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rWotD Episode 3386: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage

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The random article for Tuesday, 11 August 2026, is Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage.

The knockout stage of the 1964 Summer Olympics football tournament was the second and final stage of the competition, following the first round. Played from 18 to 23 October, the knockout stage ended with the final held at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The top two team from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were eleven matches in the knockout stage, including play-offs played between the losing teams of the quarter-finals and semi-finals for extra allocated finishing positions.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Knockout stage on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3385: David Murphy (footballer, born 1984)

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The random article for Monday, 10 August 2026, is David Murphy (footballer, born 1984).

David Paul Murphy (born 1 March 1984) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the English and Scottish Leagues. Born in Hartlepool, County Durham, Murphy played as a left back.

Murphy started his professional career at Premier League side Middlesbrough in 2001, and remained at the club for three years, making sixteen appearances. During his time at Middlesbrough, he also had a loan spell with Division Two side Barnsley in 2004, where he made ten appearances. He left Middlesbrough for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in the summer of 2004, and made 134 appearances for the club, before signing for Birmingham City in January 2008. He played 132 matches for the club in all competitions, and was an unused substitute as they won the 2011 League Cup Final, but his six-year stay was blighted by injuries, and he retired from football on medical advice in March 2014.

He played several times for England at under-16 level.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:42 UTC on Monday, 10 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see David Murphy (footballer, born 1984) on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3384: Bunde Tolimense

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The random article for Sunday, 9 August 2026, is Bunde Tolimense.

"Bunde Tolimense" is a Colombian song written by Alberto Castilla in 1914 and popularized in the 1950s with a recording by Los Tolimenses. In 1959, it was adopted as the official anthem of Colombia's Tolima Department.

Viva Music Colombia rated the song No. 15 on its list of the 100 most important Colombian songs of all time. In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo, Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the version of the song by Los Tolimenses at No. 18.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:41 UTC on Sunday, 9 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Bunde Tolimense on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3383: John Shirley-Quirk

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The random article for Saturday, 8 August 2026, is John Shirley-Quirk.

John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 to 1976, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these and other works under the composer's direction. He also sang and recorded a wide range of works by other composers, ranging from Handel through Tchaikovsky to Henze.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see John Shirley-Quirk on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3382: Greek National Road 89

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The random article for Friday, 7 August 2026, is Greek National Road 89.

Greek National Road 89 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 89), abbreviated as the EO89, is a road in East Attica, Greece. It connects Gerakas with Sounio, via Koropi and Lavrio. Between Gerakas and Koropi it has lost importance after the opening of the A6 motorway. There are plans to upgrade the section between Koropi and Lavrio to motorway standards, by constructing junctions to replace the traffic lights and generally upgrading the road. This new road may carry the designation A61.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:19 UTC on Friday, 7 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Greek National Road 89 on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3381: Hush (Asobi Seksu album)

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The random article for Thursday, 6 August 2026, is Hush (Asobi Seksu album).

Hush is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 17, 2009 by Polyvinyl Record Co., marking the band's first album for the label. Hush was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane, who had also worked on Asobi Seksu's previous album Citrus (2006). The album demonstrated a shift from the more shoegaze-inspired work of prior releases to a mellower, quieter sound.

Hush produced four singles: "Me & Mary", released on November 17, 2008; "Familiar Light", released on February 16, 2009; "Transparence", released on August 21, 2009; and "Layers", released on December 7, 2009.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Thursday, 6 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Hush (Asobi Seksu album) on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3380: 1-Methyl-2-iodo-LSD

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The random article for Wednesday, 5 August 2026, is 1-Methyl-2-iodo-LSD.

1-Methyl-2-iodo-LSD (MIL) is a serotonin receptor modulator of the lysergamide family related to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). It is the 1-methyl derivative of 2-iodo-LSD (IOL). Extensive metabolism of other 1-methylated lysergamides to their secondary amine derivatives, for instance methysergide (1-methylmethylergometrine) conversion into methylergometrine, has been observed. The properties and effects of MIL in humans are unknown. However, a radiolabeled form of MIL, 1-methyl-2-[125I]iodo-LSD ([125I]-MIL), as well as the analogue 1-ethyl-2-[125I]iodo-LSD ([125I]-EIL), have been developed for use as presumably non-hallucinogenic agents in imaging of serotonin receptors. [125I]-MIL has much greater selectivity for serotonin 5-HT2 receptors over dopamine receptors compared to LSD. MIL and [125I]-MIL were first described in the scientific literature by Beth J. Hoffman and colleagues by 1985.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see 1-Methyl-2-iodo-LSD on Wikipedia.

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Until next time, I'm neural Kendra.

rWotD Episode 3379: Saddle chair

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The random article for Tuesday, 4 August 2026, is Saddle chair.

A saddle chair uses the same principles in its design as an equestrian saddle. It is equipped with a chair base on casters and a gas cylinder for adjusting the correct sitting height. The casters enable moving around and reaching out for objects while sitting. Some saddle chairs have backrests, but most do not.

Riding-like sitting on a saddle chair differs from sitting on a conventional chair. Saddle chair users sit 20–30 cm higher, which puts the hips and the knees into a 135° angle, compared to the 90° angle typically associated with sitting on a traditional chair.

Because the saddle chair is higher than a normal office chair, the desk has to be higher as well. For this purpose there are desks that can be electronically or mechanically adjusted to fit the user. A saddle chair can also be used with a normal office desk, but then the desk has to be lifted up with height extension pieces.

The saddle chair seat is either solid or divided. A divided seat reduces pressure on the perineum and lowers the temperature in the genital area. A divided seat is thought to be healthier, especially for men, than a solid seat.

Some saddle chairs include not only height adjustments but also a tilt mechanism. There is also a divided saddle chair model on the market that has an adjustable gap between the two seat parts. Accessories, such as elbow and wrist supports, are available for saddle chairs to make different work tasks easier.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:34 UTC on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Saddle chair on Wikipedia.

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Until next time, I'm neural Arthur.

rWotD Episode 3378: George Brett

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The random article for Monday, 3 August 2026, is George Brett.

George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.

Brett's 3,154 career hits are second most by any third baseman in major league history (after only Adrian Beltré's 3,166) and rank 18th all-time. He is one of five players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. He was also a member of the Royals' 1985 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Brett was named the Royals' interim hitting coach in 2013 on May 30, but he stepped down from the position on July 25 to resume his position of vice president of baseball operations. In 2015, he won his second World Series ring when the Royals won the series in five games over the New York Mets.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:22 UTC on Monday, 3 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see George Brett on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3377: Nordreisa Municipality

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The random article for Sunday, 2 August 2026, is Nordreisa Municipality.

Nordreisa (Norwegian), Ráisa (Northern Sami, pronounced [ˈraːjːsa]), or Raisi (Kven) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storslett. Other villages include Oksfjordhamn, Sørkjosen, and Rotsund.

The municipality consists of the Reisadalen valley, with the river Reisaelva and deep pine forests, surrounded by mountains and high plateaus. Most people live in Storslett, where the river meets the Reisafjorden. Sørkjosen, just northwest of Storslett, is the location of Sørkjosen Airport with flights to Tromsø and several destinations in Finnmark. The European route E6 runs through the northern part of the municipality.

The 3,438-square-kilometre (1,327 sq mi) municipality is the 9th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nordreisa is the 187th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,794. The municipality's population density is 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:23 UTC on Sunday, 2 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Nordreisa Municipality on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3376: Black Mariah

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The random article for Saturday, 1 August 2026, is Black Mariah.

Black Mariah (Mariah Dillard) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Luke Cage. She was created by Billy Graham, George Tuska, and Steve Englehart, and first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #5 (January 1973).

Alfre Woodard portrayed Mariah Dillard in the series Luke Cage, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:10 UTC on Saturday, 1 August 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Black Mariah on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3375: Ismail Katamba

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The random article for Friday, 31 July 2026, is Ismail Katamba.

Ismail Katamba (born (1987-01-19)19 January 1987) is a Ugandan male weightlifter who has represented Uganda in several international competitions, competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg categories. He competed at world championships most recently at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. Ismail Katamba won four medals (gold, two silver, and a bronze) in the 56 kg category in 2004 in Tunisia in the African Championships, which helped Uganda secure Olympic tickets. Other appearances include Kampala in 2005, 2009, and 2014, and Nairobi in 2012.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Friday, 31 July 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Ismail Katamba on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3374: 1991 Canadian Grand Prix

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The random article for Thursday, 30 July 2026, is 1991 Canadian Grand Prix.

The 1991 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 2 June 1991. It was the fifth race of the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The 69-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Benetton-Ford. Piquet took the 23rd and final win of his F1 career after old rival Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault, suddenly stopped halfway round the last lap while leading by almost a minute. Stefano Modena took second in a Tyrrell-Honda, while Mansell's team-mate Riccardo Patrese was third, having started from pole position. Piquet's win was the first for a car using Pirelli tyres since the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix when Gerhard Berger took Benetton's first ever Grand Prix victory and the last for the famed BMW turbo.

This was the last win for Pirelli as a tyre supplier in Formula One until the 2011 Australian Grand Prix.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Thursday, 30 July 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see 1991 Canadian Grand Prix on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3373: Peru–Sweden relations

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The random article for Wednesday, 29 July 2026, is Peru–Sweden relations.

Peru–Sweden relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Peru and the Kingdom of Sweden. In November 2016, the Swedish embassy in Lima restarted its activities. However, the embassy closed again in October 2022 and the Swedish embassy in Santiago, Chile is accredited to Peru. It is expected that the Swedish embassy in Lima will reopen in 2026. Peru has an embassy in Stockholm.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:59 UTC on Wednesday, 29 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3372: Castle (District Electoral Area)

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The random article for Tuesday, 28 July 2026, is Castle (District Electoral Area).

Castle is one of the ten district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn, Fortwilliam and Innisfayle. Castle, along with Oldpark district and parts of the Court district and Newtownabbey Borough Council, forms the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district is bounded to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road.

The district takes its name from the current Belfast Castle, which is located on Cave Hill in the north of the district, while the southern section of the district is part of the city centre and forms one of Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast. Castle is served by the M2 and M5 motorways and the Yorkgate railway station.

Castle is one of the most mixed areas in the city, with just over half of the district's population being Protestant at the 2001 Census, a figure which had dropped to 35% by the 2021 Census. There are a number of peace lines in the district, for example along the Whitewell Road.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Tuesday, 28 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3371: Valerii Redkozubov

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The random article for Monday, 27 July 2026, is Valerii Redkozubov.

Valerii Redkozubov (also spelled Valery, Russian: Редкозубов, Валерий Анатольевич; born 20 July 1972) is a Russian male visually impaired Paralympic alpine skier. He has represented Russia at the Paralympics on 3 Winter Paralympic events in 2010, 2014 and 2018. He was the flagbearer for Russia during the 2014 Winter Paralympics as he led the Russian Paralympic delegation in its home nation at the opening ceremony of the event. He was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin in 2014 for his outstanding performance at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Valerii Redkozubov was also awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" in March 2018 by Vladimir Putin after his impressive Paralympic record during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:09 UTC on Monday, 27 July 2026.

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Until next time, I'm generative Niamh.

rWotD Episode 3370: Fliegerstaffel 4

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The random article for Sunday, 26 July 2026, is Fliegerstaffel 4.

Fliegerstaffel 4 (Squadron 4) was a Swiss Air Force squadron belonging to the Überwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Wing). It was crewed by military pilots who belonged to the Berufsfliegerkorps. Its home base at dissolution was Payerne Air Base, and Fliegerstaffel 4 was equipped with the Mirage IIIRS. Fliegerstaffel 4 carried the AMIR badge (AMIR = Aufklärer Mirage [reconnaissance Mirage]) as its coat of arms. This badge features a falcon head drawn with black lines on a white background, with the neck filled with blue. The beak rises above the round badge; above the head of the falcon is the red number 4. Except for this number, the badge is identical to the AMIR badges of Fliegerstaffel 10 and Fliegerstaffel 3, which featured the numbers 10 and 3, respectively.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Sunday, 26 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3369: Afradapis

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The random article for Saturday, 25 July 2026, is Afradapis.

Afradapis is a genus of adapiform primate that lived during the Late Eocene. The only known species, Afradapis longicristatus, was discovered in the Birket Qarun Formation in northern Egypt in 2009. While its geographic distribution is confined to Afro-Arabia, Afradapis belongs to the predominantly European adapiform family Caenopithecinae. This taxonomic placement is supported by recent phylogenetic analyses that recover a close evolutionary relationship between Afradapis and adapiforms, including Darwinius. While adapiforms have been noted for their strepsirrhine-like morphology, no adapiform fossil possesses the unique anatomical traits (i.e., synapomorphies) to establish an ancestor-descent relationship between caenopithecids and living strepsirrhines (i.e., lemurs, lorises, and galagos). It ate leaves and moved around slowly like lorises.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Saturday, 25 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3368: Alejandro Anreus

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The random article for Friday, 24 July 2026, is Alejandro Anreus.

Alejandro Anreus is a curator, art historian and critic who has focused his research on Latin American Art. Though he began his career as an artist, Anreus is now an art historian and poet, and is professor of art history and Latin American/Latino Studies at William Paterson University. Among his many accomplishments, Anreus is a two-time recipient of the Oscar B. Cintas Foundation and has worked as a curator with public collections such as the Montclair Art Museum and the Jersey City Museum during his career.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:08 UTC on Friday, 24 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3367: Prahran Market

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The random article for Thursday, 23 July 2026, is Prahran Market.

Prahran Market is a food market in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Located on Commercial Road near Chapel Street, it was established in neighbouring Prahran in the 1860s, before moving to its present location in 1881.

The market has a variety of stalls and specialty shops selling fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and deli foods, as well as cafes. The market is open every day except Mondays and Wednesdays, with select traders operating on Sundays.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:09 UTC on Thursday, 23 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3366: Aluminium nitride

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The random article for Wednesday, 22 July 2026, is Aluminium nitride.

Aluminium nitride (AlN) is a solid nitride of aluminium, which was first synthesized in 1862 by F. Briegleb and A. Geuther.

AlN is a wide-bandgap semiconductor composed of aluminium and nitrogen. It crystallizes predominantly in the wurtzite structure and exhibits a direct band gap of approximately 6 eV at room temperature The exceptionally wide bandgap enables applications in deep-ultraviolet optoelectronics, while the material's thermal conductivity 321 W/(m·K), and strong polarization effects make it an important buffer and template material for III-nitride quantum heterostructures used in high-power and high-frequency electronic devices.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:57 UTC on Wednesday, 22 July 2026.

For the full current version of the article, see Aluminium nitride on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 3365: First Cevallos expedition

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The random article for Tuesday, 21 July 2026, is First Cevallos expedition.

The First Cevallos expedition was a series of Spanish military operations in South America during the Fantastic War. Under the command of the governor of Buenos Aires, Pedro de Cevallos, the expedition captured the Portuguese settlement of Colónia do Sacramento and fought off a joint Anglo-Portuguese attempt to recapture it. All military activities in the region concluded with the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

In 1762, Spain entered the Seven Years' War on the side of France as part of the Family Compact, motivated in part by diplomatic efforts on the part of the French government. Having been notified months in advance that Spain was planning to enter the conflict and declare war on Portugal, Cevallos launched an expedition against Colónia do Sacramento on 3 September 1762, sailing at the head of an expeditionary fleet from Buenos Aires which carried 2,700 soldiers. The Portuguese authorities in Colónia do Sacramento, already alerted to Cevallos' plans, received reinforcements on 24 September.

The expedition arrived near Colónia do Sacramento on 7 September and began to besiege it on 1 October. By 3 November, the settlement capitulated to the Spanish. A month later, a joint Anglo-Portuguese expedition attempted to recapture it, attacking the city walls by bombarding it; after a British warship was destroyed, the Anglo-Portuguese force withdrew. From January to April 1763, Cevallos launched several attacks on Portuguese outposts in the region, capturing the forts of Santa Tereza and San Miguel and occupying the village of Rio Grande. There, Cevallos learned of the Treaty of Paris and concluded his campaign.

The expedition's success was received positively in Spain, as the war had gone badly for the Spanish on all other fronts. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, Colónia do Sacramento was returned to Portugal, though other outposts captured by Cevallos remained under Spanish control. The Portuguese refused to accept losing control over these outposts, launching several incursions into Spanish-held territory; these actions eventually resulted in an undeclared war breaking out between Spain and Portugal between 1776 and 1777. During this conflict, Cevallos once again captured Colónia do Sacramento, and it was permanently ceded to Spain in the First Treaty of San Ildefonso.

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rWotD Episode 3364: Council of Jerusalem (536)

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The random article for Monday, 20 July 2026, is Council of Jerusalem (536).

The Council of Jerusalem of 536 was a meeting of Chalcedonian representatives of the church of the Three Palestines (Prima, Secunda, Tertia) to condemn certain persons accused of the Monophysite heresy. It was convoked at the initiative the Roman emperor Justinian I following the forced resignation of the Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople in February or March, an event in which Pope Agapetus I had played the main role.

Following the Council of Constantinople in May–June 536, Patriarch Menas of Constantinople wrote to Patriarch Peter of Jerusalem urging him to hold a council of the Three Palestines to condemn the same heretics as had Constantinople: Anthimus, Severus of Antioch, Zaʿūra the Stylite and Peter of Apamea. The emperor also sent a letter. These letters were delivered by the monks of the Judaean Desert who had traveled to Constantinople to take part in the council there. Since Jerusalem had only been raised to a patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the authority of the bishop of the city over the church in the Three Palestines was not accepted by anti-Chalcedonians.

The council met on 19 September 536 in Jerusalem (formally Aelia Capitolina). It conducted its business in Greek. Its acts are preserved in the collection known as the Collectio Sabbaitica. The verdicts of the Council of Constantinople were read into the record and the assembled clergy at Jerusalem discussed all four condemned clerics. Their own verdict, however, only explicitly condemned Anthimus. It was subscribed by 47 bishops, which was almost every bishop in the Three Palestines. There is no logical sequence to the subscriptions and they were all made in Greek.

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rWotD Episode 3363: That Vision Thing

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The random article for Sunday, 19 July 2026, is That Vision Thing.

"That Vision-Thing" is the second episode of the third season of the American television series Angel. Written by Jeffrey Bell and directed by Bill L Norton, it was originally broadcast on October 1, 2001 on the WB network. In "That Vision-Thing", Cordelia's vision gift grows dangerous when it begins physically affecting her. She is on the verge of death when Angel discovers Wolfram & Hart lawyer Lilah Morgan is sending the painful visions to force Angel to free a man imprisoned in an alternate dimension.

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rWotD Episode 3362: Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes

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The random article for Saturday, 18 July 2026, is Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes.

Beausoleil (French: [bosɔlɛj]; Occitan: Bèusoleu [ˌbɛwsuˈlew]; lit. 'Beautiful Sun') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur (French: [mɔ̃t kaʁlɔ sypeʁjœʁ]; lit. 'Upper Monte Carlo') for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities.

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rWotD Episode 3361: Donn Everett

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The random article for Friday, 17 July 2026, is Donn Everett.

Donn James Everett (April 29, 1929 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican in the Kansas State Senate and Kansas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1978.

Everett was born in Emporia, Kansas. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Korean War; after returning to Kansas, he married Frederica Voiland in 1956 and worked as an attorney. The couple had six children before divorcing acrimoniously; the youngest child, Bridget Everett, became a noted comedian and cabaret performer.

Everett's first forays into elected office were winning races for county attorney of Riley County and serving as a member of the city council in Manhattan, Kansas (including a stint as mayor). In 1968, he was elected to the Kansas House, serving until 1975. While in the Kansas House, he rose to the post of Majority Leader.

During his fourth term, in 1975, he was appointed to the Kansas Senate to fill the seat left vacant by Richard Dean Rogers, who resigned to serve as a federal judge. He served in the Senate until his own resignation in 1978.

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rWotD Episode 3360: L'anneau de vitesse

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The random article for Thursday, 16 July 2026, is L'anneau de vitesse.

L'anneau de vitesse (French for 'speed oval') is an outdoor sports venue in Albertville, France. It hosted speed skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

The stands, which remain present, were constructed as an airfoil from aerospace designs. The ice was made using 70 km (43 mi) of piping using R32 and brine refrigeration to cool the track to between −5 and −8 °C (23 and 18 °F) with 4 cm-thick (1.6 in) ice. Before this the surface was covered with 1.20 m (3 ft 11 in) of base sand in order to lay down the piping.

The track serves nowadays as a multipurpose stadium used for athletics and football events.

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rWotD Episode 3359: Hulhumalé Grand Mosque

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The random article for Wednesday, 15 July 2026, is Hulhumalé Grand Mosque.

The Hulhumalé Grand Mosque, formally known as the Masjid al Sheikh Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani (Dhivehi: ހުޅުމާލެ ގުއްބު މިސްކިތް; Arabic: مسجد الشيخ قاسم بن محمد آلثاني), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Hulhumalé, on the North Malé Atoll, in the Maldives.

The mosque, which accommodates more than 1,500 worshippers, was opened in the early 2000s in the framework of the Hulhumalé land reclamation and development project. It was a gift by the state of Qatar to the Maldives.

A variety of new mosques has been opened ever since. This mosque marks the foundation of beautiful mosques being constructed in Hulhumalé as this is a great and symbolic achievement in mosque construction, not only in Hulhumalé but also in the whole Maldives.

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rWotD Episode 3358: 2016 Primera B Metropolitana

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The random article for Tuesday, 14 July 2026, is 2016 Primera B Metropolitana.

The 2016 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana was the 117th. season of Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. The season began on 5 Febrero and ended on 13 June 2016. Twenty teams competed in the league.

The championship had the addition of San Telmo and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, which had promoted from the 2015 Primera C season.

Flandria won their first Primera B title, earning 37 points in 19 matches played and promoting to the upper division, Primera Nacional. On the other hand, Deportivo Armenio was relegated as the worst placed team.

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rWotD Episode 3357: Inalfa

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The random article for Monday, 13 July 2026, is Inalfa.

Inalfa Roof Systems is a tier-One automotive supplier serving over 40 vehicle brands globally, including Daimler Benz, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Land Rover, and Nissan. The company delivers more than 2.5 million roof modules annually specializing in complex automotive sunroof and reconfigurable roof systems — designing, developing, manufacturing, prototyping, testing, assembling and supplying sunroof modules.

The company is headquartered in Venray, Netherlands, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (BHAP), headquartered in Beijing, China.

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rWotD Episode 3356: Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom

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The random article for Sunday, 12 July 2026, is Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom.

The Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom (Hungarian: Jólét és Szabadság Demokrata Közösség, pronounced [ˈjoːleːt ˈeːʃ ˈsɒbɒt͡ʃːaːɡ ˈdɛmokrɒtɒ ˈkøzøʃːeːɡ]), abbreviated to JESZ, was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a liberal conservative and Christian democratic ideology. The party was the legal successor to the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF). From 2014 to its eventual dissolution nine years later, the party became inactive.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:21 UTC on Sunday, 12 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3355: 2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates

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The random article for Saturday, 11 July 2026, is 2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates.

The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. By March 2024, more than 190 candidates had filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic nomination in 2024. As in previous cycles, the majority of these candidates did not appear on any ballots, raise money, or otherwise attempt to formally run a campaign.

On July 21, 2024, incumbent President Joe Biden, then-presumptive Democratic nominee after his victories in the primaries, suspended his re-election campaign. Biden immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who quickly announced her own presidential campaign later that day and officially became the Democratic nominee on August 5. On August 6, 2024, Harris chose Tim Walz to be her running mate.

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rWotD Episode 3354: Charlesworth Cliffs

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The random article for Friday, 10 July 2026, is Charlesworth Cliffs.

The Charlesworth Cliffs (80°14′S 25°18′W) are a series of steep cliffs near the north end of the central ridge of the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. They were photographed from the air by the U. S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–1971. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, they were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after John K. Charlesworth (1889–1972), Irish geologist; Professor of Geology, Queen's University Belfast, 1921–1954; author of The Quaternary Era, With Special Reference to its Glaciation, London, 1957.

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rWotD Episode 3353: Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church Chicago

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The random article for Thursday, 9 July 2026, is Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church Chicago.

Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Church located in Maywood, Illinois in the United States is the first Knanaya Catholic Church established outside the juridical boundary of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam. This church is also the first church of the Knanaya Region under the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. The migrants from the Archdiocese of Kottayam living in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin were members of this parish at the time of its establishment on 24 September 2006. The parishioners were formerly members of the Knanaya Catholic Mission established by the Archdiocese of Chicago since 28 October 1983. Later another church was established in Morton Grove on 18 July 2010 for the parishioners living in the north side of 90 Expressway. The church was elevated as a forane church by Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath on 22 March 2015. The parish servers around 400 Knanaya Catholic families.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Thursday, 9 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3352: Gilan University of Medical Sciences

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The random article for Wednesday, 8 July 2026, is Gilan University of Medical Sciences.

Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), is one of the northern medical universities located in Gilan Province of Iran.

Located in the city of Rasht, the university fell under the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 1986, two years after it was established. The university consists of four schools of Medicine, Dental, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences, and administers seven hospitals and several research centers in the city of Rasht.

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rWotD Episode 3351: Toungoo Yazawin

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The random article for Tuesday, 7 July 2026, is Toungoo Yazawin.

Ketumadi Toungoo Yazawin (Burmese: ကေတုမတီ တောင်ငူ ရာဇဝင်, lit. 'Chronicle of Toungoo') is a Burmese chronicle that covers the history of Toungoo from 1279 to 1613. An 1837 palm-leaf manuscript copy of an earlier copy has survived. The chronicle only provides a brief summary of early rulers. A more detailed account of later rulers begins with the reign of Min Sithu of Toungoo (r. 1481–1485), suggesting that the chronicle was first compiled in the late 15th century.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:52 UTC on Tuesday, 7 July 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3350: Quaker Street Historic District

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The random article for Monday, 6 July 2026, is Quaker Street Historic District.

Quaker Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. The district includes 61 contributing buildings on 43 properties in the hamlet of Quaker Street. It is predominantly residential, consisting mainly of one and one half and two story frame buildings. The district also includes the Quaker Meetinghouse (c. 1807), McDonald Shoe Factory (c. 1850), and Darious Gaige Store (c. 1830s). The buildings date from about 1807 to about 1910 and are representative of vernacular Federal and Greek Revival styles.

The property was covered in a 1984 study of Duanesburg historical resources.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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rWotD Episode 3349: Russia–Transnistria relations

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The random article for Sunday, 5 July 2026, is Russia–Transnistria relations.

Russia–Transnistria relations are the bilateral relations between the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as part of Moldova, and the Russian Federation. Russia does not officially recognise the independence of Transnistria; nevertheless, Russia maintains special relations with Transnistria in the political, military, cultural, and economic spheres.

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rWotD Episode 3348: Bethesda Episcopal Church (Saratoga Springs)

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The random article for Saturday, 4 July 2026, is Bethesda Episcopal Church (Saratoga Springs).

Bethesda Episcopal Church is an Episcopal Church in Saratoga Springs, New York.

The parish was incorporated in 1830, and in 1841 it purchased the site of its present church at 26 Washington Street. Architect Richard Upjohn drew up plans for the church in English Gothic style, and construction began in 1842.

The first services were held in the building in 1844, and side aisles were added in 1856. In 1886, Mrs. Rockwell Putnam, widow of the owner of the Grand Union Hotel in Saratoga Springs, donated money for construction of a tower in memory of her late husband. Architect A. Page Brown designed the additions in Norman Romanesque style, and the work was completed in 1887. A notable feature of the renovation was the addition of Tiffany windows in the front facade.

The church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the Broadway Historic District in Saratoga Springs.

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rWotD Episode 3347: Atlantic Coast Line (Cornwall)

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The random article for Friday, 3 July 2026, is Atlantic Coast Line (Cornwall).

The Atlantic Coast Line is a 20+3⁄4-mile (33 km) railway branch line in Cornwall which runs from the coastal town of Par, to the Atlantic Ocean at Newquay.

The line sees use for freight and passenger traffic, with both local passenger services, as well as seasonal long distance services from Newquay to London via Par.

As part of the Mid Cornwall Metro project, the line and many of its stations are currently undergoing works to improve service frequency. Another aim of the project is to provide a continuous service that runs from Newquay to Par along the line, then on to the Cornish Main Line on to Falmouth on the Maritime Line.

The line operates a community railway passenger service but the line is not itself a community railway due to its freight traffic.

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rWotD Episode 3346: 1904 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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The random article for Thursday, 2 July 2026, is 1904 United States presidential election in Wisconsin.

The 1904 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin during the Third Party System was a Republican-leaning but competitive state whereby historically anti-Civil War German Catholic counties stood opposed to highly pro-war and firmly Republican Yankee areas. However, following the Populist movement, whose inflationary monetary policies were opposed by almost all urban classes and viewed as dangerously radical by rural German Catholics, Wisconsin's upper classes, along with the majority of workers who followed them, completely fled from William Jennings Bryan’s agrarian and free silver sympathies.

Wisconsin would henceforth become almost a one-party polity dominated by the Republican Party. The Democratic Party became entirely uncompetitive outside the previously anti-Yankee areas adjoining Lake Michigan in the eastern part of the state. As Democratic strength weakened severely after 1894 – although the state did develop a strong Socialist Party to provide opposition to the GOP – Wisconsin developed the direct Republican primary in 1903 and this ultimately created competition between the “League” under Robert M. La Follette, and the conservative “Regular” faction.

Neither Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt nor Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker would campaign in Wisconsin, as the state had been amongst the most Republican in the nation in the presidential elections in both 1896 and 1900. No official polls were taken in the state, but Frederick W. Cotzhausen, a lifelong Milwaukee Democrat, said during October that the state would vote strongly for Roosevelt.

Wisconsin would vote powerfully for Roosevelt, who defeated Parker more than two-to-one, and beat William McKinley’s 1896 performance by almost four percent. Roosevelt was the first Republican since Abraham Lincoln in 1860 to win Calumet County.

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rWotD Episode 3345: Nossa Senhora da Graça incident

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The random article for Wednesday, 1 July 2026, is Nossa Senhora da Graça incident.

The Nossa Senhora da Graça incident (ノサ・セニョーラ・ダ・グラサ号事件), alternatively called the Madre de Deus incident (マードレ・デ・デウス号事件), was a four-day naval battle between a Portuguese carrack and Japanese samurai junks belonging to the Arima clan near the waters of Nagasaki in 1610. The richly laden "great ship of commerce", famed as the "black ship" by the Japanese, sank after its captain, André Pessoa, set the gunpowder storage on fire as samurai overran the vessel. This desperate and fatal resistance impressed the Japanese, and memories of the event persisted even into the 19th century.

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rWotD Episode 3344: Charles-Mathias Simons

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The random article for Tuesday, 30 June 2026, is Charles-Mathias Simons.

Charles-Mathias Simons (27 March 1802 – 5 October 1874) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1853 until 1860.

He received his Doctorate of Laws in 1823 from the University of Liège. The year after, he registered at the bar of the court of first instance of Diekirch. In 1831 he was a delegate for Diekirch at the Belgian National Congress in Brussels, and helped to draft the new Belgian constitution.

In 1836-1837 he was a member of the provincial council, and in 1841 became a member of the Assembly of Estates. In 1843-1848 he was a member of the cabinet and in 1848 of the Constituent Assembly. From 1 August to 2 December 1848 he became Administrator-general of communal affairs in the de la Fontaine Ministry.

After the Willmar government had been deposed by the governor Prince Henry, at the wish of William III, Charles-Mathias Simons was appointed prime minister on 23 September 1853.

Simons' time as head of government saw the revision of the constitution of October 1856, which the King-Grand-Duke had pushed through against the wishes of the parliament, which strengthened his powers while curtailing those of the parliament, and which imposed the Council of State as a control mechanism on the already weakened parliament. This period also saw the opening of the first railway line in Luxembourg (4 October 1859) and the founding of the first banks, the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg and the Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État.

Simons resigned on 26 September 1860, as opposition to his "coup d'état" government grew too strong in parliament after new elections.

From 1860 to 1874 he was a member of the Council of State and from 5 January 1869 until 5. January 1870 he was its president. He died on 5 October 1874 in Luxembourg City.

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rWotD Episode 3343: Elizabeth Cui

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The random article for Monday, 29 June 2026, is Elizabeth Cui.

Elizabeth Cui Roussel (born 12 August 1997) is a New Zealand diver.

She competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Cui is a five-time national champion and record holder. In heading to the 2016 Olympics, Cui marked the first time New Zealand had been represented in the sport since the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Cui competed for LSU from 2016 to 2019 and remains one of the most decorated diving athletes in LSU history. Cui still holds the women's 3 meter record and ended her career gaining two more SEC silver medals to her collection making it four SEC medals. In her athletic career, Cui placed fifth at her second year and sixth in her senior year at the NCAA championships in the 1 meter springboard event. Her highest 3 meter placing at the NCAA championships was tenth in her senior season.

She won bronze at the 2023 Oceania Championships in the 3m springboard and placed 14th in the same event at the 2023 World Championships.

She was the first New Zealand diver to compete at the Olympic Games in 24 years when she contested the 3m event in the 2016 Olympics on her 18th birthday

She also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Roussel began diving at the age of nine. She was awarded a diving scholarship to Louisiana State University as a teenager, and is now based in Louisiana with her partner and child.

Roussel (née Cui) competed in the women's 3 meter springboard diving event in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and was eliminated after the first round.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:28 UTC on Monday, 29 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3342: Drag panic

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The random article for Sunday, 28 June 2026, is Drag panic.

Drag panic (also called drag queen panic or anti-drag hysteria) is a moral panic that stems from the belief that exposure to drag, especially for minors, can be harmful, due to its perceived sexual nature. Drag panic has motivated protests and attacks against the LGBTQ+ community by extremist groups, and often includes the belief that all-ages drag performances are attempts by the LGBTQ+ community to sexualize or recruit children.

Anti-drag sentiment (and broader anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment), which had been building for a number of years, became more prominent in 2019. Since then, a series of rallies and counter-rallies have been held in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and in other countries, largely against drag queens reading children's books at family events. Throughout 2022, there were at least 141 incidents of protests and harassment towards drag events in the United States alone. Drag panic has been suggested as a motivator for the fire bombing of an Oklahoma doughnut shop and the Club Q mass shooting, among other violent incidents.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:09 UTC on Sunday, 28 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3341: Anna Tumarkin

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The random article for Saturday, 27 June 2026, is Anna Tumarkin.

Anna Tumarkin (Belarusian: Анна-Эстер Паўлаўна Тумаркін; Hebrew: אנה-אסתר פבלובנה טומרקין; 16 February 1875 – 7 August 1951) was a Russian-born, naturalized Swiss academic, who was the first woman to become a professor of philosophy at the University of Bern. She was the first woman in Europe to be allowed to examine doctoral and professorial candidates and the first woman to sit as a member of a University Senate anywhere in Europe.

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rWotD Episode 3340: J. J. Isler

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The random article for Friday, 26 June 2026, is J. J. Isler.

Jennifer J. Isler (born December 1, 1963), best known as J. J. Isler and also known by her maiden name of J. J. Fetter, is an American yachtswoman. She is a two-time Olympic medalist and a world sailing champion. She was a starting helmsman in the 1995 America's Cup races. A pioneer in the sport of women's sailing, in 2005 she was the first woman inducted into the Sailing World Hall of Fame and in 2015, she was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame.

She was born into a sailing family, the youngest of three children of Jane and Tom Fetter; he is a former commodore of San Diego Yacht Club. She began sailing Sabots when she was 7 years old. She learned to sail and race in the Juniors program at San Diego Yacht Club, sailing mostly in Sabots. An intense competitor, she disliked the fact that girls and boys were viewed differently in sailing. "The junior regattas were open to everyone, but there was a winner's trophy and a 'first girls' trophy," she recalled recently. "I always wanted just to be first, and hand that other trophy off as 'the first boy trophy'. … I finished second, third and fourth in the Sabot Nationals, but never won, meaning I was always getting that 'first girl' trophy, and I hated it." At the time, many of the West Coast's leading yacht clubs didn't even have facilities for female sailors. She once had to dress for a race in a yacht's club's parking lot.

Her horizons expanded in high school, when she started racing boats other than Sabots, particularly 420s. She was recruited by several colleges, and chose Yale because they promised her she could compete on the varsity team, not just the women's team. At Yale she was the first woman captain of the sailing team. She became only the third female sailor in the history of intercollegiate sailing to be named an All American.

She went on to win medals in the National, European, and World championships in 1987–1988 in the women's 470s. She won the World Championship in 1991. She also won the Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship in 1986. She has been named the Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year four times.

She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics, skippering in the women's 470 class.

She was the starting helmsman and tactician for the all-female Mighty Mary USA-34 team for most of the 1995 America's Cup defense trial races, until she was replaced by David Dellenbaugh in a controversial move.

With her then-husband Peter Isler, another champion sailor, she co-wrote the book Sailing for Dummies.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:09 UTC on Friday, 26 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3339: Religious institute

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The random article for Thursday, 25 June 2026, is Religious institute.

In the Catholic Church, a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when the period of time has elapsed, and lead a life of brothers or sisters in common."

A religious institute is one of the two types of institutes of consecrated life; the other is the secular institute, where its members are "living in the world". Religious institutes come under the jurisdiction of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:11 UTC on Thursday, 25 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3338: Forensic epidemiology

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The random article for Wednesday, 24 June 2026, is Forensic epidemiology.

The discipline of forensic epidemiology (FE) is a hybrid of principles and practices common to both forensic medicine and epidemiology. FE is directed at filling the gap between clinical judgment and epidemiologic data for determinations of causality in civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution and defense.

Forensic epidemiologists formulate evidence-based probabilistic conclusions about the type and quantity of causal association between an antecedent harmful exposure and an injury or disease outcome in both populations and individuals. The conclusions resulting from an FE analysis can support legal decision-making regarding guilt or innocence in criminal actions, and provide an evidentiary support for findings of causal association in civil actions.

Applications of forensic epidemiologic principles are found in a wide variety of types of civil litigation, including cases of medical negligence, toxic or mass tort, pharmaceutical adverse events, medical device and consumer product failures, traffic crash-related injury and death, person identification and life expectancy.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:19 UTC on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3337: Longest word in Romanian

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The random article for Tuesday, 23 June 2026, is Longest word in Romanian.

The longest word in the Romanian language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconioză, the long name of silicoză (silicosis). It consists of 44 letters and refers to a chronic respiratory disease. Its name in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is itself the longest English word registered in a major English dictionary. Nevertheless, neither this word nor several subsequent Romanian longest words are recognized by the Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române ("Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language", DEX). Instead, the longest word collected by the DEX is electroglotospectrografie, which is a medical stabilization method, has 25 letters and comes from the French word électroglottospectrographie.

The list of the longest Romanian words is the following:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconioză − 44 letters, the silicosis disease, not admitted by the DEX.

Difosfopiridinnucleotidpirofosfatază − 36 letters, an enzyme, not admitted by the DEX.

Encefalomielopoliradiculonevrită − 32 letters, a type of neuritis, not admitted by the DEX.

Gastropiloroduodenojejunostomie − 31 letters, a kind of surgical operation, not admitted by the DEX.

Diclordifeniltriclormetilmetan − 30 letters, a chemical substance, not admitted by the DEX.

Electroglotospectrografie − 25 letters, a medical stabilization method, admitted by the DEX.

The following longest Romanian words are mostly made up of words with 23 or 21 letters.

There are also other Romanian words that break other records within the language. The longest word that can be formed with only two vowels is uiuiu (an interjection) and the longest one that uses all vowels including the ones with diacritics is autoînsămânțările. Both are registered in the DEX.

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rWotD Episode 3336: Morfil Island

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The random article for Monday, 22 June 2026, is Morfil Island.

Morfil Island (French: Ile à Morfil; lit. "Ivory Island") is an island lying between the River Senegal and the Doué River in northern Senegal. The word Morfil is an antiquated French term for raw ivory. It is separate from the mainland for almost 150 km.

Around the 11th century, Morfil was the centre of Tekrur, one of the first Islamic West African states. As such, it was an important centre of trans-Saharan trade. The island later became part of the Ghana Empire, then the Mali Empire, and was finally conquered by the French. The French named the island for the elephants which once roamed the island, but are now locally extinct. The French colonists would use the island for elephant hunting. The main towns on the island are Podor and Saldé.

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rWotD Episode 3335: Aldous Huxley

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The random article for Sunday, 21 June 2026, is Aldous Huxley.

Aldous Leonard Huxley ( AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives and poems.

Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with a degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish novels (witty social-satirical novels and grimly serious ones), travel writing, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.

Huxley was a pacifist. He grew interested in philosophical mysticism, as well as universalism, addressing these subjects in his works such as The Perennial Philosophy (1945), which illustrates commonalities between Western and Eastern mysticism, and The Doors of Perception (1954), which interprets his own psychedelic experience with mescaline. In his most famous novel, Brave New World (1932), and his final novel, Island (1962), he presented his visions of dystopia and utopia, respectively.

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rWotD Episode 3334: 1956 Open Championship

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The random article for Saturday, 20 June 2026, is 1956 Open Championship.

The 1956 Open Championship was the 85th Open Championship, held 4–6 July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Two-time defending champion Peter Thomson of Australia won his third consecutive Open, three strokes ahead of runner-up Flory Van Donck of Belgium. It was the third of five Open titles for the 26-year-old Thomson.

Qualifying took place on 2–3 July. Entries played 18 holes on the Championship course and 18 holes at Wallasey. With a record 360 entries it was decided that, for the first time, qualifying would be in groups of three rather than the usual two. The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100. Ties for 100th place would not qualify. The qualifying score was 152 and 96 players qualified. Gary Player and Peter Thomson led the qualifiers on 140. The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was set at 50. Ties for 50th place did not make the cut. Prize money was unchanged with £1,000 for the winner out of a total purse of £3,750.

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rWotD Episode 3333: Expressive therapies continuum

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The random article for Friday, 19 June 2026, is Expressive therapies continuum.

The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) is a model of creative functioning used in the field of art therapy that is applicable to creative processes both within and outside of an expressive therapeutic setting. The concept was initially proposed and published in 1978 by art therapists Sandra Kagin and Vija Lusebrink, who based the continuum on existing models of human development and information processing.

This schematic model serves to describe and assess an individual's level of creative functioning based on aspects such as the artist's purpose for creating a piece, choice of medium, interaction with the chosen medium, and imagery within the piece. Conversely, it also serves to meet the needs of the client by assisting the art therapist in choosing a developmentally or situationally appropriate activity or art medium. By analyzing an individual's art making process and the resulting artwork using the ETC, art therapists can assess strengths, weaknesses, and disconnect in various levels of a client's cognitive functioning - suggesting or substantiating diagnosis of, or recovery from, a mental health condition.

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rWotD Episode 3332: Zbigniew Gryglas

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The random article for Thursday, 18 June 2026, is Zbigniew Gryglas.

Zbigniew Gryglas is a Polish entrepreneur, manager, politician, civil servant and philanthropist. Graduated from Olsztyn University, National School of Public Administration and Warsaw School of Economics. He served many years in Ministry of the State Assets supervising state owned companies from energy sector. He is a former member of the Sejm, and formerly the vice president of the Agreement political party. In the years 2019-2021 Deputy Minister of the State Assets and the plenipotentiary of the Offshore Wind Energy. From 2021 the supervisory board member of the biggest Polish energy group (PGE).

From 2015 to 2017 he was a member of Modern, however in 2017 he left the party citing worldview differences. In February 2021 he was permanently removed from the Agreement party.

He is married and has 3 sons.

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rWotD Episode 3331: Andrea Olmstead

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The random article for Wednesday, 17 June 2026, is Andrea Olmstead.

Andrea Olmstead (born September 5, 1948) is an American musicologist and historian.

Reared in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Olmstead studied violin with Burton Kaplan in New York and with Lea Foli at the Aspen Music Festival; she was a member of the New York Youth Symphony and the National Orchestral Association. She then embarked upon the study of musicology; her instructors included Gustave Reese, George Perle, H. Wiley Hitchcock, Barry S. Brook, James Haar, Brian Fennelly, and Jan LaRue. Her teaching career took her to The Juilliard School, from 1972 until 1980; the Aspen Music School, from 1973 to 1976; the Boston Conservatory, from 1981 to 2004; the New England Conservatory, from 2006 to 2018; and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, from 2009 until 2010. The author of numerous books, she has also produced articles in Journal of Musicology, Perspectives of New Music, The Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, Tempo, Musical America, and The Musical Quarterly, reviews, program notes, and liner notes; she has also given pre-concert lectures and produced CDs. From 2005 until 2007 she was the Christopher Hogwood Research Fellow of the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus. Olmstead is especially well-regarded for her work on the music of Roger Sessions and for her history of The Juilliard School. Vincent Persichetti; Grazioso, Grit, and Gold, was awarded the 2019 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Outstanding Musical Biography. Other honors have included three awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and she has spent time as a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome and as a fellow of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Olmstead is married to composer Larry Thomas Bell, for whom she adapted the play Holy Ghosts by Romulus Linney into an opera libretto; in 2009 she produced its premiere in Boston.

Olmstead's papers are held by the New York Public Library, to which she donated them in 2013.

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rWotD Episode 3330: Fortified Area of Silesia

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The random article for Tuesday, 16 June 2026, is Fortified Area of Silesia.

The Fortified Area of Silesia (Polish: Obszar Warowny Śląsk) was a set of Polish fortifications, constructed along the interbellum border of Poland and Germany in the area of then-divided Upper Silesia and in the Dąbrowa Basin that is part of Lesser Poland. It spreads from the village of Przeczyce (part of the Dąbrowa Basin) in the north to the town of Wyry in the south, along the line of sixty kilometers. Headquarters of the area was placed in Chorzów and its commandant was General Jan Jagmin-Sadowski.

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rWotD Episode 3329: John Summit

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The random article for Monday, 15 June 2026, is John Summit.

John Walter Schuster (born July 29, 1994), better known by his stage name John Summit, is an American DJ and record producer, former accountant and owner of the Experts Only label. His music includes original tracks and remixes. Summit has been producing music since at least 2017, but rose to popularity in 2020 with his single Deep End. He released his debut studio album, Comfort in Chaos, in 2024, with his second, Ctrl Escape, released in April 2026. He has received nominations for the Billboard, American, and iHeartRadio Music Awards, and his own label, Experts Only, was SiriusXM's Powertools Awards Label of the Year for 2025.

Since 2021, Summit has toured extensively and performed at major music festivals including the Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland, and Electric Daisy Carnival, among others. His arena touring has spanned The O2 Arena and Madison Square Garden, with an increased presence in smaller venues and pop-up showings. In 2024, both Variety and Rolling Stone noted Summit as an emergent influence in global electronic dance music.

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rWotD Episode 3328: Ottoman conquest of Lesbos

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The random article for Sunday, 14 June 2026, is Ottoman conquest of Lesbos.

The Ottoman conquest of Lesbos took place in September 1462. The Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Mehmed II, laid siege to the island's capital, Mytilene. After its surrender, the other forts of the island surrendered as well. The event put an end to the semi-independent Genoese lordship that the Gattilusio family had established in the northeastern Aegean since the mid-14th century, and heralded the beginning of the First Ottoman–Venetian War in the following year.

In the mid-14th century, the Gattilusio family had established an autonomous lordship under Byzantine suzerainty on Lesbos. By 1453, the Gattilusio domains had come to include most of the islands in the northeastern Aegean. In the aftermath of the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, however, Mehmed II began reducing the Gattilusio holdings. By the end of 1456, only Lesbos remained in Gattilusio hands, in exchange for an annual tribute to the Sultan. In 1458 Niccolò Gattilusio seized control of the island from his brother, and began preparing for an eventual Ottoman attack. Despite his appeals, however, no help was forthcoming from other Western powers. Mehmed II began his campaign against Lesbos in August 1462, and the Ottomans landed on the island on 1 September. After a few days of skirmishing, the Ottomans brought up their artillery and began bombarding the Castle of Mytilene. By the eighth day, the Ottomans had captured the harbour fortifications, and two days later, they seized the lower town of Melanoudion. At this point, panic set in among the defenders, and their will to continue resisting collapsed.

Niccolò Gattilusio surrendered the castle and the rest of the island on 15 September, on promises of receiving estates of equivalent value. He was taken to Constantinople, where he was soon strangled. Despite promises, many of the defenders were executed, and a large part of the inhabitants were carried off for slavery in the Ottoman Empire, as servants in the Sultan's palace, or to help repopulate Constantinople. Ottoman rule on Lesbos lasted, with minor interruptions, until 1912.

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rWotD Episode 3327: Tim Follin

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The random article for Saturday, 13 June 2026, is Tim Follin.

Timothy John Follin (born 19 December 1970) is an English video game music composer, cinematographer, visual effects artist and game developer, who has written tracks for a variety of titles and home gaming systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Dreamcast, and PlayStation.

Follin has also co-founded a TV advertising company called ABF Pictures and a general-purpose media company called Baggy Cat Ltd, which to date has produced two video games, Contradiction and At Dead of Night, the latter receiving massive attention and acclaim on Steam.

Among Follin's works are the soundtracks to Solstice, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge, Plok!, and Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future.

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rWotD Episode 3326: Auliekol (lake)

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The random article for Friday, 12 June 2026, is Auliekol (lake).

Auliekol (Kazakh: Әулиекөл) is a lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It lies 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Karazhar village, 50 kilometers (31 mi) northwest of Ekibastuz and 120 kilometers (75 mi) to the west of Pavlodar. The name "Auliekol" means holy lake in Kazakh.

Auliekol lakeshore includes one of the important archaeological sites of the region. There are the ruins of an ancient settlement with the remains of a hillfort close to the Olenti river mouth by the western shore of the lake.

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rWotD Episode 3325: Next Yemeni parliamentary election

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The random article for Thursday, 11 June 2026, is Next Yemeni parliamentary election.

Parliamentary elections have not been held in Yemen since 2003. The term of the House of Representatives is six years, and the last elections were in 2003. The next elections were originally set for 27 April 2009, but President Ali Abdullah Saleh postponed them by two years on 24 February 2009, claiming the threat of an electoral boycott by a coalition of opposition parties called the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP).

The elections did not take place on 27 April 2011, and were planned to be held alongside the next presidential election, scheduled for February 2014. A special presidential election was held in 2012 following the Yemeni Revolution. In January 2014, the final session of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) announced that both elections had been delayed and would occur within 9 months of a referendum on a new constitution that had not yet been drafted. However, both the General People's Congress and Houthi representatives on the National Authority for Monitoring the Implementation of NDC Outcomes have refused to vote on the new constitution drafted by the constitution drafting committee, which was submitted in January 2015. The Yemeni civil war began in September 2014.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Thursday, 11 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3324: Tubul Formation

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The random article for Wednesday, 10 June 2026, is Tubul Formation.

Tubul Formation (Spanish: Formación Tubul) is an Early Pleistocene (formerly described as Middle Pliocene in 1968 and Late Pliocene in 1976) sedimentary formation located in Arauco Province in south–central Chile. Its sediments were deposited in marine conditions. It overlies unconformably the folded sedimentary formations of Ranquil (Miocene–Pliocene), Quiriquina (Late Cretaceous) and the Lebu Group (Paleocene-Eocene).

Mollusc fossils found in the formation derives from soft-bed environments (contrary to rocky coasts). Evidence from the fossil mollusc fauna of the Tubul Formation seem to indicate that local water temperatures were lower in the Pliocene than today. Waters and mollusc faunas of Magallanes Region are modern-day equivalents of Tubul Formation.

The formation was first defined by Egidio Feruglio in 1949.

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rWotD Episode 3323: Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts

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The random article for Tuesday, 9 June 2026, is Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (Dutch: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈvlaːmsə ˌaːkaːˈdeːmi vɑm ˈbɛlɣijə voːr ˈʋeːtənˌsxɑpə(n) ɛn ˈkʏnstə(n)], abbr. KVAB) is an independent learned society of science and arts of the Flemish Community in Belgium. It is one of Belgium's numerous academies and traces its origin to 1772 when the Imperial and Royal Academy of Brussels was founded by empress Maria Theresia.

The academy is headquartered in the Academy Palace (Paleis der Academiën), Hertogsstraat 1, 1000 Brussels.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:23 UTC on Tuesday, 9 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3322: Miles Peregrine

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The random article for Monday, 8 June 2026, is Miles Peregrine.

The Miles M.8 Peregrine was a 1930s British twin-engined monoplane light transport designed by Miles Aircraft Limited. A promising design, the Peregrine never entered production as the company was preoccupied by fulfilling orders for other types to the RAF. Only two of the model were built, one prototype M.8 Peregrine, and one modified M.8A Peregrine II which was used for experimental work at Royal Aircraft Establishment.

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rWotD Episode 3321: GEO Group Australia

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The random article for Sunday, 7 June 2026, is GEO Group Australia.

The GEO Group Australia Pty. Ltd. is an Australian subsidiary of American company The GEO Group Inc., responsible for the delivery of outsourced and privatised correctional services in Australia. Its head office is on Level 18 in the National Mutual Centre in the Sydney CBD in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales.

The company was founded in 1991 as Australasian Correctional Management Pty, Ltd.

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rWotD Episode 3320: Renfield

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The random article for Saturday, 6 June 2026, is Renfield.

R. M. Renfield is a fictional character who appears in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. He is Count Dracula's deranged, fanatically devoted servant and familiar, helping him in his plan to turn Mina Harker into a vampire in return for a continuous supply of insects to consume and the promise of immortality. Throughout the novel, he resides in an asylum, where he is treated by Dr. John Seward.

In the various film adaptations of the novel, he has been portrayed by actors such as Alexander Granach, Dwight Frye, Roland Topor, Tom Waits, Peter MacNicol, Simon McBurney and Nicholas Hoult.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Saturday, 6 June 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3319: Charles Wright (cricketer)

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The random article for Friday, 5 June 2026, is Charles Wright (cricketer).

Charles William Wright (27 May 1863 – 10 January 1936) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1885 and for Nottinghamshire between 1882 and 1899. Wright also played many first-class cricket games for the Marylebone Cricket Club. His Test match career was limited to three appearances for England against South Africa in 1895-96. Wright was an opening batsman and wicket-keeper.

Wright was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge.

In total Wright went on four overseas tours, all of which were captained by Lord Hawke. These were to the United States and Canada in 1891 and 1894, to India in 1892-93, and then on the South African tour in which Wright played his Tests.

He is also notable for two other occurrences:

In 1890 he was the first captain to declare an innings closed. In a game against Kent at the Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend, Wright declared Nottinghamshire's second innings closed on 157 for 5 to set Kent a target of 231 to win. However, the tactic did not come off as the game was drawn with Kent on 98 for 9 and Nottinghamshire requiring one more wicket to win.

In 1893 Wright became the fourth[1] batsman to be given out handled the ball after he picked up a ball that had become lodged in his pads and returned it to a fielder.

Wright retired from the game after losing his eye in a shooting accident and later became a long-standing member of the Nottinghamshire Cricket Club's committee.

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rWotD Episode 3318: The Foreign Legion

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The random article for Thursday, 4 June 2026, is The Foreign Legion.

The Foreign Legion is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Norman Kerry, Lewis Stone, and Mary Nolan. The film is based on the 1913 novel The Red Mirage by I. A. R. Wylie. It was one of several Foreign Legion-themed films produced in the wake of the successful 1926 film Beau Geste. The production cost around $250,000, but was the subject of diplomatic protests from French authorities due to its depiction of brutality.

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rWotD Episode 3317: ST motif

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The random article for Wednesday, 3 June 2026, is ST motif.

The ST motif is a commonly occurring feature in proteins and polypeptides. It consists of four or five amino acid residues with either serine or threonine as the first residue (residue i). It is defined by two internal hydrogen bonds. One is between the side chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 2 or i + 3; the other is between the main chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 3 or i + 4. Two websites are available for finding and examining ST motifs in proteins, Motivated Proteins: and PDBeMotif.

When one of the hydrogen bonds is between the main chain oxygen of residue i and the side chain NH of residue i + 3 the motif incorporates a beta turn. When one of the hydrogen bonds is between the side chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 2 the motif incorporates an ST turn.

As with ST turns, a significant proportion of ST motifs occur at the N-terminus of an alpha helix with the serine or threonine as the N cap residue. They have thus often been described as helix capping features.

A related motif is the asx motif which has aspartate or asparagine as the first residue.

Two well conserved threonines at α-helical N-termini occur as ST motifs and form part of the characteristic nucleotide binding sites of SF1 and SF2 type DNA and RNA helicases.

It has been suggested that the sequences SPXX or STXX are frequently found at DNA-binding sites and also that they are recognized as substrates by some protein kinases. Structural studies of polypeptides indicate that such tetrapeptides can adopt the hydrogen bonding pattern of the ST motif.

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rWotD Episode 3316: Polyphony (literature)

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The random article for Tuesday, 2 June 2026, is Polyphony (literature).

In literature, polyphony (Russian: полифония) is a feature of narrative, which includes a diversity of simultaneous points of view and voices. Caryl Emerson describes it as "a decentered authorial stance that grants validity to all voices". The concept was introduced by Mikhail Bakhtin, using a metaphor based on the musical term polyphony.

Bakhtin's primary example of polyphony was Fyodor Dostoevsky's prose. According to Bakhtin, the chief characteristic of Dostoevsky's novels is "a plurality of independent and unmerged voices and consciousnesses, a genuine polyphony of fully valid voices". His major characters are, "by the very nature of his creative design, not only objects of authorial discourse but also subjects of their own directly signifying discourse" (italics in the original).

Polyphony in literature is the consequence of a dialogic sense of truth in combination with the special authorial position that makes possible the realization of that sense on the page. The dialogic sense of truth, as it manifests in Dostoevsky, is a radically different way of understanding the world to that of the monologic. Dostoevsky's novels, according to Bakhtin, cannot be understood from within the monological tradition of western thought, a way of thinking about "truth" that has dominated religion, science, philosophy and literature for many centuries.

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rWotD Episode 3315: Belisarius Begging for Alms

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The random article for Monday, 1 June 2026, is Belisarius Begging for Alms.

