title: Just Dance 2015

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Just Dance 2015 is a 2014 dance video game developed by Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft. The sixth main installment of the Just Dance series, it was announced at Ubisoft's E3 2014 press event on 9 June 2014 alongside Just Dance Now—a web-based spin-off of the franchise. It was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, and Wii U on 21 October 2014 in North America, 23 October in Europe, 24 October in the UK and 25 October in Asia.

The game introduced additional social networking features to the series, including the ability for players to challenge other players online, and submit clips of themselves playing for inclusion into crowdsourced "Community Remix" routines featured in-game. The game also added the ability for a smartphone to be used as a controller with a companion app.

Just Dance 2015 received mostly positive reviews by critics, praising the franchise's continued focus on casual audience through its forgiving motion detection, multiplayer functionality, and pop-oriented soundtrack, although criticism was directed at the soundtrack for focusing too much on teen pop, as well as its user interface for having confusing and irregular conventions. As of 31 December 2014, the game has sold four million copies worldwide.

Gameplay

As in previous installments, players must mimic the routine of an on-screen dancer to a chosen song, scoring points based on their accuracy. As with the spin-off Just Dance Now, Just Dance 2015 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One allows a smartphone to be used as a controller with a companion app, as an alternative to requiring a console's own motion control accessories. Motions are detected through the phone using its internal sensors.

A new "challenge" feature allows players to send and receive challenges to and from other players as ghost data. The new "Just Dance Wall" feature allows players to view news and updates, including received challenges. The online "World Dance Floor" mode introduced in Just Dance 2014 returned with new features, including 8 player parties for the Wii version (The Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4 versions of Just Dance 2014 only have 8 player parties), and VIPs (which is also available outside of the "World Dance Floor" mode, as the same style as "Community Remixes" in the main game mode, while the Wii version doesn't featured a pre-recorded video in the "World Dance Floor" mode), along with the "AutoDance" video creator (with the effects option not available in the Wii U version, just like in the previous game, Just Dance 2014), while Just Sweat was dropped in favor of an optional k/cal tracker, and the return of the "Non-Stop Shuffle" feature in the playlists menu. Also, difficulty ratings have been removed. Players could also submit clips (excluding players from the Wii version) of their own gameplay for a chance to be incorporated into a "Community Remix"—routines for selected songs that feature a compilation of player videos in place of the rendered dancers. The "Party Master" mode, returning from Just Dance 2014, is now a Wii U exclusive mode, as it is removed from the Xbox One version. Pictures of coaches from the first three main games in the Just Dance series have been remade using its original designs from these games.

All online services for the game were discontinued on 19 November 2018.

The Chinese version features a unique tweak to the traditional karaoke-styled lyrics, in which has a glowing circle that's pulsing to the beat and is next to the highlighted lyrics. Furthermore, online features are removed in the Chinese version, except for the "Challengers" feature, which only allows competing against high scores and AI players.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Just Dance 2015 includes 45 songs spanning across various genres. Geoffroy Sardin, Ubisoft EMEA's senior vice president of marketing, explained that the soundtrack was intended to contain "more top Billboard artists than ever before", citing demand by players.

Notes:
"Dancing Queen" by ABBA was planned to be featured in the game, but was scrapped for unknown reasons. It was later brought back in Just Dance 2018 as a Just Dance Unlimited exclusive.
The original version of "You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry was meant to appear in the game, but was taken out for an unknown reason. It made a return to Just Dance 2016 as an "A. Caveman & The Backseats" cover version instead.

Downloadable content

Additional songs for Just Dance 2015 were released as downloadable content. Some DLC songs were re-issues of songs released as DLC for previous editions.

The game offers downloadable content songs for the player to download. One of them is free of charge.

All of the DLC songs are no longer available for the Wii because of the closure of the Wii Shop Channel. The DLC songs for Wii U were also discontinued following the Wii U's eShop's closure.

Reception
Just Dance 2015 received mixed-to-positive reviews by critics; Metacritic lists the Xbox One version of the game with an aggregate score of 70 out of 100 based on 17 critic reviews, the PlayStation 4 version of the game with an aggregate score of 72 out of 100 based on 8 critic reviews, and the Wii U version of the game with an aggregate score of 75 out of 100 based on 6 critic reviews.

Zack Stein of IGN gave the Xbox One version of Just Dance 2015 an 8.0 out of 10; describing the game as "a welcome, surprising reinvigoration of the series", Stein praised the game for continuing to provide an overall experience catered to a casual audience, jump-in multiplayer, along with improved Kinect motion tracking in-game, and the higher-quality production of the per-song background videos, but criticized the user interface for being "as confusing and frustrating as ever" due to irregular design choices and behaviors. In conclusion, Stein felt that "It would be easy to dismiss Just Dance 2015 as the 'same-old-same-old,' but that would overlook this finely tuned party game’s special-effects-laden dance numbers, complete with chorus lines and elaborate sets and costumes, and the social integration that holds the world-wide Just Dance community together."

Game Revolution, giving the game a 3 out of 5, felt that the game's soundtrack was "high-energy" albeit catered to a casual audience, noting that "singles like Pharrell's 'Happy' provide a strong pop basis while oddballs like a Tetris track or an unfortunately obnoxious song about a fox explore the far reaches of danceable contemporary music." Still, Just Dance 2015 was praised for its forgiving motion detection and multiplayer experience, concluding that "of my own preferences regarding the music genre, dancing remains somewhere out of the lead when it comes to interacting with sound and visuals, though Just Dance 2015 hits on every requirement I have from anything asking me to move my feet without a pad to stomp on."

Steve Hannley of Hardcore Gamer was more critical of Just Dance 2015, arguing that it did not provide enough differentiation over Just Dance 2014 to be described as anything more than a "track pack". Hannley felt that the game's social features, although well-designed, would not appeal to what he believed was the game's target audience (those playing the game for exercise, not wanting to dance in public, or are "underage"). The game's soundtrack was also criticized for being the worst in series history for "clearly catering to teeny boppers and in doing so [leaving] out practically anybody older than 21 with decent taste in music", and containing fewer "good" songs than 2014. In conclusion, giving the game a 3 out of 5, Hannley argued that "Just Dance is a series that's hard to hate as it genuinely wants players to have a good time, but 2015 is a misstep. Hardly anything has changed and practically nothing has for those who don’t partake in the online functionality".

As of 31 December 2014 Just Dance 2015 has shipped 4 million copies.

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Dance video games
Fitness games
Just Dance (video game series)
Kinect games
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Video games developed in France
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title: Brahma (company)

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The Brahma Group is an asset management and investment firm headquartered in New York City, United States.

Background
The Brahma Group was founded in 2005 by Gulbir Singh Madan. The Group's structure includes an asset management firm based in New York, which manages a series of funds dedicated to investment within India across asset classes and the capital structure. The firm is currently investing in the Indian real estate sector. The size of the fund is $500 million.

The group's real estate division is based in Gurgaon, India with three projects to date in the northern belt including two in Delhi NCR. So far, the company has invested $500 million in the Indian real estate space to develop close to 400 acres of land.

In 2010, Brahma won the auction for a 12.2-acre land bank adjacent to National Highway 8, (India) to build a retail and commercial office lifestyle centre project. The project land was acquired in an auction from the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation ("HSIIDC") for Rs 620 crores. The company also bought a 150-acre property off the Golf Course Extension Road for Rs.600 crore to build a five million sq. ft township project.

In 2007, Brahma established The Valley, Panchkula, a joint venture project with DLF - India's largest realty firm, which was the group's first large-scale real estate investment. The Valley is spread over 222 acres of land at the foothills of the Shivalik Hills.

Current (2014) projects include Athena, a retail and commercial office lifestyle centre near Gurgaon and two new township developments in Delhi and at Panchkula.

Founder
Gulbir  Singh Madan is the founder and Chairman of the Brahma Group. Madan leads the firm's investment and real estate development activities. Prior to founding Brahma, Madan managed real estate investments and developments within the US real estate market, serving as the general partner of a series of real estate partnerships. Madan has over 25 years of experience in real estate investment and development

References

Financial services companies established in 2005
Investment management companies of the United States


title: Yorkville Bank Building

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The Yorkville Bank Building at 201–203 East 85th Street, 1511–1515 Third Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, was designed by Robert Maynicke. An example of Renaissance Revival architecture, it was built for the Yorkville Bank in 1905 and was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2012.

The building was operated as a bank until 1991, when it was converted to retail space on its ground floor and a fitness center on its upper floors.

See also
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets

References

Bank buildings in Manhattan
Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
Commercial buildings in Manhattan
Renaissance Revival architecture in New York (state)
Upper East Side
Third Avenue
1905 establishments in New York City
Commercial buildings completed in 1905


title: 1938 in basketball

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Events
March – The first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is played.  On March 16, Temple University defeats the University of Colorado 60–36 in New York City to become the inaugural champions of this annual tournament.

Tournaments

College
Men
 NCAA
National Invitation Tournament: Temple 60,  36
 NAIA
NAIA:  45,  30


title: Georges Hobeika

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Georges Hobeika is a Lebanese multinational luxury fashion house founded by Lebanese fashion designer of Couture and Ready-to-Wear clothing, Georges Hobeika. Hobeika officially opened his atelier in Beirut, Lebanon in 1995, and has been presenting his collections in Paris, during the city’s official fashion weeks, for over a decade. Hobeika is officially recognized by the "Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture", as a guest member.

In 2022, Jad Hobeika, the son of renowned Lebanese couturier Georges Hobeika, was recently unveiled as the Co-Creative Director of the fashion house, collaborating closely with his father. However, Jad's involvement in the brand's growth extends back six years. Starting in 2016, he actively contributed to the brand, offering his insights and assisting in the creation of collections to attract a younger and trend-setting clientele. Through his efforts, the brand has taken significant strides towards gaining international recognition and evolving its image.

Today, Hobeika owns and manages his fashion house which includes four lines: Georges Hobeika Couture – Georges Hobeika Bridal – Georges Hobeika Signature – GH by Georges Hobeika. Georges Hobeika operates the fashion label from his showroom on the Rue Royale in Paris and from his atelier headquarters in Beirut.

