Are You an Egghead? is a BBC quiz show that was presented by Dermot Murnaghan.  It is a spin-off from the quiz show Eggheads, with its goal to find a further Egghead to complement the existing team. The first series was aired weekdays from 20 October to 2 December 2008 and was won by Barry Simmons. The second and final series was aired from 12 October to 23 November 2009 and was won by Pat Gibson. A similar show, Make Me an Egghead, aired in 2016.

Origins
In May 2008, auditions for a sixth person to join the Eggheads team began. These auditions developed into a spin-off show, hosted by original Eggheads presenter Dermot Murnaghan. During the first series, from 20 October to 2 December 2008, the show aired at 4:30pm, weekdays on BBC Two.

Series 2 also aired at 4:30pm on BBC Two and began on 12 October 2009.

The auditions whittled the competition down to 32 contestants, who then played against each other in a straight knockout format to decide who would become the sixth Egghead. There were 16 first round matches, 8 in the second round, 4 quarterfinal matches and two semifinals and the final.

Rounds
The format is similar to that of the original Eggheads show with the two contestants on the day playing five head-to-head main rounds and then a final round to decide the winner. The difference is that in Are You an Egghead? the prize for winning a head-to-head round is to choose one of the existing Eggheads to be on your team in the final.

In the five main rounds, the contestants are given a category, with the player who has won the coin toss before the show choosing whether or not to go first in the opening round. They are asked three multiple choice questions each; if these result in a tie, non-multiple choice questions are asked in pairs, in a sudden death fashion. The winner then gets to choose an Egghead and whether to go first or second in the next round.

After the main rounds the final takes place, in which the contestants are asked five multiple choice questions each (sudden death again determining a winner should the scores be level after the first five questions). The contestants can call on the help of the Eggheads they have won in the head to head rounds (once each) should they wish. The advantage in the final round should be with the contestant who has won more of the main rounds and hence has more Eggheads on their team, although the Egghead might not necessarily know the answer when they are asked and the contestant does not have to take their answer. Like Eggheads, the category is always General Knowledge in the final.

Final
The final of Are You an Egghead? has a slightly different format from that of the first five rounds, in the following ways:
 The prize for winning one of the five head-to-head rounds is a point towards the contestant's tally in the final round, rather than an Egghead.
 The final general knowledge round is played first up to ten correct answers, rather than asking each finalist five questions.
 All questions in the final round are non-multiple-choice.

Subjects
There are nine possible subjects (the same as Eggheads) in the head-to-head rounds.

 Politics
 Arts & Books
 Food & Drink
 History
 Geography
 Science
 Music
 Film & Television
 Sport

Results
The opportunity to become the sixth Egghead attracted some of the 'biggest' names from the British quizzing scene as they attempt to join 'arguably the greatest quiz team in Britain'.

Series 1

Last 32
Match One: Stephanie Bruce v. David Rainford: The National Lottery People's Quiz winner from 2007 Stephanie Bruce was defeated by former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant David Rainford 5–3 in the final round after David had won four head-to-heads to Stephanie's one.

Match Two: Jenny Ryan v. Mark Labbett: Jenny Ryan, a regular on the British quizzing circuit, defeated Mark Labbett 5–3 after a closely fought contest. Jenny won three head-to-heads to Mark's two. Mark made an error in the final round on one question whereas Jenny got all hers correct. Mark admitted afterwards that he should have asked for Daphne's help on the question (On which island of the Bahamas is the capital Nassau?) which she would have known.

Match Three: Kathryn Johnson v. James Webb: James Webb, a former University Challenge semifinalist, defeated former Mastermind and University Challenge – The Professionals contestant Kathryn Johnson 2–1 in the final round. James won three head-to-heads to Kathryn's two.

Match Four: Andy Kelly v. Dr Ian Bayley: Andy Kelly, a regular on quiz shows over the last 15 years, was defeated by former British Quiz Champion, Dr Ian Bayley. Dr. Bayley won all 5 head-to-head rounds before winning 4–2 in the final round.

Match Five: Sarah Lang v. Alan Morgan: Alan Morgan, winner of The People's Quiz Wildcard and a finalist in the National Lottery People's Quiz, defeated Sarah Lang, who was a million pound winner on PokerFace and also a winner on In It to Win It. Alan won all five head-to-head rounds and then went 4–1 in the final round for victory.

Match Six: David Edwards v. Dom Tait: David Edwards, the first male jackpot winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, defeated Dom Tait, a former University Challenge semifinalist. David won four head-to-head rounds to Dom's one before winning 4–3 in the final round.

Match Seven: Shanker Menon v. Isobel Williams: Shanker, a 2008 World Quizzing Championships competitor, beat Isobel Williams 7–6 in the first match to go to sudden death in the final round. Shanker had won 3 head-to-head rounds to Isobel's 2 in a closely fought battle. Isobel was the first contestant on the programme to have no previous quizzing experience.

Match Eight: Pete Dixon v. Barry Simmons: Barry Simmons, a former Mastermind and Brain of Britain contestant, defeated Pete Dixon, who has appeared on The Weakest Link and Fifteen to One. Barry, who has also played for the England quiz team, won four head-to-head rounds to Pete's one. Pete made one mistake in the last round and lost 5–3.

Match Nine: Val Edmondson v. Pat Gibson: Pat Gibson, a winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Mastermind and Brain of Britain, came through his first round match with experienced quizzer Val Edmondson, who appeared on quiz shows Top of the Form and Double Your Money in the 1950s and 1960s. Pat won 4 head-to-head rounds to Val's 1 to have the advantage in the final and won 4–3 in that round.

Match Ten: Said Khan v. Jan Crompton: Jan Crompton, who is primarily a quiz question setter and researcher, defeated Said Khan. The head-to-head rounds saw Jan winning 3 to Said's 2 to take a slight advantage into the final round, which Jan won 5–3.

Match Eleven: Diane Hallagan v. Rob Hannah: Rob Hannah, a question setter, became the first contestant on Are you an Egghead? to win despite his opponent winning more of the head-to-head rounds. Diane, who has appeared on many quizzes, including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, won 4 head-to-heads to Rob's 1 but Rob won 5–4 in the last round.

Match Twelve: Mark Kerr v. Steve Clark: Mark Kerr defeated Steve Clark again after the eventual loser had won more head-to-head rounds. Mark, who is 'Britain's Brainiest Estate Agent' and a former Mastermind finalist, lost out in the head-to-head rounds by 3–2 to Steve, who also won a section of Britain's Brainiest but for Nurses. However, Mark came back to win 3–1 in the final round.

Match Thirteen: Shaun Wallace v. Rob Swarbrick: Shaun Wallace, the 2004 winner of Mastermind, came through a close contest with Duel winner Rob Swarbrick to win 7–6 in the final round. Despite Rob winning 3 head-to-heads to Shaun's 2, Rob required all his eggheads in the final round to get the score to 6–6 before eventually slipping up on a question.

Match Fourteen: Danielle Cartwright v. Olav Bjortomt: Olav Bjortomt, a regular on the quiz circuit and former World Quiz Champion, defeated Danielle Cartwright in a close contest. Danielle, who is one of the few contestants in the series to come in with no previous quizzing credentials, put up a strong fight before narrowly being edged out 3–2 in the head-to-heads and 4–3 in the final round.

Match Fifteen: Sophie Good v. Terry Toomey: Sophie Good, who is a teacher, was defeated by Terry Toomey, who has been a contestant on The Weakest Link and Fifteen to One. Terry won four head-to-heads to Sophie's one before winning 4–3 in the final round.

Match Sixteen: Harold Wyber v. Mark Leete: Harold Wyber, a University Challenge winner with Warwick in 2006–07, was defeated by Mark Leete, who has appeared on Pass the Buck and Payday, despite winning more of the head-to-head rounds. Harold won 3 head-to-heads to Mark's 2, but was beaten 4–3 in the final round with one slip up proving costly.

Last 16
Match One: David Rainford v. Jenny Ryan: David Rainford defeated Jenny Ryan in the first of the second round matches. David won 3 head-to-head rounds to Jenny's 2 before David completed the job 4–3 in the final round using his Eggheads to better effect.

Match Two: James Webb v. Dr. Ian Bayley: James Webb caused a shock to knock out seasoned quizzer Ian Bayley. Dr. Bayley won 3 head-to-heads to James' 2. However Dr. Bayley, surprisingly, slipped up on 2 consecutive questions in the final round and James answered his 4 correctly to win 4–2.

Match Three: Alan Morgan v. David Edwards: Alan Morgan defeated David Edwards in a contest that was neck and neck all the way. Alan won 3 head-to-heads to David's 2 and with the final round level at 3–3 David slipped up on his final 2 questions to hand the advantage to Alan who won 4–3.

Match Four: Shanker Menon v. Barry Simmons: In another close contest, Barry Simmons defeated Shanker Menon. Barry won 3 head-to-heads to Shanker's 2 before Barry used his Eggheads to better effect in the final round. With Barry 2–1 up, Shanker made the mistake that would cost him the game, when asked which quotation Napoleon had made when referring to not interrupting his enemies, Shanker believed it was 'Planning Revenge' even when Daphne had suggested it was 'Making a Mistake'. Barry went on to win 4–2.

Match Five: Pat Gibson v. Jan Crompton: Pat Gibson looked in fine form as he dispatched Jan Crompton. Pat won all 5 head–to–head rounds and although Jan put up a strong fight in the final round and took the game to sudden death Pat prevailed 6–5.

Match Six: Rob Hannah v. Mark Kerr: Mark Kerr defeated Rob Hannah in a close final round. Rob again lost the majority of the head-to-heads 4–1. However, like his previous encounter, he appeared to be heading for victory when Mark answered his third question wrong in the final, but Mark fought back to win 7–6 and claim a place in the quarter-finals.

Match Seven: Shaun Wallace v. Olav Bjortomt: Olav Bjortomt was beaten by Shaun Wallace in a surprise defeat. Olav won 4 head-to-heads to Shaun's 1. However, he slipped up in the final round when not taking Chris's advice on the question 'On which river are the sailing vessels Nuggers used?' Olav incorrectly chose the Indus, whereas the answer was the Nile. This allowed Shaun to complete a 5–4 victory when he answered his fifth question correctly.

Match Eight: Mark Leete v. Terry Toomey: Terry Toomey beat Mark Leete in the final last 16 encounter. Terry took the head-to-head rounds 3–2 before one slip up from Mark in the final round proved enough for a 5–4 victory.

Quarter-finals
Match One: David Rainford v. James Webb: David Rainford ended James Webb's run in the competition after coming from behind in the final round. James had led 2–1 in the final round before David fought back to claim a 4–3 victory. Earlier David had won 3 head-to-heads to James' 2.

Match Two: Alan Morgan v. Barry Simmons: Barry Simmons despatched Alan Morgan to make the semifinals. Barry won all five head-to-head rounds and looked as though he would complete a comfortable win when Alan made an early slip up in the final. However, Barry made a mistake on a question too thus taking the contest into sudden death. Alan's lack of Eggheads though came back to haunt him and Barry scraped home 5–4.

