Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok is a Fox Interactive puzzle video game based on the 1997 animated film Anastasia. Released on November 25, 1997, it was produced by David Wisehart. Wisehart also served as voiceover director. The game had an estimated budget of US$800,000.

Development

Conception
Fox Interactive was founded in 1994 as an operating unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Aided by other News Corporation divisions, the company was able to "not only to select from a wide spectrum of hot properties, but to draw from significant marketing, distribution and merchandising resources". Fox properties that had previously been adapted into Fox Interactive games include The Simpsons and Die Hard. After Fox purchased the Don Bluth studios and during the development of Anastasia, an Anastasia video game was conceived to cash in on the success of the existing animated film property. Blitz Games - who would later design Fox's Titan A.E. game - was "asked to put a concept together for a PlayStation game"; while Fox executives were impressed with the results, they ultimately decided that Anastasia was not well-suited for the PlayStation and they followed the "tried-and-true" formula of the Disney's Animated Storybook series created a storybook/activity centre tie-in product for PC instead. Motion Works, an international digital technology company based in Vancouver, was chosen by Fox Interactive to develop the project. Under contract to Motion Works, Intelliscape Interactive Corp. worked on this title (Fox) alongside Cosmopolitan's Virtual Makeover (Sega).

Design
The developers were able to recruit some of the film's voice actors, including Meg Ryan who performs the voiceover for Anya's diary entries". Anastasia incorporates exploration, problem solving and skill testing, and it also incorporated songs from the animated feature film. For Anastasia, Intelliscape Interactive completed production management, 3D artwork, and game design work.

Release
The game was released on November 4, 1997. The Fox Interactive website allowed players to send virtual postcards using Anastasia music. Both this title and the video Anastasia Sing-along were involved in rebates and corporate tie-ins. The Fox Interactive game was part of a company-wide media blitz that included the units Fox Kids Network, Fox Family Channel, Fox Licensing and Merchandising, Fox Interactive as well as book publisher HarperCollins. The game marked a new direction for Fox Interactive, which had previously made first-person shooter games.

In 1997, Disney re-released The Little Mermaid as "counter-programming" to Fox's animated film Anastasia, which was set for release around the same time. The two studios were "scrambling to mine every potential dollar from their investment and make sure neither outdoes the other", so they competed in the video gaming space. Taking a cue from the Disney "marketing mode", Fox Interactive would simultaneously release the computer entertainment spin-off with its film in the video gaming marketplace. Ariel's Story Studio would compete against Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok.

The game capped off three consecutive successful quarters for Motion Works, helping the nine-year-old company's finances greatly improve in 1997. As a result of success such as Anastasia, the company had plans to grow considerably throughout 1998.

Synopsis

Anya's diary entries are used as a plot device to help move the story along.

Gameplay
Mobygames explains the gameplay:

AllGame explains an example of a quest that one will encounter in the game, and the series of steps the player must take in order to reach that goal:

Cast
 Meg Ryan - Anastasia
 John Cusack - Dmitri
 Hank Azaria - Bartok
 Jim Cummings - Rasputin
 Jamie Goferman - Cleaning Woman
 Summer Litwin - Fortune Teller, Ballerina
 Wade Major - Clothes Vendor
 Martin G. Metcalf - Artist
 Chris Miller - Man in Booth

Critical reception
The gameplay was generally negatively received by critics. AllGame would describe it as "frustrating" due to the difficulty in locating locations and objects in the confusing interface, and the unsatisfying minigames. Quandary felt it was held back by its "relative simplicity and brevity". PC Gamer described the experience of playing the adventure as "magical". Metzomagic wrote that "as for its performance as an adventure game for children it also does a superbly entertaining job". The Boston Herald said The Little Mermaid's strong point was in its soundtrack and karaoke activity, as opposed to Anastasia's adventure game mechanics.

The audiovisuals were generally given positive reviews by critics. AllGame gave high praise to both the game's graphics and sounds, deeming them clean, clear, colorful, and nice. Quandary's felt that the title's "gorgeous graphics" made it "irresistible". Metzomagic praised the animations, graphics, sound effects, voices, and music. Meanwhile, MacAddict considered it to be "beautifully rendered yet dull". Australian Macworld deemed it "captivating, compelling and very frustrating". PC Mania felt the game had "amazing" graphics and backgrounds. Chicago Tribune reviewed Anastasia and Ariel side by side, and commented that the former is "rich with gorgeous art".

The game's characters and plot were given mixed reviews. AllGame noted the lack of interaction with characters from the film. Meanwhile, Quandary noted that the featured characters are still "entertaining". Metzomagic noted that "the story is enduring". Working Mother wrote that the game is filled with a similar kind of humour that the film does. Daily News suggested that "both [Ariel's Story Studio and Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok] can have lives lasting far longer than the movies will be in theaters". News-Press deemed the film adaptation to be a "royal treat" and "enchanting". The Sydney Morning Herald felt it was "essential" viewing for anyone who had experienced the film.

References

External links

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1997 video games
Anastasia (franchise)
Video games based on animated films
Fox Interactive games
Classic Mac OS games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games set in Paris
Video games set in Saint Petersburg
Windows games
Cultural depictions of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia


title: Extraordinary magnetoresistance

text:
Extraordinary magnetoresistance (EMR) is a geometrical magnetoresistance effect discovered in 2000, where the change in electrical resistance upon the application of a large magnetic field can be greater than 1,000,000% at room temperature (orders of magnitude greater than other magnetoresistance effects such as GMR and CMR). The effect occurs in semiconductor-metal hybrid systems when a transverse magnetic field is applied. Without a magnetic field the system is in a low-resistance state with most of the current flow directed through the metallic region. Upon the application of a large magnetic field the system switches to a state of much higher electrical resistance, due to the Hall angle approaching 90°, with the current flow inside the metallic region dramatically reduced. The effect is influenced greatly by the system geometry, with an enhancement of over four orders of magnitude shown to be possible with an alternative branched geometry. Since the EMR effect occurs at room temperature and does not rely on magnetic materials it has many possible benefits for applications including in the read heads of future hard disk drives.

References

Magnetoresistance
Spintronics
Computer storage technologies


title: Fred Martinez

text:
Alfredo "Fred" Martinez (September 9, 1953 – July 9, 2014) was a Belizean politician and diplomat. A former member of the Senate of Belize (1984-1989, 1997-1998) and Mayor of Orange Walk Town (1985-1988, 1991-1992), Martinez held numerous diplomatic posts during his career. Martinez was Belize's chief negotiator in the talks with Guatemala aimed at resolving the countries' longtime territorial and border dispute. Martinez's first diplomatic posting was as Ambassador to neighboring Mexico from 1993 until 1997. He was appointed Ambassador to Guatemala in 2003, a position he held up to his death in 2014. In addition to his ambassadorship to Guatemala from 2003 to 2014, Martinez was concurrently accredited as Belize's non-resident ambassador to Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Martinez was appointed to the Senate of Belize and Leader of Government Business from 1984 to 1989. He was briefly reappointed to the Senate from 1997 to 1998. (Members of the Senate are appointed by the Governor General of Belize). He was also elected Mayor of Orange Walk Town from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1992. Martinez served as the chairman of the United Democratic Party (UDP), one of the country's two major political parties, from 1990 until 1993.

References

1953 births
2014 deaths
Ambassadors of Belize to Guatemala
Ambassadors of Belize to Mexico
Ambassadors of Belize to Costa Rica
Ambassadors of Belize to Honduras
Ambassadors of Belize to Nicaragua
Ambassadors of Belize to Panama
Ambassadors of Belize to Venezuela
Ambassadors of Belize to Cuba
High Commissioners of Belize to Jamaica
Government ministers of Belize
Members of the Senate (Belize)
Mayors of places in Belize
United Democratic Party (Belize) politicians
Belize–Guatemala relations
People from Orange Walk Town


title: Impatient (Anna Abreu song)

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"Impatient" is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her third studio album, Just a Pretty Face? (2009). Abreu co-wrote the song with longtime collaborator Rauli Eskolin (known professionally as Rake), and Patric Sarin. Eskolin also produced the song, while Sarin provided additional backing vocals. "Impatient" is a Pop ballad. The song was released on 9 November 2009 in Finland, as the album's second single.

Lyrical content
"Impatient" is a pop ballad that explores the theme of difficult relationships, where one feels emotionally neglected but sticks around because they still have very strong feelings towards their partner. Abreu sings 'you say you listen but you never do' and 'you make me sad when I'm happy'. However, rather than be deluded, she is fully aware of the negativity the relationship is causing, but is unable to break away due to her love for her partner: 'still I go weak when you just look at me'. The song ends with Abreu providing a clear ultimatum: 'let me love...or let me be free'.

Chart performance
Released only to radio in order to promote the album from which it was lifted, "Impatient" did not chart on the Finnish Top 20 or the Download Chart. It did, however, reach number twenty-one on the Airplay Chart.

Music video
The music video for "Impatient" was directed by Mikko Harma, who had previously directed the video for the lead single from Just a Pretty Face?, "Music Everywhere". The video is shot at night in downtown Helsinki, with Abreu (dressed in a glittering black jumpsuit) entering what appears to be her partner's apartment and reminiscing about their relationship. Inside she finds two empty champagne glasses, the bed covered in rose petals and another woman's clothing in the wardrobe, insinuating that her partner has been cheating on her. Abreu tears up the clothes, draws a loveheart on the mirror and takes her jewellery from the bedroom, escaping out of the window just as the man returns. She then makes her way down the street as the song ends.

Track listing
"Impatient" – 3:45

Credits and personnel

Songwriting – Rauli Eskolin, Patric Sarin, Anna Abreu
Production - Rauli Eskolin
Engineering - Rauli Eskolin (at Inkfish Studios: Helsinki, Finland)
Instruments - Rauli Eskolin

Lead vocals - Anna Abreu
Backing vocals - Anna Abreu, Patric Sarin
Mixing - Rauli Eskolin

Release history

References

2009 singles
2009 songs
Anna Abreu songs
Songs written by Patric Sarin
Songs written by Rauli Eskolin
RCA Records singles


title: CIML (disambiguation)

text:
CIML is the initialism for the Centre d'immunologie de Marseille-Luminy.

CIML can also refer to:
Central Iowa Metro League, a high school athletic conference in Iowa
CIML community portal, virtual scientific  community for computational intelligence and machine learning
CIML-FM, a radio station in Canada


title: Isochorista melanocrypta

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Isochorista melanocrypta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are light purplish grey with markings consisting of mixed ferruginous and black scales. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

References

Moths described in 1910
Archipini


title: Isochorista pumicosa

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Isochorista pumicosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and Tasmania.

The wingspan is 12.5 mm. The forewings are ashy fuscous with about ten black striae (lines), somewhat mixed with ferruginous scales, on the costal edge separated by whitish scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.

