title: Water scarcity in Kenya

abstract: Water scarcity in Kenya is affecting the Kenyan population who relies on water resources, not only for drinking but also for agriculture and fishing. For example, wetland grasses are used to feed and keep livestock. Human populations throughout Kenya have been affected by a lack of clean drinking water due in large part to the overuse of land and increases in community settlements. A specific example of this is in the Mau Forest, in the highlands of Kenya, that is a major watershed for the country. In the Mau Complex, individuals have used land for their personal gain, creating homes and farms at the expense of the natural biodiversity. The destruction of trees throughout the forest has caused severe soil erosion, which pollutes the water. This phenomenon exists all over the country and with the addition of animal and human waste into already polluted water, it has made finding clean water generally more difficult for Kenyan citizens. The current water conditions have caused a number of issues including many diseases and tribal conflicts over the remaining water resources. Additionally, as clean water becomes harder to find, women are forced to walk for many miles each day to find the water needed for the family. Another huge problem with clean water in Kenya has been an influx of individuals moving to large cities such as Nairobi, which creates large slum areas that have some of the worst living conditions and most polluted water in the country. This interaction between humans and water is currently at a crucial point in Kenya as the nation faces a major shortage in the ability for citizens to receive the water they so desperately need. Significant improvements in land management and environmental policies can help make sure that this country has the water it needs on its way to becoming a developed country.

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# Water scarcity in Kenya

**Water scarcity in Kenya** is affecting the Kenyan population who relies on water resources, not only for drinking but also for agriculture and fishing. For example, wetland grasses are used to feed and keep livestock. Human populations throughout Kenya have been affected by a lack of clean drinking water due in large part to the overuse of land and increases in community settlements. A specific example of this is in the Mau Forest, in the highlands of Kenya, that is a major watershed for the country. In the Mau Complex, individuals have used land for their personal gain, creating homes and farms at the expense of the natural biodiversity.

The destruction of trees throughout the forest has caused severe soil erosion, which pollutes the water. This phenomenon exists all over the country and with the addition of animal and human waste into already polluted water, it has made finding clean water generally more difficult for Kenyan citizens. The current water conditions have caused a number of issues including many diseases and tribal conflicts over the remaining water resources.

Additionally, as clean water becomes harder to find, women are forced to walk for many miles each day to find the water needed for the family. Another huge problem with clean water in Kenya has been an influx of individuals moving to large cities such as Nairobi, which creates large slum areas that have some of the worst living conditions and most polluted water in the country. This interaction between humans and water is currently at a crucial point in Kenya as the nation faces a major shortage in the ability for citizens to receive the water they so desperately need. Significant improvements in land management and environmental policies can help make sure that this country has the water it needs on its way to becoming a developed country.

## Population growth

Understanding Kenya's environmental situation requires looking not only at the environment but social, economic, and political factors that play an important factor in a still-developing country. With a quickly expanding population, sustaining the environment and sustaining the growing population is a challenge. The population continues to increase while the economy and resources struggle to keep up. Kenya's population faces high rates of poverty, up to 43% in 2000.

In a population that relies heavily on agriculture as a way of life, it is difficult to limit agriculture and protect the environment without taking away a resource many people in this growing population need to survive. The quickly growing population puts pressure on water resources through agriculture, land and energy uses as well as other factors. The geographic location of water resources in Kenya is also a key factor. Water is not distributed equally throughout the country, leaving large places of drylands. About 80% (percent) of Kenya's water resources are completely unprotected but not undamaged by the growing population and agricultural practices.

## Wildlife

Kenya's water systems are recognised internationally for their importance to species diversity and bird migration. Water issues directly affect wildlife, since the availability of drinking water is a necessity for survival. Wildlife is also indirectly affected by the human population's use of water to support livestock and agriculture, which compete with wildlife for limited water resources. Kenya is known for its species diversity and richness; it is in the top 50 countries of species richness. It also has one of the highest percentages of threatened mammal species.

## Impact of deforestation on water resources

Forests are important in protecting water catchment areas. When large areas of forest are logged, ecosystem services such as water supply may be negatively affected. Kenya has one of the most diverse forests in East Africa. but these forests are threatened because they are heavily used as a source of fuel or converted to agricultural land. Logging for fuel is one of the main reasons forests are threatened. Out of 22 million tons of wood products used in Kenya, 20 million are used for fuel.

Large areas will continue to be deforested if current logging rates and population growth do not decrease. An additional problem when land is deforested for agriculture is that forests often grow on poor soils that are unsuitable for agriculture. Therefore, farmers continue deforesting new areas when soil nutrients become too scarce to support crop-farming.

There is a great deal of activism surrounding water resources in Kenya. The communities that are affected by these water issues have many solutions to these problems. There are also many organisations that aid these communities. However, this has not solved the problem. There are simultaneously many forces that work against the solution to the water problem in Kenya. There are several organisations that work towards helping cope and solve the water problem in Kenya. Quest4Change, water.org and WaterRelief are examples of such organisations. Through their work, they have provided clean water to many people who need it. Building wells is one thing that these organisations often do. Though the actual production of the well only takes a few days, the planning takes a few months. It is found that when communities request help building a well, these communities are more successful in maintaining their water supply than communities that are approached and just given a well.

A water committee is elected to guide the well building process. Many materials such as stones need to be hauled to the site. Geological surveys show if there is a good site. The hole is drilled and once water is hit a pump is installed and cement cap put in place.

This allows people in Kenya to have a safe, accessible water source. These organisations also build small dams for communities. This allows communities to have water sources in times of droughts and gives them more reliable access to and consumption of clean water.

Education is another important aspect of these organisations. They teach people the importance of having clean water and proper sanitation to prevent disease and increase health.

## Mau Forest

The Mau Forest has lost a fourth of its original cover since the 1980s. Ogiek people have traditionally occupied the forest. They maintain a hunter-gatherer lifestyle that is very sustainable. There has been an increase in the population in the forest. Much of the growth has been due to immigration. This new population has cleared forest land and lead less sustainable lifestyles.

The land is now being used for housing and industrial purposes. This urban encroachment has led to encroachment and excessive use of the river waters. The drying up of these rivers is very concerning. Many communities use these rivers downstream of the headwaters. Since these rivers are being threatened at their source, they are not providing as much water for the many people that need it further downriver. It also threatens many other natural aspects of the forest. The rivers are important for river flow regulation, flood mitigation, water storage, reduced soil erosion, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, carbon reservoir and microclimate regulation.

There have been community movements to save and restore the state of this forest. However, restoring the forest requires the displacement of a little less than 2,000 people who hold land deeds in the forest. There are other efforts to help the people living in the forest do so in a more ecologically friendly way. The Greenbelt movement pays people to plant trees. This is an incentive, but the outcome still seems bleak as these tribes are more interested in their own wellbeing than that of people miles down the river.

## Government in Kenya's water crisis

Kenya's government does not have the funds to maintain strong piping systems. More than half of Kenya's population does not have regular access to piped water, and for those that do the water is often dangerously unsanitary thanks to poorly constructed systems suffering from malfunctions and vandalism.

A number of acts and reforms have been put into motion to aid Kenya's situation, but the country still suffers from a water crisis worse than almost any other in the world. In 1974, the government launched the National Water Master Plan, with the goal of having drinkable and available water within walking distance of every household by the year 2000. Due to a conflict between urban areas that have undergone water privatisation and rural areas where investors have been advised against developing, the funds have not been supplied to make this happen.

Some corporations have seen a fair amount of success from their efforts to contribute to a healthier water supply. The National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation has offered a great deal of aid since its establishment in June 1988. The organisation works to develop dams and dykes, manage flood control, and help with land drainage. They also work for the conservation and sustainability of water throughout the year and the re-use of ground and flood water.

Groups operating outside of Kenya have been pitching in as well. Since 1997 the Danish Refugee Council has been providing relief services and contributing to the development of sanitary water systems throughout Kenya and other parts of East Africa.

Millions in Kenya have also had water supply systems built by volunteer organisations and self-help groups, usually with funding from donations and support from the Department of Water Development. Still, the country suffers, as do those who share its water sources. Over a dozen countries share basins with Kenya, and at this point there has been no international framework to organise the management of these shared water resources.


title: Lisneal College

abstract: Lisneal College is a controlled secondary school located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is within the Western Education and Library Board area. At £12m, the school is the biggest investment in Derry's controlled sector in 40 years. Work started on the building of the state-of-the-art Lisneal College in June 2005 on a 22-acre (89,000 m⁲) site on Crescent Link. It was established as a result of the amalgamation of Clondermot High School and Faughan Valley High School. The new building, which caters for nearly 1000 pupils and cost approximately £17.5 million, was opened in September 2007. It was officially opened on 29 May 2009 by Queen Elizabeth II.

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# Lisneal College

54°59′13″N 7°18′25″W / 54.987°N 7.307°W / 54.987; -7.307

**Lisneal College** is a controlled secondary school located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is within the Western Education and Library Board area.

At £12m, the school is the biggest investment in Derry's controlled sector in 40 years. Work started on the building of the state-of-the-art Lisneal College in June 2005 on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) site on Crescent Link. It was established as a result of the amalgamation of Clondermot High School and Faughan Valley High School. The new building, which caters for nearly 1000 pupils and cost approximately £17.5 million, was opened in September 2007. It was officially opened on 29 May 2009 by Queen Elizabeth II.

* "Lisneal College". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
* "31 March 2009 - Education Minister attends opening of Lisneal College". Northern Ireland Executive. Retrieved 31 December 2009.


title: När verkligheten tränger sig på

abstract: När verkligheten tränger sig på is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Patrik Isaksson. All of the tracks on the album were written by Isaksson and produced by Anders Glenmark. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and was certified platinum in week 47 in 1999.

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# När verkligheten tränger sig på

***När verkligheten tränger sig på*** is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Patrik Isaksson. All of the tracks on the album were written by Isaksson and produced by Anders Glenmark. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and was certified platinum in week 47 in 1999.

## Track listing

1. Hos dig är jag underbar
2. Nell
3. Du får göra som du vill
4. Kom genom eld
5. Vågorna
6. Lycklig man
7. Lyckligare dagar
8. Kan du se mig
9. Längesen
10. Älskat för två
11. Inget kan gå fel

## Personnel

Adapted from Tidal.

