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Perfection

For something so commonly sought, it is strange that few can truly tell you what perfection is, whether it is in art, in government, or action, form or meaning. It is a high mark that we can sometimes observe, but usually hold unattainable for ourselves. When we do seek to apply the word, it usually is for something incomplete. It is not the entire work that is perfect, but this aspect or another, this idea or this form, and when we do apply it in generality, it is either inaccurate or simply a rarity of achievement. Most important of all, we never apply it to ourselves.

It seems to me that the problem with perfection and its seeming unattainably in ourselves lies in our understanding of it. In our culture (or at least the one I was raised in…) that which is constant, or at least regular, is subsequently reliable, and if it is a good thing, subsequently better. This makes sense with a great deal of our surroundings, but we can also see in our surroundings constant change, and should we fail to accommodate for that, perfection will indeed be unattainable. In fact, the reason we favour that which is predictable lies in the fact that it is easier to reach a stable and functional state within order. If we know and get used to the fact that the car will start and move quickly enough to get us to work on time, we start to rely on it, and as we better understand how long it takes to get to work, we further fine-tune the process until we have it as close as is reasonable.

However, when the car breaks down, what was previously a state of perfection is no longer adequate. The car has died and we have no way to get to work on time. In short… we are at the beginning of a very bad day.

In short, that which is perfect relies on the situation to derive its definition, and can quickly become somewhat less than perfect. Therefore, I submit that perfection is the ability of a human or human product to adapt to its surroundings both quickly and effectively. Perfection is a state defined by its capacity to accommodate for any available variables, whether it does this by eliminating unwanted variables or adjusting for them.

This means there are a few types of perfection. The first is controlled perfection, in that it relies on controlling every variable possible in order to retain its reliability and further fine-tune the processes involved. The second is transient perfection, wherein the processes are altered so as to achieve the maximum effect and efficiency while allowing as many variables as sis reasonable to remain uncontrolled.

A good example of controlled perfection is found in cars: Most older cars have wide tolerances on size and their parts can be manufactured within any of the large sizes in the given range. However, as cars and machining techniques have been becoming more accurate and reliable, we have been seeing the tolerances decrease substantially. What used to be an average of .005-.01 became .00015-.00050, and though cars are much more efficient than they used to be, an extremely small error can lead to their dysfunction.

Good examples for transient perfection can be found everywhere. If you have a generator than it can be said you have adapted to possible power outages, and so on and so forth.

Obviously, it is extremely difficult for one to work without the other, and within our own lives it is important to learn to apply both. As a side note, that which is perfect is not necessarily good, an object can work perfectly and still perform bad things.

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Talk:Soni (film)/GA1

GA Review
The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.''

Reviewer: Numerounovedant (talk · contribs) 20:29, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Taking it up.  Vedant  Talk  20:29, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Here are a few things from a cursory glance at the article:
 * Initial comments
 * Kislye or Kislay?
 * The lede mentions Ayr as the editor twice.
 * The opening sentence is a little problematic. Try reading it without the "co-edited and directed by Ivan Ayr and" part and it just doesn't work.
 * Why are the music directors in the opening paragraph?
 * It's a giant leap from observing their daily routine to shooting a film, isn't it?
 * "performances of the lead"?
 * The Plot is incoherent. Very little of it follows the previous sentence naturally:
 * "He refuses to leave his vehicle and Soni slaps him.

 * Soni's ex-husband Naveen often visits her, trying to persuade her to rekindle their relationship. The commissioner of police tries to take disciplinary action against Soni for the check post incident. "
 * This might have been the chronological order of happenings, but makes very little sense as such. There a lot of such instances. The sentence structure in itself isn't great in places either.

this is not looking good. I'd like to hear your thoughts about my initial comments, but this does not look promising at this point.  Vedant  Talk  19:55, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The same thing continues down to the Production section. The first paragraph itself has three different thoughts.
 * The section then goes back and forth with the casting, followed by use of camera technique, auditions, workshops, and views on the script. These should really be put in order.
 * And then we go back to 2014 and the idea of the film.
 * And it does not get better.
 * Please have a look. I have hopefully fixed your above raised issues. Yashthepunisher (talk) 18:13, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at this tomorrow .  Vedant  Talk  18:25, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

Hey. Although things do look better, it still requires work. I have made a few changes to the Lede and Plot sections. Let me know how you feel about those. Coming to the Production section, it still is not in the right order: This is down to the Casting section. More to follow.  Vedant  Talk  07:19, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Second look
 * Why was Delhi put under scrutiny is never made clear in the opening paragraph.
 * The 2012 Delhi rape case comes in much later and should move up right in the beginning with the mention of the Delhi under scrutiny bit.
 * Avoid mentioned "was inspired", "idea for Soni occurred" and the likes of these repeatedly. It confuses the reader as to what really "inspired" the film.
 * "probably the highest proportion of policewomen in the force" - in India? the world?
 * "a female police officer would react to a case of sexual violence" - makes it read like he wanted to see how a female police officer would investigate a case of sexual violence and not how she would react to being assaulted herself.
 * Also, this bit is mentioned more than one time and not in the same paragraph. It would make mores sense it you mention them in close proximity and avoid putting in repetitive information.
 * "Ayr said he was motivated to write the script by the way women in police work with their male counterparts" - awkwardly phrased.
 * A few big quotes can be paraphrased and used more organically into the text.
 * Done, hopefully. Yashthepunisher (talk) 19:45, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Continued:
 * What's up with the first names ?
 * Can you be more specific? Yashthepunisher (talk) 19:04, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

 * Again, it's the same with this section:
 * Why are postures and body language coming up in different paragraphs and not tigwt?
 * Why is the fact that Batra auditioned for the lead role mentioned in the end? Why is her character description in the last paragraph when the entire has been discussing it throughout? Can't her character sketch and the things everyone have to say about it be in one paragraph?
 * Why is the workshop bit being repeated?
 * Why the stray about 18 hour filming in the midst of casting choices?
 * The same with Ayr working on all aspects of the film? iT should all go at the end in paragraph after the casting bits are complete.

You'll have to do some restructuring here as well. Follow a structure: casting, followed by filming, and later post production. And please remove repetitive information.  Vedant  Talk  22:38, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Hopefully done. Yashthepunisher (talk) 19:04, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Not really, but take a look now. Hopefully, I didn't mess anything up.  Vedant  Talk  11:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

This has already taken a while, so let's not rush anything. I'd prefer if the Reception section is arranged according to ideas and not reviews. Say, the technical aspects in one paragraph, the feminist elements in one, performances in one and so on. While I don't think that it's an absolute requisite for GA, it just reads much better. Let me know if you'd willing to take up that challenge.
 * Final comments

Also, italicize all the web sources (there's quite a few like Firstpost, The Quint).

The refs look okay overall, some of the websites could use wiki-links thou.

Will go ahead with the final read through after hearing from.  Vedant  Talk  11:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Whenever you got time.  Vedant  Talk  19:59, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the really late response. I was extremely busy in my RL. Now, what I have heard is that web sources shouldn't be italicize, newspapers and magazine's should. The wikilinking bit doesn't look necessary to me. As for the reception revamping thing, I will try to polish it more in the near future as I plan to take the article further. The current version seems kind of suitable for GA standards. Thank you so much being patient with the review. Yashthepunisher (talk) 19:41, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

This should be okay now. Pass. Good work, Yash. <small style="background:#132639;padding:2px"> Vedant <small style="background:#FFD200;padding:2px"> Talk  12:14, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

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Make It with You (TV series)

Make It with You is a 2020 Philippine television romantic drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, it stars Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida lineup from January 13 to March 13, 2020, replacing Starla and was replaced by Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin.

History
Make It with You was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block every weeknights at 8:30 P.M. from January 13 to March 13, 2020 for a total of 45 episodes.

Due to the community quarantines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the drama's tapings were put on halt and its timeslot was replaced by reruns of On the Wings of Love from March 16, 2020 until the network ceased its free-to-air broadcast operations on May 5, 2020.

Cancellation
On June 4, 2020, it was announced that Make It with You was among the series cancelled, along with Pamilya Ko. This happened a month after ABS-CBN ceased its free-to-air broadcast operations on May 5, 2020, due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida. Director Theodore Boborol stated that "ABS-CBN was already badly hit by the pandemic, and then suffered a double blow when its renewal was not granted."

Cast and characters

 * Main cast
 * Enrique Gil as Gabriel "Gabo" Villarica
 * Liza Soberano as Belinda "Billy" Dimagiba

 * Supporting cast
 * Eddie Gutierrez as Agapito "Aga" Dimagiba
 * Ian Veneracion as Theodore "Ted" Villarica
 * Pokwang as Jessica "Jess" Villarica
 * Herbert Bautista as Antonio "Tony" Dimagiba
 * Katya Santos as Helen Catapang
 * Fumiya Sankai as Yuta Himura
 * Khalil Ramos as Stephen "Sputnik" Perez
 * Katarina Rodriguez as Rio Isla
 * Jeremiah Lisbo as Xian Isla
 * Riva Quenery as Cassandra Dimagiba
 * Vangie Labalan as Iluminada "Iling" Dimagiba
 * Anthony Jennings as Rhamboy de Asis
 * Daniela Stranner as Cesca Crismo
 * Hero Bautista as Monsy Dimagiba
 * Jong Cuenco as David Guiterrez

 * Guest cast
 * Cindy Kurleto as Raquel Villarica
 * Candy Pangilinan as Mariel Montengro-Dimagiba
 * Richard Quan as Collin Yang
 * Syra Mulleno as Elsa

Production
Principal photography commenced in Croatia in late 2019.

