title: Papa Cidy

text:
Papa Cidy (born Hamidu Sekyeru, 8 March 1986) is a Ugandan singer and music executive.  Papa Cidy sings in Luganda, English and Swahili.  He is vice president of Ugandan music label Leone Island.

Papa Cidy himself says "I'm ready to entertain whatever is on planet earth".

Musical career
Papa Cidy joined Leone Island as a costume designer in 2009.  He had previously recorded a single title "Tolina Kisa".  When label president Jose Chameleone heard those vocals, he decided Cidy's talents were being wasted as a tailor.  Cidy and Chameleone recorded a song together that proved to be Papa Cidy's big break.  The pair has since released other duets, including "Joselina", "Daniella", "Meeme Katale" and "Nishike Mukononi".

Apart from his collaborations with Chameleone, Cidy has released such singles as "Your Name", "Ba Mugumu", "Fuse", "Akazinga" and "Noonya". One of his hits from 2012, "Evalina" is not only the title of his first album, but also nominated in the Global Rockstar contest 2014.

In August 2014 Cidy put together his first album, Evalina, which is now available on iTunes  and Spotify. Shortly after releasing the album he made two single follow ups. "Daniella" feat Jose Chameleone and "Nkubira" feat MC Norman, both on iTunes and Spotify.
In October, Cidy put together the rest of his songs and created another album called Nkwata, and is also the name of the first song. "Nkwata" is the first version of the song "Nishike Mukononi", but was remixed and featured by Jose Chameleone in 2014 and then also name changed.

In 2022, Papa Cidy joined Sage Music, an Australian based artist management service. The African branch of Sage is based in Kigali, Rwanda and looks after a variety of East African artist. Under this new management, the world will start to Papa Cidy in a new light and reach platforms and audiences he has not reached before. In 2022, Papa Cidy has released a new single with Spice Diana, Nze Wuwo on 15th of April, 2022.

Clothing
Papa Cidy is not only known for making big hits but he also has a clothing line called "BAKNA" which makes apparel for celebrities. He recently made a shirt from the Uganda flag to celebrate Uganda's independence. This shirt became popular when Jose Chameleone dressed it at the Uganda comedy store on the 21 September 2019.

References

1986 births
Living people
21st-century Ugandan male singers


title: William G. Dryden

text:
William G. Dryden, usually signed W.G. Dryden, (11 February 1807 – 10 September 1869) was a 19th-century lawyer who was a judge and effectively the longest-serving city clerk in the history of Los Angeles, California.

Personal
Dryden was born near Richmond, Kentucky, on February 11, 1807, the son of David H. Dryden. By 1827, he was a trader in New Mexico, and also a militia captain; he was hired by Chihuahua, Mexico, Governor José Calve to build a road in that state. In 1840, after surviving a shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico, Dryden met Mirabeau Lamar, the president of the independent Republic of Texas and was assigned to recruit agents for a scheme by Lamar and others to annex most of New Mexico. Dryden nominated, allegedly without their consent, American John Rowland and English native William Workman, residents of Taos, as agents of the Texas Republic and its annexation plan, but Rowland and Workman left for Los Angeles in September 1841.

Dryden was arrested by Mexican authorities "because of incriminating documents," and he was jailed in Chihuahua for thirteen months until his release in November 1842. He filed a bill of damages for the imprisonment, but failed to perfect his claim. Afterward, he was an editor of the bilingual Republic of the Rio Grande. He then lived on the Rio Grande near Matamoros and was an interpreter for Colonel David E. Twiggs, commander of the American forces occupying that city during the Mexican–American War.

He was married twice, first to Dolores Nieto in 1851, and second to Ana Josefa (Anita) Dominguez of San Pedro in 1868, when she was about 37 and he was about 69. He had no children from either marriage.
He died on September 10, 1869, and was buried with Catholic rites.

Vocation

Public affairs
Dryden arrived in Los Angeles from Texas by way of Mazatlán in 1850 when he was 43 years old. He was soon reunited with Rowland and Workman, whom he represented in the early stages of their land grant claim for the Rancho La Puente in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. In that era, the city and county governments were being organized after the Mexican–American War. Dryden, who was a lawyer, was appointed as secretary to the Los Angeles Common Council to replace Vincente del Campo, the first secretary, who had no legal background; this position effectively was that of a city clerk. Dryden kept this job from November 6, 1850, to May 9, 1860—almost ten years, and then he returned to serve in 1866–69. In the meantime he held other city and county positions as well, leading one historian to call him "the ubiquitous  William G. Dryden." His record of holding a multiplicity of public jobs in Los Angeles "therefore remains unique."

In 1851, Los Angeles voters elected Dryden as the city's second city attorney, succeeding Benjamin Hayes. Dryden served one year. A Democrat, he ran for mayor in 1855, but he lost to Thomas Foster by a vote of 192 for Foster and 179 for Dryden.

Dryden was a police judge or a justice of the peace for Los Angeles County in those early years, although the dates are uncertain. In 1856, Dryden was elected Los Angeles County Judge, handling some criminal, as well as major civil and probate cases.  He served as county judge until his death in 1869. According to one researcher, Clare Wallace of the Los Angeles Public Library, his judicial service "paralleled the years of violence and lawlessness when Los Angeles earned its reputation of being the toughest frontier town in the West."

An informally voluble, genial, and very profane man, Dryden conducted his courts pretty much after his own personality traits. Lawyers and jurymen appeared coatless, and wearing firearms, if they so desired. Solemnity was lacking. Inkstands, canes, chairs, and jackknives were hurled at opponents during altercations. Judge and attorneys engaged in violent disputes. Dryden himself was guilty of blasphemy from the bench.

Wallace wrote that she had found a "classic anecdote" in more than one source that, when two attorneys drew their "six-shooters" against each other, Dryden "got out of range of the blazing guns" and yelled angrily, "Shoot away damn you! and to hell with all of you!"

Another anecdote, reported in 1900, has Dryden, after a jury rendered a verdict freeing a man who had been accused of horse stealing, speaking to the defendant in Spanish.

The defense attorney asked Dryden what he had said, and he replied: "I told your client, sir, he was discharged and could go about his business." The attorney asked, "What is my client's business?" and, according to the tale, the answer was:

"Horse stealing! horse stealing!! horse stealing!!! by G—, sir," exploded the court, with increasing emphasis and volume on each repetition of the word.

Dryden was appointed to the Board of Education in 1859, 1862–66 and 1868.

Private business

Dryden built the first waterworks in Los Angeles, which distributed water from springs on his property, through a flume and into a brick reservoir in the Los Angeles Plaza. Frequent damage by floods impelled him to sell the system to a company that included fellow pioneers Prudent Beaudry and Solomon Lazard.

References

1790s births
1869 deaths
Los Angeles City Attorneys
People from Madison County, Kentucky
19th-century American lawyers
California state court judges
19th-century American judges


title: Gelosia

text:
Gelosia may refer to:

Gelosia (1915 film), directed by Augusto Genina
Jealousy (1942 film), directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Jealousy (1953 Italian film), directed by  Pietro Germi
Gelosia multiplication, or Lattice multiplication
Gelosia (Aria), from opera "Ottone in villa" by Antonio Vivaldi


title: Jealousy (1942 film)

text:
Jealousy (Italian: Gelosia) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Luisa Ferida, Roldano Lupi and Ruggero Ruggeri. The film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Gastone Simonetti. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. It is based on the 1901 novel Il Marchese di Roccaverdina by Luigi Capuana, which was later made into a 1953 film Jealousy.

Cast
 Luisa Ferida as Agrippina Solmo
 Roldano Lupi as Il marchese Antonio di Roccaverdina
 Ruggero Ruggeri as Il parocco don Silvio
 Elena Zareschi as Zosima Munoz
 Elvira Betrone as Carmelina Munoz, sua madre
 Wanda Capodaglio as La baronessa Santina di Lagomorto
 Franco Coop as L'avvocato don Aquilante Guzardi
 Bella Starace Sainati as Mamma Grazia
 Angelo Dessy as Neli Casaccio
 Anna Arena as Agata Casaccio, sua moglie
 Pio Campa as Il giudice
 Andrea D'Almaniera as Il dottore Meccio
 Renato Navarrini as L'avvocato dell' accusa
 Amalia Pellegrini as Un' amica del marchese di Roccaverdina
 Peppino Spadaro as Un amico del marchese di Roccaverdina
 Umberto Spadaro as Il testimone Sante di Mauro
 Massimo Turci as Michele, loro piccolo figlio

References

Bibliography
 Burke, Frank . A Companion to Italian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

External links

1942 films
Italian drama films
1942 drama films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Films based on Italian novels
Italian black-and-white films
Films scored by Enzo Masetti
1940s Italian films


title: Kenneth P. MacLeod

text:
Kenneth Parker MacLeod Sr. (February 14, 1923 - October 23, 2001) was an American politician from Maine. A Republican, MacLeod served one term (1962-1964) in the Maine House of Representatives and 4 terms (1966-1974) in Maine Senate, including 3 terms as President of the Maine Senate. Growing up in Brewer, Maine, MacLeod represented his district in the Maine Legislature. In 1964, he ran for U.S. Congress as the Republican nominee and lost.

MacLeod graduated from the University of Maine in 1940 and was a decorated fighter pilot in the United States Air Force during World War II.

References

1923 births
2001 deaths
People from Skowhegan, Maine
People from Brewer, Maine
University of Maine alumni
United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Presidents of the Maine Senate
Republican Party Maine state senators
20th-century American politicians


title: Rematch (disambiguation)

text:
Rematch is a Sammy Hagar compilation album.

Rematch may also refer to:

 Replay (sports)
 REMATCH (Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure), a clinical trial for a ventricular assist device
 Re:Match, a 1982 album by Armageddon Dildos
 "Rematch", a 2000 song by Dave Angel and Darren Emerson
 "Rematch", a 2018 song by musical duo MXM

See also
 Riddim Driven: Rematch, a 2002 installment of VP Records' Riddim Driven series


title: Paris Follies

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Paris Follies () is a 2014 French comedy film written and directed by Marc Fitoussi. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Michael Nyqvist. It competed in the main competition section of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival.

