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His daughter, Anna, married Prince Okropir of Georgia.
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Although never officially separated, from the mid 1830s Praskovya spent most of her time abroad.
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In 1840, he retired to his estate in Tambov, to organize his affairs, and died there.
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Pitt Clubs
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Pitt Clubs were private members clubs formed in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th century to memorialise William Pitt the Younger (1759 – 1806).
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Although the London Pitt Club was formed in 1793, it was only after the death of Pitt that more "country" Pitt clubs were established outside London.
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The London Pitt Club was formed in 1793 by Nathaniel Atcheson with a view to counteract the radical ideas of the French Revolution.
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Originally the club met on the birthdays of George III and his Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Following Pitt's resignation in 1801 they also celebrated Pitt's birthday on 28 May.
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Following his death, the London club was relaunched in 1808.
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Other Pitt Clubs were formed in at least 45 towns.
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The University Pitt Club, founded in Cambridge in 1835 soon became a purely social club.
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Walter Sylvester
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Walter Sylvester (18 December 1867 – 30 October 1944) was an English inventor, known for the "Sylvester", a device for safely removing pit props in mines.
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Sylvester was born in 1867 in Newbold, Derbyshire; his father was a coal miner.
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The family later moved to Fegg Hayes in north Staffordshire, and Walter was a clerk at Chatterley Whitfield colliery.
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In 1895 he patented a device (Patent no.
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9396, dated 13 May 1895) for the safe removal of pit props from tunnels in mines.
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During longwall mining, wooden pit props were recovered for re-use as the coal face moved forward; this was done by knocking them out with a hammer, which was a hazardous operation.
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Using Sylvester's device, the prop could be removed from a place of safety.
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The invention consisted of a "sword", box, chain and handle: the box held a ratchet, by which the "sword" (a toothed rack) was pulled in one direction.
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The chain, attached to the sword, was fixed to the pit prop.
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It was known locally in north Staffordshire as a "Walter".
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It became widely used in mining; as well as for removing props, it was used for pulling derailed wagons back onto tracks.
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In 1911 it was made mandatory to use them in coal mines in Britain.
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Sylvester left his job at Chatterley Whitfield and manufactured the device; he had a workshop in Tunstall, Staffordshire.
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He designed and manufactured other inventions, mostly for use in mining, and he continued to patent his devices into the 1940s.
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Inventions included haulage clips, chain couplings, roof supports, brackets for pit props, and collapsible pit props.
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Sylvester died in 1944, and was buried in Tunstall cemetery.
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He was survived by his wife Agnes "née" Worthington, whom he married in 1900, and by their son and three daughters.
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The Sylvester device was eventually banned by the Coal Board in 1978, as modern techniques made it unnecessary, and it could be dangerous if used improperly.
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In 2010, 100 years after the Federation of Stoke-on-Trent, a plaque was unveiled at the Norton Gateway Memorial at Norton le Moors, in recognition of Walter Sylvester.
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Shakhawat Hossain
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Shakhawat Hossain, better known as Maulana Shakhawat, is a Bangladeshi politician.
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He represented the Jessore-6 constituency as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party member in the 5th and 6th Jatiya Sangsad respectively.
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He later served as the Presidium Member of Jatiya Party.
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In August 2016, International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Hossain to death penalty for war crimes.
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He was convicted of killing two persons, raping one and torturing two others in Keshabpur Upazila of Jessore District during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
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Hossain was a central committee member of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami party and a commander of Pakistan Army's auxiliary Razakar force at Chingra Bazar camp during the 1971 war.
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He joined Al-Badr, a paramilitary force, when it was formed.
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Hossain was accused of acting as a local commander of a group that aided Pakistani soldiers.
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The prosecution’s probe agency began investigating in February 2012.
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Hossain was arrested from his residence at Uttarkhan in Dhaka on 29 November 2014.
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In July 2015, the prosecution pressed five charges against 12 persons including Hossain for their alleged crimes against humanity.
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The five charges include killing two persons, raping one and torturing two others.
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The charges were accepted by the special court in September 2015.
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The conviction was delivered in August 2016.
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Charlotte Hovring
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Charlotte Hovring (born September 3, 1979 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian curler.