* Patrik Isaksson - composer, vocals, guitar
* Anders Glenmark \- producing, bass, piano
* Henka Johansson - drums

## Charts

| Chart (1999-2000) | Peak
position | Certification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 | GLF: Platinum |

## InfoBox

| När verkligheten tränger sig på | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Patrik Isaksson | |
| Released | April 1999 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | circa 45 minutes |
| Label | Sony |
| Producer | Anders Glenmark |
| Patrik Isaksson chronology | |
| ***När verkligheten tränger sig på***
(1999) *Tillbaks på ruta 1*
(2001) | |


title: The Telephone Museum

abstract: The Telephone Museum is a STEM Style Teaching museum located in Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 2012.

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# The Telephone Museum

**The Telephone Museum** is a STEM Style Teaching museum located in Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 2012.

## InfoBox

The Telephone Museum
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| --- | --- |
| Location within MassachusettsThe Telephone Museum (the United States) | |
| Established | 2012 |
| Location | Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°22′16″N 71°14′13″W / 42.37111°N 71.23694°W / 42.37111; -71.23694 |
| Type | History & STEM Teaching Museum |
| Website | telephone-museum.org |


title: Olympia London

abstract: Olympia Events, formerly known as Olympia London and sometimes referred to as the Olympia Exhibition Centre, is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. A range of international trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and sporting events are staged at the venue. There is an adjacent railway station at Kensington (Olympia) which is both a London Overground station, and a London Underground station. The direct District Line spur to the station only runs at weekends.

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# Olympia London

**Olympia Events**, formerly known as Olympia London and sometimes referred to as the **Olympia Exhibition Centre**, is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. A range of international trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and sporting events are staged at the venue.

There is an adjacent railway station at Kensington (Olympia) which is both a London Overground station, and a London Underground station. The direct District Line spur to the station only runs at weekends.

## Background

The complex first opened in 1886.

The Grand Hall and Pillar Hall were completed in 1885. The National Hall annexe was completed in 1923, and in 1930 the Empire Hall was added.

After World War II, the West London exhibition hall was in single ownership with the larger nearby Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The latter was built in the 1930s as a rival to Olympia.

In 2008, ownership of the two venues passed from P&O to Capco Plc which sold it off as a going concern, while Earls Court was being demolished in 2014 as part of an ambitious regeneration scheme to create more luxury housing. In 2012, Olympia celebrated 125 years of events by commissioning British artists Peter Blake, Rob Ryan, Sanna Annukka and Paul Hicks to create their interpretations of the venues.

In January 2013, a £40 million investment was completed and the company re-launched with a new brand; subsequently the business was awarded the Best Marketing Campaign at the Exhibition News Awards 2014.

In May 2021, demolition work started at the site as part of a significant overhaul of the complex, which includes new construction and refurbishment of listed historic aspects.

## History

Olympia was originally conceived in the early 1880s as the National Agricultural Hall, a larger version of the Royal Agricultural Hall (1861–62, Grade II) in Islington. The project of building a National Agricultural Hall was conceived by Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (1830-1883), MP for Leicestershire North, who primarily wanted to see shows such as the military Royal Tournament, held at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington since 1880, staged on a much larger scale and made more easily accessible by railway from across London and the rest of the country.

The site chosen was a former market garden in West Kensington, immediately adjacent to Addison Road station, already a major passenger station on the West London Railway, which became an important method of transport for visitors to Olympia. The building was branded as Olympia even before it opened as its commercial rationale quickly evolved beyond the staging of agricultural or military shows into an open-ended exploitation of what was the largest such venue in England at the time. Intended as a large indoor space for exhibitions, tournaments, sporting competitions and entertainments of various kinds, the building followed in the tradition of large-scale exhibition halls popularised by the Great Exhibition in 1851, the inspiration for various imitators in London, elsewhere in the United Kingdom, and around the world.

## Buildings

The Olympia Exhibition Centre consists of:

* The Grand Hall, the former National Agricultural Hall.

* The Pillar Hall, the former Minor Hall, both of 1885 in Italianate style by Henry Edward Coe with James Edmeston and engineers Arthur T Walmisley and Max Am Ende. The ironwork of the roof is by Handyside of Derby.

* Olympia National (the former National Hall), an annexe of 1923 by architects Holman and Goodrham.

* Olympia Central (built as the Empire Hall) of 1929, by architect Joseph Emberton. Olympia Central, with its large Olympia signage integral to the building's exterior, is very well known as it fronts onto a public road, Hammersmith Road. The others buildings are primarily accessed via a small access road which also serves Olympia Tube Station.

In 2003, The Grand Hall and the Pillar Hall of 1885, designed by Coe and Edmeston, were given historic status, listed at Grade II\* for their historic interest and their architectural value. Olympia Central, a large concrete building in the Moderne architectural style was not fully listed due to the number of changes made through the 20th Century, however its distinctive façade was listed.

In May 2021, demolition started on the non-listed parts of Olympia Events as part of a comprehensive mix-used redevelopment of the complex by its current owners, while still retaining significant exhibition space. In May 2021, the Olympia Theatre was announced with 1,575 seats, making it the largest new theatre in London since the completion of the National Theatre in 1976. This is in addition to previously announced and consented hotels, rehearsal spaces, cinemas, 4,000 seat music venue, retail, dining and public spaces. The major 21st Century redevelopment of Olympia is within the same site boundaries as the historic event spaces.

## Notable events

## Religious gatherings

Olympia Hall was the venue for the Aga Khan's UK Padhramni from 1–7 September 1979. Olympia Hall was transformed to a solemn place of prayer clad in red and green textile and the Imamat crest adorned with fresh flowers.

Olympia Hall was the venue for the Aga Khan's silver jubilee visit to UK on 5 July 1983. The darbar was attended by members of the Imamat family.

## Political gatherings

## InfoBox

Olympia Events
| Exterior of Olympia Grand as seen from Kensington (Olympia) station | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Former names | National Agricultural Hall |
| Location | West Kensington
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, W14
United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′47″N 0°12′35″W / 51.49639°N 0.20972°W / 51.49639; -0.20972 |
| Public transit | Kensington (Olympia) |
| Owner | Consortium including Yoo Capital, Deutsche Finance Group, Bayerische Versorgunskammer and Versicherungskammer Bayern Group |
| Capacity | 4,000–10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 26 December 1886 (1886-12-26) |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Expanded | 1923; 1929; 1987; 2011 |
| Architect | Henry Edward Coe; Holman and Goodrham; Joseph Emberton |
| Website | |
| olympia.london | |


title: St John's in the Marsh Church, York

abstract: St John's in the Marsh was a church in York, United Kingdom. It was located near the River Foss and Hungate, adjacent to the Hungate dig. The church was built sometime before 1154 and demolished by 1550, about the time of the Reformation but not closed because of it.

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# St John's in the Marsh Church, York

**St John's in the Marsh** (also known as **St John the Baptist**) was a church in York, United Kingdom. It was located near the River Foss and Hungate, adjacent to the Hungate dig.

The church was built sometime before 1154 and demolished by 1550, about the time of the Reformation but not closed because of it.

53°57′32.6″N 1°04′35.6″W / 53.959056°N 1.076556°W / 53.959056; -1.076556


title: NetXMS

abstract: NetXMS is an multi-platform open-source network management system. It can be used for monitoring entire IT infrastructures, starting with SNMP-capable hardware and ending with applications on servers. Victor Kirhenshtein and Alex Kirhenshtein are the original authors and current maintainers of NetXMS. NetXMS runs natively on Windows, Linux, and other Unix variants. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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# NetXMS

**NetXMS** is an multi-platform open-source network management system. It can be used for monitoring entire IT infrastructures, starting with SNMP-capable hardware (such as switches and routers) and ending with applications on servers.

Victor Kirhenshtein and Alex Kirhenshtein are the original authors and current maintainers of NetXMS. NetXMS runs natively on Windows, Linux, and other Unix variants. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## Overview

NetXMS features include:

* Monitoring of network devices, servers and applications from one management server
* Data collection either from SNMP-capable platforms or from native NetXMS agent
* Configuration, administration and monitoring functions are accessible through multiplatform (Eclipse-based) and Web GUIs
* The ability to send e-mails and SMS notifications or execute external programs as a reaction to any event, enables users to receive warning notifications based on collected values
* The ability to organize monitored objects into hierarchical structure to represent service dependencies
* Centralized remote agent upgrades
* OSI Layer 2 and Layer 3 IP topology automatic discovery
* Portable client library ( and Java APIs)
* Flexible policy-based event processing (including correlation rules)
* Remote actions
* Flexible access control configuration
* Built-in scripting engine for advanced automation and management

## Project milestones

Notable project milestones include:

* October 2004: 0.1.4 is a first public release
* August 2005: 0.2.3 added event correlation support based on IP topology
* January 2006: 0.2.9 introduced built-in scripting language NXSL
* December 2008: 0.2.23 added Java API
* July 2009: 0.2.27 added support for SNMPv3
* February 2010: 1.0.0 released
* May 2011: 1.1.1 introduced dashboards and zoning
* September 2011: 1.1.4 introduced mobile client for Android
* April 2012: 1.2.0 introduced Web GUI with desktop GUI look and feel
* January 2013: 1.2.5 added support for mobile device monitoring and introduced an agent for Android

## InfoBox

NetXMS
|
|  |
| Original author(s) | Victor Kirhenshtein, Alex Kirhenshtein |
| Initial release | December 2, 2004 (2004-12-02) |
|  | |
| Stable release | 5.0.4 / June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11) |
|  | |
| Repository | https://github.com/netxms/netxms |
| Written in | , C++, Java |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows 7 and later, macOS |
| Type | Network monitoring |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | netxms.com |


title: Weekend (EP)

abstract: Weekend is the second studio EP of New Zealand band Young Lyre, released on 25 November 2015.

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# Weekend (EP)

***Weekend*** is the second studio EP of New Zealand band Young Lyre, released on 25 November 2015.

## Background

In the 2011, the band released their first EP, title *Night Swimming*. After a long period of tour and festivals, the band started to produce their second EP. On 24 May 2014, the band started their crowd funding campaign to help funding their second EP. The campaign of $2,000 meet its goal on 21 February 2015 with the total of $2,135. The EP was officially released on 27 November 2015.

