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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktagiri

Muktagiri

Muktagiri

English: Muktagiri located in Betul Dist of M.P.

Muktagiri, or Mendhagiri, is a Jain pilgrimage centre, located on border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district and is 14 km from Paratwada in Amravati district. It is surrounded by a waterfall and several Jain temples built in modern architecture.

Muktagiri, or Mendhagiri, is a Jain pilgrimage centre, located on border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district and is 14 km (14,000 m) from Paratwada in Amravati district. It is surrounded by a waterfall and several Jain temples built in modern architecture.

Muktagiri Jain temples Betul

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_art

Roman art

Minor arts

Roman art / Minor arts

English: The "Blacas Cameo"; Portrait of Emperor Augustus wearing a gorgoneion and a sword-belt. Three-layered sardonyx cameo, Roman artwork, ca. 14-20 AD. The setting is medieval. Français : Portrait de l'empereur Auguste portant le gorgonéion et un baudrier. Camée en sardonyx à trois couches, œuvre romaine, vers 14-20 ap. J.-C. La monture est médiévale.

The art of Ancient Rome and its Empire includes architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Luxury objects in metal-work, gem engraving, ivory carvings, and glass are sometimes considered to be minor forms of Roman art, although they were not considered as such at the time. Sculpture was perhaps considered as the highest form of art by Romans, but figure painting was also highly regarded. A very large body of sculpture has survived from about the 1st century BC onward, though very little from before, but very little painting remains, and probably nothing that a contemporary would have considered to be of the highest quality. Ancient Roman pottery was not a luxury product, but a vast production of "fine wares" in terra sigillata were decorated with reliefs that reflected the latest taste, and provided a large group in society with stylish objects at what was evidently an affordable price. Roman coins were an important means of propaganda, and have survived in enormous numbers.

The Blacas Cameo of Augustus, from his last years or soon after

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn%C3%A9l_%C3%81br%C3%A1nyi

Kornél Ábrányi

Kornél Ábrányi

English: Pianist Kornél Ábrányi (1822-1903) Русский: Корнель Абраньи (1822—1903) — венгерский пианист, композитор, журналист, музыковед и музыкальный педагог.

Kornél Ábrányi was a Hungarian pianist, music writer and theorist, and composer. He was born in Szentgyörgyábrány. A pupil of Frédéric Chopin, and a close friend of Franz Liszt, whose music he championed, Ábrányi chiefly wrote music for piano, but also composed chamber music, choral works, and lieder. He began teaching at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music at its founding in 1875 and became its Secretary. He was one of several people to use the pseudonym Kákay Aranyos. Ábrányi died in Budapest, aged 81. His grandson was the composer Emil Ábrányi.

Kornél Ábrányi ([ˈkorneːl ˈaːbraːɲi]; 15 October 1822 – 20 December 1903) was a Hungarian pianist, music writer and theorist, and composer. He was born in Szentgyörgyábrány. A pupil of Frédéric Chopin, and a close friend of Franz Liszt, whose music he championed, Ábrányi chiefly wrote music for piano, but also composed chamber music, choral works, and lieder. He began teaching at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music at its founding in 1875 and became its Secretary. He was one of several people to use the pseudonym Kákay Aranyos. Ábrányi died in Budapest, aged 81. His grandson was the composer Emil Ábrányi.

A picture of Pianist Kornél Ábrányi 1860

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

Fares and ticketing

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) / Fares and ticketing

A row of Variant 1 General Ticketing Machines (GTM) at the ground floor of Expo MRT Station, which is one of two stations on the Changi Airport Extension. Image Captured by Calvin Teo November 2005

The Mass Rapid Transit, abbreviated and referred to in local parlance as the MRT, is a heavy rail rapid transit system that constitutes the bulk of the railway network in Singapore, spanning—with the exception of the forested core and the island's rural northwest—the length and width of the city-state's main island. The first section of the MRT opened on 7 November 1987, and the network has since grown rapidly in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's public transportation system, with an average daily ridership of 3.384 million in 2019, approximately 83% of the bus network's 4.099 million in the same period. Singapore's MRT infrastructure is built, operated, and managed in accordance with a hybridised quasi-nationalised regulatory framework called the New Rail Financing Framework, in which the lines are constructed and the assets owned by the Land Transport Authority, a statutory board of the Government of Singapore.

Stations are divided into two areas, paid and unpaid, which allow the rail operators to collect fares by restricting entry only through the fare gates, also known as access control gates. These gates, connected to a computer network, can read and update electronic tickets capable of storing data, and can store information such as the initial and destination stations and the duration for each trip. General Ticketing Machines sell standard tickets that can be used up to 6 times within 30 days from the day of purchase. The machines also allow the customer to buy additional value for stored-value smartcards. Such smartcards require a minimum amount of stored credit. As the fare system has been integrated by TransitLink, commuters need to pay only one fare and pass through two fare gates (once on entry, once on exit) for an entire journey for most interchange stations, even when transferring between lines operated by different companies. Commuters can choose to extend a trip mid-journey, and pay the difference when they exit their destination station.

General Ticketing Machines (GTM) at Expo MRT station, where passengers can purchase a Standard Ticket, or add value to their EZ-Link card

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Plantation,_Maine

Lincoln Plantation, Maine

Lincoln Plantation, Maine

English: NEAR WILSON’S MILLS; 1901, 80’ PADDLEFORD OVER MAGELLOWAT RIVER This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 70000055

Bennett Bridge

Lincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 45 at the 2010 census.

Lincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 45 at the 2010 census.

Bennett Bridge

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosside

Tosside

Village today

Tosside / Village today

Tosside Community Hall

Tosside is a small village on the border of North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It lies within the Forest of Bowland, and is between the villages of Slaidburn in Lancashire and Wigglesworth in North Yorkshire. It lies 11.5 miles north of Clitheroe and 17 miles northwest of Skipton. The village is 870 feet above sea level and lies at 54.0001°N / 2.35436°W on the B6478. Most of the village is in Lancashire, but a few houses in the eastern part of the village are in North Yorkshire. Historically, the entire village lay within the West Riding of Yorkshire. The western part of Tosside is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Gisburn Forest, which had a population of 151 at the 2011 Census.

Tosside has a population of around 100 families scattered across a widespread area, living typically in upland farms and other remote dwellings. The village itself includes a number of Grade II listed buildings, including St Bartholomew's Church, a chapel, and The Dog and Partridge public house. The Village Community Hall provides a focal point for this active local community. The hall may be hired for special events and functions. The village adjoins Gisburn Forest to the North and provides access to the forest via Bailey Lane. Gisburn Forest is the largest forest in Lancashire and is a location for mountain-biking, walking and horse-riding.

Tosside Community Hall

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedling

Seedling

Seedling

Comparison of monocot and dicot sprouting

A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle, the hypocotyl, and the cotyledons. The two classes of flowering plants are distinguished by their numbers of seed leaves: monocotyledons have one blade-shaped cotyledon, whereas dicotyledons possess two round cotyledons. Gymnosperms are more varied. For example, pine seedlings have up to eight cotyledons. The seedlings of some flowering plants have no cotyledons at all. These are said to be acotyledons. The plumule is the part of a seed embryo that develops into the shoot bearing the first true leaves of a plant. In most seeds, for example the sunflower, the plumule is a small conical structure without any leaf structure. Growth of the plumule does not occur until the cotyledons have grown above ground. This is epigeal germination. However, in seeds such as the broad bean, a leaf structure is visible on the plumule in the seed. These seeds develop by the plumule growing up through the soil with the cotyledons remaining below the surface.

A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed leaves). The two classes of flowering plants (angiosperms) are distinguished by their numbers of seed leaves: monocotyledons (monocots) have one blade-shaped cotyledon, whereas dicotyledons (dicots) possess two round cotyledons. Gymnosperms are more varied. For example, pine seedlings have up to eight cotyledons. The seedlings of some flowering plants have no cotyledons at all. These are said to be acotyledons. The plumule is the part of a seed embryo that develops into the shoot bearing the first true leaves of a plant. In most seeds, for example the sunflower, the plumule is a small conical structure without any leaf structure. Growth of the plumule does not occur until the cotyledons have grown above ground. This is epigeal germination. However, in seeds such as the broad bean, a leaf structure is visible on the plumule in the seed. These seeds develop by the plumule growing up through the soil with the cotyledons remaining below the surface. This is known as hypogeal germination.

Monocot (left) and dicot (right) seedlings

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_NORML

Portland NORML

Portland NORML

English: "Radical Russ" Belville recording video directly to a laptop computer. "Cousin" Kenny Davis at right. Seattle Hempfest 2010, Myrtle Edwards Park, Seattle, Washington.

Portland NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws affiliate for Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The chapter was established in January 2015 by Portland-based radio host and cannabis activist Russ Belville. Scott Gordon serves as its executive director. In 2015, Portland NORML organized the Burnside Burn in celebration of the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon. In 2016, Portland NORML treasurer, Randy Quast was appointed interim director of national NORML, replacing outgoing director Allen St. Pierre.

Portland NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) affiliate for Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The chapter was established in January 2015 by Portland-based radio host and cannabis activist Russ Belville. Scott Gordon serves as its executive director. In 2015, Portland NORML organized the Burnside Burn in celebration of the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon. In 2016, Portland NORML treasurer, Randy Quast was appointed interim director of national NORML, replacing outgoing director Allen St. Pierre.

Russ Belville (left) of Portland NORML at Seattle Hempfest in 2010

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_P5

Walther P5

Walther P5

Walther P5 Lang

The Walther P5 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed in the mid-1970s by the German small arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. It was designed with the German police forces in mind, who sought to replace existing 7.65mm pistols with a modern service sidearm incorporating enhanced safety features and chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum. A subsequent bid resulted in the Walther P5 being introduced into service alongside the SIG Sauer P225 and Heckler & Koch P7.

The Walther P5 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed in the mid-1970s by the German small arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. It was designed with the German police forces in mind, who sought to replace existing 7.65mm pistols with a modern service sidearm incorporating enhanced safety features and chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum. A subsequent bid resulted in the Walther P5 being introduced into service alongside the SIG Sauer P225 (designated P6 within the West German Federal Police) and Heckler & Koch P7.

Walther P5 Lang

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrideFest_(Denver)

PrideFest (Denver)

PrideFest (Denver)

Pridefest, an annual celebration of the GLBT community, on Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado

PrideFest is an annual Gay pride event held each June in Denver, honoring the culture and heritage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the State of Colorado. The first Denver PrideFest occurred in 1976, the same year the local community center, now known as the Center on Colfax, was founded. The Center organizes and produces the festival and parade each year. The event currently consists of a two-day festival at Civic Center Park, the Pride 5K, and culminates with a parade along Colfax Avenue. Denver PrideFest now draws 525,000 guests annually, making it the third largest pride festival and seventh largest pride parade in the United States.

PrideFest is an annual Gay pride event held each June in Denver, honoring the culture and heritage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the State of Colorado. The first Denver PrideFest occurred in 1976, the same year the local community center, now known as the Center on Colfax, was founded. The Center organizes and produces the festival and parade each year. The event currently consists of a two-day festival at Civic Center Park, the Pride 5K, and culminates with a parade along Colfax Avenue. Denver PrideFest now draws 525,000 guests annually, making it the third largest pride festival and seventh largest pride parade in the United States.

A view of the PrideFest celebration on East Colfax Avenue in Denver in 2008

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Jagemann

Ferdinand Jagemann

Ferdinand Jagemann

Deutsch: Ferdinand Jagemann Silberstiftzeichnung, Sammlung Kippenberg Leipzig (1932)

Ferdinand Jagemann was a German painter; known primarily for his portraits.

Ferdinand Jagemann (24 August 1780, Weimar – 9 January 1820, Weimar) was a German painter; known primarily for his portraits.

Self-portrait (date unknown)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedars_of_God

Cedars of God

Current status

Cedars of God / Current status

The Cedars of God, located in the Kadisha Valley of Bsharri, Lebanon, are one of the last vestiges of the extensive forests of the Lebanon cedar that anciently thrived across Mount Lebanon. All early modern travelers' accounts of the wild cedars appear to refer to the ones in Bsharri; the Christian monks of the monasteries in the Kadisha Valley venerated the trees for centuries. The Phoenicians, Israelites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Romans, and Turks used their timber. The Egyptians valued their timber for shipbuilding, and in the Ottoman Empire their timber was used to construct railways.

The forest is rigorously protected. It is possible to tour if escorted by an authorized guide. After a preliminary phase in which the land was cleared of detritus, the sick plants treated, and the ground fertilized, the "Committee of the Friends of the Cedar Forest" initiated a reforestation program in 1985. These efforts will only be appreciable in a few decades due to the slow growth of cedars. In these areas the winter offers incredible scenery, and the trees are covered with a blanket of snow.

Lebanon Cedar

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamaua%E2%80%93Lae_campaign

Salamaua–Lae campaign

Salamaua

Salamaua–Lae campaign / Salamaua

English: A U.S. military map of the area surrounding the towns of Salamaua And Lae, New Guinea

The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Australian and United States forces sought to capture two major Japanese bases, one in the town of Lae, and another one at Salamaua. The campaign to take the Salamaua and Lae area began after the successful defence of Wau in late January, which was followed up by an Australian advance towards Mubo as the Japanese troops that had attacked Wau withdrew to positions around Mubo. A series of actions followed over the course of several months as the Australian 3rd Division advanced north-east towards Salamaua. After an amphibious landing at Nassau Bay, the Australians were reinforced by a US regimental combat team, which subsequently advanced north up the coast. As the Allies kept up the pressure on the Japanese around Salamaua, in early September they launched an airborne assault on Nadzab, and a seaborne landing near Lae, subsequently taking the town with simultaneous drives from the east and north-west.

Following the conclusion of the fighting around Wau in late January, the Okabe Detachment had withdrawn towards Mubo, where they began to regroup, numbering about 800 strong. Between 22 April and 29 May 1943, the Australian 2/7th Infantry Battalion, at the end of a long and tenuous supply line, attacked the southern extremity of Japanese lines in the Mubo area, at features known to the Allies as "The Pimple" and "Green Hill". While the 2/7th made little progress, they provided a diversion for Major George Warfe's 2/3rd Independent Company, which advanced in an arc and raided Japanese positions at Bobdubi Ridge, inflicting severe losses. In May, the 2/7th repelled a number of strong Japanese counterattacks. At the same time as the first battle at Mubo, the Australian 24th Infantry Battalion, which had been defending the Wampit Valley in an effort to prevent Japanese movement into the area from Bulolo, detached several platoons to reinforce the 2/3rd Independent Company. During the month of May, they were heavily engaged in patrolling the 3rd Division's northern flank, around the Markham River, and the area around Missim, and one patrol succeeded in reaching the mouth of the Bituang River, to the north of Salamaua. In response to the Allied moves, the Japanese Eighteenth Army commander, Lieutenant General Hatazō Adachi, sent the 66th Infantry Regiment from Finschhafen to reinforce the Okabe Detachment and launch an offensive. The 1,500-strong 66th attacked at Lababia Ridge, on 20–23 June. The battle has been described as one of the Australian Army's "classic engagements" of World War II. The ridge's only defenders were "D" Company of the 2/6th Battalion. The Australians relied on well-established and linked defensive positions, featuring extensive, cleared free-fire zones. These assets and the determination of "D" Company defeated the Japanese envelopment tactics. Between 30 June and 19 August, the Australian 15th Infantry Brigade cleared Bobdubi Ridge. The operation was opened with an assault by the inexperienced 58th/59th Infantry Battalion, and included hand-to-hand combat. At the same time as the second Australian assault on Bobdubi, on 30 June – 4 July, the US 162nd Regimental Combat Team (162nd RCT), supported by engineers from the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, made an unopposed amphibious landing at Nassau Bay and established a beachhead there, to launch a drive along the coast, as well as bringing ashore heavy guns with which to reduce the Japanese positions. A week after the Bobdubi attack and Nassau Bay landing, the Australian 17th Brigade launched another assault on Japanese positions at Mubo. With the Allies making ground closer to Salamaua, the Japanese withdrew to avoid encirclement. The Japanese divisional commander, Hidemitsu Nakano, subsequently determined to concentrate his forces in the Komiatum area, which was an area of high ground to the south of Salamaua. Meanwhile, the main body of the 162nd RCT followed a flanking route along the coast, before encountering fierce resistance at Roosevelt Ridge—named after its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Roosevelt—between 21 July and 14 August. Between 16 July and 19 August, the 42nd and 2/5th Infantry Battalions gained a foothold on Mount Tambu. They held on despite fierce Japanese counter-attacks. The battle turned when they were assisted by the 162nd RCT. Throughout July, the Japanese sought to reinforce the Salamaua area, drawing troops away from Lae; by the end of the month there were around 8,000 Japanese around Salamaua. On 23 August, Savige and the 3rd Division handed over the Salamaua operation to the Australian 5th Division under Major General Edward Milford. Throughout late August and into early September the Japanese in the Salamaua region fought to hold the advancing Allies along their final line of defence in front of Salamaua, nevertheless the 58th/59th Infantry Battalion succeeded in crossing the Francisco River and the 42nd Infantry Battalion subsequently captured the main Japanese defensive position around Charlie Hill. After Allied land

The Salamaua–Lae area. Salamaua is on the small peninsula just right of centre and Lae is near the mouth of the Markham River (upper right).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Organisation

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service / Organisation

English: Scania P94D appliance DU52VYT outside Brewood Fire Station in Staffordshire

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection, prevention, intervention and emergency rescue in the county of Staffordshire and unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent. The county has a population of 1,126,200 and covers a total area of 2,260 km². Staffordshire shares the majority of its border with Derbyshire, Cheshire, West Midlands and Shropshire; although, in much shorter stretches, the county also butts up against Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. As of 1st August 2018, the fire service functions under the control of the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner acting as the Fire & Rescue Authority. The county provides considerable risks to its residents and firefighters. These include the industrial city of Stoke-on-Trent and the large industrial towns of Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Cannock. The busiest stretch of motorway in Europe runs through the county, as does the M6 Toll road. The main 'A‘ roads the A5, A50, A34 and A38 also cross the county.

