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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodger%20Stevens
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Rodger Stevens
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Rodger Stevens is a contemporary American artist.
Stevens graduated from the Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn and went on to study economics at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and at Pace University in Manhattan. Stevens then attended Parsons The New School for Design and the School of Visual Arts. From 1994 through 1999, he worked at Sotheby's in New York.
In the early nineties he began exhibiting his drawings and sculptures at small galleries throughout New York and eventually in more renowned venues such as the Tiffany & Co. windows, the MTV headquarters, the Todd Oldham boutique and the Yohji Yamamoto showroom in SoHo. In recent years he has done commissioned work for the Whitney Museum of American Art, the American Folk Art Museum, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Barneys, West Elm, The New York Times, Stuart Weitzman, the Rockwell Group, Jonathan Adler, Starbucks, the W Hotel, One Medical, The Advisory Board, and others. In 2011, he was selected by the Persol eyewear company to be a member of their "Work of Persol" artist series. Stevens continues to exhibit internationally, California, and elsewhere. His work has been featured in numerous publications and blogs. He has developed a line of sculptural air-plant holders for West Elm; collaborated with designer Mark McKenna on the illuminated mobile, Orchadia; created several large-scale mobiles for the Starbucks company; and designed a line of carpets for Lindstrom Rugs (Los Angeles). In addition to his art and jewelry practice, he is an active curator, and an Adjunct Professor at the Parsons School of Design. His work is currently carried by the Whitney Museum and the Brooklyn Museum, and he is represented by BDDW, Kinder Modern, Brad Ford's FAIR, and Timothy Yarger Fine Art in Los Angeles.
Exhibition history
Stevens' work has been exhibited both domestically and internationally. His work has been exhibited at: The Whitney Museum of American Art; the American Folk Art Museum in New York; the Saatchi Gallery in London; the Katonah Museum of Art; Sotheby's; Tiffany & Co.; the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; the Bristol Art Museum in Rhode Island; the Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul, the Patrick Parrish Gallery, the David Weeks Studio and elsewhere.
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External links
American sculptors
Living people
1966 births
Manhattanville College alumni
Pace University alumni
Poly Prep alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NH%2031
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NH 31
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NH 31 may refer to:
National Highway 31 (India)
New Hampshire Route 31, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie%20Savage%20%28baseball%29
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Jimmie Savage (baseball)
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James Harold Savage (August 29, 1883 - June 26, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and . He played two games in 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies, then spent playing regularly for the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League. He played mostly in right field, where he played 66 games, but also played substantially in left field and at shortstop and third base. He played another 14 games for the Rebels in 1915 to finish his major league career.
Sources
References
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=17592
Major League Baseball outfielders
Philadelphia Phillies players
Pittsburgh Rebels players
Utica Utes players
Baseball players from Connecticut
1883 births
1940 deaths
People from Southington, Connecticut
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Chamal Rajapaksa
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Chamal Jayantha Rajapaksa (Sinhala: චමල් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: சமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 30 October 1942) is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Previously he served as Minister of Ports and Aviation and the Minister for Irrigation and Water Management. He hails from a well known political family in Sri Lanka. His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a prominent politician, independence agitator, member of parliament and Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake's government. He is the elder brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 and Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was President from 2019 to 2022. Nine members of the Rajapaksa family have been members of parliament in Sri Lanka.
Shashindra Rajapaksa (eldest son of Rajapaksa) is the former chief Minister of Uva Provincial Council and former Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya.
Early life and education
Rajapaksa was born on 30 October 1942 in Palatuwa in the Southern District of Matara and raised in Medamulana in the District of Hambantota. He was the eldest son, of nine siblings which included, an older sister, three younger brothers: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa and two younger sisters, to D. A. Rajapaksa and Dona Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake. He received his primary and secondary education at Richmond College, Galle. As a student, he was an athlete and played soccer for the school, in addition to being an academical high achiever.
Early career
Following his schooling, he joined the Ceylon Police Force as a Sub-inspector and served for eight years. He thereafter served the State Trading General Corporation as the Assistant General Manager before getting into active politics in 1985.
Political career
Contested the by-election held in 1985 for Mulkirigala Electorate.
Entered Parliament in 1989 as a member of parliament of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party representing Hambantota District. Has been a member of parliament continuously since 1989, retaining his seat in all elections held to date.
Prior to the present appointment as Speaker of the Parliament he has held the following portfolios.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands
Deputy Minister of Ports and Southern Development
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
Minister of Agricultural Development
Minister of Irrigation and Water Management
Minister of Ports and Aviation
Honorary titles
"Sri Lanka Janaseva Vibhushana"
Other positions held
President, Sri Lanka – Russia Parliamentary Friendship Association
President, Sri Lanka – Hungary Parliamentary Friendship Association
Chairman, District Development Committee, Hambantota (District Secretariat)
Chairman, Hambantota Development Foundation
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
References
External links
The Rajapaksa Ancestry
A people-based politician
Parliament profile
1942 births
Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
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
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Alumni of Richmond College, Galle
Chamal
Sinhalese politicians
Sinhalese police officers
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Boost Drinks
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Boost Drinks Limited is a British drinks company that sells primarily energy and sports drinks through convenience stores, independent retail chains and petrol forecourts. It was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Leeds.
History
The company was founded on 27 June 2001 by Leeds Metropolitan University graduate Simon Gray at the age of 28 with a bank loan of £30,000. Gray said in an interview that he wanted to take Boost to independent retailers because it would have been "crazy to challenge the big brands with a me-too product". The company was originally known as Blast UK Limited before changing its name to Boost Drinks Limited in July 2001. Gray paid back the bank loan within the company’s first 12 months and distributed Boost into international markets such as Spain, Croatia, South Africa and Nigeria. The brand was launched in Northern Ireland in 2003, with the Northern Irish market accounting for approximately 15 percent of the company's overall business by 2018.
As of 2011, the company employed eight people and had launched in 12 countries. The price of several Boost products increased in 2020. In September of the same year, Boost unveiled a £1.2 million "Choose Now" marketing campaign, which included a £10,000 fund to be shared by three community groups. Boost introduced a "Boost Retailer Hall of Fame" in Northern Ireland during June 2021, with the first winner being Kearney's shop in Randalstown, County Antrim, receiving 30% of the overall vote.
Partnerships
Boost Drinks has had a partnership with Air Ambulance Northern Ireland since 2019, when the company gave £10,000 to the charity. From February 2021, under a deal signed with Dorset-based brewery Hall & Woodhouse, Boost Drinks became responsible for the distribution, marketing and sale of soft drink brand Rio. Boost Drinks became the "official energy drinks partner" of Leeds United for the 2021–22 Premier League season.
Products
In 2010, the company attempted to introduce a smoothie product, but the response was "disappointing" and it was soon abandoned. Boost has released a number of "limited edition" flavours, to its energy and sports drinks line, including a 'Winter Spice' flavour in 2015, a tropical flavour in 2016, a pomegranate and blueberry flavour in 2017, and a grape and cherry product in 2018. Boost also launched protein drinks and an iced coffee range in 2016 and 2020 respectively.
References
External links
British companies established in 2001
Coffee companies of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Thorpe Park Leeds
Drink companies of England
Energy drinks
Food and drink companies established in 2001
Soft drinks manufacturers
Sports drinks
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G3 Misa
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Guillermo Vicente Misa III, nicknamed "G3" is a Filipino singer/songwriter and recording artist based in Los Angeles. He is also the former lead guitarist of the band Introvoys.
He is known for the song "Habangbuhay", his carrier single from his 2014 solo album "Never Look Back". The music video for "Habangbuhay" features singer/actress Geneva Cruz as his leading lady.
G3 comes from a family of musicians. Jim Paredes of APO Hiking Society is his uncle. G3 started playing acoustic guitar at the age of 13 when his dad, GV Misa (singer/actor/commercial model) taught him some 3 chord Beatles and Beach Boys songs. At age 15, he played the electric guitar and formed his first band 'Trial and Error' along with his classmates from De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. He continued on to play in various bands during his college days. G3 was a member of the bands Violent Playground, Spinning Jenny, Mystery and Shanghaied. He would occasionally play guitar for the band Rivermaya whenever Rico Blanco would get sick.
In 1991, G3 along with Vanessa Garcia of the band Prettier Than Pink put up a studio called "Session Band Rehearsal & Recording Studio" located at the basement parking of Makati Cinema Square. It was where bands like Rivermaya formed. Razorback and Wolfgang also rehearsed and recorded demo material at Session Studio.
Violent Playground (1993)
In 1993, G3 was invited to be the guitarist of Violent Playground. The line up was RJ Oca on vocals, Raton del Gallego on guitar, Boom Jose on drums and Mali Andres on bass. They played regularly at "Weekends Live" at the Atrium of Makati.
Shanghaied (1994)
In 1994, G3 joined the alternative rock band "Shanghaied", which recorded a cover of the hit song, "Batugan", by Labuyo from the compilation album "Mga Himig Natin – Pinoy Rock Revisited" under Vicor Records. Batugan became the number one song for 6 straight weeks at DWLA 105.9 radio. Other chart toppers included "Laklak" by The Teeth and "Lakas Tama" by Siakol. They also released their own version of "Little Drummer Boy" as part of a Christmas compilation album called "Christmas on the Rocks" under Viva Records.
Mystery (1997)
In 1997, G3 got a call from his former classmate, Paco Arespacochaga to join his band Mystery. He went to Pink Noise recording studio thinking he would audition for guitars but he was asked to sing instead. His vocal audition made it straight into Mystery's album "Jigsaw" released under Star Records. They also released a music video for their single "Someday me and you" produced by Star Cinema. G3 also appeared as a guest along with his bandmates in the TV show Gimik.
Career change (2000)
G3 had a passion for computer programming. He would always bring a programming book to a gig and read it during breaks. In 1995, he developed a Billing and Collection system as well as a Payroll system for his own business, Session Band Rehearsal and Recording Studio. In 2000, G3 left Mystery to pursue a software engineering career. He started as a software developer in Fujitsu Philippines where he learned Java, C# and SQL. In 2002, he became the Application Development Manager for Jollibee Foods Corporation, one of the biggest companies in the Philippines. In 2007, he migrated to Los Angeles to become a Lead Software Developer for Myspace. In 2012, he worked for Fandango, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal as a Software Architect. In 2015, he joined ADP as a Principal Applications Developer. Currently, G3 is a Senior Software Engineer at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. In 2017, he married Sharmila Benedicto, a dentist.
Introvoys (2008 - 2016)
In Los Angeles, G3 got a call again from Paco Arespacochaga, asking if he could be the guitarist for Introvoys which was also now based in Los Angeles. G3 gladly agreed and is now actively writing songs, recording and performing with the band Introvoys. They released their latest album called "Where we left off" in January 2015. G3 wrote the songs "I don't wanna lose you" and "Sekreto" and co-wrote "Paradise", "Let's Dance", "Healing Hearts", "Why" and "Swim to the Sky".
Solo album (2014)
On November 12, 2014, G3 released his debut solo album entitled "Never Look Back" published by Claymind Music. His carrier single "Habangbuhay" featured Filipina singer and actress Geneva Cruz on its music video which was filmed in Los Angeles. G3 and Geneva are long time friends. Way back in 1999, G3 composed the song "How Can I Forget?" which was part of her album "On Fire". The Habangbuhay music video was directed and edited by Paco Arespacochaga. All 10 tracks in G3's album were composed, arranged, performed and recorded by G3 himself in his home studio.
Gear and Equipment
G3 Misa mainly uses a Fender Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster for live shows. He is also seen using a PRS Custom, a Gibson Les Paul, a Gibson ES-335 and a Gibson ES-175 on some occasions. For acoustic playing, he uses a Taylor 314CE. His guitar pedals include a Wampler Dual Fusion, a Wampler Tape Echo, a Wampler Faux Spring Reverb, a Dunlop 535Q Crybaby Wah, an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, a Digitech Harmony Man and a Digitech Drop. G3 plugs into an Avalon VT-737sp Tube Preamp which goes straight into a Behringer X32 mixer. When not using In-Ear monitors, G3 uses a Fender Twin Reverb '65 Reissue or a Mesa Single Rectifier with 4x10 Mesa oversized cab.
Live Session Performances
See also
Introvoys
References
External links
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino musicians
Living people
Musicians from Manila
De La Salle University alumni
Filipino songwriters
Filipino expatriates in the United States
Filipino people of Basque descent
20th-century Filipino male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara%20Carfagna
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Mara Carfagna
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Maria Rosaria "Mara" Carfagna (born 18 December 1975) is an Italian politician and former showgirl and model. After obtaining a degree in law, Carfagna worked for several years on Italian television shows and as a model. She later entered politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia party in 2006. From 2008 to 2011, she served as Minister for Equal Opportunity in Berlusconi IV Cabinet. In 2018 she was elected vice president of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2021, she has become the Minister for the South and territorial cohesion in the cabinet presided by Mario Draghi.
Carfagna had been named "the most beautiful minister in the world", and was ranked number one on Maxim "World's Hottest Politicians". She has been for a while the spokeswoman of the parliamentary group of Forza Italia at Chamber of Deputies.
Early life
Carfagna was born in Salerno, where she attended the Liceo scientifico Giovanni da Procida. In 2001 she graduated in law from the University of Salerno, with a thesis on information law and broadcasting systems.
Career as showgirl and model
After having studied dance and piano, she participated in the Miss Italy contest in 1997, finishing in sixth place. About the experience she later said: "That competition makes you as a woman, it matures you...all that stress, that desire to win, it makes you understand who you are."
Later she started working in television for the company Mediaset, controlled by the family of Silvio Berlusconi. From 2000 to 2006 she participated as a showgirl in the television program La domenica del villaggio ("Sunday in the Village") with Davide Mengacci. In 2006 she led the program Piazza grande ("Main Square") together with Giancarlo Magalli. Carfagna has also been part of the television programs I cervelloni, Vota la voce and Domenica in.
Carfagna has posed for Maxim.
Political career
2000s: Forza Italia and The People of Freedom
Carfagna entered politics in 2004, and became responsible for the women's movement in the political party Forza Italia. In the elections of 2006 she was elected into the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia, and in the 2008 elections – running as the third candidate from The People of Freedom in the district "Campania 2" – she was reelected. When she first entered parliament Berlusconi jokingly commented that Forza Italia practiced the law of primae noctis; the right of a feudal lord to take the virginity of his female subjects. As a deputy she was secretary of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, and has been described as a diligent, hard-working parliamentarian. On 8 May 2008 she was appointed Minister for Equal Opportunity, in the fourth cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi, an appointment that was widely publicised internationally, with focus on her special background.
In September 2008, Carfagna introduced proposal for a new law making street prostitution a crime, with fines for both clients and prostitutes. The bill was her first major initiative as a minister. She said that at present in Italy, "as in the great majority of Western countries", brothels and the exploitation of prostitutes by pimps were illegal but prostitution as such was not. She described street prostitution as a "shameful phenomenon".
In 2009 she became the first political promoter of the law against stalking offence. This law was finally approved on 23 February 2009, introduced as a package of bills known as the Decreto Maroni. In the same year she signed a campaign against homophobia in Italy, with television spots, images on magazines and wall attachments on cities.
She has participated in many international conferences, met the UN Secretary General, has intervened four times to the General Assembly, where she promoted an international moratorium against FGM. She organized the first international conference on violence against women in the context of the G8, which was held in the city of L'Aquila, in Italy, in July 2009.
2010s: Forza Italia revival
In 2010 during political debate for the International Women's Day celebration Carfagna made a political gaffe, claiming that women gained the right to vote in Italy in 1960 (while they did in 1946) and that the law that rules intrahousehold relationship was reformed in 1970 (while it was in 1975). In the 2010 Campania regional election Carfagna had a record result of 55,695 preferences. In 2011, Carfagna proposed a law, which was passed, that provided quotas for women on the boards of companies, which has allowed to involve a larger number of women in the Italian economic system. It approved funding for childcare facilities and in support of motherhood and family that made it possible to increase by a few percentage points the availability of places for working mothers. That same year Carfagna also supported a bill against homophobia, in which homophobia was considered as an aggravating circumstance in bullying events. This bill was then rejected by the People of Freedom majority in the Parliament, causing Carfagna's disappointment.
In 2013, Silvio Berlusconi founded Forza Italia, an ideological revival of the eponymous party that existed in the 1994–2009 period. Carfagna joined the party, following Berlusconi. In the same year she began a relationship with ex–deputy Alessandro Ruben. In the 2016 Italian local elections, Carfagna was the most voted Forza Italia candidate in Naples, with more than 5,500 personal preferences.
In November 2018, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Carfagna launched a campaign called "Non è normale che sia normale" ("It's not normal that it's normal") involving many parliamentarians of all political parties, VIPs and personalities of sport and entertainment.
In August 2019, the Codice Rosso ("Red Code") legislation, proposed by Carfagna, enters into force in Italy to combat violence against women with more efficient investigations and more severe penalties.
On 13 February 2021, Carfagna returned to a ministerial role in the cabinet of Mario Draghi, as Minister for the South.
Political views and controversies
Carfagna has been vocal on certain issues, such as the level of crime in her home town of Salerno, after having herself been the victim of burglary on three occasions.
In 2007 Carfagna opposed gay marriage, and said that matrimonial rights should be tied to reproduction. In May 2008 she refused to back a gay pride march, arguing that discrimination was no longer a problem for homosexuals in Italy because homophobia was just a thinking offence, a statement that was strongly criticized by gay rights groups. In May 2010, during the Quirinal Palace ceremony on the occasion of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Carfagna publicly apologized for the statements she made two years earlier, saying "she was helped in breaking through the wall of mistrust of which she was at the same time victim and unconscious responsible".
In January 2007, Carfagna was at the center of a controversy that received international attention. On the evening of the Telegatto award show, Berlusconi said about Carfagna: "If I was not already married I would have married her immediately". The comment caused Berlusconi's wife, Veronica Lario, to demand an apology through a national newspaper, something which she also received. Carfagna herself has later described the comment as "gallant and harmless," and said that she did not quite understand Lario's reaction.
On 2 July 2008 the Italian newspaper la Repubblica interviewed the former vice-minister of Foreign Affairs in the Berlusconi II Cabinet and socialist executive Margherita Boniver, who admitted the existence of some compromising private phone calls about Berlusconi. Few days later, the Argentine journal Clarín reported about telephone wiretap records authorized for an anti-corruption investigation. Reporter Julio Algañaraz wrote that Carfagna and Silvio Berlusconi engaged in a telephone conversation with explicit sexual allusions and regarding a meeting about sexual services.
In November 2008 Italian journalist Paolo Guzzanti wrote on his blog about Carfagna, saying: "Is it admissible or ineligible, in a hypothetical democracy, that the head of a government nominate a minister who has the one and only merit of having him personally served, excited and satisfied?", thus highlighting the words spoken by his daughter Sabina Guzzanti at "No Cav Day" anti-Berlusconi protest movement in July 2008. Carfagna sued la Repubblica for having reported Sabina Guzzanti's words that alluded to her sexual activity with Berlusconi.
In October 2012 the "Civil Court of Rome" condemned Sabina Guzzanti to compensation of €40,000 to Carfagna.
On 25 June 2020, Carfagna, as vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, ordered the forced expulsion of Vittorio Sgarbi who, pronouncing himself on the decree amending the law containing urgent measures concerning criminally relevant wiretapping, pronounced the following: "If a criminal commits a crime is normal, but if a Judge does it, it's an institutional earthquake. After the declarations without precedents against you coming from a Judge of Superior Council, after the unprecedented statements of Palamara against Mr. Salvini, we must open a commission of inquiry against the crime of magistrates who do the opposite of their work, worse than criminals".
Personal life
She has been engaged since 2013 with Alessandro Ruben, a former deputy of Future and Freedom. On 26 October 2020, her first daughter, Vittoria, was born.
Notes
References
External links
Ministry biography
Personal blog
Mara Carfagna – slideshow and video by The Huffington Post
1975 births
21st-century Italian politicians
21st-century Italian women politicians
Draghi Cabinet
Government ministers of Italy
Italian female models
Italian Roman Catholics
Living people
Forza Italia politicians
Forza Italia (2013) politicians
People from Salerno
The People of Freedom politicians
University of Salerno alumni
Women government ministers of Italy
Vice presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20Creek%20Settlement%2C%20Indiana
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Indian Creek Settlement, Indiana
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Indian Creek Settlement is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.
The community took its name from Indian Creek.
References
Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.%20truncatus
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N. truncatus
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N. truncatus may refer to:
Neuroxena truncatus, a moth species found in Ghana
Notonomus truncatus, a ground beetle species
See also
Truncatus (disambiguation)
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JJ, styled as jj, is a Swedish band who has released music through the Gothenburg-based independent label Sincerely Yours and the Bloomington, Indiana-based label Secretly Canadian. The band consists of Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander.
History
jj met in their hometown of Vallentuna, outside of Stockholm, and began playing together at a local youth center. They released their debut jj n° 1 in early 2009 and a couple of months later they released their debut album jj n° 2. Both the debut single and the debut album received a Best New Music inclusion from Pitchfork Media with ratings of 8 and 8.6 respectively.
On December 24, 2008 it was announced that the American record label Secretly Canadian had signed jj to their roster. At the same time, the release date for jj's second full length album was slated. The album, named jj n° 3, was released in the United States and Sweden on March 9, 2010. jj works with both Sincerely Yours and Secretly Canadian, depending on the location, and hence didn't leave Sincerely Yours for Secretly Canadian.
Aside from their official releases, jj has also done several covers and new takes on contemporary songs. For example, they've recorded covers of Akon's "Troublemaker", Jeremih's "Birthday Sex" and the "Theme Song" for the Welcome Back, Kotter TV-series. All of these were released for free on the internet, making it similar to a mixtape.
From March to April 2010, jj was on a nationwide tour in the United States with the British band The xx. Following the US tour, jj went on a minor tour through Europe with dates in Italy, France and Belgium among others.
jj's next release, following jj n° 3, was a mixtape named Kills. It was released as a free download on Christmas Eve 2010, at Sincerely Yours website.
In late March 2011, jj collaborated with fellow Swedish artist Yves Saint Lorentz to make an official remix of Rebecca & Fiona's single "Bullets". The remix was named "The End of the World".
jj's song "My Life" from jj n° 3 was featured in an official trailer for Battlefield 3 that was released in April 2011.
In summer 2011, jj collaborated with the American R&B singer Ne-Yo and released the song "We Can't Stop" as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program 2011. Later in 2011, they were involved in another collaboration with American rapper Don Trip to make the song "Cheers (jj’s Save Our Souls Remix)" for the magazine The Fader.
In September 2013 they collaborated with Adrian Lux on the song "Wild Child".
In May 2014, jj announced their third studio album entitled V, as in jj n° 5. At the same time they released the single "All White Everything" from the album. V was released on August 19, 2014.
On August 12, 2015 jj released the EP "Death" consisting of five new songs.
Discography
Studio albums
jj n° 2 (2009)
jj n° 3 (2010)
V (2014)
Mixtapes
Kills (2010)
Singles and EPs
"jj n° 1" (2009)
a jj 12" (2009)
"jj n° 4" (2012)
High Summer (2012)
Death (2015)
References
External links
Sincerely Yours
Secretly Canadian
Swedish electronic music groups
Electronic music duos
Musicians from the Balearic Islands
Secretly Canadian artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abukuma-class%20destroyer%20escort
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Abukuma-class destroyer escort
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The Abukuma-class destroyer escort (or frigate) is the general-purpose destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is the successor of the earlier .
Design
This class was planned to replace the earlier and possess both ASW capability as the successor of the and ASuW capability as the successor of the Yūbari class, but there are many enhancements as follows:
Introduction of stealth technology
This class is the first combatant ship of the JMSDF with stealth technology. Their superstructure has traditional vertical surfaces, but their hulls are angled to reduce their radar cross section.
Electronic warfare
This is the first destroyer escort class with the Naval Tactical Data System and OYQ-7 combat direction system. It is also the first destroyer escort class which has ECM capability with the OLT-3 jammer.
Weapon systems
The Short Range Air Defense system comprises the OPS-14 air-search radar, the OPS-28 surface search and target acquisition radar, one Otobreda 76 mm rapid-firing gun controlled by the FCS-2 fire-control system and Phalanx CIWS. The OPS-14 is the Japanese equivalent of the American AN/SPS-49 radar, and the OPS-28 is the equivalent of the American TAS Mk.23. Phalanx CIWS has given the ships an improved self-defence capability against anti-ship missiles. Mk.31 RAM GMWS Point Defense Missile System was planned, but it is not installed yet.
