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en | wit-train-topic-000000320 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M._Stratton | George M. Stratton | The army | George M. Stratton / Work years / The army | George Malcolm Stratton was an American psychologist who pioneered the study of perception in vision by wearing special glasses which inverted images up and down and left and right. He studied under one of the founders of modern psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, and started one of the first experimental psychology labs in America, at the University of California, Berkeley. Stratton's studies on binocular vision inspired many later studies on the subject. He was one of the initial members of the philosophy department at Berkeley, and the first chair of its psychology department. He also worked on sociology, focusing on international relations and peace. Stratton presided over the American Psychological Association in 1908, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He wrote a book on experimental psychology and its methods and scope; published articles on the studies at his labs on perception, and on reviews of studies in the field; served on several psychological committees during and after World War I; and served as advisor to doctoral students who would go on to head psychology departments. | During World War I, Stratton served in army aviation developing psychological recruitment tests for aviators. He worked at San Francisco, Rockwell Field, San Diego, and at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, New York. Joining as a captain, he was promoted to major in 1918 along with a transfer to Mineola. Stratton presided over the Army Aviation Examining Board in San Francisco in 1917, chaired the subcommittee of the National Research Council of the APA: "Psychological Problems of Aviation, including Examination of Aviation Recruits" in the summer of 1917, and headed the psychological section of the Medical Research Lab of the Army Medical Research Board at Hazelhurst Field, a wing of the Army's Sanitary Corps, in 1918. As a member of the psychological division, his research focused on developing psychological recruiting tests for would-be aviators. The tests he designed tested for reaction times, ability to imagine completions of curves presented visually, and the ability to sense a gradual tilting of one's own body. Edward L. Thorndike pooled Stratton's results with other studies to statistically analyze and correlate weak performance to a poor flying record. Part of this research was carried out in the spring of 1918 with Captain Henmon at Kelly Field, and the army thought enough of the results to allow the tests for checking recruits in four new units. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000321 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Scholz | Georg Scholz | Introduction | Georg Scholz | Georg Scholz (October 10, 1890 – November 27, 1945) was a German realist painter.
Scholz was born in Wolfenbüttel and had his artistic training at the Karlsruhe Academy, where his teachers included Hans Thoma and Wilhelm Trübner. He later studied in Berlin under Lovis Corinth. After military service in World War I lasting from 1915 to 1918, he resumed painting, working in a style fusing cubist and futurist ideas.
In 1919 Scholz became a member of the Communist Party of Germany, and his work of the next few years is harshly critical of the social and economic order in postwar Germany. His Industrial Farmers of 1920 is an oil painting with collage that depicts a Bible-clutching farmer with money erupting from his forehead, seated next to his monstrous wife who cradles a piglet. Their subhuman son, his head open at the top to show that it is empty, is torturing a frog. Perhaps Scholz' best-known work, it is typical of the paintings he produced in the early 1920s, combining a controlled, crisp execution with corrosive sarcasm.
Scholz quickly became one of the leaders of the New Objectivity, a group of artists who practiced a cynical form of realism. The most famous among this group are Max Beckmann, George Grosz and Otto Dix, and Scholz's work briefly vied with theirs for ferocity of attack. By 1925, however, his approach had softened into something closer to neoclassicism, as seen in the Self-Portrait in front of an Advertising Column of 1926 and the Seated Nude with Plaster Bust of 1927.
In 1925, he was appointed a professor at the Baden State Academy of Art in Karlsruhe, where his students included Rudolf Dischinger. Scholz began contributing in 1926 to the satirical magazine Simplicissimus, and in 1928 he visited Paris where he especially appreciated the work of Bonnard.
With the rise to power of Hitler and the National Socialists in 1933, Scholz was quickly dismissed from his teaching position. Declared a Degenerate Artist, his works were among those seized in 1937 as part of a campaign by the Nazis to "purify" German culture, and he was forbidden to paint in 1939.
In 1945, the French occupation forces appointed Scholz mayor of Waldkirch, but he died that same year, in Waldkirch. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000322 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Owls | Temple Owls | Men's Basketball | Temple Owls / Men's Basketball | The Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school's sports teams are called the Owls. The current athletic director is Patrick Kraft.
The owl has been the symbol and mascot for Temple University since its founding in the 1880s. Temple was the first school in the United States to adopt the owl as its symbol or mascot. The owl, a nocturnal hunter, was initially adopted as a symbol because Temple University began as a night school for young people of limited means. Russell Conwell, Temple's founder, encouraged these students with the remark: "The owl of the night makes the eagle of the day." | In 1938, the Owls, who finished with a 23–2 record, won the inaugural National Invitation Tournament by routing Colorado 60–36 in the championship final. Because the NCAA Tournament was not held until the following year, Temple's NIT championship earned the Owls national title recognition. The team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.
During the 1950s, the Temple basketball team made two NCAA Final Four appearances (1956, 1958) under legendary Head Coach Harry Litwack. Litwack would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after concluding a 21-year coaching career that included 373 wins. Head Coach John Chaney, also a Hall of Famer, won a total of 724 career games and took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987–88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he has reached the Elite Eight on five occasions. He was consensus national coach of the year in 1988. Former NBA players Eddie Jones of the Miami Heat, Aaron McKie of the Los Angeles Lakers, Rick Brunson of the New York Knicks, and Mardy Collins, formerly of the Los Angeles Clippers, are also part of Temple's basketball heritage.
On March 13, 2006, Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney retired.
On April 10, 2006, University of Pennsylvania head coach and La Salle University alumnus Fran Dunphy was named the new Temple's Men's Head Basketball coach. Dunphy had coached the Quakers for 17 straight seasons prior to the move. Dunphy and his Owls won the Atlantic-10 tournament in 2008 beating St. Joseph's University. The Owls were rewarded with a 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament and paired against 5th-seeded Michigan State, losing that game 72–61. In 2009, the Owls won their second consecutive Atlantic-10 tournament against Duquesne, for their conference leading 13th title.
Entering the 2009–10 season, Temple Men's Basketball program ranked sixth in NCAA All-Time wins with 1711. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000324 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historic_places_in_Golden_Horseshoe | List of historic places in Golden Horseshoe | Regional Municipality of Halton | List of historic places in Golden Horseshoe / List of historic places in other parts of the region / Regional Municipality of Halton | This is a list of historic places in Golden Horseshoe, the region of Ontario on the northwestern and western shores of Lake Ontario. It contains heritage sites listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, territorially, nationally, or by more than one level of government. The following areas have been separated out due to their many listings:
Regional Municipality of Niagara
Regional Municipality of Peel
Toronto
Regional Municipality of York | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2016 | The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 | The Best FIFA Women's Player | The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 / Winners and nominees / The Best FIFA Women's Player | The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 were held on 9 January 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland. The Best FIFA Football Awards are the annual recognitions awarded by FIFA to several individuals across different categories, including: best eleven players of the year, known as FIFA FIFPro World XI, FIFA World Coach of the Year for men's and for women's football, best female player of the year, 2nd best male player of the year, and best goal of the year. The FIFA Fair Play Award is the only award that usually goes to groups or entities instead of individuals.
The selection criteria for the players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 November 2016. The selection criteria for the coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 November 2016.
The votes were decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote. Each group contributed 25% of the overall vote.
The ceremony was hosted by Eva Longoria and Marco Schreyl. | The Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup compiled a shortlist of 10 female players for The Best FIFA Women's Player.
The 10 candidates were announced on 3 November. The three finalists were announced on 2 December.
Carli Lloyd won the award with nearly 21% of the vote. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000328 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_City_SC | Fitzroy City SC | Gallery | Fitzroy City SC / Gallery | Fitzroy City Soccer Club, nicknamed Serbia, is an Australian soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Victorian State League Division Two North-West. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000329 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Regal | Buick Regal | Grand National, Turbo-T, T-Type, and GNX | Buick Regal / Second generation (1978) / Grand National, Turbo-T, T-Type, and GNX | The Buick Regal is an upscale mid-sized automobile that was first introduced by Buick for the 1973 model year. The model was originally positioned as a personal luxury car, and typically offered in both coupe and sedan forms until 1997, when the Regal became sedan-only due to the decline of the personal luxury coupe market. For certain model years between 1973 and 2004, the Regal shared bodies and powertrains with the similar Buick Century, although the Regal was positioned as a more upmarket vehicle.
The Regal was discontinued in the North American market in 2004, being succeeded by the Buick LaCrosse. In 2008, a new version of the Regal was introduced for the Chinese market, which is a badge engineered version of the Opel Insignia. The new Regal was introduced to the North American market in 2011, positioned as a mid-size vehicle. A new model was introduced for 2018, which is offered in a liftback sedan and a "TourX" station wagon version. GM plans to discontinue the Regal in the North American market after the 2020 model year, making Buick exclusively a CUV marque there. | In February 1982, the Regal Grand National debuted, which was named for the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series (the "Grand National" term was part of the Cup series nomenclature until 1986). Buick had won the Manufacturers Cup in 1981 and 1982, and wanted to capitalize on its success: "What wins on Sunday, sells on Monday". These 1982 cars were not painted black, which may confuse those not familiar with them. All started out as charcoal gray Regals that were shipped off to a subcontractor for finishing.
Originally intended for a run of 100 units, Cars and Concepts of Brighton, Michigan, retrofitted 215 Regals with the GN package. Most obvious was the light silver gray firemist paint added to each side. Red pinstripes and billboard shadow lettering proclaiming "Buick" were applied. The wheel opening moldings and rocker panel moldings were blacked out using black vinyl tape. Finally, a front air dam and rear spoiler were installed. On the inside, special "Lear-Siegler" seats were installed. These seats are fully adjustable and were covered with silver brandon cloth with black vinyl inserts. The front seat had Buick's "6" emblem embroidered onto them. Also, a special clock delete plate was added to the instrument panel which contained the yellow and orange "6" logo and the words "Grand National Buick Motor Division".)
The 1982 GN came with a naturally aspirated 252 cu in (4.1 L) V6 engine with 125 hp (127 PS; 93 kW) at 4000 rpm and 205 lb⋅ft (278 N⋅m) of torque at 2000 rpm. Of the 215 Regal Grand Nationals produced in 1982, at least 35 were based on the Buick Regal Sport coupe package with the turbocharged 3,791 cc (3.8 L; 231.3 cu in) V6 engine with 175 hp (177 PS; 130 kW) at 4000 rpm and 275 lb⋅ft (373 N⋅m) of torque at 2600 rpm. There were only 2022 Sport coupes produced in 1982, and the number of cars with both the GN and Sport coupe packages is estimated to be fewer than 50.
For 1983, there was no Grand National. The Sport coupe model was renamed the T-Type; 3,732 were produced (190 hp (193 PS; 142 kW) at 1600 rpm and 280 lb⋅ft (380 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm). The T-Type had been used on other Buicks, starting with the Riviera in 1981 (in 1979 and 1980, it was the S Type). The 1983 Regal T-Type featured tube headers, Hydro-Boost II brakes, 200-4R 4-speed overdrive trans and 3.42 rear axle (7.5").
