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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B6gt%20%C3%B6ver%20havet
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Högt över havet
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"Högt över havet" is a song written by Lasse Holm, and performed by Arja Saijonmaa at Melodifestivalen 1987. The song also won the OGAE Second Chance Contest.
The single peaked at 14th position at the Swedish singles chart. The song also charted at Svensktoppen, where it stayed for 11 weeks during the period of 12 April-21 June 1987, topping the chart in the first week.
Other recordings
Thorleifs recorded the song on the album "Saxgodingar 4" in 1998.
Heavy metal band Black Ingvars recorded the song on the 1998 album "Schlager Metal".
Charts
References
External links
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
1987 singles
Arja Saijonmaa songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 1987
Songs written by Lasse Holm
Swedish-language songs
1987 songs
Mariann Grammofon singles
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41079042
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD%20Srnka
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Jiří Srnka
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Jiří Srnka (19 August 1907 – 31 January 1982) was a Czech composer.
Biography
His teacher was the well known violinist, Otakar Ševčík at the Prague Conservatory from the age of 8. From 1928, he studied at the school of Vítězslav Novák and Alois Hába. He composed music for nearly 200 films. These included Krakatit, Jan Hus, and Dařbuján a Pandrhola. Additionally, he created works for TV series, such as F. L. Věk. His works depicts the essential parts of his connection with the musical reality. He wrote several songs and orchestral works as well. He frequently worked with directors Otakar Vávra and František Čáp.
Filmography
Turbina (1941)
The Great Dam (film) (1942)
Mist on the Moors (1943)
Premonition (1947)
Sign of the Anchor (1947)
Krakatit (1948)
Silent Barricade (1949)
Jan Hus (1954)
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
The Night Guest (1961)
Witchhammer (1970)
References
External links
1907 births
1982 deaths
Czech film score composers
Male film score composers
People from Písek
20th-century composers
20th-century Czech male musicians
Prague Conservatory alumni
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41079055
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec%20Farrow
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Alec Farrow
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Alexander Farrow (8 February 1894 – 15 September 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Farrow was born in Carlton, the second son of Robert William Johnston and Mary Ann Perry. He was attracted to the military during his schooldays, and so enlisted to fight in World War 1 as soon as he turned 18. Trained as a signaller, he spent the last two years of the conflict in the Middle East – where, like many of the Australian troops, he took every opportunity he could to kick a football. He returned to Australia in April 1919.
Farrow commenced his VFL career at Melbourne late in the 1919 season. He proved himself a sure ball-handler at ground level and had an uncanny ability to read the ball as it spilt from packs. His disposal was accurate, and he took a good mark for his size. Something of a sensation from his first appearance, he played in the middle in most of his 33 games and represented Victoria in both 1920 and 1921.
In 1922, Carlton convinced Farrow to move to Princes Park. His twelve games for the season produced 12 goals and included his only finals appearance, with Essendon scoring in the last few minutes to beat Carlton by 5 points.
Farrow's career lasted just two more games after that high point, ending with a sickening collision with a Richmond opponent at Punt Road Oval in May 1923. Farrow and his adversary clashed heads in a ground level contest, and both were taken from the field unconscious. At first it was feared that Farrow had sustained a fractured skull, but it was later confirmed as severe concussion.
Almost twenty years later, when World War II broke out, Farrow volunteered a second time to serve his country – in the blue serge uniform of the RAAF. He was restricted by his age to duty within Australia, but rose to the rank of Corporal before his final discharge in January 1948. He died seven years later at the age of 61.
Notes
External links
Alec Farrow's profile at Blueseum
1894 births
1955 deaths
Carlton Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian military personnel of World War I
Royal Australian Air Force airmen
Australian Army soldiers
Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
Military personnel from Melbourne
People from Carlton, Victoria
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41079066
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20L%C3%B3pez%20%28actor%29
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Gabriel López (actor)
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Gabriel López (born 17 March 1991) is a Venezuelan singer and television actor.
Biography
Gabriel was born in a family with a performing arts background. His father Diony López was an executive producer, singer and songwriter. He began his career at the age of 9 as the host of the kids TV show El Club Disney. His first acting role came at the age of 10 in the RCTV telenovela Trapos íntimos. He later went on to obtain roles in other RCTV telenovelas such as La cuaima, Amor a Palos and La trepadora.
In 2013, he obtained a co-starring role in the Venevisión telenovela De todas maneras Rosa. The telenovela provided a platform to enhance his singing career as he performed the theme song of the telenovela titled Locura de amor.
In 2015, he and his family moved to the United States and he starting working as an actor in Networks such as NBC Telemundo, Nickelodeon and several theatre productions as an actor and producer.
Telenovelas
2002: Trapos íntimos as Gabriel Pérez
2003: La cuaima as Coco O'Brian
2005: Amor a Palos as Romano Restrepo
2008: La Trepadora as Yosmir
2009: Libres como el viento as Andres
2011: El árbol de Gabriel as Saul Navas
2012: Mi ex me tiene ganas as Germán Zorrilla Franco
2013: De todas maneras Rosa as Reinaldo Bermúdez
2014: Nora as Guillermo
2015: Piel salvaje as Leandro López-Méndez
2017: Mariposa de barrio as Carlos
2017: Milagros de Navidad as Luca Ayala
2018: Sangre de mi Tierra as Rafael Zambrano
2019: Club 57 as Oso/Barba Negra
References
External links
at
1991 births
Living people
People from El Tigre
Venezuelan male telenovela actors
21st-century Venezuelan male actors
21st-century Venezuelan male singers
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41079070
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veselin%20Gerov
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Veselin Gerov
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Veselin Petkov Gerov () (born 7 May 1970) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker, mostly in Germany.
References
External links
Living people
1970 births
Footballers from Pleven
Bulgarian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
PFC Spartak Plovdiv players
FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Botev Plovdiv players
SC Paderborn 07 players
Rot Weiss Ahlen players
Kickers Offenbach players
SV Sandhausen players
KSV Hessen Kassel players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
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41079091
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Ki-ho%20%28writer%29
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Lee Ki-ho (writer)
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Lee Ki-ho (the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Lee Ki-ho was born in Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea, in 1972. Lee Ki-ho debuted when his short story “Birney” won the monthly Modern Literature New Writer's Contest in 1999. He is currently a professor in the department of creative writing at Gwangju University.
Work
Lee Ki-ho is considered to be one of South Korea's most unusual writers to the extent that one critic has declared that the conventions of a story cannot be applied to Lee's work. Lee debuted in 1999 with “Bunny,” a short story that seems to reflect the rhythms of rap, as well as pansori, a traditional Korean ballad. The stories following his debut are just as diversely experimental, for one story borrows the question and answer method of an interrogation, while another adopts the writing style and typeset of the Bible, and still another uses language that is suggestive of the kind used on a TV cooking show.
Lee is inventive not only with form, but also with his characters, who are a humble and sordid lot: a small-time pimp who dropped out of high school after assaulting a teacher; a third-rate actor addicted to glue; a gang member who had grown up in an orphanage; and a character who ekes out a living by working at a local convenience store. Lee's stories not only feature these back alley types, but also those with abnormal traits, such as a youth who has eyes in the back of his head and a man who falls in love with a flagstaff from where the national flag hangs.
These misfits, who seem to have jumped straight out of tabloids or entertainment programs, are distinctive and, at the same time, very real individuals who can be easily found on the fringes of society. A character named Lee Sibong, who appears regularly in Lee's work, is portrayed a little differently in each story but is, for the most part, a pathetic and naïve flunky with no luck whatsoever, someone who seems to be the epitome of human failure. By ridiculing the lives of these vulgar yet common characters, Lee makes his readers laugh. However, the target of our laughter quickly becomes our own society that is steeped in arrogance and artifice, for the characters’ vulgarity, naiveté, and tragic failures symbolize the failings of our society.
Lee has had one novel translated into English, At Least We Can Apologize in 2013. At Least We Can Apologize has been described as:
post-modern, and a bit absurd, but also a fun read on at least two levels. First is the surface level, as a farcical course of events. Second is as a metaphor for the ability of power, particularly when it can instill guilt in the powerless, to control without having to use formal control, and how that, once unbalanced, can spill completely out of control.
In 2010 Lee won the Yi Hyo-seok Literature Prize.
Works in English translation
At Least We Can Apologize (사과는 잘해요; translator: Christopher J. Dykas), 2013, Dalkey Archive Press,
So Far, and Yet So Near (밀수록 다시 가까워지는; translator: Theresa Kim), 2014, ASIA Publishers,
Kwon Sun-chan and Nice People (권순찬과 착한 사람들; translator: Stella Kim), 2015, ASIA Publishers,
Works in Korean (partial)
Novels
At Least We Can Apologize
Short story collections
Choi Sunduk: Filled with the Holy Spirit (2004)
I Knew If I Stayed around Long Enough, Something like This Would Happen (2006)
Awards
Modern Literature New Writer's Contest (1999)
Yi Hyo-seok Literature Prize (2010)
References
External links
1972 births
Korean writers
Living people
Chugye University for the Arts alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hur%20sv%C3%A5rt%20kan%20det%20va%3F
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Hur svårt kan det va?
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"Hur svårt kan det va?" is a song written by Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren, and originally performed by Linda Bengtzing in the fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2008 in Karlskrona on 1 March of that year. The song headed directly to the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena, and subsequently achieved fifth place.
On 27 April 2008, the song entered Svensktoppen, where it ended up peaking at number nine. The following week, the song had been knocked out of the chart.
The single was released on 9 March 2008, and peaked at number 3 on the Swedish singles chart.
Single track listing
Hur svårt kan det va (original)
Hur svårt kan det va (instrumental)
Charts
References
External links
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
2008 singles
Linda Bengtzing songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2008
Swedish-language songs
2008 songs
Songs written by Johan Fransson (songwriter)
Songs written by Tim Larsson
Songs written by Tobias Lundgren
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41079109
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion%20R.%20Marsh
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Marion R. Marsh
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Marion "Steve" Marsh (October 21, 1893 – September 5, 1977) was an American architect in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marsh came to Charlotte in 1916 as chief draftsman for architect J. M. McMichael. He opened his own practice in 1922. He designed the Coca-Cola Bottling Company building (Charlotte, North Carolina). Except for a brief period in the early 1940s, he spent his entire career in Charlotte.
Early life
Marsh was born in Jacksonville, Florida, studied at the university in Jacksonville and took correspondence courses in architecture before and working at his brother's architectural firm Marsh and Saxelbye in Jacksonville. He came to Charlotte in 1916 as chief draftsman for the architectural firm of J.M. McMichael. He worked at the chemical engineering firm of Peter Gilchrist as chief architect. He opened his own practice in Charlotte in 1922.
Career
Marsh was stationed in New York and Washington D.C., with the War Production Board during World War II. He served as liaison architect for the construction division of the production board. Marsh partnered with Teebe Hawkins of Atlanta in 1945.
Marsh worked from 1922 to 1964, when he retired. He designed the 1926 Builders Building at 314 West Trade Street for developer Charles Lambeth. The seven-story downtown building was a headquarters for many of Charlotte's contractors. He also designed the Charlotte Armory (destroyed) at Kings Drive and Seventh Street and the main office of Mutual Savings (1962) and Loan at 330 South Tryon Street downtown Charlotte.
The Mutual Savings building was designed in the International Style with whiteglaze masonry. His firm survived his passing to become Hawkins-Kibler Associates.
Work
Charlotte Armory (destroyed)
Plaza Theater (destroyed)
The Plaza Theatre
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (1930) at 1401-1409 West Morehead St.
Plaza-Midwood and Eastover Elementary Schools (1936)
Fairview Homes public housing for African-Americans
apartment house at Queens Road and Pembroke Avenue in Myers Park (1936)
Morris Field Army Air Base (1941)
Ligget Drug Company building
Charlotte Fire Station No. 2 (1948)
Oasis Temple (1953)
South Branch public library (1956)
Frank Sherrill residence in Dilworth (1928)
F. Siefart residence in Eastover
Torrence Hemby residence in present-day Beverly Crest (1953)
Pre-World War II commissions outside Charlotte
Jefferson County Courthouse, Gaffney, South Carolina
Kistler Memorial Library, Morganton, North Carolina
Kannapolis Theatre, North Carolina
Lincolnton Theatre, North Carolina
Hickory Theatre, North Carolina,
Lake City Theatre, South Carolina
Tubercular Ward, Morganton State Hospital
H.B. Wilkenson residence, Concord, North Carolina
W. Lineberger residence, Shelby, North Carolina
References
1893 births
1979 deaths
Architects from North Carolina
Architects from Jacksonville, Florida
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41079115
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcinetechma%20labonitae
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Furcinetechma labonitae
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Furcinetechma labonitae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Sucumbios Province).
The wingspan is for females and for males. The ground colour of the forewings is white with ochreous cream and yellow-brown suffusions and black spots. The markings are yellowish brown with black spots and blotches. The hindwings are whitish, suffused with pale brownish in the posterior half and with greyish strigulation.
Etymology
The species name refers to the type locality.
References
External links
Moths described in 2009
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079122
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7%20Notes%20to%20Infinity
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7 Notes to Infinity
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7 Notes to Infinity is a 2012 documentary film directed by Shrenik Rao. It is a musical documentary which pays tribute to Indian classical music and explores the universality of music through infinite musical compositions created from seven pitches.
Synopsis
The film explains the context in which Indian classical music evolved, and illustrates the role of the great king Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. Legendary musicians, the likes of Dr M. Balamuralikrishna, Padma Bhushan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Prince of the Travancore Royal Family- Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, the direct descendant of the great king Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, Sanjay Subrahmanyan and a group of young and enthusiastic music students feature prominently in the film.
With unprecedented access, 7 Notes to Infinity was shot extensively in Padmanabhapuram Palace, in Kanyakumari district, the famous Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kuthira Malika and Kowdiar Palace in Thiruvananthapuram.The documentary also presents Swati Tirunal's compositions in the Hindustani and Carnatic streams of music.
Release
The film was launched on the World Music Day in Kerala with the support of Saptaparani and State Bank of Travancore in June 2012.
References
External links
2012 films
Indian classical music
Documentary films about classical music and musicians
Indian documentary films
2012 documentary films
Films directed by Shrenik Rao
Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram
Films set in Kerala
2010s English-language films
English-language Indian films
English-language documentary films
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41079128
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcinetechma%20sangaycola
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Furcinetechma sangaycola
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Furcinetechma sangaycola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).
The wingspan is . The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged with brownish and suffused with brown along the costa and the termen. The dots are blackish brown and the markings are brownish black. The hindwings are brownish cream, but cream basally. The strigulation is greyish cream.
Etymology
The species name refers to the name of the Sangay National Park, where the species was first collected.
References
External links
Moths described in 2009
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079142
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA%20WorldView
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EA WorldView
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EA WorldView is a website specializing in news coverage and analysis of Iran, Syria and the wider Middle East.
History
The site, originally known as Enduring America, was created in 2008 by Scott Lucas when he was professor of International Politics and American Studies at the University of Birmingham,. During the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, it liveblogged the demonstrations. EA later liveblogged the civil uprising phase of the Syrian civil war.
Organisation
Its partners include the University of Birmingham's Political Science and International Studies department which hosts its podcast Political WorldView and University College Dublin's Clinton Institute.
References
External links
Enduring America – previous incarnation as a blog
Internet properties established in 2008
British news websites
Politics of the Middle East
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41079151
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949%20Northern%20Illinois%20State%20Huskies%20football%20team
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1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
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The 1949 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
References
Northern Illinois State
Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons
Northern Illinois State Huskies football
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41079152
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinohrady%20Water%20Tower
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Vinohrady Water Tower
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Vinohrady Water Tower () is a building in Vinohrady in Prague 10 which was originally built as a water tower. Today its architecture is recognized as culturally important although it is now converted to accommodate offices and apartments. The viewing platform at the top is 40 metres above the street level. Its tourism helps pay for over 20,000 dollars worth of repairs and maintenance a year.
History
The Vinohrady water tower building was created in 1882 to house steam engines and an underground reservoir. The engines pumped water up from the reservoir, creating a gravitational feed to nearby homes and businesses. Antonin Turek designed the building while he was the municipal architect.
The seventh floor originally contained a tank that could hold 200 cubic metres of water. Initially this was pumped from the River Vltava until 1912, when the water source was switched to a plant at Káraný. The water descended from the tank to supply Strašnice, Žižkov and Vršovice with drinking water.
In 1914 the tower's steam engines were replaced with electric motors. The revised system used water that was treated at a plant at Podolí and then stored in water tanks underground before being pumped to the top of this tower for use.
Architecture
Today its architecture is acknowledged to be of national historical importance, even though the building serves no modern purpose for water supply, as the motors, pumps and pipes have been removed. In 1993, the inside was converted to accommodate offices and apartments. The viewing platform at the top is 40 metres above the street level – once this provided a commanding view of the area, but today it is only slightly taller than the tenements that surround the tower. On each corner there are the statues of angels with clock faces between them. Below the clocks are four medallions celebrating Vinohrady. In 1991 the tower was recognised as being of cultural importance and was listed by the Czech Ministry of Culture.
References
Water towers in the Czech Republic
Buildings and structures in Prague
Infrastructure completed in 1882
Prague 10
1882 establishments in Austria-Hungary
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41079155
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcinetechma%20magnifurca
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Furcinetechma magnifurca
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Furcinetechma sangaycola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 17.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, suffused with cream basally and terminally where blackish brown dots are present. The markings are blackish brown with some paler parts. The hindwings are whitish, but cream at the apex.
Etymology
The species name refers to the large bifurcation of the uncus and is derived from Latin magnus (meaning large) and furca (meaning fork).