Georges Hobeika, The Founder

Hobeika was born in Baskinta, a village in the mountains of Lebanon, and was one of eight siblings. His mother, Marie, was a seamstress and encouraged her children to assist her in her boutique atelier. Hobeika particularly liked his mother’s vocation and pursued it as a passionate hobby. Georges Hobeika studied civil engineering in university, and pursued architectural design in his studies. The Lebanese Civil War forced him to leave the country in order to secure a better future for him and his family. Hobeika traveled to Paris and worked as an intern for several Parisian fashion houses, including Chanel. After returning from Paris, Georges Hobeika opened his first atelier location in Beirut, Lebanon in 1995. Around this time, his mother closed her atelier and referred all of her clients to him. They worked together to establish a fashion label.

Georges Hobeika, The Design Label
In 2001, Hobeika had his first show in Paris, at "Hotel K". Hobeika has shown his couture collections in every biannual Paris Fashion Week since. In 2010, Georges Hobeika opened a showroom in Paris. Additionally, Hobeika opened a second production facility dedicated to his Signature and GH by Georges Hobeika lines. The Georges Hobeika brand is currently headed from Beirut and has official PR representation branches in Paris (in-house), Los Angeles and Beijing. Hobeika has partnered with Maison Lesage, Swarovski, Maison Legeron, Jakob Schlaepfer, and Solstiss for the creation and production of the Georges Hobeika Couture line. Georges Hobeika has diversified into a décor line of couture furnishings and home accessories.

Fashion Shows

GH Celebrities
Lady Gaga

Beyoncé

Jennifer Lopez

Zendaya

Rita Ora

Lily Collins

Cardi B

Chrissy Teigen

Ciara

Cindy Bruna

Kylie Minogue

Kelly Rolland

Bella Thorne

Anitta

Monica Bellucci

Catherine Zetta Jones

Halle Bailey

Heidi Klum

Leonie Hanne

Izabel Goulart

Alessandra Ambrosio

Jasmine Tooks

Sydney Sweeney

Jessica Wang

Charli D'Amelio

Winnie Harlow

Olivia Palermo

Sarah Hyland

Fan Bingbing

Angela Baby

Aishwarya Rai

Priyanka Chopra

Hande Erçel

Maluma

Balqees Fathi

Nancy Ajram

Yousra

Tara Emad

Salma Abu Deif

Dorra Zarrouk

References

External links
Official Website

Lebanese fashion designers
Lebanese businesspeople in fashion
Wedding dress designers
High fashion brands
Living people
Haute couture
Artists from Beirut
1962 births


title: Automobile Association of Kenya

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The Automobile Association of Kenya, often abbreviated AA Kenya is an independent motoring association that provides services to its members such as roadside assistance, driver training, motor vehicle valuation and car insurance brokerage. The AA Kenya is also an active voice in road safety related matters within Kenya and the region.

External links
 http://www.aakenya.com
 http://www.aakenya.co.ke
 https://www.facebook.com/AAKenya
 https://twitter.com/AAKenya

Automobile associations
Transport organisations based in Kenya


title: Ram Lakhina

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Ram Labhaya Lakhina (born 1 February 1939, Lahore, British India) is an Indian entrepreneur and community leader living in Oegstgeest, Netherlands. He was the first Chairman of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). He is the Founder, former chairman and now Chairman Emeritus of the Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT), serves as a Chairman of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, and is one of the founders of The World Forum for Ethics and Business.

In January 2009 he became the recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award conferred on him by the President of India Pratibha Patil in acknowledgement of his contribution in the field of community service.

In September 2009 his investiture was as an honorary Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, for his merits to society in the field of cultural and economic relations between India and the Netherlands.

Biography
Ram Lakhina was born in Lahore, then British India, on 1 February 1939. After the partition of India, he moved to Delhi. He completed his school and college education in Delhi with distinction, graduating with B.A. (Hons) from Delhi University in 1959. Lakhina received a merit scholarship from Delhi School of Economics and did his M.A. first year. He then went on a scholarship programme to the US for higher studies and graduated with a degree in M.A. Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1963.

While attending Delhi University, Ram was elected Chairman of his College Union. He was also elected President of Delhi University Students Union and Secretary General of the National Council of University Students of India.

He was also the Editor of the University Mirror, Delhi University from 1958 to 1959. He co-edited a publication called Fifty Years of Indo-Dutch Cooperation in 1999.

Career
During 1961–1968, Lakhina served in various positions at the International Student Conference, including the post of Secretary General in 1966–1968.

Ram Lakhina founded the Indo-Dutch Chamber of Commerce to promote business relations between India and the Netherlands. He was President of the Chamber from 1979 to 2003.

In 1980, Ram Lakhina co-founded the Foundation for Critical Choices for India (FCCI) and served as its president from 1983 to 1991 and then again from 1994 to 2003.

He has also served as a member on the high level committee of Non-Resident Indians appointed by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India to promote India's foreign trade from 1988 to 1991.

From 1994 to 2002, Lakhina was the first Chairman of the Global Organization for People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), a non-partisan, secular global organisation engaged in promoting the wellbeing of people of Indian origin.

Since 1999, Lakhina is the Chairman of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation (Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi), Amsterdam.

Another organisation, with which Lakhina has been closely associated for a long period, is the Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT) which came into being as a result of the merger between the India Trade Council and the Indo Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Trade. Lakhina is the Founder and has been the Executive President since its establishment in 2003 up to April 2010. He then served as the chairman until 2015. He is now the Chairman Emeritus.

Recently, Lakhina co-founded is The World Forum for Ethics and Business, a Belgium-based foundation which mandate includes all manners of pursuing and establishing the indispensable ethical foundations of business in a globalised world.

Personal life
Lakhina married Sanyukta Kashyap in 1966. They have two children – daughter Kavita (1972), who works in the family business; and son Lavesh (1975), who manages his own company and is the Founder and Executive President of the Indian Expat Society.

Recognitions
 2009: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (24 September 2009)
 2008: Pravasi Bharatiya Community Service Award

Award

References

Sources
 100 Global Indians – The Indian, Sital K Motwani
 Fifty Years of Indo-Dutch Cooperation – Foundation for Critical Choices of India, 1999
 Indian Diaspora in the Netherlands
 FCCI List of Trustees
 Connecting India Article
  The Founders of the World Forum for Ethics in Business

External links
FCCI
GOPIO
NICCT
The World Forum for Ethics and Business
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
 Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi

Businesspeople of Indian descent
Living people
1939 births
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni
Punjabi people
People from Oegstgeest
Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Presidents of Delhi University Students Union
Delhi University alumni
Indian emigrants to the Netherlands
Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman


The 1902 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Republican Governor Charles N. Herreid ran for re-election to a second term. He faced former Watertown Mayor John W. Martin, the Fusion nominee who was listed as the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Herreid defeated Martin in a landslide to win his second term.

Republican convention
At the Republican convention in June 1902, Governor Charles N. Herreid was renominated unanimously and without opposition.

Fusion conventions
As was the case in 1898 and 1900, the Democratic and Populist Parties held separate conventions and then fused together with a common set of nominees. However, this time, the parties agreed that the ticket, though fused, would be listed as the Democratic Party on the ballot. At the conventions, former Watertown Mayor John W. Martin was named as the Fusion nominee.

General election

Results

References

South Dakota
1902
Gubernatorial
November 1902 events


title: 2014 Heartland Championship

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The 2014 Heartland Championship was the ninth edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed.

Teams

The 2014 Heartland Championship will be contested by the following teams.

Pre-season
Two Heartland Championship teams, Thames Valley and Mid Canterbury, challenged Counties Manukau for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Counties Manukau's home ground, ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe.

Standings

In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:
 (1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then
 (2) highest point difference; then
 (3) most tries scored; then
 (4) a coin toss.
In the caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:
 (1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then
 (2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.

Round by round

Points scorers

Updated: 10 June 2014

Regular season
The schedule of fixtures was released on 3 April 2014.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Finals

Semifinals
Meads Cup

Lochore Cup

Finals
Meads Cup

Lochore Cup

See also

2014 ITM Cup
Heartland Championship

References

Heartland Championship
Heartland
Heartland


title: Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil

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Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil (died 763)  was a ruler of the Maya city of Copán. He was the son of Kʼakʼ Joplaj Chan Kʼawiil. The early period of his rulership fell within Copán's hiatus but later on he began a programme of renewal in an effort to recover from the earlier disaster of the city. He built a new version of Temple 26, with the Hieroglyphic Stairway being reinstalled on the new stairway and doubled in length. Five life-size statues of seated rulers were installed seated upon the stairway. Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil died in the early 760s and is likely to have been interred in Temple 11, although the tomb has not yet been excavated.

The Hieroglyphic Stairway climbs the west side of Structure 10L-26. It is 10 meters (33 ft) wide and has a total of 62 steps. Stela M and its associated altar are at its base and a large sculpted figure is located in the centre of every 12th step. These figures are believed to represent the most important rulers in the dynastic history of the site. The stairway takes its name from the 2200 glyphs that together form the longest known Maya hieroglyphic text. The text is still being reconstructed, having been scrambled by the collapse of the glyphic blocks when the façade of the temple collapsed. The staircase measures 21 meters (69 ft) long and was first built by Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil in AD 710, being reinstalled and expanded in the following phase of the temple by Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil in AD 755.

Notes

References

8th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
763 deaths
Year of birth missing
8th century in the Maya civilization


title: Lincoln County (song)

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"Lincoln County" is a 1968 song by British musician Dave Davies, who is best known as a guitarist for the rock band the Kinks. It was his third single.

Recording

"Lincoln County" was recorded around the sessions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, and, like his previous two singles, "Death of a Clown" and "Susannah's Still Alive", featured all of the members of the Kinks participating.

Release
Dave Davies' third solo 45 had a checkered history: two release dates came and went before it was released. Contrary to popular belief, the single was not released and withdrawn, although a handful of promo copies were date stamped with the previous release dates. The delays were partly down to the record label, Pye Records, not wanting competing Kinks product and the Kinks' uncertainty of what their next single would be. As a result, the single was delayed until an appropriate gap in the release schedule became available. "Lincoln County" was eventually released in June 1968, backed with "There Is No Life Without Love". Unlike the previous two Dave Davies singles, "Lincoln Country" flopped internationally and at home, only hitting #15 on the Dutch Singles Chart and missing the charts elsewhere. There was only modest promotion of the single by Pye, but surprisingly it did get good airplay on the fledgling BBC Radio 1 station as well a promotional film recorded to support its release. After this, Davies would only release one more single ("Hold My Hand") before putting his solo career on hold until the 1980 album AFL1-3603 (other than some solo dabblings in the mid '70s after the Kinks' own recording studios Konk opened in 1973).