The ASW system comprises an OQS-8 hull-sonar (Japanese equivalent of the American DE-1167), ASROC anti-submarine rocket from the Type 74 octuple launcher (Japanese license-built version of the American Mark 16 GMLS) and lightweight ASW torpedoes from two HOS-301 triple torpedo tubes. A Tactical Towed-Array Sonar System was planned but it is not installed yet.
The JMSDF intended to build eleven ships of this class, but finally, only six were built because s started deploying in distinct forces. All six vessels of the class are named after World War II cruisers.
Ships in the class
See also
List of naval ship classes in service
Notes
References
Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006
Frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Frigate classes
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Neil Rupasinghe
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Don Jayawickramage Neil Rupasinghe (Don Jayawickramage Neel Rupasinghe) 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 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
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
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Ian Lewtas
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Ian Lewtas (born 25 February 1954) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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External links
1954 births
Living people
Geelong Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
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Gamini Rathnayake
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R. M. Gamini Rathnayake is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.%20B.%20Ratnayake
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C. B. Ratnayake
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Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Chandrasiri Bandara Ratnayake (known as C. B. Ratnayake) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
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Living people
Members of the 10th 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
Sports ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1958 births
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Winnebago Reservation
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The Winnebago Reservation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is located in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The tribal council offices are located in the town of Winnebago. The villages of Emerson, south of First Street, as well as Thurston, are also located on the reservation. The reservation occupies northern Thurston County, Nebraska, as well as southeastern Dixon County and Woodbury County, Iowa, and a small plot of off-reservation land of southern Craig Township in Burt County, Nebraska. The other federally recognized Winnebago tribe is the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
Early history
The Winnebago Reservation is on land that originally belonged to the Omaha nation. On February 21, 1863, Congress passed legislation removing the Winnebago (also known as Ho-Chunk) people from a reservation in Blue Earth County, Minnesota to Crow Creek, South Dakota. This location lacked essential resources, leading to a famine that sent many Winnebago people to seek refuge on the Omaha Reservation further down the Missouri River. In order to establish a separate Winnebago reservation, the Omaha nation ceded the northern portion of their own reservation to the United States on March 6, 1865, and the United States granted this area to the Winnebago tribe in exchange for their South Dakota lands in a treaty on March 8, 1865. The Omaha Nation later conveyed an additional of timber land to the Winnebago Reservation through an act of Congress on June 22, 1874 and a deed dated July 31, 1874.
Federal legislation including the Dawes Act of 1887 led to the allotment of Winnebago tribal lands into private ownership. By 1910, the Bureau of Indian Affairs reported that were allotted to 1,200 Indians; reserved for agency, etc.; the residue, , is unallotted.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the reservation has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska held an additional of off-reservation trust land as of 2020.
Due to allotment under the Dawes Act of 1887, much of the reservation is no-longer tribally-owned. According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the tribe's total trust land was , or about 24.5% of the reservation land area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, the population living within the reservation boundaries was 2,737. The population density was . There were 921 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the reservation and off-reservation trust land was 67.1% Native American, 26.9% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.2% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 4.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Economic development
In 1992 the federally recognized tribe established the WinnaVegas Casino to generate revenues and provide employment. Its council had already legalized alcohol sales on the reservation, in order to keep the revenues from sales taxes and associated fees that its residents had previously paid through off-reservation merchants to the state. It also now directly regulates the sales and can provide for treatment for individuals and families affected by alcoholism. As of 2007, 63% of federally recognized tribes in the lower 48 states had legalized alcohol sales for similar reasons.
In 1994, based on a long-term view of growth, the tribe founded Ho-Chunk, Inc., its economic development corporation, which has strongly contributed to new resources on the reservation. Beginning with one employee, it has grown to 1400 employees operating in 10 states and five foreign countries. Its revenues have provided for development in 1995 of Little Priest Tribal College; as well as a new community school, hospital and a strong housing construction program of more than $1 million, with development of Ho-Chunk Village.
The rise in its economy has enabled the tribe to improve the quality of life on the reservation, as Lance Morgan, the CEO of the corporation, discussed in a forum at Bellevue University in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 2, 2010. Ho-Chunk, Inc. has gained awards for small business, and it has initiated a strong housing construction program in collaboration with federal programs. Its leaders were featured on Native American Entrepreneurs, airing in 2009 on PBS. Ho-Chunk, Inc. operates 26 subsidiaries in areas such as information technology, construction, government contracting, green energy, retail, wholesale distribution, marketing, media and transportation.
See also
Native American tribes in Nebraska
Reuben Snake, notable person from Winnebago
Notes
References
External links
Reservation tract maps from the US Census.
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, official website
Ho-Chunk, Inc., economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
WinnaVegas Casino
Geography of Thurston County, Nebraska
Geography of Dixon County, Nebraska
Geography of Woodbury County, Iowa
Geography of Burt County, Nebraska
American Indian reservations in Nebraska
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Hero of War
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"Hero of War" is a 2008 song by Rise Against from the album Appeal to Reason. The song was mistaken to be the album's third single, after a music video of the song was released on the band's Myspace on May 20, 2009. However, it was later revealed it was just a promotional video and "Savior" is in fact, the third single.
Recording
Lead vocalist Tim McIlrath wrote the music and lyrics for "Hero of War" during the recording sessions of Rise Against's fifth album Appeal to Reason. Toward the completion of Appeal to Reason, McIlrath thought to include an acoustic song he had written earlier in the sessions, but was not sure if it would fit with the rest of the hardcore music on the album. He told producer Bill Stevenson about a possible acoustic song he had written from the perspective of a war veteran. By coincidence, Stevenson had just thought about writing an anti-war song, and after listening to the acoustic song, he convinced McIlrath to include it on the album.
Song meaning
The song starts out with an army recruiter asking the protagonist, a potential recruit, to enlist. With promises of adventure and money, he does indeed sign up. At the end of the song, the protagonist, now a veteran, recalls with bitter irony the army recruiter's promise that signing up would mean he could "see the world".
The protagonist sees how destructive wars are, including the destruction of his own moral scruples, as the protagonist is convinced, after initially protesting, to join in and participate in the torture of a prisoner. The soldier repeatedly declares his loyalty and trust in his country's flag, but after killing a woman who he later learns was carrying a white flag, he changes his mind about his former flag-waving patriotism, instead putting his trust now in the white flag. Near the end, the veteran reacts with revulsion to those who see him as "A hero of war, is that what they see? Just medals and scars, so damn proud of me." Tim says he was expressing sarcasm because many people treat soldiers like heroes, even though many don't feel like heroes.
Tim McIlrath wrote this song due to the violence in the war, but also for the troops that serve overseas protecting their respective countries.
Music video
A music video was made for the song, although it wasn't released as a single from the album, and thus the song was mistaken to be the album's third single. The music video was released on May 20, 2009, on the band's Myspace page.
The video fades between lead singer Tim McIlrath sitting and singing the song while playing the acoustic guitar, and shots of soldiers in war. Along these are clips of a visibly distressed soldier. The video ends with the soldier walking down a street, bare-chested, with paint on his face, while sirens go off in the background, implying he had descended into violence due to PTSD while in normal society.
Personnel
Tim McIlrath – lead vocals, Acoustic guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
List of anti-war songs
References
Rise Against songs
2008 songs
Anti-war songs
Songs about the military
Songs about soldiers
Songs written by Tim McIlrath
Songs written by Zach Blair
Songs written by Joe Principe
Songs written by Brandon Barnes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie%20Love
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Movie Love
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Movie Love: Complete Reviews 1988–1991 (1991) is the 11th and last collection of film reviews by the critic Pauline Kael and covers the period from October 1988 to March 1991, when she chose to retire from her regular film reviewing duties at The New Yorker. In the "Author's Note" that begins the anthology, Kael writes that this period had "not been a time of great moviemaking fervor", but "what has been sustaining is that there is so much to love in movies besides great moviemaking."
She reviews 85 films in this final collection. She gives rich praise to directors and performers she admires - in this collection for example, Pedro Almodóvar; 'Generalissimo Francisco Franco kept the lid on Spain for 36 years; he died in 1975 and Almodóvar is part of what jumped out of the box. The most original pop writer-director of the 1980s; he's Jean-Luc Godard with a human face - a happy face.' And Chet Baker in Let's Get Lost; " He's singing a torch song after the flame is gone; he's selling the romance of burnout." Perhaps pre-eminently in this collection she praises Brian De Palma's Casualties of War; "Some movies - La Grande Illusion, and Shoeshine come to mind, - can affect us in more direct, emotional ways than simple entertainment movies. They have more imagination, more poetry, more intensity than the usual fare; they have themes, and a vision. Casualties of War has this kind of purity." And she's cool to what she regards as second rate - Field of Dreams, for example, - 'That the film is sincere doesn't mean it's not manipulative.' Or The Rainbow: "The ads for The Rainbow feature a banner line, 'Ken Russell is the purest interpreter D. H. Lawrence could have hoped for.' In his worst nightmare."
The films she recommends include; Patty Hearst, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, True Believer, Scrooged, The Dressmaker, Dangerous Liaisons, Out Cold, Let's Get Lost, Say Anything..., Casualties of War, Ghostbusters II, Batman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, My Left Foot, Enemies, The Tall Guy, The Grifters, Vincent & Theo, Everybody Wins, L.A. Story.
Notably absent from this collection of reviews are the longer general essays on the films that Kael had written and included in past anthologies.
This book is out-of-print in the United States, but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers of the United Kingdom.
Movies reviewed
Bird
Gorillas in the Mist
Patty Hearst
Another Woman
Punchline
Madame Sousatzka
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Things Change
A Cry in the Dark
The Good Mother
Scrooged
High Spirits
The Dressmaker
Tequila Sunrise
Mississippi Burning
Dangerous Liaisons
Working Girl
The Accidental Tourist
Beaches
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rain Man
True Believer
High Hopes
Three Fugitives
Out Cold
Parents
Cousins
New York Stories
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Dream Team
Crusoe
Heathers
Let's Get Lost
Field of Dreams
Scandal
Say Anything
The Rainbow
Miss Firecracker
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Vampire's Kiss
Dead Poets Society
Batman
Ghostbusters II
Casualties of War
My Left Foot
Penn & Teller Get Killed
A Dry White Season
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Breaking In
Johnny Handsome
Drugstore Cowboy
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Dad
Fat Man and Little Boy
The Bear
Henry V
Valmont
Blaze
Back to the Future Part II
The Little Mermaid
Enemies
Driving Miss Daisy
Music Box
Roger & Me
Always
Born on the Fourth of July
Glory
Internal Affairs
GoodFellas
The Tall Guy
Postcards from the Edge
Pacific Heights
Avalon
The Grifters
Reversal of Fortune
Vincent & Theo
Dances with Wolves
Edward Scissorhands
The Sheltering Sky
Everybody Wins
The Godfather Part III
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Awakenings
Sleeping with the Enemy
L.A. Story
References
1991 non-fiction books
Books of film criticism
Books about film
Books by Pauline Kael
American non-fiction books
E. P. Dutton books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarathchandra%20Rajakaruna
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Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
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Rajakaruna Mohotti Appuhamillage Sarathchandra Rajakaruna (known as Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna; 22 July 1940 – 10 January 2011) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
2011 deaths
1940 births
Ministers of state of Sri Lanka
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Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utel
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Utel
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Utel may refer to:
Utel (telecommunications), Ukrainian mobile phone operator
Utel (bishop), Bishop of Hereford who lived in the 8th century
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20Radhakrishnan%20%28politician%29
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Perumalpillai Radhakrishnan (born 30 April 1941) was a Sri Lankan politician and the Deputy Minister for Vocational and Technical Training. Radhakrishnan served on the Consultative Committee on Religious Affairs and Moral Upliftment. He was also a member of a 5 persons special panel appointed by The President to look into the spate of kidnapping and murders during the height of the civil war.
References
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
Sri Lankan Hindus
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1941 births
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So Young, So Bad
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So Young, So Bad is a 1950 American drama film. It stars Paul Henreid, and was directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
It was the first major screen role for Anne Francis, Rita Moreno, and Anne Jackson.
Plot
The film begins with three girls fleeing from Elmview Corrective School for Girls, a reform school. Two manage to steal a truck and escape while the third hides nearby. The next day, Dr. John Jason (Paul Henreid), a psychiatrist on staff, is told to resign by Riggs (Cecil Clovelly), the chief of staff. Dr. Jason refuses, and an investigation in the psychiatrist's methods is begun. Dr. Jason reflects on the circumstances leading up to this day, and the scene changes to his arrival at Elmview.
Against the wishes of Riggs, Dr. Jason, is hired to reduce the high rate of recidivism at Elmview. He meets several of the new arrivals, and naively recommends treatments for them to Riggs and the other staff, who seem to listen to his advice. Ruth Levering (Catherine McLeod), the assistant superintendent, warns him that his efforts will be futile. When he follows up, and explores the school, Dr. Jason is shocked to discover that not only is his advice not being followed but the girls are forced to work as farm hands and in a sweatshop laundry, and are punished with solitary confinement if they refuse. When he complains, Miss Levering, who had seemed sympathetic to the girls, refuses to back him up. Frustrated and realizing his work will do no good there, Dr. Jason considers resigning, much to the satisfaction of Riggs.
As a passive protest, the girls refuse to sing for the city council when they visit the institution. As punishment, Riggs has Mrs. Beuhler (Grace Coppin), the cruel head matron, confiscate the girls' belongings. In the process Riggs discovers and Beuhler kills a rabbit the girls had been keeping as a pet. In retaliation the girls set fire to their bedding and the blaze destroys the dormitory. Beuhler reacts by bringing the girls to the basement and setting a fire hose on them.
Meanwhile, Dr. Jason and Miss Levering meet on their day off and she explains that if she had supported him with the staff she would be fired and would then be unable to help the girls at all. Though Dr. Jason disagrees with this approach and an argument ensues, a friendship begins between the two. When they return to Elmview, they manage to rescue the girls from Beuhler. One of the girls, Loretta (Anne Francis), a single mother who Dr. Jason tried to help when he first arrived, develops a crush on him as a result.
Threatening to report the fire hose incident to the board of directors, Dr. Jason makes a deal with Riggs where he would stay on in a purely administrative role while Dr. Jason and Miss Levering would make all decisions as to the treatment of the girls. Under the new regime, the harsh punishments are abolished, the farm and the laundry are shut down and replaced by vocational training programs, and a number of other reforms are instituted. The morale and behavior of the girls improves dramatically, though Loretta is jealous of Miss Levering and Dolores (Rita Moren)), a chronic runaway, still has trouble socializing. Eventually Dr. Jason and Miss Levering arrange a dance, inviting boys from a nearby trade school.
The night of the dance, one of the girls "borrows" a bottle of perfume from Mrs. Beuhler who directs her anger at Dolores by cutting off her hair. The rest of the girls go to the dance leaving Dolores in tears. Loretta, hurt by Dr. Jason's rejection of her at the dance, runs back to the dormitory where she finds Dolores has committed suicide. When Riggs sees the body he suspends Dr. Jason and Miss Levering and puts Mrs. Beuhler in charge of the school. Fearing a return of harsh conditions, Loretta escapes with two other girls, Jane and Jackie, as seen at the start of the movie.
Dr. Jason, thinking that Dolores had cut off her own hair, blames himself for not realizing she was suicidal. But Jane emerges from hiding and reveals that Beuhler was actually responsible. At a hearing to determine the fate of Elmview, things don't go well. The suicide and runaways are blamed on Jason's methods and Jane and the other girls refuse to corroborate the incidents with the fire hose or the hair cutting. Miss Levering's testimony is discounted because of her relationship with Dr. Jason.
Loretta and Jackie, now fugitives, visit the maternity home where Loretta's baby is living in an attempt to get money. But on spending some time with him, Loretta decides to keep the baby rather than putting him up for adoption. They learn of Jason's predicament and return to Elmview to testify. With Loretta and Jackie there, the other girls also corroborate their harsh treatment by Beuhler, revealing they had been whipped to prevent them from telling the truth, which leads to Riggs and Beuhler being placed under arrest.
In an epilogue, Dr. Jason and Miss Levering, now Mrs. Jason, are running the school, Loretta is paroled and looking forward to raising her son, and many of the other girls leave to lead productive lives.
Cast
Paul Henreid as Dr. John H. Jason
Catherine McLeod as Ruth Levering
Cecil Clovelly as Mr. Riggs
Grace Coppin as Mrs. Beuhler
Anne Francis as Loretta
Anne Jackson as Jackie
Enid Pulver as Jane
Rita Moreno as Dolores Guerrero (credited as Rosita Moreno) [Not to be confused with Rosita Moreno, a Spanish actress who was 43 years old at the time.]
Production
Vorhaus received his idea after he read a newspaper article about abuses at a women's reformatory. Vorhaus and writer Jean Rouverol visited several institutions to gather ideas. Studios initially showed interest, but they backed out since Vorhaus and Rouverol's politics made the studios uninterested; both Vorhaus and Rouverol were blacklisted before So Young, So Bad saw release.
Paul Henreid says it was the first film from the Danzinger brothers. Henreid agreed to produce and star though the Danzingers would be credited; Henreid took 50% of the profits.
The film was shot with a very low budget. Filming locations included areas in Connecticut, Manhattan, Yonkers, and Long Island. A Jewish home for blind and elderly people in upstate New York was used to represent the Elmview Corrections School for Girls, a fictional institution.
Reception
Turner Classic Movies described the critical response to So Young, So Bad as "tepid" because independent film-making techniques were not as appreciated in the 1950s as they were in later years. Many critics made jokes out of the title. Some critics accused So Young, So Bad of plagiarizing the similarly themed film, Caged. The two movies were released one day apart. So Young, So Bad profited in the United States and received an international distribution agreement. Henreid, ignoring the warnings of his agent, placed a 50 percent stake in the film. Henreid reported that So Young, So Bad made him more money than any other film of his career.
Henreid wrote "the picture did well and I made more money out of it than of anything I've ever been connected with."
References
External links
1950 films
1950 drama films
American black-and-white films
American drama films
Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Films shot in Connecticut
Films shot in New York (state)
Films with screenplays by Bernard Vorhaus
United Artists films
Women in prison films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooked%20%28book%29
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Hooked (book)
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Hooked: Film Writings, 1985–88 (1989) is the ninth collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael, covering the period from July 1985 to June 1988. All articles in the book originally appeared in The New Yorker.
She reviews more than 170 films giving rich praise to the work of directors and performers she admires - in this collection for example, Robert Altman; Alan Rudolph - for his film Songwriter; Nick Nolte; Susan Sarandon; Melanie Griffith; Lesley Ann Warren; Steve Martin in Roxanne. And she attacks what she regards as second rate, for example, George Lucas, -"George Lucas should believe less in himself - he keeps trying to come up with an original idea, and he can't"; and the film Heartbreak Ridge - "It would take a board of inquiry made up of gods to determine whether this picture is more offensive aesthetically, psychologically, morally, or politically."
The films she recommends include:
The Best of Times
Dreamchild
Sweet Dreams
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Compromising Positions
My Beautiful Laundrette
Mona Lisa
Salvador
Club Paradise
Mike's Murder
Blue Velvet
She's Gotta Have It
Re-Animator
Something Wild
Hour of the Star
The Stepfather
Law of Desire
Raising Arizona
Brazil
Roxanne
Tampopo
Eat the Peach
The Witches of Eastwick
Wish You Were Here
Hamburger Hill
Hope and Glory
Weeds
The Dead
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Moonstruck
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
High Tide
High Season
Pass the Ammo
Hairspray
Matador
Beetlejuice
Masquerade
A World Apart
Bull Durham
The title refers to her film 'addiction'. "I got hooked on movies at an early age, (around 4 or 5 , when I saw them while sitting on my parents' laps), and I am still a child before a moving image. Movies seem to me the most mysteriously great of all art forms."
The book is out-of-print in the United States, but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers in the United Kingdom.
References
1989 non-fiction books
Books of film criticism
Books about film
Books by Pauline Kael
American non-fiction books
E. P. Dutton books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking%20It%20All%20In
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Taking It All In
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Taking It All In is the seventh collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael and contains the 150 film reviews she wrote for The New Yorker between June 9, 1980, and June 13, 1983. She writes in the Author's Note at the beginning of the collection that, "it was a shock to discover how many good ones there were", as well as observing that only a very few of the movies she liked were box office successes - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Tootsie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. She laments that, "in the '80s, films that aren't immediate box office successes are instantly branded as losers, flops, bombs. Some of the movies that meant the most to me were in this doomed group - The Stunt Man, Pennies from Heaven, Blow Out, The Devil's Playground, Melvin and Howard, Shoot the Moon, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean."
The collection starts up after a gap of a year, part of which Kael spent in Los Angeles and what she learned during those months is summed up in the piece "Why Are Movies So Bad?" This essay, (in which she takes on the Hollywood money men whose love of swift and easy financial returns she believed led to the too many truly bad films on show at the time), is also included in the collection. ( "Why Are Movies So Bad? Or The Numbers").
The book is out-of-print in the United States, but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers in the United Kingdom.
Editions
Henry Holt & Co., 1984, hardbound ()
Marion Boyars, 1986, paperback ()
1984 non-fiction books
Books of film criticism
Books about film
Books by Pauline Kael
American non-fiction books
Henry Holt and Company books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Beaufort%20%281982%29
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Battle of the Beaufort (1982)
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The Battle of the Beaufort was fought between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on June 6, 1982 over Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. It was one of the first clashes of the 1982 Lebanon War, and resulted in the IDF capturing the castle.
Background
Located 717 meters above sea level, Beaufort Castle (Arabic: قلعة الشقيف, Qal'at ash-Shaqif) commands great parts of the Upper Galilee and South Lebanon. It could be used to direct artillery, and even Syria had sent artillery spotters there. Israel shelled the fortress repeatedly, but could never actually enter it - the massive basalt rocks of the Medieval construction proving an effective defense even in face of modern artillery and aerial bombardments. For Israel, it had become a symbol of the Palestinian power over the region. For the Palestinians, it served as a memento of Saladin's victory over the Crusaders in 1192 and of their own endurance against Israel, and the PLO used it as the colophon on leaflets.
Two weeks before the war started, Yasser Arafat visited the castle, sat down with its defenders and assured them that in thirty-six hours of fighting, the PLO could get a ceasefire. The sector commander protested, insisting that there was no way they could withstand an Israeli attack for so long.
Preparations for the attack
The IDF Northern Command had been planning to capture the Beaufort for a long time before the war, assigning the mission to the commando unit of the Golani Brigade. The unit had studied the castle for years and trained for tactics to conquer it.
In August 1980 the IDF launched an operation attempting to conquer the Beaufort castle. Israeli air force and artillery attacked the castle itself, al-Khardali Bridge, north-east, just below the fortress, as well as the nearby villages of Arnoun and Kafr Tibnit. An infantry unit belonging to the Golani brigade attempted to occupy the castle but was beaten back. Three IDF soldiers were killed while the Palestinians suffered 29 casualties. The high casualties prompted the Palestinians to reinforce their positions at Beaufort, building a network of covered trenches and reinforced shelters dug into the hillsides.
However, the way the invasion progressed in 1982, made the capture of the Beaufort unnecessary. Capture would have been necessary had the IDF decided to cross the Litani River via the al-Khardali bridge, as they had in 1980- But since the IDF instead decided to use the Qa'qa'iya Bridge, located much further to the west, the Israelis could have proceeded to Nabatiye unaffected by the Beaufort. Since the PLO troops stationed in and around the castle were not firing at Israeli settlements when the war began, there was no urgent need to neutralize them. The General Staff issued a command to postpone the operation, but the command failed to reach the Golani commando unit.
The former commander of the Golani commandos, Giora (Guni) Harnik, had been discharged from the IDF just a week earlier, but was suddenly called back. Since the unit commander, Moshe Kaplinsky, was gravely wounded while on the road, Harnik was sent as replacement. He drove there so fast that his APC flipped over, although he and the other passengers were uninjured. His surprise return was a morale boost for the men of the unit. His deputy was Mordechai (Moti) Goldman.
