title: 1500 metres at the Olympics

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The 1500 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 1500 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The women's event was not introduced until over seventy years later, but it has been a permanent fixture since it was first held in 1972. The Olympics final and the World Athletics Championships final are the most prestigious 1500 m races at an elite level. The competition format comprises three rounds: a heats stage, semi-finals, then a final typically between twelve athletes.

The 1500 meters was one of four individual events documented exclusively by Olympic documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan.

The Olympic records for the event are 3:28.32 minutes for men, set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 2021, and 3:53.11 minutes for women, set by Faith Kipyegon in 2021. The 1500 metres world record has been broken several times at the Olympics: the men's record was beaten in 1900, 1936, and 1960, while the women's record was improved in 1972 (three times) and in 1980.

Only three athletes have defended the Olympic 1500 m title: Tatyana Kazankina became the first person to win two gold medals in the event in 1980 (repeating her 1976 win) and, soon after, Sebastian Coe became the first man to do so in 1980 and 1984. Faith Kipyegon is the latest athlete to accomplish the feat, by following up her gold medal in 2016 with another at Tokyo 2020. No athlete of either sex has won more than two medals. Historically, athletes in this event have also had success in the 800 metres at the Olympics. Kelly Holmes was the last athlete to win both events at the same Olympics in 2004.  2012 1500m gold medalist Taoufik Makhloufi made both podiums without winning gold in 2016.

Kenya is the most successful nation in the event, having won seven gold medals. Great Britain has the next highest number of gold medals, with six. The United States is the only nation to have swept the medals in the event, having done so in St. Louis in 1904, albeit in a final between seven Americans and two foreigners.

Medal summary

Men

Multiple medalists

Medals by country

 The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.

Women

Multiple medalists

Medalists by country

Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.

At this event a men's 1500 m was held and the reigning 800 metres and 1500 m champion from the 1904 Olympics, James Lightbody, was the winner. Two 1908 Olympic participants, Britain's John McGough and Sweden's Kristian Hellström were the silver and bronze medalists.

References
Participation and athlete data
Athletics Men's 1500 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Athletics Women's 1500 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Olympic record progressions
Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Specific

External links
IAAF 1500 metres homepage
Official Olympics website
Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News

Olympics
1500 metres


title: Krestovsky lesouchastok

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Krestovsky lesouchastok () is a rural locality (a selo) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Settlement of Peleduy in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located  from Lensk, the administrative center of the district, and  from Peleduy. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 19, down from 166 recorded in the 2002 Census.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District.

Rural localities in Lensky District, Sakha Republic
Populated places on the Lena River


title: Erwin Kurz

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Erwin Kurz (29 April 1846, in Aarau – 8 February 1901) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1887/1888).

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1846 births
1901 deaths
People from Aarau
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)


title: St Nicholas' Church, Berden

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St Nicholas' Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the village of Berden, Essex, England.

Of the Early English Gothic style, the church has a Norman nave with 13th-century transepts and a tower dated to the 15th century. It underwent major restoration in 1868.

The church held a 20th-century 38-year revival of a "Boy Bishop" miracle play. It contains memorials to significant families of the local Berden Hall and Berden Priory, and to a murdered Berden parish constable.

St Nicholas' is part of a joint benefice—sharing a common priest— in the Deanery of Saffron Walden of the Diocese of Chelmsford. Other churches in the group are St Mary the Virgin at Manuden; St Simon and St Jude at Quendon; and All Saints at Rickling.

History
No church or priest for Berden is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.  St Nicholas' parish register dates from 1715.

The present church nave dates from the 12th century, with the chancel and transepts from the 13th, and the tower from the 15th. The chancel was rebuilt in part, and the church restored, in the 19th century at which time a south porch was added. A complete 1868 restoration was carried out at a cost of £2000.  Before the 1868 restoration the church was recorded as containing a north and a south aisle, and a tower of four bells; and in 1818 as containing five bells.

The earliest record of a priest at Berden is that of John de Askeby in 1325.  At the time of the Church of England's Secession and break with Rome Berden priests were appointed by the Bishop of London. During the 19th century the incumbent priest held his office and living under a vicarage, or a curacy that might have been perpetual or stipendiary. The living of the Rev Frederick Gifford Nash in the mid-19th century had a yearly value of £150, with a further allowance of £18. 10s from Queen Anne's Bounty. He received a residence and  of glebe—land used to support a parish priest—in the gift of Christ's Hospital. By the end of the 19th century the value of the living had not increased, and had only risen slightly to £182 by 1914.

Within the churchyard, to the south-west of the tower, is a stone marker for the grave of Henry Trigg. Trigg was the Berden parish constable at the beginning of the 19th century, and ran a shoe shop adjacent to Berden Hall in the village. On the night of 25 March 1814 two men from Bishops Stortford, a William Pratt and a Thomas Turner, broke into Trigg's shop to thieve leather goods. They were confronted by Trigg and his father. Trigg offered defence by disabling Turner, but after a Pratt attempt to shoot Trigg's father with a double-barrelled gun, both father and son made to escape. Pratt, using the words "Now, damn your heart, I will do for you", then shot Trigg in the chest, killing him. A year later Pratt and Turner were captured by the Bow Street Runners, sentenced to death, and sent to the gallows. The words "In memory of Henry Trigg of this Parish Aged 36 years Who was murdered March 25th 1814 endeavouring to protect his property" were recorded as written on the tombstone. Following the execution of Pratt and Turner, a postscript was reportedly added to Trigg's stone: "March 13th 1815 Wm Pratt, Thos Turner Both of Bishops Stortford, Herts. Were executed at Chelmsford for the above offence on their own confession".

The Rev Herbert Kynaston Hudson, vicar from 1899 to 1937, reintroduced the miracle play and ceremony of the 'Boy Bishop', based on a 15th-century tradition. A boy would take the role of bishop, central to the event celebrating the life of Saint Nicholas, and would hold the 'office' for the year. Hudson set up in 1901 the 'Guild of St Nicholas' for both boys and girls, this to organize the event and elect the 'bishop'. The event was again revived in 1956-57 and between 1961 and 1966. An equivalent election was for a girl as the 'May Queen', who was accompanied by the Boy Bishop and the vicar to the top of the church tower on May Day. Film units from British-Pathé and Gaumont British recorded and screened Berden's Boy Bishop ceremony.

St Nicholas' received an English Heritage Grade I building listing on 21 February 1967.

In 2009 St Nicholas' received a grant of £3000 for tiling and gutter work from the Friends of Essex Churches.

Architecture

Exterior

St Nicholas' is of flint rubble, clunch and limestone construction, and cruciform footprint. It comprises a chancel, nave, north and south transepts, a west tower and a south porch, and is of Early English  and Perpendicular style. The roofs are red tiled throughout.

The church's 15th-century three-stage tower is of Gothic Perpendicular style. Of approximately  square in footprint, the bottom stage contains a door and window on its west face. The restored 15th-century door, faced with decorative hinges, is set within a chamfered arch topped by a rectilinear enclosure; between this and the arch are spandrels with inset rosettes containing quatrefoils. Around the top of the squared surround is a rectilinear hood mould. Above the door is a restored 15th-century Perpendicular pointed arch window set within a chamfered reveal. The window is of three lights up to the outer arch spring, each ending in a trefoil-headed arch. Above the lights is panel tracery—a Perpendicular style of upright straight openings above lower lights—leading to further arches. Around the window opening arch is a hood mould. The second tower stage west side, slightly set back, contains a narrow arrowslit window rebated within an arch, possibly 15th-century. Above the apex of the window opening is a small round stone with a carved diagonal cross inset. On the south face is a c. 2000 tower clock; circular, convex, and with gold numerals. The belfry third stage, set back again, contains a restored 15th-century window opening on all sides, all of two lights with trefoil heads, louvred, and ending in a flattened pointed arch with hood mould. The tower parapet is deeply embattled. Inset behind the battlements is a four-sided pyramid stub spire. An angled buttress runs almost to the height of the first stage at the nave ends of the north and south sides—English Heritage states there are no tower buttresses. From the bases of the buttresses is a simple moulded socle (plinth) topped by a cill band—angled projection that allows water to flow from a building face— running around the tower.

The nave is approximately  east to west and  north to south. The north side contains a 19th-century window with arched lancets and a twin-stepped angle buttress. Running off the nave south side is the 1868 porch, with door set within a deeply rounded arch opening with a following hood mould above. On both east and west sides is a small twin-light window with ogee trefoiled head arches within a rectilinear frame. The porch roof is steeply pitched and surmounted by a cross of Celtic appearance. Within the porch, to the right of the nave door opening is a 15th-century stoup with worn basin within a pointed recess. Immediately to the east of the porch is three-light flat-arched window with cinquefoil heads, dated to the 15th century with reused 13th-century material.

Attached between the nave and chancel are north and south transepts. The north transept is  east to west, and  north to south. It has a 19th-century window of three lights below tracery on both the east and north walls, both within a 14th-century opening. To the west of the north window is a 13th-century arched doorway, above which is a small niche with trefoil head. The south transept is  east to west, and  north to south. It contains on its east side a restored 14th-century window with ogee-headed twin lights and tracery within a square head. The south wall 14th-century window is of ogee-headed twin lights and tracery with an arch surround and hood mould. The south transept has twin-stepped diagonal buttresses.

