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1Q84
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1Q84 is a dystopian novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–10. The novel quickly became a sensation, with its first printing selling out the day it was released, an excerpt from the novel, Town of Cats, appeared in the September 5,2011 issue of The New Yorker magazine. The first chapter of 1Q84 has also read as an excerpt at Selected Shorts. The novel was published in Japan in three hardcover volumes by Shinchosha. Book 1 and Book 2 were both published on May 29,2009, Book 3 was published on April 16,2010. In English translation, Knopf published the novel in the United States in a volume on October 25,2011. The cover for the box-set, featuring a transparent dust jacket, was created by Chip Kidd, in the United Kingdom the novel was published by Harvill Secker in two volumes. The first volume, containing Books 1 and 2, was published on October 18,2011, followed by the volume, containing Book 3. Murakami spent four years writing the novel after coming up with the opening sequence, the title is a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the year 1984 and a reference to George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four. The letter Q and the Japanese number 9 are homophones, which are used in Japanese wordplay. Before the publication of 1Q84, Murakami stated that he would not reveal anything about the book, 1Q84 was noted for heavy advance orders despite this secrecy. A verse from the 1933 song Its Only a Paper Moon by Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg and Billy Rose, in addition, Murakami refers to more contemporary artists such as Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus and The Rolling Stones. The text also quotes a passage about the Gilyak people from the travel diary Sakhalin Island by Anton Chekhov. In accordance with many of Murakamis novels, 1Q84 is dominated by religious, 1Q84s plot is built around a mystical cult and two long-lost lovers who are drawn into a distorted version of reality. 1Q84 serves as a culmination of many of his prior works, 1Q84 draws a connection between the supernatural and the disturbing. Readers are often cited as experiencing a religious unease that is similar to postmodern sensibilities, religious othering is a major theme in 1Q84, as Murakami places sacred ideas as existing separately from everyday reality. The book opens with a character named Aomame as she catches a taxi in Tokyo on her way to a work assignment. Aomame makes her way to a hotel in Shibuya, where she poses as an attendant in order to kill a hotel guest
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1st Aviation Regiment (United States)
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The 1st Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U. S. Army. 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion Company C The unit was redesignated as Aviation Company, 1st Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, on 2 September 1981 the unit was reorganized and redesignated as 1st Aviation Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas. On 16 November 1987, the 1st Aviation Regiment was relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and its headquarters was concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Aviation, a parent regiment in the United States Army Regimental System. It remained assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, the 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation was later reorganized and completed its AH-64 Apache unit training plan fielding on 23 April 1990. On 8 November 1991, the 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation, on 24 February 1991, the 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation helped the 1st Infantry Division spearhead the VII Corps attack into Iraq. Upon return to Fort Riley, Kansas, the unit continued training until it was inactivated 15 September 1995, on 16 February 1996, the 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation was reactivated and restationed at Katterbach, Germany, as part of 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Currently the regiment may have up to three battalions, attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed SUPER PRIMUM in black letters. Symbolism Ultramarine blue is associated with Aviation units. The alerion is symbolic of flight and further suggests the fixed wing variety of aircraft, the star, a symbol of achievement, also represents rotary-winged aircraft. The nebuly partition line is suggestive of clouds and sky, background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 1st Aviation Battalion on 17 February 1964. It was rescinded on 8 July 1976, on 1 September 1981 it was reinstated for the 1st Aviation Battalion and amended to change the color of the shield. The insignia was redesignated on 16 November 1987 for the 1st Aviation with the description, shield Per bend nebuly Argent and Azure in base a mullet of 11 points of the first and in chief an alerion Gules. Crest On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, issuant out of a proper, four crossed lightning bolts their points in base. Shield Ultramarine blue is associated with Aviation units. The alerion is symbolic of flight and further suggests the fixed wing variety of aircraft, the star, a symbol of achievement, also represents rotary-winged aircraft. The nebuly partition line is suggestive of clouds and sky, crest The lightning bolts issuing from a cloud refers to the mission and capabilities of the 1st Aviation Battalion in combat service. Yellow and scarlet, the colors of the Republic of Vietnam flag, the coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st Aviation Battalion on 17 February 1964. It was rescinded on 8 July 1976, on 1 September 1981 the coat of arms was reinstated and amended to change the color of the shield and to add a crest
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1st Battalion, Arkansas State Troops