The battle
21 fighters from the elite Student battalion (later known as the al-Jarmaq Battalion) of the Fatah movement were deployed inside the castle, under the command of Ya'qoub Abdel-Hafiz Sumour (nom de guerre "Rasim"). The fighters were divided into three squads of seven members each. The squads were deployed left, right and centre in the lower sections of the castle. Fatah also had bases in and around the nearby villages of Kafr Tibnit and Arnoun. A unit of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) was deployed between the castle and the village of Arnoun. The positions at the castle were well dug in with covered trenches and concrete firing positions.
The battle started with a heavy Israeli artillery and aircraft bombardment. Heavy use was made of cluster bombs. Since the Palestinians were well dug in, no fighter was injured during this phase. But since the ground became covered with unexploded ordnance, exploding on touch like mines, access to the armoury and other supplies became risky and difficult. Two fighters were lightly wounded when trying to clear cluster bombs.
In the afternoon the Palestinian forces succeeded in shooting down an Israeli A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bomber flying over the Beaufort castle, with a Strela 2 (SA-7) handheld surface-to-air missile. The pilot, Cpt. Aharon Achiaz, parachuted and was taken prisoner by Palestinian forces. He was brought to Beirut and later released during the evacuation of PLO forces in August 1982.
The main IDF force in the central sector advanced from the border over Taibe and Qantara and crossed the Litani river at the Qa'qa'iya bridge. Well over the bridge the force split into three parts, with one continued to the coast over Doueir and Zifta, the second surrounded the town of Nabatiye and the third proceeded to the Beaufort castle.
The force heading for Beaufort consisted of 65 men from the Golani engineering company and 23 men from the Golani commando unit. They were travelling in 20 APCs, accompanied by a platoon of tanks. The attack had originally been planned as a daylight attack. But due to congested roads in south Lebanon at the time and repeated brake-downs of the tanks, the force did not arrive in highlands west of the Beaufort until 4 PM. None of the tanks managed to arrive at the location. The plans had to be changed to a night attack, without any support from the tanks.
The engineering company, under Lt.Col. Barkai, was to take the southern outpost with its bunkers while the Golani commandos, under Moshe Kaplinsky, were to take the northern outpost and its trenches.
It was decided that the Golani engineers would take the lead and the commandos would follow. The engineers charged up the hill of the fortress and managed to slip through without casualties. They attacked the Palestinian positions and managed to conquer the antenna position. One soldier was killed and several were wounded.
The commandos, however, were cut down by heavy machine gun fire on their way to the top. Of the originally 21 fighters only seven or eight managed to reach their destination. Two soldiers were killed and four wounded. The rest were taking cover halfway. Led by Mordechai Goldman the force began a second assault, killing several Palestinians. They were later joined by Harnik and two of his soldiers.
They were facing the main bunker, where a Palestinian fighter, entrenched in a concrete position, was firing his machine gun. The Palestinian managed to kill Harnik with a bullet to the chest before Goldman threw an explosive charge at his position, killing the Palestinian fighter and destroying the position. Most of the remaining Palestinians were killed as Israeli troops secured the mountain.
Because of both weather conditions and continued firing nearby, medical evacuation of the wounded was delayed until shortly before daybreak. Only then, did the death toll - six men, including the unit commander - become apparent. After it, the soldiers spread out and climbed to take the roof of the fortress, which turned out to be deserted. By 6:30 AM, Israeli control over the castle was secured.
The Israeli soldiers discovered a rope ladder hanging down from the heights of the fortress, suggesting that some of the Palestinian fighters escaped during the night.
According to Mu'in at-Tahir, the commander of the Fatah Students' battalion (who personally did not take part in the battle inside the castle), some of the fighters managed to escape from the castle. At ten in the evening, units from the Students’ battalion, positioned outside the castle, attacked IDF tanks stationed to the west of the castle with rockets. In the turmoil, a handful of fighters managed to sneak out. Some of them were killed in other battles during the Lebanon war, but three of the Fatah fighters from the battle of the Beaufort castle survived the war.
Aftermath
During the day, the (Chief of Staff), Rafael Eitan, visited the troops and was astounded to learn of the death toll. Later that day, Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon arrived, accompanied by newsmen and photographers. They did not know about the losses, as Sharon did not inquire before declaring that the battle was won without casualties on the Israeli side.
Showing interest in the Palestinian resistance, Begin asked "Did they have machine guns?", a question which later became a symbol of how uninformed the Israeli leadership was of the events on the front throughout the war.
Harnik was posthumously given the division commander citation. Mordechai Goldman was awarded the Medal of Courage for his actions, and later medically discharged from the army after being wounded by Syrian artillery outside Beirut. The commander of the Golani Brigade later confessed that in retrospect, he would not have attacked the Beaufort. An investigation was held after the war as to why the order to postpone the operation failed to reach its destination, but produced inconclusive results.
There were also persistent reports of "friendly fire" incidents in the battle. One officer was apparently wounded under such circumstances. There is also a question mark hanging over one of the IDF fatalities, which was never officially clarified.
Most of the Fatah fighters in the castle fell in the battle. That includes the commander of the castle, Ya'coub Sumour, and his deputy Abdul Karim al-Kahalani. After the battle, the IDF handed over 30 bodies for burial to the villagers of nearby Yohmur. The bodies had been collected in the castle itself and in and around the villages of Arnoun and Kafr Tibnit. Among those buried was the local DFLP commander, Khalid al-Asmar.
According to Israeli accounts, between 15 and 24 Palestinian bodies were collected after the battle.
For fear of mines and unexploded cluster bombs, the IDF closed off the lower section of the castle, where the Palestinians had been dug in. Therefore, the body of the Palestinian commander, Ya'qoub Sumour, was only found in 2004, several years after the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon, together with Mohammad Abu Saleh, a Fatah fighter of Yemenite origin. Both were buried with full military honours in the Palestinian Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp.
References
External links
30 שנה למלחמה: תיעוד מלבנון כמו שלא ראיתם Pictures and maps from Beaufort battle (Hebrew)
Bibliography
1982 Lebanon War
Battles of the Lebanese Civil War
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Caterina Bueno
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Caterina Bueno (April 2, 1943 – July 16, 2007) was an Italian singer and folk music historian.
Biography
Starting in the 1960s, her research and performances of Italian folk songs, particularly those of Tuscany, are credited to bringing a new awareness of Italian folk music.
Bueno was born in San Domenico di Fiesole to her Spanish father, painter Xavier Bueno, and Swiss mother, the writer Julia Chamorel. She taught herself to play the guitar and collected folk records, generally of Tuscany origin. She became active at the l'Istituto Ernesto De Martino and later the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano.
She has worked with many artists in her career including Francesco De Gregori who dedicated his song "Caterina" to her.
Albums
1964 -La brunettina – Canzoni, rispetti e stornelli toscani- (I dischi del sole)
1968 – La veglia – (I dischi del sole)
1969 – La Toscana di Caterina – (I dischi del sole)
1970 – In giro per la Toscana – (Amico)
1973 – Eran tre falciatori – (Fonit Cetra)
1974 – Se vi assiste la memoria – (Fonit Cetra)
1976 – Il trenino della "Leggera" – (Fonit Cetra)
1997 – Canti di maremma e d'anarchia – (Libera Informazione Editrice)
1998 – Caterina Bueno in spettacolo canzoni paradossali e storie popolari di dolente attualità (Supreme)
2001 – Caterina Bueno dal vivo (Compagnia Nuove Indye (CNI))
2005 – Eran tre falciatori – Se vi assiste la memoria – Il trenino della "leggera"] (Warner Music)
2007 – Dal vivo / live – Firenze 1975 Caterina Bueno e Coro degli Etruschi (Pegasus)
Singles
1976 – Italia bella mostrati gentile/La "Leggera" (from a television performance) – (Fonit Cetra)
Bueno was also featured in the 1999 Italian folk collection CD The Great Ladies of Italian Folk Music (Buda Musique)
References and further reading
Enciclopedia della canzone italiana, di Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), ed. Curcio, 1990; alla voce "Bueno, Caterina", di Ambrogio Sparagna, pag. 228
1947 births
2007 deaths
People from Fiesole
Italian folk singers
Italian ethnomusicologists
Buda Musique artists
20th-century Italian women singers
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Toledo School for the Arts
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Toledo School for the Arts is a public charter school in downtown Toledo, Ohio founded by former director Martin Porter. It was first sponsored by the Toledo Board of Education. In 2008 the school was chartered by Bowling Green State University. TSA serves over 700 students from any school district in Ohio in Junior Division (6th, 7th and 8th grades), and Senior Division (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades). TSA's college preparatory curriculum integrates the visual, language, and performing arts. In addition to core academic subjects, classes are offered in dance, music, theatre, English language, humanities, and visual arts and include training and career development for students interested in pursuing professions in the arts. TSA students have been accepted to many of the nation's best colleges and universities.
First Friday
First Friday is a monthly event for the public with performances, demonstrations and exhibits of student work. The highlight of each year is Kaleidoscope, a performance and art exhibit that features student works from each department as well as student soloists. Students collectively participate in an average of 180 performances and exhibitions each year.
Community
TSA has "ARTnerships" with Toledo's major cultural institutions, including the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Toledo Ballet Association, Toledo Repertoire Theatre, and Ballet Theatre of Toledo. ARTnerships are community organizations that share TSA's vision.
History
The Toledo School for the Arts began operating in 1999.
In 2004, TSA moved to 333 14th Street, the former Willys Overland building located in uptown Toledo. In 2009 the school opened its own gallery to allow them the ability to hold art shows and sell student art throughout the year.
In 2008 TSA was awarded a No School Left Behind Blue Ribbon from the US Department of Education. In 2007 TSA was identified as one of the leading charter schools in the nation, and featured in the US Department of Education publication, Innovations in Education Reform. TSA has twice been designated a Bronze Medal School by U.S. News & World Report.
In 2016 TSA was named the number one charter school in Ohio by the website Niche, a website that ranks schools based on data and reviews. They were also named the 25th best school in Ohio by Niche.
In 2019 TSA unveiled an Ohio Historic Marker on the corner of 14th and Adams detailing the history of the building which was constructed in the early 1900s by the Willys Overland Company. During the unveiling the school announced plans to expand the historic building with an addition and increase student enrollment.
In 2022 the Toledo School for the Arts began groundbreaking on a major expansion.
Notable alumni
Crystal Bowersox
References
External links
School Website
High schools in Lucas County, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
United States
Performing arts education in the United States
Arts schools in the United States
1999 establishments in Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athuraliye%20Rathana%20Thero
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Athuraliye Rathana Thero
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Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero (: born 5 October 1962), is a Sri Lankan Bhikkhu politician and a member of parliament. He is the only representative from Our Power of People's Party in the current parliament.
Personal life
He was born on 5 October 1962 in Athuraliya in the Matara District, as Ranjith Welikanda as the youngest in a family with seven siblings. His father Peirishamy Welikanda did gem testing as a profession. His mother Ceciliyana Halgamuwa was a housewife. He got his basic education from Athuraliya Maha Vidyalaya up to grade 8. On 11 May 1976, at the age of fourteen, he became a Buddhist monk, taking on the name, Athuraliye Rathana. He was ordained to the Saddhammawansa Nikaya, a pioneer of the Amarapura Nikaya, by Wadiye Sumangala thero and Polathugoda Gnaanaloka thero.
As a Buddhist monk
He received Buddhist education from Jayasumana Pirivena at Matara and at Shishyalankara Pirivena at Ambalangoda. He got his higher education at the Pinnawatta Pirivena, Panadura. After passing the exam he entered University of Peradeniya, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Philosophy and later completed his master's degree in Philosophy. He also studied scriptures of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana extensively. Then he wrote the book which contained a comparative study upon the differences between the philosophical differences of Mahayana and Theravada traditions. He also wrote the book with an annotation to the Maha Satipattana Sutta.
The book called the "Buddha In You" explaining the essence of the Dhamma. He authored another book called, "Buddhism for Sustainability" which explains how the Buddhist way of life can be the alternative to the modern materialistic life style with an over consumption that has given rise to many forms of crisis.
In 2001, he delivered a special lecture on "Modern environmental crisis and solutions through the Buddhist philosophy" at the International Conference at the University of Bath in England, held in Tripura, in India. He also delivered a key note address at the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) conference held in Taiwan in 2020.
Political career
When he was a university student he was a pioneer activist in student's movements. After obtaining degree in 1994, he gave leadership to an active peoples movement called the "Janatha Mithuro" (The friends of people) to defeat the then UNP government.
Before entering politics, he made an extensive work on western and eastern philosophical ideas. He has especially studied the Marxist philosophy. He participated UN summit, representing the Government of Sri Lanka in multiple occasions. Once, he delivered a speech, representing the Buddhist representatives at the Inter Religious Federation conference, which was chaired by the President of France, which was held along with the summit. In that conference he presented a special report with the theme, "How to achieve the goals of the United Nations".
He gave the leadership to build the Nationalist Bhikku movement called Jathika Sangha Sammelanaya (National Congress of Buddhist Clergy) which played an immense role in the political struggle against the Tamil separatism. Along with Sihala Urumaya and National Movement against Terrorism, Rathana Thero build a nationalist movement called Patriotic Nationalist Front and started addressing to the Nationalist sentiments.
Rathana was a founding member of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) in February 2004, a Sinhala Buddhist nationalist party in Sri Lanka where he became the National Organizer of that party. In a short period of campaign JHU could win about 550,000 votes and the party secured 9 seats in the parliament at Parliamentary Election. Then he was selected as a parliamentarian from Gampaha district and he was given the responsibility to act as the parliamentary team leader of the party. JHU played a major role in defeating anti war pacifistic sentiments that were made popular by the government programs such as "Sudu Nelum" and "Thavalam". Rathana thero played a key role in the JHU within the parliament and outside the parliament. He was a member in the parliamentary main committee.
In 2005, with the help of JHU, Mahinda Rajapaksa secure a narrow victory over Ranil Wickramasinghe in the 2005 Presidential election. In 2015, Rathana and the JHU played a major role in defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa and making Maithripala Sirisena President. He represented many advisory committees. In the 2015 general election Rathana Thero was a national list nominee of the United People’s Freedom Alliance. He was appointed to the parliament after United National Party won the election.
On 19 March 2019, he started a hunger strike in front of the Temple of the Tooth. It was initiated for being asked to step down the posts of then Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Governor of the Western Province Azath Salley and Governor of the Eastern Province M. L. A. M. Hizbullah. Then on 31 June 2019, Forty monks, including Rathana Thero, began a deadly hunger strike at the Temple of the Tooth for the same course. In the fourth day of fast, he ended his hunger strike after officially announcing the resignation of Azath Salley and M. L. A. M. Hizbullah from their posts. He was rushed to hospital and treated at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy General Hospital.
On 19 June 2019, Rathana Thero lodged a written complaint with Acting IGP C.D. Wickremaratne against the Criminal Investigations Department where he has charged that the CID has failed to carry out a proper investigation into the allegations leveled against Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen from Kurunegala.
On 18 December 2020, Rathana Thero was announced as the National List seat representative won by Our People's Party at the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. At the election, OPP polled 67,758 votes as a percentage of 0.58% and won one seat. On 5 January 2021, he sworn as the National List Member of Parliament and has decided to take a seat in the opposition party.
Humanitarian efforts
At the civil war period in 2005, Rathana thero mostly lived in the threatened areas, helping the affected people and encouraging the armed forces. During Maithripala Sirisena government, Rathana Thero initiated a program to popularize the renewable energy and the sustainable development.
He initiated another serious project to reverse the harmful farming system, in which the pesticides, weedicides and chemical fertilizers are abundantly used in the process of farming, to the carbonic farming in which harmful poisonous substances are not used. After a long struggle Rathana Thero was successful in banning glyphosate and promoting carbonic farming as a national policy.
See also
Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero
References
External links
Pivithuru Hetak National Movement
1962 births
Jathika Hela Urumaya politicians
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
People from Matara District
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijitha%20Ranaweera
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Vijitha Ranaweera
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Vijitha Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When%20the%20Lights%20Go%20Down%20%28book%29
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When the Lights Go Down (book)
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When the Lights Go Down: Film Writings 1975–1980 (1980), is the sixth collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael.
Background
All material in the book originally appeared in The New Yorker. The collection begins with an appreciation of Cary Grant. " Mae West's raucous invitation to him - 'Why don't you come up sometime and see me?' - was echoed thirty years later by Audrey Hepburn in Charade: 'Won't you come in for a minute? I don't bite, you know, unless it's called for.' And then, purringly, 'Do you know what's wrong with you? Nothing.' That might be a summary of Cary Grant, the finest romantic comedian of his era: there's nothing the matter with him." . After the profile of Cary Grant the book contains reviews of movies of the second half of the 1970s - more than one hundred and fifty of them.
The book is out-of-print in the United States, but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers in the United Kingdom.
Critical response
National Post reported that the volume "sold in impressive numbers".
Matthew Wilder of City Pages wrote of Kael and offered "Her peak can be seen in the masterly collection When the Lights Go Down".
Jim Emersonon of Sun Times wrote Renata Adler's 7,646-word massive attack on Kael in the New York Review of Books", "...was ostensibly a review of Kael's 1980 collection When the Lights Go Down". He further offered that in her own The Perils of Pauline, Adler panned Kael's work on the volume when Adler wrote "Now, When the Lights Go Down, a collection of her reviews over the past five years, is out; and it is, to my surprise and without Kael- or Simon-like exaggeration, not simply, jarringly, piece by piece, line by line, and without interruption, worthless. It turns out to embody something appalling and widespread in the culture."
The volume has been archived in the National Library of Australia.
Editions
Henry Holt & Co., 1980, hardbound ()
Henry Holt & Co., 1980, paperback ()
References
External links
1980 non-fiction books
Books of film criticism
Books about film
Books by Pauline Kael
American non-fiction books
Henry Holt and Company books
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Loletta Chu
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Loletta Chu (born 7 September 1958 in Mandalay, Myanmar) is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Early life
Chu was born in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 1958 into an ethnic Chinese family, with roots in Taishan, Guangdong, China. In 1968 she and her family moved to Hong Kong, where she attended St. Teresa School, Hong Kong International School and King George V School. She did some modelling in her teen years.
1977 Miss Hong Kong
She participated in the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and became the first candidate to win both the title as well as a second, Miss Photogenic. Coincidentally, ever since Chu won both titles, the winner of the title Miss Photogenic became a good indication of who would eventually be the winner, or runners-up, of the competition. She represented Hong Kong at Miss Universe 1977 in the Dominican Republic.
Personal life
She is the former wife of the late tycoon and philanthropist Henry Fok's son, Timothy, with whom she has three sons, Kenneth, Eric and Jeremy.
Chu and Fok announced their divorce in September 2006, after more than two decades of marriage. She remarried, to Hong Kong real estate billionaire Vincent Lo of Shui On Group, in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Singapore in November 2008.
References
1958 births
Living people
Miss Hong Kong winners
Hong Kong female models
Alumni of King George V School, Hong Kong
People from Mandalay
Burmese emigrants to Hong Kong
Burmese people of Chinese descent
Miss Universe 1977 contestants
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Jayatissa Ranaweera
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Arachchige Jayatissa Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister. Currently he is a Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and hold the position of Council Chairman Post
References
Living people
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1956 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire%20of%20Glengallan
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Shire of Glengallan
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The Shire of Glengallan was a local government area south and east of the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Warwick, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Warwick, Shire of Rosenthal and Shire of Allora to form the Shire of Warwick.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Glengallan Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2608.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, it became a Shire on 31 March 1903. Its offices were located at Yangan Road, Warwick.
On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its report External Boundaries of Local Authorities, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Warwick area be rationalised into 3 new local government areas. That recommendation was not implemented, but the outcome was that the Shire of Glengallan was merged with the Shires of Allora and Rosenthal and the City of Warwick to form a new Shire of Warwick. The Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new council, and on 1 July 1994, the Shire of Glengallan was abolished.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Glengallan included the following settlements:
Killarney
Canningvale
Elbow Valley
Emu Vale
Freestone
Gladfield
Glengallan
Junabee
Maryvale
Morgan Park
Mount Colliery
Mount Sturt
Mount Tabor
Sladevale
Swanfels
Tannymorel
The Falls
Tregony
Wiyarra
Womina
Yangan
Chairmen
1880: Mr. J. Affleck
1894: Thomas McGahan
1927: T. J. Howell
Population
References
External links
Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia
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Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
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Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, MP, PC (born 16 March 1959) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister of Justice and previously served in the same ministry from 2015 to 2017. He was the Prime Minister's nominee for the Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, he had briefly served as the Minister of Education and Higher Education and his post was suspended by the court in 2018.
Political career
In May 2004 he was appointed as a Member of Parliament to represent the ruling Party, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and was offered the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs which was refused by him. Later he continued as the only Member of Parliament on the government side, without holding any portfolio. Following the 2005 presidential elections, President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed him as the Minister of State Banking Development in November 2005, but he resigned in April 2006 on a matter of policy. He also resigned from the post of the party organiser in the Maharagama electorate. Thereafter he was elected the Chairman of the Committee On Public Enterprises in July 2006 and presented the first report in January 2007, which led to serious controversies both local and overseas. He gained publicity for
highlighting corruption in the public sector. In 2007, LMD magazine named him "Sri Lankan of the year 2007".
In 2010, he was elected to Parliament from the Colombo District. In 2012, he was elected President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. During his tenure he led the Bar Association in support of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake during her impeachment. Following the 2015 presidential election he was appointed Minister of Justice. In 2017, he was sacked from his ministerial position by President Maithripala Sirisena at the request by the United National Party due to his views against the privatisation and involvement of the judiciary by the government. He was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs in May 2018. In 2018, with the on set of the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, he was appointed to the new cabinet of ministers headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Education and Higher Education in October 2018.
References
External links
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 Freedom Party politicians
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1959 births
Justice ministers of Sri Lanka
Labour ministers of Sri Lanka
Buddha Sasana Ministers of Sri Lanka
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Carlos Aguiar
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Carlos Antonio Aguiar Burgos (born December 19, 1978), or simply Carlos Aguiar, is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder. He last played for C.D. Huachipato in Chile.
Career
On 24 April 2009, he asked for the termination of his contract in order to leave Académica de Coimbra and return home.
Personal life
He also holds Italian citizenship. Carlos is the brother of another professional footballer Luis Bernardo Aguiar.
References
http://www.emol.com/especiales/2010/deportes/apertura_primera_a/despliegue.asp?idnoticia=423562
External links
1978 births
Living people
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
Xanthi F.C. players
Independiente Medellín footballers
Racing Club de Montevideo players
Rampla Juniors players
Tiro Federal footballers
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
C.D. Huachipato footballers
Uruguay Montevideo players
Chilean Primera División players
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Club Atlético Fénix players
Association football midfielders
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Roman Catholic Deanery of Sumy
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The Roman Catholic Deanery of Sumy is a part of Kharkiv-Zaporizhian Diocese of the Roman-Catholic Church in Ukraine. It includes four North-East Ukrainian towns Sumy, Romny, Konotop and Shostka.
The center of the Deanery takes its place on the high right bank of Psel River (Dnieper's left tributary), in one of old districts in heart of ancient Ukrainian capital Sumy. In Middle Ages this town had been joined to the possessions of Sophron's Wilderness monastery (near Putivl). To the word that unique cave-priory, founded by first Grecian missionaries, come to Kiev Rus from Byzantine, had been razed almost to the ground in 1960s by communists. In Sumy is situated the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation parish, known as the main deanery's temple.
To the number of other significant regional Roman Catholic places belong the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary in Romny, the Our Lady of Fatima parish in Konotop and St. Joseph parish in Shostka
Sumy
The history of comparatively new Roman Catholic parish in town Sumy is dramatic. Ordeals had fallen to its lot while Ukraine's stay in the body of Soviet Union. At the end of the 19th century Sumian Roman Catholics had decided to build their own temple and received permission in 1900 with the aid of famous Sumian Maecenas Paul Kharitonenko (1853–1914), at whose sugar-refineries, the largest in Europe and Russia worked many specialists from Europe, chiefly Roman Catholics from Poland and the Czech Republic. The Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Church, performed in Gothic style, had been founded in 1901. "Unfortunately all attempts to find information about the building process as well as its interior have been unsuccessful" yet. Consecrated in 1911, by Jan Tsepliak, bishop of Mogilev, the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Church had been closed down by the authorities in two decades, and was used for improper purpose. It's enough to say, that after the World War II during 50 years there were situated first a museum, then a gym. Only after the disintegration of USSR the temple had been retrieved to regenerate Roman Catholic parish and in spring 1998 had been solemnly reconsecrated.
