films
2008 films
Canadian animated fantasy films
Film spin-offs
2000s American television specials
Canadian television specials
Christmas television specials
Santa Claus in film
Stop-motion animated short films
Warner Bros. Animation animated films
Santa Claus in television
2008 television specials
2000s American films
2000s Canadian films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara%20ambulans
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Amara ambulans
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Amara ambulans is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae that is native to Asia.
References
ambulans
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1832
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta%20Jane%20Birks
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Rosetta Jane Birks
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Rosetta Jane "Rose" Birks (1856–1911) was a social reformer and philanthropist who played a key role in South Australian women's suffrage.
Birks née Thomas was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 12 March 1856 to English-born parents William Kyffin Thomas, proprietor of the Observer and Register newspapers, and his wife Mary Jane Thomas, née Good. Known to her family as Rose, Birks was heavily involved in the Flinders Street Baptist Church in Adelaide that her father helped establish.
In 1879 Birks married her sister's widower, wealthy Baptist merchant Charles Napier Birks and became the stepmother to her six nieces and nephews. The Birks family would later establish the Charles Birks & Co department store in Rundle Street, Adelaide.
Philanthropy
Throughout her life Birks was involved in advancing women's rights and the welfare and social issues of the day. Birks presided over several Baptist women's associations including a mothers' union and a women's guild which she established to provide a support network to working women members of her church.
In 1882 Birks joined the predecessor of the Women's Suffrage League, the Ladies' Social Purity Society taking the role of treasurer.
Following South Australian women's enfranchisement, Birks joined the Woman's League committee and was among the earliest women appointed to the Adelaide Hospital board and the Queen Victoria Maternity Home board.
In 1902 Birks helped to found and became vice-president of the South Australian branch of the National Council of Women of Australia with fellow suffragist Mary Lee.
Women's suffrage
Birks and her husband would often host 'drawing room afternoons' in their Glenelg home to discuss the key social issues of the day. Inevitably this would lead to the discussion of women's rights and the issue of suffrage, and Birks was key in gaining local support for women's enfranchisement.
Through her role in the Ladies' Social Purity Society, Birks quickly became involved in the Women's Suffrage League, accepting the position of Treasurer at her second meeting in 1888. Birks would hold this position until the League ceased operation and during this time she travelled to England to meet with women involved in the British suffragette movement.
Birks was proudly the first woman at the Glenelg polling station to vote in April 1896.
Young Women's Christian Association
Birks was elected President of the Adelaide Young Women's Christian Association in 1902 and is credited with its expansion and the modernisation of the Australasian movement. Under Birks' leadership the Adelaide YWCA was the first branch to introduce junior membership in 1893, opening club activities to girls as young as ten. Other innovations included introducing child-rearing lectures and classes promoting the development of womanhood 'science'.
Birks was involved in the YWCA internationally and attended conferences in London and Paris in 1906 and Berlin in 1910 as the Australasian member of the YWCA world committee. In 1911 she launched the YWCA Travellers' Aid Society to support government-assisted immigrants, particularly young women who intended to seek work as domestic servants.
In June 1914 the Rose Birks wing of the YWCA hostel in Adelaide was opened by Lady Galway.
Death
Committed to her church until the end, Birks collapsed and died of myocarditis while addressing a meeting of the College Park Congregational Church in Adelaide on 3 October 1911.
Birks is buried at West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide.
References
External links
SA Memory
Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Women's Registry
Office for Women
Australian suffragists
1856 births
1911 deaths
People from Adelaide
Thomas family
Burials at West Terrace Cemetery
19th-century Australian businesspeople
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Arundell%20%28of%20Trerice%2C%20died%201580%29
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John Arundell (of Trerice, died 1580)
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Sir John Arundell (died 15 September 1580), of Trerice in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament for Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573–1574.
Origins
He was the second son and heir of Sir John Arundell (1495–1561), of Trerice, nicknamed "Tilbury Jack" (or "Jack of Tilbury"), a commander of the Royal Navy during the reigns of Kings Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice Sheriff of Cornwall, by his second wife Juliana Erissey, daughter of James Erissey of Erisey and widow of a certain Gourlyn.