The service is run under the command of the Chief Fire Officer and an executive board, and provides emergency response from 33 strategically located fire stations, divided into three delivery groups: Northern Eastern Western Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service has its headquarters and training school at Pirehill near the town of Stone in mid-Staffordshire. Their fire control centre used to be at Pirehill, but was closed after its amalgamation with fire control of the West Midlands Fire Service in March 2014. So now both brigades operate under a joint control centre situated in Birmingham. The county's maintenance workshops are located at the Joint Emergency Transport Facility in Trentham Lakes industrial park, a Joint Workshop with Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Of the thirty-three strategically located fire stations, only Stafford, Tamworth Belgrave and Sandyford operate on a completely wholetime (W/T) 24-hour crewing basis. Longton, Hanley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cannock and Burton-upon-Trent operate as wholetime/retained stations (WT/RET), which means, along with a 24-hour station-based complement of firefighters, they have retained on-call "back-up" personnel that, when required, crew the second fire engine housed at the fire station, as well as some of the specialist appliances stationed there. All wholetime firefighters work the four "watch" system. This produces an eight-day week, with crews operating on a "two-days-on, two-nights-on, four-days-off" system. The eight-day week means that a firefighter's duty shifts and their days off "rotate" by one day week-to-week. Leek and Lichfield fire stations are day-crewed/retained (DC/RET): firefighters respond from the fire station as wholetime firefighters between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm with a retained on-call crew available if needed to crew other appliances based at the station. After 6:00pm the stations become retained on-call only, and the fire appliances are crewed by the same firefighters but not from the station itself. All other Staffordshire fire stations are retained on-call only (RET). All retained firefighters respond from home or work, and are notified by a pager, and, therefore, have to live or work within five minutes driving time of their station to meet strict Home Office response times.

A Scania P94D appliance outside Brewood Fire Station in October 2015

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_Mall_(Omaha)

Crossroads Mall (Omaha)

Crossroads Mall (Omaha)

English: North Wing of Crossroads Mall in midtown Omaha, Nebraska

Crossroads Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, at the intersection of 72nd and Dodge Streets. Originally opened in 1960 by Omaha's Brandeis department store, the mall has been home to several major chains, including Sears, Target and Dillard's before the store closed in 2008. Most of the mall is expected to be demolished in the near future and replaced with a new mixed-use development.

Crossroads Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, at the intersection of 72nd and Dodge Streets. Originally opened in 1960 by Omaha's Brandeis department store, the mall has been home to several major chains, including Sears, Target and Dillard's before the store closed in 2008. Most of the mall is expected to be demolished in the near future and replaced with a new mixed-use development.

The north wing of Crossroads Mall completed in 1988, now mostly vacant

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repouss%C3%A9_and_chasing

Repoussé and chasing

History

Repoussé and chasing / History

Repoussé or repoussage refer to a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing, chased work, or embossing refer to a similar technique, in which the piece is hammered on the front side, sinking the metal. The two techniques are often used in conjunction. Many metals can be used for chasing and repoussé work, including gold, silver, copper, and alloys such as steel, bronze, and pewter. These techniques are very ancient and have been extensively used all over the world, as they require only the simplest tools and materials, and yet allow great diversity of expression. They are also relatively economical, since there is no loss or waste of metal, which mostly retains its original size and thickness. Toolmarks are often intentionally left visible in the result. A few among many famous examples of repoussé and chasing are the prehistoric Gundestrup cauldron, the mask on the mummy of Tutankhamun, the body-fitting armours of the Bronze Age, the copper ornaments made by the Native Americans in the Southeastern US, and the Statue of Liberty in New York.

The techniques of repoussé and chasing date from Antiquity and have been used widely with gold and silver for fine detailed work and with copper, tin, and bronze for larger sculptures.

Gilt copper repoussé from Tibet, 16th century

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Republic_Day_parade

Delhi Republic Day parade

Chief guest

Delhi Republic Day parade / Chief guest

President Barack Obama speaks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India, Jan. 26, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India. The parade takes place every year on 26 January at Rajpath, New Delhi. It is the main attraction of India's Republic Day celebrations, which last for 3 days. The first parade was held in 1950, and it has been held every year since. The parade marches from the Rashtrapati Bhawan along the Rajpath, until the India Gate. It opens with the unfurling of the national flag by the President of India. This is followed by marching from several regiments of the army, navy, and air force, along with their bands. Tableau from various states signifying their culture are displayed. A beating retreat ceremony signifies the end of the parade.

Since 1950, India has been hosting a head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. During 1950–1954, Republic Day celebrations were organised at different venues like Irwin Stadium (National Stadium), Kingsway (Rajpath), Red Fort and Ramlila grounds. It was only starting 1955 when the parade in its present form was organised at Rajpath. The guest country is chosen after a deliberation of strategic, economic and political interests. During the 1950s–1970s, a number of NAM and Eastern Bloc countries were hosted by India. In the post-Cold War era, India has also invited several Western leaders on a state visit during the Republic Day. It is notable that before India fought wars with China and Pakistan, leaders from these countries were invited as state guests for the Republic Day celebrations. The Pakistan Food and Agriculture Minister was the second state guest from that country for Republic Day in 1965, a few days after which the two countries went to a war. Countries which have been invited multiple times include India's neighbours (Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Mauritius), defence allies (Russia/USSR, France and Britain), trade partners (Brazil) and NAM allies (Nigeria, Indonesia and erstwhile Yugoslavia). France has the distinction of being the guest of honour for the maximum (five) number of times followed by four visits from Bhutan and three visits each from Mauritius and USSR/Russia. In 2015, the US President Barack Obama was the Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations, followed by French president François Hollande during the 2016 Republic Day parade. In 2017, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan from the United Arab Emirates was the Chief Guest of the parade.

Chief Guest US President Barack Obama speaks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the parade, c. 2015.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_Library_(Virginia)

Alexandria Library (Virginia)

Alexandria Library (Virginia)

English: Duncan Branch Library in Alexandria, Virginia in 2019

Alexandria Library is the public library in Alexandria, Virginia in the United States.

Alexandria Library is the public library in Alexandria, Virginia in the United States.

Duncan Branch Library in 2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teardrop_Park

Teardrop Park

Teardrop Park

This photo is of Wikis Take Manhattan goal code H6, Teardrop Park.

Teardrop Park is a 1.8-acre public park in lower Manhattan, in Battery Park City, near the site of the World Trade Center. It was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, a New York City landscape architecture firm. The park includes art designed for it by Ann Hamilton. The park sits between residential buildings toward the north end of Battery Park City at the corner of Warren Street and River Terrace. The creation of Teardrop Park is part of the ongoing construction of Battery Park City, a neighborhood on the southwest edge of Manhattan Island that was created in the 1970s by landfilling the Hudson River between the existing bulkhead and the historic pierhead line. Before construction, the site was empty and flat. The park was designed in anticipation of four high residential towers that would define its eastern and western edges. Although Teardrop Park is a New York City public park, the client for the park was the Battery Park City Authority, and maintenance is overseen by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. The park opened on September 30, 2004, and is one of several in Battery Park City.

Teardrop Park is a 1.8-acre public park in lower Manhattan, in Battery Park City, near the site of the World Trade Center. It was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, a New York City landscape architecture firm. The park includes art designed for it by Ann Hamilton. The park sits between residential buildings toward the north end of Battery Park City at the corner of Warren Street and River Terrace. The creation of Teardrop Park is part of the ongoing construction of Battery Park City, a neighborhood on the southwest edge of Manhattan Island that was created in the 1970s by landfilling the Hudson River between the existing bulkhead and the historic pierhead line. Before construction, the site was empty and flat. The park was designed in anticipation of four high residential towers that would define its eastern and western edges. Although Teardrop Park is a New York City public park, the client for the park was the Battery Park City Authority, and maintenance is overseen by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. The park opened on September 30, 2004, and is one of several in Battery Park City. Located near Rockefeller Park, which has a popular playground with standard equipment, Teardrop Park was designed in collaboration with play experts from the Natural Learning Initiative to complement rather than replicate the existing play area. Teardrop's play elements are integrated into the landscape to allow city children to interact with natural materials such as water, plants, rock, and sand. Teardrop Park was praised for its use of natural plantings in a children's park. One article described the park as being crowded with children and parents, jampacked with experience, and offering a welcome naturalistic retreat from the city. Another critic said the park was barely used because it didn't offer enough things to do. A subsequent article, written by child development experts who helped design the park, said a study indicated that the park is well used, and "deserves to be praised as a successful public space. " The shadier southern half of the site is an active play area featuring a long slide, two sand pits, "theatre steps" and a water playground. The northern half of the park is unprogrammed play space featuring a broad lawn, which is graded to catch the most light from the south, park benches, a small wetland play path, and a perched gathering area made from New York State rocks, an installation created by the artist Ann Hamilton. Dividing these two areas is a large rock wall, constructed from sedimentary rocks brought from elsewhere in New York State. The rocks are stacked to resemble a natural stratum and include a water source to allow icicles to form in the winter. A short tunnel connects the two areas, and is an homage to Frederick Law Olmsted and the tunnels he created within Central Park in New York City. Pathways criss-cross the site, providing elevated views within the park and beyond as well as urban connections across the park. The park was designed in accordance with Battery Park City's Green Guidelines. Sustainable initiatives include reusing gray water collected from the surrounding buildings in the irrigation of the park as well as the selection of sustainable construction materials. The plantings of Teardrop Park are designed to thrive on a relatively shady site and provide habitat for native and migratory birds. The soils of the park are designed to support plant life without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. With construction beginning in 2008 and completion projected in 2009, Teardrop Park was expanded across the street to the south. The design of Teardrop South was also by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and it continued certain themes from the original park. The new portion of the park addressed its heavily shaded microclimate through the introduction of three 8-foot-diameter (2.4 m) heliostats, or solar mirrors, that reflect the sun from the top of a residential apartment building in Battery Park City. The mirrors were designed by Carpe

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth

Macbeth

Nineteenth century

Macbeth / Performance history / Nineteenth century

The English actor Charles Kean as William Shakespeare's Macbeth (1858).

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare's acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with his sovereign. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.

Performances outside the patent theatres were instrumental in bringing the monopoly to an end. Robert Elliston, for example, produced a popular adaptation of Macbeth in 1809 at the Royal Circus described in its publicity as "this matchless piece of pantomimic and choral performance", which circumvented the illegality of speaking Shakespeare's words through mimed action, singing, and doggerel verse written by J. C. Cross. In 1809, in an unsuccessful attempt to take Covent Garden upmarket, Kemble installed private boxes, increasing admission prices to pay for the improvements. The inaugural run at the newly renovated theatre was Macbeth, which was disrupted for over two months with cries of "Old prices!" and "No private boxes!" until Kemble capitulated to the protestors' demands. Edmund Kean at Drury Lane gave a psychological portrayal of the central character, with a common touch, but was ultimately unsuccessful in the role. However he did pave the way for the most acclaimed performance of the nineteenth century, that of William Charles Macready. Macready played the role over a 30-year period, firstly at Covent Garden in 1820 and finally in his retirement performance. Although his playing evolved over the years, it was noted throughout for the tension between the idealistic aspects and the weaker, venal aspects of Macbeth's character. His staging was full of spectacle, including several elaborate royal processions. In 1843 the Theatres Regulation Act finally brought the patent companies' monopoly to an end. From that time until the end of the Victorian era, London theatre was dominated by the actor-managers, and the style of presentation was "pictorial" – proscenium stages filled with spectacular stage-pictures, often featuring complex scenery, large casts in elaborate costumes, and frequent use of tableaux vivant. Charles Kean (son of Edmund), at London's Princess's Theatre from 1850 to 1859, took an antiquarian view of Shakespeare performance, setting his Macbeth in a historically accurate eleventh-century Scotland. His leading lady, Ellen Tree, created a sense of the character's inner life: The Times' critic saying "The countenance which she assumed ... when luring on Macbeth in his course of crime, was actually appalling in intensity, as if it denoted a hunger after guilt." At the same time, special effects were becoming popular: for example in Samuel Phelps' Macbeth the witches performed behind green gauze, enabling them to appear and disappear using stage lighting. In 1849, rival performances of the play sparked the Astor Place riot in Manhattan. The popular American actor Edwin Forrest, whose Macbeth was said to be like "the ferocious chief of a barbarous tribe" played the central role at the Broadway Theatre to popular acclaim, while the "cerebral and patrician" English actor Macready, playing the same role at the Astor Place Opera House, suffered constant heckling. The existing enmity between the two men (Forrest had openly hissed Macready at a recent performance of Hamlet in Britain) was taken up by Forrest's supporters – formed from the working class and lower middle class and anti-British agitators, keen to attack the upper-class pro-British patrons of the Opera House and the colonially-minded Macready. Nevertheless, Macready performed the role again three days later to a packed house while an angry mob gathered outside. The militia tasked with controlling the situation fired into the mob. In total, 31 rioters were killed and over 100 injured. Charlotte Cushman is unique among nineteenth century interpreters of Shakespeare in achieving stardom in roles of both genders. Her New York debut was as Lady Macbeth in 1836, and she would later be admired in London in the same role in the mid-1840s. Helen Faucit was considered the embodiment of early-Victorian notions of femininity. But for this reason she largely failed when she eventually played Lady Macbeth in 1864: her serious attempt to embody the coarser aspects of Lady Macbeth's character jarred harshly with her public image. Adelaide Ristori, the great Italian

Ellen Kean and Charles Kean as the Macbeths, in historically accurate costumes, for an 1858 production

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_145

UFC 145

Event

UFC 145 / Event

14 March 2008 Downtown Atlanta storm

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was the 9th UFC event of the year, and took place on April 21, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

The event consisted of twelve mixed martial arts bouts, sanctioned by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission and contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. All bouts were scheduled for three five-minute rounds except for the main event championship match between Jones and Evans, which was five five-minute rounds. Two of the preliminary fights were streamed on Facebook, and four were televised on FX. Attendance was 15,545, with a gate of $2,200,000. The pay-per-view buyrate was 700,000.

15,545 fans filled Philips Arena to witness UFC 145 and the grudge match between Jones and Evans.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_King_Village

Mackenzie King Village

History

Mackenzie King Village / History

English: Sod Turning Ceremony

William Lyon Mackenzie King Village or Mackenzie King Village, for short, is the second latest residence built in the University of Waterloo in 2001. It was named in honour of Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King who was also the most famous resident in the City of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

It was designed by the architectural firm The Walter Fedy Partnership which was awarded the Structural Design Award in 2010 from the Ontario Masonry Design Awards for the design of Mackenzie King Village. The University of Waterloo held a sod turning ceremony on April 10, 2000 for Mackenzie King Village which was a part of a $25-million project to expand and renew campus accommodation for students. It was built as an extension of the Village housing complex, to support the increasing on-campus housing demand. It is located between Village I and Ron Eydt Village, it is the third village residence located on the main campus. It houses about 320 first-year students. It was the first newly constructed residence at the University of Waterloo in over 30 years which was opened to students in the fall of 2001 although the official opening ceremony took place on June 4, 2002.

Sod Turning Ceremony April 10, 2000

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahiari

Mahiari

Mahiari

English: Semaphore Tower Mahiari

Abandoned Semaphore Tower at Khatir Bazar, Mahiari

Mahiari is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Mahiari is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Abandoned Semaphore Tower at Khatir Bazar, Mahiari

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dellet

James Dellet

James Dellet

English: Daguerreotype of James Dellet of Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama.

Black and white daguerreotype of James Dellet

James Dellet was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.

James Dellet (February 18, 1788 – December 21, 1848) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.

1840s daguerreotype of James Dellet

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_and_Edythe_Broad_Art_Museum

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

English: MSU Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum — Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. View from Grand River Avenue facing southeast

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, is a contemporary art museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It opened on November 10, 2012.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (colloquially MSU Broad, not to be confused with The Broad in Los Angeles), is a contemporary art museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It opened on November 10, 2012.

Broad Art Museum from Grand River Ave

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Und_Destruktion

Pablo Und Destruktion

Pablo Und Destruktion

Español: La noche del domingo arrancaba en las plazas de Madrid en calles y plazas con danza y poesía muy contemporánea. Más tarde los grandes escenarios se llenaban de música de gran diversidad para invitar a celebrar a toda la ciudadanía.

Pablo Und Destruktion is a music project by Pablo Garcia and originating from the region of Asturias in Spain. Pablo Und Destruktion first started by self-releasing a series of music videos on Vimeo, which ended up earning them an article on the widely popular Spain rock magazine MondoSonoro. As of 2017 they have over 5000 fans on their Facebook page. Their music has haunting electric guitars with fuzz effects and Pablo is often seen in the music videos shirtless in the forest. The projects albums appear in almost every significant music website in Spain, such as Jenesaispop.com. Spain's biggest newspaper "El Pais" says that Pablo Un Destruktion are capable of displaying social and political ideology with their music.

Pablo Und Destruktion is a music project by Pablo Garcia and originating from the region of Asturias in Spain. Pablo Und Destruktion first started by self-releasing a series of music videos on Vimeo, which ended up earning them an article on the widely popular Spain rock magazine MondoSonoro. As of 2017 they have over 5000 fans on their Facebook page. Their music has haunting electric guitars with fuzz effects and Pablo is often seen in the music videos shirtless in the forest. The projects albums appear in almost every significant music website in Spain, such as Jenesaispop.com. Spain's biggest newspaper "El Pais" says that Pablo Un Destruktion are capable of displaying social and political ideology with their music.