The Chancel is  east to west, and  north to south. The east chancel window, part of the 1868 restoration, is of three lights, the centre light running to the chamfered window arch, the outer lights running to the window arch spring. The mullions have three part circular shafts as dressing sitting on moulded bases, topped with floriated capitals. Above the two outer lights are quatrefoil rosettes set within fields of filigree style. A hood mould joins a 19th-century horizontal cill band, which runs across the wall face and continues in stepped fashion across east wall corner twin-stepped angle buttresses, and around the north and south chancel walls. The north and south chancel windows are of the same style, but of two lights. The north wall also contains a further c. 1270 single-lancet arched window, and an arched door way of the same date with the arch surrounded by a hood mould with personified carved label stops.

Interior

The church walls and ceilings are rendered and painted white throughout. All windows are glazed with translucent rectilinear glass panels, in clear, red or blue. All flooring is plain red tiling except on the raised chancel sanctuary behind the altar rail where there is added bands of black, white and brown. The chancel east window is part of the 19th-century restoration, but with the use of a c. 1270 capital detail. The c. 1270 chamfered rebated chancel arch has a hood mould finished with human head label stops on both chancel and nave sides. Set within the arch is a further chamfered arch supported by responds—half-piers attached to walls supporting an arch—of semi-circular columns with flat-face faceted moulded bases, and foliate capitals that have been part-restored. A 19th-century-added arched squint is on each side of the chancel arch, each with a chamfered rebate as part of the arch. Set above each squint on the chancel side is a gable as moulding with, at its spring and point, a carved foliated detail. Within the chancel is a 14th-century piscina containing a quatrefoil shaped drain.

The north transept (or Priory End) windows, east and north, are 19th century but within 14th-century openings. The trussed roof is possibly 16th century with tie beam support added in the 19th. The south transept (or Hall End) east and south windows are 14th century although partly restored. The 15th-century south transept roof trussing is of hammer beam construction, with curved collar braces springing from beams which are supported by curved chamfered brackets. Running on the wall from the hammer beams to the roof line are wind braces, and to the ridge beam is roof truss framing. Both transepts are separated from the nave by c. 20th-century panels and doors rising part way to the top of the arches. The north transept is solid panelling; the south with clear glazed doors to its full width. The north transept is today used as the church vestry room, and the south transept a meeting room with modern furniture. On the south wall of the south transept is a 14th-century piscina with a recessed trefoiled head, a re-cut quatrefoil drain, a head of a woman in a wimple carved at its apex, and a finial above.

The nave is 13th century in origin, but was rebuilt in the 14th. At the west of the north wall is part of a 12th-century window, now blocked and not visible outside, abutted to the tower wall. The north wall window is 19th century within a 14th-century opening. At the east of the nave is an arch leading to the north transept. This chamfered arch was reused when the nave was widened in the 14th century, and is supported by semi-octagonal responds added in the 19th. The nave south wall arch to the south transept is 13th century, chamfered, with square responds. Between this transept arch and east wall is a blocked 15th-century doorway that led to the loft above a former rood screen. The part-restored south three-light window is late 15th century, but using some material from the 13th. To the west of the window is the south doorway with moulded arch and hood mould. Between the south door and the tower wall is part of a 12th-century window, blocked, as mirror image to that on the north wall.

At the west of the nave within the tower arch is the 1780 church organ with part of a 15th-century three-panelled screen set in front as part of the organist's chair—this screen may have come from neighbouring Berden Hall. Within the nave against the north wall of the chancel arch is an octagonal oak pulpit with ornamented panelling taken from an earlier 17th-century pulpit. Behind the pulpit on the chancel arch west face is inscribed, in Lomardic capitals, a mason inscription: “Gefrai Limathun” (Geoffrey the Mason). The church octagonal font sits at the west of the nave central to the tower arch, and is plain and painted white, with a plain octagonal wood cover on which sits a floral display.

Tower bells are one each by W. and P. Wightman (1695); J. Keene (possibly 1613); Robert Oldfield (1613); and Thomas Newman of Cambridge.

Church plate includes a 17th-century repoussé silver-gilt paten, with the inscription "Berden Parish, 1768." A 1602 silver-gilt cup with coat of arms, originally secular—a cup not initially made for the church—is of pear shape with a chased bowl, a twisted stem, and a steeple-top cover.

Memorials

Monumental brasses combined as a one slab memorial next the altar at the north-east corner of the chancel is to An Thompson—the wife of Thomas Thompson—who died in childbirth, aged 31, on 25 July 1607, St James' Day. There are eight plates: one each of an image of a man and woman in Elizabethan dress; two with inscriptions; one depicting their nine sons; one their four daughters; and at the head one shield of arms each over Thomas and An.

On the opposite south-east side is an engraved stone slab to the memory of Dame Mary Scott with, at the top, three coat of arms in lozenge format. Dame Mary died 1678 aged 89 years, and was the daughter of John Aldersey of Aldersey Hall, Cheshire, who was a haberdasher in London—the Alsersey family were the first inhabitants of Berden Hall. She was first married to Thomas Westrowe, a London alderman and grocer. Their son, Thomas Westrow, was an MP for Hythe in the Long Parliament and the Rump Parliament, and was a militia captain in the parliamentary forces. Mary Scott's second marriage, in 1630, was to Sir Norton Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch in Kent. Her third husband was Sir Edward Scott of Scotts Hall at Nettlestead, Kent whom she married after being a widow for 35 years. Her epitaph is: "She was worthily in Great Reputation for piety and zeal in the Reformed Religion for Exemplary Vertue in the Relations of wife and Mother and for Generous Hospitality Bounty and Charity to the full Extent of her Estate. In her Death she was Lamented of all that Knew her."

Also in the chancel, high on the south wall, is a marble and alabaster tablet to Thomas Aldersey of Berden Hall; born in Cheshire, died 1598. The inscription plaque is set within pilasters to the side and a plinth below. Below the plinth is an apron with scrolling and an oval marble inset. Above the inscription is an entablature topped by a circular coat of arms supported and surrounded by scrolling.

In the north-east corner of the north transept are brass plaques to William Turnor, died 1473, and his two wives Margery and Margaret. A brick tomb is also to William Turnor with the "figures of man in fur-edged gown, with belt and bag, and of two women in belted dresses and veiled head-dresses, with inscription and two inscribed scrolls, indents of two shields and figures of children." Further north chancel memorials are to Joseph Hammond, died 1762, with the inscription "Buried near this place lies the body of Joseph Hammond died June 1762 aged 61 years. He was a tender husband, a kind master and true friend. A sincere Christian." Joseph Hammond's wife and son are also memorialised by plaque. A further north transept stone floor slab memorial is to Thomas Meade, died 1653. Meade's brother, Rev Joseph Mede (1586-1639), was born at Berden Priory, educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and became an English scholar whose 1641 Key of the Revelation became an influential treatise on the Book of Revelation. A worn floor slab to Thomasine, died 1656, the wife of Thomas Meade, lies in the nave. Further north transept memorials are of two coffin lids, one defaced with a part of a raised cross, and the other of Purbeck marble, upturned and used as a wall bracket; both 13th century. A south transept floor slab is to Thomas Grove, died 1669, and his daughter Margaret and his four grandchildren.

On the south wall of the nave is a marble tablet to Colonel John Bury OBE, who was churchwarden of the parish from 1946 to 1961. On the nave north wall is a tablet to Rev Herbert Hudson next to his cross and staff for the 'Boy Bishop' miracle play that he revived. Also on the north wall is a brass plaque to a 33-year-old corporal of the 48th Gordon Highlanders, 1st Canadians, who died at Arras in 1918.

Two individual First World War war graves are in the churchyard: one to Gunner W. Turner (died 12 December 1916, aged 31), Royal Garrison Artillery; and one to Private Ernest A. Knight (died 28 November 1918, aged 28), The Essex Regiment—Ernest Knight was one of Herbert Hudson's Boy Bishops. A war memorial lies in the churchyard to the east of chancel, with names of eleven Berden soldiers of the First, and two of the Second World War.

Further churchyard grave markers are to the murdered parish constable Henry Trigg; to Thomas Beard (died 1800?); and to Mary Ann Griffin (died 1899 aged 34), wife of Lewis Phillips of Berden Hall. The Beard stone contains a serpentine moulding at each side of the top meeting a central circular moulded device, defining three engraved fields, and all with carved pictorial details, the central an angel holding an anchor. An overgrown slab running from the stone contains a similar circular engraved device. The Griffin stone is chamfered-arch topped with inset floral carving, semi-circular side columns topped with floriate capitals, and inlaid inscriptions. Near to the Griffin stone is a plinth tomb with moulded base, and overhanging top with dentils below and a pyramid top. It is to members of the Roberts family, one of whom was Roland Brandram Roberts of Kirimetiya Estate, Ceylon (died 1910 aged 46), who was cremated at Golders Green, with his ashes interred in Berden graveyard. Two marble and granite sarcophagus-style tombs are to the north of the church; one to George Seabrook (died 1885); the other Thomas Seabrook (died 1847) and his wife, Elizabeth (died 1871). George and Thomas Seabrook were of Berden Priory. A further headstone is to Brigadier Sir Francis Smith Reid and his wife. Reid was a senior British Army officer during and after the Second World War, and Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Priests
List of priests, and parish rectors, vicars and curates, from the Clergy of the Church of England database, church commemorative plaques and listings, and Post Office and Kellys directories for Essex 1855/1874/1894/1914.