Belisarius Begging for Alms (French: Bélisaire demandant l'aumône, lit. 'Belisarius asking for alms') is a large-format (288 × 312 cm) history painting in oil on canvas by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. It depicts the Byzantine general Belisarius, who heroically defeated the Vandals in North Africa in AD 533–534 on behalf of Justinian I, and (according to an apocryphal account probably added to his biography in the Middle Ages) was later blinded by the emperor and reduced to begging for alms on the street. David exhibited the work at the Salon of 1781 at the Louvre after returning from Italy and it proved a great success.

It is now in the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. A second, reduced version was displayed at the Salon of 1785 and is now in the collection of the Louvre.

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rWotD Episode 3314: Flybe (1979–2020)

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The random article for Sunday, 31 May 2026, is Flybe (1979–2020).

Flybe (pronounced ), styled as flybe, was a British airline based in Exeter, England. Launched in 1979 as Jersey European Airways, and renamed Flybe in 2002, at various points it was the largest independent regional airline in Europe, and provided more than half of the UK domestic flights outside of London.

Jersey European Airways (JEA) was formed in 1979 after the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services. In 1983, JEA was sold to Walkersteel, which also owned Spacegrand Aviation; the two airlines were merged under the Jersey European name during 1985. The airline experienced significant growth during the 1990s. It was renamed British European in 2000 and Flybe in 2002. On 3 November 2006, it was announced that Flybe was in the process of purchasing BA Connect. With the sale, the airline became the largest regional airline in Europe. On 10 December 2010, the company was floated in an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

In February 2019, the airline was sold to the Connect Airways consortium, backed by Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Aviation. Connect Airways intended Flybe and Stobart Air to then rebrand as Virgin Connect, although they would have retained their own air operator certificates. On 5 March 2020, Flybe filed for administration and ceased operations. The airline, which had been struggling for several months, claimed that its difficulties were compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bookings.

In October 2020, Thyme Opco, a company linked to former shareholder Cyrus Capital, agreed with the administrators to purchase the Flybe brand and relaunch the airline in 2021, subject to regulatory approvals. In April 2021, the new company renamed itself Flybe Limited, obtained an operating licence, route licences, and airport slots; the first flight took place on 13 April 2022. The relaunched airline ceased trading on 28 January 2023.

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rWotD Episode 3313: SC Cambuur

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The random article for Saturday, 30 May 2026, is SC Cambuur.

Sportclub Cambuur, most often styled SC Cambuur (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈseː ˈkɑmbyːr]) and sometimes Cambuur Leeuwarden, is a Dutch professional football club in Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland. Founded on 19 June 1964, the team compete in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system, but will play in the Eredivisie from the 2026–27 season following promotion. Since August 2024, they have played their home games at the 15,000‑seat Kooi Stadion, a purpose‑built stadium that replaced Cambuur Stadion.

Cambuur play in yellow shirts and blue shorts, colours drawn from the coat of arms of the Cammingha family, whose heraldic lions also feature on the club crest. Organised as a member‑owned association, the club enjoys strong regional backing and contests the "Friese Derby" against neighbouring sc Heerenveen.

The club have won the second-tier Eerste Divisie three times (1991–92, 2012–13 and 2020–21) and spent a total of seven seasons in the top-tier Eredivisie. Away from the pitch Cambuur operate an accredited youth academy and the Cambuur Foundation, which runs grassroots sport and social‑inclusion programmes throughout Friesland.

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rWotD Episode 3312: Jessie Danielson

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The random article for Friday, 29 May 2026, is Jessie Danielson.

Jessie Danielson (born 1977/1978) is an American politician from the State of Colorado. She is an elected member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 22 after being redistricted from District 20. Previously, she served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 24 in Jefferson County. A Democrat, Danielson was first elected in the November 4, 2014 general election.

She was redistricted to the 22nd district in the 2022 Colorado Senate election, succeeding Brittany Pettersen.

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rWotD Episode 3311: East Toronto

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The random article for Thursday, 28 May 2026, is East Toronto.

East Toronto is a former municipality, located within the current boundaries of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It covered much of the present-day neighbourhood of the Upper Beaches, stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north, part of it stretching to Lake Ontario in the south a portion of the present-day neighbourhood, The Beaches. The central street in East Toronto was Main Street, running between Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road. The commercial centre of the town was located at the intersection of Main Street and Lake View Avenue (present-day Gerrard Street). Following the annexation of East Toronto into Toronto, Main Street retained its name despite Toronto's conceptual Main Street being historically designated to be Yonge Street.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:05 UTC on Thursday, 28 May 2026.

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rWotD Episode 3310: 2024 FAI Cup final

Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Wednesday, 27 May 2026, is 2024 FAI Cup final.

The 2024 FAI Cup final, known as the 2024 Sports Direct FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2024 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Drogheda United and Derry City.

Drogheda won the game 2-0 to win the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.

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rWotD Episode 3309: Osterøy Municipality

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The random article for Tuesday, 26 May 2026, is Osterøy Municipality.

Osterøy is an island municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The municipality encompasses most of the island of Osterøy. The administrative centre of Osterøy is the village of Lonevåg in the central part of the island. The largest settlement is the village of Valestrandfossen with 1,380 inhabitants as of 1 January 2025.

Osterøy municipality and Vaksdal Municipality are both located on the island of Osterøy. Osterøy municipality covers most of the island with the mostly uninhabited northeastern part of the island belonging to Vaksdal Municipality. Osterøy is located a short distance northeast of the city of Bergen. It is surrounded by the Osterfjorden, Sørfjorden, and Veafjorden. The 19th-century musician and composer Ole Bull had a summer home in Valestrandfossen in Osterøy. The historic Havrå farm is a cluster farm which represents the traditional way of living for farmers. Havrå is located on the southeastern part of the municipality.

The 255.11-square-kilometre (98.50 sq mi) municipality is the 285th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Osterøy Municipality is the 131st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,172. The municipality's population density is 32 inhabitants per square kilometre (83/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.3% over the previous 10-year period.

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rWotD Episode 3308: Square Sainctelette

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The random article for Monday, 25 May 2026, is Square Sainctelette.

The Square Sainctelette (French, pronounced [skwaʁ sɛ̃t.lɛt]) or Sainctelettesquare (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsɛɪŋktəlɛt(ə)ˌskwɛːr]) is a square in the City of Brussels municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is named in honour of Charles-Xavier Sainctelette, a former Belgian Minister of Public Works.

The square lies along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the north-western corner of Brussels' city centre, on the border with the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipality, from which it is separated by the canal. A major traffic axis, it is also part of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). This area is served by Yser/IJzer metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro.

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rWotD Episode 3307: Peter Bosinger

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The random article for Sunday, 24 May 2026, is Peter Bosinger.

Peter Bosinger (born 14 April 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former alpine skier and current coach.

Born in Montreal, Bosinger and his family, including brother and fellow skier Robert Bosinger moved to Rossland at a young age where they skied for the Red Mountain Racers. After 10 years they moved to Banff, and were quickly selected for the Alberta ski team.

Bosinger competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in the Giant Slalom but was disqualified.

Following his retirement from competition Bosinger worked from 1993 to 2002 as an alpine skiing coach, latterly as the men's head speed coach, including coaching alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

From 2003 Bosinger worked as a coach with the speed group of the U. S. Ski Team, including Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves. He was the sport manager of alpine skiing for the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. He worked as coach with the Canadian men's technical team from 2010 and then in April 2012 was appointed Head coach for the World Cup men's program.

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rWotD Episode 3306: Idomeneo

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The random article for Saturday, 23 May 2026, is Idomeneo.

Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian for Idomeneus, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian-language opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was adapted by Giambattista Varesco from a French text by Antoine Danchet, based on a 1705 play by Crébillion père, which had been set to music by André Campra as Idoménée in 1712. Mozart and Varesco were commissioned in 1780 by Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria for a court carnival. He probably chose the subject, though it may have been Mozart. The work premiered on 29 January 1781 at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany.

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rWotD Episode 3305: Elena Rodriguez-Falcon

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The random article for Friday, 22 May 2026, is Elena Rodriguez-Falcon.

Elena Rodriguez-Falcon (born 1972) is a Mexican professor of engineering education. She is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Study Group.

Rodriguez-Falcon was Professor of Enterprise and Engineering Education at the University of Sheffield. In 2018, Rodriguez-Falcon was the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford. In 2022 she was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

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rWotD Episode 3304: Stepmonster

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The random article for Thursday, 21 May 2026, is Stepmonster.

Stepmonster is a 1993 American comedy horror film directed by Jeremy Stanford, executive produced by Roger Corman, and starring Alan Thicke, Robin Riker, George Gaynes, Ami Dolenz, Corey Feldman, Edie McClurg, John Astin, and Billy Corben. It was a direct-to-video film. After its release, it was sometimes aired on The Disney Channel.

In the film, a boy's mother is kidnapped by a shapeshifting monster, called a tropopkin. The woman is declared missing, and her husband presumes that she has died. He is not particularly concerned, as he is engaged to marry another woman. The woman in question is a shapeshifting tropopkin who intends to kill him at the next summer solstice. Her prospective stepson witnesses her killing various victims and tries to expose her real identity.

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rWotD Episode 3303: Pietro Ròi

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The random article for Wednesday, 20 May 2026, is Pietro Ròi.

Pietro Ròi (1819 in Sandrigo – 1896 in Venice) was an Italian painter. He initially studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice, but then traveled to Rome in 1843, where he was influenced by the Neoclassic and Romantic artists Minardi and Consoni, and the Nazarene painter Overbeck. He traveled extensively through Europe, but finally settled in Venice. He painted historical paintings, portraits, and landscapes. He has a self-portrait at the Uffizi in Florence.

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rWotD Episode 3302: C5H8

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The random article for Tuesday, 19 May 2026, is C5H8.

The molecular formula C5H8 may refer to any of the following hydrocarbons:

Pentynes:

1-Pentyne

2-Pentyne

3-Methyl-1-butyne or isopentyne, CAS 598-23-2

Pentadienes:

1,2-Pentadiene, two cis-z isomers, CAS 591-95-7

1,3 Pentadiene, CAS 504-60-9 (racemic mixture)

cis-1,3-Pentadiene or (Z)-1,3-pentadiene, CAS 1574-41-0

trans-1,3-Pentadiene or (E)-1,3-pentadiene, or Piperylene

1,4-Pentadiene, CAS 591-93-5

2,3-Pentadiene, two axial isomers, CAS 591-96-8 (racemic mixture)

(Ra)-2,3-Pentadiene, CAS 20431-56-5

(Sa)-2,3-Pentadiene, CAS 23190-25-2

Butadiene derivatives:

3-Methyl-1,2-butadiene, CAS 598-25-4

2-Methyl-1,3-butadiene or isoprene

Cyclopentene

Cyclobutane derivatives:

Methylenecyclobutane, CAS 1120-56-5

Cyclobutene derivatives:

1-Methylcyclobutene, CAS 1489-60-7

3-Methylcyclobutene, CAS 1120-55-4 (racemic mixture)

(R)-3-Methylcyclobutene, CAS 20476-28-2

(S)-3-Methylcyclobutene, CAS 30334-81-7

Cyclopropane derivatives:

Ethenylcyclopropane or Vinylcyclopropane

Ethylidenecyclopropane, CAS 18631-83-9

2-Methyl-1-methylenecyclopropane, CAS 18631-84-0 (racemic mixture)

(R)-2-Methyl-1-methylenecyclopropane

(S)-2-Methyl-1-methylenecyclopropane

Cyclopropene derivatives:

1-Ethylcyclopropene, CAS 34189-00-9

3-Ethylcyclopropene, CAS 203442-62-0

1,2-Dimethylcyclopropene, CAS 14309-32-1

1,3-Dimethylcyclopropene, CAS 82190-83-8 (racemic)

(R)-1,3-Dimethylcyclopropene

(S)-1,3-Dimethylcyclopropene

3,3-Dimethylcyclopropene, CAS 3907-06-0

Bicyclopentane

Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, CAS 311-75-1

Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane or housane, CAS 185-94-4

Spiro[2.2]pentane or spiropentane, CAS 157-40-4

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rWotD Episode 3301: Kings Head, West Tilbury

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The random article for Monday, 18 May 2026, is Kings Head, West Tilbury.

The Kings Head Pub is a grade II listed pub in the conservation area of West Tilbury, in the Thurrock district, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. The pub closed in 2015 and in May 2016 Punch Taverns sold the pub, as part of their corporate strategy, to housing developers.

An Asset of Community Value order has been placed on The Kings Head by Thurrock Council, offering protection against any housing development.

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rWotD Episode 3300: Louisiana Code of Evidence

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The random article for Sunday, 17 May 2026, is Louisiana Code of Evidence.

The Louisiana Code of Evidence is a code of evidence law, enacted by section 1 of Act 515 of 1988, under Louisiana Civil Law. The Code became effective on January 1, 1989, and governs proceedings in the courts of Louisiana to the extent and with the exceptions stated in Article 1101 of the Code. The Bill for Act 515 of 1988 was Senate Bill 155, introduced by Senator Ben Bagert.

Laws for a code of evidence was introduced in 1818, 1956, 1986, and 1987. After nearly two centuries of failed attempts to codify Louisiana's evidence law, the Louisiana State Legislature enacted an Evidence Code in 1988.

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rWotD Episode 3299: Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe

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The random article for Saturday, 16 May 2026, is Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe.

Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe (カルロス・トシキ&オメガトライブ, Karurosu Toshiki & Omega Toraibu) was a Japanese band from Tokyo, Japan. Originally formed as 1986 Omega Tribe (1986オメガトライブ), the original 1986 formation consisted of Japanese Brazilian vocalist Carlos Toshiki, rhythm guitarist Shinji Takashima, lead guitarist Teruka Kurokawa, and keyboardist Toshitsugu Nishihara. Kurokawa's departure from the band in March 1988, as well as its outdated year, caused the band to be renamed to Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, with American vocalist Joey McCoy officially joining the band in July 1988.

Part of the Omega Tribe project by producer Koichi Fujita, the band was created by Fujita as a way to continue the project after the disbandment of S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe the previous year; Takashima and Nishihara had previously been in that band, and had expressed opposition to their disbandment. As 1986 Omega Tribe, the band released two albums, Navigator (1986) and Crystal Night (1987), both of which reached the top three on the Oricon Albums Chart. As Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, they released four albums, Down Town Mystery (1988), Be Yourself (1989), Bad Girl (1989), and Natsuko (1990). The songs "Kimi wa 1000%" and "Aquamarine no Mama de Ite" are considered Toshiki's signature songs during his time as Omega Tribe's vocalist.

Like its predecessor, recordings were done by session musicians, though members of the band were given more leeway with compositions, with all the members writing at least one song. The band broke up on March 16, 1991, after a final tour.

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rWotD Episode 3298: WTVW

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The random article for Friday, 15 May 2026, is WTVW.

WTVW (channel 7) is a television station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, airing programming from The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated under a shared services agreement (SSA) by Nexstar Media Group (which owned the station outright from 2003 to 2011 and presently owns ABC affiliate WEHT [channel 25]). The two stations share studios on Marywood Drive in Henderson, Kentucky; WTVW's transmitter is located just outside of Chandler, Indiana.

Before joining The CW, WTVW was the market's Fox affiliate from December 3, 1995, to June 30, 2011 (serving as an independent station after disaffiliating from the network until January 30, 2013); before that, it served as Evansville's original ABC affiliate from its August 21, 1956, sign-on to December 2, 1995.

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rWotD Episode 3297: Hector Edgar

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The random article for Thursday, 14 May 2026, is Hector Edgar.

Lieutenant General Hector Geoffrey Edgar, (31 October 1903 – 1978) was a senior officer in the Australian Army. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1923, and occupied a series of staff positions prior to and during the Second World War. Involved in the planning for the Long Range Weapons Establishment in the late 1940s, he served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1954–58), General Officer Commanding (GOC) Southern Command (1958–60), and GOC Eastern Command (1960–63).

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rWotD Episode 3296: Cairo Montenotte

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The random article for Wednesday, 13 May 2026, is Cairo Montenotte.

Cairo Montenotte (Ligurian: Coiri) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in Liguria, an Italian region located 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Genoa and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Savona. Located in Val Bormida, it is a member of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida. It is considered to be the main centre of Val Bormida and it has 12691 inhabitants. It is the fourth municipality in the province together with Savona, Albenga and Varazze, as well as the most popular municipality in Liguria among those without outlet on the sea. The municipal area is the biggest in the province behind Sassello, and the fifth in Liguria.

In 2007, Cairo Montenotte drew up a project of collaboration with other municipalities of Val Bormida through the formulation of the so-called ‘Piano Strategico delle Città delle Bormide’, focusing on establishing the area within the Ligurian socio-economic context in a more effective way.

It is known for being the birthplace of the patriot Giuseppe Cesare Abba.

Cairo Montenotte borders the following municipalities: Albisola Superiore, Altare, Carcare, Cengio, Cosseria, Dego, Giusvalla, Gottasecca, Pontinvrea, Saliceto, and Savona.

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rWotD Episode 3295: USS SC-17

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The random article for Tuesday, 12 May 2026, is USS SC-17.

USS SC-17, until July 1920 known as USS Submarine Chaser No. 17 or USS S. C. 17, was an SC-1-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I.

SC-17 was a wooden-hulled 110-foot (34 m) submarine chaser built at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn, New York. She was commissioned on 8 November 1917 as USS Submarine Chaser No. 17, abbreviated at the time as USS S. C. 17.

When the U. S. Navy adopted its modern hull number system on 17 July 1920, Submarine Chaser No. 17 was classified as SC-17 and her name was shortened to USS SC-17.

On 24 June 1921, the Navy sold SC-17 to Joseph G. Hitner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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rWotD Episode 3294: If You Were the Last

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The random article for Monday, 11 May 2026, is If You Were the Last.

If You Were the Last is a 2023 American sci-fi romantic comedy film directed by Kristian Mercado and written by Angela Bourassa. The film stars Anthony Mackie and Zoë Chao.

The film centers around two astronauts who, while stranded on a multi-year exploration mission, fall in love with each other.

It premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, and was released to the Peacock streaming service on October 20, 2023.

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rWotD Episode 3293: 1975 Volvo International – Doubles

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The random article for Sunday, 10 May 2026, is 1975 Volvo International – Doubles.

The 1975 Volvo International – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Volvo International tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in North Conway, New Hampshire, in the United States, between August 4, and August 10, 1975. The draw comprised 20 teams. Jeff Borowiak and Rod Laver were the defending South Pacific Tennis Classic doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The team of Haroon Rahim and Erik van Dillen won the doubles title by defeating John Alexander and Phil Dent in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 7–5.

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rWotD Episode 3292: Institut Néel

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The random article for Saturday, 9 May 2026, is Institut Néel.

Institut Néel is a research laboratory in condensed matter physics located on Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble, France. It is named after scientist Louis Néel.

The institute is an independent research unit (UPR2940) of the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique created in 2007 as a reorganization of four research laboratories: the center for research in very low temperatures (Centre de Recherches sur les très basses températures (CRTBT)), the laboratory for the study of electronic properties of solids (laboratoire d’étude des propriétés électroniques des solides (LEPES)), the Louis Néel laboratory (laboratoire Louis Néel (LLN)), and the Laboratory of crystallography (Laboratoire de cristallographie (LdC)).

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rWotD Episode 3291: ASP.NET Web Matrix

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The random article for Friday, 8 May 2026, is ASP.NET Web Matrix.

ASP. NET Web Matrix, whose name was the inspiration for WebMatrix, was released in 2003 and later discontinued by Microsoft in favor of Web Developer Express, a free version of Visual Studio's web development functionality; Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship IDE for all aspects of Visual Basic and C# coding, including ASP. NET development.

What had changed by 2010 was the existence of a number of open source projects offering PHP and ASP. NET site templates and Content Management Systems that could be used by non-programmers to build and maintain rich web applications. Microsoft WebMatrix provided a development environment to help facilitate these emerging styles of website creation.

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rWotD Episode 3290: 16 (TV series)

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The random article for Thursday, 7 May 2026, is 16 (TV series).

16 (original title: Dieciséis) is a Chilean teen drama television series written by Marcelo Leonart. It premiered on Televisión Nacional de Chile on June 9, 2003, and concluded on October 22, 2003. The series stars Francisca Lewin and Cristián Arriagada.

Throughout the series, topics such as bullying, bulimia, and drug use are explored within the setting of a prestigious high school. Due to its success, a sequel series titled 17 was released, continuing the main storyline.

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rWotD Episode 3289: Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations

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The random article for Wednesday, 6 May 2026, is Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

CFR Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 50 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding wildlife and fisheries. Maintained by the Office of the Federal Register, it is available in digital and printed form, and can be referenced online the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR).

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rWotD Episode 3288: Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association

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The random article for Tuesday, 5 May 2026, is Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association.

The Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association (IWSA) began on October 15, 1851, in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. IWSA was created for men and women to fight for women's right to vote. The association held annual conventions for 26 years. People traveled from all over the state to find resolutions for the political, social, and financial inequalities for women. The ISWA was first referred to as American Woman Suffrage Association.

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rWotD Episode 3287: Divyopadesh

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The random article for Monday, 4 May 2026, is Divyopadesh.

Divyopadesh (Nepali: दिव्योपदेश, lit. 'Divine Counsel; Divine Teachings'), also Divya Upadesh, is a collection of teachings from Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal, as imparted by him to his courtiers and royal priests, toward the end of his life, around 1774–75. It is also considered autobiographical as it contains accounts of his motivations and actions. It was posthumously published for the first time in book form almost 180 years later, in 1952-53. Other versions of the book, at least one of them with reorganisation of sayings under different categories, have since been published. It is regularly cited by political commentators and politicians as a moral authority on the conduct of people and government, and guidance on domestic and foreign policies. The collection of sayings delivered in the old Nepali dialect of the era is also considered to be of literary significance, and has been included in the course syllabus for Master of Arts (Nepali) program of Guwahati University, India. It is also considered the first work of essay of Nepali literature.

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rWotD Episode 3286: Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794

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The random article for Sunday, 3 May 2026, is Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794.

The Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794 was a series of manoeuvres and naval actions fought between warships and privateers of the French Republic and a squadron of vessels sent by the British East India Company to protect trade in the region, later augmented by Dutch warships. The campaign developed as French forces based on Isle de France reacted more quickly than the British forces in the Indian Ocean to the expansion of the French Revolutionary Wars on 1 February 1793. French privateers rapidly spread along the British trade routes in the Far East, becoming concentrated around the narrow Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies. These ships were soon joined by French Navy frigates and began to inflict losses on shipping in the region. The Royal Navy forces in the Indian Ocean were deployed elsewhere and so the East India Company, the private enterprise that ruled much of British India in the 1790s and maintained their own fleet and navy, raised a squadron of armed merchant ships to patrol the Strait and drive off the raiders.

The arrival of this British force on 2 January 1794 was initially a success, the squadron over-running and capturing two large and well-armed privateers on 22 January, not long after the French vessels had been beaten off during an attack on the British trading post at Bencoolen. On 24 January an action against a larger French squadron was fought in the Strait itself, but ended inconclusively and the squadrons divided, the British receiving the Dutch frigate Amazone as reinforcement. The French subsequently turned southwards out of the Strait and attacked Bencoolen again on 9 February, capturing an East Indiaman in the harbour before returning to Isle de France with their prize.

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rWotD Episode 2991: Jessie Taft

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The random article for Saturday, 12 July 2025, is Jessie Taft.

J. (Julia) Jessie Taft (June 24, 1882 – June 7, 1960]]) was an American philosopher and an early authority on child placement and therapeutic adoption. Educated at the University of Chicago, she spent the bulk of her professional life at the University of Pennsylvania, where she and Virginia Robinson were the co-founders and innovators of the functional approach to social work. Taft is the author of The Dynamics of Therapy in a Controlled Relationship (1933). She is also remembered for her work as the translator and biographer of Otto Rank, an outcast disciple of Sigmund Freud; in addition, development of the functional approach to social work was greatly inspired by her work with Rank. She and her lifelong companion, Virginia Robinson, adopted and raised two children.

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rWotD Episode 2990: Roman theatre (structure)

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The random article for Friday, 11 July 2025, is Roman theatre (structure).

Roman theatres derive from and are part of the overall evolution of earlier Greek theatres. Much of the architectural influence on the Romans came from the Greeks, and theatre structural design was no different from other buildings. However, Roman theatres have specific differences, such as generally being built upon their own foundations instead of earthen works or a hillside and being completely enclosed on all sides.

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rWotD Episode 2989: 1972 California 500

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The random article for Thursday, 10 July 2025, is 1972 California 500.

The 1972 California 500, the third running of the event, was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on Sunday, September 3, 1972. The event was race number 8 of 10 in the 1972 USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Roger McCluskey, his first 500-mile Indy Car victory. In qualifying, Jerry Grant became the first IndyCar driver to ever break to 200 mile per hour barrier.

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rWotD Episode 2988: Elvira Saadi

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The random article for Wednesday, 9 July 2025, is Elvira Saadi.

Elvira Fuadovna Saadi (born January 2, 1952) is a retired gymnast from the former Soviet Union and a former elite gymnastics coach in Canada.

As a member of the Soviet Union's women's gymnastics team, Saadi shared in the team gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. She placed 8th in the all-around at the 1972 Olympics and 7th all-around at the 1976 Olympics.

Saadi won the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise at the 1973 USSR national championships. That year, she tied for first on vault at the 1973 World University Games, where she also placed 3rd in the all-around.

At the 1974 World Championships, she earned a share of the USSR team gold, placed fourth in the all-around and captured the bronze medal on floor exercise.

Following the 1976 Olympics, Saadi accepted a coaching position at the Moscow Dynamo Club, where she was the coach of Soviet gymnast Tatiana Groshkova, who placed third all-around in the 1989 U. S. S. R. gymnastics championships and placed first all-around at the 1990 Trophee Massilia.

Saadi was born in Tashkent, U. S. S. R. She relocated to Canada in 1991 to become a coach at the Canadian gym Cambridge Kips, where she trained Canadian Olympians Yvonne Tousek and Crystal Gilmore.

In June 2011, Saadi announced plans to open her own club, Dynamo Gymnastics. The new club begun operations on the premises of Revolution Gymnastics in Waterloo, where several top young gymnasts who left Cambridge Kips with Saadi trained. Dynamo Gymnastics opened in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in 2011. Saadi opened the new club together with the parents of one of the up-and-coming gymnasts, Victoria Moors, who left Cambridge Kips with Saadi. Along with Victoria Moors was Madeline Gardiner. Both Gardiner and Moors went on to qualify for the Canadian London 2012 Olympic team. Moors competed as part of Team Canada and helped to earn Canada 5th place overall in the team final, the best ranking of any Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnastics team to date at the Olympics. Gardiner was an alternate on the team but did not compete. Moors was also the youngest Canadian Olympian competing at the age of 15. Victoria went on to briefly hold the record for a Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnast at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2013, placing 10th for Canada. The previous best ranking for a Canadian was 14th. (That 10th-place ranking has since been beaten at the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships by Halifax's Ellie Black (Moors' teammate at the London Olympics). Victoria also has two eponymous skills, one a dismount from the uneven bars and the other a laid-out double-twisting double somersault on floor which is the hardest ranking floor skill to date. Victoria retired at the age of 18 in the spring of 2015. Victoria's sister Brooklyn Moors, also coached by Saadi, is a member of the Canadian national team and represented Canada at the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

On November 20, 2023, Saadi was permanently banned by Gymnastics Canada from working with gymnasts due to physical and verbal abuse. She appealed the ban, but on June 24, 2024, the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada denied her appeal.

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rWotD Episode 2987: Cardiff University Students' Union

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The random article for Tuesday, 8 July 2025, is Cardiff University Students' Union.

Cardiff Students' Union (CSU, Welsh:Undeb Myfyrwyr Caerdydd) is the Students' Union for Cardiff University and is located in Cardiff, Wales.

Cardiff Students' Union supports over 200 student societies and 60 sports clubs with more than 10,000 members.

The Students' Union is also the recognised voice of students at Cardiff University, joining students in campaigning about the issues important to them. The trading subsidiary of CUSU, Cardiff Union Services Limited, manages a purpose-built facility in the centre of Cardiff and operates cafes, shops, bars and events that help fund CUSU's charitable activities. CUSU is based on Park Place and at the Heath Park campus, employing over 100 permanent staff and 300 student staff.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:42 UTC on Tuesday, 8 July 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2986: Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi

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The random article for Monday, 7 July 2025, is Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi.

The Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi (lit. 'History of Sher Shah') is a historical work dated 1580 CE which was compiled by Abbas Khan Sarwani, a waqia-navis under Mughal emperor Akbar, detailing the rule of Sher Shah Suri, founder of the Sur Empire. The work was commissioned by Akbar to provide detailed documentation about Sher Shah's administration - Akbar's father Humayun had been defeated by Sher Shah.

Abbas wrote the Tarik-i Sher Shahi using his own local Indo-Afghan cultural style, not in the style and language of standard Persian.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:54 UTC on Monday, 7 July 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2985: Barbara Tropp

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The random article for Sunday, 6 July 2025, is Barbara Tropp.

Barbara Tropp (1948 – October 26, 2001) was an American orientalist, chef, restaurateur, and food writer. During her career, she operated China Moon restaurant in San Francisco and wrote cookbooks that popularized Chinese cuisine in America. China Moon's accompanying cookbook is credited with being one of the first fusion cuisine cookbooks. She was the 1989 recipient of the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America James Beard Award. Tropp was called "the Julia Child of Chinese cooking."

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rWotD Episode 2984: Pulsação

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The random article for Saturday, 5 July 2025, is Pulsação.

Pulsação is the first compilation album by the Portuguese pop singer Susana Félix. It was released on November 19, 2007. It includes "Mais Olhos (Que Barriga)" and "Um Lugar Enacantado", the two first singles from Felix's debut album Um Pouco mais. The rest of the songs are taken from the other two albums, Rosa e Vermelho and Índigo.

All the songs are written by Susana Félix. The album was produced by Susana Félix and Renato Jr., as were the previous albums Um Pouco Mais, Rosa e Vermelho and Índigo.

Two new songs, "(Bem) Na minha mão" and "Amanhecer (Sempre Mais Uma Vez)", were written and recorded for this album and released as singles.

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rWotD Episode 2983: Amanikhatashan

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The random article for Friday, 4 July 2025, is Amanikhatashan.

Amanikhatashan was a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush, probably ruling in the middle 2nd century CE. Amanikhatashan is known only from her tomb in Meroë, designated as Beg. N 18.

The objects found in Amanikhatashan's tomb place her as reigning at some point in the first or second centuries CE. The artwork in the tomb is stylistically close to the artwork in the tomb Beg. N 16, which suggests that Amanikhatashan reigned close to the ruler buried in that tomb. Beg. N 16 may have belonged to King Amanikhareqerem and dates to the end of the 1st century CE. Assuming a mid-2nd century CE reign, Amanikhatashan is conventionally (speculatively) placed as the successor of Amanitenmemide and the predecessor of Tarekeniwal.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:38 UTC on Friday, 4 July 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2982: FC Sportist Svoge

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The random article for Thursday, 3 July 2025, is FC Sportist Svoge.

FC Sportist (Bulgarian: ФК Спортист) is a Bulgarian football club based in Svoge, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football, following promotion from the Third League.

The club was founded in 1924 and their home ground is the Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov, which has a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators. The club's biggest success is promotion to the Bulgarian top division in 2009, although they were relegated at the end of the 2009-10 season. The club plays home games in blue and white kits.

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rWotD Episode 2981: Chan Ho Park

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The random article for Wednesday, 2 July 2025, is Chan Ho Park.

Chan Ho Park (Korean: 박찬호; Hanja: 朴贊浩; Korean pronunciation: [pɐk̚.tɕʰɐn.ɦo]; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. Park was the first South Korean-born player in MLB history, and the first South Korean player to be named an MLB All-Star. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. As of 2023, he has the most career wins of any Asia-born pitcher in history (124), having passed Hideo Nomo for that distinction in 2010.

During his playing days, Park stood 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall, weighing 210 pounds (95 kg).

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rWotD Episode 2980: Didymella bryoniae

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The random article for Tuesday, 1 July 2025, is Didymella bryoniae.

Didymella bryoniae, syn. Mycosphaerella melonis, is an ascomycete fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight on the family Cucurbitaceae (the family of gourds and melons), which includes cantaloupe, cucumber, muskmelon and watermelon plants. The anamorph/asexual stage for this fungus is called Phoma cucurbitacearum. When this pathogen infects the fruit of cucurbits it is called black rot.

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rWotD Episode 2979: Murat Topal

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The random article for Monday, 30 June 2025, is Murat Topal.

Murat Topal (born 5 April 1976) is a Turkish-Austrian futsal player. He currently plays for Stella Rossa Vienna, and previously played amateur and professional level for Post SV, FavAC, Fenerbahçe, Admira Wacker, DSV Leoben, SC Kottingbrunn, Sturm Graz, SV Aspern, IC Favoriten, SC Ritzing, SV Aspern, SV Leobendorf, SV Würmla, SC Lassee.

He is a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship.

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rWotD Episode 2978: Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

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The random article for Sunday, 29 June 2025, is Rajinder Kaur Bhattal.

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (born 30 September 1945) is an Indian politician and member of Congress who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1996 to 1997 and 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2004 to 2007. She is the first and so far only female to hold the office of Chief Minister in Punjab. Overall she is 8th female Chief Minister and first female deputy chief minister in India. Since 1992 she has won from Lehra Assembly Constituency five terms consecutively.

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rWotD Episode 2977: Sri Aman (federal constituency)

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The random article for Saturday, 28 June 2025, is Sri Aman (federal constituency).

Sri Aman is a federal constituency in Serian Division (Serian District), Samarahan Division (Sebuyau District) and Sri Aman Division (Sri Aman District, Lingga District and Pantu District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:10 UTC on Saturday, 28 June 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2976: Louis Leo Snyder

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The random article for Friday, 27 June 2025, is Louis Leo Snyder.

Louis Leo Snyder (4 July 1907 – 25 November 1993) was an American scholar, who witnessed first hand the Nazi mass rallies held from 1923 on in Germany; and wrote about them from New York in his Hitlerism: The Iron Fist in Germany published in 1932 under the pseudonym Nordicus. Snyder predicted Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Nazi alliance with Benito Mussolini, and possibly the war upon the French and the Jews. His book was the first publication of the complete NSDAP National Socialist Program in the English language.

Snyder authored more than 60 books. He compiled the Encyclopedia of the Third Reich (1976), wrote Roots of German Nationalism (1978), and Diplomacy in Iron (1985) among other works examining the Third Reich. He also wrote The Dreyfus Case (1973) which divided France over the Dreyfus affair at turn of the century.

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rWotD Episode 2975: Rodrigo Álvarez

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The random article for Thursday, 26 June 2025, is Rodrigo Álvarez.

Rodrigo Álvarez (Latin: Rudericus Aluari) (died 1187) was a Galician nobleman and crusader from the Kingdom of León. He founded the military Order of Mountjoy in 1174 and affiliated it with the Cistercian Order that he had long patronised.

Rodrigo was a son of Álvaro Rodríguez and Sancha Fernández. He entered the public record in a royal charter of 13 June 1161. A sign of his landed wealth is given by the properties he held at Buján, Fafián, Goon, and Levasser, which he at one point mortgaged for 200 maravedíes. He and his brother Vermudo also came to own lands on the river Esla in the province of León, probably through their mother's second marriage to the Leonese count Pedro Alfonso. Early he received the tenencia (fief from the crown) of Allariz, where he is attested on 18 September 1162. By 1165 he was also holding the region of Lemos from the crown, and in 1168 also Monterroso. After the death of his father in January 1167 he was given the title Count, the highest rank in the kingdom, and received the tenencia of Sarria, which he held until 1171. During those four years (1168–71) he was a regular attendee of the court of King Ferdinand II. At an unknown date, Rodrigo married María, daughter of Ponce de Minerva and Estefanía Ramírez. For her bridewealth Rodrigo gave her the church of San Pelayo de Villamuriel, which she in turn granted to San Marcos de León on 3 June 1172.

At an unknown date Rodrigo—in his own words, "seized by diabolical rage"—burned down the church of Santa María de Mal. On 20 February 1171, in penance for this sin, he donated the church San Salvador de Sarria to the Cathedral of Lugo. Later that year, perhaps out of guilt, he resigned his tenencias and joined the Order of Santiago. Two documents of September 1172/3 place Rodrigo, as a knight of the Order, at the court of Afonso I of Portugal in Coimbra. By 1172 Rodrigo had grown dissatisfied with the lax practices of the Order of Santiago, especially the allowance for members to marry, and he received permission from the Papal legate Jacinth to Spain to found a new confraternity in accordance with the Cistercian rule (instituta Cisterciensis ordinis). This was approved by Pope Alexander III the next year. Alexander forbade the new order to accept any former members of Santiago or to acquire any properties that might be disputed by Santiago. The use of the Cistercian rule caused some controversy at the Abbey of Cîteaux, where the chapter objected to Rodrigo's "inconstancy", but the abbot eventually approved it without the consent of the chapter, which was obtained later (by December 1175). Late in 1173 or early in 1174 Rodrigo and a few companions founded the Order of Mountjoy. Shortly afterwards his wife separated from him and later joined her mother's convent at Carrizo (founded 1176), where she would be abbess between 1184 and 1191. On 28 November 1190 she gave some more of her bridewealth to San Marcos de León and the Order of Santiago. She probably died in 1192.

The rest of his life Rodrigo devoted to growing his newfound order. According to a bull of Innocent III he chose for his Order a half-red, half-white cross. He received support from Alfonso II of Aragon, who donated the castle of Alfambra to the order in return for military aid against the Muslims. He was also able to acquire estates in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, including Mountjoy, after which the order took its name. In 1176–77 he made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He received lands from Reginald of Châtillon that King Baldwin IV only confirmed on the condition that Rodrigo and his knights fight the Muslims continuously in the Holy Land. In 1186 an attempted merger was made with the Knights Templar, and it is possible that Rodrigo was already dying at that stage. He had almost certainly died by the autumn of 1187. He was buried in the convent of Alfambra. He had been a patron of the Cistercians. Besides founding a military order under their auspices, he endowed their foundations at Gradefes (29 September 1173) and Meira (1182).

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rWotD Episode 2974: 1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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The random article for Wednesday, 25 June 2025, is 1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin.

The 1884 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate James G. Blaine won Wisconsin with 50.37% of the popular vote, winning the state's eleven electoral votes.

Starting with this election, Ashland County voted for the statewide winner in every election until 1944; Chippewa County also began such a streak that lasted until 1940.

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rWotD Episode 2973: Hyeongjeseom

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The random article for Tuesday, 24 June 2025, is Hyeongjeseom.

Hyeongjeseom (Korean: 형제섬; Hanja: 兄弟島; lit. Brother Islands), also called Hyeongjedo (형제도; 兄弟島), refers to two small, adjacent uninhabited islands in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. The larger of the two islands is called Bonseom (본섬) and the smaller Otseom (옷섬). The islands are around 2 km (1.2 mi) off of the southern coast of Jeju Island.

One pre-modern historical text refers to the islands as Gwando (관도; 貫島). The name Hyoengjeseom refers to how the two islands appear like close brothers.

The islands are considered scenic, with tourists taking pictures of them. They are also popular for fishing and diving.

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rWotD Episode 2972: Tommy Tour

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The random article for Monday, 23 June 2025, is Tommy Tour.

The Tommy Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band the Who. It was in support of their fourth album, the rock opera Tommy (1969), and consisted of concerts split between North America and Europe. Following a press reception gig, the tour officially began on 9 May 1969 and ended on 20 December 1970. The set list featured the majority of the songs from Tommy, as well as originals and covers.

After multiple rehearsals and warm-up gigs, the band played a private show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London in early May 1969 intended to preview Tommy to the press. Subsequently, the band toured North America playing the new album, which was well received by audiences. Following a UK tour, the band played the Tanglewood Music Shed and the Woodstock festival. After Woodstock, the band headlined the second Isle of Wight festival and played Tommy at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, one of the world's forefront opera houses. The band continued to tour North America, emphasized by eight shows done over the course of six days at the Fillmore East in New York City. The Who ended 1969 with tour of Europe that continued into 1970, including a show at the London Coliseum on 14 December, which was filmed for a possible future Tommy film.

The group began 1970 by bringing Tommy to various European opera houses. During their tour, the critically acclaimed live album Live at Leeds was recorded during a show at the University of Leeds Refectory, Leeds. After the European tour wrapped up, the band returned to the United States for a tour, starting with two shows at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City in June. Following the tour, the band played several concerts in Europe, including a headlining appearance at the third Isle of Wight festival in August. The band ended the Tommy Tour with a benefit concert at the Roundhouse in London.

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rWotD Episode 2971: Depot ship

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The random article for Sunday, 22 June 2025, is Depot ship.

A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers, minesweepers, fast attack craft, landing craft, or other small ships with similarly limited space for maintenance equipment and crew dining, berthing and relaxation. Depot ships may be identified as tenders in American English. Depot ships may be specifically designed for their purpose or be converted from another purpose.

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rWotD Episode 2970: Sabot (firearms)

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The random article for Saturday, 21 June 2025, is Sabot (firearms).

A sabot (UK: , US: ) is a supportive device used in firearm/artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a bullet/slug or a flechette-like projectile (such as a kinetic energy penetrator), and keep it aligned in the center of the barrel when fired. It allows a narrower projectile with high sectional density to be fired through a barrel of much larger bore diameter with maximal accelerative transfer of kinetic energy. After leaving the muzzle, the sabot typically separates from the projectile in flight, diverting only a very small portion of the overall kinetic energy.

The sabot component in projectile design is the relatively thin, tough and deformable seal known as a driving band or obturation ring needed to trap propellant gases behind a projectile, and also keep the projectile centered in the barrel, when the outer shell of the projectile is only slightly smaller in diameter than the caliber of the barrel. Driving bands and obturators are used to seal these full-bore projectiles in the barrel because of manufacturing tolerances; there always exists some gap between the projectile outer diameter and the barrel inner diameter, usually a few thousandths of an inch; enough of a gap for high pressure gasses to slip by during firing. Driving bands and obturator rings are made from material that will deform and seal the barrel as the projectile is forced from the chamber into the barrel.

Sabots use driving bands and obturators, because the same manufacturing tolerance issues exist when sealing the saboted projectile in the barrel, but the sabot itself is a more substantial structural component of the in-bore projectile configuration. Refer to the two armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) pictures to see the substantial material nature of a sabot to fill the bore diameter around the sub-caliber arrow-type flight projectile, compared to the very small gap sealed by a driving band or obturator to mitigate what is known classically as windage. More detailed cutaways of the internal structural complexity of advanced APFSDS saboted long rod penetrator projectiles can be found in #External links.

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rWotD Episode 2969: Frank Smith (umpire)

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The random article for Friday, 20 June 2025, is Frank Smith (umpire).

Frank Ernest Smith (13 May 1872 – 3 December 1943) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1908. He played 68 games and later umpired.

He was born at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.

As a player, Smith played for Surrey County Cricket Club as part of the County Championship-winning sides of 1893 and 1895 and was awarded his county cap in 1894. His best season was in 1894 when he took 95 wickets with his "rather slow" left-handed deliveries. He made 11 appearances for the short-lived London County between 1901 and 1902 and played once for Transvaal in 1907, spending many years coaching in South Africa during the English off-season. As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910, all in South Africa.

After playing Smith coached at Sedbergh School in Yorkshire. He died at Sedbergh in 1943 aged 71.

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rWotD Episode 2968: Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus

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The random article for Thursday, 19 June 2025, is Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus.

Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus (Latin, 'An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Living Beings'), commonly called De Motu Cordis, is the best-known work of the physician William Harvey, which was first published in 1628 and established the circulation of blood throughout the body. It is a landmark in the history of physiology, with Harvey combining observations, experiments, measurements, and hypotheses in an extraordinary fashion to arrive at his doctrine. His work is a model of its kind and had an immediate and far-reaching influence on Harvey's contemporaries; Thomas Hobbes said that Harvey was the only modern author whose doctrines were taught in his lifetime.

In De motu cordis, Harvey investigated the effect of ligatures on blood flow. The book also argued that blood was pumped around the body in a "double circulation", where after being returned to the heart, it is recirculated in a closed system to the lungs and back to the heart, where it is returned to the main circulation.

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rWotD Episode 2967: Port of Morrow (album)

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The random article for Wednesday, 18 June 2025, is Port of Morrow (album).

Port of Morrow is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Shins. The album was released in the UK on March 19, 2012, and in the US on March 20, 2012, on Aural Apothecary and Columbia Records and was co-produced by Greg Kurstin and frontman James Mercer. The Shins' first studio album in five years, following the release of 2007's Wincing the Night Away, followed major lineup changes in the group: founding members Dave Hernandez (bass, guitar), Marty Crandall (keyboards) and Jesse Sandoval (drums) departed in 2009. Mercer deemed it an "aesthetic decision" to part ways with his bandmates, and in the interim, founded side project Broken Bells with Danger Mouse.

Primarily a collaboration between Mercer and Kurstin, the album features contributions from former members: Dave Hernandez, Martin Crandall, Eric D. Johnson and Ron Lewis; alongside drummer Joe Plummer, and other studio contributors, including Janet Weiss and Nik Freitas. Mercer penned lyrics based around his newfound fatherhood, the love for his family, as well as nostalgic memories of his childhood in Germany and his rough adolescent transition to the United States. Musically, Port of Morrow is inspired by 1970s German pop and is melodic and heavily layered, while adding a greater emphasis on electronic instrumentation.

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and received largely favorable reviews from contemporary critics, with some deeming it among the band's best, while others felt it disjointed following the departure of its principal members. The lead single "Simple Song" charted within the top ten on the Billboard alternative charts, representing the band's highest peak chart-wise in their home country. Upon release, independent record stores were exclusively given a bonus acoustic EP bundled with the record.

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rWotD Episode 2966: The Principle of Deference in Islamic Law

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The random article for Tuesday, 17 June 2025, is The Principle of Deference in Islamic Law.

The Principle of Deference to variant opinions in Islamic law (Arabic: قاعدة مراعاة الخلاف, romanized: qa'idat mura'at al-khilaf) is a legal rule defined by the Kuwaiti Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence as: “Whoever believes that something is permissible should refrain from doing it if someone else believes it is forbidden. Likewise, with regard to obligation, it is desirable for someone who sees the permissibility of something to do it if there are among the imams those who see it as obligatory.”

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rWotD Episode 2965: East African Crude Oil Pipeline

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The random article for Monday, 16 June 2025, is East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), also known as the Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline (UTCOP), is a 1,443 km crude oil pipeline in planning since 2013, with a foundation stone nominally under construction since 2017, and is intended to transport crude oil from Uganda's Tilenga and Kingfisher oil fields to the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean.

Uganda wants to develop its oilfields under the two projects Tilenga, operated by TotalEnergies, and Kingfisher by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). In 2021, EACOP was owned by TotalEnergies at 65 percent, Uganda's National Oil Company (UNOC) at 15 percent, Tanzania at 15 per cent and CNOOC at 5 percent. The price of the project has increased to US$5 billion. Financing as of January 2024 remained uncertain, as 24 banks have distanced themselves from the project with only two banks namely Standard Bank, through its subsidiary Stanbic Bank Uganda, and Sinosure still advising on the project.

Once completed, the pipeline would be the longest electrically heated crude oil pipeline in the world. Because of the large scale displacement of communities and wildlife, the threat to water resources, and contribution to anthropogenic climate change, global environmental groups and the European Union have been protesting its construction and finance. Peaceful activism and protests in Uganda have been met with repression and arrests.

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rWotD Episode 2964: Shmuel Alexandrov

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The random article for Sunday, 15 June 2025, is Shmuel Alexandrov.

Rabbi Shmuel Alexandrov of Bobruisk (Hebrew: שמואל אלכסנדרוב; 1865–1941) was a prominent student of the Volozhin Yeshiva, who became close to the tradition of Chabad Hasidism. Alexandrov was a Jewish Orthodox mystical thinker, philosopher and anarchist, whose religious thought, an original blending of Kabbalah, Orthodox Judaism, contemporary philosophy and secular literature, are marked by universalism and some degree of antinomianism. His works include פך השמן ("the Oil Jug"), a commentary on Pirkey Avot, and a large collection of essays, מכתבי מחקר וביקורת ("Letters of Research and Investigation"). Alexandrov was influenced by the anarchistic implications of the work of Rav Kook (the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine), from which he sought to derive practical instruction. Another influence on Alexandrov was Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov. Alexandrov lived all his life in Bobruisk and was murdered in the Holocaust.

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rWotD Episode 2963: Action Health Incorporated

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The random article for Saturday, 14 June 2025, is Action Health Incorporated.

Action Health Incorporated (AHI), established in 1989 and based in Lagos, Nigeria, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and development of young people, particularly adolescent girls, "to ensure their successful transition to healthy and productive adulthood". Integral to AHI's programming is the involvement of the young people themselves, who play a prominent role in organizing activities and representing AHI at local, national, and international conferences.

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rWotD Episode 2962: Saba Mahmood

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The random article for Friday, 13 June 2025, is Saba Mahmood.

Saba Mahmood (1961–2018) was professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she was also affiliated with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute for South Asia Studies, and the Program in Critical Theory. Her scholarly work straddled debates in anthropology and political theory, with a focus on Muslim majority societies of West Asia (including the Middle East) and South Asia. Mahmood made major theoretical contributions to rethinking the relationship between ethics and politics, religion and secularism, freedom and submission, and reason and embodiment. Influenced by the work of Talal Asad, she wrote on issues of gender, religious politics, secularism, and Muslim and non-Muslim relations in the Middle East.

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rWotD Episode 2961: David Robert Coker

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The random article for Thursday, 12 June 2025, is David Robert Coker.

David Robert Coker (November 20, 1870 – November 28, 1938) was an agricultural reformer.

Coker earned a degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia in 1891. In 1897 he established an experimental farm outside Hartsville. He experimented with breeding sweet corn and cotton. He published his first test results in 1899. He began employing the principles of genetics and systematic methods to improve seed stocks. Between 1902 and 1910, Coker worked to improve cotton varieties with Herbert John Webber to develop a number of improved varieties of cotton. Together, they created one of the first integrated agribusinesses in the southern United States. He also developed new varieties for oats, sorghum, and rye, as well as corn, tobacco, and various fruits and vegetables.

During the 1920s, Coker became a proponent of rural reform, advocating for land reform, crop diversification, better roads and improved education.

Coker also became involved with finance and politics, serving as Mayor of Hartsville from 1902 to 1904, and as director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

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rWotD Episode 2960: 1964–65 Cruz Azul season

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The random article for Wednesday, 11 June 2025, is 1964–65 Cruz Azul season.

The 1964–65 season was Club Deportivo Cruz Azul's 38th season in existence, the 5th season in the football club's history as a professional team and the 1st season in the top flight of Mexican football.

The team competed in the Primera División and Copa México. Cruz Azul made his Primera División debut on 6 June 1964 against Monterrey. The club was managed by Hungarian Jorge Marik in his fourth season with the team.

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rWotD Episode 2959: Adria Lawrence

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The random article for Tuesday, 10 June 2025, is Adria Lawrence.

Adria K. Lawrence is an American political scientist and the Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. She is known for her expertise on colonialism, nationalism, conflict, collective action, and Middle Eastern and North African politics.

Her book, Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism, won the 2015 J. David Greenstone Book Prize, the 2015 L. Carl Brown Book Prize, and the 2014 Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award.

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rWotD Episode 2958: The Planet Smashers

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The random article for Monday, 9 June 2025, is The Planet Smashers.

The Planet Smashers are a Canadian ska punk band from Montreal. Since their formation in 1993, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they performed nationally and later internationally, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Founding member Matt Collyer helped establish Stomp Records in 1994, which featured many ska and ska punk bands, including Montreal's The Kingpins, The Flatliners, The Know How, and Bedouin Soundclash. Their music has been used in the Japanese flash series Catman, Canadian show Radio Free Roscoe, and MTV's Undergrads (shown on Teletoon in Canada). Lyrics by The Planet Smashers often deal with topics such as love, partying and good times, and sometimes use tongue-in-cheek innuendo.

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rWotD Episode 2957: Ralph Wilde

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The random article for Sunday, 8 June 2025, is Ralph Wilde.

Ralph Wilde is an academic with expertise in public international law. He is a faculty member at University College London (UCL). His 2008 book International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship and The Civilizing Mission Never Went Away — examining international territorial administration in consideration of Third World approaches to international law and postcolonial theory — was published by Oxford University Press.

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rWotD Episode 2956: Joseph F. Ryter

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The random article for Saturday, 7 June 2025, is Joseph F. Ryter.

Joseph Francis Ryter (February 4, 1914 – February 5, 1978) was a U. S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Polish immigrants, Ryter attended the parochial schools and St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut. He was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1935 and from Hartford (Connecticut) College of Law in 1938. He was admitted to the bar in 1938 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut. He served as assistant clerk of Hartford Police Court 1939–1941, and of Hartford City Court 1941–1943. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1940. He served as president of Pulaski Federation of Democratic Clubs of Connecticut 1939–1942.

Ryter was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession. Resided in West Hartford, Connecticut, where he died February 5, 1978. He was interred in Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Connecticut.

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rWotD Episode 2955: 2020 Conference USA men's soccer season

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The random article for Friday, 6 June 2025, is 2020 Conference USA men's soccer season.

The 2020 Conference USA men's soccer season is the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.

Despite the delay, Kentucky, South Carolina, and UAB will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.

Due to the pandemic, the regular season champion earned the league's automatic bid.

Marshall, who won the conference, won the national title game 1–0 in overtime over Indiana. This was not only Marshall's first men's soccer title, but was also the first national title in a team sport won by a Conference USA member while affiliated with the league.

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rWotD Episode 2954: Lihu Park

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The random article for Thursday, 5 June 2025, is Lihu Park.

Lihu Park is a park located in Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. It covers an area of 300 acres and it is free to the public. In the late Ming Dynasty, some scholars said that Fan Li and Xi Shi boated here. So, it becomes more popular because of this legend. There is a very big Ferris Wheel in the park which you can see the time you get into the park. There are also other interesting spots in it, such as carousel, maze and The Arctic World. There are many sculptures in it which are featured in the cold world. When you get into it, the guards will give you some thick clothes because it is very cold in it but there many beautiful things in it. The park also has many old buildings behind trees which make them look very mysterious and attractive. It is next to TaiHu, so you can just go there by boating.

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rWotD Episode 2953: Conrad of Lichtenberg

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The random article for Wednesday, 4 June 2025, is Conrad of Lichtenberg.

Conrad of Lichtenberg (German: Konrad von Lichtenberg; French: Conrad de Lichtenberg; 1240 – 1 August 1299) was a bishop of Strasbourg in the 13th century.

Lichtenberg was born to a wealthy family and entered the clergy at the age of 13. He was elected Bishop of Strasbourg in 1273. He died in combat while supporting his brother-in-law Egino against the city of Freiburg.

Credit is given to Lichtenberg for the construction of the Western facade of Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, realized by German architect Erwin von Steinbach (1244–1318). Lichtenberg is buried there in Chapel Saint Jean.

The Château de Lichtenberg in Alsace, France remains today.

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rWotD Episode 2952: American School of Warsaw

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The random article for Tuesday, 3 June 2025, is American School of Warsaw.

The American School of Warsaw (commonly abbreviated as ASW) is an English-using international school in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 1953 by members of the US Embassy. The school remains connected to the Embassy for general support and the US Ambassador is the honorary chair of the board according to the bylaws of the school. Members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the ambassador, appointed by the board itself, or elected by the members of the school association (parents).

The school is divided into Elementary and Upper School divisions. Students can currently prepare under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Grades 11-12, and even those that choose not to take the full diploma receive instruction under the IB framework. The school offers a High School Diploma that is equivalent to a US High School, the IB Diploma, and a modified diploma for students with special needs. Since November 2018, the school has offered the full IB Continuum, including the addition of both the Middle Years Program (MYP) and the Primary Years Program (PYP).

ASW is a member of Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA), Sports Council for International Schools (SCIS), and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). It will be jointly accredited by NEASC and IB (International Baccalaureate) in 2024 under the updated NEASC/IB Collaborative Learning Protocol (CLP). The school received accreditation from NEASC/CIS under joint protocol in 2018.

The school moved to its current facility in 2001 and welcomed the addition of a new Physical Education and Art Annex finished in the Spring of 2012. It is currently involved in Master Planning aligned with strategic goals that will refresh the campus for the next two decades. The school also has a 25m pool and a library that includes a picture book room. The grounds also contain tennis courts, basketball courts, football courts, baseball, courts as well as two extensive playgrounds.

The school has some 1000+ students from Pre-K to 12th Grade, with, on average, twenty students per class. The student body contains 55+ different nationalities. The student population is approximately 20% Polish, 20% American and the rest from around the world.

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rWotD Episode 2951: DrGeo

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Monday, 2 June 2025, is DrGeo.

GNU Dr. Geo is an interactive geometry software that allows its users to design & manipulate interactive geometric sketches, including dynamic models of Physics. It is free software (source code, translations, icons and installer are released under GNU GPL license), created by Hilaire Fernandes, it is part of the GNU project.

It runs over a Morphic graphic system (which means that it runs on Linux, Mac OS, Windows, Android). Dr. Geo was initially developed in C++ with Scheme scripting, then in various versions of Smalltalk with Squeak, Etoys_(programming_language) for One Laptop per Child Pharo then Cuis-Smalltalk.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:02 UTC on Monday, 2 June 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2950: Simon Greblo

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Sunday, 1 June 2025, is Simon Greblo.

Simon Greblo (also Šimun Greblo, Simon Greblić) (ca. 1472 - after 1539) was a Croatian priest, intellectual, Glagolitic writer and scribe. He was one of the most noted connoisseurs of the Glagolitic alphabet at the end of the 15th century. Greblo is generally considered the brightest Croatian copyist of his day. His calligraphy has been especially praised. While not an original author, his knowledge of cultural and literary interests of the day, taste and acumen in making literary choices have been noted.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:15 UTC on Sunday, 1 June 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2949: Artesonraju

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Saturday, 31 May 2025, is Artesonraju.

Artesonraju is a pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas and its slopes are within two cities: Santa Cruz and Caraz. Its summit has an elevation of 6,025 metres (19,767 ft) (or 5,999 metres (19,682 ft) according to the IGN-Peru map). It is one of many prominent peaks (2772 metres) located within the boundaries of Peru's Huascarán National Park. Artesonraju has two distinguished climbing routes. Due to their difficulties, Artesonraju is seldom successfully climbed in comparison to other well known mountains in the Cordillera Blanca. This mountain serves as the inspiration for the Paramount Pictures production logo.