References

Moths described in 1910
Archipini


title: The Magic School Bus

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The Magic School Bus is an American edutainment media franchise that includes a book series, a TV series, a streaming series, and video games. Each of the stories within the franchise centers on the antics of a fictional elementary school teacher, Ms. Frizzle, and her class, who board a "magic school bus", which takes them on field trips to unusual times and locations, such as the Cretaceous Period, outer space, and inside a human body.

History
The first medium in which this franchise was developed was the Magic School Bus book series. Craig Walker, vice-president and senior editorial director at Scholastic Co., stated that the concept began with the idea of combining science with fictional stories, and Joanna Cole (who had written both science and humor before) and Bruce Degen were then approached with creating such a series. Walker also states that his own memories of school field trips and of a teacher he had once, served as further inspiration. The first book, The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, was published in 1986. The books are written in the first person from the point of view of an unnamed student in "the Friz's" class.

Cole and Degen started a new series called Ms. Frizzle's Adventures in 2001, which teaches social studies, eventually producing three books in that series. Microsoft Home began publishing Magic School Bus software in 1994, the same year The Magic School Bus concept was also adapted into an animated television series of the same name by Scholastic Entertainment. The series premiered on September 10, 1994, with its theme song performed by Little Richard. Scholastic Entertainment president Deborah Forte says that adapting the books into an animated series was an opportunity to help kids "learn about science in a fun way". Around that time, Forte had been hearing concern from parents and teachers about how to improve science education for girls and minorities. As noted by Marcel LaFollette, "accomplished women were exceptions in a universe of male luminaries" when it came to science television. Ms. Valerie Frizzle, the magic school teacher, was the closest approximation to an expert female host. She was voiced by Lily Tomlin in the series.

Scholastic Entertainment, the American Meteorological Society and the Children's Museum of Houston created a Scholastic's the Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm, a  traveling exhibit funded in part by the National Science Foundation, which premiered at the Children's Museum of Houston in 2003 (a copy of it opened in New Jersey the month after that).

See also

 The Magic School Bus – The first animated series based on the books
 The Magic School Bus Rides Again – A revival of the animated series, by Scholastic and Netflix

References

Mass media franchises introduced in 1986
Fictional vehicles
Scholastic franchises


title: Isochorista parmiferana

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Isochorista parmiferana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in September, October and March.

References

Moths described in 1881
Archipini


title: Qalamoun offensive (2014)

text:
The Qalamoun offensive (2014) was launched by the Syrian Army, in coordination with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, during the Syrian Civil War against remnant rebel forces following the previous Battle of Qalamoun which resulted in the military securing all of the towns in the region.

Background

In mid-November 2013, the Syrian military, backed up by Hezbollah, launched an offensive against the rebel-held Qalamoun Mountains in an attempt to cut rebel supply lines to Damascus from Lebanon. The strategic region had been used by rebel forces as a rear base for its operations around the capital Damascus. The battle was primarily led on the rebel side by the Al-Nusra Front. By late April 2014, the last major rebel stronghold in the region fell to the military as it secured all of the towns in the region. However, 3,000 rebels retreated into the mountains to conduct guerrilla hit-and-run attacks.

Offensive

Surrounding of Tfail
On 14 June, a rebel commander claimed that 29 Hezbollah fighters were killed (11 by an ambush) in and around Rankous over a period of two days. Hezbollah sources confirmed that fighting was taking place in Rankous.

Four days later, the Army advanced to within a kilometer from the Lebanese border village of Tfail, which is surrounded on three sides by Syria, with fears that government forces, including Hezbollah, would tighten their grip on the village. On 21 June, the military captured the Syrian territory surrounding the village as 70 rebels surrendered. This advance left the outskirts of Tfail on the Syrian side under Syrian Army control. Rebels in the village were allowed to return to Syria along with their families. That morning, Hezbollah fighters entered Tfail in search of opposition fighters reportedly seeking refuge in the village.

On 22 June, government forces launched an assault on the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains and state TV claimed the troops had captured some hills overlooking the Rankous plain and cut the route used by rebels to periodically return to the region. At this point, it was confirmed 14 Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the previous two weeks in the area. The rebels had been hiding in the heights and caves after the offensive, but started to conduct hit-and-run attacks on government positions in the previous weeks and managing to retake some positions.

On 27 June, Syrian state TV stated that government forces captured areas near the Lebanese border, cutting rebel supply lines. Syrian troops had also reached the edge of Tfail.

Battle for the hills
In mid-July, Hezbollah started an operation to clear the border area of remnant rebel forces. At the start of the operation, Hezbollah forces were ambushed but soon called up reinforcements. After two days of fighting, Hezbollah took control of the hills near the Lebanese village of Youneen. It was confirmed 6–7 Hezbollah and 17–32 rebel fighters were killed and 31 Hezbolah and 23 rebel fighters were wounded. 14 rebels were also captured. According to another report, Hezbollah lost 14 fighters, while 104 rebels of the Al-Nusra Front were killed and 40 rebels were captured.

Days later, another round of fighting along the outskirts of Arsal and the Lebanese town of Al-Fakiha left two Hezbollah militiamen and dozens of rebels dead, with an additional seven rebels captured. The Syrian army unleashed rocket salvos on rebel pockets as warplanes provided aerial cover for Hezbollah fighters working to cut off supply routes from Arsal. A security source confirmed more than 100 people had been killed since the start of the Hezbollah operation, including an aid to the rebel spokesman of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades.

In one instance during the battle for the hills, a Hezbollah squad seized a hill, east of the Lebanese village of Nahle, from the rebels. They were then replaced with a 40-man unit that lacked ammunition and radio batteries. Soon, 250 Syrian rebels launched a counter-attack, using the rugged terrain to approach right up to the Hezbollah positions. At one point, the rebels were only 10 meters from the Hezbollah fighters. The five-hour battle ended after Hezbollah reinforcements arrived, who were alerted to the battle by the sound of gunfire, and the rebel attack was repelled. 10 Hezbollah militiamen were killed and 20 wounded.

On 25 July, the Syrian air force struck rebel forces east of Arsal, killing 20 rebels. Two days later, Hezbollah repelled an attempt by rebels to capture a strategic hill between Arsal and Flitah.

By the end of July, Hezbollah captured the hills around rebel hideouts in both the Qalamoun region and in the mountains bordering Shiite villages in northeastern Lebanon, thus establishing a siege on the rebel forces. Hezbollah monitored the rebel supply lines and fired at any groups attempting to provide the rebels with aid.

During the night between 1 and 2 August, government troops, backed up by Hezbollah militiamen, ambushed rebel forces near the town of al-Jobeh, around 10 km from the border. The attack also included artillery strikes. As a result of the ambush, 50–170 rebels and 7–11 government fighters, including 2 Hezbollah members, were killed. Other sources claimed 200 rebels, 20 soldiers and two Hezbollah militiamen were killed.

Battle of Arsal

On 2 August, after Lebanese security forces arrested an Al-Nusra Front commander, Syrian rebels surrounded Lebanese Army checkpoints in the region before attacking them and storming Arsal's police station. The rebels than proceeded to take control of the town. 16 policemen were taken hostage, as well as two soldiers who were freed by the military later in the day. The fighting continued into the next day.

On 4 August, the military had advanced and captured the technical institute building, which was seized by the militants the previous day, as the town came under heavy shell fire from multiple directions. In the evening, the Army also managed to capture Ras al-Serj hill.

On 5 August, the military was attempting to capture two government buildings. During the day's fighting, the ISIS commander for the Arsal area was reportedly killed, while al-Nusra forces retreated from the town. In the evening, a 24-hour cease-fire started.

By 7 August, ISIS forces had also retreated from the town and a fragile truce was established and redeployed along the border with Syria. Their hideouts there were subsequently bombed by the Syrian Air Force, resulting in dozens of wounded militants. Two days later, the Lebanese Army entered Arsal in full force and re-established control over checkpoints that the militants had previously seized. By this point, the military death toll had risen to 18, which was updated to 19 by 12 August. 60 militants were also confirmed dead, as well as 42 civilians. The total number of civilians wounded was estimated at 400.

Aftermath
After the offensive, the Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant maintained a foothold in the region's rugged terrain. On 25 August 2014, over 20 FSA factions merged into the Gathering of Western Qalamoun group. On 31 December 2014, six eastern Qalamoun FSA brigades also formed the Mujahideen Shura Council. At the same time the Ahmad al-Abdo Martyrs Brigades and Battalions, Jaysh al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham, al-Rahman Legion and the Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya Islamist militia also formed a joint force in Qalamoun's eastern areas.

The arrival of an ISIS expeditionary force in December 2014, lead to a wave of FSA defections into ISIS numbering in the hundreds, further boosting the Islamic State's presence in the region, which reached approximately 1,000 fighters. Al-Nusra maintained 600 militants in Qalamoun's eastern areas, forging an alliance with ISIS in the region.

On 4 January 2015, ISIS captured the village of Flita, but a joint government and Hezbollah counter-attack recaptured the village. On 23 January 2015, Lebanese armed forces closed the Jdaydet Yabous border crossing, following clashes during which rebels captured a Lebanese military base at Tallet al-Hamra. The following day, the rebels also seized a Syrian Army base adjacent to the crossing.

In late January 2015, ISIS announced its intention to further reinforce its positions in the Qalamoun region, in order to gain a launch pad for future operations in Lebanon. Sheikh Ahmed Assir was also appointed as an ISIS emir in Lebanon.

Between 25 and 28 March 2015, the Syrian Army and Hezbollah captured two hills near Flita and several others in the Zabadani region. The fighting left 30 rebels dead. The Lebanese Army also seized some positions on the outskirts of Arsal from jihadist fighters. By 3 April, the Syrian military had advanced on three axes towards Zabadani, securing the western and eastern approaches to the city, and relatively paralyzing the defending rebels. 15 al-Nusra fighters attempting to reinforce the rebels in Zabadani were killed trying to breach the cordon.

In mid-April, opposition forces captured a strategic hill overlooking Flita that had been held by Hezbollah fighters. At this time, Hezbollah was preparing for a new offensive, considered to be a decisive battle for Qalamoun, while the rebels were making efforts to unite different warring opposition groups in an effort to take control of the Qalamoun region. However, ISIS and al-Nusra were still competing to win over communities in the Arsal area and the rebels in both Zabadani’s mountains range and in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains switched from offense to defense. They were preparing trenches, tunnels, bunkers and barricades in anticipation of a possible battle in the spring.

In late April, a series of Israeli Air Force airstrikes (April 2015 Qalamoun incident) hit targets and bases in the Qalamoun region, killing several Syrian soldiers and Hezbollah members. Also, 6 Hezbollah members were reportedly killed in an al-Nusra Front ambush.