Plot
Brigitte Lecanu lives on the countryside as the wife of a cattle breeder. During a party at the neighbour's Brigitte gets to know a younger man from Paris who adores her. Feeling flattered she pretends to have to visit a dermatologist in Paris. After her devotee has disappointed her she begins an affair with a Danish businessman. Her husband Xavier follows her to Paris, hoping to save their marriage.

Cast
 Isabelle Huppert as Brigitte Lecanu
 Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Xavier Lecanu
 Michael Nyqvist as Jesper
 Pio Marmaï as Stan
 Marina Foïs as Christiane
 Audrey Dana as Laurette
 Anaïs Demoustier as Marion
 Clément Métayer as Grégoire
 Jean-Charles Clichet as Régis
 Lakshanta Abenayake as Apu
 Louise Coldefy as restaurant server

References

External links

2014 films
2014 comedy films
2010s French-language films
French comedy films
Films directed by Marc Fitoussi
2010s French films


title: 1790 United States elections

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The 1790 United States elections were the first U.S. midterm elections. They occurred in the middle of President George Washington's first term, and determined the members of the 2nd United States Congress. Formal political parties did not exist, but Congress was broadly divided between a faction supporting the policies of the Washington administration and a faction opposed to those policies. Despite modest gains for the anti-administration faction, the pro-administration faction retained control of both houses of Congress. Vermont and Kentucky joined the union during the 2nd Congress.

In the House, neither faction made significant gains or losses, and the pro-administration faction retained control of the chamber.

In the Senate, the anti-administration faction picked up a moderate number of seats, but the pro-administration faction narrowly retained control of the chamber.

See also
1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections
1790–91 United States Senate elections

References

1790 elections in the United States
1790
United States midterm elections


title: Jeffrey Kiehl

text:
Jeffrey Theodore Kiehl (born June 10, 1952) is an American climate scientist. He is head of the Climate Change Research Section in the National Center for Atmospheric Research located in Boulder, Colorado. He completed his atmospheric science doctoral studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.

He was awarded the 2012 Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union.

With Kevin E. Trenberth, he is notable for the "Earth's Annual Global Mean Energy Budget"

and the related diagram showing the Earth's energy balance that is contained in the IPCC's AR4 WG I

See also
 James Hansen
 Gavin Schmidt
 Kevin E. Trenberth

References

1952 births
American climatologists
Living people
People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
University at Albany, SUNY alumni
Climate communication


title: Benzamidenafil

text:
Benzamidenafil or xanthoanthrafil is a synthetic drug that acts as a PDE5 inhibitor.  It has the same mechanism of action as pharmaceutical drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction, but it is not approved by any regulatory agency for such use. It has been found as an undeclared adulterant in supposedly "natural" health supplements.  In 2009, the supplement manufacturer Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals recalled its product Stamina-Rx because it was adulterated with benzamidenafil.

References

PDE5 inhibitors
Benzamides
Nitrobenzenes
Anthranilic acids
Catechol ethers


title: Maine State Route 139

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State Route 139 (SR 139) is a  state highway traveling from U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and US 201 in Norridgewock at its western terminus to US 1A in Winterport at its eastern terminus.

Route description
SR 139 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 201A, U.S. Route 2, and SR 8 in Norridgewock. The intersection of SR 139 and U.S. Route 2 is notorious for being one of the most dangerous intersections in central Maine. SR 139 then heads south and joins SR 104 for a 2.78 mile concurrency, during which it intersects with SR 23, followed by an interchange with Interstate 95. The section of SR 139 between U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock and Interstate 95 in Fairfield is often used as a bypass of U.S Route 2 through Skowhegan. From the interchange with Interstate 95, as it heads east there is a 0.22 concurrency with U.S. Route 201 in Fairfield and then a 2.23 mile concurrency with SR 11 and SR 100 in Benton. SR 139 continues on to have a 0.18 mile concurrency with U.S. Route 202 and SR 9 before once more being without concurrent routes for 0.69 miles in Unity and then begins a 3.5 mile concurrency with SR 220 in Thorndike. SR 139 intersects SR 203 at its northern terminus and then SR 7 as it continues through Brooks. It then continues into Monroe, where it intersects SR 141 at SR 141's northern terminus. From there, SR 139 has a 1.67 mile concurrency with SR 69 and reaches its western terminus at US Route 1A in Winterport.

Major junctions

References

External links

Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 139

139
Transportation in Somerset County, Maine
Transportation in Kennebec County, Maine
Transportation in Waldo County, Maine


title: Sandro Ghenzi

text:
Sandro Ghenzi was an Italian film producer.

Selected filmography
 The Materassi Sisters (1944)
 The Priest's Hat (1944)
 Under the Sun of Rome (1948)
 Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)
 Romeo and Juliet (1954)

References

Bibliography
 Anile, Alberto. Orson Welles in Italy. Indiana University Press, 2013.

External links

Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Italian film producers


title: Tuckbox

text:
Tuckbox may refer to:
Lunch box, also a private stash of food for children at boarding school
Tuck Box Nick Drake compilation album
The Tuck Box Fairy Tail cottage by Hugh W. Comstock


title: Dina Romano

text:
Dina Romano (born Geltrude Ricci; 16 February 1876 – 7 November 1957) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than fifty films during her career including The Materassi Sisters (1944).

Selected filmography
 Aldebaran (1935)
 The Ancestor (1936)
 God's Will Be Done (1936)
 Adam's Tree (1936)
 But It's Nothing Serious (1936)
 The Three Wishes (1937)
 The Two Mothers (1938)
 A Thousand Lire a Month (1939)
 Marionette (1939)
 Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)
 First Love (1941)
 The Adventuress from the Floor Above (1941)
 The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941)
 A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)
 Fedora (1942)
 The Materassi Sisters (1944)
 The Two Orphans (1947)
 The Flame That Will Not Die (1949)
 Love and Blood (1951)
 Shadows Over Naples (1951)

References

Bibliography
 Landy, Marcia. The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943. SUNY Press, 1998.

External links

1876 births
1957 deaths
Italian film actresses
People from Pistoia
20th-century Italian actresses
Burials at Campo Verano


title: The Two Sergeants (1936 film)

text:
The Two Sergeants (Italian: ) is a 1936 Italian historical drama film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Evi Maltagliati, Gino Cervi and Mino Doro. It was based on the play The Two Sergeants by Theodore d'Aubigny, which has been made into films several times. It is set in the Napoleonic Wars. The film marked the debut of Alida Valli who had until recently been a student of the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia. Valli went on to be a leading star of Italian cinema.

The film was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia and on location in Tuscany. The sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi, a noted architect who worked for many years in the film industry.

Main cast
 Evi Maltagliati as Marilyne Gould
 Gino Cervi as  Federico Martelli/ Guglielmo Salvoni
 Mino Doro as  Roberto Magni
 Luisa Ferida as Lauretta Fracassa
 Ugo Ceseri as  Fracassa
 Antonio Centa as  Carlo Duval/ Georges Masson
 Nella Maria Bonora as Anna Martelli
 Lamberto Picasso as Lacroix
 Vera Dani as Pia Martelli
 Margherita Bagni as Luisa
 Enzo Biliotti as Howe
 Tatiana Pavoni as Madame Jeannette
 Matilde Casagrande as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Ivana Diani as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Titti Leinmüller as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Giuliana Gianni as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Jole Tinta as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Alida Valli as  'Au Bon Marché'
 Valentino Bruchi as Gravel
 Emilio Petacci as
 Nicola Maldacea as
 Giovanna Scotto as
 Umberto Casilini as Ferroni,
 Nico Pepe as

References

External links

1936 films
Italian historical drama films
1930s historical drama films
1930s Italian-language films
Films directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Films set in the 19th century
Films shot at Tirrenia Studios
Italian black-and-white films
1936 drama films
Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
1930s Italian films


title: The Two Sergeants

text:
The Two Sergeants (Italian:I due sergenti) may refer to:

 The Two Sergeants (play), an 1823 play by the French writer Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny
 The Two Sergeants (1913 film), an Italian silent film directed by Eugenio Perego
 The Two Sergeants (1922 film), an Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone
 The Two Sergeants (1936 film), an Italian film directed by Enrico Guazzoni
 The Two Sergeants (1951 film), an Italian film directed by Carlo Alberto Chiesa


title: Maxillaria parviflora

text:
Maxillaria parviflora, the purple tiger orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Florida, the West Indies and through Latin America from  Mexico to Bolivia.

Recent molecular studies have suggested that Maxillaria should be split into several genera, with this species included in the genus Camaridium.

References

External links
US Department of Agriculture plant profile, Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay purple tiger orchid
IOSPE orchid photos, Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay 1967, Photo by Ismael Nilton Vischi

Epiphytic orchids
Orchids of Florida
Orchids of Mexico
Orchids of Central America
Orchids of Belize
Orchids of South America
Flora of the Caribbean
parviflora
Plants described in 1788
Flora without expected TNC conservation status


title: Paul Simonsson

text:
Paul Lennart James Simonsson (born 16 February 1967) is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league player. A wing, Simonsson represented Waikato and Wellington in rugby union at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1987 tour of Japan. He played two matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not play any test matches.

Simonsson switched codes to rugby league in 1990, but his career was curtailed by injury. He played only three NSWRL matches, two from the bench, for North Sydney Bears in 1991 and 1992. He subsequently returned to rugby union in 1995, and played for New South Wales and the Australian Sevens team in 1996 before injury forced his retirement.

Simonsson worked as a police detective in New South Wales, having first joined the New Zealand Police in 1987. He was later a tax investigator for the Australian Taxation Office and worked at the Australian Department of Climate Change. He is currently the head of intelligence at the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.

References

1967 births
Living people
Australian police officers
Male rugby sevens players
New South Wales Waratahs players
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
New Zealand international rugby union players
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand rugby union players
North Sydney Bears players
People educated at Tauranga Boys' College
Rugby league players from Tauranga
Rugby league wingers
Rugby union players from Tauranga
Rugby union wings
Waikato rugby union players
Wellington rugby union players


title: Football Association of Odisha

text:
Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the state governing body of football in  Odisha, India. The Odisha football team and Odisha women's football team is administered by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India. It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961. The organisation was renamed after the Orissa Football Association was dissolved in 2010.