The first masses (1911–1915) at the temple were led by parish priest Fr. Theodor Ryllo. He also gave lessons in religion in Alexander High School, 1st and 2nd High Schools, technical educational institution and Military College in Sumy and in High School in Lebedin.
His successor (1916–1919) on the post had become chaplain Fr. A. Krzhivitsky, whose assistants during festivities were Fr. Florian Garaburda and Fr. Jozef Varpekhovsky.
The last registration thereat had been on 1919 November 20. Archive documents witness that 1926, February 21 believers had met to create parish council and commission for inspections. The last Mass, before the temple had been closed down, had been held in 1932 by Fr. Vagonis. Some Masses conducted during the World War II.
Reformation, proclaimed by Mikhail Gorbachev, had enabled believers to begin struggle for reviving in the town Roman Catholic parish. And soon, after Ukraine had found independence, at the end of 1991 parish had begun its activity.
At the beginning parishioners gathered on services, once in two weeks (1991-August 1992) conducted by parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption Church in Kharkiv Fr. George Zyminsky, directly on the temple's stairs. Already after returning the temple to the parish, ill-wishers, it happened, turned out the light while service.
The first priest (September 1992-February 1995) of new parish had been appointed priest from Zhytomirian Diocese Fr. Vitaly Skomarovsky. While his cadence in May 1994 the temple had been retrieved.
Next two parish priests had become Fr. Gennadius Bilinsky (March 1995-September 1997) and Fr. Felix Svintsitsky (September 1997-August 1999). During service of the latter the temple had been reconsecrated by the Zhytomyrian bishop Jan Purvinsky in 1998, March 25.
Fourth parish priest (September 1999-June 2006) had been Fr. Stanislav Tanatarov.
For the celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Christmas, in the temple's courtyard, from its left hand, had been erected the Jesus Sacred Heart Chapel (about 4 metres high). Bronze statue of Blessed Virgin Mary with Infant in Her Arms, bathing in vivid verdure of peaceful and cozy square, from the left side of temple and edifice behind it, where the residence of parish priest and Roman Catholic religious mission are accommodated, attracts every eye. Standing on red brick pedestal with quadrilateral base of black stone, surrounded by flowers, grass and trees, thoroughly polished figure always reminds all of the Sacramental.
From 2002 the canteen at the temple functions by efforts of members of the Secular Franciscan Order, filial of which functions at the parish since spring of 1999.
His successors had become parish priest Fr. Arthur Surovsky (since 2006) and present parish priest Fr. Voicheck Stasevich (since August 2008) (both of them you can see on the photo at left).
Now at the temple are successfully developing Sunday School (with the aid of pious nuns), library, theatre, museum, spiritual music band, diverse sections and circles (including spiritual culture circles).
To help those who haven't been lucky in life, the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation parish had founded a Roman Catholic mission "Caritas Spes Sumy", that acts at the temple as branch of All-Ukrainian Roman Catholic religious mission "Caritas Spes Ukraina".
On February 6, 2008, and April 15, 2008, had been created web-sites of mission and parish under titles "Caritas Spes Sumy" and "Ave Maria" to elucidate their activities in religious spheres. To support this aim parish publicates bulletin, named "Ave!", informing about Church's history and life of the parish.
Unfortunately, on September 29, 2008, web-sites of mission and parish "Caritas Spes Sumy" and "Ave Maria" had been closed by decision of new parish administration.
A little later parish had opened its new web-site To the Glory of Jesus Christ
On January 15, 2009, author of former web-sites of mission and parish "Caritas Spes Sumy" and "Ave Maria" had created site of the Sumian Historical Web-Society under the title "Ave Maria" to elucidate different historical subjects, including the history of religion and church.
Romny
The tragic history of the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation temple in Sumy in no case was just a regrettable exception, but shows a striking example of widespread disastrous practice of persecuting Roman Catholic Church in Soviet Union. Like a long-suffering Sumian parish, had stood a severe test temple of Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary in Romny.
In a short period after the Russian civil war of 1917-20s, this one, made in Roman architectural style, had been confiscated. Chapel, built from the left side, had been subjected to the total destruction. About its existence nothing reminds, but a strait stripe of wrecked wall, in the past joined chapel with the temple. The latter for decades in the known way also wasn't used for proper purpose (Ministry of Education had turned over it at disposal of polytechnic secondary school, that housed inside received premises workshops).
Restored Roman Catholic parish could be contented with very little, because open-air divine services were conducted across the street in the courtyard, belonged to a married couple, who'd become parishioners, by priest, come from Sumy at the appointed time. Very difficult task to return temple to the lawful owner, The Holy See, Fr. Stanislav Tanatarov, appointed to Sumy in September 1999, didn't ever consider impossible and at once on a special conference, convened in Romny, had proclaimed his aspiration to reconsecrate the temple. He'd succeeded in getting free the first floor in church, then Fr. Stanislav had liberated ground floor, minister's house and other edifices.
Konotop
The Our Lady of Fatima parish, third in Sumian Roman Catholic deanery, had passed through a long way while in 2005 in Konotop had appeared and been consecrated a new Roman Catholic temple, built in modern style.
The place, called by local inhabitants as "seven winds", now is one of town sights owing to Jeff Woolthy, a young member of the Holy Apostles parish from Colorado Springs (which continually renders its Sumian coreligionists help). He'd made the rich donation to the Our Lady of Fatima parish in memory of his prematurely deceased wife. The present parish priest in Konotop is Fr. Zbignev.
Shostka
The center of the fourth parish, chapel, named in honour of St. Joseph, now is situated in the private house in Shostka. The present parish priest there is Fr. Thomas.
References/printed sources
External links
The Holy See
The Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine (the Latin rite)
To the Glory of Jesus Christ
The Sumian Historical Web-Society
RISU (Religious Information Service of Ukraine)
Catholic Church in Ukraine
Sumy
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Basil Rajapaksa
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Basil Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan-American politician. He is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national list.
He was also a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 2007 to 2015. During the period of 2005–2010 he served as a presidential senior advisor for President Mahinda Rajapaksa and in 2007 he was appointed as a member of parliament from the national list. He was the Cabinet minister for Economic Development in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second term (2010–2015). In the 2010 parliamentary election, he was elected from Gampaha district by receiving the highest number of preferential votes in Sri Lanka. He entered the parliament again from the national list and was appointed the Finance Minister during which he was accused of extreme negligence and mismanagement resulting in the worsening of the Sri Lankan economic crisis and was ultimately forced to resign under increasing protests by general public in the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis. He resigned his seat in parliament on 9 June 2022.
Family
He hails from a well-known political family in the southern part of Sri Lanka. His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a prominent politician, independence agitator, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake's government. He is a younger brother of the former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was a powerful defense secretary in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government. Furthermore, his older brother Chamal served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010–2015).
He had his secondary education at Isipathana College and Ananda College, both located in Colombo.
Political career
At the 1977 General Elections, he contested Mulkirigala Electorate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party but was defeated. He was the youngest SLFP candidate that contested in this election. In the 1977 election, only 8 members managed to win from the SLFP. Basil Rajapaksa later worked with the first executive President J.R. Jayewardene and joined the United National Party, He made this decision to join the UNP due to some infighting within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Although he was with JR Jayawardana, he openly supported his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa. While he was in UNP he became very close to the minister Gamini Dissanayake. When SLFP and coalition parties won the 1994 he actively assisted Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 1997 his wife won the US green card lottery and migrated to the USA with his family. He frequently visited Sri Lanka, especially whenever there were elections.
During the 2005 Presidential election campaign, he actively worked for his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's victory and became an advisor for the President. In 2007 he was appointed as a national list member for the Sri Lankan parliament. When the 2010 parliamentary election was announced Basil contested the Gampaha district. As the district leader, he gained over 400,000 votes and became a member of the Parliament who obtained the highest number of preferential votes from the district.
In 2021 Basil Rajapaksa returned to the parliament from the national list and was appointed Finance Minister. During his time as minister Sri Lanka had entered an economic crisis but Rajapaksa began avoiding parliament sessions for months. The Opposition complained that pressing economic matters could not be discussed due to his absence. Other government MPs were also critical of his behavior with Udaya Gammanpila, the energy minister claiming that Basil Rajapaksa refused to accept that an economic crisis was growing and that Basil knew nothing about his subject.
Basil Rajapakasa finally attended parliament on 5 April after an absence of 4 months and after being forced to resign after a series of protests against the government.
In 2022, following the country-wide protests, Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapakasa family attempted to flee the country. On July 11, Basil Rajapakasa's attempt to leave the country through the VIP terminal at Colombo International Airport failed after a standoff with airport immigration staff, who refused to board him.
Personal life
He is married to Pushpa Rajapaksa and has three children namely, Thejani, Bimalka and Ashantha.
Corruption allegations
Rajapaksa is accused of many corruption scandals, and he is under investigation for corruption and abuse of state assets. He gained a reputation as "Mr. Ten Percent" due to the allegations of taking commissions from government contracts.
In 2016, the court ordered authorities to auction a luxury villa and of land in Malwana, which is allegedly owned by Rajapaksa. The house and land have not been auctioned and a court case is still ongoing in respect to this allegation.
One of the accusations that the current government made was the misappropriation of funds belonging to the Divi Neguma Development Department. Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID), a police division that was established to punish the supporters of the previous government, filed charges against Rajapaksa. There are several court cases where some citizens of Sri Lanka have challenged the legality of the FCID.
S. B. Dissanayake, the Minister for Social Empowerment and Welfare has stated: "The pipes were purchased according to due tender process, the purchased pipes were duly delivered the pradeshiya sabhas. The pradeshiya sabhas need pipes – for temple functions, funerals, when a minister is visiting – they need pipes for all of this."
He has misused funds in a construction project while he was the Minister of Economic Development under his brother's government.
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
References
External links
Business Today: Basil Rajapaksa The Force Unseen
The Rajapaksa Ancestry
Parliament profile
1952 births
Alumni of Ananda College
Alumni of Isipathana College
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Prisoners and detainees of Sri Lanka
Basil
Sinhalese politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees
Basil
Finance ministers of Sri Lanka
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Mohamed Rajabdeen
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Mohamed Shafeek Rajabdeen is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
1954 births
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the Western Provincial Council
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
Sri Lankan Moor politicians
Sri Lankan Muslims
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Solar architecture
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Solar architecture is an architectural approach that takes in account the Sun to harness clean and renewable solar power. It is related to the fields of optics, thermics, electronics and materials science. Both active and passive solar housing skills are involved in solar architecture.
The use of flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules provides fluid integration with steel roofing profiles, enhancing the building's design. Orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air also constitute solar architecture.
Initial development of solar architecture has been limited by the rigidity and weight of standard solar power panels. The continued development of photovoltaic (PV) thin film solar has provided a lightweight yet robust vehicle to harness solar energy to reduce a building's impact on the environment.
History
The idea of passive solar building design first appeared in Greece around the fifth century BC. Up until that time, the Greeks' main source of fuel had been charcoal, but due to a major shortage of wood to burn they were forced to find a new way of heating their dwellings. With necessity as their motivation, the Greeks revolutionized the design of their cities. They began using building materials that absorbed solar energy, mostly stone, and started orienting the buildings so that they faced south. These revolutions, coupled with overhangs that kept out the hot summer sun, created structures which required very little heating and cooling. Socrates wrote, "In houses that look toward the south, the sun penetrates the portico in winter, while in summer the path of the sun is right over our heads and above the roof so that there is shade."
From this point on, most civilizations have oriented their structures to provide shade in the summer and heating in the winter. The Romans improved on the Greeks' design by covering the southern-facing windows with different types of transparent materials.
Another simpler example of early solar architecture is the cave dwellings in the southwestern regions of North America. Much like the Greek and Roman buildings, the cliffs in which the indigenous people of this region built their homes were oriented towards the south with an overhang to shade them from the midday sun during the summer months and capture as much of the solar energy during the winter as possible.
Active solar architecture involves the moving of heat and/or coolness between a temporary heat storage medium and a building, typically in response to a thermostat's call for heat or coolness within the building. While this principle sounds useful in theory, significant engineering problems have thwarted almost all active solar architecture in practice. The most common form of active solar architecture, rock bed storage with air as a heat transfer medium, usually grew toxic mold in the rock bed which was blown into houses, along with dust and radon in some cases.
A more complex and modern incarnation of solar architecture was introduced in 1954 with the invention of the photovoltaic cell by Bell Labs. Early cells were extremely inefficient and therefore not widely used, but throughout the years government and private research has improved the efficiency to a point where it is now a viable source of energy.
Universities were some of the first buildings to embrace the idea of solar energy. In 1973, the University of Delaware built Solar One, which was one of the world's first solar-powered houses.
As photovoltaic technologies keep advancing, solar architecture becomes easier to accomplish. In 1998 Subhendu Guha developed photovoltaic shingles, and recently a company called Oxford Photovoltaics has developed perovskite solar cells that are thin enough to incorporate into windows. Although the windows are not scaled to a size that can be taken advantage of on a commercial level yet, the company believes that the outlook is promising.
Elements
Greenhouse
A greenhouse keeps heat from the Sun. In a double glazed greenhouse, three effects occur: no convection (air blocking), ray keeping (the ground absorbs a photon, emits it with lower infrared energy, and the glass reflects this infrared to the ground), and little conduction (double glazing). It seems that the convection effect is the most important, as greenhouses in poor countries are made of plastic.
The greenhouse can be used to grow plants in the winter, to grow tropical plants, as a terrarium for reptiles or insects, or simply for air comfort. It must be ventilated, but not too much, otherwise the convection will make the inside colder, losing the desired effect. The greenhouse may be combined with heat storage or an opaque mask.
Photothermic module
Photothermic modules convert solar light into heat. They easily heat domestic water to 80 °C (353 K). They are put facing the sunny cardinal point, rather pointing towards the horizon to avoid overheating in summer, and take more calories in the winter. In a 45° North place, the module should face the south and the angle to the horizontal should be about 70°.
The use of intermediate solar heat systems like evacuated tubes, compound parabolic, and parabolic trough, is discussed as they correspond to specific, intermediate needs. A customer who wants a cheap system will prefer the photothermic, giving 80 °C (353 K) hot water with 70-85 % efficiency. A customer who wants high temperatures will prefer the solar parabola, giving 200 °C (573 K) with 70-85 % efficiency.
Do it yourself photothermic modules are cheaper and can use a spiral pipe, with hot water coming from the center of the module. Other geometries exist, like serpentine or quadrangular.
If on a flat roof, a mirror can be placed in front of the photothermic module to give it more sunlight.
The photothermic module has become popular in Mediterranean countries, with Greece and Spain counting with 30-40 % of homes equipped with this system, and becoming part of the landscape.
Photovoltaic module
Photovoltaic modules convert solar light into electricity. Classical silicon solar modules have up to 25% efficiency but they are rigid and cannot easily be placed on curves. Thin film solar modules are flexible, but they have lower efficiency and lifetime.
Photovoltaic tiles combine the useful to the pleasant by providing tile-like photovoltaic surfaces.
A pragmatic rule is to put the photovoltaic surface facing the sunny cardinal point, with a latitude-equal angle to the horizontal. For example, if the house is 33° South, the photovoltaic surface should face the north with 33° to the horizontal. From this rule comes a general standard of roof angle, that is the norm in solar architecture.
Thermal storage
The simplest solar heat water system is to place a hot water storage tank towards the Sun and paint it black.
A thick ground of rock in a greenhouse will keep some heat through the night. The rock will absorb heat in the day and emit it in the night. Water has the best thermal capacity for a common material and remains a sure value.
Electrical storage
In autonomous (off-grid) photovoltaic systems, batteries are used to store the excess of electricity, and deliver it when needed in the night.
Grid-connected systems can use interseasonal storage thanks to pumped-storage hydroelectricity. An innovative storage method, compressed air energy storage, is also being studied, and may be applied at the scale of a region or a home, whether a cave or a tank is used to store the compressed air.
White wall
In the Greek islands, the houses are painted in white to keep from absorbing heat. The white walls covered with lime and the blue roofs make the Greek islands' traditional style appreciated by tourists for its colors, and by the inhabitants for the cooler interior air.
Black wall
In Nordic countries, this is the opposite: the houses are painted in black to better absorb the irradiation heat. Basalt is an interesting material as it is naturally black and exhibits high thermal storage capacity.
Solar tracker
Part or all of the house can track the Sun's race in the sky to catch its light. The Heliotrope, the first positive energy house in the world, rotates to catch the sunlight, converted into electricity by photovoltaic modules, heating the house through the translucent glass.
Tracking requires electronics and automatics. There are two ways to let the system know where the Sun is: instrumental and theoretical. The instrumental method uses captors of light to detect the Sun's position. The theoretical method uses astronomical formulas to know the Sun's place. One or two axis motors will make the solar system rotate to face the Sun and catch more of its Sunlight.
A photovoltaic or photothermic module can gain more than 50% of production, thanks to a tracker system.
Solar mask
Sometimes the heat becomes too high, so a shadow may be desired. The Heliodome has been built in such a way that the roof hides the Sun in the summer to avoid overheating, and lets the sunlight pass in the winter.
As a mask, any opaque material is fine. A curtain, a cliff, or a wall can be solar masks. If a leafy tree is put in front of a greenhouse, it may hide the greenhouse in the summer, and let the sunlight enter in the winter, when the leaves have fallen. The shadows will not work the same according to the season. Using the seasonal change to get shadow in the summer, light in the winter, is a general rule for a solar mask.
Solar chimney
A solar chimney is a chimney of outside black color. They were used in Roman antiquity as a ventilation system. The black surface makes the chimney heat with sunlight. The air inside gets warmer and moves up, pumping the air from the underground, that is at 15 °C (288 K) all the year. This traditional air-ground exchanger was used to make the houses cool in the summer, mild in the winter.
The solar chimney may be coupled with a badgir or a wood chimney for stronger effect.
Solar parabola
A solar parabola is a parabolic mirror that concentrates the sunlight to reach high temperatures. In Auroville's collective kitchen, a large solar parabola on the roof provides heat for cooking.
The solar parabola can also be used for industrial building. The Odeillo solar furnace, one of the largest solar parabola in the world, concentrates the sunlight 10,000 times and reaches temperatures above 3,200 K. No material resists, even diamond melts. It opens the vision of a futuristic metallurgy, using a clean and renewable source of energy.
Examples
One of the first large commercial buildings to exemplify solar architecture is 4 Times Square in New York City. It has built-in solar panels on the 37th through the 43rd floors, and incorporated more energy-efficient technology than any other skyscraper at the time of its construction. The National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, is a dragon-shaped structure that has 8,844 solar panels on its roof. It was built in 2009 to house the 2009 world games. Constructed completely of recycled materials, it is the largest solar-powered stadium in the world and powers the surrounding neighborhood when it is not in use. The Sundial Building in China was built to symbolize the need for replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. The building is shaped like a fan and is covered in of solar panels. It was named the world's largest solar-powered office building in 2009.
Although it is not yet completed, the Solar City Tower in Rio de Janeiro is another example of what solar architecture might look like in the future. It is a power plant that generates energy for the city during the day while also pumping water to the top of the structure. At night, when the sun is not shining, the water will be released to run over turbines that will continue to generate electricity. It was set to be revealed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, although the project is still in the proposal phase.
Environmental benefits
Using solar power in architecture contributes to a world of clean and renewable energy. This is an investment: the initial price is high, but afterwards, there is nearly nothing to pay. On the contrary, fossil and fissile energies are cheap in the beginning, but cost tremendous amounts to humans and nature. The Fukushima catastrophe is evaluated to cost 210 billion dollars to Japan,. Global warming has already been a cause of species extinction.
Solar architecture is then anti-crisis. If all houses were to be rebuilt to meet solar architecture standards, this would bring hope, jobs, money, and economical growth.
Criticism
According to an article on ECN's website titled "Architects just want to develop attractive buildings", an architect's main purpose is to "create a spatial object with lines, shapes, colours and texture. These are the challenges for the architect within the customer's programme of requirements. But they do not immediately think of using a solar panel as an interesting building material. There is still much to be achieved here." In the article it is stated multiple times that solar panels are not an architect's first choice for building material because of their cost and aesthetics.
Another criticism of installing solar panels is their upfront cost. According to energyinfomative.org, the average cost for a residential solar system is between $15,000 and $40,000 (USD), and about $7 per watt. In the article, it says that at today's rates, it would take 10 years to pay off an average system. As a solar panel may last more than 20 years, in the end, it becomes a benefit.
See also
Sustainable architecture
Building-integrated photovoltaics
Solar thermal collector
Solar cooker
Solar chimney
References
Low-energy building
Sustainable urban planning
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Chris Hook
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Christopher Wayne Hook (born August 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current coach. He is the pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants.
Major league career
Chris Hook made his major league debut on April 30, 1995, against the Florida Marlins. He pitched one and two thirds of an inning, giving up one hit and one run. Overall, for the 1995 season, he had a 5–1 record with a 5.50 earned run average (ERA). In 1996, he made 10 appearances, which resulted in one loss and a 7.43 ERA.
Coaching career
From 2004 to 2007, he was the pitching coach, as well as manager of baseball operations for the Florence Freedom of the independent Frontier League. In February 2008, Hook announced he was leaving the Freedom to become pitching coach for the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Huntsville Stars. Through the 2009 and 2011 seasons, Hook became the pitching coach for the Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. During the 2011-2012 offseason, it was announced Hook would return to Double-A Huntsville once more as pitching coach. He served as the Brewers' Double-A pitching coach through 2017, then as the Brewers' roving minor league pitching coordinator in 2018.
Hook was hired as the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching coach on November 19, 2018.
References
External links
, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor and Independent leagues), or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1968 births
Living people
Baseball coaches from California
Baseball players from San Diego
Cedar Rapids Reds players
Charleston Wheelers players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Gulf Coast Reds players
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Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball pitching coaches
Midland Angels players
Milwaukee Brewers coaches
Minor league baseball coaches
Northern Kentucky Norse baseball players
Northern Kentucky University alumni
Phoenix Firebirds players
San Francisco Giants players
Shreveport Captains players
Somerset Patriots players
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupama%20Rajapaksa
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Nirupama Rajapaksa
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Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa (born 13 April 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former deputy minister.
Biography
She herself, a Sinhalese Buddhist is married to an ethnic Tamil Hindu, Thirukkumaran Nadesan .
Rajapaksa is the niece of former Sri Lankan President and later Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Her late father, George and them were first cousins (her late paternal grandfather, D. M. Rajapaksa and their late father, D. A. Rajapaksa were brothers).
Career
She served as a deputy minister of water supply and drainage during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2010 and 2015.
Pandora Papers controversy
Her name was mentioned in the Pandora Papers which were released in October 2021. It was revealed that she and her husband controlled a shell company they used to buy luxury apartments in London and Sydney, and to make investments. Nadesan set up other shell companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions, and he used them with the intention to obtain lucrative consulting contracts from foreign companies doing business with the Sri Lankan government and to buy artwork. Many reports related the fraudulent efforts as part of Rajapksa family’s undisclosed wealth in offshore countries.
ICiJ reports that Rajapaksa and Nadesan declined to answer ICIJ’s questions about their trusts and companies.
Departure from Sri Lanka
On 5 April during the ongoing 2022 Sri Lankan protests against the Sri Lankan government she left the country to Dubai.
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Rajapaksa family
References
External links
The Rajapaksa Ancestry
1962 births
Living people
Members of the 10th 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
Nirupama
Women legislators in Sri Lanka
20th-century Sri Lankan women politicians
21st-century Sri Lankan women politicians
Women government ministers of Sri Lanka
People named in the Pandora Papers
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Happy Hollidays
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Happy Hollidays is a Scottish television situation comedy, created and written by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and broadcast by BBC Scotland. One series of the comedy was commissioned by BBC Scotland and the show was produced by Effingee Productions.
The series stars Ford Kiernan as Colin Holliday, who is the owner of the titular Happy Hollidays, a fictitious caravan site in Scotland; Karen Dunbar as cabaret singer Joyce Mullen; and Gavin Mitchell as rival caravan site owner Mike Bryan. The supporting cast portray the various members of staff on the two caravan sites and the guests. The series follows Colin Holliday running the caravan site, dealing with his guests, whom he sees as a source of revenue and little else, and trying to outwit Mike Bryan, his arch-enemy.