Match Three: Pat Gibson v. Mark Kerr: Mark Kerr beat Pat Gibson in a close contest to move into the semifinals. Mark won 3 head-to-heads to Pat's 2 before the final round went all the way to sudden death. 1 incorrect answer from Pat proved crucial and Mark won 6–5.

Match Four: Shaun Wallace v. Terry Toomey: Shaun Wallace set up a semifinal with Mark Kerr after coming through a match with Terry Toomey. Shaun took the head-to-head rounds 4–1 before completing the job 5–3 in the final round.

Semifinals
Match One: David Rainford v. Barry Simmons: Barry came from behind after the head-to-head rounds to book his place in the final. Dave had won 3 to Barry's 2 but one slip up in the final round from David and with Barry going first saw him win 5–3.

Match Two: Mark Kerr v. Shaun Wallace: Shaun eventually prevailed over Mark in the longest game of the competition before the final. Trailing 3–2 to Mark from the head-to-heads, the match went all the way to sudden death before Shaun finally won 8–7 to move into the final.

Final
The final of Are you an Egghead?: Barry Simmons v. Shaun Wallace: In the final, Barry Simmons came back against all the odds to claim his place as the sixth Egghead. However, during the head-to-head rounds it looked anything but, as Shaun took the first 3 on Music, Geography and Arts and Books to assure he would have the advantage in the final round. It was the fourth head-to-head before Shaun even got an answer wrong, Barry finally winning at Science. Shaun eventually took a 4–1 lead into the final round as he completed the head-to-heads with a win on Sport. With 10 points needed to win the contest, an extraordinary turnaround saw Barry fight back from his deficit to win the match. Shaun went from having answered only one question wrongly in the head-to-heads to getting his first eight in the final wrong. Barry, on the other hand, stormed ahead to lead 8–4 before Shaun finally answered a question correctly, coming back to 9–6. Barry though was not to be denied and completed a 10–6 victory and thus a place on the "Most Feared Quiz Team in the Country!"

Structure
Tournament overview with score in the final, followed by head-to-head victories in brackets.

Series 2

Last 32
Match One: Gary Grant v. Julia Hobbs: Julia, who has set questions on quiz shows, such as Going for Gold seemed to be breezing through to the last 16 against Gary Grant, a finalist on The Weakest Link and a future Mastermind series champion, taking 4 Eggheads into the final round, but after Chris let her down on the final multiple choice question, Gary won in sudden death.

Match Two: Pam Thomas v. Chris Young: Pam, winner of the first series of A Question of Genius took on Chris, whose exploits included being involved in a University Challenge team with the highest winning margin in their series. Chris seemed to be making it a one-sided affair, despite Pam's amazing Lazarus-esque comeback in the Sport round, but despite both players messing up on their first General Knowledge question, Daphne's advice gave Chris the win.

Match Three: Nic Paul v. Charles Mosley: Nic, a £32,000 winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was brushed to one side by Charles, a veteran of University Challenge. Although, despite having 4 Eggheads, Charles gave 2 wrong answers, but Nic's risky strategy of saving Kevin for a more difficult question failed to pay off as when Kevin was called, the answer given was incorrect.

Match Four: Beth Maclure v. Shanker Menon: Shanker, beaten by Barry in Series 1 of Are You an Egghead? took on Beth, who was in a team on the very first series of Eggheads. After the head-to-heads, Beth had 3 Eggheads to Shanker's 2, but her inability to use them for their appropriate questions led her to getting 4 questions wrong, giving Shanker the win.

Match Five: Rob Huxley v. Paul Sinha: In one of the most amazing comebacks in the show's history, Rob, whose only previous experience in TV game shows was an appearance on Busman's Holiday in the 1990s, beat the more experienced Paul, despite the fact that Paul had all 5 Eggheads available to him. Paul's downfall came in 2 questions which none of the 4 Eggheads he asked advice for knew the answer, giving Rob an unlikely 2–1 win.

Match Six: Cathy Gillespie v. Pat Gibson: Pat, back after his quarter-final appearance in the last series took on Cathy, whose Mastermind experience made it a tough match. However, wasting both her Eggheads on her first question gave the tie to Pat, who didn't require the help of any of his Eggheads.

Match Seven: Jim Eccleston v. Liz Heron: A close match up between 2 heavyweights of the quiz world. Faults by the Eggheads on some of the General Knowledge round led to Liz winning on a question in which her and CJ's guesses were thrown out of the window.

Match Eight: Barbara Thompson v. Mark Kerr: Mark, semifinalist from Series 1 took on former Brain of Britain Barbara in a game which was closely fought until Mark took full control in General Knowledge, getting all 4 of his questions correctly after Barbara stumbled on a couple of questions.

Match Nine: Jenny Ryan v. Ken Owen: A battle of 2 quiz goliaths saw Jenny beating Ken thanks mainly of Ken's use of the Eggheads on the wrong questions.

Match Ten: Melanie Beaumont v. Anne Hegerty: In another close battle, Anne's strategy of going second in every round, combined with Chris (Melanie's only Egghead) unable to help Melanie, Anne managed to win with ease in the end.

Match Eleven: David Clark v. Peter Ediss: A to-and-fro match between David, a former Mastermind champion, and Peter, who won £32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, went smoothly, but better guessing from David proved to be crucial.

Match Twelve: Olav Bjortomt v. Gill Woon: Olav (who lost to runner-up Shaun Wallace in Series 1)'s strategy of going second in every round proved to be his winning formula and got him a 4–2 win and even using 3 Eggheads on his final question.

Match Thirteen: Jan Crompton v. Alan Crompton: A sibling rivalry brewed as brother and sister Alan and Jan took part in this one. After each getting all their first 4 questions correctly, Alan went against Kevin and despite Chris only being 15% sure of his answer, Jan gave his answer which won her the tie.

Match Fourteen: David Rainford v. Isabel Morgan: David, back after losing to Barry in Series 1's semifinals totally dominated Isabel, but then a close head-to-head, in which both players got 1 multiple-choice question wrong, was eventually decided after Isabel got her first sudden death question wrong.

Match Fifteen: Amy Godel v. Rupy Jedon: A close fought match took place between these 2 contestants, but hesitation and his use of Eggheads on questions which they struggled on cost Rupy the match.

Match Sixteen: David Edwards v. Alan Gibbs: David, back on for a second time, found the going hard during the head-to-heads, despite obtaining an Egghead advantage, but despite CJ's fumble on a question, he got through to the last 16.

Last 16
Match One: Gary Grant v. Chris Young: As in his first match, Gary yet again showed his amazing recovery skills in his match against Chris. Totally outclassed in the head-to-heads, in which he also gave 9 incorrect answers in a row. However, a fatal mistake on Chris' first question gave Gary all the room he needed to win through to the quarter-finals.

Match Two: Charles Mosley v. Shanker Menon: Despite Shanker's overwhelming advantage going into General Knowledge, Charles more than held his own, only losing out in the second sudden death question.

Match Three: Rob Huxley v. Pat Gibson: In a one-sided match, Pat, despite losing the first head-to-head, was in imperious form. He totally outclassed Rob, whose main mistake was probably picking CJ, when he had the full choice of Eggheads, as he didn't use him in any of his 3 General Knowledge questions.

Match Four: Liz Heron v. Mark Kerr: Mark was on good form in this second round match. With Liz wasting Chris, her only Egghead, Mark wisely used 3 of his Eggheads to help him win through to the quarter-finals.

Match Five: Jenny Ryan v. Anne Hegerty: Anne carried on using her tactic of going second in every round and her only question she got wrong in the head-to-heads cost her having all 5 Eggheads. Nevertheless, she managed to beat Jenny after only answering 3 questions in General Knowledge.

Match Six: David Clark v. Olav Bjortomt: In a titanic battle between David & Olav, pressure mounted on Olav in the final round, when he went against his instinct on the first question and against Judith's original judgement, which gave David his hard earned win.

Match Seven: Jan Crompton v. David Rainford: In the head-to-heads, David managed to get the upper hand on Jan, although Jan got Kevin after winning the first one. With the help of their Eggheads, the General Knowledge round finished 5–5 after the multiple choice questions, but Jan stumbled in sudden death giving David the win.

Match Eight: Amy Godel v. David Edwards: In another close game, Amy and David provided tough opposition for each other until Chris let Amy down in General Knowledge leaving David, with the help of Kevin to get through to the next round.

Quarter-finals
Match One: Gary Grant v. Shanker Menon: Gary once again proved that having more Eggheads doesn't guarantee a win. After losing the first 3 head-to-heads, Gary got back in to take the final 2, before managing to beat Shanker in sudden death.

Match Two: Pat Gibson v. Mark Kerr: Pat Gibson, a former World Quiz Champion, takes on Mark Kerr; Pat's phone-a-friend when he won Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. As in Series 1, these met in the quarter-final, in what was the closest result ever in Are You an Egghead? history. Despite having only 1 Egghead, Mark managed to get all 5 answers correct in General Knowledge and after 2 more were correctly answered each, Mark fell at the 8th question, giving Pat the game.

Match Three: Anne Hegerty v. David Clark: Another tight match in which only one fatal slip-up in General Knowledge by David, gave Anne the win.

Match Four: David Rainford v. David Edwards: In the battle of the Davids, David R.'s mistake on a ship question gave David E. the chance to win, which he took.

Semifinals
Match One: Gary Grant v. Pat Gibson: Pat managed to brush aside Gary in the first semifinal with relative ease, getting all 5 of his General Knowledge questions without using all his Eggheads.

Match Two: Anne Hegerty v. David Edwards: Despite having 4 Eggheads, Anne sensationally collapsed in General Knowledge, wasting 2 Eggheads and giving a wrong answer on the first question, before getting another one wrong, making it easy for David.

Final
The final of Are you an Egghead?:
Pat Gibson v. David Edwards: The final seemed to be going Pat's way early on, after winning all 5 head-to-heads, giving him a 5–0 lead in the final round. It looked even more certain after David got one wrong to go 8–1 up. But, then after failing to get a question wrong all game, Pat was suddenly stuck on 8, while David made a miraculous recovery to get the score to 8–7, but then Pat found another gear going to 9–7, then after David got another question wrong, he wrapped up proceedings to win 10–7 to become the 7th member of the "Most Feared Quiz Team in the Country!"

Structure
Tournament overview with score in the final, followed by head-to-head victories in brackets.

References

External links

2000s British game shows
2008 British television series debuts
2009 British television series endings
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English-language television shows
Television series by ITV Studios


The Pea River is a  tributary of the Choctawhatchee River near Geneva, Alabama, United States. It is a popular destination for those with canoes and other small boats, as well as fishermen seeking bass, sunfish, or mullet.

Course
The Pea River begins near Midway, in Bullock County, Alabama, then flows southerly through Elba, where there is a dam, and then south through Ino, Samson, and on to Geneva, where it joins the Choctawhatchee.  The river flooded Elba in 1929 and in the 1990s, and joined the Choctawhatchee in flooding Geneva on those same occasions.  Although the Pea River begins and ends in Alabama, it makes a short dip into Florida right before it joins the Choctawhatchee at Geneva, Alabama, which some fishermen have discovered to their chagrin when caught fishing without a Florida license. Alabama allows residents to fish in their county of residence without a license, so long as they use only  a pole (no reels), and have proof of county residence on them, such as a driver's license.

The Pea River is navigable by boat to Elba, and beyond, although at low water the most common powerboats are 14 to 16 feet, and powered by outboards.

Etymology
The Pea River gets its name from its pea green color. Indeed, the Muscogee name for the Pea River is Talakhatchee, which means "pea green stream".

Aquatic life
Bass, bream, shellcrackers, mullet, and catfish are caught in the river. Mullet make the trip up from the Gulf of Mexico to feed on the moss that grows on the "rock" walls of the river (actually more of a clay-like substance, probably blue-marl clay, referred to sometimes as soapstone, because it is so slippery when wet) periodically, and a large number are caught from time to time. Bass are more of a challenge.

Historically, the river has been home to sturgeon, who were fished commercially in the early 1900s. Since they have been protected, the sturgeon are making a comeback, and sturgeon as long as six feet long have been seen jumping near the junction in Geneva. Dr. Dewayne Fox did research for his Ph.D. in the Choctawhatchee and Pea Rivers by radio-tagging sturgeon in the Gulf of Mexico and tracking them up the Choctawhatchee and Pea Rivers upstream of Geneva. He even was able to collect samples of eggs to prove they were breeding in the Pea and Choctawhatchee rivers.

Suckers are another fish that travel upstream as the weather changes. About the time that the sap begins to flow in the early spring, suckers will seek small tributaries in which to spawn. Fishermen set out gill nets to catch these tasty fish, which are rather difficult to catch with hook and line.  Shad are common in the river, but, since they eat moss, are seldom caught.

The last Saturday in April is set aside by the city of Geneva to celebrate its river heritage and the rich history of the Choctawhatchee and Pea rivers.

References

Rivers of Alabama
Rivers of Florida
Bodies of water of Bullock County, Alabama
Bodies of water of Coffee County, Alabama
Bodies of water of Geneva County, Alabama


David Mena (, born 8 April 1953) is an Israeli lawyer and former member of the Knesset.

Biography
Mena was born in Or Yehuda, Israel in 1953. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and later studied law at Tel Aviv University and was certified as a lawyer. He is also a graduate of criminology and international relations studies at Bar-Ilan University and of social services' management at Brandeis University.

Between the years 1978 and 1987, Mena was a member of Ramat Gan local council. He was also a member of the Israel Broadcasting Authority's plenum from 1984 until 1988. In 1992 he was elected to the thirteenth Knesset on behalf of the Likud party, serving on the House Committee, Labor and Welfare Committee and the Committee on Drug Abuse. Mena was also the chairperson of the parliamentary inquiry committee regarding the Bedouin sector in Israel. He lost his seat in the 1996 elections, and returned to his law practice.

For the 2003 elections he was placed 43rd on the Likud list. Although the party won 38 seats, he re-entered the Knesset on 5 January 2006 as a replacement for Omri Sharon. He lost his seat again in the 2006 elections.

Mena resides in Ramat Gan.

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1953 births
People from Or Yehuda
Tel Aviv University alumni
Bar-Ilan University alumni
Israeli lawyers
Living people
Likud politicians
Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)
Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006)


The Almirante Cervera class (or Alfonso class) were three light cruisers built for the Spanish Navy in the 1920s. The ships were built by Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval in Ferrol which had strong British links and were designed by Sir Philip Watts. It has often been stated that the design was based on the British , but this seems not in fact to have been the case, although they were clearly an inspiration for the concept of the Spanish ships. The main armament comprised Vickers pattern 6-inch guns with single mountings in "A" and "Y" positions and twin turrets in "B", "Q" and "X" positions. The programme was initially authorised in 1915 but was delayed by World War I with construction of the first ship starting in 1917.

Galicia and Miguel de Cervantes had substantial refits in the 1940s. The 6-inch turret in "Q" position was replaced by a catapult for a seaplane and the single 6-inch mountings were replaced by twins to retain an 8 gun broadside. Extra AA guns were fitted in all three ships.

Ships

Service history
Principe Alfonso conveyed King Alfonso XIII on several foreign tours in the late 1920s and in 1931 took him to exile in Italy. During the Spanish Civil War, renamed Libertad, she served in the Spanish Republican Navy and was interned in Bizerte, French Tunisia, at the end of the conflict. She returned to Spain in 1939 and was renamed Galicia. Miguel de Cervantes (named after Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) was also part the Republican fleet during the civil war and was torpedoed by the  in 1936. The ship was interned in Bizerte and returned to Spain. She was badly damaged by fire in 1943 and repaired. She represented Spain in the Coronation Fleet Review in 1953. Almirante Cervera (named after Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete) served on the Nationalist side in the civil war and was present in most of the major battles.

References

Bibliography

External links

 Buques De Guerra, a Spanish website about warships

Cruiser classes


Candice Yu (Yu On On; born Yu De Ying; 22 October 1959) is a Hong Kong film actress and occasional singer best known for her films with Shaw Brothers Studio of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first wife of Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat.

Film career
Yu made her debut in film at the age of 16 in "Let's Rock" and was instantly signed by the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1976 after starring in the film Massage Girls with Chow Yun-fat, her future husband and in Forever and Ever alongside Alan Tang. Between 1977 and 1979, she starred in six of Chu Yuan's sword films, including Death Duel, The Sentimental Swordsman, Legend of the Bat, Murder Plot and two Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre films.

In the late 1970s, Yu also began appearing on television, notably the Rediffusion TV series Reincarnated and her appearances as Princess Xiang Xiang in the martial arts series Book and Sword (書劍恩仇錄). In 1984 she portrayed a lesbian in the film Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan.

In 1992, Yu had a cameo role in Swordsman 2, directed by Tsui Hark.

Yu retired soon after getting married . In 2005, Yu came out of retirement to appear in Derek Yee's film 2 Young. She has since rekindled her career, appearing in two films in 2006 Rob-B-Hood and My Name Is Fame and four films in 2007, including Whispers And Moans, House of Mahjong, Exodus and Beauty And The 7 Beasts.

Yu received her first Hong Kong Film Award nomination in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress in the film My Name is Fame. In 2011, Yu received a 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in Once a Gangster. In 2012, Yu received a Hong Kong Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre's Boundless Movement.

Personal life
In 1983, Yu married Chow Yun-fat, a notable Hong Kong actor, but the marriage only lasted nine months. In 1987, Yu remarried, to a Hong Kong businessman Henry Lee Junior and had two children with him. Yu divorced Lee  in 2003 after 16 years of marriage. Yu and Lee have two daughters.

Filmography
Massage Girls (1976)
The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1976) (TV)
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)
Forever and Ever (1977)
Death Duel (1977)
Deadly Snail Vs Kung Fu Killers (1977)
The Water Legend (1978)
Legend of the Bat (1978)
Kung Fu Master Named Drunk Cat (1978)
Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre Part 1  (1978)
Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre Part 2 (1978)
The Gold Dagger Romance (1978)
The Deadly Sword (1978)
Young Lovers (1979)
Writing Kung Fu (1979)
Murder Plot (1979)
Disco Fever (1979)
Fatherland (1980)
Buddha's Palm (1982)
Swordsman Adventure (1983)
Mercenaries From Hong Kong (1983)
The Black Magic With Buddha (1983)
Lust For Love Of A Chinese Courtesan (1984)
Journey Of The Doomed (1985)
The Strange Bedfellow (1986)
The Banquet (cameo) (1991)
Swordsman II (1992)
The Spy Dad (2003)
Love is a Many Stupid Thing (2004)
Bar Paradise (2005)
2 Young (2005)
Rob-B-Hood (2006)
My Name Is Fame (2006)
Whispers and Moans (2007)
House of Mahjong (2007)
Exodus (2007)
Beauty And The 7 Beasts (2007)
Once a Gangster (2010)
Bruce Lee, My Brother (cameo) (2010)
Hi, Fidelity (2011)
Beach Spike (2011)
Nightfall (2012)
Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal (2015)
House of Wolves (2016)
Buddy Cops (2016)
Nessun Dorma (2016)
Tomorrow is Another Day (2017)

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20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Hong Kong film actresses
1959 births
Living people


The Western Development Region (Nepali: पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions. It was located in the west-central part of the country, with its headquarters located in Pokhara. This Development Region was divided into three parts, from south to north in order of increasing altitude: Terai, Hilly and Himalayan. Mustang, Damodar, Peri, Thaple, Ganesh are among the major ranges of the Himalayas.

It comprised three zones:
 Dhawalagiri (or Dhaualagiri)
 Gandaki
 Lumbini

References

Regions of Nepal
Economy of Nepal
Dhaulagiri Zone
Gandaki Zone
Lumbini Zone

Former subdivisions of Nepal
2015 disestablishments in Nepal


Running Mates is a 2000 American made-for-television political comedy-drama film directed by Ron Lagomarsino and starring Tom Selleck. The film follows the presidential election campaign of James Pryce, a Democratic Party presidential candidate, who has a hard time deciding whom to pick as his vice-presidential running mate. Laura Linney, Nancy Travis, Faye Dunaway, and Teri Hatcher also star as Pryce's current or former love interests who have had a major influence on his success so far, but who also have a great deal of control over his decisions.

Created for Turner Entertainment, Running Mates was initially aired on TNT on the night of August 13, 2000, and has since been broadcast in Australia, Hungary, Iceland, and Sweden. Faye Dunaway's performance in the film earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, which she lost to Vanessa Redgrave for her work in If These Walls Could Talk 2.

Plot
Michigan Governor James Reynolds Pryce (Tom Selleck) is a popular liberal politician who, while running for the office of the President of the United States, finds out to what a great degree his life and career are influenced by the women in his life. As a front-runner for the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Pryce owes the success of his campaign to his manager Lauren Hartman (Laura Linney) and his wife Jennifer (Nancy Travis). Pryce has not yet chosen a vice-presidential running mate and has a hard time making the decision. Senator Parker Gable (Robert Culp) was something of a mentor to Pryce in his early political career, but Gable is a womanizer which makes Pryce uncomfortable with making him the vice-presidential candidate. Nevertheless, Gable's Washington socialite wife Meg (Faye Dunaway) considers Gable to be the best choice and tries to exert pressure over Pryce to make this happen. Pryce's other choices are Senator Mitchell Morris (Bruce McGill), a lobbyist whom Pryce dislikes due to his close ties to Big Business, and Senator Terrence Randall (Bob Gunton), who is disliked by Pryce's shallow Hollywood campaign fundraising manager Shawna Morgan (Teri Hatcher). Being previously sexually involved with Lauren, Meg, and Shawna before marrying Jennifer makes listening to their advice all that much harder for Pryce. All four women are seemingly more intent on exerting control over Pryce and winning their own personal battles against each other rather than honestly trying to help him make the correct political decision.

Cast and characters
Tom Selleck — Governor James Pryce
Laura Linney — Lauren Hartman
Nancy Travis — Mrs. James "Jennie" Pryce
Teri Hatcher — Shawna
Faye Dunaway — Mrs. Parker "Meg" Gable
Bob Gunton — Senator Terrence Randall
Bruce McGill — Senator Mitchell Morris
Robert Culp — Senator Parker Gable
Caroline Aaron — Jody Daniels
Wayne Pére — Aide Larry
Phillip Brock — Aide Fermin
Matt Malloy — Aide Sam
Stephen Lang — Ron Noble (Financier) (uncredited)
Taylor Nichols — Dave
Rachel Wilson — Heather Gable
Steffani Brass — Brooke Pryce
J. P. Manoux — Carl - (Producer #1)
J. August Richards — Randall's Aide
Mark Valley — Dick Tracy
Adria Dawn — Katie Bowles
Maggie Baird — Newscaster #2
Andy Berman — Darren - Producer #2
Jack Betts — Senator
Bob Clendenin — Bum
Ryan Cutrona — Reporter #2
Takayo Fischer — Press #1
Phil Proctor — Oregon Delegate
Barbara Roberts — Rhode Island Delegate
Albert S. Ruddy — Fatcat
Katelin Petersen — Young Lauren Hartman
Barbara Tyson — Newscaster #3
Alberto Vazquez — Puerto Rico Delegate
Ellis E. Williams — Reverend
Linda Eder — Vocalist
Mark Shields — Himself
Robert D. Novak — Himself
Kate O'Beirne — Herself
Arianna Huffington — Herself
Al Hunt — Himself
Margaret Carlson — Herself
Michael Kinsley — Himself
Richard Nixon — Self (archive footage)

Production

Running Mates was intended to give the viewers a somewhat realistic although humorous and exaggerated insight into politics and decision-making of presidential campaigns, so Gerald Rafshoon was brought on board. Rafshoon was the media manager during Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign, as well as his tenure in the White House. A private screening of the film was held for Carter, after which he agreed  the film was, indeed, "realistic". In an interview with Lou Dobbs on CNN Today, Rafshoon admits "intentional" similarities existed between the film's characters and living persons on whom the characters were partially based, even admitting, "they're all public figures so they can sue us". Tom Selleck was picked for the role of Governor Pryce because he is politically independent, having donated money to both the Republican and the Democratic parties, and Rafshoon believed, "[Selleck]'s got the look and the heft" for the role, making it easy for viewers to "buy him as presidential candidate".

See also
 Cinema of the United States
 List of American films of 2000

References

External links

2000 films
2000 television films
American political comedy-drama films
2000s English-language films
Films about elections
Films scored by John Debney
2000s political comedy-drama films
TNT Network original films
Films directed by Ron Lagomarsino
American comedy-drama television films
2000s American films


The Mid-Western Development Region (Nepali: मध्य-पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Madhya-Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of the largest and formerly one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu were the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions.  Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lay west of Western.

It comprised three zones:

 Karnali
 Bheri
 Rapti

There were 15 districts in this region. The main rivers of this region were Karnali, Bheri, West Rapti River and Babai. Mt. Kanjiroba, Mt. Sisne and Mt. Patarasi were the main mountains of the Mid-Western Development Region. Banke National Park, Bardiya National Park, Shey Phoksundo National Park and Rara National Parks were some of the conservation areas of Mid-Western Development Region which were helping to attract more tourists. It occupied 29.2% of the total land of Nepal. It occupied an area of 42,378 km2

Bhutias, Brahmin, Chhetri, Magar, Tharu, Awadhi and Thakuri were the main ethnicities. They were involved in different occupations like farming, animal husbandry, tourism, and service. Ghorahi, Nepalgunj, Birendranagar were the major trade centres of Mid-Western Development Region. There were various types of industries such as steel manufacturing and a garment industry. Different types of cultural sites such as Swargadwari lied in this development region. Peoples of this development region celebrated numbers of festivals like Dashain, Tihar, Lhosar etc. They grew different types of food such as rice, maize, pulse, wheat, and paddy. Banke and Bardiya National Park, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Rara National Park, Rara Lake, Swargadwari and other sacred places were in this development region. In addition, the Gorkh, Kanti and Mukti Himal were also located in this region.

References

Regions of Nepal
Bheri Zone
Karnali Zone
Rapti Zone
Karnali Province

Former subdivisions of Nepal
2015 disestablishments in Nepal


The Central Development Region (Nepali: मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Madhyamānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions.  It was located in the east-central part of the country consisting of the capital city Kathmandu, along with its headquarters at Hetauda.

Before the adoption of provinces in 2015, it comprised three zones:
 Bagmati
 Narayani
 Janakpur

References

Regions of Nepal
Economy of Nepal
Bagmati Province

Former subdivisions of Nepal
2015 disestablishments in Nepal


Jana Jacková (born 6 August 1982) is a Czech chess player. She played for the Czech team in following Chess Olympiads: Elista 1998, Istanbul 2000, Bled 2002, Calvià 2004, Turin 2006 and Dresden 2008. In 2002 and in 2006 the team came to the tenth place in the final ranking.

In 2007, she played a friendly match against Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman in Prague.

References

External links

team chess record at olimpbase.org (partial)

1982 births
Living people
Czech female chess players
Czech chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess woman grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors


Duddenhausen is a village in the municipality of Bücken,  district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Duddenhausen has an area of 705 hectares (7,72 square miles).

History
Duddenhausen was first mentioned 987 in a document of the Archdiocese of Bremen. Tenors were possessions of the chapter of Bücken, which was found 882. The four oldest farms in Duddenhausen were always property of this cloister, so the village may be already existed 882 minimum. There are two other references for a greater age: 1) In Duddenhausen are rests of hill-graves from the bronze-age. 2) The Saxon place-name "Duddenhausen" means "Dudo's house" (Dudden= Dudo, a Saxon first name. hausen=house or houses). In Lower Saxony are these place-names-formations; a reference for villages existing before 1000.

In the 13th century a knight-family was domiciled in Duddenhausen.

Duddenhausen was situated in the County of Hoya. When the last count of Hoya died 1582, the new dominion duchy Brunswick-Lüneburg ordered a "Ratslagerbuch", a book with declarations of the farms, the farmers names, taxes and the size of arable land. At his time there were 14 farms in Duddenhausen.

In the Thirty Years' War some farms were destroyed.

Since 1706 there existed a school in Duddenhausen (closed 1969).

In 1793 there were 32 farms in Duddenhausen mentioned.

In 1840 in the Kingdom of Hanover the serfdom was abolished.

In 1940 there were 50 farms in Duddenhausen.

Until 1974, Duddenhausen was an independent municipality. Since 1974 Duddenhausen has been a district of the market-town Bücken.

Official population numbers for Duddenhausen:
1821: 278
1848: 315
1871: 317
1905: 298
1910: 311
1939: 254
1946: 439
1950: 421
1980: 250
2008: 300

Economy
For centuries the people were farmers. Today there are six families which are still farmers and cultivate wheat, rye, barley, avena, triticale, maize, rapeseed, sugar beet, potatoes, asparagus and bilberries. This district is very famous for asparagus. The main animals here are milk cattle and horses. 100/150 years ago the farmers had also bees, sheep and were making peat in the moor. Now the people work in Hanover, Bremen, Nienburg, Verden, Minden, Hoya, Syke. But the old farm buildings are still left. Some of them are traditionally timber framed buildings. The pupils attend schools in Bücken, Hoya and Nienburg. There are no shops and inns in Duddenhausen, but some businesses exist: an ecologic wine trade, a veterinarian, an Iceland-pony stud farm, bricklayer, wheelwright and an architecture bureau.

Voluntary associations
 "Schützenverein Duddenhausen" - A Rifle Men's club with 120 members. Established 1901 for shooting sports in a rifle range.
 "Freiwillige Feuerwehr Duddenhausen" - A Volunteer fire department with 30 active members (fire fighters), 12 senior members and 50 promoting members. Established 1902.
 "Sportverein Duddenhausen"  - A Sports club with soccer and handball teams. 400 members with a sports field. This Club is an official partner of the German federal league soccer club SV Werder Bremen.

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Villages in Lower Saxony


The Eastern Development Region (Nepali: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Purwānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions. It is also known as Kirata region. It was located at the eastern end of the country with its headquarters at Dhankuta. The town of Dhankuta was the headquarter of the Eastern Region, as well as the headquarter of the Dhankuta District.

History
On April 13, 1961 Mahendra, the king of Nepal, divided the existing 35 districts into 75 districts and grouped them into 14 administrative zones.

In 1972, the King of Nepal grouped 14 zones into total 4 development regions, thus Eastern Development Region came into existence.

On 20 September 2015, Eastern Development Region including all other development regions of Nepal were abolished, when the new Constitution of Nepal-2015 was proclaimed. The total area of the region was 28,456 km².

Administrative divisions

The region administratively was divided into 3 zones and 16 districts.
Each zone contained 4 or more districts. Districts were divided into municipalities and village development committees.

Zones
The Eastern Development Region was split into 3 zones:
 Sagarmatha
 Kosi
 Mechi

Districts
The region was made up of the 16 districts. Mechi Zone contained 4 districts whereas 2 other zones Kosi Zone and Sagarmatha Zone contained 6-6 districts.

Municipalities
Before 2014, the total number of municipalities in Nepal was 58, of which 14 municipalities were located in Eastern Development Region.

VDCs
VDCs or Village development committees were local level body ruling in rural (village) area. There were thousands of VDCs in Nepal.

List of VDCs (zonewise)

Mechi Zone

Ilam District
Amchok, Bajho, Barbote, Chamaita, Chisapani, Chulachuli, Danabari, Ebhang, Ektappa, Emang, Erautar, Gajurmukhi, Godak, Gorkhe, Jamuna, Jirmale, Jitpur, Jogmai, Kolbung, Lakshmipur, Lumbe, Mabu, Mahamai, Maimajhuwa, Maipokhari, Namsaling, Naya Bazar, Pashupatinagar, Phakphok, Phuyatappa, Puwamajwa, Pyang, Sakphara, Sakhejung, Samalpung, Sangrumba, Shanti Danda, Shantipur, Siddhithumka, Soyak, Soyang, Sri Antu, Sulubung, Sumbek

Jhapa District
Anarmani, Bahundangi, Baigundhara, Balubari, Baniyani, Budhabare, Chakchaki, Chandragadhi, Charpane, Dangibari, Dhaijan, Dharmpur, Duhagadhi, Garamani, Gauriganj, Gherabari, Goldhhap, Haldibari, Jalthal, Jyamirgadhi, Kechana, Khajurgachhi, Khudunabari, Korobari, Kumarkhod, Lakhanpur, Mahabhara, Maheshpur, Panchganchi, Pathabhari, Pathariya, Prithivinagar, Rajgadh, Shantinagar, Sharanamati, Taghanduba, Topgachchi sanichare

Panchthar District
Ranitar, Luwamphu, Yangnam, Nangin, Lungrupa, Ambarpur, Panchami, Subhang, Bharapa, Yasok, Rani Gaun, Mangjabung, Syabarumba, Aarubote, Sarangdanda, Rabi, Kurumba, Limba, Durdimba, Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, Yangnam, Sidin, Nawamidanda, Imbung, Pauwa Sartap, Chilingdin, Aangsarang, Phaktep, Aangna, Olane, Hangum, Mauwa, Chyangthapu, Phalaicha, Oyam, Tharpu, Nagi