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= The  'Haitian military occupation of Santo Domingo in 1822'  = The  'Haitian military occupation of Santo Domingo in 1822'  was a historical period that lasted 22 years, in which Haiti ruled the eastern part of the island, imposing itself on the new Estado de Haití Español, which was divided into two departments: located in the northern portion, the  Cibao and in the southern portion, the  Ozama.

The twenty-two years of the Haitian occupation of  Santo Domingo, after a  brief period of independence are largely remembered by Dominicans as a period of  military regime brutal, although the reality is more complex. During this period expropriations of land were carried out on a large scale, to the detriment of the efforts necessary for the production of export crops. Military service was imposed, the use of Spanish language was restricted, and attempts were made to eliminate traditional customs such as  cockfighting. This situation fueled the perception that Dominicans had of themselves and their differences with Haitian customs in terms of language, race, religion and national customs. Moya Pons, Frank. "Between slavery and free trade unionism: The Spanish Caribbean in the 19th century". Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), 1985. However, this was also a period that definitively ended with slavery as an institution in the eastern part of the island.

Haiti prohibited the constitution of whites as landowners and the main landowning families were forcibly deprived of their properties. Most emigrated to Cuba, Puerto Rico or Greater Colombia, usually with the support of Haitian officials, who acquired their land. The Haitians, who associated the Catholic Church with their masters French, who had exploited them before their independence, confiscated all church property, deported all the clergy abroad, and the rest members of the clergy severed ties with the  Vatican. The University of Santo Domingo, the oldest in America and lacking student s and professor s, was closed.

In order to receive diplomatic recognition from France, Haiti was forced to pay compensation of 150 million francs to former French settlers, a sum that was later reduced to 60 million francs. This prompted Haiti to impose heavy taxes on the eastern part of the island.

Given Haiti's inability to adequately support its army, the occupying force survived, largely by confiscating food and supplies at gunpoint.

Attempts to redistribute land in conflict over the communal land tenure system (common lands), which had arisen with the cattle economy, and the resentment of newly emancipated slaves forced the Haitian administration to increase the commercial crops, under the Rural Code of Boyer. In rural areas, the Haitian administration was too inefficient to enforce its own laws.

= End of occupation =

It was in the city of Santo Domingo that the effects of the occupation were most acutely felt, and it was there that the independence movement originated.

On July 16, 1838, Juan Pablo Duarte founded the secret society La Trinitaria, together with Juan Isidro Pérez, Juan Nepomuceno Ravelo, Félix María Ruiz, Benito González, Jacinto de la Concha, Pedro Alejandrino Pina, Felipe Alfau Bustamante and José María Serra. Later, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Matías Ramón Mella, Vicente Celestino Duarte, Fray José Antonio Bonilla, Pedro Pablo Bonilla, Pedro Carrasco, Félix María del Monte, Tomás de la Concha, Pedro Antonio Bobea, Juan Nepomuceno Tejera, Epifanio Billini, Francisco Martínez de León, Antonio Duvergé, José María Imbert, Francisco Antonio Salcedo, among others.

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Online OsiriX Documentation/Importing DICOM images into OsiriX and Viewing DICOM headers

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There are two ways to import DICOM images in OsiriX:

 * 1) via a network:
 * 2) from local media:

You can then view and edit the DICOM headers.

Importing DICOM Images into OsiriX via a Network
Images can either be pushed from the PACS using a DICOM "store" function, or they can be "pulled" by the DICOM query-retrieve function of OsiriX.

Using OsiriX as a Passive DICOM Listener
If you are working in a PACS environment, the easiest way to import DICOM images into OsiriX is to configure OsiriX as a “DICOM Listener”. In this configuration, DICOM images are sent from a PACS workstation to a Mac computer running OsiriX, which passively receives the images.

OsiriX and the PACS workstation must be first configured: Assign an AETitle and a Port number to OsiriX in the “Preferences” window. Then, contact your “friendly” PACS manager to configure the PACS. Don't forget to leave OsiriX running -- the DICOM Listener works only if OsiriX is active!

“Preferences” window to configure the “DICOM Listener”

Configuration for multiple users:

If your OsiriX workstation is configured for multiple OsiriX users who log in via the fast user switch, then each user must have a separate AE title and port number.

Using OsiriX as a Query-Retrieve PACS Workstation
As of version 1.7.1 OsiriX cannot be queried by another workstation.

OsiriX can query other DICOM devices such as workstations, CTs, MRIs, etc. Queries can be performed even if the other device is not configured to send to OsiriX. To query, first go to the preferences and under Locations add the AE Title, port, and hostname ( IP address) of the remote location. Go to the query window. Select the location and verify the connection if you want to. Type the name or part of a name in the search field and hit the return key. The query field has a pull down menu with more options. However, if you want to retrieve studies, the remote devices needs to be set up to send to OsiriX. The AE Title, port, and hostname (IP address) of OsiriX need to entered into the remote device of PACS.

Importing DICOM Images into OsiriX from Local Media
If you have DICOM files on your hard drive, or have a DICOM CD-Rom, you simply need to click on the “Import” button of the “Local database” window. You then select either files or folders containing files. Multiple files and/or folders can be selected by clicking while holding the ‘shift’ key. You can also “drag-and-drop” files directly from the desktop into the “Local Database” window.

Special Notes for Importing Images from early versions of Vitrea Workstation software
Earlier versions of Vital Images Vitrea workstation software (prior to version 3.8) did not follow the DICOM standard in that they did not write a DICOMDIR when exporting to a CD or DVD. All versions of Vitrea 3.8 or higher (current version as of 2008 is 4.1)do support the DICOM standard and do include a DICOMDIR upon export to CD/DVD. For earlier versions of Vitrea follow this process to successfully import images:

CD/DVD Preferences for importing images from a Vitrea CD or DVD
 * 1) the preferences in Osirix must be changed from:
 * 2) "Load only files described in the DICOMDIR file" to "Load all "DICOM" files available on the CD/DVD ( this doesn't rely on the DICOMDIR file) as in the screen shot below:
 * 3) Also, you must have the latest software upgrade from VITREA. In the past, they have used a GEARWORKD CD Driver that the Macintosh could not read.

Opening Other Mac-Unfriendly CD's with OsiriX
Some CDs apparently have a strange corruption that prevents Macs from viewing the files, so there is no direct way to access the images from OsiriX. However, the OsiriX Discussion Group has come up with several workarounds for reading poorly formatted image CD's:

 * Virtual PC

 * 1) Run Virtual PC.
 * 2) You should now be able to access the CD as if you were on a PC.
 * 3) From within Virtual PC you can now copy the data to a Mac folder.
 * 4) Osirix should now be able to read the image data.

 * Flash drives (or your new iPod Shuffle)

 * 1) Place the "bad" CD in any old PC that has a USB port.
 * 2) Plug the flash drive into the PC.
 * 3) Copy the CD data onto a folder on the flash drive.
 * 4) Take the flash drive and plug it into the Mac.
 * 5) OsiriX should now be able to read the image data.

 * Ejecting an unrecognizable CD

 * 1) If the CD does not show up in the Finder or on the Desktop:
 * 2) Press F-12 for 5 seconds to eject the CD.
 * 3) If that doesn't work, restart the Mac and hold down the left mouse button during start-up.

 * Burning a more Mac-friendly CD on a PC

 * 1) When burning the CD, try the "most compatible" option if available.
 * 2) Try not using Drive Letter Access (DLA) or drag-and-drop for burning from a PC.
 * 3) Try burning the CD in a single session.
 * 4) Try finalizing the CD.
 * 5) Use a CD-R, not a CD-RW disc.

There also seems to be an issue when using a VPN connection to retrieve images.

Viewing and Saving the DICOM Header of DICOM Images
In the main OsiriX window, select the patient/study you want, then open the images by clicking on "2D-3D viewer", once the study has opened, you have the ability to modify the tool bar of the viewer window in OsiriX. One of the tools you can add is the Meta-Data button.

To add this button to your viewer: Under the OsiriX Format Menu, select Customize Toolbar... There will be a whole new set of icons; drag the Meta-Data button (in the top right corner) into your toolbar where you want it.

Select Done on the toolbar customization window.

There you go! You can save the Metadata as a text file or XML..

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Volvo LCP2000

The Volvo LCP2000 (Light Component Prototype) is a concept car built by Volvo in 1983. It was a project which comprised many engine options for the testing of different fuel types. In this project Volvo experimented with light weight materials to build the engine, such as aluminium, magnesium and plastics.

Development
The engineers started work in 1979; they were given a clean sheet to create a car meant for the year 2000, maximizing low fuel consumption. Especially magnesium was used to a large extent; this was a result of Volvo's aborted Norwegian affair (Norway would take forty per cent of the company in return for cash and ten per cent of one of the North Sea oil fields). Norsk Hydro, one of the world's foremost magnesium producers provided the technical know-how. The wheels were developed in collaboration with Campagnolo. The floor plate was a single plastic casting, to which aluminium and magnesium elements were glued. The steering was by Germany's ZF, while Moulton's Hydragas suspension was also installed.

