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Jayanta Mahapatra

Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October 1928 – 27 August 2023) was an Indian poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009, but he returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India.

Early life and education
Jayanta Mahapatra was born on 22 October 1928 into a prominent Odia Christian family. He attended Stewart School in Cuttack, Odisha. He completed his M. Sc. in Physics from Patna University, Bihar. He began his teaching career as a lecturer in physics in 1949 and taught at various government colleges in Odisha including Gangadhar Meher University, B.J.B College, Fakir Mohan University and Ravenshaw University. He superannuated at Ravenshaw University (then Ravenshaw College) and retired from his government job as the Reader in Physics in 1986.

Mahapatra began his writing career in the late sixties. His short stories and poems were initially rejected by several publishers, until his poems were published in international literary journals. He was invited to participate in the International Writing Program at Iowa, which brought him international exposure.

Writing
Mahapatra was part of a trio of poets who laid the foundations of Indian English Poetry, which included A. K. Ramanujan and R. Parthasarathy. He differed from the others in not being a product of Bombay school of poets. Over time, he managed to carve a quiet, tranquil poetic voice of his own, different from those of his contemporaries.

Mahapatra authored 27 books of poems, of which seven are in Odia and the rest in English. His poetry volumes include Relationship, Bare Face and Shadow Space. Besides poetry, he has experimented widely with myriad forms of prose. His published books of prose include Green Gardener, an anthology of short stories and Door of Paper: Essay and Memoirs. Mahapatra was also a distinguished editor and was involved in the production of the literary magazine Chandrabhaga. His poems have appeared in prestigious poetry anthologies like The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India, published by Hidden Brook Press, Canada.

Mahapatra also translated from Odia into English, and some of his translations were published in the bi-monthly literary magazine Indian Literature. Some anthologies of his translations have also been published.

Death
Jayanta Mahapatra died of pneumonia on 27 August 2023, at the age of 94.

Awards, recognition and legacy
In 1981 Jayanta Mahapatra won Sahitya Akademi award for his poetry book Relationships. He became the first ever writer in English language to win Sahitya Akademi award. He is also a recipient of the Jacob Glatstein memorial award conferred by Poetry magazine, Chicago. He was also awarded the Allen Tate Poetry Prize for 2009 from The Sewanee Review. He received the SAARC Literary Award, New Delhi, 2009. He has also received Tata Literature Lifetime Achievement Award. He was conferred with a Padma Shri in 2009 and awarded an honorary doctorate by Ravenshaw University on 2 May 2009. He was also awarded a D. Lit. degree by Utkal University, Odisha, in 2006. In May 2019 he became the first ever Indian English poet to become a Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi.

 * Kanhaiya Lal Sethia Award for Poetry – 2017 (Jaipur Literature Festival)
 * RL Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award for Poetry, 2013, Hyderabad.
 * Second Prize – International Who's Who in Poetry, London, 1970.
 * Jacob Glatstein Memorial Award – Poetry, Chicago, 1975.
 * Visiting Writer – International Writing Program, Iowa City 1976–77.
 * Cultural Award Visitor, Australia, 1978.
 * Japan Foundation – Visitor's Award, Japan, 1980.

Poetry readings

 * Outside India
 * University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1976
 * University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1976
 * University of the South, Sewanee, 1976
 * East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976
 * Adelaide Festival of Arts, Adelaide, 1978
 * P.E.N. Centre, Sydney, 1978
 * Australian National University, Canberra, 1978
 * International Poets Conference, Tokyo, 1980
 * Asian Poets Conference, Tokyo, 1984

Books by Jayanta Mahapatra

 * Poetry
 * 1971: Close the Sky Ten by Ten, Calcutta: Dialogue Publications
 * 1971: Svayamvara and Other Poems, Calcutta: Writers Workshop
 * 1976: A Father's Hours, Delhi: United Writers
 * 1976: A Rain of Rites, Georgia: University of Georgia Press (ISBN 9780820303970, )
 * 1979: Waiting, Pune : Samkaleen Prakashan
 * 1980: The False Start, Bombay: Clearing House
 * 1980: Relationship, New York: Greenfield Review Press
 * 2017: Collected Poems, Mumbai: Paperwall Publishing
 * 2021: Random Descent, Ketaki Foundation Trust
 * 2022: Re-reading Jayanta Mahapatra: Selected Poems, Black Eagle Books, USA (ISBN 9781645602002)
 * 2023: NOON : New and Selected Poems, Ketaki Foundation Trust
 * Prose
 * 1997: The Green Gardener, short stories, Hyderabad: Orient Longman
 * 2006: Door of Paper: Essay and Memoirs, New Delhi: Authorspress (ISBN 9788172733742, )
 * 2011: Bhor Moitra Kanaphula (Odia), Bhubaneswar : Paschima Publications
 * Poetry in Odia
 * 1993: Bali (The Victim), Cutack: Vidyapuri
 * 1995: Kahibi Goṭie Kathā (I'll Tell A Story), Āryya Prakāśana
 * 1997: Baya Raja (The Mad Emperor), Cuttack: Vidyapuri, Bidyāpurī
 * 2004: Tikie Chhayee (A Little Shadow), Cuttack : Vidyapuri
 * 2006: Chali (Walking), Cuttack: Vidyapuri
 * 2008: Jadiba Gapatie (Even If It's A Story), Cuttack: Friends Publishers
 * 2011: Smruti Pari Kichhiti (A Small Memory), Cuttack: Bijayini
 * Translations into English
 * 1973: Countermeasures: Poems, Calcutta : Dialogue
 * 1976: Wings of the Past: Poems, Calcutta : Rajasree
 * 1981: Song of Kubja and Other Poems, New Delhi : Samkaleen
 * 1994: I Can, But Why Should I Go: Poems, New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi
 * 1996: Verticals of Life: Poems, New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi
 * 1998: Tapaswini: a Poem, Bhubaneswar : Odisha Sahitya Akademi
 * 2001: Discovery and other Poems, Kolkata : Writers Workshop
 * 2003: A Time of Rising (Poems), New Delhi : Har-Anand Publishers
 * Inclusions in anthologies
 * A New Book of Indian Poems In English (2000) ed. by Gopi Kottoor and published by Poetry Chain and Writers Workshop, Calcutta
 * Ten Twentieth-Century Indian Poets (1976) ed. by R. Parthasarathy and published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi

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Centre Region, Burkina Faso

Centre is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre Province was 1,727,390 at the 2006 census and increased by 75.6% in 13 years to 3,030,384 at the 2019 census (provisional figure), of which 50.8% was female. It is the most populous and urbanised region in Burkina Faso; in 2019 14.8% of Burkina Faso's population lived in Centre. The region's capital is Ouagadougou, which also serves as the national capital. Centre region consists of only one province, Kadiogo.

The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 17.00%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 63%, compared to a national average of 28.3%.

Geography
Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cut through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkina Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The northern regions are generally arid and usually have scrub land and semi-deserts. The principal river is the Red Volta, that originates in the northern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 25 cm compared to southern regions that receive only 100 cm rainfall.

Demographics
As of 2019, the population of the region was 3,032,668 with 50.8% females. The population in the region was 14.8% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 35, infant mortality rate was 47 and the mortality of children under five was 80. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 47.8% employees, 14.5% under employed, 31.6% inactive people, 37.8% not working and 6.2% unemployed people in the region.

Economy
As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 63 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 84.8 per cent, pos-primary was 51.8 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 27.5. There were 8660 boys and 8781 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 508 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 4969 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level. Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 55% in 2003 to 63% in 2007. In 2011 the region had 869 primary schools and 354 secondary schools (25% of the national total). The University of Ouagadougou is also located in the region and had around 40,000 students in 2010 (83% of the national population of university students).

As of 2007, there were 162 km of highways, 134.6 km of regional roads and 7 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 5554, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 32,587 and the total classified road network was 304. The region is junction for many of the nation's roads and is the terminus of the only railway in the country. Ouagadougou International Airport is located in the region and as of June 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul. The total corn produced during 2015 was 47,395 tonnes, cotton was 000 tonnes, cowpea was 14,060 tonnes, ground nut was 9,288 tonnes, millet was 15,712 tonnes, rice was 7,531 tonnes and sorghum was 29,971 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 17.00 per cent.

Administrative Areas
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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Peter Winter (athlete)

Peter John Winter (born 17 January 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired male decathlete from Australia. He first represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1990. He further represented at the World Student Games in 1993. He was a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 1994 in Victoria, Canada and first broke the Australian Record with 8074 points at that competition. He broke this record again whilst qualifying for the 1996 Summer Olympics with 8084 points after taking a year off due to an operation for a knee problem. He then competed at the 1996 Olympics in the decathlon, only to record 3 no jumps in the long jump.

Attended Melbourne High School 1985–1988. Attended Victoria University 1990-1992 completing a Bachelor of Applied Science with a triple major in Physical Education, Sports Psychology and Sports Marketing. He then declined entry into a PhD program for Sports Psychology preferring instead to enter a combined LLB/BA program at Monash University. He decided not to finish this program in preference for beginning a career as a track and field coach.

Winter ran his own business in Melbourne as a track and field consultant from 2000 to 2007 where one of his clients, St Kevin's College, became the most successful Boys Secondary School for the sport of Athletics in the country. He also coached national underage champions for the Decathlon in 2004, 2006 and 2007 as well as national underage champions in the 110h and 800m and 400m athletes.

Winter recently filled the position of Head Coach of Athletics at NorthSport Academy, based at the Millennium Institute in Auckland, New Zealand. He recently finished there and has no further interest in the profession of athletics coaching at this point in time. He continues to coach independently.

He was coached by former Ukrainian coach Efim Shuravetsky before self coaching from 1994 to 1996. He now has a mentoree relationship with Efim.

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Noisy Stylus

Noisy Stylus is a turntablist group from Cologne, Germany. It was founded in 1997 and consists of four DJs: Adlib, Tre Styles, Tobeyer and Dynamike.

Noisy Stylus holds four national DJ Champion titles: German DMC Champion 2001, German DMC Team Champion 2002 & 2003, German International Turntablist Federation Team Champion 2004. They also hold two international titles: European International Turntablist Federation Team Champion 2004 & International Turntablist Federation Vice-World Team Champion 2004.

They have released four records, a complete album created entirely from scratching, as well as two 12"-singles, all on Beatz aus der Bude-Records. They also created various tracks for international compilations such as the Transmissions-CD on Asisphonics-Records or the late Return of the DJ Vol.V on Bomb Hip-Hop Records.

LPs/CDs

 * 2005 – Table Manners (BADB-R-016, BADB-CD-010)
 * Track list:
 * Stand Back
 * The Lesson
 * Broccoli Wars
 * Boom-Bah
 * Stick 'em up
 * Kindness
 * Music Sucks
 * Never Leave
 * Spaceship Explorers
 * Late Train
 * Noisy Goreng
 * Summertime
 * Battle Mentality
 * Surfin' Hawaii

Singles

 * 2005 – "Summertime" (b/w Battle Mentality)
 * 2003 – "Superstar" featuring Olli Banjo (b/w Stick 'em up)
 * 2001 – "Broccoli Wars" (b/w Spaceship Explorers)

Battle-Tools

 * 2004 – Snatched Breaks
 * 2003 – Tobeyer's Pizza Breaks
 * 2002 – Stylus Breaks
 * 2001 – Noisy Breaks

Compilations

 * 2006 – Olli Banjo – Sparring 2 (Im Training)
 * 2006 – DJ Adlib – Adlibertine EP (Bring it to the Table)
 * 2005 – Various Artists – Cuts of Culture (Summertime)
 * 2005 – Various Artists – Movementality 2 (Stick 'em up)
 * 2005 – DJ D-Styles – Double Homicide Split (Mr. Arrogant remix)
 * 2004 – Various Artists – Return of the DJ Vol.V (Broccoli Wars)

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Verna Mae Slone

Verna Mae Slone (October 9, 1914 – January 5, 2009 ) was an Appalachian author from Knott County, Kentucky.

Early life
She was born in Hindman, KY to Isom B. Slone and Sarah Owens Slone. Verna grew up in the Eastern mountains of Kentucky near the town of Pippa Passes and is the tenth generation of her family to live in Eastern Kentucky She was raised by her sister, Lorenda, for the majority of her childhood. She died at the age of 94 in the same town. Her mother died 6 weeks after giving birth to her, leaving Slone's father alone as the primary caregiver.

Later years
Slone had never completed high school education because her family needed her to work, but at age 65 she decided to start her journey writing books with the intention of breaking stereotypes surrounding Appalachian people and educating them on the Appalachian way of life. Slone referred to the older members of her community and family as "wonderful story-tellers... and praised the fact that "their descriptive phrases added humor and interest, giving character to the tale". Her work began being passed around and eventually grew so much in popularity that thousands of visitors started coming to visit her for a chance to listen to her stories. Some sources record 30 or more daily visitors. In 1993 her portrait became the centerpiece of photographer Barbara Beirne's exhibit Women of Appalachia at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Fifteen of the 1800 quilts she made decorate the walls of the historic Hindman Settlement School. She once compared quilts to life, stating, "when we are born we are given a bundle of scraps; the way we put them together is up to us." Slone was buried in Slone Cemetery.

What My Heart Wants to Tell
Slone's most famous book was published in 1979 when she was 65 years old. Her novel was called What My Heart Wants to Tell and was published by the New Republic. Her memoir focused on the rural hills of Caney Creek in Knott County, Kentucky. Verna wrote "What My Heart Wants to Tell" for her grandchildren and to honor her father, Isom B. Slone, who everyone called "Kitteneye" Her most famous, enduring quote from the text is, "God knew that it would take brave and sturdy people to survive in these beautiful but rugged hills. So he sent us his very strongest men and women." Her novel details her childhood years and destroys ignorant misconceptions about the Appalachian people. For example, Slone explains that moonshine is not merely a drink that Kentucky people drink an inordinate amount of, but a remedy for sickness. Along with depicting genuine mountain life, Slone's work revolves around her hardworking, dedicated father, "Kitteneye." Slone originally wrote her book as a gift for family members; she ensured that all thirteen of her grandchildren received a copy. The manuscript made its way to a writer who read it publicly on the National Radio, then published it with the New Republic. Verna Mae authored five other books including the novel Rennie's Way and a book about Appalachian Language called How We Talked.

Other works
Slone wrote 6 books in total, including Rennie's Way and How We Talked. Rennie's Way is a "collection of family stories woven into a novel that parallels Verna Mae's life as she was raised by [her sister for most of her life]." In each of her works, Slone strongly advocated for preserving the Appalachian lifestyle.

Family and legacy
Slone was married to Willie Slone. They had 5 sons, who Slone cared for during the week. Willie drove a bulldozer full-time to support the family until his death in 1989. In memory of her mother, Slone had a log house built with "200-year-old logs saved from the house where her mother was born 115 years ago." In Slone's free time, she was known as a quilter and dollmaker. She handcrafted over 1,800 quilts, along with thousands of cloth dolls. The Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky, proudly displays 15 of Slone's quilts today. Slone's writing continues to be used in many classrooms today to bring insight and appreciation for Appalachian culture. Marrianne Worthington, a well-known educator, writer, and editor in the field of Appalachian studies, incorporates Verna Mae Slone's works into her curriculum for her students in "hopes that they, like Verna Mae Slone, will teach others the stories of Appalachia and make those words a part of their own telling hearts".

In 1993, photographer Barbara Beirne's portrait of Verna Mae Slone was the centerpiece of the Women of Appalachia exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

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Liang Na

Liang Na (116 – 6 April 150 ), formally Empress Shunlie (順烈皇后, literally "the kind and achieving empress"), was an empress during the Han dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Shun of Han. She later served as regent for his son Emperor Chong, and the two subsequent emperors from collateral lines, Emperor Zhi and Emperor Huan. As empress dowager and regent, she appeared to be diligent and honest, but she overly trusted her violent and corrupt elder brother Liang Ji, whose autocratic nature would eventually draw a coup d'etat from Emperor Huan after Empress Dowager Liang's death, leading to the destruction of the Liang clan.

Family background and marriage to Emperor Shun
The future empress was born in 116. Her father was Liang Shang (梁商)—an honest official who was also the Marquess of Chengshi, being a grandson of a brother of Consort Liang, the mother of Emperor He. Liang Na was described as diligent in handcraft and sewing, as well as history and the Confucian classics, as a child.

In 128, when she was 12, both she and her paternal aunt were selected to be Emperor Shun's imperial consorts. (Emperor Shun was 13.) She was a favored consort, but she often declined offers to have sexual relations with the emperor, reasoning that an emperor needs to be equitable and give opportunities to other consorts. Emperor Shun became greatly impressed with her. In 131, when he was considering creating an empress, he initially considered asking the gods for guidance and drawing lots from between four of his favorites, but after officials discouraged him from drawing lots, he considered Consort Liang most virtuous, so created her empress on 2 March 132.

As empress
As empress, Empress Liang continued to show humility, and did not interfere significantly in her husband's administration. Emperor Shun, however, became very trustful of her relatives, and her father Liang Shang was quickly promoted repeatedly, eventually becoming Grand Marshal (大將軍). Liang Shang was a mild-mannered and honest man, although lacking in abilities. He did, however, trust other capable and honest officials, and during his term of office, the political scene was a lot cleaner than before. Eventually, Empress Liang's brothers Liang Ji and Liang Buyi (梁不疑) also became key officials.

On 22 September 141, Liang Shang died, and Emperor Shun, in an ill-advised move, gave his position to Liang Ji. Liang Ji would, as the years go by, stamp out all dissent and position himself as the most powerful individual in the imperial administration.

Throughout her husband's reign, Empress Liang continued to be a favorite of Emperor Shun's, but she never bore a son for him. Emperor Shun was only known to have had one son—Liu Bing (劉炳), born to Consort Yu in 143. On 3 June 144, as Emperor Shun was growing ill, he created the toddler crown prince. He died four months later, and Crown Prince Bing succeeded to the throne as Emperor Chong. Empress Liang, now empress dowager, served as regent.

As regent for Emperors Chong and Zhi
Empress Dowager Liang appeared to be diligent in governing over the empire, and she trusted several key officials with integrity to advise her on important affairs. However, she also trusted her brother Liang Ji greatly, and Liang used her position to further consolidate his own. However, she was willing to go against his advice on a number of occasions, and she, for example, protected the honest official Li Gu (李固) against Liang Ji's demands to execute Li, in 145.

In 145, the young Emperor Chong died, and in an effort to be open to people, Empress Dowager Liang announced his death openly immediately. She summoned the young emperor's third cousins Liu Suan (劉蒜), the Prince of Qinghe, and Liu Zuan (劉纘), the son of Liu Hong (劉鴻) the Prince of Bohai, to the capital Luoyang, to be examined as potential successors. Prince Suan was probably an adult, and was described as solemn and proper, and the key officials largely favored him. However, Liang Ji wanted a young emperor whom he could control, so he convinced Empress Dowager Liang to make the seven-year-old Liu Zuan emperor (as Emperor Zhi). Empress Dowager Liang continued to serve as regent.

In 146, after the young Emperor Zhi showed signs that he was already cognizant of Liang Ji's corruption and offended Liang Ji by openly calling him "an arrogant general," Liang Ji had him poisoned, apparently without Empress Dowager Liang's knowledge. The key officials again largely favored Prince Suan as successor, but Liang Ji again vetoed their wishes, and instead persuaded Empress Dowager Liang to make the 14-year-old Liu Zhi (劉志), the Marquess of Liwu, who was betrothed to Empress Dowager Liang's and Liang Ji's sister Liang Nüying, emperor (as Emperor Huan). Empress Dowager Liang continued to serve as regent.

As regent for Emperor Huan
Serving as regent for Emperor Huan, Empress Dowager Liang largely continued her policies as before, but Liang Ji became ever more powerful and was able to finally pushed Li Gu out of the government in 146 after Li Gu had publicly opposed Emperor Huan's ascension.

In 147, Emperor Huan married Empress Dowager Liang's sister Liang Nüying and created her empress. Later that year, Liang Ji falsely accused Li Gu and Prince Suan of a conspiracy to start a military rebellion. Prince Suan was demoted to be Marquess of Weishi, and he committed suicide. Li, and another key official who opposed Liang Ji, Du Qiao (杜喬), were executed.

In 150, Empress Dowager Liang announced that she was stepping down as regent and returning imperial authorities to Emperor Huan. She died later that year and was buried with her husband Emperor Shun. However, Liang Ji remained in effective control of government and now, without his sister to curb his power, became ever more violent and corrupt. This eventually drew a reaction from Emperor Huan, who conspired with eunuchs to overthrow Liang Ji in a coup d'état in 159. The Liang clan was slaughtered.

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Centre-Est Region

Centre-Est (, "East Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Est was 1,578,075 in 2019. The region's capital is Tenkodogo. Three provinces (Boulgou, Koulpélogo, and Kouritenga) make up the region. , the population of the region was 1,578,075 with 53.5% females. The population in the region was 7.7% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 39, infant mortality rate was 56 and the mortality of children under five was 93. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6%, compared with a national average of 28.3%.

Geography and ecology
Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common.

The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves.

The principal river is the Red Volta, that originates in the northern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness.

Climate
The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September.

The northern regions are generally arid and usually have scrub land and semi-deserts. The average rainfall in the region is around 25 cm compared with southern regions that receive only 100 cm rainfall.

The region has dry conditions but extreme events (flooding and drought) also occur frequently.

Demographics
, the population of the region was 1,578,075 with 53.5% females. The population in the region was 7.7% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 39, infant mortality rate was 56 and the mortality of children under five was 93. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 68.9% employees, 11.9% under employed, 18.2% inactive people, 19.2% not working and 1% unemployed people in the region.

In the rural communities in the sub-basin Nouaho sub-basin, which is part of the larger Nakanbé basin, there are several ethnic groups: the Mossi (mainly agriculturalists who are now (as of 2021) also moving towards livestock production), and the Peul (mainly pastoralists who are now also turning to growing crops).

Education
As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6 per cent, compared with a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 64.8 per cent, pos-primary was 18 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 4.4. There were 118 boys and 112 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 17 teachers in primary and post-secondary level, while there were 500 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.

Economy
As of 2007, there were 583.9 km of highways, 142.7 km of regional roads and 214.2 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 28, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 2,258 and the total classified road network was 941. The total corn produced during 2015 was 78,512 tonnes, cotton was 43,308 tonnes, cowpea was 45,678 tonnes, ground nut was 42,492 tonnes, millet was 42,342 tonnes, rice was 66,104 tonnes and sorghum was 118,227 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 158.00 per cent.

Water supply and sanitation
A study that investigated water security of households and women’s vulnerability to climate-related risks in the Nouaho sub-basin in 2021 found that "Water was described as inadequate every year between November and June, and respondents perceived lower water availability during the dry season compared with 10–20 years ago due to changes in climate, migrants to the area, growing populations, and increased numbers of animals."

There are usually long wait times for people (mainly women) who are collecting water from improved water sources (boreholes with hand pumps). The travel and wait time for collecting water from boreholes was about twice as long in the dry season (70 minutes round trip) compared to the rainy season (36 minutes). Dug wells are also used but have a poorer water quality.

The area has water user associations to manage the operation and maintenance of boreholes and to interact with local authorities. They charge an annual fee to their users "ranging from 500–1000 CFA (1-2 USD) for women and 1000–2000 CFA (2-4 USD) for men, as well as fees for children and animals in some cases".

Sanitation facilities are very poor in the Nouaho sub-basin, with around 66% of the population using open defecation instead of toilets (as of 2021).

Local administration
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule.

As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a Governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for three years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected Mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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Narbonne plage

Narbonne plage is a resort on the southern (Mediterranean) coast of France in the Aude department. It is separated from the city of Narbonne by the limestone massif Montagne de la Clape and lies at its foot.

The town is heavily dependent upon the tourist trade. The beach currently holds blue flag status, an award it has held on multiple occasions.

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There is plenty to add about the area, culture and facilities. Hopefully will be able to extend and cross link over the next few months. Please feel free to comment or add, much appreciated. Collieman 07:59, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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Thomas Bock

Thomas Bock was an English-Australian artist and an early adopter of photography in Australia. Born in England he was sentenced to transportation in 1823. After gaining his freedom he set himself up as one of Australia's first professional artists and became well known for his portraits of colonists. As early as 1843 he began taking daguerreotypes in Hobart and became one of the earliest commercial photographers in Australia.

Early life
Bock was born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. In his early years he was a chorister at Lichfield Cathedral. Later Bock worked as an engraver at 24 Great Charles Street Birmingham, alongside William Wyon who later became an engraver for the British Mint. After finishing his apprentiship he moved to London and established himself as an engraver and miniature painter. In 1817 Bock was awarded the silver medal of the Society of Arts and Commerce for an engraving of a portrait.

In April 1823, Bock was found guilty at the Warwick Assizes of administering drugs to a young woman (his mistress, whose fetus he wished to abort) and sentenced to transportation to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), arriving in January 1824 aboard the Asia. He was set to work preparing plates for banknotes, and then to official assignments making portraits of recently executed criminals and engraved the plates for 1829, 1830 and 1835 Hobart Town Almanack's published by Dr James Ross.

Career in Australia
Upon earning his freedom Bock set himself up as one of Australia's first professional artists and became well known for his portraits of colonists. He was also commissioned by Lady Jane Franklin, wife of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (at the time, the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land) to paint the portraits of some Tasmanian Aborigines. Bock's first studio was in Lower Liverpool Street, Hobart but he later moved to a house at No. 22 Campbell Street, and it was here he painted most of his portraits. In 1843 Bock visited Sydney but returned to exhibit at the first major art exhibition, which was held in Hobart in 1845.

Bock painted oils, water-colour, and crayons as well as working as one of Australia's first photographers. But according to Henry Allport, a close contemporary of Bock's, it was his crayon works which produced the happiest results as it was in this medium that he best captured the character of the sitter.

As early as October 1843 Bock was taking daguerreotypes in Hobart even though the licence to use the process in Australia was at this time held by George Baron Goodman. It seems Bock acquired a camera and associated apparatus and was producing portraits which, along with Goodman's, were among the earliest taken in Australia. Bock clearly maintained his interest in photography as in 1849 he was advertising that he had completed his arrangements for taking portrait daguerreotypes from his studio at 22 Campbell Street.

On 18 March 1855 Thomas Bock died aged 65. It appears for all his hard work Bock did not die a wealthy man as on 1 May 1855 an exhibition of his paintings and drawings was opened a R. L. Hood's Exhibition Room in Hobart in an effort to raise money for his widow and family.

Bock was one of the exhibitors at the first major art exhibition, in Hobart. His official work produced private commissions, and by the time of his death in Hobart, Tasmania, he was a successful portraitist specialising in miniatures. Bock was one of the most highly skilled of the early convict artists. Much of his apparently voluminous output remains lost, or at least unidentified, but he can be credited with two Australian "firsts": he left behind a small body of nude studies, rare in early colonial art; and he was one of the first in the colonies to experiment with daguerreotype photography.

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Talk:Hippie Hollow Park

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"Travis County Attorney Ken Oden's personal interpretation of nudity laws" This statement does not sound objective. I believe The County Attorney's interpretation was a professional decision as the County Attorney not a personal decision.

Also, this article's category includes "Parks in Austin, Texas". This park is not within the city limits of the City of Austin (actually it is not within any city limits.)

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Isn't Hippie Hollow a part of MacGregor Park, but not the entirety of it? Ario 08:01, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Wasn't there an incident with a pleasure boat a while back (overcurious sightseers making it tip over)? -- There was an "incident" a while back, but like usual the media got it wrong. There was a party boat (with about 50 people if I remember correctly) that had been tied up against the rocky shore for about 2 hours that turn over. The media reported that this boat turn over as it approached the shore when eveyone rushed to one side to see the people on shore. -- It was/is McGregor Park (not MacGregor). Both McGregor and Hippie Hollow refer to the same site. Most current references and signage by Travis County use the Hippie Hollow name. The incident with the party barge was in May 2004.

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Mark Weaver protests
Someone might want to include the protests by Mark Weaver in the late 1980s. According to him, Hippie Hollow was a wretched hive of immorality and sin... AnonMoos (talk) 09:10, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

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Dogwitch

Dogwitch is a comic book series by British artist and writer Daniel Schaffer following the shocking exploits of exiled witch-superstar and home movie maker, "Shrieking" Violet Grimm.

Plot
From the official website:

"'Banished deep into the evil Banewoods for daring to practice her own unique brand of Molotov Magick, outcast Dogwitch Violet Grimm continues to stretch the boundaries of accepted 21st Century witchcraft. As tales of bad sex and dangerous voodoo spread her infamy through the Banewoods, Violet captures the attention of a multitude of weirdos and resigns herself to what she believes is her predestined B-movie lifestyle. Churning out provocative home videos for a berserk and hungry fan base in her pursuit of arcane knowledge, she feeds her diary with the dating rituals of the sick and heinous. Violet is the Garbo of witches, a reclusive legend in a depraved, gory, funny and fiendishly sexy world.'"

Cast

 * Violet Grimm: "Her people expelled her...Her neighbours don't like her...Her fans want to kill her...So why do they all keep buying her movies? Violet Grimm is an exiled fetish-witch superstar, strung out from spell abuse, psychic fallout and the dubious attention of her psychotic fans. A single girl with a bad rep in a bad world, this infamous outcast just wants to practice her art and find some decent intimacy...Guess she probably shouldn't have made all those kinky home videos then."
 * Ralph: An animated stuffed toy, Ralph is the cameraman for Violet's movies.
 * Dolores: A hideously scarred doll. In the beginning the audience is left to assume that Dolores is another doll brought to life by Violet, but later in the story she reveals to Ralph that she was once a human witch and had her soul imprisoned in a doll for reasons not revealed to the audience, but was apparently disgusting enough to cause Ralph to vomit when shown a vision.
 * Mr. Kinky: A suave, 21st-century demon. He quickly becomes Violet Grimm's boyfriend.

Publication
Dogwitch debuted in 2002, published by Sirius Entertainment. Schaffer produced Dogwitch for three years, releasing eighteen bi-monthly issues.

As well as the regular comic book, Schaffer also released one-shots and portfolios such as Dogwitch: Special Features which collected Dogwitch-related original pin-up art, sketches and 'deleted scenes.'

Schaffer ended the series in 2005 to work on other projects.

Collected editions
The entire series is collected in three trade paperbacks:

 * Direct to Video - Collecting issues #1-6. Introducing Violet Grimm, an arcane snuff movie superstar, and her weird and wonderful cohorts, Ralph, Dolores, and Mr. Kinky, not to mention deranged fans, frisky zombies, and screaming habdabs. Introduction by two-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Michael A. Arnzen.
 * Twisted - Collecting issues: #7-12. Violet's wild and crazy life spirals out of control in this 144-page trade paperback, as she confronts tentacled demons, bloodthirsty bunnies, and a traitorous doll! Includes new pin-up artwork and a letter to the editor by Katiejane Garside.
 * Mood Swings - Collecting issues #13-18. Violet Grimm is heading back to the Nice Bunny World to unravel a cosmic conspiracy and face off with those responsible for banishing her to the Banewoods. Violet's coming home, and she's going to bring a little chaos to The Order. Introduction by film director, Jake West.

The afterword for the second Dogwitch trade paperback was written by musician Katiejane Garside whom Schaffer also collaborated with on the project Indigo Vertigo.

With the completion of the series, the entire collection is available in Dogwitch: The Whole Shebang, with a special introduction by the Soska Sisters.

Merchandise
Dogwitch merchandise exists in myriad forms, including posters, tee-shirts and even Dogwitch-themed shot glasses.

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Eddie Lowery

Edward Edgar Lowery (October 14, 1902 – May 4, 1984) was an American caddie, amateur golfer and multi-millionaire businessman.

Lowery is best known as the 10-year-old caddie of Francis Ouimet during the 1913 U.S. Open, held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, which Ouimet won in a playoff over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. An iconic photograph of Lowery and Ouimet striding down the fairway together is one of the most memorable in American golf history. It was used as the logo for the United States Golf Association's centennial celebrations, appears on the cover of Mark Frost's account of the 1913 Open The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf and inspired a memorial statue in Brookline. Lowery was prominently featured in the 2005 Disney movie The Greatest Game Ever Played, portrayed by actor Josh Flitter.

Lowery and Ouimet remained lifelong friends, and when Ouimet died in 1967, Lowery was one of the pallbearers.

Biography
Lowery was the fifth child born to John and Maria Lowery (née Curran), who were Irish immigrants who lived in Newton, Massachusetts. He moved to San Francisco, California, and championed the rising amateur careers of Ken Venturi (1964 U.S. Open Champion), Harvie Ward (1955 & 1956 U.S. Amateur Champion), and Tony Lema (1964 British Open Champion), among others. Lowery played at San Francisco Golf Club in San Francisco. He died in 1984 in Riverside County, California, and is buried at El Carmelo cemetery in Pacific Grove, California.

He became a multi-millionaire as an auto dealer in San Francisco. Lowery and Bob Hope were friends and they both played in the 1951 British Amateur. He enjoyed sponsoring young amateur golfers, such as two of his employees: Venturi and Ward. In 1956 he arranged a match between these two amateurs and two golf pros, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, a friendly four-ball match at Cypress Point Club. The amateurs played a strong game but the pros took the match, 1-up. Venturi told a newspaper years later, "It was the best golf I've ever seen." This match was chronicled in depth in Mark Frost's 2007 book The Match.

Lowery also served on the executive committee of the United States Golf Association. His sponsorship of Harvie Ward led to problems, because Lowery had claimed certain disallowable business expenses for tax write-offs. And Ward, who had trusted Lowery's USGA expertise, had his amateur status revoked in 1957, at a time when he had won the previous two consecutive U.S. Amateur titles.

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Centre-Nord Region

Centre-Nord (, "North Central") is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of Centre-Nord in 2019 was 1,872,126. The region's capital is Kaya. Three provinces—Bam, Namentenga, and Sanmatenga, make up the region.

, the population of the region was 1,872,126 with 52.6% females. The population in the region was 9.13% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 55, infant mortality rate was 64 and the mortality of children under five was 116. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 70.00%.

Geography
Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The northern regions are generally arid and usually have scrub land and semi-deserts. The principal river is the Red Volta, that originates in the northern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 25 cm compared to southern regions that receive only 100 cm rainfall.

Demographics
, the population of the region was 1,872,126 with 52.6% females. The population in the region was 9.13% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 55, infant mortality rate was 64 and the mortality of children under five was 116. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 70% employees, 22% under employed, 7.2% inactive people, 7.9% not working and 0.7% unemployed people in the region. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The gross primary enrolment was 64.8%, pos-primary was 18% and gross secondary school enrolment was 4.4. There were 118 boys and 112 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 17 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 500 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.

Economy
As of 2007, there were 476.3 km of highways, 301.4 km of regional roads and 383 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 20, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 3,605 and the total classified road network was 1,161. The total corn produced during 2015 was 10,053 tonnes, cotton was 041 tonnes, cowpea was 63,787 tonnes, ground nut was 15,474 tonnes, millet was 69,722 tonnes, rice was 9,746 tonnes and sorghum was 142,311 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 70.00 per cent.

Local Administration
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a Governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected Mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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Jaspreet Singh

Jaspreet Singh (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and chemist.

Life and early career
He grew up in Punjab, a state of India and moved to Canada in 1990. He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University. From August 2006 until June 2007, Singh was a resident in the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary. He served as the 2016–17 Writer-in-Residence at the University of Alberta.

Works
Singh is the author of the novel Chef (2008 Véhicule Press/2010 Bloomsbury), and Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir, a collection of linked stories. Both books deal with the damaged landscapes of Kashmir, especially Siachen Glacier. His play, Speak, Oppenheimer, written for Montreal's Infinite Theatre, involves three physicists, including J. Robert Oppenheimer. He contributed an essay to the anthology AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India (2008). His second novel, Helium, was published in 2013. It tells the story of a young chemistry student whose mentor was murdered in the course of the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. His personal essay about 1984 in India was published in The New York Times as "Thomas Bernhard in New Delhi". November, a collection of poems, appeared in 2017.

His newest novel, Face, is slated for publication in 2022.

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Lewis Evans

Lewis Evans may refer to:

 * Lewis Evans (controversialist) (fl. 1574), Welsh controversialist
 * Lewis Evans (surveyor) (c. 1700–1756), Welsh colonial surveyor and geographer
 * Lewis Evans (mathematician) (1755–1827), Welsh mathematician
 * Lewis H. Evans (1832–1904), American politician from Pennsylvania
 * Lewis Evans (collector) (1853–1930), British businessman and scientific instrument collector
 * Lewis Pugh Evans (1881–1962), British general and World War I Victoria Cross recipient
 * Lewis Evans (bishop) (1904–1996), Anglican bishop of Barbados
 * Lewis Evans (rugby union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player
 * Lewis Evans (musician), UK musician
 * Louis E. Atkinson (1841–1910), American physician, attorney and Republican politician
 * Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930 – 1958), British racing driver

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Jaguares (band)

Jaguares were a Mexican alternative rock band formed by former Caifanes lead singer Saúl Hernández, ex-Caifan Alfonso André (drums), and two long-time friends Federico Fong (bass guitar) and José Manuel Aguilera (lead guitar).

History
Jaguares got their name from one of vocalist Saúl Hernández's dreams, in which he was singing in a jaguar's mouth.

Soon after the release of their hit debut album, El Equilibrio de los Jaguares, Hernández took a break after suffering papiloma virus cancer. As a result of a year without activity, Aguilera dropped out of the band and Fong took a break from the band, as well both continue with his band La Barranca. Aguilera was replaced by César López Garcia, most famously known as "El Vampiro", who had previously been invited to play in Caifanes' beginnings in the late 1980s. Lopez was also the previous two-time member of Azul Violeta and Maná from 1991-1994. Sabo Romo, the ex-bassist of Caifanes, was invited to join Jaguares and he accepted. Jarris Margalli also joined on rhythm guitars. After the release of their second album Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio, Romo took a break from the band and Margalli was released from the band, leaving three as the faces of Jaguares. In 2001 Jaguares released "Cuando La Sangre Galopa" with Chucho Merchán as bassist and Leo Muñoz as a percussionist. In 2005 Federico Fong return as bassist for the new album "Crónicas de un Laberinto". In 2007, ex-Caifan Diego Herrera was featured alongside the band for the promotion of the album [45].

In 2007, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur was released. It is a compilation album of various artists covering songs of John Lennon to benefit Amnesty International's campaign to alleviate the crisis in Darfur. In it Jaguares cover the protest song "Gimme Some Truth" from Lennon's 1971 album Imagine. In 2008 the group released the album titled "45", 45 represents the 45 million Mexicans living in poverty.

In 2010, the band went into what many expected to be a temporary hiatus from the spotlight due to Saúl Hernández's desire to continue his solo career and due to the official comeback of Caifanes.

On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Jaguares will reunite for a single concert as part of Machaca Fest 2019 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

Current members

 * Saúl Hernández - Vocals/Guitars. (1996 - 2010)
 * Alfonso André - Drums - (1996 - 2010)
 * César "Vampiro" López - Lead Guitars (1998 - 2010)
 * Diego Herrera - Keyboards/Sax (2007 - 2010)
 * Marco Rentería - Bass (2006 - 2010)

Previous members

 * Federico Fong - Bass (1996 - 1997, 2004 - 2005)
 * Sabo Romo - Bass (1998 - 2000)
 * Chucho Merchán - Bass (2000 - 2003)
 * José Manuel Aguilera - Lead Guitars (1996 - 1997)
 * Jarris Margalli - Rhythm & Lead Guitars (1998 - 2000)
 * Leonardo Muñoz Corona (1996–1998, 2001–2007; percussion)
 * Luis Conte (2000; percussion)
 * Stuart Hamm (bass)
 * Jimmy Zavala aka Jimmy Z - harmonica, tenor saxophone (2001 - 2004)

Discography

 * El Equilibrio de los Jaguares (1996)
 * Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio (1999) double CD, live and studio
 * Cuando la Sangre Galopa (2001)
 * El Primer Instinto (2002)
 * Crónicas de un Laberinto (2005)
 * 45 (2008)

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French names
The choice of name has to be done globally for all children in a given couple (I'd have to read the law again but that's what I remember). This is, I think, in order to make things more understandable by outsiders — it would seem very weird if siblings from the same parents had different surnames. David.Monniaux 08:06, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Hotchkiss (automobile)
Thanks for the comments about the Morris Minor entry. There are two articles about Hotchkiss. The car one is very small, there is more about cars in the Hotchkiss & Cie article. I don't know much about the company but have added a bit about the pre world war 1 activities from an article I found. It is very vague about what was the first car they made. There must be a Type A somewhere but nothing is to hand at present. More will get added when I get a chance. Malcolma 13:57, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

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Nomination of Muriel Lester Cooperative House for deletion
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VAQ-136

Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (VAQ-136) "Gauntlets" is a United States Navy Electronic attack squadron flying the EA-18G Growler and is currently attached to Carrier Air Wing Two, deploy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson a composite unit made up of a wide array of aircraft performing a variety of combat and support missions including F2T2EA. The squadron is currently stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

1970s
Since establishment in 1969, VAQ-136 has been associated with several Carrier Air Wings. The squadron's first two deployments were with CVW-11 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). In 1977 the squadron joined CVW-7 aboard USS Independence (CV-62) for a cruise to the Mediterranean, after which the squadron changed to the  Improved Capability (ICAP) version of the EA-6B. After the transition to their new aircraft, the squadron deployed to the Mediterranean again, this time with CVW-5 on USS Saratoga (CV-60).

1980s
In 1980 the squadron flew across the Pacific Ocean to their new home in NAF Atsugi, Japan with Carrier Air Wing Five and USS Midway (CV-41), based at Yokosuka. The squadron conducted an 8300 mile cross-deck deployment to USS America (CV-66) in support of Indian Ocean operations in 1983, and a record-setting 111 day Indian Ocean at sea period (101 days out of sight of land) in 1984. In 1987 the Commanding Officer of 136 and his three junior officers Lt John Carter (pilot), LT Doug Hora and LT Dave Gibson went missing during a routine night EMCON flight in the Indian Ocean. Commander Justin Greene was on the verge of completing his 1,000th carrier arrestment, his celebration cake was given a respectful deposit at sea uneaten. The plane and officers have never been found. The eulogy during USS Midway's memorial service was delivered by Navy Lieutenant Daniel Shanower who later died (Captain US Navy) on 11 September 2001 at the Pentagon. In 1986, the squadron transitioned to ICAP II aircraft and deployed to support the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The squadron was awarded the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle Efficiency "E", and the Safety "S" in 1989.

1990s
On 16 April 1990, as part of the Cope Thunder exercise, the squadron successfully fired a live AGM-88 HARM missile at a U.S. Air Force target radar off the coast of the Philippines. It was the first AGM-88 fired in WESTPAC and the missile completely destroyed its target.

On 17 January 1991 the squadron flew strikes against Iraq in support of Operation Desert Storm. During the 43-day war, the squadron fired 28 AGM-88s against Iraqi air defenses, ensuring that CVW-5 did not lose any aircraft to enemy fire.

On 22 August 1991, the squadron cross-decked from USS Midway with CVW-5 to USS Independence at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During this transfer it received several new EA-6Bs, including BuNo 163045 which would be later on be involved in a cable car accident in 1998. In early 1992, the squadron deployed with USS Independence in support of Operation Southern Watch. The squadron received the Pacific Fleet Battle Efficiency "E" award for 1992, the Radford Award for being the best EA-6B squadron in the Navy, the Association of Old Crows Outstanding Unit Award, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation. In 1993 the squadron sailed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. That summer saw the squadron supporting U.S. policy during intense North Korean Contingency Operations. VAQ-136 was named the "Prowler Squadron of the Year for Tactical Excellence" for 1994.

The squadron began 1995 with operations in the Yellow Sea before proceeding south to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold off the coast of Thailand. They then moved to the Middle East yet again participating in Operation Southern Watch. The squadron were awarded the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle Efficiency "E", and Safety "S" for 1995.

In 1996 VAQ-136 operated in the Yellow Sea, near the Philippines, and around Taiwan to deter Chinese aggression. Early in 1997 USS Independence commenced a four month cruise, transiting to Guam, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and then Hong Kong, the last U.S. carrier to port there before its reversion to Chinese control.

In January 1998 the squadron made an emergency, no-notice deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. The squadron returned home for a brief respite before getting underway again in July, this time to Hawaii to cross-deck onto their new home, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). The squadron received the Safety "S" for the first half of 1998.

In January 1999, VAQ-136 was awarded the 1998 COMNAVAIRPAC Battle Efficiency "E". On 2 March 1999, VAQ-136 and the Kitty Hawk Battle group departed Yokosuka, Japan for three months of routine operations and exercises in the Western Pacific. The squadron participated in the multi-national and multi-service exercise Tandem Thrust off Guam before USS Kitty Hawk was ordered to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Over the following eleven weeks, the squadron flew 115 combat sorties over the skies of Iraq. When Kitty Hawk pulled into Dubai, UAE, for several days of liberty, the squadron was tasked to provide uninterrupted Electronic Warfare support for coalition aircraft flying from Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Saudi Arabia.

2000-2010s
In 2010, VAQ-136 was awarded the "Battle E" for combat efficiency and the "Golden Wrench" Award for maintenance excellence by Commander, Naval Air Forces.

In February 2012, the Navy announced that the squadron would transfer to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in early 2012 to prepare for reequipping with the EA-18G Growler.

As of February 2013 they began flying the EA-18G Growler at NAS Whidbey Island with a tail code of "NG". In 2016 they were reassigned to Carrier Air Wing Two and changed to a tail code of "NE".

 2020s  Following a successful underway period in support of Westpac and RIMPAC in late 2017, the Gauntlets entered a prolonged maintenance phase. Of note, they were the first Growler squadron to increase aircraft allotment from five to seven. The "plus up" came with an accompanying increase in personnel, almost doubling the size of the ready room and substantially adding to maintenance manning. The squadron began their workup cycle in summer of 2020 in anticipation of upcoming deployments with Carrier Air Wing Two, fondly dubbed "Air Wing of the Future" in reference to its complement of F-35C Lightning, high lot F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, MVB-22 Osprey and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.

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Shang-a-Lang (TV series)

Shang-a-Lang was a children's pop music TV series starring the Scottish band, the Bay City Rollers. It was produced in Manchester by Granada Television for the ITV network and ran for one 20-week series in 1975.

It featured the band in comedy sketches and performing their songs to a live studio audience made up of their teenage fans. This resulted in chaotic scenes at times as some members of the audience attempted to run onto the studio floor to meet their heroes, resulting in security officers having to forcibly restrain or even eject them from the studio.

Guest stars performing their latest releases and hits included Cliff Richard, Marc Bolan, Lynsey de Paul, Lulu, David Cassidy, Linda Lewis, Gary Glitter, Olivia Newton-John, Slade, Sparks, Alvin Stardust, Showaddywaddy, The Rubettes, Alan Price and Gilbert O'Sullivan and The Marionettes.

The show's theme song "Shang-a-Lang", was a hit single for the group, peaking at number 2 in 1974 in the UK Singles Chart.

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Centre-Ouest Region

Centre-Ouest (, "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The region's capital is Koudougou. Four provinces (Boulkiemdé, Sanguié, Sissili, and Ziro) make up the region.

As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135%.

Geography
Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have Savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 100 cm compared to northern regions that receive only 25 cm rainfall.

Demographics
As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 59.3% employees, 18.9% under employed, 17.9% inactive people, 21.8% not working and 3.8% unemployed people in the region. The main languages spoken in Centre-Ouest as of 2006 were Moore, Lyele, and Numi. French is the official language throughout the country.

Economy
The main road connecting the national capital, Ouagadougou, and Burkina Faso's second largest city Bobo-Dioulasso traverses the province (east to west). Burkina Faso's only railway connects the region's largest city, Koudougou with Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ivory Coast. There is no commercial airport in the province but Ouagadougou International Airport is approximately 141 km southeast of Koudougou and as of June 2014 the airport had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul. As of 2007, there were 678.1 km of highways, 231.8 km of regional roads and 634.7 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 38, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 3,166 and the total classified road network was 1,545. The total corn produced during 2015 was 121,780 tonnes, cotton was 27,059 tonnes, cowpea was 49,972 tonnes, ground nut was 43,284 tonnes, millet was 72,426 tonnes, rice was 16,215 tonnes and sorghum was 260,885 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135.00 per cent.

Education
As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 83.7 per cent, pos-primary was 26.9 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 8.8. There were 898 boys and 473 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 49 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 926 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level. Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 23,0% in 2003 to 28,3% in 2008. In 2011 the region had 1,002 primary schools and 112 secondary schools. The University of Koudougou is also located in the region and had around 5,400 students in 2010/2011. In 2010/11 10,1% of the population (aged 13–19) attended secondary school, which was below the national average of 10.7%.

Provinces
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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I think this meteorite was found by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Fletcher. The Hodges meteorite came through the roof of the Hodges house in Alabama in the 1950s.
 * The link to the exhibit says Hodges. Rmhermen 16:44, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

The exhibit has been Moved from Mullins library to the Center for Space and Planetary Sciences on the UA Fayetteville campus. 66.204.4.1 (talk) 13:01, 3 September 2008 (UTC)mmorley

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Toasted Heretic

Toasted Heretic were an Irish rock group who attracted a cult following in the late 1980s and 1990s. They were founded in Galway in 1985, where singer and lyricist Julian Gough was studying English and philosophy. Their best known early independent released songs include "You Make Girls Unhappy" and "LSD (Isn’t What It Used to Be)" both released on their first two EPs.

They made the top ten of the Irish Singles Chart in 1992 with "Galway and Los Angeles", written by Julian Gough about a chance meeting with Sinéad O'Connor in the entrance to Raidió Teilifís Éireann's Dublin studios.

History
The band was formed in Galway in the mid-1980s and came to national attention with a self-published album, Songs for Swinging Celibates (an allusion to the Frank Sinatra album Songs for Swingin' Lovers), in 1988. The album was recorded on cassette tape via a TASCAM Portastudio in drummer and producer Neil Farrell's home, and distributed only on cassette.

A second album, Charm and Arrogance, was released in the same format in 1989, with its inlay card designed to resemble an addressed envelope, including a real (low value) Irish postage stamp.

By the 1990 release of "The Smug E.P.", the band had attracted a following, including DJs in RTÉ and internationally. They developed a live following, and gained a positive review in Q magazine, as well as a record contract with Liquid Records, a small Independent record label. Liquid Records released the full-length album Another Day, Another Riot (1992], the titular single, and the song Galway and Los Angeles, which reached #9 in the Irish music charts.

Toasted Heretic returned to their own independent "Bananafish" label for their last original album, 1993's Mindless Optimism.

Without formally breaking up, the band went on hiatus throughout the 1990s, performing sporadically while its members pursued other interests: Farrell produced music; and Gough wrote his a debut novel, Juno & Juliet (ISBN 0-385-72161-7).

Albums

 * Songs for Swinging Celibates (1988)
 * Charm and Arrogance (1989)
 * Another Day, Another Riot (1992)
 * Mindless Optimism (1994)

Compilation album

 * Now in New Nostalgia Flavour (2005)

Extended plays

 * The Smug EP (1990)

Singles

 * "Galway and Los Angeles" (1991)
 * "Another Day, Another Riot" (1992)
 * "LSD (Isn’t What It Used to Be)" (2005)

Current members

 * Declan Collins (lead guitar)
 * Neil Farrell (drums)
 * Julian Gough (vocals)
 * Aengus McMahon (bass guitar to 1992, then rhythm guitar)
 * Barry Wallace (bass guitar from 1992)

Former members

 * Breffni O'Rourke (rhythm guitar 1985-1992, 2005)

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China Medical University

China Medical University may refer to:

 * China Medical University (PRC) (中国医科大学), in Shenyang, Liaoning
 * China Medical University (ROC) (中國醫藥大學), in Taichung, Taiwan

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Centre-Sud Region

Centre-Sud (, "South Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Sud was 638,379 in 2006 and was estimated at 722,631 in 2011. The region's capital is Manga. Three provinces – Bazèga, Nahouri, and Zoundwéogo – make up the region.

As of 2019, the population of the region was 788,341 with 52.6% females. It is the least populous region in Burkina Faso and contains 3.84% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 70 and the mortality of children under five was 127. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 15.9%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 69%.

Geography
Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor. The average elevation is around 200 m to 300 m above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have Savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around 100 cm compared to northern regions that receive only 25 cm rainfall.

Demographics
As of 2019, the population of the region was 788,341 with 52.6% females. The population in the region was 3.84% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 70 and the mortality of children under five was 127. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 79.3% employees, 9.9% under employed, 9.6% inactive people, 10.8% not working and 1.2% unemployed people in the region.

Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 8.6% in 2003 to 15.9% in 2007 but was still below the national average of 28.3%. In 2011 the region had 506 primary schools and 61 secondary schools. In 2010–2011, 7.6% of the population (aged 13–19) attended secondary school, which was below the national average of 10.7%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 15.9%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The gross primary enrolment was 83.6% pos-primary was 23.9% and gross secondary school enrolment was 6.2. There were 88 boys and 7 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were no teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 394 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.

Economy
As of 2007, there were 423.3 km of highways, 13 km of regional roads and 227.6 km of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 12, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 1,093 and the total classified road network was 664. The total corn produced during 2015 was 101,947 tonnes, cotton was 46,542 tonnes, cowpea was 18,115 tonnes, ground nut was 34,656 tonnes, millet was 31,435 tonnes, rice was 20,356 tonnes and sorghum was 84,588 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 69.00%.

Provinces
The region has three provinces which together include 16 departments. Burkina Faso got independence from French Colonial Empire during 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule. As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75% of its planned budget in revenues for three years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.

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El Equilibrio de los Jaguares

El Equilibrio de los Jaguares is the debut album by the Mexican rock band Jaguares. It was released on September 17, 1996, under the label Bertelsmann de Mexico (BMG). It was produced by Don Was, Ed Cherney, and the band.

Lead singer and songwriter Saúl Hernández and drummer Alfonso André credited as the only members of the band. Guest musicians include José Manuel Aguilera, Federico Fong, Cecilia Toussaint, Benmont Tench, Billy Preston and Flaco Jiménez.

Personnel

 * Saul Hernández – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 * Alfonso Andre – drums
 * Jose Manuel Aguilera – electric guitar
 * Federico Fong – bass guitar

Other personnel

 * Mark Isham – trumpet
 * Flaco Jiménez – accordion
 * Billy Preston – organ, keyboards
 * Benmont Tench – keyboards
 * Cecilia Toussaint - vocals
 * Tracy Bartelle – vocals
 * Gabe Witcher – violin

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China Medical University (Taiwan)

China Medical University (CMU; ) is a private university in Taichung, Taiwan. The university has enrolled approximately 8,000 students.

Brief Introduction
CMU was established as China Medical College on June 6, 1958, and was renamed to China Medical University in 2003. It is the first academic institution in Taiwan where Chinese professors offer medicine and pharmacy programs. The university has two major campuses, Taichung and Beigang;

CMU includes seven college degree programs these are: Western medicine, Chinese medicine, Pharmacy (including Chinese herbs), health care (including nursing), life sciences, public health, and management are provided.

Milestones

 * 1958 - The establishment of China Medical College.
 * 1980 - The establishment of China Medical College Taichung Hospital.
 * 1984 - The establishment of China Medical College Beikang campus.
 * 1985 - The establishment of China Medical College Beikang Hospital.
 * 1997 - China Medical College Taichung Hospital was promoted to a Would-be Academic Medical Centers.
 * 2000 - China Medical college Taichung Hospital was promoted to an Academic Medical Centers.
 * 2003 - China Medical College was renamed as China Medical University.
 * 2007 - Inauguration of Wuquan campus.
 * 2008 - China Medical University Beikang Hospital was promoted to a Metropolitan Teaching Hospital
 * 2010 - Ground breaking ceremony of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project for the planned Tainan Municipal Annan Hospital.
 * 2014 - Center of Excellence for Chinese Medicine was awarded the Top-notch Research Center by the Ministry of Education.
 * 2018 - Center of Excellence and New Drug Development Center was awarded the Top-notch Research Center by the Ministry of Education.

 * 2018 - Chinese Medical University Hospital received Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation.

Campus locations

 * Taichung (including Wuchuan and Ankang)
 * Beigang

Centers and organizations

 * Lifu Museum of Chinese Medicine
 * Center for Faculty Development
 * Center of International Affairs
 * Computer Center
 * Center for Continuing Education
 * Arts Center
 * Language Education Center
 * Acupuncture Research Center
 * Biostatistics Center
 * Research Center for Biodiversity
 * Biotechnology Incubation Center
 * Chinese Herb Experimental Farm
 * China Medical University Hospital
 * China Medical University Beigang Hospital
 * Cancer Research Center

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 * The Kabardino-Balkaria Republic — in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia.

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Talk:Jacksonville City Nights

I discovered three pages for this album. How do people get themselves into this mess? There is a SEARCH function in WikiPedia! I have decided that the best place to put the content is in this page, which has the title:

Jacksonville City Nights

The other two pages were:

 * Jacksonville City Nights (Ryan Adams Album)
 * Jacksonville City Nights(Ryan Adams Album)

Unbelievably, the version with no space before the open parenthesis was created after the with-space version. Someone needs to merge the content now in order to sort out the duplication. Brequinda 08:20, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * You think that's bad, I just randomly stumbled across the fact that there were three articles for September (briefly revealed as the album's release title, which obviously proved wrong) including September (Ryan Adams Album), September (Ryan Adams album) and September (Ryan Adams Album <- no right bracket. Confusing Manifestation 09:23, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

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Suzuka (manga)

Suzuka (涼風) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from February 2004 to September 2007, with its chapters collected in 18  volumes. The series is a character-driven romance story that uses the athletics of track and field as a subplot. The story primarily follows the life of the teenager Yamato Akitsuki, who moved to Tokyo to change himself, and his main love interest Suzuka Asahina, a talented and highly scouted high jumper who lives in Yamato's aunt's dormitory and attends his new high school.

It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to December 2005. The manga was licensed for publication in North America by Del Rey Manga under their mature line; it published the first 15 volumes, before it folded and transferred its publication rights to Kodansha USA. The anime series was licensed by Funimation (currently Crunchyroll). Two light novels written by Ayuna Fujisaki based on the series have also been released.

Plot
Suzuka is a sports-themed romance comedy that intertwines the pursuit of love and athletics. The story is based around Yamato Akitsuki, a young man from rural Hiroshima Prefecture moving to the big city of Tokyo, and his new next-door neighbor, Suzuka Asahina, a skilled high jumper. Yamato falls in love with Suzuka and pursuing a relationship with her he joins the track and field team hoping to impress her. After joining, Yamato discovers that he has the potential to become a top hundred-meter sprinter.

Suzuka's character-driven plot predominantly makes use of dramatic structure to facilitate character development. Characterization is further achieved through the use of character backstory. The story in general employs a realistic tone, but occasionally uses surreal humour. Some events covered in the story are: track competitions, vacations, culture festivals, and outings to a karaoke box and a theme park. The manga and anime follow the same storyline, though there are minor differences. One of these changes is that the nude scenes are less graphic in the anime than the manga. Another disparity is the hair color of some of the characters such as the character Miki, who is depicted as having bright red hair on the covers of the manga, but is portrayed with red-brown hair in the anime.

Characters
Yamato Akitsuki, the main protagonist of the series, has moved from his home in the Hiroshima Prefecture to stay at his aunt's dormitory in Tokyo. Yamato falls in love with his new next-door neighbor, Suzuka Asahina, a girl from Yokohama who was scouted by a local high school because of her high jump athletic ability. While the main female lead remains Suzuka throughout the series, Yamoto later meets several other girls: Honoka Sakurai, a girl whose family are caretakers of a local Shinto shrine, Miki Hashiba, a sprinter and friend of Suzuka, and others. Yamato also develops a friendship with Yasunobu Hattori, a perverted young man who dreams about polygamy and often gives relationship advice to Yamato.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Kōji Seo, Suzuka was first published as a one-shot in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on 19 November 2003; it was later serialized in the same magazine from 18 February 2004 to 19 September 2007. Its 166 chapters were collected in eighteen volumes by Kodansha.

Suzuka was licensed for North American publication by Del Rey, becoming the publisher's first sports manga and second title to be added under its mature line, the first being the manga Basilisk. Fifteen volumes had been released in English with the first volume released on 29 August 2006 and the last, a 592-page collection containing volumes 13, 14 and 15, was released in North America on 31 August 2010, before Del Rey Manga folded and transferred its publishing rights to Kodansha USA. The manga was released completely by Kodansha USA in a digital edition from 11 October 2016 to 21 February 2017.

Anime
In April 2005, Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced through their website that Suzuka was being adapted into an anime. Produced by Studio Comet and Marvelous Entertainment, the series is directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, with Hiroko Tokita handling series composition, Tadashi Shida designing the characters and Masanori Takumi composing the music. The 26-episode anime aired on TV Tokyo from 7 July to 29 December 2005.

The anime series was licensed for English release in North America by Funimation. Their first DVD was released on 12 June 2007.

Music
The anime's music, including the background music and theme songs, was composed by Masanori Takumi and POM. The vocals for the opening and ending songs were provided by COACH☆. Except for one member of the group COACH☆, all worked as a voice actor for one of the series' characters. For the North American release, FUNimation had the opening and ending songs re-written and performed in English by Kristine Sa. In 2005, three Suzuka soundtrack albums were released in Japan through King Records.

Light novel
A Suzuka light novel was published by Kodansha under its KC Novel label on 17 May 2007. It contained three short stories written by Ayuna Fujisaki with illustrations done by the series creator, Kōji Seo.

Reception
Suzuka has been compared to other manga such as Love Hina, Maison Ikkoku, and Kimagure Orange Road since, early on, it used similar plot structure and plot devices. These comparisons became less frequent as the story developed. According to Kouji Seo, Suzuka was to be a romance story from the beginning, and he had no intention of creating a harem manga. Since the North American version is uncensored, this caused the manga to be rated "Mature" and sold in shrink wrap. Despite the amount of fan service, the manga does not focus on that element. Kouji Seo pays attention to detail which can be seen in the clothing that gives off the sensation they are made out of different material along with the reflections in the windows during the nighttime. This detail can also be seen in his characters as they all have complex personalities that make them interesting and have substance. Overall the reception of the manga has been positive.

The anime has been described as having "all the trappings of a standard high school romantic comedy", but lacks the spirit and craftsmanship of the manga. Since the anime is a close adaptation from the manga, the criticisms of the plot are the same of it being described as generic. The anime sells "[itself] solely on the merits of character development". One effect of this character development is that some viewers will find the title character and the male lead unlikable, with complaints of lack of sympathy for both characters. The animation is considered to be ordinary with some scenes that have timing problems, look awkward, or have objects that seem oversized. The voice actors performances are considered to be mundane and sound rather flat, in both Japanese and English languages. Viewers with sensitive hearing might also pick up on the switches between mono and stereo audio in the different episodes. The sports scenes are poorly animated, and the best animated scenes include night-time scenes. Overall the reception of the anime so far has been mixed.

The response to the soundtrack for the anime is somewhat mixed. Most find the music respectable, but some may detest it when it tries to be funny. The opening and ending songs that were re-written and performed in English made the songs fairly close approximations of the originals and worked out better than one might imagine, but others still prefer the Japanese versions.

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