title: Kendall County Courthouse (Illinois)

abstract: The Kendall County Courthouse is a former courthouse in Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The original building was completed in 1864 but was later destroyed by fire. A replica of the Italianate structure was erected in 1887. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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# Kendall County Courthouse (Illinois)

The **Kendall County Courthouse** is a former courthouse in Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The original building was completed in 1864 but was later destroyed by fire. A replica of the Italianate structure was erected in 1887. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

## History

Construction on the Kendall County Courthouse began in 1862 in Yorkville, Illinois on a bluff overlooking the Fox River. The limestone and brick building was completed in 1864 and went into service as the primary judiciary building for Kendall County. The original completed structure stood four and a half stories tall including its two-story cupola.

At about 4 a.m on March 25, 1887 the courthouse was struck by fire. Yorkville, without a fire department at the time, was forced to rely upon railroad water cars from nearby Aurora to extinguish any blazes. Citizens of Yorkville rescued the sheriff, his family and two prisoners being held in the jail. Though the exact cause of the fire was never determined, it is believed to have started in a coal stove in the sheriff's residence.

The railroad cars did not arrive to Yorkville in time and the building was almost completely destroyed. The fire left only the exterior walls standing. After the fire the interior of the building was redesigned and the building reconstructed. The roof was topped with a one-story domed capital. The dome was removed in 1920 because of continued problems with water leakage.

The population of Kendall County grew and in 1958 the courthouse expanded with the addition of two wings to the building, on the east and west sides of the structure. The building stayed in use as the courthouse until 1998, when a new facility was built. Between 1998 and 2000 the Kendall County Courthouse stood vacant until a restoration project started in 2000. The restoration included the installation of a replica of the cupola that was removed in 1920 and renovation of the historic courtroom. As of 2008, the courtroom and some meeting room serves as rental space for reunions and conferences.

## Architecture

The original building was a prominent example of Italianate architecture which the 1887 rebuild was designed to replicate. The original design was drafted by architect O.S. Kinnie, he died in 1869 and is credited with designing dozens of courthouses and public buildings in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. No photos of the original building exist and the known descriptions come from new reports and government meeting minutes. The redesign was done by Henry Hebbard.

## Historic significance

The Kendall County Courthouse is locally important for its contributions to government and politics in the area. Many decisions were made within the building that shaped the future of Kendall County. The courthouse was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1998.

## Further reading

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| Kendall County Courthouse | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Interactive map showing the location of Kendall County Courthouse\]\] | |
| Location | 109 W. Ridge St., Yorkville, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°38′25″N 88°26′52″W / 41.64028°N 88.44778°W / 41.64028; -88.44778 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 186264; 1887 |
| Architect | O.S. Kinnie (1862); Henry Hebard (1887) |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001354 |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1998 |


title: Keith Warner

abstract: Keith Warner is a British opera director, designer and translator. He is noted for his flamboyant stagings of Richard Wagner's operas.

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# Keith Warner

**Keith Warner** (born 6 December 1956) is a British opera director, designer and translator. He is noted for his flamboyant stagings of Richard Wagner's operas.

## Early years

Warner was born in London and went to Woodhouse School in Finchley, North London and then studied English and drama at the University of Bristol from 1975-78. He subsequently worked as an actor, a teacher of drama therapy and a fringe theatre director. He joined English National Opera in 1981, working as revival director, staff director and associate director until 1989. In 1985, he also worked as associate director for Scottish Opera.

## Career

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Warner combined the roles of director of productions for New Sussex Opera, artistic director for Nexus Opera and associate artistic director of Opera Omaha.

In 2005, Warner staged Wagner's *Tannhäuser* at the Stadttheater Minden, with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conducted by Frank Beermann.

Warner was appointed artistic director of the Royal Danish Opera, taking up the post in July 2011, but resigned after six months, along with conductor and music director Jakub Hrůša, as a result of problems with funding.

In the 2014/15 Season he directed Welsh National Opera's production of *Peter Pan* at the Royal Opera House and on tour.

Warner's attempt at writing an opera, Scoring a Century, was heavily panned by critics, who called it 'pretentious', embarassing, and 'unwieldy, overlong and stylistically diffuse'.


title: Ken Finkleman

abstract: Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, director, actor, and novelist.

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# Ken Finkleman

**Ken Finkleman** (born 1946) is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, director, actor, and novelist.

## Biography

Finkleman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Television series *The Newsroom*, in which he starred as television news producer George Findlay. He later produced a number of other series for Canadian television as well, including *Married Life*, *Foolish Heart*, *Foreign Objects*, *More Tears*, *Good Dog*, and *Good God*. Each of these series also included the linking character George Findlay (or the nearly identical character George Britton in the first series, *Married Life*). Finkleman describes Findlay as his vehicle for exploring issues that both intrigue him and tick him off. His 2006 series *At the Hotel* was his only television project to date not to include the linking character.

He began his career doing radio and TV work at the CBC, teaming up with Rick Moranis, then a Toronto DJ. The two of them performed in a series of live performances on CBC's *90 Minutes Live*, comedy radio specials and television comedy pilots including one called *Midweek* and one called *1980* (produced at CBC Toronto in 1979). Both pilots starred Finkleman and Moranis in a series of irreverent sketches including an early mockumentary sketch featuring Moranis as a Canadian movie producer and another featuring the dubbed in voiced overs of Nazi war criminals as they appear to be discussing their Hollywood agents and the money one can earn being interviewed on major documentary series like *The World At War*.

In 1982, Finkleman was tasked with writing two sequels to blockbuster films for Paramount Pictures, *Grease 2* and *Airplane II: The Sequel* (also directing the latter), after the creative teams behind the original films declined to take part. Finkleman was given much larger budgets than his predecessors were, but both films, while still earning a profit, underperformed at the box office and were unfavourably reviewed by film critics. His television productions are seen, in part, as a reaction to his experiences in the mainstream Hollywood studio system.

Finkleman also wrote the 2010 novel *Noah's Turn.* His brother, Danny Finkleman, is a longtime radio personality on CBC Radio One, who retired as host of *Finkleman's 45s* in 2005. Finkleman and his former wife Marion L. Cohen, a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice, have two children.

## Filmography

### Films

### Television

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| Ken Finkleman | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 7778)<br>Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer, film director, television producer, actor |


title: Fisklausvatnet

abstract: Fisklausvatnet (Norwegian) or Guoledisjávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.28-square-kilometre (0.88 sq mi) lake is located inside Junkerdal National Park, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the border with Fauske Municipality.

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# Fisklausvatnet

***Fisklausvatnet*** (Norwegian) or ***Guoledisjávrre*** (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.28-square-kilometre (0.88 sq mi) lake is located inside Junkerdal National Park, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the border with Fauske Municipality.

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| *Fiskeløysvatnet* (Norwegian)
Historic: *Guolehisjávri* (Lule Sami) | |
| Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Saltdal Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°04′26″N 15°50′17″E / 67.0739°N 15.8380°E / 67.0739; 15.8380 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
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| Max. length | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 13.39 kilometres (8.32 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 743 metres (2,438 ft) |
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| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |


title: Tết Đoan Ngọ

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Tết Đoan Ngọ is the Vietnamese version of Chinese Duanwu festival Ngo/eng/wu refers to the sun at noon.
  - Tết Đoan Dương - yang being sun
  - Tết Trùng Ngũ,
  - Tết Đoan Ngũ, Tết Trùng Nhĩ or Tết Nửa Năm is a festival celebrated at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This day is the day around the time when the tail of the Great Bear points directly to the south, that is, around the time of the summer solstice. At this time, the universe brings the greatest amount of yang or maleness in the entire year. Therefore, creatures and people must become stronger in both their health and their souls to overcome this.

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# Tết Đoan Ngọ

**Tết Đoan Ngọ** is the Vietnamese version of Chinese Duanwu festival (literally: Tết: festival, Đoan: the start/straight/middle/righteousness/just, Ngọ: at noon (from 11 am to 1 pm). **Đoan Ngọ** is the moment that the sun is the most near the earth and this day often is "The middle day of summer" (Hạ chí). In Vietnam, this day is also the death anniversary of National Mother Âu Cơ.

Compared to Cantonese Chinese term "dyun eng" (which is duan wu in Mandarin Chinese) ngo/eng/wu all refer to the ancient Chinese calendar term: the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches, which was a component for determining time based on a series of 60 years (just as today we refer to 100 year periods as centuries).) Ngo/eng/wu refers to the sun at noon.

**Tết Đoan Dương** (Dương: yang) - yang being sun **Tết Trùng Ngũ** (Trùng: double, Ngũ: the fifth), **Tết Đoan Ngũ**, **Tết Trùng Nhĩ** or **Tết Nửa Năm** (Nửa Năm: a half of a year) is a festival celebrated at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This day is the day around the time when the tail of the Great Bear points directly to the south, that is, around the time of the summer solstice. At this time, the universe brings the greatest amount of yang or maleness in the entire year. Therefore, creatures and people must become stronger in both their health and their souls to overcome this.

## Traditions

Rượu nếp, a sticky rice wine, is traditionally eaten on this holiday. *Bánh tro,* a kind of bánh lá, is used during this holiday with hard-boiled eggs. *Bánh tro* is considered as "cool", symbolized yin because it includes vegetable ash water as an ingredient. *Bánh tro* is a perfect match with extreme hot day like May 5 in the lunar year.

## Modern festival

On the occasion of Tết Đoan Ngọ, there is Festival of Delicious Fruit celebrated in Chợ Lách, Bến Tre Province with activities: fruit competition, fruit arrangement competition and fruit crop competition. At this time, there is also Festival of Southern Fruit celebrated in Suối Tiên amusement park, Ho Chi Minh city.

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| Tết Đoan Ngọ 節端午<br>Tết Đoan Dương 節端陽 | |
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| A mother and child during Tết Đoan Dương (節端陽) dying her child's nails to ward off bad spirits. The picture reads "Tết Đoan Dương nhuộm lá móng cho con (節端陽染𦲿𲄌朱𡥵)". | |
| Observed by | Vietnamese |
| Type | Cultural |
| Observances | consumption of Rượu nếp |
| Date | Fifth day of the fifth lunar month |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Duanwu Festival, Tango no sekku, Dano, Yukka Nu Hii |


title: Firoz Ghanty

abstract: Firoz Abdul Cader Ghanty was a Mauritian painter, poet, and activist.