Design and specifications
Designed to weigh less than 1500 lb, the LCP achieved an EPA 56 mpg city/81 highway and 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 11 seconds and 110 mph top speed. It used many components in aluminium, plastic and even a magnesium engine block. Volvo claimed that only 150 kg of "traditional" materials were used. There were two types of three-cylinder turbodiesel engines for this car, one was a magnesium 1.3-liter (1279 cc) powerplant developed together with British diesel specialists Ricardo, pushing 39 kW and weighing 98 kg, and a 66 kW cast-iron 1.4-liter Elsbett (ELKO) engine with a KKK turbocharger that could run on a variety of fuels such as low-octane gasoline and sunflower oil (biodiesel). The ELKO engine weighs 130 kg. A five-speed manual did not provide quite enough gear ratios, so Volvo also used the CVT technology they had received when they purchased DAF. The car's bodywork was of a modular design, which would help offset the greater cost of the exotic materials used. Drag resistance ranged from to 0.28.

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Ben Vincent

Benjamin "Ben" Vincent (born 3 November 1976) is an Australian former wrestler who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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User:Hansjörg~enwikibooks

 * Japanese: Kanji: Numerals

Flunetwork

 * Userpage in the German Wikipedia
 * Userpage in the German Wikibooks
 * Userpage in the Japanese Wikibooks

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Snow (Pamuk novel)

Snow (Kar) is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. It was originally published in Turkish in 2002, followed by an English translation by Maureen Freely that was published in 2004. The story encapsulates many of the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey, including a real suicide epidemic among teenage girls, which took place in the city of Batman.

Plot summary
Ka is a poet, who returns to Turkey after 12 years of political exile in Germany. Ka reunites with a woman named İpek, whom he once had feelings for, whose father runs the hotel he is staying in. The snow ("Kar" in Turkish) has been falling as Ka enters the town, and soon all the roads out of town are blocked. In a café, Ka and İpek witness the shooting of the local Director of the Institute of Education by a Muslim extremist from out of town.

Ka visits Muhtar, İpek's ex-husband, who tells him about his experience of finding Islam, and how he got into politics. He is the current candidate running with the Islamist Prosperity Party in the municipal elections. The police pick up Ka and Muhtar as part of their investigation of the Director's murder. Ka is questioned and Muhtar is beaten.

Though he has suffered from writer's block for a number of years, Ka feels inspired and composes a poem called "Snow", which describes a mystic experience. Other poems follow.

Ka is brought to a secret location to meet with "Blue" (named "Lacivert" in the Turkish original), a charismatic Islamist with a fearsome reputation as a terrorist who Ka alternatively admires and fears. One of Blue's followers, Necip, is a student at the local religious high school. Necip and his friends ask Ka about his atheism, and Necip's earnestness and good-heartedness soon endear him to Ka, and his Islam-influenced science fiction stories inspire more of Ka's poems, one of which he reads out at the National Theatre.

Soon after Ka leaves the National Theatre after his recitation, a play named "My Fatherland or My Headscarf" is acted out by Sunay Zaim, Funda Eser and their troupe of actors. When this play inevitably angers the Islamists who attended the event specifically to protest this play, soldiers ascend the stage and respond by shooting into the audience, killing several people including Necip. Sunay Zaim launches a coup, declaring martial law.

İpek insists that she will not sleep with Ka while her father is under the same roof -- an impossible condition, as Turgut Bey never leaves the hotel. Seizing an opportunity, Ka meets with Blue and Kadife (İpek's sister), pretending to represent a German magazine interested in publishing a statement by the Islamists against the massacre and the coup, and convinces them to arrange a meeting of local politically conscious citizens -- including Turgut Bey -- where they can collectively come up with a statement to publish in the German magazine. The meeting showcases the differences between the various groups in Kars, while Ka is finally able to sleep with İpek.

Ka is taken to meet Sunay Zaim, an actor whose group put on the play at the National Theater and who is now orchestrating the round-ups and investigations of suspicious persons. The isolation of Kars, and Zaim's old friendship with the officer in charge of the local garrison, enabled him to become a revolutionary dictator in real life as well as on the stage.

Ka negotiates a deal with Sunay Zaim that will result in Blue's release, as long as Kadife agrees to play a role in Zaim's production of Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy and removes her head-scarf on live television during the show. The play is scheduled to take place on the second night of the "Theatre Coup", when the melting snow suggests that the roads out of Kars will soon reopen.

Ka's actions immediately after leaving the theater remain a mystery that is never completely untangled. Orhan is, however, able to establish that Ka was later taken by the military to the train station, where he was put on the first train scheduled to leave. Ka complied but sent soldiers to retrieve İpek for him. However, just as İpek said her farewells to her father, news arrived that Blue and Hande were shot. İpek was shattered and blamed Ka for leading the police to Blue's hideout.

In the end it is disclosed that a new group of Islamic militants was formed by younger followers of Blue who had been forced into exile in Germany and based themselves in Berlin, vowing to take revenge for the death of their admired leader. It is assumed that one of them assassinated Ka and took away the only extant copy of the poems he had written.

Reception
Upon release, Snow was generally well-received among the British press. The book was also generally well-received amongst American press. According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on 9 critic reviews with 5 being "rave" and 2 being "positive" and 2 being "mixed". On Metacritic, the book received a 77 out of 100 based on 21 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Globally, the work was received generally well with Complete Review saying on the consensus "Most very impressed, with a few reservations".

Awards and prizes

 * 2005 – Prix Médicis étranger
 * 2005 – shortlist of Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
 * 2006 – Prix Méditerranée Étranger

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Guide to Social Activity/Building a relationship

Many treatises have been written, by better and more experienced authors, on the subjects of extracting commitment from another person - even unto a lifelong relationship and lasting dynasty - that is in the long term mutually beneficial. Suffice it to say that, should you be willing to undertake the ordeal, there are many avenues to explore.

That said, building a self-sustaining relationship which will survive through the ages despite the best efforts of third parties and human nature, and without constant vigilance on your part, remains a difficult and unsolved problem.

It is important to recognize that you wish to enter into a form of a contract with another person involving social transactions. You intend to make an agreement to be monogamous, among other things. As is the case with ANY contract, you must first evaluate if the other party is trustworthy/honorable. To be blunt, do not chose a loser/player/bad-boy, with the hope of changing him. A serious mistake in life is to assume you have the ability to change other people; you do not. You can only indirectly influence them to chose to change themselves. Should you chose a loser, and believe you can change him, you will be repeating a common error; you will be setting yourself up for a broken heart.


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Istalif

Istālif (Pashto: استالف) is a village 18 mi northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, situated at an elevation of 1693 m in the Shomali Plains, west of Kalakan and south-west of Bagram. It is the center of Istalif District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Istalif is famous for its handmade glazed potteries.

Etymology
Its name might derive from Greek staphile ("bunch of grapes") or Parachi estuf ("cow-parsnip").

History
Istalif was always renowned as one of the most beautiful places in Afghanistan – the Emperor Babur fell in love with it in the 16th century and used to hold parties in his rose garden and summer house there. Alexander Burnes, a British political agent to Dost Mohammed in the 19th century, had come here to relax amid the plane and walnut trees. He described that the mountains streams are full of fishes and the orchards and vineyards are richest.

During the final phase of the First Anglo-Afghan War, as General Pollock's Army of Retribution marched into Kabul, many families fled to Istalif. Troops were dispatched, which surrounded the town, attacked, and then systemically pillaged it. The British and Indian soldiers set fire to the cotton cloth of their victims and burnt them alive. They raped and massacred women and children as well.

Until 1998 it was a breadbasket for the region and was surrounded by lush orchards growing grapes, roses and wheat. That year the Taliban came to the village, cutting down trees, burning homes and killing livestock. After destruction, the village has been rebuilding itself after 2002.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, England, which is coterminous with the London region. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible for strategic local government across the region, and regular local government is the responsibility of the borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Greater London is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Hertfordshire to the north, Essex to the north-east, Kent to the south-east, Surrey to the south, and Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the west.

Greater London has a land area of undefined km2 and an estimated population of in. The ceremonial county of Greater London is only slightly smaller, with an area of undefined km2 and a population of in. The area is almost entirely urbanised and contains the majority of the Greater London Built-up Area, which extends into Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Berkshire and in 2011 had a population of 9,787,426. None of the administrative area, region, or ceremonial county hold city status, but the City of London and City of Westminster separately do. The area was historically part of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire.

The River Thames is the defining geographic feature of the area, entering it near Hampton in the west and flowing east before exiting downstream of Dagenham. Several tributaries of the Thames flow through the area, but are now mostly culverted and form part of London's sewerage system. The land immediately north and south of the river is flat, but rises to low hills further away, notably Hampstead Heath, Shooter's Hill, and Sydenham Hill. The area's highest point is Westerham Heights (245 m), part of the North Downs. In the north-east the area contains part of Epping Forest, an ancient woodland.

The City of London has had its own government since the Anglo-Saxon period. The first London-wide directly elected local government was the London County Council, established for the County of London in 1889, which covered the core of the urban area. In 1965 the county was abolished and replaced by Greater London, a two-tier administrative area governed by the Greater London Council, thirty-two London boroughs, and the City of London Corporation. The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986, and its responsibilities largely taken over by the boroughs. The Greater London Authority was formed in 2000.

Administrative history
The term "Greater London" was used before it was established by statute in 1965. It referred to the Metropolitan Police District, the area served by the Metropolitan Water Board, the London Passenger Transport Area, and the area defined by the Registrar General as the "Greater London Conurbation". The term was also used for the Greater London Arterial Road Programme, devised between 1913 and 1916, and the Greater London Planning Region, devised in 1927, which occupied 1856 sqmi and included 9 million people.