For 1984, the Grand National returned, now in all black paint. The turbocharged 3,791 cc (3.8 L; 231.3 cu in) became standard and was refined with sequential fuel injection, distributor-less computer controlled ignition, and boasted 200 hp (203 PS; 149 kW) at 4400 rpm and 300 lb⋅ft (407 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm. Only 5,204 turbo Regals were produced that year, only 2,000 of which were Grand Nationals. Because this was the first year production of the computer controlled sequential fuel injection and distributor-less ignition, this is often considered the year and model that started the development of the legendary intercooled Grand Nationals. The performance of this package was well ahead of its time and the "little V6" easily kept up with the bigger V8s. ¹⁄₄ mile (402 m) performance was listed at 15.9 seconds at stock boost levels of 10 psi (0.69 bar), while for the same year, the Chevrolet Camaro V6 was listed at 17.0 and the Chevrolet Corvette at 15.2 seconds. Soon, performance enthusiasts determined the modifications that worked and the Grand Nationals easily broke into the 13-second territory. All Grand Nationals had the Lear Siegler-made cloth/leather interior which was only available for this year. An estimated 200 of the 1984 Grand Nationals were produced with the T-Top option which makes these the rarest of the Grand Nationals.
For 1986, a modified engine design with air-air intercooling boosted the performance even further to a specified 235 hp (238 PS; 175 kW) at 4000 rpm and 330 lb⋅ft (447 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm. The Grand Nationals (quantity 5,512) and T-Types (quantity 2,384) were both produced in 1986. For 1987, performance reached 245 hp (248 PS; 183 kW) and 355 lb⋅ft (481 N⋅m) of torque. Buick dr |
en | wit-train-topic-000000330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koundinyasana | Koundinyasana | Variations | Koundinyasana / Variations | Koundinyasana, or Sage Kaundinya's pose, is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. It may be performed with both legs bent, or with one leg over the supporting arm, the other leg straight.Eka Pada Galavasana has one leg bent, the foot hooked over the opposite arm under the body. | Eka Pada Koundinyasana has one leg stretched out straight in line with the body.
Eka Pada Galavasana (Flying Pigeon Pose) has one leg bent, the foot hooked over the opposite arm under the body. The full pose, Galavasana, has the legs crossed in Padmasana, one knee tucked between the arms. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000331 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrie_Gusti_National_Village_Museum | Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum | Gallery | Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum / Gallery | The Village Museum is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the King Michael I Park, showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m², and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania.
It was created in 1936 by Dimitrie Gusti, Victor Ion Popa, and Henri H. Stahl.
Elisabeta Palace, the current residence of the Romanian Royal Family, also located in the park, is an "island" inside the village museum, near the Arch of Triumph. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000332 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971 | 1971 | June | 1971 / Births / June | 1971 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses.
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. | June 1
Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor and singer
Georgie Gardner, Australian journalist
Fadli Zon, Indonesian politician and former deputy speaker of the Indonesian People's Representative Council
June 3
Luigi Di Biagio, Italian footballer
Benedict Wong, English actor
June 4
Joseph Kabila, 4th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Noah Wyle, American actor
June 5
Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Mexican footballer
Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress
Robert Melson, American murderer (d. 2017)
Mark Wahlberg, American actor, producer, businessman, model and rapper known as Marky Mark
June 8
Jeff Douglas, Canadian actor
Troy Vincent, American football player
June 9 – Uladzimir Zhuravel, Belarusian football player and coach (d. 2018)
June 10
Bobby Jindal, American politician
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Kyle Sandilands, Australian DJ, Australian Idol judge and TV presenter
June 11 – Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese voice actor
June 12
Arman Alizad, Finnish tailor, columnist and TV personality
Mark Henry, American professional wrestler, Olympian
June 15
Jake Busey, American actor, musician, and film producer
Isménia do Frederico, Cape Verdean sprinter
Taavi Eelmaa, Estonian actor
June 16
Eva Püssa, Estonian actress
Tupac Shakur, African-American rapper and actor (d. 1996)
June 17 – Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
June 18 – Nathan Morris, African-American singer (Boyz II Men)
June 20 – Josh Lucas, American actor
June 21 – Anette Olzon, Swedish singer (Nightwish, Alyson Avenue)
June 22 – Kurt Warner, American football player
June 23 – Enrique Romero, Spanish footballer
June 24
Thomas Helveg, Danish footballer
Ji Jin-hee, South Korean actor
June 25
Angela Kinsey, American actress
Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer
Jason Lewis, American actor and former fashion model
Scott Maslen, English actor
June 26 – Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
June 27
Marcelo Faustini, Brazilian singer
King Dipendra of Nepal (d. 2001)
Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
June 28
Fabien Barthez, French football player
Kenny Cunningham, Irish football player
Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality
Elon Musk, South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor
Aileen Quinn, American actress
June 29
Matthew Good, Canadian musician
Junko Noda, Japanese voice actress
June 30
Megan Fahlenbock, Canadian voice actress
Jamie McLennan, retired professional ice hockey goaltender, radio sports analyst
Agvaansamdangiin Sükhbat, Mongolian wrestler |
en | wit-train-topic-000000333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B8gheitinden | Høgheitinden | Introduction | Høgheitinden | Høgheitinden or Heiane is a mountain in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 694-metre (2,277 ft) tall mountain sits immediately to the northeast of the village of Elnesvågen. Locals refer to the mountain as Heiane, and they distinguish between the popular ridge and the summit using the names Lågheiane for the ridge and Høgheiane for the summit. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000335 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Gators_Dazzlers | Florida Gators Dazzlers | Introduction | Florida Gators Dazzlers | The Dazzlers are the official dance team for the University of Florida. They perform at various athletics and community events including men's and women's basketball games and home football games. The squad, made up of 20 to 22 women, also performs at the school's volleyball matches, home baseball weekend series, and gymnastics meets.
The Dazzlers also travel to the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament and the NCAA basketball tournament when Gator teams qualify.
Sports reporter Erin Andrews was a member of the Dazzlers from 1997 to 2000.
All members are required to be full-time students at the University of Florida and must maintain a minimum 2.5 semester and overall GPA. Auditions are typically held in April of each year for participation the following season. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire_Wildlife_Trust | Wiltshire Wildlife Trust | Nature reserves | Wiltshire Wildlife Trust / Nature reserves | Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a charity based in Devizes, England which owns and manages 40 nature reserves in Wiltshire and Swindon. It is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the United Kingdom, which together form the largest voluntary organisation dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places everywhere – at land and at sea. | The trust owns and manages 38 nature reserves (including complexes of several adjacent reserves) across the county. Among these are the following Sites of Special Scientific Interest:
Clattinger Farm
Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows
Clout's Wood
Cockey Down
Distillery Farm Meadows
Emmett Hill Meadows
Ham Hill
Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs
Jones's Mill
Landford Bog
Morgan's Hill
Ravensroost Wood
Stoke Common Meadows
Upper Waterhay Meadow
In 2013, the trust's nature reserve at Clattinger Farm was named as one of the first Coronation Meadows, to mark the 60th anniversary of The Queen's coronation. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000337 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hanfu | List of Hanfu | Garment | List of Hanfu / Garment | A list of Hanfu, the historical clothing of the Han Chinese, in category of different clothing style. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000338 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplosaurus | Oplosaurus | Introduction | Oplosaurus | Oplosaurus (meaning "armed or weapon lizard" or "armoured lizard"; see below for discussion) was a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Barremian-age Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, England. It is known from a single tooth usually referred to the contemporaneous "wastebasket taxon" Pelorosaurus, although there is no solid evidence for this. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000339 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew_on_screen | The Taming of the Shrew on screen | Television | The Taming of the Shrew on screen / Television | There have been numerous on screen adaptations of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The best known cinematic adaptations are Sam Taylor's 1929 The Taming of the Shrew and Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 The Taming of the Shrew, both of which starred the most famous celebrity couples of their era; Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in 1929 and Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1967. On television, perhaps the most significant adaptation is the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare version, directed by Jonathan Miller and starring John Cleese and Sarah Badel.
The play has also been reworked numerous times for both cinema and television. Some of the better known adaptations include Kiss Me Kate, a 1953 filmic adaptation of Cole Porter's 1948 musical based on the play, McLintock!, Il Bisbetico Domato, 10 Things I Hate About You, Deliver Us from Eva and Isi Life Mein...!. | The earliest screening of the play is often inaccurately reported to have been broadcast on BBC Television Service in 1939, directed by Dallas Bower and starring Margaretta Scott and Austin Trevor. However, this was an adaptation of Garrick's Catharine and Petruchio, not Shakespeare's Shrew.
The first television performance of the Shakespearean text was in the United States in 1950, broadcast live on CBS as part of the Westinghouse Studio One series. A heavily edited sixty-minute modern-dress performance, written by Worthington Miner and directed by Paul Nickell, it starred Lisa Kirk and Charlton Heston. Katherina's opening speech in 4.3, beginning with "the more my wrong, the more his spite appears" was delivered in the form of a voice-over, an unusual technique at the time. The production is also notable insofar as when she hugs Petruchio after her climactic speech, she winks at the camera. Diana E. Henderson writes "this version relentlessly reiterates conventional post-war ideas of gender difference [...] the production as a whole serves to legitimatise the domestication of women." In 1952, BBC Television Service screened a live adaptation as part of their Sunday Night Theatre series, directed by Desmond Davis and starring Margaret Johnston and Stanley Baker. In 1956, NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame screened the first colour television adaptation, directed by George Schaefer, and starring Lilli Palmer and Maurice Evans (who also produced). The initial script was written by Michael Hogan, who included the Induction, and kept Sly on stage for the entire show, which culminated with him beating his own wife, much to the delight of the actors who have just performed for him. This script, however, was heavily rewritten by Hall of Fame producer William Nichols, who removed the frame. The production instead opens with Grumio (Jerome Kilty) addressing the camera directly, inviting the audience to view the "antic players." A commedia dell'arte-style production, Katherina and Petruchio first meet in a boxing ring, with their initial encounter, literally, turning into a boxing match.
In 1982, CBC broadcast Peter Dews' production from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario. Directed for television by Norman Campbell, it starred Sharry Flett and Len Cariou, with Desmond Ellis as Sly. This is the first known television version to include the Sly framework. Elizabeth Schafer describes the effect of using the Induction in a TV production as "Brechtian without ever being too solemn." Also in 1982, the play inaugurated the Channel 4 series Shakespeare Lives! Conceived by director Michael Bogdanov as a direct reply to the BBC Television Shakespeare, which he loathed, the series examined six plays using National Theatre actors and a live audience, with whom Bogdanov and the actors would speak, often re-acting scenes using different suggestions from audience members. The Taming of the Shrew episode was the basis of a two-part Roundhouse Theatre workshop starring Suzanne Bertish and Daniel Massey, which addressed whether or not the play demeans women, or depicts how they are demeaned in society.
In 1986, the television series Moonlighting produced an episode entitled "Atomic Shakespeare", written by Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno (with a writing credit for William 'Budd' Shakespeare), and directed by Will Mackenzie. The episode recasts the show's main characters in a self-referential comedic parody of The Taming of the Shrew. The episode opens with a boy who is annoyed that he has to read The Shrew for his homework, rather than watching his favourite programme, Moonlighting itself. He goes to his room and begins reading, and the episode then takes place in his mind as he imagines the members of the cast of Moonlighting in an adaptation of the play itself, with Cybill Shepherd as Katherina and Bruce Willis as Petruchio.
In 1994, BBC aired an adaptation as part of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. This version adapted the end of The Taming of a Shrew to round out the frame; after Sly announces he now knows how to tame a shrew, he proudly walks |
en | wit-train-topic-000000340 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry | Gene Roddenberry | Star Trek revival | Gene Roddenberry / Career as full-time writer and producer / Star Trek revival | Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the original Star Trek television series, and its first spin-off The Next Generation. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television.
