Cik Dat bin Anjang Abdullah (born 2 October 1923), commonly known as Abdullah CD, is a Malaysian former politician who served as chairman and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM).

Biography
Abdullah was born on 2 October 1923 in Parit, Perak to Malay parents of Minangkabau descent. His involvement in politics was sparked by interests in the Maharajalela Wars against the British. As a young man, he joined the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM), and became the secretary of the KMM in the Lambor district in Perak during the early stages of the Japanese Occupation.

After World War II, Abdullah CD was involved in the setting up of the Malay Nationalist Party (or in Malay, the Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Muda / PKMM) in October 1945 with other early leftist Malay leaders such as Mokhtaruddin Lasso, Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy, Ahmad Boestamam, Ishak Haji Muhammad, amongst others. He was also responsible for organising the Malay labour movement, and was elected as the vice-president of the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions (PMFTU).

Not long before the declaration of emergency in Malaya in June 1948 by the British colonial government, Abdullah CD, Dr. Burhanuddin Helmi and Ahmad Boestamam conducted a meeting to discuss the conditions and steps to be taken in the struggle for Malayan independence. When the British declared an emergency, Abdullah led many members from the CPM, PKMM, API (Angkatan Pemuda Insaf), AWAS and PETA into an anti-British guerrilla revolution in the jungles of Malaya. In July 1948, he was captured in north Pahang, but he managed to escape.

On 12 May 1949, Abdullah started the 10th Regiment of the CPM in Temerloh, Pahang.

Abdullah was involved in many armed battles against the British, and suffered serious injuries from a hand grenade explosion.

Abdullah CD continued to be leader of the 10th Regiment until peace was achieved in 1989.

On 2 December 1989, he was one of the signatories of the peace agreement between the CPM and the government of Malaysia, finally ending the period of armed struggle.

Abdullah CD was married to Suriani Abdullah (née Eng Ming Ching), also a leader of the CPM and have been married since February 1955. They remained married in Sukhirin, Thailand until Suriani's death in 2013.

On 3 October 2023, Abdullah CD celebrated his 100th birthday, surrounded by well-wishers and former party members in the peace village in Sukhirin.

References

Thai people of Malay descent
1923 births
Living people
Thai Muslims
People from Perak
Malaysian people of Malay descent
People from Narathiwat province
Malaysian communists
Malaysian politicians
Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent
Muslim socialists
Men centenarians
Malaysian centenarians


Farnetta is a small village in the Terre Arnolfe countryside, 16 miles northwest of the Italian city of Terni, Umbria. It is included in the comune of Montecastrilli in the province of Terni (central Italy). It has a population of 283.

Farnetta derives its name from the old Latin name Quercus Frainetto. It is reputed to be one of Umbria's smallest villages. It has several farms and houses, and a church, dedicated to St Nicolaus, which has its origins in the 16th century but underwent heavy restoration in 1855-1870. The church has been designated by Italian Heritage.

On a nearby hill are the remains of a Medieval hill fort known as Palombara, and the 10th- to 11th-century Romanesque Church of San Lorenzo in Nifili. San Lorenzo was built on the remains of a Roman building, and incorporates large stone blocks from that building. The church is located on an important Roman road (Via Amerina) connecting Amelia to Todi and Perugia.

History
It is likely that the area was also inhabited in the Iron Age and throughout the Roman period.
Close to the Roman roads Amerina and Flaminia, the area has numerous elements of early Roman infrastructure, indicating that it was extensively settled.

The village's name's is traditionally connected to the toponym Quercus frainetto, a species of oak.

The territory where Farnetta will be constructed centuries later, was near the borders of three Roman cities: Todi, Carsulae and Amelia. After the fall of the Roman empire, the territory was devastated by barbaric invasions and people moved to live in the oak forests. The village of Farnetta was likely founded in the 9-10th century during the encastellation times.

The village was later part of the Terre Arnolfe, under the feudal rule of the Arnolfi family, and later subjected to Todi and Terni. The church of Farnetta was listed in the Farfa Abbey register in 1112.

Following the fall of the Arnolfi rule, the territory of Farnetta passed under the jurisdiction of the comune of Todi, but again it was on the border with the territories of other cities. In medieval times, the small village was circled with stone walls to protect inhabitants from attacks by the nearby cities of Amelia and Narni.

Farnetta become part in 1367 of the Papal States, and it remained subject to it till 1860, apart for small periods of time (Napoleonic period). It was in the religious jurisdiction of the bishop of Todi.

In 1817, the administrative jurisdiction of Farnetta passed from Todi to Terni.

Main sights
Farnetta is 385 meters above sea level. The Farnetta Natural Park is a protected area (Zona di ripopolamento e cattura) that covers a part of the village. Trails cross the park.

Its historical center was once surrounded by medieval walls. Most of them have been dismantled, leaving only short stretches and a few cylindrical towers that served as part of the town's defenses.

The church of San Nicolo (Nicolaus), in the old part of the village, was begun in the 16th century and completed in the 19th century by the Nevi family. It includes 17th- and 18th-century paintings.

The small rural church of Santa Lucia has been recently restored: this church dates back to 17th century and it is connected with the medioval cult of St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind and those suffering from eyes problems,and St. Apollonia, the patroness of dentistry and those suffering from toothache. The church includes an important oil painting from the 17th century.

Dunarobba Fossil Forest
The Fossil Forest of Dunarobba, 3 km from Farnetta, is one of the world's oldest forests. Two million years ago, the oceans withdrew from the area, leaving an ancient lake, Tiberino. Water runoff from the emerging hills and mountains carried large quantities of sediments which, along with tectonic movements, covered the forest's giant trees and preserved them.

San Lorenzo in Nifili

The listed Church of San Lorenzo (10th century) is located in the parish territory of Farnetta (2 km from Farnetta). This is described as 'almost unique for its architectural heritage and level of preservation' owing to its stone barrel vault, which runs the length of the nave and medieval frescoes. The church has been constructed over a Roman temple and a significant amount of Roman stone blocks and artefacts have been reused for the construction of this church.

Culture
Farnetta is known for its Feast of St. Rita, held the last week of May. During the feast, local residents organize a trattoria with traditional food.

In the nearby medieval church of S. Lorenzo (st. Lawrence), on the 10th of August, every year, a historic religious feast is celebrated with local food and wine.

Other medieval towns and villages are present near Farnetta: Todi (17 km), Sangemini, (10 km), Spoleto (42 km), Carsulae (12 km) and Orvieto (38 km).

Transport
Farnetta is served by Bus Italia services to Terni, Todi, Sangemini, Montecastrilli, Avigliano and Amelia.

Economy
Agriculture was important for Farnetta's rural development and poverty reduction. Today the village has made use of its past and created a tourist industry; many people enjoy agriturismi (farm holidays) in the area.

Demography
The population of the civil parish, recorded in the 2001 census, is 246. In the 13th century the population was about 500 (96 fireplaces).

List of people from Farnetta

 Angelo Nevi, Prior of the Comune di Montecastrilli in the 19th century

References

 Alvi, G. B. (1765), Dizionario topografico tudertino, manoscritto, Archivio Storico Comunale, Todi.
 Alvi, G. B., Genealogie di famiglie tuderti, Archivio Storico Comunale, Todi.
 Cerquaglia, Z., (1999), Il comune di Montecastrilli: da Napoleone all'Unità d’Italia, Ediart, Todi.
 Cerquaglia, Z., (2002), Il Comune di Montecastrilli dall'Unità d'Italia alla Prima Guerra Mondiale, Ediart, Todi.
 Covino, R., (1999), Dal decentramento all'autonomia: la provincia di Terni dal 1927 al 1997, Umbriagraf, Terni.
 Contoli, L., Spada, F., (1974), Ricerche sulle Querce caducifiglie italiane: su alcune stazioni a Quercus Frainetto ten. in comune di Montecastrilli (Terni, Umbria), n. 147, Firenze, Istituto Botanico dell'Università, Webbia, 29: 81-86, 1974.

External links
 www.comune.montecastrilli.tr.it/
 www.farnetta.it/

Cities and towns in Umbria


The Rockets–Spurs rivalry is an NBA rivalry between the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs. It is considered one of the most bitter rivalries in the league due to both teams being in the same division, contested games, and close proximity. It is also known as the I-10 Rivalry since San Antonio and Houston lie on Interstate 10, it is one of the three National Basketball Association rivalries between teams from Texas, the others featuring Houston and San Antonio versus the Dallas Mavericks.

Background
The rivalry began in 1976 when the Spurs moved from the American Basketball Association along with the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, and Indiana Pacers. The Rockets and Spurs competed for the division title, with the Rockets winning it first in 1977 and the Spurs in 1978 and 1979. In 1980, they met in the playoffs for the first time as the Rockets led by Moses Malone and Calvin Murphy beat the Spurs led by George Gervin and James Silas 2–1. The rivalry grew intense as both teams moved from the East to the West. They met again in 1981, this time in the second round. The Spurs had home-court advantage, and were heavily favored, winning the Midwest Division Title and the Rockets only 40–42. The Rockets and Spurs fought to the bitter end before the Rockets held on to win Game 7 capped by Murphy's 42 points. The Rockets would advance to the Finals in a losing cause to the Boston Celtics. The rivalry sparkled in 1995 when the sixth-seeded Rockets led by Hakeem Olajuwon beat the top-seeded Spurs led by MVP David Robinson.

Even after Olajuwon was traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2001, he recalled the fond memories he had of playing against his old San Antonio rival.