References
Moths described in 2008
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079195
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandview%20Township
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Grandview Township
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Grandview Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Grandview Township, Louisa County, Iowa
Grandview Township, Washington County, Ohio
Grandview Township, Lyon County, Minnesota
Grandview Township, Ford County, Kansas
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41079207
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Meitzler
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Neil Meitzler
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Neil Meitzler (1930–2009) was an American painter, well known in the Pacific Northwest for his landscapes and scenes of nature, rendered in a distinctive, modern style. He is often associated with the 'Northwest School' art movement.
Life and career
Meitzler was born Herbert Neil Claussen in Pueblo, Colorado, on September 14, 1930. Seeking work in the midst of the Great Depression, his family moved to Oregon, where Neil began using his stepfather's last name, after his father died and his mother remarried. When he was twelve his family moved again, to Orting, Washington (near Tacoma), and started a successful greenhouse flower-growing business. His mother and stepfather were devout Seventh-day Adventists.
Meitzler had been interested in art from early youth, and wanted to be either a professional artist or a minister. After leaving high school he moved to Seattle, and eventually began working as a draftsman at Boeing.
While at Boeing Meitzler won first prize in an employee art show, which led to exhibitions at small galleries, some sales, and critical notice. While working as a set painter he met Kenneth Callahan, who became his mentor and teacher; he also befriended Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, and other artists of the 'Northwest School'. Meitzler's early work was firmly rooted in traditional landscape painting, eventually showing the influence of mid-century Modern art, but it wasn't until his introduction to the "Northwest mystics" and Asian art that his work reached full flower. His landscapes, often featuring rocks and waterfalls, took on a soft, otherworldly glow, while blurring the line between representational and abstract art.
Beginning in 1957, Meitzler worked as an exhibition designer at the Seattle Art Museum. His work was at its most popular in the Northwest from the late 1950s through the mid-70s, in which period he received several awards, appeared in two solo shows at the Zoë Dusanne Gallery and one at SAM, was included in several regional and national group exhibitions, and generally enjoyed strong sales at galleries in the Northwest.
In 1977 he left the Northwest to work for the Seventh-day Adventist church's publishing arm on the East Coast; he continued painting, did commercial work, and taught art classes, but was mainly focused on family and religion in this period.
Throughout his life Meitzler was torn by conflict between his homosexuality and his religious faith. A short marriage in the early 1950s produced a son, but ended acrimoniously. A happier marriage, to Marcia Dawson, who had two young daughters, lasted from 1972 to 1987. In his late fifties, divorced and with children grown, he again became interested in fine art, his later work at times reflecting a growing acceptance of both his religious and sexual orientation.
In 1989 Meitzler returned to Washington, settling in Walla Walla, where he worked for a publishing company and lived with Ikune Sawada, a painter and master landscaper. The two built a comfortably eccentric home/studio with an elaborate Japanese garden in back, and spent much time in Japan. Meitzler continued to paint, exploring new stylistic directions and occasionally exhibiting.
He died on Feb. 21st, 2009, after a struggle with pancreatic cancer.
A major, in-depth retrospective of Meitzler's career was presented at Whitman College's Sheehan Gallery, in Walla Walla, in 2010.
Legacy
Meitzler received many awards throughout his life, including a National Council of the Arts Artists Grant in 1957. His work is found in significant private, corporate, and museum collections across the United States, including the Seattle Art Museum, the Henry Art Gallery, the Memphis Academy of Art, the Washington County Museum of Art in Maryland, Museum of Northwest Art in Laconner WA, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham,
the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University, and in the collection of the Imperial Family of Japan.
References
Painters from Seattle
Painters from Oregon
1930 births
2009 deaths
20th-century American painters
American male painters
People from Orting, Washington
20th-century American male artists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miki%20Geva
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Miki Geva
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Miki Geva (Hebrew: מיקי גבע;born 9 October 1979) is an Israeli stand-up comedian, musician and actor.
Celebrity impressions
Aviv Geffen
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benny Gantz
Kobi Oz
Kobi Peretz
Meir Sheetrit
Svika Pick
Teddy Sagi
Yair Lapid
Yehuda Levi
References
1979 births
Israeli Jews
Israeli male television actors
Jewish Israeli male actors
Israeli stand-up comedians
Israeli male comedians
Living people
People from Kiryat Malakhi
Jewish singers
Israeli male musical theatre actors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsushi%20Hiwasa
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Atsushi Hiwasa
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(born 22 May 1987 in Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Hiwasa has played 28 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team.
Hiwasa was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and played four matches for the Brave Blossoms.
Hiwasa currently plays for Top League team Suntory Sungoliath. He commenced playing for the club in 2010.
References
External links
Top League Profile, in Japanese
Suntory Sungoliath Profile, in Japanese
Player Statistics from itsrugby.co.uk
Living people
1987 births
Japanese rugby union players
Tokyo Sungoliath players
Japan international rugby union players
Rugby union scrum-halves
Sportspeople from Kobe
Sunwolves players
Stade Français Paris players
Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
2011 Rugby World Cup players
2015 Rugby World Cup players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305%20Angola%20Basketball%20Cup
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2004–05 Angola Basketball Cup
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Men's tournament
The 2005 Men's Basketball Cup was contested by eight teams and won by Primeiro de Agosto. The final was played on May 6, 2005.
Women's tournament
The 2005 Women's Basketball Cup was won by Primeiro de Agosto A.
Preliminary round
Final round
See also
2005 Angola Basketball Super Cup
2005 BAI Basket
References
Angola Basketball Cup seasons
Cup
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41079252
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Night%20of%20the%20Doctor
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The Night of the Doctor
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"The Night of the Doctor" is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was made available on BBC iPlayer and YouTube on 14 November 2013, as part of the BBC One lead-up to the show's 50th anniversary special. It was written by Steven Moffat and starred Paul McGann as the Doctor.
The episode is set during the Time War and shows the previously unseen last moments of the Eighth Doctor (McGann) and his artificially controlled regeneration into the War Doctor (John Hurt). It is McGann's second on-screen appearance as the Doctor, following his debut in the 1996 television film.
Plot
During the Time War, the Eighth Doctor attempts to rescue a pilot, Cass, whose spacecraft is crashing into the planet Karn. When Cass realises that the Doctor is a Time Lord, she refuses his aid, ignoring his claims that he has never taken part in the devastating Time War. The Doctor refuses to abandon Cass, and both are killed when the ship crashes.
On the planet, the Doctor is taken in by the Sisterhood of Karn, guardians of the Flame and Elixir of Eternal Life, who revive him temporarily; Cass, however, is beyond their help. The Sisterhood offer the Doctor a selection of potions which, if consumed before he expires, will not only trigger his regeneration into a new form, but allow him to choose which characteristics his next incarnation will have. They convince the Doctor that he must take action to end the Time War, which "threatens all reality". The Doctor initially refuses, but after seeing Cass's dead body, he agrees there is not much need for a doctor any more and asks for a potion that will turn him into "a warrior". Saluting the memory of his past companions, he drinks the potion and regenerates into a new incarnation, known as the War Doctor, who wears Cass's bandolier.
Continuity
Before regenerating, the Doctor mentions Charley Pollard, C'rizz, Lucie Miller, Tamsin Drew, and Molly O'Sullivan, his companions in audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. This marks the first time that original characters from the Big Finish audio series have been mentioned in the television show. Karn and the Sisterhood also appeared in Eighth Doctor stories, but debuted in the television show in The Brain of Morbius, a 1976 Fourth Doctor story.
The name of the priestess in this story, Ohila, is similar to Ohica, the name of the High Priestess of the Sisterhood in The Brain of Morbius, although no direct connection between the two characters is established.
Production
The idea for "The Night of the Doctor" came following the creation of the previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor played by John Hurt in "The Name of the Doctor". Steven Moffat decided that he wanted to see how this Doctor came into being, with the best story idea being a direct regeneration from the Eighth Doctor, which would have the added benefit of showing the end of the Eighth Doctor, which Moffat had always wanted to see. Having contacted Paul McGann, who indicated his willingness to participate, Moffat then constructed the mini-episode to serve as an additional surprise for the fans, as well as serving as an introductory piece to "The Day of the Doctor".
"The Night of the Doctor" was recorded at Roath Lock on 7–8 May 2013; the first day of filming consisted of all scenes taking place on the planet Karn, while the second day consisted of scenes in Cass' spaceship. Rather than a return to the costume from the TV movie or using the new image that Big Finish had introduced, Moffat decided on a variation of the TV movie outfit designed by Howard Burden. The new outfit referenced the previous one, retaining the long green coat and grey waistcoat, but making it appear more of an "adventurer's" rather than "gentleman's" outfit. At the same time, pictures of McGann in costume were taken on the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS console room set.
An archival photograph of John Hurt as Rodion Raskolnikov in the 1979 BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment was used to represent the reflection of the young War Doctor.
Broadcast and reception
The broadcast of the episode came as a surprise to viewers, as it was announced via Twitter less than an hour before its release. The appearance of Paul McGann was similarly unexpected. The mini-episode was intended to be released during the actual week of the anniversary, but was brought forward owing to the fact that its existence, as well as the surprise presence of McGann as the Eighth Doctor, were about to be leaked. The Atlantic listed "The Night of the Doctor" as one of the best television episodes of 2013.
The episode was made available on the BBC's YouTube site, its iPlayer service, and on the BBC Red Button service. "The Night of the Doctor" received over 2.5 million views within the week of its release. McGann's reprise performance was met with acclaim; fans of the episode campaigned for the BBC to grant the Eighth Doctor his own spin-off series, with one petition on Change.org accumulating over 15,000 signatures.
BBC America aired the episode on 25 December 2013 as part of an expanded broadcast of "The Day of the Doctor" including deleted scenes excluded from the normal US broadcast honouring the 50th Anniversary as well as Matt Smith's final episode which aired immediately following it and his farewell special.
Fan reaction
After the release of the mini-episode, fans of Doctor Who demanded a Doctor Who spin-off featuring McGann, multi-Doctor stories between McGann and Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor, or further specials or mini-episodes with McGann. A petition for a spin-off passed the goal of 15,000 signatures in November 2013, but extended the goal to 25,000 and has since then surpassed 20,000 signatures. Paul McGann indicated his willingness to return and noted that he had signed the petition himself. Emma Campbell-Jones, who played Cass, indicated a willingness to return also, noting that it isn't explicit that Cass died and that the character "needs to see that he is the good Doctor."
However, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat indicated that a McGann spin-off would not happen as, with the exception of the anniversary, there should be "one Doctor at a time." He also indicated that McGann's appearance was less important than the fact that his appearance was a surprise and stated that further mini-episodes with high production values would be produced and would be surprising for viewers and even the BBC.
Home media
The episode was included as an extra on the Blu-ray and DVD release of '"The Day of the Doctor'". The special was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 September 2014 as part of a "50th Anniversary Collectors Edition" boxset alongside "The Name of the Doctor", An Adventure in Space and Time, "The Day of the Doctor", "The Time of the Doctor" and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. The episode was also released again as an extra feature on the Blu Ray release of Doctor Who: The Movie on 19 September 2016.
In print
The storyline from this episode was included in the novelisation of "The Day of the Doctor". It was stated in the novelisation (which, like this episode, was written by Steven Moffat) that the potion the Doctor drank to become a warrior was a fake, intended by Ohila to convince him to fight in the Time War.
References
External links
Eighth Doctor stories
War Doctor stories
Television episodes written by Steven Moffat
2013 British television episodes
Doctor Who mini-episodes
Doctor Who serials novelised by Steven Moffat
Doctor Who regeneration stories
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950%20Northern%20Illinois%20State%20Huskies%20football%20team
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1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
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The 1950 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the IIAC. The team played their home games at the DeKalb Township High School football field, as their usual home of Glidden Field was being renovated during the season.
Schedule
References
Northern Illinois State
Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons
Northern Illinois State Huskies football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha%20Rose
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Samantha Rose
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Samantha Rose (born 1954 in Jamaica) was a lovers rock reggae singer, who was active from the mid 1970s to the beginning of the 1990s. She recorded in London for producers that included Winston Curtis and Les Cliff and is perhaps best known for her interpretation of Marlena Shaw's version of the much covered "Go Away Little Boy" and for her cover of "Angel of the Morning". Other successes included her duet with Les Cliff "Together in Love", and with Ray Mondo on "Easy Lovin'".
Biography
Samantha Rose was born in Jamaica in 1954 and began singing in public at the age of 12. In 1969, she moved to live in London and made her recording debut for reggae music producer Les Cliff at the age of 21 in 1975. The song "Your Tender Lips", written by Les Cliff and Samantha Rose and released on Dennis Harris' D.I.P label, was an early example of lovers rock, a romantic ballad form of reggae that found favour amongst West Indians living in the United Kingdom.
In 1976–77, she released a number of singles for Les Cliff's own label Saturn. This included "Undying Love", "How I Need You", "My Only Chance" and "Could This Be Love". They sold well enough for her in 1978 to begin recording the LP Samantha Rose in Person, produced by Winston Curtis and released in 1979 on the Empire label. It included new versions of "Angel of the Morning" and "Your Tender Lips" with a number of original songs and covers of popular soul songs that included "Kiss You All Over". She consolidated the success with a further album, Tell Me Why that consisted of similar material produced as previously by Curtis. Her version of "Stay with Me Baby", originally a hit for Lorraine Ellison, proved very popular.
A further album produced by Count Shelley and Fitzroy Sterling appeared in 1982. It included her version of "Go Away Little Boy" that was also issued as a 12" single. Subsequently, Rose failed to find a substantial audience beyond the lovers rock scene and by the late 1980s she had relocated to Miami to work with the burgeoning West Indian music scene. She appeared at the Reggae Sunburst festivals in Miami in 1989 and 1991. Since then, she has recorded sporadically in Jamaica and England. In 2003, Winston Curtis released a collection of her most popular songs from the late '70s and early '80s reviving interest in her career.
Discography
Albums and compilations
1979: Samantha Rose in Person (Empire Records UK)
1981: Tell Me Why (Body Music/Live and Love UK)
1982: Together in Love (World International UK)
2003: A Rose for a Rose (compilation of 1970s/80s material) (Jetstar)
References
1954 births
Living people
Lovers rock musicians
20th-century Jamaican women singers
Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
20th-century Black British women singers
British reggae musicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28%C3%85h%29%20N%C3%A4r%20ni%20tar%20saken%20i%20egna%20h%C3%A4nder
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(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer
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(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer is a song by After Dark that charted at Svensktoppen, entering on 18 March 2007, but remained on the chart for only one week.
Single track listing
Åh, när ni tar saken i egna händer (Radio Version)
Åh, när ni tar saken i egna händer (SoundFactory Masterclub Mix)
Åh, när ni tar saken i egna händer (SoundFactory Radio Edit)
Åh, när ni tar saken i egna händer (Karaoke Version)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
2007 singles
After Dark (drag act) songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2007
Swedish-language songs
Songs written by Henrik Wikström
2007 songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galomecalpa%20suffusca
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Galomecalpa suffusca
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Galomecalpa suffusca is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Napo Province).
The wingspan is . The ground colour of the forewings is cream with indistinct brownish suffusions and brown strigulation. The markings are brown, edged with cream. The hindwings are dark brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the dark brown colour of the hindwings and is derived from Latin sufuscus (meaning dark, brownish).
References
External links
Moths described in 2006
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Tortricidae of South America
Euliini
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhorn%3A%20Monster%20of%20Uncharted%20Seas
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Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
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Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an action-adventure video game developed by Finnish studio Cornfox & Bros. It focuses on an unnamed boy protagonist's quest to find his lost father and defeat the living fortress, Oceanhorn. It was first released for iOS in November 2013, and later had ports for Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita.
The gameplay and graphic design of Oceanhorn closely follows that of The Legend of Zelda video games, notably The Wind Waker and A Link to the Past. Players explore dungeons, fight monsters with various weapons, and throw pots and cut bushes to find hidden coins or hearts. The music of Oceanhorn was composed by Kalle Ylitalo, with a few additional compositions by Kenji Ito and Nobuo Uematsu. A prequel, titled Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, was released in September 2019.
Reception
The game has a rating of 85 out of 100 on Metacritic for the iOS version of the game, based on 19 critic reviews; however, the console versions scored substantially lower, with the PS4 and Xbox One versions scoring 66 and 71 on the site, respectively, based on 22 aggregated reviews.
That said, critical reactions to the game appear to be positive, with most of the praise going to visuals and music but criticism aimed towards the puzzles and the storylines;. CNET commented on the iOS version of the game, saying that "if The Legend of Zelda were to come to mobile ... we don't think it could do a better job [than Oceanhorn]", and TouchArcade, also speaking on the iOS version of the game, praised the "excellent music, occasional voice-acting, and vibrant, lush 3D graphics," while concluding that the game was "a near-perfect, rendition of Zelda" for mobiles.
Sales
By October 2016, the game had sold over one million copies across all platforms.
References
External links
Oceanhorn developer blog
2013 video games
Action-adventure games
Android (operating system) games
IOS games
Nintendo Switch games
PlayStation 4 games
Indie games
PlayStation Vita games
Windows games
Xbox One games
MacOS games
Video games developed in Finland
Video games scored by Kenji Ito
Video games scored by Nobuo Uematsu
Single-player video games
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357%20Liga%20Bet
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1956–57 Liga Bet
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The 1956–57 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Balfouria and Shimshon Tel Aviv promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of the north and south divisions. They were joined by Maccabi Hadera and Bnei Yehuda, who finished second in each of their respective divisions.
North Division
Ahva Notzrit Haifa collapsed and withdrew from the league.
South Division
References
1956-57 Bnei Yehuda
Spiegel safely brought Maccabi back to Liga Alef Heruth, 16.7.57, Historical Jewish Press
Liga Bet seasons
Israel
3
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Humberto%20Vega%20V%C3%A1zquez
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José Humberto Vega Vázquez
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José Humberto Vega Vázquez (born 3 November 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Tlaxcala.
References
1957 births
Living people
Politicians from Tlaxcala
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
People from Chiautempan
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana alumni
Members of the Congress of Tlaxcala
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Tlaxcala
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galomecalpa%20parsoni
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Galomecalpa parsoni
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Galomecalpa parsoni is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Pichincha Province) and Peru.