Cast
Ford Kiernan as Colin Holliday
Karen Dunbar as Joyce Mullen
Gavin Mitchell as Mike Bryan
Anthony Bowers as Dean Bullock
Kathleen McDermott as Debbi
Episodes
References
External links
BBC television sitcoms
BBC Scotland television shows
Scottish television sitcoms
2009 Scottish television series debuts
2000s Scottish television series
2009 Scottish television series endings
2000s British sitcoms
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Ravindra Samaraweera
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Ravindra Samaraweera (or Ravi Samaraweera) is a Sri Lankan politician, the current Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations and former cabinet minister of Wildlife and Sustainable Development and former state minister of Labor and Trade Union Relations member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Born to a leading political family in the Uva province Samaraweera is a long time United National Party organizer of the Walimada seat and leader of the Badulla District. He was a Deputy Minister in the Ranasinghe Premadasa Cabinet and later a Project minister in the 2001 Ranil Wickramasinghe Government. In 2015 Samaraweera was appointed as minister in the Uva Provincial Council Under Harin Fernando. Samaraweera was also appointed the acting Chief Minister of Uva Province few times in the year 2015 while serving as the minister in the council. In 2018 he was given the cabinet Minister of Wildlife and Sustainable Development.
Samaraweera who was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2010 was re-elected to Parliament in 2015 after his party United National Party won the election to form a government.
Personal life
Samaraweera is the nephew of Percy Samaraweera former Chief Minister of Uva Province. He is married to Sita Samaraweera and they have five children.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
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Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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United National Party politicians
Ministers of state of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthu%20Sivalingam
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Muthu Sivalingam
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Muthu Sivalingam is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
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
Sri Lankan Hindus
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1943 births
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Davor Bubanja
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Davor Bubanja (born 26 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a forward.
External links
PrvaLiga profile
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kranj
Slovenian footballers
Association football forwards
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
FC Koper players
NK Triglav Kranj players
Slovenian Second League players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Slovenian expatriate footballers
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Austria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Acovone
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Jay Acovone
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Jay Acovone (born August 20, 1955) is an American actor. Among his most famous roles is Charles Kawalsky in the TV series Stargate SG-1.
Personal life
Acovone was born in New York City. His family later moved to Mahopac, New York where his parents owned a dry-cleaning business.
Career
Acovone has over 100 credits to his name spanning four decades of work in film and television. His television appearances include Search for Tomorrow as Brian Emerson; Beauty and the Beast where he played D.A. Joe Maxwell over the show's three season run; and Hollywood Beat. In a connection to his Beauty and the Beast co-star Linda Hamilton, he can be seen playing the officer pulling over the TX Terminator in Terminator 3.
In 2016, he acted in the motion capture video game Mafia III (2K Games), playing the role of an Italian Mafia boss, Sal Marcano.
Filmography
Movies
Television
Video games
References
External links
"Jay Acovone" - profile on Industry Central
1955 births
American people of Italian descent
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from New York (state)
People from Mahopac, New York
Living people
20th-century American male actors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athauda%20Seneviratne
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Athauda Seneviratne
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Athauda Seneviratne (19 September 1931 – 31 March 2022) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was also a Cabinet Minister of Sri Lanka.
Political career
In 1957 Athauda was elected to the Village Council of Othara Gam Dolaha Pattu. In 1960 he unsuccessfully contested the March 1960 parliamentary election in the Dedigama Electoral District. At the 1965 parliamentary election he ran in the Ruwanwella Electoral District, representing the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), failing by 417 votes although he did win the seat at the subsequent elections in 1970, defeating the sitting member P. C. Imbulana by 2,936 votes. He however failed to get re-elected in 1977 losing by 4,067 votes to P. C. Imbulana.
Athauda was elected as a member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and became the Leader of the Opposition at the Provincial Council in 1988. In June 1999 he was appointed the Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province a position he retained until October 2000.
In 1989 he was elected to parliament representing the Kegalle Electoral District a position that he retained until the 2015 elections.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
External links
Sri Lanka Parliament profile
1931 births
2022 deaths
People from Colombo
Members of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council
Chief Ministers of Sabaragamuwa Province
Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon
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
Provincial councillors of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Labour ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Rosselli
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Joe Rosselli
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Joseph Donald Rosselli (born May 28, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. His record was 2-1 with an 8.70 ERA in nine appearances, five of them starts. He walked 20 batters while striking out just seven.
References
External links
1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Burbank, California
Baseball players from California
Major League Baseball pitchers
San Francisco Giants players
Clinton Giants players
Everett Giants players
Phoenix Firebirds players
San Jose Giants players
Shreveport Giants players
Vancouver Canadians players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Seneviratne
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John Seneviratne
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W. D. John Seneviratne is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.
Born in Kahawatta, Ratnapura, Seneviratne was the son of Welathanthirige Podi Appuhami and Soma Wijesundara. When he was a child his father died, and he was raised by his mother Soma Wijesundara. He was educated at the Palmadulla Gangkanda Vidyalaya, Taxila Central College, Horana, Aquinas College, and at the Sri Lanka Law College.
At the Sri Lanka Law College, Seneviratne took an active role in the Law Student's movement. This experience helped him in being an active leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Alliance.
When he first entered mainstream politics in 1977, the Sri Lanka Freedom Alliance was experiencing a severe crisis. During this crisis situation, Seneviratne acted as the chief organizer of the Palmadulla electorate.
Seneviratne first entered the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 1989. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Education in 1995, and as Labour Minister in 1997. In 2000, he took over the Health Ministry. He later became the Minister of Justice and Judicial Reforms under the United People's Freedom Alliance Government; he is currently Minister of Power and Energy.
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
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
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Home affairs ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
1941 births
People from Ratnapura
Labour ministers of Sri Lanka
Power ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshman%20Senewiratne
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Lakshman Senewiratne
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Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne (born 9 March 1957) (known as Lakshman Senewiratne) is a Sri Lankan politician, former State Minister of Science, Technology and Research and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. and former Cabinet Minister of Sugar Industries, His father C. P. J. Senewiratne was an MP for Mahiyangana electorate and former Cabinet Minister of Labour in the government of J.R. Jayewardene.
Lakshman was elected to parliament in the seat of Mahiyangana at a by-election on 18 April 1985, following the death of the sitting member, Lakshman's father, in December 1984. At the 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections he was elected as the member for Badulla and has continuously represented the seat for 32 years.
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
References
Living people
1957 births
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sinhalese politicians
Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka
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
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Ministers of state of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.%20K.%20Subasinghe
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S. K. Subasinghe
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S. K. Subasinghe is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayantha%20Samaraweera
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Jayantha Samaraweera
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Jayantha Samaraweera (born 20 December 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
References
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1968 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo%20Scorza
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Carlo Scorza
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Carlo Scorza (15 June 1897 – 23 December 1988) was a prominent member of the National Fascist Party of Italy during World War II. He built his reputation in the Italian Fascist paramilitary group known as the Blackshirts, and later rose to the position of party secretary, second only to Benito Mussolini in authority over Fascist Italy. His brief and rocky tenure began in the spring of 1943 and ended with the party's collapse and abolition at the end of July.
Life
Born in the town of Paola, Scorza participated in World War I in the Bersaglieri corps where he reached the rank of Tenente (lieutenant). After the war he joined Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party and participated in acts of violence against communists and socialists in the area around Lucca. After participating in the March on Rome, he worked for a brief time as a journalist, then he was named Federale (chief provincial party officer) of the Province of Lucca.
In 1930, Scorza was appointed to direct the key Party youth organization, Gruppo Universitario Fascista. The following year he was named as a member of the Direttorio (a high national body) of the National Fascist Party. He strongly opposed the Azione Cattolica and his behavior forced Mussolini to dismiss him from the Direttorio. He participated in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War. In 1940 he came back to national political activities.
Secretary of PNF
In April 1943, Scorza was named Secretary of the National Fascist Party, replacing the ineffectual Aldo Vidussoni. He remained fully dedicated to Mussolini and he assumed his office with an uncompromising demand – "Everybody and everything for the war."
Despite his enthusiasm, Scorza failed in his efforts to revitalize the party. On 25 July 1943, the President of the Italian wartime Parliament, Dino Grandi, put forth to the Fascist Grand Council a motion to remove Mussolini from office. Scorza, who also held the position of Secretary of the Grand Council, voted against it, but the motion carried and Mussolini was arrested by the Carabinieri. After the Italian armistice, Scorza was arrested in the Nazi-controlled Italian Social Republic. He was charged with treason for failing to counter the anti-Fascist coup d'état, but he was acquitted by a special tribunal in April 1944.
Later life
At the end of World War II, Scorza fled to Argentina. He was tried in absentia by the Allies and sentenced to thirty years imprisonment. He was later granted amnesty and he returned to Italy in 1955. Scorza died in Florence on 23 December 1988.
References
Further reading
Montanelli, Indro, (2003). Storia d'Italia. Milan: Corriere della Sera. OCLC 443967091.
Rastrelli, Carlo, (2010). Carlo Scorza, l'ultimo gerarca. Milan: Mursia. .
External links
1897 births
1988 deaths
People from Paola, Calabria
Italian fascists
World War II political leaders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Various%20Haunts%20of%20Men
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The Various Haunts of Men
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The Various Haunts of Men (2004) is a novel by Susan Hill. It is the first in a series of seven "Simon Serrailler" crime novels by the author. It concerns the disappearance of people in the English cathedral town of Lafferton and the resulting police investigations.
Title
The title is taken from George Crabbe's poem The Borough :
The various haunts of men
Require the pencil, they defy the pen
Characters
Angela Randall was a reclusive unmarried 53-year-old woman who disappears one foggy morning whilst out jogging on The Hill, a local landmark. Her employer at a nursing home, Carol Ashton, insists the police take her disappearance seriously.
Dr Cat Deerborn, GP in Lafferton, married to Chris, also a doctor
Debbie Parker, 20-years-old she suffered from depression, acne and was overweight. But after visiting Dava, a spiritual healer she was beginning to feel better and had taken to early-morning walks on The Hill, from one of which she too disappears.
Freya Graffham A Detective Sergeant new to Lafferton after transferring from the Met is put in charge of the investigation. She discovers that Angela Randall has been buying expensive gifts for an unknown man.
Simon Serrailler, Detective Chief Inspector is her commanding officer and brother of Cat Deerborn
Iris Chater a recently bereaved elderly lady seeking comfort in spiritualist meetings is the next to disappear
Reception
Reviews have been mixed :
Anita Brookner of The Spectator is positive: "There is plenty to enjoy. And the ending is terrific."
Robert Edric writing in The Guardian found the novel disappointing "We neither know nor sympathise with the victims in this book; nor are we repelled or intrigued by the killer and his reason for committing these murders. His justification, when it is finally delivered, is both simplistic and unconvincing."
Andrew Taylor in The Independent writes "She has the priceless ability to construct a solidly-researched narrative that keeps the reader turning the pages." but then goes on to say "The identity of the murderer is allowed to drift into the story three-quarters of the way through. Neither the reader nor police have much to do with it. The killer's motivation is so perfunctorily sketched that it fails to convince. The ending is arbitrary, unsatisfying and suspiciously convenient."
References
Novels by Susan Hill
2004 British novels
British crime novels
Chatto & Windus books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.%20A.%20Suriyaarachchi
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C. A. Suriyaarachchi
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Chandrasiri Ariyawansa Suriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
References
Living people
Members of the 9th 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
1953 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20Satchithanandan
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M. Satchithanandan
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Murugan Satchithanandan (Murugan Sachiththanantha) (born 22 August 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former government minister.
References
Sri Lankan Tamil politicians
1957 births
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lankan Hindus
Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadivel%20Suresh
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Vadivel Suresh
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Vadivel Suresh (or Wadivelu Suresh) is a Sri Lankan politician, and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
References
Living people
Sri Lankan Hindus
Members of the 13th 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
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
1971 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%20Football%20NSW%20season
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2015 Football NSW season
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The Football NSW 2015 season was the third season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consisted of four divisions across the state of New South Wales, excluding those regions affiliated with the Northern NSW Football federation.
Blacktown City were Premiers of the 1st Division, and qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series. Blacktown City won this competition, becoming the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion, and additionally received a spot in the 2016 FFA Cup (entering at the Round of 32).
Pre-Season Changes
League Tables
2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 1
The National Premier League New South Wales 2015 season was played over 22 rounds, from March to August 2015.
Results
Finals
Personnel and kits
Top Scorers
2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
The 2015 National Premier League NSW Men's 2 was the third edition of the new NPL NSW 2 as the second level domestic association football competition in New South Wales. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds, with the top team at the end of the year promoted to the NPL NSW Men's 1 competition. Hakoah Sydney City East FC were promoted into the division after finishing 1st in the 2014 State League Division 1, and St George FC were relegated from the 2014 National Premier League's Men's 1.
Finals
2015 NSW State League Division 1
The 2015 NSW State League Division 1 was the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.
Finals
2015 NSW State League Division 2
The 2015 NSW State League Division 2 was the third edition of the State League to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.
Finals
2015 National Premier League NSW Women's 1
The 2015 National Premier League NSW Women's 1 was the second edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 10 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.
Finals
2015 Waratah Cup
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2015 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. 104 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format (with NPL and NPL 2 clubs seeded to a later round). The five winners then were randomly drawn in order to create a preliminary fixture, before the semi finals of the competition.
The competition was won by Sydney United 58, their 5th title, defeating Blacktown City.
In addition to the A-League clubs Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers, the five qualifiers (Balmain Tigers, Blacktown City, Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic and Sydney United 58 competed in the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup. Of these qualifying clubs, only Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic and Sydney United 58 progressed to the Round of 16.
Awards
The NPL Gala Dinner was held on 11 September at Rosehill Gardens, acknowledging achievements from across all NPL teams from Men's 1, Men's 2, Women's 1, Women's 2 and their respective youth teams.
Notes
References
Football NSW
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Rock%2C%20Indiana
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Little Rock, Indiana
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Little Rock is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.
History
A post office called Littlerock was opened in 1901, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.
References
Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20S.%20Sellasamy
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M. S. Sellasamy
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Muthu Sangaralingam Sellasamy (; 13 November 1926 – 1 August 2020) was a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician and former minister of state.
Early life
Sellasamy was born on 13 November 1926.
Career
Sellasamy was district chairman of the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) before being elected its general-secretary in 1963. He was also president of the Estate Staff Congress, Ceylon Teachers' Congress and Lanka Agriculturists Association.
Sellasamy was the CWC's candidate in Colombo Central at the 1977 parliamentary election but failed to get elected. He was an executive member of the Colombo District Development Council from 1981 to 1988. He contested the 1988 provincial council election and was elected to the Western Provincial Council. He was appointed Minister of Health and Economic Infrastructure.
Sellasamy was one of the CWC/UNP alliance's candidates in Colombo District at the 1989 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. He was appointed Minister of State for Transport on 18 February 1989. He became Minister of State for Industries on 30 March 1990.
Sellasamy was removed as general-secretary of the CWC in 1994 and subsequently formed the Ceylon National Workers' Congress (CNWC). A long legal battle ensued between Sellasamy and CWC leader Savumiamoorthy Thondaman which prevented the CWC from using its "Cockerel" symbol to contest elections. Following the death of Thondaman in 1999 Sellasamy tried unsuccessfully to gain the leadership of the CWC from Thondaman's grandson Arumugam Thondaman.
Sellasamy was appointed as one of the CNWC/DWC/UCPF/UNP alliance's National List MP's in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2000 parliamentary election.
Sellasamy rejoined the CWC in October 2001 as its deputy president. He contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Colombo District but failed to get elected. He was appointed as one of the UNF's National List MP's in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Posts in January 2007.
Sellasamy was a member of the University of Colombo's senate and the National Agricultural Diversification and Settlement Authority (NADSA).
Electoral history
References
1926 births
2020 deaths
Ceylon Workers' Congress politicians
Health ministers of Sri Lankan provinces
Indian Tamil politicians of Sri Lanka
Indian Tamil trade unionists 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
Members of the Western Provincial Council
Ministers of state of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Hindus
State ministers of Sri Lanka
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming%20Hwa%20Yuan%20Arts%20and%20Culture%20Group
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Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Culture Group
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Ming Hwa Yuan () is one of the most famous and organized Taiwanese opera troupes, which revives the Taiwanese traditional art by combining technologies and intricate performance skills. It was established by Chen Ming-Ji (陳明吉) in 1929. In 1997, after Mr. Chen's death, his third son, Chen Sheng-Fu (陳勝福), took over this traditional industry.
History
Chen Ming-Jin, the founder of Ming Hwa Yuan, was born in , in Japanese Formosa (modern Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan). He started Ming Hwa troupe, the predecessor of Ming Hwa Yuan, with Tsai Bin-Hwa (蔡炳華), as proprietor of theater.
In the early stage, the Japanese rulers allowed the local customs to develop without much interference and Taiwanese opera continue to thrive. After the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese government implemented a Kōminka policy that encouraged Japanization. During this period (1937-1945), the Japanese government prohibited the public performance of Taiwanese opera. However, Ming Hwa troupe was one of the few groups that were allowed to perform. Taiwanese people were also strongly encouraged to speak the Japanese language, wear Japanese clothing, etc., which obstructed the development of Taiwanese opera.
In 1945, Taiwan was handed over to the Kuomintang-led Republic of China. Taiwanese opera was rejuvenated and became fashionable in Taiwan. In 1949, there were over 500 registered troupes. However, the American Westerns and Japanese Samurai movies blitzed the Taiwanese film market in the 1960s, which made the Taiwanese opera's box office flop.
After experiencing the rise and fall of Taiwanese opera, Ming Hwa Yuan has not only absorbed social trends, but has innovated the art by integrating the elements of modern theater and cinema. In 1982, they won the first prize of the National Theater Competition in Taiwan by the opera “Father and Son,” becoming an instant hit.
Organization
Ming Hwa Yuan is a family-owned troupe, managed by the family members. Under the general organization of Ming Hwa Yuan, there are eight sub groups, Tien, Di, Shuan, Hwang, Jer, Yue, Sin and Chan.
Feature
In spite of performing the traditional Taiwanese opera for almost a century, Ming Hwa Yuan is featured by the particularly contemporary stage design such as lightning and sound effects, which are similar to a large-scale live concert or contemporary theater performance. In other words, it emphasizes not only sound but also visual presentation, helping the audience understand the story.
Going through a series of reformation and innovation, Ming Hwa Yuan creates a unique and avant-garde performing style by mixing traditional heritage and modern technique. It has been praised as the “Broadway of the East” due to its distinctive presentation of Taiwanese opera, consisting by the folklore, poem-lyrics, theater, dancing, music, acrobatics, and fine art.
References cited
Further references
Lu, Yu Xiu. "Taiwanese Opera." In The Music History of Taiwan, 170-172. Taipei: Wu-Nan Culture Enterprise (五南文化廣場), 2003.
"Taiwanese Opera." Art Appreciation, Winter, 2012, December 15, 2012.
External links
Grand Immortal of Ponglai
Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Culture Group
Taiwanese Opera
Taiwanese opera
Theatre companies in Taiwan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified%20European%20Left%20Group
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Unified European Left Group
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Unified European Left Group (UEL) is a group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, formed by 34 MPs from various leftwing parties in 16 countries. Georgios Katrougalos (Greece) is the president of the group, Andrej Hunko (Germany), Ioanetta Kavvadia (Greece) and Pablo Bustinduy (Spain) are vice-presidents of the group.
The UEL operates in the framework set out by PACE: to promote and protect human rights, rule of law and democracy. The Group is in particular inspired by the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter and by other conventions, arrangements and activities which promote and protect human dignity, social and gender equality, organized solidarity and sustainable development of the planet.
Members
As of May 2021.
Reports of former members
See also
European United Left–Nordic Green Left
European Anticapitalist Left
Party of the European Left
External links
Page on the PACE website
References
Political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Left-wing politics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayasritha%20Tissera
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Dayasritha Tissera
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Anton Dayasritha Tissera is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015 and is currently a member of Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP).
Early life and family
Dayasritha Tissera was born 14 April 1966, the son of Protus Tissera, a member of parliament from 1970 to 1977, and Anyshia. He has seven siblings (Shanthi, Sunitha, Kamani, Sudarshani, Susil, Pushpanath and Laksiri). Tissera had his primary education at Maris Stella College, Negombo and secondary education at St. Anthony's College, Kandy. He was a member of many societies at both schools and was very active in extracurricular work at St. Anthony's College, Kandy. He later joined Boxhill TAFE College, Australia for his higher studies.
He married his wife Cheril Perera on 19 August 1993, and they have three daughters: Danushkie, Dulanga and Ruweena.
Political career
Father's Political Involvement
Tissera got into politics by following his father, Protus, who was involved in politics in the 1960s. His father was a member of a Kammal Katuwa Gamsabahawa and then contested for general election in 1970 from Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and got elected to the parliament by securing 10,657 votes. He was given the organiser post for SLFP for Nattandiya Electorate.
Dayasritha's Political Career
Tissera entered into politics in 1988 by joining to People's Front. He contested for general election from the People's Alliance and could not get enough votes to get elected for the parliament. He then contested for the Provincial Counsel election and won a seat in North Western Province. In 2000 General Election Tissera contested for a parliamentary seat from People's Alliance and secured a seat with 38,885 votes. The Peoples’ Alliance government faced a blow because of the decision of most SLMC MPs to leave coalition government and were planning on bringing a no confidence motion against the president. Therefore, Chandrika Kumaratunge called for a sudden general election just a little year after the 2000 General Election on 5 December 2001.
Throughout the turmoil, Tissera had been supporting president Kumaratunge along with rest of People's Alliance MPs. With that popularity Dayasritha again contested for the General Election with the same alliance in 2000 and won a parliament seat by securing 32,457 votes in Puttalam District which was 3rd highest votes secured by People's Alliance MP in the district. In 2004 President Chandrika Kumaratunge appointed Tissera as the Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation. He worked with Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Ports and Aviation who was a member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party back then. In 2007, Tissera got appointed as the non-cabinet minister of Skill Developments and Vocational Training where he had to put his all strength for empowering youth and improve the vocational training programs all over the country.
In 2010 General Election Tissera contested from United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP) and secured a seat from Puttlam District with 38,704 votes. It was a land sliding victory for Mahinda Rajapaksha and United Freedom Alliance (SLFP). Along with Dayasritha's seat, United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP) could secure 6 seats when United National Front could only secure 2 seats. President Mahinda Rajapksha appointed Dayasritha as the Cabinet Minister of State Resource and Enterprise Development. Tissera's ministry was given a huge role in developing infrastructure in country after the end of 30 year long civil war.
Electoral history
References
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
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1966 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NJCAA%20Region%2023
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NJCAA Region 23
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Region XXIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association consists of two conferences, the MISS-LOU Junior College Conference (MLJCC) and Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC).
MLJCC Members
Baton Rouge Community College
Bossier Parish Community College
Delgado Community College
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Nunez Community College
Southern University at Shreveport
MACCC Members
Coahoma Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
East Central Community College
East Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College
Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jones County Junior College
Meridian Community College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Pearl River Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College
See also
National Junior College Athletic Association
MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
Resources
NJCAA Website
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demidov%20Prize
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Demidov Prize
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The Demidov Prize () is a national scientific prize in Russia awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Originally awarded from 1832 to 1866 in the Russian Empire, it was revived by the government of Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast in 1993. In its original incarnation it was one of the first annual scientific awards, and its traditions influenced other awards of this kind including the Nobel Prize.
History
In 1831 Count Pavel Nikolaievich Demidov, representative of the famous Demidov family, established a scientific prize in his name. The Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Sciences) was chosen as the awarding institution. In 1832 the president of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Sergei Uvarov, awarded the first prizes.
From 1832 to 1866 the Academy awarded 55 full prizes (5,000 rubles) and 220 part prizes. Among the winners were many prominent Russian scientists: the founder of field surgery and inventor of the plaster immobilisation method in treatment of fractures, Nikolai Pirogov; the seafarer and geographer Adam Johann von Krusenstern, who led the first russian circumnavigation of the globe; Dmitri Mendeleev, the creator of the periodic table of elements; Boris Jacobi, pioneer of the first usable electric motors; and many others. One of the recipients was the founder's younger brother, Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato, in 1847; Pavel had died in 1840, making Anatoly the Count Demidov (note that Russia did not recognize Anatoly's Italian title of prince).
From 1866, 25 years after Count Demidov's death, as was according to the terms of his bequest, there were no more awards.
