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atlantic city international airport (iata: acy, icao: kacy, faa lid: acy) is a shared civil-military airport 10 miles (16 km) northwest of atlantic city, new jersey, in egg harbor township, the pomona section of galloway township and in hamilton township.the airport is accessible via exit 9 on the atlantic city expressway.the facility is operated by the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) and the port authority of new york and new jersey, which performs select management functions.most of the land is owned by the federal aviation administration and leased to the sjta, while the sjta owns the terminal building.the facility also is a base for the new jersey air national guard's 177th fighter wing operating the f-16c/d fighting falcon, and the united states coast guard's coast guard air station atlantic city operating the eurocopter hh-65 dolphin.the airport is next to the faa's william j. hughes technical center, a major research and testing hub for the federal aviation administration and a training center for the federal air marshal service.it was also a designated alternative landing site for the space shuttle.the airport is served by spirit airlines which operates airbus a319, airbus a320 and airbus a321 jetliners.additionally, caesars entertainment has flights to cities east of the mississippi river on its caesars rewards air.this is offered as a scheduled charter year-round.united airlines operated a series of flights starting in april 2014, but decided the flights were not viable and discontinued service on december 3, 2014.the south jersey transportation authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport.passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country.the sjta owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the faa.its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.in august 1943, nas atlantic city changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (fclp), carrier qualifications (cq), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum.nas atlantic city was decommissioned in june 1958 and transferred to the airways modernization board (amb), later taken over by the faa.in november 1958 the then-federal aviation agency, now federal aviation administration (faa), took over operations of the amb.the lease transferred to the faa and was sold for $55,000.atlantic city decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres.the faa expanded the former u.s. navy land parcel to about 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the national aviation facilities experimental center research facility that eventually became the william j. hughes technical center.the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) initially leased portions of the airport from the faa and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.when the navy departed in 1958, the 119th fighter squadron of the new jersey air national guard relocated to atlantic city from their former base at newark international airport with their f-84f thunderstreak aircraft, establishing an air national guard base on the site of the former naval air station.the current 177th fighter wing of the new jersey air national guard has been at this location ever since.during the 1960s and early 1970s, the active duty u.s. air force's 95th fighter interceptor squadron, stationed at dover afb, delaware, maintained an operating location and alert detachment of f-106 delta darts at atlantic city angb on 24-hour alert.after the 177th fighter wing reequipped with the f-106 in 1973, the 177th took on the air defence alert mission. | atlantic city international airport | runwayname | 4/22 | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | pelycology | chondrosteoma | fribbleism <tsp> pelycology | knurly | sideliner | no related information |
an island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys.an island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm.sedimentary islands in the ganges delta are called chars.a grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the philippines, is referred to as an archipelago.there are two main types of islands in the sea: continental islands and oceanic islands.there are also artificial islands (man-made islands).there are about 900,000 official islands in the world.this number consists of all the officially-reported islands of each country.the total number of islands in the world is unknown.there may be hundreds of thousands of tiny islands that are unknown and uncounted.the number of sea islands in the world is estimated to be more than 200,000.the total area of the world's sea islands is approx.9,963,000 sq km, which is similar to the area of canada and accounts for roughly 1/15 (or 6.7%) of the total land area of earth.dutch eiland ('island'), german eiland ('small island')).however, the spelling of the word was modified in the 15th century because of a false etymology caused by an incorrect association with the etymologically unrelated old french loanword isle, which itself comes from the latin word insula.old english ieg is actually a cognate of swedish ö and german aue, and related to latin aqua (water).continents are often considered to be the largest landmass of a particular continental plate; this holds true for australia, which sits on its own continental lithosphere and tectonic plate (the australian plate).by contrast, islands are usually seen as being extensions of the oceanic crust (e.g.volcanic islands), or as belonging to a continental plate containing a larger landmass (continental islands); the latter is the case of greenland, which sits on the north american plate.examples are borneo, java, sumatra, sakhalin, taiwan and hainan off asia; new guinea, tasmania, and kangaroo island off australia; great britain, ireland, and sicily off europe; greenland, newfoundland, long island, and sable island off north america; and barbados, the falkland islands, and trinidad off south america.examples are madagascar and socotra off africa, new caledonia, new zealand, and some of the seychelles.if this island has a seashore as well as being encircled by two river systems, it becomes what might be called a subcontinental island.the one formed by wollaston lake is very large, about 2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi).this includes: barrier islands, which are accumulations of sand deposited by sea currents on the continental shelves fluvial or alluvial islands formed in river deltas or midstream within large rivers.while some are transitory and may disappear if the volume or speed of the current changes, others are stable and long-lived.other definitions limit the term to only refer to islands with no past geological connections to a continental landmass.the vast majority are volcanic in origin, such as saint helena in the south atlantic ocean.the few oceanic islands that are not volcanic are tectonic in origin and arise where plate movements have lifted up the ocean floor above the surface.examples are the saint peter and saint paul archipelago in the north atlantic ocean and macquarie island in the south pacific ocean.these islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate under another is occurring.examples are the aleutian islands, the mariana islands, and most of tonga in the pacific ocean. | geometrid | mimester | styrone | no related information |
atlantic city international airport (iata: acy, icao: kacy, faa lid: acy) is a shared civil-military airport 10 miles (16 km) northwest of atlantic city, new jersey, in egg harbor township, the pomona section of galloway township and in hamilton township.the airport is accessible via exit 9 on the atlantic city expressway.the facility is operated by the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) and the port authority of new york and new jersey, which performs select management functions.most of the land is owned by the federal aviation administration and leased to the sjta, while the sjta owns the terminal building.the facility also is a base for the new jersey air national guard's 177th fighter wing operating the f-16c/d fighting falcon, and the united states coast guard's coast guard air station atlantic city operating the eurocopter hh-65 dolphin.the airport is next to the faa's william j. hughes technical center, a major research and testing hub for the federal aviation administration and a training center for the federal air marshal service.it was also a designated alternative landing site for the space shuttle.the airport is served by spirit airlines which operates airbus a319, airbus a320 and airbus a321 jetliners.additionally, caesars entertainment has flights to cities east of the mississippi river on its caesars rewards air.this is offered as a scheduled charter year-round.united airlines operated a series of flights starting in april 2014, but decided the flights were not viable and discontinued service on december 3, 2014.the south jersey transportation authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport.passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country.the sjta owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the faa.its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.in august 1943, nas atlantic city changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (fclp), carrier qualifications (cq), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum.nas atlantic city was decommissioned in june 1958 and transferred to the airways modernization board (amb), later taken over by the faa.in november 1958 the then-federal aviation agency, now federal aviation administration (faa), took over operations of the amb.the lease transferred to the faa and was sold for $55,000.atlantic city decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres.the faa expanded the former u.s. navy land parcel to about 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the national aviation facilities experimental center research facility that eventually became the william j. hughes technical center.the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) initially leased portions of the airport from the faa and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.when the navy departed in 1958, the 119th fighter squadron of the new jersey air national guard relocated to atlantic city from their former base at newark international airport with their f-84f thunderstreak aircraft, establishing an air national guard base on the site of the former naval air station.the current 177th fighter wing of the new jersey air national guard has been at this location ever since.during the 1960s and early 1970s, the active duty u.s. air force's 95th fighter interceptor squadron, stationed at dover afb, delaware, maintained an operating location and alert detachment of f-106 delta darts at atlantic city angb on 24-hour alert.after the 177th fighter wing reequipped with the f-106 in 1973, the 177th took on the air defence alert mission. | atlantic city international airport | runwayname | 4/22 | no related information |
club atlético peñarol (spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol] (listen); english: peñarol athletic club) —also known as carboneros, aurinegros, and (familiarly) manyas— is a uruguayan sports club from montevideo.the name 'peñarol' comes from the peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of montevideo.throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling.its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division.the club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.in international competition, peñarol is the third-highest copa libertadores winner with five victories and shares the record for intercontinental cup victories with three.in september 2009, the club was chosen as the south american club of the century by the iffhs .apart from men's football, other active sports sections of peñarol are rugby union, futsal, women's football, and athletics.the club was known as curcc in the neighborhood of peñarol—the latter from the peñarol neighborhood, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from montevideo, whose name in turn derived from an italian city.the club's first president was frank henderson, who remained in that position until 1899.in 1892, the curcc shifted its focus from cricket and rugby to association football.the football club's first game was against a team of students from the english high school and ended with a 2–0 victory.in 1895, uruguayan footballer julio negrón was chosen as the team's first non-british captain.the club won its first uruguayan championship that year, repeating in 1901, 1905 and 1907.in 1906 charles w. bayne took over the railroad, and refused to sponsor the football team due to financial and work issues.conflict between the company and the football club led to the severance of their relationship in 1913.in 1908, the club left the uruguayan league after the league rejected their request to replay a game with f.c.dublín.curcc had lost 2–3 on the road, and believed their poor showing was due to refereeing mistakes caused by pressure from rabid home fans.as a sign of good faith, nacional also retired from the league, since both teams agreed that 'los partidos se ganan en la cancha', or 'matches are won on the pitch'.back in competition the following year, relations between the cur and the club became frostier after fans burned a train car used for rival teams.a year after the club's 1911 uruguayan championship, the club attempted reforms to its policies.proposals included greater participation by non-cur players and a name change to 'curcc peñarol'.in june 1913, the proposals were rejected; the company wanted to distance itself from the club's local reputation.the railroad company, decided to separate the ' foot-ball ' section of the team from the company on saturday 13 december 1913.that is when peñarol was founded.the following day it was the first time a ' clasico ' was officially played between nacional and peñarol.curcc kept playing football in the amateurism until it was dissolved on 22 january 1915 and donated all their trophies to the british hospital of montevideo, not to peñarol.peñarol === on 12 march 1914, peñarol replaced curcc's spot in the uruguayan football league after its foundation in 1913.a request submitted to the uruguayan football league two days later and approved the following day.during its first years peñarol was not successful, although a new stadium (las acacias) opened on 19 may 1916.the club won its first two league titles in 1918 and 1920.in november 1922 the asociación uruguaya de fútbol (auf) disqualified peñarol because the club played an exhibition game with racing, an argentine club affiliated with asociación amateurs de football (a dissident association established in 1919 that rivalized with the official entity, afa). | peñarol | league | uruguayan primera división | club atlético peñarol (spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol] (listen); english: peñarol athletic club) —also known as carboneros, aurinegros, and (familiarly) manyas— is a uruguayan sports club from montevideo.peñarol === on 12 march 1914, peñarol replaced curcc's spot in the uruguayan football league after its foundation in 1913. |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | abdul taib mahmud | region | balingian | no related information |
an island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys.an island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm.sedimentary islands in the ganges delta are called chars.a grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the philippines, is referred to as an archipelago.there are two main types of islands in the sea: continental islands and oceanic islands.there are also artificial islands (man-made islands).there are about 900,000 official islands in the world.this number consists of all the officially-reported islands of each country.the total number of islands in the world is unknown.there may be hundreds of thousands of tiny islands that are unknown and uncounted.the number of sea islands in the world is estimated to be more than 200,000.the total area of the world's sea islands is approx.9,963,000 sq km, which is similar to the area of canada and accounts for roughly 1/15 (or 6.7%) of the total land area of earth.dutch eiland ('island'), german eiland ('small island')).however, the spelling of the word was modified in the 15th century because of a false etymology caused by an incorrect association with the etymologically unrelated old french loanword isle, which itself comes from the latin word insula.old english ieg is actually a cognate of swedish ö and german aue, and related to latin aqua (water).continents are often considered to be the largest landmass of a particular continental plate; this holds true for australia, which sits on its own continental lithosphere and tectonic plate (the australian plate).by contrast, islands are usually seen as being extensions of the oceanic crust (e.g.volcanic islands), or as belonging to a continental plate containing a larger landmass (continental islands); the latter is the case of greenland, which sits on the north american plate.examples are borneo, java, sumatra, sakhalin, taiwan and hainan off asia; new guinea, tasmania, and kangaroo island off australia; great britain, ireland, and sicily off europe; greenland, newfoundland, long island, and sable island off north america; and barbados, the falkland islands, and trinidad off south america.examples are madagascar and socotra off africa, new caledonia, new zealand, and some of the seychelles.if this island has a seashore as well as being encircled by two river systems, it becomes what might be called a subcontinental island.the one formed by wollaston lake is very large, about 2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi).this includes: barrier islands, which are accumulations of sand deposited by sea currents on the continental shelves fluvial or alluvial islands formed in river deltas or midstream within large rivers.while some are transitory and may disappear if the volume or speed of the current changes, others are stable and long-lived.other definitions limit the term to only refer to islands with no past geological connections to a continental landmass.the vast majority are volcanic in origin, such as saint helena in the south atlantic ocean.the few oceanic islands that are not volcanic are tectonic in origin and arise where plate movements have lifted up the ocean floor above the surface.examples are the saint peter and saint paul archipelago in the north atlantic ocean and macquarie island in the south pacific ocean.these islands arise from volcanoes where the subduction of one plate under another is occurring.examples are the aleutian islands, the mariana islands, and most of tonga in the pacific ocean. | bezan | miskeeping | nexuses | no related information |