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# Firoz Ghanty

**Firoz Abdul Cader Ghanty** (14 August 1952 – 3 December 2019) was a Mauritian painter, poet, and activist.

## Biography

Ghanty was born in Mauritius to a Persian-Gujarati father and a French mother. He held Marxist-Leninist ideas, and his involvement in protests led to arrests in 1975 and 1981. He lived in France from 1984 to 1996. He contributed to the Arte Povera movement, and specialized in contemporary art.

Firoz Ghanty died on 3 December 2019 at Wellkin Hospital in Moka.

## Notable works

* "L’Île Maurice à Paris" (1986)
* "Grande kermesse populaire du Parti du Travail Suisse" (1986)
* "Les Plasticiens de l’Île Maurice" (1993)
* "Dix ans après" (1994)
* "Art actuel de Maurice" (1994)
* "Made in Mauritius" (1995)
* "Les Années Paris" (1996)
* "Papié" (1996)
* "Litra" (1997)
* "Poswar/Pochoirs" (1997)
* "1000 Rondins/Totem pu Lamemwar (1998)
* "Le Pont I" (2000)
* "Bridge II Pont III" (2000)
* "Encounters" (2001)
* "Autoportraits" (2001)
* "Le Pont III" (2002)
* "Sertifié Morisyin II" (2002)
* "After Tokyo" (2003)
* "Taureau-de Solstice en Equinoxe" (2007)
* "Mon Corps/Moi mis à Nu" (2008)
* "Striker" (2009)
* "Écritures Croisées" (2009)
* "Test Landing of the Dodo" (2010)
* "11e Foire internationale des Mascareignes" (2010)
* "FNB Joburg Art Fair" (2011)
* "Ruptures" (2011)
* "…Suite" (2012)
* "Prakzis" (2012)

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| Firoz Ghanty | |
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| Firoz Ghanty in 2012 | |
| Born | 14 August 1952
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius |
| Died | 3 December 2019(2019-12-03) (aged 67)
Moka, Mauritius |
| Nationality | Mauritian |
| Occupation | Painter |


title: Kendra Wiseman

abstract: Kendra Wiseman is one of the founders of Exscientologykids.com, a website that offers "non-judgmental support for those who are still in Scientology, discussion and debate for those who've already left, and a plethora of easy-to-understand references for the curious." She is the daughter of Bruce Wiseman, then-president of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a Scientology-sponsored organization opposed to the practice of psychiatry. In a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times, Kendra stated that she left the Church of Scientology at age 17, and five years later, in 2005, her parents and all members of her immediate family were pressured by the church to "disconnect" from her. In a detailed account, Wiseman illustrated her personal struggle to combine love for her family with different views on the Church of Scientology, which she decided to abandon. Wiseman listed as a main source of suffering the refusal by members of the church to accept that her different opinion on Scientology itself should not limit access to her loved ones and the right to family life.

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# Kendra Wiseman

**Kendra Wiseman** is one of the founders of Exscientologykids.com, a website that offers "non-judgmental support for those who are still in Scientology, discussion and debate for those who've already left, and a plethora of easy-to-understand references for the curious." She is the daughter of Bruce Wiseman, then-president of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a Scientology-sponsored organization opposed to the practice of psychiatry.

In a letter to the editor of the *Los Angeles Times*, Kendra stated that she left the Church of Scientology at age 17, and five years later, in 2005, her parents and all members of her immediate family were pressured by the church to "disconnect" from her.

In a detailed account, Wiseman illustrated her personal struggle to combine love for her family with different views on the Church of Scientology, which she decided to abandon. Wiseman listed as a main source of suffering the refusal by members of the church to accept that her different opinion on Scientology itself should not limit access to her loved ones and the right to family life.


title: Flavorite Ice Cream

abstract: Flavorite Ice Cream is one of the leading commercial ice cream manufacturers in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1970 by Vernon Charles. It is also known as Flavorite Foods as well. It is located at Boundary Road, San Juan, Trinidad. It was distributed to retail outlets and also exported to other Caribbean Islands as well. Flavorite Foods acquired Romike Ltd in 2012. The company is publicly traded and listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.

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# Flavorite Ice Cream

**Flavorite Ice Cream** is one of the leading commercial ice cream manufacturers in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1970 by Vernon Charles. It is also known as Flavorite Foods as well. It is located at Boundary Road, San Juan, Trinidad. It was distributed to retail outlets and also exported to other Caribbean Islands as well. Flavorite Foods acquired Romike Ltd in 2012.

The company is publicly traded and listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (code: *FFL*).

## InfoBox

Flavorite Ice Cream
| Company type | Public (TTSE: FFL) |
| --- | --- |
| Industry | Food |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Products | Ice Creams |
| Website | flavoritefoodstt.com |


title: Ghanghu

abstract: Ghanghu is a village in Churu district in Rajasthan state of India. This village is associated with Harsh and Jeenmata. One of the oldest villages in Rajasthan, it was a Thikana of Bikaner State in Pre-independence India. It was originally ruled by Chauhans, and later taken over by the Kandhalot Rathores.

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# Ghanghu

**Ghanghu** is a village in Churu district in Rajasthan state of India. This village is associated with Harsh and Jeenmata. One of the oldest villages in Rajasthan, it was a Thikana of Bikaner State in Pre-independence India. It was originally ruled by Chauhans, and later taken over by the Kandhalot Rathores.

28°20′N 75°07′E / 28.333°N 75.117°E / 28.333; 75.117

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| Ghanghu | |
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| village | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Churu |
| Languages | |
| Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 331001 |
| Telephone code | +911562 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 10 |
| Nearest city | Churu |
| Sex ratio | 50/50 / |
| Literacy | 81%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Churu |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Churu |
| Climate | hot and cold (Köppen) |


title: Kendrapara Autonomous College

abstract: Kendrapara Autonomous College is a co-ed non-government autonomous college located in town of Kendrapada, Odisha. The autonomous college was established in the year 1959. In the year 2005 UGC granted this college its autonomous status to run its undergraduate educational curriculum. The college got its accreditation by NAAC with grade A certification in the year 2005. The autonomous college offers students three years of regular undergraduate courses in degree of Arts (B.A),, Commerce and Science (B.Sc.).

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# Kendrapara Autonomous College

**Kendrapara Autonomous College** is a co-ed non-government autonomous college located in town of Kendrapada, Odisha. The autonomous college was established in the year 1959. In the year 2005 UGC granted this college its autonomous status to run its undergraduate educational curriculum. The college got its accreditation by NAAC with grade *A* certification in the year 2005. The autonomous college offers students three years of regular undergraduate courses in degree of Arts (B.A), (B.A. Hons), Commerce (B.Com, B.Com. Hons) and Science (B.Sc.) (B.Sc. Hons).

20°27′00″N 86°10′36″E / 20.450126°N 86.176570°E / 20.450126; 86.176570

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Kendrapara Autonomous College
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| Type | Co-ed |
| Established | 1959 |
| Affiliation | UGC |
| Principal | Gopal Chandra Behera |
| Location | Kendrapara, Odisha, India |
| Website | kac.edu.in |


title: HŽ series 7121

abstract: HŽ series 7121 (Macosa) is a diesel multiple unit series of the Croatian Railways, consisting of a motor wagon and a trailer. These units are originally built by the factory Đuro Đaković from Slavonski Brod for "ŽTP Zagreb" in the period between 1981 and 1986. Under the licence of Macosa, Spain. In 1991, the series became a part of the rolling stock of Croatian Railways (HŽ).

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# HŽ series 7121

**HŽ series 7121 (Macosa)** is a diesel multiple unit series of the Croatian Railways, consisting of a motor wagon and a trailer. These units are originally built by the factory Đuro Đaković from Slavonski Brod for "ŽTP Zagreb" (a Croatian division of Yugoslav Railways; JŽ) in the period between 1981 and 1986. Under the licence of Macosa, Spain. In 1991, the series became a part of the rolling stock of Croatian Railways (HŽ).

## Exploitation and technical characteristics

Diesel multiple unit is particularly suitable for exploitation on railway lines with high passenger frequency, on shorter commuter traffic distances, as well as for greater distances on non-electrified lines. It consists of two motor cars, each being equipped with a driver's cab and the possibility of control depending on the running direction. From one driver's cab it is possible to control three coupled sets of two-part DMU's. A two-part set can carry a total number of 288 passengers, out of which number there are 144 passenger seats. Maximum speed of DMU is 120 km/h. The auto-stop device manufactured by RIZ (Zagreb Radio Industry) has now also been built in. From 1994 onwards, the original JŽ painting scheme of the units began to disappear, as the units started receiving new HŽ exterior colour scheme

## Reconstructions and modifications

There are two subseries of these trains - subseries 000 and subseries 100 - subseries 100 were created in 1997 when the modernization of part of the sets by TŽV Gredelj began - the main difference between these subseries is that subseries 000 has both engines located in one trailer, while subseries 100 has one engine in each trailer. Also, the reconstruction during the creation of subseries 100 resulted, among other things, in a complete change of interior (replacement of the seats, wall panels, toilet facilities, etc.), and in partial change of the frontal exterior design, as well as adding the side displays.

In 2010, TŽV Gredelj also began to modernize the sets of the 000 series, which primarily included changing of the interior and only some minor modifications to the exterior, such as adding side and/or front displays. Also, 000 sub-sets that were reconstructed during 2020's also received air-conditioned interiors (passenger compartment) and audio/video passenger information system.

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| HŽ 7121 | |
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| Diesel-hydraulic motor unit 7121 | |
| Manufacturer | Đuro Đaković |
| Constructed | *Series 000:* 1981–1986 |
| Number in service | series 000:35,series 100:14(5 modified) |
| Formation | 2-car sets
*Series 000:* M+P
*Series 100:* M+M |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 44.20 m (145 ft 0 in) |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Transmission | Hydraulic |
| UIC classification | *Series 000:* B′B′ + 2′2′
*Series 100:* 2′B′+B′2′ |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge |


title: Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis

abstract: Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis is a moth species in the family of Lasiocampidae found in Cameroon and Gabon. This species has a wingspan of 64mm and a body length of 38mm.