In 1993, on the initiative of the vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Mesyats and the governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Eduard Rossel, the Demidov Prize traditions were restored. The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in natural sciences and humanities. The winners are elected annually among the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to the tradition every year the Demidov Scientific Foundation chooses three or four academicians to receive the award. The prize includes a medal, a diploma and $10,000. The awards ceremony takes place every year at the Governor's Palace of Sverdlovsk Oblast, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The recipients of the Prize also give lectures at the Ural State University (Demidov Lecture).
Winners (1832-1866)
Winners (from 1993)
See also
List of general science and technology awards
List of biology awards
List of chemistry awards
List of mathematics awards
List of physics awards
References
Bibliography
(in Russian) N. A. Mezenin: Лауреаты Демидовских премий Петербургской Академии наук. Л., Наука, 1987.
(in Russian) Yuri Alexandrovich Sokolov, Zoya Antonovna Bessudnova, L. T. Prizhdetskaya: Отечественные действительные и почетные члены Российской академии наук 18-20 вв. Геология и горные науки.- М.: Научный мир, 2000.
External links
Demidov Foundation short history
List of all the winners of the full Demidov Prize
Demidov Prize and Demidov Lecturing at Lebedev Physical Institute web site
Physics awards
Chemistry awards
Mathematics awards
Biology awards
Awards established in 1993
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janaka%20Bandara%20Tennakoon
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Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
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Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former Cabinet Minister. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He contested as the Group Leader of the Matale District of the Central Province and was elected to the Provincial Council with a majority of Proportional Votes in 1993; Elected as a Member of Parliament with a majority of proportional votes in the General Election of 1994; Elected as a Member of Parliament from the District of Matale with the majority of proportional votes in the general election of 2000. He also previously served as the Minister of Lands and Land Development and Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
He is involved in several committees formed by the government.
Career
Started his career as a Sub Inspector of Police in 1973,
Elected as a Central Province Council Member in 1993,
Education
Completed his primary and secondary education at Dharmaraja College.
Holder of Diploma in Business Management, Mass Communication and Information Technology,
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See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Notes
References
Alumni of Dharmaraja College
Living people
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
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians
Government ministers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1953 births
Local government and provincial councils ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Banks
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Cape Banks
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Cape Banks is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Carpenter Rocks at the south end of Bucks Bay and the north end of Bungaloo Bay on the state's south east coast about west south west of the city of Mount Gambier.
The cape is described by one source as being "a rocky point, high, SSE of Cape Buffon" while another source describes it as ‘a cuspate foreland protruding seaward in lee of calcarenite rocks and reefs’.
It was named by the Royal Navy officer, James Grant, on 3 December 1800.
The navigation aid known as the Cape Banks Lighthouse is not located on the cape but on an unnamed headland located at the northern end of Lighthouse Bay which is the next bay to the north-west of Bucks Bay.
Cape Banks, South Australia, should not be confused with the northern headland of Botany Bay, in New South Wales, which is also named Cape Banks.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going%20Steady%20%28book%29
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Going Steady (book)
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Going Steady: Film Writings 1968–1969 is the third collection of film reviews by the critic Pauline Kael, comprising the years 1968–1969, when she first began her film-reviewing duties at The New Yorker and which covers, " a crucial period of social and aesthetic change at the end of the sixties."
The collection for the most part consists of reviews of individual films, but includes one long essay, (which appeared originally in Harper's Magazine), entitled "Trash, Art, and the Movies ", perhaps the closest Kael comes to a manifesto defining her personal aesthetics in regards to films. In the essay, Kael dissects, compares, and contrasts the merits of "trash" films that are nevertheless entertaining, as well as "art" films that are uninteresting. In doing so, Kael lambastes "art" films such as Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, concluding her treatment of that particular film by declaring: "If big film directors are to get credit for doing badly what others have been doing brilliantly for years with no money, just because they've put it on a big screen, then businessmen are greater than poets and theft is art." The essay is divided into ten parts, ranging from discussions of The Thomas Crown Affair to Petulia. Kael's overriding theme is to dismantle the intellectual pretences of those who deride films deemed to be "trash" on the basis of dubious aesthetic concerns, notwithstanding the entertainment appeal a particular "trash" film might possess.
Other notable reviews include Kael's treatment of the Norman Mailer film Wild 90, its relation to cinéma vérité, and the implications of that particular film-making technique.
This book is out-of-print in the United States, but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers of the United Kingdom.
Editions
Little, Brown, 1969, hardbound
Bantam, 1971, paperback ()
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References
External links
Contains the full text of Kael's essay "Trash, Art, and the Movies"
1969 non-fiction books
Books about film
Little, Brown and Company books
Books of film criticism
Books by Pauline Kael
American non-fiction books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eder%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201987%29
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Eder (footballer, born 1987)
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Ederzito António Macedo Lopes ComM (born 22 December 1987), commonly known as Eder (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He signed with Académica in 2008 from the lower leagues, and joined Braga four years later. Over seven seasons, he appeared in 143 Primeira Liga matches and scored 38 goals. He also played in Wales, France, Russia and Saudi Arabia, notably winning the 2017–18 Premier League with Lokomotiv Moscow.
A Portuguese international since 2012, Eder represented the country at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter and also scoring the sole goal in the final.
Club career
Early years
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Eder moved to Portugal as a child, and started playing football with Associação Desportiva e Cultural da Adémia in the Coimbra District at the age of 11. He made his senior debut with Oliveira do Hospital and G.D. Tourizense, the latter in the third division and the farm team of Académica de Coimbra.
Académica
Eder made his Primeira Liga debut for Académica on 24 August 2008, in a 0–1 away loss against C.F. Estrela da Amadora. He scored his first goal for the club at the end of the season, netting the Students equalising goal in an eventual 3–1 victory over Associação Naval 1º de Maio.
On 2 May 2010, Eder scored what looked like a winning goal against C.D. Nacional, but the visitors equalised at 3–3 in the 90th minute. On 12 September of the following year, against the same opponent and also in Coimbra, he scored twice in a 4–0 rout. He finished the season with five goals in 16 appearances, and helped the club win its first Portuguese Cup since 1939 after defeating Sporting CP in the final, but he only featured in the earlier rounds of the cup as he was suspended for not reporting to training for several weeks, as interest from other clubs in signing him grew.
Braga
Eder signed with S.C. Braga in summer 2012, for four years. He made his official debut for his new team on 2 September in a 0–2 defeat at F.C. Paços de Ferreira but scored twice late into that month as the Minho Province side defeated Rio Ave F.C. 4–1 at home, contributing one in a 4–4 home draw with S.C. Olhanense.
On 30 November 2012, in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal, Eder netted the winning goal as Braga defeated FC Porto 2–1, booking a place in the quarter-finals. On 6 January 2013, in a league match against Moreirense FC, he scored the game's only goal shortly after the restart. On 23 February he scored in each half of the local derby against Vitória de Guimarães in a 3–2 win at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, but missed the rest of the campaign after suffering a ligament tear in early March.
In the domestic cup final on 31 May 2015, Eder opened the scoring against Sporting with a penalty after Cédric Soares had been sent off for fouling Djavan, but missed in the penalty shootout in an eventual loss following a 2–2 draw.
Swansea City and Lille
On 28 June 2015, Premier League club Swansea City agreed a fee of around £5 million to sign Eder on a three-year deal. He made his debut on 8 August, playing the final 11 minutes of a 2–2 draw at title holders Chelsea in place of Bafétimbi Gomis.
Having not scored in 15 competitive games for the Swans – only four starts – Eder joined Lille OSC on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his French Ligue 1 debut on 3 February 2016 as a half-time replacement for Yassine Benzia in a 1–0 home win over Stade Malherbe Caen. He scored his first goal four days later, to open a 1–1 draw against Stade Rennais F.C. also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Eder played the full 90 minutes in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue on 23 April 2016, which ended in a 2–1 loss against Paris Saint-Germain FC. On 24 May, after helping his team finish fifth and qualify to the UEFA Europa League, he signed a permanent four-year contract.
On 2 March 2017, Eder scored the final goal (four minutes into injury time after 90 minutes of normal time had elapsed) in a 2–1 away defeat of Championnat de France Amateur side Bergerac Périgord FC in the round of 16.
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 23 August 2017, Eder joined Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow in a season-long loan with a buyout option. On 5 May 2018, he scored the winning goal in the 87th minute from Vladislav Ignatyev's cross against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in a 1–0 victory, which helped to grant his team their first league title since 2004.
Eder moved to the RZD Arena on 16 July 2018, on a permanent basis. He ended that season as a national cup winner, scoring a penalty to open a 4–1 home win over FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the last 16 on 31 October. On 6 July, he was a substitute in the 3–2 defeat of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2019 Russian Super Cup.
Eder scored for the first time in the UEFA Champions League on 21 October 2020, in a 2–2 away draw against FC Red Bull Salzburg in the group stage. He won the cup again at the end of the season.
Al Raed
On 23 September 2021, free agent Eder signed a contract of undisclosed length with Al Raed FC in the Saudi Professional League.
International career
Eder chose to represent Portugal internationally. After impressive club performances for Braga, he was first called up by the national team in August 2012 for a match against Luxembourg for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but remained an unused substitute in the 2–1 away win on 7 September. He made his debut four days later in the same competition, replacing Hélder Postiga in the dying minutes of a 3–0 home victory over Azerbaijan.
On 19 May 2014, Eder was named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil. He made his debut in the competition on 16 June, replacing injured Hugo Almeida in the first half of a 0–4 group stage loss to Germany. In the second game, a 2–2 draw against the United States, he replaced another injured striker early on, this time Postiga.
Eder's first international goal came on his 18th cap, the only goal in a friendly defeat of Italy at the Stade de Genève on 16 June 2015. He was selected by Fernando Santos for his UEFA Euro 2016 squad, appearing in three matches as a substitute and scoring the only goal in the final to help defeat hosts France after extra time.
Eder was not picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squad, being replaced by Porto's André Silva. He was included in a preliminary 35-man list for the 2018 World Cup, but did not make the final cut.
Style of play
Eder is a strong, hard-working and well-rounded striker, with a solid first touch. Usually deployed as a centre forward, he excels in the air due to his height and powerful physique, although he is also capable of playing in other offensive positions due to his ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal and play-off his teammates.
Career statistics
Club
International
(Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Eder goal)
Honours
Académica
Taça de Portugal: 2011–12
Braga
Taça da Liga: 2012–13
Lokomotiv Moscow
Russian Premier League: 2017–18
Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
Russian Super Cup: 2019
Portugal
UEFA European Championship: 2016
Orders
Commander of the Order of Merit
References
External links
1987 births
Living people
Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
Black Portuguese sportspeople
Sportspeople from Bissau
Portuguese footballers
Bissau-Guinean footballers
Association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Segunda Divisão players
F.C. Oliveira do Hospital players
G.D. Tourizense players
Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
S.C. Braga players
Premier League players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Lille OSC players
Russian Premier League players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
Saudi Professional League players
Al-Raed FC players
Portugal international footballers
2014 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
UEFA European Championship-winning players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Wales
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Commanders of the Order of Merit (Portugal)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrville%2C%20Indiana
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Orrville, Indiana
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Orrville is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.
History
A post office was established at Orrville in 1895, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. Two members of the Orr family served as postmasters.
References
Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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Chachran Sharif (), is a town in Khanpur Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in the Punjab state of Pakistan.
Chacharan Sharif is a historical town of District Rahim Yar Khan which is attributed with the name of famous 19th century poet and saint Khawaja Ghulam Farid and it is called Farid city as he was born and lived in this city. This city is situated at the east bank of Indus River and is the last northern town of District Rahim Yar Khan. After it the territory of District Rajan Pur begins; Mithankot, another historic town is directly across the river Indus on its west bank.
A new Baynazeer bridge is built on the Indus River useful for connection between two districts – R. Y. Khan & Rajan Pur. In this way, the bridge facilitates travel for thousands of people of the District Rahim Yar Khan and District Rajan Pur. There are many villages (mouzas) near Chachran Sharif like Pahuran, Mud Adil, Beit Mughal, Mehran, Hasil Pur, Mouza Chachar, Mouza Chandia, Mouaza Hamid Pur, Faiz Abad, and Hyder Abad.
History
Some historians have mentioned in their books like Professor Saeed Ahmed Saeed has quoted in his book "Political History: Rahim Yar Khan" on Page 30, Mr. Yahya Amjad in his book "The History of Old Pakistan" on page # 446, Professor H. C. Rae Chaudhri in his book " Political History of Initiant India" and Mr. Muhammad Hassan Dani in his book " Tamur Garha" on page 20 to page 22, mentioning that Malo was an ancient Arian democratic state. People of Malo tribe during the period of Alexander the Great lived near the linking point of Indus and Ravi Rivers, probably on the eastern side at Chachran, Allah Abad, Khanpur and Rahim Yar Khan. So it is concluded that around 326 BC, Chachran was like a basic city in that state. Shahzada Mirza Mehmood Shah cited in his travelling story on page # 46 that Chacharan at the bank of the Indus River is in the premises of Bahawalpur. It is said that it was a big city back then and its population was like the population of Multan.
There was a big harbour in Chachran before the birth of Khawaja Ghulam Farid in the 19th century. Big boats used to be here and people used to do business here on boats at that time. However Chachran got more famous after the renowned poet Khawaja Ghulam Farid lived here and became known as Chachran Sharif thereafter. Mostly the people of Chachar tribe used to live here and are still living here. So it has become known as Chachran Sharif.
Courts
There are no courts in Chachran Sharif itself. However, there is a sub-divisional headquarters for courts in Khanpur Tehsil, which comprises two honourable additional session judges and five civil judges. The bar consists of 280 members. Many Advocate from the town are practicing in the sub-division court
Area politicians
Local Politicians are Sardar jam Ishaq pahur,Jam Kaloo Mirani,Ahmad Khan Lound Advocate, Sahibzada Iqbal Fareed Koreja, Jam Ghulam Mohammed Khalti, Asif Basheer Khan Ghori, Sahibzada Muhammad Fareed Koreja, Sardar Fawad Ahmad Khan Lound Advocate, Sardar Shahzad Ahmad Khan Lound are some famous politicians of town Chacharan Sharif area.
Sahibzada Muhammad Fareed Koreja was recently elected Chairman of the town.
Town is located the Constituency from where Currently elected MNA is the Minister of Development and elected MPA is the Finance Minister of Punjab. Mr. Khusro Bakhtiar & Mr. Hashim Jawan Bakhat respectively. In Past Elected MNA'S & MPA"s are also served Pakistan as Ministers Like Makhdoom Shahaab-Ul-Deen, Mian Abdul Sataar, Sadrdar Mohammed Nawaz Khan, Mian Shafee Mohammed and many more famous names of Pakistani Politics.
Major tribes
The main clans of the Chachran area are the pahore,Chachar, Syed, Malik Sulangi, Malik Balhara, Mirani, Ghouri, Koreja, Gishkori, soomro, Qureshi, Pahur, Awan, Dashti, Chachar, Mughal, Khawaja, Mian, Rajput, Bhatti, Baloch, Arain, Jat, Jam, Abbasi, Malik, Jatoi, Gharro, Mirani, Khokhar and Patafi. Prior to the partition of British India in 1947, at least one third of the population consisted of Hindus with predominance of Aroras who conducted much of the business and finance of the town. They left for India after the 1947 partition.
Sport in Chachran Sharif
Cricket
The game of Cricket is widely played in the city, and the community of the city thoroughly enjoys it as an enjoyable alternative in terms of recreation. The city is home to many talented cricketers of Pakistan. The city once used to host a large cricket ground, which was generally maintained by the mayor of the city and the town committee as well as prominent members of the city community. However, the municipality later demolished the ground and constructed a central park, much to the dismay of some people and their demands.
Famous places and tourist attractions
One of the famous tourist attractions of the city is the Minchan Bund of Chachran Sharif. Khawaja Ghulam Farid Saran was built in the eighteenth century. The building structure is a blend of multi-cultural architecture, incorporating a typical eighteenth-century design as well as a traditional touch of both old and modern form of Pakistani architecture. Along With, Bank of the Indus River is the attraction for all tourists visiting town pertaining to the natural landscaping and attractable locations for a fresh breath and peace of Mind.
Education
The government high schools for girls & boys are both separately providing education in many disciplines. There are many private schools also providing quality education such as saeedia fareedia high school etc.
Poets
Khawaja Ghulam Farid was a famous poet of Chachran Sharif. He wrote many books of poetry as well as of Islamic sciences.
Famous personalities
Muhammad Maaz pahore
Mudassir Alvi
sherryar Azam
Junaid Abbas mirani
JAM KALOO MIRANI
Languages
Saraiki is the major language that is widely spoken. Other national languages of Pakistan, Urdu and English, and Punjabi are also fluently spoken and understood, especially at formal events. Some people can speak, write or understand the Arabic language as well.
Tombs
There are Few famous Shrines or Darabrs (Tombs) in Chachran Sharif and in the surrounding areas.
These tombs are of:
Khwaja Ghulam Fareed in Kot Mithan which is almost at 9 km distance from his city Chachran Sharif
Tomb and Mosque of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari at nearby Uch Sharif
Bibliography
Saeed Ahmed Saeed, "Political History Rahim Yar Khan" page 30
Yehya Amjad, "The History of Old Pakistan" page 446
H. C Rae Chaudhri, Political History of Initiant India"
Muhammad Hassan Dani "Tamur Garha"
References
External links
Populated places in Rahim Yar Khan District
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Samantha Vidyaratna
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Samantha Vidyaratna (or K.V.Samantha Vidyaratne) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.He fought over the Uma Oya issue and the transfer of 65,000 acres of land to a Singaporean company.
Biography
Lives in Ridimaliyadda, Badulla. He is a graduate of the University of Kelaniya. In 2004, is appointed deputy minister by President Chandrika Kumaratunga. Despite his MP position, he lived for 6 years in a house without electricity. In April 2015, he publicly criticized the Uma Oya Hydropower Complex and the heavy ecologic catastrophy it resulted in for the Uma Oya region.He is fighting against the forcible acquisition of lands in Uva Wellassa by a Singaporean company in the year 2022.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav%20Schn%C3%BCrer
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Gustav Schnürer
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Gustav Schnürer (30 June 1860 – 14 December 1941) was a German-Swiss historian.
Biography
Gustav Schnürer was born in the Silesian village of Jätzdorf on 30 June 1860.
He studied history, geography and philology at the universities of Berlin, Breslau and Münster, earning his doctorate in 1883 at Münster. Afterwards, he worked as an editorial assistant at Munich, later obtaining a professorship in medieval history at the University of Fribourg (1889).
Schnürer is known for his studies of religious and religio-cultural history. His best known written work was Kirche und Kultur im Mittelalter, a book that was translated into English in 1956 by George J. Undreiner as Church and Culture in the Middle Ages: 350–814.
He was co-founder of Deutschen Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst (German Society of Christian Art) (1893) and Zeitschrift für schweizerische Kirchengeschichte (Magazine of Swiss Church History) (1907). He was also a contributor to the Catholic Encyclopedia.
References
English translation
External links
20th-century Swiss historians
Swiss male writers
People from the Province of Silesia
1860 births
1941 deaths
University of Fribourg faculty
University of Münster alumni
University of Breslau alumni
Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia
19th-century Swiss historians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th%20World%20Science%20Fiction%20Convention
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68th World Science Fiction Convention
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The 68th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Aussiecon Four, was held on 2–6 September 2010 in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The co-chairs were Perry Middlemiss and Rose Mitchell.
Participants
Guests of Honour
Kim Stanley Robinson (author)
Robin Johnson (fan)
Shaun Tan (artist)
Awards
2010 Hugo Awards
The 2010 Hugo Award statue base was designed by Nick Stathopoulos with laser etching by Lewis Morley and incorporating the Aussiecon 4 logo by Grant Gittus.
Best Novel: (tie) The City & The City by China Miéville and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Novella: "Palimpsest" by Charles Stross
Best Novelette: "The Island" by Peter Watts
Best Short Story: "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh
Best Related Book: This is Me, Jack Vance! by Jack Vance
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm, written by Kaja and Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colours by Cheyenne Wright
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Moon, screenplay by Nathan Parker; story by Duncan Jones; directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who "The Waters of Mars", written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Ellen Datlow
Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan
Best Fan Writer: Frederik Pohl
Best Fanzine: StarShipSofa, edited by Tony C. Smith
Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster
Other awards
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Seanan McGuire
Aussiecon Four Make Ready Short Story Competition Award: Helen Stubbs
Site selection
The location was selected by the members of Denvention 3.
Future site selection
The members of Aussiecon 4 selected Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, Chicon 7, to be held in 2012 in an uncontested election. With only 526 ballots cast, this election had the lowest turnout since records began to be kept in 1974. The voting breakdown was 447 votes for Chicago, 20 ballots expressed no preference, and there were 59 write-in votes for various sites.
See also
Hugo Award
Science fiction
Speculative fiction
World Science Fiction Society
Worldcon
References
Further reading
External links
Aussiecon Four site
Aussiecon LiveJournal
Worldcon official website
2010 conferences
2010 in Australia
2010s in Melbourne
21st-century Australian literature
Science fiction conventions in Australia
Worldcon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmoth
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Warmoth
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Warmoth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cy Warmoth (1893–1957), American baseball player
Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931), American attorney, Civil War officer, and politician
Logan Warmoth (born 1995), American baseball player
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Shire of Rosenthal
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The Shire of Rosenthal was a local government area south and west of the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Rosenthal Heights, a Warwick suburb, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Warwick, Shire of Allora and Shire of Glengallan to form the Shire of Warwick.
History
The Inglewood Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1378.
Following a petition by residents, the Rosenthal Division was created on 18 April 1889 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 from Subdivision No. 1 of Inglewood Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Rosenthal Division became the Shire of Rosenthal on 31 March 1903. Its offices were located at Willi Street, Rosenthal Heights.
On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its report External Boundaries of Local Authorities, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Warwick area be rationalised into 3 new local government areas. That recommendation was not implemented, but the outcome was that the Shire of Rosenthal was merged with the Shires of Allora and Glengallan and the City of Warwick to form a new Shire of Warwick. The Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new council, and on 1 July 1994, the Shire of Rosenthal was abolished.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Rosenthal included the following settlements:
Rosenthal Heights
Allan
Cunningham
Dalveen
Greymare
Karara
Leslie
Leyburn
Palgrave
Pratten
Rosehill
Thane
Wheatvale
Chairmen
1927: J. A. Costello
1959: J. A. Costello
Population
References
External links
Local Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994
Former local government areas of Queensland
1886 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota%20microspora
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Pholiota microspora
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Pholiota microspora, commonly known as Pholiota nameko or simply , is a small, amber-brown mushroom with a slightly gelatinous coating that is used as an ingredient in miso soup and nabemono. In some countries this mushroom is available in kit form and can be grown at home. It is one of Japan's most popular cultivated mushrooms, tastes slightly nutty and is often used in stir-fries. They are also sold dried.Nameko is a cold triggered mushroom that typically fruits in the fall months when the temperature drops below 10°C for the first time, and flushes twice a few weeks apart.
In Mandarin Chinese the mushroom is known as 滑子蘑; (Pinyin: huá zi mó) or 滑菇; (Pinyin: huá gū).
In Russia it is also consumed widely, and is known as (often sold as) "opyonok" (опёнок) or plural "opyata" (опята).
In America the mushroom is sometimes called a "butterscotch mushroom".
See also
List of Pholiota species
Touch Detective, a video game featuring Japanese character Nameko
References
Fungi described in 1929
Japanese cuisine
Strophariaceae
Fungi in cultivation
Fungi of Japan
Fungi of China
Russian cuisine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo%20Gomes%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201985%29
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Diogo Gomes (footballer, born 1985)
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Diogo Soares Gomes (born September 12, 1985), known as Diogo Gomes, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Pro Duta FC.
He previously played for clubs including Académica de Coimbra.
References
1985 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
J. Malucelli Futebol players
Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
Primeira Liga players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Association football midfielders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham%20Town%20Lock
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Waltham Town Lock
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Waltham Town Lock (No 11) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre has been chosen to host the canoeing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Flowing close to the lock is the River Lee Flood Relief Channel known as the Horsemill Stream at this point.
Public access
Vehicular access from A121 Station road to car parking close to lock.
Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
Public transport
Waltham Cross railway station
Bus services; 211, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251, 506.