Teams

State teams

State youth teams

Competitions & structure

Men
FAO League
FAO Super Cup
Kalinga Cup
Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)
FAO Inter District Club Championship

Women
 Odisha Women's League

Others
FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Honours

Men
B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)
 Winners (1): 1968–69
 Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77

Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)
 Winners (1): 2018–19
 Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women
Senior Women's National Football Championship
 Winners (1): 2010–11
 Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19

National Games
 Gold medal (2): 2007, 2011
 Silver medal (2): 2015, 2022
 Bronze medal (1): 2002

Junior Girl's National Football Championship
 Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18

Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship
 Winners (1): 2006–07
 Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19

Federation awards
2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme

2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10

Management

AIFF Committee Members

Accredited academies

References

External links
 Football Association of Odisha

Football governing bodies in India
Organisations based in Odisha
Football in Odisha
1949 establishments in Orissa
Sports organizations established in 1949


title: Dimaukom Mosque

text:
The Dimaukom Mosque or Pink Mosque () is a mosque in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao, the Philippines. The mosque's construction was financed by then-Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom under the administration of President Noynoy Aquino. The land where the mosque was built was a property of the mayor's family. The mosque was painted pink to symbolize peace and love and was built by Christian workmen to symbolize unity and inter-faith brotherhood.

See also
 Islam in the Philippines

References

Mosques completed in 2014
21st-century mosques
Mosques in Mindanao
Buildings and structures in Maguindanao del Norte
2014 establishments in the Philippines
21st-century architecture in the Philippines


title: The Two Sergeants (play)

text:
The Two Sergeants (French:Les Deux Sergents) is an 1823 play by the French writer Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny. It is a melodrama set during the Napoleonic Wars. Numerous versions were made of it including an 1831 British play Comrades and Friends by Isaac Pocock and an Italian novel.

Film adaptations
The play has been made into four films:
 The Two Sergeants (1913 film), an Italian silent film directed by  Eugenio Perego
 The Two Sergeants (1922 film), an Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone
 The Two Sergeants (1936 film), an Italian film directed by Enrico Guazzoni
 The Two Sergeants (1951 film), an Italian film directed by Carlo Alberto Chiesa

References

Bibliography
 Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1690. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

1823 plays
French plays adapted into films


title: Liboyer folksblat

text:
Liboyer folksblat (, 'Liepāja People's Paper') was a Yiddish language weekly newspaper published from Liepāja, Latvia 1931–1934. The first issue was published on September 8, 1931.

References

Newspapers established in 1931
Publications disestablished in 1934
Defunct newspapers published in Latvia
Yiddish newspapers
Yiddish culture in Latvia
1931 establishments in Latvia


title: Please Remain Calm

text:
Please Remain Calm is the third studio album by Wallingford, Connecticut based rock band Hostage Calm. On August 28, 2012, the band released the single, "Brokenheartland." Released in October 2012, Please Remain Calm garnered wide critical acclaim and praise. Following this, the band supported Rival Schools on their headlining US tour. In September and October 2013, the band supported Saves the Day on their headlining US tour.

Track listing

Personnel

Hostage Calm
 Tom Chiari - Lead Guitar
 Tim Casey - Bass, Vocals
 Chris Martin - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Piano
 Nick Balzano - Guitar, Backing Vocals
 John Ross - Drums

Additional Personnel
 Ev Wivell - Artwork, Design
 Dan Coutant - Mastering
 Jamie Moore - Photography
 Chris Brooks - Piano, Keyboards, Organ
 Hostage Calm - Producer, Music, Lyrics (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)
 J. Robbins - Producer, Recording, Mixing
 Gordon Withers - Cello (track 6)
 Ron Rolling - Trumpet (track 6)
 Katie Lynch - Violin (track 6)
 Greg Moran - Vocals, Lyrics (track 4)
 Justin Fogleman - Additional Production (track 8)

References

2012 albums
Hostage Calm albums
Run for Cover Records albums


title: First Shanta Kumar ministry

text:
Shanta Kumar  twice became chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, India, the first time from 22 June 1977 to 14 February 1980. His ministry was:

Cabinet ministers
 Shanta Kumar - Chief minister
 Devi Singh
 Kishori Lal
 Jagdev Chand
 Bachitter Singh
 Daulat Ram Chauhan
 Nagin Chandra Pal

Minister of state
 Kunj Lal Thakur
 Shyama Sharma

See also
 Shanta Kumar ministry (1990–92)

References

1970s in Himachal Pradesh
1980s in Himachal Pradesh
1977 in Indian politics
Shanta Kumar 01
Janata Party state ministries
1977 establishments in Himachal Pradesh
1980 disestablishments in India
Cabinets established in 1977
Cabinets disestablished in 1980


title: Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution

text:
The Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution (with 'MiEV' an abbreviation of 'Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle') is an electric motor racing car project, managed by Mitsubishi Motors. The project originated prior to 2012, producing a vehicle that entered in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) event, and has undergone evolution and technical improvements in subsequent years. The 2014 version (MiEV Evolution III) achieved 2nd and 3rd position overall in the 2014 PPIHC event, with run times within 3 seconds and 7 seconds (respectively) of the overall fastest vehicle, a gasoline-powered Norma race car.

History

Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC) formed the MiEV Evolution project in the run up to the 2012 race season. There were 2 stated aims; to promote the consumer i-MiEV electric car (which began to sell in North American markets in late 2011), and to participate in the PPIHC as a competitive event which has a long-standing tradition of experimental motor sports and is therefore a potentially suitable venue to test and improve the technologies of electric motor sports vehicles. Being a high altitude event (with the finish line around 14,000 feet), with diminishing oxygen levels in the upper stages which affects the efficiency of internal combustion engines, the Pikes Peak race venue is particularly favourable for electric power-train vehicles.

Technology

For the initial 2012 PPIHC race, the team took existing powertrain components from the iMiEV production car, using 3 of the car's standard electric motors, retuned to rev to 11,000rpm and each producing a maximum of 107 bhp and 148 lb ft of torque for a total of 322 bhp and 443 lb ft of torque. One motor powered the front wheels, and the remaining two were harnessed in parallel to drive the rear wheels. The vehicle carries 35KWH of batteries and has a total weight (with driver) of 1400 kg - considerably more than its gasoline-powered competitors. The car's acceleration creates a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds, and it has sufficient handling to achieve up to 1.3 lateral G in cornering. The top speed is 115 mph.

For the 2013 season, the team prepared a new vehicle, known as the MiEV Evolution II. With more time in hand, the team was able to implement more sophisticated drive control, allowing power to be directed to each wheel independently (instant torque vectoring), improving traction and handling. Total power was increased to 536 bhp and 885 lb ft of torque. The onboard energy storage was increased to 50KWH, and top speed increased to at least 140 mph. The design also featured improved aerodynamics, reduced weight, a lower centre of gravity due to repositioning the batteries, active yaw control, active stability control and a redesigned anti-lock braking system. The vehicle rides on Dunlop 260/660-18 tyres, and overall dimensions are Length x Width x Height (mm) - 4,870 x 1,900 x 1,390.

For the 2014 season, the team produced the MiEV Evolution III. Power was further increased, to 604 bhp, and the gearing ratio changed to improve acceleration out of corners. The battery remained at 50KWH, and redesign and use of different materials further reduced chassis weight. Wind tunnel work led to further downforce and aero-dynamic improvements, and the all-wheel traction control system was improved. The vehicle rides on wider Dunlop 330/680-18 tyres, and dimensions are Length x Width x Height 5,190mm×2,000mm×1,485mm, an increase over previous years. Without providing detailed data on the overall vehicle weight, Mitsubishi has confirmed that the MiEV Evolution III is lighter than the previous generations, i.e. under 1400 kg. For comparison, the 2013 winning unlimited class vehicle (Loeb's Peugeot) was 875 kg (with 875 bhp).
Official technical details about the vehicles can be found via Mitsubishi's news website.

Results

In the initial year of the project, 2012, with driver Hiroshi Masuoka, the team achieved a time of 10 minutes 30.850 seconds, placing 2nd in the electric vehicle class, some 15 seconds behind Toyota Motorsport's TMG EVP002 driven by Furnio Nutahara (10 minutes 15.380 seconds).

In the 2013 PPIHC event the team's MiEV Evolution II vehicles were driven by Hiroshi Masuoka and Greg Tracy and achieved times of 10:21.866 and 10:23.649 respectively, improving over the previous year despite encountering poor weather conditions. This put them around 35 seconds slower than the lead electric vehicle of Nobuhiro Tajima (09:46.530).

In the 2014 PPIHC event the team entered two MiEV Evolution III vehicles, again driven by Greg Tracy and Hiroshi Masuoka. Tracy placed 2nd overall, with a time of 9 minutes 8.188 seconds, fractionally behind the overall winning time of 9 minutes 5.801 seconds of Romain Dumas in the 2013 Norma. Masuoka placed 3rd overall with a time of 9 minutes 12.204 seconds. The team thus placed 1st and 2nd in the PPIHC Electric Modified class, breaking by 38 seconds the previous class record of 9 minutes 46.530 seconds which had been set by Nobuhiro Tajima in his E-RUNNER Pikes Peak Special in 2013. Tajima had a more modest improvement in 2014, finishing in 9 minutes 43.900 seconds in his Monster Sport vehicle. Tajima's team cited hotter than anticipated race conditions as partly responsible for the modest result, with the vehicle's onboard protection systems reducing power output to protect against overheating.

Future

In the context of the PPIHC event, the results of recent years show that the relative improvements in race time are advancing at different rates in the electric vehicle class compared to the unlimited vehicle class (which typically uses internal combustion engine powertrains).

The unlimited class vehicles broke the 16 minute barrier in 1938, and have steadily improved over the subsequent decades, breaking the 10-minute barrier in 2011. Meanwhile, the electric vehicle class broke the 16 minute barrier in 1994, and the 10-minute barrier in 2013. The graph to the right shows the relative rates of improvement of the two classes since the 1980s.

Because the electric vehicle class continued to attract entrants like the MiEV Evolution team, and associated technology investment (in batteries, motors and control systems), this class did produce an outright winner in 2015, and may dominate thereafter. The weakest link for performance racing applications as of 2014 is typically the energy to weight ratio (WH/kg) of battery technology compared to gasoline. However, the technology is continuously improving in this respect.