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# Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis

***Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis*** is a moth species in the family of Lasiocampidae found in Cameroon and Gabon.

This species has a wingspan of 64mm and a body length of 38mm.

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| *Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | *Gastroplakaeis* |
| Species: | ***G. rubroanalis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis***<br>Wichgraf, 1913 | |
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title: John R. Terry

abstract: John R. Terry is a British mathematician, currently an Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow and EPSRC Established Career Fellow at the University of Birmingham, where he is Director of the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine. He was previously Director of the EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare, a £2M initiative funded by the EPSRC. He is well known for the development and application of mathematical techniques in biology and medicine, notably epilepsy and neuroendocrinology. He is a member of the ILAE task force on Network Diseases, as well as previously being a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Epilepsy Research UK (2018-2023). He currently serves as Theme Lead for Enabling Technologies of the newly established Epilepsy Research Institute. According to Gateway to Research he has received approaching £13M in research funding, a substantial amount for a mathematician. His research has been recognized internationally, most recently by the University of Melbourne through a Miegunyah Fellowship.

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# John R. Terry

**John R. Terry** is a British mathematician, currently an Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow and EPSRC Established Career Fellow at the University of Birmingham, where he is Director of the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine. He was previously Director of the EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare, a £2M initiative funded by the EPSRC. He is well known for the development and application of mathematical techniques in biology and medicine, notably epilepsy and neuroendocrinology. He is a member of the ILAE task force on Network Diseases, as well as previously being a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Epilepsy Research UK (2018-2023). He currently serves as Theme Lead for Enabling Technologies of the newly established Epilepsy Research Institute. According to Gateway to Research he has received approaching £13M in research funding, a substantial amount for a mathematician. His research has been recognized internationally, most recently by the University of Melbourne through a Miegunyah Fellowship.

## Career

Terry was an undergraduate at the University of Reading before taking a PhD at the University of Surrey. He has held academic positions at Loughborough University, the University of Bristol, the University of Sheffield and the University of Exeter, before joining the University of Birmingham in 2019. During his time at the University of Exeter he established the Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, of which he was co-director, supported by the Wellcome Trust.

In 2018 Terry with Dr Wessel Woldman co-founded Neuronostics, a company focussed on epilepsy diagnosis and management. In 2020 Neuronostics was named national start-up of the year by Medilink UK. In 2021 Neuronostics was one of the final four in the Nature SpinOff Prize. In 2022 Neuronostics was named a winner in the Science StartUp category of the Falling Walls Foundation. In 2024 Terry himself was recognised for his work with Neuronostics, being awarded Founder of the Year by TechSpark.

## Scientific contributions

As a graduate student, Terry focused on synchronization problems in solid state laser systems, before moving into neuroscience during his postdoctoral career. He is most well known for his work in describing the mechanisms of seizures and susceptibility to epilepsy, utilising mathematical models for the first time in the context of diagnosis and surgery. He is also highly cited in the field of neuroendocrinology, where along with Stafford Lightman he has described the pituitary-adrenal interplay responsible for hourly rhythms in the stress responsive hormone cortisol.


title: Gultoo

abstract: Gultoo is a 2018 Indian Kannada language cyber-thriller film written and directed by Janardhan Chikkanna and scored by Amit Anand, released by Vivid Films. It stars Naveen Shankar and Sonu Gowda along with Rangayana Raghu and Avinash. Shanti Sagar is the film's cinematographer.

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# Gultoo

***Gultoo*** is a 2018 Indian Kannada language cyber-thriller film written and directed by Janardhan Chikkanna and scored by Amit Anand, released by Vivid Films. It stars Naveen Shankar and Sonu Gowda along with Rangayana Raghu and Avinash. Shanti Sagar is the film's cinematographer.

## Plot

Alok Naveen Shankar) is an orphan who gains popularity in his college by hacking an online movie booking website, enabling his seniors to watch a movie as part of a ragging task. After college, he and his friend Aasthi (Ram Dhanush) stay together where Alok works as a Computer Science trainer in a Computer Institute where he falls in love with Pooja (Sonu Gowda). Pooja is later revealed to be an undercover officer of the Indian Intelligence Bureau. She seduces and sleeps with Alok to collect the details and password of his computer. Later with the help of Phaneesh (Pawan Kumar), a techie, she tries to pin Alok, who turns out to be the prime suspect in the theft of the Sudhar data from the storage centre.

## Cast

## Production

### Casting and filming

Shankar's entry into Gultoo was through association with college batchmate and director Janardhan Chikkanna.

### Marketing

Multiple posters were created for the film during its release. Director Janardhan Chikkana told The New Indian Express that "there was a producer-pitch trailer, in which every actor wore glasses with round frames, and this became a highlight".

## Soundtrack

| Gultoo | |
| --- | --- |
| Soundtrack album by Amit Anand | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Recorded | 2017 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:28 |
| Label | Vivid Films and Divo |
| Producer | Amit Anand, Hriday Goswami |

Amit Anand composed the score and songs for the film. The lyrics for the songs were written by Jayanth Kaikini, Kiran Kaverappa and Anoop Ramaswamy Kashyap.

Track list
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Saalaagi" | Anoop Ramaswamy Kashyap | Saindhavi, Deepak Doddera | 04:03 |
| 2. | "VTU We love you" | Kiran Kaverappa | Raghu Dixit, Ankna Arockiam | 05:32 |
| 3. | "Neenondu Ashcharya" | Jayanth Kaikini | Eesha Suchi, Deepak Doddera | 04:05 |
| 4. | "Kadalaache" | Anoop Ramaswamy Kashyap | Supriya Lohith, Raghuram | 03:51 |
| 5. | "Kaanada Preethi" | Anoop Ramaswamy Kashyap | Jasmine Munns, Amit Anand | 01:01 |

## Critical response

The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release. Writing for The News Minute, Rakesh Mehar praised the film, saying that “it comes as a bit of a surprise to see Sandalwood pick up on the topic of Aadhaar and data theft so quickly.” Rating the movie 3.5 out of 5, Sunayana Suresh from The Times of India says “The freshness in the narrative and the extensive research show that director Janardhan Chikkanna is someone to watch out for.” “Gultoo has the elements of a musical-romance and a thriller. But it is spread out in the form of a tragicomedy – a tragicomedy because the viewers are left scratching their heads at the blatant truth staring at them and applauding the makers’ vision at the same time" quoted The First Post. Deccan Chronicle said that “amidst all sorts of smart ‘leaks’ which has rocked the nation, raising big questions over the safety of all our personal data, here comes a perfect infotainment revolving around one such 'leak’ from another engineer turned director who makes an impressive mark, hacking into a sensible tale in his debut venture.” Prakash Upadhyaya from IB Times states that “It is a new-age movie that deals with data theft and exposes the way our data is being mined for money. It tries to showcase how our every single moment is recorded and has a price on the internet. In short, the movie shows how technology can bring misery to our lives but doesn't take a stand on whether tech is good or bad.”

## InfoBox

| Gultoo | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Janardhan Chikkanna |
| Screenplay by | Janardhan Chikkanna, Avinash Lakshmaiah |
| Story by | Janardhan Chikkanna |
| Produced by | Vivid Films |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Shanthi Sagar H G |
| Edited by | Bharath M C |
| Music by | Amit Anand |
| Production<br>company | Vivid Films |
| Release date | * 30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |


title: Mindful (song)

abstract: "Mindful" is a hip-hop and R&B song by American singer K. Michelle from her third studio album More Issues Than Vogue (2016). T-Pain wrote and produced the song, which Atlantic Records released as the album's third single on February 19, 2016. Throughout the track, Michelle raps the lyrics and warns critics to be "mindful" of her. Some reviewers noted that its uptempo production differed from Michelle's previous singles, and she stated that it was one of the first times she recorded a more light-hearted song. Critics praised Michelle's rapping in "Mindful", and referred to it as a highlight of her singles. The song's music video, which was released on March 10, 2016, portrays Michelle arguing with women in a trailer park. In their coverage of the video, reviewers described it as colorful. Michelle further promoted "Mindful" through live performances.

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# Mindful (song)

"**Mindful**" is a hip-hop and R&B song by American singer K. Michelle from her third studio album *More Issues Than Vogue* (2016). T-Pain wrote and produced the song, which Atlantic Records released as the album's third single on February 19, 2016. Throughout the track, Michelle raps the lyrics and warns critics to be "mindful" of her. Some reviewers noted that its uptempo production differed from Michelle's previous singles, and she stated that it was one of the first times she recorded a more light-hearted song.

Critics praised Michelle's rapping in "Mindful", and referred to it as a highlight of her singles. The song's music video, which was released on March 10, 2016, portrays Michelle arguing with women in a trailer park. In their coverage of the video, reviewers described it as colorful. Michelle further promoted "Mindful" through live performances.

## Background and release

T-Pain wrote and produced two songs—"Mindful" and "Got Em Like"—for K. Michelle's third studio album *More Issues Than Vogue* (2016). He appeared in a 2016 episode of Michelle's reality television show *K. Michelle: My Life*, in which they worked together in a recording studio. Thomas Burroughs recorded "Mindful" at the Atlantic Studios in Atlanta, and it was mixed by Kevin "KD" Davis. Eric Cire produced the vocals, and Chris Athens mastered the track, along with those for the rest of the album, at his personal studio in Austin, Texas.

Atlantic Records released "Mindful" as the third single from the album on February 19, 2016. It was made available as a digital download; one of these releases has the explicit and clean versions as well as the music video. In 2016, Michelle performed the song at the album's release party at Webster Hall in New York City and the Hot 104.1's Super Jam concert in St. Louis.

The music video for "Mindful" was released on March 10, 2016, through Michelle's YouTube channel. It was one of four videos to promote *More Issues Than Vogue*, along with "Not a Little Bit", "Got Em Like", and "Ain't You". The production of the "Mindful" video was shown on the reality television series *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*, in which Karlie Redd appeared on the set to have a discussion with Michelle.

In an article for Revolt, Seriah Buckler summarized that the video was about "an all female crew vs. crew battle" in a trailer park. It begins with Michelle playing cards with her friends outside of her pink mobile home. When she notices her neighbors gossiping about her, she confronts them and dances in the street. For these scenes, Michelle wears a fur coat and has a rainbow-colored wig. Several critics described the video as colorful. It is intercut with sequences of Michelle cleaning her house while wearing a sheer dress, pink heels, and a blonde bob cut. She wears a pink jacket with the words "Slay Michelle", which *The Boombox'*s Victoria Johnson compared to those worn by the Pink Ladies in the 1978 film *Grease*.

## Music and lyrics

"Mindful" is a one-minute, 55-second uptempo song with an instrumental featuring hand claps and a guitar. Critics associated various elements of the single with funk. Michelle raps throughout the song, which she had previously done on her 2012 mixtape *0 Fucks Given* and a remix of Yo Gotti's 2015 single "Down in the DM". Reviewing *More Issues Than Vogue* for *The Philadelphia Inquirer*, Bill Chenevert classified all its tracks, including "Mindful", as "full-on urban R&B and hip-hop".

Throughout "Mindful", Michelle warns critics and "hoes" to be "mindful" around her. *The Guardian*'s Ben Beaumont-Thomas interpreted the song's opening line "Who the fuck told you hoes to open up" as establishing the album's tone, which he said had "a fair bit of sass" and was "low on bland aggro". Michelle directs the song toward "all kinds of hos" while comparing herself to Uma Thurman in the films *Kill Bill: Volume 1* (2003) and *Kill Bill: Volume 2* (2004). Michael Cragg, also writing for *The Guardian*, singled out the lyric "I'm coming straight from the gut" as one of her warnings. In an article for *Rap-Up*, a contributor noted that the song had an "in-your-face" approach with its lyrics.

Some critics have compared the single with Michelle’s other songs and albums. In a 2016 interview with the *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*, Michelle said "Mindful" and "Rich" were some of the few instances she has done "fun songs", and described *More Issues Than Vogue* as having "a lot of light songs". Kevin C. Johnson, a writer for the newspaper, characterized the album as a "more carefree effort" for Michelle, noting it was "not as heavy as what she's used to delivering". In a review for *Cape Argus*, Helen Herimbi cited the song, as well as "Nightstand" and "Rich", as examples of how Michelle was "not trying to be a pretty R&B diva".

## Critical reception

A reviewer for *Rap-Up* cited "Mindful" as part of a "hot streak" of music released by Michelle, and *HotNewHipHop* critic Danny Schwartz wrote that he was the most impressed with "Mindful" out of the *More Issues Than Vogue* singles. Reviewing the album, Bill Chenevert complimented the song, calling it "outstanding" and a "blast". AllMusic's Andy Kellman praised T-Pain's songs for providing a "strong, strutting start" to the album; however, he picked "Got Em Like" as a high point and not "Mindful".

Reviewers enjoyed Michelle's rapping. Seriah Buckler wrote that she "rides the beat like a seasoned lyricist", and described the song as "laden with raw bars and a flow that your favorite rapper couldn't carry". *Renowned for Sound*'s Michael Smith said Michelle exerts "her dominance and strength" throughout the single. Trevor Smith of *HotNewHipHop* and *Pitchfork*'s Britt Julious commended Michelle for showcasing her personality through her rapping. Although Julious criticized the song's brevity, she remarked that Michelle rapped with a "rapid fire confidence".

## Track listing

Digital download
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Mindful" (Explicit) | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Mindful" (Clean) | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Mindful" (Video) | 2:08 |

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of *More Issues Than Vogue*:

**Recording locations**

* Recorded in the Atlantic Studios in Atlanta and mastered in Chris Athens's studio in Austin, Texas

**Personnel**

### Footnotes

### Citations

## InfoBox

| "Mindful" | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single by K. Michelle | |
| from the album  *More Issues Than Vogue* | |
| Released | February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 1:55 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Songwriter(s) | T-Pain |
| Producer(s) | T-Pain |
| K. Michelle singles chronology | |
| "Ain't You"
(2016) "**Mindful**"
(2016) "If It Ain't Me"
(2017) | |


title: Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica

abstract: Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica is a museum in Rome, Italy, featuring a collection of works acquired by the collector Giovanni Barracco, who donated his collection to the City of Rome in 1902.

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# Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica

**Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica** (Italian, *Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture*) is a museum in Rome, Italy, featuring a collection of works acquired by the collector Giovanni Barracco, who donated his collection to the City of Rome in 1902.

## Museum

Among the works are Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician art, as well as Greek sculptures of the classical period. The 400 works of the collection are divided according to the civilization and are displayed in nine rooms, on the first and second floors, while the ground floor contains a small reception area.

### First floor

On the first floor Egyptian works are presented in Rooms I and II. Room II includes works from Mesopotamia, including cuneiform tablets of the third millennium BCE and items from neo-Assyrian palaces dating from the ninth and seventh centuries BCE. The third room contains two important Phoenician items together with some Etruscan art, while the fourth displays works from Cyprus.

### Second floor

The second floor exhibits classical art. Room V presents original sculptures and copies from the Roman period as well as Greek sculpture of the fifth century BCE. Room VI displays copies of classical and late classical Roman work, along with funerary sculptures from Greece. Rooms VII and VIII, show a collection of Greek and Italic ceramics, and other items, starting from the time of Alexander the Great. The final room shows examples of works from public monuments of the Roman period, together with specimens of medieval art.

## Artworks

* *Wounded Bitch*, a sculpture by Lysippus, Fourth Century BC

| Preceded by
**Museo Archeologico Ostiense** | **Landmarks of Rome**
Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica | Succeeded by
**Museo Civico di Zoologia** |
| --- | --- | --- |

## InfoBox

Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture
| *Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica* | |
| --- | --- |
| The *Piccola Farnesina*, seat of the museum. | |
| Click on the map for a fullscreen view | |
| Established | 1948 (1948) |
| Location | Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 166/A 00186 Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°53′46″N 12°28′38″E / 41.89611°N 12.47722°E / 41.89611; 12.47722 |
| Type | Art museum, Historic site |
| Website | www.museobarracco.it |


title: Graham V. Hartstone

abstract: Graham V. Hartstone is a British sound engineer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on over 190 films since 1962.

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# Graham V. Hartstone

**Graham V. Hartstone** (born in June 1944) is a British sound engineer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on over 190 films since 1962.

## Selected filmography

## InfoBox

| Graham V. Hartstone | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1944 (age 7980)<br>Uxbridge, England |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1962-present |


title: Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines

abstract: Guinea Equatorial Airlines (GEASA) is an airline based in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. It was established and started operations in 1996 and operates domestic charter services. Its main base is Malabo International Airport. The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.

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# Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines

**Guinea Equatorial Airlines** (GEASA) is an airline based in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. It was established and started operations in 1996 and operates domestic charter services. Its main base is Malabo International Airport.

The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.

## Fleet

The Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at February 2015):

1. Flight International 3 April 2007
2. "AeroTransport Data Bank". *aerotransport.org*. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
3. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". *Airliner World* (October 2016): 13.

## InfoBox

Guinea Ecuatorial Airlines
| IATA ICAO Call sign  - GEA GEASA | |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Hubs | Malabo International Airport |
| Fleet size | 5 |
| Headquarters | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |


title: Kendra Wilkinson

abstract: Kendra Leigh Wilkinson is an American television personality and real estate agent. She first gained recognition as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door (2005–2009), on which her life in the Playboy Mansion was documented. Although not a Playboy Playmate, she has appeared in three nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door co-stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. She subsequently starred in her own reality shows, Kendra (2009–2011) and Kendra on Top (2012–2017). After a four-year break from television, Wilkinson had a career resurgence as a real estate agent and began starring in her own real estate-focused show Kendra Sells Hollywood (2021–2023), which ran for two seasons.

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# Kendra Wilkinson

**Kendra Leigh Wilkinson** (formerly **Baskett**; born June 12, 1985) is an American television personality and real estate agent. She first gained recognition as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series *The Girls Next Door* (2005–2009), on which her life in the Playboy Mansion was documented. Although not a *Playboy* Playmate, she has appeared in three nude pictorials with her *Girls Next Door* co-stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. She subsequently starred in her own reality shows, *Kendra* (2009–2011) and *Kendra on Top (*2012–2017).

After a four-year break from television, Wilkinson had a career resurgence as a real estate agent and began starring in her own real estate-focused show *Kendra Sells Hollywood* (2021–2023), which ran for two seasons.

## Early life

Born in San Diego, California, Wilkinson is of English, Irish, and Ukrainian descent. She has a younger brother named Colin. Her mother, Patti, was originally from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and had been a cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles. Her father, Eric, was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and Ocean City, New Jersey, before moving to San Diego at age 15. He received a degree in biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego, and went on to found several biotechnology companies before retiring at the age of 48. Patti and Eric married on November 5, 1983. They divorced on March 25, 1994, when Kendra was eight years old. Her grandmother, Gloria Wilkinson, died in December 2004. Wilkinson wanted to become a marine biologist, when she was younger.

Wilkinson was raised in San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood, and played softball for six years with the Clairemont Bobby Sox. When she left high school, she began working as a glamour model, and also briefly worked as an administrative assistant in a dentist's office.

## Life and career

### 2004–2009: *Playboy* and *The Girls Next Door*

Wilkinson met Hugh Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she appeared as one of the "painted girls" (women who are nude except for painted-on accessories). Hefner had seen a photo of her shot by Kim Riley on a fax machine at the Playboy Mansion and wanted to know who she was. Shortly after they met, Hefner asked Wilkinson to be one of his girlfriends, and he moved her into the Playboy Mansion

She was featured on the E! reality television series *The Girls Next Door*, which followed the lives of Hefner's then-girlfriends: Wilkinson, Holly Madison, and Bridget Marquardt. She moved out of the Playboy Mansion in 2009 after meeting her future husband, Hank Baskett, and filmed her own spin-off reality show for E! called *Kendra*. The first season was about her living on her own and planning her wedding.

Wilkinson has made several cameos on different programs such as *Las Vegas* and *Entourage*. She also appeared in Akon's music video "Smack That". While on the set of the video, Eminem poured a bottle of water on her head, though the two later reconciled. In 2006, she appeared in the Playboy Special Edition *Sexy 100*. In 2007, she appeared in Nickelback's music video of "Rockstar" along with Madison and Marquardt. They also had a cameo role in the 2006 film *Scary Movie 4*. Wilkinson also showed her creative side as a rapper on MTV's *Celebrity Rap Superstar* which debuted on August 30, 2007. She rapped to Ludacris' "Fantasy", in response to the question asked by the show's host, "Can Kendra move her mouth as fast as she moves her booty?" She went on to take second place, losing to Shar Jackson.

Wilkinson's stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. In December 2005, she became a regular blogger columnist on the website of the Philadelphia Eagles, a team for which her mother had been a professional cheerleader, and for which her husband played professionally.

### 2009–2011: *Kendra*, marriage, and motherhood

On August 13, 2008, the *Wall Street Journal* reported that Wilkinson was Olive Garden's "Biggest Celebrity Fan". Wilkinson has described Olive Garden's cuisine as "my soul food". The newspaper emphasized that her repeated enthusiastic public endorsements of the family restaurant were genuine, personal, and not tied to any payment from Olive Garden. In fact, the company was reported as viewing Wilkinson's endorsements with "mixed feelings", as well as something on which the restaurant was reluctant to comment, since it emphasizes a family-friendly nature.

On September 22, 2008, the *International Business Times* reported that Wilkinson was engaged to then-Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett. Wilkinson initially denied this, but she later admitted she was in a relationship with him, on October 7, 2008, in an interview with Chelsea Handler on *Chelsea Lately*. On November 6, 2008, E! Online announced Wilkinson and Baskett were engaged, after he had proposed the previous Saturday at the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.

Wilkinson married Baskett on June 27, 2009, at the Playboy Mansion. Although it was initially announced that Hugh Hefner would give the bride away, Kendra's brother Colin walked her down the aisle. Wilkinson's family was in attendance, as well as former *Girls Next Door* stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. On the wedding episode of *Kendra*, she said that she would be taking Baskett's last name. They lived in Calabasas, California. On June 11, 2009, Wilkinson announced her first pregnancy. The baby, a boy, was born in December 2009. Wilkinson's friends hosted a baby shower on September 9, 2009. She told E! News that Hefner would be the child's godfather. but later denied this.

In an interview after the birth of their son, Wilkinson revealed she had suffered post-partum depression:

> "After giving birth, I never brushed my hair, my teeth, or took a shower. I looked in the mirror one day and was really depressed."

After the birth she weighed 140 pounds (64 kg; 10 st), according to an *E!* interview. She attributed her depression to moving to Indianapolis, where her husband played so soon after the birth, and feeling isolated.

Wilkinson starred in a spinoff of *Girls Next Door*, titled *Kendra*, which focused on her life after leaving the Playboy Mansion and getting engaged. *The Girls Next Door* executive producer Kevin Burns served in the same capacity on the series. *Kendra* was produced by Prometheus Entertainment, Fox TV Studios, and Alta Loma Entertainment. *Kendra* premiered on June 7, 2009, and had record breaking numbers for E! with 2.6 million viewers, making it the highest-rated reality debut for the network since 2002's premiere of *The Anna Nicole Show*. The show's 33rd and final episode, the third-season finale, debuted on January 9, 2011. The show was not renewed for a fourth season.

In 2007, Wilkinson appeared on an episode of *WWE Raw* with Bridget Marquardt.

On July 6, 2010, Wilkinson published a memoir, *Sliding Into Home*. Her second book, *Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back* was published on October 20, 2011, by It Books. In the book, she discusses her life after having a child, motherhood and marriage. Wilkinson was a contestant in the twelfth season of *Dancing with the Stars*, partnered with Louis Van Amstel. She was eliminated in the seventh week on May 3, 2011. Kendra launched her personal website KendraWilkinson.com in November 2011. The digital community offers space for Kendra to answer all her fans questions, and connect with each other while talking about family, friends and laughter.

On March 17, 2010, Wilkinson's *E! True Hollywood Story* premiered on E!. During the hour-long episode, she discussed her rocky road to stardom. In May 2010, a video recording of Wilkinson having sex with a then-unidentified man surfaced. The recording was acquired by Vivid Entertainment, who planned to distribute the tape as *Kendra Exposed*. Wilkinson contested the release and threatened to sue should it be released. RadarOnline reported that in 2008, Wilkinson herself set up a company Home Run Productions LLC, through which she made several attempts to sell sex tapes. Sources have reported that Wilkinson was paid $680,000 for the film that was made by her high school boyfriend Justin Frye when she was 18.

### 2012–2019: *Kendra on Top,* theatre and divorce

After parting ways with E! in 2011, Wilkinson and her family started a new reality show on WE tv, *Kendra on Top*. It premiered June 5, 2012. The show ended in 2017. The end of the show led to a four-year period where Wilkinson wasn't leading her own show. Since 2005, she had been starring in a reality show; First *The Girls Next Door* and subsequently *Kendra* and *Kendra on Top.*

On February 26, 2013, Wilkinson appeared on an episode of *Celebrity Wife Swap* with Kate Gosselin. On April 20, 2013, she was involved in another automobile accident on a California freeway. Her injuries included having a minor hemorrhagic stroke. On October 31, 2013, Wilkinson announced that she was pregnant with her second child. During her pregnancy, she worked as a celebrity blogger for *People* magazine. She gave birth to a daughter in May 2014.

In November 2014, Wilkinson was a contestant on the 14th series of the British reality television series *I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!*, finishing in sixth place. On April 28, 2017, Kendra, Baskett and her mother were one of the families featured on the WE reality show *Marriage Bootcamp: Family Edition*. In 2017, Wilkinson portrayed Robyn in a play live on stage, *Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man* at Anthony Cools Theatre. The play debuted in May 2017 and got extended from a three-month run to an eight-month run. *Las Vegas Review-Journal* wrote in a review: "But it’s Kendra you’re likely paying to see. And the more time she gets to spend on stage with Rodriguez, the better she’s going to be."

On April 6, 2018, she filed for divorce from Hank Baskett, seeking restoration of her maiden name in the process.

### 2020–present: Focus on real estate career

In 2020, Wilkinson began taking real estate classes and passed the California real estate exam in June 2020. One month later, she was hired as a real estate agent by The Agency, a luxury real estate company founded by Mauricio Umansky. She has since joined real estate company Douglas Elliman. On November 17, 2021, Discovery+ premiered her new reality series, *Kendra Sells Hollywood*, which covered her new career as a real estate agent in Los Angeles. It was renewed for a second season on February 3, 2022. The second season premiered on May 26, 2023, on Max. The show was cancelled after two seasons.

In a January 2024 interview with *People* magazine, Wilkinson revealed she has been struggling with depression, saying: "It’s not easy to look back at my 20s. I’ve had to face my demons. Playboy really messed my whole life up."

## Philanthropy

Wilkinson has supported numerous charitable organizations such as Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Griffin Gives Foundation. In 2013, Wilkinson and Hank Baskett hosted the fifth annual charity golf tournament for Baskett's father's foundation called the Oasis Children's Advocacy Center, which helps child abuse victims. In September 2016, Wilkinson and her son participated in a charity basketball game, whose proceeds went to Stand Up To Cancer.

In December 2016, she hosted an event for nonprofit organization Payaway the Layaway at Kmart in California. Layaways for 18 families were paid at the event. In November 2017, Wilkinson teamed up with Payaway the Layaway for the second time and paid layaways for families at Kmart on North Las Vegas Boulevard. In total, they paid off nearly $4,000 worth of layaway balances of ten families.

## Filmography

Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2005–09 | *The Girls Next Door* | Herself | 82 episodes |
| 2005 | *Las Vegas* | Mystique Waitress | Episode: "The Lie Is Cast"; uncredited |
| 2005 | *Entourage* | Playmate | Episode: "Aquamansion" |
| 2005 | *Curb Your Enthusiasm* | Herself | Episode: "The Smoking Jacket" |
| 2006 | *Robot Chicken* | | Episode: "Drippy Pony"; Voice |
| 2006 | *Scary Movie 4* | Blonde #3 | Film |
| 2007 | *General Hospital* | Playboy Bunny | Episode: "Episode #1.11376" |
| 2007 | *Celebrity Rap Superstar* | Herself | Contestant; Runner-up |
| 2008 | *The House Bunny* | Kendra Wilkinson | Film |
| 2009 | *How I Met Your Mother* | Herself | Episode: "Benefits" |
| 2009–11 | *Kendra* | | 43 episodes; also as executive producer and producer (3 episodes) |
| 2011 | *Dancing with the Stars* | | Contestant; 13 episodes |
| 2012–17 | *Kendra on Top* | | 77 episodes; also as co-executive producer (14 episodes) |
| 2013 | *Scary Movie 5* | Christian Grey's Slave | Film; Deleted scene |
| 2013 | *The Mindy Project* | Marie | Episode: "Bro Club for Dudes" |
| 2014 | *I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!* | Herself | Contestant; 21 episodes |
| 2015–16 | *Worst Cooks in America* | | Contestant; 7 episodes |
| 2015 | *Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!* | Flo | Television film |
| 2015–17 | *Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars* | Herself | 23 episodes |
| 2021–23 | *Kendra Sells Hollywood* | | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2022 | *Kicking & Screaming* | Kendra | Episode: "Kendra Wilkinson Gives Mamrie & Grace Career Advice" |
| 2023 | *Brother vs. Brother* | Herself | Judge; 2 episodes |

Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | "Beverly Hills" | Weezer | Herself | Uncredited |
| 2006 | "Smack That" | Akon feat. Eminem | | |
| 2007 | "Rockstar" | Nickelback | |  |

Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | *Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man* | Robyn | Anthony Cools Theatre at Paris Las Vegas |

## Bibliography

* Wilkinson, Kendra (2010). *Sliding Into Home*. Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1439180921.
* Wilkinson, Kendra (2011). *Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back*. It Books. ISBN 978-0062091185.

## InfoBox

| Kendra Wilkinson | |
| --- | --- |
| Wilkinson in October 2011 | |
| Born | Kendra Leigh Wilkinson
(1985-06-12) June 12, 1985
San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | Clairemont High School |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, real estate agent |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Hank Baskett  (m. 2009; div. 2018) |
| Partner | Hugh Hefner (2004–2008) |
| Children | 2 |


title: Hyjak N Torcha

abstract: Hyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.

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# Hyjak N Torcha

**Hyjak N Torcha** is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.

## Biography

The group formed in 2000, consisting of Hyjak (Jack McCarthy), Torcha (John Chmielewski), and DJ Bonez (George Kordas).

Hyjak first appeared on the scene in 1998, at the age of fifteen he snuck into a pub in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross to compete in a rap battle, which he won. Torcha, hailing from Sydney's west, was an active volunteer youth worker, doing programs in youth prisons and performing at anti-war rallies. Formally part of Sydney's Eth-nik Tribe, another Australian hip hop group.

Hyjak N Torcha signed to Obese Records and their first album *Drastik Measures* was released in 2004. "Sneak", a single from that album, received airplay on Triple J and the video clip was played on *rage*. The album was reviewed on Triple J's website. They have since performed with artists including the Hilltop Hoods, De La Soul, Xzibit, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, Lord Finesse, Swollen Members, Murs and Ice Cube. The group's members are also affiliated with Dominion, an Australian hip hop crew.

Hyjak N Torcha have made guest appearances (together and separately) on records by artists including Hilltop Hoods (Hyjak performed on Hilltop Hoods' album *The Calling*), Bliss n Eso (Hyjak did a guest verse on the track "Get Loose" on their album *Day of the Dog*) and Pegz (Hyjak and Torcha appeared on Pegz's *Axis* album).

They also released a videoclip for their track "A Night with Chopper", featuring Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read, from his album, *Interview with a Madman*, which, in 2006, won the award for 'Best New Filmmaker' (Matt Chuang) at the BelowGround Music Video Fest Awards.

The group released their second album, *Unregrettable*, in 2009. The album was produced by Mules and features appearances by Murs, N'fa and S.Q.Z.

## Solo careers

### Hyjak

Hyjak released his first solo EP in 2002 "Breaking Sound Barriers" through Statik Recordings, DJ Bonez produced the whole EP and it was released on limited 12" inch vinyl.

In 2006, Hyjak released a mixtape, *Shady Characters* featuring Torcha, Kye, Bliss N Eso and others. He also performed on a track for Jase's single "Nutcase".

In 2011, Hyjak released a mixtape called *The Reminder Mixtape* featuring Kerser, Chow. P and Thorn.

Hyjak released a solo LP, *Light at the End of the Tunnel*, in 2013, distributed by Obese Records.

Two years later Hyjak released his second LP "Stage Diving With No Crowd", released on CD and digital.

### Torcha

Torcha formed a five-piece band, A Broken Silence, with keyboardist B-Don (Brendon Costello), guitarist Cactus (Daniel Bartulovich), bass player Boots (Simon Lennon) and drummer Nathan Tuffin. The band attracted the attention of Tim Freedman, who collaborated with Torcha on "The Road is Lost", the first single from the band's debut album, *All For What*, released in 2009. Torcha played the song whilst touring around Australia with Freedman's band, The Whitlams, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The album also features guests appearances from Ozi Batla (The Herd), Patriarch (USA) and DJ Skizo.

Torcha released his solo LP, *Frozen State*, together with producer B-Don in 2010. The beats were created without any use of samples and the instruments are mostly played by B-Don. The album features guest appearances from N'fa, Hyjak, S.Q.Z, 2furious and also Korean mega-star Bobby Kim with his crew Buga Kingz.

## Discography

### Albums

* *Drastik Measures* \- Obese (OBR016) (2004)
* *Unregrettable* \- Obese (OBR066) (2009)

### Singles

* "Sneak" - Obese (2004)

### Compilation appearances

* *Lab Exposed - Volume 1* (1999), Statik Recordings (songs: "Kryptonite + Hijak", "Ill Combat", "Best Kept Secret")
* *The Fourth Element Effect* (1999), Blitzkrieg (songs: "Wack or Dope", "Yeast Infection")
* *Culture of Kings - Volume 2*(2002), Obese Records (song: "Face The Music")
* *Obesecity* (2002), Obese Records (song: "Point of No Return")
* *Culture of Kings - Volume 3* (2003), Obese Records (song: "It's Over")
* *Straight From The Art 2* (2004), Warner Bros. Records (song: "The Science")
* *Home And Hosed - Freshly Plucked* (2004), ABC Music (song: "Corrected")
* *Chopper Read - Interview with a Madman* (2006), Rott'n Records (song: "Night With Chopper")
* *The Stolen Records* (2007), FBi Records (song: "The Test")
* *The Whitlams - Greatest Hits*, ft Torcha and A Broken Silence (song: "The Road is Lost")

### Hyjak solo works

* *Breaking Sound Barriers* (2002) (EP) \- Statik Recordings (DSR-006)
* *Shady Characters* (2006)
* *Light at the End of the Tunnel* (2013) (LP) \- Obese Records
* Stage Diving With No Crowd (2015) (LP) \- All Out Records

#### Tracks with other artists

* Kerser and Hyjak, "Roll on Up" and "I Remember" (2011)
* Rates and Hyjak, "Suicide" (2013)

### DJ Bonez solo works

### Torcha solo works

* A Broken Silence *All For What...* \- Bad Seed/MGM Distribution (ABS002) (16 October 2009)
* Torcha & B-Don *Frozen State* \- Independent/Obese (TNB001) (5 March 2010)

## InfoBox

| Hyjak N Torcha | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2000present |
| Labels | Obese Records |
|  | |
| Members | Hyjak
Torcha
DJ Bonez |
|  | |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/hyjakntorcha |


title: Gastroplakaeis toroensis

abstract: Gastroplakaeis toroensis is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Uganda. The wingspan is about 110 mm. The forewings are cinnamon brown, with traces of a basal grey line, as well as a twin median grey line, which is very irregularly and highly angled. There is also a postmedian twin crenulate grey line, which develops a third section from vein two. This line, like the median line, is very irregular and angled beyond this is an indefinite broad stripe of grey scales following the contour of the postmedian lines. There is also a distinct blackish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are duller brown, with a trace of a cloudy band of shading in the postmedian area.

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# Gastroplakaeis toroensis

***Gastroplakaeis toroensis*** is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Uganda.

The wingspan is about 110 mm. The forewings are cinnamon brown, with traces of a basal grey line, as well as a twin median grey line, which is very irregularly and highly angled. There is also a postmedian twin crenulate grey line, which develops a third section from vein two. This line, like the median line, is very irregular and angled beyond this is an indefinite broad stripe of grey scales following the contour of the postmedian lines. There is also a distinct blackish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are duller brown, with a trace of a cloudy band of shading in the postmedian area.

## InfoBox

| *Gastroplakaeis toroensis* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | *Gastroplakaeis* |
| Species: | ***G. toroensis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Gastroplakaeis toroensis***<br>Bethune-Baker, 1927 | |
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title: Planet X Television

abstract: Planet X Television is a famous global youth TV programming brand, with a focus on action and extreme sports; launched in early 1995 on Prime Sports and numerous broadcast, cable and TV channels worldwide; the same summer as ESPN's X Games and the Warped Tour. Planet X covers international action, alternative, adventure and extreme sports events, such as: surf, skate, snowboarding, BMX, wakeboarding, off-road, jetski, rock climbing, snowmobiling, skydiving, base jumping, etc. The Planet X Winter, Summer and Jr. Games took place for many years in the 2000s in Australia and New Zealand (https://www.planetx.pub/). Planet X is syndicated in the United States and abroad through broadcast, cable, and satellite outlets and through its new digital TV channel on Roku and Amazon Fire. Its new management company, Sickco (https://www.sickco.biz/) is spearheading Planet X's expansion into positive and important campaigns for global change targeting its youth market. In Summer, 2008 Planet X launched a cable TV channel that features youth action sports and music topics as well as its new national TV series and a sister channel in Spanish language in Mexico and South America. Founded by D.P. Durban (https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-durban-9537902/) and Eric Ducharme Past President of Planet X Studios and Executive Producer, Lloyd Bryan Molander

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# Planet X Television

**Planet X Television** is a famous global youth TV programming brand, with a focus on action and extreme sports; launched in early 1995 on Prime Sports (now known as FSN / Fox Sports Net) and numerous broadcast, cable and TV channels worldwide; the same summer as ESPN's X Games (then known as the Extreme Games) and the Warped Tour (all soon to have their 30th Anniversary summer of 2025).

Planet X covers international action, alternative, adventure and extreme sports events, such as: surf, skate, snowboarding, BMX, wakeboarding, off-road, jetski, rock climbing, snowmobiling, skydiving, base jumping, etc. The Planet X Winter, Summer and Jr. Games took place for many years in the 2000s in Australia and New Zealand (https://www.planetx.pub/).

Planet X is syndicated in the United States and abroad through broadcast, cable, and satellite outlets and through its new digital TV channel on Roku and Amazon Fire.

Its new management company, Sickco (https://www.sickco.biz/) is spearheading Planet X's expansion into positive and important campaigns for global change targeting its youth market.

In Summer, 2008 Planet X launched a cable TV channel that features youth action sports and music topics as well as its new national TV series and a sister channel in Spanish language in Mexico and South America (that is still active today).

Founded by D.P. Durban (https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-durban-9537902/) and Eric Ducharme Past President of Planet X Studios and Executive Producer, Lloyd Bryan Molander


title: Türksat 3A

abstract: Türksat 3A is a Turkish communications satellite, operated by Türksat. It was constructed by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 satellite bus, and was launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle, along with the British Skynet 5C satellite, in a dual-payload launch on 12 June 2008 at 22:05:02 GMT, from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. It is part of the Turksat series of satellites, and is placed in geosynchronous orbit at 42°E to provide communications services to Turkey, Europe and the Middle East. The contract for the construction and in-orbit delivery of Türksat 3A was announced in February 2006. Positioned at 42°E, Türksat 3A replaced the aging Türksat 1C, which entered service in 1996. It consists of 24 Ku band transponders, nine with 36Mhz, 12 with 36 MHz and 12 with 72 MHz bandwidth. Turksat 3A was originally intended to start services at the beginning of 2008.

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# Türksat 3A

**Türksat 3A** is a Turkish communications satellite, operated by Türksat. It was constructed by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 satellite bus, and was launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle, along with the British Skynet 5C satellite, in a dual-payload launch on 12 June 2008 at 22:05:02 GMT, from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.

It is part of the Turksat series of satellites, and is placed in geosynchronous orbit at 42°E to provide communications services to Turkey, Europe and the Middle East.

The contract for the construction and in-orbit delivery of Türksat 3A was announced in February 2006.

Positioned at 42°E, Türksat 3A replaced the aging Türksat 1C, which entered service in 1996. It consists of 24 Ku band transponders, nine with 36Mhz, 12 with 36 MHz and 12 with 72 MHz bandwidth. Turksat 3A was originally intended to start services at the beginning of 2008.

## InfoBox

Türksat 3A
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Mission type | Communication |
| Operator | Türksat |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-030B |
| SATCAT no. | 33056 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
|  | |
|  | |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus 4000B2 |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 3,060 kilograms (6,750 lb) |
| Power | 8.1 kilowatts |
|  | |
|  | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 June 2008, 22:05 (2008-06-12UTC22:05Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5ECA |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
|  | |
|  | |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 42° East |
|  | |
|  | |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 24 IEEE Ku band (NATO J-band) |
| Bandwidth | 12×36 megahertz
12×72 megahertz |
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| Türksat program | |


title: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Campli

abstract: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Campli is an archaeology museum in Campli, Abruzzo.

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# Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Campli

**Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Campli** (Italian for *National Archaeology Museum of Campli*) is an archaeology museum in Campli, Abruzzo.

## History

The museum was opened in June 1988 and occupies four rooms in the convent of San Francesco in Campli. The artefacts come from the necropolis of Campovalano where 610 Iron Age and Romanisation burials from the 9th to the 3rd century BC have been found in about forty years of research.

## Collection

The exhibition path is divided into three main rooms that house over 30 display cases and showcases containing objects from the funerary furnishings of the burials. There is also an educational path that shows the evolution of the funeral rite.

The oldest funerary monuments are displayed, consisting of large mounds with circles of stones and furnishings that included weapons, bronze utensils, and even war or parade chariots for male burials, while they included bronze fibulae and amber and glass paste jewelry for female burials. Gradually, there is a decrease in the furnishings, transitioning to the classical Roman culture.

* "Il Museo" (in Italian). Comune di Campli. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

42°43′38″N 13°41′16″E / 42.7271°N 13.6877°E / 42.7271; 13.6877

## InfoBox

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Campli
| Location within Abruzzo | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Campli |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Website | Official website |


title: Graham Van Pelt

abstract: Graham Van Pelt is a Canadian musician currently based on Salt Spring Island. He performed in Montreal based acts Miracle Fortress and Think About Life throughout the 2000s. Since 2018 Van Pelt has been releasing material under his own name.

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# Graham Van Pelt

**Graham Van Pelt** is a Canadian musician currently based on Salt Spring Island. He performed in Montreal based acts Miracle Fortress and Think About Life throughout the 2000s. Since 2018 Van Pelt has been releasing material under his own name.

## Life and career

In 2005 Van Pelt founded Think About Life with Matt Shane, and Martin Cesar. The group released two albums via Alien8 Recordings and toured North America, Europe, and Asia between 2005-2011. The group reunited for a performance at 16th edition of POP Montreal in 2017.

Between 2005 and 2014, Van Pelt released material under the moniker Miracle Fortress. He released two albums, and a series of singles, under this name via Montreal's Secret City Records. His debut *Five Roses* was shortlisted for the 2007 edition of the Polaris Music Prize. Miracle Fortress' sophomore album *Was I the Wave?* marked the beginning of a more electronic direction for Van Pelt.

In 2018, Van Pelt announced that he would be releasing new material under his own name. His debut album *Time Travel* was released on October 19, 2018, via Arbutus Records. He supported the release with multiple tours across North America and Europe, including dates supporting with Kllo, COMA, and Blue Hawaii, and performances at the Red Bull Festival Montreal, Zemlika Festival, The New Colossus, Savannah Stopover, Focus Wales, Great Escape, and Festival Santa Teresa.

On April 17, 2020, Van Pelt released the *Sense Appeal* EP via Arbutus Records and No Bad Days. The EP features remixes from Yu Su and Gene Tellem.

*Salt Spring: Sun and Shadow*, a collection of instrumental tracks recorded by Van Pelt on Salt Spring Island was released on May 28, 2021, via Arbutus Records.

## Discography

### Studio albums

### EPs

* *Sense Appeal* (2020, Arbutus Records / No Bad Days)

## InfoBox

| Graham Van Pelt | |
| --- | --- |
| Also known as | Miracle Fortress, Inside Touch, GVP |
| Origin | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Techno-pop, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | music producer, songwriter, vocalist, DJ, |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drum machine, keyboard, synth |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Arbutus Records, No Bad Days, Rough Trade, Secret City Records, Alien8 Recordings |
|  | |
| Website | www.grahamvanpelt.com |


title: John Swift (general)

abstract: John Swift was an American military officer during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He founded the town of Palmyra, New York.

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# John Swift (general)

**John Swift** (June 17, 1761 – July 12, 1814) was an American military officer during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He founded the town of Palmyra, New York.

## Early life

Swift was born on June 17, 1761, in Kent, in what was then the Connecticut Colony. His parents were Elisha Swift and the former Mary Ransom; one of his brothers, born two years later, was Philetus Swift, who eventually became a prominent legislator in New York State.

## Revolution

Swift enlisted in the Continental Army and served as a private in Elmore's Regiment (an unnumbered regiment in the Connecticut Line) under Captain Lathrop Allen.

## Pennamite Wars

Swift was among the Connecticuters who attempted to settle in the Wyoming Valley in northeastern Pennsylvania, sparking the Second Pennamite War. When the Pennsylvania legislature decided the land claims in favor of the Pennsylvania Mennonites, Swift decamped for Western New York (even though the Connecticut settlers were eventually granted Pennsylvania residency).

## Palmyra

In the winter of 1788–89, with the Wyoming Valley situation not going in the Connecticuters' favor, John Swift and John Jenkins purchased a large tract within the Phelps and Gorham Purchase in what is now Wayne County, New York, with the intent of helping their fellow Connecticuters settle there instead. When Swift set up residence near Ganargua Creek in 1790 (after buying out Jenkins), the area was named "Swift's Landing". It later was named "Tolland" before being renamed "Palmyra" at the first town meeting in 1796.

## Life in Palmyra

Swift had married Rhoda Sawyer on March 6, 1784; her brother was the one who proposed the name "Palmyra" in 1796. After Rhoda's death, Swift later married Hepsibah Treat Davidson. He had four children by his first wife and three more by his second.

## War of 1812

### Skirmish near Fort Niagara

On January 8, 1814, Lt. Colonel Caleb Hopkins and General John Swift who are both militia commanders led a hit-and-run surprise attack on a British contingent that was out collecting wood. Caleb Hopkins and John Swift led 70 American militiamen in this engagement. The American militia surprised the British party. The British suffered 4 killed and 8 captured. The American militia only suffered 1 killed. The Americans withdrew to Canandaigua with their prisoners after their successful surprise attack.

### Battle of Pultneyville

On May 14, 1814, a British raiding fleet under Commodore James Lucas Yeo arrived to take away 400 barrels of flour. John Swift who was at this location had 130 militia with him. John knowing that his militia would be easily routed in the open against superior British troops placed his militiamen in the tree line. As the British raiders were gathering the flour. John Swift and his militia opened fire from the tree line. The American militia then divided into two groups. One group of militia positioned themselves below the bank while General Swift's other men were in a nearby ravine. When some British soldiers went beyond the warehouse fence, the Americans opened fire. The British were driven off and withdrew back to sea by their ships with much of the flour. The British suffered 1 killed and 4 wounded. John Swift's men suffered a few slightly wounded.

### Failed invasion of Fort George, Ontario

On July 12, 1814, Swift led a charge to take Fort George, near modern-day Niagara-on-the-Lake. After surprising and capturing a picket post, Swift was wounded by one of the defenders, whose weapons he had not confiscated. Swift quickly leveled his pistol and killed the British soldier who had shot him. These loud shots brought the attention of a British patrol of 60 men. Swift launched an attack against the advice of his men telling him to get medical attention. Swift routed the British patrol, but his wound was severe and he collapsed. His second in command took charge and sent the British patrol fully retreating into Fort George. The American force withdrew back to their camp with John Swift's body as he died. He was buried initially around the region where he died, but a group of Palmyrans repatriated his remains to the cemetery that today bears his name, the General John Swift Memorial Cemetery.

## InfoBox

| Brigadier General
John Swift | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1761-06-17)June 17, 1761
Kent, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | July 12, 1814(1814-07-12) (aged 53)
Queenston, Upper Canada |
| Buried | Gen. John Swift Memorial Cemetery
Palmyra, New York 43°03′54″N 77°14′02″W / 43.065°N 77.234°W / 43.065; -77.234 |
| Allegiance | Thirteen Colonies
United States of America |
| Service/branch | Continental Army
United States Volunteers |
| Rank | Brigadier general |


title: Plain Brown Wrapper (song)

abstract: "Plain Brown Wrapper" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released in February 1987 as the second single and title track from the album Plain Brown Wrapper. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Morris wrote the song with Kevin Welch.

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# Plain Brown Wrapper (song)

"**Plain Brown Wrapper**" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released in February 1987 as the second single and title track from the album *Plain Brown Wrapper*. The song reached #9 on the *Billboard* Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Morris wrote the song with Kevin Welch.