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rWotD Episode 2948: San Luis Valley

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The random article for Friday, 30 May 2025, is San Luis Valley.

The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately 122 miles (196 km) long and 74 miles (119 km) wide, making it the largest alpine valley in the world. It extends from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It contains 6 counties and portions of 3 others. It is an extensive high-elevation depositional basin of approximately 8,000 square miles (21,000 km2) with an average elevation of 7,664 feet (2,336 m) above sea level. The valley is a section of the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande, which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico. The San Luis Valley has a cold desert climate but has substantial water resources from the Rio Grande and groundwater.

The San Luis Valley was ceded to the United States by Mexico following the Mexican–American War. Hispanic settlers began moving north and settling in the valley after the United States made a treaty with the Utes and established a fort in the early 1850s. Prior to the Mexican war the Spanish and Mexican governments had reserved the valley to the Utes. Later in the 19th century Anglo settlers began to settle in the valley and engaged in mining, ranching, and irrigated agriculture. Today the valley has a diverse Anglo and Hispanic population.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Friday, 30 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2947: Watson Mill Bridge State Park

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Thursday, 29 May 2025, is Watson Mill Bridge State Park.

Watson Mill Bridge State Park is a 1,018-acre (4.12 km2) Georgia state park located near Comer and Carlton on the South Fork of the Broad River. The park is named for the Watson Mill Bridge the longest original-site covered bridge in Georgia, which spans 229 feet (70 m) across the South Fork of the Broad River. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District. The bridge, built in 1885, is supported by a Town lattice truss system held together with wooden pegs also known as trunnels. Georgia once had over 200 covered bridges, but only 20 now remain. The park also offers a scenic nature trail and a new hiking/riding trail that winds through the thick forests and along the rivers edge.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:19 UTC on Thursday, 29 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2946: NGC 5101

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Wednesday, 28 May 2025, is NGC 5101.

NGC 5101 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It is separated in the sky from the spiral galaxy NGC 5078 by about 0.5 degrees, and both are believed to be at the same distance from the Earth. This would mean they are approximately 800,000 light-years apart. Both galaxies are believed to be about the size of the Milky Way.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 5101: SN 1986B (type I, mag. 17) was discovered by Bruno Leibundgut and L. Cameron on 13 February 1986.

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rWotD Episode 2945: Hampstead Heath Ponds

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The random article for Tuesday, 27 May 2025, is Hampstead Heath Ponds.

Hampstead Heath Ponds are a series of some thirty bodies of water on or adjacent to Hampstead Heath, a vast open area of woodland and grassland in north London.

The main ponds were originally dug in the 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs to meet London's growing water demand. These are divided into two groups: the three Hampstead Ponds (West Heath Side) and the eight Highgate Ponds (East Heath Side). Both sets of ponds are officially numbered incrementally from South to North, the southernmost pond being Hampstead no. 1 pond and the northernmost being Highgate no. 8 (Kenwood House's Wood Pond).

The majority of the ponds on Hampstead Heath are fed by the headwater springs of the River Fleet. Three of the main ponds are now large freshwater bathing/swimming ponds: two designated single sex (Highgate no. 2 male and Highgate no. 5 female); and one for mixed bathing (Hampstead no. 3). The bathing ponds are not the only special-use ponds, however: Highgate no. 3 pond is the Model Boating Pond and it, along with a few other ponds, are open to anglers. A number of the other ponds are set aside as wildlife reserves or are purely ornamental (such as the more minor Viaduct Pond). The City of London Corporation tried to close the bathing ponds in 2004, but a challenge at the High Court by swimmers overcame this, though charges for swimming were introduced.

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rWotD Episode 2944: Carrie-Lynn Neales

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Monday, 26 May 2025, is Carrie-Lynn Neales.

Carrie-Lynn Neales is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her role in the television series Seed, for which she received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 and at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. She starred in Embeds as Brynn in 2017. In 2020, she starred in Hudson & Rex episode of "Rex in the City" as Holly Preston.

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rWotD Episode 2943: Panama Canal Museum

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The random article for Sunday, 25 May 2025, is Panama Canal Museum.

The Panama Canal Museum (Spanish: Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá) is a non-profit and public museum located in Panama City, Panama. Established in 1997, the museum is devoted to the history of the construction of the Panama Canal in its various stages, including the first French construction attempt, the later construction by the United States, and the eventual transfer to Panamanian control.

This museum is located in Plaza Catedral or Independence Plaza, on the corners of 5th and 6th streets. Originally the building was the Grand Hotel, built by French businessman, George Loew, between 1874 and 1875. It was the most luxurious hotel in Panama City, however its history would be short-lived since it was sold to Count Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1881. From then on it would be the headquarters of the Universal Company of the French Interoceanic Canal. Most of the building was used for offices, except for one floor which would lodge high-ranking employees.

After the French canal failure, the current Panama Canal Museum building was used by the United States Canal Commission for 4 years until they moved to Balboa in 1910. The Panamanian government bought the building in 1915 to use it as public offices. As the years passed, it deteriorated like most of the buildings in Casco Viejo. In 1996 the Board of Trustees of the Interoceanic Canal Museum was created. Restoration work started immediately and the first part of the museum was inaugurated in 1997, while the full construction took six years.

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rWotD Episode 2942: Travis Stevens

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The random article for Saturday, 24 May 2025, is Travis Stevens.

Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.

Stevens also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.

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rWotD Episode 2941: Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Friday, 23 May 2025, is Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).

The Castle of San Cristóbal (Spanish: Castillo de San Cristóbal) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) was the first fortification of significance on the island of Tenerife and the main defensive building on Santa Cruz Bay. The central Castle Street is named after this fort.

Under the administration of Gov. Álvarez de Fonseca, construction began in 1575 but it was the January 20, 1577 when it entered service. The castle was demolished in 1928 to construct the Plaza de España, with the remains of the castle buried under it for centuries. On June 28, 2006, during the refurbishment of the Plaza of Spain, some remains were later found to belong to the castle. At that time precautionary and protective measures were taken in order to ensure the preservation of the find.

There remain only a few walls of the original building on display in a tunnel under the Plaza de España. Today, the castle is a museum which houses the famous "Cañón Tigre" (Tiger Cannon), which shot a musketball to Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson's right arm, which fractured his humerus bone in multiple places on July 25, 1797, the reason why he had his arm amputated.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Friday, 23 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2940: Honghari

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The random article for Thursday, 22 May 2025, is Honghari.

Honghari is the indigenous religion practice by the Karbi people of Assam in Karbi Anglong. The traditional religion of Karbi people is called Honghari.

The Karbi religion and belief system is rooted in ritual ancestor worship, the veneration of household and territorial deities, and ceremonies for ancestors known as 'Karhi'. At the core of their spiritual tradition is the divine duo Hemphu and Mukrang, who hold the most prominent place in the Karbi pantheon. Karbis who continue to follow traditional practices are known as followers of Hemphu-Mukrang, and they often refer to themselves as 'Hemphu-Mukrang aso', meaning "children of Hemphu and Mukrang."

Karbi deities are generally categorized into three groups based on their roles: Hem-Angtar, Rongker, and Thengpi-Thengso.

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rWotD Episode 2939: Shaximiao Formation

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The random article for Wednesday, 21 May 2025, is Shaximiao Formation.

The Shaximiao Formation (simplified Chinese: 沙溪庙组; traditional Chinese: 沙溪廟組 / 沙溪廟層; pinyin: Shāxīmiào zǔ) is a Middle to Late Jurassic aged geological formation in Sichuan, China, most notable for the wealth of dinosaurs fossils that have been excavated from its strata. The Shaximiao Formation is exposed in and around the small township of Dashanpu (simplified Chinese: 大山铺镇; traditional Chinese: 大山鋪鎮; pinyin: Dàshānpū zhèn), situated seven kilometres north-east from Sichuan's third largest city, Zigong, in the Da'an District.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:04 UTC on Wednesday, 21 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2938: Whonnock Lake

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The random article for Tuesday, 20 May 2025, is Whonnock Lake.

Whonnock Lake is a natural muskeg lake. If left alone, it will slowly turn into a peat marsh. The only regular water input is from the north. There is an exit to Whonnock Creek on the south-east side originally closed off by a sandbar (beaver dam) that was replaced in 2008 by a man-made berm and fish channel. This is where the water escapes from the lake to Whonnock Creek. In the past beavers regulated the water level of the lake — now the city does that. Whonnock Lake is a rural-residential neighbourhood in eastern Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, located about 40 miles (64 km) east of Vancouver in the upland area of Whonnock south of the Dewdney Trunk Road. The lake is used as a practice facility for the Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club, and has hosted many sprint kayak and canoe competitions.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:19 UTC on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2937: Patrick Barron (bishop)

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The random article for Monday, 19 May 2025, is Patrick Barron (bishop).

Patrick Harold Falkiner Barron, also called Paddy, (13 November 1911 – 27 August 1991) was the fourth Bishop of George.

Barron was educated at Leeds University and (after studies at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield) ordained in 1939. He began his ordained ministry a curate at Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell after which he was a chaplain to the South African Army during World War II. After the war he held incumbencies at Zeerust, Potchefstroom and Blyvooruitzicht. Later he was Archdeacon of Germiston, then Dean of Johannesburg. In 1964 he was ordained to the episcopate as Suffragan Bishop of Cape Town and two years later was translated to George.

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rWotD Episode 2936: Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden

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The random article for Sunday, 18 May 2025, is Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden.

Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden (Chinese: 霧峰林家宅園; pinyin: Wùfēng Lín Jiāzhái Yuán) is the former residence and grounds of the Wufeng Lin Family in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. Owing to the size of the Lin family clan, the vast site can be divided into two sections, the Upper (頂厝) and Lower (下厝) Mansions. The Lai Garden (萊園; Laiyuan) constructed by Lin Wenqin is commonly known as The Lin Family Garden (林家花園).

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rWotD Episode 2935: 1949 Turkish Football Championship

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The random article for Saturday, 17 May 2025, is 1949 Turkish Football Championship.

The 1949 Turkish Football Championship was the 14th edition of the competition. It was held in June. Ankaragücü won their first and only national championship title by winning the Final Group in Ankara.

The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) qualified directly for the Final Group. Eskişehir Demirspor qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups.

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rWotD Episode 2934: KATD

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The random article for Friday, 16 May 2025, is KATD.

KATD (990 AM) is a radio station that rebroadcasts San Francisco station KIQI. Licensed to Pittsburg, California, the station serves the Sacramento Valley. The station is currently owned by Multicultural Broadcasting. KATD is partnered with the Oakland Athletics and broadcasts night and weekend home games.

990 AM is a Canadian clear-channel frequency. KATD protects the nighttime signal of CBW in Winnipeg by reducing power and using a signal nulled to the northeast. CBW and CBY are the Class A stations on 990 kHz.

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rWotD Episode 2933: Archibald Wickstead

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The random article for Thursday, 15 May 2025, is Archibald Wickstead.

Archibald Wickstead (6 November 1884 – 1 February 1966) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1911 and 1912.

Wickstead was born at Meltham Mills, Yorkshire. He debuted against Yorkshire in May 1911 with the team's highest score of 24 in the first innings until he was out to England Test bowler Schofield Haigh. He was absent hurt in the second innings, and Derbyshire went to an innings defeat. He was a regular starter in the upper-middle order in his debut season and made 68 against Northamptonshire and 65 against Essex. His one over of bowling was against Lancashire. In 1912 he played against the South Africans and played one County match against Warwickshire. He made little impression in either match.

Wickstead was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 14 matches with an average of 16.73 and a top score of 68. He bowled one over without taking a wicket.

Wickstead died in Mansfield at the age of 82.

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rWotD Episode 2932: Pharnavaz II

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The random article for Wednesday, 14 May 2025, is Pharnavaz II.

Pharnavaz II (Georgian: ფარნავაზ II) (died 30 BC), of the Artaxiad dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from 63 to 30 BC. He is known as Pharnabazus in Classical sources, and is commonly identified with the Bartom or Bratman of the medieval Georgian chronicles.

He succeeded upon the death of his father Artag who had been defeated by the Roman general Pompey in 65 BC. However, Roman hegemony over Iberia proved to be impermanent, and, in 36 BC, the legate Publius Canidius Crassus led his army into Iberia, forcing Parnavaz to make an alliance against Zober, king of neighboring Albania. Canidius and Parnavaz marched to Albania and subdued its people. Incidentally, no Georgian source documents these events reported by Cassius Dio in his Roman History Instead, the Georgian annals concentrates upon the homecoming of Mirvan, the exiled son of Parnajom, who had been brought up in Iran. Mirvan returned to Kartli at the head of an Iranian army, killed Bartom and became a king.

Bartom is said to have adopted Kartam, the descendant of Kuji (the alleged ruler of Egrisi in the time of the first Iberian king Parnavaz). But Kartam had also been killed in battle against Mirvan. Nevertheless, Kartam's pregnant wife – the daughter of Bartom – fled to Armenia where she gave birth to a son named Aderki.

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rWotD Episode 2931: UC Davis Aggies football

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The random article for Tuesday, 13 May 2025, is UC Davis Aggies football.

The UC Davis Aggies football team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The football program's first season took place in 1915, and has fielded a team each year since with the exception of 1918 during World War I and from 1943 to 1945 during World War II, when the campus, then known as the University Farm, was shut down. The team was known as the Cal Aggies or California Aggies from 1922 to 1958 when UC Davis was called the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture.

UC Davis competed as a member of the NCAA College Division through 1972; from 1973 to 2003, the Aggies competed as an NCAA Division II program. In 2004, UC Davis promoted its football program to the Division I FCS (then I-AA) level and joined the Great West Conference (then known as the Great West Football Conference) after one season as an independent team with exploratory status. After their provisional seasons and the construction of a new stadium, UC Davis became a full member of Division I in 2007 and eligible for the postseason.

Throughout its history, the football program won 31 conference championships. Between 1929 and 1992, the Aggies captured 27 outright or shared Northern California Athletic Conference championships, including 20 in a row from 1971 to 1990, an American West Conference title in 1993 (co-champion), and GWFC/GWC championships in 2005 (co-champ) and 2009.

The Aggies won their first conference title as a Division I program in 2018 as one of the Big Sky Conference's three regular-season champions.

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rWotD Episode 2930: Flexible seating classrooms

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The random article for Monday, 12 May 2025, is Flexible seating classrooms.

A flexible seating classroom is one in which traditional seating charts are replaced with seating arrangements that allow the students to sit where they choose. One of its principal objectives is to reduce the number/duration of sedentary periods of time, which research has identified as a danger to health. A number of articles have recently reported that students' learning is benefited by physical movement rather than traditional seating. The Albemarle County Public School system in Virginia and many others have adopted this approach with reported success. Also, taken into consideration in Europe: more in detail, a Flexible seating classrooms could improve an inclusive education.

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rWotD Episode 2929: USS Mercer (APL-39)

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The random article for Sunday, 11 May 2025, is USS Mercer (APL-39).

The second USS Mercer (APB 39/IX 502/APL 39) is an Benewah-class barracks ship of the United States Navy. Originally classified as Barracks Craft APL 39, the ship was reclassified as Self-Propelled Barracks Ship APB 39 on 7 August 1944. Laid down on 24 August 1944 by Boston Navy Yard, and launched on 17 November 1944 as APB 39, sponsored by Mrs. Lillian Gaudette, the ship was named Mercer, after counties in eight states, on 14 March 1945, and commissioned on 19 September 1945.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 06:00 UTC on Sunday, 11 May 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2928: Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict

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The random article for Saturday, 10 May 2025, is Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict.

The Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict was a violent standoff and a proxy conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia lasting from 1998 to 2018. It consisted of a series of incidents along the then-disputed border; including the Eritrean–Ethiopian War of 1998–2000 and the subsequent Second Afar insurgency. It included multiple clashes with numerous casualties, including the Battle of Tsorona in 2016. Ethiopia stated in 2018 that it would cede Badme to Eritrea. This led to the Eritrea–Ethiopia summit on 9 July 2018, where an agreement was signed which demarcated the border and agreed a resumption of diplomatic relations.

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rWotD Episode 2927: Insert (print advertising)

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Friday, 9 May 2025, is Insert (print advertising).

In advertising, an insert or blow-in card is a separate advertisement put in a magazine, newspaper, or other publication. They are usually the main source of income for non-subscription local newspapers and other publications. Sundays typically bring numerous large inserts in newspapers, because most weekly sales begin on that day, and it also has the highest circulation of any day of the week.

A buckslip or buck slip is a slip of paper, often the size of a U. S. dollar bill (a buck), which includes additional information about a product.

Bind-in cards are cards that are bound into the bindings of the publication, and will therefore not drop out.

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rWotD Episode 2926: Goldbeat

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The random article for Thursday, 8 May 2025, is Goldbeat.

Goldbeat was an AM radio station broadcasting on 828 kHz in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. It was launched in 1995 as Townland Radio, but was purchased in 1997 by media tycoon Owen Oyston who had already bought and relaunched Belfast Community Radio in 1996 (now Belfast CityBeat). The Oyston group relaunched Townland Radio as Goldbeat 828, but the station folded in 1999 along with sister station Heartbeat 1521 AM (formally Radio 1521) in Craigavon. Both AM licences were handed back to the then UK regulator The Radio Authority (now Ofcom). At the time only one other radio licence in the UK had ever been handed back to the regulator.

After years of campaigning by locals for the re-advertising of a radio licence for Mid-Ulster, Ofcom awarded an FM licence for the area to Belfast CityBeat (now owned by CN group) in 2002. Belfast CityBeat launched Mid FM from the same premises previously occupied by Townland Radio/Goldbeat at Park Avenue, Cookstown in County Tyrone. In 2006 Belfast Citybeat sold their majority stake in Mid FM to Northern Media, owners of 7FM in Ballymena.

Mid FM was rebranded to 6FM in 2006 and changed name again to Q106/7 FM in November 2011.

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rWotD Episode 2925: Snowy (character)

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The random article for Wednesday, 7 May 2025, is Snowy (character).

Snowy (French: Milou [milu]) is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Snowy is a white Wire Fox Terrier who is a companion to Tintin, the series' protagonist. Snowy made his debut on 10 January 1929 in the first installment of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, which was serialised in Le Petit Vingtième until May 1930.

Snowy is modeled in part on a Fox Terrier at a café that Hergé used to frequent. Milou, Snowy's original French name, was the nickname of Hergé's first girlfriend.

In the first eight Tintin adventures, Snowy regularly addresses his internal monologue to the reader. Hergé diminished Snowy's speaking role after the introduction of Captain Haddock in the ninth story, The Crab with the Golden Claws. As of 1 January 2025, Snowy and other characters appearing in the 1929 The Adventures of Tintin comic strips have entered the public domain in the United States, but not in Hergé's native Belgium, which will be in 2054.

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rWotD Episode 2924: Water intoxication

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The random article for Tuesday, 6 May 2025, is Water intoxication.

Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that can result when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake.

Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is exceptionally rare. Most deaths related to water intoxication in healthy individuals have resulted either from water-drinking contests, in which individuals attempt to consume large amounts of water, or from long bouts of exercise during which excessive amounts of fluid were consumed. In addition, water cure, a method of torture in which the victim is forced to consume excessive amounts of water, can cause water intoxication.

Water, like any other substance, can be considered a poison when over-consumed in a brief period. Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed in a high quantity provoking disturbances in electrolyte balance.

Excess of body water may also be a result of a medical condition or improper treatment; see "hyponatremia" for some examples. Water is considered one of the least toxic chemical compounds, with an LD50 exceeding 90,000 mg/kg (90 g/kg) body weight in rats; drinking six liters in three hours has caused the death of a human.

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rWotD Episode 2923: Attempted acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger

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The random article for Monday, 5 May 2025, is Attempted acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger.

In October 2022, American grocery chain Kroger agreed to purchase rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion. Both companies, comprising two of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, serve most of the country's mid-tier grocery market. Kroger planned to compete with non-union grocery chain Amazon Fresh, which includes Whole Foods Market, discount department store chains Target and Walmart, and the warehouse club retail chains Costco and Sam's Club. This merger would have created one of the largest grocery store chains in the United States, combining nearly 5,000 stores and employing approximately 700,000 people.

In February 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block the merger stating the deal would raise prices, lower quality, limit choices for consumers, and harm workers. In December 2024, a U. S. District Judge agreed with the FTC, that the merger would risk reducing competition at the expense of both consumers and workers. The federal judge halted Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons. The merger was also simultaneously halted by a Washington state judge that ruled the merger violated consumer-protection laws within the state. Both companies terminated the deal following the rulings.

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rWotD Episode 2922: Aspartate transaminase

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The random article for Sunday, 4 May 2025, is Aspartate transaminase.

Aspartate transaminase (AST) or aspartate aminotransferase, also known as AspAT/ASAT/AAT or (serum) glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT, SGOT), is a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent transaminase enzyme (EC 2.6.1.1) that was first described by Arthur Karmen and colleagues in 1954. AST catalyzes the reversible transfer of an α-amino group between aspartate and glutamate and, as such, is an important enzyme in amino acid metabolism. AST is found in the liver, heart, skeletal muscle, kidneys, brain, red blood cells and gall bladder. Serum AST level, serum ALT (alanine transaminase) level, and their ratio (AST/ALT ratio) are commonly measured clinically as biomarkers for liver health. The tests are part of blood panels.

The half-life of total AST in the circulation approximates 17 hours and, on average, 87 hours for mitochondrial AST. Aminotransferase is cleared by sinusoidal cells in the liver.

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rWotD Episode 2921: Satview Broadband

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The random article for Saturday, 3 May 2025, is Satview Broadband.

Satview Broadband is privately owned cable television Multiple System Operator in the United States, with franchise cable television systems in the State of Colorado and Nevada. Satview offers Video, High-Speed Internet and Telephone Service in Topaz Lake, Wells and Carlin Nevada. Its systems in Battle Mountain, Elko were sold to Zito Media. Its systems in Utah were divisted in 2010 and New Mexico were divested in 2015.

The operator serves mainly rural towns and cities. It has cable franchises in Elko and Douglas, counties in Nevada. and has Cable systems in the State of Colorado.

Satview is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

In Nevada the company operates in the cities of Elko, Carlin, Jackpot and Wells, Topaz Lake.

In the state of Colorado Satview has a Cable system in Springfield

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rWotD Episode 2920: Australian Computer Society

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The random article for Friday, 2 May 2025, is Australian Computer Society.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals with 40,000+ members Australia-wide. According to its Constitution, its objectives are "to advance professional excellence in information technology" and "to promote the development of Australian information and communications technology resources".

The ACS was formed on 1 January 1966 from five state based societies. It was formally incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory on 3 October 1967. Since 1983 there have been chapters in every state and territory.

The ACS is a member of the Australian Council of Professions ("Professions Australia"), the peak body for professional associations in Australia. Internationally, ACS is a member of the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation, International Federation for Information Processing and The Seoul Accord.

The ACS is also a member organisation of the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO), a worldwide association of professional organisations which have come together to provide a forum to standardise, professionalise, and otherwise advance the discipline of Enterprise Architecture.

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rWotD Episode 2919: Dragonhunter

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The random article for Thursday, 1 May 2025, is Dragonhunter.

The dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a clubtail dragonfly of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

The dragonfly is much larger than any other North American clubtail, at 3.3 inches (84 mm), with black and yellow markings and green eyes. Males can be distinguished at a distance by their habit of curling their abdomens under while flying, forming a sideways J shape.

The dragonhunter is the only member of genus Hagenius. Its closest relatives are Asian dragonflies of genus Sieboldius, which are also sometimes called "dragonhunters". Together, the two genera form the subfamily Hageniinae.

The nymph is unusual, with a very flat, wide body. It is slow-moving and lives among bark and leaf litter at the edges of streams, where its dark color provides camouflage.

The adult feeds on large insects, including darner and clubtail dragonflies, sometimes ambushing them from above. It also takes monarch butterflies, eating the thorax and abdomen first to avoid the greatest concentration of cardenolide toxins.

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rWotD Episode 2918: Austen Chamberlain

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The random article for Wednesday, 30 April 2025, is Austen Chamberlain.

Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain (16 October 1863 – 16 March 1937) was a British statesman, son of Joseph Chamberlain and older half-brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 45 years, as Chancellor of the Exchequer (twice) and was briefly Conservative Party leader before serving as Foreign Secretary.

Brought up to be the political heir of his father, whom he physically resembled, he was elected to Parliament as a Liberal Unionist at a by-election in 1892. He held office in the Unionist coalition governments of 1895–1905, remaining in the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1903–05) after his father resigned in 1903 to campaign for Tariff Reform. After his father's disabling stroke in 1906, Austen became the leading tariff reformer in the House of Commons. Late in 1911 he and Walter Long were due to compete for the leadership of the Conservative Party (in succession to Arthur Balfour), but both withdrew in favour of Bonar Law rather than risk a party split on a close result.

Chamberlain returned to office in H. H. Asquith's wartime coalition government in May 1915, as Secretary of State for India, but resigned to take responsibility for the disastrous Kut Campaign. He again returned to office in David Lloyd George's coalition government, once again serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He then served as Conservative Party leader in the Commons (1921–1922), before resigning after the Carlton Club meeting voted to end the Lloyd George Coalition.

Like many leading coalitionists, he did not hold office in the Conservative governments of 1922–1924. By now regarded as an elder statesman, he served an important term as Foreign Secretary in Stanley Baldwin's second government (1924–1929). He negotiated the Locarno Treaties (1925), aimed at preventing war between France and Germany, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Chamberlain last held office as First Lord of the Admiralty in 1931. He was one of the few MPs supporting Winston Churchill's appeals for rearmament against the German threat in the 1930s and remained an active backbench MP until his death in 1937.

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rWotD Episode 2917: Gabrielle Pauline d'Adhémar

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The random article for Tuesday, 29 April 2025, is Gabrielle Pauline d'Adhémar.

Gabrielle Pauline Bouthillier de Chavigny (1735–1822), known as countess d'Adhémar, was a French court official and memoir writer.

She was the granddaughter of Léon Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny, and married Joseph Ignace Cosme Alphonse Roch marquis de Valbelle in 1752, and count Jean-Balthazar d'Adhémar in 1772.

Gabrielle was dame du palais (lady-in-waiting) to Queen Marie Leszczyńska in 1764–1768, and to Queen Marie Antoinette in 1770–1789. She chose to retire to her country estate after the start of the French Revolution in 1789.

In 1836 her memoirs were published as Souvenirs sur Marie-Antoinette, archiduchesse d'Autriche, reine de France, et sur la cour de Versailles, par Madame la Csse d'Adhémar, dame du palais.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Tuesday, 29 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2916: Terry Tumey

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The random article for Monday, 28 April 2025, is Terry Tumey.

Terrance J. Tumey is an American former football player and coach. He became the director of athletics for Fresno State University on August 1, 2018, having been appointed June 21. Prior to Fresno State, he served as director of athletics at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, at UC Davis from 2012 to 2015, and Dominican University in San Rafael from 2009 to 2012.

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he spent many years in football, both as a player and a coach. As a player for UCLA (1984–1987), he was a three-time All-Pacific-10 Conference nose guard, helping win four bowl games, including the 1986 Rose Bowl. After graduating with a degree in political science, he entered the UCLA Andersen School of Business to pursue an MBA. While a graduate student, he served as an assistant coach for UCLA Bruins football, eventually becoming a full-time coach (1992–1998).

In 1999, he shifted to work in the NFL, coaching for the Denver Broncos from 1999 to 2000, then serving in the front office for the San Francisco 49ers from 2001 to 2009, first as a player personnel assistant and then eventually as director of football administration.

He has served on the board of directors of Black Empowerment, has been a voting member of the UCLA Hall of Fame Selection Committee, and has been a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Fritz Pollard Alliance.

He is married to Dr. Candace Gonzales Tumey and has two daughters.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:58 UTC on Monday, 28 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2915: Si vis pacem, para bellum

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The random article for Sunday, 27 April 2025, is Si vis pacem, para bellum.

Si vis pacem, para bellum (Classical Latin: [siː wiːs ˈpaːkɛ̃ ˈparaː ˈbɛllʊ̃]) is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war." The phrase is adapted from a statement found in Roman author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's tract Dē Rē Mīlitārī (fourth or fifth century AD), in which the actual phrasing is Igitur quī dēsīderat pācem, præparet bellum ("Therefore let him who desires peace prepare for war"). The idea which it conveys also appears in earlier works such as Plato's Nomoi (Laws). The phrase presents the insight that the conditions of peace are often preserved by a readiness to make war to defend said peace when the need arises.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2914: Toledo Mud Hens

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The random article for Saturday, 26 April 2025, is Toledo Mud Hens.

The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo, Ohio, and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A baseball team nicknamed the Mud Hens has played in Toledo for most seasons since 1896, including a 50-year history as a member of the now defunct American Association. The current franchise was established in 1965, joining the International League; this league was called the Triple-A East for the 2021 season.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:11 UTC on Saturday, 26 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2913: Jimmy Maladina

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The random article for Friday, 25 April 2025, is Jimmy Maladina.

Jimmy Maladina is a Papua New Guinean politician from Pangu Pati who serves as Minister for Petroleum.

He was first elected to the Papua New Guinean Parliament in the 2022 general election in Esa'ala Open constituency. He unseated incumbent MP Davis Steven.

Maladina graduated from University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Sydney.

In July 2024, he was charged with assault following an alleged "domestic dispute" in Australia. On 7 July, Prime Minister James Marape said that Maladina had offered to resign from his position and was replaced on 10 July by Energy Minister Thomas Opa. The charges against him were dropped by prosecutors on 20 March 2025.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Friday, 25 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2912: Charles Lewis Camp

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The random article for Thursday, 24 April 2025, is Charles Lewis Camp.

Charles Lewis Camp (March 12, 1893 – August 14, 1975) was an American palaeontologist and zoologist, working from the University of California, Berkeley. He took part in excavations at the 'Placerias Quarry', in 1930 and the forty Shonisaurus skeleton discoveries of the 1960s, in what is now the Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. Camp served as the third director of the University of California Museum of Paleontology from 1930 to 1949, and coincidentally as chair of the UC Berkeley Paleontology Department between 1939 and 1949. Camp named a number of species of marine reptiles such as Shonisaurus and Plotosaurus, as well as the dinosaur Segisaurus.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:07 UTC on Thursday, 24 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2911: Ohangwena Region

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The random article for Wednesday, 23 April 2025, is Ohangwena Region.

Ohangwena is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Eenhana. Major settlements in the region are the towns Eenhana and Helao Nafidi as well as the self-governed village of Okongo and the proclaimed settlements Ongha, Ongenga and Omungwelume. As of 2020, Ohangwena had 150,724 registered voters.

Ohangwena is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. In the north, Ohangwena borders Angola: the Cunene Province, except for a small border with Cuando Cubango Province in the far northeast. Domestically, it borders the following regions:

Kavango West - East

Oshikoto - South

Oshana - South West

Omusati - West

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2910: Tamera Young

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The random article for Tuesday, 22 April 2025, is Tamera Young.

Tamera "Ty" Young (born October 30, 1986) is an American former basketball player and assistant coach with the Chicago Sky. After playing collegiately for James Madison University, Young was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 8th overall pick of the 2008 WNBA draft. She was traded to the Chicago Sky, and helped them to the WNBA Finals in 2014, then came back to Atlanta, and was traded to the Aces in 2018.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Tuesday, 22 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2909: Melt-Freeze Crust

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The random article for Monday, 21 April 2025, is Melt-Freeze Crust.

A Melt-Freeze Crust or Rain Crust is a discontinuity between snow layers which can lead to avalanches.

The layer can be created in two ways:

A temperature high enough to allow surface snow to melt, creating a layer of melt water which may later re-freeze.

Rain falling and freezing on the surface of existing snow, also creating a frozen layer.

This layer is brittle, smooth and slippery, and does not bond with snow layers above it, allowing the overlying slab of snow to move down the mountain under gravity when disturbed or if the accumulated snowfall exceeds a critical mass. The initial slab may be as large as 10,000m² and 10 metres thick.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:25 UTC on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2908: Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Sunday, 20 April 2025 is Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer.

Digimon: Anode/Cathode Tamer is one of two Digimon WonderSwan games (and one of the very few WonderSwan Color games) that are available in English. It combines two separate Japanese games, Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer (デジモンアドベンチャーアノードテイマー), and Digimon Adventure: Cathode Tamer (デジモンアドベンチャーカソードテイマー), into one. The game was distributed by Bandai Asia and targeted mostly to Hong Kong and possibly several other English-speaking Asian markets. The name is derived from the two different electrodes anode and cathode.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Sunday, 20 April 2025.

For the full current version of the article, see Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 2907: Anu Välba

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The random article for Saturday, 19 April 2025 is Anu Välba.

Anu Välba (born 14 May 1974) is an Estonian TV and radio host.

She graduated from Tallinn University in television directing in 1998 but has been working as a hostess instead. Her credits include the TV morning programme "Terevisioon", weekly "Paar", "Hommik Anuga" and daily "Ringvaade", all but one co-hosted with Marko Reikop. She was also involved with Eurovision Song Contest 2002 where she did off-screen editing for video postcards shown between the competing songs.

On the radio, she has co-worked for the programmes of Vikerraadio and Raadio 2.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Saturday, 19 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2906: Billy Meadows Guard Station

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The random article for Friday, 18 April 2025 is Billy Meadows Guard Station.

The Billy Meadows Guard Station is a Forest Service Guard Station located in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest near Joseph, Oregon, USA. In addition to the main residence, the station also includes a garage, warehouse, barn, and oil and gas house. The residence has a rustic design; the exterior walls use shiplap to resemble a log cabin, and the gabled front porch is supported by two logs. The original gable roof was wood shingled to fit the rustic theme but has since been replaced with sheet metal. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the guard station during the Great Depression.

The Billy Meadows Guard Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 1991.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Friday, 18 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2905: International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers

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The random article for Thursday, 17 April 2025 is International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers.

The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU or Insulators) is a trade union in the United States and Canada, founded in 1903. It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress and the North America's Building Trades Unions.

The union was formerly known as the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, but the name was changed to reflect a symbolic new direction away from the hazards of exposure to asbestos.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:40 UTC on Thursday, 17 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2904: Louis Anderson

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The random article for Wednesday, 16 April 2025 is Louis Anderson.

Louis Manu "Lui" Anderson (born 27 June 1985) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the Elite Two Championship. A New Zealand former international representative forward, he previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition and for the Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

He is the brother of Vinnie and Fraser Anderson, and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Anderson played for Warrington in their 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos.

In 2011, he agreed a 3-year-deal with Catalans Dragons.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:09 UTC on Wednesday, 16 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2903: British Rail Class 195

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The random article for Tuesday, 15 April 2025 is British Rail Class 195.

The British Rail Class 195 is a class of diesel multiple-unit passenger train from the Civity family manufactured by CAF, owned by Eversholt Rail Group and currently operated by Northern Trains. A total of 58 units have been built; 25 two-car units and 33 three-car units. The class is almost identical to the Class 331 also produced by CAF, which is the electric version of the Class 195, differing only in traction type and (in some units) vehicle formation.

They were first introduced on 1 July 2019, entering service with the previous operator Arriva Rail North on the Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington, and Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness routes. The final 195 unit entered service in December 2020 and all 58 units work across most non-electrified routes across the Northern network.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:00 UTC on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2902: Sidi language

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The random article for Monday, 14 April 2025 is Sidi language.

Sidi is a Bantu language of Pakistan and India, related to Swahili. Most of the Sidi community today speaks a regional Indic language, mostly Gujarati, mixed with some Bantu words and phrases, and the current number of speakers is unknown. It was reportedly still spoken in the 1960s in Jambur, a village in Kathiawar, Gujarat, by the Siddi. A survey of regional languages conducted by the government of Gujarat in 2016 reported that the language is in danger of extinction.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Monday, 14 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2901: Concurrent Design Facility

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The random article for Sunday, 13 April 2025 is Concurrent Design Facility.

The Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) is the European Space Agency main assessment center for future space missions and industrial review. Located at ESTEC, ESA's technical center in Noordwijk in The Netherlands, it has been operational since early 2000.

As suggested by its name, the CDF uses concurrent engineering methodology to perform effective, fast and cheap space mission studies. Equipped with a state-of-the-art network of computers, multimedia devices and software tools, the CDF allows teams of experts to perform design studies during working sessions.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Sunday, 13 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2900: The Voice of Poland season 12

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Saturday, 12 April 2025 is The Voice of Poland season 12.

The twelfth season of The Voice of Poland began airing on September 11, 2021, on TVP 2. It is airing on Saturdays at 20:00. Tomson & Baron returned as coaches for their tenth season. Also Justyna Steczkowska and Marek Piekarczyk returned to the show after a seven-year break for their fourth and fifth season, respectively. Sylwia Grzeszczak joined the jury panel of the twelfth season of The Voice of Poland as a new female coach.

Marta Burdynowicz won the season, marking Justyna Steczkowska's second and final win as a coach.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:10 UTC on Saturday, 12 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2899: Bloc Català

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The random article for Friday, 11 April 2025 is Bloc Català.

The Bloc Català (Catalan Bloc) is a Catalan nationalist political party in Pyrénées-Orientales (France) (or Northern Catalonia as Bloc Català refers to it). It was established on October 23, 2001.

It defines itself as a center-left wing political party. One of its proposals is the establishment of a "northern Catalan region" in France. This party was one of the organizations that promoted a movement against the denomination Septimanie, proposed by Georges Frêche, the president of the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. As a symbol of a so-called Catalan resistance against that move, they will adopt a disguised donkey as mascot.

It participates since 2002 in all the elections of Northern Catalonia: cantonal, legislative, regional and European elections. So far, it has not won election.

On December 3, 2006, the Bloc Català changed its name and it was converted to an autonomous federation, representative of Northern Catalonia, of the Spanish Catalan political party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Friday, 11 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2898: Selling away

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The random article for Thursday, 10 April 2025 is Selling away.

Selling away in the U. S. securities brokerage industry is the inappropriate practice of an investment professional (such as a registered representative, stockbroker, or financial adviser) who sells, or solicits the sale of, securities not held or offered by the brokerage firm with which he is associated (affiliated). An example of the term expressed in a sentence is, "The broker was selling investments away from the firm." Brokers marketing securities must have obtained the appropriate securities licenses for various types of investments. Brokers in the U. S. may be "associated" with one or more Brokerage firms and must obtain licenses by passing standardized Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) exams such as the Series 6 or Series 7 exam. See List of Securities Examinations for types of securities licenses in the U. S.

More specifically, selling away describes the situation in which the transaction or securities in question are not approved for sale by the firm; they are not on the firm’s approved product list. The approved product list identifies the types of securities and investments that are approved for brokers to sell after the securities have been analyzed during the brokerage firm's due diligence process, which includes receiving the necessary risk and compliance department reviews and approvals.

Selling away often involves investment securities that are in the form of a private placement or other non-public investment, though not always. Sometimes a transaction may not be an obvious or apparent 'investment' or security. Selling away may not always be deliberate or intentional or with even intent to deceive an investor, but in many cases, the broker deliberately solicited one or more investments without approval of the firm with which he is associated. Selling away is often conducted in conjunction with a broker's outside business activity (another business or activity that a broker conducts outside of and separate from the securities brokerage activities at his/her associated firm.)

Selling away situations may result from a broker's desire not to pass up on earning a commission on an investment product his client is willing to buy, and further, not to have to share the commission with his/her associated firm. Selling away schemes may be especially dangerous for investors because the investor may end up becoming a victim of theft, securities fraud, or other loss related to the investment. These schemes often involve the sale of promissory notes which are essentially loans to the broker wherein the borrower promises to pay investors a high rate of interest for the loan from the investor. Once the investor (client) remits the money, the borrower may sooner or later stop (or never begin) paying the interest and the client’s investment may not be returned.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:21 UTC on Thursday, 10 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2897: Ava (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

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The random article for Wednesday, 9 April 2025 is Ava (Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

"Ava" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 53rd overall episode of the series and is written by Matt O'Brien and directed by Tristram Shapeero. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 22, 2015.

The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In the episode, Terry leaves to solve a murder case and has Jake watch over his wife, who is in the late stages of her pregnancy. However, her water breaks, which leads to Jake panicking. All of this happens while the precinct suffers some problems from the Internet going down.

The episode was seen by an estimated 3.88 million household viewers and gained a 1.7/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performances.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Wednesday, 9 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2896: Children's LoveCastles Trust

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Tuesday, 8 April 2025 is Children's LoveCastles Trust.

CLT India (registered as Children's LoveCastles Trust) is an Indian non-profit, non-government organisation based in Jakkur, Bengaluru. It was founded in 1997 by Bhagya Rangarchar. It aims to provide education using technology to the under-served communities and its solutions serve the base of the pyramid.

It operates an e-learning delivery model. This model has been implemented in government schools across Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, among other states in India.

CLT India is a certified GuideStar Gold level participant. In an impact assessment study by Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, it was found that 83% schools which were a part of the CLT India’s e-Shala program reported increased enrollments and 72% schools reported reduction in dropouts from their academic course. It was chosen as a Dasra fellow for their Research Publication in partnership with USAID as one of the few change makers that are making a difference in the way girls are impacted in secondary schools. Having scaled up the low cost technology model, CLT's e-Patashale content runs in over 12,000 classrooms in India today.

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rWotD Episode 2895: Tom Cordes

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The random article for Monday, 7 April 2025 is Tom Cordes.

Thomas Matthijs Adrianus Cordes (born 30 May 1966) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and 100 km team time trial and finished in 42nd and 11th place, respectively. During his career he won two world titles, in the road race (junior, 1985) and team time trial (senior, 1986). He also won the Hel van het Mergelland (1987), Ronde van Overijssel (1987) and Vuelta a Murcia (1990), as well as individual stages of the Tour de Pologne (1985), Tour of Sweden (1988), Tour of Galicia (1989), Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (1989), Vuelta a España (1992) and Olympia's Tour (1997, 1998, 1999).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:43 UTC on Monday, 7 April 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2894: Toyo University

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The random article for Sunday, 6 April 2025 is Toyo University.

Toyo University (東洋大学, Tōyō Daigaku) is a private university with the main Hakusan campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The university operates multiple satellite campuses in the Kanto region, including. Asaka, Kawagoe, Itakura, and Akabane.

The university consists of eleven graduate schools, a law school, eleven undergraduate faculties, forty four departments, various research institutes, and five affiliated high schools, serving a combined student body of more than 30,000 students.

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rWotD Episode 2893: Revo (climbing)

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The random article for Saturday, 5 April 2025 is Revo (climbing).

The Revo is a semi-automatic belay device manufactured under the brand Wild Country by manufacturer Oberalp, for sports climbing with single ropes. It appeared on the market in autumn 2018.

The Revo combines the easy and dynamic handling of a tuber with the backup by a centrifugal brake. Paying out and taking in rope works fluently without resistance. Only when the rope rushes with a faster speed than 4 metre/second through the device, it arrests within a few centimetres.

According to European Norm EN15151-1, the Revo is a "Braking devices with manually assisted locking" (Type 8: "Belaying and abseiling with a panic locking element").

It is suitable for belaying with a dynamic single rope (Ø 8,5–11 mm), for left-handed and right-handed persons equally. Abseiling is possible on a single strand with some restrictions.

The device weighs 283 g (the Grigri 2, in comparison, 170 g).

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rWotD Episode 2892: G. Narayanasamy Naidu

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The random article for Friday, 4 April 2025 is G. Narayanasamy Naidu.

G. Narayanasamy Naidu Kamma was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mayuram constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1957, and 1962 elections. He was one of the two winners in 1957 election, the other being P. Jayaraj from Congress party. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Aduthurai constituency in 1952 election.

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rWotD Episode 2891: Interaction-free measurement

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Thursday, 3 April 2025 is Interaction-free measurement.

In physics, interaction-free measurement is a type of measurement in quantum mechanics that detects the position, presence, or state of an object without an interaction occurring between it and the measuring device. Examples include the Renninger negative-result experiment, the Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-testing problem, and certain double-cavity optical systems, such as Hardy's paradox.

In quantum computation such measurements are referred to as counterfactual quantum computation, an idea introduced by physicists Graeme Mitchinson and Richard Jozsa. Examples include Keith Bowden's Counterfactual Mirror Array, describing a digital computer that could be counterfactually interrogated to calculate whether a light beam would fail to pass through a maze.

Initially proposed as thought experiments by R. H. Dicke in 1981, interaction-free measurements have been experimentally demonstrated in various configurations.

Interaction-free measurements have also been proposed as a way to reduce sample damage in electron microscopy.

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rWotD Episode 2890: Murder of Breck Bednar

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Wednesday, 2 April 2025 is Murder of Breck Bednar.

Breck David LaFave Bednar (17 March 1999 – 17 February 2014) was an English-American teenager from Caterham, Surrey, who was murdered by 18-year-old Lewis Daynes on 17 February 2014, at Daynes' flat in Grays, Essex. Bednar knew Daynes only through online gaming, and had never met him in person until he visited Daynes' flat on the day of the murder. Daynes pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years.

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rWotD Episode 2889: Explosives shipping classification system

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Tuesday, 1 April 2025 is Explosives shipping classification system.

The Explosive Shipping Classification System exists as part of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Good: Model Regulations. The system describes the classification of explosives, divisions within that class that describe the type of hazard they present and compatibility groups that identify the specific type of explosive substance, and what articles are compatible for transport and storage.

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rWotD Episode 2888: Ali Mirza Qajar

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The random article for Monday, 31 March 2025 is Ali Mirza Qajar.

Prince Soltan Ali Mirza Kadjar (Qajar) (Persian: سلطانعلی میرزا قاجار; November 16, 1929 – May 27, 2011) was an Iranian Prince of Qajar dynasty and the son of Soltan Majid Mirza Qajar (1907–1975) and Homadokht Kian (Shayesteh Khanoum) (1912–1992) and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. He was the Head of the Qajar Imperial Family. Despite Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar being Head of the Qajar Imperial Family, the Qajar claimant to the Sun Throne was the Heir Presumptive Mohammad Hassan Mirza II, son of Soltan Hamid Mirza and grandson of Soltan Ahmad Shah's brother and successor in exile, Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar.

Kaanoun-e Khanevadegi-e Ghajar (after 1999 Kadjar Family Association also named Qajar Family Association: KFA/QFA) was founded in Tehran under the presidency of Nosrat-os-Saltaneh son of Mozaffar al-Din Shah and Yamin-ed-Dowleh son of Naser al-Din Shah. It was dissolved two years after its founding. In 1999 under the presidency of Prince Soltan Ali Mirza this reconstituted association was brought to life by Prof. Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar (Santa Barbara City College) and Leo Barjesteh, who, together with Prof. M. Tehranian (then University of Hawaii), also founded the International Qajar Studies Association, of which Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar was the honorary president.

Soltan Ali Mirza was a Barrister at Law from France and resided in Paris, France. He is the author of Les Rois oubliés.

Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar died on May 27, 2011, in Paris. Shortly before his death he donated his collection of Qajar manuscripts and photographs to the Qajar Studies and Documentation Centre, housed at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and partly exhibited at the International Museum for Family History in Eijsden, the Netherlands. He was succeeded by Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar, son of Sultan Mahmoud Mirza Qajar.

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rWotD Episode 2887: Mir (given name)

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Sunday, 30 March 2025 is Mir (given name).

Mir is a given name. In the majority of cases it is the name originated in the Indian subcontinent. It can also be a part of a two-part given name, such as Mir-Hasan or Mir-Fatah. A number of historical persons are commonly referred by the name starting with honorific "Mir". Notable people with the name starting with "Mir" include:

Mir of Tidore (c. 1511-1550s), third sultan of Tidore, Maluku Islands

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rWotD Episode 2886: Charles A. Hunt (Wisconsin politician)

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Saturday, 29 March 2025 is Charles A. Hunt (Wisconsin politician).

Charles A. Hunt (April 17, 1829 – August 24, 1899) was an American miller, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a key figure in the attempted removal of the Winnebago people from Wisconsin in the 1870s, and was a founder of Clinton, Vernon County, Wisconsin, and Melvina, Wisconsin. He was also a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Monroe County during the 1868 and 1870 sessions, and served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

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rWotD Episode 2885: Atneosen Church

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Friday, 28 March 2025 is Atneosen Church.

Atneosen Church (Norwegian: Atneosen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Atna. It is the church for the Atneosen parish which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1882 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 100 people.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:31 UTC on Friday, 28 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2884: Tachysurus

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Thursday, 27 March 2025 is Tachysurus.

Tachysurus is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia and as a fossil in Africa. The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Tachysurus adiposalis (Ōshima, 1919)

Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan, 1905)

Tachysurus brashnikowi (L. S. Berg, 1907) - Brazhnikov's catfish

Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker, 1846) - Chinese longsnout catfish

Tachysurus flumendraco

Tachysurus fulvidraco (J. Richardson, 1846) - yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead

Tachysurus herzensteini (L. S. Berg, 1907) - Herzenstein's catfish

Tachysurus hoi (Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940)

†Tachysurus landanensis

Tachysurus longispinalis (V. H. Nguyễn, 2005)

Tachysurus nitidus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)

Tachysurus nudiceps (Sauvage, 1883)

Tachysurus sinensis Lacépède, 1803

Tachysurus spilotus H. H. Ng, 2009

Tachysurus virgatus (Ōshima, 1926)

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rWotD Episode 2883: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Wednesday, 26 March 2025 is Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (abbreviated as DEVAW) was adopted without a vote by the United Nations General Assembly in the 48/104 resolution of 20 December 1993. Contained within it is the recognition of "the urgent need for the universal application to women of the rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty, integrity and dignity of all human beings". It recalls and embodies the same rights and principles as those enshrined in such instruments as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Articles 1 and 2 provide the most widely used definition of violence against women.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:27 UTC on Wednesday, 26 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2882: The Sap (1929 film)

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The random article for Tuesday, 25 March 2025 is The Sap (1929 film).

The Sap is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and written by De Leon Anthony and Robert Lord. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. The film is based on the 1924 play The Sap by William A. Grew. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Alan Hale Sr., Patsy Ruth Miller, Russell Simpson, Jerry Mandy and Edna Murphy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1929. This film was the last "part-talkie" produced by the studio.

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rWotD Episode 2881: Christianity in Zhejiang

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Monday, 24 March 2025 is Christianity in Zhejiang.

Christianity is a minority in Zhejiang province of China. Zhejiang has one of the largest Protestant populations of China. Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hangzhou is in Zhejiang. Zhejiang has greater religious freedom of Christianity than other parts of the country. There were more than 600 detentions of Christians in the province in 2006. The Shouters are active in the province.

Christianity in Wenzhou is a disproportionately large population.

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rWotD Episode 2880: Nuvsvåg

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Sunday, 23 March 2025 is Nuvsvåg.

Nuvsvåg is a village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the Nuvsfjorden. This part of Loppa is a peninsula that has one road along the fjord, but it is only accessible by a ferry from the village of Øksfjord.

In 2015, there are 66 inhabitants in the village (Loppa municipality had 989 at that time). Nuvsvåg Chapel is located in this village. Nuvsvåg's primary industry is fishing.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:26 UTC on Sunday, 23 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2879: Jessie J discography

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The random article for Saturday, 22 March 2025 is Jessie J discography.

English singer Jessie J has released five studio albums, one extended play (which was also her first live album), nineteen singles (including four as a featured artist), twenty-one music videos, and five promotional singles.

Jessie J released her debut single, "Do It like a Dude", in the United Kingdom in November 2010, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number eight in New Zealand. Her follow-up single, "Price Tag", which featured B.o. B, was released in late January 2011, spending two weeks at number-one in the UK; selling over a million copies as of January 2012. The single also reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and peaked at number-one in France, Ireland, New Zealand, while reaching the top three in Australia, Germany and the Netherlands. Her debut album, Who You Are, was released in February 2011 and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand, and number 11 in the US. The album's third single, "Nobody's Perfect", peaked at number nine in the UK, while its fourth single, "Who's Laughing Now", peaked at 16. The fifth single from the album, "Who You Are", earned Jessie a fourth top-ten hit in December 2011, when it peaked at number eight. A non-album single, "Domino", was released in some territories, peaking at number three in New Zealand, number five in Australia and became her first top ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100; peaking at number six. The track was later included on the repackaged edition of Who You Are in the UK and was released as the sixth single and became her second number-one single in the UK in January 2012. A seventh single, "LaserLight" taken from the platinum edition of the album it was released in May 2012; reaching the top 10 in the UK and Ireland. As a result of this, Cornish became the first British female to have six top-ten singles from the same album.

The campaign for the second studio album Alive was launched in May 2013, with the worldwide release of "Wild". Featuring rappers Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal, the track reached number five in the United Kingdom and number six in Australia. A second single—"It's My Party"—preceded the release of the album on 15 September. "Alive" was released on 20 September 2013. The third and final single, Thunder, was released on 8 December 2013, and reached 18 in the UK and Ireland.

Jessie J also appeared as a guest vocalist on James Morrison's single "Up" in November 2011. The single, released from the album The Awakening, reached number 30 in the United Kingdom. In December 2012, Jessie J featured on singer Daley's single "Remember Me"; a track which went on to reach number 24 in the UK. She also featured in "Calling All Hearts" with Robin Thicke and DJ Cassidy in spring 2014.

Jessie J started the promotion of her third album with "Bang Bang", a collaboration with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. The song debuted at number one in the UK and reached number three in the US. The next single, "Burnin Up" was a minor hit, peaking at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 100 on the Canadian Hot 100. The single peaked at number 73 in the UK. On 13 October 2014, Sweet Talker was released worldwide.

In 2018 Jessie J released her fourth album R. O. S. E. in four parts, available as four separate EPs, titled Realisations, Obsessions, Sex, and Empowerment. The titles create an acronym for Rose, her mother's name and her favorite flower. The four EPs were released on 22, 23, 24, and 25 May.

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rWotD Episode 2878: Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Friday, 21 March 2025 is Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot.

Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (February 12, 1790, Paris – May 19, 1845, Versailles) was a French geographer, geologist and naturalist.

A member of several learned societies, he was a founding member of the Société géologique de France (1830). He authored various works on natural history (about fossils of animals and plants), geology and geography. He completed the "Précis de la géographie universelle" ("A system of universal geography") of Conrad Malte-Brun in 1829, which was left unfinished after the death of the Danish scholar in 1826. He also contributed the geological work "Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie" to "Suites à Buffon", published by the library Roret. In addition, he made contributions to Nicolas Desmarest's "Encyclopédie méthodique : Géographie-physique". Late in his life, he was the curator of the library of the city of Versailles.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Friday, 21 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2877: WVIB

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Thursday, 20 March 2025 is WVIB.

WVIB (100.1 FM, "V100") is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format fed via satellite from Westwood One (known as "The Touch" or "Today's R&B and Old School"). The station is licensed to Holton, Michigan and serves the Muskegon market. It can be heard as far south as Allendale, Michigan, as far east as Lakeview, Michigan, and as far north as Ludington, Michigan. However, its range is limited by WBCH to the southeast and WSJP-FM to the west.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Thursday, 20 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2876: Wassily Leontief

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The random article for Wednesday, 19 March 2025 is Wassily Leontief.

Wassily Wassilyevich Leontief (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Лео́нтьев; August 5, 1905 – February 5, 1999), was a Soviet-American economist known for his research on input–output analysis and how changes in one economic sector may affect other sectors.

Leontief won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1973, and four of his doctoral students have also been awarded the prize (Paul Samuelson 1970, Robert Solow 1987, Vernon L. Smith 2002, Thomas Schelling 2005).

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rWotD Episode 2875: Anand Modak

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The random article for Tuesday, 18 March 2025 is Anand Modak.

Anand Modak (Marathi: आनंद मोडक; 13 May 1951 – 23 May 2014) was an acclaimed Marathi film composer and music director in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre, known for his experimental style. His notable films include 22 June 1897 (1979), Kalat Nakalat (1989), Chaukat Raja (1991), Mukta (1994), Doghi (1995), Rao Sahab (1996), Sarkarnama (1997), Tu Tithe Mee (1998), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), and Samaantar (2009). In theatre, his notable compositions were for Mahanirvan, Mahapoor, Kheliya, Raigadala Jeva Jag Yete, Begum Barve, Chaukatcha Raja and Mukta.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:06 UTC on Tuesday, 18 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2874: Lukanga Twa

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The random article for Monday, 17 March 2025 is Lukanga Twa.

The Twa of the Lukanga Swamp of Zambia are one of several fishing and hunter-gatherer castes living in a patron–client relationship with farming Bantu peoples across central and southern Africa. The Lukanga Twa live primarily among the Lenje, and speak the Lenje language.

In Southern Province, where swampy terrain means that large-scale crops cannot be planted near the main rivers, only the Twa fish. They exchanged their catch for agricultural produce from their patrons. Up to the 1920s the Twa built their huts on the marshes, but they were moved to higher ground for ease of taxation. By the 1970s many of the Twa identified as Lenje, and consequently abandoned fishing, as the Lenje have a strong cultural aversion to that activity. They have been replaced by immigrants to the region, primarily Luvale and Malawians.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:20 UTC on Monday, 17 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2873: Geoff Williamson

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The random article for Sunday, 16 March 2025 is Geoff Williamson.

Geoffrey Williamson (10 July 1923 – 17 September 2009) was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

His senior rowing was done from the Leichhardt Rowing Club in Sydney. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Four years later he rowed on the five seat of the Australian boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the coxless four competition.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Sunday, 16 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2872: Cologne Classical Ensemble

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The random article for Saturday, 15 March 2025 is Cologne Classical Ensemble.

The Cologne Classical Ensemble (in German: Kölner Klassik Ensemble) was formed by graduates of the Hochschule für Musik Köln in 2003. With over 30 concerts per year it has become a renowned ensemble for classical music. Founder and Artistic Director of the ensemble is Tobias Kassung. The basic formation of the Cologne Classical Ensemble consists of three violins, viola, cello, double-bass, guitar and piano. Especially their recording of classical arrangements of music by Ástor Piazzolla for Sony Classical became popular.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Saturday, 15 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2871: Water associated fraction

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The random article for Friday, 14 March 2025 is Water associated fraction.