The wingspan is . The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused and strigulated (finely streaked) with greyish brown. The hindwings are cream, suffused and strigulated with brownish.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr Richard Parsons, who supported fieldwork of the authors at the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve.
References
External links
Moths described in 2006
Tortricidae of South America
Euliini
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galomecalpa%20concolor
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Galomecalpa concolor
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Galomecalpa concolor is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused and finely strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The markings are brown. The hindwings are cream, tinged with pale brownish and with brownish strigulation.
Etymology
The species name refers to the external similarity to most of the species of Galomecalpa and is derived from Latin concolor (meaning similar in colour).
References
Moths described in 2006
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reminisce%20%28rapper%29
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Reminisce (rapper)
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Remilekun Khalid Safaru (born January 26, 1981), known by his stage names Reminisce and Alaga Ibile, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, songwriter, and actor originating from Ogun State. He performs in English and in his native language, Yoruba.
Early life
Reminisce is from Ajilete, Yewa South LGA in Ogun State, the western part of Nigeria. He was born on January 26, 1981, in Kaduna state, Northern Nigeria. In school, he listened to various genres of local and foreign music and performed in school activities. He studied purchasing and supply at Kwara State Polytechnic.
Music career
He recorded his first song in a studio in 2006 and recorded a hardcore rap album at Coded Tunes, but the album was never released and he decided to focus on his studies and complete schooling. In 2008, Reminisce returned to the music scene, performing a rap verse on a track titled “Bachelor’s Life” off 9ice's sophomore album titled “Gongo Aso”. His first single, “Ever Since”, featured 9ice, and was a story about his life till that moment. His second, “If Only”, was a love song produced by Dtunez.
In 2014, TIME Magazine named Reminisce one of the seven "World Rappers You Should Meet.” He was also named by Nigerian music site NotJustOk, as one of the top three hip-hop artists of 2014.
His song titled "Local Rappers" in 2015, which he featured Olamide and Phyno had some controversial comments from fans as they felt the song was targeted at rappers who rap with English language such as MI and Mode9. In 2015, Reminisce was named a brand ambassador for the Orijin alcoholic beverage brand.
Reminisce is signed to Les Roses Rouge (LRR) Records, and he is the only Nigerian rapper to have two albums debut on the billboard charts; Baba Hafusa at number 12, and El-Hadj at number 13.
Discography
Studio albums
Book of Rap Stories (2012)
ALAGA IBILE (2013)
Baba Hafusa (2015)
El-Hadj (2016)
ATSG, Vol. 1 (2023)
EP
Vibes & Insha Allah EP (2020)
Book of Rap Stories
Reminisce's first album, Book of Rap Stories, was released on 31 March 2012. He started recording the album since 2010 after linking up with the studio producer Sarz at Edge Records Studios. The studio allowed him to make the album bilingual. The album was produced by Sarz, Legendury Beatz, Joshbeatz, Jospo and PastorChild. The album did well commercially in the southern part of Nigeria.
Alaga Ibile
His second album, ALAGA IBILE, was officially released on 15 November 2013. It marked a significant milestone in his music career. The title "Alaga Ibile" translates to "Chairman of the City" in Yoruba, reflecting Reminisce's status as a prominent figure in the Nigerian music industry
The album sold million of copies before the end of 2014. In 2014, Time Magazine named Reminisce as one of seven "world rappers you should meet".
Here are some key details about the "Alaga Ibile" album:
Album Tracks: The album featured Wizkid, Naeto c, Davido, Olamide and Sossick and the singles Eleniyan, featuring Wizkid, Daddy featuring Davido, Fantasi and 3rd World Thug. Reminisce worked with producers Sossick, Sarz, Chopstix and Jospo.
Reception: "Alaga Ibile" received positive reviews from music critics and fans alike. It solidified Reminisce's position as one of the leading indigenous rappers in Nigeria and earned him recognition for his storytelling abilities and wordplay.
Chart Success: Several tracks from the album gained popularity and charted well in Nigeria. "Kako Bi Chicken," in particular, was a massive hit and became an anthem in Nigerian nightlife.
Impact: The album further established Reminisce's unique style of rapping in Yoruba and contributed to the growing popularity of indigenous rap in Nigeria. It also showcased his versatility as an artist, as he explored different themes and emotions in his music.
Album Cover: The album's cover art features Reminisce in traditional Yoruba attire, reinforcing his cultural identity and pride in his Yoruba heritage.
"Alaga Ibile" remains a significant and influential project in Reminisce's discography and in the broader Nigerian hip-hop and rap scene. It helped cement his reputation as a respected rapper and storyteller, and it contributed to the ongoing evolution of Nigerian hip-hop music.
Baba Hafusa
Reminisce's third album, Baba Hafusa, was released in April 30, 2015. Reminisce became the first hip hop artist in Africa to have an album debut on Billboard Charts World Music category at no. 12.
Described as a “genre busting album”, it was a strong contender for album of the year with music critics and fans alike applauding the fusion of sounds to form a unique blend of hip hop, fuji and afrobeats.
Album Tracks: "Baba Hafusa" features a collection of tracks that showcase Reminisce's lyrical prowess and storytelling ability. Some of the notable tracks on the album include "Local Rappers" featuring Olamide and Phyno, "Baba Hafusa," "Tesojue," "Skilashii," and "Gbamilago" featuring Sean Tizzle.
Production: The album boasts production from various Nigerian producers, including Sarz, Sossick, Chopstix, and Tyrone. The production style blends elements of Yoruba traditional music with modern hip-hop and Afrobeat influences.
Collaborations: One of the standout tracks on the album is "Local Rappers," which features fellow Nigerian rappers Olamide and Phyno. This collaboration received widespread acclaim for its showcase of indigenous rap talent.
Reception: "Baba Hafusa" received positive reviews from music critics and fans alike. It was praised for its catchy beats, clever wordplay, and Reminisce's ability to deliver rhymes in Yoruba, which resonated with both Yoruba-speaking audiences and fans of Nigerian hip-hop.
"Baba Hafusa" played a crucial role in elevating Reminisce's status in the Nigerian music industry and solidifying his reputation as a talented indigenous rapper. The album's success helped further popularize the fusion of Yoruba culture and language with contemporary hip-hop and established Reminisce as a respected figure in Nigerian hip-hop and rap music.
El-Hadj
"El-Hadj" is the fourth studio album by the Nigerian rapper Reminisce, and it was released on August 29, 2016. Reminisce became the first hip hop artist in Africa to have two albums debut on Billboard Charts World Music category at no. 13.
"El-Hadj" contains a variety of tracks that explore different themes and styles of rap. Some of the notable tracks on the album include "Asalamalekun," "Konsignment," "Ibadi," "If E No Be God" featuring Mr. Eazi, and "Feego" featuring Seriki, Ice Prince, and Ola Dips.
The album features production from a range of Nigerian producers, including Sossick, Sarz, T-Flava, and others. The production on the album blends traditional African sounds with contemporary hip-hop elements.
"El-Hadj" received positive reviews from both fans and music critics. The album was praised for its production quality, lyrical content, and Reminisce's ability to tell compelling stories through his music.
Several tracks from the album enjoyed commercial success and received extensive airplay on Nigerian radio stations. "Asalamalekun" and "Konsignment" were among the standout tracks that gained significant attention.
"El-Hadj" continued Reminisce's tradition of incorporating Yoruba language and culture into his music while exploring a wide range of topics, including social issues, street life, and personal experiences. The album contributed to his status as one of Nigeria's leading indigenous rappers and further solidified his place in the Nigerian music scene.
Vibes & Insha Allah EP
Reminisce released the EP Vibes & Insha Allah in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The EP garnered over 4.5 million streams on Audiomack in 4 months.
The music project consists of 6-tracks and features the artists Fireboy DML, Mo Safaru and Fatimah Safaru. Production was completed by Tmxo, Krizbeatz, Sarz and others.
Movies
King of Boys
Reminisce played a role in the Nigerian movie "King of Boys," which was released in 2018. "King of Boys" is a Nigerian political crime thriller film directed by Kemi Adetiba and features a star-studded cast. In 2021, he made a reappearance in the sequel titled; "King of Boys; Return of the King"
In the movie, Reminisce portrayed the character "Makanaki," a notorious gangster in Lagos known for his involvement in criminal activities and his reputation for ruthlessness. Makanaki's character becomes entangled in the complex world of politics and power struggles, which forms the core of the film's storyline.
Reminisce's performance as Makanaki was well-received by both audiences and critics. His portrayal brought a menacing and intense presence to the character, earning him recognition as one of the standout performances in the movie. Critics commended his seamless transition from a successful rapper to a compelling actor.
"King of Boys" received acclaim for its storytelling, character development, and performances, including Reminisce's role as Makanaki. The film's success contributed to his growing reputation as a multi-talented artist in Nigeria, showcasing his acting abilities alongside his established music career.
As a result of the film's positive reception, Reminisce found new opportunities within the Nigerian film industry, leading to his involvement in other projects and further diversifying his career in the entertainment sector.
References
Nigerian male rappers
Yoruba musicians
Musicians from Ogun State
Living people
Nigerian male musicians
English-language singers from Nigeria
Yoruba-language singers
21st-century Nigerian musicians
The Headies winners
21st-century male musicians
1981 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galomecalpa%20hydrochoa
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Galomecalpa hydrochoa
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Galomecalpa hydrochoa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province, Napo Province and Chimborazo Province) and Peru.
References
Moths described in 1930
Euliini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Alonso%20Vela
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Marco Alonso Vela
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Marco Alonso Vela Reyes (born 10 October 1961) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). From 2012 to 2015, he was a deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Yucatán.
References
1961 births
Living people
Politicians from Yucatán (state)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Yucatán
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%20Northern%20Illinois%20State%20Huskies%20football%20team
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1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team
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The 1952 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the IIAC. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.
Schedule
References
Northern Illinois State
Northern Illinois Huskies football seasons
Northern Illinois State Huskies football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupachydiscus%20isculensis
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Eupachydiscus isculensis
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Eupachydisus isculensis is a Pachydiscid ammonite species from the Upper Cretaceous marine strata of France, Spain and Italy.
References
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4, R.C. Moore, ed. Geological Soc. of America and Univ. Kansas Press. p L377-L380.
Paleobiology Database
Desmoceratoidea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Love%20Europe
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I Love Europe
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I Love Europe is a song written by Torgny Söderberg and Magnus Johansson, with lyrics by Ingela Forsman. It was originally performed by Christer Sjögren at Melodifestivalen 2008. On 9 February 2008, the song headed directly from the semifinal inside Scandinavium in Gothenburg to the final in the Stockholm Globe Arena on 15 March that year. Once there, the song ended up 9th. Magnus Johansson also appeared on stage as a trumpeter.
The song lyrics describe the dream of friendship and peace all across Europe, and compares the nations with one big family.
The single was released on 12 March 2008, and it peaked at 15th position at the Swedish singles chart. The song als charted at Svensktoppen for 18 weeks between 6 April–3 August 2008, peaking at 5th position. The song also appeared as a bonus track on Christer Sjögren's studio album Mitt sköna sextiotal, released in September the same year.
The song was also broguth attention by radio station RIX FM, where program host Gert Fylking launched a Rix Morronzoo campaign called Christer till Belgrad ("Christer for Belgrade"), to get people voting for the song.
At Dansbandskampen 2008 the song was performed by Larz-Kristerz, turning the song into accordion-based. The band also recorded the song for the album Hem till dig, released in February 2009.
Swedish radio program Framåt fredag did a parody called I Europa.
Single track listing
I Love Europe (radio edit)
I Love Europe (singback version)
Chart position
Contributing musicians
Christer Sjögren – lead vocals
Torgny Söderberg- keyboards, songwriters, producer
Magnus Johansson - trumpet, keyboards, songwriter, producer
Per Lindvall - drums
Lasse Wellander - guitar
Mats Johansson - guitar
Ingela "Pling" Forsman - song lyrics
References
External links
2008 singles
Christer Sjögren songs
English-language Swedish songs
Larz-Kristerz songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2008
Songs written by Torgny Söderberg
Songs with lyrics by Ingela Forsman
2008 songs
Songs about Europe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20E.%20Schwend
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Louis E. Schwend
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Louis E. Schwend (1875 – November 24, 1900) was an architect in North Carolina at the firm of Hayden, Wheeler, and Schwend. He designed the Iredell County Courthouse (1899), prototype for a series of similar courthouse designs executed by the successor firms of Oliver Duke Wheeler and his partners.
Schwend was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Max Schwend, a lithographer from Saxony, and Mary Schwend of New York. Oliver D. Wheeler and Luke Hayden moved their office from Atlanta to Charlotte and brought Schwend on as a partner in 1899. He returned to Cincinnati and died of heart disease on November 24, 1900. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in a lot owned by his grandmother, Adelheid Hessinger.
References
1875 births
1900 deaths
19th-century American architects
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor%20Hugo%20Velasco%20Orozco
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Víctor Hugo Velasco Orozco
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Víctor Hugo Velasco Orozco (born 17 November 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Hidalgo.
References
1971 births
Living people
Politicians from Hidalgo (state)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
People from Tulancingo
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Hidalgo (state)
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41079407
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pham%20Ngoc%20Thach%20University%20of%20Medicine
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Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
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Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is a public medical school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It offers graduate and postgraduate education in medicine, health care staff training for the city.
It was officially recognized as a University on 7/1/2008. The approval decision was written by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Originated from a center for training and educating of healthcare staff in Ho Chi Minh City, Pham Ngoc Thanh University of Medicine was directed by the city council to operate as a university for the city. Unlike Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University, it only allowed Ho Chi Minh citizens who had city hukous (household registers) to attend. However, in 2016, this requirement was removed and people from other provinces can attend.
School managing board
Principal: Associate Professor Dr. Nguyễn Thanh Hiệp
Vice Principal: Dr. Phan Nguyễn Thanh Vân
References
External links
Official website
Falcuty of Nursing and Medical Technology
Universities in Ho Chi Minh City
Medical schools in Vietnam
1989 establishments in Vietnam
Educational institutions established in 1989
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf%20Ellervik
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Ulf Ellervik
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Ulf Ellervik (born 7 December 1969) is a Swedish professor of bioorganic chemistry at Lund University. Ellervik's main research area is carbohydrates, such as eye drops against the viral disease epidemic keratoconjunctivitis and the carbohydrate xylose as the cure for cancer. Ellervik received his undergraduate training at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) where he started in 1989. He graduated as M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1993 and began research in organic chemistry in 1994. After presenting his thesis in October 1998 he spent almost two years working at California Institute of Technology as a post-doctoral fellow. From Caltech he went back to Lund University where he now holds a position as professor.
Ellervik has received prizes from the student association as well as academic prizes. In 2006 he received the degree of Excellent Teaching Practice (ETP) and in 2009 he was promoted to professor.
Ellervik regularly writes popular articles for journals, magazines and newspapers. His most recent articles deal with the seven deadly sins from a chemical perspective.
Recent books
Njutning: berättelser om kärlek, känslor och kemi. Stockholm: Fri tanke. Libris 13894342. (2013)
Ond kemi: berättelser om människor, mord och molekyler. Lidingö: Fri Tanke. Libris 12127138. (2011)
Organisk kemi. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Libris 10454110. (2007)
References
External links
Academic staff of Lund University
1969 births
Living people
Swedish chemists
Lund University alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff%20Cutmore
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Geoff Cutmore
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Geoff Cutmore (born 23 December 1966) is an English financial journalist.
He presented CNBC Europe's breakfast news programme Squawk Box Europe, from 1999 until his departure from CNBC on 2 June 2023. He was also an occasional relief presenter of Asia Squawk Box on CNBC Asia.
Cutmore was with CNBC for thirty years and prior to presenting Squawk Box Europe, he worked for CNBC Asia and was based in Hong Kong.
Cutmore signed off from CNBC for the final time at the end of Squawk Box Europe on 2 June 2023.
References
External links
CNBC profile
Living people
British television journalists
1966 births
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41079443
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos%20Manninger
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János Manninger
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János Manninger (Magyaróvár, 12 September 1901 – Budapest, 1 April 1946) was a Hungarian photographer and director.
Biography
He was born from his father János Manninger (1869–1923), and his mother Mária Szilágyi (1880–1960). Manninger was educated in Mosonmagyaróvár, his home town. He was a photographer at the Humnia Film Factory before moving to Berlin, with his first film being produced in 1928. He later moved to London, where he worked as a journalist, then went back to Hungary, where he committed suicide.
Sources
Magyar életrajzi lexikon IV.: 1978–1991 (A–Z). Főszerk. Kenyeres Ágnes. Budapest: Akadémiai. 1994.
External links
Filmkatalógus.hu
Moson Megyei Életrajzi Lexikon
1901 births
1946 suicides
1946 deaths
People from Mosonmagyaróvár
Hungarian film directors
Hungarian photographers
Suicides in Hungary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa%20Guadalupe%20Vel%C3%A1zquez%20D%C3%ADaz
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María Guadalupe Velázquez Díaz
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María Guadalupe Velázquez Díaz (born 29 April 1985) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.
References
1985 births
Living people
Politicians from Guanajuato
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Guanajuato
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41079468
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF%20North%20Coates
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RAF North Coates
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Royal Air Force North Coates or more simply RAF North Coates is a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, six miles south-east of Cleethorpes, and close to the mouth of the Humber estuary. It was an active air station during the First World War, and then again from the mid-1920s. Between 1942 and 1945, during the Second World War, it was the home of a Coastal Command Strike Wing, and from 1958 was a base for Bloodhound surface-to-air missiles, until it closed in 1990.
First World War
The camp at North Coates Fitties was opened by the army in 1914 and occupied by men of the Lincolnshire Regiment. In 1916 it was converted into a forward landing ground for aircraft from the Royal Flying Corps' No. 33 (Home Defence) Squadron, based at Brattleby, and tasked with coastal patrols in North Lincolnshire. From October 1918 it was occupied by No. 248 Squadron RAF, but after the armistice the airfield was gradually run down and eventually closed in March 1919, and the land was returned to its original owner.