As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun – Will Travel, and other series, before creating and producing his own television series, The Lieutenant. In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being canceled. He then worked on other projects, including a string of failed television pilots. The syndication of Star Trek led to its growing popularity; this, in turn, resulted in the Star Trek feature films, on which Roddenberry continued to produce and consult. | Lacking funds in the early 1970s, Roddenberry was unable to buy the full rights to Star Trek for $150,000 from Paramount. Lou Scheimer approached Paramount in 1973 about creating an animated Star Trek series. Credited as "executive consultant" and paid $2,500 per episode, Roddenberry was granted full creative control of Star Trek: The Animated Series. Although he read all the scripts and "sometimes [added] touches of his own", he relinquished most of his authority to de facto showrunner/associate producer D. C. Fontana.
Roddenberry had some difficulties with the cast. To save money, he sought not to hire George Takei and Nichelle Nichols. He neglected to inform Leonard Nimoy of this and instead, in an effort to get him to sign on, told him that he was the only member of the main cast not returning. After Nimoy discovered the deception, he demanded that Takei and Nichols play Sulu and Uhura when their characters appeared on screen; Roddenberry acquiesced. He had been promised five full seasons of the new show, but ultimately, only one and a half were produced.
However, the groundswell of vociferous fan support (6,000 attended the second New York Star Trek convention in 1973 and 15,000 attended in 1974, eclipsing the 4,500 attendees at the 32nd World Science Fiction Convention in 1974) led Paramount to hire Roddenberry to create and produce a feature film based on the franchise in May 1975. The studio was unimpressed with the ideas being put forward; John D. F. Black's opinion was that their ideas were never "big enough" for the studio, even when one scenario involved the end of the universe. At the time, several ideas were partly developed including Star Trek: The God Thing and Star Trek: Planet of the Titans. Following the commercial reception of Star Wars, in June 1977, Paramount instead green-lit a new series set in the franchise titled Star Trek: Phase II, with Roddenberry and most of the original cast, except Nimoy, set to reprise their respective roles. It was to be the anchor show of a proposed Paramount-owned "fourth network", but plans for the network were scrapped and the project was reworked into a feature film. The result, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, troubled the studio because of budgetary concerns, but was a box-office hit. Adjusted for inflation, it was the third-highest grossing Star Trek movie, with the 2009 film coming in first and the 2013 film second.
In 1980, Roddenberry submitted a treatment for a proposed sequel about the crew preventing the alien Klingons from thwarting the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Mindful of the tumult that suffused the production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount rejected the proposal. After he was replaced on the project by television producer Harve Bennett, Roddenberry was named "executive consultant" for the project, a position he retained for all subsequent Star Trek franchise films produced during his lifetime. Under this arrangement, he was compensated with a producer's fee and a percentage of the net profits of the film in exchange for proffering non-binding story notes and corresponding with the fan community; much to his ongoing chagrin, these memos were largely disregarded by Bennett and other producers. An initial script for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was circulated to eight people; Bennett attributed the subsequent plot leak of the death of Spock to Roddenberry. About 20% of the plot was based on Roddenberry's ideas.
Roddenberry was involved in creating the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, which premiered with "Encounter at Farpoint" on September 28, 1987. He was given a bonus of $1 million in addition to an ongoing salary to produce the series, and celebrated by purchasing a new Rolls-Royce for $100,000. The arrangement did not entitle him to be executive producer of the series. However, Paramount was already concerned about the original cast not returning, and fearing fan reaction if Roddenberry was not involved, agreed to his demand for control of the show. Roddenberry rewrote the series bible from an original version by |
en | wit-train-topic-000000341 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootstown_High_School | Rootstown High School | History | Rootstown High School / History | Rootstown High School is a public high school in Rootstown, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Rootstown Local School District. Their nickname is the Rovers. | Rootstown High School was established in 1884 and met in a small building adjacent to the town hall a few blocks south of the current campus. This building housed high school students and grade levels, though many students in the township attended smaller schoolhouses spread across 10 rural districts. At the time, Rootstown Township was still divided into several smaller school districts and the high school was not fully accredited. The first class graduated in 1893. During the early 20th century, the smaller districts were gradually consolidated. Following construction of a new building that opened in 1917, the remaining districts in the township consolidated to the new central building and Rootstown High School became a fully accredited four-year high school.
The centralized school, known as the Rootstown Township School, had additions built in 1938, 1950, and 1954. In 1958, population and enrollment growth necessitated construction of a separate elementary school, which was built immediately north of the building, and the existing building continued to house the junior high and high school grades. Following the completion of a new high school building, the original building became Rootstown Middle School.
The current school building opened in 1966 and is located on the north end of the Rootstown Schools campus. The building, which also houses the Rootstown Local School District administrative offices, is named in honor of Ward W. Davis, who served as president of the Rootstown School Board for a number of years, including when the current facility opened. As of 2015, the school houses around 450 students in grades 9–12. Adjacent to the east of the high school is Robert C. Dunn Field, which includes a cinder running track, named for a former RHS principal and football coach. It is used for football, soccer, and track and field. The campus also has athletic fields for baseball and softball. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000342 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theretra_manilae | Theretra manilae | Introduction | Theretra manilae | Theretra manilae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.
The wingspan is 71–75 mm. It resembles a small, deeper green Theretra rhesus but the forewings are shorter and squarer and the outer margin is less convex. The green colour is often replaced by brown, probably as a result of the influence of high humidity. The inner margins of the tegulae are silver. The fifth and sixth postmedian lines on the forewing upperside run parallel over the posterior half of the wing and are only narrowly separated on the inner margin, the area between them is beige. The submarginal line lacks conspicuous vein dots. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000343 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Al_Khor | Ras Al Khor | Gallery | Ras Al Khor / Gallery | Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland reserve in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, renowned for attracting migratory birds in large numbers. The wetlands have large numbers of birds, crustaceans, small mammals and fish. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000344 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commemorative_coins_of_Ukraine | List of commemorative coins of Ukraine | History | List of commemorative coins of Ukraine / History | This is a list of Commemorative and Jubilee coins issued by the Ukrainian government. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000345 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelomimetic_behavior | Allelomimetic behavior | In chickens and roosters | Allelomimetic behavior / In chickens and roosters | Allelomimetic behavior or allomimetic behavior is a range of activities in which the performance of a behavior increases the probability of that behavior being performed by other nearby animals. Allelomimetic behavior is sometimes called contagious behavior and has strong components of social facilitation, imitation, and group coordination. It is usually considered to occur between members of the same species. An alternate definition is that allelomimetic behavior is a more intense or more frequent response or the initiation of an already known response, when others around the individual are engaged in the same behavior. It is often referred to as synchronous behavior, mimetic behavior, imitative behavior, and social facilitation.
Allelomimetic behavior is displayed in all animals and can occur in any stage of life, but usually starts at a young age. This behavior will continue throughout life, especially when an individual is living in a large group that emphasizes group cohesion. Cohesion is seen as a prerequisite for group living, with synchronous activity being crucial for social cohesion. | Allelomimetic behaviour can often be affected by domestication and lead to the evolution of new social behaviours, or subtle changes in current social behaviors. It is thought that domestication would reduce the level of allelomimetic behavior in animals due to the removal of many important factors that create mimicries such as predation, food pressures and competition between species members. Since there is no need to worry about possible predation or a lack of resources in a domesticated environment, the allelomimetic behaviors seen in non-domesticated species evolved out and the adaptation to domestication became the new normal. Mimetic behaviors that once incorporated anti-predator strategies or mating strategies became unnecessary and the use of these behaviors decreased. An experiment was conducted by Eklund and Jensen using an ancestor of all domesticated chickens, the red junglefowl, and a domesticated breed, the white leghorn. They showed that allelomimetic behavior was more prominent and used more frequently in the non-domesticated red junglefowl compared to the white leghorn, most likely due to the chance of predation, starvation, and the lack of shelter playing a role in producing these allelomimetic behaviors. Total synchronization only occurred in both species during comforting behaviors such as perching and dust bathing. In activities outside of comfort behavior, there was little mimetic behavior in the domesticated white leghorn and inter-individual distances presented by the chickens during perching was larger than the non-domesticated species. Perching in the red junglefowl occurred more frequently and was more mimetic than in the white leghorn. The social behavior of the red junglefowl was also affected by allelomimetism, where behaviors such as feather pecking were more synchronized than in the white leghorn. A difference in feeding synchrony also appeared in females versus males. Females were more likely to mimic other females' eating behaviors compared to a mixed-sex group or males mimicking males. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000346 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwate-Wainai_Station | Iwate-Wainai Station | Introduction | Iwate-Wainai Station | Iwate-Wainai Station (岩手和井内駅, Iwate-Wainai-eki) was a railway station on the Iwaizumi Line in Miyako, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000347 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41st_New_York_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment | 41st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | Introduction | 41st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | The 41st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the American Civil War. They were nicknamed Dekalbs Regiment. The regiment was formed from German immigrants from both New York and Pennsylvania. Initially, the regiment wore a uniform that was based on the Jaeger uniform of Germany. It consisted of a dark green frock coat with red trimming and cuff flaps, dark green pants with a red stripe down the leg, a dark green kepi with a red band, and black shoes. In addition to the Jaeger uniform, Company K of the regiment wore a French/American zouave uniform. This uniform consisted of a dark blue zouave jacket with red trimmings, dark blue pantaloons with red braiding, a sky blue sash, a dark blue zouave vest with red trimming, a red tassled fez with a thin yellow band around it, and white gaiters. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000348 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Migeon | Jean-Baptiste Migeon | Introduction | Jean-Baptiste Migeon | Jean-Baptiste Migeon (1768-1845) was a French businessman and politician. He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1827 to 1831, where he represented Haut-Rhin. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000349 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_cuisine | Ukrainian cuisine | Soups | Ukrainian cuisine / Soups | Ukrainian cuisine is the collection of the various cooking traditions of the Ukrainian people accumulated over many years. The cuisine is heavily influenced by the rich dark soil from which its ingredients come and often involves many components.
The national dish of Ukraine that undeniably originates from the country is borsch. However, varenyky and holubtsi are also considered national favourites of the Ukrainian people and are a common meal in traditional Ukrainian restaurants.
Often referred to as the “breadbasket of Europe” the Ukrainian cuisine emphasizes the importance of wheat and grain to the Ukrainian people and its often tumultuous history with it. The majority of Ukrainian dishes descend from ancient peasant dishes based on plentiful grain resources such as rye as well as staple vegetables such as potato, cabbages, mushrooms and beetroots. Ukrainian dishes incorporate both traditional Slavic techniques as well as other European techniques, a by product of years of foreign jurisdiction and influence.
The Ukrainian cuisine incorporates a variety of different food branches due to the large size of the country and the plentiful edible resources. | Borscht is a vegetable soup made out of beets, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, dill. There are about 30 varieties of Ukrainian borscht. It may include meat or fish.
Kapusnyak: soup made with pork, salo, cabbage, and served with smetana (sour cream).
Rosolnyk: soup with pickled cucumbers.
Solyanka: thick, spicy and sour soup made with meat, fish or mushrooms and various vegetables and pickles.
Yushka: clear soup, made from various types of fish such as carp, bream, wels catfish, or even ruffe.
Zelenyj borshch (green borscht) or shchavlevyj borshch (sorrel soup): water or broth based soup with sorrel and various vegetables, served with chopped hard-boiled egg and sour cream. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000350 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayse | Ayse | Introduction | Ayse | Ayse (sometimes written Ayze) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolpersteine_in_Zl%C3%ADn_Region | Stolpersteine in Zlín Region | Kroměříž | Stolpersteine in Zlín Region / Kroměříž | The Stolpersteine in Zlín Region lists the Stolpersteine in the Zlín Region in the central-eastern part of Moravia. Stolpersteine is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig. They remember the fate of the Nazi victims being murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide.
