title: Scrappy Moc

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Scrappy is the mascot of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is an  anthropomorphic northern mockingbird, the state bird of Tennessee. Scrappy is named after the legendary, former Chattanooga football coach, A.C. "Scrappy" Moore.

History
Chattanooga was formerly the "Moccasins", named after nearby Moccasin Bend. Several identities have been associated with UTC. A water moccasin mascot was used in the 1920s. A Native American mascot, "Chief Moccanooga", was used until 1996. There was a short time in the 1980s when a moccasin shoe was used as the mascot. Due to politically sensitive issues, it was decided to drop the use of Native American imagery.  The nickname "Moccasins" was shortened to "Mocs" and the state bird was selected as mascot. The primary logo was Scrappy at the throttle of a steam locomotive from 1997 until 2007. This tied in with Chattanooga's history as a major railroad hub. Scrappy underwent a re-design in 2008 to better match the appearance of a Northern mockingbird, and dropped the railroad imagery at the same time. Scrappy has remained the same since 2008, other than a few minor alterations. In 2009, Scrappy appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon prior to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.  In 2016, Scrappy was named the MascotInsider College Mascot of the Year. Scrappy competed for the first time in the Universal Cheerleader's Association National Championships in 2018 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex located at the Walt Disney World Resort. He competed in the Open Gameday category along with the UTC Spirit Squad, and they would be awarded 1st place in the nation and 2nd place overall.

Known performers
 Mitch Reburn
 Tyler Hickerson (2012–2016)
 Zachary Langley (2014–2018)
 Ty Myers
 Jaden Partain
 Jackson Schneider

External links
 gomocs.com
 utc.edu
 the UTC Mascot Change: Part of the story
 2016 MascotInsider College Mascot of the Year
 Roster

College mascots in the United States
Chattanooga Mocs


title: Joseph Riepel

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Joseph Riepel (Rainbach im Mühlkreis, 22 January 1709 - Regensburg, 23 October 1782) was an Austrian-born German music theorist, composer and violinist. Riepel is known for his theoretical work, especially for his innovations in theory of melody and form. Riepel's writings form one of the foundations for the theory of composition of the later 18th century. He was violin teacher to František Xaver Pokorný.

Riepel was the son of a farmer and innkeeper. He attended the Jesuit College in Steyr and began philosophical studies in Linz and Graz, but distinguished himself early on as a violinist. In 1735–1736 he toured the Balkan Peninsula as valet of General Alexander Graf d'Ollone in the 7th Austrian war against the Turks. From 1739 to 1745 he lived in Dresden, where he claims to  have regularly frequented  Jan Dismas Zelenka and the concertmaster Johann Georg Pisendel had by his own admission and received his first real musical training here. After living in Poland and Vienna, in 1749 he was band master at the court of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis in Regensburg, where he spent the rest of his life and created his theoretical writings and the majority of his compositions.

Works
Responsoria pro Parasceve, Responsoria pro Sabbato Sancto
Anfangsgründe zur Musikalischen Setzkunst (1752)
Grundregeln zur Tonordnung insgemein (1755)
Gründliche Erklärung der Tonordnung insbesondere, zugleich aber für die mehresten Organisten insgemein (1757)
Erläuterung der betrüglichen Tonordnung (1765)
Unentbehrliche Anmerkungen zum Contrapunct (1768)
Baßschlüssel. das ist, Anleitung für Anfänger und Liebhaber der Setzkunst, die schöne Gedanken haben und zu Papier bringen, aber nur klagen, daß sie keinen Baß recht dazu zu setzen wissen (1786)

References

 Emmerig 1984, Grove Music Online, MGG, Primärquellen
 Ulrich Kaiser (Hrsg.): Musiktheoretische Quellen 1750–1800. Gedruckte Schriften von J. Riepel, H. Chr. Koch, J. F. Daube und J. A. Scheibe (= Zeno.org 15). Mit einem Vorwort und einer Bibliographie von Stefan Eckert und Ulrich Kaiser. Directmedia, Berlin 2007, .

1709 births
1782 deaths
18th-century German composers
18th-century male musicians


title: Alvvays

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Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin (vocals and guitar), Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), Abbey Blackwell (bass), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their self-titled debut album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, Antisocialites, was released on September 8, 2017, and won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. Their third album, Blue Rev, was released on October 7, 2022.

All three of their albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.

History

Formation and early years (2011–2015)

Molly Rankin, the group's singer-songwriter, is the daughter of John Morris Rankin, a fiddler with the Celtic folk family collective the Rankin Family, who enjoyed international success in the 1990s. Rankin grew up in Mabou, Nova Scotia, writing music with her neighbour, keyboardist Kerri MacLellan. She later met guitarist and partner Alec O'Hanley at a concert. With the help of O'Hanley, Rankin quietly released a solo extended play titled She in 2010. Alvvays was formed the following year, with Rankin recruiting MacLellan, O'Hanley, drummer Phil MacIsaac and bassist Brian Murphy. Rankin picked the name Alvvays because it had a "shred of sentiment and nostalgia." The spelling of the band name was due to the fact that there was already a band named Always signed to Sony.

The band members moved to Toronto and secured jobs that allowed them to tour occasionally. The group toured extensively as supporting acts for bands such as Peter Bjorn and John and the Decemberists. Their self-titled debut studio album, Alvvays, was recorded in Calgary with Chad VanGaalen in March 2013; Graham Walsh helped track the album while John Agnello helped mix it.

Alvvays were signed to Polyvinyl Records (US) on the strength of their performances at SXSW (South by Southwest) and online response to the demo of their single "Adult Diversion". The album Alvvays was released by Royal Mountain Records (Canada), Polyvinyl Records (US) and Transgressive Records (Europe) in July 2014. Simon Vozick-Levinson, writing in Rolling Stone, called the album an "indie-pop wonder". Alvvays went to #1 on US college charts on August 5, 2014; in November that year they performed in Los Angeles with another Canadian band, Absolutely Free.

"Archie, Marry Me" became a minor hit. The single for "Archie, Marry Me" featured the B-side "Underneath Us" which was recorded after the eponymous album.

The group toured heavily in support of their debut, including slots at Glastonbury 2015 and Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2016.

The debut album was nominated to the shortlist of the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. They performed at that year's gala with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. At the Juno Awards of 2015, the band was nominated as Breakthrough Group of the Year, and Alvvays was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year.

Antisocialites (2016–2018)
Alvvays began recording and writing their second studio album in 2015. Several new original songs had been performed throughout 2014 and 2015, including "Your Type" (often the opening song of the show), "New Haircut" (later retitled "Saved By A Waif") and "Hey". In 2016 they added "Not My Baby" and "Dreams" to their performance repertoire.

Following the addition of new songs such as "Plimsoll Punks" as part of live shows in spring 2017, Alvvays released a teaser clip of a song called "In Undertow" from their second album, Antisocialites. Along with songs performed at previous shows, new songs for this record included "Already Gone", "Forget About Life", "In Undertow", "Lollipop (Ode to Jim)" and "Saved by a Waif". The album was released on September 8, 2017. A North American and European tour in support of the album was announced for autumn 2017. In 2016, Phil MacIsaac left the music industry for a career in graphic design; he was replaced by Sheridan Riley. A second UK tour in spring 2018 was announced in September 2017.

On September 16, 2017, at a show in Antwerp, a male audience member jumped on stage and attempted to kiss singer Molly Rankin. Ken Veerman, the director at Trix, the show’s venue, apologized on Facebook.

In 2018 the band received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Dreams Tonite", and Antisocialites was shortlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize. At the Juno Awards of 2018, Alvvays was nominated as Group of the Year and Antisocialites won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.

Blue Rev (2021–present)

Between 2019 and 2022, members of Alvvays largely stayed out of the public eye, rarely posting on social media. The radio silence led to memes and rumors the band had disbanded. Bassist and founding member Brian Murphy left the band in 2021. Alvvays released "Pharmacist", the first single from their third album Blue Rev, on July 6, 2022. Blue Rev was released on October 7, 2022.

Musical style and influences
Alvvays' music has been described as jangle pop by the music press and its members. According to Rankin, the band's emphasis is primarily on strong melodies rather than for a specific genre. The band has been compared to Camera Obscura; Rankin noted she shared vocalist Tracyanne Campbell's "fondness for the pathetic perspective." Rankin sought inspiration from Stephin Merritt, frontman of the Magnetic Fields, appreciating the honest but lighthearted nature of his lyrics. Rankin's personal influences include The Magnetic Fields, Teenage Fanclub, Dolly Mixture, The Smiths, Celine Dion, Pavement, The Primitives, and Oasis. While the band does not have an overt Celtic music sound, Rankin acknowledges that she was immersed in the genre from childhood, and it has a discernible influence on the way she sings and writes melodies.

Members

Current members
 Molly Rankin – vocals, rhythm guitar (2011–present), bass guitar (2022–present)
 Kerri MacLellan – keyboards, backing vocals (2011–present)
 Alec O'Hanley – lead guitar (2011–present)
 Sheridan Riley – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2017–present)
 Abbey Blackwell – bass guitar (2021–present)

Past members
 Phil MacIsaac – drums (2011–2016)
 Brian Murphy – bass guitar (2011–2021)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos
 2013: "Adult Diversion"
 2014: "Archie, Marry Me"
 2014: "Next of Kin"
 2017: "In Undertow"
 2017: "Dreams Tonite"
 2022: "Pharmacist"
 2022: "Easy On Your Own?"
 2022: "Very Online Guy"
 2022: "Belinda Says"
 2022: "After the Earthquake"
 2022: "Many Mirrors"

Notes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Canadian indie pop groups
Canadian dream pop musical groups
Jangle pop groups
Musical groups from Toronto
Musical groups established in 2011
2011 establishments in Ontario
Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year winners
Musical groups from Charlottetown
Female-fronted musical groups
The Rankin Family


title: Prillwitz idols

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Prillwitz idols is a large number of bronze figurines and bronze relief plates allegedly found in late 17th century. The first publication about them, in 1768, further claimed that the figurines found by the village of Prillwitz (now part of Hohenzieritz) came from a pagan shrine in Rethra, a major town of Polabian Slavs, and Prillwitz is the location of Rethra.