1325 – John de Askeby (rector)
1333 – Henry Saleman (rector)
1362 – Nicolas de Rodeland (rector)
1407 – William Wilflete (rector)
 1428 – Thomas Foster (vicar)
 1429 – Thomas Bolton (vicar)
 1438 – Samuel Richardson (vicar)
 1438 – John Boteler (vicar)
 1454 – Thomas Taure (vicar)
 1464 – Richard Baker (vicar)
 1464 – Thomas Dawe (vicar)
 1474 – Robert Milver (vicar)
 1495 – Robert Sherwyn (vicar)
Secession and break with Rome (1534)
(between 1514 and 1536 St Nicholas' vicars had been the priors of Berden, and between 1536 and 1561 Berden curates were appointed by the Bishops of London: John Stokesley; Edmund Bonner; Nicholas Ridley; Edmund Grindal)
 1554 – Luke Pestell (perpetual curate)
 1561 – John Yres (curate/reader)
 1574 – Godfrey Clarke (perpetual curate)
 1578 – George Parnell BA, Clare Hall, Cambridge (perpetual curate)
 1592-1598 – Robert Shelford (perpetual curate)
 1611 – Nathaniel Morris (curate)
 1631 – John Waite (curate)
Interregnum (1649)
Restoration (1660)
 1662-1664 – John Beard MA (preacher/curate/schoolmaster)
 1689 – Benjamin Long (curate)
 1694-1698 – Joseph Haswell or Hagewell (curate)
 1698 – John Tomlins BA, St John's College, Oxford (curate)
 1731 – Peter Selby MA, Trinity College, Cambridge (curate)
Between 1753 and 1846 curates of Berden were rectors of Ugley
 1753-1785 – Paul Wright BA, Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, MA (curate)
 1785-1797 – Matthew Field MA, Pembroke Hall, Cambridge (curate)
 1790 – Christopher Cockbaine BA, Trinity College, Cambridge (curate)
 1792 – Frederick Maurer BA, Trinity College, Cambridge (curate)
 1797 – Arthur William Trollope MA, DD (curate)
 1810 – Thomas Dalton MA, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (curate)
 1815 – George Rix BA Trinity College, Cambridge (stipendiary curate)
 1815-1817 – Launcelot Pepys Stephens MA, Pembroke Hall, Cambridge (perpetual curate)
 1817 – John Rogers Pitman BA, Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, MA (perpetual curate)
 1826 – James Cooper MA, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (curate)
 1846 – Charles Cooke (vicar)
 1852 – Frederick Gifford Nash MA, Pembroke College, Cambridge (vicar)
 1875 – William Johnstone (vicar)
 1891 – Frederick Corden Nash MA, St Catharine's College, Cambridge (vicar)
 1899 – Herbert Kynaston Hudson MA, Wadham College, Oxford (vicar)
 1938 – Patrick McLaughlin (vicar)
 1943 – Wilfred Reese-Wright MSc, PhD (vicar)
 1949-1954 – Christopher Candler (vicar)
 1955 – Robert G Rickells (vicar)
 1960 – Bernard A Whitford (vicar)
The benefice of Berden united with that of Manuden in 1961
 1973 – John Gutteridge (vicar)
 1976 – Paul R Masterson (vicar)
 1986 – Christopher Bishop (vicar)
 2017? – Margaret Davis (vicar)

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The South Africa men's national softball team is the men's national softball team of South Africa administered by Softball South Africa. The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan where they finished with 7 wins and 4 losses with Papate Mphahlele as pitcher of the season.  The team competed at the 2000 ISF Men's World Championship in East London, South Africa where they finished eighth. The team competed at the 2004 ISF Men's World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand where they finished twelfth.  The team competed at the 2009 ISF Men's World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where they finished fifteenth.

References

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title: Dragoljub Srnić

text:
Dragoljub Srnić (; born 12 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Aiolikos. He is a twin brother of Slavoljub Srnić.

Career

Red Star Belgrade
Born in Šabac, Srnić started his career with local football club Mačva. As a youth player, he had been sold to Red Star Belgrade, along with his twin brother Slavoljub. Passing the club categories, twins joined the first team in 2010, but Dragoljub failed to make any official senior appearance for the club. After they overgrown youth team, twins were loaned on dual registration to the Serbian League Belgrade side Sopot. Then both players moved on one-year loan deal to Čukarički. Twins sued the club, but later removed accusation and had been sold in 2013.

Čukarički
After the season which they spent as a loaned players with the club in the Serbian First League, Srnić brothers signed with Čukarički for an undisclosed fee in summer 2013. For the first two seasons as a regular club member, Dragoljub played 50 SuperLiga matches and scored 1 goal. He also noted 8 cup appearances, winning the competition for the 2014–15 season, and 4 caps in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifications. After his brother, Slavoljub, returned to Red Star Belgrade, Srnić scored both goals in 2–0 win over Radnik Surdulica in 9 fixture of the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season, played on 11 September 2015. Playing with Čukarički, Srnić made 169 appearances with 6 goals in all competitions for five seasons with the club. He played mostly matches as a defensive midfielder, being elected for vice-captain behind the most experienced player in the team, and the club captain Igor Matić. After the contract expired, he left the club in summer 2017.

Śląsk Wrocław
On 4 July 2017, Srnić signed a two-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław, with an option for a year extension. He made his debut for new club in 2–0 defeat against Arka Gdynia on 16 July 2017.

Career statistics

Honours
Čukarički
Serbian Cup: 2014–15

References

External links
 Srnić Dragoljub stats at utakmica.rs

1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Šabac
Men's association football midfielders
Serbian men's footballers
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Čukarički players
Śląsk Wrocław players
FK Sopot players
FK Voždovac players
ŁKS Łódź players
FK Radnički 1923 players
Ekstraklasa players
Serbian First League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland


title: Bechencha

text:
Bechencha (; , Betinçe) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bechenchinsky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located  from Lensk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 786, up from 777 recorded during the 2002 Census.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District.

Rural localities in Lensky District, Sakha Republic


title: Dewey Township

text:
Dewey Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:

 Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
 Dewey Township, Roseau County, Minnesota
 Dewey Township, Walsh County, North Dakota


The Puerto Rico men's national softball team is the men's national softball team of Puerto Rico.  The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan where they finished with 5 wins and 5 losses.  The team competed at the 2009 ISF Men's World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where they finished twelfth.

References

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The Czech Republic men's national softball team is the men's national softball team of the Czech Republic.  The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan where they finished with 5 wins and 5 losses.  The team competed at the 2000 ISF Men's World Championship in East London, South Africa where they finished sixth. The team competed at the 2004 ISF Men's World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand where they finished seventh.  The team competed at the 2009 ISF Men's World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where they finished ninth.

References

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The Netherlands men's national softball team is the men's national softball team of Netherlands.  The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan where they finished with 5 wins and 5 losses. The team competed at the 2000 ISF Men's World Championship in East London, South Africa where they finished fourteenth. The team competed at the 2004 ISF Men's World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand where they finished fourteenth.

References

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Softball in the Netherlands


title: Dorozhny

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Dorozhny () is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of and one of two settlements, in addition to Nyuya Severnaya, in Murbaysky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located  from Lensk, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 175.

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District.

Rural localities in Lensky District, Sakha Republic


The South Korea men's national softball team is the men's national softball team of South Korea.  The team competed at the 1996 ISF Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan where they finished with 2 wins and 8 losses.

References

Softball
Men's national softball teams
Softball in South Korea


title: Foly

text:
Foly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Adriaen Foly (1664–1701), Danish painter
Liane Foly (born 1962), French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter, and impressionist

See also
Foley (surname)
Foli, given name and surname


title: Gretna Commercial Historic District

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Gretna Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the central business district of Gretna. The district primarily developed in the early-to-mid-20th century, with buildings dated between about 1881 and 1963.  Notable buildings include the Thomas C. and Robert H. Creasy storehouse (1881), Masonic hall (1902), Bank of Elba (1907), Dalton building (c. 1914), W.D. Love and Co. grocery store (c. 1921), Amoco Service Station (1940), former Gretna Fire Station and Town Hall, and Berger Motor Co. (mid-1940s).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

References

Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Buildings and structures in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Pittsylvania County, Virginia


title: Nyuya Severnaya

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Nyuya Severnaya (; , Xotugu Ñüüye) is a rural locality (a selo), one of two settlements, in addition to Dorozhny, the administrative centre of the Rural Okrug, in Murbaysky Rural Okrug of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 168.

Geography
Nyuya Severnaya is located in the Lena Plateau,  from the district centre Lensk. It lies on the left bank of the Nyuya River, near its confluence with its longest tributary the Ulakhan-Murbayy (Улахан-Мурбайы).

References

Notes

Sources
Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Lensky District.

Rural localities in Lensky District, Sakha Republic


title: Astor Fong

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Astor Fong () is a Chinese singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer from Hong Kong, she sings in English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. Several of her solo albums have charted in Hong Kong and Asia. Astor gained widely acclaim for her similarity to Karen Carpenter's vocal style. Astor was dubbed the "Karen Carpenter of Asia". She is a lyric contralto with a wide vocal range that spanned about three octaves. Astor sang all of the Carpenters' songs during her concert in 2013 using the same key as Karen Carpenter which are rare in female artists in Asia. Among all other record singers in Hong Kong, Astor has recorded a lot of Broadway musical songs that has highly acclaimed in 2011. As Astor has a good track record in both English and Chinese albums, she was dubbed "Audiophile Diva" by leading audiophile magazine in 2015. Astor is also the first female celebrity columnist of "Audiophile", one of the famous audiophile magazine in Hong Kong.

Biography
Astor entered a number of singing competitions. She has won numerous music awards including California Red & BMG Hong Kong Singing Contest, and Hong Kong CASH Song Writers Quest.

Astor albums are released by Universal Music and several local record labels.

She is most known as a former member of the pop band "T.J.T. (天織堂)".She sang the theme song of the broadcast drama by Commercial Radio Hong Kong. Astor songs entered the pop charts that won the CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation Most Popular New Group Bronze Award for the year 1995 as well as TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation Most Popular Singer-Songwriter Bronze Award in 1996.