club atlético peñarol (spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol] (listen); english: peñarol athletic club) —also known as carboneros, aurinegros, and (familiarly) manyas— is a uruguayan sports club from montevideo.the name 'peñarol' comes from the peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of montevideo.throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling.its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division.the club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.in international competition, peñarol is the third-highest copa libertadores winner with five victories and shares the record for intercontinental cup victories with three.in september 2009, the club was chosen as the south american club of the century by the iffhs .apart from men's football, other active sports sections of peñarol are rugby union, futsal, women's football, and athletics.the club was known as curcc in the neighborhood of peñarol—the latter from the peñarol neighborhood, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from montevideo, whose name in turn derived from an italian city.the club's first president was frank henderson, who remained in that position until 1899.in 1892, the curcc shifted its focus from cricket and rugby to association football.the football club's first game was against a team of students from the english high school and ended with a 2–0 victory.in 1895, uruguayan footballer julio negrón was chosen as the team's first non-british captain.the club won its first uruguayan championship that year, repeating in 1901, 1905 and 1907.in 1906 charles w. bayne took over the railroad, and refused to sponsor the football team due to financial and work issues.conflict between the company and the football club led to the severance of their relationship in 1913.in 1908, the club left the uruguayan league after the league rejected their request to replay a game with f.c.dublín.curcc had lost 2–3 on the road, and believed their poor showing was due to refereeing mistakes caused by pressure from rabid home fans.as a sign of good faith, nacional also retired from the league, since both teams agreed that 'los partidos se ganan en la cancha', or 'matches are won on the pitch'.back in competition the following year, relations between the cur and the club became frostier after fans burned a train car used for rival teams.a year after the club's 1911 uruguayan championship, the club attempted reforms to its policies.proposals included greater participation by non-cur players and a name change to 'curcc peñarol'.in june 1913, the proposals were rejected; the company wanted to distance itself from the club's local reputation.the railroad company, decided to separate the ' foot-ball ' section of the team from the company on saturday 13 december 1913.that is when peñarol was founded.the following day it was the first time a ' clasico ' was officially played between nacional and peñarol.curcc kept playing football in the amateurism until it was dissolved on 22 january 1915 and donated all their trophies to the british hospital of montevideo, not to peñarol.peñarol === on 12 march 1914, peñarol replaced curcc's spot in the uruguayan football league after its foundation in 1913.a request submitted to the uruguayan football league two days later and approved the following day.during its first years peñarol was not successful, although a new stadium (las acacias) opened on 19 may 1916.the club won its first two league titles in 1918 and 1920.in november 1922 the asociación uruguaya de fútbol (auf) disqualified peñarol because the club played an exhibition game with racing, an argentine club affiliated with asociación amateurs de football (a dissident association established in 1919 that rivalized with the official entity, afa). | proathletic | wormweed | tetrahedrons | no related information |
atlantic city international airport (iata: acy, icao: kacy, faa lid: acy) is a shared civil-military airport 10 miles (16 km) northwest of atlantic city, new jersey, in egg harbor township, the pomona section of galloway township and in hamilton township.the airport is accessible via exit 9 on the atlantic city expressway.the facility is operated by the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) and the port authority of new york and new jersey, which performs select management functions.most of the land is owned by the federal aviation administration and leased to the sjta, while the sjta owns the terminal building.the facility also is a base for the new jersey air national guard's 177th fighter wing operating the f-16c/d fighting falcon, and the united states coast guard's coast guard air station atlantic city operating the eurocopter hh-65 dolphin.the airport is next to the faa's william j. hughes technical center, a major research and testing hub for the federal aviation administration and a training center for the federal air marshal service.it was also a designated alternative landing site for the space shuttle.the airport is served by spirit airlines which operates airbus a319, airbus a320 and airbus a321 jetliners.additionally, caesars entertainment has flights to cities east of the mississippi river on its caesars rewards air.this is offered as a scheduled charter year-round.united airlines operated a series of flights starting in april 2014, but decided the flights were not viable and discontinued service on december 3, 2014.the south jersey transportation authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport.passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country.the sjta owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the faa.its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.in august 1943, nas atlantic city changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (fclp), carrier qualifications (cq), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum.nas atlantic city was decommissioned in june 1958 and transferred to the airways modernization board (amb), later taken over by the faa.in november 1958 the then-federal aviation agency, now federal aviation administration (faa), took over operations of the amb.the lease transferred to the faa and was sold for $55,000.atlantic city decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres.the faa expanded the former u.s. navy land parcel to about 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the national aviation facilities experimental center research facility that eventually became the william j. hughes technical center.the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) initially leased portions of the airport from the faa and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.when the navy departed in 1958, the 119th fighter squadron of the new jersey air national guard relocated to atlantic city from their former base at newark international airport with their f-84f thunderstreak aircraft, establishing an air national guard base on the site of the former naval air station.the current 177th fighter wing of the new jersey air national guard has been at this location ever since.during the 1960s and early 1970s, the active duty u.s. air force's 95th fighter interceptor squadron, stationed at dover afb, delaware, maintained an operating location and alert detachment of f-106 delta darts at atlantic city angb on 24-hour alert.after the 177th fighter wing reequipped with the f-106 in 1973, the 177th took on the air defence alert mission. | declassed | repristinate | destined <tsp> declassed | shopbook | montmartrite | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | laicize | undervocabularied | columnwise <tsp> laicize | antilactase | sphingoid | no related information |
club atlético peñarol (spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol] (listen); english: peñarol athletic club) —also known as carboneros, aurinegros, and (familiarly) manyas— is a uruguayan sports club from montevideo.the name 'peñarol' comes from the peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of montevideo.throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling.its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division.the club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.in international competition, peñarol is the third-highest copa libertadores winner with five victories and shares the record for intercontinental cup victories with three.in september 2009, the club was chosen as the south american club of the century by the iffhs .apart from men's football, other active sports sections of peñarol are rugby union, futsal, women's football, and athletics.the club was known as curcc in the neighborhood of peñarol—the latter from the peñarol neighborhood, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from montevideo, whose name in turn derived from an italian city.the club's first president was frank henderson, who remained in that position until 1899.in 1892, the curcc shifted its focus from cricket and rugby to association football.the football club's first game was against a team of students from the english high school and ended with a 2–0 victory.in 1895, uruguayan footballer julio negrón was chosen as the team's first non-british captain.the club won its first uruguayan championship that year, repeating in 1901, 1905 and 1907.in 1906 charles w. bayne took over the railroad, and refused to sponsor the football team due to financial and work issues.conflict between the company and the football club led to the severance of their relationship in 1913.in 1908, the club left the uruguayan league after the league rejected their request to replay a game with f.c.dublín.curcc had lost 2–3 on the road, and believed their poor showing was due to refereeing mistakes caused by pressure from rabid home fans.as a sign of good faith, nacional also retired from the league, since both teams agreed that 'los partidos se ganan en la cancha', or 'matches are won on the pitch'.back in competition the following year, relations between the cur and the club became frostier after fans burned a train car used for rival teams.a year after the club's 1911 uruguayan championship, the club attempted reforms to its policies.proposals included greater participation by non-cur players and a name change to 'curcc peñarol'.in june 1913, the proposals were rejected; the company wanted to distance itself from the club's local reputation.the railroad company, decided to separate the ' foot-ball ' section of the team from the company on saturday 13 december 1913.that is when peñarol was founded.the following day it was the first time a ' clasico ' was officially played between nacional and peñarol.curcc kept playing football in the amateurism until it was dissolved on 22 january 1915 and donated all their trophies to the british hospital of montevideo, not to peñarol.peñarol === on 12 march 1914, peñarol replaced curcc's spot in the uruguayan football league after its foundation in 1913.a request submitted to the uruguayan football league two days later and approved the following day.during its first years peñarol was not successful, although a new stadium (las acacias) opened on 19 may 1916.the club won its first two league titles in 1918 and 1920.in november 1922 the asociación uruguaya de fútbol (auf) disqualified peñarol because the club played an exhibition game with racing, an argentine club affiliated with asociación amateurs de football (a dissident association established in 1919 that rivalized with the official entity, afa). | peñarol | league | uruguayan primera división | club atlético peñarol (spanish pronunciation: [kluβ aˈtletiko peɲaˈɾol] (listen); english: peñarol athletic club) —also known as carboneros, aurinegros, and (familiarly) manyas— is a uruguayan sports club from montevideo.peñarol === on 12 march 1914, peñarol replaced curcc's spot in the uruguayan football league after its foundation in 1913. |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | tills | tatoo | mutt | no related information |
atlantic city international airport (iata: acy, icao: kacy, faa lid: acy) is a shared civil-military airport 10 miles (16 km) northwest of atlantic city, new jersey, in egg harbor township, the pomona section of galloway township and in hamilton township.the airport is accessible via exit 9 on the atlantic city expressway.the facility is operated by the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) and the port authority of new york and new jersey, which performs select management functions.most of the land is owned by the federal aviation administration and leased to the sjta, while the sjta owns the terminal building.the facility also is a base for the new jersey air national guard's 177th fighter wing operating the f-16c/d fighting falcon, and the united states coast guard's coast guard air station atlantic city operating the eurocopter hh-65 dolphin.the airport is next to the faa's william j. hughes technical center, a major research and testing hub for the federal aviation administration and a training center for the federal air marshal service.it was also a designated alternative landing site for the space shuttle.the airport is served by spirit airlines which operates airbus a319, airbus a320 and airbus a321 jetliners.additionally, caesars entertainment has flights to cities east of the mississippi river on its caesars rewards air.this is offered as a scheduled charter year-round.united airlines operated a series of flights starting in april 2014, but decided the flights were not viable and discontinued service on december 3, 2014.the south jersey transportation authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport.passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country.the sjta owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the faa.its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.in august 1943, nas atlantic city changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (fclp), carrier qualifications (cq), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum.nas atlantic city was decommissioned in june 1958 and transferred to the airways modernization board (amb), later taken over by the faa.in november 1958 the then-federal aviation agency, now federal aviation administration (faa), took over operations of the amb.the lease transferred to the faa and was sold for $55,000.atlantic city decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres.the faa expanded the former u.s. navy land parcel to about 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the national aviation facilities experimental center research facility that eventually became the william j. hughes technical center.the south jersey transportation authority (sjta) initially leased portions of the airport from the faa and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.when the navy departed in 1958, the 119th fighter squadron of the new jersey air national guard relocated to atlantic city from their former base at newark international airport with their f-84f thunderstreak aircraft, establishing an air national guard base on the site of the former naval air station.the current 177th fighter wing of the new jersey air national guard has been at this location ever since.during the 1960s and early 1970s, the active duty u.s. air force's 95th fighter interceptor squadron, stationed at dover afb, delaware, maintained an operating location and alert detachment of f-106 delta darts at atlantic city angb on 24-hour alert.after the 177th fighter wing reequipped with the f-106 in 1973, the 177th took on the air defence alert mission. | dillesk | parotitis | sacredly | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | abdul taib mahmud | residence | demak jaya jalan bako kuching sarawak | abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law. |
real madrid castilla club de fútbol is a spanish football team that plays in primera federación – group 1 for the 2022–23 season.it is real madrid's reserve team.they play their home games at the alfredo di stéfano stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.reserve teams in spain play in the same league system as their senior team rather than a separate league.reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team.therefore, real madrid castilla are ineligible for promotion to the la liga as long as real madrid plays there.consequently, they must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in the copa del rey.in addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the national motto of spain.real gave ad plus ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players.by 1949, they made their debut in the segunda división and in 1952, the club became the official real reserve team.in 1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the copa del generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up granada.during the 1950s and 1960s, future senior real madrid players and spanish internationals such as josé maría zárraga, enrique mateos, ramón marsal, pedro casado, juan manuel villa, josé maría vidal, fernando serena and ramón grosso all spent time at the club, and juan alonso finished off his career there.miguel muñoz began his coaching career at the club.in 1972, plus ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name, and their position in the tercera división was taken by castilla club de fútbol, the new reserve team for real madrid, on 21 july.during this era, with a team that included agustín, ricardo gallego and francisco pineda, castilla reached the final of the 1979–80 copa del rey.during their cup run, they beat four primera división teams, including hércules, athletic bilbao, real sociedad and sporting de gijón.the latter two eventually finished second and third in the primera división.in the final, they played real madrid but lost 6–1.because real also won the primera división, however, castilla qualified for the 1980–81 european cup winners' cup.despite beating west ham united 3–1 in the opening game at the santiago bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round.castilla reached the quarter-finals of the copa del rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988.in 1984, with amancio amaro as coach, castilla won the segunda división.amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous la quinta del buitre – emilio butragueño, manolo sanchís, martín vázquez, míchel, and miguel pardeza.castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because real madrid were already in the primera división.in the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the segunda división, but were once again ineligible for promotion.in the early 1990s, two former castilla players, vicente del bosque and rafael benítez, began their coaching careers with the team.in 1997, the team was relegated to the segunda división b, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players.these have included raúl, guti and iker casillas, who all became established members of the senior real madrid team.in 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilities ciudad real madrid was named the alfredo di stéfano stadium and francisco moreno cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. | real madrid castilla | manager | luis miguel ramis | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | john cowper powys | birthplace | shirley derbyshire | john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years. |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | constitute | ergatandry | enchantingly | no related information |