## Singles

The first single from the album, was "We Go Faster" released on 10 May 2015. The music video to the video was crowdfunded alongside the album production. Also they received the help to fund the video and the album by a New Zealand project called NZ On Air.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Young Lyre

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Ski Mantra" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "We Go Faster" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Winter" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Don't Forget" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Weekend" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | | 20:14 |

## Personnel

**Young Lyre**

* Jordan Curtis – lead vocals, synths
* Sanjay Bangs – guitar, synths
* Kiran Rai – guitar, synths
* Simon Roots – drums, backing vocals
* Matt Judd – bass, backing vocals

**Technical**

## InfoBox

| Weekend | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| EP by Young Lyre | |
| Released | 27 November 2015 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 20:14 |
| Language | English |
| Young Lyre chronology | |
| *Night Swimming*
(2012) ***Weekend***
(2015) | |


abstract: The 1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee Charles W. Johnson.

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# 1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The **1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election** was held on November 6, 1934, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee Charles W. Johnson.

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

### Results

Democratic primary results
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Walter H. Jurgensen (incumbent)** | **134,218** | **78.51** |
|  | Democratic | John A. Guttery | 36,747 | 21.49 |

## Republican primary

### Candidates

### Results

Republican primary results
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican** | **Charles W. Johnson** | **45,272** | **31.89** |
|  | Republican | C. A. Green | 29,613 | 20.86 |
|  | Republican | Harvey L. Webster | 29,252 | 20.60 |
|  | Republican | Stanley Wright | 21,062 | 14.83 |
|  | Republican | Lewis C. Westwood | 16,778 | 11.82 |

## General election

### Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1934
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Walter H. Jurgensen (incumbent)** | **295,684** | **56.68** |
|  | Republican | Charles W. Johnson | 226,006 | 43.32 |
| Total votes | | | **521,690** | **100.00** |
|  | Democratic **hold** | | | |

## InfoBox

1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
| --- | |
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| Nominee **Walter H. Jurgensen** Charles W. Johnson   Party Democratic Republican  Popular vote **295,684** 226,006  Percentage **56.7%** 43.3% | |
| ---  **Lieutenant Governor before election**
Walter H. Jurgensen
Democratic **Elected Lieutenant Governor**
Walter H. Jurgensen
Democratic | |


title: List of Atlas launches (2010–2019)

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# List of Atlas launches (2010–2019)

| List of Atlas launches |
| --- |
| 1957–1959 · 1960–1969 · 1970–1979 · 1980–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029 |

## Notable missions

### USA-212

### Juno

### Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity

### MAVEN

### OSIRIS-REx

## Launch statistics

### Rocket configurations

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9    2010  '11  '12  '13  '14  '15  '16  '17  '18  '19     * Atlas V 401
* Atlas V 411
* Atlas V 421
* Atlas V 431
* Atlas V 501
* Atlas V 531
* Atlas V 541
* Atlas V 551
* Atlas V N22

### Launch sites

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9    2010  '11  '12  '13  '14  '15  '16  '17  '18  '19     * Cape Canaveral SLC-41
* Vandenberg SLC-3E

### Launch outcomes

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9    2010  '11  '12  '13  '14  '15  '16  '17  '18  '19     * Failure
* Partial failure
* Success
* Scheduled

## Launch history

| 2010 | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-021 | February 11, 2010,
15:23 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Solar Dynamics Observatory | 290 kg | GTO | NASA | Success |
| | NASA solar observatory. | | | | | | | |
| AV-012 | April 22, 2010,
23:52 | Atlas V 501 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-212 (X-37B OTV-1) | 5,400 kg | LEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Maiden flight of the Boeing X-37 military spaceplane; first flight of the Atlas V 501. | | | | | | | |
| AV-019 | August 14, 2010,
11:07 | Atlas V 531 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-214 (AEHF-1) | 6,168 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success |
| | First Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite; first flight of the Atlas V 531. | | | | | | | |
| AV-025 | September 21, 2010,
04:03 | Atlas V 501 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-215 (NROL-41) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload. | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-026 | March 5, 2011,
22:46 | Atlas V 501 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-226 (X-37B OTV-2) | 5,400 kg (X-37B OTV-2) | LEO | USAF | Success |
| | Second X-37B military spaceplane mission. | | | | | | | |
| AV-027 | April 15, 2011,
04:24 | Atlas V 411 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-229 (NROL-34) | Classified | LEO | NRO | Success |
| | Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites. | | | | | | | |
| AV-022 | May 7, 2011,
18:10 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-230 (SBIRS GEO-1) | ~4,500 kg | GTO | USAF | Success |
| | First Space-Based Infrared System ballistic missile early warning satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-029 | August 5, 2011,
16:25 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Juno | 3,625 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| | NASA Jupiter orbiter. | | | | | | | |
| AV-028 | November 26, 2011,
15:02 | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | 3,839 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| | NASA Mars rover; first flight of Atlas V 541. | | | | | | | |
| 2012 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-030 | February 24, 2012,
22:15 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MUOS-1 | 6,740 kg | GTO | DoD | Success |
| | First Mobile User Objective System satellite; heaviest payload launched by Atlas V to date; 200th Centaur upper stage. | | | | | | | |
| AV-031 | May 4, 2012,
18:42 | Atlas V 531 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-235 (AEHF-2) | 6,168 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-023 | June 20, 2012,
12:28 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-236 (NROL-38) | Classified | GTO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload; 50th EELV launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-032 | August 30, 2012,
08:05 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Van Allen Probes | 3000 kg | Highly elliptical | NASA | Success |
| | Dual NASA probes to map the Van Allen radiation belt. | | | | | | | |
| AV-033 | September 13, 2012,
21:39 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-238 (NROL-36) + 11 cubesats | Classified | LEO | NRO/NASA | Success |
| | Classified NRO main payload; additional eleven cubesats including four NASA ELeNa missions. | | | | | | | |
| AV-034 | December 11, 2012,
18:03 | Atlas V 501 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-240 (X-37B OTV-3) | 5,400 kg (X-37B OTV-3) | LEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Third flight of the X-37 military spaceplane. | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-036 | January 31, 2013,
01:48 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | TDRS-K (TDRS-11) | 3,454 kg | GTO | NASA | Success |
| | Eleventh NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-035 | February 11, 2013,
18:02 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | Landsat 8 | 1,512 kg | LEO/SSO | USGS | Success |
| | Eighth Landsat geological survey satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-037 | March 19, 2013,
21:21 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-241 (SBIRS GEO-2) | ~4,500 kg | GTO | USAF | Success |
| | Second Space-Based Infrared System geostationary satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-039 | May 15, 2013,
21:38 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-242 (GPS-IIF-4) | 1,630 kg | MEO | USAF | Success |
| | Fourth GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-040 | July 19, 2013,
13:00 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MUOS-2 | 6,740 kg | GTO | DoD | Success |
| | Second Mobile User Objective System satellite; heaviest payload launched by an Atlas V to date. | | | | | | | |
| AV-041 | September 18, 2013,
08:10 | Atlas V 531 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-246 (AEHF-3) | 6,168 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite; 75th ULA launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-038 | November 18, 2013,
18:28 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MAVEN | 2,454 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| | NASA Mars atmospheric research probe. | | | | | | | |
| AV-042 | December 6, 2013,
07:14 | Atlas V 501 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-247 (NROL-39) + 12 cubesats | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload; twelve cubesats. | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-043 | January 24, 2014,
02:33 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | TDRS-L (TDRS-12) | 3,454 kg | GTO | NASA | Success |
| | Twelfth NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-044 | April 3, 2014,
14:46 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-249 (DMSP F19) | ~1,200 kg | SSO | DoD | Success |
| | Nineteenth Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite; 50th flight of an RD-180 engine. | | | | | | | |
| AV-045 | April 10, 2014,
17:45 | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-250 (NROL-67) | Classified | GSO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload. | | | | | | | |
| AV-046 | May 22, 2014,
13:09 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-252 (NROL-33) | Classified | GTO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload. | | | | | | | |
| AV-048 | August 2, 2014,
03:23 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-256 (GPS IIF-7) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Seventh GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-047 | August 13, 2014,
18:30 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | WorldView 3 | 2,800 kg | SSO | DigitalGlobe | Success |
| | DigitalGlobe earth observation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-049 | September 17, 2014,
00:10 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-257 (CLIO) | Classified | GTO |  | Success |
| | Second Nemesis COMINT transmission-intercepting satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-050 | October 29, 2014,
17:21 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-258 (GPS IIF-8) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Eighth GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. 50th Atlas V launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-051 | December 13, 2014,
03:19 | Atlas V 541 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-259 (NROL-35) | Classified | Molniya | NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload; first Centaur upper stage to use the RL10-C1. | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-052 | January 21, 2015,
01:04 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MUOS-3 | 6,740 kg | GTO | DoD | Success |
| | Third Mobile User Objective System satellite; 200th Atlas-Centaur launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-053 | March 13, 2015,
02:44 | Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MMS | 1,360 kg | HTO | NASA | Success |
| | NASA Magnetosphere research constellation. | | | | | | | |
| AV-054 | May 20, 2015,
15:05 | Atlas V 501 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-261 (AFSPC-5 (X-37B OTV-4, ULTRASat)) | 5,000 kg | LEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Fourth flight of the X-37 military spaceplane; cubesats. | | | | | | | |
| AV-055 | July 15, 2015,
15:36 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-262 (GPS IIF-10) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Tenth GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-056 | September 2, 2015,
10:18 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MUOS-4 | 6,740 kg | GTO | DoD | Success |
| | Fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-059 | October 2, 2015,
10:28 | Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MEXSAT-2 (Morelos 3) | 3,200 kg | GTO | MEXSAT | Success |
| | Mexican communications satellite; 100th ULA launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-058 | October 8, 2015,
12:49 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-264 (NROL-55) + 13 cubesats | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success |
| | Classified NRO payload; cubesats. | | | | | | | |
| AV-060 | October 31, 2015,
16:13 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-265 (GPS IIF-11) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Eleventh GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-061 | December 6, 2015,
21:44 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Cygnus CRS OA-4 | 7,492 kg | LEO to ISS | Orbital ATK | Success |
| | Fourth Cygnus ISS resupply vehicle; launched by ULA after the grounding of Antares following the Orb-3 failure. | | | | | | | |
| 2016 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-057 | February 5, 2016,
13:38 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-266 (GPS IIF-12) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Twelfth GPS Block IIF navigation satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-064 | March 23, 2016,
03:05 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Cygnus CRS OA-6 | 7,492 kg | LEO to ISS | Orbital ATK | Success |
| | Fifth Cygnus ISS resupply mission; early RD-180 engine shutdown resulting in longer second-stage burn. | | | | | | | |
| AV-063 | June 24, 2016,
14:30 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | MUOS-5 | 6,740 kg | GTO | DoD | Success |
| | Fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-065 | July 28, 2016,
12:37 | Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA 267 (NROL-61) | Classified | GTO | NRO | Success |
| | First fourth-generation SDS satellite; also known as QUASAR 20. | | | | | | | |
| AV-067 | September 8, 2016,
23:05 | Atlas V 411 | CCAFS SLC-41 | OSIRIS-REx | 880 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| | NASA sample-return mission to asteroid 101955 Bennu. | | | | | | | |
| AV-062 | November 11, 2016,
18:30 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | WorldView-4 (GeoEye-2) + 7 cubesats | 2,485 kg | SSO | DigitalGlobe | Success |
| | DigitalGlobe earth observation satellite; NASA/LANL cubesats. | | | | | | | |
| AV-069 | November 19, 2016,
23:42 | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | GOES-R (GOES-16) | 2,857 kg | GTO | NOAA | Success |
| | Sixteenth GOES weather satellite; 100th EELV launch. | | | | | | | |
| AV-071 | December 18, 2016,
19:13 | Atlas V 431 | CCAFS SLC-41 | EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) | 6,700 kg | GTO | EchoStar | Success |
| | Hughes internet satellite; highest capacity communications satellite ever launched. | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-066 | January 21, 2017,
00:42 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-273 (SBIRS GEO-3) | ~4,500 kg | GTO | USAF | Success |
| | Third Space-Based Infrared System early-warning missile detection satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-068 | March 1, 2017,
17:49 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA 274 (NROL-79) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success |
| | Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites. | | | | | | | |
| AV-070 | April 18, 2017,
15:11 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Cygnus CRS OA-7 | 7,225 kg | LEO | Orbital ATK | Success |
| | Sixth Cygnus ISS resupply mission, final one to utilize Atlas V. | | | | | | | |
| AV-074 | August 18, 2017,
12:29 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | TDRS-M | 3,452 kg | GTO | NASA | Success |
| | Thirteenth NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-072 | September 24, 2017,
05:49 | Atlas V 541 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA 278 (NROL-42) | Classified | HEO | US NRO | Success |
| | Trumpet 7 SIGINT satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-075 | October 15, 2017,
07:28 | Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-279 (NROL-52) | Classified | GTO | US NRO | Success |
| | Second fourth-generation SDS satellite; also known as QUASAR 21. | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-076 | January 20, 2018,
00:48 | Atlas V 411 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-282 (SBIRS GEO-4) | ~4,540 kg | GTO | USAF | Success |
| | Fourth Space-Based Infrared System Geostationary early-warning missile detection satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-077 | March 1, 2018,
22:02 | Atlas V 541 | CCAFS SLC-41 | GOES-S (GOES-17) | 5,192 kg | GTO | NASA | Success |
| | Seventeenth GOES weather satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-079 | April 14, 2018,
23:13 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | AFSPC-11, multi-payload (CBAS & EAGLE) | Classified | GEO | USAF | Success |
| | USAF rideshare. Centaur disposal near GEO. | | | | | | | |
| AV-078 | May 5, 2018,
11:05 | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | InSight | 694 kg (InSight) | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| | NASA Mars seismology lander; two MarCO interplanetary communications cubesats. | | | | | | | |
| AV-073 | October 17, 2018,
04:15 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-288 (AEHF-4) | 6,168 kg | GTO | USAF | Success |
| | Fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite. | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | | | | | | | | |
| Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
| AV-083 | August 8, 2019,
10:13 | Atlas V 551 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-292 (AEHF-5) | 6,168 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success |
| | Fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite. | | | | | | | |
| AV-080 | December 20, 2019, 11:36 | Atlas V N22 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Boeing Starliner OFT | ~13,000 kg | LEO (ISS) | Boeing | Success |
| | First Atlas V launch with dual-engine Centaur; Boeing Starliner test flight; Atlas V performed nominally but Starliner failed to complete its mission. | | | | | | | |
|