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The 1st Battalion, Arkansas State Troops was an Arkansas State Cavalry battalion during the American Civil War. The unit is also some times referred to as Pettus Battalion or Traders Battalion, the unit was eventually consolidated with other units in late 1864 to form the Newtons 10th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. After the fall of Little Rock, recruiting was far more difficult than it had been in the first years of the war, the remaining Confederate regiments were plagued by desertions. On September 16,1863, in the aftermath of the fall of the state capitol. The Governors order directed the regiments to march to Arkadelphia at the earliest possible day, companies were to be mounted and commanders were to compel persons evading the call to come to the rendezvous. The intent was to companies of twelve-month mounted volunteers. Only six physicians, one druggist, millers to supply the wants of the country, clerks, sheriffs, postmasters, and persons in the employ of the Confederate States were exempted from the order. The order succeeded so well as to get organized in the counties where the call for the militia was enforced which resulted in seven companies being collected under the call. Flanagin also stated that the troops raised by the State are more than all the troops raised by volunteering, or by the conscript law. Col. Trader remained in command of the troops until he resigned in June 1864. On January 14,1864, Governor Flanagin, through General Peay, issued General Orders, Company B – of Clark County, Captain Reuben C. Company C – of Sevier County, Captain Allen T. Pettus, Company D – of Polk County, Captain G. A. Hale, commanding. Company E – of Hot Spring County, Captain John W. Dyer, Allen T. Pettus was elected Lieutenant Colonel of this battalion. The 1st Battalion, Arkansas State Troops performed routine duties in the general area between Washington and Arkadelphia during the winter of 1863-64. The Battalion was commanded by Colonel W. H. Trader during this period, both the troops and Colonel Trader were cited for gallant conduct during the battle. Red River Campaign, Arkansas March–May,1864, Battle of Poison Springs, Arkansas, April 18,1864. Battle of Marks Mills, Arkansas, April 25,1864, Robert C. Newton assigned to the command of the regiment until an election could be held for field officers. The companies of this regiment included, Company A — Capt, reed, composed of men from Clark County
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1st Flying Training Squadron
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The 1st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 306th Flying Training Group based at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado. It conducts flight training for all USAF Pilot and Combat Systems Officer trainees and it would help for students to show up with at least a few flight hours to help them to pass Initial Flight Screening. The 1st provided pilot and navigator training to all Air Force rated personnel assigned to headquarters in the Washington, D. C. area from. It conducted the USAF flight screening program for training candidates between 1990 and 1994 and flew the initial T-3 Firefly operations in early 1994
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1st Force Reconnaissance Company
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1st Force Recon Company was deactivated 26 October 2006 and the majority of the personnel were used to create 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion. In 2008 Delta Company, 1st Recon Company was redesignated the I MEF Force Reconnaissance Company and it continues to provide I Marine Expeditionary Force and its subordinate MAGTFs with Corps level reconnaissance, battlespace shaping and direct action raids. 1st Force Recon Company was tasked with 9 Mission Essential Tasks, 1st Force would often be augmented by reserve forces from 3d and 4th Force Recon Companies for combat deployments. First Force Reconnaissance Company was activated on 19 June 1957 at Camp Margarita, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, many Marines from the amphib recon company and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion augmented the new Fleet Marine Force-level reconnaissance capabilities to force commanders. The Companys first company commander was Major Bruce F. Meyers, 1st Force Recon pioneered the High Altitude Low Opening parachuting technique in 1958 that allowed for a more secure and accurate insertion of a deep reconnaissance team. 1st Platoon, Sub Unit #1, embarked onto the USS Cook and sailed for southern Thailand, to the Royal Thai Navy base of Sattahip, in December 1964. The 1st Platoon conducted reconnaissance patrols with the Royal Thai Marine Corps, by the end of January, they finished their recon operations in Thailand and sailed for Vietnam for the planned amphibious landings in March 1965. The sub unit was the first Force Recon unit to serve in Republic of Vietnam and was led by Captain David Whittingham and they operated from Da Nang, Phu Bai, Chu Lai, Gia Vuc and Kham Duc, in the I Corps Tactical Zone. November 1965, 2nd Platoon was attached to the Special Forces team A-106 at Ba To. A combined patrol from Ba To was attacked on the night of the 16 December, by mid-December 1965, 3rd platoon arrived in the Republic of Vietnam and was attached to Special Forces team A-107 at Tra Bong. The rest of the Force Recon Company arrived in June 1965, 1st Force was deactivated on 30 September 1974 and its personnel rolled into the deep reconnaissance company of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. The 11th MEU Force Reconnaissance Platoon supported a Non-combatant evacuation operation in Asmara, Eritrea, Operation Safe Departure was conducted as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of American citizens in the midst of a heated border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia. All total,172 persons, to include 105 Americans, were evacuated to Amman, Jordan. The Force Recon platoon provided embassy reinforcement and security for the MEU forward command element, Force Reconnaissance Marines on the 11th MEU, 13th MEU and 15th MEU supported humanitarian assistance operations in East Timor in 1999 and 2000. In 1990 1st Force Reconnaissance company was deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Desert Shield, Force Reconnaissance Marines established observation posts and conducted motorized patrols along the Kuwaiti Border. Operation Desert Storm was launched in January 1991, two teams infiltrated the Mogadishu port facility, established observation positions at the Mogadishu airport and supported a raid company from 1st Battalion, 7th Marines with fire support. The remainder of 1st Force flew into the airport and conducted reconnaissance, in 2005-2006, 1st Force Recon Company, augmented with platoons from 3d and 4th Force, participated in the Operation Iraqi Freedom. Platoons participated in campaigns during this time to include Operation Matador in the city of Al Qaim