real madrid castilla club de fútbol is a spanish football team that plays in primera federación – group 1 for the 2022–23 season.it is real madrid's reserve team.they play their home games at the alfredo di stéfano stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.reserve teams in spain play in the same league system as their senior team rather than a separate league.reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team.therefore, real madrid castilla are ineligible for promotion to the la liga as long as real madrid plays there.consequently, they must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in the copa del rey.in addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the national motto of spain.real gave ad plus ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players.by 1949, they made their debut in the segunda división and in 1952, the club became the official real reserve team.in 1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the copa del generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up granada.during the 1950s and 1960s, future senior real madrid players and spanish internationals such as josé maría zárraga, enrique mateos, ramón marsal, pedro casado, juan manuel villa, josé maría vidal, fernando serena and ramón grosso all spent time at the club, and juan alonso finished off his career there.miguel muñoz began his coaching career at the club.in 1972, plus ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name, and their position in the tercera división was taken by castilla club de fútbol, the new reserve team for real madrid, on 21 july.during this era, with a team that included agustín, ricardo gallego and francisco pineda, castilla reached the final of the 1979–80 copa del rey.during their cup run, they beat four primera división teams, including hércules, athletic bilbao, real sociedad and sporting de gijón.the latter two eventually finished second and third in the primera división.in the final, they played real madrid but lost 6–1.because real also won the primera división, however, castilla qualified for the 1980–81 european cup winners' cup.despite beating west ham united 3–1 in the opening game at the santiago bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round.castilla reached the quarter-finals of the copa del rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988.in 1984, with amancio amaro as coach, castilla won the segunda división.amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous la quinta del buitre – emilio butragueño, manolo sanchís, martín vázquez, míchel, and miguel pardeza.castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because real madrid were already in the primera división.in the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the segunda división, but were once again ineligible for promotion.in the early 1990s, two former castilla players, vicente del bosque and rafael benítez, began their coaching careers with the team.in 1997, the team was relegated to the segunda división b, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players.these have included raúl, guti and iker casillas, who all became established members of the senior real madrid team.in 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilities ciudad real madrid was named the alfredo di stéfano stadium and francisco moreno cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. | rusticating | demonstrators | encapsulations | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | ciliary | ballaster | systematizes | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | tesuque | inaugurer | unenumerable <tsp> tesuque | lactiflorous | capricorns | no related information |
real madrid castilla club de fútbol is a spanish football team that plays in primera federación – group 1 for the 2022–23 season.it is real madrid's reserve team.they play their home games at the alfredo di stéfano stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.reserve teams in spain play in the same league system as their senior team rather than a separate league.reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team.therefore, real madrid castilla are ineligible for promotion to the la liga as long as real madrid plays there.consequently, they must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in the copa del rey.in addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the national motto of spain.real gave ad plus ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players.by 1949, they made their debut in the segunda división and in 1952, the club became the official real reserve team.in 1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the copa del generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up granada.during the 1950s and 1960s, future senior real madrid players and spanish internationals such as josé maría zárraga, enrique mateos, ramón marsal, pedro casado, juan manuel villa, josé maría vidal, fernando serena and ramón grosso all spent time at the club, and juan alonso finished off his career there.miguel muñoz began his coaching career at the club.in 1972, plus ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name, and their position in the tercera división was taken by castilla club de fútbol, the new reserve team for real madrid, on 21 july.during this era, with a team that included agustín, ricardo gallego and francisco pineda, castilla reached the final of the 1979–80 copa del rey.during their cup run, they beat four primera división teams, including hércules, athletic bilbao, real sociedad and sporting de gijón.the latter two eventually finished second and third in the primera división.in the final, they played real madrid but lost 6–1.because real also won the primera división, however, castilla qualified for the 1980–81 european cup winners' cup.despite beating west ham united 3–1 in the opening game at the santiago bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round.castilla reached the quarter-finals of the copa del rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988.in 1984, with amancio amaro as coach, castilla won the segunda división.amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous la quinta del buitre – emilio butragueño, manolo sanchís, martín vázquez, míchel, and miguel pardeza.castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because real madrid were already in the primera división.in the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the segunda división, but were once again ineligible for promotion.in the early 1990s, two former castilla players, vicente del bosque and rafael benítez, began their coaching careers with the team.in 1997, the team was relegated to the segunda división b, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players.these have included raúl, guti and iker casillas, who all became established members of the senior real madrid team.in 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilities ciudad real madrid was named the alfredo di stéfano stadium and francisco moreno cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. | real madrid castilla | manager | luis miguel ramis | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | epigynous | gradine | jamesian | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | capital | city of brussels | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | language | french language | belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. |
regina ( rih-jy-nə) is the capital city of the canadian province of saskatchewan.the city is the second-largest in the province, after saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern saskatchewan.as of the 2021 census, regina had a city population of 226,404, and a metropolitan area population of 249,217.it is governed by regina city council.the city is surrounded by the rural municipality of sherwood no.159.regina was previously the seat of government of the north-west territories, of which the current provinces of saskatchewan and alberta originally formed part, and of the district of assiniboia.the site was previously called wascana ('buffalo bones' in cree), but was renamed to regina (latin for 'queen') in 1882 in honour of queen victoria.this decision was made by queen victoria's daughter princess louise, who was the wife of the governor general of canada, the marquess of lorne.unlike other planned cities in the canadian west, on its treeless flat plain regina has few topographical features other than the small spring run-off, wascana creek.early planners took advantage of such opportunity by damming the creek to create a decorative lake to the south of the central business district with a dam a block and a half west of the later elaborate 260 m (850 ft) long albert street bridge across the new lake.regina's importance was further secured when the new province of saskatchewan designated the city its capital in 1906.wascana centre, created around the focal point of wascana lake, remains one of regina's attractions and contains the provincial legislative building, both campuses of the university of regina, first nations university of canada, the royal saskatchewan museum, the regina conservatory (in the original regina college buildings), the saskatchewan science centre, the mackenzie art gallery and the saskatchewan centre of the arts.residential neighbourhoods include precincts beyond the historic city centre are historically or socially noteworthy neighbourhoods – namely lakeview and the crescents, both of which lie directly south of downtown.immediately to the north of the central business district is the old warehouse district, increasingly the focus of shopping, nightclubs and residential development; as in other western cities of north america, the periphery contains shopping malls and big box stores.in 1912, the regina cyclone destroyed much of the town; in the 1930s, the regina riot brought further attention and, in the midst of the 1930s drought and great depression, which hit the canadian prairies particularly hard with their economic focus on dry land grain farming.the ccf (now the ndp, a major left-wing political party in canada), formulated its foundation regina manifesto of 1933 in regina.in 2007 saskatchewan's agricultural and mineral resources came into new demand, and saskatchewan was described as entering a new period of strong economic growth.these communities were considered better locations for what was anticipated to be a metropole for the canadian plains.these locations had ample access to water and resided on treed rolling parklands.'pile-of-bones', as the site for regina was then called (or, in cree, oskana kâ-asastêki), was by contrast located in arid and featureless grassland.lieutenant-governor dewdney had acquired land adjacent to the route of the future cpr line at pile-of-bones, which was distinguished only by collections of bison bones near a small spring run-off creek, some few kilometres downstream from its origin in the midst of what are now wheat fields.there was an 'obvious conflict of interest' in dewdney's choosing the site of pile-of-bones as the territorial seat of government and it was a national scandal at the time.but until 1897, when responsible government was accomplished in the territories, the lieutenant-governor and council governed by fiat and there was little legitimate means of challenging such decisions outside the federal capital of ottawa. | regina saskatchewan | leadertitle | legislative assembly of saskatchewan | regina ( rih-jy-nə) is the capital city of the canadian province of saskatchewan.the city is the second-largest in the province, after saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern saskatchewan.regina was previously the seat of government of the north-west territories, of which the current provinces of saskatchewan and alberta originally formed part, and of the district of assiniboia.regina's importance was further secured when the new province of saskatchewan designated the city its capital in 1906.wascana centre, created around the focal point of wascana lake, remains one of regina's attractions and contains the provincial legislative building, both campuses of the university of regina, first nations university of canada, the royal saskatchewan museum, the regina conservatory (in the original regina college buildings), the saskatchewan science centre, the mackenzie art gallery and the saskatchewan centre of the arts.in 2007 saskatchewan's agricultural and mineral resources came into new demand, and saskatchewan was described as entering a new period of strong economic growth. |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | jeffersonite | cruets | quadrantal <tsp> jeffersonite | disembarkment | asynchronously | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | language | french language | belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | grillade | maintainor | blurs <tsp> grillade | cynegetics | miniaceous | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | language | french language | belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | libellula | bowess | florigraphy | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | untunably | episcopation | refutes | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | abdul taib mahmud | residence | sarawak | abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law. |
a prop, formally known as (theatrical) property, is an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.in practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinct from the actors, scenery, costumes, and electrical equipment.many performers provided their own costumes, but other items such as stage weapons or furniture may have been acquired specially and considered 'company property'.some suggest the term comes from the idea that stage or screen objects 'belong' to whoever uses them on stage.there is no difference between props used in theatre, film, or television.properties director bland wade said 'a coffee cup onstage is a coffee cup on television, is a coffee cup on the big screen.'adding 'there are definitely different responsibilities and different vocabulary.'the person in charge of preparing, maintaining and acquiring props is generally called the property master.some may require modification, such as rewiring of lamps to be compatible with dimmers or painting to make an object look used or be more visible from front of house under bright or dim lighting.props may also be manufactured specially for the production.this may be for reasons of weight, durability and safety or the item may be unique in appearance and/or function.to make melee weapons non-functional, swords often have their edges and points dulled.knives are often made of plastic or rubber or have retractable blades.rubber bladed swords and guns may be used by stuntmen or actors where the action does not require detailed or functional weapons, in order to minimise risk.due to the increased level of risk it is standard practice for the safe and proper handling and use of firearms as props to be overseen by a specifically trained and licensed professional, usually called the weapons master or armourer.although blank cartridges do not fire projectiles, they still have an explosive charge and can cause fatal injury.dummy bullets are used if the prop is in closeup and chambered rounds in the cylinder of a revolver are visible to camera.they contain no primer or charge and are only 'bullet shaped objects'although rare, fatal firearm related incidents have occurred, notably jon-erik hexum on october 18, 1984, brandon lee on march 31, 1993, and halyna hutchins on october 21, 2021.cups, plates or vases may be made from bisque or wax.although these are relatively safe a stunt double may replace the main actor for scenes involving their use.the hero prop may have legible writing, lights, moving parts, or other attributes or functions missing from a standard prop.a hero prop phaser from the star trek franchise, for example, might include a depressible trigger and a light-up muzzle and display panel (all of which would make the hero prop more expensive and less durable).the term is also used to describe items used by the main character.'screen-used' props can fetch vast sums at auctions and charity benefits.there is also a growing industry in the making of replicas of well known hero props for home display, cosplay or larp use.the stage life of props (illust.ed.).university of michigan press.isbn 0-472-06839-3.retrieved 2009-01-30. | ependyme | ramrodlike | septleva <tsp> ependyme | semiovoidal | matka | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | leadername | charles michel | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | leadername | charles michel | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | basking | pyonephrotic | edacities | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | townsite | terramycin | projet <tsp> townsite | nicknamer | unbailableness | no related information |
a prop, formally known as (theatrical) property, is an object used on stage or screen by actors during a performance or screen production.in practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinct from the actors, scenery, costumes, and electrical equipment.many performers provided their own costumes, but other items such as stage weapons or furniture may have been acquired specially and considered 'company property'.some suggest the term comes from the idea that stage or screen objects 'belong' to whoever uses them on stage.there is no difference between props used in theatre, film, or television.properties director bland wade said 'a coffee cup onstage is a coffee cup on television, is a coffee cup on the big screen.'adding 'there are definitely different responsibilities and different vocabulary.'the person in charge of preparing, maintaining and acquiring props is generally called the property master.some may require modification, such as rewiring of lamps to be compatible with dimmers or painting to make an object look used or be more visible from front of house under bright or dim lighting.props may also be manufactured specially for the production.this may be for reasons of weight, durability and safety or the item may be unique in appearance and/or function.to make melee weapons non-functional, swords often have their edges and points dulled.knives are often made of plastic or rubber or have retractable blades.rubber bladed swords and guns may be used by stuntmen or actors where the action does not require detailed or functional weapons, in order to minimise risk.due to the increased level of risk it is standard practice for the safe and proper handling and use of firearms as props to be overseen by a specifically trained and licensed professional, usually called the weapons master or armourer.although blank cartridges do not fire projectiles, they still have an explosive charge and can cause fatal injury.dummy bullets are used if the prop is in closeup and chambered rounds in the cylinder of a revolver are visible to camera.they contain no primer or charge and are only 'bullet shaped objects'although rare, fatal firearm related incidents have occurred, notably jon-erik hexum on october 18, 1984, brandon lee on march 31, 1993, and halyna hutchins on october 21, 2021.cups, plates or vases may be made from bisque or wax.although these are relatively safe a stunt double may replace the main actor for scenes involving their use.the hero prop may have legible writing, lights, moving parts, or other attributes or functions missing from a standard prop.a hero prop phaser from the star trek franchise, for example, might include a depressible trigger and a light-up muzzle and display panel (all of which would make the hero prop more expensive and less durable).the term is also used to describe items used by the main character.'screen-used' props can fetch vast sums at auctions and charity benefits.there is also a growing industry in the making of replicas of well known hero props for home display, cosplay or larp use.the stage life of props (illust.ed.).university of michigan press.isbn 0-472-06839-3.retrieved 2009-01-30. | unprotrusive | nonphenomenally | gravitates <tsp> unprotrusive | dividendus | braguette | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | john cowper powys | notablework | owen glendower novel | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | quintic | xylopyrography | bollworms | no related information |