Career
He was a retiring figure for much of his life and less celebrated than either his father "Jack of Tilbury" or his son Sir John Arundell, nicknamed "Jack for the King". He was twice a Member of Parliament for the pocket borough of Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1573–1574.
Marriages and children
He was married twice:
Firstly to Catherine Coswarth, daughter of John Coswarth and widow of Alan Hill, by whom he had four daughters:
Juliana Arundell (born 1563), who married Richard Carew (1555–1620), the historian of Cornwall, author of the Survey of Cornwall.
Alice Arundell (born 1564), wife of Henry Somaster (d. 1606) of Painsford in the parish of Ashprington, Devon.
Dorothy Arundell (born 1566), wife of Edward Coswarth of Coswarth.
Mary Arundell (born 1568), wife of Oliver Dynham.
Secondly he married Gertrude Denys, a daughter of Sir Robert Denys (died 1592) of Holcombe Burnell in Devon, by his first wife Mary Mountjoy (a first cousin to Lady Jane Grey and second cousin to Elizabeth I, Mary I and Edward VI through their common ancestor Queen Elizabeth Woodville]), a daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy (1478–1534), by his fourth wife Dorothy Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset. Gertrude survived her husband and remarried to Edward, Lord Morley. Her will is housed in the National Archives as "Will of Gertrude Morley, Widow of Trerise" 1635. By Gertrude he had at least eight children including:
Ann Arundell (born 1574), wife of William Carnsew of Buckelly (Bokelly).
John Arundell (born 1575), died in infancy
Sir John Arundell (1576 – c. 1656), eldest son and heir, of Trerice, nicknamed "Jack-for-the-King", MP for Cornwall and for Tregony and Governor of Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, during the Civil War
Thomas Arundell (born 1577) of Duloe, MP for West Looe, a soldier who served in the Netherlands.
Catherine Arundell (born 1580), wife of John St Aubin of Clowans (St Aubyn of Clowance).
See also
Arundell family
Notes
Sources
Vivian, J. L., ed. (1887). The Visitations of Cornwall: comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J. L. Vivian. Exeter: W. Pollard, p. 12, Pedigree of Arundell of Trerice
Tudor Place
Burke's Extinct Peerage (London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831)
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1580 deaths
Year of birth missing
Members of the Parliament of England for Mitchell
English knights
High Sheriffs of Cornwall
John (1580)
16th-century English landowners
English MPs 1555
English MPs 1558
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara%20americana
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Amara americana
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Amara americana is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae.
References
americana
Beetles of Asia
Beetles described in 1929
Taxa named by Ernő Csíki
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarana%20Gunawardena
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Sarana Gunawardena
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Bamunuarachchi Pathirannehelage Sarana Guptha Gunawardena () is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1964 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Snake
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Operation Snake
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Operation Snake is the fifty-first novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services.
Publishing history
The book was first published in December 1969 (Number A559X) by Award Books part of the Beacon-Signal division of Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation (New York, USA), part of the Conde Nast Publications Inc. The novel was written by Jon Messmann., Copyright was registered on 15 December 1969.
Plot summary
Carter is sent to Nepal on an urgent mission. The King of Nepal is expected to sign a decree allowing increased Chinese immigration into Nepal. AXE fears this will lead to undue influence on Nepal's affairs by communist China. The immigration bill has been promoted by Ghotak, the King's principal advisor, who believes himself to be the inheritor of the spirit of Karkotek, Lord of All Snakes, and an important figure in Nepalese mythology.
Upon arrival in Namche Bazaar Carter is briefed by Harry Angsley of British intelligence who is leaving Nepal due to sudden illness. Carter is followed from his meeting with Angsley by a British journalist, Hilary Cobb, who tries to persuade Carter to let her join him. Carter threatens Cobb and sets off alone to Kathmandu.
In Kathmandu, Carter arrives at the house of Leeunghi – a respected local patriarch and opponent of Khotak. Carter, Leeunghi, and his daughter, Khaleen, plan to disrupt Khotak's next meeting where he intends to incite the audience into a religious frenzy and get them to sign his immigration petition. At the meeting Ghotak reminds the audience of his supernatural mandate; his words and deeds are supported by Karkotek and his foes are destroyed by the Yeti. Leeunghi objects to Ghotak's interpretation and Ghotak responds by challenging Leeunghi to stay overnight in the mountains. If the Yeti does not kill him it is a sign that Ghotak is not telling the truth.