Inter-war period
The site was reacquired in 1926 to serve as a base for aircraft using the bombing range at nearby Donna Nook, and designated No. 2 Armament Practice Camp. The station also served as a training facility for observers and air gunners from 1936 up until the beginning of World War II.
Second World War
Following the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the training units were transferred elsewhere, and No. 2 Recruit Training Pool was formed at the airfield, followed by the Ground Defence Gunnery School in November. In February 1940 the station was transferred to No. 16 Group, Coastal Command, and was first occupied by No.'s 235, 236 and 248 Squadrons, flying the Blenheim in both bomber and long-range fighter variants, until April 1940. North Coates was then occupied by a number of Coastal Command squadrons over the next two years, mostly RAF, but including Fleet Air Arm and Royal Canadian Air Force units, flying a variety of aircraft, mainly Beaufort and Hudson light bombers, but also Hampden and Swordfish torpedo bombers, Avro Anson reconnaissance aircraft and Maryland light bombers.
North Coates Strike Wing
In September 1942 it became the base for the North Coates Strike Wing formed from 143, 236 and 254 Squadrons, flying the Beaufighter in the heavy fighter, bomber and "Torbeau" torpedo bomber variants, to attack enemy shipping in the North Sea. The first operation of the Strike Wing took place on 20 November 1942 when Beaufighters from 236 and 254 Squadrons took off to attack a convoy of twelve to sixteen ships heading towards Rotterdam. The weather was poor, the squadrons lost contact with each other and the convoy was protected by Fw 190 fighters. Only three enemy ships were damaged but three Beaufighters were shot down and four so badly damaged that they crashed or made forced landings. The Strike Wing was promptly withdrawn from service for intensive training, during which time, between November 1942 and early 1943, the east-west concrete runway was laid.
It was not until 18 April 1943 that the Wing launched its second operation, when nine "Torbeaus" of 254 Squadron, six Beaufighter bombers of 236 Squadron, and six Beaufighter heavy fighters of 143 Squadron, with Spitfires and Mustangs providing air cover, attacked a heavily escorted convoy off the Dutch coast. While the Beaufighters attacked the escort vessels with bombs, machine-gun and cannon fire, the "Torbeaus" attacked the largest merchant vessel. In the attack two s were set on fire and an armed trawler was also damaged. Two confirmed torpedo strikes were made on the merchant vessel, which was left listing and on fire. The co-ordinated attack lasted only 15 minutes and only slight damage was sustained by two or three aircraft. Another operation at the end of the month resulted in the sinking of two merchant vessels and a trawler, with damage to several escort ships, for the loss of one Beaufighter. In June the Strike Wing began to use the RP-3 rocket projectile and by the middle of the year had, along with the minelayers of Bomber Command and the Royal Navy's Nore Flotilla, rendered the Port of Rotterdam almost unusable. Ship captains bringing in iron ore from Sweden began to demand bonuses of up to 300 per cent for risking their ships. By the end of the year the Strike Wing had sunk thirteen ships totalling 34,076 gross tons and by the end of the war in May 1945 had sunk over 150,000 tons of shipping, as well as two U-boats; in the Bay of Biscay on 1 June 1943 and off the Danish coast on 5 May 1945. They had also lost 120 aircraft and 241 aircrew.
The RAF North Coates Strike Wing War Memorial in Cleethorpes
Post-war
North Coates was closed in August 1946 and transferred to Maintenance Command, becoming a storage site for No. 25 Maintenance Unit, and was then transferred to No. 61 Maintenance Unit in October. In December 1946 the station was transferred to Flying Training Command, and in January 1947 became No. 1 Initial Training School. However the airfield’s isolation during the severe winter of 1947 meant that the Officer Cadets were soon relocated.
In May 1948 it was transferred to No. 24 Group, Technical Training Command, and became the location of the School of Explosives Inspection (15 S of T.T) and also No. 5131 Bomb Disposal Wing. In January 1953 the airfield again fell victim to the weather, being overwhelmed during the North Sea flood and was temporarily abandoned when flooded to a depth of . In August 1953 the station became the home of No. 54 Maintenance Unit, tasked with breaking up redundant and crashed aircraft for spare parts, coming under No. 43 Group, Maintenance Command, in December 1954. Between February 1955 and October 1957 North Coates was the base of "B" Flight, No. 275 (Air Sea Rescue) Squadron flying Bristol Sycamore HR.14. helicopters.
In April 1956 the airfield was selected as the site of the RAF's first Surface to Air Guided Weapons base, housing forty-eight Bloodhound surface-to-air missiles. In July 1956 work began on the construction of the missile facility, including missile pads, Tactical Control Centre, Missile Repair Section, and Servicing Hangar. In October 1957 No. 17 Joint Services Trials Unit was formed there to carry out operational trials of the Bloodhound Mk. II. The Bloodhounds remained at North Coates until mid-1990, and the station was finally closed in December, and the site transferred to the Defence Land Agency for disposal.
In April 1992 the entire airfield, technical and domestic site including the NCO and officers married quarters were sold to Roger Byron-Collins' Welbeck Estate Group. Over the ensuing 8 years the individual houses were sold and new uses were found for a variety of buildings
including the Station HQ, Officers and Junior ranks messes, accommodation blocks, NAAFI and church. The airfield and related land were sold in 1999 to local farmer George Henry Parker who returned the majority of the airfield back to agriculture and demolished many ancillary buildings relating to the airfield. The concrete runway, hard standings and the taxiways were removed. One hangar is still used by the North Coates Flying Club, who laid a grass airstrip alongside the line of the old runway.
In May 2020, a wreck believed to be Beaufighter JM333 of No. 254 Squadron was uncovered by shifting sands on Cleethorpes beach near Grimsby. The aircraft was ditched on April 21, 1944 shortly after takeoff from North Coates when both engines failed. The crew survived uninjured.
Squadrons
See also
List of former Royal Air Force stations
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
Royal Flying Corps airfields
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%20v%20Walker
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R v Walker
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R v Walker was an English Crown Court case that was a test of the Obscene Publications Act 1959. It was the first such prosecution involving written material in nearly two decades and set a precedent in use of the act to prosecute web fiction. In October 2008, the defendant, civil servant Darryn Walker was charged with publishing an obscene story contrary to Section 2(1). It appeared on an internet site. A newspaper sparked the prosecution as it involved a real person fiction erotic horror story about the murder of the members of British pop group Girls Aloud. The case was abruptly abandoned on its first day and the defendant was cleared of all charges.
Decision to prosecute
The story, entitled "Girls (Scream) Aloud", had been posted from within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom on a website hosted in the United States. Submitted under a pseudonym, the posting included a traceable email address. Officers from Scotland Yard’s Obscene Publications Unit decided to seek prosecution after consulting the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and on 25 September 2008 it was announced that this would occur for the online publication of material that the police and the CPS believed was obscene. It was the first such prosecution for written material since the landmark obscenity cases of the '60s and '70s. Any ruling would affect intended regulation of the internet in the jurisdiction.
Trial
Walker appeared in court on 22 October 2008 to face charges of "publishing an obscene article contrary to Section 2(1) of the Obscene Publications Act 1959". He was granted unconditional bail; the first day of the trial was organised for 16 March 2009. However, at the procedural preliminaries (directions) hearing in January, the defendant made it known that given the seriousness of the case he would be represented by a QC (Queen's Counsel), after which the Crown Prosecution Service gave notice of its intention to similarly employ one. The trial was postponed to 29 June 2009.
Outcome
Walker appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on that day. The prosecution withdrew its case after hearing evidence from an IT expert. The CPS explained that it had charged Walker as it believed that the story in question could be "easily accessed" by young fans of Girls Aloud. This was because of the definition of obscenity used in the act which requires prosecutors to prove that those exposed to the material were previously unaware of its obscene nature. Those who actively seek out such material are deemed unlikely to be corrupted by it. However, the IT expert showed that the article could only be located by those specifically searching for such material. A spokesperson for the CPS said that the prosecution was unable to provide sufficient evidence to contradict this new evidence and therefore no longer saw a realistic prospect of conviction. Mr Justice Faulks, presiding, returned a formal verdict of not guilty to the charge.
See also
Obscene Publications Act 1959
Internet Watch Foundation
Internet censorship in the United Kingdom
Internet censorship
Censorship in the United Kingdom
References
2009 in England
Trials in England
2009 in United Kingdom case law
Internet censorship in the United Kingdom
W
Internet case law
Obscenity case law
United Kingdom pornography case law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20Services%20Management%20Research
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Health Services Management Research
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Health Services Management Research (HSMR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers four times a year in the field of Healthcare management. The journal's editor-in-chief is Federico Lega (Bocconi University, Italy). It has been in publication since 1988 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. HSMR is the official journal of the European Health Management Association (EHMA).
Aims and scope
Health Services Management Research (HSMR) is an authoritative international peer-reviewed journal which exists to publish theoretically and empirically rigorous research on questions of enduring interest and concern to health-care organizations and systems throughout the world.
It aims to serve an international community of academics and researchers on the one hand and healthcare managers, executives, policymakers and clinicians on the other. With that in mind it aims to make a substantial contribution both to research and to managerial practice, and particular emphasis is placed on publishing research papers which offer actionable findings and on promoting knowledge mobilisation.
Abstracting and indexing
Health Services Management Research is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
PubMed/MEDLINE
Scopus
OCLC Electronic Collections Online
CINAHL
References
External links
SAGE Publishing academic journals
English-language journals
Healthcare journals
Quarterly journals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank%20You%20%28Amy%20Diamond%20song%29
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Thank You (Amy Diamond song)
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"Thank You" is a song written by Sandra Nordström, Mathias Venge and Peter Wennerberg, and performed by Amy Diamond at Melodifestivalen 2008. The song participated in the first semifinal in Gothenburg on 9 February 2008 and headed directly to the finals, held inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 15 March that year. Once there, the song ended up 8th.
The single peaked at number eight on the Swedish singles chart.
On 20 April 2008, the song was tested for Svensktoppen, which however failed.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2008 songs
2008 singles
Amy Deasismont songs
English-language Swedish songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2008
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirna%20Vel%C3%A1zquez%20L%C3%B3pez
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Mirna Velázquez López
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Mirna Velázquez López (born 6 December 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Sinaloa as replacement of Sergio Torres Félix.
References
1957 births
Living people
People from Sinaloa
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Sinaloa
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41079505
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subbotnik%20Festival
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Subbotnik Festival
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Subbotnik () is an annual international music festival, which takes place in Moscow, Russia.
Overview and history
Subbotnik became the first musical event of this scale ever held in the territory of Gorky Park. It was organized by the concert agency Pop Farm and corporation PMI together with Gorky Park. It is planned to become an annual event.
Subbotnik 2013
The first festival held in Gorky Park on Saturday 6 July 2013. Acts for the 2013 edition included Hurts, Foals, Jessie Ware, Savages, Motorama, Kasta, 130 по встречной на старенькой Vespa, Легендарные дефиле 76-го года. The headliner for the 2013 festival was British band Arctic Monkeys, it was the first time they played in Russia.
SVOY Subbotnik 2014
The festival will be held on Saturday 5 July 2014. The festival will be headlined by Placebo.
Lineups
References
External links
Rock festivals in Russia
Music festivals in Russia
Music festivals established in 2013
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Sedgwick%20%28journalist%29
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Steve Sedgwick (journalist)
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Steve Sedgwick is an English financial journalist for CNBC Europe in London. He presents CNBC Europe's breakfast news programme Squawk Box Europe. He is also CNBC's OPEC reporter.
Biography
Steve studied politics at the University of London. He also studied journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.
Before his career in journalism, Steve spent 11 years trading in the financial markets, specialising in equity and bond market derivative products. In 1988, he joined Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (formerly Kleinwort Benson Securities) and worked as an equity option market-maker before moving on to Credit Lyonnais where he became Head of the London option market-making team on LIFFE.
Steve's journalism career began at the UK Press Association on the City desk and at Dow Jones on the European Markets desk. He was also a contributor to the Wall Street Journal Europe.
Steve then joined CNBC Europe, initially presenting early morning programming, most recently Capital Connection, before he became a co-presenter of Squawk Box Europe in 2008.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Alumni of the University of London
British television journalists
British stockbrokers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galomecalpa%20empirica
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Galomecalpa empirica
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Galomecalpa empirica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).
References
External links
Moths described in 2003
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079539
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Torres%20F%C3%A9lix
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Sergio Torres Félix
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Sergio Torres Félix (born 5 June 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. He served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Sinaloa from 29 August 2012 until 9 April 2013.
See also
List of presidents of Culiacán Municipality
References
1966 births
Living people
Politicians from Sinaloa
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Municipal presidents in Sinaloa
People from Culiacán
Autonomous University of Sinaloa alumni
Members of the Congress of Sinaloa
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Sinaloa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20My%20Life%20%28Amy%20Diamond%20song%29
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It's My Life (Amy Diamond song)
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"It's My Life" is a song written by Alexander Bard, Bobby Ljunggren and Oscar Holter, and performed by Amy Diamond at Melodifestivalen 2009. The song was part of the second semifinal inside the Skellefteå Kraft Arena on 14 February 2009, and headed directly for Andra chansen, where the song was knocked out.
The single peaked number 14 on the Swedish singles chart.
Charts
References
External links
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
2009 singles
2009 songs
Amy Deasismont songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2009
Songs written by Alexander Bard
Songs written by Bobby Ljunggren
Bonnier Music singles
English-language Swedish songs
Songs written by Oscar Holter
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41079557
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20simplicissimus
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Gauruncus simplicissimus
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Gauruncus simplicissimus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Tungurahua Province, Morona-Santiago Province).
References
External links
Moths described in 2003
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Holocaust%20in%20Luxembourg
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The Holocaust in Luxembourg
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The Holocaust in Luxembourg refers to the systematic persecution, expulsion and murder of Jews in Luxembourg after its occupation and later annexation by Nazi Germany. It is generally believed that the Jewish population of Luxembourg had numbered around 3,500 before the war although many fled into France at the time of the German invasion of 10 May 1940 or in the early months of the occupation. Around 1,000 to 2,500 were murdered during the Holocaust after being deported to ghettos and extermination camps in Eastern Europe, under the Civil Administration of Gustav Simon.
History
Around 3,500 Jews lived in Luxembourg before World War II. Many were recent arrivals in the country who had fled from persecution in Nazi Germany and Eastern Europe and who were attracted by the commercial ties between Luxembourg and its surrounding countries and the common use of German language. A significant number fled on 10 May 1940 at the time of the German invasion of Luxembourg as part of the "exodus" of French, Belgian, and Luxembourgish civilians into eastern and southern France. The German occupation regime established in Luxembourg extended the Nuremberg Race Laws to the territory on 5 September 1940 and encouraged Jews to leave. By October 1941, when emigration was banned, 2,500 Jews had left Luxembourg mainly for the "Free Zone" in Vichy France. Many of the emigrants would become victims of the Holocaust in France. From September 1941, all Jews in Luxembourg were forced to wear the yellow badge to identify them in public.
The Nazi administration interned the remaining 800 Jews in Luxembourg at Fuenfbrunnen transit camp in Troisvierges (Ulflingen) in the north of the country. The programme of deportation began in October 1941 principally to Łódź Ghetto in German-occupied Poland as well as the concentration camps at Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. Only 36 deportees from Luxembourg are believed to have survived the war. Luxembourg was formally annexed into Nazi Germany in August 1942.
Aftermath
Luxembourg was liberated by the Western Allies in early 1945. However, a law of 1950 prevented the majority of Jewish victims and their families from reclaiming assets held in the country before the war by preventing pre-1931 migrants from eligibility. It was said in 2019 that Luxembourg "is the only country in Western Europe with major, unaddressed restitution issues".
The government of Xavier Bettel apologised to the Jewish community of Luxembourg for the country's role in the Holocaust, including the complicity of "some public officials", in 2015.
See also
Luxembourg in World War II
Luxembourgish Resistance
Victor Bodson (1902–84), minister and Luxembourg's sole recipient of the title Righteous Among the Nations
References
Further reading
External links
Luxembourg at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
Luxembourg at European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI)
Memoshoah.lu at MemoShoah association
Luxembourg
Holocaust
Holocaust
Holocaust
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20intermedius
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Gauruncus intermedius
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Gauruncus intermedius is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to Ecuador (Tungurahua Province).
References
External links
Moths described in 2002
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079587
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20laudatus
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Gauruncus laudatus
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Gauruncus laudatus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).
References
External links
Moths described in 2003
Endemic fauna of Ecuador
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina%20Vel%C3%A1zquez%20Ram%C3%ADrez
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Karina Velázquez Ramírez
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Diana Karina Velázquez Ramírez (born 13 June 1970) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. In 2013, she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chihuahua.
References
1970 births
Living people
People from Chihuahua (state)
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Chihuahua (state)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert%20B.%20Hunter
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Herbert B. Hunter
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Herbert B. Hunter (October 5, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an architect in North Carolina. Early in his career he worked as a draughtsman for Leonard L. Hunter. His principal North Carolina projects occurring in the 1920s. Hunter established his own firm in High Point, North Carolina in the early 1920s. He was an early member of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and was pictured among the group at the annual meeting in Charlotte in 1929. He worked as an architect for the National Park Service designing park buildings. President Franklin D. Roosevelt selected him to make the drawing for the White House Oval Room. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I and World War II, planning hospitals and other structures.
Hunter was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, attended Charlotte Military Academy and the Beaux Arts Architectural School in New York.
Hunter and his wife Johnsie had two children: Herbert Bernard Hunter, Jr. and Haynes N. Hunter. In 1965 Hunter retired to Asheville, North Carolina. He died in Hendersonville, North Carolina at the age 85.