In early May, al-Nusra Front and allied Islamists launched a preemptive attack against SAA and Hezbollah forces, capturing several positions. The same day, Hezbollah ambushed an al-Nusra convoy near Tfail, killing 15 and wounding 30 militants. A few days later, the Syrian Army and Hezbollah seized control of a number of hilltops overlooking Assal al-Ward, reportedly killing dozens of rebels. At the same time, Hezbollah reportedly decided following an in-depth military assessment study to cancel their long-awaited offensive in the region after determining there was no need for a costly assault and instead to focus on cutting off all access ISIS and the al-Nusra Front might have to any Lebanese or Syrian towns. Also, the Army of Conquest announced a branch in Qalamoun that would battle both the SAA, Hezbollah and ISIS.

See also

References

Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2014
Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving Hezbollah
Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the al-Nusra Front
Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Free Syrian Army
Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Syrian government
Rif Dimashq Governorate in the Syrian civil war


title: Isochorista sulcata

text:
Isochorista sulcata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea.

References

Moths described in 1952
Archipini


title: Sincoraea

text:
Sincoraea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to eastern Brazil (the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais). The genus was erected by Ernst Ule in 1908.

Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

References

External links

Bromelioideae
Bromeliaceae genera


title: Kousalya (singer)

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Kousalya  is a playback singer and Music Composer from South Indian Cinema. Started playback singing career in the year 1999 with Telugu movie Nee Kosam, music scored by R.P.Patnaik. She rendered more than 400 songs for Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She did her Post Graduation in Carnatic music from Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, Tirupathi. Presently pursuing doctoral research in Music

Career
She started playback singing in the year 1999 with the Telugu movie Nee Kosam, music scored by R.P.Patnaik.

Kousalya rendered her voice for dubbing in three movies, Sravanamasam for heroine Kalyani , Bakara for heroine Yashika and "Cheekati Rajyam" for Kamalhassan's wife character. She composed " Sri Annamayya Sankeerthana Sudha " with four new Keerthanas released by Aditya Music. She won 3 Nandi Awards as a Best Playback Singer where one for own composition on Etv Adade Adharam, daily serial.

Playback singing

Bangarukonda, Nee Kosam, Chitram, Idiot, Itlu Sravani Subramaniam, Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu, Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru, Shivamani, Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai, Gangotri, Devadasu, Satyam, Adirindayya Chandram, Desamuduru, Kabbadi-Kabbadi, Chenna Kesava Reddy, Chakram, Nuvve-Nuvve, Ninne Ishtapaddanu, Narasimhudu, Shock, Sravanamasam, Dhee,  Pelli Kani Prasad, Godava, Dubai Srinu, Nagaram, Takkari, Satyabhama, Krishna, Maska, Neninthe, Vengamamba, Mithrudu, Gopi Gopika Godavari, Mayagadu Brahmalokam to yamalokam via Bhulokam, Simha, Golimar, Saradaga Kasepu, Ranga the Donga, Emaindi evela, Poola Rangadu, Srimannarayana, Shiridi Sai,Vijetha,Chinni Chinni Asha, Kiss, Thanu Monne Vellipoyindi,Veta, Dictator, Soggade Chinni Nayana. Tupaki Ramudu

TV and stage shows
 Final winner of Padutha Theeyaga hosted by Sri SP Balasubrahmanyam garu  on ETV.
 Hosted Sye Singers Challenge on ETV, which was to give break for new talents in singing in 2006.
 Worked as a judge along with music director Koti  & lyricist Bhuvana Chandra  on Zee Telugu channel Sarigamapa Little Champs 2009.
 Composed Music & sung the Title songs of Sye Singers Challenge, Aadade Aadhaaram & Hrudayam daily serials running on ETV.
 Judge cum team leader in Super Singers 7 Presented by Airtel on Maa TV.

Awards
 Nandi Award for Endamaavulu ETV Serial’s title song in the year 2002.
 Nandi Award for "Gundelona" song from Satyabhama movie 2007.
 Nandi Award for Adade Adharam title song as a Best Playback Singer 2011
 Delhi Telugu Academy Television Award for the title songs of Siri (DD) & Endamaavulu (ETV) in the year 2004.
 Ugadi Puraskar 2003 & 2006 as Best Playback Singer for Avunu Valliddaru Ishtapaddaru & Shivamani.
 Bagged Gold Medal in National level solo singing at NCC Republic Day Camp-1992 in New Delhi.
 Cinegoer Award as Best Playback Singer-Female for the years 2002, 2005, and 2006, 2008.
 2013 TSR-TV9 National Film Awards for the song "Om Sai" from Shiridi Sai.
 MAA TV award for Adade Adharam.
 Santhosham Magazine Awards Best Playback Singer – Female – for the years 2003, 2007 and 2009.
 Cine Maa Award from Maa TV Best Playback Singer – Female – for the year 2004 and 2005.
 ETV Internnal Awards as Best Playback Singer-Female for the years 2006 and 2007.
 Big Ugadi Award as Best Female Singer Of The Year - 2009 for the song "Nuvvakkadunte- Nenikkadunte" from Gopi Gopika Godavari.
 Alapana Music Award for the song "Nuvvakkadunte- Nenikkadunte" from Gopi Gopika Godavari in 2009.
 MAA TV TEA (Television Entertainment Awards) for Adade Adharam title song in 2012.
 Cinegoer Award for Adade Adharam Serial Song as Best Composer.
 T.Chalapathi Rao Award and Title Gandharva Ranjani presented by
     Pragnika Arts, November  2018.
 Dr SP Balasubrahmanyam Janmdina Puraskaram by Sruthi Laya Arts, 2019
 P.Leela Sangeetha Puraskaram 2019 by Thrushna Sangeetha Samskruthika Samstha.
 Naari Sakthi 2021 “Women of the decade” Women’s Day Award by Vvogues

Interviews
 Singer Kousalya interview
 Kousalya Exclusive Interview With Muzigle

References

External links

www.kousalya.in
 http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/singers/kousalya.html
 Facebook
 Youtube
 Awards
 http://www.kousalyamusicacademy.com/

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indian women playback singers
21st-century Indian singers
Telugu playback singers
Nandi Award winners
Indian voice actresses
Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh
Singers from Andhra Pradesh
Women musicians from Andhra Pradesh
21st-century Indian women singers
People from Guntur


title: Vandana Vithlani

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| caption            = Vithani reprising her role as Kamini in Star Pluss Pandya Store in 2021
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| birth_place        = Mumbai, India
| nationality        = Indian, Gujarati
| education          = School - New Era High School, Panchgani, Maharashtra
College - Jai Hind College, Mumbai
| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive        = 2010–present
| known_for          = Saath Nibhaana Saathiya  Sasural Simar Ka
| spouse             = Vipul Vithlani
| children           = 2
}}Vandana Vithlani is an Indian television actor known for her portrayal of Urmila Shah in the long running soap opera Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (2010–2017) on Star Plus.  In 2020, she had reprised her role as Urmila Shah in the second season of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.

Personal life
Vithlani is married to actor Vipul Vithlani.

Career
Vithlani made her acting debut in television with Star Plus'''s one of the most longest running soap operas, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (2010–2017), where she played the strong and important character of Urmila Shah for continuously 7 years from its beginning to closure.

After the end of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya in July 2017, she joined the cast of Colors TV's Sasural Simar Ka as the antagonistic and evil Bhairavi Dhanraj Kapoor until the series went off air in March 2018. In 2018, she had a recurring role in Star Bharat's thriller Kaal Bhairav Rahasya 2. In 2019, Vithlani appeared in Zee TV's Hamari Bahu Silk and Star Bharat's Muskaan.

In 2020, she made a cameo appearance in the sequel of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, entitled Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 on Star Plus. In March 2021, she bagged the role of Kamini in Star Pluss Pandya Store. In August 2021, she bagged a prominent role in Tera Mera Saath Rahe as Ramila.

Television

Demand for payment
Vithlani alleged that the channel Zee TV did not pay her for Hamari Bahu Silk'' in 2019.

References

External links

Indian television actors
Living people
1979 births


title: Sigvald Skavlan

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Sigvald Skavlan (27 December 18394 November 1912) was a Norwegian priest, psalmist and educator.

He was born at the vicarage in Stranda in Møre og Romsdal. He was the son of Aage Schavland (1806–1876) and Gerhardine Pauline Bergh (1817–1884). His father was a parish priest and later member of the Storting. After 1844, the family moved to Herøy. He was a brother of Olaf Skavlan, Aage Skavlan and Harald Skavlan, and uncle of Einar Skavlan.
Skavlan studied theology in Christiania (now Oslo) until 1864. He was one of the first three priests in Antwerp after the Norwegian Seaman's Mission was founded in 1865. He later lectured at , a school for the deaf in Trondheim, until he was appointed vicar in Askøy. In 1887 came to Vår Frue Church in Trondheim where he served until he retired.

He is probably best remembered for his cantatas and psalms. His psalm collection  was published posthumously in 1913. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1897.

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1839 births
1912 deaths
People from Stranda
20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy
Norwegian schoolteachers
Norwegian expatriates in Belgium
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy


title: Gaj Singh of Marwar

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Gaj Singh Rathore (Marwari: गज सिंह राठौड़; 30 October 1595 – 6 May 1638) was the Raja of Marwar kingdom ( 7 September 1619 – 6 May 1638).

Early Years
Born 30 October 1595, he was the eldest surviving son of Sur Singh, Raja of Marwar. His mother, Rani Sobhag deviji née Krishnavati Bai, was the daughter of Sekhavat Kachvahi Durjan Sal.

On 1608, he visited the court of Jahangir with his father. In 1609, Mahabat Khan, who was on an expedition against Rana of Mewar, was misinformed that the family of Rana was under the protection of Sur Singh in the Fort of Sojat. Mahabat Khan, thus granted Sojat to Karam Singh, a grandson of Chandrasen. This misinformation was only cleared on the intervention of Bhatai Govinddas and Sojat and Nagore was restored to Gaj Singh by Abdullah Khan.

Jalor, which was in control of Bihari Pathans, was given as jagir to Gaj Singh by Jahangir. Gaj Singh then had bought Jalor successfully under his control.

Reign

Gaj Singh was at Jodhpur when Sur Singh breathed his last in Mahikar, Deccan. Hearing the news, he immediately proceeded to Deccan leaving a noble named Rajsingh Kumpawat in-charge of Jodhpur.

Jahangir sent a tika to Gaj Singh and had granted him the pargana of Jaitaran, Sojat, Siwana,  Satalmar, Jodhpur, Terwada and Gondwada and also bestowed upon him a mansab of 3000 Zat and 2000 Sawar along with the title of Raja.