Pablo Und Destruktion performance in Madrid in 2018.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes%27_Tavern

Rhodes' Tavern

Demolition controversy

Rhodes' Tavern / Demolition controversy

English: Chase's Theater and Riggs Building on the NRHP since September 7, 1978. Located at 1426 G St. NW. and 615-627 15th St. NW., right across 15th from the US Treasury Building, in Downtown Washington, DC. Note that the first 4 bays of this building are new since the nomination - actually it's two different buildings. The NRHP listing starts just before the big Greek columns and goes back to G Street.

Rhodes Tavern is the site of a historic tavern in the early history of Washington, D.C. It was located at 15th Street and F Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1969. In March 1978, the United States Commission of Fine Arts recommended demolition, while finding the Keith-Albee Theater and National Metropolitan Bank facades historic.J. Carter Brown referred to Rhodes Tavern as: "the missing tooth in the smile of 15th Street." In 1979, the D.C. Superior Court halted demolition of the Keith Albee building, but then allowed demolition of the interior. The developer said he would preserve the historic facade of the Keith-Albee theater building, if he could demolish Rhodes Tavern. In 1981, the Supreme Court declined to review the District of Columbia Court of Appeals allowing demolition. The White House curator, Clement Conger, advocated restoration of the tavern, like Fraunces Tavern, and Gadsby's Tavern Museum. In 1982, a House Subcommittee held hearings about the demolition. A ballot initiative to preserve the building was approved by Washington citizens in 1983. City attorneys argued that the ballot initiative did not bar demolition. Mayor Marion Barry named seven people to a review board in accordance with the initiative. In June 1984, the D.C. Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction against a demolition permit. In August, the D.C. Superior Court found the initiative to halt demolition unconstitutional. The D.C. Court of Appeals blocked demolition, but required a $100,000 bond. Warren Burger, of the Supreme Court declined to stay the order by the District of Columbia Superior Court to allow demolition. After the D.C. Court of Appeals lifted the injunction, demolition began at 1:57, September 10, 1984. Wrecking Corporation of America demolished through the night to avoid further Court review. People collected nails and bricks from the demolition. The lot is now the site of Metropolitan Square office building, phase II, completed in 1986. The United States Commission of Fine Arts recommended placing a marker on the site. A marker was placed by the Rhodes Tavern – D.C. Heritage Society, on June 7, 1999.

Metropolitan Square phase II

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dereba%C5%9F%C4%B1,_Midyat

Derebaşı, Midyat

Derebaşı, Midyat

English: Yazidi village Koçan in Turkey Deutsch: jesidisches Dorf Koçan in der Türkei

Derebaşı is a former Yazidi village located in the Midyat district of the Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. The village is located ca. 12 kilometres southeast of Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Anatolia.

Derebaşı (Kurdish: Koçan‎) is a former Yazidi village located in the Midyat district of the Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. The village is located ca. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Anatolia.

View of a Yazidi cemetery in the foreground, behind lies the village of Derebaşı. (2018)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lita_(wrestler)

Lita (wrestler)

Trainer, producer, commentator and wrestling return (2015–2018)

Lita (wrestler) / Professional wrestling career / Return to World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE / Trainer, producer, commentator and wrestling return (2015–2018)

English: Lita hosting the presentation of the all-new WWE Women's Championship the night after WrestleMania on Raw in April 4, 2016.

Amy Christine Dumas, better known by her ring name Lita, is an American animal welfare activist, singer and semi-retired professional wrestler. She performed as a full-time wrestler with WWE from 2000 to 2006, and has since made part-time appearances with the company. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014. Initially using the name of Angelica, Dumas started her wrestling career in Mexico with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in 1998, followed by briefly working on the US independent circuit in early 1999 and then working for 6 months in Extreme Championship Wrestling. Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation in November 1999, debuting in February 2000 as Lita. Originally, she was paired with Essa Rios, but she achieved her greatest push alongside Matt and Jeff Hardy as Team Xtreme, and in 2005–2006 was a heel wrestler, including as a manager to Edge. Throughout her career, she won the WWE Women's Championship where she is an overall four time champion in WWE. After her retirement from wrestling in 2006, she formed the punk rock band The Luchagors. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 11, 2007.

Lita served as a trainer on the sixth season of Tough Enough, alongside Booker T and Billy Gunn. She appeared on the July 13, 2015 episode of Raw to introduce the Tough Enough contestants. From October 2015 to July 2016, Dumas was a creative writer and backstage producer for the WWE on a full-time basis. During the WrestleMania 32 pre-show on April 3, 2016, Lita unveiled the new WWE Women's Championship belt, in addition to announcing the retirement of the WWE Divas Championship. Charlotte defeated Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match later that night to win the title, becoming the first Women's Champion of the modern era. She was working as one of the pre-show hosts for Raw, SmackDown and pay-per-view events. By December 2016, Lita was no longer with the company. Lita appeared during the WrestleMania 33 pre-show on April 2, 2017. She was a color commentator for the Mae Young Classic, alongside Jim Ross. On January 28, 2018, at Royal Rumble, Lita made a surprise entrance at number 5 during the first women's Royal Rumble match, in which she eliminated Mandy Rose and Tamina before being eliminated by Becky Lynch. On September 3, WWE announced that Lita would make her in-ring return against Mickie James at WWE Evolution, the first ever all women's pay–per–view, however through October, James and her then ally Alexa Bliss started a feud with her and Trish Stratus (whom was scheduled to wrestle Bliss at the same event). This eventually led to the announcement of a tag team match between the two duos at Evolution. Just three days before the event, on October 25, it was announced that Bliss was pulled off the match due to a concussion she suffered beforehand and she was replaced by Alicia Fox. At the event on October 28, Lita and Trish defeated James and Fox after Stratus pinned James. The next night on Raw, in a 10-women tag team match, Lita, Trish, Natalya, Sasha Banks and Bayley defeated James, Fox and the Riott Squad.

Lita presenting the WWE Women's Championship on Raw in April 2016

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romance_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci

Title page of The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci by Merezhkovsky

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci is the second novel by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, first published in 1900 by Mir Bozhy magazine, then released as a separate edition 1901. The novel constitutes the second part of the Christ and Antichrist trilogy, started by the writer's debut novel The Death of the Gods.

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci (Russian: Воскресшие боги. Леонардо да Винчи, Resurrected Gods. Leonardo da Vinci, in literal translation) is the second novel by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, first published in 1900 by Mir Bozhy magazine, then released as a separate edition 1901. The novel constitutes the second part of the Christ and Antichrist trilogy (1895-1907), started by the writer's debut novel The Death of the Gods.

Title page of the 1904 authorized English translation

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_5000

PowerPC 5000

MPC52xx

PowerPC 5000 / Processors / MPC52xx

400 MHz Freescale PowerPC 5200 processor from an EFIKA computer

The PowerPC 5000 family is a series of PowerPC and Power ISA microprocessors from Freescale and STMicroelectronics designed for automotive and industrial microcontroller and system on a chip use. The MPC5000 family consists of two lines that really don't share a common heritage.

The MPC5200 family is based on the e300 core MGT5100 processor and is also a part of Freescale's mobileGT platform. MPC5200 – 266–400 MHz, on-chip controllers for DDR-RAM, PCI, Ethernet, USB, ATA, serial, DMA and other I/O. Introduced in 2003, replaced by the MPC5200B. MPC5200B – 266-466 MHz, enhanced MPC5200, introduced in 2005. Also used in the small EFIKA computer.

A 400 MHz MPC5200 from an EFIKA

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lairawn_Baptist_Association

Lairawn Baptist Association

Lairawn Baptist Association

Lairawn Baptist Association Logo

Lairawn Baptist Association is the organization of 62 Baptist churches throughout Kalay Valley, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. The majority of the Burmese population is made of profess Theravada Buddhism and only 6% practices Christianity, with two-thirds of them being considered Protestant. Almost half of these Protestants are Baptist. The LBA mainly serves the Chin people who speak Falam dialect. It is one of the twenty eight associations of Chin Baptist Convention which is under the umbrella of Myanmar Baptist Convention. As of 2015, the association has 78 pastors and 21305 members. The association is divided into 12 areas and each area has their own by-law and constitution, but they work together with each other in unity in the context of LBA, encouraging and resourcing each other. The motto is Pitlin Lam Pan.

Lairawn Baptist Association (LBA) is the organization of 62 Baptist churches throughout Kalay Valley, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. The majority of the Burmese population is made of profess Theravada Buddhism and only 6% practices Christianity, with two-thirds of them being considered Protestant. Almost half of these Protestants are Baptist. The LBA mainly serves the Chin people who speak Falam dialect. It is one of the twenty eight associations of Chin Baptist Convention which is under the umbrella of Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC). As of 2015, the association has 78 pastors and 21305 members . The association is divided into 12 areas and each area has their own by-law and constitution, but they work together with each other in unity in the context of LBA, encouraging and resourcing each other. The motto is Pitlin Lam Pan (Epsesians 4:14).

Lairawn Baptist Association Logo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiller%27s_marmalade

Keiller's marmalade

Keiller's marmalade

English: Jar, preserve; cream ceramic marmalade jar; inscription on side

Keiller's marmalade is named after its creator James and Janet Keiller, and is believed to have been the first commercial brand of marmalade in Great Britain. It was made by James Keiller in Dundee, Scotland, later creating James Keiller & Son, a brand name which became iconic in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has been sold several times. In the 18th century, James Keiller on speculation bought a Spanish ship's cargo that included Seville oranges when the ship sought refuge from a raging storm. The ship had started its journey in Seville but the delay caused by the storm had made the oranges less fresh than they ought to have been. The bargain gave Keiller's mother, Janet, the opportunity to manufacture a large quantity of marmalade. She boiled the bitter oranges with sugar which resulted in the creation of orange marmalade. The true story is that Janet Keiller did not invent marmalade. Marmalade existed in Spain and Portugal since at least the 15th century and a Scottish recipe for orange marmalade appears in "Mrs McLintoch's Receipts" of 1736. In the 1760s, Keiller ran a small confectionery shop producing jams in Seagate, Dundee.

Keiller's marmalade is named after its creator James and Janet Keiller (nee Mathewson, 1737-1813), and is believed to have been the first commercial brand of marmalade in Great Britain. It was made by James Keiller in Dundee, Scotland, later creating James Keiller & Son, a brand name which became iconic in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has been sold several times. In the 18th century, James Keiller on speculation bought a Spanish ship's cargo that included Seville oranges when the ship sought refuge from a raging storm. The ship had started its journey in Seville but the delay caused by the storm had made the oranges less fresh than they ought to have been. The bargain gave Keiller's mother, Janet, the opportunity to manufacture a large quantity of marmalade. She boiled the bitter oranges with sugar which resulted in the creation of orange marmalade. The true story is that Janet Keiller did not invent marmalade. Marmalade existed in Spain and Portugal since at least the 15th century and a Scottish recipe for orange marmalade appears in "Mrs McLintoch's Receipts (sic)" of 1736. In the 1760s, Keiller ran a small confectionery shop producing jams in Seagate, Dundee. Janet Keiller's main modification to the recipe in 1797 was in the addition of thin strips of orange rind, creating peel or "chip" marmalade. The peel was thought to aid digestion, but the pith and much of the fiber was discarded. The consistency was also changed, from its former solid form (akin to quince jelly), to a spreadable semi-liquid form, and only at this point did it begin to be placed on toast (especially morning toast). James and Janet Keiller were not a couple, but rather son and mother. James Keiller was single at the time that this story takes place. The shipload was probably no more than some boxes, particularly of Seville oranges, which were used medicinally and in a few recipes but not really a fruit consumed fresh. The name "marmalade" originates from the Portuguese word "marmelo" or quince, the fruit which made up the preserve with thin bits of peel. The Keiller contribution was to add the bits of the peel to the marmalade which are the signature of Seville orange marmalades to this day. Contrary to local myth, the Keillers' main business remained in running a grocery, and marmalade accounted for only 5% of trade in 1833. James Keiller died in 1839 and the business was continued by his widow, Margaret, and son, Alexander Keiller (d.1877). In 1840, they moved to a new shop on Castle Street in Dundee, and were also running a small marmalade factory off the High Street. The first commercial brand of marmalade, along with the world's first marmalade factory, was founded in 1797. In 1828, the company became James Keiller and Son, when James junior joined the business In 1859 the company set up a factory in Guernsey in order to avoid the sugar tax charged on the mainland and with a view to eventually expanding business in the south of England. In 1888 (following the abolition of the sugar tax on the British mainland), the company opened a factory at Tay Wharf, Silvertown in London. By the late 19th century the marmalade was shipping as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and China. Only in 1867 did marmalade become the predominant company product. This also linked to a conscious promotion programme in the British colonies. The 19th-century expansions were done under the directorship of John Mitchell Keiller (1851-1899). John took over in 1877 on the death of Alexander. In 1876, when the British Trademark Registry Act came into force, Keiller's Dundee Orange Marmalade was one of the first brands to be formally registered. It is believed that James Keiller and Son was also the first to produce Dundee cake commercially and to give it the distinctive name. By the 1920s, after the firm had been acquired by Crosse & Blackwell, the company had become a producer of a wide range of confectionery, preserves and cakes. After this acquisition in 1920, Keiller was sold again several times before becoming part of another company of Scot

Keiller's marmalade jar

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Fox_(doctor)

Charles James Fox (doctor)

Charles James Fox (doctor)

English: Dr Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox was an English physician.

Charles James Fox (London, 25 January 1799 – London, 12 May 1874) was an English physician.

Charles James Fox

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betta

Betta

Species

Betta / Species

English: Betta tussyae (male) Deutsch: Betta tussyae (männlich)

Betta, is a large genus of small, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes, known as "bettas", in the gourami family. The best known Betta species is B. splendens, commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.

There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus. The currently described Betta species can be grouped into species complexes: B. akarensis complex: Betta akarensis Regan, 1910 (Akar betta) Betta antoni H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 Betta aurigans H. H. Tan & K. K. P. Lim, 2004 Betta balunga Herre, 1940 Betta chini P. K. L. Ng, 1993 Betta ibanorum H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2004 Betta obscura H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta pinguis H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 1998 B. albimarginata complex: Betta albimarginata Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994 Betta channoides Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994 B. anabatoides complex: Betta anabatoides Bleeker, 1851 (giant betta) Betta midas H. H. Tan, 2009 B. bellica complex: Betta bellica Sauvage, 1884 (slim betta) Betta simorum H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 1996 B. coccina complex: Betta brownorum K. E. Witte & J. Schmidt, 1992 Betta burdigala Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994 Betta coccina Vierke, 1979 Betta hendra I. Schindler & Linke, 2013 Betta livida P. K. L. Ng & Kottelat, 1992 Betta miniopinna H. H. Tan & S. H. Tan, 1994 Betta persephone Schaller, 1986 Betta rutilans K. E. Witte & Kottelat, 1991 Betta tussyae Schaller, 1985 Betta uberis H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 B. dimidiata complex: Betta dimidiata T. R. Roberts, 1989 Betta krataios H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 B. edithae complex: Betta edithae Vierke, 1984 B. foerschi complex: Betta dennisyongi H. H. Tan, 2013 Betta foerschi Vierke, 1979 Betta mandor H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 Betta rubra Perugia, 1893 (Toba betta) Betta strohi Schaller & Kottelat, 1989 B. picta complex: Betta falx H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 1998 Betta picta (Valenciennes, 1846) (spotted betta) Betta simplex Kottelat, 1994 Betta taeniata Regan, 1910 (Borneo betta) B. pugnax complex: Betta apollon I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2006 Betta breviobesus H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 1998 Betta cracens H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta enisae Kottelat, 1995 Betta ferox I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2006 Betta fusca Regan, 1910 (dusky betta) Betta kuehnei I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2008 Betta lehi H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta pallida I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2004 Betta prima Kottelat, 1994 Betta pugnax (Cantor, 1849) (Penang betta) Betta pulchra H. H. Tan & S. H. Tan, 1996 Betta raja H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta schalleri Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994 Betta stigmosa H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 B. splendens complex (fighting fish): Betta imbellis Ladiges, 1975 (crescent betta) Betta mahachaiensis Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Sriwattanarothai, 2012 Betta siamorientalis Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Jeenthong, 2012 Betta smaragdina Ladiges, 1972 (Blue betta) Betta splendens Regan, 1910 (Siamese fighting fish) Betta stiktos H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 B. unimaculata complex: Betta compuncta H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 Betta gladiator H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta ideii H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2006 Betta macrostoma Regan, 1910 (spotfin betta) Betta ocellata de Beaufort, 1933 Betta pallifina H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005 Betta patoti M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 Betta unimaculata (Popta, 1905) (Howong betta) B. waseri complex: Betta chloropharynx Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994 Betta hipposideros P. K. L. Ng & Kottelat, 1994 Betta pardalotos H. H. Tan, 2009 Betta pi H. H. Tan, 1998 Betta renata H. H. Tan, 1998 Betta spilotogena P. K. L. Ng & Kottelat, 1994 Betta tomi P. K. L. Ng & Kottelat, 1994 Betta waseri Krummenacher, 1986

Male Betta tussyae

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93Russia_relations

Colombia–Russia relations

Today

Colombia–Russia relations / Today

English: Building of the Embassy of Columbia in Moscow (Burdenko st 20). Русский: Здание посольства Колумбии в Москве (улица Бурденко, 20). This file was uploaded with Commonist.

Colombia–Russia relations refers to the bilateral and foreign relations between Colombia and Russia. Diplomatic relations between Colombia and the USSR were established for the first time on June 25, 1935. Colombia has an embassy in Moscow and Russia has an embassy in Bogotá.