The water associated fraction (WAF), sometimes termed the water-soluble fraction (W. S. F.), is the solution of low molecular mass hydrocarbons naturally released from petroleum hydrocarbon mixtures in contact with water. Although generally regarded as hydrophobic, many petroleum hydrocarbons are soluble in water to a limited extent. This combination often also contains less soluble, higher molecular mass components, and more soluble products of chemical and biological degradation.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:19 UTC on Friday, 14 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2870: Orthogonal Time Frequency Space

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The random article for Thursday, 13 March 2025 is Orthogonal Time Frequency Space.

Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) is a 2D modulation technique that transforms the information carried in the Delay-Doppler coordinate system. The information is transformed in a similar time-frequency domain as utilized by the traditional schemes of modulation such as TDMA, CDMA, and OFDM. It was first used for fixed wireless, and is now a contending waveform for 6G technology due to its robustness in high-speed vehicular scenarios.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:16 UTC on Thursday, 13 March 2025.

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rWotD Episode 2754: 2022 FSA Federation Cup

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The random article for Sunday, 17 November 2024 is 2022 FSA Federation Cup.

The 2022 Football South Australia Federation Cup, also known as the 2022 Australia Cup South Australian preliminary rounds until the semi-finals, was the 109th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia. The competition also functioned as part of the 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds, with the two finalists qualifying for the main knockout competition.

Adelaide City were champions for the 18th time, defeating Modbury Jets 5–0 in the final. Adelaide Olympic were the defending champions, losing 3–4 in the third round to Campbelltown City.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:11 UTC on Sunday, 17 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2753: Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor

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The random article for Saturday, 16 November 2024 is Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor.

The Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor was established in 2009 as part of the Government of Canada’s CSR Strategy for the International Extractive Sector. The mandate of the Counsellor is defined by an Order in Council.

Marketa Evans held the position until she resigned in October 2013. In March 2015, Jeffrey Davidson was appointed as Counsellor. Some commentators have argued that as competent as Jeffrey Davidson may be, the government has not given him the tools necessary to be an effective regulator of the extractive sector.

The Counsellor was replaced by the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise in 2019.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Saturday, 16 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2752: Khalid Hasan (cricketer)

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The random article for Friday, 15 November 2024 is Khalid Hasan (cricketer).

Khalid Hasan (14 July 1937 – 3 December 2013) was a Pakistani cricketer who represented the national side in a single Test match in 1954. Only 16 years and 352 days old on debut, he was the youngest Test player at the time, and remains the youngest player to play only a single Test match. As the match was dominated by England, he only got to bowl in one innings, however he did achieve the

feat of bowling Denis Compton - albeit after the latter had scored a double century. Khalid, a right-arm leg spinner, played 17 first-class matches in total, 14 of which came on Pakistan's 1954 tour of the British Isles.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:45 UTC on Friday, 15 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2751: Edmund Nagle

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The random article for Thursday, 14 November 2024 is Edmund Nagle.

Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, KCB (1757 – 14 March 1830) was an Irish officer in Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who is best known for his capture of the French frigate Révolutionnaire at the action of 21 October 1794 and his close association with George IV as a courtier from 1820 to his own death. He served as Commander-in-Chief at Leith, and on the Coast of Scotland and Commander-in-Chief on the Guernsey Station.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:08 UTC on Thursday, 14 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2750: White-headed babbler

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The random article for Wednesday, 13 November 2024 is White-headed babbler.

The white-headed babbler or Cretzschmar's babbler (Turdoides leucocephala) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Its name is sometimes confused with the yellow-billed babbler, which is alternatively called the white-headed babbler.

The name commemorates the German physician and scientist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar who founded the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:32 UTC on Wednesday, 13 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2749: Lashkara

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The random article for Tuesday, 12 November 2024 is Lashkara.

Lashkara(Urdu: لشکارا) is a Pakistani drama serial that originally started airing on ARY Digital from 3 April 2018. It is written by Zafar Mairaj, directed by Kashif Nisar, and stars Ushna Shah, Mohsin Abbas Haider and Imran Ashraf.

It stars Ushna Shah and Imran Ashraf in their second on-screen appearance after Alif Allah Aur Insaan while Kinza Malik and Noorul Hassan in fourth on-screen appearance after Sammi, Alif Allah Aur Insaan, and Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:49 UTC on Tuesday, 12 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2748: Valinor

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The random article for Monday, 11 November 2024 is Valinor.

Valinor (Quenya: Land of the Valar) or the Blessed Realm is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the home of the immortal Valar on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-earth; he used the name Aman mainly to mean Valinor. It includes Eldamar, the land of the Elves, who as immortals are permitted to live in Valinor.

Aman is known as "the Undying Lands", but the land itself does not cause mortals to live forever. However, only immortal beings are generally allowed to reside there. Exceptions are made for the surviving bearers of the One Ring: Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee, who dwell there for a time, and the dwarf Gimli.

Tolkien's myth of the attempt of Númenor to capture Aman has been likened to the biblical Tower of Babel and the ancient Greek Atlantis, and the resulting destruction in both cases. They note, too, that a mortal's stay in Valinor is only temporary, not conferring immortality, just as, in medieval Christian theology, the Earthly Paradise is only a preparation for the Celestial Paradise that is above.

Others have compared the account of the beautiful Elvish part of the Undying Lands to the Middle English poem Pearl, and stated that the closest literary equivalents of Tolkien's descriptions of these lands are the imrama Celtic tales such as those about Saint Brendan from the early Middle Ages. The Christian theme of good and light (from Valinor) opposing evil and dark (from Mordor) has also been discussed.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:44 UTC on Monday, 11 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2747: Kobe City Museum

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The random article for Sunday, 10 November 2024 is Kobe City Museum.

The Kobe City Museum (神戸市立博物館, Kōbe-shiritsu Hakubutsukan) opened in Kobe, Japan in 1982. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a municipality.

The museum resulted from the merger of the Municipal Archaeological Art Museum and Municipal Namban Art Museum. The museum is housed in a neoclassical building built in 1935: the former Kobe branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank. The collection of nearly thirty-nine thousand items comprises archaeological artifacts, works of art, old maps, and historical documents and artifacts relating to Kobe. It includes an important collection of Nanban art (the former Hajime Ikenaga Collection), as well as a set of dōtaku and other items of the Yayoi period from excavations at Sakuragaoka that have been designated a National Treasure.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:27 UTC on Sunday, 10 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2746: Golczowice, Prudnik County

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The random article for Saturday, 9 November 2024 is Golczowice, Prudnik County.

Golczowice [ɡɔlt͡ʂɔˈvit͡sɛ], German Golschowitz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:40 UTC on Saturday, 9 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2745: Hanna Jallouf

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The random article for Friday, 8 November 2024 is Hanna Jallouf.

Hanna Jallouf (born on July 16, 1952 in Knayeh, Syria) is the current Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo.

Hanna Jallouf joined the Congregation of the Franciscan on February 17, 1979, and made his perpetual vows and received on July 29, 1979 he was ordained to the priesthood. In 2014, Fr. Hanna Jallouf was kidnapped with around 20 of his parishioners while in Knayeh by members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front. Pope Francis appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo on July 1, 2023 after the resignation of his predecessor Georges Abou Khazen. His episcopal ordination was made by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti on September 17, 2023.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:36 UTC on Friday, 8 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2744: Geum Hee

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The random article for Thursday, 7 November 2024 is Geum Hee.

Kim Geum Hee (Korean: 김금희; born 1979), also known by her pen name Geum Hee (금희) and the Chinese reading of her name Jin Jinji (Chinese: 金錦姬), is a Chinese writer who writes in Korean. She is an ethnic Korean in China.

Her writing covers issues of identity for ethnic Koreans living in China and the diaspora experience. She made her literary debut in 2007 with the short story "Gaebul" (개불; lit. "Spoon Worm"). In 2014, she became recognized in South Korea through her short story "Ok-hwa" (옥화), which is about North Korean defectors.

She received the Baek Shin-ae Literature Prize and the Shin Dong-yup Prize for Literature with her short story collection Sesange Eomnun Naui Jip (세상에 없는 나의 집; lit. My Home Nowhere in The World).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Thursday, 7 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2743: Eduard Stadtler

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The random article for Wednesday, 6 November 2024 is Eduard Stadtler.

Eduard Stadtler (February 17, 1886 in Hagenau – October 5, 1945 in NKVD special camp Nr. 7) was a German journalist and nationalist politician who formed the Anti-Bolshevist League in 1918. Stadtler had begun advocating the creation of a "national socialist" dictatorship in 1918.

Stadtler had been a member of the German National People's Party (DNVP) until 1933 when he defected to the Nazi Party weeks prior to the DNVP being dissolved.

After the Second World War ended, he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and died in the NKVD special camp Nr. 7.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Wednesday, 6 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2742: The Kents

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The random article for Tuesday, 5 November 2024 is The Kents.

The Kents is the title of a 12-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics, from August 1997 to July 1998. The story concerns a troubled generation of ancestors to Jonathan "Pa" Kent (Superman's adoptive father). Set in the mid to late 19th century, the two main characters are brothers Nathaniel and Jebediah. The series was written by John Ostrander. As with many limited series, it was later collected as a trade paperback.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:28 UTC on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2741: KKBJ-FM

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The random article for Monday, 4 November 2024 is KKBJ-FM.

KKBJ-FM (103.7 FM), known on-air as "Mix 103.7", is a radio station based in Bemidji, Minnesota, that airs a Top 40 (CHR) format.

The station previously had a Top 40 (CHR) format as B-103, "Today's Best Music" and flipped to adult contemporary as Mix 103.7 in 1994, after being sold to RP Broadcasting. The station switched to hot adult contemporary format a few years later. In recent years, the station began evolving to a Top 40 (CHR). The station plays the Daily Download with Carson Daly every Saturday morning and Backtrax USA and the American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest every Sunday.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:06 UTC on Monday, 4 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2740: Kaleidics

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The random article for Sunday, 3 November 2024 is Kaleidics.

The term kaleidics (Greek: καλός kalos: "good", "beautiful"; εἶδος eidos: "form", "shape") denotes the ever-changing shape and status of an economy. Uncertainty is the primary kaleidic factor. It is strongly associated with the work of George Shackle, who had a rather radical interpretation of Keynesian economic theory. He surmised that the uncertainty in a capitalist economy was due to the irrational nature of investment, which is often driven by irrational fears, rumors, and superstition, rather than what is traditionally assumed to be cold, hard, calculation. Such theories lead to the view, expressed in Viennese kaleidics, that the turbulence of markets cannot be smoothed through government interference, and must therefore be left to their own devices.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Sunday, 3 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2739: Philip Kgosana

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The random article for Saturday, 2 November 2024 is Philip Kgosana.

Philip Ata Kgosana (Born in now Makapanstad, North West, South Africa 12 October 1936 – 19 April 2017) was a leader of the Pan Africanist Congress in South Africa, and was known for leading a march at the age of 23 on 30 March 1960, where 30,000 protestors opposing the country's pass laws marched from Langa to Cape Town, in one of the largest anti-apartheid demonstrations to take place in Cape Town.

He died of cancer on 19 April 2017. A section of the M3 expressway into Cape Town was renamed Philip Kgosana Drive in his honour, as this formed part of his 1960 march. It was formerly known as De Waal Drive, after Nicolaas Frederic de Waal, the former Administrator of the Cape Province who initiated its construction in the early 1900s.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Saturday, 2 November 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2738: The Peth

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The random article for Friday, 1 November 2024 is The Peth.

The Peth (English language: The Thing) are a Welsh rock music supergroup band formed in Cardiff in 2008 by Super Furry Animals drummer Dafydd Ieuan as "an excuse to spend large chunks of his time in a recording studio" while other members of the Super Furry Animals were busy with solo projects. Ieuan asked actor, and former Super Furry Animals lead singer, Rhys Ifans to provide vocals for several tracks he had written, and recruited eight other people for the group, including Super Furry Animals bassist Guto Pryce, Meilyr Gwynedd, Osian Gwynedd, Mick Hilton, Dic Ben and Kris Jenkins. Ben was in an early incarnation of the Super Furry Animals along with Ifans, while Jenkins frequently plays percussion for the Super Furries and has appeared on all the group's albums since 2001's Rings Around the World as well as contributing to the 1999 single "Northern Lites".

The group played their first concerts in 2008 in low-key venues in Wales before gigging in London and performing at that year's Green Man Festival. Debut album The Golden Mile was released in August 2008 to mixed reviews. The record's title refers to "the mile between the group's studio and the Grangetown region of Cardiff". A second album, Crystal Peth has been recorded but has yet to be released.

In 2009 The Peth supported Oasis at a concert in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

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rWotD Episode 2737: Derbent Jamaat

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The random article for Thursday, 31 October 2024 is Derbent Jamaat.

Derbent Jamaat (Russian: Дербентский джамаат), also known as the Forest Brothers (Russian: Лесные братья, Azerbaijani: Meşə qardaşları), and the Southern Group (Russian: Группировка «Южная»), was an Islamist Jihadist group based in the Russian republic of Dagestan, part of the Shariat Jamaat of the Caucasus Emirate. The group had engaged in attacks on law enforcement officers, organized terrorist attacks, distributed Wahhabi literature, and undertook propaganda and agitation activities in Dagestan and the neighboring country of Azerbaijan.

The group was created and headed by Rappani Khalilov until his death in September 2007. He was succeeded by emir Abdul Madzhid. Participant of the Chechen Wars, Madzhid was killed in September 2008 and was replaced by Israpil Velijanov. After the death of Velijanov in April 2011, the Derbent Jamaat became disoriented, though it remained active until its remaining members were killed in November 2016.

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rWotD Episode 2736: Teruel Airport

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The random article for Wednesday, 30 October 2024 is Teruel Airport.

Teruel Airport (IATA: TEV, ICAO: LETL) is an airport near Teruel in the Teruel Province of Spain. Known under the commercial name Plataforma Aeroportuaria-Teruel (PLATA), it was certified for public use by the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA) on 5 February 2013, after being repurposed from an original military airbase. Permission for air operations was granted by the AESA on 28 February 2013.

The airport serves as an aircraft maintenance and aircraft storage facility for the Tarmac Aerosave company, and has no passenger traffic.

The airport includes a main building with a control tower as well as a basic terminal, but is not equipped to handle passenger traffic. An aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) station is located next to the terminal. Also on site are three main maintenance and part-removal hangars (the original one for Boeing 747s and the newest for Airbus A340s). PLATA is owned by a consortium formed by the Government of Aragon and Teruel City Council, and does not belong to Aena Group, the Spanish airports management company.

The dry climate makes the airport suitable for long-term aircraft storage, with capacity for 250 aircraft. During the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 100 grounded planes were parked there.

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rWotD Episode 2735: Julie Vlasto

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The random article for Tuesday, 29 October 2024 is Julie Vlasto.

Pénélope Julie "Diddie" Vlasto Serpieri (French pronunciation: [ʒyli vlastɔ]; 8 August 1903 – 2 March 1985) was a female tennis player from France. She won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in 1924 in women's singles, losing the final to the American Helen Wills Moody. Vlasto also won the version of the French national championships in 1924 that was open only to French nationals. She was a doubles partner of Suzanne Lenglen in many women's doubles tournaments during the early 1920s.

She was born as Pénélope Julie Vlasto on 8 August 1903, in Marseille, France.

According to Wallis Myers of the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, Vlasto was ranked in the world top ten in 1923 and 1926, reaching a career high of world No. 8 in 1923.

She married Jean-Baptiste Serpieri on 17 February 1927.

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rWotD Episode 2734: Locke Estate

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The random article for Monday, 28 October 2024 is Locke Estate.

The Locke Estate is an area of Crown land located on the coast of Geographe Bay near Caves Road approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the town of Busselton. Comprising an area of 37.5 hectares (93 acres), the estate was designated an A-Class Reserve in the 1920s for the purposes of "Recreational Campsites and Group Holiday accommodation".

The estate was divided into 16 sites which have been leased to churches and community organisations at minimal rates. The presence of the church sites throughout the estate has led to the area being known locally as the "Holy Mile".

The Locke Estate provides low-cost accommodation along one of the most expensive real estate locations in the South West region of Western Australia. As an A-Class Reserve the land cannot be sold and has the highest level of protection.

The estate was gazetted as a nature reserve with a size of 222 hectares (550 acres) on 11 February 1992.

In 2018, a bridge was built from the reserve across the Buayanyup River to link two previously isolated populations of western ringtail possums.

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rWotD Episode 2733: Jean Aubert (engineer)

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The random article for Sunday, 27 October 2024 is Jean Aubert (engineer).

Jean Aubert was a French engineer. In 1961, he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century to describe a pente d'eau (English: water slope), which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. The design consisted of a sloping channel, through which a wedge of water on which the boat was floating could be pushed up an incline. This concept was used in both the Montech water slope and the Fonserannes water slopes.

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rWotD Episode 2732: Beytussebab rebellion

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The random article for Saturday, 26 October 2024 is Beytussebab rebellion.

The Beytussebab rebellion (Turkish: Beytüşşebap isyanı; Kurdish: Serhildana Elkê) was the first Kurdish rebellion in the modern Republic of Turkey. The revolt was led by Halid Beg Cibran of the Cibran tribe. Other prominent commanders were Ihsan Nuri and Yusuf Ziya Bey. Its causes laid in opposition to the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by Atatürk on 3 March 1924, the repressive Turkish policies towards Kurdish identity, the prohibition of public use and teaching of the Kurdish languages, and the resettling of Kurdish landowners and tribal chiefs in the west of the country.

Numerous officers of the Turkish army deserted for the rebellion. The rebellion began in August 1924, when the garrison of Beytüşşebap revolted against the Turkish government. The rebellion proved unsuccessful, and ended shortly after it began. Yusuf Ziya Bey was arrested on the 10 October 1924 and reportedly accused Halid Beg Cibran of having been also involved in the revolt. Halid Beg Cibran was captured in Erzurum in December 1924. Both were courtmartialed in Bitlis. Although the rebellion was suppressed, another Kurdish uprising, the Sheikh Said rebellion, would begin the next year.

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rWotD Episode 2731: Tamiko Butler

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The random article for Friday, 25 October 2024 is Tamiko Butler.

Tamiko Butler (born 4 January 1991) is a triathlete and former road cyclist from Antigua and Barbuda. She became Antigua and Barbuda national road champion in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. She represented her nation at the 2011 Pan American Games in the road race and time trial and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the road race, individual pursuit, points race and scratch race. She also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games. She was named as Antigua and Barbuda's sportswoman of the year in 2011.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Friday, 25 October 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2730: Jeanfield Swifts F.C.

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The random article for Thursday, 24 October 2024 is Jeanfield Swifts F.C..

Jeanfield Swifts Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Perth. The team plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by flares and tanktops. They are currently under the charge of Head coach Robbie Holden, who took over in the summer of 2023 after he worked elsewhere.

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rWotD Episode 2729: Ardian (given name)

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The random article for Wednesday, 23 October 2024 is Ardian (given name).

Ardian is an Albanian name. Although similar to Adrian, a name of Latin origin, the Albanian name Ardian (Ardjan and Ardijan being other variants) is a derivation of Ardiaei, the name of an ancient Illyrian people.

Their original inland residence was along the Naro River (modern river Neretva, also known as Narenta in ancient times) up to the Konjic region, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ardiana is a feminine form of this name. Abbreviated forms like Ardi and Ardia are in use too.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:27 UTC on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2728: Rearrest

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The random article for Tuesday, 22 October 2024 is Rearrest.

Rearrest (also known as refibrillation or recurrent ventricular fibrillation) is a phenomenon that involves the resumption of a lethal cardiac dysrhythmia after successful return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) has been achieved during the course of resuscitation. Survival to hospital discharge rates are as low as 7% for cardiac arrest in general and although treatable, rearrest may worsen these survival chances. Rearrest commonly occurs in the out-of-hospital setting under the treatment of health care providers.

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rWotD Episode 2727: Tourism in Brisbane

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The random article for Monday, 21 October 2024 is Tourism in Brisbane.

Tourism in Brisbane is an important industry for the Queensland economy, being the third-most popular destination for international tourists after Sydney and Melbourne.

Brisbane is a popular tourist destination, serving as a gateway to the state of Queensland, particularly to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, which are home to numerous popular surf beaches, located immediately south and north of Brisbane respectively. Major landmarks and attractions include South Bank Parklands, the Queensland Cultural Centre (including the Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and State Library of Queensland), City Hall, the Story Bridge, the City Botanic Gardens and Parliament of Queensland, the Howard Smith Wharves, ANZAC Square, Fortitude Valley (including James Street and Chinatown), West End, the Teneriffe woolstores precinct, Roma Street Parkland, New Farm Park (including the Brisbane Powerhouse), St John's Cathedral, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the Mount Coot-tha Lookout and Botanic Gardens, the D'Aguilar Range and National Park, the Brisbane River and its Riverwalk network, as well as waterside locations around Moreton Bay(such as Tangalooma on Moreton Island, Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island, Bribie Island, and coastal suburbs such as Shorncliffe, Wynnum and those on the Redcliffe Peninsula).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Monday, 21 October 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2726: Ingvald Svinsås-Lo

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The random article for Sunday, 20 October 2024 is Ingvald Svinsås-Lo.

Ingvald Svinsås-Lo (26 December 1897 – 1 June 1980) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949.

Born in Meldal, Svinsås-Lo was a member of Meldal municipal council from 1928 to 1959, except for the years 1940 to 1945 during the German occupation of Norway, serving as mayor during the term 1934–1937. He chaired the countywide party chapter from 1938 to 1952.

Outside politics, he worked as a farmer.

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rWotD Episode 2725: Francis Dodd (general)

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The random article for Saturday, 19 October 2024 is Francis Dodd (general).

Francis Townsend Dodd (October 5, 1899 – March 5, 1973) was a U. S. Army brigadier general held hostage by North Korean POWs during a camp uprising when he was commander of the United Nations-administered prisoner-of-war camps on Koje Island during the Korean War. The incident led to a North Korean propaganda victory after the Army was forced to make embarrassing admissions to secure Dodd's release. Dodd and others involved in the incident subsequently suffered career-ending damage to their reputations.

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rWotD Episode 2724: 1969 Investiture Honours

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The random article for Friday, 18 October 2024 is 1969 Investiture Honours.

The 1969 Investiture Honours were appointments made by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom to various orders and honours released on 7 July 1969, on the occasion of the investiture of her eldest son, Charles (now Charles III), as Prince of Wales. The awards were of a special character compared to most honours lists, in that the awardees were selected due to their links with Wales, or involvement with the investiture ceremony itself.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:46 UTC on Friday, 18 October 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2723: Aerocar Mini-IMP

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The random article for Thursday, 17 October 2024 is Aerocar Mini-IMP.

The Aerocar Mini-IMP (Independently Made Plane) is a light aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor and marketed for homebuilding by Aerocar International. It is a scaled-down derivative of his original Aerocar IMP design. A two-seat version called the Bullet was also built. The Mini-IMP follows the same unconventional layout as its larger predecessor, with a center mounted engine, long driveshaft to a tail propeller, and inverted-V rudder/elevators.

The aircraft is available in the form of plans for amateur construction. Following Taylor's death, the plans and licensing for the Mini-IMP have been marketed by the Mini-IMP Aircraft Company of Weatherford, Texas.

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rWotD Episode 2722: Kapcsolat concert

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The random article for Wednesday, 16 October 2024 is Kapcsolat concert.

"Kapcsolat" concert (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒpt͡ʃolɒt]; English: connection) was an annual open-air free concert event between 1997 and 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. It was organized by the T-Mobile branch of Magyar Telekom on Ötvenhatosok tere. The open-air concert was considered to be one of the largest in Europe.

The name of the concert was borrowed from the motto of the mobile network operator Westel: "Westel, a Kapcsolat!" (English: "Westel, the Connection!"), while its approximate date from the telephone prefix of the operator (06-30, also dubbed "kapcsolat napja", English: Day of Connection). The concert was free and paid for from sponsorships. It attracted hundreds of thousand concert-goers. Tickets were only given to VIP guests and employees of Magyar Telekom to VIP sectors.

The first concert was organized in 1996, however, the name "Kapcsolat" was used only from 1997. It was held annually until 2011. In 2012, new telecommunication taxes were introduced, and the concert was called off due to budgetary reasons.

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rWotD Episode 2721: Paul Eltzbacher

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The random article for Tuesday, 15 October 2024 is Paul Eltzbacher.

Paul Eltzbacher (18 February 1868 – 25 October 1928) was a German law professor and author. Eltzbacher was born in Cologne.

He was born to a Jewish family in Cologne. From 1890 to 1895, he was a junior lawyer for the regional court districts of Cologne and Frankfurt, with a year off in 1891–1892 for military service. By 1899, he had attained his doctorate and set about writing a treatise upon the subject of anarchism, for which he was made a professor in 1906. After this point, he limited his opinions to civil rights concerning commercial law. However, it is for his earlier writings on the subject of anarchism that he is known today.

After World War I, Eltzbacher became a member of the German National People's Party. He suggested in his work Der Bolschewismus und die deutsche Zukunft (1919) that Germany's interests would be best served by adopting a Bolshevik regime. As a member of the Reichstag, Eltzbacher argued in April 1919 for complete state ownership without compensation. The Deutsche Tageszeitung newspaper dubbed Eltzbacher's new theory as "National Bolshevism".

Eltzbacher was a brother of the author J. Ellis Barker, who emigrated to Britain and gained fame and influence as one of the most active haters of his German homeland. He died in Berlin, aged 60.

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rWotD Episode 2720: Polonez Cup

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The random article for Monday, 14 October 2024 is Polonez Cup.

The Baltic Single & Double Handed Polonez Cup Race (shortly Polonez Cup) is a Baltic Sea yachting regatta, known as the most difficult single-handed Baltic Sea offshore contest.

The regatta started in 1972 and was usually a yearly event matching solo sailors. However the event was not staged in 1982 and after 1983 went on hiatus. The regatta restarted in 2010.

The regatta is based at Swinoujscie on Usedom Island off northern-western Poland and is organized with help from the Polish Maritime Foundation, in the cities of Szczecin and Swinoujscie.

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rWotD Episode 2719: Jay Ghartey

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The random article for Sunday, 13 October 2024 is Jay Ghartey.

Jay Ghartey, also known as Kweku Gyasi Ghartey, is a Ghanaian–American music producer, singer, and songwriter based in New York City, describing his style as African Rhythm and Blues. He released his debut album Shining Gold in 2011. He is most famous for the singles "My Lady" and "Papa". He is also the co-founder and co-owner of "GH Brothers", an independent record label and production company with his brother DJ and music producer Joe Ghartey.

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rWotD Episode 2718: Bonanza season 14

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The random article for Saturday, 12 October 2024 is Bonanza season 14.

The fourteenth season of the American Western television series Bonanza premiered on NBC on September 12, 1972, with the final episode airing January 16, 1973. This was the final season for the series. The series was developed and produced by David Dortort. Season fourteen starred Lorne Greene and Michael Landon, the first season following the death of Dan Blocker. The season consisted of 16 episodes of a series total 431 hour-long episodes, the entirety of which was produced in color. Season fourteen moved to a new timeslot of Tuesdays from 8:00 pm–9:00 pm on NBC. The final season fell out of the top 30 in the Nielsen ratings.

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rWotD Episode 2717: Evgeny Kurochkin

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The random article for Friday, 11 October 2024 is Evgeny Kurochkin.

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kurochkin (Евгений Николаевич Курочкин; 12 July 1940 - 13 December 2011) was a Russian paleornithologist at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He served as President of the Menzbier Ornithological Society.

He graduated from the Moscow State University in 1964. Most of his field work was done in Central Asia, Mongolia, Cuba, and Vietnam. In 1982, Kurochkin described Ambiortus, which he thought to be the oldest ornithurine (modern-type bird). Kurochkin named the new species after his peer Georgi Petrovich Dementyev (1898-1969). In 2011, Kurochkin and Gareth J. Dyke described Eostrix tsaganica found in Mongolia, the first find of this primitive owl in Asia.

Opposing the theropod origin of modern birds, Kurochkin maintained that archosaurs and dinosaurs were two distinct lineages. He repeatedly questioned the assumption that Archaeopteryx and Enantiornithes were early birds. According to Kurochkin, those moderately derived theropods became extinct without leaving any descendants. He also supported the Protoavis hypothesis by Sankar Chatterjee.

The Aquila kurochkini Boev 2013, an extinct eagle from Bulgaria, is named after Yevgeny Kurochkin, as is the Longusunguis kurochkini Wang, Zhou, O’Connor et Zelenkov, 2014(first described in 2014).

Other bird species named after Yevgeny Kurochkin are:

Anas kurochkini Zelenkov et Panteleyev, 2014, Palaelodus kurochkini Zelenkov, 2013, Zheroia kurochkini Nessov, 1988, Falco kurochkini Suárez et Olson, 2001, Glaucidium kurochkini Campbell et Bocheński, 2012, Euronyctibius kurochkini Mourer-Chauviré, 1989 and Evgenavis nobilis O'Connor et al., 2014.

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rWotD Episode 2716: Girls' Nautical Training Corps

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The random article for Thursday, 10 October 2024 is Girls' Nautical Training Corps.

The Girls' Naval Training Corps was formed as part of the National Association of Training Corps for Girls in 1942, with units mainly in Southern England. Its objective was congruent with that of the Sea Cadet Corps, teaching girls aged 14 to 20 the same seamanship skills as the SCC taught the boys, in preparation for service with the Women's Royal Naval Service.

The Girls' Naval Training Corps numbered 50 Units in 1952, and in the late 1950s changed their name to the Girls' Nautical Training Corps. Lady Pamela Mountbatten was Corps Commandant of the GNTC from around 1952 to around 1959.

The GNTC became a colleague organisation with the Sea Cadet Corps in 1963, often sharing facilities such as Raven's Ait (then also known as TS Neptune). The GNTC became a full member of the Sea Cadet Organisation in March 1980, when the Ministry of Defence approved the admission of girls into the Sea Cadets, this led to a name change to Girls Nautical Training Contingent. This continued until 1992 when the organisation was absorbed, and all girls became members of the Sea Cadet Corps.

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rWotD Episode 2715: Ready Ready Set Go

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The random article for Wednesday, 9 October 2024 is Ready Ready Set Go.

Ready Ready Set Go is the first compilation album (and third album overall) by Canadian musical duo Prozzäk, released under the name Simon and Milo, by Hollywood Records on April 30, 2002. This was a limited edition CD and also enhanced with three bonus videos. The album's name is taken from the opening line from "Pretty Girls (Make Me Nervous)", the first track on the album. All of the tracks were taken from the two previous albums, Hot Show and Saturday People, with the exception of the one new track introduced on the album, "Get a Clue", a theme song for the TV movie of the same name starring Lindsay Lohan. "Get a Clue" is also a featured track in the video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, and its accompanying music video is an unlockable video in the extras section of the game.

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rWotD Episode 2714: 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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The random article for Tuesday, 8 October 2024 is 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin.

The 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. It was the first presidential election held in Wisconsin since its admission to the Union on May 29, earlier the same year. Democratic candidate Lewis Cass won the state with 38% of the vote, carrying the state's 4 electoral votes.

With 26.41% of the popular vote, Wisconsin would prove to be Van Buren's third strongest state after Vermont and Massachusetts.

The 1848 election began a trend in Wisconsin where the state would vote the same as neighboring Iowa, as the two states have voted in lockstep with each other on all but 6 occasions - 1892, 1924, 1940, 1976, 2004, and 2020. This was the last time until 1988 that Wisconsin would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.

Participating in its first presidential election, Portage County would ultimately be carried by the statewide winner in every election until 1916. Meanwhile, Winnebago County would not vote for the statewide loser again until 1924.

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rWotD Episode 2713: Luke Bryan discography

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The random article for Monday, 7 October 2024 is Luke Bryan discography.

American country music singer Luke Bryan has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 34 singles.

Bryan began his career with the release of I'll Stay Me in 2007 by Capitol Nashville, with the album spawning two top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: his debut single "All My Friends Say" (number five) and "Country Man" (number 10). His second studio album was released in 2009 titled Doin' My Thing, with the lead single "Do I" peaking at number two on Hot Country Songs. This album also produced his first two number one hits: "Rain Is a Good Thing" in July 2010 and "Someone Else Calling You Baby" in February 2011.

Bryan's next album was Tailgates & Tanlines, released in August 2011; it became his first number one on the Top Country Albums chart and produced four top five hits: "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" (number four), as well as the number ones "I Don't Want This Night to End", "Drunk on You", and "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye". His fourth studio album, Crash My Party, was released in August 2013 and became his second number one country album and his first number one on the all-genre Billboard 200. This album produced six additional number one singles in the title track, "That's My Kind of Night", "Drink a Beer", "Play It Again", "Roller Coaster", and "I See You". Kill the Lights was released in August 2015 and became Bryan's third number one country music album and his second number one on the Billboard 200. This album produced six additional number one singles: "Kick the Dust Up", "Strip It Down", "Home Alone Tonight", "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day", "Move", and "Fast".

On December 8, 2017, What Makes You Country was released, spawning three more number one singles: "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", and "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset".

Born Here Live Here Die Here was released on August 7, 2020. Its preceding singles, "Knockin' Boots", "What She Wants Tonight", and "One Margarita" were three additional number ones. "Down to One" was the album's fourth number one followed by "Waves", a single exclusive to the album's deluxe edition, also reaching number one.

Starting in 2009, and continuing until 2015, Bryan released an extended play or album each March to coincide with Spring Break and Farm Tour, starting with Spring Break with All My Friends and ending with Spring Break... Checkin' Out.

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rWotD Episode 2712: Cyclic ADP-ribose

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The random article for Sunday, 6 October 2024 is Cyclic ADP-ribose.

Cyclic ADP-ribose, frequently abbreviated as cADPR, is a cyclic adenine nucleotide (like cAMP) with two phosphate groups present on 5' OH of the adenosine (like ADP), further connected to another ribose at the 5' position, which, in turn, closes the cycle by glycosidic bonding to the nitrogen 1 (N1) of the same adenine base (whose position N9 has the glycosidic bond to the other ribose). The N1-glycosidic bond to adenine is what distinguishes cADPR from ADP-ribose (ADPR), the non-cyclic analog. cADPR is produced from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) by ADP-ribosyl cyclases (EC 3.2.2.5) as part of a second messenger system.

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rWotD Episode 2711: Union Army

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The random article for Saturday, 5 October 2024 is Union Army.

During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union Army, the Federal Army, or the Northern Army. It proved essential to the restoration and preservation of the United States as a working, viable republic.

The Union Army was made up of the permanent regular army of the United States, but further fortified, augmented, and strengthened by the many temporary units of dedicated volunteers, as well as including those who were drafted in to service as conscripts. To this end, the Union Army fought and ultimately triumphed over the efforts of the Confederate States Army.

Over the course of the war, 2,128,948 men enlisted in the Union Army, including 178,895, or about 8.4% being colored troops; 25% of the white men who served were immigrants, and a further 18% were second-generation Americans. Of these soldiers, 596,670 were killed, wounded or went missing. The initial call-up was for just three months, after which many of these men chose to reenlist for an additional three years.

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rWotD Episode 2710: Daly River Road

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The random article for Friday, 4 October 2024 is Daly River Road.

The Daly River Road is a designated state route in the Northern Territory of Australia providing access to the settlements of Daly River (Nauiyu), Peppimenarti and Wadeye (Port Keats). The road was upgraded and sealed between Dorat Road and Daly River (approximately 77 km (48 mi)), skirting the southern boundary of Litchfield National Park in late 2007 to allow better access for an increasing volume of tourist traffic heading into the region, known for good fishing during the dry season. The remaining distance between the Daly River crossing and Wadeye remains unsealed and suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles depending on weather conditions.

In 2011, the Northern Territory Government began construction of a new bridge crossing the Daly River. The cost of the project was reportedly valued at $22.6 million, involving a new 184m span carrying a pedestrian path and a single lane roadway across the river on a higher level and straighter alignment than the existing crossing, providing better year round access. The bridge has been designed to allow an additional lane to be added to the roadway should the need arise.

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rWotD Episode 2709: Subhashri

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The random article for Thursday, 3 October 2024 is Subhashri.

Bharathi Bhuvania (née Pandey; 18 July 1975) widely known by her stage name Subhashri is an Indian former actress known for her works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. She is the sister of south actress Malashri, Subhashri starred in about thirty feature films in a variety of roles in films such as Gentleman (1993), Chirabandhavya (1993), Muthu (1995), Pokiri Raja (1995), Pedarayudu (1995), and Minor Mappillai (1996). Subhashri was born in Chennai, her mother tongue is Telugu.

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rWotD Episode 2708: Bedlam Series

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The random article for Wednesday, 2 October 2024 is Bedlam Series.

The Bedlam Series is the name given to the Oklahoma–Oklahoma State rivalry. It refers to the athletics rivalry between Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Cowgirls of the Big 12 Conference and the University of Oklahoma Sooners of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both schools were also members of the Big Eight Conference before the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, and both were divisional rivals in the Big 12 South Division prior to 2011. Since Bedlam began in 1900, 40 years of the rivalry's games were played without the teams playing in the same conference. The rivalry concluded as an annual conference matchup for football following the 2023–24 NCAA Division I FBS season, after which Oklahoma joined the SEC; while scheduling issues preclude the resumption of the Bedlam Series for football until the 2031 season, the Series will continue for basketball as a non-conference game for the 2024–25 season.

The Bedlam Series is, like most other intrastate rivalries, a rivalry that goes beyond one or two sports. Both schools also have rivalries with other schools, though most of those rivalries are limited to one or two sports at the most.

While the football and basketball games stand today as the marquee events in the Bedlam Series, the term "Bedlam" actually began with the rivalry between the schools' prestigious wrestling programs, more particularly the raucous crowds that attended the matches held at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena.

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rWotD Episode 2707: Gråt Fader Berg och spela

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The random article for Tuesday, 1 October 2024 is Gråt Fader Berg och spela.

Gråt Fader Berg och spela (Cry, Father Berg, and Play) is No. 12 in the Swedish poet and performer Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 song collection, Fredman's Epistles.

The epistle is subtitled "Elegi över Slagsmålet på Gröna Lund" ("Elegy on the Battle at Gröna Lund [Tavern]"). It is a lament over a pub brawl, caused by Fredman's drinking a soldier's beer and dancing with someone else's girlfriend. Set to the melody from the aria "The flocks shall leave the mountains" in George Frideric Handel's opera Acis and Galatea, it is the best-known of his poems describing the consequences of brandy-drinking. Bellman used the contrast between the romantic associations of the melody and the brutal reality of heavy drinking to humorous effect.

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rWotD Episode 2706: Tamagawa Chōtatsu

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The random article for Monday, 30 September 2024 is Tamagawa Chōtatsu.

Tamagawa Wōji Chōtatsu (玉川王子朝達, 23 March 1826 – 18 February 1862), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Shin (尚慎), was a prince of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Prince Tamagawa was the seventh son of King Shō Kō. He was also a half-brother of King Shō Iku, Prince Ōzato Chōkyō and Prince Ie Chōchoku. Nakazato Chōkei (仲里朝慶) had no heir and adopted him. After Chōei's death, he became 14th head of the royal family Tamagawa Udun (玉川御殿), and inherited the hereditary fief of his family, Kanegusuku magiri (兼城間切, modern a part of Itoman, Okinawa).

King Shō Tai dispatched a gratitude envoy after he took power to Edo, Japan in 1850. Prince Tamagawa and Nomura Chōgi (野村朝宜, also known by Shō Genmo 向元模) were appointed Envoy (正使, seishi) and Deputy Envoy (副使, fukushi) respectively. They sailed back in the next year.

Prince Tamagawa kept in close touch with the pro-Satsuma faction, including Makishi Chōchū, Onga Chōkō and Oroku Ryōchū. It was said that they planned to depose King Shō Tai and install him. In 1859, Makishi, Onga and Oroku were involved in the Makishi Onga Incident (牧志恩河事件) and arrested. Prince Ie was appointed as judge to interrogate them. Prince Ōzato suggested that Prince Tamagawa should be put into prison, but was dissuaded by the king's instructor, Tsuhako Seisei. Prince Tamagawa was banned from politics and under house arrest. He died in the same year.

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rWotD Episode 2705: Curve

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The random article for Sunday, 29 September 2024 is Curve.

In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight.

Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point. This is the definition that appeared more than 2000 years ago in Euclid's Elements: "The [curved] line is […] the first species of quantity, which has only one dimension, namely length, without any width nor depth, and is nothing else than the flow or run of the point which […] will leave from its imaginary moving some vestige in length, exempt of any width."

This definition of a curve has been formalized in modern mathematics as: A curve is the image of an interval to a topological space by a continuous function. In some contexts, the function that defines the curve is called a parametrization, and the curve is a parametric curve. In this article, these curves are sometimes called topological curves to distinguish them from more constrained curves such as differentiable curves. This definition encompasses most curves that are studied in mathematics; notable exceptions are level curves (which are unions of curves and isolated points), and algebraic curves (see below). Level curves and algebraic curves are sometimes called implicit curves, since they are generally defined by implicit equations.

Nevertheless, the class of topological curves is very broad, and contains some curves that do not look as one may expect for a curve, or even cannot be drawn. This is the case of space-filling curves and fractal curves. For ensuring more regularity, the function that defines a curve is often supposed to be differentiable, and the curve is then said to be a differentiable curve.

A plane algebraic curve is the zero set of a polynomial in two indeterminates. More generally, an algebraic curve is the zero set of a finite set of polynomials, which satisfies the further condition of being an algebraic variety of dimension one. If the coefficients of the polynomials belong to a field k, the curve is said to be defined over k. In the common case of a real algebraic curve, where k is the field of real numbers, an algebraic curve is a finite union of topological curves. When complex zeros are considered, one has a complex algebraic curve, which, from the topological point of view, is not a curve, but a surface, and is often called a Riemann surface. Although not being curves in the common sense, algebraic curves defined over other fields have been widely studied. In particular, algebraic curves over a finite field are widely used in modern cryptography.

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rWotD Episode 2704: Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

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The random article for Saturday, 28 September 2024 is Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu.

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (18 June 1521 – 10 October 1577; Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ]) was an Infanta of Portugal, the only daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria. A noted patron of the arts and buildings, Maria's personal wealth rivaled that of her half-brother, King John III of Portugal, making her the richest woman in Portugal and one of the wealthiest princesses in Europe.

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rWotD Episode 2703: Michael Voigt

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The random article for Friday, 27 September 2024 is Michael Voigt.

Michael Paul Voigt (September 23, 1958 – March 24, 2018) was president of the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) from 2000 to 2012.

He later worked for Surefire LLC in the Suppressor R&D division, in addition to working with Safariland R&D.

Michael has won numerous world and national titles in handgun, shotgun, rifle, and multigun through over 30 years of competition. A few of these titles include the IPSC World Championship Individual titles 3 times, IPSC World Team Championship 7 times, IPSC Continental Shotgun 2 times, IPSC Continental handgun 2 times, International Tactical Rifle Championship 5 times and USPSA multi-gun 14 times.

Michael Voigt was influential in the formation of Strayer Voigt Inc and their line of Infinity Firearms of modular wide-frame 1911s, also called 2011s. Strayer-Voigt, Inc. was started in June 1994 when its founder Sandy Strayer left STI International Inc to form his own company, and then joined forces with Michael Voigt who contributed both as a professional shooter and gunsmith.

Michael died in 2018 from cancer.

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rWotD Episode 2702: Austroaeschna pulchra

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The random article for Thursday, 26 September 2024 is Austroaeschna pulchra.

Austroaeschna pulchra is a species of large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae,

known as the forest darner.

It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia, from around Brisbane through to Victoria.

The male Austroaeschna pulchra is a brown to black dragonfly with yellow, green or blue markings; while the female is brown with yellow markings. They appear similar to the Carnarvon darner, Austroaeschna muelleri.

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rWotD Episode 2701: Akka Thangai

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The random article for Wednesday, 25 September 2024 is Akka Thangai.

Akka Thangai (transl. Elder and Younger Sister) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced and screenplay by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The dialogue was written by Aarudoss and the story was written by Poovai Krishnan respectively. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya and Sowcar Janaki. The film was released on 28 February 1969. It was remade in Telugu as Akka Chellelu (1970).

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rWotD Episode 2700: Paramodular group

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The random article for Tuesday, 24 September 2024 is Paramodular group.

In mathematics, a paramodular group is a special sort of arithmetic subgroup of the symplectic group. It is a generalization of the Siegel modular group, and has the same relation to polarized abelian varieties that the Siegel modular group has to principally polarized abelian varieties. It is the group of automorphisms of Z2n preserving a non-degenerate skew symmetric form. The name "paramodular group" is often used to mean one of several standard matrix representations of this group. The corresponding group over the reals is called the parasymplectic group and is conjugate to a (real) symplectic group. A paramodular form is a Siegel modular form for a paramodular group.

Paramodular groups were introduced by Conforto (1952) and named by Shimura (1958, section 8).

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rWotD Episode 2699: Frank Andrews (politician)

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The random article for Monday, 23 September 2024 is Frank Andrews (politician).

Frank Andrews (January 7, 1854 – November 11, 1924) was a farmer, educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Victoria Vale, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of John Andrews, who came to Nova Scotia from Cornwall, UK. Andrews was educated at Acadia College. He married Bertha Phinney from Massachusetts. For several years, Andrews was principal of a public school in Halifax.

Andrews died in Victoria, British Columbia on November 11, 1924.

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rWotD Episode 2698: Duruble Edelweiss

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The random article for Sunday, 22 September 2024 is Duruble Edelweiss.

The Duruble Edelweiss is a light utility aircraft designed in France in the early 1960s and marketed for homebuilding. It is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable tricycle undercarriage and all-metal construction. The aircraft was designed for a load factor of 9. Two- and four-seat versions were designed. The aircraft's creator, Roland Duruble flew the first example, a two-seater designated RD-02 in 1962, and in 1970 began to market plans for a stretched version with a rear bench seat as the RD-03. Over the next 15 years, 56 sets of plans had been sold, and at least nine Edelweisses finished and flown. In the 1980s, Duruble marketed an updated version of his original two-seater as the RD-02A, and sold around seven sets of plans, with at least one aircraft flying by 1985.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:16 UTC on Sunday, 22 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2697: Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson

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The random article for Saturday, 21 September 2024 is Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson.

Guey Heung Lee v. Johnson, 404 U. S. 1215 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the desegregation of schools in San Francisco.

In 1971, the San Francisco Unified School District attempted to desegregate the school system by reassigning pupils attending segregated schools to other public schools. The School District submitted a comprehensive plan for desegregation, which the District Court approved.

Some Chinese parents protested the move, because in the Asian schools the students could learn about their cultural heritage, and they would lose this if they went to public schools.

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered a temporary stay pending a hearing in the District Court. Four days later, however, the Court of Appeals vacated that stay sua sponte. The District Court then denied the stay. Thereupon, a different three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals heard oral argument on the motions for a stay, and denied those motions.

The Supreme Court too denied the stay, saying

So far as the overriding questions of law are concerned, the decision of the District Court seems well within bounds. It would take some intervening event or some novel question of law to induce me as Circuit Justice to overrule the considered action of my Brethren of the Ninth Circuit.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:16 UTC on Saturday, 21 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2696: Kadugannawa Electoral District

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The random article for Friday, 20 September 2024 is Kadugannawa Electoral District.

Kadugannawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Kadugannawa in Kandy District, Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kadugannawa electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Kadugannawa electoral district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Colombo Central and Balangoda.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Friday, 20 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2695: Aslam

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Thursday, 19 September 2024 is Aslam.

Aslam is a male given name and surname used in the Muslim world. It is also a surname of English origin, and has two possible sources, the first being from a topographical name for someone who lived by the hazels, derived from the Old English pre 7th century "hoeslum", from "hoesel", hazel.

It may refer to:

Aslam Pahalwan (1927-1989), Pakistani professional wrestler

Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Bangladeshi footballer

Dilpazier Aslam (born 1978), English journalist

Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil (born 1950), American scientist

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Thursday, 19 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2694: Case study (psychology)

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The random article for Wednesday, 18 September 2024 is Case study (psychology).

Case study in psychology refers to the use of a descriptive research approach to obtain an in-depth analysis of a person, group, or phenomenon. A variety of techniques may be employed including personal interviews, direct-observation, psychometric tests, and archival records. In psychology case studies are most often used in clinical research to describe rare events and conditions, which contradict well established principles in the field of psychology. Case studies are generally a single-case design, but can also be a multiple-case design, where replication instead of sampling is the criterion for inclusion. Like other research methodologies within psychology, the case study must produce valid and reliable results in order to be useful for the development of future research. Distinct advantages and disadvantages are associated with the case study in psychology. The case study is sometimes mistaken for the case method, but the two are not the same.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:00 UTC on Wednesday, 18 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2693: The Waiting (band)

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The random article for Tuesday, 17 September 2024 is The Waiting (band).

The Waiting is a Christian alternative pop rock band, consisting of Brad Olsen (vocals), Todd Olsen (guitar), Clark Leake (bass), and Brandon Thompson (drums, percussion, loops).

Early albums by "The Waiting" were guitar driven alternative rock that drew fans with clever songwriting and introspective lyrics that stood out from most Christian rock of the day. The band's later albums moved towards a more polished pop sound.

In August 2003, The Waiting played a sold out show Georgia after which they quit touring full-time. The Waiting still plays occasional spot dates.

In May 2009 Brad Olsen released his solo album titled The More I Think I Understand The Less I Can Explain, It was produced by "Oats", aka Todd Olsen. Brad Olsen continues to write and record music. He resides in Atlanta, GA.

Todd Olsen also resides in Atlanta where he works as a music producer. In November 2011, he released a solo album under his nickname "Oats" entitled A Tear and a Sneer.

Clark Leake received a Masters in Theology from St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary in May 2007. He lives in Louisville, KY with his wife.

Brandon Thompson resides in the Atlanta Georgia area with his wife and two sons and has produced a couple of bands in his home studio as well as taking a job at Mount Paran North Church of God in Marietta, GA, at which he remained until mid-2006. In 2006, Brandon moved to another local church, His Hands Church where he was the Technical Director. In 2011 Brandon became the main auditorium Production Director for Woodstock City Church, (formerly Watermarke Church), a campus of North Point Ministries in Woodstock, GA. Brandon maintains and occasionally updates his personal website at BranThomps.com, btec.cc, wazzit.com and his wife's personal page TeaTimeWithTiffany.com and TeaOfLifePodcast.com. He can be found on Twitter at @BranThomps.

Latest Release: In 2010, The Waiting announced that they had been working on a new album and released a new single, "Name" and were playing limited spot dates. In 2011, the band released three more singles. In June 2012, the new album Mysteriet became fully funded by 119 backers on Kickstarter, when it was estimated to release in September 2012. The band's last Facebook entry (as of April 2016), written by Todd Olson on March 23, 2016 stated that Brad Olson is doing vocals for the album (Todd mailed him a mic). In 2013, Todd said, "our new album Mysteriet is written but we are still working on getting the music right- no surprise bc how does one make music that evokes the mystery and majesty of the Trinity? I can best describe what we are doing by saying what we are not doing. We are NOT making a follow up to wonderfully made or unfazed- tho unfazed was very successful. what we are attempting to do is make a follow up to the song Hands In The Air musically and spiritually. if we are making a follow up at all."

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:05 UTC on Tuesday, 17 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2692: Sameer Shah

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The random article for Monday, 16 September 2024 is Sameer Shah.

Sameer Shah (sometimes known as Samir Shah) is an Indian actor best known for comedy shows. Shah's debut was in Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai and he has also appeared in Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se and R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya. Of his role in R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya Shah was to say that "he loves playing this role that requires a lot of focus on grammar.", while noting his character Bakulesh has magical powers.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Monday, 16 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2691: Kirkuk

Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.

The random article for Sunday, 15 September 2024 is Kirkuk.

Kirkuk (Arabic: كركوك; Kurdish: کەرکووک, romanized: Kerkûk; Syriac: ܟܪܟܘܟ, romanized: Kerkouk; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located 238 kilometres (148 miles) north of Baghdad. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River.

It is described by the Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani as “the Jerusalem of Kurdistan”, while it is seen by the Turkmen activist Fatih Salah as the cultural and historical capital of Iraqi Turkmens. The government of Iraq states that Kirkuk represents a small version of Iraq due to its diverse population, and that the city is a model for coexistence in the country.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:01 UTC on Sunday, 15 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2690: Monochrome (Lee Hyori album)

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The random article for Saturday, 14 September 2024 is Monochrome (Lee Hyori album).

Monochrome (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Lee Hyori. It was released on May 21, 2013, by B2M Entertainment and distributed by CJ E&M Music. The album, which has an analogue sound and retro feel, departs from her previous style of music. It is her first full-length release after a three-year hiatus since H-Logic (2010).

Unlike her previous work, Lee collaborated with foreign composers such as Norwegian songwriting team Dsign Music, who previously composed Girls' Generation's "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "I Got a Boy". She also worked with blues musician Kim Tae-chun, and her then-boyfriend Lee Sang-soon for the new record. Beenzino, a member of hip-hop duo Jazzyfact, Bak Ji-yong from vocal trio Honey G, comedian Ahn Young-mi, and Lee's companion dog Soonshim participated on the album as featured artists.

The album sold about 17,000 physical copies and 2.75 million digital tracks in 2013, making it the 79th best-selling Korean album of that year. Lee bounced back as a musician thanks to the album's success, winning the award for Best Female Artist at 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:41 UTC on Saturday, 14 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2689: Mexia Gassers

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The random article for Friday, 13 September 2024 is Mexia Gassers.

The Mexia Gassers were a minor league baseball franchise based in Mexia, Texas. From 1915 to 1917, the Gassers played exclusively as members of the Class D level Central Texas League. The Gassers played the final three seasons of the Central Texas League before the league permanently folded, winning the league championship in the shortened 1917 season. The 1922 Mexia Gushers followed the Gassers in minor league play.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Friday, 13 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2688: Stanisław Tatar

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The random article for Thursday, 12 September 2024 is Stanisław Tatar.

Stanisław Tatar nom de guerre "Stanisław Tabor" (3 October 1896 – 16 December 1980) was a Polish Army colonel in the interwar period and, during World War II, one of the commanders of Armia Krajowa, Polish resistance movement. He was appointed brigade general in 1943 and half-a-year later flew from occupied Poland to London.

After the war ended, Tatar betrayed the London-based Polish government-in-exile by organising an illegal handover of its vast reserves of money and gold (donated by the nation and called the Fund of National Defense), to the communist regime. The first batch of money was stolen en route by a consul in 1945, yet Tatar went on with his plan in 1947. He came back to Poland in 1949 on the promise of military leadership with LWP, only to be arrested and falsely accused of conspiracy against the party by the Stalinist secret police (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa). Subsequently, Tatar was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment in the so-called Trial of the Generals, but released from prison during Polish October of 1956.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:31 UTC on Thursday, 12 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2687: Omar Touray

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The random article for Wednesday, 11 September 2024 is Omar Touray.

Omar Alieu Touray (born 5 November 1965) is a Gambian diplomat who has served as president of the Economic Community of West African States Commission since 2022. He was the Gambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2007 to 2008 and was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from March 2008 to September 2009.

Touray received his B. A. (literature and linguistics) from Ain Shams University in 1987 and graduated with a Ph. D. in international relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva in 1994.

He was liaison officer for the World Indigenous Organization at the United Nations Office at Geneva from September 1993 to December 1994. He was then a consultant at the International Labour Office in Geneva until July 1995, at which point he briefly became Senior Assistant Secretary at the Gambian Ministry of External Affairs before becoming First Secretary of the Gambian Embassy to Belgium, and Permanent Mission to the European Union and the World Trade Organization later in 1995. In mid-1996 he was moved to the post of Counsellor and Head of Chancery at the same embassy, and he remained in that post until April 2002.

From April 2002 to September 2007, Touray was the Gambian Ambassador to Ethiopia, with additional accreditation as Permanent Representative to the African Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as High Commissioner to South Africa and Kenya. He was appointed as Gambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in September 2007 before being appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on 19 March 2008, replacing Crispin Grey-Johnson. Touray was sworn in as Secretary of State on 26 March 2008. After his sacking in September 2009, he was employed by the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia and the Ivory Coast.

In October 2021, Omar Touray, was unanimously appointed as the new president of the ECOWAS Commission for the period 2022–2026.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:59 UTC on Wednesday, 11 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2686: Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

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The random article for Tuesday, 10 September 2024 is Battle of the Pusan Perimeter.

The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter (Korean: 부산 교두보 전투), known in Korean as the Battle of the Naktong River Defense Line (Korean: 낙동강 방어선 전투), was a large-scale battle between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War. An army of 140,000 UN troops, having been pushed south to the brink of defeat, were rallied to make a final stand against the invading Korean People's Army (KPA), 98,000 men strong.

UN forces, having been repeatedly defeated by the advancing KPA, were forced back to the "Pusan Perimeter", a 140-mile (230 km) defense line around an area on the southeastern tip of South Korea that included the port of Busan (then spelt Pusan). The UN troops, consisting mostly of forces from the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), United States, and United Kingdom, mounted a last stand around the perimeter, fighting off repeated KPA attacks for six weeks as they were engaged around the cities of Taegu, Masan, and Pohang and the Naktong River. The massive KPA assaults were unsuccessful in forcing the UN troops back farther from the perimeter, despite two major pushes in August and September.

North Korean troops, hampered by supply shortages and massive losses, continually staged attacks on UN forces in an attempt to penetrate the perimeter and collapse the line. The UN forces, however, used the port to amass an overwhelming advantage in troops, equipment, and logistics, and its navy and air forces remained unchallenged by the KPA during the fight. After six weeks, the KPA force collapsed and retreated in defeat after the UN force launched a counterattack at Inchon on September 15, and the UN forces in the perimeter broke out the following day. The battle was the farthest the KPA would advance in the war, as subsequent fighting ground the war into a stalemate.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:23 UTC on Tuesday, 10 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2685: Levski Ridge

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The random article for Monday, 9 September 2024 is Levski Ridge.

Levski Ridge (Bulgarian: Хребет Левски \'hre-bet 'lev-ski) is the central ridge of the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. Its summit, Great Needle Peak rises to 1,680m and is the second highest summit of the island after Mount Friesland.

The ridge extends nearly 8 km between Shipka Saddle to the west and Devin Saddle to the east, and the same distance between Cherepish Ridge to the north and Christoff Cliff to the south. It is bounded by Huron Glacier to the north, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, Macy Glacier and Boyana Glacier to the southwest, and Srebarna Glacier and Magura Glacier to the southeast.

The ridge takes its name from Levski Peak. Remark: The name form ‘Great Needle’ has become established in usage for the ridge's summit, with ‘great’ considered more appropriate than the adjective ‘false’ in its Spanish name form ‘Pico Falsa Aguja’ as this major peak is hardly associated with the ‘true’ Needle Peak (Pico Aguja), a sharp black peak of elevation just 370 m situated near Samuel Point 8 km away.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Monday, 9 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2684: High Life (2018 film)

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The random article for Sunday, 8 September 2024 is High Life (2018 film).

High Life is a 2018 science fiction horror film directed by Claire Denis, in her English-language debut, and written by Denis and her long-time collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau. Starring Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, it focuses on a group of criminals sent on a space mission toward a black hole while taking part in scientific experiments.

Physicist and black hole expert Aurélien Barrau was hired as a consultant, and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson designed the film's spacecraft. High Life premiered on 9 September 2018 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:27 UTC on Sunday, 8 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2683: Tuckers Solicitors

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The random article for Saturday, 7 September 2024 is Tuckers Solicitors.

Tuckers Solicitors LLC, known as Tuckers Solicitors, is a national criminal defence law firm that has particular specialisation in serious crime, extradition, martial and military law, civil liberties, human rights, cyber crime and is one of the largest law firms headquartered in London.

The firm featured in series of television shows about crime and disorder on national channels and has appeared on national news, commenting on various legal affairs.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Saturday, 7 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2682: The Pocket Guide to British Birds

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The random article for Friday, 6 September 2024 is The Pocket Guide to British Birds.

The Pocket Guide to British Birds is a guide written by British naturalist and expert on wild flowers Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter, and illustrated by Richard Richardson, which was first published by Collins in 1952. Reprinted in 1953 and 1954, a second more revised 287-page editions was published by Collins in 1966, and in 1968.

This guidebook is organized differently from most, by habitat (land or water) and size, instead of by genus and species as in the Roger Tory Peterson and other guides. It also provides Fitter's unique "key" system for identifying unfamiliar birds, first by plumage (color), then "structural features" (shape), behavior and finally habitat (cf. the order of the species described.)

Despite Fitter's helpful advice how to identify a bird, the unfamiliar organization of his book limited its initial appeal; but this was more than compensated by the number and quality of Richardson's drawings, of which bird artist Peter Scott wrote in his foreword: "nothing of the kind has been so well done in Britain before ... a new bird painter of great skill."

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:56 UTC on Friday, 6 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2681: Burlington Royals

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The random article for Thursday, 5 September 2024 is Burlington Royals.

The Burlington Royals were a minor league baseball team in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. They were a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. The team was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians from 1986 to 2006 as the Burlington Indians. They were known as the Royals during an affiliation with the Kansas City Royals from 2007 to 2020. The Royals played their home games at Burlington Athletic Stadium. Opened in 1960, Burlington Athletic Stadium held 3,500 fans.

Major League Baseball alumni of note are featured on the wall inside the men's restroom at the Burlington Athletic Stadium in the form of painted jerseys: Manny Ramirez (#22), Jim Thome (#25), Bartolo Colón (#40) and CC Sabathia (#52).

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Royals were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.

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rWotD Episode 2680: James Tyldesley

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The random article for Wednesday, 4 September 2024 is James Tyldesley.

James Darbyshire Tyldesley (10 August 1889 – 31 March 1923) was an English cricketer active from 1910 to 1922 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield and died in Bolton. He appeared in 116 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast. He scored 2,885 runs with a highest score of 112*, one of three centuries, and held 97 catches. He took 309 wickets, including five wickets in an innings 15 times, with a best analysis of seven for 34. James Tyldesley was the second of four cricketing brothers who all played for Lancashire: William, himself, Harry and Dick.

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rWotD Episode 2679: Colombian emeralds

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The random article for Tuesday, 3 September 2024 is Colombian emeralds.

Emeralds are green and sometime green with a blueish-tint precious gemstones that are mined in various geological settings. They are minerals in the beryl group of silicates. For more than 4,000 years, emeralds have been among the most valuable of all jewels. Colombia, located in northern South America, is the country that mines and produces the most emeralds for the global market, as well as the most desirable. It is estimated that Colombia accounts for 70–90% of the world's emerald market. While commercial grade emeralds are quite plentiful, fine and extra fine quality emeralds are extremely rare. Colombian emeralds over 50 carat can cost much more than diamonds of the same size.

The Colombian departments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca, both in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, are the locations where most of the emerald mining takes place.

Although the Colombian emerald trade has a rich history that dates as far back as the pre-Columbian era, the increase in worldwide demand for the industry of the gemstones in the early 20th century has led prices for emeralds to nearly double on the global market. Until 2016, the Colombian emerald trade was at the center of Colombia's civil conflict, which has plagued the country since the 1950s.

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rWotD Episode 2678: Shurugwi Rural Areas

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The random article for Monday, 2 September 2024 is Shurugwi Rural Areas.

Shurugwi Rural Areas, also known as Shurugwi District, is a rural area around Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, mainly to the east, beginning 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the town centre. The area between the town and the rural areas was mainly occupied by white commercial farmers. It is thought that at one time, these farms were owned by three families who were all related. The total area of these farms is approximately 60 km x 40 km similar to an area that was occupied by more than 4,000 African families. Most of the black families are subsistence farmers. Maize is generally grown by the majority.

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rWotD Episode 2677: Ecclesia Gnostica

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The random article for Sunday, 1 September 2024 is Ecclesia Gnostica.

Ecclesia Gnostica (Latin: The Church of Gnosis) is an open sacramental neo-Gnostic church based in the United States. It has ordained clergy and conducts regular sacramental services, including two weekly Masses (Celebration of the Holy Eucharist), as well as monthly and seasonal services in accordance with the liturgical calendar. It has active parishes in Seattle, Portland, Austin, and Los Angeles.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:07 UTC on Sunday, 1 September 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2676: You Take Me for Granted

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The random article for Saturday, 31 August 2024 is You Take Me for Granted.

"You Take Me for Granted" is a song written by Leona Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from the album Going Where the Lonely Go. The song was Haggard's twenty-ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.

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rWotD Episode 2675: John P. Peters

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The random article for Friday, 30 August 2024 is John P. Peters.

John Punnett Peters (December 4, 1887 – December 29, 1955) was an American physician, the John Slade Ely Professor of Medicine at Yale University from 1928 until his death in 1955. He was "one of the founders of modern clinical chemistry". His 1932 textbook Quantitative Clinical Chemistry, coauthored with Donald Van Slyke, established clinical chemistry as a distinct discipline. His research articles and textbooks advanced the laboratory in the diagnosis and management of disease. The book advanced the study of clinical chemistry, i.e. the measurement of blood levels of sodium, potassium, glucose, etc. as essential components of understanding health and disease. Along with other physicians and scientists, he “established the basis of our present scientific understanding of body fluids.”

Peters was born in Philadelphia. He spent much of his growing up years in New York City. He did his undergraduate education at Yale University and earned his medical degree at Columbia University. During World War I he served as a medical doctor in the US army.

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rWotD Episode 2674: St. Andrew's Scots School

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The random article for Thursday, 29 August 2024 is St. Andrew's Scots School.

The Saint Andrew's Scots School (Spanish: Escuela Escocesa San Andrés), also referred to as Saint Andrew's, is an Argentine bilingual school in Olivos, Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province.

Established in 1838 in downtown Buenos Aires, it is the oldest school of Scottish origin in South America.

The school offers early childhood, primary and secondary education and has a university founded in 1988.

The school's campus is located in San Fernando, Tigre Partido, inside the urban area known as Greater Buenos Aires.

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rWotD Episode 2673: Bispinor

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The random article for Wednesday, 28 August 2024 is Bispinor.

In physics, and specifically in quantum field theory, a bispinor is a mathematical construction that is used to describe some of the fundamental particles of nature, including quarks and electrons. It is a specific embodiment of a spinor, specifically constructed so that it is consistent with the requirements of special relativity. Bispinors transform in a certain "spinorial" fashion under the action of the Lorentz group, which describes the symmetries of Minkowski spacetime. They occur in the relativistic spin-⁠1/2⁠ wave function solutions to the Dirac equation.

Bispinors are so called because they are constructed out of two simpler component spinors, the Weyl spinors. Each of the two component spinors transform differently under the two distinct complex-conjugate spin-1/2 representations of the Lorentz group. This pairing is of fundamental importance, as it allows the represented particle to have a mass, carry a charge, and represent the flow of charge as a current, and perhaps most importantly, to carry angular momentum. More precisely, the mass is a Casimir invariant of the Lorentz group (an eigenstate of the energy), while the vector combination carries momentum and current, being covariant under the action of the Lorentz group. The angular momentum is carried by the Poynting vector, suitably constructed for the spin field.

A bispinor is more or less "the same thing" as a Dirac spinor. The convention used here is that the article on the Dirac spinor presents plane-wave solutions to the Dirac equation using the Dirac convention for the gamma matrices. That is, the Dirac spinor is a bispinor in the Dirac convention. By contrast, the article below concentrates primarily on the Weyl, or chiral representation, is less focused on the Dirac equation, and more focused on the geometric structure, including the geometry of the Lorentz group. Thus, much of what is said below can be applied to the Majorana equation.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2672: Holly Smale

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The random article for Tuesday, 27 August 2024 is Holly Smale.

Holly Miranda Smale (born 7 December 1981) is a British writer. She wrote the Geek Girl series. The first book in the series won the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013. The final book, Forever Geek, was published by HarperCollins in March 2017.

Her first adult novel, The Cassandra Complex (UK)/ Cassandra in Reverse (US) was the June 2023 pick for Reese's Book Club and a pick for the BBC Radio 2 Book club.

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rWotD Episode 2671: Everything Goes (game show)

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The random article for Monday, 26 August 2024 is Everything Goes (game show).

Everything Goes is a game show that aired in the US from 12 September 1981 to 28 September 1988, with comedian Kip Addotta as host. It originally aired on Escapade for its first three years, then moved to the Playboy Channel in 1984 (which aired reruns of those first three seasons, and produced new episodes under the title The All-New Everything Goes). The show was produced by Scott Sternberg Productions. It was described as a "sort of cross between Hollywood Squares and strip-poker".

The show's theme song was "Piccadilly" by Squeeze; while the open used only the instrumental open/close of the song (with a drumroll in between, to punctuate host Addotta's intro), the full-length version was used during the closing credits.

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rWotD Episode 2670: Rhododendron cinnabarinum

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The random article for Sunday, 25 August 2024 is Rhododendron cinnabarinum.

Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreen

shrub that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:43 UTC on Sunday, 25 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2669: ViroPharma

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The random article for Saturday, 24 August 2024 is ViroPharma.

ViroPharma Incorporated was a pharmaceutical company that developed and sold drugs that addressed serious diseases treated by physician specialists and in hospital settings. The company focused on product development activities on viruses and human disease, including those caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. It was purchased by Shire in 2013, with Shire paying around $4.2 billion for the company in a deal that was finalized in January 2014. ViroPharma was a member of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the S&P 600.

The company had strategic relationships with GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough, and Sanofi-Aventis. ViroPharma acquired Lev Pharmaceuticals in a merger in 2008.

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rWotD Episode 2668: Miklos Boskovits

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The random article for Friday, 23 August 2024 is Miklos Boskovits.

Miklós Boskovits (1935 – 2011) was a Hungarian art historian who specialized in Italian renaissance art (and earlier).

Boskovits was born in Budapest. He wrote the Italian art catalogs for the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin (written between 1977 and 1980, published in 1988) and the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection (1990) before being asked to write the catalog of the Italian art collection for the National Gallery of Art.

Boskovits died in Florence.

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rWotD Episode 2667: Ultraviolet astronomy

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The random article for Thursday, 22 August 2024 is Ultraviolet astronomy.

Ultraviolet astronomy is the observation of electromagnetic radiation at ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 10 and 320 nanometres; shorter wavelengths—higher energy photons—are studied by X-ray astronomy and gamma-ray astronomy. Ultraviolet light is not visible to the human eye. Most of the light at these wavelengths is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, so observations at these wavelengths must be performed from the upper atmosphere or from space.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Thursday, 22 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2666: Lake Khövsgöl

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The random article for Wednesday, 21 August 2024 is Lake Khövsgöl.

Lake Khövsgöl (Mongolian: Хөвсгөл нуур, romanized: Hövsgöl núr) is a lake in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. It is the largest freshwater lake in the country by volume and second largest by area after Uvs Lake. It is nicknamed the "Younger sister" of those two "sister lakes".

The lake's name is also spelled Hovsgol, Khövsgöl, or Huvsgul in English texts. In Mongolian it is also referred to as Хөвсгөл далай (Hövsgöl dalai; lit. 'Ocean Khövsgöl') or Далай ээж (Dalai éj; lit. 'Ocean Mother').

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:55 UTC on Wednesday, 21 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2665: Wuikinuxv

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The random article for Tuesday, 20 August 2024 is Wuikinuxv.

The Wuikinuxv IPA: [ʔuwik'inuxʷ], ("Backbone people"), also rendered Oweekano (Pre-1976); Oowekeeno (1976-2003) (variations: Oweekeno, Owekano, Oweekayno, Wuikenukv, Wikeno, Owikeno, Awikenox, and also known as the Rivers Inlet people) are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located around Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake, to the north of Queen Charlotte Strait. The Wuikinuxv people and their neighbours the Heiltsuk and Haisla peoples were in the past sometimes known incorrectly as the "Northern Kwakiutl".

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2664: Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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The random article for Monday, 19 August 2024 is Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems.

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems. The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies. It is published by EDP Sciences and the editor-in-chief is Thierry Oberdorff (IRD). The journal was established in 1928 as Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture and obtained its current title in 2008.

An editorial published in 2002 by the outgoing editor Erick Vigneux, celebrates the 75-year anniversary of the journal. In this celebratory editorial, it is explained that 'Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems' was introduced as a subtitle for the journal name in 1996.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:01 UTC on Monday, 19 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2663: Harry Smith (cricketer, born 1890)

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The random article for Sunday, 18 August 2024 is Harry Smith (cricketer, born 1890).

Harry William Smith (6 September 1890 – ?) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Mile End.

Smith made his debut for the Essex Second XI at the age of nineteen, and played just three first-class matches before the outbreak of the First World War, his debut coming against Kent in 1912. However, Smith's breakthrough in the team was not to come until 1921, a season in which Essex's form dropped considerably - Smith playing eight first-class matches during the season as a tailender.

Smith achieved one five-wicket innings in his career - one which saw him rooted to Essex's tailend until the end of the 1922 season, after which he quit the game.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Sunday, 18 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2662: Miss Scarlet and The Duke

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The random article for Saturday, 17 August 2024 is Miss Scarlet and The Duke.

Miss Scarlet and The Duke is a British-American period television crime drama created by Rachael New, starring Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin as the title characters, two Victorian era detectives.

The first series debuted on Alibi in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2020, and premiered in the United States on 17 January 2021, as part of PBS's Masterpiece anthology series. A second series was announced by PBS on 29 March 2021. It premiered on Alibi in the UK on 14 June 2022, and on PBS in the US on 16 October 2022. The show was later renewed for series three and four, with series three premiering on PBS on 8 January 2023, and season four premiering on PBS on 7 January 2024.

It was announced in the United States on 29 February 2024, on PBS's Masterpiece website, that Miss Scarlet and the Duke would be renewed for a fifth series. The announcement also contained the news that the show would be retitled simply Miss Scarlet.

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rWotD Episode 2661: It Rhymes with Lust

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The random article for Friday, 16 August 2024 is It Rhymes with Lust.

It Rhymes with Lust is a "picture novel" published in 1950. It is an early example of a graphic novel. It was written by Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller (under the pseudonym "Drake Waller"), with black-and-white art by Matt Baker and inker Ray Osrin. It was published by the comic book and magazine company St. John Publications. Drake would go to write for comics publishers DC and Marvel, for which he created such characters as Doom Patrol, Deadman and the original Guardians of the Galaxy.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:02 UTC on Friday, 16 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2660: Dolejší

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The random article for Thursday, 15 August 2024 is Dolejší.

Dolejší is a Czech unisex surname. The surnames Dolejši, Dolejš, Dolejška, Dolejšek originated from the comparative adjective 'dolejší' ("lower", here meaning "the one who is located/living in a lower place") used to distinguish namesakes. Notable people with the surname include:

Břetislav Dolejší (1928–2010), Czech footballer

Jitka Dolejší (born 1958), Czech archer

Miroslav Dolejší (1931–2001), Czech political prisoner and columnist

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:10 UTC on Thursday, 15 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2659: Fanny Yarborough Bickett

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The random article for Wednesday, 14 August 2024 is Fanny Yarborough Bickett.

Fanny Neal Yarborough Bickett (October 11, 1870 – July 3, 1941) was an American social worker, public official, lawyer, and lobbyist. She served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921, as the wife of Governor Thomas W. Bickett, and used her influence in his administration to enact social reforms and support women's suffrage. During World War I, she maintained a victory garden at the North Carolina Executive Mansion and promoted home gardens to support the war effort. Bickett was the commandant of the Southeastern District of the U. S. Training Corps and visited American troops in France as a representative of the YMCA.

After serving as first lady, Bickett served in various civic roles, including as a member of the board of governors of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf, as the Head of the Infant and Maternal Welfare Bureau of the North Carolina State Department of Health, and as the Superintendent of Public Welfare for Wake County. In 1929, she was appointed by Governor O. Max Gardner as the first woman president of the North Carolina Railroad. In her later life, she earned a law degree from Wake Forest University and passed the state bar.

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rWotD Episode 2658: Pennsylvania Lines LLC

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The random article for Tuesday, 13 August 2024 is Pennsylvania Lines LLC.

Pennsylvania Lines LLC was a limited liability company that owned railroad lines in the United States that are owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway. The company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to Norfolk Southern in the split of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999. The company is named after the old Pennsylvania Railroad, whose old main line was a line of the new company. In November, 2003, the Surface Transportation Board approved a plan allowing Norfolk Southern to fully absorb Pennsylvania Lines LLC,[1] which was done on August 27, 2004.

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rWotD Episode 2657: 1984 Girabola

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The random article for Monday, 12 August 2024 is 1984 Girabola.

The 1984 Girabola was the sixth season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 2nd title, while M. C. H. do Uíge, Nacional de Benguela and Progresso do Sambizanga were relegated.

Osvaldo Saturnino aka Jesus of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 22 goals.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:31 UTC on Monday, 12 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2656: ITIL security management

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The random article for Sunday, 11 August 2024 is ITIL security management.

ITIL security management describes the structured fitting of security into an organization. ITIL security management is based on the ISO 27001 standard. "ISO/IEC 27001:2005 covers all types of organizations (e.g. commercial enterprises, government agencies, not-for profit organizations). ISO/IEC 27001:2005 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a documented Information Security Management System within the context of the organization's overall business risks. It specifies requirements for the implementation of security controls customized to the needs of individual organizations or parts thereof. ISO/IEC 27001:2005 is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls that protect information assets and give confidence to interested parties."

A basic concept of security management is information security. The primary goal of information security is to control access to information. The value of the information is what must be protected. These values include confidentiality, integrity and availability. Inferred aspects are privacy, anonymity and verifiability.

The goal of security management comes in two parts:

Security requirements defined in service level agreements (SLA) and other external requirements that are specified in underpinning contracts, legislation and possible internal or external imposed policies.

Basic security that guarantees management continuity. This is necessary to achieve simplified service-level management for information security.

SLAs define security requirements, along with legislation (if applicable) and other contracts. These requirements can act as key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be used for process management and for interpreting the results of the security management process.

The security management process relates to other ITIL-processes. However, in this particular section the most obvious relations are the relations to the service level management, incident management and change management processes.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:22 UTC on Sunday, 11 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2655: USS Hawkbill (SSN-666)

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The random article for Saturday, 10 August 2024 is USS Hawkbill (SSN-666).

USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle. The name perpetuated the inadvertent misspelling of "hawksbill" in the naming of the first ship of that name, USS Hawkbill (SS-366), a Balao-class submarine launched in 1944. USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) was the eighteenth of 39 Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered submarines that were built.

Hawkbill was sometimes called "The Devil Boat" or the "Devilfish" because of her hull number (666), from chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation, in the Bible's New Testament, which begins "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea...." and ends "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six;" and the resulting association in Christianity of the number 666 with the Devil and the Antichrist.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Saturday, 10 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2654: Lincoln Yards (development)

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The random article for Friday, 9 August 2024 is Lincoln Yards (development).

Lincoln Yards is a mixed-use development project located on the North Side of Chicago between the Lincoln Park and Bucktown neighborhoods. It consists of several towers and high-rises that will include apartments, condos, office, retail, and entertainment.

Lincoln Yards will occupy more than 50 acres of land located on both sides of the North Branch of the Chicago River. It will be bounded by Webster Avenue to the north, Clybourn Avenue to the east, North Avenue to the south, and the Kennedy Expressway to the west.

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rWotD Episode 2653: Stina Stenhagen

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The random article for Thursday, 8 August 2024 is Stina Stenhagen.

Stina Lisa Stenhagen (née Ställberg; 4 December 1916 – 26 March 1973) was a Swedish biochemist who was active in the fields of medical chemistry and chemical ecology. Together with her husband Einar Stenhagen she carried out groundbreaking research into the chemical composition of tubercular bacteria. In 1963, she was appointed professor of medical chemistry at Gothenburg University, so becoming the institution's first female professor. She and her colleagues later applied gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to investigate how pheromones allow communications between insects as well as between insects and plants, developing interest in a field which became known as chemical ecology.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:46 UTC on Thursday, 8 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2652: Rulyrana adiazeta

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The random article for Wednesday, 7 August 2024 is Rulyrana adiazeta.

Rulyrana adiazeta is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, Colombia, in the departments of Cundinamarca, Santander, and Tolima.

Its natural habitats are pre-montane and montane forests at elevations of 1,120–2,060 m (3,670–6,760 ft) above sea level. It occurs on vegetation next to streams. It is a common species but is locally suffering from habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:32 UTC on Wednesday, 7 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2651: Kaaterskill Falls (novel)

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The random article for Tuesday, 6 August 2024 is Kaaterskill Falls (novel).

Kaaterskill Falls is a 1998 novel by Allegra Goodman, set in a small Catskill Mountains, New York, USA, community of predominantly Orthodox Jews during summers in the mid-1970s. The location is based on the town of Tannersville, New York, where Goodman spent summers with her family. Like its fictional counterpart, Tannersville at the time was a summer home for the German Jews of Washington Heights, Manhattan.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:49 UTC on Tuesday, 6 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2650: Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity

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The random article for Monday, 5 August 2024 is Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity.

The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility, owned by the Department of Defense, is located on a peninsula in Perquimans County, North Carolina, along Albemarle Sound, near the town of Hertford, NC. It was established in World War II as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Harvey Point, an operating base for sea planes conducting anti-submarine surveillance off the Atlantic coast. A close by naval facility, Naval Air Station Weeksville, served as a blimp base from 1941 to 1957, while another former naval air facility remains active as Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.

To comply with various procurement regulations, the Department of the Navy holds the title to and budgetary responsibility for the facility. Agencies such as the ATF, CIA, and FBI have used the facility for complex training relating to overseas counterterrorism and asset-protection training. It has a sister facility in Virginia called Camp Peary.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:47 UTC on Monday, 5 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2649: Ragnar Klavan

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The random article for Sunday, 4 August 2024 is Ragnar Klavan.

Ragnar Klavan (born 30 October 1985) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for JK Tallinna Kalev. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his career.

Klavan played for Elva, Tulevik and Flora in Estonia, winning the Meistriliiga with Flora in the 2003 season, before moving to the Netherlands where he played for Heracles Almelo and AZ, winning the Eredivisie with the latter in the 2008–09 season. In 2012, he transferred to FC Augsburg and spent four seasons in the Bundesliga before his move to Liverpool in 2016 for €5 million. In 2018, Klavan signed for Serie A's Cagliari in a transfer worth £2 million. In 2021, he returned to Estonia signing for Paide Linnameeskond.

Klavan made his senior international debut for Estonia in 2003, and became captain in 2012. In 2015, he became the ninth player to make 100 appearances for Estonia, and is currently the fifth-most capped player in the history of the national team. Klavan has won the Estonian Footballer of the Year award a record seven times, in 2012 and six consecutive from 2014 to 2019.

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rWotD Episode 2648: Tumua ma Puleono

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The random article for Saturday, 3 August 2024 is Tumua ma Puleono.

Tumua ma Puleono was a political party in Samoa. The party is named for the traditional honorifics of Upolu and Savaii, the two main islands of Samoa. Its secretary was John Peterson.

The party opposed controversial constitutional amendments proposed by the Human Rights Protection Party government of Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi and advocated for a greater voice for non-matai. It contested the 2021 Samoan general election. As of 29 August 2020 the party had recruited three candidates to contest seats for it.

On 2 September 2020 the party announced it would join forces with the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi and Samoa National Democratic Party parties to contest the 2021 election. SNDP and Tumua ma Puleono candidates ran under the FAST banner, with only one candidate in each constituency.

The party was deregistered on 7 March 2023 after failing to pay the annual registration fee.

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rWotD Episode 2647: Iris spuria subsp. carthaliniae

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The random article for Friday, 2 August 2024 is Iris spuria subsp. carthaliniae.

Iris spuria subsp. carthaliniae is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the series Spuriae. It is a subspecies of Iris spuria, a rhizomatous perennial plant, from the Caucasus region, it is a tall iris with sky blue or white flowers. It was originally described by Fomin, as a separate species before Brian Mathew in 1981, added it to Iris spuria as one of its many subspecies. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:00 UTC on Friday, 2 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2646: Chinese cruiser Nan Chen

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The random article for Thursday, 1 August 2024 is Chinese cruiser Nan Chen.

Nan Chen (Chinese: 南琛; pinyin: Nán Chēn; Wade–Giles: Nan Ch'en; lit. 'Ornament of the South') was an unprotected cruiser built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany, while her armament was installed by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England. She was the lead ship of the Nan Chen class, alongside her sister vessel Nan Shui, which was based on the design of the cruiser Kai Chi. Nan Chen was considered to be obsolete by the Western Powers even at the time of her construction.

She was active during the Sino-French War of 1884–1885, first as part of a defensive squadron based at Nanking (now Nanjing). Nan Chen then formed part of the cruiser force of the Chinese squadron sent to engage the French blockade of Formosa (now Taiwan) which resulted in the Battle of Shipu. Following the battle, Nan Chen was blockaded into the port of Ningpo (now Ningbo) until the end of the war. She was absorbed into the Chinese navy following the Xinhai Revolution and was stricken in 1919.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:55 UTC on Thursday, 1 August 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2645: Goryani

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The random article for Wednesday, 31 July 2024 is Goryani.

The Goryani movement (Bulgarian: Горянско движение) or Goryanstvo (Bulgarian: горянство: Goryanism) was an active guerrilla resistance against the Bulgarian communist regime. It began immediately after the Ninth of September coup d'état in 1944 which opened the way to communist rule in Bulgaria, and ended in 1956. The movement covered the entire country, including urban areas and is known to have been the first organised anti-Soviet armed resistance in eastern Europe as well as the longest lasting.

The members of the movement were dubbed Goryani (Bulgarian: Горяни: ones of the forest), most likely not by themselves but pejoratively by the authorities or by street wits. Extremely scant official acknowledgements of the movement termed its members diversanti (Bulgarian: диверсанти: subversives, saboteurs and invariably stressed that they had been sent across the border by "imperialist centres".) Though helped to a significant extent by emigre Bulgarians and by foreign powers, the Goryani movement was mostly indigenous and spontaneous.

Its mode of action was traditionally Bulgarian, as practiced by the anti-Ottoman hayduti [Bulgarian хайдути: outlaws] and the anti-Nazi Partisans (pejoratively called Shumkari; Bulgarian: Шумкари, those of the bushes): the Goryani hid in remote mountains, highlands and forests, relying on a large network of yatatsi (Bulgarian: ятаци; illicit helpers) in settled communities, conducted sudden armed raids to disturb official business and withdrew before capture. Largely composed of country folk who defended their land and property from the communists, the Goryani had no discernible ideology or platform and were united by their dislike of the communist authorities.

Very little information has survived on the Goryani, whose existence was steadfastly concealed and denied by the Bulgarian communist authorities, with historical data on them carefully classified and removed and witnesses or participants intimidated into silence or eliminated. Since the movement was practically devoid of any international dimension, its history has remained remote from the mainstream of world anti-communist resistance.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:14 UTC on Wednesday, 31 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2644: Dragonfly (Ego Likeness album)

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The random article for Tuesday, 30 July 2024 is Dragonfly (Ego Likeness album).

Dragonfly is an album by the gothic rock band Ego Likeness.

Dragonfly, released in 2000 on the band's own record label Angelfall Music, is the band's first full-length CD. The follow-up to their 1999 demo, Songs from a Dead City, Dragonfly continued to develop the band's eclectic sound and atmosphere.

Recorded over a nine-month period of self-imposed isolation, Dragonfly begins the band's exploration of personal loss, regret, betrayal, growth and change.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Tuesday, 30 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2643: Ichirō Fujiyama

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The random article for Monday, 29 July 2024 is Ichirō Fujiyama.

Ichirō Fujiyama (藤山一郎, Fujiyama Ichirō, April 8, 1911 – August 21, 1993), born Takeo Masunaga (増永丈夫, Masunaga Takeo), was a Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called ryūkōka by his Western classical music skills. He was born in Chūō, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Although he was regarded as a tenor singer in Japanese popular music, he was originally a classical baritone singer. He also acted in various films, and was a close friend of Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995). His workroom has been reproduced inside the "NHK museum of broadcasting" as an exhibit.

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rWotD Episode 2642: Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange

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The random article for Sunday, 28 July 2024 is Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange.

WEDI, pronounced "wee dee", is a not-for-profit user group in the United States for users of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in public and private healthcare. It is sometimes referred to by other names including some or all of the words Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange.

By: Hipaasuite

It was established to provide leadership and guidance to the healthcare industry on how to use and leverage its collective knowledge, expertise and information resources to improve the quality, affordability and availability of healthcare, via forums, conferences and online resources, especially in matters of conformance to EDI standards required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA which was enacted by the U. S. Congress in 1996.

WEDI has regional affiliates in 27 US States and the Virgin Islands.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Sunday, 28 July 2024.

For the full current version of the article, see Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 2641: Highland Towers collapse

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The random article for Saturday, 27 July 2024 is Highland Towers collapse.

The Highland Towers collapse occurred on 11 December 1993 in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Tower Block 1 collapsed from a major landslide caused by heavy rains that burst diversion pipes. The Highland Towers consisted of three 12-storey buildings or "blocks". The collapse of Block 1 resulted in 48 deaths. Residents of the other two blocks and neighbouring establishments were evacuated due to safety concerns.

The Highland Towers complex was built in phases between 1974 and 1982. It was constructed at the western base of a steeply sloped hill, terraced extensively in the early 1980s. Block 1 was the southernmost building, Block 2 was built north-northwest of Block 1, and Block 3 was built west of Block 2. The towers were home to affluent middle-class families; a sizeable percentage of the residents were expatriates.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Saturday, 27 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2640: Kresnice

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The random article for Friday, 26 July 2024 is Kresnice.

Kresnice (pronounced [kɾɛˈsniːtsɛ]; German: Kreßnitz) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Friday, 26 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2639: Jack P. Lewis

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The random article for Thursday, 25 July 2024 is Jack P. Lewis.

Jack Pearl Lewis (March 13, 1919 – July 24, 2018) was an American Bible scholar affiliated with the Churches of Christ. He earned a Ph. D. in New Testament from Harvard University in 1953 and a Ph. D. in Old Testament from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1962. For 50 years, Lewis taught Bible and biblical languages first at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and then at Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was named professor emeritus upon his retirement. He authored over 223 articles in scholarly and church publications and published more than twenty-five books. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 24, 2018, at the age of 99.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:24 UTC on Thursday, 25 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2638: Weng Fanggang

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The random article for Wednesday, 24 July 2024 is Weng Fanggang.

Weng Fanggang (Chinese: 翁方綱) (1733 - 1818) was a Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet during the Qing dynasty.

A native of Beijing's Daxing District, Weng came to the attention of the Qianlong Emperor who was impressed with Weng's translation of the Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源 Tao Hua Yuan) by Tao Yuanming into the Manchu language. He was employed at court as a junior compiler, and later rose to become a member of the Grand Secretariat. Despite holding government posts in Shandong, Jiangxi and Jiangsu, Weng spend most of his professional life in Beijing, so as to be close to the literati of his day.

Weng proposed the imposition of classical rules on poetry, in an attempt to curb what he saw as the weaker, more abstract works of his contemporaries, particularly those who followed the style of Wang Yangming. He was opposed to Wang Yangming's philosophy that man had an innate goodness, as he felt this detracted from the achievements of historical saints and Confucian worthies. Despite his preference for formal structure, Weng admired the works of Li Bai and wrote passionate defences of Li Bai's work. He also favoured Su Shi's work, and named a room in his personal library after one of Su's poetry collections that Weng obtained in 1773. His views on poetry led him to create the Jili pai or "School of Musculature", a system of poetic criticism that focused on scholarly contemplation of universal patterns and structures.

Weng was also noted for his calligraphy, which was modelled after that of Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan. He specialised in lishu script, and was regarded as having the same degree of skill as Liu Yong.

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rWotD Episode 2637: Porsche Type 12

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The random article for Tuesday, 23 July 2024 is Porsche Type 12.

The Porsche Type 12 was a German project to develop an "Everyman's automobile" (Auto für Jedermann) for Zündapp. Fritz Neumeyer, then owner of Zündapp, ordered Ferdinand Porsche to design and build the prototype in 1931. Eventually, two saloons, and one drophead coupé were built. All of those cars were lost during World War II, the last one in a bombing raid in Stuttgart in 1945. The Type 12 is considered an important early step in the development of the original Volkswagen. A replica of the Type 12 is on static display at the Museum Industrielkultur in Nürnberg.

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rWotD Episode 2636: Saltville Historic District

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The random article for Monday, 22 July 2024 is Saltville Historic District.

Saltville Historic District is a national historic district located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 104 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Saltville. It includes a variety of residential and commercial buildings primarily dating from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings and sites include Well Fields, Saltville Golf Course, Office Building (1850), Mathieson Alkali Office Building (1894), company store (1895), First National Bank of Saltville, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1896), Gothic Revival style Madam Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, Duplex House (1894), Saltville Post Office (1931), Piggly-Wiggly Store, Saltville Savings Bank (1920), and Saltville Town Hall (1949).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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rWotD Episode 2635: Šeri and Ḫurri

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The random article for Sunday, 21 July 2024 is Šeri and Ḫurri.

Šeri and Ḫurri were a pair of theriomorphic Hurrian gods who almost always appear together in known sources. They were believed to pull the chariot of Teššub, the Hurrian weather god. Šeri additionally could function as a deity mediating between petitioners and his master, but no individual role was ever assigned to Ḫurri. In addition to appearing in Hurrian offering lists and theophoric names, for example from Nuzi, Šeri and Ḫurri are also attested in Hittite and Mesopotamian sources. While the Hittites incorporated them into their pantheon alongside Teššub and other deities from his circle, in Mesopotamia they instead came to be associated with Adad.

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rWotD Episode 2634: Barbados (band)

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The random article for Saturday, 20 July 2024 is Barbados (band).

Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in 2002 and later became a member of the group Alcazar. Mathias Holmgren, a former Fame Factory student was the new lead singer, but was forced to leave the band in 2004. Chris Lindh replaced him, before leaving the band in 2007. The current lead singer is Björn Lagerström.

The band won its first Grammis Award in February of the year 2000.

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rWotD Episode 2633: Niall Madden

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The random article for Friday, 19 July 2024 is Niall Madden.

Niall "Slippers" Madden (born 11 November 1985) is a retired Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse.

Madden's nickname is "Slippers", as a comparison with his father Niall Madden, also a jockey, whose nickname was "Boots". He rode for Noel Meade and won the 2006 Christmas Hurdle for Meade on Jazz Messenger. Madden retired as a jockey after riding at Punchestown on 31 December 2020.

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rWotD Episode 2632: Gabriel François Doyen

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The random article for Thursday, 18 July 2024 is Gabriel François Doyen.

Gabriel François Doyen (French: [gabʁjɛl fʁɑ̃swa dwajɑ̃]; 1726 – 5 June 1806) was a French painter who was born in Paris.

He became an artist against his father's wishes, becoming a pupil at the age of twelve of Charles-André van Loo. Making rapid progress, he obtained at twenty the Grand Prix de Rome, and in 1748 set out for Rome. He studied the works of Annibale Carracci, Pietro Berrettini da Cortona, Giulio Romano and Michelangelo, then visited Naples, Bologna and, crucially, Venice. While in the latter city Doyen was greatly influenced by the work of the famous colourists, such as Titian.

In 1755 returned to Paris and, at first unappreciated and disparaged, he resolved by one grand effort to achieve a reputation, and in 1758 he exhibited his Death of Virginia. It was completely successful, and procured him admission to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Doyen was also influenced by Peter Paul Rubens after a visit to Antwerp. This influence is, perhaps, best displayed in his Le Miracle des ardents, painted for the church of St Genevieve at St Roch (1767). This painting was exhibited in the salon of 1767, which was recorded by Saint-Aubin in "View of the salon of 1767'". Art historian Michael Levey described this painting as the 'high point' in the artist's career, suggesting the drama of the piece may be a precursor to that which characterises the French Romantic painting of the 19th century. He notes how the writhing figures of the foreground are similar to those found in The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault. In 1773 Doyen painted his The Last Communion of St Louis for the high altar of the chapel at the École Militaire; it is strongly reminiscent of The Last Communion of St Jerome by Domenichino and displays a sharp clarity of message, required by its position far above the high altar. Another notable work of this period in Doyen's life is the Triumph of Thetis for the chapel of the Invalides. In 1776 he was appointed professor at the academy.

During the initial stages of the French Revolution he became active in the national museum project; however in 1791 he left France for Russia on the invitation of Catherine II of Russia. He settled in St Petersburg, where he was much honoured by the Imperial family and Russian art establishment. He died there on 5 June 1806.

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rWotD Episode 2631: Pleioceras barteri

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The random article for Wednesday, 17 July 2024 is Pleioceras barteri.

Pleioceras barteri grows as a shrub, liana or small tree up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall. Its flowers feature dark red or violet corolla lobes with yellow apex. Its habitat is forests, bush or open ground in coastal areas from sea level to 500 metres (1,600 ft) altitude. Local traditional medicinal uses include as an emmenagogue, abortifacient and also in the treatment of rheumatism and malaria. Pleioceras barteri is native to tropical West Africa and Cameroon.

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rWotD Episode 2630: Pavel Simigin

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The random article for Tuesday, 16 July 2024 is Pavel Simigin.

Pavel Vladimirovich Simigin (Russian: Павел Владимирович Симигин; July 26, 1968, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Dumas.

From 2004 to 2014, Simigin held the position of commercial director of the "Singapore" company. From 2006 to 2009, he worked as an assistant to the deputy of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur State Duma of the 5th convocation. On September 14, 2014, he was elected deputy of the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai of the 6th convocation. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.

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rWotD Episode 2629: Complete information

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The random article for Monday, 15 July 2024 is Complete information.

In economics and game theory, complete information is an economic situation or game in which knowledge about other market participants or players is available to all participants. The utility functions (including risk aversion), payoffs, strategies and "types" of players are thus common knowledge. Complete information is the concept that each player in the game is aware of the sequence, strategies, and payoffs throughout gameplay. Given this information, the players have the ability to plan accordingly based on the information to maximize their own strategies and utility at the end of the game.

Inversely, in a game with incomplete information, players do not possess full information about their opponents. Some players possess private information, a fact that the others should take into account when forming expectations about how those players will behave. A typical example is an auction: each player knows his own utility function (valuation for the item), but does not know the utility function of the other players.

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rWotD Episode 2628: Denis J. Butler

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The random article for Sunday, 14 July 2024 is Denis J. Butler.

Denis J. Butler (1926 – 2010) was a New York Assemblyman from Queens, New York, who represented the 36th legislative district for a quarter century from 1976 to 2000. At the time, the district encompassed the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Eight years after Butler's death in 2010, a street in Astoria was named after him to commemorate him and preserve his legacy.

In the Assembly, he was preceded by Anthony V. Gazzara who served from 1974 to 1976. Both Butler and Gazzara served as Democrats. He first served in the 181st New York State Legislature and ended in the 193rd.

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rWotD Episode 2627: Penthouse apartment

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The random article for Saturday, 13 July 2024 is Penthouse apartment.

A penthouse is an apartment or unit traditionally on the highest floor of an apartment building, condominium, hotel, or tower. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features. The term 'penthouse' originally referred, and sometimes still does refer, to a separate smaller 'house' that was constructed on the roof of an apartment building. Architecturally it refers specifically to a structure on the roof of a building that is set back from its outer walls. These structures do not have to occupy the entire roof deck. Recently, luxury high rise apartment buildings have begun to designate multiple units on the entire top residential floor or multiple higher residential floors including the top floor as penthouse apartments, and outfit them to include ultra-luxury fixtures, finishes, and designs which are different from all other residential floors of the building. These penthouse apartments are not typically set back from the building's outer walls, but are instead flush with the rest of the building and simply differ in size, luxury, and consequently price. High-rise buildings can also have structures known as mechanical penthouses that enclose machinery or equipment such as the drum mechanisms for an elevator.

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rWotD Episode 2626: George Watts Hill

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The random article for Friday, 12 July 2024 is George Watts Hill.

George Watts Hill (October 27, 1901 – January 20, 1993) was an American banker, hospital administrator and philanthropist who played a key role in the socioeconomic development of Durham, North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Park. He was also instrumental in health care reform, the desegregation of Durham, the education of children with learning disabilities, and the removal of the Speaker Ban Law.

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rWotD Episode 2625: Missouri Route 340

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The random article for Thursday, 11 July 2024 is Missouri Route 340.

Route 340 also called Clarkson Road or Olive Boulevard is a highway in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Its western terminus is Route 100 (Manchester Road) in Ellisville, and its eastern terminus is at an intersection with Ferguson Avenue and Olive Boulevard in University City. The stretch of Route 340 between Manchester Road and the Interstate 64 / U. S. 40 / U. S. 61 interchange is known locally as Clarkson Road. The remainder of Route 340 between this intersection and its eastern terminus is variously known as Olive Boulevard (which does not connect with Olive Street in the city of St. Louis). Route 340 ends at Ferguson Avenue in University City, but Olive Boulevard continues to Skinker Boulevard on the St. Louis city line.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:13 UTC on Thursday, 11 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2624: R4M

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The random article for Wednesday, 10 July 2024 is R4M.

R4M, abbreviation for Rakete, 4 kilogramm, Minenkopf (English: Rocket, 4 kilogram, Mine-head), also known by the nickname Orkan (English: Hurricane) due to its distinctive smoke trail when fired, was a folding-fin air-to-air rocket used by the Luftwaffe at the end of World War II.

The R4M was used on several late war German combat aircraft, most notably the Messerschmitt Me 262, and could be fired from open ramps under aircraft wings or from tubes inside under-wing rocket pods. It featured a high capacity "mine shell" equivalent warhead filled with 520 g (1.15 lb) of the explosive-mixture HTA 41 (also known as HTA 15), which consists of 40% Hexogen (RDX), 45% TNT and 15% aluminium. The shell-walls of the warhead were only 0.8 mm (0.0315 in) thick.

Besides the air-to-air warhead the rocket could also be outfitted with shaped charge warheads for air-to-ground use, then called R4HL for hohlladung (English: hollow charge). These warheads were called Panzerblitz (English: Armor-lightning) and existed in two primary versions: Panzerblitz 2 (PB 2), consisting of an 88 mm Panzerschreck warhead fitted with a ballistic cap, and Panzerblitz 3 (PB 3), consisting of the original 55 mm mine-warhead modified to be a shaped-charge.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:10 UTC on Wednesday, 10 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2623: Banat Romanian dialect

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The random article for Tuesday, 9 July 2024 is Banat Romanian dialect.

The Banat dialect (subdialectul / graiul bănățean) is one of the dialects of the Romanian language (Daco-Romanian). Its geographic distribution extends over the Romanian Banat and parts of the Serbian Banat, but also in parts of the Timok Valley of Serbia.

The Banat dialect is a member of the northern grouping of Romanian dialects, along with the Moldavian dialect and the group of Transylvanian varieties. Features of the Banat dialect are found in southern dialects of Romanian: Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian.

The Banat dialect has been long classified separately from the Transylvanian varieties, but in early studies such as those by Mozes Gaster these were sometimes grouped together as a single variety. The Banat dialect was considered separately by Heimann Tiktin, Gustav Weigand, Sextil Pușcariu (in his latter studies), Emil Petrovici, Romulus Todoran, Ion Coteanu, Alexandru Philippide, Iorgu Iordan, and others.

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rWotD Episode 2622: Shuvu Chazon Avrohom

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The random article for Monday, 8 July 2024 is Shuvu Chazon Avrohom.

Shuvu Chazon Avrohom, often referred to by its former names Shuvu or The United Fund for the Education of Russian Immigrant Children in Israel, is an Orthodox Jewish kiruv organization in Israel. It was founded by Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Pam as a network of schools, summer camps, and after school programs for immigrant children from the Former Soviet Union. Its enrollment has since expanded to include many Israelis from birth as well as immigrants from all over the world.

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rWotD Episode 2621: Matsumura

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The random article for Sunday, 7 July 2024 is Matsumura.

Matsumura (written: 松村 lit. "pine tree village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Anri Matsumura (松村杏里, born 1991), Japanese handball player

Ayako Matsumura (松村亜矢子, born 1982), Japanese synchronized swimmer

Chiaki Matsumura (松村千秋, born 1992), Japanese curler

Matsumura Goshun (松村呉春, 1752–1811), Japanese painter

Jinzō Matsumura (松村任三, 1856–1928), Japanese botanist

Hideyuki Matsumura (松村英之, 1930–1995), Japanese mathematician

Katsumi Matsumura (松村勝美, born 1944), Japanese volleyball player

Katsuya Matsumura (松村克弥, born 1963), Japanese film director and screenwriter

Kunihiro Matsumura (松村邦洋, born 1967), Japanese comedian

Michio Matsumura (松村道央, born 1983), Japanese golfer

Mitsuru Matsumura (松村充, born 1957), Japanese figure skater and coach

Motoharu Matsumura (松村元治, born 1946), Japanese cross-country skier

Nabe Matsumura (松村ナビ, 1860–1930), Japanese karateka

Ryo Matsumura (松村亮, born 1994), Japanese footballer

Ryuji Matsumura (松村龍二, born 1938), Japanese politician

Sayuri Matsumura (松村沙友理, born 1992), Japanese singer and actress

Shōnen Matsumura (松村松年, 1872–1960), Japanese entomologist

Matsumura Sōkon (松村宗棍), Japanese karateka

Suzuko Matsumura (松村鈴子, born 1958), Japanese swimmer

Teizo Matsumura (松村禎三, 1929–2007), Japanese composer and poet

Yoshifumi Matsumura (松村祥史, born 1964), Japanese politician

Yoshiko Matsumura (松村好子, born 1941), Japanese volleyball player

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Sunday, 7 July 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2620: Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association

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The random article for Saturday, 6 July 2024 is Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.

The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association is a trade advocacy organization headquartered in Harrisburg, the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Association was founded in Harrisburg on 9 October 1909 by Joseph R. Grundy, a manufacturer from Bucks County. The group’s original members were Pennsylvania individuals and companies engaged in the manufacturing of goods as well as trade and local associations representing the manufacturers.

The consortium began offering insurance products, providing workers’ compensation insurance in 1915 and fire and other casualty insurance in 1920. In 2004, PMA sold its insurance properties to PMA Capital Insurance Co. of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, although PMA Capital retained the company’s name.

PMA remained concentrated on events in Pennsylvania until 1925, when it joined the National Industrial Council, part of the National Association of Manufacturers. Although PMA is primarily a trade advocacy group, it has also provided it members support during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, conducted workplace safety research projects on drug use affects in employees, supported trade with Taiwan, opposed federal tariffs, and developed programs re-purposing Pennsylvania’s many shut-down coal facilities.

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rWotD Episode 2619: Eldri Langåker

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The random article for Friday, 5 July 2024 is Eldri Langåker.

Eldri Langåker (born 3 March 1944) is a Norwegian trade unionist.

She worked in Televerket from 1962 to 1987, but had a long trade union career. From 1973 to 1979 she was deputy leader of the trade union Kvinnelige Telegraf- og Telefonfunksjonærers Landsforening, and from 1979 to 1981 she was the leader. She led the Confederation of Vocational Unions from 1981 to 1986. Since then she has worked in Oslo municipality.

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rWotD Episode 2618: Islam: What the West Needs to Know

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The random article for Thursday, 4 July 2024 is Islam: What the West Needs to Know.

Islam: What the West Needs to Know is a 2006 propaganda film produced by Quixotic Media. It features discussions using passages from religious texts and includes commentaries by Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and Walid Shoebat. The film premiered at the American Film Renaissance Festival in Hollywood on January 15, 2006, and had a limited theatrical release in Chicago, Washington, D. C., and Atlanta in summer 2006.

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rWotD Episode 2617: James I of Cyprus

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The random article for Wednesday, 3 July 2024 is James I of Cyprus.

James I (French: Jacques de Lusignan; 1334 – September 9, 1398) was the youngest son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and by 1369 held the title "Constable of Jerusalem." When his nephew Peter II died in 1382, he became King of Cyprus. James was also crowned King of Jerusalem in 1389 and assumed the title of King of Armenia in 1393, which was formally given to him in 1396.

James was the third son of Hugh IV of Cyprus and his second wife, Alix of Ibelin. His older half-brother was Guy, Prince of Galilee (1320–43), and his two brothers were Peter I, King of Cyprus (1328–1369), and John of Lusignan, Prince of Antioch (1329–1375). Before becoming king, James had other offices and was known for his resistance against the Genoese invasion of Cyprus.

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rWotD Episode 2616: NK Inter Zaprešić

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The random article for Tuesday, 2 July 2024 is NK Inter Zaprešić.

Nogometni klub Inter Zaprešić was a Croatian professional football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb.

The team were nicknamed Keramičari (The ceramics makers), because they were sponsored by a ceramics factory through much of their history) or Div iz predgrađa (The giant from the suburb). The team's colours are yellow and blue. Home games at Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium. On 20 July 2022, Inter has dissolved due to financial issues.

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rWotD Episode 2615: Burton Leonard

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The random article for Monday, 1 July 2024 is Burton Leonard.

Burton Leonard is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, and approximately 7 miles (11 km) south from Ripon. In the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 654, which had risen to 690 by the time of the 2011 Census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population had dropped to 670.

The village is typical of the area, with at its centre a green, one public house, a church, a small primary school, a cricket field and a village shop. Buses run daily from the green to the nearby towns of Harrogate and Ripon.

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rWotD Episode 2614: Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

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The random article for Sunday, 30 June 2024 is Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

The Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on 25 December 1951. Prior to this, the flag was red with the Cyrillic characters БССР (BSSR) in gold in the top-left corner, surrounded by a gold border. Between 1937 and the adoption of the above flag in the 1940s, the flag was the same, but with a gold hammer and sickle above the Cyrillic characters and no border. Between 1919 and 1937, the flag was red, with the Cyrillic characters ССРБ (SSRB) in the top left-hand corner. In early 1919, a plain red flag was used. The final BSSR flag was used until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. A flag based on this Soviet design is used as the national flag of Belarus.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:53 UTC on Sunday, 30 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2613: 1899 Clemson Tigers football team

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The random article for Saturday, 29 June 2024 is 1899 Clemson Tigers football team.

The 1899 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University–during the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers completed their fourth season with a record of 4–2, with wins over Davidson, South Carolina, North Carolina A&M, and Georgia Tech and losses to Georgia and Auburn. Clemson did not host any games, but played a mix of away and neutral site games. Walter Riggs served again as coach, having also led the team in its inaugural 1896 season, while J. N. Walker was the captain.

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rWotD Episode 2612: Ma Jolie (Picasso, New York)

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The random article for Friday, 28 June 2024 is Ma Jolie (Picasso, New York).

Ma Jolie is a 1911–1912 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso. It relies on abstract meanings and concepts such as signified and signifier. It is now in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is not to be confused with the 1914 Picasso of the same name, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Picasso's mistress at the time he created this painting was Eva Gouel (whose real name was Marcelle Humbert). His nickname for her was Ma Jolie; she died in 1915. Ma Jolie was also the refrain of a popular song of the day. The picture also implies a bowl of fruit situated on top of the woman's head, alluding to the abstract roots of his works before the onset of the First World War.

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rWotD Episode 2611: HMS Detroit

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The random article for Thursday, 27 June 2024 is HMS Detroit.

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Detroit, after Fort Detroit. Both served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812:

HMS Detroit (1812) was a 6-gun brig, previously the American army vessel Adams. She was captured in 1812, but was retaken and burnt later that year.

HMS Detroit (1813) was a 20-gun sloop launched in 1813 and captured by the Americans later that year, becoming USS Detroit (1813).

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rWotD Episode 2610: Mike Titcomb

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The random article for Wednesday, 26 June 2024 is Mike Titcomb.

Michael Herbert Titcomb (23 April 1933 – 2 May 2008) was a rugby union referee. He became the youngest referee to officiate an international game when Wales faced Scotland in 1966.

Born Bristol, England Titcomb played rugby for both his school and his university, Bristol University. He only took up refereeing after an eye injury ended his playing career. He officiated his first match in Moseley as the substitute referee when the one originally scheduled failed to show. The RFU were impressed by his performance and Titcomb quickly made it to the international ranks.

He officiated five England Trials, three Barbarian fixtures and 26 county matches, including three finals. Several of the matches he refereed are well remembered including when Oxford University beat South Africa 6–3. The most famous moment of his career came in 1968 when he wrongly awarded a drop goal to Gareth Edwards of Wales. With the call it brought the score of the Wales-Ireland international to 6–6. The Irish fans acted with anger to Titcomb's call pelting him with bottles and other missiles as he left the pitch at the end of the game. Titcomb later apologized for his call.

Titcomb died of kidney failure on 2 May 2008.

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rWotD Episode 2609: Henrik Thune

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The random article for Tuesday, 25 June 2024 is Henrik Thune.

Henrik Thune (born 1969) is a Norwegian academic, writer and diplomat, who is State Secretary/Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway. He is the former director of the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution (NOREF). He was previously a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and head of its Middle East Programme.

Thune holds a PhD and two master's degrees in international relations from the University of Oslo and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has served five years as a diplomat in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2009 to 2012 he was a project manager at the Secretariat of the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Thune has published numerous books and articles on international relations theory, the Middle East, Norwegian foreign policy, and the role of the news media in international relations, and he is a commentator and columnist in Norwegian newspapers.

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rWotD Episode 2608: White Mountains Tennis Championships

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The random article for Monday, 24 June 2024 is White Mountains Tennis Championships.

The White Mountains Tennis Championships or the White Mountains Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1890 as the East Side of the White Mountains Championships, a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The tournament was first organised by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association, and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire, United States.

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rWotD Episode 2607: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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The random article for Sunday, 23 June 2024 is 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury led the Red Raiders in his fourth season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play.

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rWotD Episode 2606: When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)

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The random article for Saturday, 22 June 2024 is When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You).

"When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Jeff Branen wrote the lyrics. Evans Lloyd composed the music. The song was published by Jeff Branen Publisher of New York, New York. The sheet music cover features a group of soldiers sitting around the camp fire. In the foreground is an armed soldier on guard duty walking through the campground. The song was written for both voice and piano.

The lyrics begins with a woman proudly declaring that her soldier boyfriend has sent her a letter. The chorus is the contents of the letter:

When the sun goes down in Normandy

And the campfires are all a-glow

I'm dreaming of my lady love

Who's so far away across the waters

One of America's fairest daughters

Gee! Tonight I'm lonesome and blue

and gee! I know that you're lonesome too

When the sun goes down in Normandy

Then is when I sit and dream of you

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

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rWotD Episode 2605: Barry Johnston (footballer)

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The random article for Friday, 21 June 2024 is Barry Johnston (footballer).

Barry Johnston (born 28 October 1980) is a former Irish footballer .

After serving apprenticeships at Celtic Boys under Jim Heaney, in 2009 Johnston joined Cliftonville's U18. Although he believed he would have preferred becoming a winger, the coach Heaney considered his best position was a defensive sweeper or right back.

Johnston suffered a leg injury, which almost terminated his career and which left him with nine screws and a steel plate anchored to his marrow. In 2000, Johnston took a leave from football and spent a two-year scholarship in the United States in New Orleans with William Carey College.

After returning from the United States, he came back playing football at Coleraine. He stayed there for four years, reaching two IFA Cup Finals in 2003 and 2004 against Glentoran, winning the first one.

Johnston moved back to Cliftonville in January 2006. He lost another IFA Cup Final in May 2009 against Crusaders.

In 2009, he signed a loan for Shamrock Rovers after impressing in guest appearances against Newcastle and Hibernians, making his competitive debut as a substitute in a win over Derry City at Tallaght Stadium.

Johnston returned in Northern Ireland to sign for Glenavon in December 2009.

He then signed for Cliftonville for the third time in September 2010.

Johnston scored Cliftonville's equaliser against The New Saints in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

In July 2015, Johnston moved to newly promoted Carrick Rangers. Johnston moved due to a knee injury which prevented him from playing as much on artificial turf.

Johnston retired in 2016 and joined the Cliftonville staff in March 2018.

In June 2022 Johnston was appointed manager of Lisburn Distillery F. C.

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rWotD Episode 2604: Violant de Prades de Gandia

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The random article for Thursday, 20 June 2024 is Violant de Prades de Gandia.

Violant de Prades de Gandia (1395–1471), was a Spanish noblewoman.