References

Mitsubishi Motors vehicles


title: Roy Mannion

text:
Roy Mannion (born 1968) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Offaly senior team.

His net worth is €22-28 million

Born in Banagher, County Offaly, Mannion first played competitive hurling in his youth. He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1988-89 National League and immediately became a regular member of the team. During his career Mannion won two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.

At club level Mannion is a one-time Leinster medallist with St Rynagh's. In addition to this he also won four championship medals.

His retirement came during the 1997 championship.

In retirement from playing, Mannion became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Offaly minor team for two seasons.

Honours

Team
St Rynagh's
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1993
Offaly Senior Club Hurling Championship (4): 1987, 1990, 1992 1993

Offaly
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1989, 1990
National Hurling League (1): 1990-91
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1989
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1987, 1986
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1986

References

1968 births
Living people
St Rynagh's hurlers
Offaly inter-county hurlers
Hurling selectors
Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly


title: Liobagrus reinii

text:
Liobagrus reinii is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to Japan. This species reaches a length of .

Habitat and ecology
L. reinii lives under cobbles and boulders, in bedrock crevices, and in clumps of roots of terrestrial vegetation along banks.

References

External links

Liobagrus
Freshwater fish of Japan
Endemic fish of Japan
Taxa named by Franz Martin Hilgendorf
Fish described in 1878


title: Robert John Porter

text:
Robert John Porter, Jr. (1867 – April 24, 1922) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as mayor of Victoria from 1919 to 1921.

The son of Robert John and Alice Porter, he was born at the family cattle farm in Saanich and later entered the family butcher business. Porter married Flora Beaton in 1898. He served on the board of directors for the Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Porter was defeated by William M. Marchant when he ran for reelection as mayor in 1921, in part due to a smear campaign led by prohibitionist Christopher Rowland "Joe" North, who accused Parker of being involved with gambling and rum-running. After the election, North was successfully sued for accusations of wrongdoing he had made during the campaign and he was later arrested after he made slanderous remarks against the local police.

He died of pneumonia at the age of 55 just four months after the election.

Robert J. Porter Park was named in his honour.

References

Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia
1867 births
1922 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia in British Columbia


title: Disclosure discography

text:
English electronic music duo Disclosure has released four studio albums, eight extended plays, six DJ mixes, 24 singles and six promotional singles.

Their debut studio album, Settle, was released in June 2013, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The duo scored their first UK hit in October 2012 with "Latch", featuring vocals from English singer Sam Smith. The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. "White Noise" was released as the second single from the album in February 2013, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. "You & Me" was released as the third single from the album in April 2013, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. "F for You" was released as the fourth single from the album in August 2013. The single was re-released in February 2014 with Mary J. Blige providing guest vocals. "Help Me Lose My Mind" was released as the album's fifth single in October 2013. "Voices" was released as the album's sixth single on in December 2013.

The duo's second studio album, Caracal, was released in September 2015. "Bang That" was released as a promotional single in May 2015; however, the song appears on the deluxe edition of the album instead of the standard edition. "Holding On", featuring American jazz musician Gregory Porter, was released as the album's lead single. The song peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart. Disclosure's second collaboration with Smith, "Omen", was released as the second single from the album in July 2015, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

DJ mixes

Singles

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Remixes

Songwriting and production credits

Other tracks

Notes

References

Discographies of British artists
Electronic music group discographies
House music discographies


title: Calcutta Thesis

text:
Calcutta Thesis is the popular name for the resolution adopted by 2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India held at Kolkata in 1948.

Overview

The Communist Party of India's second congress at Calcutta on 28 February 1948, the Zhdanov line of insurrection was adopted on the premise that 'free' India was only a "semi-colony of British imperialism". Open call for taking up arms, known as 'Calcutta thesis' and was closely identified with its main proponent and the then General Secretary, B. T. Ranadive. As a result, insurgencies took place in Tripura, Telangana and Travancore.

A new revolutionary mass upsurge—a veritable People's Democratic Revolution—was thus envisaged throwing itself up, just round the corner. It only remained for the party to come forward and take up the leadership of that 'revolution.' The elemental force of postwar mass-upsurge as evidenced by the INA movement, naval mutiny & worker's strikes, the 'Tebhaga' movement etc., had by no means diminished or become exhausted. The masses were thoroughly disillusioned. "Never was there", it was asserted in the Calcutta Thesis, "so much understanding of the main slogans of the democratic movement." Out of the disillusionment of the masses the demand for an alternative Government was bound to arise soon; and it was the duty of the Communist Party to consciously guide the people in fighting for that demand boldly and decisively. The call was therefore given for the formation of a "Democratic Front" based on the alliance of the workers, peasants and the oppressed petty-bourgeoisie under the leadership of the working class and the communist Party. This "Democratic Front" was to form the basis of the new state-power of the toiling people and the new government after the overthrow of the present bureaucratic system.

Armed Resistance

Decked with properly couched official People's Democratic terminology of international Stalinism, a call was thus given in effect for the immediate launching of revolutionary mass struggles against the Congress Governments all over the country. Under the impact of the crisis and as the result of growing disillusionment amongst the masses with the Congress Government "larger and larger sections of masses will be set in motion" it was confidently hoped. The party rank and file were, therefore, straight away ordered to throw themselves at the head of this imaginary mass upsurge. We need hardly enter into the detailed history of these "revolutionary" mass-actions under the leadership of the Communist Party and their outcomes. Working class and peasant detachments in isolated areas, widely separated from each other, were thrown into the firing line to face rifle and machine-gun bullets of the armed forces of the Government.

The armed rising of the peasants in the Telangana area of Hyderabad against feudal Jagirdars there, were held up as a sort of fore-runner of the coming all-national uprising. The peculiar correlationship of forces in the unsettled conditions of Hyderabad after 'transfer of power' and the withdrawal of British Government from the formal position of suzerainty over the Native States, were not taken into account. The tussle between the feudal Nizam Government and the Central Government of the Indian Union under the national bourgeois leadership of the Congress, the democratic struggle of the Hyderabad people against the absolutism of Nizam, the struggle of the Communal Fascist Razakars both against the democratic, State-people's movement and against any encroachment of the Nizam's dominions by the Indian Union, and the simultaneous anti-Deshmukh (as the big feudal lords were called in this area) struggle of the Telangana peasants—all these going on simultaneously, often merging, often cutting across each other, created a general confusion which enabled the peasant revolt in the outlying Telangana area to take on an armed character with comparative ease than might be possible elsewhere. But without any reference to the specific features of the Telangana movement and to the feasibility of creating favourable conditions for armed insurrection elsewhere in the country outside Telangana, the entire party was called upon by the Party leadership to go the "Telangana way."

References

External links
 Communist Party of India, official website

Communist Party of India
Political history of India
1948 documents


title: 1993 in China

text:
The following lists events from 1993 in China.

Incumbents
General Secretary of the Communist Party: Jiang Zemin
President: Yang Shangkun (until 27 March), Jiang Zemin (starting 27 March)
Premier: Li Peng
Vice President: Wang Zhen (until 5 March), Rong Yiren (starting 12 March)
Vice Premier: Yao Yilin (until 5 March), Zhu Rongji (starting 25 March)

Governors
 Governor of Anhui Province – Fu Xishou
 Governor of Fujian Province – Jia Qinglin
 Governor of Gansu Province –
 until January: Jia Zhijie
 January-September: Yan Haiwang
 starting September: Zhang Wule
 Governor of Guangdong Province – Zhu Senlin
 Governor of Guizhou Province – Wang Zhaowen then Chen Shineng
 Governor of Hainan Province – Liu Jianfeng then Ruan Chongwu
 Governor of Hebei Province – Cheng Weigao then Ye Liansong
 Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Shao Qihui
 Governor of Henan Province – Li Changchun then Ma Zhongchen
 Governor of Hubei Province – Guo Shuyan then Jia Zhijie
 Governor of Hunan Province – Chen Bangzhu
 Governor of Jiangsu Province – Chen Huanyou
 Governor of Jiangxi Province – Wu Guanzheng
 Governor of Jilin Province – Gao Yan
 Governor of Liaoning Province – Yue Qifeng
 Governor of Qinghai Province – Tian Chengping
 Governor of Shaanxi Province – Bai Qingcai
 Governor of Shandong Province – Zhao Zhihao
 Governor of Shanxi Province – Hu Fuguo then Sun Wensheng
 Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Haoruo then Xiao Yang
 Governor of Yunnan Province – Li Jiating
 Governor of Zhejiang Province – Wan Xueyuan

Events

January

Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993 took place on January 10.
January 9 – Shanghai Pudong Development Bank was founded.
January 31 – According to Chinese government official confirmed report, a passenger train smash into a passenger bus in level crossing in Liaoning Province, kills 66 person, 29 person were hurt.

February
February 14 – Linxi department store catches fire in Guye District, Tangshan, Hebei, killing 79 people.

April

China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 crashed on April 6.
April 22 – The China National Space Administration is established.

May

China competed at the East Asian Games from May 9 to May 18.

June

Typhoon Koryn (1993) was formed on June 13 and hit China.

August
August 27 – Gouhou Dam in Qinghai Province collapses killing at least 257.

October

1993 Shanghai International Film Festival took place from October 7 to 14.

Undated
Antelope Enterprise Holdings business is founded in Jinjiang city, Fujian province.

References

Years of the 20th century in China
China
1990s in China


title: 4.0

text:
4.0 may refer to:

 4 (disambiguation)
 4.0 (Mónica Naranjo album), a 2014 compilation album by Spanish recording singer-songwriter Mónica Naranjo
 LP Underground 4.0, a 2004 CD and digital download set by Linkin Park Underground
 Live Free or Die Hard, a 2007 American action thriller film (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America)

See also
 Industry 4.0


title: 2014 Champion of Champions

text:
The 2014 Dafabet Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 9 November 2014 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title beating Judd Trump 10–7 in the final.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

 Winner: £100,000
 Runner-up: £50,000
 Semi-finals: £20,000
 Group runner-up: £10,000
 Group semi-finals: £5,000
 Total: £270,000

Players
Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners of the following non-rankings events: 2014 Masters, 2014 Championship League, 2015 World Grand Prix and 2014 Players Championship Grand Final. Remaining places were then allocated to winners of European Tour events (in the order they were played) and then to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the 2014 Six-red World Championship, 2014 Snooker Shoot-Out and 2013 World Seniors Championship.