Generally, the stumbling blocks are posed in front of the building where the victims had their last self chosen residence. The name of the Stolpersteine in Czech is stolpersteine, or alternatively, kameny zmizelých, stones of the disappeareds.
The lists are sortable; the basic order follows the alphabet according to the last name of the victim. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000352 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gazania_cultivars | List of Gazania cultivars | Introduction | List of Gazania cultivars | This list of Gazania cultivars includes plant cultivars of the South African genus Gazania. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000353 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobiles_Alpine | Automobiles Alpine | Present | Automobiles Alpine / History / Present | The Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine, is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955. The Alpine car marque was created in 1954. Jean Rédélé, the founder of Alpine, was originally a Dieppe garage proprietor who began to achieve success in motorsport with one of the few French cars that were produced just after the Second World War, the Renault 4CV. The company has been closely related to Renault through its history, and was bought by it in 1973. Production of Alpine models ceased in 1995.
The Alpine marque was relaunched with the 2017 introduction of the new Alpine A110. | The Dieppe factory is known as the producer of Renault Sport models that are sold worldwide. This was originally the "Alpine" factory that Renault took over when they acquired the brand in 1973. Some of the Renault Sport models produced in Dieppe are currently the Mégane Renault Sport, Clio Renault Sport and the new Mégane Renault Sport dCi is to be built on Renault's Dieppe assembly line. All the RenaultSport track-, tarmac- and gravel-racing Meganes and Clios are also made in the Dieppe factory.
In October 2007, it was reported that Renault's marketing boss Patrick Blain had revealed that there were plans for several sports cars in Renault's future lineup, but stressed that the first model would not arrive until after 2010. Blain confirmed that Renault was unlikely to pick a new name for its future sports car and would probably go with Alpine to brand it. Blain described it as being a “radical sports car” and not just a sports version of a regular model.
The new Alpine sports car was to have a version of the Nissan GT-R's Premium Midship platform.
In France, there is a large network of Alpine enthusiasts clubs. Clubs exist in many countries including the UK, USA, Australia, and Japan.
In February 2009, Renault confirmed that plans to revive the Alpine brand have been frozen as a direct result of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis and recession.
In May 2012, images of a new Renault Alpine concept titled as Renault Alpine A110-50 were leaked prior to its debut in Monaco. Its styling was based on the Renault DeZir presented in 2010.
In November 2012, Renault and Caterham Cars announced the purchasing by the latter of a 50% stake in the Renault's wholly owned subsidiary Société des Automobiles Alpine to create a joint venture (Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham or SAAC) owned equally by both parts, with the aim of developing affordable sport cars under the Alpine (for Renault) and Caterham (for Caterham Cars) brands, which would be available in 2016. In this partnership, Caterham acquired 50% ownership of the Renault's Dieppe assembly plant assets. On 10 June 2014, Renault announced it would be repurchasing the stake from Caterham Cars in SAAC, renaming it Société des Automobiles Alpine. During 2015, two new Alpine concepts were introduced: the Alpine Celebration, unveiled at the Le Mans race weekend, and the CGI-created Alpine Vision Gran Turismo. In February 2016, at an event held in Monte Carlo, Groupe Renault's chief Carlos Ghosn unveiled the Alpine Vision showcar (a model close to the planned production Alpine) and announced a 2017 relaunch for the Alpine marque. The Vision was later presented at the 86th Geneva Motor Show by Alpine.
The production version is to reuse the A110 name and the first official pictures were revealed on 28 February 2017 prior to the unveiling at the 87th Geneva Motor show.
In 2013, as part of the promotional activities for the launching of Alpine roadcars, Renault partnered with Signatech to enter a Nissan-powered, Oreca-built prototype into the European Le Mans Series championship's LMP2 class. Signatech-Alpine won the team championship. They returned for the 2014 season. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000354 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotoma_humeralis | Anisotoma humeralis | Introduction | Anisotoma humeralis | Anisotoma humeralis is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000355 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_M._Abou_El_Enein | Mohamed M. Abou El Enein | Introduction | Mohamed M. Abou El Enein | Mohamed M. Abou El Enein (born September 5, 1951) is an Egyptian businessman, investor, public figure and politician. He is the chairman and founder of Cleopatra Group and the founder of many major projects spread all over Egypt. He has been a Member of Parliament for over 15 years, from 1995 to 2011, being chosen as the Chairman of many Committees and as a representative in many international assemblies. He won several international awards and certificates of honor for his contribution to the various fields of business.
Abou El Enein founded Cleopatra Group in 1983. At the time, he started with the ceramics industry, with one factory. Within a very short period of time, this business expanded to encompass 60% of the local market share, in addition to opening up business in new international markets. Based on this leap forward, Abou El Enein's business ventures were diversified to include the areas of agriculture, mining, real estate, tourism, media, high-tech projects and aviation (Abou El Enein is also a certified pilot). |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000356 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_de_Heredia | Pedro de Heredia | Inland expeditions and residencias | Pedro de Heredia / Inland expeditions and residencias | Pedro de Heredia was a Spanish conquistador, founder of the city of Cartagena de Indias and explorer of the northern coast and the interior of present-day Colombia. | Heredia signed friendship pacts with the Indian chiefs of the nearby islands. With the help of Catalina acting as interpreter, Heredia conquered and ruled the area around Cartagena, including Turbaco and the Magdalena River. He looted Indian graves in the Sinú river area and founded Santiago de Tolú. His spoils from these expeditions included a solid gold porcupine weighing 132 pounds - the heaviest gold object plundered during the Conquest. Heredia returned with a bounty of one and half million ducats in gold. Each soldier received six thousand ducats, far more than the amount given to the troops who helped conquer Mexico and Peru.
Pedro de Heredia prepared a second expedition to the South Sea and in 1534 he reached the Sinú river, where he ransacked the indigenous peoples' tombs for gold. He and his troops then penetrated to Antioquia and returned exhausted to Cartagena. Once there, Heredia met Fray Tomas de Toro, the first bishop of Cartagena, sent by king Carlos I of Spain, and his brother Alonso, who had recently arrived from Guatemala. Heredia rescinded Francisco Cesar and appointed Alonso as lieutenant general. His brother Alonso led two expeditions to the Sinú, and in the last he arrived at the Cauca river in 1535. In 1536, Heredia mounted an expedition southward on the Atrato river with no results.
Irregularities in the conduct of the Heredia brothers earned them numerous complaints. In 1536, Judge Juan de Vadillo (a relative of Pedro de Vadillo) was appointed by the Audiencia of Santo Domingo to investigate the charges against Pedro de Heredia and his brother for defaulting on due payments for land and mistreatment of the natives.
Vadillo found Heredia guilty and imprisoned him, assuming for himself the interim government of Cartagena. Heredia was allowed to go to Spain to attend his trial, in which he was acquitted. He returned to Cartagena with some members of his family: a few nieces and his two sons, Antonio, who joined him on all his subsequent expeditions, and Juan, who later settled in Santa Cruz de Mompox. Shortly after his return, Heredia embarked on a quest for the treasure of Dabeiba, the precursor of the myth of El Dorado. After an unproductive long trip, Heredia returned to San Sebastián de Urabá where he accused Jorge Robledo and had him imprisoned, then sent him back to Spain for usurpation of Heredia's jurisdiction. On March 16 of 1542, Heredia departed for Antioquia to annex the territory to Cartagena. There Heredia was taken prisoner himself by Sebastián de Belalcázar and sent to Panamá to stand trial for his attempts to seize control of Antioquia. Unwilling to mediate in such a delicate affair, the Royal Audience of Panama released Heredia, who returned to Cartagena.
Immediately after his arrival in Cartagena on July 25, 1544, the city was pillaged by a French Huguenot nobleman, Jean-François Roberval, known as "Robert Baal". Cartagena was not yet fortified and was an easy target for the French. Heredia was obliged to fight with his sword at his own house, as the enemy held the advantage in numbers, forcing him to flee and hide nearby with his relatives. The ransom for the city was 200,000 gold ducats, payment of which was enough to satisfy Roverbal, who then abandoned the region. Shortly after Roverbal's assault, Heredia left Antioquia to annex the territory under the jurisdiction of Cartagena. He returned to Cartagena in 1548 to appear before a residencia (court of inquiry) for abuse of his power and authority during office. The visitador (a royal inspector who reported to the Council of the Indies) Miguel Diez de Armendáriz found him guilty of all charges; Heredia, however, continued to hold his administrative position. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000357 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langford,_Bedfordshire | Langford, Bedfordshire | Introduction | Langford, Bedfordshire | Langford is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of the county town of Bedford. The 2011 census gives the population as 3,091. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000358 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_printmaking | Israeli printmaking | 1950–1970 | Israeli printmaking / 1950–1970 | Israeli printmaking refers to printmaking by Jewish artists in the Land of Israel and the State of Israel beginning in the second half of the 19th century. The genre includes a variety of techniques, including woodcutting, etching and lithography. | The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 does not constitute a significant historical point in the history of Israeli art, apart from several expressions of nationalism and the development of iconography around the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. However, the opening of Mandatory Palestine to Jewish immigration led to a large population that began to be educated according to the tradition of the young field of the Israeli print, led in these years by Jacob Steinhardt in the new Bezalel. Many of the youngsters who came to Eretz Israel after the Holocaust either under the auspices of Youth Aliyah, or with their families, such as Jacob Pins, Avraham Ofek, Avigdor Arikha, Yehuda Bacon, Moshe Hoffman, among others, became prominent Israeli artists in the 1950s and 1960s.
Apart from the technique of the woodcut, that could be studied at Bezalel, there were not many places that trained artists in the various print techniques. In Ein Hod and Jerusalem, Rudi Lehman taught the art of the wood cut and sculpture. A large group of artists were influenced by his approach to art, that combined animal images in a "primitive" style with a modernist ethos of creativity. This group included artists such as Shoshana Heimann, Raya Bar Adon and others. Some training in the technique of lithograph printing was provided by Cohen, who operated the Hebrew University Press in Jerusalem. Most of the artists printed their works in his studio, or with local artists, such as David Ben Shaul, who had specialized in lithograph printing in Paris. Upon his return to Israel in 1963, he brought a lithographic press and printed works for various artists in his studio in Jerusalem.
Basing themselves on the local tradition and ethos of Paris as the capital of world art, many artists continued to travel to pursue art studies in France and Europe, unaware of the change in the world art scene and the development of the United States as an art center. Aryeh Rothman, for example, went to study at the Académie Julian in 1959, and later studied in Paris at the Johnny Friedlaender engraving workshop. Tuvia Beeri studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1963–1961), and continued his specialization in Friedlaender's engraving workshop. Milka Cizik, however, went to study in East Germany (1965–1961), where she studied various printing techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
The French and German influences led to the adoption of modernist techniques, such as Aryeh Rothman's use of the photographic technique of Heliograveur and the "invention" by others of various artistic techniques (in the spirit of late Surrealism). Miron Sima, for example, added to his woodcuts, such as "The Bride", textures printed from fabrics and chains, which sought to enrich the texture of the print, and to deepen its realism. In addition, the shortage of materials available in Israel led many artists to use other techniques that were available to them, such as Linocut, as a substitute for wood cut. Even Rudi Lehmann, despite his strong connection to artistic tradition, experimented with the use of new materials. He was one of the first artists to create woodcuts on plywood.