Leeunghi sets off alone into the mountains. When he does not return the next day Carter goes into the mountains to search for him. Carter discovers Leeunghi's body torn limb from limb apparently by some wild animal. Carter challenges Ghotak that he too will spend the night in the mountains to disprove the existence of the Yeti.
As Carter settles in for the night in his camp in the mountains he is disturbed by Hilary Cobb who has followed him. Hilary is attacked by the Yeti and Carter fights it off. Next morning Carter and Hilary discover a company of Chinese soldiers in a remote site awaiting orders from Ghotak. Carter fires his rifle to start an avalanche, which buries the entire company. Carter confronts Ghotak upon his return to Kathmandu.
The next day, Ghotak heads into the mountains for his biweekly meditation. Carter follows but is surprised and captured by Ghotak's henchmen. Ghotak takes Carter to a remote cave where the creature everyone believes to be a Yeti is caged. Ghotak informs Carter that he has raised the creature since it was born 20 years previously. Ghotak allows it out of its cage to feed on animals and humans but it always returns to its cage. Ghotak releases the animal and it chases after Carter. Carter fights it and manages to kill it. He drags its body back to Kathmandu.
Carter confronts Ghotak in his temple. Knowing he has lost local support Ghotak flees. As Carter gives chase he falls through a trapdoor into a pit of poisonous snakes. Unable to get out Carter all but gives up until Khaleen jumps into the pit and beats back the snakes. Many of the snakes bite her. Carter escapes carrying Khaleen who dies soon after.
Carter chases Ghotak downriver to a stable. As Carter searches it for Ghotak he steps into a steel animal trap. Ghotak sets fire to bales of hay and attempts to escape. Desperately Carter throws his stiletto and kills Ghotak. Carter pries the trap free and rides back to town.
Carter flies back to England with Hilary Cobb and obtains permission from Hawk for Cobb to file a story on the mission.
Main characters
Nick Carter – agent N-3, AXE
David Hawk – head of AXE; Carter's boss
Hilary Cobb – journalist, Manchester Journal and Record
Ghotak – advisor to King of Nepal; Head of the Teeoan Temple and Snake Society
Leeunghi – friend of Nepalese royal family; anti-Ghotak supporter
Khaleen – Leeunghi's daughter
References
1969 American novels
Nick Carter-Killmaster novels
Novels set in Nepal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20beam%20%28disambiguation%29
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High beam (disambiguation)
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A high beam is a type of automobile headlight.
High beam may also refer to:
Killer in the backseat, an urban legend
HighBeam Research, a defunct Internet search engine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasiri%20Gajadeera
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Chandrasiri Gajadeera
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Chandrasiri Gajadeera (26 February 1946 – 6 September 2019) was a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Minister of Rehabilitation and Prisons.
References
1946 births
2019 deaths
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan communists
Communist Party of Sri Lanka politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siripala%20Gamalath
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Siripala Gamalath
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Siripala Gamalath (born July 18, 1952) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance party and of Buddhist religion.
References
Living people
1952 births
Sinhalese businesspeople
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song%20of%20the%20City
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Song of the City
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Song of the City is a 1937 American musical film directed by Errol Taggart, written by Michael Fessier, and starring Margaret Lindsay, Dean Jagger, J. Carrol Naish, Nat Pendleton, Dennis Morgan and Marla Shelton. It was released on April 2, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Paul Herrick falls overboard and gets rescued and involved with an Italian family.
Cast
Margaret Lindsay as Angelina Romandi
Dean Jagger as Paul Herrick
J. Carrol Naish as Mario
Nat Pendleton as Benvenuto Romandi
Dennis Morgan as Tommy
Marla Shelton as Jane Lansing
Inez Palange as Mrs. 'Mama' Romandi
Charles Judels as Mr. Pietro 'Papa' Romandi
Edward Norris as Guido Romandi
Fay Helm as Marge
Frank Puglia as Tony
References
External links
1937 films
American musical films
1937 musical films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Films directed by Errol Taggart
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma%20Udayashantha%20Gunasekara
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Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara
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Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera (R.M. Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Monaragala District . Member of the 15th parliament of Sri Lanka. He was the son of Dharmadasa Banda.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sinhalese politicians
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