Astor released her solo debut "ASTOR (ERSTE)" in 2008 by Add Music which covers of popular western songs, including "When I Dream", the theme song of the Asian film "Dragon Squad" which is	the first Chinese film in the world to be included in the National Museum of the People's Republic of China as one of the top class collection items. Astor's talent was discovered again by the Japanese records S2S. The same name album "Erste" launched in Asia received critical acclaim.

In 2009 by record producer Keith Yip appreciation, Astor joined Rock in Music and is released another album "forever young. forever love", immediately hailed as a new generation of Hi-Fi Diva in Asia.

"Close To You (情真．遊戲．Close To You)" is her first original Cantonese album, a collaboration with top producers and musicians in Asia such as Ricky Fung, Jolland Chan, Sam Hui, Goh Kheng Long and Terence Teo, etc.

Behind the scenes, Astor is also good at photography and design. She has served as image design and music production. As Hong Kong Post recognized designer, she was invited to design theme stamps. She was subsequently appointed as the record producer, concert producer as well as singing lecturer frequently. She also has participated in the movie music of "Beast Stalker" and "The Sniper".

On 20 October 2013, Astor Fong and Dominic Chow appeared at the Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) for "Carpenters Once More" – "In Loving Memory Of Karen On Her 30th Year of Passing", Hong Kong's first live big concert tribute to Karen Carpenter. "Karen Carpenter of Asia" travels fast as well. On the same day, Astor released her 5th album "Eyes of the Night (夜的眼睛)".

On 23 November 2013, Astor was invited to perform and to have signing session at Singapore International Sound and Sight Exhibition (ISSE) 2013.

In 2014, Astor Fong, recognized as Asia's Karen Carpenter, was invited to perform and also to have signing session at Plenary Theatre, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) for "I Am Hi-Fi Singer Live Showcase" in Malaysia.

In 2015, after the invitation of the Shenzhen autograph session, Astor has been invited and appointed by the leading Hi-Fi magazine “Audiophile” as a celebrity columnist. She is the first female celebrity columnist in audiophile categories in Hong Kong.

Discography
"ASTOR (ERSTE)" (Hong Kong edition), Add Music, 2008.
"Erste" (Asia edition), S2S, 2009.
"forever young．forever love", Rock In Music, 2009.
"Theatre", Rock In Music, 2011.
"Close To You (情真．遊戲．Close To You)", New Century Workshop, 2013.
"ASTOR (ERSTE)" (K2HD version), Universal Music, 2013.
"Eyes of the Night (夜的眼睛)", Universal Music, 2013.
"ASTOR (ERSTE)" (relaunched exclusively by CD-Rama, South East Asia), Universal Music, 2014.
"Astor Sings Jolland (情．懷)", Add Music, 2015.
"Astor Sings Jolland (情．懷)" (SACD, LP version), Add Music, 2016.
"Erste", (24 bit CD Asia edition) EQ Music, 2016.
"Eyes of the Night (夜的眼睛)"  (Singapore & Malaysia version), EQ Music, 2017.
"forever young．forever love"(MQ Gold CD version), Rock In Music, 2017.
"Theatre"(MQ Gold CD version), Rock In Music, 2017.
"Astor Sings Anita Mui (情歸有心人)", Add Music, 2017.

Notes

References
"Astor Fong & Dominic Chow - Carpenters Once More Concert 2013". 周啟生 方文「再度CARPENTERS」演唱會 2013 Timable Event (Hong Kong). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
"I Am Hi-Fi Singer Live Showcase". 發燒歌手接力唱．20好歌征服觀眾 Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia). 30 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

External links
Astor Blog – Astor Fong Official Website & Blog

Living people
Cantonese people
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Hong Kong women singers
Hong Kong contraltos
English-language singers from Hong Kong
Cantopop singers
Hong Kong Mandopop singers
Hong Kong singer-songwriters
Hong Kong male singer-songwriters
Cantopop singer-songwriters
21st-century Hong Kong women singers
Berklee College of Music alumni


title: Biangabip Airport

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Biangabip Airport  is an international airport serving Biangabip, a small locality in the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.

References

External links

Airports in Papua New Guinea
Western Province (Papua New Guinea)


title: Justan I ibn Marzuban I

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Justan I ibn Marzuban (died 960) was the Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan (957–960). He was the son and successor of Marzuban ibn Muhammad.

Biography
Marzuban ibn Muhammad had designated his brother Wahsudan ibn Muhammad as his successor. When he came to Azerbaijan, however, the commanders of the fortresses refused to surrender to him, recognizing instead Marzuban's son Justan I ibn Marzuban I as his successor. Unable to establish his rule in the province, Wahusdan returned to Tarum; Justan was recognized as ruler in Azerbaijan, with his brother Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I made governor of Dvin. Justan seems to have been interested primarily in his harem, a fact which alienated some of his supporters, although he and Ibrahim successfully put down a revolt by a grandson of the caliph al-Muktafi in 960.

Shortly afterwards Justan and another brother, Nasir, came to Tarum, where they were treacherously imprisoned by Wahsudan, who sent his son Ismail ibn Wahsudan to take over Azerbaijan. Ibrahim raised an army in Armenia to oppose Ismail, prompting Wahsudan to execute Justan, his mother and Nasir. Ibrahim was driven out of Azerbaijan by Ismail, but retained his rule in Dvin.

References

Sources

960 deaths
Year of birth unknown
10th-century Iranian people
Sallarid dynasty


title: Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)

text:
Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 義則, born September 11, 1954, in Okushiri District, Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

External links

1954 births
Living people
Baseball people from Hokkaido
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Hankyu Braves players
Orix Braves players
Orix BlueWave players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches


title: Hans van der Pluijm

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Hans van der Pluijm (born 3 January 1949) is a Dutch football coach and former player who coaches Singida BS. in Tanzania. A former goalkeeper, he played for FC Den Bosch between 1967 and 1986. After retiring, he was the manager of Den Bosch until 1995. He then spent a season with SBV Excelsior and since 1999 works in Ghana. His best achievement as a coach/manager was the final of the Dutch Cup in 1991, which Den Bosch lost 1–0.

References

1949 births
Living people
People from Heusden
Footballers from North Brabant
Men's association football goalkeepers
Dutch men's footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
FC Den Bosch players
Dutch football managers
FC Den Bosch managers
Excelsior Rotterdam managers
Young Africans S.C. managers
Ashanti Gold S.C. managers
Dutch expatriate football managers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ghana
Expatriate football managers in Ghana
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
Expatriate football managers in Tanzania


title: Emily Nishikawa

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Emily Nishikawa (born July 26, 1989) is a Canadian former cross-country skier.

Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Nishikawa competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she finished in 42nd in the 15k skiathlon, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang where she finished 44th in the same event. After the end of the 2019–20 World Cup season, Nishikawa announced her retirement from international skiing.

Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Whitehorse
Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
Canadian female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada
Tour de Ski skiers
21st-century Canadian women


title: Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin

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Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin (16 December 1834, in Bissegg – 16 October 1897) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1889/1890).

His brother Eduard Häberlin (1820–1884) was President of the Swiss Council of States (1863).

His son Heinrich Häberlin (1868–1947) became a member of the Federal Council (1920–1934).

External links

1834 births
1897 deaths
People from Weinfelden District
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)


title: Newcastle–Bolgart Railway

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The Newcastle–Bolgart Railway was the second stage of the Clackline–Miling railway. It was opened on 6 December 1909 by the Western Australian Premier Newton Moore. The line ran between Newcastle (now Toodyay) and Bolgart, Western Australia. The line came about after community support rallied against the  Government, who were seen as not approving the rail to reduce the value of the Midland Railway Company land holdings. At a meeting on 6 November 1906 local MLA Timothy Quinlan then Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly threatened to resign from the government and join the opposition. The meeting proposed that Quinlan should meet with Moore and obtain a definitive answer as to whether he would include the line on the schedule of proposed railways.

History

The matter of a line between Newcastle and Bolgart was first raised in 1897. A number of state governments promised the construction of the line starting with the James Government, the line again promised by the Rason Government. The Labor Government then surveyed the line; this was followed with the Moore Government letting contracts for construction. At the sod turning ceremony Quinlan noted that the line from Clackline had not been a financial success but that opening this section would improve its fortunes.

On 20 October 1908 the tender for the construction of the line was awarded to Barry & McLaughlin as the lowest bidder at £25,744 2s. 4d. With the addition of costs for rail and fastenings the total cost was £48,000, which was £2,000 above the original estimates at the time of presenting legislation to parliament for construction; a significant portion of the tender was costs associated with bridge construction.

Construction officially commenced on 4 December 1908 when the Governor of Western Australia Frederick Bedford turned the first sod of soil during a ceremony near Newcastle. The Governor noted that this was the first time he had officiated at the construction of a railway.  During his visit the Governor stated that was he glad he would not leave Western Australia without being associated in some way with the policy of agricultural railways construction for the state. As a memento of the occasion the Governor was presented with a miniature shovel that had a sandalwood handle and gold blade.

The line was opened on 6 December 1909; on 10 December 1909 a bush fire was started by sparks from a train on the line causing considerable damage despite the efforts of some 300 volunteers fighting the fire. Another fire broke out on 11 December 1909, destroying 250 acres of wheat crop owned by Quinlan.

Toodyay Vigilance Committee

Following on from the public meeting on 6 November a further meeting was held on 8 November 1906 at the Newcastle Mechanics Institute; this meeting was chaired by Mr O. Bull. The Mayor of Newcastle Father Hallinan moved that the Toodyay Vigilance Committee be formed to watch carefully all matters related to the Newcastle–Bolgart Railway and to keep their claims before the public and the WA Parliament. The meeting was surprised to learn that the premier hadn't responded to the request from the prior meeting for him to meet with Quinlan. The meeting was also informed that the Norseman railway was on the schedule, which caused consternation given that the Norseman rail had repeatedly been refused by previous WA Governments and that the Bolgart line had been repeatedly promised.