On October 3, 2008, Colombia, considered one of the closest U.S. allies in Latin America, sent its defense minister to Russia for the first time to discuss signing a new military cooperation accord. Defense minister (and future president) Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Russia on Oct. 6 to attend an Interpol police conference and meet with his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov, along with Colombia's Ambassador to Russia, Diego José Tobón Echeverri. Alquin "is the first Colombian defense minister to make an official visit to Russia, which is of major significance for relations between the two countries", the Colombian presidency said on its web site. Talks focused on cooperation in fighting the drugs trade, terrorism and a new defense accord, it said. Colombian Vice-President Francisco Santos said during a visit to Russia in June that his country wants to buy fighter and transport helicopters and radar systems as it broadens its sources of defense equipment. The defense minister will attend a demonstration of Russian weaponry during his week-long visit, the presidency in Bogota said. Colombia's efforts to court Russia came after it voiced concerns about billions of dollars in Russian arms sales to neighboring Venezuela, where President Hugo Chávez proclaimed a goal of countering U.S. influence in Latin America and was accused by Colombia of arming FARC rebels. On November 1, 2013, the Colombian Air Force intercepted two Tu-160s of the Russian Air Force that were flying over Colombian airspace without previous governmental clearance. The two blackjacks, as code named by the NATO, were escorted out of Colombian airspace soon after and a note of protest was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia to Moscow.

Colombian embassy in Moscow

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womrath

Womrath

Location

Womrath / Geography / Location

Wallenbrück bei Womrath im Hunsrück.

Womrath is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipality lies on a ridge in the Hunsrück, roughly 4 km southeast of Kirchberg and 12 km east of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Also belonging to the village is an outlying hamlet called Wallenbrück, in the Simmerbach valley.

The hamlet of Wallenbrück in the Simmerbach valley

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

ARPANET

Operation

ARPANET / History / Operation

English: First Internet Demonstration, 1977. Early version of the Internet Protocol linking the ARPANET, Packet Radio Network (PRNET), and Atlantic Satellite Network (SATNET).

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network was the first wide-area packet-switching network with distributed control and one of the first networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet. The ARPANET was established by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States Department of Defense. Building on the ideas of J. C. R. Licklider, Bob Taylor initiated the ARPANET project in 1966 to enable access to remote computers. Taylor appointed Larry Roberts as program manager. Roberts made the key decisions about the network design. He incorporated Donald Davies’ concepts and designs for packet switching, and sought input from Paul Baran. ARPA awarded the contract to build the network to Bolt Beranek & Newman who developed the first protocol for the network. Roberts engaged Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA to develop mathematical methods for analyzing the packet network technology. The first computers were connected in 1969 and the Network Control Program was implemented in 1970. Further software development enabled remote login, file transfer and email.

The ARPANET was a research project that was communications-oriented, rather than user-oriented in design. Nonetheless, in the summer of 1975, the ARPANET was declared "operational". The Defense Communications Agency took control since ARPA was intended to fund advanced research. At about this time, the first ARPANET encryption devices were deployed to support classified traffic. The transatlantic connectivity with NORSAR and UCL later evolved into the SATNET. The ARPANET, SATNET and PRNET were interconnected in 1977. The ARPANET Completion Report, published in 1981 jointly by BBN and ARPA, concludes that:  ... it is somewhat fitting to end on the note that the ARPANET program has had a strong and direct feedback into the support and strength of computer science, from which the network, itself, sprang.

Internetworking demonstration, linking the ARPANET, PRNET, and SATNET in 1977

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_non-marine_molluscs_of_R%C3%A9union

List of non-marine molluscs of Réunion

Freshwater gastropods

List of non-marine molluscs of Réunion / Freshwater gastropods

English: unidentified freshwater gastropod from [La [Réunion]], Ravine à Marquet, La Possesion

The non-marine molluscs of Réunion are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

Ampullariidae Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1819) Assimineidae Paludinella hidalgoi (Gassies, 1869) Lymnaeidae Lymnaea natalensis Krauss, 1848 Lantzia carinata – synonym Erinna carinata – endemic Neritidae Clithon coronatus (Leach, 1815) Neripteron bensoni (Récluz, 1850) Neripteron simoni Prashad, 1921 Neritilia rubida (Pease, 1865) – synonym: Neritilia consimilis (Martens, 1879) Neritina gagates (Lamarck, 1822) Septaria borbonica (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1803) Physidae Physa acuta (Drapanaud, 1805) Planorbidae Bulimus cernicus (Morelet, 1875) Gyraulus mauritianus (Morelet, 1876) Helisoma duryi (Waterby, 1879) Thiaridae Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Thiara amarula (Linnaeus, 1758) Thiara scabra (Müller, 1774) Viviparidae Bellamya bengalenbsis (Lamarck, 1822)

Neritina gagates

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Schore

Allan Schore

Allan Schore

Norsk bokmål: Allan Schore amerikansk nevrolog og forsker under Schizofrenidagene i Stavanger 2013English: Allan Schore American neuroscientists and scientist

Allan N. Schore is an American psychologist and researcher in the field of neuropsychology.

Allan N. Schore (/ʃɔːr/; born February 20, 1943) is an American psychologist and researcher in the field of neuropsychology.

Allan Schore at Schizofrenidagene in Stavanger 2013

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Charles_Beresford

Lord Charles Beresford

As admiral

Lord Charles Beresford / Military and political career / As admiral

Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford, GCB, GCVO, FRSGS, styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British admiral and Member of Parliament. Beresford was the second son of John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford, thus despite his courtesy title as the younger son of a Marquess, he was still eligible to enter the House of Commons. He combined the two careers of the navy and a member of parliament, making a reputation as a hero in battle and champion of the navy in the House of Commons. He was a well-known and popular figure who courted publicity, widely known to the British public as "Charlie B". He was considered by many to be a personification of John Bull, indeed was normally accompanied by his trademark, a bulldog. His later career was marked by a longstanding dispute with Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher, over reforms championed by Fisher introducing new technology and sweeping away traditional practices. Fisher, slightly senior to Beresford and more successful, became a barrier to Beresford's rise to the highest office in the navy.

Beresford was again elected to Parliament in April 1902, this time for Woolwich, and in October that year visited New York City. He was promoted to vice-admiral on 3 October 1902, and in February 1903 resigned from parliament when he was offered command of the Channel Fleet. He took up this position in April 1903 when he hoisted his flag on board HMS Majestic. Later that year he was knighted in both the Order of the Bath and the Royal Victorian Order, followed by promotion to GCVO in 1906 and GCB in 1911. Beresford was in command of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1905 until 1907. David Beatty, then a captain serving under Beresford, commented that Beresford's command of the fleet was characterised by 'rigid training and discouragement of initiative'. Beresford aspired to reach the navy's most senior post, First Sea Lord, but the position was held by Fisher, who was widely respected. Mandatory retirement at 65 would have led to Fisher departing in 1906, but Fisher's promotion to admiral of the fleet also brought with it an extension of retirement age to 70. Beresford himself would reach retirement at 65 in 1911, unless he too could achieve the same promotion. As this seemed unlikely, the only possibility was if Fisher resigned, or was obliged to. Beresford set about organising a campaign criticising his handling of the navy and its reforms. Beresford transferred to command of the Channel fleet from 1907–1909. He was complimented by a then-junior officer as having 'no superior as a seaman', but his time in charge was described as 'principally a processional career around the ports of Britain ... I do not recall that any serious problems of war were either attempted or solved [but] Lord Charles received deputations, addressed crowded meetings in his honour, and became freeman of innumerable cities'. Beresford is credited with recommending the use of Grimsby trawlers for minesweeping operations following visits he made to various East Coast ports in 1907. Grimsby, with its impressive docklands and trawler fleet was seen as ideal, with Beresford arguing that the fishing fleet would be inactive during times of war as fishing grounds became war zones. It was also thought that trawlermen would be more skilled than naval ratings with regards to the handling of the sizeable warps and winches that would be required for minesweeping as they were already accustomed to using them with the working of the trawl. In the First World War the boats provided the craft, the trawler fleet the crew, and the port a base for the Royal Naval Patrol Service. It was noted that his personality seemed to have changed for the worse, and historians have suggested that he might have suffered a minor stroke at some time before 1907. In 1907 and 1908, there were two incidents involving Admiral Percy Scott, commander of the First Cruiser Division of the Channel Fleet. In November 1907, Beresford ordered all ships of the Channel Fleet then at sea to return to harbour to be repainted for a review by the Kaiser. The armoured cruiser HMS Roxburgh was engaged in gunnery practice at Portland, and its captain requested permission to finish the exercise before returning to harbour. Scott refused, signalling "Paintwork appears to be more in demand than gunnery, so you had better come in in time to make yourself look pretty by the 8th". Nothing happened for four days, until a staff officer visiting Scott's flagship heard of the signal and reported it to Beresford, who summoned and severely reprimanded Scott without giving Scott an opportunity to explain his remarks and actions, and refused to listen when Scott tried to offer an explanation. Beresford then asked the Admiralty to relieve Scott of his command, writing that Scott's signal was "totally opposed to loyalty and discipline...contemptuous in tone, insubordinate in character and wanting in dignity." The Admiralty did not comply, although they expressed their disapproval of Scott's signal. In 1908, Scott disobeyed an order from Beresford which would have resulted in a collision. After his term with the Channel

Beresford painted by Charles Wellington Furse

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnieper_estuary

Dnieper estuary

Dnieper estuary

English: Dnieper Estuary coast near Ochakiv

Dnieper estuary, or Dnieper liman, is an open oligohaline estuary in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the southern Ukraine. Main port of the water body is Ochakiv. The estuary has 55 km long, 17 km wide. Average depth 6-7 m, maximal 12 m. The estuary is connected to the Black Sea by the 3.6-km wide strait. Southern coast of the estuary is low, sandy; northern is mainly high. The Dnieper estuary, together with the Bug estuary, makes Dnieper–Bug estuary.

Dnieper estuary, or Dnieper liman (Ukrainian: Дніпровський лиман), is an open oligohaline estuary in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the southern Ukraine. Main port of the water body is Ochakiv. The estuary has 55 km long, 17 km wide. Average depth 6-7 m, maximal 12 m (Stanislav hole). The estuary is connected to the Black Sea by the 3.6-km wide strait (between Ochakiv Cape and Kinburn Split). Southern coast of the estuary is low, sandy; northern is mainly high (ip to 20-35 m). The Dnieper estuary, together with the Bug estuary, makes Dnieper–Bug estuary.

Dnieper estuary coast near Ochakiv

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Echtermeier

Carl Friedrich Echtermeier

Carl Friedrich Echtermeier

A picture from Magdeburg, Alter Markt with a statue of Otto von Guericke, sculpted by Carl Friedrich Echtermeier Taken by Erik Andrén, (The Ace) 2005-10-03 using a Canon Digital IXUS 50

Carl Friedrich Echtermeier, also known as Carl Echtermeier or Karl Echtermeyer, was a German sculptor.

Carl Friedrich Echtermeier, also known as Carl Echtermeier or Karl Echtermeyer, (27 October 1845 - 30 July 1910) was a German sculptor.

Guericke monument

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tripolje

Battle of Tripolje

Aftermath

Battle of Tripolje / Aftermath

English: Fresco of Stefan and Vuk Lazarević in Rudenica, near Aleksandrovac, Serbia.

The Battle of Tripolje, also known as the Battle of Gračanica, was fought in November 1402 between the Serbian Despotate, ruled by the Lazarević dynasty, and the Branković family, aided by the Ottoman Empire. Following the Ottoman defeat at Ankara in 1402, Serbian ruler Stefan Lazarević saw an opportunity to free himself of Ottoman overlordship. Awarded the high honorary title of despot by Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, Lazarević began to wield increasing autonomy in his political decision making. Following a quarrel, said to have arisen because of his nephew Đurađ Branković's intent to join forces with the new Ottoman sultan, Lazarević had Branković imprisoned. Freed by a friend, Branković joined the Ottoman ranks and was set to fight Lazarević. Buoyed by Ottoman reinforcements, Branković set up in Kosovo, along the route through which Lazarević would return from the Adriatic coast to the Serbian interior. The two sides clashed at the field of Tripolje on 21 November 1402. The larger part of Lazarević's army, commanded by his brother Vuk, engaged Branković's forces while Lazarević clashed with the Ottomans.

Lazarević managed to take power in the country, bolstered by the reputation and work of his mother Milica, who was also politically active. The Lazarević–Branković conflict continued. In December 1402, the Republic of Ragusa expressed great regret regarding the conflicts in Serbia. Sultan Bayezid died in Tatar captivity in March 1403, which ignited a war between his four sons. There are accounts that Lazarević and Süleyman agreed to a truce shortly after the battle. Through the Gallipoli treaty in early 1403, Süleyman promised not to interfere in Serbia, on the condition that Lazarević accept his obligations towards the Ottoman Empire, which were in effect prior to the Battle of Ankara, and consisted primarily of tribute and military support. Lazarević reneged on his previous obligations and continued fighting Branković and the Ottomans. Around this time, the Lazarević brothers had a falling-out. The rift apparently stemmed from Vuk's perception that he had not emerged from the battle as a victor. Lazarević complained about the casualties under Vuk's command and wanted him to train in the art of war. Lazarević took to instructing his brother in military matters, but Vuk felt slighted after Lazarević said "some hard words" during instructions. Feeling hurt, with a gap between them, Vuk "waited some time, and finding the right time" ran off to Süleyman in the summer of 1403. Kalić believes that there was also a disagreement on the division of lands, while Blagojević believes that Lazarević's continued opposition to the Ottomans in light of the truce played a role. Vuk thus decided to leave the country and enter the ranks of Süleyman Çelebi. In order to retain his independence from the Ottomans, who were closing in from the south, Lazarević turned to the Kingdom of Hungary, which could be counted on militarily. After becoming a Hungarian vassal in 1403, Lazarević was offered peace by the Ottomans on his terms, and the Despotate was no longer a subject of the Ottoman Empire. Vuk returned to the Despotate shortly thereafter and the brothers ruled in accord. The Ottoman–Serbian peace, Hungarian–Serbian alliance, Hungarian ceding of large territories in the north to the Despotate, and the merger of Vlatković's province to Lazarević's domain, resulted in Lazarević expanding his claims on all the Serbian lands.

There was a rift between the Lazarević brothers following the battle

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_wreath

Laurel wreath

Architectural and decorative arts motif

Laurel wreath / Architectural and decorative arts motif

Русский: Фрагмент решетки Александровского сада возле Московского Кремля English: Fragment of grille of Alexander Garden near from Moscow Kremlin

A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel, an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom or cherry laurel. It is a symbol of triumph and is worn as a chaplet around the head, or as a garland around the neck. The symbol of the laurel wreath traces back to Greek mythology. Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head, and wreaths were awarded to victors in athletic competitions, including the ancient Olympics — for which they were made of wild olive-tree known as "kotinos", —and in poetic meets. In Rome they were symbols of martial victory, crowning a successful commander during his triumph. Whereas ancient laurel wreaths are most often depicted as a horseshoe shape, modern versions are usually complete rings. In common modern idiomatic usage, it refers to a victory. The expression "resting on one's laurels" refers to someone relying entirely on long-past successes for continued fame or recognition, where to "look to one's laurels" means to be careful of losing rank to competition.

The laurel wreath is a common motif in architecture, furniture, and textiles. The laurel wreath is seen carved in the stone and decorative plaster works of Robert Adam, and in Federal, Regency, Directoire, and Beaux-Arts periods of architecture. In decorative arts, especially during the Empire period, the laurel wreath is seen woven in textiles, inlaid in marquetry, and applied to furniture in the form of gilded brass mounts. Alfa Romeo added a laurel wreath to their logo after they won the inaugural Automobile World Championship in 1925 with the P2 racing car.

Alexander Garden Grille

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNC_Financial_Services

PNC Financial Services

PNC Financial Services

English: Footprint of PNC Bank, according to the FDIC, as of 16 April 2015.

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is an American bank holding company and financial services corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its banking subsidiary, PNC Bank, operates in 21 states and the District of Columbia with 2,459 branches and 9,051 ATMs. The company also provides financial services such as asset management, wealth management, estate planning, loan servicing, and information processing. PNC is ranked 7th on the list of largest banks in the United States by assets. It is the 5th largest bank by number of branches, 6th largest by deposits, and 4th largest in number of ATMs. The name "PNC" is derived from the initials of both of the bank's two predecessor companies: Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation, which merged in 1983.

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (stylized as PNC) is an American bank holding company and financial services corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its banking subsidiary, PNC Bank, operates in 21 states and the District of Columbia with 2,459 branches and 9,051 ATMs. The company also provides financial services such as asset management, wealth management, estate planning, loan servicing, and information processing. PNC is ranked 7th on the list of largest banks in the United States by assets. It is the 5th largest bank by number of branches, 6th largest by deposits, and 4th largest in number of ATMs. The name "PNC" is derived from the initials of both of the bank's two predecessor companies: Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation, which merged in 1983.

PNC branch footprint, as of April 2015

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trith-Saint-L%C3%A9ger

Trith-Saint-Léger

Trith-Saint-Léger

Français : Mairie de Trith-Saint-Léger

The town hall in Trith-Saint-Léger

Trith-Saint-Léger is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Trith-Saint-Léger is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The town hall in Trith-Saint-Léger

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petershagen

Petershagen

Division of the town

Petershagen / Geography / Division of the town

Deutsch: Stadtbezirke in Petershagen

Petershagen is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the Westphalian Mill Route.

The town of Petershagen consists of 29 districts: Bierde Buchholz Döhren Eldagsen Friedewalde Frille Gorspen-Vahlsen Großenheerse Hävern Heimsen Ilse Ilserheide Ilvese Jössen Petershagen-Lahde Maaslingen Meßlingen Neuenknick Ovenstädt Petershagen (city center) Quetzen Raderhorst Rosenhagen Schlüsselburg Seelenfeld Südfelde Wasserstraße Wietersheim Windheim

Divisions of Petershagen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Trucks

Derek Trucks

Musical style

Derek Trucks / Musical style

English: Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is the nephew of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.