"Lincoln County", along with Davies' other solo singles from the time, was originally intended to be released on a studio album. However, the singles' lack of success, and Davies' disaffection with the material, caused him to abandon the project. (The album did not yet have a name when Davies stopped working on it, although Davies, in one interview, stated ironically that it would be titled A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies), which has led some fans to refer to it by that name.) The recorded material, including "Lincoln County", was eventually released on the 1987 Dave Davies compilation album The Album That Never Was, then again, in remastered form, on the 2011 compilation album Hidden Treasures. It was also included, along with "Susannah's Still Alive", on the 1998 and 2004 reissues of the album Something Else by the Kinks.

Reception

"Lincoln County" has generally received positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a highlight from the Dave Davies compilation album Hidden Treasures. Richie Unterberger, also of AllMusic, called the track a highlight from The Album That Never Was. Author Andy Miller called the single "fabulous."

Personnel
According to band researcher Doug Hinman:

The Kinks
Dave Davies lead vocal
Ray Davies organ
Pete Quaife bass
Mick Avory drums, tambourine

Additional musicians
David Whitakerstring arrangement
Unidentified session musiciansstring section

References

Sources

1968 singles
The Kinks songs
Songs written by Dave Davies
Pye Records singles
Song recordings produced by Ray Davies


title: The Amazing World of Gumball (season 4)

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The fourth season of the British-American animated sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States, and was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. The series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. The season began filming on January 6, 2015, and ended filming on April 28, 2016.

The season had an average of 1.356 million viewers per episode, a decrease from previous seasons, Season 1(1.998), Season 2(1.712), and Season 3(1.937).

Production
The season was written by Ben Bocquelet, Louise Coats, Mic Graves, Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Timothy Mills, Richard Preddy, Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, Joe Parham, Mark Evans Ciaran Murtagh, Tom Neenan, Andy Wolton, Oliver Kindeberg, Matt Zeqiri, Phil Whelans, Guillaume Cassuto, Joe Markham, John Sheerman, Rikke Asbjoern, James Hamilton, and James Huntrods, and was storyboarded by Adrian Maganza, Aurelie Charbonnier, Chuck Klein, Wandrille Maunoury, Akis Dimitrakopoulos, Yani Ouabdesselam, and Oliver Hamilton

Episodes

Notes

References

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2015 American television seasons
2015 British television seasons
2016 American television seasons
2016 British television seasons


title: The Amazing World of Gumball (season 5)

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The fifth season of the British-American animated television sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet, aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2016, and was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. The series focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school.

Development

Plot
The season focuses on the misadventures of Gumball Watterson, a blue 12-year-old cat, along with his adopted brother, Darwin, a goldfish. Together, they cause mischief among their family, as well as with the wide array of students at Elmore Junior High, where they attend middle school. In a behind-the-scenes video documenting the production of the second season, creator Ben Bocquelet expanded on the development of some of the characters, and how they are based on interactions from his childhood.

Production
The fifth season began filming on March 3, 2016 and ended filming on May 12, 2017. On June 2, 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the series had been renewed a fourth and fifth season. Both seasons combined will consist of 40 half-hour episodes. The writers for this season were Nathan Auerbach, Daniel Berg, Ben Bocquelet, Joe Parham, Tobi Wilson, Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh, Joe Markham, John Sheerman, Louise Coats,  James Hamilton, James Huntrods, Jessica Ransom, Jon Foster, James Lamont, Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Simon Landrein, Timothy Mills, Tom Neenan, Jon Purkis, Jack Bernhardt, Bec Hill, Jonny Leigh-Wright, Joseph Pelling, and Becky Sloan. The storyboard artists for the season were Adrian Maganza, Aurelie Charbonnier Wandrille Maunoury, Cedric Guarneri, Oliver Hamilton, Richard Méril, Yani Ouabdesselam, Bianca Ansems, Kenneth Ladekjaer, and Chloé Nicolay. At the end of this episode, "The Copycats", Gumball and Darwin again received new voice actors due to the previous ones hitting puberty: Jacob Hopkins was replaced by Nicolas Cantu (as Gumball) and Terrell Ransom, Jr. was replaced by Donielle Hansley, Jr. (as Darwin), though the episode "The Ollie" leaked online and on most cable OnDemand programs in December, complete with end credits that reveal that the episode was made after Hopkins and Ransom were replaced.

This season had an average of 0.998 million viewers per episode.

Crossovers
Characters from Clarence, Regular Show and Uncle Grandpa make cameo appearances in the episode, "The Boredom".

Episodes

References

5
2016 American television seasons
2016 British television seasons
2017 American television seasons
2017 British television seasons


title: Venizelos–Tittoni agreement

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The Venizelos–Tittoni agreement was a secret non-binding agreement between the Prime Minister of Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos, and the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tommaso Tittoni, in July 1919, during the Paris Peace Conference.

Main terms
The agreement was an effort to achieve an agreement about the conflicting territorial claims of the two countries.

Greece pledged to support the Italian claims over Vlorë and the establishment of an Italian protectorate over Albania. In Asia Minor, Greece would support the Italian claims over the parts of the sanjaks of Aydın and Menteshe, which were not already captured by the Greek army. A line of demarcation between Greek and Italian zones was drawn in the Maeander River valley. Greece would also secure a free zone for Italy at the port of Smyrna (under Greek administration from May 1919).
Italy pledged to support the Greek territorial claims over Northern Epirus and transfer the Dodecanese to Greece, except for the island of Rhodes, which would remain under Italian rule until such time as Cyprus would be ceded to Greece by Britain, at which time a referendum would be held for union with Greece.

Developments
In January 1920, Venizelos made known the agreement to the Supreme Allied Council with no negative reaction.
The stance of Italy changed in July 1920, when the new Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlo Sforza, with a secret note to the Greek government renounced the agreement. Formally, the agreement was renounced by Italy on August 1922.

See also
Zone of Smyrna
Treaty of Sèvres
Partition of Albania
Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

References

Sources
 L'Accordo Tittoni-Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos
Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Treaties of the Kingdom of Greece
Secret treaties
World War I treaties
Greece–Italy relations
History of the Dodecanese
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Megali Idea


title: Daniel Djamo

text:
Daniel Nicolae Djamo is a Romanian visual artist and filmmaker. He finished the courses (BA and MA) of the Time-Based Media department of the Bucharest National University of Arts, from Bucharest. He finished the PhD in Visual Arts at the School for Doctoral Studies, from Bucharest National University of Arts in June 2018.

Winner of the ESSL Art Award CEE (offered by the Essl Museum), Henkel Art.Award. Young artist prize CEE (offered by Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien – mumok and Kulturkontakt Austria), Startpoint Prize Romania (offered by Arbor vitae Foundation, with support from the Ministry of Culture (Czech Republic) and the Grand Prize of the Bucharest National University of Arts.

He exhibited or presented at the Museum of Moscow, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (BOZAR), Louvre Museum, Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, Arsenale di Venezia, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien, Oxo Tower, Mori Art Museum, Asia Culture Center and Asia Culture Institute, Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (MOCAK), Bucharest Museum of Contemporary Art and the Essl Museum from Klosterneuburg (Vienna). His video artworks have been screened in numerous video art and film festivals.

Feature film
Djamo finished in 2014 a documentary about the woman who helped his mother raise him, entitled "A last year in 114 minutes". The movie had its premiere in June 2014, at Transilvania International Film Festival, in Cluj (Romania).

Solo exhibitions

 2018 "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (October – April 2019), Le Shadok: Fabrique du Numérique, Strasbourg, France, curators: Marine Froeliger & Michel Jacquet
 2018 "16 Sounds of Dadaocheng" (October – November), URS127 – Art Factory, Taipei, Taiwan, curators: Hsun-Chen Lin & Yi-Kai Kao; with support from Jing-Liang Jung and Melody Ho
 2018 "Past futures" (February – April), Likovni Salon Gallery – Celje Center for Contemporary Art, Celje, Slovenia, curator: Maja Hodošček
 2018 "Happy Dystopia #4" (January – February), NRVK – Neuer Ravensburger Kunstverein, Ravensburg, Germany, curator: Robert Huber; opening speech: Christian von der Heydt (Director of Wirtschafts Museum Ravensburg – Ravensburg Museum of Economy); with support from Ricarda Patientosch
 2017 "rise of nations" (August – September), Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany, curator: Tanita Groß
 2017 "Sixteen routes to the perfect sunshine" (January – February), Galerija K18, Maribor, Slovenia, curator: Simon Žlahtič
 2016 "Magic… you want?" (October – November), AAI – Afro-Asiatisches Institut Graz, Graz, Austria, curator: Astrid Kury
 2016 "Bjergtrolde" land art project (developed: May – June, permanently on view until the eventual deterioration), supported by Prof. Christel Stalpaert and Jan Hermans (presented alongside Sarah Foque's project from De Wattenfabriek), ARPIA – art with landscape, Herzele, Belgium (special thanks: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen / East Flanders Province, the city of Herzele, KASK – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent & Ghent University; project planned between 2015 and 2016)
 2015 "before the end" (March – April), KKW (KunstKraftWerk Leipzig), Leipzig, Germany, curator: Tatevik Sahakyan (with support from The Romanian Cultural Institute)
 2015 "Unicorn tales" (January – February), Victoria Art Gallery – Center for Contemporary Cultural Production, Bucharest, Romania, curator: Daria Ghiu
 2015 "The origin of the florist" (June – July), The Stage (WOLO & Wei-Ling Gallery), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, curator: Tatevik Sahakyan
 2015 "Who's afraid of Blue, Yellow and Red?" (July – September), Anca Poterașu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, curator: Ioana Mandeal
 2015 "Unsichtbare Skulpturen" (October – December), Schloss Plüschow, Plüschow, Germany, curator: Tatevik Sahakyan
 2014 "items" (February – May), Anca Poterașu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania – "items", curator: Anca Poterasu
 2014 "before the end" (November – December), The Briggait, Glasgow, UK, curator: Tatevik Sahakyan
 2014 "A family matter" (November), solo show with Anca Poterașu Gallery at Artissima, Turin, Italy, curator: Anca Poterasu
 2014 "Never glue birds to the ground" (September), Schleifmühlgasse 12–14 Gallery, Vienna, Austria, curator: Carmen Bendovski
 2013 "дo Ende" (February – March), Victoria Art Gallery – Center for Contemporary Cultural Production, Bucharest, curator: Petru Lucaci
 2013 "Costs" (June), Victoria Art Gallery – Center for Contemporary Cultural Production, Bucharest, self-curated (my BA degree exhibition)
 2012 "Showroom" (July  – August), Calina Gallery, Timișoara, Romania, curator: Diana Marincu
 2012 "RULAND" (June), TOKONOMA, Kassel, Germany, curator: Daniel Stubenvoll

References

 Djamo at BOZAR, Brussels.
 Djamo screening at Louvre Auditorium, Paris.
 Djamo at Hangar Center, Brussels.
 DATAMI, RESONANCES III.
 Djamo at Le Shadok, Strasbourg.
 Djamo at AAI, Graz.
 Djamo at Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund.
 Djamo at MARE.
 Djamo at Volkskundemuseum.
 Daniel Djamo's PhD presentation.
 A last year in 114 minutes review.
 Henkel Young Artist prize, mumok.
 Amazing Romanians.
 Kultur Kontakt.
 ESSL award nominees night.
 2012 Saint Vincent Biennale.
 Inside Out@Kunsthaus Dresden.
 A time for dreams@Moscow International Biennale for Young Art.
 RULAND@tokonoma.
 Transcending Cultures, ESSL Museum.
 TIFF 2014, the Romanian film competition.
 items@Anca Poterasu Gallery, ARTFORUM.