Only 13 different players won one the 24 qualifying tournaments. The remaining three places were allocated to the three highest ranked players who had not already qualified, based on the world rankings after the 2014 Bulgarian Open.

The following 16 players qualified for the tournament:

Main draw

Final

Century breaks

 139, 137, 134, 125, 115, 109, 105, 103  Ronnie O'Sullivan
 134, 117, 111, 106  Neil Robertson
 119, 106, 102, 100  Judd Trump
 112  Barry Hawkins
 111, 105  Ding Junhui
 107  Stuart Bingham

Notes

References

External links

2014
2014 in snooker
2014 in English sport
Sports competitions in Coventry
2010s in Coventry
November 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom


title: Massu Engira Masilamani

text:
Massu Engira Masilamani (), also known by its former title Masss, is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film directed by Venkat Prabhu. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his Studio Green banner alongside his then-newly formed studio Aadnah Arts, and was distributed by Eros International and Dream factory. The film features an ensemble cast including Suriya, Nayanthara, Pranitha Subhash, Premgi, Parthiban and Samuthirakani. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's soundtrack and score, whereas cinematography and editing were handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and Praveen K. L. respectively. In the film Masss, A con artist starts interacting with ghosts when his partner in crime dies in an accident. During one such encounter, he stumbles upon Shakthi, a ghost who wants to seeks revenge against his family's killers.

The film was launched in April 2014, and the principal photography was commenced in July 2014 and completed in April 2015. Filming took place in various locations of India and Bulgaria. The film's title Masss, was announced in July 2014, however in order to receive exemption from entertainment tax, the film's title was changed to Massu Engira Masilamani.

The film was released worldwide on 29 May 2015. A Telugu dubbed version, titled Rakshasudu, was released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was later remade by SVF in Bengali as Naqaab starring Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan, Nusrat Jahan and Sayantika Banerjee.

Plot
A released prisoner named Kamal Ekambaram murders Former Police Commissioner Shanmuga Sundaram during a morning jog. On the other hand, Masilamani alias Masss and his friend Jettu are small-time con artists. Masss meets Manini, a nurse, and they subsequently fall in love. While trying to escape after a heist goes wrong, Masss and Jettu meet with a car accident, after which Masss starts seeing dead people with whom he can communicate. Jettu died in the accident and is now a ghost, too. Masss forms a group of loitering ghosts to earn money by performing fake exorcisms and extorting money from scared, rich people while promising the spirits that he would, in exchange, fulfil their last wishes. Meanwhile, Manini, who thought Masss was working for a finance company, discovers the fake exorcisms and leaves him.

The same day, Masss and Jettu meet a ghost called Shakthivel (Shakthi), a Sri Lankan Tamil man from Ceylon and a lookalike of Masss. Shakthi seemingly helps the duo by informing them about hawala black money stashed in a locker by Anthony Xavier, a hawala broker, in his warehouse at Sembikarai but has other plans in mind and wants to use Masss for that. He sabotages their plan and tricks Masss into running over Anthony while Kamal arrives and steals the money from the locker in the resulting chaos. Corrupt ACP Vikram Lakshman takes charge, investigates the case, and learns Masss is involved in the murder. Subsequently, the ghosts start striking against Masss as they assume that he is just using them to cheat later on. Masss yells at them and orders them to leave. Just then, Shakthi arrives at the request of the ghosts. They depart with Shakthi while Jettu manages to convince Masss. Masss agrees and fulfils the ghosts' wishes so they attain salvation, which makes him a better person. All these good deeds of Masss change Manini's assumptions of him positively. At the same time, Shakthi uses Masss to meet another person, Madhivadhanan alias Madhi, an MLA and associate of Anthony at his quarry and later uses him to kill Madhi. Masss, furious with Shakthi for making him a double murderer, yells at him to leave, threatening to commit suicide. While escaping the quarry with Jettu, Masss encounters R.K., alias Radha Krishnan, Anthony and Madhi's partner, who gets reminded of Shakthi, and orders his men to catch Masss. Kamal arrives there and rescues him, and later he reveals Shakthi's past, where Masss realises that Shakthi is his father.

Past: Shakthi was a police officer in Quebec City, Canada, who married Anuradha (Anu), a teacher at his daughter Megha's school, just for Megha's wish. Shakthi secretly learned that Anu loves and takes care of Megha. Soon, they both fell in love, and Anu gave birth to a son (Masss). Anu owns an acre of land in India, which she wanted to donate to an orphanage where they could build a new orphanage. Kamal, the only family friend of Anu residing in India, agreed to help with the registration. Shakthi and Anu, along with Megha and infant Masss, arrived in India to complete the registration but learned that industrialists R. K. and Anthony forged documents and planned to take the land away to construct flats. Since Shakthi remained undeterred and did not give way, R. K., Anthony, Madhi, and Sundaram, along with their goons, killed Shakthi, Anu, and Megha and pinned the murders on Kamal, for which he got imprisoned for all these years. Masss survived because Megha had left him safe in an impoverished family's small house nearby.

Present: Through Masss, Shakthi wanted to kill the people responsible for his family's demise. After discovering the truth, Masss plans to kill R.K. himself. R. K., knowing who Masss is, tries to kill him, but Kamal saves Masss. However, because R.K. hits Masss on the head with a fire extinguisher, he loses the ability to see and converse with the spirits. With the help of Vikram, whom Masss bribed to double-cross R. K., Masss finally kills R. K. As Masss fulfils Shakthi's last wish, he obtains salvation and joins Anu and Megha in heaven. Manini reunites with Masss and gets married, but Jettu remains on Earth.

Cast

 Suriya in a dual role as
Masilamani, alias "Masss", a con artist man with a supernatural ability to see and communicate with ghosts,
 Shakthivel (Shakthi),  a Sri Lankan Tamil man from Ceylon, a Canadian based police officer in Montreal, Quebec, and Masss's father
 Nayanthara as Manini, a nurse, Masss's love interest later wife, who leaves him after discovering he was cheating people but later after knowing his good deeds reconciles with him (Voice Dubbed By Renuka Kathir)
 Pranitha Subhash as Anuradha "Anu", Shakthi's wife, Masss's mother, and Megha's teacher and stepmother who died saving Megha and infant Masss.
 Premji as Jet Li "Jettu", Masss's best friend who dies in an accident and becomes a ghost
 R. Parthiban as ACP Vikram Lakshman lPS, a corrupt police officer from Sembikkarai who investigates the case and double-crosses R. K.
 Riyaz Khan as Kamal Ekambaram, Anu's family friend and an escaped prisoner who reveals Shakthi's past to Masss
 Samuthirakani as Radha Krishnan "R. K.", a real estate owner who, along with his accomplices, kills Shakthi, Anu, and Megha
 Sharath Lohitashwa as Anthony Xavier, R. K.'s partner and a hawala broker
 Charles Vinoth as MLA Madhivadhanan "Madhi", R. K. and Anthony's henchman
 Subbu Panchu as Police Commissioner Shanmuga Sundaram, R. K. and Anthony's henchman who Kamal murders
 Jayaprakash as Kothandaram Reddy
 Aravind Akash as Anthony's henchman
 Yuvina Parthavi as Megha, Shakthi's daughter, Masss's half sister
 Karunas as Azhagu (ghost)
 Sriman as Salesman Sripathy (ghost)
 Rethika Srinivas as Padma (ghost)
 Jasper as Chinna (ghost)
 Rajendran as a ghost
 Sanjay Bharathi as a ghost
 Daniel Annie Pope as a ghost
 Shanmugasundaram as a ghost
 V. Gnanavel as a ghost
 Hareeni Nair as a ghost
 Susheela Neethi as a ghost
 Vidyullekha Raman as Julie, Manini's friend and colleague in the hospital
 Brahmanandam as Dr. Gnanaprakasham, Hospital Dean
 Madhusudhan Rao as Reddy
 Sonia as Gnanaprakasham's wife
 Manobala as Arnold
 Stunt Silva as Prince, Reddy's henchman
 Prinz Nithik as Mahesh, Madhi's henchman
 Ramya Subramanian as Reporter
 Badava Gopi as Registrar
 Ramya Ramakrishnan as Ramya
 Vikramadithyan as Siddhar
 Srilekha Rajendran as Orphanage Caretaker

Cameo appearances
 Jai as Kathiresan (ghost), Ganesh's eye-donor
 Vijay Vasanth as Drinker at Bar
 Anjali as Manimegalai (archival footage from Engeyum Eppothum)
 Vaibhav as Ghost
 Sangeetha Krish as S. Shankari, Shakthi's School Principal
 Jyothika as herself (end credits)

Production

Development
In early December 2013, Sify reported that Venkat Prabhu's next film after Biriyani (2013) would feature Suriya as the male lead and would also be produced by the actor himself under his newly launched company 2D Entertainment. Three days later the project was confirmed by the director, who however clarified that Studio Green would co-produce it along with 2D Entertainment. Subsequently, lyricist Madhan Karky was signed to write the dialogues for the film. As with Prabhu's earlier films, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and editor Praveen K. L. were added to the technical crew, while R. D. Rajasekhar was signed as the cinematographer, replacing Prabhu's usual cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan. The film was touted to be the first Tamil film to be shot in 3D from the beginning, but Venkat Prabhu later informed that it was not true. It was reported to be a horror comedy, while Venkat Prabhu stated that he was "trying something new" and that he could not reveal the genre. The film was rumoured to be titled as Poochandi, however Venkat Prabhu announced on 5 July 2014 via Twitter and Facebook that it had been titled Masss. On 25 May 2015, the film was renamed with a Tamil title Massu Engira Masilamani, to be exempted from the State Government's thirty percentage entertainment tax.