While the story was questioned from the very beginning, many experts believed their authenticity, and disputes about them continued well into the 19th century. Finally, with the progress in research techniques in archaeology have led to the conclusion that the technique of some of the molds was from recent times, while others, while being apparently authentic, had no evidence of the connection with Slavic peoples.

Nowadays Slavic neopagans  insist that further research may confirm their authenticity.

References

Archaeological forgeries
Fakelore
Slavic neopaganism
Religious hoaxes


title: NGC 3501

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NGC 3501 is a spiral galaxy 80 million light years away. It is located in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, showing an edge-on spiral galaxy; its companion NGC 3507 is not included in the photograph. It is a member of the NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.

Gallery

References

External links

Spiral galaxies
Leo (constellation)
3501
06116
33343


title: Panama crisis of 1885

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The Panama Crisis of 1885 was an intervention by the United States in support of a rebellion in Panama, at the time part of Colombia, and Chile sending a ship as a form of protest.

Background
The 1846 Mallarino–Bidlack Treaty, signed by  Republic of New Granada (Colombia and Panama) and the United States, obligated the United States to maintain "neutrality" in the Colombian state of Panama in exchange for transit rights in the isthmus on behalf of Colombia.

Chile's influence in the region followed its victory in the War of the Pacific. In this war, Chile defeated Bolivia and Peru and gained large swathes of territory from both, removing Bolivia's access to the sea. U.S. sympathies lay with Bolivia and Peru, and Chile rejected American attempts to mediate. A Peruvian attempt to cede a naval base to the U.S. in Chimbote Bay in 1881 was blocked when Chile, learning of the deal, sent marines to occupy Chimbote.

Panama Crisis
In March 1885 Colombia thinned its military presence in Panama by sending troops who had been stationed there to fight rebels in Cartagena. These favourable conditions prompted an insurgency in Panama. The United States Navy was sent there to keep order, in light of invoking its obligations according to the treaty being signed in 1846. The North Atlantic Squadron of the U.S. Navy, commanded by Rear Admiral James E. Jouett, was ordered to deploy to Panama with the orders to protect American lives and property and to ensure free transit across the isthmus of Panama, while respecting the sovereignty of the Colombian government. A battalion of 234 marines was organized by Major Charles Heywood, and these were eventually joined by another two battalions, under Heywood's overall command as the head of a provisional Marine brigade. It was the first time that the United States Marine Corps assembled a brigade level formation. Along with Heywood there was also another future Commandant of the Marine Corps, then-First Lieutenant George F. Elliott, deployed in the marine force. The landing force was under the overall command of Navy Commander Bowman H. McCalla.

On 7 April, the screw sloop USS Shenandoah arrived in Panama City and three days later, other American ships started arriving in Colón, Panama. On 27 April a force of marines was landed in Panama City to help suppress rebels who had taken over the city when local troops had moved out to deal with a revolt in Colón. The next day, federal troops from Colombia arrived from Buenaventura, Colombia's nearest Pacific port. By this time, there was also a small force of the National Army of Colombia supported by a strong contingent of American troops in Colón.

In response to the American intervention, Chile sent the protected cruiser  to Panama City, arriving on April 28. The Esmeraldas captain was ordered to stop by any means an eventual annexation of Panama by the United States. According to a U.S. publication in August 1885, right after the Panama events, "[The Esmeralda] could destroy our whole navy, ship by ship and never be touched once." By the time the Esmeralda arrived to Panama, however, the conflict had already been resolved as the United States withdrew from Panama and the Colombian government retook control of the city on April 30th.

Aftermath
Commander Bowman McCalla submitted a report to the United States Secretary of the Navy on the performance of the Marines during the expedition. He criticized the Marines for their lack of training in land warfare, especially in tactics and their handling of machine guns and artillery, and concluded that they spent too much time in barracks when they could be training. McCalla proposed having annual war games with the fleet and the Army that would prepare marines for expeditionary operations. These changes were rejected at the time by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Charles Grymes McCawley, who held the view that the marines must prioritize the limited duties of providing security aboard ships and at naval bases rather than landing operations. For the rest of the 1880s and 1890s, up until the Spanish–American War, McCawley and his successor Charles Heywood continued to maintain these as the key missions of the Corps, as they believed that if the expeditionary role of the Marine Corps was developed, the branch risked being absorbed into the Army.

See also
Burning of Colón
Bowman H. McCalla
History of Panama (1821–1903)
USS Galena (1880)

Notes

1885 in Colombia
1885 in Panama
Chile–Colombia relations
Chile–United States relations
Colombia–United States relations
1885 in Chile
1885 in the United States
History of United States expansionism
United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries


title: Tan Jiaxin

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Tan Jiaxin (; born December 3, 1996 in Changsha) is an elite Chinese gymnast.

Career

2012
Although she did not make the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Tan has continued to compete and become a strong player for China. Later in 2012, she competed at the Chinese Individual Nationals in the fall, winning silver on uneven bars.

2013
In 2013, she won gold on uneven bars at the Doha World Cup. She won team bronze medals at the Chinese Nationals and Chinese National Games, and also placed sixth on vault in the latter competition. She was named to the Chinese team for the East Asian Games, where she won gold with her team and on uneven bars, and silver on vault.

In November, she was named to the Chinese team for the Stuttgart World Cup, where she won the gold medal in the Team Challenge

2014
Tan did not compete at Chinese Nationals in May.

Tan was named to the team selected to compete at both the Asian Games in Incheon and World Championships in Nanning. Alongside teammates Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Huang Huidan, Chen Siyi, and Bai Yawen, the Chinese team won gold in Incheon ahead of the North Korean and Japanese teams and silver in Nanning behind the United States and ahead of Russia. Individually at Worlds, Tan placed third in the uneven bars qualifications with a score of 15.333 points but was unable to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule; teammates Yao and Huang placed ahead of her in first and second place, respectively.

2015
Tan participated in the World Championships in Glasgow. Again, the Chinese team won a silver medal behind the United States, and this time ahead of Great Britain. Tan contributed one of the highest scores in vault (tied with Wang Yan) of the Chinese team and 15.133 in the uneven bars behind Fan Yilin and Shang Chunsong during the team final.

2016
At age 19, Tan won gold medal with her team at the Chinese Nationals, and also won silver medal on the uneven bars.  Tan was initially named as an alternate to China's 2016 Olympics team, but after teammate Liu Tingting suffered an injury and pulled out, she was named to the 2016 Olympic team.

Competitive history

References

External links
Tan Jiaxin at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

1996 births
Living people
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for China
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Changsha
Gymnasts from Hunan


title: Jamuna Television

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Jamuna Television (; ), commonly known as Jamuna TV, stylized as jamuna|tv, is a privately owned Bangladeshi satellite and cable news and current affairs television channel. It is owned by the Jamuna Group, and was founded by the company's founder and former chairman Nurul Islam Babul in 2014. The channel's headquarters are located in the Jamuna Future Park Complex at Progoti Shoroni in Baridhara.In YouTube, it's the second most subscribed bangladeshi youtube channel after SOMOY TV.

History
In 2002, Jamuna Television was granted an NOC certificate to broadcast for five years. They were given rights to broadcast both on terrestrial and satellite television. In 2005, without explanation, the BNP-led government revoked its broadcasting rights, and after the High Court permitted Jamuna Television to broadcast, the government appealed against the decision.

Although its certificate had been expired by then, the original channel began test broadcasting on 15 October 2009. The BTRC shut the channel down on 19 November after the channel had allegedly been broadcasting illegally. However, on 29 July 2013, the channel was once again granted a license to relaunch. Jamuna Television was officially launched on 5 April 2014. British foreign correspondent Simon Dring, who was previously the managing director of Ekushey Television, joined the channel as a staff member.

Jamuna Television was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016. In December 2018, journalists working for Jamuna Television and Jugantor were attacked in the Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka, injuring 10 people. Jamuna Television was temporarily taken off-air during the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.

In January 2019, three journalists working for Jamuna Television were assaulted by eight to ten people in a rehabilitation center in Bogra. Police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the incident. On 19 May 2019, Jamuna Television, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL. On 5 March 2022, Fahim Ahmed was appointed as the CEO of Jamuna Television.

Controversies
In 2015, telecommunications company Grameenphone filed a defamation case against Jamuna Television and Jugantor for publishing 'fake' news against the company. Later in 2018, another case was filed against the two entities by the conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group for similar reasons. They were also sued by Robi and the National Board of Revenue.

See also
 List of television stations in Bangladesh
 Telecommunications in Bangladesh
 Media of Bangladesh

References

External links

Jamuna Group
Television channels in Bangladesh
Mass media in Dhaka
Television channels and stations established in 2014
24-hour television news channels in Bangladesh
2014 establishments in Bangladesh


title: National Highway 233B (India, old numbering)

text:
National Highway 233B is a National Highway in India that links Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh to Siddharath Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.

See also
 List of National Highways in India by highway number
 National Highways Development Project

References

233B
National highways in India (old numbering)
Rajesultanpur


title: Pillune (Castilla)

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Pillune (possibly from Aymara pillu crown or cord which some indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a crown" or "the one with a pillu") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Pillune lies southeast of a lake named Machucocha.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region


title: 2002–03 Philippine Basketball League season

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The 2002–03 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

2002-03 Challenge Cup

Team standings

Welcoat Paintmasters is the top team in the eliminations and will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage against the fourth finisher in the crossover semis. Welcoat will meet the winner of ICTSI and LBC-Batangas. Blu Detergent and Dazz finished with identical 7-4 won-loss cards and will play in the other crossover semis.

Crossover semifinals

Welcoat and Dazz had a twice-to-beat advantage against the two other semifinalist and they made it to the championship round.

Finals

Comebacking Welcoat Paintmasters completed a three-game sweep over Dazz. Coach Leo Austria now won three PBL titles, two of which came when he was a Shark Energy Drink mentor. The Welcoat franchise won their fifth PBL championship, and all their series victories were via sweeps.