The artistic print field to which these students were exposed upon their return to Israel was very limited. Not only were there no places to print editions of artistic prints, it was also considered a secondary art. In the 1960 album Graphic Art in Israel, Eugen Kolb wrote that "exhibitions of graphics only are considered (unfairly!) for less important exhibits." Elisheva Cohen, curator of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Bezalel National Museum and at the Israel Museum, had to publish the booklet The Print: What Is It? (1965), in order to expose the field to visitors to the museum. Therefore, it is no wonder that in the annual general exhibition of the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association of 1963, for example, only 7 artistic prints were displayed out of 375 works. Also at the exhibition Tazpit 1964, which was perceived as more artistic at the time, Tuvia Beeri was the only artist among more than 30 ar |
en | wit-train-topic-000000359 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_11th_congressional_district | Massachusetts's 11th congressional district | Introduction | Massachusetts's 11th congressional district | Massachusetts's 11th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. It was eliminated in 1993 after the 1990 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Brian Donnelly; its most notable were John Quincy Adams following his term as president, eventual president John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Alexander_Nevsky | Order of Alexander Nevsky | Recipients of the modern Order of Alexander Nevsky (partial list) | Order of Alexander Nevsky / Recipients of the modern Order of Alexander Nevsky (partial list) | The Order of Alexander Nevsky is an order of merit of the Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious service. It was originally established by the Soviet Union as a military honour during World War II, more precisely by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 7, 1942. Its statute was amended by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 26, 1947. It bears a similar name to the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky which had been established by Empress Catherine I of Russia in 1725, and continued to be bestowed by the heads of the House of Romanov after the 1917 Russian Revolution. The Order of Alexander Nevsky was reinstated by the Soviet Union, minus the words "Imperial" and "Saint", for award to officers of the army for personal courage and resolute leadership. The Order was retained by the new Russian Federation following the dissolution of the USSR by Decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation 2557-I of March 20, 1992 but was never awarded. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000361 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Leonard_Tilley | Samuel Leonard Tilley | Introduction | Samuel Leonard Tilley | Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley KCMG CB PC (May 8, 1818 – June 25, 1896) was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family. As a pharmacist, he went into business as a druggist. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000362 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_in_Malaysia | 2015 in Malaysia | Introduction | 2015 in Malaysia | The following lists events from 2015 in Malaysia. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1946 | March 1946 | Introduction | March 1946 | The following events occurred in March 1946: |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000364 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J2_League | J2 League | Stadiums (2019) | J2 League / 2020 season / Stadiums (2019) | The J2 League or simply J2 is the second division of the Japan Professional Football League and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the Meiji Yasuda J2 League. Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2.
Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League. | Primary venues used in the J2 League: |
en | wit-train-topic-000000365 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iturranduz_Dam | Iturranduz Dam | Introduction | Iturranduz Dam | The Iturranduz Dam was a Roman buttress dam in Navarra, Spain. It consisted of two dams, one dating to the 2nd, the other to the 3rd or 4th century AD. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000366 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_California_Teen_USA | Miss California Teen USA | Gallery of titleholders | Miss California Teen USA / Gallery of titleholders | The Miss California Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization, owned by William Morris Endeavor.
California is in the top 5 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. Miss California Teen USA titleholders have been invited to red-carpet movie premieres, such as that for Santa Clause 3 attended by Kylee Lin, and She's the Man, attended by Jessica Powell.
Zoe Hunt of Coronado, California was crowned Miss California Teen USA 2020 on January 26, 2020 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center in Arcadia. She will represent California for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000367 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lyn_Reese | Mona Lyn Reese | Introduction | Mona Lyn Reese | Mona Lyn Reese (born August 24, 1951) is an American composer, best known for her operas and choral music. Her work is melodic and accessible with an emphasis on driving or complex rhythms, movement, and contrasting textures. Her music communicates and expresses emotions traditionally or experimentally without allowing a prevailing fashion to dictate style, form, or harmony. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000368 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pacific_typhoon_season | 2015 Pacific typhoon season | Typhoon Noul (Dodong) | 2015 Pacific typhoon season / Systems / Typhoon Noul (Dodong) | The 2015 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced 27 tropical storms, 18 typhoons, and nine super typhoons. The season ran throughout 2015, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and November. The season's first named storm, Mekkhala, developed on January 15, while the season's last named storm, Melor, dissipated on December 17. The season saw at least one named tropical system forming in each of every month, the first time since 1965. Similar to the previous season, this season saw a high number of super typhoons. Accumulated cyclone energy during 2015 was extremely high, the second highest since the 1970, and the 2015 ACE has been attributed in part to anthropogenic warming.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names. | On April 30, a tropical disturbance developed near Chuuk. On May 2, the JMA began to track the system as a weak tropical depression. The following day, the JMA upgraded the depression to a tropical storm and assigned the name Noul. On May 5, the JMA upgraded the system to a severe tropical storm while the JTWC upgraded it to a minimal typhoon. The following day, the JMA also upgraded Noul to a typhoon. Early on May 7, Noul entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was assigned the name Dodong by PAGASA. Later that day, the JTWC upgraded Noul to a Category 3 typhoon as a small eye had developed. At the same time, according to Jeff Masters of Weather Underground, Noul had taken on annular characteristics. Although Noul weakened to a Category 2 typhoon early on May 9, six hours later, the JTWC upgraded Noul back to a Category 3 typhoon, as its eye became clearer and well-defined. The JTWC upgraded Noul to a Category 4 super typhoon later that day after it began rapid deepening. On May 10, the JTWC further upgraded Noul to a Category 5 super typhoon, and the JMA assessed Noul with 10-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum pressure of 920 mbar, its peak intensity. Later that day, Noul made landfall on Pananapan Point, Santa Ana, Cagayan. After making a direct hit on the northeastern tip of Luzon, the storm began to weaken, and the JTWC downgraded it to a Category 4 super typhoon. Subsequently, it began rapidly weakening and by May 12, it had weakened to a severe tropical storm. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000369 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplacodes_bipunctata | Diplacodes bipunctata | Gallery | Diplacodes bipunctata / Gallery | Diplacodes bipunctata is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,
known as the wandering percher or red percher dragonfly. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_South_Korea | List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea | World Heritage Sites | List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea / World Heritage Sites | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The Republic of Korea accepted the convention on 14 September 1988, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2019, there are fourteen World Heritage Sites in South Korea, including thirteen cultural sites and one natural site.
The first three sites of South Korea, Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks, Jongmyo Shrine and Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, were inscribed on the list at the 19th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Berlin, Germany in 1995. In 2007, Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes became the first site selected for its natural significance. South Korea's latest inscription, Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies, was added to the list in 2019.
In addition to its inscribed sites, South Korea also maintains fourteen properties on its tentative list. | UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_and_Missile_Museum | Air Force Space and Missile Museum | Gallery | Air Force Space and Missile Museum / Gallery | The Air Force Space and Missile Museum is located at Launch Complex 26 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It includes artifacts from the early American space program and includes an outdoor area displaying rockets, missiles, and space-related equipment chronicling the space and missile history of the US Air Force and other military branches.
The museum is accessible to the public as a part of the "Cape Canaveral Early Space Tour" offered by the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex four days per week. Free tours were also offered by the Air Force 45th Space Wing Community Relations office until June 2013.
The Sands Space History Center, a companion to the museum, is open to the general public six days a week. The History Center is located just outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barneyville_Historic_District | Barneyville Historic District | Introduction | Barneyville Historic District | The Barneyville Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on Old Providence and Barneyville Roads in northwestern Swansea, Massachusetts. The area was the site of a successful shipbuilding operation during the early 19th century, and then became a local center for jewelry making. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars-en-R%C3%A9 | Ars-en-Ré | Ars-en-Ré Picture Gallery | Ars-en-Ré / Sites and Monuments / Ars-en-Ré Picture Gallery | Ars-en-Ré is a commune on the Île de Ré in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Formerly called just Ars, the commune changed to its current name on 8 March 1962.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arsais or Arsaises but they are nicknamed the Casserons: the casseron is a baby cuttlefish, a saltwater fish commonly found on the island. | Ars-en-Ré
The Church
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en | wit-train-topic-000000374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal%E2%80%93fetal_medicine | Maternal–fetal medicine | Introduction | Maternal–fetal medicine | Maternal–fetal medicine (MFM), also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy.
Maternal–fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics. Their training typically includes a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology followed by a three-year fellowship. They may perform prenatal tests, provide treatments, and perform surgeries. They act both as a consultant during lower-risk pregnancies and as the primary obstetrician in especially high-risk pregnancies. After birth, they may work closely with pediatricians or neonatologists. For the mother, perinatologists assist with pre-existing health concerns, as well as complications caused by pregnancy. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commemorative_coins_of_Russia_(2009) | List of commemorative coins of Russia (2009) | Introduction | List of commemorative coins of Russia (2009) | This is a list of commemorative coins issued by the Central Bank of Russia in 2009: |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000377 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Arista | Puerto Arista | Introduction | Puerto Arista | Puerto Arista (Arista Port) is a small community and tourist attraction located on the north coast of Chiapas, Mexico in the municipality of Tonalá. While it originally was a port, its lack of harbor and suitability for large cargo ships eventually shifted the economy to tourism in the 20th century. It is popular with people from Chiapas as it is located close to the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez as well as the regional city of Tonalá. It is the most visited beach in Chiapas and one of its most popular tourist destinations, despite its relative lack of sophisticated tourism infrastructure. Puerto Arista is home of one of the state’s four marine turtle sanctuaries, design to help protect the various species which come here to lay their eggs. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_Israel | List of butterflies of Israel | Papilionidae | List of butterflies of Israel / Papilionidae | This is a complete list of butterfly taxa that occur or have occurred in the wild, within the current boundaries of the State of Israel, the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000379 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Anderson_(comedian) | Amy Anderson (comedian) | Introduction | Amy Anderson (comedian) | Amy Anderson (born September 1, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and adopted, as an infant, by American parents and raised in suburban Minnesota.
A classically trained musician, she has been singing and playing the piano and guitar for many years, earning her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College. However, upon completing college her career took a different direction, with Anderson working in a variety of positions – including supervising a coffee shop, working with adults with autism, and owning a pet care business. Eventually she chose to move into comedy and acting, and currently resides in Southern California, where she is a working actor and comedian.
Many of Amy Anderson's jokes deal with motherhood, racism, and being adopted. She produced the monthly "ChopSchtick Comedy" show at the Hollywood Laugh Factory and the Hollywood Improv, the first ever all-Asian American stand up comedy showcase in the US. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000380 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_of_Arak | Bazaar of Arak | Unique features | Bazaar of Arak / Unique features | The Bazaar of Arak is one of the first constructed buildings in the city of Arak. The bazaar complex, containing a public bath, a mosque, water reservoirs, passages and caravansary, was built at the time of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and by Yusef Khan-e Gorji, in the middle of Sultan Abad. This bazaar is centered at Chahr soogh, which is the junction of two north–south and east–west paths that end to four ancient city gates. | The Bazaar has two east–west and north–south routs which end to four gates of the ancient city, meaning that the at that time the entrance to the city was at Chahar Soogh in bazar. Passages inside are made so that in case of any accident, fire in particular, the crowd can quickly get out and disperse. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000381 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Congress_members_who_died_in_office_(1900%E2%80%931949) | List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) | 1920s | List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) / 1920s | The following is a list of U.S. Senators and Representatives who died of natural and accidental causes, due to illnesses, and by suicide, while they were serving their terms between 1900 and 1949.