Casting
Reports in January 2014 indicated that Suriya would be playing a dual role in the film. Further more, he was said to be given two different looks, one of them having him sport long hair. After completing the film, Suriya stated that he had played two characters, Masilamani, a conman, and Shakti. Venkat Prabhu went on to add that Shakti was a Sri Lankan Tamil. Nayanthara was signed to play one of the female leads along with Amy Jackson, while the director's brother Premji was given a significant supporting role as in all of Prabhu's films. Mohan was reported to be playing the villain, but the director stated that Mohan was not approached for any role in the film. Actor-director R. Parthiepan informed that he had "a special character to essay in Masss, a very significant one". In August 2014, the Times of India reported that Jayaram, who had worked with Venkat Prabhu in Saroja (2008), had been added to the cast and would be playing a prominent role, however, he was replaced by Parthiban. Actors Sriman, Karunas and Daniel Annie Pope of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) fame were reported to be playing the roles of spirits in the film. On 10 August 2014, actress Vidyullekha Raman informed that she would be a part of the project. The next day, actor-director Samuthirakani was announced to be part of the project. Sanjay Bharathi was given a supporting role and participated in the Hyderabad schedule.

In November 2014, Amy Jackson opted out of the project, explaining that the makers had changed her character and the script, which would have resulted in her shooting only for half the number of days than she was initially committed to. She was replaced by Pranitha Subhash who joined the film's cast later the month. In October 2014, Riyaz Khan was named to be a part of the film, and was said to be playing "a very important role with a unique characterization". Prinz stated that he played one of the villains in Masss and that he would appear for a short duration but share screen space with Suriya.

Filming
The film was officially launched with a puja ceremony on 14 April 2014, coinciding with Tamil New Year. Principal photography was reported to start from 11 July 2014, but commenced three days earlier in Chennai. The first schedule was shot in a house on the ECR stretch for 15 days. The crew with Suriya and Nayanthara shot some scenes at a hospital in Chennai. The first and second schedules of the film were completed by early September 2014. The team reportedly continued filming in Ooty, Kerala and Kullu-Manali in North India. Forty per cent of the filming was completed by the end of September 2014. In November 2014, the first song was filmed, which was choreographed by Ajay Raaj. By early December, the team shot crucial portions including a duet song sequence involving Suriya and Pranitha in Bulgaria. Following the schedule in Bulgaria, filming continued in Puducherry by January 2015. Later, the makers completed the film's principal photography on 20 April 2015.

Music

The film's soundtrack album features seven tracks composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with two instrumentals and a remix done by Premgi Amaren. The lyrics for the songs were written by Gangai Amaran, Madhan Karky and Viveka. Yuvan Shankar Raja began working on the film's music in August 2014 and stated that the soundtrack would be "completely wacky". In November 2014, Tanvi Shah had recorded a song for the soundtrack, which was however, not featured in the album. At an award function later that month, the composer told that he was working on a special track that would be a tribute to Michael Jackson and be on the lines of Jackson's "Thriller", later revealed to be "Poochandi".

In March 2015, Sify reported that Yuvan Shankar Raja was no longer part of the project and that he had been replaced by S. Thaman as the film's composer, who will also hold for the film's background score. Venkat Prabhu denied the news, and Yuvan Shankar Raja later clarified that, because of time constraints, he composed a tune and gave it to Thaman to work on the orchestration part only, since the team needed to finish the shoot quickly.

The film's soundtrack was initially scheduled to be released in April 2015. Raja submitted the master copy of the album on 24 April 2015. The album was released online on various streaming platforms, without hosting any audio launch. The songs were aired live through FM stations, on the day of the launch.

Thaman had remixed the tune of the song "Gandi Baat" from the Hindi film R... Rajkumar (2013), which was titled as "Sema Masss" in Tamil and "Super Masss" in Telugu. The song was included in the film's Telugu version, but not featured in the Tamil album altogether. However, it was separately and officially uploaded in YouTube, and also as a bonus track, after the film's release.

Tamil version

Telugu version

The soundtrack for the Telugu version of the film titled as Rakshasudu, was released on 14 May 2015. The launch was coincided with a grand event held at Hyderabad, with Nagarjuna, S. S. Rajamouli and Prabhas attending the event as chief guests. The additional track of the film "Sema Masss", in Telugu titled as "Super Masss", composed by S. Thaman, was included in the film's soundtrack album.Reception

The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Behindwoods rated the soundtrack 3.25 out of 5 and said "The successful combination of Venkat Prabhu & Yuvan Shankar Raja strike again, this time with more experimentation and vivacity!" Indiaglitz gave it 3 out of 5 and said, "To quote YSR, the album is 'completely wacky'. Promise of surprise element – check, tribute to Michael Jackson – check, high energy – check... This album is a reviving, soulful and definitely a chart-topper material". Bollywoodlife gave the soundtrack 3 stars out of 5 stating "Yuvan's album has one or two standout numbers like Therikkudhu Masss and Piravi which will stay with you even after a while you are done listening. As for the rest, the songs are not so special or different that would make for an interesting album." Milliblog commented "Masss is the weakest soundtrack among all Venkat Prabhu-Yuvan combos." Moviecrow gave 2.75 out of 5 to the album and stated This album provides the right amount of coolness one would expect from a Yuvan Shankar Raja-Venkat Prabhu collaboration, but it just doesn't pull off the "awe" that these two have been providing all over the years. Not the powerhouse we wanted, but definitely the fun we needed."

Release
The film was initially scheduled to release in March 2015. However the makers officially announced that the film would be released on 1 May 2015. Later, the makers have postponed the release to avoid clash with Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain. On mid-April 2015, the makers confirmed that the film would be released on 15 May 2015. However, to avoid clash with Jyothika's 36 Vayadhinile, which was also produced by Suriya, the makers pushed the release to 29 May 2015.

The film was released in around 1900 screens worldwide, including 425 screens in Tamil Nadu, 570 screens in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 143 screens in Kerala, 100 screens in Karnataka, 140 screens in North India and nearly 600 plus screens in overseas territories, thus becoming the biggest release in Suriya's career.

Marketing
The worldwide distribution rights of Masss were sold to Eros International for approximately . Dream Factory, a subsidiary of Studio Green was confirmed to distribute the film in Tamil Nadu. Sopnam Films bought the Kerala distribution rights for Masss as well as two other Studio Green productions, Komban and Darling. The rights to Karnataka region were sold to distributor Srikanth.

The first poster of Masss was released on 22 October 2014, coinciding with the Deepavali festival. The official teaser was released on 25 April 2015 after midnight.

Reception

Critical reception
Upon release, Behindwoods gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "It has the expected Venkat Prabhu elements, the crowd-pleasing supernatural factors treated in a slightly different way and of course, Suriya in all his glory." International Business Times also awarded the film 3.5 stars and said, "One thing obvious throughout the film is the effort taken by the director to make his movie watchable for audience  of all age groups. It has romance, some spooky elements, comedy, witty one-liners, action, songs and dance." Oneindia rated it 3 stars as well and wrote, "Thanks to Suriya's brilliant performance and Venkat Prabhu's intriguing story telling ability, Masss will surely be enjoyed by the masses albeit poor VFX hindering the quality of the movie." Indiaglitz gave 3 stars out of 5 too and stated, "Venkat Prabhu has been stereotyped as the director who loves party hard movies, a bit of adult humor and all that, but in Masss he has steered clear of those elements and has given a wholesome family entertainer with an interesting storyline." The Times of India also rated the film 3 out of 5 and added, "The film lacks the raciness of Biriyani or Mankatha, but there is enough inventiveness and joie de vivre to the scenes to keep us entertained."Sify rated 3.5 out of 5 and described Massu Engira Masilamani as "a no-holds-barred entertainer with all the essential ingredients." Rediff gave the film 3.5 stars on a scale of 5 and commented, "There is non-stop excitement, with all the characters in the film being on some kind of high, literally bursting with energy." Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3.5 out of 5 as well, saying that "the film drives up to an intersection where one sign says horror and another, entertainment, and firmly decides on the latter while paying just a passing reference to the former." The Economic Times also gave the film 3.5 stars and wrote, "The paranormal twist in Massu... is what keeps you interested but there are too many twists; some predictable and some good." Writing for The Hindu, Baradwaj Rangan stated, "The idea behind the supernaturally themed Massu is terrific, even it feels like a mashup of many spirit-driven films...the thing with Venkat Prabhu's films these days...(is)...they're all ideas and no follow-through...It's only in the last hour or so that Massu begins to score." Malini Mannath from The New Indian Express wrote, "Not very funny, not very scary, and not very original, Venkat Prabhu's attempt at crafting his first supernatural-comic-vendetta flick, turns out to be a disappointing and a boring affair...The director weaves in a hotchpotch of situations, the screenplay is sloppy and narration is jerky. The characters are one too many and the genuinely appreciative moments are few and far between."

Box office
Masss collected 16.5 crores on its first day in Tamil Nadu alone, where the collection of next two days were 4.90 crore and 75 crore taking its first weekend gross to 95 crore in Tamil Nadu and collected nearly 30 crores in Kerala on its first weekend. It collected 1 crore from Bangalore alone on its first day, the Telugu version Rakshasudu collected nearly 40 crore on its first two days in AP-Nizam centres.
The film grossed around 49 crore worldwide in its opening weekend, including  net in Tamil Nadu alone with 18.4 million from Chennai alone. From the overseas markets, it reportedly earned  in its first three days. The film has grossed approximately  worldwide from both Tamil and Telugu versions in its lifetime.

Masss was listed as one of the top 10 highest-grossing Tamil films of the year.

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title: Mlungisi Bali

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Mlungisi Bali (1 June 1990 – 3 January 2018) was a South African rugby union player that played first class rugby for the  in 2013 and 2014, and also represented the South Africa Under-20 at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. His regular position was lock.

Career

Youth

He represented East London side the  at the 2006 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week before moving to Pretoria to attend St. Alban's College. He was selected in the ' Under–18 Craven Week side in 2007 (which led to him being named in a South African Schools Academy side that faced the South African Schools side) and in 2008 (which led to his inclusion in the main South African Schools side).

He played for the  side in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championships and for the  side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship. In 2010, he was selected for the South Africa Under-20 side that played at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina. He was an unused reserve in their first match against Tonga, but started in their 73–0 victory over Scotland. He played off the bench in their remaining three matches – the final pool stage match against Australia, their 36–7 semi-final defeat to eventual winners New Zealand and their third-place play-off match against England.