After years of dormancy, the rivalry once again began to show signs of life following the 2023 draft lottery when prospective first overall pick Victor Wembanyama appeared to celebrate the Rockets' failure to obtain the first pick of the draft. Wembanyama was also visibly delighted upon the Spurs' receiving of the first pick because of the team's popularity in his home country of France.

Notable games

1981 NBA Playoffs
In a classic Game 7, the 40–42 Rockets looked to upset the 52–30 Spurs to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Capped by Calvin Murphy's 42 points, the Rockets defeated the Spurs to advance to the Conference Finals and defeated the likewise 40–42 Kansas City Kings, and moved on to the 1981 NBA Finals where they were defeated by the Celtics. The Spurs waited another 18 years to see a Finals berth and Title.

1995 Playoffs

In 1995, the Rockets looked to win their second straight NBA championship. Despite a slow start, the 6th-seeded Rockets (47–35) managed to get through their first opponent, the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz (60–22) 3–2, and the 2nd-seeded Phoenix Suns (59–23) 4–3. The Rockets would encounter the top seeded Spurs waiting (62–20) for them in the Conference Finals. The Spurs had swept their first round opponent, the Denver Nuggets (41–41) before defeating the Los Angeles Lakers (48–34) in 6 games.

Olajuwon displayed perhaps the most impressive moments of his career when the Rockets faced the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Finals. Recently crowned league MVP Robinson was outplayed by Olajuwon, 35–24 PPG. When asked later what a team could do to "solve" Olajuwon, Robinson told LIFE magazine: "Hakeem? You don't solve Hakeem." The Rockets won every road game that series and beat the Spurs 4–2. The Rockets swept the Orlando Magic in the 1995 NBA Finals 4–0, and secured their second Championship. Thus far, the Rockets had won a division title, conference title and Championship before their rivals.

2004 Rockets comeback
It took place on December 9, 2004, after a long fought game in which the Spurs had mostly led (up by 10 points under a minute left) and the Rockets crowd beginning to boo their own team; Tracy McGrady scored 13 points in 35 seconds, including a 3 with 1.7 seconds left to give the Rockets an 81–80 comeback win. The game ended a 7-game losing streak against the Spurs for Houston.

2008 Spurs comeback
In 2008, the teams would meet for the first match on November 14 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The Spurs began the 2008 season with their worst record in franchise history (2–4), as a result of an injury to Manu Ginóbili at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a sprained ankle to Tony Parker early in the season. This was the first regular season game in which the newly acquired Ron Artest along with Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming would face San Antonio. The Rockets led most of the game, going up by as many as 14 with 7 minutes left. Despite missing more than 40 points in scoring from their two injured guards, two time MVP Tim Duncan (22 pts) and rookie George Hill (17 pts) led the Spurs' comeback. They finally took the lead (76–75) with 59 seconds left on a hook shot by Duncan. He blocked a layup that would have given the Rockets the lead with less than 2 seconds left. After the Spurs made 1 of 2 free throws, the Rockets got one last chance to win, but Artest missed a 3 as time expired, giving San Antonio a 77–75 victory.

2017 Playoffs
The Spurs entered the 2017 NBA playoffs as the second seeded Western Conference team after securing a 61–21 record, their second straight 60+ win season and 20th consecutive postseason appearance. The Spurs dispatched their first round opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies, in six games.

The Rockets entered the playoffs as the third seeded Western Conference team after securing a 55–27 record, a significant improvement over their 41–41 eighth-place finish the previous season. They were led by the 2016-2017 Coach of the Year, Mike D'Antoni. Under D'Antoni, the Rockets set the NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a single season with 1,181. In the first round, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games.

The Spurs and Rockets met in the Western Conference Semifinals. The match-up was the first between the two teams in the playoffs since the 1995 Western Conference Finals. In Game 1, the Rockets defeated the Spurs 126–99. In Game 2 of the series, the Spurs returned the favor with a 121–96 victory. However, the Spurs lost starting point guard Tony Parker indefinitely with a ruptured left quadriceps tendon. The teams split games 3 (Spurs) and 4 (Rockets), evening the series at 2 games apiece.  In Game 5 of the series, all-star Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard suffered an injury to his right ankle in the third quarter, which would eventually result in him sitting out for the closing portions of the game. The game was tightly contest throughout, with both teams failing to capitalize on opportunities to take the lead at the end of regulation.  In the overtime period, Manu Ginóbili blocked James Harden's three-point attempt in the final seconds to secure the 110–107 victory for the Spurs. The Spurs would close out the series in a 114–75 Game 6 win. The 75 points were the lowest point total of the season for the Rockets. The Rockets, known throughout the season for their prolific offense, were held to less than 100 points three times in the series after being held below 100 only five times in the regular season.

References

National Basketball Association rivalries
Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs
1976 establishments in Texas


Touch Up is Mother Mother's debut album released on February 27, 2007, on Last Gang Records. The album was self-titled when it was originally released in 2005. Two tracks were added when the band signed with Last Gang Records and the album was re-released in 2007. A video has been made for the song "Touch Up".

Track listing

Personnel

Mother Mother
 Ryan Guldemond – vocals, guitar, percussion, synthesizer
 Molly Guldemond – vocals
 Debra-Jean Creelman – vocals
 Jeremy Page – bass, alto sax, tenor sax
 Kenton Loewen – drums

Additional Personnel
 Phil Comparelli – trumpet
 Kurt Dahle – drums
 David Spidel – bass, double bass
 Howard Redekopp – bass

Production
 Mother Mother – audio Production, composer
 Howard Redekopp – producer, engineer, mixer
 Craig Waddell – mastering
 Shawn Penner – engineer
 Molly Guldemond – artwork
 Jeremy Page – artwork, design

References

Mother Mother albums
2007 albums


KS 4 or KS4 or KS-4 may refer to:
Key Stage 4, of British secondary education
Kansas's 4th congressional district, United States House of Representatives
K-4 (Kansas highway), American road


KS5 or KS-5 may refer to:

 Kansas's 5th congressional district (1885–1993), United States
 K-5 (Kansas highway), an American road from Leavenworth to Kansas City
 Key Stage 5, education for British students aged 16–18


Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (22 July 1794 – 10 June 1858) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

Personal life
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was born in Bergen as the son of Tycho Didrich Castberg (1755–1801) and his wife Helene Margaretha Calmeyer (1764–1830). He had several brothers and sisters.

Johan Castberg married Anne Margrethe Zimmer Henchel. They had five sons and three daughters, although two children died while young. Their son Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg became a customs surveyor and politician. Through him, Peter was the grandfather of politician Johan Castberg and violinist Torgrim Castberg, and great-grandfather of professor Frede Castberg. Through another son, physician Tycho Fredrik Edvard Castberg, Peter Hersleb Harboe was the father of banker Peter Harboe Castberg and sculptor Oscar Ambrosius Castberg.

Career
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg worked most of his career as a vicar.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830 and 1833, representing the constituency Bratsberg Amt, and in 1836, 1839 and 1842, representing the constituency Laurvik og Sandefjord.

He died in 1858 in Copenhagen.

References

1794 births
1858 deaths
Members of the Storting
Politicians from Telemark
Vestfold politicians
Norwegian priest-politicians


The 2007 Malaysia FA Cup was the 18th season of the Malaysia FA Cup. The competition began on 6 February 2007, and ended with the final on 30 June 2007. Batu Kawan Stadium hosted the final match. A record 22 teams competed in the competition.

The tournament was won by Kedah, who defeated Perlis 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 15 May and 22 May. The second legs were played on 29 May 2007.

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Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were played on 16 June and 23 June 2007.

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Final
The final was held at Batu Kawan Stadium, Penang on the June 30, 2007.

References

Piala FA
2007 domestic association football cups


Peter Harboe Castberg may refer to:

 Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (1794–1858), Norwegian priest and politician
 Peter Harboe Castberg (banker) (1844–1926), Norwegian banker


KS 7 may refer to:
Kansas's 7th congressional district
K-7 (Kansas highway)


Sorrento Football Club, commonly known as Sorrento FC, is a Western Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Duncraig. They currently compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia. The club was founded in 1972.

Current squad

Senior coaching staff
 Head coach: Steve McGarry
 Assistant coach: Ross Greer
 Goalkeeping coach: Alan Young

Honours
 Football West Premier League Champions: 2001, 2006, 2008, 2012
 Football West State Cup Winners: 2011, 2012, 2015

References

External links
Official website

National Premier Leagues clubs
Football West State League teams
Association football clubs established in 1972
1972 establishments in Australia


Pandit Damodar Hota (; 25 December 1935 – 5 February 2022) was an Indian classical vocalist, musicologist, composer, and guru based in Odisha, India. He was an exponent of  Hindustani classical music as well as Odissi classical music (Udra Paddhatiya Sangita).

His primary research on Odissi classical music in the 1960s was groundbreaking in uncovering the historical roots, distinct ragas, talas, and lakshyanas of the music.

Career

A Top Grade artist of Doordarshan and All India Radio, he started learning music from his mother Smt. Dandimani Devi and father Sri Gopinath Hota who was skilled in Odissi music and Mardala. He also learned from the elderly musicians of the Jaga-Akhadas of Puri and the Jagannath Temple. He continued higher training in Odissi music under Guru Nrusingha Nath Khuntia.

He was a chief disciple of Padmashree Pt. Balwant Rai Bhatt (Bhav Rang) and Pandit Pt. Omkarnath Thakur (Pranav Rang). His compositions bear the pen name 'Swar Rang'.

He attended the College of Music and Fine Arts at Banaras Hindu University. For his Doctor of Music (Sangeet Pravin) degree, he was awarded the Pandit Mirashi Buwa Puraskar. He held Madhyama Purna in Tabla and Visharad in Pakhawaj.

He served as principal and senior faculty of Hindustani vocal music at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.

Teaching
Pandit Hota had been teaching music in the gurukula tradition since 1963. He was the founder and chief guru of Swar Rang, an institution of Hindustani Classical and Udra Paddhatiya Sangita. To aid teaching and preservation, he authored numerous books notating and discussing the practice, compositions, theory, and historical aspects of both forms of music. Many of the books are used as syllabus work across Odisha. From 2007 to 2016, Pandit Hota organized the annual Tridhara National Music Conference to spread knowledge of Udra Paddhatiya Sangita alongside the two other forms of Indian Classical Music. Pandit Hota established the Sri Jagannath Institute of Udra Padhhatiya Sangeet for research and training in Udra Paddhatiya Sangita (Odissi music).

Death
He died in Bhubaneswar on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.

Published works
 Kisora Chandrananda Champu Lahari
 Udra Paddhatiya Mela Raga Tala Lakhyana (in 7 parts)
 Hindustani Sangeeta Lahari (in 5 parts)
 Lakhyana O Swara Malika Lahari (part 1)
 Srimandira Sangeeta Mala (in 2 parts)
 Sangeet Shashtra (part 1)
 Bharatiya Sangeeta Ra Itihasa (in 2 parts)
 Udra Paddhatiya Mela Raga Tala O Prabandha Lakhyana (part 1)

References

1935 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Indian male classical singers
Hindustani singers
People from Puri
Gwalior gharana
Indian music educators
Banaras Hindu University alumni
Odissi music
Recipients of the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi award


Abuná is one of the five provinces of the Bolivian department of Pando and is situated in the department's northern central parts. It has its name from Río Abuná, the border river to neighbouring Brazil.

Location
Aroma province is located between 9° 53' and 11° 06' South and between 66° 27' and 67° 42' West. It extends over 120–250 km from North to South, and 350 km from West to East.

The province is situated in the Amazon lowlands of Bolivia and borders Brazil in the North, Nicolás Suárez Province in the Northwest and West, Manuripi Province in the South, and Federico Román Province in the East.

Population
The population of Abuná Province has increased by 40% over the recent two decades:
1992: 2,652 inhabitants (census)
2001: 2,996 inhabitants (census)
2005: 3,475 inhabitants (est.)
2010: 3,729 inhabitants (est.)

 45.4% of the population are younger than 15 years old. (1992)

 52.3% of the population speak Spanish, 2.8% speak Aymara, 2.0% Quechua, and 52.8 speak other indigenous languages. (1992)

The literacy rate of the province's population is 47.4%. (1992)

 87.6% of the population have no access to electricity, 83.6% have no sanitary facilities. (1992)

 83.5% of the population are Catholics, 15.4% are Protestants. (1992)

Division
The province comprises two municipios:
Santa Rosa del Abuná Municipality - 3,090 km2 - 2,097 inhabitants (2001)
Ingavi Municipality - 4,378 km2 - 899 inhabitants (2001)

References

External links
General map of province
Detailed map of province towns and rivers
Population data (Spanish)
Social data (Spanish)

Provinces of Pando Department


Jogen Chowdhury (born 19 February 1939) is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well.

Lines and its tactile characteristic to enhance colours is an important material in Indian Art for ages. Jogen Chowdhury himself is a master of lines and he has mastered to make the curves depict the character of his figures. By careful distortion of the form he imparts the air of caricature in his figures, figures of men and women. The figure is always the most important and conveys all the artist has to express. Colour, he uses though, is to provide matter into the form. R. Siva Kumar has lucidly described Jogen's works in the following excerpt:"The pulse and rhythm of Jogen Chowdhury’s art comes from a filial affinity to nature and milieu. In Chowdhury’s more recent works the sensory experiences of cloth, bolsters, sofas and the human body are cross-projected to produce an uncanny world of tran-substantiated tumescence and flaccidness. Mnemic displacements and personal associations add to the symbolic ambivalence of his motifs, making his images come closer to inexplicable experiences than to explicit signs. In the postures of some figures we feel an animal sentience, in the ripe anatomy of others we savour a fruity succulence. The figures are wrought by a combination of decorative wilfulness and expressive distortion and are imbued with an effusive sensuality. Chowdhury’s art is rich in suggestions; it is to be apprehended without bracketing our fund of knowledge, experience or memories, but also cannot be narrativised without trivialising it, without depleting its sensory particularities."

Biography

Early life and education
Jogen was born in Daharpara Village, a village in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh in 1939. His father Pramatha Nath Chowdhury was a Brahmin zamindar. Jogen received the interest on art from his parents as both his parents were artists. Pramatha Nath was interested in Hindu mythological incidents and characters. He had painted several mythological scenes from the village theatres. He had also sculpted various Hindu deities.
Jogen's mother was an expert in Alpana drawings.

Jogen Chowdhury was born and brought-up in a village culture and atmosphere. Just before partition Jogen along with his father came to Calcutta; the rest of the family moved to Calcutta in 1948, after the partition. The family stayed at his uncle's quarter. Here Jogen painted his first painting, on the wall.

In 1951, Jogen's family moved to Saheednagar Colony, Dhakuria.

Jogen was admitted to the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata in 1955 wherefrom he graduated by 1960. His first job was as an art teacher in Howrah Zilla School. After two years in 1962, he was employed as Designer in the Handloom Board, Calcutta.

His youth
In 1965, he went to Paris to study in Ecole des Beaux Arts, in William Hayter's Atelier 17. Afterwards he spent five months in London.

He returned to India in early 1968. He was appointed as a textile designer in the Handloom Board in Chennai. In 1970, he joined the Calcutta Painters Group. His first collection of poems Hridoy Train Beje Othey was also published in the same year.

He quit his job at the Madras Handloom Board in 1972 to join the Art Gallery of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi as a Curator. Due to this new job, he moved to New Delhi. He founded the Gallery 26 and Artists' Forum in New Delhi in 1975 along with some leading painters of New Delhi. In 1986, Jogen represented India in the 'Festival of Art' in Baghdadwi.

Santiniketan
In 1987, Jogen Chowdhury joined Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan as professor of painting. Beside his numerous paintings, exhibitions, he has written extensively on contemporary art. He was also appointed as Juror in several exhibitions.

Awards and honors

 Awarded by the Prix le France de la Jeune Peinture, Paris (1966),
 Awarded at the 2nd Biennale of Havana, Cuba (1986),
 Awarded at the International Print Biennale, Bhopal (1995),
 Honored with the prestigious Kalidas Samman by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, (2001),
An honorary D.Litt. by Rabindra Bharati University (2010),
Awarded by the Banga Bibhushan award by the Government of West Bengal (2012),
Honored by the Zainul Samman (2016) by Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

Publications

 The Arts of India, by Basil Grey, Phaidon (1981),
 Image and Imagination by Geeti Sen, Mapin (1996),
 Jogen Chowdhury Chitrakala (Bengali), Arun Sen (1996),
 Indian Contemporary Art: Post Independence, Vadehra Art Gallery (1997),
 Major Trends in Indian Art, Lalit Kala Akademi (1997),
 The Flamed Mosaic, Indian Contemporary Painting by Neville Neville Tuli, HEART (1997),
 Dreams 1900–2000, edited by Lynn Gamwell, Cornell University Press (2000),
 When Was Modernism, by Gaeta Kapur, Tulika (2000),
 Indian Art, by Partha Mitter, Oxford (2001),
 A Special Issue on Jogen Chowdhury (Bengali), Nandimukh Publication (2002),
Contemporary Art of Bengal, Mapin (2003),
Indian Art: An Overview, edited by Gayatri Sinha, Rupa & Co. (2003),
Ten Contemporary Artists of Bengal (Bengali) Pratikshan (2003),
Jogen Chowdhury Enigmatic Visions, published by Glenbarra Art Museum, collected works from exhibitions at Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata (2006)
Jo 2021, Published by Debovasa (September, 2021)
Jogen Chowdhury Sketchbook 1986–87, Published by Debovasa (February, 2023)
Jogen Chowdhury Sketchbook 1962, Published by Debovasa (March, 2023)

Political career
In 2014, Jogen Chowdhury has been elected as a member of Rajya Sabha from Trinamool Congress.

References
5.Retrospective exhibition of Jogen Chowdhury at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore in Apr 2016

 Jogen Chowdhury Official website

External links
 Jogen Chowdhury Artworks and Public Auction Prices and Economic Data
 "Jogen Chowdhury Profile,Interview and Artworks"

 "Gallerie Nvyā – Artist/ View all/ Jogen Chowdhury"
 The palette Art Gallery ''Jogen Chowdhury'''s biography and selected works.
 The CIMA Art Gallery ''Jogen Chowdhury'''s biography and selected works.
 Contemporary Indian Art ''Jogen Chowdhury'''s biography and selected works.
 Artnet.com ''Jogen Chowdhury'''s selected works on sale.

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Ring were an English psychedelic rock band active during the 1980s.

The band is notable for having helped to launch the subsequent musical careers of Robert White (Levitation, The Milk And Honey Band), Michael Tubb (also of The Milk And Honey Band) and Christian Hayes (Cardiacs, Levitation, Dark Star, Mikrokosmos).