Another deputation on behalf of the Vigilance Committee was received by the premier to discuss the railway construction. They advised the premier that the Midland Railway Company and other prominent large land holders had subdivided their land to put it on the market. Mr Camerer explained to the premier that as a dairy farmer from Victoria he took up land in Bolgart after being assured two years prior that the railway was being built he could not continue without the line. It was also noted that 15,000 acres were under crop within five miles of the proposed route of the railway. The premier replied that there was justification for the line and that he had already decided to bring a bill for construction of the Newcastle–Bolgart Railway.

Timber contract issues
The builders of bridges on the line, Barry & McLaughlin, had engaged Joseph Shearer, a timber cutter and teamster, to supply timber. On 31 March 1910 Shearer took action in the Supreme Court alleging that Barry & McLaughlin breached their contract by purchasing timber directly from his employees.

See also

References

Toodyay, Western Australia
Railway lines opened in 1909
Railway lines in Western Australia


title: Roger McMurrin

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Roger G. McMurrin (born 1939) is an American conductor and pastor who moved to Ukraine and founded a symphony orchestra there to perform sacred music.

Early life
McMurrin was born in Bedford, Indiana. As a youth, he moved to Xenia, Ohio. He earned a degree in music from Olivet Nazarene University and became a teacher at Xenia High School. He then earned a master's degree from Ohio State University. He later became a music instructor in a college where he also studied conducting techniques.

Musical career

United States
McMurrin started working in music in 1972 at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He later became the director of music at the church. After 16 years at Coral Ridge, McMurrin left to become director of music at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas and then moved on to First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida.

McMurrin has also performed on Diane Bish's The Joy of Music, including as part of the Coral Ridge choir during an episode about the life of John Wesley.

Ukraine
In 1991, McMurrin was invited to Kiev, Ukraine by Episcopal priest, George McCammon to conduct local musicians in a performance of Georg Friedrich Händel's Messiah. McMurrin had initially planned to go to the Caribbean and was only aware of Kiev from The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition. Upon arrival in 1992, McMurrin became aware that the Ukrainians had not heard Handel's Messiah before as it had been banned by the Soviet Union. McMurrin conducted the musicians in performing two concerts in Ukraine, where Messiah was performed for the first time in 70 years in Ukraine. During the plane ride back to the United States, McMurrin felt that God wanted him to move to Ukraine. McMurrin moved to Ukraine permanently in 1993 where he taught English and musical theory at St. Andrew's Preparatory School. In December McMurrin had to return to the United States as he only had $16 left. Friends gave McMurrin money for him to return to Ukraine and set up the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the first private orchestra in Ukraine. The orchestra later went on tours of Ukraine and the United States.

In 1994, McMurrin established the Church of the Holy Trinity as a place for the orchestra to play, becoming an ordained pastor in the process. At the time, most of the orchestra members were atheists or agnostics; however, a group of them became Christians after performing Christian music with McMurrin. McMurrin became the pastor of the church, which was assisted in funding as a result of the Orange Revolution.

Personal life
McMurrin is the son of the Reverend Albert McMurrin. McMurrin is a Christian and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. McMurrin is married and has two sons.

References

Living people
People from Xenia, Ohio
Olivet Nazarene University alumni
Ohio State University alumni
American male conductors (music)
American expatriates in Ukraine
1939 births
American Presbyterian ministers
American Presbyterian missionaries
Schoolteachers from  Ohio
Classical musicians from Ohio
21st-century American conductors (music)
21st-century American male musicians


title: Ryoji Moriyama

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Ryoji Moriyama (森山 良二, born July 20, 1963, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and current the third squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He previously played for the Seibu Lions, and the Yokohama BayStars.

Professional career

Active player era
On November 20, 1986, Moriyama was drafted  first round pick by theSeibu Lions in the  1986 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1987 season, pitched in 4 games.

In the 1988 season, he won 10 games as a starting pitcher and honored for the 1988 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.

He was traded to the Yokohama BayStars in March before the start of the 1993 season, his seventh career season.

He played three seasons with the BayStars and retired after the 2005 season.

In his 9-season career, Moriyama pitched in 86 games, posting a 14-15 win–loss record, and a 4.21 ERA.

After retirement
After his retirement, Moriyama was the pitching coach for the Yokohama Bay Stars during the 1996-1997 season.

He served as the Seibu Lions' first squad and second squad pitching coach from the 1998-2007 seasons.

He also served as manager of the Fukuoka Red Warblers of the Independent League during the 2008-2009 season.

In the 2010 season, he was named first squad pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and served through the 2019 season.

In the 2020 season, Moriyama became the first squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

He will be the third squad manager starting in the 2023 season.

References

External links

 - Career statistics - NPB.jp
 92 Ryoji Moriyama PLAYERS2022 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

1963 births
Living people
Baseball people from Kitakyushu
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Seibu Lions players
Yokohama BayStars players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches


title: Aibga Ridge

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The Aibga Ridge is a mountain ridge in the Roza Khutor plateau of the Western Caucasus, near Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It contains the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort which stands at the ridge, built in 2011 to accommodate the 2014 Winter Olympics.

References

Mountains of Krasnodar Krai
Mountain ranges of the Caucasus


title: David Reece (bishop)

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David Reece (1913–1999)  was the Archdeacon of Margam from 1971 to 1981.

Reece was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and St. Michael's College, Llandaff; and ordained in 1937. After curacies in Aberystwyth and Llanelly he held incumbencies in Pembroke and Port Talbot.

From 1977 to 1983 he was also Assistant Bishop of Llandaff.

References

1895 births
1981 deaths
Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Alumni of St Michael's College, Llandaff
Archdeacons of Margam
Bishops of Llandaff


title: 2013–14 National T20 Cup

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The 2013–14 Faysal Bank T20 Cup was the tenth season of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Faysal Bank. The tournament was held from 6 to 16 February 2014 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi; Diamond Ground, Islamabad; Marghazar Ground, Islamabad and National Ground, Islamabad. A total of 17 teams were divided into four groups, the most teams in the tournament's history. The highlight of this tournament was the inclusion for the first time of three new teams: FATA Cheetahs, Dera Murad Jamali Ibexes and Larkana Bulls.
Broadcasting rights were given to PTV Sports who aired all of the matches live.

Venue
The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were chosen as host cities for this tournament and four stadiums were picked to host it. The Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi and the Diamond Cricket Ground, National Cricket Ground and Marghzar Cricket Ground in Islamabad. 14 matches were held in Islamabad while 20 matches, all of the knockout stage matches were held in Rawalpindi.

Team Sponsors
The Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2014 Team Sponsors Press Conference, held in Islamabad on 5 February 2014, announced brand new logos of the teams as well as new sponsors.

Tournament
The tournament was scheduled to be held between 6 and 16 February 2014. The tournament was a Round Robin and Knockout tournament.

Group stage
A total of 17 teams divided into four groups participated in this tournament. The top two teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals. A total of 28 matches were played between 6 and 12 February 2014.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

References

2013-14 National T20 Cup
2013 in Pakistani cricket
2014 in Pakistani cricket
Domestic cricket competitions in 2013–14
Pakistani cricket seasons from 2000–01


title: Alla Kuleshova

text:
Alla Vladimirovna Kuleshova (, born 28 March 1945) is a retired Russian rower who won three European titles in 1966–1972.

References

External links

1945 births
Living people
Russian female rowers
Soviet female rowers
European Rowing Championships medalists


title: Diamond Lake Township

text:
Diamond Lake Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:

 Diamond Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa
 Diamond Lake Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota


title: Tsutomu Sakai

text:
Tsutomu Sakai (酒井 勉, born June 27, 1963, in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

External links

1963 births
Living people
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Orix Braves players
Orix BlueWave players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture


title: Valeria Lyulyaeva

text:
Valeria Vasilievna Lyulyaeva (, born 28 June 1941) is a retired Russian rower who won a European title in the coxed four in 1966.

References

Russian female rowers
Soviet female rowers
European Rowing Championships medalists
1941 births


title: Jyoti Khandelwal

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Jyoti Khandelwal is an Indian politician who was elected mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation in 2009. Jyoti joined Bharatiya Janata Party in October 2023.

In her tenure she has courted many controversies, often sparring with opposition councillors. During her tenure as Mayor, she criticized the Congress led state government for sheltering "corrupt".

In 2019, Khandelwal became the first woman candidate in 48 years to contest the Lok Sabha election from Jaipur. According to her, she enjoys popular women support in Jaipur because of her active involvement with the women in social, cultural and religious events in the city.

References

External links

Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan
Politicians from Jaipur
Rajasthan municipal councillors
Mayors of places in Rajasthan
Women mayors of places in Rajasthan
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
1974 births


title: Nikolaus Paryla

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Nikolaus Paryla  (born 19 November 1939, in Zurich) is an Austrian actor and stage director.

Paryla studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. In 1961 he received his first engagement at the  Wiener Volkstheater as Moritz Stiefel in Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening (Frühlings Erwachen), directed by Gustav Manker, after which he was engaged until 1969 at the Theater in der Josefstadt. Between 1970 and 1971 Paryla belonged to the ensemble of the Berlin Schiller Theater, after which he stood until 1986 on the stage of the Munich Residenz Theatre.

In films he is known for roles in  (1983) and  Das Schloß (1997) . Paryla won the Hersfeld-Preis in 1980.