Taplejung District
Ambegudin, Ankhop, Chaksibote, Change, Dhungesaghu, Dummrise, Ekhabu, Hangdeva, Hangpang, Kalikhola, Khamlung, Khejenim, Khewang, Khokling, Lelep, Limbudin, Lingtep, Linkhim, Liwang, Mamangkhe, Nalbu, Nankholyang, Nidhuradin, Olangchung Gola, Paidang, Papung, Pedang, Phakumba, Phawakhola, Phulbari, Phurumbu, Sadewa, Sangu, Santhakra, Sawa, Sawadin, Sawalakhu, Sikaicha, Sinam, Surumakhim, Tapethok, Tellok, Thechambu, Thinglabu, Thukima, Thumbedin, Tiringe, Yamphudin

Kosi Zone

Bhojpur District
Aamtep, Annapurna, Baikuntha, Basikhola, Basingtharpur, Bastim, Bhubal, Bhulke, Boya, Champe, Changre, Charambi, Chaukidada, Chhinamukh, Dalgaun, Deurali, Dewantar, Dhodalekhani, Dobhane, Dummana, Gogane, Gupteshwar, Gopal, Helauchha, Homtang, Jarayotar, Khairang, Khatamma, Khawa, Kot, Kudak Kaule, Kulunga, Lekharka, Mane Bhanjyang, Nagi, Nepaledanda, Okhre, Pangcha, Patle Pani, Pawala, Pyauli, Ranibas, Sangpang, Sano Dumba, Shyamsila, Siddheshwar, Sindrang, Syamsila, Thidingkha, Thulo Dumba, Timma, Tiwari Bhanjyang, Walangkha, Yaku, Yangpang

Dhankuta District
Ahale, Ankhisalla, Arkhaule Jitpur, Basantatar, Belhara, Budhabare, Bhirgaun, Bodhe, Budhabare, Budi Morang, Chanuwa, Chhintang, Chungmang, Danda Bazar, Dandagaun, Hathikharka, Jitpur Arkhaule, Khoku, Khuwaphok, Kuruletenupa, Leguwa, Mahabharat, Marek Katahare, Maunabuthuk, Mudebas, Murtidhunga, Parewadin, Phaksib, Raja Rani, Tankhuwa, Telia, Vedatar

Morang District
Amaibariyati, Amardaha, Bavanadov, Babiya Birta, Bahuni, Banigama, Baradanga, Bayarban, Bhaudaha, Budhanagar, Dainiya, Dangihat, Dangraha, Darbairiya, Drabesh, Gopal, Hasandaha, Hathimudha, Hoklabari, Itahara, Jante, Jhapa Baijanathpur, Jhorahat, Jhurkiya, Kadamaha, Katahari, Kathamaha, Kerabari, Keroun, Lakhantari, Madhumalla, Mahadeva, Majhare, Matigachha, Motipur, Nocha, Patigaun, Pokhariya, Rajghat, Ramite Khola, Sidharaha, Sijuwa, Sinhadevi Sombare, Sisabanibadahara, Sisawanijahada, Sorabhaj, Tandi, Tankisinuwari, Tetariya, Thalaha, Warangi, Yangshila

Sankhuwasabha District
Ankhibhui, Bahrabise, Bala, Chepuwa, Dhupu, Diding, Hatiya, Jaljala, Kimathanka, Madi Mulkharka, Madi Rambeni, Makalu, Malta, Mamling, Manakamana, Mangtewa, Matsya Pokhari, Mawadin, Num, Nundhaki, Pangma, Pathibhara, Pawakhola, Savapokhari, Sisuwakhola, Sitalpati, Syabun, Tamaphok, Tamku, Yaphu

Sunsari District
Aekamba, Amaduwa, Amahibelaha, Aurabarni, Babiya, BarjuBakalauri, Barahachhetra, Basantapur, Bharaul, Bhokraha, Bishnupaduka, Chadwela, Chhitaha, Chimdi, Dewanganj, Ghuski, Dumaraha, Gautampur, Hanshpokha, Harinagar, Haripur, Jalpapur, Kaptanganj, Khanar, Laukahi, Madheli, Madhesa, Madhuwan, Madhyeharsahi, Mahendranagar, Narshinhatappu, Pakali, Panchakanya, Paschim Kasuha, Prakashpur, Purbakushaha, Ramganj Belgachhi, Ramganj Senuwari, Ramnagar Bhutaha, Sahebganj, Santerjhora, Simariya, Sonapur, Sripurjabdi, Tanamuna

Terhathum District
Angdim, Basantapur, Chhate Dhunga, Chuhandanda, Dangpa, Hamarjung, Hawaku, Isibu, Jaljale, Khamlalung, Morahang, Okhare, Oyakjung, Panchakanya Pokhari, Phakchamara, Phulek, Pauthak, Sabla, Samdu, Sankranti Bazar, Simle, Solma, Sri Jung, Sudap, Sungnam, Thoklung

Sagarmatha Zone

Khotang District
Ainselu Kharka, Arkhale, Badahare, Badka Dipali, Bahunidanda, Bakachol, Baksila, Barahapokhari (VDC), Baspani, Batase, Bijaya Kharka, Buipa, Chhitapokhari, Chhorambu, Chipring, Chisapani, Chyandanda, Chyasmitar, Damarkhu Shivalaya, Dandagaun, Devisthan, Dharapani, Dhitung, Dikuwa, Diplung, Dipsung, Dorpa Chiuridanda, Dubekol, Dumre Dharapani, Durchhim, Hanchaur, Indrayani Pokhari, Jalapa, Jyamire, Kaule, Kharmi, Kharpa, Khartamchha, Khidima, Khotang Bazar, Kuvinde, Lamidanda, Lichki Ramche, Linkuwa Pokhari, Magpa, Mahadevasthan, Mangaltar, Mattim Birta, Mauwabote, Nerpa, Nirmalidanda, Nunthala, Patheka, Pauwasera, Phaktang, Phedi, Rajapani, Rakha Bangdel, Rakha Dipsung, Ratancha Majhagaun, Ribdung Jaleshwari, Ribdung Maheshwari, Salle, Santeshwar Chhitapokhari, Sapteshwar, Saunechaur, Sawakatahare, Simpani, Sungdel, Suntale, Woplukha, Wopung, Yamkhya

Okhaldhunga District
Baksa, Balakhu, Baraneshwar, Betini, Bhadaure, Bhussinga, Bigutar, Bilandu, Chyanam, Diyale, Gamnangtar, Harkapur, Jantarkhani, Kalikadevi, Kaptigaun, Katunje, Ketuke, Khiji Chandeshwari, Khijiphalate, Kuibhir, Kuntadevi, Madhavpur, Mamkha, Manebhanjyang, Moli, Mulkharka, Narmedeshwar, Okhaldhunga, Palapu, Patle, Phediguth, Phulbari, Pokhare, Pokli, Prapchan, Ragani, Rajadip, Raniban, Ratmata, Rawadolu, Serna, Srichaur, Singhadevi, Sisneri, Taluwa, Tarkerabari, Thakle, Thoksela, Thulachhap, Ubu, Vadaure, Yasam

Saptari District
Arnaha, Aurahi, Bainiya, Bairawa, Bakdhauwa, Bamangamakatti, Banarjhula, Banaula, Banauli, Barhmapur, Barsain, Basbiti, Bathnaha, Belhi, Belhi Chapena, Bhagawatpur, Bhardaha, Bhutahi, Birpur Barahi, Bishariya, Budebarsaien, Boriya, Brahmapur, Chhinnamasta, Dauda, Daulatpur, Deuri, Deurimaruwa, Dhanagadi, Didhawa, Diman, Gamhariya Parwaha, Goithi, Hardiya, Hariharpur, Haripur, Inarwa Phulbariya, Itahari Bishnupur, Jamuni Madhapura, Jandaul, Jhutaki, Kabilash, Kachan, Kalyanpur, Kataiya, Khadgapur, Khojpur, Ko. Madhepura, Kochabakhari, Koiladi, Kushaha, Lalapati, Launiya, Lohajara, Madhawapur, Madhupati, Mahadeva, Maina Kaderi, Maina Sahasrabahu, Malekpur, Maleth, Malhanama, Malhaniya, Manraja, Mauwaha, Nargho, Negada, Pakari, Pansera, Parasbani, Paterwa, Pato, Patthargada, Phakira, Pharseth, Phulkahi, Pipra (West), Portaha, Ramnagar, Rampur Malhaniya, Rautahat, Rayapur, Sankarpura, Sarashwar, Simraha Sigiyaun, Siswa Beihi, Sitapur, Tarahi, Terahota, Tikuliya, Tilathi, Trikola

Siraha District
Arnama Lalpur, Arnama Rampur, Aurahi, Badharamal, Barchhawa, Bariyarpatti, Basbita, Bastipur, Belaha, Bhadaiya, Bhagawanpur, Bhagawatipur, Bhawanpur Kalabanchar, Bhokraha, Bishnupur Pra. Ma., Bishnupur Pra. Ra., Brahmagaughadi, Chandra Ayodhyapur, Chatari, Chikana, Devipur, Dhodhana, Dumari, Durgapur, Gadha, Gauripur, Gautari, Govindapur Malahanama, Govindpur Taregana, Hakpara, Hanuman Nagar, Harakathi, Inarwa, Itarhawa, Itari Parsahi, Itatar, Janakinagar, Jighaul, Kabilasi, Kachanari, Kalyanpur Jabadi, Kalyanpur Kalabanchar, Karjanha, Kharukyanhi, Khirauna, Krishnapur Birta, Lagadi Gadiyani, Lagadigoth, Lakshminiya, Lakshmipur (Pra. Ma.), Lakshmipur Patari, Madar, Mahadewa Portaha, Mahanaur, Maheshpur Patari, Majhauliya, Majhaura, Makhanaha, Malhaniya Gamharia, Mauwahi, Media, Nahara Rigaul, Naraha Balkawa, Navarajpur, Padariya Tharutol, Pipra Pra. Dha., Pipra Pra. Pi, Pokharbhinda, Rajpur, Sakhuwanankarkatti, Sanhaitha, Sarashwar, Sikron, Sisawani, Sonmati Majhaura, Sothayan, Sukhachina, Tenuwapati, Thalaha Kataha, Thegahi, Tulsipur

Solukhumbu District
Baku, Bapha, Basa, Beni, Bhakanje, Bung, Chaulakharka, Chaurikharka, Chheskam, Deusa, Goli, Gorakhani, Gudel, Jubing, Jubu, Kaku, Kangel, Kerung, Khumjung, Lokhim, Mabe, Mukali, Namche, Necha Batase, Necha Bedghari, Nele, Panchan, Salyan, Sautang, Takasindu, Tapting, Tingla

Udayapur District
Aaptar, Balaltar, Baraha, Barai, Basabote, Bhumarashuwa, Bhuttar, Chaudandi, Dumre, Hadiya, Hardeni, Iname, Jalpachilaune, Janti, Jogidaha, Katunjebawala, Khanbu, Laphagaun, Lekhani, Lekhgau, Limpatar, Mainamiani, Myakhu, Nametar, Okhale, Panchawati, Pokhari, Rauta, Risku, Rupatar, Saune, Shorung Chabise, Sirise, Sithdipur, Sundarpur, Tamlichha, Tapeshwari, Tawasri, Thanagaun, Thoksila, Valaya Danda, Yayankhu

References

External links
 EasternNepal.com
 Eastern Development Region
 statoids.com

Regions of Nepal

Former subdivisions of Nepal


William Barrow (alias Waring, alias Harcourt) (1609 – 30 June 1679) was an English Jesuit, executed as a result of the fictitious so-called Popish Plot, that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria. Barrow is regarded as a martyr of the Roman Catholic church and was beatified in 1929.