He soon after proceeded toto Mughal outpost at Mahikar.  Forces of Ahmadnager led by Amber Jeo which the Raja repelled successfully. For his services, he was granted the title 'Dalthaman'. When Prince Khurram was given in-charge of Deccan, Gaj Singh took a leave and proceeded to Jodhpur viz. Agra. Jahangir raised his mansab to 4000 Zat and 3000 Sawar and granted him the parganas of Jalor and Sanchor.

On 5 May 1623, Gaj Singh was deputized along with Mahabat Khan and Parviz Mirza to hunt down the rebel Prince Khurram. On the eve of his departure, he was given Phalodi in jagir and his mansab was raised to 5000 Zat and 4000 Sawar.

On 16 October 1624, a battle was fought between the imperial army and Khurram's army. Gaj Singh was initially not willing to take active part in this battle and encamped himself on the left side if the river. The rebel army almost won when Bhim Sisodia, ally of Khurram, challenged him to take part in the battle. The coarse language caused Gaj Singh to take active part in the battle and soon the rebel army was enrouted. The reason of Gaj Singh's unwillingness might have been due to the close relation he shared with Khurram, who was born of the Jodhpur Princess, Jodh bai, who was the uterine sister of his father Sur Singh. Another reason might have been that, he had judged the days of the Emperor was numbered and wanted to be on good side of Khurram. However, his wish could not be fulfilled. Still, due to this victory, he received the rank of 5000 Zat and 5000 Sawar by Jahangir.

Raja Gaj Singh with  Khan Jahan Lodi was in Deccan when Jahangir breathed his last. Gaj Singh then deserted Khan Jahan.

Gaj Singh visited the court of Shah Jahan soon after his accession. The Emperor renewed Gaj Singh's mansab and awarded him Khasa Khilat (a special robe of honour), a sword, a horse, an elephant and a kettledrum. He was deputed against Khan Jahan Lodi, the rebel governor of Deccan on 22 February 1630. He was made the commander of one of the three armies against Khan Jahan and faced the guerrilla tactics of the rebels valiantly. For his services he was awarded pargana of Mahrot in jagir and the title of 'Maharaja' was conferred upon him.

He was deputed with Asaf Khan against the sultan of Bijapur in December 1631. In March 1636, he was awarded a horse with its special golden equipment and returned from Deccan along with the Emperor Shah Jahan. He was then deputed in the army under Prince Shuja.

Gajsinh ri Khyat
This khyat chronicles the events in the rulers life from his coronation in V.S. 1676 (1619 AD) to his death in 1638 AD. It also records Gaj Singh conferring various charitable grants including lakh pasav and Sasan lands to the Charans.

Death
Gaj Singh died soon after his return to Agra on 6 May 1638 and was cremated on the bank of river Yamuna.

Ancestry

See also
Rulers of Marwar

References

Monarchs of Marwar
People from Lahore
1595 births
1638 deaths


title: Laboratoire français de gemmologie

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The Laboratoire français de gemmologie (Gemological Laboratory of France) is the oldest gemological laboratory in the world, having been founded in 1929 by a customs official. It was run by the Paris Chamber of Commerce from 1933 to 2011, when it was attached to the Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres et des Perles (BJOP). It operates completely independently as a source of expertise in gemology for clients' information and security, and has a partnership with the University of Nantes. Its director since 2011 has been Olivier Segura.

References

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Laboratories in France
Gemological laboratories
1929 establishments in France


title: Sonu Chandrapal

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Sonu Chandrapal  is an Indian television actress. She made her acting debut with Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna portraying Nisha in 2013. Chandrapal is best known for her role as Ragini Saurabh Birla in Suhani Si Ek Ladkiand Goddess Saraswati in Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran. She had previously acted in Gujarati and South Indian films.

She was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and currently stays in Mumbai.

Filmography

Television

Films
Wassup zindagi Gujarati film (2017) as Shama

References

External links

Living people
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Anshul Pandey

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Career

Pandey began his life career as a marine engineer. Later he became a model. He then decided to act in television shows, and his first role as Rahul Shergill was in Sony Entertainment Television's popular series Bade Acche Lagte Hain from 2012–14. But it was Star Plus's longest-running daily TV show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, where his character Naman Agarwal gained him massive popularity from 2014–2016. He took a break since he quit Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, but made a comeback in 2019, collaborating with Star Plus again to play Jay Mittal in Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna. He is most recently seen in the famous web show named 'Hello Mini' on mxplayer- he portrays the primary part of Ekansh in the series. The series has three seasons.

He is also a very renowned advertisement face and has done several famous commercials for various brands.

Television

Web series
2019–present - ''Hello Mini as Ekansh Tripathi

References

Indian male television actors
Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Delhi
Indian male models
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from Mumbai


title: 2014 Jerusalem tractor attack

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A terrorist ramming attack occurred on 4 August 2014, when a man drove an excavator type of tractor out of a construction site, injuring several pedestrians and killing one man before ramming the tractor into a public bus, overturning the bus and then hitting it repeatedly. The terrorist was shot dead at the scene by a police officer while still seated at the wheel of the tractor and continuing to attack the bus by swinging the arm of the excavator against it.

The Jerusalem Post described it as part of a series of terrorist vehicular attacks in recent years.

Attack and casualties
The attacker drove an excavator tractor out of a work site into a Shmuel HaNavi Street, a major street in central Jerusalem near the Olive Tree Hotel.  He knocked down several pedestrians before ramming the public bus, which was empty except for the driver.  One of the pedestrians, 30-year-old Avraham Waltz, was run over by the tractor and killed, while seven others were injured.  After overturning the bus, the driver continued attacking by swinging the tractor's mechanical digging arm into the bus.  Two police officers at the scene fired at and killed the attacker.

The attack echoed earlier terrorist vehicle ramming attacks in which vehicles were commandeered and used as weapons to run over pedestrians and attack other vehicles.

Police complaint over fake Haaretz article
Several days after the attack, the newspaper Haaretz filed a complaint with the police.  While the headline about this attack published by Haaretz read "Soldier wounded in Jerusalem shooting, hours after digger attack kills one", a fake article pretending to be from Haaretz circulated on social media under a headline that read, "Bulldozer and bus in Jerusalem road accident". The fake article continued:

Mohammed Naif, 23, of Jabel Mukaber, lost control of the excavator, struck a pedestrian and collided with a bus. Police at the scene fired at the excavator, murdering Mohammed in cold blood. Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino supported the police officers' act, saying that they had acted according to the laws of apartheid that are the custom in Israel. A young Haredi man was killed when the construction vehicle struck him. Naif's family sent condolences to the family of the young man. Mohammed's mother told our reporter that recently Mohammed had suffered from fatigue due to overwork, and was saving money to fly to the Caribbean for a vacation, which had always been a dream of his.

The Haaretz police complaint alleged that, "The purpose of the article and those who circulated it was to mislead the public into thinking that this was the article Haaretz had published about the terror attack this week in which an Israeli man was killed in Jerusalem, in an effort to incite against the Haaretz newspaper and its owners, editors and writers". Authorities are investigating.

Perpetrator
The police identified the assailant as Muhammed Naif El-Ja'abis, 23. The perpetrator came from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber. He was employed as an excavator operator at the scene of the attack. The police said that the attack was an act of terrorism. El-Ja'abis was already known to security officials before the attack.

Impact
Video of the attack taken by a bystander was shown on international news media.

The attack took place following a month that had seen over 360 attacks on Jews, a spate that was thought by The Jerusalem Post to have "peaked" on 4 August 2014 with this attack and the shooting of a uniformed soldier in the French Hill neighborhood, leading to an increase in security in the city.  It contributed to increasing tensions in the city.  Israeli news channel Arutz Sheva framed the attack as part of a wave of violence incited by the Palestinian leadership, including an alleged declaration by senior Palestinian Authority official Jibril Rajoub that the PA had made a "political decision" to support "slaughtering" Jews living in East Jerusalem.

The Israeli daily Israel HaYom headlined coverage on the day following the attack, "the scenario the police and Shin Bet feared came true yesterday", referencing public fear of the ease with which vehicles can be turned into instruments of sudden terror attacks by ramming.  The incident has been discussed in articles about the stress of living in Israel under constant threat of attack. As a violent incident mentioned in year-in-review articles.  And as part of a wave of violence being called a Silent Intifada by some Israeli politicians and news media. A spate of attacks said to have "increased after the Jerusalem bulldozer attack in early August, in which a tractor driven by an Arab overturned a public bus, killing a father of five who was walking down the street at the time".

See also
 2006 UNC SUV attack

References

Terrorist incidents involving vehicular attacks
Murders by motor vehicle
Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem
Vehicular rampage in Israel
2014 in Jerusalem
August 2014 events in Asia
2014 road incidents
Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 2010s
Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2014
2014 murders in Asia


title: Sur Singh

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Sawai Raja Sur Singh Rathore or Suraj Mal or Suraj Singh (24 April 1571 – 7 September 1619), was the Raja of Marwar Kingdom (11 July 1595 – 7 September 1619).
His sister was the wife of Emperor Jahangir and mother of Shah Jahan.

Early life
Suraj Mal, he was the son of Raja Udai Singh, the ruler of Marwar. His mother was Rajavat  Kachwahi Manrang Deviji, the principal wife of his father and daughter of Raja Askaran of Narwar, who was also briefly Raja of Amber before being ousted in favour of his uncle, Bharmal. He was the older full brother of Mani Bai, through whom he was the maternal uncle of Prince Khurram; and Kishan Singh, the founder of Kingdom of Kishangarh.

Reign
Sur Singh succeeded his father upon his death, and he was given tilak by Akbar on 23 July 1595. Akbar bestowed upon him 16 parganas and a mansab of 2000 Zat and Sawar.

He was sent to look into the affairs of Gujarat in the absence of Prince Murad who had left for Deccan. In 1597, a revolt broke out in Gujarat, and he was appointed to take the expedition against Bahadur, son of Muzaffar Gujrati. However Bahadur fled away the field without facing the besieging army. In 1599, he was sent to assist Daniyal Mirza in the conquest of the Deccan for Emperor Akbar. In 1604 on the request of Daniyal Mirza, he was allowed to return to Jodhpur and was granted Jaitaran and western half of Merta pargana. He received the hereditary title of Sawai Raja in recognition of his many services.

Under the reign of Jahangir, in 1607 he was sent to put down the rebellion in Gujarat. On 1608, he attended the court of Jahangir and presented a poet who wrote verse in the Hindi language. Later that year, he was granted 3000 Zat and 2000 Sawar. In 1613, he was granted the pargana of Phalodi and was deputed by the Emperor along with Prince Khurram to undertake the expedition of Mewar. The local knowledge by the Raja fully utilised by Khurram against the Rana of Mewar and various outpost were established on his suggestion.  In 1615, he was promoted to rank of 5000 Zat and 3300 Sawar and was posted to Deccan to subdue the various rebelling vassals. At his departure, a robe of honour along with a horse was bestowed upon him.