Proposals to expand the County of London
Although the London County Council (LCC) and County of London were created in 1889, the area did not cover all of London. London's built-up area, postal district, transport network and Metropolitan Police District, extended vastly beyond the boundaries of the new administrative county. Many of the LCC housing projects, including the vast Becontree Estates, were also outside its boundaries. The LCC pressed for an alteration in its boundaries soon after the end of the First World War, noting that within the Metropolitan and City Police Districts there were 122 housing authorities. A Royal Commission on London Government was set up to consider the issue. The LCC proposed a vast new area for Greater London, with a boundary somewhere between the Metropolitan Police District and the home counties. Protests were made at the possibility of including Windsor, Slough and Eton in the authority. The commission made its report in 1923, rejecting the LCC's scheme. Two minority reports favoured change beyond the amalgamation of smaller urban districts, including both smaller borough councils and a central authority for strategic functions. The London Traffic Act 1924 was a result of the commission. Reform of local government in the County of London and its environs was next considered by the Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London, chaired by Sir Edwin Herbert, which issued the 'Herbert Report' after three years of work in 1960. The commission applied three tests to decide if a community should form part of Greater London: how strong is the area as an independent centre in its own right; how strong are its ties to London; and how strongly is it drawn outwards towards the country rather than inwards towards London.

Greater London is created
Greater London was created by the London Government Act 1963, which came into force on 1 April 1965, replacing the administrative counties of Middlesex and London, including the City of London, where the London County Council had limited powers, and absorbing parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey. Greater London originally had a two-tier system of local government, with the Greater London Council (GLC) sharing power with the City of London Corporation (governing the small City of London) and the 32 London Borough councils. The GLC was abolished in 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985. Its functions were devolved to the City Corporation and the London Boroughs, with some functions transferred to central government and joint boards. Greater London formed the London region in 1994.

Greater London Authority
The 1998 London referendum established a public will to recreate an upper tier of government to cover the region. The Greater London Authority, London Assembly and the directly elected Mayor of London were created in 2000 by the Greater London Authority Act 1999. In 2000, the outer boundary of the Metropolitan Police District was re-aligned to the Greater London boundary. The 2000 and 2004 mayoral elections were won by Ken Livingstone, who had been the final leader of the GLC. The 2008 and 2012 elections were won by Boris Johnson. The 2016, 2021 and 2024 elections were won by Sadiq Khan. London was covered by a single Parliamentary constituency in the European Parliament before Brexit.

Geography
Greater London includes the most closely associated parts of the Greater London Urban Area and their historic buffers and includes, in five boroughs, significant parts of the Metropolitan Green Belt which protects designated greenfield land in a similar way to the city's parks. The closest and furthest boundaries are with Essex to the northeast between Sewardstonebury next to Epping Forest and Chingford and with the Mar Dyke between Bulphan and North Ockendon. Greater London is also bounded by Hertfordshire to the north, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the west, Kent to the southeast and Surrey to the south and southwest. The highest point is Westerham Heights, in the North Downs and on the boundary with Kent, at 245 m. Central government has implemented small boundary changes. The greatest were the 1969 transfers of Farleigh to Surrey and Knockholt to Kent. Others have included exchange of two Thames islands with Surrey and adjustments during the 1990s to parts of the boundaries of three boroughs near the M25. The only part of Greater London outside the motorway is North Ockendon, the furthest land unit from its centre. The majority of Greater London forms the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

The London postal district does not cover all of Greater London.

Greater London Authority
Greater London is under the strategic local governance of the Greater London Authority (GLA). It consists of an elected assembly, the London Assembly, and an executive head, the Mayor of London.

The current Mayor (not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of London) is Sadiq Khan. He is scrutinised by the elected London Assembly, which may amend his annual budget (by two-thirds majority) but otherwise lacks the power to block his directives. The headquarters of the GLA, previously at City Hall in Southwark, moved to The Crystal in Newham in January 2022. The Mayor is responsible for Greater London's strategic planning and is required to produce or amend the London Plan each electoral cycle.

Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is a directly elected politician who, along with the London Assembly, is responsible for the strategic government of Greater London.

London Assembly
For elections to the London Assembly, London is divided into 14 constituencies, each formed from two or three boroughs. The City of London forms part of the City and East constituency.

UK Parliament
London is divided into 73 Parliamentary borough constituencies, formed from the combined area of several wards from one or more boroughs. Typically a borough is covered by two or three constituencies.

Status
The London Region does not have city status granted by the Crown. The Cities of London and Westminster within it have received formal city status. Despite this, Greater London is commonly regarded as a city in the general senses of a conurbation and a municipality. A Lord Lieutenant of Greater London is appointed for its area, excluding the City of London. For the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997, this area is defined as a county.

The term "London" usually refers to region or to the conurbation, but not often to the ancient, tiny City of London. That small area is often referred to as "the City" or "the Square Mile" and it forms the main financial district. Archaically, the urbanised area of London was known as the Metropolis. In common usage, the terms "London" and "Greater London" are usually used interchangeably. Greater London is officially divided for some purposes, with varying definitions, into Inner London and Outer London. For some strategic planning purposes, it is divided into five sub-regions.

Local government
Greater London is divided into 32 London Boroughs, each governed by a London Borough council. The City of London has a unique government dating back to the 12th century and is separate from the county of Greater London, although is still part of the region served by the Greater London Authority.

All London Borough councils belong to the London Councils association. Three London Boroughs carry the honorific title of Royal Borough: Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, and Greenwich. Within the City of London are the liberties of Middle Temple and Inner Temple.

Demography
With increasing industrialisation, London's population grew rapidly throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, and it was the most populated city in the world until overtaken by New York in 1925. Its population peaked at 8,615,245 in 1939. There were an estimated 7,753,600 official residents in mid-2009.

London's wider metropolitan area has a population of between 12 and 13 million depending on the definition of that area. According to Eurostat, London has been the most populous city and metropolitan area of the European Union.

The region covers an area of 1,579 square kilometres. The population density is 4,761 people per square kilometre, more than ten times that of any other British region. In terms of population, London is the 25th largest city and the 17th largest metropolitan region in the world. It is ranked 4th in the world in the number of US dollar billionaires residing in the city. It ranks as one of the most expensive cities in the world, alongside Tokyo and Moscow.

Ethnic groups
In the 2001 UK Census, 71.15% of the population classed their ethnic group as White, including White British (59.79%), White Irish (3.07%) or "Other White" (8.29%, mostly Greek-Cypriot, Italian, Polish and Portuguese). 12.09% classed themselves as British Asian, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and "Other Asian" (mostly Sri Lankan, Arab and other Southern Asian ethnicities). 10.91% classed themselves as Black British (around 6% as Black African, 4% as Black Caribbean, 0.84% as "Other Black"). 3.15% were of mixed race; 1.12% as Chinese; and 1.58% as other (mostly Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and other "British Orientals"). 21.8% of inhabitants were born outside the European Union. Irish people, from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, number about 200,000, as do the Scots and Welsh combined.

In January 2005, a survey of London's ethnic and religious diversity claimed that there were more than 300 languages spoken and more than 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in 2006 London's foreign-born population was 2,288,000 (31%), up from 1,630,000 in 1997. The 2001 UK Census showed that 27.1% of the population were born outside the UK, and a slightly higher proportion were classed as Non-White.

In the 2011 UK Census, 59.79% of the population classed their ethnic group as White, including White British (44.89%), White Irish (2.15%) or "Other White" (12.65%, mostly Greek-Cypriot, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Colombians and Portuguese). 18.49% classed themselves as British Asian, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and "Other Asian" (mostly Sri Lankan, Arab and other Southern Asian ethnicities). 13.32% classed themselves as Black British (7% as Black African, 4.22% as Black Caribbean, 2.08% as "Other Black"). 4.96% were of mixed race; and 3.44% as other (mostly Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and other "British Orientals").

The table shows the top 21 countries of birth of residents in 2011. These figures do not give a fair indication of the total population of the specific ethnic groups associated with each country. For example, Londoners of Greek origin (from both Greece and Cyprus) number 300,000, since an organised Greek community has been established for nearly two centuries. The same can be said for Italian and French Londoners whose communities have been here for centuries (the French Embassy estimates there are between 300,000 and 400,000 French citizens living in the UK, with "a huge majority of them living in London"). Though a Polish community has existed in London since the late-Middle Ages, it was not significant in the 2001 Census but has grown significantly since 2004, when Poland joined the European Union and by June 2010; London had 122,000 Polish residents. The German-born population figure may be misleading, however, because it includes British nationals born to parents serving in the British armed forces in Germany.

London has been a focus for immigration for centuries, whether as a place of safety or for economic reasons. Huguenots, Eastern European Jews, Cypriots and East African Asians are examples of the former; Irish, Bangladeshis and West Indians of the latter. The East End district around Spitalfields has been first home for several ethnic groups, which have subsequently moved elsewhere in London as they gained prosperity.

Population
The population of the current area of Greater London rose from about 1.1 million in 1801 (when only about 850,000 people were in the urban area, while 250,000 were living in villages and towns not yet part of London) to an estimated 8.6 million in 1939, but declined to 6.7 million in 1988, before starting to rebound in the 1990s.