External links
 Daniel Djamo official site
 Revista 22 Erwin Kessler article
 A Romanian asks Angela Merkel to change the name of Germany
 Before the end exhibition
 Daniel Nicolae Djamo won young artist's prize cee
 Daniel Djamo All Hollow interview.

1987 births
Living people
Romanian film directors
Photographers from Bucharest
Place of birth missing (living people)
Bucharest National University of Arts alumni


title: Ukit Took

text:
Ukit Took was the last Ajaw of Copán. He ascended the throne on 6 February 822. He commissioned Altar L in the style of Altar Q, but the monument was never finished — one face shows the enthronement of the king and a second face was started but two others were completely blank. The long line of kings at the once great city had come to an end. Before the end, even the nobility had been struck by disease, perhaps because epidemics among the malnourished masses spread to the elite. With the end of political authority at Copán, the population fell to a fraction of what it had been at its height. The collapse of the city-state, which is believed to have occurred sometime between 822 and 830 AD, was sudden.

Notes

References

9th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
9th century in the Maya civilization


title: Xoan singing

text:
Xoan singing or , Chữ Nôm: ) is a genre of Vietnamese folk music performed in spring during the first two months of the Tết Nguyên Đán in Phú Thọ Province. The genre includes acting, ceremony, chant, dancing, drumming, and singing; with themes involve romance, riddles, and work. Traditionally occurring in temples, shrines, and communal homes, the songs are performed by a guild, led by a , consisting of male instrumentalists, or , and female singers, or . A guild consists of ten to fifteen performers, but there are few remaining, increasingly aging, guilds and teachers of this primarily oral tradition.

There are three types of xoan singing: honoring Hùng kings and Thành hoàng (village guardian gods); wishing for good crops, health, and luck; and festive courtship songs alternating male and female voices. The texture is "spare"; perfect fourths are prominent; and instruments include drums and clappers.

 is singing or acting and  derives from  ('spring').  has been inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding since 2011.

References

External links

Media services: "Viet Nam: Xoan singing of Phú Thọ Province", UNESCO.org.
"Xoan Singing", Vietnam-Culture.com.
"Xoan singing in Phu Tho Province", VietnamTourism.com.
"Xoan singing is heritage in need of preservation: UNESCO", ThanhNienNews.com.

Vietnamese music
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity


title: Just Dance Now

text:
Just Dance Now is a video game in the Just Dance series developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released on September 25, 2014, in both the App Store and Google Play. The trailer for the game was revealed at E3 2014 on June 9, 2014, as a spin-off title. Without the purchase of a VIP pass, a free version of the game with limited plays is available.

Gameplay
Just Dance Now is intended for people who may not have access to a console to play the original games. As with the original games, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song. The app version uses an Internet connection to the Just Dance Now website through either a television, a computer, a laptop, a tablet, a Chromecast or an Apple TV. The phone acts as a motion controller, much like the Wii Remote. Multiple players may connect simultaneously, and there is no limit to the number of players allowed.

Since the June 2017 update, the game now allows players to play any song of their choosing for in-game currency instead of the previous model of providing a playlist offering limited free songs. The app offers a library of songs requiring a time-limit VIP pass which can be purchased through the app or coins which are automatically earned overtime or purchased through the app.

Track listing

Main series
The following list contains the songs that had previously appeared in the main Just Dance series up until Just Dance 2023 Edition:

Note: All songs are playable by Mojo coins, however, spending coins will only play it once for 100 Mojo coins. The limit is 200 Mojo coins (2 plays) with a 24 hour cooldown after using it.

 A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.
 () parentheses in the Artist column indicate the cover artist or the actual credit of the song.
 An "(R)" indicates that the routine for the song has been remade, and differs from the original design from its debut.

Kids
The following list contains songs that had previously appeared in the Kids Mode of Just Dance 2018 and Just Dance 2019, and from the Just Dance Kids series:

Note: All songs are playable by Mojo coins, however, spending coins will only play it once.

 A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.
 () parentheses in the Artist column indicate the cover artist or the actual credit of the song.

ABBA: You Can Dance
The following list are songs by ABBA that had previously appeared in the series' spin-off game, ABBA: You Can Dance:

Note: All songs are playable by Mojo coins, however, spending coins will only play it once.

References

External links
Official website

Dance video games
Android (operating system) games
IOS games
Fitness games
Just Dance (video game series)
Music video games
Ubisoft games
Video games developed in Italy
Video games developed in Sweden
Multiplayer and single-player video games
2014 video games


title: Datacoup

text:
Datacoup was a New York-based start up company that provides a marketplace for individuals to sell a feed of their personal data, such as social media activity and credit card transactions, to information brokers for a monthly fee. In November 2019, Datacoup issued an email to users stating that it was shutting down operations and will be decommissioning all of its servers.

History

Creation
CEO and co-founder Matt Hogan founded Datacoup in 2012. Hogan's inspiration for Datacoup sprouted from his interests in new technology, such as mobile and web applications, in addition to his hope of contributing to an efficient marketplace.

Services
Datacoup's beta trial offered clients up to $8 a month in return for access to various online accounts, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, in addition to debit and credit card transactions.

After the client has selected which accounts they choose to sell and to whom, Datacoup offers a variety of visual analytics displaying the value of the data. Finally, the Datacoup user is paid monthly for their contribution. The data collected from social media accounts and other online activity is combined with fellow Datacoup users. All identifiable markers are removed, and the data is analyzed in big sets with the goal of detecting trends within specific demographics.

Datacoup generates revenue by charging data brokers, advertisers, and brands for access to various trends. Datacoup caters to both advertising firms and consumers because firms will have access to both social and online activity in addition to spending habits, while consumers simultaneously gain a better understanding, and therefore control, over what happens to their data. This unique relationship between data collectors and the public would ultimately stipulate transparency from other data-tracking enterprises.

As of March 2014, Datacoup was paying approximately 1,500 users during their beta trial period, all of whom were making less than $5.

According to Hogan, online data is becoming more of an asset for three reasons: First, the rise in technology is causing people to spend a significant amount of time online, second, marketing infrastructure enables the crunching of big data sets that yield high percentages of actual sales, and third, the rise in social media enables the collecting of personal data in large quantities.

Challenges
Major challenges Datacoup faces include: advertisers are less likely to pay for trends extracted from a small pool of data, and are more likely to seek free, big data provided by data brokers, second, potential Datacoup clients are hesitant to sell their online activity, (particularly financial information) for $8, and finally, the monetization of personal data poses significant challenges because some data is considered to be far more valuable to advertisers than others.

Background
Gathering information about consumers has been a standard marketing strategy. However, social media and mobile growth has increased the volume of personal data inputted into various databases. Many freemium services, such as Facebook and Twitter, generate revenue by selling personal data to third party firms. Data collected from social media and mobile phone users are highly valuable because they enable effective advertising to targeted audiences.

In 2011 alone, Facebook generated $2.7 billion from targeted advertisement sales.

Closing

On November 19, 2019, Datacoup announced they will be closing and deleting all data. This is the email sent to users:

Hi there,
Datacoup is shutting down operations and will be decommissioning all of our servers.
Any data you previously added to the platform was never sold. If you received payments in the past, they were coming from the Datacoup treasury account.
The server decommission process will erase any data you previously connected to the platform.
Thanks for your support over the years.
-Datacoup Team

Notes

References

http://www.datacoup.com

We Are NY Tech. “Matt Hogan” http://wearenytech.com/333-matt-hogan--founder-ceo-datacoup. New York, 7 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 May 2014.

Simonite, Tom. “Sell Your Personal Data For $8 A Month”, ‘’MIT Technology Review’’, 14 February 2014. Retrieved on 22 May 2014.

Tanner, Adam. “Others Take Your Data For Free, This Site Pays Cash”, ‘’Forbes’’, 03 March 2014. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.

Lachutt, Scott. “Matt Hogan: Why a Data Empowered Consumer is a Trusting Consumer”, ‘’psfk Salon, Los Angeles, 11 April 2014. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.

Kroft, Steve. “Data Brokers: Selling Your Personal Information”, ‘’CBS News’’, 09 March 2014. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.

Technewsdaily. “How Facebook Sells Your Personal Information”, ‘’Discovery’’, 24 January 2013. Retrieved on 18 May 2014.

Mass media companies based in New York City
Companies based in New York City
American companies established in 2014
2014 establishments in New York City


title: Elvira Quintana

text:
Elvira Catalina Quintana Molina (7 November 1935 – 8 August 1968) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and singer.