Individual awards
 Most Valuable Player: Rommel Adducul (Welcoat)
 Sportsmanship Award: Alex Compton (LBC-Batangas)
 Most Improved Player Award: Paul Artadi (Welcoat)
 Top Newcomer: Mark Cardona (ICTSI-La Salle)
 Finals MVP: Rommel Adducul and Ronald Tubid (Welcoat)
 Mythical First Team
 Rommel Adducul (Welcoat)
 Eddie Laure (Welcoat)
 Ronald Tubid (Welcoat)
 Aries Dimaunahan (Blu)
 Mark Cardona (ICTSI-La Salle)

2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup

Two new teams joined the league, replacing Cheeseballs-Shark and Sunkist-Pampanga, these are Viva Mineral Water, coach by Koy Banal, and Nutrilicious, handled by Monel Kallos.

Hapee (formerly Dazz) and Viva Mineral Water advances to the championship after the double-round semifinals among the top four teams in the eliminations.

Finals

Hapee Toothpaste won their first title since the 1996 Reinforced Conference, denying Viva Mineral Water a championship in their very first try. Hapee mentor Junel Baculi won his sixth title as a coach.

References

External links
 www.philippinebasketball.ph

Philippine Basketball League seasons
League
League
PBL


title: Theodor von Lüpke

text:
Theodor Friedrich Heinrich von Lüpke (12 April 1873, Hermannsburg – 13 April 1961, Bückeburg) was a German architectural historian known for his work in the field of photogrammetry.

From 1894 to 1898 he studied architecture at the Technical Universities of Munich and Hannover, where he was a student of Conrad Wilhelm Hase. From 1907 to 1911 he served as a Regierungsbaumeister (government architect) in the Prussian Ministry of Geistlichen, Unterrichts- und Medizinalangelegenheiten. From 1911 to 1938 he was director of the Royal Photogrammic Institute for Denkmalaufnahmen (records of monuments).

He provided photogrammic documentation for architectural structures in Constantinople (the Hagia Sophia, 1902 and the Theodosian walls, 1928), in Lebanon (the excavation site at Baalbek, 1902–03), in Ethiopia (monuments investigated by the German "Aksum-Expedition", 1906), in Anatolia (the ancient Roman temple at Aizanoi, 1928) and at various locations in Europe.

He was a co-founder of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie (1909) and of the Koldewey-Gesellschaft (Koldewey Society, 1926). He was a corresponding member of the Deutschen Archäologischen Institut and of the International Society for Photogrammetry.

Published works
 "Profan- und kultbauten Nordabessiniens aus älterer und neuerer zeit", (1913).
 "Baalbek : Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen und Untersuchungen in den Jahren 1898 bis 1905" (with Theodor Wiegand, Hermann Winnefeld, Bruno Schulz, Daniel Krencker, Otto Puchstein, Heinrich Kohl, Gottlieb Schumacher, et al.)
 "Das alte Nürnberg in neuen Lichtbildern Preussische Akademie d. Künste ; Staatl. Bildstelle ; Ausstellung zum 50jähr. Bestehen d. Staatl. Bildstelle (Messbildanst.), 1885-1935", (1935).
 "Die Landmauer von Konstantinopel/ 1, Zeichnerische Wiederherstellung mit begleit. Text v. Fritz Krischen", (1938).
 "The monuments of Aksum : an illustrated account" (by Daniel Krencker; Enno Littmann; Theodor von Lüpke; David W Phillipson), Addis Ababa Univ. Press [u.a.] 1997 (published in English).

References

1873 births
1961 deaths
People from Celle (district)
German architectural historians
German male non-fiction writers


title: Chen Siyi

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Chen Siyi ()  is an elite Chinese gymnast. She trains at the National Training Center in Beijing. She's coached by Xiong Jingbin and Zhang Xia, who also coached Deng Linlin and Jiang Yuyuan. Her best events are uneven bars and balance beam.

Junior career
Chen competed in the Junior Nationals in 2010, where she placed tenth on vault.

At the Individual Nationals, she had a sixth-place finish on bars. At the Élite Gym Massilia in the fall, where she made her international debut, she won gold on bars, silver in AA and placed fourth on beam, despite a fall.

In January, she competed at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival with three other Chinese juniors. She won gold with the team and silver on balance beam. In September, she competed at the Chinese National Games, placing sixth with her team and eighteenth in the all-around.

Senior career

2014
Chen was named to the team selected to compete at both the Asian Games in Incheon and World Championships in Nanning. Alongside teammates Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Huang Huidan, Tan Jiaxin, and Bai Yawen, the Chinese team won gold in Incheon ahead of the North Korean and South Korean teams and silver in Nanning behind the United States and ahead of Russia. In Incheon, Chen placed third in the individual all-around qualifications, placing only 0.100 points behind teammate Shang. However, due to the two-per-country rule, only Yao and Shang were able to compete in the finals. In Nanning, she was less successful due to having a cold throughout much of the competition.

Competitive history

External links

1998 births
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Living people
Sportspeople from Fuzhou
Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Gymnasts from Fujian
21st-century Chinese women
People from Lianjiang County


title: VMI Keydets basketball, 1970–1979

text:
The VMI Keydets basketball teams represented the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The program began in 1908, and played their games out of Cormack Field House, nicknamed “The Pit”. The Keydets were members of the Southern Conference. Their primary rival is The Citadel.

1969–70

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1970–71

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1971–72

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1972–73

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Note: The February 15 game against Morris Harvey College was forfeited by VMI due to the use of an ineligible player.

1973–74

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1974–75

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1975–76

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1976–77

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|colspan=7 align=center|1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1977–78

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1978–79

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References

VMI Keydets basketball seasons


title: Momčilo Mrkaić

text:
Momčilo Mrkaić (; born 21 September 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol Kostanay.

Club career
Born in Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started playing with local club FK Leotar which was playing in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time. Soon he was spotted as a talented youngster and in the summer of 2009 he was already moving abroad, to Serbia, and signing with New Belgrade-based club FK Bežanija.

A former Serbian SuperLiga member, Bežanija was fighting back then in the Serbian First League for its return to the SuperLiga. Mrkaić made 14 appearances in the first half of the season and then accepted to play on loan in Belarusian Premier League side FC Gomel the next half season. He won the Belarusian Cup while at Gomel in the 2010–11 cup season.

The following seasons, he played in Serbian second level sides FK Zemun and FK BSK Borča.  During the winter-break of the 2014–15 season he returned to Bosnia and signed with Premier League side FK Drina Zvornik.  Since then he played with another three Premier League clubs, FK Radnik Bijeljina, NK Vitez and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. With Zrinjski he won the league title in the 2016–17 season.

After Zrinjski, Mrkaić returned to Serbia and played for FK Javor Ivanjica, before signing with another Serbian SuperLiga club in the summer of 2018, FK Zemun, where he has been playing ever since.

In January 2020, Mrkaić signed a contract with Vojvodina until the end of the 2022–23 season.

Honours
Gomel
Belarusian Cup: 2010–11

Zrinjski Mostar
Bosnian Premier League: 2016–17

Vojvodina
Serbian Cup: 2019–20

References

External links
Momčilo Mrkaić at Sofascore

1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Trebinje
Men's association football forwards
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
FK Leotar players
FK Bežanija players
FC Gomel players
FK Zemun players
FK BSK Borča players
FK Drina Zvornik players
FK Radnik Bijeljina players
NK Vitez players
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
FK Javor Ivanjica players
FK Vojvodina players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Belarusian Premier League players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
FC Tobol players
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan


title: The Divide: Enemies Within

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The Divide: Enemies Within is a 1996 action-adventure video game for the PlayStation and Windows.

Development
Director and designer Ian Verchere was a Metroid fan. He purposely designed The Divide to be a Metroid clone, knowing there could never be an official Metroid game for the PlayStation because it was a Nintendo series.

Reception

The Divide: Enemies Within received mostly negative reviews. Scary Larry of GamePro, reviewing the PlayStation version, wrote, "If you do the math, you'll find that the Divide comes up short in all areas." He cited the blocky graphics, dull level design, and shaky controls which make the player's mech often aim incorrectly. Dan Hsu of Electronic Gaming Monthly said the story is "deep and involving", but that this does not matter in an action game. He and his three co-reviewers found the game generally average due to the low frame rate, uninspired graphics, and inaccurate aiming. A reviewer for Next Generation criticized the dark, grainy graphics, last generation gameplay, and difficulty with moving diagonally. He concluded that "The Divide: Enemies Within plays just well enough to avoid being insulting, but leaves the distinct impression it was thrown together using a recipe from some 'How to Make a Videogame' book. It's uninspired and lacking." In contrast, Victor Lucas of The Electric Playground called it "one of those consummate gamer's games. You know, the kind that will be talked about (and played) for a long, long time." While he agreed that the gameplay is last generation, he found it excellent due to the level design, massive length, and ongoing exploration of new and hidden areas. He also praised the game's cinematic intro, graphic design, and music.

2021 fanmade patch
In Dec 2021, the game received a 25-year anniversary fanmade patch.

References

External links

The Divide: Enemies Within at Hardcore Gaming 101

1996 video games
Action-adventure games
Metroidvania games
North America-exclusive video games
PlayStation (console) games
Science fiction video games
Viacom New Media games
Video games developed in Canada
Video games featuring female protagonists
Video games scored by Paul Ruskay
Windows games


title: Lal Bahadur Shastri (film)

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Lal Bahadur Shastri is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed and scripted by Rejishh Midhila. The film is about three strangers who come across during their journey of life. It revolves around how they influence each other. The movie stars Jayasurya, Nedumudi Venu and Aju Varghese in the title roles of Lal, Bahadur and Shasthri respectively while débutante Sandra Simon plays the female lead. The music of the film is composed by Bijibal and the lyrics are penned by Santhosh Varma. The film is produced by Jose Simon and Rajesh George. Jayasurya's son Adwaith made his début in the film. He plays the childhood version of Jayasurya's character in the film.