By 2006, the population had recovered to the level of 1970 (and the level of population in the 1920s). It has now surpassed the previous 1939 peak, and is over 9 million.

Figures here are for Greater London in its 2001 boundaries. Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by the Office for National Statistics based on past censuses to fit the 2001 boundaries. Figures from 1981 onward are mid-year estimates (revised in August 2007), which are more accurate than the censuses, known to underestimate the population of London.

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added (GVA) of Inner London at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.

Eurostat data shows the GDP of Inner London to be 232 billion euros in 2009 and per capita GDP of 78,000 euros.

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Outer London at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.

Eurostat data shows the GDP of Outer London to be 103 billion euros in 2009 and per capita GDP of 21,460 euros.

Religion

The largest religious groupings are Christian (48.4%), Muslim (8.4%), Hindu (8.0%), Jewish (1.8%), Sikh (1.5%), and Buddhist (1.0%), alongside those of no religion (21.7%). The United Kingdom has traditionally been Christian, and London has a large number of churches, particularly in the city. St Paul's Cathedral in the City and Southwark Cathedral south of the river are Anglican administrative centres, while the clerical head of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has his main residence at Lambeth Palace in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Important national and royal ceremonies are shared between St Paul's and Westminster Abbey. The Abbey is not to be confused with nearby Westminster Cathedral, the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in England and Wales. Religious practice in London is lower than in any other part of the UK or Western Europe and is around seven times lower than American averages. Despite the prevalence of Anglican churches, weekly observance is low within that denomination, although in recent years church attendance, particularly at evangelical Anglican churches in London, has started to increase.

London is home to sizeable Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Muslim and Jewish communities. Many Muslims live in Tower Hamlets and Newham; the most important Muslim buildings are the East London Mosque in Whitechapel and the London Central Mosque on the edge of Regent's Park. London's large Hindu community is in the north-western boroughs of Harrow and Brent, the latter containing one of Europe's largest Hindu temples, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London.

Sikh communities are in East and West London, particularly Southall in the western borough of Ealing, which is also home to the largest Sikh temple in the capital. The majority of British Jews live in London, with significant communities in Stamford Hill (the most Orthodox Jewish area outside New York City and Israel) and St. John's Wood, Golders Green, and Edgware in North London.

Education
Publicly funded education has been administered through 33 LEAs, which correspond to the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, since the 1990 enactment of the Education Reform Act 1988. From 1965 to 1990, 12 Inner London boroughs and the City of London were served by the Inner London Education Authority.

The introduction of comprehensive schools, directed by Circular 10/65 in 1965, was mostly followed in Greater London; however, 19 grammar schools have been retained in some Outer London boroughs, with Sutton having the most with five, followed by Bexley with four and others in five other boroughs. In these boroughs the state schools outperform the (relatively few) independent schools. In inner London, private schools always get the best results and are larger in number. At GCSE and A level, Outer London boroughs have broadly better results than Inner London boroughs.

At GCSE, the best borough is Kingston upon Thames, closely followed by Sutton. Both boroughs have selective schools, and get the top two average GCSE results in England for LEAs. Next is Kensington and Chelsea, the third best in England, then Redbridge, Hammersmith and Fulham, Bromley, Barnet and Harrow. Only ten boroughs have GCSE results under the England average, and some inner-London boroughs have surprisingly good results considering where they lie on the scale of deprivation, e.g. Lambeth. Overall at GCSE in 2009, Greater London had the best results for regions of England. Greater London is generally a prosperous region, and prosperous areas generally have good GCSE results. The City of London has no state schools, just two independent schools. Haringey and Kensington and Chelsea have the most people that pass no GCSEs.

At A-level, the average results for LEAs are disappointing compared to their good GCSE results. Although Kingston upon Thames gets the best GCSE results in England, at A-level it is not even above average. Sutton gets the best A-level results in London and in England. Three of the schools in the top four at A-level in London are in Sutton. It has only one independent school. The few other boroughs with above-average A-level results are Havering, Barnet, Bexley, Redbridge, and Ealing. The poor A-level results in many London boroughs is explained by the quantity of independent schools getting good A-level results. The state school system is often bypassed at age 16 by the more able pupils. Some London boroughs need more good sixth form colleges.

The region's 34 further education colleges are funded through the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency. Large colleges include Kingston College, Havering College of Further and Higher Education, and Croydon College.

Universities
The University of London has 20 federated colleges and schools. The two main constituents of the University of London are (in order of total funding) University College London (UCL) and King's College London (KCL). Imperial College was part of the University of London until 2007, and is now an independent university. UCL, KCL and Imperial have very large research grants – some of the largest in England after Cambridge and Oxford, UCL and Imperial receive around £600 million each which is more than twice as much as any other in the region. The next largest institution by funding is Queen Mary University of London, followed by City, University of London. London is also home to the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), one of the few solely social science institutions in the world. Together with UCL and Imperial, they make up the London vertex of the Golden Triangle universities, the other institutions being Oxford and Cambridge. The region has many medical schools although these are part of other institutions such as UCL, KCL and Imperial. The Royal Veterinary College is based in Camden (with another site in North Mymms in Hertfordshire).

50% of students come from the region, and around 30% from other regions. Most students from other regions come from South East England, the East of England, and, to a lesser degree, South West England; the vast majority are from the south of England. Over 50% students native to the region stay in the region, with 15% going to South East England, 30% to either Scotland, Wales or the North East and around 5% go elsewhere. London is a draw for UK graduates from all over the UK.

Over 70% of UK students to graduate from the University of London remain in London; just under 15% go to the South-East, and just over 5% go to the East of England and 10% elsewhere.

Twin cities
The GLA has twin and sister city agreements with the following cities.

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Talk:Joe Conason

Jane Morgan affair
Somebody added the text "The Jane Morgan linked to by this article is not the Jane Morgan with whom Mr. Bush may have had an affair." That seems about right, since the only Jane Morgan currently covered by Wikipedia would have been in her sixties or seventies at the time of the affair. So I've removed the link and the comment. --Mr. Billion 21:13, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

opposite of disambiguate?
When there are 2 or more artciles... but here we have two diff people and one artcile. John wesley!~

Link to Video of Joe discussing It Could Happen Here
I believe that this video of Joe speaking about his book adds to the value of the article and should be published in the external links section. I would appreciate if someone would add it. Thanks --Uschris 18:52, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Joe Conason discusses his book It Could Happen Here, March 8, 2007 (Video)

Conason at Salon.com
Conason's name is no longer listed as a contributor at Salon.com. Does anyone know if he's left the publication? Calicocat (talk) 04:13, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Just saw this character on telly. This piece should get an NPOV.

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User:Oru Desha Vishesham/sandbox

Oru Desha Vishesham is a 2019 Malayalam-language film produced by K.T Ramakrishnan, K.T Ajayan, Dr M.R Narayanan and directed by Dr Sathyanarayanan Unni, Starring Porur Unnikrishnan, Kalpathy Balakrishnan in leading roles along with Dileep Kuttipuram and Kalamandalam Aswathy.

It’s a story which depicts about the art, life and culture a particular village located at Kerala, Tamilnadu Border. The film plays about the character named Veera Raghava  Poduval, residing at village named ‘Pookattiyoor’. As his name indicates, (Veera – means Hero). He is a warrior in the musical instrument called ‘chenda’ (drum). His best friends are Mammu and Vasu,who are there with him at any time, any situation. But at home, our hero is nothing. He doesn’t have much intimacy with his wife and only one son. Sometimes his behavior towards them is very weird and merciless. At same time, he gives care and love for his disciple. The attitude of not compromising his art with anything leads him to get isolated and made him troubled. His self-consciousness and pride turned him blind which he couldn’t understand the value of life. At certain point, the picture changes- when the society, art, his girlfriend, colleagues all put him down and turn against him, there was only his hatred wife, friends and family with him. This perception made him understand the values of real relationships. They helped him to come up and they made him actually VEERA – our hero

Cast

 * 1) Porur Unnikrishnan as Veeran
 * 2) Kalpathy Balakrishanan as Vasu
 * 3) Kalamandalam Aswathy as Indu
 * 4) Panamanna Sasi as Irikkoor
 * 5) Tripunithura KrishnaDhas as Sivarama Pothuval
 * 6) Sreela Nalledam as Nalini
 * 7) K T Ramakrishnan as President
 * 8) Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnan as Chittoor
 * 9) Kuttipuram Dileep as Mammu
 * 10) Sindhu as Sister

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Movie Making Manual/MMMPromotionTracking

Do promote the MMM but no more than once per month per forum please guys! We therefore only need to keep the list of forums we have promoted theMMM to for the last 2 months.

=January= 31/01/05 - Shootingpeople - Filmmakers Bulletin

31/01/05 - Filmmaking.net - "news, promos, announcements" message board

31/01/05 - Talent Circle - noticeboard

=February=

1/02/05 - Filmmakers.com - noticeboard

2/02/05 - The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) - members network

11/02/05 - Shootingpeople - Screenwriter's Bulletin

11/02/05 - Cinematography.com - Cinematography education forum

15/02/05 - Shootingpeople - Filmmakers Bulletin (announcement that we are no.3 in wikibooks)

16/02/05 - Usenet rec.video.production - we're no.3 announcement

16/02/05 - Usenet rec.arts.movies.production - we're no.3 announcement

16/02/05 - Usenet misc.writing.screenplays - we're no.3 announcement

16/02/05 - Usenet rec.arts.movies.production.sound - General announcement and pointers to the sound recording and sound post production page

16/02/05 - Usenet rec.audio.pro - General announcement and pointers to the sound post production page


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An Ode

An Ode is the third studio album by South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on September 16, 2019, through Pledis Entertainment. The album spawned two singles, "Hit" was released as the album's lead single on August 5, 2019, followed by the title track, "Fear", on the release date of the album.

An Ode was a commercial success, debuted atop the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and topped the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart in its third week. It also reached number seven on the US Billboard World Albums chart. An Ode sold 822,265 copies in South Korea in September 2019 (including 26,131 copies of the Kihno edition).

Background and release
"We expressed our inner fears this time, and a lot of people talked about how we changed. But if you think about it, our inner fears are also part of Seventeen, so it would be great if people can see this as an expansion of our genre instead. We will continue to try to show newer sides of ourselves, so listeners can continue to look forward to our music."

On August 5, the single, "Hit" was released with a music video, prior to the rest of the album.

An Ode was released on September 16, 2019, with 5 physical album versions: "Begin", "The Poet", "Hope", "Truth" and "Real". The album also includes a Korean language version of their Japanese single, "Happy Ending". The Japanese single had been previously released on May 29. In contrast to their previous uplifting music style, An Ode showcased a different side of Seventeen, with a darker concept.

The album was supported by the Ode to You tour, which kicked off on October 8 and was scheduled to have performances in several countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the remaining stops of the tour were cancelled in February 2020.

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User:TheCoolGingerTom

Well hello there. I'm a lover of anything artistic, specifically different drawing art styles and storytelling. My favorite storyteller, and idol, would be Neil Gaiman. I aim to soon get some of his book quotes tattooed.

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Weslandia

Weslandia is a children's book by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman, with illustrations by Kevin Hawkes. It was published in 1999 by Candlewick Press.

Plot overview
The story follows a protagonist, Wesley. When Wesley, a somewhat eccentric boy with no friends, discovers a mysterious plant magically growing in his parents' backyard, he cultivates the plant over his summer vacation. The plant, which he names "swist", provides him with a food source, and allows him to build shelter, tools, and even create his own entertainment and inspires Wesley to create his own writing system. Wesley's resourcefulness and meticulous research eventually allow to him the basis of his own civilization which he names "Weslandia", an eponymous micro-nation in his parents' backyard. His efforts are successful, and instead of being a social outcast, he gains a group of followers made up of his former grade-school tormentors.

Reviews and reception
The book has been described by Cyndi Giorgis as a satire that emphasizes the protagonists "vivid world and the mundane uniformity of those around him". The art in the book has been described by "splendid" by Shirley Lewis. This Book was awarded the Silver Honor by Parents' Choice Foundation. In 2000 it was also listed as the Notable Children's Books award winner.

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Grants and fundraising/Research grant collaboration group

This is a co-operative group in the developmental stages, Research Grant Composition Group (RGCC), dedicated to preparing grants for submission to funding agencies.

Research Group Summary

 * Project code: RGCG
 * Suggested Prerequisites:
 * Knowledge of the process of preparing a proposal for research but not of applying for research grants
 * Time investment: a few weeks
 * Novelty of approach: uploading of proposals-in-the-raw to a public site where they can be co-operatively edited by members of the research team, and exposed to peer-review (with a small "P"), before being submitted to the research fund granting agency.

Associated local references: (to be created)

 * Research collaboration
 * School: School:Engineering
 * Department: Topic:Construction
 * Stream: Research
 * Level: Research funding application

Content summary
The Research Grant Composition Group is an on-line resource created to assist in the production of quality research grant-applications. This resource will assist in the development of learning groups organized around real problems of research practice by internally showcasing best-practices and providing access to useful outside resources and expertise.

Goals
This Learning Group offers learning activities to assist researchers in formulating proposals to be successfully offered to funding / grant foundations / agencies. Resources are shared and edited to meet the needs of all researchers with an initial focus on research in the areas of Construction Engineering and Topic:Education. The first Research Grant Composition Group,the Construction Engineering Research Grant Group is working on preparing grants in the area of Construction Engineering.

Additional Goals include:
 * Using the Web to learn about best practices
 * Working together to learn about and create proposals
 * Creating an environment to increase application success rates (our common goal)
 * Encouraging international peer review before application
 * Using information technology to link funders and applicants for research grants
 * Creating a learning group that achieves an increased application success rate
 * Aligning proposals with donor's needs.

Learning Materials
Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikiversity namespace, and provide generic guidelines on making a Learning Group.

Here we simply make a link to the name of the steps (steps are Learning Projects which are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!

You can also read about the Learning model. Steps should focus on learning activities for Wikiversity participants wishing to improve their grant acceptance ratios. This Learning Material in the Learning Projects can be used by multiple projects. For example, the Research Project proposal has many elements in common with Research Grant Application. We will therefore co-operate with other departments and use the same learning resource.

Texts / Resources

 * Grant writing
 * Directing Technology/Fund (Wikibooks)

Steps(Lessons)
The Steps will be posted as Firefox, Impress or PowerPoint presentations to be viewed before creating the research grant application.

 * Steps1: ...

Assignments
Creating bookmark files pointing to useful readings on successful grant applications and organize the bookmarks into logical bookmark folders and annotate these.

Pointing out the pragmatics of making grant applications in a real world where the research may be multi-disciplinary, but the funding agency mono-disciplinary.

Encouraging virtual group research projects / collaboration...

Activities

 * Activity 1: Lesson Plans using Skills & Links/Internet use.
 * Create a Word (.doc) or open source document and develop a grant proposal aligned with your research interests
 * Search for resources / information on the Web.
 * Organize information for grant applicants to use
 * Utilize effective communication (e-mail, web site, sharing ideas)

 * Activity 2: Web site / Detailed Steps / Advanced technologies
 * Activity 3: Building on previous knowledge

Readings
Each activity has a suggested associated background reading selection.
 * Reading 1.
 * Study guide:
 * Wikiversity article: OLPT
 * Etc.

Assessment
Each activity has a suggested self- and group-assessment.

Listing
The following list is of some specific grant proposals and projects and their descriptions:
 * Education for Americans about the Culture of Arab Israelis Grant Proposal - A project to create a better understanding of the Arab world, particularly for Americans.
 * Turkey Herding Deer EcoFarm - A plan to convert a small farm in Illinois USA into an educational center focused on, , and  systems.
 * Sandbox Server - A server which will function as a testing ground for several Wikiversity projects.
 * ...feel free to add to this list..

Active participants
Active participants in this Learning Group
 * Ian Kennedy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
 * Dionysios (talk) 2007-07-10 (July 10, 2007) Time: 1539 UTC
 * CQ 14:50, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Cormaggio talk 17:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Historybuff 19:23, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * AFriedman 21:38, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Grant opportunities

 * $2 Million Digital Media and Learning Competition
 * HGF Grants
 * National Geographic Grants
 * AERA Grants
 * IREX Grants

US Grants

 * Grants by Category
 * Science and Technology Grants.
 * enGrant Scientific Grant Awards Database
 * Art Grants
 * Community Development Grants
 * Other Grants
 * Energy Grants
 * Education Grants
 * Business and Commerce Grants
 * Agricultural Grants
 * DOE Grants
 * NIH Grants
 * NEH Grants

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Perl Programming/Numbers

Numbers
Numbers in Perl do not have to be enclosed in any kind of punctuation; they can be written as straight numbers.

Floating-point numbers
Here are some acceptable floating point numbers:

0.1, -3.14, 2.71828…

Integers
Integers are all whole numbers and their negatives (and 0): {… -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, …}.

Here are a few examples of integers:

12, -50, 20, 185, -6654, 6654

The following examples are not integers:

15.5, -3.458, 3/2, 0.5

Non-decimal numbers
I'll dwell on this topic for a little longer than the other types of numbers. In Perl you can specify not only decimal numbers, but also numbers in hex, octal, and binary. If you are not familiar with how these systems work, you can try these Wikipedia articles:

 * Hexadecimal
 * Octal
 * Binary

In Perl you have to specify when you are going to write a non-decimal number. Binary numbers start with an 0b, so here are some possible binary numbers:

0b101011101

0b10

Octal numbers start with 0 ("zero"), so here are some possible octal numbers:

015462

062657

012

Hexadecimal numbers start with 0x, so here are some possible hexadecimal numbers:

0xF17A

0xFFFF

Number Operators
Just like strings, numbers have operators. These operators are quite obvious so I'll just give a quick example of each one.

The +, -, /, and * operators
These operators are pretty obvious, but here are some examples:

100 + 1 # That's 101 100 - 1 # That's 99 100/2 # That's 50 100*2 # That's 200

Perl also has the familiar increment, decrement, plus-equals, and minus-equals operators from C: $a++   # evaluate, then increment ++$a   # increment, then evaluate $a--   # evaluate, then decrement --$a   # decrement, then evaluate $a += 5 # plus-equals operator, adds 5 to $a. Equivalent to $a = $a + 5 $a -= 2 # minus-equals operator, subtracts 2 from $a. Equivalent to $a = $a-2

Now let's look at one more operator that's a little less obvious.

The ** Operator
The ** operator is simply the exponentiation operator. Here's another example:

2**4 # That's 16, same as 24 4**3**2 # that's 4**(3**2), or 49, or 262144

Exercises

 * Remember the x operator? Use a mathematical expression as the number of times to repeat the string, see what happens.
 * Write a program like our original hello world program except make it print a mathematical expression.