References
External links
Waltham Town Lock - a history
Locks in Hertfordshire
Locks in Essex
Locks of the Lee Navigation
Waltham Cross
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiyan
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Xiyan
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Xiyan or Xi Yan may refer to:
Western Yan (384–394), a Xianbei state in North China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
The Wedding Banquet, a 1993 film by Ang Lee
Xi Yan, a character from David Henry Hwang's play Chinglish
Places in China
Xiyan, Guangxi (西燕), a town in Shanglin County, Guangxi
Xiyan, Hebei (西演), a town in Gaoyang County, Hebei
Xiyan, Hunan (西岩), a town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan
Xiyan, Yu County (西烟), a town in Yu County, Shanxi
Xiyan Township, Henan, a township in Lingbao, Henan
Xiyan Township, Shanxi (西墕乡), a township in Taiyuan, Shanxi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo%20Technology%20Academy
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Toledo Technology Academy
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Background
Toledo Technology Academy is a public high school located in Toledo, Ohio. It is part of the Toledo Public Schools. It is located in the former DeVilbiss High School. Many students from surrounding suburban school districts, as well as private schools attend TTA. On November 27, 2013, TTA announced that they will accept applications from 7th and 8th grade in the next school year of 2014. Toledo Technology Academy students study manufacturing engineering technology integrated with an academic environment. TTA is a magnet school focusing on a manufacturing engineering technology curriculum. TTA offers an academic foundation, four years of science, mathematics, language arts, and three years of social studies education.
Track record
TTA began as a two-year program within a traditional high school. In 1997, a collaborative partnership was formed with the school system, teaching and administrative unions, area businesses and the United Auto Workers, and a four-year high school was opened. What was found at that time continues to be true today. Technology, manufacturing, and engineering continue to be one of Toledo's largest opportunities for growth. Our small and large manufacturers continually express an ongoing need for well-trained, high-quality, entry-level employees in trade, technical and engineering positions. Increasingly, these entry-level workers need more advanced high tech skills in addition to higher-level thinking/reasoning skills and teamwork experiences. Currently, 75% of the persons applying and/or interviewed for these positions are not qualified. Nationally and regionally schools are preparing only about 30% of this needed workforce. This information was gathered at the National Skill Standards Board meetings and continues to be true.
The mission of the original project was as follows: To support a four-year high school technical program related to Manufacturing Engineering Technology within Toledo Public School Systems known as the Toledo Technology Academy (TTA). TTA's instructional system uses project-based learning, allowing the students to have maximum decision-making responsibility. Skills are taught to support this process and technology is used to support all instruction. TTA provides a complete academic complement of courses for graduation and college entry. Weekly common planning meetings are held to incorporate and integrate instruction. Where appropriate, the academic course content is related to the manufacturing curriculum and vice versa.
Tech Fusion Team 279
Tech Fusion Team 279 is the FIRST Robotics team located at Toledo Technology Academy. It is open to all Toledo Public Schools students. The team is sponsored by Dana Holding Corporation in Maumee, Ohio. Team 279 had accomplished major achievements in the 21st century.
References
External links
District Website
School Website
High schools in Toledo, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
Magnet schools in Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20Army%20Tank%20Brigade
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1st Army Tank Brigade
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1st Army Tank Brigade may refer to:
1st Canadian Tank Brigade
1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom)
1st Army Tank Brigade (New Zealand) (1941–42, broken up to provide personnel and equipment for the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade, New Zealand 2nd Division)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20of%20the%20Devil
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Art of the Devil
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Art of the Devil ( or Khon len khong) is a 2004 Thai horror film directed by Tanit Jitnukul. It has two titular sequels, Art of the Devil 2 (2005) and Art of the Devil 3 (2008), but these films feature a different story with new characters.
Plot
Art of the Devil tells the story of Boom (Supaksorn Chaimongkol), a young Thai girl who meets a married man named Prathan (Tin Settachoke) at a country club. The two soon begin an affair, and Boom finds herself pregnant. When she breaks the news to Prathan, he appears to settle for giving her a sum of money in exchange for her silence, reassuring her that he will not leave her. However, he then wakes her up in the middle of the night, informing her that for that large an amount of money, he had the right to share her. While Prathan wields a video camera, his friends chase a terrified and screaming Boom out of the room and onto the beach, where they apparently gang-rape her.
After getting an ultrasound at the hospital, Boom shows up at the restaurant where Prathan's daughter is celebrating her birthday and informs him that the sum of money he had given her was not enough. He pulls her outside and hits her, tossing a wad of cash at her and warning her not to come near his family again.
Furious, Boom enlists the aid of a black magic user to exact revenge on her ex-lover and his entire family, notably causing the eldest son to shoot his girlfriend and his little sister before turning the gun on himself.
After their deaths, Boom visits a temple and finds that if she donates coffins for the spirits, they will not bother her. She makes some offerings. While leaving the temple, she sees the ghosts of her victims in the back of a car and steps off of the sidewalk to get a better look, whereupon she is hit by a car. The resulting accident causes her to lose her baby.
Prathan's first wife inherits his fortune. She and her four children move into the house. Boom again uses black magic to kill this new family off. However, her motive this time is not for revenge, but in order to claim the inheritance. A young newspaper reporter becomes suspicious, so Boom arranges for his death, as well. Throughout this, the ghost of Boom's dead daughter is seen around the house.
The story ends with only the youngest son and eldest daughter surviving the massacre. Boom voluntarily falls to her death from the roof of the hospital after seeing her daughter's ghost.
Cast
Arisa Wills as Nan
Supakson Chaimongkol as Boom
Krongthong Rachatawan as Kamala
Tin Settachoke as Prathan
Somchai Satuthum as Danai
Isara Ochakul as Ruj
Nirut Sutchart as Neng
Krittayod Thimnate as Bon
Reception
Art of the Devil premiered on June 17, 2004, and was the No. 4 film its opening weekend, behind Around the World in 80 Days, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and The Punisher. It stayed in the No. 4 spot for two more weeks before moving to No. 5 in its fourth week at the box office.
See also
List of ghost films
References
External links
2004 films
2004 horror films
Five Star Production films
Thai-language films
Thai horror films
Thai ghost films
Films about witchcraft
Thai supernatural horror films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissa%20Vitharana
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Tissa Vitharana
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Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), and is serving as Governor of North Central Province.
Early life and family
Vitharana was born 30 August 1934 in Nuwara Eliya in central Ceylon. He was the son of Pieris Vitharana, a Public Works Department engineer, and N. P. Maggie Perera, sister of N. M. Perera. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Ananda College, Colombo. He played cricket for both schools. After school he joined the University of Ceylon's medical faculty in Colombo, graduating in 1959 with a MBBS degree. Vitharana captained the university's cricket team in 1957/58 and took part in the Sara Trophy Tournament.
Career
After university Vitharana worked as a medical officer (1959–67) and was registrar at Colombo General Hospital in 1963/64. His post graduate work earned him an MD degree in clinical medicine from the University of Ceylon in 1965. He then went to study in the UK, obtaining a Diploma in Bacteriology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1968 and a Ph.D. in virology from the University of London in 1971. Specialising in bacteriology and virology, Vitharana joined the Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Colombo in 1972, serving as its director from 1983 to 1994. He was head of the virology department at the MRI from 1972 to 1994. Vitharana was a consultant virologist at the Edinburgh City Hospital's Regional Virus Laboratory in the 1980s. He was deputy director of the Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne from 1991 to 1993.
Politics & Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Following retirement in 1994 Vitharana was a professor of microbiology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 1995 to 2000 and an advisor to the Minister of Science and Technology from 1994 to 2001.
Vitharana joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) in 1974. On 20 January 2004 the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) formed the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). The Communist Party of Sri Lanka CPSL and LSSP joined the UPFA in February 2004. Vitharana was appointed as a UPFA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election. He was appointed Minister of Science and Technology after the election.
Vitharana was re-appointed as a UPFA National List MP following the 2010 parliamentary election. He lost his cabinet position after the election but shortly afterwards, in May 2010, he was appointed Minister of Technology and Research. He was promoted to Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs in November 2010. He lost his cabinet position following the 2015 presidential election.
At the 2015 parliamentary election Vitharana was placed on the UPFA's list of National List candidates. However, after the election he was not appointed to the National List.
Governorship.
On December 4, 2019, Vitharana was appointed as Governor for the North Central Province, Sri Lanka. He was sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Awards
Vitharana was awarded the Vidya Jyothi title in the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours.
Personal life
Vitharana is married to Kamini Meedeniya. They have a son, Ranil.
References
1934 births
Academics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Alumni of Ananda College
Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy
Alumni of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Colombo)
Alumni of the University of London
Cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka
Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians
Living people
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
People of British Ceylon
Sinhalese academics
Sinhalese politicians
Sinhalese physicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Vidya Jyothi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertow%20%281949%20film%29
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Undertow (1949 film)
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Undertow is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart and Peggy Dow. It is the story of an ex-con, a former Chicago mobster, who is accused of the murder of a high-ranking Chicago boss. The movie marks the second film to feature a young Rock Hudson and the first in which he received a film credit for his work.
Plot
Tony Reagan (Scott Brady) was a low-level member of the Chicago syndicate; he was run out of town back then for being involved with the kingpin Big Jim's niece. Seven years later, Reagan has been vacationing in Reno, at a lodge in which he intends to invest with the father of an old army buddy. He bumps into an old friend/former colleague from Chicago named Danny Morgan (John Russell). It turns out they are both hoping to soon be married.
On his way home to Chicago to propose to his girl, Reagan shares the flight with a schoolteacher, Ann McKnight (Peggy Dow), someone he met at a Reno casino and helped win at the gambling table. At the airport, he is met by the police; it seems they have been tipped off that Reagan is looking to stir trouble with Big Jim.
The police put a tail on him, which he shakes on a Chicago elevated train. Reagan meets up with his bride-to-be, Sally Lee (Dorothy Hart). He tells her he will go to Big Jim to make peace. But when the uncle is murdered, Reagan is framed for it.
On the run from both the police and the unknown murderers, Reagan enlists the help of McKnight and an old buddy, Charles Reckling (Bruce Bennett), a detective. They discover the truth: Morgan is also engaged to Sally Lee, and together they are responsible for murdering her uncle and framing Reagan.
Reagan manages to clear himself, however, after which he and McKnight end up in each other's arms, bound for that lodge in Reno.
Cast
Scott Brady as Tony Reagan
John Russell as Danny Morgan
Dorothy Hart as Sally Lee
Peggy Dow as Ann McKnight
Bruce Bennett as Reckling
Gregg Martell as Frost
Robert Anderson as Stoner
Dan Ferniel as Gene (as Daniel Ferniel)
Rock Hudson as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Charles Sherlock as Cooper
Anne P. Kramer as Clerk (as Ann Pearce)
Robert Easton as Fisher
References
External links
1949 films
1949 drama films
1940s crime thriller films
American crime thriller films
American black-and-white films
Film noir
Films directed by William Castle
Universal Pictures films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Healy
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Thomas Healy
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Thomas Healy may refer to:
Thomas Healy (politician) (1894–1957), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
Thomas F. Healy (1931–2004), U.S. Army general
Tom Healy (hurler) (1855–?), Irish hurler
Tom Healy (poet) (born 1961), American poet
Thomas Joseph Healy, Member of Parliament for North Wexford, 1891–1900
Thomas Healy (baseball) (1895–1977), Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Athletics
See also
Tom Healey (1853–1891), American Major League Baseball player
Thomas J. Healey (born 1942), academic at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government
Tom Healy (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Valdez
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Sergio Valdez
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Sergio Valdez (born September 7, 1964 in Elias Piña, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through with the Montreal Expos (1986, 1992–93), the Atlanta Braves (1989–90), the Cleveland Indians (1991–92), the Boston Red Sox (1994), and San Francisco Giants (1995).
Career
On September 10, 1986, Valdez made his major league debut against the New York Mets giving up five earned runs and nine hits through six innings to record his first major league loss. In 1986, he started five games and lost four of them.
He returned to the majors after leaving in 1989 as a reliever, starting just one in 19 appearances, and earning a 6.06 ERA with a 1-2 record.
He was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Indians on April 30, 1990. The Indians used him as a starter and reliever (13 of 24 appearances with the Indians were starts) and overall that year he went 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA.
He had his best year in 1992, when he went 0-2 with a 2.41 ERA. His WHIP was a microscopic 0.991. However, in 1993 he only pitched three innings.
The Giants used Valdez as a starter once again, despite his having been used as a reliever throughout most of his career. He went 4-5 with a 4.75 ERA.
References
External links
1964 births
Living people
Atlanta Braves players
Boston Red Sox players
Calgary Expos players
Cleveland Indians players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Indianapolis Indians players
Jamestown Expos players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
Montreal Expos players
Ottawa Lynx players
Pawtucket Red Sox players
People from Elías Piña Province
Phoenix Firebirds players
San Francisco Giants players
Sarasota Red Sox players
Utica Blue Sox players
West Palm Beach Expos players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavithra%20Wanniarachchi
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Pavithra Wanniarachchi
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Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi () is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. The current Minister of Transport, she is a Member of Parliament from the Ratnapura District.
Early life and education
Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi was born on 10 November 1964, as the eldest daughter of Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi and Podi Menike Weerasekera Wanniarachchi. Her father was a senior politician and was the former governor of the Wayamba Province in 2003 before which he held the post of Deputy Minister Industries and Scientific Affairs. From 1967 to 1977, he represented the Palmadulla seat in the Parliament. He was re-elected to Parliament in 2000 and in 2004 was appointed as the governor of the North Western Province. She has one sister, Prasanna Devi Wanniarachchi, who is a lawyer.
Wanniarachchi attended the Pelmadulla Mahinda Vidyalaya for her primary education. She then entered Gankanda Central College and Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda for her secondary education. She was the Head Prefect, leader of the debating team, president of the Buddhist Association, Member of the Western band and the Captain of the 1st Volleyball Team of Anula Vidyalaya. She then entered Sri Lanka Law College in 1985 and took oaths as an attorney of law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka five years later.
Political career
In 1990 she entered politics on the invitation of the former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. In 1991 she was appointed as the chief organizer for Kalawana. She then became a member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council in 1993 and in 1994 she entered Parliament as an MP representing the Ratnapura District.
After entering politics, she has held many posts both in the local and central governments. In 1994 she held the post of Deputy Minister of Health, Highways, Social Services and Welfare and in 1998 the post of Deputy Minister of Health & Indigenous Medicine. In the year 2000 she was elected as the Deputy Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the Leader of the Women's wing of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Minister of Plan and Implementation.
In 2002, while she was serving as the organiser of the Eheliyagoda seat for SLFP in 2008, she was appointed as the Chairman of the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Convention and also served as the Minister for Youth Affairs.
Between 2004 and 2015 she held many post while the SLFP lead coalition was in power. In 2004 she was appointed Minister of Samurdhi & Poverty Alleviation, 2007 Minister of Youth Affairs, 2010 she was appointed as the Minister of Cultural and National Heritage and later that year as the Minister of Technology and Atomic Research.
The periods between 2001 - 2004 and 2015 - 2019 she was an active member of the opposition of the Parliament.
From 2019 she was appointed as the Minister of Women & Child Affairs, Social Security, Health & Indigenous Medicine in government headed by the new President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Post Held
Minister of Women & Child Affairs, Social Security, Health & Indigenous Medicine: 2019–Present
Minister of Power & Energy: 2013 - 2015
Minister of Technology & Research 2010 - 2013
Minister of Cultural Affairs & National Heritage: 2010
Chairman of Commonwealth Youth Ministers Convention: 2008
Minister of Youth Affairs: 2007 - 2010
Minister of Samurdhi & Poverty Alleviation: 2004 - 2007
Minister of Plan & Implementation: 2000 - 2001
Deputy Minister of Health & Indigenous Medicine: 1998 - 2000
Deputy Minister of Health, Highways, Social Services & Welfare: 1994 - 1998
Member of the Parliament for Ratnapura District: 1994–Present
Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council: 1993 - 1994
Other Responsibilities
Deputy Secretary of the SLFP: 2000 onwards
Leader of the SLFP Women's Wing: 2000 onwards
Chief Organizer of the Eheliyagoda Seat for the SLFP: 2002 onwards
Chief Organizer of the Kalawana Seat of the SLFP: 1991 to 2002
Family
Pavithra Wanniarachchi's husband is Kanchana Jayaratne, who is the Chairman of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and also serves as her Private Secretary. She has two daughters.
See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References
External links
Members of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council
Women legislators in Sri Lanka
Living people
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
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
1964 births
People from Ratnapura
Culture ministers of Sri Lanka
Power ministers of Sri Lanka
20th-century Sri Lankan women politicians
21st-century Sri Lankan women politicians
Women government ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda%20Wijesekara
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Mahinda Wijesekara
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Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
In 2001, Wijesekara left the President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and joined United National Party along with few other senior ministers of the government such as S. B. Dissanayake and G. L. Peiris. He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organizer for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe removed from all of his positions in the party as a result of internal crisis against the leadership.
On 2007, Wijesekara again crossed over to United People's Freedom Alliance government. He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government.
He was injured in a suicide bombing in 2009.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
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
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United National Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka
Failed assassination attempts in Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa%20Cristina%20G%C3%B3mez
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María Cristina Gómez (5 May 1942–5 April 1989) was a Baptist primary school teacher and community leader in El Salvador who was abducted and murdered on 5 April 1989.
Christian Mission
A member of Emmanuel Baptist church in San Salvador, Gómez was a national leader both of Baptist women and in the teachers' union. She was a founder of the National Coordination of Salvadoran Women (CONAMUS), an organization of women founded in 1986. Since then, CONAMUS has addressed the issues which directly affect poor women in El Salvador, including domestic violence and rape, economic survival, lack of political participation, and social inequality. In 1989 CONAMUS opened a clinic to respond to women who were victims of domestic violence and rape. In her spare time Gómez went out into the local villages and taught the peasant women how to read. She did this so that they in turn could teach their children how to read but also so that they could read health and farming leaflets in order to improve the quality of their lives. However, some in authority became concerned that the previously illiterate peasants would now be able to read about their rights, and would begin to demand them. She was found dead on the side of the road after being abducted.
Abduction and murder
According to witnesses, on April 5, 1989 as Gómez was returning from the John F. Kennedy School in Ilopango, El Salvador, heavily armed men dressed in civilian clothing forced her into a van. Two hours later she was found dead on the side of a main road. On examination, her body showed signs of torture and burns, most likely caused by chemicals such as acid; she had been beaten in the face, and acid marks on her shoulders were found. There were four bullets in her indicating that she had been shot.
The murdered teacher had been taken from an area that was the operational base for the Salvadoran Air Force. General Juan Rafael Bustillo, the then-head of the Salvadoran Air Force, has been implicated in the murder. The National Association of Salvadoran Educators (ANDES) has stated that General Bustillo had publicly threatened Gómez on previous occasions.
ANDES ordered a two-day shutdown of all educational activities to protest Gómez's murder and demanded that the country's chief prosecutor begin proceedings to bring those responsible to justice. Leaders of the National Union of Salvadorean Workers (UNTS) also said they believed Bustillo had ordered the killing.
An organisation known as the Movement for Bread, Work, Land and Liberty (MPTL) staged a protest, calling on the people to resist the new nationwide wave of repression that marked the weeks following the Nationalist Republican Alliance's (ARENA) electoral victory. The protesters ended their march at the vigil that was held for the murdered schoolteacher.
In its defense, the Salvadoran government denied any involvement, stating instead that the apparent intent behind Gómez's abduction and murder was primarily to discredit the Air Force (which is in charge of the area in which the murder occurred). Government officials added that Gómez had never been officially arrested by any government agency, and that she had never even been questioned by the authorities.
Legacy
After her death, her church commissioned a local artist to paint a wooden cross with scenes from Gómez's life, portraying her work among the poor women of El Salvador. Images of this cross have become internationally recognized, as they are used by churches and schools around the world to tell the story of Gómez's life and death.
Gómez was married to Salvador Amaya and had four grown children.
References
External links
Gómez on the Official Voice of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front from El Salvador
Gómez on The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions website
Gómez in the New York Times.
Gómez on the School of the Americas website
Gómez on the EPICA website
Gómez in Return to Babel: Global Perspectives on the Bible.
International Socialist Review Issue 9, Fall 1999
1942 births
1989 deaths
Assassinated Salvadoran people
Assassinated activists
Salvadoran Baptists
People murdered in El Salvador
People of the Salvadoran Civil War
Deaths by firearm in El Salvador
Women in war in Central America
Women in warfare post-1945
1989 crimes in El Salvador
1989 murders in North America
1980s murders in El Salvador
20th-century Baptists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5l%20Grotnes
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Pål Grotnes
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Pål Grotnes (born 7 March 1977 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player, who plays for Stjernen and Norway's national team as a goaltender.
Playing career
Grotnes was born in Norway and raised in Sweden, where his mother was from. He began playing hockey at the age of four as his brother, two years older than Grotnes, wanted to play.
Prior to the 2008–09 season he signed with Stjernen in the Norwegian GET-league, after having played two seasons with Comet. In 2008 he backstopped Comet to the semifinals for the first time in franchise history. Since then he has played two seasons for the Stjernen Hockey team, which he led to the quarter-finals in 2009-10. Stjernan was defeated by Sparta.
International career
2006
Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2006 IIHF World Championship. He played in a 3-1 loss to the United States and part of a 7-1 loss to Canada, being pulled in favor of Mathias Gundersen. Norway finished 3rd in Group D.
2007
Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2007 IIHF World Championship. He went 2-4-0 in 6 games in net, posting a GAA of 3.51 and a save percentage of 0.886.
2008
Grotnes played 7 games for Norway in the 2008 IIHF World Championship. He posted a Goals Against Average of 4.51 and a save percentage of 0.877 while going 1-6-0 in the tournament.
2009
Grotnes played in the 2009 IIHF World Championship. He had a stellar tournament posting a save percentage of 0.906 and a GAA of 3.97 after playing in 6 games for Norway. In games he started he went 1-4-0.
2010
Grotnes was the starting goaltender for Norway in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. He surrendered 4 goals in his first game against Canada before leaving the game with an injury. He returned in his next game against the United States, allowing 6 goals. In his third game of round robin play, Grotnes allowed 4 goals (many of which were rebounds or tap ins) and lost 5-4 to Switzerland in overtime. Grotnes received critical acclaim for his outstanding play. Grotnes was also named starting goaltender for Norway at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany. Grotnes made 39 saves in a 5-2 loss to Sweden, and stopped 44 in Norway's shocking 3-2 upset against the Czech Republic. In Norway's final game of the round robin Grotnes made 26 stops on 27 shots in a 5-1 win over France to send Norway past the Preliminary Round. In the tournament's qualifying round, Grotnes did not play in a 12-1 loss to Canada and was replaced by Ruban Smith as starting goaltender. He did play in Norway's next game against Latvia, and recording 24 saves in a 5-0 loss. Grotnes has one of his best performances of the tournament in Norway's final game against Switzerland. He stopped 43 shots en route to a 3-2 victory. Grotnes finished the tournament with a record of 3-2-0, a GAA of 3.00 and a save percentage of .921 to cap off an impressive tournament.
2011
Grotnes was named to the 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters for Norway as one of the goaltenders. Before the game against Canada, Grotnes has not played a game.
References
External links
1977 births
Frölunda HC players
Norwegian ice hockey goaltenders
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
IK Comet players
Living people
Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people
Norwegian people of Swedish descent
Olympic ice hockey players of Norway
People from Lørenskog
Stjernen Hockey players
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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Junda Iman Gunda
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Junda Iman Gunda is a 2007 Assamese language romantic comedy film starring Bikram Rajkhowa and Angoorlata in the lead. The film was directed by Chandra Mudoi and released on 7 September 2007. The songs from this movie received good appreciation, including one by Debojit Saha. The film was a blockbuster.
Cast
Bikram Rajkhowa
Angoorlata
Abdul Mazid
Bhaskar Das
Chabi Bhoralee
Juri Sarma
Kalpana Kalita
Upasana Bhoralee
Soundtrack
The music of Junda Iman Gunda is composed by Dr Hitesh Baruah.
Note
Track 8, 9 and 10 are Bonus Track and was not featured in the film.
See also
List of Assamese films of the 2000s
References
External links
2007 films
2007 romantic comedy films
Films set in Assam
Indian romantic comedy films
2000s Assamese-language films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Jackson%20%28Australian%20rules%20footballer%29
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Jim Jackson (Australian rules footballer)
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James Jackson (28 April 1890 – 29 August 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League.