title: Obert Nortjé

abstract: Obert Daniell Nortjé is a Namibian rugby union player for the Namibian national team and for the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is hooker.

text:
# Obert Nortjé

**Obert Daniell Nortjé** (born 17 April 1997) is a Namibian rugby union player for the Namibian national team and for the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is hooker.

## Rugby career

Nortjé was born in Windhoek. He made his test debut for Namibia in 2017 against Senegal and represented the Welwitschias in the South African domestic Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge since 2017.

## InfoBox

Obert Nortjé
| Full name | Obert Daniell Nortjé |
| --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 |
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) |
| Rugby union career | |
| **Position(s)** Hooker  **Current team** Peñarol  Senior career  **Years** **Team** **Apps** **(Points)**  2017–2018 Welwitschias  15  (0)  2020− Peñarol  1  (0)  Correct as of 22 July 2018  International career  **Years** **Team** **Apps** **(Points)**  2017–present Namibia  15  (15)  Correct as of 14 September 2019 | |


title: 1945 Western Maori by-election

abstract: The Western Maori by-election 1945 was a by-election held in the Western Maori electorate during the 28th New Zealand Parliament, on 10 February 1945.

text:
# 1945 Western Maori by-election

The **Western Maori by-election 1945** was a by-election held in the Western Maori electorate during the 28th New Zealand Parliament, on 10 February 1945.

## Background

The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Toko Ratana on 30 October 1944. He had been the MP since 1935.

The by-election was won by his younger brother Matiu Ratana who also succeeded him as head of the Ratana Church. They were sons of the church founder T W Ratana. Ratana had an electoral alliance with Labour.

The challenger Pei te Hurinui Jones was supported by National and Kingitanga, the Maori King Movement.

Kaponga Erueti who had initially announced his intention to contest the election as an Independent Labour candidate later decided to withdraw from the contest, his withdrawal came late enough that his name still appeared on the ballot paper.

The other six challengers all lost their deposits, although one motorist complainant was aggrieved that all the candidates got a petrol allocation of 250 gallons when the usual personal allocation was ten or fifteen gallons!

## Results

The following table gives the election results (the results included some "servicemens votes" from overseas):

1945 Western Maori by-election
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Matiu Ratana** | **4,697** | **53.63** |  |
|  | National | Pei Te Hurinui Jones | 2,908 | 33.20 |  |
|  | Independent | Winiata Piahana | 452 | 5.16 |  |
|  | Independent | Takumaru Roetana Tupaea | 371 | 4.24 |  |
|  | Independent | Rehe Parene Rewi Maniapoto Amohanga | 111 | 1.27 |  |
|  | Independent | Pepiriri Reweti | 108 | 1.23 |  |
|  | Independent Labour | Kaponga Erueti | 93 | 1.06 |  |
|  | Independent | Reha Kau Hou | 41 | 0.47 |  |
| Majority | | | 1,789 | 19.16 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 554 |  |  |
| Turnout | | | 9,335 |  |  |

## InfoBox

1945 Western Maori by-election
| --- | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Turnout | 9,335 |
| Candidate Matiu Ratana Pei te Hurinui Jones  Party Labour National  Popular vote 4,697 2,908  Percentage 53.63 33.20 | |
| ---  **Member before election**
Toko Ratana
Labour **Elected Member**
Matiu Ratana
Labour | |


title: The Three Strangers

abstract: "The Three Strangers" is a short story by Thomas Hardy, first published in Longman's Magazine and Harper's Weekly in March 1883. It later it became the first of five stories in Hardy's 1888 short story collection Wessex Tales.

text:
# The Three Strangers

"**The Three Strangers**" is a short story by Thomas Hardy, first published in *Longman's Magazine* and *Harper's Weekly* in March 1883. It later it became the first of five stories in Hardy's 1888 short story collection *Wessex Tales*.

## Plot

One stormy March night in the 1820s, a shepherd and his wife are holding a party to celebrate the christening of their daughter. Inside the lonely cottage, nineteen people are gathered in a small room, warming themselves in front of a crackling fire, while outside the storm rages. An unexpected knock is heard at the door, and a stranger asks leave to come in for shelter. He is heartily welcomed, given a seat in the chimney corner, some tobacco, and a jug of mead. The stranger makes himself entirely at home, and soon it seems likely he will drink the place dry.

A second knock is heard, and another stranger seeks refuge from the weather. He explains he is on his way to the nearby town of Casterbridge, where he has a job to do at 8 o'clock the next morning. This stranger is initially reticent about his occupation, but it soon becomes clear from his songs that he is the local hangman.

A third stranger knocks and asks the way. On seeing and hearing the company from the threshold, the man reacts as if terrified, closes the door and flees. The company falls silent, not knowing what to make of this odd behaviour. Then, the repeated sound of an alarm-gun is heard in the distance: a signal that a prisoner has escaped from Casterbridge jail. The hangman, as representative of the law, calls on the company to form a search party to chase and apprehend the fleeing prisoner.

After a long pursuit late into the night, the fugitive is captured and returned to the cottage, where a magistrate and turnkey await him. But the turnkey unexpectedly announces that this is not his man. The stranger explains that he is in fact the escaped prisoner's brother, and was on his way to visit him in his condemned cell when he stopped at the cottage to ask his way. When he opened the cottage door he saw his own brother sitting in the chimney corner, with his hangman unknowingly jammed in next to him, the two men joined in song.

The next morning the search resumes, this time for the stranger in the chimney corner. But the country-folk now know that the man they seek has been condemned to death merely for sheep-stealing, and he has their sympathy. The search is not as thorough as it might have been, and the sheep-stealer is never seen again. Decades later, the tale of the three strangers remains as well known as ever in the local area.

## Background

The story is a pastoral history told by an omniscient narrator more than 50 years after the event. The sheep-stealer is a kind of folk hero who stole to survive and escaped by outsmarting his hangman.

Casterbridge was the name for Dorchester in Thomas Hardy's Wessex.

## Adaptations

The story was adapted as an opera by Elizabeth Maconchy, completed in 1958 and later revised.