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en | wit-train-topic-000000382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_the_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire | Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Grade II* listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire / East Riding of Yorkshire | There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of the 183 of these buildings in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murom_Railway | Murom Railway | Introduction | Murom Railway | The 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in) broad gauge Murom Railway (Russian: Муромская железная дорога, or Muromskaya zheleznaya doroga) is a subdivision of the state-owned Gorky Railway in Russia. It was built between the towns of Kovrov and Murom in 1874-1880. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000384 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crossings_of_the_Columbia_River | List of crossings of the Columbia River | Washington | List of crossings of the Columbia River / Crossings / Washington | This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean upstream to its source. | Union Pacific Rail bridge
323.5
Union Pacific Railway46.17871°N 119.01731°WBNSF Rail Bridge
328
BNSF RailwayPasco, Washington
to Kennewick, WashingtonCable Bridge328.5
SR 39746.218401°N 119.103813°WBlue Bridge330
US 39546.21955°N 119.10404°WI-182 Bridge aka Lee-Volpentest Bridges336
I-182 / US 12Pasco, Washington
to Richland, Washington46.263917°N 119.245949°WVernita Bridge388
SR 24West of Hanford SiteMattawa Ropeway ConveyorMattawa, Washington to West of Hanford Site46.62684°N 119.864298°WPriest Rapids Dam397.1
Priest Rapids LakeBeverly Railroad Bridge aka Milwaukee Road BridgeFormer Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadBeverly, Washington46.831111°N 119.948333°WWanapum Dam415.8
Lake Wanapum46.875213°N 119.971004°WVantage Bridge I-90Vantage, Washington46.942293°N 119.973106°WRock Island Dam453.4
Rock Island Pool47.342155°N 120.094773°WRock Island Railroad BridgeBNSF RailwayRock Island, Washington47.366861°N 120.153722°WSenator George Sellar Bridge SR 285Wenatchee, Washington
to East Wenatchee, WashingtonOld Wenatchee BridgePedestrian, water pipeline
Richard Odabashian Bridge US 2 / US 97Rocky Reach Dam473.7
Lake Entiat47.533264°N 120.294424°WBeebe Bridge US 97Chelan, WashingtonWells Dam515.1
Lake Pateros47.9454°N 119.866°WBrewster Bridge SR 173Brewster, WashingtonBridgeport Bridge SR 17Bridgeport, WashingtonChief Joseph Dam545.1
Rufus Woods Lake47.995206°N 119.63321°WGrand Coulee Bridge SR 155Coulee Dam, WashingtonGrand Coulee Dam596.6
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake47.956667°N 118.983333°WKeller-Wilbur Ferry SR 21Keller, Washington
to Wilbur, WashingtonGifford-Inchelium FerryGifford, Washington
to Inchelium, WashingtonKettle Falls Bridges US 395 / SR 20
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en | wit-train-topic-000000385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell%C3%A9rt_Baths | Gellért Baths | Introduction | Gellért Baths | Part of the famous Hotel Gellért in Buda, the Gellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, also known simply as the Gellért Baths (Hungarian: Gellért gyógyfürdő), is a bath complex in Budapest in Hungary. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000386 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_call | Telephone call | Placing a call | Telephone call / Placing a call | A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party. | A typical phone call using a traditional phone is placed by picking the phone handset up off the base and holding the handset so that the hearing end is next to the user's ear and the speaking end is within range of the mouth. The caller then rotary dials or presses buttons for the phone number needed to complete the call, and the call is routed to the phone which has that number. The second phone makes a ringing noise to alert its owner, while the user of the first phone hears a ringing noise in its earpiece. If the second phone is picked up, then the operators of the two units are able to talk to one another through them. If the phone is not picked up, the operator of the first phone continues to hear a ringing noise until they hang up their own phone.
One of the main struggles for Alexander Graham Bell and his team was to prove to non-English speakers that this new phenomenon "worked in their language." It was a concept that was hard for people to understand at first.
In addition to the traditional method of placing a telephone call, new technologies allow different methods for initiating a telephone call, such as voice dialing. Voice over IP technology allows calls to be made through a PC, using a service like Skype. Other services, such as toll-free dial-around enable callers to initiate a telephone call through a third party without exchanging phone numbers. Originally, no phone calls could be made without first talking to the Switchboard operator. Using 21st century mobile phones does not require the use of an operator to complete a phone call.
The use of headsets is becoming more common for placing or receiving a call. Headsets can either come with a cord or be wireless.
A special number can be dialed for operator assistance, which may be different for local vs. long-distance or international calls. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cerro_Gordo_County,_Iowa | National Register of Historic Places listings in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | Introduction | National Register of Historic Places listings in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
There are 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 9, 2019. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera | Mariano Rivera | 1995–1997 | Mariano Rivera / Professional baseball career / Major leagues (1995–2013) / 1995–1997 | Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves and games finished. Rivera won five American League Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2019 in his first year of eligibility, and was the first player ever to be elected unanimously by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Raised in the modest Panamanian fishing village of Puerto Caimito, Rivera was an amateur player until he was signed by the Yankees organization in 1990. He debuted in the major leagues in 1995 as a starting pitcher, before permanently converting to a relief pitcher late in his rookie year. After a breakthrough season in 1996 as a setup man, he became the Yankees' closer in 1997. | After being called up to the major leagues on May 16, 1995, Rivera made his debut for the New York Yankees on May 23 against the California Angels. Starting in place of injured pitcher Jimmy Key, Rivera allowed five earned runs in 3 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched in a 10–0 loss. He struggled through his first four major-league starts, posting a 10.20 ERA, and as a result, he was demoted to Columbus on June 11. As a 25-year-old rookie just three years removed from major arm surgery, Rivera did not have a guaranteed spot in the Yankee organization. Management considered trading him to the Detroit Tigers for starter David Wells. While recovering from a sore shoulder in the minor leagues, Rivera pitched a no-hit shutout in a rain-shortened five-inning start on June 26. Reports from the game indicated that his pitches had reached 95–96 mph (153–154 km/h), about 6 mph (9.7 km/h) faster than his previous average velocity; Rivera attributes his inexplicable improvement to God. Yankees general manager Gene Michael was skeptical of the reports until verifying that Columbus' radar gun was not faulty and that another team's scout had taken the same measurements. Afterwards, he ended any trade negotiations involving Rivera. On July 4, in his first start back in the major leagues, Rivera pitched eight scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing just two hits while striking out 11 batters. In five subsequent starts, he was unable to match his success from that game. After a brief demotion to Columbus in August, Rivera made one last start in the major leagues in September before he was moved to the Yankees' bullpen. Overall, he finished his first major-league season with a 5–3 record and a 5.51 ERA in ten starts and nine relief outings. His performance in the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners, in which he pitched 5 ¹⁄₃ scoreless innings of relief, convinced Yankees management to keep him and convert him to a relief pitcher the following season.
Rivera was nearly traded prior to the 1996 season to address the Yankees' depleted depth at the shortstop position. Owner George Steinbrenner considered an offer to send Rivera to the Mariners in exchange for shortstop Félix Fermín, but Yankees management convinced Steinbrenner to instead entrust the position to rookie Derek Jeter. In 1996, Rivera served primarily as a setup pitcher, typically pitching in the seventh and eighth innings of games before closer John Wetteland pitched in the ninth. Their effectiveness as a tandem helped the Yankees win 70 of 73 games that season when leading after six innings. Over a stretch of games between April 19 and May 21, Rivera pitched 26 consecutive scoreless innings, including 15 consecutive hitless innings. During the streak, he recorded his first career save in a May 17 game against the Angels. Rivera finished the regular season with a 2.09 ERA in 107 ²⁄₃ innings pitched and set a Yankees single-season record for strikeouts by a reliever (130). Baseball-Reference.com calculated his value to the Yankees that year to be 5.0 wins above replacement (WAR), a figure no reliever has surpassed in a single season since. In the postseason, he allowed just one earned run in 14 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched, helping the Yankees advance to and win the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves. It was the franchise's first World Series championship since 1978. In MLB's annual awards voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), Rivera finished in twelfth place for the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award and third for the AL Cy Young Award, which is given to the league's best pitcher. Commentator and former player Tim McCarver wrote that the Yankees "revolutionized baseball" that year with Rivera, "a middle reliever who should have been on the All-Star team and who was a legitimate MVP candidate".
Yankees management decided not to re-sign Wetteland in the offseason, opting instead to replace him with Rivera as the team's closer. In April 1997, MLB retired the uniform number 42 league-wide to honor the 50th a |
en | wit-train-topic-000000389 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Andr%C3%A9-de-Rosans | Saint-André-de-Rosans | Introduction | Saint-André-de-Rosans | Saint-André-de-Rosans is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000390 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proboscis | Proboscis | Introduction | Proboscis | A proboscis (/proʊˈbɒsɪs/ or /proʊˈbɒskɪs/) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a proboscis is an elongated nose or snout. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000391 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonava | Jonava | Gallery | Jonava / Gallery | Jonava is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of ca 30,000.
It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 30 km north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas International Airport. Achema, the largest fertilizer factory in the Baltic states, is located nearby. The city is sometimes called "the capital of midsummer holiday". | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000392 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_classification | Truck classification | Gallery | Truck classification / Gallery | Truck classifications are typically based upon the maximum loaded weight of the truck, typically using the gross vehicle weight rating and sometimes also the gross trailer weight rating, and can vary among jurisdictions. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000393 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocas_de_Fogo | Bocas de Fogo | Introduction | Bocas de Fogo | Bocas de Fogo (Portuguese for "mouths of fire") is a volcano near the community of Urzelina, Velas municipality, São Jorge Island, Azores. It erupted in May and June 1808, causing destruction and over 30 deaths in Urzelina and producing a basalt field of volcanic rock extending to the Ponta da Urzelina. The eruption was the last sub-aerial event observed in the Azores; most recent eruptions have occurred along submarine vents, with the Capelinhos eruption (1957–58) starting as a submarine eruption (that eventually grew into a sub-aerial event) and the 1998–2001 Serreta eruption being exclusively submarine (never breaking the surface). |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%27a | Pe'a | Lyrics Pese o le Tatau song | Pe'a / Lyrics Pese o le Tatau song | The Pe'a is the popular name of the traditional male tatau of Samoa, also known as the malofie, a term used in the Samoan language chiefly vocabulary and "respect" register. | It is known that the last verse was written in modern times, as it does not match the orthography of the first verses. Oral tradition maintains that this song is derived from a pre-colonial chant.
Samoan language
O le mafuaaga lenei ua iloa
O le taaga o le tatau i Samoa
O le malaga a teine to'alua
Na feausi mai Fiti le vasa loloa
Na la aumai ai o le atoau
ma sia la pese e tutumau
Fai mai e tata o fafine
Ae le tata o tane
A o le ala ua tata ai tane
Ina ua sese sia la pese
Taunuu i gatai o Falealupo
Ua vaaia loa o se faisua ua tele
Totofu loa lava o fafine
Ma ua sui ai sia la pese
Fai mai e tata o tane
Ae le tata o fafine
Talofa i si tama ua taatia
O le tufuga lea ua amatalia
Talofa ua tagi aueue
Ua oti'otisolo le au tapulutele
Sole Sole, ai loto tele
O le taaloga a tama tane
E ui lava ina tiga tele
Ae mulimuli ana ua a fefete
O atu motu uma o le Pasefika
Ua sili Samoa le ta'taua
O le soga'imiti ua savalivali mai
Ua fepulafi mai ana faaila
Aso faaifo, faamulialiao
Faaatualoa, selu faalaufao
O le sigano faapea faaulutao
Ua ova i le vasalaolao
English language
This is the known origin
Of the tattooing of the tatau in Samoa
A journey by two maidens
Who swam from Fiji across the open sea
They brought the tattooing kit
And recited their unchanging chant
That said women were to be tattooed
But men were not to be tattooed
Thus the reason why men are now tattooed
Is because of the confusion of the maidens' chant
Arriving at the coast of Falealupo
They spotted a giant clam
As the maidens dived
Their chant was reversed
To say that men were to be tattooed
And not women
Pity the youth now lying
While the tufuga starts
Alas he is crying loudly
As the tattooing tool cuts all over
Young fellow, young fellow, be brave
This is the sport of male heirs
Despite the enormous pain
Afterwards you will swell with pride
Of all the countries in the Pacific
Samoa is the most famous
The sogaimiti walking towards you
With his fa'aila glistening
Curved lines, motifs like ali
Like centipedes, combs like wild bananas
Like sigano and spearheads
The greatest in the whole world! |
en | wit-train-topic-000000395 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_19th_congressional_district | Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district | List of members representing the district | Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district / List of members representing the district | Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district was a congressional district that became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013, due to Pennsylvania's slower population growth compared to the rest of the nation.