Family
The son of Thomas Charles Jackson (1856–1905) and Martha Anne Jackson, nee Cheetham (1861–1933), Jim Jackson was born at Maidstone in the north-west of Melbourne on 28 April 1890.
Football
Jackson was a wingman and had a long career with 17 years between his first and last season.
He started his career at St Kilda in 1909 but after managing just one game crossed to Collingwood the following year. He was unlucky not to play in a premiership team during his time at the Magpies as he was on military service when they won in 1917 and 1919.
He finished his career at Hawthorn, firstly in the VFA and then when the club joined the VFL in 1925 when he was appointed their inaugural VFL captain.
In 1932 Jackson returned to Hawthorn as their non-playing coach but the Hawks finished with just three wins and the wooden spoon.
References
External links
Collingwood FC profile
1890 births
1976 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
St Kilda Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players
Hawthorn Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club coaches
Australian military personnel of World War I
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The Professor (Gilligan's Island)
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Roy Hinkley, referred to as the Professor, is one of the seven castaways from the television series Gilligan's Island (1964–67); he was played by Russell Johnson. The character was originally played by John Gabriel in the pilot episode, but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor.
Character summary
The Professor's backstory identifies him as Roy Hinkley (though his actual name is rarely mentioned during the series), a high-school science teacher who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His principal expertise was as a botanist, whose purpose in joining the ill-fated voyage that stranded the castaways was to write a book to be titled Fun With Ferns. His main function on the show was to devise many ways for the castaways to live more comfortably on the island. Many of his inventions (including a method for recharging the batteries in the ubiquitous radio) used coconuts and bamboo, both of which were in plentiful supply. Aside from his proficiency in science, he was also adept and well-versed in law, literature, social sciences, and the arts. Besides a list of degrees from various schools (including LSU, UCLA, SMU, and TCU) he provides in one episode, little was ever learned about his past and nothing was ever learned about his family. In several episodes, brief remarks are made on his past: in the pilot he is described as a research scientist and "well-known scoutmaster"; in another when a big game hunter comes to the island and asks the Professor what sports he took, the answer is "chess"; after kissing Ginger for a prolonged period (during filming of a silent movie), he claims that he was able to hold his breath during the kissing because he used to be a "scuba diver"; in another, when the castaways try to recreate who killed "Randolph Blake", the Professor threatens to "...cancel his subscription to the Science Quarterly". Also, in the episode "Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up?", the Professor states that he does "...hold a Masters Degree in Psychology".
The Professor was portrayed as the most neutral and level-headed character. He usually displayed more patience with Gilligan than the other castaways, and was often called upon to settle disputes. As a result, he often served as the leader of the castaways whom the others respected because of his great store of knowledge, although the castaways rarely mentioned this. For unexplained reasons—possibly for research purposes in writing his book (although titled Fun with Ferns, ferns may not have been its sole topic)—the Professor brought a large number of books on diverse subjects such as chemistry and anthropology of the South Sea Islanders on a three-hour pleasure cruise in Hawaii. On many occasions, he conveniently pulls out a book which has exactly the facts needed to fix or explain a particular problem they are having. In several episodes, electric power for phonographs or washing machines is generated by employing someone (usually Gilligan) to manually pedal, or turn, a pulley, which the Professor has engineered. Besides his white khaki suit he also has a pair of pajamas and a sports coat.
The Professor was also depicted as completely asexual. Russell Johnson has confirmed that it was the producers' intention for his character due to concern from the censors. Unusual for its day, the show includes a line where the Professor directly states to Ginger his lack of interest in either sex or romance. In the story, Gilligan is depressed, and Ginger tries to cheer him up. "Gilligan, you're the only man for me!" she says. "The Skipper is too old, Mr. Howell is already married, and the Professor is only interested in my mind!"
A running joke about the Professor was his ability to build nearly anything from coconuts and bamboo, yet he was somehow unable to repair the damaged Minnow, construct a seaworthy raft or find other means to leave the island. This was parodied in the sitcom Roseanne.
The show's producer, Sherwood Schwartz, answered this paradox in an interview, when he said that the Professor's behavior was logical and quite typical; people often ignore the obvious solution because of their own biases and preferences. "That’s true of mankind", said Schwartz in an interview with WABC radio's Mark Simone. "They can do except what they cannot do." However, the professor did try many times to repair the Minnow using available island resources, but they ultimately proved inadequate.
Likewise, in an interview with Larry King, Bob Denver explained that the Professor simply "had no talent for boat-building". This is the more logical answer, since the island was stated to be 1000 miles from civilization, and an inexpert repair would be risky on such a long journey. Furthermore, in an early episode, "Goodbye Island", he attempts to do so with a native tree syrup, which proves a disastrous failure that results in the Minnow being completely destroyed. (Also, earlier in the series, Gilligan and Skipper built a raft to sail for help; however, the island was revealed to be near a shark-filled area that made such a journey too dangerous for anything other than an actual boat or rubber raft.)
In popular culture
In the sitcom Roseanne, one of the characters playing the Professor stated after they crashed, "This hole on the boat defies all of my advanced knowledge. To fix it would be impossible ... now if you'll excuse me, I’m going to go create explosive fillings out of sand."
In the parody movie Back to the Beach, a character played by Bob Denver and obviously based on Gilligan mentions knowing "a guy who could build a nuclear reactor out of coconuts but couldn't fix a two-foot hole in a boat."
In "Weird Al" Yankovic’s song "Isle Thing" (a parody of Tone Lōc’s "Wild Thing"), he sings: "She said 'That guy’s a genius' / I shook my head and laughed / 'If he's so fly / then tell me why / he couldn’t build a lousy raft?
The end of the movie A Very Brady Sequel suggests that the Professor was the first husband of Carol Brady from The Brady Bunch (both The Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island were creations of Sherwood Schwartz).
In an episode of the sitcom Friends, Joey buys a boat and starts wearing a boat captain's blazer and cap all the time. When Chandler enters the apartment and Joey asks him where he's been, Chandler looks at Joey's outfit and says that he was making a coconut phone with the Professor.
In The Sandlot (1993) Scotty Smalls is very similar to The Professor. He enjoys science and he's smart like Roy Hinkley.
References
Gilligan's Island characters
Fictional schoolteachers
Fictional inventors
Fictional characters from Cleveland
Television characters introduced in 1964
Fictional asexuals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimal%20Weerawansa
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Wimal Weerawansa
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Weerasangilige Wimal Weerawansha (born 7 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF). He is the Minister of Industries since 2020. He was the Minister of Small & Medium Business and Enterprise Development, Industries and Supply chain Management from 2019 to 2020, the Minister of Housing and Social Welfare in 2018 and the Minister of Construction and Housing from 2010 to 2015.
Early life and family
Weerawansha was born 7 March 1970. He is the son of Weerasangilige Podineris, a dancing teacher and professional musician, and Wadachcharige Salie. Weerawansha has one brother (Sarath Weerawansha) and three sisters (Weerasangilige Sumanawathie, Chandani Weerawansha and Nilani Weerawansha). Weerawansha was educated at Tissa Central College in Kalutara where he played for the school cricket team. Weerawansha passed eight GCE O levels and started studying GCE A level but was expelled for not attending classes.
Weerawansha is married to Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Shirsha Udayanthi (Sashi). They have a son (Wibhuthi Wishwajith Weerawansha) and a daughter (Wimasha Wishwadari).
Career
Weerawansha joined the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during its second insurrection and wrote articles in Lakdiva and Hiru, pro-JVP periodicals. He was known by various aliases including Wimalasiri Gamlath and Wanshanatha. He was president of the Peoples' Movement for Freedom (Nidahasa Udesa Janatha Viyaparaya), propaganda secretary and politburo member of the JVP. In his early political years Weerawansha was only influenced by socialism and disliked nationalism as much as capitalism. He even accused the ultra-nationalist National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT) of organising a coup d'état. However, as time went by, Weerawansha's and the JVP's attention moved away from Marxism and towards Sinhalese nationalism.
Weerawansha was one of the Sri Lanka Progressive Front (a JVP front) candidates in Colombo District at the 1994 parliamentary election but the SLPF failed to win any seats in the district. He contested the 1997 local government election as a JVP candidate and was elected to Colombo Municipal Council. He contested the 1999 provincial council election as one of the JVP's candidates in Colombo District, and as the JVP's chief minister candidate, but failed to get elected. The JVP nevertheless appointed Weerawansha to the Western Provincial Council. Weerawansha contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the JVP's candidates in Colombo District. He was elected and entered Parliament. He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election.
Weerawansha played key roles in the JVP's opposition to President Chandrika Kumaratunga's devolution plans and the Norwegian facilitated peace talk with the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. On 20 January 2004 the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the JVP formed the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). Weerawansha was one of the UPFA's candidates in Colombo District at the 2004 parliamentary election and was re-elected. In June 2005 the JVP left the UPFA government. Weerawansha was general-secretary of the Patriotic National Movement (PNM).
Weerawansha fell out with the leadership of the JVP and was suspended from the party in March 2008, accused of corruption, espionage and extra-marital affairs. In May 2008 several dissident JVP MPs led by Weerawansha formed the National Freedom Front (NFF) (Jathika Nidahas Peramuna). The NFF joined the UPFA government in December 2008. Weerawansha was re-elected at the 2010 parliamentary election. He was appointed Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities after the election. He lost his ministerial position following the January 2015 presidential election. He was re-elected at the August 2015 parliamentary election. Weerawansha was appointed as the Minister of Small & Medium Business and Enterprise Development, Industries and Supply chain Management in November 2019 following the 2019 presidential election.
Weerawansha is the current Minister of Industries.
Controversies
Weerawansha has been involved in numerous controversies during his career. In 2006 he was accused of sexually harassing a 24-year-old female employee of the state-owned Lake House. On 8 July 2010 Weerawansha began a hunger strike outside the United Nations office in Colombo to protest against the appointment of the Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. Despite promising to "fast-unto-death" Weerawansha's hunger strike only lasted until 10 July 2010 and was seen as a publicity stunt. In March 2012 Weerawansha called for Sri Lankans to boycott American products such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, KFC, McDonald's, Google and Gmail as a protest against the US government sponsoring a resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Following the change in government in January 2015 the police started investigating Weerawansha's wife Shashi over allegations that she faked official documents to obtain a diplomatic passport. A panel investigating the activities of the housing ministry during Weerawansha's ministry uncovered financial irregularities and rampant nepotism. Weerawansha was investigated by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) over how several of his relatives obtained government constructed houses at well below market prices. Weerawansha was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport on 23 October 2015 due to discrepancies in his passport. After being questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department, he was produced before Negombo Magistrate's Court and released on bail. Weerawana was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) on accusations of misusing government vehicles on 10 January 2017. Weerawansha's bail applications were rejected several times. While he was in custody, Weerawansha started a hunger strike claiming of political revenge by the government. The hunger strike was called off after eight days on requests made by Theras of the Malwathu and Asgiri chapters and fellow politicians. Weerawansha was released on bail on 7 April 2017.
Weerawansha has been accused of spreading communalism.
Weerawansha asked the public to launch a Black Flag protest to oppose the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Sri Lanka in 2017 May.
In October 2017, Weerawansha stated that the parliament should be bombed if a new constitution was approved by a parliament vote. The Parliament Speaker urged to inquire into Weerawansha's statement. Piyasiri Wijenayake, an NFF member criticized Weerawansha and claimed that the thoughts expressed were Weerawansha's personal views.
In May 2022, Weerawansa's wife, Shashi was sentenced to two years in prison after she was found guilty of obtaining passport by submitting false information.
Electoral history
Notes
References
External links
wimalweerawansa.lk Official website
1970 births
Colombo municipal councillors
Housing ministers of Sri Lanka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna politicians
Sinhalese nationalists
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
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the Western Provincial Council
Sinhalese politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
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Josef Wirsching
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Josef Wirsching (22 March 1903 – 11 June 1967) sometimes credited as Joseph Wirsching, was a German cinematographer, who became a pioneer in cinematography in India and who contributed to the heritage of Cinema of India and still photography in its improvement into a scientific art of expression. His association with Indian cinema started in 1925, when he worked with another German, Franz Osten, in the Indo-European collaboration, The Light of Asia. Thereafter he settled in India, went on to work in over 20 films with Bombay Talkies and subsequently with Kamal Amrohi in Mahal (1949), Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi (1960) and his masterpiece Pakeezah (1972), though he died while it was still under production.
Early life and education
Born in Munich, Germany, where he also did his schooling. After his schooling he joined ‘Blau Weiβ Films’ in Munich as an apprentice photographer; he studied photography theory in the state run ‘Gewerbeschule’ in Munich.
Personal life
He married Charlotte Mϋllberger in Germany on 28 January 1929. Their only son, Wolfgang Peter Wirsching was born in Bombay, India in 1939.
He died in Bombay on 11 June 1967, after a massive cardiac arrest. His photographic collection is now maintained by grandson Georg Wirsching.
Career
In 1923, he joined ‘Emelka Film Studios’ (present day ‘Bavaria Films’) as an assistant cameraman cum laboratory assistant and was later promoted to Film Cameraman in a short span of time and was involved as an assistant/cameraman for the following films:
Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia, 1925)
Das Grabmal einer groβen Liebe (1926)
Our Emden (1926)
Little Inge and Her Three Fathers (1926)
My Heidelberg, I Can Not Forget You (1927)
Travelogue of overland trip from Mϋnich to Benares (1927/28)
Travelogue of overland trip from Calcutta to Rangoon (1928)
Waterloo (1928)
Spuren im Schnee (1928)
Cruiser Emden (1932)
Stoβtrupp 1917 (1933/34)
Im Lande des Silbernen Löwen (1933)
The Love Hotel (1933)
Bombay Talkies
After Emelka he joined Bombay Talkies in Bombay, India, as a director of Photography in 1935.
Bombay Talkies productions (before Second World War)
Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)
Level Crossing (1936)
Mother-Always Tell Your Wife (1936)
Achut Kanya (1936)
Janmabhoomi. (1936)
Jeevan Naiya (1936)
Izzat (1937)
Prem Kahani (1937)
Miyan Biwi (1937)
Savitri (1937)
Jeevan Prabhat (1937)
Nirmala (1938)
Vachan (1938)
Mamta/Bhabi (1938)
Nav Jeevan (1939)
Kangan (1939)
Durga (1939)
As he was a German national living in the British India, In 1939 he was interned for the period of World War II in an internment camp for foreign nationals, firstly in Ahmednagar, then Dehradun and finally Satara. He was ultimately released from internment in 1947 after which he returned to ‘Bombay Talkies’ which by now had changed ownership.
Bombay Talkies productions (after Second World War)
Ziddi (1948)
Mahal (1949)
Sangram (1950)
Maa (1952)
Samsheer (1953)
Baadbaan (1954) {This was a ‘Bombay Talkies’ workers cooperative effort to keep the studio alive}.
AMA Limited
Before ‘Bombay Talkies’ closed down in 1954; he joined ‘AMA Limited’ in their documentary & ad-film division in 1954, where he photographed, co-photographed and partially directed a few of their productions in both color and black n white:
Black and white
Young Farmers Club
River Valley Projects, (Documentary on the Bakra Nangal Dam)
Fishing for Food
Malaria Control
One Thousand hands
How to grow more Paddy pest control
Education for Life
First Furrow
The Mould Board Plough
Practical seed drills
The Row cultivator
Time is Money
Improved Seed
Our Indian Earth
Care of the Eyes
Kora Kendra
How to have a healthy home (Northern region)
How to have a healthy home (Southern region)
How to have a healthy home (Eastern region)
Village Black Smith-ing
Village Carpentry
Black Smith-ing in small towns
Rehabilitation in Polio Mellitus
Color
Fertilizer Applications
Fertilizer for Abundance
Life of the soil
The Story of Trombay (A Documentary on the TATA Thermal power project in Trombay)
Mahal Pictures
After his stint in Bombay Talkies he joined Kamal Amrohi's Mahal Pictures as director of Photography in 1959 and did two films namely Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)
and Pakeezah (1972), his only colour film. This film was completed in part after his demise in 1967 and was released in 1972. The remaining scenes which were shot after his demise are clearly noticeable. The famous Paan gali scene is credited to him. He even shows up on screen as a large bearded man in the crowd in the film.
References
External links
Wirsching Foundation, Photographic Collection
German cinematographers
Hindi film cinematographers
1903 births
1967 deaths
German emigrants to India
Film people from Munich
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BBC Entertainment
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BBC Entertainment is an international television channel broadcasting comedy, drama, light entertainment, reality and children's programming (some regions only) from the BBC, Channel 4 and other UK production houses. The channel broadcasts regional versions to suit local demands and replaced BBC Prime. It is wholly owned by BBC Studios.
Launch dates
The channel was launched in October 2006, replacing BBC Prime in Asian markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and South Korea. On 28 December 2006, it was launched on the Astro platform in Malaysia. The channel was launched in India in May 2007 on the Tata Sky platform and on India online Broadband Public Limited, but ceased broadcasting at the end of November 2012 due to "commercial considerations".
The channel was launched in Poland, on Cyfrowy Polsat, in December 2007, and replaced BBC Prime on DStv in South Africa on 1 September 2008. It was launched together with its sister channels (BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and BBC HD) in the Nordic countries in November 2008, when it replaced BBC Prime on Canal Digital, Com Hem, Telia Digital-TV and FastTV. The Nordic countries get a separate feed of the channel which differs from that in the rest of Europe. It was also launched in Mexico on the SKY México digital satellite platform in August 2008 in a deal with Televisa, and it has since extended to other Central and South American countries.
The channel replaced BBC Prime in the rest of Europe and the Middle East & North Africa in November 2009. In Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, BBC Entertainment is carried alongside BBC One and BBC Two on the Telenet, Ziggo, and Naxoo cable networks.
On 1 December 2009, Astro dropped the channel and replaced it with ITV Choice. On 1 March 2010 in Italy Sky Italia also dropped the channel. In 2010 Kabel Deutschland (Germany) made it a pay-TV channel.
In August 2012, Unifi picked up the channel, thus making the channel available in Malaysia once more after a 3-year hiatus. However Unifi dropped the channel in December 2015.
On 13 April 2017, BBC Entertainment ceased its transmissions in Latin American countries, along with BBC Earth and CBeebies.
Finally, BBC First was launched in some Asian regions on 19 March 2016. Singapore Via Starhub TV broadcasts ceased on 29 April 2015, while in Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia, broadcasts ceased on 1 January 2017. In Myanmar and Mongolia, broadcasts ceased on 1 March 2018. In Taiwan, broadcasts ceased on 10 March 2017 and were replaced by CBeebies.
Programming
This table is not complete
See also
BBC America
BBC Canada
BBC Earth
BBC First
BBC HD (international)
BBC Knowledge
BBC Lifestyle
BBC World News
CBBC
CBeebies
References
External links
BBC Entertainment - Official website
BBC Nordic - Official website
BBC to launch global TV channels BBC News Online
BBC Worldwide bows new channels Variety
BBC launches entertainment, kids channels
BBC Worldwide, Televisa to launch channels
BBC Prime to be rebranded as BBC Entertainment in Europe and Middle East
International BBC television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Television channels in the Netherlands
Television channels in Belgium
Television channels in Flanders
English-language television stations in India
Television stations in Singapore
Television stations in Hong Kong
BBC Worldwide
Defunct television channels in India
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Dilip Wedaarachchi
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Dilip Wedaarachchi (born 5 February 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is famous for having eaten raw fish at a press conference to shun the rumours claiming that Covid-19 virus can be transmitted by consumption of seafood. He gained further fame by demonstrating evidence of two thirds during a parliament session.
References
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
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians
United National Party politicians
1957 births
State ministers of Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmut%20Lutz
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Hartmut Lutz
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Hartmut Lutz (born April 26, 1945) is professor emeritus and former chair of American and Canadian studies: Anglophone literatures and cultures of North America at the University of Greifswald, Germany. He is the founder of the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, a research centre for Canadian and American literature studies at Greifswald. Beginning in the 1980s, he pioneered the field of Indigenous literary studies by establishing intercultural bridges and trans-Atlantic connections with leading Indigenous authors, scholars, educators, activists and intellectuals from Canada and the United States. He initiated studies on "Indian" stereotyping and coined the term "Indianthusiasm" to describe the fascination Germans have with all things "Indian". Throughout his career, Lutz put in practice the "nothing about us without us" principle set forth by Indigenous people and devoted himself to asking for their thoughts and to collaborating on bringing their words to a wide public in North America and Europe.
Career
Lutz was born in Rendsburg, Germany. Between 1966 and 1969, he earned a general teaching degree (up to 9th grade) and a special teaching diploma in English for high school from the Pädagogische Hochschule Kiel (PHK), a teacher training college, later merged with the University of Kiel. He earned his doctorate in English literature at the University of Tübingen, and subsequently taught English and American literature as well as North American and minority studies at the University of Osnabrück from 1975 to 1994.
Throughout his career, he has held guest professorships in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United States. Namely,
As an American Council of Learned Societies and Fulbright scholar, in 1979-1980, he taught Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis, while conducting research for his 1983 habilitation at the University of Osnabrück on Indian stereotyping.
In California, Lutz also taught at Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University.
In 1990-1991, he was a DAAD guest professor at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The establishment is now known as the First Nations University of Canada.
In 1987, during his first visit to Canada, Lutz learned of the diary kept by Abraham Ulrikab, a Labrador Inuk who died in Paris while he was touring throughout Europe in one of Carl Hagenbeck's ethnographic exhibition (a human zoo). With his students, Lutz translated and contextualized the diary. In 2003, Lutz received the John G. Diefenbaker Award from the Canada Council for the Arts which brought him to the University of Ottawa's Institute of Canadian Studies for one year. During that period, the University of Ottawa Press showed interest in Lutz's work on Ulrikab's diary. His and his students' work was published in 2005 (The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab: Text and Context). At the time, Lutz had no way of knowing that this publication would be the catalyst to the discovery, in 2011, of Ulrikab's remains in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, France.
In 1989, Lutz was the founding editor of OBEMA (Osnabrück Bilingual Editions of Minority Authors), which published twice a year bilingual editions of works by authors of colour until 1998. He remained editor until 1994.
On April 1, 1994, he assumed a professorship at the University of Greifswald, where he established the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, a research centre of Canadian studies with a particular focus on Canadian Aboriginal literature and other minority literature in Canada. His academic interests also included issues of race, class and gender in North America. Lutz facilitated speaker series, guest professorships and annual international Canadian studies conferences for Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics from Canada throughout the years he taught at Greifswald, and especially from 2009 to 2011, when he was president of the Association for Canadian Studies in the German speaking countries (Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien (GKS) in den deutschsprachigen Ländern; GKS) (Austria, Germany, Switzerland).
For the year 2011-2012, he was a professor at the University of Szczecin, Poland.
In 2018, Hartmut Lutz donated over 1000 books by Canadian Indigenous authors and on Indigenous subjects to the Simon Fraser University.
He continues to promote understanding of Indigenous literature through interviews, translations, lectureships and critical essays.
On November 19, 2021, he was inducted as an international fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Awards
Publications
Selection of books authored and/or edited by Harmut Lutz.
References
External links
"'Indianthusiasm': Romanticized ideas about First Nations life offer escapism for Germans". National Post. October 17, 2012.
Living people
University of Greifswald faculty
People from Rendsburg
1945 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking%20and%20Entering%3A%20Music%20from%20the%20Film
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Breaking and Entering: Music from the Film
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Breaking and Entering: Music from the Film is the soundtrack album for the film Breaking and Entering and was released by V2 Records on November 6, 2006, almost two months before the film's theatrical release in the U.S. The musical score is the result of a collaboration between Underworld and Gabriel Yared.
Track listing
"A Thing Happens"
"St Pancras"
"Sad Amira"
"Monkey One"
"Not Talking"
"Hungerford Bridge"
"We Love Bea"
"Happy Toast"
"Monkey Two"
"Will and Amira"
"Primrose Hill"
"So-ree"
"Mending Things"
"Broken Entered"
"Piano Modal"
"Counterpoint Hang Pulse"
"JAL to Tokyo: Riverrun Version" (Japan Bonus Track)
Sigur Rós song "Sé lest" is heard during the credits, however the song does not appear on the soundtrack.
References
External links
Breaking and Entering review by Rafael Ruiz, December 22, 2006
Gabriel Yared Official site
Underworld Official site
Gabriel Yared albums
Underworld (band) albums
2006 soundtrack albums
V2 Records soundtracks
Drama film soundtracks
Romance film soundtracks
Crime film soundtracks
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