Griffons

Bali failed to break into the first team at the  and made the move to Welkom to join the  prior to the 2013 season. He made his provincial first class debut for them during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition when he started their match against the . After making a total of seven appearances in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, he was also included in their Currie Cup side and made his debut in that competition on 10 August 2013, in a match against the . He made a total of six appearances in the competition and the same amount in the 2014 Vodacom Cup, all of them from the start.

Death

Bali was the victim of a stabbing incident at a traditional homecoming ceremony in Mdantsane in December 2017. He was admitted to Frere Hospital in East London, where he died from his injuries on 3 January 2018, aged 27.

References

1990 births
2018 deaths
Deaths by stabbing in South Africa
Griffons (rugby union) players
People murdered in South Africa
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from East London, South Africa
South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
South African rugby union players
Xhosa people
South African murder victims
Male murder victims


title: Disphragis bifurcata

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Disphragis bifurcata is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by J. Bolling Sullivan and Michael G. Pogue in 2014. It is found from Guatemala to Colombia (Anchicaya, Valle and the Magdalena Valley), probably extending south into northern Ecuador. It is found at lower altitudes and moderate elevations up to about 1,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 17.5 mm for males and 21.3 mm for females. The forewings have a broad tan subcostal streak from the base of the wing to the apex. The streak encloses a chocolate reniform spot and has several slightly darker brown lines crossing obliquely from the costa. The basal dash below the streak runs parallel to the costa. There is a white streak below the basal dash and a warm brown patch distal to the white streak, bordered by white. The hindwings are fuscous with a darker margin and veins and weak darker brown anal markings almost forming a spot at the anal angle.

Etymology
The specific name bifurcata refers to the bifurcate tip of the socii, which is diagnostic.

References

Moths described in 2014
Notodontidae


title: Lalit Tiwari

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Lalit Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. His best-known television roles are that of Sanjaya in the series Mahabharat (1988–1990), and the one in the historical television series Bharat Ek Khoj - The Discovery of India (1988).

An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his debut in films with Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987). Next was the postmodernist film, Om-Dar-B-Dar (1988), which became a cult classic. He has acted in numerous parallel cinema films with director Shyam Benegal, such as Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Mammo, Hari-Bhari, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Welcome to Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba!. He has also acted in mainstream Bollywood films such as Chandni, Lamhe and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Indian male film actors
Living people
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Indian male television actors
National School of Drama alumni
21st-century Indian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Hindi television


Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1953 in Miikse village,  Meremäe rural municipality, Võru County in Estonia. The construction work was carried out during Joseph Stalin's rule by members of the congregation, on their own initiative. The building happened at night; the builders escaped persecution.

General information
The greatest and most popular holiday in Meeksi church is the old Midsummer Day on the 7th of July. Over the church feasts, the people connected with the area come home to be in church in the morning. There is a procession led by a cross around the church. After church, people go visit the graves of loved ones, where they bring along food and drinks.

The church is built from wood and covered by wooden boarding. The building was renovated last in 2013 with the help of the money received by the congregation from a national programme for Estonian churches. Miikse cemetery is situated behind the church. A monument to the fallen in the Second World War is also located in the cemetery. The church is situated by Miikse stream at an intersection of roads. 80 metres southwest from the church, by the Miikse stream is Miikse jaanikivi (St. John's rock), a historical sacrificial stone. Once, Miikse tsässon was also situated by the sacrificial stone. 500 metres south from Miikse church is Miikse village square, where people celebrate old Midsummer Day as the most important holiday.

References

Eastern Orthodox churches in Estonia
Setomaa Parish
Buildings and structures in Võru County
Churches completed in 1953
1953 establishments in Estonia


title: 2015 Masters (snooker)

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The 2015 Masters (officially the 2015 Dafabet Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 18 January 2015 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 41st staging of the Masters tournament. Shaun Murphy won his first Masters title, beating Neil Robertson 10–2 in the final, the biggest winning margin in a Masters final since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988. In winning the title, Murphy became the tenth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once. This year's final line up was a repeat of the 2012 tournament, albeit with a different result.

Marco Fu made the 112th official maximum break during his first-round match against Stuart Bingham. This was Fu's third official 147 and the seventh maximum break in the 2014/2015 season. It was the third maximum break in Masters history, after Kirk Stevens's maximum in 1984 and Ding Junhui's in 2007.

Ali Carter played his first match since being given all-clear from lung cancer. He received a standing ovation from the crowd before his first-round encounter with Barry Hawkins, which he won 6–1.

Ronnie O'Sullivan equaled Stephen Hendry's career record of 775 competitive century breaks in his first-round match against Ricky Walden. He did so on the exact date of Hendry's 46th birthday.

Two days later, in the first frame of his quarter-final match against Marco Fu, O'Sullivan set a new record when he compiled the 776th century of his career. In defeating Fu 6–1, O'Sullivan also broke Hendry's record for the most wins in the Masters, setting a new record of 43.

O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost 1–6 against Robertson in the semi-finals.

Field

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Selby seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 5) except that Ali Carter was seeded 13, despite being ranked 18, because of illness that had stopped him from playing for an extended period. Players ranked 13 to 15 were seeded 14 to 16 while Graeme Dott, ranked 16, was not invited. The field was the same as in 2014 except that Carter returned for his 9th appearance in place of Mark Davis.

Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was unchanged at £600,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
 Winner: £200,000
 Runner-up: £90,000
 Semi-finals: £50,000
 Quarter-finals: £25,000
 Last 16: £12,500
 Highest break: £10,000
 Total: £600,000

Main draw

Final

Century breaks
Total: 28

 147, 103, 103  Marco Fu
 137  Stephen Maguire
 132, 120, 104  John Higgins
 130  Ali Carter
 128, 127, 117, 100  Neil Robertson
 127, 127, 103, 103, 102  Shaun Murphy
 121  Mark Allen
 120, 100  Mark Selby
 116, 101, 101, 100  Ronnie O'Sullivan
 109  Judd Trump
 104, 104  Joe Perry
 100  Ricky Walden

References

External links
 2015 Dafabet Masters – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook

2015
2015 in snooker
2015 sports events in London
2015 in English sport
January 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom
Masters 2015


title: Kuno Goda

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Kuno Goda is a pseudonymous Germany-based artist.

By his own account Goda was born in the GDR in the 1980s. The name Kuno Goda is a pseudonym, borrowed in part from Konrad Zuse, creator of the first working computer and a painter under the guise “Kuno See”. With a degree in engineering, most of Goda's works relate to technology in some way. He owes his foray into the international art scene to the digital
currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum. His work "200 Bitcoins" was inspired by Andy Warhol's "200 One Dollar  Bills" and is regarded to be the first contemporary artwork for digital
currency.
The work is dedicated to anonymous bitcoin protocol creator Satoshi Nakamoto. In March 2014 the work was sold to a Seattle businessman for an undisclosed amount. The Wall Street Journal reported a selling price of $125.000 but the artist later clarified that the price was much lower.  His Ethereum-related work "Glideth" features all four permutations of the renowned hacker emblem the "Glider", hand-printed on a copper-clad plate.
On World Press Freedom Day 2016 he published a book called "Tell All - How To Bypass Media Censorship". As a commentary to book censorship, the book itself is 90% blacked out.

See also

 Alternative currency
 Bitcoin
 Andy Warhol
 Contemporary Art

References

External links

German male artists
Living people
German contemporary artists
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: The Nurturer

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The Nurturer is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1990 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "A fine example of Geri Allen's advanced music (which holds on to tradition without merely recreating the past)".

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "With The Nurturer, Allen develops her interest in structures, the shape and resonance of compositions, as opposed to straightforward soloing on themes. The arrangements are watertight and quite ambitious... Strongly recommended."

Track listing
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated
 "Night's Shadow" (Eli Fountain) - 8:26
 "No. 3" (Lawrence Williams) - 8:17
 "It's Good To Be Home Again" (Williams) - 4:32
 "Batista's Groove" (Marcus Belgrave) - 5:24
 "Night of Power (For My Daughter Laila)" - 2:19
 "Our Gang" (Robert Hurst) - 5:38
 "Silence and Song/The Nurturer" - 9:51
 "Le Goo Wop" - 1:48
 "Lullaby of Isfahn" (Kenny Garrett) - 6:41

Personnel
 Geri Allen - piano
 Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn
 Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
 Robert Hurst - bass
 Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
 Eli Fountain - percussion

References

1991 albums
Geri Allen albums
Blue Note Records albums
Instrumental albums


title: Fifty Shades Darker

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Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. The first and third volumes, Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the USA Today best seller list.

Plot
Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia "Ana" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack Hyde, an editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP). He asks Ana out often which, though it makes her uneasy, she writes off. Later, Christian emails her about a gallery exhibit José Rodriguez started in Portland, which she had forgotten. Ana and Christian attend the show together and kiss in an alley. The same night, they have dinner in a restaurant and Christian reveals he wants her any way possible. He wants to resume their relationship, but under Ana's conditions: no rules and no punishments. She agrees.

Christian reveals that he bought SIP, but the deal must stay secret for another month. Ana starts feeling Christian is interfering in her career, especially after he freezes the company's accounts, preventing her from going on an overnight business trip to New York with Jack. Christian insists his actions were for her own protection because Jack is a "known philanderer" who has apparently harassed his last five assistants. Jack eventually corners Ana after hours and blackmails her, demanding sexual favors. Ana escapes using her self-defense training, and Christian has him fired and confiscates his work computer.

When attending a masquerade ball at the home of Christian's parents, Ana meets Christian's ex-lover Elena Lincoln, who turns out to own a salon business with Christian. Later, Ana is auctioned off and Christian bids $100,000 for the first dance with her. Ana is disgusted to learn that he continues to be friends with Elena, who seduced him when he was only 15 years old and introduced him to the BDSM lifestyle. Realizing that Christian sees Ana as a girlfriend and not a submissive, Elena becomes antagonistic towards her, trying to sow discord in the budding relationship.

Meanwhile, Ana is stalked at work by Leila Williams, one of Christian's former submissives, who turns out to own a gun. Leila's obsession with Christian and Ana began after she left her husband four months before, leading to a mental breakdown. Leila breaks into Ana's apartment and threatens her at gunpoint. Christian defuses the situation by using their dominant/submissive dynamic, leaving Ana worried that he cannot be satisfied with a vanilla relationship. Ana confronts Christian about Leila. Fearing Ana is leaving him again, Christian impulsively puts out his marriage proposal. Ana does not answer, claiming she needs time to consider it.

José, whom Christian still views as a romantic rival, drives to Seattle to visit Ana, which Christian only permits if they both stay at Escala. Ana becomes worried on the night before Christian's 28th birthday when he goes missing flying from Portland to Seattle in his helicopter. He eventually makes it back to Escala safely, explaining that both the helicopter's engines failed; sabotage is suspected. Noticing her own feelings for him, Ana accepts his marriage proposal.

The next day, the Grey family throws Christian a large birthday party. Ana's friend Kate worries after finding an email between Ana and Christian, discussing the BDSM contract. However, Ana assures her that her relationship with Christian is a vanilla one. After the couple announces their engagement, Elena, who still loves with Christian, confronts Ana. Accusing Ana of being a gold-digger, Elena claims that a vanilla relationship will never satisfy Christian. Christian interrupts their fight and confronts Elena. He says that while Elena taught him how to take control of his own life, she never once taught him to love like Ana did. Christian's adoptive mother, Grace, overhears the argument and is furious that Elena preyed on her teenage son. After slapping her across the face, Grace rails at Elena for her actions and orders her out of her family's life for good. After Elena leaves, Grace confronts Christian about it. He tells Grace the whole story and decides to end his business relationship with Elena, giving her the salon.

Christian takes Ana to the boathouse, which has been decorated with flowers and soft lights. He proposes properly with a ring and Ana accepts. Outside the Greys' mansion, Jack Hyde secretly watches the party; he is the one who sabotaged Christian's helicopter and has sworn revenge.

Characters

Reception
The novel reached No. 2 on the USA Today best seller list and is considered by The Guardian to be No. 11 on the Top 100 Bestselling Books of All Time in the United Kingdom.

Film adaptation

In March 2014, the producer for the eponymous film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, Dana Brunetti, had said there were, as of then, no solid plans to make a sequel. That film was released on 13 February 2015. Before the first film premiered, there was still high anticipation from fans for the sequel to the film. After the first film premiered at a special fan screening in New York City on 6 February 2015, director Sam Taylor-Johnson confirmed two sequels to be succeeded after the first film, with Fifty Shades Darker to be released in 2016. Principal photography commenced in June 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In April 2015, at the Universal CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Universal announced the release dates of the film along with its sequel. The film was released on 10 February 2017. The first still from the film was released on Friday, 24 April 2015, showing Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in a black mask looking into a mirror. In April 2015, Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley told The Hollywood Reporter that the second instalment will be "more of a thriller". In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016. Filming began in Canada on 9 February 2016 and continued through 12 July 2016. On 28 January 2016, producer Charolette McKinney broke ground on the new project, and it was announced that Kim Basinger would play Elena Lincoln.

See also

 BDSM in culture and media
 Sadism and masochism in fiction

References

External links
 Official author page

2012 British novels
British erotic novels
British novels adapted into films
British romance novels
Fifty Shades novels
Works based on Twilight (novel series)
Novels set in Portland, Oregon
Novels set in Seattle
Women's erotica and pornography


title: Disphragis hemicera

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Disphragis hemicera is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found throughout Costa Rica at moderate altitudes. It is found south along the western coast of Colombia and may extend to the west coast of Ecuador. The northern limits are unknown but it probably occurs at least into Nicaragua.

The length of the forewings is 17.9 mm for males and 21 mm for females. The forewings have a broad light brown subcostal streak from the base of the wing to the apex. This streak encloses a chocolate reniform spot and has several slightly darker brown lines crossing obliquely from the costa. The basal dash below the streak is perpendicular to the thorax. There is a white streak below the dash, as well as a warm brown patch distal to the white streak bordered by white. The hindwings are uniformly fuscous with brown anal markings forming something of a spot at the anal margin.

References

Moths described in 1910
Notodontidae


The 1999 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:
Conservative 36
Liberal Democrats 14
Independent 2
Vacant 1

Election result

Ward results

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

References

1999 English local elections
1999
20th century in Cambridgeshire


title: Claus Christiansen (footballer, born 1972)

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Claus Friis Christiansen (born 27 March 1972) is a Danish former professional footballer player and now manager.

Career
In 2017 Christiansen became manager of Silkeborg KFUM. He previously managed Aarhus Fremad.

References

1972 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Danish men's footballers
Danish football managers
Aabyhøj IF players
Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
Danish Superliga players
Aarhus Fremad managers


title: Karnataka Samskrit University

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Karnataka Samskrit University is a university in Bangalore, Karnataka. Its aim is the development and research in Sanskrit language.

History
The university was established in 2010 by the Karnataka Government.
Karnataka Samskrit University has been formed exclusively for the development of Sanskrit language. Sanskrit has a hoary, scientific, literary, cultural tradition and heritage.

The university was established in 2010 by the Karnataka Government. There are 31 Sanskrit colleges in Karnataka.
There are also 243 aided Veda and Sanskrit Pathashalas spread over the state. Directorate of Sanskrit education is established by the Government of Karnataka to administer the Sanskrit pathashalas.

Karnataka Samskrit University has predominantly four wings. They are

1. Teaching Wing
2. Research Wing
3. Publication Wing
4. Administrative Wing

One Hundred acres of land has been identified for the University in Kuduru Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagar District. The university currently includes 2 constituent Sanskrit Colleges, 10 aided affiliated colleges and 9 unaided affiliated colleges under its ambit. It has established the Directorate of Sanskrit Education, to take care of Pre-university education in Karnataka. The directorate includes 354 recognised Sanskrita pathashalas throughout the state.

References

Official site

Sanskrit universities in India
Universities in Bangalore
Educational institutions established in 2010
2010 establishments in Karnataka


title: Yarada Beach

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Yarada Beach is situated on the east coast of Bay of Bengal in Yarada, a village at a distance of  from Visakhapatnam. It is located near Gangavaram beach, Dolphin's Nose, and Gangavaram Port. This is a very picturesque beach in Andhra Pradesh.

Scientific study
A scientific study of the characteristics of the sediments deposited at the beach was conducted from May 2009 to May 2010. The study found that the location of Pigeon Hill has a major impact on how deposits are added to the beach and removed through erosion.

Transportation
APSRTC runs buses to this area with these routes:

See also
List of beaches in India

References

Beaches of Andhra Pradesh
Tourist attractions in Visakhapatnam
Geography of Visakhapatnam
Geography of Visakhapatnam district
Uttarandhra


title: Cottonstar

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Cottonstar is an ongoing South African webcomic, written, drawn and self published by Danelle Malan and Ben Geldenhuys. It was created in 2008, but only launched in 2011. In 2012, it was self-published in print as a comic book for the first time.

Cottonstar forms part of the post-2007 independent comics boom in South Africa, in which several independent publishers have begun to produce work that significantly improves the diversity and mainstream presence of comics available in the country.

Plot
The dystopian fiction story is set in an alternate future Cape Town in which most of the present day land masses of the world are covered with water, as a result of global warming. The story follows the protagonist, Renier du Preez, as he experiences life aboard the ship Cottonstar, on which he holds the position of ship's boy.

Fleeing from 'the Corporation', Renier du Preez, a former Corporation ninja, joins the crew of a small sailing ship, the Cottonstar, captained by Domino Hartwick. Later, the ship sails to the Dragon’s Teeth, where they pick up another crew member, Ford Visagie, Vuis' cousin, and Domino is told of the Corporation’s expansion plans. However, an attack on Renier by 'vipers' (Corporation ninjas) leads to an explosion, meaning the crew have to leave abruptly. Later, Noah tells Renier his early life as an assassin, and how he came to know Reka (then a surgeon), and how he came to be recruited. The crew heads to the Brandwag Buttress (now partially submerged) where Noah is assaulted by Mara, a sabre-cat assassin.

Characters

Main protagonists include:

Domino Hartwick: Captain of the Cottonstar.
Noah: a sabre-cat, a former assassin, and the ship's ballistics expert.
Reka: The ship's cook, in love with Renier.
Renier du Preez: The ship's boy, and a skilled fighter with a broom.
Vuis Visagie: The ship's mechanic.

The main antagonist party is an organisation known as "the Corporation."

See also

South African comics
List of comic books

External links
Official website

References

South African comics


title: Benjamin James House

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The Benjamin James House is a historic house museum at 186 Towle Farm Road in Hampton, New Hampshire. Built in 1723, it is believed to be the oldest surviving example in New Hampshire of the traditional five-bay Georgian Colonial house, with a possibly older building attached as an ell. Now owned by a local nonprofit organization, it is open selected days between May and October, or by appointment. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Description and history
The Benjamin James House is located in a rural setting on the south side of Towle Farm Road, just west of Interstate 95. The house is oriented facing south (away from the street), toward an old road alignment. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. A two-story ell projects north from the back of the house. The main house is built with a heavy timber frame consisting of four bents running front-to-back, joined by horizontal timber beams. Each bent has three posts, which support the roof framing and the summer beams defining the partition between the front and rear chambers. The ell exhibits similar First Period construction techniques, whose forms are consistent with the idea that it was all or part of the first house built on the property, c. 1707. The main house timbers have been dated by dendrochronology to 1723.

The land on which the house stands was purchased in 1705 by Benjamin James, a weaver. By 1722 James owned , and had eight children, prompting construction of this larger house the following year. The house remained in the James family until 1931, undergoing a number of alterations, mainly to its interior features and finishes. The largest-scale alterations were the removal of the original central chimney late in the 19th century, at which time the house also received new windows (although at least one of its original window sashes was found in the attic). Vacant and in deteriorating condition, it was purchased in 1995 by the James House Association, a local non-profit dedicated to its preservation.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

References

External links
 The James House - official site

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
Colonial architecture in the United States
Houses completed in 1723
Houses in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Museums in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Historic house museums in New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Hampton, New Hampshire
1723 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies