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Kishoreganj District

Kishoreganj District (কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a mahakuma (sub-division) under Mymensingh district. 2495.07 sq. km of land was taken from Mymensingh district to form Kishoreganj District. Kishorganj consists of eight municipalities, 13 upazilas, 105 union parishads, 39 wards, 145 mahallas, 946 mouzas and 1775 villages.

History
The history of Kishoreganj dates from an ancient time. The village of Egarosindur in Pakundia Upazila has evidence of trade with distant foreign countries dating back at least 2500 years. Historically, the region of Kishoreganj has been seen as forming the southern boundary of Kamarupa. It was part of the Pala and Sena empires, and after their fall became mainly administered by a large number of petty Koch and Barman chieftains.

These chieftains were nominally subject to the Bengal Sultans, but were never fully conquered. However eventually these chieftains were conquered by the Mughals, with Egarosindur being conquered in 1538. In 1580, Isa Khan defeated the Koch chieftain of Jangalbari and took over the entirety of Kishoreganj in his domain. From this fort he resisted Mughal domination of Bengal. After his death and his son's surrender, most of present Kishoreganj district formed part of Musa Khan's domain. Other parts of the district became part of various zamindaris. One of these Zamindars, Nand Kishore Pramanik, gave the land for a town that became Kishoreganj. The region became part of the Sonargaon Sarkar of the Bengal Subah. After the British conquest of Bengal Kishoreganj became part of Mymensingh district. It gained separate district status in 1984.

Geography
Kishoreganj district is situated in the northeastern part of Bangladesh in Dhaka Division. It adjoins Sunamganj and Habiganj districts to the east, Brahmanbaria District to the southeast, Narsingdi District to the southwest, Mymensingh District to the west and northwest, and Netrokona District to the north.

The district is covered almost entirely in agricultural land. The western part of the district is composed primarily of alluvial silt and clay deposits with a few beels. The eastern part of the district lies in a shallow basin composed of marshy clay and peat. The region is composed of haors, which flood during the monsoon to cover the entire basin. Parts of the region lie underwater for the majority of the year.

Rivers
Kishoreganj district has several rivers. The most important of these rivers is the Meghna, which forms from the merging of the Surma and Kushiyara rivers. The Meghna forms near the village of Dilalpur in Bajitpur Upazila at the border between Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts, leaving the district at the town of Bhairab Bazar where it is joined by the Old Brahmaputra.

The Brahmaputra, sometimes called the Old Brahmaputra, forms part of the border with Mymensingh district before entering at border between Kishoreganj and Narsingdi districts. It forms the majority of the border between the two districts, except for a small portion in the middle of the border, and enters the Meghna at Bhairab Bazar.

The Surma, known locally as the Danu, is a river flowing through the Haor region. It enters Kishoreganj district from Netrokona district near the village of Dhanpur in Itna Upazila and flows southwest before splitting into two branches. These two branches flow south and then west, and west and then south respecitvely, rejoining near Shingpur in Nikli Upazila. From this point, the river is known as Ghorautra. The Ghorautra then meanders southwest, before turning slightly to flow south and joins the Kalni, near the village of Dilalpur to form the Meghna.

The Kushiyara river enters the district after forming part of the border with Habiganj district, and is known locally as the Kalni. The river leaves the district briefly and reenters in Mithamain Upazila. It flows south through Mithamain and Ashtagram upazilas before forming the border with Brahmanbaria district. It flows southwest, forming the border between the two districts before merging with the Ghorautra to form the Meghna.

The Narsunda river is a tributary of the Brahmaputra which flows through Kishoreganj city. It enters from the north from Mymensingh district and splits into two directions: one flowing east towards the Danu, the other flowing south through Kishoreganj into the Brahmaputra.

Main depressions
 * Humaipur (Bajitpur)
 * Somai (Nikli)
 * Barir (Mithamain)
 * Surma Baula (Nikli)
 * Tallar Haors (Nikli-Bajitpur-Austagram).

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Kishoreganj District had 760,952 households and a population of 3,267,626. 520,051 (22.14%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1215 people per km2. Kishoreganj district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.60%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1077 females per 1000 males. 27.41% of the population lived in urban areas.

Religion
Kishoreganj contains 3,980 mosques, 530 temples and seven churches. The overwhelming majority of its residents are Muslim. Hindus are concentrated primarily in the Haor areas and are mostly from fishing/boating communities such as the Kaibartas.

Places of interest
Kishoreganj District is a place of Islam and Hinduism. The Meghna and Brahmaputra rivers have contributed to its development. Many traditional events are observed every year, including Kurikhai Mela, a celebrated shrine-oriented festival held every year on the last Monday of the month of Magh at the shrine in Katiadi thana. The notable Shamsuddin Aulia, one of the figures of Hajrat Shahjalal, died there.

Jangalbari Fort
Jangalbari Fort is in the Jangalbari village of Karimganj Upazila. It was once a strong outpost of the Bengal Ruler Isa Khan, who erected several structures inside the fort area. It was severely damaged by the great earthquake in 1897. Isa Khan's descendants still live in the village, and currently Isa Khan's 14th descendant, Dewan Amin Dau Khan, lives in the fort.

Egarosindur
Egarosindur (এগারসিন্ধুর) is a village in Kishoreganj. The village is situated on the east side of the river Brahmaputra. The name of this village is found in the Akbornama by the historian Abul Fazal. There is a debate among historians about the history of Egarosindur. Some engraved silver coins, iron-axes, lances and bows and arrows were discovered there presumed to be from the 10th century BC. Historians also believe that Egarosindur was inhabited since 1000 BC, i.e. the time of the Murza. There lived many tribals named Koch and Hajong. Egarosindur was a centre of trade and commerce.

In 380 AD Egarosindur was under the reign of Dobak state. After that this region was reigned by the King of Kamarupa. Another historical analyses prove that in the 8th century Egarosindur was an important river port where Muslim traders exported and imported their product with Rome and Paris. In the 10th century Egarosindur was under the control of Azhaba, a king of Hazradi. Azbaha triumph over this land by defeated King Botong. But after some years Azbaha was beaten by Bebuid Raza and Bebuid Raza was the first popular king of this land. In his time, Egarosindur was reborn again. He built spectacular palaces, forts, big canals, temples etc.

In the second part of the 10th century King Srishochandra controlled this land. After that this area might be governed by Shen king and then it is included with the land of Kamarupa. In the beginning of 14th century the king of Goura, Firoz Shah succeed to win Egarosindur. In 1338 Sultan Fakruddin Mubarak Shah take the authorization of this ancient land. It was seemed that when Sultan was in a critical position, he took shelter in Egarosindur. In 1577 Isa Khan declared Egarosindur a sovereign state. In his age this place appeared as a remarkable place of trade and commerce. In the fort of Egarosindur there held a massive battle between Isa Khan and Mansingh, the general of Akbar. But in the battlefield Mansingh was greatly impressed by the boldness and hospitality of Isa Khan. In one stage when they carried out a duel, Mansingh's sword broke down. Isa Khan did not take his life and most surprisingly he offered his own sword to Mansingh. He said, "I could not kill any helpless person". And then they made an agreement in the battlefield. Akbar granted Isa Khan a lease over 22 parganas. After Isa Khan, Egarosindur as a distinct entity was again lost to history. In the reign of Shahjahan in 1638, the king of Assam attacked Egarosindur. Though he was not competent to defeat the warrior of Shahjahan, he destroyed this land ruthlessly when he fled from the battlefield.

Shah Mahmud Mosque
It is an attractive building at Egarosindur may be dated sometime around 1680AD. The mosque stands at the back of a slightly raised platform, which is enclosed by a low wall with a gateway consists of an oblong structure with do-chala roof. The mosque proper is a square structure, 5.79m a side in the inside, and is emphasized with octagonal towers on the four exteriors angles. All these towers shooting high above the roof and terminating in solid kiosks with cupolas, were originally crowned with kalasa finials, still intact in the southern one. The western wall accommodates inside three mihrab –the central one semi –octagonal and the side ones rectangular. The central doorway and central mihrab are larger than their flanking counterparts. The mosque has four axially projected frontones, each corresponding to the centrally located doorways and the central mihrab. The parapets and cornices are horizontal in the usual Mughal fashion.

All the mihrabs are enriched with terracotta decoration. The mihrabs are arched having cuspings in their outer faces. The pilasters, supporting the mihrab arches, show a series of decorated bands topped by a frieze of petals. The spandrels of these arches, though now plain must have been originally enriched with terracotta plaques. Above the rectangular frame of the central mihrab there is a row of arched-niches filled with varieties of small trees containing flowers. The mosque should specially be noted for its four axially projected frontons with bordering ornamental turrets, a device which must have been borrowed from the four axial iwan-type gateways of the Persian influenced north Indian Mughal standard mosques of Fathpur, Agra and Delhi.

Sadi Mosque
Another structure of Egarosindur, is one of the best-conserved monuments in the country. A pertain inscription tablet, fixed over the central mihrab, record that the mosque was built in 1062 AH (1652 AD) by one Sadi, son of Shaikh Shiroo, during the reign of Shahjahan.

Measuring 25 ft a side, the single-domed square mosque was built on a raised piece of land. There are three arched entrances in the east, and one each in the middle of the north and the south sides. The central archway, which is larger, is set within a slightly projected rectangular frame, but the flanking archways are contained within slightly recessed rectangle. The qibla wall is recessed with three semi-octagonal mihrabs, which correspond to the three eastern doorways. The mosque represents a happy blending of Mughal elements with the Sultanate architectural traits characteristic of Bengal.

Fort of Isha Khan
The remains of the fort are still visible near the site of the Sadi mosque. In this fort Isha Khan fought against Man Singh, the general of Akbar. Recently some valuable antiques have been found in this place, which attest to the important history of this place.

Mazar (graveyard) Sharif
In Egarosindur, many pious and kind religious leaders came here for inviting people into the light of Islam. Some of them named- Borapirer Mazar (Shah Moize uddin Shah Mannunun of Sholakia Shaheb barii, Samsuddin Bokhari, Fakir Garibullah Shah,  Syed Ahmed Rumi, Nigrin shah and so on. Their mazars are situated in this village. The Mazar of Garibullah shah is in a hill like higher position. People treat their Mazar with great respect. But it is a matter of great pleasure that there are no superstitions and fanatic activities because the villagers are very much conscious about this matter.

Samsuddin Bokhari
The Mazar of Samsuddin Bokhari is situated at Kurikhai, Katiadi, Kishoreganj. It is a historical place of kishoreganj district. Samsuddin Bokhari was a tour companion of Shahjalal. They came together. Samsuddin Bokhari Mazar's also known as Kurikhai Mazar. The fair is held here every year to mark the death anniversary of Shamsuddin Bokhari. The fair is according to the Bengali calendar. The fair started from the second last Monday of the Magh month of Bangla year, and it continues till the following Monday (last Monday of the month).

Botanical Garden located by the bank of the river Meghna.

Fairy tales
As it is an ancient place, there are many fairy tales which have become popular in this village. There are tales about the big pond of Bebuid Raza and his wife, two canon of Isa Khan and so on.

Poet Chandravati Shiv Mandir

The Chandravati Shiv Mondir (Temple) built at Katcharipara about 8 kilometres off Kishoreganj town by Deeja Bongshi Das during the later part of 16th century is still adorned with its artistic structural workmanship which attracts the tourists of different areas.

Administration

 * Deputy Commissioner: Md Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury
 * Additional Deputy Commissioner (Overall): Tarfdar Md. Aktar Jamil
 * Additional Deputy Commissioner (Tax): Dulal Chandra Sutradhar
 * Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and Information and Communication Technology): Golam Mohammad Bhuiyan
 * Additional District Magistrate: Alamgeer Hosain

Education

 * Universities
 * Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University
 * Royal University of Dhaka (RUD), Bhairab, Kishoreganj
 * Ishakha International University Bangladesh
 * Al Jamiatul Imdadiya, Kishoreganj
 * Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom, Bhairab, Kishoreganj
 * Medical College
 * Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
 * Jahurul Islam Medical College
 * President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital
 * College
 * Gurudayal Govt. College (EST: 1943)
 * Govt. Hazi Asmat College, Bhairab (EST: 1947)
 * Katiadi Govt. College
 * Kishoreganj Govt. Mohila College
 * Kuliarchar Government College, Kuliarchar (EST: 1973)
 * Pakundia Govt. College
 * Govt. Zillur Rahman Mahila College
 * Tarail Muktijoddha Govt. College
 * Karimganj Govt. College
 * Rastrapati Abdul Hamid Govt. College
 * Bajitpur Govt. College
 * Hossainpur Govt College
 * Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College
 * Muktijoddha Abdul Haque Govt. College
 * Poura Mohila College
 * Walinewaz Khan College
 * Secondary School
 * Kishorganj Govt. Boys' High School
 * S.V. Govt. Girls High School
 * Bhairab Government Kadir Baksa Pilot Model High School
 * Kishoreganj Model Boys' High School
 * Kishoreganj Model Girls' High School
 * Arjat Atarjan High School
 * Azim Uddin High School
 * Hashmat Uddin High School
 * Kishoreganj Ideal High School
 * Zilla Smoroni Girl's High School
 * Kishoregonj Girl's High School
 * Polytechnic Institute
 * Kishoreganj Polytechnic Institute

Dailies

 * The Daily Shatabdir Kantho
 * Daily Ajker Desh
 * Daily Amar Bangladesh
 * Grihakon
 * Bhatir Darpan
 * Pratahik Chitra

Online dailies

 * Muktijoddhar Kantho
 * Hauor Kanto
 * manabchatona24.com
 * kalernatunsangbad.com

Weeklies

 * Aryagaurava (1904)
 * Kishoreganj Bartabaha (1924)
 * Akhter (Urdu, 1926)
 * Kishoreganj Barta (1946)
 * Prativa (1952)
 * Natun Patra (1962)

Fortnightlies

 * Narasunda (1981)
 * Grambangla (1985)
 * Sristi (1986)
 * Sakal (1988)
 * Suchana (1990)
 * Kishoreganj Parikrama (1991)
 * Manihar (1991)
 * Kishoreganj Prabaha (1993)
 * Bibarani (Kuliarchar 1993)

Notable people

 * Azimuddin Hanafi (1838–1922), Islamic scholar, author, orator and poet
 * Farid Uddin Masood, Islamic scholar
 * Zainul Abedin (1914–1976) – painter
 * ABM Zahidul Haq (died 2008) – former Bangladesh Deputy Minister of Shipping and Member of Perliament (MP), founder of Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College
 * Debabrata Biswas (1911–1980) – Rabindra Sangeet artist
 * Anandamohan Bose (1847–1906) – Indian politician, academician, social reformer, and lawyer
 * Chuni Goswami (1938 – 2020) – Indian international footballer and first class cricketer
 * Trailokyanath Chakravarty (1889–1970) – Indian revolutionary
 * Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897–1999) – Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters
 * AFM Alim Chowdhury (1928–1971) an eye doctor and intellectual
 * Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (1863–1915) – author, painter
 * Abdul Monem Khan (1899-1971) – longest serving governor of East Pakistan
 * Abul Fateh (1924–2010) – Diplomat and politician
 * Prabodh Chandra Goswami (1911–1987) – Indian educationist
 * Abdul Hamid (politician) (born 1944) – former president of Bangladesh
 * Shah Abdul Hannan (1939–2021) – Islamic philosopher, educationist, writer, economist and social worker, chairman of the National Board of Revenue, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission and deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank
 * Amir Hossain (born 1957) – judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
 * Jahurul Islam (1928–1995) – industrial entrepreneur
 * Syed Ashraful Islam (1952–2019) – Minister of Public Administration of Bangladesh Government
 * Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975) – first vice president of Bangladesh
 * Ilias Kanchan (born 1956) – distinguished hero of Dhaka movie
 * Ivy Rahman (1944–2004) – Member of Parliament and former politician
 * Zillur Rahman (1929–2013) – former president of Bangladesh and a prominent politician
 * Nazmul Hasan Papon(born 1961) - the current president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and a member of parliament from Kishoreganj-6 constituency.
 * Symon Sadik (born 1985) – notable hero of Bangla film industry
 * Idris Ali (born 1947-2002)- A great political leader known as "NEETA" to all, was from Dampara, Nikli, Kishoreganj.
 * Biplob Kumar Sarker

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Madaripur District

Madaripur (মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.

History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).

Administrative areas
Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.

Parliamentary seats

 * 1) Madaripur-1
 * 2) Madaripur-2
 * 3) Madaripur-3

Upazilas and Thanas
Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:
 * 1) Madaripur Sadar
 * 2) Kalkini
 * 3) Rajoir
 * 4) Shibchar
 * 5) Dasar

Municipalities

 * Madaripur Municipality
 * Kalkini Municipality
 * Rajoir Municipality
 * Shibchar Municipality
 * Dasar Municipality

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027. 254,175 (19.66%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas.

Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. Christians are another small minority.

Administration

 * Administrator of Zila Porishod: Munir Chowdhury
 * Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan''

Education
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.
 * College: 21 (including 3 government)
 * Boheratola Mohila College
 * Borhamganj Government College
 * Government Sufia Mohila College
 * Madaripur Govt College
 * Nurul Amin University College
 * Shekh Hasina Women's Degree College
 * Shibchar Nandokumar High School and College
 * Syed Abul Hossain University College, Kalkini, Madaripur.
 * Secondary school: 138
 * Charmugaria Merchants High School
 * Panchkhola Muktisena High School
 * Tatibari Islamia High school
 * Kalikapur High School
 * Ishibpur High School
 * Krokchar High School
 * Hossenpur High School
 * Birmohon High School
 * Algi High School
 * G.C. Academy
 * Madaripur Public High School
 * Shohid Baccu High School
 * Shamsun Nahar Bhuiyan Girls High School
 * Kulpoddi High School
 * Khatia High School
 * Panchar High School
 * Madborerchar High School
 * Bakhorerkandi High School
 * Dr. Saleha Selim High School
 * United Islamia Government High School
 * Don-van Government Girls High School
 * Madrasa: 69
 * Shatbaria Nur-E- Mohammad(s) Dakhil Madrasha
 * Purbohosnabad Hatemia Dakhil Madrasah
 * Mithapur Nurani Madrasha
 * Chorgobindopur Alim Madrasha
 * Uttar Chorgobindopur Mia Dakhil Madrasha
 * Madaripur Ahmodia Kamil Madrasha
 * Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Kamil (MA) Madrasah
 * Asapat Dakhil Madrasha

Notable residents
• Shah Madar

• Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan

• Shajahan Khan

• Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed

• Alaol

• Mohammad Asaduzzaman

• Haji Shariatullah

• Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia

• Ambica Charan Mazumdar

• AFM Bahauddin Nasim

• Pulin Behari Das

• Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri

• Panchanan Chakraborty

• Swami Pranavananda

• Gostha Pal

• Zohra Begum Kazi

• Phani Bhushan Majumder

• Fazlur Rahman Khan

• Padma Devi

• Sunil Gangopadhyay

• Basudeb Dasgupta

• Syed Abul Hossain

• Arabi Bashar

• A. B. M. Khairul Haque

• Ava Alam

• Nargis Akhter

Rivers
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -
 * Padma River,
 * Arial Khan River,
 * Kumar Upper River,
 * Kumar Lower River,
 * Visarkanda-Bagda River,
 * Torquee River,
 * Palrodi River
 * Palang River,
 * Madaripur Beel Route River and
 * The Mayankata River.

Place of interest

 * Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
 * Madaripur Shokuni Lake,
 * The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
 * Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
 * Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
 * Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
 * Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
 * Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
 * Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
 * Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
 * Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
 * Parboter Bagan - Mastofapur,
 * Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
 * Charmuguria Eco-Park,
 * Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
 * Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.

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Munshiganj District

Munshiganj (মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.

Geography
Total land area is 235,974 acres (954 km2), out of which 138472 acres (560 km2) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km2) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40,277 acres (163 km2) of land is irrigated while 26,242 acres (106 km2) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

Boating
Boating is one of the traditions of the people in Munshiganj District. A traditional boat race was held in the Dhaleshwari River which thousands of people came to see. The boat race was held in a 3 km area from the Mirkadim Municipality to Munshiganj launch harbor. Boats with 60 oarsmen, 50 oarsmen and 25 oarsmen participate in the competition every year

Administration
It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 603 wards, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.

The district consists of 6 upazilas:
 * 1) Lohajang Upazila
 * 2) Sreenagar Upazila
 * 3) Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
 * 4) Sirajdikhan Upazila
 * 5) Tongibari Upazila
 * 6) Gazaria Upazila

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416. 303,978 (18.70%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,618 people per km2. Munshiganj district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1,061 females per 1,000 males. 18.09% of the population lived in urban areas.

91.92% are Muslims, 7.93% Hindus. Although Hindus were once over 40% of the district, most have left to India.

Notable people
Revolutionary nationalists Social and scientific
 * M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971
 * Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bengali physicist
 * Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, biologist, physicist and botanist
 * Chashi Nazrul Islam, filmmaker
 * Humayun Azad, linguist, poet and novelist

Art, culture and sports
 * AKM Nowsheruzzaman, national football player
 * Atiśa, Buddhist religious leader and master
 * Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
 * Alauddin Ali, music composer and director
 * Imdadul Haq Milan, writer
 * Buddhadeb Bosu, writer, poet, playwright, essayist
 * Ananta Jalil, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist
 * Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor and model.
 * Tele Samad, actor
 * Azmeri Haque Badhon, actress, dentist
 * Shimul Yousuf, actress, singer
 * Nazma Anwar, actor
 * Pratap Shankar Hazra, national football and hockey player
 * Sharifuzzaman, national football player

Public affairs
 * A. N. M. Hamidullah, first governor, Bangladesh Bank
 * Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser to the Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.
 * Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
 * A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh
 * M. A. Naser, engineering educator, Vice Chancellor of BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

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PCHS

The initials PCHS can stand for one of several different schools:

 * Pacific Coast High School
 * Palisades Charter High School
 * Pamlico County High School (North Carolina), a high school in North Carolina
 * Panther Creek High School (North Carolina)
 * Panther Creek High School (Texas)
 * Paramus Catholic High School
 * Park Center High School
 * Park City High School
 * Parkersburg Catholic High School
 * Parkway Central High School
 * Pasquotank County High School
 * Patrick County High School
 * Paulding County High School
 * Pekin Community High School (disambiguation)
 * Pershing County High School, a high school in Nevada
 * Pierrefonds Community High School
 * Pike Central High School
 * Pine City High School
 * Pine Creek High School
 * Pinecrest High School
 * Plainfield Central High School
 * Plant City High School
 * Platte County High School
 * Polk County High School (Tennessee)
 * Portage Central High School
 * Port Charlotte High School
 * Port Chester High School
 * Powers Catholic High School
 * Prairie Central High School
 * Prudhoe Community High School
 * Putnam City High School
 * Putnam County High School

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Narsingdi District

Narsingdi District (নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north and north-east, Brahmanbaria in the east and south-east, Narayanganj in the south and south-west and Gazipur in the west.

Subdivisions
There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district.
 * Belabo Upazila
 * Monohardi Upazila
 * Narsingdi Sadar Upazila
 * Palash Upazila
 * Raipura Upazila
 * Shibpur Upazila

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Narsingdi District had 621,511 households and a population of 2,584,452. 520,051 (20.12%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 2247 people per km2. Narsingdi district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.81%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. 24.92% of the population lived in urban areas.

In 2011, Muslims made up 94.33% of the population, while Hindus were 5.65% of the population.

Rivers
The Meghna, the Shitalakshya, the old Brahmaputra, Arial Kha, Haridhoa, and Paharea are some of the main rivers that flow through this district.

Economy
Narsingdi is a densely industrial area and is home to many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of northern most east direction from capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215 Gcuft. Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and until 31 August 2006 total 66.304 Gcuft or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered. Largest powerplant of Bangladesh, Ghorashal power plant, owned by Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) is situated in palash Upazilla. Narsingdi is riched by several number of jute mills, which plays an important role in the economy. Quality banana is also found here. The biggest and renowned HAAT (textile market) of Bangladesh is located here at Madhabdi which is known as Shekherchaur / Babur Haat. Sugarcane also grows well. There is a sugar mill in Palash Thana named Deshbondho sugar mill. There are two urea fertilizer industries in Palash and Ghorashal.-->

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Talk:Cold Water Music

Toyota ad
Quote: "'A remixed version of this song has also been used in the advertisement for the new Toyota RAV4 in the UK'"

Is this actually true? Any evidence? The music sounds very much to me like a recreation of the Aim track, and I'd be surprised if Turner had anything to do with it (other than perhaps collecting a cheque). The choral vocal sample is different, even the "Yeah" sounds like a different sample / person.

Gram 22:42, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

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List of storms named Annette

The name Annette has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and one in the Southwest Pacific.

Eastern Pacific Ocean:
 * Tropical Storm Annette (1960), paralleled close to the Mexican coastline, but did not strike land
 * Tropical Storm Annette (1968), struck Mexico
 * Hurricane Annette (1972), Category 1 hurricane that struck Mexico as a tropical depression
 * Hurricane Annette (1976), powerful Category 4 hurricane that paralleled the Mexican coast

Southwest Pacific Ocean:
 * Tropical Cyclone Annette (1994), landfall at Mandora Station; considerable damage to homes and crops and about 1,000 cattle were lost in the storm

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Netrokona District

Netrokona (নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh.

Etymology
The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe that over a period of time, Natorkona became Netrakona.

Geography
Netrokona is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, along the border with the Indian state of Meghalaya. There are five main rivers in Netrokona: Kangsha, Someshawri, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali. It is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. Much of the district becomes a haor during the monsoon.

The total area of Netrokona District is 2,744.28 km2 of which 9.17 km2 is under forest. It lies between 24°34’ and 25°12’ north latitudes and between 90°00’ and 91°07’ east longitudes.

Netrokona District is bounded by the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India on the north, Sunamganj District on the east, Kishoreganj District on the south and Mymensingh District on the west.

Netrokona Pouroshabha is a municipal town, established in 1887 and with 13.63 km2.

History
Shah Sultan Rumi migrated to Netrokona in 1053 CE where he preached the religion of Islam to the local people. He is believed to have been the earliest Sufi saint to have visited Bengal. During the Mughal period, a three-domed mosque was constructed in modern-day Atpara. In 1880, the British Raj approved the area as a mahakuma administrative region. It was effective on 3 January 1882 when the region was officially named as Netrakona Mahakuma before that it was named by Kaliganj. During the British period, Shyam Biswas, a Bengali Hindu zamindar, was noted to be very cruel and abusive towards the inhabitants living in his land. He had certain regulations, such as no one passing his front yard wearing shoes or slippers. Social reformers from the village of Amati, Sonafor Uddin, Muktul Husayn Khan, Shariat Khan, Anfar Uddin, Manfar Uddin and Jafar Uddin organised people against this humiliation, rising against Biswas. Their revolution was soon followed in other parts of the district.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War, freedom fighters attacked the Atpara Thana on 19 August 1971. They murdered the Officer-in-Charge of the Thana as well as a number of Razakars, and they also looted arms and ammunition from the Thana. On 7 October, a battle was fought in Atpara, leading to the death of three more Razakars.

The Government of Bangladesh converted Netrakona Mahakuma to Netrokona District on 17 January 1984.

Administration
Netrokona district is divided into ten upazilas.
 * Atpara Upazila
 * Barhatta Upazila
 * Durgapur Upazila
 * Khaliajuri Upazila
 * Kalmakanda Upazila
 * Kendua Upazila
 * Madan Upazila
 * Mohanganj Upazila
 * Netrokona Sadar Upazila
 * Purbadhala Upazila

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Netrokona District had 548,443 households and a population of 2,324,853. 500,240 (21.52%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 847 people per km2. Netrokona district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.25%, compared to the national average of 74.7%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 360,293 (15.50%) lived in urban areas. The ethnic population is 21,605 (0.93%), mainly Garo and Hajong.

In 2011, Muslims were the largest population with 89.78%, while Hindus were the largest minority with 9.30%. There was a small minority of Christians who are 0.82% of the population. The district of Netrakona consists of 3146 mosques, 958 temples, 183 churches and eight Buddhist temples. Hindus are most concentrated in the haor region bordering Sylhet. The population of minorities has declined from 2011-2021.

Bengalis are the dominant group present here. The ethnic minority population is 25,247, mainly Garo, Hajong, Hodi and Bana people.

Economy
The economy of Netrakona is largely agrarian. Susang Durgapur, an Upazila of Netrakona, is one of the major sources of the country's China-Clay used for ceramic products. Its vast water bodies (Haor) provide a wide variety of fish. Bara Bazar and Choto Bazar is commerce centre of Netrakona.

Tourist attractions

 * Durgapur : The Garo hills of Durgapur is the most popular tourist attraction of Netrakona.
 * Birishiri : There is a Tribal Cultural Academy. And also have a historical big pond called Sagor Dighi.
 * Haor : Haor is a large area of water spaces. Biggest haor is located in Mohongonj and Khaliajuri . Dingaputa is one of the biggest haor among them.
 * Madanpur Mazar (Shah Sultan Rumi): It is situated 8 km south to the Netrokona Town.
 * Ranikong Mission

Notable people

 * Nuruzzaman Nayan, coach, Bangladesh national football team
 * Abu Taher, 11 number Sector Commander
 * Ahsan Habib- writer, cartoonist
 * Akhlakul Hossain Ahmed, politician
 * Bir Muktijuddah Meher Ali, politician
 * Bari Siddiqui, singer-songwriter, flautist and folk musician
 * Golam Samdani Koraishi, writer
 * Helal Hafiz, writer and poet
 * Humayun Ahmed, author, dramatist, and film director
 * Jalal Uddin Talukder, former member of parliament
 * Kanha, a 10th-century poet
 * Khalekdad Chowdhury, reputed Bangladeshi writer, playwright and novelist
 * Md. Hafizur Rahman, Minister of Food and Agriculture of Pakistan (1958–1960); Minister of Commerce of Pakistan (1960–1962); Provincial Minister of Finance and Planning of East Pakistan (1962–1965)
 * Mustafa Jabbar, President of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), President of Bangladesh Computer Samity
 * Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi, former member of parliament
 * Nirmalendu Goon, writer, poet, painter
 * Raushan Yazdani, author and folklorist
 * Shahabuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh
 * Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, author, physicist, professor and activist. He is a professor of computer science and engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
 * Moni Singh, a Bangladeshi politician, founder of the Communist Party of East Pakistan
 * Lutfozzaman Babar, former State Minister of Home Affairs
 * Abu Hider, cricketer
 * Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru, former State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, current State Minister of Social Welfare
 * Arif Khan Joy, former Deputy Minister of Youth And Sports
 * Kumudini Hajong - Activist of Tanka movement

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Rajbari District

Rajbari (রাজবাড়ী) is a district in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on the west, Rajbari is also the meeting point of two distinctive culture of Bangladesh.

History
During the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir, a fief in Padamdi was decreed to the family of an Iraqi Muslim immigrant by the name of Syed Shah Pahlwan in 1607. The zamindari family, known as the Nawabs of Padamdi actively commanded the artillery and served the Mughal army, eventually leading to Emperor Shah Jahan bestowing them the title of Mir.

Rajbari in the Bengali language means palace, and pays homage to the rich zamindari families that feudally ruled modern-day Rajbari. In the 17th century, the Mughal governor of Bengal, Shaista Khan, appointed Sangram Shah of Panchthupi as the Nawara of what is present-day Rajbari in order to suppress the Portuguese pirates. The Nawara settled permanently in the populated neighbourhood of Banibaha and built a fort at a place called Lalgola. Sangram Shah and his family later became known as the Nawara Chowdhuries of Banibaha.

After the Battle of Plassey of 1757, one of Siraj ud-Daulah's officers by the name of Prabhuram went into hiding in Lakshmikol to avoid the British colonialists. Prabhuram's son, Dwigendra Prasad, eventually became a prominent zamindar in the area, and his son Surya Kumar earned the title of Raja. In 1890, the Rajbari railway station was established, and it is said that it was named after Raja Surya Kumar. Other zamindars such as the Nawara Chowdhuries of Banibaha objected to this as the name of Rajbari was said to have been established long before Kumar.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, an organisation named the Sangram Parishad (Struggle Council) was established on 26 March. On 21 and 22 April, six Bengali freedom fighters were murdered during an encounter with the Pakistan Army. In the villages of Majhpara, Ramcole and Mathurapur, the army murdered 10 people in addition to setting many houses on fire. The Bengali freedom fighters captured a large amount of equipment and resources from the Army in November. Another brawl took place in that month in the village of Alhadipur leading to 9 Army casualties.

Administration
Once Rajbari region was a part of Jessore District. In 1811 when Faridpur District was formed Rajbari was included in it. Besides, the upazilas under Rajbari district were included in different districts in the past. Pangsha Upazila was once included into Pabna District. In 1859 Pangsha and Baliakandi were included in the newly formed Kumarkhali Upazila. In 1871, when Goalanda Upazila was formed, Pangsha and Rajbari were included in it and its headquarters was established in Rajbari. Goalanda was upgraded into a district in March 1984 and it was renamed as Rajbari District.

Parliamentary seats

 * 1) Rajbari-1
 * 2) Rajbari-2

Upazilas
There are 5 upazilas in this district. They are:
 * 1) Baliakandi Upazila
 * 2) Goalanda Upazila
 * 3) Pangsha Upazila
 * 4) Kalukhali Upazila
 * 5) Rajbari Sadar Upazila
 * Administrator of Zila Porishod: AKM Shafiqul Morshed
 * Deputy Commissioner (DC): Dilsad Begum
 * Mayor of Rajbari Pouroshova : Mohammad Ali Choudhury

Deputy Commissioner
The DC is the chief administrative and revenue officer of Rajbari District.

Schools

 * Rajbari Government High School (also known as Rajbari Zilla School and previously as Goalondo High School)
 * Rajapur Yeasin Institution
 * Kalukhali R.K Govt. Model High School
 * Baliakandi Pilot Model High School
 * Rajbari Government Girls High School
 * R.S.K Institution ( It was established in 1888 by the name of Raja Surja Kumar )
 * Rajdharpur Madhyamik Bidyalay
 * Baharpur High School
 * Kola Sadar Uddin High School
 * Atdapunia High School
 * Goalanda Nazir Uddin Pilot Govt. High School
 * Goalundo Proper High School
 * Mulghor High School
 * Kashbamajail A.H High School
 * Suraj Mohini Institute & Tamijuddin Girls High School
 * Mohonpur K.B Academy
 * Nalia Shyama Mohon Institution
 * Lotus Collegiate School
 * Yasin high school.
 * Mrigi M.L.High School

Colleges

 * Bhandaria Siddiqia Kamil Madrasah,Rajbari (from Play-MA classes included here)
 * Rajbari Government College
 * Rajbari Government Adarsha Mohila College
 * Dr. Abul Hossain University College
 * Pangsha Government College
 * Kalukhali Government College
 * Govt. Goalanda Kamrul Islam College
 * Baharpur College
 * Baliakandi Degree College
 * Mansur Ali Degree College
 * Mir Mosharraf Hossain Degree College
 * Jamalpur Degree College
 * Mrigi Shaheed Dianot Degree College

There are also so many institutes which are popularly known by the people.

Geography and climate
The district is bounded by Pabna district on the north, Faridpur and Magura districts on the south, Manikganj district on the east, Kustia and Jhenidah districts on the west. The land of the district is mainly alluvial raised from the Padma.

Annual average temperature of this district is maximum 35.8 °C and minimum 12.6 °C. Annual rainfall is 2105 mm.

Major rivers

 * Padma
 * Jalangi
 * Kumar
 * Garai
 * Madhumati
 * Harai
 * Chandana
 * Chitra

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Rajbari District had 295,216 households and a population of 1,189,818. 215,341 (18.10%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,089 people per km2. Rajbari district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 69.49%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 15.11% of the population lived in urban areas.

Religion
The district is predominantly Muslim. Muslims are 1,078,605, Hindus 110,566, and Christians 163. The Hindu population fell from a high of 113,000 in 1981 to 106,000 in 2011, but increased to 110,000 in 2022.

Places of interest
Dighi (a kind of water body) in Rajbari include Kallyan Dighi, situated in Baliakandi of Islampur union. Rajbari is situated by the bank of Padma River.

"Godar Bazar", bank of Padma River and also a well-known place of interest is situated near at Rajbari town. And also well known place is "UK BEACH" (Urakanda Padma River Side Resort)

Notable people

 * Padamdi Nawab family
 * Mir Mosharraf Hossain, novelist and playwright
 * Syed Mir Ali Imam Al Mamun, former Bangladesh Army officer
 * Haroa/Ratandia Choudhury family
 * Yusuf Hossain Choudhury, politician
 * Rashid Hossain Choudhury, artist
 * Katakhali Chowdhury family
 * Abdul Wajed Chowdhury (died 1992), politician
 * Salma Chowdhury (born 1971), politician
 * Maguradangi Chowdhury family
 * Rowshan Ali Chowdhury (1874–1933), journalist
 * Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), essayist
 * Bagmara Qazi family
 * Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897–1981), scientist, author and teacher
 * Sanjida Khatun (born 1933), musicologist
 * Qazi Anwar Hussain (1936–2022), novelist
 * Fahmida Khatun, singer
 * AKM Aszad, politician
 * Lieutenant General S. M. Matiur Rahman
 * Kazi Keramat Ali, Current MP & Former State Minister
 * Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, former MP
 * Jahanara Begum, politician
 * Kazi Abdul Wadud, dramatist
 * Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, former Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
 * Monsur Ul Karim, painter
 * Rokanuzzaman Khan, journalist
 * Shohely Akhter, cricketer
 * S. M. Kuddus Zaman, justice
 * Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan, eminent Sanskrit scholar
 * Shohely Akhter, cricketer
 * Kangalini Sufia, folk singer
 * Kazi Abul Kasem, polymath
 * Rozina, actress
 * Khurshida Begum Sayeed, former commissioner
 * Khabiruzzaman, Bir Bikrom

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Shariatpur District

Shariatpur (শরিয়তপুর জেলা, Shariatpur Jela also Shariatpur Zila) is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.

History
Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer/revivalist during British Raj. It was established as a district on 1 March 1984.

In 1971 the Pak army in collaboration with their local agents conducted mass killing and plundering; they also set many houses of the district on fire. During Bangladesh Liberation War a number of encounters were held in Shariatpur Sadar Upazila between the freedom fighters and the Pak army in which about 313 Pak soldiers were killed. A number of freedom fighters were killed in two encounters and one frontal battle with the Pak army in Bhedarganj Upazila. Nine freedom fighters including Ahsanul Hoque and Abdul Wahab were killed in an encounter with the Pak army at a place on the southern side of Damudya College. Muktijoddha and Mujib Bahini jointly conducted attack on the Pak army by guerrilla technique in the upazila. Five freedom fighters were killed in an encounter with the Pak army in Gosairhat Upazila. The freedom fighters of Naria raided the Naria Police Station and captured all the arms and ammunitions of the thana. In retaliation, the Pak army sacked the nearby villages. During Bangladesh Liberation War a number of encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army in Zanjira Upazila in which a number of freedom fighters were killed.

Geography
Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Palong, Jayanti, Kirtinasha, and Dharmaganj.

Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km2. It consists of 6 upazilas, 6 municipalities, 65 Union Parishad, 616 Mouza, 1243 villages, 213,677 households.

Demography
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Shariatpur District had 308,964 households and a population of 1,294,562. The population density was 1,103 people per km2. Shariatpur district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1083 females per 1000 males. 265,911 (20.54%) were under 10 years of age. 23.90% of the population lived in urban areas.

Muslims make up 96.67% and Hindus 3.30% of the population. The Muslim population has constantly increased while the Hindu population has stayed relatively constant.

Administration
There are six upazilas (sub-districts) under this district, namely:
 * 1) Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
 * 2) Damudya Upazila
 * 3) Naria Upazila
 * 4) Zanjira Upazila
 * 5) Bhedarganj Upazila
 * 6) Gosairhat Upazila

Education
There are 772 primary schools, 19 lower secondary schools, 83 secondary schools and 42 Madrasas in Shariatpur. There are also 3 Public and 13 Private Colleges, 1 polytechnic Institute, 1 Vocational School and College, 1 Private University and one private medical college.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stickman

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was REDIRECT to Stick figure. — J I P | Talk 16:49, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Stickman
VfD previosly unlisted, now fixed - no vote--Doc (?) 10:07, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete (unsigned by User:Stikman)
 * Redirect to Stick_figure --Abu Badali 18:05, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Stick figure. This isn't even the real name of the comic; just a nickname.   — Gwalla | Talk 03:39, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:U.S. Route 192

Alternate names
The current article includes the following text: It is also known as Space Coast Parkway (especially in Brevard County), Vine Street (in Kissimmee), 13th Street (in St. Cloud) and Melbourne Road (in Melbourne).

I've lived in Melbourne for a year now, just off of 192 in fact, and I have never seen the names Space Coast Parkway or Melbourne Road refer to 192. The part of 192 near Melbourne Square mall is also called New Haven Avenue, and the area near downtown Melbourne is Strawbridge Avenue. -DynSkeet (talk) 18:32, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * "Space Coast Parkway" is the local name for a stretch of US 192 in Osceola County. Many Kissimmee businesses have Space Coast Parkway addresses. 147.70.242.39 15:12, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Bridge dates

 * 110036/110940 US 27 1971
 * 920119 Reedy Creek 1965
 * 920032 Reedy Creek 1970
 * 920081/920120 World Drive 1970
 * 920091/920121/920084 I-4 1970
 * 920158/920159 SR 417 1995
 * 920033 Bonnet Creek 1956
 * 920139 Bonnet Creek 1971
 * 920122 Shingle Creek 1965
 * 920034 Shingle Creek 1971
 * 920031 Mill Slough 1966
 * 920009/920112 Mill Slough 1965
 * 920078/920134 SR 91 1963
 * 920011/920118 St. Cloud Canal 1965
 * 920012 Alligator Creek 1930
 * 920103 Outfall 1930
 * 920013 Crabgrass Creek 1971
 * 920104 Outfall 1969
 * 920014 Canal C-57 1971
 * 700018 Creek 1967
 * 700212?
 * 700023 St. Johns River Relief 1966
 * 700213?
 * 700024 St. Johns River 1966
 * 700214/700215?
 * 700039/700121 I-95 1964
 * 700172 Indian River Relief 1978
 * 700174 Indian River 1978
 * 700181 Indian River 1985
 * 700173/700175 Indian River Relief East 1978
 * 700037 Indian River Relief East 1948

nothing useful :\
 * Old road
 * 924166 Neptune Canal 1993
 * 924049 St. Cloud Canal 1957

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1832 in archaeology

Explorations

 * May - Jean-Frédéric Waldeck begins a year's stay at the Maya ruins of Palenque.

Finds

 * 15 October - The Hexham Hoard of eight thousand copper-alloy coins (stycas) in a bronze bucket is discovered while a grave is being dug close to Hexham Abbey in the north of England.
 * Hermes of Andros in Andros, Greece.

Publications

 * Ippolito Rosellini, Monumenti dell'Egitto e della Nubia begins publication.

Births

 * 29 July - Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Italian American soldier, diplomat, archaeologist and museum director (d. 1904)
 * 1 November - Marianne Brocklehurst, English Egyptological traveller and expedition sponsor (d. 1898)

Deaths

 * 4 March - Jean-François Champollion, French decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs (b. 1790)
 * 13 May - Georges Cuvier, French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1769)

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Sherpur District

Sherpur District (শেরপুর জেলা, Sherpur Jela also Sherpur Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur District was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984. Sherpur City is located about 197-199 km north of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh.

Etymology
The name "Sherpur" can't be found in ancient history. In ancient times, Sherpur was called Gara Jaripara. During the rules of emperor Akbar, this area was called Dash Kahonia Baju (At present Daskahonia named a village under 2 no Charsherpur union). The previous name of Old Brahmaputra river in this area was Louhitto Sagar which was situated in a vast area from the south border of Sherpur municipality to Jamalpur Ghat. The people of this area had to pay 10 kahon coins to the leaseholders as an annual tax for travelling in the river. "Dash" means ten and "Kahon" is a unit of measure for counting which means 128 pieces. From this event, this area was called as "Dash Kahonia".

During the Nawabi period in Bangla, the last landlord of Gazi clan, Sher Ali Gazi occupied and reigned this area independently. From then, the name of this area was changed from "Dash Kahonia" to Sherpur according to the name of the ruler, Sher Ali Gazi.

History
Sherpur region was on the southwest frontier of the kingdom of the Kamarupa in the ancient time. It was once ruled by Hindu king Dalip Samant and eventually became part of the Mughal Empire's Bengal Subah. The region was occupied by the Gazi landlords during Mughal period. Fakir-Sannyasi Revolts were held against the East India Company and the local zamindars from the time of Warren Hastings to Lord Cornwallis. Tipu Shah, leader of the Pagalpanthi Movement, declared sovereignty in the area and established his capital at Gajaripa. Peasant conferences were held in 1906, 1914 and 1917 at Kamarer Char of Sherpur under the leadership of Khos Muhammad Chowdhury. The communists revolted against the systems of Nankar, Tonk, Bhawali, Mahajani, Ijaradari during 1838–48 in Sherpur. In 1897 a devastating earthquake changed the main flow of the Brahmaputra to go to the Jamuna and severely reduced the flow in the Old Brahmaputra. It also caused serious damage to many old buildings.

During the non-cooperation movement in 1971 declared by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a war committee was formed in this district. Sherpur played an important role by training the freedom fighters led by the war committee.

Geography
Sherpur District covers a area of 1359.87 sq km, located in between 24°18' and 25°18' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°91' east longitudes.

It is bounded on the north by India, on the east by Mymensingh district, on the south and west by Jamalpur district. The main rivers of Sherpur District are Bramhaputra, Kongsho and Vogai. Malijhi, Shomeshwari, Nitai, Maharoshi are some minor rivers of this district. Ceramic soil is the main natural resource of this district. The annual average temperature of this district varies from maximum 33.3 °C to minimum 12 °C.The annual rainfall is 2174 mm.

Administration

 * Deputy Commissioner (DC): Sahela Akter
 * Administrator of Zila Porishod: Md.Humayun Kabir Ruman
 * Mayor of Sherpur Municipality: Golam Kibriya Liton

The district consists of 5 upazilas (sub-districts), 52 unions, 458 mauzas, 695 villages, 4 municipalities, 36 wards and 99 mahallas. The upazilas are:

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Sherpur District had 396,149 households and a population of 1,501,853. 300,674 (20.02%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1101 people per km2. Sherpur District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 63.70%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 24.64% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 11,082 (0.74%), mainly Garo, Koch and Hajong.

In 2011, Muslims are the largest population with 96.70%, while Hindus are the largest minority with 2.57%. There was a small minority of Christians, mostly Garo. 16,231 (1.19%) were from ethnic minorities, mainly Garo.

Education
The literacy rate of this district is 78.6%. The number of educational institutions of this district are government colleges 3, non-government colleges 16, government high schools 3, non-government high schools 146, junior high schools 27, government primary schools 358, non-government primary schools 146, madrasahs 292, agricultural training institutes 1, nursing training institutes 1, vocational training institutes 1.

Health
The numbers of health centers of this district are District Sadar Hospital 1, Upazila Health Complex 5, Health and Family Planning Centre 52, Diabetic Centre 1, Maternity and Child Welfare Centre 1, Tuberculosis Satellite Centre 1, Leprosy Satellite Centre 1, Mission Hospital 1, Gana Sastha Centre 2, Safe Community Programme 1, Satellite Clinic 17, TB Clinic 1, Non-Government Clinic 2.

Economy
The economy of Sherpur is mainly agricultural and trading based, although non-farm economic activities performing a substantial share in the development oriented program of the district. Majority of the population are traders and farmers. Out of total 335,460 holdings of the district, 60.12% holdings are farms that produce varieties of crops namely local and HYV rice, wheat, jute, mustard, potato, pulses, different kinds of vegetables, tobacco and others. They are also involved in trading and other business activities. Various fruits like banana, mango, black berry, coconut, betel nut, date, jackfruit, palm, jambura, bel, papaya, boroi, Monkey fruit, ataphal, salita etc. are grown. Fish of different varieties are abound in this district and as in other parts of the country. Varieties of fish are caught from rivers, tributary channels and creeks. The popular fresh water fishes comprise ruhi, catla, mrigel, kalbaus, chital, boal, airh, pangas, gazar, shoul, pabda, koi, shing, phali, bele, tengra etc. Besides, newly introduced exotic varieties of fishers are tilapia, nilotica, silver carp, grass carp etc. Besides crops, livestock and fishery are the main source of household income. Non-agricultural activities also play an important role in the economy of the district.

Media
SherpurTimes, Weekly Sherpur, Sherpur News24, Sherpur Sangbad, Weekly Dashkahania, Weekly Chalti Khabar, Sahityaloka, Barshati, Ra, etc.; extinct: Biddaunnati Sadhini (1865), Weekly Biggapani (1865), Weekly Charybarta (1881), Bangasuridh (1881), Samskriti Sanjibini, fortnightly Kishore (1957–58), Monthly Daxina (1967), Sherpur Pratidin, Shamol Bangla etc.

Cultural organizations
The number of cultural organizations of this district are club 93, public library 4, drama stage 3, theatre group 15, literary society 5, women's organisation 30, cinema hall 13, a Shilpakala academy and a shishu academy.

Points of interest
Archaeological Heritage and Relics include: Gojni Obokash Kendra, Madhutila Ecopark in Nalitabari, Ghagra Laskar Bari Mosque (1808), Baraduari Mosque at Garhjaripar, Garh Jaripar Fort (1486-91AD), Tomb of Darvish Jarip Shah, Tomb of Shah Kamal (1644 AD), Tomb of Sher Ali Gazi, Mughal Mosque at Kasba, Maisaheba Mosque, and Residences of Nay Ani, Arai Ani and Pouney Tin Ani Zamindars.

== Member of the 12th parliament ==

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Schiffer

Schiffer is a German occupational surname, which means a "boatman", "bargee" or "skipper". Alternative spellings include Schifer and Schiffers. The name may refer to:

 * András Schiffer (born 1971), Hungarian politician
 * Adolf Schiffer (1873–1950), Hungarian cellist
 * Ben Schiffer (born 1983), British writer
 * Claudia Schiffer (born 1970), German model
 * Craig Schiffer (1956–2014), American businessman
 * Emanuel Schiffers (1850–1904), Russian chess player and writer
 * Ervin Schiffer (1932-2015), Hungarian musician
 * Eugen Schiffer (1860–1954), German politician
 * Hubert Schiffer (1915–1982), German priest
 * John Schiffer (1945–2014), American politician
 * Menahem Max Schiffer (1911–1997), American mathematician
 * Michael Brian Schiffer (born 1947), American archaeologist
 * Paul Schiffer (born 1959), American radio host
 * Roy Schiffer Pinney (1911–2010), American photographer and writer
 * Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (born 1966), American chemist
 * Stephen Schiffer (born 1940), American philosopher

Other uses

 * Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania
 * Schiffers & Co., Poland

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List of storms named Ava

The name Ava has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
 * Tropical Storm Ava (1962), formed well clear of the Mexican coastline.
 * Tropical Storm Ava (1965), stayed well out to sea.
 * Tropical Storm Ava (1969), moved parallel to the southwest Mexican coast, but did not make landfall.
 * Hurricane Ava (1973), powerful hurricane that holds the record for the earliest forming Category 5 hurricane in the East Pacific basin.
 * Tropical Storm Ava (1977), stayed clear of land.

The name Ava has also been used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean.
 * Cyclone Ava (2018)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/QA/QC

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The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 14:25, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

QA/QC
WP:WINAD. This is just a dicdef of an acronym. As such, it has no potential for growth and should be deleted. --Dmcdevit·t 18:33, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I would have said "redirect to Quality control", but I can't see the QA/QC name being valuable in finding quality control, and QA and QC are already fine disambiguation pages. -Harmil 18:45, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, per [User:Harmil|Harmil]]. -Splash 22:15, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
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Gazipur District

Gazipur (গাজীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh that is part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1741.53 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre of battles and movements throughout history. Gazipur is home to the Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest annual Muslim gathering in the world with over 5 million attendees. The district is home to numerous universities, colleges, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Bhawal National Park as well as the country's only business park - the Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City.

History
The ancient city of Dholsamudra in present-day Gazipur served as one of the capitals of the Buddhist Pala Empire. In the sixth century, forts were built in Toke and Ekdala which continued to be used as late as the Mughal Period. The area became known as a strategic region with the establishment of more forts such as that of Karnapur, the digging of the Twin Ponds in 1045. Chinashkhania was the capital of the Chandalas and Shishu Pal had his capital in modern-day Sreepur, which the ruins of can still be seen today. Another fort was built in Dardaria in 1200.

During the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Alauddin Husain Shah (1494-1519), an Islamic scholar known as Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yazdan Bakhsh Bengali visited Ekdala where he transcribed Sahih al-Bukhari and gifted it to the Sultan in nearby Sonargaon. The manuscript is currently kept at the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library in Bankipore, Patna, Bihar.

The anti-Mughal leader of the Baro-Bhuiyans, Isa Khan, died of natural causes in September 1599. He was buried in the village of Bakhtarpur. During the governorship of Subahdar Mir Jumla II, a bridge was constructed in Tongi.

The British colonials built indigo factories in Raniganj and Barmi. The first armed resistance of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War took place in Gazipur on 19 March 1971.

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Gazipur District had 1,579,781 households and a population of 5,263,450. 827,272 (15.72%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 2914 people per km2. Gazipur district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.42%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males. 64.29% of the population lived in urban areas.

At the 2011 census, the district had a population of 3,403,912. 94.02% are Muslims, 5.19% Hindus and 0.70% Christians. Unlike most of Bangladesh, religious minorities are more concentrated in rural areas than urban areas. The Christians are largely concentrated in few unions of Kaliganj Upazila, and are the Bhawal Catholics who converted during Portuguese times.

Points of interest
Gazipur is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bangladesh. There are several tourist attractions in this area. Most notable are:
 * Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park
 * Bhawal National Park
 * Nuhash Polli
 * Bhadun

Administration
Gazipur District was established in 1984. It has one city corporation, the Gazipur City Corporation, and is divided into the following upazilas:
 * Gazipur Sadar Upazila
 * Kaliakair Upazila
 * Kapasia Upazila
 * Sreepur Upazila
 * Kaliganj Upazila

Gazipur city has 57 wards. The area of the town is 321.32 km2. The town's population is 2890796; male 52.52%, female 47.48%; density is 2,905 per km2.
 * Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation: Jayeda khatun
 * Administrator of Zila Parishod: Akhteruzzaman
 * Deputy Commissioner: Nurul Islam

Transport

 * Dhaka-Tongi diversion road connects Gazipur with Dhaka.
 * Dhaka-Savar-Tangail road connects Gazipur With Savar and Manikgonj.
 * There are seven railway stations in the Gazipur district.

Education
There are six universities in Gazipur: Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Islamic University of Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (formerly the Institute of Postgraduate Studies on Agriculture), Bangladesh Open University, German University Bangladesh, Bangladesh National University, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University.

Establishments such as Gazipur Cantonment College, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) and others are located here.

There are two masters level colleges in the district: Bhawal Badre Alam Government College and Tongi Government College.

There are 19 degree colleges in the district. Honors level colleges include: Kaliakair Degree College, Jatir Pita Bangabandhu Degree College, Kaligonj Sramik College, Kapasia Degree College (founded in 1965), and Kazi Azim Uddin College.

Notable secondary and higher secondary schools include Rani Bilashmoni Government Boys' High School, founded in 1905, Safiuddin Sarker Academy and College, M. E. H. Arif College, and Tongi Pilot School & Girls' College.

The madrasa education system includes 26 fazil and 3 kamil madrasas.

Notable people

 * Afsaruddin Ahmad, lawyer
 * Tajuddin Ahmad, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh
 * Zahir Uddin Ahmed, former Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy
 * M. Zahid Hasan, quantum physicist
 * Mozammel Haque, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and Member of Parliament
 * Ahsanullah Master, Trade Union leader and former Member of Parliament
 * Simeen Hussain Rimi, politician and Member of Parliament
 * Zahid Ahsan Russel, former Minister of State for Youth and Sports and current Member of Parliament
 * Meghnad Saha, astrophysicist and developer of the Saha ionization equation
 * Mohammad Sanaullah, physician
 * Hannan Shah, army officer
 * Mohammad Shahidullah, politician
 * Abu Jafar Shamsuddin, author
 * Sohel Taj, former minister, politician and television host
 * Mohammad Obaid Ullah, politician

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Sabotage (disambiguation)

Sabotage is an act of destruction or interference intended to weaken an opponent.

Sabotage may also refer to:

Video games

 * Sabotage (video game), a 1981 computer game for the Apple II
 * Velvet Assassin, a 2008 computer game known as Sabotage early in development

Films

 * Sabotage (1936 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock
 * Sabotage (1939 film), an American action film
 * Sabotage (1942 film), a Hungarian thriller film
 * Sabotage (1966 film), the ninth installment of the Filipino film series featuring Agent X-44, starring Tony Ferrer
 * Sabotage (1996 film), a martial arts film with Mark Dacascos
 * Sabotage! (film), a 2000 comedy film about the battle of Waterloo, with David Suchet as Napoleon
 * Sabotage (2014 film), an American action thriller/crime drama film

Literature

 * Bureau of Sabotage, a fictional government entity invented by author Frank Herbert

Television

 * "Sabotage" (Stargate Universe), a first season episode of Stargate Universe
 * "Sabotage" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), an episode of the American television sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine
 * "Sabotage" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), a fifth season episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Music

 * Sabotage (rapper) (1973–2003), Brazilian rapper
 * Sabotage (Black Sabbath album), a 1975 album by Black Sabbath
 * Sabotage (EP), an EP by Cancer Bats
 * Sabotage (Klinik album), a 1985 album by Klinik
 * Sabotage (Master Joe y O.G. Black album), a 2004 album by Master Joe y O.G. Black
 * Sabotage, a 2024 single album by Kwon Eun-bi
 * "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys song), 1994
 * "Sabotage" (Kristinia DeBarge song)
 * "Sabotage" (JoJo song), 2019
 * "Sabotage" (Bebe Rexha song), 2021
 * "Sabotage", a song by Suede on their 2013 album Bloodsports

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Zameen

Zameen may refer to:

 * Zameen (1943 film), a Bollywood film
 * Zameen (2003 film), an Indian action thriller film
 * Zameen (novel), an Urdu novel by Khadija Mastoor

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Talk:Clofarabine

The structure shown is incorrect. The 2´-fluoro group in clofarabine should be on the beta face of the ribose ring, consistent with the stereochemistry in arabinose. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.163.254.157 (talk) 21:56, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Side effects list
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1858 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1838.

Explorations

 * February 2 - Systematic exploration of the prehistoric Swiss lake pile village of Wetzikon-Robenhausen by Jakob Messikommer begins.
 * Désiré Charnay makes the first photographs of the Maya ruins of Palenque

Finds

 * Stone tools in a cave at Brixham in England.
 * Hoard of Neolithic flint tools and weapons at York in England.
 * Ancient Greek sculpture of the Lion of Knidos found by Richard Popplewell Pullan near modern-day Datça, Turkey.
 * Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu at Dayr al-Bahri by François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette.
 * Boston Green Head at the Serapeum of Saqqara (presumed year).
 * In Luxor, Egypt, the Rhind papyrus is found (named for Alexander Henry Rhind, the discoverer; it is sometimes called the Ahmes papyrus for the scribe who wrote it around 1650 BC).
 * December 31 - Roman coin hoard at Weston Underwood found in Buckinghamshire, England.

Events

 * George Rowell uses photography to document the reconstruction of the Saxon 'Brighthampton Urn' in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (England), the first known such use in archaeological conservation.

Births

 * Approximate date - Mary Brodrick, English Egyptologist (died 1933)

Deaths

 * February 6 - Georg Friedrich Creuzer, German Greek philologist and archaeologist (born 1771)

Establishments

 * Municipal museum of Saverne, France, established.

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The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American independent drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Sean Penn. The film stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright and Anjelica Huston. It tells the story of Freddy Gale, a man who has been tormented for more than five years by his daughter's death in a car accident. When he finds out that the man who was responsible for the death is being released from prison, he decides to seek vengeance. The film was released on November 16, 1995 and received generally positive reviews from critics.

This was the last film scored by Jack Nitzsche.

Plot
Jewelry store proprietor Freddy Gale has been tormented for the five years following the death of his daughter Emily. Once a devoted husband and father, he is now an alcoholic who spends his nights hanging out in strip clubs and sleeping with strippers. Now the drunk driver who killed her, John Booth, is released from prison. Freddy immediately reveals to his ex-wife Mary that he is going to kill Booth. She begs him not to, and they get into an altercation that ends with her new husband throwing him out of the house.

John Booth is now living in a trailer outside of his parents' house and merely plans to go on with his life, even as he is haunted by remorse for killing Emily. At night Freddy arrives at the Booth residence, armed with a pistol. He clumsily breaks into the trailer trying to shoot, but he forgot to load a magazine. John calmly tells him he won't call the police and will let Freddy kill him, but asks for some time to savor his freedom. Freddy accepts, and gives John three days to live.

John tries to live his life as best as he can before the third day arrives. He meets an artist named JoJo at a friend's party and he has a brief romance with her before she realizes that he can't let go of the mistake he made. He reveals to her that when he hit Emily, he came to her side as she was dying and she apologized to him for "not having looked both ways." John goes to Emily's grave and leaves flowers, but leaves when he sees Mary there.

On the third day, Freddy calls Mary and breaks down in tears as he tells her of a terrible nightmare he had. In the nightmare, he is driving by his daughter's school and stops at a crosswalk where children (including a living Emily) wait. He sees that John Booth is the crossing guard. Freddy then sees himself run over all of the children, even Emily. They meet at a diner, and Mary tells him that he is beyond her help; Freddy becomes enraged and curses her. After Mary leaves, Freddy gets drunk and starts to drive to John's house. John waits in his trailer. Freddy is pulled over by the police en route to the house and arrested for drunk driving. Before the police can take him in, however, Freddy grabs his pistol and runs away. He breaks into a home and hides in a little girl's room. The girl guides the police away, and Freddy thanks her and leaves.

Freddy arrives at John's trailer and waits before he enters. John abruptly jumps from a corner with a rifle in hand. Freddy tells him since he is on the run, on his property, and armed, John should be able to get away with killing him. There is a standoff as they point guns at each other. John however drops his rifle and runs away; Freddy follows him. After a lengthy chase across the city, Freddy catches John climbing a fence and fires at him. John is only superficially wounded, however, and continues running. Freddy follows him, until he realizes that John has led him to the graveyard where Emily is buried. John talks silently to the grave and finally says "Your daddy's coming". Freddy hands John his pistol and cries over the grave, apologizing to his daughter. John takes Freddy's hand as the sun rises.

Cast

 * Jack Nicholson as Freddy Gale
 * David Morse as John Booth
 * Anjelica Huston as Mary
 * Robin Wright Penn as Jojo
 * Piper Laurie as Helen Booth
 * Richard Bradford as Stuart Booth
 * Priscilla Barnes as Verna
 * David Baerwald as Peter
 * Robbie Robertson as Roger
 * John Savage as Bobby
 * Kellita Smith as Tanya
 * Kari Wuhrer as Mia
 * Richard Sarafian as Sunny Ventura
 * Joe Viterelli as Joe
 * Eileen Ryan as disgruntled store customer

Critical reception
The film received generally positive reviews with the review tallying website Rotten Tomatoes reporting a score of 75% based on 28 reviews.

Box office
Despite the positive critical reception, the film grossed only $868,979 in the United States and Canada. It grossed $7 million worldwide, against a budget of $9 million.

Soundtrack
Missing Written and Performed by Bruce Springsteen Courtesy of Columbia Records

Room At The Top Written by Adam Ant, Andre Cymore and Marco Pirrone Performed by Adam Ant Courtesy of MCA Records

Hopping To Health Written and Performed by Sophia L. Cassidy

Any Time, Any Place, Any Where Written and Performed by Hadda Brooks

King's Highway Written and Performed by Joe Henry Courtesy of Mammoth Records

Whatta Man Written by Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor (as Herby Azor), Cheryl 'Salt' James (as Cherly James) and Dave Crawford Performed by Salt-N-Pepa (as Salt 'N Pepa) Courtesy of Next Plateau/London Records

The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove Written by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry Performed by Dead Can Dance Courtesy of 4AD By arrangement with Warner Special Products

Born A Cowboy Written and Performed by David Baerwald Courtesy of A&M Records

Unspoken Written and Performed by David Baerwald Courtesy of A&M Records

I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl Written by Nina Simone Performed by Hadda Brooks

Herida de Amor (Love Hurts) Written by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant

Performed by Yndio Courtesy of Mexican Fontana By arrangement with Polygram Special Markets

Emily Written and Performed by Jewel (as Jewel) Courtesy of Atlantic Records

Freddy and Mia Written and Performed by Kari Wuhrer

Good Ship Lollipop Written by Richard A. Whiting and Sidney Clare Performed by Shirley Temple

Awards
Anjelica Huston's performance in the film was praised and she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress from the Hollywood Foreign Press and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). She lost out on the Golden Globe to Mira Sorvino for Mighty Aphrodite and the SAG award to Kate Winslet for Sense and Sensibility.

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List of storms named Bernice

The name Bernice has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
 * Tropical Storm Bernice (1962), made landfall in Baja California
 * Tropical Storm Bernice (1965), formed south of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and moved parallel to the coast
 * Hurricane Bernice (1969), Category 1 hurricane that remained in the open ocean
 * Tropical Storm Bernice (1973), made landfall southwest of Zihuatanejo
 * Tropical Storm Bernice (1977), formed in the open ocean

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National Westminster Bank, Liverpool

The National Westminster Bank, Castle Street, Liverpool, England is a Grade II* listed building.

A typical 19th-century bank building of early renaissance style with closely spaced classically styled windows and a heavily moulded cornice.

It was built between 1898 and 1901 for Parr's Bank, having been designed by Richard Norman Shaw. It later housed NatWest Bank, until they closed the bank in October 2017, putting it out for rent. Plans were announced in October 2021 to convert the venue into a 92-bed hotel and bar. Liverpool City Council approved planning permission for the ground floor to be turned into a bar and restaurant in July 2022, with further permission on turning the upper floors into a hotel with roof extension pending.

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1875 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1875.

Excavations

 * Ernst Curtius begins excavations at Olympia, Greece which continue until 1881.
 * Archaeological survey of Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer, British India, begins.
 * Lovatelli urn found during Edoardo Brizio excavation of the columbarium of the Statilia on the Esquiline in Rome

Publications

 * William Collings Lukis:
 * A Guide to the Principal Chambered Barrows and other Pre-historic Monuments in the Islands of the Morbihan, the communes of Locmariaker, Carnac, Plouharnel and Erdeven, and the peninsulas of Quiberon and Rhuis, Brittany.
 * On the class of rude stone monuments which are commonly called in England cromlechs, and in France dolmens, and are here shown to have been the sepulchral chambers of once-existing mounds.

Births

 * October 21 – Sir Guy Francis Laking, English art historian, keeper of the London Museum (d. 1919)
 * November 19 – Hiram Bingham III, American explorer of South America (d. 1933)
 * December 13 – Arthur Callender, English engineer and archaeologist, assistant to Howard Carter during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb (d. 1936)

Deaths

 * April 30 – Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French antiquarian, artist and explorer (b. 1766?)
 * October 29 – John Gardiner Wilkinson, English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist (b. 1797)

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Rhode Island Route 128

Route 128 is a 3.1 mi state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The highway links U.S. Route 6A (US 6A), US 6 and US 44.

Route description
Route 128 begins at a signalized intersection with Hartford Avenue (US 6A) and Killingly Street. The highway follows Killingly north towards a partial cloverleaf interchange with US 6 before continuing north through residential neighborhoods. At an T-intersection with Greenville Avenue, Route 128 turns northwest before terminating at the Putnam Pike (US 44).

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Talduwe Somarama

Talduwe Ratugama Rallage Weris Singho, better known as Talduwe Somarama Thero (27 August 1915 – 6 July 1962) was a Ceylonese Buddhist priest who shot and killed S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) in 1959.

Early life
Somarama Thero was born on 27 August 1915, to Iso Hamy and Ratugama Rallage Dieris Appuhamy. He was robed when he was 14 on 20 January 1929, and received his schooling at Talduwa Ihala School. He allegedly received his higher ordination as a Thero (Buddhist monk) in Kandy on 25 June 1936.

The assassination
Allegedly drafted into the conspiracy by Mapitigama Buddharakkitha Thero, the chief incumbent of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, Somarama Thero reluctantly consented to assassinate the Prime Minister "for the greater good of his country, race and religion". Buddharakkitha Thero attributed Bandaranaike's failure to aggressively pursue the nationalist reforms as the motive to eliminate him. Others attributed the assassin's motives to his obligation to Buddharakkitha Thero, together with Bandaranaike's delay in fulfilling his campaign promises to Buddhism.

The date was set to 25 September 1959, when Somarama Thero was to visit the Prime Minister at his home and shoot him at point blank range. His saffron robes gave him free access to Tintagel, the private residence of Bandaranaike, in Rosmead Place, Colombo. As the Premier commenced his routine meetings with the public, Somarama waited in patience for his turn. When the monk's presence was announced to him, Bandaranaike rose to greet him in the traditional Buddhist manner. The assassin then pulled out the revolver hidden in his robes and fired at the prostrate Prime Minister. Somarama was injured in firing between himself and the Prime Minister's bodyguards.

Somarama Thero then faced trial, along with four other involved in the conspiracy. It was a hopeless case, and in spite of a resourceful defense the jury unanimously found Somarama Thero guilty of the capital offense. Before sentencing him to death, the trial judge, Justice T.S. Fernando, QC, CBE, told Somarama Thero he had a "streak of conscience as he did not attend court in his saffron robes." The chief conspirator, Mapitigama Buddharakkitha Thero and H. P. Jayawardena, a businessman closely associated with him, were found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Bandaranaike had suspended capital punishment, but after his death the government had it restored. In an apparent blunder by the draftsman, the law re-establishing the death penalty failed to include conspiracy to murder. As a consequence, while Somarama Thero would hang, the two chief conspirators escaped with life sentences.

Somarama Thero was hanged at Welikada Prison on 6 July 1962. He gave up his robes a fortnight before his hanging and, two days before his execution, was baptized as a Christian by an Anglican priest.

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Auxiliary Territorial Service

The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps.

The ATS had its roots in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), which was formed in 1917 as a voluntary service. During the First World War its members served in a number of jobs including clerks, cooks, telephonists and waitresses. The WAAC was disbanded after four years in 1921.

Prior to the Second World War, the government decided to establish a new Corps for women, and an advisory council, which included members of the Territorial Army (TA), a section of the Women's Transport Service (FANY) and the Women's Legion, was set up. The council decided that the ATS would be attached to the Territorial Army, and the women serving would receive two thirds the pay of male soldiers.

All women in the army joined the ATS except for nurses, who joined Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS), medical and dental officers, who were commissioned directly into the Army and held army ranks, and those remaining in the FANY, known as Free FANYs.

In action
The first recruits to the ATS were employed as cooks, clerks and storekeepers. At the outbreak of the Second World War, 300 ATS members were billeted to France. As the German Army advanced through France, the British Expeditionary Force was driven back towards the English Channel. This led to the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in May 1940, and some ATS telephonists were among the last British personnel to leave the country.

As more men joined the war effort, it was decided to increase the size of the ATS, with numbers reaching 65,000 by September 1941. Women between the ages of 17 and 43 were allowed to join, although these rules were relaxed in order to allow WAAC veterans to join up to the age of 50. The duties of members were also expanded, seeing ATS orderlies, drivers, postal workers and ammunition inspectors.

Over the six-year period of the War, about 500 ATS personnel were trained to operate the Cinetheodolite, with the highest number being in 1943–44, when 305 ATS were in active service using this equipment.

One application of this specialist camera was in gunnery practice, where a pair of Cinetheodolites a known distance apart filmed the shell bursts from anti-aircraft artillery against target drones towed by an aircraft. By comparing the filmed location of the shells' detonation and the target, accurate calculations of their relative position could be made that would reveal any systematic error in the gunsights.

The National Service Act
In December 1941, Parliament passed the National Service Act, which called up unmarried women between 20 and 30 years old to join one of the auxiliary services. These were the ATS, the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the Women's Transport Service. Married women were also later called up, although pregnant women and those with young children were exempt. Other options under the Act included joining the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), which supplemented the emergency services at home, or the Women's Land Army, helping on farms.

There was also provision made in the act for objection to service on moral grounds, as about a third of those on the conscientious objectors list were women. A number of women were prosecuted as a result of the act, some even being imprisoned. Despite this, by 1943 about nine out of ten women were taking an active part in the war effort.

Women were barred from serving in battle, but due to shortages of men, ATS members, as well as members of the other women's voluntary services, took over many support tasks, such as radar operators, forming part of the crews of anti-aircraft guns and military police. However, these roles were not without risk, and there were, according to the Imperial War Museum, 717 casualties during World War II. The first 'Mixed' Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) battery of the Royal Artillery (435 (Mixed) HAA Battery) was formed on 25 June 1941, and took over an operational gun site in Richmond Park, south-west London, in August. It was the forerunner of hundreds of similar units with the ATS supplying two-thirds of the personnel: at its height in 1943 three-quarters of Anti-Aircraft Command's HAA batteries were mixed. Several Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiments deployed to North West Europe with 21st Army Group in 1944–45 were 'Mixed' regiments.

A secret trial (the 'Newark Experiment' in April 1941) having shown that women were capable of operating heavy searchlight equipment and coping with conditions on the often desolate searchlight sites, members of the ATS began training at Rhyl to replace male personnel in searchlight regiments. At first they were employed in searchlight Troop headquarters, but in July 1942 the 26th (London Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery became the first 'Mixed' regiment, with seven Troops of ATS women posted to it, forming the whole of 301 Battery and half of 339 Battery. In October that year the all-women 301 Battery was transferred to the new 93rd (Mixed) Searchlight Regiment, the last searchlight regiment formed during World War II, which by August 1943 comprised about 1500 women out of an establishment of 1674. Many other searchlight and anti-aircraft regiments on Home Defence followed, freeing men aged under 30 of medical category A1 for transfer to the infantry.

Similarly, by 1943 the ATS represented 10 per cent of the Royal Corps of Signals, having taken over the major part of the signal office and operating duties in the War Office and Home Commands, and ATS companies were sent to work on the lines of communications of active overseas theatres. By VE Day and before demobilization of the British armed forces, there were over 190,000 members of the women's Auxiliary Territorial Service.

Famous members of the ATS included Mary Churchill, youngest daughter of the prime minister, Winston Churchill, and Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, eldest daughter of the King, who trained as a lorry driver, ambulance driver and mechanic.

Post-war
After the cessation of hostilities women continued to serve in the ATS, as well as in the WRNS and WAAF. It was succeeded by the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC), which formed on 1 February 1949 under Army Order 6.

Ranks
Initially ranks were completely different from those of the army, but used the same rank insignia, although the crown was replaced by a laurel wreath. Members were required to salute their own superior officers, but not other organisations' officers, although it was considered courteous to do so.

On 9 May 1941, the ATS rank structure was reorganised, and as of July 1941 the ATS was given full military status and members were no longer volunteers. The other ranks now held almost identical ranks to army personnel, but officers continued to have a separate rank system, that was somewhat modified. All uniforms and badges of rank remained the same, although crowns replaced laurel wreaths in the rank insignia. Members were now required to salute all superior officers.

The only holders of the rank of chief controller were the first three directors, promoted to the rank on their appointment, and Princess Mary, who held it from 1939 and was appointed the ATS's honorary controller-commandant in August 1941.

When other ranks were assigned to mixed-sex Royal Artillery batteries of Anti-Aircraft Command starting in 1941, they were accorded the Royal Artillery ranks of gunner, lance-bombardier, and bombardier (instead of private, lance-corporal, and corporal), and wore the RA's braided white lanyard on the right shoulder and the 'grenade' collar badge above the left breast pocket of their uniform tunic.

List of Directors ATS

 * Chief Controller Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, July 1939 – July 1941
 * Chief Controller Jean Knox, July 1941 – October 1943
 * Chief Controller Dame Leslie Whateley, October 1943 – April 1946
 * Senior Controller Dame Mary Tyrwhitt, April 1946 – January 1949

Notable ATS personnel

 * Julian Phelps Allan
 * Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter
 * Henrietta Barnett, later Director of the WRAF
 * Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley
 * Joan Bernard
 * Bridget Boland
 * Nadia Cattouse
 * Mary Spencer-Churchill (later Baroness Soames)
 * Mary Colvinl
 * Ena Collymore-Woodstock
 * Primrose Cumming
 * Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II)
 * Margaret Fairchild
 * Pamela Frankau
 * Christian Fraser-Tytler
 * Edith Gell
 * Gay Gibson
 * Valerie Goulding
 * Susan Hibbert
 * Elisabeth Kirkby
 * Esme Langley
 * Margot Marshall
 * Linda McCullough Thew
 * Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland
 * Stella Moray
 * Maisie Mosco
 * Jennifer Moyle
 * Eileen Nolan
 * Julia Pirie
 * Elisabeth Rivers-Bulkeley
 * Yvonne Rudelatt
 * Stella Schmolle
 * Nancy Salmon
 * Betty Webb (code breaker)
 * Leslie Whateley
 * Estelle White
 * Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw

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Stepaside, Pembrokeshire

Stepaside is a village six miles north of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in the community and parish of Amroth. The population in the 2011 census was 619. Once home to both coal and iron mines, it is now a holiday hamlet with a few houses and caravan parks. The Stepaside Heritage Park is situated on the road between it and Wisemans Bridge. Nearby towns and villages include Kilgetty and Amroth.

Information signs at Stepaside state that Stepaside got its name when Oliver Cromwell and his army passed through on their way to Pembroke. Cromwell is reported to have asked people in his way to step aside.

The Old Dramway runs from Stepaside (starting at the Heritage Park) to Wisemans Bridge beach and pub. The Dramway is a man-made fine gravel pathway which is flat. The pathway is suitable for bicycles, pushchairs, disabled scooters and walkers of all levels and is a bridleway. This is a popular shortcut for holiday makers and locals to the beach, Wisemans Bridge pub, Coppet Hall and Saundersfoot Harbour. The Dramway is 2+1/2 mi long from Stepaside to Saundersfoot Harbour and during the holiday season many walkers and cyclists can be seen using this path which meets Route 4 cycle route at Wisemans Bridge.

Stepaside is a holiday hamlet with the nearest shops and community facilities one mile away in Kilgetty. Properties in Stepaside range from old stone cottages, new-build contemporary houses, bungalows, and converted buildings such as The Old School which is now residential and a block of apartments.

title: Stepaside, Pembrokeshire


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List of storms named Bonny

The name Bonny has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
 * Tropical Storm Bonny (1960), formed southwest of Mexico and moved northwestward; did not make landfall.
 * Tropical Storm Bonny (1968), moved parallel to Mexico but did not affect land.
 * Tropical Storm Bonny (1972), never came near land and caused no known impact.
 * Hurricane Bonny (1976), a Category 1 hurricane that formed near Mexico but moved out to sea.

title: List of storms named Bonny


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Charles Frossard

Charles Frossard may refer to:

 * Charles Auguste Frossard (1807–1875), French general
 * Sir Charles Frossard (Bailiff), (1922–2012), Bailiff of Guernsey, 1982–1992

title: Charles Frossard