abdul taib bin mahmud (jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 may 1936) is a malaysian politician who has served as the 7th yang di-pertua negeri of sarawak since march 2014.he served as the 4th chief minister of sarawak for 33 years, from march 1981 to february 2014, making him the longest-serving head of government of a malaysian state.he served as president of the parti pesaka bumiputera bersatu (pbb), which was part of the barisan nasional coalition until 2018.he is of ethnic melanau descent.taib is informally known as pak uban, which translates into 'white-haired uncle'.among chinese speaking communities he is known as pek moh (chinese: 白毛; tâi-lô: pe̍h-moo; pinyin: báimáo) which means 'white hair'.another informal name for him, in reference to the british brooke family that ruled sarawak as white rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the 'last white rajah' or 'white-haired rajah'.holding the post of chief minister of sarawak from 1981 to 2014, he is the longest serving chief minister in malaysia.he assumed the chief minister post at the age of 45.being a member of the malaysian parliament (mp) for 38 years, taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in malaysia after tengku razaleigh hamzah.taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from sarawak's natural and economic resources.on 12 february 2014, taib handed over his resignation letter to the governor of sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership.his former brother-in-law, adenan satem, succeeded him as chief minister with effect from 1 march 2014.at the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th sarawak head of state from the yang di-pertuan agong at istana negara on 28 february, and officially took the oath of office on the following day.he became the second sarawakian (after his uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub) to be appointed as the governor after formally relinquishing the post of chief minister.he is the eldest child of mahmud bin haji abang yahya (father) and hajjah hamidah binti yakub (mother).taib has nine siblings namely ibrahim, onn, mohammad ali, mohammad arip, mohammad tufail, aisah zainab, roziah, faridah hanon and zaleha.taib's father was a descendant of pehin datu yahya setia raja, where the latter was an aristocrat that was linked to the royal court of brunei.however, taib had an impoverished life because his father worked as a carpenter for shell oil company.taib's uncle, abdul rahman ya'kub raised taib since he was a boy.taib was five years old when the japanese army landed in miri in 1941.taib's father, considering his family's safety from japanese occupation, decided to move his family to his ancestral village in mukah.after the war ended, the family returned to miri.taib undertook his early schooling at andi malay school and later st joseph's primary school in miri.taib later won a shell scholarship to study at st. joseph's secondary school in kuching with the help of his uncle, abdul rahman who was also a probationary native officer in miri.there, taib met george chan hong nam who would later become the deputy chief minister of sarawak and bujang bin mohammed nor who would later become sarawak state secretary under the taib's chieftainship.after school, taib mahmud planned to become a doctor but he was persuaded by abdul rahman to take up law.according to taib: i was obliged to study law because of family pressures and expectations.i preferred medicine because i felt sarawak dearly needed doctors.i was maneuvered toward law by my uncle. | marquisdom | palmitos | overpositive | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | officiallanguage | french language | belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | turncoat | phytohemagglutinin | conclusionally <tsp> turncoat | zoraptera | pituitaries | no related information |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | nasolabial | hny | outglad | no related information |
john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.powys appeared with a volume of verse in 1896 and a first novel in 1915, but gained success only with his novel wolf solent in 1929.he has been seen as a successor to thomas hardy, and wolf solent, a glastonbury romance (1932), weymouth sands (1934), and maiden castle (1936) have been called his wessex novels.as with hardy, landscape is important to his works.so is elemental philosophy in his characters' lives.in 1934 he published an autobiography.his itinerant lectures were a success in england and in 1905–1930 in the united states, where he wrote many of his novels and had several first published.he moved to dorset, england, in 1934 with a us partner, phyllis playter.in 1935 they moved to corwen, merionethshire, wales, where he set two novels, and in 1955 to blaenau ffestiniog, where he died in 1963.he came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys was educated at sherborne school and graduated from corpus christi college, cambridge, june 1894.on 6 april 1896 he married margaret lyon.they had a son, littleton alfred, in 1902.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.his first published works were two highly derivative collections of poetry published in the 1890s.he worked from 1898 as an extension lecturer throughout england, for both oxford and cambridge universities.he spent his summers in england.during this time he travelled the length and breadth of the us, as well as into canada.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.an important woman in his life was the american poet frances gregg, whom he first met in philadelphia in 1912.he was also a friend of the famous dancer isadora duncan.another friend and an important supporter in america was the novelist theodore dreiser.in 1921 he met phyllis playter, the twenty-six-year-old daughter of industrialist and business man franklin playter.eventually they established a permanent relationship, though he was unable to divorce his wife margaret, who was a catholic.however, he diligently supported margaret and the education of their son.in the us he engaged in a public debate with the philosopher bertrand russell on marriage, and he also debated with the philosopher and historian will durant.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.his first novel wood and stone, which powys dedicated to thomas hardy, was published in 1915.this was followed by two collections of literary essays visions and revisions (1915) and suspended judgment (1916).in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. | john cowper powys | notablework | porius: a romance of the dark ages | john cowper powys ( koo-pər poh-iss; 8 october 1872 – 17 june 1963) was an english philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in shirley, derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879.the family lived in shirley between 1871–79, briefly in dorchester, dorset and then they moved to montacute, somerset, where charles powys was vicar for thirty-two years.john cowper powys's two younger brothers llewelyn powys (1884–1939) and theodore francis powys were well-known writers, while his sister philippa published a novel and some poetry.another sister marian powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject.his brother a. r. powys was secretary of the society for the protection of ancient buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects.powys's first employment was teaching in girls’ schools in brighton, and then eastbourne.powys's marriage was unsatisfactory, and powys eventually lived a large part of each year in the usa, and had relationships with various women.powys was also a witness in the obscenity trial of james joyce's novel ulysses, and was mentioned with approval in the autobiography of us feminist and anarchist, emma goldman.powys would later share goldman's support for the spanish revolution.in confessions of two brothers (1916), a work that also contains a section by his brother llewelyn, powys writes about his personal philosophy, something he elaborated on in the complex vision (1920), his first full length work of popular philosophy. |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | officiallanguage | german language | no related information |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | russia | language | russian language | russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | yamalka | wisshe | phosphorated <tsp> yamalka | suasion | jinete | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | officiallanguage | german language | no related information |
the johns hopkins university press (also referred to as jhu press or jhup) is the publishing division of johns hopkins university.it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states.the press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases.its headquarters are in charles village, baltimore.in 2017, after the retirement of kathleen keane who is credited with modernizing jhu press for the digital age, the university appointed new director barbara pope.the press began as the university's publication agency, publishing the american journal of mathematics in its first year and the american chemical journal in its second.it published its first book, sidney lanier: a memorial tribute, in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers in residence.in 1891, the publication agency became the johns hopkins press; since 1972, it has been known as the johns hopkins university press.after various moves on and off the university's homewood campus, the press acquired a permanent home in baltimore's charles village neighborhood in 1993, when it relocated to a renovated former church.built in 1897, the granite and brick structure was the original church of the saints philip and james roman catholic parish and now houses the offices of the press on five floors.in its 125 years of scholarly publishing, the press has had only eight directors: nicholas murray, 1878–1908; christian w. dittus, 1908–1948; harold e. ingle, 1948–1974; jack g. goellner, 1974–1996; willis g. regier, 1996–1998; james d. jordan, 1998–2003; kathleen keane, 2003–2017; and barbara pope, 2017–present.since 1993, jhu press has run project muse, an online provider of more than 550 scholarly journals and more than 20,000 electronic books.the press has three operating divisions: book publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing journals and electronic publishing, which includes project muse hopkins fulfillment services (hfs): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center == see also == list of english-language book publishing companies list of university presses == references == == external links == official website | johns hopkins university press | country | united states | it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states. |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | russia | language | russian language | russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | almamater | technical institute kaduna | no related information |
50°50′n 4°00′e belgium, officially the kingdom of belgium, is a country in northwestern europe.the country is bordered by the netherlands to the north, germany to the east, luxembourg to the southeast, france to the southwest, and the north sea to the northwest.it covers an area of 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in europe, with a density of 376/km2 (970/sq mi).belgium is part of an area known as the low countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern france.the capital and largest city is brussels; other major cities are antwerp, ghent, charleroi, liège, bruges, namur, and leuven.belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds.it is divided into three highly autonomous regions: the flemish region (flanders) in the north, the walloon region (wallonia) in the south, and the brussels-capital region.brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region, as well as the richest region in terms of gdp per capita.belgium is also home to two main linguistic communities: the flemish community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the french community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population.a small german-speaking community, numbering around one percent, exists in the east cantons.the brussels-capital region is officially bilingual in french and dutch, although french is the dominant language.belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments.since the middle ages, belgium's central location near several major rivers has meant that the area has been relatively prosperous, connected commercially and politically to its bigger neighbours.the country as it exists today was established following the 1830 belgian revolution, when it seceded from the united kingdom of the netherlands, which had incorporated the southern netherlands (which comprised most of modern-day belgium) after the congress of vienna in 1815.the name chosen for the new state is derived from the latin word belgium, used in julius caesar's 'gallic wars', to describe a nearby region in the period around 55 bce.belgium has also been the battleground of european powers, earning the moniker the 'battlefield of europe', a reputation reinforced in the 20th century by both world wars.belgium participated in the industrial revolution, and during the course of the 20th century, possessed a number of colonies in africa.between 1885 and 1908, the congo free state, which was privately owned by king leopold ii of belgium, was characterized by widespread atrocities and disease, leading to a population decline of millions; amid public outcry in europe, belgium annexed the territory as a colony.the belgian colonial empire gained independence between 1960 and 1962.the second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the dutch-speaking and the french-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of flanders and wallonia.this continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching state reforms, resulting in the transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement between 1970 and 1993.despite the reforms, tensions between the groups have remained, if not increased; there is significant separatism particularly among the flemish; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the june 2010 federal election, a world record. | belgium | officiallanguage | german language | no related information |
the johns hopkins university press (also referred to as jhu press or jhup) is the publishing division of johns hopkins university.it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states.the press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases.its headquarters are in charles village, baltimore.in 2017, after the retirement of kathleen keane who is credited with modernizing jhu press for the digital age, the university appointed new director barbara pope.the press began as the university's publication agency, publishing the american journal of mathematics in its first year and the american chemical journal in its second.it published its first book, sidney lanier: a memorial tribute, in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers in residence.in 1891, the publication agency became the johns hopkins press; since 1972, it has been known as the johns hopkins university press.after various moves on and off the university's homewood campus, the press acquired a permanent home in baltimore's charles village neighborhood in 1993, when it relocated to a renovated former church.built in 1897, the granite and brick structure was the original church of the saints philip and james roman catholic parish and now houses the offices of the press on five floors.in its 125 years of scholarly publishing, the press has had only eight directors: nicholas murray, 1878–1908; christian w. dittus, 1908–1948; harold e. ingle, 1948–1974; jack g. goellner, 1974–1996; willis g. regier, 1996–1998; james d. jordan, 1998–2003; kathleen keane, 2003–2017; and barbara pope, 2017–present.since 1993, jhu press has run project muse, an online provider of more than 550 scholarly journals and more than 20,000 electronic books.the press has three operating divisions: book publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing journals and electronic publishing, which includes project muse hopkins fulfillment services (hfs): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center == see also == list of english-language book publishing companies list of university presses == references == == external links == official website | johns hopkins university press | country | united states | it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | almamater | technical institute kaduna | no related information |
the johns hopkins university press (also referred to as jhu press or jhup) is the publishing division of johns hopkins university.it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states.the press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases.its headquarters are in charles village, baltimore.in 2017, after the retirement of kathleen keane who is credited with modernizing jhu press for the digital age, the university appointed new director barbara pope.the press began as the university's publication agency, publishing the american journal of mathematics in its first year and the american chemical journal in its second.it published its first book, sidney lanier: a memorial tribute, in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers in residence.in 1891, the publication agency became the johns hopkins press; since 1972, it has been known as the johns hopkins university press.after various moves on and off the university's homewood campus, the press acquired a permanent home in baltimore's charles village neighborhood in 1993, when it relocated to a renovated former church.built in 1897, the granite and brick structure was the original church of the saints philip and james roman catholic parish and now houses the offices of the press on five floors.in its 125 years of scholarly publishing, the press has had only eight directors: nicholas murray, 1878–1908; christian w. dittus, 1908–1948; harold e. ingle, 1948–1974; jack g. goellner, 1974–1996; willis g. regier, 1996–1998; james d. jordan, 1998–2003; kathleen keane, 2003–2017; and barbara pope, 2017–present.since 1993, jhu press has run project muse, an online provider of more than 550 scholarly journals and more than 20,000 electronic books.the press has three operating divisions: book publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing journals and electronic publishing, which includes project muse hopkins fulfillment services (hfs): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center == see also == list of english-language book publishing companies list of university presses == references == == external links == official website | johns hopkins university press | parentcompany | johns hopkins university | the johns hopkins university press (also referred to as jhu press or jhup) is the publishing division of johns hopkins university.it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states.in 2017, after the retirement of kathleen keane who is credited with modernizing jhu press for the digital age, the university appointed new director barbara pope.the press began as the university's publication agency, publishing the american journal of mathematics in its first year and the american chemical journal in its second.it published its first book, sidney lanier: a memorial tribute, in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers in residence.in 1891, the publication agency became the johns hopkins press; since 1972, it has been known as the johns hopkins university press.after various moves on and off the university's homewood campus, the press acquired a permanent home in baltimore's charles village neighborhood in 1993, when it relocated to a renovated former church.the press has three operating divisions: book publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing journals and electronic publishing, which includes project muse hopkins fulfillment services (hfs): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center == see also == list of english-language book publishing companies list of university presses == references == == external links == official website |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | country | nigeria | abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria. |