Selected filmography
 1960: Das Zaubermännchen
 1979:
 1979: Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (TV series)
 1982: The Confessions of Felix Krull (TV miniseries)
 1983:
 1988:  (TV miniseries)
 1988: Mit Leib und Seele (TV series)
 1995: Ant Street
 1995:
 1995:  (TV film)
 1997: The Castle (TV film)
 1998:
 1999: Geliebte Gegner (TV film)
 2000: Polt muss weinen
 2001: Zwölfeläuten
 2001: Tatort –  (part of TV-series)
 2003: Pumuckl und sein Zirkusabenteuer (part of TV-series)
 2004: Schimanski: Das Geheimnis des Golem (part of TV-series)
 2005: Marias letzte Reise (TV film)
 2005:  (TV film)
 2006:  (TV film)
 2008: Tatort –  (part of TV-series)
 2009: Tatort – Wir sind die Guten (part of TV-series)
 2010: Länger Leben
 2012:

References

External links

20th-century Austrian male actors
Austrian male stage actors
Austrian male television actors
1939 births
Living people
Male actors from Zürich
German Film Award winners


title: Dixon Township

text:
Dixon Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:

 Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois
 Dixon Township, Logan County, North Dakota
 Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio

See also
 South Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois


title: Alla Alekseyeva

text:
Alla Aleksandrovna Alekseyeva (, born 7 December 1934) is a retired Russian rower who won a European title in the coxed fours in 1966. She graduated from the Moscow State University and after retiring from competitions worked as editor.

References

1934 births
Living people
Russian female rowers
Soviet female rowers
Moscow State University alumni
European Rowing Championships medalists


title: Department of Defence (1921–1939)

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The Department of Defence was an Australian government department that existed between December 1921 and November 1939.

History
The department was formed in December 1921 when then Navy Office was merged into the existing Department of Defence.

Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual budget statements and in the department's annual reports.

When it was established, the department was responsible for Naval, Army and Air Defence matters,
and ran a number of factories for munitions, small arms, cordite and clothing etc.

Structure
The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Defence.

The Secretaries of the Department were Thomas Trumble (1921‑1927), Malcolm Shepherd (1927‑1937), and finally Frederick Shedden (1937‑1939).

References

Ministries established in 1921
Defence
1921 establishments in Australia
1939 disestablishments in Australia


title: Bremen Cotton Exchange

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The Bremen Cotton Exchange () was built in 1902 on the market square in Bremen, Germany, to house the offices of the city's cotton exchange founded in 1872. Johann Poppe's Neo-Renaissance facades and carefully finished interiors can still be seen today.

Background

Since 1788, when it first arrived in Bremen on emigrant ships returning from North America, cotton has been an important commodity for the city. In 1894, over a million bales of cotton were unloaded, reaching a maximum of 2.6 million bales in 1927. In 1872, the Committee for the Cotton Trade (Komité für den Baumwollhandel) was created to promote the interests of those involved in the cotton market. Banks, shipping companies, cotton mills and insurance companies later became members too. In 1900, work began on the construction of the Cotton Exchange Building in the centre of Bremen. The exchange allowed the trading of Futures in 1914. but the First World War and the ensuing inflation prevented their re-establishment until 1926.

The exchange closed again for the Second World War. During the war, the rear part of the building was destroyed in RAF bombing attacks on Bremen, and the steeple-like tower in front was severely damaged and later pulled down. After repairs, the exchange reopened in 1956. In 1961, a multistory parking garage was built where the rear part of the building had been.

Even today, the "Rules of the Bremen Cotton Exchange" serve as a useful reference in drawing up contracts and solving disputes in the international cotton market. The Bremer Baumwollbörse still has over 200 members (2014) but its offices are now in Wachtstraße.

Architecture
Johann Poppe (1837–1915), who had gained a reputation for his skill in designing some of Bremen's large public buildings including the waterworks (1873) and the library (1896), was selected as the architect for the Cotton Exchange. Located on the corner of Wachtstraße and the Marktplatz, the building which originally had five storeys was completed in 1902. It combined the latest structural techniques (becoming Bremen's first steel-framed building) with a high degree of functionality and an imposing Neo-Renaissance facade. The architecture critic Walter Müller-Wulckow described the Bremen Cotton Exchange, which started to shed its profuse ornamentation after exposure to the elements, as the "crassest" manifestation of "cancerous" building styles. As a result of weathering, the richly decorated outer walls of sandstone had to be almost completely renewed from 1922 to 1924 under the supervision of Otto Blendermann.

Its carefully designed interiors can still be seen today. Of particular note are the stairway with railings by Hermann Prell and the glass mosaics in the main entrance by Puhl & Wagner.

References

External links

Bremen Cotton Exchange website

Buildings and structures in Bremen (city)
Buildings and structures completed in 1902
Gothic Revival architecture in Germany
Renaissance Revival architecture in Germany


title: 2014 K League Challenge

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The 2014 K League Challenge was the second season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Since the 2014 season, the champions was promoted to the K League Classic and three teams from second to fourth-placed team qualified for the promotion playoffs after the regular season.

Teams

Team changes
Relegated from K League Classic
 Daegu FC
 Daejeon Citizen
 Gangwon FC

Promoted to K League Classic
 Sangju Sangmu

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game.

League table

Positions by matchday

Round 1–18

Round 19–36

Results

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Promotion playoffs

Bracket

First round

Semi-final

Final
The promotion-relegation playoffs were held between the winners of the 2014 K League Challenge playoffs and the 11th-placed club of the 2014 K League Classic. The winners on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015 K League Classic.

Gwangju FC won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the K League Classic, while Gyeongnam FC were relegated to the K League Challenge.

Player statistics

Top scorers

Top assist providers

Attendance
Attendants who entered with free ticket are not counted.

Awards
The 2014 K League Awards was held on 1 December 2014.

Main awards
Most Valuable Player:  Adriano (Daejeon Citizen)
Top goalscorer:  Adriano (Daejeon Citizen)
Top assist provider:  Choi Jin-ho (Gangwon FC)
Manager of the Year:  Cho Jin-ho (Daejeon Citizen)

Best XI

See also
2014 in South Korean football
2014 K League Classic
2014 Korean FA Cup

References

External links
Official website
Review at K League

K League Challenge seasons
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title: Hiroshi Takamura

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Hiroshi Takamura (髙村 祐, born September 2, 1969) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, and current the second squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

He previously played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Professional career

Active player era
On November 22, 1991, Takamura was drafted  first round pick by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the  1991 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

He debuted in the Pacific League in his rookie year, the 1992 season, and won the 1992 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award with 13 wins, beating out Kenichi Wakatabe.

After his 13th season with the Buffaloes in 2004, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes ceased to exist due to the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment, and he was transferred to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the distribution draft.

He only pitched in one game during the 2005 season before retiring at the end of the season.

In his 14-season career, Takamura pitched in 287 games, posting a 83-102 win–loss record, 9 saves, and a 4.31 ERA.

After retirement
After his retirement, Takamura became the second squad pitching development coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the 2007 season, and was named second squad pitching coach in the 2009 season.

He also served as the second squad pitching development coach again beginning with the 2012 season and as the first squad pitching coach for the 2015 season.

He was named second squad  pitching coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for the 2016 season.

He is also the first squad pitching coach from the 2017 season through the 2021 season and second squad pitching coach beginning in the 2022 season.

References

External links

 Career statistics - NPB.jp
 98 Hiroshi Takamura PLAYERS2022 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

1969 births
Living people
Baseball people from Tochigi Prefecture
Hosei University alumni
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Kintetsu Buffaloes players
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Japanese baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches


title: Gordon James (priest)

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Douglas Gordon James (1922-2000)  was the Archdeacon of Margam from 1988  to 1992.

James was educated at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and became a solicitor. He studied for the priesthood at Queen's College, Edgbaston and was ordained in 1976. After a curacy he  was the incumbent at Aberdare until his appointment as Archdeacon.

References

1922 births
2000 deaths
Alumni of Aberystwyth University
Alumni of the Queen's Foundation
Archdeacons of Margam
Welsh solicitors
20th-century British lawyers


title: R. K. Anand

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Ram Kumar Anand (born 15 March 1943) is a lawyer and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, serving during the NDA government. He is Senior Vice-President of Indian Olympic Association from 14 December 2017. He also served as the chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi for two terms and was a member of the Bar Council of Delhi for 25 years. He held the position of Vice-President of the Indian Law Institute for over 25 years.

Life
Anand was born in 1943, the son of Roshan Lal Anand and his wife, Ram Lubhai Anand. He did his schooling and passed matriculation in 1958 from Punjab University. He studied at DAV College, Chandigarh and S.D. College, Palwal, (Haryana), graduating in 1963. He earned his law degree from the University of Agra in 1966.

Anand married advocate Bharti Anand on 27 September 1971. They have two sons, Chetan Anand and Tapeshwar Anand. Bharti Anand died on 27 October 2015.

Legal career

Notable cases

Anand has been practising in the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and other high courts since 1967. He is the only lawyer who has defended three successive sitting Prime Ministers of India. In June 1980 when Sanjay Gandhi died, his widow Menka Gandhi filed a petition for the granting of probate, which was contested. Then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi engaged Anand in this case.  Anand fought successfully before both the District Judge of Delhi and the Single Bench/Division Bench of the Delhi High Court.

Anand drafted Indira Gandhi's will, which was later given to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, after her death.  After the assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984, Anand's services were engaged by Rajiv Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, to settle probate of the will of Indira Gandhi.  Anand fought the case in the Delhi High Court successfully.