Perl/Números

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Talk:Invention (musical composition)

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I'm confused; some of the two-part inventions written by Bach don't seem to follow this scheme! For example, invention 2 doesn't repeat the theme in the dominant key at any point; the same goes for invention 9.

Piotr

 * Not all pieces written in a style conform precisely to the musical form. Even very rigid forms such as the fugue show a great deal of variety and deviation from the ideal in the hands of master composers like Bach and Mozart. The invention is much more flexible in form since it is not as "serious" a piece of music as a fugue, so one would expect someone like Bach to take great liberties in their composition. The presentation of the structure of an invention in this article is just the "ideal" or "typical" form of an invention. Splat 01:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Inventions and fugues can both be described best as compositional procedures/techniques rather than as forms of their own. The fugue is a technique that involves the concept of imitation at various levels of transposition (as a more advanced form of canonic imitation). Also literally the word comes from the latin for "flight." The invention is probably best thought of as merely comprising the development/variation of a single subject or musical idea (see Berg's Wozzeck, Act III). Overall, this page does not accurately seem to inform the reader and should be rethought as well as incorporate more citations.

"In the exposition, a short motif is introduced by one voice in the tonic key. This is called the theme. The subject is then repeated in the second voice in the dominant key while the initial voice either plays a countersubject or plays in free counterpoint."

This is wrong: The theme, or dux, is repeated an octave above/below and in the tonic key. This repetition is called comes. The fugue modulates to the dominant by transposing the theme whereas the invension is tonally stable, thus making it a simpler form of counterpoint.

Other Composers
Who else composed inventions? The article only mentions Bach. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephanwehner (talk • contribs) 14:32, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

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Talk:Benson & Hedges/Archives/2016

Music (Trivia)
I noticed that this article mentioned my band's (The Lost Boys of Penzance) recording of "The Disadvantages of You" which is the tune used for the famous mid-60s B&H ad campaign. Apparently, a citation is needed for this fact. I'm offering up two web links for an editor to incorporate as a citation, 1) Cordelia Records UK web page on the "Beyond The Sea" album project: (redacted) and 2) music critic review of the album: http://www.reverbcentral.com/ (Under "Comps", look for "Beyond The Sea").--Jville (talk) 06:32, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I just wanted to let anyone who controls the editing of this pages trivia section that Kurt Cobain actually smoked Benson & Hedges Menthol Lights. And he was smoking these during Nirvanas Unplugged performance. You can find this in Everette Trues Nirvana Biography...<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

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Making links

This is a quick tutorial about how to make hypertext links on Wikiversity webpages.

Terminology

 * hypertext link ("link" for short). Here are some examples of links: Link and Hyperlink.
 * internal link. Here is an example of an "internal link": Link. Internal links are links to other Wikiversity pages.
 * external link. External links are links to another website such as the Wikipedia website or in the wider sense, anywhere on the Internet. You can easily recognize external links from the little arrow on their right side. Here is an example of an "external link": Google.com.

Make an internal link
Try creating a link from this page section to another Wikiversity page. Example: Main Page can be used to create a link to the Wikiversity Main Page. Click on the "edit" link for this page section. When you see the edit window, practice making a link below:
 * Link
 * Main Page
 * Test
 * Main Page
 * Hyperlink

Make an external link
In many cases it is useful to make links from Wikiversity pages to web pages at other websites. The simplest way is to paste the URL (website address) and save the page. Then the link will automatically be displayed as a hyperlink. For example:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sturnus_vulgaris_-California-8.jpg

Single-square brackets can also be used, within which the URL and text to show are added e.g., youtube was created using this syntax: youtube.

You can edit this page section and practice making external links.
 * youtube
 * google
 * Project Gutenberg
 * Tech GO Simple
 * cnn
 * Green White S.C.

Some link tricks

 * link trick #1: external links that look like internal links Here are three links to the same page: Main Page and Main_Page and Wikipedia website. To make a link to Wikipedia look like an internal link use this format: Main Page . The "w:" prefix means to make a link to Wikipedia and "Main Page" is an example of a page name at Wikipedia. " Main Page " is an example of MediaWiki Markup; the special instructions that are used at Wikiversity to do things like make hypertext links on pages. Do not fear: there are shortcuts (see below) for making links so you do not have to remember the MediaWiki Markup details. Advanced reading: Interwiki linking.
 * link trick #2: the "piped link" In case the form of an internal link is not correspond with the desired output, you can use "piped links". Above, the link "Wikipedia website" was made using Wikipedia website, where the vertical line is called a "pipe". The text to the left of the "pipe" is the correct form of the internal link, but it is not shown. To the right of it is the text as it is shown on the page.
 * link trick #3: shortcut buttons There are buttons on the Editing toolbar for starting internal and external links. When you edit a Wikiversity page, if you do not see the editing toolbar, make sure that "Show edit toolbar" is active in your editing preferences. When you click on the buttons, the basic MediaWiki Markup for a link will be added into the edit window then you just fill in the required page name information. Required information:
 * 1) link title <-- for internal links, add the page name of the page to be linked to.
 * 2) www.example.com <-- for external links, provide the URL of the page. Note: the difference between Main Page and Main_Page is that in the first link an optional "link title" was provided: Main Page.

Exercise
Edit the "Terminology" and "Tricks" sections of the page, above, and see how the various types of links are created.

Your turn
Edit this section of the page and practice making some links.

Technical writing

Technical writing

English literature     e.g. link to Wikipedia

English literature

Creative Writing   e.g. link to Wikibooks

Creative Writing

Discussion
Confused? Edit this section of the page and ask a question.
 * Could someone write this all out more simply with examples, showing me exactly how to create a link?
 * Yes I'm confused. Followed the tutorial "how to create a new page", Entered a page title: Decentralised education, the page jumped somewhere and after some fumbling around I ended up here. So, where is my page title??  I am out of time so will not try the exercises now.  ¬¬¬¬ (my keyboard does not know the horizontal wiggly character).  Janos Abel
 * Did you try the exercises/activities listed above? --JWSchmidt 23:31, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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Using PHPEclipse/Installation/Installing PHPEclipse

To install PHPEclipse, first download the latest version from SourceForge at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57621&package_id=70009. The latest version will be the one at the top of the list displayed on the download page. At the time of writing, it is version 1.1.3 (filename PHPEclipse1.1.3-2005-01-29.zip). This file is platform independent.

The PHPEclipse zip files must be extracted in the same directory in which you installed Eclipse. It contains two directories, plugins and features, and these must be added to the plugins and features in your existing eclipse directory.

'''Note: Eclipse 3.x caches all plugin.xml files into a single repository for quicker loading. If you used eclipse before installing PHPeclipse, you should start eclipse once with the -clean option. This -clean forces Eclipse to rebuild that repository. This applies to anything that is installed into eclipse by unzipping it into its plugins folder.'''

This plugin can be replaced by a similar plugin, the Php Developer Tools (PDT), more here http://wiki.eclipse.org/PDT/Installation

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International Baccalaureate

Welcome IB Diploma students!

This will be the main page for study guides, education resources and revision notes created for the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) on Wikibooks. Find out more about the program from the IB Organization. If you want, find out about Wikibooks.

The aim is to collaborate to create a great resource for IBDP students and teachers to make their learning, study and teaching easier. There are many things to be done and everyone can contribute using the "Edit this page" button at the top of the pages.

 * To quickly become useful, we are making a compendium of the best sites on the internet with IBDP resources. This is available at the bottom of this page. If you already use a good site, go to 'edit this page' and share it with everyone by adding it to the list! You can use these pages as a starting point for creating your own notes to contribute (they provide headings to work under) but don't copy copyrighted material.

 * Begin writing pages for the IBDP subjects you know about. Write what you feel will help other students. There is no need to be perfect or comprehensive, notes can be built on and revised many times by many people. Go through your own notes or textbook and for each chapter add concise notes on concepts that need to be understood. Use headings or numbers as from your textbook or syllabus outline from the websites listed below.

IBDP Subjects on Wikibooks
Click on these links and then refer to your notes or text book and start writing! Writing concise and good explanations is a way of studying for your exams.

Group 1 - Language and Literature

 * IB English (Language A)

Group 2 - Language Acquisition

 * IB French
 * IB Mandarin
 * IB Spanish
 * IB Arabic (Varies)
 * IB Japanese
 * IB Hindi
 * IB German
 * IB SWAHILI

Group 3 - Individuals and Societies

 * IB Business Management
 * IB Cultural Anthropology
 * IB Economics
 * IB European History
 * IB Geography
 * IB History of the Americas
 * IB Psychology
 * IB Twentieth Century Topics
 * IB Environmental Systems and Societies
 * IB Global politics
 * IB History: Causes and Effects of World War One

Group 4 - Sciences

 * IB Computer Science
 * IB Biology
 * IB Chemistry
 * IB Physics
 * IB Environmental Systems and Societies
 * IB Design Technology

Group 5 - Mathematics

 * IB Maths Studies
 * IB Mathematics SL
 * IB Mathematics HL
 * IB Further Mathematics HL

Group 6 - Arts

 * IB Music
 * IB Visual Arts
 * IB Film
 * IB Theatre

Theory of Knowledge

 * IB Theory of Knowledge

Extended Essay

 * Extended Essay

Textbooks

 * IB Textbook Reviews

IB Resources on the Internet
Aim to include links to only the best guides to each subject. Use these as a basis for building up the notes on this website.