Career
His work includes Georgian Revival architecture and Colonial Revival architecture brick buildings adorned with Classical architecture detailing. He designed the original buildings of High Point College (now High Point University). He also designed buildings at Elon College (now Elon University) and at the Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home (1925-1932), which he modeled after the University of Virginia. Other examples of his work include the 12-story Hotel Kinston (1928) in Kinston, North Carolina. The hotel building blends Moorish architecture, Mission architecture and Art Deco architecture and is one of the only skyscrapers in eastern North Carolina. In Kinston he also designed a Tudor Revival architecture mansion: the Harvey C. Hines House (late 1920s). He also designed the First Reformed Church at Lexington, North Carolina (1927-1928). Hunter's obituary ran in the Asheville Citizen on April 2, 1976 and notes buildings at Mount Mitchell State Park, a residential project for James B. Duke, and houses in Blowing Rock, North Carolina and Charlotte.
References
1890 births
1976 deaths
Architects from North Carolina
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (New York City) alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Saunders
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Stuart Saunders
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Stuart Saunders may refer to:
Stuart Saunders (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town in 1981-1996
Stuart Saunders (actor), appeared in 1960 film Dentist in the Chair
Stuart Saunders (cricketer) (born 1960), Australian cricketer
Stuart Saunders (rugby union) (1883–1973), played for Guy's Hospital Football Club and the British Lions tour of 1904
Stuart T. Saunders (1909–1987), American railroad executive
See also
Stuart Saunders Hogg (1833–1921), British civil servant in India
Stuart Saunders Smith (born 1948), American composer, percussionist and poet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Carolina%20Military%20Institute
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North Carolina Military Institute
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North Carolina Military Institute was established in 1858. Daniel Harvey Hill was made superintendent of the school in 1859 and James H. Lane taught natural philosophy (physics) at the Institute until the start of the U.S. Civil War. The school was later used by Charlotte Military Academy, which architect Herbert B. Hunter (1890–1976) attended. The school building stood at East Morehead and South Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina.
North Carolina Military Institute was established by Charlotte businessmen and Dr. Charles J. Fox. By April 1861 it had 150 students. During the start of the U.S. Civil War Governor John Willis Ellis ordered cadets from the school to Raleigh to serve as drill masters. The school closed during the war and the buildings were used as a Confederate hospital for part of it. Daniel Harvey Hill, who trained at West Point was superintendent of the school at the start of the war and was elected colonel of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers. Charles C. Lee was also teaching at the school at the start of the war. He became a lieutenant colonel of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers and then colonel after Hill's promotion. He also served as colonel of the 37th North Carolina Troops and was killed at Frayser's Farm. He is interred in Charlotte. James H. Lane, who graduated from VMI, was also teaching at the North Carolina Military Institute. He was elected major and then lieutenant colonel of the 1st North Carolina Volunteers before being elected colonel of the 28th North Carolina Troops.
According to an article in the Charlotte Observer from 1889:
"As at first organized, the session lasted, without intermission, throughout the year, the months of August and September being spent campaigning in the mountains of North Carolina. At the end of the second year cadets received a furlough of months.
There were a scientific and a primary department. In the former the West Point curriculum was closely followed, and the students were required to board in the buildings and to be under military discipline.
There was a primary department, which aimed to prepare students for any college. Such of these students as boarded in the buildings were likewise under military discipline.
The institute provide board, lodging, fuel, lights, washing, arms, equipment, medical attendance, uniforms and all clothing, except underclothes, for $200 per annum. No extra charges." A Charlotte Observer article from 1915 stated that the "first Confederate flag raised in the city was hoisted there when Fort Sumter fell by the students of the North Carolina Institute."
After the war discussion of reopening the Military School took place but the building was used as a girls' school and from 1873 until 1882 for the Charlotte Military Academy. Later, it was used by the Charlotte Public School system before being torn down in 1954.
See also
List of defunct military academies in the United States
North Carolina Military Academy/ North Carolina Military and Polytechnic Academy /Hillsborough Military Academy
References
Further reading
Remarks of Major D. H. Hill of the N.C. Military Institute at Charlotte, before the Committee on Education of the North Carolina Legislature. [North Carolina: n. p., 1860?]. 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 49 x 30 cm. OCLC 41374540
Defunct United States military academies
Defunct private universities and colleges in North Carolina
Demolished buildings and structures in North Carolina
1858 establishments in North Carolina
Buildings and structures demolished in 1954
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20gampsognathos
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Gauruncus gampsognathos
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Gauruncus gampsognathos is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador (Napo Province) and Peru.
References
Moths described in 1988
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079616
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War%20Doctor
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War Doctor
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The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt. Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the show's fictional chronology, his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston's; the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show's 50th anniversary.
Within the programme's narrative, the Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who is hundreds if not thousands of years old and travels in time and space in his TARDIS, frequently with companions. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body, but in doing so, gains a new physical appearance and with it, a distinct new personality. This plot device has allowed a number of actors to portray different incarnations of the Doctor over the show's long run.
The War Doctor, not so named within the episodes in which he appears, is introduced as the incarnation of the Doctor who fought in the Time War of the show's modern-day backstory. He was created as a result of a conscious decision of the Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, to take up arms and become a warrior; in accepting this duty, the War Doctor disowned the title of "Doctor", and after the war's end is viewed with disdain by his subsequent incarnations, who reclaim the title that the character is known by. In the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor", however, the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith revises his opinion of this incarnation after revisiting the final moments of the war.
In his original conception of the show's anniversary special, Moffat had written the Ninth Doctor as having ended the Time War. However, he was "pretty certain" that Christopher Eccleston would decline to return to the role, which he did. As he also had reservations about making Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor the incarnation who had ended the war, he created a never-before-seen past incarnation of the Doctor, which allowed him "a freer hand" in writing the story, acknowledging that the success of doing this would be predicated on being able to cast an actor with a significant enough profile.
Costume
In "The Name of the Doctor", Hurt wore a burgundy and ivory scarf in a herringbone style. He also wore a dark brown leather trenchcoat, similar to the Ninth Doctor's black leather peacoat as well as a green brown moleskin waistcoat with a fob watch, dark tan trousers, and charcoal leather gaiters similar to ones worn by the Eighth Doctor; as well as a pinstripe shirt. Costume designer Howard Burden said that Hurt's character was a "dark Doctor" existing between the Doctor's eighth and ninth incarnations.
He was also seen to use a new sonic screwdriver with a scarlet light, closely matching the prop used by the Third and Fourth Doctors. He kept it in a bandolier originally worn by Cass, played by Emma Campbell-Jones, a young pilot and engineer who dies after refusing the Doctor's help due to him being a Time Lord.
Appearances
The War Doctor first appears at the conclusion of the series seven finale "The Name of the Doctor" when the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and companion Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman) are trapped in the Doctor's timeline. Clara believes she has seen all the Doctor's faces, but does not recognise one figure. The Doctor (Smith) tells her that he is yet another version of himself, albeit one who has lost the right to the name of the Doctor; when the figure declares that he did what he did "without choice [...] in the name of peace and sanity", the Doctor, before he and Clara return to the universe, states that the figure did not make his choice in the name of the Doctor.
The War Doctor's origins are given in the mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor", set during the Time War referred to in the series. After the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) is killed in a spaceship crash while trying to save an innocent woman, who rejected his efforts because she regards the Time Lords and the Daleks as equally monstrous for the collateral damage inflicted in the war, he is temporarily resurrected by the Sisterhood of Karn (last seen in The Brain of Morbius) and urged to take a stand and join the war. He is offered an elixir designed to trigger a life-saving regeneration into a form of his choice. Feeling the universe has no more need for a doctor, he requests to become a warrior. After regenerating into the War Doctor, he disowns the name of the Doctor, with his new incarnation's first words being "Doctor no more".
In the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor", having fought in the Time War for many years, the greatly aged War Doctor steals the superweapon known as "the Moment" with the intent of wiping out all combatants in the war along with his home world of Gallifrey. However, the Moment is sentient, possessing a conscience that requires the user to morally justify his use of it, and interacts with him in the shape of his future companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). Although acknowledging that she can do what the Doctor asks of her, she then sends the War Doctor into his future to meet the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors (David Tennant and Matt Smith respectively) to understand the sadness and regret they endured while continuing the good he failed to accomplish. Having witnessed his future selves prevent a Zygon conquest of Earth and the destruction of London, the War Doctor concludes that he must destroy Gallifrey, reflecting that he is lighting the fire so that better Doctors can be forged, only for the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors to travel back to activate the Moment with him, the later Doctors declaring that they now recognise the War Doctor as having been "the Doctor on the day it wasn't possible to get it right". However, aided by the Moment's interface which shows them a vision of the horror and destruction wrought in the Fall of Arcadia, the last battle in which the War Doctor fought, and Clara's plea to remember the vow they made in taking their name, the Doctors ultimately conclude that the loss of life that would be caused by using the Moment is something they cannot accept. They instead pool their resources, and with the help of the Doctor's various incarnations, attempt to save Gallifrey by freezing it in a moment in time, creating the illusion of the planet's own destruction. The Daleks are effectively tricked into firing on each other, annihilating themselves. The War Doctor accepts that upon returning to his own timeframe, he will forget his own heroic actions and must live with the false belief that he killed his own people. Before leaving, he takes a moment to thank his future selves for helping him "become the Doctor" again. Once inside his TARDIS, he begins to regenerate, realising that his body is "wearing a bit thin", echoing the First Doctor's utterances in The Tenth Planet.
The War Doctor appears in archive footage in the 2014 episode "Listen". The episode reveals that the barn to which the War Doctor travelled, in order to activate the Moment, was part of the Doctor's childhood home. Through similar footage he also appeared in "The Zygon Invasion", during which it is learned that the peace talks orchestrated by himself and his future incarnations resulted in 20 million Zygons taking up residence on Earth disguised as humans as part of an uneasy truce.
The War Doctor is not seen but is mentioned during "Hell Bent", upon the Twelfth Doctor's return to Gallifrey. A Time Lord soldier recalls that he served with the War Doctor during the battle of Skull Moon. He observes "the first thing you notice about the Doctor of War is that he's unarmed, for many it's also the last."
His likeness is seen in "Twice Upon a Time" when Testimony show the First Doctor the man he will become. Testimony uses the titles "Doctor of War" and "Butcher of Skull Moon" as some of the names he will be known by, both previously used to refer to the War Doctor during "Hell Bent". Later, after the Twelfth Doctor saves two soldiers on the battlefield, the First Doctor remarks "that's what it means to be a Doctor of War."
In "The Husbands of River Song", it is shown that River Song (Alex Kingston) has photos of all the Doctor's faces including the War Doctor.
The War Doctor appeared in a sequence along with all the other incarnations of the Doctor, when the Thirteenth Doctor broke out of the Matrix in "The Timeless Children".
In other media
The War Doctor appears in the BBC Books novel Engines of War by George Mann. The novel details the events leading to the Doctor's decision to detonate the Moment, as seen in "The Day of the Doctor", including his decision to act against the resurrected Rassilon and the death of a temporary companion as he acts to stop a Dalek plot to develop a weapon that could erase Gallifrey from history. The War Doctor appears alongside the other incarnations of the Doctor in the 2014 collection The Shakespeare Notebooks. The War Doctor's segment is titled "A Prologue", and purports to be a fictionalised account of the Time War written by William Shakespeare. A further prose story titled "The Stranger" was released in 2015 as part of the Heroes and Monsters Collection, while another George Mann story, "Decoy", appears in the 2019 collection Doctor Who The Target Storybook, in which the War Doctor stands up to Rassilon to save General Artarix and a Time Lord fleet from a suicide mission.
In May 2015, it was announced by Titan Books that the War Doctor would be the fourth incarnation joining the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors in their Four Doctors crossover mini-series. This is the War Doctor's second appearance in comics, the incarnation having previously featured in a non-speaking cameo in IDW's Dead Man's Hand. The War Doctor appears in the first issue, in a flashback. The War Doctor - along with his companion, the Squire - also appears in a number of flashbacks in the second year of Titan's Eleventh Doctor comic series, which involves the Doctor being put on trial for a crime he is believed to have committed in his earlier incarnation. The War Doctor essentially takes over as the lead incarnation in the stories The Organ Grinder and Kill God, with the Eleventh Doctor being largely absent from both stories, while his current companion Alice travels back to the Time War to help set up the events that the Eleventh Doctor is experiencing in the 'present', the crisis ending with Alice returning to her era and the War Doctor's memory of his time with her scrambled to preserve history.
The War Doctor, along with the other twelve incarnations, appears in the 2015 video game Lego Dimensions, voiced using clips of John Hurt's dialogue from his episodes. The War Doctor also appears as a playable character in the mobile game Doctor Who Legacy.
A younger War Doctor appears in a flashback sequence in a Twelfth Doctor comic, which sees the Twelfth Doctor reflect on the events that led to the apparent death of his old acquaintance Fey Truscott-Sade and his own darker view on the Time War.
Audio dramas
It was announced in October 2015 that John Hurt would reprise his role as the War Doctor for a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions starting in December of that year. The War Doctor ran for twelve episodes over four box sets. The range concluded with Casualties of War in February 2017, a month after Hurt's death, and saw the Doctor reunite with Leela (Louise Jameson).
In 2020, Big Finish announced a prequel series - The War Doctor Begins - with actor and impressionist Jonathon Carley taking over the title role. The first volume was released in June 2021.
Notes
References
External links
The War Doctor on the BBC's Doctor Who website
War
Television characters introduced in 2013
Male characters in television
Extraterrestrial characters in television
Fictional war criminals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%ADlcar%20Villafuerte%20Trujillo
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Amílcar Villafuerte Trujillo
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Amílcar Augusto Villafuerte Trujillo (born 31 January 1964) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PVEM. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas.
References
1964 births
Living people
Politicians from Chiapas
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
People from Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Chiapas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Landweber
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Peter Landweber
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Peter Steven Landweber (born August 17, 1940, in Washington D. C.) is an American mathematician working in algebraic topology.
Landweber studied at the University of Iowa (B.SC. 1960) and Harvard University (master's degree 1961), where he graduated in 1965 after studying under Raoul Bott (Künneth formulas for bordism theories). He was then Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia (from 1965) and at Yale University from 1968 to 1970. From 1967 to 1968 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1970, he became Associate Professor at Rutgers University, where he taught from 1974 until his retirement in 2007. From 1974 to 1975 he was a NATO fellow at the University of Cambridge. Since 2007, he is a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University.
Landweber studied complex bordism in algebraic topology (introducing Landweber–Novikov algebra in the 1960s). In the beginning of the 1970s, he proved his exact functor theorem, which allows the construction of a homology theory from a formal group law. In 1986 he introduced elliptic cohomology with Douglas C. Ravenel and Robert E. Stong, which is a generalized cohomology theory with applications to modular forms and elliptic curves.
From 1989 to 1992 he was Chairman of the Russian translation Committee of the American Mathematical Society. He is also a fellow of the society.
Peter Landweber is the elder son of the engineer Louis Landweber and the father of the molecular biologist Laura Faye Landweber (born 1967) and of the mathematician Gregory David Landweber (born 1971).
Selected publications
(Ed.): elliptic curves and modular forms in algebraic topology (= lecture notes in mathematics. ) issue 1326). Springer 1988 (proceedings of a Conference at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1986). Landweber: other elliptic and modular forms. PP. 55–86; Elliptic genera-of introductory overview. pg. 1–10.
References
External links
Haynes Miller : A marriage of manifolds and algebra: The mathematical work of Peter Landweber
Web page on his 60th birthday
1940 births
Living people
20th-century American mathematicians
21st-century American mathematicians
University of Iowa alumni
Harvard University alumni
University of Virginia faculty
Yale University faculty
Rutgers University faculty
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
Mathematicians from Washington, D.C.
Topologists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20gracilis
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Gauruncus gracilis
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Gauruncus gracilis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia and Ecuador (Morona-Santiago Province).
The wingspan is 12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish cream, reticulated (a net-like pattern) and suffused with brown. The hindwings are brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the slender, hooked bristle of the sacculus and is derived from Latin gracilis (meaning slender, thin).
References
Moths described in 2006
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20rossi
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Gauruncus rossi
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Gauruncus rossi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bolivia and Pichincha Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 17.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is reddish brown, mixed with cream in the distal third of the wing between the veins, which are suffused with brown. There are three white spots in the posterior half of the costa and cream spots along the dorsum. The markings are brown. The hindwings are cream and almost entirely suffused with brownish grey.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr. Dana Ross who supported the research of the authors with specimens collected at Reserva Las Gralarias.
References
Moths described in 2006
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy%20ON%20153
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Convoy ON 153
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Convoy ON-153 was the 153rd of the numbered series of ON convoys of merchant ships Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The World War II convoy departed Liverpool on 11 December 1942 and was met on 12 December by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-7. Two merchant ships and the escort group leader were sunk in a North Atlantic battle with U-boat Wolf pack Raufbold before reaching the Western Ocean Meeting Point (WOMP) where the Western Local Escort Force assumed responsibility for the convoy on 23 December. Surviving ships reached New York City on 31 December.
Escorts
The convoy was protected by Escort Group B-7 comprising
2 Destroyers
Royal Navy – ,
4 Corvettes
Royal Navy - HMS Alisma, HMS Pink, HMS Snowflake, HMS Sunflower
1 Replenishment oiler
British Lady
and by a Western Local Escort Force of
1 Destroyer
Royal Canadian Navy – HMCS Annapolis
3 Corvettes
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Buctouche, HMCS Edmundston, HMCS Timmins
1 Minesweeper
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Minas
U-boats
The convoy was attacked by 13 U-boats from Wolfpack Raufbold, namely
, , , , , , , , , , , and
Ships in the convoy
References
Bibliography
Tramp to Queen autobiography by Capt. John Treasure Jones, The History Press (2008)
External links
ON.153 at convoyweb
ON153
Naval battles of World War II involving Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosima%20Shashkov%20%28ship%29
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Zosima Shashkov (ship)
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The Zosima Shashkov () is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin between Russian old and new capitals: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1986. She was refurbished in 2012. Zosima Shashkov is currently operated by Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line, and her home port is Nizhny Novgorod. The ship is named after the Bolshevik commissar and minister of the Sea and River Fleet of the USSR Zosima Alekseyevich Shashkov.
Features
The ship has one restaurant with panoramic views, night club-restaurant, three bars: Piano Bar, Coffee Bar and Conference Bar, sauna, solarium and onboard boutique.
See also
List of river cruise ships
References
External links
Zosima Shashkov on the Vodohod homepage
Zosima Shashkov on the RiverFleet.ru
1986 ships
River cruise ships
Passenger ships of Russia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grille%20%28architecture%29
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Grille (architecture)
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A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals) from going in or out.
A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."
Register vs. grille
In heating, cooling, ventilation, or a combination thereof, a grille is a perforated cover for an air duct. Grilles sometimes have louvers which allow the flow of air to be directed.
A register differs from a grille in that a damper is included. However, in practice, the terms "grille", "register", and "return" are often used interchangeably, and care must be taken to determine the meaning of the term used.
Grillwork
Grillwork is decorative grating of metal, wood, stone, or other material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or as a purely decorative element. It may function as a window, either with or without glazing. Grillwork may also refer to grilles, decorative front ends of motor vehicles. Grillwork is sometimes referred to as simply as a grill or as grille, but the latter terms do not convey a decorative quality. These words are all derived from the Old French .
Other terms are used to refer to such decorative work. If the screen is made from iron, the term ironwork is often used. The term in Spanish, reja can also refer to metal fences. If the screen is made from cutouts of wood, the term fretwork is also used.
See also
Register (air and heating)
References
Works cited
External links
Architectural elements
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20gelastes
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Gauruncus gelastes
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Gauruncus gelastes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina.
References
Moths described in 1988
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar%20Sharma%20%28cricketer%29
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Rajkumar Sharma (cricketer)
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Rajkumar Sharma is a cricket coach and a former Ranji Trophy player. He was born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 18 June 1965.
Sharma was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He represented Delhi in First Class Cricket (1986-1991) matches and also some List A matches.
On 29 September 2016, He was awarded Dronacharya Award for his coaching.
He appointed coach of Malta national cricket team for 2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series from 29 to 31 March 2019.
Rajkumar Sharma is now a bowling coach of the senior men’s team of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA)
Sharma founded West Delhi Cricket Academy on 30 May 1998. The academy is known for training batsmen like Virat Kohli.
References
External links
West Delhi Cricket Academy
Indian cricketers
Delhi cricketers
1965 births
Living people
Punjabi people
Recipients of the Dronacharya Award
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo%20Villanueva%20Albarr%C3%A1n
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Gerardo Villanueva Albarrán
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Gerardo Villanueva Albarrán (born 18 September 1972) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (formerly to the Citizens' Movement). As of 2013 he served as Deputy of both the LX and LXII Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.
References
1972 births
Living people
Politicians from Mexico City
Citizens' Movement (Mexico) politicians
Morena (political party) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Mexico City
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto%20Mata
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Fausto Mata
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Fausto Genaro Mata Ortiz (born October 13, 1971, in La Zurza, Santo Domingo), also known as Boca de Piano, is a Dominican comedian and actor. In 2006 he started a TV show named Boca de Piano es un show.
He has also had a successful film acting career in movies like Perico Ripiao (2003), Papá se volvió loco (2005) and Sanky Panky (2007).
Career
Fausto attended Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña also known as Sergio Adonis Guzmán Martínez, but before graduation decided to be an actor. He then attended the School of Fine Arts. He played a number of parts in the Theater Cocuyo, Charlotte Carter. His first role in television came when Juan Ramón Gómez Díaz saw him performing a character at the El Conuco restaurant.
Fausto worked as a comedian. His first film role was to star in the Dominican film "Sanky Panky" (José Enrique Pintor). Fausto then returned to the comedy theater "Politically Incorrect" (Ray Cooney) in a production of Rafael Ovalles. Most recently, he starred in Detective Willy.
Filmography
References
External links
1971 births
Living people
People from Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic male film actors
Dominican Republic male television actors
Dominican Republic male comedians
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%20Road%20Baptist%20Church%2C%20Coventry
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Queens Road Baptist Church, Coventry
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Queens Road Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in the city centre of Coventry, England. The chapel is a grade II listed building.
History
The congregation of Queens Road Baptist Church have a continuous history that can be traced back to 1643. In 1643 the congregation of the two parish churches located within Coventry decided they would like a more biblical style of church. From this a number of issues arose surrounding the baptism of believers and consequently a 'Baptized Church of Christ' arose.
In 1723, the first church was built for the congregation, prior to this the congregation met to worship in houses. John Butterworth, who was Minister at the time (1753 - 1803) developed and grew the church till it moved into a larger premises in Cow Lane.
In 1884, the Minister William Henderson, moved the church's worship into the current building on Queens Road. A deacon at the church, John Worwood, owned a carpentry and building business and was the builder of the church as appointed by the Building Committee in February 1882 to build the church on commission.
In 1931, a new prominent Minister called Howard Ingli James began at the church. He influenced many people in Coventry because of his political campaigning for social justice and welfare. He renounced war and was the reason behind many members of Queens Road to become conscientious objectors during the war.
In the 1970's, Queens Road had its most dynamic Minister in, Richard Hamper, JP. Richard and his wife Madeline sought to encourage youth inclusion in the society of the church, whilst enabling a strong understanding of the Christian message. His role as a JP was driven by a sense of social justice without prejudice.
The church changed again after 1980 whilst David Spriggs was Minister, he began various evangelical programmes with the co-operation of other various churches within the area. In 2007 Grenville Overton was Minister and he oversaw the extension and refurbishment of the church.
References
External links
Queens Road Baptist Church website
Churches in Coventry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934%20Palestine%20Cup
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1934 Palestine Cup
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The 1934 Palestine Cup (, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the sixth season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were Maccabi Tel Aviv.
For the second year in a row, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv met in the final. This time the winners were Hapoel Tel Aviv, winning their second final.
Results
Quarter-finals
Bye: Maccabi Nes Tziona
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Israel Football Association website
Israel State Cup
Cup
Israel State Cup seasons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A5t%20inga%20t%C3%A5rar
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Gråt inga tårar
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"Gråt inga tårar" is a song written by Åke Hallgren in the dansband Pippis from Hede, and recorded and a released a single by several dansbands in 1974, including Pippis, Dannys and Thorleifs. Pippis also recorded the song on the 1975 album Ordning på torpet.
Thorleifs, who used "Jag är så gla'" as a B-side, released the song as a 1974 single, only available for members in the Thorleifs fan club scoring a Svensktoppen hit for 11 weeks during the period of 11 March-4 May 1975 peaking at third position. The single sold platina and also gave the name to the band 's 1975 album Gråt inga tårar. The song was also recorded in Danish, as "Græd ingen tårer".
In the year 2000, Swedish radio program I afton dans in Sveriges Radio P4 held a voting where the song was appointed "Dansband song of the 20th century ". The song has also been appointed "dansband hit song of all times".
In 2006 Thorleifs participated at Sveriges Television's "Musikministeriet" recording "Gråt inga tårar" together with Balkan band Süperstar Orkestar from the Republic of Macedonia. During a test to combine Balkan music with dansband music, the song was re-arranged from major scale to minor scale, creating the original concept of "Dansband-Balkan music". Süperstar Orkestar also recorded the song for the 2008 album Balkanized.
Other versions
Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars recorded the song on the 1995 album Earcandy Six.
At Körslaget 2009 the song was performed by Stefan Nykvist's choir from Älvdalen
At Dansbandskampen 2009 the song was performed by Titanix, using a bugg tempo, while the song at Dansbandskampen 2010 was performed by Elisas, who also recorded the song for the 2011 album Det här är bara början.
Anne-Lie Rydé recorded the song in 2010 on the album Dans på rosor.
Maria Anderberg recorded the song in English, as "Tears in My Eyes".
References
External links
Information at Thorleifs webbplats
1974 singles
Swedish-language songs
Thorleifs songs
1974 songs
Anne-Lie Rydé songs
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This is a sub-list from List of doping cases in sport representing a full list of surnames starting with H.
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El Bagawat, is an ancient Christian cemetery, one of the oldest in the world, which functioned at the Kharga Oasis in southern-central Egypt from the 3rd to the 7th century AD. It is one of the earliest and best preserved Christian cemeteries from the ancient world.
Location
The Necropolis of El Bagawat is located in the Western Desert in Kharga Oasis. This is one of the largest oases in Egypt and is 34 m below sea level.
History
The El Bagawat cemetery is reported to be pre-historic and is one of the oldest Christian cemeteries in Egypt. Before Christianity was introduced into Egypt, it was a burial ground used by the non-Christians and later by the Christians. The chapels here are said to belong to both the eras. Coptic frescoes of the 3rd to the 7th century are found on the walls. There are 263 funerary chapels, of which the Chapel of the Exodus (first half of the 4th century) and Chapel of Peace (5th or 6th century) have the best-preserved frescoes, although fresco fragments can also be seen in Chapels 25, 172, 173, 175, and 210.
Features
The El Bagawat cemetery has a very large number of tombs in the form of chapel domes. They are built of mud bricks. The tombs have etchings of biblical stories,
and also of saints and “personifications of virtues”.
In the Exodus Chapel, there is a depiction of the martyrdom of Isiah; and also of Tekla postured with raised hands, in front of fire being doused by rain. In the Chapel of Peace, the illustrative fresco is of Thekla and Paul.
There are paintings in the cemetery which show the ark of Noah in the form of an "Egyptian barque". Also notable are carved representations of Old Testament scriptures, including Adam and Eve, Daniel in the lion's den, the sacrifice of Abraham, and Jonah swallowed by a fish.
References
Bibliography
3rd-century establishments in Egypt
Christian cemeteries
Cemeteries in Egypt
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Ricardo Villarreal García (San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, April 12th, 1981) is a Mexican politician and lawyer member of the PAN. In 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato. He was the municipal president of San Miguel de Allende from 2015 to 2018, time during which the City won the title of Best City in the World by Travel& Leisure Magazine. He was also president of the Association of Mexican World Heritage Cities in 2017 and Vice-president of the Organization of World Heritage Cities. He is currently Deputy of the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing District 02 of Guanajuato.
References
1981 births
Living people
Politicians from Guanajuato
21st-century Mexican lawyers
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
People from San Miguel de Allende
Municipal presidents in Guanajuato
21st-century Mexican politicians
Escuela Libre de Derecho alumni
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The 2007 Thailand League Division 2 (Division 2 Football League 2007) had 12 teams. The top two teams were promoted to Thailand Division 1 League, and the bottom two teams were relegated.
Member clubs
Army Welfare Department
Bangkok Christian College
Chiang Mai (Relegation from 2006 Pro League 1 16th)
Kasetsart University (Relegation from 2006 Thailand Division 1 League)
Mueang Thong NongJork United
Navy Fleet Support
Prachinburi joined the newly expanded league setup.
PTT
Samut Prakan
Satun (Relegation from 2006 Pro League 1 15th)
Thai Christian Sports Club
Rajadamnern Thonburi College
Locations of Thailand Division 2 League 2007
Final league table
Champions
See also
2007 Thailand Premier League
2007 Thailand League Division 1
References
Thailand 2007 RSSSF
External links
Official website
Football Association of Thailand
2007 in Thai football leagues
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Space Sharm is a nightclub in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and is an affiliate of the Ibiza nightclub with the same name - Space. The club opened in 2010 and is situated in the heart of the desert. Space Sharm placed number 41 in the DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs in 2013. Space Sharm went up 5 places in 2014 reaching #36 and is officially the number 1 club in the Middle East. In 2015, Space Sharm was voted again number 1 club in the middle east. Musically, Space Sharm is best known for specializing various styles of music not only house music. Space hosts 6 flagship nights commencing from 11pm up until 4am and is open all year round. The club hosted many international producers including Markus Schulz, Dash Berlin, Paul Van Dyk, Aly & Fila, Ferry Corsten, W&W, and many more. In 2012, Ministry of Sound Egypt held a residency at Space Sharm hosting 2 events: 'HedKandi' and 'Smoove'. The brand departed later that year. In 2011, Space collaborated with Egyptian trance duo Aly & Fila by throwing an event at Space Sharm to celebrate the 200th episode of their hugely successful radio show Future Sound of Egypt (FSOE). Space continued to hold regular FSOE events throughout the year due to its popularity in Egypt.
Venue
The Venue can accommodate 9,000 to 10,000 people and is made up of 3 rooms being two of them outdoor and indoor lounge, the Terrace, El Salon and the Disco Teca. All rooms feature a sound system developed by Funktion-One. The club also has Lightning System and Laser show. The Terrace is framed within an organic style and decorated with natural elements including a 12 meter pool with a waterfall. The Discoteca has views from the red sea and the mountains.
Flagship nights
Space hosts 3 club night's that cater to certain music genres such as Progressive House, Tech House, Trance, R&B, Dubstep and Drum & Bass
Ibiza Sessions
Urban Knights
Escape
See also
List of electronic dance music venues
References
Dj Mag Top 100 Clubs: Club review 2013
DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs Tour
DJ Mag
Afterhours.FM: FSOE
Di.Fm: Cycles Radio 100
DJ Mag Top clubs: Rank 2014
Mixmag
DJ Mag Indonesia
Wikivoyage: Sharm el sheikh
Wikimapia
Ministry of Sound World Tour - Egypt
External links
Markus Schulz live at Space Sharm (video)
Dash Berlin live at Space Sharm (video)
Ferry Corsten, Aly&Fila and W&W live at Space Sharm (video)
Sharm El Sheikh
Electronic dance music venues
Nightclubs
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Drakengard, known in Japan as is a series of action role-playing video games created by Yoko Taro. The eponymous first game in the series was released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, and has since been followed by a sequel, a prequel and several spin-offs. A spin-off series titled Nier, taking place in an alternative timeline set after a different ending to the first Drakengard than the one 2005's Drakengard 2 followed, was started in 2010 with the eponymous game. Yoko directed every game in both series, with the exception of Drakengard 2 in which he only had minor involvement.
The stories of both Drakengard and Nier generally focus on the fortunes and personalities of a small group of protagonists either directly or indirectly connected to and affected by the events of the story. Dark or mature plot and character themes and multiple endings have become a staple of the series. The setting of the Drakengard games is a Northern Europe-like dark fantasy world where humans and creatures from myth and legends live side by side, while the Nier games are set in the distant future of a different ending to the first Drakengard from the one Drakengard 2 follows, leading to 2017's Nier: Automata taking place in a much different, post-apocalyptic science fiction setting. Both series have been largely praised for their complex characters and storylines, although the practical gameplay of the Drakengard games has been criticized.
Both Drakengard and the original Nier were long considered popular in Japan, selling well and gaining a cult following, and resulting in multiple adaptations and additional media such as books (including several novelizations), manga, comics, and a stage play. They remained little-known outside of Japan until the 2017 release of Nier: Automata, which was a worldwide commercial and critical hit and led to an increase in interest from western countries, resulting in a remaster of the original Nier, subtitled Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., being released in 2021 to larger attention and substantially better sales than the original.
Games
Drakengard, the first installment in the franchise. It released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) in September 2003 in Japan, March and May 2004 in North America and Europe respectively. Square Enix published the title in Japan and North America, while Take-Two Interactive published it in European territories. A Europe-exclusive mobile port was released in August 2004. The mobile version was co-developed and co-published with Macrospace.
Drakengard 2, the second installment in the series and direct sequel to the first game. It released on the PS2 in June 2005 in Japan, February 2006 in North America and March of the same year in Europe and Australia. For its release in western territories, Square Enix partnered with European game developer and publisher Ubisoft. Ubisoft also handled the game's localization.
Drakengard 3, the third main installment in the series and a prequel to the first game. It released on the PS3 in December 2013 in Japan and May 2014 in North America and Europe. Like Nier, it was published in all regions by Square Enix.
Nier, a spin-off from the main series stemming from the last of Drakengards five possible endings. Nier was released on the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360 (as Nier Replicant in Japan for PS3 only, Nier Gestalt in Japan for Xbox 360, and Nier in North America and Europe) in April 2010 across all regions. It was published by Square Enix across all regions. An updated version titled Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in April 2021.Nier: Automata, a distant sequel to Nier, set in the same universe but thousands of years in the future. It was released for PlayStation 4 in February 2017, Microsoft Windows in March 2017, Xbox One in June 2018, and Nintendo Switch October 2022.Nier Reincarnation''', a spin-off title for mobile platforms, set in the Nier universe but disconnected from the other titles as it takes place in a pocket dimension called the Cage. It was released for Android and iOS in February 2021.
Development
History
The idea for Drakengard originated in 1999 between Takamasa Shiba and Takuya Iwasaki. The gameplay was conceived as a blend of elements from Ace Combat and Dynasty Warriors 2. The team developing the game went under the moniker "Project Dragonsphere". The game was developed by Cavia and directed by Yoko Taro, who was the main drive behind the game's dark atmosphere. It was Shiba's first project as a producer. As Yoko was told there would not be a sequel, multiple endings were created. When it was localized and released in the west, references to things such as sexual taboos were censored. In addition, the title was changed, as Drag-On Dragoon was considered wrong for a western audience. Drakengard was considered enough of a success that a sequel was commissioned. Multiple staff members returned for the creation of the second game, although Yoko was mostly tied up with other projects and was replaced as director by Akira Yasui. Yoko still had a role in development, and he and Yasui had creative clashes during development. Yasui ended up making Drakengard 2 the thematic opposite of the previous game, employing a lighter tone and broader color palette.Nier originated when Yoko and Shiba teamed up to create a third Drakengard game. As the project continued, it became more detached from the main continuity and eventually developed into an entirely new spin-off. Despite what it became, Yoko has stated that he considers Nier to be the true Drakengard 3. It was the last game developed by Cavia. After its release, Cavia closed down and was absorbed by AQ Interactive, then Yoko Taro left to pursue a wider range of projects. A stalled attempt to begin production of further games in the series at AQ Interactive was blamed by Shiba on a prevalent trend at the time for light-weight games for the general gaming community. Later, Yoko and Shiba came together again to create a proper second sequel to Drakengard, with the intention of creating a hard core RPG for the fanbase. Unlike the previous games in the series, Drakengard 3 was developed by Access Games, a developer whose noted games included Deadly Premonition, and brought in team members used to create action games. During the run-up to Drakengard 3s release, both Yoko and Shiba expressed their willingness to continue the series on the PlayStation 4 if the latest game was enough of a success. Speaking in 2014 after the game's release, Yoko stated that the series was on hold due to lack of funds. A new Nier game was revealed to be in development at Square Enix and PlatinumGames.
Writing and character design
The stories of the original game's characters were written by Yoko, Shiba and Iwasaki, while the main game script was written by Sawako Natori, who would go on to co-write the main scenarios for future Drakengard games. Yoko designed the darker elements to both contrast and actively compete with the likes of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Yoko conceived the "insane" characters around the premise that people who killed hundreds of people in pursuit of their goals and took satisfaction from it were naturally insane. During the production of Nier, his focus changed to writing a story where everyone believed they were in the right whatever their actions. Through the series, Yoko has also been attempting to answer the question of why people are driven to kill. Although some of the dark narrative themes were kept for Drakengard 2, many of the other narrative elements were made more mainstream.
Drakengard 3 was intended to return to a dark aesthetic, but also to include moments of humor and tie in with Nier.
The character designer for the Drakengard games is Kimihiko Fujisaka. Initially a minor staff member at Cavia, the team were impressed by his skill as an amateur artist and he was recommended for the post of character designer for the game. The designs for both the characters and the world were influenced by armor and clothing of Medieval Europe. He returned in the same capacity for Drakengard 2, and later for Nier. Disliking some of his initial designs for Drakengard, he took the opportunity to remodel them more to his liking for the arcade game Lord of Vermilion. In Drakengard 3, Fujisaka designed the protagonist Zero around the dark themes of the game, although some unusual elements were nearly cut. The other female characters were inspired by Puella Magi Madoka Magica, while the male characters, considered a low priority, were designed around male archetypes and approved quickly.
The character designs for Nier were handled by an artist under the moniker D.K. For Niers international release, the protagonist was redesigned from a teenager to an adult character. This was because the publishers felt an older character would appeal more to western players. For Nier: Automata, the main character designs were handled by Akihiko Yoshida, an artist noted for his work on the Final Fantasy series. While he was initially expected to refuse, he agreed as several staff members at his company CyDesignation were fans of Nier. For his designs, Yoko requested he focus on smooth outlines and black coloring. Other characters were designed by Yuya Nagai and Toshiyuki Itahana.
Music
The first game's soundtrack was created by Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki Aihara. The two created the score using samples from well-known classical composers. The second game's soundtrack was composed by Ryoki Matsumoto and Aoi Yoshiki, who had never before been involved with video game soundtracks. The game's Japanese theme song, Hitori, was sung by Mika Nakashima. The music for Nier was composed by Keiichi Okabe, who composed the soundtrack as something different from the main series, and to directly reflect the sombre tone of the game's setting and story. Singer Emi Evans (Emiko Rebecca Evans) wrote and sung the vocal tracks, and performed many tracks in an invented language dubbed "Chaos Language". "Chaos Language" is less a language and more a writing style, as each individual song has a different language based on a real-world language. The one exception to this is "Song Of The Ancients" which is sung in a language based upon multiple different languages, instead of a single language. Okabe returned to compose the soundtrack for Drakengard 3: in an interview, he stated that, in composing the music, he tried to emulate the work of the earlier composer without imitating them. He also commented that the result was very unlike the traditional Square Enix game. The game features two theme songs: "Black Song", performed by Eir Aoi, and "This Silence is Mine", the game's theme song proper, written and sung by Chihiro Onitsuka. Okabe is again providing the music for Nier: Automata, with singer Emi Evans also returning.
Common elements
Setting
The Drakengard games take place in a dark fantasy version of Medieval Europe called Midgard. Humans appear to be the predominant species, although races such as dragons, fairies and elves are shown to exist. The setting, mythos, and landscape borrow extensively from the lore of Northern Europe. The world is overseen by a group of unnamed gods who have yet to make a personal appearance. The gods are served by beings known as the Watchers, entities created to destroy humanity because they are considered a failure. The Watchers are kept from entering the world with the seals, which act to keep the world in balance: should the seals be destroyed, the Watchers would enter the world and destroy humanity. At the core of the seals is the Goddess of the Seal, a mortal virgin female chosen and branded with the final seal: if all the seals are destroyed, all that stands between the Watchers and the world is the death of the Goddess herself. A core element of the Drakengard universe is the ability for humans and beasts to form a Pact, a magical bond which links their souls and grants the human partner great power at the cost of some physical ability or personal trait (their voice, singing abilities, etc.). Pacts are normally entered into by beasts so they can feed off negative emotions, but sometimes they will enter a pact for other reasons. A recurring element across the series is the representation of magic using the Celestial Alphabet, with a common letter arrangement representing the human gene.
The universe of the Drakengard series is split between multiple timelines. Events in those timelines are separate, but they can overlap. The core timeline is formed from Drakengard and its sequel. Drakengard 3 acts as the first game's prequel, but most of its events take place in separate timelines leading to different outcomes. In Drakengard 3, a malevolent flower uses servants called the Intoners, women gifted with the power to use magic through song, as instruments of humanity's destruction. In Drakengard, which succeeds the fifth version of Drakengard 3s events detailed in a supplementary novel, the Watchers use a group known as the Cult of Watchers to spark a religious war and destroy the seals. In Drakengard 2, the Watchers continue to use the former head of the cult to destroy the new seals, while the dragons prepare to usurp the gods and rule over the world. Nier is set in an alternative reality created by events stemming from Drakengards fifth ending: in this reality, our modern world was decimated by a plague created by the magical beings who came through the portal, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. Nier: Automata takes place after the fourth ending of Nier, featuring appearances and mentions of characters from both Nier and the Drakengard games.
Gameplay
The Drakengard games feature a mix of action-based hack-and-slash combat during ground-based battles and aerial combat mixed in with RPG leveling mechanics. In the original, the player guides the characters around ground-based battles to combat small groups of enemy units. In aerial combat, the player takes control of the protagonist's dragon partner. In these situations, the dragon can either lock onto a target and unleash a barrage of small fireballs, or the player can manually aim and fire large bursts of flame, which do more damage but do not home in on a target. Basic gameplay changed little for Drakengard 2, but there are some differences and additions, such as weapon types being tied to the character they are associated with, with changing them also swapping the character. The dragon gameplay remained virtually unchanged, apart from the ability, during air-ground missions, for the dragon to swoop down on a group of enemies in a special attack depicted in a short cutscene.
In Nier and Drakengard 3, the player controls the main protagonist with two other characters acting as AI-controlled supports. Drakengard 3 was designed to be a faster experience than the previous games, with the protagonist being given a special hyper-mode and the ability to freely switch between weapons without pausing the action. Aerial gameplay was also changed, with the dragon now capable of ground combat. Nier, while featuring similar hack-and-slash combat, also includes other gameplay types such as a top-down view for puzzle areas, 2D style areas for buildings or similar structures. Side-quests were also added, which often involved fetch quests, fishing and farming.
Themes and influences
One of the running narrative themes for the main series is Immorality, which also became the key character theme and was expressed through their personalities and actions. The second game also focused on themes of war and death. The theme for the world of Drakengard 3, as described by composer Keiichi Okabe, is "the sense of contrast". Multiple anime series have influenced the series' characters over the years, including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sister Princess and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The series writer, Sawako Natori, drew inspiration for her writing from shōnen manga. The original game world was designed around Celtic and Norse myths, together with Japanese-style revisionism. The team for the original game were influenced by Asian epic movies and western action-adventure films such as the 1999 remake of The Mummy and Dragonheart. While developing Nier, the team drew inspiration from the God of War series, while the narrative structure was inspired by the September 11 attacks and the War on Terror. The central theme of Nier: Automata is struggling out of a bad situation, defined by the game's staff using the Japanese word "agaku".
Related media
The games received multiple adaptations and additional story content in the form of novelizations, manga and supplementary material. The first game received two novelizations: Drag-On Dragoon: Side Story on November 28, 2003, and Drag-On Dragoon: Magnitude "Negative" on January 23, 2004. The first book was written by Emi Nagashima, writing under her pen name of Jun Eishima, and the second by Takashi Aizawa. The novelization of Drakengard 2, written again by Nagashima, was released on September 30, 2005.
Nagashima wrote character stories and manga for Drakengard 3 leading up to that game's release. The manga was Drag-On Dragoon: Utahime Five, a prequel following the game's main antagonists, and Drag-On Dragoon: Shi ni Itaru Aka, which acts as a sequel, although for Branch A, as it along with Branches B, C, D, and E lead to alternative timelines. A book detailing the narrative connection between Drakengard 3 and Drakengard, titled Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side, which serves as the fifth branch similar to the events of B and D, narrated by Brother One, was released on 28 August 2014. Drag-On Dragoon 3 Complete Guide + Setting, a complete guide to the game with extra features explaining the game chronology and a novella set after the events of Shi ni Itaru Aka, was published by ASCII Media Works in 2014.Nier was expanded after release with a CD drama which told of events immediately after the events of Drakengards fifth ending, and a supplementary book titled Grimoire Nier containing extra stories and concept art alongside a fifth ending for the game. Square Enix also paired up with WildStorm to create a digital comic, which detailed the backstories of the game's characters and world.
The Japanese girl band Yorha performed on the Drakengard 3 soundtrack, and in 2015 performed a stage production written by Yoko Taro that is directly related to the plot of Nier: Automata. The band's fictional backstory places them as military androids similar to the playable characters in Automata.
Reception
The Drakengard series has received mixed to positive reviews over the years. So far, the original Drakengard has received the most positive response of the main series games. Drakengard 2 and Drakengard 3 have received lower scores. Each title in the series has received favorable review scores from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu.
The common point of praise for the series through most of its life has been the story. While individual aspects have come in for criticism, the dark atmospheres, unconventional characters and general scenarios have been cited as one of each game's strengths. Despite some mixed feelings from reviewers either for the story as a whole or certain aspects of it, the characters and plot of Drakengard 3 have also been praised. The major exception is Drakengard 2: the story's lighter tone and more traditional narrative were noted and sometimes criticized for being overly simplistic or too similar to other games in the genre. The Drakengard characters have remained popular in Japan, with Dengeki holding a popularity contest for those characters to celebrate the series' tenth anniversary and the announcement of Drakengard 3. Among the most popular characters were the first game's main protagonists, Caim and Angelus (the former having earned the nickname among fans). The characters of Drakengard 3 have also proved to be highly popular.
The gameplay has so far come in for major criticism, with the original title's aerial and ground-based gameplay being seen as repetitive and dull, although some reviewers found it entertaining. Drakengard 2 also came in for such criticism, although minor improvements were cited. In contrast, the gameplay of Drakengard 3 was generally praised or seen as an improvement upon the previous two entries, though the dragon-riding segments came in for criticisms for difficult controls. Opinions were divided on Niers unconventional mix of gameplay styles from multiple game genres, with some praising the variety and others seeing it as poorly executed. The series as a whole has gained a cult following in Japan.
Each game has sold relatively well in its home market. The original game was a commercial success, selling over 120,000 units in the first week of release and eventually selling over 240,000 copies in Japan. Drakengard 2s first-week sales were similarly impressive, selling 100,000 units. It sold over 203,000 copies by the end of 2005. Drakengard 3 sold just under 115,000 units in its first week, and over 150,000 units by May 2014. The two versions of Nier—Gestalt and Replicant—sold roughly 12,500 and 60,000 copies in their first week respectively. Replicant eventually sold over 121,000 in Japan by the end of May 2010. The series has sold over 770,000 units in Japan as of May 2014. Sales figures for western regions are unavailable. The first two games in the main series have both been included in Square Enix's Ultimate Hits series, re-releases of popular titles developed or published by them. Nier: Automata became a worldwide success, shipping over 4 million copies by June 2019, becoming the best-selling title in the franchise. , Automata has sold over units worldwide. Less than two months after its release, the remaster of Replicant'' had shipped over one million copies worldwide, two times the estimated sales of the original game.
See also
List of Square Enix video game franchises
Further reading
Notes
References
Action role-playing video games
Elves in popular culture
Extinction in fiction
Fantasy video games
Video games about ghosts
Postmodern works
Fiction about sacrifices
Square Enix franchises
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Sierra de Gredos Regional Park (in Spanish "Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos") is a protected natural area in Spain, covering 86,397 hectares. The estimated population within the socio-economic influence area is 21,182. The law that declared the status of the park was published in the BOE on July 22, 1996.
Location
The park, located in the southern end of the province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, contains a great part of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range. Sierra de Gredos is the highest sub-range of the Sistema Central main range. The highest mountain, Almanzor Peak, which is high, is one of the summits towering around the Gredos glacial cirque ("Circo de Gredos").
The area of the park includes territory that belongs to the next municipalities: El Arenal, Ávila, Arenas de San Pedro, Bohoyo, Candeleda, La Carrera, Cuevas del Valle, Gil García, Guisando, El Hornillo, Hoyos del Collado, Hoyos del Espino, Los Llanos de Tormes, Navarredonda de Gredos, Navatejares, Puerto Castilla, Santiago del Tormes, San Esteban del Valle, San Juan de Gredos, San Martín del Pimpollar, Solana de Ávila, Tormellas, Umbrías, Villarejo del Valle and Zapardiel de la Ribera.
The most populous municipalities in the list above are Arenas de San Pedro and Candeleda, both located in the southern slopes of the mountain range.
Ecology
The forested areas include extensions occupied by Quercus pyrenaica, pines such as the maritime pine and the Scots pine, and evergreen oaks such as Quercus ilex and Quercus suber. The regional park includes some local endemismic fauna like the subespecies Capra pyrenaica victoriae, Microtus nivalis abulensis, Bufo bufo gredosicola and Salamandra salamandra almanzoris. There are also several mammals such as the European otter and the Iberian shrew, birds such as the Spanish imperial eagle, the cinereous vulture and the black stork, and reptiles such as the European pond turtle and the Vipera latastei.
See also
Sierra de Gredos
Province of Ávila
Circo de Gredos
References
Protected areas of Castile and León
Regional parks of Spain
Geography of the Province of Ávila
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The Coastal Cup is a trophy and soccer competition among the USL Championship (USL) teams based in Florida. Established in 2010, the trophy was originally awarded to the best team in regular season play among Florida-based franchises. Head-to-head playoff games, U.S. Open Cup matches and friendlies have no bearing on the outcome of this competition. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers did not field a team in 2017 and were later dissolved. The Tampa Bay Rowdies also participated in this cup from 2010 though 2016, before leaving the NASL for the USL. With Miami FC joining the USL, the competition restarted in 2020.
Pre-history
The idea of an all-Florida Cup in soccer goes back to the Tang sponsored, Florida Cup in the American Soccer League. It was contested in the 1988 ASL season between the second incarnation of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, the Miami Sharks, the Orlando Lions, and the original Tampa Bay Rowdies. In a runaway, Fort Lauderdale won the title with a total of 24 points, outpacing Orlando and Tampa Bay by 12 points and Miami by 18. They clinched the title with a month left to play in the season. They were awarded the Tang trophy on August 3 at Lockhart Stadium during halftime of their match versus Miami. Although there were at least two Florida-based clubs in the ASL (and its successor, the American Professional Soccer League) through the 1993 season, the 1988 edition was the only time in that era of Florida professional club soccer that a trophy competition of this nature was contested.
History
The Coastal Cup was first contested in 2010 as part of the fifth incarnation of the Florida Derby, between FC Tampa Bay and the original Miami FC Blues, while both were members of the D2 Pro League. Within two years time both teams would re-brand using the names of the historic NASL clubs from the two regions of Florida and were themselves part of the new NASL.
Tampa Bay won the first four Coastal Cups, with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers finally breaking through in 2014. The addition of the Jacksonville Armada to the NASL for the 2015 season made the Coastal Cup a triangular competition. The Strikers retained the trophy in 2015 with one match to spare by virtue of Jacksonville's 2–0 upset victory over the Rowdies on September 26. In the 2016 season the new Miami FC squad joined the NASL to make the competition a four-team affair. Shortly after Tampa Bay secured its fifth cup title, the franchise announced it would be leaving the NASL for the United Soccer League beginning in 2017. Although Jacksonville and Miami both participated in the 2017 NASL season, with Miami FC sweeping all five head-to-head matches, the Coastal Cup trophy was not presented to them. Miami FC joined Tampa Bay in the USL Championship in 2020 to revive this all-Florida in-league rivalry, but the trophy still has not resurfaced.
Most recent
Tiebreaker sequence: 1. Goal Differential - 2. Total Goals - 3. Head-To-Head Record - 4. Away Goal Difference - 5. Away Goals Scored
By season
*Although these were NASL regular season games the Coastal Cup was not presented in 2017, or since in the USL Championship
#Tampa Bay wins on away goals, 2-1.
All-time
*totals through 2023 season
References
Soccer cup competitions in the United States
Soccer rivalries in the United States
Soccer clubs in Florida
Sports in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sports competitions in Jacksonville, Florida
Sports in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Jacksonville Armada FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies
2010 establishments in Florida
Miami FC
Sports in Miami
Sports rivalries in Florida
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41079751
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo%20Vibe%20Z
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Lenovo Vibe Z
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The Lenovo Vibe Z is an Android smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen released in late 2013.