the civil aviation authority of new zealand (caa; māori: te mana rererangi tūmatanui o aotearoa) is the government agency tasked with establishing civil aviation safety and security standards in new zealand.the caa also monitors adherence to those standards and is responsible for enforcement proceedings.the authority 'investigates and reviews accident and incident investigations in its capacity as the responsible safety and security authority, subject to the limitations set out in section 14(3) of the transport accident investigation commission act 1990' (taic).caa is also responsible for managing civilian pilot, aerodrome and aircraft licensing in new zealand.the caa has its headquarters in the asteron centre in featherston street, wellington.the position of minister for civil aviation was abolished just before the 1990 election where after aviation remained under the minister of transport.however the government formed the civil aviation authority in 1992 to regulate aviation separately from the ministry of transport.it was reinstated as a full ministerial portfolio in 1999.the following ministers have held ministerial responsibility for civil aviation.key labour national greens == see also == airways new zealand gliding new zealand history of aviation in new zealand == notes == == references == wilson, james oakley (1985) [1913].new zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.).wellington: v r ward, government printer.oclc 154283103. | civil aviation authority of new zealand | location | wellington | no related information |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | harmaline | bedders | nondamagingly <tsp> harmaline | dainties | actualising | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | country | nigeria | abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria. |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | russia | leadername | sergey naryshkin | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | country | nigeria | abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria. |
the civil aviation authority of new zealand (caa; māori: te mana rererangi tūmatanui o aotearoa) is the government agency tasked with establishing civil aviation safety and security standards in new zealand.the caa also monitors adherence to those standards and is responsible for enforcement proceedings.the authority 'investigates and reviews accident and incident investigations in its capacity as the responsible safety and security authority, subject to the limitations set out in section 14(3) of the transport accident investigation commission act 1990' (taic).caa is also responsible for managing civilian pilot, aerodrome and aircraft licensing in new zealand.the caa has its headquarters in the asteron centre in featherston street, wellington.the position of minister for civil aviation was abolished just before the 1990 election where after aviation remained under the minister of transport.however the government formed the civil aviation authority in 1992 to regulate aviation separately from the ministry of transport.it was reinstated as a full ministerial portfolio in 1999.the following ministers have held ministerial responsibility for civil aviation.key labour national greens == see also == airways new zealand gliding new zealand history of aviation in new zealand == notes == == references == wilson, james oakley (1985) [1913].new zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.).wellington: v r ward, government printer.oclc 154283103. | civil aviation authority of new zealand | location | wellington | no related information |
the johns hopkins university press (also referred to as jhu press or jhup) is the publishing division of johns hopkins university.it was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the united states.the press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases.its headquarters are in charles village, baltimore.in 2017, after the retirement of kathleen keane who is credited with modernizing jhu press for the digital age, the university appointed new director barbara pope.the press began as the university's publication agency, publishing the american journal of mathematics in its first year and the american chemical journal in its second.it published its first book, sidney lanier: a memorial tribute, in 1881 to honor the poet who was one of the university's first writers in residence.in 1891, the publication agency became the johns hopkins press; since 1972, it has been known as the johns hopkins university press.after various moves on and off the university's homewood campus, the press acquired a permanent home in baltimore's charles village neighborhood in 1993, when it relocated to a renovated former church.built in 1897, the granite and brick structure was the original church of the saints philip and james roman catholic parish and now houses the offices of the press on five floors.in its 125 years of scholarly publishing, the press has had only eight directors: nicholas murray, 1878–1908; christian w. dittus, 1908–1948; harold e. ingle, 1948–1974; jack g. goellner, 1974–1996; willis g. regier, 1996–1998; james d. jordan, 1998–2003; kathleen keane, 2003–2017; and barbara pope, 2017–present.since 1993, jhu press has run project muse, an online provider of more than 550 scholarly journals and more than 20,000 electronic books.the press has three operating divisions: book publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing journals and electronic publishing, which includes project muse hopkins fulfillment services (hfs): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center == see also == list of english-language book publishing companies list of university presses == references == == external links == official website | brigantines | paradisian | coadunation | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | inofficewhilevicepresident | mike akhigbe | no related information |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | aseptic | entresols | laryngoplasty <tsp> aseptic | astronautically | unseeming | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | inofficewhilevicepresident | mike akhigbe | no related information |
lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.it was established by the acquisition of williams & wilkins and its merger with j.b. lippincott company in 1998.under the lww brand, wolters kluwer, through its health division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals).publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.predecessor wolters samson acquired raven press of new york in 1986.wolters samson merged with kluwer in 1987.the merged company bought j.b. lippincott & co. of philadelphia in 1990; it merged lippincott with the raven press to form lippincott-raven in 1995.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.waverly had acquired lea & febiger of philadelphia in 1990.in 2000, wolters kluwer bought springhouse corporation from reed elsevier.in 2002 lww ceased being an operating company and completed the path to being simply a brand of the conglomerate.lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney.most of those offices are still in service under wolters kluwer.joshua ballinger lippincott assumed control of the firm in 1836.in 1978, the company (then named j.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer.it was later merged with raven press in 1995 to become lippincott-raven publishers, which then merged with williams & wilkins, ultimately forming lippincott williams & wilkins in 1998. | lippincott williams & wilkins | country | united states | lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney. |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | curitiba | country | brazil | curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | inofficewhilevicepresident | mike akhigbe | no related information |
lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.it was established by the acquisition of williams & wilkins and its merger with j.b. lippincott company in 1998.under the lww brand, wolters kluwer, through its health division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals).publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.predecessor wolters samson acquired raven press of new york in 1986.wolters samson merged with kluwer in 1987.the merged company bought j.b. lippincott & co. of philadelphia in 1990; it merged lippincott with the raven press to form lippincott-raven in 1995.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.waverly had acquired lea & febiger of philadelphia in 1990.in 2000, wolters kluwer bought springhouse corporation from reed elsevier.in 2002 lww ceased being an operating company and completed the path to being simply a brand of the conglomerate.lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney.most of those offices are still in service under wolters kluwer.joshua ballinger lippincott assumed control of the firm in 1836.in 1978, the company (then named j.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer.it was later merged with raven press in 1995 to become lippincott-raven publishers, which then merged with williams & wilkins, ultimately forming lippincott williams & wilkins in 1998. | lippincott williams & wilkins | country | united states | lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney. |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | curitiba | country | brazil | curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | militarybranch | nigerian air force | abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria. |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | sprinkle | vizslas | fenchene <tsp> sprinkle | anadems | sizzled | no related information |
lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.it was established by the acquisition of williams & wilkins and its merger with j.b. lippincott company in 1998.under the lww brand, wolters kluwer, through its health division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals).publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.predecessor wolters samson acquired raven press of new york in 1986.wolters samson merged with kluwer in 1987.the merged company bought j.b. lippincott & co. of philadelphia in 1990; it merged lippincott with the raven press to form lippincott-raven in 1995.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.waverly had acquired lea & febiger of philadelphia in 1990.in 2000, wolters kluwer bought springhouse corporation from reed elsevier.in 2002 lww ceased being an operating company and completed the path to being simply a brand of the conglomerate.lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney.most of those offices are still in service under wolters kluwer.joshua ballinger lippincott assumed control of the firm in 1836.in 1978, the company (then named j.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer.it was later merged with raven press in 1995 to become lippincott-raven publishers, which then merged with williams & wilkins, ultimately forming lippincott williams & wilkins in 1998. | ontic | rarenesses | sententiarist | no related information |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | russia | leadername | vladimir putin | since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism. |
lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.it was established by the acquisition of williams & wilkins and its merger with j.b. lippincott company in 1998.under the lww brand, wolters kluwer, through its health division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals).publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.predecessor wolters samson acquired raven press of new york in 1986.wolters samson merged with kluwer in 1987.the merged company bought j.b. lippincott & co. of philadelphia in 1990; it merged lippincott with the raven press to form lippincott-raven in 1995.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.waverly had acquired lea & febiger of philadelphia in 1990.in 2000, wolters kluwer bought springhouse corporation from reed elsevier.in 2002 lww ceased being an operating company and completed the path to being simply a brand of the conglomerate.lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney.most of those offices are still in service under wolters kluwer.joshua ballinger lippincott assumed control of the firm in 1836.in 1978, the company (then named j.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer.it was later merged with raven press in 1995 to become lippincott-raven publishers, which then merged with williams & wilkins, ultimately forming lippincott williams & wilkins in 1998. | lippincott williams & wilkins | parentcompany | wolters kluwer | lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer. |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | crateriform | whose | unsingular <tsp> crateriform | dialup | extinctions | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | lupulinous | retaliator | proboscises <tsp> lupulinous | exclaimer | idealises | no related information |
lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.it was established by the acquisition of williams & wilkins and its merger with j.b. lippincott company in 1998.under the lww brand, wolters kluwer, through its health division, publishes scientific, technical, and medical content such as textbooks, reference works, and over 275 scientific journals (most of which are medical or other public health journals).publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students.predecessor wolters samson acquired raven press of new york in 1986.wolters samson merged with kluwer in 1987.the merged company bought j.b. lippincott & co. of philadelphia in 1990; it merged lippincott with the raven press to form lippincott-raven in 1995.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.waverly had acquired lea & febiger of philadelphia in 1990.in 2000, wolters kluwer bought springhouse corporation from reed elsevier.in 2002 lww ceased being an operating company and completed the path to being simply a brand of the conglomerate.lippincott had its headquarters in philadelphia, pennsylvania, with other united states locations in baltimore, maryland, new york city, new york, hagerstown, maryland, and ambler, pennsylvania, as well as locations in london, hong kong, and sydney.most of those offices are still in service under wolters kluwer.joshua ballinger lippincott assumed control of the firm in 1836.in 1978, the company (then named j.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer.it was later merged with raven press in 1995 to become lippincott-raven publishers, which then merged with williams & wilkins, ultimately forming lippincott williams & wilkins in 1998. | lippincott williams & wilkins | parentcompany | wolters kluwer | lippincott williams & wilkins (lww) is an american imprint of the american dutch publishing conglomerate wolters kluwer.in 1997 and 1998, wolters kluwer acquired thomson science (owner of the current opinion medical journals), and plenum and merged the medical publications of each with lippincott-raven.in 1998, wolters kluwer bought waverly, parent of williams & wilkins of baltimore and merged it into lippincott-raven to form lww.b. lippincott company) was sold to harper & row, at which point it began to focus its publishing activities exclusively in health care; in 1990, it was sold by news corporation to wolters kluwer. |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | curitiba | ispartof | paraná state | curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912. |
russia (russian: россия, romanized: rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the russian federation, is a transcontinental country spanning eastern europe and northern asia.it is the largest country in the world, encompassing one-eighth of earth's inhabitable landmass.russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries.it is the world's ninth-most populous country and europe's most populous country.the country's capital and largest city is moscow.saint petersburg is russia's cultural centre and second-largest city.other major urban areas in the country include novosibirsk, yekaterinburg, nizhny novgorod, chelyabinsk, krasnoyarsk, and kazan.the east slavs emerged as a recognisable group in europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries ce.the first east slavic state, kievan rus', arose in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted orthodox christianity from the byzantine empire.rus' ultimately disintegrated, with the grand duchy of moscow growing to become the tsardom of russia.by the early 18th century, russia had vastly expanded through conquest, annexation, and the efforts of russian explorers, developing into the russian empire, which remains the third-largest empire in history.however, with the russian revolution in 1917, russia's monarchic rule was abolished and eventually replaced by the russian sfsr—the world's first constitutionally socialist state.following the russian civil war, the russian sfsr established the soviet union with three other soviet republics, within which it was the largest and principal constituent.at the expense of millions of lives, the soviet union underwent rapid industrialisation in the 1930s, and later played a decisive role for the allies of world war ii by leading large-scale efforts on the eastern front.with the onset of the cold war, it competed with the united states for global ideological influence; the soviet era of the 20th century saw some of the most significant russian technological achievements, including the first human-made satellite and the first human expedition into outer space.in 1991, the russian sfsr emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union as the independent russian federation.a new constitution was adopted, which established a federal semi-presidential system.since the turn of the century, russia's political system has been dominated by vladimir putin, under whom the country has experienced democratic backsliding and a shift towards authoritarianism.russia has been involved militarily in a number of post-soviet conflicts, which has included the internationally unrecognised annexations of crimea in 2014 from neighbouring ukraine, followed by the further annexation of four other regions in 2022 during an ongoing invasion.internationally, russia ranks amongst the lowest in measurements of democracy, human rights and freedom of the press; the country also has high levels of perceived corruption.the russian economy ranks 11th by nominal gdp, relying heavily upon its abundant natural resources.its mineral and energy sources are the world's largest, and its figures for oil production and natural gas production rank high globally.the russian gdp ranks 65th by per capita, russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and has the third-highest military expenditure.the country is a permanent member of the united nations security council; a member state of the g20, the sco, brics, the apec, the osce, and the wto; and is the leading member state of post-soviet organizations such as the cis, the csto, and the eurasian economic union (eaeu).russia is home to 30 unesco world heritage sites.in modern historiography, this state is usually denoted as kievan rus' after its capital city.the name rus' itself comes from the early medieval rus' people, who were originally a group of norse merchants and warriors who relocated from across the baltic sea and first settled in the northern region of novgorod, and later founded a state centred on kiev. | fleabite | sedans | substory <tsp> fleabite | hamper | supersagaciousness | no related information |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | curitiba | ispartof | paraná state | curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912. |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | techniphone | roughish | greaved <tsp> techniphone | suspended | noncoincidence | no related information |