Trucks credits guitarist Duane Allman and bluesman Elmore James as the two slide guitarists who influenced his early style, but has since been inspired by John Lee Hooker, Ali Akbar Khan, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Wayne Shorter, Toy Caldwell, Johnny Winter, Freddie King and B.B. King. His music is rooted in blues and rock, embracing jam band, Southern rock, and jazz. Trucks plays an eclectic blend of blues, soul, jazz, rock, qawwali music (a genre of music from Pakistan and eastern India), Latin music, and other kinds of world music Trucks became a fan of Hindustani classical musician Ali Akbar Khan, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod and popularising Indian classical music in the West, often in conjunction with sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar. Trucks studied at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. Trucks plays the guitar in an open E tuning, using a Dunlop Blues Bottle slide. In 2006, two vintage (1965 and 1968) Fender Super Reverb amplifiers, a Hammond B-3 organ, two Leslie speaker cabinets, and a Hohner E-7 clavinet were stolen from Trucks and later recovered by the Atlanta Police Department.

Trucks playing a resonator guitar

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernice_Armour

Vernice Armour

Vernice Armour

English: Cropped image of United States Marine Corps officer Vernice Armour - first female African-American naval aviator and combat pilot in the United States military

Vernice Armour is a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and eventually served two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Vernice Armour (born 1973) is a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and eventually served two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Armour in January 2006

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratap_Malla

Pratap Malla

Marriage and children

Pratap Malla / Life / Marriage and children

English: Parthivendra Malla, king of Kathmandu from 1680–1687

Pratap Malla, of Malla dynasty of Nepal, was the ninth king of Kantipur after the division of the Kathmandu Valley into three kingdoms. He attempted to unify Kathmandu Valley by conquering Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, but failed in the effort. He was successful in extending and securing the borders of Kantipur and was responsible for the monopoly over trade with Tibet. The resulting prosperity was responsible for the construction of majority of the buildings around Durbar Square during his reign. His reign is seen as a cultural and economical high point of the Malla dynasty. A statue of Pratap Malla is found standing on a column facing the palace in the square. His image can also be seen in the niche above the Hanuman Dhoka Palace gate. The niche above the gate is Krishna in his ferocious tantric aspect, flanked by more gentle, amorous Krishna surrounded by gopinis, and by King Pratap Malla playing a lute, and his queen.

Pratap Malla was married to a Maithali lady of Southern Nepal. Some modern historians have given him the reputation for being lewd and maintaining a harem. He is also alleged to have raped a virgin girl, which ultimately resulted in her death. Pratap Malla is said to have repented this act so much so that he wanted to absolve himself of his sins and consulted the wise and learned men on the matter. Acting on their suggestions, he set up hundreds of Lingas at Pashupati and installed a statue of his own with his two queens. He also performed Koti Hom, weighed gold on one scale and himself on the other and gave it away in charity. In order to commemorate the occasion, he also raised a pillar on the southern gate of Pashupati, and established a grazing ground near the area. Pratap Malla had five sons: Bhupendra Malla, Chakrabartendra, Nripendra, Mahipatendra, and Parthibendra. He wanted his sons to have experience in the administration of the country even during his own lifetime. With this aim in view, he made them rule over the country for one year in turn. But unfortunately, his second son Chakrabartendra Malla died the day after he took over the administration of the country.

Parthibendra Malla, son of Pratap Malla, ruled Kathmandu from 1680–1687 CE.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Township,_Athens_County,_Ohio

York Township, Athens County, Ohio

York Township, Athens County, Ohio

English: Map of the municipal and township boundaries of Athens County, Ohio, United States, as of the 2000 census, with the location of York Township highlighted. Township borders are shown only in unincorporated areas in order to differentiate incorporated and unincorporated areas more clearly.

Location of York Township in Athens County

York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 7,761 people in the township, 1,811 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 7,761 people in the township, 1,811 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Location of York Township in Athens County

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_of_Lesum

Emma of Lesum

Legend of the meadow

Emma of Lesum / Legend of the meadow

Deutsch: Detail: Der »Krüppel« zu Füßen des Roland auf dem Marktplatz in Bremen. Mit dem Bremer Rathaus Teil des Weltkulturerbe

Emma of Lesum or Emma of Stiepel was a countess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works; she is also the first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name.

There is a well-known Bremen legend concerning her gift of meadow to the town in 1032. When a delegation of the townspeople approached her with a request for more meadowland, Emma promised them as much meadow as a man could run round in an hour. Her brother-in-law Bernard or Benno, duke of Saxony, with an appraising eye on his inheritance, suggested mockingly that she might as well give them as much land as a man could run round in a day. Emma agreed to this, but Bernard asked to choose the man who was to do the running, and when Emma agreed to that too, picked out a legless cripple past whom they had just walked. This man proved however to have extraordinary strength and endurance and by the end of the day had succeeded in making his way round a very substantial area, bigger even than the present Bremen town meadow. This story has been current in various forms since at least the 18th century, although there is no documentary evidence for it, and gives a whole new possible meaning to the inclusion of the figure of the "cripple" at the feet of the statue of Bremen Roland.

"Cripple" at the feet of the Roland statue in Bremen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davenescourt

Davenescourt

Davenescourt

Français : Mairie à clocheton, école de filles et école de garçons.

The town hall and schools in Davenescourt

Davenescourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Davenescourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The town hall and schools in Davenescourt

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jordan_(American_politician)

Jim Jordan (American politician)

U.S. House of Representatives

Jim Jordan (American politician) / Political career / U.S. House of Representatives

English: Hey @jaketapper, you could have called and asked - but you didn’t. Here’s a photo from earlier today, I hope you admire the portrait of “Vice” President Lincoln hanging above his mantle.

James Daniel Jordan is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is a former collegiate wrestler and collegiate wrestling coach. Jordan was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from January 2019 to March 2020, a position he left to become the ranking member of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. Later that month, Jordan regained the ranking membership of the Oversight Committee as his successor Mark Meadows resigned to accept his appointment as White House Chief of Staff. A close ally to President Donald Trump, he is a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, which he chaired from its establishment in 2015 until 2017. He is seeking reelection in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and will face Democratic nominee Shannon Freshour. The district stretches from Lake Erie to just below Urbana in the north-central and western portions of the state and includes Lima, Marion, Tiffin and Elyria.

Jordan represents Ohio's 4th congressional district. The district has been redrawn over time to minimize urban area and increase the rural area; it is now gerrymandered to avoid having Toledo, Columbus or Cleveland (or their respective suburbs) in the district which stretches from Lake Erie nearly to Dayton. A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled in May 2019 that Ohio's congressional district map is unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering and ordered the state to create a new map in time for the 2020 election. As of May 2019, the issue remained unresolved. Jordan won the Republican primary for the 4th district in 2006 after 26-year incumbent Mike Oxley announced his retirement. Jordan defeated Democrat Rick Siferd in the general election with 60 percent of the votes. Jordan was reelected in 2008, defeating Democrat Mike Carroll with 65 percent of the votes. Jordan was reelected in 2010, defeating Democrat Doug Litt and Libertarian Donald Kissick with 71 percent of the votes. He chaired the Republican Study Committee during the 112th Congress while turning down a position on the Appropriations Committee. During the U.S. government shutdown of 2013, he was considered the most powerful member of the committee. That group was the primary proponent and executor of the Republican Congressional strategy to force a government shutdown, in order to force changes in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Jordan received a vote for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the 113th Congress from a fellow right-wing conservative, Tea Party Caucus chairman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas. Jordan received two votes for Speaker during the 114th Congress. On July 26, 2018, Jordan announced his bid for Speaker following resignation of Paul Ryan, but lost to Kevin McCarthy. His campaign ended when Democrats took the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Subsequently, Jordan campaigned for House minority leader. Former Ohio state representative Capri Cafar said that Jordan "is someone who has built a reputation as an attack dog, someone who is media savvy, someone who is a stalwart supporter of the president and who has the skill necessary to take the lead for the GOP." He lost his bid to California Republican McCarthy in a 159–43 vote. Jordan was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020. In February 2020, he left his position on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and replaced Doug Collins on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. Collins was required to step down from the committee post after launching his bid in the 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia. Jordan was replaced on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by Mark Meadows.

Jim Jordan with Vice President Mike Pence

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_certification

Music recording certification

Manufacture of awards

Music recording certification / Manufacture of awards

English: Somali singer Saado Ali Warsame receiving a Gold Record, Lifetime Achievement Award at a Somali community event in Toronto (June 4, 2011).

Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory. Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials. The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media.

The plaques themselves contain various items under the glass. Modern awards often use CDs instead of records. Most gold and platinum records are actually vinyl records which have been vacuum metallized and tinted, while trimmed and plated metal "masters", "mothers", or "stampers" (metal parts used for pressing records out of vinyl) were initially used. The music in the grooves on the record may not match the actual recording being awarded. Individual plaque-makers produced their awards according to available materials and techniques employed by their graphic arts departments. The plaques, depending on size and elaborateness of design, cost anywhere between US$135 and $275, most often ordered and purchased by the record label that issued the original recording.

Somali singer Saado Ali Warsame receiving a gold record Lifetime Achievement Award

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkesdown_Hill

Hawkesdown Hill

Hawkesdown Hill

English: Hawkesdown Hill and Axmouth From the Seaton Tramway.

Hawkesdown Hill is an Iron Age Hill fort close to Axmouth in Devon situated on a prominent hillside above the Axe Estuary. It is approximately 130 metres above sea level.

Hawkesdown Hill is an Iron Age Hill fort close to Axmouth in Devon situated on a prominent hillside above the Axe Estuary. It is approximately 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level.

Hawkesdown Hill and Axmouth

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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seohyun

Seohyun

Seohyun

English: Seohyun at MBC Drama Awards on December 30, 2018.

Seo Ju-hyun is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known by her Stage name Seohyun. She was a member of the girl group Girls' Generation but later become a solo artist. She sings K-pop, R&B and soul. She is also a dancer and actress.

Seo Ju-hyun (born June 28, 1991 in Seoul) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known by her Stage name Seohyun. She was a member of the girl group Girls' Generation but later become a solo artist. She sings K-pop, R&B and soul. She is also a dancer and actress.

Seohyun in December 2018

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_(residence)

Real (residence)

Real (residence)

Català: Alqueria de Canet als jardins del Real o de Vivers de València.

During the time of Sharq al-Andalus a real was a kind of orchard or garden, with some kind of building as summer residence that used to belong to a member of Andalusian urban oligarchy, located around the cities or large farmhouses. In this sense, in other areas of Al-Andalus it is also used the word Almunia. An example would be Real Palace of Valencia, although the term Real continues within the Catalan to Arabism, present in many place names like Secar de la Real in Palma de Mallorca, the Montroy and Real de Gandia, or the same Pla del Real in Valencia. It is very common to confuse etymology with a derivative of royal or relating to the king, which is more explicit in the case of the Real Palace as it was royal residence.

During the time of Sharq al-Andalus a real (from the Arabic Riyad) was a kind of orchard or garden, with some kind of building as summer residence that used to belong to a member of Andalusian urban oligarchy, located around the cities or large farmhouses. In this sense, in other areas of Al-Andalus it is also used the word Almunia. An example would be Real Palace of Valencia, although the term Real continues within the Catalan to Arabism, present in many place names like Secar de la Real in Palma de Mallorca, the Montroy and Real de Gandia, or the same Pla del Real in Valencia. It is very common to confuse etymology with a derivative of royal or relating to the king, which is more explicit in the case of the Real Palace as it was royal residence.

"Alqueria de Canet" buildings within the Real Gardens in Valencia.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_Soviet_Union

Tanks in the Soviet Union

World War II

Tanks in the Soviet Union / General developments influencing Soviet tank design / World War II

The participation by Soviet 'volunteer' tank units in the Spanish Civil War was decisive in forming Soviet tank designs for World War II. Soviet tanks dominated their foreign rivals in Spain due to their firepower, but their thin armour, in common with most tanks of the period, made them vulnerable to the new towed antitank guns being supplied to infantry units. This finding led directly to a new generation of Soviet tanks. In 1939 the most numerous Soviet tank models were the T-26 light tank, and the BT series of fast tanks. On the eve of World War II, the Red Army had around 8,500 T-26s of all variants. The T-26 was a slow-moving infantry tank, originally designed to keep pace with soldiers on the ground. The BT tanks were cavalry tanks, fast-moving light tanks designed to fight other tanks but not infantry. Both were thinly armoured, proof against small arms but not anti-tank rifles and 37 mm anti-tank guns, and their gasoline-fuelled engines (commonly used in tank designs throughout the world in those days) were liable to burst into flames "at the slightest provocation." (Zaloga & Grandsen 1984:111) Development of various tank designs to find a replacement was begun, such as the T-50 light tank which was intended to replace the T-26 infantry tank. In prewar planning, the T-50 was intended to become the most numerous Soviet tank, operating alongside the BT fast tank. The sophisticated T-50 was developed keeping in mind the experience gained in the Winter War and Soviet tests of the German Panzer III tank. But because of technical problems, only a total of 69 T-50 tanks were built (only 48 of them armed), and the much simpler T-60 light tanks replaced it. In the meantime, a replacement for the BT fast tanks was being designed which would develop into the very capable and economical T-34 medium tank. In 1937, the Red Army assigned the engineer Mikhail Koshkin to lead a new team to design a replacement for the BT tanks at the Kharkiv Komintern Locomotive Plant (KhPZ) in Kharkiv. The prototype tank, designated A-20, was specified with 20 millimetres (0.8 in) of armour, a 45 mm (1.8 in) gun, and the new model V-2 engine, using less-flammable diesel fuel in a V12 configuration. The A-20 incorporated previous research (BT-IS and BT-SW-2 projects) into sloped armour: its all-round sloped armour plates were more likely to deflect anti-armour rounds than perpendicular armour. Koshkin convinced Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to let him develop a second prototype, a more heavily armed and armoured "universal tank" which could replace both the T-26 and the BT tanks. The second prototype Koshkin named A-32, after its 32 millimetres (1.3 in) of frontal armour. It also had a 76.2 mm (3 in) gun, and the same model V-2 diesel engine. Both were tested in field trials at Kubinka in 1939, and the heavier A-32 proved to be as mobile as the A-20. A still heavier version of the A-32 with 45 millimetres (1.8 in) of front armour and wider tracks was approved for production as the T-34. Resistance from the military command and concerns about high production cost were finally overridden by anxieties about the poor performance of Soviet tanks in Finland and the effectiveness of Germany's Blitzkrieg in France, and the first production tanks were completed in September 1940, completely replacing the production of the T-26, BT, and the multi-turreted T-28 medium tank at the KhPZ. The T-28 medium tank was deployed in the Invasion of Poland and later during the Winter War against Finland. In the course of these operations it was found that the armour was inadequate and programs were initiated to upgrade it. According to Russian historian M. Kolomietz's book T-28. Three-headed Stalin's Monster, over 200 T-28s were knocked out during the Winter War. Frontal plates were upgraded from 50 mm to 80 mm and side and rear plates to 40 mm thickness. With this up-armoured version, the Red Army broke through the main Finnish defensive fortification, the vaunted Mannerheim Line. The Soviets thus began to upgrade their T-28 tanks for the coming war with Germany, but

German soldiers examining an abandoned Soviet BT tank

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Warsaw

Holy Trinity Church, Warsaw

Holy Trinity Church, Warsaw

Polski: Ewangelicko-augsburski kościół Świętej Trójcy na placu Małachowskiego w Warszawie

The Holy Trinity Church, also known as Zug's Protestant Church, is a Lutheran church in central Warsaw, Poland, and one of two Augsburg Evangelical temples in the city. Designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug, it is one of the largest churches in Warsaw and one of the most notable for its round design.

The Holy Trinity Church (Polish: Kościół Świętej Trójcy), also known as Zug's Protestant Church (Polish: Zbór Zuga), is a Lutheran church in central Warsaw, Poland, and one of two Augsburg Evangelical temples in the city. Designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug, it is one of the largest churches in Warsaw and one of the most notable for its round design.

Holy Trinity Church.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronde_van_het_Groene_Hart

Ronde van het Groene Hart

Ronde van het Groene Hart

English: Group of professional road cyclists participating in the 2010 Ronde van het Groene Hart ("Tour of the Green Heart"). Taken along the N212 road north of Wilnis, the Netherlands, just south of the crossing with the N201. Photograph taken at circa 14:20 on March 21 2010. (Metadata is not entirely correct.)

The Ronde van het Groene Hart was a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, passing through Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht. The last edition of the race was in 2010; no sponsors could be found for 2011 or 2012 and the race was cancelled permanently.

The Ronde van het Groene Hart was a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, passing through Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht. The last edition of the race was in 2010; no sponsors could be found for 2011 or 2012 and the race was cancelled permanently.

2010 edition

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble

Grenoble

Gallery

Grenoble / Gallery

English: Grenoble at night seen from the Bastille in Winter 2010. Deutsch: Grenoble bei Nacht. Fotografiert von der Bastille im Winter 2010.

Grenoble is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. A significant European scientific centre, the city advertises itself as the "Capital of the Alps", due to its size and its proximity to the mountains. Grenoble's history goes back over 2,000 years, to a time when it was a small Gallic village. It became the capital of the Dauphiné in the 11th century. Industrial development increased the prominence of Grenoble through several periods of economic expansion over the last three centuries. This started with a booming glove industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, continued with the development of a strong hydropower industry in the late 19th to early 20th centuries and ended with a post-World War II economic boom symbolized by the holding of the X Olympic Winter Games in 1968. The city has grown to be one of Europe's most important research, technology and innovation centres, with one in five inhabitants working directly in these fields.

Grenoble at night from La Bastille

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tours_Amphitheatre

Tours Amphitheatre

Fortification added

Tours Amphitheatre / History / Fortification added

Français : mur de la fortification du IIIe siècle

Vue d'un mur composé de deux appareils superposés. Légende détaillée ci-dessous.

The Tours amphitheater is a Roman amphitheatre located in the historic city center of Tours, France, immediately behind the well known Tours cathedral. It was built in the 1st century when the city was called Caesarodunum. It was built atop a small hill on the outskirts of the ancient urban area, making it safe from floods, convenient for crowds and visitors, and demonstrating the power of the city from a distance. The structure was an enormous, elliptical structure approximately 122 meters by 94 meters. According to its design it is classified as a "primitive" amphitheatre. Unlike the famous Colosseum that was made mostly of masonry and built above-ground, the Tours amphitheatre was made mostly of earth and created by moving soil and rock into a bowl shape. Spectators likely sat directly on the grassy slopes, while the masonry was primarily used for the vomitoria and retaining walls. When it was expanded in the 2nd century, it became one of the largest structures in the Roman Empire. It is not clear why the amphitheater was expanded given the population and slow growth of the city at the time.

In the second half or towards the end of the third century, the upper part of the cavea was 8 meters above the level of the arena. An annular wall was constructed without the use of quoin tiling and without large recycled stone blocks (from other dismantled buildings) included in its foundations. It was therefore constructed prior to the castrum, who saw these techniques implemented. The stone mixture of the wall was comparable to the enlarged amphitheater, however the wall obliterated some of its structures, indicating it was made after those structures. With a thickness of 3.5 meters and a height probably above the level of the cavea, the defensive wall was placed continuous along the entire on the embankment. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that the side vomitoria and indoor stairs were completely blocked, leaving the main vomitoria as the only access to the arena (facilitating defence). Moreover, there was a defensive moat preceded by a counterscarp, dated from the second half of the third century and dug at the foot of the amphitheater. While the remains were discovered in the southeast part of the structure, it was probably completely encircled the amphitheatre. Its maintenance ceased with the building of the castrum. Comparable stone masonry, dating from the same period, exist in Avenches (Switzerland), Lillebonne and the arenas of Senlis. In each case the massive character of a monument, theater or amphitheater, was converted into a fort and offered temporarily shelter to nearby residents in case of attack. This would have been far less labour-intensive than building a fort from scratch. This construction was definitely spread out over a period of several months, likely in response to a deterioration of some kind with the security and safety of the city inhabitants. The inhabitants at the time would have known that this was a permanent change to the amphitheater, rendering it ineffective in its original function of displaying performances.

Fortification wall of the amphitheater of the third century. Below dotted line: the exposed foundation. Above dotted line: the fortified wall.l

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A0n_M%E1%BA%B7c_T%E1%BB%AD

Hàn Mặc Tử

Hàn Mặc Tử

Han Mac Tu (vietnamese Poet)

Hàn Mặc Tử

Francis Nguyễn Trọng Trí, penname Hàn Mặc Tử was a Vietnamese poet. He was the most celebrated Vietnamese Catholic literary figure during the colonial era. He was born Nguyễn Trọng Trí, at Lệ Mỹ Village, Đồng Hới District, Quảng Bình Province. His pen names included: Minh Duệ, Phong Trần, Lệ Thanh, and finally Hàn Mặc Tử, by which name is known today. He grew up in a poor family, his father having died when he was young. He showed poetic talent at a young age. When he met Phan Bội Châu, he received encouragement and praise that made him well-known. He contracted leprosy in 1937, and was finally hospitalized at Quy Hòa Hospital in September 1940, where he died two months later. His many poems addressed to real or fictive women - in the manner of Giacomo Leopardi in the West, for example - remain popular, and he is known as a love poet in Vietnam. His poems on folk subjects are also well-known.

Francis Nguyễn Trọng Trí, penname Hàn Mặc Tử (September 22, 1912 - November 11, 1940) was a Vietnamese poet. He was the most celebrated Vietnamese Catholic literary figure during the colonial era. He was born Nguyễn Trọng Trí, at Lệ Mỹ Village, Đồng Hới District, Quảng Bình Province. His pen names included: Minh Duệ, Phong Trần, Lệ Thanh, and finally Hàn Mặc Tử, by which name is known today. He grew up in a poor family, his father having died when he was young. He showed poetic talent at a young age. When he met Phan Bội Châu, he received encouragement and praise that made him well-known. He contracted leprosy in 1937, and was finally hospitalized at Quy Hòa Hospital in September 1940, where he died two months later. His many poems addressed to real or fictive women - in the manner of Giacomo Leopardi in the West, for example - remain popular, and he is known as a love poet in Vietnam. His poems on folk subjects are also well-known.

Hàn Mặc Tử

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Dumanoir_le_Pelley

Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley

Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley

Français : Portrait de Pierre Dumanoir Le Pelley (1770-1829), vice-amiral

Vice-Admiral Count Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley was a French Navy officer, best known for commanding the vanguard of the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Vice-Admiral Count Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley (2 August 1770 in Granville – 7 July 1829 in Paris) was a French Navy officer, best known for commanding the vanguard of the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Pierre Dumanoir Le Pelley, Unknown author

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Adams-Ray

Daniel Adams-Ray

Snook

Daniel Adams-Ray / Snook

Svenska: Snook gruppbild

Daniel David John Adams-Ray is a Swedish rapper, singer, and fashion designer.

The schoolmates and Oskar Linnros started an alternative hip hop duo group calling it Snook. The duo released two albums: Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit in 2004 and Är in 2006 receiving both praise and heavy criticism. The band's unorthodox hip hop was met by comments that the band wasn't "keeping it real" and the fact that Adams-Ray spent his teenage years in Lidingö caused critics to label them "upper class rappers". Despite some critics, the band had many hits, received awards from radio station P3, The 2003 Swedish Hip-hop Awards 2003, and best Swedish band at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006. Daniel Adams-Ray won the Swedish freestyle-rap championship in 2004 and was awarded the prize for best Swedish rapper in 2005.

Daniel Adams-Ray as part of Snook alongside Oskar Linnros

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_Riots

Champagne Riots

Establishing the Champagne zone

Champagne Riots / Establishing the Champagne zone

The Champagne Riots of 1910 and 1911 resulted from a series of problems faced by grape growers in the Champagne area of France. These included four years of disastrous crop losses, the infestation of the phylloxera louse, low income and the belief that wine merchants were using grapes from outside the Champagne region. The precipitating event may have been the announcement in 1908 by the French government that it would delimit by decree the exact geographic area that would be granted economic advantage and protection by being awarded the Champagne appellation. This early development of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée regulation benefitted the Marne and Aisne districts to the significant exclusion of the Aube district which included the town of Troyes—the historic capital of the Champagne region.

The relationship between the growers and Champagne producers was not the only source of tension. Within the Champagne region itself there was civil discontent among neighbors as to what truly represented "Champagne". The French Government tried to answer the vine growers concerns by passing legislation defining where Champagne wine was to come from. This early legislation dictated that the Marne department and a few villages from the Aisne department were the only areas approved to grow grapes for Champagne production. The glaring exclusion of the Aube region, where Troyes, the historic capital of Champagne, is located, promoted further discontent as the Aubois protested the decision. The Aube, located south of the Marne, was closer to the Burgundy region in terms of soil and location. The growers of the Marne viewed the region as "foreign" and not capable of producing true Champagne but the Aubois viewed themselves as Champenois and clung to their historical roots. Protest erupted from growers in the Aube district as they sought to be reinstated as part of the Champagne region. The government, trying to avoid any further violence and disruption, sought a "compromise solution" by designating the department as a second zone within the Champagne appellation. This provoked the growers in the Marne region to react violently to their loss of privilege and they lashed out again against merchants and producers who they accused of making wine from "foreign grapes"—including those from the Aube. Thousands of wine growers burned vineyards, destroyed the cellars of wine merchants, and ransacked houses as hundreds of liters of wine were lost. The government was once again going back to the drawing-board in search of a solution to end the violence and appease all parties. Negotiations among vine growers, producers and government officials was ongoing when World War I broke out and the region saw all parties united in defense of country and the Champagne region.

The tension between producers in the Marne (highlighted top) and the Aube (to the south) was the source of further rioting as the geographical boundaries of the Champagne region was debated.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_(nerve_agent)

VX (nerve agent)

Solvolysis

VX (nerve agent) / Chemistry / Solvolysis

Reaction scheme (using skeletal formulae) for the solvolysis of VX, at its P-O bond, with aqueous sodium hydroxide

VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate. In the class of nerve agents, it was developed for military use in chemical warfare after translation of earlier discoveries of organophosphate toxicity in pesticide research. In its pure form, VX is an oily, relatively non-volatile, liquid that is amber-like in color. Because of its low volatility, VX persists in environments where it is dispersed. VX, short for "venomous agent X", is one of the best known of the V nerve agents and was first discovered at Porton Down in England during the early 1950s based on research first done by Gerhard Schrader, a chemist working for IG Farben in Germany during the 1930s. Now one of a broader V-series of agents, they are classified as nerve agents and have been used as a chemical weapon in various recorded deadly attacks. VX fatalities occur with exposure to tens of milligram quantities via inhalation or absorption through skin; VX is thus more potent than sarin, another nerve agent with a similar mechanism of action.

Like other organophosphorus nerve agents, VX may be destroyed by reaction with strong nucleophiles. The reaction of VX with concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide results in two competing solvolysis reactions: cleavage of either the P–O or P–S esters. Although the P–S cleavage is the dominant pathway, the product of P–O bond cleavage is the toxic phosphonic thioester EA-2192 and both reactions are slow. In contrast, reaction with the hydroperoxide anion (hydroperoxidolysis) leads to exclusive cleavage of the P–S bond and a more rapid overall reaction.

P-O cleavage (EA-2192 product is still toxic)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_trains_in_India

Express trains in India

Express trains in India

an indian train- Bhopal Shatabdi rushes off to New Delhi at 100mph

Express trains are express rail services of India. Express trains make a small number of stops, unlike ordinary passenger or local trains. Because of their limited stops, these trains are able to obtain the highest speeds of any trains in India. An express train is one where the average speed, excluding halts, is greater than 36 km/h. Including halts the speed may sometimes fall into the region of around 20 km/h for express trains. In some cases, trains run express where there is overlapping local train service available, and run local at the tail ends of the line, where there is no supplemental local service.

Express trains are express rail services of India. Express trains make a small number of stops, unlike ordinary passenger or local trains. Because of their limited stops, these trains are able to obtain the highest speeds of any trains in India. An express train is one where the average speed, excluding halts, is greater than 36 km/h. Including halts the speed may sometimes fall into the region of around 20 km/h for express trains. In some cases, trains run express where there is overlapping local train service available, and run local at the tail ends of the line, where there is no supplemental local service.

Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauling the third-fastest train (formerly second) of India, Bhopal Shatabdi Express, to New Delhi

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Bachrach

Fred Bachrach

Fred Bachrach

Nederlands: Herdenking van de 350ste sterfdag van Bredero. Prof. dr. A.G.H. Bachrach 26 september 1968

Albert Gustave Herbert Bachrach (1968)

Albert Gustave Herbert "Fred" Bachrach, CBE was a Dutch literary and art historian of French and German descent whose academic work featured in a number of prominent exhibitions and research works in Britain and the Netherlands and who founded the Sir Thomas Browne Institute for the study of Anglo-Dutch relations at Leiden University. Bachrach had also served in the Dutch Army during the Second World War and spent three years as a Japanese prisoner of war, suffering starvation, torture, and deprivation that haunted him for the rest of his life.

Albert Gustave Herbert "Fred" Bachrach, CBE (9 December 1914 – 18 December 2009) was a Dutch literary and art historian of French and German descent whose academic work featured in a number of prominent exhibitions and research works in Britain and the Netherlands and who founded the Sir Thomas Browne Institute for the study of Anglo-Dutch relations at Leiden University. Bachrach had also served in the Dutch Army during the Second World War and spent three years as a Japanese prisoner of war, suffering starvation, torture, and deprivation that haunted him for the rest of his life.

Albert Gustave Herbert Bachrach (1968)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Tajikistan

Women in Tajikistan

Cultural background

Women in Tajikistan / Cultural background

At a wedding party in Dushanbe

This page examines the dynamics surrounding women in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia, with a population formed largely of Tajikistani (84.3%), with a significant Uzbek minority of 13.8%, and smaller numbers of Kyrgyz, Russians, Turkmens, Tatars, and Arabs. Tajikistan is one of the poorest states of the former Soviet sphere. It is a largely rural and agricultural country: as of 2015, only 26.8% of the total population lived in urban areas. The country experienced a very turbulent period in the 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union, with the 1992-97 civil war severely damaging its already weak economy. About 90% of the population is Muslim, with most of them practicing Sunni Islam. Women in Tajikistan, although living in a strongly patriarchal society, do have a very high literacy rate at 99.7% (as of 2015). Although the use of modern contraception is low (27.9% as of 2012), the total fertility rate is only 2.71 children born/woman (2015 estimate).

Tajik women and girls

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Rhodesian_Light_Infantry_(1977%E2%80%931980)

History of the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1977–1980)

Zimbabwe; dissolution

History of the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1977–1980) / Zimbabwe; dissolution

English: The Trooper Statue (or "Troopie"), the regimental statue of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, in the grounds of Hatfield House in England in April 2014

The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, commonly the Rhodesian Light Infantry, served in the Rhodesian Bush War as part of the Rhodesian Security Forces between 1964 and 1979, under the unrecognised government of Rhodesia after its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain on 11 November 1965. Latterly, during the second half of 1979, it fought for Zimbabwe Rhodesia, a reorganised version of Rhodesia under a black majority government which still went unrecognised. After an interim period under British control from December 1979 to April 1980, the RLI briefly remained active within the armed forces of the internationally recognised Republic of Zimbabwe, but did not see action under this government. It laid up its colours on 17 October 1980 and disbanded two weeks later. Fireforce actions, begun in 1974, had become so prominent that the RLI became an airborne commando battalion in 1977, and soon began to parachute into action up to three times a day. Operation Grapple, in the centre of the country, began in the same year and in 1978 Operation Splinter was opened, covering Lake Kariba. SALOPS, a separate operational area for the capital, was also made.

Following the country's reconstitution and recognised independence as the Republic of Zimbabwe in April 1980, the final parade of the RLI and the ceremonial laying-up of its colours took place at Cranborne Barracks on 17 October 1980. The commanding officer J. C. W. Aust, recalled being amazed by the large crowd of spectators surrounding the parade square, including the former government minister P. K. van der Byl, who attended unannounced. A Rhodesian Air Force Alouette III helicopter also arrived overhead during the ceremony and in Aust's words "circl[ed] in a moving salute and farewell". Two weeks later, the Rhodesian Light Infantry was disbanded on 31 October 1980. A nucleus of former RLI personnel remained to train and form the First Zimbabwe Commando Battalion of the Zimbabwe National Army. The regimental statue, "The Trooper" (or "The Troopie") left Zimbabwe on 28 July 1980 on a South African Air Force C-130 Hercules, along with various Regiment records, trophies and other paraphernalia. The collection was placed in the South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg, and later moved to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, England. The Trooper statue now stands on the grounds of Hatfield House, country seat of the Marquess of Salisbury, where it was re-dedicated on 28 September 2008.

The Trooper, the RLI's regimental statue, on the grounds of Hatfield House in England in 2014

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynne_Godley

Wynne Godley

Wynne Godley

English: St Michaels Victory over the Devil, a sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein Deutsch: Bronzestatue des Heiligen Michael in Coventry von Jacob Epstein

Wynne Godley was an economist famous for his pessimism toward the British economy and his criticism of the British government. In 2007, he and Marc Lavoie launched a book about "Stock-Flow Consistent" model, an analysis that was able to predict the global financial crisis of 2008.

Wynne Godley (26 September 1926 – 13 May 2010) was an economist famous for his pessimism toward the British economy and his criticism of the British government. In 2007, he and Marc Lavoie launched a book about "Stock-Flow Consistent" model, an analysis that was able to predict the global financial crisis of 2008.

St Michael's Victory over the Devil, by Sir Jacob Epstein, the head of which was modelled on Wynne Godley

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaarudi_Gombe

Gaarudi Gombe

Gaarudi Gombe

English: A photo of Gaarudi Gombe dolls used in a traditional folk dance in the state of Karnataka, India

Gaarudi Gombe is a folk dance prevalent in the state of Karnataka, India. Dancers adorn themselves with giant doll-suits made of bamboo sticks. The term Gaarudi-Gombe means magical-doll in the native language, Kannada. This dance is performed during major festivals and also in the procession held during the festivities of Mysore Dasara. This dance is also known as Tattiraya in the coastal districts of Karnataka. The term Tattiraya means a person carrying a doll made of bamboo sticks.

Gaarudi Gombe is a folk dance prevalent in the state of Karnataka, India. Dancers adorn themselves with giant doll-suits made of bamboo sticks. The term Gaarudi-Gombe means magical-doll in the native language, Kannada. This dance is performed during major festivals and also in the procession held during the festivities of Mysore Dasara. This dance is also known as Tattiraya in the coastal districts of Karnataka. The term Tattiraya means a person carrying a doll made of bamboo sticks.

Dolls used in the Gaarudi Gombe dance

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthplace_of_Ronald_Reagan

Birthplace of Ronald Reagan

Architecture

Birthplace of Ronald Reagan / Architecture

Main Street Historic District, Tampico, Illinois. U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Ronald Reagan Birthplace, First National Bank, 111 S. Main St. (center).

The Birthplace of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Graham Building, is located in an apartment on the second floor of a late 19th-century commercial building in Tampico, Illinois, United States. The building was built in 1896 and housed a tavern from that time until 1915. On February 6, 1911 the future 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, was born in the apartment there, the family moving into a house in Tampico a few months later. Architecturally, the two-story brick building is similar to its neighbors, all of which are part of a historic district added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The Reagan Birthplace is similar to most of the commercial buildings along Tampico's Main Street. It is brick, two stories tall, has three second-story windows and a cornice. Only the area's oldest buildings differ from the Reagan Birthplace's metal cornices and flat headed windows.

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was born in a second floor apartment of what is today a restored early 20th century bank.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck,_Poland

Puck, Poland

Interesting places

Puck, Poland / Interesting places

Polski: Puck, szpital p.w. św. Jerzego, ob. siedziba Towarzystwa Kulturalnego, XVIII This is a photo of a monument in Poland identified by the ID 637161

Puck is a town in northwestern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea and part of Kashubia with many Kashubian speakers in the town. Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship, Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.

Gothic St Peter and Paul's church (13th century) Town Hall (1865) Burghers' houses at the main square (Plac Wolności), 17th century, rebuilt in the 19th century Flooded port (8th-10th century) located some 500 metres from the shore Remnants of a brick castle (14th century) Memorials of gen. Józef Haller and Poland's Wedding to the Sea Puck region museum (Muzeum Ziemi Puckiej) Former 17th-century hospital, now housing an ethnographic museum Wooden pier Marina Caves in Mechowo Coastal Landscape Park (Nadmorski Park Krajobrazowy)

Ethnographic museum

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Prystor

Aleksander Prystor

Aleksander Prystor

Polski: Aleksander Prystor (1876-1941), Polish politician.

Aleksander Błażej Prystor was a Polish politician, activist, soldier and freemason, who served as 23rd Prime Minister of Poland from 1931 to 1933. He was a member of the Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party and in 1908 took part in the Bezdany raid. Between 1912 and 1917 he spent in Russian prisons before being released in 1917. In March 1917 he joined Polish Military Organisation. After independce he became secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. He fought as a volunteer in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920. He worked for few ministries. Between 1931 and 1933 he served as Prime Minister of Poland. After that he became the Marshal of the Polish Senate 1935-1938. After the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, he fled to neutral Lithuania. After Lithuania was annexed by the USSR he was arrested in June 1940 by the NKVD; he died probably in 1941 in the prison hospital of the Butyrka prison in Moscow.

Aleksander Błażej Prystor (Polish: [alɛˈksandɛr ˈprɨstɔr]; 2 January 1874 – 1941) was a Polish politician, activist, soldier and freemason, who served as 23rd Prime Minister of Poland from 1931 to 1933. He was a member of the Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party and in 1908 took part in the Bezdany raid. Between 1912 and 1917 he spent in Russian prisons before being released in 1917. In March 1917 he joined Polish Military Organisation. After independce he became secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. He fought as a volunteer in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920. He worked for few ministries (Labour, Industry and Commerce). Between 1931 and 1933 he served as Prime Minister of Poland. After that he became the Marshal of the Polish Senate 1935-1938. After the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, he fled to neutral Lithuania. After Lithuania was annexed by the USSR he was arrested in June 1940 by the NKVD; he died probably in 1941 (the date is not known) in the prison hospital of the Butyrka prison in Moscow.

Aleksander Prystor

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Noda

Hideo Noda

Works

Hideo Noda / Works

Hideo Noda, also known as Hideo Benjamin Noda and Benjamin Hideo Noda, was a Japanese-American modernist painter and muralist, member of the Shinseisakka movement in Japan, student of Arnold Blanch, and uncle of Japanese printmaker Tetsuya Noda, as well as alleged communist spy recruited by Whittaker Chambers.

Landscape (1938)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

2001

Ralf Schumacher / Formula One career / Williams (1999–2004) / 2001

Ralf Schumacher driving for WilliamsF1 at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix.

Ralf Schumacher is a German former racing driver. He is the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher and the pair are the only siblings to win Formula One races. Schumacher began karting at the age of three and achieved early success before making the transition to automobile racing in the German Formula Three Championship and the Formula Nippon series. He first drove in Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix for the 1997 season. Schumacher moved to the Williams F1 team in 1999, finishing sixth in the Drivers' Championship that year. He won his first Grand Prix in 2001, en route to fourth place in the Drivers' Championship, and subsequently won five more races over the course of two years. Schumacher left Williams at the end of 2004 and joined Toyota Racing in 2005. However, his performance throughout 2006 and 2007 resulted in Schumacher leaving Formula One, as a result of internal pressure. After leaving Formula One, Schumacher joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2008, achieving minor success, and retired from motorsport at the end of 2012 to enter a managerial role within DTM, mentoring young drivers.

At the opening round in Australia, Schumacher retired after a collision with BAR driver Jacques Villeneuve which resulted in the death of race marshal Graham Beveridge. He scored his first points of the season with a fifth-place finish in Malaysia, and later spun off in the next race in Brazil which included a collision with Barrichello early in the race. In the succeeding round at the San Marino Grand Prix, Schumacher started from third on the grid and led every lap of the race to take his first Formula One victory. However, the following three races saw Schumacher failing to finish. Schumacher won his second career victory in Canadian Grand Prix, with brother Michael finishing second and the result marked the first one-two finish by siblings. These results were followed by a fourth-place finish at the European Grand Prix, and took second place in France. He was unable to finish the race in Britain due to a problem with his car's engine. In Germany, Schumacher took his third and final win of the season having started from second on the grid. This result marked a good run of form as Schumacher scored points in three of the remaining five races, including a third-place finish in Italy. Schumacher finished the season fourth in the Drivers' Championship, with 49 points.

Schumacher driving for Williams at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, where he took his second career victory

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9vez%C3%A9

Gévezé

Gévezé

Français : Mairie de Gévezé. Brezhoneg: Ti-kêr Gevrezeg. English: Town hall of Gévezé.

Town hall

Gévezé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Gévezé (Breton: Gevrezeg, Gallo: Jaebevae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Town hall

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Schabowski

Günter Schabowski

Press conference: the opening of the Berlin Wall

Günter Schabowski / Press conference: the opening of the Berlin Wall

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. ADN-ZB/Lehmann/ 9.11.89/Berlin: Pressekonferenz/ Günter Schabowski, Mitglied des Politbüros und Sekretär des ZK der SED, informierte im Internationalen Pressezentrum über Verlauf und Ergebnisse des zweiten Beratungstages des 10. Plenums des ZK der SED. Günter Schabowski stand den in- und ausländischen Journalisten Rede und Antwort.

Günter Schabowski was an official of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the ruling party during most of the existence of the German Democratic Republic. Schabowski gained worldwide fame in November 1989 when he improvised a slightly mistaken answer to a press conference question, raising popular expectations much more rapidly than the government planned, so that massive crowds gathered the same night at the Berlin Wall, forcing its opening after 28 years; soon after, the entire inner German border was opened.

In October 1989, Schabowski, along with several other members of the Politbüro, turned on longtime SED leader Erich Honecker and forced him to step down in favor of Egon Krenz. As part of the effort to change the regime's image, Schabowski was named the regime's unofficial spokesman, and he held several daily press conferences to announce changes. He had already been in charge of media affairs for the Politbüro before then. He was also reportedly named the number-two man in the SED, Krenz's old role. Schabowski had spent most of his career in Communist-style journalism, in which reporters were told what to write after events had already happened. He thus found it somewhat difficult to get used to Western-style media practice. On 9 November 1989, shortly before that day's press conference, Krenz handed Schabowski a text containing new, temporary travel regulations. The text stipulated that East German citizens could apply for permission to travel abroad without having to meet the previous requirements for those trips, and also allowed for permanent emigration between all border crossings—including those between East and West Berlin. The text was supposed to be embargoed until the next morning. Schabowski had not been on hand when Krenz read the text earlier in the day to several Politbüro members during a cigarette break at that day's Central Committee plenum, nor had he been there when it was discussed before the full committee. However, he felt comfortable discussing it at the press conference; he later said that all one needed to do in order to conduct a press conference was be able to speak German and read a text without mistakes. Accordingly, he read the note aloud at the end of the press conference. One of the reporters asked when the regulations would come into effect. Schabowski assumed it would be the same day based on the wording of the note, and replied after a few seconds' pause: "As far as I know — effective immediately, without delay." (German: Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich.) Accounts differ on who asked that question. Both Riccardo Ehrman, the Berlin correspondent of the ANSA news agency, and German Bild Zeitung (a tabloid) reporter Peter Brinkmann were sitting on the front row at the press conference, and claimed to have asked when the regulations would come into force. Later, when asked whether the new regulations also applied to travel between East and West Berlin, Schabowski looked at the text again and discovered that they did. When Daniel Johnson of The Daily Telegraph asked what that meant for the Berlin Wall, Schabowski sat frozen before giving a rambling statement about the Wall being tied to the larger disarmament question. After the press conference, Schabowski sat down for a live interview with NBC's Tom Brokaw. When Brokaw asked him if it was indeed true that East Germans could now travel without having to go through a third country, Schabowski replied in broken English that East Germans were "not further forced to leave GDR by transit through another country," and could now "go through the border." When Brokaw asked if this meant "freedom of travel," Schabowski replied, "Yes of course," and added that it was not "a question of tourism," but "a permission of leaving GDR." The West German public national television channels showed parts of Schabowski's press conference in their main evening news reports at 7:17 PM on ZDF's heute and at 8 PM on ARD's Tagesschau; this meant that the news was broadcast to nearly all of East Germany, where West German television was widely watched, as well. The news then spread like wildfire with news reports continuing to repeat the news throughout the night. As the night progressed, thousands of East Berliners began proceeding to the six border crossings along the Berlin Wall. They demanded to be let through. Live TV reported on the gathering people which only increased the numbers of East Berliners coming to the gates. The crowds vastly outnumbered the border guards who initially tried to stall for time. However, no one was wil

The press conference on 9 November 1989 by Günter Schabowski (seated on stage, second from right) and other East German officials which led to the Fall of the Wall. Riccardo Ehrman is sitting on the floor of the stage with the table just behind him.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Tacoma,_Tacoma,_Washington

North Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington

North Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington

English: A neighborhood in Ruston.

North Tacoma is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. The area is most known for waterfront parks and restaurants, the Point Defiance Park, the University of Puget Sound, Stadium High School, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

North Tacoma (also called the North End) is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. The area is most known for waterfront parks and restaurants, the Point Defiance Park, the University of Puget Sound, Stadium High School, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Neighborhood at Stack Hill, above Point Ruston

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Stereophonics

List of songs recorded by Stereophonics

Songs

List of songs recorded by Stereophonics / Songs

Deutsch: Richard Jones, Bassist der Stereophonics, auf der Alternastage-Bühne beim Rock im Park-Festival 2013.English: Richard Jones, bass guitarist of the band Stereophonics, stands on the Alterna Stage of Rock im Park-Festival 2013. Festivalsommer This photo was created with the support of donations to Wikimedia Deutschland in the context of the CPB project "Festival Summer". беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | Deutsch | English | español | français | italiano | македонски | português | sicilianu | Türkçe | українська | +/− This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. Personality rights warningAlthough this work is freely licensed or in the public domain, the person(s) shown may have rights that legally restrict certain re-uses unless those depicted consent to such uses. In these cases, a model release or other evidence of consent could protect you from infringement claims. Though not obliged to do so, the uploader may be able to help you to obtain such evidence. See our general disclaimer for more information. For taking this photo and licensing it under a free licence a (press) accreditation was required. The photographer had a valid accreditation and has sent it to the email response team, it has been archived in the OTRS system. Users with OTRS account can access it here. Please be aware that (press) accreditations are a permission to generally take photos only and do not make any statement about the copyright status of this photo! Link to the ticket: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013020410007547

Richard Jones playing bass guitar on stage

This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. This list includes songs from the band's ten studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, B-sides from twenty-three of forty singles plus other featured appearances. As the first act signed to V2 Records, Stereophonics started officially releasing songs in 1996 with their first double A-side single, "Looks like Chaplin", which was not applicable to chart. Their second single, "Local Boy in the Photograph", charted at number fifty-one on the UK Singles Chart and has since been viewed as a classic. The debut album Word Gets Around was released in 1997 and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart. At the 1998 Brit Awards the band were nominated for "Best British Newcomer" and at the NME Brat Awards for "Best New Band", subsequently winning the former. The band gained commercial success after "The Bartender and the Thief", the lead-single from the follow-up to Word Gets Around, reached number three and remains one of their highest charting singles.

Bass guitarist Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly Jones) is one of the surviving members from the original Stereophonics line-up along with Kelly Jones. He wrote the music with Stuart Cable and Kelly Jones for Word Gets Around and Performance and Cocktails, their first two albums.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Arsenal_F.C._season

2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season

Background

2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season / Background

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and in the background, Arsenal first team coach Boro Primorac

A coloured photograph of Arsène Wenger, who managed Arsenal for his eighth season

The 2003–04 season was the 106th in the history of Arsenal Football Club. It began on 1 July 2003 and concluded on 30 June 2004, with competitive matches played between August and May. The club ended the Premier League campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 26 wins and 12 draws. Arsenal fared less well in the cups, eliminated in the FA Cup and League Cup semi-finals to Manchester United and Middlesbrough respectively, and at the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League to Chelsea. The main addition to the first team was goalkeeper Jens Lehmann for £1.5 million; striker José Antonio Reyes was later purchased in the winter transfer window. Arsenal retained their best players and successfully negotiated new contracts for captain Patrick Vieira and midfielder Robert Pires. The stability of the squad meant Arsenal were considered front-runners for the Premier League title, along with Manchester United, and Chelsea who were taken over by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. A strong start to the season saw Arsenal top the league table after four matches.

Arsenal had finished the previous season as runners-up in the Premier League, overhauled by Manchester United in the final ten weeks of the season. The club did, however, retain the FA Cup, with a 1–0 win against Southampton. Such was Arsenal's effective start to the 2002–03 campaign, manager Arsène Wenger suggested his team could remain the whole season undefeated in all competitions: It's not impossible as A.C. Milan once did it but I can't see why it's so shocking to say it. Do you think Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea don't dream that as well? They're exactly the same. They just don't say it because they're scared to look ridiculous, but nobody is ridiculous in this job as we know anything can happen. The team lost to Everton a month after Wenger's proclamation; teenager Wayne Rooney scored the match winner, which ended a run of 30 league games without defeat. By February 2003, Arsenal moved five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the league table, but injuries to key players, not least captain Patrick Vieira, had destabilised the team. Draws in April, coupled with a defeat to Leeds United at home, mathematically ended Arsenal's chances of retaining the title. Wenger refuted opinions from the media that their season was a failure and said: Of course we want to win the league, but I think the most difficult thing for the club is to be consistent and we have been remarkably consistent. We lose the league to a team [Manchester United] who spends 50% more money every year – last year they bought a player for £30 million when they lost the championship. They will do the same next year and we [have] done miracles just to fight with them. In the close season, Chelsea was sold to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million, the biggest takeover in British football history at the time. The takeover was welcomed by journalist Daniel King, who commented the club were better able to "break the Manchester United-Arsenal duopoly" in the league. Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein however was displeased, and quipped that Abramovich had "parked his Russian tanks on our lawn and is firing £50 notes at us", Abramovich was said to have placed a bid for Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, which was turned down at once. Arsenal's transfer activity in the summer was relatively quiet, given the financial constraints that came with the club's new stadium project. The club were able to keep the core of its team, successfully negotiating new contracts for Vieira and winger Robert Pires. German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was the only major addition to the first team; he replaced David Seaman who joined Manchester City. Ukrainian defender Oleh Luzhny ended his four-year association with the club by joining Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer, while striker Graham Barrett moved to Coventry City. Striker Francis Jeffers, who found opportunities limited in the first team, joined his former club Everton on a season-long loan. Giovanni van Bronckhorst moved to Barcelona on a similar deal, with a view to a permanent transfer at the end of the season. Several young players were acquired from academies abroad, namely Gaël Clichy from Cannes and Johan Djourou, formerly of Étoile Carouge. In January 2004, Arsenal signed Spanish striker José Antonio Reyes from Sevilla and in April agreed a deal with Feyenoord for winger Robin van Persie. Wenger at the start of the season prioritised regaining the league title: "I feel it is very important in our minds to do this and I know the hunger is strong to do it," and named Newcastle United and Liverpool, along with Manchester United and Chelsea, as Arsenal's main rivals for the Premier League. Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson asserted that his old club were favourites because they had the "best players … If they all remain fit week-in week-out then they will not be beaten." Glenn Moore of The Independent wrote of Arsenal's chances: "They will be thereabouts, but unless Wenger finally puts his faith in youth, and the likes of Jérémie Aliadière, Jermaine Pennant and Phillipe Sendero

Arsène Wenger, manager of Arsenal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_Aspermont_Castle

Alt Aspermont Castle

History

Alt Aspermont Castle / History

Alt Aspermont, Darstellung von Daniel Düringer

Alt-Aspermont Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Trimmis of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was once one of the largest castles in Graubünden, but today only a few small ruins remain.

The castle was probably built in the 12th century as the home castle of the Aspermont family. The Aspermont family were ministerialis, unfree knights in service to a higher noble, in service to the Bishop of Chur. Ulrich and Schwicker von Aspermont were first mentioned in 1149. The family had ties to the locally powerful Lords of Tarasp and to the Hohenstaufen kings. In 1170 two of Schwicker's sons, Ulrich and Heinrich, were two of the three witnesses when the Bishop bestowed a title on the son of the king. Members of the family also served as the vice-dominus under the bishops. Around the mid-13th century the family had managed to acquire, through marriage and carefully using the rivalry between the bishop and local nobles, titles to Jenins, Maienfeld and Prättigau. They moved to Neu-Aspermont Castle in Jenins and Fracstein Castle in Prättigau and sold Alt Aspermont to the bishop. By 1275 the castle was owned by the bishop and had been granted as a fief to Walter IV von Vaz. They held the castle for less than a decade before Walter's death in 1284. Around 1288 the Abbot of St. Gall, Wilhelm of Montfort, fled the anti-abbot, supported by Rudolf I of Germany, to Alt-Aspermont. During an uprising in 1395-96 the castle was besieged by the bishop's forces. In 1452 the castle was besieged by the League of God's House for around a year. The last bishop's bailiff was Jorg Rink von Baldenstein, who ruled over Trimmis and Zizers until the Ilanz Articles were accepted in 1526. The Articles strictly limited the bishop's worldly power and removed the need for a bailiff at the castle. It was abandoned, but remained in good condition at least until 1548. During the Bündner Wirren in the early 17th century, the castle was occupied by Austrian forces in 1622, but again abandoned shortly thereafter. On 11 April 1878 the main tower of the castle collapsed into the valley below.