Life
Barrow was born in Lancashire. He made his studies at the Jesuit College, St. Omer's, and entered the Society of Jesus at Watten in 1632. He was sent to the English mission in 1644 and worked in the London district for thirty-five years, becoming, at the beginning of 1678, its superior.

At the outbreak of the Plot, Barrow was one of the most sought-after of the alleged plotters, although his use of the alias Harcourt caused the Government great confusion, as several other Jesuits also used it. He went into hiding in London, and for several months eluded capture. Finally, in May 1679, he was arrested and committed to Newgate on the charge of complicity in the plot brought against him by Titus Oates. The trial, in which he had as fellow-prisoners his colleagues, Thomas Whitebread, John Fenwick, John Gavan, and Anthony Turner, commenced on 13 June 1679.

Lord Chief Justice Scroggs presided, assisted by no less than six junior judges. Oates, William Bedloe, and Stephen Dugdale were the principal witnesses for the Crown. The prisoners were charged with having conspired to kill King Charles II and subvert the Protestant religion. They defended themselves by the testimony of their own witnesses and their cross-examinations of their accusers. Oates' claim that he had heard some of them plotting treason in the White Horse Tavern in London in late April 1678 was something they could in could conscience deny, although they did not feel obliged to mention that they had been at a meeting of the Jesuit chapter in Whitehall Palace at the time. John Gavan, the youngest and ablest of the five, bore the main burden of conducting his colleagues' defence as well as his own.

Scroggs in directing the jury laid down two crucial legal principles-

 as the witnesses for the prosecution had recently received the royal pardon, none of their undeniable previous misdemeanours could be legally admitted as impairing the value of their testimony; and
 that no Catholic witness was to be believed, as it was to be assumed that he had received a dispensation to lie.

Barrow and the others were found guilty, and condemned to undergo the punishment for high treason. They were executed together at Tyburn, 20 June 1679. The King, who was well aware that they were innocent, ordered as an act of grace that they be spared drawing and quartering, and given proper burial. The behaviour of the crowd, which listened in respectful silence as each man maintained his innocence, suggests that popular opinion was turning against the Plot. They were buried in St Giles in the Fields.

Beatification
By a papal decree of 4 December 1886, this martyr's cause was introduced, but under the name of "William Harcourt". This is the official name of beatification.

References

Attribution
 The entry cites:
Corbett, State Trials, VII;
Tanner, Brevis Relatio (Prague, 1883);
Florus Anglo-Bavaricus (Liege, 1685);
Henry Foley, Records of the English Province S.J., V;
Joseph Gillow, Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath., s.v. Barrow;
, Lancashire Recusants.

1609 births
1679 deaths
Executed people from Lancashire
People executed under the Stuarts for treason against England
17th-century English Jesuits
English beatified people
18th-century venerated Christians
Victims of the Popish Plot
People executed at Tyburn
One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales


Rita Ranch is a masterplanned community located in southeastern Tucson, Arizona. It is served by the Vail School District. It borders the small towns of Vail and Corona de Tucson. Many military families from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base live in the area.   The population was estimated at 18,925 in 2007.

History
Rita Ranch is part of Esmond Station Area Development Plan created in 1986 by the City of Tucson.  It was so named that in reference to the historical Esmond Train Station, which was located near the current neighborhoods of Rita Ranch.  Between 1890 and 1910, the nation's growing railway system had finally reached the city of Tucson in the Arizona territory.  The Southern Pacific Railroad was the first route. In the early 1900s, a rail line was established to connect Tucson to El Paso, Texas.  This set of lines ran through present day Rita Ranch, and many of the undeveloped areas still have deteriorating railroad tracks that can be found today.  East of the present day intersection of Houghton Road and Old Vail Road, about half a mile down the old Esmond Station Road, lie the remains of Esmond (once called Papago) and its dilapidated train depot, Esmond Station. On January 28, 1903, at 3:30 am, the eastbound Crescent City Express (No. 8) collided head-on with the westbound Pacific Coast Express (No. 7) at the present day intersection of Rita Road and Houghton, killing 14 people in what became known as the Esmond Train Wreck.

References

External links
 Rita Ranch Neighborhood Association
 Rita Ranch & Vail Community Info
 Rita Ranch & Vail Community Forum (Serving the community since 2006)

Neighborhoods in Tucson, Arizona


The 1974 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1974 Bavarian Tennis Championships men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, West Germany between 13 May and 19 May 1974. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Sandy Mayer was the defending Bavarian Tennis Championships singles champion but did not compete in this edition. Seventh-seeded Jürgen Fassbender won the title, defeating fifth-seeded François Jauffret in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

External links
 1974 Bavarian Tennis Championships Singles draw

Singles


Pavel Polakovič (born 11 January 1974) is a Slovak former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016. He held the IBF International cruiserweight title in 2006. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division while representing the Czech Republic at the 1996 European Championships in Vejle, Denmark.

Personal life
He is of Roma (Gypsy) origin.

References

 sports-reference

1974 births
Living people
Slovak male boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for the Czech Republic
Czech male boxers
Heavyweight boxers
Slovak Romani people
Romani sportspeople
People from Trnava District
Sportspeople from the Trnava Region


Supervan may refer to:

Supervan (film), a 1977 film
Ford Supervan, promotional vehicle combining a Ford Transit van with the chassis and performance of a sports racing car
a model of Reliant Regal with a side-hinged rear door
a nickname of Sarel van der Merwe, a South African former rally driver


The  is an 8-seater minivan introduced for the Japanese market in 2008 by Mazda, replacing the Bongo Friendee. The car fits between the Premacy and MPV in Mazda's range. The Biante is primarily aimed at younger families with small children.

The name ‘Biante’ was coined from the English word, ‘ambient,’ to create the impression of a unified interior space that contributes to a comfortable in-car experience.

Japan

The Biante had five grades; 20S, 20CS, 23S, 20C and Granz.

20CS was the cheapest grade, similar to 20C but no fog lamps and more rudimentary equipment. This grade has since been discontinued. This grade was the first to use Nanoe ion filter from Panasonic.

23S, along with 20S and 20CS, also shown in 2008, using the 2260 cc engine, and an exclusive color for its grade, Chili Orange Mica. Now, along with 20CS, this grade has also since been discontinued.

20S is the grade which appeared in its debut in 2008 and the i-Stop feature introduced in 2009. Until now it still running, now it is only available with Skyactiv, meanwhile the original are discontinued.

20C, the replacement of 20CS, appeared in 2010, with fog lamps, but in several years later, this grade had no fog lamps. It replaces the 20CS and for now and later, this grade is among the cheapest of Biante grades.

Later, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Granz grade was unveiled, with the LED back lamps, new chrome, new bumper, bigger grille, aluminum metallic color, Alleru allergy buster from Panasonic again. Also, 'replacing' the 23S, for now this grade is among the most expensive of all Biante grades.

In May 2013, the Skyactiv G-2.0 Biante was unveiled. Three grades were available with this technology; 20C, 20S and Granz. The difference of original and Skyactiv Biantes are, the original Biantes were 5-speed automatic and AWD, while the Skyactiv versions are Skyactiv-Drive with 6-speed automatic and 2WD (FF).

Export markets
The Biante was launched in Indonesia at the 2012 Indonesia International Motor Show. Indonesia was the first country outside Japan that has sold the Biante. Later at the 2013 Indonesia International Motor Show, Biante Skyactiv was unveiled in Indonesia based on the Japanese version Biante Granz. It was equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission.

The Biante was also sold in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Brunei.

Discontinuation
In February 2016, Mazda Motor announced that development and production of minivans could end within the year. Sales of the MPV/Mazda8 ended in March 2016, while the Premacy/Mazda5 and Biante ended on 23 February 2018.

References

External links

Biante
Minivans
Cars introduced in 2008
2010s cars


William Barrow may refer to:

 William Barrow (priest) (1754–1836), English Anglican Archdeacon of Nottingham, 1830–1832
 William Barrow (bishop) (died 1429), Bishop of Bangor and of Carlisle
 William Barrow (Jesuit) (1609–1679), English Jesuit
 William Barrow (chemist) (1904–1967), American chemist
 William Hodgson Barrow (1784–1876), English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1851 to 1874


Asociația Fotbal Club Chindia Târgoviște (), commonly known as Chindia Târgoviște or simply Chindia, is a Romanian professional football club based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, that competes in the Liga II.

In 2010, as a result of quarrels between the owner of the original team of the city—last known as FCM Târgoviște—and the Târgoviște Municipality, the latter chose to found a new entity in association with former international Gheorghe Popescu and former referee Ion Crăciunescu. The club retains some elements from the now-dissolved FCM, such as the red and blue colour scheme and the "Chindia" name and crest used between 1996 and 2003. Micul Ajax participated for the first time in the Romanian top flight in the 2019–20 season, and the next year equalled FCM's best result in the competition by finishing seventh.

Chindia Târgoviște mainly inherited the local fanbase of the disbanded side, and continued the football history of the city by playing its home matches at the Eugen Popescu Stadium, which was reconstructed and opened in 2023.

History

FCM Târgoviște (1948–2010)

The first football team in the city was founded 1948 and had several names throughout its history, including Metalul Târgoviște (twice), Energia, CS, Oțelul, Chindia and FCM. Despite only spending nine seasons in the top division of Romanian football, the club had a notable generation of players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which achieved the best ranking in the history of the club—a seventh place at the end of the 1978–79 championship. This "golden generation" included players such as Nicolae Dobrin and Silviu Dumitrescu.

After being relegated in 1984, the club did not recover and only reached the first division again in 1996 under the name of CF Chindia. Even if it was probably not as good as Dumitrescu's generation, this squad consisted of local players and earned the nickname Micul Ajax ("the Little Ajax") for its playing style.

After the team faced financial issues and almost withdrew from the Divizia B championship in 2004, businessman Ghiorghi Zotic took over as owner. However, Zotic's relationship with the Târgoviște Municipality and supporters started to strain, and in March 2010 the Eugen Popescu Stadium rental agreement expired and was not extended. FCM Târgoviște then moved to the Alpan Stadium in Șotânga and started to decline completely; Zotic dissolved the club's senior squad in 2015, keeping only the women's football team. After one year, FCM Târgoviște enrolled in the sixth tier but was dissolved again after two seasons.