curitiba (brazilian portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state of paraná in southern brazil.the city's population was 1,963,726 as of 2021, making it the eighth most populous city in brazil and the largest in brazil's south region.the curitiba metropolitan area comprises 29 municipalities with a total population of over 3,731,769 (ibge estimate in 2021), making it the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the country.the city sits on a plateau at 932 m (3,058 ft) above sea level.it is located west of the seaport of paranaguá and is served by the afonso pena international and bacacheri airports.curitiba is an important cultural, political, and economic center in latin america and hosts the federal university of paraná, established in 1912.in the 1700s, curitiba's favorable location between cattle-breeding countryside and marketplaces led to a successful cattle trade and the city's first major expansion.later, between 1850 and 1950, it grew due to logging and agricultural expansion in paraná state (first araucaria angustifolia logging, later mate and coffee cultivation and in the 1970s wheat, corn and soybean cultivation).in the 1850s, waves of european immigrants arrived in curitiba, mainly germans, italians, poles and ukrainians, contributing to the city's economic and cultural development and richness in diversity.nowadays, only small numbers of immigrants arrive, primarily from middle eastern and other south american countries.curitiba's biggest expansion occurred after the 1960s, with innovative urban planning that allowed the population to grow from some hundreds of thousands to more than a million people.curitiba's economy is based on industry and services and is the fourth largest in brazil.economic growth occurred in parallel to a substantial inward flow of brazilians from other parts of the country, as approximately half of the city's population was not born in curitiba.curitiba is one of the few brazilian cities with a very high human development index (0.856) and in 2010 it was awarded the global sustainable city award, given to cities and municipalities that excel in sustainable urban development.according to us magazine reader's digest, curitiba is the best 'brazilian big city' in which to live.curitiba's crime rate is considered low by brazilian standards and the city is considered one of the safest cities in brazil for youth.the city is also regarded as the best in which to invest in brazil.curitiba was one of the host cities of the 1950 fifa world cup, and again for the 2014 fifa world cup.despite its good social indicators, the city has a higher unemployment rate than other cities in the state.the name was changed to 'curitiba' in 1721.curitiba officially became a town in 1812, spelling its name as 'curityba'.an alternative spelling was 'coritiba'.this was used in press and state documents.a state decree in 1919 settled the dispute by adopting 'curitiba'.waves of european immigrants arrived after 1850, mainly poles, italians, germans (mostly volga germans from russia) and ukrainians.cattlemen drove their herds from rio grande do sul to the state of são paulo, turning curitiba into an important intermediate trading post.the paranaguá–curitiba railroad was opened in 1885.around the beginning of the 20th century, curitiba benefited from the wealth of the yerba mate mills.the owners (known as 'barões da erva-mate') built mansions in the capital.these have mostly been preserved in the districts of batel and alto da glória.in the 1940s and 1950s, alfred agache, co-founder of the french society for urban studies, was hired to produce its first city plan.it emphasized a 'star' of boulevards, with public amenities downtown, an industrial district and sanitation. | evisite | naphtali | anticonstitutionalist <tsp> evisite | jambeaux | sublavius | no related information |
sportverein werder bremen von 1899 e. v. (german pronunciation: [ɛs faʊ̯ ˌvɛʁdɐ ˈbʁeːmən] (listen)), commonly known as werder bremen, werder or simply bremen, is a german professional sports club based in the free hanseatic city of bremen.founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.the team's first major trophy was the 1960–61 dfb-pokal; they last won the cup in 2008–09.bremen's first german championship came in 1964–65, and their latest in 2003–04, when they won the double.in european football, werder won the 1991–92 european cup winners' cup, and were runners-up in the 2008–09 uefa cup.bremen have played at the weserstadion since 1909.the club shares a rivalry with fellow northern german club hamburger sv, known as the nordderby (english: 'north derby').in april 2022, werder had over 40,000 members.the name 'werder' is the german word for 'river peninsula', alluding the riverside field on which the team played their first football matches.on 10 september 1899, werder won their first match 1–0, against asc 1898 bremen.in 1900, the club was one of the founder members of the german football association (dfb).werder then enjoyed some early success, winning several local championships.in 1903, all three of their teams won their local leagues.due to the club's popularity, werder became the first side in the city to charge entry fees for home matches.after the first world war, the club adopted other sports, such as athletics, baseball, chess, cricket, and tennis.on 19 january 1920, the club took on their current name: sportverein werder bremen.in 1922, it became the first club in bremen to hire a professional coach, the hungarian ferenc kónya.werder made regular appearances in the play-offs of the northern german football championship during the 1920s and early 1930s, but did not win any titles.in the mid-1930s, striker matthias heidemann became the club's first international.werder won the gauliga niedersachsen in 1933–34, and again in 1935–36, 1936–37, and 1941–42.by winning the gauliga, the team qualified for the national championship play-offs; bremen's best result was a quarter-final place in 1942.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.in 1960–61, werder won their first dfb-pokal, defeating 1.fc kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final.the team consisted of future international sepp piontek, former international willi schröder, and arnold schütz, among others.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season.werder won their first german championship in 1964–65, finishing three points ahead of 1.fc köln.one of the team's key players was german international and defender horst-dieter höttges.werder finished runners-up in 1967–68; in the following years, they languished in the bottom half of the table.the right goalpost subsequently broke, bringing the goal down, which could not be repaired nor replaced. | glad | whitin | matsue | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | office workedat workedas | chief of the defence staff nigeria | abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels. |
sportverein werder bremen von 1899 e. v. (german pronunciation: [ɛs faʊ̯ ˌvɛʁdɐ ˈbʁeːmən] (listen)), commonly known as werder bremen, werder or simply bremen, is a german professional sports club based in the free hanseatic city of bremen.founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.the team's first major trophy was the 1960–61 dfb-pokal; they last won the cup in 2008–09.bremen's first german championship came in 1964–65, and their latest in 2003–04, when they won the double.in european football, werder won the 1991–92 european cup winners' cup, and were runners-up in the 2008–09 uefa cup.bremen have played at the weserstadion since 1909.the club shares a rivalry with fellow northern german club hamburger sv, known as the nordderby (english: 'north derby').in april 2022, werder had over 40,000 members.the name 'werder' is the german word for 'river peninsula', alluding the riverside field on which the team played their first football matches.on 10 september 1899, werder won their first match 1–0, against asc 1898 bremen.in 1900, the club was one of the founder members of the german football association (dfb).werder then enjoyed some early success, winning several local championships.in 1903, all three of their teams won their local leagues.due to the club's popularity, werder became the first side in the city to charge entry fees for home matches.after the first world war, the club adopted other sports, such as athletics, baseball, chess, cricket, and tennis.on 19 january 1920, the club took on their current name: sportverein werder bremen.in 1922, it became the first club in bremen to hire a professional coach, the hungarian ferenc kónya.werder made regular appearances in the play-offs of the northern german football championship during the 1920s and early 1930s, but did not win any titles.in the mid-1930s, striker matthias heidemann became the club's first international.werder won the gauliga niedersachsen in 1933–34, and again in 1935–36, 1936–37, and 1941–42.by winning the gauliga, the team qualified for the national championship play-offs; bremen's best result was a quarter-final place in 1942.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.in 1960–61, werder won their first dfb-pokal, defeating 1.fc kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final.the team consisted of future international sepp piontek, former international willi schröder, and arnold schütz, among others.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season.werder won their first german championship in 1964–65, finishing three points ahead of 1.fc köln.one of the team's key players was german international and defender horst-dieter höttges.werder finished runners-up in 1967–68; in the following years, they languished in the bottom half of the table.the right goalpost subsequently broke, bringing the goal down, which could not be repaired nor replaced. | sv werder bremen | league | bundesliga | founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season. |
the polish academy of sciences (polish: polska akademia nauk, pan) is a polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.headquartered in warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes.it was established in 1951, during the early period of the polish people's republic following world war ii.the academy has also, operating through its committees, become a major scientific advisory body.another aspect of the academy is its coordination and overseeing of numerous (several dozen) research institutes.pan institutes employ over 2,000 people and are funded by about a third of the polish government's budget for science.the president for the 2019–2022 term was jerzy duszyński (his second term in the post), together with five vice presidents: stanisław czuczwar, stanisław filipowicz, paweł rowiński, roman słowiński, and romuald zabielski.on 20 october 2022, general assembly of the polish academy of sciences elected marek konarzewski to become the new president of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.on 8 december 2022, another session of general assembly of the academy elected four vice presidents at the recommendation of the president elect; as such mirosława ostrowska, natalia sobczak, and dariusz jemielniak, and aleksander welfe were elected as vice presidents of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.all the presidents of the polish academy of sciences to date, by term, are as follows: 1952–1956: jan bohdan dembowski 1957–1962: tadeusz kotarbiński 1962–1971: janusz groszkowski 1971–1977: włodzimierz trzebiatowski 1977–1980: witold nowacki 1980–1983: aleksander gieysztor 1984–1990: jan karol kostrzewski 1990–1992: aleksander gieysztor 1993–1998: leszek kuźnicki 1999–2001: mirosław mossakowski 2002–2003: jerzy kołodziejczak 2003–2006: andrzej legocki 2007–2014: michał kleiber 2015–2018: jerzy duszyński 2019–2022: jerzy duszyński 2023–2026: (president-elect) marek konarzewski == institutes == the polish academy of sciences has numerous institutes, including: hirszfeld institute of immunology and experimental therapy nencki institute of experimental biologybohdan dobrzański institute of agrophysics museum and institute of zoology kielanowski institute of animal physiology and nutrition mammal research institute of the polish academy of sciences institute of pharmacology of the polish academy of sciences - established, 1954, became an independent institute in 1974; publishes the journal pharmacological reports.institute of psychology institute of high pressure physics nicolaus copernicus astronomical center institute of fundamental technological research institute of metallurgy and materials science polish institute of physical chemistry centre of molecular and macromolecular studies, polish academy of sciences in lodz department of turbine dynamics and diagnostics of the institute of fluid-flow machinery of the polish academy of sciences institute of mathematics of the polish academy of sciences institute of computer science of the polish academy of sciences institute of theoretical and applied informatics, polish academy of sciences institute for the history of science, polish academy of sciences institute of economics of the polish academy of sciences institute of physics of the polish academy of sciences == notable members == franciszek bujak, historian tomasz dietl, physicist aleksandra dunin-wąsowicz, archaeologist zofia hilczer-kurnatowska, archaeologist maria janion, scholar, critic and theoretician of literature zofia kielan-jaworowska, paleontologist franciszek kokot, nephrologist stanisław konturek, physician leszek kołakowski, philosopher roman kozłowski, paleontologist jacek leociak, literary scholar wanda leopold, author, translator, and literature critic mieczysław mąkosza, chemist zenon mariak, neurosurgeon, professor karol myśliwiec, archeologist witold nowacki, mathematician (president of the academy 1978 to 1980) czesław olech, mathematician bohdan paczyński, astrophysicist włodzimierz ptak, immunologist marianna sankiewicz-budzyńska electronics engineer and academic andrzej schinzel, mathematician jan strelau, psychologist piotr sztompka, sociologist joanna tokarska-bakir, anthropologist and religious studies scholar andrzej trautman, physicist andrzej udalski, astrophysicist and astronomer jerzy vetulani, pharmacologist and neuroscientist jan woleński, philosopher aleksander wolszczan, astronomer bernard zabłocki, microbiologist and immunologist stanisław zagaja, pomologist, professor and director of research institute of pomology and floriculture == foreign members == aage bohr, physicist zbyszek darzynkiewicz, cell biologist joseph h. eberly, physicist erol gelenbe, computer scientist and engineer martin hairer, mathematician jack k. hale, mathematician stephen t. holgate, immunopharmacologist (2001) ernst håkon jahr, linguist krzysztof matyjaszewski, polish chemist working at carnegie mellon university karl alexander müller, physicist roger penrose, mathematician carlo rubbia, physicist peter m. simons, philosopher boleslaw szymanski, computer scientist chen ning yang, physicist george zarnecki, art historian == periodicals == acta arithmetica acta asiatica varsoviensia acta ornithologica acta palaeontologica polonica acta physica polonica annales zoologici archaeologia polona fundamenta mathematicae == see also == academy of sciences french academy of sciences polish academy of learning (headquartered in kraków) poznań society of friends of learning royal society warsaw society of friends of learning == references == == external links == pan website (click on british flag icon for english-language content) | subtility | kyoodled | zygnema <tsp> subtility | foozling | antierysipelas | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | successor | al-amin daggash | no related information |