Drawing of the castle, date unknown

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldershot_%26_District_Traction_Company_Limited

Aldershot & District Traction Company Limited

Trivia

Aldershot & District Traction Company Limited / Trivia

English: Alder Valley (National Bus Company) bus 231 (reg. KPA 382P), a 1975 Leyland National single-decker, pictured in Aldershot, Hampshire, in 1981. It wears a commemorative livery in the colours of its predecessor Aldershot & District Traction. The livery also proclaims '75 years of service', although this refers to the 1906 founding of the Aldershot & Farnborough Motor Omnibus Company, which did not become Aldershot & District Traction until 1912.

Aldershot & District Traction Company Limited was a major bus company operating services in East Hampshire, West Surrey and parts of adjoining counties for sixty years during the 20th century, from 1912 until 1972 when it became part of Alder Valley.

The Aldershot & District company had a play-on-words used by some user groups, "Have a shot and risk it". In 2012 to mark the centenary of the former longstanding company's incorporation, Stagecoach briefly repainted some of its local vehicles as A&D.

Leyland National in Aldershot and District livery in 1981.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%82ock

Płock

Middle Ages

Płock / History / Middle Ages

Photograph

Płock is a city on the Vistula river in central Poland. It is located in the Masovian Voivodeship, having previously been the capital of the Płock Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2019 there were 119,425 inhabitants in the city. Its full ceremonial name, according to the preamble to the City Statute, is Stołeczne Książęce Miasto Płock. It is used in ceremonial documents as well as for preserving an old tradition. Płock is now a capital of the powiat in the west of the Mazovian Voivodeship. From 1079 to 1138 it was the capital of Poland. The Wzgórze Tumskie with the Płock Castle and the Catholic Cathedral, which contains the sarcophagi of a number of Polish monarchs, is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. Later on, it was a royal city of Poland. It is the cultural, academic, scientific, administrative and transportation center of the west and north Masovian region. Płock is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock, one of the oldest dioceses in Poland, founded in the 11th century, and it is also the worldwide headquarters of the Mariavite Church.

The area was long inhabited by pagan peoples. In the 10th century, a fortified location was established high of the Vistula River's bank. This location was at a junction of shipping and routes and was strategic for centuries. Its location was a great asset. In 1009 a Benedictine monastery was established here. It became a center of science and art for the area. During the rule of the first monarchs of the Piast dynasty, even prior to the Baptism of Poland, Płock served as one of the monarchial seats, including that of Prince Mieszko I and King Bolesław I the Brave. The king built the original fortifications on Cathedral Hill (Polish: Wzgórze Tumskie), overlooking the Vistula River. From 1037 to 1047, Płock was capital of the independent Mazovian state of Miecław. Płock has been the residence of many Mazovian princes. In 1075, a diocese seat was created here for the Roman Catholic church. From 1079 to 1138, during the reign of the Polish monarchs Władysław I Herman and Bolesław III Wrymouth, the city was the capital of Poland, then earning its title as the Ducal Capital City of Płock (Polish: Stołeczne Książęce Miasto Płock). As a result of the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies, from 1138 it was the capital of the Duchy of Masovia, and afterwards the Duchy of Płock. In 1180 the present-day Marshal Stanisław Małachowski High School (Małachowianka), the oldest still existing school in Poland and one of the oldest in Central Europe, was established. Among its notable graduates is scholar and jurist Paweł Włodkowic, a precursor of religious freedom in Europe, who studied there in the late 14th century. In 1237 Płock was officially granted town rights, renewed in 1255. In the 14th century King Casimir III the Great vested Płock with vast privileges. The first Jewish settlers came to the city in the 14th century, responding to the extension of rights by the Polish kings. In 1495 the Duchy of Płock was integrated directly with the Polish Crown as a reverted fief.

Płock Diadem, 13th century.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Airlift_Squadron

20th Airlift Squadron

20th Airlift Squadron

Two U.S. Air Force Convair F-106A Delta Dart (s/n 58-0792, 57-0241) escorting a Lockheed C-141A Starlifter (s/n 66-0168) on 15 April 1980 in the vicinity of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina (USA). The F-106As were assigned to the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, based at Langley AFB, Virginia (USA), and the C-141A was assigned to the 437th Military Airlift Wing at Charleston.

The 20th Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 60th Operations Group of Air Mobility Command at Travis Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1997. The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 20th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron and ferried various aircraft on the North Atlantic ferrying route until 1943, when it was replaced by Station 3, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command in a reorganization of Air Transport Command units. The squadron was activated again in 1952 as the 20th Air Transport Squadron when Military Air Transport Service replaced its Major Command controlled airlift squadrons with Air Force controlled squadrons. When MATS turned Westover Air Force Base over to Strategic Air Command, the squadron moved to Dover Air Force Base. It upgraded to jet-propelled Lockheed C-141 Starlifters in 1965, and flew them until it was inactivated in 1997.

The 20th Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 60th Operations Group of Air Mobility Command at Travis Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1997. The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 20th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron and ferried various aircraft on the North Atlantic ferrying route until 1943, when it was replaced by Station 3, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command in a reorganization of Air Transport Command units. The squadron was activated again in 1952 as the 20th Air Transport Squadron when Military Air Transport Service (MATS) replaced its Major Command controlled (four digit) airlift squadrons with Air Force controlled squadrons. When MATS turned Westover Air Force Base over to Strategic Air Command, the squadron moved to Dover Air Force Base. It upgraded to jet-propelled Lockheed C-141 Starlifters in 1965, and flew them until it was inactivated in 1997.

437th Military Airlift Wing C-141 escorted by F-106s in 1980

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Arencibia

J. P. Arencibia

Tampa Bay Rays

J. P. Arencibia / Professional career / Tampa Bay Rays

J. P. Arencibia

Jonathan Paul "J. P." Arencibia is a Cuban-American former professional baseball catcher. He is currently a studio analyst for Fox Sports Florida. He played in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays from 2010 through 2015.

On January 8, 2015, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they had signed Arencibia to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He was released by the Orioles on April 9. On April 16, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, and was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. Arencibia was called up by the Rays on August 26, after Curt Casali was placed on the disabled list. Arencibia was designated for assignment on November 20, 2015, and released on November 23. He appeared in 24 games for the Rays, batting .310 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI.

Arencibia with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_de_Lore

Clare de Lore

Clare de Lore

English: Clare de Lore (Lady McKinnon), at the 2018 Order of New Zealand dinner, at Government House, Wellington, on 17 November 2018.

Clare Frances de Lore, Lady McKinnon is a New Zealand journalist. De Lore grew up in Riccarton in Christchurch, and attended St Teresa's School and Villa Maria College. After completing a journalism course, she worked at Radio New Zealand and in the State Services Commission. She is the author of Every Kitchen Tells a Story, a book of interviews of mainly women about their kitchens. From 2010, de Lore has been Rwanda's Honorary Consul General to New Zealand, and is an International Ambassador for Hope and Homes for Children, a charity working in 13 countries in eastern Europe and Africa. De Lore married New Zealand politician Don McKinnon in 1995, and they have one son.

Clare Frances de Lore, Lady McKinnon (born 1960) is a New Zealand journalist. De Lore grew up in Riccarton in Christchurch, and attended St Teresa's School and Villa Maria College. After completing a journalism course, she worked at Radio New Zealand and in the State Services Commission. She is the author of Every Kitchen Tells a Story, a book of interviews of mainly women about their kitchens. From 2010, de Lore has been Rwanda's Honorary Consul General to New Zealand, and is an International Ambassador for Hope and Homes for Children, a charity working in 13 countries in eastern Europe and Africa. De Lore married New Zealand politician Don McKinnon in 1995, and they have one son.

De Lore in 2018

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_police

Military police

Czech Republic

Military police / By country / Europe / Czech Republic

English: Land Rover Defender of Czech military police Čeština: Land Rover Defender České Vojenské policie

Military police are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In different countries it may refer to: A section of the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces against all criminal activity by military or civilian personnel A section of the military responsible for policing in both the armed forces and in the civilian population A section of the military solely responsible for policing the civilian population The preventive police forces of each Brazilian state, responsible for policing the civilian population, which become auxiliary forces of the Brazilian Army The status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet or on an armband, brassard, or arm or shoulder flash. Naval police members are sometimes called "masters-at-arms" and shore patrol. Air Force police members are sometimes called Security Police, Air Police or Security Forces.

The Military Police Corps (Czechoslovakia) (Czech vojenská policie) was set up on 21 January 1991. Within the provisions of the Czechoslovak Law No. 124/1992 Dig. regarding the Military Police, they are responsible for police protection of armed forces, military facilities, military material and other state property controlled by the Ministry of Defence. The Military Police are a professional force. Since 1 January 1993, Czechoslovak Military Police Corps were divided to Czech and Slovak separate Military Police Corps. The Military Police are headed by a Chief, who directly reports to the Minister of Defence. As of 1 July 2003, the Military Police officers are equipped with accessories black in colour, including their distinctive feature – the black beret. The structure is based on the territorial principle. The Military Police subordinated headquarters are located in Prague, Tábor, and Olomouc. Military police officers are assigned directly to military units, and they form also part of military contingents of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic in foreign deployments. Foreign Deployments: The military police officers serve within contingents of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic on foreign operations on the territory of Iraq and on the Balkans, and as of March 2007 its Special Operation Group (SOG) also in southern Afghanistan in the Helmand Province. Military Police of the Czech republic also contains active reserve units. Members of the active reserve have a civilian profession but several times a year participate in training or other MP activities.

Vehicle of Czech Military police

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikebreaker

Strikebreaker

Strikebreaker

English: Quote from Jack London, 1904.

A strikebreaker is a person who works despite an ongoing strike. Strikebreakers are usually individuals who were not employed by the company prior to the trade union dispute, but rather hired after or during the strike to keep the organization running. "Strikebreakers" may also refer to workers who cross picket lines to work. The use of strikebreakers is a worldwide phenomenon; however, many countries have passed laws outlawing their use, as they undermine the collective bargaining process. Strikebreakers are used far more frequently in the United States than in any other industrialized country.

A strikebreaker (sometimes derogatorily called a scab, blackleg, or knobstick) is a person who works despite an ongoing strike. Strikebreakers are usually individuals who were not employed by the company prior to the trade union dispute, but rather hired after or during the strike to keep the organization running. "Strikebreakers" may also refer to workers (union members or not) who cross picket lines to work. The use of strikebreakers is a worldwide phenomenon; however, many countries have passed laws outlawing their use, as they undermine the collective bargaining process. Strikebreakers are used far more frequently in the United States than in any other industrialized country.

Industrial Workers of the World stickerette - "SCAB"

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_El_Teniente

Estadio El Teniente

Sectors of the stadium

Estadio El Teniente / Sectors of the stadium

Español: Map of the Estadio El Teniente

Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio El Teniente-Codelco for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium actually holds approximately 13,000 people and was built in 1945 with the name Braden Copper Company Stadium. The stadium is the home stadium for O'Higgins, the team of the city of Rancagua. The stadium hosted seven matches of 1962 FIFA World Cup, where played matches of the group stage and quarter-finals. In 2013, the stadium was renovated for hosting the 2015 Copa América, to be played in Chile. Two matches of the group stage will be played in this stadium.

The stadium has 5 sectors since her renovation, the Palco has 375 seats, and the totality of the other four sectors are 13,464. Angostura (North Side) Marquesina (West Side) Andes (East Side) Rengo (South Side) Palco (VIP suite)

Map of the sectors of the stadium

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Douglas-Scott-Montagu,_3rd_Baron_Montagu_of_Beaulieu

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu

Role in LGBT history

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu / Sexuality / Role in LGBT history

English: Edward & Fiona Montagu of Beaulieu on their wedding day at Palace House, Beaulieu, Hampshire

Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, was an English Conservative politician well known in Great Britain for founding the National Motor Museum, as well as for a pivotal cause célèbre in British gay history following his 1954 conviction and imprisonment for homosexual sex, a charge he denied.

Unlike the other defendants in the trial, Montagu continued to protest his innocence. The trial caused a backlash of opinion among some politicians and church leaders that led to the setting up of the Wolfenden Committee, which in its 1957 report recommended the decriminalisation of homosexual activity in private between two adults. Ten years later, Parliament finally carried out the recommendation, a huge turning point in gay history in Britain, where anal sex, a form of "buggery", had been a criminal offence ever since the Buggery Act 1533. In 2000, when his autobiography appeared, Montagu broke down in tears when it was suggested to him that the reform of the law on homosexuality would be his monument. In a 2007 interview, when asked if he felt that he and his co-defendants had been instrumental in the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain, Lord Montagu said, "I am slightly proud that the law has been changed to the benefit of so many people. I would like to think that I would get some credit for that. Maybe I'm being very boastful about it but I think because of the way we behaved and conducted our lives afterwards, because we didn't sell our stories, we just returned quietly to our lives, I think that had a big effect on public opinion."

Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and his second wife, Fiona, on their wedding day in 1974, by Allan Warren

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Zenit_Saint_Petersburg

BC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Arenas

BC Zenit Saint Petersburg / Arenas

English: Sports Palace "Yubileyniy" in Saint Petersburg Русский: Дворец спорта "Юбилейный" в Санкт-Петербурге

BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region and BC Triumph Lyubertsy, is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes domestically in the VTB United League and in the EuroLeague. Their home court is Sibur Arena. The club is sponsored by Gazprom. Since the team moved to Saint Petersburg in 2014, the team is a part of the multi-sports club Zenit, of which the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, is also a part.

When the club moved to St. Petersburg, they first played their home games at the 7,120 seat Sibur Arena. They then moved to the newly renovated 7,000 seat Yubileyni Arena. When the club was previously based in Lyubertsy, they played their home games at the 4,000 seat Triumph Sports Palace arena.

The Yubileyny Sports Palace

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_fortification_of_Guernsey

German fortification of Guernsey

Artillery positions

German fortification of Guernsey / Fortifications / Artillery positions

English: 22cm K532(f), Battery Dollmann, Guernsey

After the Wehrmacht occupied the Channel Islands on 30 June 1940, they assessed the existing defences to determine if they would be of use. The Germans found the Islands' fortifications antiquated and woefully inadequate for modern warfare. Because the Germans expected to invade the United Kingdom in the autumn of 1940, they decided that expenditure on defences for the islands would be a waste. Initially the Germans built only feldmässige Anlage positions. By 1941 the prospect of conquering Britain had decreased and the probability of an eastern war increased, requiring defences to be built to reduce the number and quality of troops required to defend the western ocean areas. Whilst the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine had their roles in protecting the islands from the Allies, the occupying forces put their main effort into land defences aimed at repelling a seaborne or airborne assault. The resulting construction work in the Channel Islands was extensive; it required thousands of workers and massive supplies of cement and steel. Tiny Guernsey received special treatment.

Batterie Mirus was the largest artillery battery in the Channel Islands. Using four barrels taken from a 1917 Imperial Russian dreadnaught captured in Norway and resting on platforms manufactured by Friedrich Krupp A.G., these 30.5 cm guns had a potential range of 51 kilometres (32 mi) with lightweight high explosive shells, weighing 250 kg or 31 kilometres (19 mi) with the heavier 405 kg armour piercing shells. The battery became operational in June 1942. Ten other coastal artillery batteries, which included 1 x 15 cm SK C/28 and 1 x French 22 cm K532(f) at Jerbourg Point, run by Marine units, 3 x 21 cm Mörser 18 and 3 x French 22 cm K532(f) army units, all designed primarily to fire out to sea, were placed in open concrete pits so that they could turn 360 degrees. Bunkers for ammunition stores were constructed as were accommodation bunkers. Battery Dollmann at Pleinmont is open to the public to visit; it has one of the four 22 cm gun pits and a number of trenches restored. It features accommodation bunkers and two fortress quality ammunition bunkers, all linked by deep, concrete-lined trenches. A command and an observation bunker completes the major fortifications. Its guns had a range of 23 kilometres (14 mi). Barbed wire, 2 cm Flak positions, a Tobruk pit, 150 cm searchlight, minefields, Pak40 anti tank gun, and a Freya radar supported the battery. Land artillery was situated to fire on landing beaches and inland. Artillery Regiment 319 was strengthened. In Guernsey there were five batteries, each of four 10cm Czech artillery, which had a range of 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi). Two of the batteries were in casemates; three were in reinforced in field positions of earth and timber construction. Six Marinepeilstände (MP) observation towers were built on high points. They are the most obvious symbol of German construction. Each observation slit of a tower observed for one particular battery and was fitted with range finding equipment. Naval Range-finding Tower MP 3 at Pleinmont, which has 5 observation levels and had a radar unit on the roof, has become a museum, open to the public. The initial plan was for two towers to observe a target and through measuring angles determine its distance and therefore grid reference. However, when multiple targets were visible, it was almost impossible to know which ship each tower was observing. The system was dropped before all the planned towers were built in favour of stereoscopic rangefinders, making several of the already constructed towers redundant.

22cm K532(f), Battery Dollmann

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Puppy Dome

Puppy Dome

Firstbloom campers with the Bishop Paiute Tribe were treated to an afternoon of rock climbing with the Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide Service at Puppy Dome in Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Photo by USFWS.

Puppy Dome is a granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California.

Puppy Dome is a granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California.

A girl descends Puppy Dome.