Early life and career
Born in Montijo, Spain, Quintana and her family migrated to Mexico when she was 5 years old. She began her career working in theatre and later participated in films as an extra. Her first important role was as Carmen Ochoa in "Una solución inesperada", a segment of the drama film Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956). She then enrolled in the National Association of Actors' theatre and film institute (Instituto Teatral y Cinematográfico). She was given her first starring role in El buen ladrón (1957) before her breakthrough in Bolero inmortal (1958), in which she debuted as a singer; the film's soundtrack album, for which she recorded songs, was a commercial success throughout Hispanic America. She starred opposite Pedro Armendáriz, her favorite actor, in Dos hijos desobedientes (1960). Greatly admired by audiences for her beauty and talent, she became one of the most popular Mexican performers of the 1960s. Her last appearances were in the telenovelas El dolor de amar (1966), in which she played a villain for the first time, and Felipa Sánchez, la soldadera (1967), in which the press declared she created "an unforgettable character" as the title role.

Death and legacy
Quintana, who never married, suffered from pancreatic problems and kidney failure during her last months. She died of a stroke on 8 August 1968, in Mexico City; she was survived by her mother, Alejandra Molina, and her two siblings, Juana Quintana Molina and José Díaz Molina. She was interred at the Panteón Jardín on 9 August.

A street in Montijo, her hometown, is named after her.

Filmography
 The Mystery of the Express Car (1953)
 Look What Happened to Samson (1955)
El vendedor de muñecas (1955)
Furias desatadas (1957)
Dangers of Youth (1960)
 Invincible Guns (1960)
 Revolver en Guardia (1960)
 The Curse of the Doll People (1961)
Tres muchachas de Jalisco (1964)
Me Llaman El Cantaclaro(1964)
Tintanson Cruzoe (1965)
Las Tapatias nunca pierden (1965)
Lástima de Ropa (1971)

Discography

Studio albums
 Bolero inmortal (1958)
 Diferente (1963)
 Toda una vida (1965)
 Acércate más (1966)

Compilation albums
 La inolvidable Elvira Quintana (1968)

References

External links

1935 births
1968 deaths
Mexican film actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Bolero singers
Ranchera singers
Mexican women poets
People from Badajoz
Spanish emigrants to Mexico
20th-century Mexican actresses
20th-century Mexican poets
20th-century Mexican women singers
20th-century Mexican women writers


title: St Tanwg's Church, Llandanwg

text:
St Tanwg's Church, Llandanwg, also known as "the church in the sand", is an early medieval church dedicated to St Tanwg in the village of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Location

The church is located in sand dunes, about 20m from the high water mark of St George's Channel, at the southern end of the village of Llandanwg. It is also known as "the church in the sand". To the south west of the church is the mouth of the River Artro.

History

The current building is medieval, with the western end possibly dating back to the 13th century. However, the presence of 6th century inscribed stones, and the dedication to St Tanwg, suggest much earlier use of the site as a church, possibly dating to around 453 AD as part of Saint Patrick's work to establish links between Ireland and Britain.

St Tanwg's was extended to the east, including a tall east window and the addition of a rood screen, in the 15th century. The church was restored in the 17th century when windows were rebuilt and changed. This was also probably when a choir loft was removed and floor beams moved to the back of the church. The initials REP and date 1685, which are cut into a cross incised stone on the west gable, may date this period of alteration. The first recorded incumbent for the parish was Rector Thomas Humphrey in 1662.

The floor of the church was flagged in 1786 and, three years later, some medieval paintings were lost during replastering and repainting of the walls. St Tanwg's had been the parish church for the parish of Llandanwg, which included the small town of Harlech, for hundreds of years but between 1839 and 1841 a new parish church (also dedicated to St Tanwg) was built in Harlech. The old church was abandoned, and the 15th century octagonal font, bell and other furnishings, removed to the new building. The church soon fell into disrepair, with roof tiles lost, and the roof at the west end falling in. The church filled with sand and was used by fishermen who hung their nets on the altar rail. In 1884 the church was re-roofed for £80 by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, who had raised an appeal for funds.

Since then, more work has been done on various occasions, with a major restoration costing £20,000 in 1987.

Architecture

St Tanwg's church is a simple rectangular building,  long (west-east) and  wide (north-south), with a continuous nave and chancel.  The nave is probably 13th century, with the chancel added in the 15th century. The church is built of local rubble stone with larger stone quoins and gritstone dressings. The roof is of slate with rough stone dressings.

The church is accessed through a door in the west wall. The doorway is arched with radiating quoins. There was probably once a gabled porch above the doorway, indicated by the stonework above the entrance. Above the door, on the roof, is a small bellcote, housing one, undated, bell.

The south wall includes a blocked off door from the 13th century, a window added to the nave in the 17th century, and a window in the 15th century chancel.. The north wall includes a window added to the nave in the 17th century, and a window in the 15th century chancel.

The east wall was added as part of the 15th century extension of the building and included a tall window, which was replaced by a smaller window in the 17th century.

Notes

References

Saint Tanwg's Church
Grade I listed churches in Gwynedd
Church in Wales church buildings
13th-century church buildings in Wales


title: Balkanika TV

text:
Balkanika TV or Balkanika Music Television is a Bulgarian music television, broadcasting popular music and contemporary hits from all Balkan countries. The channel was launched on August 15, 2005 and is part of a group of Fen TV. In early 2013, the television started HD broadcasting.

Programming

 Tick Tack
 Music Arena
 New Video
 Where is the Party?
 Balkan Party
 Balkan Stories with...
 3 in 1 (Three videos, one performer)
 Standard
 Hit Mix
 TV Shop

Former programming

 5 in 1
 A Balkan Story with...
 Flirt
 Balkanika Party

References

Television in Bulgaria
Music television channels in Bulgaria
Television channels in North Macedonia
Television channels and stations established in 2005


title: The 50 Year Argument

text:
The 50 Year Argument is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese and co-directed by David Tedeschi about the history and influence of the New York Review of Books, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2013. The documentary premiered in June 2014 at the Sheffield Doc/Fest and was soon screened in Oslo and Jerusalem before airing on the British Arena television series in July. It was also screened at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival and was seen at the New York Film Festival, in September, and at other film festivals. It first aired on HBO in September 2014 and was given other national broadcasts. It had a limited theatrical release in Toronto in 2015.

The film uses a combination of archival footage, quotes from the Review and contemporary interviews to give a view of the coverage of the journal over its half-century of publication, focusing on how its writers and editors have approached the larger issues of the day. Reviews of the film have been mostly warm.

Description
The 97-minute film is a "hop-scotching journey through the NYRB's history". Scorsese and Tedeschi "delve into the journal's eventful fifty-year history, from its emergence during the writer strikes and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s through to the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Syria. ... [They] aim to offer not just an overview of the Review's half-century history, but also seek to highlight some of the newsworthy events that the magazine has covered in-depth since its conception. ... [I]t's the monumental clashes of intellect that really capture the imagination." They "present a fascinating account of a publication that defies the modern culture of news reporting" but "avoid probing its political character beyond saluting a broad interest in human rights ... a few dissenting voices among the cheerleaders might have added a little necessary grit."  The film's title "is a reference to how the ... publication has so frequently exposed stories less reported and made challenges to the mainstream during its time."

"Anchored by the old-world charm" of the editor of the New York Review of Books, Robert Silvers, the film focuses on notable contributors to, and articles in, the Review; it "slides fluidly between handsomely shot contemporary interviews and well-curated retro footage. ... Michael Stuhlbarg reads the spare voiceover while a vintage jazz soundtrack invokes a lost golden age of uptown Manhattan sophistication." The articles' texts are "enlightened by the rich visual illustration with which they're accompanied. ... Scorsese [chooses] to have many famous articles read by their authors", which is sometimes poignant, and results in "a thematically dense but wholly accessible film about how fifty years of sensuous ideas can open a dialogue towards social and political change." The film has been variously characterized as "a warm, engaging, celebratory love letter from one New York institution to another" and "a bracing film about the value of radical ideas and the importance of being courageous enough to consider them."

Silvers said of the Review as a documentary subject: "The book review sounds like it might be quiet, but it can be extremely intense and revelatory. It can have a lot of power – or that's what you hope for."

Production and release
To help celebrate and memorialize the 50th anniversary of the 1963 debut of The New York Review of Books, Silvers approached Scorsese, who is known as an avid reader of the Review, with the idea to make a documentary about the paper. Scorsese said, "I have learned so much over the years from The New York Review of Books – it’s given me so much that I jumped at the chance to make this film ... a film about the adventure of thought, and, as Colm Toibin puts it, the sensuality of ideas." The film took 18 months to produce.

The documentary screened as a work in progress at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014 and premiered in June 2014 at the Sheffield Doc/Fest. It was also screened in Oslo in June and at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July. The film was shown on British television on the Arena documentary series in July and at the Telluride Film Festival in August. In September, it was seen at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Calgary International Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival. It first aired on HBO on September 29, 2014 and was screened at the Tokyo Film Festival in October. Other film festival screenings in 2014 were held in Rio de Janeiro, Mumbai, Denmark, St. Louis, and it was broadcast on television in Japan. The film was released for public showings in a theatre in Toronto in January 2015.

Reception
Press reviews at the early screenings were generally favorable, noting that the filmmakers captured the two key factors of the magazine's half century: its long-form reviews of the great books of the time, and its independent take on political and historical events. Some reviewers felt that Scorsese and Tedeschi were noticeably well disposed to the Review. The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a warm, engaging, celebratory love letter from one New York institution to another" but commented on "the irony of a film that champions serious criticism without containing any serious criticism itself." The English newspaper The Guardian concurred, observing that Scorsese and Tedeschi "are here to celebrate the magazine, not challenge it. It's testament to their skill, as much as the NYRB's commitment to good stories, thoroughly told, that you find yourself rooting for the staff." Variety, though concurring that the film "comes mainly to lionize", remarked that it successfully encapsulates the paper's origins and first years, its modern day-to-day operations under Silvers, and a detailed examination of the Review's most important articles and contributors. The Times said, "Scorsese's nose for mafia-style feuds works well in this study of the literati who inhabit the Review's august and book-tsunamied offices in New York's Village."

An Indiewire reviewer wrote, in previewing the film for its HBO release: "The 50 Year Argument ... is a must-see. ... It reveals how many pivotal cultural arguments were started at the NYRB ... the movie visualizes and captures videos ... to remind us of some of the great debates over the decades." Brooklyn Magazine called it "a moving and memorable tribute to something that matters." A reviewer at The Washington Post commented that "the film does a thoughtful and appealing job of opening up the rarefied literary realm of the NYRB to a viewer who may have never heard of it." Another at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote: "The 50-Year Argument is a rare animal among documentaries because it honors intellectualism — a dirty word in some quarters — rather than a person or an event and proves that ideas are powerful and effective in the hands of serious-minded people."