Sound and style
The band were noted for their diverse music "blending all manner of riffs and noises"  and for their tendency to use circus-style face-paint. This sometimes resulted in them being accused of copying Cardiacs, a fellow musical act of the time that had emerged some years previously and were already renowned for their eclectic and unique sound, as well as their manically exaggerated stagecraft and use of face-paint. Commenting on the Zag And The Coloured Beads homepage, one unidentified member or associate of Ring (allegedly singer Jonny Karma) has admitted that Ring's final cassette album, Nervous Recreations, sounded "transparently in awe of Cardiacs."

History
Ring evolved out of the south London experimental rock scene of the 1980s and played frequently at London free festivals of the time. The band released three cassette albums and had a shifting line-up in which members used a variety of pseudonyms.

The two consistent core members were Ian "Zag" Faichne (guitar, synthesizer, vocals, percussion) and Robert White (bass, synthesizer, vocals and guitar). Other key members included Bronwen Grieves (synthesizer and vocals) and Mick Oynugulos (drums), both of whom played on the first two cassette albums. Michael Tubb contributed to the middle period of Ring activity, playing guitar on the second cassette album (O De Dun Dun). Greaves and Oynuglos left the band before the third cassette album Nervous Recreations, for which White and Zag were joined by a new line-up including Christian "Bic" Hayes (guitar, synthesizer, vocals), Adrian (percussion) and Stompy and Jonny Karma (vocals).

It is not precisely recorded when Ring came to an end, but it seems likely that the band petered out in 1990 following White and Hayes' recruitment into Levitation - a band with much more music industry interest (and consequently larger demands regarding time and commitment) than their other projects).

Musical connections and further activity
Ring had a longstanding connection with Zag And The Coloured Beads with whom they shared three members at various times (Ian Faichne, Robert White, and Michael Tubb) and Bing Organ's Beastly Scrapings (two members - Michael Tubb and Rachel Howard) during the middle period.

As previously mentioned, Robert White and Christian Hayes both joined Levitation in 1990, from which Hayes went on to form Dark Star. White later set up The Milk And Honey Band in 1994, in which he was joined by Michael Tubb in 1999.

Roughly parallel to his time with Ring, Christian Hayes was working with The Dave Howard Singers and subsequently Cardiacs. He would also work with Panixsphere, Heather Nova and The Pet Shop Boys. He currently works as a solo artist under the name of Mikrokosmos.

Pseudonyms
In addition to Faichne and Hayes being universally known as "Zag" and "Bic" respectively, Ring members and guest contributors tended to operate under a variety of pseudonyms (in particular when listed in sleevenotes). Here are the pseudonyms used for the main members (pseudonyms used by guests and associates are listed in the Members section below).

 Ian Faichne - a.k.a. "Zag",  "ZagRing" or "Zaggo Raggetty Crowman"
 Michael Tubb - a.k.a. "Mik Tubb"
 Robert White - a.k.a. "Bob White", "Bob The Duke Chalky White", "Duke Bob Chalky White"
 Bronwen Greaves - a.k.a. "Bronisynthi" or "BronWen Greavsy"
 Mick Oynugulos - ak.a.  "Micky"
 Adrian Barker - a.k.a. "Flat Hat"

Albums
 Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984 (cassette-only album)
 O De Dun Dun (cassette & archival digital reissue)
 Nervous Recreations (cassette-only album)

List of members
 Ian "Zag" Faichne - guitar, synthesizers, vocals, percussion
 Robert White - bass, synthesizers, voice, percussion, guitar
 Mick Oynugulos - drums, percussion, voice (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984, O De Dun Dun)
 Bronwen Greaves - synthesizers, voice (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984, O De Dun Dun)
 "John-a-gram" - saxophone, voice (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984)
 "Steve Ring" - guitar, percussion, voice (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984)
 "Rory Cavity Store" - vocals (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984
 "Adrian" - percussion (Demo Tape No. 1 October 1984, Nervous Recreations), drums Nervous Recreations)
 "Taff Swansea" - percussion (O De Dun Dun - possibly a pseudonym for Andrew Gooding)
 Rachel Howard - vocals (O De Dun Dun)
 Michael "Mik" Tubb - guitar (O De Dun Dun)
 "Big Ron" - electronic drums (O De Dun Dun)
 "Mr Timothy Whiskers" - vocals (O De Dun Dun)
 Christian "Bic" Hayes - guitar, synthesizers, voice (Nervous Recreations)
 "Matt" - guitar (Nervous Recreations)
 "Tom" - drums (Nervous Recreations)
 "Mark" - keyboards (Nervous Recreations)
 "Jonny Karma" - vocals (Nervous Recreations)
 "Stompy" - vocals (Nervous Recreations)
 "Trog A.K.A. Trogledyte Cave-Dweller" - synthesizers

References

External links

 Ring biography on Zag And The Coloured Beads homepage

English psychedelic rock music groups
English experimental musical groups


is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 Four Continents champion, 2010 World Junior champion, 2009–10 JGP Final champion, and a four-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2010, 2011; silver in 2012, 2013).

Personal life
Murakami was born on November 7, 1994 in Naka-ku, Nagoya.

Career

Early career
Making her first international appearance, Murakami won the silver medal in the spring girls category at the Mladost Trophy in the 2004–05 season.

In the 2005–06 season, she won silver at the 2005–06 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, which is the lower of the novice levels. This medal earned her a trip to compete in the spring competition, the Gardena Spring Trophy, which she won on the novice level. Murakami competed at the 2006–07 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category and placed 7th, and at the 2007–08 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice A category, she placed 5th.

2008–09 season: Junior international debut

Murakami debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at her first event in Madrid, Spain. At her second event, in Sheffield, England, she won the competition. She was the 4th qualifier for the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

Prior to the JGP Final, Murakami competed at the 2008–09 Japan Junior Championships, which served both as the junior national championships and the qualifier for the Japanese team to the World Junior Championships. Murakami placed 7th in the short program and won the free skating to take the bronze medal, which earned her an invitation to compete at the 2008–09 senior national championships. However, as Japan had earned only two berths to the 2009 World Junior Championships, Murakami did not qualify.

At the JGP Final, she placed 2nd in the short program and 3rd in the free skating to place 4th overall. Following the Final, Murakami competed at the 2008–09 Japan Championships, where she placed 7th in the short program, 8th in the free skating, and 7th overall.

2009–10 season: JGP Final and World Junior title

In the 2009–10 season, Murakami competed on the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix and won both her events to qualify for the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final. And she won a gold medal at the JGP Final.

At the 2009–10 Japan Junior Championships, she won both segments of the competition to win the title overall.
The win qualified her for the 2009–10 Japan Championship, where she placed fifth overall, behind Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Yukari Nakano, and Miki Ando.

She was assigned to compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships, where she won the title after placing second in the short program and first in the free skating.

2010–11 season: Senior debut
Murakami moved up to the senior ISU Grand Prix for the 2010–11 season. Her assignments for the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 NHK Trophy and the 2010 Skate America.

At the 2010 NHK Trophy, she placed second in the short program behind Carolina Kostner, and fifth in the free skating to capture the bronze medal. During both programs, she landed a triple toe-triple toe combination cleanly. At the 2010 Skate America, she placed second in the short program after singling her double Axel. She placed second in the free skate behind Rachael Flatt and won the gold medal.

Murakami qualified for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final. She placed third in the short program and second in the free skate on her way to the bronze medal.

2011–12 season
In the 2011–12 Grand Prix season, Murakami finished sixth overall at the 2011 Cup of China and fourth at the 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard. She earned her second consecutive bronze medal at the 2011 Japan Championships.

Murakami placed fourth at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and fifth at the 2012 World Championships.

She was part of the ladies' team representing Japan at the 2012 ISU World Team Trophy. She placed 3rd in the short program but 8th in the free skating and finished 6th overall.

2012–13 season
Murakami started her season with bronze at the 2012 Skate Canada International and finished 4th at her next event, the 2012 Cup of Russia. She placed second at the 2012–13 Japan Championships.

She won the bronze medal in her third appearance at the 2013 Four Continents Championships with fellow Japanese medalists Mao Asada and Akiko Suzuki taking the gold and silver medal respectively.

Murakami finished 4th at the 2013 World Championships setting a personal best score of 189.73 points.

2013–14 season: Four Continents champion
Murakami finished 4th at her first Grand Prix event of the season, the 2013 Cup of China, and then 7th at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. At 2013–14 Japan Championships, she finished second behind Akiko Suzuki. After the event, she began wearing new boots which caused swelling in her right ankle.

Murakami won the 2014 Four Continents Championships setting a new personal best overall score of 196.91 points, as well as a personal best in the free skating with 132.18 points. At her Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, Murakami placed 15th in the short program, 12th in the free skating, and placed 12th overall. She finished 10th at the 2014 World Championships.

2014–15 season
Murakami started off her season by competing at Japan Open, where she placed 4th in the ladies' event and Team Japan finished 3rd overall. She then won a medal on the Grand Prix series, taking bronze at the 2014 Cup of China after placing third in both segments. At the 2014 NHK Trophy, she finished 4th after placing 3rd in the short program and 7th in the free skating. With those results, she was the third alternate for the 2014-15 Grand Prix Final.

At the 2014–15 Japan Championships, Murakami placed 9th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and fourth overall. She was selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships due to her placements in her Grand Prix events. At Worlds, she placed 4th in the short program, 8th in the free skate and 7th overall, earning season's best scores in all segments.