Plot
Lal is a simple good hearted young man who is search for a job, Bahadhur is a former panchayath president who have an obsession towards liquor and women, and Shasthri is a young farmer who struggles to get some document approved from a Government sector.
The three men, who are total strangers travels to Ernakulam in a KSRTC bus. Bahadhur buys a lottery ticket from a boy and the boy gives another ticket to Lal as he doesn't have change. The trio part ways after reaching Ernakulam; but later come to know that the lottery ticket which Lal got has won one crore rupees. Then Lal, Bahadhur and Shasthri join hands and goes in search of the missing ticket. This forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Jayasurya as Sree Lal
Nedumudi Venu as Bahadur
Aju Varghese as Darmajan Shastri
Sandra Simon as Thara
Mala Aravindan as C. P. Damodharan
Nandhu as Lal's father
Parvathy as Lal's mother
Nobi as Balan
Liimal G Padath as Assistant Director
Minon as Sreekuttan, the lottery selling boy
Kavitha Nair as Teacher
Pradeep Kottayam as Thara's father
Amith Chakalakkal as Arjun
Adwaith Jayasurya as Lal's childhood
Lakshmipriya as Agricultural officer
Aiswarya Nath

Critical reception
Lal Bahadur Shastri got mixed to good reviews from
critics."Friends media" gave four out of five stars for the film and
stated that the film is a clean entertainer
"Live media" gave a rating of 4.5/5 for the
movie while "The Cinima Company" gave 3 out of 5
and said "LBS is a one time watchable film without
much expectation that won't make you bored".
LemonMovieMedia rated this as a nice one time
watchable movie, without much twists and turns.
Lay back, relax and watch though it doesn’t offer
anything exceptional or new.
Akhila Menon of "FilmiBeat" gave 2.5/5 and
concluded "A one time watch".

Release
The film released around 80 screens in Kerala. [1] Released on 21 November, distributed by Vendhar Movies in Kerala and Humming Minds Entertainment distributed in outside Kerala

References

External links

indiaglitz Lal Bahadur & Shastri is another feel good attempt
Lal Bahadur Shastri: Three isn't so crowded
nowrunning
timesofindia

2014 films
2010s Malayalam-language films
Indian comedy films
Films shot in Thrissur
Films shot in Kochi


title: Frozen pension

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Frozen pension may refer to:

 Frozen Occupational Pension, a pensions which have been left behind by people who are no longer employed by the sponsoring employer.
 Frozen state pension, practice of the British government in "freezing" state pensions for pensioners who live in certain overseas countries.


title: Akademiska Hus

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Akademiska Hus is a wholly owned Swedish Government enterprise with the mission to own, develop and manage property with a focus on educational and research activities — like colleges and universities — and to conduct related business. Its operations are carried out on a businesslike manner, with market rents, to generate a return. The company should also promote sustainable long-term development, according to instruction by the Government.

The company was established on October 1, 1993, after the National Board of Public Building (Swedish: Byggnadsstyrelsen) split into several smaller units, including Akademiska Hus, Vasakronan and the National Property Board of Sweden.

Criticism
Akademsika Hus has been criticised by the presidents of KTH and CTH for taking out rents that are far above market value. They also claim that it would practically be impossible for the universities to relocate and rent from anyone else. More recently Akademiska hus has received criticism from professors at KTH who claim that wages have been cut to keep up with rent. The presidents of 30 swedish universities have also argued that the systems needs to be changed to alleviate their financial situation.

See also
 Government-owned corporation
 List of government enterprises of Sweden

References

External links
Akademiska Hus - Official website (English)

Government-owned companies of Sweden
1993 establishments in Sweden
Property management companies


title: Xie Yufen

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Xie Yufen ()  is a Chinese artistic gymnast.

2014
At the Pacific Rim Championships, she won the silver medal on balance beam.

2015
In 2015, Yufen won the WOGA Classic.

Competitive history

References

External links
Xie Yufen at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

1998 births
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Living people
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gymnasts from Hunan


title: Sharmistha Mukherjee

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Sharmistha Mukherjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian Kathak dancer, choreographer and politician of the Indian National Congress.

Early life and education

Born in West Bengal, Mukherjee grew up in Delhi and was educated at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Her father was Pranab Mukherjee, who was the 13th President of the Republic of India.

Dance career

Mukherjee began formal dance training at age 12. Her teachers included Pandit Durgalal, Vidushi Uma Sharma and Rajendra Gangani. The Hindu called her performances "accomplished" and lauded her precise footwork.

Politics

Sharmistha joined the INC in July 2014. Since then she has been actively participating in rallies organized by the party and working at the grass root level with the party workers in her area. She contested the Delhi Assembly election in February 2015 from the Greater Kailash constituency but lost, coming third with 6,102 votes after Saurabh Bharadwaj (AAP, 57,589 votes) and Rakesh Gullaiya (BJP, 43,006 votes).

References

Women in Delhi politics
Indian National Congress politicians from Delhi
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
Dancers from Delhi
Kathak exponents
Indian female classical dancers
Performers of Indian classical dance
21st-century Indian women artists
Children of presidents of India
Women artists from Delhi
21st-century Indian dancers
1965 births
Living people


title: Cui Xiuwen

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Cui Xiuwen (; 1967 – 1 August 2018) was a Chinese artist who made oil paintings, as well as video and photo works. Cui was a well-known contemporary artist in China. Her works have been collected by museums such as Tate Modern and the Brooklyn Museum.

Life and work
Cui Xiuwen was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. She attended the Fine Arts School of Northeast Normal University and graduated in 1990. She then went on to study at China's Central Academy of Fine Arts and received her Master's of Fine Arts in 1996. At the time of her death in 2018 she lived and worked in Beijing, China.

She exhibited her work at Tate Modern, Florence Museum, Today Art Museum (Beijing), Fabien Fryns Fine Art, Eli Klein Fine Art Gallery (New York), Blindspot Gallery (Hong Kong), and Art Stage Singapore.

Cui has been identified as part of the Chinese Feminism movement, although she stated the following in an Artslant interview: "I think it's very limiting. It seems to just be a feature of the art market and very difficult to escape."

She is best known for her work Ladies' Room (2000), which was censored from being exhibited at the first Guangzhou Triennial. In this work, Cui hid an inconspicuous spy camera inside the ladies' bathroom of a popular Beijing karaoke club, recording unfiltered conversations and candid moments of local call girls getting ready for clients. In her series of photographs titled Existential Emptiness (2009), a schoolgirl and her life-sized doll companion are depicted in sparse and snowy landscapes, tackling themes of adolescence, identity, and mortality.

In her Angel series, Cui featured a pregnant Asian woman with porcelain skin and rosy cheeks in a “virginal” white dress. Since pregnancy of young unmarried girls is considered taboo in China, this series makes social commentary about the double standards and treatment of women in China.

Most of Cui's work incorporated traditional Chinese scroll paintings, in which the natural landscape beauty is more important than the people.

Sanjie is Cui's remake of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, in which all thirteen characters are played by the same girl, with a red scarf around her neck, in order to represent communist themes.

Cui's major exhibitions include: Reincarnation, Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai, China (2014); The Love of Soul, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (2014); Inspired by the Opera: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video, Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago, Chicago (2014); IU: You & Me, Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou, China (2013); Spiritual Realm, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (2010); Talk Statement, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan; National Museum of China, Beijing, China (2009); Our Future: The Guy & Myriam Ullens Collection, UCCA, Beijing, China (2008); Floating – New Generation of Art in China, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon, Korea (2007); The Thirteen: Chinese Video Now, MoMA PS1, New York, NY (2006); Untitled: Julia Loktev, Julika Rudelius, Cui Xiuwen, Tate Modern, London, UK (2004) and Alors, la Chine?, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2003).

Cui has received numerous awards and distinctions that have placed her among the most influential modern Chinese artists. In 1998, she received the Women in the Arts Society Award given by The Committee of “Century • Women” Art Exhibition. In 2008, she was awarded the Outstanding Female Artist Biennial Award from Shu-Fang Hsiao Art Foundation as well as the Shu-Fang Hsiao Art Fund Award for Outstanding Female Artist given by Wu Zuoren International Foundation of Fine Arts. In 2010, she was awarded the Youth Artist Award by Chinese Art Critic Annual. In the same year, Cui was the first woman to be distinguished by the Artists Association of China as an Art China Annual Influential Artist.

Cui Xiuwen died on 1 August 2018 following a long illness.

See also
 Central Academy of Fine Arts
 Fabien Fryns Fine Art

References

External links
 Cui Xiuwen's English website
 Cui Xiuwen's Artwork on Fabien Fryns Fine Art

1967 births
2018 deaths
Chinese women photographers
Artists from Harbin
Central Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Chinese contemporary artists
Painters from Heilongjiang
20th-century women photographers
21st-century women photographers


title: Australian FX-Superbike Championship

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The Australian FX-Superbike Championship is a professional motorcycle road-racing series in Australia. Organised by Australian Road and Track Rider Promotions, the championship, run for Superbike class racing motorcycles, has been run each year since 2009. Originally known as the Formula Xtreme Tri-State Series, it originally formed as a breakaway series from the Australian Superbike Championship. The 2009 series was run over three events. The 2010 series was ramped up to a five-round series and was rebranded as the Australian FX-Superbike Championship with it expanding further to six rounds in 2011.

Merger talks with the Motorcycling Australia during 2011 fell apart. YMF Loan, the financial arm of Yamaha motorcycles in Australia, sponsored the series from 2010 to 2013.

At the end of the 2013 season, a one-off non-championship race was held at Sydney Motorsport Park under the name Australasian Superbike Championship, reviving a name used in the past in Australia road racing. The 2014 championship was rebranded under this banner with sponsor support from specialist motorcycle insurance company Swann Insurance, with the aim of attracting teams from New Zealand and further afield in the Asian region. Due to the competitor series' inferior popularity, just two rounds of the Australian Superbike Championship were held in 2013.

Kevin Curtain dominated the early series. Riding for the Australian Yamaha Racing Team, he won three titles in a row from 2010 to 2012 and was runner up to teammate Broc Parkes in 2013.

In 2017, the series returned to its earlier name, the Australian FX-Superbike Championship, dropping its 'Australasian' identity.

Champions
Source:

References

Motorcycle road racing series
Australasian Superbike


title: Scott Davies (cyclist)

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Scott Davies (born 5 August 1995) is a Welsh former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2021 for the Team USN, , ,  and  squads.

Biography
Born in Carmarthen, Davies attended Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School (). Davies represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014.

He was named as a member of the  team for the 2016 season. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.