After the death of Indira Gandhi major, anti-Sikh riots took place in Delhi and elsewhere. A commission was appointed under the Commission of Enquiry Act, headed by Ranganath Misra. Anand appeared before that commission on behalf of the Government of India and the police force. Anand handled the case of Air India Flight 182, in which 329 died, as well as other aircraft inquiries.

Anand also handled the case of P. V. Narasimha Rao, who was accused in three criminal cases: the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Bribery Case (a cash-for-votes scam) the case against Godan Chandraswami for corruption, and the case of St. Kitts, where allegations were made that V.P. Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, had a foreign bank account. Anand fought the cases from trial court up to the Supreme Court of India, got bail granted to Rao, and got him acquitted in all three cases.

Legal troubles
In 1999, Anand took on the case of Sanjeev Nanda, grandson of the late Navy chief SM Nanda. Sanjeev Nanda was accused of killing six people with his BMW in a hit-and-run accident. During the case, Anand was accused of trying to influence witness Sunil Kulkarni, and was charged with contempt of court. In 2009 Anand was convicted of the contempt charge, stripped of his designation as senior counsel, barred from practising law in any Delhi court for four months, and fined Rs 2,000. Anand appealed, but his conviction was upheld in 2012. At that time he made a full apology, donated Rs 2.1 million to the Bar Council of India, and offered to work pro bono for one year.

Political career

After earning his law degree, Anand began his practice in 1967. In 1972 he was elected to the State Bar Council of Delhi, where he remained a member from 1972 till 1998.

Anand was an active member of the Indian Law Institute, a research institution headed by the Ex Officio Chief Justice of India. Anand served as Vice-President for five three-year terms. He improved the institution by helping it obtain money and university status. During Anand's tenure a library was also established.

Anand has been involved in national and international sports. He has been associated with the Indian Olympic Association for over 35 years. He is the current Senior Vice-President of the Indian Olympic Association. He has been the Chairman of the Legal Commission for number of years. He created the Olympic Association in the newly established State of Jharkhand. During his tenure, in 2011 national games were organised in Jharkhand at Ranchi. He has constructed a lawn ball stadium with both his MP land fund and his own funds, which is the second-biggest stadium in India after Assam.

Anand was elected as a member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand in March 2000, during the NDA government. He was a member of the Standing Committee of Defense during his tenure as a Member of Rajya Sabha.

Anand contested General Elections in 2004 on Indian National Congress ticket from South Delhi constituency and lost the election.

He again contested General Elections in 2014 from Faridabad constituency on Indian National Lok Dal ticket. He lost the elections.

Books written
Anand has written two books and numerous articles:

Close Encounters of Niira Radia
Assault on Merit

References

1943 births
Living people
Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand
Indian solicitors
Senior Advocates in India
20th-century Indian lawyers
Indian National Lok Dal politicians
Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana
People from Patna
Indian sports executives and administrators


title: Erlan Karin

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Erlan Tynymbaiuly Karin (; born on 26 May 1976 in Aksukent, Sayram District) is a Kazakh politician who is the current State Counsellor of Kazakhstan.

He was born on May 26, 1976, in the village of Aksukent, and comes from the Adai clan of the Bayuly. In 1997, he graduated from the Faculty of History of Aktobe State University and in 1999 from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. From 1996-1998, he worked as a teacher of history and geography at a secondary school in Aktobe. On April 5, 2019, he was appointed Advisor to the President, later being promoted to assistant the following year. On January 5, 2022, he was appointed State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a position which was changed on 14 June to State Counsellor.

He speaks Kazakh, Russian and English. He names Alikhan Bukeikhanov, John Kennedy and Nursultan Nazarbayev as ideal political figures. He is married and has six children.

Awards

Order of Kurmet
Medal "10 years of Astana"
Medal "20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
Medal "20 years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan"
 "Honorary sports worker"

References

Living people
1976 births
People from Turkistan Region


title: 5000 metres at the Olympics

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The 5000 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 5000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The 3000 metres was the first women's Olympic long-distance track event, making its initial appearance at the 1984 Olympics, and this distance was extended to match the men's event from 1996 onwards. It is the most prestigious 5000 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has two qualifying heats leading to a final between fifteen athletes.

The Olympic records for the event are 12:57.82 minutes for men, set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2008, and 14:26.17 minutes for women, set by Vivian Cheruiyot in 2016. At the inaugural 1912 Olympic 5000 metres, Hannes Kolehmainen set the first official IAAF world record for the event. However, this remains the only time that the 5000 metres world record has been broken in Olympic competition. The best time recorded for the women's Olympic 3000 m was 8:26.53 minutes by Tetyana Dorovskikh (then Samolenko) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics; the world record for that event was not improved during an Olympic race.

Only three athletes have won multiple titles in the event. Lasse Virén became the first with his back-to-back wins in 1972 and 1976, while Meseret Defar became the first woman to win two titles in 2012, having previously won in 2004. Mo Farah became the third person with multiple titles, and the second with back-to-back wins, in 2012 and 2016. Three athletes have reached the podium on three occasions: Defar was also the 2008 bronze medallist, Tirunesh Dibaba won medals from 2004 to 2012, and Paavo Nurmi won medals in the period from 1920 to 1928. Historically, athletes in this event have also had success in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics. The winner of the men's Olympic 5000 m has completed a long-distance track double on nine occasions, the most recent being Farah at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tirunesh Dibaba is the only woman to complete this double, having done so at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Ethiopia is the most successful nation in the event, having taken six gold medals and fifteen medals in total. The next most successful nation, depending on definition, is either Finland or Kenya. In terms of gold medals, Finland is equal with Ethiopia at six, but has a total of twelve overall medals to Ethiopia's 15. Finland's period of great success in the 1920s and 1930s led to the wide usage of the nickname the Flying Finns; Kaarlo Maaninka was the last Finnish athlete to medal over 5000 m, in 1980. Kenya have won fourteen medals in the 5000 m, second only to Ethiopia in total medals in the event, although John Ngugi and Vivian Cheruiyot are the only Kenyans to have won Olympic gold.

Medal summary

Men

Multiple medalists

Medals by country

 The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.

Women's 3000 metres

Multiple medalists

Medalists by country

Women's 5000 metres

Multiple medalists

Medalists by country

References
Participation and athlete data
Athletics Men's 5000 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Athletics Women's 5000 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Athletics Women's 3000 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Olympic record progressions
Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS – OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
Specific

External links
IAAF 5000 metres homepage
Official Olympics website
Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News

Olympics
5000 metres


title: Gustav Manker

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Gustav Manker (March 29, 1913 – July 7, 1988 in Vienna) was an Austrian theatre and TV film director and stage designer. From 1968 to 1979 he was the director of the Volkstheater in Vienna. His TV films include Das Konzert  (1971), Gegen Torheit gibt es kein Mittel (1974) and Das Märchen (1976). His son Paulus is also a reputable film director and actor.

References

Further reading
 Paulus Manker: Der Theatermann Gustav Manker. Spurensuche. Amalthea, Wien 2010
 100 Jahre Volkstheater. Theater. Zeit. Geschichte. Jugend und Volk, Wien-München 1989
 Andreas Kloner: Gustav Manker. Der Theatervater. ORF-Radiofeature 2013, 48 Min.

External links

Austrian theatre directors
Austrian theatre managers and producers
Austrian television directors
Theatre designers
1913 births
1988 deaths
Mass media people from Vienna
Theatre people from Vienna


title: Sarah Baxter

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Sarah April Louise Baxter (born 25 November 1959) is a British journalist. From 2013 to 2020, she was the deputy editor of The Sunday Times.

Early life
Baxter was born on 25 November 1959 in London, England. She is the daughter of an American mother, and has dual citizenship.

Baxter was educated in the US and France, and in the UK at Ashford School, a co-educational independent school in the town of Ashford in Kent and North London Collegiate School, a girls' independent day school in the district of Edgware in north London. She studied modern history at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating in 1981.

After leaving university, Baxter worked for Penguin Books as a copywriter and then Virago Press as a press officer.

Career
Following a period as an editor for the London edition of Time Out, she joined the New Statesman where she became the political editor. She then joined The Observer where she eventually became senior associate editor responsible for the comment section. Baxter left The Observer in 1996.

Baxter moved to The Sunday Times following an appointment as editor of the News Review section, a post in which she remained for four years. From July 2001, Baxter was based in New York. She became the Washington correspondent of The Sunday Times  in 2005, before returning to London in 2009 to become editor of the newspaper's magazine, which she edited until September 2015. In June 2013, she was appointed the deputy editor of The Sunday Times and has served as a non-executive director of Times Newspapers Holdings Ltd. She stepped down as deputy editor of The Sunday Times in 2020.

Personal life
Sarah Baxter's husband, Jez Coulson, is a British photographer; the couple have two children.

References

1959 births
Living people
Alumni of St Hilda's College, Oxford
British women journalists
British magazine editors
The Observer people
The Sunday Times people
People educated at Christleton High School
20th-century British journalists
21st-century British journalists
British people of American descent


title: Martin Williams (priest)

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Martin Inffeld Williams (b 1937)  was the Archdeacon of Margam from 1992   to 2001; and then of Morgannwg until 2004.

Williams was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and ordained in 1965. After a curacy in Greenford he was Tutor and Vice Principal at Chichester Theological College then Vicar of Roath, Saint German, Cardiff until his appointment as Archdeacon.

References

1937 births
Living people
Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Margam
Archdeacons of Morgannwg


title: Vintage Duets

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Vintage Duets is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson with drummer Steve McCall.