Murakami then competed at 2015 World Team Trophy where she finished 6th and Team Japan placed third overall. After twisting her ankle during an ice show in late April 2015, she cancelled the rest of her post-season skating appearances.

2015–16 season
Murakami resumed regular training in September 2015. She began her season on the Challenger Series, placing 7th at the U.S. Classic. Her Grand Prix assignments were the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard. She finished fourth at both events. In France, the second day of competition was cancelled due to the Paris attacks and the short program standings were deemed the final results.

Murakami placed 6th at the Japanese Championships and 7th at the 2016 Four Continents.

2016–17 season
Murakami performed an exhibition program as a special guest at the 2017 World Team Trophy and announced her retirement.

Endorsements and public life
Murakami is sponsored by Adidas Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Nichirei, Brother Industries, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., and Nippon Menard Cosmetic Co., Ltd, in addition to several local companies.

Following her win at the 2010 World Junior Championships, Murakami has taken part in many local events including the first pitch ceremony of Chunichi Dragons, a professional baseball team based in Nagoya.

Programs

Competitive highlights
 GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Detailed results

Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior results

Junior results

Novice results

References

 Ice Challenge Senior Ladies results
 2006–07 Japan Novice Championships
 2007–08 Japan Novice Championships

External links

 kanako-murakami.com

1994 births
Living people
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Asian Games medalists in figure skating
Figure skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
Japanese female single skaters
Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Olympic figure skaters for Japan
Figure skaters from Nagoya
World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists


The Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao() is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church and consists of part of the east and the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico. The current bishop is Luis Miranda Rivera, who was appointed on May 16, 2020, by Pope Francis. The mother church is Cathedral Santiago Apóstol in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

The See of Fajardo–Humacao was canonically erected on May 11, 2008, and is a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico. Its jurisdiction includes the municipalities of Loíza, Canóvanas, Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Naguabo, Humacao, Culebra, and Vieques.

Ordinaries
The list of the Bishops of Fajardo–Humacao (Latin rite) and their tenures of service:
 Eusebio Ramos Morales (March 11, 2008 – February 2, 2017), appointed Bishop of Caguas
 Luis Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. (Appointed on May 16, 2020; Consecrated and installed on August 15, 2020)

San Juan Archdiocese bankruptcy
On 7 September 2018, Judge Edward Godoy ruled that the bankruptcy filed by the Archdiocese of San Juan would also apply to every Catholic diocese in Puerto Rico, including Fajardo-Humacao, and that all would now have their assets protected under Chapter 11.

Gallery

See also

 Catholic Church by country
 Catholic Church in the United States
 Global organisation of the Catholic Church
 Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
 List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
 List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
 List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
 List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References

External links
 Official Facebook page (in Spanish)
 Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao GCatholic.org website

2008 establishments in Puerto Rico
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao
Roman Catholic dioceses in Puerto Rico
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
Roman Catholic bishops of Fajardo–Humacao
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Humacao, Puerto Rico


Early Autumn is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. Spenser is hired to protect a boy, Paul Giacomin, from being kidnapped in a custody quarrel. He ends up taking care of the boy, who is socially immature, having been ignored by his parents, only used as a pawn in their quarrelling.  Spenser takes him in and helps him mature through learning to box, exercising, weight-lifting and building a cottage. At the same time, with the help of Hawk, he collects enough information about the parents that they leave the boy alone and let Spenser unofficially adopt him.

Literary Allusions

"Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary." p.19
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes Series

"Join a gang of pickpockets and live in the slums of London?" p. 25 Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"Make a raft and float down the Mississippi?" p.26
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Paul Giacomin goes on to appear in several later Spenser novels, usually as a minor character.

References

1980 American novels
Spenser (novel series)


This page details the match results and statistics of the Afghanistan national football team.

Key

Key to matches
Att.=Match attendance
(H)=Home ground
(A)=Away ground
(N)=Neutral ground

Key to record by opponent
Pld=Games played
W=Games won
D=Games drawn
L=Games lost
GF=Goals for
GA=Goals against

Results
Afghanistan's score is shown first in each case.

Notes

Record by opponent

References

Men's
Results


Lau Kar-wing (born 1944) is a martial artist, Hong Kong martial arts film director, action choreographer and actor.

Background
Born in the Xinhui District of Jiangmen in Guangdong, China, Lau Kar-wing was the fourth child of Lau Cham (), a martial arts master who studied under Lam Sai-wing, pupil of the legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung.

Lau began learning kung fu in his early teens, learning in secret at his father's school. When his older brother, Lau Kar-leung, discovered this, he began teaching Kar-wing himself.

Film career
Before becoming famous, Lau worked as an extra and choreographer on the black & white Wong Fei-hung films, which starred Kwan Tak-hing as the titular hero. Lau was given his start working under his father and brother in these films, and followed his brother to become a stuntman and assistant choreographer.

In the 1960s he became one of the Shaw Brothers Studio's main action choreographers, working with many directors on films such as King Boxer (1972). Lau evolved to become a director in the late 1970s. By this time he was already an accomplished actor and action choreographer outside of Shaw Brothers.

In the 1970s, Lau formed a partnership with Sammo Hung and Karl Maka. The trio started their own film production company in 1978, Gar Bo Motion Picture Company. They made just two films, before Maka left to start Cinema City. Both films starred Lau, Hung and Maka, Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978) and  Odd Couple (1979). During this period, Lau continued to make films for Shaw Brothers Studio.
He moved with the times, in the 1980s he alternated between his own work, and that of Sammo Hung. He also found the time to appear in several of his brother, Lau Kar-leung's films. In 1989, Lau Kar-wing directed City Cops, one of Cynthia Rothrock's best films.

During the late 1980s and early 90s, Lau's output slowed down. Since 1994 he has virtually retired from the industry. One of his best known efforts from this period is Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990), alongside his old collaborators, Sammo Hung and Karl Maka. Kar-wing worked alongside his brother, Kar-leung, as martial arts choreographer on the film Drunken Monkey (2002), and was an uncredited martial arts advisor on Tsui Hark's Seven Swords (2005). Footage of Wing's performance in the 1976 film Tiger & Crane Fists was utilized for the character Wimp Lo in the 2002 American comedy film Kung Pow! Enter the Fist.

Lau is also a skilled lion dance performer, and has demonstrated this ability in at least two films Why Me? (1985) and Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997).

Personal life
Lau is the younger brother of actor, director and action choreographer Lau Kar-leung. Gordon Liu (a.k.a. Lau Kar-fai) is a godson to Lau's parents. He is father to TVB actor Lau Wing-kin. His nephew, Lau Kar-yung (the son of Lau's older sister), is also an actor, action choreographer and director.

Selected filmography

As director

 He Has Nothing But Kung Fu (1977)
 Dirty Kung Fu (1978)
 Fists and Guts (1979)
 Odd Couple (1979)
 Shaolin Warrior (1980)
 Treasure Hunters (1981)
 Till Death Do We Scare (1982)
 The Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)
 Play Catch (1983)
 Wits of the Brats (1984)
 From the Great Beyond a.k.a. Those Merry Souls (1985)
 Scared Stiff (1987)
 The Dragon Family (1988)
 City Cops (1989)
 Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990)
 Innocent Killer (1994)

As martial arts choreographer

 The Elusive Golden Butterfly (1966)
 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)
 The Strange Sword (1968)
 Three Young Girls (1968)
 Let's Sing and Dance to Celebrate a Peaceful Year (1969)
 Valley of the Fangs (1970)
 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward (1970)
 The Heroic Ones (1970)
 The Swift Knight (1971)
 The Oath of Death (1971)
 Young People (1972)
 Water Margin (1972)
 5 Fingers of Death a.k.a. King Boxer (1972)
 Prodigal Boxer (1972)
 Delightful Forest (1972)
 Boxer from Shantung (1972)
 Black Guide (1973)
 Devil and Angel (1973)
 Death on the Docks (1973)
 The Private Eye (1973)
 The Inheritor of Kung Fu (1973)
 The Mandarin (1973)
 Return of the Assassin (1973)
 The Young Tiger (1973)
 Breakout from Oppression (1973)
 The Escaped Convict (1974)
 The Concrete Jungle (1974)
 The Drug Addict (1974)
 A Mad World of Fools (1974)
 Five Tough Guys (1974)
 The Thunder Kick (1974)
 Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
 Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
 The Monk (1975)
 The Taxi Driver (1975)
 Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
 He Has Nothing But Kung Fu (1977)
 One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry (1977)
 Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)
 Dirty Kung Fu (1978)
 His Name Is Nobody (1979)
 Fists and Guts (1979)
 Odd Couple (1979)
 Shaolin Warrior (1980)
 Treasure Hunters (1981)
 The Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)
 Aces Go Places 2 (1983)
 Shanghai 13 (1984)
 Prison on Fire (1987)
 Armour of God (1987)
 Return of the Lucky Stars (1989)
 Just Heroes (1989)
 Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
 City Cops (1989)
 Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
 Full Contact (1992)
 Innocent Killer (1994)
 Drunken Monkey (2002)
 Seven Swords (2005) (uncredited)