In its last incarnation, the district included all of Adams and York Counties, and parts of Cumberland County. The last representative was Republican Todd Russell Platts, who decided to retire at the end of the 112th Congress.
Most of the 19th district remained intact and was renumbered as the 4th district. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Rock_County,_Wisconsin | National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Wisconsin | Current listings | National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Wisconsin / Current listings | This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Rock County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.
There are 139 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another seven properties were once listed but have been removed.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 17, 2020. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000397 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannathapur_railway_station | Jagannathapur railway station | Introduction | Jagannathapur railway station | Jagannathapur railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah-Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated at Ghadaghadapalli, Narasimhapura in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000398 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway | Norfolk Southern Railway | Locomotive shops | Norfolk Southern Railway / Yards and facilities / Locomotive shops | The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States, and is the current name of the former Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the company operates 19,420 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montréal route of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and previously on CN from Buffalo to St. Thomas. NS is responsible for maintaining 28,400 miles, with the remainder being operated under trackage rights from other parties responsible for maintenance. The most common commodity hauled on the railway is coal from mines in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The railway also offers the largest intermodal network in eastern North America.
NS is a major transporter of domestic and export coal. The railway's major sources of the mineral are located in: Pennsylvania's Cambria and Indiana counties, as well as the Monongahela Valley; West Virginia; and the Appalachia regions of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In Pennsylvania, NS also receives coal through interchange with R.J. | Atlanta, GA - Inman Yard
Altoona, PA – Altoona Works
Bellevue, OH
Chattanooga, TN
Conway, PA – Conway Yard
Elkhart, IN
Harrisburg, PA – Enola Yard
Roanoke, VA – Shaffer's Crossing Locomotive Shop
Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Locomotive Shop (Facility will be shuttered in May 2020)
NS also shares interest with CSX in the Oak Island Yard, managed by Conrail Shared Assets Operations in Newark, New Jersey. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000399 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tempsford | RAF Tempsford | Introduction | RAF Tempsford | RAF Tempsford is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north east of Sandy, Bedfordshire, England and 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south of St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England.
As part of the Royal Air Force Special Duty Service, the airfield was perhaps the most secret airfield of the Second World War. It was home to 138 (Special Duty) Squadron and 161 (Special Duty) Squadron, which dropped supplies and agents into occupied Europe for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). 138 (SD) Squadron did the bulk of the supply and agent drops, while 161 (SD) Squadron had the Lysander flight, and did the insertion and pick-up operations in occupied Europe.
RAF Tempsford is very close to Little Gransden Airfield and can be clearly seen from flights climbing out from the westerly runway 28. Other active airfields nearby include the former RAF bases at Gransden Lodge and Bourn. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000400 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozmer_House | Ozmer House | Introduction | Ozmer House | The Ozmer House is a historic house on the Southern Arkansas University farm on the north side of Magnolia, Arkansas. It is a single-story dogtrot house that was built in 1883 and moved to its present location by the school. It was originally located about two miles northeast of Magnolia's courthouse square, and is now located northeast of the main farm complex, adjacent to a small pond. The dogtrot is extremely well-preserved, both in its interior and exterior features.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Talyllyn_Railway_rolling_stock | List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock | Goods wagons | List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock / Goods wagons | This is a list of past and present rolling stock used on the Talyllyn Railway, a 2 ft 3 in narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7.25 miles from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain authorised by Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. Despite severe under-investment, the line remained open, and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers.
When first opened, the railway owned two steam locomotives, Talyllyn and Dolgoch, and five carriages, including one brake van. There were no additions to the rolling stock until the line was taken over in 1951. Two ex-Corris Railway locomotives were then purchased from British Railways, and subsequent additions have brought the total up to six steam locomotives, four diesels and twenty-three carriages. | The Talyllyn Railway was primarily constructed for conveying slate. Prior to the beginning of the 20th century, the railway owned over 115 wagons, mainly slate wagons, but also a number of other general and special purpose goods wagons. Some of these survived into the preservation era, and since then a large number of additional wagons have been purchased and built. The following table lists the main types of wagon currently in use: |
en | wit-train-topic-000000402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Wadsworth,_West_Yorkshire | Listed buildings in Wadsworth, West Yorkshire | Buildings | Listed buildings in Wadsworth, West Yorkshire / Buildings | Wadsworth is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 94 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the small settlements of Chiserley, Old Town, and Pecket Well, and is otherwise rural. The list also includes two buildings from Calder Ward. Most of the listed buildings are houses with associated structures and cottages, including laithe houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, and almost all of these are in stone with stone slate roofs and mullioned windows. The other listed buildings include a boundary stone, bridges, chapels and associated structures, a public house, a pinfold, guide posts and milestones, former mills, the gatehouse and lodges of a demolished house, a water garden and pumphouse, two ventilation shafts, and a war memorial. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000403 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Don,_Yorkshire | River Don, Yorkshire | Thurlstone Leapings Lane footbridge | River Don, Yorkshire / Bridges / Bridges in Upper Don area / Thurlstone Leapings Lane footbridge | The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines, west of Dunford Bridge, and flows for 70 miles eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Doncaster and Stainforth. It originally joined the Trent, but was re-engineered by Cornelius Vermuyden as the Dutch River in the 1620s, and now joins the River Ouse at Goole. Don Valley is the local UK parliamentary constituency near the Doncaster stretch of the river. | One of many footpath crossings of the Don in the upper part of its course. This path links the A628 (near St Saviour’s Church) with Leapings Lane. There is a ford by the side of the footbridge and this can be easily crossed by road vehicles for most of the year. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Helsinki | List of tourist attractions in Helsinki | Monuments | List of tourist attractions in Helsinki / Monuments | This is a list of popular tourism sights in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Tonbridge_and_Malling | Grade II* listed buildings in Tonbridge and Malling | Tonbridge and Malling | Grade II* listed buildings in Tonbridge and Malling / Tonbridge and Malling | There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000407 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coit_Spooner | John Coit Spooner | Introduction | John Coit Spooner | John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843 – June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with Orville H. Platt of Connecticut, William B. Allison of Iowa and Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000409 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Best | Chris Best | Introduction | Chris Best | Chris Best (born April 3, 1983) is a former Canadian football guard who played 10 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS Football at Waterloo, as well as playing four seasons in the United States at Duke University. He graduated from Duke University in 2005 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and is currently finishing his master's degree from the University of Waterloo.
He won the 101st Grey Cup with the Roughriders in 2013. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000410 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients_for_World_War_I | List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I | Recipients | List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I / Recipients | World War I was a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Entente and the Central Powers. The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria–Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria–Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was in a state of open warfare, resulting in the mobilization of more than 65 million European soldiers, and more than 40 million casualties—including approximately 20 million deaths by the end of the war.
When World War I broke out, the United States maintained a policy of isolationism, avoiding conflict while trying to negotiate peace between the warring nations. However, when a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania in 1915, with 128 Americans aboard, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson demanded an end to attacks on passenger ships. Germany complied and Wilson unsuccessfully tried to mediate a settlement. | This color indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously. The addition of the † symbol means that the recipient was killed in action or died during the war. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Lake_Park,_Pennsylvania | Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania | Geography | Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania / Geography | Penn Lake Park is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 308 at the 2010 census. | Penn Lake Park is located at 41°06′54″N 75°46′12″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), of which 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km²), or 5.05%, is water.
Penn Lake Park is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Wilkes-Barre. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000412 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAAAA_Tourist_Attractions_of_China | AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China | List | AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China / List | Tourist attractions or scenic areas rated as AAAAA are the most important and best-maintained tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China, given the highest level in the rating categories used by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As of 2020, there are 279 tourist attractions listed as 5A. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000413 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_institutions_of_higher_education_in_Bangalore | List of institutions of higher education in Bangalore | Introduction | List of institutions of higher education in Bangalore | Bangalore University, established in 1886, provides affiliation to over 500 colleges, with a total student enrolment exceeding 300,000. The university has two campuses within Bangalore – Jnanabharathi and Central College. University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering was established in the year 1917, by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, At present, the UVCE is the only engineering college under the Bangalore University. Bangalore also has many private Engineering Colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Some of the institutes in Bangalore which are the premier institutes for scientific research and study in India are:
Indian Institute of Science, which was established in 1909 in Bangalore
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS).
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS),
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR),
Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
Raman Research Institute, and
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
Some of the nationally renowned professional institutes located in Bangalore are
National Law School of India University (NLSIU),
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (UASB),
National Institute of Design(NID),
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT),
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B),
Institute of Wood Science and Technology,
ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP),
Indian Statistical Institute and
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B)
Private universities in Bangalore include institutes like Jain University, Christ University, Azim Premji University and PES University.
Bangalore medical colleges include St. John's Medical College (SJMC) and Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). The M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research has a branch located in Bangalore.
Bengaluru has a range of educational institutions from schools to Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Animation&Design, Biotechnology, Business Management, to Nanotechnology institutes. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000414 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia_infelix | Eupithecia infelix | Introduction | Eupithecia infelix | Eupithecia infelix is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in South Africa. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000415 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stateside_Puerto_Ricans | List of Stateside Puerto Ricans | Educators | List of Stateside Puerto Ricans / Educators | This is a list of Puerto Ricans in the United States, including people born in the US of Puerto Rican descent and Puerto Ricans who live in the US. Since Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the US, it is easier to migrate to the US from Puerto Rico than from anywhere else in Latin America. Currently, more than 5.5 million Puerto Ricans and their descendants live in the US, significantly more than the population of Puerto Rico itself. The following list contains notable members of the Puerto Rican community. | Joseph M. Acabá – educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut; American of Puerto Rican parent
Edwin David Aponte – educator, author, religious leader, scholar of Latino religions and cultures; born in Connecticut to Puerto Rican parents
Frank Bonilla (1925–2010) – American academic of Puerto Rican descent who became a leading figure in Puerto Rican Studies.
Ramón E. López – American space physicist and author; played an instrumental role in the implementation of a hands-on science program in elementary and middle grades Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland
Andres Ramos Mattei (1940–1987) – Puerto Rican sugar industry historian; died in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Carlos Albizu Miranda (1920–1984) – first Hispanic educator to have a North American University renamed in his honor; one of the first Hispanics to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology in the US; Puerto Rican born and American raised
Antonia Pantoja (1922–2002) – educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader; founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producir
Ángel Ramos – founder of the National Hispanic Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Superintendent of the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind; one of the few deaf people of Hispanic descent to earn a doctorate from Gallaudet University
Carlos E. Santiago – Puerto Rican American labor economist; 7th chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Ninfa Segarra – last President of the New York City Board of Education |
en | wit-train-topic-000000416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Mississippi_River_floods | 2011 Mississippi River floods | Introduction | 2011 Mississippi River floods | The Mississippi River floods in April and May 2011 were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century, comparable in extent to the major floods of 1927 and 1993. In April 2011, two major storm systems deposited record levels of rainfall on the Mississippi River watershed. When that additional water combined with the springtime snowmelt, the river and many of its tributaries began to swell to record levels by the beginning of May. Areas along the Mississippi itself experiencing flooding included Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
U.S. President Barack Obama declared the western counties of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi federal disaster areas. For the first time in 37 years, the Morganza Spillway was opened on May 14, deliberately flooding 4,600 square miles (12,000 km²) of rural Louisiana to save most of Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Fourteen people were killed in Arkansas, with 392 killed across seven states in the preceding storms. Thousands of homes were ordered evacuated, including over 1,300 in Memphis, and more than 24,500 in Louisiana and Mississippi, though some people disregarded mandatory evacuation orders. The flood crested in Memphis on May 10 and artificially crested in southern Louisiana on May 15, a week earlier than it would have if spillways had not been opened. The United States Army Corps of Engineers stated that an area in Louisiana between Simmesport and Baton Rouge was expected to be inundated with 20–30 feet (6.1–9.1 m) of water. Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and many other river towns were threatened, but officials stressed that they should be able to avoid catastrophic flooding.
From April 14–16, the storm system responsible for one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history also produced large amounts of rainfall across the southern and midwestern United States. Two more storm systems, each with heavy rain and tornadoes, hit in the third week of April. In the fourth week of April, from April 25–28, another, even more extensive and deadly storm system passed through the Mississippi Valley dumping more rainfall resulting in deadly flash floods. The unprecedented extensive rainfall from these four storms, combined with springtime snow melt from the Upper Midwest, created the perfect situation for a 500-year flood along the Mississippi. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000417 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_900 | Saab 900 | Variants | Saab 900 / Saab 900 NG (1994-1998) / Variants | The Saab 900 is a mid-sized automobile which was produced by Saab from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. The first generation from 1978 to 1994 is known as the "classic" and the generation from 1994 to 1998 is known as the "new generation".
The "classic" Saab 900 was based on the Saab 99 chassis, though with a longer front end to meet U.S. frontal crash regulations. The 900 was produced in 2- and 4-door sedan, and 3- and 5-door hatchback configurations and, from 1986, as a cabriolet model. There were single- and twin-Zenith carburettor, fuel injected, and turbocharged engines, including both Full Pressure Turbo, and, in European models during the early 1990s, Low Pressure Turbos. | Variants included 900i (4-cylinder, non-turbo), S (4-cylinder, non-turbo in the USA; sometimes turbo in other markets) and SE (4-cylinder turbo or V6) models in three-door, five-door and convertible body styles. For 1997 and 1998 only, there was also a Saab 900 Talladega, after a record-breaking endurance test in 1996, on the Talladega Superspeedway.
Trim levels in "S" and "SE" models varied greatly in the models although in general SE models included Automatic Climate Control(ACC), leather interiors, wood-trimmed dashboards, and 16" wheels.
Depending on market, the NG900 was available with a choice of 2.0 L or 2.3 L Saab 16-valve DOHC engines (Saab engine codes B204 and B234) in naturally aspirated or turbocharged form (2.0 L only), as well as a 2.5 L version of GM's European 54° V6 engine. Engine management for the turbos was by Saab Trionic 5 with Direct Ignition (SDI) and Automatic Performance Control, and for non-turbos by Bosch Motronic fuel injection. A distributor-operated ignition system was provided for naturally aspirated engines in some markets.
In contrast to the 'classic' Saab 900 with its longitudinally mounted engine and front-hinged hood (bonnet), the NG900 had a more-common transversely mounted engine with rear-hinged hood (bonnet).
The convertible variant was introduced in 1995 (1994 is a continuation of the C900 line). Convertibles were produced at the Valmet plant in Finland. Convertibles were available in both "S" and "SE" trim levels. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000418 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornalvo_Dam | Cornalvo Dam | Introduction | Cornalvo Dam | The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The earth dam with stone cladding on the water face is still in use.
It is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000419 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors | Boca Juniors | Players gallery | Boca Juniors / Players / Players gallery | Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
Boca Juniors is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División, becoming the most successful team of Argentina in number of official titles, with 69 won to date. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 34 Primera División championships, and 13 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925.
Internationally, Boca Juniors has won a total of 22 international titles, with 18 organised by CONMEBOL and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations. Consequently, Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles, after Real Madrid and Egyptian side Al Ahly. Boca Juniors' international achievements also include Tie Cup, Copa de Honor Cousenier, and Copa Escobar-Gerona, organized jointly by AFA and AUF together. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000420 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_local_nature_reserves_in_Greater_London | List of local nature reserves in Greater London | Sites | List of local nature reserves in Greater London / Sites | Greater London is one of the largest urban areas in Europe, with an area of 1,572 km². Its boundaries were set in 1965 when Greater London, which covers the 32 London boroughs and the City of London, was created. Almost two-thirds of it is green space and wetlands. Its population according to the 2011 census was 8.17 million.
Local nature reserve is a statutory designation by local authorities which gives protection to wildlife habitats and natural features. It allows local authorities to apply local bye-laws to manage and protect sites. The local authority must have a legal interest in the site, by owning or leasing it or having a nature reserve agreement with the owner. As of January 2016, Natural England gives details of 144 local nature reserves declared by local authorities in Greater London, which are listed below.
The largest site, at 97.31 hectares, is Brent Reservoir, most of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its breeding wetland birds, especially great crested grebes, and for its marsh plant life. The smallest is Burnt Ash Pond at 0.13 hectares, an old farm pond in the middle of a residential area. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000421 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portalegre,_Portugal | Portalegre, Portugal | Gallery | Portalegre, Portugal / Gallery | Portalegre is a municipality in Portugal. The population as of 2011 was 24,930, in an area of 447.14 square kilometres. The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in the Portalegre District.
Its name comes from the Latin Portus Alacer. The municipal holiday is 23 May. According to the 2001 census the city of Portalegre had 15,768 inhabitants in its two parishes. These two parishes plus the eight rural parishes had a total of 25,608 inhabitants. The current Mayor is Adelaide Teixeira, elected as an independent. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000422 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosa-Kure_Station | Tosa-Kure Station | Introduction | Tosa-Kure Station | Tosa-Kure Station (土佐久礼駅, Tosa-Kure-eki) is a railway station on the Dosan Line in Nakatosa, Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "K22". |
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en | wit-train-topic-000000423 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_New_Mexico_buildings | List of University of New Mexico buildings | Table of University of New Mexico buildings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area | List of University of New Mexico buildings / Table of University of New Mexico buildings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area | This list of University of New Mexico buildings catalogs the currently-existing UNM-owned structures that reside within the Albuquerque metropolitan area, the home of the university's main campus. | Buildings in the sortable table below are initially listed alphabetically. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000424 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture | Modern architecture | Expressionist architecture (1918–1931) | Modern architecture / Rise of modernism in Europe and Russia (1918–1931) / Expressionist architecture (1918–1931) | Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function; an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament.
It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture. | Expressionism, which appeared in Germany between 1910 and 1925, was a counter-movement against the strictly functional architecture of the Bauhaus and Werkbund. Its advocates, including Bruno Taut, Hans Poelzig, Fritz Hoger and Erich Mendelsohn, wanted to create architecture that was poetic, expressive, and optimistic. Many expressionist architects had fought in World War I and their experiences, combined with the political turmoil and social upheaval that followed the German Revolution of 1919, resulted in a utopian outlook and a romantic socialist agenda. Economic conditions severely limited the number of built commissions between 1914 and the mid–1920s, As result, many of the most innovative expressionist projects, including Bruno Taut's Alpine Architecture and Hermann Finsterlin's Formspiels, remained on paper. Scenography for theatre and films provided another outlet for the expressionist imagination, and provided supplemental incomes for designers attempting to challenge conventions in a harsh economic climate. A particular type, using bricks to create its forms (rather than concrete) is known as Brick Expressionism.
Erich Mendelsohn, (who disliked the term Expressionism for his work) began his career designing churches, silos, and factories which were highly imaginative, but, for lack of resources, were never built. In 1920, he finally was able to construct one of his works in the city of Potsdam; an observatory and research center called the Einsteinium, named in tribute to Albert Einstein. It was supposed to be built of reinforced concrete, but because of technical problems it was finally built of traditional materials covered with plaster. His sculptural form, very different from the austere rectangular forms of the Bauhaus, first won him commissions to build movie theaters and retail stores in Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Berlin. His Mossehaus in Berlin was an early model for the streamline moderne style. His Columbushaus on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (1931) was a prototype for the modernist office buildings that followed. (It was torn down in 1957, because it stood in the zone between East and West Berlin, where the Berlin Wall was constructed.) Following the rise of the Nazis to power, he moved to England (1933), then to the United States (1941).
Fritz Höger was another notable Expressionist architect of the period. His Chilehaus was built as the headquarters of a shipping company, and was modeled after a giant steamship, a triangular building with a sharply pointed bow. It was constructed of dark brick, and used external piers to express its vertical structure. Its external decoration borrowed from Gothic cathedrals, as did its internal arcades. Hans Poelzig was another notable expressionist architect. In 1919 he built the Großes Schauspielhaus, an immense theater in Berlin, seating five thousand spectators for theater impresario Max Reinhardt. It featured elongated shapes like stalagmites hanging down from its gigantic dome, and lights on massive columns in its foyer. He also constructed the IG Farben building, a massive corporate headquarters, now the main building of Goethe University in Frankfurt. Bruno Taut specialized in building large-scale apartment complexes for working-class Berliners. He built twelve thousand individual units, sometimes in buildings with unusual shapes, such as a giant horseshoe. Unlike most other modernists, he used bright exterior colors to give his buildings more life The use of dark brick in the German projects gave that particular style a name, Brick Expressionism.
The Austrian philosopher, architect and social critic Rudolf Steiner also departed as far as possible from traditional architectural forms. His Second Goetheanum, built from 1926 near Basel, Switzerland the Einsteinturm in Potsdam, Germany, and the Second Goetheanum, by Rudolf Steiner (1926), were based on no traditional models, and had entirely original shapes. |
en | wit-train-topic-000000425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel | Opel | Discontinued models | Opel / Discontinued models | Opel Automobile GmbH is a German automobile manufacturer, a subsidiary of French automaker Groupe PSA since August 2017. From 1929 until 2017, Opel was owned by American automaker General Motors. Opel vehicles are sold in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands under the Vauxhall brand. Some Opel vehicles were badge-engineered in Australia under the Holden brand until 2020 and in North America and China under the Buick, Saturn, and Cadillac brands.
Opel traces its roots to a sewing machine manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862 in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company began manufacturing bicycles in 1886 and produced its first automobile in 1899. After listing on the stock market in 1929, General Motors took a majority stake in Opel and then full control in 1931, establishing an American ownership of the German automaker for nearly 90 years.
In March 2017, Groupe PSA agreed to acquire Opel from General Motors for €2.2 billion, making the French automaker the second biggest in Europe, after Volkswagen.
Opel is headquartered in Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany. | |
en | wit-train-topic-000000426 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibasis_harisa | Bibasis harisa | Introduction | Bibasis harisa | Bibasis harisa, the orange awlet, is a species of hesperid found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara harisa. |
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