References

External links

2014 films
Films directed by Martin Scorsese
The New York Review of Books
Documentary films about journalism
Documentary films about New York City
2014 documentary films
American documentary films
Films produced by Martin Scorsese
2010s English-language films
2010s American films


title: Emil Signes

text:
Emil Signes (born 1940) is a former coach for the United States national rugby sevens team. He also facilitated the inclusion of the rugby sevens in the Olympics, due to his promotion of women's rugby worldwide. He is the founder and coach of Atlantis, an invitational 7s rugby team for developing rugby talent among both men and women.

Women's rugby
Signes is often referred to as "The Emperor" for his work growing and expanding the game of rugby sevens worldwide. In the official magazine for the first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993, he was profiled among leaders in rugby sevens and called an "international legend." With regard to the inclusion of rugby sevens in the Olympics:  This is in line with the International Olympic Committee's focus of advancing the cause of women in sport.

Coaching of coaches
Signes has earned other nicknames: For having coached numerous players that went on to become coaches, as well as for having coached both parents and their children, Signes was given the nickname of "Grandcoach" by Paddy McNally, Northern Hemisphere Referee Selector for the Sevens World Series. At the 2011 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship in Philadelphia, 18 of the 24 teams in attendance were coached by players that had formerly played on one of Signes's teams. Many of the players coached by Signes have subsequently gone on to coach national rugby teams themselves, including Al Caravelli, Tom Billups, Kathy Flores, Pete Steinberg and Alex Magleby.

Signes began coaching Princeton University Women's Rugby Club in 2004, helping them that year to the USA Rugby Collegiate Final Four. He led the team to two Ivy League championships (2005 and 2013). He also coached Princeton in the inaugural USA Sevens Women's Collegiate Rugby Championship. Signes retired from coaching 15s rugby in 2013 after serving as head coach to Princeton for 9 years, although he still works as a coaching consultant.

Signes founded Atlantis US Sevens Rugby in 1986.  Between 1986 and mid-2014 Atlantis – men, women, boys, girls - has fielded 206 squads at 145 tournaments in 31 different countries. In their spring 2014 efforts, Atlantis Women won the Madrid Sevens (Spain) and the Atlantis High School Boys won the Surfside Sevens (NJ). Signes continues to coach rugby sevens through Atlantis, helping players of both genders to develop and compete for positions on the USA Sevens National Teams.

In August 2017, for his tireless efforts, the championship trophy for the USA Rugby Men’s and Women’s Club 7s National Championships are now known as the Emil Signes Cup.

Author
In addition to his work coaching, Signes has authored numerous articles in Rugby Magazine (now Rugby Today). Among these is a handbook called Sevens Special, which he authored both "to provide the rugby public with an in-depth analysis of sevens so that (they) may intelligently spread the word" and "to help (players and coaches) learn about the game and play it better."

Signes was honored with induction to the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2015.

References

American rugby union coaches
Rugby union coaches
1940 births
Living people
Princeton Tigers coaches


title: EDX (DJ)

text:
Maurizio Colella (born 2 November 1976), better known by his stage name EDX, is a Swiss DJ and Grammy-nominated producer. The #1 Swiss artist on Spotify, he was proclaimed a genius by British electronic dance music magazine Mixmag for his production and remixing talent. EDX is currently signed to the Spinnin' Deep sublabel of Spinnin' Records, although also releases via his own label Sirup Music. His radio mix show, No Xcuses, debuted in 2011 on Sirius XM and is now broadcast weekly on several stations around the world including iHeartRadio's Evolution, Sri Lanka's Yes 101, Ukraine's Kiss FM, and Hawaii's My 95.9.

Biography
Ethnically Calabrian and Campanian, EDX was born in Zürich to Italian parents; he credits his Italian heritage for his involvement with music from a young age as well as his summer visits to Italy and experience with the dance music culture there, which influenced his interest in DJing and producing music.

EDX's earliest releases were cassette tape mixes in 1994 for the "Tarot Techno" party series at  in Zürich. EDX released his first track, "I'm Not Interested", under Warner Music Switzerland in 1997. The following year, he formed his own record label, Club Control, on which he released several tracks including collaborations with Leon Klein. EDX's most well-known releases with Klein were "Gonna Catch You", which was picked up by Warner Music Switzerland, and DJ Dado's "Where Are You?" on Vale Music, both in 2000; the latter would peak at chart position #17 in Italy. The pair also released remixes of Kool & The Gang, Armand Van Helden, and Steve Angello. EDX also released several mix CDs during this time, both solo and with Klein, mostly for the Energy and Evolution series by Energetic Records, a sublabel of Warner Music.

EDX returned to the music scene in 2007 with a more distinct progressive house style. His remix of Dubfire's "Roadkill" in 2007 featured on Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Chapter 3. Over the following months, EDX released several more remixes, most notably of van Buuren's "The Sound of Goodbye" and Kaskade's "Angel on my Shoulder", the latter of which EDX credits for his breakthrough in the United States. He also collaborated with Tatana Sterba as a duo under the name Dobenbeck, releasing the track "Please Don't Go" featuring vocals by Sarah Vieth.

EDX was named in the top 3 of Beatport's annual "Best Progressive House Artist" award, along with deadmau5 and Eric Prydz, in 2009. He followed this up with the debut of his still-running weekly radio show, No Xcuses, on Sirius XM and a residency at Ibiza's Space nightclub in 2011. Armada Music also released EDX's dual CD mix, No Xcuses - The Violet Edition in 2011, and the following year EDX released his debut studio album, On the Edge, featuring collaborations with Tamra Keenan, Seamus Haji, Sarah McLeod, and Nadia Ali.

EDX was Beatport's second best-selling deep house artist in 2014, and by the end of 2015, was the top charting artist across all of Beatport, with his original releases "Belong" reaching number one on the Beatport overall chart, and "Breathin'", "Cool You Off", "Reckless Ardor", and "Collateral Effects" as well as his remixes of Nora En Pure's "Uruguay", Cazzette's  "Weapon", and Avicii's "Wake Me Up" all charting in the Beatport overall Top 20.

EDX's remix of Sam Feldt's "Show Me Love" in 2015 peaked at #2 on the Beatport overall charts and has reached over 100 million plays on Spotify.

In 2017, EDX signed a Las Vegas residency with Wynn Nightlife. He also continued with his steady stream of releases, including the four Beatport-charting tracks "All I Know", "Feel the Rush", "Bloom", and "We Can't Give Up", as well as his remix of Tiësto's "On My Way".

EDX was nominated for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of Charlie Puth's song "How Long".

Record label and associated acts
EDX founded his own record label, Sirup Music, in 2001. In 2008, EDX formed The Helvetic Nerds along with Dinka and other artists from Christian Hirt's label Enormous Tunes; today, the group consists of EDX, Daniel Portman, Croatia Squad, Sons of Maria, Cedric Zeyenne, and Nora En Pure.

Discography

References

External links

Official website

Swiss DJs
Swiss dance musicians
Swiss house musicians
Deep house musicians
1976 births
Living people
Progressive house musicians
Electronic dance music DJs
Electro house musicians


title: Munster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

text:
This page details statistics of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

General performances

By county

Teams

By Semi-Final/Top 4 Appearances (since 2015)

By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

 1890s: 4 each for  Cork (1890-92-93-94) and Tipperary (1895-96-98-99)
 1900s: 6 for  Cork (1901-02-03-04-05-07)
 1910s: 3 each for  Limerick (1910-11-18),  Cork (1912-15-19) and  Tipperary (1913-16-17)
 1920s: 5 for  Cork (1920-26-27-28-29)
 1930s: 4 for  Limerick (1933-34-35-36)
 1940s: 5 for  Cork (1942-43-44-46-47)
 1950s: 4 for  Cork (1952-53-54-56)
 1960s: 7 for  Tipperary (1960-61-62-64-65-67-68)
 1970s: 7 for  Cork (1970-72-75-76-77-78-79)
 1980s: 5 for  Cork (1982-83-84-85-86)
 1990s: 3 each for  Clare (1995-97-98) and  Cork (1990-92-99)
 2000s: 4 for  Cork (2000-03-05-06)
 2010s: 4 for  Tipperary (2011-12-15-16)
 2020s: 4 for  Limerick (2020-21-22-23)

Finishing positions

 Most championships
 54,  Cork (1888, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2018)

 Most second-place finishes
 30,  Cork (1896, 1897, 1898, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2010, 2013)
 Most third-place finishes
 2,  Cork (2019, 2022)
 Most fourth-place finishes
 1,  Tipperary (2018)
 1,  Clare (2019)
 1,  Waterford (2022)
 1,  Cork (2023)
 Most fifth-place finishes
 3,  Waterford (2018, 2019, 2023)

 Most semi-final finishes
 00, 000 (0000)

 Most quarter-final finishes
 00, 000 (0000)

Other records

Biggest wins

 The most one sided Munster finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:
 31 points – 1918: Limerick 11-03 – 1-02 Clare
 31 points – 1982: Cork 5-31 – 3-06 Waterford
 28 points – 1893: Cork 5-13 – 0-00 Limerick
 27 points – 1903: Cork 5-16 – 1-01 Waterford
 26 points – 1905: Cork 7-12 – 1-04 Limerick
 23 points – 1899: Tipperary 5-16 – 0-08 Clare
 22 points – 1900: Tipperary 6-11 – 2-01 Kerry
 22 points – 1972: Cork 6-18 – 2-08 Clare
 21 points – 2016: Tipperary 5-19 (34) – (13 0-13 Waterford
 21 points – 1896: Tipperary 7-09 – 2-03 Cork
 21 points – 2011: Tipperary 7-19 – 0-19 Waterford
 20 points – 1962: Tipperary 5-14 – 2-03 Waterford
 19 points – 1915: Cork 8-02 – 2-01 Clare
 19 points – 1983: Cork 3-22 – 0-12 Waterford
 18 points – 1993: Tipperary 3-27 – 2-12 Clare
 18 points – 1965: Tipperary 4-11 – 0-05 Cork
 The most one sided games from the semi-final and quarter-final stages of the championship:
 42 points – 1923: Cork 13-04 – 0-01 Waterford
 41 points – 1904: Tipperary 8-21 – 0-04 Waterford
 34 points – 2000: Cork 2-32 – 0-04 Kerry
 34 points – 1953: Clare 10-08 – 1-01 Limerick
 32 points – 1960: Tipperary 10-09 – 2-01 Limerick