She was born to the noble Jaume de Prades and Violant de Gandia, and married viscount Bernat Joan, viscount de Cabrera and count de Mòdica. She often managed the fief during the absence of her spouse. In 1461, her spouse participated i the capture of Charles, Prince of Viana, but in the Catalan Civil War, he sided with the rebels against John II of Aragon and Navarre. Violant, however, sided with John II, for which she has in history traditionally been given a bad name. When her spouse was captured by the king, she was able to act as a mediator and eventually facilitate his release. She also fought for the property of her spouse not being confiscated, though she failed in this regard.

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rWotD Episode 2603: Wrestling at the Friendship Games

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The random article for Wednesday, 19 June 2024 is Wrestling at the Friendship Games.

Wrestling at the Friendship Games was contested in three disciplines: freestyle, Greco-Roman and sambo wrestling. Freestyle events took place at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria between 20 July and 22 July 1984 (with 80 competitors in 10 events). Greco-Roman events were contested at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary between 13 and 15 July 1984 (with 61 competitors in 10 events). Sambo took part in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia between 1 and 2 September 1984.

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rWotD Episode 2602: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture

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The random article for Tuesday, 18 June 2024 is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture is an institution of higher learning granting degrees in the field of architecture. It is located in the Ponce Historic Zone, across from Plaza Las Delicias. It was established in 2009. Together with the School of Law, it is one of two semi-autonomous professional colleges of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR) in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 2010, the school won an award from the Southern Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce for Valor del Año en Educacion (Courage of the Year in Education). The school is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). It has a teaching staff of 40 and a student body of 300. The current dean of the school is Luis Badillo Lozano.

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rWotD Episode 2601: Ahmed Yerima

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The random article for Monday, 17 June 2024 is Ahmed Yerima.

Ahmed Parker Yerima (born 8 May 1957) is a Nigerian academic, professor playwright and theater director. He was director-general of the Nigerian National Theatre, and has previously served as director of the National Troupe. He is a professor of Theater and Performing Arts and has been dean of the College of Humanities at Redeemer's University

The board of trustees of the redeemers university has been appointed Prof. Ahmed Parker Yerima as Acting Vice Chancellor of the Redeemers University.

since 2013.

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rWotD Episode 2600: Roger of San Severino

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The random article for Sunday, 16 June 2024 is Roger of San Severino.

Roger of San Severino was the bailiff of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1277 to 1282. He was sent to Acre, then the capital of the kingdom, with a small force by the new king Charles I of Anjou, also King of Sicily, to act as regent.

Charles, an Angevin and brother of King Louis IX of France, had purchased the rights to the kingdom from Mary of Antioch, one of the claimants after the death of Conradin in 1268. The succession, however, was disputed between Mary and Hugh III of Cyprus.

Roger had the support of the Knights Templar and the Republic of Venice when he landed at Acre. The bailiff at the time was Balian of Ibelin, Lord of Arsuf, who initially refused to admit him into the citadel until papers signed by Charles, Mary, and Pope John XXI were produced and the Knights Hospitallers and Patriarch of Jerusalem John of Versailles had refused to intervene. The state of the kingdom became anarchy as Roger raised Charles' standards and demanded oaths of homage from the barons, who in turn refused to accept the transferral of the royal rights without a decision of the Haute Cour. The barons requested Hugh of Cyprus to release them from their oaths, but he refused. Roger then threatened all the barons with confiscation if they did not do him homage. They did. Even Bohemond VII of Tripoli recognised him as regent in Acre.

Roger governed the remnant of the Latin kingdom in the East in peace. He continued the alliance with the Mamluk sultan of Egypt, Qalawun, at the request of Charles and extended it for another ten years in May 1281. He also refused to aid the Mongol ilkhan of Persia, Abaqa, against the Mamluks at the Second Battle of Homs. He even personally congratulated Qalawun on his victory. In 1281, following the Sicilian Vespers of 30 March, Roger was recalled with his troops to Italy and he left Odo Poilechien behind as his deputy.

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rWotD Episode 2599: Lee Baxter

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The random article for Saturday, 15 June 2024 is Lee Baxter.

Lee Baxter (born 17 June 1976) is a Scottish-Swedish football goalkeeper and coach who has played for clubs in Sweden and England and trained goalkeepers in several international clubs.

He moved from Malmö FF to Sheffield United in 2003, to cover a goalkeeping crisis. His only appearance was The Blades Football League match against Burnley on 6 December 2003. He was deemed to be at fault for two of the goals and was subbed at half time for Alan Fettis.

Baxter only played for Sheffield United in England, before moving back to Sweden with IFK Gothenburg.

He is the son of football manager Stuart Baxter, and grandson of footballer Bill Baxter.

Following his playing career, he took on the role of goalkeeper coach at AIK. In 2015, he moved to Turkish Super Lig team, Gençlerbirliği S. K. His time at the club was cut short, following the dismissal of the head coach. Later he worked as the Head Goalkeeper coach at Supersport United, in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). He was later goalkeeper coach for Kaizer Chiefs.

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rWotD Episode 2598: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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The random article for Friday, 14 June 2024 is Hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) or extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) is a syndrome caused by the repetitive inhalation of antigens from the environment in susceptible or sensitized people. Common antigens include molds, bacteria, bird droppings, bird feathers, agricultural dusts, bioaerosols and chemicals from paints or plastics. People affected by this type of lung inflammation (pneumonitis) are commonly exposed to the antigens by their occupations, hobbies, the environment and animals. The inhaled antigens produce a hypersensitivity immune reaction causing inflammation of the airspaces (alveoli) and small airways (bronchioles) within the lung. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis may eventually lead to interstitial lung disease.

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rWotD Episode 2597: Johnny Chiang

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The random article for Thursday, 13 June 2024 is Johnny Chiang.

Johnny Chiang Chi-chen (Chinese: 江啟臣; pinyin: Jiāng Qǐchén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang Khé-sîn; born 2 March 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and former international political economy scholar who is currently the vice president of the Legislative Yuan.

Chiang served as an associate professor in Soochow University before his political career. He was the penultimate Director-General of the Government Information Office from 2010 to 2011, a post he resigned to become a member of the Legislative Yuan in which he has served since 2012. In March 2020, he was elected the Chairman of the Kuomintang and assumed office on 9 March until he was succeeded by Eric Chu on 5 October 2021. Chiang took office as vice president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:20 UTC on Thursday, 13 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2596: Muskrat Ramble

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The random article for Wednesday, 12 June 2024 is Muskrat Ramble.

"Muskrat Ramble" is a jazz composition written by Kid Ory in 1926. It was first recorded on February 26, 1926, by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and became the group's most frequently recorded piece. It was paired on the flip side with another one of Armstrong's hits, "Heebie Jeebies." It was a prominent part of the Dixieland revival repertoire in the 1930s and 1940s, and was recorded by Bob Crosby, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Muggsy Spanier, Chet Atkins, Lu Watters, the Andrews Sisters, Harry James, and Al Hirt, among others. It is considered a part of the jazz standard repertoire.

Without Ory's consent, lyrics were written for the instrumental tune in 1950 by Ray Gilbert. After Gilbert protested that he was entitled to share credit with Ory, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded him one-third credit on all performances of "Muskrat Ramble", vocal and instrumental.

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rWotD Episode 2595: Arrowhead Lodge

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The random article for Tuesday, 11 June 2024 is Arrowhead Lodge.

The Arrowhead Lodge, at 34500 Poudre Canyon Hwy., Roosevelt National Forest, in Larimer County, Colorado, served by the post office in unincorporated Bellvue, Colorado, was a resort camp which was built in 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The listed area includes 27 buildings, 22 of them being contributing buildings, a contributing object (a sign), and various noncontributing structures and objects, on 3 acres (1.2 ha).

Its main lodge is currently a United States Forest Service visitor's center. Other buildings include 13 historic, Rustic-style cabins.

It is at elevation 7,410 feet (2,260 m), about 32 miles (51 km) up Cache la Poudre Canyon. It is reached by Colorado State Highway 14, which runs west off U. S. Highway 287, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado.

It is located in Roosevelt National Forest "in the rugged lower montane climax region typical of Colorado's Rocky Mountain eastern slope," on the north bank of the Cache la Poudre River.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:27 UTC on Tuesday, 11 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2594: Bhrikuti

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The random article for Monday, 10 June 2024 is Bhrikuti.

Bhrikuti Devi (Sanskrit: भृकुटी, known to Tibetans as Bal-mo-bza' Khri-btsun, Bhelsa Tritsun ("Besa" Nepal lit. 'Nepali consort'), or simply, Khri bTsun (lit. 'royal lady') was a princess of the Licchavi kingdom in Nepal. In c.622 Bhrikuti became the first wife and queen of the king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo (c.605–650 CE). Bhrikuti was seen as an incarnation of Green Tara, and is credited for bringing Buddhism to Tibet, together with the Jowo Mikyo Dorje statue for which the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa was built.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:15 UTC on Monday, 10 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2593: 13th Brigade (Australia)

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The random article for Sunday, 9 June 2024 is 13th Brigade (Australia).

The 13th Brigade is an Army Reserve formation of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1912 as a Militia formation in Victoria, the brigade was re-raised as a First Australian Imperial Force unit during World War I and fought on the Western Front. In the interwar years, the brigade was re-raised as a part-time formation based in Western Australia and later fought in the New Britain Campaign during World War II.

It is currently headquartered at Perth in Western Australia and has units located across the state in locations such as Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Albany, Katanning, Joondalup and Rockingham. The current brigade was formed in 1988 and is tasked with the protection of Western Australia. It forms part of the 2nd Division of the Australian Army.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Sunday, 9 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2592: Backhaul (trucking)

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The random article for Saturday, 8 June 2024 is Backhaul (trucking).

In trucking, a backhaul is a hauling cargo back from point B to the originating point A. Since it costs almost as much time to drive empty as fully loaded, the truck is often hired to carry revenue cargo on both the outbound and backhaul legs of a cargo route. This makes economic sense, since it helps to pay for the operating expenses for the trip back to the originating point A for the trucking company and/or trucker. This is a big problem often overlooked in the trucking industry especially because truckers get high-paying loads to offset the empty rig they drive back to the load up point

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rWotD Episode 2591: A24 road (Northern Ireland)

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The random article for Friday, 7 June 2024 is A24 road (Northern Ireland).

The A24 is a major road in Northern Ireland running from Belfast to Clough near Newcastle, passing through Carryduff and Ballynahinch. In Belfast, the route forms the Ormeau Road. At Clough it meets the A2.

The section of the A24 from Forestside Shopping Centre to Carryduff roundabout was named by European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) as one of the six most dangerous sections of road in Northern Ireland in 2005. This part of the road is a four-lane undivided carriageway.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:14 UTC on Friday, 7 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2590: Francoist Catalonia

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The random article for Thursday, 6 June 2024 is Francoist Catalonia.

Francoism in Catalonia was established within Francoist Spain between 1939 and 1975 (with the first democratic elections taking place on June 15, 1977), following the Spanish Civil War and post-war Francoist repression. Francisco Franco's regime replaced Revolutionary Catalonia after the Catalonia Offensive at the end of the war. The dictatorship in Catalonia complemented the suppression of democratic freedoms with the repression of Catalan culture. Its totalitarian character and its unifying objectives meant the imposition of a single culture and a single language, Castillian. The regime was specifically anti-Catalan, but this did not stop the development of a Catalan Francoism that was forged during the war and fed by victory.

Francoism meant, in Catalonia as with the rest of Spain, the cancellation of democratic freedoms, the prohibition and persecution of political parties (except the Falange Espanyola Tradicionalista i de les JONS), the closure of the free press, and the elimination of leftist organisations. In addition, the Statute of Autonomy and its associated institutions were abolished, and the Catalan language and culture were systematically persecuted, at least to begin with, in public and even initially in private.

To the many deaths in the civil war were added those who were shot after the Francoist victory like the president Lluís Companys; many others were forced into exile, unable to return to their country. Many who did not flee were imprisoned or "deprived" and disqualified from holding public office or working in certain professions, which left them in a dire economic situation during already difficult times. A small group of anarchists and communists were intent on waging a guerrilla war in units known as the maquis. Their most notable action was the invasion of the Vall d'Aran.

After the first stage of a self-sufficient economy, in the 1960s the economy entered into a stage of agricultural modernization, an increase in industry, and mass tourism. Catalonia was also the destination for many migrants, which accelerated the growth of Barcelona and the surrounding regions. The anti-Franco opposition was well developed, seen mostly visibly in the labour movement with the Commissions Obreres (workers' commissions), trade unions, and the PSUC.

In the 1970s, democratic forces were unified around the Assembly of Catalonia. On November 20, 1975, the dictator Franco died, opening a new period in the history of Catalonia.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:47 UTC on Thursday, 6 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2589: Mark McCloskey

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The random article for Wednesday, 5 June 2024 is Mark McCloskey.

Mark Thomas McCloskey is an American former personal injury lawyer practicing in St. Louis, Missouri, who attracted national attention in 2020 after he and his wife Patricia brandished firearms at protestors who walked past their house on a private street.

The couple was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class E felony; they bargained down and pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and were subsequently pardoned by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. In February 2022, McCloskey's law license was suspended indefinitely, but the suspension was stayed while he serves one year of probation.

In 2022, McCloskey ran for a United States Senate seat in Missouri, but he lost the Republican primary to Eric Schmitt.

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rWotD Episode 2588: Ship abandonment

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The random article for Tuesday, 4 June 2024 is Ship abandonment.

Ship abandonment can occur for a variety of reasons and cannot be defined in a single way. Most cases are of ships abandoned by owners because of economic hardship or economic issues, for example because it becomes less expensive than continuing to operate, paying debts, port fees, crew wages, etc. The abandoned ships may remain, often with their crews as hostages, in a port for extended periods, with the crew unpaid, and possibly dangerous cargo on board. In many cases, the crew cannot leave without losing their right to be paid. Abandonment has been described as a "cancer" of the shipping industry.

If cases go to court, the sale of the vessel can be ordered, but this can take many months. Jurisdiction is often unclear because many abandoned vessels sailed under "flags of convenience" (open registries). An amendment to the Maritime Labour Convention made it easier for unpaid crew to be paid via insurance.

In 2020 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) database listed 438 ships worldwide, with 5,767 crew members, abandoned since 2004; not all cases are referred to the IMO, so the actual number is larger, but unknown. In 2020, by August 470 seafarers on 31 vessels had been abandoned. The Abandoned Seafarer Map project, an independent research tool, seeks to document all known cases of abandonment.

Seafarers' problems, including abandonment, in the Arab world and Iran were sufficiently severe for the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to set up a network for the region; its coordinator said "The flood of calls to ITF in the Arab region has never stopped. Since we created the network and seafarers [became] aware of us, the numbers of calls are going up and up". As of 2020 the network was dealing with 15 cases of abandonment.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:03 UTC on Tuesday, 4 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2587: Windows Internet Name Service

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The random article for Monday, 3 June 2024 is Windows Internet Name Service.

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is the Microsoft implementation of NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS), a name server and service for NetBIOS computer names. Effectively, WINS is to NetBIOS names what DNS is to domain names — a central mapping of host names to network addresses. Like the DNS, it is implemented in two parts, a server service (that manages the embedded Jet Database, server to server replication, service requests, and conflicts) and a TCP/IP client component which manages the client's registration and renewal of names, and takes care of queries. Basically, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a legacy computer name registration and resolution service that maps computer NetBIOS names to IP addresses.

WINS is Microsoft's predecessor to DNS for name resolution. Though WINS has not been deprecated, Microsoft advise against new deployments.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:10 UTC on Monday, 3 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2586: Ballyfin

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The random article for Sunday, 2 June 2024 is Ballyfin.

Ballyfin (Irish: (An) Baile Fionn, meaning 'the fair/white town' or alternatively "town of Fionn") is a small village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. Located in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the village is in the midlands of Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the R423 road between Mountrath and Mountmellick.

There are a number of hill walks nearby in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Most of the area is covered in forest.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:04 UTC on Sunday, 2 June 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2585: Walsall

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The random article for Saturday, 1 June 2024 is Walsall.

Walsall ( , or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the borough of the same name in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) from Lichfield.

Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.

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rWotD Episode 2584: Shariah Advisory Council

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The random article for Friday, 31 May 2024 is Shariah Advisory Council.

The Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) was established on 3 August 2007, by The Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. Its purpose is to help screen and certify as Shariah compliant Hong Kong companies that wish to transact business with the Islamic community. This council is one of the first of its kind established in Hong Kong.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:13 UTC on Friday, 31 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2583: Sepulveda Rose

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The random article for Thursday, 30 May 2024 is Sepulveda Rose.

Sepulveda Rose is a mid-century modern apartment complex in Los Angeles, California, located in the Palms neighborhood on South Sepulveda Boulevard. Designed by Richard Lee Dorman, the two-story complex contains 11 D-shaped buildings surrounding three courtyards, each with a pool. The complex is an excellent example of a mid-century modern garden apartment and features courtyard-facing doorways recessed among post-and-beam framing. Horizontal Redwood lath frames the building along Sepulveda Boulevard adding protection from the harsh glare and a more visually interesting view from the street. The complex is bounded the Sepulveda Channel to the north and Sepulveda Boulevard to the west.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:04 UTC on Thursday, 30 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2582: Norwegian Research Centre

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The random article for Wednesday, 29 May 2024 is Norwegian Research Centre.

The Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) is a Norwegian government-owned research institute that is majority-owned by the University of Bergen. It is one of the largest research organisations of Norway.

NORCE was founded in 2017 through the merger of several university-owned research institutes and has around 900 employees. At the time of establishment the institute was fully owned by three state universities, the University of Bergen, the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder. A few other shareholders, notably including the University of Tromsø, have joined the consortium. According to the Brønnøysund Register Centre NORCE is a government-owned limited company (Norwegian: statlig eide aksjeselskaper). NORCE includes research institutes that were part of the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, the University of Tromsø, the University of Stavanger and the University of Agder.

NORCE conducts both basic and applied research and is active in the fields of energy research, technological research, especially maritime technology, climate science, natural resources and environmental research, health research, and the social sciences. The company operates in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Kristiansand, Grimstad, Alta, Bardu and Svalbard.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Wednesday, 29 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2581: Caroline Louisa Daly

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The random article for Tuesday, 28 May 2024 is Caroline Louisa Daly.

Caroline Louisa Daly (1832–1893) was a Canadian artist born in Lower Canada, whose work is featured in one of eastern Canada's most prominent galleries, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Her watercolours were misattributed to men until 2017, when Paige Matthie, a curator with the gallery, established provenance through a detailed two-year historical review and report. Her investigation was triggered when one of Daly's great-grandsons visited the gallery and alerted gallery staff to a possible misattribution, based on his familiarity with Daly's work. Following the Matthie report, the gallery held a new public exhibition of Daly's paintings, to acknowledge their error and to celebrate Daly's art, entitled "Introducing Caroline Louise Daly".

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rWotD Episode 2580: Clark–Lester House

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The random article for Monday, 27 May 2024 is Clark–Lester House.

The Clark–Lester House is a historic home located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York. It is a Queen Anne style dwelling constructed about 1891. It was home to noted psychology professor Olive Lester, who lived here for most of her adult life until May 1996. She was the first woman chair of any of the departments at the University at Buffalo. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is located in the Broadway Historic District.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Monday, 27 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2579: Two Bayou Methodist Church and Cemetery

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The random article for Sunday, 26 May 2024 is Two Bayou Methodist Church and Cemetery.

Two Bayou Methodist Church and Cemetery are a historic church and cemetery in rural Ouachita County, Arkansas, near the county seat of Camden. The vernacular single-story wood-frame church was built in 1875 by J. T. Mendenhall. It is located at the southern end of Ouachita County Road 125, off US Route 278 west of Camden. The cemetery, which lies just south of the church, was predominantly populated between 1850 (the date of its oldest marker) and 1948. The building is little-altered since its construction, and was used regularly for services between its construction and the 1940s.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Sunday, 26 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2578: So Far So Good (Thornley song)

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The random article for Saturday, 25 May 2024 is So Far So Good (Thornley song).

"So Far So Good" certified Gold in Canada, is a song by Canadian rock band Thornley. It was released on March 16, 2004, as the lead single from the band's debut studio album, Come Again (also certified Gold in Canada). It is the first single released by Ian Thornley after the break-up of his previous band, Big Wreck. The song was a hit in both the United States and Canada, peaking at number three on the Canadian Rock airplay chart. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 2004 comedy film, Going the Distance. The song was the eighth most played song on Canadian rock radio stations in 2004. The opening riff has been used in commercials for Canadian radio station CFNY-FM.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:18 UTC on Saturday, 25 May 2024.

For the full current version of the article, see So Far So Good (Thornley song) on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 2577: Henry Ossian Flipper

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The random article for Friday, 24 May 2024 is Henry Ossian Flipper.

Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940) was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He was also an author who wrote about scientific topics and his life experiences.

After his commissioning, he was assigned to one of the all-black regiments in the U. S. Army, which were historically led by white officers. Assigned to 'A' Troop under the command of Captain Nicholas M. Nolan, he became the first nonwhite officer to lead buffalo soldiers of the 10th Cavalry. Flipper served with competency and distinction during the Apache Wars and the Victorio Campaign, but was haunted by rumors alleging improprieties. Eventually, he was court-martialed and dismissed from the U. S. Army.

After losing his commission in the Army, Flipper worked throughout Mexico and Latin America as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. He retired to Atlanta in 1931 and died of natural causes in 1940.

In 1994, his descendants applied to the U. S. military for a review of Flipper's court-martial and dismissal. A review found the conviction and punishment were "unduly harsh and unjust" and recommended Flipper's dismissal be changed to a good conduct discharge. Shortly afterwards, an application for pardon was filed with the Secretary of the Army, which was forwarded to the Department of Justice. President Bill Clinton posthumously pardoned Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper on February 19, 1999, 118 years after his conviction.

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rWotD Episode 2576: Broken Lance

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The random article for Thursday, 23 May 2024 is Broken Lance.

Broken Lance is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark and Katy Jurado.

Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the film is a remake of House of Strangers, with the Phillip Yordan screenplay (based on the novel, I'll Never Go There Any More, by Jerome Weidman) transplanted out West, featuring Tracy in the original Edward G. Robinson role, this time as a cowboy cattle baron rather than an Italian banker in New York City. It has been widely noted that the story bears a strong resemblance to King Lear.

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rWotD Episode 2575: Apocalypse Production Crew

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The random article for Wednesday, 22 May 2024 is Apocalypse Production Crew.

Apocalypse Production Crew (styled as aPOCALYPSE pRODUCTION cREW or aPC) was a major MP3 warez organization founded by two individuals known under the pseudonyms acid^rain and Viper in May 1997. aPC operated well into the mid-2000s and was subject to raid during Operation Fastlink—a coordination of four separate simultaneous undercover investigations by the FBI, the FBI Cyber Division, the U. S. Department of Justice, the Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the Criminal Division and Interpol. aPC was known to many as the first organized group to put mp3s onto the internet. Their efforts predated the scene and started with composing MIDI versions of popular songs.

On August 21, 2003, Mark Shumaker (known by the pseudonym markalso), pleaded guilty to violating copyright laws and became the first federal criminal prosecution of someone who specialized in music piracy after having been raided in Operation Buccaneer. Shumaker was previously a leader of aPC, but at the time of the raid, he had retired his role. No members of aPC were raided as a part of Operation Buccaneer. They would five years later, however, be raided in Operation Fastlink which caused the disbanding of the group.

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rWotD Episode 2574: Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive

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The random article for Tuesday, 21 May 2024 is Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive.

The Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA), located in the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area is one of only four public archives of theater and other performing arts in the United States. The archive was established in 1991 with the goal of creating and preserving a videotape collection of stage performances in the Washington, D. C. area. Archived entries must meet exceptional standards — World premieres, Washington area premieres, or are important but rarely performed productions. Such performances include theater, dance, opera, mime and storytelling.

WAPAVA also has the rare distinction of being one of only two AEA-approved performance collections in the United States.

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rWotD Episode 2573: Valera District

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The random article for Monday, 20 May 2024 is Valera District.

Valera is a district of Bongará Province, in the Department of Amazonas, Peru. It includes the villages of San Pablo (capital of Valera), Cocahuayco, Cocachimba-La Coca, Nuevo Horizontes and Tingorbamba. The Gocta waterfall, 771 m (2,530 ft) high, is easily accessible from either San Pablo or Cocachimba, which are both accessible by road. The waterfall is a 6 km (3.7 mi). walk on a hiking trail, or by horseback from San Pablo. The capital, San Pablo, is at 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea level, and has an idyllic climate. It is lush, with around 1 metre (39 in) of annual rainfall and an average high temperature of 25 °C. It is traversed by the Utcubamba River. It is situated between the cities of Pedro Ruiz Gallo and Chachapoyas.

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rWotD Episode 2572: Tom McCarthy (director)

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The random article for Sunday, 19 May 2024 is Tom McCarthy (director).

Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such as The Wire, Boston Public and Law & Order.

McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing and directing work for the independent films The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

McCarthy also co-wrote the film Up (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. McCarthy also wrote Million Dollar Arm (2014), and directed and executive-produced for the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017).

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rWotD Episode 2571: Mirsad Terzić

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The random article for Saturday, 18 May 2024 is Mirsad Terzić.

Mirsad Terzić (born 12 July 1983) is a Bosnian handball player for Wisła Płock.

He is a left-back, but primarily known as a defender. While with Izviđač though, he scored 50 goals in only six games of the 2004–05 EHF Champions League season. Which made him the number three top scorer during the group stage. Terzić is also the most capped international and the all-time top scorer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

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rWotD Episode 2570: T. L. Anthony

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The random article for Friday, 17 May 2024 is T. L. Anthony.

Thurston Lafayette "Mark" Anthony (April 11, 1896 – February 27, 1958) was an American football coach and player. He played college football as a lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs and was named to the 1921 College Football All-Southern Team. After graduating from Georgia, he held football and basketball coaching positions with several schools, including Statesboro Agricultural School, Powder Springs A&M College, and Atlantic Christian College (later renamed Barton College).

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rWotD Episode 2569: Ryan Corns

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The random article for Thursday, 16 May 2024 is Ryan Corns.

Ryan Gary Corns (born August 9, 1990) is a former international cricketer who represented the U. S. national team between 2011 and 2013. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin.

Corns was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and came to the U. S. as a child. His father played at B-level for Northern Transvaal in the 1980s. Corns made his debut for the U. S. national under-19 team in July 2009, at the 2009 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship in Toronto. Later in the year, he was also selected in the U. S. squad for the 2009 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier. Corns scored 230 runs at the World Cup Qualifier to finished as his team's leading run-scorer, and also took 13 wickets, the second-most for his team behind Saqib Saleem. His highest score was 86 against Ireland, while his best bowling was 3/7 against Vanuatu.

At the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, Corns appeared in all six of his team's matches. He struggled with the bat, scoring just 34 runs from four innings, but took five wickets, which was the second-most for his team (again behind Saqib Saleem). His best performance was 3/46 against Ireland. Corns made his senior debut for the United States at the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Hong Kong. The following year, he was selected for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, where matches held full Twenty20 status. He appeared in six of his team's nine matches, but had little success in either batting or bowling. Later in 2012, Corns also played in the 2012 WCL Division Four tournament in Malaysia. His most recent appearances for the U. S. came in July 2013, in the annual Auty Cup series against Canada.

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rWotD Episode 2568: Tulkiyan

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The random article for Wednesday, 15 May 2024 is Tulkiyan.

Tulkiyan is a heritage-listed former suburban residence and former house museum at 707 Pacific Highway, in the Sydney suburb of Gordon in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Bertrand James Waterhouse of Waterhouse and Lake, and built by Mr Ochs; garden laid out by Mr Mottram. The property is owned by Ku-ring-gai Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 May 2005.

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rWotD Episode 2567: Lin Clugston

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The random article for Tuesday, 14 May 2024 is Lin Clugston.

David Lindsay "Lin" Clugston (5 February 1908 – 27 September 1993) was an Irish amateur cricketer who played in six first-class cricket matches for Warwickshire, three of them in 1928 and the other three in 1946. He was born in Belfast and died in Birmingham.

As a cricketer, Clugston was a lower-order left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He had little success in either of his two forays into first-class cricket: as a batsman, his highest score was just 17 and as a bowler he took only four wickets across six games. He was prominent in Midlands club cricket for many years and played for The Forty Club, which takes cricket into schools, into his 60s. At Edgbaston Cricket Ground, he was for many years to 1988 the "stentorian-voiced" public address announcer: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack noted, in its obituary of him in 1994, that he "would upbraid small boys for the slightest mischief in an echoing basso profundo", and that "his successor is still sometimes called the Cluggie".

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:38 UTC on Tuesday, 14 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2566: Ryszard Petru

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The random article for Monday, 13 May 2024 is Ryszard Petru.

Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972) is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Polish banks. Since 2011, he has been the chairman of the Association of Polish Economists. He is the author of several books, including two children's books on economics.

In 2015, Petru founded a liberal political party . Modern (. Nowoczesna). The party received 7.6% of votes in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election. Petru was elected to the Sejm from Warsaw (19) district.

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rWotD Episode 2565: Rural Municipality of Langford

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The random article for Sunday, 12 May 2024 is Rural Municipality of Langford.

The Rural Municipality of Langford is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of North Cypress to form the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford.

The former RM surrounded the separately administered Town of Neepawa.

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rWotD Episode 2564: 1938 Chicago Cubs season

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The random article for Saturday, 11 May 2024 is 1938 Chicago Cubs season.

The 1938 Chicago Cubs season was the 67th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 63rd in the National League and the 23rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 89–63. The team was swept four games to none by the New York Yankees in the World Series.

The team is known for the season of pitcher Dizzy Dean. While pitching for the NL in the 1937 All-Star Game, Dean suffered a big toe fracture. Coming back too soon from the injury, Dean changed his pitching motion to avoid landing too hard on his sore toe enough to affect his mechanics. As a result, he hurt his arm, losing his great fastball. By 1938, Dean's arm was largely gone. Cubs scout Clarence "Pants" Rowland was tasked with the unenviable job of obeying owner Philip K. Wrigley's direct order to buy a washed-up Dean's contract at any cost. Rowland signed the ragged righty for $185,000, one of the most expensive loss-leader contracts in baseball history. Dean still helped the Cubs win the 1938 pennant.

On July 20, Wrigley named 37-year-old Gabby Hartnett as the team's player-manager, replacing Charlie Grimm. When Hartnett took over, the Cubs were in third place, six games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates who were led by Pie Traynor. By September 27, with one week left in the season, the Cubs had battled back to within a game and a half game of the Pirates in the National League standings as the two teams met for a crucial three-game series. Dean pitched the opening game of the series and with his ailing arm, relied more on his experience and grit to defeat the Pirates by a score of 2 to 1. Dean would later call it the greatest outing of his career. The Cubs cut the Pirates' lead to a half game and set the stage for one of baseball's most memorable moments.

On September 28, the two teams met for the second game of the series, where Hartnett experienced the highlight of his career. With darkness descending on the lightless Wrigley Field and the score tied at 5 runs apiece, the umpires ruled that the ninth inning would be the last to be played. The entire game would have to be replayed the following day if the score remained tied. Hartnett came to bat with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning. With a count of 0 balls and 2 strikes, Hartnett connected on a Mace Brown pitch, launching the ball into the darkness, before it eventually landed in the left-center field bleachers. The stadium erupted into pandemonium as players and fans stormed the field to escort Hartnett around the bases. Hartnett's walk-off home run became immortalized as the Homer in the Gloamin'. The Cubs were now in first place, culminating an impressive 19–3–1 record in September, and the pennant would be clinched three days later.

It would be 50 years before lights were installed at Wrigley Field.

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rWotD Episode 2563: Ministry of Justice and Public Order (Cyprus)

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The random article for Friday, 10 May 2024 is Ministry of Justice and Public Order (Cyprus).

The Ministry of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Adalet ve Kamu Düzeni Bakanlığı) is one of the 11 ministries of the Republic of Cyprus, and is responsible for the close review and consideration of the need to reform existing legislation in fields such as criminal law, the administration of justice, family law, equality, human rights, and the treatment of offenders. Agencies such as the Cyprus Police and the Cyprus Prisons Department fall under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order.

The ministry was formed immediately after Cyprus gained independence (from the 1959 interim period to 1982) and was hosted in government buildings in Demosthenes Severis Avenue, known as Chief Colonial Secretary Office. In 1982, the ministry moved to Grivas Digenis Avenue in a building opposite the Kykkos monastery dependency at Engomi, where it remained up to 1993. After it was renamed to the Ministry of Justice and Public Order in 1993, it moved to Heliopouleos Street in the building known as the Ellinas Clinic, where it remained up to the year 2000. Since then, it has moved to 125 Athalassas Avenue in Strovolos.

THe current Minister is Stephie Dracos, appointed by President Anastasiades on June 22 2021 following the resignation of Emily Yioltis.

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rWotD Episode 2562: Gopal Deuskar

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The random article for Thursday, 9 May 2024 is Gopal Deuskar.

Gopal Damodar Deuskar (11 September 1911, in Ahmednagar – 8 February 1994, in Pune) was an Indian painter, best remembered for his portraits and murals of notable Indian royalty, politicians, and diplomats. A graduate of the Sir J. J. School of Art and the Royal Academy of London, his murals are displayed at the Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir and the Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir. His portraits have been displayed at the New Parliament House, New Delhi, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court of India, India House, London, and the Nehru Centre Art Gallery. A proponent of the Gurukul painting method, Raghuveer Bharam was his student.

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rWotD Episode 2561: Philip Burke King

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The random article for Wednesday, 8 May 2024 is Philip Burke King.

Philip Burke King (September 24, 1903 – April 25, 1987) was a geologist who worked for the United States Geological Survey. He was born in Chester, Indiana. King graduated from Iowa State University (B. A., 1924; M. S., 1927) and Yale University (Ph. D., 1929). He spent most of his career from 1930 onward as a geologist with the U. S. Geological Survey. He taught at universities for short periods: (Texas, 1925–27), Arizona (1929–30), UCLA (1954–56), and in the autumn of 1965 was a visiting lecturer at the University of Moscow.

In 1965, he was awarded the Penrose Medal of the Geological Society of America and the Distinguished Service Medal of the U. S. Department of Interior. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1966. He was attending the International Geological Congress meeting in Prague in August, 1968, when the Soviets invaded; he was evacuated to Nuremberg.

King did his early field work (1925) in the Marathon region, an area of about 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2) in the trans-Pecos part of Texas, where varied rocks and structures that were formed during the Paleozoic have been stripped of the cover of younger strata that conceal them elsewhere in this part of the Southwest. His first field work in the Marathon region was on Permian marine strata that form a sequence about 7,000 feet (2,100 m) thick on the northern side of the Glass Mountains. Instead of an orderly sequence, the strata of the Glass Mountains were a disorderly array of discontinuous bodies of carbonate rocks, shale, and sandstone. An opportunity to clarify the Permian stratigraphy of western Texas came later (1934), when King began work in the southern Guadalupe Mountains about 150 miles (240 km) northwest of the Glass Mountains. During King's field work there, he gave much attention to the Capitan Limestone, which stands in lofty white cliffs at the summit of the mountains.

In 1940–44, the wartime search for strategic minerals by the U. S. Geological Survey afforded King an opportunity to investigate the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and Tennessee where he unraveled and interpreted the massive folds and low-angle thrusts of that region. As he did these earlier investigations, he was aware of their broader significance and developed regional syntheses that resulted in his publications Evolution of North America (1959), the Tectonic Map of the United States (1944; 2nd ed. 1962; National Atlas version 1989), and the compilation of the Tectonic Map of North America (1969).

In 1974, he and Helen Beikman produced the Geologic Map of the United States. King and Beikman's work lives on into the digital age. Their map was re-released, complete with ArcInfo coverages, as U. S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-11, Release 2 ( http://minerals.usgs.gov/kb/).

This map was combined by José F. Vigil, Richard J. Pike, and David G. Howell in 2000, with the digital shaded-relief image created by Thelin and Pike in 1991, to create A Tapestry of Time and Terrain ( https://web.archive.org/web/20030209053037/http://tapestry.usgs.gov/ and http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2720/).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:09 UTC on Wednesday, 8 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2560: Tim Walsh (rugby union)

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The random article for Tuesday, 7 May 2024 is Tim Walsh (rugby union).

Tim Walsh (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He is currently head coach of the Australian women's sevens team and was previously head coach of the Australian men's sevens team. Walsh played as a fly-half for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and for several professional teams in England and Italy. He is a former captain of the Australian men's sevens team.

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rWotD Episode 2559: Ptilotula

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The random article for Monday, 6 May 2024 is Ptilotula.

Ptilotula is a genus of honeyeater consisting of species occurring in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The genus consists of six former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular analysis showed the genus was polyphyletic. The International Ornithologists' Union accepted this change and officially included the genus in reference lists from 2013. The type species is the yellow-tinted honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens). Birds in this genus typically occupy dry open forest and woodland habitats, and can be found in arid and semi-arid environments.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:09 UTC on Monday, 6 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2558: Cozia

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The random article for Sunday, 5 May 2024 is Cozia.

Cozia may refer to several places in Romania:

Cozia Monastery, Vâlcea County

Cozia Mountains, Vâlcea County

Cozia National Park, Vâlcea County

Cozia, a village in Cornereva Commune, Caraș-Severin County

Cozia, a village in Cârjiți Commune, Hunedoara County

Cozia, a village in Costuleni Commune, Iași County

Cozia, a village in Pristol Commune, Mehedinți County

Cozia (river), a tributary of the Bohotin in Iași County

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:09 UTC on Sunday, 5 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2557: Anacrônico

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The random article for Saturday, 4 May 2024 is Anacrônico.

Anacrônico (Portuguese: [ɐnaˈkɾoniku]; Anachronistic) is the second album by Brazilian rock singer Pitty.

In 2006 the album was re-released in the DualDisc format version. It has the music video "Anacrônico", the photo gallery of their respective eponymous album and a documentary regarding the recording.

In the documentary "Sessões Anacrônicas" (Anachronistic Sessions), we can check the recording sessions for the CD, conducted by Rafael Ramos (ex-Cosmic Baba). In this we can notice the relaxation and Pitty band, the satisfaction that the CD is being made of uncompromising fashion (Pitty even says that the success of the first CD did not press somehow). Call attention the work of Bahia on vocals, especially on the track "A Saideira" and in doideiras that happened in the studio.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Saturday, 4 May 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Arthur Neural.

rWotD Episode 2556: Peter "Mars" Cowling

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The random article for Friday, 3 May 2024 is Peter "Mars" Cowling.

Peter "Mars" Cowling (May 26, 1946 – March 20, 2018) was an English bass guitarist, best known for his work with Canadian blues rock guitarist Pat Travers.

Cowling for many years lived in Grimsby where, in 1962, he formed The Syndicate with Steve Mills on vocals, Frank Singleton on lead guitar, Doug Hollingworth rhythm guitar, Geoff Smith on piano, and John Smith on drums. This band played covers of tracks by Elmore James, Ray Charles, Rufus Thomas, Bobby Troup, and John Lee Hooker. After that, Cowling played in British groups including Gnidrolog and the Flying Hat Band, before joining forces with Pat Travers in 1975.

Cowling recorded eight albums for Travers from 1976 to 1982. He left Travers that year and later in the 1980s joined sisters Pam and Paula Mattioli in US AOR band Gypsy Queen (later to become Cell Mates in the early 1990s after Cowling's time in the band), appearing at the 1987 Reading Rock Festival and on Gypsy Queen's debut album before leaving the band later the same year. He rejoined Travers in 1989, and remained until 1993. He performed on Travers' singles "Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)" and "Snortin' Whiskey". Cowling was also featured on two video releases. The first was Hooked On Music, a live performance originally shot for the German television programme, Rockpalast in 1976, which showcased an early line-up that also included Nicko McBrain. Cowling's other video appearance was Boom Boom-Live At The Diamond Club, a 1991 concert filmed in Toronto, that also featured Jerry Riggs.

Cowling died on March 20, 2018, after having been diagnosed in February with an aggressive form of Leukemia.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Friday, 3 May 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Brian Neural.

rWotD Episode 2555: Cryptid whale

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The random article for Thursday, 2 May 2024 is Cryptid whale.

Cryptid whales are cetaceans claimed to exist by cryptozoologists on the basis of informal sightings, but not accepted by taxonomists as they lack formal descriptions of type specimens. Over the past few hundred years, sailors and whalers have reported seeing whales they cannot identify. The most well-known are Giglioli's Whale, the rhinoceros dolphin, Trunko, the high-finned sperm whale, and the Alula whale.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Thursday, 2 May 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Emma Standard.

rWotD Episode 2554: Cur Deus Homo

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The random article for Wednesday, 1 May 2024 is Cur Deus Homo.

Cur Deus Homo? (Latin for "Why God Human?"), usually translated Why God Became a Man, is a book written by Anselm of Canterbury in the period of 1094–1098. In this work he proposes the satisfaction view of the atonement.

Anselm says his reason for writing the book is: I have been often and most earnestly requested by many, both personally and by letter, that I would hand down in writing the proofs of a certain doctrine of our faith, which I am accustomed to give to inquirers; for they say that these proofs gratify them, and are considered sufficient. This they ask, not for the sake of attaining to faith by means of reason, but that they may be gladdened by understanding and meditating on those things which they believe; and that, as far as possible, they may be always ready to convince any one who demands of them a reason of that hope which is in us.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Wednesday, 1 May 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2553: Bazeilles

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The random article for Tuesday, 30 April 2024 is Bazeilles.

Bazeilles (French pronunciation: [bazɛj]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles. On 1 January 2024, the former commune of La Moncelle was merged into Bazeilles.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bazeillais or Bazeillaises.

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:20 UTC on Tuesday, 30 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2552: Simon de Crépy

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The random article for Monday, 29 April 2024 is Simon de Crépy.

Simon de Crépy (c. 1047 – 1081) was Count of Amiens, of the Vexin and of Valois from 1074 until 1077. He was the son of Count Ralph IV of Valois and Adèle of Bar-sur-Aube and thus the brother of Adele of Valois. He is also known as Simon de Vexin and Saint Simon.

Simon was brought up at the court of William of Normandy, and inherited his father's sizable lands in 1074. These lay between the royal domain of King Philip I of France and the lands of William of Normandy, by then King of England, and made Simon an important man. It is said that at this time William of Normandy proposed a marriage between Simon and his daughter Adela (1064x1066–1137). In the meantime, King Philip attempted to withhold part of Simon’s inheritance and a three-year-long war resulted.

A marriage with Adela was within the prohibited degree of consanguinity and Simon went to Rome to meet with Pope Gregory VII, perhaps to arrange a dispensation. Whether this was his motive, the Pope arranged a truce between Simon and King Philip. Perhaps as part of the papal settlement, Simon married a daughter of the Count of Auvergne (chronologically, this would have been either William V or Robert II) about 1075.

Shortly afterwards Simon and his wife both took religious vows and entered monasteries. His county of Valois passed to his sister's husband, Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois, Amiens to Philip, and the Vexin was partitioned between Philip and William, creating the modern division between the Vexin français and the Vexin normand.

Simon was not content with the relatively luxurious surrounds of the Abbey of Saint-Claude, and decided upon a life as a hermit in the forests of Burgundy on the upper reaches of the river Doubs. There he and a few colleagues constructed cabins and cleared land to farm. This priory remained dependent upon Sainte-Claude until the 12th century, then upon Saint-Oyen de Joux. The village of Mouthe later grew up around the priory.

Simon undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and then again to Rome where he died. He received the Last Rites from Gregory VII. Simon was later beatified and his relics are still kept at Mouthe where a statue in his honour was erected in 1934.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Monday, 29 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2551: The Kids in the Hall

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The random article for Sunday, 28 April 2024 is The Kids in the Hall.

The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995, on CBC, in Canada. It also appeared on CBS, HBO, and Comedy Central in the United States.

The Kids made one film, Brain Candy, which was released in 1996. They reformed for various tours and comedy festivals in 2000. They later reunited for an eight-part miniseries, Death Comes to Town, in January 2010. An eight-episode revival season was released on May 13, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. Their name came from 1950s TV comedian Sid Caesar, who would attribute a joke that did not go over well (or played worse than expected) to "the kids in the hall", referring to a group of young writers hanging around the studio.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Sunday, 28 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2550: Molwyn Joseph

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The random article for Saturday, 27 April 2024 is Molwyn Joseph.

Sir Molwyn Joseph, KGCN, is an Antiguan politician and Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP). First entering politics in 1984 when he was made a Minister without Portfolio in the government of Vere Bird, Joseph became Minister of Finance seven years later, renegotiating the Antiguan national debt and introducing fiscal reforms. After a 1996 scandal in which it was discovered he had used his position to import a 1930s Rolls-Royce for a friend, bypassing normal import duties and taxes, he was dismissed from the Bird administration, returning 14 months later to serve as Minister for Planning, Implementation and the Environment. Following the 1999 general election, he became Minister of Heath and Social Improvement before being made Minister of Tourism and the Environment a few months later. As Minister, Joseph attempted to improve the perception of Antigua as a tourist destination and invest in the industry, spending 2 million US dollars increasing the number of hotel rooms on the island and providing money for both Air Jamaica and Air Luxor to provide flights to the island.

Outside of his ministerial duties, he also met with Jiang Zhenghua, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, having led the official Antiguan delegation to Beijing. Following a power struggle in 2003, Joseph was given the Economic Development and Investment Promotion portfolio, to hold at the same time as his Tourism and the Environment position. Despite a scandal surrounding donations he had received from Texan businessman Robert Allen Stanford, Joseph was selected to contest the seat of St Mary's North in the 2004 Antiguan general election, in which the ALP lost power, being replaced in government by the United Progressive Party (UPP) led by Baldwin Spencer. Joseph himself lost his seat, but was elected Chairman of the ALP a year later, and regained the seat in 2009 with a majority of 21. The same year, he was arrested for participating in an unauthorised May Day rally protesting the UPP administration; after a lengthy trial, he and several other ALP members were convicted and fined.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:05 UTC on Saturday, 27 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2549: Handbollsligan (women's)

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The random article for Friday, 26 April 2024 is Handbollsligan (women's).

Handbollsligan is the highest division of women's handball in Sweden. The inaugural Elitserien season took place in 1951, with Kvinnliga IK Sport winning the championship.

The league currently consists of 12 teams. The eight top teams at the end of every season continue to the playoffs, in which the quarterfinals and semifinals are played as a best-of-five series, unlike the final which is played as a single match. The champion is awarded a spot in the EHF Women's Champions League's qualification stage.

Historically, the women's Elitserien was dominated by IK Sävehof, with 15 championships.

For the 2016–2017 season, the name of the league was changed to Svensk Handbollselit. Until then, it was called Elitserien (English: the Elite League) (Swedish: Elitserien i handboll för damer). For the 2023–2024 season it changed name to "Handbollsligan", like the men's league.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:20 UTC on Friday, 26 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2548: Katalin Kovács

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The random article for Thursday, 25 April 2024 is Katalin Kovács.

Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian canoe sprinter. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2012, K-4 500 m: 2000, 2004, 2008).

Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 30 golds (K-1 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; K-1 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; K-2 200 m: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006; K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006; K-4 200 m: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006; K-4 500 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-4 1000 m: 2006), seven silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2010, K-2 500 m: 2013, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009, K-4 500 m: 1997, 1998, 2007), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2001, K-1 1000 m: 1999, K-2 500 m: 1999).

She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Together with Natasa Dusev-Janics, she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the Year in 2005, 2006, and 2010.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Thursday, 25 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2547: National Space Development Agency of Japan

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The random article for Wednesday, 24 April 2024 is National Space Development Agency of Japan.

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (宇宙開発事業団, Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan), or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes. Based on the Space Development Program enacted by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), NASDA was responsible for developing satellites and launch vehicles as well as launching and tracking them.

The first launch vehicles of NASDA (N-I, N-II, and H-I) were partially based on licensed technology from the United States, particularly the Delta rocket family. The H-II was the first liquid fuel rocket to be fully developed in Japan.

Hideo Shima, chief engineer of the original Shinkansen "bullet train" project, served as Chief of NASDA from 1969 to 1977.

On October 1, 2003, NASDA merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) into one Independent Administrative Institution: the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

SL-J was partially funded by Japan through NASDA; this cooperative Japanese-American mission launched a NASDA astronaut into Earth orbit using the Space Shuttle in 1992.

Work on the Japanese Experiment Module at ISS, and also HOPE-X, was started under NASDA and inherited by JAXA.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:55 UTC on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2546: Sarah Holt

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The random article for Tuesday, 23 April 2024 is Sarah Holt.

Sarah Holt (born 17 April 1987) is a British athlete who specializes in the hammer throw, her personal best is 68.97m. She was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Holt has represented Great Britain Athletics Team consistently since 2006. She began athletics at the age of 12, competing for Spenborough and District Athletics Club. She then went on to compete for Sale Harriers Manchester, her current club. Career highlights include European U23 bronze medallist (2009), Double England Champion (2011, 2012) and Commonwealth Games representative (2010). Holt attended Whitcliffe Mount School in Cleckheaton. where she had academic success, achieving straight A grades at A-Level (geography, psychology, physical education). Her academics continued at Loughborough University where she gained a BSc in Geography and Sport science (2:1).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Tuesday, 23 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2545: Evaluating a Large Group Awareness Training

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The random article for Monday, 22 April 2024 is Evaluating a Large Group Awareness Training.

Evaluating a Large Group Awareness Training: A Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Effects is a non-fiction psychology book on Large Group Awareness Training, published in 1990 by Springer-Verlag. The book was co-authored by psychologists Jeffrey D. Fisher, Roxane Cohen Silver, Jack M. Chinsky, Barry Goff, and Yechiel Klar. The book was based on a psychological study of "The Forum", a course at the time run by Werner Erhard and Associates. Results of the study were published in two articles in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1989 and 1990. Fisher and co-authors gave initial context for the study, providing analysis and discussion of academic literature in psychology regarding Large Group Awareness Training.

The psychologists analyzed whether Large Group Awareness Training could be classified as psychotherapy, and attempted to determine whether these techniques are harmful, beneficial, or produce no effects to an individual's mental health. Participants included individuals that took part in a 1985 program of "The Forum" in the Northeastern United States. They were told they were participating in a "Quality of Life" study, and were instructed to fill out surveys about their experiences at time intervals prior to and after the program's completion. The sample size included 83 participants in the program, as well as an additional 52 sample groups of individuals that did not participate in "The Forum". The psychologists concluded that the Large Group Awareness Training program did not have lasting positive or negative effects on self-perception.

The study reported in Evaluating a Large Group Awareness Training was well received by the authors' peers; and garnered recognition from the American Psychological Association with its 1989 "National Psychological Consultants to Management Award". Ethics in Psychology: Professional Standards and Cases characterized the study as, "One of the few careful attempts to study Erhard's techniques in a rigorous fashion". The Group in Society, published in 2009, characterized the authors' research as "the most rigorous independent study to date" of Large Group Awareness Training. The psychologists' research has been referenced in a 2005 study on Large Group Awareness Training published by the British Psychological Society, and a 2010 article in Nova Religio published by University of California Press.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Monday, 22 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2544: Haridas Niranjani

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The random article for Sunday, 21 April 2024 is Haridas Niranjani.

Haridas Niranjani (Hindi हरिदास निरंजनी) was an Indian saint poet believed to have lived from the mid-sixteenth to the early seventeenth century.

Hagiographies in Brajbhasha (a literary dialect of Hindi) report that Haridas was a native of Kapadod village near the town of Didwana in modern-day Rajasthan. Some hagiographical sources suggest that he was a dacoit before being converted to the worship of nirguṇ rām by a holy man (sometimes identified as the yogi Gorakhnath). Haridas is recognized as the founder of the Niranjani Sampraday, a bhakti religious community primarily based in central Rajasthan. Most of Haridas's poetic compositions are in the form of hymns (pad) and diptyches (sākhī), but he also composed several longer works in various meters.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:11 UTC on Sunday, 21 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2543: Donna Loren

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The random article for Saturday, 20 April 2024 is Donna Loren.

Donna Zukor (born March 7, 1947), known professionally as Donna Loren, is an American singer and actress. A performer in the 1960s, she was the "Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, a featured female vocalist on Shindig!, and a cast member of the American International Pictures Beach Party movie franchise. She was signed to Capitol Records in 1964, releasing several singles and the Beach Blanket Bingo LP soundtrack, which included her signature song "It Only Hurts When I Cry".

Loren guest-starred on television series including Dr. Kildare, Batman, and The Monkees, as well as appeared regularly on network and local variety and music shows.

In 1968, Loren retired from her career to marry and raise a family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business, ADASA Hawaii, throughout the 1990-2000s.

In 2009, she returned to performing, and her most recent releases include the album Love It Away (2010) and the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010), as well as the compilation These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings (2014). In August 2020, Loren began hosting Love's A Secret Weapon Podcast, an audio memoir of her life and career.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Saturday, 20 April 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Olivia Neural.

rWotD Episode 2542: Space Pirate Captain Harlock

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The random article for Friday, 19 April 2024 is Space Pirate Captain Harlock.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Japanese: 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Hepburn: Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku, also romanized as Space Pirate Captain Herlock) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Play Comic from January 1977 to June 1979, with the chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes. The series follows the titular Captain, an outcast who has turned into a space pirate to rebel against Earth's government and humanity's general apathy.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock was adapted into an anime television series in 1978 directed by Rintaro and produced by Toei Animation. An animated film adaptation of the same name was released in 2013.

In August 2014, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Matsumoto's debut, he launched a retelling manga, Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage, illustrated by Kōichi Shimahoshi, which features some significant plot differences.

Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga in North America. A sequel comic book written and drawn by Jérôme Alquié, in collaboration with Matsumoto, and published by Ablaze Comics began publication in 2021.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Friday, 19 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2541: Service of marriage

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The random article for Thursday, 18 April 2024 is Service of marriage.

The service of marriage (Old French: service de mariage) was a legal obligation in the Kingdom of Jerusalem of a female vassal towards her lord. Since her sex precluded her from rendering personal military service, marriage was regarded as a service a liegewoman could perform instead. When summoned, the vassal had to choose a husband among three candidates presented to her by her lord. The lord was obliged to suggest only men who were not inferior in rank to her or to any former husband she may have had. The intention was to attach to her fief a consort who could render personal service to her lord. A widowed heiress could not be compelled to remarry for a year and a day after her husband's death. A vassal's widow had the right to rule his lands on behalf of their minor child, but if she refused to perform the service of marriage, the lord was allowed by law to take over the management of the child's land. Otherwise, jurists Balian of Sidon, John of Beirut, and Ralph of Tiberias disagreed on which penalty a liegewoman should be subjected to if she withheld the service of marriage. In the early 13th century, lords frequently treated cases arbitrarily. Beatrice, heiress of Joscelin of Courtenay, violated her feudal contract by marrying Otto of Henneberg without King Aimery's permission, but the couple were not hindered from granting their lands to the Teutonic Knights after the king's death. A regent could punish the liegewoman for such an infringement of her lord's rights by confiscating her fief, but the measure ceased to have effect when the regency ended. King Hugh failed to enforce the service of marriage from the lady of Beirut, Isabella, who was put under the protection of the Egyptian ruler Baibars by her husband, Hamo le Strange.

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rWotD Episode 2540: Irving J. Barron

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The random article for Wednesday, 17 April 2024 is Irving J. Barron.

Irving John "Stub" Barron (November 11, 1890 – August 18, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado in 1918, compiling a record of 4–0. Barron was also the head basketball coach at Colorado Mines in 1918–19, tallying a mark of 2–6.

Barron was born on November 11, 1890, in Gordon, Nebraska. He played college football at the University of Iowa from 1913 to 1915, captaining the 1915 Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Barron also earned letters at Iowa in track and field and wrestling. He died on August 18, 1979, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

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rWotD Episode 2539: The Kite Runner (play)

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The random article for Tuesday, 16 April 2024 is The Kite Runner (play).

The Kite Runner is a stage adaption of Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini's 2003 book The Kite Runner. Aside from sharing the 2003 book as a source, it is unrelated to the 2007 film The Kite Runner. The play was adapted for the stage by Matthew Spangler and premiered at San Jose Repertory Theatre in 2009.

A Broadway production starring Amir Arison as Amir and featuring Azita Ghanizada as Soraya, Eric Sirakian as Hassan/Sohrab, and Faran Tahir as Baba opened to very mixed reviews at the Hayes Theater on July 21, 2022. A national tour of the Broadway production by the same producers and director launched in 2024; starring Ramzi Khalaf as Amir, and featuring Awesta Zarif as Soraya, Shahzeb Zahid Hussain as Hassan/Sohrab, and Haythem Noor as Baba.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:19 UTC on Tuesday, 16 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2538: Big Four (universities)

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The random article for Monday, 15 April 2024 is Big Four (universities).

The Big Four refers to the top four universities in the Philippines: the University of the Philippines System (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST), all located in Metro Manila — although UP is scattered across eight constituent universities, located in different parts of the Philippines.

The four universities are regarded as the most prestigious in the country, with admission being highly selective. Additionally, the four universities are the largest members of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, have long-established school rivalries, and are perennial champions in the league.

Many influential figures in the Philippines, such as politicians, artists, engineers, and journalists, have studied at these universities. Graduates of the Big Four are seen as more employable, with many companies preferring or prioritizing graduates from the four universities.

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rWotD Episode 2537: Pedro E. Zadunaisky

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The random article for Sunday, 14 April 2024 is Pedro E. Zadunaisky.

Pedro Elías Zadunaisky (December 10, 1917 – October 7, 2009) was an Argentine astronomer and mathematician who plotted the orbit of Saturn's most-distant moon, Phoebe, as well as several comets including Halley's Comet, and various satellites including Explorer I.

Zadunaisky was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was once a senior astronomer and a mathematician at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 4617 Zadunaisky is an asteroid named in his honor. He died on October 7, 2009, at the age of 91. He wrote the book "A Guide to Celestial Mechanics" in 1961.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:18 UTC on Sunday, 14 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2536: Green Room (White House)

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The random article for Saturday, 13 April 2024 is Green Room (White House).

The Green Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor of the White House, the home of the president of the United States. It is used for small receptions and teas. During a state dinner, guests are served cocktails in the three state parlors before the president, first lady, and a visiting head of state descend the Grand Staircase for dinner. The room is traditionally decorated in shades of green. The room is approximately 28 by 22.5 feet (8.5 by 6.9 m). It has six doors, which open into the Cross Hall, East Room, South Portico, and Blue Room.