Major results

2012
 1st  Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2013
 1st  Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2014
 1st  Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 10th Road race, Commonwealth Games
2015
 1st  Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 6th Overall Flèche du Sud
1st Young rider classification
 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2016
 1st  Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 2nd Overall Tour Alsace
 4th Duo Normand (with Jonathan Dibben)
 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
 6th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
 9th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Stage 4
 9th Overall Tour of Croatia
2017
 1st  Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
 5th Overall Tour Alsace
 10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Carmarthen
British male cyclists
Welsh male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales


title: Nurlan Koizhaiganov

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Nurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov (, Nūrlan Altynbekūly Qoijaiğanov; born March 27, 1977, in Ayagoz) is a retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He scored top five finishes in the 60-kg division in two consecutive editions of the Asian Games (1998 and 2002), and later represented his nation Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before being retired from wrestling in 2005, Koizhaiganov also trained throughout his sporting career at Professional Sport Club Daulet in Semipalatinsk, under his personal coach Kanat Nurlasiev.

Koizhaiganov qualified for the Kazakh squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed first in his respective category from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to guarantee a spot on the Kazakh wrestling team. He easily ousted Italy's Paolo Fucile in his opening match by a quick 7–0 margin, and then overwhelmed 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Akaki Chachua of Georgia 7–6 in the prelim pool to clinch his spot for the next round of the competition. Koizhaiganov lost to neighboring Russia's Aleksey Shvetsov in the quarterfinal match at 1–3, and to Japan's Makoto Sasamoto in a consolation playoff with a comfortable 4–0 verdict, dropping him to sixth in the final standings.

References

External links
Profile – International Wrestling Database

1977 births
Living people
Kazakhstani male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Kazakhstan
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games
Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games
People from Ayagoz
Sportspeople from East Kazakhstan Region
Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan


title: Bai Yawen

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Bai Yawen ()  is a former Chinese artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 World balance beam silver medalist. She is also the 2014 World team silver medalist.

2014 was Bai Yawen's first year as a senior gymnast.

At the Chinese National Championships in May, she won the silver on Balance Beam.
Later that year, Bai was selected to represent China at the Asian Games in Incheon where she and her teammates Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Huang Huidan, Tan Jiaxin, and Chen Siyi won team gold. Bai also competed at the World Championships in Nanning, where the Chinese team won the silver medal behind the United States. Despite individually qualifying to the Balance Beam Final, Bai did not compete in Team Finals. However, she later won the silver medal in the Balance Beam Final behind Simone Biles of the United States and ahead of then-reigning World Champion Aliya Mustafina of Russia.

In February 2015, Yawen competed at the 2015 WOGA Classic, finishing eighth all-around. Later in 2016, she competed in the Doha World Cup, and was ranked 4th in the balance beam final. She was not selected to represent China in Rio Olympics. Her last competition was the 2017 National Games of China. Her foot injury affected her performances, and she didn't enter any final. She announced her retirement after the competition via her personal WeChat account.

Competitive history

References

External links

1998 births
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Nanning
Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Gymnasts from Guangxi
21st-century Chinese women


title: Alexander Fyfe

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Alexander Fyfe (1826 – 2 May 1903) was a Scottish-born settler of Victoria, Australia, who became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life
Fyfe was born in Scotland, the son of Jane Nicholson Bailliff. Fyfe emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in January 1848 aboard the Stag and settled in Geelong.

In Geelong, he was involved in the establishment of the:
 first building society
 the first bathing house
 the Geelong Chamber of Commerce
 the fire brigade
 a newspaper
 the Mechanic's Institute
 the first regatta (he owned four full-rigged vessels and chartered eleven more)

He was president of the:
 Mechanic's Institute
 the first cricket club in Victoria
 Geelong Agricultural Society
and a director/trustee of:
 the Geelong Botanic Gardens
 the Flinders State School
  the Geelong-Melbourne railway
and captain of the first volunteer regiment.

Alexander Fyfe was one of the first gold diggers at Ballarat. He was secretary of the Anti-Gold License Committee and contributed to legal expenses of the trial of Peter Lalor, the leader of the Eureka Rebellion

Politics

Fyfe was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Geelong in June 1854, a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.

Fyfe was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly as one of the four members for Geelong in November 1856, a seat he held until resigning in November 1857 due to insolvency.

Fyfe moved to Queensland where he purchased a pastoral property from P. F. MacDonald near Peak Downs and became a pastoralist and auctioneer. He represented Rockhampton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 20 June 1870 to 24 November 1873.

Latter life

Fyfe returned to Melbourne around 1873 and died in Preston, Victoria on 2 May 1903.

References

1827 births
1903 deaths
History of Victoria (state)
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
Australian auctioneers
19th-century Australian politicians
19th-century Australian businesspeople


title: Huayllatarpuna (mountain)

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Huayllatarpuna (possibly from Quechua waylla meadow, tarpuy to sow, -na a suffix,  "where the meadow is sown") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huayllatarpuna lies in a remote, mountainous area east of Orcopampa. la primera ascencion fue realizada por Rolando Huamani Cueva en agosto del 2017.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region


title: DJ Layla

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DJ Layla is a Romanian music project, produced by Radu Sirbu (O-Zone) and Sianna. The 2009 single "Single Lady" (feat. Romanian singer Alissa) won the "Most airplayed songs 2009" at Radio România Actualităţi Awards and reached the top 40 charts in Romania, Moldova and Russia.

Discography

Albums
 2010 - Single Lady
 2021 - Focus On Music

Singles
 2008 - "Single Lady" (feat. Alissa)
 2009 - "City Of Sleeping Hearts" (feat. Dee-Dee & Radu Sârbu)
 2010 - "Planet Mars" (feat. Dee-Dee & Radu Sârbu)
 2010 - "Drive" (feat. Dee-Dee & Radu Sârbu)
 2011 - "Party Boy" (feat. Armina Rosi & Radu Sârbu)
 2011 - "I Miss You Baby" (feat. Alex Karbouris)
 2012 - "I'm your angel" (feat. Sianna & Radu Sârbu)
 2013 - "Searching 4 love" (feat. Lorina & Radu Sârbu)
 2013 - "Born to Fly" (feat. Dee-Dee & Radu Sârbu)
 2014 - "Without Your Love" (feat. Sianna)
 2015 - "Kill Me Or Kiss Me" (feat. NesteA)
 2015 - "I Need LOVE" (feat. Sianna)
 2016 - "Don't Blame my Heart (feat. Lorina)
 2016 - "Don't Go" (feat. Malina Tanase)
 2016 - "In Your Eyes" (feat. Sianna)
 2017 - "Ocean Of Lies" (feat. Mihai Popistasu)
 2018 -  "Just Call Me To Say" (feat. Malina Tanase)
 2018 -  "Love Is Calling" (feat. Sianna)
 2019 -  "City of Love"

References

External links

Living people
Moldovan DJs
Musicians from Chișinău
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Off the Dole

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Off the Dole is a 1935 British film starring George Formby. Formby appeared as John Willie, a stage character originally developed by his father, George Formby, Sr.; Beryl Formby, Formby Jnr's wife, also appeared in the film.

Plot
John Willie has his dole money denied him for moonlighting and not trying to find work. His uncle asks him to take over his detective agency.

Cast
George Formby as John Willie
Beryl Formby as Grace, Charm and Ability
Constance Shotter as Irene
Dan Crisp as The Inimitable Dude
James Plant as Crisp and Debonaire
Stan Pell as The Most Inoffensive Parson
Stan Little as Little Jack
Tully Comber as Measured for his Part
Clifford McLaglen as A Villain and Proud of It
Wally Patch as Revels in his Part

Background/production
Off the Dole cost £3,000 to make, and earned £80,000 at the box office. As with Formy's previous film, Boots! Boots! (1934), the film was in a revue format, and also showed Formby in the role of John Willie; Beryl was his co-star. According to Formby's biographer, the cultural historian Jeffrey Richards, the two films "are an invaluable record of the pre-cinematic Formby at work".

Notes and references
Notes

References

Sources

1935 films
1935 comedy films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
Films shot in Greater Manchester
1930s English-language films
1930s British films


title: Nobel Energy

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Nobel Energy (official name Nobel Energy Management LLC, formerly Nobel Oil Services Ltd) is a group of companies concentrated in the energy industry providing integrated engineering, construction, procurement and supply chain management, and drilling services. Nobel Energy is a part of NEQSOL Holding, an international group of companies, acting in energy, telecommunications, high-technology, and construction industries in the UK, the USA, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and the UAE.

History

Nobel Energy was established in 2005 by Nasib Hasanov an Azerbaijan-born businessman, as a technical service provider, offering services to the oil and gas industry in the Caspian region. These include wells’ work over, drilling, installation, construction, engineering and maintenance, repair and operations services.

In 2007, Absheron Qazma (AQS), a company's subsidiary, established a joint venture with SOCAR – SOCAR AQŞ to deliver integrated drilling and well management services.

In 2012, Nobel Energy established Global Energy Solutions (Glensol) and Prokon. Glensol’s key focus areas have been field operations and equipment maintenance services in Azerbaijan and regionally. Prokon has specialized in management of integrated infrastructure, industrial plants and facilities construction processes from design adaptation to procurement and construction.

In 2014, Nobel Energy reorganised its corporate structure to place its Azerbaijan-based businesses under a parent company headquartered in the UK and align its business processes with international standards.

In 2014, the company developed its exploration and production activities and established Llamrei DMCC focused on procurement and trading, logistics and expediting services, as well as warehouse and materials management.

In 2015, Nobel Energy acquired 50 % of Denholm Oilfield Services Limited’s fabrication business in Azerbaijan. The same year, Glensol established a JV with Denholm Valvecare Limited to provide valve maintenance services.

In 2017, Nobel Energy and its subsidiaries received “Transparent Tax Partner” status granted by the Ministry of Taxes for transparent financial performance.

In 2017, Glensol expanded its business to Kazakhstan.

In 2018, SOCAR AQS established a joint venture with KCA Deutag to provide well drilling and engineering services for the oil and gas industry.

In 2018, Nobel Energy established a joint venture with Wood for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction management services.

In 2019, Prokon and SOCAR AQS entered Turkish markets.