## InfoBox

| "The Three Strangers" | |
| --- | --- |
| Short story by Thomas Hardy | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | *Longman's Magazine*
*Harper's Weekly* |
| Publication type | Periodical
Book |
| Media type | Print |
| Publication date | 1883 |
| Chronology | |
| Series | *Wessex Tales* |
|

The Withered Arm | |


title: Olympia 74

abstract: Olympia 74 is an album of songs by Dalida recorded live at the Olympia in Paris and released in 1974.

text:
# Olympia 74

***Olympia 74*** is an album of songs by Dalida recorded live at the Olympia in Paris and released in 1974.

## Track listing

1. "Entrez sans frapper"
2. "Pour ne pas vivre seul"
3. "Nous sommes tous morts à 20 ans"
4. "Que sont devenues les fleurs ?"
5. "Ô Seigneur Dieu"
6. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
7. "Avec le temps"
8. "Je suis malade"
9. "Gigi l'amoroso"

* *L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations*, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
* Dalida Official Website (in English and French)

## InfoBox

| Olympia 74 | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by Dalida | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Genre | Live, World music, Pop music, Adult contemporary music |
| Label | Orlando International Shows, Sonopresse |
| Dalida chronology | |
| *Julien*
(1973) ***Olympia 74***
(1974) *Manuel*
(1974) | |


abstract: St John's parish, Clontarf is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church, serving part of Clontarf on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.

text:
# St John's parish, Clontarf (Roman Catholic)

**St John's parish, Clontarf** is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church, serving part of Clontarf on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.

## History

The parish was formed in 1966 when the other parts of the historic Parish of Clontarf were separated, becoming St Anthony's Parish, Clontarf, and St Gabriel's Parish, Dollymount. The parish is in the Fingal South East deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.

## Area

The parish takes in the main centre of modern Clontarf, where Vernon Avenue meets the coast road, and from Castle Avenue near Killester to Dollymount, and then around Dollymount to Saint Anne's Park. It has a population of over 7,000. Near to the parish church is a convent and school of the Sisters of the Holy Faith.

## Church

The parish is served by the Church of St John the Baptist on Clontarf Road. This building is the modern site of a building that had existed in the area for centuries. It was funded by a legacy and opened in 1825 on the site of the locality formerly known as "the Sheds," an area of fish curing facilities and mud cabins.

## Sources

* Dublin: Catholic Truth Society, 1915; Donnelly, N. (Canea, Bishop of); *Short Histories of Dublin Parishes*, Vol. XIV.

53°21′50.7″N 6°12′08.8″W / 53.364083°N 6.202444°W / 53.364083; -6.202444


title: Neuenkirchen im Hülsen

abstract: Neuenkirchen im Hülsen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Osnabrück. Neuenkirchen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Neuenkirchen.

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# Neuenkirchen im Hülsen

**Neuenkirchen im Hülsen** is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Osnabrück.

Neuenkirchen is also the seat of the *Samtgemeinde* ("collective municipality") Neuenkirchen.

## Mayor

Since 2016, the veterinarian Vitus Buntenkötter is the new mayor. He is the successor of Christoph Lührmann (CDU), who was in office 2011–2016.

## InfoBox

| Neuenkirchen | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality | |
|  | |
| Location of Neuenkirchen within Osnabrück district | |
| Neuenkirchen Neuenkirchen | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 7°50′E / 52.417°N 7.833°E / 52.417; 7.833 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Osnabrück |
| Municipal assoc. | Neuenkirchen |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Vitus Buntenkötter |
| Area | |
| Total | 57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| Total | 4,652 |
| Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49586 |
| Dialling codes | 05465 |
| Vehicle registration | OS |
| Website | www.neuenkirchen-im-huelsen.de |


title: Weeke

abstract: Weeke is an area based around St Matthew's Church, and an ecclesiastical parish to the north-west of Winchester, Hampshire, England.

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# Weeke

**Weeke** is an area based around St Matthew's Church, and an ecclesiastical parish to the north-west of Winchester, Hampshire, England.

## History

In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 2549. In 1894 the parish was abolished and split with the part in Winchester borough becoming Weeke Within and the rural part becoming Weeke Without. It is now in the unparished area of Winchester, in the Winchester district.

## InfoBox

| Weeke | |
| --- | --- |
| St Matthew's Church | |
| WeekeLocation within Hampshire | |
| District |  |
| Shire county |  |
| Region |  |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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title: 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

abstract: The 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1947 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 53rd overall and 14th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Harold Drew, in his first year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses and with a loss in the Sugar Bowl. After the Crimson Tide opened the season with a victory over Mississippi Southern, Alabama lost consecutive. games against Tulane and Vanderbilt to open the season 1–2. However, the Crimson Tide rebounded to win their final seven games against Duquesne, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, LSU and Miami. Alabama then lost to Texas in the Sugar Bowl to finish the season 8–3. The 1947 season marked the first for Harold Drew as head coach for the Crimson Tide. Drew was hired as the replacement for long-time head coach Frank Thomas after he resigned his post due to personal health conditions in January 1947. To date, 1947 is the last season that the Crimson Tide did not play in-state archrival Auburn.

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# 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
|  | Conf | | | | |  |  | Overall | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |
| No. 13 Ole Miss $ | 6 |  | 1 |  | 0 |  |  | 9 |  | 2 |  | 0 |
| No. 10 Georgia Tech | 4 |  | 1 |  | 0 |  |  | 10 |  | 1 |  | 0 |
| No. 6 Alabama | 5 |  | 2 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 2 |  | 2 |  | 0 |  |  | 7 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 7 |  | 4 |  | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 6 |  | 4 |  | 0 |
| Tulane | 2 |  | 3 |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  | 5 |  | 2 |
| LSU | 2 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  | 3 |  | 1 |
| Kentucky | 2 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 8 |  | 3 |  | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 |  | 3 |  | 0 |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  | 0 |
| Auburn | 1 |  | 5 |  | 0 |  |  | 2 |  | 7 |  | 0 |
| Florida | 0 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  | 5 |  | 1 |
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The **1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team** (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1947 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 53rd overall and 14th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Harold Drew, in his first year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss in the Sugar Bowl.

After the Crimson Tide opened the season with a victory over Mississippi Southern, Alabama lost consecutive. games against Tulane and Vanderbilt to open the season 1–2. However, the Crimson Tide rebounded to win their final seven games against Duquesne, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, LSU and Miami. Alabama then lost to Texas in the Sugar Bowl to finish the season 8–3. The 1947 season marked the first for Harold Drew as head coach for the Crimson Tide. Drew was hired as the replacement for long-time head coach Frank Thomas after he resigned his post due to personal health conditions in January 1947.

To date, 1947 is the last season that the Crimson Tide did not play in-state archrival Auburn.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 20 | Mississippi Southern* |  |  | W 34–7 | 30,000 |
| September 27 | at Tulane |  |  | L 20–21 | 60,000 |
| October 4 | at Vanderbilt |  |  | L 7–14 | 22,000 |
| October 11 | Duquesne* |  |  | W 26–0 | 25,000 |
| October 18 | Tennessee |  |  | W 10–0 | 32,000 |
| October 25 | at Georgia |  |  | W 17–7 | 48,000 |
| November 1 | at No. 13 Kentucky | No. 18 |  | W 13–0 | 24,000 |
| November 15 | No. 6 Georgia Tech | No. 14 | * Legion Field * Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | W 14–7 | 35,000 |
| November 22 | LSU | No. 8 | * Denny Stadium * Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | W 41–12 | 25,000 |
| November 29 | at Miami* | No. 6 |  | W 21–6 | 27,491 |
| January 1, 1948 | vs. No. 5 Texas* | No. 6 |  | L 7–27 | 73,000 |
| * \*Non-conference game * Homecoming * Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
|  | Week | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| AP |  |  |  | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 (1) |

## Game summaries

### Mississippi Southern

| 1 2 3 4 Total  Mississippi Southern 0 0 7 0 7  **Alabama** 6 7 7 14 **34**   * **Date:** September 20 * **Location:** Legion Field
Birmingham, AL * **Game attendance:** 30,000 |
| --- |

To open the 1946 season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Mississippi Southern Golden Eagles at Legion Field 34–7 in what was the first all-time meeting between the schools. The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter when Harry Gilmer threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Rebel Steiner. Norwood Hodges extended the Alabama lead to 13–0 at halftime with his eight-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Early in the third quarter, Mississippi scored their only points of the game on a 66-yard Bubba Phillips touchdown run to cut the Crimson Tide lead to 13–7. Alabama responded with 21 unanswered points for the 34–7 victory. Touchdowns were scored on a four-yard Gilmer run in the third and on a two-yard Hodges and one-yard Ed Salem run in the fourth quarter.

### Tulane

| 1 2 3 4 Total  Alabama 0 6 14 0 20  **Tulane** 0 14 7 0 **21**   * **Date:** September 27 * **Location:** Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, LA * **Game attendance:** 60,000 |
| --- |

To open conference play, Alabama traveled to New Orleans and lost to the Tulane Green Wave 21–20. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead after Norwood Hodges scored on a one-yard touchdown run. However, the Green Wave responded on the kickoff that ensued when Ed Price returned it 101-yards for a 7–6 Tulane lead. A Bennie Ellender touchdown pass as the second quarter ended gave the Green Wave a 14–6 halftime lead. Ray Prats extended the Tulane lead to 21–6 early in the third quarter after he returned an interception 65-yards for a touchdown. The Crimson Tide responded with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, but lost by a single point. Alabama touchdowns in the third were scored by Hodges on a two-yard run and by Billy Cadenhead on an eight-yard run. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 15–5–1.

### Vanderbilt

| 1 2 3 4 Total  Alabama 0 0 0 7 7  **Vanderbilt** 7 0 0 7 **14**   * **Date:** October 4 * **Location:** Dudley Field
Nashville, TN * **Game attendance:** 22,000 |
| --- |

Against Vanderbilt, Alabama lost 14–7 at Dudley Field in a game dominated by the Commodores' pass defense. Vanderbilt scored the only points of the first half when Jamie Wade threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to John North for a 7–0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Robert Berry scored for the Commodores on an 11-yard run after they intercepted a Harry Gilmer pass. A late 23-yard Gilmer touchdown pass to Carl Mims to make the final score 14–7 and breakup the Vanderbilt shutout attempt. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 16–11.

### Duquesne

| 1 2 3 4 Total  Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0  **Alabama** 0 7 13 6 **26**   * **Date:** October 11 * **Location:** Denny Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL * **Game attendance:** 25,000 |
| --- |

In what was the first all-time game against Duquesne, the Dukes lost 26–0 in the first Denny Stadium game of the season. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 halftime lead after Billy Cadenhead scored on a six-yard run. The Alabama lead was extended further in the third quarter after a 58-yard Norman Mosley punt return and a one-yard Norwood Hodges touchdown run to make the score 20–0 as they entered the final period. In the fourth, Travis Hicks scored the final points of the game and made the final score 26–0.

### Tennessee

Third Saturday in October
| 1 2 3 4 Total  Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0  **Alabama** 0 0 7 3 **10**   * **Date:** October 18 * **Location:** Legion Field
Birmingham, AL * **Game attendance:** 32,000 |
| --- |

Against Tennessee, the Crimson Tide shutout Volunteers 10–0 before a sellout crowd at Legion Field. After a scoreless first half, a nine-yard Billy Cadenhead touchdown run in the third and a seven-yard Hugh Morrow field goal in the fourth provided for the 10–0 margin of victory. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 17–9–3.

### Georgia

| 1 2 3 4 Total  **Alabama** 7 0 7 3 17  Georgia 0 7 0 0 **7**   * **Date:** October 25 * **Location:** Sanford Stadium
Athens, GA * **Game attendance:** 48,000 |
| --- |

Against Georgia, the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 17–7 before 48,000 fans at Sanford Stadium. The Crimson Tide took an early 7–0 lead after Harry Gilmer returned a punt 80-yards for a touchdown. The Bulldogs responded in the second quarter with their only points on an 83-yard John Rauch touchdown pass to Eli Maricich to tie the game 7–7 at halftime. Alabama retook the lead in the third on an 84-yard run that saw Lowell Tew run 44-yards before he tossed a lateral pass to Billy Cadenhead who took it the final 40-yards for the touchdown. A seven-yard Hugh Morrow field goal in the fourth made the final score 17–7. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 16–14–3.

### Kentucky

| 1 2 3 4 Total  #13 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0  #18 **Alabama** 6 7 0 0 **13**   * **Date:** November 1 * **Location:** McLean Stadium
Lexington, KY * **Game attendance:** 24,000 |
| --- |

In Lexington, the Crimson Tide defeated the Wildcats 13–0 at McLean Stadium who were led by former Crimson Tide player Bear Bryant. Alabama scored all of their points on a pair of touchdowns in the first half. The first came on a three-yard Harry Gilmer run in the first quarter and the second on a two-yard Billy Cadenhead run in the second quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 24–1–1.

### Georgia Tech

| 1 2 3 4 Total  #6 Georgia Tech 0 0 0 7 7  #14 **Alabama** 7 7 0 0 **14**   * **Date:** November 15 * **Location:** Legion Field
Birmingham, AL * **Game attendance:** 35,000 |
| --- |

Against the Yellow Jackets, the Crimson Tide had their second consecutive upset victory with their 14–7 at Legion Field. Alabama took a 14–0 lead into the fourth quarter after a five-yard Harry Gilmer touchdown pass to Rebel Steiner in the first quarter and on a one-yard Gilmer run in the second quarter. Tech scored their only points late in the fourth quarter on a four-yard Robert McCoy touchdown run to make the final score 14–7. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 14–12–3.

### LSU

| 1 2 3 4 Total  LSU 0 0 6 6 12  #8 **Alabama** 21 7 7 6 **41**   * **Date:** November 22 * **Location:** Denny Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL * **Game attendance:** 25,000 |
| --- |

On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, Alabama defeated LSU 41–12 to close out conference play for the season. Immediately following the win, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the 1948 Sugar Bowl. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against LSU to 13–4–3.

### Miami

| 1 2 3 4 Total  #6 **Alabama** 0 7 14 0 21  Miami 6 0 0 0 **6**   * **Date:** November 29 * **Location:** Burdine Stadium
Miami, FL * **Game attendance:** 27,491 |
| --- |

This game against the Miami Hurricanes was originally scheduled to be played on Friday, November 28. However, severe weather and poor field conditions postponed its being played until the following evening, and in what was their final regular season game, Alabama defeated Miami 21–6 at Burdine Stadium. Miami took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter after Harold Schuler threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Ed Houck. The Crimson Tide then responded with 21 unanswered points to win the game 21–6. Touchdowns were scored on a three-yard Harry Gilmer pass to Rebel Steiner in the second quarter and on runs by Gilmer and Jim Cain in the third quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Miami to 2–0.

### Texas

Sugar Bowl
| 1 2 3 4 Total  #6 Alabama 0 7 0 0 7  #5 **Texas** 7 0 7 13 **27**   * **Date:** January 1 * **Location:** Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, LA * **Game attendance:** 73,000 |
| --- |

Against the Texas Longhorns, the Crimson Tide were defeated 27–7 in the 1948 Sugar Bowl. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Texas to 0–4.

## Personnel

**General**

* "1947 Season Recaps" (PDF). *RollTide.com*. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2012.

**Specific**

## InfoBox

| 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
| --- | --- |
| Sugar Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Texas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 SEC) |
| Head coach |  |
| Captain | John Wozniak |
| Home stadium | Denny Stadium
Legion Field |
|


title: List of Baltimore Orioles team records

abstract: The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles originally formed as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, moving to St. Louis after the 1901 season, becoming the St. Louis Browns. Finally, after 52 years as the Browns, the franchise was acquired by a partnership of Baltimore businessmen who renamed the team the Baltimore Orioles. As the Brewers, Browns, and Orioles the franchise have participated in 124 seasons in the American League, making the playoffs 15 times, winning 7 pennants and 3 World Series championships. Through October 12, 2023 they have played 19,042 games, winning 9,029 and losing 10,013 for a win-loss record of 0.474. Cal Ripken Jr. holds the most team records with 13, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, and home runs. The slugger, nicknamed "The Iron Man", also holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), surpassing Lou Gehrig on September 6, 1995 with his 2,131st consecutive game played. Jim Palmer holds the most pitching records for the Orioles, including wins, games played, strikeouts, and shutouts. Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win World Series games in three decades, and over his 558 games played never surrendered a single grand slam. This is a list of team records for the Baltimore Orioles. Records from or before 1901 were as the Milwaukee Brewers, and between 1902 and 1954 as the St. Louis Browns.

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# List of Baltimore Orioles team records

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles originally formed as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1894, moving to St. Louis after the 1901 season, becoming the St. Louis Browns. Finally, after 52 years as the Browns, the franchise was acquired by a partnership of Baltimore businessmen who renamed the team the Baltimore Orioles.

As the Brewers, Browns, and Orioles the franchise have participated in 124 seasons in the American League, making the playoffs 15 times, winning 7 pennants and 3 World Series championships (against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966, the Cincinnati Reds in 1970, and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983). Through October 12, 2023 they have played 19,042 games, winning 9,029 and losing 10,013 for a win-loss record of 0.474.

Cal Ripken Jr. holds the most team records with 13, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, and home runs. The slugger, nicknamed "The Iron Man", also holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), surpassing Lou Gehrig on September 6, 1995 with his 2,131st consecutive game played. Jim Palmer holds the most pitching records for the Orioles, including wins, games played, strikeouts, and shutouts. Palmer is the only pitcher in Major League history to win World Series games in three decades, and over his 558 games played never surrendered a single grand slam.

This is a **list of team records for the Baltimore Orioles**. Records from or before 1901 were as the Milwaukee Brewers, and between 1902 and 1954 as the St. Louis Browns.

## Individual Career Records

*These are the individual records for Batting and Pitching* *over the course of player's careers with the franchise.*

*Statistics are current through* *2022* season.

### Career Batting

| Career Batting Leaders | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Player | Record | Orioles Career | Ref |
| Batting average | Heinie Manush | .362 | 1928-1929, 1930 |  |
| On-Base percentage | Goose Goslin | .404 | 1930-1932 |  |
| Slugging percentage | Ken Williams | .558 | 1918-1927 |  |
| OPS | Ken Williams | .961 | 1918-1927 |  |
| Games Played | Cal Ripken Jr. | 3,001 | 1981-2001 |  |
| At Bats | Cal Ripken Jr. | 11,551 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Plate Appearances | Cal Ripken Jr. | 12,883 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Runs Scored | Cal Ripken Jr. | 1,647 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Hits | Cal Ripken Jr. | 3,184 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Total Bases | Cal Ripken Jr. | 5,168 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Singles | Cal Ripken Jr. | 2,106 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Doubles | Cal Ripken Jr. | 603 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Triples | Cal Ripken Jr. | 145 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Home Runs | Cal Ripken Jr. | 431 | 1981-2001 |  |
| RBI | Cal Ripken Jr. | 1,695 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Bases on Balls | Cal Ripken Jr. | 1,129 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Strikeouts | Chris Davis | 1,550 | 2011-2020 |  |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 351 | 1915-1927 |  |
| Caught Stealing | George Sisler | 127 | 1915-1927 |  |
| Extra Base Hits | Cal Ripken Jr. | 1,078 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Hit By Pitch | Brady Anderson | 148 | 1988-2001 |  |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Austin | 223 | 1911-1923, 1925-1926, 1929 |  |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cal Ripken Jr. | 127 | 1981-2001 |  |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | Eddie Murray | 135 | 1977-1988, 1996 |  |

### Career Pitching

| Career Pitching Leaders | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Player | Record | Orioles Career | Ref |
| ERA | Harry Howell | 2.06 | 1904-1910 |  |
| Wins | Jim Palmer | 268 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Losses | Jim Palmer | 152 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Win-Loss% | Steve Stone | .656 | 1979-1981 |  |
| Games Played | Jim Palmer | 558 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Palmer | 3,948 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Games Started | Jim Palmer | 521 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Complete Games | Jim Palmer | 211 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Saves | Gregg Olson | 160 | 1988-1993 |  |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 53 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Strikeouts | Jim Palmer | 2212 | 1965-1984 |  |
| K/9 | Dylan Bundy | 8.819 | 2016-2019 |  |
| Bases on Balls | Jim Palmer | 1311 | 1965-1984 |  |
| BB/9 | Dick Hall | 1.473 | 1961-1966 |  |
| Hits | Jim Palmer | 3,349 | 1965-1984 |  |
| H/9 | Stu Miller | 6.902 | 1963-1968 |  |
| WHIP | Dick Hall | 1.005 | 1961-1966 |  |
| Home Runs | Jim Palmer | 303 | 1965-1984 |  |
| HR/9 | Rube Waddell | 0.033 | 1908-1910 |  |
| Earned Runs | Jim Palmer | 1,253 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Palmer | 85 | 1965-1984 |  |
| Hit By Pitch | Barney Pelty | 100 | 1903-1911 |  |
| Batters Faced | Jim Palmer | 16,114 | 1965-1984 |  |

## Individual Single-Season Records

*These are the individual records for Batting* *and Pitching* *in a single season with the franchise.*

*Statistics are current through* *2022* season.

### Single-Season Batting

| Single Season Batting Leaders | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref |
| Batting average | George Sisler | .420 | 1922 |  |
| On-Base percentage | George Sisler | .467 | 1920 |  |
| Slugging percentage | Jim Gentile | .646 | 1961 |  |
| OPS | George Sisler | 1.082 | 1920 |  |
| Games Played | Cal Ripken Jr.
Brooks Robinson | 163 | 1996
1961, 1964 |
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| At Bats | B.J. Surhoff | 673 | 1999 |  |
| Plate Appearances | Brady Anderson | 749 | 1992 |  |
| Runs Scored | Harlond Clift | 145 | 1936 |  |
| Hits | George Sisler | 257 | 1920 |  |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 399 | 1920 |  |
| Singles | Jack Tobin | 179 | 1921 |  |
| Doubles | Brian Roberts | 56 | 2009 |  |
| Triples | Heinie Manush
George Stone | 20 | 1928
1906 |
 |
| Home Runs | Chris Davis | 53 | 2013 |  |
| RBI | Ken Williams | 155 | 1922 |  |
| Bases on Balls | Lu Blue | 126 | 1929 |  |
| Strikeouts | Chris Davis | 219 | 2016 |  |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Aparicio | 57 | 1964 |  |
| Caught Stealing | Burt Shotton | 32 | 1915 |  |
| Extra Base Hits | Chris Davis | 96 | 2013 |  |
| Hit By Pitch | Brady Anderson | 24 | 1999 |  |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Gedeon | 48 | 1920 |  |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Bonilla | 17 | 1996 |  |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | Eddie Murray | 25 | 1984 |  |

### Single-Season Pitching

| Single Season Pitching Leaders | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref |
| ERA | Barney Pelty | 1.59 | 1906 |  |
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 27 | 1921 |  |
| Losses | Fred Glade | 25 | 1905 |  |
| Win-Loss% | General Crowder
Dave McNally | .808 | 1928
1971 |
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| Games Played | Jamie Walker | 81 | 2007 |  |
| Innings Pitched | Urban Shocker | 348.0 | 1922 |  |
| Games Started | Mike Flanagan\[a\] | 40 | 1978 |  |
| Complete Games | Jack Powell | 36 | 1902 |  |
| Saves | Jim Johnson | 51 | 2012 |  |
| Shutouts | Jim Palmer | 10 | 1975 |  |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 232 | 1908 |  |
| K/9 | Érik Bédard | 10.929 | 2007 |  |
| Bases on Balls | Bobo Newsom | 192 | 1938 |  |
| BB/9 | Scott McGregor | 1.185 | 1979 |  |
| Hits | Urban Shocker | 365 | 1922 |  |
| H/9 | Dave McNally | 5.769 | 1968 |  |
| WHIP | Dave McNally | 0.842 | 1968 |  |
| Home Runs | Dylan Bundy | 41 | 2018 |  |
| HR/9 | Harry Howell | 0.028 | 1908 |  |
| Earned Runs | Bobo Newsom | 186 | 1938 |  |
| Wild Pitches | Daniel Cabrera | 17 | 2006 |  |
| Hit By Pitch | Barney Pelty | 20 | 1904 |  |
| Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1,475 | 1938 |  |

## Team Single-Season Records

*These are the team records for batting* *and pitching* *in a single-season.*

### Team Season Batting

| Season Batting Records | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Record | Season |
| Batting Average | .313 | 1922 |
| Home runs | 257 | 1996 |
| Runs | 949 | 1996 |
| Hits | 1,693 | 1922 |
| Doubles | 327 | 1937 |
| Triples | 106 | 1921 |
| Strikeouts | 1,454 | 2021 |
| Stolen bases | 234 | 1916 |

### Team Season Pitching

| Season Pitching Records | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Record | Season |
| ERA | 2.15 | 1908 |
| Strikeouts | 1,248 | 2016
2019 |
| Shutouts | 21 | 1961
1909 |
| Hits | 305 | 2019 |
| Runs | 1,064 | 1936 |
| Home runs | 305 | 2019 |

## Team All-Time Records

*These are the all time totals for the franchise as of 10/12/2023*

| Season Pitching Records | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Statistic | Record | MLB Rank |
| Wins | 9,029 | 16 |
| Losses | 10,013 | 7 |
| W-L% | .474 | 26 |
| Divisions Won | 10 | 10 |
| Pennants Won | 7 | 13 |
| World Series Wins | 3 | 12 |
| Home runs | 14,144 | 7 |
| Runs | 82,635 | 16 |
| Hits | 167,959 | 15 |
| Batting average | .258 | 18 |
| ERA | 4.05 | 21 |
| Runs allowed | 88,101 | 9 |

\[a\] Flanagan shares the single-season games started record with: Jim Palmer (1976), Mike Cuellar (1970), Dave McNally (1969, 1970), and Bobo Newsom (1938)


title: Obert Moyo

abstract: Obert Moyo is a retired Zimbabwean football defender.

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# Obert Moyo

**Obert Moyo** (born 29 July 1985) is a retired Zimbabwean football defender.

## InfoBox

Obert Moyo
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Peter Obert Moyo | | |
| Date of birth | (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 | | |
| Place of birth | Hwange, Zimbabwe | | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | | |
| Position(s) | defender | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2004–2009 | Wankie/Hwange |  |  |
| 2009–2011 | Pretoria University |  |  |
| 2011 | Quelaton |  |  |
| 2012 | Hwange |  |  |
| 2012–2013 | Platinum Stars | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | CS Don Bosco |  |  |
| 2016–2018 | Hwange |  |  |
| International career | | | |
| 2005–2008 | Zimbabwe | 10 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2020<br>‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2020 | | | |


title: 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

abstract:
The 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the inaugural running of the annual "blue water classic", the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. The race was initially planned to be a cruise planned by Peter Luke, Jack Earl and the Walker brothers who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing. The plan was changed, however, when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, famously suggested, "Why don't we make a race of it?"
The inaugural race, like all those that have followed, began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day, before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart. The 1945 fleet comprised 9 starters. Of the 9 starters, 8 yachts completed the race. Illingworth's own vessel, Rani, won the inaugural race in a time of 6 days, 14 hours and 22 minutes. Peter Luke's record for longest-ever time to finish the course stands to this day:
11 days, 6hours, and 20 minutes.

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# 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The **1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race** was the inaugural running of the annual "blue water classic", the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.

The race was initially planned to be a cruise planned by Peter Luke, Jack Earl and the Walker brothers who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing.

The plan was changed, however, when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, famously suggested, "Why don't we make a race of it?" The inaugural race, like all those that have followed, began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart.

The 1945 fleet comprised 9 starters. Of the 9 starters, 8 yachts completed the race. Illingworth's own vessel, *Rani*, won the inaugural race in a time of 6 days, 14 hours and 22 minutes.

Peter Luke's record for longest-ever time to finish the course stands to this day: 11 days, 6hours, and 20 minutes.

## 1945 Fleet

9 yachts registered to begin the 1945 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are:

| Yacht | Nation | Skipper | Previous
Starts | LH (Elapsed) Time
d:hh:mm:ss | HW (Corrected) Time
d:hh:mm:ss |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Ambermerle* | (NSW) | J Colquhoun, C Kiel | NA |  |  |
| *Archina* | (NSW) | P Goldstein | NA | RETIRED | RETIRED |
| *Horizon* | (NSW) | J R Bartlett | NA |  |  |
| *Kathleen* |  | Jack Earl | NA |  |  |
| *Mistral II* | (NSW) | Robert Evans | NA |  |  |
| *Rani* |  | Captain John Illingworth, RN | NA | 6:14:22:00 | 4:9:38:00 |
| *Saltair* |  | A E and R M Walker | NA |  |  |
| *Wayfairer* | (NSW) | Peter Luke | NA |  |  |
| *Winston Churchill* |  | P Coverdale | NA |  |  |

## Results

### Line Honours results

| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA
(Metres) | Skipper | Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 44 | *Rani* | Great Britain | Barber 35 Cutter | 10.67 | Captain John Illingworth | 6:14:22:00 |  |
| 2 | B3 | *Winston Churchill* | Tasmania | Coverdale 52 Cutter | 15.66 | Percy Coverdale | 7:07:38:00 |  |
| 3 | 29 | *Kathleen* | New South Wales | Archer 44 Yawl | 13.44 | Jack Earl | 8:06:20:00 |  |
| 4 | CYC 32 | *Horizon* | New South Wales | Bailey 40 Ketch | 12.27 | J.R. Bartlett | 8:07:47:00 |  |
| 5 | CYC 14 | *Ambermerle* | New South Wales | Gronfors 34 Cutter | 10.40 | John Colquhoun
Clarrie Kiel | 8:08:18:00 |  |
| 6 | CYC 59 | *Mistral II* | New South Wales | Alden 63 Schooner | 19.32 | Robert Evans | 8:12:55:00 |  |
| 7 | 15 | *Saltair* | New South Wales | Walker 44 Ketch | 13.27 | Bert & Russell Walker | 8:13:48:00 |  |
| 8 | CYC 7 | *Wayfarer* | New South Wales | Alden-Larson 40 Ketch | 12.19 | Peter Luke | 11:06:20:00 |  |
| DNF | CYC 20 | *Archina* | New South Wales | Boden 52 Ketch | 15.85 | Phil Goldstein | Retired |  |

### Handicap results

| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA
(Metres) | Skipper | Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 44 | *Rani* | Great Britain | Barber 35 Cutter | 10.67 | Captain John Illingworth | 4:09:38:00 |  |
| 2 | CYC 14 | *Ambermerle* | New South Wales | Gronfors 34 Cutter | 10.40 | John Colquhoun
Clarrie Kiel | 5:14:39:00 |  |
| 3 | B3 | *Winston Churchill* | Tasmania | Coverdale 52 Cutter | 15.66 | Percy Coverdale | 5:15:20:00 |  |
| 4 | 29 | *Kathleen* | New South Wales | Archer 44 Yawl | 13.44 | Jack Earl | 5:15:59:00 |  |
| 5 | CYC 32 | *Horizon* | New South Wales | Bailey 40 Ketch | 12.27 | J.R. Bartlett | 5:19:23:00 |  |
| 6 | 15 | *Saltair* | New South Wales | Walker 44 Ketch | 13.27 | Bert & Russell Walker | 5:21:09:00 |  |
| 7 | CYC 59 | *Mistral II* | New South Wales | Alden 63 Schooner | 19.32 | Robert Evans | 7:17:13:00 |  |
| 8 | CYC 7 | *Wayfarer* | New South Wales | Alden-Larson 40 Ketch | 12.19 | Peter Luke | 7:19:43:00 |  |
| DNF | CYC 20 | *Archina* | New South Wales | Boden 52 Ketch | 15.85 | Phil Goldstein | Retired |  |

## InfoBox

1st Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
| Event information | |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Yacht |
| Dates | 26 December 1945 - 6 January 1946 |
| Host city | Sydney, Hobart |
| Boats | 9 |
| Distance | 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) |
| Website | Rolex Sydney Hobart |
| Results | |
| Winner (1945) | *Rani* (Captain John Illingworth) |
| Succession | |
| Previous | None |
| Next | *Morna* (Claude Plowman) in 1946 |


title: The Three Swordsmen

abstract: The Three Swordsmen is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Brigitte Lin and Elvis Tsui in the roles of the titular swordsmen.

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# The Three Swordsmen

***The Three Swordsmen*** is a 1994 Hong Kong *wuxia* film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Brigitte Lin and Elvis Tsui in the roles of the titular swordsmen.

## Plot

At the presentation for the title of the world's greatest martial artist, Siu Sam-siu (Andy Lau), Ming Kim (Brigitte Lin) and Wang To (Elvis Tsui) were tied for the title. However, Wang-to has retired from the *jiang hu* after he was branded as the leader of the Godly Blades Troupe by the Emperor, so the battle for the greatest martial artist would be a battle between Siu Sam-siu and Ming-kim, who are scheduled to fight at the first day of the next year. At the event, Butterfly, the younger sister of Ku Choi-yee, who is married to Ming Kim's older brother, pretends to be Ming in order to get close to Siu as she is an admirer of him so Siu shows up and easily dispatches her. Right afterwards, officers from the Godly Blades Troupe arrive and attack Siu, who defeat them with little effort. The officers then accuse Siu for sneaking into the imperial palace and stealing the Ngo-nan Sword and the Godly Jade Jar as well as murdering the Empress and claim he stole the sword to defeat Ming. Siu then flee the scene and arrive at Butterfly's home and bumps into his old lover, Red Leaves, who reveals she framed him for breaking her heart in the past, but he finds out the mastermind is the King of Yin-tun, the leader of the Ming-fa Sect, who was defeating Ming seven years ago and imprisoned at Half Day Horizon and his followers poisoned Red so they can kill him while he tries to heal her. Siu kills the followers before bringing Red to the Sword Storage Villa owned by Tik Suen, who Red is married to.

The next day, Wang leads the Godly Blades Troupe to Sword Storage Villa to arrest Siu and Tik also discovers Red has left as she cannot forget Siu. Wang's subordinate tells him Siu was seen running in the forest, but Siu was hiding in Butterfly's home. Siu then encounters Wang alone as Butterfly had led Wang's subordinates away. Siu tells Wang he was framed but the latter insists on completing his duties and they engage in a fight that interrupted when Tik arrives demanding Red back. Wang kills Tik and Siu takes the chance to flee and save Butterfly from Ming-fa Sect followers. Wang and his troupes catch up to Siu but Siu manages to fend them off and flee.

Siu then decides to go to the Half Day Horizon to investigate the truth as members of Ming-fa Sect are imprisoned there and Butterfly decides to follow while on the other hand, the Prince of Hau was ordered by the Emperor to lead the arrest of Siu. At the Half Day Horizon, Siu and Butterfly encounter Ming Kim and Choi-yee. Siu and Ming finds something suspicious underground and they work together to destroy it and finds the King of Yin-tun, who is thought to be dead, but he framed Siu and was plotting to seek revenge against Ming. Siu and Ming fight the King of Yin-tun, but the latter escapes right before the Prince of Hau and Wang arrive to arrest Siu. Ming and Wang both defend Siu's innocence but Hau insists on arresting Siu, but Yin-tun returns to set a fire and Siu fights and humiliates Hau before fleeing and Hau declares he will arrive at Ming Kim Villa to arrest Siu 15 days later.

Wang's subordinate informs him that Red is healing from her poisoned and Wang finds out from the doctor that the origin of the poison came from a foreign flower brought in by Yin-tun. After Ming defeated Yin-tun, Ming destroyed all of the flower and planted in Ming Kim Villa for his sister-in-law, Choi-yee, who came from a foreign land, so Wang suspects someone in Ming Kim Villa is framing Siu, who is staying there to heal his wounds from his fight with Yin-tun. Siu suddenly leaves Ming Kim Villa which leads suspicion from Ming's mother, but Siu returns with the Ming's family sword manual stolen by Hau. Later, Butterfly decides she wants to be married to Siu and gains the approval of her family. At the night of the wedding, Red suddenly arrive and warns Siu of danger. Yin-tun, disguised as Butterfly, reveals himself and injures Siu and Red before hiding in Choi-yee's room and is revealed Choi-yee was the mastermind in framing Siu. Yin-tun berates Choi-yee for not killing Ming-kim, who she is in love him and takes her child hostage, but she kills him. However, everything was overhead by Butterfly so Choi-yee captures Butterfly. As Red dies from her injuries, she gives Siu a piece of jade.

Hau arrives at Ming Kim Villa with Wang and the Prince and his to arrest Siu and Wang proposes a duel with Siu. Before they fight, Siu gives Red's jade to Wang which gives clues to who framed him. As the two fight, Siu pretends to kill Wang which causes Choi-yee to pick up the jade and revealing herself to be the mastermind for framing Siu. When stolen Jade Jar and Yin-tun's body were found in Choi-yee's room and forces Siu and Ming to duel in order to find the whereabouts of Butterfly, only revealing it to the Prince and telling him to only reveal to the winner. Choi-yee then throws her child in the air and causes Ming to draw his sword which she uses to kill herself and tells him she did everything so he can defeat Siu and become the world's greatest martial artist

At the day of their duel, Ming purposely gets injured by Wang in order to have a fair fight with Siu, who is still injured from fighting Yin-tun. During the battle, the Prince long for more excitement, so Wang fulfills his request by destroying the whereabouts of Butterfly which turns it into a three-way fight. However, Wang is actually using the opportunity to reveal where Butterfly is, who is hidden in a coffin hanging nearby. Wang informs the Prince he will be leaving him and retiring from the *jiang hu* while Ming admits defeat to Siu, proclaiming the latter to be world's greatest martial artist, but Siu does not care about the title and is relieved that Butterfly is safe.

## Cast

* Andy Lau as Siu Sam-siu (笑三少, *lit:* "Smiling Third Master"), founder of the Eight-Foot Gate (八尺門) who is framed for stealing several imperial treasures and killing the Empress.
* Brigitte Lin as Ming Kim (名劍, *lit:* "Famed Sword"), leader of the Ming Kim Villa (名劍山莊) who defeated the King of Yin-tun seven years ago and won the title of the world's greatest martial artist for seven consecutive years afterwards.
* Elvis Tsui as Wang To (橫刀, *lit:* "Horizontal Blade"), a crime fighter who defeated gang leader Lung Tin-hang and was branded as the leader of the Godly Blades Troupe by the Emperor.
* Yu Li as Ku Choi-yee (顧彩衣), wife of Ming Kim's older brother, the disabled Ming Chin, but is in love with Kim and frames Siu Sam-siu in order to help Kim win the title of the world's greatest martial artist.
* Siqin Gaowa as Ming-kim's mother
* Leung Sze-ho as Prince (太子), the Emperor's cowardly, useless, spoiled son.
* Lisa Tung as Butterfly (蝶舞), Choi-yee's younger sister who admirers Siu Sam-siu and has a crush on him.
* Cao Ying as Madame Red Leaves (紅葉夫人), Siu Sam-siu's ex-lover who was forced and poisoned by Choi-yee to frame Siu and is still in love with him despite being married to Tik Suen.
* Kan Tak-mau as Hak-lin Chun-shu (赫連春樹), the Emperor's younger brother who is the Prince of Hau (侯爺) and is bent on arresting Siu Sam-siu but is too incompetent to do so.
* Chiu Chin as King of Yin-tun (燕敦煌), the leader of Ming-fa Sect (明花流) who is a devil with the martial world and was defeated by Ming Kim seven years ago, where he faked his death and plotted for revenge.
* Choi Chin
* Wong Chung-yuk

## Box office

The film grossed HK$3,545,666 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 25 August to 2 September 1994 in Hong Kong.

## InfoBox

| The Three Swordsmen | |
| --- | --- |
| Film poster | |
|  | |
| Traditional Chinese | 刀劍笑 |
| Simplified Chinese | 刀剑笑 |
|
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dāo Jiàn Xiào |
| Jyutping | Dou1 Gim3 Siu3 |
|  | |
|  | |
| Directed by | Taylor Wong |
| Screenplay by | Sze Mei-yee
Lee Sai-hung |
| Story by | Chris Lau |
| Produced by | Liu Kin-fat |
| Starring | Andy Lau
Brigitte Lin
Elvis Tsui |
| Cinematography | Chow Kei-seung
Chow Kim-ming |
| Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu
Chu San-kit |
| Music by | Alan Kwok |
| Production
companies | Wing Fat Film Production
Hang Chi Production |
| Release date | * 25 August 1994 (1994-08-25) |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$3,545,666 |