Little is known about the room's original decor, except that it was likely in the fashionable French Empire style of the day, a tradition that continued until a group of Colonial Revival and Federal-style furniture and art experts appointed by then President Coolidge sought to restore the room according to the period in which it was built, rather than a passing style of a later time. All subsequent work on the room followed Coolidge's lead, First Lady Jackie Kennedy most prominently. In 1961, she formed the White House Historical Association "to help the White House collect and exhibit the very best artifacts of American history and culture." The same year, "Congress enacted Public Law 87-286 declaring that the furnishings of the White House were the inalienable property of the White House, legislating the White House’s status as a museum and extending legal protection to donated period furnishings and all White House objects." An endowment for new acquisitions and the renovation of state rooms was created in 1979, with the help of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Upon his death, February 20, 1862, Abraham Lincoln's son Willie was laid in state in the Green Room. (With Malice Towards None by Stephen B. Oats)

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:46 UTC on Saturday, 13 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2535: McGill University Health Centre

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The random article for Friday, 12 April 2024 is McGill University Health Centre.

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC; French: Centre universitaire de santé McGill; CUSM) is one of two major healthcare networks in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is affiliated with McGill University and one of the largest medical complexes in Montreal. It is the largest hospital system in Canada by bed capacity. The majority of its funding comes from Quebec taxpayers through the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The centre provides inpatient and ambulatory care.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Friday, 12 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2534: Seán O'Gorman

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The random article for Thursday, 11 April 2024 is Seán O'Gorman.

Seán O'Gorman (born 26 May 1960) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Milford, County Cork, O'Gorman first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1879-80 league. O'Gorman immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, O'Gorman never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he won several championship medals in all grades with Milford, while he also line dout with divisional side Avondhu.

Throughout his career O'Gorman made 16 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1995 championship.

In retirement from playing O'Gorman became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has guided Kilbrin to several divisional championship titles.

O'Gorman is regarded as one of Cork's best players of his era. During his playing days he won two All-Star awards. O'Gorman was also chosen as one of the 25 best Cork players of the past 25 years in a 2013 poll.

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rWotD Episode 2533: 1950 Kulmbach by-election

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The random article for Wednesday, 10 April 2024 is 1950 Kulmbach by-election.

The Kulmbach by-election on May 14, 1950 was the first by-election for the Bundestag (Germany) that had been established 1949. It was caused by the death of Friedrich Schönauer (SPD) April 4, 1950 who had been elected at the 1949 German federal electionDespite an increased result of the SPD, they lost the seat to Johannes Semler (CSU), who was supported by BP and FDP.

This by-election showed a strange effect in the German AMS electoral system of the first election. The SPD in Bavaria had won this seat in the first past the post constituency, but all seats are justified through proportional representation. By winning the Kulmbach seat at the by-election the CSU had technically greater representation than their 1949 results would have proportionally given them. This was changed in January 1953 so only a by-election takes place if the election was not held or if a candidate dies before the general election.

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rWotD Episode 2532: Casey Kaufhold

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The random article for Tuesday, 9 April 2024 is Casey Kaufhold.

Casey Kaufhold (born March 6, 2004) is an American archer competing in women's recurve events. She won the silver medal in the women's individual event at the 2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States. She competed in the women's individual and women's team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, Kaufhold won the bronze medal in the women's individual recurve event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also won the gold medal in both the women's team recurve and mixed team recurve events.

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rWotD Episode 2531: Replay review in gridiron football

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The random article for Monday, 8 April 2024 is Replay review in gridiron football.

In gridiron football, replay review is a method of reviewing a play using cameras at various angles to determine the accuracy of the initial call of the officials. An instant replay can take place in the event of a close or otherwise controversial call, either at the request of a team's head coach (with limitations) or the officials themselves.

Replay reviews are utilized in some high school games, and also for many games at the college level and above. Before the 2019 season, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which establishes the rules for most high school and youth organizations in the United States (though not for Texas high schools), did not allow replay reviews even when the equipment exists to enable the practice. Effective in 2019, NFHS gave its member associations the option to allow replay review, but only in postseason games. In those leagues that utilize replay reviews, there are restrictions on what types of plays can be reviewed. In general, most penalty calls or lack thereof cannot be reviewed, nor can a play that is whistled dead by the officials before the play could come to its rightful end.

American and Canadian football leagues vary in their application and use of instant replay review.

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rWotD Episode 2530: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

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The random article for Sunday, 7 April 2024 is Don't Call Us, We'll Call You.

"Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" is a hit song by the American rock band Sugarloaf. Co-written by lead vocalist Jerry Corbetta, the song was featured as the title track of the band's fourth and final album. It was their fourth single and was recorded at Applewood Studios in Golden, Colorado. Performing on the track, along with Jerry Corbetta, were session players Paul Humphries (drums), Max Bennett (bass), Ray Payne (guitar), and a group called the "Flying Saucers" (Jason Hickman, Mikkel Saks, and David Queen) on harmony vocals.

The song peaked at number nine on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 in the winter of 1974-1975 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song is their second greatest hit. It spent 21 weeks on the chart, four weeks longer than their bigger hit, "Green-Eyed Lady".

In Canada, "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" was a bigger hit, where it reached number five for two weeks. "Green-Eyed Lady" had also charted better in Canada (number one versus number three in the U. S.).

The song uses a guitar melody from the Beatles hit, "I Feel Fine" (which is also alluded to in the lyric, "sounds like John, Paul, and George") as well as a riff of Stevie Wonder's hit, "Superstition". An imitation of Wolfman Jack by disc jockey Ken Griffin also is featured briefly; the call sign of a radio station is stated ("Stereo 92" in the nationwide release). Numerous tracks of this line were cut to match local markets.

"Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" was performed on the TV series, The Midnight Special, with Wolfman Jack himself (the host and announcer of the program) making a cameo appearance on the "Stereo 92" line.

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rWotD Episode 2529: Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area

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The random article for Saturday, 6 April 2024 is Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area.

Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area is located near Jamul and Dulzura in California. The former cattle ranch was designated a wildlife area in 2001, and forms a wildlife corridor between Otay Mountain Wilderness and Jamul Mountains under the protection of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The approximately 6,100-acre area is open to the public for activities including hunting, equestrian use, hiking, mountain-biking, and (hunting) dog training.

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rWotD Episode 2528: Pet Airways

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The random article for Friday, 5 April 2024 is Pet Airways.

Pet Airways was an American company headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, that specialized exclusively in air transportation of pets. The airline claimed to be the first designed specifically for pets where pets flew in the main cabin, not in cargo. After Pet Airways ceased operations in 2011, its parent, PAWS Pet Company Inc., transferred to the pharmaceutical space, and changed its name to Praxsyn Corporation. As of April 2021, the Pet Airways website indicates that the airline plans to resume flights again after the COVID-19 pandemic, "hopefully mid-2022".

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rWotD Episode 2527: Zamucoan languages

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The random article for Thursday, 4 April 2024 is Zamucoan languages.

Zamucoan (also Samúkoan) is a small language family of Paraguay (northeast Chaco) and Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department).

The family has hardly been studied by linguists (as of Adelaar & Muysken 2004), although several studies have recently appeared (see: Bertinetto 2009, 2010, 2013; Ciucci 2007/08, 2009, 2010a, 2010b, 2013a, 2013b). Recent studies show that the Zamucoan languages are characterized by a rare syntactic configuration which is called para-hypotaxis, where coordination and subordination are used simultaneously to connect clauses (Bertinetto & Ciucci 2012).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Thursday, 4 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2526: Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro

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The random article for Wednesday, 3 April 2024 is Humaitá, Rio de Janeiro.

Humaitá is a residential district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is situated between the foot of Corcovado Mountain and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. Neighbouring districts are Botafogo, Lagoa and Jardim Botânico.

The name of the district commemorates the Siege of Humaitá in southern Paraguay, fought during the Paraguayan War in August 1868.

In 1657, Father José Martins de Matos, Vicar of the Bishopric dedicated a chapel (then recently constructed, on the wooded lower slopes of Corcovado, a site at the end of the street now called Rua Viuva Lacerda) and opened the "Caminho Novo" (new path/way) to São Clemente (St. Clement). Nowadays this path has become a major thoroughfare, Rua São Clemente, which passes through Botafogo and Humaitá.

In September 2004 the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro created a "Polo Gastronômico" (Gastronomy Precinct) in the area bounded by the Streets São Clemente, Humaitá, Visconde Silva, Visconde de Caravelas, Pinheiro Guimarães, Real Grandeza, Mena Barreto, São João Batista and Voluntários da Pátria, all within Humaitá and neighbouring Botafogo.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Wednesday, 3 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2525: Larisaikos F.C.

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The random article for Tuesday, 2 April 2024 is Larisaikos F.C..

Larisaikos F. C. (Greek: Ο Λαρισαϊκός ή Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Λάρισας "Λαρισαϊκός") is football club from the Greek town of Larissa, and it was founded in 1930. Larisaikos was one of the first football clubs of Thessaly to participate in the first competitions organised by Thessaly Football Clubs Association. The foundation of Larissa Football Clubs Association in 1960 saw the club participation in the new football league which at the time was equivalent to the third tier of the Greek football federation. In 1964 Larisaikos was merged with Iraklis Larissa, Toxotis Larissa and Aris Larissa to form the new club AEL.

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rWotD Episode 2524: Siempre tuya Acapulco

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The random article for Monday, 1 April 2024 is Siempre tuya Acapulco.

Siempre Tuya Acapulco (literally Forever Yours Acapulco) (English title A Love To Remember) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Azteca in 2014.

Starring Melissa Barrera and Daniel Elbittar as the protagonists of the story, with Cecilia Ponce, Aura Cristina Geithner, Gabriela Roel, Wendy de los Cobos, Ramiro Tomasini and Bernie Paz star as the antagonists.

On 10 February 2014 Siempre Tuya Acapulco debuted on Azteca Trece at 8:30pm, replacing Prohibido Amar. The last episode was broadcast on 17 August 2014, with Las Bravo replacing it the following week.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:15 UTC on Monday, 1 April 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2523: Colla mac Báirid

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The random article for Sunday, 31 March 2024 is Colla mac Báirid.

Colla mac Báirid or Colla ua Báirid (Old Norse: Kolli (possibly), died 932) was a Viking leader who ruled Limerick in the early 10th century. He first appears in contemporary annals in 924 when he is recorded as leading a raiding fleet to Lough Ree. He appears in the annals for the second and final time in 932 when his death his recorded. In both of these instances he is titled king of Limerick. Colla's parentage is uncertain; according to one theory he was the son or grandson of Bárid mac Ímair, a Uí Ímair king of Dublin, and according to another he was the son of Bárid mac Oitir.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:44 UTC on Sunday, 31 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2522: Kumano River

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The random article for Saturday, 30 March 2024 is Kumano River.

The Kumano River (熊野川, Kumanogawa) is a river in the Kii Peninsula of central Japan, located in Nara, Wakayama and Mie Prefectures. It is 183 kilometres (114 mi) long and has a watershed of 2,630 square kilometres (1,020 sq mi). The river rises from Mount Ōmine in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Tenkawa, Nara and follows a generally southward course to drain into the Pacific Ocean on the border between Shingū, Wakayama and Kihō, Mie. The river is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates nature scenery of the Kii peninsula with numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines forming a pilgrimage route.

Municipalities through which the river passes are:

Nara Prefecture

Tenkawa, Nara

Gojō, Nara

Totsukawa, Nara

Wakayama Prefecture

Tanabe, Wakayama

Shingū, Wakayama

Mie Prefecture

Kumano, Mie

Kihō, Mie

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:26 UTC on Saturday, 30 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2521: Tetrahedrally diminished dodecahedron

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The random article for Friday, 29 March 2024 is Tetrahedrally diminished dodecahedron.

In geometry, a tetrahedrally diminished dodecahedron (also tetrahedrally stellated icosahedron or propello tetrahedron) is a topologically self-dual polyhedron made of 16 vertices, 30 edges, and 16 faces (4 equilateral triangles and 12 identical quadrilaterals). A canonical form exists with two edge lengths at 0.849 : 1.057, assuming that the radius of the midsphere is 1. The kites remain isosceles.

It has chiral tetrahedral symmetry, and so its geometry can be constructed from pyritohedral symmetry of the pseudoicosahedron with 4 faces stellated, or from the pyritohedron, with 4 vertices diminished. Within its tetrahedral symmetry, it has geometric varied proportions. By Dorman Luke dual construction, a unique geometric proportion can be defined. The kite faces have edges of length ratio ~ 1:0.633.

Topologically, the triangles are always equilateral, while the quadrilaterals are irregular, although the two adjacent edges that meet at the vertices of a tetrahedron are equal.

As a self-dual hexadecahedron, it is one of 302404 forms, 1476 with at least order 2 symmetry, and the only one with tetrahedral symmetry. As a diminished regular dodecahedron, with 4 vertices removed, the quadrilaterals faces are trapezoids.

As a stellation of the regular icosahedron it is one of 32 stellations defined with tetrahedral symmetry. It has kite faces. In Conway polyhedron notation, it can be represented as pT, applying George W. Hart's propeller operator to a regular tetrahedron.

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Until next time, I'm Niamh Neural.

rWotD Episode 2520: Move Away

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The random article for Thursday, 28 March 2024 is Move Away.

"Move Away" is a song by British band Culture Club, issued as the lead single from their fourth album, From Luxury to Heartache (1986). The song was produced by Lew Hahn and Arif Mardin. Released in March 1986, it became the group's eighth top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven. In the United States, it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their last top-40 hit in the US. It also reached the top 10 in various other countries, including Denmark, where it peaked at number three.

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rWotD Episode 2519: Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

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The random article for Wednesday, 27 March 2024 is Sparkassen Cup (tennis).

The Sparkassen Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1990 to 2003. It was held in Leipzig in Germany and played on indoor carpet courts.

The inaugural event was held from 24 to 30 September 1990, shortly before the German reunification.

Steffi Graf won the first four titles and won the tournament again in 1998 to make her the most successful player at the event. Anke Huber, Jana Novotná and Kim Clijsters also won multiple singles titles at the event.

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rWotD Episode 2518: Voiced velar plosive

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The random article for Tuesday, 26 March 2024 is Voiced velar plosive.

The voiced velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages.

Some languages have the voiced pre-velar plosive, which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical velar plosive, though not as front as the prototypical palatal plosive.

Conversely, some languages have the voiced post-velar plosive, which is articulated slightly behind the place of articulation of the prototypical velar plosive, though not as back as the prototypical uvular plosive.

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rWotD Episode 2517: Brendan O'Kelly

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The random article for Monday, 25 March 2024 is Brendan O'Kelly.

Brendan O'Kelly (10 June 1928 – 24 October 2017) was a soccer player who played in the 1940s in the League of Ireland. O'Kelly was an attacking player on the amateur Bohemians of the 1940s. He later went on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers. O'Kelly represented Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games scoring Ireland's goal. Off the field, Brendan was a Harvard University graduate and was appointed chairman of Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1963.

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rWotD Episode 2516: War on I-4 (arena football)

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The random article for Sunday, 24 March 2024 is War on I-4 (arena football).

The War on I–4 was a rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League. The teams met at least twice and up to four times a season starting in 1991, and both were consistently at the top of the league standings. The rivalry has been compared to the Yankees – Red Sox rivalry in Major League Baseball. Although the Tampa Bay and Orlando markets, separated by an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 4, have teams in each of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada, none of the Big Five leagues had a team in both cities. Orlando has the Magic of the NBA and Orlando City SC of MLS while Tampa Bay hosts the Rays in MLB, Buccaneers in the NFL and Lightning in the NHL. Despite each market being of relatively large size in its own respective right, few leagues (especially those that have had long histories) have attempted to place teams in both cities; this has created few opportunities for the two nearby cities to form rivalries. The Arena Football League was an aberration in this regard when it approved the Orlando Predators as an expansion team in 1991, then allowed for the Pittsburgh Gladiators, a charter AFL team, to relocate to the Tampa Bay area and become the Tampa Bay Storm. The Storm and Predators became instant rivals.

The games were played either at the teams' respective home arenas. At the time the series ended, these arenas were Amway Center for Orlando and Amalie Arena (previously known as the "Ice Palace", "St. Pete Times Forum", and "Tampa Bay Times Forum") for Tampa Bay. Games hosted by the Storm before the 1997 season were held at what is now Tropicana Field, but was known as "Florida Suncoast Dome" before 1994 and "Thunderdome" thereafter. Games hosted by the Predators until the end of the 2010 season were at Hummer Field at the Amway Arena (originally the "Orlando Arena", later "TD Waterhouse Centre"). For the 2014 season, the Predators played at CFE Arena on the campus of the University of Central Florida.

The Predators led the overall series 34–27 in regular season and playoff games combined. The sides met eight times in the AFL playoffs, with each team winning four times, twice being in the ArenaBowl, with each team winning once. Their final playoff meeting was on August 14, 2010 in the American Conference Championship game, in which Tampa Bay won 63–62 as a long field goal attempt by the Predators fell short as time expired. The games between the teams were notable for featuring some of the highest attendances in AFL history. The ArenaBowl IX title match of September 1, 1995 drew an Arena Bowl record crowd of 25,087 to Thunderdome to see the Storm defeat the Predators by 48–35. Both teams were known to organize bus trips for supporters down Interstate 4 (hence the War on I-4) to the other city to see their squad play. The series also had the top overall attendance record in league history when Orlando defeated Tampa Bay 46–45 in front of 28,745 at the Florida Suncoast Dome in week 6 of the 1993 AFL season.

In 2010, the rivalry resumed after a year off caused by the Arena Football League suspending operations in 2009. The rivalry ended when Orlando announced they would suspend operations following the conclusion of the 2016 season. Tampa Bay did the same following the 2017 season. The Predators were relaunched as an expansion team in the National Arena League prior to the 2019 season. The Arena Football League ceased operations after filing for

Shortly after the Predators withdrew from the AFL, the University of South Florida, based in Tampa, and the University of Central Florida, based in Orlando, claimed the "War on I-4" name for their own sports rivalries.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Sunday, 24 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2515: Lucie Talmanová

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The random article for Saturday, 23 March 2024 is Lucie Talmanová.

Lucie Talmanová (born 27 August 1967 in Prague) is a Czech politician.

She graduated from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague (VŠCHT). From 1990 till 1994, she worked as a radiology lab specialist. In 1994–1998, she served as vicemayor of Prague 1. Later, she was a member of the city council (zastupitelstvo) and executive board (rada) of this municipal district.

She joined Civic Democratic Party in 1991 and was elected as deputy in 1998, 2002 and 2006. In Parliament, she has been a member (later vice-chairperson) of the Committee for Social Policies and Health Care. She became vice-chairman of Chamber of Deputies on 14 August 2006. In August 2006, speculation started about her intimate relationship with the chairman of the Civic Democratic Party, Mirek Topolánek. She rejected them and called it a "great friendship". In January 2007, information emerged that she was expecting a baby with Topolánek; shortly afterwards, Topolánek confirmed the relationship. The day after, Talmanová confirmed her pregnancy, but did not name the father. The baby son was born on 24 July 2007. Talmanová and Topolánek got married on 3 June 2010.

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rWotD Episode 2514: Theodore W. Hukriede

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The random article for Friday, 22 March 2024 is Theodore W. Hukriede.

Theodore Waldemar Hukriede (November 9, 1878 – April 14, 1945) was a U. S. Representative from Missouri.

Born near New Truxton, Missouri, Hukriede attended the public schools, Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, and the University of Missouri, where he studied law.

Admitted to the bar in 1903, he commenced practice in Warrenton, Missouri, that same year.

Hukriede was elected prosecuting attorney of Warren County in 1904, 1906, and 1908; and served probate judge of Warren County from 1910-1920.

A Republican, he served as a delegate to the Missouri State conventions in 1900, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1936, and 1940; and as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1936. He also served as president of the Warrenton School Board from 1916 to 1920, and as chairman of the Republican State committee from 1916 to 1918.

Hukriede was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.

He was appointed United States Marshal for the eastern district of Missouri on May 12, 1923, and served until March 1933.

He resumed the practice of law afterward.

Hukriede was elected to the State house of representatives in 1942.

He was reelected in 1944 and served until his death in Warrenton, Missouri, on April 14, 1945.

He was interred in Warrenton Memorial Society Cemetery.

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rWotD Episode 2513: Tiny Tim (comic strip)

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The random article for Thursday, 21 March 2024 is Tiny Tim (comic strip).

Tiny Tim was an American Sunday strip created by Stanley Link. It ran from October 4, 1931, to March 2, 1958. It followed the adventures of Tim Grunt and his sister Dotty, both only two inches tall at the start of the strip. However, they grew six inches during the first three months. After that, they were taken in by a farm couple. Eventually, a gypsy grew them to slightly less than normal size, and Dotty disappeared. On April 13, 1941, the gypsy gave Tim an amulet that said "Nemesis of All Evil". By saying the words out loud, Tim could return to being two inches tall, then grow back to normal size. In 1957, Link died, and on March 2, 1958, the strip ended. Tiny Tim was once popular, but has since faded into obscurity.

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rWotD Episode 2512: No. 1 Croydon

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The random article for Wednesday, 20 March 2024 is No. 1 Croydon.

No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower, and colloquially the 50p Building, the Weddingcake or the Threepenny bit building) is a tall building at 12–16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London, next to East Croydon station. It was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners and completed in 1970. It has 24 storeys and is 269 feet (82 m) high. 'NLA' stood for 'Noble Lowndes Annuities'. It was one of many new buildings constructed in the growing town of Croydon in the 1960s. The development of tall buildings was later encouraged in the 2004 London Plan, which led to the erection of new skyscrapers as Greater London went through a high-rise boom.

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rWotD Episode 2511: 1888 Northwest United States cold wave

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The random article for Tuesday, 19 March 2024 is 1888 Northwest United States cold wave.

In mid-January 1888, a severe cold wave passed through the northern regions of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains of the United States, then considered to be the northwestern region of the nation. It led to a blizzard for the northern Plains and upper Mississippi valley where many children were trapped in schoolhouses where they froze to death. This tragedy became known as the Schoolhouse Blizzard, Schoolchildren's Blizzard, or The Children's Blizzard. This cold snap and blizzard were part of a month when temperatures averaged below normal by 6 to 12 °F (3.3 to 6.7 °C) across much of the northern and western United States.

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rWotD Episode 2510: Bailey Ruin

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The random article for Monday, 18 March 2024 is Bailey Ruin.

Bailey Ruin is an archaeological site located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The site, also known as "Stott Ranch Ruin" and "Pope Ranch Site," was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 2006 for its historical and archaeological significance. Bailey Ruin, a well-preserved Ancient Puebloan site, was occupied from about AD 1275 to 1325, in the late Pueblo III Era to early Pueblo IV Era.

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rWotD Episode 2509: Natalie Hurst

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The random article for Sunday, 17 March 2024 is Natalie Hurst.

Natalie Hurst (born 8 April 1983) is an Australian basketball player. She played junior basketball in Canberra and went on to play for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL. With the Capitals, she won league championships in 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. In 2011/2012, she played for the French club, Aix en Provence. She is a member of the Australia women's national basketball team, with her first national team cap in 2009. She won a gold medal in 2009 at the FIBA Oceania Women's Championships. She is a member of the 2012 national team.

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rWotD Episode 2508: Sandwich (horse)

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The random article for Saturday, 16 March 2024 is Sandwich (horse).

Sandwich (1928–after 1941) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the classic St Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse in 1931, for owner Earl of Rosebery. By 1931, Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery had died, making this a win for his son, Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery. Sandwich was a half-brother to Manna, winner of the 1925 Epsom Derby, and as well as his 1931 St Leger success also won the Chester Vase and King Edward VII Stakes.

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rWotD Episode 2507: Kari-Keen Manufacturing

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The random article for Friday, 15 March 2024 is Kari-Keen Manufacturing.

Kari-Keen Manufacturing Company was an American aircraft manufacturer and producer of automotive luggage. Kari-Keen's automotive product line included the Kari-Keen Kairrier automotive trunks and beds designed by Paul Lier and patented in 1925. Production started in Leeds, Iowa. In 1937, the automotive division ceased operations.

Kari-Keen also operated a flight school to operate their aircraft, the Kari-Keen School of Aviation. In 1930 C. F. Lytle bought the assets of the aviation branch and formed Sioux aircraft. Only three prototype new models were built and retained the Kari-Keen logo on the tail.

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rWotD Episode 2506: Prithvi Jayanti

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The random article for Thursday, 14 March 2024 is Prithvi Jayanti.

Prithvi Jayanti (Nepali: पृथ्वी जयन्ती, lit. 'Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah'; also known as the Nepal Ekikaran Diwas (Nepali: नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस, romanized: National Unification Day) or National Unity Day) is an observance annually celebrated on 11 January to commemorate the birth of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was the first king of unified Nepal. In the mid-18th century, he set out to unify the small kingdoms which would become present-day Nepal. During the observance, many people add a garland to statues of Shah, participate in the parades, and remember his contribution to Nepal. Prithvi Jayanti was celebrated as a public holiday from 1951 until its abolishment in 2006. However, some local governments in Gorkha District and Nuwakot District have declared Prithvi Jayanti to be a public holiday. In 2023, the government declared it as a national holiday.

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rWotD Episode 2505: Knysna turaco

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The random article for Wednesday, 13 March 2024 is Knysna turaco.

The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Eswatini. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa. The Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos were once considered subspecies. This species lays two eggs in a shallow platform nest made from sticks and placed in a tree or clump of creepers.

Within its range, this is an unmistakable bird, although often inconspicuous in the treetops. It is 40–42 cm long, including a long tail. The small but thick orange-red bill and a white line just under the eye contrast with the mainly green plumage. It has a tall green crest, which is tipped with white. The eye is brown and the eye-ring deep red. In flight, Knysna turaco shows conspicuous crimson primary flight feathers. Sexes are similar, but juvenile birds have a shorter crest without the white tips.

The Knysna turaco is usually seen flying between forest trees, or hopping along branches. It feeds on fruit, insects and earthworms. It has a loud kow-kow-kow-kow call.

This bird family is known as Loeries in South Africa, but the international name is Turaco. Turacos (the 10 species of the Tauraco and the 2 of the Musophaga) are the only birds to possess true red and green colour. When you look at most birds, the color you are seeing is a reflection produced by the feather structure. The turaco's red pigment (turacin) and green pigment (turacoverdin) both contain copper. In fact, if you stirred a glass of water with a red turaco feather, the water would turn pink! In museum species, the pigments deepen with age because the copper begins to oxidize. These birds manage to maintain their colours throughout the year. The Knysna Loerie is thought to use its red wing feathers to escape predators. Indeed, when it flies, the predators tend to focus on the most visible colour and follow the red patch. As the Loerie lends and folds its wings, the red feathers of the wings become invisible and the Loerie has a chance of escaping unseen.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Wednesday, 13 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2504: Devils Haircut

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The random article for Tuesday, 12 March 2024 is Devils Haircut.

"Devils Haircut" is a song by the American musician Beck, released in December 1996 by DGC Records as the second single from his fifth album, Odelay (1996). Both co-written and co-produced by Beck, the song peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Its music video was directed by Mark Romanek and filmed in New York City. Q Magazine included "Devil's Haircut" in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.

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rWotD Episode 2503: Brahmastra

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The random article for Monday, 11 March 2024 is Brahmastra.

The Brahmastra (IAST: Brahmāstra) is an astra (projectile weapon) that is said to be equal to, or more powerful than a nuclear weapon, and known to be able to vanquish all beings. Only Parashurama, Rama, Meghanada, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama, Arjuna, and Lakshmana possessed the knowledge to invoke this weapon. It is one of the most destructive, powerful, and irresistible weapons mentioned in Hinduism. It was created by Brahma along with its more powerful variants Brahmashirā astra, Brahmanda astra, and Bhargavastra.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:03 UTC on Monday, 11 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2502: Héctor Canavery

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The random article for Sunday, 10 March 2024 is Héctor Canavery.

Héctor Canavery (March 22, 1854 – 1929) was an Argentine politician and military man, who took part in the military campaigns in the territory of Patagonia. He also dabbled in politics, serving as a legislator for the National Autonomist Party. He took part in the beginning of the Argentine police, serving for many years as a comisario in the town of Quilmes, he also served as sub-chief of the Police of the Province of Buenos Aires in 1893. He also had an active participation during the events that occurred during the Revolution of 1890, serving in the forces of support to the national government.

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rWotD Episode 2501: Abu Zar Ghaffari

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The random article for Saturday, 9 March 2024 is Abu Zar Ghaffari.

Abu Zar Ghaffari (Urdu: ابو ذر غفاری Sindhi: ابو ذر غفاي) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of New Karachi Town, which was disbanded in 2011.

There are several ethnic groups in Abu Zar Ghaffari including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of New Karachi Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

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rWotD Episode 2500: Jaya Janaki Nayaka

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The random article for Friday, 8 March 2024 is Jaya Janaki Nayaka.

Jaya Janaki Nayaka is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under Dwaraka Creations. It stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu, while Sarath Kumar, Suman and Tarun Arora play other pivotal roles. Pragya Jaiswal appears in an extended cameo appearance. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 11 August 2017 and garnered mixed reviews from critics and audiences.

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rWotD Episode 2499: Marie Dressler

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The random article for Thursday, 7 March 2024 is Marie Dressler.

Leila Marie Koerber (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934), known by her stage name Marie Dressler, was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. After leaving home at the age of 14, Dressler built a career on stage in traveling theatre troupes, where she learned to appreciate her talent in making people laugh. In 1892, she started a career on Broadway that lasted into the 1920s, performing comedic roles that allowed her to improvise to get laughs. She soon transitioned into screen acting and made several shorts, but mostly worked in New York City on stage. During World War I, along with other celebrities, she helped sell Liberty bonds.

In 1914, she played the title role in the first full-length screen comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), opposite Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. In 1919, she helped organize the first union for stage chorus players. Her career declined in the 1920s, and Dressler was reduced to living on her savings while sharing an apartment with a friend.

In 1927, she returned to films at the age of 59 and experienced a remarkable string of successes. For her performance in the comedy film Min and Bill (1930), Dressler won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She died of cancer in 1934.

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rWotD Episode 2498: Common silver-biddy

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The random article for Wednesday, 6 March 2024 is Common silver-biddy.

The common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena), also known as the blacktip silver biddy, Darnley Island silverbelly, longtail silverbiddy, oceanic silver biddy, shining silver-belly or slender silver belly, is a species of mojarra native to marine and brackish waters of coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits estuaries, coastal waters and lagoons. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), though most do not exceed 20 cm (7.9 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Wednesday, 6 March 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Raveena Standard.

rWotD Episode 2497: Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies

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The random article for Tuesday, 5 March 2024 is Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies.

Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies is a division of Ingersoll Rand. The division manufactures products including air compressors, compressed air treatment and control equipment, turn-key compressed air systems, consumer and commercial tools, pumps and fluid handling systems and material handling and lifting equipment.

Brands in the Industrial Technologies sector include Ingersoll Rand, ARO pumps and Thunder Gun impact tools. Until 2021, the Industrial Technologies division included Club Car, a maker of golf and utility vehicles for businesses and individuals.

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rWotD Episode 2496: Suzuki Dzire

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The random article for Monday, 4 March 2024 is Suzuki Dzire.

The Suzuki Dzire (stylized DZire, previously knows as the Suzuki Swift Dzire), known as the Suzuki Swift Sedan in Colombia and Guatemala, is a subcompact notchback sedan made by Suzuki mainly for the Indian market since 2008. It was developed as a sedan variation of the Swift hatchback.

The Dzire was launched in 2008 and was based on the first generation Swift hatchback. It was introduced as a subcompact sedan for the Indian market in order to offer a sedan-like car in a smaller size. Later, in order to get the tax benefits offered to cars with a length below 4 meters in India, it was converted into a sub-4-meter sedan.

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rWotD Episode 2495: Mattiwilda Dobbs

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The random article for Sunday, 3 March 2024 is Mattiwilda Dobbs.

Mattiwilda Dobbs (July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015) was an American coloratura soprano and was one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera. She was the first black singer to perform at La Scala in Italy, the first black woman to receive a long-term performance contract and to sing a lead role at the Metropolitan Opera, New York and the first black singer to play a lead role at the San Francisco Opera.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:28 UTC on Sunday, 3 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2494: Ethmia chrysopyga

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The random article for Saturday, 2 March 2024 is Ethmia chrysopyga.

Ethmia chrysopyga is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern Europe and Anatolia up to the Caucasus region.

The wingspan is about 19 mm (0.75 in). The forewings are dull black, with three intensely black spots, the first two situated very lightly before the middle, one on the middle of the fold, one on the cell directly above it, and the third slightly larger spot at the upper angle of the cell. The hindwings are sooty black and a little paler than the forewings.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Saturday, 2 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2493: Owensboro High School

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The random article for Friday, 1 March 2024 is Owensboro High School.

Owensboro High School is a public high school located at 1800 Frederica Street in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The school's digital newspaper is The Digital Devil. Owensboro High School is one of only 33 high schools in Kentucky to be listed among the "Best High Schools 2009 Search" published in U. S. News & World Report in December 2009. This was the second consecutive year that OHS has received this distinction.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:56 UTC on Friday, 1 March 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2492: Treadmill

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The random article for Thursday, 29 February 2024 is Treadmill.

A treadmill is a device generally used for walking, running, or climbing while staying in the same place. Treadmills were introduced before the development of powered machines to harness the power of animals or humans to do work, often a type of mill operated by a person or animal treading the steps of a treadwheel to grind grain. In later times, treadmills were used as punishment devices for people sentenced to hard labour in prisons. The terms treadmill and treadwheel were used interchangeably for the power and punishment mechanisms.

More recently, treadmills have instead been used as exercise machines for running or walking in one place. Rather than the user powering a mill, the device provides a moving platform with a wide conveyor belt driven by an electric motor or a flywheel. The belt moves to the rear, requiring the user to walk or run at a speed matching the belt. The rate at which the belt moves is the rate of walking or running. Thus, the speed of running may be controlled and measured. The more expensive, heavy-duty versions are motor-driven (usually by an electric motor). The simpler, lighter, and less expensive versions passively resist the motion, moving only when walkers push the belt with their feet. The latter are known as manual treadmills.

Treadmills continue to be the biggest-selling exercise equipment category by a large margin. As a result, the treadmill industry has hundreds of manufacturers throughout the world.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:01 UTC on Thursday, 29 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2491: Listed buildings in Mollington, Cheshire

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The random article for Wednesday, 28 February 2024 is Listed buildings in Mollington, Cheshire.

Mollington is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains ten buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". Apart from the village of Mollington, the parish is rural. The listed buildings include houses, farmhouses, a farm building, a sundial, an icehouse, a guidepost, a canal bridge, and a railway viaduct.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:17 UTC on Wednesday, 28 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2490: Café Rico

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The random article for Tuesday, 27 February 2024 is Café Rico.

Café Rico is a Puerto Rican corporation that manufactures coffee branded by the same name. The company's headquarters are located at Avenida Las Americas/Route 163 and Calle Comercio/Route 133 in Barrio San Antón in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The company used to be called Cooperativa de Cafeteros (Coffee-growers Cooperative).

Its coffee has been reported to be Puerto Rico's best and its San Carlos Selection is said to have been the Vatican's favorite coffee at one time. The company has the only coffee tasting lab and the only Certified Taster on the Island. The company has a partnership with Yauco Selecto Estate Coffee.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Tuesday, 27 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2489: Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase

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The random article for Monday, 26 February 2024 is Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase.

The Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase was played between 8 October and 30 October 2022. A total of twelve teams competed in the final phase to decide the champions of the Apertura 2022 Liga MX season. For the fifth straight season, an additional qualifying round, the reclassification or repechaje, was employed, which expanded the number of playoff spots to twelve.

Both finalists qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in November and December, the Apertura 2022 regular season and final phase began earlier than previous seasons. As a result, the final was held on 30 October 2022 and not in the middle of December. Pachuca defeated Toluca 8–2 on aggregate to win their seventh league title. As winners, Pachuca faced UANL, the Clausura 2023 champions, in the 2023 Campeón de Campeones.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Monday, 26 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2488: Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba

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The random article for Sunday, 25 February 2024 is Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba.

St Eunan's Cathedral ( YOO-nən), or the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba as it is also known, is a cathedral in the parish of Conwal and Leck, part of the Diocese of Raphoe. Built between the years of 1890 and 1900, the cathedral is found in Letterkenny, County Donegal in Ireland. There are two cathedrals in the county; an older cathedral of the same name is found in the town of Raphoe, and since the Reformation, has been used by the Church of Ireland.

The cathedral was commissioned by Cardinal O'Donnell - then Bishop of Raphoe - and who, in 1888 aged 32, became the youngest bishop in the world at that time. The cathedral, located on Castle Street opposite Conwal Parish Church in the town, celebrated its centenary in 2001.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:02 UTC on Sunday, 25 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2487: Murray Gold

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The random article for Saturday, 24 February 2024 is Murray Gold.

Murray Jonathan Gold (born 28 February 1969) is an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. He is best known as the musical director and composer of the music for Doctor Who from its revival in 2005 until 2017. In 2023, he was announced to be returning to the series. Gold's other television work includes Queer as Folk, Last Tango in Halifax and Gentleman Jack. He has been nominated for five BAFTAs.

Born in Portsmouth to a Jewish family, Gold initially pursued drama as a vocation, while writing and playing music as a hobby, but switched to music when he became musical director for the University of Cambridge's Footlights society.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:53 UTC on Saturday, 24 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2486: Collegium Novum

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The random article for Friday, 23 February 2024 is Collegium Novum.

The Collegium Novum (Latin: "New College") is the Neo-Gothic main building of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, originally built between the year 1363 and 1365 and after its destruction, rebuilt in between 1873-1887. Based on a design by architect Feliks Księżarski to match the oldest building of the University, it was opened for the 500th anniversary of the University's foundation. The Collegium Novum replaced a former academic boarding school called Jeruzalem, consumed by fire in the mid-19th century.

The building contains lecture rooms including an impressive assembly hall (called Aula), Rector's, Deans', and other university authorities' offices as well as those of a number of prominent professors. It is the Jagiellonian University's administrative centre.

Collegium Novum was opened on June 14, 1887, commencing several years of debate and construction. The decision regarding the allocation of subsidies was made in the Austro-Hungarian capital of Vienna, with the University's vital interests defended by Julian Dunajewski, the then Austrian Finance Minister. The work might not have begun at all had it not been for his commitment, as well as that of his brother Cardinal Albin Dunajewski.

Already at the time of its grand opening, the assembly hall (Aula) of the new building was too small to accommodate all guests on all occasions, even though the number of students did not exceed 1200 with approximately one hundred professors. A debate arose whether it was necessary to invite professors' wives to grand ceremonies. Most academics, in keeping with the prevailing trend of the time, were against the inviting of women guests. In the University's archives there is a formal invitation reading: “Zoll requires no ticket and wishes the ceremony to be exclusively male.” In another statement, Edward Janczewski “expresses his opposition to the idea of admitting ladies to the ceremonies.” Until the end of First World War, a portrait of emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, painted by Kazimierz Pochwalski, hung in the Aula of the Collegium. On October 31, 1918 a group of University students tore it to pieces, manifesting their determination for the recreation of an independent Republic of Poland. However, a number of other paintings did survive, including portraits of the University's founding fathers Casimir the Great and Władysław Jagiełło dating back to the early 1860s, a picture of Queen Jadwiga painted in 1900 to celebrate her Jubilee, as well as the works of Jan Matejko, including his painting entitled Copernicus: Conversation with God. The chairs in the assembly hall were designed by Tadeusz Stryjeński.

On the upper floor of the College there is a lecture hall named after Józef Szujski – now used by historians – with the commemorative plaque in remembrance of the events surrounding Nazi German action called Sonderaktion Krakau where 183 professors were arrested and later sent to camps in Sachsenhausen and Dachau. The plaque reads: "For the freedom of spirit and service to science and nation of Jagiellonian University professors deceitfully and forcefully taken away from this hall and imprisoned by the Nazi occupant on November 6, 1939."

The restoration of the Neo-Gothic architectural structure took place at the end of the 20th century. It was faced with a number of challenges, notably the task of reviving the original form of the building while simultaneously improving its functionality as an educational facility. The restoration was carried out on its façade in 1994 along with the modernization of the assembly hall, which was completed in 1999. The collaboration of specialists from various disciplines allowed for both restoration and functional needs of the Collegium to be met successfully.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:38 UTC on Friday, 23 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2485: Papia of Envermeu

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The random article for Thursday, 22 February 2024 is Papia of Envermeu.

Papia of Envermeu, also called Poppa of Envermeu, was the second consort of Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

Papia belonged to the local Norman aristocracy as the daughter of Richeldis of Envermeu. She married Richard II after the death of his first spouse, Judith of Brittany in 1017. She became the mother of Mauger, Archbishop of Rouen, and William of Talou. Papia is documented to have made a donation to the cathedral of Rouen together with her mother.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:52 UTC on Thursday, 22 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2484: Spreitenbach

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The random article for Wednesday, 21 February 2024 is Spreitenbach.

Spreitenbach (High Alemannic: Spräitebach) is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

It lies southeast of the district center, directly on the border with the canton of Zurich.

It is one of the smallest cities in Switzerland. In Switzerland, a city needs a population of 10,000 or more to be considered as a city.

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rWotD Episode 2483: Gerhard Ertl

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The random article for Tuesday, 20 February 2024 is Gerhard Ertl.

Gerhard Ertl (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɐ̯haʁt ˈɛʁtl̩] ; born 10 October 1936) is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany. Ertl's research laid the foundation of modern surface chemistry, which has helped explain how fuel cells produce energy without pollution, how catalytic converters clean up car exhausts and even why iron rusts, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

His work has paved the way for development of cleaner energy sources and will guide the development of fuel cells, said Astrid Graslund, secretary of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces. The Nobel academy said Ertl provided a detailed description of how chemical reactions take place on surfaces. His findings applied in both academic studies and industrial development, the academy said. “Surface chemistry can even explain the destruction of the ozone layer, as vital steps in the reaction actually take place on the surfaces of small crystals of ice in the stratosphere,” the award citation reads.

In 2015, Ertl signed the Mainau Declaration 2015 on Climate Change on the final day of the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The declaration was signed by a total of 76 Nobel Laureates and handed to then-President of the French Republic, François Hollande, as part of the COP21 climate summit in Paris.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Tuesday, 20 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2482: Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre

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The random article for Monday, 19 February 2024 is Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre.

The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a German war crime, which was committed in the hill village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany, Italy, in the course of an operation against the Italian resistance movement during the Italian Campaign of World War II. On 12 August 1944, the Waffen-SS, with the help of the Brigate Nere, murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees, including more than a hundred children, and burned their bodies. These crimes have been defined as voluntary and organized acts of terrorism by the Military Tribunal of La Spezia and the highest Italian court of appeal.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:59 UTC on Monday, 19 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2481: Southern Cross Expedition

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The random article for Sunday, 18 February 2024 is Southern Cross Expedition.

The Southern Cross Expedition, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. The brainchild of the Anglo-Norwegian explorer Carsten Borchgrevink, it was the first expedition to over-winter on the Antarctic mainland, the first to visit the Great Ice Barrier—later known as the Ross Ice Shelf—since Sir James Clark Ross's groundbreaking expedition of 1839 to 1843, and the first to effect a landing on the Barrier's surface. It also pioneered the use of dogs and sledges in Antarctic travel.

The expedition was privately financed by the British magazine publisher Sir George Newnes. Borchgrevink's party sailed in the Southern Cross, and spent the southern winter of 1899 at Cape Adare, the northwest extremity of the Ross Sea coastline. Here they carried out an extensive programme of scientific observations, although opportunities for inland exploration were restricted by the mountainous and glaciated terrain surrounding the base. In January 1900, the party left Cape Adare in Southern Cross to explore the Ross Sea, following the route taken by Ross 60 years earlier. They reached the Great Ice Barrier, where a team of three made the first sledge journey on the Barrier surface, during which a new Farthest South record latitude was established at 78° 50′S.

On its return to Britain the expedition was coolly received by London's geographical establishment exemplified by the Royal Geographical Society, which resented the pre-emption of the pioneering Antarctic role they envisaged for the Discovery Expedition. There were also questions about Borchgrevink's leadership qualities, and criticism of the limited extent of scientific results. Thus, despite the number of significant "firsts", Borchgrevink was never accorded the heroic status of Scott or Shackleton, and his expedition was soon forgotten in the dramas which surrounded these and other Heroic Age explorers. However, Roald Amundsen, conqueror of the South Pole in 1911, acknowledged that Borchgrevink's expedition had removed the greatest obstacles to Antarctic travel, and had opened the way for all the expeditions that followed.

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rWotD Episode 2480: Protector (fireboat)

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The random article for Saturday, 17 February 2024 is Protector (fireboat).

The City of Long Beach, California started to operate a new fireboat, now known as the Protector, in May 2014.

The vessel was known as Fireboat 20, until she was officially commissioned, on June 8, 2016.

A sister ship will follow within a year.

The two new vessels will replace the Challenger and the Liberty, commissioned in 1987.

The earlier vessels had a troubled maintenance record.

She will be one of the most powerful fireboats in the world.

Protector is propelled by a pair of Voith-Schneider propellers, an advanced propulsion system that bears some resemblance to helicopter propulsion, and enable instantaneous changes in the propeller thrust.

She is 108 feet long, with a maximum speed of 13 knots. Her ten water cannon can pump 41,000 gallons per minute, more than four times as much as her predecessors. She is able to throw her water up to 236 feet (72 m) in the air, and up to 580 feet (180 m) away.

The two vessels were designed by Robert Allan Limited, a firm known for designing many widely admired tugboats, fireboats and support vessels. In addition to firefighting duties Fireboat 20 and her sister have air-tight crew compartments and a decontamination chamber, so they are equipped to respond to the releases of hazardous material, in particular they can respond to radiological, poison gas, or germ warfare attacks.

The vessels pumps can de-water flooded structures. The vessels are highly automated, and require only a crew of four. They can transport 12 additional individuals. Part of the cabin can serve as an emergency infirmary.

The pair of vessels was budgeted at $51 million.

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rWotD Episode 2479: MJL Bangladesh Limited

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The random article for Friday, 16 February 2024 is MJL Bangladesh Limited.

MJL Bangladesh PLC (Bengali: এমজেএল বাংলাদেশ লিমিটেড) (DSE: MJLBD, CSE: MJLBD) widely known as Mobil Bangladesh, formerly known as Mobil Jamuna Lubricants Limited, is a company that is jointly owned by Jamuna Oil Company, a subsidiary of government-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and EC Securities Limited, a subsidiary of East Coast Group. Azam J Chowdhury is the Managing Director of the MJL Bangladesh Limited. M. Mukul Hossain is the Chief Executive Officer of the company. It markets products of ExxonMobil as the strategic alliance partner of the company in Bangladesh.

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rWotD Episode 2478: Head of the Imperial House of Brazil

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The random article for Thursday, 15 February 2024 is Head of the Imperial House of Brazil.

The Head of the Brazilian Imperial House (Portuguese: Chefe da Casa Imperial do Brasil) is a title used by the leader of the Brazilian imperial family, currently the House of Orléans-Braganza, a descendant branch of the House of Braganza. The title of the head of the imperial house is "Emperor de jure". The current head of the imperial house is Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, who took over as head of the imperial house on July 15, 2022, after the death of his brother, Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza. After the death of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil, in 1891, in view of the proclamation of the Brazilian republic on November 15, 1889, and the revocation of all titles of nobility then existing, starting with the Brazilian Constitution of 1891. It serves to indicate the heir presumptive to the extinct imperial throne of Brazil. The Brazilian monarchists affirm that, maintaining the logic established by the Brazilian Constitution of 1824, this title would respect the line of sovereignty of the jus sanguinis, being granted to the oldest male direct descendant of Pedro I of Brazil and, failing that, to the varoa. If the holder of the title were a descendant of the Brazilian imperial family, as was Isabel Leopoldina de Bragança, who married Prince Gastão of Orléans in 1864, the title would never be transmitted to her husband, this being the Head Consort of the Imperial House Brazilian. In the same way that happened with the Brazilian emperors when they were elevated to the throne, the first-born of the Head of the Brazilian Imperial House would receive the extinct title of Prince Imperial of Brazil, and his son the title of Prince of Grão-Pará.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Thursday, 15 February 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Kevin Neural.

rWotD Episode 2477: Pachythelia villosella

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The random article for Wednesday, 14 February 2024 is Pachythelia villosella.

Pachythelia villosella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males. Head, thorax,

and abdomen pale brownish-ochreous. Forewings and hindwings thinly

haired, dark brown or grey brown; veins and base of cilia darker. Females are wingless and have a rounded frontal prominence. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Calluna and Sarothamnus species from within a case.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:04 UTC on Wednesday, 14 February 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Kendra Neural.

rWotD Episode 2476: Salvation Army corps

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The random article for Tuesday, 13 February 2024 is Salvation Army corps.

A Salvation Army corps is a local church organization and physical place of worship in The Salvation Army. Like the Christian term "church" a corps includes both the physical building and the body of members who attend at the building. In keeping with Salvationist convention in using military terminology, corps are sometimes casually known as barracks. Traditionally many corps buildings are alternatively called temples or citadels, such as Openshaw Citadel . The Salvation Army also uses the more traditional term "church" for some local congregations and their buildings.

Corps are usually led by an officer or married officer couple, who fulfil the role of a pastor in other denominations. Officers in these positions are known as "Corps Officers" or COs, and are generally Lieutenants, Captains or Majors. Terms for Officers vary in each country and often serve a term from as little as six months to 10 years. Appointments are decided on by the countries Territorial or Regional Headquarters with much prayer and planning.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Tuesday, 13 February 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Gregory Neural.

rWotD Episode 2475: Heather Tweed

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The random article for Monday, 12 February 2024 is Heather Tweed.

Heather Tweed (born 1959) is a visual artist, educator and writer based in the UK whose artwork is exhibited nationally and internationally. Graduating from Exeter College of Art and Design in 1983, she first came to national attention with her Anubis Other World Tour series of exhibitions beginning in 1997.

She has had solo exhibitions in London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Bath, Birmingham, Yorkshire and Exeter and in many groups shows, and been selected for exhibition by the Saatchi Gallery. In 2009 her Abscission series of installations took place during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2010 her Lost Not Found: Abscission was part of the official Edinburgh Art Festival.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:17 UTC on Monday, 12 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2474: Topdalsfjorden

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The random article for Sunday, 11 February 2024 is Topdalsfjorden.

Topdalsfjorden or Tofdalsfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long fjord runs from the village of Ålefjær south to the city centre of Kristiansand. The river Topdalselva empties into the fjord at the eastern side just south of the Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. The European route E18 highway crosses the fjord on the Varodd Bridge.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Sunday, 11 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2473: Borrelia burgdorferi

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The random article for Saturday, 10 February 2024 is Borrelia burgdorferi.

Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it makes up the species complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The complex currently comprises 20 accepted and 3 proposed genospecies. B. burgdorferi sensu stricto exists in North America and Eurasia and until 2016 was the only known cause of Lyme disease in North America. Borrelia species are Gram-negative.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 06:41 UTC on Saturday, 10 February 2024.

For the full current version of the article, see Borrelia burgdorferi on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 2472: Dry measure

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The random article for Friday, 9 February 2024 is Dry measure.

Dry measures are units of volume to measure bulk commodities that are not fluids and that were typically shipped and sold in standardized containers such as barrels. They have largely been replaced by the units used for measuring volumes in the metric system and liquid volumes in the imperial system but are still used for some commodities in the US customary system. They were or are typically used in agriculture, agronomy, and commodity markets to measure grain, dried beans, dried and fresh produce, and some seafood. They were formerly used for many other foods, such as salt pork and salted fish, and for industrial commodities such as coal, cement, and lime.

The names are often the same as for the units used to measure liquids, despite representing different volumes. The larger volumes of the dry measures apparently arose because they were based on heaped rather than "struck" (leveled) containers. Today, many units nominally of dry measure have become standardized as units of mass (see bushel); and many other units are commonly conflated or confused with units of mass.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:47 UTC on Friday, 9 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2471: Shelley Deeks

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The random article for Thursday, 8 February 2024 is Shelley Deeks.

Dr. Shelley Deeks, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FFAFPM, is a Canadian public health expert who is the chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. Her advertised "specialities include communicable disease control, outbreak investigations, vaccine safety, epidemiology and program evaluation." She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Deeks was the executive lead in Ontario's COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020 in her role at Public Health Ontario.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:40 UTC on Thursday, 8 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2470: I Ain't Mad No More

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The random article for Wednesday, 7 February 2024 is I Ain't Mad No More.

I Ain't Mad No More is the second album by Virginia–native rapper Skillz. The album featured guest appearances by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Danja Mowf, Kandi, Pretty Ugly, Big Swells, Musiq Soulchild, AAries, Cee-Lo Green, Pretty Willie, Jazze Pha and Nicole Wray's brother Kenny Wray. The album generated one charting single, "Crew Deep", which peaked at #83 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Two other promo singles, "Your Favorite Joints" and "Ghostwriter," were excluded from the album but were added to its sampler release. The lack of success from the album's lead single ("Crew Deep") resulted in a cancellation of the album's U. S. release and a granted promotional release in Canada was made instead. However, Skillz would feature most of the album's tracks on his U. S. independent release, Confessions of a Ghostwriter (2005).

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rWotD Episode 2469: Mattar MRT station

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The random article for Tuesday, 6 February 2024 is Mattar MRT station.

Mattar MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Geylang planning area, Singapore. As its name suggests, it is located underneath Mattar Road, at the junction of Merpati Road.

The station serves places such as Canossa Convent School, Masjid Sallim Mattar and The Church of St Stephen (Roman Catholic). One of the entrances is adjacent to the Circuit Road hawker centre.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:11 UTC on Tuesday, 6 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2468: 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

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The random article for Monday, 5 February 2024 is 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team.

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-third year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, play their games at Carmichael Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They defeat Georgia Tech in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2015. They lost in the first round to California.

On April 18, Hatchell resigned after an external review confirmed reports that she had made racially insensitive comments and mismanaged players' medical issues. Hatchell, the only coach with national titles in the AIAW, NAIA, and NCAA, left Chapel Hill with 1,023 wins overall and 751 in 33 seasons with the Tar Heels, including the 1994 NCAA title. The school tabbed Princeton's Courtney Banghart as their new head coach on April 29, officially announcing her the next day.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:13 UTC on Monday, 5 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2467: China–Trinidad and Tobago relations

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The random article for Sunday, 4 February 2024 is China–Trinidad and Tobago relations.

Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were established on 20 June 1974.

The Chinese government established an embassy in Port of Spain in April 1975, with Trinidad and Tobago establishing their own embassy in Beijing on 26 February 2014. Prime Minister Eric Williams was the first Trinidadian head of government to visit China in 1974. In 2002, the trade balance between the two countries was US$47.15 million, with China exporting all but $4.81 million of that. The current Chinese ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is Mr. Yang Youming. China and Trinidad and Tobago share friendly association with the Chinese-based Shanghai Construction Co. having built the Trinidad & Tobago's prime minister's official residence, otherwise known as the Saint Ann's Diplomatic Centre, and the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), among other developments. On 26 February 2014, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago officially opened its embassy in Beijing (Peking).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:09 UTC on Sunday, 4 February 2024.

For the full current version of the article, see China–Trinidad and Tobago relations on Wikipedia.

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rWotD Episode 2466: Meredith News

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The random article for Saturday, 3 February 2024 is Meredith News.

The Meredith News is a weekly newspaper published in Belknap County, New Hampshire. The newspaper has about 3,000 subscribers across the towns of Meredith, Center Harbor, Sandwich, and Moultonborough, and the city of Laconia. It is owned by Salmon Press LLC. The first issue was published on July 22, 1880, as the Meredith Weekly News. The publisher, George F. Sanborn, ran the paper from an office on the second floor of his family home. In 1882 Sanborn started an initiative to build a free public library. At the time, most libraries in the state were "private" libraries that only benefited paying members. The library was implemented in the Sanborn home next to the Meredith News office. One of Meredith's most prominent residents was Bob Montana, a famous cartoonist known best for illustrating the first Archie comics. Montana was good friends with editor Leo Kershaw of the News, and starting in 1947 Archie comic strips became a regular feature in the Meredith newspaper. Each feature was proudly titled "Archie... By Meredith's Bob Montana".

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Saturday, 3 February 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Joey Neural.

rWotD Episode 2465: Phil Ruffin

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The random article for Friday, 2 February 2024 is Phil Ruffin.

Phillip Gene Ruffin (born March 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks. He is also a business partner of former United States President Donald Trump, with whom he co-owns the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. On the Forbes 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 838 with a net worth of US$3.1 billion.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:21 UTC on Friday, 2 February 2024.

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Until next time, I'm Justin Neural.

rWotD Episode 2464: Keith Frazier (musician)

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The random article for Thursday, 1 February 2024 is Keith Frazier (musician).

Keith Frazier is one of the founding members of Rebirth Brass Band. In the band, Frazier plays the bass drum with a cymbal mounted on top. He plays the drum with one hand and the cymbal with the other, using a flathead screwdriver.

Keith Frazier and his brother, Phillip Frazier (the group's sousaphone/tuba player), formed Rebirth Brass Band along with other band members they met at Joseph S. Clark Sr. High School in New Orleans, including renowned trumpeter, Kermit Ruffins. In Joseph S. Clark's marching and concert bands, Frazier played several brass instruments and was section leader of the baritones.

Rebirth Brass Band, was discovered at the 1982 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and recorded its first studio album in 1984.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Thursday, 1 February 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2463: Jean-Léonard Touadi

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The random article for Wednesday, 31 January 2024 is Jean-Léonard Touadi.

Jean-Léonard Touadi (born 25 January 1959 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese-Italian journalist, author and politician. Touadi was raised in France and immigrated to Italy in 1979. There, he rose to prominence as a television journalist and as Rome's deputy mayor in charge of security.

In the 2008 general election he was elected to the Italian Parliament with Italy of Values (IdV), becoming Italy's second black Member of Parliament (MP) and the first MP from sub-Saharan Africa. On 11 July 2008, few months after his election, he left the IdV and joined the Democratic Party (PD).