General IB Sites
 * Oxford Study Courses - a provider of revision courses and Summer Schools for IB students
 * A huge list of links for a dozen IB subjects
 * IB Study Wiki
 * Lots of IB Links to Resources and Info at Shambles in S.E.Asia
 * Economics notes and links to other notes
 * IB Student Revision

Geography
 * Geography Homework Help
 * Geography revision notes
 * Geography syllabus in doc format

Chemistry
 * Fine IB Chemistry website
 * Innovative online textbook with questions and tips
 * Videos on the entire syllabus, SL and HL

Biology
 * Click4Biology
 * Good course summary from Open Door
 * Long course summary

Economics
 * Econclassroom: Great Economics HL/SL videos explaining economic concepts. Particularly aimed at IB-students.

Mathematics
 * IB Math Stuff. Notes and more. Created by an IB teacher.
 * Maths (HL and SL) notes. Subscribe and pay for more resources
 * Mathematics (HL and SL), Free material such as formulae, revision notes and exercises.

History
 * Non-IB Specific Modern World History Syllabus
 * IB History Syllabus Index
 * Audio revision podcasts for Modern World History

ITGS Business Studies
 * Information Technology in a Global Society Textbook and website with resources and articles.
 * ITGS News News articles and resources for ITGS students and teachers. Very up to date.

Physics
 * The IB Physics Compendium 2005
 * The Open Door Physics Website
 * Topic Summaries and some other stuff is free, the rest must be purchased
 * Physics syllabus website (Requires a Log In and Password)
 * IB Physics Wikified - Notes, Lab ideas and more...

Psychology
 * cranepsych, IB psychology in the International School of Prague - extremely useful!

Computer Science
 * IB Computing.com - Comprehensive coverage of the entire syllabus for teachers and students - updated in June 2007, open access with an interactive section powered by Moodle

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Larisa Sinelshchikova

Larisa Vasilevna Sinelshchikova (Лариса Васильевна Синельщикова; born February 10, 1963) is a Russian media manager and producer. She is a member of the Academy of Russian Television and a laureate of TEFI — Russian National TV award.

Early years, education
Larisa Sinelshchikova was born on February 10, 1963, in the village of Psebay in Mostovsky District in Krasnodar Krai. After finishing secondary school #4 in 1979, she left for Moscow and entered the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). She graduated with a specialty of ‘director’ in 1984

TV-6 and VID
From 1993 to 1998, Larisa Sinelshchikova held the post of vice-president of the TV-6 channel, and from 1994 she was the general director of the TV-6 Media agency, which is the first Russian television advertising sales agency.

In 1998, at Alexander Lyubimov’s invitation, she took the position of general director of VID television company, a major supplier of television programs and shows for ORT channel (Channel One Russia). In 2000 Sinelshchikova left the position of general director and headed the board of directors of VID and held this position until 2007.

In 2001 Sinelshchikova became a member of the Academy of Russian Television.

Red Square
In July 2007 Sinelshchikova founded her own television company, Red Square, which became Russia's first full-cycle television holding company, which was engaged in the production of television programs, technical support of filming, copyright distribution, advertising, sponsorship contracts, Internet projects and projects in the field of show business. The company worked mainly with Channel One and produced the most important and top-rated projects for it. Red Square was also responsible for filming the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Moscow in 2009.

By the beginning of 2010, Red Square became the largest producer of television content in Russia. According to KVG Research, in 2012 there were 58 shows, television films and series produced by Red Square, which went on air, and that made one tenth of the total premiere time of Russian television - a quarter more than the nearest competitor. Many projects of Red Square were shown to the evening prime time of Channel One. Among them are The Voice, Kto khochet stat' millionerom? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?), Minuta slavy (Minute of Glory), Let's Get Married, Fashion Verdict, Posner and others. According to Interfax, the revenue of Red Square in 2013 amounted to 4.64 billion rubles, with 2.63 billion of net profit.

According to Vedomosti newspaper, Sinelshchikova had been planning to sell Red Square since 2012. In mid-2013, Red Square was joined by a number of subsidiaries of legal entities. In April 2014 it became known that Sinelshchikova agreed to sell 51% of registered capital of the Red Square companies to Arkady Rotenberg. Andrei Baturin, the official representative of the businessman, explained that Rotenberg’s interest in the company is connected to the growing importance of content for modern media and the need to rely on ‘the first and the best’. The parties did not disclose the terms of the transaction, but they noted that the company was evaluated higher than the market. It was known before that Sinelshchikova directly owned small shares in the companies that made up Red Square, while the main ones were owned by offshore structures. During the transaction, the ownership structure of the television company was disclosed for the first time, and Sinelshchikova was named the ultimate beneficiary of all the companies.

With the new shareholder, personnel changes took place in the management of Red Square, and the company itself began to cooperate with VGTRK, the main competitor of Channel One. Vedomosti, referring to a high-ranking employee of Channel One, noted that this led to a remarkable alienation between the TV channel and the TV company. In July 2015, during the second transaction, Rotenberg bought the remaining 49% of the company from Sinelshchikova and became the only owner of Red Square.

First Music Publishing
In 2015, after the sale of Red Square, Sinelshchikova agreed to withdraw from the First Music Publishing, in which she directly owned a share of 60%, and before that - through a share in the recording studio REAL Records. 1MP was founded in 2003, and by the mid-2010s it became one of the largest music publishers in the country. In 2014 the 1MP revenue amounted to 403 mln rubles with 54 mln of net profit. The deal became known in September 2016. Sinelshchikova’s share was distributed among producers Viktor Drobysh, Vladimir Dubovitsky, Igor Matvienko, Konstantin Meladze and Maxim Fadeyev, with whom she had worked for many years. The amount of the agreement was not disclosed.

State

 * Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II class (November 27, 2006) - for great contribution to the development of Russian television and radio broadcasting and many years of fruitful activity
 * Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", I class (April 23, 2008) - for informational support and active public work on the development of civil society in the Russian Federation
 * Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation (December 9, 2009) - For active participation in the preparation and conduct of the Eurovision-2009 song contest in Moscow

Professional

 * TEFI-2003 in the nomination ‘Producer’ for the TV show ‘The Last Hero - 3’ (with Alexander Lyubimov and Konstantin Ernst)
 * The finalist of TEFI-2004 in the nomination ‘Scriptwriter of a TV program’ for the TV show ‘The Last Hero. End of the Game’ (with Alexander Lyubimov, Konstantin Ernst, Sergey Kushnerev)
 * Finalist of TEFI-2008 in the nomination ‘Producer of a television program’ for the TV show ‘Two Stars - 2’ (with Andrei Boltenko)
 * TEFI-2009 in the nomination ‘Producer of a TV program’ for the Eurovision-2009 song contest

Other

 * The national award for public recognition of the achievements of women of Russia ‘Olympia’ (March 2, 2007) in the nomination ‘Business-style’ - for great contribution to the development of Russian television and creation of a series of bright multi-genre TV programs

Personal life
Sinelshchikova has a daughter Anastasia (married to Igor Rudsky, Svetlana Bondarchuk's younger brother) and a son Igor.

In 1998, at a symphony concert at the Moscow Conservatory, Sinelshchikova met Konstantin Ernst. The two were in a civil marriage from 1998 to 2010. The gossip journalists noted Sinelschikova's great contribution to Ernst’s achievements as head of ORT and Channel One. Sinelshchikova and Ernst broke up in 2010.

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handhaven

Etymology
From, from , itself a calque from , from. Likely based also on 🇨🇬. with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to enforce, to maintain, to uphold
 * 2)  to persevere with, to persist with/in
 * 3)  to remain in charge, to remain in place

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Josh Todd and the Conflict

Josh Todd and the Conflict is an American hard rock band formed by Buckcherry members Josh Todd (vocals) and Stevie D (guitarist). The band released their debut album Year of The Tiger in September 2017. The album was co-produced by Stevie D and Stone Temple Pilots drummer Eric Kretz.

Current members

 * Josh Todd – lead vocals
 * Stevie D. – guitar, backing vocals
 * Gregg Cash – Bass guitar
 * Sean Winchester – drums

Discography

 * Studio albums
 * Year of The Tiger (2017)

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Talk:Dina Titus

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I'm amazed at the obvious slant of this article. Not a doubt in the world that it was written and edited by a Titus staffer. Her bio is literally lifted directly from her personal homepage at DinaTitus.com. Most of it is non-encyclopedic, and the rest is POV. This needs a complete rewrite. Niremetal (talk) 00:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Removed the advert-delete tag. Added some info about gubernatorial campaign. Requested Niremetal's assistance in improving the article instead of tagging article for deletion. Pointing out that a lot of the "POV" is actually well documented.Reinoe (talk) 22:06, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

What does Gibbon's approval rating have to do with anything? This is just a puff piece on Titus -- I've reported it to wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:12, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

So log in and fix it. Toddst1 (talk) 20:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

semi-protect
For the discussion behind the semi-protection, see the archived AN/I discussion  -- Toddst1 (talk) 20:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

can somebody add the information about Titus' previous elections? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:32, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

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Manuel Diana

Manuel Diana Olaso (born 7 March 1996) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who generally plays as a number eight for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents Uruguay internationally.

Diana attended Stella Maris College and the University of Montevideo. He was included in the Uruguayan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.

Career
He made his international debut for Uruguay against Argentina XV on 11 February 2017.

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