Death

He died on active service at Mahaikat, Deccan on 7 September 1619.

On his death, the Emperor Jahangir had remarked:

According to Khyats, at the time of his death, Sur Singh's sway extended over Jodhpur, Siwana, Jaitaran, Jalor, Satalmar, Sojat, Merta, Phalodi, Sanchor, Terwada, Merwada, villages of Gorwada, Ratlam and Bhatnagar in Malwa, Chorgaon in Deccan and Radhanpur in Gujarat.

He was succeeded by his son Gaj Singh.

Ancestry

References

See also
Rulers of Marwar

1571 births
1619 deaths
Monarchs of Marwar


title: Visit by Pope John Paul II to Ireland

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Pope John Paul II visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a pope. Over 2.5 million people attended events in Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Galway, Knock, Limerick, and Maynooth. It was John Paul's third foreign visit as Pope, who had been elected in October 1978. The visit marked the centenary of the reputed apparitions at the Shrine of Knock in August 1879. The pope’s visit to Ireland also took place, exactly over a month since Louis Mountbatten was killed in a boat bomb explosion over the coast of Sligo, planted by the Provisional IRA.

Visit

29 September (Saturday)

An Aer Lingus Boeing 747, named St Patrick, brought Pope John Paul II from Rome to Dublin Airport. The Pope kissed the ground as he disembarked.
 After being greeted by the President of Ireland Patrick Hillery, the Pope flew by helicopter to Phoenix Park where he celebrated Mass for 1,250,000 people, one third of the population of the Republic of Ireland.

Afterwards, he travelled to Killineer, near Drogheda, where he led a Liturgy of the Word for 300,000 people, many from Northern Ireland. There the Pope appealed to the men of violence: "on my knees, I beg you to turn away from the path of violence and return to the ways of peace".

The Pope had hoped to visit Armagh, but the security situation in Northern Ireland rendered it impossible. Drogheda was selected as an alternative venue as it is situated in the Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh.

Returning to Dublin that evening, the Pope was greeted by 750,000 people as he travelled in an open top popemobile through the city centre and visited Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the Irish President. His final engagement was a meeting with journalists at the Dominican Convent in Cabra. The journalists from the international media broke into a spontaneous rendition of 'For he's a jolly good fellow' when the Pope arrived. Pope John Paul spent the night at the nearby Apostolic Nunciature on the Navan Road in Cabra.

30 September (Sunday)

Pope John Paul began the second day of his tour with a short visit to the ancient monastery at Clonmacnoise in County Offaly. With 20,000 in attendance, he spoke of how the ruins were "still charged with a great mission". Later that morning he celebrated a Youth Mass for 300,000 at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway. It was here that the Pope uttered perhaps the most memorable line of his visit: "Young people of Ireland, I love you". That afternoon, he travelled by helicopter to Knock Shrine in County Mayo which he described as "the goal of my journey to Ireland". The outdoor Mass at the shrine was attended by 450,000. The Pope met with the sick and elevated the church to the title of Basilica. He lit a candle at the Gable Wall for the families of Ireland. Monsignor James Horan, instrumental in the shrine's development, welcomed the Pope to Knock.

1 October (Monday)
The final day of the visit began with a brief early morning visit to St Patrick's College, Maynooth, the National Seminary, in County Kildare. Some 80,000 people joined 1,000 seminarians on the grounds of the college for the brief visit. A dense fog delayed the Pope's arrival from Dublin by helicopter. The final Mass of the Pope's visit to Ireland was celebrated at Greenpark Racecourse in Limerick before 400,000 people, many more than had been expected. The Mass was offered for the people of Munster. Pope John Paul left Ireland from nearby Shannon Airport travelling to Boston where he began a six-day tour of the United States.

Aftermath

Speeches and homilies
Pope John Paul delivered 22 homilies and addresses during the course of this visit, including a televised message for the sick broadcast on RTÉ on the evening of his arrival in Ireland. Audio files of his more significant speeches are preserved on the website of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference.

Auction
Many of the temporary fixtures and ornaments at the public masses were auctioned two months after the visit to help defray its cost. A Time Remembered - The Visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland was produced by RTÉ in 2005.

Naming of children

Many children were named John and Paul in the aftermath of the papal visit. There were many Johns and Pauls beforehand but there was a huge increase in the number of children called after the Pope's taken names.
Some children were also given both names as their Christian name and were known as John Paul in honour of the Pope's visit.

See also
 World Meeting of Families 2018
 Pope Francis's visit to Ireland

References
RTÉ Archives

General

1979 in Christianity
1979 in Ireland
Ballybrit Racecourse
Catholic Church in the Republic of Ireland
John Paul II, Ireland
Holy See–Ireland relations
Knock, County Mayo
Phoenix Park
Pope John Paul II
September 1979 events in Europe
October 1979 events in Europe
History of Catholicism in Ireland


title: Agua Maldita

text:
Agua Maldita (Unholy Water) is Molotov's seventh album, which was released June 10, 2014. It is the first band's studio album since 2007 release Eternamiente. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the album won the award for Best Rock Album.

Track list

References

External links
 Album information on discogs.com

Molotov (band) albums
2014 albums
Universal Music Mexico albums
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album


title: Empire Air Day

text:
Empire Air Day was an annual air show open to the public held at Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.  According to a speech on by Anthony Muirhead in the House of Commons recorded in Hansard, "The idea of Empire Air Day is that the public should be enabled to see the Royal Air Force at its everyday work.  As many stations as possible... are opened to the public on payment of a small charge for admission.  At each station a programme of flying is arranged."  The first Empire Air Day was held on .  The last Empire Air Day was held on .

See also
Empire Day (later Commonwealth Day)
:Category: Airshows in the United Kingdom

References

1934 establishments in the United Kingdom
Airshows in the United Kingdom
1939 disestablishments in the United Kingdom


title: John Borthwick (veterinary surgeon)

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John Dowie Borthwick (1867–1936) was a veterinary surgeon in the Cape Colony.

Early life

Borthwick was born in Kirkliston, Scotland to John Borthwick (also a vet) and Janet Dowie.  He studied veterinary medicine at the Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

Personal life

Borthwick married a descendant of the 1820 Settlers, Elizabeth Edith Walton in Grahamstown on 17 Mar 1893, The bacteriologist Alexander Edington who was his close colleague witnessed the marriage.  He died at his Arcadia North home in Pretoria on 18 June 1936.

Veterinary work

Borthwick began his career in South Africa on 27 March 1889 as the first assistant to Duncan Hutcheon, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to the Cape of Good Hope. Jotello Festiri Soga the first black South African vet worked with him as Hutcheon's second assistant.

In 1892 he joined Alexander Edington in his laboratory (previously buildings in the Royal Engineers yard) in Grahamstown. Borthwick served as Edington's assistant in the study of animal diseases until 1893 when he was succeeded by Thomas Bowhill

Later he served as Assistant Veterinary Surgeon in various parts of the Cape Colony. In July 1906 he was promoted to the post of Chief Veterinary Surgeon vacated by Hutcheon when the latter was promoted to the post of Director of Agriculture. He then had 16 Assistant Veterinary Surgeons under his control in the Cape.

Borthwick did important work in finding a prophylaxis for lamsiekte in cattle.  He found feeding cattle bonemeal prevented the disease.  His work was quoted as recently as 2012 by Bigalke.

Military service

During the Boer War he served in the Town Guards and District Mounted Troops.

Notes and references

1867 births
1936 deaths
South African veterinarians
Health professionals from Edinburgh
British emigrants to the Cape Colony
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
People of the Boer Wars


title: 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup

text:
The 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup was the seventh edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 15 November 1977 to 21 April 1978. It was contested by 32 teams, five more than in the previous edition.

Partizan defeated Bosna in a Yugoslav civil final to become the competition's champion for first time. This title was the third consecutive in a row for a Yugoslav team.

Season teams

First round

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*İTÜ withdrew before the first leg, and Bosna received a forfeit (2–0) in both games.

Round of 16

Semi finals

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Final
21 March 1978, Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka

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References
Linguasport 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup
1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup

1977–78
1977–78 in European basketball


title: Puthu Paatu

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Puthu Paatu () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam, and produced by Ilaiyaraaja who also composed the music. The film stars Ramarajan, Vaidegi, Suma and Rajeev. It was released on 17 October 1990.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Ich Libe Dich" is entirely in German. "Nethu Oruthara Oruthara" is a fusion song, blending electronic funk with Carnatic music instruments.

References

External links

1990 films
1990s Tamil-language films
Films directed by Panchu Arunachalam
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Films set in Germany
Films shot in Ooty


title: Isotenes anisa

text:
Isotenes anisa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Sumatra in Indonesia.

References

Moths described in 1983
Archipini


title: Hebius deschauenseei

text:
Hebius deschauenseei, commonly known as the northern keelback or Deschauensee's keelback,  is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology
The specific name, deschauenseei, is in honor of American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, who collected the type specimen.

Geographic range
H. deschauenseei is found in Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan and Guizhou).

Its type locality is in Chiang Mai province of Thailand.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. deschauenseei is forest with streams, at altitudes from sea level to .

Reproduction
H. deschsuenseei is oviparous.

References

Further reading
David P, Vogel G, Nguyen TQ, Orlov NL, Pauwels OSG, Teynié A, Ziegler T (2021). "A revision of the dark-bellied, stream-dwelling snakes of the genus Hebius (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) with the description of a new species from China, Vietnam and Thailand". Zootaxa 4911: 1–61.
Taylor EH (1934). "Zoological Results of the Third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition, Part III. Amphibians and Reptiles". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 86: 281–310. (Natrix deschauenseei, new species, p. 300).
Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 45 (9): 609–1096. (Natrix deschauenseei, pp. 825–827, Figure 52).

External links
Species of Doi Suthep Pui National Park
Flickr photo by Michael Cota

deschauenseei
Snakes of Asia
Snakes of China
Reptiles of Thailand
Snakes of Vietnam
Reptiles described in 1934
Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor


The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film, officially known as Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film, is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best short films for the year. It was introduced in the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards, but no film was rewarded because the jury didn't deem any of the nominee fit for the award. No submitted film was nominated for the award in 2009.  At the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards, the award category was renamed to honor the memory of renowned entertainment lawyer Efere Ozako.

References

Lists of award winners
Africa Movie Academy Awards


title: Hourpes

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Hourpes is a hamlet of Wallonia in the municipality and district of Thuin, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It is situated near the river Sambre about  north east of Thuin. It is about  above sea level, and has its own railway station (Gare de Hourpes), which it is located about  outside the hamlet.

A notable building in the hamlet is the Château de Hourpes built about 1887, it was purchased and renovated in the 21st century allegedly using money from a Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud.