## Chart performance

| Chart (1987) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| US Hot Country Songs (*Billboard*) | 9 |
| Canadian *RPM* Country Tracks | 9 |

## InfoBox

| "Plain Brown Wrapper" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Gary Morris | |
| from the album  *Plain Brown Wrapper* | |
| B-side | "Moonshine" |
| Released | February 28, 1987 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:54 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Gary Morris, Kevin Welch |
| Producer(s) | Gary Morris |
| Gary Morris singles chronology | |
| "Leave Me Lonely"
(1986) "**Plain Brown Wrapper**"
(1987) "Finishing Touches"
(1987) | |


title: John S. Myers

abstract: John S. Myers was an American politician who served as Los Angeles City Auditor and Los Angeles City Controller for a total of 28 years. Meyers served as Auditor of the City of Los Angeles longer than anyone else. He succeeded William C. Mushet in 1909 and held the title of Auditor until it was changed to Controller in 1925 under the new city charter. He served in that capacity until he resigned on January 19, 1937.

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# John S. Myers

**John S. Myers** (died December 26, 1946) was an American politician who served as Los Angeles City Auditor and Los Angeles City Controller for a total of 28 years.

Meyers served as Auditor of the City of Los Angeles longer than anyone else. He succeeded William C. Mushet in 1909 and held the title of Auditor until it was changed to Controller in 1925 under the new city charter. He served in that capacity until he resigned on January 19, 1937.

## Biography

John S. Myers was born in Indiana.

On December 7, 1909, Myers was first elected to serve as City Auditor of Los Angeles, California. He served eight two-year terms in the role. In 1925, the position was changed to that of Los Angeles City Controller following the inception of a new charter: Myers was reelected and served three four-year terms. He retired on January 19, 1937.

Myers had a son, Lindley S. Myers. He died on December 26, 1946.


title: John T. Rawls

abstract: John T. Rawls served in the California State Assembly for the 68th district from 1933 to 1935 and during World War I he served in the United States Army.

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# John T. Rawls

**John T. Rawls** (July 5, 1903 - November 20, 1962) served in the California State Assembly for the 68th district from 1933 to 1935 and during World War I he served in the United States Army.

1. "Join California - John T. Rawls". *joincalifornia.com*.
2. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). *Legislators of California* (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.

## InfoBox

| John T. Rawls | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of the California State Assembly
from the 68th district | |
| **In office**
January 2, 1933 - January 7, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Wilber |
| Succeeded by | Fred Reaves |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1903-07-15)July 15, 1903 |
| Died | November 20, 1962(1962-11-20) (aged 59)
California, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
|  | |


title: John Vincett

abstract: John Herbert Vincett was an English cricketer active from 1907 to 1921 who played for Surrey and Sussex. He was born in Hastings and died in Lambeth. He appeared in 172 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 3,464 runs with a highest score of 90 not out and took 342 wickets with a best performance of seven for 41. Prior to his cricket career Vincett had been employed as an apprentice at Ashford railway works and played football for Ashford United, Hastings Rovers, Old Hastonians, St Leonards United, Hastings, Grimsby Town, Leicester Fosse, Barnsley, Hastings & St Leonards, and Tottenham Hotspur.

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# John Vincett

**John Herbert Vincett** (24 May 1883 – 28 December 1953) was an English cricketer active from 1907 to 1921 who played for Surrey and Sussex. He was born in Hastings and died in Lambeth. He appeared in 172 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 3,464 runs with a highest score of 90 not out and took 342 wickets with a best performance of seven for 41.

Prior to his cricket career Vincett had been employed as an apprentice at Ashford railway works and played football for Ashford United, Hastings Rovers, Old Hastonians, St Leonards United, Hastings, Grimsby Town, Leicester Fosse, Barnsley, Hastings & St Leonards, and Tottenham Hotspur.


title: Pittsburgh Lyceum

abstract: The Pittsburgh Lyceum Club, or Pittsburgh Lyceum, was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League from 1907 to 1908 and played all of its games at Duquesne Garden.

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# Pittsburgh Lyceum

The **Pittsburgh Lyceum Club**, or **Pittsburgh Lyceum**, was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League from 1907 to 1908 and played all of its games at Duquesne Garden.

## History

After the WPHL was revived for the 1907–08 season, it was determined that two new teams would be needed so that the league could return to its four-team format. That season, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Lyceum entered the league. During its brief time in the WPHL, the Lyceum team included several notable players such as Jack Marks, Tommy Smith and Garnet Sixsmith. Marks, however, only played in three games for the Lyceum before he jumped to the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL), eventually playing in the Toronto Professional Hockey Club's Stanley Cup challenge. Meanwhile, Sixsmith reportedly scored eleven goals in a game in Pittsburgh, which was considered to be a record for Duquesne Garden. Lyceum player Tommy Smith was later inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In its first year of play, the Lyceum posted an 11–5–1 record, earning second place in the standings.

Unable to rely on a stable line-up, due to the number of league players changing contracts, the Lyceum was forced to fold on December 23, 1908. The WPHL then discontinued after the 1908–09 season.

The broader Lyceum organization, which continued to exist as a multi-sport club, formed another hockey team for the winter of 1920–21 and placed it in the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League. The team tied for third in the six-team league with a 4–5 record.

## Prominent players

Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame who played for the Lyceum:

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| Pittsburgh Lyceum | |
| --- | --- |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| League | Western Pennsylvania Hockey League |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Operated | 1907–1908 |
| Home arena | Duquesne Garden |
| Colors | Maroon, White<br> |
| General manager | Frank L. Danahey |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |


title: Pisa (crab)

abstract:
Pisa is a genus of crabs, containing the following species:
  - Pisa armata
  - Pisa calva Forest & Guinot, 1966
  - Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879
  - Pisa hirticornis
  - Pisa lanata
  - Pisa muscosa
  - Pisa nodipes
  - Pisa sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966
  - Pisa tetraodon

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# Pisa (crab)

***Pisa*** is a genus of crabs, containing the following species:

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| *Pisa* | |
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| *Pisa armata* | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epialtidae |
| Genus: | ***Pisa***<br>Leach, 1814 |
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title: John Sherman (historian)

abstract: John Sherman was an English churchman and academic, archdeacon of Salisbury in 1670, known as a historian of Jesus College, Cambridge.

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# John Sherman (historian)

**John Sherman** (died 1671) was an English churchman and academic, archdeacon of Salisbury in 1670, known as a historian of Jesus College, Cambridge.

## Life

Sherman was a native of Dedham, Essex. He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge, which he entered in September 1645. On 25 October 1650, Sherman was elected to a fellowship at Jesus College. He was incorporated at Oxford on 12 July 1653.

In 1661 he was presented to the university living of Wilmesloe in the diocese of Chester. The Act of Indemnity, however, enabled the former incumbent to retain the living, and Sherman was never instituted. In 1662 his college presented him to the rectory of Harlton in Cambridgeshire, and in the same year he was elected president of the College.

In 1663 Sherman appears as one of the syndics for restoring the library at Lambeth Palace, and in the following year as one of the twelve university preachers. In 1665 he was admitted to the degree of D.D. by royal mandate. In 1670 he was appointed archdeacon of Salisbury. He died in London, 27 March 1671, and was buried in Jesus College chapel.

## Works

Sherman's *Historia Collegii Jesu Cantabrigiæ* was edited by James Orchard Halliwell (London, 1840). It gives an account of Jesus College, Cambridge, from its foundation; and also of the earlier nunnery of St. Rhadegund, which stood on the same site. It went up to the mastership of Edmund Boldero (elected 1663), to whom Sherman dedicated the work.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Sherman, John". *Dictionary of National Biography*. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


title: John Sherman (intelligence)

abstract: John Bradley Sherman is an American intelligence official who had served as the chief information officer at the Department of Defense from December 17, 2021 to June 2024. Prior to that, he served from June 2020 to January 2021 as the Principal Deputy DOD Chief Information Officer. Between 2017 and 2020 he served as Associate Director and Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community (IC) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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# John Sherman (intelligence)

**John Bradley Sherman** is an American intelligence official who had served as the chief information officer at the Department of Defense from December 17, 2021 to June 2024. Prior to that, he served from June 2020 to January 2021 as the Principal Deputy DOD Chief Information Officer. Between 2017 and 2020 he served as Associate Director and Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community (IC) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

## Education

Sherman graduated from Texas A&M University with a BA in history. He also earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Houston. Following graduation from Texas A&M, he was a US Army Air Defense officer in the 24th Infantry Division. He is a graduate of the Department of Defense CAPSTONE course, ODNI's "Leading the IC" course, and the CIA Director's Seminar.

## Career

Sherman was formerly the deputy director of CIA's Open Source Enterprise (OSE). Before that, he served in several senior executive positions at NGA, dealing with analysis, collection, homeland security, organizational strategy, and international affairs.

Previously, Sherman was the principal deputy national intelligence officer for military issues on the National Intelligence Council, and as a White House Situation Room duty officer. He began his IC career in 1997 as a CIA imagery analyst assigned to the former National Imagery and Mapping Agency, now known as NGA.

### Biden administration

On September 16, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Sherman to be the Chief Information Officer in the Department of Defense. The Senate Armed Services Committee held hearings on his nomination on October 28, 2021. On December 8, 2021, the committee favorably reported Sherman's nomination to the Senate floor. The entire Senate confirmed his nomination via voice vote on December 14, 2021.

After two and a half years it was reported that Sherman would step down from the role at the end of June in 2024.

### Academia

On June 6, 2024, Texas A&M announced that Sherman was selected as the next Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, effective August 1, 2024.

## Awards and personal life

Sherman has been awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank, the Intelligence Medal of Merit, NGA's Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, and Canada's Chief of Defense Intelligence Medallion. He is married with two grown children.

## InfoBox

| John Sherman | |
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| Official portrait, 2021 | |
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| Dean of the Bush School of Government & Public Service | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
1 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Frank B. Ashley III |
| Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense | |
| **In office**
20 January 2021  28 June 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Dana Deasy |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Beavers (acting) |
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| Personal details | |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA)
University of Houston (MPA) |
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