In 2019, Nobel Energy received a ISO 37001:2016 certification (Anti-Bribery Management System) by LRQA, Lloyds register's Business Assurance and Inspection Services division. Nobel Energy renewed the certification in 2022.

On 1 December 2021, the company announced a major rebrand, and set out a new strategy to transform the business from an Oil and Gas Services to an Integrated Energy Production, Development and Services company. Company name was changed from Nobel Oil Services to Nobel Energy.

Operations
It specializes in project and construction management; fabrication and installation of structural steelwork, upgrades of offshore facilities; pipework systems including high pressure flow lines, vessels, tanks and related packages; field operations and equipment maintenance; integrated drilling and well services; enhanced oil recovery services, and integrated supply chain management.

Activities

 Integrated services – field operations, equipment maintenance (provided by Glensol), oil recovery services (provided by OGP).
 Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC, provided by Prokon) – project and construction management, engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM), and fabrication.
 EPCM – engineering, procurement and construction management domain.
 Integrated Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) – procurement, trading, logistics, expediting services, warehouse management, and materials management services for the energy industry.
 Drilling services (provided by SOCAR AQS and Turan Drilling & Engineering) –  integrated drilling and well, engineering, and well management across the Caspian Region, and Turkey.

Subsidiaries and affiliates
Nobel Energy has five subsidiaries and affiliates: Audubon, Glensol, Prokon, Llamrei DMCC, OGP.

 Audubon is a US-based company providing engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), construction management (EPCM), fabrication (EPFC), consulting, and technical services for the energy, chemicals, renewables, power and utility, and industrial markets.

 Glensol (Global Energy Solutions) specialized in an oilfield operations and equipment maintenance company.
 Prokon is specialized in the management of integrated infrastructure, industrial plants and facilities construction processes.
 Llamrei DMCC is specialized in integrated procurement and supply chain management (PSCM).

 OGP is a local company specialized in technologies, management and local expertise to the oil industry.

Joint ventures

 SOCAR AQS – an integrated drilling and well services management company, jointly established between State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Nobel Energy Limited and Absheron Qazma LLC (AQS).
 Turan Drilling and Engineering – a Joint Venture, established by KCA Deuteg and SOCAR AQS.
 Wood Group Azerbaijan – jointly established between Nobel Energy and Wood delivers integrated EPCM services in the Caspian region.
 SDL Nobel – jointly established between Nobel Energy and Denholm Energy Services.
 EnerMech OGP is a joint venture, established by EnerMech and Oil and Gas ProServ (OGP), a Nobel Energy affiliate.

Clients
Among Nobel Energy’s cliens are SOCAR, BP, Siemens, Tüpraş, BOTAŞ, Wood, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO), Worley Parsons, Samsung Electronics, Saipem, Technip, Biwater.

References

External links

Oil and gas companies of Azerbaijan
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2005
Corporate groups


title: Wang Yan (gymnast)

text:
Wang Yan (; born 30 October 1999) is a senior elite Chinese gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2013
Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals, placing fourth on balance beam, fifth with her team, and tenth in the all-around. She went on to compete at the National Games of China, placing fourth in the all-around and on vault, sixth on floor, and eighth with her team. She made her international debut at the Japan Junior International, winning silver in the all-around and on vault, bronze on beam, and placing fifth on uneven bars.

2014
In April, she competed at the Junior Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning all-around gold, team and floor silver, and placing fourth on vault. At the Chinese Nationals in May, she won the gold medal on vault, as well as a bronze medal in the all-around and floor exercise. She placed seventh with her team.
In August, she competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. She placed fourth in the all around due to falls on the two events she qualified in first in, uneven bars and balance beam, but had strong vault and floor routines. She won a bronze on uneven bars, and golds on vault and balance beam.

Wang became a senior elite gymnast in 2015.

2015
As a first year senior, Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals in June, qualifying first into the all-around and vault finals, in addition to the balance beam and floor finals. She was also third reserve for the uneven bars final. She earned silver in the all-around final behind Shang Chunsong.

2016
Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals in May, qualifying third into the all-around, vault finals, and floor finals. She also qualified fourth into the balance beam finals.

She placed fourth in the all-around finals. In addition, she placed eighth in both balance beam and floor finals with major mistakes. At the conclusion of the Chinese Championships, Wang was named to the Chinese team for the 2016 Summer Olympics along with Shang Chunsong, Mao Yi, Fan Yilin, and Liu Tingting (who was replaced by Tan Jiaxin later due to an injury). She proved her placement on the team with some of the most solid routines of the team. In qualifying, she qualified 6th to the all around, and also qualified for vault and floor finals, the only gymnast on the team to qualify to multiple event finals. In the team final she helped the team win a bronze medal, behind Russia and the United States who won silver and gold respectively. In the all around final, she performed well again, placing 6th. In the vault final, she placed 5th. In the floor final, she performed well placing 5th. Over the course of the Olympic Games, she did not make any major mistakes on any event.

2021
Wang competed at the 2021 Chinese Gymnastics Championship in Chengdu. In the qualification round, she competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, finishing 84th all-around. Along with teammates Du Siyu, Lin Haibin, Qi Qi, Tang Xijing, and Wang Jingying, she helped Team Beijing to reach second place in the team final, securing a silver medal.

Selected Competitive Skills

Notes:

Competitive history

References

External links
Wang Yan at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

1999 births
Living people
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for China
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Gymnasts at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gymnasts from Beijing
Youth Olympic gold medalists for China
21st-century Chinese women


title: Execution (1968 film)

text:
Execution is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Domenico Paolella.

Cast

 John Richardson: John Cooler / Bill Cooler
 Mimmo Palmara: Clint Clips (credited as Dick Palmer)
 Franco Giornelli: Captain Charlie
 Piero Vida: Burt
 Rita Klein: Carol
 Néstor Garay: Juarez

References

External links

1968 films
Films directed by Domenico Paolella
Spaghetti Western films
1968 Western (genre) films
Films scored by Lallo Gori
1960s Italian films


title: Glenn Claes (disambiguation)

text:
Glenn Claes may refer to:

Glenn Claes (born 1994), Belgian football player
Glenn Claes (singer), Belgian singer and winner of season 1 of The Voice van Vlaanderen


title: Hymylä

text:
In Finnish folklore, Hymylä (variants: Himola, Huikkola, Hyvölä, Hytölä, Hämälä, Hölmölä) is a mysterious place for the banishment of a child who failed in a children's game, usually, the game of riddles.

With a chant, e.g., "Hyys, hyys, Hymylään! kun et sitäkään tiedä" ("Off, off, to Hymylä! You don't know anything!") a failed child is banished somewhere outside the children's circle, e.g., outdoors, if the game is indoors. Upon return the child is demanded to tell a story about his trip. Most commonly the story describes some kind of ridiculous, topsy-turvy world. People there stir porridge with an axe and chop firewood with a ladle, etc. Sometimes a trip to Hymylä involves some kind of forfeit: some silly work, trifle money, or suffering. A trip to Hymylä is perceived as a kind of disgrace.

The earliest account of the tradition was reported by Cristfried Ganander in his Aenigmata Fennica ("Finnish Riddles") in 1783.

Over time, places with these names were perceived akin to Gotham, the Three Wise Men were from, a settlement of proverbial fools.

References

Finnish folklore
Finnish humour
Fictional populated places
Archetypal fools


title: Royal Sundaram General Insurance

text:
Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co. Ltd. (formerly known as Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited), a subsidiary of Sundaram Finance Group, is the first private sector general insurance company in India to be licensed in October 2000 by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.

The company was initially promoted as a joint venture between Sundaram Finance, one of the most respected non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) in India and Royal & SunAlliance Insurance plc, UK, one of the oldest general insurers in the UK.  In July 2015, Sundaram Finance acquired the 26% equity holding from Royal & SunAlliance Insurance plc. Consequently, the entire 100% equity holding is now held by Sundaram Finance (75.90%) and other Indian shareholders (24.10%).

Car Insurance
Car insurance reimburses the financial losses incurred during accidents or natural calamities such as earthquake, storm, typhoon, man-made calamities, fire, and explosion. The insured get reimbursement of up to the Insured’s Declared Value (IDV) of the vehicle. Apart from personal accident cover, third-party property damage and free road-side assistance (RSA) is also provided.

Health Insurance
Royal Sundaram provides assorted health insurance plans to fulfill the different healthcare needs of various individuals. Both individual and family floater plans are provided to cater to the complete medical care needs of different individuals.

1. Lifeline Health Insurance Plan – A comprehensive health insurance policy with a family floater option that covers medical expenses arising out of unforeseen hospitalization due to any accident or illness, for self, spouse, and dependent children. The policy has several benefits such as reload benefit, AYUSH treatment, emergency domestic evacuation, worldwide emergency hospitalization and international treatment for 11 critical illnesses.

2. Smart Cash Plan – A health insurance plan that provides a daily cash benefit for planned and emergency hospitalization for family and legally related individuals of the proposer arising out of any unforeseen accident or illness.

3. Arogya Sanjeevani Plan -  One of best priced ASP products in the market (ASP is a common product across all general health insurance companies in India).

4.  Family Health Plan- With Maternity coverage and one policy for entire family is its highlight which is very good plan for newly wedded couple who do not have maternity coverage and planning for maternity after 3 years and also where a big joint family requiring single policy coverage for all its family members.

5.  Lifeline Convertible Top Up policy- One of the best in the industry where the top up policy can be converted to base policy after even 1 year or whenever required, it is useful for those who are covered by Group health policy and when they retire or during any break in employment the policy can be converted to base policy from TOP UP policy.

Travel Insurance
It is an all-inclusive insurance policy that offers coverage against medical emergencies and travel hazards such as loss of luggage and travel documents, delay in flights, and cancellation. Any infant of more than three months of age and any adult up to 70 years of age can be insured for trips taken outside India. Two plans are available:

1. Single Trip travel Insurance
Offers cover from the time of departure to the day of arrival in India. Cover for a period of 180 days is available.

2. Multi-Trip Travel Insurance
Offers cover for multiple international trips.

Home Insurance
Royal Sundaram Home Insurance offers protection against natural and man-made calamities and threats such as burglary. The company has designed two different policies:

1. Home Shield Insurance
It offers complete cover for home, residential building, and even the compound walls. It also covers the reconstruction cost of the home after damage.