Rebirth as Chindia (2010–present)
On 11 August 2010, after the split between Zotic and the Târgoviște Municipality and supporters, the Municipality, together with Romanian former footballer Gheorghe Popescu and in association with former international referee Ion Crăciunescu, set up a new football club named FC Chindia. The club was first conceived as a football academy, similar to the model of the Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy within Viitorul Constanța.

After only one season, the club was promoted to the Liga II, but after a seventh place at the end of the 2011–12 edition it relegated back to the Liga III. This relegation resulted in tensions within the club, with Popescu and Crăciunescu choosing to leave the project. Owned by Târgoviște Municipality and Dâmbovița County Council, Chindia returned to the second tier after two seasons, led from the bench by Nicolae Croitoru. After the second promotion to Liga II, Chindia became a more homogeneous team, consisting mostly of local players, as in the previous times of success of its predecessor (late 1970s, early 1980s and mid-1990s). "The Little Ajax" achieved a third place and then a fifth place, before missing out on promotion after a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against Voluntari at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Finally, Chindia secured its promotion to Liga I at the end of the 2018–19 campaign by winning the second division outright. The promotion meant that the supporters were able to see a team from Târgoviște in the top flight again after 21 years of absence, the last time being when the defunct FCM Târgoviște played in the 1997–98 Divizia A. Chindia finished its inaugural Liga I season on the last place in the table, but was spared from relegation after winning the promotion/relegation play-off against Mioveni. The following year, the club equalled FCM's best result in the league championship by winning the relegation play-outs and coming seventh overall.

Ground

The club plays its home matches on Eugen Popescu Stadium from Târgoviște, with a capacity of 6,500 seats. Opened in 1982 and originally with a capacity of 12,500 seats, Eugen Popescu Stadium is situated at 200 meters away from the Chindia Tower. In 2014, the second stand and half of the East end were closed for safety reasons, significantly reducing the arena's capacity. In the spring of 2019, due to team's performances and a potential promotion in the top flight, Târgoviște Municipality announced the renovation of the stadium for the amount of 16 million. During the renovation work, the team played its home matches on Ilie Oană Stadium and Municipal, from neighbouring Ploiești and Buzău, respectively.

Support
Chindia Târgoviște has an important group supporters in the city and also in Dâmbovița County, the majority of them being past supporters of FCM Târgoviște. The Chindia ultras faction is known as Cavalerii Cetății ("The Knights of the Fortress").

Rivalries
Chindia does not have many important rivalries, however, a local one between the old FCM and Flacăra Moreni was born before 1989, when the club from Moreni had the support of the communist regime. Tense matches and even incidents were also noted over time in the matches against Petrolul Ploiești and even if between the two clubs is not a proper rivalry, the supporters are not very friendly with each other.

An unusual rivalry also appeared between 2010 and 2015, when on the occasion of six matches, Chindia played against the original FCM Târgoviște, the first club of the city, moved to Șotânga at the time. This encounter was similar to derbies such as ASU Politehnica Timișoara vs ACS Poli Timișoara or CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC U Craiova 1948, entities which assert to be successors of the same teams.

Honours

Domestic

Leagues
Liga II
Winners (1): 2018–19
Liga III
Winners (2): 2010–11, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Players

First team squad

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

 Last updated: 11 October 2023
 Source:

Current technical staff

 Last updated: 10 October 2023
 Source:

League history

Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or more than 100 caps for AFC Chindia Târgoviște.

Romania

  Mihai Aioani
  Alexandru Băluță
  Cătălin Căbuz
  Tiberiu Căpușă
  Daniel Celea
  Cristian Cherchez
  Denis Ciobotariu
  Cristian Dancia
  Marco Dulca
  Denis Dumitrașcu
  Daniel Florea
  Georgian Honciu
  Paul Iacob
  Denis Ispas
  Marius Martac
  Liviu Mihai
  Sebastian Mladen
  Cristian Neguț
  Mihai Neicuțescu
  Dragoș Pătru
  Daniel Popa
  Doru Popadiuc
  Sorin Rădoi
  Marian Vătavu
  Bobi Verdeș
  Mihai Voduț
Burkina Faso
  Blaise Yaméogo
Lithuania
  Modestas Vorobjovas
Moldova
  Vadim Rață
Sweden
  Valmir Berisha

Notable former managers

  Costel Pană
  Silviu Dumitrescu
  Nicolae Croitoru
  Viorel Moldovan
  Anton Petrea
  Emil Săndoi

References

External links

Club profile on UEFA's official website
Club profile on LPF's official website

Football clubs in Dâmbovița County
Sport in Târgoviște
Association football clubs established in 2010
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Liga III clubs
2010 establishments in Romania


Račji Dvor Mansion (, literally "Ducks' Court Mansion") is a 17th-century mansion standing on a plain at the western edge of the town of Maribor, Slovenia, at the address of Raški dol 1. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.

Architecture
The mansion complex consists of four two-story non-connected buildings enclosing a central courtyard. The pediment of the facade of the main building bears the arms of the Admonts and the date "1778." The facades of the lesser buildings are more modest. The inner courtyard was once faced with arched arcades, since walled over.

History
The mansion was first mentioned in 1284. It was rebuilt in 1414–16, and extensively altered during the 17th and 18th centuries. The east building is the oldest, dating from the 17th century. The 1733–34 rebuilding saw the southern (now main) wing enlarged. Between 1776 and 1778 the western (housekeeping) wing was added, the facades altered to their current form and the inner arcades filled in. The Northern wing was added in 1864.

Open-air museum
An open-air museum lies on a plain directly adjacent to the mansion and below a series of hills covered with abandoned vineyards. The museum's central building is surrounded by examples of typical architecture from the neighboring areas of Drava Plain, Haloze, Slovene Hills, Pohorje and Kozjak. The complex is surrounded by heirloom orchards, gardens, pastures and fields.

References

External links
Račji Dvor Mansion (topographic plans)

Mansions in Slovenia
Museums in Slovenia
Buildings and structures in Maribor
Open-air museums
Tourist attractions in Maribor
Cultural monuments of Slovenia
Outdoor structures in Slovenia


Vitaliy Viktorovych Rozghon (, born 23 March 1980) is a Ukrainian retired footballer and manager. In July 2012, he played for FC Tytan Armyansk.

References

External links

1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi players
SC Tavriya Simferopol players
FC Lviv players
PFC Sumy players
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka players
FC Tytan Armiansk players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Russian Premier League players
Ukrainian football managers
FC Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva managers
Men's association football defenders
FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk players
FC Volyn Lutsk players
FC Nyva Ternopil players
Skonto FC players
FC Ternopil players
FC Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva players
Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia


Eduard Grosu (born 5 January 1980) is a Moldovan footballer who currently plays for FC Dacia Chișinău.

References

1980 births
Living people
Moldovan men's footballers
Moldova men's international footballers
FC Zhenis players
Moldovan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
FC Sfîntul Gheorghe players
Men's association football midfielders
FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players
FC Novokuznetsk players
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia


A probabilistic logic network (PLN) is a conceptual, mathematical and computational approach to uncertain inference; inspired by logic programming, but using probabilities in place of crisp (true/false) truth values, and fractional uncertainty in place of crisp known/unknown values. In order to carry out effective reasoning in real-world circumstances, artificial intelligence software must robustly handle uncertainty. However, previous approaches to uncertain inference do not have the breadth of scope required to provide an integrated treatment of the disparate forms of cognitively critical uncertainty as they manifest themselves within the various forms of pragmatic inference. Going beyond prior probabilistic approaches to uncertain inference, PLN is able to encompass within uncertain logic such ideas as induction, abduction, analogy, fuzziness and speculation, and reasoning about time and causality.

PLN was developed by Ben Goertzel, Matt Ikle, Izabela Lyon Freire Goertzel, and Ari Heljakka for use as a cognitive algorithm used by MindAgents within the OpenCog Core. PLN was developed originally for use within the Novamente Cognition Engine.

Goal
The basic goal of a PLN is to provide reasonably accurate probabilistic inference in a way that is compatible with both term logic and predicate logic and scales up to operate in real-time on large dynamic knowledge bases.

The goal underlying the theoretical development of PLN has been the creation of practical software systems carrying out complex, useful inferences based on uncertain knowledge and drawing uncertain conclusions. PLN has been designed to allow basic probabilistic inference to interact with other kinds of inference such as intensional inference, fuzzy inference, and higher-order inference using quantifiers, variables, and combinators, and be a more convenient approach than Bayesian networks (or other conventional approaches) for the purpose of interfacing basic probabilistic inference with these other sorts of inference.  In addition, the inference rules are formulated in such a way as to avoid the paradoxes of Dempster–Shafer theory.

Implementation
PLN begins with a term logic foundation and then adds on elements of probabilistic and combinatory logic, as well as some aspects of predicate logic and autoepistemic logic, to form a complete inference system, tailored for easy integration with software components embodying other (not explicitly logical) aspects of intelligence.

PLN represents truth values as intervals, but with different semantics than in imprecise probability theory.  In addition to the interpretation of truth in a probabilistic fashion, a truth value in PLN also has an associated amount of certainty. This generalizes the notion of truth values used in autoepistemic logic, where truth values are either known or unknown and when known, are either true or false.

The current version of PLN has been used in narrow-AI applications such as the inference of biological hypotheses from knowledge extracted from biological texts via language processing, and to assist the reinforcement learning of an embodied agent, in a simple virtual world, as it is taught to play "fetch".

References

See also
 Markov logic network
 Probabilistic logic

External links
 OpenCog Wiki (GNU-FDL)

Artificial intelligence
Probabilistic arguments
Non-classical logic


The 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 19th season, and 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team improved from its second-place finish to place first in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in a playoff rematch against the rival Maroons in a two-game total-goals series 3–2.

Regular season
Howie Morenz, the NHL's top drawing card, dominated the scoring race and was runaway winner of the Hart Trophy. He scored 33 goals and led the league in assists as well. The Canadiens, who were running away with the Canadian Division at mid-season, slumped after an injury to Pit Lepine but managed to hold on to first place at season's end.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs
The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Maroons in the semi-finals. In a two-game, total goals series, the series was tied going into sudden-death overtime before Russell Oatman scored the winner at 8:20 to win the series 3–2 ( 2–2, 1–0) for the Maroons.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs
Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records
 Hart Memorial Trophy – Howie Morenz

Transactions

See also
1927–28 NHL season

References
Notes

Bibliography

Montreal Canadiens seasons
Montreal
Montreal


Donghuamen Night Market was a night market located in the northern end of Wangfujing in Beijing, China.  Dong Hua Men is written 东华门, the name of the East Gate of the Forbidden City.

Description
One can find a row of unusual food stalls. An array of Chinese food delicacies are on display with people bustling around to experience some new tastes. Items such as sheep's particular parts, offal soup, deep fried crickets, centipedes, silk worms, scorpions and lizards are available to eat on a stick. There are also the more widely recognised Western foods such as spring rolls, dumplings, crab cakes and candy fruit. All stalls display their food selections in both Chinese (Mandarin) and English. The food was displayed raw and can be deep fried in a large Wok upon request.

Closure
Due to hygiene and noise complaints, the Donghuamen market closed on 24 June 2016.

See also

 Wangfujing

References

External links
 "Donghuamen Night Market" - Beijing Guide
 Taylor, Scott, "Beijing paradise for bravest of diners", Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Aug 23, 2008
 Zimmern, Andrew, "Andrew Zimmern's Guide to Beijing", Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Travel Channel
 "Dong Hua Men Night Market", TripAdvisor
 "Photo Essay on Beijing's Dong Hua Men Night Market" - Heso magazine

Dongcheng District, Beijing
Night markets
Retail markets in China
Tourist attractions in Beijing


Maksym Alentynovych Morozov () (born 28 September 1978) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

References

External links

1978 births
Living people
People from Kerch
Ukrainian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia
Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Armenian Premier League players
FC Ocean Kerch players
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players
PFC Sumy players
FC Metallurg Lipetsk players
FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players
FC Salyut Belgorod players
FC Fakel Voronezh players
FC Darida Minsk Raion players
FC Mika players
FK Atlantas players
FC Novokuznetsk players


Chandan Prabhakar (born 29 September 1981), often informally referred to as Chandu, is an Indian comedian and actor.

Life and career
Chandan completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Hindu College in Amritsar. He has been married to Nandini Khanna since 2015, they have one child together. He is childhood friend with Kapil Sharma and have worked together in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. Some of his most popular characters are Hawaldaar Harpal Singh, Jhanda Singh, Raju and Chandu chaiwala.

He first started his career as a contestant in comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2007, in which he emerged as runner up. Then in 2010, he appeared in his fellow comedian Sunil Pal directorial Bhavnao Ko Samjho. After then he appeared in three Punjabi language films, Power Cut (2011), Disco Singh (2014) and Judge Singh LLB (2015). In the last one, he co-produced and co-wrote screenplay. While reviewing Judge Singh LLB, The Guardian wrote Judge Singh LLB as scrappy, winning slacker comedy. Jasmine Singh of The Tribune reviewed film as the one definitely a bail-out from the usual storylines. ABP Sanjha reviewed film as a good courtroom drama in pollywood.

In 2013, he appeared in some episodes of Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe. He achieved recognition while appearing regularly in his friend Kapil Sharma shows like Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show and Family Time With Kapil Sharma.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

Indian male comedians
Living people
Punjabi people
Male actors from Amritsar
Male actors in Punjabi cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Hindi television
21st-century Indian male actors
1981 births
Indian impressionists (entertainers)
Participants in Indian reality television series


The Betty Ford Story  is a 1987 television film directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford. The film originally aired on ABC.

Cast
Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford
Josef Sommer as President Gerald Ford
Nan Woods as Susan Ford
Bradley Whitford as Jack Ford
Concetta Tomei as Jan
John Hostetter" as News Director

Awards and nominations
Casting Society of America
Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week (nominated)

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Gena Rowlands, won)
Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special (nominated)

Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Gena Rowlands, won)

References

External links

1987 television films
1987 films
1987 drama films
1980s American films
1980s biographical drama films
1980s English-language films
ABC network original films
American biographical drama films
American drama television films
Biographical television films
Cultural depictions of Betty Ford
Cultural depictions of Gerald Ford
Films about addiction
Films about alcoholism
Films based on memoirs
Films directed by David Greene
Films scored by Arthur B. Rubinstein
Films set in 1974
Films set in 1976
Films set in 1978
Television films based on books
The Wolper Organization films
Warner Bros. films


Mimi Dietrich is an American quilter, quilting instructor, author of 17 books about quilting and a member of the Quilter's Hall of Fame. A lifelong resident of Maryland, she lives in the Baltimore County community of Catonsville. Her first book, Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilts, was originally published in 1987. She teaches quilting classes in the Maryland area as well as online at Craftsy.  Her books and workshops focus mainly on applique techniques and Baltimore Album Quilts.  In total, her books have sold over a half million copies.

In 2013, Mimi was named as Quilt Teacher of the Year by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals.

Mimi was the 2015 inductee into the Quilter's Hall of Fame. An exhibition of her quilts named Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich began in 2019 at the Maryland Historical Society.

A breast cancer survivor, Mimi has identified quilting as a tool for maintaining a positive attitude, aiding in her recovery. This inspired her writing of Pink Ribbon Quilts, published in 2011.

Bibliography
Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilts (That Patchwork Place, June 4, 2013, )
Baltimore Blocks for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide (Martingale & Company, July 10, 2012, )
Pink Ribbon Quilts: A book Because of Breast Cancer (Martingale & Company, March 23, 2012, )
A Quilter's Diary: Written in Stitches (That Patchwork Place, May 13, 2008, )
Mimi Dietrich's Favorite Applique Quilts (That Patchwork Place, November 5, 2007, )
Mimi Dietrich's Baltimore Basics: Album Quilts from Start to Finish (That Patchwork Place, October 9, 2006, )
Easy Applique Samplers: 20 Designs to Mix and Match,  (Martingale and Company, March 2005, )
Growing Up with Quilts: 15 Projects for Babies to Teens, with Sally Schneider (That Patchwork Place, September 2004, )
Bed & Breakfast Quilts with Rise and Shine Recipes, (That Patchwork Place, March 2003, )
Borders and Bindings (Basic Quiltmaking Techniques) (Martingale and Company, January 1999, )
Basic Quiltmaking Techniques for Hand Applique, with Ursula Reikes (Martingale and Company, May 1998, )
Quilts: An American Legacy (Martingale & Co., Inc., June 1996, )
Easy Art of Applique: Techniques for Hand, Machine, and Fusible Applique, with Kerry Hoffman and Cheryl Senecal (That Patchwork Place, November 1994, )
Baltimore Bouquets: Patterns and Techniques for Dimensional Applique (That Patchwork Place, September 1, 1992, )
Handmade Quilts (Martingale & Co Inc., May 1990, )

References

External links
 Mimi Dietrich personal website

Living people
American instructional writers
American quilters
People from Catonsville, Maryland
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women writers
21st-century American writers


Tomislav Živko (born 29 January 1988) is a Croatian retired footballer.

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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Livno
Men's association football wingers
Croatian men's footballers
NK Vinogradar players
FC Rostov players
FK Ventspils players
NK Inter Zaprešić players
NK Zelina players
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
Russian First League players
Latvian Higher League players
Croatian Football League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia


Helitron is a mixed choir operating in Tallinn and originally set up to cater to employees of Tondi Elektroonika. Of the employment-related choirs established during Soviet occupation of Estonia, Helitron was one of the most famous ones, and is one of the few ones who have outlived the USSR.

A number of people who participated in the Singing Revolution in musical rôles have at some point in their life been involved with Helitron, as either a singer in it, or as a conductor or arranger.

Repertory
The choir has been singing baroque and religious music and is also known for its chamber music performances. Before the dissolution of Soviet Union, it also performed Soviet music.

On 1 May 1975, Helitron was the first choir to perform Mõistatused (Estonian for Puzzles), an orchestral piece based on Estonian folk songs by Ester Mägi.  This performance was conducted by .

Conductors
In 1964, Harald-Peter Siiak became the chief conductor of Helitron.

In 1998–2004, the chief conductor of Helitron was Veronika Portsmuth.

References

Estonian musical groups
Culture in Tallinn


Shyam Sundar Chadha (20 February 1920 – 25 April 1951) better known mononymously as Shyam, was an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He began his career in 1942 and worked in over 30 films until his death in 1951 at the age of 31.

Early life and career
Shyam was born as Shyam Sundar Chadha on 20 February 1920 in Sialkot, Punjab but grew up in Rawalpindi. Shyam graduated from Gordon College in Rawalpindi. He was a close friend of Saadat Hasan Manto and was the inspiration to many of his stories. Even after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, their friendship remained strong.

Shyam's film career began in 1942 with the Punjabi film Gowandhi. In 1944, he moved to Bombay and started acting in Hindi films. He acted opposite several of the top actresses of the time such as Nargis, Nigar Sultana, Suraiya and Nalini Jaywant. One of his most famous movies was Bazaar, released in 1949, in which he starred with Nigar Sultana. Some of his other notable films include Nirdosh (1941), Room No. 9 (1943),  (1944), W. Z. Ahmed's  (1944), Majboor (1948), Chandni Raat (1948), Char Din (1949), Dillagi (1949), Patanga (1949), Naach (1949), Kaneez (1949), Bazar (1949), Meena Bazaar (1950) and Samadhi (1950). His last film was Shabistan (1951), starring opposite Naseem Banu, released in 1951 after his death.

Personal life
Shyam married Mumtaz Qureshi (also called “Taji”) and they had two children together. The elder was a daughter, Sahira, and the younger was a son, Shakir, who was born two months after Shyam's death. It was a troubled marriage and according to some reports, Mumtaz had reportedly moved out to live with her sister Zeb Qureshi (a small-time actress in Bombay) before Shyam's death in an accident. However, it is also said that she had gone, as per Indian custom, to her maternal family in order to give birth to her child.

After Shyam's sudden death in 1951 in a horse-riding accident, Mumtaz migrated to Pakistan with her elder sister, Zeb Qureshi, who was her closest surviving relative, and they settled in Lahore. Mumtaz later married a Pakistani man named Ansari, due to which Shyam's children were sometimes known by the surname Ansari. Both of Shyam's children thus grew up in Pakistan and were raised as Muslims. Shyam's daughter Sahira followed in her late father's footsteps and became an actress, working in Pakistani TV serials. She is married since 1974 to the Pakistani TV actor Rahat Kazmi and they are the parents of two children, Ali (son) and Nida (daughter). Shyam's son Shakir pursued higher education and is a psychiatrist based in the United Kingdom.

Death and legacy
Shyam died while filming on the set of Shabistan in 1951 after he fell off a horse during filming and fractured his skull. He was immediately rushed to the hospital but did not survive. His few remaining scenes were completed with a body-double who had a similar height to him and filmed from behind without showing his face. This film's shooting was being done in Bombay.

Some people still speculate to this day that had he lived longer, due to his good looks, he would have given stiff competition to the 1950s popular film heroes, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor.

Veteran film actress Suraiya reportedly said about Shyam:
"I often thought of him as the Errol Flynn of India... ...Shyam was very conscious of his height whenever he was on the sets with me, just as I was very conscious of my short stature whenever I worked with him. He was in the habit of teasing my granny often and had become almost a member of our family."

In media
Manto and Shyam became close friends in real life because they both worked together for Bombay Talkies. In his book titled, 'Stars from Another Sky'; Manto dedicated a chapter to Shyam titled 'Murli Ki Dhun'. In this book, Manto describes Shyam's attempts to flirt with fellow actresses Kuldip Kaur, Nigar Sultana as well as actress Mumtaz Qureshi. Later, Shyam married Qureshi. Manto found Shyam to be fun-loving, liberal in his thinking and a man with a wandering eye for good looking women.

Tahir Raj Bhasin portrayed Shyam in the Indian film Manto (2018), a biopic on the noted writer. Before this, a Pakistani film Manto (2015) was also made on Manto's life.

References

External links
Shyam at The Internet Movie Database

1951 deaths
Male actors in Hindi cinema
1920 births
20th-century Indian male actors
People from Sialkot
Punjabi people
Male actors from Rawalpindi
Male actors from Punjab, India
Deaths by horse-riding accident in India