Background
Before joining Henry Threadgill's Air trio, McCall worked with Anderson at various points from early in his career, playing together in 1966 on Joseph Jarman's Song For, a seminal document of the AACM. Vintage Duets was recorded in 1980 at the request of the tiny Austrian Message label, but the company went out of business before the album was released and finally the tapes were the primary instigation that started Bruno Johnson's Okka Disk label in 1994. The album was Anderson's first recording released in a decade.

Reception

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "is not only energetic and masterful, but somehow so full, warm, and grounded that (to free-jazz ears) it is also soothing."

Howard Reich, writing for the Chicago Tribune, called the album "revelatory," and wrote: "the lucid structure, logical development, impeccable phrasing, accomplished technique and melodic sensitivity of his solos... run counter to almost everything 'free jazz' has come to mean today."

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the duets "are as laid back and unhurried as could ever be, sometimes to the point where the listener feels excluded."

Track listing
 "Within" - 21:17
 "Wandering" - 23:11

Personnel
Fred Anderson - tenor sax
Steve McCall - percussion

References

Fred Anderson (musician) albums
Okka Disk albums
1994 albums


title: Galina Klimova

text:
Galina Ivanovna Klimova (, born 23 August 1942) is a retired Russian rower who won a European title in the coxed fours in 1966.

References

1942 births
Living people
Russian female rowers
Soviet female rowers
European Rowing Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Smolensk Oblast


title: Vasiraju Prakasam

text:
Vasiraju Prakasam is an Indian film critic, journalist and producer known for his works predominantly  in Telugu cinema, and has produced Tele-serials in Doordarshan. He has produced films such as Kalam Marindi, Balaraju Katha, and Bapujee Bharatam. He has served as the Jury for Best writing on cinema at the 54th National Film Awards He won three Nandi Awards.

He was a feature editor for the Telugu daily Vaarta and Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber Magazine. He served as a Jury member for International Film Festival of India, International Children's Film Festival, and Film Star Charity Cricket Association.

Awards
National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Film Critic - 2000
National Film Award Best Writing on Cinema - Special Mention - 2003

Nandi Awards
Best Feature Film - Gold - Kalam Marindi (1972)
Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema (1999)
Best Book on Telugu Cinema - Cine Bhetalam (2001)

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Indian film critics
Telugu film producers
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
Best Critic National Film Award winners


title: Ilias Panagiotaros

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Ilias Panagiotaros (; born 1973) is a former member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing Golden Dawn and was later tried and convicted of belonging to a criminal organization. In September 2013, Panagiotaros was arrested along with four other Golden Dawn MPs as part of a police investigation of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, which Golden Dawn was accused of being involved in. Panagiotaros was charged in court and stood accused of being a member of a criminal organization. In 2020, he was found guilty and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

In April 2014, Panagiotaros described Hitler as a "great personality, like Stalin" and denounced homosexuality as a "sickness." Panagiotaros also described most Muslim immigrants to Greece as "Jihadists" and "fanatic Muslims" and claimed that he supported the concept of a one-race nation, stating, "if you are talking about nation, it is one race."

References

External links

1973 births
Living people
Golden Dawn politicians convicted of crimes
Greek prisoners and detainees
Greek MPs 2012 (May)
Greek MPs 2012–2014
Greek MPs 2015 (February–August)
Greek MPs 2015–2019
Politicians from Athens
Prisoners and detainees of Greece


title: Inge Sylten and Heinz Drosihn

text:
Inge Sylten was a young Jewish girl from Czechoslovakia who was deported in a transport from Theresienstadt Ghetto to Estonia in September 1942. Heinz Drosihn was an SS-Unterscharführer and the commandant of Ereda concentration camp in Estonia. Their paths intersect in the camp, where they fell in love, were forced to flee, and subsequently were shot or committed suicide during their flight to Scandinavia. Their story was preserved mainly thanks to fellow inmates of Inge Sylten. The Czech filmmaker and researcher Lukáš Přibyl called their story "... Romeo and Juliet story in a concentration camp".

Background
After the arrival to Estonia, Inge Sylten was sent to slave work in the Jägala concentration camp, a facility with less harsh conditions than in other camps. In mid-October 1943, the surviving Czech and German Jewish women were sent to Ereda concentration camp, a division of the Vaivara concentration camp in northeastern Estonia. Their position in the camp was somewhat privileged, as they apparently came from the upper classes of society and usually spoke good German. Heinz Drosihn noticed Inge immediately after her arrival to the camp. He was considered a "normal cruel SS man", however, he visited her in the camp's emergency room on the same day and asked if she was cold. She initially refused better blankets and more food, but few days later she moved to his house and became his personal cook. Her influence in the camp gradually increased. During one occasion, she forbade the commandant to use his whip with whom he had punished the inmates. She also sent a carriage for a group of inmates stranded in a snowstorm. However, their relationship was not one-sided and Drosihn was not exploited by a clever inmate. Gisela Danziger, Drosihn's former personal cook, recalled that after few weeks of their relationship he pulled off the military insignia from his uniform, claiming that he doesn't want to serve the SS anymore.
"It was like they forgot where they are completely," Danziger said.

This lasted for three months until the command of the Vaivara concentration camp intervened. During a control in February 1944, they found Inge Sylten living in unusually good conditions. She was beaten and interrogated. Drosihn came back to the camp shortly after that, but immediately disappeared. Three days later, Inge Sylten disappeared too, with the help of Danziger, who dug a tunnel under the barbed wire fence drawn around the camp. The pair planned to flee to Finland through the Gulf of Finland; however, they were soon captured. They were shot or committed suicide. They were buried in an unknown place.

Legacy
The story was covered by the documentary Forgotten Transports: To Estonia.

Notes

References

People who died in Vaivara concentration camp
Czechoslovak Jews who died in the Holocaust
1944 deaths


title: Promo.com

text:
Promo.com (a.k.a. Promo by Slidely or previously Slide.ly) is a popular video maker and a cloud-based video creation service that is allowing the creation of videos from stock videos, stock photos,  video clips, and music. The company, that started as Easy Hi Ltd. is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

History

The company was founded as part of EasyHi Ltd in 2012 by Tom More, as a way to communicate the emotions behind his photos. In June 2012, The company launched Slidely, a web application for users to create video slideshows from their photos and music. In September 2012 it went out of beta and in less than a year, the company reported that over two billion photos were shared using its web service.

In November 2013, Slidely released an app, allowing iPhone mobile users to create videos using pictures on their phone.

In July 2016 the company released its B2B product, PROMO, which provides access to millions of premium quality video clips from world-renowned partners, pre-edited licensed music and a user-friendly interface for customizing messages and logos. Since its release Promo has helped hundreds of thousands of businesses create videos, and the company reportedly doubled its team and became cash-flow positive. In early 2018 the company won Best B2B Product of the year from Product Hunt, for their video creation service, Promo.

In October 2017, the company announced that it acquired Unstock, a mobile-first marketplace for authentic footage, based in Poland.

In January 2019, the company announced changing its name to Promo.com and moving to a new domain .

Business

Promo.com was incorporated in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2012 and employs 50 people as of 2018. In its first year, the company raised $1.5 million in Series A funding

To date, Promo.com raised approximately $13 million in funding rounds led by Benson Oak Capital.

See also
 List of social networking websites

References

External links

 Instant Image Resizer

Companies established in 2012
Companies based in Tel Aviv
Cloud infrastructure
Israeli social networking websites
Online companies of Israel


title: Daijiro Oishi

text:
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.

External links

1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Shizuoka (city)
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
Kintetsu Buffaloes players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
Managers of baseball teams in Japan
Orix Buffaloes managers
Baseball people from Shizuoka Prefecture


title: Ealdorman of Devon

text:
The Ealdorman of Devon in England before the  Norman Conquest of 1066, was the Ealdorman, that is the king's deputy as local ruler, of the shire of Devon. Following the Norman Conquest the office was re-invented, if not actually continued, as Earl of Devon.

Known ealdormen of Devon
Odda, under Alfred the Great, led Anglo-Saxon forces in the Battle of Cynwit, ultimately defeating an army led by Viking chieftain Ubba.
Ordgar (d. 971), under King Edgar (ruled 959-975). He founded Tavistock Abbey in 961. His son was Ordwulf (died after 1005), who realised the founding.

References

Devon, Ealdorman of
History of Devon


title: Emre Şimşek

text:
Emre Şimşek (born June 14, 1987) is an Olympian Turkish skier competing in the alpine disciplines. The  tall athlete is coached by his father İsmail Şimşek.

Early life
Emre Şimşek was born in Bayburt, Turkey on June 14, 1987. After finishing the high school at his hometown in 2005, he studied physical education and sports in the  Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education at Atatürk University in Erzurum. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2009. Şimşek obtained a Master's degree in sports medicine in 2012. Currently, he is a lecturer at Sports College of Erciyes University in Kayseri.

Career
Şimşek has nine Turkish champion titles in different age categories of slalom and giant slalom disciplines, and twice in grass skiing. He is holder of more than 50 medals. In the national team, Şimşek represented his country 122 times at international competitions. His major international participations include FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2007 Åre, Sweden and 2011 Garmisch, Germany, Winter Universiades in 2007 Turin, Italy, 2009 Harbin, China and 2011 Erzurum, Turkey as well as diverse FIS competitions between 2005 and 2013.

His best FIS point is 17.74, and best FIS average time is 26.61.

As one of the only six-athlete team Turkey, Şimşek takes part at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi competing in the slalom and giant slalom events.

He is also a certified coach for alpine skiing.

References

1987 births
People from Bayburt
Living people
Atatürk University alumni
Academic staff of Erciyes University
Turkish male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Skiing coaches
Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade


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 Dora Township, Moultrie County, Illinois
 Dora Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota