title: Miritari!

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is a Japanese four-panel comedy manga series by Mamo Williams, serialized in Ichijinsha's seinen manga magazine Manga 4-koma Palette. It was collected in five tankōbon volumes, released between 2009 and 2013. A sequel series titled  began serialization in the same magazine from 2014. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Creators in Pack aired between January 7 and March 25, 2015.

Characters

She is a trigger-happy and highly strung little girl, who happens to be a member of the Krakozhia Dukedom Special Forces, she holds the rank of 1st Lieutenant and is armed with a Remington Model 870 pump-action shotgun, though sometimes she would be seen holding other kinds of weapons like the M20 "Super Bazooka." She and her subordinate Haruka were under orders to protect Souhei from assassin of the Grania Republic. She and Haruka drives a T-34 Russian tank which they've used to barge into Souhei's house.

She's often called "Luto Chūi (lieutenant)" or "Chūi" by Sōhei.

She is a voluptuous lady who is a commissioned officer in the Krakozhia Dukedom military, she is also Haruka and Lutgalnikov immediate superior. She was sent as an additional backup for the two girls whom were assigned to protect Sōhei. She is very good in knife fighting as well with hand-to-hand combat, she has a habit of affectionately hugging people tightly in between her huge cleavage. However she is also a bit of a klutz. She is the only one who openly express her feelings for Sōhei.

She is Lutgalnikov subordinate who is also tasked to protect Souhei. She holds the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the armed forces of Krakozhia Dukedom. Though a bit clumsy and ditzy, she makes up for it by sheer aggression especially on Sohei whenever he accidentally sees her panties.

She is expert marksman, where she uses a Remington Model 700 Sniper Rifle, but most of the time she always carry's an M67 grenade.

She is a pretty buxom lady who happens to be Sohei's next door neighbor, she is basically a lolicon who has a thing for cute little girls like Shakirov, who started to live with her after escaping from her failed attempt to eliminate Sōhei. She likes teasing the girls with the latter often putting him into a lot of uncomfortable situation where the girls would compete for him, it is suggested that he is the only guy that she has feelings for that she treats nicely. Thought she is cheerful and friendly, she can also be very terrifying when angry.

She is an assassin sent by the Grania Republic to eliminate Sohei, she packs a mean pair of weaponry that consist of two 5.56 Microguns. However, she is rather slow, lazy, unable to stand anything that is gross and an airhead. Though she lives with Mizuno, she fears her very much. She has two other comrades, particularly, Grue a helicopter pilot who literally has to be a dog in order to stay at Mizuno's house and Ossan or Uncle who used to stay in the same house, but has moved in with Sohei after he volunteered to fix his house.

She holds the rank of Sergeant in the Grania military.

He is the main protagonist, who is a high school student that has to deal with the wacky people living around him, much to his chagrin. His father is a former salary man who found himself drafted into Krakozhia Dukedom armed forces, due to the clerical error on his part.

References

External links

Anime series based on manga
Comedy anime and manga
Creators in Pack
Ichijinsha manga
Seinen manga
Yonkoma


title: Kʼinich Yat Ahk II

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Kʼinich Yat Ahk II (), also known as Ruler 7, was the last ajaw of Piedras Negras, an ancient Maya settlement in Guatemala. He ruled during the Late Classic Period, from 781 to roughly 808 AD. Possibly a descendant of Itzam Kʼan Ahk II, Kʼinich Yat Ahk II ascended the throne upon the death of his brother, the sixth ajaw of the site, Haʼ Kʼin Xook. While Kʼinich Yat Ahk II presided over the destruction of the rival Maya site Pomona, his reign likely ended with Kʼinich Tatbu Skull IV of Yaxchilan capturing and subjugating Piedras Negras. Itzam Kʼan Ahk II left behind several monuments, including stelae at Piedras Negras, a stone seat known as Throne 1 which records either the death or abdication of Haʼ Kʼin Xook, and Panel 3 which recounts the exploits of Itzam Kʼan Ahk II.

Biography

Reign of Piedras Negras

Likely the final ajaw of Piedras Negras, Kʼinich Yat Ahk II (also known as Ruler 7) was the son of Lady Bird, and was born on April 7, 750 AD (9.15.18.16.7 12 Mankiʼ 5 Sotzʼ in the Long Count). It is possible that he was the son of Itzam Kʼan Ahk II, or perhaps Tʼul Chiik, a prince of Piedras Negras. The ruler's name is a combination of two elements: a title and a predecessor's name. The title, kʼinich, translates to "red-faced", and is a reference to the settlement's rulers' belief that they were the "lords of the sun". The name portion, Yat Ahk, was not taken from one of Kʼinich Yat Ahk II's immediate predecessors, but rather from one of Piedras Negras's earliest rulers, Yat Ahk I. Kʼinich Yat Ahk II took up the throne at Piedras Negras on May 31, 781 (9.17.10.9.4 1 Kʼan 7 Yaxkʼin), almost a year following the death of his brother, Haʼ Kʼin Xook. Despite this lengthy gap, there is no evidence that anyone ruled Piedras Negras in the interim.

Acts of aggression

Kʼinich Yat Ahk II first took military action against his opponents in August of 787 AD, capturing a yajaw kʼahk (a "lord of fire") from Santa Elena Poco Uinic. Then, in both 792 and 794 AD, Kʼinich Yat Ahk II carried out two "star wars" (that is, wars planned to coincide with key astronomical events) against the rival Maya settlement Pomona, the latter of the two resulting in Pomona being decisively defeated and subordinated. Kʼinich Yat Ahk II was aided in both of these wars by his ally, Parrot Chaak of La Mar.

Capture

In AD 808, Piedras Negras's sworn enemy Yaxchilan, ruled by Kʼinich Tatbu Skull IV, conquered Piedras Negras and subjugated Kʼinich Yat Ahk II, ending his rule; Lintel 10 at Yaxchilan directly names Kʼinich Yat Ahk II as a captive of the Yaxchilan ajaw. There is evidence that troops from Yaxchilan attacked Piedras Negras and razed it, as debris and burnt artifacts have been documented throughout the site, and it appeared that Throne 1 was deliberately dismantled. In the 1930s, certain researchers argued that this evidence suggested that the ruling class had been overthrown in a "peasants revolt" but modern scholars largely reject this idea. Regardless, Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube, and Mayanist Stephen D. Houston argue that the Piedras Negras dynasty may have survived for a time after the capture and death of Kʼinich Yat Ahk II, but its power was severely curtailed and fizzled out around  810 AD. Afterwards, Piedras Negras declined in importance and was eventually abandoned to the jungles of Guatemala.

Monuments

Stelae

Several stelae have been found that were erected by Kʼinich Yat Ahk II, including Stelae 12 and 15, which were sculpted out of limestone. The first to be raised was Stela 15, which celebrated Kʼinich Yat Ahk II's first hotun ending as ajaw of Piedras Negras. The monument, positioned on the upper terrace of Pyramid O-13, is "innovative", because it is almost a three-dimensional depiction of the leader. This innovation was the result of Piedras Negras sculptors fine-tuning their technical skills and marked "the closest [the sculptors of Piedras Negras] came to releasing the body from the stone block", according to O'Neil. The monument bears some stylistic similarities to Haʼ Kʼin Xook's Stela 13, and given that Stela 15 is positioned above Stela 13 on the northwestern side of Pyramid O-13, it was likely that Stela 15 was erected to purposely associate Kʼinich Yat Ahk II with Haʼ Kʼin Xook.

The final stela to be erected was Stela 12 and details Kʼinich Yat Ahk II's aforementioned victory over Pomona, showing KʼInich Yat Ahk II above military leaders and captives (of which a few are named). Stylistically, the stela is more reminiscent of panels found at Piedras Negras, due to its "shallow relief[s]". According to O'Neil, this style is evidence that at this time, "the sculptors … favored multi-figural pictorial narrative over the divine ruler's singular embodiment or three-dimensional presence." Houston et al. argue that this stela is a "monument of vengeance", redressing the defeat of Piedras Negras at the hands of Pomona in 554 AD. While the monument is not a niche stela, it makes reference to the style by showing the "seated ruler at the top ... and other people at lower levels", similar to Stelae 14 and 33. The stela faces southwest, but this is because the monument was installed on the O-13 pyramid, which already faced in this direction. O'Neil has proposed, however, that the orientation was also purposeful, and that Kʼinich Yat Ahk II was trying to connect his stela with those of his forefathers. Stela 12 is in a relatively poor state of preservation, as exposure has weathered it down.

According to O'Neil, Stelae 15 and 12 show two different versions of what it means to be a "proper ruler": Stela 15 depicts Kʼinich Yat Ahk II as a devout practitioner of religion who does his sacred duty. Stela 12, on the other hand, depicts the ajaw as a conqueror, defeating enemies and subjugating rivals. In addition, both Stelae 15 and 12 include the names of several sculptors and artists, one of whom worked on both stelae. These names are difficult to translate because many are unique when compared to extant Mayan glyphic texts.

Throne 1

Kʼinich Yat Ahk II likely commissioned the construction of Throne 1, which details either the death or abdication of Haʼ Kʼin Xook. The entire throne is covered in images and glyphs, with a prominent zoomorphic face featured on the back. Discovered in a special recess in J-6 (a gallery wing of the main Piedras Negras palace acropolis), the throne was in pieces, but has since been reconstructed. J. Eric S. Thompson proposed three hypotheses to explain its destruction: it had been destroyed in a peasant revolt, it was smashed by conquerors from Yaxchilan, or its destruction "was more recent and is attributable to superstitious fear".

Panel 3

Kʼinich Yat Ahk II also commissioned the carving of Panel 3, which was placed on the O-13 Pyramid. The panel is both an intricate narrative of daily life in the palace, as well as a documentation of a 749 AD Kʼatun celebration thrown by the previous ruler Itzam Kʼan Ahk II. According to the artifact, the celebration was attended by many dignitaries, including a bʼaah sajal ("first ruler") named Kʼan Moʼ Teʼ who had served Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk II, as well as the interim ruler of Yaxchilan, Yopaat Bahlam II. When Panel 3 was erected, Piedras Negras had begun to decline in importance. Thus, Kʼinich Yat Ahk II likely erected it recall the time when Piedras Negras held supremacy over the region. To this day, many archaeologists and Mayanists consider Panel 3 to be a "masterpiece of Maya art" due to its elucidating the life of Itzam Kʼan Ahk II and his servants, as well as providing information regarding rare grammatical structures in the Mayan glyphs.

Notes

References

Bibliography

Kings of Piedras Negras
8th century in the Maya civilization
9th century in the Maya civilization
8th-century monarchs in North America
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8th century in Guatemala
9th century in Guatemala
Maya monarchs


title: Siddharth Gupta

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Siddharth Gupta (born 4 November 1993) is an Indian actor. He made his film debut with Ekta Kapoor's Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi directed by Aman Sachdeva in 2014. In 2017, he made his web debut with Ragini MMS: Returns as Rahul on ALTBalaji.

Personal life
Gupta was brought up in Dehradun and studied engineering in Dubai. His brother, Vikas Gupta is a producer, host, screenwriter and reality television personality.

Career
Gupta essayed the role of a teenager in the 2014 Bollywood film Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi. Also, he hosted season 7 of Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya along with Niti Taylor. He signed a three-film contract with Balaji. In 2017, he played the lead role in ALTBalaji's Ragini MMS: Returns. In 2019, he collaborated with Dhvani Bhanushali for her music album Vaaste. As of 2023, the song Vaaste has crossed 1.5 billion views on YouTube.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

Indian male film actors
Indian male models
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Living people
Male actors from Uttarakhand
1993 births


title: FramesDirect.com

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FramesDirect.com is an international online eyewear retailer. The company sells eyewear products such as eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses through its website. FramesDirect.com sells designer and brand name eyewear products with over 60,000 models displayed on its website. Founded in 1996, FramesDirect.com was one of the earliest online optical retail stores.

Company history
Co-founders Dhavid Cooper, OD and Guy Hodgson, OD are both originally from South Africa where they moved from to the United States in the 1980s. The two business partners had several optometry practices in Houston, Texas operating from 1986 until 1994 when they had an opportunity to sell their offices. After taking a year off, the two co-founded FramesDirect in 1996 and launched FramesDirect.com later that year. The company was headquartered in Houston until Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike forced their customer service representatives to relocate to Austin, Texas, and eventually the rest of the office followed. In 2010, Essilor, a prescription lens manufacturing company, acquired the majority stake in FramesDirect.com. Shortly after, Essilor partnered with FramesDirect.com to create and launch MyOpticalOnline.com, an online service that allows independent eyewear practices to sell their products online.

The company has been recognized by the MassMutual Financial Group and U.S. Chamber of Commerce with a Blue Chip Enterprise Award, and in 2000, FramesDirect.com was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Operations
FramesDirect.com sells over 250 brand name frames such as Ray-Ban or Oakley, which consumers can search for and purchase on their own at any time on the company's website. Consumers can purchase frames, prescription eyeglasses, prescription or plain sunglasses, and contact lens refills. After choosing the desired frames, the consumer goes through a three-step process to order lenses including choosing the lens type, lens thickness, and optional enhancement features. FramesDirect.com has a customer service team staffed by opticians that are available on the phone or over online chat.

Armed Forces Eyewear
Armed Forces Eyewear (AFEyewear) is a division of FramesDirect.com that provides additional discounts to military personnel and their families, the national guard, reserve members, veterans, and first responders. AFEyewear uses the customer's name and birth date to verify his or her active or former military status and then offers eyewear products with a 30 percent discount off the listed retail price.

References

Eyewear companies of the United States
American companies established in 1996
Retail companies established in 1996
Eyewear retailers of the United States


title: Fires on the Plain

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Fires on the Plain can refer to:

 Fires on the Plain (novel), a Japanese novel
 Fires on the Plain (1959 film), a 1959 Japanese film
 Fires on the Plain (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film


title: Aikatsu! (season 1)

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The following is a list of episodes for the first season to the anime television series, Aikatsu!, which aired between October 8, 2012 and September 26, 2013. The series, produced by Sunrise in collaboration with Bandai, follows Ichigo Hoshimiya and her friends as they participate in idol activities at Starlight Academy, a school for budding idols. The season uses four pieces of theme music. The opening theme for episode 1-25 is "Signalize!" by Waka, Fūri, Sunao and Risuko while the ending theme is  by Waka, Fūri and Sunao. For episodes 26-50, the opening theme is  by Waka, Fūri and Sunao while the ending is  by Waka, Fūri, Sunao, Remi, Moe, Eri, Yuna, and Risuko. The ending theme for episode 44 is  by Rey. Daisuki began streaming the season in September 2014, and are also streaming the series on YouTube until the end of 2014.

Episodes

References

2012 Japanese television seasons
Aikatsu!
Aikatsu! episode lists


title: Ragdoll (film)

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Ragdoll is a 1999 American horror film directed by Ted Nicolaou. The film was later edited into a thirty-minute short entitled Voodoo Doll for the horror anthology Devil Dolls.

Plot

A talented teenage rapper named Kwame uses his Grandmother's ancient voodoo (magic of the killing kind) to help him in his revenge against the sadistic crime boss trying to extort his group, after he and his two brothers put her in the hospital. He summons the dark spirit known as the Shadow Man, to kill the criminal and his brothers. When the Shadow Man asks Kwame what he will pay, Kwame says that he will promise him any thing, except his Grandmother, or the deal is off.

The Shadow Man uses magic to give life to an old ragdoll, and sends it to kill. Kwame soon learns that with each death of his enemies, the ragdoll then kills someone he cares about. When his girlfriend, Tisha, is targeted, his Grandmother uses her magic to secretly trade places with Tisha. When the ragdoll comes and kills her, it breaks the deal with the Shadow Man, as Kwame said his Grandmother could not be harmed. Though Tisha is safe , Kwame can only mourn for his dead friends and Grandmother.

Cast

 Russell Richardson as Kwame
 William L. Johnson as Jean
 Jennifer Echols as Woman Detective
 Derrick Jones as Man
 Rick Michaels as Second Detective
 Freda Payne as Gran
 Jay Williams as Emcee
 Rejjie Jones as Third Detective
 Jennia Fredrique as Teesha
 Tarnell Poindexter as Little Mikey
 William Stanford Davis as Pere
 Danny Wooten as Gem
 Troy Medley as Louis
 Frederic Tucker as Shadow Man
 Lamar Haywood as Agent
 Jemal McNeil as Bartender
 Renee O'Neil as Sylvie

Production
The film was originally announced in 1992, but it did not begin pre-production until 1999.  Charles Band stated that rumors that Paramount had shut down production of the film were untrue; he chose not to shoot the film, as he felt that it needed more time to develop.

Release
Big City Records, a music label owned by Full Moon, released an associated soundtrack, Ragdoll: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture.  This was the label's first release.

Reception
Dread Central thought highly of the edited version of the film for Devil Dolls, writing "here’s a halfway decent story here and some enjoyably hammy acting bolstering it".

References

External links

1999 films
Puppet films
1999 direct-to-video films
Films about sentient toys
Direct-to-video horror films
Films directed by Ted Nicolaou
Sentient toys in fiction
1990s English-language films


title: Romanian Social Democratic Party (1990–2001)

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The Romanian Social Democratic Party (, PSDR) was a social democratic political party in Romania. Founded in 1990, shortly after the fall of the Communist party rule in Romania in December 1989, it claimed to be the direct successor of the historical Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD) which existed between 1927 and 1948, until it merged with the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) to create the Romanian Workers' Party (PMR).

Joining the Socialist International (SI), the party entered alliances with the Democratic Party (PD; forming Uniunea Social-Democrată or the Social Democratic Union during the 1996 legislative election), and took part in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile, and Mugur Isărescu (briefly leading the coalition government with Alexandru Athanasiu as acting/ad interim PM in 1999). The PSDR subsequently adhered to the Social Democratic Pole of Romania (PDSR) for the 2000 Romanian general election, and fused into the Social Democratic Party (PSD) on 16 January 2001.

A minority wing opposed to the merger survived as Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu", later reforming itself as the Social-Democratic Workers' Party, but was eventually dissolved in 2013.

Notable members

 Alexandru Athanasiu;
 Sergiu Cunescu;
 Adrian Dimitriu;
 Georgiu Gingăraş.

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Notes:

1 The CDR members in 1992 were the following ones: the PNȚ-CD (with 21 senators and 41 deputies), the PAC (with 7 senators and 13 deputies), the PNL-AT (with 1 senator and 11 deputies), the PSDR, the PNL-CD (with 4 senators and 3 deputies), and the PER (with no senators and 4 deputies).

2 The members of the USD were the PD (with 22 senators and 43 deputies) and the PSDR.

3 The members of the Social Democratic Pole of Romania (PDSR) were the following ones: the PDSR (with 59 senators and 139 deputies), the PSDR, and the PUR (with 4 senators and 6 deputies).

4 The PSDR merged with the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR) in 2001.

Presidential elections

Notes:

1 Emil Constantinescu was the common centre-right presidential candidate who was endorsed by the PSDR in 1992, as part of the CDR.

2 Petre Roman was the presidential candidate of the center-left alliance Social Democratic Union (USD).

3 Ion Iliescu was the presidential candidate of the alliance Social Democratic Pole of Romania (the same acronym as the main party - PDSR).

References

External links

  Official site of Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu"

1990 establishments in Romania
2001 disestablishments in Romania
Defunct socialist parties in Romania
Defunct social democratic parties
Political parties disestablished in 2001
Political parties established in 1990
Social democratic parties in Romania
Social Democratic Party (Romania)


title: L'appuntamento

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L'appuntamento (The date), also known as L'appuntamento (...dove, come, quando?), is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuliano Biagetti.

Plot
Adelmo is a Florentine employee who has an appointment with Adelaide, the most coveted of his colleagues. Thus began to move by car from the center of Florence to reach the woman. On the way, however, he encounters numerous obstacles: a policeman who gives him a fine, a rear-end collision between two cars, until he has an attack of colitis that forces him to look for a toilet in a hotel where he meets his boss in gallant company. When he leaves the hotel, he discovers that his car with the tow truck has been taken away; then he goes to a bar to call a taxi, but in the meantime he meets a colleague who takes him to his house to meet his family. Unexpectedly, the wife of the colleague begins to make advances to Adelmo. Finally in the taxi, Adelmo meets a young and beautiful foreign tourist, who is actually the wife of the Swedish consul who has run away from home and will put him further into trouble.

Cast
Renzo Montagnani: Adelmo Bartalesi
Barbara Bouchet: Ingrid
Mario Carotenuto: Commendatore
Orchidea De Santis: wife of colleague
Maria Pia Conte:Adelaide Picchioni
Enzo Liberti: taxi driver
: Enrico Tonini, colleague of Adelmo
Antonino Faà di Bruno: father of the colleague
Sandro Bolchi: Amilcare Spaccesi
Giuseppe Rovini: the grandmother of the recruit
Mario Di Maio: the console
Grazia Ignesti: the florist
Emilio Pisani: the policeman
Giuseppe Magdalone: the doorman
Stefanina Pelati: the concierge
Sergio Risso: the tripe

Giò Abrate
Claudia Rericich

See also
 List of Italian films of 1977

References

External links

1977 films
1977 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Giuliano Biagetti
Italian comedy films
Films scored by Berto Pisano
1970s Italian films


title: Race (2016 film)

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Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. It is a co-production of Canada, Germany and France.

Principal photography began on 24 July 2014, in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solofilms and Trinity Race produced the film, supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group. The film was a commercial success and received mixed to positive reviews, winning four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Actor for James.

Plot
In 1933, Jesse Owens attends Ohio State University; the first in his family to attend college. He faces racial discrimination from some white athletes. Coach Larry Snyder, a former Olympic-level athlete, believes Owens has enormous potential but needs work on his form and technique. When Snyder suggests he is good enough to compete at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Owens is interested, but hesitant because of racial propaganda in Nazi Germany. The U.S. Olympic Committee is already considering boycotting the Olympics over Germany's discriminatory policies, agreeing to participate only when Nazi official Joseph Goebbels gives assurances that athletes of any race will be allowed compete, as well as promising to rein in their propaganda.

As Owens struggles to support his girlfriend Ruth and young daughter, he takes a job at a service station, upsetting Snyder when his job conflicts with his commitment to train. When Snyder learns Owens has a family to support, he gets him a no-show job, allowing him to focus on running. Owens goes on to break several records, including some of Snyder's, and begins a relationship with a flashy woman whose attentions he attracts with his newfound fame. When Ruth threatens him with a lawsuit, Owens becomes distracted and loses a race to runner Eulace Peacock. Owens decides to return to Ruth to reconcile, convincing her to marry him. As the Olympics draw closer, the NAACP asks him not to go to Berlin for political reasons. Owens is conflicted, but Peacock, now injured, urges him to compete to defy Nazi racial ideology.

In Berlin, Owens sets a new record and wins his first gold medal in the 100 meter dash. When he is brought by International Olympic Committee member Avery Brundage to receive congratulations from Adolf Hitler, he is told the Hitler has left the stadium early to avoid traffic. Brundage tells Goebbels that Hitler must congratulate all winners, which Goebbels rebuffs.

Owens qualifies for the long jump after the German record holder Luz Long unexpectedly gives him guidance. Owens sets yet another record and wins the gold medal; Luz publicly shakes his hand and joins him for a victory lap, later privately expressing concern about the current state of Germany. Owens wins his fourth and final gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay, filling in for two Jewish American athletes cut by Brundage, who is convinced by Goebbels to do so to avoid a scandal over a business arrangement Brundage entered with the Nazis before the games. Film director Leni Riefenstahl records Owens' victories despite Goebbels' orders; she asks Owens to repeat his medal-winning long jump to get a few more shots for her next film, Olympia.

Back in America, Owens and Snyder attend a banquet in honor of Owens, but the doorman regretfully tells Owens he must enter through the service entrance. Owens does so despite Snyder's protests, recognized by various awed observers. The elevator operator, a young white male, asks for Owens' autograph before taking him and Ruth up to the banquet.

Cast

Production

Development
John Boyega was initially set to star as Owens; however, he eventually dropped out to star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. and was subsequently replaced by Stephan James. German and Canadian distribution was handled by Squareone Entertainment and Entertainment One with Focus Features handling the distribution in the United States.

Filming

Principal photography started on 24 July 2014, in Montreal, and on location at Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Release
On October 1, 2014, Focus Features originally set a release date for April 8, 2016. However, in August 2015, the release date was pushed up to February 19, 2016.

On February 15, an advanced screening was shown at Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State University, Owens' alma mater. Jesse Owens' two daughters and Stephan James were in attendance and addressed the crowd. The President of Ohio State, Michael V. Drake, also addressed the crowd and spoke briefly about Owens' global impact and life at Ohio State. It was released by Entertainment One in Canada, Focus Features in the United States on 19 February 2016, Eagle Pictures in Italy on 31 March 2016, and SquareOne Entertainment in Germany on 5 May 2016.

Reception

Box office
Race grossed $19.2 million in North America and $5.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $25.1 million.

In the United States and Canada, pre-release tracking suggested the film would gross $4–7 million from 2,369 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer Risen ($7–12 million projection) but similar to The Witch ($5–7 million projection). It ended up grossing $7.4 million in its opening weekend, finishing in sixth at the box office.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, as of November 2021, the film has an approval rating of 63% based on 162 reviews, and an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Race is nowhere near as thrillingly fleet or agile as its subject, but the story—and a winning central performance from Stephan James—are enough to carry it over the finish line." As of August 2020, Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Accolades
Race received eight nominations, including Best Motion Picture, at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.

See also
 List of films about the sport of athletics

References

External links

2016 films
2016 biographical drama films
2010s sports drama films

Canadian biographical drama films
Canadian sports drama films
English-language Canadian films
English-language French films
English-language German films
French biographical drama films
French sports drama films
German biographical drama films
German sports drama films
2010s English-language films
Biographical films about sportspeople
2010s chase films
Drama films based on actual events
Films about the 1936 Summer Olympics
Films about Olympic track and field
Films set in Berlin
Films set in Cleveland
Films set in 1933
Films set in 1934
Films set in 1935
Films set in 1936
Films shot in Berlin
Films about Nazi Germany
Films shot in Montreal
Sports films based on actual events
Running films
Entertainment One films
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Films directed by Stephen Hopkins
Films scored by Rachel Portman
African-American biographical dramas
Cultural depictions of Jesse Owens
Cultural depictions of Joseph Goebbels
Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler
Cultural depictions of Leni Riefenstahl
2016 drama films
2010s American films
2010s Canadian films
2010s French films
2010s German films


title: Aikatsu! (season 2)

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The following is a list of episodes for the second season of Sunrise' Aikatsu! anime television series, which aired on TV Tokyo between October 3, 2013 and September 25, 2014. After Ichigo takes a year-long break to train in America, she returns to find another idol school, Dream Academy, has appeared, bringing with it new rivals and friends. For episodes 51-75, the opening theme is "KIRA☆Power" by Waka, Fūri and Sunao while the ending theme is  by Waka, Fūri, Sunao, Remi, Moe, Eri, Yuna, and Risuko. From episodes 76-101, the opening theme is "SHINING LINE*" by Waka, Fūri, and Yuna, whilst the ending theme is "Precious" by Risuko, Waka, Fūri, and Mona.

Episodes

References

2013 Japanese television seasons
Aikatsu!
Aikatsu! episode lists


title: T.C. Jester

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Dr. Thomas C. Jester (1884–1950) was a Baptist pastor and civic leader who impacted the formative years of Houston, TX through his leadership on the Houston City Planning Commission and the board of the Baptist Hospital. His name is bestowed on T.C. Jester Boulevard and T.C. Jester Park in Houston.

Biography
Born in Camp Hill, Alabama on November 5, 1884, to John and Nancy Talbot Jester, T.C. Jester attended Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas after graduating from Howard College (now Samford University) near Birmingham, AL. He was called to lead the Baptist Temple in the Houston Heights in 1927. He lived in Houston with his wife and children until his death in 1950 at age 65.
Jester is buried in Brookside Memorial Park in Houston.

City planning
Jester was a leading member of the Houston City Planning Commission formed in 1940 by city ordinance. The previous commission's 1929 Major Street Plan lost momentum after the committee was dissolved due to lack of funding. The 1942 plan proposed a $600,000 bond initiative to fund street widening which was adopted by the Mayor and City Council and addressed the growing problem of motor vehicle congestion. The plan continues to impact today's Houston roadways, including Telephone Road, Allen Parkway, Memorial Drive, and Interstate 610, then called Defense Loop.

Among its recommendations, the plan promoted development of White Oak Drive. White Oak Drive was later renamed T. C. Jester Boulevard after Jester's death. T. C. Jester Park later took its name from its proximity to T. C. Jester Boulevard.

Baptist Church
Jester was the fourth pastor of Baptist Temple in the Houston Heights and led the congregation for over 20 years from 1927 to his death in January 1950. Under his stewardship, the church expanded its congregation and infrastructure. New buildings were constructed on Yale Street and Jester led a congregation of more than 1,500 individuals. Due to changing demographics, the Baptist Temple has since downsized.

References

1884 births
Clergy from Houston
1950 deaths


title: Donna... cosa si fa per te

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Donna... cosa si fa per te (Woman ... what do you do for you), is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Giuliano Biagetti.

Plot
A rich Tuscan aristocrat allows himself to be seduced by a beautiful woman to whom he gives a ride. The girl tries to move him with phoney and pathetic family stories, hiding she is actually a prostitute.

Cast
 Renzo Montagnani: Count Cecco Balducci
 Jenny Tamburi: Sole
 Enzo Liberti: Man from Rome
 Filippo De Gara:	Count Mondino Altoviti
 Maria Pia Conte:  Countess Altoviti
 Raf Luca: 	Gargiulo
 Franca Scagnetti

See also
 List of Italian films of 1976

References

External links

1976 films
1976 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Giuliano Biagetti
Italian comedy films
Films scored by Berto Pisano
1970s Italian films


title: Calogero

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Calogero (from the , a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin.

Variants
(Masculine): Calocero
(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino
Feminine: Calogera, Calocera

Variants in other languages
, ,
 (Kalogeros)
,

 (Kaloger)
,
, Calógerio,

Origin and diffusion
Derived from the , composed of  (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and  ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age""; the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek  (grain), according to which the name would mean "good grain".

Historically, in the ambit of Greek Orthodoxy, the term caloyer is used as a name for a monk or a hermit, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", a significance that is retained in Modern Greek.

The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name, but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.

Feast days
The feast day is celebrated on June 18 in honour of Saint Calogerus, exorcist and hermit in Sicily. Other feast dates recorded for the name are:
February 11, Saint Calogerus, Bishop of Ravenna and confessor
April 18, Saint Calocerus, Roman soldier and martyr at Albenga under Hadrian
19 May, Saint Calocerus the Eunuch, brother of Saint Parthenius, martyred under Decius, commemorated together with Parthenius

People

Mononym
Calogero (singer) (born 1971 in Échirolles as Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici), French singer-songwriter

Given name
Calogero Bagarella (1935–1969), Italian criminal and member of the Sicilian Mafia
Calogero "Jerry" Calà (born 1951), Italian comedian and filmmaker
Calogero "Charly" Chiarelli (born 1948), Italian-Canadian writer, storyteller, actor and musician
Calogero Minacore (1910–1993), also known as Carlos "The Little Man" Marcello, Italian-American mafioso who became the boss of the New Orléans crime family
Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri (born 1952), American actor, screenwriter and producer; descended from immigrants from Agrigento, Sicily
Calogero "Don Calò" Vizzini (1877–1954), historical Mafia boss of Villalba in the Italian province of Caltanissetta, Sicily

Surname
Fiorenza Calogero (born 1978), Italian singer and actress
Francesco Calogero (born 1935), Italian physicist
Calogero conjecture, minority interpretation of quantum mechanics (attributed to Francesco Calogero)
Calogero–Degasperis–Fokas equation, the nonlinear partial differential equation (jointly attributed to Francesco Calogero)
, Italian philosopher, thinker, activist, and Partito d'Azione politician
Pascal F. Calogero Jr. (1931–2018), American judge

Fictional
Calogero "C" Anello, the son / main character in A Bronx Tale
Calogero "Clay" Appuzzo is a character in Showtime's drama "I'm Dying Up Here" and is portrayed by Sebastian Stan
Calogera "Al" Culcher is a personality in numerous comedy stylings of Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Calogero Sedara is a character in the romance Il Gattopardo of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Calogero Di Spelta is a character in the comedy La grande magia by Eduardo De Filippo
Calogero (called Calò) is a character in The Godfather and The Godfather: Part III, portrayed by Franco Citti

References

Bibliography

Italian masculine given names
Masculine given names


title: Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg

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The Men's 77  kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilogrammes of body mass. The competition took place on 27 July at 19:30. The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium.

Result

References

Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


title: Gabrijel Boban

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Gabrijel Boban (born 23 July 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bosnian Premier League club Posušje.

Career

Early career
Born in Požega, Boban went through the youth ranks of the nearby Kamen Ingrad team from Velika who was competing in Prva HNL at the time. He debuted for the first team in the 2007–08 season in Druga HNL were Kamen Ingrad was relegated from Prva HNL just the season before. In his first professional season he made a 21 appearances  scoring twice, but was unable to contribute more and prevent the club from yet another relegation in the end. Club's performance over last two seasons declined drastically resulting in relegations due to various financial difficulties caused by embezzlement and fraud problems within main club sponsor, a local construction company of the same name Kamen Ingrad. As the team was relegated further down to Treća HNL for the 2008–09 season, just before the start of competition, on 23 July 2008, club announced its withdrawal from senior competitions for the season. Boban was allowed to leave on free release and a week later he decided to join another third tier club, Virovitica.

He returned to Druga HNL quickly, however, playing three seasons at Vinogradar. In the 2011–12 season, he scored four goals in 24 appearances. In the 2012–13 season he played for Pomorac. At Pomorac, Boban was a mainstay in the starting lineup and added eight goals to his tally that season.

NK Zagreb
The impressive season earned him a move to the newly relegated NK Zagreb in the summer of 2013. He helped Zagreb return to the Prva HNL by scoring 18 goals during the season, trailing only behind Inter Zaprešić's Ilija Nestorovski (20 goals) in the league's overall rankings. He made his Prva HNL debut three days short of his 25th birthday, scoring in the 1–3 loss against Rijeka, repeating the feat a week later in his second top tier match, against Slaven Belupo. He finished his first season in the top tier with 13 goals, the fourth highest total in the league.

Osijek
Gabrijel Boban signed for Osijek in July 2016, on a three-year contract. He scored 4 goals and contributed 6 assists. In his second season, he scored 6 goals and contributed 9 assists in all competitions, notably scoring in a 1–0 away win over Dinamo Zagreb. For his performances, he was voted as the NK Osijek Player of the Year.

Sheriff Tiraspol
Gabrijel Boban move to Sheriff Tiraspol in June 2019 on a free transfer. He signed an 18 months contract.

Personal life
Boban's family originates from Sovići in Herzegovina, and he is a distant cousin of Croatia international Zvonimir Boban. Gabrijel Boban is the brother of Bruno Boban who was also a footballer of Slavonija Požega.

References

External links

1989 births
Living people
People from Požega, Croatia
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football wingers
Croatian men's footballers
NK Kamen Ingrad players
NK Vinogradar players
NK Pomorac 1921 players
NK Zagreb players
NK Osijek players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
HŠK Posušje players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina


title: Vieja maculicauda

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Vieja maculicauda also known as the blackbelt cichlid, is a cichlid fish species native to Central America from Southern Mexico to Panama.

References

maculicauda
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Fish described in 1905


title: Diplomacy and commerce during the Ming treasure voyages

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The Ming treasure voyages had a diplomatic as well as a commercial aspect.

The treasure ships had an enormous cargo of various products. Admiral Zheng returned to China with many kinds of tribute goods, such as silver, spices, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, ebony, camphor, tin, deer hides, coral, kingfisher feathers, tortoise shells, gums and resin, rhinoceros horn, sapanwood and safflower (for dyes and drugs), Indian cotton cloth, and ambergris (for perfume). They even brought back exotic animals, such as ostriches, elephants, and giraffes. The imports from the voyages provided the large quantities of economic goods that fueled China's own industries. There was so much cobalt oxide from Persia that the porcelain center Jingdezhen had a plentiful supply for decades after the voyages. The fleet also returned with such a large amount of black pepper that the once-costly luxury became a common commodity in Chinese society. There were sometimes so many Chinese goods unloaded into an Indian port that it could take months to price everything. The treasure voyages resulted in a flourishing Ming economy, while boosting the lucrative maritime commerce to an all-time high. The voyages also induced a sudden supply shock in the Eurasian market, where the Chinese maritime exploits in Asia led to disruptions of European imports with sudden price spikes in the early 15th century.

The commodities that the ships carried included three major categories: gifts to be bestowed on rulers, items for exchange of goods or payment of goods with fixed prices at low rates (e.g. gold, silver, copper coins, and paper money), and items in which China had the monopoly (e.g. musks, ceramics, and silks). However, the Ming trade enterprise also saw significant changes and developments in which the Chinese themselves began trading and supplying the commodities that were non-Chinese in origin and earlier entirely in the hands of the Indians, Arabs, and other foreigners. For instance, they shipped Southeast Asian sandalwood and Indian pepper to Aden and Dhofar, Indian putchuk and pepper to Hormuz, sandalwood and rice to Mogadishu, and iron cauldrons and pans to Mecca. This highlighted the commercial character of the voyages, in which the Chinese further expanded upon the already large profits from their trade.

The impact of the Ming expeditions on commerce was on multiple levels: it established imperial control over local private commercial networks, expanded tributary relations and thereby brought commerce under state supervision, established court-supervised transactions at foreign ports and thereby generate substantial revenue for both parties, and increased production and circulation of commodities across the region.

Imperial proclamations were issued to the foreign kings, which meant that they could either submit and be bestowed with rewards or refuse and be pacified under the threat of an overwhelming military force. Foreign kings had to reaffirm their recognition of the Chinese emperor's superior status by presenting tribute. Many countries were enrolled as tributaries. The treasure fleet conducted the transport of the many foreign envoys to China and back, but some envoys traveled independently. Those rulers who submitted received political protection and material rewards.

During the Hongwu reign, the situation in the Malay-Indonesian world was viewed with a negative attitude. However, the treasure fleet came to dominate the Malay-Indonesian sphere via Java, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. In Ceylon and southern India, the treasure fleet forced the political situation of the region into their favor, while making the maritime routes safe for commerce and diplomacy.

Overview
In Malacca, the Chinese actively sought to develop a commercial hub and a base of operation for the voyages into the Indian Ocean. Malacca had been a relatively insignificant region, not even qualifying as a polity prior to the voyages according to both Ma Huan and Fei Xin, and was a vassal region of Siam. In 1405, the Ming court dispatched Zheng He with a stone tablet enfeoffing the Western Mountain of Malacca as well as an imperial order elevating the status of the port to a country. The Chinese also established a government depot (官廠) as a fortified cantonment for their soldiers. It served as a storage facility as the fleet traveled and assembled from other destinations within the maritime region. Ma Huan reports that Siam did not dare to invade Malacca thereafter. The rulers of Malacca, such as King Paramesvara in 1411, would pay tribute to the Chinese emperor in person. In 1431, when a Malaccan representative complained that Siam was obstructing tribute missions to the Ming court, the Xuande Emperor dispatched Zheng He carrying a threatening message for the Siamese king saying "You, king should respect my orders, develop good relations with your neighbours, examine and instruct your subordinates and not act recklessly or aggressively."

In 1404, the eunuch envoy Yin Qing was sent on a mission from Ming China to Malacca. King Paramesvara of Malacca (r. 1399–1413), delighted by this, reciprocated with an envoy bearing tribute in local products. A year later during the first treasure voyage, Admiral Zheng He arrived at Malacca to formally confer Paramesvara's investiture as King of Malacca. Malacca's ruling house would be on friendly terms with Ming China and collaborate with the treasure fleet. The Ming recognition and alliance was a factor that ensured stability in Malacca. Malacca prospered and gradually came to replace Palembang as the regional trading center.

The Taizong Shilu entry of 12 August 1406 noted that Chen Zuyi and Liang Daoming sent envoys to the Ming court, possibly while Admiral Zheng He was commanding the treasure fleet through Indonesian waters to return home. Chen Zuyi sent his son Chen Shiliang to the Ming court. Liang Daoming sent his nephew Liang Guanzheng, Xigandaliye, and Hajji Muhammad to the Ming court. The Ming court understood that Liang Daoming was the leader of the Chinese community at Palembang, but ranked Chen Zuyi above Liang as they saw Chen as the Chieftain () of Palembang, which was not an official Ming title. It is possible that Chen Zuyi had hoped for official recognition by the Ming court, but it never came to be. Admiral Zheng He was informed by Shi Jinqing about Chen Zuyi's piracy, causing Chen to be classified as a pirate in the eyes of the Chinese authorities. During the first voyage, Admiral Zheng He established order in Palembang under Chinese rule. The Ming court recognized Shi Jinqing as the Grand Chieftain () of Palembang after Admiral Zheng He had captured Chen Zuyi. After Shi Jinqing's death, his daughter Shi Erjie became king (wang)—a title normally not held by women—rather than his son, a very uncommon situation for both the patriarchal Chinese and Muslims.

On 27 February 1425, according to the Taizong Shilu, Admiral Zheng He was sent on a diplomatic mission to confer a gauze cap, a ceremonial robe (with floral gold woven into gold patterns in the silk), and a silver seal on Shi Jisun (Shi Jinqing's son), who had received the Yongle Emperor's approval to succeed his father's office of Pacification Commissioner. The Taizong Shilu didn't define Palembang as a separate country on its own right. In contemporary Chinese sources, Palembang was mostly known as Jiugang (lit. "Old Harbor").

During the second voyage, the rulers of Calicut, Malacca, and Champa had made it a policy to cooperate with Ming China and gave the treasure fleet a series of bases from where they could operate during their travels. For the second voyage, one of the main responsibilities was to confer formal investiture on the King of Calicut. Early in the voyages, Ceylon was perceived with considerable enmity by China. Its rulers were even actively hostile towards the treasure fleet when they arrived during the third voyage.

On the Malabar coast, Calicut and Cochin were in an intense rivalry, so the Ming decided to intervene by granting special status to Cochin and its ruler Keyili (可亦里). For the fifth voyage, Zheng He was instructed to confer a seal upon Keyili of Cochin and enfeoff a mountain in his kingdom as the Zhenguo Zhi Shan (鎮國之山, Mountain Which Protects the Country). He delivered a stone tablet, inscribed with a proclamation composed by the Yongle Emperor, to Cochin. As long as Cochin remained under the protection of Ming China, the Zamorin of Calicut was unable to invade Cochin and a military conflict was averted. The cessation of the Ming treasure voyages consequently had a negative outcome for Cochin, because the Zamorin would eventually launch an invasion against Cochin.

Coinciding with the first voyage, China was in war with Vietnam and was set on conquering it. Champa was an ally of China and in state of conflict with Vietnam, thus they received the support of China.

In 1408, King Ghiyath-ud-Din of Bengal sent a tribute mission to China. In 1412, an envoy was sent to announce the death of King Ghiyath-ud-Din and the accession of his son Sa'if-ud-Din as the new king. In 1414, King Jalal-ud-Din (r. 1414–1431) sent a giraffe as tribute to China. In 1415, the Yongle Emperor sent Hou Xian to confer gifts to the king, queen, and ministers of Bengal. Hou Xian was a Grand Director who had accompanied Zheng He during the second and third voyage. In 1420, when the Sultan of Bengal appealed for Ming protection against attacks from the neighbouring Sultan of Jaunpur, Hou Xian was dispatched with a military force which succeeded in keeping the peace without using violence. In 1438, Bengal sent a giraffe as tribute to China. In 1439, Bengal sent a tribute mission to China.

Ma Huan and the Mingshi described Aden as a Muslim country whose people were overbearing and whose ruler had 7 to 8 thousand well-drilled horsemen and foot soldiers, thus the country was relatively powerful and its neighbors were fearful of it. Aden's king was al-Malik an-Nasir Salah-ad-Din Ahmad (r. 1400–1424) of the Rasulid dynasty, who earlier had taken control of Yemen from the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. King Ahmad accepted the imperial edict and gifts that he received from the Chinese envoys and greeted them "with great reverence and humility" when they visited Aden during the treasure fleet's fifth voyage. He may have hoped for military assistance against the threat that the Mamluk Sultanate posed at the time. Even though the fleet returned in the sixth voyage, Yemen fell apart when their slave soldiers repeatedly rebelled under the reigns of King Ahmed's descendants: Abdallah, (r. 1424–1427, his son), Isma'il II (r.1427–1428, his son), and Yahya (r. 1428–1439, son of Isma'il II). The Mingshi noted that Aden had sent a total of four tribute missions to China.

In reference to the last expedition in connection to the Mamluk Sultanate, Ibn Taghribirdi's account, dated 21 June 1432, recorded a report that came from Mecca about two Chinese ships that had anchored at Aden after departing from India. The two captains of the ships had written to Sharif Barakat ibn Hasan ibn Ajlan (Emir of Mecca) and Sa'd al-Din Ibrahim ibn al-Marra (controller of Jeddah) for permission to come to Jeddah, as stated by the report, since the cargo was not loaded off the ships in Aden due to the disorder in Yemen. The account noted that the latter two wrote to the sultan about this, making him eager for the many Chinese goods, thus the sultan wrote back that the Chinese may come to Jeddah and are to be treated with honor.

Several African nations sent ambassadors who presented elephants and rhinoceroses as tribute to China. In 1415, Malindi presented a giraffe. The final tribute mission from Malindi was in 1416, but it is not known which local products were presented to the Ming court.

According to Zheng He's two inscriptions, Mogadishu presented zebras () and lions as tribute to them during the fifth voyage. The inscriptions also noted that Brava presented camels and ostriches as tribute during the voyage. Brava sent a total of four tribute missions to China from 1416 to 1423.

Aden had sent tribute giraffes on the fifth and sixth voyages, but the one on the fifth never arrived in China. Mecca had also sent them on the seventh voyage. The giraffes were not likely to be native to Aden or Mecca. Bengal also sent a tribute giraffe, although it was said that it was a re-export from Malindi.

Between 30 December 1418 and 27 January 1419, Ming China's treasure fleet visited Yemen under the reign of Al Malik al Nasir. The Chinese envoy, presumably Admiral Zheng He, was accompanied by the Yemeni envoy Kadi Wazif al-Abdur Rahman bin-Zumeir who escorted him to the Yemeni court. The Chinese brought gifts equivalent to 20,000 , comprising expensive perfumes, scented wood, and Chinese potteries. The Yemeni ruler sent luxury goods made from coral at the port of Ifranza, wild cattle and donkeys, domesticated lion cubs, and wild and trained leopards in exchange. The Yemeni envoy accompanied the Chinese to the port of Aden with the gifts, which maintained trade under the facade of gift exchange.

In 1405–1406, 1408-1410 and 1417, the treasure fleet under Zheng He visited the kingdoms of the Philippines such as Pangasinan, Manila, Mindoro and Sulu, establishing tributary relations and even stationing a "governor", Ko-ch'a-lao, to oversee them. These visits helped to elevate Sulu into a major centre of commerce.

The passage of the treasure fleet precipitated the formation of a tributary relationship with Brunei in 1405. The Ming subsequently invested the new ruler of Brunei in 1408 while the Bruneian royals were visiting China, and freed Brunei from paying tribute to the Majapahit, which in 1407 had been successfully pressured by show of force into apologising for the mistaken killing of Ming soldiers.

References

Bibliography

Maritime history of China
15th century in China
History of foreign trade in China
Foreign relations of the Ming dynasty
Treasure voyages


title: Portrait of Jeanne Kéfer

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Portrait of Jeanne Kéfer is a portrait by Fernand Khnopff, painted in 1885. Currently housed and exhibited in The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

History
A five-year-old Jeanne Kéfer was a daughter of the artist's friend, pianist Gustave Kéfer. The painting had been scheduled to be showcased at Les XX, 1885, in Brussels, but Khnopff had not managed to finish it, and the exhibition took place in 1886. The painting received positive critic reviews.

Description
Jeanne Kéfer is depicted standing on a porch before a closed door with her thumb catching the edge of her bow as she reaches into her coat. The portrait symbolizes the child's vulnerability and uncertainty in facing the outside world. The message is emphasized by the composition itself as the Jeanne's body is framed against the adult-sized door.

External links
 The J. Paul Getty Museum Official Website

References

Kefer, Jeanne
Kefer, Jeanne
Symbolism
Paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum


title: 2014 Citi Open – Women's doubles

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Shuko Aoyama and Vera Dushevina were the defending champions, but Dushevina chose not to participate.  Aoyama successfully defended the title alongside Gabriela Dabrowski, defeating Hiroko Kuwata and Kurumi Nara in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

Seeds

Draw

Draw

References
General

Draw

Citi Open - Women's Doubles


title: Kutty Saramma

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Kalavati 'Kutty' Saramma (born 25 February 1971) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres event. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay teams. She is a winner of the G. V. Raja Award, which was awarded to her in 1991–92 and in 1993, she was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India.

Career
Saramma won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1988 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Singapore clocking 55.40 seconds in the final. She bettered her timing at the next championships in 1990 in Beijing, clocking 55.07 seconds and winning the bronze in the process.

At the senior level, making her debut in the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Saramma won bronze with a timing of 53.51 seconds. At the 1993 Asian Championships in Manila, she won a bronze again, clocking 52.83 seconds in the final. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay teams, that won medals at four consecutive Asian Championships, from 1989 to 1993.
Presently working as Asst.Sports Officer, Southern Railway, Chennai

References

External links

1971 births
Living people
Sportswomen from Kerala
Athletes from Kerala
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games
Indian female middle-distance runners
20th-century Indian women
20th-century Indian people
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for India


title: Axel Chapelle

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Axel Chapelle (; born 24 April 1995) is a French pole vaulter.

Career
Chapelle was born in Colombes and began pole vaulting in 2005, at the age of 10. He won his first major medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy, with a vault of 5.25 m.

At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon, Chapelle won his first major gold medal, vaulting to a world junior leading height of 5.55 m. He broke into tears as he listened to La Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, after he received his gold medal on top of the podium at Hayward Field. He became only the second pole vaulter to win a junior world title for France since Jean Galfione in 1990.

Competition record

Personal life
Chapelle's older brother, Theo, is also a pole vaulter. They both train together at the EA Cergy Pontoise Athlétisme club in Paris and have equal personal bests of 5.55 m.

References

External links

 Axel Chapelle at FFA

1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Colombes
Athletes from Paris
French male pole vaulters
21st-century French people


title: Steve Randy Waldman

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Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a computer programmer and writer known for his commentary on contemporary economics at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the New College of Florida, and University of Kentucky, Waldman is a Java programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by Paul Krugman,  Tyler Cowen, Simon Wren-Lewis, The Economist, CNBC, the National Review, Justin Fox of Time magazine, and Matt Levine. Waldman supports a basic income (or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian".

Waldman is known for his criticism of financial regulation: James Kwak quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing." Paul Krugman of the New York Times often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on Ezra Klein, and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks".

The writer and novelist Adelle Waldman is  Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at Goucher College.

References

External links
 interfluidity, Waldman's blog
 c3p0, Waldman's tool for "JDBC3 Connection and Statement Pooling"

American economics writers
American male non-fiction writers
American libertarians
1970 births
Living people
American bloggers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American male bloggers
 New College of Florida alumni


title: Media in Hastings, Nebraska

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Hastings, Nebraska, is a center of media in south-central Nebraska.  The following is a list of media outlets in the city.

Print

Newspapers
The Hastings Tribune is the city's newspaper, published six days a week.

Radio
In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked the Grand Island-Kearney-Hastings market 251st in the United States.

The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from Hastings:

AM

FM

Television
Hastings is a principal city of the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney television market. The market includes the central portion of Nebraska as well as several counties in north-central Kansas.

The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city.

References

Mass media in Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska


title: Ken Hutchins

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Ken Hutchins (born 20th century) is an American inventor who defined and popularized the Super Slow form of resistance training exercise, and developed methodology, trainer certifications, and exercise equipment to specifically support the techniques.

Career and activities
Hutchins was introduced in 1966, to strength training by a family friend who explained the importance of physical strength to musicianship and built Hutchins his first weight bench. Later, in 1968, this friend introduced Hutchins to Ellington Darden, and through Darden in 1971, Hutchins learned of Arthur Jones and Nautilus, Inc. strength-training principles. Hutchins's serious contributions to the field of exercise, began in 1975 when he served Darden as a proofreader and writer.

In 1977, Hutchins was employed at Nautilus as a surgery technician, writer, surgical photographer, and proofreader. From 1979 to 1982, he served as inside salesperson and traveling speaker, addressing scores of Nautilus clinics yearly.

In 1982, Hutchins and his wife, Brenda, were sent by Arthur Jones to Gainesville, Florida, to supervise the exercise program for the Nautilus-sponsored osteoporosis study at the University of Florida Medical School. During this year, Hutchins wrote the SuperSlow Protocol article. He refined its application with over 8,000 one-on-one workouts between 1982 and 1986.

In 1986, Hutchins worked as an exercise equipment designer and prototype developer, specializing in the application of coupled movement arms. In 1987, he compiled historical developments of Nautilus equipment and wrote video scripts for detailed Nautilus education.

After leaving Nautilus, Hutchins established his own exercise practice, continuing to develop the Super Slow techniques and eventually publishing several editions of a technical manual for the application of Super Slow exercise.

In the early 1990s, a certification program was developed for exercise professionals to bring standardization to SuperSlow training. Hutchins developed an interest group, calling it the Super Slow Exercise Guild (Inc.), which met to refine techniques and published articles in its newsletter, The Exercise Standard, from 1994 to 2000. Numerous similar methods have been spun off by members of the guild and others as their ideas or business models developed.

The New York Times Magazine included Super Slow and Hutchins in the 2001 edition of its annual Year in Ideas series.

In 2009, Hutchins and his wife joined Renaissance Exercise, continuing to produce evolutionary designs for exercise equipment. Expanded exercise technique and protocol descriptions were published in 2011.

Contributions
Hutchins's  major accomplishments during the Nautilus Osteoporosis Project were:
 Composing the Exercise vs. Recreation Philosophy.
 Discovering the principle of the variable counterbalance applied to counterbalance human bodytorque.
 Identifying friction as a major issue in exercise equipment and motor control.
 Identifying four major considerations for the first comprehensive definition of exercise.
 Evolving photographic standardization for comparing the results of exercise and diet programs.
 Discovering that all human muscular functions are negative-cam effects.
 Identifying the conflict between assumed and real objective as a major psychological challenge in exercise.

In the early 1990s, Hutchins and his wife developed and patented the Linear Spine Machines for his company, SuperSlow Systems, Inc. This equipment was designed to provide crucial exercise for severely debilitated back and abdominal musculatures.

See also

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century births
20th-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American inventors
American sportswriters
Living people
Inventors from Texas
Sports inventors and innovators
20th-century American male writers
American male non-fiction writers
21st-century American male writers
People in the strength training industry


title: Toronto bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Toronto 2008 was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2008 Games, presented by the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto received permission to represent Canada from the Canadian Olympic Association (chosen over Vancouver).
On January 16, 2000, the bid committee received a financial support guarantee from the province of Ontario, and it was sent to the IOC along with the bid book.

Toronto's bid was led by a Toronto citizen John Bitove, a businessman and founder of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. The bid focused the Olympic events on a compact area along the city's Lake Ontario waterfront. The Olympic village would have been built on reclaimed industrial areas, and the city's plans called for construction of a new rapid transit network connecting the venues.

The evaluation committee spoke highly of Toronto's bid. In particular, they noted the city's financial plan, the concentration of athletes into a central Olympic area, and existing transportation infrastructure as positives. The Evaluation Report stated that

By June 2001, Toronto and Beijing were in close competition for selection as the host city. That month, the mayor of Toronto, Mel Lastman, made a derogatory remark about the city of Mombasa, Kenya, just before a trip to that country to lobby IOC officials. The comment provoked controversy around the world, and particular concern among African delegates to the IOC. Press reports suggested that the comments may have influenced the decision of the IOC.

It was the second time that Toronto had lost a bid to host a Summer Olympics, as they bid for the 1996 Games, but lost to Atlanta. But two years later, the Canadian city of Vancouver bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics and won.

Bid details
According to organisers, 70% of the venues needed to host the Olympics in Toronto had already been built. The proposed venues concept comprised:

Competition venues

References

2008 Summer Olympics bids


title: Calogero (disambiguation)

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Calogero is a name of Italian origin. See the linked article for a list of persons with this name.

Calogero may also refer to:

Calogero (singer) (born 1971), French singer songwriter
Calogero (album), 2002 album of the French Italian singer songwriter Calogero
San Calogero, comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria


title: Mutsu-kuni

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Mutsu-kuni may refer to:
 Mutsu Province (陸奥国) in modern-day Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima Prefectures and part of Akita Prefecture until 1868
 Mutsu Province (1868) (a.k.a. Rikuō Province (陸奥国)) in modern-day Aomori Prefecture


The Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI) was founded in 1991 to further understanding and communication between members of different faith communities and to build foundations for lasting fellowship.

"Our mission is to harness the teachings and values of the three Abrahamic faiths and transform religion's role from a force of division and extremism into a source of reconciliation, coexistence and understanding for the leaders and followers of these religions in Israel and in our region."

In 2015, ICCI became associated with Rabbis for Human Rights.

An umbrella organization, ICCI works with about sixty Jewish, Muslim, and Christian organizations in Israel. Included are Jewish-Arab groups, various interfaith forums, institutes, universities, and museums. The ICCI also associates with several international institutions: Religions for Peace, affiliated with the United Nations; and the International Council of Christians and Jews, a group which also fosters dialogue between Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

The ICCI was founded by its first director Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, who retired in 2015. Educated in America (Brandeis, Hebrew Union College, Harvard), he has since 1980 served the community in Jerusalem, where he resides. He also writes and blogs in the media. ICCI found a new director, Yonatan Shefa, a resident of the Jerusalem area. A veteran of human rights and community action work, he also studies at Yeshiva Sulam Ya'akov for the rabbinate. Originally from Toronto, he's a graduate of McGill University, with a masters from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. ICCI's organization is supported by the staff and works in consultation with Council trustees.

Core values of the ICCI are: dialogue and action, local and regional involvement, participation by the community and by the individual, building long-term relationships, and use of faith texts and values for "learning from each other". ICCI posts blogs on the internet about such current issues and developments, and reflections thereon. Although both dialogue and action are on its agenda, the ICCI believes that "Dialogue is not enough."

Accordingly, for the last several years ICCI has sought to abate crimes of domestic terrorism, especially those associated with the slogan "price tag" [Hebrew: tag melchir], alleged to be done by a small faction of Israeli settlers. The ICCI's counter program is called Tag Meir (spreading the light). Tag Meir proponents and others fear that the unsolved acts of vandalism and violence against 'civilian enemies'  that are claimed by "price tag" will harm Israel's moral standing. Members of the ICCI, through the Tag Meir program, visit the victims to show their support; they have coordinated in public demonstrations with thirty other organizations. Tag Meir is also active in helping other victims of similar attacks.

The ICCI publishes a newsletter, and distributes articles and media promoting dialogue, understanding, and activism for peace. Included is the film I am Joseph your Brother. ICCI produces a poster in Hebrew showing the Golden Rule as it's articulated in the world's religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Among recent programs sponsored by the ICCI is a Jewish-Muslim dialogue group for professionals and community leaders which meets in Haifa. According to Rabbi Kronish:

"Jewish-Muslim Dialogue is a rare phenomenon in Israel. As far as I know, we (within the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel) are the only ones doing it. ... [¶] I have come to believe in recent years that a healthy Jewish-Muslim Dialogue is not only an imperative for us  in Israel, but one that is doable and practical, since both sides have much to gain, both in terms of knowledge and in terms of enabling us to learn to live together in the same society."

Within the ICCI there are sections for Religious Leaders, Youth and Young Adults, Interfaith Study Tours, and Interreligious Activism. The section for religious leaders seeks to promote "Education, dialogue and action programs encompassing the spectrum of religious communities in Israel."

See also
Religions for Peace
World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace
The Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations
International Council of Christians and Jews
New Israel Fund

References

Religious organizations based in Israel
Jewish interfaith organizations
Christian and Islamic interfaith dialogue
Islamic and Jewish interfaith dialogue
Christian and Jewish interfaith dialogue
Christian–Islamic–Jewish interfaith dialogue
Peace organizations based in Israel
Interfaith organizations
1991 establishments in Israel
Religious organizations established in 1991


title: Vladimir Aytov

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Vladimir Aytov (, born 12 April 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bdin Vidin.

Career

Early career
Aytov was loaned to Rakovski, playing in the B Group during 2013–14 season.

Botev Plovdiv
Aytov made his A Group debut on 27 June 2014. He was included in the starting lineup for a 1–1 draw against Beroe Stara Zagora. On 30 October 2015, Aytov was included in the starting lineup of Botev Plovdiv for the first time in his career but his team was defeated with 2–0 by Slavia Sofia.

In January 2016 Aytov's contract was terminated by mutual agreement and he left Botev Plovdiv.

Oborishte
After the relegation to Dobrudzha Dobrich, Aytov signed with the other Second League team of Oborishte. He made his debut for the team in the league on 6 August 2016 scoring a goal for the 1:1 draw against Pomorie.

Montana
On 24 June 2017, Aytov signed a 2-year contract with Montana.

International career

Youth levels
On 8 June 2017 he made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in a friendly match against Georgia U21 scoring also his debut goal for the 1:0 win.

Career statistics

References

External links

1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Plovdiv
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Botev Plovdiv players
FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
FC Oborishte Panagyurishte players
FC Montana players


title: Edwards Hotel (Highlands, North Carolina)

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The Hotel Edwards was a historic hotel building at Main and 4th Streets in Highlands, North Carolina.  The main block of the hotel, a three-story brick structure, was built in 1935.  It was attached to a c. 1880 -story wood-frame structure, which was operated for many years as a boarding house or hostelry, and is now the historic main inn for Old Edwards Inn and Spa. The brick block was designed by Linton H. Young, and was built after the construction of the Highlands Country Club brought an influx of summer visitors to the area.  The property was operated as a hotel by the Edwards family from 1914 to 1970 and is now owned by Art and Angela Williams (A.L. Williams) of Palm Beach, FL. .

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Macon County, North Carolina

References

Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Hotel buildings completed in 1880
Buildings and structures in Macon County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Macon County, North Carolina


The 2003 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.

Election result
The Conservatives took control of the council after gaining 22 seats to have 39 of the 41 councillors. Meanwhile, Labour was reduced to only 2 councillors after losing 19 seats. Overall turnout at the election was 26.8%, down from 32% at the 1999 election.

Among the Labour councillors to be defeated were the leader of the council Dave Wells and the mayor Charles Smith.

Ward results

References

Castle Point Borough Council elections
2003 English local elections
2000s in Essex


title: Kelley Hunt

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Kelley Hunt is an American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. Her 2004 album, New Shade of Blue,  peaked at number 9 in the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.

In 2006, Hunt was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Her most recent album and sixth to date, The Beautiful Bones, was released on 88 Records in May 2014. She is based in Lawrence, Kansas.

Life and career
She was born Kelley Wade in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and was initially musically inspired by her mother's jazz and blues styled singing.  She attended Lowther Junior High School in Emporia, Kansas, in 1970/71, and the University of Kansas in 1977.

Hunt's own musical influences came from a diverse range, including the work of Ruth Brown, Ann Peebles, Wanda Jackson, Jay McShann and Mary Lou Williams amongst others.  Her self-titled debut album, which was released in 1995, featured the bassist Reggie McBride and saxophonist Wilton Felder. In 1998, Hunt's song "If I Don't Dance" from her debut album, was used in the film, Dance with Me. The album Inspiration, followed in October 2000. Her 2004 album, New Shade of Blue, which was produced by Garth Fundis and Gary Nicholson, peaked at number 9 in the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. Her fourth album, Mercy was issued in 2009, and the Star Tribune noted "Surprises don't often crop up on the well-trodden blues circuit. This Kansan is a full-blown phenomenon: powerhouse singer, hardboogieing pianist, polished songwriter…"

In 2011, Gravity Loves You was released which included twelve new songs.  As well as her own tracks, several were co-written with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. The St. Louis Beacon stated "Hunt's songwriting shines on powerful, moving compositions like 'Deep Old Love', 'This Fall', 'In the End' and the title cut. And she proves she can shine on the keyboard as well - with dynamic inspired playing throughout". She also released the single "Heartland", with Hunt on piano and vocals, plus the mandolin player Sam Bush. The same year she performed a piano/vocal duet with Sista Monica Parker on the latter's album, Living in the Danger Zone.

Hunt made her debut as an actress in Bunker Hill (2008), where she also contributed music to the film's soundtrack.

She has variously performed at the Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival (2013), Memphis in May, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and Thursday at the Square. In addition, she has appeared six times on A Prairie Home Companion.

Hunt's sixth album, The Beautiful Bones, was released in May 2014.

Discography

Publication
 Landed: New Poetry (Lawrence, Kansas: Mammoth Publications), 2009.    (a book of poetry and CD with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg presenting her poetry, as well as songs co-written and performed by Hunt)

See also
List of blues musicians

References

External links
Official website

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American blues singers
American women singers
American blues pianists
American rhythm and blues keyboardists
American women composers
21st-century American composers
American film actresses
Songwriters from Missouri
Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri
Singers from Missouri
21st-century American pianists
21st-century American women pianists
21st-century women composers


title: Iwaki-kuni

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Iwaki-kuni may refer to two former provinces of Japan centered on the coast of today's Fukushima Prefecture:
 Iwaki Province (718) (岩城国), an old province of Japan established in 718 and dissolved by 724
 Iwaki Province (1868) (磐城国), an old province of Japan established in 1868


title: Vado a riprendermi il gatto

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Vado a riprendermi il gatto (I'm going to take back the cat) is a 1987 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Giuliano Biagetti.

Plot
Always lived in solitude, working the land (his only company is a cat), one day Alceo meets Ester, a much younger girl than him. The two like each other and Alceo decides to take her to his cottage. Partly for his shady and grumpy character, partly for his deep-rooted habit of living alone, Alceo soon gets tired of his partner. When Ester decides to leave, Alceo would like to compensate her with money: she instead asks him for the cat. Some time later Alceo realizes that loneliness weighs too much on him: he returns to Esther to take her home but, during the journey, to those who ask him where he is going, he answers sardonically to "go and get the cat".

Cast
 Mario Adorf: Alceo Brancicalori
 Barbara De Rossi: Ester
 Jean-Pierre Cassel
 Alessandro Partexano

See also
 List of Italian films of 1987

References

External links

1987 films
1980s romantic comedy-drama films
1980s Italian-language films
Italian romantic comedy-drama films
Films directed by Giuliano Biagetti
1987 comedy films
1987 drama films
1980s Italian films


title: Ann Arbor Roller Derby

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Ann Arbor Roller Derby (A2RD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two travel teams, A2RD Travel Team, which competes against teams from other leagues, as well as a home "All League" team. Ann Arbor is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

History
The league was started in May 2010 by Kellee Gallardo and Milinda Villegas, with an open meeting in Ann Arbor, and held other recruitments during the year. By 2011 the league was being led by a board of directors and was coached by J.T. Slyde, who had helped train Elliot Page and Drew Barrymore for their roles in the roller derby film Whip It, when it filmed in Detroit and Ypsilanti. When formed, the league featured two home teams, the Tree Town Thrashers and the Huron River Rollers, and also their travel team, the A2D2 Brawlstars, before evolving to the present team structure. The A2D2 Brawlstars played their first bout ever on June 11, 2011, losing to the Floral City All-Stars of Monroe, and hosted their first public bout on September 17, 2011, at Buhr Park Arena, a 131-96 loss to Flint City Derby Girls from Flint.

WFTDA competition

The Ann Arbor Derby Dimes are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), having been first accepted in the WFTDA's
Apprentice Program in July 2012, and graduating to full membership in December 2013. As of June 2015, the Ann Arbor Derby Dimes were ranked 64th in the world by the WFTDA, and a member of the WFTDA Division 3. In 2015, Ann Arbor barely missed the cutoff for WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs, and then made their WFTDA Playoff debut at the WFTDA Division 1 level in 2016. That year Ann Arbor entered the tournament in Columbia as the 9th seed, and finished in 10th place. Ann Arbor returned to Division 1 Playoffs in 2017 at Seattle, Washington, but lost to Tampa Bay Derby 280-99 and 255-105 to 2×4 Roller Derby to finish out of the medals. In 2018 at the WFTDA Playoff in Atlanta, Ann Arbor finished out of the medals, but ended their weekend with their first victory at WFTDA Playoffs in the consolation round, 213-185 over Windy City Rollers.

Rankings

 CR = consolation round

References

Roller derby leagues established in 2010
Roller derby leagues in Michigan
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1
Sports in Ann Arbor, Michigan
2010 establishments in Michigan
History of women in Michigan


title: Den Jyske Opera

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Den Jyske Opera, also known as the Danish National Opera, is based in Aarhus, Denmark. Established in 1947, it's Denmark's largest touring opera company, and the second only to the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen.

Description
Founded in Aarhus in 1947, the company staged two operas a year until 1977. It then collaborated with five provincial orchestras, staging some 100 performances per season. In 1982, Den Jyske Opera became based in Musikhuset Aarhus, producing a number of Richard Wagner's operas which culminated in Der Ring des Nibelungen in 1982 and again in 1996. The company later performed a series of operas by Richard Strauss and, in 2001, several of Giacomo Puccini's works.

Funded by the Danish Ministry of Culture, the company tours throughout Denmark staging both traditional and innovative operas while aiming at the highest artistic quality. With a permanent chorus of 24, it frequently performs with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.

References

External links
Den Jyske Opera website

Danish opera companies
Arts organizations established in 1947
Music in Aarhus


title: Ivan Lobay

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Ivan Lobay (; born 21 May 1996) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Karpaty Lviv.

Career
Lobay is the product of the UFK Lviv School System. He made his debut for FC Karpaty playing full-time in a match against FC Hoverla Uzhhorod on 27 July 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

He also played for the Ukrainian under-17 national football team and was called up for other age level representations.

References

External links

1996 births
Living people
People from Chervonohrad
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
FC Karpaty Lviv players
Men's association football defenders
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
FC Rukh Lviv players
Nõmme Kalju FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
FC Lviv players
Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Meistriliiga players


The Afghanistan Institute of Higher Education () is a higher education institute in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Advocacy
Lobbying and support for the services being provided to ANSF and the families of ANSF who lost their loved ones in serving the country. H4AH has invested a lot of time and effort for providing advocacy to the target groups in giving them their basic and legal rights such as education, pension, and physiological support.

Health
H4AH provides basic medical support for ANSF disabled and fallen heroes families and who are critically injured and could be recovered from disability,

H4AH is also helping the disabled heroes by providing the physical rehabilitation of body parts in addition H4AH in addition by providing small gift packs on special occasions to the target groups which provide.

Psychology Counselling

 One of the key initiatives of H4AH in medical support is peer counseling for ANSF who has recently lost their body parts which get motivated and feel hopeful and give them feeling of belo ngings and sympathy.

The Fundraising Strategy
To operate effectively, the organization's independence is critical and H4AH works throughout the year to raise funds for its projects.

Expenditure, in accordance with budget authorizations, shall be financed by contributions from donors: States, supranational organizations and public and private sources. The Annual Appeal (AA) is the program cycle that helps to achieve this and allows the organization to call for funds in order that people in need can be supported in a timely and accountable way.

Regional Offices
Being a newly established charity organization, Help for Afghan Heroes (H4AH) has started its operation from Kabul Province with holding its Headquarter in Shar-e-Naw Kabul, while our long-term strategy is to set-up (number of regional offices) in (number of provinces or zones) of Afghanistan to provide a sustainable and reliable services to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) brave man and woman and their families.

See also
 Afghan University

References

Universities and colleges in Afghanistan
Educational institutions established in 2012
2012 establishments in Afghanistan
Universities and colleges in Kabul


title: Jackson's Furnace Site (38YK217)

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Jackson's Furnace Site, also known as Stroup's Furnace, is a historic archaeological site located near Smyrna, York County, South Carolina. The site includes an earthen sluiceway, stone dam abutments, the stone foundation of an iron furnace and slag heaps. It is one of only two sites that can be associated with the King's Mountain Iron Company, which operated in present-day Cherokee County from about 1815 to about 1860. The other site is King's Creek Furnace Site in Cherokee County.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Industrial buildings completed in 1815
Buildings and structures in York County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in York County, South Carolina
Industrial furnaces
Ironworks and steel mills in the United States


title: Ju Reti

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Ju Reti (; ; born 19 September 1983) is a former Chinese professional snooker player.

Career

Amateur

2012/2013
Ju, a farmer, from the Xinjiang region China of the Uyghur ethnic group started to enter Asian Players Tour Championship when they were introduced in the 2012/2013 season, entering in Event 2, where he lost to Mark Williams in the last 64 and Event 3 where he reached the last 16 stage as he lost to Li Hang, over these two events Ju won four matches and won £1,500 in prize money as he was ranked 37th in the Asian Order of Merit.

2013/2014
The following season, Ju entered in all four of the Asian Tour Events in the 2013/2014 season, reaching the last 32 of the 2013 Yixing Open, where he also scored his first century break. In the 2013 Zhangjiagang Open, Ju managed to reach the final where he faced Michael Holt and Ju became the first amateur winner of a Player Tour Event, after a 4–1 win over Holt, he won £10,000 in prize money and made the highest break of the tournament with 142. In the final two Asian Events of the season, Ju reached the last 32 of the 2013 Zhengzhou Open and the last 16 of the 2014 Dongguan Open, these results netted Ju £12,200 in prize money and was ranked 2nd in the Asian Order of Merit which gained him qualification the 2014 Players Championship Grand Finals and a two-year card of the professional snooker tour for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. At the Players Championship Grand Finals, Ju took the first frame against Judd Trump with a break of 75 in the last 32 stage, but lost 4–1 at the event held at Preston's Guild Hall.

Professional
Ju only played in the three Asian Tour events in the 2014–15 season. A pair of last 32 exits saw him finish 30th on the Order of Merit.
He only played in the Haining Open the following year, losing 4–0 in the first round, and has now dropped off the tour.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

References

External links

1983 births
Place of birth unknown
Uyghur sportspeople
Chinese people of Uyghur descent
Living people
Sportspeople from Xinjiang
Chinese snooker players
People from Bortala


title: Rusty Russell (tackle)

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William "Rusty" Russell (born August 16, 1963) is a former American football tackle who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).  He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Russell was also a member of the Orlando Predators, Charlotte Rage and Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League. He was named Second Team All-Arena in 1994.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats

Living people
1963 births
Players of American football from South Carolina
American football offensive tackles
African-American players of American football
South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Orlando Predators players
Charlotte Rage players
Florida Bobcats players
People from Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School alumni
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople


title: Robyn Berkley

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Robyn Berkley is the founder of lifestyle brand and wellness website Live The Process and the brand consulting company, RBBR. She has worked as a fashion publicist based in New York City, written for The Huffington Post and appeared as herself in the television series Kell on Earth.

Life and career

Berkley graduated from university in May 1999 with a degree in communications. Her first job, beginning in June 1999, was at New York public relations firm LaForce & Stevens, as an assistant. Aged 24, she was recruited by Johan Lindeberg as head of PR for North America for J. Lindeberg. Here she met Kelly Cutrone who, four years later, hired her as fashion director at People's Revolution, of which after seven years she became a partner.

In May 2011, New York announced that Berkley was leaving People's Revolution to take a yoga teacher-training course in Bali to become a certified yoga instructor. Having completed the six-week course, in late 2011 she launched Live The Process and her own consulting company, RBBR. Live The Process is described as "an online wellness community for impossibly busy people". RBBR represents a roster of brands that reflect Berkley's "balanced approach to business".

Huffington Post
Between July 2010 and January 2011 Berkley blogged at The Huffington Post on relationship difficulties for thirty-something career women in New York City.

Kell on Earth
Kell on Earth, a reality TV show, ran February 1, 2010 – March 29, 2010 over eight episodes, and featured Berkley as a senior member of the People's Revolution staff. Berkley starred in the first two episodes.

David Lynch Collection
Berkley's "David Lynch Collection" clothing line, described as "a range of luxury meditation-ready pieces", was launched in association with the David Lynch Foundation.  The name of the collection caused some news outlets to report that Lynch was the collection's designer. Alyssa Miller, who modelled the collection, said of the design process, "Robyn was looking for someone who ...  was familiar with the David Lynch Foundation ... so we decided to meet and everything just naturally fell into place from there." InStyle called the line "a surprising success" and reported an "enormous amount of interest", with the product quickly selling out online.

Personal life

Prior to resigning her position at People's Revolution, Berkley reported on the confusions and disruptions in her personal life. Of her subsequent meditation practice, she has written, "The single most effective tool that I have introduced into my life to reduce stress and create balance is the practice of Transcendental Meditation."

References

External links
Robyn Berkley in Kell on Earth
Berkley article for Bravo TV
Live The Process

American women fashion designers
American public relations people