Design and performance
Software
The Vibe Z originally ran Android 4.2.2 "Jelly Bean". It now comes with Android 4.3 and Lenovo has announced an upgrade to 4.4 Lenovo customized the dialer in order to facilitate one handed dialling. Lenovo has also included numerous proprietary apps. SECUREit includes antivirus, child safety, privacy and anti-theft functionality. SYNCit backs up and restores contacts, messages, and call logs. SHAREit facilitates file sharing, including via direct connections using Bluetooth and ad-hoc wi-fi. Power Manager extends battery life and protects the battery from premature failure. UC Browser, Navigate 6, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Accuweather, CamScanner, CamCard, Kingsoft Office, and a some games like Asphalt 7 and Real Football 14 come pre-installed.
Hardware
The Vibe Z is powered by a 2.2 gigahertz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the same processor used in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Sony Xperia Z1, and comes with 2 gigabytes of RAM. It has a 5.5-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution.
The Vibe Z uses a relatively large 1/3.06-inch backlit 13-megapixel camera sensor paired with a f/1.8 lens and a dual-LED flash in order to achieve good low-light performance and the ability to take ten pictures per second. Lenovo says that a proprietary low-light algorithm further enhances performance. The 5-megapixel front-facing camera has a wide-angle lens with an 84-degree field of view.
Lenovo offers a WCDMA + GSM model for China Unicom subscribers, a CDMA2000 + GSM model is available for use on China Telecom, and a LTE + GSM model for the international market.
The case is plastic but has metallic finish. It has an anti-fingerprint finish, like that on the Lenovo Vibe X, on its back. The backplate is sealed and cannot be removed to access the battery. The cover includes a touchpad that allows users to accept and reject calls without opening it. The power button is located on top of the shell. The volume rocker is on the left side, while the right side only has a retractable tray for SIM cards. The bottom of the Vibe Z has a standard headset port and a Micro USB port. Lenovo is selling flip covers in multiple colors for the Vibe Z.
Lenovo says its battery offers up to 278 hours of standby time.
Reviews
A review published in Gizbot stated, "If you still haven't checked out the super dual cameras that are available with the Vibe Z, it's high time you did yourself a favor and checked out YouTube for related camera videos. And if you don't have that much time in your hand, let us tell you that Vibe Z makes a strong statement with its 5-megapixel front camera and 84° wide angle lens for high quality self shots, apart from amazing video chat quality. Users can also snap sensational low light images courtesy of a 13 megapixel rear camera in the rear that's fitted with BSI sensor, and can shoot 1080p HD videos."
A review published in Techradar stated, "I struggled to reach the lock button atop the phone with one hand. Lenovo made it so the volume rocker unlocks the phone, too. I had trouble reaching my thumb across the other side of the screen. Lenovo added a Smart Dialer that shifts the number pad buttons in the direction you tilt the phone for easier one-handed dialing. (Also, Smart Call allows you the answer the phone by just holding it to your ear.) The point is that Lenovo knows just how big its flagship phone is, and it's working to make it easier to operate the Vibe Z more like the phone that it is and less like the tablet that it isn't. Other handset makers are trying, but I've seen nothing this clever."
In a review for NDTV, Jamshed Avari wrote, "The Vibe Z doesn't feel as though it was made by the same company that regularly produces some of our favourite laptops. It comes across as something entirely new. Lenovo has thrown in a fair number of powerful components and has given the Vibe Z a very distinctive style, but it's the brand name that will ultimately persuade people to give it a chance. Camera irregularities aside, this is a pretty good phone."
References
Vibe Z
Smartphones
Android (operating system) devices
Mobile phones introduced in 2013
Discontinued smartphones
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41079759
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%20Peterson
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Ellen Peterson
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Ellen Peterson (December 5, 1923 – October 14, 2011) was an American activist.
Early life and education
Peterson was born Yancey Ellen Salisbury in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 5, 1923 to Sehlby Walker Salibsury and Yancey Long. She was a 1945 graduate of the University of Georgia and earned a master's degree in counseling from Appalachian State University in 1966.
Career
Peterson founded five different non-profit environmental organizations in her lifetime and was a fierce protector of Florida's waterways and the Everglades. Peterson was a well-known environmental, and peace and justice activist who protested against nuclear power plants and coal fired plants in the Everglades and wetlands of South Florida.
She founded Save Our Creeks in Palmdale, Florida to save FishEating Creek in Glades County, Florida.
In 2006, she founded the Happehatchee Center, a nonprofit eco-spiritual center for the Lee County community that held New Age spirituality classes, in Estero, Florida. Upon her death October 14, 2011 her estate established a trust with a board of directors charged with making the property open to the public. Six months later the center was closed for two months while the programs were restructured. The Happehatchee Center building acquired from the Buckingham Airfield in 1947 was declared an Individual Historic Resource by the Lee County Historic Preservation Program on November 28, 2012.
Legal issues
Peterson was arrested for civil disobedience at Cape Canaveral for protesting there. She was also arrested while protesting against the School of Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, protesting against the training of torture tactics to foreign military operatives. Her comment was "I sure do look dangerous, don't I, as a little old lady?"
Personal life and death
Peterson was married multiple times. She died at the age of 87 at her home in Estero, Florida on October 14, 2011.
References
External links
1923 births
2011 deaths
American environmentalists
American women environmentalists
University of Georgia alumni
People from Estero, Florida
Appalachian State University alumni
21st-century American women
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41079766
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Pritchard%20%28Australian%20rules%20footballer%29
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Frank Pritchard (Australian rules footballer)
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Francis James Pritchard (6 June 1899 – 16 December 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of William Wilson Pritchard (1864–1942) and Emily Pritchard, nee Robbins (1867–1935), Francis James Pritchard was born at Tatura on 6 June 1899.
He was the father of Geelong player Bill Pritchard.
Notes
External links
Frank Pritchard's profile at Blueseum
1899 births
1983 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Carlton Football Club players
Tatura Football Club players
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41079767
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma%20Marina%20Vitela
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Alma Marina Vitela
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Alma Marina Vitela Rodríguez (born 26 December 1965) is a Mexican nurse and politician, a member of the Morena party. She most recently served as the mayor of Gómez Palacio, Durango, and is running for Governor of Durango in the state election to be held in June 2022.
Early life
Vitela was born into a family with seven siblings and was orphaned at a young age.
Political career
Vitela received a technical nursing degree in 1984 and worked as a nurse in the ISSSTE and IMSS systems and for the Mexican Red Cross; while a nurse, she also was a labor union representative in multiple ISSSTE facilities. Her first political posts came as a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI); she served two nonconsecutive terms as a state deputy to the Congress of Durango, from 2001 to 2004 and 2007 to 2010. During the latter term, she concurrently served as a director of the National PRI Women's Organization (ONMPRI). She also was the secretary general, the second-highest position in the PRI in Durango, from 2009 to 2012, coinciding with a two-year stint as Gómez Palacio city councilor.
Vitela was elected as a federal deputy to the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress in 2012. She was a secretary on the Health Commission and also sat on commissions for Metropolitan Development, Social Security, and Special Commission for Social Programs. After her three-year term, she returned to the Durango state legislature from 2016 to 2018.
Vitela changed parties from the PRI to Morena in 2018. That year, Gómez Palacio voters reelected her to the Chamber of Deputies, where she would be part of the first six months of the LXV Legislature of the Mexican Congress. She resigned from the federal legislature in March 2019 in order to run for mayor of Gómez Palacio, winning election and serving from 2019 to 2021. She was the first non-PRI mayor of the city.
In November 2021, Vitela resigned as mayor in order to pursue the Morena nomination for Governor of Durango in the 2022 state elections. The party selected her from among six contenders for the nomination the next month.
Personal life
Vitela has three children.
References
Morena (political party) politicians
Deputies of the LXIV Legislature of Mexico
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
1965 births
Living people
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Durango
Municipal presidents in Durango
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41079777
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet%20Kissin%27%20in%20the%20Moonlight
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Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight
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Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight is a song written by Lina Eriksson and Mårten Eriksson, and originally performed at Melodifestivalen 2009 where Lasse Stefanz was first asked to participate with the song, before they rejected in November 2008 to participate with the song, originally called Den första kyssen.
Instead, Thorleifs accepted the invitation, and participated in the fourth semifinal in Malmö on 28 February 2009, where it ended up 5th, and was knocked out of the competition.
The song was tested for Svensktoppen on 22 March 2009, but failed to enter the chart.
The single peaked 55th position at the Swedish singles chart.
Charts
References
External links
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
2009 singles
2009 songs
Melodifestivalen songs of 2009
Swedish-language songs
Thorleifs songs
Songs written by Lina Eriksson
Songs written by Mårten Eriksson
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41079793
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20doping%20cases%20in%20sport%20%28I%29
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List of doping cases in sport (I)
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This is a sub-list from List of doping cases in sport representing a full list of surnames starting with I.
References
I
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41079795
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935%20Palestine%20Cup
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1935 Palestine Cup
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The 1935 Palestine Cup (, HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli) was the seventh season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition.
The defending holders were Hapoel Tel Aviv. However, Hapoel Tel Aviv chose not to participate in this edition and defend the title. With six teams participating in the competition, the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 21 May 1935, with the two quarter-final matches being played on 1 June 1935.
Surprise contestants Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva and Hakoah Tel Aviv met at the final in the Maccabiah Stadium, with Petah Tikva winning by the odd goal.
Results
Quarter-finals
Maccabi Hashmonai and Hapoel Haifa received a bye to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
References
100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
External links
Israel Football Association website
Israel State Cup
Cup
Israel State Cup seasons
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41079798
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur%20and%20His%20Squad
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Timur and His Squad
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Timur and His Squad () is a short novel by Arkady Gaidar, written and first published in 1940. The book tells the story of a gang of village kids who sneak around secretly doing good deeds, protecting families whose fathers and husbands are in the Red Army, and doing battle against nasty hooligans. It had a huge impact upon the young Soviet audiences. Timurite movement (Timurovtsy), involving thousands of children, became a massive phenomenon all over the country. Timur and His Squad remained part of the curriculum in every Soviet school even up into the 1990s.
The short novel was adapted into two feature films, Timur and His Team (1940) by Aleksandr Razumny and Timur and His Team (1976) by Aleksandr Blank and Sergei Linkov.
Background
The story of a boy who organizes his friends into a 'good gang', realizing its sense of adventure into an intricate, intelligent game the purpose of which is to help elders, support minors and fight a group of scoundrels who poison the village life, was evolving through the years, as a result of Gaidar’s own social experiments of the kind, according to biographer F. Ebin. The semi-autobiographical nature of Timur and His Squad is corroborated by contemporaries, including Konstantin Paustovsky, who, as his son grew seriously ill and was in urgent need of a rare medication, found himself a witness to a quick quasi-military operation in the course of which Gaidar (who was guesting at Paustovsky's house) made a telephone call, summoned the boys who lived in his house and nearby and sent this squad all through the city drugstores to deliver a drug needed in just some forty minutes. Paustovsky concluded: "'See, how well does my squad work?' Gaidar enquired, preparing to leave. To thank him was an impossible thing. He used to get very angry when people started thanking him. He considered helping people to be a thing as natural as saying hello or wishing one good health. No one'd be thanked for just wishing you good health, right?"
Author Ruvim Frayerman remembered:Once, long before Timur and His Squad had been started Gaidar, said to me: "Why do you think all through the centuries boys were playing outlaws? Come to think of it, outlaws are baddies who rightly deserve punishment. But children are perceptive. Playing outlaws, what they did in effect, was dramatizing the idea of freedom, expressing man's historic longing for it. In the old times rebellion was a protest against the lack of freedom in a society. But the Soviet children live through a time, the likes of which humanity's never known. They won't be playing outlaws fighting kings' men anymore. They'd rather play the kind of games that would help Soviet soldiers fight international outlaws.
History
Gaidar started writing the book in December 1939. Having published by this time two scripts, "Voyennaya Taina" (The War Secret) and "Sudba Barabanshchika" (The Drummer's Fate), he was seeing Timur and His Squad as another scenario. In summer 1940 the film of the same title was shot and released to become an instant success with the young audience. Its script was published for the first time in 1940's issues 7 and 8 of the Pioneer magazine.
Having finished the script, Gaidar started re-working the text into a serial novel, which was originally called "Duncan". The atmosphere of an impending war pervaded the book. On June 14, 1940, Gaidar wrote in a diary: "Today 'Duncan' got started, a small novel. The war raging all over the world - there's no more Norway, Holland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium. The Germans are approaching Paris, and Italy joined the war one of these days." Soon the original title got reinstated. "Today finished the 'Timur' novel. It was mostly written in Moscow, in the course of the last two weeks," reads the August 27, 1940 diary entry.
On September 5, 1940, Pionerskaya Pravda newspaper started publishing 'Timur and His Squad' in serial form and continued to do so up until October the 8th. Simultaneously, All-Union Radio broadcast a radio drama version of the novel. In 1941 the novel was published in book form. The impact of it upon the young readership was immense. Children's 'squads' started to form all over the country. "Thousands and thousands of Soviet pioneers have followed Timur's initiative and are helping elders in their deadly fight with fascist scoundrels," Pionerskaya Pravda wrote on July 19, 1941.
Plot summary
Daughters of the Red Army Colonel Alexandrov, Zhenya (13) and Olga (18) come from Moscow to their dacha in a village and find themselves amidst strange night time activities. In an old barn Zhenya discovers the headquarters of some mysterious organization. She meets Timur, whose Squad, consisting of several dozens of well-organized boys, perform charitable acts in a clandestine fashion. The Squad helps families of the Army officers and soldiers, supports elders and minors, and fights off some gang hooligans led by a boy named Kvakin. Timur's 'games' are causing much suspicion, on the part of Timur's uncle Georgy, among other people. "But tell me, what kind of games did you and your friends play when you were young?" – asks the boy. "Well, we were running, jumping about and climbed roofs too, but at least our games were simple and well-understood," Georgy responds.
Olga spots Timur talking to Kvakin and makes the conclusion that they are of the same ilk. Zhenya knows otherwise; she develops a strong feeling for Timur, the young leader who is honest, noble, brave and modest to the point of reticence. In a decisive battle between the two gangs Timur and his boys win out. Finally, in quite a dramatic fashion he helps Zhenya to meet her father who goes to the war, as does Georgy, now Olga's friend. "You live for other people, and people will respond in a kind," says Olga to Timur whom she now sees she totally misunderstood.
References
ЖкеЖ
External links
1940 novels
Short stories by Arkady Gaidar
Children's novels
Russian novels adapted into films
Russian children's books
1940 children's books
Children's books set in the Soviet Union
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41079800
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C4%9Fur%20Y%C4%B1lmaz
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Uğur Yılmaz
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Uğur Yılmaz (born 1 October 1987) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays for GSV Maichingen.
External links
Uğur Yılmaz at Kickers-Archiv
profile at kicker.de
1987 births
Living people
German sportspeople of Turkish descent
Stuttgarter Kickers II players
Stuttgarter Kickers players
Turkish men's footballers
German men's footballers
FV Illertissen players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Stuttgart
TSV Rain am Lech players
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41079803
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20argillus
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Gauruncus argillus
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Gauruncus argillus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 19.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, tinged and partly suffused with ochreous and orange and the strigulation (fine streaking) is pale brownish. The base and costal area are brownish and the markings are pale brown. The hindwings are whitish, with grey strigulation.
Etymology
The species name refers to the whitish hindwings and is derived from Latin argillus (meaning potters clay).
References
Moths described in 2006
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079805
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo%20Zacar%C3%ADas%20Capuchino
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Darío Zacarías Capuchino
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Darío Zacarías Capuchino (born 14 August 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico.
References
1971 births
Living people
Politicians from the State of Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
Municipal presidents in the State of Mexico
Members of the Congress of the State of Mexico
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for the State of Mexico
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41079808
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%20Afro-Asian%20Club%20Championship
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1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship
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The 1997 Afro-Asian Club Championship, was the 10th Afro-Asian Club Championship competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the African Champions' Cup and the Asian Club Championship.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Korean team Pohang Steel the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship winner. and Egyptian team Zamalek, the 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner, The first leg was hosted by Pohang Steel at the Pohang Steel Yard in Pohang on 16 November 1997, while the second leg was hosted by Zamalek at Cairo Stadium in Cairo on 5 December 1997.
Aggregate was 2–2, Zamalek won on away goals, became the first (and only) club to win the Championship for 2 times.
Teams
Match details
First leg
Second leg
References
External links
http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/ZamalekAfroAsian.html#1997
http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5515
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VoaIDx0GRU&list=TLo3J9cwtI9iwxvvobrdUITlfa5lBCGDNq
1997
1997 in African football
1997 in Asian football
Zamalek SC matches
Pohang Steelers matches
1997–98 in Egyptian football
1997 in South Korean football
November 1997 sports events in Asia
December 1997 sports events in Africa
International club association football competitions hosted by Egypt
International club association football competitions hosted by South Korea
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41079810
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWA%20Sharks%20FC
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SWA Sharks FC
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SWA Sharks Football Club is a football club of Turks and Caicos, which was established in 1999 and plays in the WIV Provo Premier League. It was one of the founded club to set up the league.
In the season of 2000/2001 the sharks won the league title for the first time since the League began in 1999 and in the same year won the TCIFA Presidents Cup.
Current squad 2022
2022 Caribbean Club Shield
References
Football clubs in the Turks and Caicos Islands
1999 establishments in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Association football clubs established in 1999
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41079811
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauruncus%20armatus
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Gauruncus armatus
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Gauruncus armatus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greyish brown, with brownish-cream dots. The hindwings are brownish grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the form of the sacculus and is derived from Latin armatus (meaning armed).
References
Moths described in 2006
Euliini
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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41079819
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deisler
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Deisler
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Deisler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Guillermo Deisler (1940–1995), Chilean stage designer, visual poet, and mail artist
Sebastian Deisler (born 1980), German former footballer
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