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1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (Greece)
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The 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade, is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces. The formation is commonly referred to as the Raider Forces. The nucleus of the Raider units was the Sacred Squadron, a Free Greek unit of commandos attached to the Allied 1st Special Air Service Brigade during the Second World War. Its members consisted of officers and NCOs who had fled to North Africa after the fall of Greece to Axis forces. The Sacred Squadron was later transferred to the Greek theatre of operations, after the liberation of Greece from German occupation, a proposal was made for the reformation of the Hellenic Armed Forces under British guidance. This proposal included the establishment of a small, highly trained, the Mountain Raider Companies or LOK, were formed on 20 January 1947 and began operations almost immediately in Greeces mountainous terrain. Beta Raider Squadron was formed at Vouliagmeni, Athens in August 1947 and took part in Civil War operations in Thessaly, Central Greece, Epirus, West Macedonia and Euboea. Delta Raider Squadron was established at the city of Volos, Thessaly in December 1947. Epsilon Raider Squadron was formed in April 1949 and took part in Civil War operations until December 1949, by 1949, the LOK squadrons were so successful against the communist insurgents that the Raider Forces Command was expanded to two brigades. In the late 1960s, the Greek Central Intelligence Service, a tool of the KYP and CIA, a LOK detachment played a part in the 1967 Greek coup détat by storming and securing the Army General Staff buildings at Cholargos, Athens. A further restructuring of the Greek Army in 1996 saw the amalgamation of all Raider Forces regiments into the current Brigade formation, 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade soldiers wear the standard-issue Greek Lizard camouflage BDUs of the Hellenic Army. Members of the Special Paratrooper Unit and Z MAK may occasionally wear non-standard issue BDUs, all members of the Brigade wear the unit insignia depicting a winged sword, representative of the deadly, silent and swift nature of special forces operations. A scroll runs across the sword and wings with the motto Who Dares Wins, the unit flash is emblazoned with ΔΥΝΑΜΕΙΣ ΚΑΤΑΔΡΟΜΩΝ. While on operation, low-visibility patches are worn, all Raiders wear the green beret with the national emblem on the left. They are the Brigades contribution to the Defence Ministrys DESAA, the Multi-Branch Operational Rapid Response Command, along with the Hellenic Navys DYK, the formation is also known as Force Delta. Operation Niki Greek Raiders, Special Weapons Magazine, October 2013 Hellenic Army General Staff - Official Site
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2AM discography
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The discography of 2AM consists of three studio albums, three extended plays and eighteen singles. In addition, they released three singles and eight commercial singles for their endorsement deals with various companies. 2AM debuted with their first single This Song in 2008, a^ They were released before the Gaon Chart was launched. A^ These tracks were released before the Gaon Chart was launched, b^ The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was established on August 25,2011 before being discontinued in July 2014
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2d Air Refueling Squadron
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The 2d Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the 2d ARS is the second-oldest squadron in the Air Force, having over 100 years of service to the nation. It was re-formed as an air refueling squadron by Strategic Air Command in 1949, today, it operates the KC-10 Extender aircraft, conducting aerial refueling missions. The squadron was activated on 12 May 1915 by the Aviation Section and it was the second to be organized in the United States Army, as noted by its numerical designation. It was organized at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California, where the only Aviation School at that time was located, other members were taken from the 1st Aero Squadron, then the only completely equipped squadron in the Army. It was the policy of the Aviation School to completely train, the squadron consisted of six flying officers and thirty-nine enlisted men, primarily mechanics. Two officers and ten men were transferred from the 1st Aero Squadron and it sailed from San Francisco for Manila on 5 January 1916. After two weeks of quarantine, the unit reached its station on Corregidor on 14 February without aircraft and it was the first complete aviation unit assigned outside of the United States. The 2d received four Martin S-Hydro seaplanes on 13 March and 15 April, a radio transmitter was set up in one aircraft, giving the aircraft a broadcast range of 29 miles. On 28 June, the company provided artillery spotting and adjustment for target practice with the Fort Mills batteries, personnel for a second company were assembled and the unit was re-designated the 2d Aero Squadron on 20 July 1917. After the United States entered World War I, the squadron was ordered back to the United States and it sailed from Manila on 15 October 1917, arriving in San Francisco on 17 November. It was immediately transferred to Kelly Field, Texas, reaching the post on 22 November, many of the men of the squadron were assigned to Call Field, Wichita Falls, Texas. The remainder of the squadron was sent to Kelly Field #2, at Field #2, the mechanics began assembling Curtiss JN-4D Trainers. After a few months, the men had time to worry about their assignment at Kelly Field when suddenly various squadrons began to be ordered for overseas duty in France. The men of the squadron began to submit requests to be included in these outgoing squadrons. Some transfers were approved, however, most were retained at Kelly Field, the 2d squadron was assigned to Advanced Cross Country and Aerobatic flight training. The squadron was re-designated as Squadron A, Kelly Field, on 1 July 1918, at the end of the war, only six members of the squadron remained from the initial cadre that was formed up in San Diego in 1915. The squadron was demobilized on 18 November 1918, after World War I, the unit was re-organized as a new organization, designated as the 2d Aero Squadron on 3 June 1919 at Rockwell Field, California