As actor

 The Professionals (1967)
 The Thundering Sword (1967)
 King Cat (1967)
 The Black Killer (1967)
 The Sword and the Lute (1967)
 Lady in Distress: The Invincible Fighter (1967)
 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)
 The Assassin (1967)
 Girl in Red (1967)
 The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
 Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
 Red Lamp Shaded in Blood (1968)
 The Magnificent Five (1968)
 The White Dragon (1968)
 Golden Swallow (1968)
 The Silver Fox (1968)
 The Sword of Swords (1968)
 Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
 Dead End (1969)
 The Oath of Death (1971)
 The Jade Faced Assassin (1971)
 The Swift Knight (1971)
 Hooded Swordsman (1971)
 The Inheritor of Kung Fu (1973)
 Devil and Angel (1973)
 The Devil's Treasure (1973)
 The Mandarin (1973)
 Kung Fu on the Bosphorus (1974)
 The Monk (1975)
 Challenge of the Masters (1976)
 Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
 Savage Killers (1976)
 The Good, the Bad and the Loser (1976)
 He Has Nothing But Kung Fu (1977)
 Iron Fists (1977)
 One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry (1977)
 The Secret of the Shaolin Poles (1977)
 The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
 Shaolin Mantis (1978)
 Dirty Kung Fu (1978)
 Warriors Two (1978)
 Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)
 Spiritual Boxer II (1979)
 Fists and Guts (1979)
 His Name Is Nobody (1979)
 Odd Couple (1979)
 Knockabout (1979)
 Shaolin Warrior (1980)
 Treasure Hunters (1981)
 Cat vs Rat (1982)
 It Takes Two (1982)
 Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
 Till Death Do We Scare (1982)
 Play Catch (1983)
 Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
 My Lucky Stars (1985)
 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
 Millionaire's Express (1986)
 Trouble Couples (1987)
 Tiger on Beat (1988)
 The Dragon Family (1988)
 Return of the Lucky Stars (1989)
 Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
 Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990)
 Twin Dragons (1992)
 Innocent Killer (1994)
 Wong Fei Hung Series (1996)
 Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
 Fist Power (2000)
 Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002, archival footage)
 Anna in Kungfuland (2003)
 Ultimate Fight (2004)

References

External links

 Lau Kar-wing's filmography

Hong Kong film directors
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong kung fu practitioners
Shaw Brothers Studio films
Chinese Hung Gar practitioners
1944 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Guangdong
People from Jiangmen
People from Xinhui District
Male actors from Guangdong
Film directors from Guangdong
Action choreographers
Chinese male film actors
Chinese film directors


Convergence is the state of a set of routers that have the same topological information about the internetwork in which they operate. For a set of routers to have converged, they must have collected all available topology information from each other via the implemented routing protocol, the information they gathered must not contradict any other router's topology information in the set, and it must reflect the real state of the network. In other words: in a converged network all routers "agree" on what the network topology looks like.

Convergence is an important notion for a set of routers that engage in dynamic routing. All Interior Gateway Protocols rely on convergence to function properly. "To have, or be,  converged" is the normal state of an operational autonomous system. The Exterior Gateway Routing Protocol BGP typically never converges because the Internet is too big for changes to be communicated fast enough.

Convergence process

When a routing protocol process is enabled, every participating router will attempt to exchange information about the topology of the network. The extent of this information exchange, the way it is sent and received, and the type of information required vary widely depending on the routing protocol in use, see e.g. RIP, OSPF, BGP4.

A state of convergence is achieved once all routing protocol-specific information has been distributed to all routers participating in the routing protocol process. Any change in the network that affects routing tables will break the convergence temporarily until this change has been successfully communicated to all other routers.

Convergence time

Convergence time is a measure of how fast a group of routers reach the state of convergence. It is one of the main design goals and an important performance indicator for routing protocols, which should implement a mechanism that allows all routers running the protocol to quickly and reliably converge. Of course, the size of the network also plays an important role. A larger network will converge more slowly than a smaller one.

RIP is a routing protocol that converges so slowly that even a network of a few routers can take a couple of minutes to converge. In case of a new route being advertised, triggered updates can speed up RIP's convergence but to flush a route that previously existed takes longer due to the holddown timers in use. OSPF is an example of a fast-converging routing protocol. A network of a few OSPF routers can converge in a matter of seconds.

Certain configuration and hardware conditions will prevent a network from ever converging. For instance, a "flapping" interface (an interface that frequently changes its state between "up" and "down") might cause conflicting information to propagate throughout the network so the routers never agree on its current state. Under certain circumstances it might be desirable to withhold detailed routing information from parts of the network via route aggregation, thereby speeding up convergence of the topological information shared by all routers.

See also

 Routing
 Router
 Routing protocol
 Dynamic routing
 Interior Gateway Protocol
 Routing Information Protocol
 Open Shortest Path First
 IS-IS
 Border Gateway Protocol
 Route flapping

References

Computer networking
Routing


Carl Quinn is a Cree First Nations singer-songwriter from the Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta. He is also a traditional pow-wow dancer and sings with the Pisimoyapi drum group, since their inception.  Throughout his music career Quinn has developed a genre in which he self-described as "New World" and that can be identified by its assortment of pop, rock, pow-wow, and electronica. He has released three albums focused on life, love, tradition and values, all of which he sang in his Native Cree (Nehiyo) language. In 2003, Quinn was awarded the Best Traditional Album, Contemporary Award at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMAs) for his Nehiyo Album and in 2005 at the CAMAs he was awarded the best songwriter for "Ni Ototem" and "Otapihkes" which were both from his Ni Ototem album.

History
Carl Quinn is one son from a family of twelve and he was born on the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in a dirt-floored one room shack. Although, throughout his life he has experienced being a hunter, trapper, farm hand, construction worker, and a human resource consultant, he is best known for being a leader in his community by becoming the youngest Chief ever to be elected on the Saddle Lake reserve and even greater known by becoming a great musical inspiration upon his people. The musical influences Quinn originally grew up with were the songs of the traditional ceremony, round dance, handgame, and pow-wow of his Cree heritage. When receiving his first guitar at fifteen Quinn began emulating music of the folk and rock sound from the late sixties and early seventies. Quinn eventually started writing his own music that combined sounds from his musical influences, citing Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, Dwight Yoakam, and his traditional musical background.

Discography
Albums

Ni Ototem (unknown)
Nehiyo (Copyrighted by Pisimoyapi Productions 2003, arranged by Tomas Brabec and Carl Quinn, released January 18, 2005)
Nosisim
Kisenapew
Ka Sipihkosit Atahkos (a song about the resiliency of the"Nehiyo" and the assault on the "Nehiyo" identity)
Nipin (a summer song meant to be lively and fun)
Pakamapiskwewin (a song about golf from a humorous perspective)
Kiwihtamawin
Kise-Yotin
Sakastew
Takawakin Awasis

Nimosom (2007)
Ahaw
Akitah
Awasis
Iyiniw
Meena
Nehiyo
Nemakikwiy
Newayak
Nimosom
Nipahwih
Nitanis
Nohta
O Kistin
Onitopayo
Otapihkes
Pisimoyapi
Sakihitwask

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Cree people
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Ne-Yo is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. While a teenager, he wrote songs for other artists, such as Youngstown and Mario, for whom he wrote "Let Me Love You". The song became "one of the most-played songs on urban radio stations across the U.S". Ne-Yo has released four studio albums: In My Own Words (2006), Because of You (2007), Year of the Gentleman (2008), and Libra Scale (2010). His debut album, In My Own Words, was released in early 2006 through Def Jam Recordings and debuted at number one on Billboard 200. More than 301,000 copies were sold in the first week, and the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America after more than two million copies were sold in the United States and four million worldwide. His second album, Because of You, was released in May 2007, and its first single was "Because of You".

Ne-Yo has received several nominations at the Grammy Awards during his career; among these are Best Contemporary R&B Album for In My Own Words, Because of You and Year of the Gentleman, Album of the Year for Year of the Gentleman, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "So Sick", "Because of You" and "Miss Independent", Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Closer", Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Hate That I Love You" and Best R&B Song for "Hate That I Love You" and "Miss Independent". The MTV Video Music Awards has nominated Ne-Yo once, in 2008 for Best Dancing in a Video for "Closer". Ne-Yo has also received one award from six nominations at the BET Awards. Overall, Ne-Yo has received eight awards from 31 nominations.

Recently, Ne-Yo was honored with four awards at the 2009 ASCAP "Rhythm & Soul Awards". Ne-Yo took home awards for "Closer", "Take a Bow", "Miss Independent", and "Bust It Baby II".

American Music Awards
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Ne-Yo has received two nominations.

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BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network. Ne-Yo has received two awards from seven nominations.

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BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards is an annual awards show hosted by BET. Ne-Yo has received four nominations.

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Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards is sponsored by Billboard magazine, and is one of several United States music awards shows (among the others are the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards).

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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Ne-Yo has won three awards from 15 nominations.

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|"Irreplaceable" (as a producer)
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MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards is an awards ceremony established in 1995 by Kanya King. Ne-Yo has received two awards from eight nominations.

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MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Ne-Yo has received four nominations.

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MTV Video Music Awards Japan

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| Best Karaokee Song ||
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| Closer || Best Male Video ||
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| 2011 || Champagne Life||

People's Choice Awards

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Soul Train Music Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual awards show that honors black musicians and entertainers. Ne-Yo has received one award from five nominations.

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| "Sexy Love" || Best R&B/Soul Male Single ||
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|rowspan="3"| 2009 ||rowspan="2"| "Knock You Down" || Record of the Year ||
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References

Ne-Yo
Awards


Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (13 October 1827 – 8 December 1899) was a Norwegian politician. Spending his professional life as a customs surveyor, he was mayor of the cities Brevik and Skien, and served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament. He also founded the newspaper Varden, and was editor-in-chief for many years.

Personal life
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg was born in Fredrikstad as the son of priest and politician Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (1794–1858) and his wife Anne Margrethe Zimmer Henchel (1764–1830). He had several brothers and sisters.

In 1858 he married Hanna Magdalena Frisak Ebbesen (1794–1858), daughter of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen and sister of Just Bing Ebbesen. They had several sons and daughters, although some died while young. Their son Johan became one of the most influential politicians in Norway, and their son Torgrim was a noted violinist. Through Johan, Johan Christian was the grandfather of professor Frede Castberg.

Following the death of his wife in 1881, Johan Christian was married for a second time in 1887, to Olga Elvira Scheen (1853–1930).

Career
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg enrolled as a student in 1846, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1850. He worked as an attorney in Sandefjord, before his appointment as a customs surveyor in Brevik in 1856. He was promoted to head customs surveyor in 1866, and also served as mayor.

In 1871 he was hired as head customs surveyor in Skien. He was elected to the city council the next year, and later served as both deputy mayor and mayor. He was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, 1880 and 1886, representing his city. He belonged to the Liberal Party, which had been founded in 1884. There were tensions in the Liberal Party in the late 1880s, culminating in the breakaway by their right wing in 1889 to found the Moderate Liberal Party. Castberg, on the other hand, was among the most radical members.

Castberg was also among the founders of the newspaper Varden. He was its first editor-in-chief, having this position from 1 January 1875 to September 1884.  Varden still exists, but its Liberal Party allegiance was scrapped in 1953.

In 1887 he was hired as customs surveyor in Trondhjem. He died in that city in 1899, from a stroke.

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1899 deaths
Members of the Storting
Mayors of places in Telemark
Liberal Party (Norway) politicians
Politicians from Skien
Norwegian newspaper editors
19th-century journalists
Male journalists
19th-century Norwegian writers
19th-century Norwegian male writers
Politicians from Fredrikstad


Sielce is a part of the Mokotów district of Warsaw.

Sielce may also refer to:
Sielce, Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland)
Sielce, Gmina Promna in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
Sielce, Gmina Stromiec in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
Sielce, Gostynin County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)


The National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) is an autonomous institute located in Pune, India. It is an autonomous, apex institution for research, training, education and consultancy in bank management.

About the institute
NIBM was established on September 24, 1969, by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India (GoI), as an autonomous apex institution for research, training, education and consultancy in Bank Management. Its mandate is to play a proactive role of "think-tank" of the banking system. NIBM is part of the grand vision of giving a new direction to the banking industry in India and making the same a more cost-effective instrument for national development.

NIBM is governed by a Board, its highest policy-making body and, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the chairman of the Governing Board. The Governing Board includes representatives from the various member banks and educational institutes. Prof. Partha Ray  is the current director of the institute.

Activities of the institute

Research
Research studies initiated by faculty members form the foundation of various academic activities at NIBM. The Institute Library has a rich collection of more than 70000 books and 130 journals, on various branches of management. NIBM is also equipped with state-of-the-art statistical packages and databases, to facilitate advanced research on banking and finance. Most of the research work seeks to address the existing and emerging challenges in the banking and financial sector in India and abroad. The institute also conducts Action Research Projects and projects sponsored by various institutions and government agencies including Reserve Bank of India; Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; International Finance Corporation, and Asian Development Bank. Some of these studies assist in policy formulation and evaluation for individual banks and FIs, as well as the entire banking system. Faculty members publish their research in reputed national and international journals. They also conduct regular academic and practitioner-oriented conferences, on banking and finance.

NIBM faculty members have published ‘The India Banking and Finance Report 2021’. This is an initiative to disseminate their opinions on contemporary subjects such as macro-financial issues, corporate governance challenges, mergers and acquisitions, problems and prospects of the Bad Bank, latest risk management concepts and frontiers, digital transformation and leadership paradigms, etc.

Training
NIBM plays a very important role in capacity building of bank executives by offering training programmes in contemporary areas of banking and finance. Over more than 50 years, NIBM has conducted executive training programmes attended by more than 100,000 bankers from India and various other countries. Every year NIBM conducts about 150 training programmes attended by about 5000 participants from various banks and financial institutions. The programmes are tailored to the emerging needs of banking focusing on areas like credit, risk management, treasury, audit, compliance, international banking, information technology, marketing, leadership, etc. The trainings are offered in various formats (at NIBM campus/online/at the bank's location). NIBM also offers customized Executive Development Programmes, Functional Programmes (for a particular banking domain), Conferences and Workshops, Faculty Development Programmes for Staff Training College faculty members . NIBM training programmes are interactive in nature and various self-paced assignments and cases studies, etc. enrich the learning of the participants.

Education
The Institute had one of its major breakthroughs when it introduced Post Graduate Programme in Banking and Finance (PGPBF) in 2003–04. Dr Bimal Jalan, the then governor, RBI formally launched the PGPBF.  This unique course enables the students to possess sound analytical foundation, innovative outlook and practical orientation to the nuances of banking and finance. Keeping in mind the expectations of the banking system, in 2009–10, the Governing Board of the Institute changed the duration of the course from 1 year to 2 years. In 2013, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India, granted approval to the Post Graduate Programme, which was then renamed as Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) – Banking and Financial Services.  Over almost two decades, NIBM students have been valued for their analytical rigor, quantitative aptitude and pragmatic insights. NIBM- PGDM is very well received by the banking industry and since inception, it has maintained cent per cent students placement in Commercial Banks, Financial Institutions, Rating Agencies, Consulting Firms and related industries.

Consultancy
Providing consultancy support to banks and financial institutions has always been one of the key strengths of the institute. The focus of our consultancy activities has evolved over time : during the 70s and 80s, the focus was more on providing support in Organizational Design and Development, Design and Implementation of Management Information Systems, Manpower Planning, etc. With the introduction of the financial sector reforms at the initiative of the RBI and the Government of India in the early 90s, there were increasing demands from commercial banks to assist them in Strategic Business Repositioning, Organizational Restructuring, Human Resource Development, Profitability and Productivity Strategies, etc. Towards the end of the 90s, the NIBM took the lead in assisting the banks and financial institutions in setting up their Integrated Risk Management System, Asset liability management System, Managing Market Risk, Credit Risk Management System Design, etc.  Credit Rating for Large Corporate and SMEs developed by NIBM faculty are popular in banks. The institute has also successfully handled the HR issues in the recent merger of various banks. Presently the focus of the consulting activities is more on IRM, designing ICAAP, Organizational Restructuring, Manpower Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Service, etc.

On-line Certification Courses
In 2016–17, Indian Banks Association (IBA) shortlisted NIBM as one of the training institutions for delivering on-line certification courses to improve skills and competencies of first and second line bank officials. NIBM, thus launched On-line Certification Courses  in five areas, viz., Credit Management, Risk  Management, Treasury Management, Accounts & Audit and Banking Operations Management. The on-line learning platform provides participants course material, quizzes, assignments, etc. The classroom learning experience is also provided through video-based sessions. There has been an overwhelming response from officers from banks and financial institutions to the online courses.

Publications
The institute, since its inception in 1969, has been bringing out a variety of publications in the form of books, journals, reports, mimeographs and working papers in tandem with its research and training functions. Apart from over 100 books, a major segment of the publications consisted of the 14 Programmed Learning Texts on operational banking published in the initial years of the NIBM, specifically to meet the training needs of the new entrants into the banking industry due to its geographic expansion in the 70s.

A major activity is the regular publication of the following two quarterly journals in English:
 Prajnan : Journal of Social and Management Sciences : A Leading Refereed Quarterly Journal (launched in 1972).
 Vinimaya : Presents conceptual and practical viewpoints of both bankers and management educationists (launched in 1979).

Member Banks

The Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India, 11 Nationalised Banks and HSBC are the member banks of NIBM.  While 18 banks in various categories are associate members of the institute.

References

External links

 Official Facebook Account

Banking schools in India
Education in Pune


Bobrek-Kolonia  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Bobrek-Kolonia


Boska Wola  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-east of Stromiec,  north-east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

References

Boska Wola


Boże refers to the following places in Poland:

 Boże, Masovian Voivodeship
 Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship


Boże  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

References

Villages in Białobrzegi County


The Olsen Gang () is a 1968 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, and Poul Bundgaard. This was the first film in the Olsen-banden-series.

Plot
The plot involves the Olsen Gang as they plan to become millionaires. The film starts by Egon being arrested for trying to rob a store, while the others, Kjeld and Benny, run away. After Egon is set free, the gang plan on stealing a golden statue which is worth 12 million. After some planning, the gang sets the plan in action and steal the golden statue. On their way to the airport, their car runs out of gas and the police come take the car (with the statue in it). Constantly chased by Mortensen, they manage to get the statue back and hide it in Kjeld's daughter's pram. Unfortunately, Kjeld's wife Yvonne is mad at Kjeld for letting the family wait at the airport, as well as leaving the pram outside on the sidewalk and takes it away and plans on going back to her mother.

The gang now chases after Yvonne (with Mortensen on their tail) and finally succeed on getting the pram back. After almost getting caught, Egon makes a little speech, just before he realizes that the statue is not in the pram. Egon goes mad and leaves Benny and Kjeld behind while he chases after Yvonne. Kjeld and Benny however walk back home with the pram. It then turns out that Yvonne didn't go to her mother after all but came back to Kjeld while Benny is driven home by Ulla. Egon is caught by the police on the ferry where Yvonne was supposed to be.
Two years later Egon is released and the gang continues to break the law by selling bananas outside the Copenhagen government building.

Cast

 Ove Sprogøe as Egon Olsen
 Morten Grunwald as Benny Frandsen
 Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen
 Peter Steen as Inspector Mortensen
 Jes Holtsø as Børge Jensen
 Kirsten Walther as Yvonne Jensen
 Poul Reichhardt as Police chief
 Lotte Tarp as Ulla: Benny's girlfriend who is a pornographic actor.
 Grethe Sønck as Connie
 Ole Monty as Sheriff
 Paul Hagen as Hansen
Additional Cast:
 Arthur Jensen
 Ejner Federspiel
 Poul Thomsen
 Ulf Pilgaard
 Ebba Amfeldt
 Einar Juhl
 Valsø Holm
 Lise Henningsen
 Hanne Løye
 Lone Gersel
 Ernst Meyer
 Benny Hansen
 Edward Fleming
 Solveig Sundborg
 Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
 Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen
 Søren Rode
 Perry Knudsen
 Gunnar Strømvad
 Asger Clausen
 Gunnar Bigum
 Bjørn Spiro
 Knud Hilding

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1968 films
1968 comedy films
Danish comedy films
1960s Danish-language films
Films directed by Erik Balling
Films with screenplays by Erik Balling
1960s heist films
Olsen-banden films


Dobieszyn  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  south-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Dobieszyn


Ducka Wola  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Ducka Wola


Grabowy Las  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  south-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Grabowy Las


Kolonia Sielce  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

References

Kolonia Sielce


Krzemień  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north of Stromiec,  north-east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

References

Villages in Białobrzegi County


Ksawerów Nowy  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Ksawerów Stary  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

References

Villages in Białobrzegi County


Lipskie Budy  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Lipskie Budy


Małe Boże  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Marianki  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  south of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


There are a number of biofuels used in New Zealand.

Biofuels

Biodiesel

Ecodiesel, a company owned by a group of New Zealand farmers, plans to build a biodiesel plant by the end of 2008. The plant will be built in stages and cheaper than Argent's, and could produce 20 million litres of tallow-based biodiesel per year by April 2009.

In the effort to develop an aviation biofuel, Air New Zealand and Boeing are researching the jatropha plant to see if it can provide a renewable alternative to conventional fuel.

Bioethanol

Gull Force 10, a bioethanol blend, was introduced commercially in New Zealand for the first time by the company Gull on 1 August 2007. It contained 10% ethanol made from dairy by product by Anchor Ethanol, a subsidiary of Fonterra Ltd.  On 8 August 2008, Gull introduced a 91-octane bioethanol blend in Albany. The blend, 'regular plus', contained 10% ethanol and included bioethanol made from whey. Gull planned to release the fuel to 33 stations, and marketed it as under $2 per litre. On release, the company said it would try to keep the price two cents less than its standard 91-octane fuel.

It was reported that British fuel producer Argent Energy would abandon plans to build a plant in Tauranga to produce tallow-based biodiesel. The plant would have cost over $100 million to build, and would have competed with cheaper sugar-based ethanol imports from Brazil. The plant could not proceed because a 42c/L tax break on bioethanol until 2010 had not been approved by the government.

Biomass
Firewood is used as a means of heating some homes in New Zealand and wood pellet fires are now becoming more common, especially in areas with high levels of air pollution.

Legislation and government funding

Biofuel Bill
The Labour-led government introduced a Biofuel Bill in October 2007. It passed its second reading in Parliament in September 2008. The Bill requires petrol and diesel to have a percentage of biofuels added with the amount increasing to 2.5% after five years.

In April 2008 the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, independent from but funded by the government, recommended in a select committee briefing that the Biofuels Bill should not proceed. This conclusion was arrived at on a number of grounds. The Biofuels Bill did not restrict the importation of biofuels and this would lead to potential societal and environmental harm that may be greater than if biofuels were not used. It was also claimed that this may damage the "clean green" image of New Zealand. Waiting for second generation biofuels and curbing the growth in transport energy consumption were also seen as reasons for not supporting the Bill

After the National Party gained power it repealed parts of the Biofuel Bill with the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Biofuel Obligation Repeal Act. It removed the mandatory requirement for all fuel to have a percentage of biofuel.

Sustainable Biofuels Bill
The Green Party tabled a Sustainable Biofuels Bill which passed its first reading in Parliament in July 2009. The Bill "is to ensure that biofuels that are supplied or sold in New Zealand from 1 May 2010 are sustainable biofuels".

Funding
In the 2009 Budget $36 million was made available over a three-year period as grants for biofuel production. It is only available for producers who sell on the local market and are able to meet the quality specifications for engine fuels.

See also

 Biofuels by region
 Solar power in New Zealand
 Wind power in New Zealand
 Ocean power in New Zealand
 Geothermal power in New Zealand
 Hydroelectric power in New Zealand
 Solar hot water in New Zealand
 Renewable energy in New Zealand
 Renewable energy by country

References

External links
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority - biofuels page
Bioenergy Association of New Zealand
Text of the Biofuel Bill


Matyldzin  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Matyldzin


Mokry Las  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Mokry Las


Nętne  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

References

Villages in Białobrzegi County


Niedabyl  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-west of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

References

Niedabyl


Olszowa Dąbrowa  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Pietrusin  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Pietrusin


Piróg  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  south-west of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Podlesie Duże  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Vincenzo da Via Anfossi, stage name of Vincenzo De Cesare (born 1972), is an Italian rapper, born and living in Milan, Italy.

Career
Via Anfossi started his career in the latter half of the 1980s. At first, he joined the band 16K, as an accountant, with the nickname Aken. In 1998, he joined Armata 16, a band formed by former members of 16K. His first effort as a rapper/singer came on the album Spiriti Liberi, released by Armata 16 in 1999. After Armata 16 broke up, Via Anfossi became part of the Dogo Gang.

After various collaborations, both with members of the Dogo Gang and others, Via Anfossi published his first solo album as a singer: L'ora D'aria, which was distributed by Universal and produced by Don Joe and Deleterio, both members of the Dogo Gang.

In 2008–09, Via Anfossi toured with Marracash. With Marracash he was nominated for Best Italian Act at the MTV European Music Awards, alongside nominees Finley, Baustelle, Fabri Fibra, and Sonohra.

Discography

With Armata 16
1999: Spiriti Liberi

With the Dogo Gang
2004: PMC VS Club Dogo The Official Mixtape
2005: Roccia Music
2008: Benvenuti Nella Giungla

Solo
2008: L'ora D'aria

Collaborations
2003
Club Dogo ft. Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Sangue e Filigrana
Club Dogo ft. Vincenzo da via Anfossi – Phra
2004
Tuer ft. Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Occhi per Vedere
2005
Don Joe & Grand Argent ft. Ask, Vincenzo da Via Anfossi & Marracash – Hustlebound
Guè Pequeno & Deleterio ft. Vincenzo da Via Anfossi & Marracash – Che Nessuno Si Muova
2006
Rischio ft. Jake La Furia, Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Il Giustiziere Della Notte
Thug Team ft. Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Grossi Calibri
Club Dogo ft. Mc Mars & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Don't Test
Gel & Metal Carter ft. Guè Pequeno, Vincenzo da Via Anfossi & Julia – Lavaggio del Cervello
 2007
EnMiCasa ft. Club Dogo, Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – La Gente Fa...
Ted Bundy ft. Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Che Ne Sai Della Gang
Noyz Narcos ft. Guè Pequeno & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Real Tv
Space One ft. Club Dogo, Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Pallottole Nella Lettera
Club Dogo ft. Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Puro Bogotà
Fuossera ft. Marracash & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Solo Andata
Montenero ft. Don Joe & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – No So Niente
Montenero ft. Don Joe & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Così e Basta
2008
Marracash ft. Vincenzo da Via Anfossi & Jake La Furia – Quello Che Deve Arrivare – Arriva Arriva
Sgarra ft. Jake La Furia & Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Sub Zero
Sgarra ft. Vincenzo da Via Anfossi – Libero Arbitrio

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Pokrzywna  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-west of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Pokrzywna


Sielce  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Sielce


Stara Wieś  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-west of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Stromiecka Wola  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  west of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Stromiecka Wola


Sułków  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Villages in Białobrzegi County


Zabagnie  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately  south-east of Stromiec,  east of Białobrzegi, and  south of Warsaw.

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Zabagnie


Dr. Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, M.B.,B.S., (born 14 December 1953) is a former member of the Indian National Congress.

Personal life
Rao is the 2nd son-in-law in order for N. T. Rama Rao, actor and founder of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He is the son of Daggubati Chenchu Ramaiah. He married politician Daggubati Purandareswari on 9 May 1979. The couple have two children, Nivedita and Hitesh Chenchuram, a daughter and a son respectively.

Career
Rao is an ex-Minister, ex-Member of Parliament and an ex-Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Parchur constituency in Prakasham District up to 2014. He won the 2009 General Election by getting 73,691 votes and a majority of 2,776 votes. Rao was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2009 and to Lok Sabha (Indian lower house) in 1991–1996, and to the Rajya Sabha (Indian Upper House) in 1996. He was an independent member in the 2014 elections but in 2019 he joined the YSR Congress Party. He contested the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections from Parchur Assembly Constituency, Prakasham district. He was defeated by TDP candidate Eluri Sambasiva Rao with a narrow margin.

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1953 births
Living people
India MPs 1991–1996
India MPs 2004–2009
People from Prakasam district
Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989
Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994
YSR Congress Party politicians