2. Home Content Insurance
Offer reimbursement of up to ₹11.5 lakhs for home appliances, furniture, jewellery, and other valuable items placed at home.

Two Wheeler Insurance
The two-wheeler insurance policy provides complete protection to two-wheelers and can be purchased online. It safeguards against any kind of damage incurred due to accidents or natural calamities. The policy cover is extended to any two-wheeler, its accessories, damages caused to third-party, and any injury to life.

Awards and recognition
 2014 Celent recognition for developing an intelligent claims management system to improve the productivity of the staff and increase customer satisfaction
 2013 Celent recognition for having a Model Insurer Asia component in the area of Distribution/New Business
 2011 Celent recognition for implementing a work flow enabled policy administration system with externalised engines
 Won the Information week Edge Award for several e-application implementation projects

See also
 List of insurance companies in India
 Insurance in India
 Oppenheimer Holdings

References

External links

General insurance companies of India
Financial services companies established in 2000
Financial services companies based in Chennai
TVS Group
2000 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Indian companies established in 2000


title: Shirl Girl

text:
"Shirl Girl" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Bobby Darin and performed by Wayne Newton.  The song was arranged by Bert Keyes.

Chart performance
"Shirl Girl" reached #18 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.

Other versions
Mike Clifford released a version as the B-side to his 1965 single "Before I Loved Her".

References

1963 songs
1963 singles
Songs written by Rudy Clark
Songs written by Bobby Darin
Wayne Newton songs
Capitol Records singles


title: Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week

text:
Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week, held in August in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia, is a series of summer events (generally lasting five days) where international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press and the general public.

Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week was created in 2013 as a platform for Malaysian designers to present and showcase their ready-to-wear collections, with the hopes of highlighting the strengths and creativity of Malaysia's Fashion Industry to local and international consumers. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week is held at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in August and attracts more than 150,000 people. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week is reserved for fashion professionals and can only be attended by invitation or accreditation. Journalists, bloggers, and buyers are accredited by the organizers of the event and the ready-to-wear brands who select any guests they choose to invite. Each year, organizers decide which five brands will present their collections while featuring a mix of other exciting designers. KLFW showcases designs never seen before, providing viewers with a first-hand look at designs.

History
KLFW was created by Mr. Andrew Tan, who was invited to an event in Buckingham Palace, London, for the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange, which encourages emerging designers to display their talents and showcase it to the world. Through support of Tourism Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week had its chance to travel the world. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week involves ready-to-wear fashion. Ready-to-wear focuses on designing clothes that are immediately marketable. Months after KLFW you will find majority of the designs ready for purchase in stores.

2019 KLFW
Andrew Tan, the founder of KLFW, showcased batik as a contemporary element in fashion through the Fashion Forward Batik Initiative. Kit Woo's Utilitarian unisex collection consisting of abstract shapes, patchwork detailing and oversized fits in denim with a pop of color. Designers highlighted support for sustainable and ethical fashion aligning with Airasia, the Commonwealth Fashion Council of UK, and the United Nations' sustainable development goal.

References

2013 establishments in Malaysia
Recurring events established in 2013
Fashion events in Malaysia
Fashion weeks
August events
Fashion Week


title: Chagane

text:
The Chagane () is an Azerbaijani four-stringed bowed musical instrument. Its range is F#2 to F#5.

While played, instrument is held in a vertical position. Sound is produced with a bow in the right hand. The total length of the instrument is 820 mm, the body length is 420 mm, the width is 220 mm, and the height is 140 mm.

Chagane was painted by Grigory Gagarin in his painting "Shemakha dancers" among other music instruments.

References

Azerbaijani musical instruments
Bowed instruments
String instruments


title: Jasper Steverlinck

text:
Jasper Steverlinck (born 30 April 1976) is a Belgian Flemish singer and guitarist for Ghent-based Arid.

Steverlinck and his band Arid were finalists at Humo's Rock Rally in 1996. In 2000, Arid released their debut album Little Things of Venom and the follow-up All Is Quiet Now in 2002. Arid also performed several years at Rock Werchter.

In 2002 Steverlinck also started a solo career. His first single, "Life on Mars" in 2003 was a huge success. The single stayed at the top of the Ultratop 50 Official singles chart in Belgium for 8 weeks. His solo album Songs of Innocence also peaked at number one for 5 weeks. In 2005, he became ill with toxoplasmosis and could not work for a long while. He returned to music in 2008 with Arid's third album All Things Come in Waves. In 2012, Steverlinck focussed again on his solo career working with his brother.

In parallel, he became the singer of the newly-created project progressive metal band Guilt Machine, by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen (creator of Ayreon among others), in 2009. He was featured in their only album, On This Perfect Day, released in 2009.

He also appeared as a guest singer on "Firelight", a song by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their seventh studio album Resist.

In popular culture
In 2001 Steverlinck went to work as a voice actor when he took on the role of Johnny in the movie Haunted Castle.

In 2011–2012, he became one of four coaches in the talent show The Voice van Vlaanderen. Glenn Claes part of his Team Jasper Steverlinck won the inaugural season 1 of the talent show. In 2013, another of his team contestants Paulien Mathues won again on season 2 of the show.

Discography

Albums
Songs of Innocence (2004)
Uncut (2017), EP
Night Prayer (2018)

Singles

References

External links
Official website

1976 births
Living people
English-language singers from Belgium
21st-century Belgian male singers
21st-century Belgian singers


title: Aparna Raina

text:
Aparna Raina is an Indian production designer. She started her career in 2006 as an art assistant on the film Khosla Ka Ghosla and a set dresser in the critically-acclaimed film The Namesake. Since then she has worked on several films as art director and production designer. She was recently recognized for her work in the hit Konkani language film Nachom-ia Kumpasar, for "convincingly recreating spaces from a different era and with minute attention to detail". She was awarded the 62nd National Film Awards for Best Production Design for Nachom-ia Kumpasar.

Filmography

Art Director
2012 Jodi Breakers
2010 Action Replayy
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
2008 Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
2007 Just Married: Marriage Was Only the Beginning!
2005 Being Cyrus: Nominated for the 2007 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction
Production Designer
 2014 Everest (TV Series) (12 Episodes)
2014 Nachom-ia Kumpasar (Konkani)
2013 I, Me aur Main
2013 Dhoom Anthem (music video) (Yash Raj Films)
2011 My Friend Pinto
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
2005 Being Cyrus
Art Department
2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla (Assistant Art Director)
2006 The Namesake (Set Dresser: India)

Awards
2015 National Film Award for the Best Production Design (Film: Nachom-ia Kumpasar)

References

Living people
Indian art directors
Indian production designers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Best Production Design National Film Award winners
Women production designers
Indian women in film


title: Condorcacha

text:
Condorcacha (possibly from Quechua kuntur condor, khacha crusted dirt, "crusted condor dirt") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about  high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Condorcacha lies in a remote, mountainous area east of Orcopampa. It is situated southeast of Huayllatarpuna.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region


title: Perforene

text:
In March 2013, Lockheed Martin announced that it was developing a family of membranes made from graphene, under the trademark Perforene.
The most promising application is seawater desalination.  With holes as small as one nanometer in diameter, the membranes would trap sodium, chlorine and other ions, while allowing water molecules to pass through easily.Performance expectations (relative to the use of reverse osmosis membranes) include:
 Up to 5x increase in flux across the membrane
 Fouling reduction of up to 80%
 Approximately 100x less energy and pressure required.  (This claim was reported by Reuters.  Lockheed Martin's current product datasheet predicts a more modest reduction in energy consumption: 10 - 20%.)

In addition to the desalination industry, Lockheed Martin plans to market Perforene variants in the following fields:
 Waste water treatment
 Pharmaceutical material harvest and purification
 Energy/power generation
 Mining
 Food and beverage
 Manufacturing

The product was not expected to be released until 2020.

Media reaction
Bruce Sterling commented for Wired, "if this graphene vaporware actually worked out in practice, we’d have to forgive Lockheed Martin for everything else they’ve ever done — plus maybe even give them Nobels and McMansion palaces in former deserts."

The Water Desalination Report writes that Lockheed Martin's claims that it had developed a membrane that will desalinate water “at a fraction of the cost of industry-standard RO systems” were "ridiculous and very premature."

References

External links
 Descaling Systems & Water Softeners

Environmental issues with water
Filters
Fresh water
Lockheed Martin
Water supply
Water treatment
Water desalination
Water technology
Membrane technology
Emerging technologies
Graphene


title: Theodore Haupt

text:
Theodore Gilbert Haupt (1902–1990), was an American Modernist painter, sculptor and muralist who melded Cubist with Surrealist elements. As a graphic designer, he achieved recognition for his New Yorker magazine covers.

Early life

Theodore Haupt was the second youngest of five children born to an Episcopalian Minister, Reverend Charles Edgar Haupt and Alexandria Dougon, in St. Paul Minnesota on October 11, 1902. Reverend Haupt's father was General Herman Haupt who supervised the railroads, built bridges for the Union Army during the Civil War and became an outspoken voice in President Lincoln's White House during that troubled time.

Haupt's early gifts for drawing and painting were noted but not encouraged by his family. Nonetheless, he persevered and was further inspired when, at age twenty-one, his paintings received highly favorable reviews in a large exhibition mounted by The Beard Gallery in Minneapolis.  Haupt attended the Minneapolis School of Art, studying with Anthony Angarola, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an acclaimed Chicago modernist.
A critical turning point came for Haupt in 1923, when he won a scholarship to the Académie Julian in Paris.  Haupt remained in Europe for two years, studying with the sculptor and painter, André L’Hote in Paris, Vienna and Gratz.