Successful defending

Only 4 teams of the 6 who have won the Munster championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:
  Cork on 27 attempts out of 50 (1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2000, 2006, 2018)
  Tipperary on 16 attempts out of 40 (1896, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1917, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012)
  Limerick on 10 attempts out of 23 (1911, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1974, 1981, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  Clare on 1 attempt out of 6 (1998)

The most consecutive titles is 5 in a row, achieved by just two counties:
 Cork in 1901–05, 1975–79 and 1982–86
 Limerick in 2019–23

Gaps

 Top ten longest gaps between successive Munster titles:

 63 years:  Clare (1932-1995)
 39 years:  Waterford (1963-2002)
 25 years:  Clare (1889-1914)
 18 years:  Limerick (1955-1973)
 18 years:  Clare (1914-1932)
 17 years:  Limerick (1996-2013)
 16 years:  Tipperary (1971-1987)
 15 years:  Limerick (1940-1955)
 13 years:  Limerick (1981-1994)
 13 years:  Limerick (1897-1910)
Top ten longest gaps between successive Munster finals:

 22 years:  Waterford (1903-1925)
 18 years:  Clare (1938-1955)
 16 years:  Waterford (1966-1982)
 15 years:  Limerick (1956-1971)
 13 years:  Clare (1901-1914)
 12 years:  Clare (1955-1967)
 11 years:  Tipperary (1973-1984)
 11 years:  Limerick (1981-1992)
 10 years:  Clare (1889-1899)
 10 years:  Limerick (1924-1934)

Active Gaps

 Longest active gaps since last title:
 132 years:  Kerry (1891–)
 25 years:  Clare (1998–)
 13 years:  Waterford (2010–)
 7 years:  Tipperary (2016–)
 5 years:  Cork (2018–)

 Longest active gaps since last championship final appearance:
 115 years:  Kerry (1908–)
 5 years:  Cork (2018–)
 3 years:  Waterford (2020–)
 2 years:  Tipperary (2021–)

 Longest active gap since last championship appearance:
 54 years:  Galway (1969–)

Longest undefeated run

  Cork (15 matches): Cork's run began with a 1-19 to 2-8 win against Tipperary in the quarter-final of the 1982 championship and finished with a 1-18 apiece draw with Tipperary in the Munster final of the 1987 championship. The 15-game unbeaten streak, which included just one drawn game, ended with a 4-22 to 1-22 extra-time loss to Tipperary in the replay of the 1987 Munster final.
  Limerick (15 matches): As of 11 June 2023, Limerick are currently unbeaten in 15 Munster Championship games, a run that started in the 2019 Munster Final on 30 June 2019.

Players

Top scorers

All time

This is a list of players who have scored a cumulative total of 100 points or more in the Munster Championship.

By year

Single game

Finals

All-time appearances

Munster final appearances

Munster medal winners

Other records

Winners of Munster medals on the field of play in each of three decades:
Paddy Ahern of Cork: 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
Tommy Doyle of Tipperary: 1937, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951
Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971
Ray Cummins of Cork: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
Declan Ryan of Tipperary: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001

Matches

Attendances

Overall

Finals

See also
 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

External links
 Munster Senior Hurling Final winning teams

References

Hurling records and statistics
Records


title: Étoile de Guinée

text:
Club Sportif Étoile de Guinée, called CS Étoile de Guinée or simply Étoile de Guinée is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1996, the team has promoted great talents such as Alhassane Bangoura, Naby Yattara, Kanfory Sylla, and Oumar Kalabane.

In 2003 they won the Guinée Coupe Nationale.

Car crash 191
On 31. December 2019, nine players of the team died in a Bus crash in Mamou and 17 players were injured. The coach  collided with the bus of Wakriya AC, who the National players Alfred Kargbo of Sierra Leone at scene and Guinean Abubacar Camara died a day later in hospital.

Achievements

National titles
Guinée Coupe Nationale: 1
Winner: 2003

Tournoi Ruski Alumini: 1
Winner: 2002

Performance in CAF competitions
2004 CAF Confederation Cup: First round

Stadium
Currently the team plays at the Stade 28 Septembre.

Notes and references

External links
 Profile

Football clubs in Guinea
Sport in Conakry
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in Guinea


title: 2014 LY21

text:
is a near-Earth asteroid of the Aten group, approximately  in diameter. On 3 June 2014 around 17:38 UT (± 3 hours), it is crudely estimated to have passed about  from Earth. The asteroid was discovered on 2 June 2014 by the Mount Lemmon Survey at an apparent magnitude of 21 using a  reflecting telescope.

Uncertainty
With an observation arc of about 1 hour, the trajectory is poorly constrained and the asteroid has an uncertainty parameter of 9 making long-term predictions of the asteroids position nearly impossible. The nominal (best fit) orbit shows that  passed  from Earth on 3 June 2014 (~12,700 km from Earth's surface). But the uncertainty region shows that the asteroid could have approached Earth as close as  or as far as . Since Earth has a radius of approximately 6,400 km, the asteroid did not come any closer than about 2,600 km from Earth's surface.

Moon
The nominal orbit shows that  passed  from the Moon on 4 June 2014. But the uncertainty region shows that the asteroid could have impacted the Moon or passed as far as . But it is very unlikely that the asteroid impacted the Moon.

See also

2020 QG

Notes

References

External links

Minor planet object articles (unnumbered)
20140603
20140602
Discoveries by MLS


title: 2,4-Diaminotoluene

text:
2,4-Diaminotoluene is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(NH2)2CH3. It is one isomer of six with this formula. It is a white solid although commercial samples are often yellow-tan.

Preparation
It is prepared by hydrogenation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene using a nickel catalyst.  Commercial samples often contain up to 20% of the 2,6-isomer.

A laboratory method involves reduction of 2,4-dinitrotoluene with iron powder.

Use
It is mainly used as a precursor to toluene diisocyanate, a precursor to polyurethane. It is as well a degradation product of polyurethane materials produced using toluene diisocyanate.

Its reaction with benzenediazonium chloride gives the cationic azo dye Basic Orange 1.   Condensation of 2,4-diaminotoluene with acetaldehyde gives the acridine dye called Basic Yellow 9.

References

Anilines
Diamines
Monomers
Alkyl-substituted benzenes


title: Albert Etter

text:
Albert Etter (1872–1950) was an American plant breeder best known for his work on strawberry and apple varieties.

Early life and education
Albert Felix Etter was born near Shingle Springs in El Dorado County, California, on November 27, 1872. He was one of ten surviving children of the Swiss-born Benjamin Etter (d. 1889), all but one of whom were boys. Around 1876 the family moved to Humboldt County, where Benjamin acquired a farm near Ferndale and became the first person to grow lentils in the county.

Development of Ettersburg
Albert's German-born mother, Wilhelmina (Kern) Etter (d. 1913) was skilled at cultivating plants, and Etter showed a talent for hybridizing plants in childhood, working with apples, peaches, dahlias, and strawberries by the time he was twelve. He attended public school and by the end of his teens was looking for a site where he could continue his plant-breeding experiments. On a fishing trip to the Mattole River Valley, he found a section of land above Bear Creek and in 1894 he staked a claim to it. This area along the Pacific coast in the King Range has wet winters and hot summers, and Etter later attributed his success partly to his choice of location. The site where Etter developed his ranch was subsequently named after him, first as Etter and then as Ettersburg.

Etter managed the ranch with three of his brothers, George, Fred, and August; and another four of his siblings also lived nearby. While Etter focused on plant breeding, his brothers oversaw other kinds of farming and stockkeeping operations. The ranch holdings, operated under the business name Etter Brothers, eventually reached 800 acres in size. Etter wrote about his "Mountain Home of Sciences" in 1907. Although the Etter Brothers firm and the Ettersburg Experimental Place became internationally known among plant breeders, and Etter renowned as "the Luther Burbank of Humboldt County", they never made more than a modest living from the land. For one thing, they were far removed from the main trucking and rail routes, and for another, new plant hybrids were not protected by the patent system until 1930.

Etter was sometimes compared to Luther Burbank. In 1907 it was noted that Etter '... resents such appellations as "wizard" and "Burbank of Humboldt,” and declared that plain Albert Etter is a good enough title to go by.' In 1908, Etter visited Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa. Burbank commented that Santa Rosa was not favorable for apples. He left him with the advice "Have confidence In yourself and look out for people with schemes to help you.”

Strawberry breeding
Etter became known for his insistence on the value of using unimproved parent material, often taken from wild strains, and he frequently made 'wide' crosses between widely divergent genetic types. In his work with strawberries, he showed other breeders the value of the beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) as a source of germplasm conveying vigor, productivity, flavor, and disease resistance. He also worked in a more minor way with F. virginiana species. The Pacific Rural Press described his methods for strawberries and other plants in 1912.

By 1910, Ettersburg 121 had become the leading variety in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, because its firm flesh, high color, and strong flavor meant that it canned well. In 1912, you could get a gift of a dozen plants with your subscription to the Pacific Rural Press.

In 1914, the press anticipated Etter's strawberry exhibit at the 1915 world's fair. In 1915, Etter exhibited his strawberries at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. "Among the other valuable features of the California Section were the strawberries of Albert Etter of Briceland, Humboldt County, California. Etter had made a study of the soul and vital essence of the American shortcake for twenty-six years and had produced so many varieties the writer can't believe his own notes on the subject."

By 1920, Etter's catalog showcased over 50 new varieties, some of which achieved limited commercial success. None are commercially important today, although their germplasm continues in a number of modern cultivars. In 1928, he donated all his strawberry material to the University of California, where his Ettersburg 121 became an ancestor of various commercially important varieties.

Strawberry varieties
Beaderarena
Ettersburg 80 (Huxley)
Ettersburg 121 (an ancestor of the Northwest)
Ettersburg 450 (an ancestor of the Fairfax)
Fendalcino
Rose Ettersburg
Trebla (also known as Ettersburg Trebla)

Apple breeding
In 1899 it was reported that Albert Etter, with the help of the University of California, was establishing a private experimental orchard near Briceland. Etter started with 62 varieties in 1898 and received several hundred more varieties in 1899.  Years later Etter wrote about apple breeding at Ettersberg in the Pacific Rural Press (1922)  He said that "the anniversary of my arrival here to begin operations was afterward made National Apple Day—the 17th of October." The Pacific Rural Press reported that he had 10,000 varieties of apples. He started with almost 600 apple varieties. These were gathered from America and Europe, with the help of Charles Howard Shinn, when he was Inspector of California Experiment Stations, between 1890 and 1901.