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She participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the Norwegian team finished in fourth place.
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East Midlands (disambiguation)
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The East Midlands is a region in central England.
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East Midlands may also refer to several other things in, or associated with, the English region:
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Costume Designers Guild Awards 2019
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The 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards, honoring the best costume designs in film, television, and media for 2019, is set to take place on January 28, 2020.
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The nominees were announced on December 10, 2019.
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Outhentic
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The band consists of Zhivko Vasilev (kaval, piano), Rayna Vasileva (lead vocal, percussions), Borislav Iliev (guitar, tamboura), Stoil Ivanov (drums).
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Ethno-Jazz Band Outhentic was formed in 2012.
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It was founded by Zhivko Vasilev (kaval, piano) and
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Rayna Vasileva (vocal, percussion), along with the first guitarist of the band Viktor Dzhorgov.
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In 2018,
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Borislav Iliev (guitar) and Stoil Ivanov (drums), became part of the band.
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Outhentic is a combination of the words: “out” and “authentic”, which is in the meaning of “out of the
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authentic” and it is a reference to their individual style.
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In 2013 the band released their first single--"Maika Kalina, dumashe", which received the Award of Bulgarian National Radio, for the best song of the month in June 2013.
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In 2017, they released their debut album-"YesToday".
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In 2019 they released their second album -"Transparent"
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The band took part in the twelfth edition of the “European Night of Museums” in 2016.
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In 2017 Outhentic also played at one of the biggest festivals in the world - Glastonbury Festival (UK)
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The band has collaborated with many musicians including the likes of Juan Garcia-Herreros, Stoyan Yankoulov etc.
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David Clarence Gibboney
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David Clarence Gibboney (1868-1920) was the secretary of the Law and Order Society in Philadelphia in the United States since 1890.
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He was described by Rudolph Blankenburg as one of the leading men in the city and responsible for the arrest of thousands of brothel-keepers, "white slavers", and people breaking gambling and liquor laws.
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Xi'an University of Technology
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Xi'an University of Technology (; abbreviated XUT) is a comprehensive public university located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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As of February 2019, the university has 3 campuses, a combined student body of 18,000 students and 1,672 faculty members.
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The university consists of 16 faculties and 1 department.
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At present, the university has 32 national and provincial key scientific research bases, including 1 National Key Laboratory, 1 National Engineering Research Center, 2 Key Laboratories of the Ministry of education, 1 Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, 1 Promotion Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and 1 Key Laboratory of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
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The school traces its origins to the former Beijing Institute of Machinery () and Shaanxi University of Technology (), founded in 1949 and 1960, respectively, and would later become Shaanxi Institute of Machinery () in 1972.
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In January 1994, Shaanxi Institute of Machinery was officially renamed Xi'an University of Technology, which is still used today.
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In 2002, Xi'an Instrument Industry School () was merged into the university.
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As of May 2015, the library has collected more than 1.88 million volumes of paper documents, about 3.29 million volumes of electronic documents, more than 2,300 kinds of paper-based Chinese and foreign journals, and more than 10,000 kinds of full-text electronic journals.
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Ancheli railway station
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Ancheli railway station is a small railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India.
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Ancheli railway station is 12 km away from Navsari railway station.
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Passenger and MEMU trains halt here.
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1984 World Cup (men's golf)
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The 1984 World Cup took place 14–18 November at the Olgiata Golf Club, located 15 miles north of Rome, Italy.
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It was the 31st World Cup event.
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The tournament was a stroke play team event with 33 teams and was shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes, since the first day of play was cancelled, two hours after it started, due to heavy rain.
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Each team consisted of two players from a country.
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The combined score of each team determined the team results.
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The Spain team of José María Cañizares and José Rivero won by eight strokes over the Taiwan team of Chen Tse-chung and Hsieh Min-nan.
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It was the fourth Spanish victory in the last eight World Cup tournaments.
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The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Cañizares two strokes ahead of Gordon Brand Jnr, Scotland.
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Three players also competed as individuals: Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina, Mohammed Said Mussa of Egypt, and John Jacobs of the United States.
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International Trophy
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