References

External links

Populated places in Hainaut (province)
Thuin


title: Hysteria (Anna Abreu song)

text:
"Hysteria" is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her fourth studio album, Rush (2011). Patric Sarin, who had previously worked with Abreu on her former two albums, wrote the song. It was produced by Jukka Immonen, the hitmaker responsible for producing all three of Finnish singer Jenni Vartiainen's albums, including Seili, which was certified 7xPlatinum and went on to become one of the highest-selling albums of all time in Finland. "Hysteria" is a Pop song that continues the Dance infusion Abreu started using during the Now era. It also contains elements of Synthpop. The song was released on 10 January 2011 in Finland, as the album's lead single.

Lyrical content
"Hysteria" is an up-tempo dance anthem with clear elements of synthpop. Lyrically, the song deals with the idea of letting go of worries and living in the moment with someone you are romantically involved with, even if doing so feels like 'hysteria'. Abreu encourages people in such a situation to 'start breaking some rules' and challenges with the rhetorical question 'what's life without a sin?'

Chart performance
"Hysteria" debuted and peaked at number six on the Finnish Top 20 Singles Chart, a position it held for two non-consecutive weeks. The song also reached number six on the Download Chart and number five on the Radio Airplay Chart.

Music video
The music video for "Hysteria" was directed by Mikko Harman, who had previously directed the videos for "Music Everywhere" and "Impatient" from Abreu's third album Just a Pretty Face?. The video was shot in an Ovako factory in the town of Imatra. The video begins with Abreu, wearing a worker's boiler suit, working in the factory alongside a love interest. Throughout the video, we see another version of Abreu, wearing a long dress (and seems to represent the 'sin' of the lyrics), dancing in the factory and seducing the male co-worker. At the end, just as she is about to kiss him, Abreu pushes him away and runs out of the factory and into the arms of another man, who is silhouetted in the doorway.

Live performances
"Hysteria" has become one of Abreu's signature songs, and is her sixth most-performed song when on tour.

Cover versions
 Finnish rock band Sturm und Drang recorded a version of the song for the Japanese release of their 2012 album, Graduation Day.

Track listing
"Hysteria" – 4:07

Credits and personnel

Songwriting – Patric Sarin
Production - Jukka Immonen
Engineering - Jukka Immonen (at Fried Music Studios: Helsinki, Finland)
Instruments - Jukka Immonen, Mikko Pietinen (drums)

Lead vocals - Anna Abreu
Backing vocals - Anna Abreu
Mixing - Jukka Immonen, Arttu Peljo

Release history

References

2011 singles
2011 songs
Anna Abreu songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Patric Sarin


title: Johann Friedrich von Pfeiffer

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Johann Friedrich von Pfeiffer (7 October 1718 – 5 March 1787) was one of the most important German figures of political economy of the 18th century along with Philipp von Hörnigk and Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi. He was a leading practitioner in Cameralism (Cameral science) and mercantilism.

Life
Von Pfeiffer was born in 1718 in Berlin and was the son of a Prussian official who administered royal property (Domänenverwaltung). He was a brilliant and skillful practitioner in the new art of his day known as Cameralism (Cameral science) and he was to develop land as a particular theorist of the absolutist Economics policy, a requirement of the day, equally successfully. In the Prussian civil service, von Pfeiffer rose to the position of privy councilor and from 1747 to 1750 von organized the settlement of smallholders and the construction of 150 villages in the Frederick William I of Prussia settlement policy in the Mark Brandenburg district (Kurmark). After that, he was employed in changing the small German states. He worked from 1778 to 1781 in Hanau on the improvement of agriculture and the manufacturing system.

He wrote numerous works on widespread subjects, such as forestry and finance, agriculture, carbonization of bituminous coal, and means of improving the bliss of Germany.  In 1784 he published his six-volume work Corrections famous State, financial, police, Cameral, Commerzbank(commercial banks), and economic writings of this century.

In the same year, he was appointed by Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal as a professor on the part of the reform of the University of Mainz as a newly established specialist in Cameral science or public administration as it later becomes known. The course provided its students with a four-year study that included subjects such as U.S. history, natural law, applied mathematics, law, statistics, chemistry, agriculture and forestry, finance, trade, and public administration. The goal was not only the strengthening of state power through better economic performance, he wanted to join the advocacy of the principle of law and for a mutual understanding preparing international policy for the possibility of offensive wars.

Von Pfeiffer died in Mainz.

References
Jürgen Georg Backhaus Physiocracy,Antiphysiocracy and Pfeiffer The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences Springer Volume 10 (2011)
Karl Theodor von Inama-Sternegg: Pfeiffer, Johann Friedrich von In:. General German Biography (ADB).  Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 641ff.
Helmut Mathy: Johann Friedrich von Pfeiffer and Kameralwissenschaft.  In: Entschlüsselte Schilder. Straßennamen auf dem Campus.  J. Gutenberg University, Mainz 1986.
Anton Felix Napp-Zinn: Johann Friedrich von Pfeiffer and Kameralwissenschaften at the University of Mainz Wiesbaden. Steiner 1955.
Uwe Wilhelm: Pfeiffer, Johann Friedrich von. In: New German Biography (NDB).  Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, , pp. 321ff.

1718 births
1787 deaths
18th-century German people
Mercantilists
Cameralists


title: Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos

text:
Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos is a 2003 computer game developed by Canadian studio Basis Applied Technology and published by The Learning Company, based on the edutainment TV series Cyberchase.

Gameplay
Similarly to Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest, the game features: eight activities, video footage and full screen animation, tracking feature lets parents monitor progress, adventure and practice modes, and three levels of difficulty.

Critical reception
Common Sense Media gave the game a rating of 4/5 stars. The site wrote "Kid-testers were impressed by how the program turned everyday carnival games into fun, logical challenges. Because the games are easy to play but hard to win, kids jumped right in". USA Today wrote "Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest isn't nearly as good as Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos".

References

Children's educational video games
Video games based on television series
Video games developed in Canada
2003 video games
MacOS games
Windows games
The Learning Company games


title: James Rawlins

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Major General James Sebastian Rawlins  (18 March 1823 – 18 October 1905) was a senior British Indian Army officer during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Rawlins was educated at Harrow School and Addiscombe Military Seminary. He commissioned into an East India Company regiment, the 44th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry on 20 December 1844. A captain by the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Rawlins was shut up for several months in Agra Fort following the mutiny there by native soldiers of his own regiment. The 44th Bengal Native Infantry was disbanded following the Rebellion, and Rawlins transferred to the new Indian Staff Corps in 1861, now part of the British Indian Army. He was promoted to Major on 10 June 1863. After becoming a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1869, Rawlins transferred to the 1st Goorkha Regiment to become its commanding officer. He oversaw the regiment's first overseas deployment, to British Malaya in 1875 during the Perak War, after which he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Shortly afterwards the regiment took part in the Second Afghan War in 1878 where, under Rawlins, they were part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade and won the Theatre Honour "Afghanistan 1878–80". Rawlins subsequently returned to the Staff Corps, rising to the rank of Major General and being made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire for his services.

Following his retirement he returned to England and bought Ellenborough Park, near Weston-super-Mare. He had married Emma Augusta Wilmot Parke, daughter of Major George Thomas Parke, in 1854 at Bath, Somerset. Together they had twelve children, one of which was Arthur Rawlins. He died on the 18 October 1905.

References

1823 births
1905 deaths
Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary
British East India Company Army officers
Indian Staff Corps officers
Royal Gurkha Rifles officers
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
Military personnel from Somerset
British Indian Army generals
British military personnel of the Perak War
British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
People educated at Harrow School


title: List of people from Vellore

text:
The following people were born or based their life in Vellore.

Education
V. L. Ethiraj, Founder, Ethiraj College for Women
 G. Viswanathan, Founder and chancellor, VIT University
 V. M. Muralidharan, Chairman, Ethiraj College for Women
 Benjamin Pulimood, was the Director/Principal, Christian Medical College & Hospital

Entrepreneurs
 Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed, Founder and managing director of FARIDA Group

Films and Entertainments
 V. Ravichandran is an Indian film producer and distributor
 Aravinnd Singh, Cinematographer of Tamil films Demonte Colony and Diary
 Dinesh Ravi, Tamil actor of Attakathi and Visaranai fame
 Vishnu Vishal, Tamil actor
 Bhaskar, Director of Bommarilu, Paragu, Orange, Ongole Githa, Bangalore Naatkal
 Aryan, Indian film actor
 R. Nataraja Mudaliar, known as the father of Tamil cinema, was a pioneer in the production of silent films
 Vellore A. R. Srinivasan, classical Carnatic musician
 Vani Jairam, playback singer
 N. Viswanathan, Bengali Actor
Thiru, Tamil film director
 Radhika Apte, Bollywood Actress
 Indhuja Ravichandran, Tamil film Actress

Politics
 V. S. Vijay, Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Vellore constituency and Ex-Minister for Health, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
 Abdul Rahman, Indian politician and former member of the Parliament of India from Vellore Constituency
 C. Abdul Hakim, Indian politician and businessman
 C. Gnanasekaran, Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
 Durai Murugan, Indian politician and Ex-Minister for Public Works, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Sports
 M Tamil Selvan, won silver medal in 1978 & 1982 Commonwealth Games.
 Sathish Sivalingam, Won gold medal in 77 kg category in 2014 & 2018 Commonwealth Games.
 Palani Amarnath, former Player of IPL chennai Superkings and Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy.

Scientists
 C. Mohan, Well known computer scientist in Silicon Valley, an IBM Fellow and the former IBM India Chief Scientist.

Writers
 Azhagiya Periyavan (pen name of C.Aravindan), journalist and author

Vellore


title: Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest

text:
Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest is a computer game developed by Canadian studio Basis Applied Technology and published by The Learning Company and based on the Cyberchase edutainment TV series. The game was released in 2003.

Summary
The game's features include: eight activities, video footage and full screen animation, a "tracking feature" that lets parents monitor progress, adventure and practice modes, and three levels of difficulty.

Critical reception
USA Today wrote "Cyberchase Castleblanca Quest isn't nearly as good as Cyberchase Carnival Chaos", adding "The story line in Cyberchase Castleblanca Quest is difficult to follow. It is presented in a very grainy video that is too brief". Common Sense Media gave the game a rating of 2/5 stars, writing "Parents need to know that a hard-to-follow storyline and inadequate directions make this software difficult to play". Techwithkids gave the game 3/5 stars, writing "If you have Cyberchase fans, play Cyberchase Carnival Chaos and skip this one".

References

Children's educational video games
Video games based on television series
Video games developed in Canada
2003 video games
MacOS games
Windows games
The Learning Company games


title: Gymnastics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's parallel bars

text:
The men's parallel bars competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 2 and 6 December 2006 at the Aspire Hall 2.

Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Results

Qualification

Final

References

Results
Results

External links
Official website

Artistic Men Parallel bars


title: Thick as a Brick – Live in Iceland

text:
Thick as a Brick – Live in Iceland is a live album and Blu-ray/DVD by Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. The live concert was recorded in Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík, Iceland on 22 June 2012.

It was part of the Thick as a Brick Tour by Ian Anderson and his touring band in Europe and the United States throughout 2012 and 2013.

Track listing

Disc one
 Thick as a Brick

Disc two
From a Pebble Thrown
Pebbles Instrumental
Might Have Beens
Upper Sixth Loan Shark
Banker Bets, Banker Wins
Swing It Far
Adrift and Dumfounded
Old School Song
Wootton Bassett Town
Power and Spirit
Give Till It Hurts
Cosy Corner
Shunt and Shuffle
A Change Of Horses
Confessional
Kismet in Suburbia
What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens

Blu-ray/DVD only
Interview with Ian Anderson
Workshop performance of “Someday The Sun Won’t Shine For You” with Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs
“Banker Bets, Banker Wins” filmed live at Montreux 2012

Personnel
 Ian Anderson – flute, Steel-string guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
 Florian Opahle – electric guitar
 David Goodier – bass guitar, glockenspiel
 Anna Phoebe – violin
 John O'Hara – keyboards, accordion
 Scott Hammond – drums, percussion
 Ryan O'Donnell – singing, dance and mime

See also
 Thick as a Brick
 Thick as a Brick 2

References

External links
 "Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland" on Jethro Tull website

Concert films
Ian Anderson albums
2014 live albums
Albums produced by Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull (band) live albums
Jethro Tull (band) video albums
Eagle Records live albums


title: List of Ugandan poets

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This is a list of noted Ugandan poets, poets born or raised in Uganda, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the Languages of Uganda.

A-C
Grace Akello
Monica Arac de Nyeko
Austin Bukenya
Mildred Barya
Ber Anena
Lillian Aujo
Busingye Kabumba

D-J
 Jessica Horn

K-L
Kabubi Herman
Kagayi Peter
Mary Karooro Okurut
Lubwa p'Chong

M-N
Mukotani Rugyendo
Mulumba Ivan Matthias
Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow
Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa
Richard Carl Ntiru
John Nagenda
Nakisanze Segawa
Susan Nalugwa Kiguli
Beverley Nambozo
Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Jason Ntaro

O
Julius Ocwinyo
James Munange Ogoola
Okello Oculi
Okot p'Bitek
Bernard Gabriel Okurut

P-S
Ife Piankhi
Rajat Neogy
David Rubadiri
John Ruganda
Eneriko Seruma

T-Z
Taban Lo Liyong
 Nick Twinamatsiko
Hilda Twongyeirwe
Timothy Wangusa
Ayeta Anne Wangusa
Samuel Iga Zinunula

See also

 List of poets
 List of Ugandan writers

Poets
Ugandan


title: Twin Lakes, Iowa

text:
Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Twin Lakes and Sherman townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 334.

Geography
The CDP consists of lakefront communities surrounding two lakes, North Twin Lake and South Twin Lake. The lakes, which do not have a discernible surface outlet, are part of the North Raccoon River watershed, a tributary of the Des Moines River. Twin Lakes State Park occupies the surface area of the two lakes plus small portions of the shoreline.

U.S. Route 20 runs just south of the southern edge of the CDP, leading east  to Fort Dodge and west  to Sioux City. Rockwell City, the Calhoun County seat, is  to the south.

Demographics

References

External links

Census-designated places in Calhoun County, Iowa
Census-designated places in Iowa


title: The Rock Pub

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The Rock Pub is a rock-metal pub and music venue at Phaya Thai Road, just below Ratchathewi BTS Station and opposite Asia Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

The pub is located near the Siam area in Pathum Wan District, which contains the Siam Paragon, Siam Center and MBK Center shopping malls and the Siam Square shopping area. In the other direction from the pub Pantip Plaza shopping mall is located.

There is live music every night at the Rock Pub.

History
The Rock Pub opened their doors on March 1, 1987, and hundreds of local and international bands have played there since then. They celebrated their 27th anniversary on March 1, 2014.

For almost three decades, many rock bands have performed on the Rock Pub's stage. Over dozens of those became famous in Thailand's music industry. One of the reasons they all had agreed for their success is the experiences they gained from playing there night in and night out.

Artists from all over the world have also played at the Rock Pub: Sodom, Dragonforce, Doro, Exodus, Mr. Gary Bowden, Napalm Death and King Lychee (Hong Kong) are just some of the bands that put on performances at the Rock Pub.

The Rock Pub has seen and gone through different paths. The economy shock in 1997 almost put it out of business, but it stayed strong as the musicians and customers supported and stood by during tough times.

On every March 1 since 1987, rockers from all over Thailand have gathered up and celebrated each year that passed on.

Notable international bands who have played

 The Acacia Strain
 Alesana
 All Shall Perish
 Architects
 A Skylit Drive
 Asking Alexandria
 Atrocity
 Behemoth
 The Black Dahlia Murder
 Caliban
 Carnifex
 The Casualties
 Chiodos
 Chthonic
 Comeback Kid
 Dark Funeral
 Darryl Read
 Decapitated
 Despised Icon
 Destruction
 Didier Wampas
 The Dillinger Escape Plan
 Disgorge
 Doro
 DragonForce
 Dying Fetus
 Emmure
 Enter Shikari
 Every Time I Die
 Exodus
 The Faceless
 The Ghost Inside
 Grave
 The Haunted
 Havok
 Impiety
 Insision
 Iwrestledabearonce
 Leaves' Eyes
 Marduk
 Mayhem
 Napalm Death
 Obscura
 Origin
 Protest The Hero
 Parkway Drive
 Periphery
 Set Your Goals
 Shai Hulud
 Sick of It All
 Silverstein
 Sodom
 Tankard
 Unearth
 Vader
 The Word Alive
 Warbringer

References

External links

 The Rock Pub`s official Facebook page
 The Rock Pub on Music Express
 Review on 10Best.com

Ratchathewi district
Tourist attractions in Bangkok
1987 establishments in Thailand
Rock music venues
Music venues completed in 1987
Music venues in Thailand


title: Punch Drunk (TV series)

text:
Punch Drunk is a British sitcom created and written by Clayton Moore. It was produced by Colin Gilbert of The Comedy Unit, BBC Scotland.

The premiere episode aired on 4 January 1993. The show ran for 1 series of 6 episodes in 1993 on BBC1. The first episode was directed by Colin Gilbert and the remaining five by Ron Bain.

It starred Kenny Ireland as Vinnie Binns, the owner of a boxing gym, who discovers a young prospect in Hance Glover (John Kazek) after spotting him perform in a pub fracas.
Both Vinnie and Hance hold a candle for Vikki Brown (Diana Hardcastle), the girlfriend of the head of the Doctors Against Boxing organisation, Norman Banks, played by Jonathan Kydd.

Vinnie's seedy boxing arch-rival is Hunter (Sean Scanlan) whose plooky sidekick is Slug (Gilbert Martin).

Other characters were boxing trainer Neillie (Jake D'Arcy), Hance's mother, Mrs Gordon (Claire Nielson), and Danny, a slow-witted boxer at the end of his career, played by Grant Smeaton.

Critical response
British Comedy Guide called it "An excruciatingly poor sitcom which stretched to only one series, one too many for some! Although Diana Hardcastle attracted a few laughs, the show nonetheless fared poorly." In a positive review, The Independent columnist Tom Sutcliffe said, "Clayton Moore's six-parter had a nicely acidic tone and a genuinely distinctive setting—the seedy world of small-time boxing." Moira Petty of The Stage and Television Today stated that the series' "figurehead, a struggling boxing manager (Kenny Ireland was made likable enough for sitcom consumption and the scene snappily set for confrontation".

In a negative review of the series, The Sunday Timess Tom Lappin wrote, "Too many of its shaky moves seemed based on the misguided belief that what the audience required was vulgarity and a bunch of old Glaswegian tough guy postures. Part of Punch Drunks failure is the debt it owes to Rab C Nesbitt in its use of vulgar vernacular. Nesbitt is rooted in some degree of reality, with its depiction of a waster's struggle to stay afloat. But Punch Drunk, for all Kenny Ireland's impressive girth, barely fills two dimensions." The Observer found that it is challenging to create a boxing sitcom owing to people's denunciation of the sport. The newspaper concluded, "Yet with a bit of fancy footwork, writer clayton Moore seems to have pulled it off by introducing a smart woman character (played by Diana Hardcastle) who is doing a PhD on the morality of the sport."

References

External links

1993 British television series debuts
1993 British television series endings
BBC television sitcoms
English-language television shows
Television shows set in Scotland


title: Carreira e Bente

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Carreira e Bente is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Carreira and Bente. The population in 2011 was 2,576, in an area of 3.58 km2.

References

Freguesias of Vila Nova de Famalicão


title: Aage Schavland

text:
Aage Schavland (6 November 1806 – 20 March 1876) was a Norwegian priest and Member of Parliament.

Aage Schavland was born in Strand in Rogaland.  He took his entrance examination in 1826 and was granted his Theology degree in 1829. In 1834, became vicar of the parish of  Stranda in Møre og Romsdal.  From 1840 he was dean of the northern area of  Sunnmøre. From  1844 to 1861, he was vicar at Herøy in Møre og Romsdal. From 1861 he was assistant pastor at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

Schavland was mayor of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal from 1846 to 1849 and again from 1854 to 1857. He was also mayor of Trondheim in 1865 and deputy mayor from 1867 to 1868. He was elected to the Storting for several periods. From 1848 to 1850, from 1851 to 1853, and from 1857 to 1858 he represented Romsdals Amt. From 1865 to 1867 and from 1868 to 1870 he represented Trondhjem og Levanger (now Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag).

Schavland was married to  Gerhardine Pauline Bergh (1817–1884). They were the parents of eight children including Olaf Skavlan, Aage Skavlan,  Sigvald Skavlan and Harald Skavlan, the in-laws of Ludvig Daae and grandparents of Einar Skavlan.

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1806 births
1876 deaths
People from Strand, Norway
Norwegian priest-politicians
Members of the Storting
Møre og Romsdal politicians
Politicians from Trondheim


title: German Football Museum

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The German Football Museum () aka DFB-Museum is the national museum for German football in Dortmund, Germany.  It opened on 23 October 2015.

History
After the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the German Football Association ( ; DFB ) decided to finance the establishment of a national German soccer museum. In May 2007, the DFB Presidium shortlisted the cities of Cologne, Oberhausen, Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund from the 14 cities that had applied as a location for the football museum, locating museum in the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia.  At a Bundestag of the DFB on 24 April 2009, the delegates decided on a location close to the city center south of Dortmund's Central Station, which had been previously used as a bus station.   The area is part of an art and culture mile between the Dortmund U creative center and the Theater Dortmund concert hall.