He is married to Cristina Bacillieri and they have two daughters: Sophie-Claire (2005) and Sandrine (2007).

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:49 UTC on Wednesday, 31 January 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2462: Helene Wiese

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The random article for Tuesday, 30 January 2024 is Helene Wiese.

Helene Marie Reutzer Wiese (April 9, 1828 – July 3, 1862) was a Norwegian actress and singer. Helene Wiese was born in Bergen, the daughter of the Indonesian military surgeon Erling Anton Onthong Wiese (1799–1860) and Catharina Petronelle Albrechtsen (1805–1850). She was the sister of the singer and voice teacher Camilla Wiese. She married the actor Jacob Prom (1831–1865) in Bergen on October 2, 1854, and they were the parents of the actress, singer, and voice teacher Berglioth Prom. Wiese debuted on January 29, 1851 at the Norwegian Theater in her hometown of Bergen, in the role of Constance in Johan Ludvig Heiberg's play Aprilsnarrene (April Fools). She remained engaged at this theater until her death. In 1854, she was a guest performer with the Trondheim theater troupe of Bergen under the direction of Henrik Ibsen. During her time, Wiese achieved far greater fame as a singer than as an actress. With her beautiful singing voice, she made a strong impression in the popular vaudeville performances of the time.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:53 UTC on Tuesday, 30 January 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2461: De figuris Veneris

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The random article for Monday, 29 January 2024 is De figuris Veneris.

De figuris Veneris (On the figures of Venus) is an anthology of ancient Greek and ancient Roman writings on erotic topics, discussed objectively and classified and grouped by subject matter. It was first published by the German classicist Friedrich Karl Forberg in 1824 in Latin and Greek as a commentary to Antonio Beccadelli's (1394–1471) Hermaphroditus (commonly referred to as Antonii Panormitae Hermaphroditus), an erotic poem sequence of 1425 in Renaissance Latin, though it was later also published as a separate work.

Forberg's work was later also translated into English in 1899 and published by Charles Carrington as De figuris Veneris, Manual of classical erotology, and again in 1907 by Charles Hirsch, and into French, German and Spanish. The French edition by Alcide Bonneau was titled Manuel d’érotologie classique. One French edition of 1906 was illustrated by Édouard-Henri Avril, which concludes with a list of 95 sexual positions. Most of the editions were restricted to high society or censored; one of the copies edited in France was immediately deposited on the secret shelves of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Spanish translation was titled Manual de erótica clásica.

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rWotD Episode 2460: David Robertson (engineer)

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The random article for Sunday, 28 January 2024 is David Robertson (engineer).

David Robertson (1875 – 1941) was the first Professor of Electrical Engineering at Bristol University. Robertson had wide interests and one of these was horology – he wanted to provide the foundation of what we could call “horological engineering”, that is, a firm science-based approach to the design of accurate mechanical clocks. He contributed a long series on the scientific foundations of precision clocks to the Horological Journal which was the main publication for the trade in the UK; he and his students undertook research on clocks and pendulums (some funded by the Society of Merchant Venturers); and he designed at least one notable clock, to keep University time and control the chiming of Great George in the Wills Memorial Building from its inauguration on 1925, for which he also designed the chiming mechanism.

Today, we get accurate time from atomic clock ensembles in observatories round the world, compared and distributed by GPS satellites and over the internet, and displayed on almost any public or personal screen. Accurate time has become ubiquitous and its maintenance a branch of information and communications technology. A century ago none of this existed, and the world depended on the pendulum clock to keep its time, referenced to astronomical observations. There was a scientific literature on the behaviour of pendulums and clocks; and a widespread craft-based industry making timepieces; but it could not be said that horology was a branch of engineering.

Robertson became Professor of Electrical Engineering in Merchant Venturer’s Technical College in 1902. MVTC merged with University College Bristol when the latter was granted a Royal Charter in 1909 and became the engineering faculty of the new University of Bristol – Robertson then became the first professor of the subject in the faculty. He served in this post until his death in 1941. Clock-wise, the Shortt Synchronome Free Pendulum clock entered service at the Royal Observatory in 1923 and kept Greenwich, and therefore the nation’s, time until supplanted by quartz clocks in the 1940s. Throughout Robertson’s career therefore, pendulum time was paramount. Suppliers such as the Synchronome Company or Gents of Leicester could by 1925 have supplied perfectly satisfactory and well-proven systems to run the bell and slave clocks throughout the building. The fact that the University chose to commission a unique and original design is a tribute perhaps to its pride in the new building and to its distinguished Professor, who was able to put into practice the principles that he had developed.

The Robertson Clock

Originally mounted in an interior foyer of the Wills Memorial Building, Robertson's clock is housed in an oak case 1753 x 837 x 310 mm (h/w/d), originally carried on stout oak “dogs” let into the masonry of an internal wall. The case was also secured to the wall through its back, but does not support any of the mechanisms, which are separately mounted through the case back into the wall using studs. The opening front door is fully glazed. In its new home in Queen’s Building the original studs are re-mounted on to a large steel plate, firmly screwed to the reinforced concrete wall.

At the top of the case a clock dial displays hours and minutes as kept by the pendulum. The dial is a standard Gents slave clock movement which is advanced by a pulse every 30s, counted down from seconds pulses generated by the pendulum. Additional circuits in the clock once generated other half-minute pulses that controlled 3 strings of similar slave clocks throughout the building.

Right down the centre of the case is the pendulum, of the order of a metre long and with a period of 2 seconds. It is suspended from a bracket attached to a massive iron casting bolted through to the wall, which also carries the “escapement” mechanism to the right under the face. This drives the pendulum with a small impulse of force every second, generated by the drop of a small weight under the control of an electromagnet. Part of the mechanism includes a 60-tooth ratchet wheel advanced on every pendulum swing by a pawl driven by the electromagnet. Originally this operated a pair of contacts by two pins on its periphery to generate the half-minute pulses, but at some stage these contacts were removed.

To the left of the pendulum is the regulator. This is arranged to apply a small force to the pendulum which through an ingenious linkage effectively works against gravity, slowing the pendulum down. The force comes from a torque generated by a spiral hair-spring, one end being attached to the pivot of a lever that forms part of the escapement linkage, the other to a disk that can be rotated in small steps by a solenoid-operated “stepper motor”. This allows the period of the pendulum to be adjusted by changing the torque, under the control of a system that compares the pendulum phase to a time standard (originally a daily pulse sent out over the telegraph network at 10.00 GMT).

Behind the pendulum and near its top is a standard aneroid barometer, and below that a mercury thermometer. These would have been used when checking the clocks’ rate, which depends on both atmospheric temperature and pressure.

To the left of the pendulum is the Civil Time Unit (CTU). This is essentially a clock that receives a pulse every second from the pendulum and keeps track of local time, GMT or BST depending on the season, to control the pulses sent to Great George to make it chime on the hours, 0700 through 2100 except Sundays. The CTU was driven by its own electromagnet.

On the right is the Greenwich Time Unit (GTU), which essentially kept GMT by counting seconds impulses but also controlled the sequencing of the synchronising system around 10.00 am GMT every day. Again, the GTU had its own electromagnet drive.

Behind the wall to which the clock was mounted there was a Control Box that housed several terminal frames, some relays, and ancillary components, that were connected to contacts on the TUs by wires going through the wall. Most of this has now been lost. The clock and its circuits were power by a 24 volt lead-acid battery, possibly also housed in this room. This Control Box has also been recovered and will be installed beside the clock case to house support electronics.

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rWotD Episode 2459: MS Tõll

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The random article for Saturday, 27 January 2024 is MS Tõll.

MS Tõll is a ferry owned by the Estonian ferry operator TS Laevad. The ferry was built by the Remontowa Shipyard in Poland. Tõll was built in 2017 in Gdańsk, Remontowa shipyard. The ship route is Virtsu–Kuivastu.

In 2020, Tõll was installed with battery banks to reduce consuming of diesel fuel. This change reduces the consumption of diesel fuel and exhaust gases. This whole project cost 1.6 million euros and Tõll is first and only hybrid ship of TS Laevad that uses both diesel and electricity.

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rWotD Episode 2458: Miss Grand Philippines 2023

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The random article for Friday, 26 January 2024 is Miss Grand Philippines 2023.

Miss Grand Philippines 2023 was the 2nd edition of the Miss Grand Philippines pageant, held at SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay on July 13, 2023.

At the end of the event, Miss Grand Philippines 2022 Roberta Tamondong crowned Nikki de Moura of Cagayan de Oro as Miss Grand Philippines 2023. She went on to represent the Philippines at the Miss Grand International pageant, which was held on October 25, 2023 at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Other titles were also given in this edition of the pageant. Michelle Arceo of Bagumbayan, Quezon City was crowned as Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Herlene Nicole Budol of Angono, Rizal was crowned as Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Francine Reyes of Tarlac was crowned as Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023. This edition is the first Miss Grand Philippines competition to be held under the ALV Pageant Circle management, after Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. did not renew the franchise.

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rWotD Episode 2457: 2019 Gauteng provincial election

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The random article for Thursday, 25 January 2024 is 2019 Gauteng provincial election.

The 2019 Gauteng provincial election was held on 8 May 2019, concurrently with the 2019 South African general election, to elect the 73 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.

Incumbent Premier David Makhura led the ruling African National Congress (ANC), with the party attempting to retain its majority status and secure Makhura a second full term in office as premier. The media and political analysts widely expected that the ANC would lose its majority in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, therefore it was considered to be the most hotly-contested province in this election cycle.

The Official Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) nominated Mayor of Tshwane Solly Msimanga to be its premier candidate. Msimanga was elected Tshwane Mayor in the aftermath of the 2016 South African municipal elections as the ANC had lost its majority in the Tshwane City Council. The DA did also manage to gain control of the City of Johannesburg and Mogale City. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which won 8 seats and clinched the title of the third largest party in 2014, was expected to grow in this election, possibly holding the balance of power, if the ANC had lost its majority. The fourth largest party in the provincial legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (FF+), saw Gauteng as a province of significant importance for its election campaign. The party nominated Member of Parliament and advocate Anton Alberts as its premier candidate. The provincial election was won by the ruling ANC, but with a reduced seat total of only 37 seats, the threshold for a majority. The DA underperformed and lost support in this election, losing a total of three seats, which only gave the party 20 seats in the provincial legislature. The EFF grew its support and won three additional seats. The FF+ gained two seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained its sole seat. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) returned to the provincial legislature by winning one seat.

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rWotD Episode 2456: SS Burdigala

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The random article for Wednesday, 24 January 2024 is SS Burdigala.

SS Burdigala was an ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic Ocean from 1898 until World War I. The ship was built as the Kaiser Friedrich in 1898 for Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL), a German shipping line. Designed to break the speed record for a transatlantic liner and thereby win the Blue Riband, the Kaiser Friedrich never achieved the necessary speeds. After a short career with NDL and an equally short period of service with NDL's main German competitor, the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft (Hamburg America Line, or HAPAG), the ship was mothballed for a decade. After being sold to the French shipping line Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, it re-entered service as SS Burdigala. In 1916, while en route from Thessaloniki to Toulon, the liner struck a mine laid by the German U-boat U-73 in the Aegean Sea and sank near Kea, Greece.

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rWotD Episode 2455: Order of Leopold II

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The random article for Tuesday, 23 January 2024 is Order of Leopold II.

The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as Sovereign of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgium, incorporated into the Belgian awards system. The order is awarded for meritorious service to the sovereign of Belgium, and as a token of his personal goodwill. It can be awarded to both Belgians and foreigners, and is seen as diplomatic gift of merit. The order has become a long service order for people in the civil service and is awarded alternatively with the Order of the Crown, as the Order of Leopold is awarded under rarer circumstances. The order currently stands third after the Order of Leopold (1st) and the Order of the Crown (2nd) in the Belgian honors hierarchy. The Order of Leopold II is awarded by royal decree.

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rWotD Episode 2454: 1955 Yuzha earthquake

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The random article for Monday, 22 January 2024 is 1955 Yuzha earthquake.

The 1955 Yuzha earthquake (1955年鱼鲊地震) occurred on September 23, 1955, at 15:06 UTC (23:06 local time). The epicenter was located in the area around Lazha (拉鲊), Dalongtan (大龙潭) Township, Renhe District, Panzhihua and Yuzha (鱼鲊) Township, Huili County. Lazha then belonged to Yongren County, Yunnan and now within Sichuan. Yuzha then belonged to Huili County, Sichuan as it still does. The earthquake had a magnitude of Ms 6.8.728 people were reported dead and 1547 injured in the earthquake. More than 15000 rooms collapsed. Eight people died and seven houses collapsed in the Xigeda (昔格达) Village. Cracks ranging from 10 to 70 cm in width and 100 to 1,500 m in length occurred on hillsides and ridges. Landslides were observed along both banks of the Jinsha River. Many villages on both banks of the Jinsha River were destroyed. Rivers and springs dried up, and many new springs appeared. Changes of water level in wells and ditches were reported. Many villages on both banks of the Jinsha River were destroyed. Along the Jinsha River and its surrounding gullies, large quantities of rocks broke, fell, and dammed up the gullies. In the Jinsha River, waves surged 1 m high. The maximum intensity reached MM IX. The shaking could be felt as far as about 400 km away. The Xigeda-Yuanmou fault (昔格达—元谋断裂带), about 270 km long, is the seismogenic structure of this earthquake. From the distribution of the isoseismals of this earthquake, it was suggested that there is a three-layered structure. There is a rupture layer, and there are two complete rock layers located in both sides of the rupture layer. The rupture layer is the place where the stress was concentrated and released and has the role of reflecting the seismic wave propagation.

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rWotD Episode 2453: Zarasai

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The random article for Sunday, 21 January 2024 is Zarasai.

Zarasai (, German: Ossersee) is a city in northeastern Lithuania, surrounded by many lakes and rivers: to the southwest of the city is Lake Zarasas, to the north – Lake Zarasaitis, to the southeast – Lake Baltas, and the east – Lake Griežtas. Lakes Zarasaitis and Griežtas are connected by the River Laukesa.

Zarasai holds the record for the highest recorded daytime temperature in Lithuania at 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 30 July 1994.

A few music festivals are held in Zarasai in summer, such as Mėnuo Juodaragis and Roko naktys.

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rWotD Episode 2452: Danthala Venkata Meher Baba

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The random article for Saturday, 20 January 2024 is Danthala Venkata Meher Baba.

Danthala Venkata Meher Baba is a former Indian cricketer. He represented Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy from 1971 to 1989, he also represented the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy Team in 1978. He was a left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner with 16-year first-class career spanning from 1970 to 1987. He made 2649 runs, with a highest of 134 not out against Goa, He also scored 20 half centuries and took 173 wickets with his slow left arm orthodox bowling with five for 32 being the best bowling figures, he had a total of five five-wicket hauls.

This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:44 UTC on Saturday, 20 January 2024.

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rWotD Episode 2451: Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710

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The random article for Friday, 19 January 2024 is Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710.

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710 was a Boeing 737-200 flight between the California cities of Sacramento and Burbank, with a stop in San Francisco, that was hijacked by two Bulgarian nationals on July 5, 1972, shortly after take-off from Sacramento Airport. The hijackers demanded $800,000, two parachutes and to be taken to the Soviet Union. The plane landed at the San Francisco Airport, then took off after 20 minutes and spent the next hour circling while the hijackers waited for the airline to accept their demands.

The hijacking ended on the runway at San Francisco International Airport when four agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation stormed the plane killing both hijackers. Passenger E. H. Stanley Carter, a sixty-six-year-old retired railroad conductor from Montreal, was also killed; passengers Leo R. Gormley, a recently retired railroad conductor of Los Angeles, and actor Victor Sen Yung were wounded and survived. These are the first passengers killed or wounded in a hijacking in the United States. The hijackers were identified as 28-year-old Dimitr Alexiev of Hayward, California, and 28-year-old Michael Dimitrov Azmanoff, of unknown residence.

Azmanoff, a 28-year-old Bulgarian refugee who had once served as an Army truck driver, boarded the Boeing 737 in San Francisco with his friend, Dimitr Alexiev. As soon as the seat-belt sign was switched off, the hijackers produced pistols and made their demands: $800,000 in small bills, two parachutes, and the navigation charts necessary to get them to Siberia. The plane returned to San Francisco, where the hijackers agreed to take on a new pilot with international experience. As the pilot approached the idling plane, the hijackers forced him to strip down to his underwear, to make sure he wasn’t armed. The pilot, who was an FBI agent in disguise, did so slowly, so that a team of agents armed with shotguns could sneak up on the aircraft; these agents had evaded detection by approaching in a boat in the surrounding bay. The faux pilot was eventually cleared to board; he was followed by his fellow agents, who wildly opened fire in the cabin. Alexiev, who was standing by the cockpit, was killed instantly, but Azmanoff hunkered down in the rear of the plane and conducted a gun battle with the agents. He was killed in the melee, along with Carter, the retired railroad conductor. Two more passengers were injured, including Victor Sen Yung, the San Francisco - born actor who played the popular cook, Hop Sing, on the long-running Western television series Bonanza and the character Jimmy Chan in the popular Charlie Chan series of films starting in 1938.

Azmanoff and Alexiev were revealed to have an elaborate scheme in mind, which involved an accomplice named Lubomir Peichev. The pair had planned to jettison two inflatable dummies from the plane, then land at a rural airstrip in British Columbia. Peichev was supposed to meet them there, in a light plane he would hijack; the trio would then head back south across the border, to enjoy their $800,000. Peichev was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the bizarre plot.

Over the weekend of June 16–19, 1972, Peichev, Azmanoff and Alexiev traveled by car to Washington state, allegedly in search of gold. During this trip they also traveled to Vancouver and to Hope and Puntzi, two remote landing sites, both over 100 miles from Vancouver. While on this trip, plans were made for Azmanoff and Alexiev to hijack an airplane and to fly it to a remote airport in Canada. There, a fourth person would be waiting with a car ready to take the skyjackers to an apartment hide-out on the outskirts of Vancouver. Peichev was to rent a private plane and meet them at an auxiliary landing strip in case the hijacked plane was unable to land at the preferred airport. The three men returned to San Francisco and, on July 1, 1972, met at the San Francisco International Airport with Illia Shishkoff who agreed to meet Peichev at noon on July 4, at the Vancouver Airport and to rent an apartment in the outskirts of the city. On July 3, Peichev withdrew $1,700 from his bank account and borrowed a gun under the guise of a need to protect himself while hunting for gold. Later the same day, he met with Alexiev and Azmanoff at the San Francisco International Airport. They gave him a plane ticket to Seattle and told him to take a bus to Vancouver.

After meeting Shishkoff in Vancouver, Peichev rented two cars and traveled with Shishkoff to Hope Airport, approximately 100 miles, and returned to Vancouver. The following day, July 5, Peichev rented a private plane and hired a pilot to fly him to Bella Coola and then to Anaheim Lake. While at Anaheim Lake, Peichev learned by radio that the hijack attempt had failed. He proceeded to Puntzi airstrip where he spent the night and then returned to Vancouver. In Vancouver he met Shishkoff and arranged for the return of the rental cars and then returned to San Francisco.

On July 5, the same day that Peichev flew to Puntzi airstrip, Azmanoff and Alexiev hijacked the Pacific Southwest Airline flight. After the gunfight, the F. B. I. agents found on the bodies of the hijackers a map of British Columbia, Canada, and a small piece of note paper containing the map coordinates of the Puntzi airstrip.

Peichev concedes that he rented a plane and flew to the Puntzi airstrip by prearrangement with Azmanoff and Alexiev, but contends that he was coerced to do so. His statements as reported by the other witnesses belie this contention. Shishkoff testified that when he met Peichev in Vancouver, Peichev was clearly in charge of directing the car rentals, surveying the Hope airport and directing where to hide the cars. Shishkoff also testified that Peichev, after meeting him at the Vancouver Airport following the failure of the hijacking plan, stated: "They are stupid... I'd planned everything so good. They are stupid. They ask for too much money."Peichev argued that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of aiding and abetting aircraft piracy. Under count one, Peichev was charged with only aiding and abetting aircraft piracy, not additionally with counseling, commanding, inducing or procuring its commission as is also provided in 18 U. S. C. 2. He conceded for the sake of argument that the evidence was sufficient to show a conspiracy, but argued that the government did not show that he aided and abetted in the perpetration of the crime.

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Episode 2273: Our random article of the day is Dioscorea mexicana.

Episode 2272: Our random article of the day is Till Death Do Us Part (Pretty Little Liars).

Episode 2271: Our random article of the day is James Titcombe.

Episode 2270: Our random article of the day is The Floorwalker.

Episode 2269: Our random article of the day is Thienorphine.

Episode 2268: Our random article of the day is Adad-shuma-usur.

Episode 2267: Our random article of the day is North Third Street Historic District (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

Episode 2266: Our random article of the day is WJW (TV).

Episode 2265: Our random article of the day is Bourla Theatre.

Episode 2264: Our random article of the day is Nap Lajoie.

Episode 2263: Our random article of the day is Onufri Iconographic Museum.

Episode 2262: Our random article of the day is Le Creusot TGV station.

Episode 2261: Our random article of the day is The Boat Race 1914.

Episode 2260: Our random article of the day is Thomas Agnew & Sons.

Episode 2259: Our random article of the day is Poltrona Frau.

Episode 2258: Our random article of the day is 2010 Le Mans Series.

Episode 2257: Our random article of the day is Malence.

Episode 2256: Our random article of the day is Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana.

Episode 2255: Our random article of the day is Polemonium pulcherrimum.

Episode 2254: Our random article of the day is Shinkawa, Aichi.

Episode 2253: Our random article of the day is OTI Festival 1974.

Episode 2252: Our random article of the day is Alina l'Ami.

Episode 2251: Our random article of the day is My Old Kentucky Home State Park.

Episode 2250: Our random article of the day is Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics).

Episode 2249: Our random article of the day is Queva Griffin.

Episode 2248: Our random article of the day is Ullath.

Episode 2247: Our random article of the day is Riverport Railroad.

Episode 2246: Our random article of the day is Deportation of the Kalmyks.

Episode 2245: Our random article of the day is The Get Up Kids discography.

Episode 2244: Our random article of the day is Lola Martinez (broadcaster).

Episode 2243: Our random article of the day is Rail transport modelling scales.

Episode 2242: Our random article of the day is Autonomous diver.

Episode 2241: Our random article of the day is Maksym Nikitin.

Episode 2240: Our random article of the day is Delburne.

Episode 2239: Our random article of the day is Franz Mayer of Munich.

Episode 2238: Our random article of the day is Weston-super-Mare A.F.C..

Episode 2237: Our random article of the day is Galaxy Invader.

Episode 2236: Our random article of the day is Laila Stien.

Episode 2235: Our random article of the day is In Ramada Da Vida.

Episode 2234: Our random article of the day is Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.

Episode 2233: Our random article of the day is Retusa obtusa.

Episode 2232: Our random article of the day is Det är inte regn som faller.

Episode 2231: Our random article of the day is Al Carter.

Episode 2230: Our random article of the day is Pokémon Puzzle League.

Episode 2229: Our random article of the day is DeKoven.

Episode 2228: Our random article of the day is Palaephatus striatus.

Episode 2227: Our random article of the day is Raymond D. Tarbuck.

Episode 2226: Our random article of the day is Was I the Wave?.

Episode 2225: Our random article of the day is Philip Llewellin.

Episode 2224: Our random article of the day is WRHV.

Episode 2223: Our random article of the day is Angelos Pitzamanos.

Episode 2222: Our random article of the day is Minera San Xavier.

Episode 2221: Our random article of the day is NHL Eastside Hockey Manager.

Episode 2220: Our random article of the day is New Tide Orquesta.

Episode 2219: Our random article of the day is Kerry Anne Wells.

Episode 2218: Our random article of the day is PWP Catch Division Championship.

Episode 2217: Our random article of the day is Miss Universe Germany 2017.

Episode 2216: Our random article of the day is Karate Kiba.

Episode 2215: Our random article of the day is Gargoyle Games.

Episode 2214: Our random article of the day is Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board.

Episode 2213: Our random article of the day is Clerks III.

Episode 2212: Our random article of the day is Skin (graphic novel).

Episode 2211: Our random article of the day is Frederick Hitz.

Episode 2210: Our random article of the day is Estate planning.

Episode 2209: Our random article of the day is Kamp (river).

Episode 2208: Our random article of the day is Karl Blackburn.

Episode 2207: Our random article of the day is Pajarito Gómez.

Episode 2206: Our random article of the day is Severed Heads.

Episode 2205: Our random article of the day is Freedom 100.

Episode 2204: Our random article of the day is South Ural Nature Reserve.

Episode 2203: Our random article of the day is SunLife.

Episode 2202: Our random article of the day is Engine displacement.

Episode 2201: Our random article of the day is Samir Abu Eisheh.

Episode 2200: Our random article of the day is Mark Changizi.

Episode 2199: Our random article of the day is CACNG3.

Episode 2198: Our random article of the day is Allahverdi Khan.

Episode 2197: Our random article of the day is Knight of the Golden Spur (Hungary).

Episode 2196: Our random article of the day is Wollerich.

Episode 2195: Our random article of the day is 1790s BC.

Episode 2194: Our random article of the day is Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station.

Episode 2193: Our random article of the day is Austin Model 1.

Episode 2192: Our random article of the day is Tarek Elrich.

Episode 2191: Our random article of the day is Tampa Stadium.

Episode 2190: Our random article of the day is Rules of Engagement (season 6).

Episode 2189: Our random article of the day is Howard Cruse (bishop).

Episode 2188: Our random article of the day is Abra Durant.

Episode 2187: Our random article of the day is Madeline.

Episode 2186: Our random article of the day is Clinton Atkinson.

Episode 2185: Our random article of the day is Battle of Kabamba.

Episode 2184: Our random article of the day is Binsted.

Episode 2183: Our random article of the day is Now That the Light Is Fading.

Episode 2182: Our random article of the day is Unitarian Church in Westport.

Episode 2181: Our random article of the day is Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape.

Episode 2180: Our random article of the day is Phil Shulman.

Episode 2179: Our random article of the day is William III, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen.

Episode 2178: Our random article of the day is International System of Quantities.

Episode 2177: Our random article of the day is 1999 Sheffield City Council election.

Episode 2176: Our random article of the day is NDRG4.

Episode 2175: Our random article of the day is Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr..

Episode 2174: Our random article of the day is Grieg (surname).

Episode 2173: Our random article of the day is Amrut Distilleries.

Episode 2172: Our random article of the day is Fill dirt.

Episode 2171: Our random article of the day is Ali Etesamifar.

Episode 2170: Our random article of the day is Indiana's 1st Senate district.

Episode 2169: Our random article of the day is 1917–18 Chelsea F.C. season.

Episode 2168: Our random article of the day is Arabic Apocalypse of Peter.

Episode 2167: Our random article of the day is Du Bois Agett.

Episode 2166: Our random article of the day is Ceanothus verrucosus.

Episode 2165: Our random article of the day is Massacre in Rome.

Episode 2164: Our random article of the day is Great Lake Swimmers (album).

Episode 2163: Our random article of the day is Donald Bryk.

Episode 2162: Our random article of the day is Gorlice.

Episode 2161: Our random article of the day is Collinson Ridge.

Episode 2160: Our random article of the day is Bedu Pako Baro Masa.

Episode 2159: Our random article of the day is Only the Young (Taylor Swift song).

Episode 2158: Our random article of the day is Sarcofagus.

Episode 2157: Our random article of the day is František Bublan.

Episode 2156: Our random article of the day is Eridania quadrangle.

Episode 2155: Our random article of the day is United States Air Force Security Service.

Episode 2154: Our random article of the day is Arsène Tchakarian.

Episode 2153: Our random article of the day is Brownsville Station (band).

Episode 2152: Our random article of the day is Joakim Halvarsson.

Episode 2151: Our random article of the day is Vectis Formation.

Episode 2150: Our random article of the day is Mauch Chunk Creek.

Episode 2149: Our random article of the day is Steinbrenner (surname).

Episode 2148: Our random article of the day is Boston Marine Museum.

Episode 2147: Our random article of the day is CCS64.

Episode 2146: Our random article of the day is Marek Hamšík.

Episode 2145: Our random article of the day is Monroe v. Pape.

Episode 2144: Our random article of the day is Cleavage (breasts).

Episode 2143: Our random article of the day is Spotted ratfish.

Episode 2142: Our random article of the day is Pumpkin (musician).

Episode 2141: Our random article of the day is Cydia succedana.

Episode 2140: Our random article of the day is Electrovibration.

Episode 2139: Our random article of the day is OVpay.

Episode 2138: Our random article of the day is James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park.

Episode 2137: Our random article of the day is Bulgaria national baseball team.

Episode 2136: Our random article of the day is Château d'Oiron.

Episode 2135: Our random article of the day is 1951 Liberian general election.

Episode 2134: Our random article of the day is IIHF World Ranking.

Episode 2133: Our random article of the day is 1921 Guatemalan presidential election.

Episode 2132: Our random article of the day is Black-throated finch.

Episode 2131: Our random article of the day is 1933 Boston Red Sox season.

Episode 2130: Our random article of the day is Enteromius baudoni.

Episode 2129: Our random article of the day is Penjaringan.

Episode 2128: Our random article of the day is Banteay Kdei.

Episode 2127: Our random article of the day is Spilia, Larissa.

Episode 2126: Our random article of the day is 2006 Liberal leadership bid by Stéphane Dion.

Episode 2125: Our random article of the day is Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Episode 2124: Our random article of the day is Battle of the Espero Convoy.

Episode 2123: Our random article of the day is Australian Machine Gun Corps.

Episode 2122: Our random article of the day is The Gruffalo's Child (film).

Episode 2121: Our random article of the day is Happy Valley (Pennsylvania).

Episode 2120: Our random article of the day is Mark Harman (computer scientist).

Episode 2119: Our random article of the day is Tages (band).

Episode 2118: Our random article of the day is Rebecca Ferguson (singer).

Episode 2117: Our random article of the day is Love Call (Rythem song).

Episode 2116: Our random article of the day is Isaac Hayes.

Episode 2115: Our random article of the day is Fernando Quevedo.

Episode 2114: Our random article of the day is Corona de lágrimas (2012 TV series).

Episode 2113: Our random article of the day is 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri.

Episode 2112: Our random article of the day is Eupselia syncapna.

Episode 2111: Our random article of the day is Mitchell Butler.

Episode 2110: Our random article of the day is Open Canyon.

Episode 2109: Our random article of the day is János Scheffler.

Episode 2108: Our random article of the day is John J. Turin.

Episode 2107: Our random article of the day is 2007 Toronto FC season.

Episode 2106: Our random article of the day is Larry Hirst.

Episode 2105: Our random article of the day is Men's Low-Kick at W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 Skopje +91 kg.

Episode 2104: Our random article of the day is Msamvu Bus Terminal, Morogoro.

Episode 2103: Our random article of the day is Tang Xiangming.

Episode 2102: Our random article of the day is Arroz de lisa.

Episode 2101: Our random article of the day is Cox Point.

Episode 2100: Our random article of the day is Radio Next.

Episode 2099: Our random article of the day is Section 20A.

Episode 2098: Our random article of the day is Hans Särkijärvi.

Episode 2097: Our random article of the day is Robert Leighton (film editor).

Episode 2096: Our random article of the day is Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (song).

Episode 2095: Our random article of the day is Twin Lakes Secondary School.

Episode 2094: Our random article of the day is Matelo Ferret.

Episode 2093: Our random article of the day is Chinedu Ikedieze.

Episode 2092: Our random article of the day is Sky Global.

Episode 2091: Our random article of the day is Manteswami Kavya.

Episode 2090: Our random article of the day is National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee.

Episode 2089: Our random article of the day is University of Timbuktu.

Episode 2088: Our random article of the day is Satsang Vihar Purusottampur.

Episode 2087: Our random article of the day is Empirical research.

Episode 2086: Our random article of the day is Shree Pawanputra Vyayam Mandir.

Episode 2085: Our random article of the day is Charles William Lindsay.

Episode 2084: Our random article of the day is Bob Citron.

Episode 2083: Our random article of the day is Rhaetian Railway Ge 6/6 I.

Episode 2082: Our random article of the day is Samla Mammas Manna.

Episode 2081: Our random article of the day is Adruti Laxmibai.

Episode 2080: Our random article of the day is 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

Episode 2079: Our random article of the day is 2002 Seattle Bowl.

Episode 2078: Our random article of the day is Abysmal.

Episode 2077: Our random article of the day is Miarinarivo, Ambalavao.

Episode 2076: Our random article of the day is 1963–64 Liga Gimel.

Episode 2075: Our random article of the day is Preston & Steve.

Episode 2074: Our random article of the day is Coins of Ireland.

Episode 2073: Our random article of the day is Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic.

Episode 2072: Our random article of the day is Shorinji Kempo.

Episode 2071: Our random article of the day is Coal in Kosovo.

Episode 2070: Our random article of the day is Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

Episode 2069: Our random article of the day is Eun-hye.

Episode 2068: Our random article of the day is Merrilliopanax.

Episode 2067: Our random article of the day is Computer Bismarck.

Episode 2066: Our random article of the day is After the Rain (play).

Episode 2065: Our random article of the day is Hamadab.

Episode 2064: Our random article of the day is Geophilus.

Episode 2063: Our random article of the day is Vauxhall Carlton.

Episode 2062: Our random article of the day is Bill Naito.

Episode 2061: Our random article of the day is Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.

Episode 2060: Our random article of the day is Rovensky Park.

Episode 2059: Our random article of the day is Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition.

Episode 2058: Our random article of the day is Knife River, Minnesota.

Episode 2057: Our random article of the day is Kettl Commission.

Episode 2056: Our random article of the day is Austin Tate.

Episode 2055: Our random article of the day is Daskon.

Episode 2054: Our random article of the day is Cav2.1.

Episode 2053: Our random article of the day is Güryıldız.

Episode 2052: Our random article of the day is Multisport race.

Episode 2051: Our random article of the day is Nani Alapai.

Episode 2050: Our random article of the day is Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary.

Episode 2049: Our random article of the day is San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.

Episode 2048: Our random article of the day is Erection.

Episode 2047: Our random article of the day is Daebang station.

Episode 2046: Our random article of the day is Barnsley East and Mexborough (UK Parliament constituency).

Episode 2045: Our random article of the day is Milford, Texas.

Episode 2044: Our random article of the day is Teina Pora.

Episode 2043: Our random article of the day is 2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification.

Episode 2042: Our random article of the day is Ravenswaaij.

Episode 2041: Our random article of the day is Clara Hill.

Episode 2040: Our random article of the day is Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendri.

Episode 2039: Our random article of the day is German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

Episode 2038: Our random article of the day is Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg.

Episode 2037: Our random article of the day is Hacks (TV series).

Episode 2036: Our random article of the day is Eddie Condon's.

Episode 2035: Our random article of the day is Michel Heller.

Episode 2034: Our random article of the day is Leroy Carr.

Episode 2033: Our random article of the day is TRON command.

Episode 2032: Our random article of the day is Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge.

Episode 2031: Our random article of the day is Manthos and Georgios Rizaris.

Episode 2030: Our random article of the day is Google Person Finder.

Episode 2029: Our random article of the day is 1983 Vuelta a España.

Episode 2028: Our random article of the day is Adam-12 (1990 TV series).

Episode 2027: Our random article of the day is Discoverer 26.

Episode 2026: Our random article of the day is Peter Ndegwa (business executive).

Episode 2025: Our random article of the day is 1993 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election.

Episode 2024: Our random article of the day is 2022 FC Seoul season.

Episode 2023: Our random article of the day is Anna Oposa.

Episode 2022: Our random article of the day is Asha's Awakening.

Episode 2021: Our random article of the day is The Paltry Nude Starts on a Spring Voyage.

Episode 2020: Our random article of the day is James Charlton Farm.

Episode 2019: Our random article of the day is Pivka Park of Military History.

Episode 2018: Our random article of the day is 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election.

Episode 2017: Our random article of the day is Denver Invaders.

Episode 2016: Our random article of the day is Hjallis Harkimo.

Episode 2015: Our random article of the day is Alvand.

Episode 2014: Our random article of the day is 2003 Houston Bowl.

Episode 2013: Our random article of the day is AnyDoc Software.

Episode 2012: Our random article of the day is Vasu (film).

Episode 2011: Our random article of the day is Duke of Genoa.

Episode 2010: Our random article of the day is Dance Factory.

Episode 2009: Our random article of the day is Frederick William Anderson (politician).

Episode 2008: Our random article of the day is Yudhishthira.

Episode 2007: Our random article of the day is Real Life (Joan as Police Woman album).

Episode 2006: Our random article of the day is 2019 King Cup.

Episode 2005: Our random article of the day is Super Bowl XVII.

Episode 2004: Our random article of the day is Cheddar Gorge.

Episode 2003: Our random article of the day is Hugh Christie School.

Episode 2002: Our random article of the day is Masjid An-Nahdhah.

Episode 2001: Our random article of the day is Kristján Andrésson.

Episode 2000: Our random article of the day is Circumscribed circle.

Episode 1999: Our random article of the day is Joel B. Wolowelsky.

Episode 1998: Our random article of the day is Hit Row.

Episode 1997: Our random article of the day is The Songhai.

Episode 1996: Our random article of the day is Braess's paradox.

Episode 1995: Our random article of the day is Arado Ar 240.

Episode 1994: Our random article of the day is Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Episode 1993: Our random article of the day is Los Angeles Bulldogs.

Episode 1992: Our random article of the day is 1981–82 English League South season.

Episode 1991: Our random article of the day is Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu.

Episode 1990: Our random article of the day is Abergwesyn.

Episode 1989: Our random article of the day is Helga.

Episode 1988: Our random article of the day is Flying Shark.

Episode 1987: Our random article of the day is Furuno.

Episode 1986: Our random article of the day is Jesuits.

Episode 1985: Our random article of the day is The Plum Blossom.

Episode 1984: Our random article of the day is Illustrated Paper.

Episode 1983: Our random article of the day is SafeNet.

Episode 1982: Our random article of the day is Tiberius (son of Constans II).

Episode 1981: Our random article of the day is Clairemont, San Diego.

Episode 1980: Our random article of the day is Triphyllius.

Episode 1979: Our random article of the day is Daniil Parkman.

Episode 1978: Our random article of the day is Tremors 3: Back to Perfection.

Episode 1977: Our random article of the day is Francis Shirley.

Episode 1976: Our random article of the day is Harbour defence motor launch.

Episode 1975: Our random article of the day is Ramezan Hajjimashhadi.

Episode 1974: Our random article of the day is Anthony Saunders.

Episode 1973: Our random article of the day is Microhyla sholigari.

Episode 1972: Our random article of the day is Tru (Lloyd album).

Episode 1971: Our random article of the day is Nala Sinephro.

Episode 1970: Our random article of the day is Listed buildings in Clayton-le-Woods.

Episode 1969: Our random article of the day is 2012–13 Football League Cup.

Episode 1968: Our random article of the day is Sinking Creek (Turnback Creek tributary).

Episode 1967: Our random article of the day is Akshar Deep Inter College.

Episode 1966: Our random article of the day is Íslendingadrápa.

Episode 1965: Our random article of the day is United States Climate Alliance.

Episode 1964: Our random article of the day is Nimrod, Golan Heights.

Episode 1963: Our random article of the day is The New Dress (short story).

Episode 1962: Our random article of the day is Korean Empire.

Episode 1961: Our random article of the day is Crawford family murder.

Episode 1960: Our random article of the day is Familiar Stranger (Mark Wills album).

Episode 1959: Our random article of the day is Retama monosperma.

Episode 1958: Our random article of the day is Terang College.

Episode 1957: Our random article of the day is Tetracona.

Episode 1956: Our random article of the day is R119 road (Ireland).

Episode 1955: Our random article of the day is John R. Velazquez.

Episode 1954: Our random article of the day is Modistae.

Episode 1953: Our random article of the day is Soraya Moraes.

Episode 1952: Our random article of the day is Our Lady of Sorrows (film).

Episode 1951: Our random article of the day is International Boxing Union (1911–1946).

Episode 1950: Our random article of the day is Malignant meningioma.

Episode 1949: Our article of the day is Joachim Busse.

Episode 1948: Our article of the day is Rembrandt Research Project.

Episode 1947: Our article of the day is Southern Voice (newspaper).

Episode 1946: Our article of the day is 1908–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team.

Episode 1945: Our article of the day is Dicofol.

Episode 1944: Our article of the day is Annemiek van Vleuten.

Episode 1943: Our article of the day is Aaron Jonathanson.

Episode 1942: Our article of the day is National Grid for Learning.

Episode 1941: Our article of the day is Radio Sawa.

Episode 1940: Our article of the day is Perpetual stew.

Episode 1939: Our article of the day is Doghouse (song).

Episode 1938: Our article of the day is Senecio pectinatus.

Episode 1937: Our article of the day is Decoding Dyslexia.

Episode 1936: Our article of the day is Khamis Brigade.

Episode 1935: Our article of the day is Francesco Minà Palumbo.

Episode 1934: Our article of the day is Noyes Mountain (Maine).

Episode 1933: Our article of the day is Search neutrality.

Episode 1932: Our article of the day is Palmer Station.

Episode 1931: Our article of the day is Claude Vasconi.

Episode 1930: Our article of the day is Chris Knapp (baseball).

Episode 1929: Our article of the day is EL/W-2090.

Episode 1928: Our article of the day is 2016 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season.

Episode 1927: Our article of the day is West Toronto.

Episode 1926: Our article of the day is ProudPolitics.

Episode 1925: Our article of the day is The Kings of the Kilburn High Road.

Episode 1924: Our article of the day is Lintian Republic.

Episode 1923: Our article of the day is Llandough Platform railway station.

Episode 1922: Our article of the day is Dwight Tillery.

Episode 1921: Our article of the day is Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.

Episode 1920: Our article of the day is Olivia Forsyth.

Episode 1919: Our article of the day is Samson Kandie.

Episode 1918: Our article of the day is Karl Gustav von Strandmann.

Episode 1917: Our article of the day is Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls.

Episode 1916: Our article of the day is Hubert Sonnek.

Episode 1915: Our article of the day is Donnybrook, Dublin.

Episode 1914: Our article of the day is Rosolino Pilo-class destroyer.

Episode 1913: Our article of the day is Emmanuel College, Gold Coast.

Episode 1912: Our article of the day is 2014 Tippeligaen.

Episode 1911: Our article of the day is Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan).

Episode 1910: Our article of the day is This Man.

Episode 1909: Our article of the day is Craig Harris.

Episode 1908: Our article of the day is Marcjan Aleksander Ogiński.

Episode 1907: Our article of the day is Prakaipet Indhusophon.

Episode 1906: Our article of the day is Dean Hall (game designer).

Episode 1905: Our article of the day is St. Mary's Church, Stralsund.

Episode 1904: Our article of the day is 1938 FIFA World Cup Final.

Episode 1903: Our article of the day is 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team.

Episode 1902: Our article of the day is Molasky Corporate Center.

Episode 1901: Our article of the day is Aaromale.

Episode 1900: Our article of the day is Pope Innocent IV.

Episode 1899: Our article of the day is Plastic canvas.

Episode 1898: Our article of the day is McLaren MP4-21.

Episode 1897: Our article of the day is University of Oklahoma Army ROTC.

Episode 1896: Our article of the day is Bohol Fault System.

Episode 1895: Our article of the day is Hessian Central Uplands.

Episode 1894: Our article of the day is Exploding head syndrome.

Episode 1893: Our article of the day is Tammany Hall.

Episode 1892: Our article of the day is Sulayman Pasha al-Azm.

Episode 1891: Our article of the day is USCGC Sea Dragon.

Episode 1890: Our article of the day is Richard Branson.

Episode 1889: Our article of the day is Hoensha.

Episode 1888: Our article of the day is National Bandy Association.

Episode 1887: Our article of the day is 2014 Men's Junior AHF Cup.

Episode 1886: Our article of the day is Doug Church.

Episode 1885: Our article of the day is Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg.

Episode 1884: Our article of the day is Antibiotic properties of nanoparticles.

Episode 1883: Our article of the day is Felipe Clemente de Diego y Gutiérrez.

Episode 1882: Our article of the day is Meirambek Ainagulov.

Episode 1881: Our article of the day is Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes.

Episode 1880: Our article of the day is Antenimbe.

Episode 1879: Our article of the day is Sharada (Malayalam women's magazine).

Episode 1878: Our article of the day is Champion of the Colony.

Episode 1877: Our article of the day is Navdeep Singh (Ashok Chakra).

Episode 1876: Our article of the day is Sailor (album).

Episode 1875: Our article of the day is Rudd Creek Pueblo.

Episode 1874: Our article of the day is Fort Scott (Arlington, Virginia).

Episode 1873: Our article of the day is Equal Exchange Trading.

Episode 1872: Our article of the day is Tom Burns (baseball).

Episode 1871: Our article of the day is Diamá discography.

Episode 1870: Our article of the day is Singapore Canoe Federation.

Episode 1869: Our article of the day is Boo Seung-kwan.

Episode 1868: Our article of the day is Gold Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Episode 1867: Our article of the day is Petrykivka.

Episode 1866: Our article of the day is Alabama Shakes.

Episode 1865: Our article of the day is Sabeni.

Episode 1864: Our article of the day is James Raine (footballer).

Episode 1863: Our article of the day is Lokma.

Episode 1862: Our article of the day is Peacemaker (DC Extended Universe character).

Episode 1861: Our article of the day is Jan van der Crabben.

Episode 1860: Our article of the day is Blockhouse.

Episode 1859: Our article of the day is SCW Heavyweight Championship (Georgia).

Episode 1858: Our article of the day is Scanning voltage microscopy.

Episode 1857: Our article of the day is Hammerstein (surname).

Episode 1856: Our article of the day is Gula (crater).

Episode 1855: Our article of the day is Beer in India.

Episode 1854: Our article of the day is Guild Navigator.

Episode 1853: Our article of the day is 2000–01 A Group.

Episode 1852: Our article of the day is James Turner Morehead (chemist).

Episode 1851: Our article of the day is VFW Club.

Episode 1850: Our article of the day is Powell St. John.

Episode 1849: Our article of the day is Aleks Sats.

Episode 1848: Our article of the day is Assembly station.

Episode 1847: Our article of the day is Nellie Bowles.

Episode 1846: Our article of the day is Punctuation.

Episode 1845: Our article of the day is University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

Episode 1844: Our article of the day is Corpus Christi Bay.

Episode 1843: Our article of the day is Beautiful Boys.

Episode 1842: Our article of the day is Berkley Bridge (Virginia).

Episode 1841: Our article of the day is Bruce Fummey.

Episode 1840: Our article of the day is 2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team.

Episode 1839: Our article of the day is September 2016 Urum al-Kubra aid convoy attack.

Episode 1838: Our article of the day is Roy Webber.

Episode 1837: Our article of the day is Qishla of Mecca.

Episode 1836: Our article of the day is Augustin Sagna.

Episode 1835: Our article of the day is Hansadutta Swami.

Episode 1834: Our article of the day is Tataviam.

Episode 1833: Our article of the day is Eli Wallach.

Episode 1832: Our article of the day is Anthony Williams (footballer).

Episode 1831: Our article of the day is Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar.

Episode 1830: Our article of the day is 1958 Chatham Cup.

Episode 1829: Our article of the day is Lawrence of Transylvania.

Episode 1828: Our article of the day is Centre for Public Inquiry.

Episode 1827: Our article of the day is Gisulf of Spoleto.

Episode 1826: Our article of the day is Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia.

Episode 1825: Our article of the day is Chipmunks à Go-Go.

Episode 1824: Our article of the day is Archibald Bishop.

Episode 1823: Our article of the day is Bremer Marine Park.

Episode 1822: Our article of the day is Xenos (graphics chip).

Episode 1821: Our article of the day is Passover Seder.

Episode 1820: Our article of the day is Vladimir Perić.

Episode 1819: Our article of the day is Ottumwa Courier.

Episode 1818: Our article of the day is Eardley Lancelot Holland.

Episode 1817: Our article of the day is Rimgaila Salys.

Episode 1816: Our article of the day is Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy.

Episode 1815: Our article of the day is Under My Thumb.

Episode 1814: Our article of the day is It Might as Well Be Swing.

Episode 1813: Our article of the day is Dvaccać vośmaja zorka.

Episode 1812: Our article of the day is A Look at Monaco (album).

Episode 1811: Our article of the day is Fáelán mac Forbasaig.

Episode 1810: Our article of the day is 1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash.

Episode 1809: Our article of the day is GOES 12.

Episode 1808: Our article of the day is Clinantheae.

Episode 1807: Our article of the day is CID (Indian TV series).

Episode 1806: Our article of the day is Theunissen Stadium.

Episode 1805: Our article of the day is Charles Randall (Maine politician).

Episode 1804: Our article of the day is Füreya Koral.

Episode 1803: Our article of the day is Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society.

Episode 1802: Our article of the day is Rosta.

Episode 1801: Our article of the day is Identity Theft Resource Center.

Episode 1800: Our article of the day is Save Chase Farm.

Episode 1799: Our article of the day is HMS Unique.

Episode 1798: Our article of the day is Theaters Against War.

Episode 1797: Our article of the day is Kyle DeVan.

Episode 1796: Our article of the day is Clayton Greene Jr..

Episode 1795: Our article of the day is Stretchable electronics.

Episode 1794: Our article of the day is Mount Rotoiti.

Episode 1793: Our article of the day is Joe Vitt.

Episode 1792: Our article of the day is Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel.

Episode 1791: Our article of the day is Brunner (surname).

Episode 1790: Our article of the day is Huguenot Monument.

Episode 1789: Our article of the day is Niccolò and Maffeo Polo.

Episode 1788: Our article of the day is Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

Episode 1787: Our article of the day is Jeanne Hebbelynck.

Episode 1786: Our article of the day is Karisma Kapoor filmography.

Episode 1785: Our article of the day is The Princess of Montpensier.

Episode 1784: Our article of the day is I, the Jury (1982 film).

Episode 1783: Our article of the day is A priori estimate.

Episode 1782: Our article of the day is Head of mission.

Episode 1781: Our article of the day is Västerbergslagens OL.

Episode 1780: Our article of the day is Plaka.

Episode 1779: Our article of the day is 2016 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa.

Episode 1778: Our article of the day is Canadian artist-run centres.

Episode 1777: Our article of the day is Clausena anisata.

Episode 1776: Our article of the day is Gate oxide.

Episode 1775: Our article of the day is Miss World 2016.

Episode 1774: Our article of the day is Porsche Type 12.

Episode 1773: Our article of the day is 100 Jahre – Der Countdown.

Episode 1772: Our article of the day is Marcel Rooney.

Episode 1771: Our article of the day is Fog season.

Episode 1770: Our article of the day is Self-executing right.

Episode 1769: Our article of the day is Battalion.

Episode 1768: Our article of the day is Funday Times.

Episode 1767: Our article of the day is Manville, Rhode Island.

Episode 1766: Our article of the day is PBA Bowling Tour: 1991 Season.

Episode 1765: Our article of the day is Bolivar Court Square Historic District.

Episode 1764: Our article of the day is County of Buckingham (South Australia).

Episode 1763: Our article of the day is Pribina, Ban of Croatia.

Episode 1762: Our article of the day is Psi2 Orionis.

Episode 1761: Our article of the day is Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic.

Episode 1760: Our article of the day is Shafto.

Episode 1759: Our article of the day is Traveller (role-playing game).

Episode 1758: Our article of the day is Bhawani Singh Rajawat.

Episode 1757: Our article of the day is Brendan Lee.

Episode 1756: Our article of the day is Woman They Almost Lynched.

Episode 1755: Our article of the day is Gaze-contingency paradigm.

Episode 1754: Our article of the day is Congo–Arab War.

Episode 1753: Our article of the day is Ballygally.

Episode 1752: Our article of the day is Charter Party (horse).

Episode 1751: Our article of the day is KBO League.

Episode 1750: Our article of the day is Sher Shah (Karachi).

Episode 1749: Our article of the day is European Alliance for Freedom.

Episode 1748: Our article of the day is Micromyrtus acuta.

Episode 1747: Our article of the day is Pirate (steamboat).

Episode 1746: Our article of the day is Chehalis Western Trail.

Episode 1745: Our article of the day is Eared pygmy tyrant.

Episode 1744: Our article of the day is Viola tricolor.

Episode 1743: Our article of the day is Fistulotomy.

Episode 1742: Our article of the day is Bobby Orr.

Episode 1741: Our article of the day is Kenosha unrest shooting.

Episode 1740: Our article of the day is Julia Haart.

Episode 1739: Our article of the day is Bitter & Sweet (album).

Episode 1738: Our article of the day is James Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine.

Episode 1737: Our article of the day is Forever Love (Alisa Mizuki song).

Episode 1736: Our article of the day is Roger, Archbishop of Patras.

Episode 1735: Our article of the day is Painful bruising syndrome.

Episode 1734: Our article of the day is Ave River.

Episode 1733: Our article of the day is Agathon Meurman.

Episode 1732: Our article of the day is Eugene Landy.

Episode 1731: Our article of the day is La Gran Cruzada (2017).

Episode 1730: Our article of the day is 1993 Japan Series.

Episode 1729: Our article of the day is Azores Current.

Episode 1728: Our article of the day is Shellytown, Pennsylvania.

Episode 1727: Our article of the day is 1906 University of Utah football team.

Episode 1726: Our article of the day is Klára Killermann.

Episode 1725: Our article of the day is Pickens Railroad.

Episode 1724: Our article of the day is Nels Ackerson.

Episode 1723: Our article of the day is Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru.

Episode 1722: Our article of the day is University of California, Los Angeles.

Episode 1721: Our article of the day is 2021 Men's Trans-Tasman Hockey Series.

Episode 1720: Our article of the day is 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships.

Episode 1719: Our article of the day is The Legend of Wonder Woman.

Episode 1718: Our article of the day is 1960 Belgian Grand Prix.

Episode 1717: Our article of the day is Sally Hardesty.

Episode 1716: Our article of the day is Black British people.

Episode 1715: Our article of the day is Historical European Martial Arts in Australia.

Episode 1714: Our article of the day is Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini.

Episode 1713: Our article of the day is Fix a Heart.

Episode 1712: Our article of the day is Mahlon Hamilton.

Episode 1711: Our article of the day is N.W.U.

Episode 1710: Our article of the day is Angélique and the King.

Episode 1709: Our article of the day is Treatment of women by the Taliban.

Episode 1708: Our article of the day is Pramatha Nath Ray.

Episode 1707: Our article of the day is Andrew Sandoval.

Episode 1706: Our article of the day is Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain.

Episode 1705: Our article of the day is Keytar.

Episode 1704: Our article of the day is Yuki Okinaga Llewellyn.

Episode 1703: Our article of the day is Daniel Barbier.

Episode 1702: Our article of the day is El Circulo Mercantil de Ferrol.

Episode 1701: Our article of the day is Disc-binding.

Episode 1700: Our article of the day is Lou Tepper.

Episode 1699: Our article of the day is Sword Oratoria.

Episode 1698: Our article of the day is Tuscanian dice.

Episode 1697: Our article of the day is Cladomelea debeeri.

Episode 1696: Our article of the day is Silk Hope, North Carolina.

Episode 1695: Our article of the day is Ann Nixon Cooper.

Episode 1694: Our article of the day is Crash position indicator.

Episode 1693: Our article of the day is Fisher–Miller Land Grant.

Episode 1692: Our article of the day is Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952.

Episode 1691: Our article of the day is Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer.

Episode 1690: Our article of the day is Browser service.

Episode 1689: Our article of the day is Less (stylesheet language).

Episode 1688: Our article of the day is Vance-Tousey House.

Episode 1687: Our article of the day is Podvrh, Braslovče.

Episode 1686: Our article of the day is Clayton Rawson.

Episode 1685: Our article of the day is Eyravallen.

Episode 1684: Our article of the day is Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Episode 1683: Our article of the day is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Episode 1682: Our article of the day is Rajeeb Samdani.

Episode 1681: Our article of the day is Joseph Calasanz.

Episode 1680: Our article of the day is Daviesia horrida.

Episode 1679: Our article of the day is 2015 Saginaw Sting season.

Episode 1678: Our article of the day is Lisbon Open.

Episode 1677: Our article of the day is Springs, Gauteng.

Episode 1676: Our article of the day is Finnish Folk High School in Gothenburg.

Episode 1675: Our article of the day is Heather MacNeil.

Episode 1674: Our article of the day is Katja Oeljeklaus.

Episode 1673: Our article of the day is Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association.

Episode 1672: Our article of the day is Blue-headed wood dove.

Episode 1671: Our article of the day is Rudolph H. Sitz Building.

Episode 1670: Our article of the day is Dead like Me: Life After Death.

Episode 1669: Our article of the day is Gregory Gaye.

Episode 1668: Our article of the day is Barrister.

Episode 1667: Our article of the day is Giorgio Gaslini.

Episode 1666: Our article of the day is Degi Bagayev.

Episode 1665: Our article of the day is Belarus.

Episode 1664: Our article of the day is Gweek.

Episode 1663: Our article of the day is Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms.

Episode 1662: Our article of the day is USS Marpessa (SP-787).

Episode 1661: Our article of the day is Militari Shopping Center.

Episode 1660: Our article of the day is Susan Wynne.

Episode 1659: Our article of the day is Charles Kramer (economist).

Episode 1658: Our article of the day is Peter Dervan.

Episode 1657: Our article of the day is Preston Leslie.

Episode 1656: Our article of the day is Chamber of Deputies (Burma).

Episode 1655: Our article of the day is Yelü Xidi.

Episode 1654: Our article of the day is Robin Thede.

Episode 1653: Our article of the day is Lau Taveuni Rotuma (Open Constituency, Fiji).

Episode 1652: Our article of the day is Thestral (bug).

Episode 1651: Our article of the day is Nikolai Chagin.

Episode 1650: Our article of the day is Lucas van Valckenborch.

Episode 1649: Our article of the day is Alice Ives Breed.

Episode 1648: Our article of the day is Hoa people.

Episode 1647: Our article of the day is Cristián Gaitán.

Episode 1646: Our article of the day is Charrúa Gap.

Episode 1645: Our article of the day is Queensland University Magazine.

Episode 1644: Our article of the day is Cross Link.