In 1907 and 1909 a number of Etter's apple varieties were offered in the annual distribution of seeds and plants from the University of California. In 1919 it was reported that he had hybridized the native California crabapple with the Oregon crabapple and had created a fruit one inch in diameter with a brilliant color. In 1924, the Livermore Journal reported that he was about to introduce 75 different apple varieties.

In the late 1920s, Etter shifted his attention to apple breeding, using scion wood gleaned from a number of sources including the University of California. He felt that the west coast climate called for new kinds of apples, and he began experimenting with wide crosses, especially between apples and crabapples. Although many of his apple strains have been lost, those that survive include Pink Pearl, the best-known of his unusual series of some two dozen pink- and red-fleshed cultivars based on a European apple called Surprise (itself probably a descendant of Malus niedzwetskyana). Some eastern and midwestern breeders, including Liberty Hyde Bailey and Charles Downing had already made some experiments with Surprise and been unhappy with the results, but Etter found that it worked better as part of a west-coast breeding program.

By 1928, Etter was far enough along in his breeding experiments to publish a preliminary report in the Pacific Rural Press, where he wrote about two of his pink-fleshed cultivars, the Redflesh Winter Banana and a nameless seedling that, by its description, might have been Pink Pearl. Subsequently, the midwestern breeder Niels Ebbesen Hansen worked on breeding red-fleshed apples and crabapples, expressing disappointment when he found that Etter had beaten him to the punch. Although not all of Etter's Surprise descendants were successful, the best of them shared a pronounced aromatic quality that appears to be linked to the anthocyanin pigmentation that gives the flesh its distinctive pinkish and reddish tones. In 1930 Etter introduced a flavorful juicy bright red red-fleshed apple at an apple show in Eureka. Several boxes were sent to hotels throughout the country.

In 1940, Etter began a partnership with George Roeding Jr., the owner of the California Nursery Company in Niles (now a district of Fremont, California). Their goal was to patent and market Etter's best apple varieties. The California Nursery Company introduced six Etter varieties in its 1944 catalog – Pink Pearl and five apples with regular non-pigmented flesh (Alaska, All Gold, Humboldt Crab, Jonwin, and Wickson). A seventh apple, Crimson Gold, was introduced in the 1947 catalog. The 1970 catalog carried only five varieties of Etter's apples: Alaska, Etter's Gold, Jonwin, Pink Pearl, and Wickson. A flyer with "Distinctive New Recipes...for the Apples of Albert Etter" was provided in the 1945 catalog. Recipes were by Robert Stoney Mayock who was a winemaker (Los Amigos Vineyards in Irvington), amateur chef, gourmet, and food columnist.

Apple varieties
Alaska (a white apple, originally Bedfordshire Junior; U.S. patent #699, June 18, 1946)
Crimson Gold (originally Little Rosybloom)
Etter's Gold (originally Allgold; U.S. patent #659, April 28, 1945)
Hoover Redflesh
Humboldt (originally Jumbo Transcendent; U.S. patent #658, June 5, 1945)
Jonwin (U.S. patent #710, Sept. 17, 1946)
Katharine (named for Etter's wife)
Pink Pearl (U.S. patent #723, June 23, 1944)
Redflesh Spizenberg
Redflesh Winter Banana
Waltana (named for Etter's brother Walter and his wife)
Wickson crabapple (named for Edward J. Wickson; U.S. patent #724, March 4, 1947)

Other plant breeding
Etter also experimented with breeding over a hundred varieties of forage plants, grasses, and clovers. His research showed that some of the large white clovers from southern Europe were suitable for Humboldt County dairy farmers to use for forage because they put on a great deal of growth during the winter. He also undertook some experiments with tree nut crops such as English walnuts, chestnuts and filberts.

Etter was a member of the California Nurserymen's Association and the American Pomological Society, and he was president of the Ettersburg Farm Center (a branch of the Humboldt County Farm Bureau).

Etter died in November 1950. His wife Katharine (born Katharine McCormick in 1891) outlived him by nearly three decades, dying in 1979. In the 1970s, apple fancier Ram Fishman visited the remains of Etter's experimental orchard and found over one hundred trees still thriving. On many of these trees, multiple test varieties were represented, often by a single grafted branch. Fishman ultimately located about half of Etter's pink-fleshed varieties in the test orchard and in nearby areas, and in 1983 he founded the Greenmantle Nursery to make seven of them available to the public. They were given new names since the old names could not be firmly determined and are marketed under the Rosetta series title.

Catalogs
Albert F. Etter founder of Ettersburg Experiment Place ... Ettersburg, Humboldt County ..., 1914
The Ettersburg strawberry originated by Albert F. Etter, Briceland, Cal., 1916
Ettersburg strawberries: descriptive, prices and testimonials, 1917
Ettersburg strawberries, describing varieties and breeding methods as practiced at Ettersburg Experiment Place, Ettersburg, Humboldt County, 1920
Ettersburg strawberries : origin and history [description and prices], 1926
The California Nursery Company catalogs in California Revealed

Publications
"Albert Etter: Fruit Breeder", The American Pomological Journal
"Albert Etter – Strawberry Breeder", The American Pomological Journal
"Albert Etter; Humboldt County's Horticultural Genius"

See also
Applecrab
Pink Pearl (apple)
Crimson Gold (apple)
Ettersburg, California

References

1872 births
1950 deaths
American horticulturists
People from El Dorado County, California
People from Ferndale, California


title: Demon-cratic Singapore

text:
Demoncratic Singapore is an online satirical comic strip by Singapore cartoonist Leslie Chew, which began in May 2011. The comics are published almost daily on the Facebook page of the comic strip. As of June 9, 2014, the comic strip has over 40,000 followers on Facebook.

Content

The theme of the comic strip is one making fun of a fictitious country. It appears that the author draws his inspirations from events happening in Singapore, and is thought to be using this medium to show his disapproval towards some of the policies of the Singapore Government, especially on the subject of the Central Provident Fund and its conscription system.

Shortly after his arrest in April 2013, the author dropped all references to the use of the word Singapore from his work, and changed his style from multiple panel comics to mostly single panel cartoons.

Legal issues
In December 2012, the Attorney General's Chamber sent a demand letter to Leslie Chew to take down and apologise for a comic, to which he refused.

In April 2013, Leslie Chew was arrested for sedition over a comic which he has created in March 2013 that shows the population percentile of the Malay population steadily decreasing over the years despite their consistently higher Total Fertility Rate vs the other races. His parents' home was raided and the police confiscated all the computers, data storages, phones in the property, as well as impounded his passport.

He was released after being detained for 46 hours on a S$10000 bail and was repeatedly made to report for bail renewal over a period of three months. During the time, he was forbidden to leave the country.

In July 2013, sedition charges against the artist were dropped. However, the AGC proceeded to charge Leslie Chew with contempt of court for 4 other comics.  These charges were subsequently dropped after the cartoonist agreed to post an apology on his Facebook page.

References

2011 webcomic debuts
2010s webcomics
Singaporean webcomics
Parody webcomics
Political webcomics
Unfinished webcomics


The 1898 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent governor Andrew E. Lee, elected in 1896 as a Populist, he ran for re-election as a Fusion candidate. He was challenged by Republican nominee Kirk G. Phillips, the state treasurer. Lee narrowly defeated Phillips to win his second term as governor, but most of his Fusion allies lost their elections, leaving him as the lone statewide officeholder.

Fusion conventions
Prior to the separate conventions of the Democrats, Populists, and Free Silver Republicans, U.S. Senator Richard F. Pettigrew worked behind the scenes to continue the coalition's success. To ensure that anti-silver Democrats didn't bolt from the coalition, he convinced the three parties that the Democrats should be granted four positions on the statewide ticket, which the parties embraced. In the end, the nominations were divvied up among the three parties as follows:

 Governor: Andrew E. Lee, Populist
 Lieutenant Governor: T. C. Robinson, Free Silver Republican
 Secretary of State: George Sparling, Populist
 Treasurer: Maris Taylor, Democrat
 Superintendent of Public Instruction: L. G. Hintz, Democrat
 Attorney General: C. S. Palmer, Free Silver Republican
 Auditor: Hugh J. Smith, Democrat
 Commissioner of School Lands: John Scollard, Democrat
 Railroad Commissioner: W. H. Tompkins, Populist

Republican convention
State Treasurer Kirk G. Phillips entered the Republican convention, held on August 24, 1898, in Mitchell, as the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination. He ended up winning the nomination in a landslide, winning 449 votes to O. S. Gifford's 449 and H. M. Finnerud's 43.

General election

Results

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1898
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title: Frank I. Wright

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Frank I. Wright (1921–1992) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and television commentator.

Early life
Wright was born on June 8, 1921. His father owned horses in Illinois. During the summer, Wright worked at the stables and traveled with his father's horses.

Training career
Wright began training horses in 1947. His horses included Ludham (winner of Modesty Handicap, Suwannee River Stakes, Sheepshead Bay Stakes, and New York Stakes), Kingmaker (who won the Whitney, Grey Lag, and Excelsior Handicaps in 1957), Adept, Walker's, Nice Catch, and Brian Brian Boru.

Broadcasting career
Wright got his start in broadcasting announcing races locally in New York and Maryland. After Canonero II won the 1971 Kentucky Derby, Wright was hired by CBS as an analyst for its horse racing coverage. The network felt that his ability to speak Spanish would allow him to speak with the horse's owner, trainer and jockey.

Later life and death
Wright stopped training in 1986. He died on December 5, 1992, of a heart attack at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 71 years old.

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1921 births
1992 deaths
American horse racing announcers
American horse trainers
Sportspeople from Aiken, South Carolina


title: Benjamin Shaw (MP)

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Benjamin Shaw (c 1770 – 6 November 1843) was an English politician.

He was elected at the 1812 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the rotten borough of Westbury in Wiltshire, but was not re-elected in 1818.

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1770 births
Year of birth uncertain
1843 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1812–1818