Architectural competition
The city of Dortmund, in cooperation with the DFB, announced an international architectural competition for the building.   On 4 May 2011, the jury of the competition awarded three designs from the 24 submitted works. There was no unqualified winning design. Instead, the judges awarded three equal awards to the architects HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg + Partner (Düsseldorf), ARGE Petersen BWM Architekten und Partner (Dortmund) and pmp Architekten (Munich). In addition, the jury gave recognition to the offices of Bolles + Wilson (Münster), LOOC / M (Frankfurt / Main) and Schulte-Frohlinde (Berlin) for their work.
On 29 June 2011, at a joint press conference between the City of Dortmund and the DFB Football Museum, it was announced that the offices of HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg + Partner, Düsseldorf and pmp Architekten, Munich, were equally awarded first place in the international architecture competition. ARGE Petersen BWM Architects and Partners, Dortmund, achieved third place. Based on the jury's recommendation, the final winning design was determined in subsequent discussions and published on 26 September 2011 in the daily press.

Construction
Construction work on the museum began in September 2012 with the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony taking place on 20 September in the presence of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft and Lord Mayor of Dortmund Ullrich Sierau.
The foundation stone was laid on 29 April 2013. Among others, Niersbach, President of Borussia Dortmund Reinhard Rauball, and local politician Ute Schäfer were present.  A year later, in 2014, the topping-out ceremony was celebrated.
Originally intended to be completed summer 2015, due to bankruptcies of executing companies working on the project slowed construction, with the opening of the museum delayed until the fall with opening gala on 23 October 2015 and the facility opening to the public on 25 October 2015.

Museum
The German Football Museum is intended to be a living place of remembrance and experience of German football history. The focus is on information about historical football events and the development of sport in all its facets as well as social and societal issues relating to football. "The museum should be designed specifically to be visitor-oriented and strive for a high quality of experience and attractiveness. It should inform, stimulate thought, surprise, touch, inspire - in one word: entertain. To do this, it uses the most modern exhibition concepts and media. "The museum is intended to serve as a" forum for encounters and discussions for [...] fans and clubs, friends and supporters, partners and sponsors ". "Events such as galas and receptions, award ceremonies and press conferences".
Exhibits include the shoe Mario Götze used scored the decisive goal in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina. An unknown donor gave the maximum amount of two million euros on the evening of 6 December 2014. Götze also gave the museum his award for the goal of the decade which he scored in the 2014 World Cup final.
The cultural and event program of the German Football Museum ANSTOSS deepens topics from the museum's permanent exhibition as well as from the daily debates with different formats from film and song evenings to discussion groups and readings.
In February 2017, professional football manager and former player Thomas Tuchel and humanities scholar Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht lead a philosophical discussion about the beauty of the game.
Since the 2017/18 season, the draws for the DFB-Pokal have been broadcast from the football museum on the Sunday after the respective cup round.

Exhibitions
 2015: 25 Jahre Deutsche Fußball-Einheit
 2016: 50 Jahre Wembley – Der Mythos in Momentaufnahmen
 2017: Zwischen Erfolg und Verfolgung – Jüdische Stars im deutschen Sport bis 1933 und danach
 2017: Herbergers Welt der Bücher – Die unbekannten Seiten der Trainer-Legende
 2018: Schichtwechsel – FußballLebenRuhrgebiet
In 2018, as part of the celebration for Dortmund and Rostov-on-Don having been sister cities for 40 years, a statue of a winged rhinoceros was unveiled at the museum, which was to be installed on the Rostov-on-Don square after the World Cup.

Walk of Fame
On the forecourt of the museum, a Walk of Fame shows the footprints or signatures of famous German footballers.

Hall of Fame
In November 2018, eleven players and a coach were selected for the new German Football Hall of Fame.  In April 2019, the Hall of Fame opened as part of the house's permanent exhibition.

Awards and recognition
 2017: European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) – Nominee
 2017: Luigi Micheletti Award und DASA Award der European Museum Academy (EMA) – Nominee
 2017: Location Award, Kategorie Kultur-Location für Events – Nominee
 2018: Location Award, Kategorie Eventlocations für Incentives – Nominee

Criticism
The Association of Taxpayers Germany criticized the use of public funds for a museum classing the expenditure as "too much tax money for a minor matter".

In his review Christian Wacker wrote that "most of the objects are copies, facsimiles or second objects". He also criticized the insufficient involvement of the visitors with the words "Like a provincial museum from the eighties".  Alison Smale, chief correspondent of The New York Times, criticized some exhibits showing periods of German history for not providing complete perspective on certain subjects noting: "The national team from 1941 is shown with Nazi salute before the game against Sweden. A notorious propaganda film from 1944 shows the Jewish inmates in the Nazi ghetto Theresienstadt [...] playing football and allegedly leading a relaxed life. In reality, most of them were deported to Auschwitz".

High ticket prices for the museum has been the cause of complaints from fans and is cited as a contributing reason as to why the expected number of 300,000 visitors per year has not been reached.

Further reading
 Manuel Neukirchner (Hrsg.): Mehr als ein Spiel. Das Buch zum Deutschen Fußballmuseum. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2015,
 Manuel Neukirchner: Wembley 1966: Der Mythos in Momentaufnahmen. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2016,
 Manuel Neukirchner: Herbergers Welt der Bücher – Die unbekannten Seiten der Trainer-Legende. Verlag Die Workstatt, Göttingen 2017,
 Jochen Hieber, Manuel Neukirchner (Hrsg.): Fundstücke aus dem Deutschen Fußballmuseum. Auftaktband der Reihe Kleine Fußball-Bibliothek in der Edition Deutsches Fußballmuseum, Dortmund 2017,

References

Association football museums and halls of fame
History of football in Germany
Football Museum
Football
2015 establishments in Germany
Museums established in 2015
Football in Germany


title: 1827 in Scotland

text:
Events from the year 1827 in Scotland.

Incumbents

Law officers
 Lord Advocate – Sir William Rae, Bt
 Solicitor General for Scotland – John Hope

Judiciary
 Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Granton
 Lord Justice General – The Duke of Montrose
 Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Boyle

Events
  – Robert Wilson of Dunbar demonstrates a screw propeller.
 14 August – the foundation stone of the George IV Bridge in Edinburgh is laid as authorised by an Improvement Act of this year.
 29 November – Burke and Hare sell their first corpse for dissection by Robert Knox in Edinburgh.
 The Loretto School is established in Musselburgh by Rev. Thomas Langhorne.
 The Argyll Arcade opens in Glasgow.
 Buchan Ness lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, is first illuminated.
 George Ballantine sets up a grocery store in Edinburgh, the predecessor of Ballantine's whisky blenders.
 Farmer's son Rev. Patrick Bell produces a model reaping machine.
 New spa building at Moffat built.
 The Clunies-Ross family first settles on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Births
 7 January – Sandford Fleming, engineer and surveyor, "father of time zones" (died 1915 in Canada)
 4 March – Henrietta Keddie ('Sarah Tytler'), novelist (died 1914 in London)
 27 May – Thomas Keith, surgeon and amateur photographer (died 1895 in London)
 18 June
 Alexander Balloch Grosart, Presbyterian minister and literary editor (died 1899 in Ireland)
 Andrew Robertson, merchant in Montreal (died 1890 in Canada)
 16 July – William McEwan, brewer and politician (died 1913 in London)
 25 August – William Watson, Baron Watson, Lord Advocate (died 1899)
 James Barnet, New South Wales Government Architect (died 1904 in Australia)
 Gilbert Beith, merchant and  Liberal politician (died 1904)

Deaths
 28 January – George Jardine, professor (born 1742)
 13 April – Hugh Clapperton, explorer (born 1788; died in Sokoto)
 21 July – Archibald Constable, publisher (born 1774)
 9 August – George Fergusson, Lord Hermand, judge (born 1743)
 28 August – Lord Archibald Hamilton, politician (born 1769)
 24 September – Hugh Baird, canal engineer (born 1770)
 4 November – James Hyslop, poet (born 1798; died on Santiago, Cape Verde)

The arts
 23 February – Sir Walter Scott's authorship of the Waverley Novels is first publicly acknowledged at an Edinburgh Theatrical Fund dinner. Also this year he publishes the first series of Chronicles of the Canongate ("by the author of Waverley") in Edinburgh.
 c. June – Robert Pollok's blank verse The Course of Time is published in Edinburgh by William Blackwood shortly before the poet's death on 15 September aged about 28 near Southampton while en route to Italy for his health; the first edition alone sells 12,000 copies.
 William Tennant's Scots language poem Papistry Stormed is published.

See also

 1827 in Ireland

References

Scotland
1820s in Scotland


title: Worst Part Is Over

text:
"Worst Part Is Over" is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her fourth studio album, Rush (2011) and features Finnish rapper Redrama. It marked Abreu's first release as a collaboration. Abreu co-wrote the song alongside Redrama and Jukka Immonen, who also produced the song. "Worst Part Is Over" is a Pop song that, thanks to the contribution from Redrama, features a Rap segment. The song was released on 25 April 2011 in Finland, as the album's second single.

Lyrical content
"Worst Part Is Over" is a pop song with rap elements due to Redrama's verse. Lyrically, the song is about coping with losing someone, though exactly who is not made completely explicit and therefore it is ambiguous: it can be interpreted as the loss of a relationship, or a family member or close friend. Abreu sings that although a person might feel 'alone in the dark' when going through such a period in their life, they should draw strength and that 'when it gets hard, you gotta stay strong'. Abreu promises 'it's always the darkest before you see the light'. The interpretation of the song being about retaining inner strength after the breakdown of a relationship can be seen in lyrics such as 'we lost the spark and that's the worst part' and 'don't give up don't let nobody break you down'.

Chart performance
"Worst Part Is Over" reached number twenty-five on the Finnish Download Chart and number twelve on the official Radio Airplay Chart.

Live performances
"Worst Part Is Over" was performed during the Top 4 results show of the fifth series of Idols on 17 April 2011. It was the first time that Abreu had returned to perform on the show since finishing as runner-up in 2007. Redrama joined Abreu on stage for the performance.

Credits and personnel

Songwriting – Redrama, Anna Abreu, Jukka Immonen
Production - Jukka Immonen
Engineering - Jukka Immonen (at Fried Music Studios: Helsinki, Finland)
Instruments - Jukka Immonen, Joakim Bachmann (drums)

Lead vocals - Anna Abreu, Redrama
Backing vocals - Anna Abreu
Mixing - Jukka Immonen, Arttu Peljo

Release history

References

2011 songs
2011 singles
Anna Abreu songs
RCA Records singles