Graphic designer career
In 1927 Haupt moved to New York, renting an apartment on East 10th Street in Manhattan.  For five years Haupt supported his studio art with graphic design assignments for The New Yorker, Charm and Vanity Fair magazines; his debut cover for The New Yorker being produced almost immediately in September of that first year. Between 1927 and 1933, Haupt turned out a staggering forty-five covers for The New Yorker presenting a gamut of subjects from;
 New York City at night
 a view of Park Avenue (October 26, 1929 issue), now in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York.
 art deco-style interpretations of annual events and social commentaries

The 1930s

Haupt's modernist paintings were being exhibited in New York art galleries and at museums around the country. Two of his paintings were selected for The Art Institute of Chicago's 45th Annual Exhibition (October 24-December 8, 1935), Sea Beach (#91) and Shadow Lane (#92).  Haupt's works were shown at a number of museums, among them The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; The Minneapolis Institute of Art; and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York'''.

Haupt continued turning out paintings and executing art for public spaces including work for the Whitney Museum and a mural for the Central Park Zoo, which was destroyed in a restoration of the zoo. Along with many other artists during the depression, Haupt was active in the period's government sponsored WPA Art Programs, an experience that encouraged an open-minded and experimental attitude in his art practice for the remainder of his life. Haupt recalled the sculptor Louise Nevelson's lively “rent parties” which he attended with other WPA artists including Ivan Albright and Moses Soyer.

A new direction

In 1942, Haupt married a school teacher, Miriam Diehl.  Her steady employment sustained the couple financially.  Haupt and his wife purchased a house in Peekskill, New York in 1941 and in 1948 moved to San Miguel de Allende, an artist's community in Mexico.  Haupt became increasingly engrossed in that country's cultural contrasts, an interest that expressed itself in paintings and sculptures of this period.  While in Mexico the couple built a house and adopted two children, Gloria and Maricella.  After Miriam's unfortunate early death, her pension continued to sustain the artist as the demand for illustration lessened.

Now in a financial position to walk away from the machinations of the art market, Haupt embarked upon an extended period of renewed investigation and experimentation, working his way through abstract, color-drenched, non-representational painting styles and developing a series of Surrealist-inspired canvases. Haupt later investigated chromatic vibrations and dynamic optical effects in a series of compelling Op Art canvases. His career began as a realistic portrait painter and he often returned to that subject matter, reinterpreting the process each time in light of his stylistic investigations.

Last years
When his wife died in the 1960s, the artist moved to Hawaii with his children, later resettling in New York in the Westbeth Artist's Community in Greenwich Village.  Returning briefly to Hawaii in 1968, he connected with a lifelong supporter, Dan Wall, at the University of Hawaii.   Theodore Haupt died at the age of 87, in Indianapolis, June 13, 1990.

Museum collections

Haupt's works are in the permanent collections of:

 Museum of the City of New York
 The Museum of Modern Art
 The former Finch College Museum
 New York University
 University of Pennsylvania
 University of Massachusetts Amherst.

References

1902 births
1990 deaths
Académie Julian alumni
American illustrators
Minneapolis College of Art and Design alumni
Painters from Minnesota
People of the New Deal arts projects


title: Rita of the West

text:
Rita of the West (, also known as Crazy Westerners), is a 1967 Italian "musicarello"-Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi.

Plot
Little Rita is a traveling fun fighter, the "bestest in the West", who is helping the Native American chief Silly Bull with his goal to gather and destroy the white man's gold, which has ruined the world. To do this she has run-ins with parodies of popular western characters, including Django and Ringo. She is captured by Mexican bandit Sancho and his men, who want the secret to where the gold is being hidden (in a cave near the Native American village). Though she refuses to talk, she is rescued by Black Star, a cowboy from "far away", who saw her get kidnapped. She takes him with her back to Silly Bull, but after she realizes she's in love with him, Black Star tries to steal the gold from the cave. Silly Bull turns him over to the "white man's" court, where he pleads guilty and is sentenced to death. He's extradited to the Native Americans to punish, but Rita talks Silly Bull into sparing him. He heads back to town where, after killing Sancho to prevent him robbing the bank, he makes the sheriff arrest him and pushes them to execute him because, though Silly Bull refused to do it, the sentence still stands. A native American overhears and goes back to the village where Rita and the others are getting ready to blow up the gold that evening. When she hears about Black Star, she heads back to the town and tries to get the sheriff to release Star. He refuses, but Star overhears her and comes out, since his cell is not locked. He agrees not to be hanged, and tells Rita he loves her. That night, they blow up the gold and have a party in town, during which Rita departs for "far away", and Star follows.

Cast
 Rita Pavone: Little Rita
 Terence Hill: Black Star/Black Stan
 Lucio Dalla: Francis Fitzgerald Grawz
 Teddy Reno: Sheriff Teno
 Kirk Morris: Ringo
 Gordon Mitchell: Bisonte Seduto / Sitting Bison/Silly Bull
 Fernando Sancho: Sancho
 Pinuccio Ardia: Barman
 Livio Lorenzon: Dying Man
 Nini Rosso:  Mexican Trumpet Player
 Gino Pernice: Tribunal President Joseph

References

External links

1967 films
1967 Western (genre) films
1960s Western (genre) musical films
Italian Western (genre) musical films
Spaghetti Western films
Musicarelli
Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi
1960s Italian-language films
1960s Italian films


title: 2015 State of Origin series

text:
The 2015 State of Origin series was the 34th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series). It was the third series to be administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission which was created in a major restructure of the sport's administration in Australia.

This series had one game played in each of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with Game I played at the 83,500 capacity ANZ Stadium, Game II played at the 100,024 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Game III played at the 52,500 capacity Suncorp Stadium.

Former Canberra, Queensland and Australian captain Mal Meninga was coach of the Queensland side, whose eight-year State of Origin series winning streak was ended by New South Wales in 2014. The Blues were coached by former Canberra, NSW and Australia captain Laurie Daley for a third consecutive year.

Game I

National Anthem: Josh Piterman

Game II

National Anthem: Claire Lyon

Game III

National Anthem: Australian Girls Choir and Danielle de Niese

Corey Parker was awarded the Wally Lewis medal for player of the series.

Teams
The 18th, 19th & 20th man are reserves to cover for any forthcoming injuries to the selected squad and, unless chosen, do not actually play.

New South Wales Blues

1 - Gallen retained the captaincy role from Farah in Game II.

2 - Robbie Farah was originally chosen to play in Game lll but withdrew due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Michael Ennis on game day.

Queensland Maroons

1 - Daly Cherry-Evans was originally selected to play in game one but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Michael Morgan, then Morgan retained his spot on the bench in Game II and III.

Residents

Under-20s

Women's Interstate Challenge

Records
Game II achieved the highest ever attendance for a State of Origin Game, with a crowd of 91,513 people in attendance.

Game III saw numerous records broken:
Game III achieved the highest ever attendance for a match at Suncorp Stadium, with a crowd of 52,500 people in attendance.
Queensland captain Cameron Smith made his 36th Queensland appearance, drawing level with Darren Lockyer for most appearances for Queensland.
Johnathan Thurston scored 18 points, equalling Lote Tuqiri's for most points in a single match by a Queenslander. In addition, Thurston kicked 9 goals from 9 attempts, an Origin record.
With a 52-6 victory, Queensland equaled their record for highest State of Origin score, and broke the record for largest winning margin in State of Origin history, with a 46-point winning margin.

References

State of Origin series
State of Origin series


title: Neyco

text:
Neyco is a French company founded in 1954, specialist in High Vacuum, UHV, Inorganic materials and thin films.

History
Initially created to allow access to International semiconductors, Neyco developed  its area of expertise in Vacuum, Materials and Thin films:
- Vacuum and UHV with mechanics (chambers, components, gauges, pumps ...)
- Inorganic materials from Aluminum to Zirconium in all shapes (powders to targets) and all forms (metals, oxides, alloys, borides, nitrides, sulfides ...).
- Thin films (i.e. layers below one micron) deposited under vacuum by thermal evaporation, electron beam, sputtering and/or laser ablation.

In 2017, Neyco Group also includes the activity of Kerdry, the biggest French operation and clean room only dedicated to thin films on request (evaporation, E-beam, sputtering) based in Lannion (France) known for optical deposition, metallic deposition and photolithography.

Located in Vanves, 3 km South of Paris, with production facilities in France and Great Britain, NEYCO is a European leading company in the fields of vacuum, thin film deposition and coating materials for PVD.

Neyco is also a member of the Society of Vacuum Coaters (USA) and of the European Material Research Society (EMRS).

Following its growth, Olivier Costa became the new general manager of Neyco in October 2018.
Isabelle Richardt (CEO) has also been elected secretary of SFV (French Vacuum Society).

In July 2022 the French Groupe HEF acquired Neyco.

Product Focus
Inorganic materials
Thin films
Vacuum
Silicon wafers
Bellows
Optical deposition
Gauges
Technical Lubs
Silicones
Metallic powder

Patents and awards
Methods for Coating a Substrate and Forming a Colored Film and Related Device(2007)
In June 2014, Neyco received the innovation award presented by the Société Française du Vide for the project TACE (Target for Anti Charge Effect). .
In June 2015, Neyco received the Award for Best Project Success at the ACC Silicones Distributor Seminar.
KERDRY-Neyco is ISO9001 and have the CIR 2017 - 2018 -2019 agreement.

Publications linked to Neyco

A. Allemand, E. Guillermin, Y. Le Petitcorps. Method for preparing a carbide ceramics multilayer coating on, and optionally in, a part made of a carbon-containing material using a reactive melt infiltration RMI technique (2016)
G. Bernard-Granger and al. Thermoelectric properties of an N-type silicon–germanium alloy related to the presence of silica nodules dispersed in the microstructure. ScienceDirect, Volume 93 Pages 40–43 (2014)
A. Aassimea, F. Hamoudaa, I. Richardt, F. Baylea, V. Pillarda, P. Lecoeura, P. Auberta, D. Bouchiera. Anti-charging process for electron beam observation and lithography. Microelectronic Engineering, Volume 110, October 2013
J. Dejeu, J. Abadie, E. Piat, P. Rougeot, S. Oster, P. Stempflé & J. Takadoum. Development of a new nanotribometer with multi asperity contact. Nordtrib (2010), 1–9, quoted page 2.
B. Vincent, A. Boudrioua, R. Kremer, P. Moretti. Second harmonic generation in helium-implanted periodically poled lithium niobate planar waveguides. Optics Communications Volume 247 Pages 461–469 (2005)

References

Companies based in Paris
French companies established in 1954