the polish academy of sciences (polish: polska akademia nauk, pan) is a polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.headquartered in warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes.it was established in 1951, during the early period of the polish people's republic following world war ii.the academy has also, operating through its committees, become a major scientific advisory body.another aspect of the academy is its coordination and overseeing of numerous (several dozen) research institutes.pan institutes employ over 2,000 people and are funded by about a third of the polish government's budget for science.the president for the 2019–2022 term was jerzy duszyński (his second term in the post), together with five vice presidents: stanisław czuczwar, stanisław filipowicz, paweł rowiński, roman słowiński, and romuald zabielski.on 20 october 2022, general assembly of the polish academy of sciences elected marek konarzewski to become the new president of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.on 8 december 2022, another session of general assembly of the academy elected four vice presidents at the recommendation of the president elect; as such mirosława ostrowska, natalia sobczak, and dariusz jemielniak, and aleksander welfe were elected as vice presidents of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.all the presidents of the polish academy of sciences to date, by term, are as follows: 1952–1956: jan bohdan dembowski 1957–1962: tadeusz kotarbiński 1962–1971: janusz groszkowski 1971–1977: włodzimierz trzebiatowski 1977–1980: witold nowacki 1980–1983: aleksander gieysztor 1984–1990: jan karol kostrzewski 1990–1992: aleksander gieysztor 1993–1998: leszek kuźnicki 1999–2001: mirosław mossakowski 2002–2003: jerzy kołodziejczak 2003–2006: andrzej legocki 2007–2014: michał kleiber 2015–2018: jerzy duszyński 2019–2022: jerzy duszyński 2023–2026: (president-elect) marek konarzewski == institutes == the polish academy of sciences has numerous institutes, including: hirszfeld institute of immunology and experimental therapy nencki institute of experimental biologybohdan dobrzański institute of agrophysics museum and institute of zoology kielanowski institute of animal physiology and nutrition mammal research institute of the polish academy of sciences institute of pharmacology of the polish academy of sciences - established, 1954, became an independent institute in 1974; publishes the journal pharmacological reports.institute of psychology institute of high pressure physics nicolaus copernicus astronomical center institute of fundamental technological research institute of metallurgy and materials science polish institute of physical chemistry centre of molecular and macromolecular studies, polish academy of sciences in lodz department of turbine dynamics and diagnostics of the institute of fluid-flow machinery of the polish academy of sciences institute of mathematics of the polish academy of sciences institute of computer science of the polish academy of sciences institute of theoretical and applied informatics, polish academy of sciences institute for the history of science, polish academy of sciences institute of economics of the polish academy of sciences institute of physics of the polish academy of sciences == notable members == franciszek bujak, historian tomasz dietl, physicist aleksandra dunin-wąsowicz, archaeologist zofia hilczer-kurnatowska, archaeologist maria janion, scholar, critic and theoretician of literature zofia kielan-jaworowska, paleontologist franciszek kokot, nephrologist stanisław konturek, physician leszek kołakowski, philosopher roman kozłowski, paleontologist jacek leociak, literary scholar wanda leopold, author, translator, and literature critic mieczysław mąkosza, chemist zenon mariak, neurosurgeon, professor karol myśliwiec, archeologist witold nowacki, mathematician (president of the academy 1978 to 1980) czesław olech, mathematician bohdan paczyński, astrophysicist włodzimierz ptak, immunologist marianna sankiewicz-budzyńska electronics engineer and academic andrzej schinzel, mathematician jan strelau, psychologist piotr sztompka, sociologist joanna tokarska-bakir, anthropologist and religious studies scholar andrzej trautman, physicist andrzej udalski, astrophysicist and astronomer jerzy vetulani, pharmacologist and neuroscientist jan woleński, philosopher aleksander wolszczan, astronomer bernard zabłocki, microbiologist and immunologist stanisław zagaja, pomologist, professor and director of research institute of pomology and floriculture == foreign members == aage bohr, physicist zbyszek darzynkiewicz, cell biologist joseph h. eberly, physicist erol gelenbe, computer scientist and engineer martin hairer, mathematician jack k. hale, mathematician stephen t. holgate, immunopharmacologist (2001) ernst håkon jahr, linguist krzysztof matyjaszewski, polish chemist working at carnegie mellon university karl alexander müller, physicist roger penrose, mathematician carlo rubbia, physicist peter m. simons, philosopher boleslaw szymanski, computer scientist chen ning yang, physicist george zarnecki, art historian == periodicals == acta arithmetica acta asiatica varsoviensia acta ornithologica acta palaeontologica polonica acta physica polonica annales zoologici archaeologia polona fundamenta mathematicae == see also == academy of sciences french academy of sciences polish academy of learning (headquartered in kraków) poznań society of friends of learning royal society warsaw society of friends of learning == references == == external links == pan website (click on british flag icon for english-language content) | polish academy of sciences | headquarter | warsaw | institute of psychology institute of high pressure physics nicolaus copernicus astronomical center institute of fundamental technological research institute of metallurgy and materials science polish institute of physical chemistry centre of molecular and macromolecular studies, polish academy of sciences in lodz department of turbine dynamics and diagnostics of the institute of fluid-flow machinery of the polish academy of sciences institute of mathematics of the polish academy of sciences institute of computer science of the polish academy of sciences institute of theoretical and applied informatics, polish academy of sciences institute for the history of science, polish academy of sciences institute of economics of the polish academy of sciences institute of physics of the polish academy of sciences == notable members == franciszek bujak, historian tomasz dietl, physicist aleksandra dunin-wąsowicz, archaeologist zofia hilczer-kurnatowska, archaeologist maria janion, scholar, critic and theoretician of literature zofia kielan-jaworowska, paleontologist franciszek kokot, nephrologist stanisław konturek, physician leszek kołakowski, philosopher roman kozłowski, paleontologist jacek leociak, literary scholar wanda leopold, author, translator, and literature critic mieczysław mąkosza, chemist zenon mariak, neurosurgeon, professor karol myśliwiec, archeologist witold nowacki, mathematician (president of the academy 1978 to 1980) czesław olech, mathematician bohdan paczyński, astrophysicist włodzimierz ptak, immunologist marianna sankiewicz-budzyńska electronics engineer and academic andrzej schinzel, mathematician jan strelau, psychologist piotr sztompka, sociologist joanna tokarska-bakir, anthropologist and religious studies scholar andrzej trautman, physicist andrzej udalski, astrophysicist and astronomer jerzy vetulani, pharmacologist and neuroscientist jan woleński, philosopher aleksander wolszczan, astronomer bernard zabłocki, microbiologist and immunologist stanisław zagaja, pomologist, professor and director of research institute of pomology and floriculture == foreign members == aage bohr, physicist zbyszek darzynkiewicz, cell biologist joseph h. eberly, physicist erol gelenbe, computer scientist and engineer martin hairer, mathematician jack k. hale, mathematician stephen t. holgate, immunopharmacologist (2001) ernst håkon jahr, linguist krzysztof matyjaszewski, polish chemist working at carnegie mellon university karl alexander müller, physicist roger penrose, mathematician carlo rubbia, physicist peter m. simons, philosopher boleslaw szymanski, computer scientist chen ning yang, physicist george zarnecki, art historian == periodicals == acta arithmetica acta asiatica varsoviensia acta ornithologica acta palaeontologica polonica acta physica polonica annales zoologici archaeologia polona fundamenta mathematicae == see also == academy of sciences french academy of sciences polish academy of learning (headquartered in kraków) poznań society of friends of learning royal society warsaw society of friends of learning == references == == external links == pan website (click on british flag icon for english-language content) |
sportverein werder bremen von 1899 e. v. (german pronunciation: [ɛs faʊ̯ ˌvɛʁdɐ ˈbʁeːmən] (listen)), commonly known as werder bremen, werder or simply bremen, is a german professional sports club based in the free hanseatic city of bremen.founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.the team's first major trophy was the 1960–61 dfb-pokal; they last won the cup in 2008–09.bremen's first german championship came in 1964–65, and their latest in 2003–04, when they won the double.in european football, werder won the 1991–92 european cup winners' cup, and were runners-up in the 2008–09 uefa cup.bremen have played at the weserstadion since 1909.the club shares a rivalry with fellow northern german club hamburger sv, known as the nordderby (english: 'north derby').in april 2022, werder had over 40,000 members.the name 'werder' is the german word for 'river peninsula', alluding the riverside field on which the team played their first football matches.on 10 september 1899, werder won their first match 1–0, against asc 1898 bremen.in 1900, the club was one of the founder members of the german football association (dfb).werder then enjoyed some early success, winning several local championships.in 1903, all three of their teams won their local leagues.due to the club's popularity, werder became the first side in the city to charge entry fees for home matches.after the first world war, the club adopted other sports, such as athletics, baseball, chess, cricket, and tennis.on 19 january 1920, the club took on their current name: sportverein werder bremen.in 1922, it became the first club in bremen to hire a professional coach, the hungarian ferenc kónya.werder made regular appearances in the play-offs of the northern german football championship during the 1920s and early 1930s, but did not win any titles.in the mid-1930s, striker matthias heidemann became the club's first international.werder won the gauliga niedersachsen in 1933–34, and again in 1935–36, 1936–37, and 1941–42.by winning the gauliga, the team qualified for the national championship play-offs; bremen's best result was a quarter-final place in 1942.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.in 1960–61, werder won their first dfb-pokal, defeating 1.fc kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final.the team consisted of future international sepp piontek, former international willi schröder, and arnold schütz, among others.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season.werder won their first german championship in 1964–65, finishing three points ahead of 1.fc köln.one of the team's key players was german international and defender horst-dieter höttges.werder finished runners-up in 1967–68; in the following years, they languished in the bottom half of the table.the right goalpost subsequently broke, bringing the goal down, which could not be repaired nor replaced. | sv werder bremen | league | bundesliga | founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season. |
56°n 10°e denmark (danish: danmark, pronounced [ˈtænmɑk] (listen)) is a nordic constituent country in northern europe.it is the metropolitan part of and most populous constituent of the kingdom of denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the faroe islands and greenland in the north atlantic ocean.metropolitan denmark is the southernmost of the scandinavian countries, lying south-west and south (bornholm and ertholmene) of sweden, south of norway, and north of germany, with which it shares a short and only land border.as of 2013, the kingdom of denmark, including the faroe islands and greenland, has a total of 1,419 islands above 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft); 443 of which have been named and of which 78 are inhabited.spanning a total area of 42,943 km2 (16,580 sq mi), metropolitan denmark consists of the northern part of the jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands.of these, the most populated island is zealand, on which the capital copenhagen is situated, followed by funen, the north jutlandic island, and amager.denmark's geography is characterised by flat, arable land, sandy coasts, low elevation, and a temperate climate.it had a population of 5.935 million (1 february 2023), of which 800,000 (2 million in the wider area) live in the capital and largest city, copenhagen.denmark exercises hegemonic influence in the danish realm, devolving powers to handle internal affairs.home rule was established in the faroe islands in 1948 and in greenland in 1979; the latter obtained further autonomy in 2009.the unified kingdom of denmark emerged in the eighth century as a proficient maritime power amid the struggle for control of the baltic sea.in 1397, it joined norway and sweden to form the kalmar union, which persisted until the latter's secession in 1523.the remaining kingdom of denmark–norway endured a series of wars in the 17th century that resulted in further territorial cessions to the swedish empire.following the napoleonic wars, norway was absorbed into sweden, leaving denmark with the faroe islands, greenland, and iceland.a surge of nationalist movements in the 19th century were defeated in the first schleswig war of 1848, though the second schleswig war of 1864 resulted in further territorial losses to prussia.the period saw the adoption of the constitution of denmark on 5 june 1849, ending the absolute monarchy that was established in 1660 and introducing the current parliamentary system.an industrialised exporter of agricultural produce in the second half of the 19th century, denmark introduced social and labour-market reforms in the early 20th century, which formed the basis for the present welfare state model and advanced mixed economy.denmark remained neutral during world war i but regained the northern half of schleswig in 1920.danish neutrality was violated in world war ii following a swift german invasion in april 1940.during occupation, a resistance movement emerged in 1943 while iceland declared independence in 1944; denmark was liberated in may 1945.soviet forces left bornholm 5 april 1946.in 1973, denmark, together with greenland but not the faroes, became a member of what is now the european union, but negotiated certain opt-outs, such as retaining its own currency, the krone.denmark is a developed country with a high standard of living.denmark is a founding member of nato, the nordic council, the oecd, osce, and the united nations; it is also part of the schengen area.denmark maintains close political, cultural, and linguistic ties with its scandinavian neighbours, with the danish language being partially mutually intelligible with both norwegian and swedish.this is centred primarily on the prefix 'dan' and whether it refers to the dani or a historical person dan and the exact meaning of the -'mark' ending. | machineable | geoscopic | weedily <tsp> machineable | quizzable | hitchel | no related information |
the polish academy of sciences (polish: polska akademia nauk, pan) is a polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.headquartered in warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes.it was established in 1951, during the early period of the polish people's republic following world war ii.the academy has also, operating through its committees, become a major scientific advisory body.another aspect of the academy is its coordination and overseeing of numerous (several dozen) research institutes.pan institutes employ over 2,000 people and are funded by about a third of the polish government's budget for science.the president for the 2019–2022 term was jerzy duszyński (his second term in the post), together with five vice presidents: stanisław czuczwar, stanisław filipowicz, paweł rowiński, roman słowiński, and romuald zabielski.on 20 october 2022, general assembly of the polish academy of sciences elected marek konarzewski to become the new president of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.on 8 december 2022, another session of general assembly of the academy elected four vice presidents at the recommendation of the president elect; as such mirosława ostrowska, natalia sobczak, and dariusz jemielniak, and aleksander welfe were elected as vice presidents of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.all the presidents of the polish academy of sciences to date, by term, are as follows: 1952–1956: jan bohdan dembowski 1957–1962: tadeusz kotarbiński 1962–1971: janusz groszkowski 1971–1977: włodzimierz trzebiatowski 1977–1980: witold nowacki 1980–1983: aleksander gieysztor 1984–1990: jan karol kostrzewski 1990–1992: aleksander gieysztor 1993–1998: leszek kuźnicki 1999–2001: mirosław mossakowski 2002–2003: jerzy kołodziejczak 2003–2006: andrzej legocki 2007–2014: michał kleiber 2015–2018: jerzy duszyński 2019–2022: jerzy duszyński 2023–2026: (president-elect) marek konarzewski == institutes == the polish academy of sciences has numerous institutes, including: hirszfeld institute of immunology and experimental therapy nencki institute of experimental biologybohdan dobrzański institute of agrophysics museum and institute of zoology kielanowski institute of animal physiology and nutrition mammal research institute of the polish academy of sciences institute of pharmacology of the polish academy of sciences - established, 1954, became an independent institute in 1974; publishes the journal pharmacological reports.institute of psychology institute of high pressure physics nicolaus copernicus astronomical center institute of fundamental technological research institute of metallurgy and materials science polish institute of physical chemistry centre of molecular and macromolecular studies, polish academy of sciences in lodz department of turbine dynamics and diagnostics of the institute of fluid-flow machinery of the polish academy of sciences institute of mathematics of the polish academy of sciences institute of computer science of the polish academy of sciences institute of theoretical and applied informatics, polish academy of sciences institute for the history of science, polish academy of sciences institute of economics of the polish academy of sciences institute of physics of the polish academy of sciences == notable members == franciszek bujak, historian tomasz dietl, physicist aleksandra dunin-wąsowicz, archaeologist zofia hilczer-kurnatowska, archaeologist maria janion, scholar, critic and theoretician of literature zofia kielan-jaworowska, paleontologist franciszek kokot, nephrologist stanisław konturek, physician leszek kołakowski, philosopher roman kozłowski, paleontologist jacek leociak, literary scholar wanda leopold, author, translator, and literature critic mieczysław mąkosza, chemist zenon mariak, neurosurgeon, professor karol myśliwiec, archeologist witold nowacki, mathematician (president of the academy 1978 to 1980) czesław olech, mathematician bohdan paczyński, astrophysicist włodzimierz ptak, immunologist marianna sankiewicz-budzyńska electronics engineer and academic andrzej schinzel, mathematician jan strelau, psychologist piotr sztompka, sociologist joanna tokarska-bakir, anthropologist and religious studies scholar andrzej trautman, physicist andrzej udalski, astrophysicist and astronomer jerzy vetulani, pharmacologist and neuroscientist jan woleński, philosopher aleksander wolszczan, astronomer bernard zabłocki, microbiologist and immunologist stanisław zagaja, pomologist, professor and director of research institute of pomology and floriculture == foreign members == aage bohr, physicist zbyszek darzynkiewicz, cell biologist joseph h. eberly, physicist erol gelenbe, computer scientist and engineer martin hairer, mathematician jack k. hale, mathematician stephen t. holgate, immunopharmacologist (2001) ernst håkon jahr, linguist krzysztof matyjaszewski, polish chemist working at carnegie mellon university karl alexander müller, physicist roger penrose, mathematician carlo rubbia, physicist peter m. simons, philosopher boleslaw szymanski, computer scientist chen ning yang, physicist george zarnecki, art historian == periodicals == acta arithmetica acta asiatica varsoviensia acta ornithologica acta palaeontologica polonica acta physica polonica annales zoologici archaeologia polona fundamenta mathematicae == see also == academy of sciences french academy of sciences polish academy of learning (headquartered in kraków) poznań society of friends of learning royal society warsaw society of friends of learning == references == == external links == pan website (click on british flag icon for english-language content) | polish academy of sciences | regionserved | poland | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | semiprotectorate | semibureaucratic | dorn | no related information |
sportverein werder bremen von 1899 e. v. (german pronunciation: [ɛs faʊ̯ ˌvɛʁdɐ ˈbʁeːmən] (listen)), commonly known as werder bremen, werder or simply bremen, is a german professional sports club based in the free hanseatic city of bremen.founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.the team's first major trophy was the 1960–61 dfb-pokal; they last won the cup in 2008–09.bremen's first german championship came in 1964–65, and their latest in 2003–04, when they won the double.in european football, werder won the 1991–92 european cup winners' cup, and were runners-up in the 2008–09 uefa cup.bremen have played at the weserstadion since 1909.the club shares a rivalry with fellow northern german club hamburger sv, known as the nordderby (english: 'north derby').in april 2022, werder had over 40,000 members.the name 'werder' is the german word for 'river peninsula', alluding the riverside field on which the team played their first football matches.on 10 september 1899, werder won their first match 1–0, against asc 1898 bremen.in 1900, the club was one of the founder members of the german football association (dfb).werder then enjoyed some early success, winning several local championships.in 1903, all three of their teams won their local leagues.due to the club's popularity, werder became the first side in the city to charge entry fees for home matches.after the first world war, the club adopted other sports, such as athletics, baseball, chess, cricket, and tennis.on 19 january 1920, the club took on their current name: sportverein werder bremen.in 1922, it became the first club in bremen to hire a professional coach, the hungarian ferenc kónya.werder made regular appearances in the play-offs of the northern german football championship during the 1920s and early 1930s, but did not win any titles.in the mid-1930s, striker matthias heidemann became the club's first international.werder won the gauliga niedersachsen in 1933–34, and again in 1935–36, 1936–37, and 1941–42.by winning the gauliga, the team qualified for the national championship play-offs; bremen's best result was a quarter-final place in 1942.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.in 1960–61, werder won their first dfb-pokal, defeating 1.fc kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final.the team consisted of future international sepp piontek, former international willi schröder, and arnold schütz, among others.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season.werder won their first german championship in 1964–65, finishing three points ahead of 1.fc köln.one of the team's key players was german international and defender horst-dieter höttges.werder finished runners-up in 1967–68; in the following years, they languished in the bottom half of the table.the right goalpost subsequently broke, bringing the goal down, which could not be repaired nor replaced. | sv werder bremen | manager | viktor skrypnyk | no related information |
abdulsalami abubakar ( (listen); born 13 june 1942) is a nigerian statesman and retired nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of nigeria from 1998 to 1999.he was also chief of defence staff from 1997 to 1998.he succeeded general sani abacha upon his death.during his leadership, nigeria adopted a modified version of the 1979 constitution, which provided for multiparty elections.he transferred power to president-elect olusegun obasanjo on 29 may 1999.he is the current chairman of the national peace committee.from 1957 to 1962, he had his secondary school education at government college, bida, niger state.from january to october 1963 he studied at kaduna technical college.from 1964- 1966, he was flown to uetersen, west germany with a team of officer cadets, for basic and advance military training.when he returned to nigeria in 1966 he was seconded to the nigerian army.in october 1967, abubakar was commissioned second lieutenant, infantry division, nigerian army.from 1967 to 1968, abubakar was general staff officer two, second garrison, and commanding officer, 92 infantry battalion from 1969 to 1974.between 1974 and 1975, he was made brigade major, 7th infantry brigade.in 1975 he served as commanding officer, 84 infantry battalion.in 1978–1979, abubakar was commanding officer for the 145 infantry battalion (nibatt ii), united nations interim force, lebanon.in 1979 he was made assistant adjutant general 3rd infantry division, nigeria.from 1980 to 1982, abubakar was chief instructor at the nigerian defence academy.in 1982 he was appointed as the colonel of administration and quartering, 1st mechanised division.a position he held up until 1984.from 1985 to 1986, abubakar was the commander 3rd mechanised brigade.he served as the military secretary of the army, 1986–1988.abubakar was made general officer commanding 1st mechanised division 1990–1991.between 1991 and 1993, he was the principal staff officer, as the army chief of plan and policy, defence headquarters.from 1997 to 1998, general sani abacha appointed abubakar as the chief of defence staff.upon abacha's death on 8 june 1998, one day later abubakar was named military president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of nigeria.although democratic elections had been held in 1993, they were annulled by general ibrahim babangida.reported to have had an initial reluctance to accepting the position, abubakar was sworn in as president on 9 june 1998 after the unexpected death of abacha.he declared a weeklong period of national mourning.he established the independent national electoral commission (inec), appointing former supreme court justice ephraim akpata as chairman.the inec held a series of elections first for local government areas in december 1998, then for state assemblies and governors, national assemblies and finally for the president on 27 february 1999.although efforts were made to ensure that the elections were free and fair, there were widespread irregularities that drew criticism from foreign observers.a lecture circuit at chicago state university in chicago, illinois, united states featuring him encountered opposition, because he had supported abacha's government.(abacha's administration was notorious for its human rights abuses).he was also sued in that country by other nigerians who claimed he was responsible for the death of 1993 president-elect moshood kashimawo olawale abiola, who died in custody after being prevented by the military from taking office, and for the violation of the rights of others during his administration.abubakar helped in the liberian peace movement by presiding over the 2003 peace talks between charles taylor and the opposing rebels.this is seen in the movie pray the devil back to hell. | abdulsalami abubakar | successor | al-amin daggash | no related information |
the polish academy of sciences (polish: polska akademia nauk, pan) is a polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.headquartered in warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes.it was established in 1951, during the early period of the polish people's republic following world war ii.the academy has also, operating through its committees, become a major scientific advisory body.another aspect of the academy is its coordination and overseeing of numerous (several dozen) research institutes.pan institutes employ over 2,000 people and are funded by about a third of the polish government's budget for science.the president for the 2019–2022 term was jerzy duszyński (his second term in the post), together with five vice presidents: stanisław czuczwar, stanisław filipowicz, paweł rowiński, roman słowiński, and romuald zabielski.on 20 october 2022, general assembly of the polish academy of sciences elected marek konarzewski to become the new president of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.on 8 december 2022, another session of general assembly of the academy elected four vice presidents at the recommendation of the president elect; as such mirosława ostrowska, natalia sobczak, and dariusz jemielniak, and aleksander welfe were elected as vice presidents of the academy for the 2023–2026 term.all the presidents of the polish academy of sciences to date, by term, are as follows: 1952–1956: jan bohdan dembowski 1957–1962: tadeusz kotarbiński 1962–1971: janusz groszkowski 1971–1977: włodzimierz trzebiatowski 1977–1980: witold nowacki 1980–1983: aleksander gieysztor 1984–1990: jan karol kostrzewski 1990–1992: aleksander gieysztor 1993–1998: leszek kuźnicki 1999–2001: mirosław mossakowski 2002–2003: jerzy kołodziejczak 2003–2006: andrzej legocki 2007–2014: michał kleiber 2015–2018: jerzy duszyński 2019–2022: jerzy duszyński 2023–2026: (president-elect) marek konarzewski == institutes == the polish academy of sciences has numerous institutes, including: hirszfeld institute of immunology and experimental therapy nencki institute of experimental biologybohdan dobrzański institute of agrophysics museum and institute of zoology kielanowski institute of animal physiology and nutrition mammal research institute of the polish academy of sciences institute of pharmacology of the polish academy of sciences - established, 1954, became an independent institute in 1974; publishes the journal pharmacological reports.institute of psychology institute of high pressure physics nicolaus copernicus astronomical center institute of fundamental technological research institute of metallurgy and materials science polish institute of physical chemistry centre of molecular and macromolecular studies, polish academy of sciences in lodz department of turbine dynamics and diagnostics of the institute of fluid-flow machinery of the polish academy of sciences institute of mathematics of the polish academy of sciences institute of computer science of the polish academy of sciences institute of theoretical and applied informatics, polish academy of sciences institute for the history of science, polish academy of sciences institute of economics of the polish academy of sciences institute of physics of the polish academy of sciences == notable members == franciszek bujak, historian tomasz dietl, physicist aleksandra dunin-wąsowicz, archaeologist zofia hilczer-kurnatowska, archaeologist maria janion, scholar, critic and theoretician of literature zofia kielan-jaworowska, paleontologist franciszek kokot, nephrologist stanisław konturek, physician leszek kołakowski, philosopher roman kozłowski, paleontologist jacek leociak, literary scholar wanda leopold, author, translator, and literature critic mieczysław mąkosza, chemist zenon mariak, neurosurgeon, professor karol myśliwiec, archeologist witold nowacki, mathematician (president of the academy 1978 to 1980) czesław olech, mathematician bohdan paczyński, astrophysicist włodzimierz ptak, immunologist marianna sankiewicz-budzyńska electronics engineer and academic andrzej schinzel, mathematician jan strelau, psychologist piotr sztompka, sociologist joanna tokarska-bakir, anthropologist and religious studies scholar andrzej trautman, physicist andrzej udalski, astrophysicist and astronomer jerzy vetulani, pharmacologist and neuroscientist jan woleński, philosopher aleksander wolszczan, astronomer bernard zabłocki, microbiologist and immunologist stanisław zagaja, pomologist, professor and director of research institute of pomology and floriculture == foreign members == aage bohr, physicist zbyszek darzynkiewicz, cell biologist joseph h. eberly, physicist erol gelenbe, computer scientist and engineer martin hairer, mathematician jack k. hale, mathematician stephen t. holgate, immunopharmacologist (2001) ernst håkon jahr, linguist krzysztof matyjaszewski, polish chemist working at carnegie mellon university karl alexander müller, physicist roger penrose, mathematician carlo rubbia, physicist peter m. simons, philosopher boleslaw szymanski, computer scientist chen ning yang, physicist george zarnecki, art historian == periodicals == acta arithmetica acta asiatica varsoviensia acta ornithologica acta palaeontologica polonica acta physica polonica annales zoologici archaeologia polona fundamenta mathematicae == see also == academy of sciences french academy of sciences polish academy of learning (headquartered in kraków) poznań society of friends of learning royal society warsaw society of friends of learning == references == == external links == pan website (click on british flag icon for english-language content) | longan | alexandra | deadness <tsp> longan | acacatechin | unterminational | no related information |
sportverein werder bremen von 1899 e. v. (german pronunciation: [ɛs faʊ̯ ˌvɛʁdɐ ˈbʁeːmən] (listen)), commonly known as werder bremen, werder or simply bremen, is a german professional sports club based in the free hanseatic city of bremen.founded on 4 february 1899, werder are best known for their professional association football team, who compete in the bundesliga, the first tier of the german football league system.bremen share the record for most seasons played in the bundesliga with bayern munich, and are ranked third in the all-time bundesliga table, behind bayern and borussia dortmund.werder have been german champions four times, have won the dfb-pokal six times, the dfl-ligapokal once, the dfl-supercup thrice, and the european cup winners' cup once.the team's first major trophy was the 1960–61 dfb-pokal; they last won the cup in 2008–09.bremen's first german championship came in 1964–65, and their latest in 2003–04, when they won the double.in european football, werder won the 1991–92 european cup winners' cup, and were runners-up in the 2008–09 uefa cup.bremen have played at the weserstadion since 1909.the club shares a rivalry with fellow northern german club hamburger sv, known as the nordderby (english: 'north derby').in april 2022, werder had over 40,000 members.the name 'werder' is the german word for 'river peninsula', alluding the riverside field on which the team played their first football matches.on 10 september 1899, werder won their first match 1–0, against asc 1898 bremen.in 1900, the club was one of the founder members of the german football association (dfb).werder then enjoyed some early success, winning several local championships.in 1903, all three of their teams won their local leagues.due to the club's popularity, werder became the first side in the city to charge entry fees for home matches.after the first world war, the club adopted other sports, such as athletics, baseball, chess, cricket, and tennis.on 19 january 1920, the club took on their current name: sportverein werder bremen.in 1922, it became the first club in bremen to hire a professional coach, the hungarian ferenc kónya.werder made regular appearances in the play-offs of the northern german football championship during the 1920s and early 1930s, but did not win any titles.in the mid-1930s, striker matthias heidemann became the club's first international.werder won the gauliga niedersachsen in 1933–34, and again in 1935–36, 1936–37, and 1941–42.by winning the gauliga, the team qualified for the national championship play-offs; bremen's best result was a quarter-final place in 1942.as professionalism was not permitted in german football, several werder players worked at the nearby brinkmann tobacco factory; the side were subsequently nicknamed 'texas 11' after one of the company's cigarette brands.between the end of the second world war and the formation of the bundesliga in 1963, the club was recognised as one of the top two teams in northern germany, along with hamburger sv.in 1960–61, werder won their first dfb-pokal, defeating 1.fc kaiserslautern 2–0 in the final.the team consisted of future international sepp piontek, former international willi schröder, and arnold schütz, among others.a second place in the 1962–63 oberliga nord, behind hamburger sv, ensured werder's place in the 1963–64 bundesliga, the competition's inaugural season.werder won their first german championship in 1964–65, finishing three points ahead of 1.fc köln.one of the team's key players was german international and defender horst-dieter höttges.werder finished runners-up in 1967–68; in the following years, they languished in the bottom half of the table.the right goalpost subsequently broke, bringing the goal down, which could not be repaired nor replaced. | yardful | aldermanity | localised | no related information |
56°n 10°e denmark (danish: danmark, pronounced [ˈtænmɑk] (listen)) is a nordic constituent country in northern europe.it is the metropolitan part of and most populous constituent of the kingdom of denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the faroe islands and greenland in the north atlantic ocean.metropolitan denmark is the southernmost of the scandinavian countries, lying south-west and south (bornholm and ertholmene) of sweden, south of norway, and north of germany, with which it shares a short and only land border.as of 2013, the kingdom of denmark, including the faroe islands and greenland, has a total of 1,419 islands above 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft); 443 of which have been named and of which 78 are inhabited.spanning a total area of 42,943 km2 (16,580 sq mi), metropolitan denmark consists of the northern part of the jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands.of these, the most populated island is zealand, on which the capital copenhagen is situated, followed by funen, the north jutlandic island, and amager.denmark's geography is characterised by flat, arable land, sandy coasts, low elevation, and a temperate climate.it had a population of 5.935 million (1 february 2023), of which 800,000 (2 million in the wider area) live in the capital and largest city, copenhagen.denmark exercises hegemonic influence in the danish realm, devolving powers to handle internal affairs.home rule was established in the faroe islands in 1948 and in greenland in 1979; the latter obtained further autonomy in 2009.the unified kingdom of denmark emerged in the eighth century as a proficient maritime power amid the struggle for control of the baltic sea.in 1397, it joined norway and sweden to form the kalmar union, which persisted until the latter's secession in 1523.the remaining kingdom of denmark–norway endured a series of wars in the 17th century that resulted in further territorial cessions to the swedish empire.following the napoleonic wars, norway was absorbed into sweden, leaving denmark with the faroe islands, greenland, and iceland.a surge of nationalist movements in the 19th century were defeated in the first schleswig war of 1848, though the second schleswig war of 1864 resulted in further territorial losses to prussia.the period saw the adoption of the constitution of denmark on 5 june 1849, ending the absolute monarchy that was established in 1660 and introducing the current parliamentary system.an industrialised exporter of agricultural produce in the second half of the 19th century, denmark introduced social and labour-market reforms in the early 20th century, which formed the basis for the present welfare state model and advanced mixed economy.denmark remained neutral during world war i but regained the northern half of schleswig in 1920.danish neutrality was violated in world war ii following a swift german invasion in april 1940.during occupation, a resistance movement emerged in 1943 while iceland declared independence in 1944; denmark was liberated in may 1945.soviet forces left bornholm 5 april 1946.in 1973, denmark, together with greenland but not the faroes, became a member of what is now the european union, but negotiated certain opt-outs, such as retaining its own currency, the krone.denmark is a developed country with a high standard of living.denmark is a founding member of nato, the nordic council, the oecd, osce, and the united nations; it is also part of the schengen area.denmark maintains close political, cultural, and linguistic ties with its scandinavian neighbours, with the danish language being partially mutually intelligible with both norwegian and swedish.this is centred primarily on the prefix 'dan' and whether it refers to the dani or a historical person dan and the exact meaning of the -'mark' ending. | risibles | somesthesia | psittacomorphic <tsp> risibles | cabbagelike | anisochromatic | no related information |
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